On the A’Taran Race

My primary roleplay collaborator, Brian, has a homebrewed race of anthropomorphic wolves called A’Taran. The race is divided between a star-spanning Hegemony and an unknown (to the Hegemony) splinter polity called The Empire. The Empire’s technology has devolved to a “Medieval” (fantasy) level. They had no knowledge of magic.

The Empire existed upon a single planet until about 35 years ago. That was when they came across an “alien” artifact: a dimensional gate. The first A’Tarans to venture through found themselves in a thick forest with an identical gate behind them. The gate proved both stable and two-way. The A’Tarans began logging the abundant trees, and established work camps.

The Empire had not seen war in living memory. The work camps had only a few proper guards, and their concern was only the possibility of troublesome wildlife. They were not prepared for what was about to befall them….

(continues in “The A’Taran-Orc War“)