The Second Tau Empire
Jenwuf Your sensors begin detecting a small fleet massing outside of your border.
//Transmission Start//
Hello. I am Sentho, the Beacon, leader of the Rapte Court's interceptor fleet. I have been sent by Quynn to assist you, and if any fighting breaks out, I will call in re-reinforcements. We have also brought you a new technology, a weapon that can be carried around by anyone, known as the "electro-staff". Do you mind if we enter your space for re-fueling?
//Transmission End//
ImTired
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...more scans could be detected from the direction of the three small ships as the second court entered the system, once more they seem to have taken slight interest in them apparently not as much as the first time though...a short, heavily encrypted transmission went from the ships to an unknown point somewhere outside of the system...
Jenwuf You receive an awkwardly timed transmission from Sentho, the Beacon and the Rapte's fleet.
//Transmission Start//
Do you have any idea what those ships are doing out there? If I am going to fight them, I need to know what I'm up against. Oh, and one more thing, whose ships are those?
Sentho begins to look at the sensors, which are revealing three small ships, that don't seem to be apart of the Chalcanthite fleet, our fleet, or the Tau fleet...
I am getting slightly worried, I hope they don't turn out to be hostile like the Chalcanthites...
//Transmission End//
Tau space seems unusually full of military ships...
they seem ready to attack something, and not the war chapel...
The STE Has Gone to war, and with it, it will now be much better protected.
- Edited
A map of Tau-A1, a few years before it's destruction
Tau-A1 was much larger than earth, and to the very end was split into many different factions.
It's central regions being made up of mainly desert, such as the great Empty, a place that remained un colonized to the end.
The many different Empires and Democracies had vastly different technology, some still using gurrela warfare coupled with the simple Bow and arrow, all the way up to Using Vast mobile vehicle based towns, to cross landscapes like the Great Empty.
The Desert region's remained cut off from the rest of the planet for millenia, to this day, the only land bridge being all the way up in the forrested Dart Place, due to the enormous flowing rivers seperatting the desert's from the Northern forrests and Vast Green Plains.
Two Medium sized Islands once Split off from the rest of the landmasses, housing Stella Insula "Star Island", and Harenae "Sand".
Alongside these islands, Two larger landmasses formed, Housing Usque oceanum Terras far ocean land, and the Magna Terra Libertas great land of liberty
The Empire of the Sun And Magnum Quattor great four, have been at war for around 200 years over control of the Three Great mountains, scince the treaty 47 years ago, the Mountains have become a De-Millitarized Zone.
Around 1273 Years ago, a paper was signed by all major powers, to "even out the land" leading to the much straighter borders, and overall a much cheaper border defence for everyone, the only land that has remained un-Touched is The Great Empty, as it is just Vast Desert.
Two ice sheets Encompass the flattened map of Tau, but in reallity would form a Circle on the poles of the Globe.
(i intend to continue working on this map, and on Tau-A1's history)
edit: I will genuinely cry if this map resembles another fictional or real one, as it was made from scratch.
Jenwuf That's really cool! What did you use to make that?
the_guy545
I just used GIMP, by using the straight line tool and then removing them and making the edges of the continents rougher.
Jenwuf Here’s a map I drew:
I never finished coloring it. This was all from my imagination, and I was inspired by our own Earth. I still don’t have a name for it though. What do you think?
the_guy545
looks good
i think making maps of places definately adds lore to a faction.
The Return Of the First Fleet
Today, The Empress's Personal First Fleet Arrived Back at the Dart Core, after attempting to set an example in the fight against Offworld. However Offworld Turned out to have a planet ship, like ours, and has evaded The STE and Thrawn's empire.
The Empress Gave Two Statements, one on unrelated matters:
It saddens me to know how simillar we really are,
and i hope Offworld does not suffer like we did.
We wished to set an example, not lead to their destruction,
For this, I apoligise, however Thrawn's Empire willed it.
And We don't give up on alliances easily.
Alongside this, I have some good news from the Genetic's lab
They are almost there with working on a reversal for the effects of the Great Genetic Plauge.
However, it has some terrifying side effects right now, So the serum will not be released to the public.
Soon, we will be able to live our natural lifespans once again,
rather than those forced upon us after the Disaster caused by The ISC.
- Edited
Jenwuf
The council room briefly lights up with a cyan light. Its source is a large red hologram in the shape of a striped rectangle whose appearance clearly indicates that it's best to not step inside. The space around it wrinkles for a moment, and in the place of the rectangle appears a new-model Glitcher and a large baroque-styled, golden fridge with golden chains attached to it as if the fridge was a horse, as the Glitcher is sitting in a chariot.
The Glitcher observes the fridge.
"What the hell is that? Hm. We don't use chariots for practical means anyway."
The Glitcher steps out of the chariot, raises arms and calmly puts a toga on the floor. He bows. The toga begins to hover as the Glitcher calmly sits on the chariot and disappears with more bright cyan light after another wrinkling. The fridge remains in place.
The toga seems to have a note on it, and is exquisitely decorated with golden threads and even some energy-based threads, possibly woven hardlight. How does one make a piece of clothing that uses common silk, golden wire and hardlight in one is impossible to understand with the toga alone. The note reads:
Thank you for your understanding. Let us not kill each other without a purpose. I, Hexer, propose a peace treaty with you and all your allies for a lifetime deal of non-proliferation of ALL weaponry belonging to Offworld outside of Offworld's one and only planet. If this deal is violated, you may either kill us all with as little resistance as I may ensure, as boldly as it can get, or have a password of me myself.
......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Regards, Hexer
Radax's Forces Warp out of the System...
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...the observing ships seem to elaborate the warp vector of the leaving fleet and wait for a while, then they suddenly disappear from the sensors...