The Setting

[The Sagittarius]

Art © Betrand Benoit

Our story begins in 1027 A.E. (after Earth) in a galaxy aptly named Omega Dawn. Nestled in a patch of quiet space, four planets calmly orbit twin suns. Orbiting around Omega Dawn’s twin suns lie four planets. In order of distance from the sun they are: New Aequitas, Doradus, Hanoid Prime, and Roh. The galaxy of Omega Dawn was named for the phenomenon that occurs on a particular day that marks the beginning of each planet’s calendar known as “The Final Dawn.” On this day, the suns rise at such a distance apart, that just as one dawn ends, the next begins, causing a majority of the day to be spent cast in gorgeous colors of a rising sun. The people of Omega Dawn have always celebrated this day as one of reverence, to give thanks for the beauty of the world around them.

[The Sagittarius]

The History

The reasons surrounding why the inhabitants of New Aequitas arrived in the Omega Dawn galaxy is one of highest debate amongst the planets. It is unquestioned, however, the amount of power that New Aequitas has accrued in their time in the Omega Dawn galaxy. Over a thousand years have passed since the first sighting of humans (as they called themselves) within the limits of the Omega Dawn galaxy. Records of first encounters are non existent. It was almost as if they had always existed, and yet the difference between them and the other races within Omega Dawn is quite obvious. The very name of New Aequitas sparks the question, “Where was Old Aequitas?” Such questions are not asked, however, for fear of sparking unpleasant interest from the Monarchy.

Past the atmosphere of New Aequitas, more foreign lands reside. There is the natural beauty of Doradus, with rich, rolling hills filled with fruit bearing trees, flattened fields of crop as far as the eye can see, and a series of extensive mines for natural materials. The inhabitants of this planet find themselves working for a majority of their days, supplying most of the natural materials for the rest of the galaxy. Further out, Hanoid Prime sits with moderate technology and civilization. While most of its advances are out shadowed by New Aequitas, they are a proud people with a rich culture. Residents of Hanoid Prime and Doradus may whispers theories of a time before the Aequitans, stories passed from parents to children, old wives’ tales of a war that led to a crippling system of law and rule.

Far from all signs of civilization, another planet orbits through Omega Dawn. The planet of Roh is a dark place, run by no law and consisting of the most unwelcome faces. Roh originally stood for the “Rehabilitation of Heathens”. The planet before it was a prison had been chosen as a base of military operations for New Aequitas.Within years of settling in Omega Dawn, the humans had built up the planet filled with whole cities to use as their base of experimenting new weapons and training new troops. It wasn't shortly after the project was completed that the government felt it was an unnecessary expenditure of funds to transport troops halfway across the galaxy to train. The planet was scrapped and reformed into a dumping ground for prisoners and exiles. Despite the lack of funding technology, the planet began to grow both in size and population, but not due to the criminals who called it home first. Illegal exiles, immigrants, pirates, mob syndicates, and black markets dealers fled to Roh to escape the New Aequitas military, and soon found themselves the founders of a dark and wonderful place. Roh was the type of place you went when you wanted to disappear. Nobody questioned your residence on the planet, as long as you didn't question theirs.