For a long time, the only threat the United Allied Planets have had to contend with were roving gangs of pirates making raids on outer colonies. That was before the Sworn.
The Sworn were, at first, identified through several transmissions. The first was as follows.
"You, in all your complacent, foolish bravado. You make a mockery of the holy one. There is only one punishment for such trangressions. Execution.
We are coming for you."
There were two more transmissions after that, one identifying the Sworn.
"Sworn are those who have come before us, and Sworn are those who will come after."
A week after the final transmission, a fleet of Destroyer-Class cruisers broke through the Fira line, and attacked the colony of Fira. The unsuspecting UAP forces were slaughtered.
That was one year ago. The Sworn have continued to push towards the inner colonies, and Earth itself. More confusing still, they are not an alien threat. They are like the UAP's races. Foxes, Cobras, Wolves, Hawks, and all the others. The Sworn are no different.
The Sworn follow a single, governing idvidual, the High Sworn. The few UAP forces who have seen the High Sworn have reported that he is a tall Spider cloaked entirly in a black robe, only his arms, and part of his head showing.
The Sworn have attacked the colony planet of Daera. An army of UAP marines has been dispatched to reinforce the colonies' defences.
This is their story.
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Name: Kenneth Danvey
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Race: Cobra
Rank: Sergent
Affiliation: UAP
Appearance: Like all cobras, Sergent Danvey is thin, has a reptailian head, and the trademark hood. He wears basic UAP power armor, which usually covers most of his body, even off the battlefield. When not in battle, Sergent Danvey wears miltary green. Like all cobras, Danvey's scales are black.
Personality: Sergent Danvey is a no-nonsense, firey-tempered indvidual, who is never happier then when he is out on the battlefield fighting off the Sworn forces.
Name: Julia Henner
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Race: Cobra
Rank: Officialy a Corporal, but is really what's called a Spook, or a sniper specialist.
Affiliation: UAP
Appearance: Like other Cobras, Julia Henner is thin, has the characteristic hood, and black scales. Henner is considered attractive, but also considered a saving grace with her sniping skills. She wears lighter armor, due to here Sniper role, and usually wears blues when she's not on the battlefield.
Personality: Henner is sarcastic, and prefers to avoid direct conflict. Not because she doesn't want to fight, but because she's rather score a headshot on a unsuspecting foe. Henner sees every Sworn head as a bullseye, just waiting to be hit. She has incredible aim, leaving little wonder to why she specializes in sniping.
Name: The High Sworn
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Race: Spider
Rank: Grand Overlord of the Sworn Armies, and Priest to the Sworn's, as of yet, unknown god.
Affiliation: The Sworn
Appearance: All that is seen of the High Sworn is his eyes, and his four arms. He uses the other limbe to walk, although it would never be noticed, as his entire body is cloaked. He moves with disturbing elegence, as if he glides along the floor.
Personality: The High Sworn is cold and calculating, with his little pleasures, such as torture and murder. He loves to experiment, as well. Prisoners of the Sworn usually end up dead, or horribly deformed, or both. The High Sworn is also intensly loyal to the Sworn's god, who has been mentioned in several Sworn transmissions.
A little more information on the factions:
The UAP: The United Allied Planets was founded shortly after the colonization of other worlds. It was founded so that each planetary colony would have a single, unified army, that they could fight back at enemies with. It was founded on the Motto "Honor, Loyalty, and Justice".
The Sworn: Little is known about the Sworn's orgins, but it is known that at some point, a large amount of members of different races formed the organization around a supposedly holy being. The leader is always known as the High Sworn.