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They bred an environment of ruthless corporate business, spying, blackmail, assassination, and immense wealth. Their relentless drive towards improvement put them at the forefront of El-Aurian technological development by the time the Borg came, their specialties being in starships, cyberwarfare, robotics, and cybernetics. Their ethical creed was always malleable at best, and they carefully kept a lid on the practices of their research labs. | They bred an environment of ruthless corporate business, spying, blackmail, assassination, and immense wealth. Their relentless drive towards improvement put them at the forefront of El-Aurian technological development by the time the Borg came, their specialties being in starships, cyberwarfare, robotics, and cybernetics. Their ethical creed was always malleable at best, and they carefully kept a lid on the practices of their research labs. | ||
Their most famous invention is the '' | Cantavi-born nobles had personal defense and attack robots, known valiantly as Guardians or Vanguards. These were incredibly common and bound to their charge though the user's cybernetic enhancements. They took many forms, with the Daughter having several that amounted to battleships in their own right. | ||
Their most famous invention is the ''Obbligato'' class sloop, a large ship that can be controlled by a single mind. What possibilities it could have led to remain unknown, as it was shortly after it was created that the Borg came. | |||
<h3>Art and Culture</h3> | <h3>Art and Culture</h3> | ||
The Eccian approach to art was rather distinctive to them, a result of their long history as a separate culture. | [[File:Eccian_citizen.jpg|thumb|left|250px|alt=Eccian Civilian|Eccian civilian with personal 'bot.]] | ||
The Eccian approach to art was rather distinctive to them, a result of their long history as a separate culture. They had a particular emphasis on beauty; anything of worth ought to be beautiful, no matter its function. Robots, ships, architecture and music should strive to be as elaborate and artful as possible. | |||
This often came at the cost of practicality, as some would see it; Eccian starships and robots often communicated and interacted musically, this method being maintained over millennia due to the pure art of it. | |||
<h4>Body Modification</h4> | <h4>Body Modification</h4> | ||
[[File:Eccia_dotwork.png|thumb| | [[File:Eccia_dotwork.png|thumb|right|150px|alt=Eccian Dotwork tattoo|Eccian dotwork throat and chest tattoo.]] | ||
One of the strongest Eccia traditions was body modification through extensive tattooing and piercings. As in many cultures, the sort of jewelry worn and the materials used acted as signals of status, wealth, or accomplishment. The tattoos and jewelry worn were generally split along gender lines, with women typically wearing elaborate earrings, necklaces, and jointed rings decorated with geometric shapes and gemstones. Men typically wore facial piercings, necklaces and bicep rings, the most common jewelery being piercings on the bridge of the nose. | One of the strongest Eccia traditions was body modification through extensive tattooing and piercings. As in many cultures, the sort of jewelry worn and the materials used acted as signals of status, wealth, or accomplishment. The tattoos and jewelry worn were generally split along gender lines, with women typically wearing elaborate earrings, necklaces, and jointed rings decorated with geometric shapes and gemstones. Men typically wore facial piercings, necklaces and bicep rings, the most common jewelery being piercings on the bridge of the nose. | ||
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It was traditional for each of the houses' fashion to be dominated by their colors. For the Venoja these were red, bronze and gold; for the Tenera they were blue, yellow and purple; and for the Cantavi they were white, black, and blue. Their clothing, technology, art and tattoos were dominated by variants on these colors. | It was traditional for each of the houses' fashion to be dominated by their colors. For the Venoja these were red, bronze and gold; for the Tenera they were blue, yellow and purple; and for the Cantavi they were white, black, and blue. Their clothing, technology, art and tattoos were dominated by variants on these colors. | ||
With their native lands having been arid and dry in ancient times, the traditional Eccian forms of dress were lighter on fabric than those of their northern brethren, and often showed more skin. As a culture comfortable in its sexuality and eager to show off their extensive tattoos and jewelry, it was typical of Eccian clothing to have plunging necklines, bare shoulders and arms, and bared feet regardless of gender. | With their native lands having been arid and dry in ancient times, the traditional Eccian forms of dress were lighter on fabric than those of their northern brethren, and often showed more skin. As a culture comfortable in its sexuality and eager to show off their extensive tattoos and jewelry, it was typical of Eccian clothing to have plunging necklines, bare shoulders and arms, and bared feet. An entirely bare chest was very common in casual clothing, regardless of gender. | ||
<h3>Technology</h3> | <h3>Technology</h3> | ||
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| [[File: | | [[File:Eccian_fighter.jpg|thumb|270px|alt=Eccian Fighter|Eccian Coda-Class Fighter]] | ||
| [[File: | | [[File:Eccian_sloop.jpg|thumb|340px|alt=Eccian lightship|Eccian Obbligato-Class Sloop]] | ||
| [[File: | | [[File:Adc786dfa6dabd7540524458dc669644.jpg|thumb|290px|alt=Eccian dreadnought|Eccian Intoner-Class Dreadnought]] | ||
| [[File:Eccian_tech.jpg|thumb|280px|alt=Eccian tech|Eccian Creation Tech]] | |||
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