The Fall of Thranduin 4
The year was 6299, the first year of the Ak'han war.
The place was the human agricultural colony Thranduin 4. Up until this point, this colony was just another obscure fringe world, close to the border of the strange alien race known only as the Ak'han. A peaceful colony, with almost no military resources, it was considered utterly unimportant and obscure by Empire command, which left the almost 5 million colonists completely undefended, with the exception of the I.S.S Reagan, an obsolete frigate, retired from deep-space patrol and exploration.
The arrival of enemy Ak'han vessels in the system changed all that. Faced with seemingly unsurmountable opposition, the Reagan's rag-tag crew of naval misfits, along with the populace of Thranduin 4, went on to wage a battle that would forever change the face of the known universe.
The outcome of events at Thranduin 4, for us, looking back at the flow of history, seems inevitable. For those brave men and women caught up in these momentous events, however, these were hours and days filled with fear, uncertainty and doubt and misplaced hopes. What is certain for us all, was that the courage of the defenders of Thranduin 4 was, and still is, an inspiration to all of Humanity.
-Holovid Weekly – Introduction to the History Channel’s Ak’Han War Bicentennial Weekend Special.
