1. Beginning
1. Races present:

i. Guardian – A highly advanced organic race that maintained order in the universe through aggressive means. They put down or ended any quarrel within their domain and things were at peace for a long time because of their diligence.

ii. Marauder – An equally powerful race as the Guardians, but less advanced and more war-like. Their fleets were designed for the sole purpose of destruction. For a long time they coexisted with the other species, but lethargy and the war drive eventually got the better of them.

iii. Aspha Miner – A wealthy race of mineral extractors. They supplied the other races of the universe with the materials needed to create their machines of war, often playing the neutral party in many engagements.

iv. Phylots – They trade raw materials and money for minerals and goods with the Aspha Miners and use them to construct their Collective androids. These androids are the only ones capable of living on the harsh planetary conditions the Phylots use to cultivate excellent foodstuffs. These planets contain lethal levels of carbon dioxide and as such, are almost inhospitable to non-plant life.

1. Note on Collective origins: Rumor has it that the Collectives were created as machines of war from the bodies of fallen enemies and used to combat their once friends. After the war, their unique composition of metal and flesh gave them a unique economic purpose.

2. Guardian excavates and begins researching the long dead Kal-Zul species. They unearth two smaller versions of the Kal-Zul’s impressive fleet and add them to their already impressive collection of ships. A series of unknown artifacts has also been lifted, but no clue was present as to their use. At this time they work tirelessly to put use to this powerful technology.
1. Guardian-Marauder War
1. Marauders begin an aggressive campaign against the Guardians; perhaps just for the thrill of battle, but the real reason for this campaign is unknown. The Marauders achieve victory after victory with finely honed tactics of stealth and speed and fight the Guardians all the way back to their home planet.
2. At the final battle, the Guardians figure out the purpose of the unknown objects and begin the ignition sequences. The Marauders try and try to break through the final defenses of the Guardians, but it is in vain. The Kal-Zul weapon is activated for the first time.
3. The Guardians are converted into energy beings and lose all sense of touch, smell, warmth…
4. The majority of the Marauders was teleported to another universe and became known as the Dark Marauders, the remaining continued the practice of raiding the different people of the universe and staying alive. They continued to evolve over time.
2. The Collective Revolution
1. The Phylots never really recovered from the explosion, they could never get their colonies back to maximum capacity. What they didn’t know was that their creations were damaged in the blast; now having limited cognitive abilities. They could think. They could share information with each other. Eventually, rebellion set in.
2. The Collective eventually got airborne and fought space battles with their former masters. The Guardians refused to offer aid to the Phylots due to a civil war they were dealing with. But light-speed robotic synapses always overcame organic impulses and the Phylots were eventually eradicated. The Collectives came into power on their own right. Preying on the technology of other races and continuing their purpose, agriculture.
3. The Collective-Aspha War
1. The Collectives were interested in the Miners’ mining technology and sought to bring this into their fold. When the Collectives entered the Miners’ domain, the Orion system, the Miners responded with wall after wall of advanced defensive platforms.
2. The Collectives were eventually out-lasted and left the system, but not before most of the Aspha Empire was crushed and broken. The survivors of the war fled their home system and spread themselves wide and far so that their race would never be at risk of extinction again.
4. The Terrans
1. The Terrans arrive on the interstellar scene. They were a highly inquisitive and fruitful race, meeting and overcoming each challenge with unsurpassed efficiency. They spread out far and wide from their home planet of Earth.
2. More and more technology was developed to travel the stars and conquer the enemies they ran into. Mostly the Aspha Miners and Marauders. Some of the Terrans fiercest energy weapons were designed to overcome these races. When the Guardians attempted to curb their infestation, the Terrans responded with a new type of fighters, and unleashed volleys and volleys of missiles upon the Guardians. Again the Terrans remained unchecked.
3. The Terrans eventually got a hold of the Marauder’s home world and enslaved the population. Forcing them to do their menial labor and planet terra forming, really any work that was deemed unfit for human attention. Generations of living amongst the Terrans as slaves made the Marauders docile and lost many of their ancient characteristics, taking on some of those as the Terrans.
5. Viral 106
1. Terran experimentation on an entire colony ended in the creation of a deadly virus. It took control of anything and everything and gave it cognitive abilities. The virus was contained however by a massive Terran fleet, but the virus was not eliminated.
6. The Unification Wars
1. The heart of the Terran Empire, Earth, started to exert constant, direct authority over the outer colonies, seeking to draw all wealth towards the center. The outer colonies banded together and formed separate factions, each one led by a representative of the United Worlds Council, and stood up to Earth’s forces and demanded independence.
2. In a quick, yet stunning victory, the United Worlds Council brought the war to the doorstep of Earth, and eventually destroyed their ancestral home planet. The United Worlds Council was now left to the task of rebuilding their torn empire. But each representative wanted to become the new commander in chief of the Terran empires. And so another internal war ensued, a war to unify the Terrans.
3. Eventually, the shattering of the Terran’s structured government allowed for many of the Marauders to sneak aboard ships and escape the Terran’s oppression. They then started a campaign of liberating their brethren and increasing their numbers. Never maintaining a home world, lest they be caught and killed, the Marauders fed off the outer edges of the Terran’s empire, always taking advantage of their disunity.
7. The Terran-Aspha War
1. The United Worlds Council was the organization that organized Terran expansion and coordinated the defense of all colonies. Under their vigilance the Terrans expanded to the limits of the Aspha Empire’s new limits.
2. This brought on a new war in which the Aspha Miners tried their defensive tactics out a second time. The Terrans easily overcame the defenses of the Aspha Empire and from then on, the Aspha Miners were forced to expand as fast as they lost to the Terrans.
3. That war is still being waged to this day.
8. Collapse of the United Worlds Council
1. Sometime around 9500 A.D. a large planet was found. It was extremely difficult to scan and analyze its composition, prompting a specialized exploration team. The Terrans, curious as always, woke up the previous inhabitants.
2. The core of this planet was actually hollowed out and housed a small piece of an alien fleet. This fleet proved to be the remains of the original Marauder army, the only opposition to the Guardians. Unchanged by random evolution and unspoiled by simple combat with the ever-retreating minors and unspoiled by the young Terrans, these creatures saw the wealth inherent in the Terrans colonies and sought to take it by force.
3. They made short work of the Terrans, moving faster than rumors could travel. Creating a chain of victories directly to the heart of the Terran Empire. The Council was destroyed, and all inter-colonial communication was terminated. The Terran Empire quickly collapsed in on itself in a massive civil war, and anyone with backbone stepped forth to claim some power in a smaller empires.
9. Rise of the Virals
1. Once the Terrans fell, the virus went unchecked. Infecting ships that flew through the infected sector of space, the virus developed its own weapon capabilities by infecting the missiles on these defended merchant ships.
2. The Virals as they were dubbed infected ships from the fractured Terrans, competitive Miners, and starving Marauders. They were unable to infect the energy based Guardians, and any attempt to infect the Collectives has ended in a stalemate.
3. They are now on the spread, and have attracted the attention of the Guardians who now fight desperately to keep the universe in balance.
10. Current Times
1. Races Present:

i. Terrans – The once great empire has collapsed in a storm of small empires that bid against each other for power. All races call Terrans enemies, and they even fight among each other.

ii. Aspha Miners – Mineral market competition has forced individual mineral unions into battle with one another. As always, the Miners are defending themselves from everyone.

iii. Collectives – These rare, robotic species prey on the smaller and weaker races of the universe, maintaining themselves by infecting the ships of others.

iv. Marauders – They continue the ancient tradition of making a living off the outer limits of empires, they scrape by as always.

v. Viral 106 – This virus has been on a rampage, and has yet been stopped! They infect and plague planet after planet, becoming some of the strongest conglomerates since the first Great War.

vi. Guardians – The enigmatic protectors of the galaxy now have all of their attention tied up in the Viral pandemic that they often fall victim to the shattered Terran remains. They are no longer the great race they were.

vii. Dark Marauders – There have been no reported incidents of them reappearing since the collapse of the United Worlds Council.

viii. Kal-Zul – They have returned, seemingly from the dead to put an end to the constant bickering amongst the many races. When things get too overgrown for their tastes they eradicate just about everything.