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It was the dawn of the third age of mankind – ten years after the Earth-Minbari War.

The Babylon Project was a dream, given form. Its goal: to prevent another war, by creating a place where humans and aliens can work out their differences peacefully. It's a port of call – home away from home – for diplomats, hustlers, entrepreneurs, and wanderers. And it's what makes the Travelers want to go. Their ships leave Babylon, and the Travelers find they can't travel as long as they're outside of Babylon. They make for an ideal place – free from the rule of law.

So a long time ago, a bunch of scientists from another planet came to Babylon. They settled here when they could, for the chance to make their plans for peace. The first scientist to sign a treaty with them? A member of the House of Harbel.

After a long time.

A new name for war

That man was Harbel