Outline of History: The Empire originated from a fleet of interstellar arkships sent by a future Solar system that arrived in our galaxy little over 7000 years ago through a naturally occurring wormhole. After some decades, communication with the solar system suddenly ended and an unknown event on the Sol-side destroyed the wormhole connection, leaving the colonizers and explorers stranded in the Lampshade Galaxy. Thanks to the leader of the mission, the AI now known as âTree of Lifeâ, the stranded explorers were able to create a stable orbital base of operations around a sun-like star which would later become the capital of the Empire, New Sol.
Outline of Major Species: The Empireâs large population is divided between 50 different species. The majority of these are known under the common term âTerragenâ (or Children of Terra), indicating all species that can ultimately trace back their ancestry to the now lost Blue Marble. Some examples of Terragens include humans, various species of moravecs (sapient robots), many fully-virtual AIs and multiple species of sapient uplifts, such as whales, dolphins, grey parrots, crows, octopuses and even species like bees, ants, trees and coral. All Terragens have mentalities based on and understandable by humans, the oldest species of sapients in the Empire. Together with the Terragens, however, also exist a number of alien species native to the Lampshade Galaxy that have joined the Empire over the millennia. These aliens, known as Xenosophonts in the Empire, can either be similar to humans in their mind types, or be much more different. There are currently 12 species of Xenosophonts living in the Terragen Empire, ranging from relatively regular ocean-dwelling fish-like beings to much more exotic sapients such as singing crystals and beings living in the metallic hydrogen cores of gas giants. Each species has many subspecies created through genetic engineering and a variety of other technologies in correspondance with their living environments, fashion and trends.
For the most part everything looks good, weâd just like some clarification on what âfuture Solar systemâ means, and for you to describe the general characteristics of the individual species. Additionally, if the sapient uplifts are not massively changed besides becoming sapient (ex. a Terragen ant is still recognizable as a normal ant, itâs just sapient now), youâre fine just listing what species were uplifted.
For âfuture solar systemâ I meant that the arkships were sent from the solar system in something like the year 2500 /2700 or something of the sort. So yeah, that. I avoided saying anything more about the state of Sol and about why the wormhole collapsed as to not infringe the rule that nobody can know what happened there or where it is. I used the future Sol setting to also make it so that many of the uplifts, AIs and even moravecs would already be sapient passengers on the Arkships.
As for the species, hereâs a complete list:
TERRAGENS
Humans: humans. Not much else to say.
Aurelphins: uplifted dolphins.
Corvijnee: uplifted crows.
Pahrvanots: uplifted parrots, now fully capable of articulate human speech.
Octoperyors: uplifted octopi.
Gigorwheil: uplifted whales.
Emhiants: uplifted manta rays.
Duicova: uplifted chimpanzees.
Silvestrines: uplifted cats.
Dewclaao: uplifted dogs.
Nuurâiigs: uplifted pigs.
Ohlramann: uplifted orangutans.
Apoipters: uplifted bees, either living as social hive minds or as single individuals.
Formykoll: uplifted ants, either living as social hive minds or as single individuals.
Suzeiphants: uplifted elefants.
Ryffin: uplifted rats.
Yewanis: uplifted hyenas.
Uvours: uplifted frogs.
Ourobors: uplifted snakes.
Jellusina: uplifted jellyfish made of biological transparent computronium.
Polyreefers: uplifted corals creating interconnected minds as aquatic biological computers.
Dindelseids: uplifted mobile trees which use symbiotic beings to percieve and interact.
Virtuals: AIs and uploaded consciousnesses living within a vast cybercosm of virtual worlds.
Sapiostructures: sapient structures, ranging from simple buildings to starships.
Nemblash: sapients made out of bionano or nanotech foglets, usually with no fixed shape.
Bushbots: fractal moravecs consisting of a flexible branching structure resembling a bush.
Polyhedrid: polyhedronal moravecs capable of living in and travelling through open space.
Gell-onics: moravecs made of self-reconfigurable gel-like computronium.
Deucubles: aerostatic, bubble-like moravecs known for their extreme patience.
Heavenjellies: starfaring moravecs resembling giant, kilometer long jellyfish capable of FTL.
Kjatasps: disc-shaped hexapodal moravecs specialized for first-in colonization.
Around nine thousand years ago a wormhole opened up 6.2 light-years away from the Kasa system (Akari), the other side was 22.9 light-years away from the galaxyâs central blackhole.
The Imperium colonized Akari and the rest of the Kasa system due to itâs suitability for human life.
About two hundred years ago the wormhole collapsed after a civil war, causing the Yukian Imperium to lose all contact with the rest of the empire.
Outline of Major Species:
Humans: Do I even need to explain?
Dahi: The Dahi are an intelligent species that originates from the planet Akari, they appear very bird-like even though they are completely unrelated. Dahi are incredibly resistant to damage and are even able to regrow entire limbs.
A question for the moderators: Iâm not sure if this matter has already been settled and I just donât remember or havenât understood it well, but I remeber that some time ago there were talks about separate population caps for embodied and virtual beings.
Essentially, I wanted to know if virtual beings are counted within the 100 trillion cap, or if they have a separate one. I would have assumed the latter, but then again if it were for me weâd have populations in the quadrillions, so I thought Iâd be best to ask here before assuming anything, ahah.
Iâm not trying to be annoying, but while youâre on the map due to your request to stay from over a month ago, you still havenât resubmitted your updated plot request to be approved by the moderation team.
@isurvivedurm0m we are still awaiting the history portion of your plot request
[b]Number of desired plot: 21 Name of plot: (from North to South) Sapphire Commonwealth, Thiucarro Hegemony, Zaretanian Holdings Corporation (ZHC) Capital:
Sapphire Commonwealth: Bardonia
Thiucarro Hegemony: Thiucarr
ZHC: Zaretania
[b]Location of capital: in the image Customization:
Number of desired plot: Name of plot: REGUNESSIAN EXPANSE (includes three separate star nations: the Sapphire Commonwealth, the Thiucarro Hegemony, and the Zaretanian Holdings Corporation (ZHC)) Capital:
Sapphire Commonwealth: Bardonia
Thiucarro Hegemony: Thiucarr
ZHC: Zaretania Location of capital: Population:
Total population: 28 trillion
Sapphire Commonwealth: 9.5 trillion
Thiucarro Hegemony: 18 trillion
ZHC: 500 billion Outline of History:
The Regunessian Expanse is an expanse which exists within Sector A1-0, home to three nations which are often at odds with eachother
The Sapphire Commonwealth is a commonwealth of several smaller star nations, with the largest being the Republic of Bardonia, often seen as the leader of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth was formed as a defensive alliance to protect against the expansionist policies of Thiucarro and any other threats from beyond the expanse
The Thiucarro Hegemony is a large, imperialistic nations founded under the guiding ideology of Thiucarri supremacy. It is led by the Grand Despot, a monarch whoâs true nature and name is unknown even to his most loyal and trusted subjects
The Zaretanian Holdings Corporation (ZHC) is a front corporation which runs the Zaretanian System at its pleasure. It is a corpo-state ran by massive conglomerates throughout the region. The Zaretanian system is subjected to terrible working conditions as the corporations seek to milk as much profit as possible (fyi if yall want your corporations to be involved in the ZHC just hmu) Outline of Major Species:
Sapphire Commonwealth: Humans, Near-Humans + many others
Thiucarro: Primarily Thiucarri, with other smaller species also operating within its borders Customization: [planets/stations/etc]
Just keep the old plot as is. Nothing is changed except the pop number
Number of desired plot: 40 Name of plot: ALLIED NATIONS OF ALVIRA Capital: (moon) ALVIRA Location of capital: Center of the plot Population: 18 trillion Outline of History:
Allied Nations of Alvira comprised the united nation-states of the moon Alvira which formed after an asteroid impact that forced them into interstellar exploration, and the royal dynasties of the planet Valtora. The two factions warred into near extinction and anarchy before being reunified. Outline of Major Species:
Weâre still debating. My schedule is a bit busy (marching season + start of school) so thatâs been holding things up a bit. Iâm not going to say anything right now because we havenât come up with anything 100% conclusive yet.
