Name
The Terran Protectorate
Territory
A medium sized area of land nestled between the Felix Mountains to the southwest, the Great Plains to the southeast, and the Frozen Tundra to the North. They also maintain a claim on the abandoned continent of Overland, and the derelict cities there (including the remains of Station Square).
Cities
Tesslik City
History
The history of the humans and overlanders of Mobius is a convoluted one, built on half-truths and misinterpretations. Some theories maintain that the humans are an alien species, migrated (or taken) from another planet and transplanted to Mobius. Other theories speculate that the humans are the only native species to the planet, and that the Mobians are either the alien transplants, or products of an ancient and highly advanced human society that predates Mobian records. The truth, unfortunately, has been lost to time. Even ancient societies, like the kitsune and dragonkin, who have accurate knowledge of pre-Mobian (Early Mogul Age) times, are in the dark as to the true origins of mankind.
Of them all, only one living creature knows the truth: the enigmatic being known as Merlin…
What is well known is that the overlanders developed their civilization on the "lost continent" of Overland, to the Far West of the main Mobian continent, north of Cat Country. The overlanders (identified by their four fingers) lived there in relative isolation for hundreds of years. The earliest Mobian documents (from the Second Mogulian Republic: 940 – 1350 MC) record four fingered creatures from 'the other side of the world' (no doubt a reference to the individual being from across the Tranquil Sea, which was then thought to lead to the end of the world) of great height, noble bearing, and light 'fur-less' complexion. The description then elaborates:
"He was possessed of at least eleven hands in height (1.72 meters in modern terms), and he was as broad as the most stout of lupines. He had the bearing of a predator, with light blue eyes, though he had not claws on his fingers, nor fangs of any great measure. Strangest of all, he had no coat to speak of, save for a mat of bizarre and bleached fur on the crown of his head. He was cloaked in the hides of animals, the likes of which none had the knowledge to identify. Surprisingly, it did not take long to begin to understand his foreign language, and we were soon able to converse as distant kin do."
Contact with the distant continent of Overland was sporadic at best. They were great seafarers, who explored much of the Mobian coast in the following years. They traded exotic goods in exchange for Mobian silks and spices, and maintained a trading partnership with the dingo of Downunda long after the fall of the Second Republic forced them from the now-chaotic main continent. They rarely involved themselves with Mobian affairs, but did occasionally intervene in neighboring Cat Country. They entered a long isolationist phase around 1800 MC, during which Overland closed its borders and had little or no contact with the outside world.
The reasons for this remained a mystery for a long time, until Overlander records revealed the truth: ancient ruins had been found of a pre-Mobian society, and amid those ruins were the "Relic-men." These were five fingered humans, kept in a form of stasis. The overlanders worshipped the Relic-men, and somehow triggered their re-awakening. Accepted as Gods, the Relic-men came to rule over their overlander brethren, and intermingle with them. What followed was a religious war between those city-states that worshipped the Relic-men, and those that 'turned against their infinite wisdom.' The wars ravaged the continent, and the schism between the descendants of the 'Faithful' and the 'Faithless' raged for centuries, until the near present.
Around 2600 MC, Mercian and Feline accounts tell of a 'great fire in the north, a thunder that shook the heavens, and an angry god that tore open the earth.' Investigations of the continent of Overland revealed the truth behind the myth. The Wars of Religion had ended in a nuclear exchange that further decimated the continent of Overland, forever scarring its people. The ancient bombs had been found with the Relic-men, and had likely been used without thought for the actual damage they could do. Over the next few centuries, the surviving humans and overlanders faced Mobian migrations from the south and east, and reacted harshly in every instance. No longer comfortable in their relative untouchability, they became increasingly xenophobic. Overland started to be named "the Central Kingdom" on human maps, and the Era of Overlander Slavery began around 2800 MC.
By the time the Floating Island approached the continent, the humans had begun operating as a Confederation of city-states (which continually vied with one another for power and influence). Further attacks on the Floating Island were repulsed by the Guardians there, and a concerted attack was withdrawn as being impractical. Overland was poor in easily acquired natural resources, and the need to economically expand was strong. By 3000, many of the coastal provinces operated a thriving slave trade as part of the Overlander colonization strategy.
Mobians were harvested for labor, or to be sold to other regions like the Ginger Islands, Cat Country, or even the Kingdom of Acorn. Slave revolts, however, proved problematic, especially after Mobian Emancipation was promised by Melchoir the Mighty in 3110. As a result of the First Overlander War (3112-3130), the humans and overlanders drew closer together, forming a more centralized government. By 3178, the coastal city of New Denver, named after a city mentioned in ancient Relic archives, had grown in size and prominence, becoming the new capitol of the Terran Federation (Humans, naturally, have a different name for Mobius: Terra).
The Second Overlander War (3188-3193) began over two pivotal events: the Mercian revolt of 3188, and the impact of Mobian pirates preying on Overlander shipping from bases on Acorn supported Downunda. Though the war did not produce any truly significant territorial victories for the humans, it did cement their dominance of the seas and the strength of the Terran Federation, which soon began a series of successful reforms and modernization programs. By the time the Great War broke out in 3220, the humans and overlanders were superbly prepared. Despite initial losses, they began a methodical and efficient offensive into Mobian held lands, annexing them into the Greater Terran Federation. After numerous victories on the battlefield, the Terran strategy shifted from expanding its resource base and creating buffer states to a dream of total conquest of the entirety of Mobius.
The defection of Julian Kintobor is tied to the history of the Kintobor/Robotnick family. History records that a Kintobor was present among the Relic-men of a millennia ago, and that they eventually became a powerful and important Family under the Confederation of States (it is of historical note that all prominent overlander/human Families draw their ancestry back to one of the legendary Relic-men). A Kintobor (Brutus Kintobor) led an exploratory expedition to the Floating Island in 2960, and his grandson (Octavian Kintobor) negotiated an Alliance with the Dingo that resulted in the Nuclear Fallout of 3050.
Octavian would use the incident, and the defeat of a potentially powerful enemy (the echidna) to catapult himself into the position of First Primarch in 3052. The position of Primarch would become rather powerless after his death in 3069, until the establishment of the Federation brought it back to prominence as more than a ceremonial title. The Kintobor Family would continue to hold political power for many years, but it would become most infamous for its scientific pursuits. Gerald Kintobor was born in 3160, an only child, and opted not to pursue the Family tradition of inheriting the position of Primarch. Instead, he became a scientist, and handed over political power to the Yeliw Family (changing his own name to Robotnick) in exchange for government funding of his pet project: the Space Station ARK.
The ARK experiment ended in disaster. Gerald proved hesitant to cooperate with his government and military contractors, and after a series of incidents action was taken to seize the expensive ARK facility. The space station was destroyed in 3219, with a loss of all hands, including Gerald's granddaughter Maria. The surviving Family (led by Gerald's oldest son, Ivo) changed their name back to Kintobor, and renounced their former patriarch. The Family spent the next generation languishing in shame over the debacle that had surrounded Gerald, but maintained hope that their eldest son, Colin, would be able to again reassert Kintobor possession of the title of Primarch. The younger brother, however, a man named Julian, also wanted to seize power in a more radical way – he wanted total control, not simply a semi-elected position of leadership.
During the first half of the Great War In 3224, after an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the government and murder the reigning Primarch, Julian Kintobor fled to the Kingdom of Acorn. At home, he was wanted as head of the Mandrake Conspiracy, and his Family refused to harbor him. Eventually, he came to work for the Kingdom of Acorn as a military advisor (Maximilian I dismissed any notions of Julian's extradition as a first step to peace negotiations), and in 3228 he officially replaced Kodos as Sixth Imperial Warlord. While he eventually stated a coup (3230) and seized power of the Kingdom of Acorn, his brother, Colin, assumed the title of Primarch that same year (however, after the attempted coup, and in light of Kintobor unreliability, he was only one of three acknowledged Primarchs, who operated as a Triumvirate). In early 3233, Colin's only son, Colin, Jr. (aka Snively), revealed that he was in league with his uncle, Julian Kintobor (who now styled himself Robotnick, in honor of his dead Grandfather Gerald).
His betrayal undermined Federation efforts at an effective defense, and led to their eventual defeat later that year. Decimated by the loss, Colin resigned from his position as Primarch, and fled with the remains of his Family to Station Square – a hidden city built around where the original Relic-men had been unearthed. Many joined the former Primarch, and this small pocket of humans and overlanders survived the holocaust that wiped out most of their kind in 3233. An elected position of President was adopted in lieu of an effective Primarch, and the city survived in that state of isolation for several years. However, in 3236 it became involved in world affairs following the return of Robotnick/Eggman that same year. Despite surviving the Perfect Chaos Incident, it was destroyed under mysterious circumstances in early 3237 – among the dead were Colin Kintobor, who was survived by only two children: Hope, and Colin Jr. With the death of Snively (as the entity Helios) in late 3237, Hope stands as the only survivor of the Kintobor name.
The remaining humans and overlanders, remnants of what had once been the military GUN organization, escaped across the sea. They found some refuge through an alliance with another human, known only as "Mastermind," who offered them shelter in the industrial city of Tesslik (which he had captured for his own use in 3236). The newly christened "Terran Protectorate" is still primarily a military organization, built along military lines of rank and file. They have integrated themselves into Mastermind's primarily robot (droid) based army, and assumed important command level positions. They owe their allegiance to Mastermind, and his human-supremacist ideology, and appear to have accepted him as a new 'commander in chief.' Functionally, the three arms of the organization are run by Aya Florentine (military command and control), Mya Florentine (Research and Development), and Halcyon Brin (Domestic policy).
Advantages and Disadvantages:
The humans and overlanders of the Terran Protectorate enjoy a very high level of technology, and a very capable level of advanced and relatively clean industry. They are physically, on average, larger and stronger than most Mobians. They are well educated, well trained, well equipped, and physically superior to most potential opponents. However, their population is extremely small, and their rate of growth is much slower than that of neighboring Mobians. The humans and overlanders have attempted to compensate by employing Mobian Slave Labor, and extensive use of robots and driods to supplant their meager human resources. They are one of the few races the Kitsune respect, and are currently seeking a closer alignment with the Northern Barbarian Foxes. There is some level of conflict between overlander and humans, within the greater Terran society, but few outsiders are privy to the details.
Other Notes:
Characters:
Mastermind '
Aya Florentine '
Mya Florentine '
Halcyon Brin '
Assorted Mutates '
Robot/Driod Character (unnamed) '
Details on Characters:
Military:
The Terran military is essentially their entire society. Virtually every surviving human or overlander was once a part of the GUN organization. As such, every member of the population can be considered a well-trained and equipped combatant. Because of the irreplaceable nature of human of overlander lives, most of the fighting is done by Droids – robotic fighting machines, synonymous with Robotnick's Combots or GUN's Mechanist Corps. Should that line of defense fail, the Protectorate fields a superbly trained, motivated and equipped Marine Corps, designed for lightning warfare, rapid deployment, and quick assault, the idea being to expose them to enemy fire for the shortest possible period of time. Human tacticians are considered the best in the world, and their weapons are top notch and generally considered superior to echidnwww.vices of similar make.
The Terran Protectorate
Territory
A medium sized area of land nestled between the Felix Mountains to the southwest, the Great Plains to the southeast, and the Frozen Tundra to the North. They also maintain a claim on the abandoned continent of Overland, and the derelict cities there (including the remains of Station Square).
Cities
Tesslik City
History
The history of the humans and overlanders of Mobius is a convoluted one, built on half-truths and misinterpretations. Some theories maintain that the humans are an alien species, migrated (or taken) from another planet and transplanted to Mobius. Other theories speculate that the humans are the only native species to the planet, and that the Mobians are either the alien transplants, or products of an ancient and highly advanced human society that predates Mobian records. The truth, unfortunately, has been lost to time. Even ancient societies, like the kitsune and dragonkin, who have accurate knowledge of pre-Mobian (Early Mogul Age) times, are in the dark as to the true origins of mankind.
Of them all, only one living creature knows the truth: the enigmatic being known as Merlin…
What is well known is that the overlanders developed their civilization on the "lost continent" of Overland, to the Far West of the main Mobian continent, north of Cat Country. The overlanders (identified by their four fingers) lived there in relative isolation for hundreds of years. The earliest Mobian documents (from the Second Mogulian Republic: 940 – 1350 MC) record four fingered creatures from 'the other side of the world' (no doubt a reference to the individual being from across the Tranquil Sea, which was then thought to lead to the end of the world) of great height, noble bearing, and light 'fur-less' complexion. The description then elaborates:
"He was possessed of at least eleven hands in height (1.72 meters in modern terms), and he was as broad as the most stout of lupines. He had the bearing of a predator, with light blue eyes, though he had not claws on his fingers, nor fangs of any great measure. Strangest of all, he had no coat to speak of, save for a mat of bizarre and bleached fur on the crown of his head. He was cloaked in the hides of animals, the likes of which none had the knowledge to identify. Surprisingly, it did not take long to begin to understand his foreign language, and we were soon able to converse as distant kin do."
Contact with the distant continent of Overland was sporadic at best. They were great seafarers, who explored much of the Mobian coast in the following years. They traded exotic goods in exchange for Mobian silks and spices, and maintained a trading partnership with the dingo of Downunda long after the fall of the Second Republic forced them from the now-chaotic main continent. They rarely involved themselves with Mobian affairs, but did occasionally intervene in neighboring Cat Country. They entered a long isolationist phase around 1800 MC, during which Overland closed its borders and had little or no contact with the outside world.
The reasons for this remained a mystery for a long time, until Overlander records revealed the truth: ancient ruins had been found of a pre-Mobian society, and amid those ruins were the "Relic-men." These were five fingered humans, kept in a form of stasis. The overlanders worshipped the Relic-men, and somehow triggered their re-awakening. Accepted as Gods, the Relic-men came to rule over their overlander brethren, and intermingle with them. What followed was a religious war between those city-states that worshipped the Relic-men, and those that 'turned against their infinite wisdom.' The wars ravaged the continent, and the schism between the descendants of the 'Faithful' and the 'Faithless' raged for centuries, until the near present.
Around 2600 MC, Mercian and Feline accounts tell of a 'great fire in the north, a thunder that shook the heavens, and an angry god that tore open the earth.' Investigations of the continent of Overland revealed the truth behind the myth. The Wars of Religion had ended in a nuclear exchange that further decimated the continent of Overland, forever scarring its people. The ancient bombs had been found with the Relic-men, and had likely been used without thought for the actual damage they could do. Over the next few centuries, the surviving humans and overlanders faced Mobian migrations from the south and east, and reacted harshly in every instance. No longer comfortable in their relative untouchability, they became increasingly xenophobic. Overland started to be named "the Central Kingdom" on human maps, and the Era of Overlander Slavery began around 2800 MC.
By the time the Floating Island approached the continent, the humans had begun operating as a Confederation of city-states (which continually vied with one another for power and influence). Further attacks on the Floating Island were repulsed by the Guardians there, and a concerted attack was withdrawn as being impractical. Overland was poor in easily acquired natural resources, and the need to economically expand was strong. By 3000, many of the coastal provinces operated a thriving slave trade as part of the Overlander colonization strategy.
Mobians were harvested for labor, or to be sold to other regions like the Ginger Islands, Cat Country, or even the Kingdom of Acorn. Slave revolts, however, proved problematic, especially after Mobian Emancipation was promised by Melchoir the Mighty in 3110. As a result of the First Overlander War (3112-3130), the humans and overlanders drew closer together, forming a more centralized government. By 3178, the coastal city of New Denver, named after a city mentioned in ancient Relic archives, had grown in size and prominence, becoming the new capitol of the Terran Federation (Humans, naturally, have a different name for Mobius: Terra).
The Second Overlander War (3188-3193) began over two pivotal events: the Mercian revolt of 3188, and the impact of Mobian pirates preying on Overlander shipping from bases on Acorn supported Downunda. Though the war did not produce any truly significant territorial victories for the humans, it did cement their dominance of the seas and the strength of the Terran Federation, which soon began a series of successful reforms and modernization programs. By the time the Great War broke out in 3220, the humans and overlanders were superbly prepared. Despite initial losses, they began a methodical and efficient offensive into Mobian held lands, annexing them into the Greater Terran Federation. After numerous victories on the battlefield, the Terran strategy shifted from expanding its resource base and creating buffer states to a dream of total conquest of the entirety of Mobius.
The defection of Julian Kintobor is tied to the history of the Kintobor/Robotnick family. History records that a Kintobor was present among the Relic-men of a millennia ago, and that they eventually became a powerful and important Family under the Confederation of States (it is of historical note that all prominent overlander/human Families draw their ancestry back to one of the legendary Relic-men). A Kintobor (Brutus Kintobor) led an exploratory expedition to the Floating Island in 2960, and his grandson (Octavian Kintobor) negotiated an Alliance with the Dingo that resulted in the Nuclear Fallout of 3050.
Octavian would use the incident, and the defeat of a potentially powerful enemy (the echidna) to catapult himself into the position of First Primarch in 3052. The position of Primarch would become rather powerless after his death in 3069, until the establishment of the Federation brought it back to prominence as more than a ceremonial title. The Kintobor Family would continue to hold political power for many years, but it would become most infamous for its scientific pursuits. Gerald Kintobor was born in 3160, an only child, and opted not to pursue the Family tradition of inheriting the position of Primarch. Instead, he became a scientist, and handed over political power to the Yeliw Family (changing his own name to Robotnick) in exchange for government funding of his pet project: the Space Station ARK.
The ARK experiment ended in disaster. Gerald proved hesitant to cooperate with his government and military contractors, and after a series of incidents action was taken to seize the expensive ARK facility. The space station was destroyed in 3219, with a loss of all hands, including Gerald's granddaughter Maria. The surviving Family (led by Gerald's oldest son, Ivo) changed their name back to Kintobor, and renounced their former patriarch. The Family spent the next generation languishing in shame over the debacle that had surrounded Gerald, but maintained hope that their eldest son, Colin, would be able to again reassert Kintobor possession of the title of Primarch. The younger brother, however, a man named Julian, also wanted to seize power in a more radical way – he wanted total control, not simply a semi-elected position of leadership.
During the first half of the Great War In 3224, after an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the government and murder the reigning Primarch, Julian Kintobor fled to the Kingdom of Acorn. At home, he was wanted as head of the Mandrake Conspiracy, and his Family refused to harbor him. Eventually, he came to work for the Kingdom of Acorn as a military advisor (Maximilian I dismissed any notions of Julian's extradition as a first step to peace negotiations), and in 3228 he officially replaced Kodos as Sixth Imperial Warlord. While he eventually stated a coup (3230) and seized power of the Kingdom of Acorn, his brother, Colin, assumed the title of Primarch that same year (however, after the attempted coup, and in light of Kintobor unreliability, he was only one of three acknowledged Primarchs, who operated as a Triumvirate). In early 3233, Colin's only son, Colin, Jr. (aka Snively), revealed that he was in league with his uncle, Julian Kintobor (who now styled himself Robotnick, in honor of his dead Grandfather Gerald).
His betrayal undermined Federation efforts at an effective defense, and led to their eventual defeat later that year. Decimated by the loss, Colin resigned from his position as Primarch, and fled with the remains of his Family to Station Square – a hidden city built around where the original Relic-men had been unearthed. Many joined the former Primarch, and this small pocket of humans and overlanders survived the holocaust that wiped out most of their kind in 3233. An elected position of President was adopted in lieu of an effective Primarch, and the city survived in that state of isolation for several years. However, in 3236 it became involved in world affairs following the return of Robotnick/Eggman that same year. Despite surviving the Perfect Chaos Incident, it was destroyed under mysterious circumstances in early 3237 – among the dead were Colin Kintobor, who was survived by only two children: Hope, and Colin Jr. With the death of Snively (as the entity Helios) in late 3237, Hope stands as the only survivor of the Kintobor name.
The remaining humans and overlanders, remnants of what had once been the military GUN organization, escaped across the sea. They found some refuge through an alliance with another human, known only as "Mastermind," who offered them shelter in the industrial city of Tesslik (which he had captured for his own use in 3236). The newly christened "Terran Protectorate" is still primarily a military organization, built along military lines of rank and file. They have integrated themselves into Mastermind's primarily robot (droid) based army, and assumed important command level positions. They owe their allegiance to Mastermind, and his human-supremacist ideology, and appear to have accepted him as a new 'commander in chief.' Functionally, the three arms of the organization are run by Aya Florentine (military command and control), Mya Florentine (Research and Development), and Halcyon Brin (Domestic policy).
Advantages and Disadvantages:
The humans and overlanders of the Terran Protectorate enjoy a very high level of technology, and a very capable level of advanced and relatively clean industry. They are physically, on average, larger and stronger than most Mobians. They are well educated, well trained, well equipped, and physically superior to most potential opponents. However, their population is extremely small, and their rate of growth is much slower than that of neighboring Mobians. The humans and overlanders have attempted to compensate by employing Mobian Slave Labor, and extensive use of robots and driods to supplant their meager human resources. They are one of the few races the Kitsune respect, and are currently seeking a closer alignment with the Northern Barbarian Foxes. There is some level of conflict between overlander and humans, within the greater Terran society, but few outsiders are privy to the details.
Other Notes:
Characters:
Mastermind '
Aya Florentine '
Mya Florentine '
Halcyon Brin '
Assorted Mutates '
Robot/Driod Character (unnamed) '
Details on Characters:
Military:
The Terran military is essentially their entire society. Virtually every surviving human or overlander was once a part of the GUN organization. As such, every member of the population can be considered a well-trained and equipped combatant. Because of the irreplaceable nature of human of overlander lives, most of the fighting is done by Droids – robotic fighting machines, synonymous with Robotnick's Combots or GUN's Mechanist Corps. Should that line of defense fail, the Protectorate fields a superbly trained, motivated and equipped Marine Corps, designed for lightning warfare, rapid deployment, and quick assault, the idea being to expose them to enemy fire for the shortest possible period of time. Human tacticians are considered the best in the world, and their weapons are top notch and generally considered superior to echidnwww.vices of similar make.
