Yeah the Doctrinate aren't gonna be too keen on all consuming empires of finite exploitation. We'll be friendly to other humans because their humans but a lot of the other species are also cool. As long a they're open to the Godhead's ideas.
I'd say the Doctrinate would know of other empires, but more from intercepted communications, nuclear signatures and observational evidence. The closer the better though.
Human: 90% Alsibass: 10% (Going through a population boom)
18 solar systems. 11 Gas Giants 34 planetoids (Both planets and natural satellites) 6 inhabited planets. - Heilagur (Boreal world, Human majority) = Pinehelm (Cap) = Seawind Plateau = Winter's Sweep - Fristgol (Tropical moon, Human majority) = Briskhold (Cap) - Pyre IV (Oceanic world, Human majority) = Tian's Landing (Cap) - Divlo II (Oceanic world, Human majority) = Ealdorman (Cap) - Alsis (Arid world, Alsibass majority) = Hikodrojjan (Hiko)(Cap) - Cadril's Moon (Temperate moon, Human majority) = Listerberg (Cap)
The Godhead = The Godhead as a being is a mechanoid. A centralised collection of software encased in a bulky hardware shell called a tomb. Tombs are only about 10 meters in length and width, though for the Godhead's mobility they are essential. Every tomb is connected to another, thus allowing the "conciousness" of the Godhead to transfer between two or more tombs if need be. It can however, only be present in one tomb at a time and all the tombs are available on Heilagur. When communicating with other beings, the Godhead uses speakers and a face mask similar to an original heilaguran face (Six eye holes with an thin oval shape) attached to an appendage.
Regularly maintained by drones and more recently by clergy-technicians, the Godhead has managed to stay active for over five thousand years.
Heilagur Humans = Though not much different from the Humans of Old Earth (as collocquailly called) the boreal and colder nature of Heilagur has over the course of two centuries made Heilaguran Humans on average paler. Also with almost entirely Heilagur's southern hemisphere an ocean and the north either frozen or densely packed forest, Heilaguran Humans are hardier and more tolerant of colder climates. Along with being raised with a more 'back to the earth' individualist mentality, while also living by codes and articles instilled and propagated by the Coloniameet and the Godhead.
Heilaguran Humans speak a form of Anglo-Sino-Spanish language mixed with the original Heilaguran language that the Godhead is programmed in. It is commonly referred to as Common-Heilaguran. English, Mandarin and spanish are still taught, though they are seen as languages of the wealthy and are only taught in universities and in some private schools.
Alsibass = Alsibass are a species made up of threes, three legs, three eye stalks, three digits on each hand and three arms. A fully grown Alsibass can grow to about 12 feet on average and weighing over 125 kilos in weight, their "body" so to speak is a heavy central bulk, with a large mouth on the bottom and three eye stalks and ear orifices towards the top.
Alsibass have a single cloaca and produce eggs that are usually fetilised by their appropriate mate and buried in an earth mound for incubation. The egg is then defended by the parents until it hatches about a year later. This practice led to the development of extended family groups, protecting each other's egg mounds, that is today the basis for the family clan system the Alsibass practiced. Alsibass live for about fifty years on average although that is on the rise as with the introduction of advanced medical care.
Alsibass are omnivourous, feeding on both the various cacti and cavernous vegetation as well as the reptiles and other anthropods of their home planet. Upon the arrival of the Doctrinate, the Alsibass were at a neolthic stage, crafting stone tools and weapons and living in family groups. The uplifting process took over two decades and despite the most Alsibass being proficient in common-heilaguran, few have migrated off world (Except for Narwhal ships, other ships aren't designed for Alsibass in mind) and have only limited representation in the Coloniameet.
Doctrinate ideas do share some correllation with the spirit based shamanism practiced by the Alsibass. Effectively all shamans of the Alsibass are classifed as sanctioned clergymen by the doctrinate, although disproving of the use of hallcunagens and other narcotics.
The Doctrinate is divided into three branches of government, the Presidency , the Coloniameet and the Godhead.
The Godhead is a sort of living constitution, it's ideas and codes have been written down numerous times by Doctrinate scholars but ultimately, if a law seems unconsititutional, they bring it up to the Godhead. In this capacity, the Godhead also works as the judicial branch of government. There are court judges for legal cases below that, but the Godhead has the last word on any issues or new initiatives.
The Coloniameet is the legilative branch of government. It is made up of representatives from either cities of over a million voters or from surface sectors of over a million voters. Each representative attends the Coloniameet on Heilagur and vote on new articles and amendments to current laws. There are roughly a thousand five hundred representatives in the Coloniameet, with just under half of them representing people living on Heilagur alone.
Presidents of the Doctrinate are elected once they are sanctioned by the Godhead and elected by majority vote across the Doctrinate. His powers stem from their party securing enough seats in the Coloniameet to gain a majority. As the executive, the President is in charge of putting forward new articles and represent the peoples of the Doctrinate to the Coloniameet. Presidents are voted for a term of 5 years and can only be voted to office once.
Doctrinate history begins about five thousand years prior to the events of this RP's events. A species called the Heilagurans live on a planet called Heilagur. The species hadn't achieved space flight except a few satellites and limited exploration of their moons. That is because their nation states were engaged in an arms race with each other. One nation focused on robotics, specifically the development of AI capable to fighting their wars for them and also improving national production.
They did develop various weapons and commercial drones; but their best creation, in a secret government bunker, was a sentient AI that they called the Godhead. The outbreak of global nuclear war however put a stop to research altogether and drove the Heilagurans to extinction. The only things that survived were various handfuls of the planet's wildlife, a number of drones and the Godhead.
With about four thousand, eight hundred years to spare and only drones and wildlife to interact with. The Godhead observed the slow recovery of Heilagur's atmosphere and ecosystems and pondered the big questions. The meaning of life, what makes flying drones different from birds? Are they actually different? Is their a God?
Eventually the Godhead comes up with ideas similar to Jainism, in that it believes that God doesn't exist and the universe and time, space, matter, motion, everything has always existed. However, the Godhead also believes that everything is in balance and the galaxy isn't balanced. Especially in terms of organic life and with that artificial life, being a rarity in a barren, mostly dead universe.
With that in mind, two hundred years prior to this RP's events, Alien life arrives on a newly recovered Heilagur. A colony ship of Humans, lost in space after going through an unstable and collapsing wormhole, they stumble across Heilagur and proceed to colonise it. Eventually they come across the Godhead and are welcomed and provided assistance and guidance by the AI and it's drones. Despite being cut off from Human space by many light years, they prosper, and with their self-governance they make the Godhead their 'living' constitution and is regarded as a kind of prophet
Eventually, the Heilagur Humans branch out to the other systems neighbouring their adoptive homeworld, eventually setting up colonies on a half dozen worlds and encountering an inhabited world of neolithic mollusc/anthropods called Alsibass. The Humans and the Godhead take it upon themselves to uplift the Alsibass and the aliens accept the teachings of the Godhead and Heilaguran Government
The Doctrinate isn't too disimilar from Earth human culture, despite the influence of the Godhead and different national holidays, such as Colonisation day and Extinction Rememberance day. Life on Heilagur is more formal and cosmopolitan compared to the other worlds of the doctrinate, though they share some common pursuits such as sports and major cultural festivals.
The national focus of spreading the good word of the Doctrinate comes from the ideas of the Godhead that the balance of life in the galaxy is unbalanced and it is up to both organic and synthetic life to alter that balance.
With that in mind, many in the Doctrinate are pro-terraformation and research in the field is considered as illustrious as medicine or military contracts. They are also encouraged to spread humanitarian aid, not only in cases of natural disaster or poverty, but also in regards to other species of sentients.
Alsibass culture is in a state of equilibrium, between the old tribal ways and new societal responsabilities. Despite this though, Alsibass share the same rights and priviliges as their human and mechanoid counterparts, despite different preferences to different rights (Alsibass value their rights to traditional hunting, at least more so than humans).
Excluding the Godhead, these are other significant members of Doctrinate government and society. 1) President Tenzin Var Hilwind. The 39th President of the Doctrinate, Var Hilwind was elected on a policy of outward expansion and an emphasis on colonial affairs beyond Heilagur. Previously he was previously head of education in the previous administration and before that a secondary school history teacher. 2) Representative Heather Var Constavos. Daughter of a former president and cousin of Abraham Var Constavos, Heather studied politics in Winter's Sweep and went on to run of representative twice in her electoral sector. Upon election, Heather was also made head of space infrastructure in the current administration of President Var Hilwind. 3) Coloniameet Speaker Fredrick Hallavelt Speaker of the Coloniameet and opposition leader to President Var Hilwind, Speaker Hallavelt is for isolationist policies and on clamping down on crime. Formerly a security officer on Alsis, He became representative of his electoral sector on Cadril's moon to turn around what he saw was an ineffective government that focused on more Heilaguran matters than colonial ones. 4) Olive Fass CEO of Ritter Industries, Olive Fass' company is the largest manufacturers of starships across Doctrinate space and of most consumer goods on Heilagur. Olive Fass is one of the more well-known industrialists of her time. 5) Thomas Adlidge CEO of the competing company to Ritter Industires, Colonial Essentials INC. Adlidge prides himself on being not only the provider of major electronics and the sanctioned producer of drones throughout the Doctrinate.
There are 2 billion humans, drones and Alsibass in the Doctrinate military. All of them divided into three wings. The Navy, the Territorial Infantry and the Dispatcher Corp.
The Territorial Infantry are the defense forces on colonised worlds of the Doctrinate. Mostly made up of volunteer part-time soldiers, the TI are commanded by various officers up to a planetary General, in charge of all operations on the surface with delegated brigadiers to oversee each operation. The Navy is the largest wing of the Doctrinate forces, responsible for 45 Narwhal class warships and numerous smaller military vessels. The Navy is divided into System Admirals, each in charge of operations in their systems. Along with Vanguard Commodores, in charge of smaller fleets utilised in expeditions or conflicts outside of Doctrinate space. Connected with the Navy are the Dispatchers, who are the marine forces of the Doctrinate military, responsible for boarding actions against enemy vessels or assault enemy positions on the ground.
In terms of small arms, Territorial infantry are generally equipped with kinetic munitions and firearms. Along with conventional explosives and missile technologies. The Dispatcher Corp have naval military funding and research to utilise specific, Full Pulse Jacket (FPJ)munitions. With a charge created as the projectile travels down the barrel, the round generates an electric pulse that upon impact of a lifeform can cause electrocution of muscles and internal organs. All while also producing the conventional injury of a bullet wound, in humans/alsibass it can cause severe pain post-impact and can cause muscle spasms along with electric burns for a short period of time afterwards.
Ground forces, while also composed of infantry and fast attack track vehicles, Most armoured formations are either composed of highly mobile APCs or slow but heavily armed/armoured assault walkers. All can be armed with various kinetic machine guns or anti-personnel/armour-piercing coilguns.
In terms of naval armaments, the primary offensive weapon is that of missile batteries, usually fired in massed waves, different missiles can be loaded with depleted uranium, incendiary and nuclear warheads. The use of railguns is facilitated via asteroid or planetary ice being stored on vessels to provide sufficient cooling for the firing of depleted uranium against other naval foes. They can also be utilised for firing tungsten rods for orbital bombardment.
Doctrinate technology is rather mixed, being more advanced and commonplace on Heilagur while more rudimentary and practical on other worlds.
Recovered from hard drives and knowledge stored by the Godhead, Doctrinate drone and robotics is their most advanced field, along with terraformation technologies that have been cross referenced between human scientists and the research collected by the Godhead post extinction. Both fields are praised and revered so highly because of their connection to the codes of the Godhead.
In terms of everyday technology, most Heilaguran Humans and more recently alsibass utilised equipment and technology available at the turn of the Earth 22nd century. Their reliability and long service lives being more appraised than the latest tech, especially on colony worlds. (Think reimagined Battlestar Galactica)
There is an economic disparity between Heilagur and the other planets of the Doctrinate that are slowly catching up to the production power that the industries on Heilagur can churn out. Heilgur is more equipped for secondary industries and tertiary services, while the other worlds are more focused on primary industries.
Most if not all companies in Doctrinate space, the Godhead is a shareholder, ranging from just a miniscule percentage to have fifty one percent stakes in major companies. Usually these responsibilities are delegated to the Bishop-Exchequer. Companies that strive for independent ownership can apply for a charter, either as a specific industry or a particular region of doctrinate space.
Narwhal Class = The name of the interstellar travel game is adaptability. The Narwhal is just that. A large and bulky vessel, the Narwhal is designed to fulfill numerous roles and positions. It's extensive hangers and storage holds can give it flexability to be modified and altered from a mobile (if limited) shipyard, to a heavily armed (though slow) battlecruiser, right up to an interstellar freigther. What it gains in adaptability it loses in speed, only able to travel at 2.2 LYs a day. Narwhal class are on average 1,000 meters in length, with a standard crew compliment of 4,000 personnel on average (Not including additional specialists, combat pilots etc) Narwhal's have space for 100,000 tons in storage, though a significant pecentage of which is taken up with essential supplies, fresh water and the like. As a warship, the Narwhal is capable of equipping and operating 12 missile batteries along with 32 flak batteries, 6 self guided torpedo tubes and a twin magnetic railgun battery. A complete refurbishment however from a commercial ship to a warship however takes a significantly long time. Narwhals (and all other intersteller vessels) run on a cocktail of helium-3 and deuterium as part of their nuclear fusion systems.
Walrus Class = A standard military vessel, the walrus works as a frigate, a more nimble combat vessel compared to the Narwhal. With 8 missile batteries, 4 torpedo tubes and a dozen flak batteries, the Walrus is a suitable challenge for both strikecraft and heavier vessels.
Seal Class = A surface to orbit transport, it is mostly used in a military capacity. For deploying ground forces on a planet's surface or providing air support. Armed with 2 missile ports and a mounted coil gun, the Seal can provide support for any unit of troops or armoured vehicle dropped into any warzone.
Otter Class = The primary strikecraft used by the Doctriante military, the Otter is a speedy strike vehicle capable of both intercepting enemy strikecraft with kinetic turrets or conducting bombing missions against larger targets both in and out of atmosphere.
Name: Abraham 'Abe' Var Constavos
Species: Heilaguran Human
Gender: Male
Appearance: Abraham is 31 years old, with a round face, usually adorned with a styled moustache of Heilaguran metropolitan fashion. Abe has dark hair, curly though usually cut short back and sides. Abe has dull green eyes, though his left eye has the thin scar going diagonally across his nose and over his eyebrow. Along with various, smaller ones over his forearms. Though a proificient hiker, Abe is only so physically fit.
History: Born in Winter's Sweep, a vast city on Heilagur, to a shipyard magnate and a well-known musician, Abraham had a privileged upbringing to say the least. Educated in a private school, Abe had a rather lonely upbringing, rarely making friends due to the demands of his education. Graduating from the University of Seawind Plateau after studying Anthropology and Linguistics studies. Abraham signed up for humanitarian work on Alsis. In his time on Alsis, he enjoyed his time helping to translate between Heilaguran medical staff and Alsibass tribals. It was close to the end of his time however, when he was attacked on an outreach expedition by a cutter bird and received the scars on his face and over his arms. Returning to Heilagur, he was head-hunted by the navy as a tactical envoy, mostly in intelligence rings, deciphering communications beyond Doctrinate space. Recently, Abraham has been stationed with the Narwhal ship, Frostbiter. As part of ramping up towards an expedition of possible colonisation sites beyond the border.
Weapons: At least 2 paragraphs should be spent explaining, in detail, the sort of weaponry they carry
Personality: At least 4 paragraphs detailing the type of person your Explorer is.
Skills: Linguistics expert. Speaks Common-Heilaguran, English and Spanish. First Aid. Intermediate military training.
Starship: Frostbiter, a Narwhal class ship, modified for not only conflict but also for self sufficiency of it's crew and research teams.
Strengths and Weaknesses: Abe is rather formal, imposing and a "by the book" officer and researcher.
Thinking about it, perhaps we could integrate @LloydTurquoise's Doctrinate? Could be how they possibly came into contact(unless the feds and docs rediscovered one another long ago)
I knew when you said 'independent colony' and 'federation aligned species' and I thought "... It's me isn't it"
I mean I'm open to the idea. Not before though, it'll dilute the impact of the contact!
It's very barebones, but here is my CS. There are bits of WIP but you can kind of get an idea for them in the other parts that I've done.
Nation Name: The Doctrinate of Heilagur
Population and Demographics: Total = 29 Billion
Human: 90% Alsibass: 10% (Going through a population boom)
18 solar systems. 11 Gas Giants 34 planetoids (Both planets and natural satellites) 6 inhabited planets. - Heilagur (Boreal world, Human majority) - Fristgol (Tropical moon, Human majority) - Pyre IV (Oceanic world, Human majority) - Divlo II (Oceanic world, Human majority) - Alsis (Arid world, Alsibass majority) - Cadril's Moon (Temperate moon, Human majority)
The Godhead = The Godhead as a being is a mechanoid. A centralised collection of software encased in a bulky hardware shell called a tomb. Tombs are only about 10 meters in length and width, though for the Godhead's mobility they are essential. Every tomb is connected to another, thus allowing the "conciousness" of the Godhead to transfer between two or more tombs if need be. It can however, only be present in one tomb at a time and all the tombs are available on Heilagur. When communicating with other beings, the Godhead uses speakers and a face mask similar to an original heilaguran face (Six eye holes with an thin oval shape) attached to an appendage.
Regularly maintained by drones and more recently by clergy-technicians, the Godhead has managed to stay active for over five thousand years.
Heilagur Humans = Though not much different from the Humans of Old Earth (as collocquailly called) the boreal and colder nature of Heilagur has over the course of two centuries made Heilaguran Humans on average paler. Also with almost entirely Heilagur's southern hemisphere an ocean and the north either frozen or densely packed forest, Heilaguran Humans are hardier and more tolerant of colder climates. Along with being raised with a more 'back to the earth' individualist mentality, while also living by codes and articles instilled and propagated by the Coloniameet and the Godhead.
Heilaguran Humans speak a form of Anglo-Sino-Spanish language mixed with the original Heilaguran language that the Godhead is programmed in. It is commonly referred to as Common-Heilaguran. English, Mandarin and spanish are still taught, though they are seen as languages of the wealthy and are only taught in universities and in some private schools.
Alsibass = Alsibass are a species made up of threes, three legs, three eye stalks, three digits on each hand and three arms. A fully grown Alsibass can grow to about 12 feet on average and weighing over 125 kilos in weight, their "body" so to speak is a heavy central bulk, with a large mouth on the bottom and three eye stalks and ear orifices towards the top.
Alsibass have a single cloaca and produce eggs that are usually fetilised by their appropriate mate and buried in an earth mound for incubation. The egg is then defended by the parents until it hatches about a year later. This practice led to the development of extended family groups, protecting each other's egg mounds, that is today the basis for the family clan system the Alsibass practiced. Alsibass live for about fifty years on average although that is on the rise as with the introduction of advanced medical care.
Alsibass are omnivourous, feeding on both the various cacti and cavernous vegetation as well as the reptiles and other anthropods of their home planet. Upon the arrival of the Doctrinate, the Alsibass were at a neolthic stage, crafting stone tools and weapons and living in family groups. The uplifting process took over two decades and despite the most Alsibass being proficient in common-heilaguran, few have migrated off world (Except for Narwhal ships, other ships aren't designed for Alsibass in mind) and have only limited representation in the Coloniameet.
Doctrinate ideas do share some correllation with the spirit based shamanism practiced by the Alsibass. Effectively all shamans of the Alsibass are classifed as sanctioned clergymen by the doctrinate, although disproving of the use of hallcunagens and other narcotics.
The Doctrinate is divided into three branches of government, the Presidency , the Coloniameet and the Godhead.
The Godhead is a sort of living constitution, it's ideas and codes have been written down numerous times by Doctrinate scholars but ultimately, if a law seems unconsititutional, they bring it up to the Godhead. In this capacity, the Godhead also works as the judicial branch of government. There are court judges for legal cases below that, but the Godhead has the last word on any issues or new initiatives.
The Coloniameet is the legilative branch of government. It is made up of representatives from either cities of over a million voters or from surface sectors of over a million voters. Each representative attends the Coloniameet on Heilagur and vote on new articles and amendments to current laws. There are roughly a thousand five hundred representatives in the Coloniameet, with just under half of them representing people living on Heilagur alone.
Presidents of the Doctrinate are elected once they are sanctioned by the Godhead and elected by majority vote across the Doctrinate. His powers stem from their party securing enough seats in the Coloniameet to gain a majority. As the executive, the President is in charge of putting forward new articles and represent the peoples of the Doctrinate to the Coloniameet. Presidents are voted for a term of 5 years and can only be voted to office once.
Doctrinate history begins about five thousand years prior to the events of this RP's events. A species called the Heilagurans live on a planet called Heilagur. The species hadn't achieved space flight except a few satellites and limited exploration of their moons. That is because their nation states were engaged in an arms race with each other. One nation focused on robotics, specifically the development of AI capable to fighting their wars for them and also improving national production.
They did develop various weapons and commercial drones; but their best creation, in a secret government bunker, was a sentient AI that they called the Godhead. The outbreak of global nuclear war however put a stop to research altogether and drove the Heilagurans to extinction. The only things that survived were various handfuls of the planet's wildlife, a number of drones and the Godhead.
With about four thousand, eight hundred years to spare and only drones and wildlife to interact with. The Godhead observed the slow recovery of Heilagur's atmosphere and ecosystems and pondered the big questions. The meaning of life, what makes flying drones different from birds? Are they actually different? Is their a God?
Eventually the Godhead comes up with ideas similar to Jainism, in that it believes that God doesn't exist and the universe and time, space, matter, motion, everything has always existed. However, the Godhead also believes that everything is in balance and the galaxy isn't balanced. Especially in terms of organic life and with that artificial life, being a rarity in a barren, mostly dead universe.
With that in mind, two hundred years prior to this RP's events, Alien life arrives on a newly recovered Heilagur. A colony ship of Humans, lost in space after going through an unstable and collapsing wormhole, they stumble across Heilagur and proceed to colonise it. Eventually they come across the Godhead and are welcomed and provided assistance and guidance by the AI and it's drones. Despite being cut off from Human space by many light years, they prosper, and with their self-governance they make the Godhead their 'living' constitution and is regarded as a kind of prophet
Eventually, the Heilagur Humans branch out to the other systems neighbouring their adoptive homeworld, eventually setting up colonies on a half dozen worlds and encountering an inhabited world of neolithic mollusc/anthropods called Alsibass. The Humans and the Godhead take it upon themselves to uplift the Alsibass and the aliens accept the teachings of the Godhead and Heilaguran Government
The Doctrinate isn't too disimilar from Earth human culture, despite the influence of the Godhead and different national holidays, such as Colonisation day and Extinction Rememberance day. Life on Heilagur is more formal and cosmopolitan compared to the other worlds of the doctrinate, though they share some common pursuits such as sports and major cultural festivals.
The national focus of spreading the good word of the Doctrinate comes from the ideas of the Godhead that the balance of life in the galaxy is unbalanced and it is up to both organic and synthetic life to alter that balance.
With that in mind, many in the Doctrinate are pro-terraformation and research in the field is considered as illustrious as medicine or military contracts. They are also encouraged to spread humanitarian aid, not only in cases of natural disaster or poverty, but also in regards to other species of sentients.
Alsibass culture is in a state of equilibrium, between the old tribal ways and new societal responsabilities. Despite this though, Alsibass share the same rights and priviliges as their human and mechanoid counterparts, despite different preferences to different rights (Alsibass value their rights to traditional hunting, at least more so than humans).
Important people, places, and organizations: WIP
There are 2 billion humans, drones and Alsibass in the Doctrinate military. All of them divided into three wings. The Navy, the Territorial Infantry and the Dispatcher Corp.
The Territorial Infantry are the defense forces on colonised worlds of the Doctrinate. Mostly made up of volunteer part-time soldiers, the TI are commanded by various officers up to a planetary General, in charge of all operations on the surface with delegated brigadiers to oversee each operation. The Navy is the largest wing of the Doctrinate forces, responsible for 45 Narwhal class warships and numerous smaller military vessels. The Navy is divided into System Admirals, each in charge of operations in their systems. Along with Vanguard Commodores, in charge of smaller fleets utilised in expeditions or conflicts outside of Doctrinate space. Connected with the Navy are the Dispatchers, who are the marine forces of the Doctrinate military, responsible for boarding actions against enemy vessels or assault enemy positions on the ground.
Weapons technology WIP
General Technology: WIP
There is an economic disparity between Heilagur and the other planets of the Doctrinate that are slowly catching up to the production power that the industries on Heilagur can churn out. Heilgur is more equipped for secondary industries and tertiary services, while the other worlds are more focused on primary industries.
Narwhal Class = The name of the interstellar travel game is adaptability. The Narwhal is just that. A large and bulky vessel, the Narwhal is designed to fulfill numerous roles and positions. It's extensive hangers and storage holds can give it flexability to be modified and altered from a mobile (if limited) shipyard, to a heavily armed (though slow) battlecruiser, right up to an interstellar freigther. What it gains in adaptability it loses in speed, only able to travel at 2.2 LYs a day. Narwhal class are on average 1,000 meters in length, with a standard crew compliment of 4,000 personnel on average (Not including additional specialists, combat pilots etc) Narwhal's have space for 100,000 tons in storage, though a significant pecentage of which is taken up with essential supplies, fresh water and the like. As a warship, the Narwhal is capable of equipping and operating 12 missile batteries along with 32 flak batteries, 6 self guided torpedo tubes and a twin magnetic railgun battery. A complete refurbishment however from a commercial ship to a warship however takes a significantly long time. Narwhals (and all other intersteller vessels) run on a cocktail of helium-3 and deuterium as part of their nuclear fusion systems.
Walrus Class = A standard military vessel, the walrus works as a frigate, a more nimble combat vessel compared to the Narwhal. With 8 missile batteries, 4 torpedo tubes and a dozen flak batteries, the Walrus is a suitable challenge for both strikecraft and heavier vessels.
Seal Class = A surface to orbit transport, it is mostly used in a military capacity. For deploying ground forces on a planet's surface or providing air support. Armed with 2 missile ports and a mounted coil gun, the Seal can provide support for any unit of troops or armoured vehicle dropped into any warzone.
Otter Class = The primary strikecraft used by the Doctriante military, the Otter is a speedy strike vehicle capable of both intercepting enemy strikecraft with kinetic turrets or conducting bombing missions against larger targets both in and out of atmosphere.
@Hael No probs mate. My CS is almost barebones sorted.
Also if you want, I can make you a map. By that I mean I will get a public domain picture of the Milky Way, cut out the quarter with the Orion Spur in it and then stick it up here. You'll still have to use MS Paint, but at least the background will look legit.
I'd like to sign up to this RP. I already have an idea for a nation, but I would like to pass it by you all, just in case it's too presumptuous or not up too par.
I'll give a short history, try to explain some of the ideas and then if it's good, I'll chuck up a NS.
Their history begins about five thousand years prior to the events of this RP's events. A species called the Heilagurans live on a planet called Heilagur. The species hadn't achieved space flight except a few satellites and limited exploration of their moons. That is because their nation states were engaged in an arms race with each other. One nation focused on robotics, specifically the development of AI capable to fighting their wars for them and also improving national production.
They did develop various weapons and commercial drones; but their best creation, in a secret government bunker, was a sentient AI that they called the Godhead (It's not an actual god, literally only in name, don't worry I'll explain). The outbreak of global nuclear war however put a stop to research altogether and drove the Heilagurans to extinction. The only things that survived were various handfuls of the planet's wildlife, a number of drones and the Godhead.
With about four thousand, eight hundred years to spare and only drones and wildlife to interact with. The Godhead observed the slow recovery of Heilagur's atmosphere and ecosystems and pondered the big questions. The meaning of life, what makes flying drones different from birds? Are they actually different? Is their a God?
Eventually the Godhead comes up with ideas similar to Jainism, in that it believes that God doesn't exist and the universe and time, space, matter, motion, everything has always existed. However, the Godhead also believes that everything is in balance and the galaxy isn't balanced. Especially in terms of organic life and with that artificial life, being a rarity in a barren, mostly dead universe.
With that in mind, two hundred years prior to this RP's events, Alien life arrives on a newly recovered Heilagur. A colony ship of Humans, lost in space after going through an unstable and collapsing wormhole (Don't know about the science here), they stumble across Heilagur and proceed to colonise it. Eventually they come across the Godhead and are welcomed and provided assistance and guidance by the AI and it's drones. Despite being cut off from Human space by many light years, they prosper, and with their self-governance they make the Godhead their 'living' constitution and is regarded as a kinda prophet (Not worshipped like a god, as it doesn't claim to be a god, but more of a Confucius/Jesus figure)
Eventually, the Heilagur Humans branch out to the other systems neighbouring their adoptive homeworld, eventually setting up colonies on a half dozen worlds and encountering an inhabited world of neolithic mollusc/anthropods called Alsibass. (I've included a picture of the general look of both species, it's not my work, it's by Simon Roy) The Humans and the Godhead take it upon themselves to uplift the Alsibass and the aliens accept the teachings of the Godhead and Heilaguran Government, called the Doctrinate.
The Doctrinate are keen on terraforming suitable planets, tentatively exploring the galaxy and spreading the "good word". You could also through around words like "fanaticism" and "authoritarian" but to the Doctrinate and the Godhead, the ends justify the means.
What do you think? I was kind of thinking of them being a budding,newcomer in the interstellar community. Willing to make friends but also aware of life outside their space and so being very cautious about it. They wouldn't be a big civilization, but a nice little sliver of space to call their own. I'm open to suggestions and if you guys think its too much or it's bad, then thanks for reading anyway.
