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Would anyone be interested in having their nation having a minor or prominent pro-Graal faction in it's government?

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I like it. I'll come up with some "events" and PM you for your opinion.

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Asuras. You want me to draw up a map, or you got it locked down? :D

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Wernher said
I wouldn't mind, not at all.I'd say the Crayvens would probably belittle and infantilize the Graals a lot, not seeing them as a menace or an enemy but rather simply as 'People who do not understand' the universal truth of peace they hold. While they'd probably do everything in their power to avoid war I think there could have been an encounter with the 6 million war veterans that will gladly go to war on every occasion. So while the Crayvens are a race of pansies, I'd say this combined with the stories they tell about Zuhlo and the Great War they'd realize that they are not an enemy to be underestimated non the less. Weather this traduces to efforts for peace or preparation of a large scale surprise attack is up to you.

But how will the proverbial Cold War have started in the first place?

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Wernher; very well thought out civilization. The way I see it -- the Graal have realized that mindlessly invading entire other solar systems worked initially, but now maintaining how garrison armies and fleets and the logistical costs of maintaining infrastructure are becoming a large problem. Now they are attempting to put in place pro-Graal governments in lesser civilizations; basically anyone who would be willing to listen to the Graal and support an autocratic regime, most likely a military leader.

So your civilization can play the opposite side of the pendulum for fear from want and freedom of determination, no?

Would you fancy some shared history, Werhnher -- at least in the last 50-100 years of the game sake so we can start off in a ideological war?

@Asuras; I know you're mapping the universe in Sandbox but I can make a 2D cosmographical map in a spiral galaxy if you'd like.

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GRAAL CONFEDERACY

Nation Name: Graal Confederacy

Race(s): Graalus konanicus; commonly referred to as the Graal [GRAHL]
-- Silvius geanus; commonly referred to as the Tallidarans [TAHL-IH-DAR-INZ]
-- Alantaya virgata; commonly referred to as the Hyagarans [HY-UH-GAR-INZ]
-- Kudoros tandus; commonly referred to as the Skorf [SK-ORF]

Racial Traits:

TOUGHENED: The Graal, primarily because of their evolutionary trail from their hot and dry homeworld of Gruul H'ea have become immensely sturdy, in regards to more mildly designed species. Gravity three times heavier than a normally inhabited world, the Graal's physical growth is naturally stunted and they stand only a meter and a half tall, but because of the binary star system their epidermis is cracked and nearly an inch thick -- enough to ward off otherwise lethal ballistic and low velocity lasers. They are mammals and possess the natural organs to keep that functioning, but the heavy gravity forced additional vertebrates along the thoracic and lumbar sections of the spine, which gives them increased protection from physical harm.

Fibrous organelles called Ruks line the Stratum basale of the Graal's epidermis. These organelles hold additional water, which began to interact with the body with severe dehydration sets in. This allows the Graal to go weeks without water, and for those who are unaware of these biological evolutions, the Graal seem to never tire, never thirst or feel hunger -- and it is a myth of many war stories of years past.

ANTIQUATED TECHNOLOGY: The Graal have stolen technology from the nations they have conquered, but have been unable to devise new methods of warfare and travel beyond this. As technology continues to evolve, the high water mark for the Confederacy seems to fall in line with yesterday. The most common form of propulsion is a hybrid ion-diesel array called Pulse Push Technology. Highly unstable, it allowed the Tallidarans to reach FTL travel with an 81.2% success rate. Not so good when compared to the success rate of other FTL civilizations at 99.99999%.

Civilization Tier: Galactic Power: These are the big boys. They have pretty much full mastery of their current technology. They are highly respected and powerful empires.

Population: 161,000,000,000 Graal, 71,000,000,000 Subjugants (Tallidarans, Hygarans, Skorf).

Culture/Society: Largely patriarchal with a societal adherence to tenets of ruthlessness and violence. The Graal are nominally militant which largely impedes their diplomatic and social statuses with other civilizations. Slaves are one of their major exports (though Graal slaves are illegal). Many cases of law are often rationalized based on premises of strength. (If someone stole something from another Graal, guilt is determined via if the claimant is strong enough to get his stolen goods back).

NOTE: I would like to start the game in a Cold War with another Level 2 Civilization. Not a conventional war, but a war of the Graal ideology (Autocracy, Ruthlessness, Oppression) versus another one.

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So they work together during wars, and have the capability to conquer the galaxy when working together, but haven't? This doesn't make much sense to me.

It is the same thing as the Chinese (Nationalists and Communists) versus the Japanese during the 1930's. Differences are put aside for the greater threat. A second, possible negative trait is their largely antiquated technology. I'm not opposed to using that one.

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GRAAL CONFEDERACY

Nation Name: Graal Confederacy

Race(s): Graalus konanicus; commonly referred to as the Graal [GRAHL]
-- Silvius geanus; commonly referred to as the Tallidarans [TAHL-IH-DAR-INZ]
-- Alantaya virgata; commonly referred to as the Hyagarans [HY-UH-GAR-INZ]
-- Kudoros tandus; commonly referred to as the Skorf [SK-ORF]

Racial Traits:

TOUGHENED: The Graal, primarily because of their evolutionary trail from their hot and dry homeworld of Gruul H'ea have become immensely sturdy, in regards to more mildly designed species. Gravity three times heavier than a normally inhabited world, the Graal's physical growth is naturally stunted and they stand only a meter and a half tall, but because of the binary star system their epidermis is cracked and nearly an inch thick -- enough to ward off otherwise lethal ballistic and low velocity lasers. They are mammals and posses the natural organs to keep that functioning, but the heavy gravity forced additional vertebrates along the thoracic and lumbar sections of the spine, which gives them increased protection from physical harm.

Fibrous organelles called Ruks line the Stratum basale of the Graal's epidermis. These organelles hold additional water, which began to interact with the body with severe dehydration sets in. This allows the Graal to go weeks without water, and for those who are unaware of these biological evolutions, the Graal seem to never tire, never thirst or feel hunger -- and it is a myth of many war stories of years past.

FACTIONALISM: The Graal are largely divided. Many educated and scholastic minds of other similarly sized galactic civilizations have come to believe that if the Graal did not hate each other more than they hated everyone else, the galaxy may exist under a Graal flag. The Graal, since discovering faster-than-light travel have experienced four planetary rebellions and six civil wars. This is an issue with the psychological precedence of individualism of the Graal -- where even a Graal sometimes has trouble being subservient to other Graal. These feelings exist, and at times of war are often subsided long enough to accomplish war goals, and then the Graal go back to attempting to kill one another.

Civilization Tier: Galactic Power: These are the big boys. They have pretty much full mastery of their current technology. They are highly respected and powerful empires.

Population: 31,000,000,000 Graal, 17,000,000,000 Subjugants (Tallidarans, Hygarans, Skorf).

Culture/Society:

NOTE: I would like to start the game in a Cold War with another Level 2 Civilization. Not a conventional war, but a war of the Graal ideology (Autocracy, Ruthlessness, Oppression) versus another one.

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I would love to be a player here, Asuras, though you may not necessarily enjoy the premise of my race. -_-

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refer to my previous post.