Hey guys.

So, after a long break, I thought I'd try my hand again at NRP writing.  ANd the illustrious KeyGuy always vreates exactly what I am looking for, so I thought I'd apply to him again.  If you guys don't mind me joining that is.

EDIT: A rough draft, for perusal.

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Name of nation: ShaldouvKenutohyyfruutisso’s Domain (Shaldouv’s Domain for Short)

Species: 
Neuraxials – The master race of the Domain, these creatures hail from the jungle planet Yutrew, and range in size from a few meters across to hundreds of meters across, resembling large, fungal-like growths, with dazzling arrays of frills, spines, hairs and other extremities of magnificent color and size, that flitter and flick as one thinks or speaks.  Each form is cemented to it’s foundation, where it landed as a spore, and as such, is often anchored to specially made hovering platforms to allow some degree of mobility.  This, however, was not enough to allow their civilization to make any meaningful progress, and so all Neuraxials have developed over their complex evolutionary history a cunning and horrifying way of acquiring servants.  
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Before the advent of robotics, each Neuraxial possessed dozens of specialized axon endings in tentacle sheaths.   A Neuraxial would lure the creature with pheromones and it’s glowing frills over to it, and then quickly lunge these nerve cords at the victim, puncturing their skull with the force of a bullet.  The individual’s mind is quickly analysed and uploaded to the Neuraxial (with all the victims knowledge intact), killing them in the process, and the Neuraxial has a willing and totally obedient slave.  The larger members of the Domain have entire cities of servants, each one following it’s masters orders, though today most slaves have this sheath removed and replaced with a wireless control unit, to prevent tangling and allowing more servants to be linked to a Master at a time.  

Each Neuraxial is vastly intelligent (due to the processing power required to control a sentient being, let alone dozens or hundreds) rivalling that of some capital ship grade AI, though it is often wasted in most individuals on vain pursuits regarding appearance and social status. Neuraxials are hermaphrodites,  and would reproduce via releasing tens of thousands of spores to find new anchor spots and begin growth.  They are filter feeders, but also have sucker mouths to ingest liquid foods prepared by their servants .

Faroden – Small, bipedal goat like creatures at about five feet tall, Faroden are unremarkable in almost every way, excluding their unique position as an extinct species entirely controlled by a master overlord race.  They possess four eyes, small curved horns and are a slender shape, a remnant of their plain running nature.  Some Neuraxials believe a small proportion of the Faroden population may still live somewhere on the  globe, or even off world, preparing to destroy the Domain once and for all.

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Description of government: 
Domain governents are largely decentralized, as they span across several worlds and each individual considers itself ruler.  One individual, known as ShaldouvKenutohyyfruutisso Loofgyttnseduna (Or Shaldouv) owns the largest territory of three planets, and holds the highest seat of power in a self-declared monarchy.  Despite protests to this claim, all other leadership on the other four worlds reluctantly agree, due mostly to the fact that Shaldouv is considered the most magnificent and beautiful of their kind.

The other territories of Vyih, Knajhguu and Seooi are still fiercely independent, and most often rule over their own populations, searching for more planets and moons to colonize, delegating other facets of government to local sectors to maintain and follow. This leads to a high degree of lawlessness and criminal activity in these sectors, that can often be escaped by simply leaving and outwitting the poorly trained militia forces.

Description of military: 
Although most of Domain society is centered around petty squabbles of vanity, wealth and beauty, their societal structure means there is very little conflict resulting in death or injury.  Some individuals saw sense in forming some kind of military presence, lest that they were destroyed by some alien, outside power and so developed various methodologies and technologies to defend themselves, with mixed success. 

Each territory have large militia battle groups, made up of war minded Neuraxials and their slave harems commanding with a range of ship sizes, from frigate to battleship.  These forces are purely defensive and ragtag, spending most of their time in law enforcement duties, but could be rallied together from all edges of the Domain to make an impressive fleet to fight off an opposing alien empire.

For ground operations, large scale deployments are often shunned, as they quickly become too complex and messy to coordinate effectively between Neuraxial minds.  Instead, Some Neuraxials have trained themselves extensively and equipped squads of Faroden to deal with these engagements quickly and quietly.  Boasting lethal training, lightning fast reflexes and cutting edge technology (from advanced weaponry and armor to cloaking technologies and advanced AI systems) these soldiers are unmatched in small squad on squad combat.

Technological Overview: 
Most Domain technological progress have been focused on enriching and simplifying the Neuraxial way of life, although they have made significant progress in all aspects of scientific endeavor.  Robotic and artificial intelligence technologies are common place, serving in all aspects of labor and the service sector for less wealthy Neuraxials, as well as Faroden cloning technologies and wireless control networking of organic minds, leading to further developments in psychotropic warfare and psychology.

Their starships are capable of FTL, using gates to enter slipspace and tunnel through space to other gates.  Alternatively, an expensive but powerful jump ship can warp both itself and a small number of support vessels to nearby locations in the galaxy, acting as a temporary link to a pre-established gate until another is either sent through or constructed.  Shielding systems are made for surviving the exotic matter collisions found in slip space, but do little against conventional energy weaponry.  

Naval warfare ships rely on heavy armor and ablative platings to ward off enemy fire, and is often built thick on larger vessels to withstand punishing salvos.  Offensive weapons are unique, and use an energy field to make a ‘tunnel’ of high energy static to the target.  An instant later, a cap is released from the barrel of the weapon, and the shell is emptied of it’s payload: a hyper boiled tungsten liquid fired at subsonic or supersonic speed, depending on the size of the gun.  This jet of liquid destruction punches holes clean through infantry.  On larger platforms such as ships, this round splashes on the target’s armor, boiling off and thinning the structural hard points of the ship in the vacuum of space.  Standard rail gun fire then shreds the targets now useless armor.

Wireless communication technologies and entanglement messaging systems are standard, as well as renewable energy in the form of fusion power and sustainable food supplies


Cultural Overview: 
Neuraxials are obsessed with social standing, particularly beauty.  They are often vain and melodramatic, accusing outsiders of not understanding true beauty or hatefulness when told they are wrong.  This desire for wealth, belongings and perfection have made their society very cultured and focused on the arts, with artwork and music taking priority over other things, and their every need tailored to by their ever obedient Faroden slaves.  

Often, a Neuraxial will have two ‘jobs’, a standard career for furthering and contributing to society (known as their Forced self) and a profound and cultured pastime (such as art, composing or poetry, known as their Ascendant self) that they enjoy.  A Neuraxials name will have a ‘Ratu on the end when it considers itself to be Forced, and ‘Polaiy when engaging as it’s Ascendant self.  This is very important, and it is a great offence to misuse these end name terms.

Another aspect of culture is philosophy and internalizing one’s thoughts into a perceivable portrait to share with others, achieved by entering a hibernation state known as it’s ‘Deep self’. In this stage, a Neuraxial is not to be called by it’s name, but to be called ‘Fuytigiel Yaptu’, or ‘One with the Ether’.  This state can last decades, and often results in a profound shift in personality when the Neuraxial awakens.

Overall, and despite what most races would perceive of their cruel slave system, they are a peaceful and very introspective race, eager to meet other civilizations and teach them of the beauty and majesty of the Domain and it’s inhabitants,

History: 
Origins - Evolving on the jungle planet of Yutrew, the Neuraxials were revered as gods by the ancient Faroden, worshipped and cared for by the tribes for thousands of years.  Eventually, the two societies became inter connected to such a degree, that the Faroden had accidentally integrated themselves into the Neuraxials minds completely, going extinct in the process.  Ultimately, the Neuraxials were not bothered by this, as they had always perceived the Faroden as lesser beings, and knew long before they did that this was their ultimate destiny.

Once entirely assimilated, the Neuraxials had much time to philosophize and investigate the natural world around them, and slowly but surely built the beginnings of societies that splintered off and settled as new spores claimed new lands and were spread by their servants.  It was during this stage of their history that the Void times occurred, where the Neuraxials became so dispersed that they lost contact with each other, and became Deep selves for the next three hundred years to try and solve the issue.

After awakening, they set about reconnecting, and built cities with the help of their slaves.  Eventually, their advance of technology led them to rediscover their kind, but discovered they had become extremely different, ad bickered over who’s deep self had been right about where to take the Domain next.  This fighting led to the current Neuraxial way of life, of vanity and self-proclamation of righteousness and divine self, and further drove a rift in their culture.  

When this world had grown too small, they went to the stars, claiming territories and constantly attempting to one up their neighbors, leading to the current political climate of the Domain.

Other:   
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 Images and stuff will come later, its 1 am and I am tired XD

Please excuse any misspellings, see above for reason