Have had an interest in this game for some time, started lurking here a bit. Then I got inspired by this topic. The following is intended as a campaign setting which allows the use of all ships currently available. I’ve been kicking the idea around since B5 Wars. Hope you enjoy.
In the wake of the Shadow Plague crisis new tumultuous times have gripped the galaxy. Trust is at an all time low, as it is clear that someone is supporting the Drakh and their dark agenda. What’s worse is they seem to have uncovered the few remaining shadow ships that had been left undisturbed during the war. Operated as an independent fleet, their appearance has spawned rumors that the ancient races are returning.
To combat this rising threat a secret cult which continues to see the Vorlons as gods left for their homeworld. Known as The Seekers of Truth, these cultists have done the unthinkable. Through luck, enlightenment, or some unknown mechanism, they have acquired a small number of Vorlon ships. They are remaining closed mouthed about their intentions, but it is clear they have adopted a radical devotion to the concept of order and will stop at nothing to see those who sow disharmony extinguished.
Contacted and aided by the Drakh, a long lost fleet lost has returned. The Dilgar, once believed extinct, have made a sudden and surprising return. A long range fleet, sent to explore unknown space at the height of Dilgar expansion, they were unable to return during the Earth Alliance counter attack due to their own tribulations with forces unknown. Ordered to stay hidden in a final command from their government in a secret communiqué, Their return is about to set the galaxy on fire.
Some will seek to obliterate this last remaining visage of what is seen as the most vial and hated of races. Yet with such a large amount of time having pasted, how can these refugees be held responsible for the crimes of their parents? Yet revenge and justice are rarely the same. Some will seek to destroy this lonely fleet while others will wish to help them. What promises they have made to the Drakh are still unknown. Should they break them, retribution will surely be swift, yet sympathy may yet prevail over the desire for revenge. Should they ask for protection, who will answer their call?
Rumors and accusations travel between the stars faster than light and an age of strife and civil war approaches, all as the Drakh have planned. Surely rouge admirals and up-start politicians of all races will seize this new age of terror as an opportunity for their personal ambitions. As formerly mothballed ships are rolled out of retirement to deal with the madness at hand, one can only guess at the carnage to come.
Can the Dilgar race be saved from their own past?
Will this secret Shadow fleet be uncovered as a hoax, albeit a dangerous one?
Will these ‘Seekers of Truth’ prove more dangerous and fanatical than the Drakh?
What of the ISA? Can it be saved from the inevitable strife that will follow the return of these forces once thought extinguished?
Only time and war can answer these questions.
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