Sons of Korhal

The Sons of Korhal are a military organization in the fictional StarCraft universe, founded after the destruction of the colony world of Korhal. They were branded as terrorists by their enemy, the Terran Confederacy.

History

The roots of the Sons of Korhal was the foundation of colonies by the Terran Confederacy, based on Tarsonis. Korhal, one of the colonies, became the "jewel" of the Confederacy.

However, the people of Korhal felt oppressed by the corrupt Confederate Senators, and eventually rioted against the Confederates. Martial law was imposed, but the revolt did not stop.

Korhalian Senator Angus Mengsk became a leader of the Korhalian revolt, issuing fiery statements declaring that the Confederacy no longer held any claim over the world of Korhal.

The Confederates eventually withdrew from the planet, but sent three assassins to kill Angus Mengsk in the capital, Styrling. His head was never found.

Arcturus Mengsk, Angus's son, a former Confederate Colonel and prospector, was embarrassed by his father's actions, and while aware of Confederate corruption, was generally uninterested in Koprulu Sector politics. However, he was outraged by the death of his family and returned to Korhal to continue the rebellion. He rallied the militant groups that had followed his father and created an army which struck at various Confederate bases and installations. When he was gone to visit Umoja, an important rival of the Terran Confederacy, the Confederates fired a thousand Apocalypse-class nuclear missiles at Korhal, wiping out all life on the surface.

Foundation of the Sons of Korhal

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Terran Dominion

The Terran Dominion was created after the fall of the Confederacy at the height of the war between the Terrans, the Zerg and the Protoss. Headed by Arcturus Mengsk, the former leader of the Sons of Korhal, the Terran Dominion suceeded in gaining control of much of the Koprulu Sector, and in particular, older Protoss colonies, such as Khyrador. Korhal IV was made the throne world of the Dominion.

Crowning himself 'Emperor' of the Terran Dominion, Arcturus Mengsk, with General Edmund Duke as his military advisor, claimed control and was unopposed by any legal Terran faction to his rule. With few exceptions, such as an elite commando squad led by one Samir Duran, the Dominion ruled over the Koprulu Sector without any threat to its control. The Dominion gained its military supremacy by forcefully conscripting the remaining soldiers of the old Confederate armies.

At the time of the Brood War, the Terran Dominion came under siege from an expeditionary force from the United Earth Directorate, an invasionary force sent by Earth to pacify the Koprulu Sector. The UED had a hidden agenda as well: to take control of the Zerg Overmind and use the Zerg to pacify all conflict in the region. Thanks to the backstabbing of Samir Duran, who had originally joined the UED as an ally, the UED failed in its agenda and was eventually overwhelmed by Infested Kerrigan, Jim Raynor, Fenix and Arcturus Mengsk who were working together to rid themselves of the UED. Arcturus had a more stand-by position in this temporary alliance, as all he wanted was to retake his capital planet, Korhal. Although Arcturus succeeded, he (along with Raynor and Fenix) were betrayed by Kerrigan and he lost his military advisor, General Duke.

By the end of the Brood War, the UED Expeditionary Force had been annihilated, leaving behind a ruined Dominion. Having been driven to the brink of annihilation by various UED, Zerg, and Protoss assaults, it nevertheless survived.

The Dominion is opposed to both the Protoss and the Zerg and is in favor of stopping all warfare between humans in the Koprulu Sector.

References

• StarCraft homepage at Blizzard Entertainment
• Battle.net StarCraft Compendium
• Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. StarCraft (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
• Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. StarCraft: Brood War (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.