Drengin AAR

This day, I feel justified pride in the Drengin people. Since the beginning of our race, the All has opened countless obstacles in the path of the Drengin. Our homeworld was a rocky wasteland, the domain of savage enemies. For aeons our own species was riven by internal conflict. Compared to the sub-species, with their lush worlds and lack of natural predators, an unwitting observer might consider us cursed. They would be wrong. Our homeworld was the crucible in which we shaped our Empire. From defeating our first enemies, we learned how to deal with all others. Sub-species fall in chaos, but all Drengin work together as part of the Kl’Oska’Rath – the Body of the Empire. Setback after setback threatened to swallow our rise – the inefficiency of the stargates, the stalemate for 4,000 years against the Arceans – but our rise continued unabated. Now, the All has favored us with the Terran Hyperdrive. Drengin, the galaxy awaits us. Let us reach out and take it.

    -     Address by Lord Kona to the Imperial Assembly

Datasphere file 146364.7078/2

Entered: 102321, 07.01.

Sender: Vilath Magwhar i’Vire, Lord Vire

Addressee: Lord Kona

As you required, the summary of our initial set of colony vessels.

Our vessels in the Nugent and Alshain systems have arrived and established a basic planetary infrastructure. Although morale remains high, the treasury has been severely stressed by the needs of construction. Lord Quoxath informs me that our current rate of expansion cannot be realistically sustained. We managed to offset early losses by exploiting an ore vein located on Nugent II, but the continual construction of new vessels has caused the diminishment of these profits as well.

In addition, we discovered several small marauder vessels at Alshain IV. They posed little threat, and the local administrator initially proposed capturing the crews (a mixture of several different sub-species) to add to the colony’s small number of slavelings. However, I’ve directed her to instead set up communications channels with them – the fact that they have managed to develop hyperdrive-equipped vessels shows an atypical amount of skill, which we could make use of.

Finally, our exploration team has at last proven the existence of the Kona Artifact. Its full purpose remains unclear, and our research team has experienced a high fatality rate attempting to understand the principles behind it. However, our investigation indicates that it appears to drain Aul from sentient beings and use it for what appears to be terraforming. There were a number of debates on how to best make use of the artifact, with Lord Korath recommending the mandatory self-sacrifice of colonists in order to fuel it. However, the consensus decision of the high command was that the benefits didn’t outweigh the cost of Drengin citizens. I have no doubt that individuals whose service to the Empire would be otherwise at an end will gladly volunteer themselves for its use.

These first few posts will be fairly short as I attempt to catch up with my current point in the game.

If anyone thinks the Drengin dialogue is a little stilted, don't fear my writing skills - it's intended to read that way. Psychologically, the Drengin have virtually no sense of empathy and fairly little imagination outside certain areas. Thus, most tend to speak in a pedantic, "Captain Obvious" fashion.

I am still having trouble figuring out how to post my screenshots in thumbnails so they don't take up half the post. Send me a PM if you know how; I'm using Photobucket, not Imageshack.

Vessel Commander’s Report, Flagship Vessel IDS It’In. Commander Kilros i’Vaxon speaking.

We have just made contact with a previously unknown sub-species.

They have identified themselves as the “Dark Yor”, apparently some sort of offshoot of the Yor that we have encountered in the past. The Dark Yor appear weaker than their original species, but are not altogether weak, having colonized several planets. My strategic analysis officer has prepared a more detailed threat assessment and will transmit it shortly.

Additionally, we have detected an unusual space-time distortion several parsecs away. We believe it to be a transversible wormhole. After discussion we have decided to enter it. However, analysis indicates the wormhole is only partially stable, and contact may be lost after entry. If necessary the crew will enter deep-stasis should we end up in an unknown sector.

Report ends here.

Official Conversation Recording

Lord Quoxath and Lord Kona

Quoxath: The situation appears to be growing serious. With contact lost with the flagship vessel IDS It’In, we are no longer able to acquire resources from anomalies. My clan’s economy is on the verge of collapse. I am deeply concerned.

Kona: I can tell. How serious, exactly, is the situation?

Quoxath: Clan Quoxath includes the majority of colonists on our new worlds. In order to keep immigrating to those worlds, we must keep morale high. Under Imperial Law no free Drengin can be forced to relocate against its will, and a colony composed mostly of slaves will not succeed. As the Torian Incident taught us –

Kona: I am aware of what the Torian Incident taught us, Lord Quoxath. However, your clan’s immigration difficulties are threatening the economy of the entire empire.

Quoxath: But I – what do we do?

Kona: I have taken the advice of the merchant clans, who recommended we halt all construction of space vessels for now. Our principal efforts will be establishing civilization on these new planets, and focusing our efforts on ending the crisis. It will not take long for Drengin ingenuity to develop a more stable economy.

Quoxath: As you say. I am hopeful this plan will succeed.

Datasphere file 140932.6567/2

Entered: 102321, 10.01.

Sender: Vilath Magwhar i’Vire, Lord Vire

Addressee: Lord Kona

I’ve just received information from the colonial governor of Dilworth III. An unknown vessel was detected entering the system during local night.

It attempted no communications and didn’t initiate any form of contact. A number of preliminary scans were attempted, but to no avail. The vessel’s hull apparently repels our sensors. However, one fact was noted: the hull composition appears to be organic.

In addition, during the vessel’s time in the system, a number of our more psychically gifted individuals reported feelings of unease and in some cases, sleeping difficulties. Other citizens who picked up on these disturbances reported a decidedly “nauseous” feeling to the ptaste. Overseers indicated that both sapient and non-sapient slavelings experienced similar reactions.

Thus far we’ve drawn no conclusions on what it was. However, the general feeling is clear: there may be far greater dangers out here then simply the sub-species we’ve met.

Hoorah-at last a credible AAR told from the Drengin perspective-good man

As usual Qrtxian this is written in your usual engaging and meticulous style-I will be following this one closely 

Note: Due to the fact that I am currently spending most of my time on TOA, I don't plan on resuming this game in the immediate future. While I will finish at some point, the AAR will be put on hold as soon as I finally put the posts up that lead to my current save point.

However, as the game for my Galactic Wars AAR was finished before I ever started it, I will resume and finish that sometime soon.

I like this! 

Wait a second, I didn't know you could get Dread Lords as AI? Nice though!!!

Brilliant start long may it continue...