Inverted-Y / EMPORIUM

THE ORIGINS OF THE INVERTED-Y

In the depths of Port Renatus on Mars, nestled deep within the heart of UEE space, lay a hidden sanctuary. Here, a solitary Xi’an named T’ek De’mo sheltered his adopted human children. The authorities were merciless, and T’ek fought tirelessly to protect his family, constantly shifting between menial, low-paying xenodiversity hire jobs.

Determined to ensure their survival on the unforgiving Martian streets, T’ek taught the ancient Xi’an martial art of d’synk to his children.

As they grew older, they found themselves conscripted into the brutal mines as depth grobblers, digging for nuggets of neo-plasmin. But every hard-earned credit brought them closer to their dream of escaping Mars and slipping out from beneath the boot of the UEE. Finally, they amassed enough to flee and seek out their fortunes in the Stanton system where the dominant megacorporations could provide some shelter from the UEE.

T’ek’s family found themselves working odd jobs throughout Stanton together or alone, but stand ready to band together to this day alongside new allies in search of fortune and fame under the name of INVERTED-Y.