[Alneyan]

One of the Ancients in NeGoC5 has not played for the past month, and his Empire is therefore up for grabs (it is the Manticore Imperium). The Empire is in a very good shape, and probably the most powerful in the game (we are around turn 110).

There were four Ancient races at game start (with full tech and *very* nice starting systems, but no way to expand beyond our borders), and two of them have been destroyed. In a few turns, the Ancients will be able to go to war against the minors (the other regular Empires), which should result in various wars.