The year is 2284 and humanity has spread across
the galaxy with reckless abandon. Establishing colonies, bases and even vast
cities on every habital planet that was reached. Hundreds of space stations
and star ports were built in systems that didn't have a planet that was habital
or could be terraformed. Vast amounts of natural resources were consumed
in the self-only race to expand humanity through out the stars. Humans also
encountered and befriended several alien races. But the human race must have
gone one planet too far.
In 2278, began the Solidarity War with an alien
race called the Bogaar, which left the galaxy in chaos. Tens of millions
humans and alien allies were killed in this power lope-sided five year long
confrontation. With their superior smart weapons, the Bogaar relentlessly
attacked human establishments. Nearly all of a vast armada of warships were
layed to waste from the onslought. It looked as though the Bogaar would march
all the way to Terra, but as suddenly as the war began, the invaders retreated
back to their home-worlds sending a single, vague message that simply said
not to enter their territory.
Two years later, it is still not clear where
the Bogaar territory boundries are. Ships that wander too close are quickly
attacked and never heard from again. A wide DMZ has been established between
the two factions. Within this de-militarized zone the fragmented human race
venture lightly fearing provicating another war. This lawless area, now littered
with abandoned colonies and mining facilities, has become a haven for pirates,
smugglers and other low-life. A few locations provide some sanctuary and
are typically seedy taverns aboard defunct space stations or rusty
barges.
Besides the resources lost during the war, human
men were the largest loss and are now a rare commodity. With a gender ratio
of ten to one, males of breeding age have all but become prostitutes. Pampered
and protected. Even with Life Engineers franticly creating children in the
labratory, it will be years before a balance is renewed. Women are strongly
encouraged to bare children either naturally or artifically. But, women
are now the working class holding the society together.
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