[hider=The Surnian Star Cluster Defense League] [img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/738841378561327154/791552320503545866/image0.png[/img] [h1]Surnia[/h1] Name: Surnia Star Cluster Defence League [h3]Overview:[/h3] The Surnia Defence League is led by a military junta and is quite heavily militarized. It’s isolationist and has been for most of its existence. The civilian population is heavily supportive of the current regime. There are no official religions and worship is discouraged in public, being seen as an individual affair. [h3] Structure: [/h3] The League is led by a council of high level generals and admirals, with a much larger advisory council of much lower ranked officers and some civilian representatives. Most local representatives are elected and private enterprises are heavily limited in size. While no one person holds all the power within the league the generals and admirals of the most powerful planets often hold the most sway. [h3] Beliefs: [/h3] The people within the League believe that most external empires (human or not) can’t be trusted, and they also believe that their ex masters could still be in the galaxy seeking to put the Surnians back under their thumb. The population is also heavily against slavery. There are many smaller religions in Surnian space but many are basically identical copies of each other and are mostly related to original religions of the Surnian people. [h3] Technology: [/h3] Surnia is not a technological super power, most of their tech has been plundered or modified in some way shape or form and not many highly advanced technologies have been internally developed. Weapons tech- Most Surnian weapons are reverse engineered laser weapons often time in a much simpler (and cheaper) style. While these weapons may not be of the highest quality they are still capable of hitting quite hard. Starships are often equipped with higher quality weapons and are the main armament of most vessels. Power generation- power generated in Surnia is often done much simpler than is standard, with most cities operating off of natural fuels such as natural gas and oil. Heavy military hardware is often powered with nuclear fusion/fission or with direct charging with ground stations. Robots- Robots made in Surnia are often used for military purposes and are roughly the same size as humans. While not highly advanced they are rather difficult to hack, requiring a direct link into the robot otherwise they are nothing special barring special variants. The main advantage to these robots is their high resistance to freezing temperatures, extreme battery life and highly modular design. Advanced detection systems- Many different detection systems have been created in Surnia, varying from simple and effective infantry tools to advanced long range sensors capable of detecting all but the most advanced (or outlandish) of stealth technologies. Mechs- not many mechs have been designed in Surnia, even fewer designs have been built and as of yet none have been nor can feasibly be mass produced. Experiments are still ongoing and possible programs for creating a mass producible smaller mech are nearing potential fruition. [h1]Surnians[/h1] Overview: The people of Surnia are Humans and most Surnians have Icy blue eyes and extremely pale skin. They are quite resistant to colder temperatures. Otherwise they don’t vary much in appearance from other humans. [h3]Traits:[/h3] -Many people have rather bad lung issues and can't breath properly. It is unknown what causes this but it develops in most people, regardless of what planet they are born on within the league. Most people have taken to near permanently wearing their heavy respirator suits to limit the effect these issues have on their daily lives. They also tend to be heavier and slightly stronger than average compared to “normal” humans. Some Surnians have lasting traits from their ancestors' time as slaves, having much higher gravity tolerance and strength. -All Surnians live on overall cold planets making them quite adapted to the cold and resistant to freezing temperatures. They also dislike warmer planets due to their adaptation to the cold. Psychology: [What distinct aspects of the way they think/see the world are there?] Most Surnians are mildly xenophobic and often have a grim outlook on the galaxy. Permissions: universal access. Use the snow humans if you wish. They tend to be wary when meeting new people and often like living in smaller tight knit communities. [h3]Demographics[/h3] Human-Surnian: 100% [h1]History[/h1] The Surnians originated in the 1st century BC in Gaul. Many were abducted alongside the Romans in 20BC to be used as slave labour and were genetically modified in much the same way as the Romans. The Gauls, were more stubborn and defiant than the Romans and were often treated much worse because of this, eventually the Gauls started believing that they were being treated as inferior to the other slave races and had begun despising not only their masters but their fellow slaves as well. As the masters began to dwindle in number the Gauls were increasingly treated worse and worse, and while the the Romans stashed weapons so too did the gauls, but not for the purposes of overthrowing their masters or aiding their fellow slaves, but to set out on their own and decide their own destiny. When the Romans rebelled, the Surnians did as well. using stashed weapons and tools to hijack a series of large cargo vessels, the Surnians abandoned their fellow slaves and set out into the galaxy on their own, losing a great number of their own people in the journey and many cargo vessels were lost as well. Upon reaching the location in space that would become known as the Surnia Star Cluster, many of the remaining transport vessels split up to investigate the many potential habitable worlds. Many of the investigated worlds were found to be desolate, seemingly wiped clean, but some planets were found that were habitable (if a little cold) and the remaining Surnians began their colonization efforts, using their transport ships as hubs and stripping them to use as homes and for the valuable technology that had survived the journey. Even as the Surnians settled onto their new worlds, entire colonies failed or disappeared without a trace eventually leaving only 10% of the original Surnian population. Eventually the inhabitants of Surnia prime caught a lucky break and discovered ancient factories and other valuable resources like weapons and even a few small starships. The origins of this equipment is unknown to even modern Surnia and could have been delivered by a benevolent race or left by a dying one, regardless of the origins the equipment worked well and had many automated systems and even built in mining equipment and starship blueprints. The results of these discoveries was the eventual regaining of communications with some lost colonies and entered a short golden age. While Surnia had pulled itself from the gutter, it still wasn’t perfect. Many of its worlds were filled with hostile wildlife and shifting glaciers. Even with the discovery of the ancient technology on Surnia prime, most of the planets were near impossible to tame. The only planet that could be fully tamed was Surnia Prime itself, the settlers there (with the help of newly acquired power armour) safely tamed a species of large canine like creature (with lots of trial and error) that has been the only successfully tamed animal so far. Surnia thus far has had limited contact with the outside nations aside from occasional explorers and trade vessels and some small raids from alien species. And has barely extended its borders in over 500 years. [hider=Worlds] Name: Surnia Prime Overview: Surnia Prime is the most highly developed planet in the Surnian league and boasts incredible military defences and rich resources. It is considered the capital of the Surnian league and rests roughly in the center of the league’s territory. It boasts an incredible defensive ring of space stations and automated sensor arrays and has a large fleet dedicated to its protection (though the fleet is often smaller than intended due to lending of military assets to other systems) Other: Surnia prime is believed to be the first planet settled by the early Surnians and boasts some of the most advanced technologies and the most history than any other planet in the Surnian star cluster. It is believed that it was originally occupied by fractured groups of Surnians. [/hider] [hider=Military] The Surnian military is large, full of political factions and a highly effective defensive force. It has very little offensive capabilities and doesn’t currently seek out offensive action. [h3]Ground forces[/h3] The ground forces of Surnia are composed mainly of infantry and light vehicles with heavy armour being reserved for specific planetary operations. -PDF troops are lightly armoured, lightly equipped and are often not equipped with special weapons or many heavy weapons. While PDF’s arent usually well armed, on important planets PDF troops may be armed with better equipment and potentially receive more training. The best equipped PDF is on Surnia Prime. -The Surnian infantry is a highly motivated and brave group of men and women there are slightly different standards for different planetary PDF’s but the unified infantry is standardized and well equipped. Most are equipped with standard Smk13. Laser Rifles and cryogenic grenades. The infantry are also equipped with helmet based sensor systems with thermal, Infrared and a few other modes built in. Surnian infantry is supplemented with a large amount of robotic infantry known as S.A.R.U’s or Semi Autonomous Robotic Units. These S.A.R.U’s are about as large as a human and are capable of using human weapons. While not perfect soldiers, S.A.R.U’s can operate semi independently off of previous orders and in rare cases have developed “sentience” and or “emotions”. -The heavy infantry Corps is a group of veteran and decorated soldiers from the standard infantry and occasionally from the PDF’s. they are equipped with power armour and heavy armaments and while the power armour may not be highly advanced it does pack a small forward facing shield projector capable of at the very least mitigating damage from heavy infantry weapons. They are highly skilled troops and are often tasked with assault duties. While losses can prove to be very high, oftentimes fresher infantry can be inducted into the ranks with low impact to performance. They are also equipped with similar detection systems as the standard infantry. [h3]Armoured Vehicles[/h3] -Light vehicles such as armoured IFV’s are heavily used by infantry teams to help bulk up fire power and maneuverability. Most standard infantry units have them and even some specialist PDF units have them. Most IFV’s are tracked, ground based vehicles with only special forces and marines being granted armored aerial transports. PDF units are unable to be equipped with sufficient numbers of armored troop carriers. Instead they tend to use modified civilian vehicles sometimes with small rapid fire laser cannons strapped onto them. -Tanks in Surnia are often light and mobile and oftentimes only lightly equipped, there is heavy armour but it is often reserved in case of emergencies due to their expensive nature. Most tanks are equipped with Heavy laser cannons and occasionally light double lasers. PDF forces are near completely unable to secure any tank support. -light mech units are small and often equipped with experimental light mechs. They have yet to find a comfortable niche within the Surnian military and have heavily limited resources. They are often placed within heavy infantry or light vehicle groups to act as support vehicles [/hider] [hider=Navy] [h1]Navy[/h1] The Surnian United Navy is comprised of mainly “jack of all trades” vessels, with most classes being able to fill more than one roll to a limited extent. Surnia as of current lacks the ability to produce massive capital ships beyond 700 meters in length, and has only ever built 2 battleships sized vessels and these ships have been in mothball for upwards of 200 years. The lack of battleships and even dedicated carriers means that heavy cruisers have to bear the brunt of heavy ship duties, their only support being lighter and faster ships. The Surnian navy even has some heavily modified large civilian transport vessels that can act as something like an escort carrier but these are reserved for emergency use only. [h3]HAC-88[/h3]The HAC-88 is a heavy cruiser class, they are designed to be relatively self-sufficient and designed to be semi independent for extended periods of time. They aren’t necessarily fast but they are well armed and bristling with detection systems, and some limited carrier functions have been included. Heavy Flak cannon coverage along the front and sides of the HAC though the rear is highly susceptible to attack by fighters and missiles. The HAC features extremely heavy frontal armour and acceptable levels of shielding all around. Length: 650 meters Crew: 800 souls Armament- 2x heavy triple laser cannons and 1x heavy double laser cannon: The heavy laser cannons are meant to dish out large quantities of firepower at other ships. when necessary are also useful for precise low orbital bombardment. 1x heavy cruise missile launcher: The heavy cruise misses stored on Surnian heavy cruisers are meant for dealing with threats far outside of the range of its laser cannons and when a more brutal orbital bombardment is necessary. The launcher can also be used to fire advanced detection probes for long range reconnaissance. Utilities/other- Advanced detection systems- Advanced long range sensors that can be supported with its launchable probes. While not perfect or the most advanced they are capable of almost completely removing false readings and transmitting detected data to other vessels automatically. Limited carrier capabilities: while not a dedicated carrier, the HAC-88 does house some light robotic fighters (20x LDF-12C) used for scouting and as a strike fighter they are small and highly maneuverable. Only one can be launched at a time but they can be launched at an extremely fast pace, with minimal prep time. If necessary a HAC-88 can be equipped with an increased amount of fighters at a cost of cargo or troop storage to a maximum number of 35 LDF-12C’s. The HAC-88 can also tug smaller military vessels into warp speed, this feature is used to tug APD-133’s due to their engines suffering in prolonged warp jumps. [h3]LPC-63[/h3] The LPC-63 is the class of light cruiser most commonly employed by the Surnian United Navy. It features a highly resistant frontal armour, slightly subpar shielding and extremely potent engines. They are less independent than heavy cruisers, often using them to resupply when on deployment. They lack many weapons capable of striking above their weight but are heavily armed against similar and lighter vehicles. It’s detection systems are powerful and can directly link to any other Surnian detection systems within range. Length: 400 meters Crew : 350 souls Armament- 9x light double laser cannons that lack sufficient firepower to engage ships bigger than themselves but are very effective at engaging smaller targets than themselves. They lack any ability to bombard from high orbit but could act as fire support to ground troops with its powerful engines able to keep it flying steady in atmosphere. Utilities- Detection systems: While nowhere near as powerful as a stationary sensor system the LPC-63 class does feature potent short range sensors and similar linking systems to the HAC-88 and can effectively piggy back off allied sensor systems. It is also very good at detecting hidden vessels at short range. Small fighter complement: The LPC-63 can hold 6 fighters within itself of the 6, 3 can be deployed simultaneously and require very little warm up or prep time, making them highly effective rapid interceptors. The 6 LDF-12C’s can be replaced with 3 of the HDB-12C drone bombers which can act as an artificial increase to damage output of the LPC-63 [h3]APD-133[/h3] The APD-133 is a class of small destroyers that are the most common military vessel produced in Surnia. They are small and heavily armoured and boast impressive firepower in comparison with the LPC-63. It’s shields are noticeably lacking and it’s engines struggle at prolonged high speeds or atmospheric flight. They are best used as screening vessels, but are also commonly employed to patrol frontier territory. Length: 220 meters Crew: 80 (can be fully crewed with robotic humanoids) Armament- 2x double medium laser cannons capable of damaging vessels much larger than them at close range 2x LRM launchers with variable payloads, ranging from simple explosives to a small nuclear warhead in strength. The APD lacks sufficient anti fighter capabilities, it’s only defence is its main armament. Utilities- Detection systems: similar in strength to the LPC and featuring the same linking systems enabling it to operate more efficiently in range of allied vessels. Drone capabilities: 2 LDF-12C’s can be stored and deployed from the APD though the deployment of them is slower than other vessels due to its ineffective launch systems only being able to launch a single drone at a time. [h3]Drone ships[/h3] The LDF-12C is an automated fighter able to be launched from ships, stations and even some ground bases. It is light and maneuverable with a single laser cannon built into the hull and a small shield generator designed to deflect glancing blows and flak. The HDB-12C is a larger automated drone, similar in design to the LDF-12C. It can hold a great deal of ordinance and is a highly maneuverable bomber. It is also equipped with a shield generator although slightly stronger, still not enough to survive many direct hits. [/hider] [/hider]