River of Stars

Developers: pianotm and FangStiltzkin

Inspired by the short story, "Up the River" by futurist, Mack Reynolds.

For millennia, the Olympians and the Yarzul have ruled the galaxy in constant conflict with each other. Having ruled benevolently over this section of the galaxy since the dawn of man, the Olympians have lost a recent war with the Yarzul, and Earth was the prize. Five years later, in the aftermath of the human resistance, the survivors cope with living on a world in which innocents are chosen at random to be slaves and where even a slight encounter with the Yarzul can mean death.

But the more things change, the more they stay the same. People live quietly in small communities, city and national infrastructures around the world have been restored, and in a small Arizona town, there lives Uiyi. She's an alien, a member of another slave race conquered by the Yarzul. She lives unnoticed by the Yarzul as a teacher in this small community, where outside the classroom, there's nothing more interesting to do than watch TV and try to get control of the rat population. Still, she's haunted by the memory of her past life; a memory filled with violence and loss.

The Yarzul mostly, though not entirely, ignore this town. Most of the people here are unsuitable as slaves; either too elderly, or former soldiers who'll make trouble. One such soldier is Jack, the man who rescued Uiyi from the Yarzul. If not for Jack, she'd have nowhere to go. Jack's the only one who would take her in. Aliens aren't popular this day and age.

While the people of this small community just try to live quietly, there are whispers of unrest, an underground movement, a resistance against the Yarzul overlords. These whispers speak of a suspicion that Jack, his former teammates, and Uiyi may hold the key to victory. Unfortunately, they just want to get on with their lives.

Written in RPG Maker VX Ace

Uses Yami's Engine Symphony: Battle Symphony

Holders Battlers Script

Asagi's Gun License: by Kread-EX and modified by Trihan
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