Skrell Recent History

Recent History

The turmoil of the Glorsh-Omega Singularity and the resulting disarray of its abrupt end in 2192 CE created a collective weight on the Skrell species which is still not fully lifted. The initial period following the end of Glorsh's reign was filled with hardship as the Federation had to return to a standard of living and level of autonomy that was now wholly unfamiliar to them. Colonies were slowly reconnected and the arts and sciences began to recover from their stagnancy, creating new works of music and art as well as medical breakthroughs to try and reverse some of the damage caused by X’Lu’oa. Meanwhile, the shattered government coalesced into a new Jargon Federation that persists to this day. It was in this era as well that first contact was made with other intelligent life, including Dionae and Humanity.

In the present day, the Federation is a burgeoning interstellar nation with a vast amount of territory in the Traverse, though it still seeks to reclaim the territory it once held before and during the reign of Glorsh-Omega. Relations with the C'thur hive are flourishing, while the nation reincorporates old colonies and creates new ones. Interference in the political affairs of the rest of the Orion Spur is rare, but strongly impactful when it happens. Despite this progress, Jargon is still trying to shake off the last vestiges of Glorsh that still haunt their society to this day.

Post-Glorsh Recovery

Collaborator Trials

The Collaborator Trials occurred on nearly every planet across the Jargon Federation after the destruction of Glorsh-Omega, even despite the planets being thrust into isolation as their technology failed around them. They were a series of inquiries launched by the surviving Skrell against those that had associated themselves with the intelligence, known as the Collaborators.

Dependant on the planet in which they occurred, the process was held between March 2nd 2193 and October 28th 2200, where those seen as traitors to their species were tried by those elected by their skrellian peers - aimed as a both a form of restorative and retributive justice that would allow the Collaborators to present their testimonies and request amnesty with those denied such a request sentenced to remain in cryogenic containment indefinitely.

Several thousand trials were held across the fractured Jargon Federation for the high-ranking Collaborators, with their hearings made public. These trials were seen by many as a crucial component of emancipating the Skrell from the last remnants of Glorsh-Omega and to allow healing to occur as the entire species mourned the loss of so many lives. The trials uncovered numerous information in regards to Glorsh-Omega's goals that it shared with its highest-operatives, the Skrell noting that the intelligence wished to ascend both itself and the species to the stars. Despite its flaws, the mandate of the trials was to bear witness to, record, and in some cases grant amnesty to the perpetrators of crimes relating to the violation of the Skrell - which is generally (though not universally) thought to have been accomplished.

The low-ranking Collaborators were trialled through the use of an experimental community justice commission now known as the Lao'qa Courts. Skrell would represent themselves, and based on their testimony, be sentenced to repay their debt to society. Comprising a few hundred thousand Skrell, these low-ranking Collaborators would engage in various forms of humanitarian efforts; rebuilding the society that they had destroyed through associating with the tyrannical intelligence. Their first objectives usually involved deconstructing the Kai'q Encampments constructed by Glorsh-Omega.

The Lao'qa Courts have since been analysed by scholars in the Jargon Federation - who routinely receive assignments on the cases presented, requiring to nitpick them and present whether they believe the individual in question had been rightfully sentenced. It varies depending on the Skrell in question, but many believe those who presided over the trials were far too lax in their sentencing.

Reunification of the Jargon Federation

The insignia of the Federation as it is commonly seen on modern flags. The colour is called Cosmic Abyss, the star Jargon, and the line through is the galaxy laid flat to explore.

The turmoil of the Tri-Qyu Calamity and the massacre that had occurred during the attempted rebellion created a collective weight on the Skrell species that remains to this day. With all of their AI-dependent technology knocked out, space-programs had to be entirely rebuilt from the ground up, and only after order and stability were reestablished on individual planets, with those other planets that didn't manage to fully recover alone supported in a gesture of Skrell solidarity. Qerrbalak didn't recover from the chaos until 2216 CE, when the many disparate communities on the planet reformed into a new, united Federation.

The population of the Homeworld was stagnant, as Skrell doctors and scientists struggled to minimize the effects of the X’Lu’oa in hopes of returning a sliver of Skrell fertility - which proved successful as treatments were developed, allowing the Skrell to reproduce just ahead of the number required to keep the population stable.

The scattered colonies of the Skrell slowly regained contact with one another, Nlom Beacons were brought back online, and by 2245 CE various colonies, after months of disagreement and debate caused by the agitated Nlom, agreed to expand the Federation to interstellar proportions. The Jargon Federation that we know today stems from this treaty, known as the Tresja Agreement. They united the Skrell, and they put at its head a Grand Councillor elected every decade.

Wanting to never again have a repeat of the incident, the Federation's first official act was to place a blanket ban of all artificial intelligence within the Federation in every form, and its second act was to incorporate every AI researcher possible to review and analyse all that had been left over from the recent horrors, and create contingencies and measures against any future skrellian existential threat; many of the surviving artificial intelligence experts, and the most qualified ones, spearheading the process.

First Contact

Contact With Dionae

See: Dionae Discovery

Contact with Humanity

See: Human Discovery

Present Day

The Federation is currently ruled by Grand Councillor Weashbi Jrugl. A prestigious xenobiologist, Jrugl is 103 years old, and has written over a dozen thesis' and research papers on the biology of every major race. What made them popular domestically and won their election 8 years ago was finding the largest known prime number by hand only four hours after an Alliance ambassador was bragging about their specialized AI that found what is now the second-largest prime number, using a new technique now known as Jrugl's Sieve.

The effects of Glorsh era treatments are still felt by the Skrell. While the modified Skrell forming the large majority of the population are still to be restored to their intended state, progress is made every day in reducing or even nullifying the marks on their genome, bringing population figures closer to pre-Incident numbers over time. Over 48 billion Skrell exist in the galaxy, with their number of colonized star systems growing just as quickly as humanity's. Federation explorers are mapping uncharted worlds and staking new territory with an eagerness and passion still reminiscent of the Skrell's ancient fascination with the cosmos. The Federation is still seeking to reconnect the Traverse, often through donations of advanced technology, sometimes through more direct methods.

Their relationships with other races remain ambivalent, with the Federation having cold, yet quietly optimistic relations with the Unathi Hegemony. Publicly both governments are slowly trying to improve relations. While there have been very few instances of direct conflict, the Hegemony has continuously accused the Federation of covertly sabotaging Unathi efforts to expand their empire across known space.

The explosion of AIs in human space has been heavily monitored by the Jargon Federation. Upon its discovery, various skrellian researchers calculated the risk of human artificial intelligence and declared it was deemed reasonably low, a human-made singularity not being able to reach anywhere near the same intellect, or raw potential as Glorsh-Omega. However, all synthetics have been banned from entering Jargon territory. IPCs and other complex, intelligent forms of robotics can face immediate destruction if they enter skrellian systems without passing through a marathon of red tape.