Editing Joz (section)

==Encounters==

The Joz eventually discovered that they were not alone. The first species that they discovered were the '''Drevin'''. This particularly hostile species attacked manned Joz vessels, seized their colonies and drove the Joz back to their home system.

As a result of this aggression, the Joz developed and trained a military force. They turned their skill at robotics into creating [[Telepresence]] controlled warships and attack drones. Where those were insufficent to deal with a particular threat, the Joz sent combat troops comprised mostly of Mosek Joz shock troops supported by telepresence controlled warmachine support.

When it became apparent that the Drevin would not accept peace with the Joz, they were forced to devestate the Drevin homeworld to secure their own survival.

Through a combination of Telepresence ships and ecological warfare, they reduced the Drevin ability to conduct war. With their culture in complete ruins, the Drevin were unable to continue the conflict and isolated themselves from further extraterrestrial contact.

The price of peace was tremendous; nearly one-half of the already small Joz population was lost in the war and the golden age of exploration had come to an end.

The Joz returned to their home world to recover, abandoning their extra-solar colonies and focused on maintianing their existence.

They were not to remain isolated for long.

Only eigthy years after their self-imposed isolation, they were contacted by the Tch'kairn. a peace treaty was immediately agreed to and Tch'Kairn merchants began to ply their trade between their two worlds, much to the benefit of both species. 

Joz Telepresence vessels shipped materials on behalf of the Joz merchant classes and once again began to explore their sectors of space.

It was through their contact with the [[Tch'Kairn]] that the Joz were introduced to the [[Niglik]]. As had happened with the Tch'Kairn, the Joz befriended the Niglik and established diplomatic and merchantile agreements with them. They traded freely with their new allies and their society was greatly enriched by the sharing of science and culture that came along with the agreement.

It wasn't until the Niglik were attacked by the [[Waagoshin]] that the Joz had any encounters with that species.

At first the Joz sent telepresence ships and warmachines to aid their allies, but their intial designs were not as easily replaced as were those used by the Waagoshin.

Additionally, Joz leadership oftentimes failed to press any tactical advantages that they may have agained during a given engagement. That shortfall in concert with their lack of information on the location of the waagoshin home system prevented the defeat of the Waagoshin forces assaulting [[Nigli]].

When the Niglik were defeated after five years of heavy fighting, the Joz sent hundreds of heavy warships to protect their remaining allies the Tch'kairn, who were sworn pacifists.

They met the Waagoshin military threat six times, each time dealing tremendous losses against the invaders but not without cost to their own unmanned fleets. 

In the final fleet enagegment at the Tch'Kair, The Joz fleet fought a desperate holding action while trying to evacuate the most brilliant scientists that the Tch'Kairn could lay claim to.

The conflict ended with a defeat for the Joz, due to the superior numbers of Waagoshin ships in their attack fleet.

The Joz retreated to their home system, reinforced it against attack and rebuilt their fleet and military might.

With the aid of Tch'Kairn scientists they developed new weapons and computer systems as well as new ship designs.

For whatever reason the Waagoshin have not yet attacked the Joz home world. it is currently believed that the Tch'Kairn may have managed to destroy the location of the Joz home system, thus leaving the Waagoshin unable to find them.

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''The Joz are first mentioned in the [[USS Hades]] mission:'''[[A Rule of Conscience]]'''''

'''''Credits: Special Thanks to John Koe and Simone Lee for permission to use their images of the Joz seen here. Their work is much appreciated.'''''

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