Tribune Wars

The Tribune Wars were a series of conflicts between the members of the United Tribune and the Saegon Empire.
Really 8 concurrent wars declared by the Ritterbeak Republic, Hazel Empire, Kellopet Imperial Union, Dubel Ecological Theocracy, Killzoqe Empire, Aepox Remnants, Omote Traders Union, and Omote Federation on the Saegon Galactic Federal Republic, the wars were a major event for its section of the galaxy. When it first began, it was seen as a minor resistance against a much larger foe. By the end of year 3, it was felt by every sentient being in its respective combatants territories and those in its locality. Nearby factions expressed their support or opposition to the conflict. Some fortified their militaries for possible involvement. One nearby organization, a union of traders, abandoned their systems all together and moved on to become the Interstellar Traders Guild.
Lasting 3 years, 4 months, and 28 days, the Tribune Wars were the first major attempt at blocking the galactic conquest efforts the Saegon were known for. Although it would eventually end in failure, the resistance put up by such a small group of nations sparked hope for those in the path of the Saegons destruction. More than a decade later, this spark of rebellion would reforge into the Phantom Concordat.
== Battles ==
The Tribune Wars consisted of hundreds of battles. Some were insignificant to the point where no casualties were sustained on either side. Others ended in the deaths of millions and destruction of entire civilizations. Some of these battles were:
* Battle of Gregorsoh (First Major Battle)
* Battle of Opion-6
* Battle of Modxco
* Battle of Kruum
* Siege of Avberto
* Confrontation over Petchev
* Battle of Sopamis (Last Battle Of The War)
Other events in the war consisted of an attempted assassination of the Saegons High Senators, destruction of the Tribune spire, and rise of the Hazel's shadow rebellion.
== Ending ==
Eventually, after 3 years of intensive fighting and hundreds of engagements, the United Tribunes fortresses and homeworlds fell to the might and sheer numbers the Saegon had at their disposal. The Empire and its ancestors had focused millennia on the art of war, while even the Tribunes mightiest warriors only practiced war as a last necessity. The battle over Sopamis, the final bastion of hope for the "rebels" and their cause, felled the resistance movement. Those who didn't scatter before the fighting began died with their beliefs of a stronghold against the Saegon Empire and their conquest of the galaxy.
Out of all the Tribunes leaders, only Empress Opal and Chief Commodore Vaultsaac would survive the last days of their alliance. Emperor Dakien III of the Dubel Ecological Theocracy also survived, but he would die a week later from wounds sustained at the battle. Of those who did flee, most were able to live new lives further into the neutral territories of other nations and/or vacant systems, a decent size of space between them and the Saegon. Most military members went down fighting, only a handful of notable officers were never declared dead, rather going MIA, their fates unknown to both sides. Tribune space was readapted for the Saegon economy and industry, the infrastructure and designs of its former inhabitants mostly cleared by the Empire for its own designations. Only the Ritterbeak Republic's presidential palace would remain of the UT's notable structures, becoming the residence of General Avner Ryker, who would eventually rise to the seat of High Senator.
The Empress and Commodore would go on, mostly leaving their failure in the past to focus on their future lives and relationship. The Commodore would contact distant family, and purchase a farm with their help on a distant world far from former Tribune space. The Empress would relieve her last two guards of their duties and from then on became simply known as Miss Opal (though the Commodores title stuck). In time her guards became farmhands and lived in a cabin they built a little ways off from the fields. Opal and Vaultsaac at long last wed and had a daughter together. Life for them would remain relatively peaceful for about 16 years until they were contacted by former Hazel general Shanvis Du, eventually leading to the formation of the Phantom Concordat.