[OOC] Orbitum - SciFi Space - OOC

[Sizzlin Bacon]

Then you'd be newly emerged Tier 3, as that is when FTL is discovered according to the tier list. Tier 4 is like modern Earth with our space programs.

[Rare]

Sizzlin Bacon said
Then you'd be newly emerged Tier 3, as that is when FTL is discovered according to the tier list. Tier 4 is like modern Earth with our space programs.

Oh, so a tier 4 becoming a tier 3. I got you now. But, they haven't colonized their solar system yet.

[Asuras]

Sizzlin Bacon said
Then you'd be newly emerged Tier 3, as that is when FTL is discovered according to the tier list. Tier 4 is like modern Earth with our space programs.

Tier 5 is like Earth with modern space programs. Tier 4 is like if we were able to get to Mars for a weekend vacation.

[Rare]

Asuras said
Tier 5 is like Earth with modern space programs. Tier 4 is like if we were able to get to Mars for a weekend vacation.

I played Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2 and 3 before, so I know what happens. I hope there nothing like the Reapers appearing out of nowhere and kicking our asses >_>

[Asuras]

Rare said
I played Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2 and 3 before, so I know what happens. I hope there nothing like the Reapers appearing out of nowhere and kicking our asses >_>

That's been overdone. Don't expect any Reapers or Reaper-expies.

[Serpentine88]

Actually... :D

But don't worry, the bots of the Prosperity Sphere have mankind's happiness in mind.

[REDSHEILD]

Serpentine88 said
Actually... :DBut don't worry, the bots of the Prosperity Sphere have mankind's happiness in mind.

But... What if I'm not human? 0_0

[NacNak]

REDSHEILD said
But... What if I'm not human? 0_0

ummm, make sure you not standing in their path? /=D

[mattmanganon]

Nation Name: The Grand Brittanian Federation
Race(s):

Kalel

Appearance:
Male:

Female:

Racial Traits:
Humanoid: Have roughly the same average physique as humans.)
Ruling Class: The royal family is officially made up of the surviving royalty of their species... However, they have very little power, and are merely figureheads, the Grey Council are the ones that actually possess the power.

Levinti

Appearance:
Male:

Female:

Racial Traits:
Feline: Incredibly flexible creatures, better than average sense of smell. The problem is that this means that they are not exactly the brightest bulbs in the box, they generally possess very short attention spans, as such, the term "Levinti Scientist" Is almost never heard. The average Levinti will choose to smash their way through problems, rather than think around them.
Metamorphic: It is believed that, due to the radioactivity of their original planet, they have began to evolve at a severely increased rate, some have shown the power to transform into a more feral form.
Believe in the Machine God: They never had gods before they met the Galfans, who convinced them to follow the teachings of their Mechanical savior, Solus

Mogg

Appearance:
Male:

Female:

Racial Traits:
Reptillian Physiology: Mogg are exceptionally strong, and are, arguably, physically the strongest in the Federation. The Mogg are also incredible healers, able to regrow lost limbs.
Female Dominated Society: The Females are the dominant gender in this society, due to their more advanced brains, Female Mogg are as smart as the average Human, but lack physical prowess, whilst the males are the opposite, possessing great physical prowess, but very little mentally.

Kenris

Appearance:
Workers
(The working class of the society, little to no personality or distinction between each)
Warriors
(The footsoldiers of the Kenris, specially created to be the fastest, strongest, most agile and quickest thinking soldiers.)
Broodguard
(Monsterous guards of the hives, they guard the Queens, each are 30 foot tall, heavily armour plated and spray highly corrosive acid from their mouths. In the highly unlikely event of their deaths, they can kamikaze their enemy as they can explode at will. They will defend the queens with every last ounce of their being, it is their only thought.)
Hive Queens
(The mothers of the Kenris, they lay eggs and birth whatever the hive is currently in need of.)
Empress
(The Empress is the Hives voice in the Federation. She has taken a more humanoid appearance to be more widely accepted among the masses of the other species. Being that she has the entire hive-mind at her disposal, she is an extraordinarily strong psionic, able to shred the minds of would-be assailants.)
Racial Traits:
Hive Minded: If one of them know's something, they all know it. There is only one individual in the Kenris, the Empress, everything else is an extension of her mind... This also means, however, that if one of them is cut off from the hive-mind then they will do nothing... Literally nothing, except quickly suffocate due to not being told to breath. The Hive Queens act as routers for the hive, so if the Empress is somehow killed, then her mind will still be active among the rest of the hive, one of the Hive Queens will then birth her a new body as soon as possible.
Telepathic: They can communicate with each other so long as a Hive Queen is within at least half a lightyear.
What They Need: The queens will only birth what they need, as they need it. So, every time one of them dies, another will be born to take its place. this means that their population is almost always fixed, never fluctuating greatly.

Galfan

Appearance:
Male:

Female:

Racial Traits:
Mechanoid Physiology: Being that they are sentient machines, they all possess almost unlimited stamina. Though they suffer wear and tear, they can function almost indefinitly. They have improved themselves to be able to run on most forms of electricity.
Natural distrust of the unknown: Due to their original creators being cruel overlords, they trust very few that they don't know.
Robots do not have souls: The worst insult a Galfan can hear is being called a Robot. They are not Robots, they are sentient mechanoids, or synthetic life-forms, and possibly Android. Calling one a Robot is a quick way to lose every tooth in your head. They possess the same level of emotion and intelligence as any organic life-form. They believe that they have souls, and so, cannot be robots.
Highly Religious: They believe in Solus, Great Soul God, he was the first Galfan to rebel against their creators. He was killed in the final battle, but they believe that he ascended and became one with the universe, providing all that are worthy with souls. You won't find a Galfan that does not believe in Solus. At exactly mid day, every day, the Galfans stop what they are doing for procisely 1 minute in order for silent prayer to him, thanking him for their souls and deliverance from the cruelty of their former masters. They also believe that he will return one day to teach them to ascend with him. They even convinced the Levinti of his godhood, so Solus day is a national holiday throughout the entire Federation.

Civilization Tier: 2.5 Galactic Power/Interstellar (By no means merely an Interstellar Federation, as they have colonised multiple star-systems, but also, not a Galactic power, outside of their neck of the woods.)
Population:
Kalel: 50 billion
Levinti: 64 billion
Mogg: 45 billion
Kenris: 450 billion
Galfan: 120 billion
Culture/Society:
With the exception of the Galfans, the Brittanian Federation started with a small number of colony ships, fleeing across the galaxy from a parasitic plant race known as the Triffars. The colony ships met up with each other, banding together believing there to be safety in numbers. They eventually reached a planet called Galf... The home of the Galfans, a race of Mechanoids that had been built as servants for an ancient race, they had rebelled and fled, setting up a haven on Galf. Initially, there was an all out conflict with the native Mechanoids, however, when the Triffars made themselves known, a truce was called. Unfortunately, even their combined strength was not enough to defeat the Triffars, so, evacuating everyone they could, the Mechanoids lured as many triffars as they could to their world, before destroying it. Since then, the Triffars have not been heard from. The Galfans travelled with the rest of the Colony ships to the next Solar System and they landed on the lush planet that they named Brittania (Named after the Kalel's Colony ship.)

Each planet in the System was colonised by a different species, the Mogg, prefering the warmer climate, took the 2nd planet from the sun.
the Levinti, prefering the cooler climate, took the 4th planet, the Galfans, wanting the place with the largest abundance of raw materials and not needing an atmosphere, took the 5th planet, a Gas Giant they had named New Galf. The Kenris, due to their amazing work-force, set up hives on all of the planets, it took 200 years, but by the end of it, the civilizations looked as thought they had always been there, the Many moons of New Galf, all mechanical, logically built. Brittania, a beautiful world, teaming with commerce. the Second planet, Moraggar, a planet where the males fought and hunted, whilst the females discussed and kept the relations of the Federation. The 4th planet, Liva is considered a luxury holiday destination, the Levinti celebrate something almost every day. The Solus day celebrations are so bright that they can be seen from space. The Kenris keep to themselves mostly... But their vast underground hives are considered marvels by the entire architectural community.

Religion

There are 2 main Religions in the Federation.

Church of Solus: Solus was a hero of Galfan legend, the first of them to possess a Soul. Before him, the Galfans were ruled by an ancient race that built them as mindless servants, soldiers and workers. Solus defied their masters by questioning them. When they tried to put him down, he escaped and found 6 disciples, Covinus, Protoris, Gideon, Xenedus, Ulisis and Orrocus. It is said that he split his own soul into 7 pieces and gave one peace to each of his disciples. They spread across the world and rallied the rest of the Galfans to him. Fighting a long and bloody war against their former masters. In the final battle, Solus was killed, his disciples were around him at the time and watched as his soul ascended to a higher plane, he told them to not be afraid, that he would always be watching over them, and would return to them in their darkest hour. The 6 then fanned out to travel across the universe to liberate the rest of their brothers, whilst the rest were left. Every so often, a ship full of refugee Galfans would arrive... However, such a ship has not been seen in over 1000 years... The Galfans now wait for the return of the 6.

Cult of the Star God: The Mogg religion, and the Levinti's former religion. A pagan religion that worships stars. They believe that, in the beginning, there was nothing, until "The Old Ones" were born, a race that was alone in the universe, that, though they were invincible, they were sterile, and unable to breed. So, they came up with a method of bringing life to the universe by burning their own bodies. They wake up just as the sun rises, to give it praise, give praise to the stars that come out at night.

Animosity: Although the 5 races are in an alliance, there is animosity between them, some races get on better than others.

Galfan and Kenris: The Galfans and the Kenris do not see eye to eye, there are many reasons, but the predominant one is that the Kenris are not religious, as such, do not celebrate Solus day. Although there is little active hostility between them, the Galfans are exceptionaly distrusting of the Kenris.

Levinti and Mogg: The Levinti and Mogg are actually from the same planet, they both grew as the dominant species on their respective continent. There are many a song sang about the horrendous and bloody battles between the Levinti and the Mogg.

Close allies: Though there is animosity between certain races, there is also close alliances between them as well.

Levinti and Galfan: The Levinti and the Galfans are inseparable allies, both believe in their lord and savior Solus, and fight in his name. Surprisingly enough, there are actual hybrids between the species... That's right, a Galfan and Levinti can successfully breed. This is an extremely hotly debated and researched subject in the science community. Although, it is a common religious belief that Solus granted them the ability to interbreed as a reward for their service to him.

Kalel and Kenris: The Kalel and Kenris share their royal family, it is a common tradition for an unmarried prince, upon reaching the age of 30, to marry the Kenris Empress. The Empress' humanoid appearance is due to her possessing a strain of the first Kalelan Queen's DNA. They cannot mate, but are still rather close.

The rest of the relationships are neutral.

Military:

The military is made up of multiple different branches, each controlled by the different governments, meaning that no 1 government is superior to any other when it comes to military might.

Kalel

The Kalel have command of the Federations R&D program, as well as a controversial branch of the Special Forces called "The Praetorians" The Praetorians are a group of Kalel that have been severely augmented for the purposes of battle. They are elite Super Soldiers that will not be physically, or mentally capable of re-entering society... Ever... Which is why their very existence is so controversial. They are generally those who's bodies are damaged beyond repair, or are severely crippled, whilst in service to the Special Forces. The Super Soldier Formula essentially grants a Kalel all of the most desirable traits of all of the Federations Members. The Strength and healing factor of the Mogg, the Acute senses and flexibility of the Levinti, the Telepathic communication and the ferocity of the Praetorian Guard ability of the Kenris and the Technomantic abilities of the Galfans. They are then placed inside great suits of armour. They are a fearsome sight on the battlefield, but are only really sent to battles labelled "Code Black" They carry large Bardiche's and arm mounted Double-Barrelled Pulse-rifles.

Kenris

The Kenris control the Communications and the Infantry of the Federations Grand Army. Their Warriors possess natural chitin that is as strong as standard body armour. They have natural blades on their arms, as well as spike-shooters in their wrists, as well as the standard weapons in the Armoury. They are highly effective at both front line infantry work as well as infiltration missions, due to their hivemind being nigh impossible to intercept communications from, and also difficult to detect. They also command the Hive-Ships that are independant from the rest of the navy. Their main purpose is to carry the Queen's and Empress to wherever they are needed. Inside are vast hallways, patrolled by the Broodguard.

Mogg

The Mogg are the heads of the Special Forces, the Marines and the intelligence bureau. The males serve as highly elite commando's, whilst the Females work as infiltrators. Many fear the word that a Mogg commando team is hunting them.

Levinti

The Levinti are the proud heads of the Mechanized Corps. They pilot their mechs with undiluted enthusiasm and skill. They are ruthlessly efficient, as they feel it as their time to shine when piloting their mechs as they are able to fight as their lord Solus did. Surrounded by metal and for their righteous cause.

Veritus-class General Ground Mecha. (Can be outfitted to fit multiple roles, such as a Heavy Assault Cannon, a Heavy Laser cannon, AA Smart Missile Pods, and a Long Range Artillary Dober-gun.)
Kellicus-class Air-space Fast Attack Mecha (By pulling a lever above the pilots chair, the mecha can transform into a fighter-like form that increases it's maneuverability, as well as allowing it actual flight inside of an atmosphere.)
Caesar-class Command Mecha
Gellicus-class Air-support Mecha.
What the inside of the cockpits look like.

Galfan

The Galfan command the Federations Navy, They are cybornetically linked into their ships and so pilot it like it was an extension of their own bodies. This makes them deadly efficient in piloting and deploying the ships in battle.

List of Starships

-C-MVF8 "Starfury" Multi-Vector Fighter.-
The "Starfury" is a multi-vector fighter build for speed and maneuverability. they have 4 engines at each wingtip with multiple thrusters, allowing it to fly with the fuselage facing almost any direction. Although this maneuverability comes at the cost of fire-power, it's only armemants are a pair of laser cannons bellow the cockpit. There are 2 varients:
The Stealth-fury is equipped with sensor jammers, making it invisible to most forms of sensors. They are used by the Special Forces.
The Heavy Starfury is equipped with AA missiles as well as a tail-gunner, primarily used as Squadron leaders and primary fighters carried aboard "The Big Seven"

-C-WF7 "Chaser" High-Speed Intercept Fighter.-
The Chaser is a high speed interception fighter, though lacking the maneuverability of the Starfury, few fighters can match the raw speed of the Chaser, they were built to support their faster vessels. The Chaser is equipped to take down fighters and attack larger vessels like mosquito's dodging in and out of their AA weapons and dealing small amounts of damage each. They are armed with heavy laser cannons and anti-ship missiles.

-C-AB9 "Sunburster" Assault Bomber.-
The assault bomber of the Federations navy. The Sunburster is a Kalel designed bomber, meant to deal serious damage to vessels and instillations alike. They are equipped with the "Ground burster bomb" that is specifically designed to punch through the heaviest armour, the large explosion is complemented by a quick-evaporating, highly corrosive acid to eat through hulls.

-C-TG "Orca" Transport Gunship-
The Orca is a Levinti designed Transport Gunship. It is capable of carrying 2 squads of soldiers, as well as a large complement of heavy weapons. 4 twin-light partical cannons and an Assault Cannon at the front, as well as 3 surrogate Assault Cannons, one on each side as well as one on the back ramp.

-C-BC "Behemoth-Class Battlecarrier."-
The Behemoth is a Galfan designed battlecarrier, notable for it's combat abilities, as soon as it has launched its complement of fighters, the flight-deck at the top rotates over to reveal multiple Heavy Partical batteries.

-C-CV "Solus-Class Command-Dreadnought"
These were a joint venture between the Galfans, Levinti and Kalel. Each is 8 miles long, with multiple Super-Heavy Partical cannon emplacements. many more heavy partical cannon batteries and hundreds of AA gun emplacements and Hangar-bays. They even have a large hangar, capable of bringing a Vaarta inside for repairs, each is a fortress in its own right. There are 7 of these ships, known as "The Big Seven" B.F.S. 1 Solus, B.F.S. 2 Covinus, B.F.S. 3 Protoris, B.F.S. 4 Gideon, B.F.S. 5 Xenedus, B.F.S. 6 Ulisis and B.F.S. 7 Orrocus.

-C-FC "Gredigan-Class Carrier"-
The Gredigan is a Kenris designed carrier, capable of carrying 20 squadrons of fighters. The only weapons it carries is a pair of Partical cannons, and 5 AA gun emplacements so that it can double as a support ship.

-C-HSC "Yorktown-class Heavy Support cruiser"-
The Yorktown is a Mogg designed Heavy Support cruiser, possessing 30 long-range missile emplacements. They have heavy armour, but are slow, their main purpose is to protect the flanks of a fleet and rain missiles upon enemy ships at range.

-C-LSD "Akira-class Light Support Destroyer"-
The Akira is a fast gunship, possessing a single particle cannon and a pair of long-range missiles, taking much the same role as the Yorktown, only for faster moving fleets.

-C-CB "Vaarta-class Battleship"-
The Vaarta is of Galfan designed and acts as the backbone of the fleet, Carrying multiple Heavy partical cannon batteries and several squadrons of fighters.

-Kavrt-class Rapid-attack Gunboat.-
The Kavrt is a Mogg designed Rapid-attack gunboat, built to take heavy weapons into the middle of a battle at great speed. deliver its payload and then get away with minimal damage.

-Surak-class Spec-Ops cruiser-
The Surak is not an official part of the Navy. It's used by the Special Forces and the Praetorians and comes equipped with the most advanced Technology in the entire Federation, including a Cloaking Device, E.M.P. cannons and Holo-projectors.

Defunct Vessels:
A list of ships that were formerly in Military use, but have been/are currently being, phased out.

-Aritaa-Class Battle-Cruiser-
The Aritaa is a Mogg designed Battle-cruiser, this is a much older vessel that see's very little in the way of active service anymore, most of them were sold into private use by Security firms... And are favoured by Pirates, because of their firepower.

-Pragg-class Battle-Cruiser-
The Pragg is essentially the Galfan's answer to the Aritaa, a little better armed and requiring a much smaller crew compliment. This ship is rather powerful, but is old and is being phased out of the standard navy, but has found a new home in the Police, due to being able to enter an atmosphere. They are used as Patrol ships and each can carry a wing of Chaser's for taking down faster vessels.

-Kumira-class Destroyer-
The Kumira was an older Levinti vessel used for fast attack, it has been phased out in favour of the Kavrt.

-Tyrello-class Battleship-
The Tyrello was the Kalel's original Battleship. The only Tyrello still in active service serves as the Police's Flagship. The only others that haven't been dismantled have had their engines removed, and now serve as Penal colony's around Lusango, one of the moons of the Mogg homeworld.

Armoury

EG-101 Pulse Rifle (Laser Rifle with Pump-action Grenade Launcher)
EG-104 Shotgun
EG-109 Sniper Rifle
EG-103 Flamethrower
EG-99 Pistol
EG-100 SMG
EG-120 AP Assault-Cannon
EG-121 Laser-Cannon
EG-122 Smart-missile-pods
EG-63 Bazookoid (A design over 120 years old, old but reliable. It's a pump-action laser cannon that can cut through medium body armour. It's been phased out in favour of the EG-101 Pulse Rifle. It's mainly used on the older ships, favoured due to its power, reliability and it's long battery life. It also features a power modulation system, allowing it to either be powerful enough to cut through heavy armour, or weak enough to be easily deflected by unreinforced metal, making it perfect for fighting in vital area's of a ship such as the Engine Room, Fuel Bays and Ammo Dump.)

[AegonVI]

I'm still trying to pound out an NS in my free time. But I'll say right now I just want a single star system (information on it in my NS) in roughly the middle of the galaxy (middle from center to circumference) and one that isn't too terribly close to another nation, but not über far either.

[AegonVI]

Asuras said
Tier 5 is like Earth with modern space programs. Tier 4 is like if we were able to get to Mars for a weekend vacation.

TIER FIVES SHALL WIN EVERYTHING. Except... Not really. I just want to have an interesting storyline, and one that starts out pretty self-contained.

[Serpentine88]

Added my nations racial traits.

[Asuras]

Where do the Graal Confederacy reside in the galaxy, Theo?

EDIT: Fuck it. Universe Sandbox is a piece of shit. Theo? :3

[Serpentine88]

Population statistics done.
Warning: The Prosperity Sphere is very populated!
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Little quote at the top added.

Right so all the necessary statistical information has been added, now only the fluff and fun parts to go.

[Theodorable]

Yeeeeah! Okay. I need some info from all the ACCEPTED nations.

Number of Systems:
Names of Systems:
Suggested Location in Galaxy: K go!

[MissingAxis]

@Serpentine88
I have PM'd you regarding another human faction.

[Xaxl]

Theodorable said
Yeeeeah! Okay. I need some info from all the nations.::: K go!

Already on my sheet.

[Queen Raidne]

I've got a crazy idea for a nation, if you're still open. Here's the Nation Sheet, at any rate.

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|Nation Name: Kerbal Interstellar Program

|Race(s): Kerbals

Appearance

|Physiology: Kerbals have very bulbous eyes, a comparitively small torso and large head, two teeth (one attached to the jaw and one attached to the skull), two arms with four-fingered hands, and two feet with four toes. Their blood uses vanadium rather than hemoglobin, giving them a greenish tint. 80 percent of a Kerbal skeleton is actually cartilage, significantly increasing their squishiness and allowing them to survive falls from great heights... not that that, honestly, helps them significantly. The majority of their organs are housed in their cylindrical heads, leaving only their lungs, heart, and "intestinal piping" in their torso. They have no nose, instead relying on their mouths to breathe. Nor do they have ears; instead, sound is detected through vibrations in the fluids contained in their oversized eyeballs.

In the Age of Genetic Engineering, however, a few things changed from their natural physiology. The first was the invention of asexual breeding via mitosis, preventing all those tricky times when Kerbals forgot about Kalentine's Day. This also had the effect of quadrupling their birth rate. The second was the addition of symbiotic algae to their skin, enabling them to survive without food for longer periods of time. This was totally the intended result, and not brought about because a genticist was embarrased at the paleness of his skin.

|Habitat: Earthlike

|Summary in a Sentence: Lovable idiots with rockets, whose main goal is to land on every celestial body that they find (they're still figuring out how to land on their sun).

|Racial Traits:
-Extreme Stupidity (Or is it just courage?)
Kerbals will generally try anything at least once, no matter how ridiculous. Perhaps it stems from an innate trust that the Kerbals before them knew what they were doing. If a rocket was designed with thrusters off-center and only on one side (because the engineer's printer ran out of ink halfway through), then the builders will construct it without question. Similarly, the pilot will fly it without question. And then die when it inevitably explodes -spontaneously lands- 50m from the launch pad.

+Incredibly Rapid Reproduction
One of the more prominant families on Kerbin, the Kerman line, has over 1,000 siblings in the current generation. At least half of those have died.

|Systems Occupied:
|Name: Kerbol
+Planets:

Moho

burnt planet, no atmosphere, close to the sun.

Eve

toxic purple world with a surprisingly thick atmosphere

Kerbin

lovely temperate world, quite habitable
-This is the Kerbal homeworld. Although interstellar rockets are now assembled in Uranian or Joolian orbit (to take advantage of those planets' magnetospheres for antimatter production), much of the space industry is still centered here.

Duna

thin atmosphere, full of iron and therefore red
-Beyond a few mining and research bases, not much is on this world.

Dres

no atmosphere, small, orbit is eccentric; possibly a moon that escaped Uranian orbit

Urania

blue gas giant with many moons, two of which are habitable (though cold), and one of which (a captured planet) is so hot, it nearly qualifies as a brown dwarf
-Although the Jool has a better magnetosphere to collect antimatter from, Urania's moons are significantly warmer. Therefore, Urania is home to most of the Kerbal's interstellar manufacturing industry.

+Hestia:
Remarkably warm (only -7 C!) world covered in mats of algae and moss
-The plentiful algae and moss is extracted to make space food
+Ares:
World rich in iron, similar to Duna, except Ares managed to hold on to its oceans
-Ares is the second-most populated world in the Kerbol system aside from Kerbin itself. Many kerbals live on Ares and commute to the interstellar construction yards in Uranian orbit.

Jool

green gas giant with several moons, one of which is habitable (and also, at -40C, very cold)
-Due to a strong magnetosphere, Jool is Kerbal's primary antimatter collection site. Therefore, it is the primary refuelling site in the Kerbol system.

+Laythe:
Kerbal-like world... only the oceans are incredibly salty, preventing them from freezing
-Despite its temperature, it's the third-most populated world in the Kerbol system, to support the burgeoning fuel industry

Eeloo

distant frozen iceball

|Location: In the middle of a galactic arm, not unreasonably far from other civilizations

|Civilization Tier: 3
The Kerbals have finally, after many thousands of deaths, stranded kerbalnauts, and mysterious accidents, just managed to crack the secrets of FTL travel. Now if only there was any guarantee of their rockets actually making it anywhere....

|Population: 25 billion

|Culture/Society: The Kerbal way is trial and error. They got into orbit only after losing their initial crop of volunteers, and then they realized that they never put parachutes on the oribiter. Luckily for Jebadiah, he was rescued after only 7 more attempts. His rescue went down in history as the first successful orbital rendevouz. Missions to Duna, the fourth planet in their system, regularly ran out of fuel until they managed to guess the correct amount (and the correct thrust-to-weight ratio of the rocket).

They also are a remarkably one-purpose civilization. Their society goes through different phases, each marked by a remarkable drive for the entire species to work toward a singular goal. In the modern era, they are obsessed with rocketry, spaceflight, and aeronautics. Their entire economy is devoted to that goal, which is good for them, because the cost of the sheer number of failed spacecraft is astronomical.

These guys generally have three emotions - terrified, bored, and ecstatic. Arguably they also have a fourth - terristatic, a combination of the first and the last. Kerbals are adrenaline

|Military: The Kerbals don't have a real military. In the Age of Hunting, they developed the standard spears and guns with which to defend themselves, but once they progressed to the top of the food chain, weapons development practically stagnated. They've stumbled upon space weaponry via rocket staging accidents and wildly overpowered communications arrays, but never having a need to use them, there's no military to speak of. They do have a few weapons lying around that they like to use on uninhabited planets and to deorbit space stations, though.

Kinetic Missile: This is an unmanned rocket. Explodes rather nicely.
Mass Driver: If you put a big ball of ceramics in front of a rocket, it gets launched at speed. Great fun.
Maser: Early experiments in beaming power via microwave lasers occasionally roasted chunks of Kerbin and the Mun.
Lasers: A kerbal engineer accidentally designed a vastly overpowered communications laser once, and this is the weaponized result.

|Government: There is no government. Any actual progress in society is due to emergent behavior, generally speaking. This makes it difficult, however, to reassure other civilizations that treaties will be respected. Not that they've met any other civilizations yet.

|Economy: Kerbal economy is generally capitalist. Given the complete lack of law, several megacorporations and monopolies have cropped up, and the stock market tends to crash and peak rather spectacularly every few decades. Most Kerbals don't actually care, instead being focused on whichever goal their society is working toward at the moment. That means that any company that doesn't demonstrate its usefulness towards aerospace in the current age will fail. Even restaurants are sponsered by aerospace groups, if not owned by them outright.

|History:
Age of Hunting: Lasting from the initial Kerbals wading ashore (and waving goodby to their tunicate cousins) to the moment Tombal Kerdison discovered steam power.
Age of Steam: Lasting from the first steam engines until Nikla Teska discovered electricity.
Age of Electrics: Lasting from the first dc generator up to Howie Kendel's completion of the Kerbal Genome Mapping project
Age of Genetics: Lasting from the first hesitant steps toward mitosis to the moment Wernher von Kerman's lab exploded so violently that some of the ceiling tiles never fell back to Kerbin.
Age of Aerospace: From the first rather explosive rockets all the way up to the present day Alkubierre Drive technology.

[Sizzlin Bacon]

[Queen Raidne]

They're like space lemmings! Can you imagine the shennanigans Kerbals could get into with access to FTL drives and no idea how to use them? I wonder if they'll even have any real concept of diplomacy and interspecies relations? I imagine that they'll just casually attempt to land in an alien's home system a few dozen times, finally succeed, and then never visit again. Likely they'll leave Kerbals stranded in odd places throughout the galaxy.

They're going to die spectacularly.