Battle of Exorna Regalis

## History

In 2425, during an invasion of Roth Prime (Roth I), the Aventis Empire successfully forced an unconditional surrender of their long time enemy, the Rothian Union. This event essentially sent political shockwaves through the Black Eye Galaxy, with both the Foxune Federation and Black Eye Consortium condemning Celia MacLowan, *High-Empress* of the Aventis Empire as a tyrant bent on galactic domination.

However, pockets of resistance continued within the old Rothian Union, which had become part of Aventis space in 2425 after the signing of the *Treaty of Domi'nera.* Exorna Regalis, became the last free world of the Roth and remained that way until 2427, when the Aventis Empire launched an invasion of the planet to wipe out the last pockets of resistance on the planet, including arresting leading officials of *Pu'rik Industries* that had been secretly providing support to the rebels.

Meanwhile, Sky Marshal Leogryn Romeli, who had become extremely frustrated with The Shadow Commonwealth, the remnants of the old United Commonwealth of Planets which collapsed in December 2421, who refused to assist the Rothian people or take definitive action to stop Empress MacLowan.

Taking only one vessel and seeing it as his personal responsibility to bring Empress MacLowan to justice, as Leogryn had originally endorsed her claim to ascend to the Aventis throne in 2421 following the kindnap of former Emperor Ginwald I, who was captured by the Umojan Empire and murdered directly by Celia's hand following his return, Leogryn Romeli resigned the *Sky Marshal* position of the Shadow Commonwealth.

Arriving at Exorna Regalis, a day before the Aventis fleet were due to arrive, the U.S.S. Normandy (NCC-61944-A) joined with just one other Rothian Magnificent Class under rebel control.

Contacted directly by former Commonwealth officer, now Lord General Militant of the Black Eye Dominion, Sylveris Lunamonde who attempted to convince Leogryn to stand down and withdraw on the eve of the battle, both Leogryn and his crew refused and hatched a plan to buy the rebel transport vessels time to leave Exorna Regalis while the Normandy and the other Rothian vessel, named the *Enicles II*, protected them.

When the Aventis fleet arrived, *Empress MacLowan* contacted Romeli directly and tried to convince him to stand down, claiming that the Roth people would be safe in Aventis hands. Leogryn claimed that she had learned nothing from the months they had served together on the Normandy and she had become just another tyrant in the Black Eye Galaxy.

With regret, MacLowan ordered her ships to begin targeting the frieghters, who were covered as they ascended by the Normandy, causing both the Normandy and Enicles II to take heavy damage.

The Normandy was considered destroyed during this fight, bombarded by Aventis weapons fire but in retrospect, its sacrifice emboldened the fleeing rebel forces to petition the Shadow Commonwealth to settle on New Roth within the protective boarders of the Shadow Commonwealth who offered them sanctuary, despite Aventis protests.

## Notable Participants

#### **Aventis Empire**

* Aventis Bastion Class
* Aventis Burh Class
* Aventis Concentric Class