Venghi Ascension

Very little is known about the Venghi. One day an alien vessel appeared, then an armada followed. Before the Terra Government could decide how to do first contact, three major civilian space stations were destroyed, and the few human military ships nearby wiped from existence. When the Terra Military arrived at the conflict, it was just in time to prevent the aliens from reaching the fourth space station. The humans seemed to be at a significant disadvantage, but fought bravely to stand their ground waiting for reinforcements. After the first 20 minutes of combat, against all human efforts the Venghi quickly broke through the formations and eliminated the capital ships leading the strike, forcing the humans to withdraw. The aliens’ behaviour in combat suggests they decided to end the conflict quickly, even if their forces had the upper hand. That was not a carefully executed plan, but a decision that happened during the battle. Immediately after, a communication reached all human channels demanding unconditional surrender, and assuring no more harm would fall under them if they would comply. Specialists have proposed many theories on Venghi motives and methods, but there are very few things they agree on:

* They are not physically similar to humans, as any ship they concede to a human allied is always altered to fit a cockpit designed for humans,
* They are seeking for something they believe to be in this Galaxy, as every account of interactions with them seems to relate with the collection of items or information,
* Their reverence in the scarce communications seem to suggest they are an extremely religious civilisation,
* They have no interest in humans, seeing them as any other less intelligent life form that they are willing to allow to exist as long as it’s not in the way of their quest and
* They are not from this galaxy.

Venghi operations are so distant from human society that many believe their lives have not changed since the occupation started, except for the extra taxes collected to support the aliens on their endeavour.

Disposition: No one has ever seen a Venghi, not even in the debris of the few ships they lost in the war or any combat since. No one ever heard their spoken word, or seen their writing in the Venghi language. The face of the Venghi is and has ever been their ships and stations. 7 The Venghi Ascension makes no distinctions between human factions, although they understand certain humans may be wiser in accepting them as their superiors and being willing to serve. Some are savage beasts that have no understanding of the grander things the universe holds. The servants are rewarded with trinkets and some of their credit units. They are kept happy and even appreciated at times, like a faithful dog. The feral humans are put down as they are of no good for anyone, but as any cornered animal, they are best avoided than going through the trouble of hunting and eliminating. The Venghi are well aware some of these feral humans formed packs, the Children of Terra, but they hope to deal with their business and be gone before having to eradicate the beasts.

Ship Design: The smaller Venghi ships are curiously designed to avoid drag, suggesting their natural habitat is in fact liquid. Only the larger vessels, which are not intended to descend into a planet’s atmosphere, do not fully conform to this standard design. Another indication they might live in a submarine society is the colours and illumination of the ships. Even the larger ones have green, blue and purple colours going to the Violet end of the spectrum, and often adorned with bright lights in the exterior design. Venghi ships don’t use as many weapons as the humans’ military ships. Still, the mounted ones seem to be capable of inflicting substantially more damage, with no noticeable drawback on heat. Another strange characteristic is that in smaller ships it is always possible to discern if they are piloted by a human or a Venghi, since for humans the original cockpit and life support is removed and substituted by an alteration made by the Venghi. It is believed that similar alterations are required in larger ships, but they are not so visible. The existing types of Venghi ships are a subject of speculation. Still, most agreed that they own: a significant number of combat ships (Interceptors, Fighters, Gunships, Destroyers, Carriers and Battleships) and cargo ships (Freighters). The Venghi count includes several Dreadnaughts and there are rumours of an even larger ship roaming through unpopulated areas of the galaxy.

#### Related Perks

* Indoctrinated
* Star Killer
* Traitor

#### Ships

* V1I-A
* V2F-A
* V3G-A
* V4G-A
* V5B-A
* V5C-A

#### Unique Equipment

* Venghi Light Armor
* Venghi Heavy Armor
* Venghi Shield Generator
* Venghi Heavy Shield Generator
* Venghi Reactor
* Venghi Large Reactor
* Venghi Light Blaster
* Venghi Heavy Blaster
* Venghi Missile Launcher