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I didn't have ample time to write up a finished draft, but here is a rough draft.  I had a hard time writing some of it, and it needs to be tidied up.  Perhaps tomorrow, or Sunday?

[h1]Torrent Team[/h1]

[u][i][b]The Galaxy[/b][/i][/u]
In 2116 the human race developed their first successful hyper drive, allowing them to travel across the Milky Way.  The first explorers quickly came into contact with the Republic, a senatorial council of other space-faring worlds that strives to preserve peace.  Earth was accepted into their ranks.

The role play begins in 2216, 100 years since humanity joined the Republic.  In the one-hundred years that the humans have joined the Republic, they have proven to be shrewd diplomats and expansive colonists, with a formidable military to back their claims up.  They have colonized hundreds of worlds and inhabited hundreds more, and are considered the dominant species in the galaxy.

A decade ago, in 2206, humanity established the Human Alliance of Earth (HAE), which was separate from the Republic but maintained close ties.  The HAE became increasingly powerful and large, and tension grew in the senate.  Ultimately, some of the senators withdrew from the Republic, effectively seceding from the organization.  They reorganized themselves into the Confederacy, which was meant to oppose the HAE and attempt to stunt their growth and power.  What was left of the Republic played a neutral role, trying to preserve peace between the Confederacy and the HAE, but their efforts proved fruitless.

The tension eventually culminated in the Corvais War, a two-week conflict in the year 2214.  Corvais was the 'homeworld' of the Republic, and the 'center' of the galactic community.  Rich in resources, and covered in massive cityscapes.  It has been described as 'the Constantinople of the Galaxy'.  A terrorist attack on the planet, which killed human ambassadors, prompted the Alliance to mobilize their fleets and prepare for war with the Confederacy.  The Confederacy did not claim the bombings, but they mobilized nonetheless.  A series of intense engagements erupted all across the border between Confederate and Alliance space, with no clear victor.  After two-weeks of mindless killing, the Republic finally convinced them to sign the Treaty of Corvais, which ended the war.

It has been two years.  The Alliance will not sit idly by and allow the Confederacy to gather strength until the next great war, and so they have assembled Torrent Team: a specialized recon team composed of 'bad guys' who can undertake a series of classified missions that can destabilize the Confederacy, stop retaliation attacks, gather intel, etc.

Torrent Team, however, will face many dangers.  They will uncover great mysteries on the deep edges of space, and fight species thought to be long forgotten.  They are also being hounded by another special force: Alpha Team, which works for the Republic - who are not yet aware of Torrent Team's creation.

[u][i][b]The Vulture[/b][/i][/u]
The Vulture will be the team's ship.