The Progen Republic is defending itself from both aliens and inquisitors after one of its leaders apparently disobeyed orders, opened an Ancient Gate that allowed an alien invasion, and then let herself be captured.The most immediate problem appears to be an influx of unknown ships, which are entering Progen space through the Mondara Maelstrom and a newly opened Ancient Gate in the Deneb System. Once in Progen space, the alien ships, traveling in groups of two and four, move off to other systems in the galaxy. Thus far their objectives are unknown.
Equally vexing to the Republic is that its own Centuriata leader, the Legatus Amah, is apparently responsible for opening and activating the Ancient Gate in the Deneb System. (The gate is also known as the Appian Gate, and connects the Deneb System to the Lagarto sector of the Gallina System.)
Amah was reportedly the leader of a military escort assigned to bring the Aragoth Codex, recently discovered by the Sabine, back to Gallina. Amah took the Codex as expected, but as she neared Endriago, apparently diverted her course to Lagarto and used the Codex to open the inactive Appian Gate. Few details are available about what happened after Amah opened the gate, but indications are that she was taken prisoner by unknown entities. It also appears that the Mondara Maelstrom opened in Vega at approximately the same time.
The Appian Gate remains open and is now letting aliens enter the Gallina System. The invaders are unidentified, but their ships are similar to those holding Amah in planetary orbit on the other side of the Appian Gate.
Another question raising eyebrows among the Progen is just how and why Amah received this assignment from the Sabine leadership in the first place. And Sabine leader Vinda now wants explanations regarding Amah's behavior, especially as concerns the Centuriata's insistence on a military escort of the Codex and Amah's decision to open the Gate.
In Amah's absence, Centurion Var has been named leader for the Centuriata. Var promises a speedy defeat of all invaders and the safe return of Amah.
In a show of support for all Centuriata, former Primarch Anjuren Kahn, exiled for his excessive "enthusiasm," during the Cygni Wars, has offered to return to his post as commander of the Centuriata should the present situation call for such measures.
