The Troodontid Empire is a small and quite young empire. It only inhabitants few star systems. Its capital is the planet Raptura in the Solaris System. Though young and relatively reclusive, the Troodontids are one of the more powerful races of Cyrannus in comparison to their age, having their influence stretch over large regions of the First Gigaquadrant. The main reason or this is their sheer intelligence as well as their technological superiority.
Biology[]
Appearance[]
The Troodontid body shape is comparable to that of the Troodon or Zanabazar from Earth which are sometimes considered as their ancestor. They nevertheless have a more upright body build and neck. The head is thicker and longer and the teeth less sharp. They furthermore have smaller eyes since they are mainly diurnal unlike Troodon. They are also mostly pointing forward. The tail is long and stiff. Once it was used for balancing Troodontids while running, but modern day Troodontid hardly ever runs. Unlike Earth's dinosaurs, they are capable of pronating their hands, but also to supinate them.
They are between 69 and 82 cm high, 1.5 ad 1.7 m long and 34 to 48 kg heavy. That makes them one of the smallest type of their level of development. Like Earth's dinosaurs are Troodontids mostly feathered, especially head, tail and arms show large feathers. Once used to impress and attract other Troodontids they are now hardly anything than useless and hindrance. The feather color of Troodontids is almost always dark, apart from very rare albino Troodontids, and usually a shade of black. Every Troodontid has a different color, but the eyes of most races can´t see the difference. With higher age the black of the feathers usually gets more bluish or greyish.
Organs[]
Brain[]
The Troodontid brain is one of the most powerful known to them and possibly the most powerful one that is not genetically altered. Though the usual IQ lays at roughly 312 on human scale, there are some genius Troodontids that have an IQ higher than 600. The brain is able to perform more than twice as many calculations in the second than the most advanced Earth computer, but has a much higher energy need. The Troodontid brain needs over 60% of the body's energy to fulfill this criteria. This is a big disadvantage so that the Troodontids are languid and slow while thinking on full power.
Especially developed are the parts of the brain that deal with logic and analysis, while smell and motion are much more reduced than those of their ancestors. The hearing a nd visual abilities are averagely high, and exceed human capabilities slightly.
The Troodontid brain is not only limited to the head, but has also sub-centers in the spine where it fused with the spinal cord. On sapient scales they are very high, at SQ 21+ what makes them Supersapients.
Troodontids and essences[]
Troodontids are not capable of using essences, since they lack the brain development in that direction. It is also guessed that essence based actions have a much smaller effect on them than on races that are capable of using essences.
Digestion[]
Troodontids are omnivorous with a very high concentration of food close to meat, though it only resembles meat since it is not created organically, but artificially. The first digestion part happens inside the mouth where they rip apart their food, but they are not able to chew. Instead they have several stomachs to digest the food more effectively. They are also able to turn the first stomach inside out and evert it out of their mouths in order to get rid of unwanted contents ( including toxins and indigestible matter ). Troodontids lack salvia and the ability to pee as well.
Circulatory system[]
The Troodontids transport most of nutrients and oxygen through their body with their blood and heart. Unlike human hearts it has six chambers, not four. The Troodontid blood is red like that of some species, but can contain less oxygen. That makes the whole respiratory system less effective so that the third pair of chambers was needed to give the respiratory system enough power to sustain the high consumption rate of the Troodontids.
Reproductive system[]
Due a sickness spread during an attack on Raptura, the Reproductive systems of the Troodontids are degenerated.
Immune system[]
The Troodontid immune system is able to take care of most sicknesses better than human immune system, but in return some sicknesses harmless for others species can be dangerous to Troodontids. Troodontid immune system has a very high concentration of Natural killer cells which are able to destroy 90% of all intruding objects.
They have also a high concentration of Macrophages which furthermore carry smaller Replicator cells that can replace devoured cells.
Troodontids and radioactivity[]
Due their natural barriers through feathers and the strong immune system, Troodontids are able to withstand radioactivity to a large extent. They are fully capable to living near radioactivity without long term problems though it is known that their immune system needs some time to adapt to the new circumstances.
Age[]
Troodontids become/became mature with the age of 22 years. Till the age of thirty their body gets reshaped with smaller eyes and larger feathers, becoming more mature. After that metamorphosis the Troodontid body doesn't change any more. Till the age of 150 years there are no visual changes, after that the feather color might get more greyish or bluish. A Troodontid usually lives up to 180 years, but individuals of over 220 years are known as well.
Subspecies[]
The Troodontids have two subspecies, the Sinornitholea and the Archaeodon. The Sinornitholea are scalier than the Troodontids, and blue in color, turning lavender as they age. They are also more strongly-build, and thus better suited for physical labour. Their brains are slightly smaller than those of Troodontids, but better geared towards coming up with complex strategies and tactics. While a Troodontid could do the same thing, they would take a longer time to come to the same conclusions.
The Archaeodon are more densely feathered than the Troodontids, and with brains that are in turn smaller than the Sinornitholea. However, theirs are more focussed towards essences, and though they cannot wield it just as Troodontids can't, they are better predisposed towards understanding it that the other two are.
Both subspecies have lost their ancestral tolerance for radioactivity, and have slightly weaker immune systems than the average Troodontid. Likewise, both are genetically close enough that they can interbreed with Troodontids and each other to produce fertile offspring, though this is considered a very strong taboo.
History[]
The Troodontids have a rather short history since they are very young race.
Military[]
The Troodontid Military consists of many different types of spaceships, androids and other objects, which are listed separately.
Strategies[]
The military leaders of the Troodontids tend to use a wide variety of different strategies to make it hard for enemies - even those that faced Troodontids several times before - to perfectly prepare. However they always try to win battles with as few losses as possible and so usually remain rather defensive. Examples for this are the wide use of planetary shielding, transportable shields, orbital bombardments and slow, but steady advances.
They always try to be superior to their opponents in all matters, mainly in technology and numbers. If they can not achieve one of these advantages they try to compensate it with elaborate traps, tricks and illusions.
This correlates with the tendency of Troodontids to both showing off and their tendency to prepare for every possibility they encounter.
Technology[]
Technology is central for the Troodontids and so the main branch of the Troodontid Empire.
Territory[]
Though Troodontids only have few colonies, they consider their entire cluster as their territory and will usually not allow any colonization in this area apart from native sentient species.
Colonies[]
The Troodontids only colonized some few planets. They are largely unused. Most of them are just storage facilities for androids and android factories or research colonies, while the main actions only happen on some few planets as well as space stations. Troodontids are working on becoming completely independent from planets to survive even star explosions.
Economy[]
Though it is widely considered that the Troodontid Empire has no work or economy, that is only almost true. There are some parts where there is still work, though the Empire itself has no economy in its inside. To outsiders there is a separate economy.
Culture[]
The Troodontid culture is quite peaceful and peace loving, but at times xenophobically isolationistic. Despite their usual calmness, the Troodontid Empire has been known to attack without warning, and this makes them a highly problematic race to deal with. By nature, Troodontid culture is also quite egalitarian, though not to the highest degree as meritocratic tendencies are still strong. Regardless, the natural curiosity of the Troodontids makes for independent thinkers who are wary of established authority. Indeed, the Troodontids can often be quite condescending towards zealous followers of authoritarianism, though this alone rarely causes them to turn hostile.
Highest part in their philosophy is science and technology as well as knowledge and wisdom. They are officially considered as an Egalitarian Unitary Republic, that has largely left behind the economy and so is Post-scarcity. The culture centers around the government and the scientists giving them the highest position in the empire. Hence, T.A.S.C. gained great influence over the Troodontid government, slowly corrupting it during its xenophobic era. This eventually led to the Troodontid Civil War, after which the Empire cleansed its political system of corruption. Nowadays, special interest groups like T.A.S.C. are banned from participating in government, and T.A.S.C. affiliates can hold no governmental seats. Notably, political parties are also forbidden, though citizens are allowed to congregate into think tanks known as factions.
Individual Characters[]
Important Persons[]
Relationships[]
Allies[]
“The special few who will never betray us.”
- Bastnliues Republic - Our oldest allies.
- New Cyrannian Republic - The recreation of the URC, a honourable empire, we are happy to call neighbor and ally.
- Waptoria Alliance of Species - One of our greatest allies.
- Scientific Combine of Nakeimato - A Waptorian protectorate that we too helped grow.
- Algolurn Popular Republic - When we retreated from the Milky Way, they took over our plight.
Harmonious[]
“You are true friends, we are happy to work together with you.”
- Drakodominatus Tyranny - We considered you as friends. We may not have been allies, but we might have become ones.
- United Federation of Species - You have proven that you are worthy to be our partners.
- Grand Republic of Tyris Major - You definitely are alright.
- United Knights Alliance - Your commitment to monarchy is dissappointing, but your alliances are sound.
- NOVA Alliance - A strategically located trade parter.
- Sublime Draekar Dominion - They understand the danger of the Dragowar firsthand.
- Unified Federation of Glory - Their willingness to commission us was of great benefit.
Friendly[]
“You are always welcome at our planets.”
- Eranian Collective - We share great similiarities.
- Confederacy of Free Planets - For a free Cyrannus.
- Mirusian Theocratic Congregation - Faith usually does not carry one this far.
- United Persan Descendants - We will probably never be allies, but we can work with you for our mutual benefit.
- Mendel Pact - We respect those who take their word seriously but find their grudges grating.
- Kingdom of Agethime - Sees us as friends.
- Dinotopian Republic - A successor of the Rambo Nation, there is merit in working with them.
Neutral[]
“You are neither friend nor enemy, so we will wait and watch.”
- New Empire - Perhaps one day we can work with them. Until then.
- Sacratus - Another successor of the Rambo Nation, but more distrusting it seems.
- Empire of Zarbania - Despite your reforms, we are watching.
- Mag'heli Dominion - Many dislike their methods, but we have no quarrel with them.
- Sindar Dominion - It is vile to use bloodshed instigated by others for your own ends.
- Miperior-Amphibibot Coalition - Both halves of your society are still divided on us, it seems.
- Nivenian Empire - Potential rivals.
Disliked[]
“We don`t like you, so begone.”
- Drodo Empire - We aided you, yet you gave us no credit.
- Hegemony of Exterioris - Call yourselves whatever you like, it doesn't change that you left us out.
- Aeoneonatrix Empire - You took our credit. Beyond that, you are also mindless fanatics.
- Mardor Empire - Debauched sadists.
- Grand Tarkan Empire - Barely better than the Imperium of War they replaced.
- Khilai Empire - You are too easily manipulated, you will fail.
- Consulate of Paxis - Dragowar can scarcely be reformed.
Hated[]
“We are watching you. One wrong step and we will attack.”
- Thérenian Dominion - We are at peace, but that doesn`t mean we trust you.
- Galactic Empire of Cyrannus - Once feared, now gone.
- Second Imperium - We cannot trust their intentions.
- Legatus - They continue to treathen the peace, they must be stopped.
- Cyrannian Imperial State - Vanquished Bygorian proxies.
- Great Star Dominion - More dangerous than a controlled opposition is an uncontrolled one.
Enemies[]
“Death is certain, life is not.”
- United Bygorian Ascendancy - Contestants over the home sector. Dealt with.
- Imperium of War - Trying to create an endless war? That can't be tolerated!
- Bisistar Domain - Back to the shadows with you.
- Icolian Assemblage - What is unknown is most dangerous.
Feared[]
“Please go to the other end of the galaxy!”
- Neraida Gigamatrix - They were too big a threat to ignore.
- Singularim Pact - Masters of essence, we do not understand them!
Quotes[]
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“You call us your arch-enemies. Fine. YOU WILL GET ENSLAVED!”
- - Imperator Caligustus of the Imperium of War
“Not these guys again”
- - Captain Vassilus from the Hegemony
“Death is your only option.”
- - Praetor La'isran of the Thérenian Dominion
“Their philosophy is interesting, we will always be happy to do some science project with them.”
- - Supreme Senator Aranelia Brinal of the United Federation of Species
“Their very advanced for such a small empire, and would make valuable allies.”
“An attack on our allies was ill-advised. Prepare for death, little life-forms.”
Trivia[]
- They are classified as Tier U for many reasons , mainly because of the way they got their technologies and their aims.
- The Android Army is strongly based on the Droid Army of the Confederacy of Independent Systems of Star Wars, which belong to Lucasfilm Ltd., not me, no copyright infringements intended.
- Credits for the Hades Bomber go to GreatDestroyer12.
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