From the introduction: The Aun present a unique threat to Union: a cultural challenge to Cradle, backed by a strong, centralized ecclesiastical government and a population of billions motivated by deep cultural trauma. They are not a small civilization, and a concentrated one; unless stopped now, they may prove able to shape themselves into a point, a dagger to deal a fatal blow to Union. As a people, the Aun claim the mantle of succession from Old Humanity. Though humanity persisted on Cradle -- Earth , as the Aun call it -- through the events of the Fall, only the Aun can trace a direct line to the precursor race. There was no break in their timeline: only movement. Where Union lost the thread, the Aun extended it. This makes them, in their eyes, first among heirs, and Union simply upstart stewards. User Note: A supplement for Lancer, detailing the a major faction in the setting.