Aurora Chapter Log

[kyres1]

Welcome to the Chapter Log. This is an OOC narrative coverage of ongoing events for players in the loop to consult to hear what exactly is going on.

The first few entries will be about the first "Chapters," which were previously logged on the wiki. These will now be logged on the forum for your ease of reading, in chronological order.

Generally, changes to this log involve important ongoing events which you should probably know about.

 

[kyres1]

Chapter 1 - THE PRELUDE

Date : Roughly pre-August of 2020

This is the FIRST CHAPTER of Aurora's (tracked) story.

In Chapter one, the Prelude, the Orion Spur is in a state of relative peace! There are many happenings currently on the decline that will ultimately coalesce into the finale arc of the current setting, transitioning from the NSS Aurora, to the NCV Aurora - the station setting to the ship setting respectively.

There is currently no galactic narrative at large - lore is presently working free of any cooperative story being told. Stay tuned for changes to this - every update to the Lore Hub will be chronicled in the lore diary.

 

 

Edited April 26, 2021 by kyres1

[kyres1]

 Chapter 2 Act 1 - KING OF THE WORLD
https://wiki.aurorastation.org/index.php?title=KING_OF_THE_WORLD

Date : Oct 24th (Initiated by the Clandestine Incident)

This is the SECOND CHAPTER of Aurora's (tracked) story.

The Sol Alliance has begun its final decline. In this chapter, the galactic stage will be set for chaos as the largest player in the Orion Spur crumbles. Will the megacorporations elevate to become Humanity’s foremost authority? Will the Coalition take advantage of their sole adversary’s collapse? What will happen to Tau Ceti?

One thing is certain: this chapter will alter any concept of the modern starmap as a whole.

Meanwhile, Phoron begins to grow scarce - deposits across the galaxy are dwindling, especially under Nanotrasen Corporation control. The Clandestine Incident has occurred, the detonation of the final major phoron deposit known to the corporations.

This act will last indefinitely until the preparations for the arc are finished.

[kyres1]

 Chapter 2 Act 2 - KING OF THE WORLD
https://wiki.aurorastation.org/index.php?title=KING_OF_THE_WORLD

Date : ??? to Dec 1st (Finalized by the KOTW Event Week, and Ozdemir's demise)

Heavily condensed version of the actual acts and chapters of King of the World, which were too big of a pain to add here. they were also incomplete. Notify kyres if anything's missing

This is the SECOND CHAPTER of Aurora's (tracked) story.

KING OF THE WORLD reached staggering heights after the Clandestine Incident, with the following events transpiring.

After the phoron shortage expanded due to Clandestine's destruction, the corporations begin to point fingers! Prime Minister of the Solarian Alliance Michael Frost, having been the first accused as the culprit, met his demise only days later! Infuriated, the Alliance would send its best investigators accompanied by marines to get to the bottom of the incident. They would investigate the Aurora crew, who were aboard Clandestine before it exploded.

After departing, the investigators were shot down by NanoTrasen interceptors! Further outraged, the 35th Battlefleet, stationed near Tau Ceti, made its first moves...

... before turning around, after hearing of threats of war! The Solarian Alliance, plunged into disorder, would suffer rogue fleets by the dozens - some creating warlord separatist states, fractured and with their own ideologies. Coined the "Wildlands" by Tau Ceti officials, the 35th battlefleet instead opted to return to Tau Ceti than heed government orders to retreat!

In the second invasion from a rogue fleet, known as the SECOND SOLARIAN INVASION, players were able to participate in the war effort against Admiral Raymond Ozdemir leading up to his demise in the crushing pressures of Reade's atmosphere.

Featuring extracorporate ERTs, a lack of crew transfer entirely, random events and attacks, and even bombardments, the week of events stood as the climax of KING OF THE WORLD.

 

[kyres1]

 Chapter 3 - INTERMISSION/FALLOUT

Date : Dec 1st and beyond (Began by the finale of KOTW.)

This is the THIRD CHAPTER of Aurora's (tracked) story.

 

After the conclusion of the SECOND SOLARIAN INVASION and the KING OF THE WORLD arc, the galaxy is in turmoil! The uncertain future of the Orion Spur has been decided as the Solarian Alliance caves in, leaving the New Human Wildlands in its place for much of its territory.

Now, an intermission phase is entered before the next chapter of the Aurora's story begins.

 

 

[Caelphon]

Chapter 3 Act 1 - The Initiation of the Peacekeeper Mandate

Date: 18 October 2021 to ???

This is the THIRD CHAPTER of Aurora's (tracked) story.

 

The Republic of Biesel finally began to enforce their will within the Corporate Reconstruction Zone, with an announcement by President Joseph Dorn in mid-October 2463 (2021) which made reference to an initiative that was aimed to bring order and stability to the abandoned Solarian colonies within the Corporate Reconstruction Zone. The Peacekeeper Mandate, as it is known now, uses a combination of Tau Ceti Foreign Legionnaires and corporate forces from the Private Military Contracting Group to militarily occupy several planets, most notably Mictlan. 

Initially meant to operate for a definite period, the Peacekeeper Mandate has since been altered to operate indefinitely until the unrest encountered in the Corporate Reconstruction Zone has been quelled. Numerous disgruntled citizens protested the Republic of Biesel’s incursion into their sovereignty, some taking arms and fighting against the forces supposedly sent to protect them. The Samaritans seek to free Mictlan from the oppressive chains of the Stellar Corporate Conglomerate, performing acts of terrorism to ensure that their planet may one day stand tall against imperialists

[Caelphon]

Chapter 3 Act 2 - The Beauchamp Massacre

Date: 12 February 2022 to 22 February 2022

This is the THIRD CHAPTER of Aurora's (tracked) story.

 

A joint research project between Einstein Engines and the Jargon Federation yields new Warp Gate technology. In an effort to assist in the rehabilitation of a damaged Solarian Alliance, Jargon launches a broad aid mission to the Alliance, bringing in much-needed domestic, medical and food goods into bleeding worlds. On the back of this aid effort, Einstein begins deploying prototype gates within Solarian borders, freeing travel from the burden of increasingly expensive phoron. 

Tragedy struck at the Solarian Provisional Government’s warp gate when Admiral Beauchamp, leader of the Southern Fleet Administration, launched a surprise assault on the gate site, destroying military craft, the warp gate, and plundering civilian cargo freighters, including Skrell aid ships. The Jargon Federation lashed out harshly against Beauchamp, deploying a fully mobilized fleet to hunt Beauchamp down. After coming to blows with the Qukala and the joint counterstrike from the Solarian Provisional Government and Southern Solarian Military District, Beauchamp’s ambitions in the Wildlands came to an abrupt end.

[Caelphon]

Chapter 3 Act 3 - The Insurrection Crisis of Mictlan

Date: 28 February 2022 to 4 April 2022 

This is the THIRD CHAPTER of Aurora's (tracked) story.

 

The Insurrection Crisis of Mictlan had resulted in the planet’s sanctioned status by the megacorporations that dominate the Orion Spur. The Tau Ceti Foreign Legion and the Private Military Contracting Group lay siege to Lago de Abundancia after the Samaritans and the Founding Movement attempted to instigate a rebellion. Many perished as urban guerrilla tactics tore the city apart. Alongside the corporate forces, the Mictlan Defense Force was called into action after Prime Minister Ladislao de Santos declared martial law as the insurrection began to grow uncontrollable. 

Thanks to the efforts of the Stellar Corporate Conglomerate, a highly advanced artificial intelligence was utilized in gathering intelligence on how to strike the vulnerabilities of the insurrectionist forces of the Samaritans and the Founding Movement, Aura found itself commissioned. The corporate forces eventually succeeded in gaining control of Lago de Abundancia, dispelling the remaining rebels from the ashes and rubble. Rebuilding of the city is ongoing, but the sanctions placed by the Stellar Corporate Conglomerate have thrust the planet in a spiralling economic downfall, exacerbated by the ongoing phoron scarcity.