Maf: Starfleet Battles; War of IFTR

Type: Short Story / Historical Account Author: Perry Jones Published: Jul 4, 2022 Source: Medium Status: Canon (published) — a pivotal cross-galactic history piece

Summary

Set in 5300 A.D., this is the account of the single war fought between Earth's IFTR and Maf, after IFTR pushes a fleet through the newly-discovered Confluence Region and finds Maf populated by long-lost Terran descendants who refuse to "rejoin" Earth. A single massive battle is fought; Maf's fleet — led by General Perold Jonas and Admiral Vasalo Sutoi — nearly holds its own against overwhelming odds before IFTR's Destiny-class battlecruisers turn the tide. Maf calls for a ceasefire, but its Imperial Negotiators out-maneuver IFTR at the peace table, securing a settlement so favorable to Maf that it causes IFTR's own government to collapse — ultimately birthing the Empire of Man, a warlord coalition covering ~60% of the Milky Way (the source article states "90%" — confirmed by the creator as a typo), who end the story eyeing the Snickers Galaxy once more.

Entities Introduced

• Factions: IFTR, Empire of Man, InterGalactic Authority (IGA)
• Characters: General Perold Jonas (already documented), Admiral Vasalo Sutoi (new)
• Locations: Confluence Region (expanded), Starbase 17
• Ships: Destiny-class battlecruiser (IFTR, 3,000 miles long)

Worldbuilding Significance

• Resolves the "Empire of Man" mystery flagged in The MACOFS Treaty — now fully explained as IFTR's post-collapse successor state
• Major addition to Perold Jonas's history — confirms he held the rank of General and led Maf's fleet in this war, alongside Admiral Vasalo Sutoi. Per the earlier confirmed timeline (Perold Jones → Jonas name change after reaching "Janast"), this war presumably falls chronologically after that name change.
• Confirms the Ark Royal/"Original Colonists" exodus happened "over 3,000 years" before 5300 A.D. — consistent with the confirmed 2037 Earth departure date (5300 − 2037 = 3,263 years), no contradiction
• Deepens the Confluence Region's established role as a neutral, treaty-governed intersection zone between the Snickers Galaxy and Milky Way

Open Questions

• ✅ RESOLVED: 5300 A.D. (Earth dating) ≈ Maf year 2005 — see Dating Systems. Places this war right alongside the Galactic Civil War (~2006) and MACOFS's founding (2007) — a striking cluster, possibly connected, not yet confirmed.
• Admiral Vasalo Sutoi's full background not detailed