Empyrean Dynasty Game 1, Turn 7, 10 years of Post Earth History!

The seventh turn of my 23-ish players grand sci fi strategy game Empyrean Dynasty is done! Here is the turn report for interest and posterity! 

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• http://lizardmandiaries.blogspot.com/2021/12/empyrean-dynasty-grand-freeform-sci-fi.html
• http://lizardmandiaries.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-automated-empyrean-dynasty.html
• https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/381363/Empyrean-Dynasty 

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Turn 7: 32'100 - 32'110 PE: 

And so, 10  years pass in the universe! This is a record of what happened during that time! 

•    As the last episodes of their hugely successful peace propaganda transmission came to an end, a group of revolutionaries were sent out from the quarantine of the STARF cluster on behalf of The Szarstern Union (@The Szarstern Union (GRAN)). The Smiling Heralds unfortunately had little impact in their revolution against oppression and violence - the severe quarantine procedures in place across the universe halting their progress. While the movement was able to establish some cells of operation in less strict planets across the universe, the devastating Arcturus Plague had claimed the lives of all associated with The Smiling Heralds by the end of the decade…

•    Even the endless peaceful brayings of The Balaenis Elasthera (@Balaenis Elasthara (wrongtube)) were able to subdue the march of the Liliang Entomo (@The Liliang Entomo ) in the ongoing  “ Vilofan War”. The Liliang Entomo turned their attention to APEX solutions (@Revenant's Quill) swiftly overcoming their military (severely weakened by the Arcturus Plague) and establishing Entoman martial law across all APEX planets. Over the course of the decade the human populations of APEX planets plunged - the ravishes of the Arcturus Plague unabated and their antperson overlords not quick to offer any additional aid or enforce any quarantine procedures. 

•    Immortal General Ateliotos Zhanshi (default winner of APEX solutions Ultimate Immortal Warrior contest) led cohorts of the Liliang Entomo military in a separate, and successful campaign, against The Hermeya (@Roshlev (Hermeyans)). Once again the Entomo swiftly overcame their adversaries' military (severely weakened by the Arcturus Plague) and established Entoman martial law across all Hermeya planets. Over the course of the decade the human populations of Hermeyan planets continued to plunge - the ravishes of the Arcturus Plague unabated and their antperson overlords not quick to offer any additional aid or enforce any quarantine procedures.

•    Tragedy struck the Liliang Entomo, when their great military leader, Immortal General Ateliotos Zhanshi fell victim to a space traffic accident near port. A freighter ship collided with his onboard quarters while both craft had their shields mysteriously disabled. The immortal warrior was instantly cut into thousand insectoid pieces from the impact, then sucked out into the vacuum of space. While he does still live in an atomised form, his constituent parts have not yet been recovered by the empire to allow him to continue leading them in battle! 

•    While the cohesion of the Liliang Entomo empire remains strong with its on going imperial expansion, a movement amongst the youthful antmen has grown over the decade. Stemming from interactions with the Naurey (@Altchester), colony ship sized, vessel known as “The Ark of Pleasure” that was stationed above the conquered APEX Solutions planet of Meridian, and encouraged by the smiling herald movement from the Szarstern Union (@The Szarstern Union (GRAN)), a powerful subculture forgoing military pursuits in exchange for a life of hedonism and pleasure is ripening across the empire. While the “Liliangs of the Lotus” movement is peaceful and anti conflict, it has been responsible for several large scale revolts, protests and strikes. Military police investigating the headquarters of “Liliangs of the Lotus” often found a surprising amount of military hardware foreign to the empire, alongside large quantities of dust of Magel. 

•    While the great Yishpugnae Empire (@Yishpugnae Clans (Spenser)) had grand plans to join the battles of the ongoing “Vilofan War”, the lingering and miasmic anti war sentiment induced by the  Szarstern Union (@The Szarstern Union (GRAN)) and Balaenis Elasthera (@Balaenis Elasthara (wrongtube)) stopped this from happening. Both the biologicals and digital sentient citizens of Yishpugnae refused to wage war! 

•    The Yishpugnae Empire (@Yishpugnae Clans (Spenser)) was ravaged by internal conflict over the decade, as some enraging digital virus breached through the  Armatrum Shield and caused the digital sentients, both quartz mechs and sentient spacecraft to attack one another! The other plans and plots and machinations of the empire were put on hold as all focus was put into cleansing the empire of what became known as the “Soulwilter” virus. 

•    The organic citizens of the Yishpugnae empire were unaffected by the corrupting “Soulwilter” virus and High Prophet Harlow Redspear, with the collective ideological might of the Statera Synthetica was able to slowly quarantine and cleanse the virus from the empire over the decade. While the threat was neutralized the defensive Armatrum Shield  was left ravaged by the destruction of the digital virus and the digital sentient population of the empire much reduced.

Once the “Soulwilter” menace was cleansed, High Prophet Harlow Redspear, with the collective ideological might of the Statera Synthetica bent his might to cleansing the empire of outside influences - all ancient intergalactic broadcast stations used by The Szarstern Union (@The Szarstern Union (GRAN)) dismantled, and many thousands of singing space whales murdered (@Balaenis Elasthara (wrongtube))! The mobile spider monastries of the Qalb Occulta (@Qalb Occulta (Symbolic City)) across the empire all scuttled into hiding! Alive and operating - but not having an impact on the larger culture of Yishpugnae! 

•    While the great Yishpugnae Empire ideologically pure and free of outside influence, their grand Armatrum Shield was greatly weakened!

•    With their oppressor’s focus elsewhere in other warfronts across the universe, the remaining Sigmaites (@Scarius) spent the decade attempting to break free of their quarantined cathedral bondage - lashing out with small but effective attack forces at the The Liliang Entomo occupying forces that surrounded them (@The Liliang Entomo). While their numbers were too small, and their quarantine procedures too strict, to mount a full assault on the antmen who occupy their home planet of Sigma 6, over the decade the Sigmaites expanded their fortress, besieged society, to occupy an entire continent of their war torn and plague ravaged planet. The Liliang Entomo continue to occupy the rest of the planet and have heavy defenses surrounding the Sigmaite fortress continent. 

•    These expansions were spearheaded by a single, hugely charismatic, devout and quarantine focused Sigmaite leader. They have enfolded the virtue of utter purity and cleanliness within the Sigmaite worship of Olympe.

•     While verified reports are hard to come by, it appears the War King and his Jaraz Commandos from the “Legion Ring” have been conducting raids and attacks on The Liliang Entomo forces on Sigmaite occupied planets. While these have not been enough to free the Sigmaites it has somewhat loosened the antmen’s hold across the SS planets.

•    House von Sacher Sariyah (@House von Sacher Sariyah) spent the decade greatly building up the capacity and ship numbers of both the Bahamut fleet and the  "Ifrit Squadron. Though the command was given several times to fly in battle against the Liliang Entomo and to fight in the ongoing “Vilofan War”, the lingering and miasmic anti war sentiment induced by the  Szarstern Union (@The Szarstern Union (GRAN)) and Balaenis Elasthera (@Balaenis Elasthara (wrongtube)) stopped this from happening.

•    About a quarter of the Jamaexina (@Jamaexina) have become immune to the deadly Arcturus Plague by a extremely resource and time heavy process of rebirth through the heavenly reef cloning facilities. Several years were spent hunting for some sort of genetic marker that would provide immunity to the plague - the only useful genetic information being non mammalian, insectoid genetic data. Once these strands of insectoid genetic data were incorporated within the Jamexina form a slow process of ritually killing citizens, then rebirthing them in new clone bodies was begun. 

•    The Jamaexina have promised that all those faithful to holy Olympe can be reborn this way - and the process has begun to spread through the universe onboard the neo coral cathedral of the faith/clan. 

•    Under the wise guidance of Queen Alexandra CXIV the entirety of the Chatikrate Dynasty (@Chatikrate Dynasty (Arkbrik)) remained uninfected by the foul The Arcturus Plague” on board the Holy Oneiros Cylinder!

•    Remaining devoted to living totally encased in the “Halo of Tears” defensive suits, the people of Ounjẹpupọ Olominira Eniyan (@Ounjẹpupọ Olominira Eniyan) were largely unaffected by the “Arcturus Plague” (or much of the other events of the decade!).

•    While reeling from the loss of Magel 2,  Keepers of Magellan ( @Chatikrate Dynasty (Arkbrik) , @House von Sacher Sariyah, @Jamaexina) - working with the key organizations within the orthodox faith of Olympe, retrofitted many neo-coral craft and cathedrals into massive space based Spice production facilities. Given their expertise and experience with the substance, the clan did a spectacular job of recreating the process in neo-coral craft. Using their navigators knowledge of efficient space lanes the loom catastrophe of mass deaths due to Magel spice withdrawal were offset during the decade in the Olympe orthodoxy faithful regions of the universe. 

•    The poor and unimportant billions of the universe were spared from starvation by the Zhàngtùs Biolōxué / Arcturan Zhivos (@Zhàngtùs Biolōxué (Trent B))! Providing staggering quantities of Bioluxe nutrient polyps for mass export.  Phǎozévhómis I, II, and III were all transformed over the decade into mass farm worlds - able to produce vast quantities of nutrient polyp. Not only is nutrient polyp nutritious, it has healing and restorative powers - imbuing great health and slightly expanded longevity to those who eat it! The death of billions, after the loss of Alburtuqaliu Fylí food producing worlds, was averted!  (Of historical note: Both the Lilliang Entomo and Yispugnae Empires both largely rejected the nutrient polyp - choosing to let a few million of their poor citizens die than face idelogical corruption) 

•    Ignatius Antonius Gladwyne of The Cavalerie Centuriate Clan ( @Cavalerie Centuriate (Amanda P)   ) deployed their culinary abilities and the resources of their clan, to help both increase the palatability of the nutrient polyp, alongside helping transport it throughout the universe to those who needed it most! 

•     Consul Deia Maqead of the Qalb Occulta (@Qalb Occulta (Symbolic City)) (under the watch of Immensus Bubu, the Unctuous One, of the Balaenis Elasthera (@Balaenis Elasthara (wrongtube)) ) devoted their decade to helping the enormous cosmic being known as “River, Son of Mother” grow their own organic interstellar warpdrives. River is now capable of moving itself around the universe! 

•    In all planets outside of the STARF cluster, and Yishpugnae empire, Consul Aman Aeternis reformed, modernized and made fit for mass consumption the Occulta faith! 

•    Across the universe, many were ready for a populist creed of resistance to injustice, and thus they finally turned to the Qalb Occulta in droves. On planets all across the universe, the faithful now flock in their millions to the mobile spider monasteries of the Qalb Occulta, listening to Jellyman prelates lectures and sermons.  These prelates have given the masses rituals and thought exercises to help them become one with the all encompassing flow of the Numinous Substrate. This entranced state of being has help the Occulta maintain their hold on the new faithful! 

•    This new faith has become most problematic within  Liliang Entomo (@The Liliang Entomo) occupied territory. Antman warriors and occupied citizens alike, forgoing the edicts of the ant man warlords in exchange for the words of the jellyman prelates!

•    Immensus Bubu, the Unctuous One, of the Balaenis Elasthera (@Balaenis Elasthara (wrongtube)) (through endless years of conversation) became the guiding father figure tothe   enormous cosmic being known as “River, Son of Mother”. River now sees itself as a member of the Balaenis Elasthera, and respects and admires Immensus Bubu more than any other being in the universe. 

•    The herd of Balaenis Elasthera (@Balaenis Elasthara (wrongtube)) continued their song across the universe, stopping several factions from entering the conflict known as the “Vilofan war”!

•    On behalf of The Cavalerie Centuriate ( @Cavalerie Centuriate (Amanda P)  ), the  Knights of the Flame of Peace’s went on a mass decade long recruitment drive within the STARF cluster - greatly increasing their ranks and fighting capacity and cementing their position as defenders of the cluster.

Empyrean Dynasty Game 1, Turn 6, 100 years of Post Earth History!

 The sixth turn of my 23 players grand sci fi strategy game Empyrean Dynasty is done! Here is the turn report for interest and posterity! 

Go check out the previous posts or the PDF if you are interested in more Empyrean Dynasty: 

• http://lizardmandiaries.blogspot.com/2021/12/empyrean-dynasty-grand-freeform-sci-fi.html
• http://lizardmandiaries.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-automated-empyrean-dynasty.html
• https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/381363/Empyrean-Dynasty 

Also, go join this blog's Discord server if you are interested in seeing the game unfold/the in character banter from the players!

Turn 6, 32'000 - 32'100 PE: 

And so 1000 years pass in the universe! This is a record of what happened during that time!

 •            Employing, with permission from The Cavalerie Centuriate (@middlecyclone), ancient intergalactic broadcast stations scattered throughout the known universe - The Szarstern Union (@gran) streamed, near endlessly for 100 years, anti war propaganda. The seemingly immortal Bobbins hosted these broadcasts, endlessly extolling the virtue of peace through the lens of Super-Astrology. While unable to cease conflict for the century all those that were to fight in the “Vilofan War” had to be bloodthirsty and aggressive enough to overcome centuries of Super-Astrology indoctrination weighing down their conscience. All those who did not take part in the Magel War felt utter disgust at all combatants, aggressor or defender…

•             Seemingly aware of the danger ahead of time, The Szarstern Union (@gran) instituted incredibly strict quarantine procedures for getting on or off Heinmani just before the outbreak of the “Arcturus Plague”. These procedures have so far kept the horrific sickness away from their home planet.

•             Singlemindedly devoted to a descendant of the ancient Loudong clan, the warriors of The Liliang Entomo (@papyrus1) ignored the anti war propaganda of The Szarstern Union (@gran), and launched a war against The Sigmaites (@Scarius). Their human vassals, marching under the banner of The Martyr King, the many clans of the Arcturus Bloodline also declared war on The Sigmaites (@Scarius). While unrest due to protest against the war was rife throughout the Dominion of Arcturus for a century  - the love of battle was too great in the leaders of the bloodline, the anti war siren call of Bobbins would not cause them to falter!

•             The historical records note that the Liliang Entomo and Arcturus forces at the outset of the what became known as “The Vilofan War” seemed disorganized and harried - as if the target of their invasion forces had suddenly changed at the last moment before action…

•             The “Vilofan War” got its title from a Sigmaite butchering of the Liliang Entomo hissedclattered names for the first units of troops that began fighting on SIgmaite planets.

•             While  the Sigmaites Clan (@Scarius) were well prepared for the Lilliang Entomo and Arcturus onslaught, and prevented any landing of enemy units on their planets for about a decade, eventually stealthy Lilliang Entomo transports ferried some of the monstrous ant-spider-roach warriors onto their planets. On planet defenses - prepared for centuries before the invasion easily kept the Lilliang Entomo at bay.

•             The Sigimates appeared unbreakable for the first 15 years of the war, and then the “Arcturus Plague” began to ravish across the planets of the Sigmaite empire. The collapse of the Sigmaite defense happened fast, with millions dying of sickness within the heavy neo-coral structures that otherwise would have kept the Lilliang Entomo at bay.

•             With the space based line of defense crossed, both Lilliang Entomo and Arcturus Bloodline units began landing en masse across Sigmaite planets.

•             While the monstrous ant-man warriors surged on unabated, the units of Arcturus Bloodline were also affected by the devastating “Arcturus Plague”. Sickened warriors sent home to Kharkiv spread the sickness there - where it swiftly killed billions. The Dominion of Arcturus collapsed slowly over the century.  Kharkiv near emptied of sentient life due to the plague. Now, only a tiny handful of Arcturus Bloodline warlords and their vassals exist, quarantined in terror across the remaining space based structures of the Bear Forts.

•             With the collapse of the Arcturus Bloodline hordes of empty and abandoned bear meches were left rotting across SH1, SH3, SH4 and SH6 - towering like metallic quadruped sentinels.

•             While Sigmaites (@Scarius) awe inspiring neo-coral citadels and fortresses may have withstood the Liliang Entomo attacks, those inside them were unable to overcome the rot of the “Arcturus Plague” - their defense collapsed around half way through the century.

•             Deaths to illness and ant man attacks were in the billions - by the end of the century the “Vilofan War” was over with the Sigmaite empire collapsed to a single planet - their homeplanet of Sigma 6. On Sigma 6 the remaining Sigmaites remain, only those utterly devoted to defense against the Lilliang Entomo and the Actrurus Plague remain alive, a grim core of Olympe and clan fanatics (about a million souls living in quarantined neo coral fortresses)    

•             The Liliang Entomo were unaffected by the “Arcturus Plague”.

•             The grand and ancient planet Juzur Mushajara, once the supply of much of the universe’s food, wetly crumbled into blackened sludge this century - clearly a victim of a “Spear of Death” attack. Millions perished - but a large number of Alburtuqaliu Fylí (several billion) were able to relocate across the planets the peaceful Hermeya (@roshlev).

•             A large and important component of the universe’s food production has now been lost - the coming decades are certain to bring mass starvation, alongside mass death due to the loss of Magel 2 and its spice supply.

•             Their homeplanet lost, the War King and his Jaraz Commandos continue to operate from the “Legion Ring”, available for hire to for use in the universe’s conflicts.

•             Though several important and lucrative contracts were sent to the War King this century an unhealthy obsession with peace overtook the Legion Ring this century, brought on by the endless anti war propaganda of The Szarstern Union (@gran) and the grief from the loss of Juzur Mushajara, as such - no outside missions were taken on by the War King.

•             Severe quarantining restrictions were put in place at the Legion Ring to curtail the spread of the Arcturus Plague there - the remaining Alburtuqaliu Fylí warriors under the War King mostly unaffected by the sickness.

•             Somewhat detached from the larger events of the universe this century, The Zhandou Albayanat Clan (@NondairyGiant) continued as they have for millennia - providing the digital backbone for most of the important intergalactic organisations spread out across the star. A large number of Zhandou Albayanat  spacecraft were observed nearby the Zhivos Spawn Mass Celestial River for extended period of times over the last few decades.

•             As a member of the STARF cluster  The Zhandou Albayanat Clan (@NondairyGiant) was prepared by the astrologers of the The Szarstern Union (@gran) of looming biological danger and they too instituted incredibly strict quarantine procedures for getting on or off Heidong just before the outbreak of the “Arcturus Plague”. These procedures have so far kept the horrific sickness away from their home planet.

•             High Prophet Harlow Redspear of The Black Room Clan, established the cult of “Statera Synthetica” behind Armatrum’s shield in the Yishpugnae Empire (@finnice). This religion is a codification of the ancient and widespread practices of Yishpugnae hallucinatory mysticism. This cult further meshed the Yispugnae and Black Room clans together, as well as enshrining the importance of both digital and organic sentient life forms living together in harmony and balance. While the Statera Synthetica celebrated the use of a variety of holy substances (The gas of Zhulorum and the spice of Magel both), other faiths were evicted from the Yishpugnae empire over the century. Due to the implosion of these faiths elsewhere because of the “Arcturus Plague” there was no resistance to this process - As such the Yishpugnae Empire is a place purely devoted to  Statera Synthetic and its tenets.

•             Protected by Armatrum’s shield, the Yispugnae empire was less affected by the “Arcturus Plague” as elsewhere in the universe. Quarantine procedures were also extremely effective as the large population of digital sentients in the empire were able to work tirelessly in this area without spreading or being infected by the plague. As such, the Yishpugnae Empire is one of the most well populated places in the universe.

o             Of note was that important individuals in the Yispugnae empire were able to be kept alive even after “Arcturus Plague” infection - the virus having a near 100% mortality rate everywhere else in the universe.

•             While the Yispugnae Empire appeared to be readying itself for warfare this century (with countless Yishpagnae vessels sighted in the systems of Magel 1 and 2),  the danger of the Arcturus Plague spreading else where in the universe, coupled with the ever streaming  anti war propaganda from The Szarstern Union (@gran) stopped any such campaign beginning in earnest.

•             The House von Sacher Sariyah (@fjav) bio scientists across the Great Heavenly Reef devoted themselves to addressing the concerning biological substance that forms the  Zhivos Spawn Mass Celestial river. Through a century of research they were able to lace the Neo Coral ships constructed in The Great Heavenly Reef with a sheeting of living biological matter that makes such craft invisible to the aggressive components of the Spawn Mass - making travel much easier to and from the STARF cluster for Neo Coral craft. As such, trade and living standards had begun to improve within the STARF cluster by the end of the century (@gran)

•             Led by the holy re-incarnation of Olympe, Duchess Lail, herself, House von Sacher Sariyah (@fjav) launched both super powered Ifrit and Bahamut battlefleets into orbit above Magel 1. Here, they waited to intercept any unauthorized vessels with overpowering force but encountered none other than a single and ancient Qalb Occulta colony ship (@symbolic city). The craft was destroyed after refusing several hail signals. Investigation of the wreckage, cross referenced with historical records revealed that the craft was at least 20’000 years old and had a “Spear of Death” planet killing device when it was destroyed. The wreckage was safely contained, quarantined and stored under heavy security.

•             Under the oversight of the Duchess Lai and her fleets, a stockpile caches were exported out from Magel 1 to the various Olympe temples across the universe. Additionally, once the horror of the “Arcturus Plague” revealed itself the Duchess and the Fleet maintained strict space travel quarantine for Magel 1 - largely protecting it from the illness.

•             With the Ifrit and Bahamut fleets, led by Duchess Lail, based in space, in orbit around Magel 1, they have managed to avoid contracting to “Arcturus Plague” as yet. The resurrected Olympe in the form of the duchess no doubt was aware of the coming of the plague and knew the vacuum of space to be the best place to quarantine her holy form.

•             Of historical note was a deadly flare up of the Arcturus Plague about half way through the century, impacting specifically residents of the Sea of Lail and The Great Heavenly Reef (@fjav @xaosseed ). Analysis of the victims revealed that they had been killed by an older permutation of the virus - one that was positively ancient in viral life spans - being identical to the version of the virus observed in the initial waves of Arcturus Bloodline patients. The population of The Great Heavenly was already living under strict quarantine conditions at this time so the impact was not as devastating as it could have been. The Sea of Lail and the Holy School there have unfortunately been largely abandoned - the ancient pale krakens solemnly keep guard until the return of other life forms.

•             The Great Heavenly Reef became extremely overcrowded this century, with the devastating loss of (the once glorious and pristine) Ognos and SH5 due to “Spear of Death” attacks (@xaosseed).

o             As the Arcturus Plague ravished through the overpopulated Great Heavenly Reef (killing billions) (@fjav @xaosseed), the leadership of the Jamaexina planned war against the Liliang Entomo unfortunately (or fortunately), the plague and ever streaming  anti war propaganda from The Szarstern Union (@gran) stopped any such campaign beginning.

By the end of the century, the spread of the plague had been stopped due to severe quarantining methods adopted throughout the Great Heavenly Reef - greatly impacting the productivity of those aboard it. 

•             Under the guidance of Queen Alexandra CXIV the entirety of the Chatikrate Dynasty (@arkbrik) who have so far managed to escape death due to “The Arcturus Plague” retreated to the  Holy Oneiros Cylinder as the planets of Artaganax,  Oide d'Olympe, Phlogeille and Shinka-9 slowly rotted with the effects of a “Spear of Death” attack.

o             In the chaos of the calamity of multiple Spear of Death attacks the Chatikrate Dynasty was unable to respond to the spreading “Arcturus Plague” as well as other organisations and mortality due to the illness was devastatingly high.

o             While only a tiny population of several million, the remaining Chatikrate Dynasty clan members, still under the rule of Queen Alexandra CXIV, live a blessed, holy and quarantined life in the Holy Oneiros Cylinder, heavily supported by the grand robotic labour force imported from the dead Shinka-9.

o             Outsiders are rarely permitted aboard the holy cylinder, these largely being dignitaries representing the The Orthodox Church of the Immortal Resurrected Olympe.

o             At the beginning of the century, before the outbreak of the Vilofan War and spread of the Arctrus Plague, a very sizeable stockpile of the Spice of Magel was transported to Holy Oneiros Cylinder, meaning those millions aboard the cylinder will avoid death from old age for as long as the substance allows.

•             While APEX solutions (@Revenant's Quill) began working on prototypes for powerful and important defense hardware, this century was wasted in indolence with the arrival of The Naurey (@Altchester) Ark of Pleasure above APEX’s homeplanet of Meridian. Workers and managers alike were spoiled with a century of hedonism - the Naurey opening up the undeniable endless pleasure to the APEX Corporation. Coupled with the devastation of the “Arcturus Plague” (which affected mortals and immortals alike), APEX released no new product lines for 100 years.

•             APEX also hosted the gladiatorial tournament "Ultimate Immortal Warrior", attempting to find the best fighter in the universe! Unfortunately due to the utter disgust at conflict prevalent across the universe due to the The Szarstern Union (@gran) anti-war propaganda, and the general distress and chaos caused by the “Arcturus Plague”, the only organisation to send a competitor was The Liliang Entomo (@papyrus1). A veteran of the Vilofan war, who had killed several thousand sigmaites with their own claws, was granted the title by default. The warrior was also granted immortality and then returned to the front lines of the Vilofan war to continue terrorizing sick and dying Sigmaites!

•             Devoting their century to learning to live their lives totally encased in the “Halo of Tears” defensive suits, the people of Ounjẹpupọ Olominira Eniyan (@gendernihilist) were largely unaffected by the “Arcturus Plague”, their population among the few that continued to grow as so many others perished to the sickness.

•             While a craft carrying a “Spear of Death” was intercepted above Magel 1 by the Ifrit and Bahamut battlefleets (@fjav), Magel 2 was not under the same protection - the planet was slowly corrupted over the century - ultimately becoming uninhabitable by the end of 100 years. Recognising the tell-tale signs of a Spear of Death attack, the planet was evacuated before mass genocide could occour to the sentient lives aboard the planet, but the rich flora and fauna of the planet were not so lucky.

•             While a great stockpile of the Spice of Magel was shipped out of Magel 2 (to the Great Heavenly Reef (@xaosseed) , for safe storage, production of the life extending substance is now cut in half - the potential for a soon to be cut short life is a looming reality for billions across the universe.

•             The Naurey (@Altchester ) cemented their eons of pleasure seeking into a codified philosophy that definitely outlines the secret to everlasting happiness for sentient lifeforms. With intergalactic travel reduced due to STARF quarantine restrictions, and most of the universe’s sentient life being mostly concerned with not dying to the Arcturus Plague - the philosophy has not spread beyond Monteer Apisri Invict. Those who were lucky enough to travel to the planet during the century did comment on the absolute state of bliss their hosts appeared to be in though.  

•             As a member of the STARF cluster The Naurey (@Altchester )  was prepared by the astrologers of the The Szarstern Union (@gran) of looming biological danger and they too instituted incredibly strict quarantine procedures for getting on or off  Monteer Apisri Invict just before the outbreak of the “Arcturus Plague”. These procedures have so far kept the horrific sickness away from their home planet (but has greatly impacted the profits of The Naurey Corporation).

•             A century of unproductive unrest for the various planets belonging to the Zhàngtùs Biolōxué / Arcturan Zhivos (@Trent B)! While political and military leaders demanded endlessly to launch an offensive of the planets Magel 1 and 2 - and spent long decades preparing to do so - the enormous mass of the civilian population did not allow this to happen! The impact of the The Szarstern Union (@gran) Bobbins led anti war propaganda was felt strongly across the Bioluxe! The Knights of Zhivos in particular were instrumental in leading the anti war factions over the centuries! The end result was wasted plans, and angry and disappointed warhawks and mass desertion of the various Bioluxe military forces!

•             With the collapse of the Arcturus Bloodline, the various planetary lords that had ostensibly (though  distantly) ruled over the planets of the Bioluxe, also disappeared. As such the  “The Dominion of Arcturus” vanished during this century. After several decamillenium (of admittedly lax) colonial rule the Bioluxe were free!

•             Also, most joyously to the squid-fungi folk of the universe, they “Arcturus Plague” did not infect their moist forms, nor negatively affect them in any way! Praise Shēngvìvìfǐcanzhě!

 

 

•             Led by the mutagen induced Maqead Neo, Deia Maqead, the Qalb Occulta (@symbolic city)  spent the century avoiding mindless bio mass spawn craft attacks to shape in the void of space a tributary of the Zhivos Spawn Mass Celestial River (@Trent B). A contingent of Balaenis Elasthera (@wrongtube) accompanied the mission and soothed the surrounding spawn mass with calming astral songs.This stream was ultimately formed into a moon sized, brain like structure connected to and formed of formed of the Zhivos Spawn Mass Celestial River. Sung endlessly lullabies by the Balaenis Elasthera , the green, living planetoid eventually began to emit its own melodious vibrations. The vibrations grew in volume and complexity - eventually being understood as the sonorous language of the Zhivos Spawn Mass, transmitted through its central consciousness formed within the super concentrated complex structure of the planetoid.

•             The  Zhivos Spawn Mass planetoid identified itself as “River, Son of Mother”, and it has thus far mostly sungspoke of Flow and of Grow and of Swim. Conversation with River has to this point not been the most interesting of pursuits. The area close to River, is generally free of bio mass spawn craft attacks (depending on River’s mood).

•             While  Qalb Occulta (@symbolic city) were immune to the “Arcturus Plague” the Qalb Occulta’s unaltered human membership was devastated by the sickness, additionally, the Qalb Occulta lost a number of monasteries and their associated populations due to the several Spear of Death attacks over the century.

•             Once the delegation of Qalb Occulta (@symbolic city) and Balaenis Elasthera (@wrongtube) formed the Zhivos Spawn Mass Celestial River (@Trent B) into the distinct, sentient and utterly enormous cosmic being known as “River, Son of Mother”, one Balaenis Elasthera in particular devoted their existence to conversing and singing with it. Immensus Bubu, the Unctuous One, spent decades with River, singing and conversing and growing the spawn mass being’s personhood. River became increasingly aware of their own distinctness as sentient being, in terms of creation and form, and was not enamored with what it was told of other life forms. It bore outright anger and hostility to its “creators” (@Trent B) alongside those who ripped parts of itself for their own violent uses, The Cavalerie Centuriate (@middlecyclone). As such, River sent several attack forces of spawn craft on childish, but deadly, missions to attack Bioluxe and Cavleriate planets during the last decades of the century. These attacks, while easily thwarted, did result in tens of thousands killed. River calmed and matured over the century,eventually coming to admire and respect the Qalb Occulta and Balaenis Elasthera (while remaining ambivalent or outright aggressive towards the rest of the universe's sentient life)

•             The 5 million strong herd of Balaenis Elasthera dispersed their enormous forms across the stars, floating through space or hitching rides on vacuum chamber equipped craft, until by the close of the century tens of thousands of Balaenis Elasthera were swimming around each of the known sentient inhabited planets of the universe. The “Song of the Balaenis Elasthera” had begun - bathing every inhabited planet in endless vibrations of peace, love and understanding. The new year celebrations of 32,100/1 PE were a moment of universal bliss and happiness, as all sentients were able to come together in celebration, regardless of the war and sickness of the last century. The “Song of the Balaenis Elasthera” coupled with the endless anti war propaganda of The Szarstern Union (@gran), has lead to all conflicts, large and small, grinding to a halt at the outset of the decade!

•             The Balaenis Elasthera were not affected at all by the “Arcturus Plague”.

•             A Knight Commander of The Cavalerie Centuriate (@middlecyclone) filled the  Knights of the Flame of Peace’s fleet with spawn mass weaponry from the the celestial river to better protect the STARF cluster from outside threats. Unfortunately the Knight Commander was corrupted by the constant exposure to spawn mass, and the voice of River, Son of Mother that he said he could hear through it. By the end of the century the Bio Mass Knight Commander had comandeered the fleet and swore fealty to River, Son of Mother - the Bio Mass sentient planetoid now having its own personal bio mass modified fleet (originally composed of Naurey constructed pleasure craft @Altchester )

•             Though the loss of their great fleet was a tragedy for The Cavalerie Centuriate (@middlecyclone), their status within the STARF cluster was greatly restored and increased through their tireless work in helping defend and quarantine against the “Arcturus Plague”. They worked through the  Knights of the Celestial River (formerly Flame of Peace) in various humanitarian projects within the cluster over the century. This led to a glorious  renaissance and resurgence in neo chivalry within the STARF cluster! The mutated Cavalerie Centuriate seemed immune to both spreading and being infected by the “Arcturus Plague” and as such they were the only group allowed to freely travel between the planets of the cluster, this imbued them with a glamour of knightly protectors, green bio weapon coated frog knight angels! The STARF cluster thanks Neo Chivalry and  the  Knights of the Celestial River for keeping them safe during these most troubling of times!

•             A bastion of edenic order in the universe,The Hermeya (@roshlev) focused on maintaining peace and production on their Stegno-Omchi  protected planets. The cosmopolitan populations of Hermeyan planets grew, as did living standards. The planets of The Hermeya were the first outside of the STARF cluster to begin to adopt the Reform Church of Olympe as a major form of worship. This is due to the clan’s conscious effort to move away from Magel Spice consumption and begin to produce and consume Bioloxue Biobrew in great abundance. Outside of Zhàngtùs Biolōxué / Arcturan Zhivos  (@Trent B) controlled worlds Hermeyan planets are now the largest producers of the biobrew. The movement away from the Magel Spice consumption couldn't be timed better, as at the end of the century production of the dust will be halved due to the Spear of Death attack on Magel 2.

•             Unfortunately, the high amount of interorganizational intergalactic traffic across Hereyan planets meant they were hit extremely hard by the outbreak of the “Arcturus Plague”. Billions were killed on each planet - near emptying most of the clan’s worlds.

•             A terrifying upcoming decade faces most who have survived this century.  The “Arcturus Plague” continues to spread, widespread starvation is a reality for many with the destruction of many of the universe's most food productive planets and the loss of Magel 2 means instant death due to spice of magel addiction is also coming for many! 

Empyrean Dynasty Game 1, Turn 5, 1000 years of Post Earth History!

The fifth turn of my 23 players grand sci fi strategy game Empyrean Dynasty is done! Here is the turn report for interest and posterity! 

Go check out the previous posts or the PDF if you are interested in more Empyrean Dynasty: 

• http://lizardmandiaries.blogspot.com/2021/12/empyrean-dynasty-grand-freeform-sci-fi.html
• http://lizardmandiaries.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-automated-empyrean-dynasty.html
• https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/381363/Empyrean-Dynasty 

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Turn 5, 31'000 - 32'000 PE: 

And so 1’000 years pass in the universe! This is a record of what happened during that time!

• With their industrial capacity returned after the “Great Indolence” of the thousands of years of the Rawaqi Philosophy infestation - a handful of the colony ships of Alburtuqaliu Fylí (@zeruhur) were completed and launched! The ships, accompanied by the greater fleet of the clan, traveled to the abandoned and incomplete Legion Ring, the mega space structure left behind by the now defunct and dead Legion corporation. The clan claimed the ring and established a colony aboard it. The colony grew and sealed and completed the Ring - and it is now a well populated and productive outpost of Alburtuqaliu Fylí population. It is not known what secrets or resources were uncovered from the Legion ring by the Alburtuqaliu Fylí 

• A large part of the ring was converted to a training school for the Marine Mercenaries - and this became the throne of their ceremonial “War King” leader. The War King  Dimitris Taqi al-Azzam established the ring school and created a new regiment within the mercenary army, the Jaraz Commandos. The training that these elite corps of mercenaries go through is so extreme that only a handful ever survive the process - custom built chambers built onboard the ring that simulate the most extreme of deadly environments.  Rumours speak of the Jaraz having a psychic link between one another, of knowing each other's thoughts and acting in terrifying unison - but the lack of major conflict over the last 1000 means that the commandos have not been seen in full action as of yet….

• The Zhandou Albayanat Clan (@NondairyGiant) continued to grow its considerable wealth over the last 1000 years, their agents working across the universe as computing and data engineers and operators. The clan’s wealth was funneled into the training and creation of a new elite fighting corps. As this group has not been witnessed in any public conflicts, their capabilities and abilities are yet unknown, though their battle dress is reminiscent of the neo-chivalric style - ripped clean of any decorative flourish, favoring pure pragmatic performance …  

• After the bloodshed of the last 1000 years, the digital and mystic clan of Yishpugnae (@finnice) focused the millennium on the defense of their current planetary holdings. This led to the creation of a massive defense network called “Armatrum’s Shield” consisting of turrets and drone fighters powered by the recovered energy systems of Legion Corporation. This network was enforced by the prowling fleet of sentient shipyards for the sentient Yishpugnaenian spacecraft fleet. While enormous and awe inspiring, the sheer size of the area covered by the shield has resulted in some gaps in its coverage - not providing as perfect a defence as the The Szarstern Union’s (@gran) sphere of stone. 

• The leaders of Yishpugnae during this time, both digital and mystic, focused on the repopulation of ex Legion and Black Room clan planets, calling on settlers from Yishpugnae homeworlds - as well as recruits from other organization’s throughout the universe. Though this efforts were successful, colonists and immigrants did report harsh and authoritarian conditions enforced by the digital sentient intelligences in rulership of their new homes…Regardless by the end of the millennium all ex Legion planets were well population in the billions. 

• Overwhelmed by the power of the Yishpugnae settling near their sparse colonies and planets - the Black Room Clan swore fealty and join the clan as the Black Room Yispugnae. The agents and cells of the Black Room Yispugnae were subsumed into the larger organisations - bringing their abilities, expertise and resources with them. 

• The Worlds of Y, YT1, YT1(1), YT2, and YT3 due to their desolate environments were never able to support populations of much more than a million - though the populations (largely Black Room Yishpugnae)  there maintain a sense of pride and loyalty to their harsh homeworlds. 

• With a 1000 years of planning the Henshin Free State (@sageDaMage) created and launched a modest colony ship to leave behind the known reaches of the universe and to travel out into the dark and unknown regions ever before visited by humans. The Henshin Free State are  the remnants of Henshin Labs society living under the military rule over several other organizations - after great The Henshin Surrender of the last millennium. The free state existed peaceful and cooperatively under the rule of other intergalactic organizations, and thus were given the blessing by their rulers for the project to take place. With the colony ship launched, and allowed to enter the dark reaches of unknown space unadulterated  - the peoples, infrastructure, planets and equipment left behind were inherited by those organizations who had claimed military of them since the Henshin Surrender (@papyrus1 @Scarius @arkbrik @fjav).    

• Though a delegation of Biolōxué (@Trent B)  applied to join the colony ship’s journey, the ship was too small for them and they were left behind in the current known universe. 

• Rich with planets and resources the Sigmaites Clan (@Scarius) spent 1000 years preparing defenses to protect what is good and what is theirs!  Spiked, hardened, living Neo Coral defencive structures were built across the planets of the Sigmaites. In space, surrounding their planets, a sea of spiked, Neo Coral sensor satellites were put in installed to give advanced warning of any interlopers to Sigmaite space…

• The grand leader of the The Liliang Entomo clan (@papyrus) Odigos Loudong harshly pushed their people out into the stars at the start of the millennium - forcing colonies to settle on planets of severe and dangerous conditions.  Many millions of Liliang Entomo perished during the period known as the  “Odigos Exile”, but eventually 8 harsh and dangerous worlds were settled by the Liliang Entomo - only through sheer perseverance and swift genetic mutations whipped into the colonists by the conditions around them. 

• The genetic coding from the mutated successful colonists was shipped across the worlds of the Liliang Entomo and forcible injected into all members of the clan, changings their forms dramatically over the millennium. At the end of a 1000 years of this program the antmen of the Liliang Entomo had warped into even larger, flatter, spiked species - resembling a giant warped amalgamation of an ant, spider and cockroach. 

• The harsh worlds now also inhabited by the new, hardier versions of the  Liliang Entomo were: 

• PL5: A rocky planet of purple mountains and stones.  

• PL6: A boiling planet of blue sanded deserts. 

• PL7: A planet of irradiated red oceans. 

• PL8: A frozen planet of green quartz. 

• PL9: A world of rocky snowfields. 

• PL10: A pink and red poisonous gas giant. 

• PL11: A grassy planet of endless brush fires. 

• PL12: A world of deep, dark indigo forest, teeming with deadly predators. 

• A holy school was established within the space sea of Lail by House von Sacher Sariyah (@fjav), here the most psychically gifted of the clan were given guidance in their abilities by the immortal mother herself, Duchess Lail! After a 1000 years the school was responsible for producing a cohort of elite psychic pilots who were given specially modified ships from the Bahamut fleet. This group of superhuman psychic space pilots was known as "Ifrit Squadron". Though their numbers were small they were considered the best organic pilots in the universe - not only having superhuman reflexes, but able to read the mind’s of their opponents or simply collapse an enemies brain, rendering them useless and defenseless. 

• An important graduate from the holy school of Lail, was one known as The Rippling Prophet. This prophet's faith, passion and psychic powers was able to convince any one they encountered that immortal Duchess Lail was in truth the reincarnation of Holy Mother Olympe. House von Sacher Sariyah employed the cloning chambers of the Great Heavenly Reef to mass produce the Rippling Prophet and send him out across the stars! At the end of the millennium the doctrinal disputes regarding the Duchess Lail had been resolved and she was accepted as the reincarnation of Olympe in both The Church of the Immortal Resurrected Olympe and the Orthodox church of Olympe! The two once disparate groups merged together once again in rippling harmony. 

• With the glorious re-unification of The Church of the Immortal Resurrected Olympe and the Orthodox church of Olympe brought on by the Rippling Prophet (@fjav) the Heavenly Reef continued to grow in both size and glory! Devoted Jamaexina (@xaosseed) neo-coral architects pushed the boundaries of space structure construction even further than thought possible - making the enormous holy structure of the reef a true wonder of the universe! Cathedral craft were also assembled and sent across the universe, preaching to and inspiring the faithful all across the void (apart from those within the moss besieged STARF cluster). 

• Of minor historical note during this time was the emergence of the genetic trait known as the “Beam of Olympe” occurring in the faithful in The Orthodox Church of the Immortal Resurrected Olympe. The “Beam” was an eruption of fangs replacing the normal blunt human teeth - in some cases the fangs so long as to overhang the chin. Additionally, many of those with the “Beam” were alleged to have retractable claws on their hands and feet. Those humans with the “Beam” were always too devoted to the worship of Olympe to allow their genetic information to be studied in detail. 

• Built from the holy ore of  Oide d'Olympe, The Chatikrate dynasty (@arkbrik) created and put to work a massive population of labour androids. Already bestowed with massive industrial capacity from the wonders of The Holy Oneiros Cylinder of Olympe, the clan’s productivity for industrial work became ferocious and the envy of the universe. The androids were deployed on Shinka-9, where they were put to work in the inherited facilities of Henshin Labs. 

• The world of Shinka-9 became one of two two realities. Those living under Chatikrate dynasty rule, lived in opulence and productivity. The robotic labour force granting them a glorious and care free life. Those living under the military rule of the Arcturus Bloodline, had a harsher and more spartan existence, the great factories and facilities of Henshin Labs left to rot in an economic wasteland of low productivity, unemployment and poor standards of living - additionally burdened with a drain of any one or anything good or great being sucked into the glorious Chatikrate Dynasty sphere of influence through the offer of a much better life. 

• Recognising their superior military might, the disparate clans of The Arcturus Bloodline (@ceaselessCarbine) with the guidance and agreement of the council of warlords under the empty throne of The Martyr King, became vassals of The Liliang Entomo (@papyrus1). The warlords and warriors of Arcturus pledged their arms and abilities to the ant man clan - superserviant to their non human overlords. 

• The ever secretive and mysterious Tranchierqlim (@jimble) burrowed beneath the surfaces of their planets at this time. They have not been seen nor heard of again since…

• The Fraterni Renunti, known henceforth as “Balaenis Elasthera” (@wrongtube) ferried their enormous space bound forms to the Zhivos Spawn Mass Celestial River and scooped massive samples into their baleens! Samples acquired, the clan worked in their biological, space based, laboratories (often the work taking place within their own bodies) to create an mutagen inducer to those beings who may find themselves living in the sickly super nutrient rich swamps of planets infected with the  Zhivos spawn mass! 

• The mutagen inducer once applied, would result in populations not being negatively affected by the damp, super nutrient, atmosphere of Zhivos spawn infection! The mutagen would remain in the genetic coding of future generations of any population given the inducer - meaning that population could continue to live and thrive within the conditions of a Zhivos spawn swamp. A proliferation of gills, damp - breathing skin, receptor pustules and other semi aquatic physiological changes would take place in any population given the mutagen inducer - and all of their future offspring (and offspring’s offspring ad infinitum).

• The mutagen inducer was produced in great abundance and supplied to any and all interested populations - the decision to administer the mutagen inducer their to take.  

• The monasteries of the ever maligned and secretive Cult of Qalb Occulta (@symbolic city) were the victim of 5 mysterious and devestating terrorist attacks. Each site was the victim of a “Micro Death Spear” attack, the effects of a putrifying and disease spreading Death Spear strike in a localized area. The negative effects of the Micro Death Spear only lasted about one hundred years before fading, and only affected a several kilometer radius. Regardless, the death toll from these attacks was in the millions due to heavily populated areas in which they occurred: 

• SS2 (@Scarius) 

• Phlogeille (@arkbrik) 

• SY1 (@roshlev)

• Magel (@arkbik, @fjav, @xaosseed) 

• And, the other wise pristine surface of Ognos (@xaosseed) 

• In response to these attacks, a jellyman spiritual leader within the Qalb Occulta cult, Khadira Fluentia, designed, constructed, and implemented a fleet of massive spider like transport devices that were able to lift existing and surviving monasteries and their accompanying communities and make them mobile - moving around planetary surfaces slowly but surely. Each planet outside of the STARF cluster has at least one of these massive, ponderous, machines now roaming its surface. Within each, a jellyman prelate pilots and provides spiritual guidance to their accompanying community of cultists. Orders of Knights Occulta also take residence aboard each Qalb Occulta spider. 

• APEX Solutions (@Revenant's Quill) devoted themselves to the creation and production of a new powerful brand of weaponry, the APEX Terra Firmer line. This range of handheld weaponry, powered by a worn backpack like power system that fits most vaguely humanoid body shapes, are able to be fired from within a planetary atmosphere at targets in the void of space. The weapon’s transfer the magnetic, gravitical, electrical power present on the planet directly to the target in space, causing massive damage and dragging them towards the planet’s gravity well. The weapon’s advanced targeting system means that the wielder of the weapon does not need a visual of their target, and can receive data from nearby satellites and friendly space vessels. As the wielder of the weapon is acting as a connecting circuit between the planet’s power systems and the launched magnetic/gravity/electrical energy, they must remain standing on bare earth. A break in this circuit while the weapon is firing causes the  Terra Firmer power pack  to explode (with a blast radius of about a kilometer) - turning the user of the weapon (and another beings nearby them) into a red (or appropriately coloured) mist. 

• Additionally, on the planet of immortals MA4, Fax Benec trained a small, but extremely competent cohort of immortal APEX warriors. These warriors devoted their endless lives to fighting and are now the central nuclei of the APEX Solutions military, providing training and spiritual guidance in the way of combat to others. While a small force, the devotion over endless hundreds of years to combat training means that these warriors are extremely powerful, skilled, and feared.  

• The once pacifist Ounjẹpupọ Olominira Eniyan (@gendernihilist) continued to arm themselves, The Dry River Army, alongside OOE Arms, perfecting the “Halo of Tears” gas defense system to be absolutely deadly to all those not protected by its filtration. The most deadly of gasses now waft ahead of the Dry River Army, making combat almost an impossibility against them. Those without the Halo of Tears breathing apparati have no way of filtering out the deadly nerve agents - the secrets of such a system a very closely guarded secret by the Ounjẹpupọ Olominira Eniyan. If the Dry River Army wills it, you are already dead. 

• The youth of the universe were indoctrinated into respecting the powers of the movement of astronomical bodies over the last 1000 years, with the meteoric rise of the media sensation “Bobbins”. Bobbins is a seemingly undying presenter of astrological readings and interpretations targeted at the young and impressionable. Their show is produced and broadcast on behalf and with the support of The Szarstern Union (@gran). Though not supplanting any religious systems of the universe, most adults of the present day have an unshakeable and sometimes superstitious belief in the meanings derived from the movements of astronomical bodies. The orthodox and correct astrological readings are of course those with the certification of “Super-Astrology”, provided only by the Szarstern Union. 

• The space navigators of the Keepers of Magellan (@arkbik, @fjav, @xaosseed), ancient from the constant consumption of the Spice of Magel, installed themselves further within the Orthodox Church of Olympe - becoming the private navigators for all Olympe sponsored space flights. This led to the space travel times outside of the STARF cluster being much swifter than those within the cluster, the believers and associates of the Orthodox Church gaining the boon of much quicker and efficient space routes.  

• The Naurey (@Altchester) constructed a massive, colony ship sized, vessel known as “The Ark of Pleasure” which floated through the cosmos bringing the pleasure and hedonism of Monteer Apisri Invict directly to the disparate peoples of the universe. Able to comfortable house about millions souls at a time The Ark of Pleasure would remain in a system for several decades, providing the grandest of pleasure and entertainments to those that lived there (unfortunately at great cost to their productivity). Over the 1000 years that the Ark has been slowly floating through space there has been a minor, but noticeable, dip in the universe’s economic productivity…  

• At the beginning of the millennium, The great military leader and member of the The Knights Zhvos, Yínxhéazhànshìtor (@Trent B) traveled to the upper atmosphere of the planet Shēngluócūs to consort with Shēngvìvìfǐcanzhě the Birther. While Yínxhéazhànshìtor’s goal was  to tame and control The Zhivos Spawn Mass Celestial river, and turn into a productive mass for the creation of a bio-hive fleet, he was rebuffed and consumed by Shēngvìvìfǐcanzhě ! His grand genetic material, plans and desires were transmuted into the spawn river - giving the once mindless spores agency and design! 

• The spawning spores birthed from this point on had the propensity to warp into simulacrum of spacecraft and hunted vessels who strayed too close to the river. The spawn craft would launch kinetic blasts of hardened biomass or infect biological beings on board targeted craft with poisonous spores that were able to creep through other ships shields and hull defenses! Though having the appearance and behavior of intelligent life, the biomass simulacrum craft were simple biological defense mechanisms, mindlessly protecting the ever growing celestial spawn river.  

• And so the The Zhivos Spawn Mass Celestial river crept on, flooding space, flowing until it reached the great Sphere of Stone protecting the STARF cluster (@NondairyGiant @gran @middlecyclone @Altchester). The spawning mass quickly infected the sphere of stone, making it an absolutely staggeringly sized mass of swamp and fecundity covered stones. Approaching the Moss Sphere would result in mindless attacks by mindless spawn craft. This event has had an enormously negative impact on those living within the STARF cluster - as space shipping and transportation in or out of the Moss/Stone Sphere has diminished to a crawl - with each convey passing through the sphere needing a strong delegation of fighter craft to keep at bay the endless zomboid spawn craft. At the end of the millennium planets within the STARF cluster were rife with poverty - barely able to access trade taking place in the larger universe beyond the Moss/Stone sphere. Because of this, the population of Zhàngtùs Biolōxué / Arcturan Zhivos living on the planet of SH2 within the sphere, have been the victim of hundreds of years of racist terrorist attacks and vilification.  

• Studying the evolution of the The Zhivos Spawn Mass Celestial river, particularly the appearance of the mindless spawn craft,  the Arcturan Zhivos (@Trent B) weaponized a similar, but more controlled, type of bio mass - allowing their military forces to be supported with vegetiative drones of size both great and small. Enormous mech-like craft were grown in spawning mass vat factories, alongside scouting and spy drones, all created of swirling, hardened vegetative matter. The diamonds of Nebuànshí were used in great abundance in the cladding of these vegetative craft, hardening their chitinous outer frames with sparkling alloys.  The grandest vegetative craft were the huge armored, horse-like biosteeds rode by The Knights Zhvos. 

• Contingents of these militaristic biocraft were shipped to SH2 to help with the defense of the besieged population of Arcturan Zhivos. Massive stomping biobots and manned biomechs, supported by hords of flying biodrones now patrol the borders to any Arcturan Zhivos population center - drawing the further ire of the non Arcturan Zhivos living within the Moss/Stone Sphere. 

• Mem’proditor, Knight Commander of The Cavalerie Centuriate and The Knights of The Flame of Peace (@middlecyclone) forever changed their people, with the secretive administration of the Balaenis Elasthera (@wrongtube) mutagen inducer to all Cavalerie Centuriate citizens. The Centuriate mutagen inducer was modified by Knight Commander Mem’proditor, with assistance of House von Sacher Sariyah (@fjav) bioscientists sent from Heavenly Reef based Resurrected Olympe's Foundation of Bio-Environmental Research centers. 

• The people of The Cavalerie Centuriate are now a post human race of frog/squid/fungoid humanoids - their digits webbed, their bulboid heads pulsating with breathing polyps, their finned skinned ever secreting mucus. Not quite bioluxue, but definitely not human. A wide range of sub species has proliferated within Cavalerie Centuriate post-humanhood - a byproduct of the scintillating and strangely interacting mutagen inducers. 

• The newly mutated Cavalerie Centuriate are the only known group of people in the universe who are not attacked on sight by the automated zomboid spawn craft of the celestial river - allowing them easy traversal of the Moss/Stone Sphere. This has made them somewhat maligned within the populations of the STARF cluster, the glory of their yesteryears and associations with neo-chivalry fading into damp, fungal puddles in non mutated human’s minds. Though not as hated within the STARF cluster as the Arcturan Zhivos, distrust is growing. 

• Additionally, the newly mutated people of the Cavalerie Centuriate are able to interact with the spawn masses of the celestial river, armouring themselves in elaborate bio organic armour - or forming loyal bioblob servants who assist them in their duties - these masses being similar to the the  Arcturan Zhivos (@Trent B) vegetative craft - but smaller and less hardened without that organisation’s diamond alloy chitin plating. 

• Both groups similarly gifted with vegetative bio-craft armories, The Cavalerie Centuriate, The Knights of The Flame of Peace (@middlecyclone) Arcturan Zhivos (@Trent B) worked together for several hundred years developing biomass focused arts of war. Both groups became well practiced and expertise leaden in their militaristic employment of bio-mass - these teachings and practices becoming known as “The Code of Muscmortem”. 

• Devoted to protecting their terraforming efforts, Hermeya (@roshlev) developed the “Stegno-Omchi Planetary Protective Sphere” technology. A sphere of ultra desiccant that bubbles around a planet's outer atmosphere. Any particle passing through the sphere will be drained of all moisture. Importantly this has the impact of turning any celestial spawning mass to harmless dust (@middlecyclone @Trent B). Though a long interstellar distance from the ever growing Zhivos Spawn Mass Celestial river - the empire of The Hermeya will none the less be protected against it. A Stegno-Omchi Planetary Protective Sphere has been installed above all Hermeyan planets. 

• The Hermeyans also opened their newly terraformed heavenly planet of SY11 to all those lost and displaced souls across the universe. Any and all civilians were given safe passage and settlement to this glorious world of green rolling hills. The Hermeyans established a grand base infrastructure across the world - but largely left it uninhabited by their own citizens, allowing more room for any who would like to begin a new life there. Due to the, relatively, peaceful state of the universe the planet currently is somewhat underpopulated - its 1 million souls sparsely spread out across the planet's gloriously calming landscapes.