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Introduction - Invasion of Gran Quivera (IC)

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GM
GM, 16 posts
Fri 7 May 2021
at 15:00
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Introduction - Invasion of Gran Quivera (IC)

111 f.y. The Grand Celebration, commemorating 111 years of the UPF treaty is planned for the entire year. Gala social functions, parades, and celebrations are planned on every planet in the UPF and even some in the Rim

At least that is what was supposed to happen…

Every citizen of Gran Quivera, indeed every citizen of the Frontier and the Rim, remembers exactly where they were when they heard the news of the wormhole opening near Port Loren and the Alien Horde’s arrival.

Until that moment the races of the Frontier had only ever encountered other races that could travel through space using ships that could navigate through the Void.  The technology to manipulate and travel through wormholes was considered to be the stuff of science fiction holo-novels.  No more!

The Horde had arrived and the future of Gran Quivera, perhaps the entire Frontier was in jeopardy.  An enemy more horrific than even the Sathar had arrived and brave souls from all walks of life were fighting for survival on the planet that had come to define the values of the UPF.

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This game will use Alpha Dawn rules with the addition of many skills, weapons, equipment and races from Zebulon’s Guide (but not the nasty resolution system)

The game will take place on Gran Quivera.  Characters will be ‘beginners’ living or working anywhere on the planet they choose to begin the game.
GM
GM, 26 posts
Sun 9 May 2021
at 02:14
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Introduction - Invasion of Gran Quivera (IC)

110.217 f.y.

The entire Frontier and the Rim were in overdrive as the end of the year approached.  Celebrations commemorating 111 years of the UPF treaty were being planned for every community, no matter how large of small.  Even though there was still almost half a year before the celebrations began, for many each day felt like a New Years Eve as the date got closer and closer.

08:24 GST
Breaking News from Starplay News Network
A strange new phenomenon has appeared in the skies over Gran Quivera today, just under 100 kilometres north of Port Loren.  All passenger vehicles and electrical devices appear to be affected by this unusual phenomenon.  Citizens are advised to stay at least 20 kilometres away from the area to avoid catastrophic failure to any vehicles, particularly aircraft.  Reports are beginning to come in of several vehicle accidents in the area and authorities are requesting all citizens to stay away from the affected areas until they can conduct further investigations.

08:48
News Update from Starplay News Network
We can now confirm a number of vehicle failures in the area north of Port Loren and there have been a number of injured, including several fatalities.  Local law enforcement authorities are now implementing an exclusion zone around the affected areas in the interest of public safety and evacuations are now under way.
Expert advisors from our science and technology department are describing the phenomenon as a wormhole although there has never been any evidence until now that a wormhole could actually occur inside a planet’s atmosphere.  Stay tuned for more updates.

09:03
Crisis in Port Loren
Our offices are now receiving unconfirmed reports of weapons fire from within the exclusion zone.  All attempts to obtain footage of the affected area have been unsuccessful.  Our automated camera robots have been disabled and none of our holovid crews have been able to get close to the exclusion zone as authorities have now declared a state of emergency.

09:19
Terrorists or Sathar?
A massive explosion has just been reported at the Port Loren Space Port.  Based on the mushroom cloud filling the skyline, it appears a nuclear weapon has been detonated at the Space Port.  It is not known if there is any connection between this explosion and the events unfolding north of the city however un-named sources are now suggesting this could be part of a Sathar or terrorist plot.  Starplay News will bring you more news of these events as they unfold…
GM
GM, 44 posts
Tue 11 May 2021
at 10:56
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Introduction - Invasion of Gran Quivera (IC)

  The force of the explosion from the Port Loren Star Port to the east of the city smashes buildings flat and incinerates almost everything for several kilometers around the star port and the shock wave rapidly spreads, causing more damage for several more kilometers.  Even at the outer edge of the blast radius most buildings have the glass shattered from their windows and the occupants of almost the entire city are driven from their homes and work places.

  It is obvious to everyone that emergency services are going to be completely overwhelmed.  There is not a city in the entire Frontier that would be prepared for the number of casualties arising from such an event.  Fire brigades, law enforcement and para medics across the city rush to their emergency stations.  Military personnel begin reporting for duty immediately and communications networks are suddenly overloaded with the volume of data being transmitted.

  Around the Victory Monument, erected at the end of the Second Sathar War to commemorate the fallen, a crowd of confused, shocked and bewildered citizens gathers.  What was normally the symbolic center of annual memorial celebrations becomes a beacon for survivors who are drawn together in this time of crisis.

  Among the crowd, our soon-to-be heroes assemble for the first time, none of them knowing what the future holds in store for them as they stumble through chaos of what will become known as the first day of the Invasion of Gran Quivera...
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