02-13-2025, 05:58 AM
The computer beeped an acknowledgment to Brooks’s request. A nearby terminal blinked to life, displaying a star map. The Riani home world was located along the edge of Federation space, a journey of about a day from Aquila’s present location.
[The dominant culture of the Riani home world is characterized by consumerism and pursuit of power. The planet is home to more than 100 distinct nations. Tanndi, the most politically dominant of these nations, is home to the Federation’s embassy and its ambassador Jonas Weisbrantz. Tanndi is also the only Riani nation to have achieved warp capability, a technology which they guard closely.
Cybernetic augmentation is a key fixture of Riani culture, and is performed for purposes both functional and aesthetic. A Riani with financial means will typically invest substantial resources into cyberware. The Federation database contains no records of an unmodified adult Riani.
Due to the adversarial nature of Riani’s nations, admittance to the Federation is currently unattainable. Cultural fascination with cybernetics is also considered to be detrimental to relations between the Riani and the Federation.]
Another image flashed onto the monitor, this time displaying a pair of Riani adults. At first glance, the two did not appear to be the same species. Based on these images, it was very difficult to determine the age or gender of either individual.
On the left side stood an individual with stark white skin and a slender build. They had a pair of small sapphire-colored optical implants fixed to either side of their face, just outside their eyes. The individual on the right stood at about half the height and had dark grey skin. There were noticeable seams running along each section of their body, which may have allowed the individual to extend and collapse their limbs at will.
The extensive cybernetic modification of both individuals drew some superficial resemblance to the Borg, but there was a level of artistry that marked this technology as something altogether different.
[The dominant culture of the Riani home world is characterized by consumerism and pursuit of power. The planet is home to more than 100 distinct nations. Tanndi, the most politically dominant of these nations, is home to the Federation’s embassy and its ambassador Jonas Weisbrantz. Tanndi is also the only Riani nation to have achieved warp capability, a technology which they guard closely.
Cybernetic augmentation is a key fixture of Riani culture, and is performed for purposes both functional and aesthetic. A Riani with financial means will typically invest substantial resources into cyberware. The Federation database contains no records of an unmodified adult Riani.
Due to the adversarial nature of Riani’s nations, admittance to the Federation is currently unattainable. Cultural fascination with cybernetics is also considered to be detrimental to relations between the Riani and the Federation.]
Another image flashed onto the monitor, this time displaying a pair of Riani adults. At first glance, the two did not appear to be the same species. Based on these images, it was very difficult to determine the age or gender of either individual.
On the left side stood an individual with stark white skin and a slender build. They had a pair of small sapphire-colored optical implants fixed to either side of their face, just outside their eyes. The individual on the right stood at about half the height and had dark grey skin. There were noticeable seams running along each section of their body, which may have allowed the individual to extend and collapse their limbs at will.
The extensive cybernetic modification of both individuals drew some superficial resemblance to the Borg, but there was a level of artistry that marked this technology as something altogether different.