Proof of Concept v2. Ditched the pure mechanical industrial thing, now its just straight up mind control and egotistical maniacs who got exiled from the civilized worlds because of their mastery of mind controlling things with neural implants and trying to become immortal through cybernetics and gene modding like their yet to be made leader has managed some what. [hider=My Hider] FACTION NAME: Anehekt Dynasty SETTLEMENT NAME: Anehekt COLONY THEME: Headed by an extremely ambitious man, banished and hunted by the Central Authority due to his mastery of Mind-Shackle Implants. He and his closest followers seek immortality and a dominion amongst the stars to rule themselves as kings and queens. POPULATION: Very few in the Nethalis Dynasty do not have the ubiquitous Mind Shackle Implant, a mechanical device fitted to a person's spine and skull which renders them entirely under the control of whoever is in control. All but the upper echelons are fitted with such devices however the Mind Shackle Implants can be adjusted to allow for more or less free will from being nearly independent with strong suggestions floating in ones mind to becoming as obeying and loyal as machines. Only the extremely ambitious ever come to Anehekt, City of Kings, of their own free will. All others are either bred within the shifting sands or they are brought in as slaves, convicts or prisoners whose free wills will be drained and replaced with undying loyalty. CRITICAL INFRASTURCTURE ADMINISTRATION COMPLEX: There is a strict hierarchy to things in Anehekt where only loyalty and ambition is respected. At the very top is the Pharaoh who rules all with unquestioned power. Below him are the Viziers, the most powerful individuals below the Pharaoh and often take on grandiose names in a symbol of leaving whatever they had in the past behind them as they now serve the Pharaoh. And serving them are those whose loyalty are so strong that their Mind Shackle Implants are hardly needed, the Heralds who act as their master's eyes, ears and iron fist. The only others who are free of the MSIs are the Fabricators, those who oversee the Implant control networks and its implantation into hosts as well as the entombment of humans into constructs to they may transcend their mortal forms, willing or not. Appearances wise, Anehekt sports a "glamorous ultiariansm" where while many of the buildings start as simple gunmetal colored buildings, they are soon covered in glyphs, art and detailing made of gold and jewels and iconography of death in an almost mocking way. All light is produced by obelisks and many buildings feature glowing lines of color to show whose domain it is. This creates a clashing sense of both ancient tombs and futuristic cleanliness that is all the more jarring with the silent, lifeless looking thralls who wander the streets doing their master's bidding. SPACE ASSEST: The Obelisk of Heavens A great space elevator that shoots straight into the stars, the Obelisk is the primary port of entry for many of the resources and ships the colony demands. It is also a key part of the control network for the Mind Shackle Implants and thus heavily fortified and defended both in orbit and on the ground. WRITE-IN ASSESTS: 1) River Lybria Agriopolis A massive farming center with many dozens of layers of massive farms so great that they have taken up the entire water supply of the River Lybria. All of the food for the colony is grown here and is also one of its chief exports to anyone who doesn't mind eating food harvested and grown by mind controlled tenant farmers. While mostly food is grown, a number of dyes are also grown for the used both to export and to color the cloth to display the magnificence of the Viziers and the Pharoah. 2) Embalming Catacombs Part cloning facility, part Mind Shackle implantation facility, the underground Embalming Catacombs plays a critical role in Anehekt. Very few people come to the Conclave of their own free will and the even the act of buying prisoners of convicts isn't enough to quench the thirst for manpower. Thus dabbling in the forbidden art of cloning has been used to create legions of loyal, obedience thralls with little free will of their own to act as everything from guards to farmers. 3) Entombment Workshop Some tasks require a more muscular and brutish application of force. As such, Anehekt entombs people into constructs loving designed and carved by the Fabricators believing that the undying loyalty of a mind shackled human is far greater than that of a corruptible AI. From these factories, constructs march out -some just taller than a human, others towering statues and titans- ready to serve their masters as they stand perfectly motionless like statues, awaiting orders. 4) The Nexus Archive Pylons All of the control and command orders are routed through the Nexus Archive, boosted through the Obelisk of Heavens and further subdivided between Pylons that act as extensions of the network. It is through this which the will of the Viziers are done and the minds of the people controlled. [/hider]