Tellus Sector War

The Tellus Sector War was an intergalactic conflict lasting a decade that began with the invasion of Tellus (then called "Earth" by its native inhabitants) by the Fifth Expeditionary Fleet of the Jagjit Collective. Though there was no official surrender from the Collective, most Tellurians celebrate August 25th, the date the last Jagjit carrier left the Tellurian system, as the official end of the war.

The Tellus Sector War began on May 15th, 2084 A.D., by humanity's timing and calender system, with the Fifth Expeditionary Fleet invading the Tellurian System in a single wave of invasion forces without direct provocation from the Tellurians. The Jagjit Council determined that due to the unique nature of Tellus's particular genetic diversity, it must be captured and obtained by the fleet for the purposes of subsuming all species' genetic data. The invasion began at mid-afternoon after a five day sublight flight through the system. It alerted the space satellites guarding the planet, but it would not give humanity enough time to properly prepare forces. By the time any sort of forces could be established, the Jagjit Fleet had already begun the invasion.

The combat was brutal and intense, scouring Tellus with precision as to lessen the particular damage to local species' genetic data. Confused and without understanding as to why an alien force would invade their home, the human governments collectively decided to attack the invading aliens with their full might. The ensuing battles devastated much of the world, resulting in a loss of genetic material of 30%. While enraged by this loss, there were still billions more species to partake of and that was enough for the Jagjit commanders. Without knowing what the Jagjit wanted, the Tellurians continued their assault but it became worse and worse for them. Within a few years, it became clear that there would be no winning this battle.

Meanwhile, the Theos had been watching the events unfolding before them on Tellus. A council was convened to decide the fate of the planet and its billions of species. Do they risk assisting or protect the uniqueness on the world from being completely wiped out? The choice was made and they sent an envoy to the planet with technology that would help turn the tide in favor of the Tellurian humans. The envoy was originally met with some hostility, but due to the massive differences biologically and sociologically to the Jagjit, the envoy was accepted and their technology was spread across the world in secret.

An alliance was formed with the Theos and with many other species across the known universe who wished to assist the Tellurians in 2083 A.D. and within a year, the battle for Tellus's survival was assured for the Tellurians. Defeated and bitter, the Jagjit retreated with many losses and inevitably, less than 5% of Tellus's genetic material. The mission was a disaster for the Jagjit, but a massive success that would put the Tellurians in favor across the known universe. The Jagjit never officialy surrendered, of course, simply choosing to escape with the potential of returning to seek revenge in the future.