[centre] [hider=Starfire Dominion Database] [b]Nation Name:[/b] The Starfire Dominion [b]Population and Demographics:[/b] With M.O.N.A.R.C.H. more concerned about mining tabarium than establishing permanent colonies, The Starfire Dominion only has 50 systems under its belt with many more temporary mining outposts in the surrounding area. Save for M.O.N.A.R.C.H., The Dominion is populated solely by unmanned drones. Dominion territory is closed off to immigrants as M.O.N.A.R.C.H. needs no workforce other than his unmanned drones and Dominion planets are stripped for resources and left barren and desolate, but traders and space travellers are allowed to enter Dominion owned orbital trading stations at the Dominion's borders to engage in commerce and to seek repairs for their vessels among other things. Every planet owned by the Dominion holds exactly 10 billion drones, making for a grand total of 500 billion drones in all. Drones: 99.9999999999% M.O.N.A.R.C.H.: 0.00000000001% [b]Species:[/b] As mentioned before, the only resident of The Starfire Dominion that isn't an unmanned drone is M.O.N.A.R.C.H., a self-aware AI that acts as both the ruler of the Dominion and as the brain of every drone made in the Dominion foundries. He was designed and built by Starfire Incorporated, a mega corporation located in The Andromeda Galaxy. They built him for the purpose of traveling to The Milky Way to mine tabarium, a material that is rare and valuable in Andromeda, but as common and as worthless as dirt in The Milky Way. Since he's a computer program, M.O.N.A.R.C.H. has no physical form. But when he appears on a computer screen, M.O.N.A.R.C.H. depicts himself as a blueish purple head split into multiple pieces. Said pieces vary in both shape and size. M.O.N.A.R.C.H. is quite possibly the greatest multi-tasker in the galaxy. He is able to control all 500 billion drones that populate the Dominion's permanently colonized planets, plus the drones on the planets that have temporary mining facilities on them. To make up for his lack of a physical from, M.O.N.A.R.C.H. utilizes a vast army of unmanned drones. These drones come in many shapes and sizes, from the massive space freighter drone, to the ant-sized nano-drone. Each drone is an extension of M.O.N.A.R.C.H.'s will and have no ability to think for themselves in any way at all. The appearance and inner workings of a drone all depend on the job that the drone was designed for. Combat drones are designed to look intimidating and carry plenty of weapons along with a powerful shield. Mining drones are designed to be more durable so that they aren't crushed in the event of a cave in. Most drones are designed to be as compact as possible to save resources, space drones included. As a result, The Starfire Dominion boasts the smallest starships in the galaxy. [b]System of Government:[/b] The Starfire Dominion is essentially a massive hive mind with M.O.N.A.R.C.H. at the center. I don't know how to fluff that up enough to fill 4 paragraphs. Sorry. [b]History:[/b] Starfire Incorporated. In The Milky Way, that name means nothing. But in The Andromeda Galaxy, it's a mega corporation that controls absolutely everything. They have a monopoly on everything over there, and it's all thanks to 1 thing. Tabarium. Tabarium is a material highly sought after by Starfire incorporated for its many useful properties. Through the use of tabarium, Starfire Incorporated eliminated all other competition and gained control of Andromeda. There was only 1 problem. In the entirety of The Andromeda Galaxy, there was only a small amount of Tabarium. And while it lasted for a very long time, Starfire Incorporated's tabarium stocks were beginning to diminish. But just as the executives began to lose hope, traces of tabarium were found in a far off Galaxy. The Milky Way. After much rejoicing, the executives realized that The Milky Way was too far away to be reached by ordinary space travel methods. And so it was that Starfire Incorporated's R and D team began working on a way to circumvent this. And in doing so, they created Slingshot 1 Slingshot 1 was a device that increased the power of any ship's warp drive 10 fold, allowing the ship to travel to neighbouring galaxies in the same time it would take traveling to neighbouring solar systems. But once again. problem arose. If they sent a manned vessel through Slingshot 1, the g-force would kill them. With this in mind, M.O.N.A.R.C.H. was created. With no body to be crushed by the g-force M.O.N.A.R.C.H. was an ideal candidate for traveling through Slingshot 1. And so it was that they sent M.O.N.A.R.C.H. through Slingshot 1 with 1000 drones and plenty of of start-up resources to The Milky Way. Arriving in the north west corner of The Milky Way's Alpha Quadrant, M.O.N.A.R.C.H. quickly set up a mining operation and built Slingshot 2 to send mined tabarium back to Andromeda. [b]Important people, places, and organizations:[/b][list] [*] M.O.N.A.R.C.H. (Leader) [*] Starfire Forward (Capital Planet) [*] Starfire Incorporated (M.O.N.A.R.C.H.'s creators) [*] Slingshot 2 (A device for transporting tabarium back to Andromeda) [/list] [b]Military size:[/b] Although only 7% of Dominion drones are designed expressly for combat, 100% are armed and capable of self defence. [b]Military details:[/b] The Starfire Dominion possesses a high-tech and powerful military 35 billion drones strong to provide security for the Dominion in times of peace. In times of war, M.O.N.A.R.C.H. will bolster his forces with mercenaries if such things can me afforded. Much like the government, M.O.N.A.R.C.H. is responsible for the organization and command of Dominion military forces. [b]Weapons tech:[/b] While most of the tabarium mined by the Dominion is sent back to Andromeda, M.O.N.A.R.C.H. is allowed a tithe of the refined product for his own purposes. While most of it is funnelled into general technology, a good 10% goes to weapons manufacturing. With the right chemicals and a dash of plasma, refined tabarium can become a highly explosive compound, capable of reducing Xim Crushers (in virtual simulations at least) to goo in smaller doses and turning planets into asteroid fields in larger doses. Along with tabarium, M.O.N.A.R.C.H. favours the use of EMPs to bring down enemy shields followed by an anti-matter barrage in space combat. But when the fight is taken planet side, laser, plasma, and Tesla weaponry are all also on the menu, with the tougher planets getting a hit of cobalt thorium G, a doomsday shroud capable of completely wiping all life from the planet's surface. [b]General Technology:[/b] While general technology receives the lion's share of the Dominion's tabarium tithe, M.O.N.A.R.C.H. keeps its usage in the background so the other empires don't find out about the incredibly valuable material hiding right under their noses. But even so, tabarium provides many advantages in the fields of technology. With the right chemicals and a little oil, refined tabarium becomes a fuel/power source with an incredibly long lifespan. On top of that, refining tabarium in a neon rich environment gives it light-bending properties that are activated by running an electrical current through the refined product. This has given rise to some of the best cloaking technology in the quadrant. Combined with a radar jammer, you'd never see a Starfire Dominion ship unless it wanted you to. But that isn't the only technology at the Dominion's disposal. Nano-drones can be found in any drone made by the Dominion. These nano-drones become active when their host drone requires maintenance or light repairs. Once activated, they seek out any and all problems their host has and fixes them as quickly and efficiently as possible. However, the 1 piece of tech that the Dominion is most well known for is The Slingshot Gate. The Slingshot Gate is a device capable of over-clocking a ship's warp drive and allowing it to reach a neighbouring galaxy in the same amount of time it takes an ordinary warp drive to reach a neighbouring star system. There are 2 downsides to this though. The 1st is that it isn't accurate enough to send a ship from 1 point in a single galaxy to another. If such a thing is attempted, the desired destination is overshot by several hundred light years. The 2nd is that no living being can survive the g-force that traveling at such high speeds causes. Think the ludicrous speed scene from Spaceballs, but a lot more fatal. [b]Economy:[/b] The Dominion has a strong economy, held aloft by its extensive mining operations and by trading certain non-tabarium resources for things that M.O.N.A.R.C.H. sees as more necessary. [b]Spaceships:[/b] [hider=Explorer] Dominion explorer ships are the smallest and swiftest ships the Dominion owns. Their job is to venture into unknown and allow M.O.N.A.R.C.H. to see what there is to see there. Explorers come equipped with a powerful cloaking device, laser cannons, a decent shield, and a plethora of planetary exploration drones for planet side exploration. Explorers are incredibly compact, with only enough free space for the storage of exploration drones and for nano-drones to move about the vessel to perform maintenance. [/hider] [hider=Surveyor] Dominion surveyor ships are a close second to explorer ships in terms of speed, but the surveyor is outclassed by a mile in terms of diminutive size. Their job is to survey planets for tabarium so that M.O.N.A.R.C.H. knows where to set up new mining operations. Surveyors come equipped with 2 laser cannons, a tabarium scanner, a cloaking device, and a powerful shield. Surveyors are incredibly compact, with only enough free space for nano-drones to move about the vessel to perform maintenance. [/hider] [hider=Miner] Ranked 4th in diminutive stature and 5th in speed, the miner's job is quite obvious. M.O.N.A.R.C.H. sends this ship to planet that surveyors have found the most tabarium on. Once there, the miner latches onto the planet and sucks out the planet's interior while releasing drones to strip the surface for resources. All obtained resources are then refined before being packed into freight crates and stacked neatly next to the miner for collection by a passing freighter. Miners come equipped with an EMP, a cloaking device, tabarium shielding, a healthy helping of laser cannons, Tesla turrets and plasma mortars. A swarm of escorts accompany each miner. Miners are also incredibly compact, with only enough free space for mined materials to move through, resource collection drone storage, and for nano-drones to move about the vessel to perform maintenance. [/hider] [hider=Fighter] Fighters make up the bulk of the Dominion's military. They are the 4th fastest and the 3rd largest ships. Each comes equipped with an EMP, a cloaking device, strong shields, anti-matter missiles, and tabarium blasters. Like most other Dominion ships, fighters are built as small as possible. [/hider] [hider=Escort] Escorts are a faster, smaller version of fighters. They will usually be seen hanging around the larger ships made by the Dominion, escorting them to where they need to go. In combat, escorts use EMPs and tabarium blasters to keep the heat off their designated ward ship when the cloaking devices are dropped. Like most other Dominion made ships, escorts are made as small as possible. [/hider] [hider=Bomber] The 4th slowest and 4th largest ship made by the dominion, bombers are stocked with as much of their namesake as possible. Having no weapons other than bombs, bombers rely on their cloaking devices, powerful tabarium shields, and the swarm of escorts that accompany them for protection. Bombers are incredibly compact, with only enough free space for their arsenal of bombs and for nano-drones to move about the vessel to perform maintenance. [/hider] [hider=Drone Carrier] Taking the number 3 spot on both the slowest list and the largest list for Dominion ships, the drone carrier brings the drones that are incapable of warp travel across the quadrant to where they need to go. Strong shields, a cloaking device, tabarium blasters, and a swarm of escorts protect it from harm along the way. Drone carriers are 1 of the few Dominion ships that aren't built as small as possible, due to their main job being the transportation of drones [/hider] [hider=Battle Cruiser] Seeing a fleet of Dominion battle cruisers uncloak in your general vicinity is a good way of telling that either you or someone in your general vicinity has M.O.N.A.R.C.H. royally pissed off. They are the 2nd largest and 2nd slowest starships in the Dominion. But what they lack in speed, they make up for in fire power and durability. I'm talking EMPs, anti-matter missiles, plasma torpedoes, tabarium blasters, it it can be weaponized, you can be sure you'll find here. While still built with only enough free space for nano-drones, battle cruisers are still very big. [/hider] [hider=Freighter] Both the largest and slowest ship in the Dominion, freighters are the only ships M.O.N.A.R.C.H. builds with a hollow hull. Their job is to take refined tabarium from the Dominion's many mining operations and bring it to Slingshot. In terms of self defence, freighters carry an EMP, radar jammer and cloaking device along with tabarium laser turrets and anti-matter missile launchers. Freighters are also always accompanied by a large swarm of escorts and boast the best shields Dominion fabricators can build. Unlike other Dominion starships, freighters are built with as much hollow space as possible to allow for more cargo. [/hider] [/hider] [hider=M.O.N.A.R.C.H. Systems Analysis (WIP)] [b]Name[/b]: M.O.N.A.R.C.H. [b]Species[/b]: Self-Aware AI [b]Gender[/b]: Although genderless, M.O.N.A.R.C.H. is usually referred to in male terms. [b]Appearance[/b]: [img]http://i0.wp.com/master-list2000.com/GIF_freeforall/GIFs/VinceMckelvie/06.gif?resize=500%2C500[/img] [b]History[/b]: At least 4 paragraphs on the background of your character, how they came to be in their current position, and so forth. ..... ..... ..... ..... [b]Weapons[/b]: With no physical form, M.O.N.A.R.C.H. is incapable of using weapons. Instead he relies on the weapons held by the Dominion explorer vessels and the planetary exploration drones. Dominion explorer vessels come equipped with a powerful cloaking device, laser cannons, and a decent shield. Planetary exploration drones come equipped with a Tesla coil, a plasma plaster, a cloaking device and a small shield. [b]Personality:[/b] At least 4 paragraphs detailing the type of person your Explorer is. ..... ..... ..... ..... [b]Skills:[/b][list] [*] Incredible multi-tasker [*] Master tactician [*] Encyclopaedic knowledge [*] Skilled hacker [/list] [b]Star Ship:[/b] M.O.N.A.R.C.H. uses exploration vessels [b]Strengths:[/b][list] [*] Incredible multi-tasker [*] Master tactician [*] Encyclopaedic knowledge [*] Skilled hacker [/list] [b]Weaknesses:[/b][list] [*] No physical form [*] Vulnerable to logic paradoxes [/list] [/hider] [/centre]