Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20170904215256

The First Servile war or first 'Grand Slave Revolt' as it is known in the Empire. As the name says it was a large scale Slave Revolt that spread like a virus across the Heia sector. The revolt was lead by a slave by the name of Sunue a native Syrasci by birth he was enslaved during a raid upon his homeworld and for many years toiled in the mines of Ophelia and was eventually bought by a pit master and forced to fight in the pits of Apamos.

One day after one of his fights he laid down for a quick rest during this time he was granted a vision of the four armed goddess Vasi of his home world. She promised him his freedom if he was to start a revolt among the slaves. After he agreed he was gifted many abilities worthy of a prophet (foresight and predictions). The very next day when his masters approached to inspect him before the games he, using a dagger hidden within his robes, killed them after which a massive riot began throughout the fighting pits and the nearby area.

After days of rioting the Planetary governor sent a Vigilistum task force to seize the slaves when they approached the slaves fought back with all sorts of scavenged and improvised weapons and eventually where able to drive off the Vigils. After this the slaves looked for a leader among their number after hours of deliberation all agreed Sunue should lead them in battle and to glory.

Sunue sent runners and messengers to all the major mines, factories, and pits of the world who where tasked with sneaking into the work areas, sleeping arrangements, and the facilities themselves to both spread the news and entice the slaves to rebel. Swiftly rebellions and revolts spread across the planet with even the planets lower classes, criminals, and other dregs joining Sunue and his rebellion.

It wasn't long until the governor deployed proper military forces to crush the rebellion in some cases mass droves of the rebels where killed, but some hid out in the mountains and low places of the world destroying entire armies of troops and with each victory they gained more weapons, armor, and renown to fight the Empire.

These battles continued for moths until Sunue had gathered enough material and recruits that he launched massive offensives which seized major cities and cut off entire Imperial formations. It wasn't long until the entire world fell to the rebels and it's noble class put to the sword.

Word of this victory spread across the Heia sector and other slaves and oppressed people rose up some with major success and others being crushed or at least delayed. It wasn't long until the Lord Commander of the sector declared martial law on the worlds still controlled and gathered his forces to retake those that have fallen to rebellion.

It wasn't long until the Empire lashed back and when they did it was with brutal force. Death Squads where deployed to annihilate the traitors across the planet's surface, Imperial ships bombarded their cities, and entire armies where deployed to the surfaces and eventually came into contact with the rebels. The fighting was brutal and bloody but it could not last long.

Swiftly one by one the worlds where taken back till only Apamos was left and even it was falling. It's freedom fighters died in droves as the death squads continued their march of destruction and one by one the cities fell either by force of arms or fire from the skies. In the end only a sole fortress was left built into one of the mountains and was converted into a temple by Sunue. He and his best fighters fought to the last holding out for 50 days until at last they where all killed. Those fighters that survived else where across the Heia sector where either re-enslaved, punished, and for the worst offenders subject to the archaic punishment of crucifixion. Millions where crucified.

In total the rebellion lasted only slightly over two years from the first riot to the last crucifixion. Billions died during it's conflicts and across the Empire public tortures and crucifixions where held to show the slaves what happens when they revolt against the Empire. 