Emerging from the warpgate, the Covenant frigate was easily identifiable by its apparent age and disrepair. However, the Legate carried aboard was one of the highest ranking officials of the Horian government, and had to be afforded the full welcome as such. After the formalities, he made his purpose visiting known. The Legate of Flames, Ehsan the Torchbearer, wished to sponsor and establish a Temple to Horus on this world.

Unfortunately this sub has come off to a very rough start, due to various life problems in numerous moderators, simultaneous starts with other subs drawing the userbase away, and many other events. Due to these things, I unfortunately must put a 'pause' at the very least on Science Fiction Powers, as I have very little time to moderate the subreddit due to unforseen circumstances. We have plans to re-launch in about a month or so, but these are just what they are - plans. Moderation meetings have been scheduled to try and get a timetable set up, but please, I would request you be patient with us.

To those of you still active and participating, I'm very sorry for this. I would hope that you would join us once more when we re-launch at a later date.

In the one of many artificial caves underneath Halvatia's surface, a number of figures were moving around among machines laid out on the floor. At the entry to the cave, an airlock was cycling, letting 3 more figures in.

" How's the cleanup process going?"

"It's slow, but steady, sir. We've been gradually filtering the air from the cave, and cleaning the surfaces. So far we've managed to reduce the presence of the virus by 80% of the initial value."

"Hmm. Would explain why it took so long.", muttered the figure. "Do you have an estimate on the complete clean?"

"Sorry, but this is a meth-"

"We should be able to get this cave to usability in the next 2 to 3 months.", the 3rd figure interjected.

The interrupted scientist glares at his colleague (as much as you can glare at someone from behind a tinted mask of a HAZMAT exosuit).

"If our pace keeps up, we will clear around 99% of the cave, however some tests will be required before the ground will be able to use for crops."

"Do what you must. However, if we are to get our home back, we have to start getting results."

A couple of selected caves throughout Halvatia were chosen for a new governmental program for revitalization of underground crop farms. These caverns (both natural and artificial) are to be cleansed of the Enemura virus, and once the presence of the virus is either eliminated or diminished to negligible levels, a test batch of crops will be planted to evaluate the regained grounds. Underground water sources around the caverns are also to be filtered and re purposed for irrigation.

Assuming success and expansion of the program: Ross 619: Water +1 [$360]; Agricultural Goods +1 [$540]

[M: Updated nation sheet, added Industrial, Trade Control up to 3, removed Agile trait (on basis of extensive use of bulky exosuits, Halvatians don't use their agile body as much anymore)]

Sheet

We have ordered the sending of 10 ships, 8 light projectile and 2 light laser ships, to explore Gliese 1 and search for resources and habitable planets.

After the recent anger as a result of the diplomatic envoys sent to nearby systems, the council has decided to continue work further developing the infrastructure of the Wraulk system. The farms on Wraulk exist in many forms, though the most common two types of grown food are in the form of a fragile fungus that is found naturally in many jungles, as well as a sturdy leafy plant that grows naturally within the deserts. To expand the effectiveness of these farms, the council has begun funding research into growing these plants within more and more controlled environments.

Additionally, to support the growth of these plants, and partially to assist with the now-permanent desert cities, research has begun into efficiently pulling water from the thick atmosphere directly, rather than rain or streams or groundwater.

[M: Dropping 1215 (270+405+540) into 2 Water and 1 Agricultural goods]

The Great Confederation of the Joxaam are presently under threat of attack and have thus deemed it necessary to order the construction of 15 light laser and 8 light projectile vessels. The Batwajachikar has also ordered the consultation of Kaliqh'jahaamchijakikar, the Oracle of Kalik whom they shall beseech for the best outcome in this seemingly escalating situation.

The Yvintek council has ordered the creation of several new ships, in order to protect our people from being enslaved or killed by outside threats. They have ordered the creation of 10 light laser and 10 light projectile ships, as well as 5 light laser and 5 light projectile ships.

After a report given to us by the Captain who made first contact with the Joxaam, which described a reactionary caste-based society with a slave-based economy, the Yvintek Council and the Vanya have ordered the creation of a blockade, which is made up of the following ships:

• The Yora (Light Projectile)
• The Kvintek (Light Projectile)
• The Tavak (Light Projectile)
• The Yinmar (Light Projectile)
• The Vindezi (Light Projectile)
• The Yamnak (Heavy projectile)
• The Qvarat (Light Laser)
• The Mnkia (Light Laser)
• The Gyvat (Light Laser)
• The Eyikav (Light Laser)
• The Morintek (Light Laser)
• The Tavarin (Heavy Laser)
• The Yavkarrin (Heavy Laser)

The Yamnak will be the flagship, piloted by the recently promoted Admiral Vgrinin Yvartka, who has been promoted from Captain after his first contact with the Joxaam.

In his official speech, Vanya Yavak Tashar stated that "The Yglie are peaceful and civilized people, and we wish to do anything besides endanger relations with our fellow species of this small stretch of space. However, slavery is an inexcusable practice, and we will not have anything to do with a society that has such institutions as slavery."

[M] My trade power is 19.

Hey guys, long story super short, I'm gonna be away from my desktop for a week until I move into the dorms on friday the 26th. I'll do my absolute best to post something over the next 7 days, as well as appear in the IRC, but frankly life is gonna be insane for the next week or two. This is not at all a declaim in any way, just a notice that my response time will probably be insanely slow.

The Department of Agriculture and development has decided to introduce genetic modification of crops, this along with a new series of new farming machines that run on a nuclear fusion battery. They have also increased the wages of those in agriculture. Theses improvements hopefully will, in do time, encourage population growth and have more soldiers become farmers then stay of the TIMC's payroll.

[increasing agriculture by 2 on Gilese 570]

After what was first an exploration mission, with 5 light projectile ships, 5 light laser ships, 1 heavy projectile ship, and 2 heavy laser ships, sent into Ross 671, or as we call it, Tkarag 006, the flagship of the exploration fleet, the Ynvira, which was the heavy projectile ship, hailed a nearby ship, and immediately sent messages to all the other ships in the fleet to stop what they were doing, as first contact was being made.

Love the sub, love the idea, love the players, I just don't have time to play on-top of modding another sub.

"How can you see into my code like open doors?"

MARIA asked the engineer Adam as he continued to work on fixing whatever the hell it was that had been done to her circuitry during transit. Adam simply shrugged.

"It's like readin' a book while untying a knot. Iffin, uh, that makes sense. You should be all set though."

MARIA's avatar gave a simple shrug on the viewscreen as she flickered silently. Adam tapped the side of said viewscreen, as if to signify the end of his work.

"That'll do, I think. Should be good to wake everyone up now, and you won't be running around with random-ass moodswings. You want I should switch you back to primary mode, or would you rather keep your backup and secondary subroutines up so the crew don't use you like a glorified calculator for a little while?"

"... You're giving me a choice?"

MARIA looked at him oddly. This had never happened before - at least, not to her. Adam shrugged.

"Hey, I ain't no philosopher. I asked a damn question. You want me to re-set you or leave you as-is with a bit of a scrambled emotion emulator? I don't give a fuck one way or another."

".... alright then, fine, we'll leave it as is for now. I suppose it's time to wake up the crew?"

Adam shrugged.

"Better late than never."

Xeq’hajejorrotrror - Great Confederation of the Joxaam

Joxaamkahajeramwa (Those Who Walk and Have Language)

Planetary System Ross 671. The solar system in which the Joxaamkahajeramwa originate features an elongated orbit around their central star. The system features 11 planets of which only 3 are habitable without major terraforming or other means. The homeworld of the Joxaamkahajeramwa is, in their language, called the Dontonguchaqhwar; this planet is less than twice the size of Earth. Their homeworld is mountainous and features large swaths of dense jungle and desert with poles which feature little to no life. Approximately 66% of the planet is covered in water. The planet features a number of large predators on land and in the oceans. One of the most fearsome predators is the Ghorkarrat, a giant carnivorous beast, it can survive for about one hour on land. The Ghorkarrat was named the Constrictus by the explorer Cecil Hagan. A predator which haunts the land is the Kasquroqha. The Kasquroqha is fast, strong, and outweighs the average Joxaamkahajeramwa by at least 50 kilograms.

Language: The language spoken by the Joxaamkahajeramwa is a tonal language with elements of agglutination and fusion. The complex tonal structure of the language extends to some degree to consonants, particularly r’s which may be rolled, trilled, guttural, or “chirping.” The standard language of the race is difficult for humans to pronounce, partially thanks to the overtone elements of certain sounds. The language also features clicks. The native name for the language is Jahawa. The species also have a difficult time pronouncing words in the languages of other species due to their morphology. .

Physiology: The Joxaamkahajeramwa generally range in height from 1.4 meters to 2.4 meters. The variance in height partially exists due to breeding practices relating to each caste. One of the more unusual aspects of the species is that their blood is copper based and they have amebocytes which take the principal role of their immune system.

The species is covered in a leathery hide which has coloration akin to a viper’s, ranging from shades of dark gray to brown, rare instances have seen black skinned individuals. They have evolved to have a layer of chitin protecting their foreheads. This chitin is often painted with since sort of symbol denoting one’s caste as well as clan relation. The face of the species features two large eyes set far apart facing forwards. The eyes of the species have two sets of eyelids, the innermost set of which is translucent, the outermost set is opaque. They see in tetrachromatic vision.

The faces the species are somewhat elongated and reptilian. Their mouths have an outer false lower jaw covering their actual one. This false jaw is bifurcated and believed to have initially evolved as a way to hold prey in place when feeding. When agitated this false jaw may flare up so to warn an individual. It is also done in the mating ritual of the species. They have chelicerae which they use to feed by shoving food into the oral cavity to be ground in the creature’s gizzard. Near the ear holes of the species hair grows and it is considered fashionable by the male species to have this long and braided.

They generally walk bipedally although certain castes are known to walk in a fashion similar to the gorillas of Old Earth. They possess powerful legs which one explorer, Cecil Hagan, described as being “shaped like those of a dog’s hind legs should they have been spliced with an elephant’s” Their large feet have two anterior and one posterior toes capped with black nails. Their hands feature three fingers and one opposable thumb. Typically the first and third finger are of near equal size as the third is almost twice as thick. Fingers tend to be somewhat blocky in appearance with black nails. A short tail is present for balance. Comparable to the strong legs of the species, they have long and strong arms.

One of the first explorers to take note of the mating behaviors of the species took note of their spiny hemipenes which take a prominent role in the mating rituals of the lower castes of the species; these complex mating rituals are somewhat absent in the highest castes. Females possess a type of yolk sac in which the male deposits the sperm. Newborn members of the species will crawl to a pouch located on the female’s abdomen where they will attach themselves to a nipple-like construction until they are about eight terran months of age, around which time they begin to consume solid food.

The species features three kidneys

One of the drawbacks for the species is that they require a higher concentration of oxygen and nitrogen within their atmosphere than Earth to function without respirators.

The lifespan of the Joxaamkahajeramwa ranges between 70 and 90 terran years on average with sexual maturation occurring around the 12th terran year.

The species has a particular aversion to cold climates, preferring to be in warm to hot environments; they have particular loves of desert and jungle environments.

Society: The species is organized through complex tribal kinship relations and castes. The semi-tribal nature of their society has made it so that a council of appointees by the tribal leaders meet to discuss terms of treaties and ensure the basic adherence to regulations as well as cycling through which tribe will take the role of the Batwakjachikar. The Batwajachikar is sometimes referred to as the “Moribund King” due to the general lack of true power he possesses. Tribes are further divided into clans.

The Joxaamkahajeramwa are a slaver species, they possess some level of industry along with resources, but their most famed source of income comes from buying, capturing, and selling slaves on their homeworld or abroad.

Besides this, “honor” plays a large role in the way that they conduct themselves, as honor killings are unsurprisingly high among the species for various things. Honor killings usually take the forms of duels with long blades which can be described as resembling the Filipino Panabas.

The culture tends to favor loose fitting clothing, particularly robes, which serves to keep them cool and comfortable in their hotter environments.

The caste system of the Joxaamkahajeramwa is highly complex with each caste divided into numerous sub castes. Mating between castes is considered to be one of the ultimate taboos of society.

Religion: The religion of the Joxaamkahajeramwa has a plethora of deities who have many aspects, some of which are codified as being countless. Each tribe and clan have somewhat different deities or have some variation of them. The single central deity is their reverence for the Black God Koheeqhixeerrra who is the god of creation and destruction.

Military: The military of the Joxaamkahajeramwa is divided among the many tribes who operate them largely independently and may, at times, be at war with other tribal units. Due to largely being raiders, most species which encounter them see their light raiding bands who seek to take captives for sale. They utilize a combination of laser weapons, melee weapons, and weapons which utilize physical projectiles to cut costs. Raiding parties are the most common sight of the Joxaamkahajeramwa military, which is led by a Warchief designated by the tribe or clan depending on the size of the raiding party.

Edit: Forgot to add my sheet

With Yavak Tashar's expansion of the military, he has announced that there will likely be unsavory types in space. So, in order to protect our border colonies from them, we've decided to create the Colonial Defense Militia, a group of soldiers in Ygaran and Ytagar that are solely there to defend the populace, as well as 2 large defense stations in orbit of the planets, which will help protect the colony. We will spend a total of $422 million dollars on the creation and armament of the militia, as well as the creation of the defense stations, which will be built over the course of a year. We will also station 5 light projectile ships and 2 heavy laser ships in Ygaran, and 5 light laser, 5 light projectile, and 2 heavy laser ships in Ytagar, as we know less about the stars near Ytagar than the stars near Ygaran.

Yglie biology is quite different from any biological lifeform, for example, they don't really have hearts as a carbon based lifeform typically does, rather, nor do they have veins as a carbon based being would think them, they instead have many localized glands around their body that distribute blood to nearby muscles and bones. Taking out one of these localized glands wouldn't do much damage to a Yglie - as they have a network of hundreds of them, and as soon as one goes out, the nearest one begins sending blood its way. Yglie blood is green, as rather than being based on Iron, it's based on copper. The "veins" they have are really just small pores in the muscle, bones, and other tissue they have.

There are, however, similarities in Yglie and carbon based lifeforms, such as respiration and digestion being done roughly the same, however, the Yglie have three lungs, as opposed to humans. Another similarity is that most Yglie are trichromats - however, tetrachromacy and monochromacy are fairly common mutations in Yglie, with up to 15% being monochromats and 10% being tetrachromats.

10 ships have been sent loaded with colonists to the Tkilvar 001 system to establish a colony on the somewhat warmer than Yglirn planet, named Ytarag. The ships are loaded with crops, soil, colonists, building materials to start off the colony, emergency nitrogen supplies in the event that some unpredicted thing will go wrong with the atmoshpere, infrastructure, and tools for farming and manufacturing equipment.

Due to the high radiation output of Altair, Gibson II is unsuited to produce large amounts of crops. It is only safe to grow crops deep within the Arcology. But space is limited, and the Arcology is prime real estate. And while local output is enough to feed the Population of the Arcology and perhaps the local Slummers, the new Subsidiary on Cygni is soon to be complete.

Therefore the Board has mandated an increase of Agricultural Output in Orbit of Gibson IV, an iceball on the rim of the Altair System. The space between Altair and Gibson IV will protect it from the radiation, and the local water source will help the Corporation set up the farm quickly.

[Increasing Water and Agrigoods output]

With a new influx of funds, the Corporation has magnanimously decided to expand the Employee Healthcare plan to include free treatment for some of the more expensive treatments. The Corporation expects gratitude for this concession, and for taking care of its Employees. The Increased funds will go to more clinics, to deal with increased traffic for the newly mandated required biannual checkups.

[Increasing Development by 2.]

Getting a Captain's Licence changed a man. Leaving the bounds of Gibson II and the Corporation was an exhilarating experience. You were the master of your own air, and you only needed to wrench your destiny from the cold claws of the void. Being in orbit of Gibson II always made the Captain antsy, especially whenever he was doing Corporate work.

Well, today was his unlucky day. He was drafted into assisting in a Station Recovery mission overseen by the Corporate Navy. Apparently it was some sort of Factory Station whose orbit had begun to decay during the Corporate Wars. Oh well, they weren't paying us to think about it. All I gotta do is coax the ship into range, then Engineering will take it from there.

[Increasing Industrial Goods by one]

In an effort to improve quality of life in Ygaran, and properly outfit our military in the event we come across any unsavory types in space, we are searching for minerals to expand our arms industry. On the front of development we are building new lines of Kvikir Transportation Tubes (basically Hyperloops) between and within cities, as well as creating new houses and infrastructure on Yglirn. In addition to these improvements, we will be creating several new water decontamination plants. We will be spending a total of $1,032 million dollars on these improvements.

Hello everyone - sheet update! By popular demand, we've added a few more traits and also balanced the sheet by making a trade control slider. Now you can still make money with low state control, so your raving band of blood-sucking tentacle vampire pirates can now accurately crisis themselves with eternal splinter-factions! Yaaayyyyy!

Please remember to update your sheets on your claim post. Failure to do this by August 27th may result in claim removal.

On another note, please welcome our newest additions to the moderation team, /u/Fergulous and /u/Fenrir555 ! Hopefully things should be done on a little more timely manner now.

That's all folks. I hope you're enjoying this newest season of ScienceFictionPowers, and as always, if there's anything you all need from me or any other moderator, just let us know. There's usually always someone in the IRC, so feel free to stop on by and say hello!

Far away on the colony of Gliese 784, it would seem that the people have had the son of the head of the Board of Officials placed as their governor! This is not democracy, as the voting rights of the people are supposed to matter - governors shouldn't be just appointed! The people demand justice, and begin to march in the street. Perhaps calls for even further voting rights will occur if this isn't addressed soon?

Ryuk, Master of the Sandfoot Clan sat in his buggy as he waited for his terminal to spit out a report. The fan wheezed as the terminal struggled to operate in the heat. Ryuk gave the terminal a good whack, and it whirred to life. It outputted local temperatures, and a forecast of the radiation output saved from the last time he was in Sarin Broadcasting range. *The Wage-Slaves and Slummers may be soft, but they know things.* Soon after reading the report, he opened up a spreadsheet of his clans assets. *They may think that strength alone is what makes a clan powerful. No... It is mastery of numbers that makes a clan powerful.* He had the most buggies and guns out of all of the clans, it was time. He picked up the receiver for his radio, and shouted into it: "MAY THE SUN HAVE MERCY UPON YOU" 

A chorus of voices screamed back: "AND MAY IT HAVE MERCY UPON YOU, MASTER"

"TODAY WE RIDE ON THE SKELETON OF THE KRIEGERKRUP ARCOLOGY, AND EXTERMINATE THE THIEVES WHO HAVE STOLEN OUR CLAN'S RIGHTFUL PROPERTY! MAY THE SUN SMITE OUR ENEMIES!"

They echoed back: "MAY THE SUN SMITE OUR ENEMIES!"

~~~ Sarin Arcology, Corporate Security ~~~

Tori Hakamara listened closely to the radio chatter of the Wasters, they likely didn't understand the concept of encryption in her humble opinion. Or at the very least if they did, it was no match for Corporate Security. In any case, she typed up a formal report for her superiors to decide what to do. She wasn't going to rock the boat for a couple of Wasters.

~~~ Sarin Arcology, Executive Offices ~~~

An elderly woman sat in her private park, smiling as she fed the birds. It would never be the same as the forests of Earth, but it would have to do. A man stormed in from the mechanical door, screaming and cursing. *Ah, so that is the limp-dick Head of Security.* "YOU! You are going to let the Wasters unite?! Have you gone senile?" *I miss Toshiko.* He continued to ramble on for a few minutes, while she listened to the birds. Once he had finished, she quietly responded: "I understand your concerns, but a united Waster Clan is an unheard of market opportunity. If they start to cause trouble, I'll let you wipe them out. Now run along now, before you get punished for that outburst."

[TL;DR, Buying Scrap Metal (I.E Minerals) from a new United Waster Clan]

Meh'Arhz had been stumped recently, her attempts at new developments stymied by the needs of the other Mothers. Her research was often seen as pointless or directionless, often decried as the most fringe of all of them. She cared not. Instead she knew what she did was approach situations from different angles, find solutions where natural evolution would prove unnecessary and it's influences forgotten. Even as the others poured over the Crystals from one of their colonies, Meh'Ahrz had something else in mind completely.

Recently projects in the search of greater food production had been made, the effectiveness of the Photosynthesizers already doubled as more plant-like features were added and simple acts of engineering, learned from the Siarahans, had already improved how much could be made. But what of consumption? Mouths were bothersome, often taking up valuable space for equipment for tasks and functions. Could she make a smaller mouth? Something faster at eating?

Days were spent as she made and discarded creatures, their biomass returned to the large vats, genetic material saved for more inventions. Meh'Arhz was frustrated further by the fact that the other Mothers' nearness to the crystals suppressed their thoughts, made them seem further than they were. She felt alone and isolated. A moment of fear washed over her as she contemplated being only One. The single entity leading all of the Kri'Thalax. The thought froze her as she ran through various situations, scenarios, and events. Could she handle encountering the humans? The siarahans? Would she be able to master battle against the inevitable predators of the Void? She remained in this state for an hour before she was able to remove herself, but the feeling was palpable. She could not let such a situation ever occur.

It was not for another week before Meh'Arhz finally found a way to increase the capability of the basic drones to digest the nutrient paste. It was a bit more dangerous and if their stomach lining was ever pierced the acids could very easily destroy them from the inside out, but the strength of it dissolved the nutrients quicker and let it process faster. She wasn't proud of having to take so long for what seemed like a simple solution and Artira was cautious of how vulnerable it made the drones, but Uxria was willing to support her actions. If the drones were ever in a situation where such weakness was apparent, the dangers would be more imminent than just digestive fluids. It was then unanimously accepted to implement the new change, but right after the vote and the Mothers began to return to their individual tasks, Uxria reached out to Meh'Arhz.

You are fearful. What plagues you?

Meh'Arhz was silent for a long time before she could find more than just emotion to send to Uxria. Finally she found something she could label.

It is the Unknown. The Void is vast. Plentiful. There are many new species in it. But we have found no new Predators. We do not know what founded these gates. And we do not know what caused their makers to leave. I fear for what exists beyond that we have yet to discover.

Uxria had no response, only able to share the discomfort and fear of the unknown, albeit to a lesser degree, before she too returned to her duties. Meh'Arhz was left alone to ponder what dangers lurked beyond the gates and what creatures would be the devourers of the Kri'Thalax.

[M] Forgot to add the actual reason for the post. Increasing Minerals by 1 and Ag Goods by 1. Total cost being $1.250 Million (Biomass.)

After Gruleien has discovered an odd crystal, strangely resonating with the hive-mind's frequencies, the Mothers have determined that they should gather more samples and bring it to their home system, giving them a chance to study this crystal further and understand it's unique properties.

Spending $300M (In Biomass) to research the crystal found on Ross 104.

The Mothers, finding the Arkonans to their south, recognize that, while it may be seen as hostile, having letting anything have a chance to being near their home system is a threat to them. As such, a Void Ruler and various drones are sent immediately to Wolf 498 to colonize it, giving the rights to it's space to the Kri'Thalax.

On the growing colony in 61 Cyngi AB, press gangs and forced labor are not uncommon. However, most of the time gangs are too preoccupied with fighting amongst themselves and fearing what the Corp Armed overseers can and will do to those who cause trouble. However, after months of relative normality, in the middle of the night a large mob of Slum Gangers have gathered and started a revolt. Using stolen and jury-rigged tech, the revolters have attempted to seize control of the colony and it's barracks.

Despite Ygaran being a fairly similar climate to Yglirn, despite multiple attempts at agricultural adaptation plantlife seems to have a hard time taking to soil on the planet. It takes a short time before the farmers and scientists of the Yglie determine that the planet has a very high acidity in it's soil except for small patches found in hard to reach caverns on the planet. Various options are discussed for finding a way to feed themselves, but the two options that seem to be commonly presented are attempting to reduce the natural acidity through chemical treatment, or to import large amounts of soil from Yglirn. Both will be pricey endeavors to undertake to resolve this issue.