Union of Mecholife

"The patriots boast is this: my home is the first, the foremost, and the greatest of all places. Any who disagree can talk to my fist."

- Remlap

The Union of Mecholife has roots in a past as great as any other species in the universe. Their founders, the Starmaster Alliance and the Wentals, both controlled galaxies in their age. However, their ages were short lived, as both their galaxies were wiped out in the Annihilation by the Xhodocto. They fled to Andromeda, suffering many setbacks and near destruction at least twice. Then they found each other, and formed a massively advanced, fairly large united empire, the Union of Mecholife. However, this union was to be tested greatly, and failed. They lost much of their technology, and what they do have much they no longer understand or can produce. They are but a shadow of their ancestors, and they know it. With a newly isolationist mind set, and an old xenophobic nature, the Union of Mecholife is attempting to rebuild it's lost technologies, and perhaps once again become a galactic power in the universe.

General Appearance
"Our diversity is our greatest resource."

- Unknown

All the UM species have several things in common. As a side affect of being mecholife, they all have a tiny, almost unnoticeable sheen over their skin, like a coating of black ice over black metal, all but undetectable. Much more detectable is the network of golden threads that are imbedded in their skin and tissues. The threads pulse with a slow, almost unnoticeable light, and are so tiny that they can only been seen from a distance as a slight sparkling of golden glitter, ever shifting over the bodies of those viewed. Those are the single two traits that EVERY UM species can visibly been seen having.

Intent
"To achieve great things, two ingredients are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time."

- Firstborn

The Union has several goals. The first and foremost is to remain isolated from others. They do not like others and do not see any reason to like others. Others are either a threat or unworthy of their attention. The second goal is to claim all of Andromeda as part of the Union. Both of the founding nations remember the times they ruled entire galaxies, and they seek those times once again. It is also for security reasons, harder to attack a unified galaxy where even the nebula are alive then it is to attack a galaxy with many different faction always warring among themselves. Thirdly, they hold a grudge against several empires, for example the Iteok and the Grox Meta-Empire. These they intend to destroy.

Members
"More than ever before in our history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that is why we have united as one."

The Union of Mecholife is massive, an Intergalactic Empire with full control over 1 and a half galaxies. They have more members then almost any other empire in the known universe. Their members are of all shapes, sizes, base natures (plant, animal, other), and have varying histories, fleets, and ideals. They are united by one, single, powerful force: the Network. The Mecholife Network exists as a telepathic, instant connections between all mecholife. All sapient mecholife is united by this, because they are physically incapable of harming each other for anything less then the need to eat. They also understand each other at some level, and therefor can work together with almost mechanical synchrony. The members of the Union of Mecholife get along perfectly, and are counted in the billions.

Members

Mechology
"If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't."

- Jasmine

The Union is made up of Mecholife, and rather unusual form of life that exists almost identically to it's biolife counterparts, but with far greater durability and sustainability. It can be found in almost any form or shape, from life that exists on the surface of stars to nebula species and space life. Mecholife is as diverse as biolife, and requires just as much research in order to understand.

Mechology

Tech
"Technology is great, until it stops working."

- Clank

When the devastated the Union, it went from a Tier 1 Empire to a Tier 3 Empire. The majority of it's technology was lost, or at least forgotten. They now have some things they can produce, but do not understand, others they understand, but cannot produce, and still others they have a finite number of left before they run out because they cannot produce them anymore. The technology they still have the ability to use, produce, and understand is far weaker then what they lost.

Technology

Infrastructure
"So we live inside the intestines of giant sessile animals. You live inside lifeless boxes. At least we can talk to our houses and know they hear us."

- Unknown

The UM has a curious infrastructure. In order for buildings to withstand the ever hungry forms of mecholife (which will happily consume anything used to make buildings) they have had to come up with intuitive and amazing ways of creating homes that can withstand mecholife. The only thing that can withstand mecholife is, well, better mecholife.

Infrastructure

Government
"I warn you, he may look like an idiot, talk like an idiot, but dont let that fool you, he really is an idiot."

- Shedomi

The Union government is divided into serveral portions. There is the Concrete Council, which makes all laws in the Union and decides foreign policy, as well as representing the general mood of the Union. Then you have the Supreme Captain Commander, the leader of the entire Military and head of the Concrete Council. They make speeches, lead the army, and sometimes represent the Union to others. Then there are the 10 States, one for each Archetype in the Union. Finally, there is a religious portion of the government that ensures that all religions are represented when decisions are made. All of these areas of the government are in agreement about one thing: all non-Union life is a threat and needs to be treated with utmost care and respect.

Government

People
"Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them."

- Nampt

The Union is connected via it's Network, similar to the UNO's telepathy. This network allows them to work together, and prevents them from intentionally harming each other except to protect themselves (and even then, they can only do it if they are more important to Mecholife as a whole). There are no criminals because of the Network. There is as little hunger as possible, and no one starves, because of the Network. However, there are giants in this network, the heroes and heroins, the leaders and warriors. They share their lives with the entire Union, and because of that they are truly giants.

People

Military
"As soon as we decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then our good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that we set out to destroy."

- Dylan

The Union wields a fleet of ships in all shapes, sizes, and capacities. Their fleet is smaller now then it was before, but it is still formidable when defending. The entire thing runs smoothly and without kinks thanks to the Network that connects all mecholife. Even the very mechosphere of a planet will attack invaders with wild abandon. The Union is well protected, it's military serving as the immune system for an entire form of life.

Military

Culture
"There is nothing wrong with taking the back streets. All the interesting stuff happens there."

- Hinata

Vast and diverse, with over 43 members, the UM is a massive mixing pot and salad bowl of cultural beliefs and ideals. From the Kwaad, who love war and blood, to the Meta, who are ever peaceful and forgiving. The Cylon, who feel they are superior, to the Faftart, with their species wide inferiority complex. The UM is among the most diverse of the cultures in the universe, and it shows it. Well over 200 religions exist on any one planet, and variations within religions are noticeable even within a few parsecs of each other. Even the entertainment is diverse, needing over 500 thousand channels simply to have one of everything the UM likes.

Culture, Religion, Entertainment

Powers and Essence Use
"We may not be biological, but that doesn't mean we have to be logical."

The Union has access to Essence. They have entire organizations dedicated to the teaching and use of essence in everyday life. The Union's greatest essence wielders, Dyland and Arukas, are equal in power to many outside the Union. But the Union is not limited to essence. The stronger willed among it can control animals and even plants using their minds alone, and there is an energy within mecholife that some can access at will. If all that fails, the swarm intelligence of mecholife, Mechi, can access and control every speck of energy to be found in mecholife, anywhere and everywhere.

Powers and Essence

Locations
"Numberless are the world's wonders, but none more wonderful than Life."

- Evermind

Due to it's less then optimal location in Andromeda, the Union is very skilled at terraforming planets and creating simple but effective space habitats. They build farms and cities on asteroids and moons, and are condensed into large hive-like cities of living houses and structures. Their unfinished projects, being built by now lost tech, have been habited to the best of their abilities. From planets to asteroids, comets to stations, even the Lungworlds, the Union still has much territory to colonize, even in the empty regions of Andromeda.

Locations

Language
"The gift of language is you can communicate. The curse of language is that you can communicate."

- Firstborn

The language of the Union of Mecholife is called "Union Standard". It's a somewhat complex language made up of symbols selected because they were easily made by all member species, either directly or with machines to do it for them. However, each species and/or member nation also has it's own native language. There are too many to go into, but every so often you may hear one of the Unioniers say something that the others don't understand, this is usually a curse of some sort.

Language

Economy
"Money makes the world go round, but without an economy the world is worthless."

- Titrit

Mecholife disrupts nanotech, so the UM have factories and trade. Massive gateways allow for the instant trade of ideas and goods, tech and power. Money flows within the UM, making them a wealthy nation as well. The only trade that the Union has no access to is inter-empire/species tourism. The converter bots prevent this.

Economy

Histories
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

- Kuhera

The Union isn't old, however some of it's member species are truly ancient. The Lost Ones, older then 8 universes. The Omega, older then two. The Meta and Nobi, with their intertwined pasts and futures. The complete history of the Union is massive, diverse, and filled with lessons. Indeed, many debate the causes and in some cases the results of these historic events.

Histories

Relations
"In the creation of life, there have always been friends and foes."

- Wentalian Proverb

With it's Xenophobic and Isolationist personality, you would not think the Union would have many friends or enemies. And you would be correct. They are allies to very, very few, and enemies to very, very few. Mostly they just dislike others, or choose not to interact with them. Mostly.

Relations

Quotes By Themselves
"The Union is my tool, my weapon against biolife."

- Mechi

"When the Union was founded, I had hoped to make it a peaceful entity. However, they have collectively outvoted me."

- Evermind

"This is gonna be fun fun fun!"

- Arukas

"The Union was founded during my life. I hope it won't be destroyed during my life too."

- Masuri

"I hate all of them, but I can't hurt them because they will crush me."

- Nampt

"Even I, peaceful as I am, can see clearly that Biolife is a threat to Mecholife, and therefore the Union, and therefore my people directly. I cannot allow such a threat to remain indefinitely."

- Dylan

Trivia

 * This empire comes directly from Sporewiki, which is a dictatorship not worth visiting any time soon.