The Gashathi Rule
Type of Government:
Divine Mandate
Description of Government:
The Gashathi Rule is led by by the Gashathi, the Preatorian Race, an ancestral and powerful race of beings that have lived for millions of years. One of them is always on the throne, whilst the others act as the Council of Elders, an inner ring that gives tips and information to the ruler. The nation unites different races, all collected as specimen long before the Humans have conquered this part of the space, when teh Gashathi still ruled this part of the known space.
Main Race:
Gashathi - The Gashathi are an all powerful race, as ancient as time itself. Long before the Humans have conquered the Milky Way they had an empire spanning galaxies. However, even thought they have ruled for so long, they couldn't escape the great barrier for sentient beings. Space itself. From beyond the known sectors came the great plague, quickly massacring Trillions and wiping entire species off the face of the universe in days. To avoid them the Gashathi purged their empire, and hid until the time would come to rule again. They possess great psionical powers which they used to determine when to wake up their former empire. Their bodies are genetically modified to be strong, quick, and tenacious to the point of not aging, but the thousands of genetical modifications left them unable to reproduce, leaving them in a constant fear of dying. They are very intelligent, and and have good senses. Thought once they had made themselves perfect via genetic engineering, that time has passed already, and now their sacred bodies are left alone, and those among them who still wish to modify themselves are sent to "rehabilitation" to consider their wish again. They have 6 eyes, and their face is slightly elongated to house their large brain. They have 6 arms, 2 of which are permanently covered by their long robes, and thought thin in structure, extremely strong due to physics bending muscle density. Their skin is grey, and absorbs large amounts of light that both powers the gahathi and hide them from searching eyes. But their powerful body is also very flexible, and agile, able to fit through small gaps, without a problem.
Minority Races:
Gensathi - The Gensathi are the offsprings of the Gashathi, a race created from dust to the image of their "gods", in desperation during the great plague. They say that teh gensathi look like the Gashathi did once, but with no evidence, it stays as a mere legend. The Gensathi are strong, intelligent, and very loyal servants of the Praetorians, doing all their bidding for their gods. They are the only race that is permitted to quit military duty after 10 years of active service, though most stay there until tehy die. They are also unmonitored and are granted free will after they complete military training. Unlike the Gashathi, they can reproduce, even thought they have lost the psionic abilities.
Sankar - The Sankar are a mix of Reptilian and Insectoid in appearance, but just like the other races of the empire, they have been modified thousands of years ago to be the perfect killing machines. They are bipedal, with human like body structure, but that is where similarities run out. Though scales and hardened muscles make sure they go down after everyone else is dead, and their sharp teeth and claws make them efficent at close combat. They wield basic weapons in combat, such as spears and battleaxes, acoompanied with makeshift armor made of leather and bones, rarely metal. Monitored from birth they grow in colonies of their own, and are taken away once they reach a certain age. They are put under brain control of a Gensathi Operator in dozens, who makes sure these ferocious beasts obey the empire, and fry their brains if they don't.
Kaalispar - The most popolous of all the other races, the Kaalispar are a race of reptilian humanoids that server their Etheral Gods to death. Sharp reflexes, and a resiliant body makes them perfect footman on any battlefield. They wield plasma weapons and power armors to battle as the "gifts of the god" and they are keen on using modernized variants of medvial weapons. Their society is a complex one, where the priests rule over all, who are contacted by the Gashathi and give out divine orders. There are many different colours, a trait that marks the fate of that individual. Depending on their colour, they can become workers, soldiers, or even priests. Their strict religion bans any form of scientific advance, a method the Gashathi use to restrict the millions that would rise if they knew about the oppression. They live a medival technological level, but those that are chosen to serve in the army are given advanced weapons. They are the farmers of the empire.
Mekar - An Aquatic race of molluscoids that serve as the main scientific and spec ops race for the Gashathi. They are also the race that does most of the genetic tailoring for the Gashathi. The Mekar are highly intelligent, and the only race unmodified genetically by the gashathi in the empire. Their bodies are small but insanely agile and quick, and they posses the camoflague ability of the species they evolved from. They have made modifications to their own body with the approval of the gashathi so that their camo ability could be used as an optical camo. They live underwater, and thought they can live above ground, they use a special gear to breathe. Both in and out of water, they can move like an ocopus and sqeeze themselves through most crevices. This makes them excellent at infiltration, and special operations. Their society is highly technological, and the smartest people rule their many different nations. As such the smartest people relaize that going against the Gashathi would be the end of their race.
(I wish I could show you a picture, but then you won't be able to sleep for the next 2 weeks)
Vulkhar - Gigantic beasts with the intellect of tiny insects. However they not completely devoid of inteeligence, even if it is much smaller that that of the Sankar. They have their own language and have incredible memory, not to mention their very complex social structure. Their bodies are huge, ranging around 20-40 meters of heigh depending on 3 genders, incredibly strong, and very well armed with scales that can deflect all but the strongest of projectiles. They are both an alternative and backup for the Sankars, and are used when other tamed beasts can't do the heavy lifting. Once they get angry, there is no stopping them, so the Gashathi usually stop asking them to do stuff to avoid colleteral damage, and more likely manipulate them to make them beleive what they do is for themselves. That said, they have the same implants as the Sankar have, even if they are for stunning and angering them rather than controlling them. There are special transport ships for their carrying, reinforced heavely, just in case these generally calm monsters get the blood eye before battle. However as calm as they are, before they had the fighting capabilities of a Moon Destroyer compacted into 20 meters of flesh, they were a lot more suspectible to attacks from wildlife on their planet. This evolved a natural gland in their body that stores adrenaline safely, and when they are attacked, it releases the stored substance and enrages them into a bloody rage, only controlled by their implants to some extent.
Lokhar - An insectioid race of spider like creatures. They have hardy skins that are effective at dissipating energy damage, but are very fragile otherwise. Thought it may seem that they don't have a language, they use some sort of unknown psionic language to communicate with each other in the gigantic underground hive colonies they live in. Unlike other insects that live in hives, there is no ruler, but rather a strong sense of survival in every individual of the race that makes them co-operate perfectly. They are are the workhorses of the empire, as they excell in mining, operating machinery, and building structures. There are a number of them that are called officers and they are given special implants so they can understand the language that the orders are given in. But this is not their only use. There are some subspecies of them that show venomous traits, and are carried away to be turned into biological weapons of mass destruction. Insanely quick and agile, these monsters created by the Mekar lay their offsprings in the enemy, and can spit venomous liquid over 20 feet which can eat through steel and quickly evaporates to create a poisonous cloud. However, they are few in numbers, and require loads of training before they are put on the battlefield.
Race Demographics:
Gashathi - 1%
Gensathi - 13%
Sankar - 15%
Kaalispar - 32%
Mekar - 16%
Vulkhar - 2%
Lokhar - 21%
Religion Description:
The races of the empire (part from the Mekar and Gensathi) beleive that the Gashathi are their gods, and call them the Praetorian Race. This is due to excessive brain washing over the thousands of years, which didn't fade even after the races were awaken with the Gashathi. they all beleive that their races were created from dust by the Gashathi, which is true to some extent, and all live to server the best for the ruler and empire. There is an overall sense of loyalty, and religious actions are taken in places where this would falter, such as the Kaalispar. Thought there used to be over 2000 races in the old empire, after the great plague, many were hidden away with the Gashathi gruops, and such there are hints of now extint species in the religion. they are called the Ancestors by most, and some renegade members of society have put their minds to finding them, and raising awareness that they might have not been created by the Preatorian ones. They are usually swiftly dealt with, but they sometimes cause internal troubles.
Religious Demographics:
Praetorian Race - 98%
Ancestral Origins - 2% (mainly Kaalispar)
Culture:
Due to the many different races and the extensive timespan of the empire, there have been many different cultural affections for each race, thus leading to many different periods that affected the traditions. However the races in the Gashathi Rule have a relatively simple culture, due to the very young re-establishment of their empires. This has led them to build up their new homes in a fashion according to the latest culturalar influence from just before the great plague.
Gensathi/Gashathi - The two races are really closely bonded in both culture and social structure. Furthermore the Gensathi are the only race that meet a Gashathi almost daily. They share the same cities, and thought they are made in a fashion so the different classes are separated, they still traverse the districts daily, with the expection of the high court where the Council of Elders is housed. Their cities avoid disturbing natural beauty where possible, often being built into mountains and high cliffs. The landscape is changed in a way so that the cities that lay in plains will have a small incline as one goes upward, and many trees are planted so that the place looks natural. Most of the buildings expand downwards instead of upwards, and the gold and silver lining that is the trademark of the Gashathi can be seen everywhere. Due to the small population of these races, it is likely that the Gensathi live in smaller communities in well defendable places with natural barriers, and only those in the lead of the empire settle in the planetary capitals. Planets where the gashathi appear quickly get one of these city complexes, and temples and shrines with Gensathi priests are constructed in a rush all over the planet. The Gashathi always wear a long face mask, and robes of exotic materials to cover their body entirely. the Gensathi on the other hand have no problem shoving their faces, and often frightening the other races with their ferocious looks.
Sankar - Their culture no more than war and fighting, these barbaric creatures don't live in cities. they have their own planets where they roam the untamed lands, hunting anf ighting each other in their small camps. They are usually placed on planets where some big games can be found, as the Sankar enjoy nothing more than a good hunt. Their tents are made of animal parts and wood, rarely compromising metal in their construction. their villages are defended by a high wall amde of bones or wood that is palced down before anything else. Once the village reaches the walls, the tribe sends out people to make a new camp elsewhere. The tribe houses a single tribe, thought all are connected by their religion. There are carvings of the Gashathi in every setllement, along with a large statue in the middle of the camp. They have priests that teach differing things with every tribe, but the Sankar generally have 3 main traditions they do for their gods: Every day they pray for half an hour in the rays of the noon sun, they don't eat fish, and other sea creatures, and lastly they sacrifice teh biggest game on the planet every month for the gods.
Kaalispar - The Kaalispar are probably the most complex and simple race at the same time. Whilst their building style is that of the medival ages with huge castles and forts all over their planets, their temples are carved into the mountains and are adored with riches unspeakable. They are very efficent farmers, and most of their religion is centered around worshipping the gods for a good harvest. They have highly efficent methods of farming and produce large amounts of biomass for synthetizing food too. Most of the biomass and some food are taken away monthly by an assigned Gensathi, who are beleived to be the "angels" that guard the Gashathi, which is not true from the actual truth. Socially, the Kaalispar are very complex, and they are very quick to make up their mind, often shifting their attention from important issues, which can cause troubles in their everyday life. This is balanced by their implants, which make it so their most important tasks always stay priority. Their relationships are also complictaed as the different colours don't necessarely like each other, but they might be drawn towards one colour when finding a mate.
Mekar - The Mekar are a very interesting race in that they live underwater. Not only that, but their molluscoid nature makes it so they need not much space. And against all this, their cities are expansive underwater complexes with air in them, fashioned out of polished metal and tons of glass. They study genetical diversity on the underwater wildlife, and like to experiment on many things. Almost unrestricted in research, they often find themselves in quite a mess if something goes wrong. Naturally, their intellect is one of the only thing that the Gashathi enslaved them for, but later they proved exellent troops due to their amazing natural abilities. As such the top of the democracy on these planets are the scientist and troops. Every 40 years there is an election for a council that leads the nation, and the given planet.
Vulkhar - Their culture is as simple as they are. Thought on the outer they might seem barbaric and stupid, they understand each other perfectly, and have a very high social intellect. They might (will) not solve a math problem, but they can easely understand what anyone means, this including most animals. They are very mean creatures, and they do9n't like sharing or doing anyone's bidding, given that it is not a Vulkhar. They used to live in caves and natural coves, but with the help of the empire they could upgrade to bigger housings. This mostly means bigger caves and setllements carved into rock with Vulkhar sized "furnitures" inside.
Lokhar - To be exactly precise, no one really knows how the lokhar culture works. Sometimes buildings look edgy, sometimes they look very gently carved, so there really isn't a general thing to say about the style of their buildings. But their underground cities are still fascinating, with gigantic structures carved out of rock, hovering above a gigantic hole that the Lokhar use as the main mineshaft. On the side of the gigantic cavern walkways span far and wide connecting the many buildings, and the churches that are suspended mid air above the shaft by gigantic stone pillars. These shafts are so deep indeed, that many of the Lokhar never see the what the colony looks like a few hundred meters above or below. This is the main reason for the diversity of their architecture. When it comes to their society, it is bland, and simple. They possess human intellect, but they lack any body parts to speak, and so their communication is transferred through some kind of telepathy. It is because of this that such things like letters or couriers don't exist, as they can just ask any other Lokhar what they want. this can quickly become really irritating, even to them, so they usually communicate in closed groups that are focused on the same task. Probably the main reason the Lokhar excell as construction workers, because they can have undivided attention on what they do, with amazing co-ordiation.
History:
Not even the Gashathi know how they came to be. On a peaceful hos world rich of minerals, and devoid of natural predators, the Gashathi quickly evolved from whatever they were originally into a space faring civilization. Utilizing warp gates, to conquer their galaxy, they faced almost no threat in deep space. Their galaxy devoid of intelligent life at the time, it seemed like the Gashathi were chosen to be the rulers of the world. With the expanse came inner conflicts, and war raged for thousands of years. After the devastating wars ended, the power was solidified by one ruler, and the governement we see nowadays was created. The geneticall modified leaders pulled a ruthless hierarchy over the lesser Gashathi. Incredibly cruel, only the strongest and the smartest of their race survived the tirranic rule of the first "god". The same ruler that laid down the basis of how the empire should look like. In the upcoming hundreds of years, the divine rule easened up, and the generations that knew of the civil wars died out, and all the info got erased. Their offsprings now all powerful beings who beleived they were gods, the Gashathi became making offspring races on planets scattered across their galaxy, using the evolving life on them as basics. But as the Jump Drives were invented, the Universe itself opened up for them. A fertile ground fo their oppressive empire to expand, new galaxies with sentient life were discovered and then enslaved to serve their gods. They empire spread the spores of their offsprings all across the territory of the empire, in hope that one day their creations would become perfect beings, fit to share the throne with. Years, only measured in hundreds of thousands passed by, and their genetical creations evolved under the strict observation of the Gashathi, whilst the other races were kept in constant fear. However, one such experiment took a dark turn on the day when it suddenly evolved a mutagen, previously unknown to the Gashathi. The ability infinitely adapt to the surroundings, in matter of days the whole planet was covered with this thick alien mucus that could live off anything. Eager to gain this ability for themselves, the Gashathi made a daring attempt get a sample of this material before razing the planet. But against all odds, for the first time in thousands of years, they made a mistake, and the ship transporting the subject got infected. Upon reaching the Gashathi homeworld, the alien material escaped the containement, and infected the highly intelligent biological computer systems, turning the Gashathi's machines against them. A ferocious was waged, but after months, the planet fell, killing millions of Gashathi and the virus spread to other worlds, now infecting both robotics and animals. Whilst controlling living beings proved too difficult for the virus, generating electronic impulses to control robots was no big issue. Soon the empire fell for the onslaught of machines carrying biological superweapons, and the home galaxy of the gashathi fell, along with their prized offsprings. In a daring attempt, the Gashathi gathered all the traits of the empire's denizens and manipulated their own genetics to make themselves truly godlike. They lsot their fertility, but they saved a piece of their empire graved into their molceules. Before giving up on their empire and freezing themselves until the perfect day would come, the Gashathi made sure that their remaining children would survive. They put space colonies in automated space station in intergalactic space, and installed moons around planets to protect their offsprings until they would fully evolve.
(One of these planets was Sol III.)
Description of Military:
When it comes to weapons, you can count on the ingenuity of Gashathi and Mekar engineers, with the latter being more radical that destructive in most cases. As such the military of the Gashathi is very strictly regulated to avoid any confusion, and a well made system is installed to make sure that every ship and weapon is made out of similar parts, so reapirs and fixes are very easy and quick. For all your needs, I made 3 hiders so you can freely browse things like Infantry, Fleets and Ground Vehicles.
Here are all the infantry division that the Gashathi maintain currently (thought I don't know any numbers before the GM englihtens us)
The Gashathi Hirule:
Not as fancy as their diplomatic bretheren, but far deadlier. The Hirule is the most elite infantry organization that the Gashathi houses. Made of the most ruthless, physics bending and mind altering of the Praetorian Race, these shadows are the symbol of death and destruction. Devoting their lifetime to the mastering of shadow arts, any of of these soldiers house the power of the Gashathi's entire space armada. It has been reported only 3 times during the great empire's time that one of these soldiers were dispatched, and there was nothing left in their wake. They are teh most powerful of their race, and because of this they are not allowed to become the ruler as it would shift the balance drastically. That said they are the bodyguards of the Council and the Ruler, and they are often involved in making military decisions. They are also the only recorded individuals to ever tap into the Lokhar mind network without suffering any damage.
Gensathi Royal Commando:
The top of the Gensathi army and military chain, the Royal Commando acts as the very elite on the battlefield, usually only observing the battle from next to the general. They don't exactly fill in any combat purpose unless when things get really hairy. However if it does come down to fighting their strict military training makes them almost untouchable. Their powered armors protecting them and helping them dish out swift but deadly strikes, there aren't many that can survive and encounter with them. They are master swordsman, reyling mostly on the excessive use of their balde and shield, but if needs be they are excellent marksman as well. There is always a few in every batallion, no matter how small it is. Their secondary duty includes reporting everything directly to the Council of Elders.
Gensathi Regulars:
No matter what the name says, calling them regular is a fatal mistake. Whilst it is true that they are the lowest ranking of Gensathi army (after the recruits of course), they are by no means cannon fodders. They are the rbead and butter for most armies, carrying out various roles with extreme effiency. Usually not on the front line, they are more keen on using their rifles than rushing at the enemy like Sankar would, but their marksmanship and heavy armor compensates well for their lack of close combat weapons. However the bare fists of their armor are more than enough to bring down the regular enemies if they get close.
Gensathi Marines:
The Gensathi Marines is the infantry division that prefers to be launched out of drop pods and fight inside ships and stations rather that simply getting out of a car and shooting across a flat plain. No one can say anything bad about them for their decision thought. Not only would that person end up dead in seconds, but no one should underestimate the marines. They are the most excessively used corp of the Gensathi army, and go into battle with the lower races shoulder to shoulder. Their battle armors are though as adamantite and they can survive uot in the depths of vacuum if need be. They go through excessive training and they gladly sacrifice themselves for the mission if there is no option left. They often throw away guns that are empty, ather than reaload them, and pick up dropped ones or even rush into battle bare fisted, knowing that each of their punch will cause serious damage.
Gensathi Infiltrator:
The shadows of the battlefield, the Infiltrators carry out tasks that are either too hard or too dirty for others. Technically ranked below the regulars for doing ungraceful misions, their skill level matches that of a Royal Guard. Their preference is sneaking, and they like to show it to other foes by slicing their throat out of nowhere. They often carry out independant missions that need experience in stealth. Their armory is one of the most colorful, but definetly the deadliest. From chains to sniper rifles, the Infiltrators fill in every role the army needs, and they excel at it. Their armor is enhanced with the lates sensory technologies and can turn themselves invisible for short times, and masking their radiation from the enemy.
The Gashathi Hirule:
Not as fancy as their diplomatic bretheren, but far deadlier. The Hirule is the most elite infantry organization that the Gashathi houses. Made of the most ruthless, physics bending and mind altering of the Praetorian Race, these shadows are the symbol of death and destruction. Devoting their lifetime to the mastering of shadow arts, any of of these soldiers house the power of the Gashathi's entire space armada. It has been reported only 3 times during the great empire's time that one of these soldiers were dispatched, and there was nothing left in their wake. They are teh most powerful of their race, and because of this they are not allowed to become the ruler as it would shift the balance drastically. That said they are the bodyguards of the Council and the Ruler, and they are often involved in making military decisions. They are also the only recorded individuals to ever tap into the Lokhar mind network without suffering any damage.
Gensathi Royal Commando:
The top of the Gensathi army and military chain, the Royal Commando acts as the very elite on the battlefield, usually only observing the battle from next to the general. They don't exactly fill in any combat purpose unless when things get really hairy. However if it does come down to fighting their strict military training makes them almost untouchable. Their powered armors protecting them and helping them dish out swift but deadly strikes, there aren't many that can survive and encounter with them. They are master swordsman, reyling mostly on the excessive use of their balde and shield, but if needs be they are excellent marksman as well. There is always a few in every batallion, no matter how small it is. Their secondary duty includes reporting everything directly to the Council of Elders.
Gensathi Regulars:
No matter what the name says, calling them regular is a fatal mistake. Whilst it is true that they are the lowest ranking of Gensathi army (after the recruits of course), they are by no means cannon fodders. They are the rbead and butter for most armies, carrying out various roles with extreme effiency. Usually not on the front line, they are more keen on using their rifles than rushing at the enemy like Sankar would, but their marksmanship and heavy armor compensates well for their lack of close combat weapons. However the bare fists of their armor are more than enough to bring down the regular enemies if they get close.
Gensathi Marines:
The Gensathi Marines is the infantry division that prefers to be launched out of drop pods and fight inside ships and stations rather that simply getting out of a car and shooting across a flat plain. No one can say anything bad about them for their decision thought. Not only would that person end up dead in seconds, but no one should underestimate the marines. They are the most excessively used corp of the Gensathi army, and go into battle with the lower races shoulder to shoulder. Their battle armors are though as adamantite and they can survive uot in the depths of vacuum if need be. They go through excessive training and they gladly sacrifice themselves for the mission if there is no option left. They often throw away guns that are empty, ather than reaload them, and pick up dropped ones or even rush into battle bare fisted, knowing that each of their punch will cause serious damage.
Gensathi Infiltrator:
The shadows of the battlefield, the Infiltrators carry out tasks that are either too hard or too dirty for others. Technically ranked below the regulars for doing ungraceful misions, their skill level matches that of a Royal Guard. Their preference is sneaking, and they like to show it to other foes by slicing their throat out of nowhere. They often carry out independant missions that need experience in stealth. Their armory is one of the most colorful, but definetly the deadliest. From chains to sniper rifles, the Infiltrators fill in every role the army needs, and they excel at it. Their armor is enhanced with the lates sensory technologies and can turn themselves invisible for short times, and masking their radiation from the enemy.
Description of Technology:
If the Army is the shield then the Marines are the sword.