Chuck this here for now, if I get an OK I'll put it in the Char tab. [hider][quote][h3][color=Darkviolet]The Army of Otorodasju[/color][/h3][hr] Leadership [i][color=Gray]Grand General Theng Seanch, Lord of Dalo, Keeper of the Stars, and Son of the Father.[/color][/i] [i]His Son,[/i] Minister Paia Seansh, Grandson of the Father, Minister of Armies [i]Internal Minister[/i] Shihaahize Foona, Brother of the Father, Lord Mechanic, and Keeper of the Bloodline [i]Arch Priest and Head of the Keepers[/i] Dengrate Seansh, Grandson of the Father, Protecter of Dalo. [h3][color=Darkviolet]The Laiku System[/color][/h3][hr] [b]Dalo[/b] Dalo is a very large planet, comparative to Laiku, the star it orbits around. Due to its large size, it has varied and large biomes, many of which have yet to be explored, most of these biomes are inhabitable due to the extreme temperatures or other such issues, so most of Dalo's population live in the Crown, a verdant and beautiful portion of the planet buried within the eastern mountains, as a result, it is dark, mostly being a cool greenish-blue, it is surrounded on all sides by mountains, and as a result, it is one of the few areas that possesses an inhabitable environment, mostly hilly. The Crown can hold many smaller planets within it, however, it is shrinking each year due to the spread of a dense vine-like organism, which the men of Dalo are unable to stop. As a result, the Crown is being consumed by the dense jungle surrounding the mountains. The Crown is completely without cities due to a law passed and enforced by the Keepers, the General's bodyguard who are also sworn to protect the Crown's beauty, and farming is strictly regulated, with most of the goods being imported from Naru. The Keepers believe that cities cause discord and environmental destruction due to the immense concentration of waste, by spreading the people amongst the hills, it prevents conflict amongst them and also prevents the men from rallying together and rebelling against the Keepers, allowing them to hold a monopoly on the planet. Most of the inhabitants live spread amongst the hills, paying taxes to the government and sending soldiers to war when asked, other than that, each household is practically autonomous. [b]Naru[/b] Naru is a small green moon, orbiting the gas giant Tuku. Full of flora and fauna, it serves as the de facto headquarters of the Army. Naru's inhabitants are either workers from Dalo, to return home after their job is done, or members of the army itself, based on the planet to train recruits or simply because they hadn't been called to war. Naru is the home of the Grand General's situation room, intended to house all meetings of the Grand Council, the only permanent inhabitant of the planet is the Internal Minister, who manages the Army's finances and collaborates with the Arch Priest on Dalo about matters of religion or policy, the Internal Minister serves as the host of the Grand Council, sitting at the opposite end of the table to the Grand General. [h3][color=darkviolet]The Father's Faithful/Men of Dalo[/color][/h3][hr] Highly spiritual are The Father's Faithful, tall, thin, and hairy, all of the men of Dalo follow the word of the Arch Priest, who speaks for the Grand General himself. Due to the nature of the Army's society, most of the permanent inhabitants of Dalo are survivors, living for themselves by hunting or fishing. If a Father's Faithful is unwilling to do so, he may take a military transport to Naru, where he will be given a home in exchange for work in the military smithies, many of the men of Dalo will serve in the military at one point in their life, both male and female, the Army is mostly symbolic, but the Grand General's personal retinue is consistently raiding and pillaging, this retinue makes up less than 2% of the overall force. The Church of the Father has a firm grasp on the minds of the people, all of whom pray four times in a day, and fast every second week. Oddly, the Men of Dalo live quite long lives compared to other men of the old empire, while the men themselves believe it is due to their faith, some non-practicing Dalonians believe it has something to do with Dalo itself, and still others believe it to be the residue of magical contamination from the old empire. Narunians are a race of six-legged insectoid organisms who are hunted by the Men of Dalo for sport, it was only recently discovered that they were intelligent, living in caves and painting vivid art that is incomprehensible to any but themselves, they seem to be stuck in a perpetual stone age, having existed on Naru for thousands of years judging by artifacts from the first Narunian civilization, a race of indeterminate origin and location. [h3][color=darkviolet]Technology[/color][/h3][hr] [b]Wormhole Gates[/b] [i]Relics of the Empire without a name, the Wormhole gates are a group of motion-activated metal rings spread about the Laiku system, all of which linked to yet another of these same rings in a different system, used by the Army to travel between systems for their religion-demanded punitive raids, they are quickly falling into disrepair, and more than one raid party has been lost and never again found as a result. Considered dark magic and horribly dangerous, the Gates are avoided by all transport craft, and whenever they are used, a priest performs a rite in order to subside any unwanted dark magic energies. There are ten gates known of, five of which are within the Laiku system, at the very edges of the system, but unreported gates have been discussed by veterans. Three of the gates link to human-inhabited systems, the other two linking to uninhabited systems.[/i] [b]"The Tyrus"[/b] [hider=][img]http://updates.eveonline.com/kvd74o0q2fjg/527Uwf2uTukWO662AGOUsG/713227f9d0ef8dd44be0015a50a4c578/UPDATES_POTT_HEADERb412.jpg?w=1920&fm=jpg&fl=progressive[/img][/hider] [i]An immense construction just outside the Laiku system, the Tyrus is perhaps the only creation of its kind. Still containing the mummified bodies of horrific and unknown creatures hidden away in its many tunnels and doors. Unused by the Men of Dalo, it is still known of and feared as yet another artifact of black magic, not a single soul has set foot upon it since an exploring expedition was destroyed upon it, their last report being a large room with an enormous mechanical construction. The men were then heard vomiting and falling to the ground.[/i] [b]"The Bannerlord"[/b] [hider=.][img]http://www.igorstshirts.com/blog/conceptships/2013/jetto/jetto_01.jpg[/img][/hider] [i]A derelict and completely wrecked space station orbiting Tuku, the Bannerlord is seen as a holy site of the Father's faith, a mandatory pilgrimage to the construction is required to become one of the priests of the Father. Believed to have served as a frontier base, protecting the area from invasion, much of the Bannerlord's immense armory has since been cannibalized for the navy. Without electricity or inhabitants, the Bannerlord has since been marked with a holy temple, constructed from one of the Army's transports. Priests of this temple are hermits, never seen by the rest of the population and never to leave the station, they spend their time wandering the empty station, praying and blessing the area. The Bannerlord is not fully explored, and as a result, much of the initiation to priesthood is spent wandering the station before finding the shrine, placed deep within the station by the priests, where they are blessed and sent back. The Bannerlord is believed to be the birthplace of the Father, Otorodasju, and as such is protected with tooth and nail.[/i] [h3][color=darkviolet]Weapons[/color][/h3][hr] The standing army of the Men of Dalo serves as it's namesake, and it is enormous, consisting of a large chunk of the population, these troops serve mostly symbolic roles, but in the case of full-on war with another kingdom, they will be brought to bear in their entirety. The navy is built up of mostly transports, the same ones used by Otorodasju and his men, many of which are armed with guns nicked from the defenses of the Bannerlord. [b]Father Otorodasju, Navy Flagship[/b] [i]Large and with heavy armament,the Otorodasju, named after the legendary founder of the kingdom, serves as the main home of the Grand General, and also serves as one of the transports for the army itself.[/i] [b]The Keepers[/b] [i]Kings of combat, the Keepers are the elite force of the Father's army, mostly staying on Dalo to enforce laws and serve their leader. Most of the Keepers are veterans of many raids, and all are trained to peak physical condition. Every raiding party is led by a keeper, and the Army's flagship boasts fifty who serve as the Grand General's personal guard. A Keeper is dressed in heavy armor, painted green, and wields either a longsword or a scythe.[/i] [b]Fanatics[/b] [i]Other than the lightly armored recruits, the main punching force of the army is made up of the fanatics. Usually also priests, the fanatics are numerous, unyielding, and exceptionally powerful. Very lightly armored, the fanatics often forgo even leather armor, this is due to the fact that they don't believe they need it, fanatics are exceptionally hard to kill, mostly due to a drug taken before battle that dulls their senses to the point where they keep fighting where others would be incapacitated. Fanatics wield sword, spear, or axe in combination with a shield, all of which are often thrown by fanatics in the heat of battle.[/i][/quote][/hider]