Alien Encyclopedia Entry 3: Nekoshins

Introduction

Welcome back readers.

 Today’s post will explore Nekoshins (|neh| |koh| |shins|), the primary antagonistic alien species in The Phoenix Diaries, who are briefly introduced at the end of Palingenesis.

These anthropomorphic cats have several abilities, which I’ll cover in a second.

Nekoshins

The tern Nekoshin is a portmanteau of the Japanese words “neko” (cat) and “shin” (people/ nationality), so it’s the bird people (Torins) versus the cat people. Nekshins generally have fefeatures like whiskers,  four-digit clawed-hands, and may or may not have tails.

Because of their home world’s, Felidea (|fee| |lid| |ee| |ah|), heavy gravity, they tend to be short and stocky. Like cats on Earth, Nekoshins’ fur can come in a variety of colors, patterns, and thicknesses. They are intelligent, strong, can manipulate energy, and their empire spans several light years.

Their bodies can endure energy blasts and only the strongest weapons can hurt them. Additionally, they have superhuman speed, strength, vision, hearing, and smell, which they use to dominate their opponents.

They can also use energy attacks and, when hurt or mad, they can go into a berserk state that amplifies their abilities for a short period. When near death they go into stasis to conserve their energy, which is directed toward keeping them alive.

Culture and Religion

They are a proud warrior race that values strength, bravery, and cruelty. They show affection by rubbing their face on their loved ones. Their primary language is Gatonese (|gah| |toh| |knees|), followed by Omnivox.

They worship Leonaides (|lee||oh| |ny| |days|), the god of strength, war, and virility. The emperor is said to be a descendant of Leonaides and is worshipped alongside him as a god-king.

Every Nekoshin must serve there years in the military, longer if they seek to become a citizen. Citizens of the Nekoshin Empire are afforded the right to vote in local elections, to work civil jobs like teachers, technicians, and law enforcement; and to have less than the mandatory five children or more.

  Ranking in the Nekoshin military is designated with red inverted triangles on their necks: 1 for general infantry, 2 for lieutenants, and 3 for generals.

All Nekoshins must go through a rite of passage once they reach 9 cycles (years) where they are left on a deserted planet and must fend for themselves for a month. If they fail, they bring shame to their families and must wait another 9 cycles to reattempt it. Most who fail, kill themselves to spare their families the shame.

History

The Nekoshin Empire began as the enforcers of the intergalactic community. If a species or civilization had a problem with another one, they’d contact the Nekoshins and have them eliminate their problem.

Overtime, the Nekoshins grew stronger and realized they could be run things. From among the common folk rose a great warrior named Temis who advocated uniting all Nekoshins under one ruler, him.

Temis succeeded in becoming the first emperor of Felidea and under his rule his people thrived. But Temis knew the destiny of the Nekoshins lay in the stars. He set civilizations against each other and used the chaos to conquer their planets.

Which each emperor, the empire expanded.

Commerce

 The primary currency on Felidea is the Baset (|bah| |set|), and 1Baset is equivalent to 20 Kin. Every planet under the control of the Empire must pay annual tribute to them and give them whatever resources they demand.

While they do trade with the intergalactic community, most civilization are reluctant to do business with them, and only do so because they fear reprisals for refusing them.

Politics

 The Emperor of Felidea makes all final decisions and all politicians answer to him. While elections are held, its widely known they are rigged and all elected officials either bought their position or inherited it. These politicians manage the day-to-day operations while the emperor focuses on expanding the empire and keeping his people well-fed and happy.

Felidea

Felidea is in the Beta Sector of the universe, some 300,000 lightyears from Earth. It has three times Earth’s gravity and orbits a binary star system. Their days are 48 hours long and the year lasts six months relative to Earth. It has brilliant blue oceans and sea and thousands of islands and volcanoes. Some are as large as Australia, while others as tiny as a few cubic centimeters.

Due to its two suns, Felidea is prone to solar flares, the intensity of which is dependent on its orbit. These solar flares can last up to a week and can cause intense electrical storms in the planet’s ionosphere.

Weather Patterns

The planet’s weather can range from arctic cold in the winter months, scorching heat in the summer, and up to nine feet of rain in the spring and fall months.

Resources

 Felidea has abundant water, mineral, and metals, which it sells. It also has advanced military technology and access to other technology such as teleportation pads, molecular printers, and faster-than-light spaceships.

It’s home to several species of aquatic and amphibious animals, such as the Afe (|ah||fay||), a giant horned fish similar to a catfish, and the Bastet (|bah| |stehd|), a golden rodent-like creature the size of a large dog.

The plant life on Felidea is nearly endless. There’s nepeta (|neh| |pee| |tah|), a red grass from which an alcoholic drink with hallucinogenic effects can be made. And Leonaides’s Breath, a blue tree whose white fruit have medicinal properties and are believed to extend the eater’s life. And Bartelea (|Bart| |eh| |lee| |ah|), a musky purple herb whose roots look like a star, which is smoked by Nekoshin warriors to bring on their berserker state.

Conclusion

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Character Profile: Henry Huntington

Introduction

Welcome!

This week’s post is a profile of Josh’s friend Henry Huntington

Description

Henry Harrison Huntington is fifteen, five-foot-eight, and 165lb with dirty blonde hair and blue eyes. He’s allo, cis het, and white.

Personality

He’s a jockey, dude-bro type and is always has one or more side hustles going at any given time. He’s a bit of a meathead, but he’s there for his friends. He’s a bit country and can a jerk at times.

Likes

 Henry loves the outdoors, hunting, fishing, and camping in northern Michigan. He’s also obsessed with working out and getting gains. While he will play video games, he’s more into playing sports like football, lacrosse, and field hockey.  

Dislikes

  He hates having his masculinity questioned, won’t drink anything harder than vodka and doesn’t touch weed or other drugs.  He also hates when his older brothers pick on him for not being as ripped as them.

Goals

 His main goal is to be more built than his older brothers. Second, he wants to major in finance and specialize in helping athletes manage their money. Third, he wants to start his own chain of gyms and a line of health drinks that exclusively use produce grown in Michigan.

Desires

 Henry’s greatest desire is to be his own man separate from his father and brothers.

Fears

  His greatest fear is never making a name for himself and being stuck working at his dad’s dealership like all his brothers.

Morality/Religious Beliefs

Morally, he’s neutral evil and believes he must look out for himself before anyone else. Religiously, he’s an Evangelical Christian.   

Political Alignment

 He’s right of center and leans toward libertarianism.

Conclusion

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Character Profile: Matthew Mitchells

Introduction

This week’s post is a character profile of Matthew Mitchells, a member of Josh’s friend group, the Squad.

Description

Matthew Richard Mitchells is fifteen, five-foot-eleven, and 235lb with black hair and brown eyes. He’s allo, cis, het, and white.

Personality

Matthew is a jerkass with a heart of gold. He can be a bit of bully and takes things too far sometimes. He’s also rude and crude. But he’s there when his friends and family need him. Most of the time.

Likes

He likes grossing people out and offending them to see where the line is. He also loves working out and going four wheeling and mudding up north. He loves country music, whisky, and southern food.

Dislikes

He hates people who can’t take a joke and who are too pc. He hates cleaning his room and anything that involves him thinking too much, like reading and math.

Goals

His main goal is to bench 1000lb. Second, he wants to join the wrestling team and dominate like a boss. Third, he wants to go into business with hid best friend Henry Huntington selling health drinks.

Desires

 He desires to be strong, respected, popular, and for girls to sleep with him. Also, he wants to make tons of money.

Fears

He fears being a nobody, needles, and losing his bros Lance and Henry.

Morality/Religious Beliefs

 Morally he’s lawful evil and exploits all the loopholes in the system to get what he wants without regard for others, save his family and friends. Religiously, he’s Roman Catholic but only goes along with it for the sake of his grandmother.

Political Alignment

 He’s an anarcho-capitalist and leans heavily libertarian.

Conclusion

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Character Profile Bobby Turner

Description

RobertBobby” Seale Turner is 10-and-a-half years old, four-foot-seven and seventy-five pounds, with dark brown eyes and skin and finger wave black hair. He wears a durag.

Personality

 Bobby is an entitled brat and picks on Travis because he knows their parents will always take his side. He fancies himself a rapper and gangbanger.

Likes

 He’s into rap, being “street”, acting like a tough guy, and being a jerk. He also likes causing trouble, pulling pranks, and being the center of attention.

Dislikes

 He dislikes schoolwork, preferring video games and rapping to arithmetic and reading. He hates doing his chores and would rather spend time with his friends than stay at home. He also hates Travis because of all the attention their parents have given him over the years.

Goals

 His sole goal in life is to become a rich and famous rapper.

Desires

 Bobby craves attentions and wants money and the women that come with it.

Fears

 Bobby’s greatest fear is that one day Travis will stand up to him and kick his ass.

Morality/Religious Beliefs

  Morally, Bobby is chaotic neutral only caring about his wants and needs, disregarding the rules and doing whatever he wants. Religiously he’s Catholic, but sins during the week and gets absolution on Sundays.

Political Alignment

 If Bobby were old enough to vote he’d be a Libertarian, believing in the most freedom for himself and screw everyone else.

Conclusion

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Character Profile: Sampson Tuner

Description

 He’s six-four, 220lbs, with black hair and dark brown eyes and skin. He’s 39 and has big ears and works as an electrician with a local construction company.

Personality

 Sampson is stoic and aloof, an alpha male type. He’s a know-it-all and can be gruff, but he has a good work ethic. He’s old school when it comes to punishments and secretly resents Travis because of the trust fund his wife’s parents set up for him, while he must scrimp and save every penny just to have a rare night out. As a former lieutenant in the army corps of engineers he demands respect.

Likes

  He likes working with his hands, building things, and fixing antique cars and scooters. He also likes southern foods like corn bread, sweet potatoes, yams, ham hocks and collard greens, BBQ ribs, baked macaroni and cheese, honey glazed ham, jambalaya, red beans and rice, Beer Can chicken, and chitterlings. He also likes tinkering with electronics and is a ham radio enthusiast.

Dislikes

 Sampson dislikes anyone who looks down upon him or underestimates his intelligence because he’s Black and works construction. He also dislikes people assuming he went into the army because he wasn’t smart enough to get into college, when he actually has a master’s in electrical engineering. He hates lazy people and people who game the system and make hard working folks like him look bad.

Goals

  Sampson’s primary goal is raising his kids to be productive members of society. Second, is keeping Travis in the dark about his powers as long as he can. Third, he wants to make enough money to live comfortably instead of barely making ends meet.

Desires

Sampson desires to be respected and valued by his coworkers, to make it into the upper middle class and to live out his golden years in luxury, travelling the world with his wife.

Fears

  Sampson’s greatest fears are (1) his wife cheating on him or divorcing him, (2) being destitute, and (3) Travis learning about his powers and the full extent to which Sampson and his wife allowed the government to experiment on Travis.

Morality/ Religious Beliefs

  Morally, Sampson is lawful good. He follows the rules, even when they don’t make sense, or he doesn’t agree with them. Religiously, he’s Methodist but only goes to church on the major holidays.

Political Alignment

  Sampson is a centrist democrat, conservative on fiscal matters, liberal on some social issues like gay rights, while conservative on others like abortion.

Conclusion

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Character Profile: Oblivion

Description: Oblivion’s true form would drive people mad if they glimpsed it, so he often appears to Travis either as him with all his color drained or a giant, seven-headed, red dragon. He is ageless, having existed since before the universe began.

 Personality:  He is a bit of a curmudgeon, snobbish, and haute. He has a superiority complex and is quick to anger when he feels slighted. He’s also a Machiavellian chess master, often bending the truth or outright lying to turn people to his side.

Likes:  He likes powers, control, and sowing seeds of chaos and doubt in the minds of other. He delights in turning people’s soul evil and causing strife.

Dislikes:  Oblivion hates being imprisoned in the Nullverse and being made to feel impotent. He also dislikes being disrespected by his inferiors, and having his time wasted.

Goals:  His primary goal is getting Travis to fulfill his destiny, so that he will be free of the Nullverse. Second, is exacting revenge on those who exiled him to the Nullverse. And in general, he wants to gather as many souls as possible by corrupting them through their dreams.

Desires:  Oblivion desires power, and the freedom that comes with it, above all else.

Fears:  He fears being powerless and never being free from the Nullverse.

Morality/ Religious Beliefs: Oblivion is chaotic evil, beholden to no laws or moral code, only caring about himself and causing as much pain and suffering as he can. The only thing he values is power, believing it is the destiny of the strong to prey upon the weak.

 Political Alignment: He is an authoritarian, believing might makes rights and has no scruples about using any method to achieve his goals.