Post by mal on Feb 19, 2018 19:14:47 GMT -5
Known to Alternity
Earth : aka Terra
Known Inhabitants : Humans
Government : Balkanization
Known Stargates : 2
- Alternity Inc. (Kansas Base)
- SGC - Star Gate Command, US Government (Colorado Base)
Population : Billions
Technology Level : Early Space / Nuclear
History : Earth was discovered and briefly settled by the Goa'uld System Lord Ra during the Ancient Egyptian Era. It is spatially very distant from any System Lord's territory. After ruling for hundreds of years, and taking humans to breed on other worlds, a Wraith invasion back in his home territory compelled Ra to return home. It was during this time that a revolution took place on Earth and the stargate was buried. Of only mediocre value and far from his home territory, Ra abandoned Earth and it was soon forgotten.
Humans flourished on other worlds, and proved excellent hosts for the Goa'uld and Jaffa. It is during the time of the wraith invasion that the Tok'ra began to secretly seed humans on worlds unknown to the Goa'uld, leaving them to develop independently. It is believed by some that the Tok'ra were encouraged in this endeavor by the Asgardians, who had previously done the same, themselves mimicking another ancient race.
Both Alternity and the SGC recently learned how to use the stargates and are exploring the galaxy.
Abydos
Known Inhabitans : Goa'uld, Jaffa, Humans
Government : Theocracy
Known Stargates : 1
Population : Tens of Thousands (Humans)
Technology : Populace / Ancient Egyptian (Copper Age), Rulers / Interplanetary (Goa'uld) Tech level
History : A planet secretly held by Ra exclusively. with the capital of Helios. Formerly a mining planet for Naquadah, but with it's resources depleting, has a population which has dwindled to Tens of Thousands. Helios is a showcase city and Ra resides in his palaces (ship) there.
Abydos was the first planet explored by Alternity using their stargate. Prior to their arrival, the team thought the stargate wormhole lead to a similar gate within elsewhere on Earth. They soon realized their mistake and were surprised when they realized they could speak the native languages of the planet (a side effect of the gate use). The local stargate was in a sealed temple atop a small mountain overlooking a stunningly beautiful city. It was sealed from the inside only, and they were able to exit the structure. Acquiring (stealing) local attire, they attempted to gather information in the outlying stretches of the city. However, a chance encounter with local soldiers in the service of the theocracy went badly and the team only barely managed to get back to the stargate, losing over half their number and killing the soldiers in the process.
Weeks later, Commander Maxwell Edison returned on a solo recon mission. He learned that hundreds of the locals had been tortured and executed in the search of the missing soldiers. Ra, the resident "god" had assumed the soldiers killed by dissidents. Ra had heard reports of some pale faced rebels who had fought the Jaffa (soldiers). Luckily, this time, Edison had properly pigmented his skin to match the local people. Edison had soon learned enough and returned to the temple, recovering the Jaffa bodies he'd hidden on the last mission, and returned to Earth with them and their weapons. A study was made of the Jaffa bodies, and their equipment. It was determined that the Jaffa, and presumably the "gods" also, were merely humans with symbiotic creatures in their abdominal cavities, with tendrils lacing throughout the body. Their technology was advanced, years beyond Earth technology. Other than this, they were normal though physically impressive humans.
Returning and continuing his infiltration, Edison joined a group of locals angry at the abuses they'd suffered during Ra's manhunts. The Jaffa raided the meeting and one of the young women there helped Edison escape, taking him to hide in the abandoned mines north of the city. It was there she showed him her secret. Her ancestors had discovered a second temple while working the mine hundreds of years ago. It was NOT dedicated to Ra, and fearing his anger they had reburied the entrance to the temple leaving only a tiny crawlspace in. They used it as a hiding place during the periodic purges Ra inflicted upon the people. The "temple" was in actuality a burial chamber, with ash filled urns and statues of human looking beings. One statue held a metallic disk. After laying low there for a number of days, Edison returned yet again to Earth using the stargate.
Examining the disk, science members discovered microscopic information on the stargates and hundreds of combinations that could be used with them. Alternity's age of exploration had begun.