Raw Unadulterated Evil
16-04-2008, 12:19
OOC: ((Despite a short...er...metaphysical introduction and some odd dimensional anomalies that I use to explain a large population[A commonly ignored detail I always found annoying], I intend to play my nation as a cutting edge modern tech nation, possibly as much as ten years ahead of current in some fields, but a bit lagging in other areas. I've actually Rped this nation before years ago and recently resurrected it, explaining my large population. I generally hold to a single NS Earth theory, but one of the nice things about living in the Bermuda Triangle is that multidimensionality is not outside the realm of possibility. In other words, I'll rp with anybody. ;) ))
Many locals of the tropical islands in the area and fishermen know about the 'Shifting Land'. Few speak of it, however and for good reason. A generation ago, a civilization of technical and technological wonders existed there. Some say the Shifting Land devoured them. Some say they destroyed themselves trying to control the Land. As it turns out, both theories are partially true.
A generation ago, an advanced culture based on the value of knowledge and education(and the dominance that could be achieved by controlling both) colonized the Shifting Land. To all appearances a mere island, the Shifting Land held a formidable secret; traveling by sea or air, the land is tiny yet upon landing on it's shore, one stood amazed as an entire continent stretch onward to the east as far as the eye could see.
This land was ruled by an elite class of scholars and geniuses that interbred to maintain a genetic 'intellectual advantage' and used the population as intellectual resources for their own research's end. As such, education of the masses was not only encouraged, but mandatory and perpetual. All major industrial and corporate complexes maintained educational campuses and schools as common as churches were in many parts of the world. The leader of this nation, a man known only as The Sultan was the most intelligent man in a subculture that bred itself for intellect.
Specializing in developing unusual technologies rarely researched elsewhere, they had developed a niche market in global trade until the day the entire nation and it's populace vanished without a trace. The SHifting Land became a barren rock in the sea, devoid of life or vegetation. That is until today, when the People of the Meritocracy of Raw Unadulterated Evil suddenly reappeared after nearly 30 years in limbo. Much remains as it had before the vanishing. Intellect and knowledge are still resources cultivated amidst the population and harvested by the elite. The Sultan is dead, his office absorbed by the ruling Elite. Rather than a single leader, the Elite, a subculture of the intellectually superior rule by council. Each maintains their own projects and uses the masses under their tutelage to the ends they desire, but all answer to a higher plan; The Agenda.
What is The Agenda exactly? Well, you'd have to be an Elite to discover that. Perhaps not even all of them understand the full implications of the plan they serve. But one thing is certain, the Elite will pursue The Agenda with ruthless efficiency.
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Three weeks after the Resurrection, the Elite begin making diplomatic overtures to regional governments and offer their vast pool of potential scientific capability to those who are willing to provide data, both historical and scientific that will help catch the Meritocracy up on three decades of 'lost time'.
Many locals of the tropical islands in the area and fishermen know about the 'Shifting Land'. Few speak of it, however and for good reason. A generation ago, a civilization of technical and technological wonders existed there. Some say the Shifting Land devoured them. Some say they destroyed themselves trying to control the Land. As it turns out, both theories are partially true.
A generation ago, an advanced culture based on the value of knowledge and education(and the dominance that could be achieved by controlling both) colonized the Shifting Land. To all appearances a mere island, the Shifting Land held a formidable secret; traveling by sea or air, the land is tiny yet upon landing on it's shore, one stood amazed as an entire continent stretch onward to the east as far as the eye could see.
This land was ruled by an elite class of scholars and geniuses that interbred to maintain a genetic 'intellectual advantage' and used the population as intellectual resources for their own research's end. As such, education of the masses was not only encouraged, but mandatory and perpetual. All major industrial and corporate complexes maintained educational campuses and schools as common as churches were in many parts of the world. The leader of this nation, a man known only as The Sultan was the most intelligent man in a subculture that bred itself for intellect.
Specializing in developing unusual technologies rarely researched elsewhere, they had developed a niche market in global trade until the day the entire nation and it's populace vanished without a trace. The SHifting Land became a barren rock in the sea, devoid of life or vegetation. That is until today, when the People of the Meritocracy of Raw Unadulterated Evil suddenly reappeared after nearly 30 years in limbo. Much remains as it had before the vanishing. Intellect and knowledge are still resources cultivated amidst the population and harvested by the elite. The Sultan is dead, his office absorbed by the ruling Elite. Rather than a single leader, the Elite, a subculture of the intellectually superior rule by council. Each maintains their own projects and uses the masses under their tutelage to the ends they desire, but all answer to a higher plan; The Agenda.
What is The Agenda exactly? Well, you'd have to be an Elite to discover that. Perhaps not even all of them understand the full implications of the plan they serve. But one thing is certain, the Elite will pursue The Agenda with ruthless efficiency.
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Three weeks after the Resurrection, the Elite begin making diplomatic overtures to regional governments and offer their vast pool of potential scientific capability to those who are willing to provide data, both historical and scientific that will help catch the Meritocracy up on three decades of 'lost time'.