diff --git a/src/SecExp/attackHandler.tw b/src/SecExp/attackHandler.tw
index e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391..359e4b9fa3229faa255f0fede8360203a8497c3f 100644
--- a/src/SecExp/attackHandler.tw
+++ b/src/SecExp/attackHandler.tw
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+:: attackHandler [nobr]
+
diff --git a/src/init/storyInit.tw b/src/init/storyInit.tw
index b914e9808cbba65bfc4e4c966a1d6751bb971fe3..318e56f9812deac4aee1568b9d080cfecdb00d9e 100644
--- a/src/init/storyInit.tw
+++ b/src/init/storyInit.tw
@@ -1070,6 +1070,26 @@ FertilityAge($fertilityAge)
 <<set $pubertyLength = 5>>
 <<set $maxGrowthAge = 24>>
 
+/* Security Expansion */
+/* base vars */
+<<set $authority = 1000>>
+<<set $security = 50>>
+/* attacks progress stats */
+<<set $raidersProgress = 0>>
+<<set $slaveRebellionProgress = 0>>
+<<set $citizenRebellionProgress = 0>>
+<<set $arcologyAttackProgress = 0>>
+<<set $freeCityProgress = 0>>
+<<set $oldWorldProgress = 0>>
+/* armed forces stats */
+<<set $militiaForces = 0>>
+<<set $slaveArmyForces =0>>
+<<set $mercForces = 0>>
+<<set $militiaLoyalty = 0>>
+<<set $slaveArmyLoyalty = 0>>
+<<set $mercLoyalty = 0>>
+
+
 /% Begin mod section: toggle whether slaves lisp. %/
 <<set $disableLisping = 0>>
 /% End mod section: toggle whether slaves lisp. %/