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Post by Xan on Feb 13, 2009 13:15:41 GMT -5
It's a work in progress, so bear with me, please. I'll probably end up editing all posts as I see the need for revision. Hope you all enjoy it.
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Post by Xan on Feb 13, 2009 13:17:56 GMT -5
A.D 2482: Terra-formation technology allows modification of intrasystem planets to become habitable.
The initial success of terra-formation took place on Mars, a dream finally made reality by Looking Glass Industries. Based within one of the wealthiest and most powerful nations, L.G.I. became the driving force behind the advancement of technology as Earth’s population grew ever closer to a breaking point. Although hope grew as the news swept across the world, and many nations, greater and lesser, renewed their efforts into space exploration and colonization, there were those who considered L.G.I. and the Pacific Union, under which it operated, a threat to the supremacy of the other super powers. Despite these fears, once terra-formation technology was available for purchase, wealthier nations jumped at the chance to compete. Soon, Venus was terra-formed by the E.U., Mercury by the U.S., Pluto by Russia, and many moons throughout the system by numerous others. India, however, took a different approach to the new surge of space exploration.
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Post by Xan on Feb 13, 2009 19:46:06 GMT -5
S.D 1 (A.D 2512): First “warp drive” created, allowing spacecraft to travel amazing distances in a relatively short amount of time. This ushered in a new age of space exploration. Marks the beginning of the Star Drive era.
While other powers sought to stake their claim within the Sol system, Indian officials and scientists were looking elsewhere. The frontier movement started by terra-formation would reach an abrupt and violent limit when all planetary and lunar bodies within Sol had been colonized, and, in an effort to solve the problem before it appeared, research into FTL (faster than light) travel replaced almost all other scientific endeavors within India. Sadly, on January 19th, 2504, a communication from the Plutonian colony of Novaya Moscow claimed a P.U. transport had crashed intentionally from space into a densely populated area, killing hundreds upon impact. The P.U. denied the allegation, replying that the transport had broadcasted a distress call due to life support failure; when they received no assistance from Russian security, the P.U. transport attempted a crash landing nearby, though heavy storms blew its descent off course. Accusation and intent aside, Russia and the P.U. began negotiating reparations.
Meanwhile, India redoubled its efforts as all across the system, peace became fragile, fear grew of conquest, and suspicion grew of subterfuge. In the year A.D. 2512, as India pushed itself to the brink of bankruptcy and the arms race began to grow to dangerous proportions, the pilot of the Indian scouting frigate Vishnu guided his ship from orbit about Earth and into alignment with the massive prototype warp drive, finally coasting into position as the gate manifested. Headquarters confirmed the gate was ready. Vishnu accelerated forward into the swirling darkness and vanished, reappearing moments later within orbit of Nereid and its Indian colony.
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