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Opprimo >>>

Altithronus

Altithronus are the ruling class of Opprimo. Altithronus believe that their wings are the ultimate evolutionary outcome. It is difficult to confirm this however, as Altithronus only exist at the highest levels where gravity is weakest and one can get around by floatation alone. Altithronus use Quadruplators to do their bidding, mainly in the fundamental area of breeding procedure. Altithronus maintain Quadruplators at middle levels for dominance and access purposes.

 

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Quadruplator

Quadruplators have the most efficient and strongest wings of the Opprimo world. Their wings are fully functioning and support flight for long distances and at all the gravity levels of Opprimo. Their wings have evolved through natural selection rather than the selective breeding that occurs on Opprimo. Quadruplators are used for misfit snatching and general physical extraction. Quadruplators are controlled and suppressed by Altithronus who maintain and reinforce the social ideology that Quadruplators are ignorant and weak.

 

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Quamquam

Quamquam have non-functioning wings generated from a random mutation in the artificial selection process. Quamquam work in the middle levels as substance producers and waste purifiers for the upper levels. Some Quamquam receive waste from the higher levels that they purify and then send to lower levels to the Vovo. They receive compounds from Vovo which they are able to synthesise into various substances which are then sent to the higher levels for use.

 

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Vovo

Vovo exist at the lowest levels, where gravity is the strongest. They have non-functioning wings that have been bred from additional torso appendages. Vovo function as waste recyclers for all of Opprimo. The waste arrives from the higher levels to be consumed by the Vovo. The Vovo body vacuoles transform the waste into compounds. When the compounds are formed they get suctioned to the higher levels.

 

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Desum

Desum is an imposter. His wings have not been bred on Opprimo. Desum was born without wings to Altithronus. This meant recycling. However he was placed on a spacepod to Devia to protect from termination. Desum grew up on Devia, which resulted in slight glitter attractive forces and mild behavioural disorder. Desum acquired wing attachments and returned to Opprimo, where he now lives in hiding. Desum works at the lowest levels extracting glitter. Desum is developing an ability to cross over to the dimension of Nihilum.

 

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Devia >>>

 

Anxia

Anxia are seen moving through the gold graminoids of Devia. They function as pollinators as they are responsible for the distribution of gold pollen. Anxia believe that when the entire Devia world is covered with gold pollen, Devia will be transported to the unreachable dimension. Anxia should be avoided as they will want to cover you with pollen and convert you to their belief system. If you happen to fall into an argument with an Anxia, this will attract many others to congregate around you, shriek and smear you with ruminated pollen cud.

 

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Exeo

Exeo are found in the foam belt that surrounds the Devia world. They travel alone as observers throughout the foam belt. A photoreceptor appendage acts as a protective device from the 'madness' that envelops the world. On occasion the receptor makes things appear as they 'truly are'. If encountering an Exeo, it may come across as either supremely wise or utterly insane. This particular Exeo had a component of their appendage missing.

 

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Ferox

Ferox live in the dark crevices of Devia. They live in the darkness and spend their existence plotting against the other Devia beings. They believe that all the other Devia beings are the cause of the constant delusion, phobia and compulsion that permeates their world. The Ferox goal is to cease this state by spreading rumours in the other communities that may cause their annihilation. Ferox also excrete a blue feathery web that litters their caves. This is a protective device that disorients other beings if they come in contact with it.

 

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Vorax

Vorax live in the glitter shafts that surround the foam belts of Devia. Vorax do not leave their glitter shafts as they are afraid of most things. Their fear is proportional to their fragile selfhood that may dissipate with the slightest shift. There is a cyclical movement of the tectonic foam belt that causes changes within the glitter shafts. This results in Vorax screaming, as they feel their bodies being ripped along the shaft. The constant noise of the Vorax makes the glitter shafts a place to be avoided at all costs.

 

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Exigo

Exigo live in the silver moonlight dunes and follow a set routine everyday. They scavenge the dunes and surrounding regions and gather random objects. Once objects are found they are brought to various congregation points where the objects are sorted and collated. They don’t do this for epistemic reasons, but simply because they are compelled to do so. If you encounter an Exigo, it will just contradict everything that you say (just because it can). The Exigo red-eye emerges if something disrupts the Exigo routine – they must be avoided at this time.

 

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Uberrime >>>

 

Artifex

Artifex is the artisan of illusion and deception, the creator of labyrinths, traps and inscriptions. Artifex’s goal is to create the ultimate security experience. Artifex is the master overlooker of the Dito security system. The Artifex shroud allows it to move seamlessly between the components of the surveillance system without being seen. The Artifex photoreceptor allows inter-matter surveillance.

 

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Dito

There is only one Dito. Each part of the Dito body and adornment is made from the rarest material found in the universe. Dito is Uberrime's supreme possession. As Dito is of the greatest risk of destruction and abduction, Dito is held in constant surveillance in the most ultimate security system ever devised by the Uberrime.

 

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Eximius

The body covering of Eximius is what makes the Eximius unique (uniqueness being an obligation on Uberrime). Eximius come in an infinite variety of coverings, and no Exiumius is alike. When an Eximius passes, the genetic material of the Exiumius is taken to Opprimo for replication (however mutation may occur in the cloning process). Eximius' role on Uberrime is simply: to be unique, and to perform diplomatic duties of communicating with other worlds.

 

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Facunda

Desperate to find uniqueness, Fecunda weaved a robe from Vafra hair. As Vafra use is illegal, Facunda was expelled to Devia. On Devia, Facunda appropriated an entity appendage, and made this into a shawl. The Vafra robe acted as an immunogen against the madness that pervades Devia. Facunda was permitted to return to Uberrime as she was identified as a necessary component of the Uberrime surveillance system (the interaction between the shawl and robe results in Epsilon radiation).

 

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Vafra

Vafra hair is a unique biomaterial in the galactic group. Each hair strand has a different property and can be used for a wide range of purposes (e.g. strands have both tensile and compressive strength; they can carry electric current and wave particles). All uses of Vafra hair have been prohibited except for the sanctioned use in the surveillance systems by the Uberrime establishment.

 

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Nihilum >>>

 

Dudum

Dudum affects time perception of observers in the real world. Time appears to slow down in the presence of a Dudum. The being who experienced time slowing will experience that time has elapsed quicker once the Dudum is no longer present. If many Dudum are present, the arrow of time is reversed (i.e. broken objects return to their prior unbroken state).

 

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Inceptum

In the real world Inceptum exist in the in-between, the void and darkness. They exist in the shadows. Inceptum feed on the energy of the spaces in-between, gaps in time, moments before the end and beginning of something. Nobody can really see them, because nobody really notices these moments. They maintain the balance of things, not by controlling, but by being.

 

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Necdum

Necdum appears to be the Nihilum entity from which the other Nihulum entities emanate. The effects of the other entities have no effect on Necdum, and Necdum is the only entity that can combine and utilise a combination of effects.

 

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Nondum

The presence of Nondum in the real world prevents wave function collapse. This means that things will exist in a superimposed state. The presence of Nondum allows for a configuration of a state to be partly this and partly that. Proximity to a Nondum may result in an immortal state - this state ceases once the Nondum is no longer present.

 

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Tantum

The all-seeing Tantum eye can open the portal between Nihilum and the real world. When the portal opens, Tantum must shield against Inceptum who will immediately congregate between Nihilum and the real world preventing passage between the worlds.

 

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Unanimis >>>

 

Esse

The Esses' purpose is to translate the universe messages received from the Ibidem. Esse are in danger of losing control as the messages translated weigh heavily on their consciousness. Esse are the only beings who are strong enough to hold the entire meaning of the message. Esse are tended to by the Omninio, who carry the messages in scrambled form.

 

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Gestum

Gestum receive scrambled messages from the Omnino. They wait until sufficient information is received, then they are blasted into space. Gestum that do not escape the Unanimis orbit crash back down into the fluid compartments and are reabsorbed. This provides the fluid with a calibration mechanism. None of the Unanimis know the reason for the processes on Unamimis, but know that it is imperative for them to continue.

 

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Ibidem

Ibidem are located in the fluid compartments of Unanimis. The Unanimis fluid can absorb messages that are contained in the universe. Ibidem are the only beings that are able to receive the messages from the fluid directly into their ganglia. The messages are then passed on through a membrane that separates the fluid and the space where the Esse are located. Ibidem are so closely amalgamated with the universe fluid that sometimes it is difficult to tell whether one is encountering an Ibidem or the pulsating shadows of the energy fluid.

 

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Omnino

Omnino control the oneness from encroaching and overwhelming Unanimis. They do this by carrying Esses' burden. When an Omnino touches an Esse, messages travel into the Omnino body. They are automatically scrambled as the messages are channelled through the Omnino appendages. The messages are then delivered to the Gestum for storage.

 

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Vivax

Vivaxs' objective is for the Unanimis system to reach thermodynamic equilibrium. They do this with their excitatory, inhibitory and modulatory appendages that can generate action potential. Vivax are located at the message receptor sites and shift the concentration gradient of messages. It has been suggested that the Vivax equilibrium can never be reached as Unanimis is an open system.

 

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Cogito (Oblivio) >>>

 

Flecto

Flecto can separate their head from their body for hours at a time. However, the head and body need to be connected most of the time. Longer periods of separation mean that body and head lose the link with each other and so cannot be re-connected. The Flecto head can be sent out to gather data while bodies can input information back to the Cogito-Oblivio network. Each sensory flagellum can transport objects by extension and suction. Flecto are particularly well adapted for scavenging and maintenance in the small channels of the network. They can withstand extreme temperatures, but this may have a detrimental affect upon their head-body connection.

 

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Gelo

Gelo inhabit the liquid chambers and tunnels of the Cogito-Oblivio network. Gelo eyes emit electromagnetic radiation which lightens the surrounding liquid. Because of this property, the liquid chambers are often used as a light source around the network. Gelo also possess gelatinous vacuoles in their body that can generate various body parts for other creatures. Only one body part can be regrown at any one time. Once that part is grown, another vacuole has to be used to grow a subsequent part. This cycle repeats until all vacuoles have been expended. After this, no more parts can be made. It is not clear how many vacuoles a Gelo possesses, so it cannot be determined how many body parts each Gelo can generate.

 

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Modo

The Modo antenna provides all available information to the Modo, but only within a set radius range. Modo can move around to increase the range of what is known. The Modo neocortex can only store information of up to three radii changes. This means that if Modo move outside of their set range, the influx of new information, will erase the entire Modo memory. There are many Modos distributed around the Cogito-Oblivio network. The Modo muscular hydrostat is an additional location sensor used for gathering information – this makes the Modo appear to be constantly licking objects in their vicinity.

 

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Noro

Noro are very rare to find. Noro maintain an integrated circuit in their abdomen. The integrated circuit is powered by nuclear fission within the Noro body. Noro also store the radioactive waste that they generate, this means that Noro can only exist at particular temperature and depths, otherwise they will explode. It is said that the integrated circuit contains all the information of Cogito-Oblivio. However this cannot be verified as Nodo would explode if this information was accessed. The circuit also functions as small-scale data storage. Some Modos can store small amounts of location data in a Noro, and this can be accesses when required. Noro can also provide small bursts of starter energy to some locations at particular times. Noros cannot be depleted of energy, as all the data they store will be lost.

 

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Obvio

Obvio are the hospitable healers of the Cogito-Oblivio network. They produce medication for any ailment. Powered by an antimatter heart they are filled with limitless energy. Others can be wired to the heart for a dose of momentary euphoria. The heart cannot be removed without destroying a portion of the world. Obvio are not interested in the complexity of their world, but are happy to deal with any strangers they encounter.

 

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