Invasion: Terminus (OOC)

OOC thread for the first chapter/instalment of our Invasion story arc. Out of character chatter, questions, coordinating, and all that what-not.

Here's the intro text that Charley provided:

Originally Posted by Charley

At the edge of the galaxy, a city-planet called Terminus sits at the junction of major hyperspace lanes. One of the largest outer rim trading hubs of the Galactic Empire, Terminus hosts billions of Imperial citizens looking to make their livings and fortunes. With the cold war between the Empire and the Alliance drawing into its second year, the citizens of Terminus enjoy an uneasy peace. But that peace is about to be shattered. Beyond the fringes of known space, an enemy is coming.

Invasion: Terminus is the flashpoint incident for the galaxy-wide Invasion story arc. It can be told from the perspective of a few player characters who find themselves on Terminus. Citizens going about their business? Smugglers looking for a chance to make a profit? A homesick Imperial posted far away? No matter who participates, you can expect the peaceful buzz of city life to be shattered by the arrival of thousands of ships from the Ssi-Ruuvi Imperium. It will become readily clear that the planet is going to be completely overwhelmed. The Imperial military garrisons and naval assets in orbit will be quickly destroyed through brute attrition, and the planet will soon swarm with hostile invaders that seem particularly interested in taking the people of Terminus alive. Our participating players will have one paramount objective - escape at all costs. Those that don't leave Terminus will be killed or - maybe even worse - captured. To what ends? Nobody knows.

What is known is that once the events of Invasion: Terminus conclude, the planet will be firmly and totally in control of the Ssi-Ruuvi invaders. They will quickly begin work on fortifying the world as a galactic beach head, preparing the way for what can only be an invasion of the rest of the known galaxy. Our few intrepid survivors may then find themselves racing to safer points in the galaxy, custodians of some terrible news about this calamity. This incident will serve as a way of putting the galaxy on notice, and serve to springboard other threads that delve into other aspects of this broadening conflict. As to what those might be, that will be up to us all!

We are currently looking at this thread consisting of ~4 characters.

Ruu lore dictates that a planet intending to be conquered should become a part of the Imperium first through a ritual conducted by a high priest. This is because they believe that if a Ruu dies away from a home planet that their soul becomes lost and doomed to wander the void between stars for eternity. So prior to the invasion fleet arriving there should probably be a post by one of our Ruu characters having infiltrated the planet already, observing a secret ceremony lasting at least 1, probably as many as 6 hours in which the planet is consecrated and given a new name, like Ter'Hekk or something along those lines.