The events in <\/i>Peacemaker take place in a universe based on a monumental disaster, the Event, that reorganized the very structure of government on earth and pushed the human race to move into space to ensure survival. The following is a brief overview of the Event and its consequences.<\/i><\/p>\n
In early 2131 a swarm of asteroids crossed earth\u2019s orbit from above the ecliptic. Most of them missed the earth, but a few smaller ones and one larger one struck, primarily in the northern hemisphere. The large one gouged out a new bay where Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and parts of Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama had been.<\/p>\n
The destruction in the northern hemisphere was severe, destroying much of the infrastructure and resulting in general disorganization. Many governments collapsed, including the Chinese.<\/p>\n
On a state visit to Australia Princess Anne was the highest ranking British Royalty to survive. The Australian parliament under the leadership of Andrew McCleod voted to proclaim Anne the Queen of Australia. Accepting the title, Queen Anne knighted McCleod, whom she later married, and appointed him the Duke of New South Wales.<\/p>\n
Under McCleod\u2019s and Anne\u2019s leadership Australia quickly took over governance of the Pacific, and several of the surviving northern hemisphere governments called on Australia to help restore stability. When Australia demanded fealty as a condition for providing support, one by one the governments acceded. Australia then went on to reestablish the British Empire, taking control of the entire planet with virtually no need for military action.<\/p>\n
Early in the regrowth of the Empire, McCleod convinced Anne of \u00a0the need for a participative government and established the Republic as the governing body with the former countries participating as states.<\/p>\n
Because of the concern of another asteroid\/meteorite strike, space travel became a top priority, and thus humanity moved into the solar system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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