Re: Unhuman Wars

> Ok, I think that's enough time, so I'll post what answers I had before
> I asked my orginal question.  Here they are:
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> 1 Uplifted: In this theory, a rival race of the elves, most likely
> the Illithids, gave the goblins the helms and magic they needed to
> get to the stars.  This was in effort to crush the power of the elves.
> Problem is, this would be rather expensive and tie up a massive amount
> of resources, more than the Illithids may be willing to use.
>
> 2 Homeworlds:  The goblins have a number of worlds to their own, from
> which to launch their expansion into space.  This would give the goblins
> the resources that they would need, as well a reason (overpopulation,
> very large tribes seeking new lands to conqure and such).  I currently
> favor a much modified version of this.  The only problem is what ever
> happened those worlds at the war's end?  (this one is probably mostly
> fact).
>
> 3 The Big Lie:  That's right, the whole thing was a hoax.  The elves,
> being the longest lived race, made the whole thing up to make themselves
> seem all-powerful.  They changed all the records about 2 centuries ago,
> long after the war supposedly ended.  Since no one from the time is
> still
> alive but elves, who could dispute them?  The elves used the unhuman war
> as an excuse to hide their efforts into biological warfare, including
> bionoids, marauders, spirit warriors, and insetoids.  They even went so
> far as to dump a bunch of unwitted orcs on Borka, and then later claim
> to have destroyed Borka (who remembers Borka as whole? lets check the
> records...hmmm, it says that the elves nuked it alright).
> Problems: Where do the Scro fit in?  A bunch of orcs that fell for it,
> and
> believe that the must now "avenge themselves?"  Are the elves that good
> at
> changing the records?
>
> Here's one that many people here like:
> 4 Goblin Heroes:  Only the cream of the crop makes it into space.  Every
> soldier would be a powerful chief on the ground, but in space is merely
> a
> grunt.  The only major problem I see with this theory is: if the first
> goblins
> were too "heroic", then that makes the Scro seem weaker in comparison
> (they
> actually devolved!).
>
> And another one I came up with today:
> 5 Old Empire:  Ages ago, the goblins were the first race in space.  They
> created this mighty empire that spanned hundreds of spheres.
> Eventually,
> it crumbled on the ground, but some of it remained in space.  The elves,
> for whatever reason, decided to finish it off.  For an "evil" elvish
> Fleet,
> think of China and Britian during the opium wars.  For "good" elves,
> think
> Star Wars (at best).
>
> Watcha think?
>
> Night Druid

I like you theories.
I just would like to point out that history is always written by the
victors, so the elves may have had a few small battles with the goblin-kins
and made into a Grande adventure.  to make themselves look like the hero
instead of and aggressor.
This goes right along with what you said, but I do think that there is some
fact in the half truths that are the Unhuman War.

Jeremy G.