The Republic of Magaria
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I thought I would give a shot at an AAR. This is my first AAR, so hopefully all will go well. The story is going to be based on a game I currently have going, and since this is my first installment it is mainly backstory. My next installment will probably be full of action, the game is set on suicide level with intensive algorithms. So here it is, The Republic of Magaria.
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The Republic of Magaria
"The Beginnings"
The Magarians of Magaria, had for years looked to the stars, ever wondering what was out there, and what wonders they may hold. Never knowing the dangers and evil that may inhabit the worlds around them, the Magarians, with their ever growing technological know how, tirelessly broadcast signals in hopes that someone out there would here their lonely pleas. This went on for centuries, broadcast after broadcast, so, to the Magarians, it seemed as if they were truly alone, adrift in space.
Throughout the centuries of isolation, long after their home world had been united, the Magarian’s fascination with the stars, and what lay beyond grew stronger with each passing generation. The fascination was almost so great, it became a sort of religion on Magaria. The Magarians believed their destiny lay in the stars, and that one day they would find the answers to their existence out there. Eventually they developed primitive space flight, but that only allowed them to travel to the nearest planet in the Magarian system, Itarcus. Luckily that planet was habitable, but just barely. The colonization of Itarcus took place soon after the Magarians first visits to the planet, and the event was celebrated with almost religious fervor. The newly elected idealist Prime Minister, Atarmis, dedicated the day with grand celebrations, and ordered for more research into more worlds beyond the Magarian system. The colonization of Itarcus was also of great use because the population growth on Magaria was unsustainable, and it was hopeful that it would solve the problem.
Then, almost a year after the Itarcus colonization, on the day some would refer to as "the end" and others "the enlightenment," an alien starship came cruising into the Magarian system and went into orbit around Magaria. Atarmis nervously answered the alien ship’s hail to the planet. After lengthy talks and meetings, the Humans of Earth presented the Magarian people the schematics for a hyper drive engine and a universal translator, as a gesture of good will. Prime Minister Atarmis was delighted that the first contact between the Magarian people and an alien species was so peaceful. He also came to find out that the Humans were also very new to the galactic scene, and that the starship in orbit around Magaria was their first interstellar starship. As soon as the Humans were well on their way, Atarmis ordered the construction of a new colony ship and survey ship, using the new hyper drive engine the humans had graciously given them.
Within six months, the industrious Magarian workers had constructed both ships, and because of the research done in the past year on nearby planets, they knew approximately were to send the ship. Along with the colony ship they sent out the new survey ship, RMS Artourus, to aid in finding a habitable planet. So they both set off, and to the Magarian’s surprise the neighboring star system, Cassius, contained two habitable planets. With colonization under way on the new planet Sokora, Atarmis cranked up the pace on colony ship construction. It appeared that most of the stars contained a least on habitable planet, so the race was on to spread the influence of the Magarian Republic, before others could claim the worlds for their own.
Atarmis could not help feel weary though, because before the Humans departed, they told him of a great evil race another species, the Acrean, had told them about. The Drengin, as he was told they were called, enslaved other races, and would not hesitate to destroy any race that got in their way. But Atarmis believed that the benefits of colonization far outweighed the risks, and pushed forward with the colonization of all nearby worlds. The Magarian people were also more than happy to move on to new worlds, it had been the dream of generations of Magarians to touch the stars, and now they were finally able to do it. With so many planets in sight, the Magarians left there home world like seeds scattering to wind. People who decided to stay on Magaria were actually looked down upon, because they were not pursuing their inherent destiny.
But what no one could have foreseen was the evil that awaited. Because, like the Humans, the Magarians were naive enough to believe that all the space faring races would be advanced enough to have long ago abandoned war and violence. Also like the Humans they had dismissed the rumors of an evil Drengin empire as myth, but they couldn’t have been more wrong. The Magarians would have to once again learn the art of war, something that the Magarians had not done in a millennia.
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The Republic of Magaria
"The Beginnings"
The Magarians of Magaria, had for years looked to the stars, ever wondering what was out there, and what wonders they may hold. Never knowing the dangers and evil that may inhabit the worlds around them, the Magarians, with their ever growing technological know how, tirelessly broadcast signals in hopes that someone out there would here their lonely pleas. This went on for centuries, broadcast after broadcast, so, to the Magarians, it seemed as if they were truly alone, adrift in space.
Throughout the centuries of isolation, long after their home world had been united, the Magarian’s fascination with the stars, and what lay beyond grew stronger with each passing generation. The fascination was almost so great, it became a sort of religion on Magaria. The Magarians believed their destiny lay in the stars, and that one day they would find the answers to their existence out there. Eventually they developed primitive space flight, but that only allowed them to travel to the nearest planet in the Magarian system, Itarcus. Luckily that planet was habitable, but just barely. The colonization of Itarcus took place soon after the Magarians first visits to the planet, and the event was celebrated with almost religious fervor. The newly elected idealist Prime Minister, Atarmis, dedicated the day with grand celebrations, and ordered for more research into more worlds beyond the Magarian system. The colonization of Itarcus was also of great use because the population growth on Magaria was unsustainable, and it was hopeful that it would solve the problem.
Then, almost a year after the Itarcus colonization, on the day some would refer to as "the end" and others "the enlightenment," an alien starship came cruising into the Magarian system and went into orbit around Magaria. Atarmis nervously answered the alien ship’s hail to the planet. After lengthy talks and meetings, the Humans of Earth presented the Magarian people the schematics for a hyper drive engine and a universal translator, as a gesture of good will. Prime Minister Atarmis was delighted that the first contact between the Magarian people and an alien species was so peaceful. He also came to find out that the Humans were also very new to the galactic scene, and that the starship in orbit around Magaria was their first interstellar starship. As soon as the Humans were well on their way, Atarmis ordered the construction of a new colony ship and survey ship, using the new hyper drive engine the humans had graciously given them.
Within six months, the industrious Magarian workers had constructed both ships, and because of the research done in the past year on nearby planets, they knew approximately were to send the ship. Along with the colony ship they sent out the new survey ship, RMS Artourus, to aid in finding a habitable planet. So they both set off, and to the Magarian’s surprise the neighboring star system, Cassius, contained two habitable planets. With colonization under way on the new planet Sokora, Atarmis cranked up the pace on colony ship construction. It appeared that most of the stars contained a least on habitable planet, so the race was on to spread the influence of the Magarian Republic, before others could claim the worlds for their own.
Atarmis could not help feel weary though, because before the Humans departed, they told him of a great evil race another species, the Acrean, had told them about. The Drengin, as he was told they were called, enslaved other races, and would not hesitate to destroy any race that got in their way. But Atarmis believed that the benefits of colonization far outweighed the risks, and pushed forward with the colonization of all nearby worlds. The Magarian people were also more than happy to move on to new worlds, it had been the dream of generations of Magarians to touch the stars, and now they were finally able to do it. With so many planets in sight, the Magarians left there home world like seeds scattering to wind. People who decided to stay on Magaria were actually looked down upon, because they were not pursuing their inherent destiny.
But what no one could have foreseen was the evil that awaited. Because, like the Humans, the Magarians were naive enough to believe that all the space faring races would be advanced enough to have long ago abandoned war and violence. Also like the Humans they had dismissed the rumors of an evil Drengin empire as myth, but they couldn’t have been more wrong. The Magarians would have to once again learn the art of war, something that the Magarians had not done in a millennia.
