After the treaty with the Drekh'Nar was signed, a time of mourning
began. Men were allowed by the treaty to spend a few last days on
the planet's surface. They could say good bye to everything they
loved before the gates to their new home were closed forever.
The founders of NeoTerr had been chosen by the Drekh'Nar Lords, one
man and one woman from every religion. They had received every
right necessary to lead mankind underground and to build a new
civilization there.
Their first years were hard, but peaceful. The struggle for survival
bound all powers and nearly nobody thought of revenge or disobeying
the chosen leaders. But then, terror began. Some of the younger in-
habitants, most of them had been children at the time of the Great
War, decided that following the leaders had been the wrong decision.
They thought living underground was not natural, not for mankind,
and that men should fight back, as long as they had not forgotten
their roots.
First, they tried to convince people by political statements, by
discussion and debate. As this did not work and most people just
were content with the now peaceful situation, they declared themsel-
ves outcasts. They chose the name True Men, showing their will to
fight back and to leave the cave systems that were already called
"home" by so many.
