[quote=@SillyGoy]
I know I'm pretty late to the party, right when it's about to start, but is it possible to still join in?

Edit: I've begun to work on something.

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[h1]The Harmony of Wo[/h1][/center]


[hr][center][b]Species Description:[/b][/center]

The Wo are a transcendant species. Once, they were large, bulky humanoids with four upper limbs, but now they are not so constrained by the limits of the flesh. Having transferred their whole race's minds into a massive eletronic network, they are now an entirely mechanical, almost unliving. As such, individuals, being AI's now, may now enjoy all sorts of physical vessels via mind uplink, from simple bipedal walkers that allow a Wo to take some time away from the constant stream of information they receive every nanosecond in the network, to gargantuan, awe-inspiring battleships that have been built to protect the sanctity of the Harmony. As the Wo have mastered modular engineering to the micro level, the only standardized designs are those of starships and other large constructs, and every other physical platform is extremely varied and personal. All wo, being untouchable outside of their homeworld, see warfare as a mere game as a result.

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As stated above, the Wo are an entirely mechanical race, having made the decision to transfer their minds into a massive electronic superhighway that they have named the "Harmony." The main infrastructure of this network is on their homeworld of Hi, a former terrestrial planet now made artificial with conduits, transistors, and tectonic plates of metal covering the entirety of its surface. Whereas once it radiated organic warmth, now it buzzes with electric energy and exudes the cold confidence of plasteel alloys. The entirety of the Wo race lives on Hi, whose location is kept from other races in total secrecy. Offworld endeavors are conducted via relay stations that allow the Wo to project their consciousness outwards to control the appropriate vessels. In the event that a mind tether is cut, most small Wo constructs - and all of their larger creations - have built-in, simple AI's that allow them to function to a limited extent.

The Wo are masters of engineering, and have no qualms with stripping whole planets bare of resources if it means bettering the Harmony in one way or another. Their refineries and smelters are almost perfectly efficient, and their assembly bays so powerful and versatile that retooling to create something different is but a mere thought away, a command to switch modes. This is only for smaller constructions, however, and the individuality of the Wo can be seen in the great variety of their roughly human-sized physical platforms. Larger objects, such as starships and mining facilities, require dedicated shipyards and prefabricators, and designs of such size are standardized. The Wo build their things to be as modular as possible, to make retrofitting and upgrading easy. It is needless to say that they have a deep understanding of metallurgy.

Their main method of energy production is Fusion technology. Physical platforms make use of compact and highly efficient batteries that allow them to operate for weeks without recharging.

Where weapons are concerned, the Laser is king for the Wo. They adore this line of technology because of its scalability: the techniques used to create a Laser Rifle can also be used to create a battlecruiser's main gun battery, only on a larger scale. The Wo also make use of shielding technology and their armor schemes are decent, but the currently reigning military theories in the Harmony conclude that offense is the best defense - and so, to face the Wo in combat is to experience massed laser batteries pouring sustained and intense fire at you, but the vessels doing so are relatively frail.

The Wo mainly use wormholes as their method of faster-than-light travel, due to their need to keep their minds tethered with their creations. As they hold their lives dearly, individual Wo refuse to transfer their whole consciousness into such fragile things like starships. If the Wo must expand, they must transfer infrastructure from Hi onto another planet or other suitable object - but what kind of madman would want to leave Home?

They are also extremely adept at technologies centered around deceit and misdirection - electronic warfare, cloaking and signature masking. This stems from their fear of their homeworld being found. A minor penetration of Wo space will see one's instruments malfunctioning coupled with visual and audio warnings to turn back, but delve any deeper and dedicated AI-killer programs will attempt to force their way into the tresspasser's computer architecture and destroy it as best as they are able. Systems critical to the operation of a ship, such as life support, engines, and fire control are prime targets for such viruses. If these do not take care of the intruder, then they will be engaged by a powerful Wo Battlefleet.


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Its always open!
And welcome! 
Also, that Username though.