User blog:Admiral Phoenix/The Enlightened

So, basically, I got this idea. RP is currently dominated by humans (with the rare sentient ship), so why not spice it up a little? The Enlightened are a race of sentient machines, augmented to the degree that they are unrecognizable from their former humanoid bodies. They are extremely intelligent and process information very quickly, but are rigorously logical and unable to feel emotion, which is a detriment to their culture. They have a religion revolving around the "Makers" such as Prophet, who were the first scientists back on their old world that had augmented themselves. These Makers are viewed as demigods or gods, and the main tenet of their religion is superiority to other races. They are one of the foremost and most advanced species, but their long journey from their planet has weakened them considerably. They have lost much of their old technology, their hover tanks lie dormant, and they only have three warships, all broken to some degree by the long warp journey. This means that they have next to no infrastructure, and it will take them years, perhaps decades, to regain their old supremacy. Their technology as it is now consists of Cybernetics, Advanced AI, Advanced Railguns, Lasers, Advanced Rocketry, and Basic Warp. However, they do have a jumpstart on Sentient AI and Antigravity, (which means it will take much less time for them to regain the tech), but the infrastructure and laboratories needed will take a long time to rebuild. Their habitation ship has landed on Tenelapis and disguised itself as what the humans call "Pillar Everest". They have next to no knowledge of the human race and of the factions beyond the ones who have landed on Tenelapis, but they are currently experimenting with the humans, giving them gifts such as hover tanks to see their reactions and thereby gain some inkling of their culture.