Harznian Imperial Alliance

## **The Harznian Imperial Alliance**

Led by the traitorous Commanant Edxon, brother of Arcad, the Harznian Imperial Alliance of Planets has traveled across the galaxy trying to track down the remains of Merc Tech. Edxon is personally in command of the Harznian Imperial Flagship, the ***"Sykani"*** , which translates to "Sacred Fate".
As Edxon, Emodx, and the loyal crew of 500 travelled across interstellar space, they arrived in the Salzair system. Once Edxon had located a treasure-trove of damaged but salvageable Merc tech, he set his sights on the land of Etol.

#### **Commandant Edxon of S'xoz:**

Born in the 7th Age, in the year 40049, on the continent of S'xoz(Suh-soz) on Harzn, Edxon and his brother Arcad, were never given the lives they wanted. As Arcad began a fascination of science, Edxon went to the Harznian Military Academy, where he met several other cadets who shared his hatred of the Harznian Royalty. As he graduated 3rd in his class, he was given his first assignment on board a Royal Warship.

On the mission, which sent the Warship to the world of Thexis, the ship was attacked by a Craxian shuttle. The attacking shuttle, despite being a weaker vessel, took out the Warship's shield converter. As the ship's command deck was filled with smoke from the direct attack, Edxon took his opportunity and snuck up on his commanding officer, a loyal officer to the Royal family, and slit his throat. He then took the lifeless body of the commander, tossing it in the airlock, and ejecting it out to the blackness of space. With the chance for his own career to take off, Edxon took command, leading the Warship to a swift victory.

As Edxon arrived back on Harzn, he was commended for his service, and never suspected of the murder of the ship's commander. He was soon contacted by Prince Emodx, the eldest son of King Tazium and Queen Laria. Emodx was the pilot of the Craxian shuttle, and was working with Edxon in hopes of overthrowing his parents, and assuming the crown of Harzn.

Years passed, and as his brother Arcad had left for his own destiny on T'Roa, Edxon set into motion the overthrowing of the King and Queen, killing them with the help of their traitorous son Emodx. He soon established his own command government, the Harznian Imperial Alliance. Soon he set new laws into affect, ordering the executions of any Harznians not loyal to his own vision of Imperial Rule, including the youngest son of the late Royal Family, Prince Tal.

As the Harznian Imperial Alliance grew across the system, Edxon had amassed over 200 Ships from his allies on Craxia. Once Craxia's Governing family, Baron Jolcaff and Baroness Cora(the parents of Axzi) were aware of the betrayal of Edxon, towards the King and Queen, they set to pursue the traitor. But as soon as Edxon arrived in the Regal Temple, he sent his own Craxian allies to capture the Baron and Baroness. Once they were arrested, Edxon didn't hesitate, and personally executed them both. With all Royalty in the system gone, Edxon seized control of all he could.

Years passed, and the Alliance grew. Edxon had taken command as his flagship, the "Sykani" traveled through each system that had once been attacked by the Mercenary Hive. After Edxon's brother, Arcad, had been betrayed and killed by Drone #0001, he set out to track down the murderous former Drone. In his mission, he discovered traces of Merc tech, and the Sykani's sensor grid had pinpointed a vast amount on the distant Salzair System. Once the ship had arrived in orbit of T'Roa, where the northern-most continent of Etol was teeming with Merc Tech, Edxon put his next plan into affect.

However, Edxon had been completely unaware that a stow-away had been hiding in one of the Auxiliary storage decks. Axzi, who's parents had been brutally killed years earlier, had spent her life waiting for the moment to confront the man who killed her parents. She, as her life had taken brutal twists and turns, found out that it had been Edxon himself. As Edxon slept in his chambers, Axzi snuck through a series of ducts, until she arrived over Edxon's own bed. She slowly and quietly leapt out, drawing her dagger, and readying it against Edxon's throat. But before she could pierce his flesh, the alarm had sounded, Emodx burst in, knowing Axzi had been aboard, and stunned the trained assassin.

Edxon took Emodx down to the Umulau Mountains on Etol, where they found some remains of an old laboratory of Arcad, but there they were confronted and stopped by Bulls Eye and Razor, who had sought out the same technology for rebuilding Etolium's defensive grid. After getting a feel for Alpha Squad, Edxon ordered Emodx to contact Tal, setting a trap for him in the city of Indos. Once Tal had been taken, Edxon decided to call upon the assassin who had tried to kill him, mere weeks earlier, Axzi. The two felt nothing but disdain and hatred towards each other, but after a worthy bounty was offered to track down the two "Alpha Warriors"(Edxon's incorrect designation for Bulls Eye and Razor), she took the job, and was teleported down to Etol.

As he awaited Axzi's status report on her bounty, Edxon had used Emodx to get more information from Tal. But soon after, Beta Squad(Crosswire and Deadbolt) had finally arrived at the Sykani, docking a Marhallian shuttle onto the flagship. Edxon was fully aware of the intrusion, and once Beta Squad had arrived in one of the ship's laboratories, he activated two former Merc Drones(a Katerian and a Veloran). With their programming reinitialized, the reborn Merc Drones were ready to attack, at Edxon's command, but Beta Squad destroyed them(as well as part of the deck), and escaped. Edxon, who was aware that roughly the same time, Tal had been released by his brother, Emodx, had set his next plan into motion. A device, made of Merc Tech, had been surgically implanted in Tal's brain. As soon as Tal, after being found by Beta Squad, arrived on Etol, the device would deactivate Etolium's defenses. Edxon had already sent a wave of Mercenary Drones, newly reborn, down to Etol.

#### **Prince Emodx of Harzn:**

Born in the 7th Age, in the year 40061, to King Tazium and Queen Laria, the rulers of Harzn, and Sovereigns to its neighboring world of Craxia. Prince Emodx of Vaih, was a very intelligent and determined child, which didn't waiver as he grew older. Emodx, was a loyal son, as well as a role model for his younger brother, Tal, at least for most of his life, until the day he was attacked and injured in an explosion on the artillery range when he was in the Academy. The explosion left him blind in his left eye, but even with the implanted cybernetic eye, and some reconstruction to his face, he remained scarred mentally. He blamed one of his fellow cadets, who he soon attacked, nearly killing the man.

His parents found out, and punished him by making him drop out of the academy, and to spend time with the Royal Guard. Initially he hated being out of the academy, until he ran into another former cadet named Hanlin. Hanlin, who was a childhood friend of the Prince's, had joined the Royal Guard months earlier. Together, the friends began to hear rumors of a rebellion in the shadows. Emodx, who still loved his parents, and younger brother, felt animosity and betrayal towards his family. He knew he deserved better treatment, he was a Prince, and wanted what he felt he was owed.

He soon grew bitter, and began to work alongside the early separatist movement. This was where he and Hanlin were met by a man, hiding his identity at first. Once Emodx and Hanlin were trusted enough by a few other former Guards and members of the separatists, they met the man behind the rebellion, face to face. Edxon, brother of Arcad. Both knew of Edxon's family legacy(namely, his brother Arcad), and knew the Mercenaries had been spread all across numerous systems. Edxon convinced them they would not fall into the same fate as those assimilated into the Mercenary Hive. He proved his words to be true, as he offered Emodx a chance at retribution, giving the Prince a thermal explosive, which Emodx was instructed to use to use on the Academy itself.

The entire infrastructure of the Harznian society was rocked, as Emodx, now fully part of the Separatists, joined his friend Hanlin as allies of the Rebellion leader, Edxon. Once the Royal Family had heard of the attacks, Emodx returned to Vaih. This was the final moments for Emodx as a member of the Royal Family. His mother, Queen Laria, approached her oldest son, but instead of accepting her kindness and love, he turned towards the entrance to the Royal Hall, as it blew open, and the leader of the rebellion, Emodx appeared. He took one, long, evil grinning look at the King and Queen, and ordered for the execution of them both. He then drew his sword, and handed it to Emodx. He commanded Emodx to kill his parents. The Prince hesitated, dropped the sword, but soon Hanlin and other rebels, took the King and Queen. Edxon smiled as he picked his sword back up, looked back and saw Emodx had ran away, fearing what he had done.

Unknown to him, as Edxon ordered the deaths of the King and Queen, Emodx ran to the quarters of his brother, Tal. Tal, who had been in the Royal Guard for a few months, had seen his friends and fellow guards killed. Tal confronted his brother, who suddenly drew a blaster and warned the younger Prince to flee. Emodx then threatened Tal, who's own defiance was like his own. Tal sliced Emodx's arm, fighting off an attack from his older brother, then fled, eventually leaving Harzn, and arriving on T'Roa.

Emodx went back to the throne room, where he saw the lifeless bodies of his parents, and picked the blood-covered crown of his father, Tazium, and placed it on his head. He sat on the vacated throne, and watched as Edxon entered. Telling Edxon of Tal's escape, the pair knew they had to kill the last thing in the way of rule of Harzn, and began to build their new Imperial Alliance. As he gained his place in the Alliance, gaining the rank of Captain, he was assigned personally to the Alliance's Flagship, the Sykani.

Once the Sykani had arrived in the Salzair system, Emodx had began to assist Edxon in the acquirement of the Merc tech that had been tracked to the T'Roan continent of Etol. Hesitant with Edxon's obsession at resurrecting Arcad's technology, Emodx went along with it. But as soon as he'd discovered his brother, Tal had been on Etol since he'd fled from Harzn. Once he told Edxon, the Commandant ordered him to take Tal by any means. Contacting Tal, he had his younger brother head to Indos, where he and an army of Harznian soldiers attacked the village. Bulls Eye and Razor showed up, fighting the invaders, but it had all been a ruse. Tal, stumbling upon the battle, was confronted by Emodx, and then teleported to the Sykani in orbit.

After Emodx returned to the ship, he was given another order from Edxon. Once Tal was on the ship, the Sykani's Medical Chief, Falox, implanted a modified Merc implant into Tal. Edxon wanted Emodx to put on an act, in order to get Tal to believe the older Prince had turned over a new leaf. Emodx knew about the device, and as he gave Tal a chance to free himself, he soon regretted it. His own friend, Hanlin, who had witnessed Emodx's frustration days earlier, knew his friend had doubts flooding his mind. But Emodx's own soul was weighing heavy, he felt the guilt and remorse for the betrayal of his parents, their deaths, the rise of the Harznian Imperial Alliance. BUT most importantly, his brother.

### **The Crew of the Sykani**

The Crew of the Harznian Flagship is made up of nearly 500 officers. Most are of no earned Rank, but a few are bridge officers, or have positions or posts that keep them involved in the inner-workings of the ship.

#### **Ensign Hanlin:**

    Hanlin, born in the 7th Age, in the year 40062, was born on Craxia. His parents worked as teachers at the Regal Science Academy. Once he reached the age to join the Harznian Military Academy, he left Craxia, and would never see his parents agan. Shortly after arriving on Harzn, he met the two Princes of the Royal Family, Emodx and Tal.

The trio became quick friends, and although Tal was younger, Hanlin helped the younger Prince learn how to handle a spear. But as the darkness began to sweep across the System, the rise of the Mercenary Hive that had been created in-part on Craxia, returned to the system. Hanlin's parents, Julos(father) and Rasilla(mother) were two of the first Craxians to be assimilated by Arcad's own Drone #0001. Hanlin returned, as part of the suddenly assembled contingent of Harznian Cadets, and helped defend the world. But he knew his parents were already doomed.

Once the tides had turned, and the fate of Arcad was met at the hands of Drone #0001, who'd regained his freedom, Hanlin, like many other Harznian's began to repair and recover their lives. Hanlin, however, grew bitter personally, towards the Government that had granted Arcad, the Mercenary Hive's creator, the funding and willing test-subjects to perfect what he'd claimed would be a "Cure" for the deadly virus known as the "Viron Infection". With the help of a few other young officers, Hanlin tried infiltrate a Military Depot. The guards on duty arrested them all, including Hanlin, who was discharged from the Academy. Feeling more anger and hatred towards those who had led to his parent's deaths, Hanlin eventually ran into Prince Emodx, and the two slowly became members of a Separatist faction, led by the brother of Arcad himself, Edxon.

Feeling hatred towards Edxon's own relation, Hanlin, like most Harznians, wasn't sure if Edxon could be trusted. But once Edxon, and his upstart rebellion took Vaih, and had killed the King and Queen, Hanlin joined willingly. He, however, wasn't aware that Emodx hadn't witnessed the executions of King Tazium and Queen Laria. Hanlin pushed down a little personal feeling, and soon became a dedicated and loyal officer in the Imperial Alliance. He joined the crew of the Sykani, as part of Emodx's own chosen contingent as a ranked Ensign. In his first ground mission, he aided his childhood friend in the apprehension of Tal, in the Etolian city of Indos. Once they'd captured Tal, Hanlin began to assist the Medical Chief of the Sykani, Falox.

#### **Helmsman Konatt:**

Born in the Harznian village of Vasli, in the year 40065 of the 7th Age, Konatt was part of a proud Military family. His father, Kinal, was a Commander in the Royal Guard, and his mother, Sialani, was a decorated pilot in the Royal Fleet. As the 6th Age ended, and the 7th began with the marriage of King Tazium and Queen Laria, the Harznian government began to move away from Expansion, and into Science. Hanlin's parents found themselves in lesser roles, but still encouraged their son to join the Academy.

Konatt moved up the ranks at the Academy. This was where he met fellow cadets, Hanlin and Jikron. While Hanlin and Jikron move into infantry courses, Konatt followed his mother's career, and joined the Pilot program. After impressing his instructors in 2 years, he graduated early, and joined the Academy Fleet. He served proudly, but grew tired of the lack of combat action, and after just a year in the Fleet, he put in a request for a transfer to the Craxian Guild.

After 2 years in the Craxian Guild, where he soon met Baron Jolcaff(Axzi's father), Konatt became a decorated pilot. All was well, until the arrival via Void Portals of the Mercenary Hive. Konatt was injured, and soon captured by several Drones. He was sent into a Conversion Chamber, and had his right arm surgically removed. Drone #401-Alpha-9-0 was born. As a Drone, Konatt served in a detachment that was sent to the Iglesian Order world of Octembris. On Octembris, he took command of the remainder of his 1000 drones(which had been decimated by the Octembrian Fleet's single-pilot fighters). Now just 291, Drone #401-Alpha-9-0 led an attack on the Octembrian Capitol, but was knocked out cold by a platoon of Octembrian soldiers.

Once he awoke, he noticed his mind had returned. He saw the alterations to his body, and wept. One of the Octembrian Scientists explained the attack, and what Konatt had become. Konatt was given asylum, and through a constructed Void Portal generator, he was sent back to Harzn. Back on his home world, he saw that Mercenary Hive had left most of Harzn alone. Konatt soon rejoined the Academy, but was rejected soon once his brief assimilation into the Hive was known. Rejected, he left, and once Arcad was killed by Drone #0001, and the Mercenaries all but gone, Konatt looked to rebuild his career.

But once the King and Queen of Harzn were murdered, Konatt got caught up in the rebellion, as he was attacked by his former cadet, Jikron. Jikron convinced him to join the newly growing Imperial Alliance, so he did. Konatt, back in a military role, proved he was still one of the best pilots in the Harznian System. He soon was contacted by his parents, who had become loyalists to Commandant Edxon, and were proud to have their son in his rightful place. Konatt was chosen, soon after, to pilot the Flagship "Sykani", and was set with the orders to locate any remaining Merc Tech that Edxon sought. He piloted the Sykani across system after system, until they arrived in orbit of T'Roa.

#### **Crewman Jikron:**

Born on Kiop, Harzn, in the year 40064, of the 7th Age, Jikron was born into a wealthy family. His mother and father, Yazina and Hikon, were descendants of the first Harznian Clans, and had amassed the control over several of the mines on the world Heran. As the landscape changed, politically and economically, Jikron was taken, along with his 2 siblings(younger brother Jalk, and older sister Kallsa) to the family's complex on Heran. It was here that Jikron was put on a path to take over for his father, and become the Chief Operator of the Mineral mines.

Jikron grew bitter, but accepted his place. He began to enjoy the life of a Mining operator. Soon though, as a wave of the Viron Infection began to poison and infect over half the mining crew, including his sister Kallsa and father Hikon, Jikron left, along with Jalk his brother, and the two headed to Harzn, to ask for Medical assistance. After days of waiting, the brothers arrived in Vaih, and were brought to Queen Laria herself. She had a medical freighter sent to the mines on Heran. But it was too late, as the mine had to be shut down and quarantined. Konatt soon became ill, and Jalk took him back to Craxia, where rumors of a cure that was being developed had been overheard.

Jikron was one of the lucky few thousands who managed to fight the infection with his tough immune system, but as he grew healthy, his brother Jalk, and mother Yazina were assimilated by the wave of Mercenary drones that arrived in the System. Jikron fought back, like all who could, but like most who tried, he was gravely wounded. Thankfully as the fates fell into place, the Mercenary Hive was all-but ended. Jikron's mother was brought back, and tried to resume a life as normal as she could, like most free Drones. Jikron helped, but as the downfall of the Harznian government began, he chose a side to keep his mother safe. He joined the separatists, which as the Royal Family was all-but erased(save for the Princes Emodx and Tal), the Imperial Alliance was born.

Jikron was soon placed as a crewman on the Sykani, where he had to start from scratch, working his way to a Bridge officer. He had high hopes for a new career, keeping in contact with his mother, who had began to rebuild the Mining operations on Heran, which was supplying ore and fuel to the Imperial Alliance. But fate stepped in, as Jikron was on duty on the Bridge as Crosswire and Deadbolt docked their Marhallian shuttle onto the Sykani. Edxon, who was full of rage at the Total Warriors for delaying his grand scheme, rushed onto the bridge, drew his sword, and sliced Jikron's gut, killing him. After an order to Hanlin from Edxon, Jikron's body was tossed out an airlock, where he would remain floating in cold, desolate space.

#### **Brig Guard Getral:**

Getral was born in a small village on Hella, Harzn, in the year 40061, of the 7th Age. His family had been farmers for generations. His father, Rahu, had died shortly after Getral was born, so he was raised by his mother, Alra, and his grandparents and other members of their expanded family. Getral loved to explore the nearby lakes and forests, but as his grandparents, like many others, fell to the Viron Infection, his mother took him and his cousins to Vaih, where they were just a few of the hundreds and thousands of infected.

His mother had to sell nearly all they owned to purchase a somewhat potent inoculation, which she gave Getral and his cousins. Getral, and his cousin Ekil were the only ones who seemed to regain their health before it got worse. With no home to return to, Getral, Ekil, and many others were taken to a quarantined village. As he grew older, and healthier, Getral joined the Military Academy, alongside his cousin Ekil. As the Mercenary Hive arrived in the Harznian System, Getral was attacked and captured. Reborn as Drone #881-Gamma-0-2 he was part of a detachment who was sent to Hatar, in the Tolarian System. He served as a loyal Drone for years, until the death of Arcad.

Spending a year trying to return to Harzn, he arrived after the fall of the Royal Family. Thinking, like most Harznians who were unaware of Prince Emodx's betrayal, he was soon approached by members of the growing Imperial Alliance, and accepted a new position. Shortly after, Getral was surprised to see that Emodx had lived. He proudly declared his loyalty to the former Prince. Once Edxon had set his sights on tracking down the remains of the Mercenary Hive, Getral volunteered. Part of him lived in fear of what he once was, but part of him wanted to explore the galaxy, in hopes of seeking retribution for his horrific acts as a mindless drone.

As the Sykani, which he was stationed on, as a Guard in the ship's Brig deck, arrived in the Salzair System, an assassin was caught trying to kill Edxon. Axzi, who was captured by Emodx and others. Getral knew the reputation of Axzi, and once Edxon had decided to use Axzi for a Bounty mission, Getral watched as one of his fellow guards, named Kimman, was brutally shot through the chest by the assassin.