Re: Special Delivery for the Serene Imperium, Sign Please

[The Clans]

And then Chygis completely misunderstood his meaning and said something that she would reflect back upon in retirement at how naive and blind she was in her youth, "Joking about my profit margins? No they're-"

And she is cut off by another member of her entourage that approaches. "You mean the extradimensional beings, correct?" A holographic projection shoots up out of her arm computer showing unsettlingly foreign and alien ships crewed by beings of pure energy and the catastrophic weaponry they used against ships and those used on planets that eradicated all life but left their buildings and infrastructure intact.

[Vagrant Hero]

Every single one of the Cirnii in this room immediately recoil from the projection, chittering amongst themselves. A single word can be made out from all the gibberish going on. Unholda. "They've been here before, haven't they? Unholda. Demons. The artifacts in the old museums show angels of light fighting over control of the heavens with these creatures, many years ago. From before the count of time began. Unbelievable."

[The Clans]

The newcomer continues to speak. Since this has gotten a different reaction out of the Folc, Chygis allows her to continue talking. They were part of the same trade mission, after all, all of their fortunes had the potential to rise from this exchange. "Our people lost our homeworld to them thousands of years ago. Wormholes in their, comparative, low-tech form are not dangerous, but if they are improved to the point to allow literal instantaneous jumps, they could become attracted to this dimension again." In contrast to Chygis' mostly unmoving body, the newcomer constantly fidgeted from the cacophony of chittering choise.

[Vagrant Hero]

"Biwerien, we named them. The Forbidden. To think that the scripture was right after all these years." Minios is drawn ever further into his memories, trying to recall what he could of these demons. One of the unarmored Folc chitters something to him, which he then taps out to the Chakos. "You have my condolences, Chakos. Seeing as we are not all dead, I assume the Angels defeated them. Are they still alive? We owe them a debt we can never repay."

An air of solemnity overtakes the Folc, the room suddenly silent once more.

[The Clans]

She taps on her holographic interface, changing her projection to a galactic map of the old alien empire. Its borders shift and divide into multiple colors that grow and shrink before they all start shrinking to nothing. "If they are, we do not know. We watched them turn and destroy themselves after closing the portal. They had drained their colonies dry in the war effort against, as you say, the Forbidden. Their economy was in ruins, they split apart into several factions that fought against each other for resources. Opportunistic alien empires took advantage and seized some worlds. Galaxy wide labor shortages lead to the creation of sophisticated robotics that then purged what life was left before... Disappearing. We still find ancient god minds inside of ruins with cults of degenerated beings worshipping them. We only escaped the wrath of the machine by hiding in the dark space between stars. We are the last of the old races. If you wish to learn more, we will give you our old records."

[Vagrant Hero]

Minios makes a gesture of agreement, but to the Chakos, he just swayed forward slightly. "Whatever you can tell us would be most appreciated. And I think we've all had enough of this foul business."

From this point on, Minios will start negotiating for the sale of improved mining equipment, a few warp engines and crews to help install them, as well as information on the universe. If there is anything else the Chakos are interested in, Minios has a wide range of goods at his disposal as well, such as domesticated spider silk which can be used in all manner of fabrics, especially clothing and armor due to its great strength, some medicines derived from fungi, personal shield generators that are effective against lasers, and has minimal protectiveness against kinetic and explosive attacks, etc.

[The Clans]

(Sorry for the pause, gathering my thoughts for anuvva go.)

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