Tyran Invicta
Reboot of the cheesy vampire action film "Fangs in First" as a gritty space opera, "Tyran Invicta"
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Background
Tyran
In the ruins of the gods war, standing proud amidst the rubble of a by gone age is the Tyran Imperial Republic, the sovereign will of the people of the great mega city of Tyrus. A city whose ambition matches the towers that stretch into the grey sky of this ruined world, whose resolve is as deep as the multitude of sublevels beneath the dirt.
Tyrus is a swollen bustling sea of humanity whose masters are Vrykolakas, immortal beings sustained by the blood of a hundred million
Founded before recorded history, the mythology of Tyran states that brothers Quintus and Marius founded the city upon an even older one, echoes of an ancient culture. It's commonly held the name of the planet, Tyran comes from these ruins.
The Tyran Hegemon
Vrykolakas/Vampire
Heavy Metal
Mixed
Era 1: Murian
Era 2: Enclave
Era 3: Timeskip
Era 4: Great power
The Tyran Imperial Hegemony
Tyran is an old world with only one major nation, the Tyran Hegemon. The Hegemon is centred on a single city, a metropolis ancient and sprawling, the city of Tyrus. A true mega city that reaches into the sky, claws into the ground and bloats into it's surroundings. A swollen bustling sea of humanity whose masters were and are a fusion of man and the other. The Striga.
The city is truly quite old, almost as old as the ruins it was built upon and it's architecture compromises styles from a dozen periods but is dominated by gothic, neo-gothic, cyber-baroque and cyber-gothic styles. Grand arches buttress streets piled atop another, ancient warrens with narrow streets duck under maglev lines. Old gothic catherdrals decorated with images of ancient otherworldly beings lurk in the gloom cast by megatowers stretching into the sky. It is a living beast whose tendrils stretch, greedily gorging on resources and people to keep its bloated streets functioning.
Of the two hundred million who call the city home, the majority live in the inner districts, insulated from the outlands by a massive ancient fortification. For those in the outlying districts, only a sea of robotic turrets protects them from the horrors that lurk in the polluted outlands.
It is a cosmopolitian nation welcoming of others and whilst the Striga consider themselves better than humans, they do no regard humanity as mere food.
Tyran is also well known for it's use of industrialised biotechnology and genetic engineering. Elite Striga combat units wear what is known as ghoul armor, regenerating biological armor that interfaces with their supernaturally enchanced physiology, a product of the Aima Corporation Applied Biology Division. Ghoul armor is haunting living creature, heavily modified from it's mysterious origins and intermingled with other more mysterious genetic material, it is the ultimate servitor race.
History
The world has a long and complex history, but it can be plainly summarised into the following
Since rising to prominence as a powerful city state, the state of Tyrus was concerned with improving the abilities inherent to vampires. The Republic had never been afraid to extend it's reach and the city has for as long as the vampires remember depended on an influx of offworld resources to survive. Through trade, patronage and conquest, the Republic maintained an adequate supply of resources to maintain the glory of Tyrus.
The pinnacle of society is dominated by the courtly games of the Striga. Of the many Houses vying for prominence within the Senate and wider society, House Nmmikoi had the most meteoric rise through the strata's of society. A combination of it's superior soldiers and ever expanding wealth and the keen political mind of it's patriarch.
Citizenship
- Vampire
- Commonly referred to as vampires or Striga.
- Vampires are roughly human in appearance, with white marble skin, blood red eyes and sharp pointy ears. They are remarkably hairless, though possess a natural scalp full of usually black hair. They're fingers are sharply clawed with a talon like thumb. Though many apt a more human appearance in order to blend with populations. Central to the immortals is the veneration of the blood, it is not merely a dietary requirement, it is a compulsion and key to their mystical existence. A Immortal denied blood who cannot enter torpor regresses into an animal, losing much of it’s humanoid appearance and sustaining itself on any mortal food source. Blood teems with etheric energy not perceptible to humans, but keenly felt by Striga which gives them their immortality and toughness.
- Striga are created by infecting a human with the vampirism via a bite and the human subsequently dying, the preferred method being hypovolemic shock for what appear to be largely cultural reasons.
The relationship between maker and made is akin to that of a parent and child.
- Humans
- Humans number some hundred million. Humans are generally free agents, though certain geographical restrictions are in place depending where your from. Humans form the backbone of the military, serving in all fields, pilots, tank operators and infantry. Over the centuries, most have come to accept the general idea that vampires are beings to be revered and most would welcome uplift. Most however are far too caught up in their own human lives to give vampires much attention, unless serving in roles where interaction with vampires is commonplace. Life in Tyrus is highly dependant on social standing and income and has the usual stratification found in most capitalist states. The benefit system and certain jobs are highly tied to blood donation to the 'Imperial Blood Bank'.
Language
Tyrasans speak two languages known as Graikos and Lati.
The Government
The Republic before is made up of a myriad of titles, positions and appointments. Consuls are elected to four year terms and by tradition, take on the name of the founders of the city as their own. Every year, the Consuls switch between acting as the Head of State and the head of Government.
Head of State: Consul Quintus Nmmikos
Head of Government: Consul Marius Constans
Government of the Nation: Plutocratic Republic
The Immortal Council
- The Consuls are advised by twelve senators who occupy posts in the government.
The Senate
- The Senate consists of around 100 senators.
Major Families
House of Nmmikoi
House of Kelaiologos
House of Iustinianikos
House of Constans
Society
Tyran is a plutocratic society. The nobility has organised themselves into houses as is typical in vampiric society. Humans are generally free agents who are entitled certain rights guaranteed once guranteed by the Republic, now guranteed by the Emperor himself.
Neo-Feudalism places a stratified order upon society, in which positions, titles and privileges are earned or lost. Of particular note is a human who pledges themselves to a vampire in order to be sired. Traditionally, one is sired to a high ranking member of a recognised 'House' and becomes a low ranking member of that household. This web of obligations is what ties members of a house together, ties houses together into blocs and ultimately the nation together as most House leaders owe the Emperor significant loyalty and patronage.
There is fierce competition for promising humans and soldiers, as each House vies to strengthen it's position. Any human who shows particular promise can expect to be headhunted and offered immortality in exchange for loyalty and service to a vampire house.
Much of society still revolves around the Arena. Many titles and positions of a military nature can only be attained if a house demonstrates sufficient strength via it's champions.
Do Tyrasans eat people?
The relationship between vampires and humans is symbiotic. In exchange for willingly providing blood, humans are entitled to certain rights and benefits. Access to housing, healthcare and higher education is dependent upon your blood oath, as are certain jobs. One off contributions are usually given a energy credit payment.
Ghoul Armor
Tyran is perhaps most famous for it's 'Ghoul' Symbiotic Armor System. Whilst Tyran does not believe in ubiquitous biotechnology, it has particular expertise in genetic manipulation. Ghoul armor is essentially a heavily modified 'clone' of vampiric tissue (completely humane) equipped to function as a armored suit and provides excellent synergy with a natural vampires abilities. Or so they claim, nobody has actually verified what Ghoul armor actually is.
Characters of Tyran
Vix Constans
- Navarchos of the Imperial Astro Navos
- Vix Constans turned down the chance to serve as a Consul and head of her household in order to serve in the Astro Navos. In a service usually populated mostly by humans, she nevertheless proved herself adaptable to the rigours of
space and as a vampire, rose through the ranks as her vast experience solidified into a enduring advantage.
Climate
Tyran is a generally temperate world slowly cooling, significant volcanic activity in the form of springs and gesyers warm many areas. It's heavily polluted as toxic sludge from the city is dumped without regard outside the walls. It's forests have been dying out for a century, replaced by toxic mushroom fields and bacterial sludge lakes.
Geography
Main Continent
Polis of Tyrus