Fiction:Iron Circle

Of all the races of the Council of Blades, and the wider Ko'Sa'Va Galaxy, it is the Iron Systems Federation that maintains the greatest standing army, second only to the Fordanta. The Federation also has a higher technology level than all other races, and provides a vital role in the galaxy, as they have access to, and the ability to construct, technology that other races only dream of owning. They have become masters of modifying and 'improving' organic life forms with biomechanical augmentation, ranging from implants and additions to full limb replacements. It is even rumored that the ruler of the Federation possesses the ability to transfer living personalities into computer code and vice versa. Such great technological might is in fact the cornerstone of their military doctrine, and also secured their place in the Council of Blades.

Pursuit of Perfection
Although most will tell you that the Iron Systems Federation only seeks to expand its technological lore for the purposes of conquest, the true mission behind the creation of the federation is simple: the search to perfect the physical form. The many modifications that have been developed over the years were created to purge the weakness of flesh, as it is called. Where muscle and bone can fail, they argue, steel always triumphs.