Fiction:Apalos

Apalos (Apalose for "city"), sometimes known as the Apalos, is an intergalactic collective consciousness dedicated to exploration, scientific discovery, and the preservation of the variety of life.

History
Apalos was formed during the destruction of the universe by the, when as a result of the stresses of trying to evacuate as much life from the Nature Reserve as possible, the Empire of the Girdo Galaxy merged with the  and some members of the , , , and AIs from. Not only were they all incorporated into a single group mind, but individual creatures were literally merged into their starships so that crew life support systems could be cut or used for the organisms being evacuated.

In the Arks, the new collective consciousness was chosen as guardians of the galaxies that the would seed with "truly alien" life when they returned to the universe, believed to include (but are probably not limited to) the. The ships of the Apalos, as the consciousness decided to call itself, then spent several weeks of their time modifying themselves and building new standardised bodies, which would later be known as the "Temple Ships". After this process was finished, they were returned to the universe, and they grew and watched over the life that they were set to guard. When the rest of the "godspawn" evacuees arrived at the galaxy, the Apalos made itself and the current state of reality known to them.

In the first few weeks after the arrival of the "godspawn" evacuees in post-Annihilation universe, Apalos took part in implementing the Control System in the preliminary "Intervention" part of the "Terminal Point", restoring and reforming the and, and also helped to create the Kraw Federation.

Temple Ship
The "Temple Ship" is the primary structure used by the Apalos. In their standard form, Temple Ships appear to be roughly cuboid structures covered with elaborate details, mainly ridges along the sides and hemispheres at the ends, and a golden hull. The decorative features exist as a result of the Spodist priests that were assimilated into the collective consciousness, bringing their sense of aesthetics and religious symbolism with them. Temple Ships are, however, capable of limited shapeshifting. They also exist in a variety of sizes, the smallest being around a metre in length with the largest known ones being the size of a small continent. The smallest ones are most likely to be used as missiles or kinetic projectile weapons.



The interior of a Temple Ship is relatively homogenous, consisting primarily of internal reinforcements (extensions of the external armour), quantum replicators, and various nanotechnological and biological components, the latter of which grants them the ability to use. All Temple Ships contain "godspawn" cells, along with some that are from "truly alien" forms of life as well. Amongst other advantages, the homogenous interior means that Temple Ships have no permanent non-decorative external features such as weapons ports or radiators, instead creating them at will wherever and whenever they are needed; this allows them to use any technology that they have the knowledge and ability to create.

It is rumoured that Temple Ships are larger on the inside than on the outside, as a result of dimensional engineering. However, no Temple Ship has been known to have created an empty space in its interior and let another being in to confirm this.

Relationships with other empires


Apalos holds a viewpoint superficially similar to that of the Girdo Empire as far as alliances are concerned, although their perception of it is different. Other civilisations generally treat Apalos's "operational relationship" concept as being identical to official alliance, although application of this interpretation is inconsistent. For example, while most consider Apalos to be a member of the Seven Starr Alliance and therefore allied with its fellow member states, few if any consider them to be an ally of the Vi'Navitum.

Operational Relationship
Civilisations and organisations that Apalos willingly works with, analogous to what other nations view as being "allies" or "friends".


 * Omnipotent Four
 * and member states
 * Kraw Federation
 * "Truly Alien" civilisations under Apalos protection

Neutral Relationship
Apalos is neutral with all empires that are not in either other category, but rarely to never consider themselves to be in an official "netural relationship" with another civilisation.

Hostile Relationship
Otherwise known as "enemies".


 * , officially

Quotes from other empires
"Apalos has done an excellent job with organization of this multiverse. We are glad that Apalos can help when it isn't our job to do so in this universe."