History of the Galaxy, part 1-Story Thread

[spacefan]

2412.4
Protests and Praetorian Standoff

Already there are many ship lords who criticize my policies. They complain that no Research Lord can understand the Ship Lords' collective yearning for war. They complain that my peace treaties will lead to complete control by the Norak, whom a great many of our lords hate.

I've responded to as many of them as I could, explaining that any one of our old enemies, yet alone all of them together, could very well destroy us all. I am no war maker, and for that you might as well call me an alien in Fazrah. And yet I see so clearly the errors of my predecessors'. How can they expect to destroy the enemy with 4th tier ships?

I seek order in chaos, while my fellow lords seek chaos in order. In providing incentives for our ship lords to take up defensive positions, while seeking return for those ships in deep space, I have reduced the chaos of our empire. Yet I see no other choice. Just as I might have organized stellar phenomenom into categories, as Lord of Alpha Tau, now I organize ships and colonies in categories, in violation of all our histories.

We are at a pause with the Praetorians, as they have denied my peace agreement claiming we asked for war. I did no such thing, but I suspect the foul play of one of our ship lords, or of other empires. I have provided incentives for the ship lords resulting in a moderate force prepared to counterattack should the Praetorians fancy our worlds.

There is little to do, behind dealing with diplomacy, and angry lords. We are surrounded by allies and uneasy truce partners. We are mistrusted and not understood by all. Our only war is with the Amon'krie on the far side of the Sallegans, and none of our ships are suitable for reaching them.

Research continues, and our counter-intelligience programs, while still inadequate, are improving. No one has seen our latest Cruiser designs, which are improving through many Versions.

I will bring the Lords their freedom, whatever the cost. I will show them the virtues of peace, to every one of their warmonger heads. Or, we will all be destroyed, and the Fazrah will fall, known only as a bunch of worthless anarchists.

What they do not realize is that unless we stand together now, we will never be able to stand apart later.

[ 24 April 2002: Message edited by: spacefan ]