Starcraft II – The Story

Kerrigan and her Zerg forces became the dominant faction in the Koprulu Sector, at the conclusion of Brood War. Having annihilated the United Earth Directorate’s Expeditionary Force, she defeated the Terran Dominion, and invaded the Protoss homeworld of Aiur.  Arcturus Mengsk has been left to rebuild the Dominion, and is regrouping his power while fending off harassment from rival Terran groups. Valerian Mengsk, a character first seen in the novel Firstborn, will play an important role in Dominion politics, due to his position as heir to the throne.

Jim Raynor, whose role in the events of StarCraft and Brood War has been marginalized by the media under the Dominion’s control, has been reduced to mercenary status. Other new characters to the series include Tychus Findlay, first seen in the StarCraft II teaser cinematic. He is a marine who will be a member of Raynor’s crew, and Matt Horner, Raynor’s second in command, is a character originally featured in the novel Queen of Blades. Following the fall of Aiur and the demise of their matriarch Raszagal, the Protoss have pulled back to the dark templar homeworld of Shakuras. There, Artanis, a former student of Tassadar, is trying to join the Khalai Protoss and the dark templar.