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7/1/2025, 6:03:47 AM
Hmm... So many choices. So many possible futures for the Hegemony to undertake, and you're itching to spend these banked resources for real gains. What Supreme Ruler doesn't want a blank check; to borrow a capitalist's term?
Ultimately, you first decided to begin development of a Starsight Academy, a place to learn and study Starsight properly. Starsight is the “mystical” ability to see into hyperspace, a curious talent once thought only to be available for creatures born without or damaged vision that allows for navigation and piloting ships for Faster Then Light travel. The school is designed on a large asteroid instead of on a habitable planet; which makes it less defendable but much harder to find via Starsight, as well as making it more “neutral ground” then a Hegemonic core world. It has many facilities including hangars, space flight simulators, accelerators allowing for contained FTL experiments, living spaces, lecture halls, rooms for meditation and similar mental exercises, and more. On top of this, the entire facility is also equipped with a warp drive, though slower then a traditional ship, allowing it to be moved or bring the entire student body into hyperspace for their introduction to “seeing the stars” without shielding, which seemed to be the catalyst to unlock the talent for the very first Jaxtian Starseer, one Kimnan Oles.
To this day, a white lanyard is the most rare color of all in the Hegemonic uniform; representing those specializing in this field. Despite its usefulness and connotations, Starsight has only been given a cursory exploration by Supreme Rulers of the past, given its unpopularity among citizens (given they have to be crippled to participate; though you can grow their eyes back easily now) and it's quasi-religious undertones, going against core beliefs of the Hegemony's culture. It is also underexplored due to it being so personal; with many Starseers have totally unique experiences that cannot be easily replicated or trained. However, given a few standouts, like one Radjo Berax, who was capable of Starsight while he possessed functioning eyes, it is clear there is much more to explore.
”I see the space for climbing poles and excess storage rooms within this academy's design, but are these bird perches? Long straight hallway-style barracks in the Esaal design? What is this architecture, Threes?”
“It is for the Urgi and Esaal students who may one day attend the Academy, your grace.”
”...Why would I ever allow our enemies to study at our most prestigious Academy, Threemind?!”
Ultimately, you first decided to begin development of a Starsight Academy, a place to learn and study Starsight properly. Starsight is the “mystical” ability to see into hyperspace, a curious talent once thought only to be available for creatures born without or damaged vision that allows for navigation and piloting ships for Faster Then Light travel. The school is designed on a large asteroid instead of on a habitable planet; which makes it less defendable but much harder to find via Starsight, as well as making it more “neutral ground” then a Hegemonic core world. It has many facilities including hangars, space flight simulators, accelerators allowing for contained FTL experiments, living spaces, lecture halls, rooms for meditation and similar mental exercises, and more. On top of this, the entire facility is also equipped with a warp drive, though slower then a traditional ship, allowing it to be moved or bring the entire student body into hyperspace for their introduction to “seeing the stars” without shielding, which seemed to be the catalyst to unlock the talent for the very first Jaxtian Starseer, one Kimnan Oles.
To this day, a white lanyard is the most rare color of all in the Hegemonic uniform; representing those specializing in this field. Despite its usefulness and connotations, Starsight has only been given a cursory exploration by Supreme Rulers of the past, given its unpopularity among citizens (given they have to be crippled to participate; though you can grow their eyes back easily now) and it's quasi-religious undertones, going against core beliefs of the Hegemony's culture. It is also underexplored due to it being so personal; with many Starseers have totally unique experiences that cannot be easily replicated or trained. However, given a few standouts, like one Radjo Berax, who was capable of Starsight while he possessed functioning eyes, it is clear there is much more to explore.
”I see the space for climbing poles and excess storage rooms within this academy's design, but are these bird perches? Long straight hallway-style barracks in the Esaal design? What is this architecture, Threes?”
“It is for the Urgi and Esaal students who may one day attend the Academy, your grace.”
”...Why would I ever allow our enemies to study at our most prestigious Academy, Threemind?!”
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