Warcraft: Arrival from the Stars
Disclaimer: Warcraft by Blizzard Entertainment, Civilisation by Sid Meier's, Firaxis games and 2k
How will the People of Azeroth Deal with an entirely new branch of Humanity, one with advanced technology that rivals anything seen by both the Alliance and the Horde.
Authors Note: I have never played WOW but I have played WCIII, so if I am doing anything wrong, say so and I will attempt to clear up anything wrong. This is also an experiment of mine to see how to merge different Gaming styles to see how they would work, and I feel that I have achieved some success with this.
I have tried to stay completely loyal to Civilisation: Beyond Earth and World of Warcraft, but there will be some differences, such as the colonists starting off with extra military units that a normal game wouldn't start with, but what you can damn well be sure of is tension, especially when multiple colonial civilisations start arriving in areas that are contested between the Alliance and the Horde.
Prologue: Arrival
28/04/2758 C.E
General Kozlov as well as several of his assembled advisors looked down on the planet, Kepler-186f, their analysis from earth had said that the Planet would be roughly earth-like and about 10% larger than earth, this was about to be confirmed in a moment when the ships sensors would be activated and details… and questions about the planet would then be revealed and answered.
From what Kozlov could see of the planet now however was that it featured two to three continents with strings of island chains here and there.
General Kozlov sighed slowly before tipping back his cup of coffee, its aroma and flavour helping to remove the ever-present heady feeling of the long Cryosleep, and inwardly Kozlov couldn't help but feel joy at the concept of a new place to live… a new planet to call home, but he also felt home sick as well… and then he thought of home, of Earth...
Citizens of the Slavic Federation!
Fearless pioneers of the Outer Space! Hard-working settlers and scientists who have devoted their lives to the genetics, engineering or cybernetics!
This is the final day of the last year we entirely spend on our home planet. In a few months we shall leave and venture on a quest for happiness for all nations of Mother-Earth.
For many years unnumbered we have been torturing our planet, thoughtlessly plundering its wealths. How many animals and plants have been erased from the face of Earth forever? The IUCN Red List comprises more pages than all issues of Encyclopaedia Britannica & Great Soviet Encyclopedia combined together, and we are the only species bearing the blame.
Do you remember the day when the last drop of gas was devoured by the last car in the Russian Federation? So many people have died since then. Yes, this has been the last drop, because only then did the Eurasian nations regain their senses and form a union, which later became the Slavic Federation.
We have survived countless woes. Is there any nation on the planet who had to face such trials? No. Three revolutions in one century, four world wars raging across our lands – and still we survived. We stayed afloat, when the water levels rose higher than the stock market, and the rest of the world sank. Nobody but Slavs could do it. Nobody.
Let us remember the legacy of the Golden Age. We were the first ones to launch a satellite, to send a man into space, to establish an extraterrestrial colony, to cross the Kuiper belt. Our history is one of the triumph of reason over ignorance, malice and greed. Since the very moment of birth our nation has been destined to go forward. And further up!
Many hardships lie ahead. We know little about the planet we have chosen as our home. What secrets does it hold? Never fear! We are ready to face anything. Our microbiologists can overcome any extraterrestrial viruses, our ecologists can build any number of prosperous colonies, and our astrophysicists will conquer the alien planet and present it to the mankind. Other expeditions will fail in the struggle with the hostile world, but we will prevail, and we will save their lives, and we will give them shelter.
The time has come to forget past grievances. We know the power of the Slavic Federation. Our orbital stations surpass those of other nations, our machines produce equipment of unrivaled quality. But can we survive without the help of our fellow earthlings? Are we to forget the past without the knowledge of the Franco-Iberian historians? Are our defenses to succumb to the alien wildlife without the support of the hardened soldiers of Buenos Aires? Are we to wallow in vice without the wise guidance of Kavithan Protectorate preachers? No, we should unite our efforts for the sake of the future.
They have been comparing me to the great Yuri Gagarin, the most courageous space pioneer in the history of Earth. I am honored, and yet I must acknowledge the truth of these words. Yes, I am a working class guy, who grew up dreaming of the distant stars and galaxies. Like the Soviet Union, we are about to enter the new, truly cosmic era. Yuri Alekseevich has made the first step towards the space travel. But we must make the last.
This is a solemn moment. A beginning of the first year of the new era. I wish you all a happy New Year 2210!
Let's go!
General Kozlov cleared away the thoughts and memories that plagued his mind, he then massaged his temple with his left hand, this action gaining the attention of one attentive advisor who felt the need to assure himself that the leader was safe.
"General Kozlov, are you feeling alright?"
General Kozlov shrugged his shoulders before replying.
"I am fine, just feeling bad from the Cryosleep"
The advisor obviously was feeling from the same sickness as he nodded his head in understanding, however before the Advisor could reply back to the General, an electronic ping sounded through the room, General Kozlov craned his head to face the direction that the pinging was coming from.
A second or so later, a shout issued through the room.
"General Kozlov, the scans reveal an atmosphere made up of air, 1 standard G of gravity, a temperate climate, but my surface scans are being blockaded by an energy signature of some sort on an island system above a large continent to the west"
General Kozlov paced himself through the crowded room until he was over the shoulder of the seated scientist.
The scientist raised up a hand with a paper thin Videopad for the General to grab, The general retrieved the pad from the scientists hand before raising it to his eye level for viewing, the scan appeared to be scattered and it was hard to observe or pinpoint any graphical features aside from what looked to be a gigantic tree that Kozlov rapidly dismissed as an errant fantasy, he then lowered the videopad before speaking.
"Can you get a clearer feed?"
The scientist moved his head side to side before issuing his reply.
"No General, this is the best our sensors can get, our ship was however built with an improved tectonic scanner, the Energy signature must not be blocking the scanner, this allows us to spot hotspots of places rich in Petroleum, Titanium baring Ores such as Rutile, or places with Geothermal Activity"
The General cleared his breath before issuing an order.
"I want the planet scanned for places rich in those above minerals… preferably though I want a place with fertile land to grow crops and water"
The Scientist simply reached out his left hand to press a button on the Videopad before replying back to the commander.
"I have already done that General, we have located hot spots of Geothermal energies here… here and here" the Scientist then pointed to several locations on the Videopad.
The Scientist rapidly moved on to listing other locations, with the General plotting in each place in his mind for future reference.
"These are the locations with quantities of Petroleum, they are listed here, here, here, here, here and here"
The scientist then turned his gaze into the Generals eyes, as if to know if he was following on with the conversation, The General nodded his head showing that he had remembered all the locations and that it was fine for the Scientist to continue on.
"We have found places rich in Rutile ores here, here and here"
The General nodded his head again before raising up the Videopad to his eye level again then with his right hand looked through the rudimentary planetary scans, searching for an excellent place to set the ship down, it was not exactly Kozlov's forte so he decided he might as well pass the time by raising questions.
"That energy signature you were talking about earlier, what type of energy was it?"
The Scientist quickly gave his answer.
"Unknown, it did… does not correspond to any known energy signature type… it is not Radioactive from what I can tell, just that it is emitting some type of energy, it is highly odd General… I would suggest sending an expedition there once a Colony or two are set up"
The General nodded his head before handing back the Videopad back to the scientist, his face showed that he was startled so the General gave him an answer.
"I have found a spot to set down at, right there…" the general pointed out his finger to show the position on the Videopad before speaking again "see that laky oasis like area there between that arid like area there and that mountain like place there, it is situated near a source of Rutile ore and Petroleum, and the area near the lake looks like it might be suitable for farmland"
The Scientist got out his chair and he ran towards the pilot and co-pilot of the Vessel, no doubt informing them on where to land.
The Pilot reached out to a nearby button before speaking into a nearby mic.
"This is your Pilot speaking, we will be descending in five, all passengers please hold onto your seats, this will be a rocky landing"
General Kozlov grabbed onto a nearby railing and sighed, he was anxious to step foot on his new homeland.
"Five"
"Four"
"Three"
"Two"
"One"