Fiction:Great Xonexian Schism

"Everywhere I look––in every corner of the Gigaquadrant––I see the same signs: hard times are ahead of us. Alliances are beginning to fracture, old rivalries are beginning to resurface, and the great tectonic plates that make up the political landscape of the universe are shifting."

The Great Xonexian Schism is a term often used to refer to the devastating intergalactic war that occurred in multiple galaxies in the later stages of the Gigaquadrantic Conflicts, pitting a large alliance of nations against the floundering might of the legendary. Like many great wars, the Schism's origins cannot be traced to a single definable cause or event. Instead, it was the result of many factors, including border conflicts, economic disputes, geopolitical tension, and diplomatic incidents that worsened relations between the Delpha Coalition of Planets and numerous other nations in the years leading up to 2800.

Finally, the Halcyon Incident in 2800 turned the political situation in the Xonexian cluster into a powder keg, leading to the rapid deterioration of alliances and organizations which had stood for decades, and to an eventual war between these factions that would determine the face of the Gigaquadrant for generations to come.

Flashpoints (2797-2800)

 * French Quadrantia Trade Route Crisis (, July 18-July 26th, 2799)
 * On July 18th, 2799, reports spread along the French Quadrantia Trade Zone of a lone Blade-class DCP vessel actively violating established policies with the trade route's use. In repsonse to this, a fleet of French vessels under command of marshal were sent ot investigate and peacefully reroute the lone vessel. When he managed to rendezvous with the fleet at the vessel's last-known location however, he was met with the site of an entire armada's worth of wreckage, entering a jamming field that rendered the area a transmission dead zone, with only one conclusion to make...


 * Bugs In The Code (, October 5th, 2799)
 * Starting on the Andromedan colony of Neo Komraes, a string of admissions to doctors by users of the Morphis nanotechnology spoke of brief fevers. Further diagnosis revealed that each of these patients' nanite colonies were documenting encounters of "anomalies" in the obscure segments of their DNA. Spearheaded by Salisse'Ensha was a pursuit to understand what these anomalies were, learning quickly however that these were no mere random anomalies in her patients' genetic codes...


 * Gigaquadrantic Conflicts (, 2800)
 * A conference meant to appease tensions between Great Gigaquadrantic powers turned out to have the opposite effect. Halcyon B––the location of the conference––was sabotaged, leading to the deaths of every diplomat on board. In the frantic aftermath, rage and paranoia were rampant as the powers accused one another of the deed.


 * Singing of the Alcanti Triad Alliance (Andromeda Galaxy, June 29, 2800)
 * Three powers remained silent in the cacophony that followed the Halcyon B explosion. France, the Draconid Imperium, and the Tybusen Intergalactic Allied Federation each strongly suspected that the Delpha Coalition of Planets might be responsible for incident. Fearing that it had nefarious designs on the Gigaquadrant, they met on to finalize a new alliance that would change the course of Gigaquadrantic history.

Trivia
Rules
 * Not much has been determined as to how this war is going to play out, which means plenty of opportunities for plot. If you want to join, simply add your fictions to the infobox and find Monet, Angrybirds, or Wormy on IRC to discuss your involvement!
 * Following the format of most Gigaquadrantic Conflict stories, the main page of the Schism will be used to summarize events and provide an overview of the conflict. Most of the action will happen on subpages.
 * To discuss ideas and get a general overview of events, see the Schism's official blog.
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