...building civilizations with my space elves in space.
IMS Sukorya's Joy; and IMS Esseldár's Champion, Cerulean Ocean, 1340 Gradakhmath 4 I didn't believe my own eyes. I didn't believe the documentation, either. (Although the remnants of an old esklav stain on the shiphandling certificate that matched the one
Another feature of life on Mmrdene, of course, is the nature of its dataweave. As you might expect, the esseli don't use the same optronic nanocircs as the more hard-technology inclined species of the Empire; their information technology is entirely based upon cortextures and related neuron-based devices. But
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I'm still getting my next piece to gel, while being dogged by garage roofs and uncooperative kernel builds, but in the meantime, have some art. It's not perfect yet and will require a little artistic working-over to clean up the lines of the depicted prowler, but
On occasion, I have spoken of the raztark (lit. "armor beast") of Paltraeth. It's something you might find vaguely familiar, as in Earth terms it's what you would call an ankylosaurid¹. It's one of the planet's most successful surviving
So, today I have turned my talents at vibe coding, or perhaps I should say GitHub Copilot's talents at vibe coding, towards improving the look and feel of this web site. Apart from security improvements, most of this so far has turned on the long-standing issue of the
Corporations sometimes need to distance themselves from certain markets or products. While this is sometimes a matter of dishonesty, although this is rarely the case in our Imperial business community, more commonly it's a simple matter of protecting reputational assets, either those of the company or those of
He has a mind of metal, and wheels. Of course he does. He's a difference engine. overheard early in the Era of Steel and Steam If there is to be a rapprochement between us and the Republic – and such a thing is, I think we must all
Mmrdene, the homeworld of the esseli , is assuredly one of the most interesting worlds of the Principalities for an unprepared visitor to experience. The starport, you see, is relatively conventional, and while the architecture of the terminal naturally defers to local aesthetics, the port's primary facilities should be
So I said I'd write a quick worldbuilding note on the psychological differences between eldrae and humans that lead to such things as, well, Mutiny as a Service or the ancient Imperial Military Service tradition of generals having to ask their legions to fight for them, and the
It is the policy of the Imperial Military Service to only employ those intelligent and self-motivated autonomous weapons which are as capable of disobeying, arresting, and - if necessary - executing me, my colleagues, or any of my officers, should we choose to issue unlawful or unethical orders, as any
Today seems like a good day to remind everyone of this classic from the archives: Drones Don’t Kill People, People Kill People ARTIFICE ARMAMENTS TICKET-TRACKING: CASE 18922 From: Bureau of Social Hygiene, Ikklar Triumvirate Subject: Nightwing-class military-grade security drone Version: 1.3.0.1872
Proceedings of the Shareholders' Court District of Canterfall Golden Groves (Principalities) In the case of the tort of trespass to estate brought by one Galánt Kirvin, of Canter Junction, Shimmerglade, the plaintiff against one Mérric Eshil, of Canter Junction, Shimmerglade, the respondent and having reviewed
Man, this is awkward. I haven't posted for quite some time, for which I apologize appropriately prodigiously. My muse has been feeling quite burned out recently, for a variety of reasons probably unrelated to writing. Hopefully the involuntary extended break helped. And now, when I've prepared
níaóhál: the sound that a fírastal (cat) makes. It is derived, first, from the onomatopoeia for the sound itself ( níaó ), and secondly from the emphatic-imperative suffix used when issuing commands. It is known, after all, that cats speaking to