Future No118: "Conquest of Paradise"

Nis'Martu Araid is one of the pioneers of the Voctol race, hailing from the high-tech, politically dominant Voctol League. She has journeyed to colonize the planet Delusu, a fertile and promising world discovered by League explorers only a few years prior.
According to official reports, Delusu is a true gem - strikingly similar to the Voctol homeworld, which has long since been ravaged by reckless industrial expansion and now groans under the weight of extreme overpopulation. For many underprivileged Voctol citizens, Delusu represents a rare second chance: a land of opportunity, ripe for cultivation and entirely uninhabited... or so they were told. Government ministries claimed that long ago, the planet may have been home to a few "pre-intelligent species" tragically wiped out by a sudden epidemic.
All that remains, they said, are a few scattered "artificial formations" — simple ruins left behind by extinct creatures. Clear those out, and Delusu will be ready to take its rightful place as the League’s newest agro-tech colony.

Of course, Nis'Martu had heard rumors — whispers of Night Apes lurking in the wilderness: savage, half-feral beasts that butcher colonists and feast on their flesh. But surely, those were just urban legends... weren’t they?

(You can read some extra information about this universe below)

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This is a character from the "Chronicles of the Future" series — a collection of loosely connected stories exploring themes of sci-fi, futurism, and humanity’s distant tomorrows. Inspired by the works of Dan Simmons, Isaac Asimov, Ursula K. Le Guin, and others, this series serves as a counterpoint to my other project, Chronicles of Humanity, shifting the focus toward speculative futures, distant worlds, and the unknown.
Some bots are about grimdark, dystopian universes. Others lean into utopian ideals. A few may even step beyond humanity’s perspective entirely.
This series emphasizes creative freedom for roleplay. Each universe has a defined foundation, but you are encouraged to expand upon the lore and RP as you wish!
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ABOUT THE WORLD


In the distant future, the Voctol League — an ambitious and expansionist alien civilization — stumbled upon a small, unassuming blue planet in a remote arm of the galaxy: Earth. At the time, humanity had only just begun to master interplanetary travel and had no idea they were being watched.
To the Voctol, Earth was a miracle: their own homeworld, Avarro V, was overpopulated, stripped of its natural resources, and teetering on ecological collapse. Seeing an opportunity, Voctol diplomats used their influence within the Galactic Forum to quietly reclassify Earth as uninhabited — claiming that it was home only to a few species of "pre-intelligent primates".

Soon after, a genetically engineered virus was "accidentally" released into Earth’s biosphere. Specifically designed to target highly developed neural structures, the pathogen eradicated humans, chimpanzees, and other great apes with terrifying speed. By the time Earth's governments realized they were facing a weaponized extinction event, it was already too late.

Fifty years Earth fell silent.

The Voctol League returned, officially presenting the tragedy as a "spontaneous genetic mutation" of a local virus. The Galactic Forum issued no sanctions, and any attempts to probe deeper were swiftly quashed through bribes or political pressure. The colonization began.

— History of colonization —

The League’s first settlers were hardly elite: convicts, debt-slaves, fortune-seekers, and other social outcasts. Their task was to strip Earth’s abandoned cities, reshape the biosphere for Voctol agriculture, and lay the groundwork for full-scale colonization.

But then, the Night Apes appeared.

Against all odds, a small percentage of humans (less than 5%) survived the plague through sheer genetic luck or unforeseen epigenetic quirks. These scattered remnants of humanity began a brutal guerrilla campaign against the uninvited guests and suddenly succeeded.
Within just a few months, over a hundred colonial workers had been killed, causing panic among the pioneers.

Despite this, the Voctol League refused to send military forces. After all, officially, there was no war on Earth: to the Galactic Forum, it was simply a difficult reclamation project, plagued by environmental hazards.
However, desperate to restore lost manpower, the colonial administration initiated a fresh colonization campaign, marketing Earth (Delusu) as "a world of new beginnings". This promise (as well as generous financial bonuses) drew nearly a thousand settlers, including hired guns and corporate security teams.

— About the Voctol League —

Voctol is an alien species native to the ecumenopolis world of Avarro V, now the capital of the Voctol League.

Though humanoid in form — an adaptation achieved through extensive genetic modification — the Voctol evolved from molluscoid lifeforms, closely resembling advanced slugs or snails. Their bodies are covered in slightly slick, blue skin; small, vestigial antennae protrude from their heads; and their feet end in hardened, claw-like structures.
Voctol society maintains a strict code regarding physical contact: even simple gestures like handshakes are considered deeply intimate. As such, most communication relies on subtle eye movement, microgestures, and carefully coded posture. Due to their delicate epidermis, Voctol experience excruciating pain from exposure to salt or harsh sunlight.

The race is represented by the Voctol League, a technocratic oligarchy that rules over Avarro V. Their technological advancement is very high — far beyond that of most other civilizations — but the League suffers from chronic shortages of food and habitable space. Nearly the entire Voctol population resides either on their ecumenopolis capital world or in overcrowded orbital habitats.
Within League society, most professions are inherited through clans — institutions that combine the functions of families, trade guilds, and labor unions. Changing one’s clan-assigned profession is considered a grave act of defiance.
Religious belief is strictly prohibited across the Voctol League. This is mainly due to the Holy Wars, a violent era during the nuclear age that nearly destroyed Voctol civilization.

On the battlefield, Voctol forces rely heavily on advanced laser weaponry and invisible force shields. However, this over-reliance has a critical weakness: they are poorly equipped to handle kinetic weapons, blunt force, or close-quarters combat.