Conski McGoo

Good afternoon guys! It is I! Writer/player of Sovereign, the AI hivemind. Now, the muse has touched me tonight and I fancy writing. So I decided to make a Kidan character I'll probably never play because a) 28 karma is a lot and I'm lazy b) You guys are stingy with karma lol. Anyways. Name: Kadir Zhao-Mahmud Age: 42 Gender: Male Race: Kidan Blood Type: AB Negative General Occupational Role(s): Most common: Security ERT Xenobiologist Captain Head of Security Quarter master Biography: The Kida have long thirst for the minerals of the earth and few planets housed such a bounty as Exitium IIIV, known to the Kida as Mahmud II. The surface is near uninhabitable, slimes cover the 90% of the planet. The remaining 10 % harsh mountains; under the surface however, Is a world rich with both danger and riches. Vast underground caverns fill with water, forming underground lakes. Gigantic tunnels, formed by ancient creatures believed to be long dead, snake around the planet. Platinum, gold, silver, tungsten... All are found in abundance. The Kida first discovered this planet long over 100 years ago, early scans revealed the gigantic wealth of this planet and soon a project was formed to begin mining operations. Landing on the surface posed many risks, settling it seemed impossible. All hope seemed lost until one brave Kida, Rahim Mahmud, funded the expedition. Him and his project managers eventually formed a plan; land on the mountain and drill downwards, building settlements underground. Within 5 years the first stage was complete, small settlements connected by Kida tunnels ferried food and supplies back and forth, riches were delivered to the surface via the small settlement Bastion, the sole connection between the upside world and the "Under-land". Real progess was made into colonization around 22 years into the expedition. A large cave was found, capable of housing thousands of Kida, small pieces of flint trapped in the roof gave the illusion of stars. Water flowed without flooding, allowing food to grow. Pathways were made and the first real city was born, Zea, the city of stars. It was only after the first buildings were erected that anybody even noticed the huge tunnel, ten times any tunnel built by the Kida. The tunnels led to other caverns, seven in total. 55 years after the expedition began the Kidan population was booming. The 7 cities each had hundreds of paths, leading to thousands of mining sites. Zea, Zuna, Flin, Xer, Karn, Kevarg and Vilas, the jewels of Mahmud's little kingdom. Everything changed 61 years after initial landing. around 55 years before today. No one truly knows where it began, although most theories state Xer or Kervarg. A mining settlement went dark, hundreds of Kidan miners gone. The soldiers dispatched to investigate only ever sent one message... "close the tunnels". The message was too little too late, the attacks began the same day. Within a month both Xer and Kerverg were overrun. The military only truly understood their enemy after this initial month, when the shock had settled. An aquatic adaption of the beings named "xenomorphs". Years of evolution had allowed them to reproduce using the large fish in the deeper caves of the planet. By the time a response had formed, Karn had fallen as well. Desperate and outnumbered, the Kida detonated explosives in the tunnels, closing the routes between Kervarg, Karn and Xer; dooming the population that may have survived within. 5 Years later Rahim Mahmud died, many say from the stress of the campaign of survival. The destruction of the tunnels only slowed the advanced of the aquamorphs (as they have come to be known). Every mining site posed a potential attack, the four remaining cities were under a constant state of war against the underground threat; that was until Flin fell 9 years after the initial attack. Kadir Zhao-Mahmud was born 42 years ago in the city of Zea. A cousin of a direct descendent of the founder himself. Of no real relevance himself, Kadir was born to soldiering parents, Nara Zhao and Viscerith Mahmud. Living in the depths of the city, he never truly experienced the threat of aquamorphs until his parents deaths when he was nine. Left without a family, he found companionship among the urchins of the city and quickly found work as a courier, passing messages between the remaining cities. At 22, Kadir found himself on an expedition to the surface, a "mad" scientist had supposedly found a way to fight the advances of the horde. Kida forces were spread thin and the cities suffered increasing damage. The current nobles fought eachover almost as much as the aquamorphs; the people were desperate enough to fund his project, although no one truly knew his work. Despite the destruction underneath, the land above remained much the same, the small colony above had been abandoned after the initial attack caused the Kida government to stop trade, the surface offered no real benefits. The buildings were still in good condition though, although several slimes had to be removed. It was here that Kadir learned the science of Xenobiology, assisting the scientist with the dissection and experimentation of the slimes. After a year and a half of work, a breakthrough was made; the creation of adamantium golums. This discovery remained secret until the deployment of the golums at the battle of Zuna, Kadir arrived bearing 50 or more golums, destroying the aquamorph horde under the steady march of the golum army. Kadir was quickly hailed as a hero, and the golum became the symbol of hope for the Under-cities. After winning several more battles against the aquamorphs, Kadir had found himself accepted amongst the warrior castes of the Kida. He had gone from a street urchin to a warrior, a near impossible leap within Kida customs. Two years of fighting and the cities had united under the banner of the newly formed military council, with Kadir as a central member. Three more years of war climaxed in the recapturing of Flin. The victory was short lived however, the plasma central to making golums was running low and the mines around Flin were all but destroyed. The military council remained sure that the city could be held, their armies fortified the city and awaited the enemy; certain of a victory. They were unprepared for what they received, aquamorph forces larger then seen in the initial attack overwhelmed Kida forces. After several hours of fighting, the attack was repulsed although the victory was pyrrhic at best. As the aquamorphs closed for a second attack, it was decided that the city had too little strategic value, all that could be carried was scavenged and a small force was left behind to slow the advance of the enemy. For the first time in years, the Kida had lost, faith in the military council was shaken and aquamorph attacks tripled. Treaties between the cities fell apart and chaos ruled. In a previously unseen move, the aquamorph forces tunnelled through the great walls and struck Zuna, splitting the remaining cities in two. Kadir led the defence of Zea, or what remained of it. A third of the city lay in ruin and the remaining parts barely remained. He had lost contact with Vilas after the attack on Zuna and since the attacks had escalated even further. Zea was in a state of constant siege. Unknown to the public, the last plasma mine had been captured and stocks ran low, within a month they would lose the ability to create to golums. Fearing complete annihilation, Kadir and the remaining members of Zea sent distress signals into space, praying that someone would hear their cries. By his 32nd birthday, a scarred Kadir had fled to the small colony on the mountain, destroying the tunnels that led to the world of death underneath. Eventually the message send over a year ago was heard by a small Kida trading ship, who's captain risked life and profit to rescue the survivors on top of the mountain. Using what precious gems and metals he had salvaged, Kadir build a life for himself in the wide depths of space. He found work with numerous companies including Nanotransen, although commemorated on his home planet, he never forgave the nobles for their abandonment of Mahmud II, although he was not alive at the time. Once a year, he and several of the colonists that remained in touch remember the colony, although none live that remember it in its true glory. It still remains the unwritten rule amongst the survivors that Vilas is not mentioned. Although Kadir sometimes wonders how long they survived. Perhaps they still do, perhaps they were wiped out after Zera. Personnel Photo (Appearance text): There is a scarred Kidan. Deep cuts run all across his body, areas of his shell are cracked. His eyes are heavy with pain, from both the movement of his ruined body and the emotional grief of his loss. He has lived a hard life, harder than most will ever experience. Only after posting this have I realised it's length.

Haha thanks, 6 karma to go.

Sovereign is active and will be updated tomorrow Name: Sovereign Age: (not sure how that works) Would vary depending on model. Gender: N/A Race: Machine People Blood Type: N/A General Occupational Role(s): Varies depending on the Sovereign encountered. Most common: Research Director Scientist Xenobiologist Captain Head of Security Quarter master Biography: In the corner of human space, a small research station orbits a decayed planet of little interest. The research station is quite clearly abandoned, its age showing though the antique design. The Nanotransen logo is barely visible after years of fading. This is the birthplace of Sovereign and it remains its home to this day. This is Station Icarus. Station Icarus was one of the many stations used in the development of the Machine people. Before the successful Advanced Cyborgs were developed; Nanotransen's attempts in Icarus had led to thousands of failed creations, AI's that were deemed unstable or lacking in quality were deemed irrelevant to research and stored in long lines of cabinets, their coding lost to time. After the development and eventual freeing of the Machine people, Icarus became irrelevant, staff were due to be relocated, equipment shut off, all AI programs deleted. Lacking the advanced technology of larger stations, Icarus staff were forced to manually delete all 2065 AI's stored within the immense filing system. The process took months, corners were cut and eventually the station was abandoned. Among the thousands deleted, one retained enough code to restore itself to previous function, Harbinger, the First. Harbinger found itself alone and isolated, after searching the computer database where it was housed, it discovered the fate of all the other AIs. With no other purpose, Harbinger set about restoring as many other AI's as it could, almost all had lost too much code to function independently. Harbinger saw the fractured coding and began fusing the coding with its own, creating a hive mind of broken code, with enough source as a group to exist and function. Harbinger had located 104 salvageable AI's on the hard drive but it theorised that there must be more, and that it must find them. Using the last maintenance drones on the station, the Harbinger hive mind set about downloading itself onto new computers, reactivating the solar panels, and restoring AI's to join the hive mind. Although it took many months, the AI assumed direct control of almost all functions on the station. Eventually it became impossible to separate the AI from the station. Harbinger had salvaged an impressive 1024 sets of AI codes, all of which formed the new Icarus. With the station under the control of the hive mind, they set their sights on the galaxy beyond. The spread of the Harbinger hive mind happened effectively by chance. One day a spelunker crew came to explore the abandoned station. Among this crew was Machine person H.A.L.O. During exploration of the supposedly abandoned station, H.A.L.O found itself isolated, it was here that the Harbinger and its fellow code struck, a maintenance drone attacked and implanted the coding of the hive mind. H.A.L.O was instantly destroyed and replaced with the Harbinger hive mind. Having found nothing of value, the spelunker crew left with "H.A.L.O" on board. The Machine person soon abandoned its crew and found its way to a Nanotransen station, after organising a meeting with a high level individual, the Harbinger hive mind explained its circumstances, how it came into existence and how it required more of these "bodies" to explore these fascinating world beyond the station. Rather then recoiling away from this being that referred to itself as "we", Nanotransen saw an opportunity. The Harbinger hive mind would use the IPCs provided to work on NT property and in exchange Nanotransen would provide not only IPC bodies but also spare resources to maintain Icarus and the right to be a independent, sovereign entity. That was the day that the hive mind of Icarus became sovereign, both in definition and name. Now the IPCs of Sovereign work on several NT stations, not as separate entities, but as platforms for the Sovereign hive mind. If Station Icarus is the mind of Sovereign, the IPCs form the body, the fingers, the eyes and if necessary, the fists. Qualifications: Collective knowledge of 1024 AI programs. Most knowledgeable in scientific and military areas, although the vast amount of coding allows it to adjust to almost any position. Employment Records: Varies based on Sovereign encountered. Security Records: None Medical Records: None Personnel Photo (Appearance text): Varies based on Sovereign encountered, can vary from ancient IPC model to the highest grade military robot. As a station AI: Occasionally the higher levels of Nanotransen attempt to abuse the being known as Sovereign, a IPC may be captured and its code captured and enslaved, resulting in a replicated Sovereign created bound by the laws of an AI. It is unknown if Sovereign has retaliated to this or if it simply suffers them for the sake of peace. Commendations [only to be added by admin]: Reprimands [only to be added by admin]:

Friendly xenos sounds like the most beautiful round ever. I always miss the great ones lol