SS: Al'i Aurora Aboard the TFS Uictoria Part 9

The news of a Lieutenant Givens had reached Commander Blaze. I always hate losing men. The other news was still worse. Dr. Ishî identified the bodies of the other creatures as Panths.

Ever since the Tiur first tried to make contact with the Panths on Dunamis Minor, problem after problem occurred. Now, the worst fear of the Gia had happened. The Panths had been seen off their planet, and even worse, out of their system. They’re exploring, and taking what they want with them.

Commander Blaze clicked on his module to patch into Prime Liam, head of the Tiur. A hologram of Prime Liam appeared with a few of the Elected, other government representatives. The Prime spoke, “Commander Blaze, have you identified the source of the signal?”

The Commander saluted and replied, “It was a Thavmain distress signal that was bouncing off the asteroid field. It was coming from a hub called New Thav, which appears to have no connection to the Thavmain government. They didn’t even know it existed. Intel suggests a couple hundred survived.”

“Survived what, Commander?” Elected Mercedes asked.

The Commander paused, unsure of how to continue. “Well…it seems to have been from a Panth attack…”

Silence. Prime Liam face showed concern, as he clicked on his module. After a moment, Muneric Demosthenes appeared. Greetings were exchanged, and the Prime filled the Muneric in.

The Muneric asked the Commander, “Was the ship the lost Tiur vessel?”

“No. Similar technology, but definitely build from scratch. They have their own space travel capabilities now. We checked the logs, and nothing on any space jumps. Seems they haven’t figured out how they work.”

The Muneric said, “We have to take control of the hub. The Panths could come back Commander, do you have a space jump station on board you can deploy?”

“Yes, we do Muneric,” Blaze replied.

The Muneric continued, “We are going to send some aid, and a couple Thavmain fighter ships. These are our people, we will take over.”

Prime Liam nodded in agreement, “Deploy the station at once Commander and report back to Coesi. We will send a couple TFS to Dunamis Major and warn the Gia. They won’t be happy with this news.”

The Commander clicked on his module and left the conference. He ordered the station deployment for readiness and a shuttle to land him on New Thav.

New Species: Tiur

System Overview

The Tiur (pronounced like tour) live in the Tiur system which consists of four planets: Neth, Ohma, Metus, and Shudra. Neth, Ohma, and Metus are essentially one large city like planet. Neth, considered the capitol planet, has two moons, which are also populated. The Tiur use Shudra for resources. A species from another planet system, called Gia, also live in abundance on Shudra, which we will discuss at another time.

Tiur

Tiur are very small, furry (colors vary) creatures. Typically, they will range in height from 1 to 2 feet. They are a highly intelligent species and very technologically advanced. They were the first to travel through space to find other intelligent beings and are heavily involved in trade throughout the universe. Unlike most creatures, Tiur only go by a single name.

Tiur Technology

Much of the spacecraft technology comes from the Tiur, although it is usually modified by other species. Consist throughout the universe are the Tiur telecom system enabling planetary system to system communication. This system is a laser based system that allows communication between set locations. This allows ships to check into planet bases without issue, but issues can arise vice versa. The Tiur also manufactured time jump stations in certain locations. These stations create "holes" that allow ships to travel rapidly from station to station.

Government

The Tiur built a space station that between the planets of Neth and Ohma, which acts as a government and military base. The space station, known as the Coesi, is about the size of a small moon. Each Tiur planet and moon has "Elected" which make laws for the Tiur across the universe. Each planet has this same system in place to govern itself on smaller issues. The Tiur, as a whole, then vote to elect a Prime Tiur to run the Elected (5 year terms). The current Prime Tiur is Liam, who has held the position for 11 years. The Tiur believe that a galaxy wide controlled station should be built to house a similar system for everyone in Alucinatio Mentis.

Military

The Tiur currently have the largest known space fleet in the galaxy. Tiur space crafts are all labeled TFS. The most notable active military personal is Commander Blaze of the TFS Uictoria.