Colonization of Psamathe

Trinity's Conquest

The **Colonization of Psamathe**, is the effortless conquering event of the desert planet Psamathe conducted by the Empire of Magdorland. The colonization of this lifeless planet was part of Trinity the Great's conquest. Magdorish forces arrived at the planet in 98 IE, in the Hecular star system, 120 light years away from Fearshye, nearly twice the distance of Peroque, which held the planet of Demeter. Although devoid of any lifeforms, apart from various bacteria and other one celled beings, it is speculated that it wasn't always the barren wasteland it is today.

## Prelude

### Backstory

Following the incident of Empress Darya Osh, the ruling monarch, Empress Trinity the Great was heart struck by the death of her wife. Driven by anger and grief, the mourning sovereign decided to pour all her rage into conquest, so that she could still benefit her nation. Some say her bold actions would bring chaos, and chaos only, as she never had a chance to think about it long enough and was driven solely by rage and sadness. However, the majority agreed that her conquest was the right path, as there has never been an expansion of territory for almost a century.

## Events

### Expedition Gone Right

The colonization of Psamathe started off much like the event of the Algean War, with an expedition. However, this time the expedition went rather smoothly, albeit less exciting. As the team arrived out of their hyperspeed provided by the Blinkspeed Warpdrives in their shuttle, they observe the pale yellow planet from above. All they see is an expanse of sand stretching from north to south, east to west. They enter the atmosphere, and took a look from a closer perspective. At first, they decided to take a self tour around the planet on their spaceship. As they needed information about every inch of the planet, using any form of FTL flight would have little to no use. Thus, they flew threw the air in that scorching hot planet, shielded by the panes and walls of their plane, as well as air conditioners scattered within it.

They roamed for hours in the desert sky, reporting nothing but sand, sand dunes, and sand hills, along with a few cacti here and there and even fewer oases. The air outside was dry, coupled with hot landscapes and arid conditions. To add to the monotonous journey they had so far, the terrain they crossed was completely devoid of any lifeforms, with the exception of the Desroform bacteria they found in the desert sand, which are harmless and safe, yet boring. In the night, they'd see that temperatures could differ greatly than in the day, with some reports stating degrees below freezing. The second day of the expedition, they finally found something, a sandstone pyramid.

### Mysterious Pyramids

At the edge of their optical views, the expeditioners found a structure that could only be labeled as man-made, or in this case, alien-made. Namely, three large pyramids, composed of ruined sandstone placed on top of each other. As they got closer, they saw that the pyramids were placed in the corners of an imaginary triangle, with the center of it all decorated with a tall standing and sturdy obelisk. When they arrived at the site, they finally deployed out of their shuttle. The heat from the scorching Hecular star approaching and burning their skin if only a little. 13 expeditioners came out, leaving the pilot and co-pilot to keep watch on the ship.

Upon further inspection, it's clear that the pyramids are not enforced with any binding substances to keep the bricks together, such as cement or clay. Instead, they depend solely on the weight of the stones and the supporting strength of pillars found within the pyramids. As they stepped inside one of the pyramids, a silent gust of wind greets them, coupled with the accompany of sand and the sight of dark corridors of the building. Marking the end of the desert heat, awaits the remains of the pyramid's insides. The expeditioners start to turn on their lights present in their head covers. As they trekked through, they realize the walls hold scripture, hinting at a long gone alien civilization. The scientists witnessing the bizarre spectacle dubbed the writings "papyri".

Going deeper into the pyramid, the expeditioners were met with a narrowing hallway, which led to a labyrinth of twisting and turning corridors. The leader of the squadron, not wanting to get lost in all this, ordered his troops to carve the walls with daggers to mark the ways they went. Using this tactic, the expeditioners trekked onwards. Along their way, the found something that doesn't seem to fit, robotic technology. The machine was made of an unknown metal, native to the Psamathean lands. It also had triangular shapes around its body, mirroring the triangular shape of the pyramid they're in. These ancient ruined robots were later dubbed "Ptahns". The expeditioners took this as samples, and put them on a jar safely connected to a droid, and sent the droid to find its way back to the shuttle. After sending the droid on its way, the expeditioners went deeper into the labyrinth, eventually reaching its center, marked with a large room miraculously lit by torches. In the middle of said room, a tomb stood ominously, sparkled with the alien hieroglyphs they saw before. The expeditioners were ordered to open the tomb. Inside, was a horrifying spectacle. A mummified body of a human-like being slept within it. They took a small sample of it to be researched on and immediately left the scene using their marking carvings on the walls. Among further inspections, scientists conclude that the human-like figure inside the tomb was from an alien race very similar to that of Dresanarians, which they later dubbed "Dolos sapiens".

## Aftermath

After further inspections and research, the planet of Psamathe was concluded to be safe to live on. Thus, the Empire of Magdorland claimed it as its own, founding the state of Herendon. Later, the Empire claimed more and more land from the dry planet, making Herendon far too large to be a state. On the 30th of November 98 IE, Herendon was changed from a state to a kingdom, nicknamed the Kingdom of the Desert.