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
The world of Tyran is a desolate realm, over a dozen shattered megacities dominate a landscape of grey earth, patched with struggling greenery and dangerous ancient forests who bathe in the harsh light of the sun often obsured under horrendous storm clouds. The Federated Convoys are scattered across the supercontinent that still supports human life, wandering in vast Wagon-Trains whose aging systems provide life and protection in a dangerous world of feral creatures and radioactive rainstorms. The Vault Dwellers reside underground refusing to deal with the overground world, while in the ruined capital megacity of Constantos, something untoward is said to stalk the streets.
Old Tyran, of not much is generally known other than the personal experience of some vampires. They claim Tyran was the capital world of a small vassal empire of the Exalter Hyperian, known for having numerous powerful noble families that vied for power and influence.
The Imperium of Tyranorum
History
The rumors of the Night Stalker Initiative were discounted for many in the Capital Vault and ridiculed entirely by the ruling surfacers who lived in luxury in the shielded upper vault which towered over the ruined city. The legends however were quite true, an ancient house of the Tyran Imperium had experimented with vampirism as the godswar raged. They had hoped to build a retinue of immortal vampire soldiers from which they could claim power over the entire planet. As the planet fell, the surviving members of the household infected themselves and fled into the secret laboratories of the deep Vault.
Several centuries ago they began to awake, sensing perhaps that enough mortals existed to sustain their appetite. They emerged slowly, their knowledge of the vaults systems allowing them free reign, secreting gaining the allegiance of the oppressed vault dwellers who were decided access to the upper vault. The Night Stalkers showed them proof of the surfacers luxurious lifestyles, the upper vault (which was actually the Imperial Capital Arcology) could clearly house tens of millions whilst the deep vault was already overcrowded with several million people cramped into a system designed for a third their number.
After securing their power and re-establishing an Imperial state, the vampires incorporated the human populace with suprising leniency, though the hundred thousand or so surfacers disappeared. The loyal deep vaulters were given citizenship in exchange for the blood oath, which required a 'donation' to their liege lord in exchange for continuing privileges.
Citizenship
- Vampir
- While those on Tyran call them vampires, Tyrusians refer to themselves as immortals or occasionally, Night Stalkers.
- Immortals are roughly human in appearance, with white marble skin and blood red eyes. They posses only hair on their heads, a stark white and possess sharp clawed fingers. Though many apt a more human appearance in order to ::blend with populations. Central to the Night Stalkers is the Veneration of the Blood, it is not merely a dietary requirement, it is a compulsion and key to their mystical existence. A Stalker 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 mystical energies not perceptible to humans, but keenly felt by Stalkers which gives ::them their immortality and physical toughness. Modern vampires are sustained mostly on blood obtained from humans genetically engineered to be born dependant on life support, with little brain activity.
- Immortals are created either by infecting a human with vampiric virus or by cloning a existing vampire. In preparation for the coming war, millions of vampires were cloned from existing vampires and human soldiers thought ::worthy of the honor.
- Humans
- Humans are in fact, a minority with roughly ten vampires per human being. This dwindling population, a result of uplift and accidental outbreaks of vampirism is a primary motivator for acquiring more subjects. Humans are generally free agents if they submit to the blood oath but this freedom is limited. They are all subject to conscription and summary uplift on the order of a Lord.
The Empire
Head of State: Imperator Venatori Nmmikos
Head of Government: Imperator Venatori Nmmikos
Government of the Nation: Imperium
Society
Tyran is a quasi-feudal society, based upon the ancient Imperium of Tyran which spanned several stars and was a vassalised state of the Exalters. During their re-emergence, several different groups arose, who organised themselves into houses and began the first bloodlines of which their are 12.
Characters of Tyran
- Princess Ionia Nmmikos, Imperator of the Imperial armies, heir to the Throne of Tyran
- Sired by the Emperor himself, Ionia is the rightful heir to the imperial throne and a experienced field general and soldier. She is strong, resolute and caring for those under
- her command, qualities that naturally support her leadership of armies both large and small.