Mist Demon
A Broken Frame
Feel free to either use the template I used for my CS or create your own. As long as I can understand and get a feel for your empire it should be all good.
Empire Name: The Sigmaterian Residual Collectors Initiative (SRCI)
Goal(s): To give every impure species the opportunity to transcend to a greater, more perfect Sigmaterian form and work for a greater good: harvesting the Universe of all residual essence.
Leader(s): Emperor Zarketrious Miz, an unknown, hidden figure even from his own people that have never seen his true form. A portion of all collected Sigmaterian Residual Essence is claimed to go to the Emperor. Common belief is that Zarketrious holds the most perfect form of all Sigmaterians which has granted him unbelievable power. Just to be in his presence is claimed to activate the corruption madness. The imperfect claim to hear his voice in their heads and even see visions of him. Rumor has it that a shadowy figure can sometimes be seen overlooking the battlefield.
Energy Source: Sigmaterian Residual Essence as pictured:
The Sigmaterian species claims that it is an all powerful source of energy that breathes life into their society. It can only, however, be harvested from other living or recently deceased creatures. Exposure to SRE by non-Sigmaterians activates the corruption madness inside them. While given Xecronic powers these individuals will also be prone to visions and voices in their heads. If they continue to use their Xecronic powers without collecting more SRE the user will continue to deteriorate until transforming into a Sigmaterian Impure. If the user collects more SRE their form will progress until becoming a powerful Sigmaterian Pure.
History: Spreading like that of an infection, each new planet conquered provides legions of new Sigmaterian Impures alongside hand fulls of Sigmaterian Imperfects to continue fueling the Sigmaterian war machine. No life is sacred as the inhabitants of each planet are harvested indiscriminately for SRE. This iteration of the empire seeks out no diplomatic relations with any other nation other than to infect them.
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Species: Sigmaterian Impure
Appearance:
Attributes/Description: Formed whenever Sigmaterian Residual Essence is extracted from a living creature, the lifeless husk of a body will begin to contort and form into this deadly, imperfect creature. Otherwise, if a Sigmaterian Imperfect overuses their Xecronic powers without collecting more SRE they will deteriorate into a Impure. On the flip side if an Impure is capable of surviving long enough to collect enough SRE their body will progress to the point they return to an Imperfect form.
The Sigmaterian Impure is a thoughtless creature with no self-preservation intentions or will other than to hunt down and harvest other non-Sigmaterian living creatures. Extremely scaly skin serves as the primary defense for the creature while the spikes it owns for legs impale its victims and harvest SRE from them. Notably the creature is capable of cutting through metal and running up walls with ease given its legs.
On rare occasion the Impure will show signs of a hive mind, in which they precisely work together to take down threats in the most effective way. Normally a shadowy figure can be seen watching from afar as this anomaly occurs.
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Species: Sigmaterian Collectors
Appearance:
Attributes/Description: Another non-sentient creature at the Sigmaterian’s disposal, the Sigmaterian collectors sole purpose is to harvest Sigmaterian Residual Essence not for itself but rather for the Sigmaterian Pure. Capable of flight, hovering, and even going invisible this creature stalks its prey before harvesting the living creature. Its tendrils are as razor sharp as those of the Sigmaterian Impure.
It’s worth noting that if a Collector that has stored SRE is killed its contents will be dispersed in a small radius across the battlefield. Thus activating the corruption madness inside all those inside the cloud and giving them Xecronic powers.
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Species: Sigmaterian Imperfect
Appearance:
(A particularly close to deteriorating individual)
Attributes/Description: Formed when an individual is exposed to Sigmaterian Residual Essence, these Sigmaterians tend to have both auditory and visual hallucinations. Most notably these individuals have Xecronic powers which require SRE. If these powers are overused without suitable energy being restored the individual will deteriorate into an Impure. However, if enough SRE is collected the individual can reach the point of being considered a Sigmaterian Pure.
They’re rarely seen on the battlefield unless immensely desperate to obtain more SRE due to having deteriorated too much.
Empire Name: The Sigmaterian Residual Collectors Initiative (SRCI)
Goal(s): To give every impure species the opportunity to transcend to a greater, more perfect Sigmaterian form and work for a greater good: harvesting the Universe of all residual essence.
Leader(s): Emperor Zarketrious Miz, an unknown, hidden figure even from his own people that have never seen his true form. A portion of all collected Sigmaterian Residual Essence is claimed to go to the Emperor. Common belief is that Zarketrious holds the most perfect form of all Sigmaterians which has granted him unbelievable power. Just to be in his presence is claimed to activate the corruption madness. The imperfect claim to hear his voice in their heads and even see visions of him. Rumor has it that a shadowy figure can sometimes be seen overlooking the battlefield.
Energy Source: Sigmaterian Residual Essence as pictured:
The Sigmaterian species claims that it is an all powerful source of energy that breathes life into their society. It can only, however, be harvested from other living or recently deceased creatures. Exposure to SRE by non-Sigmaterians activates the corruption madness inside them. While given Xecronic powers these individuals will also be prone to visions and voices in their heads. If they continue to use their Xecronic powers without collecting more SRE the user will continue to deteriorate until transforming into a Sigmaterian Impure. If the user collects more SRE their form will progress until becoming a powerful Sigmaterian Pure.
History: Spreading like that of an infection, each new planet conquered provides legions of new Sigmaterian Impures alongside hand fulls of Sigmaterian Imperfects to continue fueling the Sigmaterian war machine. No life is sacred as the inhabitants of each planet are harvested indiscriminately for SRE. This iteration of the empire seeks out no diplomatic relations with any other nation other than to infect them.
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Species: Sigmaterian Impure
Appearance:
Attributes/Description: Formed whenever Sigmaterian Residual Essence is extracted from a living creature, the lifeless husk of a body will begin to contort and form into this deadly, imperfect creature. Otherwise, if a Sigmaterian Imperfect overuses their Xecronic powers without collecting more SRE they will deteriorate into a Impure. On the flip side if an Impure is capable of surviving long enough to collect enough SRE their body will progress to the point they return to an Imperfect form.
The Sigmaterian Impure is a thoughtless creature with no self-preservation intentions or will other than to hunt down and harvest other non-Sigmaterian living creatures. Extremely scaly skin serves as the primary defense for the creature while the spikes it owns for legs impale its victims and harvest SRE from them. Notably the creature is capable of cutting through metal and running up walls with ease given its legs.
On rare occasion the Impure will show signs of a hive mind, in which they precisely work together to take down threats in the most effective way. Normally a shadowy figure can be seen watching from afar as this anomaly occurs.
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Species: Sigmaterian Collectors
Appearance:
Attributes/Description: Another non-sentient creature at the Sigmaterian’s disposal, the Sigmaterian collectors sole purpose is to harvest Sigmaterian Residual Essence not for itself but rather for the Sigmaterian Pure. Capable of flight, hovering, and even going invisible this creature stalks its prey before harvesting the living creature. Its tendrils are as razor sharp as those of the Sigmaterian Impure.
It’s worth noting that if a Collector that has stored SRE is killed its contents will be dispersed in a small radius across the battlefield. Thus activating the corruption madness inside all those inside the cloud and giving them Xecronic powers.
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Species: Sigmaterian Imperfect
Appearance:
(A particularly close to deteriorating individual)
Attributes/Description: Formed when an individual is exposed to Sigmaterian Residual Essence, these Sigmaterians tend to have both auditory and visual hallucinations. Most notably these individuals have Xecronic powers which require SRE. If these powers are overused without suitable energy being restored the individual will deteriorate into an Impure. However, if enough SRE is collected the individual can reach the point of being considered a Sigmaterian Pure.
They’re rarely seen on the battlefield unless immensely desperate to obtain more SRE due to having deteriorated too much.
Judging the hand of the Sigmaterian Imperfect shows which power they’re currently about to unleash.
Manifests an air pocket capable of creating small tornadoes
Shoots out bolts of deadly electricity
Capable of enraging the enemy to the point they attack their own allies
Shoots out a blast of fire that engulfs the enemy in flames
Sends out a hive of killer bees at the target
Capable of hacking almost all nearby technology
Creates an immensely powerful blast of air sending enemies sailing back
Creates an illusion that enemies will feel compelled to attack instead
Allows the Sigmaterian Imperfect to telekinetically grab or throw something with great force
Capable of freezing enemies solid into a shatterable form
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Species: Sigmaterian Perfect
Appearance: Once an individual collects enough SRE to reach this level their body has taken the most perfect Sigmaterian form, devoid of any imperfections or blemishes. Their hair and eye color most generally turn orange, although other vibrant colors are not uncommon. Their body tends to radiate a glow of energy due to the immense quantity of SRE the individual has obtained.
Attributes/Description: Regarded with the highest tier of respect and honor in the Sigmaterian caste system as they have reached the ‘purest’ Sigmaterian form. Members are generally capable of excessively using Xecronic powers with ease without worry of reverting back to Imperfect status. Not to mention the strongest among them, Emperor Zarketrious, is rumored to have unimaginable powers.
They’re never seen on the front lines of the battlefield, as such pathetic battles are below them.
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Ship Name: Sigmaterian Fleet Carrier
Appearance:
Attribution/Description: A living warship used by the Sigmaterian Residual Collectors Initiative to transport hoards of Impures, Collectors, and vast quantities of SRE back to the Empire’s capital. At the ship’s heart, literally, is the storage of all SRE onboard which keeps the ship alive. Normally only the command deck holds a handful of Sigmaterian Imperfects.
Weapon-wise, the ship has a wide-variety of biogenic defenses based primarily around boarding the enemy ships and infecting the crew.
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Ship Name: Sigmaterian Harvester
Appearance:
Attributes/Description: Used to store Sigmaterian Collectors and release them into the atmosphere of planets being infected. When the Collector is at its SRE maximum capacity it returns to the harvester and deposits it to the ship’s heart.
The ship is also used many times to crash into enemy warships, making an opening for Sigmaterian Impures alongside Collectors to harvest the alien crew.
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Character Name: Zarketrious Miz
Species: Sigmaterian Pure
Appearance: None have had the honor of looking upon the Emperor’s perfect form but rumor has it that he is responsible for reports of a ‘shadowy figure’ commonly seen by newborn Imperfects.
Attributes/Description: The Emperor of the Sigmaterian Residual Collectors Initiative, his entire existence is shrouded in mystery. While it is unknown what exactly the Emperor does, he’s believed to have harvested the most SRE out of all Sigmaterians. Just what Xecronic powers the Emperor is capable of are unknown.
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Character Name: Adamos Miz
Species: Sigmaterian Imperfect
Appearance:
Attributes/Description: With the supposed claim of a distant relation to the Emperor’s bloodline, Adamos has acquired great respect throughout the Sigmaterian hierarchy. Using this as a means of transcending the caste system Adamos has made enough important allies to be entrusted with leading the Empire’s ever-expanding fleet. Supposedly having been personally asked by the Emperor to ensure all species are reborn Sigmaterian, Adamos claims to have been the one living being to have seen the Emperor’s true form.
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Species: Sigmaterian Perfect
Appearance: Once an individual collects enough SRE to reach this level their body has taken the most perfect Sigmaterian form, devoid of any imperfections or blemishes. Their hair and eye color most generally turn orange, although other vibrant colors are not uncommon. Their body tends to radiate a glow of energy due to the immense quantity of SRE the individual has obtained.
Attributes/Description: Regarded with the highest tier of respect and honor in the Sigmaterian caste system as they have reached the ‘purest’ Sigmaterian form. Members are generally capable of excessively using Xecronic powers with ease without worry of reverting back to Imperfect status. Not to mention the strongest among them, Emperor Zarketrious, is rumored to have unimaginable powers.
They’re never seen on the front lines of the battlefield, as such pathetic battles are below them.
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Ship Name: Sigmaterian Fleet Carrier
Appearance:
Attribution/Description: A living warship used by the Sigmaterian Residual Collectors Initiative to transport hoards of Impures, Collectors, and vast quantities of SRE back to the Empire’s capital. At the ship’s heart, literally, is the storage of all SRE onboard which keeps the ship alive. Normally only the command deck holds a handful of Sigmaterian Imperfects.
Weapon-wise, the ship has a wide-variety of biogenic defenses based primarily around boarding the enemy ships and infecting the crew.
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Ship Name: Sigmaterian Harvester
Appearance:
Attributes/Description: Used to store Sigmaterian Collectors and release them into the atmosphere of planets being infected. When the Collector is at its SRE maximum capacity it returns to the harvester and deposits it to the ship’s heart.
The ship is also used many times to crash into enemy warships, making an opening for Sigmaterian Impures alongside Collectors to harvest the alien crew.
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Character Name: Zarketrious Miz
Species: Sigmaterian Pure
Appearance: None have had the honor of looking upon the Emperor’s perfect form but rumor has it that he is responsible for reports of a ‘shadowy figure’ commonly seen by newborn Imperfects.
Attributes/Description: The Emperor of the Sigmaterian Residual Collectors Initiative, his entire existence is shrouded in mystery. While it is unknown what exactly the Emperor does, he’s believed to have harvested the most SRE out of all Sigmaterians. Just what Xecronic powers the Emperor is capable of are unknown.
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Character Name: Adamos Miz
Species: Sigmaterian Imperfect
Appearance:
Attributes/Description: With the supposed claim of a distant relation to the Emperor’s bloodline, Adamos has acquired great respect throughout the Sigmaterian hierarchy. Using this as a means of transcending the caste system Adamos has made enough important allies to be entrusted with leading the Empire’s ever-expanding fleet. Supposedly having been personally asked by the Emperor to ensure all species are reborn Sigmaterian, Adamos claims to have been the one living being to have seen the Emperor’s true form.
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