Post by Darth Bogan Sith'ari on Jan 16, 2013 15:42:11 GMT -5
Necessary evil (A savage worlds system addaptation)
THE BEGINING
Thousands of years ago, a semi-aquatic species of aliens called the V'SORI fled their dying homeworld and settled on Earth. they built a great city and dubed it Atlantis in honor of their homeworld and watched with wonder at the rise of the native "Humans".
THE COMING OF CH'THADRA
The V'sori are telepathic creatures, though some have far more abilities and raw power than others. The "Cosmic unfairness" did sit well with some.
One of the greatest V'sori scientists was CH'thadra, the very man who had saved the race byperfecting space travel. He felt the V'sori should've been more grateful for his efforts-perhaps even name him king.
CH'thadra felt that he was ignored because of his weak psionic abilities. so he turned to the one thing that always worked for him-technology.
The first results were tragic. Subjects lost their minds, became vegetative, or developed warped personalities. Then Ch'thadra discovered a way to steal the psionic energy of every living V'sori and chanel it into his own mind!
The Plan worked too well. Ch'thadra became a monsterous creature with increadible power, but his machine exploded so violently that it triggered the destruction of atlantis itself!
The Atlantians knew what Ch'thadra had done as their stolen pysyhes came flooding back. They attacked his lab, but the monstrous creature that emerged from the blasted hole in the ground was far too powerful. The scientist now had a massive swollen brain, blood-red eyes, and horrible claws oozing with psychic energy!
Ch'thadr killed dozens then retreated with as many minds as he could enslave to the old V'sori spaceships. over three hundred atlanteans vanished that day, never to be seen again.
when the smoke cleared, the Atlanteans sealed up what was left of Ch'thadra's lair and went about rebuilding their city beneath the sea. In time, they forgot about him and their lost brothers-it was but one event in millennia of hardships, after all. The Atlanteans even eventually married and interbred with the humans.
THE OVERMIND'S REVENGE
Ch'thadra did not spend his exile idly. Now calling himself "THE OVERMIND", Ch'thadra had the combined intellect of all the minds he'd once held. As the centuries passed, he and his minionsdeveloped a new society, super-weapons, and an unimaginable space fleet.
The V'sori conquered the neighbering galaxies and enslaved all the races they encountered.
One of the races the V'sori encountered were a meek people brimming with latent supernatural abilities-HE PROTEANS. Rather than fight, the Proteans fled. Most were slain, but one ship managed to slip to earth-where they sensed the attackers came from. The Protean ship was damaged in it's flight and crash-landed in Siberia in 1908. The crater it made has come to be called the TUNGUSKA BLAST.
the surviving Proteans used their abilities to disguse themselves as humans and lived in a remote village near the crash site for several years.
There they prayed to their distant God, who the Proteans called THE OUTSIDER.He slowly communicated his desires to his chosen people by dreams and visions to go forth and multiply. Since the Visions began, the Proteans were haunted by one strange image they did not understand untill 1955-an image of an eight pointed star. The obident Proteans did as they were instructed, and for nearly a century Interbred with humans. The Children of these pairings inherited a portion of their alien parents powers, though it rarely manfested except under extremely stressful situations.
STAR CITY IS BORN
One sunny day in 1955, the people of earth awoke to find a titanic being standing in the water two miles off the coast of new york city. The superhero known as SILVER SENTINAL went off to greet the giant, and when he was swatted away from the being, he retaliated with his silvery high energy blasts. The outsider fought back and what happened next was lost to the roving helicopters above the massive tidal wave their battle had created.
When the spray finally settled, the outsider was gone and the silver sentenial lay unconious on a new land mas that hadn't existed before. The Island was shapped like an eight pointed star.
INFLUX
The surviving Proteans, ageless creatures that they were, recognized not only their god, but his sign-The creation of an island in the shape they had been seeing in their dreams for nearly half a century.
Most of the Proteans moved to star island immediatly and began procreating as their deity desired. Though the purpose of the island is still unknown to them, they have faithfully created a large nubmer of Progeny to fill it. Many of whom had developed incredible superpowers when faced with extreme situations . Most of the superbeings fought for the good of the world, but many were also selfish souls who used their abilities for personal gain.
SETTING THE STAGE
It started on january 1st, 2001. The first ships appeared over every major city of the planet. There was no Prelude and no demands. The Aliens just attacked. They were an amphibious race that combined the nastiest aspects of sharks and crocodiles with an aggresion matched by neither. They were the stuff of nighmares to most. The People called them "FINS'.
New york became a warzone, Tokyo burned, and even Sunken atlantis was rubbled and it's ruler- The legendary AQUARIAN- slain.
Earth's superheroes fought back immediately. The Fins were terrifying, but no one doubted the heroes would win out in the end. After all , Aliens tried to invade Earth three times before , and earth's defenders had alwayys emerged triumphant
But the Fins possessed advanced tecnology and savage bloodlust, the losses were heavy. Earth began to worry.
THE V'SORI
Then came the turn of the tide the people had come to expect in these epic wars of aliens and supermen. Advance forces of another alien race arrived in earth orbit- The V'SORI. They claimed to be long lost allies of Atlantis who had been searching for their missing comrades in arms for hundreds of years. During their quest, they had grown to become the defenders of the galaxy.
The V'sori claimed the Fins, or the K'THAREN as they called themselves, were rampaging mercenaries who ravaged world after world, But the V'sori had fought them before and would help Earth against them Now.
The world's greatest superhero, CHAMPION of ALPHA FORCE, flew into space to meet them, He returned later and gave a stirring speech that called for humanity to hold out for just a bit longer. They did, though the final cost in blood was high.
When the V'sori arrived, the K'tharen fleet rose to fight them. The alien ships fought a titanic batt;e in space, but the V'sori won out, and even beamed the images of the fleeing fins to earth.
Humanity cheered their saviors and welcomed the advanced alien protectors with open arms. Anxious youths danced in the streets Proclaiming an Era of peace and love. Less trusting Commentators were booded and mocked in the national press. And some Appeasment-mindedgovernments even offered the aliens the figurative keys to their states.
TREACHERY
Of course that's what the aliens wanted all along. In every Major city, Heroes and world leaders joined together to welcome the Aliens. The crowds cheered as the V'sori ships appeared overhead. Every superhero, sidekick, president, and even stars of of sports, movies, and music attended these grand galas.The People of earth cheered as they watched their heroes greet the aliens on the news networks.
The cheering turned to screms when the V'V'sori ships opened fire on the gathered Throngs.
Moments afterward, the K'tharen warships returned-Servents of the V'sori. Champion was standing before the cameras when the V'sori hit. They knew his weakness-Radiation-and targeted him with a concentrated burts of energy that turned the hro into a pulpy massmassive death ray then swept over the gathered throngs, slaying thousands of heroes, officials, generals, and innocents in momments. Within 39 minutes, the unthinkible had occured. Earth's greatest heroes were dead andit's leaders vaporizred. the Aliens had won.
THE BEGINING
Thousands of years ago, a semi-aquatic species of aliens called the V'SORI fled their dying homeworld and settled on Earth. they built a great city and dubed it Atlantis in honor of their homeworld and watched with wonder at the rise of the native "Humans".
THE COMING OF CH'THADRA
The V'sori are telepathic creatures, though some have far more abilities and raw power than others. The "Cosmic unfairness" did sit well with some.
One of the greatest V'sori scientists was CH'thadra, the very man who had saved the race byperfecting space travel. He felt the V'sori should've been more grateful for his efforts-perhaps even name him king.
CH'thadra felt that he was ignored because of his weak psionic abilities. so he turned to the one thing that always worked for him-technology.
The first results were tragic. Subjects lost their minds, became vegetative, or developed warped personalities. Then Ch'thadra discovered a way to steal the psionic energy of every living V'sori and chanel it into his own mind!
The Plan worked too well. Ch'thadra became a monsterous creature with increadible power, but his machine exploded so violently that it triggered the destruction of atlantis itself!
The Atlantians knew what Ch'thadra had done as their stolen pysyhes came flooding back. They attacked his lab, but the monstrous creature that emerged from the blasted hole in the ground was far too powerful. The scientist now had a massive swollen brain, blood-red eyes, and horrible claws oozing with psychic energy!
Ch'thadr killed dozens then retreated with as many minds as he could enslave to the old V'sori spaceships. over three hundred atlanteans vanished that day, never to be seen again.
when the smoke cleared, the Atlanteans sealed up what was left of Ch'thadra's lair and went about rebuilding their city beneath the sea. In time, they forgot about him and their lost brothers-it was but one event in millennia of hardships, after all. The Atlanteans even eventually married and interbred with the humans.
THE OVERMIND'S REVENGE
Ch'thadra did not spend his exile idly. Now calling himself "THE OVERMIND", Ch'thadra had the combined intellect of all the minds he'd once held. As the centuries passed, he and his minionsdeveloped a new society, super-weapons, and an unimaginable space fleet.
The V'sori conquered the neighbering galaxies and enslaved all the races they encountered.
One of the races the V'sori encountered were a meek people brimming with latent supernatural abilities-HE PROTEANS. Rather than fight, the Proteans fled. Most were slain, but one ship managed to slip to earth-where they sensed the attackers came from. The Protean ship was damaged in it's flight and crash-landed in Siberia in 1908. The crater it made has come to be called the TUNGUSKA BLAST.
the surviving Proteans used their abilities to disguse themselves as humans and lived in a remote village near the crash site for several years.
There they prayed to their distant God, who the Proteans called THE OUTSIDER.He slowly communicated his desires to his chosen people by dreams and visions to go forth and multiply. Since the Visions began, the Proteans were haunted by one strange image they did not understand untill 1955-an image of an eight pointed star. The obident Proteans did as they were instructed, and for nearly a century Interbred with humans. The Children of these pairings inherited a portion of their alien parents powers, though it rarely manfested except under extremely stressful situations.
STAR CITY IS BORN
One sunny day in 1955, the people of earth awoke to find a titanic being standing in the water two miles off the coast of new york city. The superhero known as SILVER SENTINAL went off to greet the giant, and when he was swatted away from the being, he retaliated with his silvery high energy blasts. The outsider fought back and what happened next was lost to the roving helicopters above the massive tidal wave their battle had created.
When the spray finally settled, the outsider was gone and the silver sentenial lay unconious on a new land mas that hadn't existed before. The Island was shapped like an eight pointed star.
INFLUX
The surviving Proteans, ageless creatures that they were, recognized not only their god, but his sign-The creation of an island in the shape they had been seeing in their dreams for nearly half a century.
Most of the Proteans moved to star island immediatly and began procreating as their deity desired. Though the purpose of the island is still unknown to them, they have faithfully created a large nubmer of Progeny to fill it. Many of whom had developed incredible superpowers when faced with extreme situations . Most of the superbeings fought for the good of the world, but many were also selfish souls who used their abilities for personal gain.
SETTING THE STAGE
It started on january 1st, 2001. The first ships appeared over every major city of the planet. There was no Prelude and no demands. The Aliens just attacked. They were an amphibious race that combined the nastiest aspects of sharks and crocodiles with an aggresion matched by neither. They were the stuff of nighmares to most. The People called them "FINS'.
New york became a warzone, Tokyo burned, and even Sunken atlantis was rubbled and it's ruler- The legendary AQUARIAN- slain.
Earth's superheroes fought back immediately. The Fins were terrifying, but no one doubted the heroes would win out in the end. After all , Aliens tried to invade Earth three times before , and earth's defenders had alwayys emerged triumphant
But the Fins possessed advanced tecnology and savage bloodlust, the losses were heavy. Earth began to worry.
THE V'SORI
Then came the turn of the tide the people had come to expect in these epic wars of aliens and supermen. Advance forces of another alien race arrived in earth orbit- The V'SORI. They claimed to be long lost allies of Atlantis who had been searching for their missing comrades in arms for hundreds of years. During their quest, they had grown to become the defenders of the galaxy.
The V'sori claimed the Fins, or the K'THAREN as they called themselves, were rampaging mercenaries who ravaged world after world, But the V'sori had fought them before and would help Earth against them Now.
The world's greatest superhero, CHAMPION of ALPHA FORCE, flew into space to meet them, He returned later and gave a stirring speech that called for humanity to hold out for just a bit longer. They did, though the final cost in blood was high.
When the V'sori arrived, the K'tharen fleet rose to fight them. The alien ships fought a titanic batt;e in space, but the V'sori won out, and even beamed the images of the fleeing fins to earth.
Humanity cheered their saviors and welcomed the advanced alien protectors with open arms. Anxious youths danced in the streets Proclaiming an Era of peace and love. Less trusting Commentators were booded and mocked in the national press. And some Appeasment-mindedgovernments even offered the aliens the figurative keys to their states.
TREACHERY
Of course that's what the aliens wanted all along. In every Major city, Heroes and world leaders joined together to welcome the Aliens. The crowds cheered as the V'sori ships appeared overhead. Every superhero, sidekick, president, and even stars of of sports, movies, and music attended these grand galas.The People of earth cheered as they watched their heroes greet the aliens on the news networks.
The cheering turned to screms when the V'V'sori ships opened fire on the gathered Throngs.
Moments afterward, the K'tharen warships returned-Servents of the V'sori. Champion was standing before the cameras when the V'sori hit. They knew his weakness-Radiation-and targeted him with a concentrated burts of energy that turned the hro into a pulpy massmassive death ray then swept over the gathered throngs, slaying thousands of heroes, officials, generals, and innocents in momments. Within 39 minutes, the unthinkible had occured. Earth's greatest heroes were dead andit's leaders vaporizred. the Aliens had won.
