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====== Progress Level 7 ======


As this Progress Level opens, two key events herald humanity’s climb to the stars.  First, the [[Mass Reactor|mass reactor]] [[Timeline|is invented]], giving humanity a virtually limitless, easily miniaturized power source.  And second, the [[Fraal (Species)|fraal]], long living in secret and watching the earth, note humanity’s advancements and first steps into the stars.  With First Contact in [[Timeline|2124]], the fraal open official contact with the human race and begin sharing technology. While the fraal are boggled by earth’s mass reactors, having never mastered [[Dark Matter|dark matter]], fraal [[Gravity Induction Technology|gravity induction technology]] plants the seed that will catapult humanity and its fraal allies into the stars. The union of the two species’ most advanced technologies– dark matter physics and gravitic technology– gives birth to the only known means of traveling faster than light: the [[stardrive]].

With the use of the stardrive, world powers begin to explore, divide, and colonize the local and distant star systems.

Projectile firearms are in their last days, as crude energy weapons become available. Powered armor becomes available to warriors of this age. Personal (melee) weapons enjoy a resurgence, due in large part to a shift in military tactics– armed conflict between individuals seldom occurs on an army scale, but more frequently involves engagements of small units in conditions where ranged weapons are not nearly as effective.

Computer and mass transceiver technology link every society, settlement, and outpost of a star systems in a single information grid, creating an unparalleled and expedient exchange of knowledge and data for business, entertainment, and research. With the addition of the [[drivesat|drivesat relay]], the [[Grid]] as we know it is born, linking not just planets, but distant star systems.

It is during this age of exploration and upheaval that humanity fragments into many [[stellar nations]] and encounters both the other starfaring races (the [[Mechalus (Species)|mechalus]] and the [[T’sa (Species)|t’sa]]) and the less advanced [[Weren (Species)|weren]] and [[Sesheyan (Species)|sesheyans]].

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