@Soulserenity20
Stardust
Hooo, this is a longtime brainchild... Like, developed since I was a kid brainchild >.< so, there may be issues with the Universe I have been careless enough to gloss over like a dolt. Anyways, onto the actual Universe; I am, well, planning on making a game under the name "Stardust" (had a much more pretentious title in not too long ago >.>).
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Basically, this Universe possesses a multitude of races, as one would expect, the ones of focus at the moment are the humans, the Gemini, and the Starchildren, though there is another race of sorts, which I will delve into later in this big text wall. In the current timezone we are introduced to the Universe, the Starchildren have, as far as all known, sentient races in the Universe know, have suddenly vanished, leaving behind husks of their once thriving colonies, scattered throughout the Universe, or, specifically, throughout an yet to be named galaxy which both the Humans and Gemini both populate, but more on that later.
What is known about the Starchildren, based upon uncovered records, and ancient artifacts found throughout their now more or less... Deserted colonies, is that they were once a thriving race, blessed with powerfull technology, and incredible powers, even beyond one's comprehention. Though, these powers, and their very technology, appeared to be powered by "Stars", ancient, crystaline artifacts, which emanate a bright, white light (much like a star, hence the name). With these Stars, granting them almost god-like powers, they dominated this galaxy, and for a very long time, maintained a relatively peacefull reign throughout the galaxy. It can only be speculated what the Starchildren were capable during their time in the galaxy... Before it all came to an end. In an unknown catastrophic event, the Starchildren suddenly seemed to disappear from the galaxy, leaving other races, who have stumbled across their ruins, to speculate over what could have happened to them.
Some theorize that the Starchildren had attempted to ascend to a new "tier" of existence, using the stars as some sort of catalyst, to help facilitate this task... However, despite the countless theories that have been formed about what had happened to the Starchildren, none of them seemed to be able to come to a definite conclusion what became of the Starchildren, when they suddenly disappeared from the galaxy, leaving behind only remnants of their civilizations, and their technology. When the first "star" artifacts were discovered, it was in pieces, still glowing as bright as ever, but... In shards, shattered to the point where one couldn't even begin to try and put it back together again. However, later explorers, both Human, and Gemini alike, discovered fully intact "stars", though the technology they once powered was barely even functional, thanks to countless eons of neglect, the stars themselves seemed almost timeless.
As time went on, both the Humans, and the Gemini began to study the artifacts they had found during their travels, and despite their mutual dislike for one another, joined together, in an united effort to uncover the secrets of these mysterious artifacts. While the humans were unable to successfully reverse engineer, let alone integrate the stars, nor their strange powers into their own technology in one way or another... Those who have spent copious amounts of time around even star fragments, began to notice changes in their bodies... Enhanced reflexes, speed, strength, durability... And an odd glow radiating from their skin, and more notably... Their eyes, whenever they tapped into their almost unnatural abilities, which varied from human to human. As those affected by the strange energy the stars seemed to emanate began to experiment more and more with their powers, they have found varying ways to utilize them to their advantage.
Some are capable of creating constructs out of thin air, manipulating the particles around them to create objects, and even working mechanisms out of what looked like pure light, correspondent with the colors the emanated when tapping into these powers... However, these constructs will only last as long as the creator is able to sustain them with their powers... So these constructs tend to be temporary, often assisting the bearer of these powers in either utilital, or, sometimes even combat heavy situations. Some have become incredibly profficient with combining their constructs, and their enhanced physical abilities in battle, making them incredibly deadly opponents, who can be a very even match to those with more combat oriented abilities.
While others have found themselves unable to form constructs nearly as advanced as others, they have been capable of forming basic shapes, often barriers, out of pure light, also corresponding with the colors their skin seem to glow when tapping into these powers... But, their most astounding feats are often offensive in nature, as they are capable of forming light blasts, and even shockwaves given enough concentration... And even explosive energy orbs, which often devastate most opposition on the battlefield, however... Not all humans with this sort of affinity with their power are only capable of using them in a defensive, or offensive manner... The rare few, are able to channel their energies into others they come into contact with, and even themselves, to a lesser degree, healing wounds, and speeding up an bodies regrenerative process to unprecedented levels... However, this will only work if their target is still alive, and if they have sufficient energy left in their bodies to do so, which brings us to the drawback of these powers.
The bearer of such powers, regardless of how they are able to use them, will drain their bodies energy reserves each time they use them... Scaling with the intensity of their uses, the bearer of these powers begins to feel more and more physically drained as their reserves slowly empty... And should their power be completely drained, they'll collapse, unable to move, far less get up, nor use their powers any longer. With time and rest, their "energy" reserves begin to come back, slowly, as their body's metabolism seems to bolster the restoration process. However, the most reliable, and efficient way to date to restore a human's energy, is to bring them close to a star artifact... It's strange emanations appear to restore a completely drained human's energy reserves in merely a day at the most, if they had already been exposed to a star long enough to gain powers from this exposure in the first place.
In the meantime, while the Gemini have found themselves lacking of any such power, despite some even spending weeks, or even months bathing in a star's strange energy, their efforts to gain any sort of powers from this have been in vain. However... Unlike the humans, the Gemini have made major leaps in technological advancements ever since they have attempted to integrate Stars into their technology... Though, unfortunately they have yet to figure out a reliable way to reverse engineer the stars in an effort to reproduce them in some way. The most common use the Gemini have had for the stars, were as batteries of sorts... With the fully intact stars often functioning as seemingly unrivaled power generators, often powering entire colonies, and various spacecraft, provided they were able to harness the power from within the stars efficiently enough to do so. The shattered stars however, were often used as smaller batteries, bigger chunks being used to power smaller vehicles, machinery, and were sometimes used as energy relays to draw power from the intact stars more efficiently. The smaller fragments were more commonly used to power smaller, hand-held, and often portable devices, though fragments too small to be of any use as energy sources, were often used in either decoration, or as illumination.
Though the most interesting use the Gemini have found with these stars lay in their equipment, space vessels, and even weaponry, often distributed amongst their highest ranking military forces. With the cleaner, and much stronger source of energy the stars provided, the Gemini have been able to produce a variety of power armor, often built to challenge the enhanced abilities humans affected by the stars have produced... Though the likelihood of an suit of power armor surviving an all out battle with an "altered" human is very slim, if at all. Bigger star chunks, often star fragments that were almost whole, save for large segments which seemed to have been separated from the initial artifact, have been used to power interstellar drives in Gemini manufactured space vessels, allowing them to travel distances that had been previously unfathomable. However, the most notable use the stars have had as of late in Gemini technology were the military applications... Harnessing the energy from the stars, the Gemini have been capable of producing a large arsenal of energy weapons... Artillery, and it is rumored that entire star artifacts may be used in potential super weapons the Gemini are rumored to be developing... Capable of destruction on an terrifying, but, yet, undefined scale.
As for the Humans and the Gemini? The Humans are what you'd expect them to be... Much like us, but, far more advanced in technology... And, well, less chaotic thanks to eons of evolution, which had eventually reduced the likelihood of inner squabbles in light of their interstellar ventures, and of course, possessing innate abilities after exposure to the stars. The Gemini in the meantime, seem like humans at first glance... But, are often of a more scrawnier, or sometimes bulkier build than most humans, though... Their faces are far less likely to be seen, as they often walk around in specialized suits, rumored to help lengthen their normally short lifespans... While their technology may have been on par with the Humans before the discovery of the stars at the time, it is common knowledge that they made use of strange, crystaline objects of sorts as fuel, not unlike the stars... Except they become dull, and not very different from a rock once they are drained of power... A drawback that the Stars have not yet displayed. Both races appear to have different sets of ideals, often straining the already gritty relations between them... The Humans often mock the Gemini for their massive reliance on their technology, often joking amongst themselves in some cases that they are practically twigs without those suits they always seem to walk around in. The Gemini, on the contrary, seem disgusted by the Human race's apparant fragility, as most Humans are not very keen on being cooped up in what they often describe as a "metal shell", despite the potential benefits the Gemini claim the suits have.
Though these two races are the two that are most often focused on... (Ever since the disappearance of the Starchildren that is) They of course, are not the only intelligent life out in the Universe... As there is almost a certainty that other space faring races may exist, that have yet to be encountered by either the humans, nor the Gemini. And, as far as the Starchildren are concerned in all of this... Their long desolate colonies, and their ancient artifacts, as well as technology are far from the only thing they have left behind... Though it is so far, unclear of what else they may have left in their absense, many often feel that there are far, darker things that may be lurking somewhere, in the now vacant Starchild colonies spread throughout the galaxy.
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... Hoo boy, that was alot longer than I intended >.< but, that's uh, all I have so far xD though, there's a bit more I kinda wanna keep under wraps, for the sake of not spoiling the plot of the game I'm hoping to make at some point xD uh... Hope it isn't too much trouble to read through @.@ I'm pretty sure I messed up in more than one place... Somehow.
