Unbidden Emergency

### Noteworthy Battles:

Rupture of Enuis, 2nd. Battle of New Sol, 2nd. Battle of Mezaka, Battle of Syr, Battle of Vanniko

## Estimated Casualties

### Defender Losses:

Estimated 1.650 Warships lost, Billions of Ground Forces killed

### Civilian Losses:

58 Planets depopulated, estimated over 600 Billion lost

Known to some as the *Unbidden Invasion* or the *Extradimensional Scourge*, the **Unbidden Emergency** is perhaps the most crucial war ever fought in the Galactic Cluster, for the outcome left drastic consequences to it and its inhabitants. The conflict embroiled all corners of the galaxy to some extent, affecting nations and societies, sometimes to the point of extinction. It is due to this outreach of hostilities that the Unbidden Emergency is also the one involving the most number of warships, as well as the highest number of deaths as a result of its occurrence, leading to the extinction of upwards of 500 Billion sentient individuals throughout the entire galaxy. The destruction left by this war can be seen to this day in some cases, as once populated planets are left with nothing but desolation wherever the Unbidden went.

It is hard to verify what is true about the emergency when analysing all fronts of the conflict. What is known, however, is that the Unbidden Swarm first appeared in Dyss space, in 2311, within the Enuis System of the North, triggering a series of battles and events which left the Dyss Ravagers completely unable to contain the flood of extradimensional invaders. Later on, around 2313, a second portal opened in the Commonwealth system of Kazoo, exposing the threat to the Galactic East and sparking a new chapter for the war; One of rallying, when the Commonwealth began its efforts to unify the galaxy under its banner against the Unbidden. Finally, it was with the appearance of a third portal, at the northern desolate system of Vanniko that the emergency escalated onto a new precedent. The war involved all galactic nations, but also included three separate Unbidden factions, which fought amongst themselves to establish control over the cluster. One of them - The so-called '*Green Unbidden*' - was ruled by the Unbidden King, who sought to invade the systems in an effort to save his people from the Shroud, oblivious to the fact that the galaxy had been created as a trap by the Enlightened, the precursors of the universe. It was under this context which the war intensified, and the death of billions became a regularity for decades.

Under pressure from multiple sides, some nations prevailed and began pushing back the Unbidden, who themselves had been weakened by their own infighting. After battles all throughout their territories, the Dyss had been decimated, but they bought enough time for other nations to prepare and strike true once an opportunity became favourable. The Eternal Empire, although focused on victory over the Commonwealth during the Ancestral War, still managed to keep the extradimensional threat at bay for long enough. As for the Commonwealth, the nation adapted to the invasion and assessed the threat as critical; After the 2nd. Battle of Mezaka and the engagements surrounding the Kazoo System, it had learned how to counter the scourge. Only after the gruesome Vanniko Campaign did the conflict become contained, and eventually defeated at last. In 2336, the war came to a close, with the Battle of Vanniko and the subsequent destruction of the Unbidden gateway at the system marking the end of the emergency and a return to a pyrrhic normality.

Overall, the Unbidden Emergency was a determining factor for the outlook of the galaxy seen today. It unified nations and brought a sense of danger from a new angle, causing the destruction of several long lasting empires which, up to that point, were still prominent and powerful in their own rights. It cemented the dominance of the Commonwealth over the Eastern portion of the cluster, and in the West, it decimated one of the Eternal Empire's greatest rivals, opening way for a colonisation effort never seen before in the galaxy. It was the deciding event of the Troubles, paving way to new conflicts and cementing the context for the Galactic Cold War seen today.