Ur-Quan Slave War

The First War occured around 2100 to 2134 AD in our quadrant of the galaxy. It began when the Ur-Quan Kzer-Za approached our quadrant in 2098. The Chenjesu, sensing their hostile presence, and watched as the Ur-Quan conquered the Umgah, and then began moving towards Ilwrath space. They quickly formed a military alliance with the the Mmrnmhrm, and together they repelled the Ur-Quan, who left to conquer the Spathi. The Chenjesu allied with the Yehat and Shofixti, bolstering their ranks. In 2115 they made formal contact with the Humans, inviting them into the budding Alliance of Free Stars. This prompted the Arilou to join as well, if only to oversee the well-being of the humans and the Syreen, who fled to Earth seeking safe harbor.

Escalation occurred, and soon both sides were throwing everything they had at each other. The Ur-Quan now commanded a vast armada of Battle Thralls in addition to their deadly Dreadnought ships. The Alliance established a coreward front along the Indi-Mira line. They were able to hold the line until 2134, when the Ur-Quan pushed the Alliance back beyond Raynet. The Chenjesu forces were exhausted from holding their position near Rigel, and the Ur-Quan seized this opportunity to launch a massive assault on their homeworld of Procyon II. Eventually, the Hierarchy prevailed. After the humans were defeated by a massive, multilateral attack, the Hierarchy set a course for the Gorno system. When they reached their destination, the Yehat withdrew, leaving the Shofixti to fend for themselves. The Shofixti fleet was annihilated, but as the Ur-Quan armada approached the Shofixti homeworld, something unexpected happened. In a final act of defiance, the surviving Shofixti lowered a Precursor Bomb into their sun, causing Delta Gorno to flare and decimate everything in its vicinity. The Shofixti were all but wiped out along with a large chunk of the Ur-Quan fleet.

This may have given enough of an edge to the Yehat and Syreen in order to achieve victory, but they surrendered. The Yehat chose to become Battle Thralls, while the Humans and Syreen opted to become fallow slaves. The Chenjesu asked to be slave-shielded on their homeworld along with the Mmrnmhrm. The Arilou, seeing that the Humans were now safe, vanished into QuasiSpace.

The Campaigns of the First War are as follows (taken from Star Control for Genesis, in rough chronological order):

• First Encounter - When spheres of influence meet, battle is inevitable.
• The Art Of War - Match your strength against your enemy's weakness.
• Exterminate! - The Hierarchy must curb rampant Shofixti breeding!
• VUX Incursion - A VUX task force attacks an Alliance StarBase.
• Proving Ground - The Spathi fleet meets the Mmrnmhrm in deep space.
• Lost in Space - A solitary Chenjesu must survive a harsh universe.
• Beginner's Luck - A lone syreen must prevent Androsynth deployment.
• Escalation - A war of production.
• Target Earth - Planet Earth comes under surprise attack.
• Syreen's Song - A Syreen recruitment drive begins.
• Mushroom Cloud - A bold Alliance attack on the Mycons.
• The Nebula - The Hierarchy assaults the Yehat homeworlds.
• Onslaught - The Ur-Quan offensive begins!
• Counter Attack- The Alliance strikes back!
• Total War - Two full fleets face off in a battle to the death!