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| ====== Orlamu Theocracy ====== | ====== Orlamu Theocracy ====== | ||
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| * Orlamu characters may choose one of the following benefits for free at 1st level: +2 cultural bonus on any [[Knowledge (Physical Science) (Skill)|Knowledge (Physical Science)]] and [[Navigation (Skill)|Navigation]] checks, [[Psionic Ability (Feat)|Psionic Ability]], [[Wild Talent (Feat)|Wild Talent]] ([[Mental Contact (Talent)|Mental Contact]]), Wild Talent ([[Psionic Sense (Talent)|Psionic Sense]]), Wild Talent ([[Suggestion (Talent)|Suggestion]]), or Wild Talent ([[Sense Minds (Talent)|Sense Minds]]). The character must meet all of the prerequisites for the chosen feat. | * Orlamu characters may choose one of the following benefits for free at 1st level: +2 cultural bonus on any [[Knowledge (Physical Science) (Skill)|Knowledge (Physical Science)]] and [[Navigation (Skill)|Navigation]] checks, [[Psionic Ability (Feat)|Psionic Ability]], [[Wild Talent (Feat)|Wild Talent]] ([[Mental Contact (Talent)|Mental Contact]]), Wild Talent ([[Psionic Sense (Talent)|Psionic Sense]]), Wild Talent ([[Suggestion (Talent)|Suggestion]]), or Wild Talent ([[Sense Minds (Talent)|Sense Minds]]). The character must meet all of the prerequisites for the chosen feat. | ||
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| //"Prepare to enter the Divine Unconscious."// | //"Prepare to enter the Divine Unconscious."// | ||
| - Orlamu medium Anwar Etan, 2501 | - Orlamu medium Anwar Etan, 2501 | ||
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| The Orlamu Theocracy marks the latest example of a society born out of the desire for religious freedom. For the Orlamus, the exodus from Earth meant abandoning the clouded views of a planet to embrace the reality of the stars. The Orlamus happily attribute the origin of their society to a scientific advance. Their union of faith and science has been blessed with success. | The Orlamu Theocracy marks the latest example of a society born out of the desire for religious freedom. For the Orlamus, the exodus from Earth meant abandoning the clouded views of a planet to embrace the reality of the stars. The Orlamus happily attribute the origin of their society to a scientific advance. Their union of faith and science has been blessed with success. | ||
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| * **Dominant Faith:** [[Orlamism (Religion)|Orlamism]] | * **Dominant Faith:** [[Orlamism (Religion)|Orlamism]] | ||
| * **Notable Locations:** [[Kurg (Planet)|Kurg]] (Inside Orlamu boundaries. Homeworld to the [[Weren (Species)|Weren]]), [[The Lighthouse]] (Traveling fortress ship in [[The Verge|the Verge]]. Also headquarters to [[Galactic Concord]] presence in the Verge.) | * **Notable Locations:** [[Kurg (Planet)|Kurg]] (Inside Orlamu boundaries. Homeworld to the [[Weren (Species)|Weren]]), [[The Lighthouse]] (Traveling fortress ship in [[The Verge|the Verge]]. Also headquarters to [[Galactic Concord]] presence in the Verge.) | ||
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| ===== History ===== | ===== History ===== | ||
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| Scientists and researchers panicked. The fate of the satellite was unknown. Would it return? When? Accusations of incompetence and sabotage flew between the superpowers. Exactly 121 hours after its departure, the satellite returned and was immediately surrounded by dozens of scientific and military vessels. The incident was the first instance demonstrating an important rule of stardrive travel: All trips take five days, no matter the distance traveled. | Scientists and researchers panicked. The fate of the satellite was unknown. Would it return? When? Accusations of incompetence and sabotage flew between the superpowers. Exactly 121 hours after its departure, the satellite returned and was immediately surrounded by dozens of scientific and military vessels. The incident was the first instance demonstrating an important rule of stardrive travel: All trips take five days, no matter the distance traveled. | ||
| - | The charismatic Jeff Sendir, engineer for the Indo-African League, was the only crewman aboard the satellite for the surprise journey. Unprepared for a long departure into an unexplored dimension, Commander Sendir struggled to survive. During the five days, the satellite's sensors drew no readings from [[Stardrive|drivespace]]. All measurements and readings reported that the satellite was surrounded by a featureless void. | + | The charismatic Jeff Sendir, engineer for the [[Indo-African League]], was the only crewman aboard the satellite for the surprise journey. Unprepared for a long departure into an unexplored dimension, Commander Sendir struggled to survive. During the five days, the satellite's sensors drew no readings from [[Stardrive|drivespace]]. All measurements and readings reported that the satellite was surrounded by a featureless void. |
| Sendir's report was not so silent. On the third day of what he began to think of as his afterlife, Sendir described a shift in his consciousness. He characterized it as similar to a dream. He had the sudden feeling that he was not alone, although the best efforts of his five senses and the satellite's instruments could not reveal an intruder. The experience was entirely intangible. Sendir recounts that he felt that his mind was a part of something greater, in direct contact with an intelligence. First he felt as if his own mind was being poured out, as if his own unconscious thoughts and memories had left him. Sendir became aware of something more than himself. Vast, unfathomable ideas floated through his consciousness, and Sendir lost feeling in his own body. A few moments later, the contact abruptly ended, and the next two days passed without event. | Sendir's report was not so silent. On the third day of what he began to think of as his afterlife, Sendir described a shift in his consciousness. He characterized it as similar to a dream. He had the sudden feeling that he was not alone, although the best efforts of his five senses and the satellite's instruments could not reveal an intruder. The experience was entirely intangible. Sendir recounts that he felt that his mind was a part of something greater, in direct contact with an intelligence. First he felt as if his own mind was being poured out, as if his own unconscious thoughts and memories had left him. Sendir became aware of something more than himself. Vast, unfathomable ideas floated through his consciousness, and Sendir lost feeling in his own body. A few moments later, the contact abruptly ended, and the next two days passed without event. | ||
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| ===== Playing An Orlamu ===== | ===== Playing An Orlamu ===== | ||
| - | Orlamu life is founded on the acceptance of contradiction. The people of the Theocracy maintain a belief in scientific revelations: the tachyon paradox theory of subatomic particles, the grand unified theory of forces, and the Kaidman dark-matter assumption, all of which provide the scientific foundation of knowledge for a stardrive. Along with their allegiance to the most advanced disciplines of science, the Orlamus gaze with wonder at the marvels of the universe -the beautiful balances of energy and matter, and the existence of life itself. And in :these marvels, they see witness of a conscious, divine will. | + | Orlamu life is founded on the acceptance of contradiction. The people of the Theocracy maintain a belief in scientific revelations: the tachyon paradox theory of subatomic particles, the grand unified theory of forces, and the Kaidman dark-matter assumption, all of which provide the scientific foundation of knowledge for a stardrive. Along with their allegiance to the most advanced disciplines of science, the Orlamus gaze with wonder at the marvels of the universe -the beautiful balances of energy and matter, and the existence of life itself. And in these marvels, they see witness of a conscious, divine will. |
| Unlike followers of older religions, the Orlamus do not find their beliefs and scientific rationalism conflicting. As the Orlamu saying goes, the search for truth demands realism and a trust in the divine. The Orlamu mission is simply to explore the divine itself: in this world, a realm of conscious divine creation, and the Divine Unconscious itself, which others call drivespace. | Unlike followers of older religions, the Orlamus do not find their beliefs and scientific rationalism conflicting. As the Orlamu saying goes, the search for truth demands realism and a trust in the divine. The Orlamu mission is simply to explore the divine itself: in this world, a realm of conscious divine creation, and the Divine Unconscious itself, which others call drivespace. | ||
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| ==== Starborne ==== | ==== Starborne ==== | ||
| Born in drivespace. The theocracy holds a special admiration for your kind. Anyone blessed with their first moments of life while in drivespace means they have been touched by the Divine Unconscious in a special way. For many it unlocks powers and special talents. Because a higher than usual amount of human psionic talents come out of the Theocracy, a majority of those are Starborne. You may have been granted special schooling and opportunities, and often pampered. Once you get to the harsh realities of the Verge, you may yet use your gifts for something greater. | Born in drivespace. The theocracy holds a special admiration for your kind. Anyone blessed with their first moments of life while in drivespace means they have been touched by the Divine Unconscious in a special way. For many it unlocks powers and special talents. Because a higher than usual amount of human psionic talents come out of the Theocracy, a majority of those are Starborne. You may have been granted special schooling and opportunities, and often pampered. Once you get to the harsh realities of the Verge, you may yet use your gifts for something greater. | ||
| - | {{tag>orlamu history starborne psi feat were stardrive}} | + | {{tag>orlamu history starborne psi feat weren stardrive stellarnation}} |
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