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| For centuries, galactic civilization flourished under the aegis of the Empire. Yet however great that civilization grew, it knew that others had gone before them: the Empire depended upon a network of traversable artificial wormholes built eons earlier, using incredible technology unknown to any contemporary civilization. |
For centuries, the galaxy flourished under the benevolent aegis of the Empire. Yet however great the Empire grew as it spread across the stars, it knew that others had gone that way before: interstellar travel depended upon a wormhole network wrought from the fabric of reality with powers beyond any but its vanished Builders. In time, these Builders came to be revered by some as gods. And as so often before, disputes about their will led to war. The Guardian faction sought to end wormhole travel. The forces of interstellar civilization arrayed against them, their cause seemed hopeless. But the Guardians had unlocked the secrets of bulk antimatter production, and were able to destroy the ancient stabilization stations that kept the wormholes traversable. |
For centuries, the galaxy flourished under the benevolent aegis of the Empire. Yet however great the Empire grew as it spread across the stars, it knew that others had gone that way before: interstellar travel depended upon a wormhole network wrought from the fabric of reality with powers beyond any but its vanished Builders. In time, these Builders came to be revered by some as gods. And as so often before, disputes about their will led to war.
The Guardian faction sought to end wormhole travel. The forces of interstellar civilization arrayed against them, their cause seemed hopeless. But the Guardians had unlocked the secrets of bulk antimatter production, and were able to destroy the ancient stabilization stations that kept the wormholes traversable.