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THE CONCEPT The era of the starships depicted in the Space Opera universe occurs about five centuries from the present.  This fictional envirnment centers on the four major tech level 5 star-faring powers in the 300 light year sphere of known space centered on Sol system.  Two of these, the Humanasol League and the Kruegarian Protectorate, are run by humans.  The other two, the Ventronian Interstellar Consolidation and the Klolodian Empire, are run by carbon-based, oxygen breathing aliens. The Humanasol League is the smallest, poorest and weakest of the four major powers.  It occupies a 100 light year diameter sphere and consists of Sol system and its first generation colonies.  The 1000 warship Humanasol League Fleet is primarily defensive and has the smallest ships of the major powers. The Ventronian Interstellar Consolidation occupies a 100 light year diameter sphere directly spinward from the Humanasol League.  Like the Humanasol League Fleet, the 1200 warship Ventronian Interstellar Consolidation Fleet is primarily defensive with a significant portion devoted to interstellar exploration.  The Ventronians posses slightly most advanced star-faring technology than the rest of the major powers. Bordering the Humanasol League on its coreward and anti-spinward sides is the expansionist Kruegarian Protectorate, consisting of human colonies established by the first generation colonies.  These second generation colonies broke away from the Humanasol League about fifty years ago to form their own interstellar government based on the colony world Kruegar.  The 2000 warship Kruegarian Protectorate Starfleet is primarily engaged in holding and expanding its territory. Bordering the Kruegarian Protectorate, Humanasol League, and Ventronian Interstellar Consolidation along their rimward borders is the expansionist Klolodian Empire.  The Klolodian Imperial Starfleet boasts almost 4000 warships and is bent on expanding its influence into the territories occupied by Humans and Ventronians. The still occasionally antagonistic Kruegarian Protectorate and Humanasol League, along with the neutrality seeking Ventronian Interstellar Consolidation, need to work together to thwart to expansionist ambitions of the Klolodian Empire.  The Kruegarian Protectorate Starfleet is powerful and well-equipped but spread out.  The Humanasol League Fleet is concentrated but lacking in economic resources.  The Ventronian Interstellar Consolidation Fleet has the technological edge but is hesitant to aid the ever-squabbling Humans.  Finally, the Klolodian Imperial Starfleet is large with plenty of resources, but may face other foes in parts of space beyond the range of Human exploration.  Its ability to maintain an extended campaign against the three other major powers, should they present an united front, is unknown.  SYNOPSIS OF THE FIRST SPACE OPERA WAR The imperial-minded Klolodians invade the relatively weak Humanasol League with a large battle fleet with smaller forces engaging the Kruegarian and Ventronian fleets at their respective borders as decoys.  The Klolodians quickly occupy over almost half of Humanasol space and prepare to attack Sol.  Kruegarian and Ventronian forces arrive just in time to create a defensive perimeter surrounding Sol.  These forces weaken the perimeter defenses of Kruegarian and Ventronian space allowing Klolodian forces to invade them as well.  At Sol, Humanasol and Kruegarian scientists jointly invent more advanced weapons and improved propulsion systems with Ventronian assistance.  Four Humansol League dreadnaughts under construction at the start of the war are completed with these techological advances.  Many of the Kruegarian and Ventronian ships involved in the defense of Sol are upgraded with the new weapon systems.   The joint Humanasol-Kruegarian-Ventronian fleet smashes through the Klolodian front lines and eventually pushes the Klolodian forces completely out of Humanasol space.  As more allied forces ships get armed with advanced weapons, the portions of Kruegarian and Ventronian territory occupied by Klolodian forces are also liberated.  An allied invasion force surges into Klolodian space but is stopped by Klolodian ships also now armed with similar advanced weaponry after only freeing a fraction of Imperial systems from Klolodian rule.  Thus, the stage is set for the Second Space Opera War. NOTES I have used a fictional font for the Human ships in this setting to indicate that I believe that our actual future will be brighter than this.  The star-faring technology used in the Space Opera universe akin to that in portrayed in the science fiction film Wing Commander.   THE VENTRONIANS The Ventronians are sentient carbon-based oxygen breathers. They are taller than Humans, have longer life spans, and a slightly more-advanced star-faring technology.  Ventronians have eight long, squarish  cross-sectioned limbs: four arms and four legs. Their skin colors range from light blue to dark blue. The Ventronians are generally more pacifistic than Humans, but they will vigorusly defend themselves when attacked. THE KLOLODIANS The Klolodians are sentient carbon-based oxygen breathers. They are shorter than Humans, have shorter life-spans, and a comparable star-faring technology.  Klolodians have six limbs: three-arms and three-legs.  Their skin colors range from light gray to dark gray. The Klolodians are the most aggressive of the various fictional sentient species I have concocted. PRIMARY DESIGN INFLUENCES 1. Humanasol Ships - Colonial Fleet designs as depicted in Sci-Fi's TV show Battlestar Galactica and the Terran Confederation Fleet as depicted in the science fiction film Wing Commander 2. Kruegarian Ships - Imperial and Old Republic starships of Star Wars universe 3. The Ventronians - An unnamed alien race featured in "The Aliens," a bonus feature included in the back of some Magnus Robot Fighter 4000 A.D. comic books from the late 1960's 4. Ventronians Ships - A UFO design by Brick Price for the 1970's TV series Project UFO 5. The Klolodians - Martians as depicted in the 1957 version of film War of the Worlds produced by Geore Pal 6. Klolodian Ships - Miniatures from the 1970's tactical space-combat game Stardate: 3000