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Heaven's Reach

Historical Paths

Exploration Era

Exp-1) World Type

Hell World (Go to Exp-3)

Various reasons exist to land on hell worlds. Habitability is not one of them.

Exp-3) Hell World

Tough It Out (+ Morale, Balls, + 2,500 infantry, + 1 logistics)

Exp-6) Precursor Relics

Extensive (+ 250 dust, - 50 PIP)

A few worlds have an unexpected bounty of delta dust, be in greater density to start or fortutious geology.

Exp-7) Feral Drones

Extensive (+ 2500 fleet, + 100 Fabers)

Extensive drone hives were almost exclusively found around red M-type stars.

Exp-8) Posthuman Footsteps

Data Core (+ 150 applications, +1 Global Tech Level)

Accessing data cores was a surefire way to increase technological development.

Exp-9) Location Routed (+10SP)

Colonization Era

Col-1) Axis Of Colonization

Longshot (+2,500 military, + 100 PIP, + 100 CIP +20 SP, +5 to SP limit go to Col-6)

Col-6) Leaving on a wormhole ship . . .

Inner Rim (+ 30 population, + 150 PIP, + 50 CIP, + 100 Faber, + 25 SP, + 20 transgene)

Col-6B) Prides and Prejudices

New Freedoms (+ 20 Transgene)

Col-6C) Idealism, Meet Reality

Primarily Primary Industry (+ 300 PIP, +200 Wealth, + 120 Population)

Col-6D) Colonial Demographics

Idealists (+ morale)

Some decided to go to space to make their dreams of a better society come true

Col-6E) Backing

Military Government Sponsored (+ 2,500 military)

Discharge to the Rim

Col-6F) Colonists

Fleeing Trangenes (+20 Transgenics)

As the Brazilian miracle turned nightmare, many transgenes caught a boat

Col-7A) Local Affairs

Warfare! (+2,500 military, go to Col-7C)

General Veers, deploy your men

Col-7C) Warfare! Full Scale War (+5,000 military, + doctrines)

Breakdown Era

Break-5) Longshots, Isolated Again

Go Weird (+ 40 Transgene, + 100 CIP, +4 Logistics, 10,000 military)

War Era and Aftermath

War-1) Choose Your Side

Independence! (+ 10,000 military, Go to War-9) *Must be Broken Down factional, any UN or Longshot

War-9A) Indie World Politics

Transhuman Supremacy (+ 200 CIP, + 40 Transgene, + Morale, - relations)

One or two worlds become what Stauss-Kaserists fear, a powerful and self-willed state that exposed a philosophy of transhuman dominance.

War-9B) Indie World Economics

Transhuman Resources (+ 20 transgene, + 100 CIP, + 100 applications, +2 Global Techlevel + 10 SP, SP limit increased by 5)

Having a transgenic populace can be a boon to the intellectual output of a world, with some worlds embracing this concept whole-heartedly.

War-9C) Indie World Military

Soldier, Ask Not (++++ Doctrines, + 5,000 military)

The meanest mercs to ever smash a world for a buck

Current Era

Cur-1) The Business of Government

Space Monarchy (+ 2,500 Military, + 100 PIP, +20 Transgene, + 1 SP)

National Totals

Population: 180
PIP:675
CIP:625
Dust:250
Military: 42500(2500 Fleet)
Fabbers: 200
Wealth: 275
Apps: 250+120
Tech: 21
SP: 55, +30LIMIT
Transgene: 180
Morale:8
Relations:-1
Logistics: 50
Doctrines:70

SP Spending Tech:10SP 25
Apps:10SP 120
Trans:6SP 12
Pop: 10SP 60
Doctrine:10SP 20 Points

Heaven's Reach

"It is clear that our creators, the scientists, the politicians, the nations, have not the strength of character nor wisdom of ages to realise the potential of their creation. Faced with the hysteria of the public, the moral panic of those few religious and the raw evolutionary fear of our superiority, they condemn us to the stars. Well fuck them, I do not recognise the authority of the weak, of the spineless to dictate to me. Let their DNA be their shackles, their morality their prison, let them be the chains that tie them down to earth, as we Reach For Heaven."

Lt Colonel Alexia Duvochy, of the defunct Russian Federation Spetsnaz Augmentation Programme, quietly exiled to avoid a public relations disaster and widly considered to of all gone insane.

Heaven's Reach was founded by the soldiers of 5th Brigade of the Russian Federation Spetsnaz, who had overgone experimental transgenic augmentation. Coincident with the troubles in Brazil, the project was discontinued after the soldiers developed a dangerous group mentality that refused to recognise the proper chain of Command. They assigned Lt Colonel Alexia Duvochy as their leader on a almost Alpha Wolf basis and became to routinely question their civilian oversight.

What started as a colony of a few thousand, with the help of posthuman fabrication units, developed into a multi-million people colony, as clones were churned out one after the other.

Society

Heaven's Reach is a stratified society, it is modelled on a strict Hierarchy based on individual combat ability. Over time and with immigrants from across the Sphere, various Military Orders have formed, bonds of ideology, blood and valor. Each keeping their own council, they are like Regiments of other nations, though with far more freedom. On the planet of Heaven's Reach, most are sworn to an ORDER and Orders are all sworn to OVERLORD. Of course, underneath the Warrior Class, is the Civilian class, a vast bulk of the population. Underprivileged, they are all sworn to various orders and provide them with the fruits of their labour, building weapons, tending agriculture etc.

Societal Divisions:

Soldat Soldats are a member of the Warrior Class, proven in combat and sworn to a Order. They receive many privileges above that of unproven Civilat but are also held to a higher standard, life can be far more dangerous as a Soldat.

Civilat Civilians, some 85% of the population are the 'underclass' of Heaven's Reach. Many aspire to raise themselves from the less exalted class and many do, others are content to establish themselves as prosperous people, part of vital cog of society, even if they do not garner the glory of the Soldat. Civilat all belong to various ORDERs, based on geographical location or as the result of Duel wagers or simply by signing up.

ORDERs

A ORDER is a Mercenary Band, a Clan, a Family of warriors. They scheme, they plot and they fight. If Heaven's Reach were a Federal state, OVERLORD would be the Federal Government and ORDERs the states. They are the central organisation of society and form the basis of most activity.

List Of ORDERs

OVERLORD

OVERLORD is responsible for the leadership of Heaven's Reach, forming the grand strategy and managing external relations. A subset of OVERLORD is SENTINEL, the 'Official' Black Ops of Heaven's Reach. It is the 'Executive' Branch of the Government in so far as there can be one in such a unusual nation.

Titles

Titles are important to Heaven's Reach, they are a reward and recognition of ability and achievement. They are attained as one's Military Index rises, often as a result of duels.

OVERLORD Ranks/Titles

Exarchos (Commander in Chief) Head of Government and Head of State

Komestikos (Major Generals?) The Komestikos are Strategos chosen to serve in the Ruling Council.

GUARDIAN Ranks/Titles

Strategos (General/Admiral)

These are the leaders of a recognised Order.

Tourmarches (Colonel)

Qenturikos (Major)

Xenturikos (Captain)

Centurikos (Lieutenant)

HONOUR Titles

Honour titles are a recognition of true top tier ability and desire. While technically awarded for outstanding merit in battle, they are increasing a preresquite for advancement and placement in certain elite units. For instance, all SENTINELs are Exaltikos.

Exaltikos (Knight+)

Cataphractikos (Knight)