Name of nation: The Holy Dominion of C'ran

Species: Sakari

The Sakari are a long-lived species, the average lifespan being, even without the technological advancements that would allow extension beyond biological means, approximately 200 years. Due to the harshness with which their planet developed, Sakari have become naturally resistant but not immune to certain toxic gasses. Able to breath in atmospheres of both oxygen and carbon dioxide, Sakari can survive on many worlds without breathing apparatus in constant use. About the same height and build as a person, their skin takes a bluish tinge from chemicals on their homeworld, with not enough time having passed for those in outer colonies to have lost the pigmentation. Eye color is normally a blue iris with black pupils.

Description of government: The Holy Dominion of C'ran has a governmental system typical of many theocratic empires, especially more fanatical ones. There is no official constitution, rather decrees have accumulated over the many thousands of years, forming a basis for the current government. It has remained relatively unchanged for the past thousand years since the beginning of the Age of Unity. The Dominion is based on the principal of central control by the Dominion government. While principalities are provided autonomy to a small degree, many decisions come directly from the frameworks of the central government. Voting does not exist on a state-wide level, but does exist in the principalities, each of which (29 principalities total) elects ten representatives to manage dealings between the limited principality governments and that of the central government. People become part of the government either through appointment or passing qualifications.

Legislative/Executive Branch: Executive and Legislative functions are both served by the same body, the Concilan Dominitatus, or Council of the Dominion. While this name specifically applies to the group heading the Ross Federach (Federal Branch) it has come to mean the entire body. A sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass, the Ross Federach oversees the day to day administration of the Dominion. Provided with effectively limitless power, only the Judiran Tempal (Templar Judicator) reserves the ability to overturn any decision made by the Federach, even decrees directly from the Concilan Dominitatus. As a group, the Concilan Dominitatus is representative of the most intelligent people in the government. Raised to the position of Conciliar only after at least 100 years of service in the central government and having been subjected to a thorough investigation, the 29 members are the supreme power of the nation just under the Tempals and Morval, leader of the Dominion. War can only be declared by the Concilan Dominitatus, the only case in which a group or individual holds more power than Morval in a matter.

Judicial Branch: Known as the Judicatus Corsys (Assembly of Judges), their job is more akin to that of an Inquisitor than a judge. Despite this rather grim undertaking, they are hailed by most as heroes of the Dominion, halting threats internal and external before they appear. A closed group of Judiran Tempals (Templar Judicators) marks the highest rank of the Judicatus Corsys with entrance requirements even more stringent than that of the Concilan Dominitatus. Conducting domestic and foreign intelligence is the main priority of their job, but most of the lower ranks do serve in the capacity of judges, providing sentences and addressing disputes over law.

The Oberum Costaro Milita, Military High Command in English, is the center of all C'ran military operations across their space, both naval and ground-based. They have a coordinated operational doctrine with the other systems of the government, allowing them to ensure access to supplies as well as avoiding disruption of important matters. Other than strictly military operations, they can conduct disaster relief and building projects which they are quite skilled at doing. Led by a board of the highest ranking generals, the High Seer Al'za Kail can be granted full control. Separate from yet under jurisdiction of The Costaro are the Special Operations and Extranatural Divisions.

The C'ran military has almost no fighters and armor, making them heavily infantry reliant. To counteract this disparity when going against other states with such forces C'ran has developed special techniques to prevail.

The C'ran Expeditionary Units form around 40% of all C'ran military forces. As a normal military force, they are tasked with conducting many of the normal operations that such units would do. Because of their extensive training before deployment, including live fire and simulation exercises, everyone is service ready. However, they also conduct civic operations, including disaster relief when other branches cannot get there and construction projects that require the resources of government personnel.

Augmentations and Implants
Psychic Dampener- This small chip is planted in the brain when recruits finish combat training. While a normal device would induce psychic abilities in the user, this chip instead makes the person highly resistant to many psychic effects as well as a few psionic ones.
Neural Network- While all C'ran personnel have small chips that allow them to access technological information upon interfacing with an object, the neural network takes a step beyond that. In effect a computer, it handles many of the bodily processes as well as monitoring them. Because of this fact, it allows the body to integrate with other augmentations much more easily. Implanted early in the first year of training, the network can store various types of information as well as access technological objects remotely. While mainly centered around the neural chip and web on the brain, small wires travel throughout the person's body, increasing reaction time greatly.
Chyadris Implant- A recent development in augmentative technology, the Chyadris implant has changed the way the military functions fundamentally. Interfaced with the psychic dampener and neural network to protect the device from intrusions, the Chyadris allows a person to submit their body to a hive control mechanism with their permission, another safeguard. Because of the hive control function, military units can function in perfect coordination as well as receive information almost instantaneously from other units.
Ceramite and Synthetic Bonding- The most invasive of all the implants, this is worked in once the soldier finishes their second year of advanced combat training. Bones are infused with an organic ceramic compound, making them seven times stronger than normal bones. In addition, synthetic accelerators are placed throughout the muscle system, doubling the recipient's already considerable strength.
Pretalorphin- A chemical developed by C'ran scientists, the purpose of this augmentation is to change the cell structure of the body. The first effect is mutating the cells so that they become chlorophyllic in nature, allowing the recipient to sustain themselves for weeks without food. Secondly, it enhances the cell's carrying capacity and anti-external properties, boosting overall performance. A final effect is affording psionic powers to the recipient, albeit limited ones. These powers are cloaking, a speed-enhancement, telekinesis, and shielding.

Weapons
MAm-3 Antimatter DMR
MPr-1 Particle Sniper
MDr-55 Disruptor Assault Rifle
MKn-17 Railgun
MDm-29 Dark Matter DMR
Shoulder-Mounted Rocket System (Gravitonic, Fell, Magefire)
Heavy Machine-gun (Disruptor, Kinetic)
Gun Drone
Deployable Cannon (Anti-matter, Particle)

Enlisted Uniform:

The uniform worn by Enlisted personnel is simple, relatively unadorned, and made for nothing other than a covering. Made of synthetic materials with kinetic and heat-resistant properties, the uniform can work as light body armor under an assault. As a one-piece uniform, military personnel use this uniform as their basic clothing option, wearing it as a badge of pride for their service to the C'ran people. A silvery color, the fiber is metallic in look and zips across the back. To distinguish ranks, personnel wear badges on the collar. The only other adornments are unit patches on the arms and ribbons on the chest to indicate what awards they have received and which operations they have taken part in. Rank insignias are stitched in navy blue.

Enlisted Body Armor:
C'ran enlisted personnel wear an exo-suit, in effect power armor. Completely encasing the body, all suits are usable in vacuum and can shield the user from radiation temporarily. The suit is modular in design, conforming close to the body. Powered by small quantum reactors the size of fists, all suits feature shields, a HUD, radar, communications suite, range finder, cloaking module, jump-jet device, servo enhancers, infrared and ultraviolet vision, and EMP hardened systems. Composed of a holon super-alloy with trace amounts of ratheum and a ceramite covering, the suit is extremely resistant to all forms of attack even without shields. External equipment is attached to the suit via magnetic strips or molecular bonders. Ranks are distinguished via the HUD so it is not apparent to the enemy who leads.

Officer Uniform:
The officer uniform is completely identical to the enlisted uniform except in the areas of rank insignias, which are worn on the shoulders and chest as well as the collar, and color, which is black compared to the enlisted silver. Rank insignias are stitched in white.

Officer Body Armor:
Identical to the enlisted body armor, these suits feature a few additional pieces of equipment. The command module allows the officer to direct his or her forces. In addition, these suits have psionic dampeners installed, shielding those in a small area from psionic effects. More ratheum is used in these suits so as to make them stronger and lighter, but as such makes them more expensive. An x-ray vision and portal module are included as well.

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Branches of the Dominion Military

Dominar Expeditorum Milita (C'ran Expeditionary Forces- Approximately 28 billion personnel)

Dominar Volus Milita (C'ran Flight Units- Approximately 42 billion personnel)

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Rank Structure of the Milita:

Junior Enlisted:
Private/Crewman Recruit
Specialist/Crewman Apprentice
Lance Sergeant/Crewman
Sergeant/Adept
Corporal/Adept Major

Senior Enlisted/NCO:
Petty Officer 2nd Class
Petty Officer 1st Class
Chief Petty Officer
Master Chief Petty Officer
Warrant Officer
Commissar

Aspiring Officer:
Ensign
Lieutenant Junior Grade

Junior Officers:
Lieutenant
Captain
Major/Commodore

Senior Officers:
Lieutenant Colonel/Admiral Aspirant
Colonel/Rear Admiral 2nd Class
Commander/Rear Admiral 1st Class
Force General/Fleet Admiral
Army Sovereign/Fleet Sovereign
Lord Commissar
Chairmen of the Oberum Costaro Milita
High Seer Arcaness

Cantarin-class Battlecruiser: The mainstay ship of the C'ran navy, these vessels resemble works of art more than anything else. Despite their apparent frailty, they are very heavily armored through extensive over-lapping shielding systems, designed to act as the front-line fighters of the C'ran navy. Weapon ports, in the forms of long-range particle beams and magnet-accelerated weaponry, medium range energy projectors, and short range plasma and anti-matter missiles, remain hidden under the paneling. Kinetic-based point-defense systems are situated along most of the ship, utilizing combat-mixes of high-explosive and armor-piercing ammunition. Fighter bays are located in the frontal and dorsal node, holding such craft mainly for deployment to planets and occasional use against other spacecraft. Despite their famed nature in the Dominion, these ships are aging. Updates can't solve all problems.


Altar-class Troop Carrier: Utilizing similar artistic forms as that of older space-faring vessels, the Altar-class is purpose-built for its role as a multi-role unit. Equipped with manufacturing plants, troops bays and hangers, full hospitals and living quarters, deployable buildings, science labs, and a wide-array of weapons- albeit less than on the Cantarin-class battlecruiser- this ship can fulfill any role required through add-ons and modification. (Yes, 'tis a Halo pic.)


Dasius-class Dreadnought: Designed to replace the aging Cantarin battlecruisers, the Dasius dreadnought departs in design from other ships, instead becoming straight and sleek. As in the Cantarin class, the Dasius has most of its weapon bays hidden inside compartments until needed. Featuring much the same array of weaponry, the Dreadnought places emphasis on disruptor and missile weaponry than the Cantarin, allowing the ship to serve the role of fire support. Able to deploy massive amounts of firepower, these ships keep enemy units suppressed through massive volumes of weapons fire. No hangar bays exist on the Dasius, all available space being given over to weaponry, armor, and shielding. In addition, the Dasius is the first craft to feature gravitonic weapons, firing singularity bombs that exert a massive gravitational pull upon detonation, although this is reserved more for stationary targets as it is not very effective against ships, or space for the most part.

Project Gideon: Oi, no touching that! It ain't ready yet.


Orbast Flyer: The Orbast flyer is one of only two non-ship aerial units used in the C'ran military. A recent development after the Dasius dreadnoughts, the Orbast sports shielding, visual cloaking, and extensive sensor arrays. Designed mainly for ground support, it can nonetheless hold its own in space combat despite the in-atmosphere design.


Zeuros Troop Transport Craft: The Zeuros is the newest in the line of C'ran vehicles. Designed for situations that require large numbers of troops in areas inaccessible to the Altar-class carrier, the Zeuros holds almost no weapons. Equipped with an advanced cloaking system for stealth operations, it is even installed with a small time-dilation device, though this is used rarely since three seconds of use will drain the ship's core.


Hronathi Dropship: Designed alongside the Orbast flyer, the Hronathi replaced older model troop carrier craft after the most recent conflict, realizing that such craft required more protection and weaponry than previously had been installed, allowing the vehicle to both secure the drop zone and provide support to friendly forces. Highly maneuverable, the craft has proved its use despite the short time in service.

The Dominion prides itself on being on of the most advanced civilizations in the galaxy by their own measures. While not common, magical and psionic devices can be seen in use by collectors or specialists.

Primary Research: FTL Travel: C'ra has developed an extremely advanced form of faster-than-light travel, which works on the basis of both manipulating space-time and going outside of it. Spurred by the need to escape a collapsing star in their home system, they combined various technologies in an attempt to discover something. They succeeded. Through constant development and innovation, the C'ran have managed to reach their current stage of FTL travel: The anti-space warp drive. Allowing them to cross Andromeda in 30 minutes, the device works by first creating an Alcubierre Metric, or extending the space behind the craft while shortening the area in front. This alone allows travel faster-than-light. Secondly, it creates a bend in space which allows two locations to be brought closer together in a relativistic sense. Because of this, they can use it for in-system travel as easily as trans-galactic travel. On long journeys, such as a trans-galactic travel, warp field will be opened into another dimension known as the Fell Plane. While dangerous to some degree, it allows for distances to be crossed much faster. While 30 minutes is the minimum speed, that only applies to selective military vessels. Standard travel time for an average ship would be closer to one day. To achieve such speeds severely endangers the ship; 90% of tests have resulted in the complete annihilation of the ship.

Secondary Research: Molecular Recombination: C'ran molecular recombination works on the basis of nuclear fusion and fission, as well as other basic quantum means. While still in a fledgling state, the Sakari have long worked on manipulating individual atoms and molecules. This is viewed as the next step. Rather than having to use large, elaborate machines to conduct these things, the experimental Molecular Recombination Device, or MRD, would allow such processes to be done anywhere. The impact of such an advent would be astounding, allowing factories and even individual people to produce anything they want. However, power and miniaturization problems currently prevent the technology from being fully developed.

Faithfulness, Righteousness, Truthfulness

-The Aradan Creed

Overview: The Sakari culture values athleticism and fidelity above anything else. Competitions are a common sight and, while respected and conducted often, remain private affairs between the competitors. Results are only released if both groups agree to such an action. Sakari architecture is designed to complement the surrounding area rather than dominate it. Buildings are shaped with curves and natural materials and powered by renewable sources. Those near mountainous or hilly areas are tall and slim, while those in flatter regions follow the gentle slope of the land, curving around natural areas. Clothing is simple yet elegant, designed to monitor health via small telemetry sensors. Made out of synthetic fibers, each style is specific to a family or guild, with color, marking, and cut denoting certain achievements, relations, or status.

Food takes a similar approach as architecture, utilizing subtle herbs to accentuate the natural flavor of the main meals. Meals are always provided as one large serving as each dish is meant to complement the whole. Art is quite prevalent in Sakari culture, most often displayed in the mode of sculpture or music/dancing. Artists are respected throughout the Dominion, given higher social standing than most other people. Military members and religious figures hold the highest standing of all.

Magic: Magic is only available to a select few that display extraordinary will. With this will comes the ability to bend the universe to their will. The most commonly practiced magic is astral projection and ritual circles, with these users serving in positions of power that allow them to use their abilities to their fullest extent. Recently, magic has been harnessed in such a way that technological creations can create simple magical effects. This works only with the presence of certain materials that resonate closely with the World Source, the Sakarian name for the universal source that bestows magic upon users.

Religion: The official religion of the Dominion, also the one followed by practically every single inhabitant, is that of the Aradan Creed. Named after Morval's home planet, Morval himself has been regarded as a god for a millennium. Such an event occurred because Morval displayed seeming immortality, living for thousands of years yet remaining hidden until the Era of Darkness. In addition to his immortality, his immense psychic and magical presence far surpasses that of any in the known history of the Sakari. Legend has it that Morval descended to assist the Sakari in becoming leaders of the galaxy. Morval does nothing to dispel this cult which has arisen, yet neither does he seem to fully support it. Holidays occur rarely but last for several days at a time, a time of celebration for various reasons. While there are massive centers of public worship, most eschew this to conduct pilgrimages or private worship with family and friends.

The Sakari people were born in one of the outer areas of the Andromeda galaxy, hundreds of thousands of years ago. Living on a hostile planet of ice and fire, the early Sakari struggled to survive, limited in development. It took three hundred thousands years for the world population to go above ten million, but once it did so, it exploded. Technological advancements were made rapidly as Sakari congregated to the cities, seeking shelter from the harsh world. Large city states were formed, connected by trade and tourism, though this second was small due to the planet's climate. In quick time, a two thousand years after the invention of the wheel, the Sakari built their first space craft. Delegates from around the world came to view the launch of the shuttle, only to find, in horror, the shuttle explode in mid-air, sabotaged by extremists that desired the destruction of the city state which had first built the ship. An uneasy investigation followed, uncovering two people who would not divulge the other members of their group. Case was closed quickly and dismissed.

It would be another six hundred years before the first colonists reached the nearest star as fear of another attack inhibited development. Contact was lost with the colony but as it would take years with current drives an expedition was scrapped. No other vessels were launched until the travel time between the nearest star had been reduced to a week, an endeavor which took three hundred years of development among all the city-states. When retried, the colony was successfully established and the remains of the original expedition given a world-publicized return. With success visible to all, settlers quickly spread among the stars, some claiming victory while others disappeared into the void of space, never to be seen again.

Two thousand years before the current date, the Sakari people experienced an event known simply as The Reckoning. A collapse of a star near the home system, Saresh, tore open dimensional barriers for hundreds of light years in all directions, releasing massive amounts of radiation as a side effect. With this came confusion and conflict, engulfing the fledgling nation of C'ra in strife for a millenia. As the war died down, the Covenant of Lara was reached, ending the tensions between the different peoples. At this point, the the Holy Dominion of C'ran was established in a wave of religious fanaticism as one man rose above all others in war and in peace: Morval. Elected by those presents to be a divine ruler, he has led the nation of C'ran to this day.

Until recently, the Dominion has remained in apparent isolation, biding their time until they deemed themselves ready to venture out into the world. The Sakari have met plenty of other species in their travels among the stars, great cultures of war, intellect, and art. Only a Sakari hegemony remains for the Morval Doctrine is short, simple, and unchangeable: There can be none but the Sakari.

Name of Nation: Eight World's Empire

Species: Abh


Abh breath an oxygen atmosphere, though their tolerance for lower concentrations is much higher than that of a human's. They also have much fewer toxic gases. Interestingly, a Abh can drink and eat everything humans do, although they have a cultural preference towards water and wine when drinking. Their food is very much reminiscent of what we would consider Asian today. This is a species-wide phenomenon, implying a very early point of "unification". Their language is known as "Sānshingenō".

One of the major oddities of the Abh is their natural ability to interface with computer systems, an ability that has been used since the very first digital computers. They were found to be capable of interfacing with the computers found in ancient ruins as well, which have the same basic structure as Abh computer systems. Attempts have been made at interfacing with the computers of the hostile alien race, but no success has been found, with the subject's brain rejecting the computers. This ability to interface with ancient computers is completely unexplained, but is widely believed to be a simple fluke of nature. There are those who believe that it was intentional modification, but there is no experimental proof of this, with no markers in Abh DNA showing any sign of genetic tampering.

Homeworld: Shōrino'ba, sixth planet of the Tsutā System.

Description of Government: Feudal Empire, headed by an Emperor.

Description of Military: The Abh Military is split up into four branches: The Imperial Spaceborne Navy (ISN), the Imperial Airborne Defense Forces (IADF), the Imperial Oceangoing Defense Navy (IODN), and the Imperial Planetbound Defense Army (IPDA).

Imperial Spaceborn Navy Craft:

-Doraic-Class, a vessel built to transport ground and air forces, this class is also equipped with extensive scanning and electronic warfare equipment. It was named for Doraic Ssynec Ymer Spainaic, the lead scientist in the first Sūkaiisutshō Expedition. It is equipped mainly with plasma launcher weapons for defense, which makes it excellent for point defense. There are multiple variations, one of which (the Doraic-B) carries Semurr-Class spaceborne fighter-bombers.


-Kaguya-Class Bombardment Vessel, a starship class designed for long-range bombardment of enemy forces and planets. Though it's primary use is bombardment, it is often seen taking point in a close-range battle due to it's extensive missile capabilities. The four large prongs are railguns, which can fire either dumb tungsten slugs, dumb bombs, or guided missiles. It is named for a myth believed to be more ancient than the Abh themselves.


-Ryouta-Class Battleship, one of the more common vessels on the battlefield. As one might expect, this class is built for the sole purpose of causing as much damage to the enemy as possible. It has two railguns, which are fully capable of providing bombardment support, but it truly shines in the middle of battle. Hidden within it's hull are multiple antiproton streamers (weapons which fire streams of antiprotons), which are extremely effective at close to middle ranges, though they are most certainly non-trivial even at long ranges. They are especially good at shredding though enemy armor. This class is also named for a prehistoric myth.


-Guyoka-Class Destroyer, a ship class deployed in large numbers and used to swarm the enemy. They are armed with four plasma launchers as point defense (though they are effective as ship-to-ship weapons as well). Their main armament is their spinal antiproton weapon, which fires pulses of antiprotons straight forward. This weapon, combined with their maneuverability, makes them extremely formidable against larger ships in groups (especially if said larger ship has little point defense). They are named for a somewhat large insect found on Shōrino'ba, which have been known to kill adult Abh in swarms when provoked.


-Teikkupuraim-Class Battlecruiser, a ship class built for all possible space combat situations. This class carries a small complement of Īguru-Class spaceborne fighter-bombers, but that is far from it's only defense. It also carries extensive missile systems, which are utilized alongside antiproton streamers and plasma launchers. When combined with the extensive electronic warfare and communications suites, this ship is by far the most formidable in space combat. For planetary sieges, it has a single, dual-mode spinal weapon that can act as a railgun or antiproton streamer. As it is the largest class in the entire navy, it is usually seen operating as a command vessel, often personalized by it's commander. It's name, when roughly translated, means "Honor of the Empire".

Imperial Airborne Defense Forces Craft:

-Kyōrkaizei-Class Aerial Battleship, utilizing antigravity technology, this design is utilized in the atmosphere of planets to combat aerial carriers and other battleships. The circular engine pod holds turboprop engines, but they can be replaced with rocket and plasma engines for spaceborne operation (as is seen here). These ships can also be called in to provide air support, and can even be modified for orbital patrols as mentioned above. However, all are operated by the Imperial Airborne Defense Force. Name means "Great Wind" in Sānshingenō.


-Kujiryū-Class Aerial Carrier, named for a mythical dragon-like creature, this class of ship is a traditional design taken from the seagoing carriers. It utilizes a turboprop engine for increased endurance, as it is in the air for extreme periods of time. It carries multiple Haisana-Class Aerial fighter/bombers (seen in the top left), which use turbofan engines as they are stationed on the carrier and thus do not require the extra endurance.

IODN Craft:

-Iruka-Class Carrier, this class of ship has the exact same purpose as the Kujiryū-Class Aerial Carrier, and carries the same Haisana-Class Aerial fighter/bombers as it does. The design has been in use for well over a century, every time a new breakthrough it made, it is simply incorporated into the design. As one might suspect, it inspired the design of the Kujiryū-Class Aerial Carrier. It's design is ingrained in Abh culture, with a common joke about the lack of a dedicated spaceborne carrier blames the prevalence of this design, as it would be ineffective in space. The name references a mythical sea Goddess that is said to have sacrificed themselves to save the Abh, and the reverence shown to them in Abh religion is likely the cause for the continued use of this design.


-Teikokunken-Class Dreadnought, this class is extremely rare, with only a handful in use. They are built to be the ultimate in sea combat, armed with multiple railgun turrets, anti-air defenses, and missile tubes, these ships can take on a small enemy fleet without any backup. They also carry a light complement of Haisana-Class Aerial fighter/bombers, launched from electromagnetic catapults at the aft. Unlike most ships (which are powered by a fusion reactor), Teikokunken-Class Dreadnoughts are powered by the same antimatter reactors used on starships.


-Chikyū-Class Battleship, named for a mythical land, this class has also been used for over a century (likely for the same reason as the Iruka-Class Carrier, as Chikyū is the homeland of multiple mythical deities revered in Abh religion). It is designed purely for ship-to-ship combat, with railgun turrets and missile tubes comprising it's entire armament. However, it does carry two mini-submarines that are used to deliver up to four torpedoes each, an extremely effective strategy.

Imperial Planetbound Defense Army

-Heavy Hovertank, used mainly in vehicular combat, this tank is exceptional at destroying enemy vehicles. It is also useful in attacking enemy infantry, though the previously used tactic of running over the enemy (causing absolutely disgusting scenes that any human would end up with PTSD over) is no longer useful as that ability was sacrificed for increased maneuverability with the advent of antigravity technology. It is armed with two heavy railguns, a complement of ground-to-ground missiles, and a gatling coilgun.


-Light Hovertank, used in a support role, this hovertank is used againt infantry exclusively. It's main barrel, instead of being a railgun like one would expect, is actually a plasma launcher. Since Abh plasma weapons are nigh impossible to focus in-atmosphere, this tank's main barrel acts almost like a flamethrower (albeit a long range, effective against armor one). It also carries a complement to ground-to-ground missiles, as well as a light coilgun.


-Semarri Type 1 Combat Exoskeleton, a light combat exoskeleton deployed in offensive and special operations missions, this exoskeleton offers increased mobility, but has less armor than the Type 2. Both utilize the same helmets, which relay battlefield information and protect them from attacks to the head better than standard army helmets (as well as make it harder for the enemy to steal their ears as a trophy, something disturbingly common in internal conflicts).


-Semarri Type 2 Combat Exoskeleton, a light combat exoskeleton deployed mainly in the trenches for defense operations, this exoskeleton offers almost tank-like armor, but at the cost of reduced mobility compared to the Type 1. Both utilize the same helmets, which relay battlefield information and protect them from attacks to the head better than standard army helmets (as well as make it harder for the enemy to steal their ears as a trophy, something disturbingly common in internal conflicts).


-Infantry Body Armor, the standard armor for Abh Infantry, soldiers wearing this garment are deployed in all types of combat situations. The helmet's horizontal accents are actually hammerhead-like protrusions, which make way for the ears. This image is obviously not showing Abh, that's because this bit righ there isn't in character. yeah, not even trying to come up with an excuse for this one.

Technological Overview: Abh technology is quite advanced, with antigravity being a staple of everyday life. Military technology includes railguns, coilguns, lasers (rarely used), antimatter weapons, and plasma weapons. However, most of this technology is scavenged from ancient ruins, and the only thing truly Abh about their space force is the designs. The ground forces, meanwhile, are made up much more of Abh technology, mainly due to how plasma and antimatter weapons are either useless or catastrophically effective.

Their space travel technology is limited to the highly advanced Dimensional Jump Drive and the significantly less advanced antimatter/matter annihilation drive. The latter is used by most civilian starships, with them utilizing the Hashichi (Krasnikov Tubes) to travel at FTL speeds. Their warships use shields that grow stronger as they are attacked, with the generators projecting an energy field that converts all incoming fire to energy to power the shield. However, the shortcomings of this system are obvious: too much fire, and the shield system is overloaded, causing damage to other systems as well as making the shield worthless until repairs can be carried out. Thus, the amount of fire a ship can take is directly proportional to how much excess energy the ship can store or dispose of.

As mentioned, antigravity is an integral part of the Abh economy. With it, planetary mining is just as lucrative as asteroid mining, and the transport of cargo and passengers from a planet's surface to orbit and vice-versa is completely free. Landing troops on an enemy world is effortless, with transports requiring no fuel aside from the negative energy reserves they were filled with when built (The negative energy is not disposed of, instead being kept inside of a space-time bubble that keeps it from causing any effect until activated). All ships are equipped with an antigravity system, which allows them to neglect orbital insertion, which is a tactic used to gain the upper hand in maneuverability in battles, as they would not have to worry about their orbit when executing burns. However, such a usage of the device causes any Abh debris to impact the planet below, which is not always a bad thing when you consider that the tactic is mainly used in offensive operations.

Abh propulsion on the battlefield can take two forms: chemical rockets and antimatter/matter annihilation engines. Both are the only sublight engines that are capable of providing enough thrust to be effective, though each has it's merits and shortcomings. Chemical rockets are considered safer, and have easier thrust control, but their fuel supply is extremely limited (if a vessel used only chemical rockets during battle, it would run out of fuel by the end). Antimatter/matter annihilation engines have a higher thrust, and a single tanker filled with anti-substance fuel can keep a fleet supplied with fuel for months. However, if the fuel tanks of a warship are ruptured, the entire vessel will detonate, throwing shrapnel out at speeds that could potentially cause millions of deaths if the ship is in orbit of an inhabited planet. Furthermore, if the tanker were to crash, it would likely cause the destruction of whatever it crashed into, especially a planet with an atmosphere. Luckily for anyone on the field of battle, all ships are equipped with venting systems that eject the anti-substance fuel at a steady and safe rate, forming a cloud that could be passed through with shields up. The use of a tanker as a weapon is, however, not unheard of. Multiple plans for an attack on the alien capital involved crashing a tanker into it, obliterating any possible resistance. However, even the Abh find this too horrific, and it is kept as a last resort only.

Cultural Overview: The Abh operate on a loose Feudal system where families can move up and down in status depending on their actions. Racism ans sexism are unheard of, as all Abh are believed to be the children of the Goddess Abh (Homosexuality was considered a sin up until around the expedition to the seventh planet, as having a child was considered an incredibly important duty for both the man and the woman). Interestingly, nobles are not guaranteed a high military rank, they have to climb the ranks just like anyone else. Due to this, the Emperor could be a mere captain under the command of an Admiral born into a family of planetary miners. However, strict social rules make it shameful for a noble to refuse military service, as it is seen as a responsibility. Not abiding by this rules has resulted in many a family being removed from the spot of emperor.

Abh religion is polytheistic, with there being multiple deities forming a pantheon. There are eight deities, with multiple demigods and mortal servants also factoring in:
-Ethana, Goddess of war
-Iruka, Goddess of the sea and sacrifice (Revered for her sacrifice to save the Abh)
-Boskō, God of knowledge
-Depha, Goddess of luck and community
-Abh, Patron Goddess of the Abh (Believed to have created the Abh with her own body, who then took up her name out of respect)
-Urani, Goddess of Curiosity (Also believed to be the conduit between the Gods and the Mortals, all prayers are directed towards her. She is sometimes called "Zaicdaruta", which translates to "The One Who Watches", as it is believed that she will never interfere with Mortal affairs)
-Ningen, God of perseverance and hope
-Draka, Goddess of Evil, seen as the enemy of all other gods but Urani

Ningen is believed to be the leader of the gods, and is often called the "Kamigamgen", or "God of Gods" when loosely translated. He is believed to be fair and kind to all things, punishing everyone (including himself) equally. However, it is said that in the past he tried to kill Boskō and Ethana, Boskō dozens of times, but Ethana only once. During his fights with Boskō, he is believed to have almost killed Iruka, his sister. He never forgave himself for this, and it is said that even now he will bow in humility and ask for forgiveness when meeting another being, even if that being is a mortal. This legend gave rise to the Abh custom of "Shin-yasai", or "True Kindness". To follow his example, Abh bow to all that they meet in respect of Ningen.

Iruka is revered as much as Ningen, as she is believed to have sacrificed herself to save the Abh. It is said that after her sacrifice, Ningen desperately tried to save her, putting her essence into an iron body that could not rust. Many Abh sailors will swear that they have seen her while at sea, her mechanical body playfully leaping out of the water as if to say hello.

In the legends, Boskō is said to be the older brother of Ningen and Ethana, looking out for them until one day Ningen became fearful of Boskō's far superior intellect and tried to kill him. Boskō took Ethana and fled Chikyū, refusing to harm his beloved brother, but left behind a small part of his essence, hoping it could one day save Ningen. While Boskō hid from his brother in another world, Ningen tried to destroy the essence he left behind in a battle that lasted thousands of years. However, the essence that was left behind was hope, and even as Ningen tried to destroy it, another part of him still fed it. Whenever the essence of his brother was almost gone, Ningen would find that it would suddenly grow larger than ever before. Finally, he tried to destroy it using a device of his own creation (the effects of which bear amazing similarities to atomic weapons, causing them to never be implemented by the Abh). He utterly failed at this, as moments after he tried to destroy it, it grew to it's largest, and something changed in Ningen. He became regretful of his attempts to kill his brother, and accepted the essence into himself, becoming the God of Hope. He found Boskō and Ethana, but at first did not recognize his brother. When he discovered Boskō and Ethana's true identity, a joyful reunion took place as the three became not just siblings, but the best of friends. After his reunion with his siblings, Ningen focused all the energy that was once focused on killing Boskō on battling the evil Goddess, Draka. In his attempts to defeat her, he joined up with Depha, created Abh as a warrior, and elevated Iruka (Formerly a mortal fish) to godhood. Despite being hopelessly weak when compared to Draka, they managed to win the fight against her through Ningen's power of will, which kept them from losing a single battle with Draka.

After this great battle, Abh began to grow in character, becoming more than a mere warrior for Ningen. Ningen, however, refused to give her the right to call herself a Goddess, believing that she was too bloodthirsty to be trusted with such a title. Afraid that she would try to kill him, Ningen gathered the other gods together in an attempt to oppose her. However, the day at which she tried to kill him never came, and she instead continued her protests. Pleased that she refrained from violence, Ningen elevated her to godhood, an action which gained him her completely loyalty. For a time, all was good.

However, this idyllic period of time was not to last. Draka's evil essence lived on, and did what she never could. As essences are far more powerful than the gods that hold them, this evil essence spread over Chikyū trillions of times over, engulfing all in darkness. Abh, hoping to keep the good essences of the gods alive, tore herself apart piece by piece. The pain was horrifying, but she kept doing it, hoping to save her essence. She shaped each and every piece of herself into an Abh, who, out of reverence of her, adopter her name. By the end, the Goddess Abh was gone, but her essence lived on in the Abh species. She sent them to Shōrino'ba, a place that would be safe from all evils. Therefore, all Abh have a tiny part of them that is the Goddess' essence, and every new Abh born strengthens good.

The forces of good are still engaged in an eternal battle with Draka and her forces of evil, and it is believed that all Abh must assist the forces of good in this battle by doing "Good Works" (Helping others, fighting evil mortals, and having children). Because of this belief, those who choose not to have at least one child are frowned upon, though adoption has become increasingly recognized as a replacement for having a child due to it involving raising the child and helping them, thus being viewed as half of the last good work and all of the first. Many believe that the aliens current being fought are not just evil mortals, and that they are the puppets of Draka herself, and even those who don't consider the current war a religious one.

History: The Abh have always been warriors, almost fine-tuned to fighting. For their entire recorded history, they have been united under the banner of the Eight World's Empire (the name has changed, obviously). However, internal wars between houses are common, and ships usually display their house crest instead of the Imperial Banner. The internal wars became incredibly bloody after the invention of space travel, with orbital bombardment being called down on entire cities just to get at a few enemy leaders. However, over time, space battleships were built. Launched from the ground, they had paper-thin armor and usually only a single spinal weapon. Obviously, these early battles were short and devastating, with entire fleets shredding each other apart entirely in a matter of minutes. With the advent of space industry, battleships could be built bulkier than ever before. Suddenly, Shōrino'ba was peaceful. All the battles took place among the stars, with fleets engaging not over the ground below, but over the right to claim a new dwarf planet. Among all the fighting, private colony ships were launched towards the moons of Zenjyu, the closent planet to Shōrino'ba and a gas giant. Since the transport of a suitable amount of troops from one planet to another was simply impossible, these colonies were left alone by the military (although stray rounds could destroy an entire city).

These colonies grew quickly, with everyone realizing just how valuable the surface of other worlds were. Completely untapped resources, with no risk of invasion. It seemed as though a new ship was being launched every day, sent to bring colonists to the other seven planets of the system. Then came a revolutionary invention: negative mass. Above the seventh planet of Orenjiro, an ancient ruin was found by the Na'brel House, floating among the clouds of the gas giant. An expedition was sent, and they returned carrying a small, red cylinder that fell up. The scientists sent explained that the ancient ruin had a device to create such an object within it, and that the entire building floated using such objects. They carried with them a map of the gas giant, showing the locations of billions of other such buildings, which they had dubbed "Sūkaiisutshō" (referencing ancient religious texts).

With the ability to defy gravity, launching ships became effortless, as did the construction of things such as an industrial space elevator. Space industry boomed, with hundreds of space elevators popping up on every colonized body. Expanding towards the outer planets, they kept going and going, until they finally left their home system using sublight antimatter engines, colonizing nearby systems in the opposite direction as the other sentients in their home system. These sublight vessels laid down "Hashichi", which we could call Krasnikov Tubes, allowing them to continue bringing cargo to and from the system at FTL speeds. By the time the era of expansion stopped, they controlled fifteen fully developed star systems. Then, something changed in their mindset. It was long-held fact that there was another sentient species in their home system, but they instinctively avoided them as they avoided the Abh. Once the fifteenth system had been developed, the Abh suddenly became interested in meeting others.

The Abh formed a combined Na'brel and Kyūsei House fleet with one diplomatic vessel and a small escort. Just after they left, it was discovered that the aliens had launched a fleet of their own. Assuming it was diplomatic, the Abh fleet diverted course to meet it. However, when the two fleets met, the Abh transmissions were met with streams of antiprotons and plasma. They returned fire with their railguns, but were defeated within minutes. Immediately, the Empire focused all efforts on researching new weapons technology. In the skies of Orenjiro an ancient starship was found, floating among the Sūkaiisutshō. Contained within the vessel was a glowing core, which was found to generate an alternate space-time within a small area around the vessel. This border between this bubble and the rest of the universe appeared as a rainbow-colored bubble. Oddly, the border did not stop anything from moving through it, this oddity was found to be the result of something termed "space-time fusion", which allowed two space-times to fuse when they had the same properties.

At first, this odd device was thought to be a stealth device, as it greatly reduce the radar profile of the vessel when activated. Believing that there was no need for a stealth device, the Abh ignored it and instead reverse-engineered the weapons systems of the ship, which were surprisingly similar to the alien ones. Through this research, they too began to utilize antiproton and plasma weapons. However, Imperial outposts outside of the fifteen colonies began to go dark, the third one to do so managed to send out images of their attackers: alien vessels that seemed to just suddenly appeared at the station, coming in at FTL speeds without the use of a Hashichi. With the revelation that their enemies could travel FTL at will, the Abh began rushing to replicate the effect.

Despite their best efforts, nobody could create any kind of at-will FTL drive. Negative mass was the first theory, but no scientist could manage to lower the fuel requirements below the mass of an entire planet, thus ruling out a negative mass FTL. Dozens of theories were proposed, but none of them worked. In desperation, they turned to the space-time bubble generator found on the recovered starship, hoping that it might be able to save them. To their surprise and joy, it was just what they needed. When enough power was put into it, the device could "elevate" a vessel to the 5th dimension. The crew would survive by virtue of the habitable space-time generated, but the bubble itself could move in the fourth physical dimension, which was viewed as up/down from within the bubble. For a time, this type of movement was avoided, the consequences when returning to normal space being feared. Instead, the ships traveled in two dimensions. Interestingly. this caused a slight vertical drift, but it was so small that it didn't present any practical problem.

Though their new FTL allowed them to defend themselves better (Being "smaller", distances in the 5th dimension were exponentially shorter compared to those in "real space"), it was found that it was much slower than the alien drives. Still desperate to be able to counter the alien attacks, they finally moved in the fourth dimension, hoping that it would somehow let them reach their destinations faster. Miraculously, it did. Further studies showed that this was because the first dimension of time was manifested as the fourth physical dimension in the 5th dimension. Obviously, this presented both a major boon and a major problem to the Abh. While they could essentially travel to anywhere in the universe instantly, a slight miscalculation could result in a paradox. Thus, is was made law that all vessels were banned from moving "up" or "down" in the fifth dimension without doing the necessary calculations first. Even so, Abh travel times were cut down to mere minutes (and sometimes less), giving them a major advantage over the aliens.

As time went on, the aliens' upper hand faded away as the Abh pushed them out of their frontier territories, bringing the war to a stalemate. Despite this, the Abh still had no idea what the aliens called themselves, a fact that many thought of as a source of shame.

Other: The Abh, despite their warrior culture, almost instinctively greet other species in a friendly manner. Depending on the individual, the ship may approach cautiously, or sit there without any defenses online.

These fleets are the backbone of the Korwrath way of life as the main populations of the Korwrath reside in these fleets. These fleets range anywhere from 200 ships to 400 ships of all specifications, all centered around three of the biggest ships that you may ever see in your lifetime which combines all the greatest technologies the Korwrath had to offer at the time of the Great Fall. Many of the ships in the fleet can be classified as derelict by most standards with the exceptions of the warships that travels with the fleet being the only ships besides the Capital ships that are constantly staying up to date.

Capital Ships are towering planetary platforms that house a population of 2 billion Korwrath and is where the main population of the Korwrath people are located. Each fleet consists of three of these massive ships with each serving a different purpose that benefits the fleet with one ship focused mainly on agriculture that will supply the entire fleet with a sustainable source of income while another is dedicated to being a housing ship which is mainly where the military school is located as well as all the merchants and politics. The last capital ship in the fleet is always partially built into the side of a mineral rich asteroid and is used as a mining outpost to supply the fleet with a constant stream of industrial goods and necessities.

The main defense of the fleet consists of nearly a hundred warships of varying classes ranging from the Dor-class Heavy cruiser down to the Roric-class light frigate with each and every one of them bristling with enough weapons to vaporize anything that came within several hundred thousand meters of the fleet. The rest of the fleet is made up of civilian ships that are huddled around the capital ships with each ship carrying a civilian population of several thousand Korwrath each.

The Korwrath infantry wear advanced reactive armor that also serves as environmental suits on harsh planets that do not suit the Korwrath at all. These suits are able to withstand a small amount of projectile or energy weapons without giving away and damaging the integrity of the suits. The infantry is broken into several divisions with the main division consisting of an elite strike force made up of a mechanized unit called the Shock which uses a special mechanized suit to become the advanced guard of any planetary landing.

The last part of the ground forces is made up of giant bipedal mechanized robots that tower at twenty feet tall and are equipped with the only energy weapons that the Korwrath have developed. They sport duel photon cannons, twelve missile pods, and six electromagnetic Gatling guns that fire fifty-caliber explosive rounds. Their armor consists of reactive explosive plates that will deflect most large caliber projectile rounds as well as a small shield generator that allows for the form-fitting shield around the mechanized walker.

Dor Class Heavy Crusier- These crusiers sport the biggest guns the Korwrath have to offer with the pontoons on each side of the ship housing a large magnetic rail gun which fires a 1 ton dart-like round with an explosive warhead placed inside the round. These ships also have six hangers with four of the hangers being dedicated to fighter and bomber squadrons while the remaining two hangers are used for commercial use like resupplying and transportation. Just underneath the surface of the hull are hundreds of missile tubes as well as many point defense machine guns to defend at close quarters against fighters and boarding ships.


Roric Class Light Frigate- These ships were built as a first line of defense against any force that would threaten the Capital Fleets as they are fast and house a small crew of only a hundred and fifty crewmen. Their primary armament is large caliber Gatling guns that can be used at close range to damage ships and also deal with fighter squadrons that would harm the fleet, they are also equipped with several dozen missile pods. An interesting design of this ship is their large front which appears to have large sloped armor which allows for the Frigates to form a short of Phalanx in front of the fleet which helps deflect some of the attacks that may be incoming on the fleet.


Civilian Ship- These ships are the standard issue ship for Korwarth transportation which were modified for people to live in with large cargo holds being opened up and converted into living quarters for the citizens. A special feature about these ships are their capabilities to descend into a planets orbit and they are able to withstand the heat of reentry long enough to release colony transports unless the ship itself is being retired and used as a colony ship itself. If the ship is being used as a colony ship than it will descent to the surface and become to starting base for the colonization of the planet.


Civilian Transport- These shuttles are the means by which civilians are able to move from ship to ship and are able to hold upwards of several hundred people at a time.


ViVac Interceptor- This fighter is the primary space fighter for the Korwrath navy. Their intention for this ship was to create an agile fighter with high offensive capabilities against other fighters, the ship only has twin magnetic gatling guns with their primary means of attack being the two prongs at the front of the ship which are hardened so that they are able to pierce almost any more that they come across. They are meant to hit the other ship at such speeds that they are able to slice through the other ship and keep going onto the next enemy.


VaVac Fighter- This fighter was designed as a close-range support for the ViVac as this fighter is built with quad magnetic gatling guns that fire high explosive rounds. A drawback to this ship is that it gave up the agility of the VIVac for more directional thrusters which allow for the fighter to make sharp turns in order to fight the battle from any angle.


VoVac Bomber- This bomber is the long-range support for their fighter counterparts equipped with three long-range magnetic railguns and twenty long-range missile tubes. The bomber can also be equipped with larger weapon payloads depending if their mission requires they to attack ships larger than enemy fighters, this ship was never meant to be engaged with enemy fighters at close-range and are not equipped with any machine guns of any kind.


Dor Ak Light Cruiser- This Cruiser is the back-bone of the Korwrath Navy sporting ten heavy cannons and several hundred missile tubes. There is also a single large magnetic rail gun mounted in the nose of the ship nestled in between two large hanger bays.


Rak Shock Transport- The transport is built specifically for housing the advanced mechanized unit called the Shock. The transport is built as an advanced forward transport with six forward mounted cannons and a rotating turret on top to deal with any following enemies. The ship can hold up to eighteen Shock troops which are suspended in a cradle while in transport and the bottom of the dropship can open up to eject the mechanized suits onto the ground in order for hot drops.


Rav Troop Transport- This transport is the standard issue ship to carry troops from the fleet to a planetary surface as well as between ships in times of battle and occupation. The ship does not sport any weapons of any kind.

hider=Species: Draconian

Draconians, being lightly blue-colored reptilian humanoids about the same height as an unusually tall human, at about 6' 7" being the average, up to 8' in the rarer cases, and 5' 10" in even rarer cases, they are diverse in size and strength. Unless diseased or otherwise out of the norm, Draconians are tough, whatwith a scaly hide that's much more resistant to sharp objects than a human's skin, and strong, with corded, powerful muscle, brought about and perfected through evolution. Draconians are apex predators- they were perfected by nature to be killing machines, fast on their feet, powerful on strikes, and clever enough to outwit foes and friends alike. They possess great loyalty- clans would battle endlessly, neither ever willing to give up until death. After some time of this, they grew suddenly weary of conflict, after spending centuries in a same-state war of survival, they began evolving again, thinking, then beginning to farm, unite, and develop technology and technique. This is where they got smarter, adding an even deadlier weapon to their natural arsenal. They possess claws on hands and feet that can extend and retract, and can rend flesh from bone, or even tear through bone itself, or act as a precise writing utensil (dipping one's claw in ink and using it to write is not uncommon, actually preferred), and even be used as a precise tool to fiddle with delicate mechanisms or other detailed items.

hider=Description of government: Faction based, ruled over by single ruler with a council to approve
...where elections are held after the current leader resigns or dies. The leader is known as the Forerunner Maximus, being the first to make decisions and etc., and his advisory council and second-in-commands of various sectors being the Forerunner Minimus of [Faction/Branch]. There are multiple factions- the War Faction is the most prominent and powerful, containing the Empire's fleets and armies. It's close to being the largest branch, and is the second most powerful branch. More numerous than the War Faction is the Industrial Faction, which handles all industry and production of ships, weapons, munitions, goods, supplies, and foods. They are the farmers, the miners, and the refiners. They build and they labor. They are the most numerous because most everyone starts here, and ends here. The most powerful is the Thought Faction, whom are the researchers, designers, architects, strategists (in hand with the War Faction), and the leaders. They have a special fleet of completely unique ships that are each very powerful, each having a different set of strengths and weaknesses. The last and the smallest faction is the Peace Faction- they are the peacekeepers, the military police, and the diplomats. They negotiate, they keep the peace, and they believe in the righteous cause of peaceful expansion, not conquest. But then again, they are the smallest.

Description of military: They are powerful- this is their specialty. They are a race that grew up in the midst of a deadly fight for survival, endlessly, where even the plants are predators. Prey are only other predators, or the massive beasts that walk the planet, occasionally brought down and fought over by a variety of deadly creatures. Their military might is powerful on the ground, perhaps even unmatched- indeed, they much liked to stomp and tear anything and everything that wasn't one of them. They themselves have a somewhat weak space-navy- it serves only the purpose of landing troops. They have a variety of creatures that have been tamed and modified from their homeworld
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The Gazryn Salbar or ground branch is the main focus of the Gigesta Horde.
Part 1 (The Weapons):
Weapon 1 aka URT:

Weapon 2 aka Tesrekh:

Weapon 3 aka Unen (Also called the truth):

Part 2 (The Mechs):
Mech 1 aka Ukhel:

Mech 2 aka Molk:

Mech 3 aka Odor Savsa:

The Mash Ikh Dalain are the sea branch of the Horde. Typically only pulled out for planets that have great oceans.
Boat 1 aka Tam:

Boat 2 aka Uul:

Boat 3 aka Toms:

The Khezee ch duusakhgui Skai are the sky branch of the military, typically used for sky invasions and to drop troops, but some are meant to fight.
Part 1 (The Planes):
Plane 1 aka Ineek:

Plane 2 aka Sain:

Plane 3 aka Ikh:


Part 2 (The Spaceships):
Spaceship 1 aka Oron Zai:

Spaceship 2 aka Gaik:

Spaceship 3 aka Angli:

Name of Nation: The Aeon Brood

Species: The Aeon Brood is comprised of a race of beings that was completely unknown to the Andromeda galaxy until the last few years. While they are theorized to have extragalactic origins, certain traits of their race point toward them originating from another dimension altogether. A theory of substantial weight suggests they originate from hyperspace, the void between "real" dimensions, though this throws into question much of astrological metaphysics as recognized by the galactic scientific community.

The race is biologically chaotic, developing seemingly at random into warped forms, perhaps merely what mortal minds are capable of understanding of their true forms. However, there are several traits and patterns readily apparent in their species, if it can be called as much. While they have majority of characteristics of material beings, such as mass and volume, they do not seem to be comprised of traditional matter, and are closer in atomic makeup to the massless and ionic particles that comprise energy beings. They have nearly no traditional biological functions, such as respiration, and subsist by converting thermal and electromagnetic energy extracted from matter into a purer form (known by several names, "mana" chief among them), and absorbing it through their porous bodies. Though many differences exist between individual members, there are some general traits that can be visually recognized, such as brightly-colored bodies, numerous tendrils, bony, faceless "heads," amorphous baleen-like structures, and floating, disconnected appendages. The Brood can also be broken down into recognizable "castes," depending on their size and power: Spawn (which are usually no larger than domesticated animals), Drones (somewhat larger most humanoid races), Brood (which can grow as large as a mid-sized starship), and Titans (which can be mistaken for celestial bodies).

Description of Government: The Aeon Brood has no formalized government, as what could be loosely interpreted as "intelligence" only exists in an extremely small portion of the entire species. The Brood even lacks the hivemind prevalent in many similar eusocial, invasive species. Even so, there sometimes appears to be a higher intelligence that directs the swarm-like behaviour of the Brood.

Description of Military: As an inherently invasive species, the Aeon Brood's entire population could be considered its military. An invasion by the brood is generally broken down into several stages. Firstly, the planet for invasion is scouted by Titans, observing it from their vantage point in hyperspace. The planet is then seeded with Drones, shot out from hyperspace, which go about converting the planet's available biomatter or similar elements into Spawn. The Drones continue to produce, protect and tend to the Spawn, which multiply in vast numbers to convert the planet's energy and matter into mana. Once a sufficient amount of mana has been produced by the Spawn, the Titans are able to emerge from hyperspace and produce the true Brood, which will convert a planet to mana, down to its very core, within months. Meanwhile any opposition on the planet is cut down by the monstrous horde of magical aberrations. Once all of the planets in a system have been devoured, the Titans suck the star dry, and then move onto the next system.

While the Spawn are little more than ravenous monsters that can overwhelm in numbers, the Aeon Brood are creatures of terrifying destructive capability, as even Drones are capable of using absorbed mana for offensive purposes. Feats of magic such as raising the dead as mindless slaves and twisting the wills of living mortals are within the capability of the more modest Brood, and the mightier among them can distort the very laws of nature. Larger members of the Brood convert matter to mana passively, resulting in them effectively erasing the world around them merely by existing.

Technological Overview: All of the "technology" of the Aeon Brood is bio-magical in nature, truly meaning that they themselves comprise all of the technology of their race. The Titans of the Brood house and transport the lesser members, propelling them through their native environment of hyperspace. These engines of mana and turbulent energy tear holes in realspace through sheer force of magic, and are capable of apocalyptic spells. As they can survive in nearly any environment and can willfully unmake reality around them, their march of progress is seemingly only limited by their slow expansion and exploration via hyperspace, as the race's Titans have difficulty maintaining their forms in realspace without being fed a constant stream of mana.

Cultural Overview: The Aeon Brood seems truly capable of two things: destruction and consumption. They destroy what they do not eat, and eat everything they do not destroy. If they even have minds, it seems that they are not disposed towards anything else. No strategy dictates their actions, only instinct and impulse. Despite the brutal simplicity of the vast majority of the Brood, strange patterns can be seen in the overarching direction and method of their invasions, suggesting some strange manner of higher intelligence at work among them.

History: The Aeon Brood appeared quite suddenly in the Andromeda Galaxy only a few years ago, suddenly ripping their way out of hyperspace at the galactic fringe. Their appearance was marked by the destruction of a deep-space outpost as well as the fringe system it was a part of. Since then, the stars at the edge of the galaxy have been winking out of existence, one by one, creating a growing patch of darkness in the galaxy that has been steadily growing. This dead sector of space is known by many names by the many different races of the galaxy, and is considered a grave threat by most astronomers and physicists. Mages that have studied this dark zone find it especially foreboding, as there is an easily-detectable "node" of aberrant mana, approximately the size of a gas giant, within it, slowly moving forward as the dark zone grows. Dubbed the "Hellstar," it is as much a source of concern for reputable mages throughout the galaxy as the dark zone is for scientists. As the dark zone has yet to encompass the territory of any major galactic power, there have been no efforts to venture within it as of yet.

Physical Aspects/Biology

A carbon based lifeform close in biology to the cetacean mammals of Earth such as the dolphin or porpoise. While living in the ocean no longer, the Dekran are thought to have evolved from sea dwelling creatures into the bipeds they are today, their leathery rubber-like skin a lasting indicator of their ancestry.
Female Dekran carry their young till infancy within a womb, and much like the mammals of Earth, they nurse their young from a sticky sap-like substance excreted from the pores on their hands. The male Dekran are large the female gender of the species, standing usually about a half meter taller, with the average male standing at about 2.5 meters tall. Males also tend to have much broader shoulders, making thin shoulders an identifier of the female gender.

Government: The Dekran people have relied upon a global modernized feudal system for for the last two millennia, with regime change being the only variable. The planet is ruled by a Sovereign Leader, referred to as the Keldun in the Dekranian tongue. The Keldun relies on a high council to assist in dealing with issues both foreign and domestic. The current ruler of the Sovereignty of Dekran is Teylan Nor, who has been ruling for the last 120 sidereal periods of Edyr (Ederian years equivalent to 1.69 Earth years).

Regional political rule is to “Lords” of varying power and influence known as Kehnars. These Kehnars rule over lands as designated by the Keldun, ranging from plots of land on the home planet to the moons and planets of conquered systems. These lands provide a percentage of their resources and income to the Sovereignty as a whole. The levies that the Sovereignty also relies on for its military might aslo come primarily from each Kehnar's own army.

Every two Ederian years the nobles of the Sovereignty submit a simple “yes or no” vote regarding the possible changes to Ederian policy. The Keldun is not bound by law to follow the popular vote of his Lords, however more often than not it does provide a basis for his future decisions.

Culture: A very prideful race, Ederian’s live their entire lives bound to a code of honor known as Rak’ teyr or more simply the Rak . Men and women are treated as equals under the laws of the Sovereignty, and unified by their belief in the Rak. The Rak dictates that all men and women must lives of duty and honor, treating each other as equal members of society, and comrades within the Sovereignty.

Every member of Dekranian the society receives of sort of “baptism by fire” upon reaching adulthood. Finding themselves cast into the wilderness, young Dekranian men and women must return home with something of value to contribute to their household. From an animal’s hide to valuable ores, to rare flowers Dekranian youth return home with vary levels of success, but never with failure.

The concept of organized religion is foreign to the Dekranians, as their ancestors never sought to explain nature or their place in Universe. Dekranian philosophy can be summed up in the words of the ancient philosopher Keldun, Krek Tho, “We exist therefore we shall remain”. The universe, life, and everything else that goes along with the two, happened at random, and because it happened, the individual is alive, and the individual will live till death. This is the only truth, this is universal. It is a simply way of living, but it has freed generations of Dekran society to focus on moving forward and achieving as much as possible in their long, but mortal lives.

Description: As with historical feudal systems on Earth, the Sovereignty relies on levies for the bulk of its military, with paid landowning “knights” making up a profession combat force. The forces are lead by assorted noble lords who are appointed as commanders by The Keldun himself.

Ederian Levies: These men and women of the Sovereignty bring to the fight their own collection weapons, bionics and armor, resulting in a largely non-uniform force.


Ederian Knight: Profession fighting soldiers for the Keldun of Edyr, masters in the art of warfare, these men and women are the valorous pride of the Sovereignty.