<div><font style="background-color: #ffffff">The United Panetary Federation Survey Ship <i>Ourang Medan</i> while scouting the Antares system, found that the ninth planet of the system was a rare "Paradise Planet", perfectly suited to all four of the Core Races. To prevent any one group from taking control of the planet the UPF set up a "share system" where individuals, planetary governments, or megacorporations could buy pieces of the planet to develop, but no one could afford to buy the entire planet.</font></div><div><font style="background-color: #ffffff"><br /></font></div><div><font style="background-color: #ffffff">A few individuals and small groups bought shares. most of them were very fringe roups looking to get away from the UPF or really rich beings looking for vrey private retreats and many back to nature types. Not surprisingly no planetary governments wanted ay part of Antares 9 since they could not get total control. Seven of the megacorporations bought shares and quickly established industries on planet.</font></div><div><font style="background-color: #ffffff"><br /></font></div><div><font style="background-color: #ffffff">It was discovered that there is a Native Race on Antares 9. They call the planet Imirrhos and teh UPF colonists call them that. The Imirhos had a pre-space flight technology and have quickly adopted UPF technology although trae with them has been limited by all parties to avoid culture shock. The Imirrhos have not only accepted the UPF but welcomed them. They have a small population and at one point had encountered the Sathar but were not decimated by them like te Eorna.</font></div><div><font style="background-color: #ffffff"><br /></font></div><div><font style="background-color: #ffffff">Things went well for several years on planet although each of the megacorporations kept lare armies supposedly to protect themselves from possible Sathar attack. They do skirmish with each other but no major corporate war has been fought on Antares 9. each of the planet Chief Exexutive Officers is also a military leader with their own personal guard battalion.</font></div><div><font style="background-color: #ffffff"><br /></font></div><div><font style="background-color: #ffffff">While overall things on the surface appear to be going well for everyone living on Antares, there are quite a few secrets about to burst out and possibly destroy the planet. First is that the planet was once a Klikk colony. Scattered around the planet are several artifacts of great power. Each of the megacorporations has found one of particular power and is saving it to use should in an "emergency".</font></div><div><font style="background-color: #ffffff"><br /></font></div><div><font style="background-color: #ffffff">The very rich on Antares 9 regulary vacation at a resort in a beautiful valley in the Antares 9 highlands. The CEOs of the megacorporations have quarterly meetings there. Unfortunately, this valley was once a toxic waste dump for the Klikk. The strange mix of chemicals here has a mutagenic effect on living creatures. The flora and fauna have been mutated already which is what it so beautiful. The seven CEOs have all been mutated by the valleybut since they can afford thebest medical care it has led to them all recieving very powerful beneficial mutations.</font></div><div><font style="background-color: #ffffff"><br /></font></div><div><font style="background-color: #ffffff">The Sathar have returned to Antares 9. Theyare not leading an all-out attack but have infiltrated several of the megacorporations and are planning to use them to start a war and have the megacorporations taek the planet for them. Then the Sathar will then move in and seize control of the planet.</font></div>
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