Post by Ares on Feb 2, 2010 22:28:20 GMT -5
Sril'Hoax Imperium in turquoise
Nation: Sril'Hroax Imperium
Terrain: Mainly jungle, but there are mountains, underground caves, lakes, rivers, beaches, and rocky wastes.
Natural resources: Minable minerals, lumber, valuable basalts
Main Exports: Jewels, exotic woods, metals, ores
Secondary Exports: Rare minerals, valuable metals and ores
Government: The Sril'Hroax Imperium is ruled by a group of three councils, one originating from each of the three major cities: Zhoum in the north, R'Nell in the west, and Sri-Tai in the south. The representative of these councils relays information to the Great Queen, who thus far has no named age, and has apparently ruled the Imperium since its beginning, two thousand years ago.
Economy: The Sril'Hroax Imperium's Economy relies on the fact that most of its natural resources are exotic and valuable- and hard to find. Money and other forms of currency are alien to them- they believe that they are generally useless. Instead, the Sril'Hroax Imperium relies on trade, and in every matter and issue of trade, there must be a Value Minister there to gauge the respective values of items to determine a fair trade. The closest thing to a currency to the Sril'Hroax have are jewels- they are the most common thing traded for another item. The most precious stones are rubies, followed by emeralds, sapphires, amethysts, and diamonds in order of covetedness. After that come opals, topaz, jade, and other gems and stones of the like.
Religion: The Sril'Hroaz Imperium is a secular goverment, determined to keep religion out of the government. The populace is a mainly atheistic group, but, being free-willed beings, there will always be those who are not as religiously reserved. The religions that have the largest followings are as such:
-Shiao: A religion of tranquility. It's main commandmants are that one does not do harm upon those who have not warranted it, to be sensible in your actions, and to seek enlightenment.
-Zh'rok: A philosophical movement that espouses the belief of being an open, welcome being, and trying to convert other races to the cause of scientific advancement and cultural acceptance.
-Rennar: An older religion that is on life support. It is made up mostly of older Renagga who are isolationist and want the Queen to seal the borders- they tend to be the most outspoken and violent religious Renagga.
-Venman: A philosophy of moderation that really is just a code to follow life by: acceptance, advancement, and aid.
Races:
The Sril'Hoax Imperium is a nation mainly inhabited by the Renagga, but is shared with their sybiotic "cities".
RENAGGA:[/i]
Unlike most life on the planet, the Renagga are peculiar- their biochemistry isn't carbon- or silicone-based; it's mostly titanium-based. However, as titanium is always bonded to another chemical in nature, their bodies contain a high amount of lead- this gives them a higher defense against bioweapons. Thus, the anthropods' exoskeletons are metallic in nature. This biological anomaly has colored their physiology, too: the Renagga tend to be passive, withstand blows instead of fighting, and focus on defense. However, they are still more territorial than a human, as they will generally refuse non-Renagga access to roam the Sril'Hroax Imperium.
They stand one four spidery legs, with two arms and six eyes. They have five mandibles that they chitter in their languages in, have four antennae, and have varying appearances depending on their caste. For instance, Workers stand at about three feet in height, the Renagga Drones generally stand at roughly five feet in heighth, females at roughly six feet, warriors at about seven feet, and Brood Warriors at roughly nine feet.
Renagga Drone:
Renagga Soldier:
COMING SOON
Renagga Female:
NESS'RA:[/i]
Another race of titanium based creatures. They are, however, only intelligent when pooled into large numbers. Their body structure is fluid, metallic. In other words, they are a living, liquid, organic metal. The Ness'ra gain intelligence varying on how many of them are gathered into one being, and they have made a symbiotic relationship with the Renagga.
The Ness'ra have, over the eons, been helped breed, and eventually increased their numbers to the rate that all Renagga cities are now made of Ness'ra. These liquid metal creatures are huge cities, suspended by strategic structural support in massive, artificial craters carved into the landscape.
Capital City: The Renagga possess no one capital city- they have three semi-capitals (Zhoum, R'Nell, and Sri-Tai) that handle certain aspects of governings, and one hive (Origin) where the Queen resides.
ZHOUM: A city located in the northern section of the nation, adjacent to a seaport. It is huge, the trading center of the Sril'Hroax Imperium. It's appearance is an almost totally enclosed metal structure of curves and towers with large openings on the tops. (think Covenant Base from Halo Wars, but ten times as big, and bluish silver)
R'NELL: A city on the western side of the continent, right at the equator. It's not quite as big as Zhoum, but it extends belowground much farther. The city has crystalline skyscrapers and towers. It's the center of governmental control (i.e., where all who have comlplaints, need something, or to file paperwork go).
SRI-TAI: A city in the thick jungles of the south. It's the military center of the Sril'Hroax Imperium, and it's virtually indestructible. The city has state of the art defenses and shielding, and is ready to dispense various defense forces throughout the country.
ORIGIN: The home hive. It's a giant underground cave system under the central mountains, and it houses the enormous Queen, who has simply kept growing throughout her life. This is the ceremonial center, where those who have done admirable service go to recieve award or recognition.
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History:
The Sril'Hroax Imperium was formed two thousand years ago, when the Queen united the various hives who were ignoring each other. It was a relatively bloodless takeover, requiring on the destruction of several violently religious colonies. However, withing twenty years, the hundreds of hives were gathered into one collective hive, ruled by the Queen.
After a while, the uneasiness of most Renagga was gone. The metallic insectoids even got along well. Then, deep in the mountains, they discovered a strange metal that seemed to live on its own. "Ness'Ra" they called it, which translates to "Moving Ore" in Sizh'li'kka. The Renagga soon found out that in large quantities, the metal became sentient. Thus, in the nature of discovery, they piled all that they could find together. The Ness'Ra were grateful for being granted sentience, and bound themselves to aid the Renagga.
Soon, the Ness'Ra grew in numbers exponentially. They became formally recognized as members of the Imperium, and eventually they began shaping themselves into habitats for the Renagga. The titanium based species eventually helped each other by the Renagga finding more and more Renagga, and the Ness'Ra assuming the shapes of buildings, then towns, and eventually, huge, expansive cities that lived.
The three largest Ness'Ra call themselves Zhoum, R'Nell, and Sri-Tai. They have the largest numbers of Ness'Ra formed together, and the Renagga's capital hive, named Origin, has its inner sanctum coated with the Ness'Ra in a protective sphere around the Queen's Inner Sanctum. The Renagga, being very innovative and technological, eventually unlocked the secrets of gravity. They never once even considered the possibilities of weaponizing it, and instead shielded the Ness'Ra cities in a permanent antigravity field that stops most projectiles, and levitates the living cities. By amplifying the generators, they can make the cities float higher, and out of reach of their enemies. The Renagga have recently opened up trade with other races.
After a while, the uneasiness of most Renagga was gone. The metallic insectoids even got along well. Then, deep in the mountains, they discovered a strange metal that seemed to live on its own. "Ness'Ra" they called it, which translates to "Moving Ore" in Sizh'li'kka. The Renagga soon found out that in large quantities, the metal became sentient. Thus, in the nature of discovery, they piled all that they could find together. The Ness'Ra were grateful for being granted sentience, and bound themselves to aid the Renagga.
Soon, the Ness'Ra grew in numbers exponentially. They became formally recognized as members of the Imperium, and eventually they began shaping themselves into habitats for the Renagga. The titanium based species eventually helped each other by the Renagga finding more and more Renagga, and the Ness'Ra assuming the shapes of buildings, then towns, and eventually, huge, expansive cities that lived.
The three largest Ness'Ra call themselves Zhoum, R'Nell, and Sri-Tai. They have the largest numbers of Ness'Ra formed together, and the Renagga's capital hive, named Origin, has its inner sanctum coated with the Ness'Ra in a protective sphere around the Queen's Inner Sanctum. The Renagga, being very innovative and technological, eventually unlocked the secrets of gravity. They never once even considered the possibilities of weaponizing it, and instead shielded the Ness'Ra cities in a permanent antigravity field that stops most projectiles, and levitates the living cities. By amplifying the generators, they can make the cities float higher, and out of reach of their enemies. The Renagga have recently opened up trade with other races.
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Ground Units:
Renagga Warrior- Basically a Renagga drone, but they have a pair of secondary arms, like those of a mantis, perched over their main arms' shoulders. They will wield large gauntlets the manipulate gravity in one of three ways: Forming a gravity barrier, temporarily increading or decreasing the gravity affecting an object, or generating a small gravity singularity that will immobilize enemies by throwing them around.
PICTURE COMING SOON
Unit statistics:
Brood: 4-15 Renagga Warriors
Swarm: 16-30 Renagga Warriors
Surge: 31-50 Renagga Warriors
Deluge: 51-80 Renagga Warriors
Host: 80-100 Renagga Warriors
Tide: 100-200 Renagga Warriors
My'kaiek*: 200-1000 Renagga Warriors
Aerial Units: N/A
Special Units:
Mar'si-Zhek: The current female in charge of the armed forces. The ceremonial suffic "Zhek" is added to her name to show her position.
Brood Warrior: The personal guards of the females. They resemble warriors, but are larger, with black eyes and their exoskeletons painted red. They are the only naturally agressive caste.
The Queen: The head of the Sril'Hroax Imperium. She is very calm, and very... large. Her body is over fifty feet long, and she's almost thirty feet tall. Her screech, carefully practiced over the years, has the quality of bursting attackers' eardrums. Beware....
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*No direct translation. Closest translation is somthing along the lines of "Wave of Defensive Death."