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-Norbert-:
Hi Spoon.

As you may or may not remember from the threads of the old setting, I'm quite the backstory addict. And I was wondering a few things about the history between Humans and Cyrvans in the new setting.


* How long before the start of the game did the two species first meet?
* Did the war start immediately and continue the entire time, or was there a (or more than one) period of peace between the races?
* Is the Cyrvan war effort similar to the old one, meaning the only ones that participate in the fight against the Humans are volunteers?
* Was the Human's refusal to disarm and become a helpless protectorate the only reason for the war, or were there other reasons that contributed as well?
* Did the Cyrvans take any planets so far or was the fighting in space only?
* If they did, did they actually launch a ground invasion there, or just blockaded (or bombarded) them from space until they surrendered?
I think that takes care of the most immediate questions, though I might ask more later, if you don't mind. :D

NGTM-1R:
The last two questions are actually answered in the game. Sort of, and no invasions. They suppress surface-to-orbit defenses and then leave things as they are. (This seems a cruel plan if the planet is dependent on imports or the like.)

Spoon:
Oh, I like questions!


* How long before the start of the game did the two species first meet?Offical first contact happened a short 3 years before Dawn reentered the timeline.


* Did the war start immediately and continue the entire time, or was there a (or more than one) period of peace between the races?After first contact there was a roughly 2 year period in which minimal contact occured. At first, there was the language barrier but even with that being resolved over time, the Cyrvans mostly warded off any attempts at diplomacy and kept their distance.


* Is the Cyrvan war effort similar to the old one, meaning the only ones that participate in the fight against the Humans are volunteers?Not quite the same, it will be elaborated on in episode 2.


* Was the Human's refusal to disarm and become a helpless protectorate the only reason for the war, or were there other reasons that contributed as well?From the human point of view, it's actually not directly known why the CSA is attacking. They haven't given a direct declaration of war to any of the factions or mankind in general.


* Did the Cyrvans take any planets so far or was the fighting in space only?
* If they did, did they actually launch a ground invasion there, or just blockaded (or bombarded) them from space until they surrendered?As NGTM-1R already said, no ground invasions have been launched by them. The only 'hand to hand' combat that has occured, has been during boarding actions on space installations.
For planets that are dependent on imports (which, a lot of the unalligned fringeworlds that they have conquered, are) the Cyrvans have started providing.


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Absolutely, fire away!

-Norbert-:
Thanks to both of you.

So the Cyrvans want to Humans to lay down their arms and leave their defense to the Cyrvans, but they didn't tell the Humans? That seems rather... unorthodox. Are they waiting for a better point in time to make that "offer"? Kinda "we show them how helpless they are compared to us and then offer to take over the defense." or somesuch?

How is the general population of the Cyrvans thinking of this war? Is the majority for it, against it or just doesn't care?

And how do those pro-Cyrvan smugglers play into it all. Are they seen by the Cyrvans as the "first converts" or are they just using them to gather information and sow discontent among the Humans, so they can swoop in?

Spoon:

--- Quote from: -Norbert- on June 18, 2015, 02:32:00 pm ---So the Cyrvans want to Humans to lay down their arms and leave their defense to the Cyrvans, but they didn't tell the Humans? That seems rather... unorthodox. Are they waiting for a better point in time to make that "offer"? Kinda "we show them how helpless they are compared to us and then offer to take over the defense." or somesuch?
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That was the T-C war in old WoD lore. Are they still fighting for the same reasons? Who knows! (Well, I know, but I don't wanna spoiler even minor things  :p)


--- Quote from: -Norbert- on June 18, 2015, 02:32:00 pm ---How is the general population of the Cyrvans thinking of this war? Is the majority for it, against it or just doesn't care?
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A begrudging for, because of reasons.


--- Quote from: -Norbert- on June 18, 2015, 02:32:00 pm ---And how do those pro-Cyrvan smugglers play into it all. Are they seen by the Cyrvans as the "first concerts" or are they just using them to gather information and sow discontent among the Humans, so they can swoop in?

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The heralds of tomorrow deal with the Cyrvans for the profit and the Cyrvans are simply using them for the information. They aren't so much Pro-Cyrvan as just willing to deal with whoever.

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