Fiction:True Yaman Empire/History

Space!
The True Yaman Empire started as a Scientist Empire.

The Sky is No Longer the Limit
"After 71 years and 90 billion in research and construction spending, we have finally created a ship capable of space flight. The sky is no longer the limit."

- Yamatic News

"We are in space! I am in space! Ah, it is a wonderful thing to be in! And even better, I’m going to be the first Yaman to ever set foot on another world! Araluen, a planet in our system thought to be capable of sustaining life, if not as complex life as ourselves. There is also a secret mission: we are to find what is believed to be a crashed Extra-Saferenial Vessel! The technologies this ship could have, if it exists… I will be the most famous Yama in history!"

- Log Entry

"We have entered orbit around Araluen. There is green on the surface, and water as well. Not a lot of water, but it only needs a little to sustain some form of life. We already knew that though, what we are finding out now is whether or not that space ship really is there…"

- Log Entry

"It was there. We have the coordinates of another star system, and some sort of engine that was beamed into our ship, we don’t yet understand how. Now we just have to set up the base camp for future scientists and maybe even colonists eventually. It has been decided that this ship is the most important thing we have discovered in the course of Yaman history, and I was the one who found it!"

- Log Entry

"Well, we’re on our way to another star. When I wake up from the cryosleep, I will do so in the light of another star, so far away from my homeworld that even light itself takes years to get here. Three, to be exact. We will be achieving it in a mere 2 weeks, but they want us to sleep in order to preserve oxygen for the planet, as it is unknown if this world can sustain life, and we may need to survive off of what we have here. I’ll make another entry when I wake up… in the light of another sun."

- Log Entry

"We’ve arrived… to devastation. The entire civilazation that was here is gone. Wiped out by an unknown foe called the “Grox”. These creatures were advanced. Very advanced. They had drones using weapons more powerful then any we have developed on our own. Only because of the weapons beamed up by the crashed ship did we survive, and sadly we couldn’t save the drones that attacked us automatically after we investigated their city… those drones may have held secrets of the species past, and more information on these “Grox” creatures… Well, we have to set up camp for the night and then load up everything we can tomorrow. We’re even getting some samples of the native life."

- Log Entry

"Well, after a few close calls with predators and unwieldy pieces of rubles, as well as a security drone that we must have missed earlier, we are on our way back home. In two weeks I will wake up from Cryosleep as the most famous person in our peoples history… again! But I have horrible news for them about the poor creatures that were wiped out… and who are these “Grox”?"

- Log Entry

"Back home, I have helped to unload the specimens and rubble from the planet we went to. Not as easy as it sounds, as we had to keep all the creatures isolated from our biosphere, who knows what they could be infected with. The news that there is at least one other species out there, and the news that they are aggressive and all destroying, has created quite the stir on Safarini III. However, they have figured out how to use all the technology from the crashed ship, so we’ve gotten a jump on tech from them. If we can encounter more species, we may get tech from them as well! It has been decided that I, of all people, will be THE captain of the Yaman Collective. I have much to learn, but once I finish learning I’ll be sent out with a select group of people to crew my ship. We will be the pioneers, the first of our kind to see things and talk to people. We will be the representation of our entire species. This is gonna be fun…"

- Log Entry

Beyond the Sky
"Well, my training is done, and I’m ready for fun! We’re going into the great unknown the stars beyond our own. I wonder what kinds of creatures we will meet? Perhaps they will be peaceful, or at least not openly aggressive. I hope they are smart like us, it’s so annoying when you have a dumb friend. But first we have to set up a few colonies as bases of operations in the universe. Ah well."

- Log Entry

"Well, now that the colonies are in place, we are headed out for a system we think has life in it. I’m suddenly very scared. What if they can’t talk to us? What if they attack us? There are so many unknowns with first contact…"

- Log Entry

"Whew! Glad that’s over, they kept talking about some nonsensical cake shortage! As if they thought we cared… I honestly think they may have been making fun of us… but whatever, at least they didn’t shoot at us or something. These guys were called, um, let me see if I got this right “Urmomsucks”. Weird name. On to the next one!"

- Log Entry

"Well… that was…. Interesting. These guys were talking about some god named “Spode”. Kept saying that Spode is the, erm, “one true god” and whatnot. Don’t they know that gods don’t exist? Sheesh. These creatures called themselves “Civers”. Well, I hope their god can protect them, because we certainly can’t… or would if we could."

- Log Entry

"Well, we have encountered possible future enemies. The Murglbrg were all “these weapons are for your own protection… even the ones aimed at your head” and such. They acted like we were worthless and they better then us. They will have issues with us in the future, of that I have no doubt."

- Log Entry

"It’s official… there are scary creatures out there. These guys were called “Skoog”, and they were so cute even my weapons master was saying ‘awww’. We’d best avoid these guys for fear of becoming obsessed…"

- Log Entry

"I really want to destroy these creatures… called up “whippersnappers” and complained the entire time… They call themselves the Squinz Empire, and are admittedly large, with 8 planets. We kept going back onto their systems because they gave us such bad directions. Garh! Them again!"

- Log Entry

"Well, these “Toomers” were ugly. Not that I would say it to their faces, but they were. 5 arms, big pile of tumors on their backs… They made up for it with the food though, they have amazing foods. And quite the emporium. They will probably be long term trading partners with us, and I have already set up a trading rout with them."

- Log Entry

"These Willosaurs are very friendly. I like them. They are now our allies, even though they only have 3 planets to their name. I hope we can remain allies with them in the future."

- Log Entry

"We have encountered a species named the Solothy. They are small, friendly creatures that seem to believe all things are connected. Not an interesting belief, if you ask me. But now our homeworld wants us back, and we are low on energy. Plus we can’t reach the nearest stars. The species we have met are the ones we’re stuck with for now, I suppose. It will be interesting to see how this goes."

- Log Entry

War with the Murglbrg
"The Murglbrg have attacked us! Apparently we entered a security zone by accident on our way home. Can’t say I’m complaining, but we need more energy and weapons to attack them. We will withdraw to our homeworld for now, and hope we can get better weapons there."

- Log Entry

"We have gotten our weapons and energy restocked, and even upgraded our weapons. We are ready for war! We will attack the Murglbrg world of Iris I, a small and worthless planet that will be a good place to test the new weapons."

- Log Entry

"We won. As I thought we would. They had only a few ships there, and our allies sent us a ship as well, so we were able to wipe the Murglbrg out completely! On to the next world!"

- Log Entry

"We have just used a Gravitation Wave on the Murglbrg world of Tragi. Not our brightest move, we are now at war with the Squinz and Civers Empires. We will likely make peace with them as soon as we can. But we did claim Tragi as our own!"

- Log Entry

"This time we lost. The Murglbrg Empire was able to destroy my ship and my ally’s ship, but I was able to be saved using new cloning and mind replicating tech. I honestly don’t care if my “soul” survived or not. I know my drin ori did. We will fight them again when we have greater technology and weapons. For now, we have paid them off for now. But only while we help our allies with some problems, make a few more colonies, the like."

- Log Entry

"Heh, that was a short lived peace. We are once again at war, but this time we are allied with the Civers and Squinz, so they are helping us. With my three allies and superior weapons, we are easily taking their empire down, colony by colony… We have already captured the colony we were bested at before, and they have only their Homeworld now. And I have a special plan for that world…"

- Log Entry

"We have developed our relationships with those around us enough to use another Gravitation Wave. That is how their homeworld will die. The Gravitation Wave is loaded and ready. I am going to their planet. They will not know what hit them."

- Log Entry

"Victory is Ours? Our captain, who’s name we all know, has wiped out the Murgblrg species. He ruthlessly destroyed their entire homeworld using a Gravitation Wave, giving no chance of surrender and no chance of retreat. It is believed that almost 10 billion lives were lost when the Wave wiped out all civilizations on their homeworld. We morn their deaths, and the Captain is currently being tried by a Regional Tribunal Court. It is unknown what his fate will be."

- Yamatic News

Journey to the Core
"The Captain is being forced on a mission of certain death! Then he will retire. This mission: Find the Grox! All empires in the region agree that the likeliest place to find the Grox is the Center of the Galaxy, so that’s where he’s headed. If he fails to find them he can never return. Let us all place bets at once!"

- Galactic News

"I have been sent to find the Grox. I am alone. This Log is the only thing I have left of my former life. I thought that using a Gravitation Wave would be the correct path, but I was wrong. Horribly wrong. Now… now all that is left is to find the Grox, and then return. I may never return, they are elusive at best, deadly at worst. I will keep a record of my travels in this Log, for future reference. Today I encountered 17 other species, with various names. They all seemed wary of me, as though my story has spread. Funny how a story can spread faster then any physical being can travel."

- Log Entry

"I have passed by another 21 species today. They seemed wary of my power, more so then my species or my name. They don’t often encounter a ship that can make leaps as vast as mine can."

- Log Entry

"Well, that was unpleasant. I had to bribe an empire after accidentally entering their security zone, they refused to let me out. It wasn’t cheap, but I was able to afford it with what I had. And some advanced tech. They let me go, regardless. I continue."

- Log Entry

"I have encountered a species attacked by the Grox. They call themselves the Sciri, and are currently at war with them. I asked where the Grox come from, and they said “the very center of the galaxy”. So that’s where I’m going now. At least there are plenty of stars here."

- Log Entry

"I didn’t encounter a single species… But I found ruins. Lots of ruins. Ruins of any species advanced enough to have fire. I did become a god to several primitive civilizations though. It was awkward to say the least. Anyhow, I am now traveling through a killing zone. I know what those are, I’ve set them up myself. Any empire able to make one this massive… is not an empire I want to fight."

- Log Entry

"I have seen a fleet of ships… they were strange, and exotic, and used a drive I can’t describe. This fleet numbered in the hundreds, larger then anything I’ve seen before. It seemed to be returning, as the ships were damaged in some cases. They were, however, being repaired in flight. I shut down all systems to remain hidden. I am close. I can feel it."

- Log Entry

"I have encountered them. They live on lifeless planets, and have powerful turrets and far more advanced technology then we do. We cannot afford war with these creatures. They aren’t natural, they aren’t friendly, and they aren’t going to trade or be peaceful. I am going to leave now."

- Log Entry

"I’ve made a fatal error! The Grox are chasing me out of the system. They’re faster, I won’t make it! This is my final message home, stay away from the Grox! Just leave them alone and never go ne- schshchshchshchshchshchshchs!"

- Log Entry

"The Captain of the Yaman Empire is dead. He was killed by the Grox for an unknown reason as he attempted to leave. He has advised all other empires and species to avoid the Grox to the best of their abilities. We morn this individual, and he has been given an award post-death for his actions and bravery."

- Yamatic News

A Democracy
In this era, the True Yaman Empire went from a Scientist Empire to a Diplomat Empire.

Coup
In this time, the True Yaman Empire went from a Diplomat Empire to a Warrior Empire.

Status Quo?
After the Drin Yeil took control and set the Empress in place, they went about crushing any and all dissent. They killed anyone who said a single word against the Empress, and they did all of this in the name of the Empress. Her people back then didn’t like her, and she didn’t like it either. She knew she was just a figurehead, but the Drin Yeil hadn’t chosen well. They had selected an ambitious AND patient empress, and she worked slowly to earn their trust. They let her marry and have Irlics of her own. Then, when they didn’t expect it she began to give her own speeches. The entire family at the time was in on it, and the Drin Yeil couldn’t make her stop except by killing her. Since she had the support of the royal guards (who didn’t know she wasn’t the real empress), so the Drin Yeil had to do their own dirty work. They set her families high-security transport ship to explode en-rout to their summer home. They then cloned her youngest Irlic. When the ship exploded, they made sure to remove the youngest from his room and kill him, and then replaced him with the clone who had no memory of his family or the resistance they put up. The people had come to support their Empress, and the tragedy only reinforced that support for the young Emperor. He supported the Drin Yeil and they decided to try it their Empresses way, make the people happy without giving them any real power. It has worked ever since.

The Erlic War
A long, painful war between the Yaman Empire and a rebellion born on the planet Erlic. The people of Erlic, having never been supporters of the Empress, sought to remake the Democracy that had fallen many years ago. So when the empire was weakened by the Empresses death and the new Emperor was still just an Irlic, they rebelled. Their planet was a training and manufactory planet for the military, and the young new recruits feeling mighty and high in their uniforms had long abused them. After the natives butchered the entire military facility and taken the shipyards that were in orbit, they declared themselves independent. As they attacked and started to win battles, others joined them. However, a new fleet was being built elsewhere, when it came into operation the rebellion decided to attack the heart of power, going for Safarini III itself. The battle there raged for three days while the new Empire fleet traveled to Safarini III and Erlic. The Erlic attack fleet arrived first, and didn’t even hesitate in it’s actions, dropping a planet buster onto Erlic. The news of this wouldn’t arrive at Safarini II until afet the battle, but that battle would have taken place anyway.

The battle, which was the only real battle to take place, lasted three days. The defensive fleet of Safarini III fought valiantly, and was able to hold off the attacking fleet until the new fleet arrived. When it did, the Offensive Fleet crushed the attackers, and won the day in mere hours. With Erlic destroyed and their entire fleet wiped out in a show of utter force and ruthlessness, the other rebellion colonies surrendered back into the True Yaman Empire. Only minor punishments were given out, to help prevent too much discord.