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Xenos - Part 3
“Xenos. Did I mention we’re surrounded by the filthy lot?”
Executor Gapra Taras sighed.
“And we don’t know much about their strengths except for the Sibulans. It’s not pretty.”
She smiled weakly.
“Yet we will prevail. We are the Triech. We always do. So say we all, right?”
She nodded.
“My plans for the Bodranites will secure one border, I hope. But they are cozying up to the Urzoria.”
Taras frowned.
“Yes, I forgot. I have yet to tell you about them. Ghastly people, looks like floating brains. A nightmare to deal with. Resides to our galactic east.”
She sighed.
“They’re reportedly good warriors though. Most concerning. Expanding like crazy too. At some point they will need to be stopped.”
She pointed to the screen behind her.
“And the Reytenne Assembly, the last of our direct neighbors. Democrats, the crazy, ugly buggers. Nasty xenos, indeed. Otherwise occupied with some unknown entity far away. At least that means they won’t wage war with us, right?”
She yawned.
“I think our session today must be at an end. I will meet you here tomorrow to talk about the state of the Triech realm itself. A most pleasing topic, I assure you.”
Executor Gapra Taras sighed.
“And we don’t know much about their strengths except for the Sibulans. It’s not pretty.”
She smiled weakly.
“Yet we will prevail. We are the Triech. We always do. So say we all, right?”
She nodded.
“My plans for the Bodranites will secure one border, I hope. But they are cozying up to the Urzoria.”
Taras frowned.
“Yes, I forgot. I have yet to tell you about them. Ghastly people, looks like floating brains. A nightmare to deal with. Resides to our galactic east.”
She sighed.
“They’re reportedly good warriors though. Most concerning. Expanding like crazy too. At some point they will need to be stopped.”
She pointed to the screen behind her.
“And the Reytenne Assembly, the last of our direct neighbors. Democrats, the crazy, ugly buggers. Nasty xenos, indeed. Otherwise occupied with some unknown entity far away. At least that means they won’t wage war with us, right?”
She yawned.
“I think our session today must be at an end. I will meet you here tomorrow to talk about the state of the Triech realm itself. A most pleasing topic, I assure you.”
Warlike floating brains. Yup.
Many military leaders in think tanks are going to have long sleepless nights.
Many military leaders in think tanks are going to have long sleepless nights.
Are the Triech distant descendants (or distant ancestors!) of our friends on Battlestar Galactica?
Interesting though. The Triech is necrophage and their "base" species elf like though. So probably distant cousins, in that case.
Can't wait to learn about our protagonists.
We know about their opinions on others but not them.
We know about their opinions on others but not them.
Internal Triech business 2250
“No, enough of the filthy xenos!”
Executor Gapra Taras clenched her fist.
“Fifty years ago, we controlled one planet. One system. Did not know of the riches, the potential, or the dangers of the universe.”
She grinned.
“Today, fifty years on, we control nine planets and are 63 billion living Triech and 54 billion Akkano.”
A glint in her eye.
“The two first planets were inhabited. They were all made Triech by…persuasion. No one in the universe but they and us knew about us back then. It was…easier back then when it came to such…persuasion.”
A laughter.
“Don’t ask me their species names, I am afraid it was quickly forgotten. Oh, the benefits of ascending to Triech far outweights their importance.”
She nodded.
“As you can see over here, these are the planets currently under our control, Akkanar obviously being our home planet and most important of them all.”
She cocked her head.
“And our policies. Expansionist, naturally. Unrestricted warfare and oribital bombardment if need be, of course. We are the Triech. Obviously we want any planet we can inhabitate to be ours, and if and when we encounter a species living on a planet we cannot – and I am sure you know which I am talking about – specimens should and will be taken as needed.”
She waved her hand.
“The rest is over there, takes notes as you wish.”
She pointed.
“And these are our core values for our Empire; harmony within, adaptability in the face of challenge, and discovery of what lies beyond.”
She winked.
“Catchy words, don’t you agree?”
Executor Gapra Taras clenched her fist.
“Fifty years ago, we controlled one planet. One system. Did not know of the riches, the potential, or the dangers of the universe.”
She grinned.
“Today, fifty years on, we control nine planets and are 63 billion living Triech and 54 billion Akkano.”
A glint in her eye.
“The two first planets were inhabited. They were all made Triech by…persuasion. No one in the universe but they and us knew about us back then. It was…easier back then when it came to such…persuasion.”
A laughter.
“Don’t ask me their species names, I am afraid it was quickly forgotten. Oh, the benefits of ascending to Triech far outweights their importance.”
She nodded.
“As you can see over here, these are the planets currently under our control, Akkanar obviously being our home planet and most important of them all.”
She cocked her head.
“And our policies. Expansionist, naturally. Unrestricted warfare and oribital bombardment if need be, of course. We are the Triech. Obviously we want any planet we can inhabitate to be ours, and if and when we encounter a species living on a planet we cannot – and I am sure you know which I am talking about – specimens should and will be taken as needed.”
She waved her hand.
“The rest is over there, takes notes as you wish.”
She pointed.
“And these are our core values for our Empire; harmony within, adaptability in the face of challenge, and discovery of what lies beyond.”
She winked.
“Catchy words, don’t you agree?”
Seeing how big the Bodranite Sovereignty's name is in relation to their revealed space makes me nervous. This new fog of war system has me constantly thinking all other empires are icebergs.
Thanks! I’m far from a pro player, and I hadn’t played in a while, so I was unsire about my success at this point.
Right?? I enlarged my fleet a lot and went in blindly a bit later, with no intel to speak of. More of that soon.
Portal aliens, tech steal, colonization and war - oh my!
“Welcome back, I am glad to finally have some time to reflect again.”
Executor Gapra Taras grinned widely.
“So many exciting things have happened the last few years. Truly the Triech’s future is bright!”
A glint in her eye.
“More worlds colonized, and the Galactic Community founded only two years after our initial talk.”
She shrugged.
“Xeno scum has to be dealt with somehow, and peaceful is preferable at this moment in time. It works. For now.”
She smiled.
“But the discovery of the Portal…that was the highlight of this decade. In 2255, as you know, we discovered the Triech.”
She laughed.
“Yes, we discovered ourselves – in another dimension. I met myself, even. I lead them there too. It turns out the divergence point was the discovery of the hyperlanes. They didn’t, instead relying on warp drives.”
She frowned.
“And they deal with the Beasts. Horrible, horrible xeno beasts roaming the warp world, or whatever you would call it, invading the galaxy at large from them. It makes me think…”
She furrowed her brow.
“There are warp gates in this galaxy too. Few of them, and my scientists assure me these are different than the Portal Triech use. But it do make me shudder at night…”
A smirk.
“But the trade is good, and it seems the Warp Beasts can’t enter our dimension. I hope that will last. Meanwhile we’ve been busy breaking the encryption of the Sibulans, to…look at their tech capabilities. Most fruitful endavour I promise you.”
She laughed.
“But they are not our target for invasion. That, as I told you years ago, will be the unfortunate fate of the Bodranites. They’ve got an ally in the Empire of Urzoria, but…”
She held up a finger.
“We secured an ally too. An ally of convenience, of course, they are after all filthy xenos too. But they work for us for the moment. A most satisfying outcome.”
She looked at her clock.
“But now I will have to leave you, the war declaration is due in only an hour. We are Triech, we will win! But someone has to be there to lead. That, would be me.”
Executor Gapra Taras grinned widely.
“So many exciting things have happened the last few years. Truly the Triech’s future is bright!”
A glint in her eye.
“More worlds colonized, and the Galactic Community founded only two years after our initial talk.”
She shrugged.
“Xeno scum has to be dealt with somehow, and peaceful is preferable at this moment in time. It works. For now.”
She smiled.
“But the discovery of the Portal…that was the highlight of this decade. In 2255, as you know, we discovered the Triech.”
She laughed.
“Yes, we discovered ourselves – in another dimension. I met myself, even. I lead them there too. It turns out the divergence point was the discovery of the hyperlanes. They didn’t, instead relying on warp drives.”
She frowned.
“And they deal with the Beasts. Horrible, horrible xeno beasts roaming the warp world, or whatever you would call it, invading the galaxy at large from them. It makes me think…”
She furrowed her brow.
“There are warp gates in this galaxy too. Few of them, and my scientists assure me these are different than the Portal Triech use. But it do make me shudder at night…”
A smirk.
“But the trade is good, and it seems the Warp Beasts can’t enter our dimension. I hope that will last. Meanwhile we’ve been busy breaking the encryption of the Sibulans, to…look at their tech capabilities. Most fruitful endavour I promise you.”
She laughed.
“But they are not our target for invasion. That, as I told you years ago, will be the unfortunate fate of the Bodranites. They’ve got an ally in the Empire of Urzoria, but…”
She held up a finger.
“We secured an ally too. An ally of convenience, of course, they are after all filthy xenos too. But they work for us for the moment. A most satisfying outcome.”
She looked at her clock.
“But now I will have to leave you, the war declaration is due in only an hour. We are Triech, we will win! But someone has to be there to lead. That, would be me.”
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Even a xeno is useful two or three times a century, and battle-fodder is a job perfect for anyone except yourself. XD
I see plenty of readAARs, but fewer comments than I am used to. I cincerely hope the story is to everybody's satisfaction, even without comments. I see the views rise steadily at least. I very much look forward to the coming week by the way. I have an old i5 6600, 16 GB DDR3, AMD RX460 machine, which runs anything above small galaxies very slow. Last week we got a lucky break and got some extra cash in that my wife told me I could use a big part of to upgrade to a new PC (with her getting my old one). So this week or the next the postman will deliver a Ryzen 5 5600X, 32 GB DDR4, AMD RX 6700 machine. Can't wait to see how it runs Stellaris. This game already has slowed down considerably, so I hope the new machine will give me newfound speed and future AARs of huge galaxies.
I see the views rise steadily at least. I very much look forward to the coming week by the way. I have an old i5 6600, 16 GB DDR3, AMD RX460 machine, which runs anything above small galaxies very slow. Last week we got a lucky break and got some extra cash in that my wife told me I could use a big part of to upgrade to a new PC (with her getting my old one). So this week or the next the postman will deliver a Ryzen 5 5600X, 32 GB DDR4, AMD RX 6700 machine. Can't wait to see how it runs Stellaris. This game already has slowed down considerably, so I hope the new machine will give me newfound speed and future AARs of huge galaxies.
As someone who exclusively plays in densely populated huge Galaxies, I look forward to this.I have an old i5 6600, 16 GB DDR3, AMD RX460 machine, which runs anything above small galaxies very slow. Last week we got a lucky break and got some extra cash in that my wife told me I could use a big part of to upgrade to a new PC (with her getting my old one). So this week or the next the postman will deliver a Ryzen 5 5600X, 32 GB DDR4, AMD RX 6700 machine.
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These Triech look like a species we wouldn't want to encounter Earth... but this is fiction, so we can be okay with them.
The Triech look to be doing well.
They met themselves. That's honestly hilarious.
The Triech look to be doing well.
They met themselves. That's honestly hilarious.