StarGate Command
Report: Intelligence, Technology
Civilisation: Aschen Confederacy
The Aschen are one the most advanced humans (Besides Earth) in the Milky Way Galaxy. They are one of the few human civilisations that managed to advance during the reign of the Goa'uld.
When the Aschen Confederacy was founded, Ra was the Supreme System Lord and used his influence to expand the Goa'uld territories in all directions. Originally one of the first worlds to be grasped by the System Lords, Asch was also the first to be abandoned for the new resource rich worlds located in the galaxies inner rim.
The Aschen scientists and archaeologists studied buried artefacts and technology that the Goa'uld left behind on Asch. Reverse engineering these technologies took centuries, but eventually the Aschen achieved space flight. With the possibility of interstellar flight made reality, the two factions on Asch set aside their differences and formed the beginnings of the Confederacy.
The new Confederacy quickly reached other worlds and discovered the Stargate network. But without a Stargate on Asch, the Confederacy continued to build trading and exploration vessels that would take weeks to reach their destinations. With the demand for faster ships, the Confederacy pushed for new and dangerous research ventures to begin.
After a highly catastrophic incident concerning a faster prototype hyper drive engine, the Confederacy implemented protocols and rules for such experiments. These of course, over time, expanded and were added to in order to cover all Aschen activities.
During their first engagement with a Goa'uld Ha'tak, the Aschen quickly realised that their outdated and archaic technology could never keep them safe from their former oppressors. The Aschen enjoyed a quick and fruitful expansion in their scientific community and their military might.
Following their protocols, the Aschen began to expand their knowledge of biology and chemistry. They quickly made up for their technological weakness with biological menaces and superior numbers. Instead of absorbing planets into the Confederacy with the promise of peace, they entered a stage when their Biological Weapons were used excessively to conquer worlds into their control.
Even though the Confederacy managed to double it's size through the conquering of planets, the people of Asch didn't condone the method. So the Confederacy leadership decided to blend the two tactics to make the effective and peaceful absorption technique that is still used till this day.
The Aschen have only ever surpassed the Goa'uld in Biological Weapons and Computer hardware.