Sketch
21-02-2004, 08:25
Project GENESIS
As many know, the study and development of cloning technologies has been and is a forbidden science. For generations, all advancements in the field of genetics related to cloning humans have been stymied due to issues of morality. As such, Sketch has always depended upon the natural human processes of advancing human capabilities. Now, with the advent of accurate genetic mapping and strain prognosis, science has been able to anticipate the probable outcomes of any genetic joining. This newfound ability to predetermine one's genetic makeup, combined with knowledge of genetic indicators, will usher in a new era of life. No longer will humanity be plagued by genetic diseases or limitations. Human life will be able to advance to the next stage of evolution.
However, this is not without its dark secrets. Long ago, when cloning and all related activities were banned, the Sketchian government secretly maintained a small, well funded facility. Overtime, the facility grew and with it, new technologies and theories developed. Eventually, when Sketch advanced into space, it was decided that in order to maitain the secrecy surrounding the science, all technologies related to human cloning would be moved into space. There, the major break throughs were made. For the first time, without the usage of any human reproductive systems, a full human was reproduced. From there, generations of human clones were developed. It wasn't long until clones were put to the ultimate test - integration into the human cycle. In an action that was questionable even by the standards of the cloning community, a generation of clones were infriltrated into society via surrogate mothers and unsuspecting families. The entire lifespans of the clones were tracked, every action, every growth, every little detail analyzed with the most intense scrutiny. The result was incredible, in every case, without fail, the clones have performed as humans - even to the point of procreation. Man hath created man.
This development did not go un-noticed. In a swift and thorough crackdown, the strong arm of the Sketchian government, previously tolerating the indulgences of the researchers, put an end to the experiment on human sanctity. All records of the experimentations were sealed. The scientists were treated to silence, a conditioning that rendered them incapable of speaking or even thinking of their previous research. In an act which was termed as a "divine cleansing of all that is impure", the government initiated an inquisition. Using the records taken from the scientists, all traces of the clones, their offspring and anyone who were in close contact with them were excised from Sketch. The result was the subsequent eradication of nearly 2 million people.
Before project GENESIS was terminated however, the Sketchian hierarchy had expressed interest in the viable military applications of this science. As a result, a subproject called SPARTAN was set into place. The subproject was based on the precepts of accelerated growth, genetic enhancements, hypnotherapy (subconscious indoctrination), and psychoconditioning in order to create the perfect soldier. The results far exceeded the highest expectations. Fully grown, physically perfect "humans" were created with only 2 years of growth and develomental period. Full functionality was acheived within 42 hours of hypnotherapy and psychoconditioning, bringing previously "empty vessels" to a sate of combat vetern experince. To call these new soldiers "human" however was a stretch. Each fiber of their being had been redesigned, from their bone structures to their musculature to their organs. If one was to cut open a SPARTAN, they would not find even half the usual amount of organs found in a regular human, entire systems had been fused for efficiency or removed and replaced by totally new organs of human design. SPARTAN was no human development project, it was a weapons focused endeavor, one which had succeded beyond anyone's wildest imagination.
Needless to say, even when project GENESIS was shutdown and sealed, Its subproject spawn, SPARTAN, remained. Since SPARTAN was based entirely off GENESIS, GENESIS could not be destroyed. After a long deliberation, it was decided to relocate GENESIS and SPARTAN onto a nearly completed deepspace station. Originally intended to be a deepspace docking station for Sketchian military vessels, Progenitor station LILITH (as it was rechristened) became the new home for the men without God.
As many know, the study and development of cloning technologies has been and is a forbidden science. For generations, all advancements in the field of genetics related to cloning humans have been stymied due to issues of morality. As such, Sketch has always depended upon the natural human processes of advancing human capabilities. Now, with the advent of accurate genetic mapping and strain prognosis, science has been able to anticipate the probable outcomes of any genetic joining. This newfound ability to predetermine one's genetic makeup, combined with knowledge of genetic indicators, will usher in a new era of life. No longer will humanity be plagued by genetic diseases or limitations. Human life will be able to advance to the next stage of evolution.
However, this is not without its dark secrets. Long ago, when cloning and all related activities were banned, the Sketchian government secretly maintained a small, well funded facility. Overtime, the facility grew and with it, new technologies and theories developed. Eventually, when Sketch advanced into space, it was decided that in order to maitain the secrecy surrounding the science, all technologies related to human cloning would be moved into space. There, the major break throughs were made. For the first time, without the usage of any human reproductive systems, a full human was reproduced. From there, generations of human clones were developed. It wasn't long until clones were put to the ultimate test - integration into the human cycle. In an action that was questionable even by the standards of the cloning community, a generation of clones were infriltrated into society via surrogate mothers and unsuspecting families. The entire lifespans of the clones were tracked, every action, every growth, every little detail analyzed with the most intense scrutiny. The result was incredible, in every case, without fail, the clones have performed as humans - even to the point of procreation. Man hath created man.
This development did not go un-noticed. In a swift and thorough crackdown, the strong arm of the Sketchian government, previously tolerating the indulgences of the researchers, put an end to the experiment on human sanctity. All records of the experimentations were sealed. The scientists were treated to silence, a conditioning that rendered them incapable of speaking or even thinking of their previous research. In an act which was termed as a "divine cleansing of all that is impure", the government initiated an inquisition. Using the records taken from the scientists, all traces of the clones, their offspring and anyone who were in close contact with them were excised from Sketch. The result was the subsequent eradication of nearly 2 million people.
Before project GENESIS was terminated however, the Sketchian hierarchy had expressed interest in the viable military applications of this science. As a result, a subproject called SPARTAN was set into place. The subproject was based on the precepts of accelerated growth, genetic enhancements, hypnotherapy (subconscious indoctrination), and psychoconditioning in order to create the perfect soldier. The results far exceeded the highest expectations. Fully grown, physically perfect "humans" were created with only 2 years of growth and develomental period. Full functionality was acheived within 42 hours of hypnotherapy and psychoconditioning, bringing previously "empty vessels" to a sate of combat vetern experince. To call these new soldiers "human" however was a stretch. Each fiber of their being had been redesigned, from their bone structures to their musculature to their organs. If one was to cut open a SPARTAN, they would not find even half the usual amount of organs found in a regular human, entire systems had been fused for efficiency or removed and replaced by totally new organs of human design. SPARTAN was no human development project, it was a weapons focused endeavor, one which had succeded beyond anyone's wildest imagination.
Needless to say, even when project GENESIS was shutdown and sealed, Its subproject spawn, SPARTAN, remained. Since SPARTAN was based entirely off GENESIS, GENESIS could not be destroyed. After a long deliberation, it was decided to relocate GENESIS and SPARTAN onto a nearly completed deepspace station. Originally intended to be a deepspace docking station for Sketchian military vessels, Progenitor station LILITH (as it was rechristened) became the new home for the men without God.