The Black Gate (Banshee Squadron episode)

Teaser

 * While on a routine survey mission, the Banshees are pulled into a mysterious black vortex and hurled across the universe to a forgotten planet orbiting a dead sun in a lightless void. Now lost amid the crumbling wreckage of a long-dead civilization and beset on all sides by murderous natives and terrifying creatures, they must solve the mystery of the ages in order to escape with their lives!

Memorable quotes

 * "Oh my God! They killed Enki!" cried Jo. "You bastards!" shouted Carter.

Background

 * While The Black Gate was written during the time the Banshees were still in their old email rpg, the story was entirely self-contained and separate from what was happening in the game at large, and so is the first Banshee Squadron story written as a story and not as a group of separate rpg posts.


 * This is the first Banshee Squadron story wherein I tried to standardize the story illustrations to one certain size and style. I also tried to include at least one illustration in each chapter.


 * I actually did some research into the ancient Assyrian and Babylonian gods and myths. All the alien names in the story are meaningful.


 * The episode's Kurnugi locations were inspired by the Stargate SG-1 episode "Prisoners".