If you have been reading my recent adventures for Cepheus Engine then you probably can see that things are building up to a conflict between the Olonsean Empire and the Ilsunsi Directorate. These are two alien races that live within the borders of the Sonora sector. The Ilsunsi are a highly intelligent race of beings that is very old. They have extremely high technology and may exist in other worlds beyond the Sonora sector. The Olonseans are a younger and far more aggressive species. They too may exist in other sectors beyond the Sonora. They are eagerly conquering weaker worlds and enslaving them to build war machines for them.
It it is inevitable that these two alien races would come into conflict. The Ilsunsi prefer to stick to themselves. They do not like visitors or intrusions in their space. The Olonseans live to conquer and are going to test those around them to see what they can get away with. Intimidation is part of their arsenal. Indiscriminate use of nuclear bombardment is also one of their favorite tactics to reduce resistance to their demands.
Up to this point both sides have used mercenaries and adventurers to perform hostile acts which would lead immediately to war if the other side could prove who was responsible. This proxy war has been the source of many of my most recent adventures. Soon this will become a hot war and the travelers in the Sonora sector may have little choice but to choose a side.
