Federo-Etherian War

"'I noticed the Federation has helped you settle down in here. Were you refugees from the Federo-Etherian War?' - Lady Stardust, Viva La Vida Page 21"

A Clash of Titans
In the deep space of the Known Galaxy, rested the Federation of The Northern Star. A huge, rising government with hundreds of resources and men. Five-thousand and twenty four years after the mythical galactic expansion of humanity, the Federation in its most ambitious exploration campaign, discovered the ancient Empire of Etheria. The meeting between the two was more than cautious. The Empire of Etheria and the Federation kept the peace, but at the cost of a cold war between the two superpowers. A cold war that lasted for ten years.

Everyone under any superpower controlled planet knew that a war was approaching, and that the first planet that they would dispute would light the spark of war. And as predicted, it was what happened. In 5042 A.E, the Empire of Etheria and the Federation stumbled upon the same planet, a swamp-like planet with abundant resources and land called Pethun. In the planet, the troops of each side had attempted to intimidate the other with heavy armored vehicles, but at the end, shots were fired. Thus starting the Federo-Etherian War. The first weeks of combat proved costly for the Federation. Innumerous casualties provoked by the Etherian soldiers due to their famous warrior and honor culture, resulted in shortage of resources in many planets of the Federationist hold.

As the war progressed, it expanded to many other planets, with the planet of Pethun staying central to the fighting. The Empire of Etheria, however, was not ready for such a long war. For the first time in its long existance, it was fighting a foe as powerful as itself.

The war raged on for 6 years, with the progress resulting in infighting inside the council of the Empire. The many soldiers and resources spent in the war were questioned by the senators of the council as being "ineffective" and "wasted". The ending of the war was debated by the senators, but the final word was always of the Emperor.

The End of The War
In its final months, the war was harsh for the Empire. The infighting had led to many failed operations and mass casualties due to either desertion or lack of trust in between the generals and commanders. The Federation eventually invaded the main capital of the Etherian hold in Pethun, ending the conflict and making the Empire surrender in the year 5048 A.E.

The following years were extremely cruel to the Etherians. The mass deaths and the lack of resources led to a deep economic depression, which was the worst the Empire had ever seen.

The once superpower was reduced to a much smaller hold compared to its previous years.

Though it took many years for the Empire to recover, it was revitalized by its first Chancellor in 5057 A.E after the last Emperor, Johan-Sho III was killed along with the rest of the Imperial family.

The first Chancellor, which was previously a General and the advisor of Johan-Sho III, took place and started a revitalization process, with a brand new exploration campaign. This campaign resulted in many resources from discovered planets and economical rise.

This, however, made the Federation feel threatened.

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