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|effects= Formatio nof [[Detritus|
|universe= [[Skyward Universe]]
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The '''Human Wars''' are a series of three historical conflicts between humanity and other sapient species of the galaxy, all motivated by humanity's desire to conquer all others.
== Background ==
The Human Wars have had a tremendous impact on the universe at large. Human languages, including English, Manadrin Chinese, Hindi and Spanish, are still commonly spoken throughout the galaxy, and are commonly carried by translator pins.{{book ref|sky2|10}} Moreover, [[delver]]s were first summoned by humans during the Second War, and continue to be a threat, leading to a change in how [[cytonics]] are perceived and used.{{book ref|sky2|19}}▼
Historically, most alien races discovered [[cytonics]] prior to developing advanced technology, and thus focused more on developing the former than the latter. Humanity being the sole exception to that rule, their tech vastly outstripped their closest competitor, the [[tenasi]]. As a result, the [[Phone Company]] made an effort to serve as the intermediaries between humanity and alien races, at least until humans would be peaceful enough to live with other, less war-like species in harmony.{{book ref|elysium}}
However, one of the PC's operatives, [[Jason Write]], eventually learned that the aliens' peace came at a cost -- they would exile or imprison all citizens who did not comply with their vision of the world. He also found out that those alien dissidents sometimes escaped, and used cytonics to infiltrate human society and steal their technology. As a result, Write decided to release the information about Phone Company's discovery of faster-than-light travel.{{book ref|elysium}}
== History ==
The precise timeline of the conflict is unknown. Likewise, it's uncertain what the inciting incident was; currently, it's believed it was humanity's desire to conquer all other species.{{book ref|sky2|10}} In the First War, however, humans allied with an alien race of [[figment]]s. The two species had access to highly advanced technology, including AI and miniaturized hologram projectors.{{book ref|sky2|35}} Among others, they conquered the [[kitsen]], claiming that their shared history made their homeworld practically a human colony.{{book ref|sky2|26}} The First War ended in humanity's failure.{{book ref|sky2|10}}
During the Second War, humanity would build grand research facilities over abandoned planets and dying stars, such as [[Detritus]]. Their experiments resulted in the summoning of [[delver]]s, which freed themselves of humanity's control almost immediately, turning against their would-be masters and every other living thing.{{book ref|sky2|4}} Thirteen delvers were summoned in total; they would ravage the universe for several decades before eventually fading back to [[nowhere]].{{book ref|sky2|10}} As the delvers hunted by radio communication and [[cytonics]] -- both highly common technologies at the time -- this presumaby spelled the end of the Second War.
The Third War occurred approximately one hundred years prior to [[Spensa]]'s birth.{{book ref|sky2|23}} Not all of humanity participated in it; some, like the crew of the ''[[Defiant]]'', pleaded neutrality and fled instead. However, once the alien coalition -- either the precursor to [[Superiority]] or Superiority itself -- found them, they wound up going after them anyway.{{book ref|sky1|epilogue}} Humanity still managed to conquer and ally with the [[UrDail]];{{book ref|sky2|8}} despite that, they were still defeated and scattered to the winds, with the only survivors living in preserve-planets overseen by [[KRELL]].{{book ref|sky1|epilogue}}
== Aftermath ==
▲The Human Wars have had a tremendous impact on the universe at large. Human languages, including English, Manadrin Chinese, Hindi and Spanish, are still commonly spoken throughout the galaxy, and are
The Wars have also led to vast political upheavals. In their aftermath, the surviving humans were confined to a number of preserves, such as [[Detritus]].{{book ref|sky2|19}} The [[Superiority]], too, arose as a result of the Wars, becoming the dominant political power of the known universe thanks to its stranglehold on faster-than-light travel and communication.{{book ref|sky1|epilogue}}{{book ref|sky2|10}}
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