Krume

Ular

Obsidian Bishop

History repeated itself. The humans befriended this union of Krume, and more industrial espionage happened. The Krume took great offense at this, and a short-lived war broke out. The Krume quickly learned of the human numbers and savagery, and they sued for peace. The humans paid the price of technology, that is. The Krume hesitantly gave it. Since then, they have felt that humans are obnoxious neighbors who insist on stealing and trading off everything.

The Zedai had a more primitive way of life, yet it had modern aspects—a likeness in duality. At their core, they were strong in faith. One thing that stood out was that they, along with the Anix and the Krume, had in common was the gods. Those who did not believe had a hard time explaining how another civilization could have the same gods. One thing the Zedai excelled at was their faith.

   Many human rulers thought the Zedai were of no use, but many religious scholars believed the Zedai understood mystical truths that were hard to grasp. The Zedai helped those interested in knowing this. Suddenly, the leaders saw a power they might wield: that of religion. The Zedai were strongly influenced to join their interstellar kingdom. Their spiritual leader urged them to join with these barbaric humans, but said it was so that Zedai could one day help save the universe.

Finally, they found the Ular, who had not advanced as far as most, but were far more savvy at taking advantage of situations and adapting. When the humans met the Ular, they seemed to recognize that each had a specific underhanded behavior toward them, and the Ular respected that but didn’t trust them.

   The humans saw a culture that prided itself on shady business, and the Ular had no real territory or resources to manipulate. What the Ular did have was a, for lack of a better word, a pirate-like quality, and this was something they could harness or at least negotiate with. The Ular were happy to help… themselves. Soon, industrial espionage was being used on Humans much more creatively. The humans and Ular realized they could not trust each other, but they could work together.

   The Ular traded off what they had, took what little was given to them, and then fled their home planet, which was dying due to a global event that was killing off people. The Ular were now homeless, but they were alive, and they were ok with that. Thus, the nomadic lifestyle became their culture.

Soon, the humans began organizing under their house banners and expanding their territory. The other species fell in line as the humans' power grew beyond anyone’s control. Houses were formed, and those who were not human realized they needed to follow suit. At first, the King was firm yet, in a way, fair. He felt that the universe, as quickly as it grew, needed order, and he provided it.

   Things eventually came to an understanding, but that would not last. Eventually, a ruler passed, and his son, Drake, came to power, and things turned sour. Drake was always fascinated by religion, but not with Aminor. D’Ahet was the god he favored.

   Soon after he took power, the kingdom received word of many planets that had fallen to a new conquering race. The Krazul had invaded. King Drake Vasser proclaimed that the power D’Ahet offered would be a needed path to fight this terrible invader. He was shown that, and an edict was issued ordering that all temples to Aminor be shut down and public worship forbidden.

   This created much animosity and resistance. Then, the King showed his true colors when he had an entire group of protestors gunned down, followed by the public execution of many

Zedai

Human

Krazul