Twilight
Location
Aboveward and bordering the spinward
edge of the Prodigal Void lies Twilight, where the void becomes
less friendly, the space between stars grows large, and the
habitability of planets dies off. The
Stroud Alliance,
Ptatl,
and Vrudok all seek to grow their young empires here in this
somewhat backwater chunk of relatively habitable space. Twilight lies Belowward of the
Cold Frontier, while unexplored space lies
spinward.Political
The Stroud Alliance
is small, young, and aggressive. They play
the major galactic empires politically and move quietly but aggressively
against the
Commonwealth.
The
Ptatl are on quiet trading terms with the
Commonwealth and generally
ignore the
Zvetaku. They have had some combative interaction
with the
Core in the distant past and, more recently, with the
Vrudok who are a recently discovered species.
The
Bahalthair are a
purposefully simple and quiet race, with little need for travel
off their remote homeworld. Individuals often make journeys into
more populated space on their own but the simple, almost
primitive lifestyle chosen by the
Bahalthair leaves
little need for trade or conflict.
The
Vrudok have not expanded into the space inhabited by the
other races and are still quite isolated. Their vessels have
encountered the
Ptatl several times and the result has been
conflict.
Trade & Technology
Technology is varied within Twilight.
The Stroud Alliance
uses primarily technologies from the
Commonwealth
and major Prodigal Void
corporations, supplemented with some trade with the
Ptatl
Shivery.
The Ptatl have their own science curve, somewhat behind that of
the Prodigal Void powers but they supplement it with trade with
galactic powers and
corporations.
The Vrudok have been isolated up to this point and maintain
their own fairly advanced tech curve. Their weapons don’t tend
to be subtle, and they tend to use biological bombs to wipe out
existing ecosystems and replace them with their own.
The
Bahalthair chose to
live a simple, anachronistic lifestyle. They maintain a small
defense force that also performs trade duties bringing home only
the most practical of goods and technologies.
Trade is decent within the Twilight sector. The
Stroud Alliance
trades with basically whoever they can to improve their
technological base and influence. The
Ptatl Shivery is open to
trade with just about anyone and maintains steady trade with the
Commonwealth,
Bjaki, and
Spinward Confederacy.
The isolated
Vrudok
exchange goods exclusively among themselves, through trade,
acquisition, and capture.
History
Twilight was essentially unsettled during the galactic
Dark
Age. The Vrudok and
Ptatl were both very young races and had not
left the confines of their homeworlds until the early
Ancient
times, essentially making their first voyages into space as the
powers of the Prodigal Void made their second. None of the
Stroud worlds were inhabited by more than primitive life.
Ancient Times
|
Vrudok go to space |
Vrudokin leave their homeworld
and begin acquiring other worlds. |
|
Ptatl
go to space |
Ptatl leave their homeworld and
begin to colonize neighbouring planets. |
|
Commonwealth -
Ptatl |
Human forces based off
Stroud
encounter
Ptatl expeditionary force from
Akilim for the
first time. Conflict due to misunderstanding leads to very
limited war, dragging in several surrounding planets. At the
end of it all, both sides agree not to fight anymore and
start trading. |
Archaic Times
Antiquity
Modern Times
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