Carcosa: The End of the Beginning
30 Sep 2019Isaiah Evanson
"They paint the world full of shadows, and then tell their children to stay close to the light. Their light. Their reasons. Their judgements. Because in the darkness, there be dragons. But it isn't true. We can prove it isn't true. In the dark there is discovery. There is possibility, there is freedom in the dark once someone has illuminated it. And who has been so close to doing it as we are right now?"- Captain James Flint, Black Sails
The toughest part of anything is always the beginning.
When Loren's Legion was first commissioned in 3301, its mission was simple enough - protect Prism and serve as a bulwark against the forces of Archon Delaine. We were small, perhaps more than a little naive and inexperienced.
Two years later, we found ourselves at the heart of a conspiracy that spanned the entire galaxy. Our leader, Kahina Loren, became embroiled in an assassination plot against Admiral Patreus. Wrongly accused and convicted, she was sentenced to die in an Imperial prison in the Daibo system - but was freed.
We rallied to her side, rendering aid and comfort to a woman whose only crime was the knowledge of the aforementioned conspiracy. Because of her courage and her convictions, the truth about the Dynasty missions and the mysterious Club was revealed - but at the cost of her life.
Her last words to us were to always remember.
We have done so. And more.
As of September 27th, Loren's Reapers and their Nameless allies secured victory over the proxies of the corrupt Colonial Legionnaires, and in the process laid claim to the final orbital asset in Carcosa. It marks the end of a long, grueling campaign to fortify the system for the road ahead.
Although the Reapers are viewed as the custodians of this system, it is through the continued support of independent commanders and similarly aligned groups that has allowed it to remain free and in the care of the Nameless.
In keeping with Lady Loren's final wishes, it is from Carcosa we will help to build Colonia into a region of space that anyone can call home - no matter where they hail from. No matter what you believe about Lady Loren, her ideals appealed to a higher ideal, our better angels.
Carcosa calls to everyone who is looking for a better way. A way that doesn't demand we take the coin of corrupt monarchies, supermassive corporations, or malevolent bureaucrats. A way that allows us the freedom to explore, to trade, to associate freely, without fear of reprisal from a central authority whose power is limited only by the range of their beam lasers.
Out here on the shores of a vast and unexplored galaxy, we make our home. We welcome all who would make their home here too. There will be those who decry us as troublemakers, but their attempts to disrupt and defame us is simply the passing away of the status quo. In time, we hope that our words will be proven by our deeds, and our enemies will eventually become our friends as well.
To those of you reading these words and feel them resonate, I ask you to search your heart. Decide for yourself. Do you wish to continue the endless grind for credits? Or do you long for something more?
The toughest part of anything is always the beginning. Coming here to stay means forsaking the creature comforts of the Bubble. It requires a sacrifice. But I promise you, it is worth it. Join us. Make your mark on the only true bastion of independence in the galaxy, free from the machinations of the superpowers.
Carcosa is waiting!