* In each case, with DarkCrusade, I have attempted to use as much of the original titles and terms as possible, while improving on their relevance, if I could. The original Crusade episode of the same name, "Ruling from the Tomb," also centered around a meeting on Mars. I have added Londo to the mix, playing off the idea that he essentially has become a dead man himself, ruling over the tomb that is the stagnated Centauri society, in the secret clutches of the Drakh. In addition, the new ruling order on Minbar is not far from this situation, either.

* I think a fair argument can be advanced that G'Kar would have been elected president of the ISA, in the absence of Sheridan and Delenn--especially given the marginalized role of the Centauri within that organization.

* Vir being allowed to dine with Londo was established in Peter David's Centauri novels.

* Rathenn and Dhaliri come from the original B5 series, though their exact appearances escape me at the moment. They certainly have cards in the B5 card game, though! 

* Forrell was featured in season 4's "Lines of Communication."

* I have established Lochley as stepping down from command of Babylon 5 in 2266. The idea of "five years" occurs so often in Babylon 5, it seemed appropriate for her tour of duty there, too.

* The distress call to Max from his ex-wife happened in the Crusade series, though the episode escapes me at the moment. (The one with "Mr. Kitty"-- "The Rules of the Game," perhaps.)

DarkCrusade is the Crusade Alternate Universe story--
the complete, five-year Crusade saga, following one slight change in 2261, "the year everything changed."
Story, design, and layout by Van Allen Plexico. Send correspondence and comments to vplexico@bellsouth.net
Babylon 5 and Crusade created by J. Michael Straczynski and property of Warner Communications.