Markan Conflict



Markan Wars 4438 – 4459

Twin planets in the Union Markan System, both beautiful Garden Worlds with large oceans and an abundance of LSLD life, both were settled in 3411 by emigrants from Pluribus and other Union prime worlds belonging to the ousted Peace Hawk Movement.

The Peace Hawk Movement was an elaborate clandestine project with the goal of destabilizing and undermining the Union, aiming to completely topple the Union (and it almost worked). After the Peace Hawk Party leaders were arrested for being Kermac spies, the rest of the movement fell apart. Many of the followers and members of that party were genuine Union Citizens and not spies or criminals. The hard-liners (almost 12 million) denounced their Union citizenship and demanded their own worlds. They got Markan 1 and Markan 2. The Peacers left the Union and settled there. But unlike sit-ins and protests, starting a civilization on their own was not as they expected. Hard conditions and several generations later the philosophy of the protesters had changed to the typical can-do self-reliant attitude common in colonists. Both colonies contacted the Union and asked for admission and became member planets in 4390. With Union Tech andGalNet came the old ideas and an immigrant from Pluribus claiming to be a descendant of one of the Party’s founders… The colonists split again in two camps. On Markan 1 Reverend Dr. James Maroon became the leader of the Peoples' Freedom and Peace Front, and took control over the planet. They attacked Markan 2 to support sympathizers there and war erupted. The war ended as Markan 1 dropped nukes on the capitol of Markan 2; Union Fleet and Police reacted too late to prevent that atrocity.

Reverend Dr. James Maroon and 500 of his followers were hanged, additional 2000 were sent to Federal Penitentiaries, and 5000 received Psycho Surgery. The Markan Wars made history notably for the naval engagements fought on and in the oceans of both planets, making it the most recent actual wet-keel naval engagement. The ships used were capable of both Space flight and ocean operations. Categories: