Rise of the Remorhaz Society

[sachmo]

I'll see what I can do.

[sachmo]

A new map, by request.

[Starhawk]

Wow you go to a LOT of work to name your worlds to tell the truth the vast bulk of my naming efforts go into my warships and it amazes me you can name both ships AND worlds so well. Keep up the good work. AND MAKE A NEW CHAPTER or I'll have to sick some kind of mutant radioactive superman on you!

[sachmo]

Starhawk said:
Wow you go to a LOT of work to name your worlds to tell the truth the vast bulk of my naming efforts go into my warships and it amazes me you can name both ships AND worlds so well. Keep up the good work. AND MAKE A NEW CHAPTER or I'll have to sick some kind of mutant radioactive superman on you!

The devil is in the details! I think it helps me identify with the characters if their ships and planets have proper names.

And a new chapter is coming. Probably today.

[sachmo]

Funeral

2413.4

The gray sky over Turian reflected the mood of the people. The celebrations of the victory over the Rage had wound down, and the people were once again reminded of the reality of war. Today was the funeral for the dead from Bardron VI.

A new memorial park was commissioned for the occasion, with viewing stands for the family and dignitaries skirting the field where the bodies would be buried. Days before the service was to take place, people began to gather on the fringes of the park, coming to pay their respects for the fallen heroes. As the day of the funeral drew closer, the stream of people became a flood, and by the time the funeral began, millions of Remorhaz citizens were standing around the park, silently watching and paying their respects.

In all, 2773 servicemen and women were buried that day. However, their deaths served to remind everyone throughout the society that although the price would be terrible, victory could be achieved.

Fleet Admiral Reed ordered Task Force 1 to sortie to intercept a lone Hedmora class cruiser that was on course to try to force the Lenoltris-Fezzran wormhole. The fleet destroyed the ship while sustaining no damage.
Just before the fleet turned to return to Highrock, a fleet of twenty-eight Ukra-Tal ships came through the wormhole from Yukra, but their destination was unknown at the time. Reed pulled the fleet back toward Highrock, but they would not be able to make it back before the month was out. The Ukra-Tal would not be able to make it to Highrock before then, either.

2413.5

The Ukra-Tal fleet was on an intercept course for Task Force One. Fleet Admiral Reed knew that the task force could not destroy them in a stand up fight, and so was forced to pull it back to Highrock. This left a number of holes in the Remorhaz front. A lone Hedmora covered the Fezzran-Lenoltris wormhole. There were ships waiting to come through, and Reed ordered them to form an ad hoc defense task force to cover Fezzran in case the Ukra-Tal headed in that direction. The senior commander in the system, Commodore Esteban Santos, formed Task Force 1.1 with all of the ships in the Fezzran system. He pulled his task force back to Cirius and would deal with any threats that came through the wormhole. His available forces consisted of one Javelin and one Rochester class light cruiser, the Prometheus light carrier, two Comet class ground attack ships, one minesweeper, and twelve system fighters. Scorpio put production effort into building more fighters to help make up for the lack of firepower in system. Cirius began producing defense bases. Two more cruisers, a Rochester and a Javelin were in system and headed for Cirius, but at least one month out.

In Iolo, things were quiet. A lone Hedmora was trying to run the Correlia gauntlet, but Hitcher pounced on it with Task Force 3, destroying it with no loss on the Remorhaz side.

[Atrocities]

A very nice read Sachmo.

[Shrapnel]

Good Chapter! Thanks so much for the map as well! It helps to but the story into perspective.

Great effort!

[The FryeR K]

Love the story so far just finished catching up...

Amen to the wardad...that why I'm switching to hard liquors

[sachmo]

Colonial Enterprises

A new planet was colonized in Xillantha, Sovrid. It was another dome colony, but the world was large, with ample space for resource storage and research centers.

The Ukra-Tal did something very strange in Iolo, colonizing Iolo VI at the beginning of the month but sending a single light cruiser to protect the new world. Hitcher dispatched Landover’s task force to destroy the colony and the enemy ship.

As she laid course for the enemy world, the light cruiser moved to intercept her force. Four sectors from Iolo VI, they met in combat. The ship was yet another unarmed colony ship, this time rigged to colonize gas worlds. Landover’s ships destroyed it and continued on to the enemy world.
Halfway to their objective, they received orders to return to Correlia. Landover was puzzled, but she obeyed. Soon after these orders were relayed, the 3rd Space Marine brigade was dispatched from Highrock and ordered to make best possible speed to Correlia.

Days after the space marine brigade left Highrock, an Ukra-Tal fleet appeared on the Remorhaz side of the Yukra-Lenoltris wormhole. Thirty-two ships crowded the long range scanners, including three huge new ships, designated by fleet intellgence as battlecruisers. Details of the ships were unknown, but spies had sent all of the information that they could gather about them. They knew that they were twice the size of light cruisers, and packed with weapons and armor. They were formidable foes on their own, but these were backed by a large force of cruisers and light carriers. Hitcher prepared his ships for a defensive operation, hoping that his fleet could salvage yet another victory from the overpowering Ukra-Tal forces.