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- THE BACKGROUND STORY
-
- You remember your first visit to Ora as the son of Earth's
- ambassador to the Depth Dwellers. The first thing you noticed
- was the blueness of the world. The blue of the mineral Zendle
- seemed to jump off Ora and into your ship. It also reflected the
- mood of the inhabitancy. After centuries of war with the
- neighboring planet, Riase, the Depth Dwellers had been forced to
- live within the tunnels they created beneath the planet's
- surface. Even their bodies adapted. Their eyes now enlarged,
- seem to reflect the sadness of a life spent buried beneath the
- surface.
-
- Your father had been sent by Earth to see if he could bring
- diplomatic peace between the Ri and the Depth Dwellers. The
- Council of the Depth Dwellers had requested your father because
- of his abilities to handle the most despicable foes and make
- them able to see the advantages of peace.
-
- The Ri were unmoveable. They wanted Ora at any price. Even if
- it meant killing every last Depth Dweller. Riase had long ago
- been fouled by the Ri's consumption of resources without regards
- to the long term effects it would have on the environment. Now
- Riase lay bare. All of it's lush gardens and fertile valleys
- gone. The only thing that moves on the surface is the dust
- picked up by the wind as it blows over the parched land.
-
- The only good to come out of your stay on Ora was your
- relationship with Princess Aurora. As children you played
- together at all the social functions. Later she would debate
- the need for the Depth Dwellers to fight the Ri. Military
- training was the answer. Together you would spend your days
- mastering various weapons and learning other combat skills.
-
- The last night you were together Princess Aurora told you that
- she and some others had decided that the time had come for
- action. The Ri had discovered that Zendle could be used in the
- manufacturing of a new weapons system. The Ri wanted Ora's
- Zendle and they were using the Depth Dwellers to mine it.
- Princess Aurora said they had intercepted messages that were sent
- between the Ri's mining operation and Riasa. The Ri were no
- longer content to just conquer Ora, they wanted all nine
- planets in their solar system. Her moist eyes reflected all the
- pain, misery and destruction that awaited the other planets if the
- Ri's plan succeed. You took her in your arms hoping for a
- moment they might shield her from the pain.
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