[hider=The Chosen - Evolved Into RADiance / The Exalted] [center] [color=00aeef]Nation Name: The Chosen of Ashevelen[/color]: [color=00aeef]Government Form[/color]: [sub]Theocracy[/sub] [color=00aeef]Demographics[/color]: [sub] The Enhanced Humans The Enhanced are those that after years of genetic improvements became more than human. Stronger, faster, immune to most types of toxins, almost ageless and with the extra ability of being able to survive in space without a suit for a long period of time. Mostly all of the Enhanced look like the average human but taller (~2 metres) and slender forms. The exceptions start with the richest citizens or soldiers where their forms will be improved further. Some will have claws, finns, gills, acid blood or different other features. Rejects Humans that didn't respond well to the genetic modifications which everyone was subjected to. Most of them are hideous creatures, barely resembling humans anymore. They’ve kept their human minds but are seen as less than human by most of the Chosen. Most barely resemble humans with added limbs, changed skull structure, bone structure or deformed faces. The unlucky ones will be cancer ridden creatures that die off on their own. [/sub] [color=00aeef]Population[/color]: [sub]2 Billion Enhanced Humans and 3 billion Rejected[/sub] --- [sub][img]https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/dragonage/images/2/23/Inquisition_heraldry_DA2.png/revision/latest?cb=20120925192538[/img][/sub] --- [/center] [color=39b54a]Planet Name and Description[/color]: [sub] RADX-001 - A planet with a toxic atmosphere to most life forms. RADX is filled with dangerous carnivorous creatures that are capable of eating through steel with ease. Most of the planet is covered in jungles which contain poisonous plants. There is an ocean that covers one side of planet but the water can dissolve metals. Ambient radiation floods the planet with, in the highest areas, power levels similar to the epicentre of a nuclear bomb.[/sub] [color=39b54a]History[/color]: [sub] Year 1 Pre-Enhancement- Arrival - Thousands died from air/food-poisoning, animal attacks, faulty rad-suits and the many other dangers of RADX-001. Year 2 Month 4 PE - First settlement away from the ship is built and named Resilience. Year 2 Month 10 PE - All communications with Resilience are lost, no survivors found. Year 3 PE - Doctor Ashevelen starts her research on human Enhancement Year 5 PE - Doctor Ashevelen recruits volunteers for the human Enhancement program Year 7 PE - Martial Law is declared Year 10 PE - Humanity is getting closer to extincion once more. The population is going down fast. Year 10 Month 3 - Doctor Ashevelen releases the first prototypes of Enhanced humans. Year 10 Month 10 - The Enhanced rebuild Resilience. Year 20 - Doctor Ashevelen continues to improve her formula. Year 23 PE - Doctor Ashevelen takes control of the government with the help of her Enhanced and forces everyone to submit to the program. Year 1 AE - A new era dawns over humanity. Creator Ashevelen realises her mistake in making everyone submit to the program. Reproduction becomes impossible for the Enhanced. Other options need to be researched. Year 2 AE - Cloning becomes the only way for Enhanced humans to multiply. Year 3 AE - Gene-Labs are being built in every city, allowing gene-randomization in clones. Effectively creating new humans based on current genes. Year 10 AE - Creator Ashevelen clones herself before finally dying and manages to pass on all of her knowledge to the clone. Year 50 AE - The formula gets tweaked once more. Stronger than the original prototypes and with the ability to reproduce. The Rejects appear. Half-human Half-Monsters. They are quickly enslaved and used as workers. Year 51 AE - The human nation is rebranded as The Chosen of Ashevelen. Year 100 AE - RADX-001 is for the first time since landing, fully colonised. Year 101 AE - Creator Ashevelen becomes known as The God-Queen and becomes idolised as a God between Enhanced. Her body is constantly cloned and improved. In the same year, churches start to appear all around RADX-001. Year 210 AE - The God-Queen releases a new formula that manages to fix the genetic mistakes in some of the Rejected. Year 220 AE - The Chosen build a space-elevator and colonise the moon, RADX-002, and release all the Rejected on it. Given freedom for the first time in their existence, they continue to serve the God-Queen in the hopes that one day, she'll make another formula that will be able to fix them. Year 243 AE - Cloning technology advances to the point where almost any given material can be cloned. Year 260 AE - The Chosen formula is tweaked once more, giving them the ability to survive space conditions without a suit for a long period of time. Year 286 AE - The God-Queen develops a side-serum using the native creatures of RADX-001. The serum gives the ability to change parts of the Enhanced bodies into claws/natural armour, acidic blood or different abilities based on the animal used. It is given only to the most loyal and becomes a signifier of wealth and status. Year 290 AE - The Ascended become the right hand of the God-Queen. Enhanced humans that rule over small portions of the population. Considered the greatest honour and a sign that one is closer to the Goddess. [/sub] [color=39b54a]Culture and Society[/color]: [sub] The Chosen are living by the will of the God-Queen. A society that's built on the whims of Ashevelen, the God-Queen. Most Enhanced serve in the Church which controls every part of society. Depending on the area of the Church they choose to serve in, they can be traders, soldiers, artisans, poets, censors or for those that prove themselves to be smarter, more disciplined and pios than their peers, they can work in the Gene-Labs where they strive to improve the Chosen serum or others of its kind. Those that are not part of the Church are the ones that the Church deemed heathens for their sins. Bandits, thieves, philosophers or simply said pariahs. The art, the music and movies are all centred around Ashevelen's ascension and early life before apotheosis. As such, many references to Old Earth can be found pretty much everywhere albeit with slight changes when the full truth would need a bit of embellishment. The official language of the Chosen is a combination of Romanian, Spanish and Latin, dubbed Rotinish by the Chosen, as those were the languages which Ashevelen spoke fluently on Earth, while the “Holy Texts”, the Bible of the Chosen is written in old Earth’s English. [/sub] [center] [/center] [color=f7941d]Governance and Politics[/color]: [sub]The God-Queen leaves all but the most important decisions to the "Fist of the Goddess". A group of 5 Chosen, which serve as High Hierarchs in the Church Of The Chosen. Each controls one or more parts of society. The Fist of the Goddess are the Chosen with the most enhancements, the pillars of the Chosen society. They're handpicked by the God-Queen and whenever she feels like one doesn't fit anymore with her long-term plans, another one is chosen. The person doesn't have to be part of the Church and it can be anyone, Rejected or Chosen as long as the God-Queen approves them. Cities are ruled independently by Hierarchs of the Church and depending on what arm of it, the Hierarch serves, cities might look very different. Architectures, workers, jobs, pretty much everything will be different looking. . [/sub] [color=f7941d]Technology Overview[/color]: [sub]Most technology is similar to the one they've arrived on the planet in the first place with the major changes in a few areas: 1. The Chosen are masters of genetic advancement. No injuries are permanent, illnesses incurable or old age to worry about. 2. Cloning tech has evolved to the point where any basic material can be cloned as much as it is needed, human cloning is considered experimental at best and only Ashevelen was cloned once before the aging process was slowed down via the Chosen serum. 3. Bio-Metals - Instead of using complex metals to build, the Chosen are using a combination of biomatter and simple metals to build, combined with a formula that enhances their strength tenfold. Allowing this new bio-metal to withstand great temperatures, weight, stress etc. [/sub] [color=f7941d]Military Overview[/color]: [sub]The Chosen are made from the age of 16 to join the army for a minimum service of 4 years. In those years Church officials watch with interest the development of the soldiers. Those that are found worthy will be made to join the militant department of the Church as Clerics, spreading the will of the God-Queen. In case of dissidents, the Chosen can easily mobilise the Rejects to squash them and if the Rejected aren’t up for the task, specialised Clerics with enhancements suitable for the job are sent in to take care of the problem. Clerics are given more training and their bodies are improved further giving them different abilities depending on where in the Church they serve. In case of space battles, the Chosen Armada can be mobilised which is focused on rapid deployment of [url=https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b2/dc/36/b2dc36faee62ff6498aba9ab77740eec.jpg] Infiltrator-Class[/url] spaceships, via the [url=https://wallup.net/starcraft-military-sci-fi-futuristic-rts-strategy-warrior-spaceship-6/]Carrier-Class[/url] spaceships capable of moving at very fast speed in order to approach the enemy, then, using drills in the legs of the ship, they’ll drill holes inside the hull and release the Chosen/Rejected inside to either disable the enemy ship or take control of it. If the Infiltrator-Class ships cannot be used by the Carriers, they themselves are equipped with light to medium weaponry. The Infiltrator-Class ships are also used on the ground as they can release a highly toxic gas, which the Chosen/Rejected are immune to, then release the soldiers inside to wreak chaos on the enemy lines. [/sub] [center] --- [/center] [color=ec008c]Additional Info[/color]: [sub]Theme song - [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsWagJNVLec[/url] [color=f7941d]Characters[/color]: 1. [url=https://c.wallhere.com/photos/9c/ef/anime_anime_girls_redhead_elves_fantasy_art-120528.jpg!d]The God-Queen-Ashevelen[/url] - The oldest and most strong Enhanced. Her abilities are far superior any of the Enhanced being able to easily change the color of her skin, eyes, hair, super fast regeneration of tissue etc. 2. [url=https://i.pinimg.com/originals/86/51/fb/8651fbae331f26615069198c8def4e76.jpg]High Hierarch Pontius[/url], the second of the Fist of the Goddess. He is the most zealous of the Fist and the only one of them who actively seeks to exterminate all of the Rejected as he sees them as an affront to Ashevelen. [/sub] [/hider] [hider=The RADiance] [center] [color=00aeef]Nation Name[/color]:The RADiance [color=00aeef]Government Form[/color]: [sub]Deliberative democracy, in case of war where decisions need to be taken fast, a special clause is added to their constitution where a group of people who are chosen based on votes and ability, are given absolute power over the populace. [/sub] [color=00aeef]Demographics[/color]: The Chosen are those that after years of genetic improvements became more than human. Stronger, faster, immune to most types of toxins, almost ageless and with the extra ability of being able to survive in space without a suit for a long period of time. The usual citizens are on average 2 metres tall with slender bodies but there are others who have chosen to subject themselves to higher level transformations, transforming themselves in the many different types of Chosen. Virophages - Chosen who have undergone the virophage treatment become ecosystems for all known (by the Chosen) viruses, bacteria or fungi as long as they’ve gotten in contact with them at least once. Their bodies naturally adapt and are able to create more viruses/bacteria/fungi etc. The skin of a virophage changes colour becoming green-tinted or a sickly grey while their bodies are even more slender than a usual Chosen. Brutes - Massively tall Chosen, the Brutes are on average 3.5 metres tall and at least 1.6 metres wide. They are made to be human tanks on the battlefield, they have adapted to life without war and can be seen in any job requiring manual handling. They also act as enforcers for law enforcement and the sorts. Chameleons - One of the rarest types of Chosen, they look for all intents and purposes the same as a usual Chosen. That is, until they focus on their environment. Using a combination of species DNA native to RADX-001, the Chameleons can change their skin, heat signature and voice at will. All Chameleons are made for the military and prior to the revolution, part of the Inquisition. They are under almost constant surveillance which is a choice they agree to prior to modification. Zealots - This type of Chosen are made with the purpose of speed in mind. Prior to the revolution, they were Pontius’s personal guard. What they lose in strength, they gain in speed and training. Capable of running faster than a pre-Exodus vehicle and taught most martial arts known. While lower in number after the revolution, they’re currently acting as mercenaries being hired by those who are in need of their particular skills. There are many other sub-types of the Chosen but low enough in number that they wouldn’t be put up here. [sub] [/sub] [color=00aeef]Population[/color]: [sub]1.98 billion Chosen[/sub] --- [sub](This is probably a good place to insert a flag or other representative image)[/sub] --- [/center] [color=39b54a]Planet Name and Description[/color]: [sub] RADX-001 - A planet with a toxic atmosphere to most life forms. RADX is filled with dangerous carnivorous creatures that are capable of eating through steel with ease. Most of the planet is covered in jungles which contain poisonous plants. There is an ocean that covers one side of the planet but the water can dissolve metals. Ambient radiation floods the planet with, in the highest areas, power levels similar to the epicentre of a nuclear bomb. Above the city of Borius, the new capital, a massive dome has been built to keep away the radiation, animals and everything else that would be considered deadly to normal humans. Borius ‘thus became the main city for tourists who wish to visit the planet as the conditions inside the dome are the same as they were on Earth with the only exception being the gravity. [/sub] [color=39b54a]History[/color]: [sub]The RADiance was born out of the Chosen revolution. The True Faith (TTF) led by former High Hierarch Pontius declared war against Ashevelen and her order denouncing her as a false god. A civil war followed, on one side, the Chosen who saw the deception as necessary at the time or chose to forgive 3 centuries of lies based on what Ashevelen achieved and on the other side, The True Faith. Those who believed in Ashevelen’s true divinity while at the same time denouncing the current Ashevelen as a false-divine, a copy of the original. While certain parts of the previous Church decided to be neutral, it all ended when TTF bombed the hospital from the Meeting place and tried to sabotage the Meeting Place, hoping to remove the main place where the “heathens” gathered. These two acts of violence made the bystanders, mainly Catherine’s arm of the Church, to join the newly created RADiance alliance, led during the war by High Hierarch William. Ashevelen gave away her control of the Chosen over to William as a sign of distancing herself from the reins of the government. A new society shaped by the people, not her own will. After the civil war ended with Pontius’s death at the hands of Ashevelen, the TTF surrendered. A part of them were forgiven for their zealotry while others were exiled. The worst offenders were imprisoned. From the ashes of the Chosen, two nations rose up. The RADiance, based on RADX-001 which was formed from the old Chosen. The first weeks passed in a blur as voting took place for the first time in Chosen history and informal leaders were elected. In truth, as months passed by, a deliberative democracy got installed. All citizens being allowed to vote on any number of subjects. The old churches of Ashevelen were swiftly transformed into what they were in fact, laboratories, factories etc and the symbols that have long dominated the Chosen nation, were removed, destroyed or cast away as mistakes of the past. While the RADiance grew, Ashevelen’s influence started to fade. More and more people shunning her for the mistakes of the past even while understanding why she took the actions she did at the time and soon, Ashevelen removed herself from their society choosing to travel through the Gateways. But not before taking a well earned holiday, spending time with Tatiana. —--Read second sheet for continuation of the story— After the Exalted split from the RADiance, an uneasy alliance was created in the first weeks. Neither part knew exactly how to interact with one another. On one side, centuries of racism made relations frosty. On the other side, they both needed each other. The Exalted needed the resources which the RADiance was able to provide while the RADiance needed a strong ally in any potential engagements to other nations and of course, more workforce. Eventually a treaty was hammered out with the help of the former High Hierarch Ant. Each nation will act independently from one another but at the same time, they will share everything between them while also supporting each other in case of military conflict. [/sub] [color=39b54a]Culture and Society[/color]: [sub]Much has changed from the days of Ashevelen. The RADiance is no longer subjected to the will of Ashevelen, yet, most of the Chosen remain the same. For the common person, wherever they get hired by the Church or hired by the state, it doesn’t affect them. Food, shelter and security is provided in the same way. One thing that changed radically is the way a person would find said work. A citizen simply has to apply for one and fill in their skills and wishes, on average they’re given an assignment in days. If a job is farther away from their current location, a house/apartment or room is provided in the new location. [/sub] [center] --- [/center] [color=f7941d]Governance and Politics[/color]: [sub]The RADiance have all access to an AR-like forum where anyone can go forward and propose a new law or regulation. A super-majority will then vote on the law and if a consensus is reached in under a day, the law is implemented. In the cases where a law takes too long or it is decided as vital, the choice is then passed onto a council of elected persons from different paths of life. Each of them will then vote on the law. Worst comes to worst and even then there’s no resolution, the choice is then passed onto the current elected president, William. Every 50 years elections will be held for a new president to be elected, unless it is requested and approved by both the populace and the council to be done earlier. The president doesn’t have the power to propose new laws as it might be considered “too influential” and push certain people to vote on a law that they might otherwise not agree with. Yet, they are not entirely powerless. Any and all contacts with non-Chosen must be approved by the president or different government workers elected by the president. [/sub] [color=f7941d]Technology Overview[/color]: [sub] Major changes: 1. The Chosen are masters of genetic advancement. No injuries are permanent, illnesses incurable or old age to worry about. 2. Cloning tech has evolved to the point where any basic material can be cloned as much as it is needed, human cloning is considered experimental at best and not something actively pursued. This in turn has given way to Replicator technology. As long as the Replicator has scanned a raw material, depending on the material the process can take weeks, it will be able to replicate it using bio-materials. Most day-to-day meals, materials etc are created like this and only take small amounts of bio-materials. 3. Bio-Metals - Instead of using complex metals to build, the Chosen are using a combination of biomatter and simple metals to build, combined with a formula that enhances their strength tenfold. Allowing this new bio-metal to withstand great temperatures, weight, stress etc. [/sub] [color=f7941d]Military Overview[/color]: [sub]The RADiance teens are made from the age of 16 to join the army for a minimum service of 10 years. In those years military officials train and watch with interest the development of the soldiers. The most promising ones will then be offered jobs within the military. In case of space battles, the RADiance Armada can be mobilised which is focused on rapid deployment of Infiltrator-Class spaceships, via the Carrier-Class spaceships capable of moving at very fast speed in order to approach the enemy, then, using drills in the legs of the ship, they’ll drill holes inside the hull and release soldiers inside to either disable the enemy ship or take control of it. If the Infiltrator-Class ships cannot be used by the Carriers, they themselves are equipped with light to medium weaponry. The Infiltrator-Class ships are also used on the ground as they can release a highly toxic gas, which the RAdiance soldiers are immune to, then release the soldiers inside to wreak chaos on the enemy lines. [/sub] [/hider] [hider=The Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari Hive - Retired] [center] [color=00aeef]Nation Name[/color]: The Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari Hive [color=00aeef]Government Form[/color]: [sub]Elective Dictatorship [/sub] [color=00aeef]Demographics[/color]: [sub]Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari - 60% - The Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari are a parasitic race similar to Earth’s mosquitoes or ticks. They are small creatures that can grow up to 18 mm (0.71 in) in length and 24 mm (0.94 in) in wingspan, acidic blood and a prime directive to expand by consuming the biomass of others. When they feed on a live subject, they will lay eggs inside them as a way of reproducing. [url=https://i.pinimg.com/736x/f9/21/a6/f921a6d1cc4845acd05798c6b9cb794a.jpg]A Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari Queen [/url] acts as a hive mind for its spawns, directing their every move. They are nocturnal creatures that live at the centre of a hive and are rarely seen outside of one. [url=https://i.pinimg.com/736x/da/ad/de/daadde0d668f615402162b867fe94b02.jpg]Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari Hybrids[/url] - 40% - Humans which undergone dramatic genetic modifications becoming [/sub] [color=00aeef]Population[/color]: [sub]800 Million - Hybrids 1.4 Billion Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari [/sub] --- [sub][hider=Flag][img]https://i.ibb.co/QmDnX13/12334.jpg[/img][/hider][/sub] --- [/center] [color=39b54a]Planet Name and Description[/color]: [sub]The Hive, previously known as Gaia, was 280 year ago a planet very much like Earth before humans existed. Big oceans, massive forests and a plethora of animals. Currently everything but the Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari and has been consumed for their biomass by the Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari in pre-hybridization times. Massive cave systems have been dug underground and currently there is only 1 settlement above ground. [/sub] [color=39b54a]History[/color]: [sub]The history of the Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari is mostly unknown to humans but what is known is that once upon a time their hives covered multiple planets and sought to consume more and then it all ended. Somehow, somewhere, someone brought the species to extinction…that is until a colony ship landed on The Hive planet. Humanity found the Hive as a normal Earth-like planet 300 years ago. After initial expansion and settlements being raised in different parts of the planet, they began to dig into the crust of the planet for different raw materials (iron, coal, etc). Nothing seemed out of the ordinary until one day, miners dug into a cavern system that wasn’t mapped out yet. Almost immediately all contact with them was lost and soon after the closest settlement went dark. Military forces were sent to investigate but contact was lost with them as well. As the days passed, the reason behind the disappearances was found. The Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari, an almost extinct species of insects, was discovered. Somewhere in the past, a Queen was trapped underground and due to the lack of biomass it went into a deep state of hibernation for an unknown number of centuries. Now free again to consume. Free again to expand over the known galaxy and make everything part of the Hive. In only a few years after the Queen’s discovery, most of the planet was consumed. Unknown numbers of humans, plants, animals and insects were killed and repurposed for the Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari as for each human/animal killed, thousands of Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari would hatch. Something [i] had [/i] to be done. The colonists tried fighting them at first but the Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari seemed to be endless, more and more appeared for each one they killed. An expedition was sent from the last remaining settlement towards the place where the Queen was found, a group of scientists and a huge military detachment with a plan that would change how humans saw themselves for ages to come. A great deal of luck, faith and bullets got them close enough to the Queen to extract some of her DNA and make it out alive. A team of 60 was sent, only 2 came back alive but it was enough. Using the Queen’s DNA the remaining colonists modified their bodies to allow the control of the swarms, unfortunately while it did work, it only worked for Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari drones which were spawned by them. Their DNA had to be changed even more to allow the spawning of Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari eggs which again worked but as the human biology was different than the Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari Queen’s one, other mutations occurred allowing the Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari to burrow inside the bodies of their human “queens” Afterwards a great era of reconstruction began underground, the cave systems were expanded and humanity’s hope of a peaceful life was found again. [/sub] [center] --- [/center] [color=f7941d]Governance and Politics[/color]: The Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari are under the control of the Hybrids which all serve the Architect. The Architect is the current leader of the Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari hybrids, a name which he chose to showcare his tireless efforts in rebuilding the colony even from before his election. The leader of the Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari Hybrids are chosen every 20 years or when the current leader dies. A leader can be anyone from the populace as long as they proved themselves to all. As per custom, when a new leader is chosen he or she chooses a new name or designation which in turn showcase their plans for the future. For example, a leader which will name themselves the Warrior will tell everyone from the nation that they seek to mark their reign with war. Everyone from the nation has a designation and a role which is given to them by the Speakers, those which have the role of governing over parts of the Hive, when they reach maturity. The roles given to them become their names as well and they are chosen based on the overall needs of the colony. [url=https://i.ibb.co/SchbgkV/12.png]Organigram Part 1 [/url] [url=https://i.ibb.co/7gSQ9Pq/23.png]Organigram Part 2 [/url] [sub] [/sub] [color=f7941d]Technology Overview[/color]: [sub] Tech-wise the colony transitioned over to the use of biological matter for their tools, buildings etc. A Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari drone, when reaching adulthood, will start secreting a chitinous substance from their bodies which will then harden to the point where it will be as strong as most metals. In recent years the hybrids have been trying to adapt the Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari biology to allow them to survive long periods of time in space-like conditions, resistance to very high or very low temperatures or simply underwater breathing by splicing the Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari DNA with different Earth-born species DNA which were still kept in the colony’s storage area. Besides their advancements into genetic manipulation tech, they are using the settlement currently outside of the cave systems acts as an advanced research center/space hangar where the first ever Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari [url=https://www.scified.com/media/alien-5-derelict-space-jockey-ship-concept-art-220267.jpg] biological spaceship[/url] is being built. It is made from a combination of human and Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari engineering, using materials from both species. [/sub] [color=f7941d]Military Overview[/color]: [sub] The Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari currently hold no military forces as everything that could pose a threat to them has long been consumed but in case of war the following actions will be taken : 1. The First Speakers alongside the leader will assess the threat. 2. If the threat is bigger than what a small group of conscripts can handle, emergency orders are passed onto the Speaker of Justice which then will turn into a Speaker of War. 3. The Speaker of War will conscript all available citizens without putting the overall colony in danger. 4. The conscripts are given genetic steroids which decreases the hatching time of Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari drone to mere minutes. 5. Those that survive the process consume the biomass of the fallen. 6. The Hrr’aa’sshhh’ari drones on the planet are put in a frenzy, attacking anything that approaches the Hive. [/sub] [center] --- [/center] [color=ec008c]Additional Info[/color]: [sub] Theme song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP1-qlRraS4 [/sub] [/hider] [hider=The One] [center] [color=00aeef]Nation Name:[/color]:The One [color=00aeef]Government Form[/color]: The One [color=00aeef]Demographics[/color]: [url=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/pdd/images/b/bf/Tychus_Findlay.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140603062856]The One[/url] A human who cloned himself. He's 2.1m tall with big bulging muscles. Main One groups: The One once had a name, each of his names define a group or caste of the One. James - Hunters, Crafters, Soldiers; those that manage to survive a decade are "elevated" to the name Grant. They mark themselves with a handprint to set them apart from others. William - Food mostly but also those that venture into the most dangerous locations. An "old" William is very rare. They're marked on their cheeks with two horizontal scars. Grant - Diplomats, Scientists, Leaders. The "face" of the One. Any interaction with the One would have at least a Grant present. While they all share all knowledge they get and any William can do a Grant’s job or the other way around, age is what usually sets them apart. A William would reach a maximum age of 2, a James can go above that and live up to 10 years before becoming a Grant and eventually dying of old age or bullets or whatever else. The Old One The Old One is an anomaly between the One as they've been around since the first clone was made. Their true identity is unknown but they're seen in places where the Immortalis's defences are the worst. It's unknown how they can do that and their identity. [color=00aeef]Population[/color]: 4 billion --- [img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1012350807997423616/1122496023659544607/IMG_0580.jpg[/img] --- [/center] [color=39b54a]Planet Name and Description[/color]: 00110001 is a barren planet with no notable mineral resources. Covered on one side by a burning wasteland which is constantly under temperatures of +50C and on the other side, a frozen tundra with temperatures between -100 and -500 at its coldest point. Split in the middle by the ruins of an ancient alien city surrounded by a huge dome. The city is a massive ruin full of robotic defences that attack anything biological in nature. Unfortunately, the planet is covered by thick black clouds that don't let light from the nearby sun to illuminate it. The weirdest part of the planet is the occasional pocket of "altered reality" as called by the One. Places that appear randomly at times around the city, if one is trapped within a pocket, they can see people long dead trying to kill them, stairwells that go into infinity, one might find themselves trapped into a room without doors or windows and many different other phenomenon that cannot be explained by the One. These pockets usually dissappear after a few hours but most who're trapped within die horrifying deaths. [color=39b54a]History[/color]: As soon as the colony ship went through the Gateway, it encountered a powerful EMP field generated by numerous unidentifiable spheres. The ship crash landed on the nearest planet. A good number of colonists died even before they stepped out of the ship. Soon the colonists realised that they wouldn't be able to survive on the planet due to the very high/very low temperatures of the planet's climate. Luckily the ship landed close to what seemed to be the ruins of a city that stretched from one side to the other of the plane, splitting the planet into two halves and thus' they decided to settle the ancient city. Not much remained of it but buildings with no recognisable tech. Food and resources were scarce and everyday people would starve or die of a number of strange illnesses. Soon, all would die. In-fighting killed the rest. It didn't help that the aliens left automated defences on the planet that were still functioning, nor the lack of light. Eventually only one person remained. Using the bodies of his fellow colonists and refined urine/snow, he had enough to live on his own. Understanding that he will most likely go crazy and that he might be the only human alive, he devoted himself to one purpose. Make sense of the alien technology in the hopes of finding a way off the planet. 10 years after Arrival, he managed to find a massive underground that still had power and he knew that he finally found what he was looking for. Inside he found thousands of ultra-advanced cloning vats and the spheres that brought down their ship in the first place. After months of trial and error, he succeeded in cloning himself. No longer alone, he made more and more of himself. After almost 300 years, parts of the ancient alien city are now repopulated with only one person - 4 billion times. [color=39b54a]Culture and Society[/color]: The society of The One is easy to understand. Every clone is an individual but they are all the same with the same likes and dislikes where one is working for the betterment of everyone as they [b]are[/b] everyone. [quote=The One] In our own words, we record this in the event of a cataclysmic failure of the Dome. Whoever you may be that hears this, hear our story. Understand who we were, are and potentially, will be. We came on this planet almost 300 years ago from a far away planet called Earth, there were more of us all aboard one ship that was meant to be humanity's last bastion. During the first few years, everyone died. Diseases, in-fighting, the elements and the rest from starvation, alien robots, we had no shortages of dangers, so, eventually everyone died. All but One. Me, them, [b]us[/b]. I've managed to revive part of the alien city that you found this recording in and with the technology found here, I became we. One mind, 4 billion times. You'd wonder how we were able to survive all these years? Simple. One serves everyone. One is not one but more. One dies, so that the others live. One doesn't feel pain, how would he? When his mind is not his mind but [b]our[/b] mind. The Glowy-Ones and ourselves are our food, the ice of the Frozen part of the world is our water. We don't need more than we provide to ourselves. What one experiences, all experience. We have explored 40% of the city and there are still places where we haven't managed to reach due to the robots. Everyday, we die to find the answer to the one question we had since the beginning. What happened here? Why did it happen? Will it happen again? Can we survive if it happens again? [/quote] [center] --- [/center] [color=f7941d]Governance and Politics[/color]: The One don't have a form of government per se, as they are One and the same, each knows what's good for the other without the need for debate. [color=f7941d]Technology Overview[/color]: [list] [*] 1. Ultra Advanced Cloning Vats allow a full grown human to be made in 24 hours.[*] 2. The Dome - a huge structure meant to resist the worst environments. [*] 3. Human-Batteries - All the major tech of The One will be sustained by human batteries which use their bodies to power them up. Depending on the power needed, the number of human batteries needed can be up to 1 million (for the cloning vats) [/list] [color=f7941d]Military Overview[/color]: The military of The One operates within the limited territory they control, primarily focused on the defence and expansion of their domain within the city. With only 40% of the city under their control, their military efforts are concentrated on clearing and securing these areas from the remaining automated defenses left by the Immortalis civilization. 1. Clearing Operations: The One undertakes regular clearing operations to neutralise the automated defences within the city. These defences, including robots, drones, and turrets, are formidable adversaries, but they are confined to specific areas and do not venture beyond their designated zones. The military's main objective is to systematically eliminate these defences, allowing for the gradual expansion of The One's territory. These clearing operations require careful planning, coordination, and combat skills. The clones, equipped with weapons crafted from their own bones, such as swords, spears, bows, and javelins, engage in close-quarters combat with the automated defenses. Their shared knowledge and skills acquired through cloning enable them to adapt and counter the defensive mechanisms efficiently even if a few hundred have to die first. 2. Specialised Operations: The One may occasionally undertake specialised operations within the city. These operations could include reconnaissance missions to gather intelligence on the remaining automated defences or retrieval missions to recover valuable artefacts or technologies from areas previously inaccessible. 3. Security and Defense Operations: Maintaining the security and defence of The One's controlled areas is an integral part of their military operations. The One establishes a network of defensive structures, fortifications, and surveillance systems to protect against external threats.The One's military force, diligently monitor the perimeters and swiftly respond to any breaches, and neutralise potential dangers to safeguard the population. [color=f7941d]Infrastructure & more[/color]: 1.Food: Within a specific area of the city, there exists a unique species of luminescent mushrooms, named [url=https://getwallpapers.com/wallpaper/full/c/2/3/1174611-neon-mushroom-wallpaper-1920x1080-retina.jpg] glowy one[/url]. These mushrooms are cultivated and cloned to meet the nutritional requirements of The One. They serve as a vital protein source, supplemented by the combination of their own cloned tissues. 1.1. Water: Due to the frozen nature of one side of their world, The One relies on this abundant resource. While the initial challenges of making the water less harmful to the human body resulted in the loss of many lives, the remaining population benefits from this readily available water source, despite the extreme temperatures. 2. Electricity: The One harnesses their own collective energy by interconnecting thousands of individuals to power up the cloning vats, for everything else the One relies on fire as their primary source of illumination and power. They developed techniques for fire management, including the creation of long-lasting and efficient fire sources using an oily substance found on the automated defences they destroy. The substance burns for very long periods of time but not at a high heat. 3. Materials and Tools: The One's approach to clothing and tools is resourceful and self-sustaining. They employ a unique method of utilising their own biological resources. Leather is sourced from their own cloned bodies, fulfilling their modest clothing requirements. As for tools, bones are repurposed and serve various functions. While bones may break, the vast abundance of available bones ensures an almost unlimited supply. These resourceful practices extend to other aspects of their infrastructure and requirements, facilitating their self-sufficiency. Organic materials such as hardened skin, fibrous plants, and other naturally occurring substances are woven, treated, and combined to create items like clothing, furniture etc. Common terms : Immortalis - They were a highly advanced civilization that mysteriously disappeared. The Circle of One, the name of the city in which the One live, is a ruin. Besides the Vaults where the One discovered the cloning vats and the black pyramids, nothing else is undamaged. In some parts of the city there will be automatic defences (drones, machine guns etc) which protect it. That's the reason the One never explored all of their city. The Circle of One - The name of the city in which the One live, is a ruin. Besides the Vaults where the One discovered the cloning vats and the black pyramids, nothing else is undamaged. In some parts of the city there will be automatic defences (drones, machine guns etc) which protect their area. That's the main reason the One never explored all of their city. The city is surrounded by a huge dome that acts as a defence against the terrible living conditions on the planet. [center] --- [/center] [color=ec008c]Additional Info[/color]: Theme song - [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzvyQ8JxwMk[/url] [/hider]