Eons of Ascendency ( was a placeholder name for the setting but has stuck ever since )
 
So this is my world building project. I started this well over a year ago but have a massive hiatus from it. Ive posted artwork here before. Decided to get back into it and I’m really enjoying building out the lore again :D
 
I have started on my starmap and have built out on the core systems for the main Faction of the setting.
 
In the starmap, the coloured roundels are fully colonised systems, the half and half roundels are systems that are not colonised worlds as such but are more minor things such as mining worlds, outposts, military bases, research bases etc. And then finally the white roundels are for uncolonised systems, these have been deemed of no use to the factions.
 
Im thinking of changing the colour of the nebula background to a more darker tone, ill add an image for an example, not sure what works best?
 
I’ll give some lore on this Main faction.
 
Solaran Republic.
 
The Solaran Republic are an ancient technologically advanced humanoid race that have colonised vast amounts of space. The republic is the oldest, largest and for most of known history the only functioning interstellar civilisation in the galaxy.
 
They governed thousands of star systems and has tens of trillions of citizens. Its influence stretched across vast regions of space, supported by a disciplined military, a rationalist culture and a broad economy.
 
The Solaran race evolved on the temperate world of Solara, a planet of wide oceans, fertile plains and mineral rich continents. They are a race of about 6-7 foot tall blue humanoids.
 
Their star would also have the same name as their home world.
 
Solara’s history was marked by conflict between emerging nations, culminating in an era of devastating planetary wars that nearly destroyed their civilisation. This taught them that division is essentially extinction.
 
The signing of the Solaran Concord marked the end of planetary conflict and the beginning of the Republic. A single planetary government was formed, led by the High Council, seated in the capital city of Vienna Prime.
 
Due to impressive advances in technology they would discover fusion energy and eventually FTL travel, which would allow their Republic to flourish.
 
For thousands and thousands of years the republic flourished. Eternal peace was known. They flourished in the arts, science education and philosophy and thrived across thousands of worlds. This was known as the Era of Stability.
 
Eventually this era would come to an end.
 
The first Vecnid war changed the Republics way of life. The republic still feels the effects of this eons later.
 
The Vecnids are an extragalactic hive mind species that consumes biomass. ( yeas I know don’t hate me for the tyrannic similarities haha!)
 
They were given their name after the world of Vecnor in the far frontier being the first to fall.
 
This war would last for 5,000  years. Billions dead. The republics economy would be at a full war economy and they introduced mass mobilisations. The war become a mass grinding struggle of endurance and hope.
 
The Republic had two main military branches - The SDF (Solaran defence force) and the SSF (Solaran Space Force)
 
The SDF is the ground fighting force with the SSF the space and air force who also manage logistics.
 
Ill attach artwork I have had done so far
 
SDF standard trooper (Blue stripe)
 
Sword brother - A genetically enhanced hand to hand combat specialist created during the Veined Wars (red stripe) These are altered Solaria’s who are stronger and slightly taller than the standard trooper.
 
High Council Guardian- Protectors of High Council complex’s and High Council officials. To become a guardian is the next step on for sword brothers. (Artwork to be made soon)
 
Solarans had a naturally high gestation period and with the Veined war raging for thousands of years and an unknown republic wide fertility issue the Solaria’s suddenly found themselves as a dying race. They went from a population of trillions to the low billions possibly even high millions.
 
In their selflessness they believed that if they were ever to truly die out, life should continue. So, thanks to their technological brilliance (although they could not solve their fertility issues) they seeded life throughout the galaxy, they were now the custodians and overseers of hundreds of races. An example of two would be Humanity and the Zherkul.
 
The republic now had one mission, protect their creations and uplift them whilst keeping an ever watchful eye for a possible return of the Vecnids…
 
The lore building continues, mainly on the return of the vecnids and the seeded races now becoming interstellar ones too. I hope you all enjoyed, if you have any questions feel free to ask away or if you have any input on what I could do better then please let me know :D
 

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