Jenwuf
He laughs. "Barter? Why would I bargain with the dead?" He throws the crystal into the lower portion of the grenade, missing his target slightly but pinning it to the Admiral's hand regardless. A greenish blue shimmer appears on the Admirals body and then becomes transparent. Other than stabbing through his hand, the crystal doesn't seem to harm to him.
translatorofthehiveminds
"what the hell does it do."
He (attempts) to grip the grenade tighter, regardless of how much pain this may cause him.
Jenwuf
"Its a personal shield." The baron begins to wipe off his blades. "When that blows," he points to the grenade, "it will surely destroy the crystal and cause a temporary disruption of our technology in the area but the blast you're counting on will be limited to yourself."
translatorofthehiveminds
"huh, kinda like our shield belts...
How the hell did you shrink the tech to fit in a---"
he probably shouldn't have been gripping it that tight...
Jenwuf
A small shard goes into the baron and he grimaces. "Time to initiate the Ash War Protocol." He says as the ship loses power.
//Open Transmission Start//
After the Condense and its lifeline class Fuel ship did not arrive home this evening, The STE second fleet has been called to defend the planet, alongside this, ALL civilians have been evacuated, the last of which landed on the homeworld earlier, this decision was made earlier in the day, before the second fleet, so has been easy to achive.
this is an image taken by our reporter earlier, of the fleet refueling in orbit, apparently the Lifeline class ships have been modified to restock ammunition and food supplies.
This action will hinder any attacking forces, but surely will also hinder the STE's attack plan for The UG, with some First fleet ships having been drafted for this defence.
The above image shows Two new fighters in use by the STE, at the front, three of the new "Brit" class light fighters, and to the rear a single "Zero" Class heavy-fighter. These are armed with a side variant of the 6-Inch gun. Designed by BLK during the 200 year war.
Next up in the news! Who really is Prince Eggbert?
//Open Transmission End//
(this of course is all a bit of a lie for propaganda, in reality, the evacuation attempt is still active, and was a last minute idea from the Governor before they left to the coordinates. However will come to a close shortly)
another meeting of the higher ups
this time, to agree on a war plan
"so then, with around 100 Tau's missing
after sending the Condesce class and it's refueler to those coordinates.
We have no idea what happened there, due to transmissions not being received.
But we must presume the worst.
And so I propose...
War plan Green:
A plan to draw the opposing forces into a deadlock situation. (@translatorofthehiveminds )
Where our proximity to our shipyards will give us a huge advantage in warfare.
As for the planet, we will not withdraw from it's defence, but continue the evacuation of civilians.
Then station the old ISC planetary defence battery on the planet, to ward of any megaships.
For if they warp one in, it will fire, shredding part of it in the process.
Also, all allied forces under our command will be drafted into this conflict.
This plan will allow us to continue aiding Thrawns empire in attacking the UG.
Due to it not taking too many resources to do...
so..
Any other plans?"
The room falls silent...
"For once, you have made a good plan fox
But also, I propose a plan alongside this...
War plan Republic:
A plan to starve the court's ally, the republic of it's ship building capability. (@G4L4XY )
This will prevent them from joining the war
The plan is as follows,
Send small taskforces to destroy or damage shipyards and refuelling facilities.
If possible capture tech we could use in the process
If their ally is cooperative instead,
Transfer all forces to assist in the attack of the UG or our defence as needed.
If they turn out to join thrawn or us, this plan will also be cancelled
so then... it is decided"
It seems the warlords will get what they wanted... War
(from this point on, it seems that the STE will begin to take this very seriously,
Which inadvertently, will lead to them expanding much quicker than in peacetime.
Due to a need for resources)
(however from now on I will only list names of systems and major planets, as it would take too long to decide on a population, etc for all future planets)
(later today, the fixed cure for the great genetic plague will be rolled out, fixing their corrupted lifespans among other things, that will lead to a much quicker expansion and repopulation rate, and will be the transition from small tiny power, to aggressively expanding Empire.
Basically the GGP was a way to excuse my lack of activity and the STE's lack of expansion.)
translatorofthehiveminds
...a single ship decloaks infront of the Chalcantine moon-station, it does not move, nor does it send any transmissions, it´s weapons appear to be offline...
As previously mentioned, the Great Genetic Plauge basically was just a reason i could exuse my lack of activity through RP, this however, will however soon come to a close, before the cure is "rolled out", and i begin truly working on this faction and their rapid expansion, a few things need to be done first, one of which, is deciding how the Alliance with Thrawn will unfold.
The STE:
The STE will remain fully indipendent, they will not become govened Entirely by thrawn, however, will act as an ally and follow any orders or laws given to them (within reason, no mass Genocides, kinda their main weakness)
rather than send their own forces to most conflicts, a new fleet will be made...
Fleet Commander (insert character name here)
Rather than the STE be involved in minor conflict, instead a new fleet will be headed by a yet undecided character i will make (likely a former Rear Admiral from the STE). This fleet will be the first to act upon Thrawn's orders, and more importantly it's size will be dictated by their current position in the Thrawn Heirerachy, rather than the STE's Resourses. At the moment that position is of Fleet Commander, so will contain some cruisers and other small support ships.
This fleet will not take commands from any STE Admirals, however may be called into warfare should anything escilate to "unsafe" levels.
However...
The STE is an ally first and foremost, and will not back down from this pact. They will through their Fleet commander, attempt to assist the Empire in any way possible.
Ships:
As of yet undecided, likely a conbination of a STE Deadlock class cruiser as its flagship, and various small FTL fuel, Cruisers, and Corvettes and Frigates, alongside two escort carriers (equivilent of Tie fighter carriers)
As a show of their original commanders, their coulors will be similar to normal STE ships.
These will be the first Dart Corp ships to be equipped with Bubble shields (once star wars mod updates for 0.14)
Recently the STE came into possesion of two Items from @jbox1 In this thread:
1:A blood red feather
Currently Tied onto a necklace around the empress's neck.
the Feather came with the following note:
WARNING:
Blood red feather is not a toy! Do attempt to use blood red feather for any tasks it was not designed for. Blood red feather may have the following effects:
- Increased demonic presence
- Summoning of creatures
- @mentions of demonic presences
@jbox1 is not responsible for any effects that the blood red feather may cause. Nor do we know how to destroy it, so it’s really the problem of whoever owns it.
So far, it has caused her to tie it close around her neck, and become slightly parranoid whenever someone mentions the Feather (Here) . It also caused her to hear faint whispers...
ill update the OP on any occurances involving the Red Feather...
2:A "Figit" Spinner
Currently resides in the Second Tau Empire's Dead meme museum,
where it eventually will Be crushed by some guy in a green suit jumping down and saying "Im Gay".
@Jenwuf
Hexer's old body appears in the center of the STE's Council room. It flops on the floor lifeless, but quickly awakens.
"Ah, wha? What? Where? How? Ahh, I see."
Hexer finishes spouting a senseless monologue and stands up, holding his head as if he has a massive headache.
"Now, it would be dumb to assume I did not have a backup for a backup. Even though I did not want nor deserve this third chance, it is here. Of course, some giant worm cannot be considered Offworld territory, right? And my last body was definitely built for combat, so, you know the drill. Here, give this to the leader of your empire."
Hexer puts some sort of weird handcuffs and a Glock 3500 on the floor, then proceeds to sit near and play rock, paper, scissors with a random number generator until disturbed.
After some time passed, a single tau walked into the room.
After turning on a switch at the door, a second set of lights illuminated the room, more so than before.
"ahh, much Bett--
What"
The Tau almost missed Hexer sat down, but after rubbing his eyes in disbelief as to how something got into a locked room overnight, he decided to speak up.
"hey uh, how did you get in here, and why are you in the hall.
The meeting doesn't start for another hour."
Jenwuf
"Ah. What? Oh. Hello there. If so, why are you here then? I will answer your question, however: I managed to totally accidentally get a weapon in some worm's stomach that totally can't be considered Offworld territory. Of course, this breaks our peace treaty, which leads to me being in possession of Tau Empire, to put it bluntly. I will assure you that without me, these idiots won't even arm a nuke without it exploding in their face. Also, here."
Hexer throws a small box at the Tau. It is an FTL drive shrunken and stripped of all but the most vital parts, and it's a miracle that these things are not only working, but can be somewhat reliably mass-produced.
DocSlime
The Tau places the box on one of the nearby seats and turns back to face Hexer.
"wait... so your ours now?
And this is how you got here?
anyway, I'm only here to get the hall ready for the meeting later
Apparently its about some kind of medical experiment, but I'm not allowed to know.
I think it was about some kind of parasites some lab guy created."
He then thinks about it for a moment, although really can't think of anything else to say.
Jenwuf
Hexer seems annoyed, judging by one thing that the new-models don't have, facial expressions.
"Well, I couldn't care less about the meeting. It is boring here and I've forgot to update this body with the newest point-based rock, paper, scissors game with a few quadrillion choices against an RNG, so please, call your command or give me orders yourself. If I sound happy about this, it's because I have found a purpose and am eager to fulfill it."
DocSlime
"well, ill have to go and get one of the higher ups, hang on."
Less than a couple of minutes after leaving the room he returns,
This time with one of the higher ups.
His insignia on his arm labels him as a Command officer
And the smaller label below it states he is head of the HQ's command post.
Although as of lately, the forces stationed at the HQ where moved to defend another planet,
leaving few things for the commander to command.
"so then, I'm told you are Hexer right?
Well then, welcome to the HQ's Conference hall.
Although it's more of a room really, nowhere near big enough.
And I'm also told you want commands
So then... tell me what are you good at exactly
Then ill be able to give you something to do..."
Jenwuf
Hexer pauses for a moment, and then reaches behind his back and pulls out two white discs, he immediately throws them on the floor in front of the commander. They project two pieces of a hardlight hologram, Hexer adjusts them so the hologram is whole.
U00 Hexer
Combat: 4 Precepts, 1 reins-type augment. Inbuilt shoulder cannon, activated by Precepts and is not considered a weapon. Standard-issue hands, capable of strong punches. List Precepts and augments?
Logistics/utility: 100 kg weight. Capable of holding up to 200 kg without damage to systems. Inbuilt magskates, up to 30 km/h on steel or alternative surface. Computing focus, allows to focus on a specific task and abandon all other non-vital thought processes. This focus cannot be forced, doing so will simulate an aggressive reaction instead. 1 non-combat Precept allows climbing walls of any sort if they are magnetic. Augmenting this allows to propel off walls with great force and latch onto walls from up to 10m distance.
Social: capable of sarcasm, understanding innuendos and implications. Keeps a "reputation log" for every person encountered as a value from 0 to 64, changing behavior accordingly. Understands titles and social status, will seek to improve the latter. ContiuERROR: HOLODISK DAMAGE DETECTED. CANNOT PERFORM HOLOGRAM EXTENSION.
Hexer does not even try to read what is in the hologram, and does not notice the error.
"Touch and hold the green parts to expand. Hardlight holograms offer endless possibilities."
DocSlime
The Commander stares at the hardlight hologram,
vastly superior to any projection device the STE has access to.
"umm I think its broken.
But anyway, I'm sure the researchers over at Research and development would love you on their... project.
Their lab is down the corridor, down the main stairs to floor -4 then second on the right.
Should you accept.
NOT the one on the left... thats an... old lab of sorts.
That or you could continue to sit and play err what was it again?
Rock paper scissors?
Sound like a knockoff of "axe sword shield" to me."
With the help of Hexer the research into the hart Eter parasite is complete.
Testing went underway at
This research station
And will be released to the Tau-Population in 5 Days
ISC not found
Beginning "Sabotage protocol":
Running vengeance algorithms
Sending Biohazard clone squad
Reviving Graham...
...
..
ERROR [403]: Graham not found
Beginning backup protocol
Sending Encrypted TAUDIE report on open comms:
WARNING, AUTOMATIC TRANSLATION UNAVAILABLE
TAUDIE test successful, log sent.
Purpose complete, secondary backup ISC AI turning off
Goodbye world