The Gate Program - The Large Gate - The Unwilling War - The Insurrection - Arrallin Facts - Definitions
The Insurrection
When Arralla was discovered by humans, there were 2 billion individuals in their
population. This was comprised of essentially 4,000 hives, with 250,000 members each,
split into provinces that varied based on terrain and resources. Each Hive had between
50-100 mated pairs, each with a breeding life span of 50 years, in which they could
produce 100 kits a year in three litters. By the end of the Unwilling War, there were one
hundred and seventeen Hives remaining, with 50 million total individuals on the planet or
on Earth. Imagine the current population of Earth reduced to approximately the size of the
population of Nigeria. This is what happened to Arralla.
The Gate program had continued over this hundred years unabated, despite having uncovered only two useable systems it uncovered. The discovery of Arralla had proved so profitable humanity would continue it indefinitely, honing gate opening skills and profiting from the technological boost from Arralla.
Humanity�s role in Arralla�s downfall did not unnoticed, and, typical to our
species, the outcry for equal rights for the Arrallins was powerful, but late. The fight
to save Arralla on Earth took many forms, but one in particular was separatist movement.
This is where this story begins.
Tara Hunt, a retired Lt. Colonel of the United Earth Command (United Earth Confederacy�s military branch), now working under the guise of a private trading and colonization company, heads one wing of the separatist resistance. She is leading three mated pairs hidden among the Arallakeeni on her ships on a search for a colony world or system where they can re-establish a Hive in balance with humanity.