. ▁In ▁SE ▁ 6 4 0 / IC ▁ 3 3 1 / AD ▁ 3 4 4 0 ▁the ▁first ▁battle ▁between ▁the ▁Empire ▁and ▁Alliance ▁occurs , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁major ▁Alliance ▁victory . ▁The ▁two ▁real ms ▁have ▁been ▁at ▁war ▁ever ▁since . ▁ ▁A ▁third ▁real m ▁is ▁also ▁set ▁up , ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁of ▁P he zz an , ▁a ▁planet - state ▁( city - state ▁on ▁a ▁gal actic ▁scale ) ▁with ▁connections ▁to ▁Terra . ▁It ▁techn ically ▁remains ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Empire ▁and ▁pays ▁t ribute , ▁but ▁it ▁also ▁maintain s ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁Alliance . ▁Ru led ▁by ▁a ▁domain ▁lord ▁called ▁the ▁" land sh err " ▁P he zz an ▁g ains ▁power ▁by ▁acting ▁as ▁both ▁par agon ▁and ▁trick ster , ▁providing ▁the ▁only ▁link ▁between ▁the ▁Empire ▁and ▁Alliance ▁whilst ▁simultaneously ▁playing ▁the ▁two ▁sides ▁against ▁one ▁another . ▁ ▁Plot ▁▁ ▁The ▁story ▁is ▁st aged ▁in ▁the ▁distant ▁future ▁within ▁our ▁own ▁Mil ky ▁Way ▁Gal axy , ▁starting ▁in ▁SE ▁ 7 9 6 / IC ▁ 4 8 7 / AD ▁ 3 5 9 6 . ▁A ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁galax y ▁is ▁filled ▁with ▁terra formed ▁world s ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁inter stell ar ▁travel ing ▁human ▁be ings . ▁For ▁ 1 5 0 ▁years ▁two ▁mighty ▁space ▁powers ▁have ▁inter mitt ently ▁war red ▁with ▁each ▁other : ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁Empire ▁and ▁the