Name of nation: The Collection Species: -The One: This creature is a mass of nerve-endings which create a massive brain like structure that towers at fifty feet tall and is larger than three football fields long and is covered in a hardened exoskeleton which is shed once every thousand years to allow for the creature to continue to grow. It is a sentient being which is only able to communicate through telepathy which is able to reach light years away if it is needed. Even though it is called The One that is because it is the leader of the Collection but there are several Ones with each being in control of it's own brood. The One is the only creature in the Collection that reproduces through mitosis when part of the nerve-endings are split off during the shedding process and taken to a new world or location to create a new brood. It is essentially biologically immortal. -Collectors: This is a large floating creature as big as zeppelins of earth with multiple arms that hang down from its body with several tendrils at the end of each arm give it amazing dexterity. The Collector is held in the sky by various chemical sac of lighter than air substance created by microorganisms which convert certain chemicals in the air into the chemicals needed for flotation. The Collector has several compartments underneath the sacs which are directly attached to the multiple arms which had different microorganisms which assist the Collector is breaking down any organism to it's base material and absorb the DNA sequence for catalog. -Crawlers: These are the backbone of the Collections work force with them serving the Ones being able to build structures out of the excrement that is released out of their abdomen. The crawlers resemble earth ants in their appearance except that they are the size of a sedan and for a change where instead of three pairs of legs only have two pairs with the front pair being used as arms with the same tendrils that are found on the Collectors allowing them to use the tendrils more effective than any hands could ever be used. -Collective: The collective is a subspecies of the Collection which is made up of all species that have been stripped of their genetic code by the Collectors and than integrated into into the Collection for their own use. These species are made up of non-sentient as well as sentients that proved to have characteristics that would be useful for survival. A select few individuals from the Collective are created with higher thought and slight freewill to become a general to serve the Ones in leading their armies across the stars in search new species to collect. -Assimilators: These are large slug like creatures with six arms that end in tendrils. This creature is the one species besides the Ones that are able to string DNA sequences together and adapt genetic mutations within the Collection to be able to allow for different adaptations depending on the situations. This creature is also the being that lays the eggs which give birth to each member of the Collective in much the same way as a queen. Description of government: The Collective is a hive minded species that follows the orders of the Ones with an unwavering loyalty and to a lesser extent the generals that are put in place by the Ones. Description of military: The Collective use quantity to overwhelm their victims after they have established themselves on a habitable planet. When they first find a planet that has suitable species to add to the Collective, they will first send down a small force to establish a forward base in an un-populated sector of a planet until they grow big enough to start spreading across the surface and absorb any species that they find useful. In the event of a all out war, the Collective will produce mass amounts of low genetic soldiers for both ground and air warfare. The Collective do not have a space force to speak of as they use massive biological creatures who are able to withstand the harness of space to transport large amounts of eggs and several Assimilators to create more of the Collective. When they are forced to engage in space warfare they will endure enemy fire until they are within range to launch their eggs at the enemy ships which will than hatch and overrun the ship. Once the ship's crew is killed it is than used as the transportation and storage of the eggs for the rest of their journey which is why a Collection space fleet will primarily consist of the biological creatures but could also be filled in with several spaceships of varying species. Technological Overview: The Collection are a biological species that have integrated technology from conquered species into their being and adapted them for biological integration. The Collection do possess hyperspace travel thanks to an ancient ship that crashed on their home world as it tried to study the Collection allowing them to assimilate the warp drive into their creatures. They do not possess any technology for attacking at a distance like weapons instead of relying on genetic mutation to create a species within the Collective that is able to fire projectiles through muscle reflex or chemical combustion. Cultural Overview: The Collection way of life is centered around survival and consumption. The first One does not know why it was created or how it came be able to create its own civilization, the only thing that is known is that it had a nature for expansion. There is no religion or culture to be found within the Collection as any species that is absorbed loses its individuality and own serves the One with a mindless zealousness. History: Other: Still a WIP

I don't like this big war thing and this plot you two have going. It's, in my opinion, ruining it for the rest of us. It's all between you and KeyGuy- neither of you attempted to make alliances with as many people as possible, neither of you really prepared besides getting your own soldiers ready. The Valkians could lend a hand- the Septonians could too. Even if they couldn't help in the main fleet battle, all of Iscandarian space lays open and waiting, with the majority of the fleet gone. With Valkian and Septonian forces combined, they could easily repel an Iscandarian fleet left to protect the home sector- there should only be two left, no? At max, four are left, and focusing them on another attack may leave you too exposed to another attack. Really, nothing has been posted between myself and KeyGuy- nothing has been posted between myself and Mr. Septonian over there, and etc. It's like, in my opinion, I have no idea if this is just me, that it's just you two gobbling up all the attention. I'm far less enthused about this roleplay now. :/ On that note, does anyone know where the hell Abroe is? I've been looking forward to his next post.

> I don't like this big war thing and this plot you two have going. It's, in my opinion, ruining it for the rest of us. It's all between you and KeyGuy- neither of you attempted to make alliances with as many people as possible, neither of you really prepared besides getting your own soldiers ready. The Valkians could lend a hand- the Septonians could too. Even if they couldn't help in the main fleet battle, all of Iscandarian space lays open and waiting, with the majority of the fleet gone. With Valkian and Septonian forces combined, they could easily repel an Iscandarian fleet left to protect the home sector- there should only be two left, no? At max, four are left, and focusing them on another attack may leave you too exposed to another attack. > > Really, nothing has been posted between myself and KeyGuy- nothing has been posted between myself and Mr. Septonian over there, and etc. > > It's like, in my opinion, I have no idea if this is just me, that it's just you two gobbling up all the attention. I'm far less enthused about this roleplay now. :/ > > On that note, does anyone know where the hell Abroe is? I've been looking forward to his next post. Actually they did go into full production, another 6 fleets were added onto the 10 fleets they already had, so their number is at 1616 at this point. Thats not most of the fleet, that's half. And this is a Iscandarian-Terran Conflict, not a entire galaxy conflict. Sometimes powers want to settle things between themselves. The Terrans and Iscandarians are also to of the biggest powers in the galaxy, no one else is actually doing anything vastly important at the moment. Its mainly because everyone else has decided to sorta of settle down and just watch instead of trying to get involved.

> > I don't like this big war thing and this plot you two have going. It's, in my opinion, ruining it for the rest of us. It's all between you and KeyGuy- neither of you attempted to make alliances with as many people as possible, neither of you really prepared besides getting your own soldiers ready. The Valkians could lend a hand- the Septonians could too. Even if they couldn't help in the main fleet battle, all of Iscandarian space lays open and waiting, with the majority of the fleet gone. With Valkian and Septonian forces combined, they could easily repel an Iscandarian fleet left to protect the home sector- there should only be two left, no? At max, four are left, and focusing them on another attack may leave you too exposed to another attack. > > > > Really, nothing has been posted between myself and KeyGuy- nothing has been posted between myself and Mr. Septonian over there, and etc. > > > > It's like, in my opinion, I have no idea if this is just me, that it's just you two gobbling up all the attention. I'm far less enthused about this roleplay now. :/ > > > > On that note, does anyone know where the hell Abroe is? I've been looking forward to his next post. > > Actually they did go into full production, another 6 fleets were added onto the 10 fleets they already had, so their number is at 1616 at this point. Thats not most of the fleet, that's half. > > And this is a Iscandarian-Terran Conflict, not a entire galaxy conflict. Sometimes powers want to settle things between themselves. The Terrans and Iscandarians are also to of the biggest powers in the galaxy, no one else is actually doing anything vastly important at the moment. Its mainly because everyone else has decided to sorta of settle down and just watch instead of trying to get involved. > > Funny how that works- the Terrans started with no FTL capability at all, and suddenly jumps to be in the top two, while everyone else had more established works and better science in the field of expansion, and yet they're easily surpassed as if they were in a timefreeze. And you- you were the biggest by default. From the start you were the biggest- the only place you *couldn't* take was probably the Valkian system, but then again, you'd just blow it up so you could say you could beat anything. In a totalitarian war, which you and KeyGuy are bent on (Funny how YOU were the one remarking that I was the bloodthirsty warmonger, and yet you're the one shoving for war harder than anyone else has), both sides get all the allies they can get. The more ships, the more friends, the more support, the less strain of just having it all on you- it all increases survivability. To NOT seek more allies before a totalitarian war is like showing up to a battle without any medics. A shoulder gets shot- crap, he's down, regardless if he's dead or not.

"totalitarian war" Uuuuuuh... I think you just mean total war Anyway, I'm waiting for them to crush each other so the Ghaj can declare its self the greatest power in the galaxy muhahaha. "And the winner of the Terran-Iscandarian conflict is... The rest of the galaxy?" Also, whats at the bottom of the lift then, Apollo? What abomination awaits the Lorca now lol

> "totalitarian war" Uuuuuuh... I think you just mean total war > > Anyway, I'm waiting for them to crush each other so the Ghaj can declare its self the greatest power in the galaxy muhahaha. > > > "And the winner of the Terran-Iscandarian conflict is... The rest of the galaxy?" > > Also, whats at the bottom of the lift then, Apollo? What abomination awaits the Lorca now lol Ah, sorry. Total* And yeah, anyone can come in after the ashes settle and take over what's left. Massive battles take extremely heavy tolls- both sides will be weaker than the Valkians when they're done, or just one side- the other might be dead.

Indeed. Which could be a perfect time for those so inclined to establish hegemony over them.

Or a nation that chance to take resources and technology. The Valkians already know where it is; they'll come back later and sift through the scraps for tech. Especially shield technology, and point defense. And fighters and bombers. Those stealth stuffs would help in a fight.

> Or a nation that chance to take resources and technology. The Valkians already know where it is; they'll come back later and sift through the scraps for tech. Especially shield technology, and point defense. And fighters and bombers. Those stealth stuffs would help in a fight. Any space stealth equipment that would actually keep you hidden would be extremely high maintanance. Making space stealth fighter/bombers is pretty much a waste of money. What matters more is masking your energy signature and avoiding enemy scanners; The first hard to do in a fight and the latter migbt be thrown off by any minor occurance in battle. Plus, you'd have to defend against all known detection methods, and mass produce this. As a result, I'd reserve such technology for dedicated stealth craft, but hey, if people want to spend crap tonnes for low effectiveness, that's fine by me. And a lot of it probably runs on magic and the Terrans probably arent all that advanced regardless. I wouldnt mind acquiring some technology myself, and the Valkians could certainly do with the boost :)

> (Funny how YOU were the one remarking that I was the bloodthirsty warmonger, and yet you're the one shoving for war harder than anyone else has) Putting words in my mouth huh? I said you kept on trying to start war without reason, the Iscandarians at this point clearly want to dominate not just the entire galaxy, but the whole universe. The Terrans have something that will let them do exactly that, so they are going to war to get that. Edit:Iscandarian technology is also mainly magic, so getting that is kind of irrelevant.

Unless of course, other people turn out to be capable of magic.

You can learn from anything, Duck. They may not understand, but given study, they may be able to see what does what, at least in theory, and figure out how you stored and channeled energy. Do the same thing with regular science, and they may just find a way to make more powerful shields, that can combine with others. It'll take some tinkering with, but then again, there's an entire subspecies called "Tinkerers," whom are named that way for a reason.

Also, idea for when the two galaxies meet each other: Say a major black hole in the center of both galaxies begins to destabilize. After some time, long enough for many nations on both sides to catch on, the black hole shifts, instead connecting with each other to re-stabilize and prevent from collapsing. Just an idea.

This massive war between the two "most powerful" nations... A perfect chance for the hau to arrive. What better timing for a massive, high level expansionist super power to come a knockin'

The Valkians would take their share of wreckage for scrap and probably raid some of the outer moons and the like. It is in their app that they would kill anyone on a planet if they thought it belonged to them.

Well, I dont want to be left out of this land/tech grab. I dont know what id take though....prob just some shield tech then shirk away back to my sector of the galaxy to await the next conflict. The EU/Septonian conflict really didnt turn out to be the war I wanted it to be, its more of just a conflict. I wanted like a WWII type total war filled with bloody battles and pyrrhic victories, planet hopping until one of us was close to a home system. @dark: More scantily clad women and psychedelic wine awaits.....also the Terrans and the beginnings of Galactic UN maybe.

I hope they realize that, without making alliances or any kind of temporary no-fire treaty, they pretty much left themselves open to pillaging from other nations after the war's done. Unless it's another one of the unreasonable plot-twisters where one side or another comes out completely unharmed, or with few losses.

> Well, I dont want to be left out of this land/tech grab. I dont know what id take though....prob just some shield tech then shirk away back to my sector of the galaxy to await the next conflict. The EU/Septonian conflict really didnt turn out to be the war I wanted it to be, its more of just a conflict. I wanted like a WWII type total war filled with bloody battles and pyrrhic victories, planet hopping until one of us was close to a home system. > > @dark: More scantily clad women and psychedelic wine awaits.....also the Terrans and the beginnings of Galactic UN maybe. I'll write a response in a bit to the horror haha And yeah, seems like the EU/Septonian conflict was more like on of WW2's side show wars than the actual world war its self. A shame really.

If I decide to use the hau as a butthole invader force, it'd take a UN to halt them.. Not sure if I want to use them for that kind of plot though. Might use them as pioneers as prior intended. Plus I have my trader nation that, hopefully, replaces nouvelle as a major hub of interaction.. And its mediated by a player but the space is loose etc. We need a future north Korea like nation.. That would be funny. The glorious true Terran empire!

Pfft, the UN would probably manage to lose 2 galaxies instead of just the one, even though they only own one.