Akhnajinian Submission

## Part 1

You can see why it would be classified as such -even from orbit the planet’s beauty is absolutely breathtaking, like a crown jewel in the void. In contrast your trip here wasn’t as pleasant, the navigator justifying this by saying that the astronomican’s light was flickering, ever so slightly but noticeably becoming dimmer . This is worrying for so many reasons but you have to focus on the task at hand.

Your ship docks in a space station where you and your diplomatic teams will undergo quarantining and cleansing procedures so that no stowaway Atlantean lifeforms can escape into the planet (wise move) and afterwards a shuttle will take you planetside.

After a rather time consuming process you are finally permitted to land on the surface , taking the time to appreciate being on a planet where you don’t have to worry about getting killed every second of your life.

When the Akhnajinians arrive , things begin with reaffirming the trade deals you made while still part of the imperium . Afterwards the real talks begin.

Most pressingly is the issue of food , while Atlantis is self sufficient Forestrii and Ansazia are currently in need of truly massive food imports to feed their ravaged but still huge populations . Even Atlantis itself relies on Akhnajin for more luxurious foodstuffs. Furthermore the paradise world also supplies the sub sector with medicinal supplies that in most cases endemic to the planet.

The Akhnajinians are willing to supply the necessary rations at much reduced prices for your two devastated planets in return they ask for one of the following for now.

If it had not been for Atlantis, Akhnajin would have been destroyed with barely a fight. The planet needs more military might than its PDF , they ask that the an Atlantean force be stationed to help defend the planet as well as training native armed forces to Atlantean standards.

Akhnajin has also been dealing with an upsurge of chaos cults , mostly those of Slannesh but also recently the increasingly infamous cult of the Star Tyrant. They request some of Atlantis’ arbites or even Thelal Guard to help with crushing these cultists in addition to training the native arbites force.

More simply the Akhnajians would be satisfied with great discounts on the Atlantean goods and luxuries that they import as well as shipments of raw materials for their own industries.

Since they currently lack the capacity to make spaceships, armed or otherwise, the planet has no defenses aganist naval attacks and so would like help in establishing shipyards to establish their own navy.

## Part 2

You have decided that preventing the threat of a potential chaos contamination of the sub sector’s main food supplier takes priority and the Akhnajinians have accepted. Other matters can wait for now.

Now comes the matter of STC sharing . The Akhnajinians accept that you will be only be sharing low grade STCs and high end imperial technology for the time being , partially to safekeep the most valuable golden age tech and partiality because Akhnajin lacks the know how to maintain them for the time being. However they ask for access to the Arcology STC and make a very generous offer of 17.5 billion thrones in exchange .

Choose :

* Accept the deal
* Refuse the deal

Finally comes the question of what Akhnajin’s place in the new empire will be like . The Akhnajinians have put forth two proposals for this :

Choose

* Protectorate **:** Akhnajin would be completely subservient to and reliant on Atlantis in matters of military and diplomacy but will remain mostly independent in internal affairs and allowed to maintain a respectable defense force. (Akhnajinian support guaranteed in even difficult times and less costs in development aid , at the cost of having a much reduced military force on the planet and more resistance to Atlantean ideals )
* Annexation : Akhnajin becomes de facto and de jury a part of Atlantis with Octavia as the ruler of both planets, effectively making Akhnajin akin to a new continent on Atlantis . A somewhat radical but nonetheless doable idea given Atlantis and Akhnajin are close in terms of FTL though an extensive manifold system will have to be installed for communication. ( Much Greater development costs with the benefit of Akhnajin being stronger military and more cooperation between the scientists of both planets )

## Final

[X] Deal accepted

[X] Annexation chosen

XXX

In addition to accepting the Akhnajinian submission deal, you have decided to annex them . While this will be definitely more expensive and tiresome for your beacurautic apparatus it is worth it for having the resources of two planets.

With that the talks concluded with promises on further calibration between the Mechanicus wings of both planets starting with establishing a Manifold network so that communication between the two planets isn’t hampered by the turbulence of the warp .

Afterwards you are invited to attend a local planet wide festival and you decide to take it relishing the experience of living on a world where everything is not trying to kill you. Those paradise worlders certainly know how to honour guests. More pragmatically you have taken this as an opportunity to meet with some of the planet’s leader since you will likely be in contact with them for the next couple of decades.