BACKGROUND REPORT SPECIES - THE ATLANTEANS

The Atlanteans are a scientifically advanced alien humanoid race, their homeworld is planet Atlantis, Atlantia system - in the Beta Quadrant, on the Orion Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. The Atlantean Empire presently controls over 1,000 star systems on the Orion Arm of the Galaxy.

AFTERMATH OF SECOND GALACTIC WAR (14 AD)

Following the events of the Second Galactic War (352 BC - 14 AD), on Earthdate 321, at 01:00 hours, the Velorum Alliance and the Orion Alliance sign the EarthZone Accords ending the Second Galactic War. The Treaty declared Earth as a protected planet - no in the interference technological development of the planet. It created the EarthZone, a protected zone of space - 300 light-year radius surrounding Earth, to be reserved for future Human colonization.

Ghost Space was declared restricted space - no colonization allowed, the planet Tartarus also known as Ghost to be a Forbidden Planet - no landing or contact permitted. To protect EarthZone, it created the Earth Security Organization (ESO) and Earth Space Command (ESC).

Under the terms of the EarthZone Accords:

The Velorum Alliance military forces - Velorum Empire, Velon Confederacy, Imperial Vampire Empire, Centauran Dominion, Lykaion Dominion, Scorpion Dominion, and Sagittar Dominion - were withdrawn from EarthZone.

The Orion Empire military forces were withdrawn from EarthZone.

Ambassadors representing the Atlantean Empire, Dhampir Empire and Mutant Continuum were appointed to the Security Council of the Earth Security Organization (ESO).

Military Commanders representing the Atlantean Empire, Dhampir Empire and Mutant Continuum were appointed to the Military Council of the Earth Space Command (ESC).

Atlantean Black Sentinel Forces and Intelligence Operatives were assigned to EarthZone to provide for the collective defense of its territories.

Earth Moonbase: Lunar City - under the control of the Atlantean Empire, and the Epsilon Eridani Station and Shipyards - under the control of the Orion Empire, are place under the command of Earth Security Organization (ESO).

The Earth Security Organization (ESO) and Earth Space Command (ESC) assumes responsibility for the defense of Earth and EarthZone. The ESC begins conducting military operations and security patrols of the EarthZone and Ghost Space. All heavy weapons are removed from Earth; direct interstellar trade with Earth is banned; travel to Earth is restricted and requires a visa from the ESO;

The EarthZone and Ghost Space now serve as a defacto buffer zone separating the Dhampir and Atlantean Empires from the Imperial Vampire Empire and Velorum Empire. Earth Space Command (ESC) begins the expansion of the Theseus line - a series of former Orion Alliance Space Stations on the old Earth Space border, now under command of the ESO.

THE PAX ORION (14 AD - PRESENT)

With the creation of the ESO, two thousand years of peace comes to the Galaxy, the worlds of the Orion Alliance prospered during this time known as the Pax Orion.

EarthZone

To keep the peace the Atlantean, Dhampir and Mutant Defense Forces join the Earth Security Organization (ESO) and Earth Space Command (ESC). Atlantean, Dhampir and Mutant Black Sentinels once again defend the line in the EarthZone, maintaining the peace and keeping Orion free.

Atlantean Empire

During this time of peace, the Atlantean Empire would prosper, expanding its Colony Worlds in the Beta Quadrant from 500 to 3,000 colonies. Interstellar trade between the Atlanteans, Dhampir and mutant colonies would grow from 1 trillion to 7 trillion credits. The Atlantean Navy would grow from a fleet of 500 to 1,500 starships, making it the third most powerful space navy fleet in the Orion Arm.

The Arcadian Civil War

But this time of peace would be threaten in 2016 by the events of the Arcadian Civil War, a war which could erupt into a new regional war between the Great Regional Powers - Atlantean Empire, Dhampir Empire, Sagittar Empire, Scorpion Empire, Centauran Union, Mutant Octants, and ESO/EarthZone, that would ignite a Third Galactic War.

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HOMEWORLD

Planet Atlantis - Atlantia system, Milky Way Galaxy

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TECHNOLOGY LEVEL

Level 7 - Technology

Level 7 - Space and Military Technology (Intergalactic Travel)

Level 7 - Computer Technology (Trans-Quantum computing)

Level 7 - Advanced medical technology (A.I. Ascension)

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GOVERNMENT

Type: Feudal Military Space Empire

Atlantean Empire

On April 25, 25 AD, on planet Atlantis - the homeworld of the Atlantean Empire, the Empire established the Atlantean High Council, the Atlantean High Court and Atlantean Galactic Defense Force. The Star Empire Act created the office of High Chancellor as head of government of the Atlantean Empire. The High Chancellor is head of the Council of Regents and leader of the Atlantean High Council.

The Act, established the planet Atlantis as the homeworld and Capital Planet of the Atleantean Empire. It further divided the Orion Empire into Three Regional Imperial Zones - Atlas, Avalon and Atlantis - each region is headed by a Governor-General (Regent), who is the elected leader of its Regional Imperial Council.

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SOCIETY

Atlantean society is based upon a feudal military system under the control of the Great Atlantean Imperial Houses and member world Representatives - which together compose the Atlantean High Council.

Imperial Service

Based on standard testing, Atlantean citizens are selected for the Imperial service at age 15. The Imperial service is divided into seven service classifications: Government, Corporate, Scientist, Construction, Space Resources, Security Service and Military.

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BIOLOGY

The Atlanteans resemble humans almost exactly, with the exception of growing blue eyes. They have an average lifespan: 2,000 - 3,000 years.

Pregnancy

Atlantean pregnancies normally last 6 months, but with mixed species, gestation can vary. Atlantean children experience rapid growth and development from childhood into adults - reaching adulthood in seven human years, an Adult Orion's height ranges from between 5 to 7 feet (1.5 to 2.1 m) tall.

Adult Aging Process

At full adulthood - 7 human years, the Atlantean aging process slows:

1 year for every 50 human years, for military enhanced Black Sentinel Atlantean giving an average lifespan of (3,000 years).

Power and Abilities

Superhuman - strength, endurance, and speed, with enhanced eye sight and hearing, female are born with telepathic abilities.

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ORGINS OF ATLANTEAN

The Earth Colony of Atlantis

The Atlantean Empire. In 9600 BC, the Orions found the Earth Colony of Atlantis. In 9599 BC, interspecies relationships between the Orions and Humans produce the Atlantean race.

The First Battle of Earth (9573 BC). On Earth Date: 37-116, at 18:30 hours Earth Time, an Orion remote sensor satellite in Earth Sector Defense Area 8 - located 6.6 light-years from Earth, detected 15 unidentified warships entering the sector from the Vela constellation - traveling in FTL, on an Earth vector. The Battle for Earth would rage for 5 days and nights, on Earthdate: 37-121, at 13:09 hours, the Colony of Atlantis was destroyed. The Orions were attack by the Velorum - a technologically advanced militaristic alien race of blue-skinned humanoid, genetically engineered, super soldiers - their empire lies 815 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Vela.

The First Earth Wars (9573 - 9561 BC)

Following the destruction of the Orion Colony of Atlantis in 9573 BC, the Velorum forces would occupy Earth and Mars, the Orions forces based on Earth Moonbase: Lunar-City - cut off and surrounded, they refused to surrender. The Velorum Siege of Moonbase: Lunar City begins. Despite being heavily outnumbered by Velorum starfighters, Orion starfighters maintained air superiority around Lunar City. Orion Raven scout ships ran the Velorum Sol System blockade, to keep supple lines open with Orion forces at Epsilon Eridani Station.

Meanwhile on Earth, using Orion portal system, Orion and Atlantean special forces would wage a guerilla war against the Velorum forces on Earth. After 12 years of war, an Orion Black Sentinel Naval Force from Epsilon Eridani would break the blockade of Sol System and the siege of Earth Moonbase: Lunar City defeating the Velorum.

Creation of the Atlantean Defense Forces

In 9525 BC, Aedan Troy, the Atlantean son of Orion Black Sentinel Commander Cian Troy, becomes the first supreme Commander of the Atlantean Defense Forces (ADF), with their headquarter based Earth Moonbase: Lunar City.

The First Velorum-Orion War (9500 - 9480 BC)

Sixty-one years following the events of the First Earth Wars (9573 - 9561 BC), war erupts once again. The First Velorum-Orion War, was a regional interstellar war fought between the Orion Empire and their Atlanteans allies against the Velorum Empire and their Vampire and Dhampir allies. The war would end in 9561 BC, with the Velorum Empire controlling all of Sol system, except for Earth Moonbase: Lunar-City, which remained in control of Orion Empire forces.

The Treaty of Orion (9400 BC)

The Treaty of Orion signed in 9400 BC by the Velorum and Orion Empires would defined the colonial demarcation lines between the Empires in the Orion Arm of the Galaxy, effectively dividing the Orion Arm into two regions of exploration - North Orion (the Orions) and the South Orion (the Velorum), where each had the exclusive rights to claim newly discovered star systems. Using the Earth galactic coordinates as the basis of the demarcation line. No new Velorum colonies could be established above the declination minus 30 degrees - the Colonial Demarcation Line dividing the Orion Arm into North Orion and South Orion. Both Empires were allowed to keep all existing outposts and colonies in each others territories.

Creation of the Dominion of Atlantis

In 9073 BC, the Orion Empire ceded Earth Moonbase: Lunar-City and the OSI Black World Planets: Atlantis and Atlas, along with the habitable moon Avalon to the Atlanteans forming the autonomous Dominion of Atlantis.

Creation of the Atlantean Empire

In 7073 BC, the Orions declared the Dominion of Atlantis a sovereign empire and first ally of Orion under the leadership of Chancellor Aedan Troy. From 6487-6458 BC, the Vampire Empire and Atlantean Empire fought a series of wars on Earth between the First Vampire Faction (First Ones) and the Rebel Alliance - Atlantean, Dhampir and Capisian Rebel forces, supported and equipped by Atlantean Intelligence Operatives based on Moonbase: Lunar City.

The Orion Alliance

In 3504 BC, Atlantean Empire became a founding member of the Orion Alliance - fighting the Second Mutant Rebellion (2070 -1530 BC), First Galactic War (1530 - 1322 BC) and Second Galactic War (352 BC - 14 AD).

In 14 AD, the Atlantean Empire joined the Earth Security Organization (the ESO).

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