The recent news from the Shade Dominion had left Rhea in a state of deep though. She knew well she had to act swiftly, lest the Aschen move to retaliate in full for the actions of the Shade Dominion, but plans weren't yet ready to be put into motion.
The weeks since her meeting with Phinx had been fruitful and it wasn't just the Invictus whome Rhea had gained support from. Growing numbers of volunteers and organizations continued to put forth their assistance day by day. In particular it was through these volunteers that she sought to tap into the full potential of Terra, and Valore with it.
Their tech was inferior to many of the larger space fairing nations, and their numbers fewer than the vast sprawling galactic empires, but they possessed a concentration of power that few could boast. The very existence of this power, unharnessed, was destroying their planet and the local region. If it could be stabilized, harnessed, and directed...
Its influence already took shape all across Valore in the form of fanastical powers, and beings of immense strength. Psionics capable of imeasurable feats of the mind, archmages capable of raining down destruction of magnitudes to rival that even of the TNG military, beings who could see events before they occured, and others yet who could move unhindered by the laws of time and space. It was this resource that Valore possessed in boundless quantities.
Many of these individuals already served in the TNG military and had for years, but there were many more out there with unmatched potential. One of her primary goals was to bring together those seeds of power - and she was well on her way to doing so - but there wasn't time enough to finish training and organizing the flood of new volunteers properly. They needed to be taught to coorrdinate with the military, and it had yet to be determined which ones could follow orders, and which ones were liabilities. There was much to be done yet before many of these newest recruits would be battle ready.
The contracts with the Invictus had been a massive boon in getting many of them prepared, and many were ready, but others...
She finally determined to leave it to Dominion Discretion on if they could make use of those yet to make it through military training. Those that they could not put to use could simply return to Valore to resume military training until they were ready to join the others.
She skimmed over the rosters, tapping names on a screen in front of her as she tagged those with skill sets that would be of use in a space fleet environment. Those more melee and close-ranged inclined would continue through military training to join the ground troops of the TNG.
One name in particular gave Rhea pause. Sylvian Melaidhrin, headmistress of Academia Everia. The woman's position of influence among the arcane inclined had swelled the number of battle-mages and archmages that had come forth to join the military. Individuals who had dedicated their life's studies to such pursuits. Cai Yue was another name of pointed note. A Losenyu farseer would be an invaluable resource - especially one of such renown. Other names scrolled through with gentle taps as well. Saidra Galliere, Leylana Kalus, Jenne Blackwood, Kayla Ballifrey, and numerous Golden Legion personnel were also added to the list of names. All remnants of some company by the name of Omnicorp. Though Rhea - and most of Valore for that matter - still had no recollection of such a company, it hadn't taken long to determine that this was due to the anomalies as more and more of them continued to crop up. Harris Thompson, Chen Saikahn, Tivon Shou... more names, more potential to join the growing resources dedicated to stabilizing the local region. She wondered how many would live out the coming months.
Valor and heroic pursuits weren't the only thing to drive volunteers to the TNG though, and many of ill repute had come forward. Some sought amnesty from past crimes, and others... simply had a vested interest in not seeing Valore destroyed by the Aschen. Even creatures born of non traditional means of creation had come forward. Saranna, and Xaraneth. Whether their motives were personal or altruism, the TNG had turned few away.