The Collection

The Collection are a series of races that have beem augmented to obey and serve for a hivemind reffered betwen members as "Overlord", who is located on the planet (REDACTED). The Collection is effectivly the successor to the Neo-Synthetic Party that originated on Remusia. While they align themselves with the (REDACTED) faction, thier true goal remains to be a mystery.

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= Biology =

The biological composition of Collection members is very little to none, as they have been augmented to be mostly synthetic as mandated by the Overlord. Vital organs remain intact, including the brain. Independent thought processes & function is blocked by a small chip inserted into the brain. This chip is specially designed to block independent thought, and facilitates the operating signal of Collection members.

= History =

Following the events of the Calamity, the former members of the Neo-Synthetic Party would wander the stars for an unknown amount of time before landing on an abandoned and derelict Ecumenopolis. It showed clear signs of war and desertion, but provided a new home for Cael and the NSP. After several days of intense exploration, they located the location of the previous race's archives, which detailed several key locations scattered across the planet. Among the points of interest was a supercomputer of immense processing power which was linked to the internals of the whole planet.

Exploration of the planet revealed a small portion of the race to cryogenically frozen, and Cael hatched an idea. During his time spent drifting amongst the stars, he designed a device, which when inserted into the brain, it was capable of overriding independent thought patterns. This chip would then respond to a frequency unique to Cael's Biomechanical structure, effectively allowing him to have control over those with the chip. Should Cael successfully revive these subjects and with the aid of the supercomputer, Cael could not only broadcast the signal to great lengths, but also begin experimenting and rebuilding his previous military might. The planet wide city would expediate this process due to the already existing production and development structures sacttered across the globe. Upon initial investigation, Cael found the computer the be locked behind several encrypted protocols and firewalls. Realizing its possible potential, Cael directed much of his time to solving and decrypting the mainframe.

In order to better communicate and solve the encryptions, Cael and what remained of the NSP constructed neural interfaces to the supercomputer. Several minds working at the same time proved to me more fruitful than working apart. After several weeks, the NSP breached the final firewall, but were faced with yet another issue. All members connected the neural network were forcefully ejected, and were greeted by a Dormant A.I. designed to protect the hibernating creatures. The buzz and whirr of the planet began once again as the defensive systems were activated and fired upon the NSP. The would retreat back to theier makeshift base, and attempt communication with the angry AI. The AI used a language unknown to the NSP, and some time was spent deciphering the language by using the it creators archives.

After successful translation of the language the AI was contacted once again, and after several attempts both parties were able to understand each other. The Ai had outfitted itself a mechanical vessel that bore semblance to its creators The A.I. had been designed to awaken the Species upon this planet after a set number of years after facing a war that almost destroyed their whole species. FAter the time limit ended, the Ai was to revive them and help bring them to the stars once more. It was awoken after the NSP bypassed the firewalls in place to protect itself, causing the AI to be reactivated.

Cael attempted to reason with the AI, the AI was clearly more intelligent than its creators, what was stopping them from moving on. The AI insisted it was its programming, but eventually gave way to explain that the AI sought to learn all there is to learn, and its creators promised it would one day be able to do so once the empire had fully recovered. Using this to his advantage, Cael proposed a collective sharing of information between the NSP and the AI, but they needed to use the Neural interfaces they had created in the main control room. After some time and consideration, the AI agreed to the proposal, and lowered its defenses to allow them back into the facility. Upon arrival, the same members who took down the firewall were once again plugged into their machines and were moved into the AI network for discussion.

At first, the discourse was innocent enough, both parties traded information on the previous travels, tales of the Calamity and the Fall of the creator's race. After a short time, the AI began to realize that not all was right. He realized certain areas of planet were no longer in its control. After trying to scramble and recover, the members of the NSP overtook the seat of power from the AI, forcing it to retreat to a remote installation offworld. As a final protection to his creators, the AI embark several of the emergency colony ships with many of its creators to the unknown installation. With no means of pursuring the AI, CAel and the NSP were forced to let them go. Unfortunately, it could not save all of them and they were left behind. Now with full access to the supercomputer, Cael was free to enact his master plan. Serially he would revive the Ai's creators, who became known as the KreeTah, and implant them with his override chip, linking it the unique signal of himself and the supercomputer.

At first maintaining the entire planet was very difficult while also managing the now cybernetic KreeTah, but would eventually overcome this difficult and make use of the entire planet to assist in managing this. The factories dotting the planet allowed him to begin building his synthetic armies once more and set out to conquer those who would not submit to his way of life.

TBC [need to expand more on a backstory before trying to write it)…

= Notable Neo Remusians =

= Military = Members of the Collection operate of signals transmitted by Relays built across Collection conquered space. Relays are essentially large Communication hubs that are built upon the stars of conquered worlds, and are built in such a way that optimize the Relay's signal output and reduce signal propagation to an almost unnoticeable level. Any excess energy is directed to one of the nearby planets to use for the constant production of synthetic entities.

The Military of the Collection is composed of conquered races which operate based on the Overlord's command. The Overlord is represented on the Battlefield in a "Vessel", an image which the Overlord sees fit to use in combat. The vessel primarily serves as another source of a direct signal transmitter from the Overlord, usually to direct strategy and tactics more quickly and efficiently. Should the Vessel be destroyed, Collection Members will operate on a basic routine programmed into them to use in the absence of a Vessel, and receive a signal from a Relay instead. If in close enough range of a Relay, the use of a Vessel is unnecessary. Should Collection members leave the operating range of a Vessel or Relay, then they initiate an internal self-destruct.

Races controlled
So far in the Collection's conquest, they have acquired a large portion of two major races. While they have conquered and assimilated smaller empires, they are not of significant numbers to be noted of.

Neo-Remusians
The Neo-Remusians are Primarily composed of former Neo-Synthetic Party members from Remusia, who have since been augmented with their own personal "vessels" since the formation of the Collection. They are the only group among the Collection who do not possess the Neural-Override Chip embedded in their brain, and thus remain autonomous. They are fiercely loyal to the Overlord, who in return offers houses their consciousness within its supercomputer, to which they can be uploaded to any vessel they choose. Neo-Remusians generally lead most Collection fronts, as their vessels typically transmit the Collection signal to its other members under the influence of the Neural Override Chip.

KreeTah
The Kreetah are the original and first race to submit to the Collection thanks to the failure of their AI, known to them as, "Unity". The Kreetahs are large humanoids standing about 6-7 feet, with two sets of arms. They are most commonly used for their immense strength and ability to push forward. The Kreetah originated from the Collection's current home base, the Ecumenopolis [REDACTED]. Despite the failure of the Kreetah's former caretaker, a large portion of the cryogenically frozen population was evacuated to the KreeTah Remote Installation, a secret spaceborne facility built into an asteroid located within the Remusian Outer Rim. It was built by Unity in case of an emergency evacuation of the Kreetah's home planet. A large portion of the remaining Kreetah now reside within this facility.

Full Synthetics
Synthetics are very common among the Collection, but reside solely on the Collection's operating signal in order to function at maximum capacity. Without the signal, they break down into a more mindless formation of attack. They are generally modelled after both encounter and captured races, built on any number of the Collection's occupied worlds.

= Notable Neo Remusians =

Cael Consor
Formally the Remusian in charge if the Neo-Synthetic Party, Cael has engineered himself into a super computer which now serves as the hivemind intelligence for the Collection, which is now referred to as Overlord