GreyGoblin

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@Timemaster

Maya was silent for what felt like an eternity for her but could be estimated to about 4 seconds of silence.

“It's not my place to agree to it, but I believe the high general would agree.” It only took half a second for a small green check mark to pop up in the top left of her helmet. She knew the general was watching through her point of view, and she felt the weight lift off her shoulders as she saw the sign. “I believe that our high general would actually like that plan, but I would also like to extend the same offer to you. You may bring a ship with soldiers to dock at our... forward base.” She was uncertain what you would call the mining base turned military encampment.

“I do believe our high general would like to have words with you. It would help to even out the tables if we were to offer the same thing to you.” She said as invitingly as possible for her. “I hope that with this we can come to a greater understanding.”

“I hope you’ll find these terms I’ve laid out acceptable, now if you would excuse me I believe I should leave now to prepare for the journey over the gate.” She gives a small bow as she turns to walk for the door.

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Gai was watching everything at only 1 frame per second.

He had his personal team of analysts watching the helmet feeds from all people wearing them. He had taken over general Maya’s helmet so at the simple press of a button he could take charge of the situation. So far he had been surprised by the general's ability to negotiate, although she did have her faux pas’.

They were now scrubbing all video sent to them for any hit of… well anything. They were looking for any information over the weapons they had, the level of their ship technology, their possible architecture, and any cultural objects that may be on the ship.

No matter how slowly he looked at it, there’s a moment where the general's helmet looked directly at a painting of an angelic like being, allowing Gai to take it in at its full beauty. Gai had to admit, he wasn’t an art guy, but he liked the art. He had made sure to take a couple of shots of it and saved it to his data pad. He’d probably find a talented artist who could make him a copy later.

As for the people’s whole mutated thing, he didn’t mind it much, they were like him. Osparians were linked to humans but changed genetically, so from the way he saw it they weren’t different, although the face shifting thing kind of threw him off.

It was at this point he heard the general offering to even the tables that he sat up straight in his chair. He wouldn’t mind dissecting the brains of some of their people, learning what makes them tick and such. As for allowing their soldiers he would hope to be able to do a few small scans on them, learn the extent of their changes, and gain some insight on how they were armed. He was currently forming ways to possibly test his future visitors.

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“Well, I’m sorry to say this, but, from where I stand I can say our people do not desire these... enhancements.”

Maya was shaken up, she had been able to tell that these people were off but from what she just witnessed they were absolute aliens, truly something beyond her imagination.

“As for what we can provide, there are a number of things. We could provide medicine, which as you’ve said you’re immune to disease which may not be something your people are in need of. We could also provide you supplies, such as exotic foods, water, and natural resources. If this is truly an offer to be made in good will, the council may be willing to trade information about technological advancements we’ve made. We may also lend military support as well as trade weapons. You yourself have mentioned that your people are good at genetic manipulation. It is not within my ability to even suggest this but I could see about us sharing our research with you about gene manipulation, that way our people could… compare notes would be one way of putting it.” she said with her words escaping.

Maya took a deep breath before releasing it, thankful for her helmet's sound suppression so no one heard it.

“Now that I’ve put an offer on the table, I would like to know your intentions with our side of the gate. Would you be looking for possible territory to claim, or for somewhere for citizens to migrate.” She sent another silent prayer out. “If your intentions are for territory expansion I hope to not sadden you by letting you know that there’s no room for expansion here. As for immigration I’m sure our leaders are currently working on a system to regulate travelers.”

She kept reflexively triggering her suits’ marker system, she kept making sure that the five people she brought along with her were still there without turning around. And although she was almost half immune to heat due to her being a Spar she felt her face feel hot. If these people were looking for expansion she had to make a firm claim that they would not yield. She hoped that wouldn’t be the case, if these people were to go hostile they might not survive.

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General Maya Huges was calm.

She had been prepared for this and was ready for any challenge they may face. As the door to the shuttle finally opened she stepped forward, her suit's sensors went off and she went stiff. It was the sensors for a scan, she had no idea what the scan may have been, but she hoped it was only for weapons. She had made sure her helmet was on tight before she had opened the shuttle door, this had helped to relieve some nerves.

She had a million thoughts going through her head as she was being guided through the ship. She was afraid mostly, this was new, everything she saw was new. When she looked at the people she could see humans, but they weren't quite there. Even though she herself wasn’t human, they were different, they were in the form of humans but slightly off. As she walked through she was sending silent prayers to Dai’feron, she wasn’t religious at all but she hoped it helped. As she was being led through she couldn’t help but pay attention to every little detail she saw. She admired the inside of the ship, mostly because of its peculiarities. As they were being led she made sure to leave her helmet interface recording, she knew that information was an important thing to gain.

She was being led to a conference room, she had been relaxed by three suited up Osparions behind her, she also made sure that the two human colonists were beside her so that they may be seen by everyone, like showing of a prized animal at a fair, although they had relatively few of those on Ospa. As the door to the conference room opened she immediately stepped into, what she could only describe as a weird room with a weird decorative painting.

The first thing she saw the man across from her at the table, he had given her the impression of some kind of government official, which threw her off. The second thing she noticed was the weird cult people with the metal rods. She hadn’t ever seen anything quite like them, they were like some exotic fashion show that no one would attend.

She took her place on the other side of the table, with the two humans to the back of her sides and the three Osparians standing behind them. ‘Hopefully these giants at least look intimidating...’ she thought.

“I am General Maya Huges of The Alliance. I’ve come to make peaceful contact with you on behalf of our high general, who you’ve already spoken with.” She said in her most dignified voice.

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@datadogie

Weston felt an exhilaration from being the first to speak with aliens.

“This is Flight Captain Weston Obrak of the Ospa Alliance, from the colony Ospa. We would like to make peaceful contact if you would allow us. We would also at this time like to request privileges to dock and speak to a representative.”

Weston bit his lip and let out a sigh, due to procedure he was briefed on before he left, he had to identify that his ship was armed with soldiers. It was going to be a pain if they found out about the armoured giants after they docked. So he sighed begrudgingly before pressing the relay-message button.

“I would also like to inform you on a basis of good faith, and protocol, that our ship is currently manned by soldiers. They make up a large portion of our ship’s crew. We will of course be de-armed and come with intentions of peace, but should we be deceived or harmed in any way, it may not stay that way. We would like to be able to build a foundation of trust between our people.”

“For the betterment of Ospa “ ,he said in a mocking tone after he had let his transmission go through. This protocol bull was going to be the death of him. They might just decide that a ship full of armed soldiers is dangerous and send them away, or they might just simply open fire. The last thought gave Obrak a shiver, to be the first person to talk and die by an alien, what a legend in history he would be.

Obrak started messing with his interface to access the message previously relayed to him, he was going to archive it so that the big, fancy council could have their fun listening to it. He then leaned forward and pressed the button for the ship intercom.

“Contact with the civilization of this gate has been made, all soldiers are to de charge their weapons, we may be docking soon.” He stared out of the window before him. He grew up in a small dome planet side before joining the military as a pilot. After his military service he messed around as an asteroid miner for a bit. Now he was an explorer of the stars. He shook his head as he finally came back to the problem at hand, by now he should be getting a message soon.

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@Timemaster

Everyone was silent on the observation deck, and all life seemed to have frozen for an eternity. The foreign travelers ship had responded, it was the first sign of human survivors other than them.

It took a few minutes before the message came back to him. He had understood their intent, showed peace as an option but was firm and commanding. Gai hadn’t a single clue what could be on the other side but he had admired the way they took command. He had understood that the person talking to him must have been in a rank with authority. This means there must be people to be above and hopefully another civilization was out there.

“Send a message to the council back on Ospa, they should be let known that I’ve made peaceful contact.” He said this without facing anyone in the room, the assistants on standby all hurried out of the room. He sat in his chair facing the observation window looking out towards the gate, he pressed a green button on a console nearby. “Gai Sebai to ship 1, I need you to have your general on board to prepare to board. They’re to take with them 2 humans and 3 Osparians. Make sure any non-human races keep their helmets on.”

“Are you not planning to go yourself high general?” Asked a monitor on the wall. “No, I’m a tactician, not a soldier, I'll leave the ground work to pawns.” Gai says while gently squeezing and I squeezing his hand. “When you took over my spot on the council I never imagined you’d make it this far, your making me proud.” The monitor switched off and with it the voice stopped. He would have a lot to explain to the council, they hated when information was withheld.

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On ship 1 things were in disarray.

General on ship one Maya Hues was unprepared. She had alerted on board foot soldiers to gather at the briefing room. She had selected three of the biggest Osparions on board, she had also selected the two best looking humans she could find. She would have them wear exo-suits except for the humans. She would have them remove their helmets to show that they’re actually colonists. She would keep hers on along with the Osparians, she didn’t want to know how they might react to 3 Osparians and a Spar.

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A message was relayed from ship 1 to the gateway ship, “In my place I will be sending a general. They will be taking a small shuttle over to your ship.”

None of the soldiers on board the small shuttle could stand still. They were on edge being the ones to make first contact. The shuttle rattled as it detached from the main ship, after the detach it slowly started its slow drift towards the foreign ship. Maya was getting a live update to her pad, her orders were coming in only minutes before she was supposed to act on them. It was wreaking her nerves. Her orders were that under no circumstances was she to charge her gun. An uncharged gun would be useless for the first minute if a fight were to happen, this means if they were to be ambushed they would be absolutely defenseless.

Everyone was making sure their exo-suits were stored with oxygen and that their guns were left uncharged. As the shuttle finally made contact with the other ship the non-humans put their helmets on, the two humans took place to the right and left of the general.

If worse came to worst, and she failed at making diplomacy, her comms would be taken over by the high general and he could finish the negotiations for her.
And if that went wrong, the high general had the small electric core of the ship attached to a charge. This would cause a tiny explosion where the shuttle was, but act more like an EMP disabling the ship, hopefully allowing them to escape

Hopefully it wouldn’t come to that.

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The signs of life had everyone on high alert.

All stations had any and all long range weapons pointed to the portal, only moments ago had one of their ships gone through, no one had expected it to return so soon. But after even just a slight scan they could tell it wasn’t them coming through. All military outposts were on high alert, they all went into defense.

As for the 2 ships that had been lingering around the portal they weren't prepared. All had hoped to see life out there other than them, but none really liked the thought of it seeking them out. As the ship came through the portal none were prepared to intercept. But as it slowly came through the 2 ships slowly drifted closer. They waited till the ship was in clear view. Wreaking the nerves of everyone, as the live feed of the ship leaving was still on, it was quickly shut off by the council. Gai Sebai, high general, had taken base at a mining outpost close to the portal. As soon as he saw the ship he had forced his way onto comms. He had the ships set it up so that he was able to send messages from 1 of the 2 ships to the travelers ship.

“This is Gai Sebai of The Alliance, you are an alien vessel coming through our gate. We would like to welcome you in peace, unless that is a choice not available in this situation. We ask first that you state your intentions, for we will not leave our home-world open to risk. Second, we ask that you allow us to board your ship to make contact, and if that is not an available option, that you land at a space dock we will designate so that we can make contact. We hope you will give us your cooperation.” He says in common.

He waited a minute to collect his breath and thoughts before he related the same message 3 more times.

The second in Osparion.

The third in a rough translation of English.

The third in binary.

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On Ospa people were out of control. The live feed had been cut as an object was coming out, there had been multiple theorists already coming up with conspiracies on what it had been. Some people were fearing for their lives, they were going and stocking up on all supplies. Some people who were on planet side domes tried their hardest to get below ground on any flyers that docked. All government worker was having trouble trying to censor the net and stop certain comms from working.

The council were in uproar, they had been trying to get through to the high general but with no reply, all the assistant that picked up the comms could say was that the high general was making contact. The council didn’t like being uninformed, it was the general's job to protect, but that didn’t mean he shouldn’t share information first.

@Timemaster

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The Beginning

The citizens of Ospa were in shock.

The council had made an announcement only moments ago, the announcement had been relayed to everyone on the planet.

“CITIZENS OF OSPA!” The loud gruff voice of Gai Sebai spoke. “We will be ensuing military action. All members of the military are to gather at Oasis!, this is not a drill, we have belief that life beyond Ospa is within our reach, 100 crew members will be sent out to find life beyond our reach. These members will be chosen at random, but volunteers may come forth but there will be an evaluation for anyone going. To the glory of Ospa!, for the betterment of The Alliance!” The communication was shut down after that. For them to call all serving members of the military together, and to the capital, this was big.

The citizens of Ospa were in silence, for years everyone thought they were alone. The only surviving members of a species long forgotten. Everyone knew of the landing story as it was taught as a part of history. That a long forgotten planet called Earth sent out colonists to save their dying race. They were all the descendants of this race, even those that looked different.

Oasis was crowded with military members, the city seemed to swallow all signs of individual life in crowds. For the first time all the members of The Council had been gathered together in one place before, usually calling in from different parts of the planet. Together they sat in an office around a circular table. Gai Sebai was the first one to speak.

“I nominate myself as high general.”

Without a word all of the council raised their hands, all except one. The human supremacist, Mark Delano.

“Why are we agreeing to let a dirty Osparian be high general? We're looking for humans, that means it should be led by humans right? I nominate myself.”

Gai shot back, “Having me as general will not change the mission objective, nor will it have influence on the racial aspects of the crew we send through the gateway. I will carry out my duty efficiently and safely.”

Mark’s face had turned brighter than the sun. “We Are Humans! We are looking for humans. When they see a crew of dirty genetic freaks don’t you think they might shoot on sight?” He asks as an open question for the rest of the council.

A voice rings through the room, “I think I speak on the rest of the council's behalf when I say I give Mr.Sebai my vote.” The council had agreed, the military privileges were given to Gai, and he’d be damned if someone was gonna get in his way.

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Weston Obrak sat in a dim bar that smelled of chemicals. He was in no rush to volunteer like some people were. There would surely be more than enough people to volunteer so people weren't forced to go. Luckily for Obrak he knew he’d go. He had revived a message on his pad from a recruiter an hour before the main message went out over the planetary message system. He was going to be captain of the ship “Hermes”. He was always itching for adventure, now he was finally going to find it. He would be the first person to fly through the gate, this was going to fun. He was already in his latex flight suit.

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All mining outposts and moon bases were now flooded with soldiers and engineers. They were all being turned into makeshift military forts, and the production of ships had been prioritized. Everyone was scrambling to prepare. Soldiers were being loaded onto ships and being transported to other bases, while citizens were being sent back down to the planet. Ships were being prepared to stand guard over the portal. They were the first line of defense, they would stand there and wait, they'd be the first point of contact. Everyone had already adorned their exo-suits and had made their ways onto ships. Soon “Hermes”, their explorer ship, would take flight. Everyone was on their toes, no one was prepared enough. It was almost night time in the Ospa cycle when a loud chime came over all military comms and systems. That was the green light. Billions could view the sight of these ships from live camera feed, everyone hoped and everyone believed. This would be something great.

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“The glorious maker, oh how he cares for his sheep, ain’t that right ya bunch of silent fu-“ The common soldier is forced to be quiet as his commander enters the brig. Obrak was steadily approaching the gate. In all the years he was a kid he never imagined such a thing. The “Hermes” was escorted by 2 other ships to the gate. A large number of ships had been gathering at a small asteroid mining outpost. They were waiting on standby for something to go through. Obrak had no problem with the crew he was given. Along with him he had an Osparian co-pilot, there were 50 human soldiers along with 30 Osparian soldiers and 20 Spars. Along with them they were also given 5 Shadorn priests, he had no idea how a bunch of silent people were supposed to testify, they had nothing other than their small “holy books' ” ', but that wasn’t his concern.

What was concerning was that he had no idea what condition the other side of the gateway was in. If it ended terribly they’d end up in the middle of an alien civil war. But that was a worry for later. He waited as he slowly approached the gateway. The ship was silent, every breath of the crew could be heard. He watched as the two accompanying ships drifted to the sides, staying away from the gate. He slowly started going forward. It wasn’t long before he was flying in. Colors contorted and twisted, he was going through.

Wherever he ended up he hoped for the best. “For the glory of Ospa, For the betterment of The Alliance.”, he quietly mumbled.
Unknowingly a small interface had appeared before him, without knowing he accidentally selected a destination at random.

Hermes

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I was interested and did a little writing.

Ospa Alliance

Nation Name: Ospa Alliance

Government Form: Dictatorship

-A council of 11 that has absolute say over what goes on in the government called “The Alliance”.

Demographics

Population:

1.1 Billion

Races:

Human 40%
Osparians 50%
Half-Spars 10%

Languages:

-Common- 95%, a language formed by the combination of earthly languages passed down through heritage. It’s an old and respected language that is spoken by almost everyone.

-Osparion- 60%, As humans adapted and developed ways to survive on Ospa they changed the way they talked. Letters formed into glyphs and became shorter to say. Osparion is spoken by the newer generation that has genetically split from the older human generation. Osparion is now adapted by the growing Osaprian population along with some of the human population.

Urbanization:

Rural-20%, Rural living is mostly done in small habitation domes along Ospa’s surface. These domes are often formed in groups that are usually connected with tram systems or if close enough long walkways. Usually in rural areas there will be more Osparians than humans due to heat difference.

Urban-80%, Urban living is dominated by giant underground cities or huge habitation domes. These “Under-Cities” are powered by solar and geothermal energy, keeping the air underground clean. These Urban cities can stretch miles into the extensive underground cave system on Ospa.

Religion:

Atheist-89, a large portion of the population is unaligned with a church or does not conduct any spiritual rituals.

Shadorn-11%, a portion of the population has now started to conduct a new type of religion not performed in the past. These individuals believe that they can obtain a place in an afterlife by committing to a life of silence. They believe in the great being “Dai’feron” who prepares a place for silent believers. He is the father of the universe and delights in seeing his creations bask in the silence of his art works.
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Planet Name and Description:

Ospa, a harsh desert planet that receives 23 hours of sun in its 30 hour day cycle. It’s locked into the orbit of a B-type star with 3 small moons that orbit at a fast rate. It’s located in a lonely system with the next closest planet being locked in the orbit of another sun forever away. It’s surface is dry and cracked, mostly covered in sand. There are only two water sources on the surface that are locked in a constant state of boiling. On its surface roams colossal alien creatures that have heavily adapted to the extreme heat.

Ospa does have a redeeming feature. It has a vast network of extensive caves underneath. These caves have flora and fauna of their own. Hidden away from the always burning sun there can be found cool water and geothermal locations where temperature from the core can escape.

History:

(Year-1) Upon landing the colony originally started with 1,000,000 people. Upon landing on the planet it could be identified that it was going to be a hostile surface. The original 1,000,000 wouldn’t survive for long with how ill prepared they were.

(Year-5) They’re finally able to settle into the cavernous interior of the planet. Along with settling they are able to discover hot spots that help to power everything. Their population had taken a hit, they numbered 789,900. A decision has been made that a council of 11 leaders would have absolute say of the internal and external affairs of the colony.

(Year-14) Research has been done to help nurture human genes to be more resilient to heat. Test trials have started and the population has been on the rise.

(Year-52) Gene research has pulled through and they have been able to secure injectable genes that could help nurture infants to be heat resistant.

(Year-60) Riots have begun as people protest against the usage of injections to help protect the heat at the risk of abnormal mutations. 3 of the 11 council members have split off from the council to form their own government.

(Year-68) The beginning of a civil war has taken place with two factions, The Alliance and The Free People. The usage of artificial genes have been put into use with the main mutation being loss of all hair. Along with this civil war weapon and vehicle research has started to take off. Reclamation of the surface has also begun with the newer advancement of flight vehicles.

(Year-91) The civil war has come to an end with the result being a win for The Alliance. Domes have become popular on the surface for all the genetically modified humans. Studies are being conducted over how stable the heat resistant gene is.

(Year-120) The advancement of entertainment and vehicular enterprises have been achieved. People who have the mutated heat gene have started to notice changes within their biology. Their skin has grown thick and has started to form hard plating on their body.

(Year-140) Due to discrimination against carriers of the heat resistant gene they have started to call themselves a different race, Osparian, due to forming genetic and physical differences. The government has started to enforce large scale police action to stop the rise of anti-Osparian organizations.

(Year-160) Osparians and humans are living in unity for now. Reclamation of the surface is still in progress with construction being slow due to less Osparian workers. Large metropolises have formed underground and space bases have started to be established on the moons and in the planet's orbit. This has allowed them to mine for resources in asteroids that float close to them.

(Year-225) Society has started to advance towards more research to help advance the society. Crossing of humans and osparians have begun to take off. Due to almost mastery of gene manipulation birth defects that would occur are taken care of. Rising “half-spar” population.

Culture and Society:

The average age for a human is 89 years old. The average age for an Osparian is 100. Their society is largely capitalist based, with local “enforcers” as the police are called to monitor any crime. The standard unit of money is one oss, or “O”. A new religion has started to form with their belief in an all powerful being. They’ve started to erect small pyramidal-like buildings as religious centers. Most cities are underground where a huge amount of humans live alongside Osparians.

Government and Politics

The government is controlled by a ruling 11 that gets replaced by a vote from the remaining. It is a position held until death or rendered unable to complete duties. These 11 control all aspects of society, this includes economy, military, crime, art, education, and ect. They allow no other governing party to exist other than them.

Technology:

Ospa technology has advanced in many fields. In the field of energy, they’ve made large advancements in it. They’ve become completely dependent on renewable energy and have more than enough thanks to high quality solar and geothermal collection methods. In the advancements of medicine they’ve become skilled at working with genetic diseases. Most genetic diseases are curable with their level of technology. In the advancement of weaponry Ospa moved away from laser based firepower, which is heat based, in favor of electric charge based firepower. Due to the thick plating of the colossal beasts that roam the surface their weapons are made to shock their hearts to death rather than bleed them. As for vehicular technology, Ospa has made easy and smooth travel and landing when coming in and out of their atmosphere. Ospa developed a line of flight vehicles or “flyers” as they call them. They hover over the ground or fly through the air at high speeds within the atmosphere.

Military:

The Ospa military is dispersed throughout the planet and works with the “enforcers”, or police. The military will likely not gather together unless there is a large colossal animal about to make a collision with a dome or the 11 leaders command it. Every member of the Ospa military is given a shock rifle which requires electric cells to shoot. Every member is also given an exo-suit, the suit is temperature controlled and has the ability to store oxygen. The only difference between the human and osparian exo-suit is that the osparian suits were too big to add a jump pack on-to. Jump-packs release bursts of air that are able to swiftly carry people for maneuvering. Half-spars are able to equip human exo-suits due to smaller builds.

The structure of the military is as stated. One of the 11 will be nominated as high-general. They will gain complete control of troop movement. Under the high-general are the generals. Generals will take command over a designated amount of troops. Under the generals are captains. Captains will designate orders to squad leaders. Squad leaders will designate their orders to the squad that they are over, usually consisting of 10 members.

Additional Info:

Theme- https://youtu.be/XfR9iY5y94s

Osparian

Appearance:

Osparians are green or gray in color. They often have bright green eyes that have a thin protective layer on them that protects against sunlight or flashes. They are usually 6-7 feet tall. They have human proportions except they have plating that looks like rock covering parts of their bodies. They lack hair on them instead having plating where hair should exist. They’re bodies are immune to heat which makes them far more adapted to Ospa’s surface than humans.

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Ospa Alliance

Nation Name: Ospa Alliance

Government Form: Dictatorship

-A council of 11 that has absolute say over what goes on in the government called “The Alliance”.

Demographics

Population:

1.6 Billion

Races:

Human 40%
Osparians 50%
Half-Spars 10%

Languages:

-Common- 95%, a language formed by the combination of earthly languages passed down through heritage. It’s an old and respected language that is spoken by almost everyone.

-Osparion- 60%, As humans adapted and developed ways to survive on Ospa they changed the way they talked. Letters formed into glyphs and became shorter to say. Osparion is spoken by the newer generation that has genetically split from the older human generation. Osparion is now adapted by the growing Osaprian population along with some of the human population.

Urbanization:

Rural-20%, Rural living is mostly done in small habitation domes along Ospa’s surface. These domes are often formed in groups that are usually connected with tram systems or if close enough long walkways. Usually in rural areas there will be more Osparians than humans due to heat difference.

Urban-80%, Urban living is dominated by giant underground cities or huge habitation domes. These “Under-Cities” are powered by solar and geothermal energy, keeping the air underground clean. These Urban cities can stretch miles into the extensive underground cave system on Ospa.

Religion:

Atheist-89, a large portion of the population is unaligned with a church or does not conduct any spiritual rituals.

Shadorn-11%, a portion of the population has now started to conduct a new type of religion not performed in the past. These individuals believe that they can obtain a place in an afterlife by committing to a life of silence. They believe in the great being “Dai’feron” who prepares a place for silent believers. He is the father of the universe and delights in seeing his creations bask in the silence of his art works.
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Planet Name and Description:

Ospa, a harsh desert planet that receives 23 hours of sun in its 30 hour day cycle. It’s locked into the orbit of a B-type star with 3 small moons that orbit at a fast rate. It’s located in a lonely system with the next closest planet being locked in the orbit of another sun forever away. It’s surface is dry and cracked, mostly covered in sand. There are only two water sources on the surface that are locked in a constant state of boiling. On its surface roams colossal alien creatures that have heavily adapted to the extreme heat.

Ospa does have a redeeming feature. It has a vast network of extensive caves underneath. These caves have flora and fauna of their own. Hidden away from the always burning sun there can be found cool water and geothermal locations where temperature from the core can escape.

History:

(Year-1) Upon landing the colony originally started with 1,000,000 people. Upon landing on the planet it could be identified that it was going to be a hostile surface. The original 1,000,000 wouldn’t survive for long with how ill prepared they were.

(Year-5) They’re finally able to settle into the cavernous interior of the planet. Along with settling they are able to discover hot spots that help to power everything. Their population had taken a hit, they numbered 789,900. A decision has been made that a council of 11 leaders would have absolute say of the internal and external affairs of the colony.

(Year-14) Research has been done to help nurture human genes to be more resilient to heat. Test trials have started and the population has been on the rise.

(Year-52) Gene research has pulled through and they have been able to secure injectable genes that could help nurture infants to be heat resistant.

(Year-60) Riots have begun as people protest against the usage of injections to help protect the heat at the risk of abnormal mutations. 3 of the 11 council members have split off from the council to form their own government.

(Year-68) The beginning of a civil war has taken place with two factions, The Alliance and The Free People. The usage of artificial genes have been put into use with the main mutation being loss of all hair. Along with this civil war weapon and vehicle research has started to take off. Reclamation of the surface has also begun with the newer advancement of flight vehicles.

(Year-91) The civil war has come to an end with the result being a win for The Alliance. Domes have become popular on the surface for all the genetically modified humans. Studies are being conducted over how stable the heat resistant gene is.

(Year-120) The advancement of entertainment and vehicular enterprises have been achieved. People who have the mutated heat gene have started to notice changes within their biology. Their skin has grown thick and has started to form hard plating on their body.

(Year-140) Due to discrimination against carriers of the heat resistant gene they have started to call themselves a different race, Osparian, due to forming genetic and physical differences. The government has started to enforce large scale police action to stop the rise of anti-Osparian organizations.

(Year-160) Osparians and humans are living in unity for now. Reclamation of the surface is still in progress with construction being slow due to less Osparian workers. Large metropolises have formed underground and space bases have started to be established on the moons and in the planet's orbit. This has allowed them to mine for resources in asteroids that float close to them.

(Year-225) Society has started to advance towards more research to help advance the society. Crossing of humans and osparians have begun to take off. Due to almost mastery of gene manipulation birth defects that would occur are taken care of. Rising “half-spar” population.

Culture and Society:

The average age for a human is 89 years old. The average age for an Osparian is 100. Their society is largely capitalist based, with local “enforcers” as the police are called to monitor any crime. The standard unit of money is one oss, or “O”. A new religion has started to form with their belief in an all powerful being. They’ve started to erect small pyramidal-like buildings as religious centers. Most cities are underground where a huge amount of humans live alongside Osparians. Along with the market-economy there’s also the black-market. Ospa has crime rings which deal with drugs and human trafficking.

Government and Politics

The government is controlled by a ruling 11 that gets replaced by a vote from the remaining. It is a position held until death or rendered unable to complete duties. These 11 control all aspects of society, this includes economy, military, crime, art, education, and ect. They allow no other governing party to exist other than them.

Technology:

Ospa technology has advanced in many fields. In the field of energy, they’ve made large advancements in it. They’ve become completely dependent on renewable energy and have more than enough thanks to high quality solar and geothermal collection methods. In the advancements of medicine they’ve become skilled at working with genetic diseases. Most genetic diseases are curable with their level of technology. In the advancement of weaponry Ospa moved away from laser based firepower, which is heat based, in favor of electric charge based firepower. Due to the thick plating of the colossal beasts that roam the surface their weapons are made to shock their hearts to death rather than bleed them. As for vehicular technology, Ospa has made easy and smooth travel and landing when coming in and out of their atmosphere. Ospa developed a line of flight vehicles or “flyers” as they call them. They hover over the ground or fly through the air at high speeds within the atmosphere. On agricultural the growth of plants is done in giant surface side domes then sent below. Since farming space is limited the food has been genetically altered to give the most amount of nutrients, this does not do wonders on the taste. As for meat they raise some smaller animal like species below ground, but most meat is gathered from slain colossal beasts that roam the surface.

Military:

The Ospa military is dispersed throughout the planet and works with the “enforcers”, or police. The military will likely not gather together unless there is a large colossal animal about to make a collision with a dome or the 11 leaders command it. Every member of the Ospa military is given a shock rifle which requires electric cells to shoot. Every member is also given an exo-suit, the suit is temperature controlled and has the ability to store oxygen. The only difference between the human and osparian exo-suit is that the osparian suits were too big to add a jump pack on-to. Jump-packs release bursts of air that are able to swiftly carry people for maneuvering. Half-spars are able to equip human exo-suits due to smaller builds.

The structure of the military is as stated. One of the 11 will be nominated as high-general. They will gain complete control of troop movement. Under the high-general are the generals. Generals will take command over a designated amount of troops. Under the generals are captains. Captains will designate orders to squad leaders. Squad leaders will designate their orders to the squad that they are over, usually consisting of 10 members.

Additional Info:

Theme- https://youtu.be/XfR9iY5y94s

Osparian

Appearance:

Osparians are green or gray in color. They often have bright green eyes that have a thin protective layer on them that protects against sunlight or flashes. They are usually 6-7 feet tall. They have human proportions except they have plating that looks like rock covering parts of their bodies. They lack hair on them instead having plating where hair should exist. They’re bodies are immune to heat which makes them far more adapted to Ospa’s surface than humans.

Characters

Weston Obrak

Weston Obrak, most adventurous pilot in The Alliance, he’s one multiple flyer races and is known for his work of defending domes from beasts. He’s also the first pilot to go through the Ospa Gateway. He’s on of the human minorities. His skin is tanned sun a burnt hand from being stuck out in the sun when he was little. He’s always been up for adventure. His long brown hair is slicked back and his beard is well groomed. He stands at about 6”1. He’s always wondered about where all the other humans had gone. But on his latest mission hopefully he’ll find out.

Gaí Sebaí

Gai Sebai, translated to common, is the third member of the council that is Osparian. Although unknown to citizens most of the council is made of mostly humans. Of the 11 only 3 Osparians are allowed on the council. Gai Was lucky enough to be at the right place at the right time. When young, the council member that he took the spot of had taken a liking to him and showed him the ropes. Due to this he was able to take over his place efficiently. This had left him with a good reputation and a great amount of swaying power over the council. Gai Sebai is 6”11, his skin is green with heavy plating covering his forehead and chin. His eyes are a deep gray.

Blades of the Blood Coast: A Grimdark Mercenary Roleplay

@ClocktowerEchos Strange but imaginative

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Ill let you guys vote now I suppose:

Would you guys wish for a fellow NPC merc?

Should your team have a leader?

Do you want some light dice rolls in the game?

Give me either a Yes/No/Neutral on all of them.

@POOHEAD189

Npc: Yes
Leader: Neutral
Dice Rolls: Yes