jan 1, 2928 - Great Trade War

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Yaki begin disrupting trade lanes. A joint Teladi-Split fleet sent to destroy them is itself completely destroyed.

Brett, who has come through an early life in the Argon Navy, is witness to an attack on the mines on Bevu: he actually pilots one of the attack ships. The attack on the Yaki sympathizers goes wrong and they barely escape. The captain of the Argon frigate "Excel" makes bad tactical decisions. This is the first inkling that something is wrong.

Argon, Boron, and Paranid initially refuse to help the Split and Teladi (publicly).

Yaki launch attacks on Argon deep space Echo stations, destroying two whole sectors. The Argon declare war on the Yaki and mobilize the fleet. This becomes known as the "Great Trade War". Yaki and Argon fleets meet in sector "Echo Three". A large battle is won by the Argon navy, just barely. Brett unknowingly destroys a transport ship with 300 on-board.
The captain of Argon Four, a large carrier, unknowingly crashes his ship into a frigate during the battle. Both ships are destroyed.
The Yaki battleship vanishes during the battle – using a new stealth technology.

Mi Ton and Mitch present their initial findings to the Argon and Boron governments. They think they are tracking the matter levels from the past use of the gates and they announce that they expect the gates to be re-aligned soon. They also mention "Earth" and their apparent ability to map where it is. They get extra funding and return to deep space.

It becomes apparent that Brett and others have had the Super Slave installed (Slave chip is standard procedure for Navy personnel) and the Yaki used these during the war to send false data to the hosts. This explains the Excel incident, the Argon Four, and Brett's destruction of the transport ship. Brett is sent to Paranid space and trains in the use of the Super Slave. The Paranid call these Argon with Super Slaves "Kotu", the gifted ones. The Kotu spread out into the cosmos and keep a low profile. Brett becomes a trader. The Kotu are under the direct command of the Argon Admiral Stacey.

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