The Remusian Republic

The Remusian Republic are an interstellar race hailing from their former home world of Remusia, but now reside on the new planet they now call Aisumer and have inhabited it for roughly 80 years. The Remusian were forced to evict their former home due to a colossal world war that left the planet's ecosystem broken and fragile, and ultimately uninhabitable. Out of this world war spawned two different empires, The Remusian Republic and the Neo-Synthetic Party (NSP). Due to underdeveloped FTL devices of the time, both wound up millions of light years* away from each other. The Republic, Lead by Vithem Templesmith at the time, was formed out of what was left of the Biological population that opposed the NSP at the time of Remusia's collapse.The Neo-Synthetic Party, Lead by Cael Consor at that time, formed out of a portion of the population following the path of synthetic evolution, and trying to usurp the Royal Family and those who opposed their ideals. They have encountered each other once again and are currently engaged in an active conflict with each other, neither really seem to be having an advantage over each other.

The Republic is now lead by Vechtho Templesmith, Vithem's son and heir, while Vithem is active on the frontlines, acting as a General and Tactician for the Remusian Military. The NSP is now known as The Collection, and is now a synthetic hivemind* maintained by what remains of Cael in the form a supercomputer that was created specifically for this purpose. The Collection consists various species that have been forcefully integrated into the hivemind through conquering planets

Biology
The Remusians are a race of Bipedal-Mammalian who resemble humans in nature. They stand about 5'6” in height, and are usually around 140-190 lbs in weight on average. The average age of most Remusians is 125-135 years without any technological enhancement. The most notable characteristics pertaining to Remusians are their chocolate brown colored skin and eye stalks protruding from either sides of their heads.(Design flaw? Maybe change to be a little more practical?) Males are often slightly taller than females, and built a bit bigger. Females possess mammary glands and reproduction is done through most mammalian means, the females carry the child and are born naturally, and also nurse them in their early stages of growth. Having used tools and contraptions to suit their means has lead to a not so muscular development of the Remusian frame. They have become very reliant on technology, and as such are not very physically strong. They make up for this with Though their immense intellect and ability to invent things to suit their needs. (Too OP?)

Cultural History
Not much is really known about the primitive and tribal Remusians, other than they originated some time on Remusia and began to evolve into a civilization a some time in history. Much of the original documentation has been lost to history between the Collapse and starting anew, though it is speculated that at some point in the Remusians history, they worshiped some deities, commonly associated with the elements. The Old gods were based around the the primitive languages, but from what the archives have the Land, Sea and sky were refereed to as their own entities. Nowadays, the Remusian populace are mostly atheist, and are devoted to science. While it is generally frowned upon, there are several small religious groups scattered throughout the empire that are not well received by most citizens, but are not suppressed by the government. There are not really any dominant sects of religion, just various random offshoots.

Scientific pursuits are very important to the Remusians people, and many often dedicate tier lives to discovering the next big breakthrough. As a society established on such values, education is mandatory for all citizens of the empire, and is provided by the government. Education is begun at a very young age, about 3 or 4, and continues all the way up until 20 to ensure the best education for each individual. As students approach their final 3 years, they must pick a specialty to go into, and those final years are tailored around that. Work in that field are not always guaranteed, as Remusians are very competitive among each other. Of not selected for a particular field, they will be assigned to a more general field catered to what they specialized in.

Governing System
The Monarchy like structure previously used is kept, but decisions are made in a more democratic fashion throughout the empire. The Remusians are a Republic at heart, with a slight focus in technocracy. Each planet, or group of planets in some cases, are designated as its own sector in space, Governed by someone who routinely oversees activities across the planet(s). These governors report directly to they Royal family, and are due to submit reports at the end of every month. These sectors are not only looked after by their governor, but are annually visited by Corps from the Royal Family who inspect and evaluate the status of the planets themselves. In addition to this, there is a section of these Corps that are not so obvious, but rather they blend in with the populace and snoop around in internal colony affairs to snuff out any trouble.

The Remusians have a Intergalactic code of ethics and standards that must be upheld by all of their colonies, and is one of the main reasons for the routine checkups. Governors are capable of presenting their own unique laws, but must have the vote of the people, (and perhaps the approval of the royal family). These Governors are elected every 5 years by the population of the sector after a rigorous campaign across the whole sector. If any major laws want to be introduced by the Royal Council, they have a set time to campaign per say for the benefits, and any member that disagrees with their proposition can run against the law and try to prove why it could potentially be redundant or bad to approve such laws. They must first, run this through the council itself to be discussed and altered, and ultimately approved by the current head of the Royal Family. Once to approval has been given, Council members are free to run their proposition across the colonies.

Those that serve in the Royal Family, are free to do as they please once they retire. They can become part of society, serve as overseers of scientific pursuits, or even aid in the military as tacticians or Generals.

History

 * Some of my personal notes are still in here, some I may have forgotten or some I left in intentionally. Obligatory warning about spelling/grammar.

Earliest known Remusian History
Most of the info gathered in this area is somewhat shrouded in mystery and speculation, as much of Remusia;s history has been lost through time and after the destruction of said planet. I am also very lazy.

At some point in time on the planet of Remusia, creatures known as Remusians, the planets dominant species, develop into sapient, sentient creatures. Small primitive groups dotted the planet, but eventually would form up together and form the earliest form of tribes. It is to be noted at this time, Remusians demonstrated their ability to create advanced tools and contraptions primitives would not normally be able to create to suit their needs, thus proving the innovative nature of the Remusian species. Instead of small groups of creatures, small tribes dotted the planet, and eventually came together in 6 big areas across the planet, which served as the earliest stages of the Big 6.

The development of machinery, industrialization and civilization led to the official founding of the Big 6, and the establishment of the Royal Family, the dominant Tribe at the dawn of civilization. This line would be the Templesmith Lineage, who still continue to govern the Royal Family today. The Big 6 acted as large cities and hubs scattered across the planet's continents, and were mostly independent from the Royal Family, though frequent trips were made to inspect these cities. Though over time, smaller villages begin to dot the worlds surface. Soon after the establishment, the King and Queen of the times, Violea and Alberto Templesmith had their first and only child. This child was Vithem Templesmith, a notable and very important figure in Pre-Collapse history, who was recognized as prince and heir to the throne. He would meet a young Cael Consor, another notable figure in Pre-Collapse and current history. The two would become very good friends with each other, despite Cael coming from a middle class family and Vithem from that of Royalty. The two would maintain a health relationship through much of their younger educational years.

The time comes where Vithem must accept the crown himself, and for a time, Cael and Vithem grow distant from each. Feeling forgotten and somewhat betrayed, Cael moves to one of the other major cities on Remusia. Vithem eventually remembers and tracks down Cael, wanting to reconnect with him, even offering himself a position as leader of one of the 6, as Cael has built up a well known reputation within his city. Cael accepts, and the two become friends once more.

Dawn Of A New Era
Both Vithem and Cael often collaborated on scientific pursuits together, the two were brilliant together. Many technological advancements were seen during this era, and was a golden age of sorts.(Lasts 25 years?) At a time, a Terrorist group formed and gained a reasonable amount of traction and effectiveness in the world. They had begun dabbling in synthetic and robotic augmentation to change the Remusian form. Vithem sought to handle things diplomatically, though Cael agreed, he also becomes curious with their work around cybernetic augmentation. Vithem was skeptical at first, but works with Cael to create devices such as synthetic limbs & augmented devices that slightly enhanced ones abilities. Cael suggests pursuing a cybernetic path of evolution, but Vithem is wholeheartedly against it. Cael tries to convince Vithem on several occasions but Vithem remains unconvinced. Vithem soon urges Cael to never speak of the subject again. Cael agrees, but in secret carries out his own experiments on cybernetic abilities and augmentation. Cael begins not only to perform illegal experiments on others, but on himself as well.

The Fall Of The Royal Family
A span of time passes where Vithem doesn't hear from Cael, and any attempts to contact him have failed. In secret, Cael has been working with the terrorist group, that have reformed under his leadership, and now call themselves the Neo-Synthetic Party( NSP) After amassing a following in secret, Cael finally responds to one of Vithem's hails. Elated, Vithem welcomes Cael to the capitol. However, Cael appears to Vithem as barely recognizable at this point, as he has heavily augmented himself, reaching the point where he is more machine than Remusian. Vithem tries to overlook this, and goes to welcome his old friend back, but is only to be overthrown through a coup d'etat organized by Cael and the NSP. After learning his true intentions, Cael and Vithem fight for some time. Vithem tries to argue with Cael, insisting that synthetics are not who the Remusians as a people are, but Cael waves it off, claiming Synthetics are the way to evolve, and in time, the way to rule the galaxy. Vithem proves formidable, but in the end is outmatched by the synthetic augmentations of Cael. Just as Vithem is about be killed by Cael, those loyal to him distract Cael and recover Vithem so they can escape. The loyalists unable to escape were slaughtered. Vithem and his loyalist escape to the nearest of the 6 colonies, where he finds the city to be filled with loyalists and the main group responsible for fighting the terrorists.

When the dust has settlesd Cael put out a message the Big 6, that those who do not bow to him, they will be dealt with by means of extreme force. Vithem had already gotten in contact with 2 of the remaining 4 Big 6 and recruited them to help his cause, while the other two wound up working with Cael, already having prior knowledge of Cael's campaign.

Thus begins the 15 year long world war between the Neo-Synthetic Party and the Royal Family Remnants. The Bio-Remusians proved to be capable foes for much of the war against their augmented brethren. In the first five years The RFR reclaimed the Royals Castle back, and many thought the war would be over. A brief confrontation between Vithem and Cael proceeded, but Cael managed to escape back to his own city, despite the precautions the RFR had taken to secure it. Once he had returned, the real pain of the war would begin.

Rise of the Synths
Before being hailed to the Capitol, Cael had constructed vast underground filled with automatic synthetic factories, and reactivated them when he arrived. Cael's previous allies had turned on them when they realized Cael was losing the castle, and they were the first to be hit. While both had the support of the RFR, they repelled the synths for some time, but endless waves of the machines came. When the walls fell, no one was safe. All organic lifeforms were slaughtered by the synthetic horde. The remains merely served as outposts for the synthetics.

After the 2 cities fell, those that escaped fled to the remaining Big 6, composing of the Capitol and 2 others. It was around this time, the 10 year mark, that Vithem, along with what remained of Remusian's science departments, noticed the ecosystem beginning to break down. The constant abuse from Cael and the constant effect of war was destroying the planet, and by some calculations, would render it uninhabitable, even to the likes of the synths. Vithem decides that if the Remusians would ever make it to space, now would be the time. He recalls that during Cael and Vithem's Golden Years, they drew up designs and several prototypes for interstellar travel, but their falling out had hindered the continuation of development. Cael kept the prints in his Lab, which was now in his citadel. A team would have to be dispatched to retrieve them. After several attempts, the prints, along with much of the technological advancements they had made, were retrieved. Vithem would lead a team of scientists and for the next five years they would spend developing space crafts.

Dawn Of The Final Day
The war ended when what was left of the Remusian Race escaped the collapsing Ecosystem into the stars, with the intention of leaving Cael and his machines to burn. Cael, however, had drawn up some hasty prints of his own, and intended to take his synthetic empire to the stars as well. Both ships make FTL jumps in completely random directions, landing both fractured races far off from each other. It would be a long time until the two races would cross paths once again.

The Dawn Of The Republic
What was left of the Remusians would wounder the vast emptiness of space, flying into uncharted territory, determined to escape their callous past. They eventually found a relatively suitable planet to meet their living standards, and founded what is known presently as Aisumer. Vithem resumes his role as Head of the Royal Family, and benevolent Ruler of the Remusians. This begins the Founding days of the interstellar endeavors of the Remusian Republic. Before long, Aisumer had become the once thriving planet that Remusia had been, and the bleeding edge in technology had been restored. Before long, advancement of technology was once more underway, with nuclear powered vehicles and advancement in weaponry developed during the Collapse. After colonizing the planets surrounding Aisumer, A more refined and controllable FTL was brought about to allow for proper interstellar travel.

Interstellar Expansion
Expansion into the stars began very quickly, almost hastily so, without any regard for other potential space farers in the nearby systems. Using the prototypes developed by Vithem and his team as a base, more effective interstellar travel was created and colonization of the surrounding stars began. Fortunately for the Remusians, There were no immediate neighbours that could have been angered by their sudden expansion.

At about 60~ years after the colonization of Aisumer, Remusians have reached out into the stars, making their places in the Galaxy. They have met numerous races at this point, some on good terms, some, not so much. Trades and migration and all the regular stuff*(elaborate) that empires allow with each other goes as usual. This time is roughly 10 years after Vithem has retired as Head of the Royal family, and has been succeeded by His son, Vechtho. Rumours around the Empire starts to circulate of a imperial expansionist empire known as the KreeTah were turning their eyes to this side of the galaxy. They are known for being extremely remorseful and dangerous, not letting anything get in their way of annexing and conquering planets. At this time, the Remusian naval/ military fleets had never really had to be utilized. Only small conflicts had come up in the past, and major mobilization was not necessary. These rumors came to pass however, and were soon forgotten.

Some time later, it was noted that some reports filed from some of the Empire's outer colonies had failed to come in, so a team of The Corps were sent to investigate. After sometime, urgent messages were broadcasted to the Royal Family. What was left of the Corps claimed they were being chased by the aliens which were rumoured, and after some time, the comms fell silent as what was left of them were destroyed. After hearing this, Vechtho began to enact a project of the massive buildup of the Remusian Navy and Her soldiers. In addition, scientific pursuits were shifted from developing technology to benefit the people to entirely military based. The edicts were given under what Vechtho called “The Grand Fleet Initiative”. Many Remusians across systems volunteered to participate in defending their land from this new threat. With limited training, whoever had volunteered was shipped off to fight, both on the ground and in space.

The beginning of the war suffered many casualties on the Remusian end, and their fleets were pushed back by these KreeTahs. Seemingly all at once, several major breakthroughs were created that gave the Remusians a new edge in the war.(Find out if we dabble in Plasma weaponry or not)(Also come u with some kind of disadvantage,Maybe with all the tech, a Remusian is nothing?) The development of powered exo/mech suits for the military ground support proved to be crucial to beating the enemy off the ground. These allowed the Remusians to match the strength of those they were fighting, in addition to tailoring them specifically for battles. These also revolutionized dangerous workplaces, while they would totally protect workers, it would be a huge step up then previously. Several new fleet designs and tactics were developed to counter those of the Kreetah, and proved rather effective. Even so, the KreeTah never seemed to be overpowered by the Remusians, but rather was always kept at par, or sometimes slightly ahead.

It was also noted at this time the way the Kreetah operated was almost odd, like they were not alive. They moved mechanically and in the same formations, which made tactical sense, but was unnatural. Eventually,0 it was decided to perform an autopsy on several victims that had fallen in the war. These and most were heavily augmented with mechanical parts, little biological matter remained on them. Upon entering the brain, it was noted that there was nothing in most of them, and results came back inconclusive, except for one. This particular subject had a device lodged in its brain, and upon further removal and examination, in seemed to be a device which would override the thoughts and processes of whatever it was installed into. The other devices had activated a self destruct sequence to prevent discovery, but this particular one had malfunctioned. Not wanting to give away their location, the device was quickly disposed of to prevent accidental activation.

Revelations
Based on their previous finding, The team that dissected the KreeTah casualties deemed they could somehow remove the devices. A team was dispatched to incapacitate one or several of the Kreetahs from a patrol station located above an occupied planet. Using a containment field designed to block the signal between the creature and the mind, 1 of the Kreetahs were successfully recovered. A Fleet appeared in an attempt to retrieve the captured subject, but was unsuccessful. The Kreetah was brought back to Aisumer, and through careful surgery, the piece was removed, and immediately destroyed. When the creature awoke, it became very aggressive and scared, and some personnel were injured. Once the creature calmed down, the team briefly questioned it, and who he was. Turns out, the creature was part of a race called Hevnoc. The creature identified as General Kraytall, who had lead against the invading force before he was assimilated. The race had been attacked by an fleets and armies of synthetic creatures similar in appearance to the Remusians themselves. The Hevnoc describe the machines as ruthless, killing those who weren't deemed worth to be integrated into their hivemind of creatures. While the ones that resembled the Remusians seemed to lead the battlefront, other unknown races were among them as well. No Neo-Remusians had been spotted in this current conflict, which proved controversial to what the General had told them.(should the piece be removed, it kills the subject?)(What becomes of the General?)

This team brought their findings to Vechtho, who in turn brought them to the Royal Council to discuss. They were unable to come to the conclusion as to why someone would imitate the Remusian image. The Remusians had yet to see any of them in battle, only the synthetic Hevnocs had been noted in battle. Confused by this and seeking advice, Vechtho summoned his father, Vithem, from his post on the Frontlines, where he was serving as a General and Tactician for the war. Upon arrival, Vechtho gave the former Emperor a rundown of his findings, and to Vechtho's shock, His father knew who exactly was behind this whole thing. Cael, his former best friend and arch-nemesis from his days on Remusia. Vithem knew Cael would not stop until the Remusians were destroyed. Vithem returned to his post immediately, as the troops were not about to lead themselves.

After that discovery, many teams tried to trace back the origin of the NSP, but to no avail. As time went on, more races started to appear in the war, and made it clear that they were no longer the NSP, but rather “The Collection”.The same procedure as was done with the Hevoc was performed on them, but yielded little success. The planets and former systems these races occupied were located, but not anything regarding the location of Cael. In fact, no Neo-Remusians had appeared in the war as of yet. They were locked in stalemate that didn't see anywhere of ending. After around three years of this, Troops were starting to run thin even on both sides. Morale was low, and the vast platoons spanning the planets had been severely reduced. They needed something to get them going again, to bring the hope back to the people.

Approaching the fourth year, The Collection's lines were revitalized with fully synthetic soldiers, not bearing any resemblance to any known race. The Remusian frontlines were basically decimated by the relentless force. Despite the many advancements in the war, the Remusians were no match for these new synthetics. All the major outposts around the frontlines fell, all except For Vithem's, who's Platoons fought to the bitter end, for they were no match for the robotic hoards.

Very soon after that particular outpost fell, The Collection retreated back from whence it came. Any attempts to pursue or track the fleets were unsuccessful. What was left of the platoons were sent out to recover and rebuild what they could of their former cities. The Grand Fleet Initiative was halted, and resources were reallocated to rebuild the nation. When arriving to the outpost Vithem had been stationed at, no traces of his body were found, or any that belong to his personal platoon. Upon further investigation, into the complex he was situated at, they found what appeared to be a lab, and a series of notes written by Vithem's hand. It was a series of tests and logs on the synths. Vithem spent his final days of the war trying to pick apart the synths and find out where Cael was. As it turns out, he was successful in pinpointed where the hivemind signal came from. It was a reasonably far from any Remusian owned colony, but Vithem somehow discovered it was transmitted through each of the home planets Cael and his synthetics conquered. His last entry detailed that if they could somehow make their way to one of these, then the original signal could potentially be found. He also noted that the Synths would most likely not kill him, but rather take him hostage and torture him, as Cael would have liked to so many years ago. ( Maybe somewhere down the line, Cael tries to integrate Vithem's intellect into his own, but the two minds fight each other and Vithem prevails)

These Notes were brought to Vechtho, who was devastated at his father's disappearance. He initially wanted to send all available forces the the Hevnoc home system, which the former General had detailed to them, but after some persuasion from his mother and the rest of the Royal Council, the Republic was in no shape to go after this foe head on. The Council suggested he seek the aid of the infamous Peacekeeper Alliance, a group of Races engaged in battle with the Warlord Pact. Vithem Petitioned across what was left of the Republic to join this Alliance, in hopes the rebuild and establish the Glory of the Republic. The idea was met with very few disagreements, and Vithem inducted the race into the Alliance.

Present Day
Since then, The Republic have encountered small instances of the Collection in their travels, but nothing as sizable as the ones fought previously. It is hypothesized that Vithem's journal notes were correct, and they only came for him. No moves aggression have been made on Remusian soil have been made since, though some action has been taken against Collection occupied planets. The Republic is currently rebuilding its infrastructure on its lost planets, while all the same rebuilding their forces to prepare for the day they go after Cael and The Collection. Working with the Peacekeepers has proved fruitful to their recovery. Making use of what allies from the past and the support from a larger scale group has significantly increased the reconstruction of the Empire. ( This section is particular is very much subject to change )

(There is still more to this than I have in here currently, I simply haven't typed it out yet)