Post by isolde on Jun 5, 2014 16:48:42 GMT
Work in profress. Vast majority is taken from Andromeda wikia on Nietzscheans with some major and slight changes. More to come soon. ^_^
Race: Nietzschean (Homo Sapien Invictus)
Homeworld: Fountainhead
Origin world: Unkown
Classification: Humanoid
Genders: Male and Female
Government: Alpha Council comprising of the ruling Alpha's of each individual Pride
Military: High Guard, comprised of the Colonial Fleet, Lancer Corps Argosy Special Forces/Operations and the Home Guard. Formed during the formation of the second Nietzschean Alliance by Museveni Pride, approximately 400 years after the establishment of the first colonies on Fountainhead.
Appearance
Identical to unmodified homo sapiens
Size: Males average between 1.9-2 meters in height. Females range from 1.7-1.8 meters. (Are typically seen to be larger than their human counterparts)
Physical attributes are the same same as normal Homo Sapiens with the differences being larger on average and three bone-blades protruding from each forearm.
Physiology/Biology
Reproduction: To a Nietzschean, reproduction is the single-most important event in their lives. They chose their mates with great care, only reproducing with those who have genes that will strengthen the clan, the Pride and the Nietzschean species as a whole. To become married a Nietzschean must present their potential mate to their clan's (or Pride's) Matriarch, who will do a genetic scan and determine if the genes of the potential mate are strong. If approved, the couple becomes married in a private ceremony, involving only the two of them. The female presents the male with one of her two golden Double Helix bracer's, and dons her own that signify that they are one. In Nietzschean society, females have full control over their reproductive options, which means they chose the men, not the other way around. Nietzscheans reproduce in the exact same manner as normal humans and other humanoid species. Nietzscheans typically enter puberty anywhere from 10-14 years of age, with an average of 11.8 years of age. It should also be noted that it is not uncommon for a prime Nietzschean alpha male to have many wives and have children with each; with some families as large as one malewith 10+ wives and 30+ children.
Physiology: Nietzscheans are a directly derived sub-species of Homo Sapiens, that have been modified at the genetic level. They possess the same amount of chromosomes as an unmodified human, although there is less variation and chance of mutation, removing threats of everything ranging from cancer to eye sight deficiencies.
Nietzscheans are also equipped with a nanotech enhance bio-engineered immune system. Nietzscheans are immune to some poisons (aconite, ammonia, antipyrine, arsenic, atropine, camphor, hydocyanic acid, iodine, lead, picrotoxin, and strychnin) and diseases (diphtheria, hepatitis, influenza, Lyme disease, measles, and various others). Even with their strong immune systems, can still be susceptible to some potent poisions and dieseases specifically targeted for Nietzscheans.
Because of their genetic enhancements and bio-engineered immune systems, Nietzscheans possess a physical strength roughly five times greater than that of an unmodified human and are able to survive in harsher environments easier than normal humans. It should be remembered though that Nietzscheans are not indestructible, and most environments that are inhospitable to normal humans are also inhospitable to Homo sapien invictus.
Nietzschean bone-blades are a natural outgrowth, and are fully developed by mid-puberty. The blades can either be perpendicular to a forearm or can lie on a forearm with the tips pointed toward the arm elbow and are controlled by a voluntary muscle on each forearm that attaches to the bone blades. The bone blades are made of a bone-like substance, and can be used as a natural weapon in personal combat when they lie perpendicular to the forearm. The removal of the bone blades without anesthetic can cause great physical pain, but the blades will grow back.
Average Nietzschean life span can range from 1.5 to 2 times that of normal humans.
Culture/Philosophy
Nietzscheans have used genetic engineering and nanotechnology to reshape themselves into the ultimate survivors. They have built their culture on the twin pillars of ideals similar to social Darwinism and Dawkinite genetic competitiveness. Their single-minded devotion to self-improvement and the propagation of their own genes can strike other species (even their unmodified Human cousins) as selfish and arrogant, yet in practice the Nietzscheans' boundless engergy and will power have made them valued contributors to other worlds and cultures within the Triangulum Galaxy. For all their genetic engineering, and superhuman strength and endurance, Nietzscheans are still human beings, with human emotions.
Nietzscheans typically pride themselves on their attractiveness, strength, cunning and treachery. This can vary greatly from the different Prides. An example would be Nietzschans of Majorum pride would have a more idealistic view, and value intelligence, knowledge, and culture. Whereas a Nietzschean from Kodiak Pride would typically focus on attributes such as size, strength, attractiveness and "imaginative hairstyles". This can be apparent as a Nietzschean from certain Prides such as Kodiak would be larger and stronger than the average Nietzschean fro other Prides.