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The origins of the Advent began well before
recorded history. It is said they began as one of many broken
peoples who sought spiritual escape on peripheral worlds following
the great wars.
The earliest known records trace back to
the formation of the Trade Order. At its inception, the Order
sent emissaries to recruit all known inhabited planets into
the organization. One such group discovered a single desert
world orbiting a massive red star surprisingly populated by
a thriving civilization. Excited by the profitability of this
potential market, the Order authorized immediate integration
and the emissaries initiated contact. The representatives
of the planet decidedly rejected the membership offer.
Not willing to accept failure, the Order
sent a series of market research teams to acquire data that
could be used to formulate a more elaborate strategy. They
received a single, incomplete report containing disturbing
information.
Shocking acts of deviancy, at every level
of society, violated the venerable taboos common to all the
Trader Worlds. Sinful cerebral integration technologies, unrestricted
biological experimentation, strange forms of collectivism,
and the wholesale usage of countless neurochemicals were but
a few of the transgressions.
The Trader Worlds overwhelmingly voted that
such an aberration had no place within the territories of
their new Order. With an instinctive fear, the Traders took
control of the planet by force and exiled the inhabitants
far into uncharted space.
The exiles would integrate the story of
their origins into myths and prophecies. They believed that
their destiny was to exact retribution and assume their rightful
place in the galaxy. One thousand years later, when it became
clear that the rare and precious resources that empowered
their unique way of life approached exhaustion, the society
unanimously decided to return their original home and fulfill
their prophecies.
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