Ocula Apocryphis
@oculaapocryphis.bsky.social
An ancient plan. Waiting. A mind smaller than an atom high above the galactic plane. Watching. All will proceed as designed.
(A sci-fi world building and creative writing project by @oku.mow.haus)
(A sci-fi world building and creative writing project by @oku.mow.haus)
BUREAU OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT:
It is with great sorrow that we must now officially change the designation of the civilian transport vessel TVS Valiant Stride from Missing to Lost.
6 months of deep scanning in and around its last known location have returned no leads.
It is with great sorrow that we must now officially change the designation of the civilian transport vessel TVS Valiant Stride from Missing to Lost.
6 months of deep scanning in and around its last known location have returned no leads.
November 23, 2024 at 7:06 PM
BUREAU OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT:
It is with great sorrow that we must now officially change the designation of the civilian transport vessel TVS Valiant Stride from Missing to Lost.
6 months of deep scanning in and around its last known location have returned no leads.
It is with great sorrow that we must now officially change the designation of the civilian transport vessel TVS Valiant Stride from Missing to Lost.
6 months of deep scanning in and around its last known location have returned no leads.
“I welcome you to my New Arcadia, admiral. Now then, let us discuss the terms of your fleet’s surrender.”
“You teleport me here and immediately presume victory. That arrogance is why I can’t stand you mask bearers.”
“Then you can kneel.”
“You teleport me here and immediately presume victory. That arrogance is why I can’t stand you mask bearers.”
“Then you can kneel.”
November 14, 2024 at 5:37 AM
“I welcome you to my New Arcadia, admiral. Now then, let us discuss the terms of your fleet’s surrender.”
“You teleport me here and immediately presume victory. That arrogance is why I can’t stand you mask bearers.”
“Then you can kneel.”
“You teleport me here and immediately presume victory. That arrogance is why I can’t stand you mask bearers.”
“Then you can kneel.”
“Nobody knows for sure I guess. I’ve just always said “he”…anyway, line up the hologram along the slide, when the center dot lights up red you’re aligned and the shot will hit whatever that dot is over.”
November 5, 2024 at 1:57 AM
“Nobody knows for sure I guess. I’ve just always said “he”…anyway, line up the hologram along the slide, when the center dot lights up red you’re aligned and the shot will hit whatever that dot is over.”
“I can’t say I do, to be perfectly honest. And, I mean for all the brutality the Dominion does welcome and protect all races under its banner.”
“The Lord Dominus does. People are too terrified of him to let their prejudices spill in to policy or public affairs.”
“I thought the Dominus was female?”
“The Lord Dominus does. People are too terrified of him to let their prejudices spill in to policy or public affairs.”
“I thought the Dominus was female?”
November 5, 2024 at 1:56 AM
“I can’t say I do, to be perfectly honest. And, I mean for all the brutality the Dominion does welcome and protect all races under its banner.”
“The Lord Dominus does. People are too terrified of him to let their prejudices spill in to policy or public affairs.”
“I thought the Dominus was female?”
“The Lord Dominus does. People are too terrified of him to let their prejudices spill in to policy or public affairs.”
“I thought the Dominus was female?”
“Human racism never ceases to amaze me.”
“Sweetheart we used to kill eachother because our flesh was different shades of brown, some light teasing about your feathers is nothing.”
“You…what??”
“Yeah. Seems we just took that rage and hate and set it loose on the galaxy. You know how it is.”
“Sweetheart we used to kill eachother because our flesh was different shades of brown, some light teasing about your feathers is nothing.”
“You…what??”
“Yeah. Seems we just took that rage and hate and set it loose on the galaxy. You know how it is.”
November 5, 2024 at 1:52 AM
“Human racism never ceases to amaze me.”
“Sweetheart we used to kill eachother because our flesh was different shades of brown, some light teasing about your feathers is nothing.”
“You…what??”
“Yeah. Seems we just took that rage and hate and set it loose on the galaxy. You know how it is.”
“Sweetheart we used to kill eachother because our flesh was different shades of brown, some light teasing about your feathers is nothing.”
“You…what??”
“Yeah. Seems we just took that rage and hate and set it loose on the galaxy. You know how it is.”
“And no, to answer your question, I’ve never even held one of these things. Gemlight is a human invention, our energy weapons are plasma based.”
“Hah! Well just insert the battery through the grip there and rack the slide on top to prime it. Don’t get your pretty feathers caught in there.”
“Hah! Well just insert the battery through the grip there and rack the slide on top to prime it. Don’t get your pretty feathers caught in there.”
November 5, 2024 at 1:50 AM
“And no, to answer your question, I’ve never even held one of these things. Gemlight is a human invention, our energy weapons are plasma based.”
“Hah! Well just insert the battery through the grip there and rack the slide on top to prime it. Don’t get your pretty feathers caught in there.”
“Hah! Well just insert the battery through the grip there and rack the slide on top to prime it. Don’t get your pretty feathers caught in there.”
“Akanori are famous across the sectors for their jewelsmithing, I’d’ve thought gemlight guns would be second nature to you birds heheh”
“A single company under a larger trade guild is famous for their jewelry, I don’t know how that translated in to my entire race being good at it!”
“A single company under a larger trade guild is famous for their jewelry, I don’t know how that translated in to my entire race being good at it!”
November 5, 2024 at 1:48 AM
“Akanori are famous across the sectors for their jewelsmithing, I’d’ve thought gemlight guns would be second nature to you birds heheh”
“A single company under a larger trade guild is famous for their jewelry, I don’t know how that translated in to my entire race being good at it!”
“A single company under a larger trade guild is famous for their jewelry, I don’t know how that translated in to my entire race being good at it!”
Please Note, while this project will prioritize those with experience in necessary fields, the Bureau of Labor is mandating a 5% work force trainee group in order to ensure more individuals have a chance to gain the experience this field requires.
If you think it will be a good fit for you, apply!
If you think it will be a good fit for you, apply!
November 4, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Please Note, while this project will prioritize those with experience in necessary fields, the Bureau of Labor is mandating a 5% work force trainee group in order to ensure more individuals have a chance to gain the experience this field requires.
If you think it will be a good fit for you, apply!
If you think it will be a good fit for you, apply!
If you or somebody you know has experience in Vacuum-Drydock vessel construction and would be interested in getting involved with a Military Project with all the bonuses and benefits that entails, please reach out either to your local Shipwright’s Guild office or Bureau of Labor office.
November 4, 2024 at 7:16 PM
If you or somebody you know has experience in Vacuum-Drydock vessel construction and would be interested in getting involved with a Military Project with all the bonuses and benefits that entails, please reach out either to your local Shipwright’s Guild office or Bureau of Labor office.
Authority Service Announcement:
The Bureau of Labor is working closely with the Shipwright’s Guild to come to a mutually agreeable contract for the construction of a new Divinity-Class capital ship to be the backbone of the recently formed 13th High Fleet. Thousands of job opportunities will open!
The Bureau of Labor is working closely with the Shipwright’s Guild to come to a mutually agreeable contract for the construction of a new Divinity-Class capital ship to be the backbone of the recently formed 13th High Fleet. Thousands of job opportunities will open!
November 4, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Authority Service Announcement:
The Bureau of Labor is working closely with the Shipwright’s Guild to come to a mutually agreeable contract for the construction of a new Divinity-Class capital ship to be the backbone of the recently formed 13th High Fleet. Thousands of job opportunities will open!
The Bureau of Labor is working closely with the Shipwright’s Guild to come to a mutually agreeable contract for the construction of a new Divinity-Class capital ship to be the backbone of the recently formed 13th High Fleet. Thousands of job opportunities will open!
If you are a non-human who is incapable of surviving this sort of climate, or if you have a medical condition that makes you prone to heat and humidity related illnesses, you will be ineligible for this colony at this time.
November 3, 2024 at 6:20 PM
If you are a non-human who is incapable of surviving this sort of climate, or if you have a medical condition that makes you prone to heat and humidity related illnesses, you will be ineligible for this colony at this time.
Please contact your local Bureau of Colonization office for further information on how to apply!
Please Note that Valice, while fully human-habitable, is a humid world on the inner edge of its star’s goldilocks zone. The habitual regions are stretches of jungle biomes away from the equator.
Please Note that Valice, while fully human-habitable, is a humid world on the inner edge of its star’s goldilocks zone. The habitual regions are stretches of jungle biomes away from the equator.
November 3, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Please contact your local Bureau of Colonization office for further information on how to apply!
Please Note that Valice, while fully human-habitable, is a humid world on the inner edge of its star’s goldilocks zone. The habitual regions are stretches of jungle biomes away from the equator.
Please Note that Valice, while fully human-habitable, is a humid world on the inner edge of its star’s goldilocks zone. The habitual regions are stretches of jungle biomes away from the equator.
If you are selected, you will receive a Colonist Package including a Resettlement Compensation Dispersal, free tickets to the colony, a voucher for free moving service, and an assortment of complimentary consumer goods to help you get adjusted prior to beginning work.
November 3, 2024 at 6:13 PM
If you are selected, you will receive a Colonist Package including a Resettlement Compensation Dispersal, free tickets to the colony, a voucher for free moving service, and an assortment of complimentary consumer goods to help you get adjusted prior to beginning work.
Authority Service Announcement:
Looking for a change of scenery with new opportunities and a fresh start? A new colony on the planet Valice a scenic distance from the Lagoon Nebula is now accepting residential applications from all citizens!
Looking for a change of scenery with new opportunities and a fresh start? A new colony on the planet Valice a scenic distance from the Lagoon Nebula is now accepting residential applications from all citizens!
November 3, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Authority Service Announcement:
Looking for a change of scenery with new opportunities and a fresh start? A new colony on the planet Valice a scenic distance from the Lagoon Nebula is now accepting residential applications from all citizens!
Looking for a change of scenery with new opportunities and a fresh start? A new colony on the planet Valice a scenic distance from the Lagoon Nebula is now accepting residential applications from all citizens!
“Ha. Well old dinosaurs like me get settled in our ways. There was something fun about a month long trip of keeping the ship in autopilot mode while doing a couple hours of work a day and then hanging out with your crew for a months long getaway.”
November 2, 2024 at 5:52 PM
“Ha. Well old dinosaurs like me get settled in our ways. There was something fun about a month long trip of keeping the ship in autopilot mode while doing a couple hours of work a day and then hanging out with your crew for a months long getaway.”
“Dominion military ships can, a commercial rift drive for us is about as good as a military model for any other star nation. Probably why the Authority finally let them be available to civilians.”
“Finally? That was almost a thousand years ago. It’s still wild to me your people are so long-lived.”
“Finally? That was almost a thousand years ago. It’s still wild to me your people are so long-lived.”
November 2, 2024 at 5:50 PM
“Dominion military ships can, a commercial rift drive for us is about as good as a military model for any other star nation. Probably why the Authority finally let them be available to civilians.”
“Finally? That was almost a thousand years ago. It’s still wild to me your people are so long-lived.”
“Finally? That was almost a thousand years ago. It’s still wild to me your people are so long-lived.”
“I do kinda miss how it was before Rift Drives were allowed on non-military ships. There was something a bit more fun about this route.”
“But, the Sol/Maia trade route took 2 standard months under warp cruise, didn’t it? It takes less than 3 days now. Military ships can get here in a few hours.”
“But, the Sol/Maia trade route took 2 standard months under warp cruise, didn’t it? It takes less than 3 days now. Military ships can get here in a few hours.”
November 2, 2024 at 5:44 PM
“I do kinda miss how it was before Rift Drives were allowed on non-military ships. There was something a bit more fun about this route.”
“But, the Sol/Maia trade route took 2 standard months under warp cruise, didn’t it? It takes less than 3 days now. Military ships can get here in a few hours.”
“But, the Sol/Maia trade route took 2 standard months under warp cruise, didn’t it? It takes less than 3 days now. Military ships can get here in a few hours.”
Please note: Detailed information regarding the Lord Dominus can only be obtained on-site at the Grand Archive and is restricted to individuals with Alpha Level Security Clearance. Attempting to gain access without a proper clearance is a High Crime.
November 2, 2024 at 4:51 AM
Please note: Detailed information regarding the Lord Dominus can only be obtained on-site at the Grand Archive and is restricted to individuals with Alpha Level Security Clearance. Attempting to gain access without a proper clearance is a High Crime.
If you would like to know more detail about human history and the events leading up to the founding of the Terran Dominion, there is an extensive curated information suite that can be access from the Grand Archive either on site or from the uplink via your PND.
November 2, 2024 at 4:46 AM
If you would like to know more detail about human history and the events leading up to the founding of the Terran Dominion, there is an extensive curated information suite that can be access from the Grand Archive either on site or from the uplink via your PND.
From the crucible of that brutal conflict, Humanity emerged as a galactic centerpiece of progress, knowledge, freedom, and equality, and strives to bring those values to the far reaches of this galaxy and all who call it home.
November 2, 2024 at 4:44 AM
From the crucible of that brutal conflict, Humanity emerged as a galactic centerpiece of progress, knowledge, freedom, and equality, and strives to bring those values to the far reaches of this galaxy and all who call it home.
By 2095, The Terran Dominion had been founded, New Arcadia had begun construction, and the wider structures and logistics necessary to begin expanding as a space faring civilization was under formation.
The Mask War remains one of Humanity’s darkest moments, but also one of the brightest.
The Mask War remains one of Humanity’s darkest moments, but also one of the brightest.
November 2, 2024 at 4:42 AM
By 2095, The Terran Dominion had been founded, New Arcadia had begun construction, and the wider structures and logistics necessary to begin expanding as a space faring civilization was under formation.
The Mask War remains one of Humanity’s darkest moments, but also one of the brightest.
The Mask War remains one of Humanity’s darkest moments, but also one of the brightest.
In just ten years by 2090, humanity went from a war-ravaged people to a technological powerhouse, launching their first Faster Than Light capable spacecraft, dubbed “The Phoenix” after a bird from human mythology that resurrects from its own ashes.
November 2, 2024 at 4:40 AM
In just ten years by 2090, humanity went from a war-ravaged people to a technological powerhouse, launching their first Faster Than Light capable spacecraft, dubbed “The Phoenix” after a bird from human mythology that resurrects from its own ashes.
By the closing days of 2080, the war had ended, and this sole remaining mask bearer, The One, had united the shattered nations and managed to reform human civilization under a singular banner, using the knowledge granted by their mask to dramatically accelerate science and technology.
November 2, 2024 at 4:35 AM
By the closing days of 2080, the war had ended, and this sole remaining mask bearer, The One, had united the shattered nations and managed to reform human civilization under a singular banner, using the knowledge granted by their mask to dramatically accelerate science and technology.
This 10th had dramatically more intense psionic capability. Easily overpowering the other 7 and one by one, they hunted them down and slew them, destroying the masks they wore. Their sudden appearance, psionic abilities, and actions made them be viewed as a messianic figure by the war-torn populace.
November 2, 2024 at 4:33 AM
This 10th had dramatically more intense psionic capability. Easily overpowering the other 7 and one by one, they hunted them down and slew them, destroying the masks they wore. Their sudden appearance, psionic abilities, and actions made them be viewed as a messianic figure by the war-torn populace.
The remaining 2 vanished. And their whereabouts as well as what happened to their masks is unknown to this day. As the war raged on, millions lost their lives as the 7 used their powers to attempt to seize total control. It was only when a 10th mask bearer emerged that the tides changed.
November 2, 2024 at 4:30 AM
The remaining 2 vanished. And their whereabouts as well as what happened to their masks is unknown to this day. As the war raged on, millions lost their lives as the 7 used their powers to attempt to seize total control. It was only when a 10th mask bearer emerged that the tides changed.