[hider=The BMUoFS] [center][hider=The Holy Cog] [img]https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/bd795d30-d350-4620-b0b1-d406da58e93a/die5zbz-9859c00b-ecf1-421d-b599-d201c4ca67eb.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2JkNzk1ZDMwLWQzNTAtNDYyMC1iMGIxLWQ0MDZkYTU4ZTkzYVwvZGllNXpiei05ODU5YzAwYi1lY2YxLTQyMWQtYjU5OS1kMjAxYzRjYTY3ZWIuanBnIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.GU7xDNR4ifPNZvCJOYvoCwIRmJxLL_t-Hjb7ymhMv-4[/img] [/hider][/center] [u]Nation Name[/u]: [b]The BioMechanical Union of Forge Systems aka Bio-Mech Union[/b] Map Location: [hider=The Union, In Light Red] [img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1294887673596612609/1297447155434524753/Shackles_Map2.png?ex=6715f553&is=6714a3d3&hm=4845a1c8c66f8fa2f1f1f622e1cda60610613928c54d4d867029f39fe1602bca&=&format=webp&quality=lossless&width=1202&height=676[/img] [/hider] [hider=The Council Chambers] [img]https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/bd795d30-d350-4620-b0b1-d406da58e93a/die60my-320ab6a4-c48e-496e-8251-74c072711c5c.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2JkNzk1ZDMwLWQzNTAtNDYyMC1iMGIxLWQ0MDZkYTU4ZTkzYVwvZGllNjBteS0zMjBhYjZhNC1jNDhlLTQ5NmUtODI1MS03NGMwNzI3MTFjNWMuanBnIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.P98sxUe3xsJQY2486oHOnMeFn3IvsHa84dJcNBQA-0c[/img] [/hider] [u]Government Type[/u]: Council of Forge World Governors with the Forge World Legion Generals. The Five Governors of the Five Forge Systems, and the Six Generals of the Forge Legions. The Council makes decisions on items created on the Forge Worlds for a given cycle of the Cluster Year. In case of disputes a majority of seven on the council must be reached for the dispute to be cleared. Governors are akin to something between a Manufactory Overseer and Planetary Manager. While the Forge Generals are men or women devoted to the defense of the people of Bio-Mech Union. [u]Demographics[/u]: Unknown numbers or origins. Members of the Bio-Mechanical Union can be found everywhere in the Cluster. Forge chapels can often be found on any Planet that will allow them access. Forge Chapels will be of any shape or size, and work day in and day out. Recent census and calculations say the Bio-Mech Union has atleast ten trillion members, all in varying states of Technological Integration. [hider=People of the Union] [img]https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/bd795d30-d350-4620-b0b1-d406da58e93a/die5zt0-7482d06b-735e-435f-9393-ac19c1ad610f.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2JkNzk1ZDMwLWQzNTAtNDYyMC1iMGIxLWQ0MDZkYTU4ZTkzYVwvZGllNXp0MC03NDgyZDA2Yi03MzVlLTQzNWYtOTM5My1hYzE5YzFhZDYxMGYuanBnIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.45VwZZhHpjKCGfMtiFQVnx4xGPYEfUPOTK2MmAXXsGc[/img] [img]https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/bd795d30-d350-4620-b0b1-d406da58e93a/die5zsu-09c5c2e6-974c-4316-a9d8-70f1b362baf3.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2JkNzk1ZDMwLWQzNTAtNDYyMC1iMGIxLWQ0MDZkYTU4ZTkzYVwvZGllNXpzdS0wOWM1YzJlNi05NzRjLTQzMTYtYTlkOC03MGYxYjM2MmJhZjMuanBnIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.N7TBi8fR85Iz-8OrmhQixiCc8ueb4NlbNu6z6uU2lcU[/img] [/hider] [u]Military[/u]: The Forge Legions, made up of a Flotilla of Ships, Ground Troop Legions, Bio-Mech Armor forces and the Missionary Vanguard. Six Legions, Five hailing from the Sacred Forge Worlds, while another, picks from all Five to create the Legion of the Grand Cog. Names of past Legions have been "Soul of the Sainted Piston", "Arm of the Grand Design" and "Wrath of the Great Machine", as examples. [hider=My Hider] [img]https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/bd795d30-d350-4620-b0b1-d406da58e93a/die5vos-5466d6d3-74ca-4283-bc64-c89b79f3821b.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2JkNzk1ZDMwLWQzNTAtNDYyMC1iMGIxLWQ0MDZkYTU4ZTkzYVwvZGllNXZvcy01NDY2ZDZkMy03NGNhLTQyODMtYmM2NC1jODliNzlmMzgyMWIuanBnIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.jrn6U-_NW22pX0tR_7bXjj7jeFLdyupruMTlijSiVDs[/img] [img]https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/bd795d30-d350-4620-b0b1-d406da58e93a/die5vls-0ca49b63-93b9-42e0-87ac-f371de5fee63.jpg/v1/fill/w_894,h_894,q_70,strp/bio_mechanical_space_ship_by_translucenthistory_die5vls-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTAyNCIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2JkNzk1ZDMwLWQzNTAtNDYyMC1iMGIxLWQ0MDZkYTU4ZTkzYVwvZGllNXZscy0wY2E0OWI2My05M2I5LTQyZTAtODdhYy1mMzcxZGU1ZmVlNjMuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEwMjQifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.WVFVIaDD5vA3vEENgpAvQdMCgbTZgtLCYz8bpRvMXDk[/img] [img]https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/bd795d30-d350-4620-b0b1-d406da58e93a/die5vll-df33bd3e-461c-4b0f-96d8-ae1dd1a21ebd.jpg/v1/fill/w_894,h_894,q_70,strp/bio_mechanical_space_ship_by_translucenthistory_die5vll-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTAyNCIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2JkNzk1ZDMwLWQzNTAtNDYyMC1iMGIxLWQ0MDZkYTU4ZTkzYVwvZGllNXZsbC1kZjMzYmQzZS00NjFjLTRiMGYtOTZkOC1hZTFkZDFhMjFlYmQuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEwMjQifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.5q-nXfHKpno1CZJk4bOB2x3TYLbK4UIoehzHIQrcOQs[/img] [img]https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/bd795d30-d350-4620-b0b1-d406da58e93a/die5vnw-92ddbd69-f200-447b-b2a2-b90c7932d596.jpg/v1/fill/w_894,h_894,q_70,strp/bio_mechanical_soldier_by_translucenthistory_die5vnw-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTAyNCIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2JkNzk1ZDMwLWQzNTAtNDYyMC1iMGIxLWQ0MDZkYTU4ZTkzYVwvZGllNXZudy05MmRkYmQ2OS1mMjAwLTQ0N2ItYjJhMi1iOTBjNzkzMmQ1OTYuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEwMjQifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.-lene67JNpxYXnBSvtxxnefQP0bn-Ou4AYreR8iz7L8[/img] [img]https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/bd795d30-d350-4620-b0b1-d406da58e93a/die5vo0-3b14f87c-2ede-4aab-a1d4-4e8c180ed96b.jpg/v1/fill/w_894,h_894,q_70,strp/bio_mechanical_soldier_by_translucenthistory_die5vo0-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTAyNCIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2JkNzk1ZDMwLWQzNTAtNDYyMC1iMGIxLWQ0MDZkYTU4ZTkzYVwvZGllNXZvMC0zYjE0Zjg3Yy0yZWRlLTRhYWItYTFkNC00ZThjMTgwZWQ5NmIuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEwMjQifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.ttkEzoF3cvDzYx5tWGhRo-ElpekLZuV9qDV_7og_AQc[/img] [/hider] [u]History[/u]: [i]The Holy Cog[/i] It was the first Tenet to come out of a young mechanic in the far past. Known now as Saint Harlo of the Holy Order of the Ten Toothed Cog. Harlo was an ace mechanic, who was said to be able to just talk to a machine and it would repair itself for him. A screw was badly threaded? A single twist of his driver would have it moving. The man was just that good. And the people in the run down town at the foot of a Arcology treated him almost like royalty. And he may have leaned into it abit. Teaching the people how to care for their machines and mechanical items. From his teachings grew a union of men and women who revered machines and how to care for and make them. Mechanics and Builders and Makers and Shapers of Harlo's creed were the peak of their trades. [i]The Strength of Metal[/i] The Second Tenet, that Metal and all types of it is strong and hardy. And only time and rust will break that claim. The People of the Harlo Creed would rever the machine and the strong flesh of the Cog. Steel, Iron, Copper, Bronze, Gold, whatever the metal maybe it would lend it's strength to your journey. The Creed would grow, rising into the Arcology above. The Rich and the Poor heard of the unity and stability that the Creed offered, and adherents flocked to the Mechanics shop, to listen to his words and learn the skills needed to understand and work with the Machine and with Metal. [i]The Glory of the Mechanical[/i] The Third Tenet. All things metal and mechanical bring glory to the name of the Creed! The Machine, the Hammer, the Wrench. No matter how small or how well used. It all bring Glory to the Cog. As Saint Harlo reached the end of his life, he was able to see the moment that the Creed spanned the entirety of the first Forge World. Factories, and Garages. Grand Forges and Great Metal foundaries. Stretched across the planet. The Factory Lords now pulled the strings of the world. Forge World Alpha Primus pumped out Brutalist Goods for any to use, as long as they used it well and gave praise to the Cog! [i]The Flesh is Weak[/i] The Fourth Tenet. And perhaps it's good that Harlo never lived to see the day that the first of Creed, would replace their flesh with metal. The first was a simple lost finger. Then soon hands, arms, legs. Entire bodies. Organs. The Flesh is Weak, metal is strong. And the Creed, grew to become a union, as first two, then three and finally five systems joined the Creed, Five Sacred Forge worlds, with numerous other minor Forge Worlds. Metal covering their surfaces. Glowing metal, blazing fires, goods and items churned out and pouring into the Cluster beyond. No longer a simple Creed, but an immense clergy and innumerable men, women and children. Hail the Cog, Praising Metal, praying to the Mechanical, and Damning Flesh. The Bio-Mechanical Union of Forge Worlds was born. Their Missionaries would go out among the stars. Great Forge Ships crawling admidst the black of space. Bringing the wonders of the Forge Worlds to any and all. Forge Chapels would spring up on any planet that would allow the Missionaries to stay. And truly the Bio-Mech Union would become a mainstay. Praise the Cog. And Remember. The Flesh is Weak. [u]Misc Info[/u]: Technological Integration - A Main practice among the Union. nearly Ninety Nine Percent of the Unions members will replace their body parts and organs with mechanical and cybernetic replacements. Many will go so far as to appear as close to a mechanical being as they can get. Often the last biological thing left in them after full Integration, is their Brain. And even then some members of the Union will have powerful computers replace their brains. The Great Quest - An Extremist Group within the Union speaks of a Prophecy made by Saint Harlo on his death bed. That the ultimate end for all peoples of the Cluster, the Galaxy, yes even the Universe is to join the Union in Technological Integration. The Extremists are a Minority within the Union, but is rumoured that atleast one Generals and one of the Governors is a member of the Extremist movement. The Eight Precepts of the Cog and the Machine - Four Laws of Positivity and Praise to the Machine, outlining correct ways that can be interpreted in many ways to interact with, build and repair machinery. On the flip side are the Four Chastisements. Negative rules which all members of the Union are to know. Ways against which to handle the Machine, if any of these actions outlined in the Chastisements are made, will result in punishments, and in some cases, shut down. Daily Service - Which can be interpreted in two ways. Though both are connected. Daily Service could mean, attending the sermons and reading of the canticles at the Forge Chapels, two hour long services in which there are chants and prayer to the Cog, and praise to the Saints of the Machine. These services also function as lessons on an element of the machine. Be it how to repair, make, shape or control something. Another interpretation is a daily visit to the Forge Chapel Workshop, to assist in the making of BMU goods. Depending on the situation, the service could be making heated blankets, or, heavy gravitic cell artillery shells. No less then 4 hours spent in the Workshop. A member of the Union may attend either of the interpretation, or if they are keen, attend both. Pilgrimage - Whether employed on the Sacred Forge Worlds, or having taken their oaths and recieved their first elements of Integration on some former Yrrani world, atleast once in their lives, a member of the Bio-Mech Union are meant to make a holy journey to the site of the beginning of the Union. Saint Harlo's garage is contained in a stasis field, and held in trust by a rotating guard detail. Day in and out, members of the Union come to the location and pray to the first Prophet of the Cog, thanking him for what they have come to have. Praise to the Cog, for the Cog is wise and fair. Hexidecimal and Binaric Code Language - Conceived after Harlo's passing, the machine code and numeric language are streams of numbers, letters and concepts in a purely machine-like manner. Most people without a Translator will hear a stream of odd undulating tones and sounds. But to those with a translator machine or someone with the ability to conceptualize the code and sounds, will hear words and sounds that convey meaning. Most Hexi/Bina sentences take mere moments to say, but will contain entire sentences and even diagrammatic codes. Notable People - Forge Governor Julius Kappa Ilixus Beta 1-1.1 - Governor of Forge World Primus Helixicanum, Capitol World of the Third Forge System. Famously known as "The First Speaker" As the world is closest to Lokoid Tendril worlds, and is often the first person of any true authority they end up speaking too. Governor Julius is suprisingly verbose for one of the Highly Integrated. The man is 99.5% integrated. The last few things that are still organic are his brain and a single eye, and even then those may be replaced soon. He is well spoken and quite jovial in fact. Tending to make very dry and nearly humourless jokes, that need to be explained. But often come with a somewhat witty after comment. Missionary Crixus Orior Terius Rex (Binaric Sequence 9) - One of just a handful of Missionaries that were sent back towards the Yrrani core worlds. Ostensibly to set up Forge Chapels once more, or too reclaim lost ones. But mostly to get a Union foothold on the systems once more. A 100% Integrated Member, who willingly gave up his ability to speak in a common tongue. Speaking nothing but the Holy Binaric and Hexidecimal languages of the Union Temples. He sees this as a Holy journey. General Ives Voxel Grammaticus ver. XXIX - The most feared General of the Legions. The latest in a long line of successful Generals. His Legion stood on the Line against a Lokoid Splinter Fleet. But rather then commit to a attack and defend model. He created a near Stellar Remnant hard line of death that the Lokoid fleet threw themselves at for almost a decade. Ives and the Lokoid General took losses, but in the end the Lokoids sued for a peace and withdrawal. Ives was just grinding their forces down to dust. Repeated assaults cause huge amounts of attrition. And seeing most of Ives forces felt no pain, or sense of loss over dead comrades. Afterwards Ives would oversee the withdrawal. But he always harboured abit of annoyance that the Lokoids were so brazen about it. [/hider]