Date: 429 Interstellar Era
Belligerents: Gelt Warrior Caste (led by the Laral family) vs. Compact colonies of Hanar and Amargosa
Outcome: Gilead captured and renamed Hanar; Amargosa occupied
Summary:
The Gelt Incursion of 429 IE refers to the coordinated invasions of the human colonies Gilead and Amargosa by Gelt forces led by the Laral family, specifically Laral Umish and Laral Jorl. The operation was launched without the approval of the Gelt Sovereign or his inner circle and is widely considered a rogue military campaign by the Warrior caste.
On Gilead, the invasion culminated in the detonation of a clean fusion device, which destroyed the colony’s only city. The planet was soon renamed Hanar by its new Gelt rulers. Leadership was later assumed by Tishla, the widow of Kai, a noble conscripted into the invasion, who helped transform Hanar into a joint human-Gelt colony after driving the Larals out.
On Amargosa, Gelt forces used overwhelming numbers and shock tactics, including the use of clean fusion weapons on cities like Lansdorp, to quickly seize control. Laral Umish established his headquarters aboard a colony transport hovering over Lansdorp and maintained the occupation until his death in a bombing. Amargosa remained under Gelt control into 430 IE before a coordinated resistance and joint Compact-Hanar force liberated the planet.
The incursion fundamentally soured Compact–Gelt relations before the two entities could make formal first contact, catalyzing further conflict, political upheaval, and ultimately collaboration in the case of Hanar’s rebuilding.
Appearances: Gimme Shelter, Tishla's Jounrey, No Marigolds in the Promised Land, Second Wave, Broken Skies, Warped, Flight Blade, Storming Amargosa