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 ** Oris.txt ::: Jed Reynolds ::: april 1995
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 ** Contains a developing outline of the Orsian Empire for Robowars.
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/*
 * 1.0 Government
 */

1.1	Council of Ten, aka "Shadow of Ten," and "Ghost Council"

A shadow group that contrils and masterminds the destiny of the orisian
empire. They are not even remotely referred to in society. No one knows
they even exist. Each of the memvers has a biogenetically engineered
bran that is implanted to hold the endless amounts of history and trivia
about the empire. They are the most powerful force of the empire, that 
acts over the widest range: time. They essentially are the start of the 
Orisian Nation.

/* notes:
	* This cranial wisdom might be originated from the "bonefone"
	technology originally implimented in officers in the Triconian
	military.
	
	* The continuity of leadership in the Orisian empire has truly 
	made it strong.
*/

1.2	General Overseer, aka "Grand Overseer"

The popular visible leader of the Orisian empire. He is always a cyborg of
aristrocratic lineage. All overseers past and future have and will be 
oblivious to the Ghost Council. The real job of the Grand Overseer is to
weild tie-breaking power in the proceedings of the Path of Strength.

1.3	The Path of Strength, aka "The Path," or "The Stong Council."

This is the Orisian congress, but not in much of a democratic sense. It is
the only unity of the civilian and military partitions of the Orisian
society. The Path is where all big social decisions are made, problems
rectified, and were the military and the civilian leaders can try and
syncapate. Usually, the military and civilian leaders don't try to step
on the other's toes, and accordingly only deal with their own partisan
issues. This forum, at a minimum, keeps both sides of the nation informed
about what is going on in either side of the Government.

/* notes:

			Stratigraphy of Orisian Government

			Council of Ten	Has silent power over the 
			=-=-=-=-=-=-=-	whole enchilada
			General Overseer
			      ||
			Path of Strenth
			      ||
	____		     //\\	The powerful end up here
	|		    //  \\
	| Social	   //    \\
	|  /\		Military  \\
	|  ||		  ||       ||
	|  ||		  ||    Civilian
	| Ranking	  ||       ||
	|  /\		  ||	   ||
	|___		................
			..	      ..
			.. The Poor   ..
			.. and Cannon ..
		  	.. Fodder     .. New worlds end up here
			................

*/

/*
 * 2.0 Discernable Enemies
 */

Cyrans, neutral worlds, Triconians, TTT/Mauler, Armex

/*
 * 3.0 Resources
 */

About 500 worlds, and 100 systems over nearly four sectors.

/*
 * 4.0 Races
 */

The races contained in the Orisian nation are all humanoid, and
mostly all human. There are lots of cyborgs in the society, mostly
in the military sector. The level of cybernation is almost directly
proportional to the level of societal or military status in the Orisian
culture.

There are some Cyran species in the Orisian culture, but they are less
than 5% of the population, and are not obvious. Even harder to find
are Feral Cyrans, most of whom have been hunted to thin numbers
whereever the Orisians set foot. Feral Cyrans are the least favored
two footed beasts of the Orisian culture.

There are reports of occurances of the Sterling genome in fairly high
quantities in some sectors of Orisian space. Some estimates range to as
high as 15% in some geographies. These families and thier background are
kept well hidden from view.

Some racial tensions:

1)	Cyrans are like a "ninja" society in the Orisian nation. They are
	feared yet respected for their fighting prowess and their lack
	of a need for cybernations. The frequently earn much spite and
	disrepect from military commanders who are jealous of their
	natural talents.

2)	Feral Cyrans are sought out and openly destroyed as freak of 
	nature or dangerous mutants my most every Orisian. There are even
	reports of Orisian Cyran "Which Hunts" after whole villages of
	Feral Cyrans. Most Feral Cyrans try their hardest to get to the
	periferal and border worlds of the Orisian empire, where they are
	safer, and around possibly more tolerant vestiges of society.

/*
 *  5.0 Scope
 */

5.1	Dimentions

The Orisian nation spans over 100 systems containing approximately
500 worlds. Billions of people, millions of ships. These planets
approaching the core of the empire are better and better linkinked
with transport-pads for quick, almost insintaneous planet-to-planet
transfer.

5.2 	Age

A small portion of the Orisian navy is currently spending the remainder
of thier tours (or lives actually) in time flux. This allows Orisians
to "pop in" on people and planets all over the Milky Way at all sorts of
strange times. This practice became very rare and risky, especially since it
stokes the wrath of Mauler. The Orisians were a big influence 5500 years
ago when they tried to take over the original Triconian Empire based
on the planet Earth.

5.3	Goals

Militaristic Galactic Unification...with Orisians on top. The Orisians
aren't about to stop either. They have made a firm, long term commitment
to do what the Ancient Triconians tried to do but SO MISERABLY failed to
do...take over the Galaxy. This time the Orisians are taking it slow.
They have all the time they need (how true!)!

/*
 * 6.0 Origin
 */

6.1	History

The Orisians formed out of the carcass of plundered Triconian worlds about 
100 years after the Start of the Galactic Depression (which turned quickly
in to the Galactic Dark Age). This happened right after the sacking of 
what was left of the over-ripe Triconian empire. The Orisians held together
as about six worlds in two systems throught the ensuing Galactic Dark
Age. When the Dark Age began to lift about 400 years ago, the started
slowly expanding again.

6.2	Current Background

Most of what's going on in sector 23 is that the Orisians are slowly gearing
up for the taking of at least half of the this sector in five years.
It will be a massive battle. If the cyrans can't get their shit straight
with all the raceteering and petty gang-land impediments is has fostered
for the last few hundered years, they have a chanse. The addition of the
Blackthorn Triconians tips the scales in favor of the non-Orisian occupants
of the sector, but how much...we still don't know.

/*
 * 7.0 Leaders
 */

7.1	The Coucil of Ten

The Council of Ten are very old motha-fukkas. They remember much, and try
very easily to forget nothing. The are : Roudvik, Hraunhaven, Illugui,
Stienthor, Thorleiv, Thorlack, Vigra, Thinskalar, Helgafel, Osloq.

7.2	General Overseer

The General Overseer is Yura Vlodovostock. He has no idea where he does
get his ideas, and he's never ever seen, or knows about a
"Ghost Council".

7.3	The Path Of Strength

* 250+ Members
	Military and Civilian

* 35 Custodians
	Control and manage the Members

* 3 Judiciaries: Chan Go'k; Kor-tan Woar; Helena Von. This people are
	directly below...

* 1 Secretary of the Path:  Mutra Beurilon
	Sits beside the General Overseer.

/*
 * 8.0 Economy
 */

8.1	General

The Orisian Empire is a facist society centered about classical philosphies,
like war. Much of the industry of the Empire is milito-economic

/*
 * 9.0 Military
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/*
 * 10.0 Tech Level
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/*
 * 11.0 Current Dilemas:
 */