ImperatorTaylor
On a distant planet a war rages. After the conquest of the Taihou Confederacy, the continent of Alterra was firmly under the boot of the Republic of of the same name. Thousands of years ago as Alterra was still being colonized, and cities were still sprouting up two factions emerged with with differing views on how the terraforming process should go. The Mother Pines, sentient, highly intelligent and tree like, blessed a warrior with immense power to overthrow the interstellar corporate rulers of Alterra and build a society at peace with the native and natural life on this strange yet familiar world. As time progressed more warriors and leaders were blessed by the Mother Pines and open was was inevitable, Those who supported an industrial and stratified society created a militant force known as the Auburn Order. The war between the Forest's chosen and the Auburn order was catastrophic and all connections to other planets were severed as the fog of war set in. Thousands of years later, a young man named Sequoia, a veteran of the war against the Taihou Confederacy, returns home to his province of Redcliff. A staunch pacifist, Sequoia begins work in the Republic's civil service. However, in the capital of Konst'an, the republic's two main parties are tearing the nation apart. Sequoia, his companions, and his retinue will work together to overcome incredible odds in the dream of making Alterra a better place for all. In the skies, airships will reach farther, on the ground, armies will strike harder. As the republic begins to collapse, Sequoia must make difficult decisions as new and old friends and enemies emerge.