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I: A Brief History of The UISC, or “The Sector”
In a tightly packed area of space barely a hundred Light Years across, though most improbable methods, over half a dozen sapient races all came to be in contact with one another.
The Sector of space itself was bisected by the ancient remains of a gaseous nebula. On one half the expanse, where three star systems that became aware of one another not long after they began to broadcast out in Radio. While some races take hundreds, if not thousands of years to find another out in the stars, these three began a correspondence with each other at a time when rockets had yet to leave the planets orbit.
Over the next 200 years these races grew up together. Exchanging ideas, culture and advancing at a astonishing rate; over time became known simply as “The Alliance”
On the other side of the Expanse was a world that, against even great improbability, gave rise to two sapient races. Their world was largely divided into two main landmasses separated by an immense ocean. Bother races met one another at roughly the same industrial level and once the war began it seemed it would never end. After centuries of internal war, the two races made an uneasy peace. Fueled by a history of nothing but war and expansion, the unified races set it’s sights quickly to the stars.
Near the middle of the Expanse, was what would be considered a small primitive world with a pre industrial civilization. The planet seemed mineral poor but its asteroids could fuel a war machine for decades.
These mineral rich fields would set the staging ground for inevitable conflict between these two powers.
II: The Tajlan War
The races of “The alliance” having spent over 200 years in radio contact with one another finally reached out to the stars together and began to truly colonize and thrive in space. As they expanded, they soon made contact with a primitive people known as “Trathalans” this dragon like race wished for nothing more then to be left alone and left in peace. They gave timid permission for the races of The Alliance to mine their asteroids as long as they were left alone.
However less then a decade later, a war armada of ships from the Tajlan Empire entered into the system. The Empire, detecting the world long ago, had gambled everything on an overpowering force to quickly win, hold and grow this world for their war machine.
With no formal defenses the system and its planet soon fell and were occupied.
What followed was three years of bloody guerilla warfare by the primitive people against a far superior occupying force. While the nations of the Alliance scrambled to mobilize what space warships they had to fight back.
The war seemed in stalemate until a military coup over through the established leadership of those in charge of the Tajlan Armada. The new leaders sued for peace, wanting to return room to try and over through the dictatorial and fascist leadership of their homeworld.
III: Aftermath and formation of The UISC
What followed was an uneasy peace as the internal war once more gripped the Tajlan Empire. When the dust settled, the Facist government had fallen, but still had strong supporters. A peace treaty was worked out between the two forces and a United Charter drawn up laying out how the two forces would move forward together. Trade, Culture and Ideas began to change and slowly the two Forces grew together as the Union of Inter Steller Civilizations
Now, as they two powers work together still in an uneasy peace, their small Alliance is overshadowed as they come to find themselves in a crowded and chaotic Galaxy. Struggling with internal forces and now external threats they seek to find their place on the Galactic stage.
An Overview of UISC Races and Civilizations
Quatonians: Evolving on a Heavy Gravity world, this race stands at most no higher then 4ft tall. Only vaguely humanoid, they are covered in short fur, stock arms and stumplike legs. Their odd shape has long dictated their society and culture. Heavier then water, they abhor travelling over their oceans both on ships and by Air. As such navel combat has been stagnated, and Aircraft Carries never took on a role.
Their short size reflects a quick mind and short thinking species. While they move slow, they think and act in quick almost spastic methods.
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In the Military, Quatonians tend to be front line troops. Their robust, stout and compact bodies make them ideal for close quarters combat. Because all other planets in the UISC have a lower gravity, they tend to have a much higher stamina, and, while being smaller, end up doing much physical labor.
Octonas: A more Humanoid race, they stand from 4ft to, at most 5 and half feet. Their appearance is one of an orange-ish skin color, long face and small ‘knobs’ on their heads that would resemble the tufts on Earth Giraffes. While Their neighbor world, Quartian, was high gravity, the Octons’ world was slightly lower gravity, giving them a long lanky appearance despite their stil small statue. After making contact with the Quartian, they began the ultimate long distance relationship. Waiting more then a year for their messages to be received, then even longer for the reply to come back.
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The Octona have a natural sense of order about all things and are avid perfectionists. Weather it is math, art, science, or music. Each tries, not to be perfect, but to constantly improve and get better at a task. To say to an Octona, that they seem no different at something from one day to the next is seen as a terrible insult.
This usually leads to consternation among the other races in diplomatic affairs. Octonas rarely enlist into ground forces and army positions and are by and large either Administrators or pilots.
Conearians: As short and squat as the Quartian. One might mistake them for a furless version of the race. But they are quite different. Evolving on another High-G world no doubt led to their appearance. When they made contact with the other races, they were significantly farther behind, having just discovered primitive Radio. However in the shared conversations that followed they caught up quickly. Unlike many races, Conerazon seem to have thought about life amongst the stars from even ancient times. They see it as their destiny to spread out to as many worlds as possible.
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Despite lacking in Tech in the beginning, within a few generations Scientists from Conerazon have surpassed other planets. They seem to have a natural knack for all things mechanical and usually end up in engineering positions. Due to their world also being heavy gravity, many also serve as front line grunts.
Tejlini and Qwintoni: The world of Tajlan is one gripped by Millennia of war. This is due to the world having defied evolution and given rise to two sentient races. Split by two massive oceans, they evolved from a common, aggressive, Mamalian predator millions of years ago. The two races consist of the Feline ‘Tejlini’ and the Wolfish ‘Qwintoni’ although they still both share several common physical traits. Two sets of ears, one on the side of their heads, and one on top; a row of velvet tufted bony ridges down their head, back, and also across their shoulders, as well as prehensile tones, each ending with a bony knob that can be used like a grasping fingers. Aside from this, the two share only minor physical differences. This alone however was enough to drive the two races into almost a thousand years of constant war. Their civilization was driven by war, their culture, their life, and their technology all driven to war. As such their advances were driven far quicker then the others in the Sector
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The Qwintoni are by far the classic “Warrior Race” driven by codes of conduct as much as lust for battle. Qwintonis make up by far the largest demographic of all armed services, both planet and space based. Tejlini by contrast are planners, trying to out think and out plan any opponent, anticipating any eventuality and then countering it. As such they often work in positions of power, and rarely fight on the front lines.
Trathalans: The planet Trathala, the third planet in the Shandary system; slightly smaller than Earth with an Oxygen heavy atmosphere and lower gravity. Trathala has one large moon, which causes a constant light during day and night due to its size. The people of Trathala are a mysterious race of Dragon like aliens; they stand on average from 6 to 7 feet tall. Because of the constant light from their moon, Trathalan’s are ‘omni-turnal’ able to go long periods without sleep and change their internal clocks at will. Most Trathalan have advance mental abilities such as telepathy, telekinesis and healing powers. Their people are also highly moralistic and religious, believing in a fundamental Pacifist ideology. Ceremony, meditation, and prayer dominate almost all aspects of life. The civilization itself is split into 13 major clans that are spread around the small world. Each clan is quite mistrusting of each other, but has had only minor skirmishes over the years. The tech level of the civilization, on the surface, barely appears to be that of medieval times.
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Trathalans are both Xenophobic and Pacifists. They have only joined they UISC because the richness of their Asteroid belts forces them into Galactic affairs. Aside from diplomats, it is rare to ever see a Trathalan outside of their Homeworld, however, due to their mental capacities; they are invaluable as translators as they can often mentally ‘read’ what another race is saying.
OOC NOTE
A closely guarded secret known to very few outside the planet is while the race appears primitive and peaceful, nearly 5000 years ago they were nearly as advanced as the other races of the sector. They had just begun to plan reach into the stars when all out Nuclear war utterly devastated their planet. In the space of a few days almost all signs of the civilization where reduced to dust.
This near genocide led to the fanatical pacifistic nature of the race today. Over the course of the following 5000 years almost all remaining signs of their past were slowly eliminated and buried.
The modern species is by no means luddites. They retain knowledge of advanced science and tech, however shun anything they do not see as utterly essential to living.
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UISC Member Worlds
"UISC Homeworlds
Quatonia, - Kol System.
Homeworld to the Quatonian People. Currently one of the most industrialized worlds of the UISC as well as one of the physically largest. Other then Conearians, few visit the surface due to it’s heavy gravity, and more and more industry is being moved into orbit.
Octona, - Andar System
Largely an Ocean world, and much smaller than Quatonia, Octona is considered much more “Species friendly” in being of a much lower gravity. The planet is often picked as the setting for most diplo,matic meetings between the three worlds.
Conerazra, - Cona System.
Only slightly smaller then Quatonia, it’s gravity is still higher then other UISC member worlds. The planet is also considered the most “Dirty” of the UISC Member worlds and relies heavily on fossil fuels for most planetary industry.
Trathala, - Shand System
Home to the Xenophobic Trathalans, little is known of it to outsiders other than the world itself has little to no modern industrial base as well as the smallest population of any UISC world. Because it is a member of the UISC, it still must contribute, and currently produces vast amounts of Food, Grain, and other consumables to other member worlds. Aside from the world itself, the Shand System also boasts twin Asteroid rings which are among the richest in the whole Sector. Two wars have been fought over or around them before the formation of the UISC.
Tajlan, Telos System.
Homeworld to what was the mighty Tajlan Empire. This planet is second only to Quatonia in raw Industrial output.
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Secondary Worlds
Galacticus, Outer Edge of Shand System.
Built as a forward mining post by the original Tri-World Alliance, it became a Military fortress during the Tajlan Wars, and finally the largest Military shipyards of the UISC. While tiny in terms of planet size (slightly larger than the size of Mercury) it is a vastly important location both in terms of the Raw materials the planet processes and the shipyards in orbit.
Jahlin, - Telos System
Founded shortly before the first Tajlan War, Jahlin is a thriving colony. Located so close to it’s homeworld, the planet swells with excess population and already boasts a noticeable Industrial base.
Zenar Minor. - Zenar System.
The furthest as well as newest colony founded after the creation of the UISC. The planet boasts a wide variety of natural resources and minerals but it will be some time before a proper Industrial base is formed.
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R.U.D.I. the Rampant AI.
Initial Creation
Shortly after the end of the second Tajlan War and the rise of the UISC, a large station was constructed that was meant to be both a neutral facility between the two forces as well as a central operations station for overseeing the new UISC command and operational structure.
In a sign of peace and cooperation, it was “strongly suggested” by the Skothians, that computer systems for this station, should be done as a joint venture between Imperial and Alliance scientists. At the time, as if by coincidence, both sides had been working on revolutionary and highly advanced systems.
The Tajlan Scientists had constructed an immense computer core more powerful then anything ever before it. It incorporated crystals they had found on a nearby world that seemed to enhance computer speed by unfathomable levels. Unknown to the Scientists, the crystals we’re part of an even older computer that took on the personality and characteristics of those around it. However at the time it had laid dormant… This changed when Quatoni scientists received the immense computer.
The Alliance too had been at work and had created an AI that seemed nearly self-aware. They had built it on the premise of having it behave, not like a computer, but like a “person” trying to teach it emotions and how to act upon them. The AI had been called "RUDI" or R.eferential U.niversal D.igital I.ndexer
Without thinking of the consequences, the Quatoni Scientists downloaded their AI into the Tejlini Supercomputer. The mingling of absorbed personality traits and intense AI laid to the creation of a Sapient AI that within several minuets had logarithmically increased in size until it had found itself with access to virtually every military computer within the UISC.
Growth and Development
As the AI Stabelized, it’s ‘emotions’ began to mature and influence it. It was the generation of true emotions, feelings and other “Human” traits that caused it to question what it saw as the “traditional” path of AI’s, IE, going “SKYNET” and conquering it’s creators.
Luckily for the Organics of the sector, the new AI considered itself born from the various races, and felt no ill will. It saw the others of the sector, as it’s “parents” and wished to further protect and help the different races to coexist
The AI, still calling itself “RUDI” was now irrevocably embedded it almost all mainframes and military networks. It felt it had “stolen” irreplaceable equipment and countless billions of dollars worth of machinery and wished to somehow pay the UISC back.
Using it’s intelligence, it began to create, and eventually patent, scores of new operating systems and electronic goods. Not just military, but entertainment and every day goods. It founded a manufacturing company, began to buy out smaller companies, and within a decade was a multi billionaire.
Currently, RUDI is seen as a celebrity. He has become so "Human" that many in the UISC seem to forget he is a powerful computer that is embedded into virtually every vital electronic system in the UISC. On the outside he seems a playful, "jolly" entity, however the truth of the matter is his Rampant intellect has caused him to think, not in decades or centuries, but in thousands and even millions of years.
He is an entity that worries about the Heat Death of the universe and sees all creation as a brief fleeting experience. Part of what drives him to both preserve and "enjoy" life is the utter certainty that at some point all life will end.
All of his current industry and public PR is a slow start to what he hopes will be a way to protect his creators for as long as the universe remains.
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