Introduction
DaVinci Brown sat calmly as his boss stared at him over a sheath of paperwork. Finally, the Diretor spoke.
"So, a Presidential commendation for rescuing Captain Finnley and evacuating the surviving colonists. I guess I should congratulate you but...."
"Yes, it was a nasty bit of business." Brown replied.
"What exactly happened on Corrino?"
"Well, it's all pretty much in the report. As best as we can tell, a Hegira era sleeper ship crashed on the planet and a technologically devolved society emerged from the survivors. They developed a theocratic government with a religion revolving around the events of the crash. They overan the colonies and killed any who would not convert, destroying most of the colonial cities. We destroyed any remaining technology during the evacuation. They know about us, but it will be a long time before they get off that planet, and when they do they'll run straight into a Commonweath blockade."
A few moments passed in silence, finally broken by the director: "At least we don't have to deal with that sort of fanaticism inside the Commonwealth."
"Are you so sure about that?" Brown shot back. "What about the Crusaders of Vaticus? Or the New Zionists on Sanderra, noone's really sure what they're up to."
"Hmmph. Funny you should mention them, that's going to be your next mission. Contact has always been sporadic with the New Zionists, more so lately than usual. You've been asked to make contact with them and report to the colonial government on their condition, and we'd like you to poke around a bit. You'll have plenty of time to rest up and study this briefing though." He hands DaVinci a large folder and ushers him out of the office...
During the Greater Exodus the Colony Ship Speedwell was launched towards Sanderra, a planet showing the first signs of developing plant life...
But something went horribly wrong: When they arrived they found a desert world without the faintest trace of life.
The main colony was situated on the shore of the planet's only river which runs from a small polar ice cap, near point where it forks around the Broken Hills before draining into a salty inland sea. Meanwhile, a group of New Zionist settlers went off into the Badlands seeking spiritual purity.
New Zionist Settler in Water Reclamation Suit
This City Journal is a sequel to my previous CJ entitled "The Corrino Region", but everything you need to know about it (including how it would have ended) is contained in this introduction.
The New Zionists are based upon the ancient Esthenes with a bit of Dune's Freemen thrown in, and are (mostly) harmless.
Cheats: I use an industry multiplier (qaudruples the number of jobs created) and a money cheat.
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