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Parr - In most languages this translates into "The One".
Overview: |
The Parr are an ancient, non-humanoid race, with a recorded history going back over 12 million years. They are superconducting organic semiconductors, in extremely dense crystalline matrix bodies. The Parr are a group-mind race. This mind operates across neutrino frequency bands serving functions from low-level autonomic functions through high-level thought.
The Parr are divided into two races, a natural-born race and a genetically engineered Parr. The natural-born Parr are electrovors, feeding off the electromagnetic radiation that their stars give off. The genetically engineered Parr are quantavors, feeding off the quantum foam (flux) of the universe. The engineered Parr are designed to live and work in deep space well away from any star or in quantum zones that do not support electromagnetic radiation. These sentients in effect have access to an unlimited, inexhaustible energy supply that is available across all quantum zones. |
Navigation:CoLC Index |
Index:Q-dex / Technology / Magic
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Q-dex: |
T 708.8722/190.795 G M 752.7731/661.26G = This is a new civilization reference, it stands for stable group-mind race. |
Technology: |
Industrialization is nearly universal in the Parr empire. After eons of copying the technology of other races the Parr decided, about 3,000 years ago to develop their own unique technology. The Parr have total control of their own Genome and use this information to grow living starships. The ships range in size from small scouts to a small moon, the ships are Parr in every way except that the larger Parrships can carry other Parr within them. All of Parr technology is based on this, the application of this technology within the Parr empire is universal, with every Parr able to grow any needed tool, or object they require. |
Magic: |
The Parr have only recently begun to investigate the use of Psonics as a mode of communications and several Parr have been bred with this ability. |
Size: |
The Parr Empire consists of 8 star systems and dozens of Planets and moons. Star Name Comments ----- --------- Nocirz-G4 - Parr homestar Lripa-M7 Nostaw-O3 Semloh-K2 - Star Ring Nanoc-F9 - rejectionist Parr Ruhtra-K6 Ris-G4 - brown dwarf with its own mini solar system. Kcolrehs-G7 PAK-pulsar - surrounding nebula |
Population: |
The population of the Parr empire, is spread out amongst dozens of planets, moons and the space in between. The total population of the empire is about 70 billion individuals. However, because of the Parr groupmind there is actually only one (1) Parr. Although Parr have a groupmind they are also capable, with proper training, of possessing a strong individualism. |
Climate and Geography: |
The Parr themselves prefer to live on planets and moons that are very much like Pluto or the frozen moons of gas giants. Some Parr actually have forsaken solid bodies all together and live free floating in space. The star RIS-G4 is orbited by a brown dwarf star with its own mini solar system of 1 small terrestrial planet, 2 large moons and 1 mini gas giant, with 4 small asteroid moons of its own. The only humanoid habitual planet in Parr space is located in the RIS system. The Parr call the planet Dannomc. |
Flora and Fauna: |
A ecology based on the same basic crystalline structure as the Parr flourishes on the Parr homeworld and all the Parr colonized planets and moons. There is also a thriving ecology in the space around all the solar systems that the Parr inhabit, these lifeforms have been imported by the Parr into systems where they did not previously exist. |
History: |
The recorded history of the Parr stretches back over 12 million years, it is a history filled with wars, migrations, discoveries and wonder. Parr first made contact with another intelligent race over 1 million years ago when ships from a civilization now only known as the Ccalig discovered the Parr homeworld. Until first contact the Parr had never traveled outside of their home system. For tens of thousands years after first contact, the Parr expanded slowly, the Ccalig used a type of wormhole drive but they were not interested in sharing their knowledge. Using ships traveling at relativistic speeds, the Parr colonized several nearby star systems including the supergiant star Pak. Some Parr just went without ships, but most were never heard from again. Second contact, with another alien race did not come until 36,000 years ago. It was then that ancient Spek discovered a disabled Parr starship near the Semloh star system. The Spek were benevolent and through their mentorship the Parr were introduced to the web of galactic civilizations. Over the millennium many Parr migrated to the nearby supergiant Pak. The Parr enjoyed the radiation from the supergiant star, some even grew to several hundred meters in diameter, floating freely in space while they bathed in the supergiants radiation. Then some 3,300 years ago, the Parr made contact with a new alien race, this time it was with ships from the Kendis Imperium. For about 2,600 years the Parr lived in peace with the Imperium. The Parr learned of other races in the Galaxy and of faster ways of moving amongst the stars. Then the Parr golden age, which had started almost 2.3 million years before ended, the star Pak, suddenly went supernova during a very localized Quantum storm, a storm the Parr believe was intentional. This belief stems from the behavior of the Imperium toward other non-humanoid races at the time. After the Pak supernova the Parr lost contact with the rest of the galactic community. It was not until recently with the rise of the OMNET, that the Parr have been able to rejoin galactic society. |
Government: |
Since the Parr are a groupmind race all decisions are made by the hole the one the Parr. Dissension is allowed, but once a decision is made all debate is halted. Parr decisions are constantly reviewed and if errors or new information is discovered, changed.
Foreign Policy:The Parr are helpful to friends, difficult to anger, but remorseless when threatened. Domestic Policy:Each Parr being a small part of the hole is constantly engaged in the activities of the whole. There is no need for internal security, because any anti-social behavior is suppressed, often times before the Parr considering it knows what has happened. |
Society: |
The Parr are divided into two races, a natural born race and a genetically engineered Parr. The natural born Parr are electrovors, feeding off the electromagnetic radiation that their stars give off. The genetically engineered Parr are quantavors, feeding off the quantum foam (flux) of the universe, these Parr are designed to live and work in deep space well away from any star or in quantum zones that do not support natural born Parr. These ships in effect have access to an unlimited, inexhaustible energy supply that is available across all quantum zones.
Languages:The Parr have several thousand languages, each used for a specific purpose in the groupmind. The dialect of a language depends on what medium it is used in, radio, neutrino, tacyon, or the hyperspace forms of these. Religion:The first Parr experience with religion was the development of cargo cult type movements after first contact with the Ccalig. Since that time the Parr have developed a religion which they refer to as the Maker. A integral part of Parr religion is reenacting the act of creation through genetic manipulation of themselves and other crystalline based lifeforms. Castes:The structure of Parr society is this. The Parr are divided into two groups, the electrovors and the quantavors. The basic unit in Parr society both for the electrovors and the quantavors is the brood. These are a group of Parr that are essentially clones of each other, although the members of a brood and other Parr can tell the difference. A brood, is only genetically identical to other members of that brood and the genetic information is altered for other broods. |
Economy: |
[What is the basis for the economy? What is the money like? How is wealth distributed throughout society? What kinds of people work within the society: men only, women only, both, children, adults, slaves?] |
Military: |
The Parr do not have a formal military, but to make it easier for humanoid races to understand the Parr this description will suffice : Expeditionary - This force consists of all Parr, but in practice it is only the starship Parr that are part of this force. All Parr ships are trading vessels and military vessels. However, in recent centuries the Parr have begun to create ships that are much more specialized, such as scouts and fighters among other types. Self Defense - This is all Parr. They fight as a single entity. In self defense situations all the Parr are part of the military and all Parr act as one entity. What kinds of weapons and vehicles does the Empire employ? Weapons - Because of the Parr reluctance to kill any lifeform and since Parr technology is based on living machines, the Parr not have any guided weapons. These the types Parr weapons: Energy weapons Plasma weapons Mass driver weapons Since the Parr would consider a guided weapon as a lifeform, they never developed this technology. However, they have no problem purchasing mechanical devices that perform the same function. Vehicles - The Parr have no ground vehicles. Parr ships are individual Parr. |
Sports and Leisure: |
They create new lifeforms, some useful (tools), some not (art). They explore the universe around themselves. They meet and trade with other alien cultures. The concept of work and leisure are alien to the Parr, their work is their play and vice versa. |
Major Population Centers: |
The Parr homeworld of Norcirz in the Vot system. This medium sized planet contains the largest population of Parr. This planet is the location of the two most important artifacts in Parr culture, the twin Temples to the Day, built on opposite sides of Norcriz. Since the planet itself makes one rotation for each orbit of the star Vot all the Parr on Norcriz live on the side of the planet currently facing the star. With the Parr in the night terminator zone migrating to the day terminator zone at the appropriate time. A festival occurs twice a year, one Parr year is 312 GTS years, when both Day Temples are in direct sunlight. The Star Ring in the Semloh star system. This is a vast construction, the ring was built over a period of 1,500 years. It has a radius of 2 AU, it is 20,000 kilometers wide and 400 kilometers thick. Giant radiators on the dark side of the ring dispose of excess heat that builds up in the ring. This is a major center for the design and breading of Parr quantavors. The ring is also the center of the Parr study of alien biosphereÕs, several dozen of which are housed in domes on the ring. |
Chronic Problems: |
Rejectionist Parr: These Parr are the last remaining vestiges of the Parr that were defeated in the Mind Wars. They are isolated and of little consequence. The Parr.Nanoc.Lot lives in the Nanoc starsystem and it opposes all contact with humanoid races and most other alien races for that matter. The Parr.Nanoc.Lot is xenophobic and it blames the Pak supernova on humanoids. This Parr mainly consists of many of the oldest living Parr, for which the Pak supernova is a very clear memory. The Parr.Nanoc.Lot also has a habit of kidnapping any Parr that venture too close to its territory. Madparr: The Madparr are Parr that left current Parr space some time after the last Parr Mind War. They were considered lost, but showed up recently on the planet Zephras in the Divas star system. This space is currently occupied by the Thras Divas Empire and the Madparr seem to be allied with Sildrake the Mad. Miscellaneous: From time to time a branch of the Parr family that was forgotten or lost is re-discovered. |
Submission Information: |
Submitter's Name: Tom Schruefer
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