Here are my "Blue Darrians" who are a major element in the "Ice Queen" adventure I am making. This is a work in progress, though I hope everyone enjoys this.
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The Blue Darrians
History
The Blue Darrians are a subgroup of the Human Minor Race of Darrians who evolved/developed on the world of Entrope (Querion/Spinward Marches 0710 E336AAA C) from pre-Maghiz colonists. It is not exactly known how the Blue Darrians have acquired the blue skin colorization though the rumors are: 1) Genetic enhancement/adaptation to a high copper content of the area which the settled, 2) a virus, 3) a genetic mutation due to a limited genepool. Legend has it that this colorization was acquired in a sinister manner, before the post-Maghiz war that destroyed their domed city shortly after the fall of the Darrian Civilization. After this war it was thought that Blue Darrians were extinct, though five hundred years latter, a mining operation discovered (much to their chagrin) that the Blue Darrians had survived in various sub-surface cities and were prepared to agressively defend their new homes. This prompted the second Blue Darrian war, this time underground, of which the surface dwellers seemed to get some of the upper hand, in actuallity the Blues had merely withdrawn deeper into their subterranean habitat.
These wars proceed to reinforce certain Blue Darrian cultural traits, such as extreme xenophobia, agrophobia and out right hostility towards outsiders in their domains. Thus it was not until long after in Imperial times that formal contact with various isolated Blue communities has been established. Curiously enough, it has been found that blue Darrians have expanded out in and colonized other worlds in the Querion subsector and surrounding subsectors. It is not known how and why that this has been achieved though it is thought that they must have had a Freighter in their old dome pre-war and pre-Maghiz to have accomplished this. Their secretive ways have prevented the actual knowlede of how this was accomplished as well as have kept their communities hidden. For one thing the Blue Darrians have excelled in is stealth and stealth technologies, which they have become dependent upon for their survival.
Society
Blue Darrians eschew the sunlit upper worlds of which normal humans find to be most agreeable, prefering to exist in subterranean abodes, of which they will build on even airless planetoids and moons. Bright light seems to irritate them and they seem to have developed the ability to sense movement in complete darkness up to 300 meters as well as to move almost in complete silence in total darkness.
Their society is considered by normal Darrians to be a corruption of old pre-Maghiz Darrian culture, with a strong matriarchal element. In earlier times they seemed to be ruled by a preisthood composed of Priestesses that ruled in the name of Hel, and adaptation of a ancient Solomani Goddess Holda or Perchta from the Alpine regions of old Terra. This Priesthood was balanced by trading houses, which preformed the necessary commerce for their communities to survive. It is thought that this semi-matriarchal system developed because of massive losses of their male population in the various wars for their survival. This system has largely subsided now in favor of a sort of impersonal bereaucratic "technocracy", with more class mobility, however class stratification is still present.
The most common contact the Blue Darrians have with the outside world is through the trading houses, though the Blues prefer to deal with Imperials over the common Darrian kin. Prejudice still exists on both sides, though open violence is rare, Blue Darrians have been known to "shoot first and ask questions later" when they encounter Darrians trespassing on their territory. With the coming of the Third Imperium however, Blue Darrians seem to be coming out of their shell and to be more open in dealing with outsiders.
Military
The Blue Darrians have a modern military with all citizens owning/maintaining ready arms as part of a standing militia, their society is highly militarized with military education beginning for both sexes at the time of their primary education. They excel at stealth technology and wear finely made and often intricately decorated Battle Dress and Combat Armor, all at TL 15-16 standards, though to look at their common domiciles of the population they seem to enjoy living in a minimalist and more artisan/craft based society only with various high tech devices found where needed and even then produced with more ancient styling. Laser/Energy Weapons seem predominant, though Gauss weapons are found and used in surface settings. Being a militia type organization, their navies are composed mostly of smaller ships, though it is rumored that they have constructed larger craft it is not known for sure. While their communities seem spread thin and there does not seem to be an overall authority, they will rise to the defence of even isolated outposts and have a heroic tradition surrounding this fact.
Character Generation
Blue Darrians being a subgroup of normal Darrians, all normal Darrian bonuses and negatives apply, however due to their subterranean existence certain modifications could be made.
CONTACT:
The Blue Darrians
History
The Blue Darrians are a subgroup of the Human Minor Race of Darrians who evolved/developed on the world of Entrope (Querion/Spinward Marches 0710 E336AAA C) from pre-Maghiz colonists. It is not exactly known how the Blue Darrians have acquired the blue skin colorization though the rumors are: 1) Genetic enhancement/adaptation to a high copper content of the area which the settled, 2) a virus, 3) a genetic mutation due to a limited genepool. Legend has it that this colorization was acquired in a sinister manner, before the post-Maghiz war that destroyed their domed city shortly after the fall of the Darrian Civilization. After this war it was thought that Blue Darrians were extinct, though five hundred years latter, a mining operation discovered (much to their chagrin) that the Blue Darrians had survived in various sub-surface cities and were prepared to agressively defend their new homes. This prompted the second Blue Darrian war, this time underground, of which the surface dwellers seemed to get some of the upper hand, in actuallity the Blues had merely withdrawn deeper into their subterranean habitat.
These wars proceed to reinforce certain Blue Darrian cultural traits, such as extreme xenophobia, agrophobia and out right hostility towards outsiders in their domains. Thus it was not until long after in Imperial times that formal contact with various isolated Blue communities has been established. Curiously enough, it has been found that blue Darrians have expanded out in and colonized other worlds in the Querion subsector and surrounding subsectors. It is not known how and why that this has been achieved though it is thought that they must have had a Freighter in their old dome pre-war and pre-Maghiz to have accomplished this. Their secretive ways have prevented the actual knowlede of how this was accomplished as well as have kept their communities hidden. For one thing the Blue Darrians have excelled in is stealth and stealth technologies, which they have become dependent upon for their survival.
Society
Blue Darrians eschew the sunlit upper worlds of which normal humans find to be most agreeable, prefering to exist in subterranean abodes, of which they will build on even airless planetoids and moons. Bright light seems to irritate them and they seem to have developed the ability to sense movement in complete darkness up to 300 meters as well as to move almost in complete silence in total darkness.
Their society is considered by normal Darrians to be a corruption of old pre-Maghiz Darrian culture, with a strong matriarchal element. In earlier times they seemed to be ruled by a preisthood composed of Priestesses that ruled in the name of Hel, and adaptation of a ancient Solomani Goddess Holda or Perchta from the Alpine regions of old Terra. This Priesthood was balanced by trading houses, which preformed the necessary commerce for their communities to survive. It is thought that this semi-matriarchal system developed because of massive losses of their male population in the various wars for their survival. This system has largely subsided now in favor of a sort of impersonal bereaucratic "technocracy", with more class mobility, however class stratification is still present.
The most common contact the Blue Darrians have with the outside world is through the trading houses, though the Blues prefer to deal with Imperials over the common Darrian kin. Prejudice still exists on both sides, though open violence is rare, Blue Darrians have been known to "shoot first and ask questions later" when they encounter Darrians trespassing on their territory. With the coming of the Third Imperium however, Blue Darrians seem to be coming out of their shell and to be more open in dealing with outsiders.
Military
The Blue Darrians have a modern military with all citizens owning/maintaining ready arms as part of a standing militia, their society is highly militarized with military education beginning for both sexes at the time of their primary education. They excel at stealth technology and wear finely made and often intricately decorated Battle Dress and Combat Armor, all at TL 15-16 standards, though to look at their common domiciles of the population they seem to enjoy living in a minimalist and more artisan/craft based society only with various high tech devices found where needed and even then produced with more ancient styling. Laser/Energy Weapons seem predominant, though Gauss weapons are found and used in surface settings. Being a militia type organization, their navies are composed mostly of smaller ships, though it is rumored that they have constructed larger craft it is not known for sure. While their communities seem spread thin and there does not seem to be an overall authority, they will rise to the defence of even isolated outposts and have a heroic tradition surrounding this fact.
Character Generation
Blue Darrians being a subgroup of normal Darrians, all normal Darrian bonuses and negatives apply, however due to their subterranean existence certain modifications could be made.
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