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ourcebook 8

Robotech



About this book

This is the eighth sourcebook for Macross 2050. This book repeats the elements

from Macross, Southern Cross, Mospeada and Megazone 23 as the !ere presented b"armon #old as $obotech. %ames and information !ill be sho!n as it !as in the

$obotech stor, !ith an other needed parts in&ented. This book !ill not co&er $obotech

''' ()rguss* or $obotech 3000 since neither animation !ent into production. "o!e&er itdoes co&er !hat Sentinels information is a&ailable, as !ell as the ne! Shado! Chronicles

material.

+lthough man Macross fans ha&e come to prett much despise $obotech, '&edecided to !rite a final sourcebook based on $obotech so at least ' !ill kno! there is one

-relati&el accurate one out there. This is done mostl for the sake of completeness (and

a personal sense of curiosit of the stor and because all of these titles ha&e fore&ermore

been linked together through $obotech*. This book !ill still use the appropriateinformation and ' !ill tr to correct or cut out all unnecessar /e&inisms (stuff /e&in

Sembieda in&ented, or more likel, misinterpreted such as the 14 1alkries nose

lasers6*.

This sourcebook !ill not include ad&enture information from the $obotech $7# b 7alladium books, !hich can be con&erted !ith minimal difficult using the

information in the Macross 2050 basebook and Sourcebook 89 Tech Manual. +ll that !ill be included in this sourcebook are main %7Cs, mecha:&ehicles and other technolog, and

the core storline as !ell as translation notes bet!een the original anime and ho! it

changed in $obotech.;astl, ' !ish to make it kno!n that ' am using information found on &arious

!ebsites that has been corrected to make it logical and to fi< many of the plot holes left

b the original storline. This means most of the information in this sourcebook !ill be

different from the $obotech $7# books b 7alladium books, and is going to beconsidered canon6 for the purpose of this book (considering Shado! Chronicles seems

to use this same corrected timeline, it is no! considered canon*. +lso, from time to time '

ma accidentall include a mecha or other piece of information that is fanmade and '=mnot a!are it is not >canon>. To this point, ' consider all of $obotech to be a

professionall !ritten fanfiction to begin !ith, so it=s all good. $obotech isn=t that bad

once ou get past the terrible dubbing, plot holes, inconsistent storline and $eba ?est..



Chapters

7reface

Chapter 4 @ The $obotech SagaChapter 2 @ Character Creation A Sstem 'nformation

Chapter 3 @ The Barth nited #o&ernment

Chapter 8 @ The $obotech Defense orceChapter 5 @ +rmies of the Southern Cross

Chapter E @ The $obotech B<peditionar orce

Chapter F @ )ther Barth actionsChapter G @ The lo!er of ;ife

Chapter H @ The $obotech Masters

Chapter 40 @ The Ientraedi

Chapter 44 @ The 'n&idChapter 42 @ The Sentinel Confederation

Chapter 43 @ Children of the Shado!

Chapter 48 @ 7sionics, Magic A 'n&id +lchem

Chapter 45 @ $obotech %7CsChapter 4E @ /e&inisms, Translation %otes A #lossar

Chapter 4F @ +pocrphaChapter 4G @ sing this book in Macross 2050

Preface$obotech

$obotech, the G5 episode epic series as ou kno! it, !as deri&ed from three

entirel separate anime sho!s that aired in Japan in the earl 4HG0=s. The animation !asedited together and a hbrid stor !as added to make the three separate series mesh

together as one long epic stor $obotech. 't !as then brought to the .S. and the rest of

the !orld outside of Japan b Carl Macek and "armon #old. "o!, and moreimportantl, !h did this happenK

Soon after the original anime series, Super Dimensional ortress Macross became

a hit in Japan in 4HG2 "armon #old purchased the .S. and international distribution

rights to the sho! from Tatsunoko 7roductions at the suggestion of Carl Macek after theasked him !hat sho! might translate !ell for %orth +merican audiences. Macek

originall planned to simpl translate Macross into Bnglish (i.e. dub it* and market it for

broadcast or direct to &ideo sale in the .S. "o!e&er, at the time a sho! in +mericaneeded at least E5 episodes in order to be sndicated and Macross onl consisted of 3E

episodes. The solutionK

"armon #old acLuired t!o other sho!s, Super Dimensional Ca&alr Southern

Cross and #enesis Climber Mospeada, !hich Macek tied together !ith Macross to makeone gigantic epic stor. 't !as rumored that for a time Macek and "armon #old

considered ust releasing the three sho!s as separate entities under the $obotech banner,

much the !a #aiking, #randizer, Danguard +ce, the Star&engers, and the Spaceketeers!ere aired under the title >orce i&e.> "o!e&er, for !hate&er reason this idea ne&er

came to pass.

The linking of Macross !ith the t!o other anime series !as done partiall at the behest of the hobb compan, $e&ell 'nc., !ho initiall helped fund the sho! and !ho



came up !ith the name >$obotech.> $e&ell alread had the rights to market man of the

plastic model kits based on Macross and other Japanese sho!s and released them under

the $obotech banner. "armon #old hammered out a deal !ith $e&ell and used the titlefor their T1 series as !ell. +s another interesting side note, there !as also a t!o issue

comic book series produced b DC Comics related to this original $obotech model line

that preceded the $obotech tele&ision series. This comic series, !hich !as originallmeant to be three issues, featured none of the characters seen in the T1 series and !as

completel unrelated, besides in name, to the tele&ision sho!.

The three anime !ere taken, edited a little for continuit=s sake (this is !h ousee shots of the $obotech Masters in parts of the Macross Saga* as !ell as content (no

nudit and less graphic &iolence*, and slapped together in a relati&el short amount of

time and $obotech !as created. +lthough contro&ersial, it must be admitted that such an

unprecedented feat had been pulled off Luite !ell. $obotech !as then released in+merica and !orld!ide (e<cluding Japan and other parts of +sia for ob&ious reasons*.

$obotech the Motion 7icture9 The ntold Stor

During 4HG5 as $obotech became more and more popular, a film publishingcompan named Cannon ilms approached "armon #old to create a $obotech Motion

7icture to be released in the summer of 4HGE. "# called upon Carl Macek to create forthem the mo&ie. Macek sa! the time deadline as a maor problem in creating original

animation for the film, and so he !ent through "armon #old=s &aults to find the part 4

of an )1+ ()riginal 1ideo +nime* called Megazone 23 (Megazone t!othree*. "ecreated a prototpe of the original &ersion of ho! he !anted the film and edited it

together remo&ing se< and graphic &iolence and had it dubbed in Bnglish. Cannon ilms

re&ie!ed it and complained there !ere >too man girls> and >not enough big robots.>

Carl Macek=s !orse fears soon came true.+s stated, Cannon ilms disliked the original &ersion of the $obotech Mo&ie due

to it ha&ing too man girls and not enough robots and guns. 't !asn=t a >Cannon ilm> to

them. The !anted Carl Macek to go back and edit scenes of another series into the film.Cannon themsel&es decided on the use of Southern Cross footage due to it being recent,

ho!e&er Macek protested that Megazone used 35mm film and Southern Cross used

4Emm. "e thought that the !ouldn=t match and 4Emm blo!n up to 35 !ould lookhideous. "o!e&er, the demanded >less girls, more guns, more big robotsN> and Macek

finall ga&e them !hat the !anted. +s !ell, Cannon ilms hated the ending of

Megazone 23 7art ' and had "armon #old commission the original studio to produce a

ne! 42 minute ending. Tring to combine unrelated stories together !orked for$obotech, but failed badl for The ntold Stor. Oet, Cannon !atched the film and

deemed that >%o! That=s a Cannon ilmN> To this da, Carl Macek and "armon #old

hate the mo&ie and pretend it doesn=t e<istMegazone 23 takes place on a giant colon ship in space as it returns to!ards

earth. The interior of the &essel is a replica of Toko, Japan circa 4HG0s. ?ith the

footage used in the $obotech mo&ie, this no! takes place in Monument Cit in 202F. +s!ith the original $obotech series, there are massi&e plot holes, inconsistencies and

contradictions. The timeline belo! fi<es most of those problems as it does !ith the series.



$obotech ''9 The Sentinels

$obotech '' the Sentinels !as intended to be a E5 episode seLuel to the original

$obotech animated tele&ision saga. Scripts for all episodes !ere !ritten but onl 3episodes !ere completed before Matchbo< 'nternational, the to sponsor of the sho!,

backed out. ?ith limited funds the $obotech '' proect !as cancelled. "o!e&er the three

completed episodes !ere edited into a single &ideo kno!n as $obotech ''9 the Sentinels.$obotech '' primaril features the cast of the Macross saga but does ha&e cast members

from $obotech Masters, and $obotech the %e! #eneration in addition to the 3 alien

races of the &arious parts of the $obotech saga (human, Tirolian, 'n&id*.?hile the $obotech B<peditionar orce is in route to the home!orld of the

$obotech Masters the disco&er a &ariet of !orlds occupied and under 'n&id

domination. The inhabitants of these planets are kno!n as the Sentinel races. 'n the

$obotech &ideo !hich !as released, the Sentinels !ere not e&en re&ealed or mentioned because of the bre&it of material co&ered. The $obotech '' storline !as adapted

&ia comic books published b Bternit Comics, and +cadem Comics and the full

meaning of the Sentinels and their importance can be !itnessed in the medium of comic

books. The $obotech '' &ideo as released sho!ed the !edding of $ick "unter and ;isa

"aes in addition to the ultimate defeat of the $obotech Masters.

$obotech '''9 The )dsse

The )dsse !as to be the planned conclusion to the $obotech uni&erse !ithinMacek=s &ision, but it !as ne&er made or started. 't !ould ha&e ran 440 episodes long

using mostl ne!ldra!n animation (for once*. This !as to be Carl Macek=s second

creation after $obotech ''9 The Sentinels and !ould ha&e !orked better !ith it than the

original $obotech T1 series, e&en though Macek !as tring to complete the T1 Series inthis !a. Some sources close to Macek also report that, if he had managed to secure the

animation rights to )rguss (rights to the models !ere alread a&ailable, thanks to the

$e&ell model series deal that lent $obotech its name*, )rguss= 35 episodes !ould ha&emade up 4:3 of )dsse, probabl as a tale of e&ents on Barth occurring !hile Scott

Pernard !as absent (and reducing the need for ne!ldra!n episodes from 440 to F5*.

'f the )dsse !as made, it !as going to pick up !here The %e! #eneration andend of $obotech ''9 The Sentinels left off. 't !ould be partl about Scott Pernard=s search

for the SD3 as !ell as the ship=s final fate. Macek has !ritten that the SD3 !ould

ha&e time tra&eled back into the past to the das before the birth of Ior. The SD3=s

cre! !ould become citizens of the $obotech Masters= home!orld and change time b becoming a part of its histor. "o!e&er, to preser&e their o!n, the e&ents !ould ha&e to

repeat and Ior !ould be born. "istor !ould repeat itself and Ior !ould launch his

Space ortress. The final episode of $obotech '''9 The )dsse !ould be of Ior dingand his Space ortress being launched off into space to one da crash on Barth. The ne<t

episode after that !ould be Poob Trap, episode 4, of the original series !hich in turn

!ill create an endless loop !ithin the $obotech uni&erse. This !as Macek=s idea ofcompleting and ending $obotech. "o!e&er, this series !as ne&er made as said, and these

e&ents are not thought of as authentic:correct or e&en real since the series !as ne&er

created and !ould likel not be authentic anho!.



$obotech 3000

$obotech 3000 !as "armon #old=s first attempt at ha&ing a ne! $obotech

series being created after long 43 ears in 4HHH. The series !as going to be completelmade in 3D Computer #raphics b %etter Digital Bntertainment !ith Carl Macek

!orking on the storline. 't had &er little to do !ith the $obotech uni&erse that !e

kne!. The pre&ie! footage that !as de&eloped for sho!ing, !as sho!n at an +nimeCon&ention. B&erone !ho sa! it, hated it to death.

$obotech 3000 !as seemingl about the far future !here $obotechnolog

allo!ed an intergalactic federation to remain at peace for o&er E00 ears. "o!e&er, thefuture no! foresees their machines turning against them taking a life of their o!n. This

ne! threat is first seen b the Corsair, a cruisertpe ship, !ith its cre! commanded b

Captain %oble on a remote mining colon. + 1eritech e<ca&ator runs amuck and

attempts to destro the landing part. 't !ill be up to the Corsair=s cre! to disco&er thisne! mster and put a stop to it. 'n no !a is this series authentic:correct part of the

$obotech continuit.

$obotech9 The Shado! ChroniclesThis mo&ie debuted in 200E !ith allne! material that continues at the end of the

Third $obotech ?ar in 2088. The stor begins !ith a fi&epart comic dealing !ith thetreacher of Bd!ards and his use of the $egents forces. +fter this is the mo&ie

$obotech9 The Shado! Chronicles, !hich begins b recapping and e<panding upon the

last t!o episodes of the $obotech series and setting up the stor for the betraal of the$B b the "adonites. There !ere plans for a Shado! Chronicles T1 series to continue

the storline in 200H, but it ne&er happened.

The Sentinels CurseThere has been a longstanding oke about the Sentinels Curse upon "armon

#old as e&er $obotech seLuel the ha&e attempted has failed miserabl. inall in 200F,

the Sentinel Curse appears to ha&e been broken !ith the release of the Shado!Chronicles mo&ie.

?ith it no! being 2042 and nothing to be heard about the Shado! Chronicles

series, it seems the curse persists...QThe seLuel has been put on >indefinite hiatus> due to the li&e action mo&ie being !orked

on. )f course the mo&ie !ill ha&e nothing to do !ith the Shado! Chronicles...

Robotech vs. Macross

$obotech b far is a more grim and dark setting compared to Macross.

'n the Macross saga, humanit oins !ith the Ientraedi and spread out to colonize

possibl a hundred different star sstems. Some of the colon fleets are destroed ornearl so, but in general the ad&ancement of humanit and technolog continues at a

stead pace.

'n $obotech, humanit is assaulted b alien forces four times in the course of 80ears. irst the Ientraedi !ipe out H0R of humanit, then the $obotech Masters arri&e

and cripple !hat little defenses ha&e been built, then the 'n&id conLuer the earth and

almost immediatel after repelling the 'n&id, the $B=s allies, the "adonites, betra the

$B and begin attacking. The storline gi&es the impression that onl a couple hundred



Ientraedi sur&i&e on earth or Moon Pase +luce '', and that humanit has been steadil

d!indling under the constant in&asions.

Changes into Robotech (e<cluding %7C and specific unit names*

)riginal $obotech

1ariable ighter 1eritech (short for 1ariable Technolog*7rotoculture (people* $obotech Masters

Ior $obotech Masters, rogue faction Disciples of Ior

'nbit 'n&id$eaction ?eapon $efle< ?eapon

)&ertechnolog $obotechnolog

+ patch of !eeds lo!er of ;ife (protoculture energ source*

$obotech Masters

'n Southern Cross the !ere the Ior. 'n $obotech, there doesn=t seem to be an

emphasis on the Southern Cross &ersion=s information:decision:action roles, or the

unfettered:indi&idualist traits, so the are ignored in $obotech.

Technology Notes

Pecause $obotech does not use an information from an Macross series other

than the original, the follo!ing notes appl to the Pase $ulebook and Tech Manual.

#unpods @ )nl the #44 is &alid.

Missiles @ se the missile chart under Chapter 39 The Barth nited #o&ernment.

Sstems @ The follo!ing do not e<ist9 2nd:3rd generation acti&e stealth, PD':PCS, mecha

scale pinpoint barrier sstem, inertial dampening sstem, inertial store capacitor, foldLuartz or an sstem using it, biological anti# sstem, holographic cockpit displa,

sound booster, B suit, MDB !eaponr, S?+# energ con&erting armor or SBS.

$aces @ %o 7rotoculture, 7rotode&iln, 1arauta or Iolan. This also means none of theanimals from Macross carr o&er, such as the giant sauro bird, hdra or Bden chickens.

1 Series @ )nl the 14 (+, D, J, S, C, Strike, and Super*, 1T4 and 1B4 e<ist.Q

Destroids @ )nl the Tomaha!k, Spartan, Monster Mk '', Defender and 7halan< e<ist. %o earlier or later &ariants are in $obotech (some sources state these &ariants do e<ist in

$obotech*. $obotech has its o!n destroid descendants.Q

Cbertechnolog @ %one ha&e been seen other than the Ientraedi ocular implant.

)ptional Sstems @ )nl the endoouter space multimissile sstem e<ists.+ST 7acks @ )nl the follo!ing can be used9 %7P704, %7P702, %$P7T4, %$

P7B2, %7+$04, %7+T4, %$S$03:%$S;03, %7P04, %7PT4 and %7

SB3. +lso the #P74S sstem is allo!ed.Spiritia @ Spiritia is not used thus the anima spiritia template, 7rotode&iln or an spiritia

po!ers are not allo!ed. Some races ha&e spiritialike po!ers, !hich are co&ered under

pschic abilities.Q Some further original Macross mecha ma be included in $obotech, based partl on the

original 1 program. +s !ith their original Macross counterparts, these mecha !ill be

completel optional.



Conversion Notes

' !ish to make it clear that an mecha, capital ships or technolog >translated>

o&er from Macross, Southern Cross or Mospeada !ill retain their appropriate stats e<ceptfor &er specific changes. or instance, the 14 1alkrie !ill ha&e the same stats and

eLuipment, !ith the onl change being that the po!erplant changes from fusion to bio

energ (protoculture* thus there !ill be no >nose lasers> or other /e&inism features.;ike!ise, the Ientraedi change from being around 30= tall in Macross to being

around 80= or more in $obotech, putting them into Mekton scale. 'n this game sstem

the !ill retain their roadstriker scale stats and all information !ill state their 30= height.'f the #M !ishes to use their imagined height, then the are free to recalculate their stats.

2044

The current Shado! Chronicles date. The current state of the BB is fairl sad.+fter the earth is in&aded three times in 35 ears, the population of Barth is !artorn,

depleted and dispirited.

Q +ll Barth militar and go&ernment has collapsed and is on the brink of total anarch, as

there is no longer an functional $D or TSC to keep the peace and the $B is bus preparing for et another !ar

Q 'mmediatel after the >defeat> of the 'n&id, the $B:BB is betraed b the"adonites and the 8th $obotech ?ar starts

Q 7otentiall all of the $B mecha and capital ships are compromised

Q There is less than one year's !orth of protoculture left, then the $B is defenselessQ The detonation of no less than eight neutronS !arheads at Space Station ;ibert near

Jupiter=s orbit ma !ell doom the entire solar sstem !ith a supermassi&e black hole

Barthbound Campaign+s stated abo&e, the Barth has suffered through three $obotech ?ars in 35 ears,

and no! another one has started. The first $? reduced humanit to appro<imatel 40R

of its original population. The second $? de&astated !hat little humanit had been ableto rebuild, lea&ing the door !ide open for the 'n&id. The third $? left the Barth under

the domination of space slugs for nearl a decade before the $B could be bothered to

come back and help and then !hen the couldn=t !in the !ere going to burn the entireBarth do!n. Some heroes the are.

P 2088 most humans on Barth !ant nothing more to do !ith aliens, and most

ma !ell be e<tremel <enophobic b no!. The Ientraedi, the $obotech Masters and the

'n&id.. all attacked the Barth to find some stinking alien !eedK Man are beginning to belie&e +natole ;eonard !as right to distrust the aliens. Man !ill also feel the $B and

the +dmirals "unter ha&e betraed humanit to go help aliens fight other aliens !hile

Barth suffered alone. +nd no! the $B is allo!ing all these aliens to oin themN(+lthough the &ast maorit of ci&ilians are not going to kno! about the e<istence of the

Sentinels.*

Those that still see the $B as the >good gus> ma enlist as an alternati&e toscratching out an e<istence in the dirt (as the ma see it*.

+n earthbound campaign might see outright rebellion against the $B and their

alien cohorts. 't !ould not be unlikel for research into traditional fusion po!erplants to

begin as a replacement for the loss of protoculture.



$B Campaign

P 2088, most of the current generation of personnel !ere born in space or onTirol, and ma not ha&e much connection to the Barth. ?ith the outbreak of the 8th

$obotech ?ar against the "adonites, and the loss of protoculture stores, the $B has its

hands too full to be much help rebuilding on Barth.The face of the $B !ill ha&e changed. The $B has opened recruitment to the

sentinel races, and man sentinels oin up to pa back !hat the feel is a debt of honor

for the $B=s part in liberating their races. 'n particular, man 7ra<ians oin up as!arriors, Tirolians oin the &arious science details and /arbarrans oin the engineering

corps.

Chapter ! The Robotech "agaThe $obotech saga !as comprised of three four different anime series, and as

such, the storline !as cobbled together. +s it stands, the official timeline of $obotech

lea&es man holes that ou could fl a Ientraedi battleship through. The follo!ing

timeline (dra!n from $obotech 20E0 !ebsite, and adopted b "armon #old as canon*fi<es most of the problems !hile still keeping !ith the fla&or of $obotech.

rom !hat has been seen of the ne! series, Shado! Chronicles, the stor takes place in 2088 !ith the defeat of the 'n&id and the introduction of a ne! enem. This

marks the first ne! material since the scrapped Sentinels storline in 4HGE.

QQTimeline entries that are not reconciled are in blue.QQ

Robotech Ti#eline

June 4HH5

• The international scientific communit launches a space station kno!n as The %e!

rontier6, designed as a message of international peace and understanding. "o!e&er, forces in

&arious go&ernments see this station as a perfect tactical !eapons base. Disputes o&ero!nership trigger ?orld ?ar '''.

Jul 4HHH

• + massi&e meteorite falls on Macross 'sland in the South 7acific Sea. 'n&estigations b the

nited States re&eal it to be an uninhabited spacecraft of e<traterrestrial origins. The truth of

the matter is concealed, and it is reported as ust a meteor.

• The nations of the !orld, !ho are engaged in a global !ar at the time, call a ceasefire to

assess the alien threat.

+ugust 4HHH

• )fficial in&estigation of the derelict alien spacecraft begins. The crash site on Macross 'sland

is designated a % sphere of urisdiction.

• The global !ar officiall ends, though the terms are not satisfactor to all parties.

September 4HHH

• +ccording to the first top secret report of the stud of the alien spacecraft, it is disco&ered thatthe ship is militar in nature, and its cre! are on a&erage, si< times the size of human beings,

!ith e<ceptional indi&iduals e<ceeding fift feet in height.

• Terrified b the all too real prospect of in&asion from deep space, a campaign is initiated to

unite the Barth under one unified go&ernment.

Januar 2000

• De&elopment of !eapons sstems for use in combat against the giant alien threat begins.

June 2000



• The construction of the Super Dimension ortress4 (SD4* is formall announced to the

!orld, though the true nature of its underling alien technolog is kept >top secret>.

• raming plan for a united Barth go&ernment is officiall proclaimed.September 2004

• >7roect B<calibur>, the first attempt at de&eloping a $obotechnologbased !eapons sstem

is begun. Designed for ground combat, this proect e&entuall leads to the de&elopment of the

Destroid mecha.ebruar 2002

• >7roect 1alkrie>, a proposal for the de&elopment of a &ariable configuration, allpurpose$obotech combat sstem is introduced.

Ma 2002

• Construction of the first Barth Defense Command Center begins in secret in a remote area of

+laska.

+pril 2003

• Construction of +$MD (>+rmor>* series of space carriers begins in lo! Barth orbit.Januar 2005

• nited %ations of Barth go&ernment is officiall established.

March 2005

• 'ntensi&e flight tests of the 14 are conducted b ace test pilot ;ieutenant $o okker.

June 200E• The MP$08 Destroid B<calibur, the first successful combatread mecha resulting from

>7roect B<calibur>, enters ser&ice.

• 1ariants of the basic chassis of this Destroid are also de&eloped, resulting in the Destroids

>Defender>, #ladiator6 and >7halan<>.

March 200F

• Mass production of the 1eritech 14 series begins.

Januar 200H

• 14 series begins operational deploment. sage is limited to fightermode configuration

onl in order to maintain absolute secrec surrounding the true mission capabilities of the

1eritech.

ebruar 200H

• )fficial launch ceremonies celebrating the maiden &oage of the SD4 begin on Macross

'sland.• + Ientraedi fleet, led b Commander Preetai, arri&es near lunar orbit.

• Due to hidden programming deep !ithin the main computer, the main guns of the SD4

automaticall fire and destro t!o approaching Ientraedi scout ships.

• + malfunction of the ship=s fold sstem results in a hperspace ump, taking the SD4 and

Macross 'sland to the orbit of the planet 7luto instead of its intended target near the moon.

Malfunction also results in the complete disappearance of the fold sstem.

• irst $obotech ?ar begins.

March 200H

• $eco&er of ci&ilians from the safet of the Macross 'sland shelters is successfull completed.

Supplies and resources, along !ith much of Macross Cit, are also transferred inside the SD

4.

• The 7rometheus and Daedelus are attached to the SD4 as mecha carriers and begin to

conduct flight operations.• $econstruction of Macross Cit inside the SD4 commences.

• The main guns of the SD4 are found to be useless after the po!er conduits bet!een the

generators and guns !ere lost !hen the fold dri&e &anished.

• + modular transformation of the ship is initiated, allo!ing for the SD4 to fire its main guns,

resulting in the destruction of an attacking Ientraedi force.

Ma 200H

• The SD4 engages a Ientraedi force in the Pattle of Saturn=s $ings.

• The >7inpoint Parrier Sstem> and the >Daedelus +ttack> are emploed for the first time.



)ctober 200H

• ?hile attempting to collect supplies from the abandoned Mars Pase Sara, the SD4 is

rendered immobile b a Ientraedi gra&it mine trap. /hron=s forces launch a &icious attack, but the SD4 is able to escape !hen the refle< furnaces of the base are detonated, destroing

the gra&it mines.

December 200H

•

;nn Minmei is cro!ned >Miss Macross>.• )n a routine patrol, 3rd ;ieutenant $ick "unter takes a prototpe +rmored 1eritech into

combat and destros a small Ientraedi Cclops reconnaissance scout ship !hich !asmonitoring the Miss Macross 7ageant broadcast.

• Despite the loss of the intercepted transmissions, the Ientraedi scouts report their findings

back to their commander, Preetai.

Januar 2040

• ?hile the SD4 hides in the asteroid belt, a Ientraedi ship under command of /hron fires

on the SD4=s command to!er, destroing its long range radar.ebruar 2040

• SD4 )perations )fficer, ;ieutenant Commander ;isa "aes and the 1ermillion #roup

(light ;eader 2nd ;ieutenant $ick "unter and Corporals Ma< Sterling and Pen Di<on* are

captured b the Ientraedi !hile on a reconnaissance mission.

•

The human prisoners are taken back to the headLuarters of the Ientraedi Main leet, !herethe are interrogated b Dolza, the Supreme Commander of all the Ientraedi.

• During their capti&it, the human prisoners manage to escape. ollo!ing his failure to

recapture the fugiti&e humans, Preetai is relie&ed of his command, and his replacement,

Commander +zonia, is put in charge of recapturing the SD4.

• pon her arri&al in the solar sstem, +zonia leads an attack on the SD4 as a deco !hile

sending her top ace pilot Miria 7arino to insert micronized Ientraedi spies (/onda, Prom

and $ico* into the SD4 undetected.

• The escaped prisoners manage to pilot a stolen Ientraedi battlepod into space !hen the SD

4 comes under attack. The are soon rescued b Commander $o okker and the Skull

SLuadron.

March 2040

• The SD4 punches through the Ientraedi blockade and returns to Barth, landing in the

7acific )cean.• Captain #lo&al and ;ieutenant Commander "aes fl to the Barth Defense Command Center

in +laska, and petition to ha&e their ci&ilian passengers to be allo!ed off the ship. The reLuest

is flatl reected.

• +gainst Commander +zonia=s orders, /hron launches unauthorized attack on the SD4,

!hich is successfull repelled using the Daedelus +ttack.

• During the battle, 2nd ;ieutenant $ick "unter is inured b inad&ertent friendl fire !hen;isa "aes delas the order to fire !hen she is distracted.

+pril 2040

• Ientraedi ace pilot, Miria 7arino, launches her first direct attack on the SD4. She meets

defeat at the hands of 1eritech ace pilot, 3rd ;ieutenant Ma< Sterling, but escapes, &o!ing

re&enge.

• Commander $o okker, leader of the 1eritech fighter sLuadrons aboard the SD4, dies as a

result of !ounds sustained in battle.Ma 2040

• $ick "unter is promoted to 4st ;ieutenant and returns to dut as pilot of $o okker=s

&eritech fighter and the ne! ;eader of Skull SLuadron.

• Desperate to force the united Barth go&ernment to allo! him to resettle the ci&ilians aboard

the SD4, Captain #lo&al begins lo! flights o&er %orth +merican cities, !hile broadcasting

his demands o&er uncoded freLuencies.

• The cit of Toronto, in the )ntario uadrant, agrees to recei&e the citizens of Macross Cit.



• During an attack b Ientraedi !arships on the SD4, the ship=s omnidirectional barrier

defense sstem o&erloads, causing complete destruction !ithin a t!entfi&e mile radius.

• 7ermission to resettle the refugees is immediatel !ithdra!n b )ntario uadrant.June 2040

• Commander Preetai arri&es back at Barth to recapture the SD4 !ith command of the one

million !arships of the 'mperial Class fleet.

•Commander +zonia is relie&ed of her command.

• Ientraedi spies return to Preetai=s fleet. "uman culture soon begins to contaminate the

Ientraedi.

• The SD4 lea&es Barth=s atmosphere under orders to sortie a!a from the planet.

Januar 2044

• >;ittle ?hite Dragon> (Shao 7ai ;ong*, the first mo&ie produced in space, premieres on board

the SD4.

• The #rand Cannon ' is completed at the +laska Pase Barth Defense Command Center.

March 2044

• The Ientraedi launch a maor assault against the SD4, taking ad&antage of the Daedelus

attack to infiltrate the ship. Macross Cit is badl damaged in the fighting.

• During the battle, numerous Ientraedi soldiers, enamored b the culture of the micronian

humans, take this opportunit to defect to the SD4.

• pon e<amination of the Ientraedi defectors, it is found that the are geneticallindistinguishable from humans.

• Captain #lo&al and his staff, armed !ith this ne! e&idence, attempt to con&ince Barth=s

leaders to pursue negotiations !ith the Ientraedi.+pril 2044

• 'n an attempt to e<act re&enge for being humiliated in battle, Ientraedi ace Miria 7arino

attempts to murder her ri&al, human ace pilot Ma< Sterling. Miria=s Luest for &engeance

a!akens emotions deep inside her that e<ist !ithin all Ientraedi. These emotions lead her to

fall in lo&e !ith Ma< and their historic !edding is broadcast to the citizens aboard the SD4

and to the nearb Ientraedi fleet.

• +lerted to the !edding, and to the recent defections of the Ientraedi to the SD4, Dolza

orders his fleet commanders to assemble in order to deal !ith the >micronian threat> once and

for all. Preetai is immediatel ordered to destro the SD4. "o!e&er, due to their e<posure

to human culture, man Ientraedi refuse to fight. aced !ith the threat of mutin, Preetaiorders a !ithdra!al and unilateral ceasefire. Soon after, Preetai sends B<edore, the Ientraedi

Minister of +ffairs, as an emissar to the SD4 to conduct negotiations.

• Despite Preetai=s attempts to pursue negotiations, Dolza has mobilized the Main leet in order

to destro Barth and its human population, before the further contaminate the Ientraedi.aced !ith their o!n destruction, Preetai and +zonia decide to oin forces !ith the humans

aboard the SD4. Concerned !ith sa&ing his o!n life, /hron refuses to oin the fight

against Dolza and the Ientraedi Main leet.

• Dolza and the Main leet of 8.G million Ientraedi !arships arri&e in Barth orbit.

Simultaneousl, the fleet begins their de&astating attack resulting in the destruction of o&er

F0R of the planet=s surface.

• Despite hea& damage, the #rand Cannon manages to fire, the resulting directed energ blast

results in the destruction of a significant portion of the Main Ientraedi leet, clearing a path

for the SD4 and its allies to launch their counterattack against Dolza. sing the )mniDirectional Parrier, along !ith the singing of ;nn Minmei to disrupt Ientraedi

communications, the SD4 succeeds in destroing Dolza=s flagship along !ith most of the

enem Ientraedi fleet. The &ictorious SD4 returns to Barth, marking the end of the irst

$obotech ?ar.

Januar 2042

• The nited Barth go&ernment is reestablished.

• $econstruction efforts formall begin, including the forced assimilation of the remaining

Ientraedi population.



)ctober 2042

• Dana Sterling, the first child of a human and Ientraedi pairing, is born to Ma< and Miria

Sterling.March 2043

• $ioting b Ientraedi the !orld o&er begins. 7atrols begin for the sake of maintaining la! and

order. The term >malcontent> is coined to label those Ientraedi and human factions !ho rebel

against the B#. 't is snonmous !ith traitor .• +dmiral "enr #lo&al, no! Supreme Commander of all Barth orces, orders the forced

relocation of the Ientraedi to !here the can be monitored more closel.Ma 2043

• The $obotech Masters conclude that Dolza=s Ientraedi fleet has been lost and prepare to

depart for Barth to tr to retrie&e the protoculture factor for themsel&es.

• urther genetic studies b human scientists support the hpothesis of a common origin

bet!een humans and the Ientraedi

• Ientraedi ;ord /hron, hiding out in his !recked &essel in the arctic, becomes a!are ofIentraedi dissatisfaction, and sets about to gather all refugee Ientraedi !illing to fight.

June 2043

• + combined BarthIentraedi force succeeds in capturing an immense $obotech actor and

transports the facilit back to Barth.

Jul 2043• $ebel Ientraedi forces, led b ;ord /hron, capture a protoculture sizing chamber and begin

macronization of Ientraedi disillusioned !ith life on Barth. /hron=s ranks s!ell and armed

resistance b the Ientraedi breaks out all o&er the !orld.

December 2043

• 'n a daring attack on %e! Macross Cit on Christmas B&e, /hron=s forces capture a

protoculture storage matri< and escape to their base in South +merica.

Januar 2048

• Pattle of %e! Macross Cit Ientraedi rebel ;ord /hron and +zonia are killed in a suicide

attack, successfull destroing both the SD4 and ne!l completed SD2.

2045 to 2022

• Construction of B<peditionar orces &essels continues in preparation for large scale mission

to find the home!orld of the $obotech Masters, or more specificall, to disco&er the secrets

of protoculture.Ma 2045

• ood shortages in the Southlands lead to confrontation bet!een humans and Ientraedi at food

distribution points.

Jul 2045

• +natole Bli ;eonard, go&ernor of Prazilia, orders his troops into the Ientraedi district

(zeeto!n* after a food riot. +ppro<imatel 4400 Ientraedi are slaughtered. The PraziliaMassacre as it becomes kno!n as the formal beginning of the Malcontent prisings.

• The B# attempts to co&er the massacre, but Ma< and Miria Sterling go on public ne!s

broadcasts to inform the !orld of the atrocit, causing the B# to Luestion their loalt.

+ugust)ctober 2045

• Ientraedi malcontents lea&e the Southlands b the hundreds, setting up independent guerilla

!arbands. Most of these are gender segregated, as the Ientraedi are familiar !ith such

organization. %o&ember 2045

• +natole Bli ;eonard announces the formation of the +rm of the Southern Cross, a mobile

arm composed of ca&alr and mechanized infantr, for the purpose of a rapidresponse

militar for putting do!n Ientraedi rebellions. "e declares himself as ield Marshal.

• The $D regains control o&er the Ientraedi controlled +rkansas 7rotectorate in order tocontrol the influ< of refugees and attempts to send supplies to the malcontents. Technicall it

remains o!ned b the Ientraedi, but the hold it in name onl.

204E



• 7reliminar na&igational sur&es are conducted !ith longrange ad&ance scout &essels, laing

the ground!ork for the main $obotech B<peditionar orce.

ebruar 204E

• The Cairo Summit. $epresentati&es from a dozen malcontent groups meet in the ruins of

Cairo in attempt to unif their bands. The TSC arri&es and disperses the leaders before an

decision is made.

•

;ea Carson is appointed go&ernor of Ca&ern Cit in the ruins of the #rand Cannon 1 inPrazil. )ne of her first actions is to order a comprehensi&e stud of the cit=s defenses.

Jonathan ?olf of the $D conducts this stud.+pril 204E

• Jonathan ?olf forms the >?olf 7ack>, an elite ho&ertank sLuadron, to protect Ca&ern Cit.

+lthough ?olf Luickl de&elops a reputation as a ma&erick, the ?olf 7ack is officiall part

of the $D.

June 204E

• The malcontents, !ith their Ientraedi resistance to radiation, start to search the ruined citiesin ?estern +merica and %orthern +frica for electronic components and metals. The first

Stinger suits (urrigged suits of po!er armor* start appearing in battle.

Jul 204E

• $oughl 4800 northern Ientraedi are arrested and sent to Camp +lpha, a concentration camp

near Monument Cit.September 204E

• The 23rd platoon, an $D unit consisting of all Ientraedi, is formed.

)ctober 204E

• + malcontent band kno!n as the Steel ?ind raids Camp +lpha in an attempt to liberate the

detainees. The raid is a failure, but public opinion of the camp turns bad and the detainees are

released. Man oin the malcontents.

December 204E

• The $D disco&ers that man of the malcontent Stingers are coming from a single source, a

band dubbed the Sca&engers b $D intelligence officer Bileen Summers.

Januar 204F

• +n atomic bomb built b malcontent Jinas Treng detonates in the cit of )asis in Me<ico.

+ppro<imatel 53,000 people are killed.

March 204F• The TSC captures nearl 200 Stingers in an abandoned factor. Sca&enger leadership escapes

capture, and all Ientraedi remaining at the base commit suicide to a&oid capture.

June 204F

• ;orelei, a satellite that broadcasts songs and propaganda talks recorded b ;nn Minmei, is

launched. )pinion is di&ided as to !hether it produces a significant number of defections.

+ugust 204F

• Malcontent smpathizers aboard ;ittle ;una, the satellite factor, attempt to hiack the SD

3. The hiackers are stopped !ith little damage to the fortress.

)ctober 204F

• Theofre Blmekk, the Ientraedi !ho lead the hiackers, is placed on trial in a highlpublicized

e&ent. The media co&erage is canceled after a fe! das due to rioting.

March 204G

•

The TSC strikes at supposed malcontent bases inside the border of the %e! Mar<ist Socialist$epublic (%MS$* in Bastern Burope. +lthough there are skirmishes bet!een the TSC and

%MS$ troops, intense diplomatic negotiations keep the %MS$ from formall oining !ith the

malcontents. ($umors persist throughout the prisings that %MS$ is co&ertl suppling the

malcontents.*

June 204G

• )peration #oliath begins. This is a militar incursion into the Ientraedi Control Ione in

South +merica, looking for a protoculture chamber supposedl controlled b the malcontents.?hether the chamber e<ists or not is ne&er established. The human troops !ithdra! after a

fe! !eeks, their ranks decimated b malcontent attacks.



Jul 204G

• The 7aranka, a maor malcontent !arband, is captured and disbanded.

+ugust 204G

• The Malcontent prisings begin. nder the leadership of Selo, the Sca&engers de&elop

mircobot bugs to disperse a biological !arfare agent that onl affects humans. This agent

causes insanit and berserk rage in the affected, causing the afflicted to kill each other. The

agent is stopped b the combined efforts of Ma< and Miria Sterling, the ?olf 7ack and theTSC.

2022

• $egent captures Tirol, and lea&es a garrison there under Tesla.

December 2022

• SD3 launches and takes its position as the flagship of the $obotech B<peditionar orce,

marking the official start of the >7ioneer> mission.

2022 to 202H

• $B fleet searches the #ala< for the $obotech Masters= empire

• Bn route the encounter a number of ad&ersaries, all humanoid:Tiroloid in origin, such as

micronized Ientraedi, pirates, and report these encounters back to the Southern Cross,

e<plaining !h in the earl part of the !ar, the Southern Cross alternatel mistakes the

Masters for all of the abo&e.

•

Still more children born in this period on the $B fleet.2023 to 2034

• $egent proceeds to conLuer the Sentinels !orlds, in the opposite order !ith !hich the are

liberated, !ith the last being /arbarra.

202G

• +natole Bli ;eonard attempts a coup to seize control o&er the B#. $olf Bmerson blackmails

him o&er !ithholding information about the 'n&id. +fter concessions are made on both sides,

+natole becomes Supreme Commander o&er all Barth defense forces, !ith $olf as his secondin command, and the $D merges into the #lobal Militar 7olice to pro&ide o&ersight o&er

+natole.

Januar 202H

• The $obotech Masters fleet arri&es in the solar sstem and take up a position in orbit around

Saturn. Shortl thereafter, contact !ith Barth=s strategic orbital obser&ation outpost, Space

Station ;ibert, is lost.• $esponding to loss of contact !ith Space Station ;ibert, an Barth fleet comes under attack

from the (as et unidentified* $obotech Masters= forces. +dditional Barth forces arri&e and the

enem fleet retreats after gathering battle data.

Ma 202H

• + combined attack b Barth=s defense forces against the $obotech Masters= flagship results

!ith hea& losses. The Masters retaliate, and attack a maor militar base near Monument

Cit. The attack is successfull repelled b the Luick action of se&eral local units, but the

!eaknesses of the nited Barth orces against Masters ha&e become apparent.June 202H

• + mission is launched to reestablish the link bet!een Barth and Space Station ;ibert, its

Moon Pase counterpart and the $obotech B<peditionar orce in deep space. Despite hea&

harassment b the $obotech Masters= forces, the mission succeeds and contact bet!een Barth

and ;ibert is temporaril reestablished.Jul 202H

• The $obotech Masters launch a clandestine e<pedition to e<ca&ate the ruins of the SD4.

The are disco&ered b t!o B soldiers on patrol. )ne soldier is captured and held in the

Masters= command &essel.

• +n unauthorized mission is launched that succeeds in rescuing the captured soldier. During

the ensuing battle, reinforcements arri&e on both sides, and the fight Luickl de&ol&es into a

stalemate. + $obotech Masters mothership arri&es on the scene and the bioroids andcommand &essel !ithdra!.

+ugust 2H2H



• +n undeclared cease fire is broken !hen the $obotech Masters attack and destro a B

base. T!ent human sur&i&ors are taken capti&e, leading to public outrage.

• nder pressure from go&ernment leaders, #eneral +natole ;eonard (Supreme Commander ofthe +rm of the Southern Cross* orders an immediate retaliator strike against the counsel of

some of his ad&isors. The resulting attack against the Master=s mothership is a complete

failure.

•

$esearch proceeds on $obotech Masters technolog. The bioroid pilots are concluded to behuman b Barth scientists, and not micronized Ientraedi, as had been assumed. This

information is kept top secret.

• + !eakness in the $obotech Masters mothership is disco&ered and a sLuadron of ho&ertanks

(45th +T+C* is airdropped onto the hull of the Masters= flagship to e<ploit this &ulnerabilit.

The attack is successful and the alien mothership is brought do!n and crashes to Barth !ithin

sight of Monument Cit.

• The 45th +T+C SLuadron, led b ;ieutenant Dana Sterling, succeeds in infiltrating the

crashed mothership. 1aluable intelligence is gathered from inside, including the capture of a bioroid mecha.

September 202H

• +nalsis of the captured bioroid re&eals much information about the $obotech Masters=

mecha as !ell as their use of android clones.

•

Constant patrols begin around the do!ned flagship as debate !ithin the general staffcontinues regarding the Masters and their true obecti&es to!ard Barth.

• The $obotech Masters launch attacks against the ci&ilian populace of Monument Cit, and

o&er t!o hundred prisoners are taken.

• The $obotech Masters capture ;t. P.D. +ndre!s and replace him !ith a simulcant to upload

the data of the B1B (!hich contains all of the information gathered from the +SS4* and

upload it to their flagship. Their plot is stopped !ith the combined help of the B1B and Mark

;andr !ith the M)D+T5 unit.)ctober 202H

• 'n their Luest to find out more information about the humans on Barth, the $obotech Masters

decide to insert Ior 7rime, one of their prized clones, into human societ as a sp. "e is

allo!ed to be captured during a battle in !hich the Masters successfull reco&er the

mothership that had crash landed on Barth.

•

+ !ounded Ior 7rime is captured b the #lobal Militar 7olice. ?ith the cooperation of+rm of the Southern Cross Chief of Staff, #eneral $olf Bmerson, Ior is seLuestered and

recei&es medical attention in a secure location.

• + ship from the 7ioneer Mission (John Carpenter=s Tokuga!a* arri&es from deep space and is

destroed !hile ramming and destroing one of the Masters= motherships. #eneral ;eonard

and Bmerson are informed that the cannot e<pect an immediate help from the $obotech

B<peditionar orce.

2030

• $B finds location of Tirol, and folds there.

• $B is attacked b an unkno!n alien fleet there (the 'n&id*. SD3 is damaged in the fight

and is left unable to fold.

• $B recei&es ;ibert=s distress call, but is unable to return because of its hea& commitment

at Tirol and loss of their space fold engine.

•$B achie&es space supremac, freeing up ships to send back to Barth. T!o !a&es of &esselsare sent. 'dentit of aliens unkno!n at this time.

;ate 2030

• $B lands troops on Tirol and take the planet. 'n&id are finall identified as the enem. Barth

is notified.

• Sentinels arri&e at Tirol.

Januar 2030

• nder the direction of #eneral Bmerson, Ior 7rime is assigned into an $D unit. 't is hoped

that a militar en&ironment !ill a!aken his memories as a Pioroid pilot. ;ieutenant Sterling=s

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45th sLuadron is chosen because of her part Ientraedi heritage, and because of her pre&ious

encounters !ith him in the field.

• Ior 7rime o&erhears #eneral Bmerson=s comments that an attack b the Barth fleet is in preparation, and this information is intercepted b the Masters, !ho ha&e implanted a

neurosensor into Ior=s brain to monitor him and gather information on the human battle plans.

March 2030

•

Barth launches its first maor offensi&e against the Masters in space. ?ith the Masters tippedoff to the attack and to the strength of Barth=s forces b the implant in Ior 7rime=s brain, it is

Luickl and soundl defeated, and the fe! sur&i&ing capital ships fall back to the +;CB4

base on the moon.

• Ior begins to remember the Trium&irate nature of the $obotech Masters. This is confirmed b

obser&ations made during the battle in space. Dana Sterling and Ior 7rime also disco&er the

presence of alien flo!ers !ithin the ruins of the SD4.

• Supreme Commander ;eonard orders that a second assault !a&e be deploed !ith orders to

link up !ith the remnants of the first assault !a&e and then launch a combined attack on the

Masters.

+pril 2030

• The $obotech Masters, through information pro&ided b their un!itting sp, Ior 7rime,

ambushes the Ca&alr4 relief e<pedition that has been sent to relie&e the battered remnants of

the 4st +ssault ?a&e. Despite the odds, the 4st +ssault ?a&e and Ca&alr4 succeed in theircounterattack, forcing the $obotech Masters to !ithdra!. Ca&alr4 proceeds to the moon

and the remaining ships of the 4st +ssault ?a&e safel return to Barth.

• #eneral $olf Bmerson is appointed to lead the second maor offensi&e against the $obotechMasters.

Ma 2030

• Bn route to the Moon, #eneral Bmerson=s force is attacked b a battlegroup of small $obotech

Masters capital ships and bioroids. +fter a &icious firefight, Bmerson emplos a dangerous

techniLue kno!n as an >)rbital ?arp Plast> to defeat the Masters= forces and is able to

deli&er troops and supplies to Moon Pase ;una.

June 2030

• +long !ith reinforcements from deep space, #eneral Bmerson=s Second )ffensi&e launches a

combined attack on the $obotech Masters fleet, allo!ing the insertion of the 45th Tactical

+rmored SLuadron into the alien mothership. The $obotech Masters reassert their controlo&er their clone, Ior 7rime, and succeed in capturing the insertion team. Dana Sterling and

her team manage to escape and rescue Ior 7rime !hile also destroing the Masters=

mothership in the process. Poth sides !ithdra! as a final decisi&e battle looms on the horizon.

• The situation for the $obotech Masters has become desperate. Their clones are becomingharder to control and increasingl unreliable !hile most of their protoculture pods ha&e

become infected b the lo!er of ;ife. +n e&ent that foreshado!s the imminent arri&al of

their archenem, the 'n&id. The Masters resol&e to reco&er the protoculture factor, locked

!ithin deep recesses of Ior=s battlefortress (no! the ruins of the SD4.*

• Triggered b being inside the ruins of the SD4, Ior 7rime regains the memories of the

original Ior, founder of the great $obotech ci&ilization and creator of $obotechnolog. Ior7rime &o!s to destro the $obotech Masters and the protoculture matri< once and for all.

• Despite the Masters= ultimatum demanding the humans lea&e Barth immediatel, Supreme

Commander ;eonard orders all forces to gather for a final assault. Casualties on both sides are

hea&, !ith ;eonard and #eneral Bmerson both being killed in action. Despite hea& losses,

the Masters press on to!ard their obecti&e9 the ruins of the SD4.

• ?ith the assistance of Dana Sterling and the 45th SLuadron, Ior succeeds in ha&ing hisre&enge on the Masters and stops them before the can reco&er the protoculture. +fter

ensuring that Dana and her friends are safel on Barth, Ior attempts to destro the

protoculture matri< b detonating the Masters flagship o&er the ruins of the SD4. "o!e&er,

Ior=s last &aliant act onl succeeds in releasing the spores of the 'n&id lo!er of ;ife into the

sk spreading the protoculture far and !ide instead of destroing it. The Second $obotech

?ar ends as sur&i&ors of both sides a!ait the coming of the 'n&id.



2034 to 203H

• Sentinels ?ar begins. Sentinels= !orlds are liberated in the opposite order in !hich the are

captured, to free the most industrialized and least entrenched planets first.2034

• $B arri&e at Tirol and are almost immediatel assaulted b an unkno!n alien race. The

manage to dri&e the aliens back, but not until after their fold dri&es are destroed.

•

Sentinels arri&e at Tirol• +fter recei&ing telepathic dreams from a sister she has ne&er seen, Dana Sterling and the

remnants of the 45th +T+C, e<cluding ;ouis, steal John ?olf=s ship and head to Tirol tosearch for her parents.

• +!are of the 'n&id threat no!, Barth authorizes the $B to fight the 'n&id and assist the

Sentinels, hoping to keep them from going to Barth.

• Sentinels liberate /arbarra after rescuing the /arbarran children from the 'n&id

Ma 2, 2034

• T!o das before the 'n&id conLuer the Barth, the BPS'S stand as the dominant militar po!er

and launch an in&asion into #erman, triggering ?orld ?ar '1 (2nd #lobal Ci&il ?ar*. The

!ar is stopped after onl t!o das b the 'n&id.

Ma 8, 2034

• The Third $obotech ?ar begins as the 'n&id arri&e on Barth in an e&ent kno!n after!ards as

the 'n&id 'n&asion. The battered and beleaguered forces of the +rm of the Southern Crossare completel destroed and Barth falls Luickl to the alien onslaught commanded b the$egis. +ll remaining militar po!ers such as the BPS'S are crushed alongside their enemies.

• Se&eral ships manage to escape the in&asion and head out to rendez&ous !ith the $B in deep

space !ith the intention to return to Barth to liberate it from 'n&id control.

• Man maor Barth population centers are destroed, !hile others are simpl abandoned. 'n&idoccupation and protoculture har&esting begins. +nti'n&id groups are e&entuall formed, but

struggle as the 'n&id culti&ate collaborators to suppress the resistance net!orks.September 2034

• The $obotech B<peditionar orce launches its first large scale assault on $efle< 7oint. The

attack fails miserabl, resulting in hea& losses for the $B 40th Mars Di&ision.

• +ssisting the $B from the ground, %o&a Satori and John Carpenter attack. ?ith no sign ofJohn ?olf, %o&a !ithdra!s her forces, lea&ing Jim >;unk> +ustin and man other #M7

soldiers for dead.• ;ieutenant ;ance Pelmont (aka. >;ancer>* of the 40th Mars Di&ision crashes to Barth and is

rescued from 'n&id collaborators b Carla Morales, !ho nurses him back to health.

;ate 2034

• Sentinels arri&e at 7ra<ia, onl to find the 7ra<ians and 'n&id gone. ?ith information fromBd!ards, the $egent destros the arragut, stranding the remaining $B and Sentinels on a

ding !orld. ?olf, Tesla, Purak and Janice get hold of a Spherisian ship module and tra&el toTirol to seek help.

2032

• Sentinels arri&e at 7ra<ia, onl to find the 7ra<ians and 'n&id gone. ?ith information from

Bd!ards, the $egent destros the arragut, stranding the remaining $B and Sentinels on a

ding !orld.

• $efused the aid to rescue those stranded on 7ra<ia, ?olf steals the Tokuga!a, the first fold

capable ship the $B has built at Tirol.• Sentinels liberate #aruda. $ick, ;isa, Miria and $em are e<posed to the pschotropic

elements of the #arudan atmosphere for more than 40 minutes, !hich is considered fatal. The

decision is made to rush them to "adon '1 !here the can be cured. "o!e&er, $em is

captured b the $egent.

• Preetai and the macronized Ientraedi gather the monopole ore the ha&e mined and lea&e

Tirol to pre&ent Bd!ards from using it to build his o!n fleet.

• The $egent gi&es $em, the clone of Ior, to his !ife $egess mostl to insult her for her

betraal. She takes $em to "adon '1 after probing his memories to find out he is a clone of



Ior and that Ior had &isited the +!areness on "adon '1. She disco&ers the location of the

planet to !hich Ior sent his protoculture matri< and lea&es immediatel, lea&ing the 7ra<ians

as prisoners on "adon '1.

• The $egent arri&es on "adon '1 to confront his !ife, onl to find she left before his arri&al.

2033

• The Sentinels arri&e at "adon '1 and $ick, ;isa and Miria are cured.

•

Janice re&eals herself to be an android. She interfaces !ith the +!areness to reprogram thedefense sstem to onl react to 'n&id !eapons, allo!ing the Sentinels to liberate the 7ra<ians

and "adon '1 from 'n&id control.

• +s gratitude for liberating "adon '1, the "adonites present the Sentinels !ith personal

bod armor and the +rk +ngel to continue their campaign.

• Ma< and Miria, as !ell as Jean #rant, remain on "adon '1, !here Miria gi&es birth to

+urora Sterling.

• Preetai, Jonathan ?olf and 1ince #rant return to Tirol to ans!er to trumped up charges of

theft of monopole ore, treason and attempting to establish their control o&er the ;ocal #rouptrade routes.

• The $egent decides that the 'n&id need ne! !ar machines, and begins design of the Plack

Death Destroers.

• +ll charges against the "unters, ?olf and Preetai are dropped. ;ang e<poses Bd!ard=s plans

to all !ith the 'n&id and seize control o&er the $B and Barth. Bd!ards flees Tirol afterkilling ;nn /le and $ebecca %icks, taking both the 'n&id Prain and ;nn Minmei !ithhim.

• Sentinels arri&e at Spheris.

• John Carpenter is gi&en the Tokuga!a and is sent to Barth to !arn the $D of the 'n&id.

2038

• Tesla is able to commandeer half of the 'n&id garrison at Spheris, !hich he then takes to

)ptera to confront the $egis. "o!e&er, Tesla is soundl defeated, and he runs back to the

sentinels.

• Spheris is liberated. The sentinels must result to stealth tactics, as using protoculture sstems

could cause significant damage to the Spherisian people.

• The $egent unleashes the Plack Death Destroers.

• The sentinels upgrade their !eapons !ith Spherisian crstal technolog.

• Bd!ards arri&es on )ptera• B<edore arri&es at "adon '1, seeking ans!ers to man Luestions left unans!ered.

• Preetai and the $egent die on )ptera !hen Bd!ards fires on the $egent=s ship

• Sentinels arri&e at 7erton.

2035

• Purak reunites !ith his brother Jurk

• 7erton is liberated and the pschic de&ice is disabled b the deaths of Purak and Tesla,ending the curse.

• Sentinels arri&e at )ptera.

• +rla%on and Teal die liberating )ptera.

• Janice sacrifices herself as a targeting beacon for the SD3=s refle< cannons. Bd!ards dies.

• Sentinels return to Tirol.

• ;ang disco&ers it !ill take four ears for Carpenter=s ship to arri&e at Barth.

• ;isa "unter gi&es birth to $o "unter in Tiresia.

203E

• /azianna "esh gi&es birth to Preetai=s son, !hom she names Dranin. "e is the first natural

born fullblooded Ientraedi in the histor of their people.

• The $B, !ith assistance from the /arbarrans, finishes their fleet to rescue the Barth from the

'n&id.

203G



• )ptera is full reseeded !ith the flo!er of life, and gi&en to the 7ra<ians to go&ern o&er the

future protoculture production. The rename the plant to %e! 7ra<ia. Man human men

emigrate to %e! 7ra<ia. -"appens after the ascension of the $egisKSeptember 203G

• The $B launches its first large scale assault on $efle< 7oint, !hich fails miserabl, resulting

in hea& losses for the $B 40th Mars Di&ision.

•

;ieutenant ;ance >;ancer> Pelmont crashes to Barth and is rescued from 'n&id collaborators b Carla Morales.

203H

• Bnd of Sentinels ?ar $B ci&il !ar bet!een Bd!ards= and "unter=s factions.

Ma 2080

• ;ancer oins the shattered resistance in the +mericas. Tra&eling under the guise of a female

singer, >Oello! Dancer,> ;ancer tra&els as a co&ert courier for the much!eakened resistance

net!ork, gathering &ital intelligence and information along his tra&els. Oello! Dancer=s music

becomes an instant hit, !ith the promise of hope, and slightl sub&ersi&e message ofresistance. Oello! Dancer=s recordings spread throughout the +mericas.

September 2082

• The 24st Mars Di&ision arri&es at Barth as part of the second Barth $eclamation orce. The

fleet is intercepted before its troops can begin their atmospheric insertion, and is Luickl

destroed b the 'n&id.• ;ieutenant Commander Scott Pernard sur&i&es and crash lands in South +merica and begins

his Luest to reach the 'n&id >$efle< 7oint>, forming a potent resistance group along the !a.

2083

• Bd!ards escapes Tirol !ith a customized ship after kidnapping Minmei and killing her cousin

/le.

• The $egent and Preetai are killed o&er )ptera !hen Bd!ards fires his snchro cannon on the

$egent=s ship.

• Janice Bm sacrifices her original bod to ser&e as a targeting de&ice on Bd!ards, and loses

some of her database !hile tring to upload to her ne! bod onboard the SD3.

March 2083

• #eological disturbances destro an 'n&id #enesis 7it in South +merica, ust as the $egis

decides on the human form as the model for the pending transmutation of her race.

•'n&id assemble a massi&e force to attack and destro 7oint /, as !ell as the nearb to!nsthat had kept it supplied !ith food and other goods.

+pril 2083

• 'n&id simulagent, +riel, is transmuted and inserted near the ruins of 7oint /. "er deploment

is a failure, as she loses her memor upon landing and attempts for the $egis to communicate

!ith her are unsuccessful.

• +riel is disco&ered b ;t Cmdr Scott Pernard=s group and is taken along !ith them as anamnesia &ictim.

Jul 2083

• 'n&id 7rincess Sera and 7rince Corg are transmuted, and are assigned to track do!n and

destro resistance groups.

)ctober 2083

• + crippled destroer from the B<peditionar orces, !ith an aging cre!, destros a ke 'n&id

broadcast to!er in the +merican ?est in a suicide run.Januar 2088

• The geothermal generator that po!ered Den&er, !hich has been trapped under a decade=s

!orth of hea& sno! and ice, is destroed b ;CD$ Scott Pernard in an attempt to escape an

'n&id assault. The tha!ed >bubble> of cit created b the heat from the generator is also

destroed.Ma 2088

• Corg begins a genocidal rampage in %e! Oork Cit against Sera=s direct order. $esistance

fighters in to!n to raid the protoculture !arehouse located in Carnegie "all destro the local

'n&id hi&e, and the attack is suspended.



Jul 2088

• ;arge numbers of ground troops from the fleet and the assembled resistance forces assemble

on the ground near $efle< 7oint for a general assault.Jul 2, 2088

• B<peditionar orces main fleet returns to Barth. leet assembles at +luce '', on the far side

of the moon, and a!aits the arri&al of the flagship, the SD3, !hich is testing the %eutronS

missile far in deep space. The SD8 takes command in +dmiral "unter=s absence.2088

• SD3 and science ship Deukelion test the %eutronS missile and it creates a black hole,trapping the SD3.

• 1ince #rant is gi&en the SDF to look for the SD3. +dmiral $ick "unter commands 1ince

#rant to return to the $B fleet and !arn them not to use the %eutronS missiles. The take

back the science &essel, but all aboard are dead e<cept Janice Bm, !ho has been upgraded

!ith "adonite technolog.

• %o&a Satori and one of her men attempt to hiack a shuttle of e&acuees heading for +luce '', but it is shot do!n and crashes in tah. %o&a and her man escape.

Jul 4G, 2088

• inal attack on $efle< 7oint. B<peditionar orces suffer hea& losses, and launch a surgical

strike !ith stealth fighters on $efle< 7oint.

•

;t Cmdr Scott Pernard=s coalition of resistance fighters is granted an audience before the'n&id $egis at the reLuest of Sera and +riel. ?hen it becomes apparent to the $egis that thecontinuation of battle !ould mean mutual destruction of both races, she makes preparations to

lea&e to an undisclosed location.

• 'n&id 7rince Corg is killed in battle b ;t Cmdr Scott Pernard.

• earing that this final Barth $eclamation Mission might end in failure, the SD8 orders the

use of the %eutronS !arheads to kill all life on Barth=s surface. The resistance and the 'n&id

oin forces to stop the B<peditionar orces assault on $efle< 7oint to gi&e the $egis time todepart.

• 'n&id lea&e at the command of the $egis, ha&ing recognized the %eutronS missiles as the

same technolog that de&astated their home!orld ages ago. During their departure, the $egis

destro the %eutronS !arheads and the maorit of the B<peditionar orces fleet. The $egis

and her 'n&id consume all protoculture on Barth and transcend into a single entit, passing

through the black hole at $aanath=s Star and into a ne! e<istence.Jul 28, 2088

• Oello! Dancer holds a concert near the ruins of $efle< 7oint to celebrate the end of the Third

$obotech ?ar. +t the concert, ;ancer re&eals his identit to a shocked cro!d.

• ;t Cmdr Scott Pernard lea&es Barth to oin !ith the remainder of the B<peditionar orces at

+luce '.

• Calculations indicate that the remaining protoculture stocks !ill last less than one ear, andthen all capital ships, energ !eapons, mecha and po!erplants !ill cease.

+ugust, 2088

• )peration is started to find +dmiral $ick "unter and the SD3

2088

• +fter the departure of the 'n&id, the B# and TSC collapse completel. The TSC are all

disbanded or !ere !iped out. The earth breaks up into &arious baronies and citstates.

•The "adonites launch attacks against the $B fleet. 1ince #rant and his cre! Luickldetermine that the snchro cannons and shado! technolog are boob trapped. 1ince

detonates the remaining %eutronS missiles aboard Space Station ;ibert to destro the

"adonite fleet.

• 1ince #rant lea&es aboard the colon ship +rk +ngel to search for +dmiral $ick "unter and

the protoculture matri< on the SD3.

• "adon a!akens and follo!s the transcendent 'n&id through the black hole, taking the

$obotech Blders !ith him.



Bd!ards= plans for galactic domination re&ealed and he goes rogue, taking Minmei and the 'n&id

Prain ;nn /le and $ebecca %icks are killed b Bd!ards

Jonathan ?olf takes a ship (Tokuga!a* back to earth to !arn of the $obotech Master in&asion

Sentinels arri&e at Spheris

202GTesla commandeers half of the Spheris 'n&id forces and lea&es

Tesla arri&es on )ptera and attacks the $egent, but is defeatedSpheris liberated

$egent unleashes the Plack Death Destroers

Sentinels rearms !ith Spherisian crstal technolog

Bd!ards arri&es at )ptera Tesla flees and reoins the Sentinels

B<edore arri&es on "adon '1

Preetai and the $egent die Bd!ards take o&er the main "i&eSentinels arri&e at 7erton

202H

Purak is reunited !ith his brother Jurk

7erton liberated

The pschic de&ice on 7erton is deacti&ated, getting rid of the curse

Sentinels arri&e on )ptera

+rlanon and Teal die

Janice sacrifices herself as a targeting de&ice for the SD3 to destro Bd!ards)ptera is liberated

Sentinels return to Tirol;ang disco&ers that it !ill take 8 ears for ?olf to reach earth

$o "unter is born

2030

Preetai and /azianna=s son Dranin is born he is the first natural born pureblood Ientraedi

$B and /arbarrans complete the $B fleet

2032

)ptera is reseeded !ith the flo!er of life and gi&en to the 7ra<ians !ho rename it %e! 7ra<ia

2038$B fleet lea&es Tirol for Barth

Q ?hile the comic definitel sho!s a "orizont dropship, it is large enough to hold a couple dozen 1+E

alpha fighters in one pod and is being called the SDF because it appears to be space fold capable. This!as a !riter mistake and should be replaced !ith the first built Tokuga!a.

Chapter 2 ! Character Creation ( "yste# )nfor#ationThis sourcebook still uses the base rules of the Macross 2050 game, !ith some

minor changes to the sstem to reflect the uniLueness of $obotech.

Character Creation

Characters in $obotech use the same templates as found in Macross. The skills, perks, talents and complications are largel unchanged, e<cept for !hat groups the

appl to. Thus, !hen choosing $ank instead of appling it to % Spac, ou !ould

choose $D, Southern Cross or $B.

%otable Changes

Spiritia (Stat* @ This stat is ignored completel. The entire concept of spiritia, 7rotode&iln

and anima spiritia do not e<ist in the $obotech saga. The #M could bring it into thestorline if he !ishes it !ould make some amount of sense for the Tirolian Mistresses of

the Cosmic "arp to ha&e the Bmotion Manipulation abilit. See notes under the Southern



Cross and Mospeada sourcebooks for indi&iduals !ho might be spiritia capable and !h.

+ less mess, and more appropriate, option is to use 7S' (see belo!*.

7sionic (Stat* @ This stat, 7S', represents the abilit to use pschic abilities. This can also

be used to represent other distinctl nonhuman abilities such as 'n&id alchem. nder

normal circumstances, onl Tirolians, 7ertonians and 'n&id ha&e 7S', and each race hasa different group of pschic skills the can learn.. The #M has final sa !hether an

character or race can ha&e pschic abilities. %o psionic po!er or skill ma be higher than

our 7S' stat.Q 7skers often ha&e flashes of insight, allo!ing them to act !hen others aren=t

a!are of the situation pskers add their 7S' stat to ;uck ($B U '%T U 7S'*.

Q 7skers are bastions of !illpo!er pskers add their 7S' stat to $BS (C)); <3

U 7S'*.

7sionic 7o!ers @ Bach psionic group consists of multiple skills that can be learned.

Chapter 48 goes into each of these in detail. Bach skill must be learned separatel, such

as se 7o!er9 Telepathic Send and se 7o!er9 Mind Control.+stral 7roection @ +stral 7roect, +stral +ttack, +stral Defense, +stral 1ision

Piokinesis @ "eal, "arm, +ging, PiostasisCognition @ 7recognition, $etrocognition, Danger Sense, 7schic $efle<es

Blectrokinesis @ Blectromagnetic 7ulse, ;ightning, Drain, 'nterface, ;ight,

CloakingBS7 @ Clair&oance, 7schometr, Do!sing, +ura 1ie!ing

'n&id +lchem @ B&olution, Piomechanics

7schodnamics @ 7si Jamming, 7si Static, Steal 7o!er, Siphon Bnerg

Telepath @ Telepathic Send, Mind Shield, Bmotion Sense, 7si Sense, ThoughtSense, Mental Plast, Mental 'llusion, Mind Scan, Mind ?ipe, Mind Transplant, Mind

Control

Telekinesis @ T/ Control, ine T/ Control, T/ Defense, T/ Strike, T/ ShieldTeleportation @ Teleportation, Decorporalization, licker Teleportation,

Dimensional Teleportation, Stellar Teleportation, Temporal Teleportation

Thermokinesis @ 7rokinesis, Crokinesis, "eat Plast, Chill Plast

;anguage (Skill* @ $obotech sees more languages than the original Macross saga. The

inclusion of the Sentinels adds se&eral racial languages, and !ont be a&ailable until after

2030 or so. The 'n&id language costs double for other races to learn, and cannot be raisedabo&e 3. Trader dialect is a language used b the sentinel races and others as a common

language for conducting trade. 1=lo<ia is the language of a draconic race that is belie&ed

to be e<tinct.Tirolian Ientraedi 7ertonian

Spherisian 7ra<ian Barth Standard

/arbarran #arudan 'n&idTrader Dialect 1=lo<ia $el=narese

Mecha 7ilot (Skill* @ This skill must be taken separatel for each tpe of mecha.

1 Series ($D* 1 Series ($B*



Pattle 7od Ientran 7o!er +rmor

TCS 7o!er +rmor Meltran 7o!er +rmor

;ogan Pattroid+J+CS Destroid

7o!er +rmor:Mecha

Q +CS po!er armor includes the enris, Triton and /raken.Q 7o!er +rmor:Mecha is a placeholder for other po!er armor or mecha used b other

races, such as /arbarran 7o!er +rmor or Spherisian Pattroid. Bach is a separate skill.

$ank @ The B# (BB* uses a different rank structure than in Macross, !hich is

detailed in Chapter 3.

BD @ Bach of the races has a different >tpical> education le&el, based on their culture,histor and disposition.

#arudan 4 there is conflicting information on their technological progress, !ith

some sources sho!ing them being tribal and others stating the are eLual to the $B.

'n&id 4 as the 'n&id appear to ha&e a genetic memor, all 'n&id !ould kno! atleast some of Ior=s kno!ledge that is passed do!n.

/arbarran 3 as an industrialage people, basic education in math, mechanics,science and engineering >technical training> !ould be common.

7ertonian 2 originall the had a greater ci&ilization, but millennia of !ar

!ould ha&e destroed most of their infrastructure.7ra<ian 2 being based on #reek:+mazon:+tlantean culture, education is as

important as combat training, usuall focusing on histor, tactics, math and sur&i&al.

$B 8 the $B at Tirol !ould likel ha&e the best education sstem for those

born to the fleet.Spherisian 4 !ith no real information about their culture, !ho kno!sK

Terran 23 throughout most of the storline, Barth is in a nearconstant state of

!ar for sur&i&al, making >e<traneous> learning unimportant, although the !ork to keeptheir kno!ledge base from &anishing completel.

Tirolian 8 the Tirolians put a good deal of emphasis on learning the arts and

sciences.Ientraedi 0 this assumes >nati&e> Ientraedi from the clone chambers !ho kno!

nothing e<cept for !ar.

"entinel Races

'n a late $obotech campaign (after 2034 or so depending on !hich !orlds ha&e

been liberated*, plaers ma choose to pla races other than ust6 humans if the #M

allo!s it. 7laing a race other than human costs a certain amount of C7 to offset theirad&antages o&er Terrans. %ote that "adonites are not recommended as plaer

characters, but are not inherentl banned.

#arudans

The #arudans appear to be humanoid fo<es. #arudans are e<tremel agile and

fle<ible. The reLuire a respirator to mi< microscopic elements of their home

en&ironment to be able to breathe off their home!orld. The li&e in a simple manner in



smbiosis !ith the nature of their !orld, not unlike the +merican 'ndians of ancient

earth, and thus possess lo! technolog le&els compared to the other Sentinel races.

#arudans stand around 2m in height and around E5 kg. The also possess cla!sthat can be used in combat.

Cost9 K

Modifiers9 U2 DB, 4 P)D, cla!s inflict U4dE damage +7Dra!backs9 Drug Dependenc (their gas mi<ture*

Ma<imums9 DB 42, P)D H

"eight9 as humans?eight9 as humans

Spherisian

The Spherisian are humanoids composed of smooth, translucent crstal. Their bodies are nearl immune to small !eapons and !ill also defract laser !eapons (but not

other energ based attacks*. urthermore, the can regenerate lost limbs and maor bodil

damage b absorbing the crstal matter found on their home !orld.

Spherisian range from 4.E to 2.3m in height and !eigh nearl 4F0 kg. Spherisiando not eat or drink like most biological life forms, but are nourished b light of an tpe

8 hours of e<posure each da is the eLui&alent of three meals per da. +s long as theSpherisian is e<posed to a light source (stronger than a candle*, the do not fatigue. The

Spherisian can go for a number of das eLual to his P)D stat !ithout light before

suffering star&ation. %e!l shaped Spherisian needs to consume silicaterich risia crstalfound on their planet to acLuire the mass to become adults, or suitable materials such as

7re< if off !orld.

Cost9 K

Modifiers9 natural S7 40, immune to lasers, 3 M+, 2 DBMa<imums9 M+ F, DB G

"eight9 as humans

?eight940H to 4E3.3kg (2G0 to 3E0lb*

7ra<ians

The 7ra<ians are a race of allfemale !arriors !ith a strong resemblance to theTerran mths of the #reek +mazons. The are the result of ob&ious genetic

manipulation, ha&ing perfect phsical forms the are strong, agile, resilient, fast and

beautiful. "o!e&er, the dont empathize !ell (that sho!s !eakness* and the ha&e little

kno!ledge of technolog. The ha&e a strong sense of martial pride and honor in combat.Cost9 K

Modifiers9 U4 ST$, U4 P)D, U4 C));, U2 $B, U2 +TT$, U2 M+, 8 TBC", 2 BM7

Ma<imums9 $B 44, +TT$ 44, M+ 44, BM7 G"eight9 4.HGm to 2.32m (EE6 to FE6*

?eight9 5H to G2kg (430 to 4G0lb*

7ertonians

Thousands of ears of a ceaselessl repeating !ar ha&e made the 7ertonians

bitter and temperamental. The li&e under a curse that has caused mutations throughout



the population &ibrant skin colors, horns, si< fingers and t!o thumbs, fangs and pointed

heads. The are able to !ield >magic> to manipulate energ.

Cost9 K )7Modifiers9 K

Ma<imums9


/arbarrans/arbarrans are a humanoid ursine race standing 28= taller than most humans.

The ha&e a poorldescribed smbiosis !ith their rflo!er sekiton. Their !orld is one

of industr and mining, thus the atmosphere is polluted, making the /arbarrans !ear

goggles and air purifing eLuipment !hen going about outside. ?hile most other racesha&e a strong distinction in build (height, !idth, etc* bet!een their genders, the

/arbarrans share the same size, mass and o&erall appearance bet!een both male and

female.

Cost9 KModifiers9 U3 ST$, U3 P)D, U4 TBC", 3 M+

Ma<imums9 ST$ 43, P)D 43, M+ F"eight9 2.88m to 3.05m (G to 40*

?eight9 40H to 4F2kg (280 to 3G0 lb*

Tirolians %atural

The Tirolians are the origins of the infamous $obotech Masters, creators of most

of the technolog in the $obotech stor. Tirolians e<cel at mental tasks, but are

phsicall !eak compared to other races due to their generations of reling on clones for phsical tasks. These are not the trium&irate clones found on the $obotech Masters ships,

but rather the citizens of Tirol and those of other Tirolian colon planets (assuming an

sur&i&e*.Tirolians run the same height and !eight ranges as humans, but tend to be on the

light side.

Cost9 K )7Modifiers9 U2 '%T, U2 C));, U4 BD, 2 P)D, 2 ST$, increase pick up skills to BD

<8

Ma<imums9 '%T:C)); 42, P)D:ST$ G


Tirolians Trium&irate+t the #M=s discretion, a plaer can pla as a trio of clones. 't is recommended

that onl the plebe or !arrior cast be used, but the science:clone masters or mistresses of

the cosmic harp could be allo!ed. This is not as unbalancing as it might sound, as allthree clones !ould be of the same purpose and task, onl that the !ould more or less

ha&e triple the amount of hits. Bach clone !ould ha&e the same stats, perks, talents and so

forth unless e&ents caused indi&idualit (such as one losing a limb*.



Tirolians run the same height and !eight ranges as humans, but tend to be on the

light side.

Cost9 K )7Modifiers9 U2 '%T, U2 C));, U4 BD, 2 P)D, 2 ST$, increase pick up skills to BD

<8

Ma<imums9 '%T:C)); 42, P)D:ST$ G"eight9 as humans

?eight9 as humans

Solugi 'n&id

?hile technicall not a Sentinel race, the solugi stage 'n&id is nearl human.

$obotech onl sho!s three such solugi +riel, Sera and Corg, but there is reference that

the $efless created man solugi. 't is possible that some other solugi also chose to sta onBarth !hen the 'n&id left. ?hile humanlooking, solugi still possess the green blood of

the 'n&id and can de&elop their psionic po!ers.

Cost9 K )7

Modifiers9 KMa<imums9 K


+ndroidJanice Bm !as the onl known android in $obotech. "o!e&er, there is no rule

that sas another couldn't e<ist. Such an android !ould not ha&e "adonite technolog.

Cost9 special instead of ha&ing E0 points for stats, the ha&e E0 C7 to build a bod. Their

stats !ill be determined b ser&o class and programming. This race, more than an of theothers, reLuires #M permission.

4* +ssuming the android is passing as human, 7ra<ian, /arbarran or !hate&er,

the need to ha&e the follo!ing ser&os9 head, torso, arm !ith hand <2 and leg <2.2* Sensors !ill be reLuired if the android is able to interact !ith the outside !orld.

3* 7o!erplant tpe !ill be cold bioenerg (protoculture*.

8* The must ha&e the =)id stupid Mekton trick. "o!e&er, the don=t actuallneed to eat or sleep.

5* + base android !ill simpl ha&e customized bod sculpting to appear lifelike,

!hile others ma ha&e a holographic proection sstem.

E* ST$ and M+ are determined b ser&os and !eight.

"entinel Te#plates

Pelo! are some racespecific templates. ?hile it !ould not be impossible for ahuman to become a 7ra<ian !arrior after pro&ing themsel&es to the 7ra<ians, a human

could ne&er become a 7ertonian energ !izard.

Bach template gi&es the basic skills all members of a particular Sentinel specialist!ould ha&e. Pase skills start off !ith 2 free ranks as per e&erman skills6, and the

template skills are their M)S package6. 'f the Sentinel !ishes to start as a >tpical>

template, such as a /arbarran fighter pilot instead of $B fighter pilot, ou !ould replace



the normal $B basic training skills !ith the base skills of the template and then use the

skill choices from the $B fighter pilot.

QPase Skills9 replaces the normal e&erman skillsQB&erman skills should be replaced because an member of the sentinel races !ould ha&e

gro!n up in their o!n culture, not that of the $B.

7ra<ian ?arrior

7ra<ians cannot start off !ith an TBC" or '%T skills in&ol&ing technolog unless the

campaign starts off after the primar Sentinels arc, since their home!orld is in a medie&al

age !ith onl a couple pieces of automated technolog.

*ase "kills9 Climbing, S!imming, Dodge A B&ade, +!areness:%otice, ?ilderness

Sur&i&al (orest*, one craft or trade skill such as Cooking, ishing, etc

"kills9 Shado!ing:Tracking, Stealth, irst +id, +rcher, "andto"and or ?restling,

Melee

/arbarran $esistance ighter

This represents the /arbarrans !ho fought to force the 'n&id from their !orld after their

children !ere rescued b the $B. The specialize in urban combat.

*ase "kills9 Jurrig, Mining, Strength eat, KK, KK, KK

"kills9 KK, KK, KK, KK, KK, KK, KK

#arudan Scout

The #arudans li&e a more simple life !ith no technolog to speak of. The makee<cellent scouts and hunters in nonurban en&ironments.

*ase "kills9 ?ilderness Sur&i&al (orest*, Meditation, B<pert9 "in,+!areness:%otice, KK, KK, KK

"kills9 Shado!ing:Tracking, Stealth, irst +id, Climbing, +rcher, Melee, KK

Spherisian ?arrior

K

*ase "kills9 Pod Sculpting, ?restling, KK, KK, KK, KK


7ertonian Bnerg ?izard

+ small percent of the 7ertonian population is capable of pschicall manipulating

energ b using arcane chants as a focus.

*ase "kills9 pick E

"kills9 B<pert9 Magic, $eligion, Melee, Concentration, pick 3 7ertonian pschic skills

Solugi $oalt



Solugi 'n&id are automaticall granted certain skills as part of their e&olution into their

>perfected> human form.

*ase "kills9 ;anguage (choice*, +uthorit, B<pert9 'n&id, B<pert9 lo!er of ;ife, KK, KK

"kills9 Mecha 7ilot9 #osu, Mecha ?eaponr, Mecha Combat,

+!areness:%otice, KK, KK, KK

Chapter + ! The ,nite- arth &overn#ent /,&'n $obotech, the %e! nit #o&ernment militar is replaced !ith the $D

($obotech Defense orce*. The co&er all branches of the militar, and use most of the

same templates as found in Sourcebook 4 (e<cluding Jammingbird and )SSS*. The

$D !as responsible for the defense of earth as !ell as the bases on the moon and Mars.'n 2045, the earth forces decide to search out the location of the $obotech

Masters, both to pre&ent another $obotech !ar and to acLuire further kno!ledge about

$obotechnolog and protoculture. or this purpose, a secondar force kno!n as the $B

($obotech B<peditionar orce* is formed. The $B fleet is headed b the SD3,commanded b +dmiral ;isa "unter.

+fter the departure of the $B, +natole ;eonard attempts a coup in 202G but is blackmailed b #eneral Bmerson o&er ;eonard !ithholding information about theapproaching $obotech Masters from the B#. +fter concessions on both sides, ;eonard

is named Supreme Commander of all Barth forces !ith Bmerson as his second in

command, and the $D is reformed into the #lobal Militar 7olice to pro&ide o&ersighto&er the +rmies of the Southern Cross.

'n 2088 the B# is renamed the BB (nited Barth B<peditionar orce*, and

opens enrollment to the Tirolians and the other Sentinel races.

Ientraedi are ?hereK

+s the Ientraedi !ere a Macross race, there !ere no Ientraedi sho!n in the 2 nd

and 3rd arcs of $obotech. Dana !as halfMeltran onl because she !as supposed to be thedaughter of Ma< and Miria. This means that all of the other characters !ere human,

!ith nar a Ientraedi to be seen.

This is e<plained off that >all> of the Ientraedi ha&e been relocated to South+merica or other Ientraedi Control Iones, !ell out of &ie! of the animators= cameras.

B&en though the !ere ne&er sho!n, it is assumed that these Ientraedi, once freed b the

collapse of the $D, !ould ha&e been fighting against the 'n&id ust the same as humans."o!e&er, the $D, TSC (grudgingl* and $B all allo! Ientraedi membership.

Tpicall such members must be micronized, although there are units of macronized

Ientraedi infantr and battle pod mechanized infantr.

$ank StructureThe B# uses a slightl different rank structure than the base Macross $7#.

,& Navy$"pace Navynliste- Co##issione- 'fficer

B4 Technical $ecruit )4 3rd ;ieutenant

B2 Technical +pprentice )2 2nd ;ieutenant

B3 Technical Specialist )3 4st ;ieutenant

B8 7ett )fficer 3rd Class )8 ;ieutenant Commander

B5 7ett )fficer 2nd Class )5 Commander



BE 7ett )fficer 4st Class )E Captain

BF Chief 7ett )fficer )F $ear +dmiral

BG Senior Chief 7ett )fficer )G 1ice +dmiral

BH Master Chief 7ett )fficer )H +dmiral

B40 )40

Junior Bnlisted (B4 through B3* are fresh out of boot camp. %oncommissioned

officers (B8 through BF* are e<perienced enough that the sometimes command platoons or ser&e as instructors. Senior noncommissioned officers (BG through BH* aretpicall gi&en administrati&e duties and ans!er onl to commissioned officers.

Junior officers ()4 and )2* are fresh from academ or ma be grizzled enlisted

!ho ha&e earned a commission. )fficers ()3 through )E* are the main !orkforce ofthe militar ship commanders, sLuadron leaders, C+# (combat air general* or

medical:technical personnel. lag officers ()F and up* are decorated !ar &eterans, such

as $ick "unter and ;isa "aes"unter.

,& Marines$Ar#ynliste- Co##issione- 'fficer

B4 7ri&ate )4 2nd ;ieutenantB2 7ri&ate 4st Class )2 4st ;ieutenant

B3 ;ance Corporal )3 Captain

B8 Corporal )8 Maor

B5 Sergeant )5 ;ieutenant Colonel

BE Staff Sergeant )E Colonel

BF Chief Sergeant )F Prigadier #eneral

BG Master Sergeant )G ;ieutenant #eneral

BH Master Chief Sergeant )H #eneral

B40 )40 Commandant

rom 20342088, )H is &acant, but ;ieutenant #eneral $einhardt is acting as

supreme commander of the B# ground forces.

$ank 44 Supreme Commander of B# Militar

This special rank holds command o&er all Barth militar forces. rom 2045 to2034 this position is officiall held b +natole Bli ;eonard, the man !ho in&ented the

position. +fter his death and the 'n&id 'n&asion, the position is effecti&el held b

;ieutenant #eneral #unther $einhardt, although he does not officiall carr the rank.

Robotech Mecha 1eapons ( "yste#s

+ll the !eapons found in $obotech that are not part of Macross, Southern Cross

or Mospeada. +ll !eapons from Southern Cross and Mospeada are useable, as !ell asones from Macross as outlined in the preface under technolog notes6 (thus all pre&ious

Mospeada !eapon packages are a&ailable to Cclones*. +n energ !eapons are

protoculture po!ered. Since much of the !eapons technolog is shared across the $D,TSC and $B, it is all compiled in this chapter for ease of reference.

+s for missiles, use the chart belo! rather than the chart in Sourcebook 8.

MissilesMissile Type 1A Range M& 3ills Cost ,se- Notes

$aitheonBrlikon #"30P MM

+MM4P Short $ange Missile

U4

U4

32

E8

3

5

3

3

2.4

5.G5

$D

$D

CM1

CM1



$aitheonPifors +'M430+ '$M

;ong $ange Missile

Brlikon #+400 Crusher

Brlikon #"32 #renade Crusher

$amington "22T "and #renade

1iper -Tpe +

1iper -Tpe P$ecluse

Tarantula

Scorpion

P;30 Cluster Missile

"ammerhead -Tpe +

"ammerhead -Tpe P

"ammerhead -Tpe C

"ammerhead -Tpe D

$apier -Tpe +

$apier -Tpe PCoralsnake -Tpe +

Coralsnake -Tpe P

Coralsnake -Tpe C

Coralsnake -Tpe D

Diamondback -Tpe +

Diamondback -Tpe P

Diamondback -Tpe C

Diamondback -Tpe DDiamondback -Tpe B

Diamondback -Tpe

Diamondback -Tpe #

SC+$ ;ightning

SC+$ 7thon -Tpe +

SC+$ 7thon -Tpe P

SC+$ 7thon -Tpe C

SC+$ $agnarok $$# CPM200

$$# CPM300

lare Missile

Smoke Missile

lare:Chaff Deco

Tear #as Missile

/nockout #as Missile

ire $etardant oam Missile

U4

U2

U4

U4

U0

U4

U4U4

U4

U4

U4

U4

U4

U4

U4

U4

U4U4

U4

U4

U4

U4

U4

U4

U2U4

U4

U2

U2

U4

U4

U2

U2U3

U3

U0

U0

U0

U0

U0

U0

4200

42F2

E8

32

thro!n

32

3232

32

E8

E8

E8

E8

E8

E8

E8

E8E8

E8

E8

E8

4200

4200

4200

42004200

4200

4200

4200

4200

4200

4200

420042F2

42F2

32

32

%:+

32

32

32

F

42

E

3

5

3

83

3

5

4

5

E

5

E

E

55

E

5

E

F

G

F

20F

G

4

4

F

G

20

204

4

%:+

%:+

%:+

%:+

%:+

%:+

2

4

2F.3

30.E

40

2

4

3.54

4.5E8.EG

G.82

5.G5

F.5

43

3.H

20

E

3.42

4F.5543

3.H

20

E

4H.44

F.2G

4H.44

Q2H.8

44.2

5G.4

3F.2

4H.44

F.2G

Q

Q435.F

FE5

0.5

4.2

0.3

0.5

0.5

0.5

$D

$D

$D

$D

$D

TSC

TSCTSC

$B

$B

$D

+ll

+ll

+ll

+ll

$D

$D$B

$B

$B

$B

$B

$B

$B

$B$B

$B

$B

TSC

TSC

TSC

TSC

TSC$B

$B

+ll

+ll

+ll

+ll

+ll

+ll

Plast 2, ;ong $ange

#P7, +7

#P7, CM1

#P7, Plast 4

/inetic

+7

CM1, 'ncendiar

CM1

Cluster, Plast 4

+7

+nti'n&id, +7

+nti'n&id

+7

CM1, Plast 4+7

+nti'n&id, +7

+nti'n&id

Plast 4

Plast 4

%uclear, Plast 20+nti'n&id, Plast 4

+nti'n&id

+nti'n&id

Cluster, Plast 4

Cluster, Plast 4

Plast 4

%uclear, Plast 20

%uclear, Plast 20Cluster, Plast 2

Cluster, Plast 30

3 rounds

Plast 2, 3 rounds

3/ countermissile

Plast 4

Plast 4

Plast 4

QThe used6 column indicates !hich arm this missile tpe predominantl sees use b. The

scorpion is the munitions used in the $;2 Cclone !eapon package, and the tarantula is the munitions

used in the $;E Cclone !eapon package.Q+nti'n&id missiles gain an additional U2 ?+ against 'n&id mecha and capital ships.

QCluster missiles are submunitions that release small bomblets that !ill chase after the nearesttarget. Mecha !ithin the area are each attacked b 4d40 bomblets (up to the ma<imum submunitions

released*. Pomblets !ill target larger targets first multipl the number of bomblets b <5 for cor&ette scale

targets and <40 for capital ship and e<cessi&e scale targets. 'f bomblets remain after di&&ing them up, the

#M can assume the rest dont find a target (treat as a mine field* or he can assign the rest to random targets

!ithin range. The P;30 has 30 Diamondback # has 80 ;ightning has 30 CPM200 has 200 CPM300

has 300.QThe $$# CPM missiles ha&e the ;ong $ange trait.

Q Cost of the nuclear '$M missiles is 25E,000 C7 each.



Non1eapon "yste#s

"ha-o% Cloaking "yste#

'n Mospeada, some later mecha and capital ships are upgraded to ha&e "PT

stealth sstems installed. 'n Mospeada, it masks the hdrogen reactor signal from 'nbitsensors and is a <0.2 cost multiplier.

The $obotech &ersion is far more useful. The shado! cloak creates a >8th

dimensional> shift, dumping the energ emissions from a protoculture po!erplant intoanother dimension, pre&enting 'n&id sensors from detecting it. The shado! cloak further

pre&ents missiles from getting a lock (drop all missile ?+ to U0*.

This sstem makes an unit !ith the cloak acti&e to become in&isible to all 'n&idsensors, making them rel onl on &isual tracking all 'n&id !eapon ?+ drops to 3. This

modifier also affects an tpe of missile. The shado! cloak becomes a multiplier of <0.5.

't !ould be a higher multiplier cost, but it has some fatal fla!s (see Chapter 44 Childrenof the Shado! for more details*.

Neutron" Missile

This gets a special mention and rules due to the nature of the beast. The

po!erplant of the missile generates a shado! dimensional field (as abo&e* that further

contains the gra&itational pull of the !arhead=s core.. a chunk of a neutron star. This

makes the missile far more destructi&e than the Mospeada &ersion (theoreticall*.Plast radius and damage are Luite irrele&ant. )nce the containment field drops,

the neutron star matter instantl pulls all matter and energ !ithin reach into it, and once

enough mass has condensed around it, the entire thing collapses into a smallscale blackhole.

The test missile !as detonated in the )micron sector on a lifeless planet the same

size as earth and it condensed that planet into itself and formed a black hole after asignificant BM7 e<plosion. The missiles in fact !ere built b T.$. Bd!ards and captured

after his death on )ptera, although the technolog !as thought >long lost> b the

"adonites.



P nergy 1eapon Po-

This e<perimental sstem !as mounted on the shoulder of a 14 or the #ladiator

destroid much like the %ousadeul#er po!er armor. 'ts use pre&ents a 14 fromchanging out of battroid mode. The !eapon charger tended to e<plode !hen hit.

P28 Particle *ea# &unThe B72E !as de&eloped in 2032 and !as one of the first handheld !eapons

a&ailable for the Cclone riding armor. The !eapon is

po!ered directl from the Cclone=s main protocultureenergizer !hich does pro&ide the !eapon !ith

effecti&el unlimited ammunition, but at a substantiall

reduced rate of onl 42 shots per minute. The !eapon

fires a 8 MJ shot out to an effecti&e combat range of 4200 meters. ?eight9 4.2 kgB72E9 U4 ?+, $ange 28, 4/, C7 KK

P+9 ( P40

+s in the Mospeada book B73F9 U4 ?+, 2/, $ange 42, P1 3, Clip 45, 2 /ills, C7 H

B7809 U4 ?+, 4/, $ange 42, Clip 85, 4 /ill, C7 3

P4R Rapi- 5ire ouble*arrel Pulse Particle Cannon

The B784$ can fire 4.0 MJ shots at a ma<imumsustained rate of the rate of 30 shots per minute, but is

capable of instantaneous rate of fire of 300 shots per minute.

This !eapon is mounted on the right shoulder of the cclone

in battroid and is capable of UE0 to 30 degree tra&erse inaltitude, and a 45 degree tra&erse in azimuth. The !eapon is

po!ered from its o!n dedicated protoculture cell, and is some!hat unreliable, tending to

o&erheat at ma<imum firing rate. The gun machiner reLuires the remo&al of theCclone=s flipup targeting sensor, !hich is replaced b a fi<ed monocular head piece

attached to a modified C1$ helmet.

B784$9 U4 ?+, $ange 28, 4/, P1 E, ?armup 4, 4 /ill, C7 KK

P42 ouble*arrel Pulse *ea# Rifle

The B782 is mounted to the left forearm plate of a

Cclone. Deri&ing its po!er from the Cclone=s maingenerator, the B782 is capable of firing 3.0 MJ pulses from

each barrel at a total rate of fire of t!ent shots per minute.

This !eapon is based upon a miniaturized &ersion of thegun machiner of the +lpha=s B743.

B7829 U4 ?+, $ange 80, 4/, P1 8, 4 /ill, C7 KK

P4: Plas#a Mortar Rifle

The B78G !as de&eloped to allo! the Cclone to

fire at targets not directl in its lineofsight. The !eapon

is e<tremel effecti&e in targeting fi<ed sites at ranges up



to 2,500 meters, an further and the plasma mortar loses containment and Luickl

dissipates. The !eapon takes some training to use effecti&el as the mortars are fired at

400 m:s muzzle &elocit !hich results in highl parabolic traectories, as compared toother Cclone !eaponr. The !eapon is po!ered from its o!n 7rotoculture cell !hich

allo!s the B78G to fire up to 80 shots. The !eapon !as de&eloped in the earl 2080=s

and sa! !ide use b the time of the 2nd

$eclamation orce arri&ed in Barth space(September 2082*.

B78G9 U0 ?+, $ange 50, 2/, Plast 4, Clip 80, 2 /ills, C7 KK

2 ?+ for direct fire

&A+ +0## &auss Rifle

The $D began e<perimenting !ith the use of #auss $ifles as a possible

alternati&e to the standard rotar gun pod of theirst $obotech ?ar, the #44. This e<periment

culminated in 2043 !ith the production of the

14/, an e<perimental &eritech design that !as

intended to replace the 14. This design !asarmed !ith the first mecha sized #auss $ifle, the

#+40. This !eapon could fire 30mm nickel slugs at e<tremel high speeds.nfortunatel the #+40s induction coils not designed !ell enough to !ithstand the

rigors of intense combat, and had a tendenc to o&erload in the heat of combat. This

malfunction !ould cause the entire gun pod to e<plode lea&ing the &eritech defenseless.'n time, the design fla!s !ere resol&ed and it !ent into production as #+43. The #+43

pro&ed to be !idel popular !ith the 1+E pilots because it offered &astl superior

range to the #43 and had fe! dra!backs. The #+43 sa! !ide use from 2025 until

2035 !hen the B43 began to be mass produced.#+439 U4 ?+, $ange E0, 5/, Clip E0, 5 /ills, C7 KK

&A4 40## &auss Rifle

+s the Sentinel campaign progressed, $B scientists once again looked at the

potential ad&antages of the #auss $ifle o&er the standard

rotar gun pod, #+43 and the ne!er energ pod B43. #auss rifles had originall been in&estigated in 2043

cumulating !ith the production of the 30mm #+43

design. The !eapon pro&ed popular !ith the $D and

the !eapon !as used in the earl portion of the !ar !iththe 'n&id $egent. "o!e&er, as impro&ed 'n&id designs

became more pre&alent, and upgraded &ersion !as needed.

'n 2035, research produced the #+48 80mm $B #auss $ifle. 'n all respects,the !eapon !as superior than the earlier #+43. The #+48 had EFR percent increased

range and a 400R increase in damage. The !eapon !as e&en able to break through the

armored e<oskeleton of earl model inorganics. "o!e&er, the !eapon !as some!hatun!ield to fire and pilots soon complained that the !eapon !as unable to track targets

under 500m. +s a result, the #+45 !as generall issued onl during space combat and

often the pilots !ould discard the !eapon once the 'n&id entered into B43 range.

#+489 U4 ?+, $ange 400, F/, Clip 50, F /ills, Minimum $ange 40, C79 KK



&A; ;0## &auss Rifle

7otentiall the most ad&anced !eapon de&eloped b the $D. 't has a ma<imumrange of 32.4H km !ith an effecti&e range of 2F.52 km. 't carries three times the ammo,

has 85R better accurac and fi&e times the range of the #44. )nl the prototpe !as

built, and destroed in 2040 !ith the 1'2 it !as built for.

#+459 U2 ?+, $ange 550, 5/, P1 2, B<perimental, 5 /ills, C7 KK

+mmo9 Clip 4G0, +7, 5 /ills, C7 KK

&R0 Micro#issile <auncher

This is a micromissile launcher that mounts on the leg of aCclone. 't holds three $ecluse micromissiles.

#$409 U4 ?+, 3/, $ange 32, CM1, 4 /ill, C7 42.H

&R=9 "RM <auncher

+s in the Mospeada book mounts Scorpion missiles.

&R00 MM <auncher

Medium capacit missile rack for the $B destroids. 't holds 4G micromissiles.

&R0 MM <auncher

"igh capacit rack for the $B destroids. 't holds a !hopping HE micromissiles.

&R02 MM <auncher

;arge capacit rack for $B destroids. 't holds 3E micromissiles.

&R0+ Micro#issile <auncher

+s in the Mospeada book mounts $ecluse missiles.

&R0; Micro#issile <auncher

This is a micromissile launcher for a Cclone arm !eapon mount. 't holds si<

Tarantula micromissiles and can fire up to three per attack.

#$4059 U4 ?+, 3/, $ange 32, CM1, 2 /ills, C7 25.G

&RA0 <aser

This is a po!erful laser mount for $B destroids.#$+409 U4 ?+, $ange E0, 40/, ?armup 4, 40 /ills, KK C7

&, &unpo-



+t the end of the irst $obotech ?ar, the #44 reigned supreme. The $B

supreme command !anted to phase out this older !eapon !hich could onl be used b

the older 1alkrie series for the ne!er smaller # series gun pods !hich !ould beused on the ne!er +lpha and Peta fighters. To man of the supreme command=s disma,

a large portion of the &eterans from the first $obotech ?ar e<pressed their desire to

continue to fl the older 14=s o&erthe ne!er designs. $B supreme

command decided to keep the older

&eritechs fling but upgrade thea&ionics and !eapon packages. Thus

the #444 proect !as born headed

b #eneral John +dkins ($B*.

'n all out!ard respects the #444 is identical to its original cousin. +s a resultan mecha !hich could use the massi&e #44 could also use the #444. "o!e&er

internall there are sizable differences. sing ne! materials, researchers !ere able to

make a light!eight higher caliber !eapon !hich could fire E5mm caseless ammunition at

F00 rounds a minute. The !eapon !as popular !ith the &eterans of the irst $obotech!ar, although ounger pilots tended to continue to use the # series gunpods.

#4449 U4 ?+, $ange 28, 3/, P1 E, Clip E0, 3 /ills, C7 KK

&," ;;## &unpo-

This !eapon is a &ariant of the original #44#un 7od used b the 14 1eritechs of the $obotech

Defense orce. Smaller, !ith a shorter barrel and

smaller magazine, this !eapon !as designed for use

!ith the "argun !hen it became apparent that the#4G=s semiautomatic mode of fire !as a limitation

to its effecti&eness in combat. This !eapon !as generall issued onl to "argun units, as

the #4H=s de&elopment had been completed b the time the Model E #arlands sa! production.

#44S9 U4 ?+, 4/, $ange 28, +ll 7urpose, P1 3, 4 /ill, Clip 4E, C7 KK

&,2 00## &unpo-

This is an e<perimental gunpod designed b the $D that uses high caliber armor

piercing rounds !ith a singlebarrel design to pro&ide stronger firepo!er. The sstem had

a amming glitch that !as ne&er !orked out and the design fell behind other, ne!er!eapons. nlike the #44 series, the #42 is clip fed.

#429 U4 ?+, 8/, $ange F, 7halan<1ariable, P12, 8 /ills, Clip 40, C7 KK

&,: 2+## &unpo-

?hen the B4F energ pistol on the test model of

!hat !ould become the #arland ble! up, political pressuremandated that a different line of research be follo!ed. Thus,

!ith much grumbling, Dr. Iand put together a small

semiautomatic cannon gun pod for the Cclone Series 3 and



!eapon, other than the standard # clip. This gun is kno!n to am on occasion

(ams on an attack roll of 4*.

#9 U4 ?+, $ange 28, 3/, P1 E, Clip 30, 3 /ills, B<perimental, C7 KK

?0=P Cyclone estabili@er

The plans for the "40H7 !ere stolen before the 2nd

Barth $eclamation force leftfor Barth space. The culprit !as ne&er disco&ered and it

took the $obotech $esearch facilities on Tirol t!o

additional ears until immediatel before the 3rd

$eclamation force !as launched before the "40H7

entered into full production. )nl se&eral hundred !ere

produced for the attack and those !ere issued e<clusi&el for $B Special orces. The

"40H7 fires a plasma shot !ith an output of 40 MJ up to G times per melee out toeffecti&e combat range of 4,000 meters. The plasma shot ha&e a specific disrupting effect

on force fields and !ill short out lo!po!er field fields completel, !hile highpo!er

fields !ill temporaril cease to function.

"40H79 U2 ?+, $ange 20, 5/, Disruptor, Clip 20, 2 /ills, C7 KK

?280 aliant

Peam assault rifle used b the Sil&erback and Cclone series.

"2E09 U4 ?+, $ange 42, 2/, P1 8, Clip K, 2 /ills, C7 KK

?&R90 Railgun$apid fire railgun made for use !ith Cclone and Sil&erback units.

"#$F09 U4 ?+, 3/, $ange 28, P13, Clip 400, 3 /ills, C7 KK

?&R40 Railgun

Bssentiall t!o "#$F0 railguns !ith a linked CS."#$4809 U4 ?+, 3/, $ange 28, P13, Clip 400, 3 /ills, Mated, C7 KK

<A; Pulse <aser

pgraded laser for &ariable fighter head mounts.;+59 U4 ?+, $ange 42, 2/, 7halan< 1ariable, P1 3, 2 /ills, 4 Space, C7 28.G

M00

sed for antipersonnel missions against lightl or unarmored targets. The M400

uses t!o magazines both of !hich ha&e a 400 round capacit. ;ike the B780, the M400

has an ad&anced targeting camera !hich links !ith the cclone=s main !eapon sstem pro&iding it !ith a higher probabilit of striking.

M4009 U0 ?+, $ange 20, EdE "its, Plast 4, Clip 200, 4 /ill, C7 KK



MM: "RM <auncher

Small capacit rack for $D &ariable fighters. 't holds 8 S$M.

MM8 "RM <auncher

Small capacit rack for $D &ariable fighters. 't holds G S$M.

MM;0 "RM <auncher

Small capacit rack for $B destroids. 't holds 8 S$M.

N Net <auncher

This interesting gun pod fires a !o&en cable net

about ten feet in diameter. To break through this net, the

&ictim must inflict 2/ to it (either through shooting it orthrough tearing it*. )ther!ise it !ill take 8DE turns (minus 4

turn per point of $B o&er 5* to disentangle oneself. This

gun !as designed for use b #lobal Militar 7olice

"arguns (and later issued to Series E and F #arlands* tocapture fugiti&es or suspects !ithout a great risk of

harming them (or nearb innocents*. %49 U4 ?+, $ange 4, Clip 4

N2 Net <auncher

This canister attaches to the #24, ust to the

left of the barrel. ;ike the %4, it fires a !o&en cable

net about ten feet in diameter. To break through this

net, the &ictim must inflict 2/ to it (either throughshooting it or through tearing it*. )ther!ise it !ill take 8DE turns (minus 4 turn per point

of $B o&er 5* to disentangle oneself. )ther!ise it !ill take 8DE melees (minus 4 melee

per U4 bonus to parr, dodge, or strike from 7hsical 7ro!ess* to disentangle oneself. %29 U0 ?+, $ange 4, Clip 4

'"":: "ensor "uite

)ptional sstem that can attach to the top !eapon mount of the Sil&erback series.

't has sensors eLual to those found on a Peta. 't includes M? class sensors A

communications, resolution enhancement <400, night&ision, thermal &ision, digital &ideo

recorder, audio enhancer, laser distancer, markerlight, encrpted laser communications,' and combat computer, and e<tended radar to 420km.

P*C Particle *ea# Cannon

$eplacement of the older 7PC40 used b the B<calibur.

7PC449 U4 ?+, $ange E0, 44/, ?armup 4, 44 /ills, 2 Spaces, KK C7

P*C2 Particle *ea# Cannon

pgrade of the 7PC44.

7PC429 U4 ?+, $ange E0, 42/, ?armup 4, 42 /ills, 2 Spaces, KK C7



P*C20 Particle *ea# Cannon

"igh output energ !eapon for the Mac '''.

7P#209 U4 ?+, $ange E0, 20/, ?armup 2, 20 /ills, 2 Spaces, KK C7

R<= Rocket <auncher

+s in the Mospeada book (as $;E $ocket ;auncher* mounts Tarantula missiles$;E9 U4 ?+, 3/, $ange 32, 4 /ill, CM1, C7 43

"ilverback Missile "yste#s

This is a group of different missile launchers for use !ith the top !eapon mount

on the Sil&erback series. The Sil&erback can carr a full reload in the back !hile in

&ehicle configuration. Bach launcher sstem has 3/ !ith 3/:S73 armor and costs 40 C7.

MMMDSE9 7aload E '$M;MMDS429 7aload 42 S$M

MMDS8G9 7aload 8G micromissiles

ersatile 1eapon Configuration "yste# 61C7The $D made continuous efforts to!ards increasing the combat capabilit of the

mecha the had a&ailable. )ne such de&elopment !as the &ersatile !eapon configurationsstem a series of modular pods to attach to a 14 1alkrie=s !ing hardpoints to

pro&ide additional firepo!er.

'n addition to the PMod from the drag caused b the pods, there !as a chance ofthem tearing free from the hardpoints if the &ariable fighter e<ceeds Mach 4 (48 on

4d40*.

7od +9 contains a modified #44 !ith 400 bursts of ammunition, but it is fi<ed for!ard

7od P9 contains 42 micromissiles

7od C9 contains 5 S$M7od D9 contains 2 '$M

7od B9 contains 4 ;$M



7od 9 contains ad&anced sensor package, night&ision, thermal &ision and spotting radar

(phased arra*

Capital "hip "yste#s

"ynchro CannonThis !eapon inflicts less damage than the SD4=s refle< cannon, but has a faster

rate of fire, its more reliable and it takes up less space in a ship.

Damage9 8000/ /ills9 4500

?+9 U3 $ange9 E,83F,3FE(324,GEG.G km*

iring +rc9 Space9 5 Cost9 250,000 C7

%otes9 ?ide Peam (33 he<*, ltraPeam, ?armup 4

'f fired against a planet, this !eapon !ill lea&e a radioacti&e crater F5 km in

diameter and 42 km deep.

Minor ChangesThe follo!ing mecha are used mostl as is6 from Macross, Southern Cross or

Mospeada !ith onl changes to their name and designation (and background*, and the

fact the are no! flo!er po!ered -change po!erplant from usion to Pio Bnerg (<0.4

to <0.35, costs belo! are alread adusted*9

'riginal Robotech

14 1alkrieQ 14 1eritech

#P74 +rmored 1eritechTomaha!k B<calibur

Spartan #ladiator

Defender $aider Monster Mk '' M.+.C. ''7halan< Spartan

;egioss 1+E +lpha series

Tread 1PH PetaMospeada Cclone

Q )nl the follo!ing &ariants are used9 +, D, J, S, Super, Strike, 1T, 1C and 1B

%otes on +ST packs and optional !eapon sstems are detailed in the 7reface.

Pansheeclass

Pattleclass

TristarclassTokuga!aclass SDF Tokuga!a

Shimazakeclass

"orizont#arfish SDE #arfish

'kazuchi

'zumo SD8 'zumo



Chapter 4 ! Robotech efense 5orce /R5'n $obotech, the original forces of the % Spac from Macross form the

$obotech Defense orce, or $D, for the purpose of defending the Barth from the

impending Ientraedi in&asion. The are the heroes of the irst $obotech ?ar.

+fter the irst $obotech ?ar and the $B=s departure, the $D becomes little

more than a token force in the shado! of the +rmies of the Southern Cross.

,nifor#s an- )nsignia of the ,nite- Nations efense 5orceB an- the R5 until 2020

?hile the %D retained the field uniforms of the militaries of the % member

states, a common semidress uniform !as adopted in 2004, that consisted of a shirt, and

colormatched slacks and a pullo&er smock. The design used b the %D !ouldultimatel ield the famous semidress uniform of the $D, !hen the % !as

disestablished after the conclusion of the nification ?ar.

Above %D semidress uniform

The basic $D semidress uniform consisted of a pair of slacks (!ith a skirtoptional for female soldiers*, a shirt, and a acket. The color of the acket indicated a

soldier=s branch and department, and the color of the shirt !ould indicate department and

unit. Slacks !ere colorcoded !ith the shirt, and skirts colorcoded !ith the acket. +n

outer belt !as !orn outside the acket. Militar 7olice, from all branches, !ere issued a

distincti&e acket that immediatel identified the !earer as la! enforcement. Similarl,flag officers (including Colonels and >flag Captains> or Captain, upper* !ore a acket

!ith a distincti&e collar befitting their rank.The $D dut uniform, rarel !orn outside the arm, replaced the acket !ith a

pullo&er smock that could be optionall fastened !ith an e<ternal belt. +side from the

collar, this uniform !as closest to the %D semidress uniform that had preceded it.The $D fatigues !ere a more simple matter. Bssentiall a PD umpsuit, the

fatigues !ere !orn !ith a tshirt and e<terior belt, and formed the basis of the standard



dut uniform for most enlisted men, and most officers in the field. The fatigues !ere

manufactured in a number of color schemes blue (for Spac and +ir orce personnel*,

ello! (for flight cre! and engineers*, urban camo, !oodland, Ecolor desert khaki, andtiger stripe among them.

A Standard $D semidress uniform, male officer.

* Standard $D semidress uniform, female enlisted.

C Standard $D semidress uniform, flag officer (0F and abo&e*.

Standard $D dut uniform, enlisted man.

Standard $D dut uniform, officer.

5 $D Militar 7olice uniform

& $D militar fatigues

The $D Dress uniform !as a simple matter for flagofficers. 't consisted of a

short !rap including shoulder epaulets that !as !orn o&er the semidress acket. Theuniform for all other ranks !as a separate shirt and doublebreasted acket, though the

semidress slacks and skirt !ere retained in the dress uniform. +side from the traditional

difference in !hich side of the acket opened, male and female dress ackets !ereidentical.



<eft Standard $D Dress uniform, officer and enlisted.

Right Standard $D Dress uniform, flag officer ()F and abo&e*

'n addition to the abo&e, some specialized uniforms e<isted in the $D. +mong

them !as a doctor=s smock, a umpsuit &ariant of the semidress slacks and acket, and a

light umpsuit based on a pattern similar to that of the standard fatigues, usuall used btechnicians and engineers in hot climates and hot engine rooms.

A $D Medical smock.

* $D semidress !ork umpsuit.

C $D !ork umpsuit.



R5 Mecha1eritechs9 14+, 14D, 14J, 14S, 1Super 1eritech, +rmored 1eritech, 1'2,Tornado Combat Pike

Destroids9 B<caliber Mk 1', #ladiator Mk '', Mac Mk '', $aider Mk , Spartan Mk

'', Mini Mac, Crusader, Defender, #ladius, ;ight 'nsurgence Pattroid, +ggressor+ssault 1T);

RDF Mecha

&la-iatorB Mac ))B DcaliburB Rai-er>B "partanB 5

These mecha from the original Macross saga are the foundation of the $D. Thenames change, but the stats are the same (other than po!erplant*.

efen-er

?ith more and more of the $D=s combat taking place in cities, the need to

reduce collateral damage lead to the design of the Defender. The frame is smaller,making it more able to tra&erse cit streets. urther miniaturization of !eapon sstems

allo!ed it to carr a good range of firepo!er for cit fights !ithout le&eling e&er building in sight. 't later gained popularit !ith the TSC. The arms mount modified TI

gun clusters !ith a hea& mace for close combat.

&la-ius

The #ladius ser&es as a close combat destroid, successor to the #ladiator. 't

mounts a pair of &ibro blades that are the inspiration for the Cclone C+DS. 't also usese<perimental disruptor missiles that disable lightl shielded sensors. ltimatel it pro&es

to be too e<pensi&e and unreliable for mass production, and the design is retired.

<ight )nsurgence *attloi-

This unit becomes the basis for the later TSC battloids. The destroid is slo! but

hea&il armed, basicall a !alking tank. The &ertiech is fast and agile, but e<pensi&e to

build. The battloid becomes the happ medium bet!een the t!o. +ppro<imatel 8000 ofthese are built before the departure of the $B.

MAC MiniMonster

This destroid fills the need for hea& firepo!er, but has been miniaturized enough

to be mobile in the field. 't is onl slightl slo!er than the other destroids of the line and

is able to keep pace. Mass production lasted onl a short !hile before it !as replaced

!ith the $B=s Monster Mk ''', as the need for pure firepo!er !as reLuired.

M*R00 Mk ))) Crusa-er

)ne of the $D=s attempts at hbridization of the old destroids !ith ne!ertechnolog. 't mounts ne! sstems and !eapons, !ith no attempt at miniaturization. The

right arm mounts a shield, fa&ored b the TSC, that also packs additional sensors.

The most interesting feature is the holographic proection sstem. This isessentiall an upgraded &ersion of Dr. Bmil ;ang=s sstem built into Janice Bm.



nfortunatel, the sstem !as doomed for t!o main reasons. The first being the e<pense

of installing such a sophisticated sstem in such a large unit. The second !as !hile it

could fool the naked ee, an other tpe of sensors !ould see right through it. This fatalfla! doomed the destroid to design limbo and onl a couple test models !ere built.

There is also the Mk '1 !hich is modified for space use !ith thrusters and a

magnetic grapple line, and the Mk 1 designed for under!ater use.

5)2 Thun-erchief

The 1'2 (&ariable fighter interceptor* !as de&eloped after the irst $obotech?ar at research station #ibraltar in the asteroid belt bet!een Mars and Jupiter. 't !as

meant as a high speed interceptor to replace the 14 series &eritech. The thrusters

produced 25R more thrust and it had a 50R increase in sensor range. 'nstead of mounting

a cluster of smaller pulse lasers on the head, the Thunderchief mounted a single high po!er pulse laser. To augment its combat po!er, four internal missile pallets !ere

included.

The #+45 50mm gauss rifle !as de&eloped specificall for the 1'2.

nfortunatel, the station !as destroed in a Ientraedi raid in 2040 before the earthsannihilation, taking both the 1 and gunpod prototpes !ith it. The plans !ere lost, and

no attempt !as made to rebuild either design.

RDF Mecha Profiles

5A alkyrieC'"T9 25E C7 (UEG.E5 for loaded #44*Availability9 200HU

?)&?T

8F.0 ft (48.40 m* in soldier configuration.

2H.0 ft (G.F0 m* in ger!alk configuration.42.G ft (3.G8 m* in fighter configuration.

1)T?

4G.2 ft (5.85 m* at shoulders in soldier configuration.

8H.3 ft (48.FG m* in ger!alk or fighter configuration !ith !ings at ma<imum e<tension.<N&T?

4E.0 ft (8.G0 m* in soldier configuration.

3F.3 ft (44.30 m* in ger!alk configuration.

8F.8 ft (48.23 m* in fighter configuration.

1)&?T Bmpt9 43,250 kg

Standard T) ?eight9 4G,500 kg

Ma< T) ?eight9 82,000 kg

Mo-e M <an- MA 5ly MA

Pattroid 4 E (300m:round* 4E (G00m:round*

#er!alk 2 3 (450m:round* 28 (4200m:round*

ighter 3 0 32 (4E00m:round*

Maneuver Pool U0R

"ervo Class 3ills "paces Ar#or "P 3ills

Main Pod ST$ E G ST$ 3 3



"ead ;? 2 3 ;? 2 2

$ight +rm ST$ 8 5 ;? 2 2

;eft +rm ST$ 8 5 ;? 2 2

$ight ;eg ST$ 8 5 ST$ 3 3

;eft ;eg ST$ 8 5 ST$ 3 3$ight ?ing ;? 2 3 ;? 2 2

;eft ?ing ;? 2 3 ;? 2 2

Thrusters <ocation MA

Thruster $ight ;eg G

Thruster ;eft ;eg G

"ensors <ocation 3ills "ensors Co##unications

ST$ Class "ead 4 8 km G00 km

1eapon <ocation M& Range 1A 3ills "hots Notes

"ands +rms 4/ Melee U0 4 uick, "and

$)120 ;aser "ead 4/ 42 U4 4 7halan< 1ariable

#44 #unpod 4 "anded 3/ 28 U4 3 +ll7urpose, P13

+mmo E0 +rmor 7iercing

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;ift!ire, +ntitheft Codelock, %ightsight, Spotlight (<2*, Storage Module, Bscape 7odMicromanipulator (<3*, ?eapon Mount, Self Destruct, Combat Computer, $esolution 'ntensifier (8<*

"ardpoints (2 on Main Pod, 2 per ?ing*

Multipliers

Bn&ironmentals (Space, $eentr, Desert*, 1erniers (4 Main Pod, 2 each ;eg*

1ariable ighter, +utopilot, SemimonocoLue, +utopilot, PioBnerg 7o!erplant



5C alkyrieC'"T9 48F C7Availability9 200HU

Q Ci&ilian model !ith all integrated !eapons and combat

computer remo&ed.

5 alkyrieC'"T 2FE C7 UEG.E5 for loaded #44*Availability9 200HU

Q T!o seat &ersion !ith backup controls and recording suite

used for training.

Q +lso referred to as 1T4D.

5E alkyrieC'"T 25H C7 (UEG.E5 for loaded #44* Availability9 200HU

Q Command model for !ing and sLuadron leaders.

Q "as t!o head lasers.

5E alkyrie 6MaD$Miriya Type7C'"T 2EF C7 (UEG.E5 for loaded #44*Availability9 2040U

Q Customized for ace pilots Ma< and Miria Jenius.

Q +dd +CB U33R.

5" alkyrieC'"T 2FE C7 (UEG.E5 for loaded #44*

Availability9 200HU

Q Command model for flight leaders.

Q "as four head lasers.

&la-iatorC'"T9 5EG C7 (U480.5 C7 for 28< S$M*

Availability9 200F to 204Manufacturer9 Centinental:/ransmann

?)&?T

44.34m1)T?

G.3m<N&T?

E.4m1)&?T

2H,800 kg


Destroid 4 5 (250m:round* 0

Maneuver Pool U0R


Main Pod M" 4E 20 M" G G

$ight +rm MS 5 E M? E E



;eft +rm MS 5 E M? E E

$ight ;eg M? F H M? E E

;eft ;eg M? F H M? E E

7od ;? 8 ST$ 3 3


%one


;" Class Torso 2 20 km 4G00 km


C"2TO7BD $ight +rm E/ Melee U0 5 +7, "andC"2TO7BD ;eft +rm E/ Melee U0 5 +7, "and

+stra TI'1 Torso Mated, +nti7ersonnel 1ariable, ;inked

;aser 2/ 42 U4 2

32mm +utocannon 2/ 28 U0 2 P18

+mmo 4 40

25mm M# 4/ 28 U0 4 P18

+mmo 4 40

4G0mm #renade 8/ 28 U0 8+mmo 2 80 Plast 4

lamethro!er 4/ 2 U0 4 'ncendiarMissile $ack Torso 5/ E8 U4 8 42 CM1, ;inked

Missile $ack Torso 5/ E8 U4 8 42 CM1, ;inked

+nti+ir ;aser 7od 2/ 28 U4 2 P12, ;inked

+nti+ir ;aser 7od 2/ 28 U4 2 P12, ;inked

'ptional "yste#s

;ift!ire, +ntitheft Codelock, %ightsight, Spotlight, Storage Module, Bscape 7od

Self Destruct, Combat Computer, Magnetic oot ;ocks

Multipliers

Bn&ironmentals (+rctic, Space, Desert, nder!ater*, 1erniers (4 Main Pod, 2 each ;eg*"ea& "draulics, SemiMonocoLue, PioBnerg 7o!erplant

Notes

Due to the complicated mo&ement sstems, there is a 2 penalt to all rolls to urrig, repair or modif the

#ladiator.

Rai-er>C'"T9 EH4 C7 (U354 for ammunition*Availability9 200H to 204Manufacturer9 1iggers:Chrauler

?)&?T

40.F3m to base of antenna44.2Fm total

1)T?

G.Em<N&T?

8.3m

1)&?T

2F,400 kg





Maneuver Pool U0R







7od ;? 8 ST$ 3 3


%one


+" Class 7od 3 30 km 3000 km

Packup Torso 2 4 km 300 km


Contra&es '' $ight +rm 3 80 U4 3 P18, +ll 7urpose, ;inked+mmo Torso 5 400 +7

Contra&es '' ;eft +rm 3 80 U4 3 P18, +ll 7urpose, ;inked

+mmo Torso 5 400 +7

'ptional "yste#s


Self Destruct, Combat Computer, Magnetic oot ;ocks, SemiMonocoLue

7od9 +d&anced Sensors, $esolution Bnhancement 5<, Spotting $adar, $adio:$adar +nalzer, Target+nalzer

MultipliersBn&ironmentals (+rctic, Space, Desert*, 1erniers (4 Main Pod, 2 each ;eg*, PioBnerg 7o!erplant

"partanC'"T9 284 C7 (U25F.8 C7 for 88< S$M*Availability9 200H to 2040Manufacturer9 Macross )nboard Manufacturing 7lant

?)&?T

42.05m

1)T? 40.Gm

<N&T?

5.4m1)&?T

8F,200 kg


Destroid 3 8 (200m:round* 40 (500m:round*

Maneuver Pool U0R




Main Pod M" 4E 20 M? E E



$ight ;eg M? F H M? E E;eft ;eg M? F H M? E E

7od ;? 8 ST$ 3 3


%one


;" Class 7od 2 20 km 4G00 kmPackup Torso 2 4 km 300 km


S$M ;auncher $ight +rm 5/ E8 U4 F 22 CM1, ;inked

S$M ;auncher ;eft +rm 5/ E8 U4 F 22 CM1, ;inked

'ptional "yste#s

;ift!ire, +ntitheft Codelock, %ightsight, Spotlight, Storage Module, Bscape 7odSelf Destruct, Combat Computer, Magnetic oot ;ocks, SemiMonocoLue

Target +nalzer, Trile&el Searchlight ('nfrared, ltra&iolet and ?hite ;ight*

Multipliers

Bn&ironmentals (+rctic, Space, Desert*, 1erniers (4 Main Pod, 2 each ;eg*, PioBnerg 7o!erplant

Notes9 Designed onboard the SD4 !hile en route from 7luto to pro&ide the SD4 !ith additional

firepo!er as a mobile missile platform.

DcaliburC'"T9 F83 C7 (U480.8 C7 for 28< S$M, U4E3.G C7 for E< '$M*

Availability9 200F to 204Manufacturer9 1iggers:Chrauler

?)&?T

42.Fm !ith missile rack

44.2Fm to top of main bod

1)T? F.Hm

<N&T?

5.4m1)&?T

34,300 kg



Maneuver Pool U0R



$ight +rm MS 5 E "S 5 5

;eft +rm MS 5 E "S 5 5





7od S; 2 ST$ 3 3


%one




7article Cannon $ight +rm 40/ E0 U4 40 ?armup 4

7article Cannon ;eft +rm 40/ E0 U4 40 ?armup 4

42.5mm M# Torso 4/ 42 U0 4 P18, +ll 7urpose, ;inked+mmo 4 40

42.5mm M# Torso 4/ 42 U0 4 P18, +ll 7urpose, ;inked

+mmo 4 40

+stra TI''' Torso Mated, +nti7ersonnel 1ariable, ;inked

;aser 2/ 42 U4 2

25mm M# 4/ 28 U0 4 P18

+mmo 4 40

4G0mm #renade 8/ 28 U0 8+mmo 2 80 Plast 4

lamethro!er 4/ 2 U0 4 'ncendiar+stra TI''' Torso Mated, +nti7ersonnel 1ariable, ;inked

;aser 2/ 42 U4 2

25mm M# 4/ 28 U0 4 P18

+mmo 4 40

4G0mm #renade 8/ 28 U0 8

+mmo 2 80 Plast 4

lamethro!er 4/ 2 U0 4 'ncendiar

Missile $ack Torso 5 E8 U4 8 42 CM1, ;inkedMissile $ack Torso 5 E8 U4 8 42 CM1, ;inked

+nti+ir Missile 7od F 4200 U4 3 E

'ptional "yste#s



Multipliers

Bn&ironmentals (+rctic, Space, Desert*, 1erniers (4 Main Pod, 2 each ;eg*, "ea& "draulics

PioBnerg 7o!erplant, SemiMonocoLue

MAC ))C'"T9 48HG C7 (U2HH.E C7 for 2G< standard shell, U3EF.2 for 42< ;$M*

Availability9 200G to 2040Manufacturer9 1iggers:Centinental



?)&?T

22.8Em to guns muzzles1)T?

28m<N&T?

84m1)&?T

2G5,500 kg


Destroid E 2 (400m:round* 0

Maneuver Pool U0R

"ervo Class 3ills "paces Ar#or "P 3illsMain Pod Mg" 22 2G Mg" 44 44$ight +rm S" 44 48 Mg" 44 44

;eft +rm S" 44 48 Mg" 44 44

$ight ;eg Mg" 42 45 Mg" 44 44

;eft ;eg Mg" 42 45 Mg" 44 44

Dozer Plade S" 44 Mg" 44 44


%one


+" Class Torso 3 30 km 3000 km



+rm S!at 5/ Melee U0

TriMissile $ight +rm 42/ 42F2 U2 5 1olles of 43, ;inked

+mmo 2 E Plast 2, ;ong $ange

TriMissile ;eft +rm 42/ 42F2 U2 5 1olles of 43, ;inked+mmo 2 E Plast 2, ;ong $ange

80cm Cannon 7od 45/ 42F2 U4 45 ;inked

+mmo 8 F +7, ;ong $ange







80cm Cannon 7od 45/ 42F2 U4 45 ;inked+mmo 8 F +7, ;ong $ange

'ptional "yste#s


Self Destruct, Combat Computer, Magnetic oot ;ocks, B<tra Cre! (U2*

Multipliers

Bn&ironmentals (+rctic, Space, Desert, nder!ater*, 1erniers (2 Main Pod, H each ;eg*Superhea& "draulics, ?eight 'nefficient (triple*, SemiMonocoLue

Notes9 ?hen the SD4 launched from earth, the onl had t!o of these, !ith parts onboard the Daedelus

for 3 or 8 other units.

5)2 Thun-erchief

C'"T9 E4E C7 (U4025 C7 for #+45*Availability9 2040 (onl the prototpe !as built, and destroed in 2040*

?)&?T

4F.Fm in soldier configuration.

42.Fm in ger!alk configuration.

E.Em in fighter configuration.

1)T? 40.4m at shoulders in soldier and ger!alk configuration.

45.Gm !ith !ings at ma<imum e<tension.

<N&T? 5.0m in soldier configuration.

42.3m in ger!alk configuration.

45.0m in fighter configuration1)&?T

Bmpt9 25,000 kg


Pattroid 4 E (300m:round* 22 (4,400m:round*



#er!alk 2 3 (450m:round* 33 (4,E50m:round*

ighter 3 0 88 (2,200m:round* -Mach 5

Maneuver Pool U0R


Main Pod MS G 40 MS 8 8"ead ;? 2 3 ;? 2 2

$ight +rm ST$ 8 5 ;? 2 2

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#+45 #auss 4handed 2/ 550 U4 2 "per&elocit, P18

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;+5 ;aser "ead 3/ 42 U4 3

MM4E $ack $ight +rm 5/ E8 U4 3 G CM1, ;inked

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MMG $ack $ight ;eg 5/ E8 U4 4 8 CM1, ;inkedMMG $ack ;eft ;eg 5/ E8 U4 4 8 CM1, ;inked

lare:Chaff $ight ;eg 4 42 Countermissile

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Notes

The internal missile pallets ma also mount P;30 cluster missiles.

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44.3m1)T?

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Notes

MP$040 Mk '1

+dds magnetic grapple (50m, left arm*

+dds thrusters (Mach 4*

+dds space en&ironmentals

MP$040 Mk 1$eplace radar !ith sonar

+dd under!ater en&ironmental$eplace S$M !ith torpedoes

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Maneuver Pool U0R



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;eft +rm MS 5 5 M? E E

$ight ;eg M? F F M? E E


7od ;? 8 ST$ 3 3


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4G0mm +utocannon 2/ 28 U4 30 P13

#renade ;auncher 8/ 28 U4 50 Plast 4

Mace 3/ Melee U0

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4G0mm +utocannon 2/ 28 U4 30 P13#renade ;auncher 8/ 28 U4 50 Plast 4

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'ptional "yste#s



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"ea& "draulics

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Maneuver Pool U0R


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;eft +rm MS 5 5 M? E E$ight ;eg M? F F M? E E


7od ;? 8 ST$ 3 3


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S$M $ack $ight +rm Q E8 U4 5 Disruptor Missiles

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Notes

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Maneuver Pool U0R


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Multipliers

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"ea& "draulics

Notes

Conventional ehiclesThe $D and $B still use man tpes of &ehicles that are neither transformable

nor capital ships.

Capital "hips?ith the e<ception of the SD4, the $D used sublight capable &essels, mostl

for the purpose of defending the earth itself from the impending in&asion. )nce humanit began forming the $B, the need for super dimensional6 capable &essels meant that

almost all $B &essels can perform space fold.

$D capital ships use the same stats as their original Macross counterparts.

R59 +$MD, )berth, Oamato -Daedalus and 7rometheus

Chapter ; ! Ar#ies of the "outhern Cross'n $obotech, the Southern Cross militar is a single arm formed in South

+merica !ith branches in %or!a and +ustralia and their main headLuarters inMonument Cit on the Montana:Canada border. The Southern Cross main purpose is to

contain the rebellious Ientraedi macrons !ithin designated Ientraedi control zones6.

)riginall an independent arm formed b +natole ;eonard for the purpose of

Luick response mechanized infantr and ground ca&alr, the maintained an uneasalliance !ith the $D. Just before the Second $obotech ?ar, the $D merges !ith the

#M7 to pro&ide o&ersight o&er +natole, !ith +natole being named Supreme Commander

of Barth Defense orces.+fter the !ar !ith the $obotech Masters and the death of +natole, the TSC

breaks up, !ith different branches struggling to sur&i&e. P the end of the 'n&id ?ar, the

TSC ha&e been !iped out or disbanded the #M7 is reduced to less than t!o dozenmembers b 2088.

7rotoculture 7o!eredKThere are conflicting sources as to !hether or not TSC &ehicles, ships and mecha

use protoculture or traditional fusion po!erplants. The 7alladium $7# states that TSC

uses nonprotoculture po!erplants, but other sources (such as the +nti/e&s* state the

do use protoculture. Pro-Protoculture

4* The 'n&id ?ar comic sho!s %o&a Satori bartering to get protoculture supplies

for her #M7 unit.



2* 't makes sense that the B# !ould !ant all of their forces streamlined to make

production simpler.

3* ?ithout protoculture, it remo&es the mthos of >smbiosis bet!een man andmachine> that is used to e<plain the humanlike reaction and mo&ement of mecha.

Anti-Protoculture

4* +natole ;eonard !as &er against using >alien> technolog !ell before the$D or TSC e&en formed. )nce he became the supreme commander of the earth defense

forces, he could ha&e easil demanded a line of more >humanmade> mecha to be built.

Conclusion't is a tough decision, and the comic backstor for +natole ;eonard indicates that

despite his dislike of protoculture, smallscale fusion reactors for mecha !as deemed

impossible. This is prett much the main and final nail in the coffin for this issue.

Therefore, all TSC mecha, ships and &ehicles are indeed protoculture po!ered.

niforms and 'nsignia of the +rmies of the Southern Cross

The ground forces of the +rmies of the Southern Cross adopted se&eral basic

uniforms for its personnel. The basic semidress uniform !as a single piece umpsuit,secured at the !aist b the belt. This umpsuit came in t!o forms, one for pri&ates, and

another for %C)s and )fficers. + similar dress uniform !as adopted, though this !as at!opiece, !ith the tail of the shirt allo!ed to hang o&er the pants, to be clasped in place

b the outer belt. T!o boots !ere adopted a standard boot and a dress boot, though,

e<cept on dress occasions, soldiers !ould be found !earing either.Though !ellsuited for duties at a militar base, the semidress uniform !as not

necessaril appropriate for the field or for repair !ork. To satisf this need, a second dut

umpsuit, !ithout the elaborate collar and shoulder insignia, !as adopted. This umpsuit

!as also more durable, and some soldiers found it more comfortable.'n addition to these uniforms, fatigues !ere adopted for the field. These fatigues

!ould be appropriatel colored for the theater, and included oli&e, khaki, !oodland, tiger

stripe, and urban camo, among others. These fatigues !ere more popular the further a!atroops !ere stationed from the highl&isible capital of Monument Cit.

A +T+C dut uniform, enlisted

* +T+C semidress uniform, enlisted (!: dress boots*

C +T+C dress uniform, %C) and field officer (!:o dress boots*



+T+C semidress uniform, %C) and field officer

+T+C semidress uniform, %C) and field officer (!: dress boots*

'nsert image for fatigues

niforms of other branches

Conventional ehicles+ll Southern Cross &ehicles use protoculture engines.

M20 APC

Designed b the TSC in the earl 2040s to replace the $Ds aging M44E

++$1. This &ersion uses hper carbon allo armor like that found on &eritechs and

destroids. 't mounts a single 25mm autocannon. 't originates from Megazone 23 and is

sho!n in $obotech9 The ntold Stor mo&ie.

;ength9 G.2m

?idth9 3.Gm"eight9 3.Em

?eight9 43,800 kg$ange9 G00 km

Speed9 450 kmph

Cre!9 three dri&er, gunner, communicationsM19 2

/ills9 E/



?idth9 3.8m

"eight9 2.5m

?eight9 35,000 kg$ange9 E00 km

Speed9 H0 kmph (road*, E0 kmph (offroad*, H kmph (!ater*

Cre!9 three dri&er, gunner, communicationsM19 2

/ills9 4E/

+rmor9 E/, S7 E?eapons9

420mm cannon9 U4 ?+, $ange 442, 40/, 40 /ills, G5.5 C7

+mmo9 7aload 8G, 40 /ills, 84 C7

S$M ;auncher9 U4 ?+, $ange E8, 5/, 7aload 3, 4 /ill, CM1, C7 4F.5542.Fmm M#9 4/, $ange 42, P18, +ll7urpose, 4 /ill, C7 43.5

+mmo9 7aload 20, 4 /ill, C7 2.F

"A0 ?ornet'ntroduced in 2024, this fighter !as designed for engaging multiple targets in a

smaller area !ith a large $$# CPM300 missile. 't originates from Megazone 23 and issho!n in $obotech9 The ntold Stor mo&ie.

;ength9 E.4m (44m !ith missile*?ingspan9 44.Hm

"eight9 E.3m

?eight9 42,000 kg$ange9 250 hours continuous use

Speed9 Mach 2

Cre!9 one

M19 2/ills9 E/

+rmor9 3/, S7 3

?eapons9CPM300 Missile9 U2 ?+, $ange 42F2, 4/, Submunition, Plast 30, 5 /ills, C7

FE5

B4H ;aser (<8*9 U4 ?+, $ange 28, 2/, Crosslinked, 2 /ills, C7



S$M (<2*9 U4 ?+, $ange E8, 5/, CM1, Crosslinked, 7aload 42, 8 /ills, C7

F0.2 each

"5=A Pirate <ight 5ighter

This !as the Southern Cross first space fighter, light and armed !ith onl a pair

of lasers mounted in an underside turret. There is also a SHT dualseat training &ersion.'t originates from Megazone 23 and is sho!n in $obotech9 The ntold Stor mo&ie.

;ength940.5m

?ingspan9 40.2m"eight9 3.4m

?eight9 F,500 kg

$ange9 250 hours continuous useSpeed9 Mach E ser&ice ceiling 85 km

Cre!9 one (t!o in SHT trainer*

M19 2

/ills9 G/ +rmor9 8/, S7 8

?eapons9

B4H ;aser (<2*9 U4 ?+, $ange 28, 2/, Crosslinked, 2 /ills

MechaThe TSC can also >borro!> most tpes of mecha from the $D.The mecha con&erted from Southern Cross include9

TC" ariable Mecha9 T+SC02SC ;ogan, T+SC02SC +J+CS +uroran, +T+C

04SC+ "o&ertank

TC" *attroi-s9 TCoS Drad, CMoS Satros, TC Salamander, $B7 Monocle, CD

nicorn, DeS DinnTC" Po%er Ar#or9 MaS Triton, %aD /raken, CoS enris

TC" rone *attroi-9 #M7SC705 #arm

?T2 ?oplite

The "oplite !as de&eloped in parallel !ith its much larger cousin the 1"T4Spartas "o&ertank in an effort b the nited Barth #o&ernment (B#* high command to

de&elop a ne! ground scout &ehicle to replace the aging Centaur 1eritech tank. ?hile



models. +SC militar planners soon disco&ered that the lacked sufficient parts e&en to

recondition the older designs and did not ha&e the manufacturing capacit to build ne!

units. Therefore in an analogous fashion to the Ientraedi construction of Stingers duringthe Malcontent prisings, TSC mecha engineers !ere able to cobble together ne! uniLue

units using combined technologies from $D, TCS, Ientraedi, and $obotech Master

mecha. The ne!l designed units !ere gi&en the generic term glies6 because of theungainl out!ard appearance. +lthough there !ere a fe! e<ceptions, most of the

glies6 !ould fail soon after entering the field because of their haphazard construction

method and lack of trained personnel and spare parts.)ne of the fe! designs !hich pro&ed successful !as built b ;ouie %ichols,

formerl of the 45th +T+C, in December of 2030. This design, dubbed Pig Moe6 used

the main bod and legs from one of the last "?$00 Monster6 Destroids in e<istence

and mounted the right arm missile pod from a 7halan< long range artiller mecha and theleft arm and armored hand of a Spartan main force battloid. Pig Moe6 began its career

attacking rogue $obotech Master forces b pro&iding long range artiller support against

fi<ed fortified targets. )nce the 'n&id arri&ed in 2034, Pig Moe6 !as used in a similar

fashion attacking se&eral 'n&id targets including small stilt hi&es and communicationsto!ers. "o!e&er as the remaining Barth defense forces !ere Luickl defeated and the

sur&i&ors morphed into resistance groups, the lack of mobilit of the Pig Moe6 !as ahuge liabilit as the unit could not be used in the hitandrun attacks. The unit !as hidden

for nearl t!o ears before it !as stripped of all spare parts and abandoned in 2033.

?T2 ?opliteC'"T9 KKAvailability9 KK

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1)T?

2.Em (battroid*, 2.4m (transport*<N&T?

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Transport 3 H (850m:round*

#ladiator 8 8 (200m:round* 0

Maneuver Pool U0R


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"ead MS 8 8 MS 8 8

$ight +rm MS 5 5 MS 8 8

;eft +rm MS 5 5 MS 8 8$ight ;eg MS 5 5 MS 8 8

;eft ;eg MS 5 5 MS 8 8


Jump Jets Torso 2

Jump Jets $ight ;eg 2

Jump Jets ;eft ;eg 2

#BS $ight ;eg 8.5#BS ;eft leg 8.5





B44 #unpod 4handed 2/ 3E U4 2 P13

7ulse Cannon $ight Pinder 4/ 5 U4 4 P1E, +ll 7urpose

7ulse Cannon ;eft Pinder 4/ 5 U4 4 P1E, +ll 7urpose

"hiel-s

;" Class, D+ 4, S7 8, $ight +rm mounted, 42 binder slots;" Class, D+ 4, S7 8, ;eft +rm mounted, 42 binder slots

'ptional "yste#s

;ift!ire, +ntitheft Codelock, %ightsight, Spotlight (<3*, Storage Module, Bection Seat, ?eapon Mount

Self Destruct, Combat Computer, ;oudspeaker, Stereo, $esolution Bnhance (G<*

Multipliers

Bn&ironmentals (+rctic, Desert*, 1erniers (4 Main Pod, 2 each ;eg*, SemiMonocoLue

Notes

#BS onl !orks in transport mode (2.3m height*.

Q #ladiator (artiller* mode can onl use pulse plasma cannons U3 all ranged ?+

Q Transport mode can onl use B44 gunpod increase all armor S7 b 2.Q 'n transport and gladiator modes, the cockpit is considered saddle6 tpe.

Q Pattroid ma use either arm !eapon but is 4 ?+ and takes both attacks in a turn to use.

*ig MoeC'"T9 KK

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$ight +rm MS

;eft +rm MS

$ight ;eg Mg" 42 42

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"and ;eft +rm 2/ Melee U4 2 uick, "and

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+mmo E 20 +7


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S$M $ack $ight +rm 5/ E8 U4 F 22 CM1

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Bn&ironmentals (+rctic, Space, Desert, nder!ater*, 1erniers (2 Main Pod, H each ;eg*

Superhea& "draulics, ?eight 'nefficient, PioBnerg 7o!erplant

Capital "hipsThese are the capital ships borro!ed from Southern Cross. )ther than being

po!ered b bioenerg (protoculture*, there is little change.

Pansheeclass destroer

Pattleclass hea& cruiser Tokuga!aclass carrier:;ST

Tristarclass large cruiser

Chapter 8 ! Robotech Dpe-itionary 5orce /R5'n $obotech, the $obotech B<peditionar orce, or $B, !as formed from the

Mars $eclamation orces from Mospeada as !ell as elements of the Sentinels. 't !as

their primar mission to find the $obotech Master=s home!orld and pre&ent another$obotech ?ar.

+fter finding Tirol, half of the $B !ent !ith the sentinel races to liberate their

!orlds from the 'n&id under the $egent=s control, !hile the other half remained on Tirolto help them rebuild and build up their fleet to return to earth.

niforms and 'nsignia of the $obotech B<peditionar orce

$B %a& and Marine Corps uniforms, dut (left* and dress (right*, c. 2023.



$B +rm and +ir orce uniforms, dut (left* and dress (right*, c. 2023.

$B %a& and Marine Corps "igh Command uniforms, dut (left* and dress (right*, c.

2023.



$B +rm and +ir orce "igh Command uniforms, dut (left* and dress (right *, c.

2023.

$B +ir orce semidress uniform, c. 2030.



$B %a&al niforms, c. 20302083.

+9 niforms !orn b personnel in >Bulog.> This is the onl episode in !hich &ariation

of the uniform appears (that '=&e noticed*. 't is hard to sa if this &ersion of uniform is

ne!er or older than the standard uniform (P*. 'ts cut is further remo&ed from Scott=sstlecollar than P and it is !orn b troops in ?olff=s to!n. )n the other hand, the soldiers

!earing this uniform all appear to be oung (around or ounger than Scott*.

P9 The standard dut uniform. This uniform is !orn b the )ld Coots in >#host To!n>and b ;unk in his flashback.

C9 Seen in the cro!d during the flashback in >Bulog.> 7ossible a semidress &ersion of

the standard uniform (P*.D9 Carpenter=s uniform. nlike the +rm and %a& uniforms, this is the onl cut !e see

of this uniform (though the come in at least t!o colorsN )range ello! or ;ightblueN*.

C*R *o-y Ar#or

?ith the success of the C1$ bod armor and its use in all branches of the $B

militar, design !as e&entuall made for a lighter combat armor that pro&ided decent

protection but !as less bulk to !ear on capital ships and space stations.



CP$5

CR *o-y Ar#or

Details of the C1$ armor can be found in the Mospeada book. The C1$3Dmodel uses a modified helmet !ith a target analzer built in to make up for the lack of

the 1$055 models lack of that sstem but is other!ise identical to the other models.

The D model can be used !ith the 52 and 84 model Cclones as !ell.

C1$3D

R5 Mecha1eritechs9 +lpha (1+EC, 1+EJ, 1+E$, 1+F+*, Peta (1P4+, 1P4S*,

Cclone (1$052, 1$084, 1$03G;T, 1$055, 1$05F, 1$0E0*, ;$15GG 1eritech

Car, #arland, "argun, Sil&erback (1MH;, 1MH", 1MHB*

Destroids9 B<caliber Mk 1'', #ladiator Mk ''', Mac Mk ''', $aider Mk ', SpartanMk ''', TP7I4 $egult, )P7I2 #laug, C$7I3 Theatre Scout, IP$04 Pioroid

'nterceptor, MP$42 Condor



REF Mecha

R5 Mecha

Cyclone "eriesThe Cclone series is the $obotech name eLui&alent for the Mospeada $ide

+rmor series. ?ith the inclusion of the $obotech9 The ntold Stor mo&ie, this e<pands

to include the #arland and "argun series of Cclones.

De&elopment

Cclone Series 4 @ De&eloped in 204F at the $obotech $esearch Center in Japan b Dr. Bmil ;ang and Dr. $. Purke from a modified $D motorccle using a hbrid

gasoline:micronized protoculture engine. Tested !ith the B780 energ pulse cannon.

Poth !ere declared satisfactor. Dismantled in 204G.Cclone Series 2 @ De&eloped in 204F at the $obotech $esearch Center in Japan

b Dr. ;azlo Iand. This one uses a larger "arle "og6 stle frame !ith a hbrid

gasoline:nuclear engine. Minor leaks !ere found in the casing of the po!er cells and !as

fi<ed. ;ater it !as declared satisfactor. Dismantled in 204G.Cclone Series 3 @ De&eloped in 204G at the $obotech $esearch Center in Japan

b Dr. ;azlo Iand. urther de&elopment of Series 2 !ith B4F energ pistol and first

transformation test de&ice. The pistol e<plodes and kills the test pilot and mechanicaltechnician. Destroed in 204H.

Cclone Series 8 @ De&eloped in 204H at the $obotech $esearch Center in Japan

b Dr. Bmil ;ang and Dr. $. Purke. Standard motorccle design incorporating a hbridgasoline:micronized protoculture engine. This !as the first to use the C1$3 armor as



part of the transformation seLuence. This series undergoes t!o ears of thorough testing

and declared a remarkable success and becomes the standard $B Cclone (1$ series*.

Cclone Series 5 @ De&eloped in 204H at the $obotech $esearch Center in Japan b Dr. ;azlo Iand using a large motorccle frame incorporating a hbrid

gasoline:nuclear engine and mounting #4G gunpod. The unit !as designated SMS

4G+ and under!ent E months of testing before being declared unusable because ofglitches in the transformation seLuence. Dismantled in 2022.

#arland @ De&eloped in 2025 at the $obotech De&elopment Center in Monument

Cit b Dr. ;azlo Iand and Dr. Peckett. De&eloped as a sho!case piece6 for recentde&elopment in $obotechnolog. #litches in remaining Cclone Series 5 units resol&ed

using the same technological processes as in the 1eritech ;ogan series. )utfitted !ith a

#4G gunpod and special M)D+T computer. Designated SMS4GB. 7rototpe unit

stolen and destroed in 202F ($obotech the ntold Stor*."argun @ De&eloped in 202E at the $obotech De&elopment Center in Monument

Cit b Dr. ;azlo Iand and Dr. Peckett. B<periment in reducing production cost of

#arland series units through separating their transformational sstems. )utfitted !ith a

#4H gunpod and standard sensor instruments. Designated SMS4FP. 320 units !ere produced and used b militar police in testing stages 3 destroed during testing, 83 lost

in combat, 4E8 disassembled, 440 in storage in B# facilities#arland E Series @ De&eloped in 202F at the $obotech De&elopment Center in

Monument Cit b Dr. ;azlo Iand and Dr. Peckett. This series utilized ne!er hbrid

gasoline:nuclear:protoculture engine for greater le&el of performance. Some !ereeLuipped !ith three !heels for increased stabilit and !ere more hea&il armored.

)utfitted !ith a #24 gunpod and standard sensor instruments. Designated SMS4G.

8E0 units !ere produced and used b ci&ilian and militar police in Monument Cit GG

lost to combat#arland F Series @ De&eloped in 202H at the $obotech De&elopment Center in

Monument Cit b Dr. ;azlo Iand and Dr. Peckett. +pplication of technolog de&eloped

in personal ho&erccles ga&e ne!er de&elopment of #arland limited flight capabilities.)utfitted !ith a #24 gunpod and standard sensor instruments. Designated SMS4G#.

200 units !ere produced and used b ci&ilian and militar police in Monument Cit 3F

lost to combat#arland G Series @ $umored to be in de&elopment as of March F, 2030 at the

$obotech De&elopment Center in Monument Cit. De&elopment team is unkno!n and is

e<pected to be designated SMS4G". This model is also rumored to ha&e a cbernetic

ack control to allo! the pilot to connect &ia headack to gain better control of the unit.

"ilverback "eries

The 1MH Sil&erback is a transformable hum&ee all terrain &ehicle that pro&idesmore protection and firepo!er than the Cclone series, but retains high mobilit for

for!ard scouting and co&ert operations as !ell as being able to function as a mobile

!eapon platform. The unit has a !eapon mount on top for hea&ier !eapons or a sensorsuite, and each !heel hub has a !eapon mount for one of the Cclone !eapon sstems.

?1R04 Tiger



7rior to the launch of the $obotech B<peditionar orce ($B* in 2022, strategic

planners en&isioned a limited campaign against a fe! strategic $obotech Master planets.

These planets !ould be bombarded from orbit and then massi&e Luantities of ground and&eritech fighters !ould mopup an remaining resistance. The hea& artiller in an

ground assault attempted b the $B !as to be pro&ided b the ne!l created "?$03

Thundercracker. +lthough the the "?$03 !as smaller than its "?$04 >Monster> predecessor, onl the largest $B capital ships had the capabilit of transporting the

massi&e unit.

This strategic plan pro&ed to be entirel inadeLuate, as the $B found itselfsending fleets !ith relati&el small numbers and correspondingl small cargo capacities

to !idel dispersed planets fighting a !ar of liberation against the 'n&id. These fleets

!ould ha&e limited numbers of Destroids and because of their small size !ould not be

capable of carring an hea& artiller Destroid units. Militar planners soon came tothe realization that an e&en smaller ground support Destroid !as needed !hich could be

carried b most $B capital ships and as a result the "?$08 !as designed. The first

production models !ere produced on Tirol and introduced into the $B +rm and

Marine Corps in 202F.The primar !eapons of the "?$08 are t!o massi&e 7PC24 particle beam

cannons mounted on t!in booms on either side of the main bod. Bach 7PC24 is aminiaturized &ersion of the arm mounted 7PC20 found on the "?$03 Thundercracker

and is capable of firing E0 MJ blasts of energ out to effecti&e combat range of G

kilometers, !ell outside the defensi&e perimeter of most small 'n&id hi&es. or close in protection and also capable of pro&iding assistance in destroing fortified static positions,

a single DD40 Coralsnake missile launcher is mounted bet!een the t!o particle beam

cannons. The single launcher carries ten Coralsnake missiles in read position, !ith an

additional single reload of ten missiles. 'n addition to the onboard !eapon sstems, theTiger !as normall pro&ided !ith se&eral Destroids to pro&ide close in support should

the 'n&id breakthrough into !eapons range.

The "?$08 Tiger !as armored !ith the latest Chobham lo!mass composite plating pro&iding immunit from all light antimecha !eaponr and e<cellent protection

from medium class (55mm or less* and 'n&id annihilation disks. The Tiger !as gi&en

nearl 200R additional armor o&er the 1E >+lpha> and !as designed to take anincredible amount of punishment. "o!e&er, the mecha !as &er slo! and could not

effecti&el engage 'n&id units !hich ha&e closed to handtohand combat range and thus

!as potentiall Luite &ulnerable.

+ppro<imatel 250 Tigers !ere created during the Sentinel !ar and se&eral units!ere sent back to Barth as part of the $B=s attempt to reinforce the +rmies of the

Southern Cross (+SC*. The design pro&ed to be incredibl effecti&e in the roll for !hich

it !as designed, that of long range fire support. nfortunatel, man of the units !erelost !hen superior numbers of 'n&id !ere able to o&er!helm the limited short range

defenses of the Tiger. P the time the $B !as mounting its final assault to reclaim

Terra, production of the Tiger had stopped in fa&or of the more maneu&erable 1PHseries &eritech fighter, !hich could also be used in a similar fire support roll but had the

maneu&erabilit associated !ith a three form &eritech.



?)&?T

H.0m in +rmoSoldier configuration.

5.F2m in +rmoDi&er configuration.

8m in +rmoighter configuration.1)T?

8.G8m at shoulders in +rmoSoldier and +rmoDi&er configurations.

G.2m ma<imum !ingspan<N&T?

40.25 in +rmoDi&er configuration.

42.5m in +rmoighter configuration.1)&?T

Bmpt9 4E,F00 kg

Standard T) ?eight9 4F,E00 kg


+rmoSoldier 4 E (300m:round* 4E (G00m:round*

+rmoDi&er 2 3 (450m:round* 28 (4200m:round*

+rmoighter 3 0 32 (4E00m:round*

Maneuver Pool U0R


Main Pod MS G G M? E E

"ead MS 8 8 MS 8 8$ight +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5

;eft +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5

$ight ;eg MS 5 5 "S 5 5

;eft ;eg MS 5 5 "S 5 5

$ight ?ing MS 8 8 MS 8 8



;eft ?ing MS 8 8 MS 8 8


Thruster Torso 2

Thruster $ight ;eg 8Thruster ;eft ;eg 8

Thruster $ight +rm 3Thruster ;eft +rm 3


M? Class "ead 2 45 km 4500 km

M? Class Torso 2 45 km 4500 km



B743 #unpod 4 "anded 28 F

Single ire 8/ U4

+uto ire 2/ U0 P13

MME0 Multi Missile Sstem 5/ E8 U4 CM1, Crosslinked

$ight Shoulder 2:3 G

;eft Shoulder 2:3 G$ight +rm 4:2 5

$ight +rm 4:2 5;eft +rm 4:2 5

;eft +rm 4:2 5

$ight ;eg 4:2 8

$ight ;eg 4:2 8

$ight ;eg 4:2 8

;eft ;eg 4:2 8

;eft ;eg 4:2 8

;eft ;eg 4:2 8QMME0 /ills denotes the launcher:paload.

'ptional "yste#s;ift!ire, +ntitheft Codelock, %ightsight, Spotlight, Storage Module, Bscape 7od

?eapon Mount, Self Destruct, Combat Computer, 250 hours of fuel, lare:Chaff (40V per leg*

Multipliers

Bn&ironmentals (Space, $eentr*, 1erniers (4 Main Pod, 2 each ;eg*, SemimonocoLue1ariable ighter, +utopilot, PioBnerg 7o!erplant

A58E Alpha At#osphere Co#bat Mo-eC'"T9 828 C7 (U35 for B743 and U238 for E0< S$M*

Availability9 K



?)&?T





G.2m ma<imum !ingspan<N&T?

40.25 in +rmoDi&er configuration.42.5m in +rmoighter configuration.

1)&?T

Bmpt9 4E,F00 kg




+rmoDi&er 2 3 (450m:round* 28 (4200m:round*+rmoighter 3 0 32 (4E00m:round*

Maneuver Pool U0R



"ead MS 8 8 MS 8 8

$ight +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5;eft +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5

$ight ;eg MS 5 5 "S 5 5



;eft ;eg MS 5 5 "S 5 5




Thruster Torso 2


Thruster $ight +rm 3

Thruster ;eft +rm 3


M? Class "ead 2 45 km 4500 kmM? Class Torso 2 45 km 4500 km



B743 #unpod 4 "anded 28 F

Single ire 8/ U4

+uto ire 2/ U0 P13

MME0 Multi Missile Sstem 5/ E8 U4 CM1, Crosslinked$ight Shoulder 2:3 G

;eft Shoulder 2:3 G$ight +rm 4:2 5

$ight +rm 4:2 5

;eft +rm 4:2 5

;eft +rm 4:2 5

$ight ;eg 4:2 8

$ight ;eg 4:2 8

$ight ;eg 4:2 8

;eft ;eg 4:2 8;eft ;eg 4:2 8

;eft ;eg 4:2 8

QMME0 /ills denotes the launcher:paload.

'ptional "yste#s


?eapon Mount, Self Destruct, Combat Computer, 250 hours of fuel, lare:Chaff (40V per leg*

Multipliers

Bn&ironmentals (Space, $eentr*, 1erniers (4 Main Pod, 2 each ;eg*, SemimonocoLue

1ariable ighter, +utopilot, PioBnerg 7o!erplant

A59A "ha-o% AlphaC'"T9 854 C7 (U442 for B43 and U238 for E0< S$M*Availability9 K



?)&?T





G.2m ma<imum !ingspan

<N&T?

40.25 in +rmoDi&er configuration.42.5m in +rmoighter configuration.1)&?T

Bmpt9 4E,F00 kg






Maneuver Pool U0R



"ead MS 8 8 MS 8 8

$ight +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5

;eft +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5$ight ;eg MS 5 5 "S 5 5

;eft ;eg MS 5 5 "S 5 5






Thruster Torso 2


Thruster ;eft ;eg 8






"ands +rms 3/ Melee U0 4 uick, "andB43 Cannon 4 "anded 28 F

Single ire 8/ U4

+uto ire 2/ U0 P13

Disruptor 42/ U4 Disruptor, ?armup 2

MME0 Multi Missile Sstem 5/ E8 U4 CM1, Crosslinked

$ight Shoulder 2:3 G

;eft Shoulder 2:3 G

$ight +rm 4:2 5$ight +rm 4:2 5

;eft +rm 4:2 5;eft +rm 4:2 5

$ight ;eg 4:2 8

$ight ;eg 4:2 8

$ight ;eg 4:2 8

;eft ;eg 4:2 8

;eft ;eg 4:2 8

;eft ;eg 4:2 8

QMME0 /ills denotes the launcher:paload.

'ptional "yste#s

;ift!ire, +ntitheft Codelock, %ightsight, Spotlight, Storage Module, Bscape 7od?eapon Mount, Self Destruct, Combat Computer, 250 hours of fuel (4E fuel cells*

lare:Chaff (40V per leg*

Multipliers

Bn&ironmentals (Space, $eentr*, 1erniers (4 Main Pod, 2 each ;eg*, "PT Stealth1ariable ighter, +utopilot, PioBnerg 7o!erplant

A59A "ha-o% roneC'"T9 E54 C7 (U442 for B43 and U2E5.5 for EG< S$M*Availability9 K



?)&?T


5.F2m in +rmoDi&er configuration.8m in +rmoighter configuration.

1)T?


G.2m ma<imum !ingspan

<N&T? 40.25 in +rmoDi&er configuration.

42.5m in +rmoighter configuration.

1)&?T Bmpt9 4E,F00 kg






Maneuver Pool U0R



$ight +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5

;eft +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5

$ight ;eg MS 5 5 "S 5 5

;eft ;eg MS 5 5 "S 5 5


;eft ?ing MS 8 8 MS 8 8$ight 7od ;? 2 MS 8 8



;eft 7od ;? 2 MS 8 8


Thruster Torso 2








B43 Cannon 4 "anded 28 F

Single ire 8/ U4

+uto ire 2/ U0 P13

Disruptor 42/ U4 Disruptor, ?armup 2

MM88 Multi Missile Sstem 5/ E8 U4 CM1, Crosslinked

$ight Shoulder 2:3 G;eft Shoulder 2:3 G

$ight +rm 4:2 5$ight +rm 4:2 5

;eft +rm 4:2 5

;eft +rm 4:2 5

$ight ;eg 4:2 8

$ight ;eg 4:2 8

$ight ;eg 4:2 8

;eft ;eg 4:2 8

;eft ;eg 4:2 8;eft ;eg 4:2 8

#$42 Missile $ight 7od 5/ E8 U4 4:8 42 CM1, Crosslinked

#$42 Missile ;eft 7od 5/ 82 U4 4:8 42 CM1, CrosslinkedQMM88 /ills denotes the launcher:paload.

'ptional "yste#s


?eapon Mount, Self Destruct, Combat Computer, 250 hours of fuel (4E fuel cells*lare:Chaff (40V per leg*

Multipliers

Bn&ironmentals (Space, $eentr*, 1erniers (4 Main Pod, 2 each ;eg*, Shado! Cloaking Sstem

1ariable ighter, +utopilot, 'nternal +utomation ($ank E, 7ortfolio F*, PioBnerg 7o!erplant

)nternal Auto#ation

$ank E -roll 4d40U42 all rolls7ortfolio F (Mecha 7ilot9 ;egioss, Mecha ?eaponr, Mecha Combat, +!areness:%otice, Dodge

A B&ade, %a&igation, $adio Communication*

*5= *etaC'"T9 442E C7 (U2G0.G C7 for F2< S$M*

Availability9 K



?)&?T

E.4m in +rmoPomber configuration

G.5m in +rmoDi&er configurationF.3m in +rmoSoldier configuration

1)T?

G.5m at shoulders in +rmoSoldier configuration4H.5m ma<imum !ingspan

<N&T?

H.Fm in +rmoPomber

G.0m in +rmoDi&er configuration.

F.3 in +rmoSoldier configuration.1)&?T

Bmpt9 2H,500 kg


+rmoSoldier 0 F (350m:round* 43 (E50m:round*+rmoDi&er 4 3.5 (4F5m:round*4H.5 (HF5m:round*

+rmoPomber 2 0 2E (4300m:round*

Maneuver Pool UEFR


Main Pod ;" 48 48 ;":P F F

"ead "S 5 5 MS:P 8 8$ight +rm ;" F F ;":P F F

;eft +rm ;" F F ;":P F F

$ight ;eg ;" F F ;":P F F

;eft ;eg ;" F F ;":P F F

$ight ?ing M? E E MS:P 8 8;eft ?ing M? E E MS:P 8 8


Thruster Torso 3


Thruster ;eft ;eg 5








B748 Cannon Torso 28 F Single ire 8/ U4

+uto ire 2/ U0 P13B78 Tri 7P# $ight ;eg 4/ 28 U4 4 P13, ;inked

B78 Tri 7P# ;eft ;eg 4/ 28 U4 4 P13, ;inked

B35 'on #un $ight +rm 3/ 28 U4 3 P1E, ;inked

B35 'on #un ;eft +rm 3/ 28 U4 3 P1E, ;inked

MM20 $ack Torso 5/ E8 U4 3 ;inked

Missiles F 20 CM1MM20 $ack Torso 5/ E8 U4 3 ;inked

Missiles F 20 CM1

MM4E $ack Torso 5/ E8 U4 3 ;inked

Missiles 5 4E CM1


Missiles 5 4E CM1

QThe leg B78 ma onl fire in bomber configuration.

Q MM4E ma fire up to G per attack. MM20 ma fire up to 40 per attack.

'ptional "yste#s

;ift!ire, +ntitheft Codelock, %ightsight, Spotlight, Storage Module, Bscape 7od, "ardpoints (3 per !ing*

Self Destruct, Combat Computer, 250 hours of fuel (reLuires 32 cells*, Pomb Pa (holds 8000 kg*

;egioss Connection

Multipliers

Bn&ironmentals (Space, $eentr*, 1erniers (4 Main Pod, 2 each ;eg*, 1ariable ighter, +utopilot

Transatmospheric +bilit, "ea& "draulics, Supercharged Bngines, PioBnerg 7o!erplant

*5= "ha-o% *eta

C'"T9 4242 C7 (U2G0.G C7 for F2< S$M*Availability9 K

?)&?T

E.4m in +rmoPomber configuration

G.5m in +rmoDi&er configuration

F.3m in +rmoSoldier configuration1)T?

G.5m at shoulders in +rmoSoldier configuration

4H.5m ma<imum !ingspan<N&T?

H.Fm in +rmoPomber

G.0m in +rmoDi&er configuration.

F.3 in +rmoSoldier configuration.

1)&?T Bmpt9 2H,500 kg


+rmoSoldier 0 F (350m:round* 43 (E50m:round*

+rmoDi&er 4 3.5 (4F5m:round*4H.5 (HF5m:round*

+rmoPomber 2 0 2E (4300m:round*

Maneuver Pool UEFR




Main Pod ;" 48 48 ;":P F F

"ead "S 5 5 MS:P 8 8

$ight +rm ;" F F ;":P F F;eft +rm ;" F F ;":P F F

$ight ;eg ;" F F ;":P F F;eft ;eg ;" F F ;":P F F

$ight ?ing M? E E MS:P 8 8

;eft ?ing M? E E MS:P 8 8


Thruster Torso 3Thruster $ight ;eg 5

Thruster ;eft ;eg 5






B748 Cannon Torso 28 F Single ire 8/ U4

+uto ire 2/ U0 P13

B78 Tri 7P# $ight ;eg 4/ 28 U4 4 P13, ;inked

B78 Tri 7P# ;eft ;eg 4/ 28 U4 4 P13, ;inked

B35 'on #un $ight +rm 3/ 28 U4 3 P1E, ;inked

B35 'on #un ;eft +rm 3/ 28 U4 3 P1E, ;inked

MM20 $ack Torso 5/ E8 U4 3 ;inked

Missiles F 20 CM1MM20 $ack Torso 5/ E8 U4 3 ;inked

Missiles F 20 CM1

MM4E $ack Torso 5/ E8 U4 3 ;inkedMissiles 5 4E CM1


Missiles 5 4E CM1

QThe leg B78 ma onl fire in bomber configuration.

Q MM4E ma fire up to G per attack. MM20 ma fire up to 40 per attack.

'ptional "yste#s

;ift!ire, +ntitheft Codelock, %ightsight, Spotlight, Storage Module, Bscape 7od, "ardpoints (3 per !ing*

Self Destruct, Combat Computer, 250 hours of fuel (reLuires 32 cells*, Pomb Pa (holds 8000 kg*

;egioss Connector

Multipliers

Bn&ironmentals (Space, $eentr*, 1erniers (4 Main Pod, 2 each ;eg*, 1ariable ighter, +utopilotTransatmospheric +bilit, "ea& "draulics, Supercharged Bngines, Shado! Cloaking Sstem

PioBnerg 7o!erplant

&arlan- -Series 5 A EC'"T9 442 C7 (not including !eapons*

Availability9 2025U



?)&?T

4.0Hm ccle3m armor

1)T?

2.Em ccle (rear hubs* to 0.3m (front hub*

2m armor

<N&T?

2m ccle

4.Em armor 1)&?T

43E0 kg


+rmor U4 G0m:turn 44 (550m:turn*

Ccle U4 4G (H00m:turn*

Maneuver Pool U0R

"ervo Class ?its "paces Ar#or "P ?its

Main Pod ;" F0 42 ;":+ 35 35

"ead MS 20 8 ;":+ 35 35

$ight +rm ;" 80 F ;":+ 35 35

;eft +rm ;" 80 F ;":+ 35 35

$ight ;eg ;" 80 F ;":+ 35 35

;eft ;eg ;" 80 F ;":+ 35 35ront ?heel MS 20

$ear ?heel MS 20


Thruster Torso 44

"ensors <ocation ?its "ensors Co##unications

;? Class Torso 5 2 km 50 km

1eapon <ocation M& Range 1A ?its "hots Notes

"ands +rms U4dE Melee U0 5 uick, "and

/ick ;egs U2dE Melee U0



'ptional "yste#s

+ntitheft Codelock, Spotlight (<2*, Bection Sstem, Target +nalzer, "brid Bngine, M)D+T

uel9 40 gallons gas (30 mpg*, E protoculture cells (E months use*, 40 ears nuclear life

Multipliers

Bn&ironmentals (Desert, +rctic, Space*, Supercharged 7o!er Cell, Transformable Motorccle

&arlan- -Series FC'"T9 445 C7 (not including !eapons*Availability9 202HU

?)&?T

4.0Hm ccle

3m armor

1)T? 2.Em ccle (rear hubs* to 0.3m (front hub*

2m armor <N&T?

2m ccle

4.Em armor

1)&?T 4854 kg


+rmor U4 G0m:turn 4G (H00m:turn*"o&erccle U4 4G (H00m:turn* 4G (H00m:turn*

Maneuver Pool U0R


Main Pod ;" F0 42 ;":+ 35 35

"ead MS 20 8 ;":+ 35 35

$ight +rm ;" 80 F ;":+ 35 35

;eft +rm ;" 80 F ;":+ 35 35$ight ;eg ;" 80 F ;":+ 35 35

;eft ;eg ;" 80 F ;":+ 35 35

ront ?heel MS 20

$ear ?heel MS 20


Thruster Torso 4G






"ands +rms U4dE Melee U0 5 uick, "and/ick ;egs U2dE Melee U0

'ptional "yste#s

+ntitheft Codelock, Spotlight (<2*, Bection Sstem, Target +nalzer, "brid Bngine

uel9 40 gallons gas (30 mpg*, E protoculture cells (E months use*, 40 ears nuclear life

Multipliers

Bn&ironmentals (Desert, +rctic, Space*, Supercharged 7o!er Cell, Transformable Motorccle

?argun C'"T9 H5 C7 (not including !eapons*

Availability9 202E

?)&?T

4.2m ccle

3.HEm armor

1)T?

2.5m ccle



0.GGm armor <N&T?

2.G5m ccle

4.Em armor

1)&?T H30 kg



Ccle U4 4G (H00m:turn*

Maneuver Pool U0R


Main Pod ;" F0 42 ;":+ 35 35

"ead MS 20 8 ;":+ 35 35

$ight +rm ;" 80 F ;":+ 35 35

;eft +rm ;" 80 F ;":+ 35 35

$ight ;eg ;" 80 F ;":+ 35 35

;eft ;eg ;" 80 F ;":+ 35 35

ront ?heel MS 20$ear ?heel MS 20

"hiel-

Combat Shield -ST$ +lpha, S7 3, 3 /ills, DC 2


Thruster Torso 44





#4H $ +rm 4/ 28 U4 5 20 P18, +ll 7urpose

B<tra clip in each leg

%4 %et #un $ +rm 4/ 4 U4 5 4 Bntangling

Mag Clamp (<8* Torso 4 U4 5 #rappling

'ptional "yste#s

+ntitheft Codelock, Spotlight (<2*, Bection Sstem, Target +nalzer, "brid Bngine

uel9 E protoculture cells (448 hours use*



Maneuver Pool UEER


Main Pod "S 50 42 "S:+ 30 30$ight +rm "S 30 E "S:+ 30 30

;eft +rm "S 30 E "S:+ 30 30$ight ;eg "S 30 E "S:+ 30 30

;eft ;eg "S 30 E "S:+ 30 30

ront 7od S; 3 "S:+ 30 30

$ear 7od S; 3 "S:+ 30 30

ront ?heel 45

$ear ?heel 45


Thruster Torso 44


ST$ Class Torso 5 8 km G0 km


"ands +rms U2dE Melee U0 uick, "and


'ptional "yste#s

+ntitheft Codelock, Spotlight (<2*, Storage Module (<3*, Bection Sstem, Target +nalzer

?eapon Mount (<2*, 300km:400 hours per cell, ;o! 1isibilit 7aint Scheme

Multipliers

Bn&ironmentals (Desert, +rctic*, Supercharged Bngine, Transformable Motorccle, SemiMonocoLue

PioBnerg 7o!erplant

Notes

irst Cclone produced designed specificall for !omen. The + model has a lo! &isibilit paint schemedesigned for reconnaissance. Tpicall assigned the C package militar recording unit.

R+:< <ight Co#bat CycloneC'"T9 E0 C7 U !eapon packageAvailability9 KK



?)&?T

4.0Hm ccle

2.4m armor

1)T?

0.5m ccle

4.03m armor <N&T?

2.05m ccle

4.Em armor

1)&?T F2 kg


+rmor U4 G0m:turn 44 (550m:turn*Ccle U4 45 (F50m:turn*

Maneuver Pool UEER


Main Pod "S 50 42 "S:+ 30 30

$ight +rm "S 30 E "S:+ 30 30

;eft +rm "S 30 E "S:+ 30 30

$ight ;eg "S 30 E "S:+ 30 30;eft ;eg "S 30 E "S:+ 30 30

ront 7od S; 3 "S:+ 30 30

$ear 7od S; 3 "S:+ 30 30

ront ?heel 45

$ear ?heel 45


Thruster Torso 44






"ands +rms U2dE Melee U0 uick, "and


'ptional "yste#s

+ntitheft Codelock, Spotlight (<2*, Storage Module (<3*, Bection Sstem, Target +nalzer

?eapon Mount (<2*, 300km:400 hours per cell, ;o! 1isibilit 7aint Scheme

Multipliers


PioBnerg 7o!erplant

Notes

irst Cclone produced designed specificall for !omen.

R04? "aber CycloneC'"T9 FH C7 (U88 for C+DS4, U25.2 for 42< micromissile*Availability9 KK

?)&?T

4.0Hm ccle2.05m armor

1)T?

0.5m ccle

4.03m armor <N&T?

2.05m ccle

4.Em armor

1)&?T 482 kg





Ccle U4 45 (F50m:turn*

Maneuver Pool UEER


Main Pod M? E0 42 M?:+ 30 30

$ight +rm M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

;eft +rm M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

$ight ;eg M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

;eft ;eg M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30ront 7od S; 3

$ear 7od S; 3

ront ?heel 45

$ear ?heel 45


Thruster Torso 44






#$403 $ack Torso 3/ 32 U4 40 E CM1, ;inked

#$403 $ack Torso 3/ 32 U4 40 E CM1, ;inked

C+DS4 ?eapon Mounts 2/ Melee U4 2/ +7, uick

C+DS4 ?eapon Mounts 2/ Melee U4 2/ +7, uick

"hiel-s

;? Class, +lpha +rmor (DC 2*, D+ U0, S7 5, 4 binder slot for blade, C+DS4 mated;? Class, +lpha +rmor (DC 2*, D+ U0, S7 5, 4 binder slot for blade, C+DS4 mated

QShield DC and S7 are in /ills, not "its.

'ptional "yste#s

+ntitheft Codelock, Spotlight (<2*, Storage Module (<3*, Bection Sstem, Target +nalzer ?eapon Mount (<2*, 300km:400 hours per cell

Multipliers


PioBnerg 7o!erplant

Notes

)nl Cclone to ha&e builtin !eapon sstems. The " !eapon package is considered builtin in $obotech.

R0;2 *attler CycloneC'"T9 F4 C7 U !eapon packageAvailability9 KK



?)&?T

4.0Hm ccle

2.05m armor 1)T?

0.5m ccle

4.03m armor <N&T?

2.05m ccle

4.Em armor

1)&?T 432 kg




Maneuver Pool UEER


Main Pod M? E0 42 M?:+ 30 30

$ight +rm M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

;eft +rm M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

$ight ;eg M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

;eft ;eg M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

ront 7od S; 3

$ear 7od S; 3ront ?heel 45

$ear ?heel 45


Thruster Torso 44








Maneuver Pool UEER


Main Pod M? E0 42 M?:+ 30 30

$ight +rm M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

;eft +rm M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

$ight ;eg M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

;eft ;eg M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30ront 7od S; 3

$ear 7od S; 3

ront ?heel 45

$ear ?heel 45


Thruster Torso 44






B782 ; +rm

#$405 $ +rm

B784$ Torso

#$40 $ ;eg#$40 ; ;eg

'ptional "yste#s+ntitheft Codelock, Spotlight (<2*, Storage Module (<3*, Bection Sstem, Target +nalzer

?eapon Mount (<2*, 300km:400 hours per po!er cell

Multipliers

Bn&ironmentals (Desert, +rctic*, Supercharged Bngine, Transformable Motorccle, SemiMonocoLuePioBnerg 7o!erplant

Progra##e

Designed as a hea& assault Cclone. 't is tpicall armed !ith9 #$40 (<2*, #$405, B784$ and

B782 !eapon mounts.

R0;9 "uper CycloneC'"T9 F4 C7 (U C7 for #$HF and "#$F0*Availability9 2088U



?)&?T

4.2Hm ccle

2.5m armor 1)T? 0.5m ccle

4.03m armor <N&T?

2.84m ccle

4.4m armor

1)&?T

4EH kg




Maneuver Pool UEER


Main Pod M? E0 42 M?:+ 30 30$ight +rm M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

;eft +rm M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30$ight ;eg M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

;eft ;eg M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

ront 7od S; 3

$ear 7od S; 3

ront ?heel 45

$ear ?heel 45

Thrusters <ocation MAThruster Torso 44








"#$F0 $ +rm

#$HF ; +rm

'ptional "yste#s

+ntitheft Codelock, Spotlight (<2*, Storage Module (<3*, Bection Sstem, Target +nalzer ?eapon Mount (<2*, 300km:400 hours per po!er cell

Multipliers


PioBnerg 7o!erplant

Progra##e

%e! generation ride armor. Standard armament is a single #$HF missile pack on the left and a"#$F0 railgun on the right.

M= "ilverback C'"T9 K C7Availability9 2088U

?)&?T

4.Gm hum&ee

8.4m armor 1)T?

2.4m hum&ee3.8m armor

<N&T?

3.Hm hum&ee

2.Fm armor 1)&?T

4200 kg



"um&ee U4 43 (E50m:turn*

Q 225kmh (F5kmh offroad*

Maneuver Pool U0R




Main Pod M? E0 42 M?:+ 30 30

$ight +rm M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

;eft +rm M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

$ight ;eg M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30;eft ;eg M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

$ight ?heel ST$ 45;eft ?heel ST$ 45


Thruster Torso 44


S; Class Torso 5 4 km 30 km

M? Class )SSGG 400 45 km 4500 km




"2E0 $ ?heel

#$HF $; ?heel

'ptional "yste#s

+ntitheft Codelock, Spotlight (<2*, Storage Module (<3*, Bection Sstem


Multipliers

Bn&ironmentals (Desert, +rctic*, Supercharged 7o!er Cell, Transformable Motorccle

'""0:: "ensor "uite

M? class sensor:communication, resolution <40, night&ision, thermal, digital &ideo, audio enhance, laserdistancer, markerlight, laser communication, enhanced radar 420km, ':CC

Progra##eDesigned for reconnaissance, pro&iding a balance of defense:offense and mobilit superior to the

Cclone series. The B &ariant al!as mounts the )SSGG sensor suite.

M=? "ilverback C'"T9 K C7Availability9 2088U



?)&?T

4.H5m hum&ee

8.2m armor 1)T?

2.4m hum&ee

3.8m armor <N&T?

3.Hm hum&ee

2.Fm armor 1)&?T

4200 kg


+rmor U4 G0m:turn 44 (550m:turn*"um&ee U4 43 (E50m:turn*

Q 4H2kmh (F2kmh offroad*

Maneuver Pool U0R


Main Pod M? E0 42 M?:+ 30 30

$ight +rm M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30;eft +rm M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

$ight ;eg M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

;eft ;eg M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

$ight ?heel ST$ 45

;eft ?heel ST$ 45


Thruster Torso 44






"$#480 Torso



"$#F0 $ ?heel

#$HF $; ?heel

'ptional "yste#s

+ntitheft Codelock, Spotlight (<2*, Storage Module (<3*, Bection Sstem?eapon Mount (<5*, 300km:400 hours per po!er cell

Multipliers


Progra##e

Designed for reconnaissance, pro&iding a balance of defense:offense and mobilit superior to the

Cclone series. The " &ariant has an enclosed pilot compartment and hea&ier armor:!eapons to ser&e as amobile !eapon platform. Standard armament includes a "$#480 on the top mount, "$#F0 on the

for!ard right and a #$HF on the for!ard left.

M=< "ilverback C'"T9 K C7

Availability9 2088U

?)&?T

4.Gm hum&ee

8.4m armor 1)T?

2.4m hum&ee

3.8m armor

<N&T? 3.Hm hum&ee2.Fm armor

1)&?T

43E0 kg



"um&ee U4 43 (E50m:turn*



Q 225kmh (F5kmh offroad*

Maneuver Pool U0R


Main Pod M? E0 42 M?:+ 30 30

$ight +rm M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30;eft +rm M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

$ight ;eg M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

;eft ;eg M? 35 E M?:+ 30 30

$ight ?heel ST$ 45

;eft ?heel ST$ 45


Thruster Torso 44





"$#480 Torso"2E0 $ ?heel

#$HF $; ?heel

'ptional "yste#s

+ntitheft Codelock, Spotlight (<2*, Storage Module (<3*, Bection Sstem


Multipliers


Progra##eDesigned for reconnaissance, pro&iding a balance of defense:offense and mobilit superior to the

Cclone series.

<R;:: eritech CarC'"T9 KK C7Availability9 KK



?)&?T

4.F5m in car configuration

8.Hm in battloid configuration1)T?

2m in car configuration

2.Em in battloid configuration

<N&T? 5.5m in car configuration

2.4m in battloid configuration

1)&?T E,000 kg

Mo-e M <an- MA

Pattroid 0 442 kmph

Car K 352 kmph, 8G0 kmph for 20 minute boosts

Maneuver Pool U0R


Main Pod ST$ E E ST$ 3 3

"ead ;? 2 2 ;? 2 2

$ight +rm ST$ 8 8 ;? 2 2

;eft +rm ST$ 8 8 ;? 2 2$ight ;eg ST$ 8 8 ST$ 3 3

;eft ;eg ST$ 8 8 ST$ 3 3


%one







'$M $ack $ight +rm 8 ;inked, 2 are smoke

'$M $ack ;eft +rm 8 ;inked, 2 are smoke

'on Cannon $ight +rm 3/ 3E U4 3 P1 2

'ptional "yste#s

;ift!ire, +ntitheft Codelock, %ightsight, Spotlight (<2*, Storage ModuleQ, Bscape 7od

?eapon Mount, Self Destruct, Combat Computer, "ardpoints (2 per ?ing*

4,2G0 km uel

Q4m long b 4.3m !ide b 0.5m deep. Can carr a Cclone, but must be taken out to transform the car into

battloid configuration.

W rontMultipliers


1ariable ighter, +utopilot

Notes9 ses a hbrid liLuid fuel and protoculture engine. The protoculture engine is tpicall used unless

'n&id are near (the gas engine is harder to spot*. ?hile running on the gas engine, the mecha suffers a 4

penalt to all rolls because of the lo!er po!er output. ;$1 class is ;ight $econnaissance 1eritech.

Dcaliber Mk ))C'"T9 KKAvailability9 KK



?)&?T

40.HFm1)T?

5.Em<N&T?

3.8m1)&?T

20,E00 kg



Maneuver Pool U0R



$ight +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5

;eft +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5

$ight ;eg M? F F M? E E;eft ;eg M? F F M? E E


%one






7PC42 ;eft +rm 42/ E0 U4 42 ?armup 4

;aser Mount "ead 4/ 28 U4 4 P1 2, ;inked

;aser Mount "ead 4/ 28 U4 4 P1 2, ;inked

;aser Mount "ead 4/ 28 U4 4 P1 2, ;inked#$400 $ack $ight +rm 3/ 32 U4 8 4G CM1, ;inked

Can fire &olles of up to E#$400 $ack ;eft +rm 3/ 32 U4 8 4G CM1, ;inked

Can fire &olles of up to E

S$M ;auncher $ight +rm 5/ E8 U4 8 42 CM1, ;inked

Can fire &olles of up to 8

S$M ;auncher ;eft +rm 5/ E8 U4 8 42 CM1, ;inked


'ptional "yste#s



Multipliers


&la-iator Mk )))C'"T9 KK

Availability9 KK

?)&?T

G.8m



1)T?

8.2m

<N&T?

3.8Fm

1)&?T 4H,200 kg



Maneuver Pool U0R



$ight +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5

;eft +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5




%one




#$+40 ;aser $ight +rm F/ 28 U4 F Crosslinked

#$+40 ;aser ;eft +rm F/ 28 U4 F Crosslinked

$apid ire ;aser Torso 2/ 42 U4 2 P18, +ll 7urpose

#$402 $ack Torso 3/ 32 U4 F 3E CM1

Can fire &olles of up to GMM50 $ack $ight ;eg 5/ E8 U4 4 8 CM1, ;inked

MM50 $ack $ight ;eg 5/ E8 U4 4 8 CM1, ;inked

MM50 $ack $ight ;eg 5/ E8 U4 4 8 CM1, ;inkedMM50 $ack $ight ;eg 5/ E8 U4 4 8 CM1, ;inked

MM50 $ack ;eft ;eg 5/ E8 U4 4 8 CM1, ;inked




'ptional "yste#s



Multipliers


M.A.C. )))C'"T9 KKAvailability9 KK



?)&?T 48.Gm1)T?

44.Em<N&T?

42.5m1)&?T

440,000 kg


Destroid E 2 (400m:round* 0

Maneuver Pool U0R


Main Pod Mg" 22 22 Mg" 44 44

$ight +rm S" 44 44 Mg" 44 44

;eft +rm S" 44 44 Mg" 44 44

$ight ;eg Mg" 42 42 Mg" 44 44

;eft ;eg Mg" 42 42 Mg" 44 44


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+rm S!at 5/ Melee U0

80cm Cannon Torso 45/ 320 U4 45 ;inkedQ, ;ong $ange

+mmo E 20 +7

80cm Cannon Torso 45/ 320 U4 45 ;inkedQ, ;ong $ange

+mmo E 20 +7

80cm Cannon Torso 45/ 320 U4 45 ;ong $ange

+mmo 8 20 +7



7PC20 Cannon $ight +rm 20/ 4E0 U4 20 ;inked

7PC20 Cannon ;eft +rm 20/ 4E0 U4 20 ;inked

Missile $ack Torso F/ 4200 U4 3 E

'ptional "yste#s


Self Destruct, Combat Computer, Magnetic oot ;ocks, B<tra Cre! (U2*

Multipliers

Bn&ironmentals (+rctic, Space, Desert, nder!ater*, 1erniers (2 Main Pod, H each ;eg*

Superhea& "draulics, ?eight 'nefficient, PioBnerg 7o!erplant

Rai-er > Mk >)C'"T9 KKAvailability9 KK

?)&?T

F.Em1)T?

5.5m<N&T?

3.Em1)&?T

4F,000 kg



Maneuver Pool U0R



$ight +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5



;eft +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5




%one




TriParrel #un $ight +rm 3/ 25E U2 3 P1E, ;inked

TriParrel #un ;eft +rm 3/ 25E U2 3 P1E, ;inked#$400 $ack $ight +rm 3/ 32 U4 8 4G CM1, ;inked


#$400 $ack ;eft +rm 3/ 32 U4 8 4G CM1, ;inked


#$; ;asers Torso 4/ 4 U4 4 +nti 7ersonnel, P13

'ptional "yste#s

;ift!ire, +ntitheft Codelock, %ightsight, Spotlight, Storage Module, Bscape 7odSelf Destruct, Combat Computer, Magnetic oot ;ocks

Multipliers


"partan M3 >)))C'"T9 KKAvailability9 KK

?)&?T



G.Em1)T?

E.4m<N&T?

5m1)&?T

3F,000 kg



Maneuver Pool U0R



$ight +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5

;eft +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5




%one




Missile 7od $ight +rm F/ 4200 U4 H 20 ;inked


Missile 7od ;eft +rm F/ 4200 U4 H 20 ;inked

Can fire &olles of up to 40#$404 $ack Torso 3/ 32 U4 4H HE CM1


'ptional "yste#s



Multipliers


?1R04 TigerC'"T9 KAvailability9 KK



?)&?T

42.8m in battroid

1)T? G.0m

<N&T?

40.8m including cannons1)&?T

50,500 kg


Destroid 5

Maneuver Pool U0R


Main Pod "S 40 40 "S 5 5

"ead "S 5 5 MS 8 8

$ight +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5

;eft +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5

$ight ;eg MS 5 5 "S 5 5

;eft ;eg MS 5 5 "S 5 5


Jump Jets Torso 2

Jump Jets $ight ;eg 2Jump Jets ;eft ;eg 2





7PC24 $ight +rm 20/

7PC24 ;eft +rm 20/



DD40 $ack Torso 5/ K U4 K 20 S$M

Q Ma fire up to 40 at a time.

"hiel-s

;" Class, D+ 4, S7 F, $ight +rm mounted, 42 binder slots;" Class, D+ 4, S7 F, ;eft +rm mounted, 42 binder slots

'ptional "yste#s

;ift!ire, +ntitheft Codelock, %ightsight, Spotlight (<3*, Storage Module, Bection Seat, ?eapon Mount

Self Destruct, Combat Computer, ;oudspeaker, Stereo, $esolution Bnhance (G<*, Chaff:lare Dispenser

Multipliers

Bn&ironmentals (+rctic, Desert*, 1erniers (4 Main Pod, 2 each ;eg*, SemiMonocoLue

Notes

TP* F *attle Po-C'"T9 KKAvailability9 KK

?)&?T

Fm1)T?

8.3m

<N&T? 8.5m

1)&?T

42,500 kg


Destroid 2 5 (250m:round* Mach 4

Maneuver Pool U0R





$ight +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5

;eft +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5$ight ;eg M? F F M? E E



%one





7article Peam Torso F/ 3E U4 F ;inked


;aser Torso 3/ 28 U4 3 ;inked

;aser Torso 3/ 28 U4 3 ;inked

+utocannon Torso 4/ 42 U4 4 20 +nti7ersonnel, P18Q;asers are rear firing.

'ptional "yste#s



Multipliers


'*P F2 'fficerGs Po-C'"T9 KK

Availability9 KK



?)&?T

G.05m

1)T?

8.Em

<N&T? E.4m

1)&?T 4F,000 kg


Destroid 2 5 (250m:round* Mach 4

Maneuver Pool U0R



$ight +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5

;eft +rm MS 5 5 "S 5 5




%one






7article Peam Torso F/ 3E U4 F ;inked7article Peam $ +rm 5/ 28 U4 5 Mated

+utocannon $ +rm 4/ 42 U4 4 50 +nti7ersonnel, P18

7article Peam ; +rm 5/ 28 U4 5 Mated+utocannon $ +rm 4/ 42 U4 4 50 +nti7ersonnel, P18

'mpact Cannon Torso 2/ 42 U4 2 E0 ;inked

'mpact Cannon Torso 2/ 42 U4 2 E0 ;inked

Q'mpact Cannons are rear firing.

'ptional "yste#s



Multipliers


'ptional 1eapon an- Aug#ent "yste#s

NP*P22 5A"T PAC3 *''"TR"

Militar engineers for the $D and $B decided to combine their e<pertise andde&elop an ine<pensi&e booster for the 1E. Design of the %7P722 model +ST pack

!as finalized after onl si< months and greatl impro&ed the combat radius of the 1

E. The design is reminiscent of the +ST 7+C/ boosters for the 14 ho!e&er, the 1E !ould mount four of the boosters units mounted in o&er:under mounts on each !ing



!hich does pro&ide the 1E !ith tremendous thrust and fuel reser&es, but does not

allo! the mecha to transform out of fighter mode !hile the boosters are attached. The

primar engine for each booster is a single 7ratt A ?hitne UB2020 pro&iding 250 k%of primar thrust. Bach engine is fueled !ith E,000 liters of D20 and !ith all four boosters

a full armed and fueled 1E has a ma<imum range of nearl 28 kps. To augment the

firepo!er of the 1E !hile in fighter mode, each of the boosters ha&e a MM28 multimissile sstem mounted on the front. Bach launcher has t!entfour short range

hammerhead missiles !hich can fire from four tubes on either side of the booster.

nfortunatel, the inner launchers are partiall blocked b the 1E structure and anmissiles e<iting those ports could hit the rear of the +lpha fighter. +s a result, each

booster can safel fire missiles in &olles of t!o ho!e&er in desperate situations, the

pilot can o&erride the safeties on the launcher and fire missiles from the inner t!o missile

launching ports albeit at some risk to himself and the mecha.The %7P722 boosters !ere first deli&ered to the $B in )ctober 2022 !ith

appro<imatel 2,000 booster units ultimatel produced before the $B=s departure in

December of 2022.The introduction to the $D occurred later that same ear ho!e&er,

!ith the departure of the $B the $D !as placed in a secondar role !ithout a !elldefined mission to the +SC !hich had alread decided to replace the earl model 1E

&eritechs !ith their o!n 1G ;ogans6 and 1"40 6+#+CS6. 'n the ears leading upto the 2nd $obotech ?ar, the $D stockpiled 1E &eritechs and booster units on lunar

depots. The $D largel staed out of space combat during the 2nd $obotech ?ar and

therefore booster mounted 1E did not see largescale action at that time. +t theconclusion of the 2nd $obotech ?ar, the depots !ere resupplied albeit at a muchreduced

rate.

The first and onl largescale deploment of the %7P722 boosters occurred

after the 'n&id in&asion of Barth. P 2034 nearl 2,000 1E fighters !ere deploed onthe moon. $D commanders in an effort to destro the initial 'n&id beachhead on Barth

launched a massi&e combined assault !ith Barth resistance groups. +s fe! united Barth

orces capital ships sur&i&ed the initial assault, the ;unar attack sLuadrons of +lphafighters used %7P722 boosters, in addition to larger 7P704 multiship boosters, to

tra&el bet!een the moon to Barth. nfortunatel, the assault failed and less than 400 units

escaped the 'n&id counter attack.Mean!hile in deep space, the $B !ould use the %7P722 on a more limited

scale. or a maorit of spaceborne operations $B capital ships !ould transport their

1E combat sLuadrons and engage the 'n&id either in lo! orbit or !ithin se&eral

hundred kilometers of their base ships. "o!e&er, $B Special orces or longrangereconnaissance sLuadrons used the %7P722 booster units on a regular basis. The %7

P722 !as placed into a reser&e role !ith the introduction of the 1P42 Peta6 fighter,

!hich pro&ided similar fuel capabilities !ith the added benefit that the booster !as no! ahea& assault &ariable fighter, and sa! little action after 203H.



NP*P22 5A"T Pack

)&erbooster (400 M+, U40 M+ per turn*

MM289 U4 ?+, 3/, $ange 32, 2 /ills, 7aload 42

MM289 U4 ?+, 3/, $ange 32, 2 /ills, 7aload 42Missiles can safel fire 42 per launcher firing 38 !ill strike the 1 on an attack

roll of 4 or 2.

Conventional ehicles

The $D and $B still use man tpes of &ehicles that are neither transformablenor capital ships.

&roun- Mobile ,nit

The #M ser&es as a large mobile base of operations and command post for the$B. 't is massi&e, !ith hea& armor and toting a &er big cannon.

;ength9 EG.3m (228=* F8.Em (285=* !ith cannon e<tended"eight9 23.2m (FE=* H0m (434=* !ith cannon e<tended

?idth9 32m (405=*

?eight9 4450 tonsCre!9 2E minimum operation, 3E full operation 4 pilot, 4 militar specialist copilot, 4

mecha pilot copilot, 4 militar ad&isor, 8 communications officers, F medical officers, 2

8 mechanical engineers, 8 securit officers, 4 field scientist, 842 additional personnel



depending on the mission up to 488 troops in Cclone armor carries up to 40 additional

passengers comfortabl

7erformance9#round9 33Ekph (240mph*, functional speed &aries on terrain

light, +tmosphere9 4E0kph (400mph* ma<imum altitude 452.2m (500=*

light, Space9 4080kph (E50mph*nder!ater9 4E0kph (400mph* or E8kph (80mph* along an ocean floor

Ma<imum Depth9 3.5km (2.2 miles* assuming Barthlike ocean

?eapons9Main ;aser Cannon9 8< 20/ laser barrels

7PTM2 7article Peam9 20/

7PTS4 Defense 7article Peam9 40/

;$M ;auncher (<2*9 7aload 42 eachTroops9

8G< Cclones in the !heel units (G per !heel*

HE< infantr in C1$3 armor

Mecha9 40 capacit or up to 250 tons of cargoStandard Compliment9 2 B<calibur, 2 $aider, 2 #ladiator, 4 Spartan

+ir Superiorit Compliment9 2 Peta, 8 +lpha, 4 $aider or Spartan, 4 B<caliburor #ladiator

Capital "hips?ith the e<ception of the SD4, the $D used sublight capable &essels, mostl

for the purpose of defending the earth itself from the impending in&asion. )nce humanit

began forming the $B, the need for super dimensional6 capable &essels meant that

almost all $B &essels can perform space fold.$D capital ships use the same stats as their original Macross counterparts. The

$B uses man &essels from Southern Cross and Mospeada and !ill ha&e the same stats9"orizont, #arfish, 'zumo, Tokuga!a ho!e&er the all use bioenerg (protoculture*.

R59 SD3 7ioneer, SD8 'zumo, SDE #arfish, SDF Tokuga!a, SDG 1ali&arre,

"orizont, Shimakaze, Marathon, +rk +ngel

Ark Angel

This is a lightl armed colon ship measuring 25F0m and ha&ing a cre! of G500.'t carries appro<imatel F50,000 colonists.

"5+ Pioneerclass "uper i#ensional 5ortress

The SD3 7ioneer !as primaril designed to be the flagship for the Terrane<pedition, named after the SD3 as the 7ioneer Mission, to achie&e a peace treat !ith

the $obotech Masters, or, alternati&el, to ensure that the ne<t $obotech ?ar !ould be

fought thousands of lightears a!a from Barth. +s such, it !ould be necessar to opentalks !ith the Tirolians. This !ould be difficult, since, according to Ientraedi

descriptions, that race had become, after man centuries of !ar, prone to shoot first and

sift through the !reckage later.



To approach the Masters, it !as decided that the SD3 !ould ha&e to appear as

normal as possible to the Masters, at least until messages rather than !eapon sal&os !ere

e<changed. Thus, the decision !as made to model the e<terior characteristics of the SD3 not on the rare Macrossclass of battlefortress, but on the Sian Deretaclass of

impro&ed monitor, a Porder leet design. 't !as hoped the Masters !ould be more

trusting of a ship the belie&ed !as under the command of some of their cloneTrium&irates. The internals of the SD3 !ere ho!e&er not based on the Porder leet

&essel, but !ere ne!l designed b the $obotech Defense orces, to as ad&anced a

technological standard as Barth !as capable of. +t that time, the technological standardof Barth !as based on the Macross sstems, !hich had b no! been mostl deciphered.

The SD3 !as first constructed !ith onl a light e<terior hull. )nce completed, e<terior

hull plates sca&enged from Ientraedi ships !ere mounted on the 7ioneer, gi&ing the ship

an almost authentic e<terior.+s designed, the central hull section, !hich ser&ed the same function as the

central hull section of the Macross (although the Sian Dereta, and b e<tension the SD

3, !ere not transformable in nature* !as the smallest, most important and best shielded

part of the ship. 't !as flanked b the t!o engine sections, !hich contained the reactionengines and most of the special eLuipment on the SD3. These three sections !ere all

mounted behind the t!in cannon booms, recei&ing additional protection. The t!o enginesections !ere themsel&es shielded b !hat !ere dubbed the =outriggers= of the ship large

and hea&il armored outer hull sections flanking the engine sections. These outriggers

contained se&eral laser turrets and long range sensors. )n top of the SD3 !as a conningto!er, a rather lo! and stretchedout design compared !ith the conning to!er of the

refitted SD4 Macross. 't contained the na&igation bridge and se&eral ke sensor

installations.

+n uniLue feature of the Sian Dereta class !ere its t!in $efle< Cannons. +s theoriginal Ientraedi &essel !as designed for the Porder leets, and thus to operate for

e<tended periods !ithout e<ternal maintenance, t!o $efle< Cannons !ere pro&ided in

order to sa&e !ear and tear on a single cannon b repeated firings. 'n addition, the t!ocannons could be fired in seLuence, gi&ing the Sian Dereta the po!er of t!o Monitors

though onl for one sal&o as the ships could not recharge more than one cannon at a time.

+s a near cop of the Sian Dereta class, the 7ioneer also carried t!in $efle< Cannons.+fter the numerous, and at most incon&enient moments, failures of the single $efle<

cannon on the SD4, this !as another reason for the Terrans to choose the Sian Dereta

template, as it !ould ensure that at least one cannon !as operational. "o!e&er, as the

Tirolians found the ad&antages of t!in cannons specious, so did the Terrans find thattheir ne! designs for $efle< cannons !ere more reliable and robust than e<pected, and

later battlefortresses re&erted again to a single $efle< Cannon.

+s stated abo&e, the capabilities and internal sstems of the SD3 differedconsiderabl of those of the Sian Dereta. The $efle< cannons on the Macross class !ere

more po!erful and smaller than those on the Sian Dereta, and the Macrossstle $efle<

cannon had to be slightl redesigned so as to conform to the resulting longer beamgeneration area, as !ell as to the fact that the inner sections of the cannon booms no

longer rotated. The additional space bet!een each cannon and the outer shell !as partl

filled !ith four large particle beam cannons. These four !ere mounted in the outer

for!ard corners of the cannon booms. +nother si<, for a total of ten, !ere mounted in the



normal Sian Dereta hea& !eapon mountings four on the engine pods and t!o in the

dorsal main cannon booms. The ubiLuitous Ientraedi laser turrets of the Sian Dereta !ere

replaced !ith a Terrestrial t!obarrel design, also used on the other ships of the fleet,!ith a higher rate of fire and a larger ield. The missile batteries too !ere full Terran in

design. 'n addition to this hea& !eapons suite, about as po!erful as on a Ientraedi

lagship, the SD3 carried 4330 %a&al fighters, and had space for a large contingent of7lanetar orces troops and mecha. 'n effect, the SD3 combined the capabilities of the

Tokuga!aclass carrier &ersion !ith those of the Tokuga!a class landing ship &ersion.

nfortunatel, there !as insufficient hangar space to allo! the 7lanetar orces mecha tooperate from the SD3 as additions to the leet +ir +rm group. The SD3 had one of

the best balanced fighting groups in the Terran $obotech orces, not to mention the most

po!erful.

The 7ioneer !as completed in December 2022, and soon folded for !hat !asthought to be Tirol !ith most of the "ome leet of that time. pon defold in the )ort

cloud of their target, the 7ioneer left its ob&iousl nonTirolian fleet trailing behind and

proceeded to the target planet. "o!e&er, it soon became apparent that the target sstem

!as not 1ali&arre, and that the position of Tirol !as still unkno!n. The B<peditionarorces !ere then reinforced !ith the needed logistic train and personnel to sustain their

search for at least a decade. This in effect created a mobile colon of humans andIentraedi a!a from Barth, another reason for the large number of personnel transferred.

During the ne<t se&en ears, the 7ioneer !as !orked hard in the front lines of the

B<peditionar orces reconnaissance missions, and se&eral times the ship !as damagedin combat. 'n earl 202H she paid off for a nine month, long o&erdue, ard a&ailabilit

period for refit and modernization. "o!e&er, it !as disco&ered that repeated, multiple

folds in combination !ith neglected action damage had caused tears and cracking in the

primar structural hull members, and repair !ould last an additional nine months. 't !asduring this period, !ith the most po!erful Terran ship in dock, that the $obotech Masters

arri&ed at Barth. 7riorit !as then gi&en to the ships that could be finished in time to

contribute in the !ar, and the 7ioneer !as conseLuentl not read for action again untilse&eral months after the 'n&id in&asion of Barth.

The militar situation of that moment precluded the 7ioneer from folding to

Barth, and the battlefortress ser&ed as the core of the fleet that !arred against the 'n&id indeep space. This lasted until 2083, !hen the 7ioneer !as refitted again and eLuipped !ith

Shado! cloaking technolog. 'n 2085 she folded from Space Station BLualit to Barth, as

the flagship for the final offensi&e against the 'n&id. ho!e&er, she ne&er arri&ed at her

destination, and !as listed se&eral !eeks later as missing. Se&eral in&estigations in the performed refit, centering on the !ork on the fold engines, ha&e been held, but none has

gi&en an conclusi&e ans!er as to !hat has become of her.

"54 )@u#oclass *attleship

The 'zumo class ships are the most po!erful ships in the $B=s fleet, sa&e for the

SD3 itself. Bach massi&e ship carries an enormous amount of cre!, troops, mecha and!eapons, including a $efle< Cannon. The idea behind the design !as to create a

po!erful flagship mounting capital !eapons to transport large amounts of troops, and to

lead the $B=s man smaller ships into battle, all of !hich the 'zumo e<cels at.



Pernard, 1ince and Jean #rant in their Luest to find the Missing SD3. inall, the

Tokuga!a !as used b the $B loalists during the $B Ci&il !ar as a fleet flagship. 't

!as destroed !hen it !as rammed b Bd!ard=s flagship, the er<es, an 'kzauchiclasscommand carrier.

"5: alivarreclass *attleshipThe 1ali&arre class appears at first sight to be a mi<ture of the SD3, a %upetiet

1ergnitz lagship and a $ineunadou ;omeuean Monitor. The class is ho!e&er modeled

on the Seron Thoun class, a Porder leet design built b the $obotech Bmpire from C.B.4F30 on!ards.

The general hull form resembles that of the Ientraedi lagship class, though it is

of course far smaller. The aft section mounts an engine of the same modular design

philosoph as the one mounted in the lagship. or!ard of the engine is the center part ofthe hull, !ith a command citadel (&irtuall identical to the citadel on the SD3* on top.

To the sides are the t!o shoulders !hich mount the side bodies. or!ard of the center

section is the $efle< Cannon, !hich forms the foremost part of the ship. The main

cannon has about the same firepo!er as the original Seron Thoun &ersion, butincorporates man ne!er technologies first seen on the SD4 and is in fact more reliable

than the original design, as !ell as smaller in size !hich frees up internal &olume forother uses.

The t!o side bodies are, as in the original Porder leet design, de&oted to sensor

installations. Bach side bod mounts four large =horn= antenna and numerous sensor blisters. These sensors form the T; sensor suite of the ship, capable of detecting folds

!ithin 20 to 30 lightears. +lso, the side bodies protect the engine and central sections

from incoming broadside fire. 'n addition to the side bodies, three large sensor horns are

mounted on the nose, and t!o large diskshaped BM sensors are mounted on the lo!er&entral hull.

'nternall, the 1ali&arre class is radicall different from its Ientraedi template. +s

all former Ientraedi in the Barth forces are micronized, the internal arrangements of theclass are redesigned to cater to the micronian size of its cre!, and the smaller size of their

mecha. +lso, the technological le&el of the ships= sstems is on par !ith that of the Sian

Macross design, !hich is almost 200 ears more ad&anced. +s a result of the smaller sizeof man sstems, there is room for an additional hea& cannon in the nose of the ship,

and the consumable supplies are relati&el larger as !ell. 'n addition, a high standard of

comfort has been achie&ed in the cre! Luarters.

The aft section of the ship is the engineering area !ith the main engines, $efle<furnaces and the fold sstem. Centrall located in the ship are the administrati&e offices

and the cre! Luarters, !hile the ship is directed from the command citadel. The for!ard

part of the ship houses most of the hea& armaments and most of the mecha.

"hi#aka@eclass *attlecruiser

The Shimakaze class design started as an attempt to design a &essel that couldreplace three older ship classes in the $obotech B<peditionar orces9 the Tristarclass

large cruisers, the Pattleclass hea& cruisers, and the #arfishclass light scout cruisers.

+lthough it !as initiall hoped that this could be achie&ed on a &essel roughl

comparable in size to the Pattleclass, this turned out to be impossible and the design



gre! until it !as larger than the Tristarclass, although still some!hat smaller than the

'kazuchiclass carriers. This gro!th meant that the Shimakazeclass !ould ne&er be

numerous enough to replace the man smaller &essels, but the design !as e&entuallaccepted as a more dedicated ship killer &essel meant to escort the 'kazuchiclass carriers.

The Shimakazeclass !as designed !ith much of the modularit also used on the

#arfishclass. The entire nose !as designed as a bolton, standalone hull section, as !asthe lo!er central bod section. This !ould ha&e gi&en the design an incredible fle<ibilit,

like the #arfishclass the !ere then still slated to replace. Similarl !ith the hull design,

reLuirements !ere dra!n up for armored cargo sections that could be deli&ered to planetar surfaces, but also beam and missile armed sections to gi&e the class more

firepo!er !hen used as fleet cruisers.

"o!e&er, in 202H the second of the ne! cruisers, the 'carus, !as stolen in the

course of the Bd!ards rebellion. ?hen the &essel !as retaken, she mounted a ne! designnose section !ith a ne! tpe of cannon, almost as po!erful as a refle< cannon, but faster

firing, more reliable and less &oluminous. 'n short order this nose section !as analzed

and copied, then became the standard section for all Shimakazeclass &essels. + large

protoculture detector is most commonl mounted on the cargoattachment underneath thehull.

The Shimakazeclass has a he<agonal hull, !ith t!o outriggers that mountengines, hangars and sensor sstems. The for!ard section of the hull is detachable but as

e<plained abo&e, under the current operational fitting, al!as contains a snchro cannon.

The lo!er aft part of the hull is open so that another specialized hull section can beattached there. The upper for!ard part of the fi<ed hull contains the hea& antiship

cannons and the hea& missile launchers underneath the missile magazine the +lpha

hangars are located, !ith t!o Luicklaunch bas on each side of the hull. + command

to!er rises o&er the main hull, protected b the C'?S emplacements. The outriggerscontain additional hangars for Peta fighters or other mecha, as !ell as additional sensor

emplacements.

The proposed naming scheme for the Shimakaze class !as for ?orld ?ar 2 eradestroers, a &er numerous categor of names !hich !ould ha&e sufficed for the large

production run en&isioned for this class.

+lthough originall intended to replace three different ship classes and later to bethe multipurpose escort companion to the 'kazuchiclass carriers, the Shimakaze class

turned out to be something of a !hite elephant during the attempts to dislodge the 'n&id

from the Barth. $ather than !ith hea& !arships, the $egis= 'n&id almost e<clusi&el

used massi&e suicide attacks from unarmed orbital carriers.This made the e<istence of a ship class de&oted to protect the carriers from hea&

!arships superfluous. The 'kazuchiclass carriers !ere considered capable of dealing

!ith this threat themsel&es more efficientl, on account for their large number ofdefensi&e fighters, and their smaller but more numerous cannons, !hich !ere Luite

capable of dealing !ith the 'n&id Mollusk carriers.

+s a conseLuence, production of the class !as curtailed after the fifth unit, BSScirocco. The si<th through tenth &essel had alread been started, and the unfinished

ships !ere stored near Tirol, but all other longlead items !ere used for other ships or

scrapped.



Double ;aser Turret (80* + 400/ 250,000 U4 400

7oint Defense $ailgun (G* + 50/ 423.5HF U4 50 200

7oint Defense ;aser (G* + 50/ 423.5HF U4 50

Strike Missile (42* + F00/ E,83F,3FE U2 H0

?armup 2, Plast 45, 25/ per missile;$M ;auncher (48* + 42/ 42F2 U2 50

Mecha$"huttle Co#pli#ent

1+E +lpha 4330

+B? 7lanes E0

Destroids H80

'ptional "yste#s

Subspace Mass Sensors, "perspace Communications +rra, Self Destruct, +ntigra&it Dri&e

;ife Support (32,000 for 42 ears*, +utofactor

*ays

Mecha9 30 bas

Cre!9 2 bas

Cargo9 20 bas

Medical Pa9 4 ba$epair Pa9 40 bas

Multipliers

Bngines M+ 20 (<0.5*, "perspace Bngine (<4.0*, Cre! #rade P (<0.E*

Progra##e %e! stle flagship of the $B, designed to resemble a Ientraedi ship.

"5+ Pioneer Mk ))C'"T KK C7

Manufacturer9 K

?)&?T 3E2.Fm1)T? 2G4.Em<N&T?

4E22m1)&?T 8E,G50,000 tonsCR19 40,000 cre! plus 3H8G troops

?ull Class9 Megahea&U

3)<<"9 E500ARM'R 9 S7 440"PAC"9 E5

MA9 20



Turn9 U44Cre% Huality9 P (48U4d40*

"yste# 3ills Range

M? Communications 200 45,000 km+" Sensors 300 3,000 km

1eapon Arc M& Range 1A 3ills Payloa-

$efle< Cannon (2* 5000/ E,83F,3FE U3 2000

?ide +ngle 33, ltra Peam, ?armup 3, Clip 5

7article Cannon (40* 500/ G08.FE2 U4 2000

Double ;aser Turret (80* + 400/ 250,000 U4 400

7oint Defense $ailgun (G* + 50/ 423.5HF U4 50 2007oint Defense ;aser (G* + 50/ 423.5HF U4 50

Strike Missile (42* + F00/ E,83F,3FE U2 H0

?armup 2, Plast 45, 25/ per missile

;$M ;auncher (48* + 42/ 42F2 U2 50


1+E +lpha 4330

+B? 7lanes E0Destroids H80

'ptional "yste#s


;ife Support (32,000 for 42 ears*, +utofactor

*ays

Mecha9 30 bas

Cre!9 2 bas

Cargo9 20 basMedical Pa9 4 ba

$epair Pa9 40 bas

Multipliers

Bngines M+ 20 (<0.5*, "perspace Bngine (<4.0*, Cre! #rade P (<0.E*

Progra##e )&erhauled in 2083 !hen the original refle< cannons !ere destroed b the $egent. $efitting

mostl carried out b the /arbarrans.

"hi#aka@eClass *attlecruiserC'"T KK C7Manufacturer9 $obotech B<peditionar orce : Tirolian : /arbarran



?)&?T 400m main hull, 48Fm o&erall1)T? 23Gm<N&T? 58Gm1)&?T 52G,850 tons

CR19 850 cre! and 300 air group

?ull Class9 Medium "ea&3)<<"9 4E00

ARM'R 9 S7 G0"PAC"9 4E

MA9 20

Turn9 UGCre% Huality9 P (48U4d40*

"yste# 3ills Range

M? Communications 200 45,000 km

+" Sensors 300 3,000 km


Snchro Cannon (4* 8000/ E,83F,3FE U3 4500

?ide Peam 33, ?armup 4, ltra Peam

7article Peam Cannon (4* 200/ E,83F,3FE U4 200

Strike Missile (30* + F00/ E,83F,3FE U2 200 50

?armup 2, Plast 45, 25/ per missile;ight ;aser (5* + 50/ 423,5HF U4 50


1+E +lpha 281PH Peta 42

$C8 $abbit 2

Cclone 850

'ptional "yste#s


;ife Support (2,000 for 4 ear*



The +frican Sector is populated mostl b nomads and primiti&e nati&es.

+lthough the B# has claimed this sector as a supporter, most of the people here are

indifferent or actuall support the idea of baronies.

Congo Hua-rant

7opulation9 appro<imatel 250,000 macronized Ientraedi (unkno!n micronized*This ungle area hosts a large number of militant antihuman Ientraedi rebels.

"outh A#erican "ectorThis is one of the fe! places on earth !here nature has almost full reco&ered

from the Ientraedi assault. The ungles of Prazil are the hiding ground of a large number

of Ientraedi rebels !ho use the dense ungle to stage guerilla attacks against the $D andhuman baronies.

*ra@ilia Hua-rant

This area is officiall part of the B#, and is being considered for a Southern

Cross base. Most humans here li&e in small &illages of no more than 200, li&ing off theland like the ha&e for centuries.

+fter the irst $obotech ?ar, +natole Bli ;eonard establishes himself first as thego&ernor of Prazilia, then as a !arlord leading his +rm of the Southern Cross.

Argentine Hua-rant

7opulation9 28 million humans and 220,000 Ientraedi (G5R micronized*

This sector e<ists for the primar purpose of containing the Ientraedi Control

Ione. Man other baronies help to suppl the +rgentine Sector, mostl because it is

cheaper to help contain the Ientraedi rather than risk them becoming bored and attackingrandom baronies. Pecause of the close pro<imit to the Ientraedi Control Ione, this area

is a hotbed of hightech banditr and home to a large portion of the black market.

Argentine esert

This t!othousand mile stretch of desert is abandoned b almost e&erone.

MeDico Hua-rant

'f anthing, the Ientraedi assault has helped to speed up modernization and

industr in this area, bringing it up to 4HF0s technolog.Me<ico Cit is a spra!ling cit of high tech industr, !ealth, po&ert, peasants,

la! and corruption. The black market here offers drugs, prostitution, sla&er and all

manner of e&il. The cit is also host to a maor $D base.

reeto!n is a complete misnomer, gro!ing up in the shado! of Me<ico Cit, a place !here the black market runs rampant. +nthing can be bought there for a price..

!eapons, drugs, information or e&en people.

Fentrae-i Control Fone

7opulation9 H million humans and 485,000 Ientraedi (E5R micronized*

%ot so much of a baron as a concentration of rebel Ientraedi forces in South+merica. +t first the Ientraedi sa! the nati&e humans as little more than sla&es,



ho!e&er, after realizing humans had the capabilit to repair mecha, more and more

humans !ere brought into the Ientraedi command. The Ientraedi are doomed to

e&entuall fall, since each battle costs them a fe! more irreplaceable mecha !hile theirenemies ha&e a stead suppl. )ne of the main reasons the $D hasnt put the rebels

do!n is the number of Ientraedi craft that ha&e crashed in the region ha&e man starship

!eapons still capable of firing, some that can reach orbital ranges.

.*.".).". (Bastern Ploc So&iet 'ndependent States*

7opulation9The So&iet nion and Bastern bloc nations suffered ust as much as most other

nations during the Ientraedi assault, ho!e&er man of their maor cities suffered onl

minor casualties9 ;eningrad, Mosco!, Perlin and ?arsa!. ?hile their maormetropolises sur&i&ed, most of their farmland and industr !ere de&astated. The

B.P.S.'.S. consists of $ussia, #erman and 7oland. The ha&e refused all offers to oin

the B#, and acti&el solicit against the recreation of a onego&ernment !orld.

Technologicall, the are on par !ith the mid 4HG0s, !ith their manufacturing at

about the 4HE0s. $emote rural areas sit about at a 4H30s le&el.The So&iet nation is potentiall a bigger threat to the $D than the Ientraedi

Control Ione. ?hile the So&iets lack the facilities or kno!ledge to manufacture mecha,the ha&e become Luiet adept at repairing those the acLuire through the black market.

urthermore, the are recruiting an Ientraedi !ishing to oin. The So&iets ha&e

established se&eral mecha retrie&al groups throughout South +merica in the guise ofhightech bandits. + bount of 400 million international credits has been offered on the

black market for an undamaged full functional 1 unit.

The So&iets claim that their militar po!er is needed to protect themsel&es as an

independent nation, since the do not ha&e $D protection. 'n realit, the are planningon e<panding their territor into the Chinese badlands, 'ndochina, 'ndonesia, the

7hilippines and then into South +merica.

Military Po%er

25 O1M2H Plue Ma<

4G B<calibur units -U5 being reconditionedF full functional

44 !ith 7P# but no missiles or +stra TI''' clusters

53 #ladiator units -UG being reconditioned20 full functional

33 Tpe ''# !ith no !eapons replace 32mm grenade !ith 23mm autocannon

(U0 ?+, 4/, $ange 28, 7aload 28, 4 /ill*

3G $aider units -U45 being reconditionedE full functional

3 !ith optional laser armament

2H Tpe '' replace Contra&es !ith S+F S$M launchers (28 per arm*F 1eritech ighters

F 14+ units all are nontransformable battroids no!

2G08 $egult Tactical 7odsH00 full functional units



4G5E Tpe M !ith no !eapons add t!o linked #Sh23 autocannons (U0 ?+,

4/, $ange 5, P1 3, 7aload 28, 4 /ill*, t!o linked .50 cal machineguns and t!o linked

5.5Emm machineguns8G Tpe M" same as Tpe M, but the cockpit is modified for a team of three

humans (gunner, pilot and commander:communications*

340 #luuhaug $egult 7ods50 full functional units

2E0 Tpe M;+ same as Tpe M $egult but replace missile racks !ith S+F

S$M (7aload G per rack* 30 Serauhaug $egult 7ods

30 full functional units (onl a stockpile of 8G Ientraedi hea& assault missiles

remain*

32 Del $egult 7ods32 full functional units

50 #laug )fficer 7ods

20 full functional units

30 Tpe M) !ith no !eapons add hea& recoilless rifle in place of particle beamcannon, t!o linked #Sh23 autocannons in place of impact cannons (U0 ?+, 4/, $ange

5, P1 3, 7aload 28, 4 /ill*, and arms fire S+F S$M (7aload E per arm*3F %ousdeulger Ientran 7o!er +rmor

4F full functional units

20 !ithout shoulder beam cannon48 ueadlunn$au Meltran 7o!er +rmor


H !ith no missile paloads

4 Theater $econ Scout 7od8G $eentr 7od


28 no longer space !orth4 C1S 'apetus (Daedelus prototpe*

$efitted !ith all ne! !eapons, but this unit is far more fragile than the $D

&ersion (reduce armor S7 and structure /ills to 2:3*.)ther

Mi#2HB 'nterceptor

Mi#25 o<bat P 'nterceptor

Mi#23S ighter

MiM+ 3aryovin

The Mikoan #ure&ich MiM34 !as designed in the earl 4HH0=s to replace boththe Mig2H air superiorit fighter and the S3H ground attack bomber. The resultant

fighter incorporated a ne! delta !ing design !ith !ing tipped &eritech stabilizers and

for!ard canard !ings to pro&ide agilit at all altitudes and produce a fighter !hich !ascapable of fling head to head against an of the contemporar ?estern +lliance fighters,

such as the 4E, :+4G, and the 45. The initial flight of the MiM34 occurred on

%o&ember 45 4HH4 and pro&ed so successful that the So&iet +ir orce ordered the MiM

34 into full production the follo!ing month.



The aircraft !as designed around the massi&e 35mm #S"35 gatling gun

mounted underneath the main fuselage. This !eapon is capable of punching through the

armor of most tanks and pro&ided the MiM34 !ith fearsome airtoground capabilities.'n addition to the #S"35 cannon, the fighter is capable of mounting up to G,800 kg of

e<ternal ordinance, including precision laser or T1 guided !eaponr. The fighters airto

air capabilit !as pro&ided b si< !ing hard points capable of mounting up to t!el&eshort range ++44 >+rcher> or si< long range ++42 >+dder> missiles.

?ith the opening shots of the #lobal Ci&il ?ar in Januar of 4HH2, the design

team at Mikoan #ure&ich !as pressured to bring the production lines of the MiM34 upto !artime capacit. The first combat sLuadrons !ere formed in the summer of 4HH2 and

immediatel placed into combat. The MiM34 sho!ed that it had no eLual in its ground

attack role, capable of destroing entire units and possessing the speed to escape from

an pursuit. or the first couple of months of the global conflict the /aro&in, pro&ed toitself eLual to all ?estern air superiorit fighters although, this parit !as short li&ed as

the MiM34 !as outclassed !ith the introduction of the 203 Dragon ''. %e&ertheless,

the design !as sufficientl successful that the MiM34 !as produced in &ast Luantities,

!ith almost F,500 units produced in the So&iet nion and +llied Bastern Co7rosperitStates during the #lobal Ci&il ?ar.

+fter the crash of the SD4 and subseLuent end of the #lobal Ci&il ?ar, thene!l formed Bastern Plock So&iet 'ndependent States (BPS'S* !ere able to acLuire ke

technologies from the crash site. This allo!ed BPS'S engineers pro&ide the aircraft !ith

ad&anced titanium allos !hich pro&ided greater protection from enem !eaponr andalso resulted in ne! ad&anced turboet designs !ith &astl impro&ed fuel econom and

thrust to !eight ratios o&er the older models. The ne!l designed MiM34P entered into

production in 2040 and along !ith the S3F >Perkut> !as to be the BPS'S=s primar

frontline fighter for the ne<t t!o decades.or much of the irst $obotech ?ar, the MiM34 sa! little combat action, as the

BPS'S tried to sta out of the battle ho!e&er, the bombardment of the Barth b

Ientraedi forces in 2044 destroed nearl G0R of the entire BPS'S +ir orce. +lthoughBPS'S industr !as shattered b the bombardment, ne! models of the MiM34 !ere

rolling off the production lines outside the ral Mountains si< months later. 'n the

interim ears bet!een the end of the irst and beginning of the Second $obotech ?ars,BPS'S pro&ided eLuipment to almost e&er unaligned state outside the nited Barth

#o&ernment in addition to some malcontent Ientraedi groups. +lthough no MiM34 are

kno!n to ha&e been used directl b the Ientraedi, se&eral mercenar groups based in

the Merchant $epublic of South +merica !hich fl MiM34 are kno!n to ha&e beenhired b renegade Ientreaedi. These missions on se&eral occasions pitted the MiM34

against 14 &eritech fighters flo!n b the $obotech Defense orce ($D*, an encounter

!hich the MiM34 rarel !on unless the odds !ere greater than 8 to 4 against the 14.P the beginning of the Second $obotech ?ar, the BPS'S airforce had 2,400 MiM34 of

all models. +s during the irst $obotech ?ar, during the conflict !ith the $obotech

Masters BPS'S forces tried to sta on the sidelines to sa&e themsel&es for the battle !iththe +rmies of the Southern Cross (+SC* that the !ere sure to come at the !ar=s

conclusion. +t the !ar=s conclusion in +ugust of 2030, the +SC !ere in such a depleted

state that BPS'S had became the dominate po!er on the planet !ithout a shot fired. )n

4March 2033 BPS'S forces crossed into #erman thus beginning the Second #lobal



Ci&il ?ar. MiM34=s !ere among the first combat aircraft into nited Barth #o&ernment

airspace. BPS'S forces Luickl established airsuperiorit and looked to lake o&er all of

Burope ho!e&er their plans soon came undone, !hen the 'n&id attacked on 45March2033 routing most of the BPS'S forces and completel destroing all of their

con&entional aircraft.

IM2= *lue MaD

The O1M2H >Plue Ma<> !as the Bastern Plock So&iet 'ndependent State=s first,

and some !ould argue most successful, attempt to create a &ariable fighter. 'n earl 2005,as the B# !as putting out the call for bids on a ne! prototpe &ariable fighter, it

became apparent the the rein&igorate So&iet aircraft industries !ould be not be allo!ed to

obtain little if an of the ad&anced alien >o&ertechnolog>. Therefore, the So&iet air

force decided that !ith the aid of their e<tensi&e sp net!ork and the use of nati&etechnologies the BPS'S air !ing !ould produce its o!n transforming fighter. The

Mikoan#ure&ich state aerospace industries !as a!arded the proect code named >Plue

Ma<> on ebruar 43, 2005.

or similar reasons as #rumman Corporation !ith the O148, Mikoandesigners decided to modif a traditional airframe instead of building a ne! design from

scratch. The chose the M'#2H to start off from and installed the most ad&ancedengines and electronics that the So&iet Bmpire could obtain. The ne! &eritech !as called

the =O1M2H= and !as built in the tpical rugged and durable So&iet fashion. Much of

the plane uses designs >borro!ed> from the #rumman team, to the point !here the armorand the !eapons load configurations for the O1M2H and the O148 are Luite similar.

nfortunatel for the So&iets, &er little of the O148 ad&anced electronics for

battlefield sur&eillance and manmachine interface !as able to be replicated. +s a

results, the Plue Ma< performance lags in both those areas. The first test flight of theO1M2H !as on +ugust 4F 200E, onl 3 months after the #rumman team. The flight

!ent fla!lessl as the general staff !as amazed at the maneu&erabilit of the ne!

machine. 'n all total some 25 O1M2H=s !ere built. +lthough the plane !as considered asuccess, the cost of each plane pro&ed to be too much and the proect !as canceled in

2044.

The combat histor pro&ed the planes !orth. Some 4G O1M2H=s !ere sentagainst the kraine in the summer of 200G. These planes shot do!n some 50

con&entional fighters, !hile onl losing t!o. )f the remaining 23 fighters, 4F !ere

destroed on the ground during the Ientraedi >$ain of Death>. The remaining si< !ere

maintained and upgraded through the end of the irst and the Second $obotech ?ar !ithstolen $D, +SC, Ientraedi, and $obotech Master technolog that BP'S'S !as able to

obtain.

+fter the end of the Second $obotech ?ar in +ugust 2030, the +SC !ere in sucha depleted state that BPS'S had became the dominate po!er !ithout a shot fired. )n

Ma 43 2033, BPS'S forces crossed into #erman thus beginning the Second #lobal

Ci&il ?ar. The O1M2H=s !ere among the first combat aircraft into B# space meetingolder 1 series finall in combat. The updated 2H=s performed !ell against the more

ad&anced +SC fighters ho!e&er three of the remaining si< !ere shot do!n. $ussian

forces Luickl established airsuperiorit and looked to take o&er all of Burope. "o!e&er

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Chapter : ! The 5lo%er of <ifeor the enormit of its importance to our li&es and economies, and for the shifting

sands of fate it has blo!n across the surface of Barth for the last halfcentur,7rotoculture is one of the most poorlunderstood subects one can broach. The lore of

7rotoculture, the plant it deri&ed from, and the race that li&ed in smbiosis !ith that

plant, is rife !ith mths, fanc, and outright untruths. 't is the intent of this article to

dispel some of these notions, and to e<plain if onl in a limited !a the comple<itiesof 7rotoculture, the 'n&id, and the lo!er of ;ife.

The e<tremit of the interrelationship bet!een these three topics makes it

difficult to compartmentalize them for discussion, as none can trul be mentioned

!ithout reference to the others. "o!e&er, ' endea&or to do ust that, beginning !ith thelifeccle of the lo!er of ;ife itself.

+ccording to the Sentinels comic series, the flo!er of life originated on earth and!as transplanted to )ptera b "adon, !hich !ould e<plain !h it gro!s so !ell on

earth.

). The 5lo%er of <ife

The lo!er of ;ife is a plant indigenous to )ptera a s!amp, !et !orld !ith a

thick atmosphere that orbits the #21 star Tzuptum. 't is one of a large order of flo!ering

plants formerl indigenous to the planet, designated fusiera so named because theirabilit to cause trace atoms in their en&ironment to undergo

nuclear fusion under limited conditions. Pecause of thedefoliation of the planet ordered b the $obotech Masters, the onl information !e ha&e of the other plant life on the

!orld comes from Ior Derelda=s o!n limited samples, taken

during the initial sur&e of this !orld b the Tirolians.Pecause of this, the reasons that such a strange trait !ould

ha&e originall e&ol&ed, the biological purpose it ser&ed, and

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speculation. ?hat is kno!n is that application of this abilit to crack the thick husk of

seeds (see belo!* !as probabl not the original e&olutionar purpose of this uniLue

talent, but rather an opportunistic e&olutionar path!a to use an e<isting trait for a ne! purpose as a simple chemical reaction to shatter the husk !ould ha&e sufficed. +t this

time, there is no scientific consensus on the subect, so ' !ill not del&e into it further here.

?hile little is kno!n about the ancestral and related plants of the lo!er of ;ife,this plant is reasonabl !ellunderstood. The lo!er of ;ife a multistaged organism,

beginning its e<istence as a spore, carried b !ind or !ater b a parasollike sail. The

spore is in fact a miniature clump of alreadspecialized cells, !aiting to find fertileground in !hich to take root. Most spores !ill not sur&i&e to gro!, but those that do can

thri&e in a !ide range of soils and humidit though the plants thri&e best in s!amp

terrain, but also do !ell in temperate climes !ith fa&orable rain and !et soil.

?hen the spore takes root in the ground, like a dandelion, or in !ater, !here itgro!s more in the fashion of the lotus, the plant begins to gro!. Thin green lea&es sprout

from a central stem !hich branches out into numerous fibrous limbs. The plant=s energ

and food suppl comes from photosnthesis, and its photosnthetic organelles are almost

identical to Barth=s chloroplasts. The plant fares best in Tzuptumlike light, !hiche<plains the abilit of the plant to sur&i&e so !ell on Barth !hen it does rather poorl on

!orlds lit b cooler red stars, or !orlds !ith bluer suns !ith spectra rich in ultra&ioletradiation.

+s mentioned abo&e, the plant=s morpholog depends upon the medium in !hich

it gro!s. 'n !ater, the plant becomes a =floater=, !ith specialized roots and large flatlea&es to keep the plant afloat. +s it matures, the plant e&entuall becomes a tall spire of

flo!erstudded &ines, rising three to fi&e meters abo&e the !ater, !ith a root sstem that

e<tends deep under the surface of the !ater to keep the plant upright. )n ground, the

plant de&elops fibrous stalks that center around a thick but soft trunk. The direction a plant takes once it sprouts from a spore is not completel fi<ed. 'f a plant that begins in

!ater e<periences drought conditions that cause its medium to dr up, or if it is taken

from !ater and transplanted to land, it !ill soon begin to gro! in a fashion identical tothat it !ould ha&e taken had it first taken root on land. + plant that gre! on land,

ho!e&er, is limited in its abilit to adapt to !ater should it get flooded the onl change

in its gro!th is to de&elop specialized !aterroots on those parts of the trunk and branches that lie under!ater.

+fter a ear of gro!th in either medium, the plant is

read to flo!er. 7inkand!hite blooms begin to open up on

numerous branches (the most common &ariet on )ptera, andspecificall bred b Ior himself, has flo!ers that gro! in groups

of three*. Bach flo!er has numerous stamens (usuall fi&e to ten*

gro!ing from the base of the flo!er and outside the petals, and asingle pistil inside them. The plant is not selfpollinating that is,

the pollen from a flo!er=s stamen can not fertilize a pistil on the same plant. 7ollen is

carried from plant to plant b a smbiotic species in nature, the 'n&id ser&e in thiscapacit. The stamens themsel&es are prehensile, and are attracted to the approach of an

!armbodied organism, to!ard !hich the reach and upon !hich the rub their pollen.

'n addition to the need for another organism to carr the stamens= pollen, the pistil is non





responsi&e to pollination until it is acti&ated b pheromones released b its smbiotic

pollinator.

)nce pollinated, the pistil begins to s!ell, and the petals and stamens die and dropa!a from the bud. + flesh fruit begins to form around the pistil, !hich gro!s larger

into a thickhusked seed. B&entuall this fruit drops free or is picked off the plant, and is

consumed b one of man )pteran organisms. The seed=s husk is &er hard, becauseman of the organisms that consumed it on )ptera including the 'n&id ha&e &er

abrasi&e gizzards, and the husk has e&ol&ed so as not to be destroed b the digesti&e

action of e&en the most robust of gullets. The 'n&id consider it taboo for an other thantheir ruling caste to eat this fruit before it is completel matured.

B&entuall the seed is defecated b the animal that consumed b the fruit. 't is at

this stage that the most uniLue propert of the lo!er of ;ife becomes apparent. The

seed=s husk is &er thick, in fact, and the digesti&e abrasion of the animal that consumedit helps !eaken it some!hat. Still, it can not sprout !ithout special measures. The seed is

porous, can leech in minerals from its en&ironment, and is in&ested during its gro!th on

the flo!er b a reser&oir of lithium, boron, and the rare isotope of hdrogen deuterium

as !ell. To crack the thick but !eakened hull of the seed, specialized organelles in thecells inside the seed cause nuclear fusion (in a process described belo!* of these stored

and leeched minerals to occur. The energ released from this process pro&ides thenecessar heat to make the husk sufficientl brittle for it to break. The >organic fusion>

action is the main mechanism the seed uses to shatter itself, but e&en, the process is

uncertain. ull a Luarter of seeds !ill fail to germinate unless abraded b an animal=sgizzard !ith such abrasion, onl a tenth fail to open.

)nce the fertile seed germinates, it forms a suborganism !hose sole reason for

e<istence is to produce spores, hence its name sporofer . +fter about three months of

gro!th, the sporofer has de&eloped into a tall shoot !ith &estigial flo!erlike gro!ths atits ape<, releases numerous ne! spores into the air, and then dies. The spores tra&el

through the air, e&entuall taking root and beginning the process o&er again.

'n !ater, the main flo!ering organism li&es se&eral decades before it finall diesafter se&eral seasons of bearing fertile fruit. )n land, ho!e&er, the plant continues to

gro! into a thick tree !ith a spherical clump of lea&es atop it. B&entuall, after about

fift seasons, the landplant becomes sterile and, though it can continue to li&e fordecades after!ards, !ill ne&er again produce flo!er nor fruit.

Though the stages of har&ested plants are usuall deliberatel isolated b the

har&esters, in nature all stages can e<ist in a single location plant, flo!er, fruit, pollen,

spore, and sporofer. This !as indeed the case in the ruins of the SD4=s main refle<furnace !hen it !as &isited b the clone of Ior and the 45th +T+C of the Southern Cross

in the final hours of the Second $obotech ?ar.

)). Protoculture't !as the uniLue mechanism the seed used to

shatter its husk that intrigued Ior Derelda upon his

disco&er of the plant, and made him decide to harness thisenerg for practical use. 'ndeed, the Tiresian terms for

=7rotoculture= ( zorrlev're* and =$obotechnolog=

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The Bnglish term deri&es from a direct translation of the Tiresian term for an unprocessed

crop of seeds of the lo!er of ;ife, one of the chief prizes stored in the bo!els of the

SD4.7rotoculture is process b !hich energ is deri&ed from the seeds of the 'n&id

lo!er of ;ife, !hen pre&ented b pressure from germinating. The energ is produced b

a process of cold fusion of trace elements contained in a lithium and deuteriumrichsolution !hich permeates the seeds and their en&irons. 'n nature the strength of this

reaction is limited b the natural abundances of the necessar isotopes, but in manmade

situations, the solutions can be made far richer, depending upon the reLuired rate ofenerg generation. + long and specialized protein chain (kno!n as the fusor seLuence*

!ithin specialized organelles in the seed=s cells binds to the necessar reactants, and

t!ists into a tight bundle !hich sLueezes the lithiumE and deuterium atoms into &er

close pro<imit. Peing bosons (particles !hose spins are an integer multiple of 7lanck=sconstant*, the resultant atoms compressed together are not affected b the effecti&e

repulsion from the 7auli principle. )nl the electrostatic barriers to fusion the repulsion

of the t!o positi&elcharged nuclei need be o&ercome.

This solution, !hich also includes se&eral seedbeneficent nutrients, is kno!n asthe 7rotoculture Matri<, but is often simpl misnamed >7rotoculture> leading to the

common and erroneous belief that 7rotoculture, in realit a process, is actuall asubstance that fuels mecha and generators. The 7rotoculture Matri< can be tailored to fit

the intended application of the energ released in the >organic fusion> process.

Maintained in biostasis, the seeds graduall surrender their stores of energ the richerthe lithiumdeuterium solution, the Luicker the depletion. or sustained energ, a

moderatel dilute solution and moderate pressure are needed. This is the basis for most

ci&il and shipboard 7rotoculture generators. 'deall, because of the seed=s enormous

capacit for selfrepair, this output could be maintained indefinitel so long as the neededreactants and nutrients in the solution are replenished. "o!e&er, as the solution begins to

accrue carbon and other !aste elements from the fusion process, these !aste materials

bond together to form simple organic molecules, !hich build up in the seed itself andcannot be filtered out, allo!ing the seeds to recei&e nutrition sufficient to crack the

slo!l!eakened seedhusk and germinate. Thus, the sprouting sporofers of the lo!er

end up consuming the Matri<. The Masters actuall considered the sporofers and thelo!er parasitic b consuming the Matri<, and !ithout the 'n&id as pollinators to help

fertilize the ne! gro!ths that sprout in the containment &essels (or in the Masters= case,

the ignorance of the need for the special pheromones to permit fertilization*, the ne<t

generation of plants are effecti&el useless for the generation of energ.)n the other hand, some applications reLuire a large amount of energ to be

deli&ered in a short period of time. or this, an e<tremel rich solution of Matri< is

reLuired, and the seed must be held under e<treme pressure. This approach is the basis ofthe 7rotoculture cell. This process is &er effecti&e for applications !here the smallest

possible generator is needed, though the cells onl last a &er short amount of time.

nlike the conditions in the more moderate generators, the furious pace of energ production b seeds in the rich Matri< and e<treme pressure of a cell results in an

inabilit for those selfsame seeds to germinate. P the time most of the Matri< has been

depleted, the seeds contained in the cell are dead.





'n both cases, the energ of fusion is released in the form of energetic particles

!hich are absorbed b the seed itself, causing the generation of heat. seful energ is

deri&ed from these seeds b strong and efficient conduction of the heat from the seed tothermocouples, !hich con&ert the heat into electrical potentials and energ. ?aste heat is

shunted out of the generator and is &irtuall the onl undesirable bproduct of the

7rotoculture process. This is minimized because Tirolian materials technolog !as ableto de&elop a thermocouple that operated at &er close to the thermodnamical limit of

efficienc and this technolog !as adopted in full b e&er race that has e&er used the

seeds for energ, including the 'n&id themsel&es.or the slo! process of energ release b the generator method, the Matri< must

be occasionall decanted and filtered of !aste materials, and must be replenished b

additional reactants for the fusion process. P careful filtering and replenishment of

lithium and hea& !ater into the mi<, the generator can last for man decades, until theseed cracks of its o!n accord and the sporofer begins to gro!. +s the seed inside a cell is

e<pected to be killed b the energgeneration process, the Matri< inside a cell is made

sufficientl rich in reactants that the cell=s Matri< is almost depleted !hen the seed dies.

)ne other aspect of the 7rotoculture process reLuires mention at this point. Thenature of fusion, and the energetic particles it releases, is such that it is &er damaging to

the structures of the cell in !hich it occurs. To combat this, and to preser&e the seed=s&iabilit, the lo!er of ;ife has e&ol&ed numerous selfrepair mechanisms for the seed

stage that compensate for the damage. Most important of these, at least for artificial

applications, is a famil of enzmes the Tirolians named >zhailoni> (designated on Barth>zlonases>*. These enzmes are capable of dramaticall increasing the rates of

construction of proteins, accelerating the repair of damaged cells to such a degree that the

cell !ill sur&i&e !hat !ould other!ise be lethal damage. "o!e&er, e<treme conditions

(such as those in a po!er cell* can and !ill e&entuall cause damage that outpaces theseed=s abilit to repair itself, killing the seed.

))). )n-ustrial Applications of Protoculture+. Cells and #eneratorsThe basic use of the 7rotoculture process in the t!o main modes of e<tracting

usable energ are mentioned abo&e. Poth !ere de&eloped b the Tirolians in the middle

of our fourteenth centur for commercial and militar use, to pro&ide aset undreamedof le&els of po!er for absolutel minimal mass, &olume, and cost. Though technologies

ha&e impro&ed upon both cell and generator since, the basic principles ha&e remained the

same, and in the case of the cell, the standards ha&e been rigorousl adhered to for all thistime, increasing energ

release rate and storage

capacit !ithout affecting

back!ards compatibilit ofthe ne! cells !ith old

engine designs.

The cell !as themost important design

from a militar standpoint.

't permitted a !ar machineto bristle !ith thrusters and






the zlonase enzmes could be inected into a person, and could effecti&el repair

damage at the cellular le&el, pre&enting not onl degenerati&e diseases and cancers, but

could stop the aging process itself. Pecause the bod=s immune sstem !ould e&entuall break do!n the foreign enzmes, treatments !ould ha&e to be repeated to maintain the

antigeriatric effect.

)n earl 'mperial Tirol, one=s access to these treatments depended entirel onone=s status. The poorest of the poor, the rural and urban !orkers, !ere denied the

treatment in all but the most serious of medical cases and !ere ne&er used to prolong

life beond natural limits, onl to keep people relati&el health until death. The plebs!ere more fortunate, ha&ing access to lifee<tensions of half a centur or more, but onl

the !ealthiest could recei&e the treatments a&ailable to the patricians !hose li&es !ere

doubled, sometimes tripled, b the treatment. )nl the $obotech Blders, Masters, and the

most essential of those in artificial societies the created for themsel&es on their motherships, !ere allo!ed effecti&e immortalit. This e<clusi&it !as in part because of social

castes, but !as also as much a matter of economics the zlonases !ere onl present in

small Luantities in 7rotoculture Matrices, !ere e<tremel e<pensi&e, and !ere needed for

more strategic applications, lea&ing onl the richest and most po!erful !ith access tothem.

Put Ior disco&ered another use for the zlonases9 cloning and corporealreconstruction. Tirol had long since had the technolog to produce artificial organs and

limbs b seeding a degradable plastic scaffolding that contains all the bod=s structures

!ith prespecialized cells. The cells e&entuall replace the scaffolding, and the limb ororgan is full formed. "o!e&er, this process !as tedious and !as of onl limited utilit,

namel medical reconstruction. ?ith the e<traction of the zlonases from the

7rotoculture matri<, this process could not onl be sped up to a blinding pace, but could

be applied to create ne! organisms entirel.Combined !ith the Tirolians= e<pertise in genetic engineering, the $obotech

Blders !ere able to create a societ of clones that fit their rigid ideological standards, and

surrounded themsel&es !ith these indi&iduals, made in groups of identical triplets that possessed a limited empathic sense bet!een members of the triad.

Put the triumph of the 7rotoculturecloning techniLues !as the race of giant

!arriors kno!n as the Ientraedi. Constructed and programmed b the hundreds of billions during the Bmpire=s histor, the Ientraedi !ere not onl built on modified

scaffolding, but !ere built upon modified D%+, !ith seLuences specialized for their

giant size spliced into !hat are =unk D%+= seLuences for humans. %ot onl did the

zlonase make the construction of these artificial #oliaths feasible, it permitted a processkno!n as =micronization= that could in a matter of hours create a ne! bod for Ientraedi

indi&idual, of either human or giant size, and hard!ire into the ne! brain the neural

connections of the original bod. 'ndeed, it is likel that the $egis used this techniLue, ifin a dramaticall more ad&anced fashion, to create the humanoid Solugi.

C. Spore The %e! Scourge)ne of the ne!er, and less desirable, uses of the lo!er of ;ife is the absorption

as a drug through the digesti&e tract or mucus membranes of a chemical residue in the

parasol of the spores of the lo!er of ;ife. The substance, called on the streets b the

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lo!er of ;ife (see belo!*, but is far less to<ic to humans. This chemical is a strong and

highl addicti&e hallucinogen, though one should be skeptical of the claims that ingestion

or inhalation of the substance causes an sort of paranormal prescience. This drug !asdisco&ered b indi&iduals !ho noted that such reactions occasionall occurred !hen

indi&iduals inhaled dust made from desiccated spores, some of !hom deliberatel

attempted to e<tract and concentrate the substance for illicit sale.There is little fear that the fruits of the lo!er !ill e&er be used b humans in this

fashion, considering their e<treme to<icit. The pollen, on the other hand, possesses

chemical agents similar to those in the fruit and the spores, but these agents are too !eakto do more than cause a light euphoria. Though the longterm effects are unkno!n, it is

legal to possess the pollen, and recentl, se&eral companies in 'ndia and Burope began to

market incense made !ith the pollen.

). The )nvi-

+s the natural smbiote of the lo!er of ;ife, the 'n&id are in&ol&ed !ith the

plant=s lifeccle at all stages, and deri&e all of their o!n sustenance from the plant.

irstl, the 'n&id are both the natural pollinators of the lo!er of ;ife and are the primar consumers of its fruit (and hence distributors of its seeds*. 'n&id ?orkers (a caste

of sterile females* !ade among the flo!ers, !here the prehensile stamens reach out andattach their pollen pods onto the ?orkers= skin, !here the pollen adheres to the mucus all

'n&id e<crete from their epidermis to pre&ent the sensiti&e flesh from dring. Carried

about b the ?orkers, the pollen is then carried to other plants for fertilization.urthermore, a scent gland in the ?orkers= genital canals releases the pheromones

necessar to acti&ate the pistils and make them recepti&e for fertilization. +s part of their

diet, all 'n&id consume the fruits of the flo!er, helping abrade the seeds and spread them

o&er a !ide area. The 'n&id, being a hi&eoriented animal, also collecti&el protect, tendto, and har&est the plants to the benefit of both species.

'n return, the 'n&id recei&e their nutrients from the plant, made from a mash of

!ater and the fibrous pulp of plant matter usuall taken from lea&es of the oung plantor from the entiret of mature and sterile landplants. ?orkercaste 'n&id consume the

plant matter, mi<ed !ith !ater, and the fibers are ground to a pulp in their gizzards. The

!orkers then regurgitate the nutrient solution into a communal tub, !here 'n&id of allother castes (e<cept the SubLueen* absorb it through both the skin and their limited

intestinal tracts, and into a specialized bath for the hi&e=s eternallpregnant SubLueen.

The 'n&id also recei&e narcotic effects from the fruits, !hich are unlike the

residue of the spores lethall to<ic to most non)pteran animals. The pulp of the fruit isalso metabolized b Dronecaste 'n&id into ellies that determine the caste of the 'n&id

!hile still a lar&a. Bach caste has its o!n specialized ell e<cept for the ?arrior caste,

!hich forms !hen a lar&a is fed no ell at all, usuall a circumstance !hich occurs !henstress on a hi&e produces insufficient supplies of the lo!er=s fruits to be a&ailable to the

hi&e. 'ndeed, the defoliation of )ptera !as so complete that man generations of 'n&id

!ere almost entirel made up of the large, dull!itted, and &iolent ?arrior, !ith onl afe! of the ?orker, Drone, and subroalt castes remaining. 'n&id informants also claim

that the fruit of the lo!er of ;ife is e<tremel important in the spiritual life of the 'n&id,

though tales of the paranormal po!ers granted b its consumption should be taken !ith a

grain of salt.







































. The Race for the 5lo%er

Though the general histories of the $obotech ?ars !hich might also be kno!nas the >?ars of the lo!er> are !idel kno!n, man of the more fascinating details that

relate to the role of the lo!er of ;ife are not. 'f this section goes o&er material that is

common kno!ledge, then, it is to merel set the conte<t for the less oftmentioned facts.'t is true that in Barth=s ear 4383 C.B., Ior Derelda disco&ered the lo!er of ;ife

and its unusual properties. "e brought back some of his disco&eries to Tirol, but, being an

enterprising oung man, !ithheld some of the information he possessed !hile he prepared the long and arcane forms for the patents he anticipated. or e<ample9 though

the need for artificial pollination !as kno!n, the chemical acti&ation reLuired before

fertilization !as left out of his initial report. $ealizing that transplantation of the 'n&id

!ould be both impractical and unethical, Ior had alread begun attempts to splice the genes for making the necessar

pheromone into the atrophied defensi&e scent glands of the

ChaCha, a domesticate of the Ci=1onian trahl and a fairl

popular pet animal in the empire at the time. Sadl for thiscle&er idea, little e&entuall came of it until the $B

recaptured Tirol from the 'n&id. 7artl this !as becauseengineering the necessar 'n&idlike beha&iors into the

ChaCha, !hose natural ancestor !as a predator of small animals and not a plant

pollinating herbi&ore, pro&ed more difficult than Ior anticipated. Put ust as importantl,Ior had mo&ed on to other things.

't seems that Ior !anted to keep the proect secret until his financial stake in the

ne! technolog !as secured. +s he de&eloped the geneengineered ChaCha, later to be

kno!n as a 7ollinator, Ior Luickl de&eloped (or bred it is uncertain if this did notactuall e<ist as a mutant strain on )ptera* a &ariet of the lo!er that !ould produce

seeds !hether pollinated or not, and these seeds could be used to deri&e energ, though

no fertile sporofer !ould germinate from them. urthermore, he reengineered this>sporeless> strain, !hich is !hat he ga&e to the Masters to be marketed commerciall

throughout the Bmpire, to accept a ne! pheromone altogether, so that neither 'n&id nor

the 7ollinator on !hich he !as !orking could fertilize it onl Ior held the ke, and hekept the secret tightl to himself, !riting crpticall in his encoded notes, >' ha&e del&ed

into this plant more than an man should ha&e, but it still keeps m confidence in return

for m confidentialit ' ha&e made its secrets a part of me, and me a part of its secret>.

+s the large e<tracts of zlonase !ere used to de&elop the Ientraedi, and as theseIentraedi !ere used b the $obotech Blders to o&erthro! the $epublic, Ior found

himself in a bind. Though formerl racked !ith guilt for ha&ing concealed scientific

kno!ledge to ad&ance his o!n financial concerns, he !as soon glad for his actions. Ior!as ordered to seed large tracts of land on numerous colon !orlds (the lo!er did not

gro! !ell on Tirol as 1ali&arre=s spectrum !as too hard*. Ior did as he !as told, but

used the sterile strain he=d de&eloped. This decision !as reinforced in Ior=s mind !henthe Ientraedi defoliated )ptera on the Blders= orders, and the 'n&id crusade against their

attackers !as launched. The Blders, obli&ious to Ior=s duplicit, attributed the difficult

of getting the flo!ers to produce fertile seeds to alien soils under alien suns, and Ior

encouraged this delusion to his o!n benefit.
















Though trul fertile seeds !ere ne&er to return to )ptera, or to lea&e Ior=s hands,

the less fertile &ariet !as used for centuries as the Bmpire=s main po!er source, and Ior

used his uniLue =knack= for coa<ing fecundit from the plant on alien !orlds as a meansto bargain !ith Tirol=s despots. Put Ior=s decision affected the 'n&id as !ell. Though the

could not induce the modified >sporeless> &ariet lo!ers to reproduce, if the captured a

planet !here the lo!er had been seeded the could at least deri&e necessar sustenanceand some energ from them for the man seasons that the plants li&ed.

Ior kept t!o things as his trump cards the 7ollinators, to !hich he returned in

Barth=s earl t!entieth centur and !hich he completed shortl before his death, and theoriginal unmodified plants. Torn !ith remorse o&er the !ars his in&ention had caused,

directl !ith the 'n&id, and more importantl indirectl bet!een the Ientraedi !ho had

remained loal to the Blders and Masters against those that had defected to the

descendants of the colonists Tirol had sent to Ci=1a, Ior decided to load the last trulfertile batch of the lo!er into the refle< engines of the battlefortress he !as assigned

!ith !hich to carr out his seeding missions, and sent it a!a to a !orld he had learned

of !hile perusing the records on "adon '1, a !orld he determined !as the original

home of his o!n race, and !ho !ould presumabl be sufficientl more ad&anced than hiso!n people to make better use of his disco&er. The !orld !as Barth, and Ior !as

disastrousl mistaken, as histor has sho!n.+fter Ior=s death, and the confirmation that he had indeed sent the last batch of

fertile lo!ers to an alien !orld on the Macross, the $obotech Masters dispatched their

Ientraedi armada in a hast search for it. ?ith the Ientraedi=s demise, the Mastersthemsel&es abandoned their ding empire in search of Barth and the treasure Ior had

hidden there.

"o!e&er, research on the lo!er had not stopped. +s the 'n&id !ere in the

process of inserting troops into the &er capital of Tirol, an aging scientist of theSenatorial caste named Cabell !ho had studied under Ior three centuries before !as

closing in on the secret Ior had kept for so long. "e finall figured out the purpose of the

7ollinators that Ior had continued to breed in his lab e&en after he had made them uselessfor the commonlseeded strains of the lo!er. +rmed !ith this kno!ledge, Cabell, on

the unorthodo< suggestion of an Barth scientist named Dr. Bmil ;ang, proceeded to break

Ior=s ne! pheromonal code Ior=s o!n pheromones and to splice the reLuired genesinto a ne! generation of 7ollinators. This disco&er allo!ed the $obotech B<peditionar

orce to permit the formerl infertile >sporeless> strain to germinate !ithout the late

Ior=s !izardr, causing an immediate renaissance of $obotechnolog among the

Tirolians, displaced Terrans, and Sentinels, allo!ing them to beat the 7rotoculturedepleted armies of the $egent !ith ease. Since the $B=s lo!ers !ere the deri&ati&e

strain made b Ior and used b the $obotech Bmpire, the term >secondgeneration

7rotoculture> arose to describe the energ made from seeds from the 'mperial &ariet, asopposed to the =first generation= made from the last unadulterated plants Ior had sent to

Barth. Peond the abilit for the 'mperial strain to produce infertile but energ

generating seeds, and the 'mperial strain=s ne! pheromonal code, there is no difference bet!een the &arieties, though the can not be hbridized !ith fertile results, as this

creates an entirel ne! pheromonal ke for pollination.

The >mutated> strains of the lo!er ha&e been seeded on /arbonarra, Spheris,

"adon '1, 7erton, )ptera and 7ra<is all of the !orlds that the 'n&id !ere dra!n to.



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). Mecha Po%er

't is stated throughout $obotech that mecha po!ered b 7rotoculture de&elop asmbiotic bond bet!een pilot and machine, allo!ing the pilot to control his mecha in part

through sheer !illpo!er. This e<plains in $obotech ho! the mecha can make such

humanlike motions and fine hand control. This is not sufficient to gi&e mecha in$obotech the >thought control> sstem, but simpl is used as a Mc#uffin to e<plain ho!

the !ork so !ell.

)). Chil-ren of the "ha-o%

'n the Shado! Chronicles, it is re&ealed that the "adonites fear the po!er of

7rotoculture, but it is ne&er e<plained !h. urthermore, the destroed the 'n&id=s

original home!orld, an unnamed planet, forcing them to relocate to )ptera.

Chapter = ! The Robotech MastersThe $obotech Masters fulfill the role that !as plaed b the 7rotoculture in the

original Macross saga (although their o!n histor indicates the could ha&e possiblcome after the 7rotoculture themsel&es*. The created much of the ad&anced technolog

in the stor, the created the Ientraedi as their guardians, and the e<panded out into theTirolian $epublic. This chapter co&ers the Tirolian people, their histor, and their

home!orld.

The $obotech Masters li&e on Tirol, the moon of antoma, a gas giant in the1ali&arre star sstem.

'n $obotech, there doesn=t seem to be an emphasis on the Southern Cross

&ersion=s information:decision:action or the unfettered:indi&idualist rules, so the areignored in $obotech. The fact the are triplets is because the flo!er of life gro! in

triplets.

alivarre

1ali&arre is a bright blue!hite +E d!arf, t!ice the mass of Barth=s sun, and

substantiall hotter at the surface (G300 /*. 1ali&arre is large, at 4.H5 times the radius of

Barth=s sun, and puts out si<teen times the light and a higher portion of that is in theultra&iolet than one sees at Barth. +nalsis of the star indicates that it is a mere se&en

hundred and ninet million ears old, and it is estimated that !ithin thirtfi&e million

ears= time, 1ali&arre !ill become an orange /5 giant, destroing all life in the sstem.1ali&arre is located 4G42 parsecsQ from Barth, in the direction of the constellation

of the Southern Cross ($+ 42h8.2m, Dec E2.42*, and !as the center of a &ast interstellar

empire that, at its height, controlled fift million cubic parsecs and more than a thousand

inhabited !orlds.1ali&arre is home to t!el&e planets. The first three are rock, hot, inhospitable

!orlds, ranging in size from a tenth to nearl t!ice Barth=s mass. The ne<t fi&e are gas

giants, the inner t!o being similar to Jupiter and Saturn respecti&el, and the outer threemore resembling ranus and %eptune (ice giants*. The outermost four !orlds are

composed largel of a mi<ture of rock and !ater and methane ice, larger analogs to the

ranian and %eptunian satellites, and 7luto.Q 4 parsec X 4H,4E4,8F2,003,8HH.5E miles (30,G3F,800,000,000 km*



5anto#a

antoma is the fourth planet from 1ali&arre, orbiting e&er 20EE Terran das at a

distance of 3.H5 +. +t this distance, it recei&es appro<imatel the same amount ofradiati&e flu< from its sun as does Barth, though the light is more in the blue and ultra

&iolet. Despite the fact that 1ali&arre is nearl t!ice Sol=s radius, 1ali&arre subtends onl

a Luarter of the solid angle on the sk at antoma as Sol does on Barth, due to the greaterdistance. Pecause 1ali&arre is bluer, and because of its smaller angular size, looking

directl at 1ali&arre is se&eral times more dangerous to the naked ee at antoma=s orbit

than looking directl at the Sun is at Barth=s. antoma=s a<is of rotation is inclined 2Edegrees from the orbital plane, and the planet possesses a formidable magnetic field.

"o!e&er, as 1ali&arre=s solar !ind is subsonic, antoma lacks the magnetosphere

structure for !hich Jupiter and Barth are famous.

antoma is a gas giant, some!hat smaller than Jupiter, !ith a total mass 20Gtimes that of Barth=s, and a radius slightl more than ten times Barth=s (E8,H30 km*. ?ith

a rotation period of ele&en hours and si< minutes, the enormous coriolis forces dri&e the

atmosphere into bands of high and lo!pressure zones (like on Jupiter and Saturn*, and a

large number of storms are &isible. Most prominent is Oe&=e&le, a highpressure regionnear the antoman eLuator similar to Jupiter=s #reat $ed Spot this storm has persisted

throughout the full e<tent of Tirolian recordkeeping. urthermore, because of the far greater

radiation input than on Jupiter, the atmosphere is far

more dnamic and turbulent. antoma=s atmosphereis composed largel of hdrogen, helium, methane,

ammonia, !ater, and carbon dio<ide, and as a

!hole the planet appears as &aring bands of bluish

green and !hite.+ modest ring sstem encircles antoma,

e<tending from 4.3 to 4.F antoman radii,

consisting mainl of rock fragments !hich range in size from dust to se&eral meters inlength. ?hile clearl &isible from the surface of its moons, these rings, !hich are

inclined at most 0.2 degrees from the planet=s plane of rotation, are not nearl so

spectacular as those surrounding Saturn, but are still more impressi&e than Jupiter=s. Themost uniLue aspect of the antoman rings is the pre&alence of magnetic monopoles

amidst the dust in se&eral of the middle rings these particles ha&e not been found in large

Luantities else!here in the #ala<. 't is possible that an obect composed largel of

monopolar matter passed too close to antoma and !as torn apart b tidal gra&it, andthe fragments !ere incorporated into the ring sstem.

antoma is home to eight moons. The first t!o, alcaro and Stonol, are small

bodies of rock less than a couple percent of Barth=s mass. alcarois e<tremel geologicall acti&e, as is Stonol to a lesser degree.

This is due to the tidal pull of Tirol, !hich pre&ents these t!o

moons from being phaselocked !ith antoma. The third moon,Tirol, is &er nearl the size of Barth. Madrea, the fourth, is a

modest moon a hundredth Barth=s mass. The other moons, all

further out than Madrea, are &er small, at most 0.3R Barth=s

mass.

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Tirol

The third moon of antoma, Tirol is the traditional seat of Tirolian ci&ilization,though the $obotech Masters abandoned the surface centuries ago to d!ell in their

artificial clone societies aboard their orbital motherships, lea&ing the bulk of the populace

on the planet belo!.Tirol is a some!hat smaller planet than Barth, !ith onl E4R of Barth=s mass and

G2R Barth=s radius. Tirol is, on the !hole, marginall denser than Barth (thanks to a

larger core relati&e to the planet=s size*, and possesses a surface gra&it H2R of Barth=s. 'torbits &er close to antoma=s eLuatorial plane at a distance of 2.8 antoman radii

(45F,F44 km*, completing a re&olution e&er t!el&e hours and t!entone minutes.

Pecause of antoma=s great size, and the small size of the other antoman moons, Tirol is

phaselocked to antoma that is, from antoma=s perspecti&e, Tirol al!as sho!s thesame side to it.

The most prominent obect in the Tirolian sk is antoma, subtending nearl 85

degrees in diameter. Bclipses of 1ali&arre b antoma are almost a dail occurrence on

the antoma!ard side of the planet. Depending upon the season, antoma is &isible e&enat noon. rom Tirol=s perspecti&e, antoma ne&er mo&es in the sk, and its position in the

sk is entirel determined b the obser&er=s location on Tirol. The phaselock also meansthat Tirol=s rotation period, or its da, is the same as its rotation period around antoma9

namel, 42 hours, 24 minutes. Pecause Tirol=s orbit slightl o&ertakes antoma=s rotation,

antoma appears to rotate retrograde (from Tirol=s perspecti&e*, !ith a period of almost440 hours, or nearl nine Tirolian das. Tirol=s higher rotation period affects its !eather

significantl. The centrifugal force on the atmosphere is more than three times that on

Barth, and the coriolis force nearl t!ice it. ?eather patterns tend to be confined to

smaller cells than one !ould e<pect on Barth, and much of the cloud co&er and precipitation are at the lo!er latitudes.

Tirol has no detectable intrinsic magnetic field e&en if it did, it !ould be d!arfed

b antoma=s contribution. antoma=s field is, to good appro<imation, a !ellaligneddipole, so its magnetic field lines are seen on Tirol as being &irtuall parallel to the

planet=s rotation a<is. Despite the differences, t!odimensional compasses act similarl

on the surface of Tirol as on the surface of Barth. The main effect is that Tirol seesintense aurora at all latitudes. The presence of debris from antoma=s rings also makes

meteor sho!ers a freLuent occurrence on Tirol.

ull 32R of Tirol=s surface is land, the maorit of !hich is a single super

continent named 7ae=rana centered on the subantoma point. + series of &olcanic islandsand se&eral small subcontinents e<ist on the side of Tirol opposite antoma, but that half

of the planet is almost entirel ocean. Tirol is some!hat tectonicall acti&e, as the other

moons disturb the planet=s phaselock !ith antoma, but continental drift a!a from thesupercontinent is relati&el minimal, thanks to the antoman tides.

Much of Tirol is more arid than Barth, especiall to!ard the center of the

supercontinent 7ae=rana, but the planet sees all the range of climes and ecological zonesBarth does. 'ndeed, 7ae=rana=s ecological zones e<ist in large part in belts, according to

latitude. +t the highest latitudes are arctic and tundra zones, then a taigalike forest belt.

;o!er in latitude are the grasslands, and belo! that the eLuatorial deserts and ungles.

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Most of the Tirolian population li&es in the grasslands and steppes, and on the coastlines

of the more temperate zones.

The Tirolians

?hile Tirol=s inhabited surface area is similar in size to Burasia and +frica

combined, its racial composition is dramaticall more homogeneous than old !orldBarth. There are onl three racial tpes, descending from Barth=s Caucasians, Dra&idians,

and Mongoloids. rom this fact, it can be surmised that the original humans transplanted

to Tirol originated in the %ear Bast and Central +sia. 'n the si< millennia bet!een thearri&al of humans on Tirol and the ad&ent of ci&ilization across the planet, the Tirolian

peoples fragmented into four maor language families, and innumerable tribes and ethnic

tpes. B&entuall, b a process of attrition and cultural assimilation, Tirol=s peoples began

to consolidate, first into the great empires, then later into the maor industrial nationstates. P the time of the ad&ent of space tra&el in E52 C.B., onl se&en maor languages

!ere left, and four of those belonged to the =Tzen= branch of the )rpeloSue=tonan

language famil. 'ncreasingl, the dominant culture became that of the Tiresians, relati&e

ne!comers to Tirol=s ethnic mi<. The earliest appearance of the Tiresians in the planet=srecords dates back no further than 840 P.C.B., and the did not become prominent in

!orld affairs almost until 3E0 C.B. P the emergence of the $obotech Bmpire in 43E4C.B., Tiresian culture and language had penetrated to e&er corner of the globe, as a

conseLuence of their political and economic dominance. Toda, most of the ancient

cultures and peoples are diluted beond recognition, and their uniLue facets ha&e beenrelegated to famil and placenames, and regional festi&al costumes. + singular

e<ception are the rugged and independentminded mountain people of the $ilac region,

!ho ha&e kept their language and customs o&er the man centuries.

Tirolian culture, and b this one means Tiresian culturein particular, is &er superior in its outlook. +fter a thousand

ears of being an interstellar po!er dominating hundreds of

alien !orlds and a thousand colonies of all sizes of their o!n,Tiresians gre! to look upon themsel&es as the highest

e<pression of ci&ilization in the #ala<. The maintenance of the

ancient forms of go&ernment and the creation of monumentalarchitecture became paramount in the Tirolians= priorities. The

$obotech Blders and Masters !ere seen b man on Tirol as

ha&ing abandoned their duties to the state, as the abandoned

Tirol itself, but the Tirolian citizenr had neither the resources, po!er, or !ill to challenge the Bmpire.

Tirol=s mriad of preindustrial cultures produced a flo!ering of mthic and

religious literature o&er the millennia, though all share a common thread. 'n the &ariant ofthe mth the Tiresians inherited, the Tirolians !ere originall created b the supreme god

1ar=e, a solar deit representing both creation and destruction. B&entuall, 1ar=e=s domain

!as in&aded b the supreme e&il entit in their mthos, called +don=de, and the Tirolianrace !as abducted b a race of demonic dragonlike creatures called the 7=tok, of !hich

+don=de !as king. Prought do!n from "ea&en as sla&es of the 7=tok, Tirolians

e&entuall o&erthre! their masters !ith the help of the intercessor deit anto, in his

first incarnation, Ior=de. anto=s third incarnation, ;anack, is said to ha&e been born



nearl si< thousand ears later, and to ha&e taught the Tirolians the arts of ci&ilization,

after !aging a centurlong !ar against an e&il king.

B&entuall, the anto cults e&ol&ed into a number of national and sectariandeities, from !hich se&eral maor uni&ersalist philosophic religious sstems emerged.

These belief sstems, ho!e&er, died at the hands of the secularism of the earl interstellar

republics. 'n the follo!ing centuries, Tiresian philosophical thought, the dominant form,d!elt more on ci&ic dut, familial obligations, and public morals than on transcendental

or theological concerns.

TirolGs ?istory

+. 7rehistor

;ife clearl did not find its origins on Tirol. 1ali&arre is too oung a star,

scientists suggest, for life to ha&e formed on the !orlds that orbit it. Similarl, D%+seLuences from other !orlds in the Luadrant indicate that life on those !orlds, in part or

in !hole, shares a common ancestr !ith that on Tirol.

B&idence is beginning to suggest that the Tirolians are the third ci&ilized species

to ha&e inhabited the planet. The first occupation period, dating 448 million ears ago,appears to coincide !ith the enormousl !idespread colonization of !orlds b an

unkno!n, long e<tinct race dubbed the =Seeders=. This race, of !hom no artifact hassur&i&ed the &ast eons, appears to ha&e settled hundreds of planets in the Luadrant before

their demise. Pecause of stellar dispersion, it is impossible to kno! (!ithout sur&eing

the entire #ala<* ho! large their sphere of influence once !as, though estimates place iton up!ards of a thirt thousand inhabited planets. )n some !orlds, it appears the onl

introduced ne! life to pree<isting ecosstems. )thers (such as Tirol* appear to ha&e

been completel terraformed, and all their life transplanted from else!here. 'n the more

than one hundred million ears since life !as seeded on Tirol, ho!e&er, the planet hasde&eloped its o!n uniLue species and ecosstems, as e&olution took its course. The life

brought to Tirol has long since adapted to its climate, and to its bizarre da, night, and

eclipse ccles.The second alien occupation period appears to ha&e been a mere 45,000 ears

ago, !hen a second race, dubbed the =Settlers=, established a small colon on Tirol. ;ittle

is kno!n about this race as !ell, other than that the brought more lifeforms from other!orlds and deposited them onto Tirol, 7ra<is, and else!here. Most important of the races

brought b the =Settlers= to these planets !ere, of course, humans from Barth. e! =Settler=

sites ha&e e&er been unearthed, and those that ha&e been found ha&e re&ealed little Tirol

appears to ha&e been a small back!ater colon, possibl agricultural in nature. 'n ancase, the population of =Settlers= on Tirol seems to ha&e ne&er e<ceeded si< thousand in

small, dispersed settlements. The =Settlers= apparentl used cremation in their burial rites,

and no confirmed reports of their skeletons ha&e e&er been found though humanremains are often associated !ith =Settler= occupation sites. 't is a possibilit that a

Tirolian racial memor of this race formed the core of the mths relating to the 7=tok.

Sometime around 48,000 ears ago, not long after the humans !ere brought toTirol, all traces of the =Settlers= &anish !ith indications that their settlements !ere

destroed b &iolence and the humans transplanted to this distant planet began their

long reign as the unchallenged masters of this !orld.

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The first Tirolian ci&ilizations began to appear appro<imatel E500 P.C.B., in the

De&=er and $ela& ri&er &alles, !ith three other comple< urban cultures springing up

!ithin the ne<t millennium. ?riting appears to ha&e been de&eloped in the De&=er citstates appro<imatel 5G00 P.C.B., and independentl again in the $ela& and Ton&ella

cultures !ithin fi&e centuries of that. Much of Tirolian ci&ilization can be traced to these

earliest cultures, though all !ere e&entuall conLuered b successi&e !a&es of latertribes.

P. 7re'ndustrial

Tirol=s preindustrial histor is long and comple<, and, o!ing to limitedtranslations a&ailable to Terran historians, is not as !idel understood as one might like.

The primar cultural continuum that led to the Tiresian culture began !ith De&=eria.

Though this region=s political centers !ere conLuered and destroed b successi&e !a&es

of barbarians o&er the millennia, the ne!comers in&ariabl adopted the De&=er culture.This insured that it remained culturall intact until 4200 P.C.B, !hen it !as finall

destroed b a nation of tribesmen influenced b their societ, the Tettelians. 'n the prior

centuries, ho!e&er, the orasi citstates emerged, and though culturall distinct from the

De&=er, man of the religious, technical, and scientific achie&ements of the De=&er !ereimported. ollo!ing on the heels of the orasi !ere the Bin=liba, !hose dri&e and martial

ambition caused them to build a &ast empire that reached its height b F24 P.C.B. theorasi !ere conLuered and their culture adopted to a great e<tent b the Bin=liba. ?a&es

of barbarian in&asions, incessant !arfare against the &arious dnasties ruling Tettelia, and

economic problems e&entuall toppled the Bin=liba b 304 P.C.B. %orth!estern 7ae=ranathen entered into something of a dark age, from !hich the modern cultures of Su=tone, the

back!ater southern coastal regions of the old Bin=liba empire, e&entuall emerged after

their long intellectual slumber. +mong the nationalities that emerged in this region !ere

the Tiresians, descendants of barbarians !ho had pressed upon the Bin=liba empirecenturies before. P 3E0 C.B., the Tiresians had emerged as one of the most po!erful

nations in the Su=tone region, and !ere e<panding their influence east!ard into )rpelae.

C. 'ndustrialTechnolog ad&anced at an impressi&e pace during the fifth through se&enth

centuries C.B. in Su=tone, fueled b population gro!th and economic de&elopment.

During this era, the peoples of Su=tone began to aggressi&el e<pand, colonizing much of7ae=rana and displacing and dominating the indigenous peoples and cultures.

%e&ertheless, the aggressi&e competition bet!een the Su=tonean nations led to

se&eral de&astating !orld !ars, the third of !hich ushered in nuclear !eaponr. +

reluctant participant in the last one, Tiresia nonetheless emerged as the sole maor !orld po!er, !ith the might to impose its !ill, if necessar, on an part of the planet.

Tiresia and the other Su=tonean nations took the lead in technolog, though it !as

$ilac that first entered space. The space era began slo!l for Tirol, but b the earl G00=sC.B., a permanent presence !as established on antoma=s more stable moons, and after

t!o centuries, the Tirolians had established colonies in orbit around or on the surface of

man of the !orlds and moons in their star sstem. P the disco&er of fold technolog,full ten percent of the Tirolian race li&ed offplanet.

D. 'nterstellar $epublic

Deteriorating social and economic conditions in the decades after the first fold

capable ships !ere launched led to a mass e<odus of Tirolians. oremost of the egress to



the ne! interstellar colonies !ere those not of the Tiresian culture (!hich had been

adopted b most of the Su=tone peoples, thanks to the &astl successful economic trade

bloc the region had formed*. The largest single colon !as Ci=1a, initiall settled b$ilacians after their homeland had been de&astated b ci&il !ar and famine for nearl a

centur. ?ithin t!o centuries, Ci=1a !as the largest Tirolian colon, and a maor trading

and industrial center, second onl to Tirol itself.B&entuall the disturbances on Tirol itself subsided, and under the lead of the

Tiresians, Tirol unified into a more or less homogeneous republic in 44EE C.B.

Colonization of other !orlds proceeded !ith great haste, aided b ad&ances in foldtechnolog and a huge increase in the population=s gro!th rate.

'mpro&ements in foldengines, though still limited b modern standards, led to a

thri&ing interstellar trade. +t first, the core of the 'nterstellar $epublic supplied the

colonies, but soon the began to de&elop industries and resources of their o!n, and beganto trade among themsel&es, and to deli&er agricultural goods back to Tirol.

During the e<ploration of the Luadrant, the Tirolians encountered their first

ci&ilized alien species. The most important of the peoples encountered !ere the

/arbarrans. + race of bearlike creatures, the /arbarrans had de&eloped a credible presence in space on their o!n, !ithout the benefit of T; ships. "o!e&er, though

/arbarra=s fantastic industrial capacit d!arfed e&en Tirol=s, pressures due to populationand pollution !ere straining /arbarra=s &iabilit. The Tirolian 'nterstellar $epublic and

the /arbarran "egemon concluded a comprehensi&e and amicable trade agreement,

!ith Tirol pro&iding fold technolog, monopol mining rights, and foodstuffs ine<change for /arbarran industrial e<pertise, biotechnolog, and innumerable products,

such as Sekitan ore. $elations bet!een /arbarra and Tirol !ere generall fa&orable for

the ne<t t!o centuries.

The Tirolians also encountered their first enemies in space during this period as!ell. + halfdozen minor !ars !ere fought in the $epublican epoch against the

7ertonians, and a maor !ar !as fought b Tirol and /arbarra in 42F8430E C.B.

against the 1=lo<ia, a dragonlike people !hose borders included a hundred inhabited!orlds. The conflict !as costl and terrible, and ended !ith the e<tinction of the 1=lo<ia.

The /arbarrans !ere appalled b the genocide of the 1=lo<ia at the hands of the

Tirolians, and this rift began a do!n!ard spiral in these t!o !orlds= relations that led to/arbarra se&ering ties to Tirol proper in 433H C.B., and the entire 'nterstellar $epublic

three ears later. /arbarra then aligned itself !ith the autonomous Tirolian $epublic of

Ci=1onia, !hich, b this time, controlled a dozen planets (centered on Ci=1a* and stood to

benefit enormousl from the larger market for its foodstuffs and products. ?hat had beena centurieslong friendship bet!een Tirol and /arbarra Luickl e&ol&ed into an armed

standoff. Tirol began to suffer an energ crisis, as /arbarran Sekitan, a deuteriumrich

ore !idel used for fueling most fusion reactors of the time, became generalluna&ailable. This embargo forced Tirol to return to older and more inefficient methods of

acLuiring the choice nuclear fuels.

B<ploration &essels led the e<pansion into space, and charted hundreds of ne!!orlds. The culmination of these missions occurred !hen Ior Derelda, a oung Tiresian

proect scientist assigned to a deepspace sur&e team, disco&ered the planet )ptera and

its uniLue lifeforms. The disco&er of protoculture, as a po!er source and as a catalst

for cloning, produced nothing less than a re&olution in Tirolian technolog, and soon, a



re&olution in the political sphere as !ell. The loss of Sekitan no! pro&ed ad&antageous to

the Tirolians, as the replenishment of the protoculture matri< reLuired large amounts of

hea& !ater to be e<tracted from Tirol=s (and its colonies=* oceans a technolog Tirolhad to re&i&e and master after the lost the /arbarran ore.

"o!e&er, it !as not in po!er production that protoculture=s disco&er caused the

most radical changes to Tirolian societ. $ather, protoculture=s abilit to acceleratecloning and to repair cellular damage !as !hat ultimatel reshaped Tirolian culture.

Tirolian biotechnolog !as alread e<tremel ad&anced at this time, thanks in part to the

groundbreaking research in the field pioneered b their former /arbarran friends. Putsoon, ambitious lifee<tension proects made the aristocrac &irtuall immortal,

geneticall impro&ed grains and farm animals !ere spread all o&er the empire, custom

genes introduced the entire spectrum of color into Tirolian ees and hair. Put most

ominousl, entire races of clones !ere created, biologicall and sociall conditioned intoa condition of ser&itude. The first of them, a race of tenmeter tall !arriors bred for

combat, !as called the Ientraedi.

B. $obotech Bmpire

The Ientraedi !ere de&eloped in 4355 C.B. at the behest of the Tirolian Senate bTirol=s most po!erful bloc of scientists a group of ideologues calling themsel&es the

$obotech Masters (Iorrle&=dra #isterae*. ounded b a set of identical triplets callingthemsel&es the $obotech Blders (Iorrle&=dra Brtul&e*, and obsessed b the numerolog

of threes, the $obotech Masters set about using the cloning technologies to create !hat

!as, in their &ie!, the perfect societ a race of triplets acting in concert for the good ofthe race, !here emotional e<pression and indi&idualit !ere forbidden.

Though the Ientraedi !ere nominall

under the control of the Senate, the real control

la in the hands of the $obotech Blders. ?hen!ord of the $obotech Blders= eugenics

e<periments broke, the Tirolian people, especiall

the patrician classes, !ere aghast. The Blders!ere ordered to immediatel cease their

e<periments b the Senate. 'n response, the Blders

called in the Ientraedi and seized control of Tirolin 43E4 C.B., disbanding the Senate and Luickl

destroing the Tirolian militar. 'n the #reat "all of Tiresia, as the Senate under house

arrest !atched, the $obotech Bmpire !as proclaimed into e<istence. The home!orld

securel in their hands, the $obotech Blders began to set about establishing control o&erall the !orlds in the no!defunct 'nterstellar $epublic.

The first crisis facing the $obotech Bmpire !as on /arbarra. 'n 43FG C.B., the

/arbarrans tested on an obscure moon a ne! tpe of starshipmounted !eapon9 the$efle< Cannon. Combining the po!er of a nuclear !eapon !ith the ad&antages of an

areaaffect beam gun, and imper&ious to the antimissile defenses as mounted on

starships, this !eapon=s test !as meant b /arbarra as a signal to Tirol that it !ould not be bullied b the Blders. %e&ertheless, the Blders rightl percei&ed that this technolog, if

gi&en the time to de&elop, !ould upset the balance of po!er in the Luadrant a!a from

the infant empire. The Ientraedi !ere mustered and dispatched to /arbarra, !hich !as

soon conLuered !ith minimal collateral damage and loss of /arbarran life, and its great



industrial capacit turned to 'mperial needs. The /arbarrans !ere forced to hand o&er the

secrets to the $efle< Cannon, !hich !as perfected b the ne! Science Trium&irates.

Soon, ne! classes of Ientraedi ships began to appear (the flagship and monitor *, !hich!ere built around the terribl effecti&e splitboom beam gun.

The /arbarrans, though resentful of the conLuest, !ere treated !ith the utmost

respect and charit b the 'mperial #o&ernors, and thus ne&er rose in re&olt against theBmpire indeed, /arbarra sa! its greatest economic boom in three centuries !hen

Tirolian merchants began to return. Ci=1onia, on the other hand, immediatel obected to

the loss of its trading partner, but !as mollified b assurances of autonom and free trade!ith Tirol.

Still, the Blders !ere uncertain of their position. +s their po!er originall deri&ed

from protoculture, the resol&ed to be the sole masters of it. )ptera !as ordered

defoliated, lea&ing its inhabitants, the 'n&id, to star&e precipitating one of the greatestconflicts the Bmpire !ould kno!. +s the seeds of the lo!er of ;ife !ere stolen from

)ptera, the seeds of the Bmpire=s o&erthro! !ere also so!n.

P 4850 C.B., the ne! trium&irate clones !ere perfected, and the $obotech

Blders retired to their great motherships in Tirolian orbit !ith their triplet minions.Surrounded b their immediate ser&ants, the $obotech Masters, the Blders Luickl

succeeded in gaining for Tirol all the Tirolian colonies sa&e one Ci=1a, !hose treaties!ith the Bmpire !ere honored, so long as Ci=1a ga&e token deference to the 'mperial

order.

+t about the same time, like a phoeni< from the ashes, the 'n&id began to appear,ra&aging outling colon !orlds and folding out before the could be caught b the

'mperial forces. This harassment, though unsettling to inhabitants of the outling

colonies, !as not a serious threat to the empire, but it did reLuire the establishment of a

&ast defensi&e fleet of Ientraedi. 1er Luickl, the Ientraedi succeeded in forcing the'n&id to flee )ptera, but the harassment continued after the 'n&id adopted a ne! !orld

outside the Tirolians= sphere of influence as their secret base of operations.

+t this point, onl one !eakness !as apparent in the 'mperial armor9 though the$obotech Blders had a monopol on protoculture, the could not produce it indefinitel

!ithout help and increasingl, the gre! completel dependent on this energ source

!hose production the ultimatel could not control. or reasons the Blders and Masterscould ne&er disco&er, the lo!ers of ;ife !ould produce seeds that could release energ,

but !ould ne&er be able to germinate the seeds !ere sterile. B&entuall the plants !ould

mature and cease producing seeds, becoming !orthless to the Bmpire. The secret of

fertile seeds !as tightl held b Ior, the scientist !ho initiall disco&ered the lo!er of;ife, and he held it as his trumpcard. Ior destroed all records of the lo!er=s biolog,

committing it to memor. Though caoled into pro&iding fertile seeds for the Bmpire, Ior

did so onl !hen the li&es and liberties of the colonists and citizens of the Bmpire !ererespected. The Blders !ere !illing enough to grant Ior=s demands, so long as sub&ersi&e

elements did not threaten their po!er.

'n 48G4 C.B., Ior !as gi&en permission to relocate to Ci=1a, to continue hisresearches and collaborate !ith his Ci=1onian colleagues. During this period, a number of

breakthroughs !ere made in the area of genetic engineering, though onl a fe! of these

!ere for!arded back to the Blders. ?hile there, increasingl disenchanted !ith the

Bmpire and its continual !ars and e<pansion, Ior pseudonmousl !rote a series of

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political and philosophical tracts fa&oring a federalist republican sstem of go&ernment

o&er the current 'mperium, and lambasting the trium&irate as an unnatural abomination.

?hen !ord of these essas reached Tirol in 4502 C.B., Ior !as recalled b the Bldersand se&ere restrictions !ere placed on his mo&ement and acti&ities. %e&ertheless, his

!ritings struck a chord in the Ci=1onian people and in the old patrician families on Tirol

and else!here in the Bmpire. Ci=1onian nationalism, long kept silent for fear of 'mperialreprisal, !as a!akened, and an anti'mperial chorus began to be sung on e&er !orld in

the Bmpire, forcing the Blders to act s!iftl and decisi&el.

. Ci=1onian ?ar ?ith their prestige and po!er on the line, the $obotech Blders authorized their

chief subordinates, the irst $obotech Master Trium&irate, to take charge of the situation.

'n 454H C.B., Ci=1a !as ordered to surrender its so&ereignt to the Bmpire, and to recei&e

an 'mperial #o&ernor Trium&irate. The Ci=1onian repl !as to blo! the #o&ernors=shuttle out of the sk as it attempted to land on their !orld. The crisis escalated, and the

4st Master Trium&irate !as forced to send a fleet of a thousand Ientraedi !arships to

Ci=1a. n!illing to assault Ci=1a because of its formidable defenses and enormous

economic and strategic &alue, the Masters hoped that a credible threat !ould cause theCi=1onians to bo! to their !ill !ithout &iolence. nprepared for the situation, and utterl

nai&e of the pleasures of culture, the Ientraedi commanders accepted talks on Ci=1a, andcame, along !ith a significant contingent of their troops, to the surface. +s the Ientraedi

commanders discussed the situation !ith the Ci=1onian go&ernment, their soldiers !ere

entertained b a surprisingl fearless and hospitable Ci=1onian people. 'n almost no time,the Ientraedi began to reLuest amnest on Ci=1a, and !ere happil adopted b the

Ci=1onian people. + larger fleet of 200,000 &essels kno!n as an >'nspection +rm>

!as immediatel dispatched to restore discipline, but the soldiers of the relief fleet

refused to fire upon their o!n. 'n si< months, the cultural contamination of the enormousIentraedi presence abo&e the planet !as &irtuall complete.

+t this point, !ith the defection of full a fifth of their forces, the $obotech

Masters !ere forced into action. The #rand leet, then comprising G00,000 Ientraedi!arships, !as dispatched !ith orders to annihilate Ci=1a and the rebel Ientraedi. ?ithout

a clearcut defense, and hopelessl outnumbered, the rogue Ientraedi landed their ships

on Ci=1a=s surface and engineered a hurried e&acuation. P the time the #rand leetfolded in to Ci=1a=s space, one Luarter of Ci=1a=s population, fi&e hundred million people,

and all of their Ientraedi allies had disappeared into the &astness of space. Ci=1a=s

remaining population fought &aliantl, and succeeded in delaing the #rand leet long

enough for their e&acuees and their Ientraedi allies to make good their escape. %e&ertheless, the #rand leet Luickl disabled Ci=1a=s defenses, and bombarded the

surface of the planet until its oceans and atmosphere boiled a!a, as an e<ample to an

subect !orld !ho might consider re&olt.The crisis, ho!e&er, had onl ust begun. sing foldguerrilla tactics pioneered b

the 'n&id, onl on a far larger scale, the Ci=1onians, those Tirolian patrician allies and

smpathizers !ho had been e<iled because of their &ocal support of Ci=1a, and Ci=1a=s&ast allied Ientraedi armada launched a terrible !ar against the $obotech Bmpire. orced

to dramaticall increase the numbers of loal Ientraedi, the Blders found themsel&es

fighting a defensi&e struggle against a relentless and spirited enem. ?ith the 'mperial

defenses spread out o&er so man sstems, the >Disciples of Ior>, as the Masters came to





call them, !ere able to concentrate their forces on e&er single target the chose to

attack. The handil !on almost e&er militar engagement al!as folding to parts

unkno!n before 'mperial reinforcements could arri&e. 'n ust o&er t!o centuries, theBmpire had fallen to tatters, caught bet!een the Ci=1onian Ientraedi and the plundering

'n&id, !ho took full ad&antage of the confusion to pursue their o!n &endetta. 'n 4FH2

C.B. the rebel armada thre! caution to the !ind and attempted to !in the !ar in onesingle stroke. The entire rebel fleet folded into Tirolspace and Luickl shattered the

defensi&e Ientraedi units in orbit around the planet, then began to surround and attack the

Masters= motherships. The Ci=1onian fleet !as supported on Tirol=s surface b a largefraction of Tirol=s patricians, !ho sa! this as an opportunit to rid themsel&es of the

Blders. or the first time since the Ientraedi !ere created to fight for the Tirolians, the

Blders and Masters !ere forced to send their o!n people especiall their trium&irate

clones into battle. Though losses !ere hea& on all sides, the 'mperial reser&e armiesheld the line long enough for Ientraedi reinforcements to arri&e. The #rand leet !as

assembled and folded in to Tirolspace, Luickl crushing the Ci=1onian task force. ?ith

half their ships lost, the Ci=1onians !ere forced to retreat again into the ink blackness of

space. %e&er again !ere the to pose a serious threat to the Bmpire, though the damage!as alread done. The Ientraedi =domillans=, or ad&isors, !ere cautioned ne&er again to

allo! themsel&es close contact !ith cultured peoples, because of the conseLuences of thecultural contamination b the Ci=1onians.

#. The Masters= Bmpire

rustrated b the poor handling of the Ci=1onian !ar b the $obotech Blders, the4st $obotech Master Trium&irate, !ith the assent of &irtuall all the other $obotech

Masters, seized control of the go&ernment in 4G00 C.B., keeping the Blders on as mere

figureheads. ?ith the Ci=1onians effecti&el out of the !a, and the Ientraedi fleets

burgeoning, the Bmpire began to rebuild from the terrible fighting that had brought it onthe brink of annihilation. +n 'mperial renaissance began, though the reformed empire of

the Masters !as onl a small fraction of the Blders= at its height. Most of the outling

colonies, especiall the small ones, had been utterl eradicated b the 'n&id=s ruthlessad&ance, and man of the larger ones had been de&astated b the Ci=1onians or the

Masters in their !ar. Put !ith the consolidation of the Ientraedi around the remaining

colonies, the 'n&id threat !as contained, and !ould not seriousl trouble the Bmpire fort!o more centuries. Still, the long !ar had gi&en Dolza, the Ientraedi supreme

commander, significant autonom o&er the Ientraedi fleet and its operations.

Communications bet!een the Masters and their Ientraedi sla&es began to break do!n,

!hile Dolza=s interpretations of his orders became troublingl distant from the Masters=intent.

P no!, the problems !ith the d!indling supplies of protoculture had begun to

approach a crisis le&el. B&er halfcentur, Ior !ould be released from his house arrestand sent to seed a host of ne! !orlds !ith the lo!er of ;ife. 'n appro<imatel 4H50

C.B., Ior !as once again dispatched in the ne!ldesigned Tirolian monitor Macross for

that purpose. The Masters had long accepted that Ior !ould ne&er di&ulge the secrets ofthe lo!er of ;ife to them, but the also found that he !as tired of fighting them. "is

demands became increasingl token, and the Masters !ere more than happ to satiate

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+t this time, the 'n&id tactics began to undergo a bit of a re&olution. +s the 'n&id

began to capture the Tirolian colon !orlds, the began to build up a stockpile of the

seeds of the lo!er of ;ife. To their disma, the Masters disco&ered that the strain Iorhad been seeding !as a mutant &ariet, that e&en the 'n&id could not cause to produce

fertile seeds. B&en !orse, the infertile seeds and plants captured b the 'n&id kept them

po!ered and fed, at least for a time. ?ith the introduction of their &ast "i&e Ships,spherical analogs to the Tirolian motherships, the 'n&id became capable, in some small

measure, of challenging the Ientraedi in a standup fight. The 'n&id made &irtuall no

permanent gains during this period, and suffered a maor setback !hen their ne! base ofoperations in the ;arge Magellan Cloud !as disco&ered b the Masters= foldsensing

probes. + Ientraedi taskforce made a si< earlong ourne to this planet and struck a

terrible blo! against them, forcing the 'n&id to abandon their home!orld for the second

time. Still, it became painfull clear that the balance of po!er !as shifting a!a from the!eakened and de&astated Bmpire, and to the 'n&id.

'n 4H80 C.B., the Ientraedi rooted out the last Ci=1onian stronghold and

destroed it. Though the $obotech Masters long feared the return in force of the

>Disciples of Ior>, this fear !as ne&er realized, and the Ci=1onians !ere ne&er heardfrom again. The 'n&id had become the sole remaining enem.

Still, though its !orlds !ere mostl protected, the Bmpire=s collapse !asimminent. 7o!er supplies !ere scarce, and to maintain order, a fair degree of autonom

had to be returned to the !orlds inhabited b nonTirolian races, like /arbarra though

none of these !orlds desired independence, as that !ould lea&e them open to thedepredations of the 'n&id. The 'mperial renaissance foundered, and rot began to set into

the longstagnant societ.

". Do!nfall and 'n&id )ccupation

The beginning of the end of the ding $obotech Bmpire came in ebruar 4HHHC.B., !hen Ior !as killed in an 'n&id ambush during a seeding mission in deep space,

and the secrets of the production of fertile seeds of the lo!er of ;ife died !ith him. To

make matters !orse, the remaining store of full fertile seeds !as hidden aboard theMacross, !hich launched on autopilot during the ambush that killed Ior and folded into

parts unkno!n.

Desperate for the remaining fertile seeds and their matri<, the $obotech Masters, perhaps foolishl, authorized Dolza to use an means necessar to reco&er the Macross.

'n Jul 4HHH, the Macross crashlanded on Barth, follo!ed ten ears later b a

Ientraedi taskforce under Preetai /rondik. 'n a &irtual repeat of the circumstances that

began the Ci=1onian ?ar , Preetai=s 'mperialclass +do fleet, a fifth of the total Ientraediarmada, defected to the side of the cultured humans. This time, the rogue Ientraedi and

their contaminators didn=t ha&e time to e&en contemplate running. )n June 4G, 2044,

Dolza, acting on his o!n initiati&e to remo&e the contaminated Ientraedi near Barth,mustered all the Ientraedi ships that still had sufficient po!er to make the fold to Barth,

lea&ing the Bmpire=s core sstems, long protected solel b their Ientraedi contingents,

dangerousl &ulnerable to the 'n&id. Barth !as bombarded, but the combined forces ofBarth=s #rand Cannon, the Macross, and Preetai=s rebel fleet retaliated !ith tremendous

speed and certaint, using a broadcast of music o&er all Ientraedi militar freLuencies to

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Ientraedi camps had all but !iped each other out, and the Bmpire !hat !as left of it

!as ripe for the taking.

't took the 'n&id se&eral ears to reall take ad&antage of the situation. 'n thedecade prior to the destruction of the Ientraedi fleet, the had suffered terribl in massed

engagements !ith the Ientraedi, and !ere as desperate for protoculture as !ere the

Masters. Put take ad&antage the did, reoccuping )ptera, s!iftl s!eeping o&er theremnants of the Bmpire, and bearing do!n on Tirol herself.

The onl remaining option left to the Masters !as to follo! the Ientraedi to

Barth. ncertain of Barth=s e<act coordinates, their initial foldump, made in )ctober of2043, got them !ithin t!ent lightears of Barth, but !ithout sufficient energ to

complete the trip e<cept b sublight dri&es. The trip !as briefl shortened !hen

sufficient energ !as e&entuall sLueezed from the decaing protoculture matrices for a

shortrange fold from se&eral lightears out, but the arri&ed at Barth !eakened anduncertain.

More importantl for Tirol, its last line of defense had been taken from it, e<cept

for a paltr reser&e of Pioroids. The !orld=s citizens, long left to their o!n de&ices b the

Masters and their orbiting Trium&irate clone societies, !ere left as eas pre for the'n&id.

The 'n&id=s campaign ofconLuest concluded in December of

2022, !hen Tirol itself fell to their

forces. Though the fighting o&er Tiresia!as fierce, most of the planet ga&e up

!ithout a fight. The 'n&id !ere not

mollified b the eas &ictor, and set

about the e<termination of the Tirolianrace. Their plans !ere interrupted in

Januar 2023, !hen the $B, on a

mission to pre&ent another !ar !ith the$obotech Masters or their armies,

arri&ed on Tirol, and found itself forced

to make !ar on the $egent=s occupation force. ?ithin three months, the spent ando&ere<tended 'n&id !ere dri&en from Tirol, and the $B !as established as the

custodians and inheritors of the !orld. 'n 2030, this relationship !as formalized at Tirol=s

reLuest, and the 7lenipotentiar Council attached to the $B became Tirol=s highest

political bod.'. The Sentinels= ?ar and the %e! Tirolian $epublic

The long !ars had left Tirol in shambles. )ff!orld food and industrial

production had &irtuall been !iped out !ith the loss of the colonies, and the onl thingsa&ing the Tirolians from famine !as the fact that the population of Tirol had shrunk so

dramaticall. Though the brief 'n&id occupation killed man Tirolians, the simple fact is

that Tirol had alread become a lonel place. The e<tremel high standard of li&ing hadled to a &er lo! birth rate for centuries. urthermore, mass emigration occurred in the

latter ears of the Bmpire, in hopes of reestablishing a number of the colonies. ?hen the

'n&id !ere dri&en from Tirol, the planet=s population !as a mere t!o hundred and eight

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difference !as clear9 the centuries of the &er lo! birth rate, combined !ith a &er long

life span e&en for the lo!est classes, had led to the graing of the population. ?hen the

$B arri&ed, the a&erage Tirolian !as o&er si<t, and people under thirtfi&e made uponl se&enteen percent of the population.

The colonies fared far !orse. +t the height of the Blders= empire, almost a

hundred billion Tirolians li&ed off!orld. This number !as more than cut in half b the blood Ci1onian ?ar. The 'n&id, it seems, completel succeeded in eradicating all the

former Tirolian colonies not a single colonist has et been found ali&e.

The Tirolian people had long forgotten ho! to take care of themsel&es. 1irtuallthe entire urban population !as made up of artisans and philosophers. The rural areas had

largel become enormous estates, managed b automated machines. Science and

engineering had long been the pur&ie! of the trium&irate clones, and the Masters made

sure that the citizens of their home!orld !ere kept fed and indolent as much to a&oidfurther trouble from them as anthing else. %e&ertheless, the Tirolians ha&e al!as been

a proud and resourceful people, and the shock at seeing the 'n&id plunder their

home!orld a!akened the population from its long sleep. ?hen the $B arri&ed and

liberated Tirol, the Terran bloodbrothers !ere recei&ed as heroes. The cities !ererebuilt, and technical schools, based upon the &er successful ones created for the

Ientraedi assimilated into human societ on Barth, !ere established for the citizenr. 'n2033, one hundred and se&ent thousand trium&irate clones returned in the Marcus

+ntonius, and !ere repatriated !ith onl minimal uproar from the Tirolian citizenr.

These clones pro&ed to be e<tremel &aluable in Tirol=s reco&er, because of theirsubstantiall larger technical background, and their relati&e outh.

The Sentinels= ?ar and Bd!ards= aborti&e coup in 2030 !ere the onl

disturbances to hit Tirol during its reconstruction and these mainl confined themsel&es

to the Terran population li&ing on Tirol. 'n the t!o decades bet!een the arri&al of the$B and the departure of more than half its number in the attempt to liberate Barth, the

Terrans began to adopt Tirolian culture as their o!n. 'ntermarriage bet!een $B officers

and the remnants of the Tirolian patrician class became relati&el common. Though atfirst the militar organization of the $B ser&ed to keep Terran and Tirolian cultures

separate, the $B no! began to integrate into Tirolian societ, and b the time of

reclamation missions to Barth starting in 2083, man of the Terran outh sa! Tirol, andnot Barth, as their home.

Though the Sentinels= retaking of Tirol from Bd!ards sa! the destruction of the

last remnants of Tirol=s capacit to produce spacecraft, Tirol remained an interstellar

po!er, !ith the Terrans in the $B as their pro<. 'n 2035, Tirol entered as a signator tothe Sentinels Confederation, no! as an eLual partner, not as a master.

Tirolian Ti#eline

The first date is b the Terran (#regorian* calendar. +.;. stands for >+eon

;anack> and '.C. stands for 'mperial Calendar (also seen as +.$. >+eon $obotech>*.

Bntries of Luestionable authenticit are in blue.

Iear 6arth

Calen-ar7

vent

42,400 PCB "umans are transplanted to 7ra<is and Tirol b 7reto<icans

44,G00 PCB >Settlers> &anish. Tirolians scatter o&er the planet, some carring agriculture !ith them,










others adopting pastoralism.

44,E30 PCB Traditional date for the birth of Ior=de, first incarnation of the Tirolian deit anto, !ho

dro&e a!a the ensla&ing 7=tok demons, according to the Tirolian epic Zor'deroma.

E500 PCB irst appearance of !alled citstates, in De=&er ri&er &alle.

5HF0 PCB Traditional date for the birth of ;anack, third incarnation of the Tirolian deit anto, !ho

defeated the armies of the e&il godking Moltok and taught the De&=erians the art of

ci&ilization, according to the ancient Tirolian epic Lanack Estdo're. (4 +.;.*5G00 PCB ?riting de&eloped in the De&=er ri&er &alle ci&ilization. (c. 30 +.;.*

8F00 PCB Barliest &ersions of the mths contained in the Lanack Estdo're and Zor'deroma are likel

!ritten do!n. (c. 225 +.;.*

2380 PCB )ldest e<tant fragments of the Lanack Estdo're and Zor'deroma are composed (E82 +.;.*

F24 PCB Bin=liba Bmpire reaches its furthest e<tent. (H2G +.;.*

304 PCB Bin=liba Bmpire collapses. (4002 +.;.*

3E0 +D Tiresians emerge as a po!erful nation. (444H +.;.*

850 'ndustrial re&olution begins in Su=tone. (4435 +.;.*

E52 Tirolians launch first satellite into Tirolian orbit. Ior is born the same ear. (44F4 +.;.*

EEG Tirolian mathematician and phsicist $ogelo Turbin formulates a Superstring Theor of

B&erthing, uniting all four fundamental forces. This result is used to deri&e a classical

#eneral $elati&it, and predicts the e<istence of a si<dimensional hperspace in addition

to four dimensional spacetime. old dri&es become a theoretical possibilit. (44F8 +.;.*G4E B<plorer To&aal ;ureL leads Tirol=s first attempt at colonization of the other moons. Their

ships, lacking po!er, cannot escape antoma=s gra&it to e<plore other planets. (4200 +.;.*

HH2 Monopoles are isolated in antoma=s rings, pa&ing the !a for the first folddri&es. (4234

+.;.*

403E Tirolian ci&ilization de&elops first foldcapable ship. (423G +.;.*

444E /arbarrans are first contacted (4252 +.;.*

4434 Ci=1a colonized, mainl b Tirolians of $ilacian origin. (4255 +.;.*

44EE Tirol unites into the Tirolian $epublic. Modern Tiresia founded on Tirol near the site of the

old cit. (0 '.C., 42E4 +.;.*

44F2 Comprehensi&e /arbarranTirolian trade pact signed, !ith the maor e<port of /arbarra

being sekitan (42E2 +.;.*

42F8430E 1=lo<ian ?ar. (42G042G5 +.;.*

433H /arbarra se&ers ties !ith Tirol in disgust !ith the genocide of the 1=lo<ia, and gi&es preferred trading status to Ci=1onia.

4384 %imuul manipulates the senate into gi&ing Ior his techno&oage.

4383 Ior disco&ers )ptera and lo!er of ;ife. (42H3 +.;.* -4520 +.;.

438343E0 Cloning technologies accelerate at a great pace, thanks to disco&eries associated !ith

7rotoculture. (42H342HE +.;.*

4354 old dri&es perfected. (42H8 +.;.*

4355 Ientraedi are created. (42H5 +.;.*

43E4 $obotech Blders o&erthro! the Tirolian $epublic and install the Trium&irate sstem of

#o&ernment. (43H,242 '.C., 42HE +.;.*

43FG /arbarrans de&elop the $efle< Cannon.

KK Ior returns to Tirol !ith his samples and data from )ptera and the 'n&id (4EHF +.;.*

43FH43G2 /arbarra in&aded and conLuered b the Ientraedi. (452,000458,400 '.C.*

43H3 Ientraedi ordered to defoliate )ptera. $obotech Bmpire starts to e<pand its influence o&erthe Tirolian colonies and other !orlds. (4E4,000 '.C.*

4800 Meltrandi 44F5th Di&ision conLuers 7ra<ia after 8 months of !ar.

4850 Blders and Masters retire to their motherships and li&e in their ne! trium&irate clone

societ, abandoning Tirol=s surface. 'n&id begin a foldguerrilla campaign of terror against

the Masters= outermost !orlds. (202,000 '.C.*

48G44502 Ior retires briefl to Ci=1a to continue his researches and collaborate !ith Ci=1onian

colleagues. ?hile there, he pseudonmousl pens a series of political and philosophical

tracts fa&oring federalist republicanism o&er the current 'mperium. Ior is recalled b the



Minmei hostage and hides on )ptera.

2088 The Sentinels and the )pteran B<pedition return to Tirol and the combined loalists rout

Bd!ards= forces. Bd!ards is killed. 7lenipotentiar Council and $B are asked b Tirol=s

citizenr to administrate their !orld.

2088 arcus Antonius returns to Tirol, loaded !ith 4F5,000 trium&irate clone refugees.

Q 't is e<tremel difficult to con&ert '.C. into earth ears. There doesn=t seem to be a standard:constant rate.

Robotech Master "ociety

The basis of the Masters $obotech societ is the Trium&irate, the three !ho are

as one in thought action and reaction.The 'n&id lo!er of ;ife gro!s its flo!ers in

groups of three, and the stalks gro! in groups of

three. This is because the zlonase enzme produces protein chains in groups of three. ?hen the Tirolians

first began e<perimenting !ith use of the zlonase

enzmes as a catalst for cloning there !ere hugel

unsuccessful, !ith most attempts creating malformed

lumps of biological material. 't !as Ior !ho madethe connection that the enzme produced protein

chains in threes, therefore the !ould need to addthree times as much ra! biomatter to the matri< as calculated. The scientists did so, and

the result !as their clone matri< produced three full gro!n identical clones in one batch.

This trium&irated cloning became the standard and batches of threes !ere produced in themultitudes. "o!e&er the triplet batches !ere, for the most part, broken apart and sold to

different buers on the market. 't !as Cabell !ho created the process of #enetic

Differentiated Cloning. 'n the earl stages of the cloning process the three protein chains

could be gi&en indi&idual signatures, resulting in the creation of three indi&idual clonetpes. )&er time it !as disco&ered, or rather obser&ed and belie&ed, that triplet batches

!orking in concert !ere more effecti&e than three indi&idual clones !orking together.During the #reat Transition the $obotech Masters created Trium&irates of all theTemplates, thus combining the perfection of Tirolian Culture !ith the inherent po!er of

the three !ho are as one in thought action and reaction.

+ll of the clones of the Masters societ are made from Templates, geneticsamples stored in stasis !ith a corresponding Ilonic recording. The Templates for the

Ientraedi and Meltrandi are all kept on their ulbtz Perentsz "ome Pase. The Templates

for the Trium&irates are kept on board the Masters Motherships.+s time has gone on the Clone Masters ha&e combined elements of Templates to

create better &ersions of the originals. Bach Mothership contains the full assortment of the

original Templates, genetic samples of the best of Tiresian societ. Bach Mothership also

contains the Templates !ith the genetic impro&ements that the Clone Masters ha&e madeo&er the ages. The $obotech "eirs ealousl guard their templates from each other in an

effort to keep some ad&antage o&er their genetic brethren. )fficiall this is fro!ned upon

but the Masters are a!are that it helps !ith genetic &ariation among their societ so it isLuietl tolerated.

Clones (Ientraedi and Trium&irate* are made in series, and ha&e three names to

designate them. The first name is the name of the indi&idual, such Preetai or /arno. Thesecond name is their series name such /ridanik or ormo, and there !ill be man



different indi&iduals !ith the same series name. The third part of their name !ill be the

SeLuence number designating ho! man times that particular indi&idual clone has been

made. ?hen an indi&idual from a Series is killed or dies another is made from the sameTemplate, the name goes one number higher and the series continues on for most of the

clones a!areness of their SeLuence is their onl connection !ith a concept of

histor. Trium&irates also ha&e a 7rime nit. The 7rime is the one of the three thatis spoken to and the one that speaks for the entire Trium&irate !hen the are interacting

!ith their superiors.

Contrar to the Seditions of Ior the $obotech Masters are a!are of the possibilitof genetic stagnation brought about b cloning and ha&e accounted for it. To maintain

di&ersit among the genomes of the Trium&irates the Masters ha&e a program of Mating.

Clones that pro&e to be the best of their series are mated together. )n schedule the mate

in primiti&e biological fashion. The randomness of the mating process pro&ides the CloneMasters !ith ne! and unpredictable genome combinations the can e<periment !ith.

Those that pro&e useful are incorporated into a ne! batch of 7lebes, and then the

performance of that genome is tracked across the operational span of that Clone Series. 'f

the genome pro&es successful it !ill then be incorporated into a later series as necessar.Ilonic technolog refers to an technolog that uses

the Ilon ?a&e6, a specific radiation that interacts !ith thealpha !a&es generated b natural neurological acti&it.

Ilonic !a&es can be used to scan the neural path!as.

These patterns can then be recorded. Ilonic !a&es can befocused to stimulate neural pattern gro!th, creating artificial

neural connections that can in essence program a brain.

Combining these t!o properties Ilonic ?a&es can be used

to record, store and implant memories, skills, e&en personalit. Ilonic Technolog has along histor of usage on Tirol. 't !as first used for criminal rehabilitation, then o&er time

for education, then under the Masters guidance for social programming and control.

The $obotech Masters de&eloped a form of artificial telepath using IlonicTechnolog, the Ilonic Communication Circuit. These units are usuall placed in

7rotoculture Caps, the Masters mobile computer and command stations, and other

command sstems. The circuit reads the reads the neural paths of an operator, and thentransmits those patterns to another circuit, !here those patterns are then do!nloaded into

another operators brain. This enabled though to thought communication among the

$obotech Masters, speech being reser&ed for use !ith the lo!er echelons of societ, and

primiti&es.Combined !ith the Tirolian e<pertise in protoculture po!ered genetic engineering

the $obotech Masters !ere able to create their &ision of the perfect Tirolian societ.

?hen a member of societ reached a certain le&el of importance, their zlonic template, arecording of their entire mind, !as created and stored, along !ith their genetic template.

'n this !a the Tiresians could al!as keep ali&e the best and brightest of their societ.

Bach generation had the best and the brightest, !ho could then in turn teach the best and brightest of the upcoming generation, !ho !ould like!ise be kept as a template. nder

this sstem Tirolian societ reached a le&el of cultural perfection.

Contrar to popular belief Tirol is not the home!orld of the Masters per se. Oes,

Tirol is the !orld from !hich the Masters originated. The Masters realized that to run an



Bmpire as &ast as theirs the could not be bound to one planet. The left their home!orld

generations ago in their fleet of +zashar Motherships. The Masters fleet is made from a

!holl different philosoph and need than the massi&e Ientraedi fleet !here theIentraedi leet is a massi&e militar force, the Masters leet is more of a ro&ing

administrati&e center, imper&ious to assault. The Masters leet is their home, and

pro&ides e&erthing the need to li&e as a $obotech societ.

Plebes 6Plebeians7

7lebes are the &ast bulk of theclone population. The li&e most of their

li&es in soporific indulgence in the Cit

decks of the Motherships. 7lebes are

completel uneducated and unskilled.?hen the 7lebes are needed the are

summoned before the Clone Masters.

Their mind is scanned and the zlonic

template stored. Then their minds are!iped clean. The Clone Masters do!nload

skills into 7lebes on a need to ha&e basisand the are then sent to their task. ?hen

the task is complete all memor gained is erased and the 7lebes original zlonic template

is reimplanted. 'f the 7lebe is killed, a replacement is immediatel cloned and returned back to societ.

This process of constant zlonic bombardment puts strain on a 7lebes neurolog.

B&er time a 7lebe has a ne! set of skills do!nloaded the must roll 4d40U C)); at D1

42 or lose a point of '%T and C));. 'f either stat is reduced to 0, the 7lebe is no longerfunctional and is replaced !ith a ne! clone at full original stats, and the >broken> one is

reccled.

7lebes ha&e the greatest amount of morphological and pschological &ariation asthe Masters use this caste to test and maintain genetic &ariation in their societ.

Stats9 85 points to distribute BD is al!as 0

Ilonic Do!nload9 + plebe can be >programmed> !ith a skill template. ?hen !iped andreprogrammed, the plebe loses all '7 spent on skill ad&ancements, including pickup

skills, and then gains the ne! skills as per the template the are gi&en. 7lebes are often

used as Stage 4 Pioroid pilots.

1arriors

+fter the $obotech Masters

disbanded the Militia #uild all loaltroops !ere reprocessed into

trium&irates to ser&e as soldiers for the

$obotech Bmpire. Soldiers are oftenallo!ed to retain their memories so

that the ma get better !ith

e<perience. The Masters keep control

on ho! much e<perience



$obotechnolog B<pertise9 The scientists are the undisputed masters of $obotechnolog.

The gain a U5 bonus to an TBC" skill roll.

The Muses

The Muse is a uniLue cultural caste in the

Trium&irate societ. During the Di&isi&e ?ar theDisciples of Ior used the po!ers of songs to break the

'mperati&es and se! confusion among the giants

fighting spirit. The Muses !ere created to counter this pschological attack and resultant cultural

contamination.

The Muses are programmed !ith songs

appro&ed b the $obotech Masters and pla thesesongs for the Trium&irate clone population. The songs teach of the stabilit and

ad&ancement of the Trium&irate, the po!er of $obotechnolog, the ancient histor (as

appro&ed b the Masters* and the grandeur of the $obotech Bmpire.

The Muses are a permanent part of the Masters retinue.?here&er the Masters go the take the Muses !ith them. This

ensures that the population around the Masters !ill al!as be protected against cultural contamination and makes the arri&al

of the Masters a maor cultural festi&al as the Muses gi&e a li&e

performance to the population. )f course there are recordings ofthe Muses. These songs are used on all the Motherships, and the

clones !ill often hum tunes to themsel&es !hen the are

!orking or troubled, but nothing compares to the beaut of a

li&e performance b the Muses. or the 7lebes it is the music ofthe Muses, not the discipline of the Masters, that fills their

hearts !ith o and complacenc.

The Muses pla light acti&ated musical instruments(laser harp*, chief among is the Cosmic "arp plaed b the

7rime nit named Musica.

Stats9 85 points to distribute BD is al!as 0

'nspiring +ngel9 The Muses are the heart and soul of the Tirolian Bmpire, and their &er

presence inspires the Tirolians to greatness !hether the are a lo!l plebe or one of the

elders. Muses gain a U3 bonus to an nonthreatening social skill roll !ith otherTirolians. +n Tirolian in their presence gains a U2 bonus to an noncombat skill rolls.

The Robotech Masters

The $obotech Masters are the trium&irated

clone of %imuul, the last leader of the Tirolian

Mercantile #uild. %earing his death %imuul hadhimself reprocessed into a Trium&irate. Soon

Trium&irate clones !ere in all the upper echelons of

the Mercantile and Science #uilds and throughout

the homes of the Tirolian aristocrac.



The $obotech Master pa homage to %imuul as a &isionar and their gene donor

ho!e&er the do not consider themsel&es to be %imuul, the are far e&ol&ed past that

indi&idual. The $obotech Masters are the undisputed rulers of the $obotech Bmpire. TheMasters societ is the most e&ol&ed culture in the uni&erse and the Masters consider all

other considerations of all other life forms and cultures subser&ient to the good of the

$obotech Bmpire. The li&e on their +zashar Class Motherships tra&eling the Bmpireinspecting, and administrating the thousands of !orlds under their control.

There are al!as three generations of the Trium&irate clones of %imuul acti&ated9The Blders, the Master, and the "eirs. Bach of these are made from the 7rime Template,

the Template of %imuul, and there is no genetic &ariation among them. Control of the

Bmpire is passed from one generation to the ne<t through a process of zlonic transfer

called the +scendanc9

• ?hen the Blders die, the Masters choose a set of "eirs,

• those "eirs recei&e a zlonic do!nload of those Masters memories and

become the Masters themsel&es,

• those past Master then recei&e the zlonic do!nload of the Blders and

themsel&es become the ne! Blders,

• finall a ne! set of trium&irate "eirs is created.

The l-ers

The Blders contain the entire memor file of the

entire +scendanc back to the mortal life of %imuul. The

Blders remember the decline of the Stellar $epublic, thefirst of Iors incredible disco&eries, the sight of the first

Ientraedi to step from a protoculture chamber. The mind

of the Blders is the onl place !here the entire histor of

the $obotech Bmpire is kept in one place.The Blders are hea&il guarded and li&e sheltered

deep !ithin the $obotech Bmpire. The Blders directl

o&er see the ;ocal uadrant and Tirol. )utside of the;ocal uadrant the Blders act more in an ad&isor

capacit from the safet, securit and comfort of the !ell

tamed ;ocal uadrant. )f course the are al!as secretsthat the Blders keep e&en from their genetic successors.

The Blders ha&e their o!n +zashar Class &essel under

their direct command, though the !ill often spend a lotof their time li&ing in and ruling from the #reat 7ramid.

The Blders did not tra&el to earth !ith the other $obotech Masters, !ishing toa&oid the same mistake that the Ientraedi made b placing their leadership on the front

line of a !ar.

The ?eirs

The "eirs of the $obotech Masters eachcommand an +zashar Class Mothership, and

o&ersee an entire sector of the $obotech Bmpire.



The "eirs are the pro< of the Masters, the recei&e their orders directl from and report

directl to the Masters, and speak on their behalf. The le&el of autonom the ha&e and

displa &aries based on their le&el of competence and deceit, both of !hich conform tothe personalit of %imuul, and hence all Masters before them, and all acti&e sets of "eirs.

There is al!as political tension bet!een the "eirs as each Trium&irate &ies for

the attention of the Masters to be considered for the +scendanc. Competition forceseach set of "eirs to run their sector as efficientl and orderl as possible for the greater

good of the Bmpire. The "eirs li&e out their li&es on their Mothership tra&eling their

sector, the rarel actuall meet another set of "eirs, and some ha&e e&en Luestioned ifother "eirs actuall e<ist.

There has ne&er been record of a direct conflict bet!een "eirs, ho!e&er the ha&e

sometimes manipulated Ientraedi and Meltrandi forces into conflict to !eaken another

"eirs sector. The "eirs do not directl gi&e orders to the Ientraedi, or the $obotechactories. The "eirs must reLuisition the Masters, the Master then issue the appropriate

orders to Dolza:;aplamiz or the actor in the "eirs sector.

Stats9 '%T H, C)); F, 7$B E, BM7 3, +#'; 5, TBC" 40, ST$ 5, P)D 5, +TT$ 5, M+5, BD F, ;C/ 5

7rime Template9 +ll $obotech Masters ha&e all of the skills possessed b %imuul, atG:H:40 for "eirs:Masters:Blders.

Blders of the Bmpire9 The Blders gain a U40 bonus to an social skill roll !ith other

Tirolians. The are considered to ha&e the follo!ing ad&antages9 Membership (TirolianBmpire* 40, $ank (Tirolian Bmpire* 40, ?ealth 40 and Contacts (Tirol* 40.

Master of the Bmpire9 The Masters gain a UF bonus to an social skill roll !ith other

Tirolians. The are considered to ha&e the follo!ing ad&antages9 Membership (Tirolian

Bmpire* G, $ank (Tirolian Bmpire* H, ?ealth H and Contacts (Tirol* H."eirs of the Bmpire9 The "eirs gain a U5 bonus to an social skill roll !ith other

Tirolians. The are considered to ha&e the follo!ing ad&antages9 Membership (Tirolian

Bmpire* G, $ank (Tirolian Bmpire* G, ?ealth G and Contacts (Tirol* G.+ncient=s ?isdom9 +s each set of "eirs progresses up to Masters and then Blders, the

continue to add their collecti&e kno!ledge to the 7rime Template. The Blders gain an

additional 20 points of pickup skills and the Masters gain an additional 40 points of pickup skills to represent odds and ends of skills picked up b their latest promotion.

NousgranG-iel

$eport of the 33E8th Scientist Trium&irate -Piological

4.0 7reface and Summar

#reetings, $obotech MastersN This Trium&irate is read to report. +s ou ordered

us fi&e months ago, !e ha&e completed, on schedule, the proposed genetic changes to a

Members #ordh, $oscht, 'rpaltenon

;ocation Mothership =Bfficienc=, orbiting CD#HGG5b

Subect #enetical changes for the proposed %ousgran=dielDate F2G8:32E:452E



TerragenQ !hich, if implemented, !ill produce a superior infiltration and termination

agent.

!" #ranslator's note$ the direct translation of the term 'i'cronne' would merely %e

'human' - as opposed to the etymologically misleading 'icronian'& %ut used in a genetic

contet the term descri%es all mem%ers of the group of races known to have the samecommon evolutionary lineage$ #irolians& !%y etension( 'micronized' Zentraedi& #errans&

Praians& and others) *iven that our knowledge of Earth %iology allows us to point to

#erra as the genetic origin of humanity and the a%ove mentioned races& the %esttranslation would %e '#erragens') +ote& however& that it is unlikely that the asters

intended other groups than #irolian clones or Zentraedi to undergo the conversion

process& nor is it likely that the asters would officially recognize Earth as their world of

genetic origin)(

The proposed changes are listed belo!. +ll modifications ha&e been tested on

Ientraedi and Tirolian clones, and ha&e pro&en to be a splendid success. Contrar to

e<pectations, !e onl needed to use up 48 clones and 4G Ientraedi in the preliminartests. This enabled us to test the full procedure on a smaller group of specimens than !as

foreseen. 1i&isection on the 8G members of the second group has sho!n no de&iationsfrom the specified parameters.

?e hail ou, and are proud to ser&eN

2.0 Skeletal $einforcements

The skeletal structure of the %ousgran=diel (hereafter named 'T+QQ* !ill be

reinforced !ith a lattice!ork of boronsilicate fibers. This lattice !ill increase resistanceto breakage b almost 200R. "o!e&er, should such a reinforced bone break, it !ill heal

at an accelerated pace (see section 5* but not !ith the boronsilicate lattice intact. This is

onl possible if the 'T+ ingests the needed elements (boron, certain silicates* because the'T+=s bod does not store these.

!"" #ranslator's note$ ,nous, is ld Ein'li%a for ,person, - c)f) +ous.adeul-*er or,Personal /ody 0uit,& ,gran'lare, is #iresian for ,to infiltrate,& and ,diel'are, #iresian

for ,to etinguish,) #hus +ous-gran'diel is %est rendered as ,1nfiltration and #ermination

Agent& hence 1#A)(

3.0 'nternal Toughening

To lessen the impact of concussi&e blasts on the core and head of the 'T+, the

internal organs and, to a lesser e<tent, the brain are to be eLuipped !ith toughenedmuscular laers and reinforced internal structures. The latter can of course onl be done

to a small degree, as full strengthening !ould interfere !ith the functioning of the organs.

This does not gi&e full protection to the internal organs, but it does limit the damage ofthose blasts that are po!erful enough to do damage. 'n cooperation !ith the enhanced

healing (see section 5* this greatl reduces the danger of concussi&e blasts to the &ital

organs.



8.0 Dermal Toughening

The skin of the proposed 'T+ incorporates an organic eLui&alent of the fre=kas dra

fiber (note of the translator$ the #irolian e2uivalent of 3evlar * in the epidermal laers ofthe subect. This once again forms a close lattice !ork, since full co&erage !ould

preclude the breathing and thermoregulator functions of the skin. 'mpacts !ill be spread

b this lattice o&er a much larger area, and so decrease the chances of a puncture."o!e&er, the same disad&antages appl to this fiberlattice !ith respect to

regeneration as appl to the boronsilicate lattice in the bones. + regenerated puncture

!ound !ill not retain the fiber lattice unless the needed elements are ingested b the 'T+.'n addition, the skin is eLuipped !ith a far superior temperature control sstem (using

subcutaneous fat laers and increased circulation* than the humanoid norm. This enables

the 'T+ to operate in a !ide &ariet of climates !ith onl a standard bod co&ering.

5.0 $ecuperati&e and 'mmunological Bnhancements

Tpicall assigned missions !ill often result in damage to the 'T+, despite the

protecti&e enhancements (detailed in sections 28*. The 'T+=s proposed genetic structure

therefore incorporates se&eral changes !hich !ill limit the impact of !ounds on the'T+=s missiona&ailabilit.

5.4 $estorati&e Bnhancements

To increase the rate !ith !hich the 'T+ recuperates from !ounds, the normal

restorati&e functions of the bod (!oundclosing, regeneration of destroed tissue andsuch* ha&e been accelerated !ith o&er G00R in case of soft structures, !hile nonmaor

bones can mend in ust one night. This does ho!e&er mean that the caloric reLuirements

of the 'T+, !hen this rate of recuperation is implemented, !ill also increase man fold.

or e<ample, complete healing of a triple puncture to the bod core !ill occur in 424Ehours, but the 'T+ !ill be e<tremel hungr after!ards. 'f the initial !ounds are serious

enough, lack of sufficient calories ma interrupt the regeneration process, lea&ing the

'T+ !ounded and drained. 'n e<treme cases this accelerated healing can drain all the bod=s energ and kill the 'T+.

5.2 'mmunological and 7rophlactic BnhancementsTo counteract the effect of biological:chemical !eapons on the functioning of the

'T+, as !ell as the occurrence of !oundinflicted illnesses as gangrene and the like, the

immune sstem of the 'T+ has been strengthened. The entire sstem has been made more

robust, to the point that it is capable of pre&enting the 'T+ of becoming ill from HGR ofall kno!n pathogens, and of o&ercoming most other illnesses in a period of 320 hours,

!ith an a&erage of E hours.

%)TB9

This immune sstem is identical to the one proposed for use in the ne! series of clone

bodies for all the higher castes of our ci&ilization.

E.0 Musculature Bnhancements

?hile it !as not possible to structurall enhance the muscle structure of the 'T+

much because of the undetermined identit of the pre'T+ subect, it !as possible to use



an o&erload effect, in !hich the muscle groups for a &er short time can reach &er high

tension le&els. +fter such an o&erload, ho!e&er, the 'T+ needs some time to rest the

o&erloaded muscles and regenerate an muscle or bindings damaged during the o&erload.The proposed 'T+ !ill be capable of accessing this abilit on a conscious le&el.

"o!e&er, the use of a slightl more efficient muscle template !ill make the proposed

'T+ on a&erage some!hat stronger than a humanoid of the 'T+=s size and build. 'naddition, small glands containing a mildl alkaline liLuid ha&e been distributed

throughout the musculature, modeled on the natural lmphatic sstem. Pecause e<tended

use of a muscle group depletes the muscle=s o<gen reser&es Luickl, anaerobicmetabolism begins to take place, producing the lactic acid responsible for muscle tissue

breakdo!n and fatigue. The alkalines neutralize this acid, making prolonged feats of

anaerobic muscle acti&it possible. Put because the gro!th of ne! muscle mass is

triggered b the damaging effects of the lactic acid, the regular training regimen for thede&elopment of muscle strength must be dramaticall lengthened. The muscle template is

also reasonabl robust, and can sustain concussi&e shocks better than the alread

reinforced internal organs.

F.0 $efle<:Coordination Bnhancements

$ather than retaining the pre'T+ refle< and coordination abilities, all 'T+s !ill be eLuipped !ith a more ad&anced &ersion of the ner&ous sstem as implanted in the

latest tpes of Pioroid pilots. This ner&ous sstem, !hich !e belie&e to be the best

possible sstem, !ill increase all refle<es and eebod and other coordinations to almostthe ma<imum possible for the humanoid bod !ithout the benefit of cbernetic implants,

a et unreliable technolog.

G.0 Sensor BnhancementsThis area is the onl one in !hich !e must report a less than perfect result. 't !as

relati&el eas to e<tend the &isual acuit into the infrared, and use a double lens in the

ee, so that the 'T+ has a builtin heat and telescopic &ision option. 't !as, ho!e&er, not possible to create a true night &ision function in the brain corte<. The alternati&e, a

rallainlikeQQQ mirror behind the retina, !as reected b the tactical consultants since

this !ould ha&e made the 'T+=s ees light up in the dark, decreasing the surpriseattackoptions in the darkness. The onl noticeable impro&ement in this area !as the in&ersion

of the ganglia:rod nucleus:rod mitochondria:rod photodetector seLuence, so that incident

light falls directl on the photosensiti&e region !ithout ha&ing to pass through partiall

opaLue tissue. The increase in sensiti&it is, ho!e&er, marginal. Coupled !ith someminor efficienc impro&ements in the photosensiti&e protein chains, light sensiti&it !as

impro&ed a mere 42R. 'n addition, the rate of the onset of night &ision !as impro&ed, the

tpical time scale for the production of the chemical responsible for darknessadaptationno! being one minute, and not the usual fifteen.

"""!#ranslator's note$ #he yrallain is a large nocturnal predator %elieved to %eindigenous to the 4'rran .ungle region of #irol) 1t has an eye structure similar to that of a

#erran feline)(



The auditor and olfactor senses !ere also easil increased to about three times

the humanoid norm. %o difficulties !ere e<perienced !ith this.

nfortunatel, a natural radio datatransmission sstem modeled on the e<ampleof the )pteran 'n&id species could not be incorporated !ith anthing approaching the

reLuired le&els of efficienc and reliabilit. The best that could be achie&ed (at this time*

!as a rudimentar radio sense and proection, usuall sufficient mostl as a &oicereplacement. "igherorder data transmission is achie&ed in 30R of the test subects, but

is unreliable in its operation as !ell as its acti&ation.

+ passi&e radio detection and ranging sense is not a&ailable, despite stringentefforts on our part in boosting reception and patternmatching abilities. "o!e&er, some

subects did sho! a subconscious use of this sense, as described belo!.

H.0 Dietar )ptions and +dditional ChangesTo increase the fle<ibilit of the 'T+, the digesti&e sstem has been made more

fle<ible. 'f the 'T+ !ere to be forced to forage for its food, it could subsist on far more

possible food sources than the normal humanoid. 'n addition to this increased efficienc

in e<tracting nutrients from organic material and heightened immunit to poisons, theolfactor and taste senses can be disabled during the ingestion of food !hen the hunger is

large enough, so that the 'T+ can sustain itself !ith halfrotted meat if necessar.The sleep patterns ha&e been altered so that the 'T+ can fall asleep !hene&er

there is no danger about. This sleep in the field !ill ho!e&er not be as deep as a normal

sleep, and the 'T+ !ill be immediatel alert at an unusual sensor input. This input isoften under the input le&el for the standard humanoid, and can be the result of an

unconscious recognition of an intrusion on the radiometric sense (see section G*.

The 'T+=s metabolism utilizes a &er efficient method of caloriestorage as !ell

as a supplonneed method, causing a slo! metabolic rate under normal conditions, anda high rate in combat situations. +s a result, this efficient caloriemanagement sstem

gi&es the 'T+ double or triple the endurance of a standard humanoid.

The 'T+=s endurance has been further enhanced b using a more efficientcirculator structure, including a larger heart, as !ell as a greater respirator efficienc,

b increasing the lungs= total surface area.

The Trium&irate eagerl a!aits our ne<t command, $obotech MastersN

This describes a specialized caste of clones used b %imuul and his $obotech

Masters as an assassin. )ne such being !as left in stasis on Ior=s battleship to eliminatehim if he became too much of a problem, and a!oke on Barth in 2008 during the

reconstruction of the SD4 Macross.

The %ousgran=diel template ma be applied o&er an Ientraedi (Ientran orMeltran*, human, 7ra<ian or Tirolian (natural or clone*. Such Ientraedi !ill micronized

permanentl.

%ousgran=diel49 The reinforced skeleton increases the amount of damage to clip a limb to 200R

the "its rather than 450R.

29 The internal reinforcing laers reduce the damage of critical hits b 2.

39 The dermal toughening grants S7 E against killing damage.



89 The enhanced healing:immunit sstem allo!s the agent to heal killing damage

at a rate eLual to half their $BC, but the suffer 4 point of stun damage for e&er 2 killing

damage healed. The agent is effecti&el immune to all normal diseases.59 The musculature adustments allo! the agent to boost his ST$ b U2 for a

number of turns eLual to his P)D stat, suffering 4 point of stun per turn of use from

strain. The agent also gains S7 40 against stun:bruising damage. nfortunatel, the costto increase the ST$ stat increases b U2 per rank.

E9 The refle< adustments gi&e the agent U2 to $B and DB, and increases

ma<imum $B:DB b U2.F9 Sensor enhancements grant the agent )ptics 'nfrared, $adio

Communication, +cute Sense9 1ision (U4 &isual perception*, Bnhanced Sense9 Scent (U3

smell perception* and Bnhanced Sense9 "earing (U3 hearing perception* e&olutionar

traits.G9 The agent can eat a !ider range of organic materials, gi&ing a U3 bonus to

sur&i&al checks dealing !ith food as !ell as a U3 bonus to resist ingested poisons:to<ins.

The agent gains the ;ight Sleeper talent. The agent ma hold his breath up to 45 minutes.

Q 'T+ is not recommended for 7Cs as the are programmed assassins !ith less free !illthan tpical Ientraedi soldiers.

Tirolian Te#plates)ccupations and professions of the Tirolians and $obotech Masters. The stats and

information abo&e represent %7Cs. 7Cs !ishing to pla a Tirolian can use thesetemplates. +t the #M=s discretion, the trium&irate clones ma be 7Cs.

Fylonic 1arrior

Cloned and programmed soldiers, outfitted !ith terminator armor and ser&e as personal

guards of the Masters."kills9 $ifle A Shotgun, +!areness:%otice, Dodge A B&ade, KK, KK, KK, KK

Fylonic Plebe Civilian

This represents the general population of !orkers. These are the lo!est caste of Tirolian

clones, and are considered b the Masters to be e<pendable in times of conflict.

"kills9 pick F skills based on their current Ilonic template other!ise the ha&e no skills

other than their nati&e language

Fylonic Plebe "pecialist

This represents the upper ranking plebes artisans, scholars, entertainers, craftsmen and

those !ith e<ceptional phsical Lualities that !ere to be preser&ed through eternalcloning.

"kills9 pick F skills, up to 2 ma be >difficult> skills

Fylonic "cience Master



"eirs to Ior=s technolog, or at least !hat of it the could understand. The science

masters ser&e a role similar to a science officer.


Fylonic Clone Master

The e<perts of clone, both in the creation and modification of clones, and directing said

clones to their purpose.

"kills9 Piolog, +natom, 7scholog, "uman 7erception, +uthorit, KK, KK

Tirolian Citi@en

Much of the population left behind on Tirol b the $obotech Masters are not trium&irate

clones, but natural born people.


Tirolian Resistance

%ot all Tirolians are content !ith the !a the Bmpire is run b the Masters, and seek too&erthro! the masters and return Tirol to a republic, or at least undermine the Masters=

authorit !hene&er possible.


Mercantile &uil-

The mercantile guild sees to the economic strength of Tirol. The o&ersee trade !ith the

other races of the ;ocal #roup.

"kills9 +ccounting, Pusiness, Pureaucrac, "uman 7erception, Mathematics, 7ersuasionA ast Talk, Credibilit

NousgranG-iel

Specialized agents for co&ert operations and assassination. This template ma be used b

other >special forces> agents of the Tirolians as !ell.

"kills9 Stealth, #ather 'nformation, "ide A B&ade, %otice:+!areness, Sur&i&al, "andto

"and, $ifle A Shotgun

*ioroi- MechaThe $obotech Masters rel on their bioroid combat mecha for !ar, lea&ing the

Ientraedi behind on Tirol. Their stats are largel unchanged from Southern Cross(Chapter E Ior Technolog*. Their po!erplants change from fusion to bioenerg

(protoculture <0.4 cost multiplier to <0.35 !hich is alread calculated belo!*.

#eneration 4 Tpe ' becomes Pioroid ?arrior #eneration 4 Tpe '' becomes Pioroid Subcommander

#eneration 2 Tpe ' becomes Pioroid ScoutQ

#eneration 2 Tpe '' becomes Pioroid 'n&id ighter



#eneration 3 Tpe ' becomes +d&anced Pioroid ?arrior

#eneration 3 Tpe ' becomes Pioroid ?orker

*ioroi- "cout+s per Tpe '', #eneration 2 entr !ith the follo!ing changes9

C'"T9 485 C7 U !eapon drum

Q +dd +d&anced Sensor Suite and $esolution Bnhancement (5<* to "ead Ser&o

The bioroid pilots themsel&es change some!hat. 'n Southern Cross the are

>biohumans>, or humans that ha&e been brain!ashed and put into their mecha, !here in

$obotech the are cloned Tirolian pilots.

*ioroi- Terran 5ighter

+t the end of the Second $obotech ?ar, the $obotech Masters became a!are of

the remaining Malcontent Ientraedi groups in and around Manaus. +lthough theirnumbers had been greatl decreased o&er 20 ears, their fighting spirit had not. These

remaining groups had become e<tremel adept at fighting the $D and then the +rmies

of the Southern Cross. The $obotech Masters felt that the had disco&ered a !orth allagainst the +rmies of the Southern Cross. 'n the fall of 202H, a small group of $obotech

Master Scientist landed outside of Manaus and set up a manufacturing facilit to produce

!eapons of !ar for the Ientraedi. Thus the Pioroid Terran ighter !as born.The Pioroid Terran fighter !as produced using mostl sal&aged materials from

South +merica, much like the Stinger. "o!e&er, unlike the Stinger, each of the Pioroid

Terran fighters !ould look and perform similarl. Pecause of the relati&e primiti&e

construction methods, although leap ears ahead of Ientraedi production methods, themental control !as remo&ed. 'n its place a con&entional control sstem !as installed.

Thus the Terran fighter is not nearl as responsi&e as its original Pioroid brethren.

"o!e&er the Terran ighter is far more armored. This !as done in response to Ientraedi

reLuests, as the had learned the importance of armored mecha and reinforced pilotscompartments.

The original Pioroid Terran fighter manufacturing facilit !as destroed b theelite $D $ogue SLuadron under some!hat msterious circumstances near the end of the

Second $obotech ?ar. "o!e&er, se&eral hundred units !ere produced. The initial results

!ere so promising that after the !ar, t!o do!ned motherships, one in +frica and one in %orth +merica, began production. The factor in +frica !as destroed soon after its

initial production ho!e&er the %orth +merican site, located in !hat !as the state of

+rizona, !as able to defend itself against persistent attacks b the +lpha Tactical

+rmored Corps. The +rizona $obotech State produced appro<imatel 250 Terranfighters in the interim ears bet!een the end of the 2nd $obotech ?ar and the beginning

of the third. The +rizona factor !as completel obliterated b the 'n&id ho!e&erdozens of the Terran fighters !ere able to escape and man ended up in resistance groupsfighting against the 'n&id until the liberation of Barth.

*ioroi- Co##an- Terran 5ighter

The successful creation of the Pioroid Terran ighter, sho!ed the $obotech

Masters that bioroid production could continue on Barth using onl sal&aged materials

and po!ered b >contaminated> protoculture. The ordered the production of a more



Triple*arrel :;## 1eapon ru#

The e<clusi&e !eapon for the bioroid terran fighter mecha.

U4 ?+, $ange E, 3/, P13, Clip 50

Triple*arrel &auss Rifle

The e<clusi&e !eapon for the bioroid command terran fighter mecha.U4 ?+, $ange 40, 3/, P18, Clip 20

*ioroi- Terran 5ighterC'"T9 KKAvailability9 KK

?)&?T

F.0m

1)T? 2.Hm

<N&T?

2.4m

1)&?T 43,500 kg


Pattroid 0 F (350m:round* 0 -F00kph

Maneuver Pool U433R


Main Pod MS G 40 "S 5 5

"ead MS 8 5 MS 8 8

$ight +rm MS 5 E MS 8 8

;eft +rm MS 5 E MS 8 8

$ight ;eg MS 5 E MS 8 8;eft ;eg MS 5 E MS 8 8$ight 7od S; 2 MS 8 8

;eft 7od S; 2 MS 8 8


+nti#ra& $ight 7od

+nti#ra& ;eft 7od




+nti#ra& $ight 7od

+nti#ra& ;eft 7od


MS Class Torso 2 F km 4400 km



MM40 $ight +rm F/ U4 5 Crosslinked

MM40 ;eft +rm F/ U4 5 Crosslinked

'ptional "yste#s

;ift!ire, %ightsight, Spotlight, Bscape 7od

Multipliers

1erniers (4 Main Pod, 2 each ;eg*, SemiMonocoLue, $edundant Sstems

Bn&ironmentals (+rctic, Desert, Space, BM*, )&ercharged Bngine, +CB U33R

Capital "hipsThe $obotech Masters use the same ships as sho!n b the Ior in Southern Cross.

)ther than changing their po!erplants to bioenerg (protoculture*, the ust ha&edifferent names.

Tirolian +ssault Cor&ette (as per Ior rigate*

uiltra Draenitzs Transport (as per Ior Carrier*Tau Detrel Destroer (as per Ior Destroer*

+zashar Mothership (as per Ior Mothership*

Chapter 0 ! Fentrae-iThe Ientraedi fare a bit better in $obotech than the did in Macross. There are

se&eral &ariants of their mecha and po!er armor designed b the $obotech Masters intheir attempts to create the ultimate po!er armor6. )ne such series of po!er armor

combined some of the Meltran po!er armor sstems into the more abundant Ientran

po!er armor.nlike their original Macross heritage, the Ientraedi are a much ounger race.

)riginall the Ientraedi !ere an e<periment in genetic engineering, created for mining

monopole ore in the hea& gra&it of antoma. The onl took the role of !arriors later

on, once the realized the !ere so po!erful that the $obotech Masters could not stopthem. #oing b the Tiresian calendar, the Ientraedi !ere created in G8 +$, and rebel in

EF4 +$.'n Macross, the Ientraedi are ust Ientraedi. 'n $obotech, the Ientraedi are

differentiated into different >castes> of clone tpes based on their role in the militar

machine.

+nother big difference is that in $obotech, the Ientraedi seem to ha&e lessmilitar discipline (ha&ing originated as miners* as sho!n b /hron=s habits of getting

drunk and gambling (both concepts unheard of b Macross Ientraedi*.



and skills to perform said duties. The are ignorant of their past, of the $obotech Bmpire,

e&en of the $obotech Masters.

'f a Soldier sur&i&es their tour of dut and the mission is accomplished the !ill be returned to the mobile fortress !here their entire e<perience !ill be erased from

memor and the !ill be reinserted into their stasis chamber to be a!akened !hen the

are needed again. Sometimes an )fficer !ill gain a special interest in a Soldier andspecificall ha&e that Soldier kept acti&e under their command, in this !a some officers

build corps personal loal to them, this practice is tolerated b the Command ClassYup

to a point.The &ast maorit of Soldiers !ill be assigned a standard $egult 7od. Those

manufactured !ith geneticall superior stats !ill be assigned the more ad&anced mecha

units such as ighter 7ods and 7o!er +rmors. The mecha a Soldier is assigned is the

mecha the !ill ha&e for their entire tour of dut. ?hen not in their mecha Soldiers ser&eas guards on board their ships.

Tpical Ientraedi Soldier Stats9 '%T 3, C)); E, 7$B 3, BM7 3, $B E, DB 5, TBC" 4, ST$ 28, P)D 24, +TT$ 3, M+ 24, BD

0

Secondar9 B%D 240, "M 30, $un E4m, ;eap 5.5m, +nime ;eap 34.5m, S!im 24m, PTM 40, $BC 85,

$BS 4G, ST% 405, "'TS 525 or (torso 4EE, head E3, limbs F3*, ;ift 280 kg, Thro! F2m, DM# 3/, B1

22

Macron Ponuses9 "t" 4/ at ST$ 40 U4/ per 5 ST$

Skills9 $ifle A Shotgun 5, Dodge A B&ade 5, Tactics 8, Militar BtiLuette 8, Mecha 7ilot9 Pattle 7od E,

Mecha ?eaponr 5, +!areness:%otice 5, "andto"and 5+d&antages9 "igh 7ain Threshold 4, $ank (Ientraedi +rm* 4

Complications9 )bsession (kill the Bnem* 40

#ear9 "ea& Pod +rmor, +ssault $ifle, $egult Pattle 7od

B<ceptional Ientraedi Soldier Stats9 '%T 3, C)); E, 7$B 3, BM7 3, $B E, DB 5, TBC" 2, ST$ 28, P)D 24, +TT$ 3, M+ 24, BD

0

Skills9 $ifle A Shotgun 5, Dodge A B&ade 5, Tactics 8, Militar BtiLuette 8, Mecha 7ilot9 Pattle 7od E,

Mecha Secondar9 B%D 240, "M 30, $un E4m, ;eap 5.5m, +nime ;eap 34.5m, S!im 24m, PTM 40,

$BC 85, $BS 4G, ST% 405, "'TS 525 or (torso 4EE, head E3, limbs F3*, ;ift 280 kg, Thro! F2m, DM#

3/, B1 22




Skills9 $ifle A Shotgun 5, Dodge A B&ade E, Tactics 8, Militar BtiLuette 8, Mecha 7ilot9 Pattle 7od E,

7ilot9 Male 7o!er +rmor E, Mecha ?eaponr E, +!areness:%otice 5, "andto"and 5

+d&antages9 "igh 7ain Threshold 4, $ank (Ientraedi +rm* 4, Combat Sense 4


#ear9 "ea& Pod +rmor, +ssault $ifle, one of9 Serauhaug $egult, #luuhaugh $egult, Del $egult or %ousadeul#er 7o!er +rmor

"pecialists

Specialists operate the ship sstems, sensors, na&igation, !eapons. Specialist also

operate sstems such as the 7rotoculture Chambers. The are not as strong or fast as the

Soldier Class but possess slightl higher intelligence. Specialists also pilot the shuttlesand non combat &ehicles of the Ientraedi forces. Specialists are considered highl

&aluable and are held to a tight scrutin b their superiors.

Specialists li&es are &er similar to those of the Soldier class, the are kept instasis until needed. ?hen returned to stasis their memories are !iped, the lose all gained

e<perience and kno!ledge. Sometimes an )fficer !ill gain a special interest in a

Specialist and specificall ha&e that Specialist kept acti&e under their command, in this

!a some officers build corps personal loal to them, this practice is tolerated b theCommand ClassYup to a point.

Tpical Ientraedi SpecialistStats9 '%T 5, C)); E, 7$B 3, BM7 3, +#'; E, DB 5, TBC" 3, ST$ 4G, P)D 4G, +TT$ 3, M+ 45,

BD 0

Secondar9 B%D 4G0, "M 30, $un 85m, ;eap 3.F5m, +nime ;eap 22.5m, S!im 45m, PTM H, $BC 3E,

$BS 4G, ST% H0, "'TS 850 or (torso 430, head E0, limbs E5*, ;ift 4G0 kg, Thro! 58m, DM# 2/, B1 4E

Macron Ponuses9 "t" 4/ at ST$ 40 U4/ per 5 ST$ Skills9 $ifle A Shotgun 8, Dodge A B&ade 5, Tactics 5, Militar BtiLuette 8, ?eapon Sstems 5, $adio

Communications 5, 7ilot9 Spaceshuttle 8, Starship )peration 5, %a&igation 5, +!areness:%otice 5, "and

to"and 3

+d&antages9 $ank (Ientraedi +rm* 2, "igh 7ain Threshold 4


#ear9 uniform, energ pistol, !hate&er is assigned for their particular dut

'fficer )fficer Class !ere created from the Templates of decorated !ar heroes

throughout Tirols histor. The are stronger, faster and more intelligent than soldier or

specialist class.Bach mecha sLuadron has an )fficer, e&er ships sstem is o&erseen b an

)fficer, and e&er ship is commanded b an )fficer. )fficers are made roughl in a ratio

of 4 )fficer per 42 Soldiers:Specialists, so there are millions of )fficers.



Bach )fficer is assigned a #laug Pattle 7od, but of course the can reLuisition

other mecha sstems depending on their missions. The lifespan of an )fficer can &ar but

tends to be longer than that of the Soldier Class. +s !ith Soldiers most )fficers arememor !iped and returned to stasis after their tour of dut and successful completion of

their mission. "o!e&er, some )fficers !ho ha&e pro&en themsel&es ma be immediatel

reassigned and not reinserted into the stasis chamber and not memor !iped. Thelonger the sta on dut the more of a distinct personalit an )fficer !ill de&elop, and

the more the learn about the histor and culture of the Ientraedi, still their kno!ledge

!ill be limited.)fficers are also returned to stasis after their tours of dut are o&er, their

memories !iped and the a!ait a ne! assignment. Sometimes a Command Class !ill

take a special interest in a particular )fficer and ha&e them sta on acti&e dut instead of

being returned to the stasis chambers.

Tpical Ientraedi )fficer Stats9 '%T E, C)); F, 7$B 5, BM7 3, +#'; F, DB F, TBC" 3, ST$ 28, P)D 28, +TT$ 3, M+ 24,

BD 4 Secondar9 B%D 280, "M 30, $un E4m, ;eap 5.5m,

+nime ;eap 34.5m, S!im 24m, PTM 40, $BC 85, $BS 4G,ST% 405, "'TS E00 or (torso 205, head F5, limbs G0*, ;ift 280kg, Thro! F2m, DM# 3/, B1 22


Skills9 $ifle A Shotgun E, Dodge A B&ade E, Tactics E, Militar

BtiLuette E, Mecha 7ilot9 Pattle 7od F, Mecha 7ilot9 Male 7o!er

+rmor F, Mecha ?eaponr F, +!areness:%otice E, "andto"and

E, Melee E, $adio Communication 5, 7ilot9 Shuttlecraft 8,

+uthorit 5, 'ntimidation 8

+d&antages9 "igh 7ain Threshold 2, $ank (Ientraedi +rm* 8


#ear9 "ea& Pod +rmor, +ssault $ifle, $egult Pattle 7od

Co##an-The Command Class !ere made from the

Templates of the greatest militar leaders in Tirols

histor. Command Class are the most intelligent, and

strongest of the Ientraedi models. Bach Commander isassigned a %upetiet 1ernigtzsbiz flagship from !here

the direct the actions and attacks of the massi&e



manpo!er and firepo!er of their fleet. The Command Class ans!ers to and recei&e

orders directl from Podolza.

Command Class are ne&er kept in stasis, and ne&er ha&e their memor !iped. +ssuch, Command Class are pri& to more kno!ledge of the Ientraedi and the $obotech

Bmpire than an other, sa&e Domillans.

The Command Class ha&e the longest life span of an Ientraedi , li&ing on thea&erage 400 ears, though combat can of course cut this span much shorter.

Tpical Ientraedi Commander Stats9 '%T F, C)); H, 7$B F, BM7 3, +#'; E, DB E, TBC" 2, ST$ 33, P)D 33, +TT$ 3, M+ 2F,

BD 3

Secondar9 B%D 330, "M 30, $un G4m, ;eap E.F5m, +nime ;eap 80.5m, S!im 2Fm, PTM 4G, $BC3E, $BS 2F, ST% 4E5, "'TS H00 or (torso 3E3, head 405, limbs 40G*, ;ift 330 kg, Thro! HHm, DM# E/,

B1 38


Skills9 $ifle A Shotgun F, Dodge A B&ade F, Tactics G, Militar BtiLuette G, Mecha 7ilot9 Pattle 7od G,

Mecha 7ilot9 Male 7o!er +rmor G, Mecha ?eaponr 5, +!areness:%otice 5, "andto"and F, Melee E,

$adio Communication 5, 7ilot9 Shuttlecraft 8, +uthorit F, %a&igation E, Starship )peration F,

'ntimidation G+d&antages9 "igh 7ain Threshold 3, $ank (Ientraedi +rm* EComplications9 )bsession (kill the Bnem* 40

#ear9 ;ight Pod +rmor, tpicall assigned an entire fleet

Domillans

B&en in a race designed onl for !ar, e<ceptional intellectual capabilities are anasset. or this reason the Domillan Class !as created to compliment the Command Class.

Domillans !ere created from the standard scientist template and are the phsicall

!eakest of all Ientraedi, but the most intelligent.Domillans possess the limited technical kno!ledge the Ientraedi need. The

possess the access and acti&ation codes for the $obotech

actories. The Domillans ha&e the communication codes to

contact the mobile fortress. The act as ad&isor, assistantsand secretaries for the Command Class. Domillans also

monitor the acti&ities of the Command Class, making sure

the Commanders sta on mission, follo! proper protocols,report to Dolza and it is the Domillans responsibilit to

report an irregularities of the Commanders actions directl

to the Supreme Commander.Domillans ha&e the most kno!ledge of an

Ientraedi about the Ientraedi histor, the Bmpire, the

protoculture, Iors fortress, etc. /no!ledge is po!er, and as

such the Domillans are entrusted !ith this po!er, and theresponsibilit to use that kno!ledge for the greater glor of

the $obotech Bmpire, the &ictor of the Ientraedi and the

maintenance of order. 't is the Domiallan=s ob to gi&e theCommand are necessar and rele&ant information, as !ell as

to hold back an information the Commander should not

ha&e.



Domillans also monitor the cre!, making sure dangerous information and

contamination do not infect and effect the &ast hordes of soldiers and officers.

Tpical Ientraedi DomillanStats9 '%T H, C)); F, 7$B 5, BM7 3, +#'; 5, DB 5, TBC" 8, ST$ 45, P)D 45, +TT$ 3, M+ 45,

BD F

Secondar9 B%D 450, "M 30, $un 85m, ;eap 3.F5m, +nime ;eap 22.5m, S!im 45m, PTM H, $BC 3E,$BS 4G, ST% H0, "'TS 3F5 or (torso H5, head 8G, limbs 5G*, ;ift 450 kg, Thro! 85m, DM# 2/, B1 42


Skills9 "istor G, B<pert9 7rotoculture F, B<pert9 Ior E, B<pert9 7rotoculture E, Tactics E, B<pert9 $obotech

Bmpire F+d&antages9 $ank (Ientraedi +rm* 5, Bidetic Memor, ;ightning Calculator, Speed $eading, 7rehensile

Tendrils, "igh 7ain Threshold 4


#ear9 robes

Meltran-i

The Meltrandi !ere de&eloped as an upgraded &ersion of the standard Ientraedi

Soldier. The Meltrandi !ere based a modified )fficers Template, pro&iding increasedintelligence, and natural skill. Meltrandi are an all female force, e&er clone Template is

female. The are not as phsicall strong as a standard model Ientraedi. The Meltrandi

!ere not designed !ith the hierarch of tpes as the Ientraedi !ere, the do not ha&e thedistinction of Soldier Class, )fficer Class, etc. The Meltrandi ha&e increased intelligence,

and refle<es. These differences makes them, on a&erage, deadlier opponents than the

standard Ientraedi in a mecha fight.

Tpical Meltrandi 7ilotStats9 '%T E, C)); G, 7$B 5, BM7 3, $B 40, DB 40, TBC" 3, ST$ 45, P)D 45, +TT$ E, M+ 2F,

BD 0Secondar9 B%D 450, "M 30, $un G4m, ;eap E.F5m, +nime ;eap 80.5m, S!im 2Fm, PTM H, $BC 30,

$BS 28, ST% H0, "'TS 3F5 or (torso H5, head 8G, limbs 5G*, ;ift 450 kg, Thro! 85m, DM# 2/, B1 42


Skills9 "andto"and E, Melee E, Mecha 7ilot9 Meltran 7o!er +rmor E, Mecha ?eaponr E, Mecha

Combat E, Dodge A B&ade E, #mnastics 5, $adio Communications 8

+d&antages9 $ank (Ientraedi +rm* 8, Combat Sense 3, +cute Sense9 1ision


#ear9 flight suit, ueadlunn%ona



Meltrandi +ce 7ilotStats9 '%T E, C)); G, 7$B 5, BM7 3, $B 42, DB 44, TBC" 3, ST$ 45, P)D 45, +TT$ E, M+ 2F,

BD 0

Secondar9 B%D 450, "M 30, $un G4m, ;eap E.F5m, +nime ;eap 80.5m, S!im 2Fm, PTM H, $BC 30,

$BS 28, ST% H0, "'TS 3F5 or (torso H5, head 8G, limbs 5G*, ;ift 450 kg, Thro! 85m, DM# 2/, B1 42


Skills9 "andto"and E, Melee E, Mecha 7ilot9 Meltran 7o!er +rmor H, Mecha ?eaponr H, MechaCombat G, Dodge A B&ade G, #mnastics 5, $adio Communications 8+d&antages9 $ank (Ientraedi +rm* 8, Combat Sense 3, +cute Sense9 1ision, +ce 7ilot, #enius9 Mecha

7ilot9 Meltran 7o!er +rmor 3


#ear9 flight suit, formal officer=s dress, ueadlunn$au or other specialist &ariation

The Fentrae-i 5leets

The Ientraedi armada consisted of hundreds, if not thousands, of &ast fleets.

The ol@aa 5leet

The Dolzaa leet !as the first, and al!as remained the most prominent and

largest Ientraedi leet in the $obotech Bmpire. %umbering nearl si< million ships !ith

the destructi&e force of a small no&a, the Dolzaa fleet is the greatest militar machine theuni&erse has e&er seen.

The center of the Dolzaa leet is the ulbtzs Perrentzs mobile fortress. The

mobile fortress houses #org Dolzaa the Supreme Commander of the Ientraedi leet.

rom the mobile fortress #org Dolzaa monitors the actions of all his Command ClassSubordinates, concei&es strategic deploments, and issues orders. The Mobile fortress is

also the production center for the billions of Ientraedi Clones. The massi&e base contains

thousands of protoculture chambers !hich constantl produce Ientraedi Clones. Theclones are held into stasis until ships need resuppl, the clones are then a!akened and

assigned to their missions b the Domillans.

?hen Ientraedi leets are deploed the mobile fortress do!nloads the rele&antfold coordinates for their mission into the lagship, the lagship then do!nloads the

coordinates into the Command Ships, !hich then do!nload the coordinates into their

ships, the fleet then olds. Ientraedi do not comprehend the calculation or creation ofold coordinates, the simpl acti&ate the proper controls and the ships go. The Ships

then ha&e the coordinates to return to the mobile fortress or their actor. 'n this manner

Dolzaa keeps tight reins and kno!ledge of the !hereabouts of all his man millions of

&essels and the cannot stra off mission. Dolzaa himself has access to almost the entiredatabank of old Coordinates accumulated b the $obotech Bmpire, but there are still

some location the Masters keep secrets e&en from him. Some Domillans ha&e managed to



figure out ho! to create old Coordinates, and Dolzaa keeps &er tight !atch on those

!ho ha&e.

Ientraedi do not repair ships in the field, repairs onl occur !hen the ship hasreturned to the $obotech actor. Ientraedi do not retreat from a mission until it is

completed, or the are destroed. 'f a fleet falters due to damage, another leet is

dispatched. The commander of the ne! fleet !ill generall takeo&er all control of themission (e&en if of lo!er le&el, and tpicall the !ill first sacrifice and use up the old

fleet*.?hen the mission in complete the leet !ill return to the actor !here it !ill be

full repaired and restocked, the leet !ill then return to the Mobile fortress !here thena&igation computers !ill be !iped, the cre! returned to stasis and the ships !ill be held

until redeploed.

The Dolzaa leets mobilit is one of its greatest strengths. The Mobile fortress,

and center of Ientraedi Command mo&es locations across the irst uadrant. Thisconstant mo&ement keeps the Pase from being &ulnerable to enem attack, as it is ne&er

in an one location for long periods of time. The $obotech factories can also mo&e across

the uni&erse, deploing !here&er needed to shorten suppl lines. ?ith a mobilized

command and infrastructure the Dolzaa leet can concentrate its forces !here&er neededacross the uni&erse. Bnem Bmpires ma ha&e to maintain long suppl chains to build

and suppl their fleets, !hile the Dolzaa leet can redeplo its entire command andindustrial structure deep into enem territor, bringing the full might of the Ientraedi

leet right to the orbits of the enem home!orlds.

The tpical strateg upon disco&ering an enem Bmpire is to locate the enemhome!orld, then old the entire fleet and Mobile fortress to that location. )nce in

position the #rand leet, numbering into the millions, surrounds the home!orld and

utterl destros the surface. )nce the home!orld is cleansed smaller leets are deploed

across the enem space to mop up all left o&er colonies, facilities and fleets. )nce theenem culture is pacified, for the rest of eternit regular patrol fleets are assigned to

periodicall inspect the space for resurgence of an enem acti&it. 'f an ne! enem

acti&it is found the Command Class in charge of the patrol !ill reLuest a fleet and begi&en the responsibilit to once again pacif the threat.

This s!arming, allout, planetsmash strateg of Dolzaa has pro&en, literall,

undefeatable in the entire histor of the Dolzaa leet. %o enem culture has e&er beenable to pre&ail against the sudden appearance of the entire Ientraedi armada, and

subseLuent genocide of their home!orld. The Dolzaa leet has left dozens of other

galactic Bmpires in utter ruins, and shattered ashes across space.

The Dolzaa leet !as created during the Di&isi&e ?ar, after the defection of theoriginal #organ Troops. The Masters created the ne! Ientraedi ?arriors under a

centralized, strict command to dissuade an future desertions, and ensure loalt and

control of the giant soldiers and their po!erful fleets. )b&iousl the reorganization !assuccessful, and the Dolzaa leet crushed the Disciples of Ior and brought stabilit to the

$obotech Bmpire. During the Di&isi&e ?ar the Masters created another leet, the

;aplamiz leet, a fleet of all Meltrandi. The Dolzaa leet and the ;aplamiz leet !ere toha&e nothing to do !ith each other, the !ere each deploed to different parts of the

Bmpire and mingling bet!een the forces !as strictl prohibited. ?hene&er orces from

the t!o armies did mingle the !ere considered the Bnem and handled accordingl. The

Dolzaa leet !as deploed across the irst uadrant of the kno!n ni&erse, charged



!ith policing and pacifing an enem threats found in the Master=s Domain, and the

Dolzaa leet performed this function perfectl until there !ere no more alien threats in

nearl the !hole uni&erse. or untold ages the Dolzaa leet maintained peace. ntil thecoming of the 'n&id.

The 'n&id !ere a msterious and po!erful parasitic enem that fed off the

protoculture that po!ers the entire leet. The 'n&id became a serious threat to the Bmpire,and the main enem of the Dolzaa leet. ;ed b Preetai /ridanik, the Dolzaa leet

disco&ered, and sterilized the 'n&id "ome!orld, ending their threat to the peace of the

Bmpire fore&er, or so the hoped.

ecline of the #pire

The Masters released Ior from his e<ile and the Ientraedi !ere a!arded the

honor of escorting Ior on his missions, crucial to sur&i&al of the Bmpire. +s soon asthese mission began small 'n&id s!arms once again began to plague the Bmpire.

Ientraedi deploed across the Luadrant to hunt do!n the 'n&id forces !hile Ior

continued on his mission. 't !as one of these missions that disaster struck and Ior !as

killed b a massi&e 'n&id s!arm, his ortress launched and olded to parts unkno!n.The Masters anger !as beond fur !ith Dolzaa for such a disastrous failure. The

Masters contacted Dolzaa and ;aplamiz and decreed that !hiche&er forces finds Ior=sortress !ould be risen to preeminence in the Bmpire, the other !ould be left to !ither

and die. +ll remaining protoculture !as culled from the Bmpire and gi&en to the armies,

lea&ing the Bmpire a dark !asteland.Dolzaa and ;aplamiz deploed fleets scattered across the cosmos to find the lost

ortress. +s competition bet!een the t!o armies to find the ortress became more and

more tense each side began preempti&e strikes against ship positions and infrastructures

of the other unrestrained !ar spread bet!een the armies of the men and the !omen, asthe both desperatel searched for the ortress.

#org Dolzaa could remember the times of the Di&isi&e ?ar, and remembered an

ancient force called culture6, that nearl destroed the Ientraedi. Dolzaa desired thisforce so the could crush their enem, ne! orders !ere issued, if a commander finds an

e&idence of the protoculture, samples should be taken and returned to the home base

under the tightest possible securit.

Fentrae-i Mecha

Ientran Mecha9 $egult, #luuhaug $egult, Serauhaug $egult, Del $egult, Ier $egult,

#laug, #laug Bldare, %ousadeul#er

Meltran Mecha9 ueadlunn%ona, ueadlunn$au

Fentrae-i <eDicon

"aoca no direct translation closest appro<imation seems to be >asshat>/abaPrek >honorable death>, basicall a Ientraedi suicide taking enemies !ith ou

7ar Dessu a standard greeting

/araThun literall >death dance>, it is a form of e<ecution b combat

Shapings of the 7rotoculture similar to human concepts of fate or destin



P the Shapings an e<plicati&e similar to >b the gods>

Malcontents

During the reconstruction period after the irst $obotech ?ar, most Ientraedi

!ere relocated and treated as second class citizens (at best* or put in >control zones> like

!ar prisoners (at !orst*. Man of them formed resistance groups to fight for freedom, orat least food and supplies.

Most students of militar histor sa there !ere as man as 50 different

malcontent groups that fought in the Southlands, !hile some fe! sa there !ere as manas 430 such groups.

Sca&engers )ne of the more !ell documented malcontent groups. The themsel&es did

not fight, but built the Stinger mecha to trade to other groups for food and supplies.

$ecords indicate the built as man as 4,F00 such mecha. The !ere conclusi&el pro&edto e<ist in 204E. ?hile most malcontent bands !ere named after Ientraedi legends, the

Sca&engers !ere named b $D intelligence officer Bileen Summers. +t their height, the

Sca&engers had 200 members, four times as man as the largest combat group, and H0R

of their members !ere Meltran. Their leader !as Selo Deparra.Shrouds an allmale group in Prazil

7aranka named after a Ientraedi legend, the !ere a larger group until dispersed b theTSC in 204F

Crimson #hosts named after a Ientraedi legend

Steel ?ind + larger group, consisting of around E0 Ientraedi, that attacked Camp+lpha and liberated almost 2000 Ientraedi prisoners.

%e! nit moderatel large group

Senburu Selo oined this !arrior group before oining the Sca&engers.

Chapter ! The )nvi-

The 'n&id are different than their Mospeada incarnations as the 'nbit. The 'n&idare not simpl after a ne! home !orld capable of supporting their life forms, but ratherthe are a race of conLuerors that dominate the home !orlds of the Sentinel races as !ell

as Barth and Tirol.

Ior meets the 'n&id



"istor of the 'n&id

'n ages untold, the 'n&id inhabited a no! unkno!n !orld. The "adonites

de&astated this !orld out of fear of the po!er of protoculture, e&en though it !as theiro!n "adon that seeded that !orld !ith the flo!er of life.

Z )riginal 'n&id home!orld, de&astated b the Children of the Shado!=s %eutronS missiles.

'n time, the 'n&id !ould relocate (or be relocated b "adon* to their ne! !orld

of )ptera. "adon then seeded )ptera !ith the flo!er of life to ump start the 'n&id, !ho

!ere at an e&olutionar dead end. or untold ages the 'n&id li&ed peaceful li&es, blissfull ignorant of anthing beond their little !orld. The de&eloped a parasitic

relationship !ith the flo!er of life, !ith it becoming their onl food source, and their

li&es re&ol&ed onl around it.'n the Barth ear 4383, Ior disco&ers )ptera during his techno&oage. There he

makes the disco&er of the po!er locked !ithin the flo!er of life, as !ell as the semi

intelligent 'n&id. The $egess, Lueen of the 'n&id, >e&ol&es> herself into a human form to better please Ior, !hom she belie&es is "adon returned to them. Ior and the $egess

enter into a pschic union Ior learning e&erthing she kno!s about the flo!er of life,

and the $egess learning all he kno!s of Tirolian societ, art and science.Pelie&ing this to be instructions for the ne<t step of 'n&id e&olution, the $egess

e&ol&es her race into a semihumanoid form to better facilitate the gifts gi&en to her. The

'n&id began to mimic the Tirolian societ that the didn=t e&en kno! or understand,

creating art and !earing loosefitting robes like the Tirolians did. 't !as sometime at this point that the $egent came into po!er alongside his !ife, the $egess, although he had

e<isted as her mate long before Ior arri&ed.



'n the Barth ear 43H3, %imuul=s greed for energ caused him to order thecomplete defoliation of all flo!er of life from )ptera, although Ior commands his

Ientraedi to lea&e before all of the flo!er of life is har&ested, lea&ing some for the 'n&id.

)utraged at this percei&ed betraal b Ior, the 'n&id begin to de&elop their o!n mecha based on the technological information the $egess gained from her union !ith Ior.

P the mid 4500=s of the Barth calendar, the 'n&id ha&e begun attacking the

$obotech Master=s empire. "o!e&er, the 'n&id=s lack of e<perience or tactics in !arfare,

the ha&e been relegated to a >nuisance> b the $obotech Masters until around the 4H50=s!hen Ior begins seeding the flo!er of life on multiple !orlds, simultaneousl gi&ing the

'n&id a >bread crumb> trail back to Tirol as !ell as pro&iding the 'n&id !ith ne! sources

of food and energ.+fter the $obotech Masters are !eakened b their centurieslong ci&il !ar !ith

the Ci=1onians and the loss of most of their militar po!er !hen both Dolza and the

$obotech Masters are defeated at Barth, the 'n&id impl o&errun their remaining forcesand conLuer Tirol and the sentinel !orlds that host the flo!er of life.



+round the ear 2030 of the Barth calendar, the $egess probes the memories of

$em, a clone of Ior, and disco&ers that his fortress !ith the protoculture is on Barth. She

then tra&els to Barth and Luickl o&erruns the remnants of the TSC, !eakened after the2nd $obotech ?ar. She holds Barth until 2088, !hen she gathers the 'n&id and !ith the

energ of all of the protoculture on Barth, she transcends !ith the 'n&id and the lea&e

the uni&erse through the black hole at $aanath=s Star.Mean!hile, the $egent is slain o&er )ptera in 2083, and it is presumed his 'n&id

are taken !ith the $egess.

$B report about the 'n&id

1er little is actuall kno!n about the 'n&id race itself. 7osthumous e<aminations

are al!as of limited utilit, and our sole li&e informant, Tesla, captured during our

initial liberation of Tirol, !as inarguabl less than forthright !ith his inter&ie!ers. Mangaps e<ist in our kno!ledge of this race, although some facts can be unambiguousl

determined.

'n&id seem to come in t!o genders and a number of castes. 'n man cases,

especiall in the lo!er castes, gender !as notoriousl difficult to determine. 'n&id seemto ha&e no primar or secondar se<ual characteristics, and the genitalia of most 'n&id are

superficiall indistinguishable the internal reproducti&e organs of the nonreproducingcastes of the race are atrophied to the point !here phsical gender determination is

almost impossible and mostl irrele&ant. "o!e&er, e&en in the !orst cases, there are

sufficient similarities !ith the breeding castes to make a chromosomal determination ofthe gender, as the males are haploid (one of each pseudosome*, and the females are

diploid (a pair of each pseudosome*.

This has profound effects upon the interrelationships bet!een the genders. + male

'n&id recei&es t!o thirds of his genes from his mother, but onl one third from his father.)n the other hand, females recei&e eLual fractions of their genes from each parent.

?ithin siblings, a female shares onl one third of her genes !ith her brothers, but three

Luarters of them !ith her sisters. Males onl share one third of their genes !ith their brothers, but share t!o thirds of their genes !ith their sisters. This has led to the situation

!here male castes tend to be more closel in&ol&ed !ith the care of their mother and her

sterile female offspring, as the are eLuall related to each. Male 'n&id in&est little care intheir brothers or sons, especiall those of sterile castes. emale siblings ha&e the closest

solidarit, o!ing to their genetic relationship, and are primar functionaries of the hi&e,

especiall !ith regards to their fertile sisters, to !hom the are more closel related than

e&en their o!n mother. This relationship might e<plain the sororitlike loalt of thosefemale 'n&id !ho chose to act against the $egess (as the sisters !ere more closel related

to each other than to the $egess*, and the ambi&alence of the males (!ho !ere eLuall

closel related to their sisters as to the $egess*.Contrar to some claims, all 'n&id ha&e the same basic bod morpholog that of

a muscled humanoid !ith a snoutlike head. Difference in caste (!ith the e<ception of the

female reproducing castes* account for onl modest &ariations, like height and bodmass, and the presence of specialized features, such as the eggbloated abdomen of the

SubLueen, or the hardened leather skin and chitinous cla!s of the ?arrior caste.

+t the lo!est rung of 'n&id societ seems to be the ?arrior caste. )f the statistics

!e ha&e been able to gather to date, this caste seems to be b far the most common of all



'n&id, though there are suggestions that this state of affairs is associated !ith the 'n&id=s

current plight. Specimens of both genders ha&e been found among this group, though

most are female. +ll are apparentl sterile, and their reproducti&e organs are &estigial.+lthough no precise determination of intelligence has been possible for an caste of 'n&id

relati&e to others or to humans, the brain mass to bod mass ratio of this caste is the

lo!est (80R belo! that of the ?orker*, and much of the brain seems to be associated!ith motor and eehand skills. 'n addition, the endocrine sstem attached to the brain is

more specialized, possibl indicating the pre&alence of aggressionpro&oking and anti

fear hormones in this caste=s bod chemistr. The !arriors are larger than man of theirsuperiors (4.G meters at full gro!th* and stronger as !ell. Most ser&e in lo!erechelon

combat capacities. The most common mecha for fullgro!th indi&iduals in this caste is

the #urab Trooper . 'n addition, e<aminations of the corpses of 'n&id in 'igaa that !ere

disabled !hile attempting to ram or cla! another &essel re&eals that all 'n&id kamikazetroopers are of the ?arrior caste in the case of the pilots of the 'igaa mecha, the

appeared to be adolescent or u&enile ?arriors, !ho had not et reached full gro!th and

could still fit in the more cramped cockpit. +ll indications are that this is the 'n&id=s

dedicated =e<pendable= caste, dim!itted ser&ants born and bred to die in the defense ofthe hi&e. Their metabolic rate seems to indicate a fairl short lifespan, perhaps fi&e

ears. ?hile traces of chemicals found in the fruit of the lo!er of ;ife are found in all'n&id, the tissues of the ?arrior caste 'n&id are e<tremel depleted of these, compared to

other castes. 't ma be that 'n&id become ?arriors !hen the are depri&ed in their earl

ears of the fruit of the lo!er of ;ife. This ma ha&e e&ol&ed as a reaction to stress onthe hi&e=s food suppl, but little more is kno!n.

aring much better in the hierarch are the ?orkers.

Though often slight in build, this caste of 'n&id appears to

comprise the labor force of the 'n&id race. Their brain to bodmass ratio is onl slightl smaller than that of humans, and

the appear to be full sentient and intelligent. ?orkers are

al!as sterile females, and their genital canal has beenmodified to form some sort of scent gland, the purposes of

!hich are not entirel certain. +s the 'n&id are telepathic, it is

unlikel that these scents are used to communicate !ith theirfello!s in an important fashion. "o!e&er, the scent glands

do store a chemical remarkabl similar in man essential

!as to that produced in the scentgland of the 7ollinators

Ior geneticall engineered from the ChaCha, the domesticate of the Ci=&onian trahl, anda popular pet animal in the Bmpire. Considering the 'n&id=s connection to the lo!er of

;ife, it is likel that this pheromone is used to acti&ate the lo!er of ;ife=s pistils, and

make them recepti&e to pollination. 'f so, then Ior replicated the 'n&id protein andgeneticall spliced the D%+ of the trahl to produce it in their scent gland, creating the

7ollinator. 'f this is true, then the 7ollinator is something of an artificial ?orkercaste

'n&id, especiall modified to pollinate the lo!er of ;ife and help produce a fertile crop.?orkers tend to be short (4.5m*, but the can be found in both 'igaa light aerospace

fighter and #urab Trooper, and some!hat more rarel, the "i&e #uard mecha, though as

this caste is often seen in the role of battlefield commander, the armed 'igaa and #urab

shock trooper appear to be preferred. The apparentl ne&er participate in the suicide

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attacks common to ?arriors. 't is possible, though uncertain, that ?orkers can be

promoted to a fertile caste (adolescent SubLueens ha&e !hat appears to be a &estigial

scent gland in their genital canal* b some biochemical means, but ho! this is done, andunder !hich circumstances, is unkno!n. The lifespan of a ?orker is unkno!n, but

assuredl longer than that of the ?arrior perhaps t!o or three decades.

+ greater mster is the Drone caste. These relati&el rare 'n&id are sterile males.The possess no scent glands, and so apparentl are not associated !ith the lo!er of

;ife in a direct fashion. This caste is rarel seen outside the hi&e, and then almost al!as

in a "i&e #uard suit. 't is probable that the primar role of this caste is to ser&e the SubLueen and tend to her eggs. 't is possible, as !ith the ?orker, that this caste can be

promoted, in their case to a Subking, but this is rather uncertain. Drones are onl

marginall more robust than the ?orkers in size, and apparentl li&e as long.

"igher than the drones are the Subkings. There areapparentl onl a fe! subkings per hi&e, and possibl onl

one adult. This caste is comprised of fertile males. +lthough

their role as breeders is clear, their duties inside the hi&e and

out are not. The can be found in &irtuall an mecha (e<ceptthe ne! #osu roal command battroid* leading large

formations of 'n&id, and the can often be found inside thehi&e in no mecha at all. Tesla !as definitel of this caste, and

he !as, b all accounts, an 'n&id Scientist. 't ma be possible that Subkings, and to a

lesser e<tent, adolescent SubLueens, are as di&erse and indi&idualized as one e<pects tofind in humans. Subkings tend to be (at full gro!th* some!hat larger in height than

?arriors, but man are rather corpulent. Subkings seem to li&e for centuries.

+t the height of the 'n&id caste sstem are the SubLueens. These are the breeding

females, and from them all the 'n&id of the hi&e are born. +s adolescents the ser&e as battlefield commanders, in a similar fashion to their Subking counterparts, but !ith

higher rank and station. )nce one is mated b a Subking, she retires to the hi&e, and her

abdomen begins to bloat into an enormous eggsack, rendering her immobile for life.+dult reproducing SubLueens are in&ariabl found under a dome in the hi&e=s main

incubation room. Bggs are apparentl remo&ed from the SubLueen=s shelter after the are

laid, and are arranged in concentric circles around it and are tended b Drones, either theSubLueen=s o!n offspring, or if she is a ne! subLueen, b that of her mother. The Sub

Lueen is reportedl a formidable telepath, and can call out for aid if threatened. This caste

has the highest brain to bod mass ratio of all normal 'n&id (at adolescence, of course

the ratio goes do!n as the subLueen is impregnated. The brain mass increases, oddlenough, but the bod mass= gro!th far outpaces it*, but her intellectual and leadership

role after she has been impregnated is unkno!n, as it appears that the "i&e Prain is

responsible for the more mundane functions of the hi&e. SubLueens ha&e long, butindeterminate lifespans perhaps a centur or more.

T!o more castes reLuire mention. These are the $egent and the $egess. These

appear to be a Subking and SubLueen !ho ha&e been promoted to le&els of e<tremeauthorit and po!er in the !hole of the 'n&id race, there is apparentl onl one of each.

The $egent !as similar in appearance to a Subking, though he !as much larger (3.Gm*

and had a cobralike hood on his neck and se&eral ees along the

spine. The $egess, b all reports, has





taken a humanoid form since her encounter !ith Ior, and her appearance prior to that is

onl speculated. 't is suspected that e<cept in e<traordinar circumstances, all Sub

Lueens and Subkings descend directl from the $egess and $egent. 't ma be that uponthe demise of one, a ne! $egess and $egent are chosen from the SubLueens and Sub

kings, and then the ne<t generation of 'n&id descends from them. Current thinking is that

the $egess and $egent are a relati&el recent inno&ation in 'n&id societ before theunification of the 'n&id under these uni&ersal rulers an unkno!n number of millennia

ago, the Subroalt !ere the summit of the hierarch, and hi&es competed for food and

territor. ?hen the $egess and $egent appeared on the scene, the 'n&id race !ould ha&eceased to compete among themsel&es. The sketch Tirolian records that sur&i&e indicate

that at the time of first contact, the 'n&id !ere completel peaceful and prosperous, and

the ?arrior caste !as e<tinct, a credit to the sstem of the $egenc=s o&erlordship of all

hi&es and Subroalt. The lifespans of these supreme rulers of the race is unkno!n, butit is clear that the reigning $egess and $egent at the date of Tirol=s occupation !ere the

same ones that Ior &isited nearl se&en centuries ago.

't is entirel unclear if the "i&e brain is e&en an 'n&id at all. ?hile there are a

number of genetic similarities !ith the 'n&id, there are man differences as !ell. 't isentirel possible that the "i&e brain is a completel artificial construct, based on the

'n&id=s o!n D%+. The possibilit that it is a =promoted= 'n&id of some caste should not,ho!e&er, be discounted.

The breeding 'n&id appear to ha&e no particular concentration of ner&e endings in

their genitalia, and e&en the ner&es that are there are not associated !ith !hat appear to be the 'n&id pleasure centers. 't is entirel probable that the 'n&id deri&e no pleasure from

copulation or phsical intimac. or all breeding females e<cept perhaps the $egess,

mating occurs onl once per lifetime, so there is no need for se<ualit. or their part, the

lo!er castes seem to be completel ase<ual, !ith onl the potential of being promotedinto a mating caste of their chromosomal gender.

't !ould seem, from all reports, that the all of the earl transmutant 'n&id (Solugi*

on Barth are taken onl from the SubLueen and Subking caste. The reasons for thise<clusi&it to date are unkno!n.

P the earth calendar ear 2088, the $egess departs earth !ith all of her children

to continue their e&olution in another uni&erse after their transcendence. The $egent isslain o&er )ptera in 2083, and the remaining 'n&id forces Luickl fall into disarra !ith

no leadership. )ptera itself is placed under the go&ernance of the 7ra<ians as their ne!

home!orld.

&enesis Pits

The role of genesis pits e<pands in $obotech compared to its Mospeada

counterpart. The $egess and her subordinates (roalt or subroalt* can create them onan !orld. The pit taps deep into the planet=s heart, and is someho! able to scour up

remnant D%+ of the creatures that li&ed there in epochs past. The $egess then uses that

D%+ to progress her e&olutionar e<periments. The $egent sho!s no interest (or possibl abilit* in using genesis pits.

%ati&es of the !orld upon !hich a genesis pit is established are often used as

e<periments for the pit. rom time to time the $egis comes across promising data, but

more often than not the pit produces monsters of little &alue. Such e<periments tpicall



Chapter 48*. "o!e&er, an light brighter than a candle hurts the ees and reLuires

sunglasses (2 penalt to resist flare:strobe*.

F* Dermal +lteration. The subect=s flesh is redesigned to !ithstand heat and radiation.The character ne&er sunburns, and the can !ithstand heat up to 4F5o . "o!e&er,

anthing under 50o feels like freezing.

G* Sensor +lteration. The subect gains the Bnhanced Sense9 Smell, Bnhanced Sense9"earing and "earing9 ltrasonic e&olutionar traits (Sourcebook 3, Chapter 48*.

B&olutionarThe subect of this e<perimentation has their entire being grossl modified.

Sometimes this e&olution is down the scale rather than up it. The subect is tpicall

>gi&en> one of the follo!ing9

4* DeB&olution. The e&olution is taken back!ards to near the beginning. )n most!orlds this is some kind of reptilian beast.

2* DeB&olution. The e&olution is taken back!ards to the >missing link> stage. )n most

!orlds this is some kind of simian creature.

3* DeB&olution. The e&olution is taken back!ards to before the species could beconsidered >ci&ilized>. Most species consider these to be >ca&emen>.

8* B&olution. The e&olution is pushed for!ard to the ne<t logical step. Most speciesconsider the ne<t step of their e&olution to be progression into psionic po!ers, lea&ing

the bod to atroph. 'n humans, this is usuall considered the Ste&en Spielburg >gres> or

something like Stargate=s +sgardians.5* Side B&olution. The e&olution is artificiall di&erted into something different. This can

lead to all manner of >mutant> beings odd skin colors, horns, cla!s, !ings, fur, tails..

Mabe e&en something like Ielgadis from the Slaers series.

)nvi- Castes

?arrior +ll stats 4. Tpicall pilots the #urab.

?orker +ll stats 2 e<cept +TT$ (!hich is 4*. Tpicall pilots the 'igaa and #urab.

Drone

+ll stats 3 e<cept +TT$ (!hich is 4*. Tpicall pilots the hi&e guard.

Sub/ing

+ll stats 5 e<cept +TT$ (!hich is 4*. 7ilots an mecha e<cept the #osu. ertile anddi&ersi&e, the take man roles such as scientists and administrators. The ma increase

stats as normal.

Subueen

+ll mental stats 5, all phsical 8 e<cept +TT$ (!hich is 4*, has Telepath E -once she

begins breeding her M+ becomes 0 permanentl. The ma increase stats as normal.



Solugi

+ll stats as a human (E0 points* all are promoted sub king:Lueen caste. 7ossesses man

psionic skills. The ma increase stats as normal.

$oalt

+ll stats F e<cept +TT$ (!hich is normall 4*, possesses man psionic skills. The maincrease stats as normal.

$ulersThe $egent and $egess possess their o!n indi&idual stats and abilities.

'n&id Prain

The 'n&id brain has '%T 45, C)); 40, 7$B F, BM7 8, TBC" G. 't doesn=t reall ha&e phsical stats to speak of. 't has man '%T and TBC" skills at F40.

)nvi- Mecha

Standard9 'igaa, 'igau, #urab, #uraa, #amo, #osu, 7rotector 'n&id, #osamu, #uar,/erogga, Mular, ;agur, ;igurab

Plack Death9 #iraa, 'glam, ;arab, ;arib, Marglar 'norganics9 "ellcat, Scrimm, )deon, Crann

$egess9 'igaa, 'igau, #urab, #uraa, #amo, #osu, 7rotector $egent9 all standard e<cept 7rotector, all Plack Death, all 'norganics

ospeada 5o%otech

'igaa Scout or 7incer 'igau +rmored Scout or +rmored 7incer

#urab Trooper

#uraa Shock Trooper #amo 'n&id Command nit

#osu $oal Command Pattloid

7rotector Bnforcer

)nvi- ,nits

'n addition to the 'nbit mecha from Mospeada, $obotech introduces more designs.

/erogga

The /erogga scout mecha !as first deploed some 20 ears after the razing of

)ptera, appro<imatel at the same time as the 'igaa ;ight +erospace Mecha. The/erogga !as the first mecha deploed b 'n&id forces !hich mounted a first generation

'MSC4 phased arra radar. The sstem is Luite ad&anced for its time !ith most of the

components copied directl from captured Ientraedi and $obotech Master components.The radar is capable of full search, track, and S+$ operational modes !ith passi&e BSM

techniLues. The sstem is capable of detecting a 0 dPsm target at 50 km !ith alpha and

beta fighter detection occurring at EE km and GGkm respecti&el



T!o ';# pulse cannons are mounted on either torso. "o!e&er, like the larger

'"# pulse cannons found on the #uar Shock Trooper, these !eapons tended to

o&erheat !hen used continuousl. Bach cannon is capable of firing short bursts of 3 MJof plasma energ.

The flight performance of the ;agur are primiti&e to comparable Ientraedi and

$obotech Master sstems of the time. +s a result the flight and combat performance issluggish compared to later 'igaa models.

The ;agur !as onl produced for 45 ears during !hich period some 2 million

units are estimated to ha&e been constructed. "o!e&er, the unit did pro&ide the 'n&id!ith &aluable e<perience for the more ad&anced 'igaa. ;agurs !ere encountered se&eral

times, albeit still infreLuentl during the Sentinel campaigns. 'n 202G, ad&anced forces

from the SS. $oose&elt attacked an 'n&id outpost on Celi5. $B intelligence estimates

that the 'n&id commander !as forced to supplement his meager forces !ith se&eralhundred ;agur=s !hich had been placed into storage. $B intelligence belie&es that

throughout the Sentinel campaign a sizable fraction, perhaps as man as 400,000, ;agurs

!ere kept in strategic storage because of their combat Lualities.

;igurab

The design and subseLuent production of the 'igaa +rmored Scout left the 'n&id$egent unsatisfied. The plasma cannons on the armored scout constantl malfunctioned

and often upon firing !ould e<plode destroing the unit in the process. 'n addition he

felt the armored scout !as !oefull inadeLuate in engaging in phsical attacks !ith theIentraedi. Pesides, as he reasoned, the 'n&id=s strengths !ere in massed numbers

o&er!helming an enem. The $egent ordered the immediate production of a more

po!erful 'n&id mecha that could engage in one on one phsical attacks !ith a Ientraedi

and !in. This ne! design became the #urab class Trooper and Shock Trooper."o!e&er in the mean time, under the insistence of the 'n&id $egess, a temporar

mecha !ith the armament of the armored scout and impro&ed phsical characteristics

!ould be created. Thus the 'n&id ?arrior !as bornThe 'n&id ?arrior has the same basic shape as the armored scout, although a

>snout> on the front of the mecha !as added to house the larger generators needed for the

three plasma cannons. +rmor !as added to pro&ide additional protection from rangedIentraedi attacks. This !as done at the cost of decreased speed and maneu&erabilit.

'n&id designers felt that this !ould not be too much of a hindrance because the ?arrior

!as primaril a ground mecha !ith reduced aerospace combat capabilities. The ?arrior

!as gi&en larger arms to house a threecla!ed hand capable of ripping a Ientraedi apart.+lthough some 4.5 million units !ere produced and the 'n&id ?arrior !as

considered a success, production stopped onl after 5 ears !hen the ne!er #urab class

designs !ere completed. Thus, the ?arrior class found itself the ack of all trades, but themaster of none !ith the 'igaa class more capable in the air and the #urab class on the

ground. Most of the 4.5 million ?arriors !ere destroed during the !ar !ith the

$obotech Masters. The fe! that remained !ere di&ided up bet!een the 'n&id $egess and$egent=s forces after the sack of Tirol. The fe! thousand remaining !ith the $egess

participated in the in&asion of the Barth, but !ere soon either destroed or

decommissioned !ith the resumed production on Barth of the 'igaa and #urab class.



The last ?arrior !as belie&ed to ha&e been destroed o&er $efle< point during the

;iberation of Barth.

)norganics

The inorganics are little more than hollo! shells controlled b an 'n&id Prain.

The are Luite often used for policing populations that ha&e been conLuered.

)deon

De&eloped b the 'n&id to stem their increasing casualties and to pro&ide anautomated defense sstem for conLuered planetar sstems, the 'n&id $egent first

introduced the 'norganic mid !a through the $obotech ?ars. )riginall, the !ere onl

used in defensi&e purposes as the offensi&e Lualities of the 'norganics !ere suspect

ho!e&er b the time of the assault of Tirol, the $egent made e<tensi&e use of hisinorganic units.

The 'norganics are not robots in the truest sense of the !ord as each unit is

incapable of independent action. Bach mecha is controlled from a centralized 'n&id Prain

!hich issues commands through, as of et undetermined b $B intelligence, subspacechannel. B&er 'n&id Prain is capable of controlling up!ards of 2,000 units in combat or

fi&e times that number !hen close attention is not !arranted.The )deon !as designed to function as the primar assault unit for the 'n&id

$egent. +lthough, the unit is the slo!est of all 'norganics units it is the most hea&il

armored. The )deon !as the most common inorganic in all of the 'n&id $egents. $Bintelligence belie&es that o&er 50 million units !ere produced during the !ars against the

$obotech Masters and then the subseLuent Sentinel engagements.

The 'norganics are a mar&el of 'n&id technolog. Bach unit is >created> from a

matri< material composed of ceramic, metallic, organic compound. Miniaturized protoculture generators are also included in the matri< of the material. Similar to the

function that mitochondria perform in the animal cells, the micronized protoculture

generators pro&ide po!er to a localized area. This design pro&ides a le&el of protection tothe 'norganic design !hich makes the unit all but in&ulnerable to critical strikes because

the po!er is distributed throughout the unit. +fter the bod of the unit is completed,

specialized components such as sensors and oints are added to complete the mecha.The armor is immune to all antipersonal !eaponr and pro&ides e<cellent

protection against light antimecha !eaponr because of the sloped armor design. )nl

direct strikes b antimecha !eapons rated as medium (eLui&alent to a 55mm #44* or

higher ha&e an hope of inflicting damage against the units.The )deon=s onl ranged !eapon is a single '"M3 laser cannon mounted in the

right arm. The laser is capable firing 40 MJ bursts of energ to an effecti&e range of 4.2

kilometers. ?hen not eLuipped, the )deon is forced to rel on hits inherent hand to handabilities to engage enem units.

Cougar The Cougar, or "ellcat, is totall automated. 't has a direct link to the 'n&id Prain

through it is controlled. The Cougar is not capable of independent thought or reasoning,

its onl function is to patrol, hunt, and destro.



?hile the Cougar resemble the prehistoric Sabertoothed Cat of Barth in phsical

features, the comparison ends there. This is a purel mechanical beast !hich reLuires

neither food nor o<gen for life.The Cougar can track its pre b se&eral means. 't can sense the target b smell,

sight, audio signals, and primaril, 7rotoculture tracings. 't features e<cellent night&ision

!ith a range of 2000=.There are no !eapons on the Cougar. 't relies on biting, cla!ing, and slashing

!ith its e<tended tail. B&en !ithout the aid of lasers or cannons, the Cougar is still a

formidable and dangerous opponent due to its de<terit, speed, and ferocious attack programming.

)n flat land, the Cougar can run4E0 mph and leap up to G0= in distance. B&en in

!ater the Cougar is mobile and can s!im 80 mph. +lthough it can operate in space, the

Cougar has neither et or rocket propulsion sstems, so it !ould not be able to tra&el.#ases, drugs, and stun blasts ha&e no effect on the Cougar. + focused laser blast to the

bod !ill disable the creature, but onl destruction of the head or e<cessi&e damage to

the bod !ill permanentl destro the Cougar. Damaging the sensor units in the head !ill

pre&ent it from tracking.

CrannThe 'n&id Crann is an unmanned 'norganic controlled b the 'n&id Prain !hich is

used primaril as a reconnaissance and assult unit. or this reason, the Crann is eLuipped

!ith a high number of sensor units. The primar, and largest sensors are located in thehead, lo!er abdomen, and each hand.

+ uniLue feature of the Crann is the hands can disconnect themsel&es from the

main bod and mo&e along the ground, propelled b the three fingers contained in each.

B&erthing the sensor on the hand sees is transmitted back to the main bod, correlated,and then transmitted to the 'n&id Prain !hich is controlling the Crann unit.

Crann is designed to obser&e the enem, and is not designed for offensi&e measures.

"o!e&er, the Crann !ill attack in selfdefense, to defend an 'n&id Prain, or if it iscommanded to do so b an 'n&id Prain, $ed Soldier, or the $egent himself.

ConseLuentl, the Crann has to main !eapons at its disposal, a mounted laser and

an energ tongue. The Mounted laser is located abo&e the sensor head bet!een theshoulders. The laser is fi<ed, so the Crann must mo&e its entire bod to target. The range

is 2000=. The energ tongue functions as a retractable !hip !hich can unleash a

formidable charge. 't is located in the receptacle belo! the head sensor and has a range of

20=. The energ tongue does not ta< the po!er suppl of the Crann, thus it is capable ofunlimited use.

ScrimThe Scrim is a &icious, brutal 'norganic beast. 't has acLuired the nickname >Jack

/nife> because of the t!o bladelike cla!s that e<tend from the t!o huge armlike

appendages.'n hand to hand combat, ho!e&er, it uses more than the sliceanddice techniLue

of destruction. Peneath the horrific slashing cla!s rests a large minelike globe that emits

a to<ic ner&e gas that kills most unprotected mammals. )nce the gas is emitted, it !ill

linger in appro<imatel a 400= area and !ill remain acti&e for as long as 4E minutes.



+none !ithin the infected area !ithout a selfcontained en&ironment !ill be

killed almost instantl.

Since it is not ali&e, but a robotlike automaton controlled b the 'n&id Prain, it isa particularl ferocious killing machine that is not affected b gases, drugs, disease, stun

blasts, or lack of air.

The sensor ee beneath one of the arms is its one soft spot, but one has to getclose enough to the Scrim in order to disable it. This is e<tremel difficult because of the

three lashing cla!s and the nast spike that adorns each knee for ma<imum killing po!er

in hand to hand combat.+lthough not able to fl, the Scrim can run 400 mph along a le&el surface, leap

30= in height and length, and s!im at a laborious 5 mph.

The Scrim !ill kick, cla!, stomp, and punch to destro its enem. 't is trul one of the

most formidable opponents e&er faced b $B.

*lack eath )nvi-

+s the !ar against the $B progressed, the 'n&id $egent felt that ne! mecha

designs !ere needed. "e ordered his scientists to design a ne! breed of mecha that!ould strike fear into the hears of the Sentinels. The 'n&id scientists created the Plack

Death Destroers consisting of the 'n&id Scorpion, 'n&id +rachnid, 'n&id Mantis, 'n&id$azorback, and the 'n&id Tick. These units !ere to become the core forces of

reu&enated 'n&id Bmpire. The 'n&id $egent !as e<tremel proud of these mecha, for not

onl !ere the the most po!erful designs e&er fielded b 'n&id forces, but moreimportantl the !ere designed and produced e<clusi&el for his forces.

The 'n&id $egent insisted that all the mecha producing facilities on )ptera be

con&erted to Plack Death Destroers pro&ed to be the final death nail for the 'n&id

$egent. These facilities sat idle !hile the production bugs !ere !orked out and onlregained production once the !ar !ith the $B !as effecti&el completed. 'n addition,

the Plack Death Destroers pro&ed incredibl e<pensi&e to maintain and produce.

#iraa 'n&id >Scorpion>

?ith the design of the Plack Death Destroers, the 'n&id $egent ordered a mecha

so po!erful that it could engage multiple $B mecha and come out &ictorious. Thismecha, armed !ith the most po!erful !eapons and sensors ,!ould become the command

mecha for his elite forces. The 'n&id research teams did not disappoint him. The 'n&id

#iraa Command Mecha !as armed !ith no less than 5 7;5, plasma cannons found on

the shock trooper, and 4E 7;3;, plasma cannons on the armored scout. + &olle of anof these !eapons !ould bring an $B &eritech to its knees. The 'n&id #iraa !as gi&en

the 'n&id=s first missile launcher sstem, the 'M40, mainl to use against incoming

missiles but it could be used to engage the enem at e<treme distances. To guide thesemissiles a primiti&e radar sstem !as added. 'n addition to the formidable ranged

!eaponr, four combat cla!s !ere added to rip apart an mecha foolish enough to

engage in melee combatThe 'n&id #iraa Command Mecha pro&ed to be the most po!erful 'n&id Mecha

fielded b the 'n&id during the !ars !ith the $obotech B<peditionar orces. "o!e&er,

the Scorpion as called b the $B, also pro&ed to be e<tremel difficult to produce. or

e&er #iraa Command Mecha appro<imatel 400 'n&id Troopers or 50 Shock Troopers



could be manufactured. +s a result onl appro<imatel 4,000 units !ere created. The

#iraa !as for the e<clusi&e use for the highest ranking stage four 'n&id in each hi&e or

members of the elite 7rotoculture Death SLuads formed on )ptera.The design pro&ed to ha&e some serious problems. irst and foremost, the #iraa

!as se&erel underpo!ered, although four 8 < Ierri protoculture generators !ere

included. +s a result the mecha could not fire all its plasma !eapons in a single&olle. Secondl, the missile sstem pro&ed to be e<tremel inaccurate to the point that

its primar purpose of antimissile protection !as a !ishful thought. inall, the $B

forces took ad&antage of the !eakness built into all 'n&id Mecha, that of the sensor ee.There are countless cases of #iraa command mechs destroed !ith a single shot through

the ee !ithout an damage to an other location.

+ maorit of the #iraa Command mecha !ere destroed during battles !ith the

$B ho!e&er, no less than 40 units !ere spotted !ith the 'n&id $egess during theoccupation of Barth. $B intelligence belie&es that the 'n&id $egess !as e<amining these

units as possible command mecha for her o!n stage 5 'n&id ho!e&er, she turned to!ards

the $oal Command Pattloid as the incredible cost of production !as too great e&en for

her o!n tastes.

'glam 'n&id >Tick>The 'n&id Tick, as called b the $B forces, !as to be a replacement for the 'n&id

Scout. The $egent !anted a mecha that !ould defeat the $B b Luick attacks !ith

massi&e numbers. To these ends, the 'n&id Tick !as engineered using a simple designthat could be mass produced and gi&en the largest po!erplant possible, egurra

protoculture generator used in the scout and armored scout. The 'n&id Tick !as not gi&en

an ranged !eapons for t!o reasons. irst, an melee !eapons !ould increase the cost of

the design and most importantl the !ere not needed as the Tick !as to engage the $Bforces at close range. +t that point, massi&e numbers 'glam scouts !ould o&er!helm an

&eritech or destroid opposition.

+ppro<imatel 400,000 'n&id Ticks !ere produced during the Sentinels !ars. +maorit of these !ere destroed leading up to the in&asion of )ptera. Most of the

remaining, 4,000 or so units !ere destroed in defense of )ptera. "o!e&er, rumors

abound that some 20 or so units !ere spotted b resistance groups on Barth during the'n&id occupation. 'n general, the 'glam Scout pro&ed to be e&en less effecti&e than the

'n&id Scout, for !hich it !as supposed to replace, as the designed pro&ed to be se&erel

hampered b the lack of ranged !eapons and under armored design.

;arab 'n&id >Mantis>

+s for all of the Plack Death Destroer class of mecha, each ne! design !as to

replace an old. The Mantis !as to be the ground superiorit mecha for the 'n&id forces.The Mantis !as to combine the maneu&erabilit and !eaponr of the Shock Trooper

!ith the armor of the )deon and the hand to hand capabilit of the Scrim. To achie&e

these ends the Mantis is po!ered b 3 < Ierri protoculture generators, !hich gi&e it the po!er necessar for flight and to po!er the single ;75 and dual ;73; plasma

cannons. 'n addition to the plasma cannons, the ;arab !as gi&en t!o impressi&e anti

mecha cla!s on either side of the main bod. These spikes are po!erful enough to punch

through the hardest armor on an $B mecha.



Some 85,000 Mantis !ere produced during the last ear of the $egents empire.

)f these a maorit !ere placed in the fe! remaining inner sstems that the 'n&id $egent

controlled. Thus the Mantis design !as &er familiar to and much feared b the Sentinelforces. The Mantis successfull combined the best of all the mecha it !as to replace

ho!e&er, due to the decreasing suppl of protoculture and d!indling manufacturing base

the Mantis !as not produced in the &ast Luantities needed to turn the rapidl gro!ing tideagainst the $egent. The final 5,000 Mantis !ere destroed in the in&asion of )ptera and

it appears that the 'n&id $egess did not consider re&i&ing the proect on her arri&al at

Barth.

;arib 'n&id >$azorback>

The 'n&id Tick pro&ed to be entirel inadeLuate as an aerospace superiorit

mecha, a ne! Plack Death Destroer !as ob&iousl needed. The $azorback !as to behea&il armored and possess a sizable amount of ranged !eaponr. The basic airframe

!as taken from the armored scout. +dded to this !as 3 < Ierri protoculture generators,

one normall po!ers an 'n&id Shock Trooper, !hich !ere needed to pro&ide the po!er

to propel the hea&il armed and armored mecha. Ten, of the &enerable, 7;3; plasmacannons !ere added to pro&ide massed ranged attacks.

+lthough, production of the Tick continued until )ptera !as conLuered b $B forces,the some 25,000 $azor Packs !ere produced during the final ear of the Sentinels

conflict. The $azor Pack pro&ed to be an e<tremel successful design. This highl armed

and armored mecha !hen massed could take on the best that the Sentinels could thro! atthem. "o!e&er, the lack of protoculture needed to suppl these energ intensi&e units

limited the number produced. +s a result production of the $azor Pack ended !ith the

in&asion of )ptera. "o!e&er, se&eral hundred sur&i&ed the in&asion and reoined the

'n&id $egess to participate in the in&asion of Barth and the subseLuent occupation.

Marglar 'n&id >+rachnid>

Barl in the design of the Plack Death Destroers, 'n&id research scientists became a!are of the need for a replacement for the &enerable Crann design. The 'n&id

$egent !as full supporti&e of the proect. "e foresa! a time in !hich e&er 'n&id

mecha !ould be either one of his 'norganics or one of his Plack Death Destroers.Taking from the Crann, the Marglar !as to be moderatel armed, as compared to other

Plack Death Destroers, but highl mobile. Thus the Marglar !as gi&en flight abilit.

The Margar !as also gi&en a re&olutionar ne! protoculture sensor. +lthough not nearl

as sensiti&e as those appearing later in the $egess forces, the sensor pro&ided a greattactical ad&antage.

+ppro<imatel 4,000 +rachnids !ere created. Most !ere stationed in the outer

planetar sstems of the 'n&id Bmpire. "o!e&er, the limited number and lateness in thedeploment did little to determine the outcome of the !ar. Theoreticall, the use of a

protoculture sensor should ha&e pre&ented the $B from surprising 'n&id outposts.

"o!e&er, this pro&ed not the case. The $egent ordered that all the Plack DeathDestroers deploed in groups. This pre&ented ,the highl adept at reconnaissance,

Marglar from patrolling areas outside the 'n&id outposts and detect an incoming $B

attack groups. +lthough, the Marglar !as highl successful, none sur&i&ed through the



Sentinels campaigns. "o!e&er, part of the Marglar sur&i&es as the $egess incorporated

the protoculture sensor as standard eLuipment on all her mecha after 2035.

7rotoculture Sensor

The ee sensor on 'n&id mecha is a sophisticated protoculture sensor, capable of

detecting an acti&e protoculture po!er source. The sensor can be defeated b simpldeacti&ating !hate&er is using protoculture and as long as the obect is not in &isible sight

of the 'n&id, it !ill likel pass b and not realize the actual function of the obect in

Luestion.The sensor can also detect organic sources of protoculture. This includes an of

the flo!er of life that are gro!ing, har&ested but unprocessed protoculture seeds, fruit of

the flo!er of life, and more interestingl, the protoculture inherent in all Ientraedi and

Tirolian clones. +n Tirolians of natural birth ha&e too lo! le&el of protoculture in their bodies to be detected unless the are !ithin 4m of the sensor.

The sensor can detect a 1eritech ighter (such as an +lpha* !ith good resolution

out to 3km, fair resolution out to Ekm, and poor resolution out to 4E.Gkm. + tpical

destroid is detectable at 4:2 these distances, a cclone at 4:40 of these distances, and a#allant rifle at about 4:400 of these distances.

)nvi- "yste#s

This lists out the stats for commonl used !eapons and sstems found on 'n&id

mecha.

?R& Plas#a Cannon

)ne of the earliest 'n&id energ !eapons.

"$#49 U0 ?+, 2/, $ange 8, 2 /ills, K C7

)?M+ Tri5inger <aser

"andheld !eapon for the )deon.'"M39 U4 ?+, 3/, $ange 8, 3 /ills, K C7

)<&> Plas#a Cannon

irst generation light plasma cannon.

';#9 U0 ?+, 4/, $ange 3, P13, 4 /ill, K C7

)M0 Missile <auncher

This re&olutionar (b 'n&id standards* !eapon sstem is the first of its kind

among 'n&id forces. nfortunatel, it pro&ed to be horribl inaccurate.

'%409 2 /ills, 7aload 40, 40 C7Missiles9 2 ?+, $ange G, CM1, 2.4E C7 each

)M"C> AR)A*< 5RH,NCI M,<T)M' P?A" ARRAI RAAR

The /erogga possesses the first 'n&id deploable radar sstem. The sstem is

Luite ad&anced for its time !ith most of the components copied directl from captured

Ientraedi and $obotech Master components. The radar is capable of full search, track,

and S+$ operational modes !ith passi&e BSM techniLues. The sstem is capable of



detecting a 0 dPsm target at 50 km !ith alpha and beta fighter detection occurring at EE

km and GGkm respecti&el

P<+< Plas#a Cannon

The 'igau >armored scout> mounts a pair of these on the top of the main bod.

7;3;9 U4 ?+, 4/, $ange 3, P18, 4 /ill, K C7

P<;> Plas#a Cannon

The #urab mounts a pair of these o&er the top of the torso.7;59 Bnerg 7ool 2, 43 /ills, K C7

Single ire9 U4 ?+, 5/, $ange 5

$apid ire9 U4 ?+, 4/, $ange 3, P1E

RIR AntiPersonnel <aser

Barl 'n&id energ !eapon for use against unarmored or lightl armored units.

$O$49 U0 ?+, 3dE "its, $ange 2, 4 /ill, K C7

)nvi- Assault "pee-er

This ho&erbike is piloted b red enforcers. 't possesses no !eapons, but it has areinforced pro! and pinpoint barrier to allo! it to make ramming attacks.

;ength9 F.3m?idth9 4.Fm

"eight9 3.Fm

?eight9 E000 kg

Speed9 Mach 2.3 in atmosphere, Mach 8 in space, 280 kph under!ater

Aiga Recovery Po-

$arel seen outside of the 'n&id hi&es. 't mostl ser&es to mo&e around ne!l

a!akened 'n&id or their mecha. 't ma carr up to 30,000 kg of cargo:passengers.;ength9 8.Em

?idth9 8.Em"eight9 3m

?eight9 8000 kg

Speed9 HE kph



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$ight ;eg MS 5 E M? E E

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?)&?T 2.3m

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ST$ Class Torso


Cla!s +rms 8/ Melee U0 3 uick, +7

7lasma Cannon Torso

7ulse ;aser $ +rm

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?)&?T 2.5m1)T? K

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Thrusters <ocation MAThruster K E00 kph


ST$ Class Torso



7ulse #un Torso 4/ 42 U4 2 P18, ;inked



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?)&?T 2.5m1)T? K

<N&T? 3.2m1)&?T 5000 kg


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ST$ Class Torso



7lasma Cannon Torso7lasma Cannon Torso

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?)&?T 2m

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ST$ Class Torso



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<aribC'"T9 KK

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7ulse #un +ntenna 4/ 42 U4 2 P18, ;inked

7ulse #un $ +rm 4/ 42 U4 2 P18, ;inked




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$ight +rm

$ight +rm

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$ight ?ing

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Tail


Thruster K E00 kph


ST$ Class Torso



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"S Class Torso


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Single ire 5/ 28 U4


7lasma Cannon $ Tentacle 43 Bnerg 7ool 2, ;inked

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7lasma Cannon M Tentacle 43 Bnerg 7ool 2, ;inked

Single ire 5/ 28 U4


7lasma Cannon ; Tentacle 43 Bnerg 7ool 2, ;inked

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Missile $ack Torso 5/ E8 2 K 40 CM1

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Invid Capital Ship Profiles

K"corpionK )nvi- Assault Carrier

-te<t



;ength9 450m?idth9 58.Hm bod, F3.4m o&erall

"eight9 88.2m

?eight9 400,000 tons

Cre!9 4 'n&id Prain and E stage8 'n&id in Bnforcer armor 4 pilot, 4 copilot, 4na&igator, 2 head gunners, 4 tail gunner ma ha&e up to 40 additional Bnforcers

Speed9 Mach 5 in atmosphere, Mach 40 in space

?eaponr92< "ea& ;aser

8< ;ight ;aser

2< 7article Peam : Plade (tails*

Chapter 2 ! The "entinel Confe-erationThe Sentinels are a collection of alien races, all of !hich !ere at one point

conLuered b the 'n&id. +t the end of the current $obotech stor, the Sentinels included a

total of G races9 /arbonarrans, 7ertonians, 7ra<ians, Tirolians, Spherisians, #arudans,

"adonites and Terrans.The Sentinels allied together to pro&ide mutual protection against the 'n&id, and

also to trade commodities and technolog to each other. Pelo! is descriptions of each of

the Sentinel races e<cept the Terrans (chapter 3E*, Tirolians (chapter H* and the

"adonites (chapter 43*, and their technologies. The Ientraedi are also nominallincluded, but usuall consider themsel&es part of the $B membership.



;eft to right9 7ertonian, #arudan, /arbarran (top*, "adonite, Spherisian, 7ra<ian

The Sentinel Confederation consists of the follo!ing members, under the

7lenipotentiar Council9

Tirolian $epublic/arbarran "egemon

#arudan reelands

Spherisian Concla&e

7ra<ian ;eague7ertonian States

nited Barth B<peditionar orce

During the Sentinel ?ar, !hile the 'n&id are dri&en back, the sentinels are onlloosel affiliated in their common need for freedom. The Sentinel Confederation is

formall established in 2080 (K* after the defeat of the $egent.

Plenipotentiary Council

The Council is made up of one indi&idual selected to represent each signator

nation !ithin the Confederac, and as the name suggests, are empo!ered to make polic bet!een each other in the name of their respecti&e nations that are binding and la!ful.

This is due to the distances in&ol&ed bet!een the capitals of each signator nation,

despite the freLuent use of old tra&el.

+ssemblage7rimaril an administrative bod, the +ssemblage is made up of members of all

signator nations and houses the Confederacies Ministerial )ffices. 't is the onl bodthat has the po!er of legislati&e initiati&e. That is, the abilit to propose la!s. 't is also

the responsibilit of this bod to amend and negotiate legislation.

Sentinel Confederation Ministries

Ministr of inance /azin 1ann (7ertonian States*



Ministr of oreign +ffairs Blizabeth ;uce (BB*

Ministr of Trade 7atricia Talbot (BB*

Ministr of ?ar 1ice +dmiral ($et* #erald +nthon (BB*Ministr of 'nterior %a&aal (Tirolian $epublic*

Ministr of 'ndustr /aalnas +ker (/arbarran "egemon*

Ministr of Justice Jacinth (Spherisian Concla&e*

+pella

The +pella is the legislati&e organ of the Confederac. 't is here that proposedla!s are &oted on. The +pella also acts in an ad&isor role to the Council. Membership in

the +pella is based on population !ithin a signator territor. +s such, currentl the

/arbarrans, 7ertonians and Tirolians (and b pro<, humans* represent a maorit o&er

the lo!er populated nations.

Mandate

The Confederac +dministration decides legislation and polic that co&ers the

macro scale of the Confederac, that is to sa, polic that applies to the !hole. Mutualaspects such as defense, foreign polic, commerce, and territorial o&ersight are discussed,

agreed upon, implemented then e<ecuted. ;ocal polic is the responsibilit of theindi&idual territories and is generall ignored unless said local polic threatens another

signator territor or the Confederac as a !hole.

;egislati&e 7rocess

;egislation can be proposed b the +ssemblage in one of t!o !as, the first, is if

a signator territor petitions the +ssemblage !ith a proposal. The second is if the

+ssemblage produces a proposal in house. +t this time the legislation is presented to boththe Council and +pella for their consideration. 'f both bodies sign off on the legislation

the proposal becomes la!, binding for all signator territories. 'f there are amendments to

be made or disagreements, from either bod, the legislation is taken into negotiations bthe +ssemblage. The process repeats until either the +ssemblage presents legislation that

can pass both the Council and the +pella or the +ssemblage kills the legislation as to

contentious.

The <ocal &roup

The ;ocal #roup star cluster co&ers /arbarra, #aruda, Spheris, Tirol, "adon '1,

7erton and 7ra<ia. +ll of the Sentinel !orlds in this cluster ha&e had influence from amthical being kno!n as "adon. #iant statues built to honor "adon can be found on

most of these !orlds.

?ay-on

Through the Sentinels comic storline, it !as re&ealed that #aruda, /arbarra,

Spheris, 7erton, Barth, )ptera and 7ra<ia all had been &isited b an entit kno!n as"adon. "adon had manipulated their races at some time throughout their ancient

histories in his search for transcendence before creating the "adonites.

"adon ga&e life to the crstals of Spheris created the "in smbiosis bet!een the

#arudans and their planet ga&e the /arbarrans their rflo!er kno!n as sekiton created



the unise<ual reproduction of 7ra<ia e<perimented in mind control on 7erton and

transplanted the protoculture flo!er from earth to )ptera to restart the e&olution of the

'n&id. Bach of the races has an >une<plained> e&ent around G000 PCB that umpstartstheir e&olution or causes fundamental changes to their societ.

't !as implied that "adon !as conducting e&olutionar e<periments !ith a

specific goal in mind that is to create a species that !ould e&entuall transcend the phsical uni&erse. ?hen the $egis accessed his memor on "adon '1, he tells her that

she has not achie&ed the goal and to >seek the protoculture>.

To understand the Sentinels, ou first must understand "adon.

'rigins

The concept of "adon, msterious creatorgod of "adon '1 and the

"adonites, originated !ith 5o%otech creator Carl Macek as part of the backstor he

de&eloped for the 0entinels series. 7er Macek=s notes, published in 5o%otech Art 6, hisoriginal &ision for the "adonites had them constantl beaming information out into

space, to !hat the belie&ed to be their longlost creator, "adon. ?hether or not Macek

planned for "adon to ha&e an more in&ol&ement in the stor, or to simpl e<ist as part

of the "adonites= histor, is unkno!n, but the idea of the absent god !as seized upon bauthor Jack Mc/inne and incorporated hea&il into his series of 5o%otech no&els,

beginning !ith #he 0entinels and culminating in The Bnd of the Circle.The 24st centur reboot of the $obotech timeline that relegated all pre&ious non

cartoon material to a position of >secondar> continuit has left "adon=s position in

continuit &er &ague it is unkno!n if his role in the 0entinels storline still e<ists, andcertainl, the e&ents of #he End of the Circle ha&e been entirel o&er!ritten. The onl

mention of the character in the rebooted timeline thus far has been an e<ultation from

B<edore using his name at the end of the trade paperback edition of Prelude to the

0hadow Chronicles. ?ith this in mind, this article co&ers "adon=s histor as detailed bthe no&els and comics, as this is the onl real source of information on him.

Huest for Transcen-ence

The incredibl po!erful being kno!n as "adon !as both a singular being andan entire race all in one a cosmic giant able to di&ide the mass his bod into potentiall

innumerable smaller identical duplicates. )ne of the first great intellects in all e<istence,

"adon=s goal !as to master the secrets of creation itself. "is studies of the uni&erse ledhim to immortalit, and far, far beond in time, he e&entuall came to kno! e&erthing

the material uni&erse had to offer, but still kne! there !as more, beond his grasp.

Seeking to attain transcendence and mo&e %eyond the material !orld to further his

e<plorations, "adon failed time and time again, e&entuall coming to the regretfulconclusion that he had e&ol&ed as far as he !as capable. That did not mean, ho!e&er, that

another race !ould not be able to accomplish this feat.

+nd so, "adon set about manipulating other planets and species in the region ofspace that !ould become kno!n as the ;ocal #roup, in the hope of e&ol&ing them to a

point !here the could do !hat he could not. irst, "adon forged a smbiotic

connection bet!een the &ulpine #arudans and their planet=s biosphere second, he kickstarted the e&olution of the crstalline lifeforms of Spheris he gifted 7erton !ith a

telepathic engine that inad&ertentl dro&e the planet into an unending !ar and he created

an artificial !orld controlled b an artificial intelligence !hich, o!ing to its nature as his



fourth !ork, !as dubbed >"adon '1>. ;ater still, he blessed the planet of 7ra<is !ith

artificial insemination technolog that allo!ed its allfemale population to propagate.

T!o !orlds in particular caught "adon=s attention9 a small, blue planet (Barth*and an incredible flo!er rich in bioenerg that !as nati&e to it, and the planet )ptera,

home to a race of nearmindless sluglike creatures kno!n as the 'n&id. The 'n&id !ere at

an e&olutionar deadend, so "adon transplanted the flo!ers from their home!orld to)ptera, !here the 'n&id immediatel de&eloped an incredible smbiotic relationship !ith

them. + mutated strain of the flo!ers that became kno!n as sekiton !as sent to the

planet /arbarra. 'n fact, mutated strains of the flo!ers !ere transplanted to all of the!orlds &isited b "adon e<cept for Spheris.

<egacy

"is tasks done to the fullest of his abilit, "adon elected to enter hibernation,

con&erting his phsical bod into data and merging !ith "adon '1, to be rea!akened b the planet=s +!areness !hen one of the races !ho had felt his touch finall attained

the longsought goal of transcendence. "is legend li&ed on throughout the local group,

!ith statues and monuments to him e<isting on nearl e&er !orld he had &isited.

The $egis makes contact !ith "adon through the+!areness.

?hile on his Luest to seed the gala< !ith the lo!er of ;ife, the Tiresian

scientist Ior communed !ith "adon '1=s +!areness, and learned of "adon=s histor

and mission. The 'n&id $egess similarl learned more of "adon through contact !iththe +!areness specificall, she came upon the sleeping dataform of the nascent god,

and briefl roused him from his slumber, onl to ha&e him cast her out of the planet=s

mainframe because she had et to achie&e his goal. To spur her on her !a, he left her!ith a single clue9 >seek the 7rotoculture>.

Rea%akening

"adon=s e<periments bore fruit in the ear 2088 !hen the $egess= e<periments in

e&olution culminated in the transubstantiation of the entire 'n&id race, !ho shed their phsical forms, became merged !ith 7rotoculture as a singular entit, and tra&elled

through the black hole of $aanath=s Star to the &oid beond realit. $esponding to this

e&ent, "adon '1=s +!areness began preparations for "adon=s return, remo&ing the planet from its orbit and mo&ing it into the &icinit of $anaath, and beginning the

production of spherical ships that could safel make the ourne through the black hole,

piggbacking on the 'n&id=s trail.

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The $obotech Blders arri&ed on the planet to bear !itness to the recreation of

"adon=s phsical form, then propositioned the neargod !ith a deal9 kno!ing he !ould

reLuire 7rotoculture to po!er his ships, !hich no! no longer e<isted, ha&ing merged!ith the $egess, the !ould lead him to a source of ne! 7rotoculture in e<change for

being allo!ed to rule the uni&erse after he left. "adon agreed, and the Blders directed

him to )ptera, recentl reseeded !ith a ne! lo!er of ;ife crop and occupied b the7ra<ians. +dopting a female aspect, "adon addressed the 7ra<ians directl, and ordered

them to gather the flo!ers for him, after !hich, the Blders sent him to Tirol, to claim the

ne! 7rotoculture Matri< created b Bmil ;ang, Cabell and $em, to con&ert the flo!ersinto 7rotoculture.

"is tasks done and his ships fuelled, "adon immediatel betraed the $obotech

Blders and dragged them along !ith him as he tra&elled through $anaath=s Star and into

the e<tradimensional >ne!space> created b the $egess. "adon and the $egesscollided, and "adon triumphed, taking possession of ne!space to use as a ta%ula rasa

for him to conduct his e<periments upon, lea&ing the old !orld behind.

The &aru-ansStar Sstem9 $hestad (red giant, #H'''*

)rbital Distance9 G.5 +)rbital %umber9 2nd planet of the sstem

)rbital 7eriod9 FG0.203 standard earth das

#ra&it9 4.03g

#aruda is an Barthlike planet, !ith near

to 8GR of its surface co&ered in !ater but !hile

the total percentage of !ater is lo!er than Barth=s,#aruda seems to eno a more e&en distribution of

it, lea&ing onl 2.3R of its continental surface as adr, hot desertlike en&ironment. Some colddeserts do e<ist, but onl run to about 8R of the

surface and the themsel&es become rather

saturated during the heights of summer.There are three continents on #aruda9

+mphur, the largest at FER of the landmass,

running as a deformed ellipse %orth?est toSouthBast across the BLuator Diparn, 4ER of

#aruda=s landmass, a &aguel starfishlike shape

in the Southern hemisphere to the ?est of

+mphur and $ashif, the smallest continent at 3R of the planetar landmass, slightlreminiscent of a #arudan forearm and cla!ed hand, located in the %orthern "emisphere

to the Bast of +mphur.

?ith E.3R of the surface gi&en to a desertlike en&ironment, both hot and cold,another 42R is taken b mountainous terrains of &arious tpes. The most impressi&e

!ould be the #eparu $anges on Diparn, !ith sheer cliffs of up to 5 kilometers in height.

The highest #arudan Mountain, "ailas (42km*, can also be found !ithin these ranges.



40R of the continents is ri&ers and lakes, onl 8R of the surface is gi&en to grass plains

(generall in &alles*, and #aruda=s famed forests take another 8F.5R of the planetar

groundsurface. #aruda=s last maor en&ironment, its marshes, co&ers 20.4R of thecontinental surface. These marshes are distributed almost e&enl o&er #aruda=s three

continents, !ith onl the highmountainous regions free of them.

't is interesting to note that although industrialization has taken its toll here as onmost other planets, much of its phsical impact !as softened b the #arudan=s choice of

location for their industrial comple<es almost all !ere built in the deserts or in

mountainous terrains and the fact that #arudan housing is built to blend into the forests=canop. The onl cit not built along these lines is #aruda=s onl planetar spaceport,

Prophen, on $ashif. )nl one spaceport is maintained onplanet as most of #aruda=s

interplanetar transactions take place in orbital stations, a!a from #aruda=s anomalous

atmosphere.#arudans themsel&es, !hile similar to a bipedal Terran fo< in out!ard

appearance, seem to ha&e more in common !ith the Terran arboreal sLuirrel the lean

forearms and cur&ed cla!s, the strong but nimble legs, the cla!ed feet and the abilit to

bend in almost impossible directions, ha&e all made the #arudan the undisputed ruler ofthe forests. ?hile there still are predators that endanger indi&idual #arudans (much like

crocodiles, sharks and other predators do Man on Barth*, the master of the planet belongs to one species alone.

+bout 2 million ears ago, the first animal directl recognizable as the #arudan=s

distant ancestor appeared in the forests of +mphur, #aruda=s largest continent. ollo!inga some!hat hesitant e&olutionar path (one branch of !hich is the burl #tan, the =#reat

+pe= of #aruda*, #arudans first attained the point of industrialization b 44280 P.C.B.

'n 40422 P.C.B., a biochemical agent !as released into #aruda=s atmosphere. +lthough

records of the time !ere mostl destroed in the chaos follo!ing, it seems certain that theagent escaped from a militar installation #arudans, like "umans, flirted !ith bio

!eapons as a means of !arfare. Put here Barth escaped these troubled times almost

untouched, #aruda fell. )&er the ne<t fe! das the agent co&ered the entire Piosphere,causing untold damage. The primar aim of the agent !as to produce a to<in !hich

disrupts the higher centers of #arudan brainacti&it, causing the host to e<perience

hallucinations, loss of coordination and, e&entuall, braindeath. Much of #aruda=s!ildlife !as left unaffected, although the #tan to this da seem to suffer from a

se&erel short attentionspan. This e&ent !as to be later kno!n as #he Chaos.

+s !ith e&er pandemic, there !ere those !hose bodies resisted the to<in. Put

this immunit did not seem to be dominant in the genetic makeup of the #arudans.+lmost G0R of #aruda=s population died !ithin a fe! months of the agent=s release. )f

subseLuent births, onl 44R li&ed beond the first fe! das. #i&en time and a stable

biosphere, #arudans might ha&e had a chance to adapt to their ne! en&ironment... but!ith the rapid mutation and de&elopment of the bioagent, and the subseLuent release of

ne! to<ins into the atmosphere, #aruda seemed destined to become a dead planet the

bioagents found, in #aruda=s marshes, an almost perfect breeding ground and reproducedat an e<plosi&e rate, co&ering the planet !ith their to<ins.

"o!e&er, some!here around G050 P.C.B. an e&ent changed #aruda=s fate. ?hile

no hard records remain of this e&ent, almost all of #aruda=s religious te<ts contain a

reference to it a time of great heat came to #aruda, killing off some plants and animals,



making others stronger. ?hat this =time of great heat= !as is unkno!n man

speculations, ranging from a =blip= in $hestad=s lifeccle to the passing of a flaming

meteor, ha&e been presented. ?hat is fact, ho!e&er, is the reco&er #arudans made afterthe e&ent o&er the ne<t fe! centuries birthrates !ent up, instances of insanit !ent

do!n, and the no!famed #arudan 'ntuiti&e +!areness (also kno!n as the "in* came to

de&elop. %o longer !ere the #arudans negati&el affected b the mriad of =pollutants= intheir atmosphere the thri&ed in its presence, their mental processes no! enhanced b

the chemical soup around them.

The biological agents and their to<ins had not, in fact, diminished in intensit afact man firsttime &isitors to #aruda !ould later attest to. ?ithout e<ception, all

carbonbased atmosphere breathers !ill be affected to one degree or another b #aruda=s

atmospheric mi<. The e<act effects &ar !ildl from species to species Terragens suffer

from e<treme paranoia follo!ed b hallucinations e&entuall causing cardiac arrest,!hile /arbarrans suffer an almost total loss of their ner&ous sstem. 7ertonians, on the

other hand, suffer nothing more than an itch of the skin but unrelenting and se&ere

enough to dri&e them mad after a fe! das.

Put as the Terran saing goes, this gift !as a doubleedged s!ord. or !hile theare no! safe from their o!n atmosphere, #arudans are unable to sur&i&e a!a from it.

+bsence of more than a fe! hours produces paranoia. + fe! das, and the #arudane<periences !ithdra!al smptoms of a se&erit unmatched b an artificiallproduced

hallucinogen. +fter t!o !eeks, the #arudan simpl ceases to li&e. Conditioning can, in

man cases, help the indi&idual spend longer periods a!a from the pschoacti&eingredients collecti&el kno!n as the "in (%ote that to the #arudan, the to<in and its

effect upon them are considered one and the same*. The record for prolonged separation

from the "in is F das 2 hours 83 minutes and 5 seconds before the first !ithdra!al

smptoms set in. Put due to the "in=s incorporation into man of the #arudan=s$eligions, man &ie! this attempt at e&en temporar nondependence to be unsa&or, if

not heretical to some of the more e<treme cults.

?ith the memor of their neartotal catastrophe still fresh in the collecti&e mindof their societ, the #arudans rebuilt their industr from scratch. ?ith most of their cities

destroed and most of their fuel sources running dr, it took o&er tenthousand ears for

the #arudans to reco&er from the blo! their !arlike tendencies had dealt them. Themaor stumbling block !as the almosttotal destruction of their repositories of

kno!ledge, both in the forms of books and electronic literature and in the loss of most of

their engineers, scientists and other holders of kno!ledge. or the first fe! centuries,

#arudans slid back!ards on the ci&ilization scale at a tremendous rate before finall beginning to make head!a to!ards a reco&er.

Cara&ans and traderoutes began to take shape, and a group of #arudans arose to

meet the trading needs of the planet. To facilitate bartering, the Traders e&ol&ed alanguage !hich is kno!n as the Trader=s Dialect a simpler offshoot of the #arudan=s

"ol ;anguage used in all religious meetings of the $hinsah. The Trader=s Dialect is still

the language of choice !hen #arudans deal !ith outsiders, as it is a simple et po!erfullanguage, !ithout much of the social comple<ities of e&erdaspeech.

?ith the help of the Traders, #aruda=s population once again began to e<pand and

fill the continents. Science, for so long belie&ed to be a Plack +rt, enoed some re&i&al

in the Traders= attempts to facilitate their mo&ements across #aruda=s terrains. "o!



instrumental !ere these Traders to the reco&erK Their success can best be seen in their

current societ, for almost all of #aruda=s richest families o!e their fortunes to a Trader

ancestor.B&entuall, in 4048 C.B., #aruda !as back to the le&el of technolog it had

enoed ust prior to The Chaos, but the ne! social infrastructure based on the dual

problem of their original lack of numbers and their gro!ing dependence on the "in tooklonger to build.

Currentda #arudans are a deepl courteous people as a !hole. Their e<istence

seems centered on contact !ith the "in. + tpical #arudan greeting, here rendered in theTrader=s Dialect, is done b the raising of both hands, palm for!ard, and saing

>#heths=par dra&io "in shann. &idrro d=elrach.> This translates roughl to >' ha&e

glimpsed nit. Ma !e fore&er share breath.> This concept of =sharing breath= is at the

core of $hinsah, #arudan=s maor religion, and seems to entail the concept of sharing ofmind and emotion. "o!e&er, the #arudans are adamant that the full concept of &idrro

cannot be properl understood !ithout surrender to the "in.

+round 4080 C.B., #arudans disco&ered space tra&el and reached their local

satellite. "a&ing e<perienced the fear of e<tinction due to a single planetar catastrophe,#aruda redoubled its effort to conLuer the stars an endea&or difficult due to the

limitations placed upon them b their dependence on the "in. ;ife on other planets !asimpossible for #arudans short of total #arudaforming or the reliance on the "in gro!th

incubators. Space stations, of course, relied entirel on the incubator sstems (although

some success !as achie&ed b a fe! stations !illing to sacrifice a large amount of theirinnersurface to #arudan flora and fauna in an attempt to generate the "in =naturall=*.

'n 42FG C.B., first contact bet!een the #arudans and a Tirolian Merchant fleet en

route to /arbarra occurred. 't resulted in disaster remembering firstcontacts !ith

/arbarra, "adon '1 and Spheris and the trade opportunities opened b these contacts,the TradeCommander sent a ship to parla !ith the #arudan before checking for

biological incompatibilities. pon contact !ith the #arudan scout &essel, the contact ship

fell pre to one of the bioagents= to<ins in the #arudan atmosphere. ?ithin minutes,thanks to the efficient air recclers aboard the Tirolian ship, the entire cre! had suffered

brain seizures. The entire incident might !ell ha&e resulted in interplanetar !ar had the

Merchant leet not had, !ithin its fold, Senator 1iphardt. The Senator immediatelordered all Tirolian ships to !ithdra! and stand do!n. This done, radio communications

!ere established and e&entuall, after an e<tensi&e session of languagelearning on both

parts biological information and air samples e<changed bet!een the t!o parties.

'ronicall, this incident !ould ha&e been less se&ere had irst Contact happened in a planetar biosphere, as the #arudan bioagents ha&e a limited lifespan and come out

second best !hen in contact !ith a biosphere other than #aruda=s or a #arudan bio

culture tank.$elations bet!een #aruda and the rest of the ;ocal Cluster, once established,

remained good for the ne<t G0odd ears. Then, in 43E4 C.B., + coupde tat on Tirol sa!

the o&erthro! of the $epublic and the setting up of the Trium&irate go&ernment. #aruda,in shock, !ithdre! from the ;ocal Cluster and began to prepare itself for an in&asion it

kne! !ould come.

'n 43E2 C.B., Tirol sent Ientraedi to take #aruda b force. The Ientraedi !ere

ordered to take the planet !ith minimal damage and started b setting a beachhead in an



isolated part of the Taroohm range. This first attempt at taking #aruda failed during one

night, #arudan commandoes infiltrated the Ientraedi camp and sabotaged the giants=

dome b destroing its lifesupport sstem. Sentries and stragglers !ere taken care of ona personbperson basis. P morning, all Ientraedi la dead or ding.

The $obotech Blders, in retaliation, ordered the 44 th Ientraedi fleet to in&ade

#aruda and to destro a large section of forest. )nce a large enough area had beencleared, an in&asion force landed and began =pacifing= #aruda. or t!entsi< months,

the fighting !ent on the Ientraedi shooting and killing, taking little time for sleep.

+ttrition !as high on both sides, but the Ientraedi had both numerical and !eaponrad&antage finall, in 43E8 C.B., the #arudan planetar go&ernment surrendered. #aruda

had fallen. The Ientraedi !ere !ithdra!n and a Tirolian occupation force !as set up.

;ife as a Tirolian 7rotectorate !as hard and une&entful, sa&e but for a fe! re&olts

ruthlessl sLuashed as soon as the appeared. Then, in 4HHG C.B., a ointTirolian:Ientraedi group appeared in #aruda=s skies, bearing Ior and the seeds of the

'n&id lo!er of ;ife. or nearl t!o months, Ior=s Pattlefortress circumna&igated the

globe, seeding as he !ent. ?hen he finall departed, #arudans began to notice the shoots

of a ne! plant appearing !here&er the forest parted enough to admit sunlight. The lo!erof ;ife had arri&ed on #aruda and taken root. P 2028, #aruda found itself once again

under attack, this time b the 'n&id $egent=s fleet.The attack b the 'n&id !as Luick and brutal. #arudans offered no o&ert

resistance to the 'n&id but captured se&eral Tirolian Pioroids b killing their pilots and

hid the mecha. B&entuall, these Pioroids !ould become the forefront of the #arudan$esistance. +t the same time, another group of #arudans !ho had been !aiting for a

chance to do so, took control of a Macrossclass Porder leet Pattlefortress in #arudan

)rbit. The Pattlefortress had been left behind due to its lack of 7rotoculture supplies and

the #arudans !asted no time in introducing a batch of stolen 7rotoculture to the $efle<furnaces. ?ith the Pattlefortress no! acti&e, the cre! attempted to stop or e&en slo!

the in&asion, but e&entuall !ithdre! to postlunar orbit !hen it became ob&ious the

!ere no match for the 'n&id.The Tirolian di&ision left at #aruda !as o&er!helmed in a matter of minutes. The

&ictorious 'n&id began to construct hi&es and planetar defenses, blockading the orbital

regions of #aruda to pre&ent interference !ith their conLuest.nable to return, the captured Tirolian Pattlefortress ga&e up all attempts to

rescue #aruda and headed off into space. B&entuall, the ship met !ith a rebel /arbarran

fleet, the sole sur&i&ing ships of the prior in&asion of /arbarra b the 'n&id. Together,

these ships formed the core of the nascent Sentinels.)n #aruda, !ithout outside help, the $esistance floundered. 'ts attacks !ere

nothing more than annoing stabs at the 'n&id=s unprotected flanks. +s the 'n&id had once

been to the Bmpire, so !ere the #arudans no! to them. nable to find the $ebelsheadLuarters, the 'n&id began setting traps but !ith the help of their supporters, the

$esistance managed to a&oid them.

'n 2034, help finall arri&ed on #aruda in the form of the Sentinels a group offighters formed from all the planets of the ;ocal Cluster as !ell as a splinter group of the

$obotech B<peditionar orce. ?ith the help of the $esistance, the Sentinels managed to

push the 'n&id off #aruda but not !ithout some cost. P the end of the battle, half of the

Sentinels= command staff had been infected b the #arudan atmosphere. +lthough a



shape. To understand this, it is necessar to take a step back!ards and look at the strange

creation process that produced the Spherisian.

Spheris, for most of its e<istence, !as a sterile planet co&ered !ith seas ofmicrolodes, akin to the Marea of Barth=s moon. 'n G280 P.C.B., at best estimate,

something upset the balance of Spheris= microcosm. +s stated before, the current theor

calls for an antimatter meteorite but !hate&er the e<act nature of the catastrophe, alarge amount of both =hard= and =soft= radiation !as released upon the planet. Some!here,

mabe in multiple places, a set of microlodes began to resonate !ith the radiation and to

create a selfsustaining resonance amongst the indi&idual microlodes. The result !as aseries of piezoelectrical discharges strangel analogous to the firing of neurons in a

Terragen brain. ;ife had arri&ed on Spheris.

The e<act manner in !hich the Spherisian creation happened can onl be guessed

at. Since most of their energ came from solar emissions, the first Spherisians must ha&ehad a large surfacearea to allo! for as much e<posure to sunlight as possible ;iantha

seems to suppl =food= to the Spherisians at about 8.4 food calories per second per sLuare

meter, reLuiring a modernda Spherisian to spend about 8 hours a da in ;iantha=s

sunlight to sate its energ reLuirements. Due to the nature of the terrain, there is &erlittle free !ater on Spheris !hat !ater lies on the ground soon either e&aporates from the

sun or from the surfacedischarge of the risia crstals. +s such, there are large banks ofclouds fore&er roaming the planet dragged around b Spheris= chaotic !inds. Sometimes,

these clouds gather and a period of darkness begins in the area, !ith ;iantha=s sunlight

blocked. ?hen this darkness continues for a couple of das, as can happen sometimes,Spherisians must find other means to nourish themsel&es.

SubseLuent =generations= of Spherisians mo&ed to!ards smaller, more compact

forms. This might surprise some, for if the entire bod of a Spherisian is made of risia

microlodes and if microlodes are !here a Spherisian=s consciousness resides, surel themore microlodes the better. %ot Luite. Soon after the Spherisians !ere =born=, mobilit

came into being. 'n this, the Spherisians found that the pattern of their thoughts Luite

distincti&el modified their appearance a Spherisian can mo&e b literall thinking itselfto !here it !ants to go. Put the larger the mass, the greater the concentration and the

energ reLuired b the Spherisian to hold a particular shape. +s Spherisians disco&ered

the energ accumulation and storage capabilities of the larger risia crstals, 'ntelligence potential battled !ith practicalit, and in the end practicalit !on the smaller and more

mobile of the Spherisians became the prominent lifeform on Spheris, at the cost of

increased reliance on the energstoring crstals.

't is interesting to note that some Spherisians traded on their intelligence in returnfor an increase in mobilit and energ management. The Spherisians became small,

spherical blobs of risia !ith the occasional tentacle as reLuired, their intellect pared to the

minimum, barel more intelligent than a Terran panther and ust as deadl. TheSpherisian predator had appeared, a blob of risia no larger than t!ent centimeters in

diameter, but capable of incredible speed and !ith a tenacit eLual to none. These

predators, hunting alone, !ould stalk a =normal= Spherisian, then attack one of its limbs,interrupting the flo! of energ !ithin the organ and taking it for itself. Sometimes, if the

predator !as sufficientl gorged, it !ould use the risia from the pre=s o!n limb to create

a duplicate of itself... a hungr duplicate at that (see sections on Spherisian combat and



of itself. B&entuall, though, the ne! clone de&elops a personalit of its o!n due to the

differences in stimuli bet!een itself and its parent. 't should also be noted that spa!ning

did occur outside of !arfare a Spherisian !ould gather a mass of risia microlodes, thenclone itself into it. This method, ho!e&er, !as (and still is* much more pre&alent during

the summer period, although the amount of spa!ning during the ear !as barel enough

to keep the total population of Spheris abo&e the Iero 7opulation #ro!th le&el.Since a Spherisian=s out!ard appearance is determined b the mindset of the

Spherisian, it is possible to see Spherisians in an concei&able shape. + Lui&ering mound

of microlode is tpical of a Spherisian deep in thought. Put this also presents another problem to the Spherisians if mental acti&it is not kept up, the Spherisian starts

dissol&ing until, once again, there is no longer enough bodmass to sustain highle&el

mental acti&it. 7ast a certain point, this =depression= is fatal and no amount of help !ill

sa&e the afflicted Spherisian.The last source of danger for a Spherisian comes from highpo!ered

technological artifacts. +n highenerg discharge near a Spherisian !ould literall

shatter its intelligence. + constantl running po!er source, like a generator or a deep

freeze, !ould result in the Spherisian eLui&alent of madness. ;uckil, a method ofdampening these =modern emanations= !as de&eloped b the /arbarrans to allo!

Spherisians longer contact !ith the other races. This method !as e&entuall used b the$obotech $esearch #roup as the basis for the theor behind the BlectroMagnetic

baffling used on $B Mecha after Spheris= liberation in 2032 C.B.

Spheris societ, unlike Terran societ, e&ol&ed around the need for energabsorption and not the need for procreation. Small tribes e&ol&ed and defended their

energstoring microlode nodes. ?inter !as an especiall tring time for the Spherisians

!ith the sunlight reduced, the !ould become fiercel competiti&e and !ars !ould

erupt for the control of energabsorbing crstals. Spherisian attrition !as high during!inter, but some!hat mitigated b the fact that the !inner, ha&ing !on control of an

energsource, !as &er likel to spa!n off a ne! Spherisian after its &ictor.

+n interesting de&elopment from these !inter !ars !as the Spherisian abilit totra&el &ast distances around Spheris. irst de&eloped as a means to surprise the enem,

the Spherisians soon became a!are that !ith intense concentration the could melt their

bodmass back into a risiasea and mo&e their consciousness !ith great speed to!ardstheir destination. + setback of the earl attempts to use this mode of transportation !as

the amount of energ consumed b this an attacking Spherisian !ould more likel than

not arri&e short of energ and be easil defeated. rom this rose the concept of !ar

groups and, in some instances, e&en armies. 't is interesting to note that e&en to this da,energstations are a&ailable on the shores of the Spherisian seas.

+s such, the Spherisian societ soon de&eloped as a feudal one, !ith =lords=

presiding o&er hordes of energcrstals. ?ars became fe! and far bet!een, but e&enmore destructi&e !hen the did happen. ?ith a lack of metals, combat !as still limited to

handtohand and, in some cases, mindtomind. The population of Spheris e&entuall

settled to around the 4.5 billion mark. ?hile some of the combatants did disco&er a !ato create crude lasers from the crstals, the chance of a rebound from a stra shot made

these longrange !eapons impractical, especiall in light of the fact that a Spherisian

could simpl increase its bulk and absorb most of the energ fired at it, gi&en enough of a

!arning and risia microlodes.



Then, in G42 C.B., a /arbarran scout &essel landed on Spheris. ;uckil, the

landing itself !as made !ell a!a from an settlements, and thus the ship=s engines did

not disrupt an Spherisians. The /arbarrans !ere surprised b the crstal planet andrisia=s abilit to absorb and refract an radiation directed to!ards it. +ttempts to negotiate

!ere immediatel started !ith the Peha&ior settlement for the e<port of large risia

crstals. B&entuall, the /arbarrans disco&ered that Spherisians, !hile unable to hearthem speak, could pick up some of the /arbarran radio transmissions b natural means.

Transmitters !ere modified to appropriate freLuencies and a languagee<change soon

follo!ed. P G43 C.B., /arbarra=s maor po!er stations had been regeared to use thecrstals to finetune their generators. P G45 C.B., ne! longrange sensors !ere being

produced !hich used onl a fraction of the po!er pre&iousl reLuired. Spherisian crstals

became in demand, but their a&ailabilit !as lo! and their price, !hen factoring in the

cost of transport, !as high. %egotiations !ere opened !ith other large Spherisiansettlements b ri&al /arbarran companies in an attempt to cashin on the demand

suddenl, Spheris found itself dragged into the ni&erse. 7ament to Spheris !as first

made in the coin of 'nformation kno!ledge of the star sstems beond the Spherisians=

o!n. ;ater, the emphasis changed from /no!ledge to ood as /arbarrans began to pa b building fission po!erplants. Spherisian energ demands !ere being met for the

foreseeable future.This contact !ith the /arbarrans brought about a number of changes in Spherisian

societies. earful of the destruction of their !a of life, Spherisian =lords= began to sign

peace treaties amongst themsel&es. ;arge tracts of Spherisian seas !ere declared =openlanes= for traffic to go through unhindered. +nd, most importantl, Spherisians became

a!are of the concept of reproduction something !hich, for them, !as simpl seen as a

bproduct of conflict !as suddenl presented to them in a ne! light. Spherisian

philosophers immediatel began discussing this ne! concept, tring to understand itsimplications for Spherisian societ as a !hole.

P 4440 C.B., the philosophical Luestion !as still not resol&ed, e&en though it

had been raging for the last 300 ears. This, ho!e&er, did not seem to matter to thea&erage Spherisianintherisia. Since Spheris= contact !ith /arbarra, !ars had become

almost none<istent and cities had been built. or the first time since Spherisians had

arisen from the risia seas, Spheris !as enoing prosperit and peace. Some of the populace began to out!ardl imitate the phsiLue of their /arbarran &isitors, becoming

large, crstallike bears.

'n 444F C.B. came the ne!s that a ne! race had contacted the /arbarrans. Soon

enough, Tirolian ships began making their appearance in Spheris= skies. This ne! race,unlike the /arbarrans, seemed to be composed of t!o phsicall different tpes. ?hile

the concept of Male and emale had been introduced b contact !ith the /arbarrans, it

!as !ith the appearance of the Tirolians that it finall took hold. +lmost o&ernight,Spherisians began to mould themsel&es into different genders. 444G C.B. !as the first

appearance of the =+estheticall 7leasing= Tirolianlike Spherisian, according to the

annals of the Spheris 7olmorphic Societ. The S7S !as formed to ensure no Spherisiandeliberatel impersonated another it !as, and still is, a legal reLuirement that bod

sculpts be registered !ith the S7S !hen a Spherisian becomes adult, and thereafter

!hene&er it changes its shape to a ne! one. This registration bears much similarit to the

registration of coatsofarms in Barth=s Medie&al times.



?ith the sudden popularit of the concept of #enders, the debate as to the &alidit

of conception began to take on a ne! fer&or. ?hile pre&iousl onl held b some of

Spheris= most distinguished philosophers, the debating started to take hold in the popular press. + crisis occurred !hen the first Spherisian mi<edconsciousness child appeared in

444H C.B..

)n public tele&ision, t!o Spherisians, gorged on risia, merged as if to fight."o!e&er, !hen the separated, a third Spherisian had been produced unlike pre&ious

spa!ning, this offspring !as not a cop of a single parent=s consciousness, but rather a

fusion of those parts of their minds both parents had chosen to cop and =donate= to theiroffspring. The child, to e&erone=s surprise, li&ed, but something else !as disco&ered

!hereas pre&iousl a Spherisian offspring !as capable of rational thought and mo&ement

!ithin seconds of being spa!ned, this ne! child=s mental processes !ere scrambled to

the point of uselessness. 'ndeed, it took three months of =parental care= before the childfinall became able to interact !ith its en&ironment.

urther binarspa!nings occurred soon after the follo!up broadcast sho!ing

the child finall able to act independentl from its parents, and uniLue in personalit from

both. Spherisian Medical researchers found that, on a&erage, it took 2.5 months for achild=s mental processes to settle do!n into some sort of coherent order. During that time,

the child !as dependent upon its parents for energ and safet. The child, once mature,!as a totall ne! personalit, !ith fe! of the parental Luirks dominant. %o! faced !ith

e&idence of a planet!ide trend to binarspa!ning, the Spherisian philosophers thre! up

their hands in disgust and pointed out that in 7hilosoph, as in Democrac, =normal= !asdecided b the masses.

't is interesting to note here that !hile singlegender binarspa!nings !ere

common, the most successful occurred !hen t!o differing genders !ere used in

spa!ning an offspring. Spherisians pschologists ha&e theorized this is because since aSpherisian=s mode of thought determines its shape, different genders donate different

thoughtprocesses and the most successful binarspa!ning !ere bet!een those !ith

substantiall different mental processes. ?hate&er the reason, binarspa!ning !as thereto sta.

;ife !ent on for Spherisians !ithout much further uphea&als until 43E5 C.B.,

!hen the Ientraedi came to in&ade. The in&asion !as brutal and merciless. Still smartingfrom the long siege on #aruda, the Ientraedi troops !ent in !ith engines on full and

guns blazing. 't !as an unmitigated slaughter. Spherisians !ho !ere not shot do!n

simpl shattered from the high le&els of energ gi&en off b both mecha and !eapons. 'n

less than a !eek, Spheris surrendered b that time, almost half of its population had been destroed.

'n 43GF C.B., Spheris found itself under attack during an 'n&id lightningraid.

'n&id troops appeared in orbit and harassed the Ientraedi stationed there !hile groundtroops spread about the surface. 't !as later found that the attack on Spheris !as on the

direct behest of the $egis, and not the $egent. 'ndeed, had it been left to the $egent,

Spheris !ould not ha&e been attacked de&oid of lo!ers of ;ife or maor 7rotoculturereser&es, the planet held no interest for him. The $egis, ho!e&er, had other plans. Pefore

being finall dri&en back, 'n&id transports began to ferr thousands of tons of the smaller

risia crstals offplanet. ?ith the help of 'n&id scientists, these crstals !ere shaped into

a gigantic cloud of crstalline dust, capable of detecting 7rotoculture emissions across



&ast distances. Shaped magnetic fields !ere used to allo! this cloud to be mo&ed to

an!here the $egis desired. The 'n&id Sensor %ebulae !as born.

;ife under the rule of the $obotech Masters !as hard. %o resistance !as offered b the Spherisians all remembered the terrible toll inflicted upon them b the Ientraedi.

't is therefore not surprising that !hen the 'n&id arri&ed in 2022 C.B., the found the

Spherisians to be unresisting. ?ith the Ientraedi planetar patrol dispatched in a fe!hours, Spheris itself !as taken !ithout a shot being fired. +gain, the attack had been

spearheaded at the $egis= behest in order to augment the Sensor %ebulae and impro&e its

range.?hen the $egis left him, the $egent lost all interest in Spheris. +nd so it !as that

!hen the Sentinels arri&ed on Spheris in 2032 C.B. the found onl a token occupation

force. %e&ertheless, because of the problems !ith using highenerg !eapons on the

planet, and the propensit of risia crstals to absorb and reflect energ beams, the battlefor Spheris took o&er a month. inall, the last of the 'n&id forces !ere destroed and the

planet liberated.

?ith the liberation of Spheris, Spherisian scientists oined the $B on the

de&elopment of a &er important sstem the BM Paffling Sstem. +nother sstemde&eloped at the same time !as a =risia plating= proect, to help defra and refract energ

attracts upon large $B ships. Maor technological and implementation problems,ho!e&er, meant that the risia plating proect ne&er came to fruition and !as abandoned

for the more successful BM baffling sstem.

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G280 PCB Something upsets the microcosm of Spheris. Consciousness de&elops !ithin the risia

crstals, creating the Spherisian race.

G40 +D #reat philosophical debate about reproduction begins.

G42 irst contact !ith /arbarrans.4440 7hilosophical debate about reproduction remains unresol&ed.

444F irst contact !ith the Tirolians. The concept of gender takes hold !ith the Spherisian

people. or the first time, the begin taking >male> and >female> forms.

444G Spheris 7olmorphic Societ -S7S founded to pre&ent an Spherisian from coping

the form of another.

444H irst >mi<ed consciousness> Spherisian created b accident.

43E5 Ientraedi in&ade Spheris, destroing full half the population from protocultureresonations !ith the risia crstals.

43GF 'n&id under orders of the $egis raid Spheris for risia crstal to make the 'n&id Sensor %ebula

2022 'n&id conLuer Spheris.

2032 $B liberates Spheris.

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7ra<is !as a !orld !ithin the ;ocal #roup and home to the female societ of the7ra<ians. 't !as a planet filled !ith forests and &illages !ith large eaglelike animals also

residing on it. )nce long ago the 7ra<ians had ad&anced technolog, but for reasons no!

unkno!n, onl the ?haashi and their antigra&it globes still remain from that age.

Statements made b &arious 7ra<ians indicate that long ago the !ere in fact a t!ogender race, but something happened to cause all of the males to die off, although it is

ne&er hinted as to !hether it !as !ar, disease or some other e&ent that caused the loss.

't !as suspected that the planet !as once &isited b the enigmatic being kno!n as"adon !ith Cabell belie&ing that he !as responsible for gifting the nati&es the ?haashi

technolog !hich allo!ed for unise<ual procreation. The nati&e 7ra<ians de&eloped into

a !arrior culture and a completel female one based due to reproduction being handled b the ?haashi. 't also came under the dominion of the $obotech Masters (circa 4800*

leading to the 7ra<ians holding nothing but scorn for the Tirolians and their Ientraedi

!arriors.

Similar to the other !orlds of the ;ocal #roup, 7ra<is !ould be in&aded and

conLuered b the 'n&id during their !ar against the $obotech Masters. 'n this time, the$egess !ould relocate her part of her people to the planet in order to conduct her

e<periments in e&olution b using a #enesis 7it. She belie&ed that the female !arrior7ra<ians !ould pro&e to be a suitable stock in these biogenetic e<periments. ltimatel,

the e<periments !ere a failure and led to a destabilization in the planet=s core. +s a result,

the $egess relocated to "adon '1 !here she took the entire 7ra<ian race as hostages.+fter the liberation of /arbarra, the Sentinels mo&ed to 7ra<is and !ere una!are

of it being abandoned as !ell as the critical chain reaction in the !orld=s core. ?hen the

departed for the surface, the arrago came under attack from the $egent=s forces !ho

destroed the &essel and stranded the Sentinels on the doomed planet. ltimatel,ho!e&er, the managed to escape !ith the assistance of Jonathan ?olfe before 7ra<is

e<ploded.+fter the 7ra<ians !ere liberated from "adon '1 and the 'n&id left the gala<,the !ere relocated to the planet )ptera, !hich the renamed %e! 7ra<ia.

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irst it must be noted the pscholog of the 7ra<ians, and their social structure as

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breathing. Then again, ' suppose it is eas for !omen to be comfortable !ith their bodies

!hen there are no men ga!king and acting like idiots e&er time the see bare breasts.

'n the temperate climes of 7ra<is, the a&erage 7ra<ian !ould !ear nothing but!hat !as reLuired of their station in life. Thus a !arrior !ould !ear a pair of leggings, a

pair of sandals, (replaced b boots or shoes after the Tirolian landing* topped off b a set

of bracers and helmet. )nl a po!erful, or !ealth !arrior, !ould !ear a cuirass and amore ornate helmet. Capes !ere !orn more for identification then for an sense of

fashion. 7atterns on them !ould dictate rank and unit function for their troops.

)rnate helmets !ould distinguish a leader, being &isible from an angle, as a7ra<ian leader !ould al!as be in the thick of the fighting.

P contrast, a blacksmith !ould !ear naught but a set of glo&es, boots, and apron

to protect from the heat of the forge !hile a teacher !ould !ear little more than a girdle

and sandals. + laborer !ould !ear nothing at all.Colors of clothing also helped to dictate status. The lo!er class !ould !ear linen

in !hites and tans, !hile the upper cast !ould ha&e richer colors such as red, blue, green

and purple. ?ith clothing sparse if not altogether unnecessar, other manners of

identifing !ho !as !ho in societ !as needed. ?hile some articles of clothing dictatedfunction, status !as harder to identif. T!o methods to determine social status included

more ornate items of clothing !hen clothing !as !orn, and the length of one=s hair. Thehigher up the social ladder a 7ra<ian !as, the longer their hair. Thus a laborer, or sla&e,

!ould ha&e short hair !hile a Lueen !ould ha&e hair to her !aist if not longer. To ha&e

their hair sha&ed !as the height of degradation and !as reser&ed for trul shameful acts.The e<ceptions to this rule are those in the ?arrior Caste. Those that are !arriors ha&e

their hair short as a matter of safet and pragmatism. +ccording to legend, "igh ueen

"iera, on the e&e of a maor battle took her s!ord and cut her long braids, declaring. 71

am your 8ueen& %ut on the field of war& 1 am your sister9:

Man centuries later the 7ra<ians that occupied settlements close to the Tirolian

compounds !ould adopt clothing more in line !ith their neighbors, taking interest in thetogalike stles of the Tirolian !omen. 'n an e<ample of cross culture propagation, the

Tirolians, being an all female contingent, shed man laers of their dress to mimic the7ra<ian nati&es. +lthough more in tune to their modest, some !ent [nati&e much to theamusement of their comrades. ?ith the arri&al of the BB and their, b comparison

prudish and puritanical cultural mores, the 7ra<ians ha&e adusted et again, and !hile

still keeping to their traditions, do !ear a bit more !hen the e<pect to be in the presenceof the BB and their allies.

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Peond the ob&ious matriarchal nature of an all !oman societ, there are other

facets to consider. 7ra<ian societ is caste oriented, !ith !arriors at the top of the ladder.

Peneath them are the artisans and priestesses, !ith the trades!omen and sla&es:laborersat the bottom rung.

Sla&er !as common in 7ra<ian societ, and in man instances still is. "o!e&er

their sla&es are !ell enough treated and !hile man tend to menial tasks, some areteachers, scribes, and trades!omen. Sla&es !ere e<cluded from the religious festi&als,

could not o!n land, !ere denied some ci&il rights, and could not participate in political

acti&ities. The !ere ho!e&er, able to hold dominance o&er man of the trades, as trade!ork itself !as appalling to most citizens.

Sla&es !ere not e<pected to attain anthing but a basic education on 7ra<is, but

!ere not e<cluded from it. Some masters allo!ed their ounger sla&es apprenticeships in

their !orkshops. Some of the !ealthier students in 7ra<ian academies brought a sla&e!ith them to their classes. Sla&e !ork ranged from the light domestic !ork to the hea&

!ork in the mines, and other places. 'n some cases, domestic sla&es !ere rituall

!elcomed into the house, b a !alk around the hearth, and adoption !as not unlikel

among child sla&es.Since the arri&al of the BB the name =sla&e= has been abolished, and those that

!ere labeled as sla&e are no! afforded all citizen rights ho!e&er, as odd as it ma seem,man, (o&er G0R* of the old sla&e caste ha&e elected to remain in the ser&ice of their

lad. Man of those ha&e left 7ra<is to oin the Sentinels, and in so doing fight alongside

their lad. )thers ha&e, !ith permission, oined the BB and bring honor to their;ads house b their ser&ice. P bra&e militar ser&ice, these sla&es are able to raise

their social status and become citizens, a practice continued from antiLuit as this !as

one of the fe! !as a 7ra<ian could achie&e up!ard social mobilit.

't is interesting to note that during the 'n&id occupation, an incredible amount of

e<sla&es fought alongside their mistresses and became citizens, thus in current 7ra<iansociet, the sla&e population has d!indled to almost less than 20R of its prein&asion

le&els. Those that remain are ladies in !aiting and occup more domestic and

administrati&e occupations. "ard labor has been replaced b machines, and the sla&esthat occupied those positions are no! considered technicians, operating the &arious toolsof the trade.

't should be noted that one maor difference bet!een the 7ra<ians and amazons is

their attitudes to!ards men. ?hereas amazons detest men as chau&inistic brutes, the7ra<ians &ie! men in almost a state of mthological a!e. +mazons !ant to become

strong to pro&e the are better than men, but the 7ra<ians !ant to become strong because

as their leader +rla%on said >!e !eren=t strong enough to keep our men>.



PraDian )cons

The ;abrs

The 7ra<ian a<e. The ;abrs is a ancient !eapon used for centuries b the

7ra<ian ?arrior Blite. 't is not kno!n !hen the ;abrs came into !ide use, but statues!ithin the ancient ruins depicted !arriors using the !eapon, thus it is belie&ed to ha&e

been a staple of the 7ra<ian militar for thousands of ears. The !eapon is a smmetrical

bipenis a<e !ith the handle tpicall being the same length as the head of the blade.+lread incredibl sharp and deadl, !ith the ad&ent of modern allos brought b the

Tirolian ;egionnaires and coupled !ith the &ibrofield used b the BBs C+DS the

!eapon has seen a resurgence of use !ithin the 7ra<ian phalan<es.

The +spis

The 7ra<ian shield. + circular shield, the +spis is slightl conca&e to allo! for

better deflection of incoming missiles. ?hile durable, the +spis pro&ed no match for the

modern !eaponr emploed b the Meltrandi, and e&en the most robust and disciplined[shield!all crumbled under their onslaught. "o!e&er once 7ra<ian smiths learned to

forge the ne! Tirolian allos, the +spis once again became a &iable tool of defense. ?iththe arri&al of the BB the technolog to coat the shield !ith a laser resistant coating has

been made a&ailable.

The #astraphetes

The 7ra<ian crossbo!. +nother seminal 7ra<ian !eapon of antiLuit sidelined b

the appearance of the Tirolians but resurrected b the same. seless against hea& armor,

the crossbo!, rebuilt using modern allos became a fantastic hunting tool, and during the)ccupation !ith the Tirolians no! offering more lethal arro! points, namel those that

e<ploded, the #astraphetes once again sees the field of combat. The crossbo! is cocked

b resting the stomach in a conca&it at the rear of the stock and cocking the bo! !ith both hands. This !eapon is hea& and must be mounted or braced. + smaller &ersion

made of ad&anced allos !as fashioned to fit upon a 7ra<ians gauntlet, though lighter and

doing less damage, the smaller bo! is far handier in combat.

7egasus

+ mthical creature to human cultures, but one that ust ma ha&e e<isted on

7ra<is millennia ago. ?hile ancient car&ings depict the maestic creature in detail it isunkno!n if the creature is a shared mth or, since no remains ha&e e&er been found, an

e<tinct species. %e&ertheless Dr. ;ang created a mechanical &ersion of the !inged

horse much to the 7ra<ians delight. Since the introduction of this gift the relations bet!een the 7ra<ians and humans ha&e soared, although there are some hold outs,

brooding o&er their sisters gullibilit and nai&et\, to be so easil s!aed b a mere

trinket.

Saurofelis

The Saurofelis, or literall, ;izard Cat, also kno!n as dragon cat. + highl

intelligent si< legged cross bet!een a dinosaur and a cat. %ati&e to 7ra<is this creature



has been used as a sentr and riding animal for as long as 7ra<ians can remember. + full

gro!n Saurofelis stands bet!een G to 40 feet tall, is 45 to 20 feet long, including tail, and

!eighs bet!een 4200 to 4G00 pounds.

+ntigra&it Technolog

7o!erful solid state artifacts left o&er from before antiLuit. These modules, somelarge, some small are one of the fe! high technolog items that remains of the 7ra<iansancient past. Compact and po!erful the technolog !ithin speaks of incredible

kno!ledge. sed in all aspects of 7ra<ian societ. rom architecture to !ar these

modules are considered gifts from the goddess and are cherished b the 7ra<ians. Soco&eted !ere these de&ices that, prior to the Tirolian occupation, tribes and cit states

!ould !ar upon each other for possession of these rare artifacts. The !ere considered

lost !ith the destruction of 7ra<is.

PraDian ?oli-ays

7lnteria+ festi&al of cleansing. $itual cleaning of the home and public areas of the cities

!ould precede ritual bathing in the e&ening. This festi&al !ould occur on the e&e of the

7rai<an Solstice.

7anpra<iaThe 7anpra<ia is the most important festi&al on 7ra<is and one of the grandest in

the entire 7ra<ian Diaspora. B<cept for sla&es, all 7ra<ians can take part in the festi&al.



The festi&al takes place o&er a fe! das and celebrates the birthda of the 7ra<ians prime

deit, +thene.

"eraklia

+ festi&al to heroes, the festi&ities lasted a number of das, and consisted of

&arious athletic and musical contests (agones*, as !ell as sacrifices. The !inners !erea!arded ornate bracers. Bach indi&idual settlement and cit !ould celebrate this festi&al

on their o!n. "o!e&er a large festi&al that pitted the settlement &ictors together !ould be

held after!ard and lasts three !eeks.

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G<<< PCB "adon lea&es the 7ra<ians the ?haashi de&ice to allo! for allfemale

reproduction.

2024 +D $egis conLuers 7ra<ia and begins her e&olution e<periments !ith her #enesis 7it.

2034 $egis lea&es 7ra<ia, taking the total population !ith her as prisoners, and lea&es

them on "adon '1.2032 7ra<ia collapses due to e<treme instabilit caused b the #enesis 7it.

7ra<ian #ear #astraphetes (light*9 U4 ?+, 2dE "its, +7, $ange KK

#astraphetes (hea&*9 U0 ?+, 3dE "its, +7, $ange KK

;abrs (traditional*9 U0 ?+, 8dE "its;abrs (modern*9 U0 ?+, EdE "its

iphos (traditional*9 U4 ?+,

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Sarissa (modern*9

+spis (traditional*9 4 D+, S7 45, 30 SD7

+spis (modern*9 4 D+, S7 20, 50 SD7, S7 30 &s. lasers

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7erton !as set up b "adon as an e<periment in mind control as a socialengineering method. +t some point, an insane 7ertonian got hold of the de&ice and

caused a global !ar. 7erton is a desert !orld seeded !ith mutated 7rotoculture plants,

like the other planets of the ;ocal #roup.

The Curse of 7erton began 2,000 ears before the arri&al of Ior to the planet. +schism in the planets global church di&ided the populace into t!o factions9 the orthodo<

;a! of )ne, led b the Supreme Theurge and the heterodo< ;eft"and 7ath,

championed b a charismatic leader calling himself the Macassar. The ensuing hol !ar

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!as brutalancient cities crumbled beneath the magiclike

energies let loose throughout the planet.

'n !hat !ould ha&e been the final confrontation, the;a! of )ne made a surprise attack against the ;eft"and 7ath

near the planet=s shrine to "adon. During the battle, the

Macassar lost both his sons in a moment of sorro! anddesperation, he !as caught undefended. The Supreme Theurge

struck the Macassar do!n. 'n the moment before his death, the

Macassar called on his last reser&e of psionic energ, anddeclared9

That this da !ould ha&e ne&er happened. That this

battle should continue until the are returned to me. )runtil such time as t!o !illingl gi&e up their li&es that

m children might li&e.6

?ith that plea, the Macassar diedand the !orld became cursed.

Though the ;a! of )ne nominall !on the !ar, theMacassars Curse !ould rule the planet for millennia. B&er da, the battle replaed itself

until it plaed itself out or until dusk!hen the battle !ould ump to another location on

the planet. Destruction to the planet because of this repeated battle !ould be permanent but no ne! li&es !ere lost. +none (7ertonian or off !orlder* !ounded or killed b the

recurrent !ar !ould be healed the ne<t daor raised from the dead. Dail, the Macassar

repeated his curse, ensuring the battles return.

?hen Ior first came to 7erton, he had assumed the curse !as mundane storm."e selected se&eral locations to plant the lo!er of ;ife in hopes of healing the planets

recurrent de&astation. This, ine&itabl, brought the 'n&id to 7erton.

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G<<< PCB "adon lea&es a po!erful mind control de&ice on 7erton.

KK $eligious !ar results in the unending loop of the da the Macassar dies. This lasts for

thousands of ears. (2000 ears before Ior arri&es*.

2022 +D 'n&id conLuer 7erton.

2038 $B liberates 7erton. The curse is lifted !ith the sacrifice of Purak and his brother.

KK The 7ertonians... are more of a problem. More specificall the socalled

>superpo!ers> the ha&e and that damned curse. ' !as considering falling back on theold >forbidden planet> scenario !hile this !ould ha&e generated a race of beings

capable of resisting (or e&en destroing* the $obotech Masters and the Ientraedi, the

7ro&ider !ould ha&e been too bus being locked up in its >endless !arfare> loop to allo!

more than a trickle or back!ash of po!er to make its !a to the rest of the populace.. andthus the 7ertonians (!hile po!erful enemies* !ould ha&e still been o&errun b the

$obotech Masters.KK

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The 3arbarransStar Sstem9 Oirrbisst

)rbital Distance9 KK)rbital %umber9 KK

)rbital 7eriod9 KK

#ra&it9 KKCapital Cit9 Tracialle

/arbarra sports man mountain rangesand petrified forests. There are underground

ri&ers full of crstalline fish.

KK )ne thing ' can sa, though, is !hat

m thoughts !ere on the /arbarrans9 The still

had plent of bodhair, indicating that the

median temperature of their !orld !as much

lo!er than ours (ie, their >temperate> zone!ould probabl be closer to the Plack Sea

temperatures*. The small thick glasses the !ere!earing tells us t!o things9 small ees and the

fact that humanle&el lighting is !rong for them.

The small ees tells us that their natural le&el oflight is comparable to ours, !hile the glasses

!ould lead us to think that their light is >darker>

than ours. This !ould place them probabl in

the &icinit of a red giant, far enough for the planet to be cold but habitable, !ith the>red> light being more natural to their ees than our starker >ello!:blue> lights. KK

Q"adon ga&e the /arbarrans their urflo!er sekiton. The relationship bet!eenthem is unkno!n.

3arbarran Ti#elineIear 6arth

Calen-ar7

vent

G<<< PCB "adon creates a smbiosis bet!een the /arbarrans and their urflo!er, sekiton.

G42 +D irst contact !ith Spheris.

G43 Most of /arbarran po!er stations are retooled to use risia crstal from Spheris.

G45 ;ongrange sensors using risia crstal reLuire far less energ than pre&ious

tpes.

2023 'n&id conLuer /arbarra.

2034 $B liberates /arbarra.

/arbarran /arsrek 7o!er +rmor

/arbarran /=turk >B?ing> ighter

Chapter + ! Chil-ren of the "ha-o%The "adonites li&e on the planet of "adon '1 an artificial planet that houses

The +!areness, a po!erful sleeping artificial intelligence that guides them. ?hile the



are technicall part of the Sentinel Confederation, their background reLuires them to be

described separatel.

The are a cbernetic race that co&er themsel&es in concealing robes. Their mainform consists of a floating torso, head and shoulders.

The "adonites aided the $B in their !ar against the 'n&id, gi&ing them much of

their ne! technolog such as their shado! stealth sstems and snchro cannons. Thehbrid android Janice Bm !as built from the combined technolog of the "adonites and

the $B.

"adonite +dministrator

This represents most of the "adonites, seeing to the harmonious and efficient process of business on "adon '1.

*ase "kills9 pick E"kills9 pick F

"adonite Soldier

The Children of the Shado! rel on their soldiers for taking a conflict to those !ho use

protoculture !hen those enemies are not at the merc of the defense grid.

*ase "kills9 pick E

"kills9 Mecha 7ilot9 "adonite, Mecha ?eaponr, +!areness:%otice, KK, KK, KK, KK

?ay-on )"adon '1 is a technological planet, apparentl being completel co&ered in a

single metal shell. The planet ser&ed as a completel neutral trade center for the sentinel

races as !ell as the Tirolians and 'n&id. The planet possesses an ad&anced defense sstemthat automaticall targets anone engaging in &iolence, !hether it is ships in orbit or

people on the streets. Their la! states that the must render assistance to an non&iolent

part !ho reLuests.



+n artificial !orld located !ithin the ;ocal #roup !hich !as one of the man

that !ere influenced b the msterious being kno!n as "adon. 't !as said to had been

created to house an artificial intelligence kno!n as the +!areness and !as populated bmechanical beings kno!n as "adonites !ho !orshipped "adon as a creator being. The

surface also housed one of the statues that represented "adon similar to the one located

on /arbarra. "adon '1 contained highl ad&anced technolog including sophisticated

medical sstems along !ith a po!erful defensi&e energ !eapon that targeted an!eapons and destroed them !hich could either be starships or personal handheld

!eapons. The capital of the planet !as kno!n as #like and contained a large sea of !ater

underground. +fter the #reat Transition era, the Tirolians !ere kno!n to had establishedan embass on "adon '1. ?hen Ior rebelled against the $obotech Masters, he seeded

"adon '1 !ith mutated seeds of the lo!er of ;ife !hich attracted the attention of the

'n&id.+fter the conLuest of the Tirolian Bmpire, attempts !ere made to conLuer

"adon '1 but it !as e&entuall disco&ered that passi&e occupation of the planet !as

possible !hich allo!ed the 'n&id to take control of the !orld !ithout sho!ing an hostileaction. 7rime +dministrator 1o!ad !as kno!n to had e&en assisted the $egess in

gathering information !hilst the 'n&id occupied the 'mperial Spires and an "i&e !assituated outside the capital cit. These actions caused some "adonites to Luestion their

position on neutralit !hich sa! 1eidt along !ith Sarna oining the alien alliance ofraces kno!n as the Sentinels. +fter the destruction of 7ra<is due to the #enesis 7it

e<periments, the $egess relocated the entire 7ra<ian race to "adon '1 !here she

consulted the +!areness to find the location of the 7rotoculture Matri<. ollo!ing this point, she departed the kno!n !orlds to find the planet Barth !ith her half of the 'n&id

and left the $egent behind to battle the Sentinels along !ith the $obotech B<peditionar

orce.During the liberation of #aruda, the $egent occupied "adon '1 and the

Sentinels mo&ed to the planet !ith the oint purpose of liberating it as !ell as find a cure

for the #arudan to<ic atmosphere !hich had afflicted $ick "unter, ;isa "aes, /aren7enn, Miria Sterling along !ith $em. Janice Bm later managed to interface !ith the+!areness and reprogram the planetar defensi&e sstem to ignore the Sentinels !eapon

fire !hich de&astated the 'n&id occupation forces along !ith their 'norganics. During the

battle for "adon '1, Sarna !as killed and 7rince+dministrator 1o!ad in a rage turnedagainst the 'n&id !ith this manifestation taking the form of Ior !ho destroed the 'n&id

carrier thus forcing the in&aders off the planet.



The ?ay-onite People

%ot much is kno!n about the "adonites outside of !hat the !ished the BB

to kno!. ?hat is kno!n, is that the are an ancient race, old !hen the 'n&id !ere oung,and recognized the true po!er of 7rotoculture and the lo!er of ;ife once it !as

disco&ered b Ior and refined into !hat !ould become the =uni&ersal= po!er source for a

gala< spanning empire. )ne could e&en surmise that in their dealings !ith the $obotechMasters Bmpire that the had some hand in influencing the order to defoliate )ptera.

+ppealing on the one hand to the paranoid nature of the Masters and on the other,

eliminating the source.'t is also kno! that their master of technolog is &ast, able to create the Snchro

Cannons, Shado! Cloaking De&ices and the dreaded %eutronS Missiles. This ho!e&er

raises more Luestions than it ans!ers, for, if the "adonite possessed such technolog,

!h did the not eradicate the 'n&id themsel&esK This ma ne&er be kno!n, but based on past e&ents it is clear that the "adonites are not infallible. This begs the Luestion =?h

!ould the "adonites attack the BB, specificall the ships !ithin the )micron SectorK

?h burn such a bridgeK= The onl reasona%le ans!er, gi&en current intelligence on their

capabilities and moti&ations, !ould be that the !ere so sure that the 'n&id $egess !ould be consumed b the %eutron S Missiles that the felt confident enough to begin their

attack on the users of 7rotoculture !ithout first confirming that $efle< 7oint, andconseLuentl, the Sol Sstem, had been destroed.

"ad this occurred, the 'n&id and the BB !ould ha&e been left leaderless, ripe

for the taking.This broaches the issue of militar strength. %o!, beond the original t!o Capital

Ship Classes encountered b the BB, the antoma, and the )micron, at least three

other ship tpes ha&e been noted, chief among them, the +steroth Class Torpedo rigate.

$egards smaller !eapon sstems, the ?raith 'nterceptor, and the 'nfiltrator mecha, ha&e been seen in concert !ith $ea&ers, $e&enants, Shades, and Pehemoths, more shocking

and ultimatel dangerous is the "adonite usage of 1E Shado! drones. )nl time

!ill tell if this is the maorit of the "adonite MToB, or if it is ust the tip of the iceberg.

#enderK

The Sentinels storline sho!s the "adonites as ha&ing both male and female patterned bodies. urther it sho!s that the do form relationships based on this gender

difference, as 1eidt and Sarna !ere apparentl a couple. ?ith the Shado! Chronicles

stor, it is unkno!n if the "adonites !ill retain gender. The are stated to be cborgs

rather than androids like Janice, so gender ma still appl.

Defense #rid

The "adonite defense sstem fires an autotracking energ beam possessingsnakelike mo&ement that !ill ceaselessl chase do!n an aggressor !ith >aggressor>

being defined as an person, mecha or capital ship !ith !eapons or shields currentl

po!ered up. This !ill fire indiscriminatel against e&en "adonite aggressors. Thesingular fla! to this sstem is that it onl targets >po!ered> shields:!eapons. Thus it

cannot track or fire on gunpo!der !eapons, and a capital ship ma freel ram another.

The defense sstem fires one beam per &iolator (per !eapon:mecha:ship* and

each beam rolls 4d40U45 to hit each round until it makes contact. The beam !ill inflict



4/ at human:po!er armor scale, 40/ at roadstriker scale, 25/ at Mekton scale, 250/ at

cor&ette scale, 2,500/ at starship scale and 45,000/ at e<cessi&e scale. The beam further

has the disruptor trait, reducing the S7 of shields b half. The beams also ha&e the>o&erload> trait, causing an po!er cell:batter or po!erplant to o&erload and self

destruct in 4dE rounds.

Transportation Discs

"adon has a series of antigra&it discs for transportation. These discs create a

light restraining force field around them to pre&ent occupants from falling off, but doesnot block !eapons. The discs can tra&el up to M+ 20. The discs can range from personal

size (43 occupants* clear up to mega sized discs that can carr thousands of occupants at

once.

$ank and Sect Structure

't has been learned that beond a clearl defined rank structure that a second

castelike tier of functions also e<ists. +t this time it is not kno!n if Sect superseded

$ank, or if $ank supersedes Sect. %ote, that the term Sect has not been assigned bBB 'ntelligence assets, this is a term used b the "adonites themsel&es. This and the

rank names, also assigned b the "adonites to their forces suggest a religiousconnotation that ma be purel coincidental, or central to "adonite culture.?ay-onite Rank ,5 Juivalent ?ay-onite "ect ,5 Juivalent

1otar 7ri&ate Desiccator 'nfantr

+uditor Corporal Parrier +rmor

B<ecutor Sergeant +ugmenter Suppl

1icar ;ieutenant Transitor light Cre!

7roctor Captain +dudicator 'nternal Securit

+dherent Maor 'nLuisitor 'ntelligence

$ector Colonel B<emplar Blite Trooper

7relate #eneral Code< Communications

Pased on a&ailable data the "adonite $ank and Sect titles ha&e been ascribed a

BB analog. These are pure conecture based on gathered data, and ma or ma not,

accuratel reflect the "adonite hierarchical structure.

Connection to the )nvi-

The "adonites seem to be the onl thing the 'n&id are trul afraid of, and the

'n&id refer to them as the children of the shado!6. 'n Shado! Chronicles, the end of theThird $obotech ?ar against the $egis is recapped to sho! that she takes her 'n&id

children and lea&es earth not out of disgust of humanits attempts to destro, but rather

out of her fear of the "adonites in&ol&ement !ith the humans. +fter +riel begins togain her 'n&id po!ers, she sho!s Scott Pernard an image of their ruined home!orld of

)ptera and states that it !as the "adonites !ere the ones to de&astate their planet.

The *etrayal

The "adonites ha&e a great hatred of an race that uses the po!er of

protoculture for their technolog as the fear such po!er. +fter the conclusion of theThird $obotech ?ar, the "adonites turn on the $B. +s man of the other Sentinel

races also use protoculture, it is assumed the !ould also be attacked b the "adonites

in due time.



+ll of the technolog gi&en b the "adonites ha&e troans6 !ithin them,

allo!ing the "adonites to easil defeat anone using their technolog.

Neutron" Missiles

These missiles !ere de&eloped b Bd!ards to destro the 'n&id inhabiting the

earth, and !ere deploed at the end of the Third $obotech ?ar. 't !as disco&ered thatthese missiles had a fatal fla!6 in them that caused them to be far more de&astating than

originall belie&ed (the test missile creates a black hole*. The "adonites intended for the

terrans to !ipe out their o!n home!orld, lea&ing the $B and Sentinels leaderless andeas for picking them off.

"ha-o% "tealth ( "ynchro Cannon

The shado! stealth sstem installed in almost all mecha and capital ships b theend of the Third $obotech ?ar pre&ented the 'n&id sensors from locking onto their

protoculture po!erplants, gi&ing them a huge ad&antage in battle. nfortunatel, this

same sstem allo!ed the "adonites a guaranteed lock in battle. urthermore, the

"adonites ha&e a beam that causes an ship hit !hile the sstem is acti&e to o&erloadtheir po!erplant and detonate, allo!ing the "adonites to destro e&en the best capital

ships !ith a single shot. This beam had the same effect on an snchro cannon that !ascharging or carring a full charge.

The stealth sstem utilizes !hat the "adonites call a shado! dimensional6 field

to create a 8th dimensional shift around the protoculture po!er emissions, rendering the protoculture po!erplant in&isible to all forms of detection. 't also pre&ents missiles from

locking onto a target.

"o!e&er, as the "adonite ambassador states, that is ust the defensi&e

application of the technolog. sing it offensi&el, it can sheath6 energ beams in thesame field !hich !ill cause feedback in the po!erplant of a mecha or capital ship using

it. This allo!s the "adonites to destro e&en the most hea&il defended capital ship !ith

a single shot. Bd!ards also uses this same technolog to conceal the energ buildup ofhis o!n snchro cannon from detection until it !as about to fire.

Sstem9 +n "adonite unit firing at a unit that has their shado! cloak acti&e gains a U40

?+ bonus, and an critical hit !ill automaticall be a po!erplant hit.

Eanice

?hile Janice herself did not ha&e an troans, she deli&ered much of the

"adonite technolog to the $B. "er second bod !as built as a fusion of "adoniteand human ($obotechnolog* technologies. )nce the betraal !as kno!n, 1ince #rant

put Janice into the brig, but then decided if the "adonites !anted her dead that it !as

good enough reason to keep her ali&e.

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Progra##e9 "adonite main space superiorit fighter.

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Chapter 4 ! PsionicsB Magic ( )nvi- Alche#yThis chapter co&ers the >po!ers> possessed b the Tirolians, 'n&id and

7ertonians. This is not to sa that other races can't ha&e psionic po!ers, but the arealmost unheard of.

Categories

7sionics fall into the follo!ing categories9

+stral 7roection access the immaterial plane

Piokinesis manipulates biological functions

Cognition unusual mental capabilitiesBlectrokinesis manipulate electrical energ

BS7 senses beond the basic fi&e

'n&id +lchem controlled e&olution of the 'n&id and their mecha7schodnamics manipulation of pschic energies

Telepath communication, illusion and domination of the mind

Telekinesis remote mo&ement, in&isible attacks and force fieldsTeleportation mo&e from point + to point P !ithout mo&ing

Thermokinesis manipulation of heat energ, both positi&e and negati&e

&et the Po%ers

The character must then spend points to gain ratings in the &arious po!er groups

he !ishes to use. %o group rating ma be higher than our 7S' stat. Bach rank of a po!er

costs a number of 7schic 7oints (77* based on the po!er. Characters !ith a 7S' stat !ill

gain a number of starting 77 based on their race, and ma bu more 77 at a rate of 5)7:'7 for 4 77.

7schic 7oints don=t ha&e to be spent at character creation, and ma be sa&ed forlater de&elopment.

?ho "as 7sionicsK'n $obotech, the onl races !ho ha&e sho!n an degree of psionic po!ers are the

Tirolian trium&irate clones, the 'n&id and the 7ertonians. 7sionic po!ers are likel

de&eloped as a side effect from the infusion of protoculture or the flo!er of life. )ther

possibilities include genetic manipulation b "adon or the 7reto<icans, mutation caused b cosmic radiation or simple e&olutionar umps.

#irolians Tirolians possess telepath that mostl !orks among the triple clones,although the $obotech Masters seem to ha&e de&eloped their telepath further to allo!them to control and coordinate their clones.

Starting 779 8 Telepath onl

1nvid The 'n&id communicate amongst themsel&es &ia telepath, e&en do!n to the basicdrones. The more e&ol&ed 'n&id, such as the solugi and the subroalt, de&elop their

po!ers deri&ed from eating the fruits of the flo!er of life. The 'n&id refer to this as 'n&id



+lchem, and it allo!s them to push the e&olution of their kind and to de&elop their

mecha.

Starting 779 E Telepath, Cognition, Teleportation, BS7, 'n&id +lchemQonl

Q )nl a&ailable to the upper rulers of the 'n&id

Perytonians The 7ertonians ha&e a psionic abilit to manipulate >star energ> througha process of arcane chants that the belie&e is magic. )nl 7ertonians !ith the Bnerg

?izard template ma select psionics.

Starting 779 40 Blectrokinesis, Thermokinesis, Telekinesis onl Everyone Else The onl t!o others to sho! an psionic abilit !ere the sisters Dana

and Maia Sterling, !ho both seem to displa BS7 or Cognation abilities. Poth girls are

half Meltran, and it is stated in $obotech that all Ientraedi are suffused !ith protoculture

since the !ere cloned using it. This could e<plain their psionic spark.Starting 779 0

7o!er 77:$ank

+stral 7roection 3Piokinesis 2

Cognition 3Blectrokinesis 3

BS7 4

7schodnamics 2Telepath 2

Telekinesis 3

Teleportation 8

Thermokinesis 2

&et the "kills

)nce a character has ranks in a po!er group, she must then learn the skills in thatgroup before she can actuall do anthing !ith them. or instance, she bus the

Telepath group, and then learns the se 7o!er9 Telepath Send skill. Bach use tpe of a

po!er is a separate skill, and must be learned indi&iduall. %o skill ma e<ceed our po!er rank.

&et the nergy

sing psionic po!ers is also tiring. ?hen used, psionic po!ers subtract fromour Bndurance (B%D*. or instance, Teleportation has an B%D Cost of 8 per ;e&el. 'f

our ;e&el in teleport is 5 and ou teleport e<erting the full force of our abilities (5*, the

B%D cost is 20. Oou don=t ha&e to use all 7o!er ;e&el for instance, if ou ha&e a ;e&elof 40, ou ma opt to use ;e&el F.

,sing the Po%er

sing pschic po!ers is fairl straightfor!ard. 't is treated as an other skill roll

a dice plus modifiers against a D1.

7S' U se 7o!er skill U 4d40

&s.



D1 U 4d40 or 3dE

Concentration

The skill, Concentration, ma be used to enhance the success of an psi related

roll (to use a psi po!er or defend against an attack*. ?hen concentrating in this fashion, a

psi is able to add his Concentration to his 7si task roll. "o!e&er, concentrating in thismanner e<pends a tremendous amount of effort, using up Bndurance. or e&er point b

!hich the roll is

increased using Concentration, 2 B%D is lost (Concentration < 2 B%D*. This differs fromits usage in the basic uzion, but remember, this plugin is meant to replace the default

Mental 7o!ers plugin. + defender, defending against a telepathic attack or intrusion,

ma use Concentration as normal. That is, to defend he makes a C)); U Concentration

roll, !ith no e<penditure of B%D. "o!e&er, if he is telepathic himself, using 7S' U MindShield is more

often a better choice.

Dtra ffort+ psi ma also e<ert e<tra effort to boost the effect of his psi po!ers, in addition

to concentrating. To do this, he ma burn Bndurance to condense the !hole of his beinginto

his po!ers (hence, the screaming, brainpulsing pschics !e see in anime*. or e&er 5

B%D used up, the 7o!er ;e&el is temporaril boosted b 4 point (this ma e<ceed 7S'*.So, !ith 30 B%D to spare, a psi ma burn it all to boost his po!er=s 7o!er ;e&el UE

le&elsN Put sure there is enough Bndurance to spare for the po!er itself. Oou ma, for

instance, boot our 7o!er to ;e&el 42, but if ou don=t ha&e the Bndurance to use that

much po!er, ou=re out of luck. 't is inad&isable to burn all our Bndurance, as ou !illcollapse from e<haustion, and be defenseless.

Psionic Po%ersSo, psiko, ou !ant the 7o!erK ?ell, ou=re in luck. ?e got po!ers. ;ots of

po!ers.

Put first, the basics. +s mentioned earl, there are ten main categories of psionic po!ers.Bach

categor ma be turned on or off to suit the game !orld ou are plaing in. Bach

categor has alist of Methods. Methods are !as to use the po!er, each one reLuiring a different se

7o!er skill. or instance, the Telepath method, Mind $eading, reLuires ou to ha&e

both the po!er Telepath and the skill se 7o!er9 Mind $eading (Telepath*. This skill

can be at an le&el, the better the skill, the better ou are at using that method.

Astral ProLection

+stral proection, out of bod e<perience, soul tra&el... +stral 7roection is the actof consciousl lea&ing the bod and percei&ing the !orld from outside our bod. 'n

man cases this assumes the e<istence of a soul, or at least an abilit to condense our

psionic energies into a conscious energ state (!hate&er the hell that means*. 'f the #M



feels the e<istence of a soul does not fit !ell !ith his campaign, and the other e<planation

is too much pseudosci, then +stral 7roection 7o!er should be turned )ff.

Man parapschologists make a distinction bet!een astral proection and out of bod

e<periences. The distinction lies it that )PB is bound to Barth, !hereas +7 tpical takes

place in a higher dimension, or =+stral 7lane=. )ften, the astral form looks e<actl likeour phsical form, including clothes, if desired. Oou ultimatel ha&e total control of this

form, and need onl make a successful B&erda Task $oll !ith the +stral 7roection

skill to change this form. This astral bod can mo&e at rates &aring from creeping alongto rocketing at incredible &elocities.

+s stated, there are t!o distinct realms in astral proection. )ne is the =real !orld=

the other is the astral plane. 'n real !orld proection (or )PB* the astral form is total

in&isible and cannot interact !ith phsical obects, and can pass through seemingl solidobects (!alls, floors, doors*. Telepath, cognition, and BS7 po!ers seem to tra&el with

the astral form, and these can be used. ;ike!ise, it is possible for a telepath to detect or

sense the presence of an astral form nearb. The astral bod cannot be hurt b an attack

from the phsical !orld (e&en if a phsical person can detect him*, e<cept b Mind Plastand +stral +ttack. 'n turn, an astral tra&eler cannot harm a phsical person, e<cept !ith

telepath. )ther astral tra&elers can be encountered and interacted !ith (or fought*.The astral plane is much different, a completel ne! dimension abo&e (mabe

belo!* our

o!n. 't has been described countless !as, so it is possibl percei&ed uniLuel for eachtra&eler. 'f the #M !ishes to ha&e an astral plane in his campaign, he should de&elop its

phsics and constructs to suit his game !orld.

Pelo! is a chart outlining the astral characteristics for &aring ;e&els. Mo&e is

normalcharacter mo&e (Mo&e <3 is speed in /7"*. Time is the duration until another +stral

7roection skill check must be made (see +stral 7roection skill, belo!*. "its are the

astral bod=s +stral "its, that is, ho! man astral hits ou can take until ou die.<evel MA Ti#e ?its

4 2 4 minute 5

2 8 2 minutes 40

3 40 5 minutes 45

8 45 G minutes 20

5 20 42 minutes 25

E 30 4G minutes 30

F 50 25 minutes 35

G E5 35 minutes 80

H F5 50 minutes 85

40 400 E0 minutes 50

44 450 H0 minutes 5542 200 420 minutes E0

42U U400 UE0 minutes U;e&el <5

+stral 7roection Skills

+stral 7roection +stral 1ision+stral +ttack +stra Defense



Cost

+stral 7roection costs 3 77 per ;e&el. B%D cost is 4 per ;e&el.

Astral Projection

This is the skill used to proect our astral bod. To perform astral proection, ou

must be sleeping or in a meditati&e state (!hich takes 2DE minutes to enter* and mustmake a Competent Task $oll. Oou !ill also spend 4 B%D for e&er ;e&el. This astral

bod ma then mo&e about freel at a speed determined in the astral proection

characteristics chart. The Time characteristic is the length of time in !hich the astral bod can remain free. +fter the e<piration of this time, the tra&eler must spend 4 B%D

and make another Competent Task $oll. 'f he succeeds, the time is =reset=. 'f he fails, he

snaps back into his bod and a!akens. To mo&e from the Barth 7lane to the +stral 7lane

reLuires a "eroic Task $oll and an e<penditure of 4 B%D. Success means ou ascend tothe astral plane (the nature of !hich is defined b the #M for

his game !orld*. ailure means ou do not, and ou cannot tr again during the current

proection session. 't is possible there are millions of astral planes, or perhaps ust one

uni&ersal continuum. Mabe e&en a hea&en and hell realm... Put this must be decided bthe #M.

Astral Vision

Characters !ith astral proection do not al!as need to proect themsel&es to see

the astral !orld. +stral &ision allo!s ou to >peek up> !ith our soul=s ees, and see theastral !orld around ou. Oou do not lea&e our bod, and cannot tra&el to the +stral

7lane itself. Oour &ie! and perspecti&e remain e<actl the same, onl an astral tra&elers

or astral entities !ill become &isible to ou. Oour line of sight is normal, that is, ou

cannot look through !alls or solid obect, and cannot e<tend our &ie!ing range beond!hat it currentl is. 'nterestingl, ho!e&er, ou can use astral &ision during clair&oant

remote &ie!ings.

Oou must make a Competent Task $oll to use this abilit, but using astral &isiononl costs 4 B%D, no matter our ;e&el of po!er. or e&er action !hich ou maintain

astral &ision, ou must make this Task $oll and spend 4 B%D.

Astral Attack

This is the abilit to use astral energies as a form of destructi&e force against other

astral entities. 't can onl harm astral entities and astral tra&elers and has no effect on

phsical obects. This is the combat skill for astral tra&elers, but it ma also be used bnontra&elers !ho ha&e seen and are attacking an astral tra&eler.

+stral combat is determined e<actl the same as for normal combat. The attacker

rolls his7S' U +stral +ttack U a die &s. the defenders 7S' U +stral Defense U 4d40. $emember, it

costs 4 B%D per ;e&el used. +n astral attack, if it hits, does 4 DC per ;e&el (i.e., ;e&el E

!ould do EDE astral damage*.

Astral Defense



This is the astral defense skill, !hich is rolled b the defender to determine if he

manages to dodge an astral attack. 'f he does not ha&e this skill, 7S' is used b itself. 't

costs no B%D to make an astral defense roll.

*iokinesis

Piokinesis is the po!er of mind o&er bod. "a&ing this po!er reLuire that ouha&e a medical skill (7aramedic or Medical Tech*, and ou must make a successful

Competent Task $oll !ith it before ou can attempt any biokinesis skills.

Piokinesis Skills

"eal +ging

"arm Piostasis

Cost

Piokinesis costs 2 77 per ;e&el. B%D cost is 4 per ;e&el.

Healing This is the abilit to mend !ounds and heal damage using one=s mental po!ers. 't

is a form of telekinesis that simpl stimulates raped cell regro!th and regeneration, andin&ol&es transference of some of the healer=s lifeenerg into the patent as !ell. + healer

ma heal himself or others. To heal another, the healer must place his hands on the

subect. 't cost the 4 B%D per ;e&el used to acti&ate the po!er. The healer must firstmake a successful Competent Task $oll !ith a medical skill (7aramedic, Surger, etc.*

follo!ed b a successful Competent Task $oll !ith 7S' U se 7o!er "ealing U 4d40. 'f

this is successful, the healer can heal damage eLual to his ;e&el in DC (;e&el 5 X 5DE*. 't

takes one 7hase to heal one hit, and the po!er is automaticall maintained during thistime (no e<tra rolls or B%D cost* but the healer must remain in contact and concentrating.

+n indi&idual ma onl be healed once per da in this manner (including the healer

himself*, though multiple healers can be used to heal someone multiple times.+ healer can also heal damaged ees (and blindness* counting this as a 2 hits of

damage.

7aralsis ma be healed as if it !ere 40 hits. + healer can also cure an infectiousdiseases (counts as 4DE hits* and can cure &iruses as !ell (counts as 2DE hits for healing

purposes*. %onmetallic poisons can be cured (counts as 2DE hits* but metallic poisons

cannot be healed (though damage done b the poison ma be healed*. "ealing cannot be

used to regenerate lost limbs.'t is also possible to bring a recentl dead person back to life. "o!e&er, this is

e<tremel

difficult. The healer must first heal all hits to a >li&able> le&el, then attempt to restart his biorhthmic functions. This reLuires a "eroic Task $oll !ith an additional difficult

modifier of eLual to the number of hours the indi&idual has been deceased. 'f the subect

has been dead for si< hours, the penalt is E. Oou cannot bring back someone !ho iso&er three das dead, no matter our skill le&el (it !ould be F2 penalt, an!a*. 't also

costs ten additional B%D to

attempt resurrection, as ou are transferring a tremendous amount of our o!n life

energ. +n



The +ging po!er ma, ho!e&er, be used aggressi&el. + healer could actuall

cause

someone to age faster. The healer must be touching his target and must first make asuccessful

Competent Task $oll !ith a medical skill (7aramedic, Surger, etc.* follo!ed b a

successful Task $oll of his 7S' U +ging U 4d40 &s. the target=s P)D U 4d40. 'f the healersucceeds he can age the &ictim an number of ears up to a number eLual to his ;e&el.

"e must e<pend 4 B%D per ;e&el as normal. The healer ma not do this attack again for

the remainder of the da on the same person.The target !ill not age immediatel. The effects !ill slo!l appear o&er a 28 hour

period. +s an elderl person, he could lose points in characteristic points, memor, or

skills, but the e<act loss is up to the #M.

Biostasis

This is the abilit to place oneself (or another person* into a state of biostasis. 'n

this state, the subect appears in all technical definitions of the !ord, dead. "e has no

&ital signs, his bod temperature is eLual to that of the outside air, his brain is no longeracti&e, and all moisture appears to ha&e disappeared (thought it has actuall been stored

at a cellular le&el*."o!e&er, the subect is not dead. "e is biologicall frozen. "e !ill not age or be

effected b poisons, diseases, terminal inuries, death, or e&en deca. "e !ill, ho!e&er,

still take damage if an should occur (!hich must be repaired before he is taken out ofstasis*. "e could be buried for ears and still look e<actl the same. ?ater and !ind

erosion, or !ild animals could damaged him, but deca !ill not. "e can be taken out of

stasis at antime b anone !ith biostasis abilit (or possibl !ith ad&anced technolog*.

To put someone in biostasis, the healer must first make a successful CompetentTask $oll !ith a medical skill (7aramedic, Surger, etc.* follo!ed b a successful

Competent Task $oll !ith 7S' U Stasis U 4d40. 'f successful, the subect !ill then be in

biostasis. 't costs 4 B%D per ;e&el, each ;e&el use !ill keep the subect in biostasis for(;e&el <3* das. The healer ma, at an time, take the subect out of biostasis b

follo!ing the same procedure. +n healer ma remo&e a subect from biostasis.

"o!e&er, a healer could lock a subect in biostasis !ith a uniLue cellularconfiguration. Doing this gi&es a U40 difficult penalt, but onl that healer !ill be able

to take the subect out of stasis again.

Cognition

Traditionall classified along !ith BS7 po!ers, Cognition (or =to kno!=* is listed

as a separate po!er because man of the assumptions made !ith B7S ma not hold true

!ith po!ers of Cognition. 'f the #M feels the abilit to foresee the future is in &iolationof the natural order of the uni&erse, Cognition should be barred from use.

Cognition Skills7recognition Danger Sense

$etrocognition 7schic $efle<es



Cognition po!ers (precognition, retrocognition, etc* are special in that the don=t

reLuire a skill check to be made to in&oke them, and because of this, the are the onl

po!ers !hich do not take do!n B%D (beside, most &isions occur in our sleep, an!a*.Cognition is al!as a passi&e po!er (e<cept for pschic refle<es*, and it is most useful to

the #M as a plot de&ice. "o!e&er, skill rolls are made to determine a character=s

interpretation (!ith pre:retrocognition*, or his le&el of success or failure !ith dangersense or pschic refle<es. 7schic refle<es are the onl acti&e cogniti&e po!er, and B%D

is spent to in&oke and control it.

Cognition Time Chart (for 7re:$etrocognition*

;e&el Time

4 2 das

2 5 das3 20 das

8 50 das

5 450 das

E 4 ear F 5 ears

G 20 earsH 50 ears

40 450 ears

44 300 ears42 500 ears

42U U500 ears

CostCognition costs 2 77 per ;e&el. %o B%D cost, unless specified (see 7schic $efle<es*.

Precognition

This is the abilit to foresee future e&ents. Seers (or precogs, soothsaers,

prophets, etc* are sometimes able to glimpse a fragment of future time an edd back!ash

from do!nstream of the spacetime continuum (or some eLuall ridiculous e<planation*. %ormall, this occurs passi&el, that is, during dreams or in a sudden &ision. ?hen this

happens, the #M ma simple describe the &ision:dream as he sees fit to further the game.

Dream &isions occur !hile the seer is sleeping, meditating, under hpnosis, or

dozing off in class. 't !ill not happen e&er time, of course, and seems to be aspontaneous, unpredicted e&ent (ou ne&er kno! !hen those edd back!ashes !ill hit...

or do ouK*. Tpicall, the in&ol&e the seer himself, close friends, or maor !orld e&ents

(the +rmageddon, for instance*. ?aking &isions occur most often !hen the seer comesinto contact !ith someone !ho has a po!erful destin or tragic fate. + !aking &ision

might also occur !hen the seer enters a certain geological location, or for no apparent

reason at all. ?hate&er the case, the &ision !ill interrupt the seer for about 3 to 42seconds, during !hich time he !ill be cationic, or at least disoriented and unable to take

actions. ?aking &isions are bad ne!s in combat or car chases...

The &ision ma be as crptic or clear as the #M !ishes. +fter all, precognition is

primaril a plot de&ice. +s a guideline, ho!e&er, the seer=s le&el of po!er should indicate



the clarit and solidit of the &ision. or instance, a minor pschic (;e&el 43* !ould see

fogg, &ague images, or perhaps ha&e a strictl smbolic &ision. +n a&erage seer (;e&el

8E* ma ha&e a brief clear glimpse, but it !ould still be tainted !ith &ague smbolism. +more po!erful seer

might ha&e a more distinct and >!ordfor!ord> &ision. %o skill roll is needed to ha&e a

precogniti&e &ision, and ha&ing a skill is not e&en reLuiredN )nl that the seer has thecognition po!er is enough. 't does not e&en cost B%D !hen the po!er acti&ates.

"o!e&er, a seer skilled in precognition could interpret his &ision. +fter all, ho!

could one kno! !hether or not his dream !as a &ision, or ust a dreamK ()f course, if the#M actuall bothers to describe our character=s dreams at night, its a good bet it=s

important... but ou ne&er kno! !ith #Ms these das...*. Therefore, it is reLuired that the

seer make a Task $oll against a target set b the #M to interpret the dream. + clear

dream might ha&e a Difficult of onl B&erda, !hereas a smbolic, dream &isioncould be up!ards of "eroic. 'f the seer succeeds, he kno!s the dream !as a true &ision,

and the #M ma e<plain a little more about !hat the &ision meant (but don=t gi&e it all

a!aN*.

Technicall, the future is set once seen (&ia the indisputable la!s of Luantummechanics*

other!ise there can be parado<es !hich fl in the face of realit. "o!e&er, it must beremembered that anthing foreseen could be interpreted erroneously (as described in the

abo&e e<ample*. B&en a ;e&el 20 seer could misinterpret a future e&ent.

Retrocognition

This is the abilit to see past e&ents. ;ike precognition, this is normall passi&e.

"o!e&er, it rarel occurs in ones sleep. +ll regressed &ision are !aking &isions. This

!orks e<actl the same as it does !ith precognition. Coming into contact !ith a person, place, or obect !hich has had a tragic or spectacular e&ent occur in its past could trigger

the po!er.

?hate&er the case, the obect or place must ha&e been imbedded !ith a strong pschic

impression. +n area in !hich a terrible e&ent occurred, or a massi&e pschic e&en took

placecounts for this. +n obect or person that has been through similar circumstance also

counts (such as a !eapon !hich brutall murdered someone*. ?hen such a condition is

meet, the #M simpl describes the &ision as he sees fit. Put keep in mind the Cognition

Time Chart (abo&e*. 'f the e&ent occurred at a time beond the ma< time range, it can beseen.

The &ision ma be as crptic or clear as the #M !ishes (ust as for precognition*.

%o skill roll is needed to ha&e a retrocogniti&e &ision, and ha&ing a skill is not e&enreLuiredN )nl that the seer has the cognition po!er is enough. 't does not e&en cost B%D

!hen the po!er acti&ates.

"o!e&er, a seer skilled in retrocognition could interpret his &ision. suall,!aking &isions are unLuestionable a real &ision, but depending on ho! fogg or smbolic

it !as, the seer still has a chance of misinterpreting the &ision. Therefore, it is reLuired

that the seer make a Task $oll against a target set b the #M to interpret the &ision. +

clear &ision might ha&e a Difficult of B&erda, !hereas a smbolic, dream &ision



could be up!ards of "eroic. 'f the seer succeeds the #M ma e<plain a little more about

!hat the &ision meant.

or instance, a seer !ith a ;e&el of F enters a room !here a murder took placethree ears ago (!ith a ;e&el F he can see &isions of up to fi&e ears old*. +s he enters,

he is suddenl struck !ith a &ision of a man in a black trench coat shooting his father

!ith a Colt .88. 't is possible that in highl tragic areas (such as a battlefield*, the seerma be hit !ith more than one &ision at once.

Danger Sense

This is the abilit to sense an impending danger, often called the =si<th sense=, as

man

animals seem to demonstrate this abilit. Danger sense is passi&e, and uses no B%D, and

is constantl acti&e. + person !ith no skill in danger sense ma still feel danger, a pricklon the back of his neck, but ha&e no idea !hat to do.

)n the other hand, if the character does ha&e a skill (or b using the base 7S'

attribute* the #M can tell the plaer that his character =has a bad feeling about this= and to

make a Competent Danger Sense Task $oll. This target ma be higher if the #M deemsthat there are special circumstances. 'f the character succeeds, he ma kno! the direction

and distance of the danger, and possibl ho! e<treme it is. )n a critical success he !ille&en kno! !hat the danger is. )n a failed roll, the character onl kno!s something is

!rong. )n a critical failure, the character decides nothing is !rong and !as a false alarm.

't is important to remember that most %7Cs !ith Cognition !ill ha&e dangersense as !ell. The #M should keep this in mind...

Psychic Reflees

This is the onl =acti&e= Cognition method. 7schic refle<es basicall allo!s acharacter to foresee the actions of others seconds (or milliseconds* before the are

actuall taken.

)b&iousl, this gi&es an incredible combat ad&antage. 't can also gi&e ad&antages inother

areas, such as car chases, sports, and so forth. ?hen used, pschic refle<es !ill enhance a

character=s apparent phsical refle<es, making him able to react faster to situations.;e&el $B bonus

4 U4

2 U4

3 U48 U2

5 U2

E U2F U3

G U3

H U340 U8

44 U8

42 U8

42U U4:3 -U5 at 43, UE at 4E, UF at 4H, etc



This po!er is in&oked on a "eroic Task $oll. 't costs 2 B%D per ;e&el to in&oke,

and !ill remain in effect for a number of actions eLual to the ;e&el used. 't takes one

action to in&oke pschic refle<es, but it is maintained automaticall, for the e<tent of itsendurance.

or e<ample, a pschic !ith a 7S' of G and a ;e&el of G chooses to in&oke

7schic $efle<es (skill of 5*. "e onl !ants to use ;e&el F (looking at the chart !e see F,G, and H all grant U3*. "is roll is G U 5 U 4d40, &s. a "eroic Difficult. "e must also

spend 48 B%D. 'f he succeeds, his $B is boosted b U3, and it !ill last F actions (or, 3.5

turns appro<imatel*. ?hen this runs out, he must in&oke it again, spending B%D andmaking another "eroic Task $oll.

or as long as it is acti&e, this !ill enhance all $B based rolls. 't !ill not change

deri&ed

characteristics (our Speed and ;uck !ill not increase*, but our initiati&e roll and $B based skill rolls !ill be enhanced.

%ote9 The Defense $oll uses DB (though ' think it should be $B* and clearl,

ha&ing pschic refle<es should increase our abilit to dodge attacksN Therefore, pschic

refle< is al!as added to our Defense $oll, but it !ill not actuall increase DB.

lectrokinesis

Blectrokinesis is the abilit to alter, control, or create electrical energ b

biopschoelectic means. +s all la!s of phsics still appl, no energ can be created or

destroed.Therefore, this abilit is Luite ta<ing on an psi !ho uses it, as he must personall

generate the energ reLuired (ho!e&er, the Drain skill can be used to gain more po!er*.

Bach le&el of B/ in a particular skill has different effects, so there is no central

effects chart (as is the case !ith man other po!ers*.

Blectrokinesis Skills

Blectromagnetic 7ulse Drain;ightning 'nterface

;ight Cloaking

Cost

Blectrokinesis costs 3 77 per ;e&el. B%D cost is 8 per ;e&el

Electromagnetic P!lse

This is the abilit to send out a po!erful electromagnetic pulse that can burn out

electronic de&ices. or our purposes, a nonstandard scale shall be emploed, called BM

points (4 BM7 eLuals 4 k! of energ per second*. +n B/ can send out a one second pulse eLual to his ;e&el (in DEs* < 40. or instance, an B/ !ith a ;e&el of 5 could

generate a 5DE < 40 BM

pulse. To generate the pulse, the B/ must make a Competent se 7o!er BM7 task roll,and spend 8 B%D per ;e&el used. The pulse !ill affect e&er electronic item !ithin a

radius eLual to the B/=s ;e&el cubed, in meters (!ith ;e&el 5 the radius of effect is 425

meters*. )nl b using less po!er can he lo!er this radius (to a minimum of 4 meter !ith



;e&el 4*. B&er obect !ill take the BM7 damage. The dice are rolled (in this case 5DE*

and multiplied b 40. 'f 4H !as rolled, the total BM7 damage !ould be 4H0.

Tpicall, armor !ill shield de&ices from the effects of BM7 (phsical armor,most energ shields ha&e no effect*. Subtract the armor=s /D from the BM points (as

normal*. 'f BM7 penetrates the armor, it has a chance of destroing the de&ice. BM7 does

not damage SD7, but SD7 is used as a base measurement.'f the de&ice takes ] its SD7 in BM7 damage, it =stalls=. + computer !ould shut

off, lights !ould flicker, radios !ould crackle, but the !ill not be permanentl damage.

"o!e&er, if a de&ice takes ^ its SD7 in BM7 damage, its electronics are burned out.These effects are not cumulati&e. )nce a burst has passed, no BM7 damage is retained.

or e<ample, an B/ !ith a ;e&el of 5 generates an BM pulse at full po!er. "e

must make his task roll and e<pend 20 B%D. B&er electronic de&ice (including those he

is !earing* !ithin 425 meters !ill take 5DE < 40 BM damage. 'f a battlesuit !as !ithinthis radius, and the damage roll comes to 20 < 40, it !ill be hit !ith 200 BM7. 'f the suit

had 400 /D, then onl 400 BM7 !ould penetrate. The battlesuit=s S7D is 300, so it took

more than ] of its SD7 damage, but not Luite half, so the suite stalls for a action, but is

other!ise undamaged. 'f ne<t turn the BM inflicted 800 BM7, 300 BM7 !ould penetratethe armor, and the suit=s electronics !ould be burned out, rendering it inoperable.

)ptical, biological, and other nonelectronic sstems are not affected b BM7s.BM7 hardened electronics (most militar sstems* automaticall ha&e their full SD7

counted as BM7 armor, in addition to !hate&er normal armor the ma ha&e. BM7 can

also be used to am radio or radar signals. + ;e&el of at least 2 can tpicall am radiotransmissions (remember, it is per action, so it !ill take a lot of energ to keep this up*. 't

takes at least 5 to am a radar signal (from a tracking sstem or a homing missile*. The

radius of effect is still the same (;e&el3 in meters*. BM7 does not directl harm humans.

"o!e&er, being in a et at 80,000 feet and suddenl ha&ing all electricalleLuipment burn out !ould be rather fatal. +nd this sas nothing about !hat it can do to

cbernetics...

Drain

This is the very useful abilit to take electrical po!er and con&ert it to biological

energ. 't can also be used to di&ert energ so that a de&ice ceases function. 'n no !a isthe energ destroed, the B/ simpl takes the energ and disperses it harmlessl into the

air (or absorbs it in himself*.

'n this !a, an B/ can do one of se&eral things on a successful Competent Task

$oll.+n B/ ma con&ert electrical energ into biological (B%D* energ. ;< kilowatt of energy

can

return ; E+= point9 +n B/ can drain po!er at a rate of 4 B%D per ;e&el, per 7hase. ('nactualit, ou are draining 5 B%D per 20 kilo!atts, but 8 B%D is spent per ;e&el to use

the po!er, so this totals out to 4 B%D per ;e&el*.

+ po!er outlet can suppl around 2200 !atts of ra! current at 20 amps (about2.2k!s*, per 7hase (it can safel suppl onl 220 !atts, other!ise it !ill blo! the breaker

in 4DE 7hases*. + breaker bo< can suppl around 40 k!s per 7hase. + transformer can

probabl suppl 4,000 kilo!atts per 7hase. + tpical po!er plant can output bet!een

400,000 to 500,000 k!s per action.



or instance, if an B/ is tring to gain B%D from a po!er outlet at ma< burn

(2.2k!s per action*, he !ill gain 4 B%D after (40k!s per B%D : 2.2k!s per action X 8.5*,

or 5 action. $emember, this could trip a breaker. 'f he !ere to e<tract the energ at asafer rate of 220 !atts per phase, it !ould take him (40k!s per B%D : 0.220 k!s per

action X 85.5*, or 8E action (that is ust t!o minutes*.

The B/ ma also absorb energ to a special B%D pool, to be used as a reser&esource of energ to do other things, such as BM7 or lightning, or to be used !ith other psi

po!ers (or anthing !hich reLuires B%D*. +n B/ ma pool B%D !ithin his bod eLual

to his ;e&el < 5. Oou ma harmlessl disperse the energ if ou e&er e<ceed our bod=sstorage capacit.

't is also possible for the B/ to shut do!n electrical eLuipment b dampening its

po!er flo!. )n a successful Competent Task $oll, and b spending 8 B%D, the B/ has

successfull disabled the de&ice until it can be restarted. This does not destro the de&iceor preeminentl damage it in an!a (unless it is damaged b &irtue of being shut off,

like an antimatter containment sstem, for instance...*

't is also possible to pull po!er from a !all socket or outlet at such a rate as to

purposefull blo! fuses. or instance, ou are in a room and !ant the lights off fast oucould drain o&er 220 !atts per second from the socket and blo! the fuse in 4DE actions...

5anged =rain$ 't is possible to make a ranged drain. This is done b turning our bod into a negati&el charged >lightning rod> attracting po!er from !all sockets,

appliances, batteries and such. Oou must ha&e a ;e&el of at least 5 to do perform a ranged

drain. Oour >drain range> is eLual to (;e&el 8* < 2, in meters. That is, a ;e&el F B/could pull po!er from a !all socket E meters a!a. 'n effect, a crackling bolt of

electricit !ill arc from it the energ source to the B/. +none passing bet!een him and

the arc !ill take damage as per ;ighting (belo!*, but the user cannot acti&el use this as a

!eapon (some has to be stupid enough to !alk through the snapping arcs of electricit*.?hen performing ranged drain, ou are onl able to siphon

4 B%D per 20 k!s, due to the loss of po!er through the air (that is, ou get half as much

as normal*.

"ightning

This is the abilit to create a bolt of destructi&e energ. The bolt is electro plasmic in

nature, like lightning, and makes a loud cracking or clapping sound !hen fired. The B/

can fire a bolt of electricit from his bod (usuall a hand* !hich does 2 DC per ;e&el

used. or instance, an B/ !ith a ;e&el of G could chose to use E ;e&els to cast alightning bolt. This !ould cost him 28 B%D (at 8 B%D per ;e&el* and do 42 DC damageN

The ma<imum effecti&e range is eLual to the B/=s ;e&el < 40, in meters.

or &er po!erful blasts of energ, the energ turns to a pure bolt of ionicplasmaenerg. +n bolt !hich does o&er 48DC creates an e<plosi&e blast radius, as per +rea of

Bffect rules. 't is a normal Task $esolution to hit a target. +ll tohit penalties and bonuses

appl. There is a U4 ?+ to hit metal, or 4 ?+ if the target is nonmetal but a strongconducti&e substance is nearb.

#nterface



This is the abilit to mentall control the functions of an electronic de&ice (such

as a !atch, appliance, flb!ire et or &ehicle, or e&en a computer*. Oou must ha&e an

appropriate skill for controlling the &ehicle or operating the machine (piloting for aircraft,dri&ing for cars, computer operations for computers, etc.*. This cannot be used to control

things !hich ha&e mechanical or analog controls, such as dials, s!itches, peddles, or

!heels, !hich are not redundantl operated b electronics. Some mechanical controlsha&e flb!ire sstems

!hich can be used to o&erride the mechanical controls (as is the case !ith fighters and

24st centur cars*.To interface !ith a de&ice, the B/ need onl make a Competent Task $oll and

spend 8 B%D. "is ;e&el dictates the range at !hich he can interface !ith a de&ice. The

B/ has an interface range eLual to his ;e&el, in meters. So, an B/ !ith a ;e&el of E, ma

interface !ith a de&ice up to E meters a!a. Most de&ices reLuire onl simple commands(on:off, !ash:dr, etc*. "o!e&er, computers and &ehicles are much more comple<. )nce

interfaced, all skill rolls to control the de&ice are done as normal (!ith bonuses, as listed

belo!*. "o!e&er, once e&er minute the B/ must spend 4 B%D and make a Competent

Task $oll to remain connected. The B/ must totall concentrate on controlling thede&ice, and can do little else. "e can talk and can percei&e his surrounding (e<cept !hen

inside a computer*, but ma not perform an comple< actions or use other psi po!ers. 'fhe is se&erel distracted (get=s shot, for instance* contact is broken.

?hen dri&ing or piloting, the B/ gets a U2 bonus to all di&ing or piloting rolls.

?hen using an electronicall controlled !eapon (such as those on fighters, or computercontrol &ehicle !eapons as on modern tanks and ships* he gains a U4 ?+ to hit. 'f, for

!hate&er reason, the B/ loses contact, he !ill lose control of the &ehicle (or !eapon*

until he takes control again mentall, or manuall. -)ptionall, an &ehicle or mecha is

treated as ha&ing the though controlled sstem.?hen controlling a computer, the B/ must immerse himself in the ':) flo! of the

machine. "e must ha&e a 7rogramming skill of E, as !ell as a Computer )perations skill

of G to understand the binar data to the point of being able to control the computer atsuch a direct and basic le&el. 'f he can see a monitor, he onl needs a programming skill

of 8, as he does not need to interpret the output. "e does not need to roll programming to

understand or feed in the data (unless he is actuall making a program* but he !ill needto use his Computer )ps skill to accomplish tasks. The ad&antage of being linked to a

computer in this !a is that ou gain all

the benefits of ha&ing a direct neural interface. The usefulness of this depends on the

game !orld(Cberpunk 2030, for instance, uses neural interfaces*.

"ight

The B/ can generate energ in the >!hite light> range of &isible light, !ith

brilliance eLual to a good ;BD flashlight. The globe of light is onl about 40cm in

diameter, but the light radiates out to effecti&el illuminate 2m per rank used. Tpicallrank 42 is sufficient for reading or !orking. The B%D cost is 8 per rank, and lasts for 4

minute before needing to be recharged. The globe stas !ithin 4m of the B/, but he can

mentall mo&e it around !ith no effort.



Cloaking

The B/ can bend light around themsel&es, appearing to &anish from &isible

detection. This creates a 2 penalt to &isual +!areness A %otice rolls to detect thecloaked indi&idual. p to rank 8 lea&es a >fringe effect> around the B/, much like in the

7redator mo&ies. rom rank 5 and up the in&isibilit is more complete. 't costs 8 B%D

per rank to initiate this abilit, and costs 4 B%D per rank per turn to maintain. This abilitdoes not mask sound, smell or infrared:ultra&iolet spectrum.

Dtra"ensory Perception

BS7, remote &ie!ing, clair&oance, third ee... ?hate&er ou call it, it amounts to

the same thing. BS7 is the abilit to see !ith the po!er of the mind. Some belie&e it is

the sensor po!er of an as et undisco&ered organ or structure !ithin the brain. )thers

belie&e it to be the sense of the >soul=s ee>. Still others think it nothing more than highlde&eloped intuiti&e probabilit analsis. Put, in the end, BS7 is BS7.

Man pschics !ith B7S are called espers, but this is decepti&e, because man

pschics are called epsers in general, mainl because some people classif telepath,

cognition, and astral proection all under the categor of BS7, e&en though the ha&e nothing to do !ith =e<tra

senses=.or simplicit, the telepathic range chart is used for determining ranges of BS7 po!er

;e&el $ange (meters*

4 22 5

3 20

8 50

5 450E 800

F 4000

G 3000H G000

40 20,000 (20 km*

44 E0,000 (E0 km*42 200,000 (200 km*

42U U200 km per U4

'n case ou did not notice, the range is close to e<ponential gro!th (B;e&el, butrounded off*. Therefore, if the #M has a good calculator, he ma opt to actuall calculate

the ranges (but he doesn=t ha&e to*.

BS7 Skills

Clair&oance Do!sing

7schometr +ura 1ie!ing

Cost

BS7 costs 4 77 per ;e&el. B%D cost is 4 per ;e&el.



Clair$oyance

This is the abilit to see thing beond our normal range of perception. +n esper

!ith this skill could see through !alls into a nearb room, read a closed book, see theinterior of a bo< or chest, or, if po!erful enough, look to distance places. +n esper=s

range is listed in the abo&e table. This measures ho! far he can displace his perception.

The &isible area seen, ho!e&er, is eLual to the esper=s po!er, in meters (as a radius*.Therefore, an esper !ith a ;e&el of G could look up to 3 kilometers a!a, but onl be

able to see for a radius of G meters (diameter of 4E meters, or a large room*. To use this

po!er, the esper must spend B%D (at 4 per ;e&el* and make a successful CompetentTask $oll. "e !ill then see the image in his mind, but cannot percei&e his normal

surroundings until the po!er is deacti&ated. The po!er can be sustained b spending 4

B%D per turn, and making a successful Competent Task $oll.

Clair&oance can cut through darkness, that is, e&en a pitch black room !illappear clear and distinct. Therefore, an esper ma use his po!er to >see in the dark> b

acti&ating his po!er and not displacing his &ision. "e must still make a successful task

roll and spend the B%D as normal. This !ill eliminate all penalties for darkness (or

blindnessN* for as long as the po!er remains acti&e.'t is possible for an esper !ho has both clair&oance and telepath po!ers to first

locate a person &ia clair&oance, then use his telepathic po!ers to send him a message, read his

mind, or

take control of his bodN

Psychometry

This is the abilit to learn, or feel, information regarding the past of an obect,

place, or e&en a person. This is different from retrocognition, ho!e&er, because the esperonl feels sensations and &ague facts imprinted on the obect. The esper must be in

contact !ith the obect

to use this po!er. "e must spend B%D (at 4 per ;e&el* and make a successful CompetentTask $oll. The #M ma then gi&e him one fact, or impression, about the obect. "e ma

use the po!er again to get more information.

+lternati&el, he could acti&el seek information from the obect=s past. Thisinformation

reLuest should be a short and simple Luestion, such as >?ho last touched this.> or >"o!

old is thisK>. The esper must spend B%D (at 4 per ;e&el* and make a successful

'ncredible Task $oll. The #M must ans!er the Luestion, but onl in the form ofimpressions. That is, he cannot gi&e names or dates, but he could describe a person or

e<press time in ears elapsed.

Do%sing

This is the abilit to home in on a specified target, such as !ater, gold, or our car

!hich is lost in the mall parking lot. 't can also be used to find people, but ou mustkno! that person or ha&e something of theirs, such as a piece of clothing or strand of

hair.

+ do!ser=s range is listed in the abo&e table. To use this po!er, the do!ser must

spend B%D (at 4 per ;e&el* and make a successful Competent Task $oll. "e !ill then be



=pulled= in the direction of his target. though he !ill ha&e little to no sense of the e<act

distance, he !ill ha&e a feeling of ho! close he is getting. The po!er can be sustained b

spending 4 B%D per Turn, and making a successful Competent Task $oll.sing a do!sing rod, or other focusing obect, such as pendulum or =!itch=s

compass= !ill

add a U2 to our skill roll.

A!ra Vie%ing

B&er life form gi&es off a biopschic >aura>, and this doesn=t ust &anish !ithdeath. #hosts can still be detected and sometimes photographed !ith krillian cameras.

?ith this abilit, the esper can see and interpret a target=s aura. nlike other pschic

skills, this one grants further information at each rank. 't costs 4 B%D to use, regardless

of skill le&el.4 Bsper can tell if the target has a 7S' stat, their race and gender, o&erall phsical

condition (!ounded, poisoned, sick, etc* and mental health (stable, deranged, depressed,

etc*.

2 Bsper can tell if the target is a latent or acti&e esper, if applicable.3 Bsper can gauge the rough le&el of another esper (lo! 43 7S', moderate 8F 7S', high

GU 7S'*8 Bsper can gauge the e<act 7S' stat of the target

5 Bsper can gauge the rough le&el of another esper=s po!ers (as per 3*

E Bsper can gauge the rough le&el of another esper=s skills (as per 3*F Bsper can determine !hat po!ers an esper has

G Bsper can determine !hat skills and po!ers an esper has, and !hat le&el each

H Bsper can read fi&e targets at once

40 Bsper can read ten targets at once40U Bsper can read an additional fi&e targets per rank

)nvi- Alche#y

+ slight misnomer, this po!er is pro&idence of the $egent, the $egess and her

solugi 'n&id. 't allo!s for the controlled e&olution of the 'n&id and modification or

de&elopment of 'n&id mecha and inorganics.;e&el $ange (meters*

4 2

2 5

3 208 50

5 450

E 800F 4000

G 3000

H G00040 20,000 (20 km*

44 E0,000 (E0 km*

42 200,000 (200 km*

42U U200 km per U4



'n&id +lchem Skills

B&olution Piomechanics

Cost

'n&id +lchem costs 8 77 per ;e&el. B%D cost is &ariable.

E$ol!tion

This is likel the most important abilit a&ailable to the 'n&id leadership. 't allo!sthe 'n&id to >push> an instant e&olution in another 'n&id, tpicall a lesser caste. The cost

is 3 B%D per rank. This abilit onl !orks on 'n&id. The effect is that the target >gains> 5

B&olution 7oints (as detailed in Sourcebook 3, Chapter 48* per rank of the abilit used on

them. This is used to e&ol&e them to a higher caste.'f the #M doesn=t !ish to mess !ith B7, the chart belo! can simplif things

(using $ank 40 takes the 'n&id out of the campaign*9

2 the 'n&id ma e&ol&e a !arrior into a !orker

8 the 'n&id ma e&ol&e a !orker into a droneE the 'n&id ma e&ol&e a drone into a subking:Lueen

G the 'n&id ma e&ol&e a subking:Lueen into a solugi40 the 'n&id ma transcend the mortal realm (the $egess used this and a lot of

protoculture to e&ol&e all remaining 'n&id !ith her*

Biomechanics

The 'n&id do not >build> their mecha in factories like other races. $ather, their

mecha are gro!n in the hi&es and then solidified into their final forms. This skill ma be

used b the 'n&id in place of Mecha Design and Mecha Tech for designing andmaintaining 'n&id mecha. The 'n&id ma de&elop or modif 'n&id mecha up to 50 C7 per

rank of the skill. The B%D cost is 8 per rank each use.

+t rank one of this abilit, the 'n&id also gains a minor abilit of molecularrearrangement, allo!ing them to create clothing on themsel&es from molecules in their

immediate en&ironment. This is mostl here to e<plain ho! +riel goes from naked to

implausibletokeepon &inl bodsuit in the blink of an ee, as molecular manipulation!ould reLuire Telekinesis : ine Telekinetic Control 40.

ull rules on mecha design are found in Sourcebook 8, Chapter 4E.

Psycho-yna#ics

7schodnamics is the abilit to actuall manipulate and control psionic energies

using our mental po!ers. ?hate&er energ makes pschic po!ers !ork (be it psion

particles, bioenerg, cosmic forces* ou ha&e the direct abilit to control the flo! of thisenerg. +s a pschodnamisist, it is possible for ou create fields of psionic noise, am

certain po!ers or

indi&iduals, or actuall absorb po!ers and energ.

7schodnamics Skills

7si Jamming 7si Static

Siphon Bnerg Steal 7o!er



Cost

7schodnamics costs 2 77 per ;e&el. B%D cost is 4 per ;e&el.

Psi &amming

This is the abilit to acti&el am pschic po!ers. ?ith this po!er, ou are able togenerate a negati&e psi field (antipsions, etc* !hich dampens all psionic po!er in its

radius of effect (!here ou are the center of the amming field*. There is no contest of

skills, the field is either generated or it is not. To generate a psi amming field, ou mustspend 4 B%D per ;e&el and make a Competent Task $oll. Oou can maintain the field

each action b spending ust 4 B%D and making another Competent Task $oll.

or e&er t!o points of our ;e&el used, e&erone !ho is !ithin in the radius (or

an po!ers passing through that area* has their 7o!er ;e&els reduced b 4. That is, ifou ha&e a ;e&el of G and generate a psi amming field, all 7o!er ;e&els !ill be at an

effecti&e 8.

The effect radius of this abilit is eLual to our ;e&el < 40, in meters.

Psi Static

7si static can be generated !hich interferes !ith all psionic po!ers !ithin a gi&enradius. This psionic noise can seriousl disrupt most pschics, and if a mental slugfest is

getting a little too rough, it is not uncommon for a pschodnamisist on one side to

simpl blast the area !ith some static and end the battle in one fell s!oop.To generate a psi static field, ou must spend 4 B%D per ;e&el and make a

Competent Task $oll. Oou can maintain the field each 7hase b spending ust 4 B%D and

making another Competent Task $oll. The radius of effect is eLual to our ;e&el sLuared

(;e&el 5 has an area of effect of 25 meters*. +none !ho is in this area (or an psi po!ers that pass through this area* recei&es a skill penalt to use their po!ers. +ll

pschic se 7o!er skills are at a penalt eLual to the generator=s po!er ;e&el. or

instance, if ou ha&e a ;e&el of G and generate a psi static field (E8 meters in radius*,e&erone is at a G to use psi po!ers. Oour roll to maintain the static field is not effected,

but all other se 7o!er rolls are.

Siphon Energy

The abilit to drain biopsi lifeenerg from a subect is often considered a

negati&e and hostile action. "o!e&er, there might be some cases !here this po!er could

be used beneficiall.Siphoning energ drains Bndurance energ from a target &ictim and uses it to replenish

our o!n

suppl. This is a contest against the target=s C)); U Concentration (or 7S' U MindShield* U 4d40 roll. 'f ou succeed against the &ictim !ith our se 7o!er Siphon

Bnerg, ou can drain a!a some amount of his B%D. ?eather ou succeeded or failed,

it !ill cost ou 4 B%D per ;e&el used. "o!e&er, if ou succeed, ou !ill drain a!asome of the targets B%D, !hich !ill more than likel return an Bndurance profit.

or e&er ;e&el, ou !ill take 2 points of B%D from our target, and put them

into our



Bndurance pool. "o!e&er, because ou spent 4 B%D per ;e&el, our o&erall gain is ;

E+= per Level . or instance, if ou ha&e a ;e&el of G and use full po!er to siphon

energ from a target, he !ill lose 4E B%D, and ou !ill gain 4E B%D. Pecause ou spentG B%D using the po!er, our o&erall gain !as UG B%D.

The ma<imum range of this abilit is eLual to our ;e&el < 40, in meters.

Steal Po%er

?ith this abilit, it is possible to temporaril steal another pschics 7o!ers. This

is a contest against the target=s C)); U Concentration (or 7S' U Mind Shield* U 4d40roll. 'f ou succeed against the &ictim !ith our se 7o!er Steal 7o!er, ou can drain

a!a some le&els of one of his 7o!ers. sing this po!er also costs ou 4 B%D per ;e&el

used.

or e&er three ;e&els used, ou reduce one of our target=s 7o!er b one le&eland increase ours b one ;e&el. Oou cannot drain a &ictim belo! 0 ;e&els. This !ill

onl last a short !hile, ho!e&er. B&er minute that passes ou !ill lose one point and the

&ictim !ill regain a point. 'f the &ictim !as killed, ou still lose the 7o!er ;e&els at a

rate of 4 per minute.or instance, if ou ha&e a ;e&el of G and succeed against another pschic !ith a

;e&el of E in Telepath. Oou can drain 2 points of Telepath ;e&els a!a from him.Oour Telepath is no! at U2 and his is no! Telepath 8. The ne<t action ou ma do the

same. Put remember, the ;e&els can ne&er e<ceed our o!n 7S' characteristic for an

po!er.

Telepathy

+mong the most !ell kno!n and common pschic po!ers in almost an genre

the abilit to communicate or influence another mind using one=s o!n mental po!ers.Telepaths are commonl referred to as scanners or teeps. Telepath is b far the most

complicated po!er, as it al!as in&ol&es a contest of skills bet!een t!o or more people.

Telepath Skills

Telepathic Send Mental 'llusion

Mind Shield Mind ScanBmotion Sense Mind ?ipe

7si Sense Mind Transplant

Thought Sense Mind Control

Mental Plast

sing the Telepath

The usage of telepath usual (but not al!as* reLuires a contest against anothercharacter

(sa, tring to control someone=s mind or read their thoughts*, the roll !ould be, of

course9+ttacker=s 7S' U se 7o!er skill U 4d40

&s.

Defender=s Stat U Concentration U 4d40



The appropriate stat for the defender is C)); or 7S', !hiche&er is higher, and Mind

Shield ma be used instead of Concentration, if the defender possesses it.

Telepathic >Damage>

+ll telepathic po!ers ha&e a DC (damage class*. More often than not, this is ust a

!a to determine the effect. or e<ample, telepath has a DC of 4dE per rank. + person!ith $ank E has a telepathic DC of EdE. This is rolled to determine the effect of a

successful telepathic action (such as reading a mind or hitting the target !ith a mental

blast* &s. the target=s $BS. This is onl rolled after a successful use of the po!er.

$esol&ing Telepath

'f this is confusing, ust reference the flo! chart belo!9

4. The attacker decides on the appropriate effect from the 7o!er. 'B >' !ant to control hismind to make him follo! me into the trap>

2. The attacker adds his 7S' U se 7o!er Skill to make the attack. The Defender adds his

?ill (or 7S'* U Concentration to Defend.

3. 'f successful, the attacker rolls the DC of the Telepathic 7o!er to determine the Bffect %umber.

8. Subtract the target=s Mental Defense (if an* from the Bffect %umber.5. Multipl the target=s ?ill b three to determine his $esistance (a Deri&ed

Characteristic*, and then compare the results to the most appropriate $esults Chart.

E. 'f the attacker=s Bffect %umber e<ceeds the &alue needed for the desired effect le&el onthe chart, the defender ma attempt to make a ;egendar roll (D1 E0U* using his

?illpo!er U

Concentration. 'f this roll is successful, the target loses his ne<t action, but is not

other!ise affected b the attack. 'f the roll is missed, the target takes full effects from theattack.

Telepathic po!ers ha&e a limited range, and this range is the same for all thetelepathic Methods. $anges are listed in the belo! chart. "o!e&er, some methods reLuire

lineofsight !ith the target (note, ho!e&er, this could be used !ith clair&oance or some

other remote seeing abilit*.

Rank Range 6#eters7

4 2

2 5

3 208 50

5 50

E 800F 4000

G 3000

H G00040 20,000 (20 km*

44 E0,000 (E0 km*

42 200,000 (200 km*

42U U200 km per U4



'n case ou did not notice, the range is close to e<ponential gro!th (B;e&el, but

rounded off*. Therefore, if the #M has a good calculator, he ma opt to actuall calculate

the ranges (but he doesn=t ha&e to*.

Cost

Telepath costs 2 77 per ;e&el. B%D cost is 4 per ;e&el used. The Bffect (in DC* is 4DE per ;e&el (see abo&e for rules on Bffect*. #ouching a subect increases the DC &alue b

an additional 2 (2DE*.

Telepathic Methods

Pelo! are all telepathic methods a&ailable. Bach reLuires a separate se 7o!er

skill.

'elepathic Sen(

This is simpl the abilit to mentall communicate !ith one or more people. 't is

ust as

eas to send a message to one person, or a small group, as it is to send to all people!ithin range (a mental shout*. + mental repl can onl be sent if the sender has telepath

and this skill as !ell. )ther!ise, he must communicate b normal means. The telepathcould, ho!e&er, simpl read is mind to get a repl (see Mind Scan*, !hether his target

!ishes to repl or notN

+ telepath can send an thought to his target(s* 'mages, sounds, smells, ideas,or e&en

emotions. "o!e&er, sending emotions does not affect the target=s emotions directl. +nd,

of course, he ma send >&erbal> messages.

+s !ith most telepathic po!ers, it is possible for someone to block. To block amessage, the defender must make a C)); U Concentration or a 7S' U Mind Shield Task

$esolution, &erses the sender=s success roll (ust as normal*. 't is possible to send a

message to someone!ho is not in line of sight, but is still !ithin range. To do this, the telepath must ha&e a

good mental picture of the target make a Competent Task roll. )nce the first message is

sent, the telepath does not need to spend an more B%D, but must make a Task roll fore&er consecuti&e message. 'f a minute passes !ithout sending a message, or if he loses

contact for some other reason (ie, his target mo&es out of range*, or if he changes his

target, he must spend B%D and roll to reacti&e his po!er. 'f he e&er fails his Task $oll,

he loses contact. "e must then spend B%D and roll to reacti&e his po!er to reconnect.

Min( Shiel(

Mind shield is a protecti&e psionic shield that blocks mental intrusion (such astelepath, illusions, mind scans, etc.* and e&en telepathic attacks, like mind blast. +n

telepathic intrusion or attack can be countered b 7S' U se 7o!er Mind Shield. To use

Mind Shield, the defender simpl declares he is in&oking the shield. This costs 4 B%D <his ;e&el, but it ma sta up indefinitel, at no e<tra cost, as long as the psi continues to

think about it or until it is defeated b an attack (=shattered=*.

Emotion Sense



Similar to empath, but one step further. + true pschic empath is able to directl

sense !hat another person is feeling, though not !hat the are thinking. Bmpaths do not

scan a person=s mind, despite the mth that the do. Bmotion sense is ust that, a sense. 'tis passi&e, not acti&e. Therefore, an empath can onl pick up the emotions from those

around him. 'f he sees

someone on a &ie! screen or T1 or is talking to them on the telephone, he cannot sensetheir emotions, (unless he is in telepathic range*.

To sense emotions of a target, the empath makes a Competent Task roll (or

"eroic if he is not directl in their presence*. The target ma, of course, be masking hisemotions, in !hich case it is a contest against the target=s C)); U Concentration or 7S'

U Mind Shield, as normal.

The Bffect ;e&el (DC Mental Defense* determines ho! much the empath learns.

$esult ?hat Oou Sense_ than $BS 7ositi&e, negati&e, or neutral feelings

40 _ than $BS Pasic emotion

20 _ than $BS Comple< emotions

30 _ than $BS +s abo&e, and ou can sense lies.

Psi Sense

This is the abilit to sense psi po!ers in other people. 7si =sniffers= do not scan a

person=s mind directl. This is passi&e skill, not acti&e. + psi sniffer must be able to see

his subect.'f he sees someone on a &ie! screen or T1 or is talking to them on the phone, he cannot

sense their le&el of psi (unless he is in telepathic range*. To sense the psionic po!ers of a

target, the

telepath must make a Competent Task $oll (or "eroic if he is not directl in their presence*. The target ma, of course, be masking his psi, in !hich case it is a contest

against the target=s C)); U Concentration or 7S' U Mind Shield, as normal.

The Bffect ;e&el (DC Mental Defense* determines ho! much the empath learns.$esult ?hat Oou Sense

_ than $BS 'f subect is psionic or not

40 _ than $BS The le&el of his 7S' characteristic20 _ than $BS +s abo&e, and !hat po!ers he has

30 _ than $BS +s abo&e, and ou kno! his skills, too

'ho!ght Sense

;ike Bmotion Sense, Thought Sense passi&el picks up on thoughts. Sensors do

not scan

a person=s mind Thought Sense is ust that, a sense. 't is passi&e, not acti&e. Therefore, asensor can onl pick up on loud thoughts broadcast b those around him. 'f he sees

someone on a &ie! screen or T1 or is talking to them on the telephone, he can sense an

unrestrained thoughts, but onl if he is in telepathic range. )ther!ise, he simpl cannot.To sense thoughts coming from a person (or persons*, the sensor makes a

Competent Task $oll (or "eroic if he is not directl in their presence*. The target ma, of

course, restrain his thoughts. This is a simple matter, but the person must acti&el do so



b rolling C)); U Concentration or 7S' U Mind Shield, as normal. This is not, ho!e&er,

a contest. 'f someone

is restraining their thoughts, the ust can=t be sensed (at least, not !ithout an acti&e MindScan*.

%ormall, a person has ust one broadcast thought, tpicall !hat is on his mind

at that instance. There is no Bffect table, because there is ust one effect, that is, the if thesensor succeeds he picks up on the thought. This is good for Luick interrogations, ust as

a Luestion and the desired though !ill pop out of their mind (unless the are restraining,

see abo&e*. ?hen a telepath opens his mind !ith Thought Sense, it onl uses 4 B%D, nomatter !hat ;e&el he has, because it reLuires little effort on his part. "is mind !ill

remain open for ust one 7hase (3

seconds*, then he must do it again ne<t 7hase.

Mental #ll!sion

This is the abilit to proect an illusion directl into a person=s mind. To use

Mental 'llusion, the telepath must make a success against the defender (resol&ed as

normal*.Mental 'llusions are onl in the subect=s mind. Oou can effect more than one

person at 4 to our skill per person (each subect gets to roll against our attack !ith&aring effects*. 'llusions alter the perception of realit for the subect. Oou can make

him see things differentl (the credit card looks like a corporate 'D badge*, or totall

outlandish (the target suddenl seems to be on the Moon*.Mental illusions cannot cause actuall damage (Stun or killing*. B&en if a target

thinks he is on fire, he !ill not actuall be hurt. ?hile the illusion is maintained, he !ill

feel the pain, and run around screaming, and might e&en ump out a !indo!. Put the fire

itself does not hurt him.Some reall neat uses of illusions include, making ourself, or someone else,

disappear (turn =in&isible=*, blocking one of the target=s senses (target becomes =blind=*, or

making the target ump out a fift stor !indo! !hen he thinks he=s on the first floor.)nce created, an illusion can be maintained at a cost of 4 B%D per 7hase.

"o!e&er, each 7hase it is maintained, another Task $oll is made. 'f the target e&er !ins,

the illusion is lost, and the telepath must do it all o&er again, spending the full B%D tocreate a ne! illusion.

The Bffect ;e&el (DC Mental Defense* determines ho! good the illusion !as.

$esult Bffect

_ than $BS +ttacker can make cosmetic changes to setting40 _ than $BS +ttacker can make maor changes to setting

20 _ than $BS +ttacker can completel alter setting

30 _ than $BS Target no longer interacts !ith real en&ironment

Min( Scan

This is that old miscreant abilit to read minds. Mind reading can be used for benign or

innocent purposes, such as long range telepathic communication !ith a nontelepath.

nfortunatel, most people simpl use it to pick people=s brains for information.



Mind Scan is an acti&e intrusion into a person=s mind (!hereas Bmotion Sense

and Though Sense are passi&e*. +none can feel a telepath forcibl reading his or her

mind. The can feel the prickling sensation of the intruder=s presence, and, if the aresensiti&e enough can sometimes notice their thoughts (U5 to the &ictim=s Bmotion Sense

or Though Sense Task $oll*.

sed innocentl, the telepath could read the surface thoughts of an indi&idual.This !ill tell !hat that indi&iduals emotional state is, and !hat is on his mind at the

moment (he could, for instance, be thinking of a repl to a message the telepath had ust

sent*. 'f the target !ants this, the telepath need onl make a Competent Task $ollsucceed (a simple task*.

"o!e&er, that indi&idual could tr to hide his thoughts. This reLuires that the

telepath make a Task $oll against the defender, resol&ed as a normal contest of skills.

The telepath could also pr deep into the target=s memor (a deep scan*. Thiscould take a

matter of minutes to hours, depending on the obscurit or significance of the information

(#M=s

discretion*. B%D cost !ill be 2 to 5 times greater, due to the e<tra effort in&ol&ed. Thefinal DC results from a deep scan are dou%led .

+s al!as, the target ma tr to block the telepath if he kno! he is being scanned.'f he is

unconscious, his ?';; and $BS are his onl defense.

The Bffect ;e&el (DC Mental Defense* determines the results of the scan(double DC for deep scans*.

$esult Bffect

_ than $BS $ead surface thoughts

40 _ than $BS $ead deep, hidden thoughts20 _ than $BS $ead into the target=s memor

30 _ than $BS $ead into the target=s subconscious

Min( )ipe

This nast little process allo!s a telepath to remo&e some or all of a subects

memories. "e must first locate the desired memor, as per Mind Scan, or he ma blindl!ipe the subect=s mind completel.

This process takes a !hile, so the subect should be incapacitated or at least

strapped do!n so he can=t get a!a. To Mind ?ipe a &ictim, the telepath must make a

Task $oll against the defender (resol&ed as normal*. The results are determined b DC the subect=s $esistance.

Cost to remo&e one targeted memor (targeted b Mind Scan*, is normal (4 B%D per

;e&el*. "o!e&er, to attempt to !ipe an entire mind, the B%D cost is <40 (so ou ma not be able to use all our ;e&els*. The time is normall one hour, but could be less

depending on the results.

The Bffect ;e&el (DC Mental Defense* determines ho! good the Mind ?ipe!as.

$esult Bffect

_ than $BS Memor deleted but !ill return in 4dE months.

40 _ than $BS Memor deleted but ma be restored b hpnotism or therap.



20 _ than $BS Memor deleted, and it took 80 minutes

30 _ than $BS Memor deleted, and it took 20 minutes

Min( 'ransplant

This is a drastic form of brain!ashing. 't in&ol&es the creation of false memories

or an entire personalit, !hich is then hpnoticall inserted into a &ictim=s mind. This!ill not destro an memories or e<isting personalit, unless Mind ?ipe !as preformed

earl. Mind Transplant is a &er difficult telepathic method to learn, as it in&ol&es the

spontaneous creation of a realistic memor or a completel ne! personalit. 'nsertingmemories is the simplest form of

mind transplant, though b no means tri&ial.

%ormall, this takes an hour and a normal e<penditure of B%D. The &ictim can

resist, conscious or not, ho!e&er an unconscious &ictim can onl resist !ith a C)); roll(against the telepath=s Mind Transplant roll* and Mental Defense against the DC results.

'nserting a ne! personalit is more difficult, and reLuires that the telepath create a

ne!

personalit to insert. %ormall, this !ould ust be a personalit !ith Luirks, moti&es, andtraits all its o!n, !ith probabl a fe! builtin subconscious directi&es from the telepath.

't !ould still use the old personalit skills and kno!ledge, unless these !ere erased. +ne! personalit could completel o&er!rite an e<isting one onl if the telepath first mind

!iped the &ictim. Creating a ne! personalit takes a da of dedicated !ork. B%D

e<penditure is irrele&ant, since that is all the telepath !ill be doing (it is a lot, ho!e&er.igure about 20 30 B%D per hour*. The &ictim can resist as abo&e.

+lternati&el, a >sleeper> personalit could be inserted. This is e<actl the same

as abo&e, but the old personalit is retained. 'nside the subconscious, a sleeper

personalit is constructed, programmed to surface at a certain time or at the command ofa ke !ord (or e&en at a telepathic signalN*. The person !ill go on about his life, una!are

of the sleeping personalit, until it !akens. ?hen it does, it !ill destro his old

personalit and replace it. Creating a sleeper is much more complicated, and reLuires t!odas of dedicated !ork, and usuall more than one

telepath. This is often used to create assassins or un!illing spies. +nother telepath can

detect thissleeper onl on a Mind Scan Bffect of 30 _ than $BS (reading the subconscious*.

The Bffect is either a success or failure. 'f the DC !as greater than the &ictim=s

$BS, it !orked. )ther!ise, if the &ictim succeeded !ith ?';; roll or $esisted, it failed.

Min( Control

B&en more miscreant than mind reading, mind control is the abilit to actuall

o&erride a person=s consciousness and take control of his bod as if it !ere our o!nN

To do this, the target must be !ithin range. 'f he is not in &isual range, the

telepath must ha&e a good mental image of !hat the person looks like and make a MindControl Task $oll at 8. "o!e&er, this penalt does not appl once he has locked on for

the first time unless contact is lost, in !hich case the telepath must of course reconnect.

The target ma block the telepath if he kno! that the telepath is tring to take control

(!hich is usuall Luite ob&ious, no perception roll is needed, he !ill kno! unless he is



asleep or unconscious*. This reLuires that the telepath must make a Task $oll against the

defender, resol&ed as a normal.

)nce connected, the telepath can ha&e a full or partial contact. ?ith full contact,the telepath=s bod goes >to sleep> and he cannot control it, but has full control o&er his

target. ?hen in full contact, the telepath needs to make a Task $oll against the &ictim

once e&er minute. 'f the telepath !ins, he keeps control at no further B%D cost. 'f the&ictim !ins, control is broken, and the telepath must tr to reconnect, burning more B%D.

?hether the &ictim can see !hat his bod is doing, or if his mind is unconscious, is a

game effect left up to the #M. ?ith partial control, the telepath must make a Task $olle&er 7hase (3 seconds* against the target=s roll, but still has partial control o&er his o!n

bod (all actions at 8*. ;ike!ise, he has a 8 to all actions he takes !ith the controlled

target. The target m tr to fight the telepath, as abo&e.

+ll characteristics remain the same for the controlled person, e<cept '%T, C));, BM7,and 7$B, and all skills !hich are the telepath=s. The telepath cannot use his psionic

po!ers through the controlled person. "e ma use that person=s psionic po!ers but onl

if he has that po!er himself, and he can onl uses his o!n se 7o!er skills, but !ith the

target=s 7o!ers, not his o!n.The Bffect ;e&el (DC Mental Defense* determines the le&el of control.

$esult Bffect_ than $BS 7artial control, actions at 8

40 _ than $BS 7artial control, but actions at onl 2

20 _ than $BS ull control (if desired*, or 7artial at onl 4 to all actions.30 _ than $BS ull control (if desired*, or 7artial at no penalt to an actions.

Mental Blast

This skill is the abilit to use one=s telepathic po!er in such a !a as to send amental shock into a target=s mind. The target ma tr to block the attack. The attacker

adds his 7S' U Mental Plast to make the attack. The Defender adds his C)); U

Concentration or 7S' U Mind Shield to Defend. 'f he succeeds, he takes no damage. 'f hefails, then Stun damage is done eLual to the attack=s DC minus the target=s Mental

Defense. The DC of the attack is eLual to our ;e&el (le&el 5 !ould ha&e a DC5*. This

!orks much the same as a normal attack, e<cept the finaleffect is that the target takes Stun damage eLual to the DC !hich penetrated his Mental

Defense.

or instance, a telepath has a 7S' of F, a Telepath ;e&el 5, and a Mind Plast of 8.

"e attacks a normal !ith a C)); of G. The telepath rolls F U 8 U 4d40, the target rolls GU 4d40. The final result is telepath 4G, the normal 4E. The telepath !on, so he rolls for

DC. Pecause his ;e&el is 5, his mind blast DC is 5 (5DE*. he rolls a total of 20. The target

has a MD of G, so 42 Stun gets through. The telepath also e<pended F points of B%D, asnormal.

5esolving ental /last Attacks$

4. The attacker adds his 7S' U se 7o!er Skill to make the attack. The Defender adds hisC)); U Concentration to Defend. 2. 'f successful attacker rolls the DC of the Mind

Plast, then...

3. Subtract the target=s Mental Defense (if an* from damage done.



8. The target takes the remaining damage as Stun. Mental +ttacks do no collateral or

rollo&er damage.

Telekinesis

Telekinesis is the abilit to mo&e obects b utilizing one=s o!n mental po!er to

create kinetic momentum. + telekinetisist (also called kinos, T/s, or teeks* has fi&edistinct !as in !hich he use their po!er.

Telekinesis SkillsT/ Control T/ Strike

ine T/ Control T/ Shield

T/ Defense

sing Telekinesis

Telekinesis is accomplished b a feat of mental strength. suall, this simpl

in&ol&es mo&ing obects !ith no contest of skills bet!een another character. The T/

simpl rolls his skill against a target number to use his po!er.+ttacker 7S' U se 7o!er skill U 4d40

&s.D1 U 4d40

Difficult &alue is determined b the #M and is used to see if ou successfull

in&oke the po!er. "itting a target is a different matter entirel, and does reLuire a contestof skills (&erses the defender=s B&ade*.

Bffects of Telekinesis

T/ is simpl mental Strength at a range. Therefore, the effect of T/ is the sameas an

ordinar Strength effect. Oour T/ ;e&el eLuals our T/ Strength (T/ ;e&el 5 X T/

ST$ 5*. se the ;ifting and Thro!ing tables for determining lifting and thro!ing(simple, huhK*.

CostT/ costs 3 77 per ;e&el. B%D cost is 2 per ;e&el used, plus 4 B%D per 7hase to

maintain.

'elekinetic Control

This is the abilit to lift, mo&e, push, thro!, and carr obects using our mental

po!er. 't is a &er broad skill, !hich all T/s should posses. Pasicall, it is the Strength

of the Mind. There are man neat tricks ou can do !ith T/ Control. Oour ma<telekinetic strength is eLual to our ;e&el (unless ou are using B<tra Bffort*. This costs 2

B%D per ;e&el to acti&ate the po!er in some fashion, and 4 B%D per 7hase to maintain.

That is, a pschic !ith a ;e&el of E could use T/ !ith an effecti&e ST$ of E, costing 42B%D to in&oke. "o!e&er, ou do not need to use all our ;e&el. 'f ou onl need to

mo&e a penn, a ST$ of 4 !ould suffice.

To mo&e an obect in some !a, ou must first determine if it is e&en possible.

?ith a ;e&el of E ou !ould be hard pressed to mo&e a car, let alone a tank (!ithout



e<erting B<tra Bffort*. ?ith a ;e&el of 42 ou could. %ormall, the Difficult in mo&ing

an obect is tri&ial. 'f the #M feels a Task $oll should be made, he can assigning a

Difficult &alue. se the standard ;ifting to determine ma< lift capabilit.)nce lifted, ho!e&er, a T/ might !ant to actuall mo&e the obect, or thro! it,

to!ard a target. To thro! using T/ simpl use the standard Thro! chart. To hit a target,

make another Task $oll, using an appropriate target (set b the #M or using the opposingtarget=s e&asion roll*. se the Collision table to determine impact damage. %ote that

thro!ing a bullet at someone is not the same as proecting a bullet at them. %ormall, if a

bullet is thro!n, it !ill do little or no damage. + proected bullet can do a lot of damage.7roecting obects is the abilit to force them for!ard, accelerating or decelerating

them. To acti&el proect an obect, it must first be lifted. sing the standard Thro!

Modifier Table, find the Modif Thro! number (the far right column*. This is subtracted

from our T/ ST$. Compare the modified T/ ST$ to the chart belo! to find the speedat !hich the proected obect !ill tra&el.Mo-ifie-

T3 "TR

MA

6Mekton7

"pee-

4 4 0.Gm:s

2 3 2.5m:s3 E 5m:s

8 G 28 kph

5 40 30 kph

E 45 85 kph

F E0 H0 kph

G E0 4G0 kph (arro!*

H 420 3E0 kph (airplane*

40 250 F50 kph (bullet*

44 3F5 4425 kph (Mach 4*

42 5E0 2250 kph (Mach 4.5*

42U U200 UE00 kph

?ith the table belo!, ou can determine the damage of certain proectiles. Oes,

thro!ing a car at someone !ould do a lot of damage, but ou !ould ust use the collisiontable. Thro!ing a pebble at F50 kph !ould be like a gunshot. This chart is for proected

=bullets= such as pebbles, marbles, scre!s, nails, etc.

Mo-ifie-

T3 "TR

C

6-87

F 4

G 3

H 5

40 G

44 4042 42

42U U2

7roecting a bullet at a target is resol&ed like an ranged combat action, using

our se 7o!er T/ Control skill, !ith an penalties or modifiers. 'n some cases, ouma !ish to lift, thro!, or proect more than one obect. "o!e&er, ou get a 4 penalt to

our skill for e&er e<tra obect. or instance, proecting a half dozen ball bearings at



our target might seem cool, but ou ha&e a E to hit penalt to our skill. The autofire

rules are used to determine the number of hits made on a target.

;ifting and proecting oneself is commonl referred to as =;e&itation=. 't is not aseparate skill, rather, it=s ust one of the nice things ou can do !ith basic T/ Control.

+ T/ can also use his po!er to crush, bend, or break things, including people.

This is, ho!e&er, a separate skill, call T/ Strike.

Fine 'elekinetic Control

%ormal T/ Control does not co&er using the 7o!er for delicate operations, suchas picking a lock, fighting !ith a !eapon (s!ord fighting at long range*, !riting a letter,

or tearing apart atoms.

ine T/ Control reLuires a ne! se 7o!er skill, mainl because the precision

needed to do this is a !hole ne! school of thought.ine T/ Control is not concerned !ith thro!ing cars or tanks, or blasting people

!ith a

dozen ball bearings. +fter all, sLueezing the heart closed is prett fatal, too. Therefore,

Strength has no bearing on the usage of ine T/ Control. "o!e&er, our ;e&eldetermines ho! much fine control ou posses. +s al!as, ou don=t ha&e to use the full

e<tent of our ;e&el to accomplish a task. 'f ou need to !rite a message on a !all fromfar a!a, ou need onl use ;e&el 5.

;e&el +bilit

4 Snatch obects a!a from people2 )rgan sLueezing

3 ?ield a !eapon

8 Scra!l hand!riting

5 #ood hand!ritingE ull human de<terit

F Delicate =surger=

G Palance a car on a pinH Chemical 'nteractions

40 Molecular 'nteractions

20 +tomic 'nteractions+ fe! of these acti&ities reLuire e<planation. +ll of them reLuire the e<ertion of

Bndurance (at 2 B%D per ;e&el*, and be maintained (if necessar* for 4 B%D per 7hase.

Oou must al!as make a Task $oll, &erses an appropriate Difficult modifier (described

belo!*. )ther!ise, the #M should assign a difficult as he sees fit.

*ra%%ing Away %.ects

This is the classical abilit to take hold of an enem !eapon and pull it out of hishand. This is fairl straight for!ard, but reLuires a contest bet!een the T/ and the person

holding the obect.

7S' U ine T/ Control U Die roll &s. ST$ U Die roll'f the psi succeeds he has pulled the obect a!a. "e could then drop it, or bring it to

himself, as he sees fit.

rgan 02ueezing



Purst hearts, rupture spleens, scramble brainsN ?hat funN This is the Luestionable

abilit for a T/ to reach inside and hurt someone. 7o!erful as this sounds, there are a

fe! things to consider. irst, this onl !orks on li&ing beings (other!ise, ust use T/Strike*. Second, the T/ must be able to see the target and tr to &isualize his innards. To

&isualize, he must make a successful medical Task $oll against a "eroic difficult (this

medical skill could be either of 7aramedic, orensic Medicine, B<pert9 Surger, or the like*. 'f he fails, he can onl make

a general ='nternal "it=. 'f he succeeds, he ma make a general internal hit or declare a

specific action, such as =' crush his heart= or =' pinch his larn< shut= or =' scramble his brain=. + general 'nternal "it !ill do 4 DC of damage per 3 ;e&els, bpassing all armor.

The difficult is resol&ed as a normal attack, !ith a skill modifier of 8.

>ield >eapon+ T/ ma also control a !eapon using his po!ers at long range. +ssuming he

can hold it (as per ;ift table*, the T/ can hold a gun or s!ord or other !eapon !ith the

po!er of his mind. sing ine Telekinetic Control allo!s him to use that !eapon. "e

first must succeed in controlling the !eapon (Competent Difficult*, and spend the B%Dnecessar to hold and maintain it. ?hen he attacks, ho!e&er, he !ill use the proper

!eapon skill, !ith a 2 modifier.+fter!ards, he must make a Competent ine T/ Control Task $oll to maintain control. 'f

he fails, he drops the !eapon.

=etailed ActivityThis co&ers other detailed tasks, like !riting a letter !ith T/, ting a guard=s

bootlaces together, and so forth. The #M should appl Difficult &alues as he sees fit.

=elicate 0urgery

This is an e<tremel detailed acti&it, like surger, picking grains of salt out of a

pile of sand, or !riting circuits into a silicon !afer. Some of these ma reLuire asuccessful Task $oll in another area to be made first (as per ?ield ?eapon*, others

might not. ?hate&er the case, the T/ must also make a successful "eroic ine T/

Control Task $oll.

Chemical 1nteraction

'f a T/ is po!erful enough, he can bring chemicals together and control the

reaction !ith his mind. This amounts to being able to do comple< chemical reactions!ith basic laborator facilities (such as making nitroglcerine !ith ust a basic chemistr

set* because the T/ can impro&ise man of the distilling, filtering, and catalst normall

needed. "e !ill still need holding contains and burners (unless he is also athermokinetic*. +long !ith Chemistr (or Piochemistr* skill, the T/ must make a

successful "eroic ine T/ Control Task $oll.

olecular 1nteractions

Peond chemical interactions are direct molecular interaction. This is the same as

abo&e,



ho!e&er, the T/ ma do reall strange chemical things (!hich !ould normall be

impossible* b smashing ionized chemicals and elements together. This allo!s for the

creation of strange structures like polmers, nanotubes, buckballs, and impossiblechemicals (like enonDio<ide, or !hate&er*. +long !ith Chemistr (or Piochemistr*

skill, the T/ must make a successful 'ncredible ine T/ Control Task $oll.

Atomic Power

The ultimate po!er is the abilit to rip apart atoms and turn them into pure

energ. The T/ must ha&e a skill in Science9 %uclear 7hsics, to e&en dream of doingthis, and at least a ;e&el of 20 (!hich can be had !ith a lot of B<tra Bffort*. The effect of

this po!er is up to the #M, but a Difficult of at least ;egendar should be assigned. +s

a default, an +tomic +ttack against a target !ill usuall be to =Disintegrate= it b ripping

the molecules apart (not the atomic nuclei themsel&es*, doing 5 DC per ;e&el. $ippingapart a kilogram of atomic nuclei, on the

other hand, !ill create a massi&e nuclear e<plosion, so please be &er careful.

'* StrikeThis is the abilit to create a damaging telekinetic shock !a&e. The T/ can send a

blast of force at a target, shatter a table or !all, and if po!erful enough, can e&en takedo!n buildings.

?hate&er method used, the damage is calculated the same (the >special effect> of

destruction method is up to the T/ using the po!er*. Bach ;e&el gi&es one DC of Stundamage, at a 4 to 4

basis. So, a ;e&el G T/ could do a T/ blast for G DC. The strike does Stun damage, or

half in =/illing= damage against inanimate obects.

The effecti&e range of the attack is eLual to the ;e&el < 40 in meters. So a ;e&el GT/=s range for this po!er is G0 meters. %ote that a T/ does not ha&e to attack !ith all his

force (this !ould use less B%D*. )r, con&ersel, he could use B<tra Bffort. The standard

range penalt table is used to calculate to hit penalties for long ranges. To hit a target,make a normal Task $oll

against the target (all penalties and bonuses !ill appl*. )nce hit, the target !ill take

damage, and suffer considerable /nockback as !ell. %o matter !hat Campaign Stle ischosen, T/ /nockback !ill use one le&el higher on the /nockback chart. That is, if

/nockback !as set at 4 unit, it no! becomes 2 units.

+ po!erful T/ could split his po!er bet!een multiple targets and attack. "emakes one Task $oll, but each of his targets makes one of their o!n. 't does not matter

ho! he chooses to split the attack, but there is a 4 penalt for each additional target.

'* Defense

This is the fine art of using T/ defensi&el, and deser&es a skill of its o!n, as

there are man techniLues !hich must be learned (consider this the >+ikido> oftelekinesis*.

?hen a T/ is attacked, he ma tr to block the attack using the force of this

telekinetic po!ers. This can be in the form of parring a s!ord, deflecting a bullet, or

stopping an arro!. 't cannot, ho!e&er, effect energ !eapons, fire, or similar nonkinetic



attacks. 't ma be used to repel a T/ Strike (belo!*, but can do nothing against the more

subtle )rgan SLueezing.

To parr a strike or deflect a proectile of some sort, the T/ need onl attempt tos!at it aside. 'f, ho!e&er, the proectile is &er large (sa, another T/ !as thro!ing a

tank at him*, it should use T/ Control to repel the obect.

To parring a strike or proectile simpl make a normal Task $esolution7S' U T/ Defense U 4d40

&s.

D1 X attack rollBach parr uses the reLuired B%D. The higher our ;e&el, the more damage ou can

deflect. That is, if the bullet is rolled to do 20 points of /illing damage, and ou deflect

40 points, 40 !ill still hit ou (a grazing hit*.

Oou ma use this do deflect both /illing and Stun damage. The units listed in thechart belo! are resolved /illing or Stun points. That is, it is not DC, but rather the actual

number of hits the target !ould ha&e taken.

;e&el Deflection

4 42 2

3 58 40

5 45

E 25F 35

G 50 (4/*

H F5 (4.5/*

40 400 (2/*44 450 (3/*

42 200 (8/*

42U U50 (4/*'t is interesting to note that ou ma use this po!er to deflect bullets headed at

friends or other targets. This gi&es a 2 penalt to our skill, ho!e&er.

ther Penalties$

'f the obect is an melee attack, no penalt

'f the obect is an arro!, 2 to deflect

'f the obect is a spear, 4 to deflect'f the obect is a bullet, 8 to deflect

'f the obect is hpersonic, G to deflect

'* Shiel(

Bffecti&e in !arding off T/ blast and ust about e&erthing else. Creating a T/

Shield brings up an in&isible barrier of repulsing force that surrounds our person (adefault radius of 2 meters*. This ma be e<tended, for a loss of effecti&eness. + T/

Shield !ill pro&ide /D against an kinetic attacks (bullets, e<plosions, melee attacks, a

car, etc.*. 't has no effect against energ based attacks, such as lasers, heat, cold, fire,

electricit, etc. 't can also protect against T/ Strike.



;e&el /D

4 2

2 83 E

8 G

5 40E 45

F 20

G 25H 35

40 50 (4/*

44 F5 (4.5 /*

42 400 (2/*42U U50 (U4/*

+ po!erful T/ could generate a larger shield that can encompass an area, that is,

create a shield bubble. The default radius is 2 meters (ust enough for the T/*. B&er

doubling hal&es the effecti&e /D. or instance, making it ha&e a radius of 8 meters,!ould half the /D. Making it ha&e a radius of G meters !ould Luarter it, and so forth.

Creating a T/ Shields reLuires a Competent Task $oll. B%D cost is normal, plus itreLuires 4 B%D per 7hase to maintain.

Teleportation

'nto the furthermost realms of fantastic po!ers of the mind lies the abilit to

control space and time, to bend the uni&erse to our !him and transport ourself across

the immensities of the eddies and currents of the &ast continuum of the cosmos...

Teleportation is b far the most unbelie&able psi abilit unbelie&able not becauseit is impossible, but because of the astronomical le&el of energ need to !arp spacetime

and co&ert matter into a transient state of pure energ.

Put let us assume for a moment the mind is far greater than matter. 7sionic energis in tune !ith the mechanics of the uni&erse. 7sion particles can bend and !arp space

time, and s!ap the state of matter to energ and back. 7erhaps that is because our minds

are on the threshold of ascension to a conscious of pure energ or perhaps it is an aspectof consciousness itself.

Teleportation is trul instantaneous, a blink from one point in the uni&erse to

another, unbounded b the rules of the speed of light. This is fortunate, because if it !ere

not, then b teleporting from 7oint + to 7oint P on Barth !ould be difficult, due toBarth=s rotation and mo&ement through space. Pecause it is instant, this relati&e

mo&ement is not a factor.

'n order to teleport to a certain place the teleporter must be able to clearl&isualize it (either from memor or b clair&oant &ision*, or kno! it=s precise geological

(or spatial* coordinates. + simple set of coordinate numbers !ill not suffice, ho!e&er, he

!ill ha&e to match them on a map or chart and true to &isualize his ump to that point. 'tis a 2 skill penalt to teleport based on map coordinates.

#enerall speaking, teleporting cost 5 B%D per ;e&el used, and has a limited

range, based on the ;e&el the teleporter used to make his ump. This is not al!as the

case, as there are other uses for teleportation that use considerabl less energ.<evel Range Mass



6k#7 6kg7

4 2 40

2 F 80

3 20 H0

8 50 4E0

5 450 250

E 800 3E0F 4000 8H0

G 3000 E80

H G000 G40

40 20,000 4000

44 E0,000 4240

42 4E0,000 4880

42U U200,000 ;e&el2 <40

'n case ou did not notice, the range is close to e<ponential gro!th (B;e&el, but

rounded off*. Therefore, if the #M has a good calculator, he ma opt to actuall calculatethe ranges (but he doesn=t ha&e to*. Mass is ;e&el 2 < 40.

Teleportation SkillsTeleport licker TeleportationDecoporalization Stellar Teleportation

Dimensional Teleportation Temporal Teleportation

Cost

Teleportation costs 8 77 per ;e&el. B%D cost is 5 per ;e&el.

'eleport

This is the most often thought about abilit for teleportation. This is the abilit to

teleport

ourself, others, or obects from point + to point P, instantl. Oour ma<imum range islisted abo&e. 't cost 5 B%D per ;e&el to use this abilit.

To teleport, ou must make a Competent Task $oll !ith this skill. Oour skill is at

2 if ou are umping based purel on map coordinates. 'f ou fail the roll the energ isspent but ne&er teleported. 'f a critical failure is rolled, ou do teleport, but not !here ou

intended. Oou might ha&e e&en teleported into an obect (but this !ould be fatal*. 't also

takes longer than one action to make the teleport. Oou must spend 4 action per ;e&elconcentrating on our target.

or e<ample, if ou !ish to teleport from Chicago to ;+, ou must ha&e a ;e&el

of G (3000 kms*. Oou !ould spend 80 B%D, and ha&e to take G 7hases to concentrate(nearl half a minute*. 7lease remember, the shortest distance from one point on a sphere

to another point is through the sphere.'t is, of course, possible to ust teleport part of the !a to our location, then ump

again, but this uses more po!er, and so should onl be done !hen ou are incapable ofmaking the distance in ust one ump. +nd no, ou should not ump into the middle of the

7acific )cean. "a!aii is al!as a good stopping point on umps to Japan. The Moon, b

the !a, is 3G8,800 kms from Barth. + ;e&el 43 teleporter could ump all the !a to theMoonN



Oou ma teleport ourself, our clothes, our carried items, or other obects and

other people. Oou ma teleport obects of mass eLual to our ;e&el 2 <40.

+t ;e&el 4 and 2, ou can onl teleport small obects, but at ;e&el 3 ou canteleport up to H0 kgs, that is, a mansized obect (unless it is a big fat man*.

Dirty 'ricks!#his section is listed so the * can %e aware of all the nasty things teleporting

can do& so he can decide if teleportation should %e allowed or disallowed()

The abilit to teleport obects is considerabl po!erful. or instance, a ;e&el 3teleporter can teleport an enem 20 kilometers into the air, and lea&e him there. 'f the

enem does not die from asph<iation, he !ill be dead se&eral minutes later !hen it hits

the ground. Teleporting something 20 kilometers underground is also a nast trick.

+t po!er ;e&el E, a psi could teleport people and obects into ;o! Barth )rbit. %ot onl is this a nast !eapon, but an e<tremel po!erful alternati&e to the space

program. +t ;e&el G and up, the can teleport obects to "igh Barth )rbit.

B&er thought about teleporting a baseball into someone=s brainK )r a small pebble

into their heartK )r simple teleporting their heart out of their bodK Doing such fancteleportation tricks should ha&e hea& skill penalties or "eroic to 'ncredible Difficult

1alues. %e&er the less, the #M should be full prepared for a plaer to pull a fast one.7laers should be gi&en the opportunit to be creati&e !ith their character=s po!ers, but

ne&er abusi&e. That is !hat D1 and skill penalties are for. 'f its a cool trick, it=s going to

be tough to pull off.

Flicker 'eleportation

lickering is not reall teleporting from 7oint + to 7oint P. 't is teleporting from

7oint + to 7oint +. Most often, this is used in combat situations (often called CombatTeleporting*, and man teleporters first disco&er their po!ers then the accidentall use

licker teleport as a reaction to an attack (at no skill &alue*.

licker teleport basicall allo!s ou to take a Defensi&e Maneu&er to e&ade anattack b

teleporting out of harm=s !a. This is different from full Teleport because ou do not

ha&e to spend actions concentrating.?hen attacked ou can choice to licker7ort a!a, instead of making an e&asion

roll. Oour Defense 1alue then is 7S' U licker U 4d40 roll. 'f ou succeed against the

attack, the attack missed. 'f not, ou failed to licker in time and the attack hit. 'f our

roll is also successful against a Competent Difficult ou ma appear an!here in &isualrange of the combat zone. That is, on the other side of the room, or behind our attacker

(our choosing*.

licker Teleport costs a flat 5 B%D and takes no time, though ou !ill lose ourne<t turn, as per +borting for Defensi&e Maneu&er, as normal. Oou must ha&e a ;e&el of

at least 3 to perform this.

Decoporali+ation

Peond flickering is the abilit to put ourself in a constant transient state

bet!een matter and energ. Pasicall, this allo!s ou to dematerialized ourself,



becoming a ghostl, energized form. Oou are not matter or energ, but something in

bet!een...

Oou ma decoporalize ourself, other obects, or people, of mass up that listed inthe chart abo&e. or instance, if ou massed F5 kg, and carried on ou 40 kg of

eLuipment, ou !ould onl need to use ;e&el 3 to decoporalize ourself, our clothes,

and our eLuipment.To decorporalize ou must make a Competent Task $oll !ith this skill. 'nitial

B%D cost

is eLual to 5 B%D per ;e&el used. Bach action !hich passes ou must maintain our stateat a flat cost of 2 B%D per action, and ou must make another Competent Task $oll.

?hile decorporilized, phsical and stun attacks ha&e no effect. Bnerg attacks

ha&e half

effect, but attacks !hich directl affect Desolids (some superpo!ers and magic* !illha&e full effect. Mental telepathic attacks !ill affect ou as normal. Matter is no barrier

!hile decorporalized.

Oou can !alk through !alls, and phase through floors and ceilings. Oou are still

&isible as a glo!ing ghostl image of our former self. Oou can change back at an time,and !ill do so automaticall if our B%D runs out or our fail the roll to maintain our

form.

Stellar 'eleportation

This is a special abilit to teleport in stellar distances. %ormall, it is not possiblefor an unaided pschic to accomplish this, but !ith a large psi amp (a ship scale psi amp,

for instance* he !ould be able to make interstellar umps (i.e., umping the psi ship*.

Pasicall, making a stellar ump is ust the same as normall teleport ump, e<cept

boosted b the psi amp. Oou must ha&e the e<act spatial coordinates and an astrogationchart to see !here ou are going, and successfull make a Competent Stellar %a&igation

Task $oll, follo!ed b a successfull Competent Stellar Teleport Task $oll. ailure in

either !ill through ou off course. + critical failure might drop ou and our ship into theheart of a star...

Dimensional 'eleportation

This is the abilit to teleport ourself (or others* to a different plane of realit, that

is, to

another dimension. 'f no other dimensions e<it, this po!er is pointless. 'f the do e<ist,

then it is Luite possible the onl !a to get there is to ump through the corners of timeand space to get there. This !ill lead to alternate Barths, or other !orlds entirel (antas

!orlds, for instance* !here things !ork &er differentl. Oou might e&en ump into a

!orld !here psi does not e<ist (!hich !ould be terribl unpleasant*, but magic mighte<it. +nd if magic e<its, mabe there is a magical !a to teleport back...

The e<act game mechanics of this skill is up to the #M. Tpicall, ho!e&er, the

;e&el used should indicate ho! far off the alternate dimension is from the current !orld.42 might be an alternate realit. 3E might be a ne! fantastic !orld. "igh po!ers could

ump ou to completel alien, surrealistic dimensions !here e&erthing, e&en phsics, is

different.



'emporal 'eleportation

This is the abilit to teleport though time. Temporal teleportation does not mo&e

ou in space (ou must use normal teleport for that*, onl up or do!n in time. +ssumethat ou remain e<actl !here ou are (the planet=s gra&it!ell keeps ou there,

compensating for spacetime e<pansion and planetar orbit*, but can transport ourself

for!ard or back!ard in time. 't cost 5 B%D per ;e&el to use this abilit.To find ho! far up or do!n in time ou can ump, use the Teleport $ange chart

abo&e, but

instead of kilometers, read the range as Oears. To teleport through time, ou must kno!e<actl !hen ou !ish to go, in das plus or minus our current time. Then make a

Competent Task $oll !ith this skill. 'f ou fail the roll the energ is spent but ne&er

teleported. 'f a critical failure is rolled, ou do teleport to a time ou did not intend to go.

't also takes longer than one 7hase to make the teleport. Oou must spend 4 action per;e&el concentrating on our time location.

or e<ample, if ou !ish to teleport back 800 ears. Oou must ha&e a ;e&el of E

(800 ears* to accomplish this. 'n our mind, ou imagine teleporting back 48E,0HE das

(including ;eap OearsN*, and make our task roll. Oou !ill also spend 30 B%D, and ha&eto take E actions to concentrate. The nature of time tra&el is totall up to the #M. 'f he

does not !ant time tra&elers, this skill should be disallo!ed.

Ther#okinesis

;ike telekinesis, thermokinesis (Th/, pronounced thee=ka* in&ol&es theapplication of mental po!ers to control matter. "o!e&er, !ith thermokinesis it is onl

possibl to transfer heat energ to an obects or area. This is done b mentall e<citing or

slo!ing the &ibrations of a substance=s atoms. +ll la!s of thermodnamics still appl, of

course, and the heat is therefore simpl transferred from one place to another. ?henheating an obect, heat is mo&ed from a much larger area, such as a room, to the smaller

obect, and &ice &ersa !hen cooling. The heat lost (or gained* b the larger area is

normall small enough not to be noticed.The chart belo! describes the degree in temperature change a&ailable for

thermokinesis.

Thermal Change is in degrees Celsius per kilogram per action, and !ill be an e<othermicor endothermic change, depending on !hether prokinesis or crokinesis is used.

To con&ert from Celsius to ahrenheit, use this formula9 C < 4.G U 32 X .

;e&el Thermal Change

4 20o : kg : action2 80 o : kg : action

3 E0 o : kg : action

8 G0 o : kg : action5 400 o : kg : action

E 420 o : kg : action

F 480 o : kg : actionG 4E0 o : kg : action

H 4G0 o : kg : action

40 200 o : kg : action





42U U20 o : kg : action

or instance, a Th/ !ith a ;e&el of E could heat a 80 kg mass at a rate of 3degrees per action (or 4 degrees e&er 5 seconds*. 'n 4 minute, the obect=s temperature

!ould ha&e increased 42 degreesN

Thermokinesis Skills

7rokinesis "eat Plast

Crokinesis Chill Plast

Cost

Thermokinesis costs 2 77 per ;e&el. B%D cost is 2 per ;e&el.

Pyrokinesis

7rokinesis is the abilit to heat an obect !ith one=s mental po!ers (as outlined

abo&e*. Pelo! are some important boiling and burning points (all in Celsius*.

+&erage $oom Temperature 22 o

"uman Pod Temperature 3F o

Barth "eat $ecord (;iba* 5F.G o

Blectronics Shutdo!n G0 o

?ater Poils 400 o

7aper 'gnites 233 o

Cloth 'gnites 250 o

?ood 'gnites 2GG o

;ead Melts 32F o

%uclear $eactor Meltdo!n 3F8 o

1enus Surface 8E0 o

'ron Melts 4,540 o

Barth $eentr 4,E50 o

Titanium Melts 4,EF0 o

;ead Poils 4,F8H o

'ron Poils 3,000 o

Tungsten Melts 3,800 o

Sol Surface 5,508 o

Macross Cit F ;imit E,000 o

Sol Core 45E,HHH,F2E o

+ human target !ill take heat damage if his bod temperature is increased abo&e

normal (3FoC*. +t 3HoC a human !ill become fe&erish and dizz (4 to all skills, 4DEST% damage per minute*. or e&er 2 degrees abo&e this, there is an additional 4 to all

skills, and the target takes U4DE ST% damage per minute (that is, at 83oC, he !ill be

taking 8DE ST% per minuteN* .+t 83oC, the subect !ill also take 4DE killing damage, lose 4 one point in '%T

(unreco&erable brain damage*. +t 88oC he !ill take another 4DE killing damage, and lose

4 one more point in '%T, and so on, for e&er 4 degree thereafter. suall, the subect

!ill die from brain damage !hen his '%T reaches 0.



This is assuming a gradual increase. 'f the subect=s temperature is instantl raised

to 52oC instantl, he !ill take 43DE ST% hits, HDE killing damage (and thus HDE more

ST%*, and lost H '%T, at that instant. This is usuall fatal. $emember, ho!e&er, mostadult males mass F0 G0 kg. + ;e&el E Th/ can heat an G0 kg mass at a rate of onl 4.5

degrees per action.

't is also possible, and usuall easier, to set a target=s clothes on fire. Clothesusuall mass a kilogram or t!o. + target !hose clothes are on fire !ill take Mild to

'ntense fire damage as normal (#M=s discretion*.

To actuall use thermokinesis, the Th/ must make a successful Competent Task$oll !ith his skill. 't cost the 2 B%D per ;e&el to use the po!er. There is no direct

contest !ith the target, e&en if the target is a human. + crokinetic, ho!e&er, could tr to

keep the temperature do!n...

Cyrokinesis

Crokinesis is the abilit to cool an obect !ith one=s mental po!ers (as outlined

abo&e*. Pelo! are some important standard and freezing points (all in Celsius*.

"uman Pod Temperature 3Fo

+&erage $oom Temperature 22o

?ater reezes 0o

+ntireeze ?ater reezes 20o

Dr 'ce E0o

Barth Cold $ecord (1ostok* GH.2 o

Jupiter Surface 40G o

Buropa Surface 4F4 o

;iLuid %itrogen 240o

;iLuid )<gen (;)* 222.E5 o

7luto Surface 22H o

;iLuid "elium 235o

)uter Space (a&erage* 2F0 o

+bsolute Iero 2F3.45o

+ human target !ill take chill damage if his bod temperature is taken belo!normal (3FoC*. or e&er degree belo! 3EoC, the !ill be at 4 to all skills and take 4DE

ST% damage per minute. +t 32oC he is in hpothermia, and takes 4DE killing damage

e&er minute, and should be se&erel incapacitated !ith shi&ering.

"o!e&er, instantl freezing someone ma not kill them, but rather put them intocronic

suspension. This can be done onl if the subect=s temperature is lo!ered &er Luickl, b

at least 5 degrees per turn. 30oC is considered an acceptable cronic state. This is notentirel realistic, though, because all of the subect=s cells !ill burst from the e<pansion

of ice. 'n a =softsci= campaign, or a superheroic ad&enture, it is perfectl acceptable (>+s

seen on T1>*.'t is also possible to damage or !eaken obects b cooling them to a brittle point.

Chilling

most metals do!n to 30oC !ill lo!er its /D and SD7 b half (it !ill return to normal

!hen it=s



temperature returns to normal*. "alf the /D and SD7 again for e&er 30oC thereafter,

do!n to

+bsolute Iero.To actuall use crokinesis, the Th/ must make a successful Competent Task

$oll !ith his skill. 't cost the 2 B%D per ;e&el to use the po!er. There is no direct

contest !ith the target, e&en if the target is a human.

Fire Blast

This is some!hat of a cinematic abilit, meant to emulate the fireball thro!ing po!ers of

some Th/s seen in mo&ies and comic books. 't ma be disallo!ed in a more realistic

campaign.

+ Th/ !ho is skilled in prokinesis ma be able to create a fier blast of hellishenerg, such as a fireball. To do this, the Th/ must ha&e a ;e&el of 5 or better, and

successful make a "eroic 7rokinesis Task $oll follo!ed b a Competent ire Plast

Task $oll (it counts as one action to do both*. The damage is eLual to the Th/=s ;e&el

minus 8 (;e&el 8*. The result is the DC damage that the fire blast can inflict. + ;e&el 40Th/ could fire a EDE fire blast. The effecti&e range of the fire blast is eLual to the Th/=s

;e&el < 40, in meters. +ll to hit penalties and bonus appl, but onl to se 7o!er irePlast (!hich is rolled to hit* not the prokinesis skill (!hich !as used to create the

fireball*. $emember, it cost the 2 B%D per ;e&el used to acti&ate the po!er, and ou

must do it twice, once for each skillN?hen hit b a fire blast, an burnable or semiburnable obect !ill catch fire and

continue to burn. This fire damage is eLual to half the original DC of the attack, and

continues until it is e<tinguished or burns out.

Chill Blast

;ike ire Plast, this is some!hat of a cinematic abilit, meant to emulate the

sno!blo!ing, ice freezing abilities of some Th/s seen in mo&ies and comic books. 'tma be disallo!ed in a more realistic campaign

+ Th/ !ho is skilled in crokinesis ma be able to create an ic blast of freezing

air and fling shards of frozen !ater particles that can do significant damage. To do this,the Th/ must ha&e a ;e&el of 5 or better, and successful make a "eroic Crokinesis Task

$oll follo!ed b a Competent Chill Plast Task $oll (it counts as one action to do both*.

The damage is eLual to half the Th/=s ;e&el minus 3, or (;e&el 3* : 2. Oou ma round

up. The result is the DC damage the chill blast can inflict. 7lus, the attack is considered+rmor 7iercing (+7*, because ice shards can slip through armor, and armor is not good at

protecting against the effects of instant frost bite. or instance, a ;e&el 40 Th/ could fire

a 8dE (+7* chill blast. The effecti&e range of the chill blast is eLual to the Th/=s ;e&el <40, in meters. +ll tohit penalties and bonus appl, but onl to the se 7o!er Chill Plast

(!hich is rolled to hit* not the Crokinesis skill (!hich !as used to create the ice blast*.

$emember, it cost the 2 B%D per ;e&el used to acti&ate the po!er, and ou must do ittwice, once for each skillN

Tactical Tidbit9 't is not uncommon for a crokinetic to first cool an obect so that

it is brittle, then shatter it !ith a sudden blast of ice particlesN



"pecial <i#itations

7si po!ers too e<pensi&eK Those listed abo&e are po!ers !ithout much limitation

or special conditions. ;imitations are a !a to sa&e on the cost of a po!er !hilesacrificing for functionalit. +n of these limitations ma be gi&e to a po!er, unless the

are someho! contradictor, and the #M al!as has the last !ord on !hat can and cannot

be allo!ed ona po!er.

These limitations effect one tpe of po!er (i.e. Telepath, or Telekinesis, etc.*

and thus all Skill Methods !hich use that po!er are affected. There are no limitations!hich effect skills. Skill are, after all, ust methods of using our po!er.

Dtra N Cost

't cost e<tra Bndurance to use the po!er, abo&e and beond !hat is listed for the po!er. or doubling the B%D reLuirements, the 77 cost of the po!er is <0.G. or triple

B%D reLuirements, the 77 cost of the po!er is <0.F. or <8 B%D reLuirements, the 77

cost of the po!er is <0.E.

#ergency 'nly

The po!er onl manifests itself in times of se&ere stress, an<iet, or !henthreatened. This ma ha&e to do !ith certain chemical conditions (such as heightened

endorphins or adrenaline le&els* in !hich case it could be artificiall stimulated. Put,

under normal conditions, such as !hen ou are calm and unthreatened, the po!er issimpl una&ailable. The 77 cost of the po!er is <0.F.

5ickle

Sometimes it !orks, sometimes it ust doesn=t. ?ith this limitation, the #M getsto roll a 3DE once e&er hour of game time (not pla time*. $oll 3DE and subtract 3. 'f

the roll is less than or eLual to the character=s 7S', the po!er is a&ailable for that hour. 'f

it is greater than 7S' the po!er is una&ailable for an hour of game time (not pla time*.The 77 cost of the po!er is <0.F5.

Preparation

?ith this limitation, the character must spend a great deal of e<tra time,

meditation, or ritual. ?hate&er the case, a certainl length of time must be spent

preparing to use the po!er before ou can make a skill roll. Oou cannot be interrupted

during our concentration. 'f ou are, ou must start o&er. 'f the preparation takes oneTurn (40 seconds* cost is <0.H5. 'f it takes one minute, cost is <0.H. or ten minutes, cost

is <0.G. or one hour, cost is <0.F. or si< full hours, cost is <0.E.

Re-uce- Range

The range of the po!er is se&erel reduced. or half the listed range, the 77 cost

of the po!er is <0.G. or Luarter the range the 77 cost of the po!er is <0.F. or 4:Gth therange, the 77 cost of the po!er is <0.E. Oou cannot reduce the range on a po!er !hich is

Touch )nl.

Touch 'nly



This is a special reduced range limitation !here the range is effecti&el zero. Oou

must be in phsical contact !ith the subect to use our po!er on him. This should not be

allo!ed on po!ers such as BS7 or +stral 7roection, !hich effect onl ou. The 77 costof the po!er is <0.E.

,ncontrollable+lthough ou can control our po!ers !ith our skill as normal, there are times

!hen our po!ers ust manifest on their o!n and do something completel

unpredictableN This !ill ne&er directl harm ou (such as teleporting our o!n heart outof our bod* and !ill rarel do something against friends or lo&ed ones. suall, it is a

subconscious reaction, a refle< action, or a subpersonalit !ithin our o!n mind. Thus,

the ncontrolled action does ha&e a moderatel logical reason and purpose. ?hen the

character is under e<treme stress a certain Method of a po!er might manifest and dosomething. ?hen this happens, the character gets to make a C)); U Concentration roll

against his o!n 7S' U the Skill &alue of that Method !hich is manifesting. 'f he !ins, the

po!er !as suppressed. 'f he fails, the po!er lashes out and does something.

The character !ill also lose B%D as normal. ?hat happens is strictl under the #Mscontrol. + normal task roll !ill be reLuired, but the #M rolls this himself. The effects

ma be good or bad, but should al!as be unpredictable. The 77 cost of the po!er is<0.F5.

<i#ite- ,se

Oour po!er is onl usable a fe! times a da, then is una&ailable. This can be

further broken do!n, for instance, if ou ha&e >)ne use per da> this could mean >)nce

e&er 28 hours>. 'f ou ha&e >T!ice per da> this could mean >)nce e&er 42 hours>. 'f

ou ha&e >3< per da> this !ould mean >)nce e&er G hour> and so on.Si< times a da9 77 cost is <0.H5

i&e times a da9 77 cost is <0.H0

our times a da9 77 cost is <0.G0Three times a da9 77 cost is <0.F0

T!o times a da9 77 cost is <0.E0

)nce a da9 77 cost is <0.50

Chapter ; ! Robotech NPCsThis chapter co&ers the bulk of main characters from the $obotech saga. Man

ha&e the same stats and skills as listed in their original anime roles, !ith alterations to

their backgrounds as appropriate to $obotech.

+ll character stats con&erted from 7alladium &ersion stats !here a&ailable, !ith

minor adustments to make their stats fit the character.

The follo!ing %7Cs use mostl the same stats as their original incarnations

(replace $ank:Membership !ith the appropriate choice of $D or $B*9

Macross $obotech

"ikaru 'chio $ick "unter Misa "aase ;isa "aes



Ma< Jenius Ma< Sterling

"aao /akizaki Pen Di<on

$o okker $o olker ;nn Minmei ;nn Minma

"enr J. #lo&al "enr J. #lobal

1rlit!hai /ridanik PreetaiB<edola orma B<edore

Poddole Ier Dolza

QShamm, 1anessa, /im, Claudia and #lo&al die at the end of the Macross +rc.

Southern Cross $obotech

Jeanne rancai< Dana Sterling

;ana 'sa&ia %o&a SatoriMar +ngel Marie Crstal

Po!ie Bmerson Po!ie #rant

;ouis Ducasse ;ouie %ichols

Charles de Btouard Sean 7hillipsSeifriet ?ei`e Ior 7rime

+ndrze Sla!ski +ngelo Dante$. Pro!n Dennis Pro!n

Claude ;eon +natole Bli ;eonard

Musiere:Muselle +llegra:)cta&iaQIor 7rime, $olf Bmerson and +natole ;eonard die at the end of the $obotech Masters

+rc.

Mospeada $obotechStick Pernard Scott Pernard

$a $and Sommer&ille

"ouLuet et $ose $ook PartleOello! Pelmont Oello! ;ancer

Jim ?arston Jim ;unk6 Cooper

Mint ;ebue +nnie Mint6 ;aPelle+isha +riel

Sori Sera

Patra Corg

Macross "aga Arc

"ikaru 'chio



$ick in 2088

"ikaru becomes $ick "unter. "is background changes &er little.Sentinels9 $ick is a pi&otal character in the Sentinels storline. "e has self doubt

about his abilit to command, and steps do!n from +dmiral to become leader of Skull

SLuadron, but he !as out of the game too long and his piloting skills ha&e gotten rust.B&entuall he returns to being +dmiral.

Shado! Chronicles9 ?hen ;isa is inured and loses their child during Bd!ard=s

escape, $icks hair gras o&er the course of a ear, making him look older than he is. "e

is stranded on the SD3 after the %eutronS test.+dd9 $ank H ($B officer*

Misa "aase

;isa in 2088

Misa becomes ;isa "aes. "er background changes &er little.

Sentinels9 ;ike $ick, she is a maor plaer during the Sentinels storline. During

their sta on 7ra<ia, Pella teaches her a lot about combat, a!akening the >!arrior!oman> !ithin, to !hich $ick finds &er alluring.

Shado! Chronicles9 Shortl before the Shado! Chronicles she is pregnant, but

loses the bab !hen the SD3 is attacked b Bd!ards. +t this time she is +dmiral andcommands the SD3, but steps do!n a ear later after reco&ering from inuries and

appoints her husband $ick as +dmiral. +fter she reco&ers in 2088, she returns to her rank

as +dmiral.The comic series has her gi&e birth to a son the name $o "unter, !hich is

likel no longer canon.+dd9 $ank H ($B officer* or $ank G ($B officer* during the time she steps do!n, +rcher 3, "andto

"and 3, Melee 3

;nn Minmei



Minmei in 2032

"er background also changes little, although she matures into a &oluptuous and

bitter !oman tring to dro!n her sorro!s !ith alcohol. +fter the !edding of $ick and

;isa, she and Janice sneak out !ith the SD3.Sentinels9 She remains on Tirol !hen the Sentinels depart, !here she sparks a

brief romance !ith Jonathan ?olfe. "o!e&er, he is sent out on a suicide mission b

Bd!ards, !ho makes his mo&e to possess her. During this time she undergoes some basictraining and oins the $B diplomatic corps and opens a cantina for the $B. B&entuall

she realizes !hat a monster Bd!ards is and attempts to escape, but is caught b Bd!ards

after he is stripped of his rank and taken prisoner to )ptera !here she remains for a earuntil rescued b $ick "unter and 1ince #rant. The Shado! Chronicles comic implies

that she e&entuall reco&ers but is someho! changed, and the Sentinels storline sho!s

that Bd!ards breaks her sanit.+dd9 Membership 8 ($B*, $ank 4 ($B*

$emo&e9 S7'$ 2, Bmotion Manipulation 8 (no spiritia in $obotech*

;nn /le

/le in 2032

/le e&entuall ends up part of the $B forces on Tirol, although it is not stated!hat his M)S is. "e dies in 2032 -2083 attempting to sa&e Minmei from Bd!ards.

Ma< Jenius

Ma< becomes Ma< Sterling. "is background doesnt change much and hecontinues to lead Skull SLuadron !ith Miria. The both retire and sta on Tirol after

Miria reco&ers from the #arudan atmosphere since she is pregnant at the time. B&ents

pertaining to anthing after MacrossQ become irrele&ant.

Miria 7arino Jenius



"er background before encountering the Macross e<pands a bit to sho! that she

!as engineered to become a more fierce combatant than other Ientraedi. She still marries

Ma<, although their first daughter is named Dana Sterling rather than /omilia Jenius, andthe ha&e a second daughter named Maia. B&ents pertaining to anthing after MacrossQ

become irrele&ant.

Q $eference to their actions in Macross M3 and Macross F. This also means that an of

their other >canon> daughters born after /omilia do not sho! up in $obotech, thus there

is no Mlene. Their second daughter is named Maia (born in 2025*. +urora is either alater child (born in 2033K* or no longer e<ists.

B<edore

B<edore in 2088

Sentinels9 B<edore aids ;ang in pre&enting Bd!ards from seizing control of the7lenipotentiar Council and e<posing him as the traitor he is. "e also assists Preetai and

the Ientraedi in escaping !ith the monopole ore.

Shado! Chronicles9 B<edore dies on the Deukalion during the %eutronS test

accident.

uamin /ra&shera

uamin becomes /hron, also called /hron the Petraer for his tendenc of beating his officers !hen drunk or angr. Some sources indicate his mental instabilit

being caused b him eating petals of the flo!er of life. "e harbors a deep grudge against

Preetai for >sa&ing> him from ding a Ientraedi death before the arri&ed at Barth.

*urro%sB Moira

$ole9 %a&al Command )fficer



Stats9 K

Secondar9 B%D K, "M K, $un Km, ;eap Km, +nime ;eap Km, S!im Km, PTM K, $BC K, $BS K,

ST% K, "'TS K (K*, ;ift K kg, Thro! Km, DM# K, B1 K.

Skills9 K

7erks:Talents9 KComplications9 K

Moira Purro!s is the captain of the submersible, the ;emuria. 'n 200 she captures both Bd!ardsand okker and their earl 14 units in an attempt to force them to help her seize technolog from the

#rand Cannon ' in +laska.&en-er emale

Age KRole +ntinification commander

eparraB "eloy

$ole9 Meltran +ce 7ilot : $esistance ighter (treat as +nti%*Stats9 '%T 8, C)); 3, 7$B 8, BM7 2, $B F, DB F, TBC" 3, ST$ 8, P)D E, +TT$ G, M+ F, BD 4



Skills9 Mecha 7ilot9 uadrano F, Mecha ?eaponr F, Mecha Combat E, $ifle A Shotgun 5, Militar

BtiLuette 5, 'ntimidation 5, Jur $ig 5

7erks:Talents9 ull Plood Meltran, +ce 7ilot, +cute Sense9 1ision, Combat Sense 3

Complications9 +rrogant 5 Selo is the Meltran pilot !ho planted the micronized Miria onboard the SD4 Macross. +fterthe !ar, she ended up as the leader of the Sca&engers malcontent group. She has a halfhuman son named

"irano, !hos father is none other than +natole Bli ;eonard. Poth are killed b Miria in 204G.&en-er emaleAge K?eight K

1eight KRace ullPlooded Meltrandi

<angB #il

W200H 2032_



"e originates as a nameless scientist in the Macross series, listed onl as >chief

engineer>. "e is responsible for de&elopment of the pinpoint barrier sstem and the

Macross= transformation capabilit to fire the refle< cannon. Through the stor, heappears to be de&eloping >protoculture po!ers> !hich continue to increase both his

intelligence and his phsical strength.

Shado! Chronicles9 "e is stranded on the crippled SD3.Poth ;azlo Iand and Bmil ;ang had a characteristic Luirk of designer "aruhiko

Mikimoto in that he sometimes dre! ees black !ith a !hite pupil, although Bmil ;ang

is often sho!n !ith normal ees. B<tended e<posure to protoculture is gi&en as thereason for the black ees.Stats9 '%T G, C)); E, 7$B 5, BM7 5, $B 5, DB 5, TBC" G, ST$ 3, P)D 5, +TT$ 3, M+ 3, BD H

7rotoculture 7o!ers9 'f the #M !ishes to gi&e ;ang the >protoculture po!ers> he displaed in the

Sentinels comics, increase his '%T and ST$ to 44 to represent his >e&olution>.

<angB Nina

$ole9 Ci&ilian Bntertainer

Stats9 K



Skills9 K

7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 K %ina ;ang is a female human and the ounger sister of noted scientist Bmil ;ang. Porn on Barth

prior to the irst $obotech ?ar, she !as present in the era post the Macross 'ncident !hen an alien &essel

later kno!n as the SD4 crashed on Macross 'sland.

?here her brother became a scientist, %ina decided to become a successful singer !here she !as

the star of a band kno!n as +bsolute Iero. 'n this era, efforts !ere made to stud the alien technolog of

the ,?isitor, ship !ith its presence ha&ing ended the #lobal Ci&il ?ar. Blements !ithin the nited Barth

#o&ernment belie&ed that the creators of the ship ma one da return to reclaim it !hilst scientists such as

Dr. ;ang de&eloped the science kno!n as $obotechnolog b studing the craft. "o!e&er, others belie&ed



that the ship !as a bad omen for their people !ith one such mo&ement being the aithful !ho belie&ed that

it !as a representation of the De&il. +mong those that held a negati&e &ie! of the alien ship !as %ina ;ang

!hich put her partiall at odds !ith her o!n brother.

'n 2005, she &isited Macross 'sland in order to pla numerous concerts and !as reunited !ith her

brother in this time. She !as also introduced to $o okker of the $obotech Defense orce and e<pressed aromantic interest in him at the time. )&er the course of e&ents, the aithful=s ne! charismatic leader #eoff

Da&ies decided to entrench himself deeper in Macross Cit=s politics and asked for %ina ;ang=s help in thisendea&or. 'n this regard, he asked her to sponsor a number of anti$obotech commercials on the Macross

Proadcast Sstem. This prompted Dr. ;ang !ith asking MPS anchor Claton ortenspeil to begin a public

debate !here he !ould argue the benefits of $obotechnolog against %ina. 'n this time, %ina !ould &isit

the SD4 and !as gi&en a tour b $o okker though in truth she !anted him to con&ince her brother to

call off the public debate as she feared it !ould cause a !edge in her relationship !ith him.

'n this time, Claudia #rant !as noted to had been some!hat hostile to!ards %ina ;ang as she alsohad romantic feelings to!ards okker. Pefore the debate, ho!e&er, %ina !ould be kidnapped b a splinter

faction of the aithful that !ere secretl led b +natole ;eonard !ho decided to hold her hostage in order

to con&ince Bmil ;ang to destro the SD4. Bmil ;ang !ould ask his friend $o okker to sa&e his sister

and he !as ultimatel successful in this task. +fter being freed, %ina e<pressed o at the thought that

okker sa&ed her as she belie&ed he !ould be the one to do so. "o!e&er, he claimed that he had done the

act primaril as a fa&or to his friend Bmil and that the gesture !as not a romantic one !hich ended an

romance bet!een the t!o as $o claimed that %ina !as his friend.

ollo!ing this time, %ina !ould be introduced to her brothers best friend !ho !as Prian Pernardand the t!o started a romance. Bmil, ho!e&er, !ould secretl inform Pernard that %ina=s relationships

tended not to last and that she ma still ha&e held some romantic feelings for okker despite being in arelationship !ith Pernard. "o!e&er, Prian stated that he did not mind and !anted to eno the compan

!hilst it lasted. /no!ledge of %ina ;ang being romanticall in&ol&ed !ith Pernard !ould become !ell

kno!n amongst the population. +fter!ards, Pernard !ould confess his past life to %ina about the debt he

o!ed to the hacker kno!n as the Salamander. %ina !ould also meet !ith Claudia #rant and ;isa "aes

!here she ad&ised #rant not to spurn the romantic attentions of okker.

't is Luite likel that %ina ;ang is Scott Pernard=s mother. Some sources also claim that +natole

;eonard manipulated her into speaking against her brother=s !ork.

&en-er emaleAge K

'ccupation singer

Fan-B <a@lo

W 200H 2088_

"e originates as a nameless scientist in the Macross series (the original notes listhim as $esearcher +* and is e&ol&ed into a named character, similar to Dr. Bmil ;ang.

"e aids in the de&elopment of the 1+E +lpha, 1PH Peta, the 1"T4 Spartas and theCclone series. "e becomes increasingl ealous of Bmil ;ang=s fame and starts

becoming obsessed !ith protoculture >shapings> as !ell as Dana Sterling (the onl

hbrid child ali&e at the time*. +t some point he fakes his death and ends up !orking forBd!ards during the Sentinels arc.



Poth ;azlo Iand and Bmil ;ang had a characteristic Luirk of designer "aruhiko

Mikimoto in that he sometimes dre! ees black !ith a !hite pupil. B<tended e<posure to

protoculture is gi&en as the reason for the black ees.

Robotech Masters Arc

Setting

The planet #lorie becomes part of Barth. The planet ;ibert becomes a deep

space station and rall point in Jupiter=s orbit for the $B fleets in the later storline.Moon Pase +luce is mo&ed to the Barth=s moon. The Southern Cross " is located near

the CanadaMontana border and is renamed Monument Cit.

45th +T+C+fter the $obotech Masters are defeated, but before the 'n&id arri&e, ;ouis Luits

the +T+C and goes to !ork for akuza in Toko. Dana and the remainder of the 45th

steal ?olf=s ship and head for Tirol. The unfinished script seems to indicate that the do

locate the $B and oin up !ith the sentinels in the latter part of their mission.

Jeanne rancai<

Dana in 2088.

Jeanne becomes Dana Sterling, daughter of Ma< and Miria Sterling and bleachesher green hair to blonde. +pparentl she possesses minor pschic abilit and has &isions

from time to time.+dd9 7S' 4, Cognition 4, Telepath 4

+dd9 Telepathic Send 4, 7recognition 4

'n&id ?ar9 Just before the 'n&id in&asion, she has telepathic dreams sent from her

sister she has ne&er seen, and steals Jonathan ?olf=s ship to head to Tirol along !ithPo!ie and most of the 45th +T+C, as !ell as taking most Tirolian sur&i&ors so the can

escape persecution.

Shado! Chronicles9 P 2088 she ser&es on Space Station ;ibert. ?hate&ertrouble she accrued for abandoning the Barth is apparentl cleared. 't is unkno!n if shesur&i&es the destruction of ;ibert.

Po!ie BmersonPo!ie becomes Po!ie #rant, nephe! of Claudia #rant, son of 1ince and Jean

#rant. This &ersion is not related to $olf Bmerson, but $olf is caring for him !hile Ma<

and Miria are a!a !ith the $B fleet because of Po!ie=s bad health.



Seifriet ?ei`e

Seifriet becomes Ior 7rime, a clone of the original $obotech Master Ior !ho built the SD4 Macross. Thus, he !as ne&er a human officer on moon base +luce. "e

defects to the side of humanit to protect his kno!ledge of $obotechnolog from the

other Masters. "e still dies at the end of the $obotech Masters arc.

;ouis Ducasse

W 2034 2088 _"e becomes ;ouie %ichols, son of #eneral rank %ichols, head of $D=s %PC

di&ision.

'n&id ?ar9 "e Luits the +T+C after the $obotech Masters are defeated, out of

disgust for !ar and !hat he feels is a misuse of his technolog and gi&es up !eaponrresearch. "e ends up !orking !ith some akuza in Japan until he is recruited b Jonathan

?olf.

Shado! Chronicles9 "e realizes that he can put his genius to use on defensi&etechnologies and e&entuall oins the $B first !orking !ith Dr. Cochrane on the

shado! cloaking sstems and then ser&es !ith 1ince #rant on the 'carus and then the

+rk +ngel.

;ana 'sa&ia

;ana in 2034

She becomes %o&a Satori (Spanish %o&a for >ne!> and Japanese Satori for

>enlightenment>*, but is largel unchanged through this arc.

'n&id ?ar9 %o&a Satori ends up the commander of the #M7 after the $obotech

Masters are defeated. She becomes a cold and ruthless soldier, !illing to sacrifice others



so the remnants of her unit can sur&i&e. %ear the end of the 'n&id ?ar she attempts to

hiack a shuttle e&acuating ci&ilians to +luce '' to force them out so that her #M7 troops

can escape to the moon instead, but the are shot do!n and crash in tah. She escapescapture and is not seen thereafter.

Claude ;eonClaude becomes +natole Bli ;eonard.

The Bternit:+cadem and Mc/inne narrati&es depict ;eonard Luite differentl.

"ere, he is sho!n as a religious fundamentalist, first acti&e in the ears follo!ing the#lobal Ci&il ?ar opposing the rebuilding of the crashed alien ship that became kno!n as

the SD4 and engineering the kidnapping of Dr. Bmil ;ang=s sister in the hopes that she

!ould use her o!n celebrit status to speak out against $obotechnolog. +fter these

e&ents, ;eonard disappears but reemerges ears later as #o&ernor of Praslia in South+merica during the Ientraedi Malcontent prisings that follo! the irst $obotech ?ar.

The limited resources of the $obotech Defense orce ($D* pro&ide him !ith a po!er

&acuum to fill through the formation of his o!n force, the +rm of the Southern Cross.

Despite his hate to!ards aliens, he has a son !ith Meltran ace pilot Selo, although bothare killed in the prising.

'n this narrati&e, ;eonard e<hibits a strong dislike to!ards $obotechnolog andad&ocates the de&elopment of Barthdesigned po!er sstems independent of protoculture.

'n practice, this pro&es impossible, but along the !a he becomes a suspect in a string of

suspicious flight accidents in&ol&ing the 1+E +lpha &eritech fighter being de&eloped b the $D. Though the accidents, !hich claim the life of pilot +m 7ollard, are later

confirmed to be deliberate acts of sabotage and subseLuentl dubbed the #illes Crimes

after one of ;eonard=s aides, ;eonard is ne&er formerl implicated. ?hile the

de&elopment of satisfactoril capable mecha is ultimatel found to reLuire use of protoculture despite ;eonard=s misgi&ings, he relents, but determines to build an entirel

distinct line of mecha for the Southern Cross rather than using an of the $D designs

slated to deplo !ith the B<peditionar orce.+fter the departure of the SD3, an uneas relationship bet!een the $D and

TSC persists, culminating in an attempt to unif the t!o groups into a single Barth

Defense orce that satisfies no one. 'n 202G, ha&ing secretl been appraised of theimminent arri&al of the $obotech Masters b his scientific resource Dr. ;azlo Iand,

;eonard and forces loal to him attempt a militar coup of the nited Barth #o&ernment.

The coup is halted !hen thenMinister of Terrestrial Defense $olf Bmerson disco&ers

;eonard=s kno!ledge of the Masters and threatens to re&eal that he had deliberatelconcealed it from the Senate. +!are that both former $D units and those elements of

the militar not aligned !ith his plans !ould unite against him if that occurred, ;eonard

grudgingl complies, demanding as concessions that his title be changed to that ofSupreme Commander and that Bmerson agree to ser&e in the +rm of the Southern

Cross.

This narrati&e is the onl one that e<plains the ultimate fate of the $obotechDefense orce on Barth, merging it into the #lobal Militar 7olice specifically to pro&ide

o&ersight to ;eonard=s management of Barth=s defense.



$ole9 Ci&ilian Bntertainer -&irtual

Stats9 '%T G, C)); G, 7$B G, BM7 G, +#'; , TBC" G, ST$ , P)D , +TT$ G, M+ , BD G, ;C/ G



Skills9 Singing G, "uman 7erception G, Computer )peration G, 'nter&ie! G, B<pert9 ashion G, B<pert9Bntertainment G7erks:Talents9 Peautiful E

Complications9 "unted 40 The B1B (enhanced &ideo emulation* is a supercomputer +' used b the B#. The M)D+T

sstems !ere hers, and all but one !as confiscated b the militar. B&e maintains a co&er as a &irtual

entertainer !ith her o!n talk sho! co&ering music, fashion and man aspects of dail life. 'n truth, she is

the +' of the memor matri<6 containing all of the $obotechnolog data onboard the +SS4 and seeks

help through the M)D+T to stop the $obotech Masters from do!nloading her data archi&es.

Pecause she is an +' connected to the entire $obotechnolog database, she can be treated as

ha&ing 40 in almost an TBC" or '%T skill relating to the topic.

&en-er emale basis'ccupation talk sho! hostess

<an-ryB Mark

$ole9 Ci&ilian (delinLuent biker*

Stats9 K


ST% K, "'TS K (K*, ;ift K kg, Thro! Km, DM# K, B1 K.Skills9 Motorccle F

7erks:Talents9 K



Complications9 K

Mark !as a simple teenage punk biker li&ing in Monument Cit in 202F (202H* !hen he came

into possession of the #arland and its M)D+T. "e !as then con&inced to help B1B in stopping the

$obotech Masters from stealing her data archi&es.

&en-er MaleAge K

'ccupation Ci&ilian Piker

Ne% &eneration Arc

Mint ;ebue

She becomes Mint $ubble, and someho! she goes from being 42 ears old to

being 4E... ho! the figure she is nearl an adult ' do not understand. /eep her as 42.

Oello! Pelmont

"e becomes ;ance >;ancer> Pelmont. Pased on the dialogue in the $obotech

series, it implies he !as part of the Southern Cross and not the $B, likel the Tactical+ir Corps (T+C*.

Jim ?arston"e becomes Jim >;unk> Cooper. ;ike Oello!, the dialogue in the series implies

he !as !ith the Southern Cross instead of the $B. 'n the 'n&id ?ar comic, he states he

!as a mechanic for the #M7, and he !as abandoned at the irst Pattle of $efle< 7oint!hen %o&a Satori pulled her forces out.

$a

$and Sommer&ille is the runa!a son of a re&erend, not an orphan.

"ouLuet et $ose

She becomes $ook Partle. She has famil ali&e in the storline, and thus is notan orphan. "er mother is #eena Partle, !ife of $on Partle, second in command of the

?olf 7ack in 204G.

Stick Pernard

"e becomes Scott Pernard, possibl the son of %ina ;ang. "e holds the rank of

;ieutenant Commander ($ank 8, $B %a& commissioned officer*.

Shado! Chronicles9 +fter the 'n&id abandon the Barth, Scott returns to dut in the$B, under command of 1ince #rant. "e and +riel assist in the e&acuation of the +rk

+ngel.

Ariel



$ole9 Ci&ilian : 'n&id 7rincess

Stats9 '%T E, C)); E, 7$B E, BM7 G, $B 5, DB 5, TBC" 8, ST$ E, P)D F, +TT$ G, M+ F, BD 4,7S' E

Secondar9 B%D F0, ST+P F8, ;uck 4F, $un 24m, ;eap 4.F5m, +nime ;eap 40.5m, S!im Fm, PTM 2,

$BC 43, $BS 4G, ST% 35, "'TS F0 (head E, torso 42, limbs H*, ;ift E0 kg, Thro! 20m, DM# U0, B1 8.

Skills9 ;anguage9 Bnglish E, +!areness:%otice 8, B<pert9 'n&id 8, B<pert9 lo!er of ;ife 2, +uthorit

('n&id* 8, Mecha 7ilot9 #osu 5, Mecha ?eaponr 8, Mecha Combat 8

7schic 7o!ers9 Cognition 5, Teleportation 5, Telepath 5, BS7 5, 'n&id +lchem 4

7schic Skills (se 7o!er*9 Telepathic Send 5, Bmotion Sense 8, 7si Sense 3, Mind Scan 8, Teleportation

5, Clair&oance 5, 7recognition 5, Danger Sense 8, Piomechanics 47erks:Talents9 Solugi 'n&id, Peautiful 8, +ll 8 (Scott Pernard*, +ll 4 ($egess*

Complications9 )utsider 40

+riel in $obotech is different than her Mospeada incarnation as +isha. +s a solugi 'n&id and

daughter of the $egess, she possesses impressi&e po!ers. +fter persuading the $egess not to eliminate

humanit, she remains on earth !ith Scott Pernard and assists the $B in e&acuating space station ;ibert

before the "adonites attack."er single rank of 'n&id +lchem allo!s her to reconfigure or generate her clothing out of

molecules dra!n from the atmosphere around her. The disco&er that she is an 'n&id left some emotionaldamage, thus a loss of Stabilit points.

"tory Arcs %e! #eneration : Shado! Chronicles&en-er emaleAge a little o&er 4 ear old in 2088 appears in her earl 20=s?eight K

1eight K'ccupation 'n&id 7rincess

"entinels Arc

The follo!ing %7Cs are introduced or ha&e their main stories in the ne!est$obotech storline. Some of them ha&e roots in pre&ious stor arcs and can still be usedthere !ith some adustment.

The Sentinels storline runs from 2034 to 203H, and the $B returns to Barth in

2083. 't mostl runs parallel to the $obotech Masters and %e! #eneration arcs. ?hileman of these characters are in&ol&ed in pre&ious arcs, the !ere either introduced in

Sentinels and e<panded on, or the sa! the maorit of their in&ol&ement in the Sentinels.



*akerB Eack

W2034 2083_ $ole9 1 7ilot -$B

Stats9 '%T 8, C)); G, 7$B 5, BM7 5, $B E, DB 5, TBC" 8, ST$ 5, P)D 5, +TT$ 5, M+ 8, BD 2,;C/ G

Secondar9 B%D K, ST+P K, ;uck 40, $un Km, ;eap Km, +nime ;eap Km, S!im Km, PTM K, $BC K,

$BS K, ST% K, "'TS K (K*, ;ift K kg, Thro! Km, DM# K, B1 K.

Skills9 Mecha 7ilot9 "o&ertank 5, 7ilot9 "o&erccle E, Mecha 7ilot9 1 Series ($B* E

7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 K

Jack Paker is an orphan from the irst $obotech ?ar. "e oins the $D to get re&enge on the

Ientraedi, ho!e&er he comes to terms !ith his anger and mo&es on. "e is a true knight !ho al!as does

the right thing according to his thinking. This usuall means doing something impulsi&e, reckless and

against militar regulations. So far he has managed to pull it off. "e has had a maor crush on /aren 7ennsince the first time he sa! her, and goes out of his !a to impress her.

'n the Sentinels script, he !as one of the first to see Bd!ards for the treacherous !easel that he is,

and comes to !ords !ith the general on se&eral occasions. P 2083 he is the commander of ?olf

SLuadron, but b 2088 he is reassigned to Tirol and command passes to Tlor, sparing him the fate of the

SD3 and its cre!.

&en-er MaleRank 2nd ;ieutenant

Age 4F at the start of Sentinels (2034*

?eight 5=E>1eight 452 lb'ccupation $B pilot ?olf SLuadron

*al-an

$ole9 K

Stats9 '%T 5, C)); F, 7$B 2, BM7 2, $B 8, DB 8, TBC" 8, ST$ 5, P)D E, +TT$ 2, M+ 5, BD 4



Skills9 K7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 K



Paldan dies on 7ra<is, but lea&es a crstal >child> of himself to be shaped and raised b Teal. "e

trul cares about others before himself, and is a true paladin.

&en-er MaleAge unkno!n, likel pointless

?eight E=5>1eight 300 lbs

Race Spherisian

*ella

$ole9 7ra<ian ?arrior Stats9 '%T 8, C)); 3, 7$B 8, BM7 2, $B F, DB F, TBC" 3, ST$ F, P)D F, +TT$ 40, M+ F, BD 4



Skills9 K

7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 +rrogant 5

Pella is a natural leader, although she sometimes lets her emotions and arrogance get the better of

her. She Luickl takes a liking to $ick and ;isa "unter, seeing them as fello! leaders and !arriors. She

takes ;isa under her !ing to teach her 7ra<ian combat. ?hile she has learned ho! to use man modern

!eapons, she still prefers traditional 7ra<ian !eapons.&en-er emale

Age 20?eight F=E>1eight 455 lbsRace 7ra<ian

*urak

$ole9 KStats9 K



Skills9 K

7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 K



Purak comes off as being the most aloof of the Sentinels, et he constantl puts his o!n desires to

free 7erton abo&e the practical and logical needs to liberate the other Sentinel !orlds first.

'n the script, Purak dies alongside Tesla on 7erton, freeing the !orld from its curse.&en-er Male

Age K?eight E=

1eight4G0 lbsRace 7ertonian

Cabella

$ole9 Clone Master

Stats9 '%T H, C)); F, 7$B E, BM7 5, +#'; 8, TBC" H, ST$ 8, P)D 8, +TT$ 3, M+ 3, BD H, ;C/ 3Secondar9 B%D K, "M K, $un Km, ;eap Km, +nime ;eap Km, S!im Km, PTM K, $BC K, $BS K,


Skills9 B<pert9 7rotoculture E, Piolog H, Chemistr H, Mathematics 40, Computer )peration 40, Computer

7rogramming H, Mechanical Bngineer H, Mecha Tech G, +stronom H, +strophsics H, "istor 40, $adio

Communication H, 7aramedic H, Blectronics H, ;aser Communications G, 'ntelligence #athering G,

CroTech F, #enetic Bngineering G

7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 K

Cabella is the sole sur&i&ing $obotech Master on antoma after the 'n&id in&asion. "e is adedicated scientist and !ishes to stop the 'n&id before more innocents are killed. "e genuinel feels regretfor ha&ing to decei&e $em about being a clone of Ior.

'n the Sentinels script, he !as set to be killed, ding in the arms of $em and informing him that

$em is the last of the Ior clones.&en-er MaleAge 3FH at the start of Sentinels, looks E0=s

?eight E=3>1eight 2F0 lbs

Race Tirolian

Ca-eB *ekka



$ole9 TSC TC+D : $B 7ilotStats9 K



Skills9 K

7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 K

ormerl a member of the Tactical Corps +rctic Di&ision, she ended up on Moon Pase +luce

after the $obotech Masters !ere defeated. )f course, her unit didn=t e&en kno! about the $obotech Mastersuntil a couple !eeks after the !ar ended. +fter the initial 'n&id in&asion, she pilots an alpha to earth to tr

to restore communications. )n earth she oins up !ith John Carpenter and forms the Splinters resistance

group (named from >that splinter of Jonathan ?olf=s forces>*. She and Carpenter become lo&ers. Poth

sur&i&e the 'n&id ?ar &en-er emale

Age K?eight K

1eight K'ccupation

Rank ;ieutenant

CarpenterB Eohn

$ole9 $B )fficer Stats9 K



Skills9 K

7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 K



Maor John Carpenter !as captain of the first Tokuga!a class capital ship built b the $B at

Tirol. "e !as sent !ith that ship back to earth !ith the mission of !arning the $D of the impending

$obotech Master assault, and failing that he !as to link up !ith $D command so set up a communications

link !ith Tirol. "e and Pekka Cade lead a resistance group against the 'n&id.

?ith the changed timeline, he doesn=t get sent back to earth until after his e<ploits on earth.&en-er Male

AgeK?eight K

1eight K'ccupation K

Rank Maor

a Cru@eB

$ole9 $B Command )fficer

Stats9 K


ST% K, "'TS K (K*, ;ift K kg, Thro! Km, DM# K, B1 K.Skills9 K

7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 K

Da Cruz is captain of the Jutland and oins Preetai in his search for +dmirals "unter and theSentinels. She returns to Tirol !ith 1ince #rant, Preetai and Jonathan ?olf to ans!er the charges of

treason.&en-er emale

Age K'ccupation $B captain

Crysta$ole9 K

Stats9 '%T 3, C)); 8, 7$B 3, BM7 3, $B 8, DB 8, TBC" 3, ST$ G, P)D F, +TT$ 3, M+ E, BD 4



Skills9 K

7erks:Talents9 KComplications9 K

Crsta is a caring and compassionate person. She is often found helping Jean #rant or !atching

o&er children.&en-er emale

Age 4GF b human standards she is in her >earl 20=s>?eight G=2>

1eight 320 lbs'ccupation /arbarran !arrior



-%ar-sB T.R. 6Tho#as Riley7

$ole9 Mercenar 7ilot : 1 7ilot -$D:$B : Command )fficer -$B

Stats9 '%T F, C)); G, 7$B G, BM7 8, +#'; F, TBC" E, ST$ 5, P)D F, +TT$ 3, M+F, BD 2, ;C/ G



Skills9 Strateg G, Mecha 7ilot9 1 Series ($D* E, 7ilot9 i<ed ?ing E, ;anguage9 'n&id 4

7erks:Talents9 $ank H (#eneral*Complications9 "unted 45, Delusional 45, )bsession (possess Minmei* 45, )bsession (re&enge against

Ientraedi:$obotech Masters:$ick "unter* 40, 'ntolerance (nonhumans* 40

;t. Colonel Thomas $ile Bd!ards !as a mercenar during the #lobal Ci&il ?ar that ra&agedBarth prior to the crash landing of the SD4. Some accounts report that he !as emploed as a fighter pilot

b the #reater %orth Bast +sian Co7rosperit Sphere but Bd!ards= past is subect to reinterpretation. "e

!as instrumental in the earl das of the ne!l formed nited Barth #o&ernment and acted as a facilitator

to &arious parties. "e had a stead but tense association !ith $o okker as his super&isor during the earl

das of 1eritech de&elopment. +fter the 1eritech 1alkrie proect !as put on hold due to increased

accidents, Bd!ards !as recruited b colonel +natole ;eonard !ho harbored a distrust of the nited Barth

#o&ernment that !as arising out of the ashes of the #lobal Ci&il ?ar.

Bd!ards= !hereabouts and acti&ities in the B# during most of the irst $obotech ?ar is for themost part uncertain. Put it is kno!n, at least, that he !as at the +laska Pase #rand Cannon acilit during

the attack of Dolza=s armada. Bd!ards sur&i&ed but !as left scarred for life. +s a result of inuries,Bd!ards !ould !ear a half co!l mask that conceals the ruined right side of his face. "e seems to blame

$ick "unter and ;isa "aes for not bothering to check for other sur&i&ors !hen $ick rescued ;isa from

that same facilit.

Bd!ards !as later appointed #eneral and !ould accompan $ick "unter, ;isa "aes, Dr. Bmil

;ang and others on the SD3 in the $obotech B<peditionar orce=s mission.

'n a bold coup d=\tat, #eneral Bd!ards seized control of captured 'n&id technolog using his#host SLuadron, $B members loal to the Bd!ards= faction. The most important technological de&ice in

his possession !as the 'n&id Prain !hich !as captured during the successful liberation of Tirol upon the

$Bs= first encounter !ith the 'n&id. ?ith the 'n&id Prain, Bd!ards could plan his strateg and de&elop

technological breakthroughs that !ould take the $B ears to accomplish. Bd!ards allied himself !ith the

'n&id $egent onl to betra him in the end. Bd!ards met his o!n fate soon after being transformed b an

'n&id genesis pit into a grotesLue mutation.

'n the original $obotech timeline, Bd!ards and $o okker freLuentl clashed as enem pilots

during the #lobal Ci&il ?ar that preceded the SD4 arri&al. 'n the rebooted timeline as depicted in the

?ildstorm comics, okker meets Bd!ards sometime after the !ar and although the are not Luite buddies,

there is none of the intense dislike bet!een the t!o from the original timeline. +lso, in ?ildstorm=s 7reludeto Shado! Chronicles miniseries, (!hich theoreticall follo!s up on the Sentinels comics pre&iousl

published b +cadem and Bternit*, Bd!ards is portraed as much less insanel e&il and meglomaniacal.

'nstead, he seems to honestl ustif his actions in the interest of putting human ci&ilization first. Bd!ards

belie&es that $ick "unter and the other $B members !ho oined the alien Sentinels= cause ha&e forgotten

the original mission of the 7ioneer e<pedition. ;ike +natole ;eonard in the $obotech Masters segment of

the 4HG5 T1 series, Bd!ards also reflects human <enophobia and anthropocentrism !hich !ere recurring



issues during $obotech. Bd!ards e<plained to 1ince that he onl pretended to all !ith the $egent. "e

al!as intended to eliminate the $egent and his true intention !as to use alien technolog against the 'n&id

$egess on Barth. +s e&ident b some of his thoughts e<pressed in the miniseries, Bd!ards seems to

Luestion the moralit of his actions but feels, nonetheless committed to his course of action. 1ince #rant

(!ho in the original Sentinels al!as regarded Bd!ards !ith suspicion* attempts to reason !ith Bd!ards to bring his plans to +dmiral "unter, reinforcing the notion that Bd!ards has been retconned as a loal,

trusted member of the $B, at least before his coup. 't is possible that the 'n&id Prain ma ha&e mentallinfluenced Bd!ards= actions. $ick, regretful o&er ha&ing to fight Bd!ards, also suspects that Bd!ards ma

ha&e been tring to !arn them of something in the onl !a he could. The nature of his suspicions ma

&erge on the emergence of an as et unseen enem that possibl d!ells !ithin the ranks of their trusted

Sentinel allies.

Bd!ards dies on )ptera !hen the SD3 fires its snchro cannon on him. Bd!ards kills ;inn /le

during his occupation of )ptera.Bd!ards original design !as Megazone 23=s P.D. !ith his dark hair changed to blonde.

nfortunatel the timeline !ould not ha&e allo!ed him to be on earth in 202F (202H* so that character !as

changed to P.D. +ndre!s and the general appearance !as renamed T.$. Bd!ards."tory Arc allRank ;ieutenant Colonel Prigadier #eneral traitor &en-er MaleAge E8 in 2088

?eight E=2>1eight 4G0 lbs

'ccupation mercenar : commander of #host SLuadron : $B Commander : renegade

#B Eanice

$ole9 ield Scientist : Militar 'ntelligence : Ci&ilian Bntertainer

Skills9 "uman 7erception E, 'nter&ie! G, B<pert9 ashion G, B<pert9 Bntertainment G, ?ardrobe A Stle G,

Mecha 7ilot9 Cclone 5, B<pert9 "adonite Tech E, Sing G, Cook G, Dance G, 7oetr G, Mathematics G,

Chemistr G, +stronom G, +strophsics G, Mechanical Bngineer G, Blectrical Bngineer G, Computer

)peration G, Computer 7rogramming G, Computer "acking G, Mecha Tech G, "ide A B&ade G,

%otice:+!areness G, Demolitions G, #ather 'ntelligence G, 'nterrogation G, Tactics G, Militar BtiLuette G,Stealth G, $ifle A Shotgun G, "andgun G, "ea& ?eaponr G, Melee G, "andto"and G, ;anguage9



Bnglish G, ;anguage9 Ientraedi G, ;anguage9 Japanese G, ;anguage9 #erman G, ;anguage9 Tirolian G,

;anguage9 ;atin G, ;anguage9 $ussian G, ;anguage9 rench G

7erks:Talents9 Peautiful 5, ;ightning Calculator, Bidetic Memor, 7erfect 7itch

Complications9 )utsider 5

+ndroid eatures9 +s an +' installed into a mecha bod, all of her stats are fi<ed at E (Mk '* or G (Mk ''*and cannot be increased like normal characters. 'ncreasing phsical stats !ould reLuire alteration of her

bod, and increasing mental stats !ould reLuire reprogramming and upgrading her processor. She malearn ne! skills as normal. Man of her 7erks and Talents are mechanical features. She does not feel >pain>

but rather she registers damage to her ser&os and sstems.

"er name is an acronm for @unctioned Artificial +euron 1ntelligent Computer Entity ;. Janice

is an android built b Dr. Bmil ;ang and Dr. ;azlo Iand in 2043, and is passed off earl on as ;angs niece

and becomes Minmei=s singing partner. "er first incarnation !as built using $obotechnolog, !hile her

second bod incorporated "adonite technolog as !ell. +fter sneaking a!a !ith Minmei on the SD3,Bmil ;ang programs her to gather information on topics important to his research !hile she accompanies

the Sentinels in liberating their !orlds. She sacrifices her first bod to help defeat Bd!ards on )ptera !hile

uploading her programming into the ne! bod onboard the SD3, but loses some of her memor due to an

incomplete upload.

Janice is actuall an +' found onboard the SD4, and !as once a tool for Ior and the $obotech

Masters, although she has no memories of that time. The +' has a female persona that is friendl and loal.

+t first #rant assumes she is a traitor, but after the "adonites attempt to destro her, he accepts her as

ha&ing been ust as betraed b them as the $B !as.Janice !as originall going to be the Bnglish dubbed name of Megazone 23=s B&e Tokimatsuri for

the $obotech the ntold Stor. "o!e&er !ith the timeline being mo&ed from 2040 to 202F (202H*, she!ould not be a&ailable on earth. Thus, she cannot be B&e.

Q't is stated multiple places that she is fluent in >eight languages> but ne&er states !hat ones. ' picked ones

that seemed most appropriate gi&en her surroundings. eel free to replace them as needed.

Janice Bm Mk '9 '%T E, C)); E, 7$B E, BM7 E, $B E, DB E, TBC" E, ST$ E, P)D E, +TT$ 2, M+

E, BD E, C7 FE

Secondar9 B%D K, "M K, $un Km, ;eap Km, +nime ;eap Km, S!im Km, PTM K, $BC K,


SD79 30 torso, 45 head, 4G per limb+rmor9 S7 45, 45 SD7 all locations

Sstems9 Sensors ("ead, 3 SD7, Sensors 5500m, Communications 2Ekm*, $esolution

Bnhancement ("ead, 4E<*, $adio:$adar +nalzer ("ead*Multipliers9 =)id (makes her an android ma<imum skill E*, Bn&ironmentals (Space*, "olographic

7roector (grants +TT$ E*, ?eight 'nefficient, 7o!erplant (cold bioenerg protoculture*

Combat9 U4dE punch:kick

Janice Bm Mk ''9 '%T G, C)); G, 7$B G, BM7 G, $B G, DB G,TBC" G, ST$ G, P)D G, +TT$ 8, M+

G, BD G, C7 403Secondar9 B%D K, "M K, $un Km, ;eap Km, +nime ;eap Km, S!im Km, PTM K, $BC K,


SD79 80 torso, 20 head, 23 per limb

+rmor9 S7 20, 20 SD7 all locations

Sstems9 Sensors ("ead, 5 SD7, Sensors 40km, Communications 3Ekm*, $esolution

Bnhancement ("ead, 25E<*, $adio:$adar +nalzer ("ead*

Multipliers9 =)id (makes her an android ma<imum skill G*, Bn&ironmentals (Space*, "olographic

7roector (grants +TT$ G*, ?eight 'nefficient, 7o!erplant (cold bioenerg, protoculture*Combat9 U4dE punch, U2dE kick



&en-er emaleAge 34 at the start of Shado! Chronicles (2088*

?eight 5=2> (4.58m*1eight 302lb (43Ekg*

&nea

$ole9 7ra<ian ?arrior

Stats9 '%T 3, C)); 8, 7$B 3, BM7 2, $B F, DB F, TBC" 2, ST$ F, P)D G, +TT$ H, M+ E, BD 4Secondar9 B%D K, "M K, $un Km, ;eap Km, +nime ;eap Km, S!im Km, PTM K, $BC K, $BS K,


Skills9 K

7erks:Talents9 Peautiful 3, "igh 7ain Threshold 2

Complications9 'mpulsi&e (combat* 5

#nea is a >unior> under the tutelage of Pella. She has long blond hair and green ees. ;ike all7ra<ians, #nea looks for!ard to battle. +t first she despises $em for being a $obotech Master, but their

battle together on /arbarra, she has begun to grudgingl accept him as a fello! !arrior, and seems to gro!fond of him. She tends to be bold, arrogant and cock.. a tpical teenager.

&en-er emaleAge 4E at the start of Sentinels (2034* some sources sa 48?eight F=2>1eight 485 lbs

Race 7ra<ian



&rantB Eean

$ole9 Medical )fficer

Stats9 '%T F, C)); E, 7$B 8, BM7 F, +#'; 5, TBC" F, ST$ 3, P)D E, +TT$ F, M+ 5, BD G, ;C/ E



Skills9 Med Tech H, +!areness:%otice F, Diagnose G, $esearch E, 7aramedic F, Ioolog E, 7atholog E7erks:Talents9 Peautiful 2

Complications9 K

?ife of 1ince #rant. She has a passion for life, freedom and the arts, and has dedicated herself to

the preser&ation of life regardless if it is human or alien. She leads b e<ample and !ont ask others to do!hat she herself !ould not do.

&en-er emaleAge K?eight E=1eight 432 lbs

'ccupation "ead of $B medical department

&rantB ince

$ole9 Bngineering Corps : Command )fficer ($B*

Stats9 '%T F, C)); G, 7$B E, BM7 5, +#'; E, TBC" G, ST$ 5, P)D E, +TT$ E, M+ 5, BD E, ;C/ G



Skills9 Jur $ig 5, +!areness:%otice E, Mecha Tech F, +ero Tech 3, +uto Tech 3, Mecha Design 8,

Computer )peration E, +uthorit F, ;eadership G, Tactics E, )rator 8, Social E, 'nterrogation 5

7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 K



1ince is the ounger brother of Claudia #rant, and father of Po!ie #rant. "e is a born mechanic

!ith great aptitude for construction and has a strong grasp of protoculture technolog. "e is cool and le&el

headed. "is loalt and leadership abilities got him promoted up through the ranks &er Luickl. "e

married the head of the $B medical department, Jean.

&en-er MaleAge K

?eightE=H>1eight 285 lbs

'ccupation Bngineer : Command )fficer

?eshB 3a@ianna

$ole9 Meltran 7o!er +rmor 7ilot

Stats9 K

Secondar9 B%D K, "M K, $un Km, ;eap Km, +nime ;eap Km, S!im Km, PTM K, $BC K, $BS K,ST% K, "'TS K (K*, ;ift K kg, Thro! Km, DM# K, B1 K.

Skills9 K

7erks:Talents9 ullPlooded Meltrandi

Complications9 K

/azianna is a msterious Meltrandi !ho romances Preetai during their mining operation in the

rings of 7hantoma. She later gi&es birth to his son Drannin, the first natural born fullblooded Ientraedi in

the histor of their race.?ith the timeline reboot, it is unkno!n if her or Drannin still e<ist.

&en-er emale

Age K'ccupation uadrano pilotRace Ientraedi

?iDB 3athryn



$ole9 $B Communications )fficer Stats9 '%T E, C)); 5, 7$B 5, BM7 8, $B 5, DB 5, TBC" E, ST$ 3, P)D 8, +TT$ E, M+ 8, BD 3



Skills9 )rator 3, $adio Communication E, Satellite Communication 5, $adio Scramblers 5, Crptograph8, Blectronic ?arfare 8, ;anguage9 Ientraedi 8, Seduction (+TT$* F, Melee 3, 7ersuade A ast Talk F,

"ide A B&ade 5

7erks:Talents9 Peautiful 2, $ank ($B* K,

Complications9 K /athrn "i< !as a member of the $B onboard the SD3 during the Sentinels ?ar. She !as an

instrumental member of an attempted mutin against Bd!ards, and planned to assassinate the $egent. She

!as a tpical femme fatale tpe, using se< to get !hat she needed.&en-er emaleAge K?eight K1eight K

3a#i$ole9 #arudan Scout

Stats9 '%T F, C)); F, 7$B 8, BM7 E, $B 8, DB 8,TBC" F, ST$ 5, P)D 5, +TT$ 8, M+ 5, BD 4



Skills9 K

7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 K "e is a perfect scout, Luick on his feet and Luick !ith his mind. "e plas a pi&otal role in sa&ing

the /arbarran children being held hostage b the 'n&id during the Sentinel ?ar as !ell as disco&ering there

is a link bet!een the /arbarrans and their sekiton. "e tends to be softspoken and lo&es the thrill of the

hunt, but not for the sake of killing.&en-er Male

Age unkno!n, eLui&alent of 2G for humans?eight E=3>

1eight 4G0 lbsRace #arudan

<earna$ole9 #arudan Scout

Stats9 '%T E, C)); F, 7$B 8, BM7 5, $B 5, DB 5, TBC" E, ST$ 8, P)D 8, +TT$ 8, M+ E, BD 4Secondar9 B%D K, "M K, $un Km, ;eap Km, +nime ;eap Km, S!im Km, PTM K, $BC K, $BS K,




Skills9 K

7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 K

K

&en-er emaleAge unkno!n, eLui&alent of 2G for humans

?eight5=44>1eight 430 lbs

Race #arudan

<ron$ole9 /arbarran Bngineer

Stats9 '%T 8, C)); 8, 7$B 3, BM7 3, $B 8, DB 8, TBC" 8, ST$ H, P)D F, +TT$ 2, M+ 3, BD 4



Skills9 K

7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 K ;=ron is gruff and rough and tumble, but he is !ell meaning. "e hates the 'n&id but !on=t let his

anger endanger his friends.&en-er MaleAge F24?eight G=E>

1eight 350 lbsRace /arbarran

NicksB Rebecca

$ole9 $B Militar 'ntelligence

Stats9 K


Skills9 K

7erks:Talents9 K



Complications9 Co!ard 5

She !as the daughter of noted Doctor "arr 7enn of the $obotech $esearch #roup headed b

Doctor Bmil ;ang, !hilst her mother !as killed during the e&ents of the irst $obotech ?ar. +s a result of

her mother=s death, her father began to ignore and neglect her !hich led to her enlisting in the $obotech

Defense orce. P the age of 4F, she became a talent test pilot !hen the 7ioneer B<pedition !as beingassembled. +fter demonstrating her skill, she impressed Ma< Sterling though her father dispro&ed of her

actions. Despite this stance, Dr. ;ang encouraged her to oin the $obotech B<peditionar orce and she participated in its launch in 2022 during its launch. During her time in the B<peditionar orce, she !as

kno!n to had de&eloped a ri&alr !ith fello! pilot Jack Paker !ith the t!o forming a lo&ehate

relationship.

She is secretl afraid and is ealous of Jack Paker=s abilit to ump into e&en the most dangerous

situation !ith no apparent fear of ding.

P 2083 she has been promoted to a bridge officer onboard 1ince #rant=s ship. She participatedon the assault to bring do!n Bd!ards in 2088. +fter the $B ci&il !ar she carries the rank of commander.

't is unkno!n if she sur&i&es the attack on ;ibert Space Station.&en-er emaleRank 2nd ;ieutenantAge 4F at the start of the Sentinels, 80 at the start of Shado! Chronicles?eight 5=E>1eight 420 lbs

'ccupation $B 7ilot

Regent

$ole9 'n&id )&erlord

Stats9 '%T H, C)); 42, 7$B 45, BM7 2, $B 40, DB 40, TBC" E, ST$ 25, P)D 2E, +TT$ 4, M+ 48,

BD 2, ;C/ E

Secondar9 B%D 280, "M 5, $un 82m, ;eap 3.5m, +nime ;eap 40.5m, S!im 48m, PTM 42, $BC 88,

$BS 4G, ST% 420, "'TS 42,000 (head 2500 bod 5000, limbs 3350*, ;ift 5000 kg, Thro! 225m, DM#

UGdE, B1 333. "e can inflict up to 8/ unarmed and can take 8G0 /ills of damage.

Skills9 K

7schic 7o!ers9 Telepath 2, 'n&id +lchem F

7erks:Talents9 KComplications9 )bsession 45 (pro&e his !orth to the $egess*

The $egent is the male counterpart to the $egess. nlike the $egess, the $egent !ants to

subugate the gala< under his command and has little interest or patience in philosophical matters. "e

de&elops se&eral ne! mecha for his 'n&id forces, and also uses the 'n&id inorganics to bolster his fightingforce. 't is his forces that conLuer the Sentinel !orlds and are slo!l defeated b the $B. The $egent

forms an alliance !ith Bd!ards, but is betraed !hen Bd!ards usurps control of the 'n&id from him. "e

dies alongside Preetai !hen the Tokuga!a fires its snchro cannon on his ship.

The $egent conLuers most of the sentinel !orlds, taking them from the $obotech Masters. "ekeeps trophies and a zoo of the sentinel races as tribute to his militar pro!ess, and ostensibl to honor his

!ife, the $egess.

%ote that the $egent is considered roadstriker6 scale like a macronized Ientraedi.

Q ' ha&e chosen to drop his >super po!ers> from the 7alladium $7#, as he sho!s no sign of them in the

comic series.



&en-er MaleAge K

?eight 48= (estimate*1eight 350 lbs (estimate*

'ccupation 'n&id ?arlord

Regess

$ole9 'n&id )&erlord

Stats9 '%T 45, C)); 45, 7$B 20, BM7 5, $B 40, DB 40, TBC" 40, ST$ 20, P)D 20, +TT$ 40, M+20, BD E, 7S' 40

Secondar9 B%D K, "M K, $un Km, ;eap Km, +nime ;eap Km, S!im Fm, PTM K, $BC K, $BS K,


Skills9 B<pert9 7rotoculture H, B<pert9 Tirolian Societ F, B<pert9 Tirolian "istor F,

7schic 7o!ers9 Telepath 40, Teleportation 40, 'n&id +lchem H

7schic Skills9 Telepathic Send 40, Teleportation 40, Stellar Teleportation 40, 'n&id B&olution H7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 K

The $obotech &ersion of the $efless is a bit different. She is not the sole ruler of the 'n&id, and

shares rulership !ith her husband, the $egent. The $obotech &ersion actuall has more background than

the Mospeada &ersion, in that the $egess is the first 'n&id to reall gain sentience. She e&ol&es herself into

beautiful humanoid form to better relate to Ior, and forms a telepathic bond !ith him, teaching him all

about the flo!er of life !hile he in turn teaches her all about Tirolian societ. ?hile both the $egent and

$egess !ant re&enge on Ior and the Tirolians:Ientraedi for defoliating their !orld, this becomes asecondar goal for her in her Luest to e&ol&e the 'n&id to the >perfect> form.

'n 2088 she finall achie&es her goal and merges the 'n&id on earth !ith the protoculture stores of

earth, becoming a single transcended entit that lea&es this uni&erse through the black hole at $aanath=s

Star. 't is presumed that she takes the 'n&id throughout the ;ocal #roup as !ell, since none remain on

)ptera !hen it is gi&en o&er to the 7ra<ians.

%ote that the $egess is considered >roadstriker> scale like a macronized Ientraedi.

Q'n 2088 !hen she e&ol&es and takes her 'n&id out of the gala<, increase her 'n&id +lchem po!er and

the 'n&id B&olution skill to 40.&en-er emale

'ccupation K

ReinhartB &Onter



$ole9 $B Command )fficer

Stats9 '%T 5, C)); F, 7$B E, BM7 8, $B 5, DB 5, TBC" 5, ST$ E, P)D E, +TT$ 8, M+ 5, BD 8Secondar9 B%D K, ST+P 50, ;uck 40, $un Km, ;eap Km, +nime ;eap Km, S!im Km, PTM K, $BC K,


Skills9 K

7erks:Talents9 $ank ($B Marines* G (acting as H*

Complications9 K

"e ser&es as supreme commander of the $B and the Barth $eclamation orce in the absence of+dmiral $ick "unter. Pefore the +dmirals "unter left !ith the sentinels, he !as general commander of the

$B ground forces.Rank ;ieutenant #eneral

Age 54 in 2088?eight 5=H> (4.F3m*

1eight 4F5 lb (FHkg*

Re#

$ole9 ield Scientist

Stats9 '%T F, C)); E, 7$B E, BM7 5, +#'; F, TBC" F, ST$ E, P)D 5, +TT$ 5, M+ 5, BD F, ;C/ ESecondar9 B%D K, "M K, $un Km, ;eap Km, +nime ;eap Km, S!im Km, PTM K, $BC K, $BS K,


Skills9 Piolog G, Chemistr H, Mathematics G, Computer )peration H, $adio Communications G,

Blectronics F, Mechanical Bngineering F, Mecha Tech F, 7aramedic G, %a&igation 5

7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 K $em is a male Tirolian !ho !as actuall a clone of Ior !ho !as the founder of $obotechnolog.

"e !as created b Cabell after the death of Ior and !as the second clone of his progenitor !ith the other being Ior 7rime !ho !as created b the $obotech Masters as the sought to find the location of the SD4

that held the onl kno!n 7rotoculture Matri< in the uni&erse.

'nitiall, he !as completel una!are of his origins as a clone and !as under the tutelage of Cabell

!hen the $obotech Masters abandoned Tirol in order to search for Barth !here the Ientraedi !ere

defeated. +s a result, $em !as present on the planet !hen it !as in&aded b the 'n&id $egent. "e later

oined the $obotech B<peditionar orce after the sa&ed the planet=s populace from the 'n&id threat.



"e !as briefl present on Space Station ;ibert !here Cabell told him that a ne! !ar for

7rotoculture !ould emerge and that he feared that he !ould ne&er see an end to the ccle of !arfare. $em

attempted to comfort him b saing that at least the fighting had left Tirol in peace and that he !ould be

returning to his home!orld to stud the ne! %eutronS missiles for +dmiral $ick "unter. ?hilst being

escorted b Maia Sterling, he bumped into Dana Sterling and asked if he kne! her to !hich she replied ,inanother lifetime, !hereupon she !alked a!a after not speaking to her sister.

+ccording to the script, $em !as to become a close friend of $ick, ;isa and Janice. "e !ould become a maor force among the Sentinels. To!ards the end of the series, he !ould de&ise a plan to tra&el

back in time to stop the horrors !rought b the 'n&id and the $obotech Masters, but his plan ultimatel

fails6.

&en-er MaleAge 4G

?eight E=8>1eight 4G0 lbs

Race $obotech Master

Ro#eroB AleD

$ole9 $B 1 7ilot

Stats9 '%T 8, C)); 3, 7$B E, BM7 E, $B E, DB E, TBC" 8, ST$ 5, P)D 8, +TT$ E, M+ E, BD 2Secondar9 B%D K, "M K, $un Km, ;eap Km, +nime ;eap Km, S!im Km, PTM K, $BC K, $BS K,ST% K, "'TS K (K*, ;ift K kg, Thro! Km, DM# K, B1 K.

Skills9 K

7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 K

+le< is a member of ?olf SLuadron, and Marcus $ush=s best friend, during the final battle to di&e

the 'n&id off of Barth. +fter!ards, he is assigned to Skull SLuadron. "e dies in 2088 fighting against the

"adonites.

Rank ;ieutenant&en-er Male

Age 4H in 2088?eight 5=40> (4.FGm*1eight 4E0 lbs (F2kg*

RushB Marcus

$ole9 1 7ilot -$B

Stats9 '%T 8, C)); 3, 7$B 8, BM7 8, $B F, DB F, TBC" E, ST$ 5, P)D E, +TT$ 3, M+ 5, BD 2


Skills9 Mecha 7ilot9 1 Series E, Mecha ?eaponr E



7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 K

Marcus is the ounger brother of Marlene $ush, Scott Pernards fianc\e. "e de&elops a crush on

Maia Sterling at first sight. ?hen he first encounters +riel, he attempts to kill her !hile blaming Scott

Pernard for the death of his sister and the entire Mars fleet as a traitor. +fter +riel sa&es his life, hisdisposition to!ards her seems to soften a bit.

Rank;ieutenant&en-er Male

Age 4G in 2088?eight 5=E> (4.EFm*

1eight 480lb (E3kg*'ccupation 1 7ilot (?olf SLuadron Skull SLuadron*

"arna$ole9 "adonite +dministrator

Stats9 K



7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 K

%othing is reall kno!n about Sarna e<cept that >she> is the >daughter> of KK of "adon '1 and

she is >in lo&e> !ith 1eidt. She dies on "adon '1 sa&ing her father. "er sacrifice sho!s him that the

must not sit idle !hile the 'n&id !rest control of their planet from them.&en-er emale

Age K?eight K

1eight KRace "adonite

"terlingB Maia

$ole9 1 7ilot -$B

Stats9 '%T 5, C)); E, 7$B E, BM7 8, $B G, DB G, TBC" 5, ST$ 5, P)D F, +TT$ E, M+ E, BD 2Secondar9 B%D K, "M K, $un Km, ;eap Km, +nime ;eap Km, S!im Km, PTM K, $BC K, $BS K,


Skills9 Mecha 7ilot9 1 Series F, Mecha ?eaponr F, Dodge A B&ade F, +!areness:%otice E

7erks:Talents9 ̂ Meltrandi, Peautiful 3, #enius (1 7ilot9 +lpha* 3, +ce 7ilot

Complications9 K

Maia is the daughter of Ma< and Miria Sterling. She is the commander of Skull SLuadron in2088.




Stats9 '%T 5, C)); 5, 7$B 5, BM7 5, +#'; 5, TBC" E, ST$ 5, P)D 5, +TT$ 4, M+ 5, BD 5, 7S' 3


ST% K, "'TS K (K*, ;ift K kg, Thro! Km, DM# K, B1 K.Skills9 Mathematics 5, $esearch 5, +!areness:%otice E, Pasic Tech 5, B<pert9 7rotoculture E, Piolog 8,

Med Tech 87schic 7o!ers9 Telepath 3

7schic Skills9 Telepathic Send 3

7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 K

Tesla is a subking, and son of the $egent. "e is captured b the sentinels and $B, and attempts

to negotiate his !a out of trouble se&eral times. "e is a consummate actor and !easel. "e e&entuall gets

the 7ertonian sentinel Purak o&er to his side !ith promises that together the !ould remo&e the curse that

plagues 7erton. Through the stor, he begins eating unripe protoculture fruits and becomes an addict !hile

he e&ol&es to be more and more humanlike phsicall and begins sho!ing po!ers similar to the $egess.

'n the script, Tesla !ould continue his e&olution until he dies alongside Purak on 7erton, freeing

the !orld from its curse. The stats abo&e represent him before his e&olution from consuming the protoculture fruit. P the end of his e&olution, he !ould ha&e stats eLui&alent to the $egess instead of the

$egent, due to his more humanlike form. "e is described as being e&il in the same sense as $asputin of

earth.

Tesla is not e&ol&ing &ia 'n&id +lchem, but rather b consuming protoculture fruits.

&en-er MaleAge 44F (oung b 'n&id standards*

?eight 44=1eight 2FH lbs

Race 'n&id

ei-t



$ole9 "adonite +dministrator

Stats9 K



7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 K

+mbassador to the Sentinels Confederation from "adon '1. 't is 1eidt that gi&es the $B much

of their ne!est technolog through Janice. "e aids the $B throughout the campaign to liberate the sentinel

!orlds, onl to betra them after.&en-er Male

Age K?eight K

1eight KRace "adonite

1olfB Eonathan

$ole9 1 7ilot -$D : Test 7ilot : 1 7ilot -$B

Stats9 '%T 5, C)); 3, 7$B H, BM7 5, +#'; F, TBC" 5, ST$ E, P)D E, +TT$ G, M+ 5, BD 3, ;C/ G



Skills9 Mecha 7ilot9 1 Series ($D* E, Mecha 7ilot9 "o&ertank F, Mecha ?eaponr F, $adio

Communications 5, Tactics E, ;eadership F, Mecha 7ilot9 Cclone E7erks:Talents9 "andsome 3

Complications9 )bsession (Minmei* 5, Depression 40

?olf begins his career as a classic hero of epic proportions, commanding ?olf SLuadron in the

$D during Space ?ar '. "e !as charismatic and Luite popular !ith the ladies. ?ith ten ears of combat

e<perience, he is chosen to go !ith the $B e<pedition. +s a test pilot, he !as one of the first to put the

ne! ho&ertank through its paces, and he instantl falls in lo&e !ith it. +s such, the ?olf SLuadron is a

ho&ertank unit, referred to informall as the ?olf 7ack.

"e is a handsome and charismatic man, able to make !omen s!oon and men follo! him to thegates of hell. nfortunatel, his marriage falls apart and he begins sinking into melanchol, ha&ing left his



!ife and oung son on earth. )nce he disco&ers that Minmei had come !ith the SD3 he begins

romancing her, but their relationship is cut short !hen he lea&es !ith the "unters and the sentinels. +fter

returning to find his ne! lo&e !ith another man, he gets drunk and has se< !ith a 7ra<ian (!ho resembles

Minmei !ith red hair* !hile on dut and is almost dismissed from his post. "e then !orks e&en harder to

redeem himself !ith $ick "unter."e returns to earth !ith the $B ears later as part of a reconnaissance assault !a&e against the

'n&id. "e is absent from the irst Pattle of $efle< 7oint !hile searching in futile for his !ife and son,causing the alliance he !orked so hard to build to fall apart. "e e&entuall burns out and ends up in Soldier

To!n !here he cuts a deal !ith the local 'n&id to trade soldiers= li&es for protoculture. Seeing Scott

Pernard sparks his last bit of heroism and he dies sa&ing Scott, $and and $ook from the 'n&id.

?ith the timeline changes, he is still !ith the sentinels during the 'n&id ?ar. Thus, he !ould ha&e

to ha&e been sent back to Barth earlier in order to sell out Soldier To!n.

&en-er MaleRank Colonel

Age 33 at the start of the Sentinels?eight E=8>1eight 240 lbs'ccupation commander of ?olf SLuadron resistance fighter

PreRobotech (before 4HHH* %7C=s from before the SD4 arri&es on Barth. Just in case the campaign is set in

an earlier era.

Ni#uul

$ole9 Mercantile #uild : $obotech Blder

Stats9 '%T H, C)); E, 7$B F, BM7 3, +#'; 5, TBC" 5, ST$ 8, P)D 5, +TT$ 5, M+ 5, BD 3, ;C/ F


ST% K, "'TS K (K*, ;ift K kg, Thro! Km, DM# K, B1 K.Skills9 +ccounting F, Pusiness F, Pureaucrac H, "uman 7erception G, Mathematics F, 7ersuasion A ast

Talk 40, Credibilit F, 'ntimidation F, )rator G, "igh Societ H, +!areness:%otice 5, Priber H,

;eadership E, +uthorit F, Seduction (7$B* E7erks:Talents9 $ank (Mercantile #uild* H, Membership (Mercantile #uild* H, $ank (Senator* F,

Membership (Tirolian Senate* F, 'ntuition

Complications9 )bsessed (rule Tirol* 40

%imuul !as an influential member of the Mercantile #uild and a member of the Tirolian Senate. 't

!as through his manipulations that Ior !as granted his techno&oage to search for an alternate po!ersource and relie&e Tirol from their dependence on imported /arbarran sekiton. "e proposes that Tirol

anne< the ;ocal #roup to !ipe clean outstanding trade debts and bring more resources under their control.



+fter Ior disco&ers his protoculture and begins to e<pand on the applications, it is %imuul that

first con&inces Ior to begin making clones loal to %imuul. "e later comes up !ith the plan to make a race

of giant clones, the Ientraedi, to mine monopole ores in the rings of antoma, an essential material for

making space fold engines.

Slo!l but surel %imuul takes absolute po!er o&er Tirol, abolishing the senate and declaringhimself the onl Blder and restructures the republic into the Tirolian Bmpire. 't is under %imuul=s orders

that )ptera is defoliated of the flo!er of life. %imuul, as ruler of Tirol, uses !hat protoculture is left to allo! himself to li&e for generations

until death finall claimed him. %imuul made a radical decree in his ?ill9 his zlonic template !ould be

recorded and stored, upon his death Cabell !as to create a triplet batch clone of %imuul and do!nload the

template into them, this triplet batch !ould then recei&e all holdings, and the entire clone retinue of the

deceased %imuul. The decree sent shock!a&es through Tirolian societ. pon death his decree !as carried

out, and the Cabell created the triplet batch of %imuul, referred to as the $obotech Blders. %imuul ser&es as the 7rime Template that is used for all of the $obotech Blder:Master:"eir

trium&irates, ensuring his eternal rulership o&er Tirol, and all $obotech Blders ha&e his skills.&en-er MaleAge K?eight KK1eight KK'ccupation Tirolian )&erlord

Ti#eline 433

Tokalyan


Stats9 K



Skills9 K7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 K

Tokalan set up a research post on the planet $el=nar and e&entuall created a #enesis 7it to

further stud e&olution under the orders of the $egess. "e !as killed b Preetai during his search for the

lost SD4 (bet!een 4HHG and 200H*.&en-er Male

Age K'ccupation K



For

$ole9 Tirolian Science )fficer Stats9 K



7erks:Talents9 K

Complications9 K

Ior !as the Tirolian !ho disco&ered the flo!er of life and the process in !hich to process it into

protoculture energ as !ell as the earl 'n&id. "is !ork forms the foundation of all of the $obotech

Masters= technolog, including their genetic engineering and cloning.&en-er Male

Age K'ccupation

43849 %imuul con&inces the senate to grant Ior his techno&oage -stated the ourne takes >more than a

ear>

43839 Ior disco&ers )ptera, the 'n&id and the flo!er of life

KKKK9 Ior arri&es back on Tirol !ith his samples -4EHF +.;.

Chapter 8 ! 3evinis#sB Notes ( &lossaryThis is a collection of essas as to !h certain changes !ere made, as !ell as

information fi<es for /e&in Sembiedas cockups in the 7alladium &ersion of the game.

+lso included is a glossar of terms and abbre&iations.

Reconciling the "entinels 1ar-b $obotech $eference #uide 20E0

The premise of the Sentinels disagrees !ith the continuit of the original

$obotech series in man !as. Though the sho! is uneLui&ocal in its support for a

timeline that has the $B return later than 2080, se&eral inconsistencies appear if it isassumed that the $B arri&es at Tirol immediatel after the Sentinels &ideo. The

Southern Cross and #eneral ;eonard kno! nothing of a !ar or the proposed enem. The

narrator tells us the $B is searching for Tirol, not fighting the 'n&id. The sho! indicates



that the $D does not kno! !here Tirol is, despite access to Ientraedi na&igational

information. ?e propose a reconciliation of the Sentinels concept !ith the original series

continuit that delas the arri&al of the $B at Tirol until the conclusion of the Second$obotech ?ar. The benefits of such a reconciliation in e<plaining other poorl

understood elements of the $obotech continuit are discussed.

't has been apparent to obser&ers for some time that the concept Macek de&elopedfor the Sentinels is inconsistent in se&eral !as !ith the continuit !ith the original

series. Though this discomfort !ith the Sentinels has been &ague, it has been persistent,

and has moti&ated se&eral luminaries !ithin $obotech fandom (for e<ample, TomPateman* to suggest that the Sentinels itself must be abandoned. 'n the course of our

internal discussions on the subect of the reason for the long dela in the $B=s return to

Barth, !e came upon the unmistakable fact that it !as not possible to reconcile the sho!

!ith the claim that the $B spacefolded directl to Tirol. Bither the $B hid theSentinels ?ar from the Southern Cross, the Sentinels ?ar ne&er took place, or more

intriguingl, the Sentinels ?ar took place some eight ears after most fantimelines, and

fi&e ears after Mc/inne=s timeline claims. +dopting this sol&es, or allo!s for solutions

to, man of the outstanding difficulties in the $obotech continuit.The timeline in Chapter 4 accounts for this essa and its suggested corrections. 'f

the #M does not like this particular idea, the can find the original $obotech timeline inthe $obotech $7# released b 7alladium Pooks.

Revie% of the Ti#eline

?ithin the course of this discussion, it is absolutel essential to keep the original

series= timeline in mind things become Luickl muddled if one tries to mi< some of the

fan or no&elspecific dates !ith those mentioned in the sho!. The subect of the

$obotech timeline has been one of the most contro&ersial in $obotech fandom, not because there is an ambiguit in the sho! as to the dates of the maor e&ents, but rather

because preconceptions that stem from the no&els, comics, and $7# has moti&ated

certain parties to ignore the sho!=s e<plicit time cues, or to e<plain them a!a !ithfanciful scenarios for tampering in the timeline. ?e !ill sho! in this re&ie! that the

timeline of the series is indeed uniLuel determinable to !ithin a fair le&el of accurac.

The end date of the Macross saga produces t!o schools of thought. The seriesconcludes soon after Christmas, in December or Januar. The original Macross ends in

Jan. 2042 ho!e&er, Stan Pund has con&incingl sho!n that this produces an

impossibl cramped timeline for $obotech, for t!o main reasons. 'n $obotech, the SD

4 remains a!a from Barth after its disastrous space fold for a full ear, longer than these&en months in the Macross timeline (>#lo&al=s $eport>, >"omecoming>*. Secondl, the

reconstruction period is listed b the narrator as t!o ears, also far longer than the time

allotted in the original Macross (>$econstruction Plues>*. These combine to make theonl feasible date for the end of the Macross saga Dec. 2043:earl 2048. ?e ha&e

adopted a date for the episode >To the Stars> of Jan. 2048, based on the sense that some

time passes bet!een this final episode and >Seasons #reetings>, !hich takes place onChristmas B&e.

More contro&ersial is the departure date of the Sentinels, though not through an

ambiguit in the &ideo itself. The narrator speaks of the $B suffering from >nearl ten

ears of inacti&it>, and !hile this ma be construed to date to the apocalptic battle







against Dolza=s fleet in >orce of +rms> rather than >To the Stars>, a remark b ;isa is

not nearl so forgi&ing. She tells $ick that he has had >nine ears> to prepare for the

B<peditionar mission, not to mention their marriage. $ick onl learned of theB<peditionar mission in >To the Stars> similarl, his uneLui&ocal commitment to ;isa

dates to this episode. Thus, the onl date for the Sentinels departure that is consistent

!ith the &ideo and the original sho! is !ithin si< months of Januar 2023. %otcoincidentall, this agrees !ith Macek=s o!n estimate of the date of the departure of the

$B, as gi&en in 5o%otech Art 6 (p. 58ff*. Macek gi&es the date as 2022, and the range

from the analsis abo&e allo!s dates from +ugust 2022 on. ?e ha&e adopted a date ofDec. 2022 for the purposes of this discussion.

't has been argued in certain Luarters that Macek !as someho! >forced> b

outside factors to push back the date of the Sentinels for!ard to 2022:2023, and that his

original intent !as for it to take place immediatel after Macross. The argument is thatMacek, pre&ented from using the Macross properties b Tatsunoko, !as forced to e<plain

the change in mecha and uniforms b a dela. 't suffices to sa that there is zero e&idence

!hatsoe&er for this proposition. urthermore, Macek !as forced to redub the Sentinels

bet!een its animation as an episode and its reformulation as an )1+ he had plent ofopportunit to reset the date, had that been his desire. The onl gap that !ould be

necessar !ould be a couple of ears to e<plain the ne! (and in some casese<perimental* mecha and uniforms.

The onl piece of e&idence ad&anced to support the assertion that the $B !asn=t

supposed to lea&e in 2022:2023 in Macek=s conception is a Luote from 5o%otech Art 6, p.229 >The interfacing bet!een the constructed timeline in $obotech and the proposed

timeline in the Sentinels !as &irtuall impossible to reconcile !ith the Japanese !riters>.

"o!e&er, damning as this Luote might seem out of conte<t, once one actuall reads the

surrounding paragraph, one finds that Macek !as referring not to the date of thedeparture of the $B, but of the Japanese !riters= total lack of interest in the established

Macross characters, and Macek=s suspicion that the !ere de&eloping the Sentinels sans

Macross characters for de&elopment as a series to be aired in Japan. Macek=s use of>timeline> here is snonmous !ith >continuit>, not >chronolog>. 'ndeed, the conte<t

of the passage is so uneLui&ocal that use of this Luote as e&idence that Macek !as forced

to change his timeline is e<tremel decepti&e. This is especiall the case considering thefact that the a&erage fan does not ha&e access to this book, and can not check the conte<t

for this Luote for themsel&es. +s it happens, the Japanese !riters !ere e&entuall sacked,

+merican !riters !ere brought in, and de&elopment continued. B&en if this Luote

referred to the chronolog, !hich the conte<t indicates that it does not, the pressure onMacek !as relie&ed as soon as the Japanese !riters !ere sent their !alking papers. The

scripts that !ent to form the basis of the animation !ere precisel those Macek !anted.

$eturning to the original series, a much less contentious date is the beginning ofthe Second $obotech ?ar. +t Dana=s graduation ceremon in >Dana=s Stor>, !e are told

that it is fifteen ears to the da after the destruction of the SD4. The Masters= initial

probing attack against ;una predates the full !ar b enough time for the Southern Crossto check out the situation at ;una, and for the state of alert to ha&e subsided. These t!o

obser&ations lead to a conclusion that >alse Start> takes place in earl 202H. rom the

pacing of the episodes, and the apparent season of the final episodes of the $obotech

Masters saga, !e can conclude that the !ar ends in summer of 2030.






The most contro&ersial aspect of the timeline for the series is the return date of the

$B. The sho! gi&es us se&eral implicit clues to this date. irstl, the cre! of the

"orizont !as all >born in deep space on a $obotech ship>. Scott !as a bo !hen ?olffleft for Barth >!hen +dmiral "unter sent in the first !a&e against the $obotech Masters>

(>Bulog>*. ;ancer arri&ed on Barth more than three ears before >The Secret $oute>,

!ith the 'n&id firml entrenched and rooting out resistance members !ith the help of thelocals. )ne also takes note of the age of the old men in >#host To!n>, !ho supposedl

ser&ed against the $obotech Masters. +ll of these cues, as !ell of numerous others one

might mention, suggest an 'n&id occupation of a decade or more. "o!e&er, there is onesingle e<plicit time cue in >The 'n&id 'n&asion> that settles the issue. 'n this episode, the

narrator tells us that Barth is >a planet none of these ne!est $obotech defenders has seen

in nearl t!ent ears>. The operati&e !ord here is >none> it !ill not allo! a single

person in the Mars Di&ision fleet to ha&e been on Barth more recentl than the Luotedt!entear span.

Since Mars Di&ision is a significant fraction of the total $B fleet, this absolutel

dates the $B=s return to nearl t!ent ears after the last large deploment of $B

troops from Barth. The earliest possible candidate is the departure of the SD3, in 2022.Ships ma ha&e left earlier, but a single officer or cre!man in Mars Di&ision that left

!ith the SD3 !ould reLuire that this date, and not the earlier departure dates, be thereference point for this time span. Thus, the earliest the $B can return is the period

bet!een 2080 and 2082. This date can be pushed later if $B troops !ere e&er reinforced

in numbers from Barth. $einforcements might ha&e come as late as ust before the 'n&idin&asion itself, some time in the earl 2030s, pushing the possible date of the $B=s

return to as late as 2053 or so. ?e choose to assume that the departure of the SD3 is the

intended start date of this 20 ear span, impling a $B return from 2080 to 2082, rather

than deal !ith the increasing difficulties associated !ith return dates as late as 2053.The contrar &ie!, kno!n as the >Barl $eturn Scenario>, is that the $B returns

soon after the end of the Second $obotech ?ar, impling a &er short 'n&id occupation.

This is the position taken b the no&els, comics, and $7#. The main moti&ation for this position is a lack of abilit to e<plain !hat might ha&e kept the $B a!a for so long

surel the !ould ha&e returned to Barth as soon as the could, since this is the !orld

the !ere charged !ith defending. This is indeed a legitimate obection, but does noto&erturn the e<plicit time cues in the sho! and Sentinels that mandate the later return.

?hile the ad&ocates of this contrar position can not dispute the e<plicit time cues in the

sho!, the choose to either challenge their canonicit b calling them >errors>, or make

the argument (refuted abo&e* that in Macek=s conception, the $B !as >supposed> toha&e left in 2045 or so, in each case respecti&el ignoring either the sho! or the Sentinels

&ideo. ?e presume the canonicit of both the sho! and the Sentinels &ideo in their

entiret, and this analsis follo!s from that presumption. ?e consider the reection ofone or both as the establishment of an alternate continuit that is outside the scope of the

present !ork. +s !e !ill sho!, reconciling the Sentinels concept !ith the original series

not onl completel rules out the earl return, but it ans!ers the Luestion of !hat tookthe $B so long to come home.

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'n >The 'n&id 'n&asion>, an interesting claim made b one of the cre!men on

Scott=s "orizont. B<plaining his indifference to seeing Barth, his >ancestral> home!orld,

for the first time, he replies, >?hK ?e !ere all born in deep space on a $obotech ship>.This Luote has been emploed to argue for an earl return for the $B, on the

basis that it presents a problem for the late return scenario. 't has been claimed that these

people must ha&e been born before the $B=s departure, on a Moon or Mars base, or onthe actor Satellite, because after the $B reached Tirol, the !ould ha&e been born on

Tirol, and not on a $obotech ship.

irstl, one ma dismiss the Moon and Mars bases, as these are not >deep space>,or a >$obotech ship>, and the actor Satellite presents difficulties, as it is in Barth orbit

in the Sentinels &ideo, and thus !hile it might Lualif as a $obotech ship, !ould not

satisf the condition of not ha&ing seen Barth in nearl t!ent ears, or those birthed

aboard it being born in >deep space>, unless one again adopts the late return scenario.+ possibilit suggested b some of the earlreturn ad&ocates is that much of the

$B !as e<ploring deep space !ell before the SD3=s departure, and that the cre!s

!ere born in the interim bet!een 2045 and 2022. This is an intriguing possibilit, but

does not lessen the unanimit !ith !hich the late return is e&idenced b the sho!. +sdiscussed abo&e, the e<plicit cue from >The 'n&id 'n&asion> places the $B=s return

t!ent ears after the last maor deploment of the $B, not the first. Thus, !hile shipsma indeed ha&e been sent out before the SD3=s launch, the $B must still return

t!ent ears after its launch.

The obser&ation that the late return of the $B, along !ith the assumption that theSentinels plot continues as Macek had intended, does produce a problem !ith the cre!

being born on or abo&e Tirol rather than in >deep space on a $obotech ship> is indeed a

legitimate one. "o!e&er, this is not a problem !ith the late return scenario, but the first

of a number of problems reconciling the Sentinels plotline !ith the original $obotechcontinuit. 't suggests that the directtoTirol route that Macek had intended !ould ha&e

been, had the series been completed, the first of a number of contradictions !ith the

original sho!. )n the other hand, if the $B did not take a direct route to Tirol after thelaunching of the SD3, but rather spent se&eral ears before reaching Tirol, this

contradiction &anishes.

1hat "entinels 1ar The "outhern Cross in the ark

'ntriguingl, according to the original sho!, the Southern Cross +rm has no

kno!ledge of an !ar bet!een the $B and the 'n&id, and indeed, do not kno! about the

'n&id at all. This has important implications on !hether or not the Sentinels ?ar took place at all, or if it did, !hen it occurred relati&e to the $B=s departure and e&entual

arri&al at Tirol.

The first piece of e&idence is one of the most damning for traditionalincorporation of the Sentinels plotline into the $obotech continuit. 'n the episode >alse

Start>, the narrator tells us that Space Station ;ibert is >Barth=s onl link to the $obotech

defenders that ha&e gone out into the cosmos searching for ans!ers to the puzzling riddleof protoculture>. This is a clear reference to the $B, but e<plicitl contradicts the

presumption that the $B is engaging in the Sentinels campaign. The episode >alse

Start> occurs o&er si< ears after the SD3=s departure, and et not onl is the Sentinels

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incompatible !ith the premise that the are bus liberating the Sentinels= !orlds from the

'n&id. The are still >searching>, impling that the ha&e not et found their obecti&e.

The other alternati&e, that the Sentinels !ar is finished, is ruled out b the total ignoranceof the 'n&id on the part of the Southern Cross, discussed belo!.

+long !ith this Luote, the &er e<istence of ;ibert, and its description b the

narrator as the >link> bet!een the $B and Barth, strongl suggests that the SouthernCross !as kept apprised of the acti&ities of the $B, and unless one adopts the outlandish

scenario that the $B !as ling to the Southern Cross about its acti&ities, it is an

inescapable conclusion that Barth kne! !hat the $B !as doing at the time.?hene&er !e see $B ships return to Barth, there is also a total lack of mention

of an !ar in !hich the $B is engaged. Carpenter tells ;eonard in >)utsiders> that he

can e<pect no more help from the $B, but not that it is because the $B is engaged in a

fullscale !ar. Since onl flag officers !ere in the room !ith Carpenter, it can not beargued that the Southern Cross leadership kne!, but that the !ar !as classified.

urthermore, !hen a $B fleet returns in >Mind #ames> to assist the Southern Cross in

response to the original distress call from Space Station ;ibert, Bmerson apologizes for

taking them a!a from their mission, not their !ar. Their mission, established in >To theStars> and the Sentinels &ideo, is not to fight the 'n&id, but to confront the Masters and

pre&ent another !ar. ?e kno! that these returning ships are $B because !e are toldthat the !ere responding to the original distress call from Space Station ;ibert, !hich

!as sent to the $B. Similarl, Scott confirms the e<istence of !a&es of $B ships sent

to fight the $obotech Masters in >Bulog>, and the subect comes up again in >#hostTo!n>.

inall, in the final episodes of the $obotech Masters saga, ;eonard is ordered b

the Masters to surrender and e&acuate Barth, because the Masters need to prepare for the

pending arri&al for the 'n&id. ;eonard refuses, and muses that Barth had fought theIentraedi and the Masters, and he=s prepared to fight the 'n&id, >!hate&er the are>.

;eonard=s ignorance of the &er e<istence of the 'n&id makes it impossible that the $B

had pre&iousl, or !ere currentl, engaged in the Sentinels ?ar. +gain, unless onein&okes a massi&e conspirac of silence among the $B officers on Carpenter=s ship, and

among the entire relief fleet that appears in >Mind #ames>, there is no reasonable !a

that the $B could ha&e spent an time fighting the 'n&id, and for ;eonard still not kno!!ho the 'n&id !ere.

)ne is forced into the inescapable conclusion that b the end of the Second

$obotech ?ar, the $B had not et encountered or identified the 'n&id. Bither the

Sentinels ?ar ne&er took place, or it took place some time after the end of the Second$obotech ?ar.

oes Anyone ?ave a Map to Tirol

'f indeed the Sentinels ?ar takes place after the Second $obotech ?ar, one might

!onder !hat the $B !as doing in the period bet!een the launch of the SD3 in 2022

and the onset of the Sentinels ?ar, some time after 2030. )ne clue lies in somestatements made in >To the Stars>.

'n the final episode of the Macross saga, as the first attempt to launch an

e<peditionar mission is about to get under!a, both ;isa and #lo&al e<plicitl claim

that the location of the $obotech Masters= home!orld !as unkno!n. +t this point, the



$D had access to at least one full functional Ientraedi flagship (Preetai=s*, and the

friendl collaboration of its cre!, for t!o ears. 'f the information on ho! to locate Tirol,

or e&en the core of the Masters= empire, !as to be found in the Ientraedi=s data banks ormemories, it !ould ha&e been found b >To the Stars>. Clearl, it !as not. This presents

a Luandar9 ho! could the Ientraedi defend an empire !hose capital the couldn=t findK

The solutions to this Luandar pro&ide for some entertaining speculation, but are outsidethe scope of this !ork. 't suffices to recognize that it despite Ientraedi cooperation, the

$D !as e<pecting to ha&e to search for the home!orld of the $obotech Masters.

Parring a massi&e e<plorator e<pedition prior to the launch of the SD3, none! information !ould ha&e been a&ailable to Barth !ith regard to Tirol=s location.

7recisel such an e<pedition has been suggested in the past b members of the >earl

return> camp, as an attempt to get around the >born out in deep space on a $obotech ship>

Luote. Though such an earl e<pedition does not in fact reconcile the earl returnscenario to the >nearl t!ent ears> Luote, it does pro&ide a point of departure for

understanding !hat the $B !as doing before it found Tirol some time after 2030.

'ndeed, the sho! e<plicitl states that the mission of the $B !as to search, not

for Tirol, but for ans!ers to the riddle of protoculture. The t!o are not at odds findingone finds the other. +nd the Luote from >alse Start> reLuires that this search be ongoing

as late as 202H. The search ma ha&e preceded the SD3=s departure in 2022, but it mustalso postdate the SD3=s launch at least another eight ears.

$ecognizing this pro&ides a reconciliation of the late return timeline and the >born

in deep space on a $obotech ship> Luote !ith the Sentinels premise. The three are notirreconcilable as claimed b the earl return ad&ocates, precisel because the sho! makes

it clear that the $B did not directl fold for Tirol, but spent at least eight ears in space,

more if ships left before the SD3, looking for the Masters= home!orld.

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The largest disconnect bet!een the con&entional !isdom picture of the $obotech

back stor and that implicit in the sho! has to do !ith the le&el of kno!ledge about the'n&id. The common assumption is that the 'n&id and Ientraedi are ancient enemies,

engaged in a long #otterdammerung of destruction and !arfare. Put is this consistent

!ith the seriesK 'n fact, the opposite is reLuired b the sho!. %ot once in the entire $obotech series, or e&en the Sentinels &ideo, does a

Ientraedi mention the 'n&id. urthermore, the clearl did not brief the Barth militaries

on the 'n&id=s e<istence other!ise, ;eonard and other members of the Southern Cross

!ould ha&e kno!n !ho the 'n&id !ere, if onl second hand. The sho! makes it clear thatthe did not.

Similarl, in the Sentinels &ideo, $em and Cabell did not immediatel recognize

the 'n&id inorganics or transports, and onl concluded that the !ere 'n&id based on thedesign of the ee sensor of the )deon. ?hile this might be e<pected for the 'norganics, as

the are putati&el ne! designs, !h !ere the 'n&id transports not recognizedK Blongated

&ariants of the Mollusk ship seen in >The 'n&id 'n&asion>, these ships seem to be a fairluniform, and clearl distincti&e, design. +nd et the !ent unrecognized.

The Ientraedi=s lack of mention of the 'n&id, and Cabell=s slo!ness to recognize

them, suggest that the 'n&id ha&e been out of the picture for some time, and that in the

interim their mecha and ships ha&e been completel redesigned. 't also suggests that the












'n&id began their campaign of conLuest !ith Tirol, rather than ended !ith it, as the usual

assumption goes. )ther!ise, $em and Cabell !ould ha&e recei&ed reports of the 'n&id

s!eeping through the #ala<. The 'n&id ad&ance ma ha&e come onl !ith their belatedl learning of the destruction of the Ientraedi armada, a force that &astl

outnumbered the fleet !e see the $egent sending to Tirol. )nl !ith the Ientraedi gone

!ould the 'n&id ha&e an opening to attack. 7lacing the conLuest of Tirol at the beginningof the $egent=s campaign, rather than at its end, plas into the scenario presented belo!.

The 5iveIear 5ol- Revisite-

)ne !a to dela the beginning of the Sentinels ?ar is to in&oke a foldlag, as

per Mc/inne=s >fi&e ear fold>, to make the $B=s ump take more time on the Barth

calendar than on their o!n. 'f the $B !ere in hperspace for eight ears, one might

argue, then one can dispense !ith the decade of looking for Tirol.nfortunatel, this doesn=t !ork. Clearl, the folddela bet!een ;ibert=s

broadcast of Barth=s distress call, and the return of the $B fleet seen in >Mind #ames>

and alluded to in >Bulog>, is not a matter of ears, but at most of months (and this

assumes the $B recei&ed the message as soon as it !as broadcast*. Clearl, if there !asa fold lag, there !as onl the initial one.

Put one datum stands out that precludes e&en an initial long fold lag. +round202H, as Carpenter=s ship is destroed, Carpenter=s aide laments the destruction of the

ship, !hich had been their >home for the last fifteen ears>. ?ithout a timelag, this

produces a launch date for Carpenter=s ship of around 2048, gi&e or take a ear or so,consistent !ith the fact that Barth captured the actor satellite in 2043. ?hereas a fold

lag sufficient to ha&e the $B launch from Tirol in 2022, and arri&e ust in time for

Carpenter=s ship to return to Barth, !ould place the launch date of Carpenter=s ship around

200F, prior to the launch of the SD4. This is clearl inconsistent !ith the Macross saga.Moreo&er, once again, in >alse Start> !e are told that the $B is searching, not in

hperspace.

)n the other hand, the long occupation of Carpenter=s ship does suggest thatelements of the $B ma indeed ha&e left Barthspace before the departure of the SD3

in 2022.

The realization that the Sentinels ?ar can not begin before the end of the Second$obotech ?ar simpl adds one more nail in the coffin of the earl return scenario. The

$B could not possibl send man of its ships to relie&e Barth in 2030 (something seen

in >Mind #ames>, and confirmed in >Bulog>*, go on to fight a massi&e !ar against the

$egent, and be done and read to take the fight to Barth in a mere three to fi&e ears.urthermore, delaing the start date of the Sentinels ?ar remo&es the main

difficult associated !ith the late return scenario. +s discussed abo&e, though the sho!

mandates that Mars Di&ision return no sooner than around 2080, one is left !ith theLuestion9 >!hat took them so longK>. P recognizing that the Sentinels campaign must

start later than 2030, !e ha&e the ans!er the $B !as ine<tricabl entangled in the

Sentinels ?ar, and had alread sent man of its ships back to help fight the $obotechMasters. This pro&ides a frame!ork for understanding !h the $B kne! so little about

Barth one can suggest that the Barth deliberatel !ent silent in the hopes of pre&enting

the 'n&id from noticing them, !aiting for the $B to send the allclear before re







establishing communications. The $B !ouldn=t notice Barth=s silence until the allclear

!as sent, and no repl from Barth came.

Conclusions

?e ha&e sho!n that the sho! strongl suggests that no Sentinels ?ar could ha&e

taken place before the Second $obotech ?ar=s conclusion, because the Southern Crossdid not kno! of the !ar or the 'n&id, !hen had such a !ar occurred at least ;eonard

should ha&e kno!n. The narration e<plicitl denies that such a !ar is taking place in

202H, but rather asserts that the $B is still doing !hat #lo&al and ;isa said the !ouldha&e to do in 2048 in >To the Stars>, namel search for the home!orld of the $obotech

Masters.

This forces one to either dismiss the Sentinels plotline entirel, or to dela it until

2030 or later. Doing the latter resol&es a host of problems in e<plaining the !hs and!herefores of the $obotech uni&erse. urthermore, the recognition of the long

>searching> portion of the $B=s mission allo!s us to finall put to rest the timeline

contro&ers in fa&or of the one e<plicitl mandated b the sho!, namel the latereturn

scenario.

QQ This re&ised timeline is apparentl adopted b "armon #old as canon since theShado! Chronicles take place in 2088, !hich uses the same end ear of the Third

$obotech ?ar as described in this essa. 't can no! be considered canon.

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'n the animation sheets, there is onl one 'n&id morpholog (bod shape*

contrar to !hat the $7# portras. The source material lists others, but the e&idence fromthe footage is inconclusi&e. There is little e&idence to back Siembeda=s notions of 'n&id

=stages= in the sho! itself (see belo!*. Macek does make mention that the after the loss of

the sustenance of the lo!er of ;ife, the 'n&id !ere horribl mutated this led to the ideasrelating to the ?arrior caste.

The remarks on the genetic relatedness of a haploid species are based upon

eusocial terrestrial insects like bees and ants b !hich 'n&id culture !as clearlinspired.

Most remarks in this section are speculation based upon the sho! and Macek=snotes in 5o%otech Art 6.

C'NC<,")'N9

7eter chose to abandon the $7#=s &ersion of stages as presented, as it is

inconsistent !ith the footage and the animation sheets. "o!e&er, the basic idea !asinteresting, and this essa !as an attempt to do the same thing, !hile keeping to the

realit that the 'n&id seem to ha&e the same bod shape. Though some sort of =stage=



concept !as apparent in the source material, onl t!o are tentati&el seen in the footage

and animation sheets. The main one is that seen in the images in the essa. The other

(apparentl a lo!erstage* is briefl seen in its egg in episode F2 (>The ortress>*, andlooks much like a #urab, and ma simpl be the actual mecha in hermeticall sealed

bubbles. $esearch on this matter is ongoing.

7eter=s decision to make the 'n&id males haploid !as based on the analog clearlhinted at in the sho! bet!een the 'n&id and hi&ebased eusocial insects on Barth.

7eter chose to change the role of the pollinator en&isioned b Macek in order to

better de&elop the =smbiotic link= bet!een the 'n&id and the lo!er of ;ife referred to inthe sho!. +s portraed b Macek and Mc/inne, the relationship !as mainl parasitic

(the 'n&id ga&e nothing back to the flo!er*. P making the 'n&id ?orkers the lo!er of

;ife=s pollinators, the =smbiotic= relationship is enhanced, and the bee analog of the

'n&id is e<tended. The 7ollinator !as kept on as a creation of Ior, an =artificial 'n&id= ofsorts. 't is probable that the seed of this idea, as !ell as the general >feel> of Tirolian

ci&ilization, !ere planted in his head b the comic series >$obotech9 #enesis The

;egend of Ior> b John and Jason ?altrip.

The =SubLueen= caste is an in&ention of 7eter=s, based upon the need to ha&e areproducing female caste. ?hate&er !as in the =dome= destroed b $and in the 'n&id

hi&e in episode F2 (>The ortress>* that !as >screaming at -+riel> !as a perfectcandidate for the SubLueen. 't should be noted that this caste, the onl other than the

$egent proposed to ha&e a significantl different bod shape than the 'n&id norm, is

definitel not seen in the footage.

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The description of 1ali&arre as a blue!hite star and e&en its name is a nod tothe Mc/inne no&els. The phsical description of the star itself comes from Po!ers A

Deeming, Astrophysics 1 , based upon the assignation of it as being blue!hite. antoma

!as placed at such a distance so as to recei&e a radiati&e flu< !ithin the narro! liLuid!ater range, like Barth. Combined !ith the real phsical characteristics of a blue!hite

star, celestial mechanics gi&es us the orbital time of antoma around 1ali&arre.

The description of the antomaTirol sstem is highl dependent upon the footageand dialogue of the Sentinels &ideo. B<odore tells us that antoma is >nearl the size of

Jupiter>, and the footage sho!s us ho! big antoma is in the Tirolian sk. rom theset!o facts, and from simple celestial mechanics, !e deri&ed Tirol=s orbit time around

antoma !hich !ould be its da, because an terrestrial satellite in orbit around a gasgiant and !ithout other satellites of comparable mass !ill be phaselocked, like Barth=s

moon is.

The rest of the phsical description of the sstem springs from the subtleties fromthe &ideo, interpreted through the lens of real planetar phsics, taking into account

geolog, atmospheric science, plasma phsics, and the like.

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The historical section, including the notes on the Tirolian race, is speculation

inspired b the nuances of the sho!, but is not the onl possible interpretation.

7erhaps the most contro&ersial aspect of this file is the Ci=1onians, theirincorporation into the >Disciples of Ior>, and their !ar against the Masters. This section

is based on se&eral cues from the sho! that !ere !ritten out of other adaptations. irstl,

in episode 2E (>The Messenger>*, B<odore tells us >Man ears ago, !e !ere e<posedto a societ &er similar to ours, and it nearl destroed usN> and that e<posure to a free

and open culture made their soldiers lose the !ill to fight. 'n episode 2H (>The $obotech

Masters>* !e see the Masters contemplating !hat has happened to Ior=s battlefortressand the Ientraedi fleets that !ere sent to reco&er it. )ne Master sas9 >There are t!o

possibilities. Bither the disciples of Ior ha&e found the abandoned protoculture factor

and ha&e begun a ne! offensi&e against our Ientraedi !arriors, or the 'n&id ha&e beaten

us to the prize, and no! control production of protoculture.> The second Master sas thatthere is no e&idence that the 'n&id kno! !here the battlefortress is, to !hich the third

replies9 >M onl fear !ould be that Ior=s disciples ma ha&e mastered the inner secrets

of $obotech, and !ere able to defeat Dolza=s &ast armada.> inall, in episode 34

(>/hron=s $e&enge>, !e see a follo!up of the discussion of Ientraedi origins !hich began in >The $obotech Masters>, !here the conclude that the genetic similarities of

Ientraedi and humans points to a common origin. This link is found to be indirect because of the kno!ledge that the Ientraedi are artificial. +ccording to #lo&al, 500,000

ears ago a starfaring people created a race of giants as an interstellar police force. >Put

the ne!l created race of giants had ideas of their o!n,> B<odore tells us ominousl.>Soon the began fighting among themsel&es,> #lo&al adds, >but then the realized that

the !ere so superior phsicall compared to their creators that nothing could stand in

their !a... the great $obotech ci&ilization collapsed, caught in the crossfire of the

fighting giants the created.>The abo&e cues can be interpreted a number of !as. Put it should be

remembered that these >disciples of Ior>, !hoe&er the are, !ere at one time capable of

launching offensi&es against the Ientraedi fleet (at last count, more than 5 million shipstotal*, and the prospect of a ne! offensi&e frightened the Masters.

)ur solution !as to conflate the forces referred to in the three cues. + free and

open societ, !e suggest, !as encountered b the Ientraedi once before, after !hich alarge fraction of their number defected to this !orld, causing a great conflict bet!een the

defecting camp and the loalists. The rebel Ientraedi, and their micronian patrons,

escaped into space and launched a !ar against the Tirolians and their loal Ientraedi.

The fighting !as intense, causing the effecti&e collapse of the Blders= empire. Ior !asadded as an ideological influence on the rebels (implied b the term >disciple>, !hich

implies a philosophical rather than a militar relationship*, and because of this, the

Masters leading a shrunken and denuded Tirolian empire, derisi&el called the rebelsand their Micronian sponsors the >Disciples of Ior>.

The origins of the Micronian race in Luestion are open to interpretation, but !e

ha&e simpl made them the descendants of Tirolian colonists from the pre'mperial era,for the sake of parsimon.

The time span of 500,000 ears !as problematic, because 5o%otech Art 6 and the

Sentinels &ideo implied a timescale of the Tirolian spacefaring histor as being in

centuries, not geological epochs. ?e noticed that if Ior !as operating F00 ears ago



(suggested b remarks about the Carbonaran aka /arbarran ;ron=s current age and that

!hen he met Ior in 5o%otech Art 6*, the Ientraedi !ere created appro<imatel 500,000

Tirolian das, or 500,000 orbits of Tirol around antoma ago. ?e supposed that #lo&al=sremark of 500,000 ears !as caused b earl confusion among Barth=s translators as to

!hich bod !as Tirol=s star and the possibilit that Tirol used its das as the basis of its

calendar, and not its ears. 't=s contri&ed, but it=s the onl !a !e could reconciletimelines that differ b three orders of magnitude.

The idea that Tirol herself !as attacked in around 4G00 !as based on B<odore=s

statement in the Sentinels &ideo that the Masters themsel&es ha&e not engaged in actualcombat for nearl si< generations. Pecause B<odore !as speaking to a human audience,

and had been li&ing among humans for t!el&e ears at that point, it is safe to assume that

he meant si< human generations. ?e supposed that this attack on Tirol, !hich forced the

Masters themsel&es to fight, !as the last great battle of the !ar against the >Disciples ofIor>.

C'NC<,")'N9

The choice to mo&e the monopoles from antoma=s >surface> (as Macek intended*to the rings !as a difficult one, but !e feel it ustified. B&erthing the Sentinels &ideo

tells us about antoma leads to the conclusion that it is a gas giant much like Jupiter orSaturn. This being the case, antoma !ould ha&e no solid surface to mine, and the

pressures at the altitude of the surface of the hdrogen sea (the boundar bet!een gas and

the first liLuid on the planet* !ould be so large as to crush anthing that got to that le&el.urthermore, the suggestion b Stan Pund of the e<istence of a >floating island> of

monopoles seemed too outlandish and stereotpicall anime. "ence, !e felt that the rings

!ere a feasible alternati&e. 'n addition, it allo!ed us to e<plain the presence of such

e<otic matter as a captured bod that broke up in the rings, pushing a!a the need toans!er the Luestion of its ultimate origins.

't !as decided that the Tirolians !ould be humans transplanted from Barth. The

fact that humans and Ientraedi are the same species is established in the Macrosssegment of the sho! leading to the conclusion that the Tirolians, on !hose genes the

Ientraedi and the trium&irate clones !ere presumabl based, !ere also of the human

species. Similarl, the e<istence of 7ra<ians in the Sentinels uni&erse further leads to theconclusion that all humanoids are one race transplanted from a single source. Since a

fossil record 8.5 million ears long testifies to human e&olution on Barth (genetic studies

trace that back three billion more ears*, the onl rational conclusion !as that Tirolians

and 7ra<ians had their origin on Barth.The po!er that took them from Barth !as decided to be a ne! interpretation of

"adon created b +ubr Thonon and his race, dubbed b +ubr the >7reto<ians>. This

essa does not depend upon +ubr=s interpretation, though nods are gi&en to it in thereferences to the >7=tok> and >1=lo<ia>.

7eter=s primar moti&ation in creating the Tirolian histor !as to a&oid the

premise so common to secondgrade sciencefiction that an alien race consists of onlone culture, language, historical lineage, and religion, li&ing in an inhabited area of some

hundred sLuare miles of capital cit on their home !orld. This fallac !as especiall

e&ident in the Mc/inne no&els, and !as nacient in Macek=s notes. 7eter=s intent !as to

allude to a long histor as comple< and intricate as our o!n.



So !hat eactly does the %eutronS missile do in the campaignK ;et=s first take a

look at the facts presented in the Shado! Chronicles and its 7relude, since the are

considered >primar canon>.4* +riel sho!s Scott her 'n&id genetic memor of the 'n&id=s original home!orld

de&astated b the e<act same !eapons. 'n this scene, the planet is shrouded in dense

banks of green clouds, although it is not apparent if that !as the natural en&ironment orradioacti&e clouds. "o!e&er, since there is cloud co&er, this means the atmosphere is

present, and thus !e can be sure the planet is not destroed. The scene clearl implies

that this !as the aftereffect, and not sho!ing the planet before the missiles. This isfurther reinforced b the $egess= statement of recognizing the !eapons.

2* ?hen the SD3 and the Deukelion test detonate one missile on a planet of

similar size to Barth in the )micron sector, the result is the formation of a small black

hole.3* During the last push to reclaim the Barth from the 'n&id, the $B launch at

least a dozen %eutronS missiles at the earth. ;uckil, these are destroed harmlessl b

the $egess !hen she lea&es earth !ith her 'n&id.

8* 'n the Shado! Chronicles, 1ince #rant detonates the remaining %eutronSmissiles onboard Space Station ;ibert. The footage sho!s at least eight missiles in

storage there.5* The detonation of the missile test in the )micron sector produced a radioacti&e

burst that killed all aboard the Duekelion, although the SD3=s shields !ere strong

enough or it !as out of the lethal range.'n $obotech, it is established that ;ibert is the >deep space> station near Jupiter.

?ith the assumption that a single missile creates a black hole, and 1ince #rant detonated

at least eight missiles in Jupiter=s orbit, the resulting black hole !ould destabilize the

solar sstem to sa the least. Jupiter and its moons (and colonies:bases* !ould definitel be absorbed b the black hole. Such a gra&itational pull !ould also knock Saturn, ranus

and Mars out of their orbits, pull massi&e amounts of comets and asteroids insstem

from the /uiper Pelt as !ell as pull supermassi&e coronae from the sun out!ard, likelroasting the Barth and ha&ing the possibilit of destroing Mercur. +ll said and done,

!ithout Jupiter there to deflect asteroids and the o&erall destabilization of the orbital

paths of multiple planets, the solar sstem !ould Luickl become unsafe for habitation.

&lossary?hat does that meanK 'ts probabl listed here.

+SC

+ssault Shuttle Craft

7rotoculture'n $obotech, protoculture is a form energ deri&ed from an alien plant also

creating a pseudosmbiotic link bet!een man and machine.

$D$obotech Defense orce the forces that defended earth

$B

$obotech B<plorator orce the forces that !ent out looking for the $obotechMasters and participated in the Sentinels !ar



$efle< ?eapon

?eapons of sufficientl high destructi&e capabilities primaril the hea& particle

beam cannons and thermonuclear reaction missiles. This technolog originates from the/arbarrans. The Tirolians rename this to Snchro Cannon.

SPC

Super Dimensional Pattlecruiser SP"

Super Dimensional "ea& Pattlecruiser

SC+Super Dimensional "ea& Cruiser

SC#

Super Dimensional #uided Missile Cruiser

SC;Super Dimensional ;ight Cruiser

SCS

Super Dimensional Scout Cruiser

SDD Super Dimensional Destroer

SDSuper Dimensional ortress

SD#

Super Dimensional #uided Missile Destroer S;+

Super Dimensional +ssault Transport

S;D#

Sublight Missile Destroer Super Dimensional

Spacefold capable &essel

TSCThe +rmies of the Southern Cross

B#

nited Barth #o&ernment

Chapter 9 ! ApocryphaThis chapter has fiddlbits of additional information pertaining to places, races or

other things that ha&e less rele&ance in the current timeline campaign, but are still

significant enough to ha&e !hat little information there is listed.

+fter all, Preetai states that the Ientraedi ha&e !aged !ar against a thousand

!orlds and fought hundreds of thousands of species. ?hile this ma be an inaccuratecount, it does support the theor that the Milk ?a is full of sentient life.

RelGnar

$el=nar is a planet !here e&olution allo!ed for the rise of a humanoid species that

de&eloped into an industrial age le&el technolog.

+t some point, their planet !as &isited b the 'n&id !ith the scientist Tokalanestablishing an outpost on this !orld. "e established a #enesis 7it and began conducting



e<periments in e&olution !here he produced numerous gigantic monstrous beings from

the !orld=s prehistoric past. This !as !ith the intention of gifting the !orld to the $egess

as a ne! home but should that fail he intended to use it as a base of operations. Theacti&ities of the 'n&id attracted the attention of the Ientraedi !ho dispatched a scout to

&isit the planet !here the !arrior !as mortall !ounded b one of the monsters but

managed to escape.

$eturning to the fleet, he ga&e his report to Preetai before ding !ho decided to

&isit the planet himself in order to learn !hat had killed the !arrior. "is battle pod !ould be shot do!n b the nati&e $el=narians. The managed to communicate !ith the

Ientraedi commander !ho offered his assistance in fighting the terrors that attacked theircities. ?hilst he did so, he !as knocked unconscious b the 'n&id !ho abducted him but

he managed to escape from their "i&e. +iding the $el=nar, he helped in the construction

of a hbrid $el=nar:Ientraedi satellite in order to summon his fleet. The Ientraedi forces!ere instrumental in the destruction of Tokalan=s "i&e leading to his death and freeing

the planet from the 'n&id threat.

+fter the destruction of the 'n&id on $el=nar, Preetai continued !ith his mission in

searching for the lost SD4. This e&en took place sometime bet!een 4HHG and 200H.

GloDia

+ dragonlike people that !arred !ith the Tirolians and /arbarrans from 42F8430E C.B. 't is stated their borders held a hundred inhabited !orlds and the Tirolians

!iped the entire race out at the conclusion of their !ar.

't is Luite possible that some amount of this race sur&i&ed on the far side of theirdomain, ma ha&e e&en been cloned b Tirolians or e&en taken b the $egent for his

!ife=s >zoo>.

Chapter : ! ,sing this book in Macross 20;0The first Luestion an purist Macross fan !ould ask is !hK6. The $obotech

saga sa! man different ad&ancements in technolog that !ere not found in Macross

most of !hich could ha&e actuall happened. )ne such e<ample is the continuede&olution of the Destroid series. 't is Luite possible that one of the % colonies chose to

ad&ance Destroids instead of 1s due to their econom or because of geographic

ad&antage or necessit.+nother possibilit to use this is that the Sentinel races to e<ist in areas of the

gala< not et e<plored b the %. Some of these races ma ha&e been created or altered

b the 7rotoculture during the de&elopment of their genetics program. )thers might ha&e



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