Genetics War

The Genetics War was a generations-spanning civil war fought between the Mothers and Daughters of Mars over twenty Martian years (~38 Earth years), with each seeking the extinction of the other. It ended with the genocide of the two Mother species, and the detonation of the iron oxide bomb, which rendered Mars uninhabitable.

In the aftermath of the war, the surviving Daughters sought out new worlds to inhabit, including of course the members of what would become Earth Colony.

The Genetics War was the defining event for the Daughters who survived it. Many saw some kind of service in the war: Garaka, Quasha, and Jarissy all fought on the frontlines; Lask, Danalee, and Nerrine served as spies for the double-agent spymaster Petara; Kellin, much to her regret, invented the iron oxide bomb that ended the world.