Fiction:Askelian Collective

"We learn, we study, we observe. Knowledge if our ultimate goal and there is nothing greater than learning."

- Imperatrix Erzenii

The Askelian Collective is the empire of the and their bioengineered and uplifted species,a s well as a vast number of artificial intelligences. They are native to the Odysseia Region of the.

While the Collective is officially ruled by the Imperatrix, she has entrusted most of her power to the Representatives, a group of twenty-five members of each species with a Senator leading them. There are 3 species in the Collective, so, counting the Senators there are seventy-eight Representatives.

History
Much of the Collective's history is unknown, only that it was formed 3456 years ago by Imperator Ema'lk'sa as the Canebant Empire, consisting of the Canebant, a race of tall saurians with wings and considerable intellect. The Empire remained secretive, uplifting and allying creatures before absorbing them completely. The first creature to be absorbed were their first allies, the Acithes, a race of peaceful diplomats. Upon the absorbing of the Acithes, the Collective was officially formed. Around this time, a scientist whose name remains unknown was developing artificial intelligences, but for reasons unknown he went crazy and destroyed his body, uploading his mind into the first artificial intelligence he created, creating the computer-spaceship known as, the word "Master" in the Canebant's language, merging himself with the computer network of artificial intelligences and devoted the rest of his life to building AIs and managing the robotics of the entire Collective, essentially making him a second ruler.

While the lifeforms of the Collective lived life as normal, Piuvot stayed in his underground lair on Askelous and started creating robots and technology. One of the first things he experimented with was a security drone he called Sentinel. Sentinel was, and still is the only member of a race of robotic security drones that were deemed a failure by Piuvot. However, Sentinel actually worked and now he (Sentinel is referred to as a he) guards the Imperial Palace on Askelous. Meanwhile, Piuvot created the Security Turrets, an improved version of the original design, and the Chonio'Tadac, robotic assassins descending from a large predatory species on a nearby planet.

Recent History
Coming someday.

Species
Canebant=  Canebant.png|The are the founders of the Collective and are the main species. A race of tall saurians with extreme intelligence, they make brilliant scientists. Their homeworld is the watery planet Askelous. Acithes=  Acithes.png| The Acithes were the first allies of the Canebant, and peaceful diplomats (Normally.). They joined the Collective after a disease crippled the populace. Their homeworld is the temperate planet Mnean. Trimnii=  Trimnii.png| The Trimnii are avian creatures that evolved independently of Canebant influence on Mnean's moon Areanos, a cold, icy planet. They wear full-body suits and gas masks, for an unknown (cultural?) reason. When they were discovered by the Acithes, they quickly joined their empire, and consequently joined the Collective when the Acithes were half wiped out by a disease.

Society
The Collective has high living standards, and they are self-sufficient. While they do trade, they have little use for money.

One strange tradition in the Collective is the habit of giving children ridiculously long names that mean nothing in modern Canebantian. Because of this, most citizens go by a shortened form of their name.

The Collective does not regulate weapon rights and most, if not all, citizens carry some form of weaponry. However, punishment for crime is strangely harsh; death on sight. This is probably due to the fact that the Collective has little interest for anything other than the advancement of existing Collective knowledge.

The governing body consists of the Imperatrix and the Representatives, who consist of twenty-five representatives from each species and three Senators leading them.

Strangely, when an individual joins the Collective military, he or she is assigned a name that is usually some sort of molecule. The individual will be referred as both his or her own name and the name given by the military. The military name is discarded upon death or resignation.

Abilities
The Collective is an expert in bioengineering and robotics, beaing able to create entire species from scratch, like the Acithes, or creating a hivemind of AIs, like Piuvot did.

Individuals
Okhasminus=

"Whatever. Life, death, order, chaos, whatever. I don't care. I'm just a bystander. Well, most of the time. My race has been a bystander for the last three millenia."


 * Name - Okhasminus
 * Homeworld - Askelous
 * Affiliation -

Okhasminus is a Canebant captain in the military and a former bounty hunter. Born on Askelous, he was physically weaker than most Canebant, leading to him being bullied and teased. However, his intelligence was proven when he was 7, earning the respect of his classmates, but he could not forgive them and so slipped away from society, becoming a bounty hunter.

Eventually, he was found be, his childhood friend and rejoined the Collective, becoming a captain and gaining the moniker Paradichlorobenzene.

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Quotes
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Trivia

 * The Collective was created completely on a whim when he was bored.