» Sun Jul 17, 2011 4:00 pm
The Empire
The Emperor
Erik Kire, the man who would one day be near the plane of godhood, was one of the leading minds of his time. Born on September 14, 2047, went through life with a technological aptitude unparalleled by any commoner, he was one of the brightest minds of his time, working as a high-level researcher for companies such as West-Tek, Med-Tek, General Atomics International, and RobCo (He and House once met, but neither took a liking to one another). He was one of the researchers on the project that created the first crude fusion cell, only 19 years of age. Erik Kire headed a joint project of RobCo and General Atomics International to create Liberty Prime, but resigns from the project after an argument with a certain US General. At age 23 Kire assists in the research for a place called the Sierra Madre Casino, the place ultimately bored Kire, as he never really took interest in social events, but the technology he helped develop astounded even him, the molecular assembly for the vending machines, he saw so many uses for this, he left early before the project was finished. Soon after this, Kire leaves public life to research his most important invention, nanomachines, partly inspired by molecular assembly, at first he has little success, but he would later have an epiphany, and design the first integrated circuit, he then proceeds to create, all on his own and for his own uses, new technologies based on them, he makes breakthroughs at an astounding rate, but keeps the invention to himself. His completed prototype nanomachine fails to perform adequately, but at this time, news of the FEV his leaked to the media, Kire responds quickly and hacks into the research files of West-Tek, then Mariposa, the data on the FEV's structure inspires Erik to give the nanomachine prototype, which he has dubbed NANO-A, a complete redesign, styling it to the structure of the Virus, but altered for his uses, the NanoVat, a sealed chamber in which contains medicinal biogel and synthetic materials, the purpose of which is to serve as raw material for reconstruction; Kire plans to utilize his nanomachines to completely disassemble and reassemble his body, to grant him superhuman ability, godhood. He also made two tweaks an older prototype, NANO-M, to create two different strains of NANO-M, the first, which he called NANO-M1, could be controlled by radio signals from newer designs, the use of which is for them to bond with interneuron synapses, to effectively and directly influence the minds of others; the second, NANO-M2, performed much like medical implants aimed at physical improvement, but more honed to create efficient super soldiers, granting faster reflexes, stronger muscles, and drastically improved senses. He also developed molecular assemblers and material generators, devices that create matter from energy, these two coincided in a way only he could have designed, instantaneous creation of materials and objects, with this he could truly create a post-scarcity utopia, and shape it in his image. 2077 , as nuclear war approaches, exactly as Kire's computers had predicted long ago, Kire's robots complete construction of the NanoVat, and he completes the new perfected NANO-V, and loads the nanomachine delivery canisters onto the NanoVat. October 20, 2077, Erik Kire lowers himself into the NanoVat, and it closes. Erik Kire no longer exists, when he emerges, he will no longer be a mere mortal, he walk the Earth as a god, as its Emperor.
The Empire
When he emerged from his fallout bunker, the year 2176, the man who would soon be known as The Emperor was to begin to search for a settlement, to his surprise, a settlement had formed around the top-side structure that hid his bunker. As he strode into the middle of the town, the people gathered around him, drawn to him by a strange, happy feeling. When all the townspeople had assembled, the man who was Erik Kire looked over them, with open arms, and said “I am your Emperor, what say you?” The people did not hesitate, they could not help but bow in his magnificence, all sang aloud “Life for The Emperor, Life for The Empire!” The Emperor, as he now was known, took no time in shaping his utopia, he designs advanced obelisks he titles “collectors” that draw in hydrogen and solar energy, the hydrogen feeds micro fusion reactors inside, while the solar energy keeps the process stable. The collectors draw in and create energy for the devices that incorporate material generators and molecular assemblers, for which appear to be black orbs that react to touch, the common people take these miraculous devices as magic, a gift from The Emperor, while that they are, but magic is not the means of their functioning. Soon the settlement is completely stable and appears to be somewhat Romantic, while the people are in complete happiness in their utopia, the Empire creates pure happiness in its people, and that is all they need or care, regardless of how they felt before. The settlement grows into the fallout bunker The Emperor emerged from, not wanting his people to see a high-tech facility underground, he summons the peoples greatest craftsmen, and tasks them with redesigning the underground facility to appear to be a temple, of course he did not say this to them, they performed the task without being told, or even being conscious. In one night, while not an eye had observed, The Emperor had made it so that for all that was to be known by his people, he had emerged from a holy temple. Soon walls came up around the settlement, which had become quite a utopian city, appearing to be built outward from the Temple that protruded from the side of the mountain range under which the settlement presided. Nearly a month had past since his emergence, and The Emperor contemplates expansion, when suddenly, raiders appear on the horizon, the people saw their approach and beseeched The Emperor to protect them. As the raiders neared the gate, The Emperor stepped out of it, the raiders began to shoot, and The Emperor was momentarily shrouded from view by the smoke, when it had cleared, he stood calmly, not a scratch on his body, and gestured his arm towards those who would wish him harm, before the raiders had time to react, he was among them, with swift and beautiful movements, he quickly and easily dispatched all of the attackers, moving at such a speed he appeared to be in many places at once, when he was most certainly in one place, he held the raider leader by the throat, approximately 2 feet in the air, and asked him in a pleasant voice: “To whom do you owe allegiance?” When the man merely struggled to break free in response, The Emperor snapped his neck instantly. A loud cheer went out, as the people of the Empire rejoice in the show of superhuman force. This event prompted The Emperor to create a military force, after all, he surely wasn’t going to sully his body with violence a second time, once was enough to assure the peoples faith in him. This marked the birth of the Imperials.
The Imperials
The military of the Empire, each Imperial is blessed by The Emperor with amazing abilities, they become stronger, faster, more efficient than that had ever imagined themselves capable. They are equipped with sacred armor (Which kinda looks like this) that further enhances their physical ability, while offering great protection from harm, the armor also bears inside of it the equipment of the Imperial, upon the right arm of the Imperial’s armor is a sacred device which, upon command, will provide the Imperial with any piece of equipment he had placed within it beforehand (quantum storage device, like how the Pip-Boy works, but voice activated). Each Imperial is issued his Blade (Sorta like this) and his Lance (A larger, darker, ornate version of this) after his induction into the Imperials. The Imperials are all volunteer, young men strive to become Imperials so that they may serve The Emperor directly, and await the day the come of age 24 and may join the Imperials.
Expansion
The Empire has a simple means of expansion, although the prefer to expand outward in a design concentrically outward from the Temple. When a settlement is deemed worthy of amalgamation into the Empire, a team of 30 Imperials enter the settlement and announce that it is now part of the Empire, if they resist (they usually do) the Imperials kill all those who fight them, the survivors are once again told that the settlement is now part of the Empire. After control has been established workers bring a collector from the Temple to the center of the new district of the Empire, soon all the people of the district forget their past misgivings of the Empire and embrace their new life, the city grows out to them, and they truly become part of the Empire. When enough districts are established a sizable distance concentric from the Temple, great walls are erected to form a grand circle that bears the Temple at its center. (this Some settlements, which obviously were inhabited by blasphemous savages, are too strongly resistant to amalgamation, usually those who oppose are quickly dispatched by the Imperials, but should one Imperial be killed by the resistant peoples, the entire town is wiped from the Earth, a penance for this great act of blasphemy against The Emperor.
The Future
As it is foretold by The Emperor, so it shall be, he who had predicted all that has transpired, shall control what shall transpire for all eternity, and all mankind shall reach a new plane of existence, universal godhood, the destiny of mankind, the destiny of the Empire.
My idea for the Empire was to serve as the antagonist, the hero being a member of a Vault-based community who is sent out to investigate the silence of a nearby trading partner settlement, only to find it had been destroyed in some kind of penance, when unknown to you, the village and you’re own are on the periphery of the Empire, and the expansion is reaching you, you return to find your village had capitulated, but, as you were gone during the amalgamation, you are disallowed to return, and you are thrust into the world.
The Empire is loosely based on the Unity, Caesars Legion, and the Necromongers from the Chronicles of Riddike.