![]() Because the most striking physical feature of the Alphas was their photosynthetic skin, on some worlds kids even run around wearing green face paint on Remembrance Day, trying to frighten people. In these days when the Navy ensures peace throughout much of the galaxy, on many worlds the Alphas are treated as nothing more than a bogeyman story to frighten children. Therefore, most Alpha enclaves that have been discovered since the War have had very small populations, no more than a few dozen. Because the Alphas were the product of experimental genetic manipulation rather than natural evolution, it is believed that their genes are less robust than true human beings, and they are almost unable to have viable offspring without access to special technology. Since the Alpha War, genetic resequencing technology has been very tightly controlled. ![]() Remembrance Day commemorates the beginning of the war, rather than its end, as a perpetual reminder that the war is not over: although the Alphas were defeated, some of them escaped and remained in hiding, and they and their offspring are presumed to still be present in the galaxy today. Within Human space, February 19 is celebrated as Remembrance Day.Īt the height of the War, dozens of planets had been enslaved by the Alphas. The player directly encounters Alphas many times in-game, notably when liberating Poisonwood, and when fighting the Carrier "Giftbringer" in the Wanderer storyline. Open conflict ended around half a millenium ago, thanks to the decisive advantage of the Deep's then-new beam laser technology, but hidden enclaves of Alphas continue to threaten the fringes of human space. Shortly after their creation in the 25th century, they rebelled in February 19 of 2450, beginning the series of conflicts known as the Alpha Wars. Created centuries ago by a planetary corporation to be perfect soldiers, they are highly intelligent, physically strong, and live for centuries, but lack empathy and compassion and have trouble reproducing. Alphas are easily recognizable due to their green, photosynthetic skin. The Alphas are an outlaw faction of genetically modified humans. the governor of Poisonwood, mission: Poisonwood Diplomacy (FW Syndicate Diplomacy 1C) Creatures bred to be strong and clever and able to kill without a hint of remorse." "Somewhere, maybe even nearby on Bloodsea or Greenrock or Albatross, the remnants of the Alphas may still be hiding.
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