User:Hydromancerx/Naucean/City Stage

=Iron Age=

Qullswordsman


Here is a Dark Age warrior from the River Tribe. The dark ages happend after the fall of the Grassland Empire that once spread all the way South to the Desert, North to the mountains, West to the grasslands and even East to the river. As youcan see the style of Quill blade is similar but is much better and made of iron rather than bronze. It also has protective handle. Floots have also been upgraded with iron plating. There is still padded armor but it is worm under iron plates. The helm too has been upgraded to cover the pseudo-mandible. Also if you notice gloves have caught on to protect their tentacles. The most important feature of this age is the discovery of the iron shell shield. More and more the River Tribe is becoming less aquatic. They still live above the river in their stilt homes over the river but battles are more land based.

=Medieval Age=

Qullswordsman


Here is a typical melee unit of the River Tribe Middle Ages. Due to the ever increasing opposition of more armored Nauceans the river tribe too had to face this. One compromise of weight and protection came with chainmail. Which replaced padded armor still underneed the iron plate armor. Their quill sword have advanced too to become broader and thicker to slice through such armor. Some of the strongest Nauceans fight during this time. Where tentacle muscles bulged.

Not shown here is the armored War Lystrophants and Composite Double Bladed Long Bows. The river tribe are known for their advanced archers who shoot from high atop their river castles. Durring this time advanced siege equipment was developed to take out these castles in the river.

=Renaissance Age=

Hand Cannoneer


Here is a Renaissance River Tribe hand cannoneer. As you can see the River tribe were the first to discover gun powder and took the advantage over the other tribes. They also kept up with the armor race in which this shows it has full plate. Sadly this will be all for nothing in the future because as gun powderer gets better the slow armored knight will be obsolete. If you also notice the whole body is covered with metal except for the eyes which have 4 holes and on the top where the nostril is has a grate to breathe through. Also even the 3 main tentacles are covered in chainmail.

The Great Hydromancy Pool


Here is The Great Hydromancy Pool, one of the 8 wonders of the world. It was built in the River tribe empire during the Renaissance. It is made of gold and glass and is the shape of a sphere. Which is suppose to be the perfect shape. It is not only filled with water but it contrains tiny glowing bacteria who at night glow (as seen in the picture). The sphere acts as a greenhouse for them and the water is recycled using pumps. The power for the pumps is ironically a river close by in which they originally got the water and the bacteria from. The river is known as the glowing river, because of these creatures. On the top of the dome is Nauceanica the Creator Goddess in her famous pose in which she holds both stars, both moons and good and evil all in balance in her oral tentacles. The dome is held up by 16 side pillars and one central pillar. The walkway goes to the exact center of the sphere and the water falls though a hole in the center of that. The high Priest will either bathe in the waterfall to get inspiration of look on either side and look into his reflection or a combination of both. Many Nauceans say that this has healing powers and on the "Nauceanica Day" Nauceans form miles around are allow to be healed of their aliments by bathing in the water dropped from above. Otherwise no one is allowed in except the High Priest. However the door is left open with a rope across so tourists can peak in one by one and leave offerings at the doorway.

War Lystrophant


Up until the Industrial Age the Lystrophant was used for work and warfare. This is a war lystrophant during the Renaissance Age, during this time they were the most armored. As you can see they are completely covered from trunk to tail with iron plating as well as chainmail under it. The tentacle "tusks" have sharp points on them for goring and the 2 "trunks" have spiked maces on them. The nostrils and eyes were covered with a grade for protection and they were guided with leather reins in which connected on the "tusks" on up to the spherical archer's nest. This nest could hold up to 4 nauceans (one controlling the lystropant and 3 archers). The archer's nest has 3 windows and one door on top in which to get in. This was firmly planted on the back and was high enough to see pretty much the whole battle. They were practically walking towers with a nasty front end which would pummel and gore its opponents. They moved slow but was a power house. Thai only weakness was their stomach in which if an enemy could get under without being tramples could stab them in the heart thus taking down the whole creature. It was not until futher advances in gunpowder and the tank that these creatures became obsolete in battle.

=Exploration Age=

Explorer


Sorry this is out of order but this age goes between the Renaissance and Industrial Age of the River Tribe. This is the first time they traveled far far east and discovered a new world. Un-like Earths there were no inhabitants but there were strange and exotic creatures as well as untamed landscapes. After the river tribe found it it became a race for land with the Grassland, Mountain and Desert tribes. By this time the Ocean, Swamp and Jungle Tribes are still to primitive and were used for slave labor by the other tribe. The only exception is the Cave tribe that used slaves for mining but did not have a navy to explore the New World.

This is a typical explorer with a compass in one tentacle and a flint-lock pistol in the other. This is more advance than the hand cannon but is not as advanced as the industrial revolver. Also you might notice that the armor is much lighter than the previous age for better movement and guns were getting better. Thus being slow would not help.

Coins


Here are some coins in which have evolved over the ages. As the ages improve and the higher the cost goes the more advanced the Money has gotten. This is Money around Imperial Age. If you look carefully you can read the numbers from my Naucean numbers. The coins come in 2 - Bone, 4 - Copper, 8 - Tin, 16 - Bronze, 24 - Iron, 32 - Silver, 64 - Gold. There is also the 80 - Platinum (not shown). Over the ages the material and styles have changed. Also depending upon the leading tribe has changed it too. Sadly by the time of the Nano Age none of these coins are used and all currency is electronic. Thus making these only collectors items.

=Industrial Age=

Cowboy


I know i jumped the Imperial age (Earth's 1500-1700 AD) but had a great idea for this Industrial Age picture.

This picture is the Industial Age River Tribe. As you can see it is very much like America's Cowboys or other Colonies like Australia or South Africa. Durring the previous age they discovered a new contentent and have already started colonization of it. Which are still within the River Tribe Empire.

In his hand is a revolver which is better than the flint lock of the previous age. In the 6 sacks attacked to the tail is ammo and supplies. He also has a quill dagger which is a current version of the Quill blade once used. His hand helps keep the glare hot sun off his eyes and he wears gloves and floots made of a new world beast's hide.

As more and more industrialization comes the more polluted their homelands becomes and they must ever seek out new clean areas to get resources from. This is one of the most destructive times where many creatures become extinct do to over hunting. Also there is talk about anti-slavery of the Ocean, Mud and Jungle Tribes who were enslaved by mass during the Imperial age by the River, Grassland, Cave, Mountain and Desert Tribes.

Slavery


Here is a River Tribe plantation owner in the new world with a Jungle Tribe slave. This is during the Industrial Age but slavery has been going on since the Imperial Age. As you can see this slave is picking the red fang berry shown before in the Naucean food list. These are extremely hard to pick because they berry has a poisonous stinger on the end. Sadly over worked Jungle Tribe slaves die all the time from this berry due to their small size. However their dexterous tentacles are small enough and carefull enough to avoid the stinger alot more than any of the larger Naucean races.

The Jungle Tribe have been shipped by the boat load but not all make it to the new world. Only the deepest Jungle tribes have escaped slavery. But slavery is not forever, for in the future there has been anti-slavery wars which eventually lead to freedom and equal right for all Nauceans.

Steam Engine


Here is a River Tribe Steam Engine from the Industrial Age. These were alot faster than caravans of lystrophants. They like Earth's locomotive ran on steam power. The tracks ran East to West from the River Tribe to the Grassland Tribe and Also North to South from the Mountain Tribe to the Desert Tribe. The Railroad did not get to the jungle tribe until later when it was taken over by the Desert and Grassland Tribes and the Swamp Tribe region was not developed until the River Tribe took over. Also around that time New World was filled with tracks connecting the colonies and later plantation and slavery tribes. By the Atomic Age most lay in ruins due to the devastation. It was not until the reconstruction did any rail roads get put back in but by then it was mostly mag-lev trains.

=Flight Age=

Pilot


After the Naucean Industrial age is the Flight Age. Unlike Earth the Nauceans did not have a World war. But they did develop air travel. During this mostly peace time planes were developed to move things around faster than boats, lysotrophant pulled cart or even the industrial age's steam machines. But not all time of peace last for long. more and more anti-slavery is becoming prevalent and soon a war over it will be inevitable. Aircraft are still not advanced enough to travel betten the old and new worlds but by the next age they will, which will change things for ever.

Airship


Here is a Flight Age River Tribe Airship. These were used to transport Nauceans and shipments.However it is also equipped with a cannon on a turret on the bottom for defense. There are also small aircraft during this age that i will eventually get to. But i thought you guys would enjoy this Laputa style air ship that the Nauceans use. You can also see the similarities betwen this and the other Bronze Age Reed Ship.

=Anti-Slavery Age=

Pterabat Bombs


After the Flight Age tention mounts and the World is thrown in to its first true "world war". But unlike Earth's this is over slavery. The River and Grassland Tribe for the fist time in history have join forces in the idea of anti slavery. But The Desert, Mountain and New World conies do not want anything do do with it. The reason is the Desert Tribe uses them to convert their barren desert into a lush agricultural center, the Mountain tribe use them for plentiful mining and the new colonies use them for plantations. Due to the River and Grassland Colonies separate from their home tribes into the Plantation (River tribe's colony) and Slavery Tribes (Grassland Tribe's colony). For the Slavery tribe would get rich off capturing salves from the ocean, swamp and jungle tribe while the Plantation tribe would get rich of selling plentiful crops off the plantations to the desert and mountain tribe. Also the cave tribe is neutral during this time.

As the War escalates the 2 super powers Grassland and River Tribe create amazing new aircraft, sea craft and ground vehicles. One of the lesser known but very effective weapons is shown here in the "pterabat bombs". Pterabats are nocturnal desert creatures who roost in caves and under the bootom of Desert Tribe sphere homes. Taking advantage of this behavioral trait the River Nauceans developed the "pterabat bomb". This bomb drops out of their bombers and opens up its parachute. Once open the compartments slide out with sleeping pterabats on them tied to thin strings. One awake they see a roost because its day. Attached to them is a timed explosive that when they break the thin string activates it for a limited time. Enough so that the bats can find roosts all over the Desert tribes city. And then when the timers run out ... BOOM! Sphere homes bust into flames and the cities are inflamed.

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On a side note America during World War II developed this same method with Mexican Freetail Bats with Naplam attached to them to drop over Japan. This project did not get to be applied in the war due to the Atom Bomb which made this very effective method obsolete.

=Atomic Age= =Modern Age=

Flowit Walker


This is a typical Naucean river Tribe Citizen during the Modern Age. They have discovered radio and plastics. You can see that it is wearing a walkman radio on his head and are wearing neon style clothing, which is the current fad. Traditional metal tail rings have been replaced with neon plastic ones. Also the floots are plastic with zippers rather than the traditional laces. The only thing that has not changed is the neck poncho which shows off the national colors. These are pass down generation to genration and are very special to the Nauceans. They take great pride in their neck ponchos. And they can only be given by an older family member to a younger one. Most are hand made.

Also in the picture is the domesticated pet known as the River Flowit. They are like Earth's otters and during this time are mainly used as pets and in law enforcement. Some farms still use them for herding live stock or for sport hunting but other than that they are mainly used as companion animals. They are very smart and can be go on land, in the water, in the trees and even underground. They come in diffrent breeds such as the desert which are adapted to the sand, or the mountain which are very pudgy and have a thick layer of bubbler on them as well as the very agile jungle who is one of the best climbing breeds.

Bubble Car


Here is a Naucean Bubble Car, It seat only 3 due to the shape of Nauceans and their tails. They have to be offset so their tails do not hit the other. They get in from the back and sit on little saddle like stools. They put the seat belt over the top of them. They drive using levers and buttons as well as floot peddles. All of the engine and stuff is on the bottom so in the back it has a little ramp to get up above that. Like all Nauceans structures preaty much everything is spherical, from the shape of the vehicle, the spheres on the levelers that bot turn and move to diffrent sides as well as the wheels being spherical. The car runs on bio-diesel since Nauceans never use oil for fuel but do use them for plastics. Later they eventually run them on hydrogen power. But this picture is from the Modern Age.

SJ Bubblewrap


Here is a Naucean "SJ". "SJ" stand for Sphere Jockey, because they have spheres instead of disks for their music. They place them in holes and they spinaround like a track ball and it reads the outside of the sphere ball like a CD. As to can see he has a whole stand of Nauceans favorite RAP, POP, DANCE and Techno favorites (or their equivalent in Naucean). From the side cylindrical speakers have have spinning laser light show that Nauceans love while dancing. The top speakers are the normal and tweeters while the bottom are the bass woofers and sub woofers.

The guy here is named SJ Bubblerap after the comment made about Nauceans listening to rap, and all of audio spheres are like bubbles Wink He is more of a Punk Naucean cause if you see he is wearing all the red plastic tail rings and even oral tentacle rings and red and yellow plastic shoes like the flowit walker. But also has many punk items like water style tattoos on hes face, neck and tail as well as a nostril pericing and tail fluke piercings too. In this tentacles are audio spheres as well as bottle of turnabegga ale. Turnabegga was seen in the spots picture and the drink has been seen with the flowit walker and on a round billboard on the cityscape picture. And of course on his head he has head phones like the other and red shades, just to be cool.

=Digital Age=

Beetlecraft


Here is a Naucean Digital Age Beetlecraft. Like Earth's beetle its wings unfold from a shelled cover. Like most Naucean design it is based around spheres. It is equipped with 3 guns (1 in front and 2 in the back) it also can drop smart bombs from the bottom hatch. You enter the air craft from the back and in case of a crash a naucean will be shot out the back and saved by their parachutes. There is only room for one naucean per craft but it has the state of the art computer equipment. The wing themself can fold up and are from an advanced polymer that can fold as well as keep a shape. It is very light weight, and has to be because of the amount of fuel it need to carry in it round haul. In the very back under the 2 back guns is a rocket booster in which they use when they want to go very fast. But it is really used. The Beetle craft is also a golder and if it ever ran out of fuel could be flown like a glider. This is one trick. It can fly up to soaring heights and just glider then used the wings to go fast or the rocket to got very fast. Bettlecrafts can also over in place like a hummingbird and can use vertical take off if needed. But normally it takes off like any Earth aircraft on its 3 wheels (2 on the front and 1 on the back.

Glowing River City


Here is the Digital Age city of Glowing River, the River Tribes capital city. These are just a section of the types of buildings in the city. This is also the home of the Great Hydromancy Pool, which was reconstructed after the Atomic Age and the fall out. Durring this time it was a powerhouse of culture, economics and freedom now that Slavery was over. The Cave tribe during this time was also thriving and brough many new ideas to all the tribes. Infact they developed the computers in which allowed for such modern cities as this and the capability for the biotech age which eventually backfired...

=Biotech Age=

Naucean Geneticist


In the Galaxtic Age the Nauceans are the best geneticists in galaxy. Thus creating all the other creatures i have been drawing in their test labs.

The Nauceans once at the UFO stage are a peaceful race. They have had too many wars and now embraced science and seek knolledge. In short the Nauceans ultimately would rather be in the lab splicing genes rather than taking over the galaxy. However they are not pushovers either. Become their enemy and they will turn you into a newt Or at least give you the deadly newtpox!

Genocide Plague


Here is a Cave Tribe Genocide Plague Victim. Durring the Biotech Age the Desert Tribe unleashed a plague specifically targeted towards the Cave tribe which completely wiped them out. This allowed for the capture of the cave tribes mines for the desert tribe and angered the Mountain, River and Grassland Tribes. Unfortunately the Mountain tribe was close enough related to kill of half of the population as well as a 4th of the Grassland River and Swamp races. The Ocean, Desert and Jungle were all do diffrent to be effected by the plague except for rare circumstances.

This race specific plague caused huge boils, vomiting, running nose, blindness, starvation, raw flippers, trouble breathing, the body eating itself from the inside, internal hemeraging and diarrhea. If they were not killed in the first concentrated exposer they were killed with long painful suffering. It is airborn and spread to the other tribe mentioned before quickly. This meant an easy take over of the Desert tribe without the help of the River and Grassland tribe which were in a panic that they got effected too.

=Robotics Age=

Naucean Android


Here is a Naucean Android from the UFO age. These Androids can do most of the functions a Naucean can do. They can walk, use tentacles and even swim by unfolding their flippers on the back of the foot and using their dolphin-like tails just as a real Naucean would. The difference is they are much stronger, faster and smarter than a Naucean and are used for manual labor, cleaning, helping the young, old and sick, as well as being used in war. However the war-bots are a bit more equipped with war gear than these. Like all robots they must follow Asimov's 3 Laws of Robotics;

1. A robot may not harm a Naucean being, or, through inaction, allow a Naucean being to come to harm. 2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by Naucean beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3. A robot must protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

As you can see these are the perfect obedient servants for the Nauceans ... or so they think.

=Nano Age=