[Thermodyne]

As the evil Nodachians were in the act of ambushing the Peace Flotilla, Thermodyne was convinced to return from retirement. As he saw the Nodachians chasing after the remains of the Peace ships, he planed a hasty defense. As the evil Nodachians entered the Thermolian frontier system, they were attacked with a fury born of desperation. The Nodachian fleet was forged from better technology, but the Thermolian crews held a much firmer resolve. In the end, the slaughter was total. Not a single Nodachian escaped, all are now Thermolian. Many speeches were made about the victory, but all carried the same theme, never again would the Thermolians allow the Nodachians to threaten Thermolian space, and the invaders would be forced to leave Thermolain claimed space. The Thermolians were a peaceful race of artisans these days, but they still knew how to use the boot!

That has to be the longest gambit I ever ran in an SE4 game. I thought Nod’s would never try to force that warp point where I had the ambush set.