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| + | The "Forsaken", as they are collectively known, are the descendents of various victims of one of the more tragic eras of Humanity's expansion into space. Six centuries ago, [[Terminology:Slowboats|slowboats]] were made obsolete by the development of FTL travel. However, this didn't help those colonists already en route, who, upon reaching their destinations, found the worlds slated for their colonization already inhabited by settlers that had leapfrogged them in humanities continued outward expansion. Arriving hopelessly out of synch with the rest of [[Species:Humanity|human]] society and finding themselves deprived of both their worlds and nanite-based technology, these groups found they had more in common with each other than anyone else, and set out to colonize the worlds no one else had wanted to. | ||
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| + | A minor faction due both to the initial power gap and the consequent constant state of "playing catch-up", they were not asked to participate in the conferences that begat the [[Faction:Confederation of Inhabited Worlds|Confederation]], nor would they have accepted, having no love for the powers that had done nothing to stop the leapfrogging of colony worlds that had been slated them. Likewise, as the dominant strains of thought at the time within Forsaken space considered the Confederations's protection would be at best hollow, and at worst a pretense for tyranny, the Forsaken declined an offer to join the [[Faction:League of Independent Human Worlds|LIHW]], and instead focused on settling the Diaspora sector, keeping their distance, to the best of their ability, from the developing Confederation. | ||
=See also= | =See also= | ||
Revision as of 07:47, 19 August 2005
 Factions
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Forsaken
| Forsaken | |
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| Species | Humans |
| Homeworld (Origin) | Earth-> Fixme? |
| Capital | Fixme? |
History
The "Forsaken", as they are collectively known, are the descendents of various victims of one of the more tragic eras of Humanity's expansion into space. Six centuries ago, slowboats were made obsolete by the development of FTL travel. However, this didn't help those colonists already en route, who, upon reaching their destinations, found the worlds slated for their colonization already inhabited by settlers that had leapfrogged them in humanities continued outward expansion. Arriving hopelessly out of synch with the rest of human society and finding themselves deprived of both their worlds and nanite-based technology, these groups found they had more in common with each other than anyone else, and set out to colonize the worlds no one else had wanted to.
A minor faction due both to the initial power gap and the consequent constant state of "playing catch-up", they were not asked to participate in the conferences that begat the Confederation, nor would they have accepted, having no love for the powers that had done nothing to stop the leapfrogging of colony worlds that had been slated them. Likewise, as the dominant strains of thought at the time within Forsaken space considered the Confederations's protection would be at best hollow, and at worst a pretense for tyranny, the Forsaken declined an offer to join the LIHW, and instead focused on settling the Diaspora sector, keeping their distance, to the best of their ability, from the developing Confederation.
