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Introduction It is a time of great change, and a new awareness is beginning to
flood the galaxy. It
is a time of great change, and a new awareness is beginning to flood the galaxy.
Hyperspace
travel is a reality, and even though it is still time consuming, the trade
industry and the wealthy elite have discovered a taste for this new technology.
Scatterings of mystics are appearing throughout the galaxy, all tied to a
curious abstraction that sets them apart from the other religious figures in the
galaxy, whether it is called The Force, the White Current, The Will or a
thousand other terms, these groups are beginning to become aware of the
similarities between their paths and gifts.
Planetary governments are becoming a reality throughout the galaxy; the
banner of “One World, One Government” is being waved in nearly every
civilized sector of the galaxy. However,
this is not always a perfect arrangement, in many sectors these planetary
governments are ruled by the will of a few tyrannical elite. The
burgeoning industry of hyperspace travel and trade routes is in its infancy.
Everyday, someone finds a new world to open trade with and goods to
import to their people, at a profit. However,
for every one merchant trader, there are three smugglers behind the scenes. Although these respectable merchants offer good money for the
goods being brought to them, there is another market (a less than legal one)
that offers a far greater profit. In
many sectors, a smuggler chief sets up shop in order to corner a specific market
or trade route. Through the use of
piracy, and other less than legal means, these smuggler chiefs work to control
the trade in their areas and most times work right alongside the more
respectable merchants (mostly as fronts). It
is a time of great capitalistic ideals. The rule of the day in most sectors is; Money makes the
rules. Many
of the planets are adopting a form of planetary government; most notably the
planets of the Corellian Sector and Chandrila (the powerhouses of the new
interstellar trade industries). The
Chandrillans have gone so far as to form an Interstellar Navy in the hopes of
building a strong defense of the planet and its resources and in an effort to
thwart the attempts of the many pirates that have invaded their trade routes.
The Corellian Sector has had less success in this avenue, due in part to
their resistance to the idea that each of the planets in that Sector should join
forces to create a unified defense of the area.
There has been a great reluctance to turn over power to a single entity,
but there is a force on the horizon that may prove able to complete the task of
uniting the Corellian Sector under a single banner.
The
Corellian Ship Builder Unions have already proven themselves to be the finest
engineers of hyperspace freighters in the galaxy.
However, the Kuati Drive Yards Corporation is in constant competition w/
them as the lead supplier of travel craft for the elite members of society, and
recently they have been dabbling in the defense class vessels (much to the
dismay of the Chandrillan government). A
commercial trade war is in the brewing, especially if another player is
introduced into the fray. A strange and growing
population of gifted individuals has begun to appear and congregate across the
galaxy. Many of them have been called seers, or magicians, or even
lunatics, and they all share a common bond, a connection to each other through
an unknown “Force.” They are
able to sense one another, even over great distances.
There are three major groups (meeting in secret and slowly developing a
series of doctrines for themselves); Followers of the Force, The Path of the
White Current, and Those of the Will. They
all seem to be setting out on similar paths, though each is only vaguely aware
of the others. A fourth group,
vastly different from the previous three, has begun to come together as an
antithesis to the other three groups. Where
The Force, The White Current and The Will all lead their people to work in the
greater interest of beings as a whole, the new group (known only as Dark Ones)
deal only in personal gain at the expense of any and all who stand in their way.
Soon, these similar and divergent groups are headed for a series of
confrontations, spurred on by the advent of hyperspace travel.
Creator: PtrsonsZOO (Jennifer)
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