Druidagore



Faction: Neutral right now but they will probably become warlords.

Philosophy: Self perfection and domination.

Pronunciations: Druidagore (drew-da-gor) Goreh (gor-ae)

In short, they seek perfection above all else. The druidagore's nature reflects a yearning for equality. Elements of socialism is always present in government. However it is not taken to the extreme. This has been balanced out by other means. The druidagore use what have been come to be called "druidbots". It is as simple as it sounds, robots used by the druidagore. They are deeply rooted in government and help eliminate the flaws that the druidagore posses. The druidbots use their calculations to plan a course of action. While the druidagore revise it and act on it. This makes decision making both smarter and less impulsive. The druidagore are not very understanding. They immediately dislike other races just because they are different. Racism is still present within their own society and is even more severe for aliens. The druidbots are also programed to dislike the other races at first contact. The druidagore share the same ideals with the druidbots. The only difference is, the druidbots are not plagued with greed or emotion. Staying neutral with another race is first priority. An alliance can be formed depending if the druidbots see the most benefit in it. Otherwise they will invade attempting to lean technology or to steal resources. The druidagore desire resources and research more then anything else in the galactic frontier. Generally, they are scientists and militarists. Religion has no place in the life of a druidagore. Morals ironically come from the druidbots. They have been programed to promote the laws and justice. The population of the druidagore is relatively low. This is made up for by the druidbots. The druidagore seek expansion desperately to continue building druidbots. Depending on the kind of planets they find. They either terraform and settle on it. Or crack the planet open and mine for the metals. Sometimes both.

Culture:
Religion, as in belief in a god, had been completely quashed out after the late centuries. Marks Leninism is the dominant world view at this time. Morals and laws are programed into the druidbots. The druidagore themselves control the legal system however. The gap of power between the druidagore and the druidbots is very thin. The druidbots far outnumber them but the druidagore still consider themselves the masters. So far, the druidagore have had an unflinching loyalty. Although not always effective, new planets and systems are run by the same protocols. Leaders and druidbots are pointed to run all operations. The rights that the druidagore have greatly depend on how they chose to live. A druidagore citizen can run for elections and take part in politics and government. Another option is to work for military. In this field, they can research weapons or become a commander, general ect. Being a scientist or engineer is popular. In here they can develop cyber research, build a new type of duidbot or weapon. Being a common citizen means being a part of society. Other wise it is government work. The druidbots take a count of everyone's profession and do not allow too many to work for the government or the other way around. This again reflects the ideal of balance. It prevents a local government from becoming too weak or too powerful. Sometimes a druidagore does not get the job he or she wants because of this. Luckily transferring jobs is always available later. Generally, more rights are given for citizens rather then government workers. However entitlements and privileges can vary. For example, working in politics means that you get the right the right to vote (although can be limited). The pay check will also come from the government instead of from a business. Living conditions are often better in citizenry. As well as more freedom to go out to parties and so on. Working for the government is viewed as a commitment until a retirement age. In society, druidbots are used as pets or computers. The can have roles that vary from vacuuming the floor to being home security. All Druidagore get complete access to a planet's local world wide web (internetz) and daily news. The universal government doesn't withhold the truth to the people nor does it lie. The druidagore always know about what wars they are in, whether they may agree with it or not.

OCD?
The druidagore have an odd quirk similar to obsessive compulsive disorder. It isn't over excessive however it has affected their history and how the overall culture has evolved. The trait developed during the tribal periods and has been a part of their nature ever since. The druidagore had to constantly balance food sources and population growth. Making sure rations were cut evenly and distributed was necessary for survival. Natural selection or survival of the fittest was not practiced. The druidagore generally like symmetry and for things to be clean, round, tidy or neat. They also have a mild obsession with balance. A balanced economy and equality became popular in government. They later learned that the obsession with balance needed to be balanced! Also because the druidagore are "OCD" they do not like personalty going into a battle. One of the many reasons that the druidagore use robots in the military is so that they do not do the fighting themselves. "Battles are filled with twisted metal, blood and bones. I'm thankful our robots do the dirty work for us." -Common solder

Biology
The druidagore are an intelligent race of bipedal omnivores creatures. The majority of druidagore are black, however subspecies of white and an even less common, grey variant exist. The druidagore evolved bio-luminescence from their early ancestors. Probably as a way to find each other or communicate in dark caves during the early tribal period. The glowing parts on a druidigore's body can be found on a strip. One purple strip on each limb, as well as the eyes and crest on the head. When enraged, or in other deep feeling of emotion, the lights behind the eyes glow brighter. Most druidagore have actually outgrown this trait. While maintaining the purple color, they lack the neon like glow. Interestingly enough, the druidagore feature both an outer and inner skeleton. In the areas that do not have an exoskeleton the druidigore have thick isolating skin. The skin is so thick that it cannot be cut with a conventional knife. Sawing the skin is often necessary for a surgical procedure or inflicting injury, especially the exoskeleton. The external bones are both very strong and flexible. This allows the druidagore limbs to take a lot of stress before breaking. The druidagore's exolimbs grow by having sliding plates and also by molting. A healthy druidagore will molt roughly five times in his/her lifetime. Therefor, the number of times molting can signify how old an individual is. Most druidagore have a life expectancy of 200 years and a birth rate of one child.

Druidagore reproduce sexually and are an egg laying species. Both male and female druidagore look identical. In addition, have mostly masculine traits. Many enjoy tinkering with robots or working on cars. Also they have a good spacial ability and are not exceedingly social (social as in, cannot stop talking). Earthly jobs that are considered feminine are taken over by druidbots. To ensure good employment the government does not allow too many jobs to be taken over by machines. However, they do help fill the gabs of society. Other then the actual sexuality, it is seemingly impossible to tell the difference between male and female. Unless a druidagore is looking for a relationship, the sex will never be questioned by an individual. Marriage exists but is extremely rare.

Evolution:
During the tribal periods the druidagore barely got by. The other life forms on the planet were hostile and the weather conditions were bad. Planet Goreh's sun was a dwarf and not close enough for comfort. The equator was nearly the only habitable place on the planet surface. The world however was short of being an ice ball. Goreh is a very volcanic word. The druidagore shared their planet with silicone lifeforms that were resilient to heat and cold. The number of photosynthetic creatures were lacking. However, chemosynthesis utilizing animals helped stable the ecosystem. The planet went through difficult ice ages and violent volcanic eruptions. Most of the creatures on the world camouflaged themselves either in white or black. Depending if it has hiding in the snow or gathering what little sunlight they could with their black skin. The druidagore nearly faced extinction a few times and they were only able to survive by using their minds. The discovery of fire was easy for them, seeing as the world had frequent volcanic activity. They used it to keep warm when needed or cook food. The druidagore themselves were a warmblooded carbon based life form (like us) and so were more susceptible to getting cold. The thick black leathery skin was not always enough for warmth. So the druidagore would dwell underground in the warmest caves they could find. Planet Goreh was like a warmblooded animal itself. If you could get close enough to it, it could keep you warm. Warm like a mother hen embracing her chicks. The druidagore also found warmth in numbers, and so they formed groups. The more bodies in an area the warmer the room could be. The druidagore disliked solitary life for this reason. However, this also resulted in a loss of oxygen. A balance to find the right temperature and number of people in a group was critical for them. This is most likely the origin of the "OCD" trait later expressed by the druidagore. Population was a constant concern for them. If too many druidagore were in a group, some had to leave. Sometimes peacefully and honorably. Other times violently. Forming your own tribe and venturing away was seen as very brave and well respected. They would soon come to be known as pioneers.

At some point in later history, the druidagore began advancing in primitive societies. The underground cave networks began to be used as mines. They collected metals and started to build with it. Cities began being built and a new life style started to emerge. At this time, another ice age had ended so the surface world was warm enough to be explored once again. Life underground was starting to become a thing of the past now that the new buildings could keep them warm. Most objects had to be made of metal. Wood, although present was scarce. Even when it was found, it was used to make the fires. Hence the fact that photosynthesis was uncommon. Volcanic eruptions and snow clouds kept the sunlight away. The druidagore got few chances to see the stars and never dreamed about gods found in constellations or venturing into space. The planet was also thought to be flat longer then other sentient species. Floating objects like wood was rare and so boats were never made to explore other continents. It wasn't sure exactly when, but at some point brave souls ventured out into the uncharted waters.

One of the kings at the time enlisted a group of brave adventures. He outfitted them a ship and promised them that if they found something that would solve the mystery they would be rewarded. The ship had about 50 men and women aboard. Writers, scribes and artists would recount the tale to the king upon their return. Each of them knew that they could die if they were unable to return. The trip at sea lasted three excruciating months. Then finally they had arrived. Expecting to find "the end of the world". They were surprised to find another enormous continent instead. At first it was thought as the same place. The wildlife they found there proved otherwise. These 50 individuals came to be known as "The Pioneers". They stayed for a few days to re cooperate. A problem then emerged. The crew did not have enough rations to last all of them the return home. A portion of the crew honorably stayed behind to give the others the chance to return. Tragically a storm killed the returning crew and wrecked the ship. The surviving pioneers still on land will never know of this. Meanwhile, back at home the people speculated what had happened to the crew. "They must have gotten too close and fell of the world!" they would think. The pioneers managed to survive in the new land. They found sustainable food sources and made shelter. The pioneers knew that it would take a long time before they could make another ship and return themselves. Years had passed and children were born, and less thought was given about home. They had made their own home. Time went on, and they decided to stay. They made a new empire, a new nation and a new race of druidagore. Centuries past, and two different races of druidagore grew up together in a parallel world. The skin of the pioneers turned a snowy white with time. As they adapted to the new conditions. The druidagore that lived in the original land maintained a dark black color.

Pre space History
Much of the early history of the druidagore was told though the wars that have been waged. Many battles took place within their own continents before each others. Hundreds of dictators have ruled throughout the early and late centuries. Most governments of the past have held on to a socialist view and a dictator has often risen in it's place. Sometimes by violence, and other times by election. Dictatorships should have been expected, due to the similarity's between socialism and communism. Their obsession with equal rights made capitalism and other forms of economics or governments less common. For whatever reason, the newer white continent sought after other forms of governments more often. Eventually unification was reached in both continents. Therefore, became two nations. It didn't happen at the same time but it didn't matter. The white nation never forgot about their pioneer ancestors decided it was finally time to come into contact with the black nation. Diplomats were sent over and they braced for how their cultures would collide. A language barrier was the first and biggest problem. After learning how to communicate trade and peaceful alliance emerged. Unfortunately it didn't end there. The differences between them was too great. They have lived more then a few centuries without ever seeing people so vastly different. Different governments also made agreements difficult. The black nation was a communist one. The other had a form of capitalism. There wasn't a lot of understanding going on. However, they both wanted what the other had. Different food, materials, drugs and so on. Trade didn't satisfy them and so they went to war. The war was declared by the black nation. They now had a true hate for each other. The black nation took pride in themselves after learning that they were the original species. Therefore they named themselves "The Genuine". While the white nation took pride in their ancestors sacrifice and kept the name "Pioneers".

The war went on for more then a few centuries. Because of the sheer numbers of people and seeing that it was nothing but two super powers it went on for a long time. Desperate to end the war and force the other nation to surrender, genocidal means were employed. Nuclear weapons (although used at first) were not used due to the fear of a global nuclear fallout. Poison and chemo weapons were also later omitted because it would also harm the ecosystem. The planet was already seen as a dieing world due to lack of resources. Destruction of habitat was severe in order to sustain the war effort. A powerful weapon that would kill only the druidagore race needed to be made. One that would only target and kill the people but not harm plants or animals. They were wise enough to not doom the species.

Thus a pathogen was made. After years of research, a form of virus was intentionally created. Knowingly it would come with unforeseen consequences. The virus was made in such a particular way that it only killed druidagore making it miraculous. Animals and live stock were naturally immune. The virus was manifested by the Genuine. Years of preparation went into effect before it was used. First, enough antibodies were produced in case an outbreak happened within their own nation. The virus was kept as a complete secret from the public. The Pioneers were completely oblivious to the attack. When the Genuine unleashed the attack they braced for the worse. The pathogen was carried by a massive army of small flying robots. Each one with stealth capabilities and a bomb containing the virus. Once dropped, the robots self destructed by collided into buildings dealing further damage. The bombs created a mist after making contact with the ground. Easily spreading the contagious airborne virus. A sinister fog of yellow smoke enveloped the cities.

Symptoms of the virus are softening of the skin and thinning of the external bones. Internal bones also became brittle and cracked easily. The virus seemed to target and leach bone marrow. Imagine falling and braking a bone terrified that you could be infected. The virus was nicknamed "The Crippler" after it showed the effects. Other symptoms were similar to the flu. Fever, sore throat coughing spells ect. Death was expected in only a week after the first sign of symptoms. During this time the Genuine established an absolute embargo on all trade that uses aircraft or ships. Even within their own economy. Extreme steps were taken to prevent the virus from arriving on their own shores. The number of deaths at this time was higher then at any other time in history. The Pioneers would never be able to recover and fight back at this point. After the first two weeks radio contact was made. The Genuine promised that they would cure the surviving victims if they surrendered. Surrender is exactly what the Pioneers did next. Finally ending the war. The druidagore have never been in a war since.

In the following years the virus lingered but was eventually controlled. Now a single nation, but a dictated one. Even after the war ended there was a new hate for the current ruler. Limiting trade crippled the economy and the people never forgave him for utilizing The Crippler. Already being an old man at this time, his passing was short after. The political leaders and general druidagore wanted to reform the government at this time. It was decided that the next leader should be elected by majority vote. The next elected leader was a former woman of the pioneers. Her name was Dwuela(Da-wel-la)She embraced the dictatorship but held fast the views of free enterprise. Major government reform happened at this time. later She would be seen as the greatest leader in history. Elected in her youth, she had a long term ahead of her.(in Earth years, she got elected at the age of 25 and lived till 198) She rooted her ideals in government so deeply into the ground that it would be almost impossible to alter.

New current government:
At this time advances in cyber technology became incredibly advanced. The druidbots that could calculate information grew so impressive that they began to be used in government. druidbots acted as advisers and would instruct courses of action. This information was revised by Dwuela and then acted on. She was a great leader, but she had some help. She ensured the druidbots would continue to be used in government. However she took steps to prevent the "Terminator" scenario. It will always be a possible risk for the druidbots to turn on their masters. However they can be manually disabled at any time if needed. In Dwuela's later years she established the final autocracy. More similar to a presidency at this time. Before she died, she limited terms in office to 25 years. The new leaders adopted the same government and continued to evolve it. It became increasingly better over time. The druidagore ventured out to the stars and collected resources. returning home with enough to secure the sole nation's economy. The space program was now the only frontier.

Rach Empire:
The druidagore made their first encounter with the rach and it was not a pleasant one. Diplomats from both sides discussed philosophy and the possibility of an alliance. Both sides knew that this would not come into fruition. Regardless they tried to stay at peace with one another. eventually the druidagore discovered the stealth capabilities of the rach. They feared them and so they began invading planets to gain more ground. An excuse for the war was a means of strengthening the military. The druidagore wanted to get their hands on stealth tech and further perfect the druidbots AI by practicing on real targets. "There is no better laboratory then a battlefield" -druidagore scientist. There were also more mundane reasons such as job creation. More hands could be put to work on either druidbot AI or weapons development. Due to the known information that the druidbot mediators calculated, a war was of the best interest.

Biomatter Hordes:
The druidagore were at a unique point in time. They have now claimed dozens planets either by harvesting or by terraform. Both sciences that the druidagore heavily invested in. The military weapons were actually extremely outdated compared to other races when they where at this same period of time. The goal of the military was solely used to ensure that they had control over their own people. Although wars were unheard of after they had unification on their home world. Of course the druidagore are currently at war with the rach. Other then that, the druidagore have never encountered another opposing force.

A long time after, and without much progression in the war, the druidagore encounter another threat. The bio matter hordes. After the druidagore lost one of their claimed planets they understood the treat that they now faced. Horrific mutations of the body followed the biomatter attacks. The druidbots lacked adequate programming to combat them. The druidbots are “slow” because they lack the ability to learn. Dumbfounded by these strange creatures the druidbots stood carelessly watching. The defeats that they suffered at their claws was nothing short of embarrassing. Faith was lost in the military for a time and they became panic stricken. The military database was under massive overhaul attempting to reprogram the druidbots. After a new enemy was analyzed they could update and add new targets that druidbots could recognize. After the biomatter was listed the tide began to turn in the druidagore's favor. The druidagore could have actually thanked that rach for this. To best explain it, the battles with the rach toughened them up. During the wars with the rach, they played a mostly defensive role. The druidagore enjoyed exercising their druidbots systems and perfecting the database. They were getting good at installing new soft wares and updating the database with new targets. In newer, faster and more efficient methods. If it had not been for the war with the rach beforehand, the druidagore would have been completely helpless against biomatter.

They military was comprised if nothing but robots. Battling the biomatter with a robot army proved incredibly effective. The biomatter, used to mutating or eating their victims put them at an immediate disadvantage. The druidagore were finally able to drive back the hordes and reclaim a few of their planets.

It was at this time that the druidagore encounter the zaretians. The zare's were in the middle of a space battle with a massive biomatter ship. They druidagore offered their services in the battle to their new found empire. The Zaretians refused the offer and proceeded to destroy the biomatter fleet. Biomatter, having a disadvantage in space suffered the loss in a short time. After the battle the zaretians had many diplomatic relations with the druidagore. They spoke of the wars that they were in and they had two common enemies, the names of rach and biomatter. Both sides smiled at each other after leaning this and immediately brofisted. A full fledged alliance formed shortly afterwords.

Military:
The Druidagore use scouts and robotic drones often to gather information on targets or allies. Like a satellite, druidagore use them to spy on planets from a distance. After targeting an empire they will use whatever tactics are necessary for best results. Even if they are deemed as barbaric. Some of them never forgot how effective the pathogen was. Using bio weapons is not frowned upon. Poisoning a planet or reverse terraforming is cruel but also used. Druidagore feel no guilt in killing with their own hands, however they are fond of using robotic drones for most war actions. There are few situations where the druidagore would rather right without druidbots. Enslaving their targets is also not uncommon.

Druidbots:
The druidagore battle by using what they call "the druidbot army". Using robots instead of soldiers gives the druids a number of advantages. Robots never disobey orders and have a more effective targeting system then the average soldier. Communication is also easy thanks to a massive data network that the druidbots use to communicate with each other. They are able to transmit encoded messages with each other to instantly discuss battle plans. This ability has been compared to telepathy because they are able to talk without using a verbal language. The druidagore themselves can only talk to their druidbots one-way. The druidagore can give verbal orders that the druidbots hear, or they can transmit it wirelessly. Only special kinds of druidbots have the ability to talk back to their druidagore masters. Most of these robots are not part of the druidbot army and are instead used in society. Robots of course lack emotions and cannot become angry or feel remorse for killing enemies. Thus an advantage, however the other races of course will not remorse either. Disadvantages include a lack of higher intelligence, such as the ability to learn. In order for the druidbots to know about something new the database must be manually updated. Druidagore work around the clock to feed new information into the database. For the most part druidbots are able to combat new threats even if it has no data on it. For example if it sees something new, it will compare and find the closest match in the database and treat it the same. It has been scientifically proven that robots cannot hang. As a result they are unable hang enemies by their necks. Druidbots also have a hard time drying their laundry.

Druidbot military Communication:
Seeing as that the druidbots heavily rely on radio communication they are vulnerable to interference. Even worse, are vulnerable to the messages being intercepted. It is possible for another race to “listen in” to anything that the druidbots say to each other. To counter this, the druidbots speak a difficult language that only they understand. To describe it, it looks like nothing but data. They basically send encrypted text messages to each other. A druidbot can immediately comprehend it. But it is difficult to translate, even for their druidagore masters. This is done purposeful so that an enemy cannot cannot understand the messages. However, using a specific software (something like Google translate) can immediately decipher it. The druidagore use this when needed. As long as an enemy does not get there hands on it, or find another way to translate. radio broadcasts are safe. Most of the radio signals are used during a battle. Therefore, unless the information is read immediately, it is useless. Time should not be taken to decipher each word one at a time in the middle of a battle. None the less, the druidagore fear an enemy that can read the druidbot language on the fly.

A more dangerous concern to them is radio jamming technology. However because the messages are sent as a text there is no fear of radio static or interference disrupting the sound. Because there is no sound. Tremendous steps have been taken to prevent signal jamming. The first is more methods of communication. The druidbots can also talk with infrared, wireless and wifi. And can, if necessary speak to each other by transmitting the messages verbally via radio. Meaning, they can talk just the same as other sentient races. Only without a mouth and so it must listened too with a device. Something as simple as a cellphone.