Scourge

Angels feature prominently in the myths and legends of the system. They were the near-divine messengers of Sol, intermediaries between the sun and the planets. It is said that every Keystone had at least two angels by her side, one to guide her and one to guard her.   Over the course of history sightings became less common. They left the side of the Keystones. The angels withdrew from the worlds. Some scholars began to argue that they never had existed at all, that they were metaphorical or perhaps exaggerations of saint-like figures. These scholars were proven brutally wrong in 220010.   When the angels returned, they returned as a devastating force. Mercury was laid to waste by the angelic host, now dubbed the Scourge. The beings that had once defended the System had turned upon it. Only for a few years was there any relief for Mercury, when its own Keystone sacrificed herself to chain the sun and restrain its violence.   The crusade continues to this day. So far the attacks have been contained to Mercury by the sustained collaboration of the Interplanetary Solar Defence Council. The Solar Pulses have been extinguished by the Orbital Missiles of Caduceus and the forces at Penumbra.