The Surakari
Unknown to the Heragul until the several weeks ago, the Surakari made their presence known by first attacking the Quartex Six and then by attacking a half a dozen worlds. The Tyronna system was the first to fall and in a few weeks, the other star systems attacked by the Surakari fell as well.
Little information, including the motivation for the attack, is known about the Surakari. Hasty translations of Surakari text seem to suggest that they are launching a full scale evacuation of their home world. Still, this fact does not justify an attack on the Heragul Empire.
Two words that best describe the Surakari Fleet: Fast and accurate. While the Surakari warships carry lighter armor then their Heragul cousins, they still pack potent firepower and use advanced sensors to more accurately deliver their firepower. It is very common for Surakari warships to charge a battle line and then break up their formation to attack an enemy from all sides.
Every weapon that a Surakari warship carries is based around plasma. High powered weapons direct beams of plasma at nearly one tenth the speed of light. Lighter guns fire bursts of plasma to damage their enemies. Finally, some weapons use directed plasma to power long ranged missile projectiles.
The Heragul
For 30,000 years the Heragul have a ruled a vast and powerful empire. Consisting of thousands of star systems, the Heragul have integrated two other species into their empire: The Krylan and the Thaylex. Standing behind their motto of “Unity Through Strength”, the Heragul have crushed several rebellions in the past. Now, the greatest threat has emerged from a cloud shrouded planet.
In just a few weeks, a half dozen systems had fallen to the Surakari. The Heragul military was simply unable to effectively respond to the numerous lightning attacks. Fortunately, these lost planets were not critical to the operation of the Heragul Empire. However, the Minex system has come under siege. These seven planets provide important fuel and material resources to the Heragul Empire. They are also home to over three billion Heragul. The Minex system is where the Heragul will make their defensive stand and this is where the war will really begin.
For 30,000 years, the Heragul Empire has changed little. As a result, the design of their fleet has changed little as well. Most designs in the Heragul fleet have existed for one or two thousand years. The Heragul have always built warships with powerful engines and overloaded them with lots of armor and guns.
Heragul weapons inflict damage to enemies in two different ways. First, the high speed of the Heragul shells easily punch through enemy armor. In addition, every shell is super heated to the point that it almost melts. These super heated shells, when impacting frigid cold armor, inflicts additional damage. On some occasions, the super heated shells have also been known to ignite the atmospheres of the damaged warships.
