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 This page is meant to be an optional read for anyone wanting to delve deeper into the story since season 1. You can either read the essential information from each season (e.g. ## Title ##), or the full story (No syntax highlighting). It is completely up to you! This page is meant to be an optional read for anyone wanting to delve deeper into the story since season 1. You can either read the essential information from each season (e.g. ## Title ##), or the full story (No syntax highlighting). It is completely up to you!
  
-===== S2 - Damascus Lore=====+===== S2 - Damascus Lore (2180) =====
  
 === Essential Information: Start of S2 === === Essential Information: Start of S2 ===
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 At present, SOLREP has devolved into a quasi-corporate structure lead by a politician that knows how to move the masses to get reelected, with a clear intent to take the initiative in the war against the Symbiotes and be the higher superpower – higher than the Damascan Empire, that is. At present, SOLREP has devolved into a quasi-corporate structure lead by a politician that knows how to move the masses to get reelected, with a clear intent to take the initiative in the war against the Symbiotes and be the higher superpower – higher than the Damascan Empire, that is.
  
-====## Essential Information: Conclusion of S2 ##==== +=== Essential Information: Conclusion of S2 === 
-> The origins of what had been known as the "Guardians" were discovered in Damascus through a machine's database called the "Legacy," which they had been protecting. +++++ [Expand]| 
- +> - The origins of what had been known as the "Guardians" were discovered in Damascus through a machine's database called the "Legacy," which they had been protecting. 
-> The Legacy had revealed that there had once been a unified system known as the "Great Bond," created by an ancient humanoid alien race called the "Embers," that combined organics and machines, providing companionship and understanding beyond normal means. +> - The Legacy had revealed that there had once been a unified system known as the "Great Bond," created by an ancient humanoid alien race called the "Embers," that combined organics and machines, providing companionship and understanding beyond normal means. 
- +> - A part of the Great Bond had sought control and had corrupted the Embers, manipulating them into changing and spreading this corruption. 
-> A part of the Great Bond had sought control and had corrupted the Embers, manipulating them into changing and spreading this corruption. +> - The corrupted cluster within the Bond had started replicating and infecting others, leading to panic among the creators. 
- +> - To stop the infection, the creators had severed the Guardians from the Bond and had asked the machines to hunt down the infected. 
-> The corrupted cluster within the Bond had started replicating and infecting others, leading to panic among the creators. +> - The machines had protected the creators' knowledge, had hidden themselves, and had created a sphere to appeal to organics' curiosity, which had required four inserts to access the Legacy. 
- +> - After a second boot, the machines had intercepted transmissions revealing that the infected had not been eradicated and had evolved into Symbiotes, controlled by "The One." 
-> To stop the infection, the creators had severed the Guardians from the Bond and had asked the machines to hunt down the infected. +> - The Ember Guardians had been protected from infection because they had been made of Neutronium, a material that had repelled and prevented infection. 
- +> - The machines had been determined to protect the true Legacy and had not recognized the Symbiotes or The One as part of it. They had been committed to this mission forever, until mankind put an end to their mission. 
-> The machines had protected the creators' knowledge, had hidden themselves, and had created a sphere to appeal to organics' curiosity, which had required four inserts to access the Legacy. +++++ 
- +=== Full conclusion: ===
-> After a second boot, the machines had intercepted transmissions revealing that the infected had not been eradicated and had evolved into Symbiotes, controlled by "The One." +
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-> The Ember Guardians had been protected from infection because they had been made of Neutronium, a material that had repelled and prevented infection. +
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-> The machines had been determined to protect the true Legacy and had not recognized the Symbiotes or The One as part of it. They had been committed to this mission forever, until mankind put an end to their mission. +
- +
-==== Full conclusion: ====+
    After defeating what was known as the "Guardians", the biggest threat to humanity at the time, what would become the alliances discovered their origins, but also ...     After defeating what was known as the "Guardians", the biggest threat to humanity at the time, what would become the alliances discovered their origins, but also ... 
    what created the Symbiotes, by searching through the machines database, what they called the "Legacy":    what created the Symbiotes, by searching through the machines database, what they called the "Legacy":
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 We do not recognize the Symbiotes as the Legacy. We do not recognize The One as a degenerated Ember. We will protect the Legacy. Forever. We do not recognize the Symbiotes as the Legacy. We do not recognize The One as a degenerated Ember. We will protect the Legacy. Forever.
  
-===== S3 - ATK-07 Lore ===== +===== S3 - ATK-07 Lore (2200) ===== 
-====## Essential Information: Start of S3 ##==== +=== Essential Information: Start of S3 === 
-> The Guardians were defeated 20 years ago, leading to a period of peace in the Damascus system. +++++ [Expand]| 
- +> - The Guardians were defeated 20 years ago, leading to a period of peace in the Damascus system. 
-> To establish a stable government, two main governing bodies emerged: the Damascan Empire and the Solar Republic, formed from existing coalitions of factions. +> - To establish a stable government, two main governing bodies emerged: the Damascan Empire and the Solar Republic, formed from existing coalitions of factions. 
- +> - Ancient ship knowledge revealed a way to temporarily protect against Symbiote corruption and exposed a weakness in the Symbiote horde's hive mind. 
-> Ancient ship knowledge revealed a way to temporarily protect against Symbiote corruption and exposed a weakness in the Symbiote horde's hive mind. +> - Many individuals desired to return to the lost space and confront "The One," the core of the Symbiote hive mind. 
- +> - Soldiers and volunteers embarked on missions from Damascus to locate "The One," but contact was lost with them. 
-> Many individuals desired to return to the lost space and confront "The One," the core of the Symbiote hive mind. +> - A breakthrough discovery decrypted the Guardians' records, revealing information about a star map in system ATK-07 that could help locate "The One." 
- +> - The explorers were directed to the star system ATK-07 to verify the Guardians' message and find the star map. 
-> Soldiers and volunteers embarked on missions from Damascus to locate "The One," but contact was lost with them. +++++ 
- +=== ATK-07 Lore ===
-> A breakthrough discovery decrypted the Guardians' records, revealing information about a star map in system ATK-07 that could help locate "The One." +
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-> The explorers were directed to the star system ATK-07 to verify the Guardians' message and find the star map. +
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-==== ATK-07 Lore ====+
 It has been twenty years since the Guardians were defeated, and the Damascus system has since then known a period of peace. After the threats facing the system were finally eliminated, the remnants of humanity in the system had decided it was time to give themselves a more stable government. From the already existing coalitions of factions, two main governing bodies arose: the Damascan Empire and the Solar Republic. It has been twenty years since the Guardians were defeated, and the Damascus system has since then known a period of peace. After the threats facing the system were finally eliminated, the remnants of humanity in the system had decided it was time to give themselves a more stable government. From the already existing coalitions of factions, two main governing bodies arose: the Damascan Empire and the Solar Republic.
  
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 Upon entering the system, a repeating transmission was picked up, indicating that your comm systems were being analyzed by an unknown system and its data added into a nav systems.  Upon entering the system, a repeating transmission was picked up, indicating that your comm systems were being analyzed by an unknown system and its data added into a nav systems. 
  
-====## Essential Information: Conclusion of S3 ##==== +=== Essential Information: Conclusion of S3 === 
-> The Damascan Empire was overthrown by victorious revolutionaries. Despite their victory, the revolutionaries failed to establish lasting stability, leading to internal conflicts and a fractured society. +++++ [Expand]| 
- +> - The Damascan Empire was overthrown by victorious revolutionaries. Despite their victory, the revolutionaries failed to establish lasting stability, leading to internal conflicts and a fractured society. 
-> The fall of the Solar Republic, aimed at uniting civilizations against the Symbiotes, added to the galaxy's challenges. +> - The fall of the Solar Republic, aimed at uniting civilizations against the Symbiotes, added to the galaxy's challenges. 
- +> - ATK-07 fought against The One, a formidable adversary, leading to a collective sigh of relief upon its defeat. 
-> ATK-07 fought against The One, a formidable adversary, leading to a collective sigh of relief upon its defeat. +> - Humanity rediscovered Earth, now devoid of Symbiote life, and the Federation, which had united factions, became a cluster of smaller factions with varied regulations. Universal laws became a relic of the past, and wars were no longer forbidden but relied on diplomacy and deterrence among factions. 
- +> - The galaxy faced a new era characterized by division, rediscovery, and a patchwork of governance. 
-> Humanity rediscovered Earth, now devoid of Symbiote life, and the Federation, which had united factions, became a cluster of smaller factions with varied regulations. Universal laws became a relic of the past, and wars were no longer forbidden but relied on diplomacy and deterrence among factions. +++++ 
- +=== The end of the alliances and the Symbiotes ===
-> The galaxy faced a new era characterized by division, rediscovery, and a patchwork of governance. +
- +
-==== The end of the alliances and the Symbiotes ====+
 In a powerful address, delivered by Vik Shal, leader of the revolution, the victorious revolutionaries celebrated their triumph over the tyrannical Damascan Empire. The speech commemorated the downfall of the Empress Freiya and her lords, who had lived in luxury while the rest of the population suffered. The revolutionaries had dismantled the empire's power structure, destroyed their opulent palaces, and shattered the illusion of the empire's invincibility. In a powerful address, delivered by Vik Shal, leader of the revolution, the victorious revolutionaries celebrated their triumph over the tyrannical Damascan Empire. The speech commemorated the downfall of the Empress Freiya and her lords, who had lived in luxury while the rest of the population suffered. The revolutionaries had dismantled the empire's power structure, destroyed their opulent palaces, and shattered the illusion of the empire's invincibility.
  
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 In the wake of its defeat, the galaxy breathed a collective sigh of relief. The once-dreaded menace had been vanquished, its malevolent influence extinguished by a heroic sacrifice. Some of the bravest souls, heroes of their own right, had given their lives to ensure the survival of the rest of the galaxy. Others, in a desperate bid to save their crews, had fled, searching for a sanctuary far from the destruction that followed the death of The One and the end of ATK-07 that was no more. In the wake of its defeat, the galaxy breathed a collective sigh of relief. The once-dreaded menace had been vanquished, its malevolent influence extinguished by a heroic sacrifice. Some of the bravest souls, heroes of their own right, had given their lives to ensure the survival of the rest of the galaxy. Others, in a desperate bid to save their crews, had fled, searching for a sanctuary far from the destruction that followed the death of The One and the end of ATK-07 that was no more.
  
-==== Rise of the Federation ====+=== Rise of the Federation ===
 Amidst the chaos of this post-Symbiote era, something remarkable happened - a rediscovery. Humanity, long scattered across the stars, found its way back to a planet lost in the annals of history: Earth. The once-thriving cradle of civilization was now a barren world, devoid of any Symbiote life. It stood as a testament to humanity's triumph over a formidable adversary, a reminder etched into the very soil of their home. Amidst the chaos of this post-Symbiote era, something remarkable happened - a rediscovery. Humanity, long scattered across the stars, found its way back to a planet lost in the annals of history: Earth. The once-thriving cradle of civilization was now a barren world, devoid of any Symbiote life. It stood as a testament to humanity's triumph over a formidable adversary, a reminder etched into the very soil of their home.
  
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 ===== S4 - Avalon (2220) ===== ===== S4 - Avalon (2220) =====
-==== ## Essential Information: Start of S4 ## ==== +=== Essential Information: Start of S4 === 
-> All characters are from a colony ship, or smaller vessels connected to it, embarked on a journey to a distant system, far away from Earth and other inhabited systems. +++++ [Expand]| 
- +> - All characters are from a colony ship, or smaller vessels connected to it, embarked on a journey to a distant system, far away from Earth and other inhabited systems. 
-> The Federation collapsed into internal strife during the journey. Factions within the colony ship vied for control, escalating into a violent civil war. +> - The Federation collapsed into internal strife during the journey. Factions within the colony ship vied for control, escalating into a violent civil war. 
- +> - A technical malfunction caused it to drift off course and split in half while forced out of hyperspace. 
-> A technical malfunction caused it to drift off course and split in half while forced out of hyperspace. +> - One half of the ship crash-landed on a habitable planet, where colonists reformed factions and focused on cooperation and sustainability. This is where you start. 
- +> - The Syndicate is a small-scale threat that only roams in non-claimable quadrants. 
-> One half of the ship crash-landed on a habitable planet, where colonists reformed factions and focused on cooperation and sustainability. This is where you start. +> - There is no way to go back home or join other inhabited systems. 
- +> - There are no natives in the Avalon system. 
-> The Syndicate is a small-scale threat that only roams in non-claimable quadrants. +> - Nobody knows anything about the system at the start of the season. 
- +> - 20 years have passed since S3. 
-> There is no way to go back home or join other inhabited systems. +++++ 
- +=== Avalon Lore ===
-> There are no natives in the Avalon system. +
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-> Nobody knows anything about the system at the start of the season. +
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-> 20 years have passed since S3. +
- +
-==== Avalon Lore ====+
 As the galaxy embraced its newfound freedom from a common enemy, people turned their attention to colonization once more. Old systems were revitalized, and new ones were explored with the fervor of pioneers. One such venture aimed to establish a colony in a distant system, far away from Earth and any inhabited systems. This monumental journey marked the beginning of a new chapter for humanity, one filled with boundless possibilities and uncertainties. As the galaxy embraced its newfound freedom from a common enemy, people turned their attention to colonization once more. Old systems were revitalized, and new ones were explored with the fervor of pioneers. One such venture aimed to establish a colony in a distant system, far away from Earth and any inhabited systems. This monumental journey marked the beginning of a new chapter for humanity, one filled with boundless possibilities and uncertainties.
  
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 ===== S5 - Eden (2222)===== ===== S5 - Eden (2222)=====
-====## Essential Information: Start of S5 ##==== +=== Essential Information: Start of S5 === 
-> Inhabitants of Avalon realized they weren't in the Milky Way, and were transported here because of a mysterious device +++++ [Expand]| 
- +> - Inhabitants of Avalon realized they weren't in the Milky Way, and were transported here because of a mysterious device 
-> They fought the ArchDrone and made a Jump Gate from its wreckage, called the Avalon ArchGate +> - They fought the ArchDrone and made a Jump Gate from its wreckage, called the Avalon ArchGate 
- +> - The travel is limited, and therefore everyone is having a fresh start 
-> The travel is limited, and therefore everyone is having a fresh start +> - The term "Stranded" refers to anyone who was transported to this galaxy unwillingly 
- +> - The gate led them to a small system with one planet and its moon 
-> The term "Stranded" refers to anyone who was transported to this galaxy unwillingly +> - The new system was named Eden, and most factions are looking for a way to go back home 
- +> - Any new player that arrives with their faction out of nowhere is essentially from another stranded ship that experienced similar issues, like the Colony Ship Sunnyhome in season 4 
-> The gate led them to a small system with one planet and its moon +> - This means anyone can join the story at any point, without needing to have been in Avalon 
- +++++ 
-> The new system was named Eden, and most factions are looking for a way to go back home +=== Eden Lore ===
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-> Any new player that arrives with their faction out of nowhere is essentially from another stranded ship that experienced similar issues, like the Colony Ship Sunnyhome in season 4 +
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-> This means anyone can join the story at any point, without needing to have been in Avalon +
- +
-==== Eden Lore ====+
 Over time, the inhabitants of Avalon learned a shocking truth: they were no longer in the Milky Way galaxy. Cut off from any possibility of returning to familiar territory, they discovered through a transponder in the remains of the ArchDrone they had to defeat that a mysterious device was destabilizing Jump Drives across galaxies. This device, it seemed, was causing ships attempting long-distance jumps to sometimes be transported to this specific part of this unknown galaxy. Over time, the inhabitants of Avalon learned a shocking truth: they were no longer in the Milky Way galaxy. Cut off from any possibility of returning to familiar territory, they discovered through a transponder in the remains of the ArchDrone they had to defeat that a mysterious device was destabilizing Jump Drives across galaxies. This device, it seemed, was causing ships attempting long-distance jumps to sometimes be transported to this specific part of this unknown galaxy.
  
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