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The Praetorians
The Praetorians are a race of ancient machines whose origins and ultimate objectives remain shrouded in mystery. For millennia they laid dormant beneath the surface of Mars, waiting for a period of geological stability to awaken. Following their inadvertent revival by humanity and subsequent invasion of Earth, the Praetorians now swarm across the wastelands, leaving only death and ruin in their wake.

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Welcome to Nessus. This planet is crawling with Vex. The Red Legion have sent in crews, and we need to know why.

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Exodus
Exodus was founded in the years following the International Bureau of Aeronautics' decline. Unlike its predecessor which strove to build Earth’s aerospace capabilities, Exodus sought to solve the challenges of reshaping the worlds of Sol into sustainable, Earth-like environments by advancing vital technologies geared toward settling the system—an endeavor that would culminate in the largest colonization effort in human history: the Red Eden program.

I.B.A
The International Bureau of Aeronautics was formed in the early 21st century to assuage an increasingly high demand for humans to expand out-world, and was responsible for the development of various air and space technologies throughout the years. The first Luna settlement was established by the Bureau, but the Moon's low gravity and lack of atmosphere eventually caused the physiological systems of the colonists to deteriorate. As a result, the colony was subsequently abandoned.

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Formed in the early 21st century to assuage an increasingly high demand for humans to expand out-world, the International Bureau of Aeronautics was responsible for the development of various air and space technologies throughout the years. The first Luna settlement was established by the Bureau, but the Moon's low gravity and lack of atmosphere eventually caused the physiological systems of the colonists to deteriorate. As a result, the colony was subsequently abandoned.

RANGERS
Acting as a form of frontier militia, Rangers are the Protectorate's hand in the wilderness, patrolling the wastelands and ensuring order in the untamed wilds. They ordinarily rearm at the Outposts and are often deployed on recon missions or as first response teams in the event of crisis.

The Foundry
The Foundry was once a prominent manufacturing plant established in Deutschland during the early 2200’s in anticipation of the first colonial expeditions to Mars and became known for its impressive line of colony ships and support vessels. Hundreds of years later one of the Foundry’s shipyards, located among the ruins of a dilapidated eastern war base, would become the site of a bloody civil war between the Protectorate and the remnants of an ancient authoritarian philosophy.

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Outposts
Built by the Protectorate in a defense program known as Iron Line, Outposts are military installations used to aid and protect human settlements from Praetorian attacks. In addition, the Outposts serve as waystations, offering sanctuary from marauders and other threats to countless refugees making their way to the safety of the inner cities.

Mars
Long before the modern era, Mars was a lush, fertile world. But the advent of an unknown cataclysm in the forgotten past had since rendered it, and much of the solar system, barren. After millenia of desolation, terraform engines built by humanity in an effort to colonize Mars eventually restored the planet to a habitable state. When the first colonists arrived, however, they found its surface overrun by hostile alien AI, beginning a century-long conflict that would come to be known as the Praetorian War.

Cyberlands
Crawling with Praetorians, the Cyberlands is a mysterious region almost completely transformed by their Terraformer.

Crawling with Vex, Nessus is a mysterious planetoid almost completely transformed by their Nexus Mind. The massive complexes and seemingly Vex-influenced flora create an otherworldly landscape that offers disturbing insight into what may one day be Earth's fate.

Overwatch
The Overwatch is the central hub of the Protectorate as well as a major nexus point in Earth's ENET. What remains of humanity's former cultures and civilizations is preserved inside underground bunkers and protective domes. Vast communication arrays above ground maintain a vital link with the Line's Outposts and Ranger forces, who watch and guard against the Praetorian advance.

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The Overwatch is the central hub of the Protectorate as well as a major nexus point in Earth's ENET, utilizing a vast communications array in order to maintain contact with the various Outposts spread across the planet. The Archives, a repository containing what remains of humanity's former cultures and civilizations, are situated within the East Annex.

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21st century

 * The International Bureau of Aeronautics is established on Earth to assuage an increasingly high demand for humans to expand out-world. The organization would go on to develop various new air and space technologies throughout the years, contributing greatly to the furthering of space engineering.
 * The first off-Earth colony is established on the Moon by the International Bureau of Aeronautics. The base is subsequently decommissioned, however, after the physiological systems of the colonists begin to deteriorate, a result of the low lunar gravity and lack of atmosphere.
 * The exoscience corporation known as Exodus is founded in the years following the I.B.A.'s decline. Unlike its predecessor which strove to build Earth's aerospace capabilities, Exodus seeks to solve the challenges of reshaping the inhospitable worlds of Sol into sustainable, Earth-like environments by advancing vital technologies geared toward settling the system.

22nd century

 * The Red Eden is launched - fully automated and equipped with an onboard AI to oversee the construction of Mars' atmospheric processing systems, the vessel—its cargo holds laden with nanites—is launched to the desert world. For the next two hundred and fifty years humanity remains confined to Earth while the terraforming process finishes.
 * Mars Mission Angel: Dozens of Probes are sent to the red planet to monitor the Eden's activities and ensure nothing goes wrong with the terraforming process.
 * A colony ship factory known as The Foundry is established in Deutschland.
 * Exodus shifts its resources and decides to focus on other endeavors. As a result, the Angel mission is abandoned.
 * The Praetorians awaken and begin to overrun the surface of Mars.

23rd century

 * A first group of colonists make the journey to Mars. Upon their arrival, it is discovered that a hostile race of machines have taken over the planet's surface. The Praetorian War begins.

24th century

 * The Praetorians invade Earth. During the course of the invasion, Vault 17 becomes a Praetorian stronghold, the Overmind dwelling within.
 * Europe is completely overrun by Praetorians. In the wake of their invasion, much of Earth is occupied by the machines, and mysterious structures seemingly buried beneath the surface begin rising from the abandoned wastes.

25th century

 * The Praetorians invade a human enclave to claim more land for the Terraformer's operations. Assuming a communications system failure, the Protectorate dispatches a team of Rangers to bring the encampment back online.

Base Game
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 * Having survived a Praetorian incursion, a lone pilot attempting to flee the onslaught is shot down and crashes in the Arid Desert. A team of Rangers investigating a remote settlement that recently dropped out of contact with the Iron Line see the crash and pull the pilot from its burning wreckage. Following a brief introduction, the Rangers invite the pilot go with them. Remembering little of their past and stranded otherwise, the pilot accepts the invitation, and the group sets off. Along the way, the team fends off a Praetorian scouting mission before arriving at the remains of a decimated town.
 * After assisting to eliminate the machine presence at the far-flung settlement and wanting to help stop their advance, the pilot aids the Rangers in restoring an old radar system capable of determining how far the Praetorian occupation extends. The subsequent retrieval of sensor logs from a heavily damaged monitoring station then reveals that a Permutative hull known as the Terraformer has begun pushing into Protectorate territory, prompting the group to venture into the Cyberlands and defeat the construct.
 * Protectorate Dropship fly-overs confirm the reports from Holborn's fireteam: the Praetorians did indeed decimate the settlement in Sector 14 and the death of the terraformer at the hands of the Rangers has slowed their advance. Fenrir is advised that immediate military action is recommended in order to exploit the lack of Praetorian leadership elements and cohesion.
 * The Terraformer destroyed, the group returns to the Iron Line to warn the Protectorate of the rising Praetorian threat. At the Outpost, the pilot is introduced to Commander Fenrir who invites them to partake in a discussion concerning the resurgent Praetorian activity and after a protracted debate, becomes convinced to launch a counter-offensive to push them back. The sortie is a success, and Praetorian forces begin falling back.
 * While helping to establish a sensor grid across the seven miles of land reclaimed during Fenrir's offensive, the pilot surveys an abandoned military complex designated Carrhae station. Data recovered from the facility later points to a location in Europe which Protectorate intelligence sources come to believe is acting as a nexus point of Praetorian efforts on Earth: the War Vault.
 * Lacking the resources needed to sustain an assault convoy to the region, the pilot volunteers to lead a foraging party in the gathering of enough raw materials to fuel the Protectorate strike force. The ships then fly to Europe but are impeded while en route to the Vault by Praetorian defenses.
 * Unable to push forward, the pilot is deployed alongside the Rangers to disable a series of gun platforms preventing the fleet from advancing. Grounded in the aftermath, the group is forced to seek out transport at an old flight hangar nearby. Upon reaching the base, the group fights their way into the Praetorian fortress and destroys the Overmind, dealing a devastating blow to the machine hivemind.

Distant past

 * Creation
 * The Primeval
 * War of the Sivian
 * Occupation of Sol

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M0A0-CHAOSBRINGER
''The Machines hate chaos. Bring it to them.''

The base model CHAOSBRINGER is a heavy machine gun built long ago. While the weapon's original design utilized solely metal projectiles, Protectorate weaponsmiths have modified its systems to superheat munitions before discharging. The result is a combination of rapid succession fire and molten metal powerful enough to penetrate the hulls of even the toughest Praetorians.

The base model CHAOSBRINGER is a heavy machine gun built in a long forgotten time.

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