[OOC] Sollus Supremus (Dune-like Space Opera)

[Fabulous Knight]

@SomeChapMy dudes are pretty not!Communist too. I'll make them not!Anarchist, however. Either way, it seems there could be a lot of interaction between them and yours -- possibly they could be a major ally in/help kick-start the spacecommunist revolution.

[SomeChap]

@Fabulous Knight Indeed, it does seem as such. I'd imagine that political parties of their likes will be wanting to work with others, even if at some point they declare each other to not be remaining true to the principles of the ideology. But yes, I'd certainly be okay with some interaction with others, heh.

[Commodore Robot]

The ideas I have can roughly be boiled down to space vampires or space Golden Horde I guess.

Basically for the first the idea is that the nation's aristocracy have through some kind of expensive process which has rendered them functionally immortal and comes with a host of other boons but at the fault of needing constant reapplication of the process which had some kind of nasty side effects (I don't want them to literally be vampires so I'm gonna mix stuff up but it's the idea that came immediately to mind). So the immortal and detached rulers see the commoners as an expendable force for work and warfare and keep them in line by dangling the carrot of immortality for those who distinguish themselves. I want to like this idea but it's still super loose and I haven't gotten it to feel right yet.

Second is exactly what it says on the tin. Haven't put much thought there.

Nothing is final and I don't even know if I want to go forward with either of these, just kinda playing with ideas right now.

[Fabulous Knight]

@Commodore RobotDo both.

The Khans are genetically engineered immortals that require the gene-seed of sentient races in order to perpetuate themselves. They enslave and raid other nations in order to obtain this...material.

[Willy Vereb]

By Dune-like I thought you plan to make this into Game of Thrones in space.
Because kinda that's what Dune is like, IMO.

[Commodore Robot]

@Commodore RobotDo both.

The Khans are genetically engineered immortals that require the gene-seed of sentient races in order to perpetuate themselves. They enslave and raid other nations in order to obtain this...material.

@Fabulous Knight

Yknow I think I can get behind that. After I posted I was actually starting to think "why not both?" Great minds and whatnot.

[Polybius]

Long leap between feudalism and communism.

[Willy Vereb]

Considering to make naion akin to a collection of Scottish clans who pilot giant robots as both sport and sign of their nobility.

[Fabulous Knight]

@PolybiusNot at all. You read "utopia"? Plus, the German Peasants in the Great Peasant's Revolt were fighting for communal ownership of the land by all.

[EveryMemeAKing]

@Fabulous Knight Indeed, it does seem as such. I'd imagine that political parties of their likes will be wanting to work with others, even if at some point they declare each other to not be remaining true to the principles of the ideology. But yes, I'd certainly be okay with some interaction with others, heh.

@SomeChap

Not!Space Warsaw Pact confirmed?

By Dune-like I thought you plan to make this into Game of Thrones in space.
Because kinda that's what Dune is like, IMO.

@Willy Vereb

Pretty much.

Long leap between feudalism and communism.

@Polybius

I'd be willing to allow Communism in space, but anyone deviating from the classic Space feudal system will have to make a really good explanation about their government on the Nation Sheet.

[Fabulous Knight]

@MetalLoverThe ideas behind communism are actually very old. I mean, the ancient Greeks had the basic ideas down. But yeah, communism as an actual full system was pretty formalised by the renaissance -- especially with regards to Protestantism.

[Polybius]

@MetalLoverThe ideas behind communism are actually very old. I mean, the ancient Greeks had the basic ideas down. But yeah, communism as an actual full system was pretty formalised by the renaissance -- especially with regards to Protestantism.

@Fabulous Knight

I dunno the word communism just makes me think of modern (20th) century states. I was interested in the RP because of the line " Sol-S shall basically be an attempt at turning the Milky Way into a place divided into houses similar to Medieval Europe" which makes me think of Lords, vassals and peasants. Doesn't matter however as that seems to be out the window.

[Fabulous Knight]

@PolybiusWell, it's what I was thinking too. My dudes, at least, are based firmly on the late medieval.

[EveryMemeAKing]

Kingdom of Sol

Kingdom of Sol

Species Description

Homo-sapiens (Humans)
Majority of the Males in the Kingdom of Sol stand at around 1.95 meters tall and weigh around 75 KG. The females typically stand at 1.8 meters tall and weigh around 65 KG. Majority of the populace in the Kingdom of Sol have blue eyes, a trait that eventually started to become the majority because of it being the desirable eye color for potential spouses. The typical hair color for humans is brown.

Area in the Galaxy

Technological Description

The Kingdom of Sol is mostly focused on colonization, they create gigantic ships named Tsarus to send colonists to the colonies. The Kingdom of Sol also has a large knowledge in genetic modification and genetic mutilation. Both of these typically take place on the different Experimental dominions. Dominion I and II are dedicated to Genetic Modification of Humans to try and advance the species past its current point, basically trying to begin artificial evolution. Dominion III is where majority of the Genetic Mutilation happens, in which Criminals (and sometimes just homeless people) are put through horrible genetic testings to try and find the longest and most painful way to hurt them and their eventual descendants, as Genetic Mutilation is meant to be a permanent thing that lasts forever throughout the families line.

History

Second Space Race Era

30,000 years ago the first humans colonized the Moon. The United Republic of America began what would eventually shape the rest of human history. Mere days after the Russian colony of New Moscow was established, truly starting the Second Space Race.

Great Sol War Era

The Second Russian Empire and the United Republic of America where the two strongest nations on Earth. The formally mighty PROC fell into a bunch of different nations and India was swallowed in Revolution. Majority of Europe was united as one, but still they where nothing compared against the two superpowers.
The Empire of Istanbul was the third strongest nation, after the former nation of Turkey conquered Iraq and Syria they declared themselves a monarchy to try and recapture the once great lands of the Ottoman Empire. In response the Second Russian Empire declared war, stating that their expansionist policies where a threat to the whole world.
The Empire of Istanbul (EoI) brought in the European's and American's because of their triple alliance. This would be the last major war fought between humans on Earth for the rest of time. Russian troops, after years of fighting, eventually encircled Istanbul, causing the 3 powers to Surrender.

Unification Era

After the war Russia forcibly split up the 3 nations, leaving them alone as the strongest. Just 10 years after this event the world voted to have one united Government, leaving the Second Russian Empire in control.

Sol Era

After this unification, the Russians turned their eyes to the stars. They colonized all of the solar system within 100 years and soon after they began terraforming. After this 300 year period between the Unification and the complete terraforming of the Solar System they began to try and find a way to break the Light Barrier.

Pre-FTL Era

The Empire of Earth(Prelude to the Kingdom of Sol) tried multiple ways to break the Light Barrier. They attempted Worm Holes, but got nothing but death for those trying to enter. They tried proto-drives and they got nothing but large radioactive explosions, but eventually, after another 100 years of testing, the Earth Empire of Earth found something.

First Era of Expansion

The Empire of Earth's first out of Solar System colonies took years to create because of how hard it was to transport supplies from Earth to the planets in Alpha Centauri, but after they eventually pulled it off the rest of the colonization and terraforming was easy. Within a space of 1000 years the Kingdom of Sol (renamed after colonizing the first planet in Alpha Centauri) colonized all of Alpha Centauri and Sirius.

Civil War Era

The last major conflict in Human history was the Sollus Civil War, in which liberty forces from Alpha Centauri and Sirius declared independence from the Kingdom of Sol. The war was a bloody fest that resulted in the death of Billions of people, but the Kingdom of Sol successfully defeated the Rebellion.

Pax Sollus

Since the long revolution the Kingdom of Sol has faced no large conflict except small planet wide rebellions. The Kingdom has colonized a much larger area than ever thought originally possible by humans before the discovery of FTl.

Government Description

The Kingdom of Sol is ruled by Solar King Dimitry Slavius. The Kingdom itself is divided into different Solar Duchies based upon the Solar systems under control of the Kingdom, with some Solar Dukes owning multiple Solar Systems. Solar Counts are the ones who own planets in the Solar Systems, with majority of the Counts owning multiple Planets. Lunar Baronies are divided into three different sections (Lunar Barons, Lunar Grand Master, and Lunar Priest), with all three owning moons for different purposes. Lunar Barons rule it like a generic feudal area, Lunar Grand Masters own them to train soldiers for holy orders or the Kingdom itself, and Lunar Priests own the moons for religious sites.
The other large rank inside the Kingdom is the Sol Papacy, in which the Solar Pope controls the moon of Earth to be the Sistine Chapel of the Kingdom.
Each of the Colonies are ruled by a governor, a person who is elected by the populace of the colonies. He is basically just a duke who rules for a total of 8 years before another election begins. The governor himself can appoint mayors who shall help rule the different solar systems in his colonies and the mayors can appoint councilors to rule over the planets and moons in their systems. Both the mayors and councilors only rule until the governor loses power, in which the new governor appoints new mayors who appoint new councilors.
The Dominions are ruled by either Generals or Scientists appointed by the King. Dominions are used for larger places to train troops, large mock military invasions/training practices, or places to contain large experiments. The 3 Experimental outskirts of the Empire are used to hold the genetically created or modified creatures and genetically modified humans. Majority of the experiments are made to be put into the military or to be put into the workforce. The Lunar Darklands is where the successful experiments or those put into military training go and begin the second and third phases of training, in which they'll trained on the hellish planets and moons and eventually they'll be put on solar system wide mock-battles. Those who survive and graduate go on and join the actual army where they'll most likely be put into the colonial field or the outskirt planets of the Main Kingdom to try and scare the large neighbor below them to not invading.

Cultural/Religious Description

The Kingdom of Sol's culture is not what you'd expect from the Humans that originally lived on soul after 30,000 years of conquest and interbreeding of different peoples. The results of the Great War of Sol (The final conflict involving different nations on Earth) showed that the Second Russian Empire and their eventual successors would dominate the rest of human history after they managed to defeat the Western Alliance of the European Republic, United American Republic, and the Empire of Istanbul.
Majority of the Kingdom of Sol follows Sol Chalcedonianism. The Orthodox, Catholic, Coptic, and the Church of England churches where reunited after the Great War of Sol because the newly reformed position of the Patriarch of Constantinople, the Patriarch of Kiev, The Pope, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, and the Archbishop decided to recreate the Pentarchy. You still see small Islamic Populations out in the areas that border the Revolutionary Kurtiye. Those who are still Islamic are typically descendants of Turks because the Russians allowed the Arabs to stay on Earth since majority of them decided to support the Second Empire. The Emperor shipped out majority of the Turks from their once mighty Empire of Istanbul into boats as colonizers of the lower areas.

[Fabulous Knight]

@MetalLoverHow large can I make my nation? I'm going for a "disorganised empire" thing, but I don't want to end up OP.

[EveryMemeAKing]

@MetalLoverHow large can I make my nation? I'm going for a "disorganised empire" thing, but I don't want to end up OP.

@Fabulous Knight

At most, probably around a quarter of the size of Scutum-Centarus Spiral.

[Natsucooldude]

@MetalLoversp, big boss man... can I sell you on the idea of an advanced technocracy that shifts power around based upon the merit of research being done. The inventor and current leading mind of FTL travel being the most infleuntial overseer currently within the system.

[EveryMemeAKing]

@MetalLoversp, big boss man... can I sell you on the idea of an advanced technocracy that shifts power around based upon the merit of research being done. The inventor and current leading mind of FTL travel being the most infleuntial overseer currently within the system.

@Natsucooldude

Like I said earlier in the OOC, as long as you are willing to right a longer description for your government type than those doing the feudal monarchy one than sure.

[Fabulous Knight]

@NatsucooldudeThat's not very medieval.

You reminded me of something, though --

@MetalLover, how enmeshed are we going to be? In Dune, and ASoIaF, and Mechwarrior and 40k and all that -- there's often organisations that transcend factions. For example, the navigators guild, or ComStar. Will we have playable organisations like that? The idea of a player working within every faction as a massive trade guild sounds pretty awesome.

[EveryMemeAKing]

@NatsucooldudeThat's not very medieval.

You reminded me of something, though --

@MetalLover, how enmeshed are we going to be? In Dune, and ASoIaF, and Mechwarrior and 40k and all that -- there's often organisations that transcend factions. For example, the navigators guild, or ComStar. Will we have playable organisations like that? The idea of a player working within every faction as a massive trade guild sounds pretty awesome.

@Fabulous Knight

I'm fine with some player working between all the factions.