To new begginnings:
Rumors...
Rumors and fables spread among the colonies of distant worlds of giant rips in space, sucking in ships as if it were a living breathing entity. These "Rifts" were beginning to become more than legend. More than a myth.
But what are they?
Some races concluded that it was yet just another phenomenon that science had yet to explain. Others stated that they were the result of some great ancient weapon, reawakened by the re-emergence of organisation to the Chaos that is the vast abyss of space. And still others, claimed them to be portents and omens... Religious symbols of either the dawning of a new era or the harbringers of the end of days.
Many things were still circumspect, but one thing remained constant in all of the stories. When a ship encountered a Rift, they were never heard from again. Vague messages sent with static interference the only vessel of information. And most of those messages contained the last few moments of awe and fear from whomever sent them...
Once again as races enter into the arena of space, seeking to etch out a name for their Empire in these turbulent times, questions abound as to who will be the next great race to shape the stars themselves. And either out of terror or hope, a dawning of a new age is about to begin.
Welcome... To Empirium.
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:12, Mon 26 Dec 2011.