STGOD2 Main Story thread

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2003-11-10 12:44am

GNN Headline News:

In other news, the goverment of the PRC has inititated legal action against Gunsmith Unlimited, and Aegean Hypergate, contending that they have violated anti-spam laws, and for theft of ansible time. If the government wins, they will likely attempt to initiate extradition proceedings for the top officials of those companies.

FROM: Commonwealth Department of Commerce (Desjardins)
TO: Diplomatic Office, PRC
SUBJ: Suits against TSC- based Corporations

-::-

Your recent attempts to illegally sue Three Suns Commonwealth based corporations for breaches of international treaties the Commonwealth has not signed are clearly out of order. In the Three Suns Commonwealth, we believe in free trade and expression. Your immoral "antispam" laws have no hold over us.

Both Aegean HyperTech and Gunsmith Unlimited paid for the usage of Commonwealth ansible transmitters, as is permissible in our free market.

Any attempts to force extradition of Commonwealth citizens will be met by the full might of the Commonwealth.

Thank you for your time.

-:ENDTRANSMISSION:-

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2003-11-10 12:50am

Open Letter To The Commonwealth:

Cease and desist your immoral and digusting unsolicited electronic messages against our civilians, or face the full might of the Black Alliance. While we may be universally slandered for acts others find unsavoury, not even we will tolerate unsolicited E-mail. In addition, your fathers are ugly, your mothers unwashed, and your sisters to be unholy whorebeasts.

- The Black Alliance.

Post by **Beowulf** » 2003-11-10 12:57am

Thirdfain wrote:
GNN Headline News:

In other news, the goverment of the PRC has inititated legal action against Gunsmith Unlimited, and Aegean Hypergate, contending that they have violated anti-spam laws, and for theft of ansible time. If the government wins, they will likely attempt to initiate extradition proceedings for the top officials of those companies.
FROM: Commonwealth Department of Commerce (Desjardins)
TO: Diplomatic Office, PRC
SUBJ: Suits against TSC- based Corporations

-::-

Your recent attempts to illegally sue Three Suns Commonwealth based corporations for breaches of international treaties the Commonwealth has not signed are clearly out of order. In the Three Suns Commonwealth, we believe in free trade and expression. Your immoral "antispam" laws have no hold over us.

Both Aegean HyperTech and Gunsmith Unlimited paid for the usage of Commonwealth ansible transmitters, as is permissible in our free market.

Any attempts to force extradition of Commonwealth citizens will be met by the full might of the Commonwealth.

Thank you for your time.

-:ENDTRANSMISSION:-

TO: Commonwealth Department of Commerce (Desjardins)
FROM: Diplomatic Office, PRC
SUBJ: Re: Suits against TSC- based Corporations

The TSC seems to be under the misapprenshion that we are suing, and that we are using international treaties as the basis to do so. We are also wondering how you managed to acquire ansibles, when the only known copies left are in the possession of the government of the PRC. We are undertaking the proceedings based solely upon PRC laws, and the volation thereof by the aforementioned corporations.

PROMETHEUS · Post by **PROMETHEUS** » 2003-11-10 01:01am

Alyrium Denryle wrote:From: Aquarian Union Department of Defense
To Hirsch Defense systems and Gunsmith Limited
Rgarding: Contract
As such we will be requiring 1100 Units((enough to outfit 1100 ships)) to be delivered as quickly as possible. We have of course submitted this request to other weapons manfacturers, and you will be competing for this contract.

From: Hirsch Defense Systems, Ordering Dept.
To: Aquarian Union Department of Defense
Re: Contract

Unfortunately, Hirsch Defense Systems only has approximately 500 hypershield generators in stock, due to a recent run on products. However, we will be happy to fit such ships as you have with the generators, providing that they are capable of handling the power requirements of the generators and defense grids.

Signed,
Richard Yakazawa
HDS Ordering Dept.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-11-10 01:12am

{Valeth III}

"Admiral Alexis, you are to take the whole Tyrant Fleet to this locations and wait for the astropathic signal. You will then carry out your mission."

"As you command."

Post by **Beowulf** » 2003-11-10 01:15am

Alyrium Denryle wrote:From: AU office of Colonization
To: All star nations
Re: expansion.

Due to military and logisical concern, we are withdrawing territorial claims from our recent annexation. Save for the Malfoi, Dragonis, Velps, Atinias, and Grell systems, the space between them and a collum of space leading back to our home systems.

This leaves us with an expanse of territory roughly 25x100X10 light years in size.

From: PRC Dept of State.
To: All star nations

The PRC has decided that it will not be recognizing the new annexation of systems by the Aquarian Union, and as such is sending a fleet to protect the Velps system from AU agression.

[ooc] note that the above message gets unaccountably delayed in reaching the AU diplomatic office [/ooc]
---

Velps system:

The scouts had done their job well. They had located every concentration of ships in the system. When the 1st and 3rd sector fleets jumped into the system, the defending AU ships were outnumbered at least 10 to 1. An AU captain made the last mistake he would ever make, and fired upon the PRC fleet.

Raxmei · Post by **Raxmei** » 2003-11-10 01:17am

[inner sanctum of the Shattered Tower, Skavenblight, capital of the Nyfitsar Hegemony]

Tabak Hask, the Seer Lord, Patriarch of Skavenblight, spent most of his days meditating. His total control over the workings of the Church and government he delegated to his vicar general, leaving his mind free for much more important pursuits.

That day, those pursuits were in vain. The greatest Seer alive, spiritual leader to untold billions lay frustrated on the floor of the holiest site in the entire galaxy. The ancient tower had stood for thousands of years, though long habitation by the Church had led to some alterations. the old, ridiculously wide walls and ceilings were built inwards with deep relief scupltures of warpstone to a sensibly clausterphilic scale, and the upper lantern was closed to the sun. Noxious fumes bled out from censers in hidden niches in the walls, and eldritch figures of various unspeakable shapes carved from the solidified essense of chaos itself intruded into the chamber's inner space. This the grandest of sites was the meditation chamber of the Seer Lord.

Hask scanned the future, though lately his searches were frustrated. His mind perceived explosions, battles in space, millions of deaths. But the nature of it all was unclear. It was clear something of great import was to happen, but what? In the midst of it all was a hidden, elusive detail. Something about the battles was subtly wrong. Something new - or perhaps very old - threatened, but exactly what it was eluded him.

Once again he broke his trance and stood up. These were perilous times indeed when even his gifts could not show the way. He retired to the dining chamber, where dined and read of the current events. He read of the Aquarians, and their request for hypershields. In that instant, all became clear.

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2003-11-10 01:24am

-: OBSERV-CAM DATA :-
-: AUTOMATED VEHICLE 12/33 (CNL)(DESJARDINS):-

Three massive Dreadnoughts of the fast reaction force stationed over Desjardins form around a massive fleet carrier with the words CNVMorrigan painted across her armored flank against an icon of three sylized female warriors.

Around the massive vessels, a swarm of sharklike armored cruisers of the Adrastea class fall in, accompanied by over a hundred frigates and destroyers.

Guarded by teams of frigates and light cruisers, a solid hundred heavy transports of the Commonwealth Army leap into hyperspace behind the Fleet, which represents a significant portion of the Commonwealth's mobile firepower.

-:ENDFILM:-

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-11-10 01:29am

{Aquarian System}

HMDS Tyrant and all her escorts jumped into the system and began broadcasting a message demanding the total and unconditional surrender of all Aquarian forces or they would face destruction.

All ready energy batteries and missles stood read to engage the enemy, if only they dared fight.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-11-10 01:36am

Second Fleet flagship Devastation, deep space near Dragonis system

"Fleet fueling completed. All ships report cleared for action." "Has the course been laid in." "Yes, long range reversion to sublight hyperwarp as ordered." "Good, begin acceleration to flank." Eighty major warships and dozens of lesser craft leapt forward through the light speed barrier. Minutes later they slowed, shafts churning the hyperwarp furiously as the fleet slid into the Dragonis system. The moderate defending AU force was in range, but distant. At once every HAB vessel opened fire as fighters and bombers poured from there bays.

Raxmei · Post by **Raxmei** » 2003-11-10 01:48am

From the Office of the Patriarch of Skavenblight,

To whomever it may concern among the Azegart,

The Nyfitsar Hegemony has received word of hostile actions taking place in the area of the Aquarian Union. We would strongly disapprove of you taking part in said action. Please take that into consideration before doing anything rash.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-11-10 01:52am

Raxmei wrote:From the Office of the Patriarch of Skavenblight,

To whomever it may concern among the Azegart,

The Nyfitsar Hegemony has received word of hostile actions taking place in the area of the Aquarian Union. We would strongly disapprove of you taking part in said action. Please take that into consideration before doing anything rash.

To: Skaven
From: His Divine Majesty's Inquisition
Re:

We suggest you get bent. You are in no position to dictate policy to the The Divine Empire even were we inclined to listen to the demands of xeno-scum.

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2003-11-10 06:12am

Narra system

The large construction ship translated into the high orbit of Narra's second gas giant. Upon arrival it split in three parts, one set immediately course for the higher atmospheres of the giant, forming the planets first floating city (though only hamlet-sized with a mere 10 kilometers at its base). The second part reconfigured itself as orbital station in low orbit.
The third part, merely an oversized drive unit, waited until its Kornienko drive had reloaded and jumped back home. Buoyes were placed in the inner system, crying out its new ownership.

Avalon Prime, Fleet Central

The military scientist nodded enthusiaticly. "Yes, the new gravitonic warhead Mk. XXII surpasses our greatest hopes. Field tests showed that it's powerful enough to destroy hole planets, though only the mud-bound sort. In the test, a small moon around Orianna 3 was completely annihilated in one shot. That's a nice increase ofer the Mk. XXI."
"How soon can it be introduced into the fleet?"
"As soon as we begin mass construction, we can issue it to the fleet within 3 standard weeks."
"Good enough..."

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2003-11-10 06:16am

To: All Nations
From: Hereditary CEO Gladstone, Stuart Corporation
Subject: Azegart/Aquarian conflict

We strongly disapprove the hostile Azegart actions against the Aquarian Union, and demand a peaceful solution. We are sure any problems there might exist can be solved diplomatically, and offer our help and services in negotiating a peaceful settlement.

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-11-10 06:25am

Emperor conner's miliary advisor ran up to him to give him a report on the growing conflict.

"How bad is it?"

"It's war all right, those damnd Azgert and TSC wanted this"

"Is the third fleet standing by?"

"Yep, three dreadnaughts six battleships, fourteen cruisers, and twenty frigates. Ready to reinforce any of our border worlds at a moments notice"

"That should help us if they decide to come after us next."

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-11-10 08:24am

Beowulf wrote:
Alyrium Denryle wrote:From: AU office of Colonization
To: All star nations
Re: expansion.

Due to military and logisical concern, we are withdrawing territorial claims from our recent annexation. Save for the Malfoi, Dragonis, Velps, Atinias, and Grell systems, the space between them and a collum of space leading back to our home systems.

This leaves us with an expanse of territory roughly 25x100X10 light years in size.
From: PRC Dept of State.
To: All star nations

The PRC has decided that it will not be recognizing the new annexation of systems by the Aquarian Union, and as such is sending a fleet to protect the Velps system from AU agression.

[ooc] note that the above message gets unaccountably delayed in reaching the AU diplomatic office [/ooc]
---

Velps system:

The scouts had done their job well. They had located every concentration of ships in the system. When the 1st and 3rd sector fleets jumped into the system, the defending AU ships were outnumbered at least 10 to 1. An AU captain made the last mistake he would ever make, and fired upon the PRC fleet.

To: PRC Dept of State
From: AU State Dept.
Re: Why?

The Aquariian Union fails to see how the PRC can protecta planet from agression, when the only sentient beings to ever inhavit it, have been aquarians.

If you would deem necessary to enlighten usas to this matter before you violte our sovereignty, we wouldme much obliged.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-11-10 08:26am

The scouts had done their job well. They had located every concentration of ships in the system. When the 1st and 3rd sector fleets jumped into the system, the defending AU ships were outnumbered at least 10 to 1. An AU captain made the last mistake he would ever make, and fired upon the PRC fleet.

((OOC, you just violated the rules of this STGOD and dictated the actions of my forces.))

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-11-10 08:28am

Sea Skimmer wrote:Second Fleet flagship Devastation, deep space near Dragonis system

"Fleet fueling completed. All ships report cleared for action." "Has the course been laid in." "Yes, long range reversion to sublight hyperwarp as ordered." "Good, begin acceleration to flank." Eighty major warships and dozens of lesser craft leapt forward through the light speed barrier. Minutes later they slowed, shafts churning the hyperwarp furiously as the fleet slid into the Dragonis system. The moderate defending AU force was in range, but distant. At once every HAB vessel opened fire as fighters and bombers poured from there bays.

Weapons fire cascaded around the AU ships

Theyy knew they were outgunned, and retreated. The system was still as yet, uninhabited, and not worth dying for.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-11-10 09:00am

Stormbringer wrote:{Aquarian System}

HMDS Tyrant and all her escorts jumped into the system and began broadcasting a message demanding the total and unconditional surrender of all Aquarian forces or they would face destruction.

All ready energy batteries and missles stood read to engage the enemy, if only they dared fight.

Now what makes you think we would do such a thing?

From: AU Department of Defense
To: Skavans, Stuart Corporation, and all allies
Re: Azgert attacks on our homeworld

This is a formal declaration of war against the Azgert

Aquarian System....

You dont think we were waiting for this attack?

All f the sudden, out ofnowheree, 33 Teuthis class vessels disengage their cloak, and from the tentacles and mantles, comes a full barage of missiles, plasma weapons and Particle beams, all focuesed on te command ship Tyrant... The wapons fire cascaded against her shields, then ther bare hull, then ripped her hll intopieces before she ever even had the chance to respond. They then went bck into cloak, and then jetted away under cloak... 12 carriers jumped out of hyperspace and disgourged several thousand fighters and bombers into the batttle... Capitalships began duking it out with long range fire.

Teuthis class ships used their sensor jamming package to blind Azgert sensor... their misiles were flying blind.

Then the Man O' War opened fire with all her weapons, decimating the Azgert defenses.

All vessles then open fire concentating fire on heavier ships and working their way down, while the orbiging stations pick off the destroyers.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-11-10 10:02am

The Tyrant and her bretheren had jumped well out of range of the planetary defense. They weren't stupid.

THe Aquarians had sent several nearly three dozen cruisers to attack the Azegart fleet. Apparently they had overestimated their jammers or underestimated the Azegart sensorsm, and they weren't at all aware of the astropaths. The jamming was a problem but hardly blinded them and astropaths were one of the best ways to find a cloaked ship.

As one 26 Ravager-class cruisers opened fire on the Teuthises, as they traded blows with the enemy their superiority was telling. As soon as the biomorphic ships lost their shield they were crippled as tentacles were shot off easily. The numerous destroyers made their usual slashing attacks, swooping in, raking their prey with fire and promptly disengaged. The Azegart took their lumps but their solid armor and rational design gave them a distinct advantage.

It was shaping up to be quite a battle indeed.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-11-10 12:05pm

Barely a couple dozen light-years from the battle, a fifty-kilometer "superfreighter" arrived in the territory of the Republic of Aztlan. It soon began to offload old, yet still potent surplus warships for the Aztlan, no doubt bankrolled by some nation's black budget.

[OOC: About twenty old frigates and such, around .5km in size. Nothing really powerful.]

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-11-10 12:13pm

Code: Select all

Subject: Realtime Blackhole List Updated
From: Timothy Aga <agat@rbl.org.na.utr> 
Organization: Realtime Blackhole List
To: listserv@rbl.org.na.utr
CC: admin@gdn.armsforpeople.org.sun 
Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-ezcrypt65k; 
Message-Id: <20Z5EBB14P47.1A5E2.4.dict@rbl_main> 
Mime-Version: B33R1 
X-Mailer: PINE 10.03 
Date: 28 FEB 6500 20:43:08 

Unfortunately, due the Gunsmith Unlimited's continuing policies of spamming
everybody in the known universe, the domain "armsforpeople.org.sun" will be 
added to the RBL in 24 hours from this mailing. Furthermore, a GalNet Death 
Penalty is currently being considered for GU, which will inform all routers
to drop packets originating from your servers. 

We regret this action, but you still have time to avoid the blackhole - and 
the possible GNDP. 

Timothy Aga 
Administrator, Realtime Blackhole List

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-11-10 12:21pm

The listening posts were now active and gathering intelligence, but the data on their 'official' targets was slim. The distance was simply too far to effectively gather more information on them. That was fine; their 'official' targets was merely one layer for their cover. The real intent was to monitor the activities of a certain enemy that most thought gone hundreds of years ago. Of course, they weren't, they were just in the shadows.

One particular ship had a very interesting pathway. Every so often, it would drop in a random location near Yarmuk, hold there for twenty minutes on the dot and leave. Sometimes another ship would meet it, sometimes it would leave without any apparent consort. Of course, there could be a cloaked ship; there was no way a CGT could possibly track something at this distance - range and the lightspeed limitation of gravity ensured that - and etheric-disturbance sensors would be swamped at that distance.

No, something was up. What was also interesting was that a certain group of Black Alliance ships were also seen in the general vicinity of the that strange ship. They didn't do anything, either, so what was the jig? Nobody sent out a full frigate just to spy on a ship: the Alliance had other ships for that. A frigate seemed rather wasteful.

Closer examination on the few times they could get in didn't show up evensomuch as an IFF or transponder, but that was to be expected. Broadcasting would be foolish for whoever these people were.

What the Intel spook didn't know was that the Kingdom was carefully seeding other worlds with stations - he thought he was probably the only one. No, there were others, all carefully watching.

Raxmei · Post by **Raxmei** » 2003-11-10 01:32pm

Alyrium Denryle wrote:From: AU Department of Defense
To: Skavans, Stuart Corporation, and all allies
Re: Azgert attacks on our homeworld

This is a formal declaration of war against the Azgert

Two carrier battle groups have been dispatched. Allow some time for delivery.

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2003-11-10 03:31pm

-: ADMIRAL'S LOG :-
-: CHEF-ADMIRAL ANDRESON (CNV MORRIGAN) :-
--Hyperspace--

"I was taught in the academy to do my duty to my country. I was taught in my forming creche how to live, act, and exist in zero gravity. I was conditioned in the ways of New Bushido, the ideals of Jus in Bello ingrained in every fiber of my being."

"Now, my duty to my country is at odds with my duty to Bushido. I am to lead my fleet against a power which is insufficiently guilty to be targetted for such treatment. Those batards on Desjardins play their realpolitik games, and the young men and women of the Commonwealth happily throw their lives away, hoping that their efforts will earn them citizenship."

"I am a tool, as well- my citizenship is assured, my loyalty unquestioned, but I still hate the power-games we all play with each other. I hate the arrogant Azegarte, and I hate the idea of this war."

"That is unimportant. I also hate disloyalty. I have made an oath, ingrained in my flesh and mind, and had myself rebuilt to serve my nation in this fashion. I will lead Operation Pyongyang against the Aquarians, and I will be victorious."

"Translation into realspace in 15 minutes. We start over Maralsartel. Victory will be assured to us, by our adherance to Bushido and the strength of our arms."

-: ENDRECORDING :-