Alcyone
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| Four Letter Code | ALCY |
| Federation Status | Unfriendly |
| Planet of Origin | Alcon IV |
| Encountered | Unknown |
| T/E Rating | T0/E0 |
| Current Tech Level | L |
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Name
- Proper Name: Alcyones
- Pronunciation: Al'cyo'Nes
Home System
- Quadrant: Beta
- Location: Tiris Sector (coordinates B27-0001-1302)
- Proper Name: Alconis
- Pronunciation: Al'Con'is
- Star: It orbits a class F (White) star
- Distance from Star: it's orbit is approximately 307 million km
- Companions: 7 other planets. It is the 4th planet in the system
Home World
- Proper Name: Alcon IV
- Pronunciation: Al'Con IV
- Diameter: 12,211 km (7,632 miles)
- Gravity: 1.01 standard gravity with a density of 5.8
- Axial Tilt: 24% with earth like seasons
- Orbital Period: 417 days
- Rotational Period: 31 hours
- Classification: M
- Surface Water: 53%
- Atmosphere: 1.07 is a standard pressure with 75% nitrogen, 24% oxygen, 1% trace chemicals
- Climate: complete set of earth like climates
- Population: Just over 6 billion
History
Their history is plagued with periods of unrest, civil war, peasant uprisings and plain old simple wars. As a result the fact that the position of Sha'Ma has moved from family to family is no surprise.
Government
The overall leader of the people is the hereditary ruler called Sha'Ma. This is both his title, position and name. The current Sha'Ma is a very old man. He has 4 sons and has currently selected his eldest to replace him.
Under him are the various Sha'A. These nobles and their families control various regions of the planets surface. As can be expected these nobles run the gamut from the very powerful with large areas of land under their control and millions of subjects to those who have small to tiny sections of land and only a small number of subjects.
The nobles have complete authority and power of life and death over any and all of their subjects. They have the final word over every aspect of their lands and people.
Description
The Alcyones are a humanoid race with dark brown skin. The males usually have short hair and long beards of curly black hair. The females will have straight ebony black hair that is usually just past their shoulders. On average both males and females are 5'8" to 6'2" with their bodies being athletic and slim yet well muscled.
Both males and females wear a veil that covers the bottom half of their face from directly below their eye's. A headdress covers the top of their heads from just above the eye's and hangs down to conceal all of their head not covered by the veil. They always wear gloves.
Physiology
They are a rugged, healthy people for the most part, suffering from many of the typical aliments and conditions that affect most humanoid races.
Psychology
Around off worlders they are very cold, aloof and distant. They prefer to limit any physical contact with aliens to the absolute minimum.
Religion
They believe in the First One. The first of their species. A man of vision. All the Sha'A and the Sha'Ma are supposedly his direct descendants. The First One wrote the Books of Aha'Bahs. A set of 232 books about 1,000 pages long each that tell the people the rules and laws under which they will live their lives.
Anyone who is not from their world is a heretic, a non-believer. As such they can not be trusted and are not covered or protected by the laws.
Mythology
According to their beliefs the First One was born a man but achieved godhood. Upon doing so he wrote the Books of Aha'Bahs. Then he created the Alcyones , the perfect species crafted in his image. He gifted the world with plants and animals that the people would flourish and prosper.
Society
The nobles live in luxury while the rest of the population have the bare minimum needed for survival.
Culture
They do not have much in the way of culture. No art, music or dance. Only the readings. These are sessions where chapters are read from one of the Books of Aha'Bahs. Every citizen is expected to attend once in the morning and again at the end of the day.
Customs
Unknown at this time as they do not allow outsiders to land on their planet. They also avoid any none essential contact with outsiders.
Technology
The Alcyones are a space faring species with warp drives. They traded to get transporter and replicator technology. While advanced they are not quite up to the level of most of the Federation member worlds.
Economy
They conduct a large amount of trade which sustains their planetary needs. It is also a means by which certain Sha'A have increased their wealth and power. They will conduct business with anyone for just about anything. They do not accept or recognize any laws but their own, especially Federation trade laws.
Military
They do not as a people maintain a true space fleet, relying on their location within the Federation to keep their world safe. They do however have a large fleet of small frigate sized police or cargo inspection vessels that patrol their system and the nearby areas of space.
The rest of their military belongs to one or another of the various Sha'A and the Sha'Ma. These include ground troops and various war ships of various sizes and are maintain and paid for by the various noble families.
Federation Intelligence Files
The Alcyones were thought to have destroyed what was believed, by the Federation, to be the last Tarellian plague vessel in 2356.
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