We had all heard the stories, of course. But as the decades passed the stories became less history and more myth. Kishara was a high priestess of Set, whose beauty was rivaled only by her cold-hearted cruelty. In addition to her priests, acolytes, and...
Debinani Rahl half-fell out of the bunk of the Vanguard Warden, ran a hand through his hair, and answered the chirping of his MobiGlass. An older man in a UEE naval admiral’s uniform filled the screen, sitting in a well-appointed office with the afternoon...
Captain Michael Pierce, UEEM, stepped into the well-appointed New Babbage hangar and blinked in surprise at the wreck of the RSI Constellation resting on the deck before him. It had definitely been a Phoenix before getting shot full of holes and what was left of...
microTech SAR had received a distress signal from a ship more than 200mkm north of Stanton’s elliptic, and they were willing to pay a lot to find out what anyone would be up to way the hell out there. The Kalipso had the rescue facilities and could get me there and...
New United NewsOrg 15 November, 2950 We’re continuing to learn more about the battle that erupted between two private military companies over Tyrol II last month. Our sources have confirmed that Cirrus Expeditions, a small xenoarchaeology subsidiary of ArcCorp,...
In March of 2544, elements of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion of the 1st UPE Army Special Forces Group under the command of Captain Kironius Mengst, successfully ran the Tevarin blockade of the Idris system and dropped onto Idris IV. Their mission, Operation...
The cold desert night air threatened to send chills down Tholden's spine as he lay against the sand, staring up at the stars. Ten years ago this day he left home for greater adventures. He remembered that day like it was yesterday... “You're...
[b]Chapter 5 - Asryn[/b] The aged man moved deftly among the supply crates quickly stacking up along the quay as they were removed from the ship. As the Old Tarantia dock workers moved the waiting supplies to horse-drawn carts, Hanibus marked the various crates'...
"Ugh...this stench is unbearable, how do you even stand it, Fulna" groaned Ictan, one of the Lord Victas most trusted accountants and personal assistants. He was a mild mannered looking person,that is to say, someone who carried himself like a...