Introducing The Delphusians For FrontierSpace Part 1
As I have been posting of recent mostly on Old D&D I thought a Star Frontiers race I created adapted to FrontierSpace might be a nice change of pace... The Delphusians.
Inspiration For This Space Race:
This race of humans was created by me for Star Frontiers and published in Frontier Explorer Issue 13 Summer 2015 in the article Meet The Delphusians. (Frontier Explorer can be found at http://frontierexplorer.org/magazines.) The race was inspired by the movie Wild, Wild Planet or I Criminali della Galassia "Criminals of the Galaxy a 1965 Italian science fiction film written by Renato Moretti and Ivan Reiner. In addition countless other sci-fi literature and media including but not limited to Brave New World, Logan's Run, and 1984 also influenced my thoughts on how this race of humans would have formed a new society had the bad guys in the movie Wild, Wild Planet been successful. A big shout out to all the folks at http://www.starfrontiers.us who helped out as well with the original article. I also acknowledged at the original publishing all the people I have met who have shared their opinions with me about how they would fix humanity, create a better, more perfect society usually at the expense of other people's rights and freedoms. I have updated the Delphusians a bit for FrontierSpace.
Introducing The Delphusians For FrontierSpace: Part 1
General Description:
The Delphusians are a genetically engineered race of Space Humans mostly cloned and or created using high tech gene splicing and grafting technology. They appear as very attractive, graceful, and youthful looking female humans that are surprisingly strong. They are sterile (99%) Hermaphrodite Chimera Humans and are XXXY genetically. Many can pass for a normal human female or a young rather feminine looking male youth. They never grow facial hair, have small to moderate breasts but a small Adam's Apple. Delphusians can be any skin color, hair color or eye color that can be found in other humans however, some come in checkered skin patterns or with two different eye colors or hair of two different natural shades.
Delphusians do not age the same as normal humans. Delphusians age the same as normal humans until about the age 20 and then appear to just stop aging until about the last 10 years of their life in which they begin to rapidly age. 75% of the Delphusian population is Ambidextrous. Delphusians are not normally psychic.
Average Size: 1.9 m tall
Mass: 55 kg
Lifespan: 105 years (Old age sets in between 95-100 years of age).
Reproduction: Cloning and Genetic Engineering
Body Temperature: 37 C
On the whole Delphusians are no more advanced than average normal humans with the exception of their eyes. These humans can see better in extremely dim light as they are adapted to the darker conditions of Delphus but because of their custom of maintaining all building light at their ancestor's Home World's normal brightness they suffer no ill effects of this heightened ability to see better in the dark.
Delphusians can learn to speak any language a normal human can speak. The Delphusians have their own language which is heavily influenced by Ancient Greek, Ancient Latin, Scientific Terminology and Gender Neutrality Conventions.
System Of Origin:
Star: Solaris (Yellow-Orange)
Planets:
Apollus
Melanthos
Melanina - Moon: Kelaino
Delphus - Moons: Castalia & Phemonoe
Celaenos - Moon: Pythis
Laphrius
Noutius
Delphus: Home World of the Delphusian Humans
1.00
20 hour day.
Delphus receives less light than the Home World that the Delphusians ancestors came from. All of the native flora and fauna is thus adapted to lower light conditions. Human world based lifeforms on Delphus have been genetically modified to thrive in lower light conditions as well.
The Capital City of Delphus and the Solaris Governance is called Parnassus. Parnassus is huge city organized around the business of government with many buildings dedicated to the various councils and agencies of both the planet Delphus and the Solaris Governance. Parnassus is also equally known for its many beautiful Mirrored Temples spread throughout it, huge parks, magnificent public art works, pleasure centers, indoor and outdoor theaters, museums, libraries, universities and a magnificent indoor zoo dedicated to the human home world's fauna and flora. The governing body is called the Council of Delphi and the figurehead of the government is called simply the Leader. The government is made up of many councils which oversee the various agencies that are all dedicated to social engineering and perfection in their various duties, skills, and areas of expertise.
The economic system of the Solaris System is basically a centralized type in which government experts and social engineers see to the resource, consumption and production needs of the local and system wide populace. The monetary system works more like a ration system or chit book system in which every citizen is assured of certain amounts of specified resources with additional non necessary items paid for with specially earned resource allocation coupons. The concept of money in the traditional sense is foreign to the average Delphusian. The Council of Delphi and it's Solaris Governance is actively encouraging trade with other space faring cultures and seems to be adept at making a profit. The average citizen uses the Resource Allocation System while the Delphi Government has adopted the Galactic Standard Credit Note for trade purposes between its business interests and the rest of Frontier governments and businesses. The Delphusian government has set up a company called Chem-Bio-Med which specializes in offering the services and medical treatments the Delphusians excel at such as growing and grafting limbs or organs, DNA analysis, interrogation techniques, psychological therapy techniques, reeducation processes, genetic therapies, and much more. They are also beginning to market Delphusian genetically modified domestic animals that see better in dark conditions and plants adapted to grow in lower light conditions outside. Many outside ornamental Delphusian plants glow in the dark creating spectacular displays of color and light in nighttime settings and are a highly sought exotic addition to many Frontier world gardens. All "businesses" operating out of the Solaris System are co-ops overseen by their local governments or directly run government businesses, any large Corporation of Delphusian origin is actually a Delphusian government business.
The Delphusians are currently only at Stellar Technical Level (see page 178 in FrontierSpace Referee's Handbook or roughly Star Empires Technical Social Levels 5-6 or Space Faring for Star Frontiers), but have instituted several programs meant to get them caught up with their neighbors in all areas of technology they have found themselves wanting in. The Solaris System is colonized heavily, with research stations, space stations, mining operations, moon colonies, and more. The Solaris Governance allows few visitors accept to specific ports and space stations for trade or diplomatic reasons only. Visitors have government assigned guides at all times they are in Solaris Governance space to insure a harmonious and safe visit. The Solaris Governance is beginning to actively "colonize" other systems they are currently using sleeper ships to achieve this.
Society & Customs:
Inspiration For This Space Race:
This race of humans was created by me for Star Frontiers and published in Frontier Explorer Issue 13 Summer 2015 in the article Meet The Delphusians. (Frontier Explorer can be found at http://frontierexplorer.org/magazines.) The race was inspired by the movie Wild, Wild Planet or I Criminali della Galassia "Criminals of the Galaxy a 1965 Italian science fiction film written by Renato Moretti and Ivan Reiner. In addition countless other sci-fi literature and media including but not limited to Brave New World, Logan's Run, and 1984 also influenced my thoughts on how this race of humans would have formed a new society had the bad guys in the movie Wild, Wild Planet been successful. A big shout out to all the folks at http://www.starfrontiers.us who helped out as well with the original article. I also acknowledged at the original publishing all the people I have met who have shared their opinions with me about how they would fix humanity, create a better, more perfect society usually at the expense of other people's rights and freedoms. I have updated the Delphusians a bit for FrontierSpace.
Introducing The Delphusians For FrontierSpace: Part 1
Founding Of The Delphus Colony:
As a result of this belief, a clandestine plan and conspiracy was put into motion to save the best of humanity both biologically and culturally; the Delphi Cult was born. Members of this cult began infiltrating companies that had interests in space and in scientific fields. The movement began identifying subjects of all ages and professions that showed talent and who were exceptional. These exceptional individuals where tracked, and every aspect of their lives studied. Like minded individuals with similar world views that humanity was doomed unless the superior minded and superiorly socially responsible people did something where recruited to the cult and placed into key positions globally and in space. This gave the cult unprecedented access to resources, both around the globe and in space. Finally, by recruiting top scientist into one specific human mega corporation involved with chemical, biological, and medical technology, the cult was able to harness the power of greed through breakthroughs in medicine that translated to huge profits. All of which came from research on a space station. The company, eager for even larger profits, was easily persuaded into investing into a research colony on a planet outside of the home system.
With the colony approved, the Delphi Cult went into action abducting people and putting them into cryogenic hibernation under a false name in a fake program unrelated to the colony or company funding the colony. Of course these poor people were later put on the completed colony ship. Thus some colonists were willing cult members while others were abducted. Anyone who threatened the plan had a tragic life ending accident or suicide. Or, if they might supply a skill, best of ability or good DNA that the Delphi Cult wanted, they simply went missing. In addition, the cult took huge amounts of the human home world’s flora and fauna as the Cult believed more than likely humanity would also destroy all life on the planet. The Cult collected and amassed as much scientific and cultural information it could about what the founders thought was the best of humanity’s labors. They did this all carefully and quietly so that when they launched CS Deucalion for the sponsor company's planet of choice, no one knew they had other plans. Once launched, the ship set course not for that planet of choice, but a secret location far, far, far away and was never heard from by the rest of humanity again until an exploration ship trying to map and chart a previously uninvestigated system discovered this isolated culture. The scientists in charge of the Cult truly believed they were saving humanity from extinction. Thus they set out to create the next step in human physical and social evolution.
Delphusians where founded by a group of idealists and scientists who believed that humanity’s end was near just as humanity had started to actively colonize their home system. These founding intellectual elite where convinced that mankind’s progress, evolution, and survival was in peril from humanity itself. The Doom’s Day Clock was ever ticking closer to mankind’s demise. They believed that humanity, either through stupidity, greed, religion, and/or over population of the genetically flawed, would destroy itself.
As a result of this belief, a clandestine plan and conspiracy was put into motion to save the best of humanity both biologically and culturally; the Delphi Cult was born. Members of this cult began infiltrating companies that had interests in space and in scientific fields. The movement began identifying subjects of all ages and professions that showed talent and who were exceptional. These exceptional individuals where tracked, and every aspect of their lives studied. Like minded individuals with similar world views that humanity was doomed unless the superior minded and superiorly socially responsible people did something where recruited to the cult and placed into key positions globally and in space. This gave the cult unprecedented access to resources, both around the globe and in space. Finally, by recruiting top scientist into one specific human mega corporation involved with chemical, biological, and medical technology, the cult was able to harness the power of greed through breakthroughs in medicine that translated to huge profits. All of which came from research on a space station. The company, eager for even larger profits, was easily persuaded into investing into a research colony on a planet outside of the home system.
With the colony approved, the Delphi Cult went into action abducting people and putting them into cryogenic hibernation under a false name in a fake program unrelated to the colony or company funding the colony. Of course these poor people were later put on the completed colony ship. Thus some colonists were willing cult members while others were abducted. Anyone who threatened the plan had a tragic life ending accident or suicide. Or, if they might supply a skill, best of ability or good DNA that the Delphi Cult wanted, they simply went missing. In addition, the cult took huge amounts of the human home world’s flora and fauna as the Cult believed more than likely humanity would also destroy all life on the planet. The Cult collected and amassed as much scientific and cultural information it could about what the founders thought was the best of humanity’s labors. They did this all carefully and quietly so that when they launched CS Deucalion for the sponsor company's planet of choice, no one knew they had other plans. Once launched, the ship set course not for that planet of choice, but a secret location far, far, far away and was never heard from by the rest of humanity again until an exploration ship trying to map and chart a previously uninvestigated system discovered this isolated culture. The scientists in charge of the Cult truly believed they were saving humanity from extinction. Thus they set out to create the next step in human physical and social evolution.
General Description:
The Delphusians are a genetically engineered race of Space Humans mostly cloned and or created using high tech gene splicing and grafting technology. They appear as very attractive, graceful, and youthful looking female humans that are surprisingly strong. They are sterile (99%) Hermaphrodite Chimera Humans and are XXXY genetically. Many can pass for a normal human female or a young rather feminine looking male youth. They never grow facial hair, have small to moderate breasts but a small Adam's Apple. Delphusians can be any skin color, hair color or eye color that can be found in other humans however, some come in checkered skin patterns or with two different eye colors or hair of two different natural shades.
Delphusians do not age the same as normal humans. Delphusians age the same as normal humans until about the age 20 and then appear to just stop aging until about the last 10 years of their life in which they begin to rapidly age. 75% of the Delphusian population is Ambidextrous. Delphusians are not normally psychic.
Average Size: 1.9 m tall
Mass: 55 kg
Lifespan: 105 years (Old age sets in between 95-100 years of age).
Reproduction: Cloning and Genetic Engineering
Body Temperature: 37 C
On the whole Delphusians are no more advanced than average normal humans with the exception of their eyes. These humans can see better in extremely dim light as they are adapted to the darker conditions of Delphus but because of their custom of maintaining all building light at their ancestor's Home World's normal brightness they suffer no ill effects of this heightened ability to see better in the dark.
Delphusians can learn to speak any language a normal human can speak. The Delphusians have their own language which is heavily influenced by Ancient Greek, Ancient Latin, Scientific Terminology and Gender Neutrality Conventions.
System Of Origin:
Star: Solaris (Yellow-Orange)
Planets:
Apollus
Melanthos
Melanina - Moon: Kelaino
Delphus - Moons: Castalia & Phemonoe
Celaenos - Moon: Pythis
Laphrius
Noutius
Delphus: Home World of the Delphusian Humans
1.00
20 hour day.
Delphus receives less light than the Home World that the Delphusians ancestors came from. All of the native flora and fauna is thus adapted to lower light conditions. Human world based lifeforms on Delphus have been genetically modified to thrive in lower light conditions as well.
The Capital City of Delphus and the Solaris Governance is called Parnassus. Parnassus is huge city organized around the business of government with many buildings dedicated to the various councils and agencies of both the planet Delphus and the Solaris Governance. Parnassus is also equally known for its many beautiful Mirrored Temples spread throughout it, huge parks, magnificent public art works, pleasure centers, indoor and outdoor theaters, museums, libraries, universities and a magnificent indoor zoo dedicated to the human home world's fauna and flora. The governing body is called the Council of Delphi and the figurehead of the government is called simply the Leader. The government is made up of many councils which oversee the various agencies that are all dedicated to social engineering and perfection in their various duties, skills, and areas of expertise.
The economic system of the Solaris System is basically a centralized type in which government experts and social engineers see to the resource, consumption and production needs of the local and system wide populace. The monetary system works more like a ration system or chit book system in which every citizen is assured of certain amounts of specified resources with additional non necessary items paid for with specially earned resource allocation coupons. The concept of money in the traditional sense is foreign to the average Delphusian. The Council of Delphi and it's Solaris Governance is actively encouraging trade with other space faring cultures and seems to be adept at making a profit. The average citizen uses the Resource Allocation System while the Delphi Government has adopted the Galactic Standard Credit Note for trade purposes between its business interests and the rest of Frontier governments and businesses. The Delphusian government has set up a company called Chem-Bio-Med which specializes in offering the services and medical treatments the Delphusians excel at such as growing and grafting limbs or organs, DNA analysis, interrogation techniques, psychological therapy techniques, reeducation processes, genetic therapies, and much more. They are also beginning to market Delphusian genetically modified domestic animals that see better in dark conditions and plants adapted to grow in lower light conditions outside. Many outside ornamental Delphusian plants glow in the dark creating spectacular displays of color and light in nighttime settings and are a highly sought exotic addition to many Frontier world gardens. All "businesses" operating out of the Solaris System are co-ops overseen by their local governments or directly run government businesses, any large Corporation of Delphusian origin is actually a Delphusian government business.
The Delphusians are currently only at Stellar Technical Level (see page 178 in FrontierSpace Referee's Handbook or roughly Star Empires Technical Social Levels 5-6 or Space Faring for Star Frontiers), but have instituted several programs meant to get them caught up with their neighbors in all areas of technology they have found themselves wanting in. The Solaris System is colonized heavily, with research stations, space stations, mining operations, moon colonies, and more. The Solaris Governance allows few visitors accept to specific ports and space stations for trade or diplomatic reasons only. Visitors have government assigned guides at all times they are in Solaris Governance space to insure a harmonious and safe visit. The Solaris Governance is beginning to actively "colonize" other systems they are currently using sleeper ships to achieve this.
Society & Customs:
“Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.” -- Vince Lombardi
Delphusian society emphasizes pacifism law-abiding behavior, cooperation, communal living, sexual liberation, beauty (especially through artist endeavors), physical health, youthful vitality, perfection in all pursuits, and a harmonious social structure. The average Delphusian believes the individual lives to perfect, preserve, and improve society and the human race. They are not by nature a violent race but they are arrogant, believing they are the best of humanity.
Delphusians do not marry. To a Delphusian marriage is an outdated social construct that was necessary for their primitive and savage ancestors but they as a society have evolved beyond the need of marriage. Physical copulation for the purpose of reproduction is abhorrent to this society and an aberration. Reproduction is achieved by using an advanced combination of cloning, grafting, and genetic engineering. The greatest honor a Delphusian can achieve is being chosen for reproduction by the Reproduction Council. The chosen Delphusian will have their DNA harvested, preserved and cloned to be used to create future generations. A Delphusian that manages to give birth or becomes pregnant has committed both a major social breach in accepted behavior and committed a crime this is fortunately extremely rare as 99% of the population is actually sterile. Such individuals will be stigmatized even if the individual is cleared of any wrong doing or anti-social tendencies, if not cleared they may be sent to rejection. If a viable child is brought to term it will be considered disadvantaged and always experience some level of prejudice within that society even if the child meets or exceeds Delphusian standards of perfection. Children are typically raised by government communal group homes, government social workers, government nurseries, and schools. To a Delphusian their family is their government group home bonds and cloning batches.
Delphusians live in small flexible communal groups of 3 to 5 adults. A Delphusian that chooses to live alone or only in groups of two are considered to be developing anti-social tendencies and are in need of help or intervention from their friends, family, colleagues, or government health professionals. Delphusians who leave a group because of strife will have to seek counseling in most cases before another group will accept them. Delphusian society is very concerned with achieving perfection and harmony in all ways. The society is highly structured with all individuals going through an extensive testing and evaluation process throughout their lives. Children start being socialized and evaluated for their perfect profession and harmonious integration into adult society from conception in the test-tube. Delphusians do not see this as limiting an individual but maximizing an individual’s true potential in society. The Delphusian Coming of Age ceremony, called the Qoui, is a community event in which, after thorough testing and evaluation, the youth is advised of which professional group or groups they are the best match for. Those individuals that come up equally talented for more than one group are encouraged to choose their passion. At the Qoui ceremony each individual announces its choice of profession. It is very rare for a youth not to choose the recommended professional group.
Delphusians live in small flexible communal groups of 3 to 5 adults. A Delphusian that chooses to live alone or only in groups of two are considered to be developing anti-social tendencies and are in need of help or intervention from their friends, family, colleagues, or government health professionals. Delphusians who leave a group because of strife will have to seek counseling in most cases before another group will accept them. Delphusian society is very concerned with achieving perfection and harmony in all ways. The society is highly structured with all individuals going through an extensive testing and evaluation process throughout their lives. Children start being socialized and evaluated for their perfect profession and harmonious integration into adult society from conception in the test-tube. Delphusians do not see this as limiting an individual but maximizing an individual’s true potential in society. The Delphusian Coming of Age ceremony, called the Qoui, is a community event in which, after thorough testing and evaluation, the youth is advised of which professional group or groups they are the best match for. Those individuals that come up equally talented for more than one group are encouraged to choose their passion. At the Qoui ceremony each individual announces its choice of profession. It is very rare for a youth not to choose the recommended professional group.
This culture is atheist and believe that there is no intelligence greater than that of the human mind and spirit. However, they do have many symbolic rituals or traditions that support community, cultural preservation, and biological responsibility. An example of this symbolism is the Naos. The Naos is a room or building that has mirrors that reflect the image of an individual infinitely into eternity, larger facilities will also have an eternal flame in the Naos or connected with it. All large facilities, community housing, and large ships will have a Naos chapel in them and major cities will have buildings with grounds dedicated to meditation and reflection. Many visiting aliens that have seen these Naos Templum call the Mirrored Temples of Delphus some of the most beautiful sacred places they have ever seen. Such “temples” often include reflecting pools, major works of art, peaceful parks, and use abstract light reflection inside and outside. The mirror and the flame are significant symbols to all Delphusians and are used in their meditations and community events.
Delphusian society puts a high social standard on being youthful, physically fit, and mentally fit. When a Delphusian begins to show the signs of aging, they retire, enjoy life for a bit (but no longer than 5 years), put their affairs in order, and usually have a Reunion Ceremony in which friends, childhood group home members, and community gather. This is a festive occasion in which the person’s life and achievements are celebrated. This celebration concludes with the aging Delphusian euthanizing themselves surrounded by their loved ones and they are then cremated at a government crematorium. Delphusians feel this is a dignified loving death with meaning.
Delphusian society puts a high social standard on being youthful, physically fit, and mentally fit. When a Delphusian begins to show the signs of aging, they retire, enjoy life for a bit (but no longer than 5 years), put their affairs in order, and usually have a Reunion Ceremony in which friends, childhood group home members, and community gather. This is a festive occasion in which the person’s life and achievements are celebrated. This celebration concludes with the aging Delphusian euthanizing themselves surrounded by their loved ones and they are then cremated at a government crematorium. Delphusians feel this is a dignified loving death with meaning.
A Delphusian that fails to meet their society’s standards is sent to Rejection. Delphusian society will first try and help the individual through therapy (physical and mental), re-education, re-socialization, and re-programming. However if it becomes apparent the individual is not meeting the cultural expectations and standards despite intervention, they will be considered to be beyond hope and a negative influence to the harmony of society; at no fault of their own, of course. However, the consequences are still deadly. The Delphusians do not consider this execution but euthanasia and a humane act of kindness, mercy, and dignity to put the terminally genetically flawed individual out of misery. One consequence of the impact of alien races and the discovery that humanity has managed to survive and advance despite their flaws is some Delphusians have begun trying to escape or question rejection by becoming runners. This is not considered socially responsible or sane behavior by the average Delphusian. Such individuals are believed to be in great pain, mentally confused, and extremely dangerous by the average citizen. The Delphusian government considers every runner to be highly dangerous to the harmony of society, the long term biological viability of the Delphusian human race, and, of course, their authority. The Delphusian government will pursue runners, telling other governments that they are trying to bring a psychologically unstable, ill citizen that is criminally insane home for treatment.
Attitudes:
Attitudes:
Delphusians, until discovering humanity in its natural form, believed they were the only surviving humans in the universe. The primitive, savage, humanity of the past was believed extinct. The results of discovering that unevolved humans still exist has had consequences for them and the civilizations around them. The Delphusian psychology is one of elite superiority and they had to come to terms with the fact that they are technologically behind not just alien races (naturally inferior to the superior human mind) but savage humans. Their government has done this by emphasizing that they as a society have been working to achieve biological perfection and social perfection first and now they are ready to bring humanity’s spirit to other endeavors.
Culturally the Delphusians see themselves as preservers and saviors of humanity. Ideologically they are not interested in the destruction of other humans, but rather in the preservation, improvement and the future of the species. Thus the Delphusian mindset is to be mildly impressed with the survival of the “gegenes” (earth-born) but they are distressed that they are still living as“savages”. They have come to believe that some of the “barbarians” can be uplifted from the state of “autochthones”(indigenous barbarian tribes) or “ouranogenes” (space faring unevolved humans or races) to the evolved form of perfected human “autoastrones” (born of the stars, evolved race, a Delphian term for themselves). Delphians believe it is their duty to rescue human civilization and preserve the genetically worthy from amongst the gegenes. As a result the philosophy of the Delphi Cult is being actively spread amongst other human societies whenever and where ever possible though often in a modified form by the Solaris Governance the goal of course being to help uplift the barbaric humans, improve their quality of life and gradually enlighten their limited societies.
Delphusians having achieved sexual and gender liberation really do not understand sexual or gender roles amongst primitive humans. They see all the gender and sexual roles of the "unevolved" as limiting, disgusting and something to pity or correct. As to human "races" again they believe that is a limiting concept and believe that genetic engineering corrects the mistake of nature thus ending racism and will insist they are not racist no matter how superior and insulting they act towards normal humans.
The government is highly interested in acquiring both alien and human technology. They are very keen to study all things human, but are also interested in knowing about the other “barbarians”. Any spacecraft that arrives in their space is subject to being searched and all downloadable databases copied and new technology confiscated for study. The confiscated technology will be returned, but by Delphusian law it can be held for up to one month. It is also law that if the owner of the technology leaves their space before the state returns the confiscated technology the items become property of the state. The Delphusian government has wisely never seized a whole ship but will send inspectors throughout it to document ship technology. Delphusians, though annoying, elitist, arrogant, condescending, egotistical, racist, and intellectually rude by most other races standards (and especially by normal human standards), are not actually interested in genocide or galactic conquest. They are, however, devious, manipulative, believe the end justifies the means, and are highly motivated to catch-up with the “savages”. A typical Delphusian is very capable of justifying behavior or actions most other races find ethically objectionable often stating, “it is for the greater good” or “the advancement of science”, and/or “for the benefit of humanity”.
Delphusians have no concept of civil liberties or rights. Their idea of mercy and compassion towards the handicapped often involves killing the handicapped to prevent distress at a loss of quality of life (this does not mean they will not first try and heal an injured or ill person), homelessness does not occur in their society nor does unemployment (as those who fail go to rejection). Normal humans are pitied as being enslaved by primitive biology and archaic social structures. What this all means is their values, ethics, world view, and understanding of what is good and evil is often very different from other races. They may agree with the same course of action as another race but for entirely different reasons and may commit deeds that shock other races while honestly lacking an understanding of why others may have a problem with their actions.
“The most difficult part of attaining perfection is finding something to do for an encore.” ~Author Unknown
Psionics:
Culturally the Delphusians see themselves as preservers and saviors of humanity. Ideologically they are not interested in the destruction of other humans, but rather in the preservation, improvement and the future of the species. Thus the Delphusian mindset is to be mildly impressed with the survival of the “gegenes” (earth-born) but they are distressed that they are still living as“savages”. They have come to believe that some of the “barbarians” can be uplifted from the state of “autochthones”(indigenous barbarian tribes) or “ouranogenes” (space faring unevolved humans or races) to the evolved form of perfected human “autoastrones” (born of the stars, evolved race, a Delphian term for themselves). Delphians believe it is their duty to rescue human civilization and preserve the genetically worthy from amongst the gegenes. As a result the philosophy of the Delphi Cult is being actively spread amongst other human societies whenever and where ever possible though often in a modified form by the Solaris Governance the goal of course being to help uplift the barbaric humans, improve their quality of life and gradually enlighten their limited societies.
Delphusians having achieved sexual and gender liberation really do not understand sexual or gender roles amongst primitive humans. They see all the gender and sexual roles of the "unevolved" as limiting, disgusting and something to pity or correct. As to human "races" again they believe that is a limiting concept and believe that genetic engineering corrects the mistake of nature thus ending racism and will insist they are not racist no matter how superior and insulting they act towards normal humans.
Delphusians have no concept of civil liberties or rights. Their idea of mercy and compassion towards the handicapped often involves killing the handicapped to prevent distress at a loss of quality of life (this does not mean they will not first try and heal an injured or ill person), homelessness does not occur in their society nor does unemployment (as those who fail go to rejection). Normal humans are pitied as being enslaved by primitive biology and archaic social structures. What this all means is their values, ethics, world view, and understanding of what is good and evil is often very different from other races. They may agree with the same course of action as another race but for entirely different reasons and may commit deeds that shock other races while honestly lacking an understanding of why others may have a problem with their actions.
“The most difficult part of attaining perfection is finding something to do for an encore.” ~Author Unknown
Psionics:
The founders of the Delphi Cult and Delphusian Society believed psionics, ESP, and similar abilities were hoaxes, superstitious beliefs, and of no scientific merit. As a result, no such abilities where bred, preserved, or studied by Delphusian science. It is rumored, however, that after discovering that psionics are an actual genetic ability that both a few rare normal humans and aliens possess, the planners have tasked the researchers of Delphus to study subjects with the goal of creating psionic individuals.
Part 2
How to make a Delphusian.
Part 2
How to make a Delphusian.
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