The Zeplar Drive changed everything. The discovery of the Divine Matter made it possible. When Dr. Burke placed a tiny amount of the shimmering liquid into a small engine, his starship was able to travel to the ends of the galaxy. We hoped the new technology would bring a new era of peace and trade between the planets. We were wrong.
Too late, we learned that the Divine Matter was altering us all, changing our very existence. At first, the changes were small. People on different planets started to transform. A few at the beginning, then more and more. Some received new-found abilities and powers. Some started to become something different and darker, losing their humanity along the way.
We had still hoped that those who retained their humanity could band together, and usher in a new era of peace. But all it seemed to do was hasten humanity's capability for war and greed. The outer planets, banded by the leadership of a group calling itself Dark Moon, wanted to control the Divine Matter, and ultimately the galaxy. Their Starships, outfitted with the Zeplar Drive, could reach the inner planets quickly, bringing horrific creatures, mutants, and destruction. The inner planets fought back as best they could, but they were outmatched and outnumbered. The fighting was swift and fierce. Now, only a handful of inner planets still stand, and the ranks of Dark Moon have swelled to unimaginable numbers.
Dr. Burke saw what was happening, and hid the Divine Matter deep within our planet’s core. He formed a faction of fighters with special abilities to protect the Divine Matter, and called us Polaris. He told us that with our special abilities, we were Gifted. He called us his Divine Souls.
Unfortunately, even with the constant threat of a Dark Moon invasion to unite us, the people of our planet splintered into separate groups, all with different ideals and objectives.
The Four Rings, a council of Mages, believes the Divine Matter gives magic-like abilities to those who respect it. The Grey Flame, made up of bandits and mercenaries, believes that control of the Divine Matter will bring untold wealth. The Priests of the Temple believe that worshiping the Divine Matter gives them the ability to heal others with a touch. And Dr. Burke believes something else. He has seen first-hand that the Divine Matter, when combined with technological advances, can create almost limitless sources of energy.
With Dark Moon growing in influence and power each second, fewer inner colonies are left to protect the Divine Matter. The headquarters of Polaris was even attacked in a brazen daylight raid, and Dr. Burke was kidnapped. This couldn’t have happened without inside help. There are traitors among us. There are traitors among the protectors of the Divine Matter.
We must make peace with the other factions! Join us, for we must stand united against Dark Moon! We must fight for the very fate of the galaxy!
You have great abilities and powers, that much I can sense. But you do not know how to harness them yet, and you are filled with hatred for those whom destroyed all that you love.
Learn to control and harness your abilities. Become one of the Divine Souls!
