Clipped from the StarControl Database. TIn 2112, the largest and most remote space installation, Ceres Base, was built on the 700 kilometer-wide asteroid of the same name. Three years later, Ceres Base would be the site of mankind's first official contact with an alien life-form - the crystalline Chenjesu. The alien vessel suddenly appeared out of nowhere, a scarlet flash of light announcing its presence as it took up a position 3 kilometers above the asteroid. Almost immediately, the alien ship began broadcasting this message: People from Earth: We are the Chenjesu. We mean you no harm. We come in peace with an urgent message. Heed these words: there is a horde of conquering warriors advancing toward your solar system from deep space. They are called the Ur-Quan. They know your are here. They will make slaves of you as they have made slaves of a thousand races across the galaxy. They will enslave both our species, Chenjesu and Human, unless we stop them now. We are not alone in our struggle. There are others who will fight with us against the Ur-Quan. Together - in an alliance with the remaining free stars - we may yet turn back the enemy, defeating the Ur-Quan and its Hierarchy of Battle Thralls. We beseech you to join us, for we desperately need your help. But we do not have much time. What is your answer? For over a week, the answer from Earth was stunned silence. The Chenjesu representatives were patient. Beings of vast intellect and perception, they understood the psychological shock their sudden appearance had on the inhabitants of Earth, a people who, amazingly, had never before had contact with a species other than their own. The aliens remained in the solar system for several months, conferring with the political, military and scientific leaders of Earth. Meanwhile the Chenjesu's starship transported U.N. observers through HyperSpace to visit several worlds that had been attacked by the Ur-Quan and their Hierarchy of Battle Thralls. The sad evidence of wholesale slaughter and devastation, and the accounts of dazed survivors, proved that the Chenjesu account was true. On August 1, 2116, Earth joined the Chenjesu and their other allies - the Mmrnmhrm, the Yehat, the Shofixti, and unofficially, the Syreen - to form the Alliance of Free Stars. Following formal ratification of the pact by the United Nations, Star Control was placed under the direct authority of the Alliance Command Council. The Chenjesu expected Earth to play a major role in the Alliance, both as combatants and suppliers of war material. Even though Earthlings were technologically primitive, their civilization had thousands of huge modern factories and millions of skilled workers able to manufacture both munitions and spacecraft. The tens of thousands of thermonuclear weapon components stashed away in the Peace Vaults were and additional bonus which surprised even the Chenjesu. On the day following Earth's formal induction into the Alliance, an alien race known as the Ariloulaleelay appeared, landing first on the Earth's moon. They transmitted a request to meet with Alliance representatives, and a delegation of human and Chenjesu diplomats journeyed to the lunar surface to establish contact. The Arilou explained that they too were threatened by the Ur-Quan and had come to join the Alliance of Free Stars. Alliance headquarters was consulted, and soon afterwards the Arilous were welcomed into the coalition. Although the Arilou were extremely secretive - being unwilling to discuss even the locations of their homeworlds - they provided additional strength to the Alliance. This strength was to be tested almost immediately. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There wasn't alot to work with for reference materials so i hope you like my version of the Chenjesu Charrio Want to play the game? http://sc2.sourceforge.net/downloads.php