The Liberation of Tamarr

[Ragnarok]

Finally got a minute or two to read the story.
Great job RD. I liked that chapter alot, and if you say that was the worst chapter that you have written; I can't wait for the next ones! This looks like it will be a great story indeed.

[Stone Mill]

I can brag that "the King" likes my work, any places open for an official scribe

LOL... you are certainly a contender! Lots of talent in the forums as well. I have to catch up with some of the other authors' work too. A nice diVersion indeed.

The trouble with appointing cabinets is that the life of the King looks to be very short...

[primitive]

Primitive read story, Primitive like story, Primitive want more.

Mr. Deathstar better not let Primitive wait to long

[Ruatha]

Yep, It's good.
Heavier on the scenic description than the aliens thoughts and emotions. But as they all died it would have been a bad investment to build up the characters

The headline "Liebration of Tamarr" makes me wonder, will it be conquered and then liberated by the Tamerrians or will the Taerons "liberate" it?

I will read the rest of the story aswell!

[ April 13, 2003, 12:47: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[Raging Deadstar]

I'm currently rewriting the first few new chapters so i thought i would post the Tamarrian Races Biology, Society and History descriptions! Hopefully will have the next chapter up tomorrow

>Welcome to Tamarrian Databanks On Alpha Leonis IIX
>Please enter your Tamarrian Data Chip
>>>Scanning…
>Welcome Advisor Maliki Shamayan
>>Access Approved to enter Tamarrian First Contact Frequency…

Tamarrian Biology
The Tamarrian Continuum is made up entirely of the Tamarrian Race. They can be loosely be described as bi-pedal. Their skin ranges from dark and light purple to dark blues, usually with strange natural coloured markings. Unlike other bipeds in the galaxy like the Phong or Hedres they have many noticeable differences. They have 4 arms and 2 long legs, both of which are extremely strong, thin and long. They have a small spherical body with very light layers of fat deposits that makes them prone to low temperatures. The shoulders and chest of the body is dominated by a large bony chest plating which extends over the shoulders. It is padded with cartilage and muscle underneath to protect where the twin hearts, lungs and other specialist organs lie. This bony structure then goes up and forms the neck. The neck is slightly long and supports their light heads. The Tamarrian head is medium sized and is mainly filled up by their brain, their eyes are slightly more tear shaped than most races and are usually pure black. Where most bipeds have a mouth and nose there is just flesh, with a slight vertical opening which serves as a mouth and nose, this opening is also an air filter which destroys toxins in the air so it is suitable to breathe in. The Tamarrian’s don’t have external ears. Instead they had 3 small holes, two on the each side of their head and one at the back. Tamarrian’s senses were extremely acute, with excellent eyesight, smell and hearing. Coupled with their small size and extra muscular limbs they were extremely agile and can do most tasks a lot faster than most species. This explains the little time it takes the Tamarrian’s to create grand architectural cities and grand ships; this has earned them the label of Hardy Industrialists. Tamarrian’s also carry a metallic arm piece on their lower right arm. This monitors their health and contains their Tamarrian Data card that contains the History and general information of that Tamarrian. If a Tamarrian falls ill these arm pieces can diagnose them and, if serious, can contact the Tamarrian’s Health service. They are immune to a certain level of poisons and toxins and are resilient to most diseases.

Society Description
The Tamarrian’s are extremely religious. This was caused by the way Tamarrian’s decomposed. Usually 2 days after they died they decompose in a brilliant flash of light, a chemical reaction caused by the decaying of their insides, they believe that at this point they “Ascend”. This motivates the entire society. They believe once they ascend they can become one with nature. This has caused the Tamarrian’s to become extremely careful and protective with nature, and many of their cities flourish with exotic fauna. The Continuum is ruled by 10 High Priests, 2 high priests come from 1 of the 5 cults that make up the basis of the Tamarrian Religion. There is also a High Omnicron who represented the Tamarr race has a whole. The 5 cults that make up the societies are: The Warrior Cult. They believe they have to protect the Tamarrian’s and their planets, they effectively rule the Military. The Time cult who represents those who create the minerals and resources for the empire to use, they believe that if they optimise their time they will reach Ascension through helping the Tamarrian Society. Then there was the Nature Cult who believes that by caring for the planets and nature of the Tamarrian Continuum they will ascend. The Seers who are dedicated to learning and education, they believe by further advancing the technologies of the Continuum they will ascend. Lastly was the Ascension cult whom believe that through driving themselves to perfection in everything they do they will reach Ascension. Every cult works with each other and Tamarrian law is based on rules and guidelines from all of these cults. There is no internal fighting between the sects and the people enjoy a peaceful life

General History
The Tamarrian Continuum began it’s era as a Space faring race just over 50 years ago. The planet they evolved on had 5 separate continents, and for many years 5 different Governments ruled over the planet. But after many wars and technological advancement, which created greater and greater threat to the people, the Tamarrian’s overthrew the corrupt governments and placed the Priests in charge of the Society. After many new laws were passed that gave the people more freedom the Tamarrian’s discovered the sufficient technology to move out into space. It wasn’t long before they found alien life and placed a knowledgeable scholar named A’tush to represent them to the Aliens. They have so far proposed and maintained many successful treaties with the neighbouring life forms. However After a long war with the Taeron, which thankfully only resulted in the loss of one planet, they are now under a protectorate, which the Taeron wish to expand to a Subjugation treaty and to the extent of unconditional surrender.

[CNCRaymond]

It escapes me how people can come up with stories and ideas and then sit and put them to paper. The attention and dedication you all must have is amazing. Bravo.

[ April 20, 2003, 07:59: Message edited by: CNCRaymond ]

[Raging Deadstar]

Heres the Next Chapter, and i have been cruel and added a cliff hanger. Hope you enjoy!

The Tamarrian cruiser hadn’t seen the pirates coming. Reports had already came through that the Pirate Clan had superior cloaking technology and this certainly was a problem for any Tamarrian ships deep in Phong territory. However it got in the same sector as the Ascension was irrelevant, it now needed dealing with. The Kah’tal Obe looked on at the large screen on the bridge. The pirate battlecruiser was a slender green ship with large skull and cross bones depicted on the sides and front. Near the back it had a large mast that was home to its radio equipment and ECM. It had little lights all the way down the side of the vessel and at the back two small wings. The Pirates themselves had been a nuisance ever since the Tamarrian’s moved out into space, they existed far into the Phong’s territory, striking deep inside their empire, they were experts with intelligence and just caused problems by stealing resources and sometimes whole warships. The Battlecruiser moved closer and closer towards the Ascension Cruiser. On board Obe looked on, issuing the occasional order to his crew as they maintained the shields and activated the weapons. He wasn’t a High-ranking Kah’tal; some had said he didn’t have the decisive edge to make decisions in combat. He sometimes had to agree, he was a very nervous character, he had only got so far in the military by his astounding intellect. He himself believed he should have been a tactician, he had already predicted Taeron and Pirate moves with exceptional accuracy. But he was in charge and now he had found them. The crew of the Ascension 003 cruiser were investigating a recent spread of Pirate attacks on behalf of the Phong, usually just Light Cruisers attempting to capture ships and the occasional pirates hijacking civilian transport or stealing resources. They were also searching for a crippled Pirate Light Cruiser which had attacked a Phong Colony, but with no offensive weapons it had just sat there for a couple of weeks. Obe was worried, he hadn’t expected to be attacked by a Pirate battle cruiser, it was an extremely bold and unusual move by them.
“Ok crew, once that ship is in optimal range we open fire and fall back!” He sounded. The crew acknowledged and began waiting. Obe looked at the Weapons Officer who was straining to get a good lock on the pirate ship
“Kah’tal they have extremely high shields and Counter Measures, I don’t think we have the fire power to do enough damage on the first exchange!” He shouted across the bridge. Obe sighed to himself. Close combat with the Pirates certainly was bad idea. The Pirate Battle Cruiser had no offensive weapons as such, extremely advanced shield technology and shield depleters. They also were rumoured to have a tractor beam on board. The aim was simple, to get the ship at point blank range with no shields and board it. Obe looked around, he hated combat situations and his twin hearts were beating extremely fast. His thoughts were broken by the Weapons officer’s shouts as the shield depleters discharged themselves onto the pirate battlecruiser.
“Torpedoes Away!” The harmonics floated in the air as the two Quantum Torpedoes sped towards their target and exploded. The Pirates shields burst into a phosphorous light with giant sparks dispersing from the point of impact. The aftermath of the Torpedoes sent a huge shockwave through the pirates ship,
“Shields down to 55%” Announced the Weapons Officer, Kah’tal Obe tried to hide his disappointment, he was hoping to get them down to around 40%, now he had to wait so the torpedoes could reload. The Battlecruiser quickly sped towards them, opening fire with it’s own shield depleters, it also fired it’s Tractor beam but luckily it missed the ship. The Tamarrian’s Purple shields blazed into action taking the full force of all 4 depleters at once. Obe was worried and ordered them to retreat. Over the next hour the Pirate clan opened fire a second time bringing their shields down to 10% and still closed the range. Bringing up the schematics of the Pirate Battlecruiser they found they were using highly sophisticated Quantum Engines, and apparently from the dossier of information were “Propulsion Experts” Obe was worried, they couldn’t escape from the ever closing pirates and had little defence to stop a boarding party. He could see the frustration on the Weapon officers face as he tried to find a way through the pirates sophisticated ECM that was disrupting their sensors. Suddenly the sound of his voice was heard again as another salvo of torpedoes were fired. They curved gracefully and Obe’s hearts sank as one of them missed its target and detonated itself. The shield depleters were having trouble to with only half of their attacks on target.
“Listen Up, I want everyone except the pilots to the Armoury in the crew quarters now! We might be outgunned but I’m sure as hell not giving up without a fight!” The entire bridge cheered and most Tamarrian’s departed to carry out their orders. Obe smiled to himself, he felt the bravest he had ever felt in his career, it was time to show his peers what a Kah’tal he really was! He knew the Pirates were planning a boarding of the ship and it worried him, it worried him greatly. He quickly brought up the ships schematics and planned the defence. Obe would order the main hallways to be sealed off and they would defend corridor by corridor until, if necessary, falling back to the bridge and hiding behind the strong titanium layered doors. As he got changed into his combat gear and loaded his anti proton rifle he swallowed to dampen his dry throat. Obe was scared; he hadn’t had any boarding combat since the days in the warrior sect, he then placed his red sash over his shoulder and looked in the mirror proudly He knew he had to quash the fear inside of him, the crew relied upon him. It was time…

[ April 20, 2003, 19:40: Message edited by: Raging Deadstar ]