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Invasive Species
HUMANITY'S SALVATION HAD BECOME ITS GRAVEYARD
Whether intentionally, by accident, or through some form of horrific sabotage, the outcome remains the same. The first ever planet besides Earth discovered to harbour life, some potentially even intelligent, was completely sterilised.
IT HAS BEEN 2 MILLENNIA SINCE THE IKAROS COLONIAL FLOTILLA BROUGHT TERROR TO HESPERA 4B
After ecosystems collapsed, the colonists were forced to abandon their technology for reasons still lost to time. Humanity regressed and dispersed across the now barren edifice of the planet. The lines between terran and native life blurred into strange new forms, which gradually carved out a tentative new natural order.
It is now the year 57 of the Communal Era, and unfortunately the past century of rapid rediscovery and scientific advancement has coincided with a renewed resurgence of old destructive habits. But while many seek to exploit and squander the fragile surviving environment, there are also those who strive to learn from our mistakes and build a brighter future both for this disfigured planet and humanity.