Fiction:United Persan Descendants/Technology

The UPD is one of the strangest factions in terms of technology to be found in Mirus, blending the mechanical, digital, and the arcane into one seamless whole that can be difficult for outsiders to understand. Much of their technology seems to operate on synchronic and alchemical principles as it does the principles of normal physics and engineering. Standard operations and diagnostics procedures are tied into occult practices and arcane rituals that can seem unnecessary to an outsider only to find that most Persan tech simply refuses to work without them. This adds a further air of mystery and intrigue to the UPD as even the most scientifically minded factions can find themselves at a loss when trying to explain how Persan technology exactly operates, often having to step outside what they might consider rational thought to make any headway.

Civilian Technology

Nanotech

One of the defining aspects of Persan technology is their use of nanites known as Type-IV Minus Nanites or Alkahest Nanites. Alkahest Nanites are able to manipulate individual atoms, create new materials and nanotechnologies, and create new forms of life known as synthorgs. Alkahest Nanites technology is perhaps the most ubiquitous form of technology found in Persan society to use to help harvest and refine raw material, construct and improve the quality of material goods, and even is used expressively in medicine to help heal wounds and cure sickness. By the far the most significant impact alkahest nanites tech has had on Persan society is the creation of Nano Printers and Forges allowing for single individuals or a single small group to create large numbers of high-quality goods so long as they have the resources and blueprints for it. this has resulted in Persan industry being largely built around large cooperative between multiple different craftsmen and cottage industries.

It should be noted that alkahest nanites cannot create matter only manipulate preexisting materials and cannot transmute one element into another (so no turning lead into gold) only combine elements into new material or break materials down into their component elements.

Accel Tech

Accel Tech encompasses all technology that revolves around accessing and manipulating Accel Space. It is primarily used for FTL travel and communications by opening portals into Accel space ships and comms can enter into a one dimensional space that's converts their three dimensional speed into exponential one dimensional speed. Travel through Accel Space is near instantaneous but requires a target to lock on two and the farther a vessel travels the more risk it is in of getting invaded by Stitches, as a result many vessels have a jump ratting determining how far they can travel in a single jump. This often necessitates multiple jumps for ships traveling long distances though ships traveling through intergalactic space can jump for far father then those traveling through interstellar space as the intergalactic regions of Accel Space are far less thick with Stitches. Accel Drives are also useless for any jump under a light year meaning that the Persan rely on Alcubierre drives for FTL travel of any distance under a light year. Accel Space can also be used to create pocket dimensions of expanded space creating rooms and structures that are bigger on the inside then they are on the outside. Accel Space pocket dimensions are very energy intensive though meaning that the Persan rarely use them.

Accel tech is also used to create the Persan's demonic AIs which they use to help manage their vehicles, ships and colonies. These AIs are create by summoning a Stitch from the depths of Accel Space, binding them to a AI core, and placing certain restrictions upon the Stitch to prevent them from hurting anyone unless give expressed permission to. In exchange the Stitch AI must be kept fed and satiated necessitating ritual sacrifice usually in the form of blood tribute though sometimes whole animals must be sacrificed. Stitch AIs can also have other stipulations on their service such as being surrounded by objects and images which they heavily associated within. The conditions of the Stitch's servitude as an AI and the compensation it expects in return are officiated during the summoning and binding processes in the form of a construct. If due compensation is not given the Stitch is free to break its bonds and return to Accel Space or simply refuse to help. While this might all might seem-like far too much effort for other powers the Persan find it well worth the effort due the infinite processing power and memory storage (restricted only by the amount of information the Stitch is able to absorbed via limited material senses).

Energy and Power Production

The UPD can generally be classified as a Type-II civilization on the Kardashev Scale with them usually largely Type-I methods of energy generation (fusion power and anti-matter mainly) but one much larger interstellar scale. Anti-matter is only really used to power the drive systems and spinal graviton weaponry of Persan ships while everything else uses nuclear fusion power in the form of either fusion reactors or batteries. Fusion reactors are use to power things like vehicles and structures while fusion batteries are used for things like weapons, tools, and appliances. The UPD usually eschews such methods as dyson swarms and other meegastructures and the like as impractical for their uses preferring to rely on a less centralized energy infrastructure that can better survive the loss of individual elements. However, they do employ some megastructures such as the Dominatus Black Hole Foundry found in the Mors territory which the Persan use as a source of power. Due to not really settling planets the Persan do not make much use of natural sources for power projection though Persan ships and stations often make use of solar panels to collect energy from stars as well.

Memetics

Memetics are by the far the most subtle technologies the Persan have at their disposal. While poorly understood and underdeveloped the Persan have used this technology to wage not physical war but a war of idea across the Gigaquadrant. Persan memetics are found in the power of music harnessed by idol singers who the Persan send out across the gigaquadrant in key areas to help influence events to their liking. While not a true form of mind control as memetic music cannot force an individual to perform certain actions or think certain thoughts. Rather memetic music has a hypnotic or glamor-like effect on those who hear it by making Persan cultural products, norms, and ideals seem more acceptable, normal, and even appealing and desirable. While a hardline persaphobe will not be swayed but such music, those with at least somewhat more open minds can have their attitudes and opinions swayed to being more tolerant and accepting, if not actively embracing, of Persan culture. Those who are aware of this power have jokingly referred to it as culture bombing.

Military Tech

Energy Weapons

The UPD primary makes use of particle based gauss weaponry which uses electromagnets to fire particles, rather then solid slugs, at near lightspeed to destroy its enemies. These weapons come in three basic forms of pulse, beam, and graviton. Pulse particle weapons fire individual particle pulses and are primary used by infantry or as secondary weapons on vehicles. Beam particle weapons fire continuous beams of particles (usually heavier ions) and are generally used as the main weapons on UPD vehicles and spaceships. Finally there are graviton beam weapons which fire beams of gravitons that generate micro-blackholes when they impact on a target. These weapons are the most powerful and heaviest weapons a Persan force can make use of and generally mounted only on capitalships as spinal weapons or on superweapons.

Laser weapons are a fairly niche form of weapon used by the UPD. Persan laser weapons make use of focused beams of light to transfer thermal energy directly into the enemy to do damage. While often portrayed in media as a laser cutter Persan laser weapons are actually fired as a rapid fire pulse that cause a sphere of plasma to form upon contacting the target. This plasma is formed from the vaporized armor of the target which then explodes to damage the enemy's internals effectively giving Persan laser weapons armor piercing abilities. The Persan use laser weapons primary as point defense weapons on starships and as anti-infantry weapons on vehicles. There are also laser blades form from hardlight to create weapons with blades mere atoms thick to be wielded by Persan infantry and mechs.

Phase Tech

Phase Missiles are missile that are able to phase through Accel Space to bypass enemy shields and point defense screens. Depending on their theater of war the Persan will outfit their phase missile with two different kinds of explosives. If fighting planet side then they use nuclear fusion based explosive and if fighting in space then they use anti-matter based explosives. Persan ground based phase missiles are classified either as Short Ranged Missiles used for direct fire and Long Ranged for indirect fire. Recently the Persan have developed phase based cruise missiles able to travel through Accel Space to strike targets lightyears away by scavenging from the remains of Xonexi Angelfire missiles, these missiles were named as Hellfire in mockery of the Xonexi missiles named.

Hull Phasing is a unique application of Persan Accel Space technology that allows them to send their vehicles and ships out of phase with regular space meaning that they cannot be detected or interacted with. Phase shifts the vehicle or ship into fast time allowing them to move much faster in a shorter timespan then if they were in normal spacetime. While this state can only be maintained for a short period of time it does act as an effective means of short range teleportation. Hull Phasing technology is usually used by the Persan (who specialize in more close quarter combat) to close distances faster and avoid enemy long range fire so as to better bring their shorter ranged weaponry to bare.

Defensive Tech

Thanks to their alliance with the Unified Knights Alliance the Persan have managed to gain access to Ukanium a special allow between Asconium and titanium which makes for light yet durable armor. The Persan chose to take the development of their Ukanium armor in a slightingly different direction creating armor that was a weave of Ukanium and diamond fibers infused with aluminum foam creating a form of Ukanium armor with improve flexibility and heat dispersion. Fibrous-NeoUkanium armor has also been develop which uses trace amounts of neutronium to further strengthen that armor, this is only used on vehicles and ships.

EAMP System or Electromagnetic Asymmetrically Permeable Shield System is a form of shielding employed by the United Persan Descendants. By generating a powerful electromagnetic charge the Persan are able to generate a powerful forcefield around their infantry, vehicles, and structures. The EAMP System is able to deflect most any form of weaponry deployed against it but lose energy the more hits it deflects and can be bypassed by melee weapons that enable the wielder to get in close passed the shield bubble. Shields generated by the EAMP System have an ECM-like property with targeting & tracking systems becoming confused and jammed when attempting to target an unit equipped with an EAMP System. Because of this property fights with the Persan usually must be conducted within visual range as nothing other then naked eye aiming can be used to effectively target them.

Organic Hulls

Its a well known fact that all Persan ships and vehicles are cyborgs making use of an organic hull or chassis that is further augmented with mechanical armor, weapons, sensors, and other support systems. These organic hulls have metallic tissues interwoven into their organic ones making them a lot more durable then a purely organic hull, the also have the ability to absorb radio-waves making Persan constructs more difficult to track from a distance. By far their most powerful ability is the power to regenerate. Persan organic chassis and hulls can regenerate within seconds of being injured. While this does not allow for the reconstruction of destroyed weapons and defensive systems it does give Persan ships and vehicles supernatural durability. The tissues used to grow these organic chassis and hulls are believed to harvested from creatures not entirely of this dimension.

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