Chronoria #4

Starcycle Empire #4

🌎 Introducing Chronoria:

When the multiverse began to unravel the barriers dividing 24 separate universes cracks formed, allowing the creators of each universe to become aware of one another.

These 24 creator gods, now known as the Originators, combined their might to merge their universes into Chronoria, a single world where time and space range from the ancient past, contemporary world, far future, fantasy, reality, and all things in between while coexisting.

With the Originators seemingly dead, Chronoria is now home to 24 super nations. Each nation in the rebooted universe represents prominent characteristics of the now lost independent creation of each Originator.

🏰 Introducing the Starcycle Empire:

The Starcycle Empire represents the lost universe created by the Originator Estrella. Fantasy medieval setting.

Eternal devotion makes up the starians' core values, believing a vow is something to be kept just as firmly as the day it was made. To them, there is only one day, endlessly looping as they seek to uphold their vows for a 365-cycle "glory".

They are a ruthless military state seeking to conquer the world. They are comprised mostly of humans. Between the ages of 18-22, all starians are required to serve 4 years in the military.

Their morality is complicated. On one hand, they believe in honor, loyalty, and reward such. Everyone is encouraged to seek power and use it to protect those who do not have it. Despite being an Empire, it is also a democracy where anyone can climb to the top through devotion and effort.

On the other hand... Most non-human starians are biologically stronger than human starians. And with strength comes obligation. Those who have power beyond humans are forced into indefinite military service. Though they do not get to move on after the 4 years, non-human starians are still fairly rewarded within their legal system the same as humans who voluntarily continue military service.

Law works on the "Merit Value system", in which each value represents a vote the person holds. At 22 you are allowed to vote with a Merit Value of 1. Assuming you can make it to 22, a stable future is guaranteed at the very least due to the benefits given.

👤Introducing Hook Synclein:

A kobold veteran of the Starcycle Empire.

She was forced into an indefinite service by the empire due to her species.

But indefinite and permanent are not the same thing, are they? Runs a fruit stall now.

AN:

Hook's name was meant to be a non-in-your-face play on a name meaing "ending".

"End of the line".

And what's something you might see on the end of a line? Like fishing rods and stuff?

A hook.

Also, "Synclein" is just making "Sink line" more fantasy-sounding, just as "Deusbraund" was for "Dust brand"

This one was made a while ago. I forget to upload her when I officially un-quit. That's why I am uploading her before the promised MGQ stuff.

Chronoria is my main non-smut series, so uh... Definitely a way for me to explore different ideas than normal. I'm not sure how many people who follow me would care for a 50+ year old war veteran character. I want to avoid portraying her lack of legs as helpless and sad in a toxic, dehumanizing way (even though lore of the Starcycle Empire is inherently dehumanizing to her) without making it something that doesn't affect her through perfect prosthetic or something. Hopefully I struck a decent balance.