Effix Backstory

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Terralthra
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The Effix, a six-limbed species that stand squatly on four evenly spaced legs, manipulating objects with their two upper arms, are thought to originate in a region of deep space near the Tau Ceti system.

From what scientists and researchers have been able to ascertain, the Effix were a fractious people, constantly warring amongst themselves, until the first Queen Mother united the tribes under her banner. Scientists under her monarchy first discovered another inhabited planet in their system, and the entire race unilaterally conquered the semi-sentient inhabitants. As they utilized the resources of this planet and the labor of the enslaved race, Effix scientists discovered the alephs. The species, filled with pride and arrogance from their successful interplanetary war, bounded forward into space, shooting at anything that did not surrender.

Unfortunately, one of the first things they encountered was a Rixian mining operation. After the scouting foray by the Effix fleet gleefully destroyed several miners and a refinery, a task force approached the nearby sector garrison. When coming through the aleph into the sector, a squadron of Rixian pod fighters and pod bombers scythed through the fleet’s massively outmatched shields and armor. The Effix weapons were no match for the Rixian’s refined beam weapons; not a single Rix ship was destroyed in the slaughter, and only two scouts escaped from the carnage to report back to the fleet.

The scouts’ warnings were justified, but no response could’ve prepared the Effix fleet for the onslaught they were about to suffer. Massive capital ships swarmed through the alephs the Fleet floated near, accompanied by swarms of fighters and interceptors. A few scouts and light capital ships survived the massive attack, but not many.

The Effix scientists realized that they were outclassed. They observed the recordings the scouts had brought back, and were able to reverse engineer the ripcording ability they saw displayed, but were unable to miniaturize it as the Rixians had. They were awestruck by the raw power of Rix particle and energy weapons; rather than attempt to match it, they dedicated themselves to mastering the difficult intricacies of advanced missile technology, an area in which their powerful adversaries seemed lacking.

As the military research and development teams worked frantically, an evacuation was in progress. The entirety of the Effix culture and population were moved aboard their massive Dreadnaughts. As big as some starbases, armed to the teeth, and capable of supplying the needs of light and medium combatants nearly indefinitely, this supercapital ships served the Effix well, as over the course of the next year, the Rixian Unity literally vaporized the Effix homeworld, turning the burgeoning Star Empire into a ragtag group of refugees on the run.

All the major Effix colonies and outposts soon followed. Nothing survived that could not run away.

Now, Effix colony ships, accompanied by Dreadnaughts and commanded by the Queen Mother’s daughters and granddaughters roam the asteroid belts and Oort clouds of the galaxy, dredging up whatever scraps of He3 they can, researching ever more damaging and long-ranged missiles, building listening posts in sectors surrounding their fragile mining operations to catch the slightest hint of their ever-pursuing Rixian enemies. Soon, they anticipate, their drydocks will be able to churn out armadas of heavily armored frigates and dreadnaughts.

Until then, they defend their colonial operations vigourously, and when it comes time for a reckoning with their Rixian enemies, they will be ready.
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Post by starcraft840 »

Terralthra wrote:
QUOTE (Terralthra @ Jul 15 2006, 04:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The Effix, a six-limbed species that stand squatly on four evenly spaced legs, manipulating objects with their two upper arms, are thought to originate in a region of deep space near the Tau Ceti system.

From what scientists and researchers have been able to ascertain, the Effix were a fractious people, constantly warring amongst themselves, until the first Queen Mother united the tribes under her banner. Scientists under her monarchy first discovered another inhabited planet in their system, and the entire race unilaterally conquered the semi-sentient inhabitants. As they utilized the resources of this planet and the labor of the enslaved race, Effix scientists discovered the alephs. The species, filled with pride and arrogance from their successful interplanetary war, bounded forward into space, shooting at anything that did not surrender.

Unfortunately, one of the first things they encountered was a Rixian mining operation. After the scouting foray by the Effix fleet gleefully destroyed several miners and a refinery, a task force approached the nearby sector garrison. When coming through the aleph into the sector, a squadron of Rixian pod fighters and pod bombers scythed through the fleet’s massively outmatched shields and armor. The Effix weapons were no match for the Rixian’s refined beam weapons; not a single Rix ship was destroyed in the slaughter, and only two scouts escaped from the carnage to report back to the fleet.

The scouts’ warnings were justified, but no response could’ve prepared the Effix fleet for the onslaught they were about to suffer. Massive capital ships swarmed through the alephs the Fleet floated near, accompanied by swarms of fighters and interceptors. A few scouts and light capital ships survived the massive attack, but not many.

The Effix scientists realized that they were outclassed. They observed the recordings the scouts had brought back, and were able to reverse engineer the ripcording ability they saw displayed, but were unable to miniaturize it as the Rixians had. They were awestruck by the raw power of Rix particle and energy weapons; rather than attempt to match it, they dedicated themselves to mastering the difficult intricacies of advanced missile technology, an area in which their powerful adversaries seemed lacking.

As the military research and development teams worked frantically, an evacuation was in progress. The entirety of the Effix culture and population were moved aboard their massive Dreadnaughts. As big as some starbases, armed to the teeth, and capable of supplying the needs of light and medium combatants nearly indefinitely, this supercapital ships served the Effix well, as over the course of the next year, the Rixian Unity literally vaporized the Effix homeworld, turning the burgeoning Star Empire into a ragtag group of refugees on the run.

All the major Effix colonies and outposts soon followed. Nothing survived that could not run away.

Now, Effix colony ships, accompanied by Dreadnaughts and commanded by the Queen Mother’s daughters and granddaughters roam the asteroid belts and Oort clouds of the galaxy, dredging up whatever scraps of He3 they can, researching ever more damaging and long-ranged missiles, building listening posts in sectors surrounding their fragile mining operations to catch the slightest hint of their ever-pursuing Rixian enemies. Soon, they anticipate, their drydocks will be able to churn out armadas of heavily armored frigates and dreadnaughts.

Until then, they defend their colonial operations vigourously, and when it comes time for a reckoning with their Rixian enemies, they will be ready.



How come you can only play on that team if you set up on a particular game core.
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Because this faction is only available on a particular core.
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Usually though, "skill" is used to covertly mean "match the game exactly to my level of competence." Anyone who is at all worse than me should fail utterly (and humorously!) and anyone better is clearly too caught up in the game and their opinions shouldn't count.
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