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The Progenitors are a hostile, hyper-advanced race of spacing faring aliens, believed to have originated from outside of the Milky Way.

History

The Progenitors first made their debut within the Milky Way galaxy during the summer of 2297, when their Ark was first detected by gravimetric sensors roughly 30kly north west of Klendathu making their way counter clockwise along the length of the Outer Rim. Due to the massive size of the ship, it was assumed to be a near passing asteroid and not much thought was given to it.

FRONTIER COLONIES GO SILENT

The Citizen's Herald - August 14, 2297

Sources within Federal military intelligence today confirmed that the Federation has lost contact with three further frontier colonies - 3484 Indi VII, 2393 Dou Xiu VII, and Tevi Prime - following reports earlier this week that two other colonies on the cusp of the Epsilon Eridani systems had been lost to the Skinny threat last week. Whilst 3484 Indi, 2393 Dou Xiu and the two other colonies all numbered less than a thousand people, the attack on Tevi Prime - a much more significant colony that had a permanent Mobile Infantry garrison and some 22,000 members - is a source of significant concern within Military Intelligence circles, as it suggests that the enemy may be becoming emboldened. Sky Marshal John Hudson could not be reached for comment.

The first interaction between the Progenitors and humanity occurred during August 2297, where several frontier colonies including Tevi Prime and some satellite colonies of the Epsilon Eridani system were abducted from their planet. Originally this was attributed to the skinnies, culminating in the Federation destroying a skinny religious monument in an act of retaliation.

Obviously this did not lead to an abatement of abductions and attacks, and eventually the Federation was forced to send a flotilla of Federation war ships, led by the Dreadnought Topham - all of which were destroyed presumably by the Progenitors.

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 Obviously this did not lead to an abatement of abductions and attacks, and eventually the Federation was forced to send a flotilla of Federation war ships, led by the Dreadnought Topham - all of which were destroyed presumably by the Progenitors.
-{{Infobox Start}}<div style="font-size:9px;'>'''Military Intelligence Archives - August 15, 2297'''
+=== The Battle of Terra Neue ===
-'''Operator:''' Col. Brian C. Larsen
-'''Drop Lead:''' Lt. Martin Richardson
-'''Assistant Leadership:''' Sgt. Erae Bellic
-Sgt. Nathaniel Josephine
-Sgt. Thomas Young
-'''WIA:''' Two
-'''KIA:''' One
-'''Initial drop objectives:''' Destroy a skinnie religious site.
-'''State of objectives on completion:''' Religious site destroyed.
-'''How were the objectives meant to be completed?:''' The 112th were to infiltrate the area and locate the religious site. The operation was not to be an invasion prelude, more a display of strength to deter further skinnie aggression. We decided to utilise suppression on our rifles until we had a lead on the location of the temple.
-'''How did the objectives fail or succeed?:''' Initially, we followed the riverbed along the canyon on the logic that most settlements are built close to water. Upon receiving information from MOBCOMM, we identified a monastery and cleared the entire building without a single casualty. The skinnie hive mind wasn't raised to our presence either. Sergeant Bellic connected with one of the wounded skinnies to locate the religious site through use of the hive mind. Complications occurred when a medical Third Specialist Abruzzui opened fire on one of the incapacitated skinnies, killing the asset instantly. Abruzzui was stripped of his weapon and taken under custody of the marines so that a proper trial could be conducted upon return to ship, as I made the assumption that he might have acted under skinnie influence. Fortunately, another wounded skinnie was located and Sergeant Bellic managed to locate our objective.
-Moving swiftly to the temple, we destroyed an enemy dropship and a platoon of skinnie infantry. A stray round detonated an item inside the temple, killing Abruzzui and causing a broken foot for another trooper. No further adverse effects of the gas that was ejected from the explosion were observed. DTONs were rigged to the temple, artifacts were retrieved, then we moved to the extraction point and detonated the explosive payload. The temple was confirmed to have been wiped from the map, alongside several platoons of skinnie troopers.
-'''Necessary improvements:''' Awareness of skinnie abilities needs to be raised to avoid incidents similar incidents as 3Spc. Abruzzui</div>{{Infobox End}}