NOTE: This is very much a 'work in progress document'. All images are temporary and the text is just a raw skeleton. Each planet will have a large "source book" attached which will go into great detail about the area in question.
All planetary images are copyright NASA or ESA and any modifications are my own (in other words there are not reall bases on Io etc.) All other works are copyright Harmless Games but can be ripped for use on Infantry sites.
The universe of Infantry chronicles a crumbling empire known as the Collective against a tide of independence movements, The Collective unified Earth after the holy wars of 2200 and expanded humanity throughout the solar system in a series of colonies as far as Pluto. After almost half a century of stability however the Collective is falling apart as the distant colonies seek more independence from central control. A series of civil wars on Earth have distracted the Collective long enough that now many of the outer colonies have declared independence and are busy fighting among the dozens of different factions that have arisen.
As the whole solar system spirals towards a new dark age of war and technological barbarism a new phenomenon has arisen in the colonies. Psionics, humans with amazing powers of the mind. no one is quiet surewhy the outer solar system should bring about this amazing change in some humans but it has been met with wildy different reactions, from joy at a new tool with which to battle the great dark between the stars and a witchunting zeal which has brought about the execution of many "freaks".
In this chaotic situation mercenaries and warriors are in great demand. The players will take part in these Planetary wars and shape its outcome.
A Quick tour of the outer Solar System circa 225 CE (New Era)
The Histories -
It is the 225th Year of the Collective Era (225 CE) The solar system has started to be colonized by humanity. As the populations of the new worlds has grown, so have the strains between them and mother Earth. War now boils all of the solar system and humanity itself stands at the brink of anarchy. But how did this time come to be? Here is the first in a series of source documents that will go into great depth about the past and present of humanity. It starts at the beginning of the Collective.
TIMELINE
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1 CE - The formation of the Collective. |
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10 CE - The first self sustaining colony is established at Amundsen on the Moon. |
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15-30 CE - "Lunar Rush" The Moon is colonized at an astonishing rate with over ten bases estabilished during this period. |
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35 CE - "Martian ascent." The first man on mars is Chun-Sen. "One mans steps lead us to heaven." Are the first words spoken on Mars. |
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40 CE - "Oudemans" base is set up on mars. |
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41 CE - A Japanese Buddhist monastery is given permission to set up a colony on Mercury. It becomes known as project Icarus when it disappears without trace. |
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44 CE - Ceres is colonized by the communications giant "SolCom". |
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50 CE - Colonization of Jupiter's moons begins with Europa. |
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54 CE - "DNV" body treatments become available. Effectively destroying all hereditary diseases. |
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56-70 CE - "Flood gates". During an unprecedented period of prosperity and social change Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus are all heavily colonized. |
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110 CE - First manned mission to Neptune "Foxstabs dreamer" is lost. |
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116 CE - Albert Renne is the first documented Psionic ever. His ability to move objects with his mind causes uproar. |
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120 CE - Second manned mission to Neptune "Alexander" suffers a catastophic engine failure near triton and is forced to limp home. |
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121 CE - First manned mission to Pluto arrives in orbit and sets up a communications beacon on Charon. |
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129 CE - Albert Renne is assasinated. |
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130 CE - "Longevity" drug is discovered. Effectively doubling the lifespan of humans. Unfortunately it requires rare elements found only in the outer solar system. |
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131 CE - Psi-Institute is founded as a group composed entirely of Psionics. |
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167 CE - "Colony tax" is imposed by the Collective as a way too offset the huge costs of colonization. |
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168 CE - "Aztech" Power Corp refuses to pay the new tax. Azteches assets are seized by the collective. |
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169 CE - The first case of space piracy occurs. The freighter "Asmodeus" returns to earth reporting that it was attacked by two converted shuttles while traveling from Jupiter to Earth. 28 craft had disappeared in the previous decade many now wonder how many of them were due to piracy. |
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175 CE - Collective Marines intercept and destroy a pirate ship in Moon space. Captured pirates are found to be ex-Martian colonists who report of a huge network of piracy in the asteroid belt. |
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180 CE - The collective dispatches a war fleet to attack and destroy the pirates. This fleet is successful and uncovers links to piracy in almost every Jupiter colony. The Collective votes to punish these colonies and passes the "Jovian internment act". Thousands are imprisoned. |
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181 CE - First anti-collective riots occur on Earth as relatives of the Jovian colonists protest at their harsh treatment. By vote the riots are suppressed by force. |
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182 CE - Europa garrison is repeatedly attacked by guerrillas striking from the ocean depths. Reprisals against civilians are harsh. |
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183 CE - Massacre of Io occurs when prisoner miners refuse to work under slave conditions. After seizing the prison and killing guards the entire complex is pumped with nerve gas. Amazingly some prisoners survive and are transported back to earth for trail. |
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191 CE - Kaiser City on Titan declares independence in a shock move. Local Collective forces are quickly overwhelmed and soon the entire planet is in revolt. |
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193-200 CE - "1st Titan War' Collective forces dispatched from Jupiter attack Titan. In the seven year war that follows Titan is re-conquered in a long and bloody battle. |
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196-201 CE - "The Siege of Ganymede" After heavy taxes impoosed to help support the war on Titan Ganymede goes into open non-violent rebellion by refusing to pay any taxes. The Collective responds by imposing a complete embargo upon the moon. The siege lasts for five years. The moon never falls. |
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198 CE - "The fall of Europa" with resources drained to fight Titan the Collective weakens its Europa garrison. It quickly falls to the undersea guerrilla's and Eurpoa is free of collective rule. |
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199-???CE - "The Europa civil war" begins. Protected by its huge icy shell Europa is safe from the forces of the Collective. They instead turn on each other and a civil war becomes increasingly vicious. |
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201 CE - "Lunar revolt." Lunar which has consistently voted against military action against the outer colonies stops sending troops to support the war. The collective responds by heavy bombardment of some colonies. The Lunar revolt is quickly crushed by Lunar citizens who now regard themselves as prisoners. |
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210-215 CE - "Operation Ragnarok" The great Collective offensive which drew all available troops from Earth to retake the colonies. Millions died in this system wide war now regarded as the last gasp of a dying empire. Ragnarok Severed permanently the bonds between Earth and the new worlds of the solar system. |
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214 CE - "2nd Titan War" During Ragnarok Titan once again "liberates" itself this time seemingly for good. |
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215 CE - Incredible losses in the outer solar system lead to massive riots on earth. The Collective decides to end the offensive and maintain its grip on its remaining colonies. |
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216 Mars company "White Wing" announces that it will now trade with new worlds despite a Collective ban. They are quickly followed by most other Mega-Corps. |
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220 CE - Collective embargo is dropped on colony goods and trade resumes. |
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221 CE - Collective starts policy of "active conversion" within outer colonies. This amounts to a cold war of terrorism and raids. |
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224 CE - Ganymede/Io war. The two newly formed nations go to war. This is the beginning of the squabbles between the new worlds. |
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225 CE - Present day. |