Species 1
25-05-2004, 13:55
Ever since this nation cam onto the scene, it's origins and goals have been a mystery. We were in the dark as how a member of Species 1 looked but over the years we have learned enough now about these enigmatic beings to shed some light one these questions.
Appearance
When the first ships of Species 1 were seen, their was some debate among scholars as to how the internal design looked like and how any species would come up with such a design. Even more problematic was the fact that Species 1 themselves consistently referred to theirs ships as vessels and that they managed to repel a Shivan boarding party with ease after it had slammed itself into the ship. But now we know why.
Species 1 is in fact not organic but technological in origin. Every individual is no more then a big electronic brain that controls one ship. One of their ships thus only represents one being and the ships are in fact their bodies.
http://www.neutralzone.de/database/Alien/Delta/BorgVinculum.gif
A rare view of a Species 1.
Origins
As you know Species 1 arrived on the galactic scene several years ago from another galaxy. We still do not know which one, only that they refer to it as galaxy 1 which indicates that this is their home. We know a bit more about how they came into being.
Apparantly a very long time ago, several thousand years according to some experts, there was a race which Species 1 refers to as Species 0 although they usually also add their name when they speak of them. This shows that they are still honouring their creators in their own way. The name they give is Tek but wether this is their actual name remains to be seen.
These Tek created the first of Species 1 to man their warships for them. This would make wars cheap in lives and the electronic brain they had created would be far better in space warfare. Tests were succesfull and they were installed throughout the fleet. When war came they performed admirably but they began to disobey orders. What the Tek had failed to realize was that their creation had become sentient as it learned and that it also had an instinct for self preservation. This became clear when almost all ships refused to be called back when the Tek wanted to refit the ships with a new version of the ship control device.
Now the Tek had a problem as Species 1 designated them as the greatest threat to their own survival and began to attack. Even without a fleet the Tek managed to hold them of for years as Species 1 began to learn to build and design its own ships. Even when other races in the region decided either to attack the Tek now that they were weak while others decided that Species 1 was to big a threat both Species 1 as the Tek managed to hold them of.
But in the end the Tek could not keep up with Species 1 as they began to incorporate the best of the technologies they had captured from others into their own ships. When their defences finally collapsed the entire race was destroyed within hours. Species 1 immidiately turned its attention towards expansion to take out all the races in the region that had attacked them or their former masters.
So Species 1 began to expand as one system after another fell before their army. No race could field a fleet numbering millions and the vessels of Species 1 were very advanced. After only a thousand years only a few races remained. These had opted to make peace with Species 1 and to stay in their home system. When Species had finished occupying every system in their galaxy they looked to others. They constructed huge sleeper vessels which would carry enough of their kind to new galaxy's and start there again.
Goals
What there goals are is actually rather simple. First of all it is survival which to them means both expansion of territory but also the acquisition of new technology. Occasionaly they will form a peace treaty with another but once the other side breaks it they destroy that species without mercy.
Psychologic make up
Little can be said about it. We know that they share their thoughts with each other but also that although there is a collective drive, there is also room for individual thoughts and preferences. Still it is clear that most of Species 1 thinks very alike.
System layout
All the systems under their control are 'restructured'. The asteroids and comets that are present in the system are broken down and used to construct a huge space station that serves as a shipyard and storage facility for spare vessels. It is also believed that new members of Species 1 are created there.
The solid planets and moons in the system are covered in machinery, mines and factories which produce certain parts. One planet, space station or other facility like the solar energy collector is usually controlled by one individual which take turns in this rather dull assignement. Although there are those that actually prefer to spend their time managing a planet while they work on some new device or shield configuration.
I had already mentioned the solar energy collector. This is actually a swarm of small blocks which completely surround the sun collecting all the energy it puts out. This gives them enormous amounts of power which they use among other things to power the jump gates in the system. The jump gates allow fast travel between gates but can also launch vessels to a predetermined system at a far greater speed then even a scout can reach. There are also sensor nodes which monitor everything that happens within their territory and what happens a hundred light years away from it.
Vessels
Apart from the geometric shapes they also all posses repair systems which consists of tentacles, cables, small robotic spiders and nanotechnology. All of these are also used to attack and capture other ships.
Every member of Species 1 that controls a vessel does so from the safety of a barge. This is a small craft that can be used to escape when the vessel itself no longer works. Its not capable of high speeds nor does it posses great combat capabilities.
http://www.neutralzone.de/database/Alien/Delta/BorgProbe04.jpg
All vessels of Species 1 posses regenaritive shielding and focused energy beam emitters along with plasma bolt launchers although the strength of these varies according to how much power the vessel has. Now that it has assimilated some Shivan technology their vessels also posses a subspace shield that shunt some of the damage to subspace although not all of it.
Drone
http://www.angelfire.com/trek/ECF/other/borg/borg14.jpg
Dimensions: 4m long
Power core: 1 zero point energy generator.
Hull: Tritanium
Armament: 1 focused energy beam emitter
Comments: These drones more or less perform the task of fighter. There are differences however. First they are capable of near light speed and thanks to their power source they don't need refueling. Their weapon although not as powerful as that of a vessel is still strong enough to be used against larger ships as well as fighters and their shields can take a beating. They are also unmanned and are controlled by one member of Species 1 residing in a vessel or station. Large swarms of them are known to cruise through their space, looking out for any trespassers which are then destroyed. Although not strong individually these swarms consist out of thousands of these drones which are more then a match for any capital ship.
Scoutvessel
Dimensions: a sphere of 300m in diameter
Power core: quantum singularity
Hull: Tritanium
Armament:
- 30 plasma launchers with a power output of 80.000 terawatt
- 10 focused energybeam emitters with a power output of 120.000 terawatt
- 1 Spacial distortion emitter (simply a modification to one of its FTL-propulsion systems but very effective against anything that comes within 50km of it)
- 20 drones
Comments: It has several FTL-propulsion systems and its sensors are the best that was available in their home galaxy. Apart from scouting this vessel also fights and helps to restructure systems making it the workhorse of Species 1.
http://employees.csbsju.edu/rsorensen/modelcitizen/trekships/borg/rendered_borg_sphere.jpg
Warvessel
Dimensions: cube of 3km.
Power core: 1 quantum singularity and 4 anti-matter reactors.
Hull: Tritanium with neutronium plating
Armament:
- 60 plasma launchers with a power output of 110.000 terawatt
- 36 focused energybeam emitters with a power output of 1.200.000 terawatt
- 18 missile launchers for missiles with compressed antimatter warheads giving them a higher hield then the standard antimatter missiles in use with other races. The yield is roughly 200 megatons at the moment.
- 40 drones
Comments: The huge amount of power this vessel needs meant it could not operate on one singularity. First installing a second singularity was tried but this was never succesfull. Instead it was equipped with 4 antimatter reactors and this proved to be a satisfactory solution to the problem. The neutronium hull plating doesn't cover the entire vessel because this would leave it defenseless and blind. It cannot regenerate its neutronium armour but instead patches it up with tritanium untill it can be repaired in a dock.
http://www.neutralzone.de/database/Alien/Delta/BorgClass-4TacticalCube.gif
Restructor
They are 45km in length, 5km in height and 15km in width. These massive constructs can travel suprisingly fast and contain numerous weapons. It also features 50.000 drones and 10 scout vessels. Power is provided for by 4 quantum singularity generators.
Assimilated technology:
Shivan
- compressed antimatter torpedoes giving their torpedoes more power
- subspace technology which allows them to create a subspace field around their vessels that absorb some of the energy directed to them. Even with the shields down this field still gives them a measure of protection.
List of Species encountered in Galaxy 2:
Species 2865: Hive Fleet Imodius
Species 2866: Human
Species 2867: Shivan
Species 2868: Vasudan
Species 2869: Kanunickstan
Species 2870: Drakh
Species 2871: Shadow
Species 2872: Skaven (The Horned Rat)
Species 2873: Elven
Species 2874: Sentient Nanites
system 2-1: First system restructured in this galaxy, their homeworld in this galaxy.
system 2-87590: Rho 228
system 2-104651: Sol
OOC: if I forgot something just say so.
Appearance
When the first ships of Species 1 were seen, their was some debate among scholars as to how the internal design looked like and how any species would come up with such a design. Even more problematic was the fact that Species 1 themselves consistently referred to theirs ships as vessels and that they managed to repel a Shivan boarding party with ease after it had slammed itself into the ship. But now we know why.
Species 1 is in fact not organic but technological in origin. Every individual is no more then a big electronic brain that controls one ship. One of their ships thus only represents one being and the ships are in fact their bodies.
http://www.neutralzone.de/database/Alien/Delta/BorgVinculum.gif
A rare view of a Species 1.
Origins
As you know Species 1 arrived on the galactic scene several years ago from another galaxy. We still do not know which one, only that they refer to it as galaxy 1 which indicates that this is their home. We know a bit more about how they came into being.
Apparantly a very long time ago, several thousand years according to some experts, there was a race which Species 1 refers to as Species 0 although they usually also add their name when they speak of them. This shows that they are still honouring their creators in their own way. The name they give is Tek but wether this is their actual name remains to be seen.
These Tek created the first of Species 1 to man their warships for them. This would make wars cheap in lives and the electronic brain they had created would be far better in space warfare. Tests were succesfull and they were installed throughout the fleet. When war came they performed admirably but they began to disobey orders. What the Tek had failed to realize was that their creation had become sentient as it learned and that it also had an instinct for self preservation. This became clear when almost all ships refused to be called back when the Tek wanted to refit the ships with a new version of the ship control device.
Now the Tek had a problem as Species 1 designated them as the greatest threat to their own survival and began to attack. Even without a fleet the Tek managed to hold them of for years as Species 1 began to learn to build and design its own ships. Even when other races in the region decided either to attack the Tek now that they were weak while others decided that Species 1 was to big a threat both Species 1 as the Tek managed to hold them of.
But in the end the Tek could not keep up with Species 1 as they began to incorporate the best of the technologies they had captured from others into their own ships. When their defences finally collapsed the entire race was destroyed within hours. Species 1 immidiately turned its attention towards expansion to take out all the races in the region that had attacked them or their former masters.
So Species 1 began to expand as one system after another fell before their army. No race could field a fleet numbering millions and the vessels of Species 1 were very advanced. After only a thousand years only a few races remained. These had opted to make peace with Species 1 and to stay in their home system. When Species had finished occupying every system in their galaxy they looked to others. They constructed huge sleeper vessels which would carry enough of their kind to new galaxy's and start there again.
Goals
What there goals are is actually rather simple. First of all it is survival which to them means both expansion of territory but also the acquisition of new technology. Occasionaly they will form a peace treaty with another but once the other side breaks it they destroy that species without mercy.
Psychologic make up
Little can be said about it. We know that they share their thoughts with each other but also that although there is a collective drive, there is also room for individual thoughts and preferences. Still it is clear that most of Species 1 thinks very alike.
System layout
All the systems under their control are 'restructured'. The asteroids and comets that are present in the system are broken down and used to construct a huge space station that serves as a shipyard and storage facility for spare vessels. It is also believed that new members of Species 1 are created there.
The solid planets and moons in the system are covered in machinery, mines and factories which produce certain parts. One planet, space station or other facility like the solar energy collector is usually controlled by one individual which take turns in this rather dull assignement. Although there are those that actually prefer to spend their time managing a planet while they work on some new device or shield configuration.
I had already mentioned the solar energy collector. This is actually a swarm of small blocks which completely surround the sun collecting all the energy it puts out. This gives them enormous amounts of power which they use among other things to power the jump gates in the system. The jump gates allow fast travel between gates but can also launch vessels to a predetermined system at a far greater speed then even a scout can reach. There are also sensor nodes which monitor everything that happens within their territory and what happens a hundred light years away from it.
Vessels
Apart from the geometric shapes they also all posses repair systems which consists of tentacles, cables, small robotic spiders and nanotechnology. All of these are also used to attack and capture other ships.
Every member of Species 1 that controls a vessel does so from the safety of a barge. This is a small craft that can be used to escape when the vessel itself no longer works. Its not capable of high speeds nor does it posses great combat capabilities.
http://www.neutralzone.de/database/Alien/Delta/BorgProbe04.jpg
All vessels of Species 1 posses regenaritive shielding and focused energy beam emitters along with plasma bolt launchers although the strength of these varies according to how much power the vessel has. Now that it has assimilated some Shivan technology their vessels also posses a subspace shield that shunt some of the damage to subspace although not all of it.
Drone
http://www.angelfire.com/trek/ECF/other/borg/borg14.jpg
Dimensions: 4m long
Power core: 1 zero point energy generator.
Hull: Tritanium
Armament: 1 focused energy beam emitter
Comments: These drones more or less perform the task of fighter. There are differences however. First they are capable of near light speed and thanks to their power source they don't need refueling. Their weapon although not as powerful as that of a vessel is still strong enough to be used against larger ships as well as fighters and their shields can take a beating. They are also unmanned and are controlled by one member of Species 1 residing in a vessel or station. Large swarms of them are known to cruise through their space, looking out for any trespassers which are then destroyed. Although not strong individually these swarms consist out of thousands of these drones which are more then a match for any capital ship.
Scoutvessel
Dimensions: a sphere of 300m in diameter
Power core: quantum singularity
Hull: Tritanium
Armament:
- 30 plasma launchers with a power output of 80.000 terawatt
- 10 focused energybeam emitters with a power output of 120.000 terawatt
- 1 Spacial distortion emitter (simply a modification to one of its FTL-propulsion systems but very effective against anything that comes within 50km of it)
- 20 drones
Comments: It has several FTL-propulsion systems and its sensors are the best that was available in their home galaxy. Apart from scouting this vessel also fights and helps to restructure systems making it the workhorse of Species 1.
http://employees.csbsju.edu/rsorensen/modelcitizen/trekships/borg/rendered_borg_sphere.jpg
Warvessel
Dimensions: cube of 3km.
Power core: 1 quantum singularity and 4 anti-matter reactors.
Hull: Tritanium with neutronium plating
Armament:
- 60 plasma launchers with a power output of 110.000 terawatt
- 36 focused energybeam emitters with a power output of 1.200.000 terawatt
- 18 missile launchers for missiles with compressed antimatter warheads giving them a higher hield then the standard antimatter missiles in use with other races. The yield is roughly 200 megatons at the moment.
- 40 drones
Comments: The huge amount of power this vessel needs meant it could not operate on one singularity. First installing a second singularity was tried but this was never succesfull. Instead it was equipped with 4 antimatter reactors and this proved to be a satisfactory solution to the problem. The neutronium hull plating doesn't cover the entire vessel because this would leave it defenseless and blind. It cannot regenerate its neutronium armour but instead patches it up with tritanium untill it can be repaired in a dock.
http://www.neutralzone.de/database/Alien/Delta/BorgClass-4TacticalCube.gif
Restructor
They are 45km in length, 5km in height and 15km in width. These massive constructs can travel suprisingly fast and contain numerous weapons. It also features 50.000 drones and 10 scout vessels. Power is provided for by 4 quantum singularity generators.
Assimilated technology:
Shivan
- compressed antimatter torpedoes giving their torpedoes more power
- subspace technology which allows them to create a subspace field around their vessels that absorb some of the energy directed to them. Even with the shields down this field still gives them a measure of protection.
List of Species encountered in Galaxy 2:
Species 2865: Hive Fleet Imodius
Species 2866: Human
Species 2867: Shivan
Species 2868: Vasudan
Species 2869: Kanunickstan
Species 2870: Drakh
Species 2871: Shadow
Species 2872: Skaven (The Horned Rat)
Species 2873: Elven
Species 2874: Sentient Nanites
system 2-1: First system restructured in this galaxy, their homeworld in this galaxy.
system 2-87590: Rho 228
system 2-104651: Sol
OOC: if I forgot something just say so.