Orion War

The Orion War is a conflict initiated by the Kulcaer League against the Coalition of Systems, its allies and other third parties. The war was named after the initial phase of the war that was fought within the Orion Arm before it expanded to include other galactic regions. Considered one of the bloodiest wars in recent galactic history, the Orion conflict has led to the deaths of trillions and the destruction of over a thousand worlds.

Background
The nakil and their League had developed their society and worlds in relative isolation, only encountering bestial species that had stagnated in their evolution. The idea of meeting another species as advanced as they had been a long-held fantasy within their minds in a desire for an exchange of ideas. Unfortunately, their hope would be dashed when they had encountered their first intelligent alien species, humans, who would fire upon their vessels unprovoked and proceed to orbitally bombard a nearby nakil colony world, only to be boarded and dissected when the response team arrived.

Supreme Commander Maese Siric, leader of the Kulcaer League, began a military build up as a response to the perceived declaration of war, only receiving minor opposition from governmental officials. New warships were laid down in shipyards across their space, weapons manufacturers increase production and their armed forces increased in personnel dramatically, including the induction of bestial species into the roles of cannon fodder. Spies were distributed across Coalition space who would access their public information networks, recruiting informants, sabotaging government affairs and all they could to gather intelligence.

With a public commitment to the war, Kulcaer League military forces established staging areas where they gathered their fleets as the gelgan and makol had renewed their own offensive against the Coalition. With their forces ready, Supreme Commander Maese Siric and his command staff initiated the war by attacking the Coalition fortress world of Panterma in full force.