Pursuit of Discovery

## Pursuit of Discovery - A Sci-Fi Adventure

Welcome to a far future of the ADIGASH Universe! In this future, we are focused on one section of the galaxy, home to the Concordant Directorships of Myrana/Sappho (CDSM), a galactic space-faring government which has come to the galactic stage relatively recently. Although the CDSM has successfully colonized its home system and three others for a total of eight planets, the Concord is looking to expand further into frontier space to establish itself as a galactic power. To this end the Concordant Board of Directors, with the initiative of the Supreme Premier Director, have established the Interdisciplinary Exploration Commission (IEC). The IEC is dedicated to producing the next generation of frontier cosmonauts equipped to handle the unknowns of frontier space and beyond. You are those cosmonauts.

You will be playing **level 3 characters** who, by one way or another, were trained by the IEC to become the next squadron to deploy into frontier space. At the time of this campaign, you will have reached the final examination of your training. Those of you who pass will become Concordant Cosmonauts, First Degree and be among the chosen few who hold such a title.

### World Information

There are some common questions to understand how the universe we know as ADIGASH has come to work within the SW5e rule set.

#### What happened to the world we knew?

ADIGASH centers around the planet of Thelderam within the Ashai-Seran System. The gods of the multiverse who serve on the Creation Council use Thelderam as a sandbox for the current primordial beings who are attempting to achieve the godhead.

The current cycle, which saw to test primordial Dragons, Giants, Angels, and Elementals, was interrupted when the Myranths of Myrana (also known as Adanus) invaded Thelderam to expand their burgeoning empire. Of course, to be able to do this they had to utilize the portals created by the primordial storm giants which connect the two planets. When the primordial storm giants created the portals the only goal they had in mind was to escape the focused eyes of the creation council and do something for themselves without any expectations. The first portal on Thelderam was built to get them to Adanus, which they knew could potentially be habitable for themselves. When they arrived, they did not expect to find a world which was full of life. The primordial storm giants felt as though Thelderam was stacked against them, created in such a way that the primordial dragons would achieve the godhead with little strife. To that end, when the storm giants came across the lone myranths, they decided to uplift them. The endowed the myranths with considerable knowledge: teaching them about the nature of the cycle, teaching them about the philosophy of science, and instilling within them a desire to expand and dominate. After giving the Myranths this body of knowledge, the Storm Giants left to continue exploring the galaxy.

When the Myranths finally invaded Thelderam, the first sought to conquer Ordinia. The land which the Storm Giants had so often told stories about. After the fall of Ordinia, the rest of the planet stood little chance against the might of the Myranths especially once they had acquired the ability to pull more forces through the portal.

After the Myranths had conquered the planet, they sought to control the other elemental artifacts and prevent a new cycle from starting as the storm giants had warned them of. With the use of the Boreal Band, the Myranths turned their new territory into a water world. The major cities of the planet were retrofitted to allow for them to exist underwater as if in a bubble. Any beings or creatures caught outside the cities were killed as they drowned under the new world ocean. They named their newly conquered planet Sappho.

After thousands of years, the new Imperium of Myrana advanced with the new ideas produced from the intellectuals of both planets. Under the Imperium, the were relegated as second-class citizens. After some time, tensions between the natives of Sappho and Myrana reached ahead until a civil war broke out between the two planets. Although the Myranths had originally been technologically superior to the Sapphons, as the people became more enmeshed the fight now was rather equal in terms of firepower and the only difference was rage. The Sapphons were able to push the Myranths back through the portals which connected their planets and the Myranths, defeated, sued for peace.

Under the new Concord of Two Planets One People, the Concordant Directorships of Sappho-Myrana (CDSM) was born 8,000 ATC (0 AOE). Now both planets would be regarded as equals and their people would be as well.

With a renewed sense of purpose, the CDSM set its sights to the stars and began to colonize its solar system. First the moons of Somula and Secunda were colonized. Then, utilizing a greater understanding of the portals the storm giants had left, the CDSM created Slip Space drives which allowed for faster travel between stellar bodies. The planet of Karakantor was colonized for industrial purposes. Then Hond was given an orbital station alongside Liama. By the end of 10,000 ATC (2,000 AOE) the entire Ashai-Seran System was secured under CDSM rule.

By 11,000 ATC (3,000 AOE) the first colony ships arrived in the Kora System and settled on the planet of Sykoja. The next planet was Dyfed. Finally stations around Orochi and Kando.

By 12,000 ATC (4,000 AOE) the first colony ships arrived in the Tunoa and Dasu systems. The moon Tor III was colonized in Tunoa and Kaliope in Dasu.

By 15,000 ATC (7,000 AOE) the CDSM had established a core set of systems with which to begin their galactic empire.

*At the time of this campaign, the year is approximately 15,741 ATC (741 Age Of Discovery).*

#### **How did magic get removed from our world?**

With the Dawn of the Imperium of Myrana magic became an outlawed phenomenon. Only the elites of the Imperial College were allowed to study magic and explain its effects through science. Overtime, the magic which had suffused Thelderam became replaced by technology and science. This disruption led to the material plane drifting further from the fonts of magic through the planes. However, magic can never truly leave the material plane but its effects became less fantastical as the plane drifted and now since many of its original practitioners have died or been forgotten to time, it exists now only as the Force.

#### **What role do the gods and other planar creatures have now?**

Gods and other planar creatures still exist; however, due to the drifting of the material plane and the secularism of the Myranths, many gods have become forced to derive their power through other means. The soul trade is still alive and well but creatures hoping to make pacts with material beings have a harder time connecting to the plane and instead speak through the Force to provide knowledge.

#### If gods still exist, are there still clerics, paladins, and such?

There are still religious folk but it is incredibly uncommon and has devolved into more mysticism and shamanism with reverence to the interconnectedness of all things through the Force. Those beings which make darker deals with mortals now seek to offer knowledge of the power of the Force in exchange for souls in the afterlife as they once did.