Messages posted by: Veoline

Obituary of the Civ Rp in Sporum:

A light has been extinguished, that it may be rekindled in places far away. There it shall shine in a light resplendent of warmth and magnificence, a glorious testimony of the survival, nay, the immortality of that sacred spirit, embodied in this flame, sacred above all.
May thou follow us in our periplus, and rejoin the glory of the Eternal.
Hallowed be the name.

So...we're moving to another forum ? That's fine for me. Is the Sporum that inactive ?

Changing subject, Mihn, just out of curiosity, how will the CE scientists manipulate Bose-Einstein condensates ?

Here's a new map of Oona, by the way :

Since I changed some terms, here are the translations and equivalences :

Too'Ha'wa : Aelorian ocean/Eastern sea
Moo'Ha'wa : Quei sea/Western sea
Yoo'nau : Thestan/Southern Island
Too'nan : Kudjos/Eastern land
Hoo'pol'kan: Ethal rainforest/Southern rainforest
Iuu'nan: Kira desert/Warm land(Desert)

The Adanaia, part 187:

S.C.P(Since the Creation of the Planet),1 435 573 Wuyan, 5 yoka and 10 oghaj.
645 406 Wuyan since the start of the Epoch of Earth.
19 Wuyan, 8 Yoka and 0 oghaj since the start of the Era of Reconstruction.

Wuyan 46, Yoka 5/20, Oghaj 5/15

Relations :

Catopian Empire: low orange
Catopian-Greelian Republic: high green
UCSP: mid yellow
Merchant's Guild : mid blue

Dead races :

Caenthlyr : High green (Alliance)
Sorans : low blue (member of the Nova Dominion)
Rizards : high green (Alliance)

1st phase of the expansion of the tunnel network(in progress): 13/60

Setting up of the light-transmitting cables(in progress): 11/50

New Underground cores(in progress): 11/40

Tunnel under the Ha'wa connecting Dyu'goyi'wa and Dyu'nau (in progress): 11/58

Tunnel under the Ha'wa connecting Dyu'nau and Dyu'ha'nau(in progress): 11/26

Tunnel under the Ha'wa connecting Dyu'ha'nau and Dyu'kiya(in progress): 11/38

Machine-construction complexes in each sector(in progress): 11/12

Ansibles in each sector(in progress): 11/20

Population: 96,989(+527)
Sectors:
1-Moo'ha'Ay: 3,428(+26)
2-Moo'oku'Ay: 1,54 3(+20)
3-Too'oku'Ay: 2,386(+24)
4-Too'ha'Ay: 3,710(+31)
5-Moo'Oona'nan: 77(+10)
6-Moo'hime: 7,214(+22)
7-Too'hime: 2,015(+10)
8-Oku'nau: 12,062(+44)
9-Yoo Ha'nau: 1,198(+20)
10-Hoo Ha'nau: 8,299(+33)
11-Kwa'pol'kan: 133(+1)
12-Dyu'kiya: 305(+15)
13-He'chay'a: 509(+1)
14-Bao'Hoo'a: 5,810(+40)
15-Yoo'kan: 12,696(+40)
16-Too'Oona'nan: 82(+12)
17-Yoo Too'a: 465(+6)
18-Yoo Hao Too'a: 1,155(+10)
19-Hoo Hao Too'a: 1,950(+20)
20-Dyu'goyi'wa: 8,671(+32)
21-Hoo'Dyu'goyi'wa: 876(+5)
22-Dyu'jue: 6,979(+15)
23-Dyu'hata: 7,711(+35)
24-Hoo'ha'pol'kan: 4,950(+10)
25-Dyu'io'Yoo'kan: 593(+6)
26-Yak'Hoo'a: 287(+5)
27-Hoo'too'Oona'nan: 147(+2)
28-Dyu'san: 759(+14)
29-Too Hoo'a: 281(+5)
30-Ohud'wa: 332(+4)
31-Moo Too'a: 130(+3)
32-Yak'Too'a: 354(+6)

Technological advances:

Satellites: 1/12
Rockets: 1/16

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Assimilation:

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Outlook:

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Origins:

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Link(concerns the Catopians):

Mihndar wrote:I think it's largely biological factors. It has always been like that, our race has survived and prospered due to our large numbers of population.

Bright Ideas , satisfied, concluded, "I understand. Out of curiosity, how many children does a household usually have ?"

Mihndar wrote:Peregnat, who is somewhat more involved in dealing directly with the administration of the colony, muses: "Trading. Hmm. Well, because of the greater industrial capacity of our larger population, we could potentially easily be able to trade manufactured goods and ores as well for your use. And as well because of our larger population, we could do well with more food supply. Assuming you have the small famine from the war under control, you could trade any excess food to us for our consumption."

Zataric nods, and says, "Of course. To answer your last few questions, the name of the city is Prospo, and we would surely admit as many Adanaia as you wish into our colony. It would only bring our species to a greater understanding of one another for us to live and work and associate together.

Unconstrained Equilibrium, an assistant specialized in commerce lighted to Peregnat: "We would have to examine the advantages and inconvenients of such a trade. Surely, given your massive workforce, in comparison to ours, you could provide less costly and more reliable products, and in much greater quantities. But how could we pay you? Our currencies are not based on the same systems, they would thus be incompatible and impossible to transfer from one to the other. In fact, although I have been briefly lighted to of your monetary system, could you expand on it? To remedy this problem, an exchange medium having a fixed value convertible in both currencies could eventually be concieved. But on what would this mean of exchange even be based, and what would ensure its value and stability? Whatever the issue, the Dominions could certainly provide you with additional food supplies. Our agriculture is productive and is undergoing significant modernisation, with your methods. How much and what products would you need, in particular? Since our agriculture is, actually, the only sector of our economy which has any uniqueness and thus competitiveness, perhaps we could export our goods to not Prospo, but the Nova Dominion. What would you think of such a project? Another possibility would be to organize visits of your citizens to different parts of Oona, which surely they must never have seen before.
Finally, would there be any things, storage, information, industries, to outsource to the Dominions? We could handle all the things you cannot or are no longer willing to."

(OOC: I take particular care to choose them.)

[/quote=Mihndar]I see your interest very well in this matter, but the Catopians living here as well as the CGR itself would insist that as is custom on other planets, if not any other land, we ourselves would hold sovereignty over our city and the land it stands on exclusively. Everything around it and the rest of the planet would be duly yours.

Concise Thoughts, another assistant, replied, "Indeed. It is an error on our part of having omitted to mention this obvious point. Any party currently controlling land on Oona, that is, the Dominions and the CGR, will certainly retain all rights to these territories."

Intercession(concerns the Normans):

((Is Iso gone? It's been a few weeks at least since he last posted))

Mihndar wrote:"I suppose that only the colony could be included logically, but equally, the colony is an extension of the CGR and inherently itself. I can see nothing wrong with including the entire CGR, if you simply ignore the minor issue of disparity of size."

"It would be preferable for the Dominions that only the settlements within the Wem'Oona be counted, as well as perhaps their dependencies in other systems. But these dependencies, we believe, should be administered ultimately from the Wem'Oona for them to be counted within the Oonan Federation. For decisions to be taken fairly and to take into account the best interests of all members, we propose that each administrative constituent of the Federation be allocated one voice.
Concerning the functions of the Federation, would it have an integrated army? To what degree would the constituent states devolve their power to the Federation? And what of taxes and trade?" opined the diplomat.

Blossoms:

Flowers have continued to devellop, becoming the foremost type of poetry of the moment, and have grown in unexpected ways. But in all cases, they stay true to their original function of opening a new world, and forcing reflection on the current one. A popular subgenre consists of short sentences stopping mid-way, leaving the reader to guess the remainder. A good example is "It was to be accomplished". It enounces a subject without bringing it to its conclusion. The reader then has to continue the sentence, in whichever way ti pleases, but in a logical manner. But the true goal of these poems is to elicit additional questions, until the reader touches the real subject of the poem, or lack thereof. These subjects, actually, are often unintended by the poet, and can vary from person to person, revealing an aspect of the reader's personnality, and through it, the unfathomable. These "keys", as they are known, are ways for the mind to grasp, if but in a glimpse, the Ha'na, the all-encompassing truth, the universe.

Of the necessity of harmony:

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Forecasts:

To protect Oona in the best possible way, additional features have been imagined for the defense system currently being concieved. In addition to passive defensive systems, such as EM-fields and mines, active defenses are necessary. The defenses currently planned include plasma cannons, missiles launchers, lasers and coilguns, both space-based and ground-based. Precisions are also emerging on the previous systems. The mines, to prevent a single enemy device from destroying the entire minefield, will be set to detonate only when within a certain distance of a target, determined by a program, which cannot be another mine. In addition, they will be programmed to track targets, when necessary.

But despite all these precautions, one question comes without an answer to those behind the program, and in fact, the whole population. Indeed, what would be the utility of such a system against weapons such as the MDD, which can directly attack matter, and can destroy in the blink of an eye not only all these defenses but the planet they are meant to protect.

This recurrent interrogation leads, naturally to the other priority set by the people concerning security: the construction of ships to escape this and all planets.
This project is much more complicated than the previous, since it is ships the size of entire cities which must be built to be totally or nearly auto-sufficient.

Transliteration:

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[b]The Merchant's Guild, part 64:

Members : [/b]1,979

Relations :

Sorans : high green
Adanaia Dominions : high blue
Rizards : high green
Catopian-Greelian republic: yellow
Catopian empire: yellow
UCSP: yellow

Territories :

11-Kwa'pol'kan: 133(+1)
12-Dyu'kiya: 305(+15)
13-He'chay'a: 509(+1)
14-Bao'Hoo'a: 5,810(+40)

Construction :

Research :

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Identity:

The Merchant's Guild, after many years of near inactivity following the Interstellar War, which killed off most of its members, has begun seriously questionning itself, to know if it is even viable anymore.

Oh, late happy new year!

DoctorWalrus, I'd love to have a philosophical or geopolitical discussion with you IC. I'm sure I could find a role for you.

The Adanaia, part 186:

S.C.P(Since the Creation of the Planet),1 435 573 Wuyan, 1 yoka and 10 oghaj.
645 406 Wuyan since the start of the Epoch of Earth.
19 Wuyan, 3 Yoka and 0 oghaj since the start of the Era of Reconstruction.

Wuyan 46, Yoka 1/20, Oghaj 5/15

Relations :

Catopian Empire: low orange
Catopian-Greelian Republic: high green
UCSP: mid yellow
Merchant's Guild : mid blue
Rizards : high green (Alliance)

Dead races :

Caenthlyr : High green (Alliance)
Sorans : low blue (member of the Nova Dominion)

1st phase of the expansion of the tunnel network(in progress): 12/60

Setting up of the light-transmitting cables(in progress): 10/50

New Underground cores(in progress): 10/40

Tunnel under the Ha'wa connecting Dyu'goyi'wa and Dyu'nau (in progress): 10/58

Tunnel under the Ha'wa connecting Dyu'nau and Dyu'ha'nau(in progress): 10/26

Tunnel under the Ha'wa connecting Dyu'ha'nau and Dyu'kiya(in progress): 10/38

Machine-construction complexes in each sector(in progress): 10/12

Ansibles in each sector(in progress): 10/20

Population: 96,462(+497)
Sectors:
1-Moo'ha'Ay: 3,402(+25)
2-Moo'oku'Ay: 1,523(+20)
3-Too'oku'Ay: 2,362(+22)
4-Too'ha'Ay: 3,679(+33)
5-Moo'Oona'nan: 67(+2)
6-Moo'hime: 7,192(+25)
7-Too'hime: 2,005(+10)
8-Oku'nau: 12,018(+45)
9-Yoo Ha'nau: 1,178(+15)
10-Hoo Ha'nau: 8,267(+36)
11-Kwa'pol'kan: 132(+1)
12-Dyu'kiya: 290(+12)
13-He'chay'a: 508(+1)
14-Bao'Hoo'a: 5,770(+40)
15-Yoo'kan: 12,656(+40)
16-Too'Oona'nan: 70(+4)
17-Yoo Too'a: 459(+5)
18-Yoo Hao Too'a: 1,145(+9)
19-Hoo Hao Too'a: 1,930(+20)
20-Dyu'goyi'wa: 8,639(+30)
21-Hoo'Dyu'goyi'wa: 871(+4)
22-Dyu'jue: 6,964(+17)
23-Dyu'hata: 7,676(+32)
24-Hoo'ha'pol'kan: 4,940(+10)
25-Dyu'io'Yoo'kan: 587(+5)
26-Yak'Hoo'a: 282(+4)
27-Hoo'too'Oona'nan: 145(+4)
28-Dyu'san: 745(+12)
29-Too Hoo'a: 276(+5)
30-Ohud'wa: 328(+4)
31-Moo Too'a: 127(+2)
32-Yak'Too'a: 348(+3)

Technological advances:

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Assimilation:

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Outlook:

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Origins:

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Link(concerns the Catopians):

Mihndar wrote:Zataric responded, "Yes, of course. We have always been a particularly... prosperous species. Of course, we are proud to help and associate with your species," as they walked out the door of the building.

Alongside the road are seen three new columns being brought in, matching the colors of the new CGR flag. A light green pillar inscribed Freedom, a darker green inscribed Democracy, and a final cyan pillar inscribed Truth.

Peregnat, who is somewhat more involved in dealing directly with the administration of the colony, muses: "Trading. Hmm. Well, because of the greater industrial capacity of our larger population, we could potentially easily be able to trade manufactured goods and ores as well for your use. And as well because of our larger population, we could do well with more food supply. Assuming you have the small famine from the war under control, you could trade any excess food to us for our consumption."

Zataric nods, and says, "Of course. To answer your last few questions, the name of the city is Prospo, and we would surely admit as many Adanaia as you wish into our colony. It would only bring our species to a greater understanding of one another for us to live and work and associate together.

Bright Ideas, curious of the matter, questionned, "Is there a specific reason for such a high natality? Is it due to biological or cultural factors? Has it always been like that?"

Just as the group passed the collumns, the Adanaia subtly paused, bemused. One could guess what they were all thinking: "Could a group change just with its leaders?" Their unanimous answer was almost as clear.

Unconstrained Equilibrium, an assistant specialized in commerce lighted to Peregnat: "We would have to examine the advantages and inconvenients of such a trade. Surely, given your massive workforce, in comparison to ours, you could provide less costly and more reliable products, and in much greater quantities. But how could we pay you? Our currencies are not based on the same systems, they would thus be incompatible and impossible to transfer from one to the other. In fact, although I have been briefly lighted to of your monetary system, could you expand on it? To remedy this problem, an exchange medium having a fixed value convertible in both currencies could eventually be concieved. But on what would this mean of exchange even be based, and what would ensure its value and stability? Whatever the issue, the Dominions could certainly provide you with additional food supplies. Our agriculture is productive and is undergoing significant modernisation, with your methods. How much and what products would you need, in particular? Since our agriculture is, actually, the only sector of our economy which has any uniqueness and thus competitiveness, perhaps we could export our goods to not Prospo, but the Nova Dominion. What would you think of such a project? Another possibility would be to organize visits of your citizens to different parts of Oona, which surely they must never have seen before.
Finally, would there be any things, storage, information, industries, to outsource to the Dominions? We could handle all the things you cannot or are no longer willing to."

"Unconstrained equilibrium, expert in trade", added Bright Ideas" has lighted of visits. Precisely, we must inform you that the Dominions are intent on claiming the entirety of Oona, as home of the Adanaia race, as unfortunately we are the only indigenous race remaining on the planet, the Caenthlyr having been eliminated slightly less than a cycle ago by a plague, the Sorans during the Interstellar War and the Rizards due to its consequences. Would you have any objections? We could certainly find a compromise if you did. This claim will not mean that the Catopians will be excluded from these lands, but only that the Dominions will exert their sovereignty over the land.

It is very well then that our denizens may settle in Prospo. It is probable the city will soon know a small episode of immigration."

Intercession(concerns the Normans):

((Is Iso gone? It's been a few weeks at least since he last posted))

Mihndar wrote:"I suppose that only the colony could be included logically, but equally, the colony is an extension of the CGR and inherently itself. I can see nothing wrong with including the entire CGR, if you simply ignore the minor issue of disparity of size."

"It would be preferable for the Dominions that only the settlements within the Wem'Oona be counted, as well as perhaps their dependencies in other systems. But these dependencies, we believe, should be administered ultimately from the Wem'Oona for them to be counted within the Oonan Federation. For decisions to be taken fairly and to take into account the best interests of all members, we propose that each administrative constituent of the Federation be allocated one voice.
Concerning the functions of the Federation, would it have an integrated army? To what degree would the constituent states devolve their power to the Federation? And what of taxes and trade?" opined the diplomat.

Blossoms:

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Of the necessity of harmony:

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Forecasts:

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Transliteration:

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The Merchant's Guild, part 64:

Members : 1,979

Relations :

Sorans : high green
Adanaia Dominions : high blue
Rizards : high green
Catopian-Greelian republic: yellow
Catopian empire: yellow
UCSP: yellow

Territories :

11-Kwa'pol'kan: 131(+1)
12-Dyu'kiya: 278(+12)
13-He'chay'a: 507(+1)
14-Bao'Hoo'a: 5,730(+44)

Construction :

Research :

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Identity:

The Merchant's Guild, after many years of near inactivity following the Interstellar War, which killed off most of its members, has begun seriously questionning itself, to know if it is even viable anymore.

Transliteration:

By now, the the practitioners of Iya'ni and Shi'suu have reached impressive levels of mastery.

Concerning Iya'ni, small arenas of sorts have been erected, for trainees to test their skills, by competing against others. A typical encounter, the number of participants varying between 2 and tens will begin with each partipant in a small niche, on opposite sides of the chamber. The goal is simply to be the last remaining, someone being eliminated simply by being touched. The arenas can be landscaped as one wishes, either taking the configuration of a dense forest, high grasses, a desert, a lake, etc. Sometimes, the arena is left absolutely barren, with just small hills, forcing the participants to be extremely quick and reactive, as well as endurant. In some variants, simply being seen can bring about disqualification. This necessity to be invisible brings many Iya'niists to learn Shi'suu, which allos them, or at least promises them total control over their body and mind.

Exactly, Shi'suu has seen many advances since its inception several Wuyan back. Now the most experienced An'Shi'suu(People who see their body=practitioners of Shi'suu) can reduce the beats of their iuu'ak'om(heart) to 8 per sunya(12/min) for extended periods of time, up to 1 tahu or more.(~1 hour). In addition, a handful can even concentrate themselves enough on one part of their body, such as one of their arms, to pump more blood there, and thus reinvigorate the muscles. And by fasting for extended periods of time, yet others have succeeded to extract much more efficiently energy fron consumed food. And some have used their eyes to seeing even the most intricate and distant details, one Tunnese claiming to be able to read a small inscription on the ground from a distance of 2 tunbakayo(32 m)

Meanwhile, the hybrid of both arts, Na'shi(All-seeing) is slowly develloping. The goal of its creators is to create codes, then leave practitioners to concieve their own vocabulary, in such a way as to allow any An'Na'shi to converse with another, despite not using the same specific words. This so that, even if enemies were to gain knowledge of the code, they could not decipher the meaning of an exchange. And so, according to the codes created for the moment, slightly less blood in the right Shi'ma expresses a negation, whilst less blood in the left Shi'ma expresses insistance. Raising the outer left finger, by barely a kayouzda(8 mm) conveys the idea of the self, whereas lowering it expresses a question.

In another realm of expression, the school of Writers is also gaining quite a large following. TBP

Oh no, not ANOTHER war. *rolls eyes* Can't you make a truce for the holidays?

Since the motive's such a non-issue, what is the real reason for the war? Just some activity, perhaps?

The Adanaia, part 185:

S.C.P(Since the Creation of the Planet),1 435 573 Wuyan, 15 yoka and 10 oghaj.
645 405 Wuyan since the start of the Epoch of Earth.
18 Wuyan, 18 Yoka and 0 oghaj since the start of the Era of Reconstruction.

Wuyan 45, Yoka 15/20, Oghaj 5/15

Relations :

Catopian Empire: low orange
Catopian-Greelian Republic: high green
UCSP: mid yellow
Merchant's Guild : mid blue
Rizards : high green (Alliance)

Dead races :

Caenthlyr : High green (Alliance)
Sorans : low blue (member of the Nova Dominion)

1st phase of the expansion of the tunnel network(in progress): 11/60

Setting up of the light-transmitting cables(in progress): 9/50

New Underground cores(in progress): 9/40

Tunnel under the Ha'wa connecting Dyu'goyi'wa and Dyu'nau (in progress): 9/58

Tunnel under the Ha'wa connecting Dyu'nau and Dyu'ha'nau(in progress): 9/26

Tunnel under the Ha'wa connecting Dyu'ha'nau and Dyu'kiya(in progress): 9/38

Machine-construction complexes in each sector(in progress): 9/12

Ansibles in each sector(in progress): 9/20

Population: 95,965(+529)
Sectors:
1-Moo'ha'Ay: 3,377(+26)
2-Moo'oku'Ay: 1,503(+20)
3-Too'oku'Ay: 2,340(+24)
4-Too'ha'Ay: 3,646(+34)
5-Moo'Oona'nan: 65(+2)
6-Moo'hime: 7,167(+27)
7-Too'hime: 1,995(+10)
8-Oku'nau: 11,973(+47)
9-Yoo Ha'nau: 1,163(+16)
10-Hoo Ha'nau: 8,231(+38.)
11-Kwa'pol'kan: 131(+1)
12-Dyu'kiya: 278(+12)
13-He'chay'a: 507(+1)
14-Bao'Hoo'a: 5,730(+44)
15-Yoo'kan: 12,616(+42)
16-Too'Oona'nan: 66(+4)
17-Yoo Too'a: 454(+5)
18-Yoo Hao Too'a: 1,136(+10)
19-Hoo Hao Too'a: 1,910(+23)
20-Dyu'goyi'wa: 8,609(+27)
21-Hoo'Dyu'goyi'wa: 867(+4)
22-Dyu'jue: 6,947(+20)
23-Dyu'hata: 7,644(+38.)
24-Hoo'ha'pol'kan: 4,930(+10)
25-Dyu'io'Yoo'kan: 582(+6)
26-Yak'Hoo'a: 278(+4)
27-Hoo'too'Oona'nan: 141(+5)
28-Dyu'san: 733(+15)
29-Too Hoo'a: 271(+5)
30-Ohud'wa: 324(+4)
31-Moo Too'a: 125(+2)
32-Yak'Too'a: 345(+3)

Technological advances:

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Assimilation:

The Adanaia, after now 6 Wuyan, have assimilated a great part of the information brought by the Catopians. Recently, needing to learn more about magnetic fields and spacecrafts, the seekers have explored the till then unknown field of quantum physics, as it is called by Catopians. This subset of physics concerns only the smallest of entities, those which form the most basic blocks, in fact even smaller than omnions(atoms), as they are what composes them. These particles react in a way absolutely different from larger elements, which is why they possess their own field, at least as large as that of macroscopic phenomena. Concerning omnions, they have been discovered to be comprised of a core of particles named protons and neutrons, surrounded by a "cloud" of other, smaller particles, electrons. These particles come in various numbers, giving the omnion its distinct properties and density. All these elements possess a different electrical charge, and normally balance each other. When they are not balanced, they become isotopes, and emit radiations, that is, the surplus particles they have, or plasma. In quantum physics, which has strictly nothing to do with "normal" physics, particles are both points and waves, and do not have a fixed position. This means that particles are simultaneously solid, and in a given location, and intangible and moving. This is contradictory, but nonetheless possible. As for their uncertainty of location, particles are said to be everywhere at a time, but have a probability of being somewhere, this probability being highest where we can see it. Seen from afar, they do not actually appear to ever move. On our scale, nothing of this can be felt or observed, as the larger the scale, the lesser the uncertainty and randomness, until everything becomes stable, as we can see it.

And so, for plasma and electromagnetic fields, which are the real focuses of the seekers at the moment. Both were used to great effect, for different uses, by the Catopians, during the Interstellar War, and the Adanaia, to preserve themselves from harm, wish to use these for themselves. Electromagnetic fields, first, are areas where electric and magnetic forces apply. Electric force is created by the movement of electrons, from one place having them in excess to another having an electron deficit. Magnetic force is also created by the movement of electrons, but is totally different from the electric one. It is created by moving electrical charges induced by the movement of electrons, and by a physical property of elements called the spin, which is more or less the direction in which the particule, at the quantum level, rotate. These two aspects interwine to create magnetic fields. Some materials, mostly metals, react to magnetic fields, whereas others, notably wood and most "pure" stones, do not.

Plasma, is a state of matter, such as gaseous and liquid, similar to a gas, but in which some particles are unbalanced, in their number of electrons. Plasma, having an inbalance of electrons, is extremely receptive to electromagnetic fields.

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Outlook:

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Origins:

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Link(concerns the Catopians):

Mihndar wrote:"Oh, hello. My name is Zataric, and I'm the mayor of the Catopian colony. I don't believe we need anything from the Adanaia at the moment, but I would be delighted to show you our city. Peregnat, my raincoat." Another, slightly shorter, thin man comes around the corner of a nearby cubicle-like structure with the coat. "Here, sir." Zataric takes it and leads them out the door, with Peregnat following.

As they descend in the elevator, a large cracking sound is heard. Zataric says, "Don't worry, it's not the elevator. They're replacing the pillars downstairs." They reach the bottom floor and walk out, and sure enough, one of the pillars is being demolished. They proceed to walk towards the door.

Bright Ideas commented, "I understand. Let us visit this city, then. I have seen that it counts no less than 10 million inhabitants. That is more than 2 orders of magnitude more than the entire population of the Dominions! Surely we have much to catch-up and learn. We are very glad you have decided to install yourselves here. Now, the Dominions would be eager to establish trading links with your colony. What products would you lack that we could provide? Changing subject, would you wish to set up new colonies elsewhere on Oona? We could surely help you in doing such a task. Finally, would it be possible for Adanaia students to come study in your city, to learn from your techniques, and accelerate the exchange of knowledge between our two peoples? In fact, what is the name of the town?"

After Zataric mentionned the collumns, Bright Ideas thought to tisself, "Finally. I would be time for the Catopians to mend their ways. Perhaps our two peoples will be able to cooperate, after all."

After some walking, an assistant lighted something to Bright Ideas, whereupon ti asked Zataric, "In fact, is there regular contact with the Nova system? Do spacecrafts do regular trips between the two?"

Intercession(concerns the Normans):

Unstable_Isotope wrote:The Norman hesitated and looked down at a small pad, the pages on it flew by before he spoke up again, "Wonderful, hopefully we can learn much from each other. Also answer to your question we only wish to trade knowledge technology and offer support to each other when it is needed. We would also like the opportunity to work together on many things."

The diplomat approved: "Very well. It would be somewhat of a federation, if we understand well. It would indeed be an important step to strengthen our system's integration and influence. We will propose a treaty soon, which our two delegations will then be able to modify, until satisfactory terms for both parties will have been found. And when would you plan on returning to Birdus ? Concerning the Catopians, would it be only their Wem'Oonan colony which would be part of the alliance, or the entire CGR ? If so were the case, we would be dwarfed by its sheer size."

Of the necessity of harmony:

TBP

Forecasts:

TBP

TBP

Transliteration:

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The Merchant's Guild, part 64:

Members : 1,979

Relations :

Sorans : high green
Adanaia Dominions : high blue
Rizards : high green
Catopian-Greelian republic: yellow
Catopian empire: yellow
UCSP: yellow

Territories :

11-Kwa'pol'kan: 131(+1)
12-Dyu'kiya: 278(+12)
13-He'chay'a: 507(+1)
14-Bao'Hoo'a: 5,730(+44)

Construction :

Research :

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Identity:

The Merchant's Guild, after many years of near inactivity following the Interstellar War, which killed off most of its members, has begun seriously questionning itself, to know if it is even viable anymore.

The Adanaia, part 184:

S.C.P(Since the Creation of the Planet),1 435 573 Wuyan, 10 yoka and 10 oghaj.
645 405 Wuyan since the start of the Epoch of Earth.
18 Wuyan, 13 Yoka and 0 oghaj since the start of the Era of Reconstruction.

Wuyan 45, Yoka 10/20, Oghaj 5/15

Relations :

Catopian Empire: low orange
Catopian-Greelian Republic: high green
UCSP: mid yellow
Merchant's Guild : mid blue
Rizards : high green (Alliance)

Dead races :

Caenthlyr : High green (Alliance)
Sorans : low blue (member of the Nova Dominion)

1st phase of the expansion of the tunnel network(in progress): 10/60

Setting up of the light-transmitting cables(in progress): 8/50

New Underground cores(in progress): 8/40

Tunnel under the Ha'wa connecting Dyu'goyi'wa and Dyu'nau (in progress): 8/58

Tunnel under the Ha'wa connecting Dyu'nau and Dyu'ha'nau(in progress): 8/26

Tunnel under the Ha'wa connecting Dyu'ha'nau and Dyu'kiya(in progress): 8/38

Machine-construction complexes in each sector(in progress): 8/12

Ansibles in each sector(in progress): 8/20

Population: 95,436(+527)
Sectors:
1-Moo'ha'Ay: 3,351(+25)
2-Moo'oku'Ay: 1,483(+19)
3-Too'oku'Ay: 2,316(+22)
4-Too'ha'Ay: 3,612(+32)
5-Moo'Oona'nan: 63(+1)
6-Moo'hime: 7,140(+28.)
7-Too'hime: 1,985(+11)
8-Oku'nau: 11,926(+50)
9-Yoo Ha'nau: 1,147(+14)
10-Hoo Ha'nau: 8,193(+40)
11-Kwa'pol'kan: 130(+1)
12-Dyu'kiya: 266(+10)
13-He'chay'a: 506(+1)
14-Bao'Hoo'a: 5,686(+43)
15-Yoo'kan: 12,574(+46)
16-Too'Oona'nan: 62(+1)
17-Yoo Too'a: 449(+4)
18-Yoo Hao Too'a: 1,126(+13)
19-Hoo Hao Too'a: 1,887(+25)
20-Dyu'goyi'wa: 8,582(+22)
21-Hoo'Dyu'goyi'wa: 863(+5)
22-Dyu'jue: 6,927(+20)
23-Dyu'hata: 7,616(+35)
24-Hoo'ha'pol'kan: 4,920(+11)
25-Dyu'io'Yoo'kan: 574(+10)
26-Yak'Hoo'a: 274(+3)
27-Hoo'too'Oona'nan: 136(+6)
28-Dyu'san: 718(+16)
29-Too Hoo'a: 266(+4)
30-Ohud'wa: 320(+4)
31-Moo Too'a: 123(+2)
32-Yak'Too'a: 342(+3)

Technological advances:

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Assimilation:

TBP

Outlook:

TBP

TBP

Origins:

TBP

Link(concerns the Catopians):

Mihndar wrote:"Oh, hello. My name is Zataric, and I'm the mayor of the Catopian colony. I don't believe we need anything from the Adanaia at the moment, but I would be delighted to show you our city. Peregnat, my raincoat." Another, slightly shorter, thin man comes around the corner of a nearby cubicle-like structure with the coat. "Here, sir." Zataric takes it and leads them out the door, with Peregnat following.

As they descend in the elevator, a large cracking sound is heard. Zataric says, "Don't worry, it's not the elevator. They're replacing the pillars downstairs." They reach the bottom floor and walk out, and sure enough, one of the pillars is being demolished. They proceed to walk towards the door.

Bright Ideas commented, "I understand. Let us visit this city, then. I have seen that it counts no less than 10 million inhabitants. That is more than 2 orders of magnitude more than the entire population of the Dominions! Surely we have much to catch-up and learn. We are very glad you have decided to install yourselves here. Now, the Dominions would be eager to establish trading links with your colony. What products would you lack that we could provide? Changing subject, would you wish to set up new colonies elsewhere on Oona? We could surely help you in doing such a task. Finally, would it be possible for Adanaia students to come study in your city, to learn from your techniques, and accelerate the exchange of knowledge between our two peoples? In fact, what is the name of the town?"

After Zataric mentionned the collumns, Bright Ideas thought to tisself, "Finally. I would be time for the Catopians to mend their ways. Perhaps our two peoples will be able to cooperate, after all."

Intercession(concerns the Normans):

Unstable_Isotope wrote:The Norman hesitated and looked down at a small pad, the pages on it flew by before he spoke up again, "Wonderful, hopefully we can learn much from each other. Also answer to your question we only wish to trade knowledge technology and offer support to each other when it is needed. We would also like the opportunity to work together on many things."

The diplomat approved: "Very well. It would be somewhat of a federation, if we understand well. It would indeed be an important step to strengthen our system's integration and influence. We will propose a treaty soon, which our two delegations will then be able to modify, until satisfactory terms for both parties will have been found. And when would you plan on returning to Birdus ? Concerning the Catopians, would it be only their Wem'Oonan colony which would be part of the alliance, or the entire CGR ? If so were the case, we would be dwarfed by its sheer size."

Of the necessity of harmony:

TBP

Forecasts:

Thanks to Catopian technology, entirely new horizons have cleared up.

First of all, the Adanaia, terribly shocked by the Interstellar War and their utter lack of defences, have begun working on protections for their race and planet. Besides burying their civilization, other, even more daring solutions have been proposed. First of all, it has been suggested that massive defences be set up to guard Oona. These protections would consist first of a minefield encircling the planet, then of a layer of satellites firing on any hostile vessels, and finally a layer of satellites emitting an electromagnetic field protecting the land below from most types of weapons.

Secondly, the war, and more particularly the destruction of Ahja has proven to the Adanaia that as long as they would be implanted on only one planet, they would remain vulnerable. Only colonization of further worlds, and best of all, not relying on planets at all, could ensure the survival of their race. Thus they have begun gathering information on how to build a spaceship, and furthermore ships which could substitute themselves to a homeplanet, which by definition would have to be extremely large.

Transliteration:

In a search of ever greater discreeteness, in the direct continuation of both Iya'ni and Shi'suu, and in fact a crossover of both arts, a technique has begun to appear, consisting in extremely subtle gestures used to convey a message. As such, without outwardly appearing to do so, two or more people could have a conversation, extremely useful when lighting cannot be used or when in presence of other species. For example, using Shi'suu, a slight slowing of the heartbeats or increase of the temperature of a given area of the body can mean something. In conjunction with other signs, such as a nod or moving of a finger, which belong to the realm of Iya'ni, words could be formed and ideas expressed. In addition, these signs could be used to supplement lighting, to add even greater subtleties and rendering of one's thoughts, and eventually allow a totaly and perfect transmission of ideas between the emitter and reciever.

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The Merchant's Guild, part 63:

Members : 1,979

Relations :

Sorans : high green
Adanaia Dominions : high blue
Rizards : high green
Catopian-Greelian republic: yellow
Catopian empire: yellow
UCSP: yellow

Territories :

11-Kwa'pol'kan: 130(+1)
12-Dyu'kiya: 266(+10)
13-He'chay'a: 506(+1)
14-Bao'Hoo'a: 5,686(+43)

Construction :

Research :

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Assimilation:

After researches, the seekers have found that ohan and earth gas, their derivatives as well as other related substances produce when combusted several gases which in the atmosphere trap the heat, which ultimately leads to the planet warming up. In the most catastrophical cases, the planet can even become uninhabitable, and in the least, severely damaged, with most ecosystems irreversibly damaged, and biodiversity greatly depleted. This, naturally, has greatly shocked the Adanaia, discovering that these substances they so habitually use can cause massive damage to the planet. Researches are continuing to determine replacement methods for them.

Aweirdgamer wrote:Updates:

Interestingly enough, for a long time, I think I had said and intended that Greelians ate relatively little meat, and more often other foods. This works well with the Adanaia's idea.

The Adanaia ideas of good and bad, optimism and pessimism, I have been thinking about quite a bit lately, even before I read that post about it.

Posted IC. Though I haven't caught up fully in the IC events.

What ideas were you referring to? I can't even remember!

The Adanaia, part 183:

S.C.P(Since the Creation of the Planet),1 435 573 Wuyan, 5 yoka and 10 oghaj.
645 405 Wuyan since the start of the Epoch of Earth.
18 Wuyan, 8 Yoka and 0 oghaj since the start of the Era of Reconstruction.

Wuyan 45, Yoka 5/20, Oghaj 5/15

Relations :

Catopian Empire: low orange
Catopian-Greelian Republic: high green
UCSP: mid yellow
Merchant's Guild : mid blue
Rizards : high green (Alliance)

Dead races :

Caenthlyr : High green (Alliance)
Sorans : low blue (member of the Nova Dominion)

1st phase of the expansion of the tunnel network(in progress): 9/60

Setting up of the light-transmitting cables(in progress): 7/50

New Underground cores(in progress): 7/40

Tunnel under the Ha'wa connecting Dyu'goyi'wa and Dyu'nau (in progress): 7/58

Tunnel under the Ha'wa connecting Dyu'nau and Dyu'ha'nau(in progress): 7/26

Tunnel under the Ha'wa connecting Dyu'ha'nau and Dyu'kiya(in progress): 7/38

Machine-construction complexes in each sector(in progress): 7/12

Ansibles in each sector(in progress): 7/20

Population: 94,909(+533)
Sectors:
1-Moo'ha'Ay: 3,326(+22)
2-Moo'oku'Ay: 1,464(+16)
3-Too'oku'Ay: 2,294(+20)
4-Too'ha'Ay: 3,580(+30)
5-Moo'Oona'nan: 62(+1)
6-Moo'hime: 7,112(+30)
7-Too'hime: 1,974(+12)
8-Oku'nau: 11,876(+56)
9-Yoo Ha'nau: 1,133(+15)
10-Hoo Ha'nau: 8,153(+48.)
11-Kwa'pol'kan: 129(+2)
12-Dyu'kiya: 256(+5)
13-He'chay'a: 505(+2)
14-Bao'Hoo'a: 5,643(+41)
15-Yoo'kan: 12,528(+53)
16-Too'Oona'nan: 61(+1)
17-Yoo Too'a: 445(+3)
18-Yoo Hao Too'a: 1,113(+15)
19-Hoo Hao Too'a: 1,862(+23)
20-Dyu'goyi'wa: 8,560(+17)
21-Hoo'Dyu'goyi'wa: 858(+6)
22-Dyu'jue: 6,907(+23)
23-Dyu'hata: 7,581(+32)
24-Hoo'ha'pol'kan: 4,909(+10)
25-Dyu'io'Yoo'kan: 564(+8.)
26-Yak'Hoo'a: 271(+4)
27-Hoo'too'Oona'nan: 130(+6)
28-Dyu'san: 702(+19)
29-Too Hoo'a: 262(+4)
30-Ohud'wa: 316(+4)
31-Moo Too'a: 121(+2)
32-Yak'Too'a: 339(+3)

Technological advances:

Floating drydock(completed): 12/12

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Assimilation:

The problem of lighting has been resolved, and it is finally the bioluminescent bacteria which have been selected. The issue of feeding has been solved by engineering bacteria which feed directly on carbon dioxide, of which the breathing of the Adanaia provides a plentiful source. In case the passage of people did not provide enough carbon dioxide, small nutriment reservoirs will be placed at regular intervals, to be released by perspiration through a permeable membrane. In addition, to save energy and thus reduce the possibility of a problem, the bacteria will be modified to emit light only when someone is near, by detecting its movements. As a precaution, luminous membranes will still be placed, in case the bacteria for some reason could not provide sufficient light. The luminous membranes will also serve to emit Obu'an light(alien light, visible spectrum), whenever a person of a race incapable of seeing primary light will come to pass.
In addition to the lighting, several other decisions have been taken, regarding the tunnels. First of all, to slow down invading forces, which at the current age all use electronic devices, magnetic coils will be placed at regular intervals, to create electromagnetic pulses if need be, so as to incapacitate such devices for a short time, in a reduced area. Secondly, to reduce the propagation of sound in the tunnels, again in the case of an attack, which most obu'an can detect, and which the Adanaia cannot, behind the first layer of the wall, on which the bacteria will be situated, which will be built in a material letting sound pass through with as few reverberations as possible, a set-up will be added to absorb all sound, or nearly. It will be composed of small pyramids, roughly 5 kayotunba in height(20 cm), made of foam. These, by absorbing any and all sounds, will prevent obu'an from both hearing the Adanaia and each others, giving the Adanaia the element of surprise as well as disorganizing the attackers. Finally, to aid this time the Adanaia to see intruders out of their field of vision, in addition to cameras, kalati globes will be placed at intersections, to allow only Adanaia to see.

To be posted.

Outlook:

TBP

TBP

Origins:

TBP

Link(concerns the Catopians):

Mihndar wrote:The employee directed them to an office, which upon entering held a desk with an official-looking Catopian behind it. He looked up inquiringly at the Adanaia.

As the delegation entered the room, the diplomat presented tisself and tis retinue to the Catopian:

"Greetings. I am Bright Ideas, the appointed representative of the Adanaia Dominions to the Catopian settlement, here to serve as a messenger between the two entities, along with my aids. Since we are here, may I ask if you have any requests to address to the Dominions ? In addition, may you present your city to us ? We are curious to learn more about the Catopians ways and their world, of which this location is an enclave."

Intercession(concerns the Normans):

Unstable_Isotope wrote:The Norman hesitated and looked down at a small pad, the pages on it flew by before he spoke up again, "Wonderful, hopefully we can learn much from each other. Also answer to your question we only wish to trade knowledge technology and offer support to each other when it is needed. We would also like the opportunity to work together on many things."

The diplomat approved: "Very well. It would be somewhat of a federation, if we understand well. It would indeed be an important step to strengthen our system's integration and influence. We will propose a treaty soon, which our two delegations will then be able to modify, until satisfactory terms for both parties will have been found. And when would you plan on returning to Birdus ? Concerning the Catopians, would it be only their Wem'Oonan colony which would be part of the alliance, or the entire CGR ? If so were the case, we would be dwarfed by its sheer size."

Of the necessity of harmony:

TBP

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TBP

The Merchant's Guild, part 62:

Members : 1,980

Relations :

Sorans : high green
Adanaia Dominions : high blue
Rizards : high green
Catopian-Greelian republic: yellow
Catopian empire: yellow
UCSP: yellow

Territories :

11-Kwa'pol'kan: 129(+2)
12-Dyu'kiya: 256(+5)
13-He'chay'a: 505(+2)
14-Bao'Hoo'a: 5,643(+41)

Construction :

Research :

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Forward:

The Adanaia, before leaving, added, "Good day".

Link(concerns the Catopians):

"Order, Truth and Guidance? Interesting.", commented the Adanaia diplomat. To tisself, ti thought, "Well, of the three, at least Truth is there to balance the two others. Why must the Novans be so certain of themselves, so intransigent? Can they understand their way is not the only one? Will they ever be able to concieve that their system is not alone, and far from being the best. I saw that some Catopian diplomat, Trinity if my memory is correct, criticized our inexperience and naivety. How condescending! It, oh, no, she, it is a female, has not understood that only new blood can regenerate an old system, and prefers to lie in her little, closed world. May her temple crumble, for the fallacity of her divinities to be proven. I dare hope there exist more sensed Catopians. We must deal with them, however foolish they may be, I suppose, we have no other choice. We must not act like them, we must remain open of mind and free of prejudices. But hopefully the Greelians will mend their ways, if they do not do it themselves."

After this short pause, the delegation continued its way, eventually reaching the thirteenth floor, where they asked as passing employee where they could ask for a meeting with the head supervisor of the city.

Intercession(concerns the Normans):

Unstable-Isotope wrote:The Norman responded, "I am glad you agree, now we would like to bring scientists of your world to ours. There we would show them our plans for a ship, hopefully they can bring enough knowledge back to your world that you could construct your own ship as well. We would provide the weapons and propulsion systems for the ship, as we have nearly completed them."

"We will gladly send our best scientists back with you, for them to learn from you and your civilization. Concerning the Firan Union, perhaps you could specific exactly what you expect from it, for us to work towards a balanced agreement satisfying both our races.", enthused the Adanaia representative, surprised by how well the negociations were going, and the goodwill of the Normans, used as ti was to the Sorans and their reticence."

Strange Opinions, satisfied, concluded: "It is very well then. Naturally, we will, as soon as possible, contribute to the armed forces of the USS. It would be unconcievable to reap the profits of an alliance without giving anything in return. Cooperation can only be bilateral, by definition.
Concerning the Neruu system, we remain wary of an armed intervention, however, if no other solution is possible to solve the present contentious, then we suppose it is the only available option left. We ask, though, if nothing can be attempted to avert a conflict, which would cause a great number of casualties, on either side."

To the Normans, Open Mind lighted: "We thank you for your proposal and eagerness to cooperate. Our two races are negociating at the moment to tighten mutual ties, and we have goods hopes these talks will have a very positive outcome."

Open Mind, after long discussions with tis fellow diplomats, concerning the treaty presented by the Catopians, finally declared: "We believe this proposal of a new international organization is commendable, for rules are necessary to structure interracial relations, and prevent chaos from engulfing the notably unstable present order. This draft attemps to resolve the inequity of the Nova Dominion, and the blatant domination of the Catopian race in it. Before approving it, however, we would have two questions to ask. Firstly, will each delegation vote as a single person, or will each deputy have its own vote? Secondly, the Adanaia Dominions might have quite serious problems to send 5000 soldiers, given this number represents one twentieth of our state's population. Worse still, our nation finds itself in the utter impossibility of providing but one fighter. We are in the incapacity to produce any spacefaring vessel whatsoever. What solution could be brought to this problem?"