Great Deposition

## **Introduction**

The Great Deposition was a series of events, mostly coordinate attacks by the galaxy's rebels, that led to the fall of the Corpus Federation. The following is a general overview of these events. More detailed versions of these events will be played out in RPs, which will have the link posted below.

## **Acts**

It has been approximately 15 years since the rise of Corpus. In that time, Corpus has seized control of most of the known universe, in addition to several alternate realities.

### **Act 1: Corruption**

The experimental ADS (Autonomous Discovery Swarm) Omega-7 went rogue, following the detection of a strange radio signal. This caught the attention of Corpus's mainframe AI, GAIA, who dispatched several squadrons of NOVA operatives to shut down Omega-7. Unfortunately the situation quickly began to spiral out of control, necessitating the mobilization of 50% of the NOVA forces at the discretion of the Nexus Council. The situation was eventually resolved, but not before the elimination of half the participating NOVA operatives.

### **Act 2: Silencing**

While Corpus forces were attempting to contain Omega-7, the Tri-Empire Alliance supported by Stronghold agents launched surprise attacks on multiple Corpus installations. These targets housed trans-dimensional Ascension arrays, which Corpus used to communicate with their forces in alternate realities. All six Ascension installations were successfully destroyed, cutting off approximately a third of Corpus forces from being mobilized by the Nexus Council.

### **Act 3: Wraithslayer**

The corruption of Omega-7 and reallocation of Corpus manpower it caused provided a chance for Stronghold forces to infiltrate Darkspire Citadel, the high sanctum of magic for Corpus. Whilst holding off incoming Corpus reinforcements, Stronghold successfully created the Wraithslayer, a superweapon capable of draining Ghost's ethereal powers and returning him to mortal form as it was reverse-engineered from the spell that ascended him to godhood. The Earthen forces also killed Jak'Haleb Dred, Corpus' most power magician, in the process.

*Note: All three above acts are listed in the order that they started, but they all happen simultaneously, i.e., Corruption started before The Wraithslayer, but both happened at the same time, with The Wraithslayer ending just a little before Corruption was resolved.*

### **Act 4: The Grand Offensive**

With Corpus reeling from the events of Corruption, and out of contact with a substantial amount of it's forces due to The Silencing, the Tri-Empire Alliance and Stronghold saw it as an opportune time to assault *The Throne Eternal*, the Corpus flagship and residence of the Nexus council. Tri-Empire fleets opened with a frontal assault on the fleet, providing a distraction as Stronghold came up behind Corpus, and began boarding major ships. As the strike teams on the *Throne Eternal* fought their way to the council chamber, Corpus reinforcements arrived. Among these were several planets, shunted through hyperspace, and equipped with ground-to-space artillery emplacements, necessitating the deployment of Tri-Empire ground troops.

As Tri-Empire forces began to sustain heavier casualties, Stronghold forces were finally able to break into the Council chambers, which followed into an epic battle. This resulted in the deaths of 50% of the nexus council, including the Supreme Overlord (Ghost), all three Overlords (Captain Trojan, Vulture, and Killing Spree), and around a dozen more Underlords (not important enough to name). An additional 25% were taken captive, with the final 25% either escaping or not being present. The captured Underlords were able to convince the remaining Corpus forces to either surrender or flea.

All in all, the battle, though insuring massive casualties on the Tri-Empire/ Stronghold side, utterly crushed Corpus leadership and morale.

### ***Aftermath:***

The Corpus forces in alternate realities were eventually hunted down and destroyed, as were a majority of the Corpus forces in this reality. All remaining forces flocked to the banner of a mysterious Overlord Taegon...