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 Canebant and their bioengineered and uplifted species,a s well as a vast number of artificial intelligences.

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 Piuvot, the word "Master" in the Canebant's language, and devoted the rest of his life to building AIs and amnaging the robotics of the entire Colelctive, essentially making him a second ruler.

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