HISTORY - PLANET TARTARUS ALSO KNOWN AS GHOST

Planet Tartarus also known as Ghost, the former Homeworld of the First Vampire Faction (First Ones). Tartarus (Ghost) is the third planet, in the Hades system - 457 light years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius.

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VELORUM EMPIRE RULE (9456 - 3818 BC)

In 9456 BC, the Velorum deep space explorer ship Saga, explores a habitat system 457 light-years from Earth containing an Earth-like planet, with two habitable moons. The Velorum name the star system, Tregaror (The Court of Tre), the planet Tregard and the two habitable moons: Prova and Runar.

The Orions and Atlanteans will come to know Tregard as Tartarus (The Underworld), for its Human slave colonies and military prison system...A Living Hell, where there is no escape!

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VAMPIRE EMPIRE RULE (3818 - 3110 BC)

In 3898 BC, during the Mutant Rebellion (5000 - 3818 BC) control of Planet Tregard (Tartarus) was ceded to the Vampire Empire by the Velorum Empire.

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THE GREAT PURGE (3504 - 3110 BC)

The Great Vampire Civil War also known as the Great Purge (3504-3110 BC), a Vampire interstellar Civil war - between the First Vampire Faction (First Ones) and the Imperial Vampire Houses for control of the Vampire Empire.

Result: Imperial Vampire Victory

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CREATION OF THE FIRST VAMPIRE FACTION (3110 BC)

Following the defeat of the First Ones, Lord Invictus proclaimed himself Emperor of the Imperial Vampire Empire. The First Ones established the First Vampire Faction to represent its interests in the Vampirium. The Exilium - members of the First Ones who chose exile rather than live under the rule of Emperor Invictus, established a new homeworld on Planet Tartarus (3110 BC - 14 AD) governed by the Council of Nine.

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THE FIRST GALACTIC WAR (1530 - 1322 BC)

During the Second Vampire-Atlantean War (1530 - 1322 BC) which was major War in the First Galactic War (1530 - 1322 BC), planet Tartarus was on the frontline of the war. The First Vampire Faction fleet advance was finally stopped in the Battle of Atlas (1480 BC) and the Battle of Avalon (1480 BC).

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RESURRECTION OF VELORUM EMPEROR TA'VEL (352 BC)

After laying in stasis for 7,092 years, Emperor Ta'Vel - First Star Emperor of the Velorum Star Empire, is resurrected to the First Galactic Emperor of the Velorum Empire - the Supreme Sovereign, of the Empire which now extends from the Inner Orion Arm through the Perseus Transit into the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy.

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THE SECOND GALACTIC WAR (352 BC - 14 AD)

Seeking to restore the Velorum Empire's former colonies in the Beta Quadrant of the Orion Arm, Velorum Emperor Ta'Vel orders the invasion of the Beta Quadrant by the Velorum Alliance. On Earthdate 113, at 18:00 hours, Velorum and Imperial Vampire Forces crossed the border into Earth Space attacking Fleet Battle Station 65 on the Theseus line - a series of Orion Alliance Space Stations defending the Earth Space border, beginning the Second Galactic War.

The Second Galactic War, a series of regional interstellar wars, between the Velorum Alliance and the Orion Alliance lasting 338 years. The Front-Line of the War would span across 3,000 light-years, with total casualties and loses of over 2 billion dead.

Date:

352 BC - 14 AD

Result:

Orion Alliance victory

After 338 years of war, the Velorum Empire was finally defeated by the Orion Empire in the Second Battle of Orion's Belt. Imperial Vampire Forces are driven from Earth Space - all sectors within a 300 light-year radius of Earth. First Vampire Faction are driven from Earth Space back to their homeworld Tartarus. The final battle of the Second Galactic War, the Battle of Tartarus (14 AD), ended with the destruction of all major cities on Tartarus and the deaths of over 50 million. Because of the great loss of life on both sides in the battle, Tartarus is known as "Ghost" and the region is known as "Ghost Space".

On Earthdate 321, at 01:00 hours, the Velorum Alliance and the Orion Alliance sign the EarthZone Accords, the treaty ending the Second Galactic War. The Treaty declared Earth as a protected planet - no interference in the technological development of the planet. It created the EarthZone, a protected zone of space - 300 light-year radius surrounding Earth, to be reserved for future Human colonization. Ghost Space was declared restricted space - no colonization allowed, the planet Tartarus also known as Ghost to be a Forbidden Planet - no landing or contact permitted. To protect EarthZone, it created the Earth Security Organization (ESO) and Earth Space Command (ESC).

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THE PAX ORION (14 AD - PRESENT)

With the creation of the ESO, two thousand years of peace comes to the Galaxy, the worlds of the Orion Alliance prospered during this time known as the Pax Orion.

To keep the peace the Atlantean and Dhampir Defense Forces joins the Earth Security Organization (ESO) and Earth Space Command (ESC). Atlantean and Dhampir Black Sentinels once again defend the line in the EarthZone, maintaining the peace and keeping Orion free.