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*This part of the story comes from the Melnorme, and is the same as part 1, but more extensive and better thought out. It comes in 9 parts. For the U-Quan side of the story, go to part 1.*
"Please sell us historical information""Just over twenty-thousand years ago...when your ancestors were learning to chart the course of the moon and stars on animal horns...the Sentient Milieu spanned five hundred light years and included the membership of a hundred worlds. Like all other star travelers, they had discovered ruins and relics of a far more ancient culture...which your species calls the 'Precursors'. Explorers from many species spent their lives trying to piece together this ancient mystery...but of all races, the Ur-Quan were the most bold adventurers. Their scouts, flying single ships, penetrated far into uncharted space, and landed on a million worlds. On one such mission, a young Ur-Quan made planetfall on a small, life-bearing alien world...to identify some anomalous energy readings, occasionally a sign of Precursor installations. Instead the Ur-Quan found a small, hideous creature-- a Dnyarri. Before the scout was able to defend himself, the Dnyarri creature took control of the Dnyarri's mind...and commanded the scout to place the Dnyarri aboard the Ur-Quan's ship, along with hundreds of its evil brood. Then the Ur-Quan returned to the heart of the Milieu, landing on its capital planet. Within hours, every resident of the planet was a Dnyarri slave. Within a month, Dnyarri-compelled starships had spread the evil, psychic creatures across the entire Milieu. Your present balance is 450 Credits." -Part 1--Part 2- |