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| - The roots of the Vaygr War are very deep indeed, going back all the way to a time before the rise of modern civilization. According to the doctrines of many religions there was, in the time before the First Time, the reign of the gods, led by Sajuuk, He Whose Hand Shapes What Is. During this time Sajuuk forged the Three Hyperspace Cores whose capability went far beyond that accomplished by any race since. In time he scattered the Cores, leaving them for his chosen one, the Sajuuk-Khar, to gather and return to him.
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| - The roots of the Vaygr War are very deep indeed, going back all the way to a time before the rise of modern civilization. According to the doctrines of many religions there was, in the time before the First Time, the reign of the gods, led by Sajuuk, He Whose Hand Shapes What Is. During this time Sajuuk forged the Three Hyperspace Cores whose capability went far beyond that accomplished by any race since. In time he scattered the Cores, leaving them for his chosen one, the Sajuuk-Khar, to gather and return to him. Though these would seem to be little more than myth it has long been acknowledged that there was some truth in the story. During the First Time it is known that the Bentusi uncovered an artifact with the same qualities as those attributed to the Three, a hyperspace core with the ability to bring a ship over far greater distances far more quickly than any other core could. Known as a Far Jump core this was deemed by those who believed the myths to be the First Core and was quickly wired into the Bentusi flagship, known as Bentus. Many would envy the Bentusi’s power of Far Jump, which would be unchallenged for millennia and which would give them unparalleled power over all the other races. Eventually another of the Three was found however, by none other than the young Hiigaran Empire. Deemed the Second Core the Hiigarans kept their discovery a careful secret, plotting to use the Core against their enemies. Yet through their misuse of the Core the Hiigarans brought ruin upon themselves and were exiled from their homeworld. With them they took the Core, hiding it in the ruins of an ancient starship. It would be three millennia before they returned from exile, carrying the Core, unaware after thousands of years of forgotten history of the significance it held. With the Core they were able to retake their homeworld and establish themselves once again as a power in the Galaxy. The return of the Hiigarans was seen by many as a sign, a sign that the prophesized End Times were on the verge of occurring. Two Cores had been found believers reasoned, how long could it be before the Third Core was found? Even those unsure about the religious implications nodded in agreement after reading through newly discovered texts, supporting the existence of an ancient fallen empire that too had prophesized the End Times. What was perhaps most disturbing was the part of the prophecy that predicted that only the chosen people of Sajuuk, the Sajuuk-khar, would remain unchanged at the end. As scholars and theologians debated this the enemies of Hiigara rallied. The remnants of the Taiidan Empire whose fall had accompanied the rise of Hiigara bitterly plotted their revenge. Yet without their empire, now divided between the Taiidan Republic, Turanic Raiders, and Hiigara itself amongst others, these Imperialists could do little but scheme. Fortunately for them however they would find aid from a most unexpected ally. In the Vaygr Reaches the ancient Vaygr Crusades were now rallying for the first time under one leader, a man named Makaan. Calling himself and his race the Sajuuk-khar he proved a lethally adept strategist as well as a religious leader. Uniting together the forces of the Imperialists and the Vaygr he began his campaign through the heart of the galaxy, taking one world after another at a rate that sent a chill down the spines of Hiigara’s leaders for it could only mean one thing: he had found the prophesized Third Core. While the New Daiamid debated this sudden turn of events Makaan gathered his forces and expanded his empire and through conquest, threw chaos into the galaxy. He conquered most of the races of the Galactic Council, causing the ancient body to whither and die. He began to hunt the Bentusi themselves, for reasons unknown, until there was left but one of their ships: the Bentus itself with its Far Jump Core. Now in a panic Hiigara turned once again to Karan S'jet, the woman who had led them to Hiigara. Responding to their pleas for advice she said but one thing: another Mothership Fleet must be built with herself at its head. The Hiigarans must prepare for war, and do so quickly. Heeding her words the Hiigarans took the Second Core out of storage, bringing it to Tanis in the Great Wastelands where they began the construction of a new mothership: the Pride of Hiigara.
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