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== History ==
=== Discovery of cytonics and First Contact ===
Across the known universe, all sapient species developed [[cytonic]] abilities prior to discovering advanced technology; as such, they would often abandon further pursuit of conventional sciences in favour of the psionic powers. Humanity is one exception to that. Earth was already advanced technologically by the time the [[Phone Company]] began developing cyto, a cybernetics-based method of telepathic linking. Those early experiments were unsuccessful, but they were enough to attract the attention of the spacefaring [[tenasi]]. After a misunderstanding led to the tenasi scout being shot down by US military, the Phone Company negotiated more peacable reactions, and, as a result, became the sole point of contact between humans and aliens.{{book ref|elysium}}
From then on out, humanity spread across the Solar System, watched over by the Phone Company. Some of its employees believed that the other races of the universe needed to be protected from humankind and its barbaric ways until the time was right for them to join the truly civillized societies. However, it eventually became apparent that the aliens' peace came at a cost -- they would imprison their dissidents and cut them off from cytonics. In the aftermath of this revelation, a PC operative named [[Jason Write]] decided to share the FTL technology, which the Company had developed, but kept hidden, with the rest of the populace.{{book ref|elysium}}
=== Human Wars ===
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At some point, possibly decades or centuries afterwards, humanity, now an interstellar power, attacked other sapient races, seemingly aiming to conquer them. This was the start of a series of three conflicts known as the [[Human Wars]].{{book ref|sky2|10}} In the first war, humanity conquered several species, including the [[kitsen]], while being allied with other aliens, [[figment]]s.{{book ref|sky2|26}}{{book ref|sky2|35}}
The war ended in humanity's failure, but soon after, the second conflict began. This time, humanity sought to weaponize [[delvers]], the dwellers of the [[nowhere]], but constructing massive laboratories on abandoned planets circling dying stars, with [[Detritus]] being one such world.{{book ref|sky2|4}} However, they lost control of the delvers, and thirteen of the creatures rampaged across the galaxy for the decades to come. Even after they faded, their presence became a constant threat, leading to many cytonic technologies being abandoned.{{book ref|sky2|10}}
Despite this, at some point afterwards, humanity attacked again, though not all of them were involved in the conflict this time.{{book ref|sky2|23}} Nonetheless, all humans became targets for the newly-formed alien alliance, the [[Superiority]], and were consequently defeated.{{book ref|sky1|epilogue}}
=== The Superiority and human preserves ===
In the century since the Third Human War, the Superiority, led by five species who considered themselves to be of primary intelligence, grew to become the primary political power in the galaxy. They achieved this by monopolizing both safe faster-than-light travel and FTL communications, and keeping their mechanics secret.{{book ref|sky2|24}} Many other species, such as the kitsen, joined the Superiority with secondary citizenship, which limited their rights within the empire.{{book ref|sky2|15}} Others, like the [[UrDail]], remain independent, though still reliant on the Superiority for trade.{{book ref|sky2|9}}
Of all the species, humanity had its rights curtailed the most. The remnants were mostly chased down into solitary planets called preserves, and kept down there by the Superiority bureau named the Department of Protective Services, with occassional missions sent out to suppress them and keep them near-extinct.{{book ref|sky2|19}}{{book ref|sky1|55}} However, in the recent years, many began to worry about humanity escaping to wreck havoc once more. While such fears are often stoked by the Department of Protective Services to aid their political causes, the people of the [[Detritus]] preserve did manage to leave their home planet, and figure out a way to travel beyond their star system.{{book ref|sky2|19}}
== Inhabitants ==
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