Interstellar Trade Coalition

Species Overview

Homeworld: Xantralus

Home Galaxy: Milky Way

Current Population: 92.7 Million

Primary Language: Xantaran

Fur/Skin Tone: Light Brown/Tan

Major Planets: Xantralus, Agito, Coranum, Bourvil, Mobius, Schrutka, Tirol, Dobrynya, Gordonia

Affiliation: Interstellar Trade Coalition

Current Status: Non-threatening Civilization

Tech Level: Earth Level

General
The Interstellar Trade Coalition started at Xantralus, the first of the nine planets in the coalition. They discovered what were later called zerospace accelerators. They exist in space and on planetary surfaces. They appear as long boxes, open at both ends. In space, one only has to transmit the wanted destination and fly into one of the open ends, and they are transported within minutes to their wanted destination. The catch is that there must be another accelerator at the wanted destination. On planets one must enter a pod that is about the size of a 18-wheeler. The pod, which can hold multiple beings, is then launched throught the accelerator, to the destination planets accelerator. When the Xantarans discovered these devices, on their planet and later in orbit, they used them to establish relations with the civilizations on the other 8 worlds that were in their database. There was no record of who built the devices, but they proved easy to use, and they never broke down. The other 8 worlds were also populated by the same species that the Xantarans were. Of course, they didn't realize the significance of this until they had their first encounter with the yeerks, which I'll get to later. Before they had even developed the simplest electrical device, Xantralus had become the capital of the newly formed Interstellar Trade Coalition, which included all 9 planets. Hundreds of years thereafter, Coranum's inhabitants discovered a device in orbit around there planet which was later called the Gaurdian. Not only was it an unmanned defense platform, but it also equipped all there ships with weapons sheilds and other technology. The coalition found another device on one of their planets that gave the coordinates of a inter-planetary accelerator aboard the station. Once aboard, the Coalition found instructions on how to build basic starship hulls and engines. Once the coalition builds their hulls on Coranum they send them to the station, where they dock, and are then refitted by automated drones who equip the starships with weapons and technology. The Coalition doesn't know how any of these devices got there, or how they work, they just know they do. And as long as these devices continue to supply them with a fleet and near-instant transportation the Coalition doesn't care to find out how they work.

First Encounter
The Coalition's first encounter with an alien race was in there equivalent of Earth year 2067. They had already begun to surmise the possibilities of alien life, and so they took it fairly well. The encounter took place well outside the Coalition's borders, by one of their ships designated for exploration.This ship, the Black Sun, was one of the few vessels that the gaurdian had equiped with a Z-space drive. It was on a routine exploration mission, when it was attacked by a yeerk bladeship. Taken by surprise, they were severely damaged before they managed to escape into zerospace.


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