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| ===== History ===== | ===== History ===== | ||
| - | The story of the Delavan Region originated not long after the discovery of the[[weren_species|weren]] homeworld of [[kurg_planet|Kurg]] by the [[Orlamu Foundation]] in the year [[timeline|2248]], in the brief, chaotic and often lawless explosion of colonization just before the Treaty of Earth. A brilliant junior Business Development Manager within [[VoidCorp]], Thabo Montgomery 76248803 (in the Employee nomenclature of the time) saw an opportunity to establish a second contact on Kurg, in competition with Orlamu interests, by a lightning deal with the Kinavu Horde of Polar Weren. | + | The story of the Delavan Region originated not long after the discovery of the [[weren_species|weren]] homeworld of [[kurg_planet|Kurg]] by the [[orlamu theocracy|Orlamu Foundation]] in the year [[timeline|2248]], in the brief, chaotic and often lawless explosion of colonization just before the Treaty of Earth. A brilliant junior Business Development Manager within [[VoidCorp]], Thabo Montgomery 76248803 (in the Employee nomenclature of the time) saw an opportunity to establish a second contact on Kurg, in competition with Orlamu interests, by a lightning deal with the Kinavu Horde of Polar Weren. |
| This interesting experiment came to an end less than a weren year later in 2250, as the landmark Treaty reined in the infant stellar nations' adventurism and forced Voidcorp and the Orlamus to open negotiations to resolve their competing claims upon Kurg. The company attempted to forestall the issue by force, mobilising its Kinavu mercenaries in a continent-wide proxy war, but they met unexpectedly fierce resistance from a short-lived grand alliance of gunpowder-armed Civilised Weren, rival Hordes and covert offworld interference from the Orlamu side. After a bloody series of failed sieges on Kurg and diplomatic reverses on Earth, Voidcorp decided to cut its losses, transporting as many of the Kinavu as its transport fleet could carry into Free Space, leaving a bitter snarl of counter-attacks, broken alliances and betrayals among the weren on the ground. The memory of the Outland War plays no small part in the distaste of Polar Weren for offworlders and the loyalty of the Civilised Weren to the Orlamu cause to this day. | This interesting experiment came to an end less than a weren year later in 2250, as the landmark Treaty reined in the infant stellar nations' adventurism and forced Voidcorp and the Orlamus to open negotiations to resolve their competing claims upon Kurg. The company attempted to forestall the issue by force, mobilising its Kinavu mercenaries in a continent-wide proxy war, but they met unexpectedly fierce resistance from a short-lived grand alliance of gunpowder-armed Civilised Weren, rival Hordes and covert offworld interference from the Orlamu side. After a bloody series of failed sieges on Kurg and diplomatic reverses on Earth, Voidcorp decided to cut its losses, transporting as many of the Kinavu as its transport fleet could carry into Free Space, leaving a bitter snarl of counter-attacks, broken alliances and betrayals among the weren on the ground. The memory of the Outland War plays no small part in the distaste of Polar Weren for offworlders and the loyalty of the Civilised Weren to the Orlamu cause to this day. | ||
| - | The second Voidcorp Branch Manager for Alien Relations, DuBose Kelly 82117644, chose a newly discovered Class I planet for the heart of his new colony, naming it for a town in his home region of the American States. Delavan was not a particularly friendly planet for weren - an aged, highly evolved ecosphere with extensive areas of tropical seas, swamps and jungles. The advanced plant life shed several distinct yearly waves of irritating pollen, burrs and catkins that took root and grew into mosses, grasses and shrubs in the most unlikely places. Swarming insects of many orders liked to infest weren hair. The surroundings were made bearable by a heavy use of Voidcorp's defoliants and insecticides and an array of tools invented for personal grooming, such as sonic combs and wire rakes. The weren colonists prospered through intense corporate investment in preparation for service as Voidcorp security forces. | + | The second Voidcorp Branch Manager for Alien Relations, DuBose Kelly 82117644, chose a newly discovered Class I planet for the heart of his new colony, naming it for a town in his home region of the [[American States]]. Delavan was not a particularly friendly planet for weren - an aged, highly evolved ecosphere with extensive areas of tropical seas, swamps and jungles. The advanced plant life shed several distinct yearly waves of irritating pollen, burrs and catkins that took root and grew into mosses, grasses and shrubs in the most unlikely places. Swarming insects of many orders liked to infest weren hair. The surroundings were made bearable by a heavy use of Voidcorp's defoliants and insecticides and an array of tools invented for personal grooming, such as sonic combs and wire rakes. The weren colonists prospered through intense corporate investment in preparation for service as Voidcorp security forces. |
| The weren served with such distinction through GW I that Voidcorp came to rely on them heavily. Late in the war, at precisely the wrong time for the stellar nation, Raiaza J24177201, a weren who had risen to executive rank in the Security Division's Employee Satisfaction Office (analogous to a JAG office in Earth's historic militaries) caught the Board in an unaccustomed position of negotiating weakness. He succeeded in forcing a divestment of the Delavan weren contracts, under threat of industrial action from half of their ground forces. | The weren served with such distinction through GW I that Voidcorp came to rely on them heavily. Late in the war, at precisely the wrong time for the stellar nation, Raiaza J24177201, a weren who had risen to executive rank in the Security Division's Employee Satisfaction Office (analogous to a JAG office in Earth's historic militaries) caught the Board in an unaccustomed position of negotiating weakness. He succeeded in forcing a divestment of the Delavan weren contracts, under threat of industrial action from half of their ground forces. | ||
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| This electrochemical-charge squad support weapon is suspended from the wearer's shoulders by an alloy hoop, with servomotors in its mounts that enhance the user's movements so that it can swing on to each new target with only a light touch. Most models are pre-fitted with data NIJacks for uplink to a cybernetic gunsight. <del>The gyro-machinegun requires two actions to fit onto a user, one action to ready for firing, or one action to remove. While carrying a gyro-machinegun the user takes a +1 penalty to most other actions requiring physical movement, except Armour Operation checks (no penalty), STR-based skills apart from Armour Operation and Heavy Weapons-direct and all DEX-based skills (+2 penalty).</del> | This electrochemical-charge squad support weapon is suspended from the wearer's shoulders by an alloy hoop, with servomotors in its mounts that enhance the user's movements so that it can swing on to each new target with only a light touch. Most models are pre-fitted with data NIJacks for uplink to a cybernetic gunsight. <del>The gyro-machinegun requires two actions to fit onto a user, one action to ready for firing, or one action to remove. While carrying a gyro-machinegun the user takes a +1 penalty to most other actions requiring physical movement, except Armour Operation checks (no penalty), STR-based skills apart from Armour Operation and Heavy Weapons-direct and all DEX-based skills (+2 penalty).</del> | ||
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