Chapter 1: Origins.
May 27, 2040: No one knew who attacked first, the only thing they knew was the nukes were coming, and if they wanted to live, they would have to run. After one minute of continuous explosions they stopped… the war stopped, but… at what cost? In total only 5 billion humans are still alive, 40% of Earth now isn't habitable, 15% of the atmosphere was destroyed and three governments were still active. How will humanity survive this cataclysm?
May 28, 2040: All frequencies around the world started to play the following message:
"For all the citizens of Terra, here is President Macalister of the U.S.A, or what is left. Anyway, I want you to know that we are still alive, that we won't fail as a race, yesterday we committed a mistake, a horror… a crime against our motherland, she is now suffering, and it is our duty as the perpetrators to correct this. Right know I'm in talks with the remaining governments; we will correct this, at any cost, but know I´m going to say one thing, this will not be repeated, we can't do this again, we need to be united, protect our motherland like the blessing that she is. She gave us the life, and we are killing her in return, so I'm going to beg anyone who is listening, to swear to the motherland that we won't make this mistake again, swear to her that we are going to protect her… this is all.
"Terra, we beg for your forgiveness. Here President Macalister of the U.S.A, over and out"
December 3, 2045: After five years of investigation between the three governments still in power, have created the discs of Eden; according to estimates only two are needed to repair the planet, the total cost of investigation and deployment is of $50,000,000.
December 4, 2045: The discs of Eden are deployed; they are expected to take three months to repair the damage done by the war.
September 5, 2045: The last bunker is finally open, the people are rewarded with a world identical to the one before the war with a few soldiers waiting for them, but there is no sun, no moon, not even stars… everything is… dark.
"Wha-what is happening? Why is everything dark?" one of the civilians asked, obviously confused. "Isn't it supposed to be midday?"
One of the soldiers spoke. "It's midday, but the discs couldn't repair everything due to their prototype status, therefore the world is covered in cloudiness, possibly forever." The soldier shrugged. "By the time we fix this, it is possible that we will have already adapted."
"How long it would that take?" another civilian asked. "Adapting I mean."
"That depends on natural selection," the soldier replied.
January 6, 2050: Even with another two discs of Eden launched, the cloudiness is so thick that the discs overload and explode. Further investigation discovers the cloudiness is formed due to a mix of heavy substances that were released during the bombing that only allows for faint or no light to pass through; none of these substances is dangerous or has adverse side effects. Now it isn't necessary repair the issue as humans living on the surface have adapted and humanity can see in the dark.
Thanks to the re-population programs, the population of Earth is eight billion; it is expected to take other ten years to return to the pre-war population.
August 15, 2051: The United Terra Coalition is created; a pact between every sovereign nation to protect the motherland against alien threats.
August 16, 2051: Like every war, the Massive War made way for important technology advances like:
Total control of anti-matter
The pillars of the pilot program
AIs (sadly every AI created in the war, was destroyed when the bombing started)
Exoskeletons
Mechs (every one previously was destroyed in the bombing)
October 29, 2052: With the recreation of the AIs, the investigation of FTL travel is started, and the Principal theory used is the warp drive. The discs of Eden are modified to do terraforming tasks.
September 2, 2053: Beginning of the titan and pilot programs.
May 16, 2056: The first generation of titans and pilots complete their training, now combat ready.
August 31, 2057: The first warp drive core is tested; the rocket goes to the Moon and returns in four minutes, starts planning the colonizing of the Moon.
December 15, 2059: The warp drive core is upgraded, now the travel to the moon is in one minute.
January 27, 2060: The first colony in the Moon is funded. The colony is named New Heaven and count with a population of 50,000 civilians and one thousand Marines. This is a dome colony, making the light the same as on Earth. The post-war population has reached 13 billion. The re-population program ends. The first designs of power armor are tested.
August 10, 2065: The colossus division is created, this being like the titans but only piloted by AI's, also is invented the Wolf mechanized division, this being shock troops piloted by Vi's of Seven generation.
September 4, 2070: The First Fleet is completed after ten years, in total have 500 hundred ships: 146 drones, 200 fighters, 10 freighters, 40 frigates, 50 cruisers, 40 bombers, 6 carriers, 5 dreadnoughts (one still under construction) and 3 Flagships (or super-dreadnoughts).
The population in New Heavenreaches the billions.
September 6, 2075: The ghost unit is formed by the best of the best in the military. Medi-gel is invented.
August 31, 2076: The power armor MK-01 is invented, being the most advanced piece of tech ever invented by mankind. It is the same thickness of a pre-war era bulletproof vest, but is about 20 times harder. It is implemented in the armed forces, except for the ghosts, ODST and pilots.
January 31, 2077: The terraforming of mars start, is expected to end in two years.
December 2, 2080: the First colony on Mars is funded, the colony is called Hope, consisting of 100,000 civilians and two thousand soldiers. The problem with this colony is that this isn't a colony with protective dome, so the light could leave a person blind; all civilians and soldiers use a polarized helmet, so they can be in the street without burning their eyes. The military's has a thicker visor.
August 19, 2083: Venus is colonized after being terraformed. The Mars archives are discovered.
October 23, 2085: The archives are decrypted, containing the data of every race in the galaxy and kinetic barrier technology. It is discovered that Charon is in reality, a dormant mass relay. Started the planning of contingency plans against possible alien invasions; the First Fleet is in charge of monitoring the relay. Humanity starts to become paranoid.
September 31, 2089: The last of Jupiter's habitable moons is colonized.
June 19, 2090: The Seventh Fleet is now complete, the total of ships increases to 9,000. The population in the Sol System rises to 50 billion, between humans and AIs.
February 14, 2100: For the first time, a ship uses FTL to leave the Sol System, after 1 hour they arrive to the Arcturus System.
February 20, 2100: It is decided to keep the Earth hidden; the UTC's governmental heart will be located at a space station located in the Arcturus System. Construction of the Arcturus station begins, estimated to end in five years.
August 14, 2103: Terra Nova is founded and colonized. A metal five times harder than the alloy currently used in the construction of ships and titans is found; the process to upgrade the armor of each titan and ship in existence is started. Estimated to end in six years.
December 6, 2105: After years of debate, it is decided to go to the system KOI-4878 to investigate the candidate's planets for possible colonization. Arcturus Station is finished; all political heads are mobilized.
December 7, 2105: After arriving to KOI-4878, humanity accidentally makes First Contact with a race called the saryns who live on the planet KOI-4878.01 (or Manifus as the saryns call it). They are just starting their FTL season, having only 300 ships, the First Contact was peaceful. After creating a translator with the help of AIs, and with the arrival of the ambassadors the two races, talks begin on the saryn home world.
August 24, 2106: As a sign of goodwill, humanity gives part of its prothean archives to the saryns.
August 25, 2106: After reading the information given by the humans, the lyrons accept the alliance with them. The terms being as follows:
-Each saryn has citizenship in UTC space being the same for humans in saryn space.
- There will be no secrets of any kind between the two races.
- Unconditional support in cases of external threat.
- Humanity will give their exoskeleton technology in exchange for the phantom cloaking system, among others.
September 30, 2110: When the first saryns reach the solar system they are astonished at the level of military power the humans have. They're authorized to live on Mars. In total, 200,000 saryns immigrated to the colonies on the planet.
March 17, 2113: The first hybrid between human and saryn born, it is called a 'hyron'.
June 20, 2120: The population of saryns in human space reaches 1,500,000 million, while the population of hyrons reaches 20,000. The Eleventh Fleet is completed, the total of human ships is now 15,000 thousands ships. Meanwhile the Saryns have a total of 3,000, thanks to their access to human shipyards.
May 19, 2130: The first Joint Fleet is finally completed, the initial patrol fleet contains a total of 500 ships.
June 20, 2140: Eden Prime is founded and colonized. The total of human ships reach 20,000 thousand.
January 14, 2150: The second Joint Fleet patrol makes First Contact with another race, the quarians.
CODEX:
MILITARY:
Drones: The drone is the cheapest equipment of the entire UTC Navy; being nothing more than sacrifices in suicide missions against ships or enemy structures, for which they are filled with explosives. They're piloted by a second generation VI. Usually measure 50 meters.
Fighters: The F/A-225 is based on the F/A-18 Hornet, but is more aerodynamic. This fighter is made for space and atmospheric travel. Is approximately 20% bigger than an F/A-18.
Frigates: The frigates of the UTC are called, "The sneaky bastards" between UTC pilots, given that these frigates are designed for hit and run tactics. They use a cloaking system for short durations, also providing protection for carriers, dreadnoughts, and flagships. They usually measure between 200-300 meters.
Carriers: The carriers were introduced to the galactic community by the humans. The carriers are used to deploy massive quantities of drones and fighters into combat and for the fast deployments of titans, pilots, ODST's, colossi and wolf mechs. They have a sixth generation adamantium armor and the strongest shield that humanity could make; typically they're heavily defended by frigates and cruisers given their importance on the battlefield.
Dreadnoughts: Dreadnoughts are human fleet tanks, they can do a lot of damage and take the same amount back, and their armor can withstand the main battery attack from a flagship. There are at least seven to nine dreadnoughts in each fleet. Depending on the class, they can measure between one and three kilometers.
Flagship: There is no word in the human language that can describe how massive the destruction a flagship is, its adamantium armor is the strongest ever made, as are its shields. Simulations show that it would take seven dreadnoughts to destroy one of these ships. Given its cost of construction there are only two per fleet. Usually measure four kilometers.
Titans: The titans are mechs with an integrated AI, yet they still need a human pilot to get the most out of their capabilities. Their weapons and designs are to the taste of the pilot, but still they all have adamantium armor. They are between 2.5 and 3 meters high. From inside, the mech activates holographic "windows", so the pilot can see the outside without sacrificing protection. Each mech has a landing capsule for when they are launched from orbit to the area indicated by the pilot; commonly launched in hot areas, they're highly armored but with cheaper materials, however it is difficult to hit one of these capsules at the speed they descend.
Pilots: The pilots are highly trained soldiers; they are based on close combat, parkour and the use of any known weapon. The pilots are equipped with an exoskeleton and a short push jetpack that allows them to do things that no normal human could. They can jump almost 2 meters, even 2.5 meters, in the air if they use the jetpack. They are masters of Krav Maga, an ancient Israeli martial art based on attacking vital points. The rest of the military calls them the "crazy bastards". They fight by running to enemy positions, killing as many as possible (in the fastest possible way), and when they are in trouble they call their titan and continue killing. So far there are only two ways to destroy a pilot and his titan: By an overwhelming force or by an equal.
A popular adage says the only time you'll see a pilot walk is when the combat is over.
The first time the saryns see the pilots training alongside their titans, they were stunned by their efficiency, brutality, and the clear bond between pilot and titan.
COLOSSUS: The colossus follows the titan doctrine, the difference is the colossus doesn't need a pilot. The colossus divisions are reserved for the protection of the home world and colonies, given the need of pilots on the front line. They're about four meters high. They're piloted by a sixth generation AI.
Ghosts: The ghosts are soldiers that instead of being utilized for chaotic combat like the pilots or ODSTs, they are used for missions that require subterfuge, and work in teams of four. They use a cloaking device created by the saryns, which achieves a perfect camouflage with the environment. Their weapons are silenced for obvious reasons.
Power Armor Mk-01: The MK-01 armor is the same thickness as a pre-war bulletproof vest, but is nearly 20 times harder as it has had the hardest metals known to man fused together by extreme heat and pressure. When adamantium was first discovered, there was an attempt to put it in this armor but its weight made it impossible.
ALIEN SPECIES:
Saryns: The saryns are a race of anthropomorphic wolves. They share similar characteristics with humans, but with clear differences as they evolved from wolves. They use mass effect technology in a way like that of humans.
(They can't live in the human home world given the darkness of it)
Physical characteristics:
-Their legs are straight, but they bend like human ones.
-They have five extremities, on the hands and feet (along with retractable claws).
-They have soft facial features (they're considered very attractive in human civilization).
-Given that their bodies are covered in fur, their skin "tone" is based on the color of this, giving very diverse, but beautiful variations.
-Like humans, this species is very genetically diverse.
-Their eyes, though civilized, resemble the shape and coloring of the wolves.
- Hair grows on their heads, similar to humans.
-They kept the ears of their animal origin, given this they move them depending on how they feel.
-Women have a small snout, less prominent than men. (Thus giving a more feminine aspect).
-They kept the tail; all the clothes they wear have the hole for the tail to pass.
-They can see in the dark, but not as well as humans.
Psychological characteristics
- In a relationship they are very territorial. To the point that if their mate (human or not) touches or is touched by another that isn't "approved of" the other will begin to display jealousy and the most common thing they do is to kiss their mate in front of the other person to show them that they are of their "property".
-They are a monogamous species. In other words, they have a bond for life with one partner. It has been proven that this bond works with humans as well, causing the two parts to become life mates. It's very common that they find their "other half" between the ages of 25 and 35 years.
Hyrons: Although the relationships between humans and saryns are common, the population of hyrons is kept low. Hyrons are the hybrid child of a human and saryn coupling, and are more commonly female. Which race the hyron is expected to identify as is determined by the race of their same sex parent. Since the majority of hyrons are female, it is encouraged that most human/saryn pairs consist of a male human and female saryn if they want to increase the population of the latter's race. It is difficult, if not impossible, to find a hyron outside of Mars, as that is where there is the largest population of hyrons exists.
Physical characteristics:
The differences with the lyrons are that the hyrons have human skin, and lyrons do not have a snout or claws.
The similarities are they have same ears and tail of similar shape and size.
Psychological characteristics
They don't have any differences in this aspect.