The Primordials

*“None before us had learned that in unity came strength. None before us had learned that metal could be used as skin. None before us had learned that the orange flowers made from white spears could become a godly tool. Because there was simply none before us.” **- Daven,the Secondborne***

## Overview

The Primordials are beings found on the opposite side of the universe, they are technologically advanced, humanoid species that has formed a vast empire that spans several solar systems. The empire holds countless planets and personnel with the entire race being integrated into the army regardless of gender, disabilities, or upbringing. Unsurprisingly the Primordials are increadibly xenophobic and will kill any creature they come across. Several Primordial records state that they were the first beings to come into the universe although all of them are heavily biased and primordial origins can be traced to the outer reaches of the universe, a place where life is sparse.

## Beliefs and culture

The Primordials have a strong belief in survival of the fittest with their entire culture revolving around bringing out one's full potential. They are always seeking perfection because they see this as the absolute way to show one's power and might.

They believe in a single God who they refer to as “the Firstborne”, a Primordial who was said to achieve his full potential and transcended this realm and currently protects the Primordials from those who threaten their beliefs and existence. The true identity of the Firstborne is unknown, some believe him to be the very first Primordial to ever come into existence, others believe him to be a regular Primordial that has overcome his physical hardships and transcended reality, and some even speculate that the Firstborne is among the ranks of the empire right now. Whatever the case the Firstborne is most likely just a fairy tale told from mother to child.

The Primordials are ruled by a single ruler under the title of the “Secondborne” and the current holder is a Primordial by the name of Daven. As the sole leader of the entire Primordial race, the Secondborne holds absolute power over the entire empire with no one able to contest them, this is impart due to how the Secondborne are considered to be one that has unlocked potential second only to the Firstborne. It is unknown how a Secondborne is chosen but there are plenty of evidence that shows that it is most likely process is a tournament style arena where the candidates compete in multiple activities and after the tournament all of the failed candidates are executed. The only one to walk out alive would be the new Secondborne and his rule would be almost immediate. However this is just speculation but it is the most plausible one out there.

The Primordials do not fear about how far they will augment their bodies as they see this as one of the best ways to achieve their full potential. On that note there has been several cases of Primordials going to ludicrous lengths in attempts to improve themselves such as but not limited to:

* Genetically enhancing themselves with untested and unknown DNA splicing technology
* Digitizing themselves into quantum computers to move past organic limits
* Creating a hive mind between small groups of primordials to create a perfect mind
* Building exoskeletons/mech suits which will bind to their bodies and combine them to their being
* Downright mechanisation of their entire bodies to create 90% Machine and 10% Primordial

However none of these attempts have ever achieved long time success and are very costly and as such are generally looked down upon and viewed as a waste of time.

## Army

A class divide has been created between the Primordials;

The higher ranking primordials are referred to as “Fullbornes” and they are what they describe to be “One of the purest forms of the might of the Primordials”. They are veteran Primordials who have lived countless eons and has achieved so much recognition and victories that they have been uplifted to a state of purity. A single Fullborne commands an entire army consisting of their children and they can choose how they wish to command their army, some Fullborne prefer to stay in a command vessel and bark out orders from safety, others head to the frontlines alongside their children to combat the enemies head on. The freedom a Fullborne has is truly near limitless

The lower ranking primordials are referred to as “Bornes” are the regular foot soldiers of the empire, they are all children of the Fullborne as regular Bornes are not allowed to have children. Bornes are considered to be “untested” and “impure” by the Fullbornes and as such are seen as nothing more that meat shields for the empire. However to depend solely on the Bornes to support the vast empire is impossible so to compensate this the empire has cloned the Bornes with a maximum of 9 clones per Borne. The original Borne acts as the leader of the clones and as such they technically have a role similar to that of an NCO. Should the original Borne fall in combat then the entire squad of clones are to be executed as they are now seen as useless.

In Primordial culture being the army is the norm of life and only the Fullborne can afford the luxury of being a ‘regular’ citizen.

### Ranks

From lowest ranking to highest ranking:

* Copy- Clones of the Bornes, they make up the majority of the army’s personnel and essentially act as the personal troops and bodyguards of the Borne. A Copy will always be lower ranking than its original Borne but it can have increased authority depending on the rank of its Borne. Should a Copy be killed a replacement will simply be made assuming the original Borne was not killed alongside them. They are pretty much meat shields.

* Borne - Children of the Fullborne, they are the NCO’s of the army and they command a small squad of their Copies. The moment a Primordial is born they are immediately placed into an academy where they are trained to become a proper Borne. A Borne can rank up in the traditional ways of most armies in the form of promotions or recommendations. They are more valuable meat shields.

* Battle-borne - Veteran Bornes, they are Bornes that have survived multiple encounters and has shown their skills and strength. A Battle-borne’s main role is to act as a leader of a small detachment and to set an example for the Bornes. They are proficient tacticians and are often guarded by their Copies who at this point should be armed with better gear. They are more shield than meat at this stage

* Halfborne - Commanding Bornes, they are Bornes that have shown that they have the capabilities of becoming a Fullborne and are placed in a position of high power and responsibility compared to other Bornes. They act as commanders of small legions of Bornes and are the peak of a regular Bornes potential. At this stage they are usually past the natural lifespan of the Primordials and are being kept alive by augmentations. The copies of the Halfborne will no longer see as much frontline combat and will act purely as bodyguards from this point onwards. They’ve nearly lost the role of a meat shield
* Reborne - A Fullborne in training, Bornes that have been selected as candidates for Fullbornes. Under the permissions of their fathers, they have been pulled out of standard frontline engagements and are ordered to accomplish several random tasks assigned to them by their fathers. The tasks are secretly tests that are meant to see if a Reborne is truly ready to ascend to the state of a Fullborne. The assignments are purely based on the fathers and can range anywhere from conquering a planet to making love to a piece of driftwood. At this point I guess they’re no longer meat shields.

* Fullborne - The purest Primordials, they are the peak of Primordial perfection. Beings of absolute perfection and prime potential, Fullbornes act as commanders of entire armies either from the safety of a planet named after them a few solar systems away or right down on the ground alongside their children. The Copies of the Fullborne follow them to this stage and will continue to act as their bodyguards until they expire. It should be noted that most Fullbornes fear dying a worthless or near-worthless death and as such refuse to perform anymore risky augmentations.
* Secondborne - The Prime of Primordial strength, Secondborne’s are the most important and powerful individuals in the entirety of the species. Secondborne’s are said to represent the empires perfectionism and as such are often looked up to as examples of what the Primordials should strive to be. It should be noted that the power difference between a Fullborne and a Secondborne is enormous.

## Navy Ships

In order from smallest to largest:

* Marshalls, *Assault* *fighter* *jets*
Invokers, *Bomber* *jets*
* Spearheads, *Dropships*

* Invokers, *Corvettes*

* Leviathans, *Escorts*

* Tyrants, *Destroyers*

* Behemoths, *Frigates*

* Monarchs, *Flagships*

## Relations with other species

Like every species they hate everyone and everything that isn’t a primordial, they in particular hate the Thaiberiums and Talon the most.

They hate the Thaiberiums for believing that perfection and purity can be simply built. They see the Thaiberium robots as hollow veterans where the skills and tactics they use were implanted into them in a split second by their master upon creation. They also hate how the Thaiberiums are machines that wouldn’t have their worth acknowledged by the higher ranks due to how when a Thaiberium is built, the Thaiberium will stay like how it was built until it is destroyed.

They hate the Talons for believing that the moment a Talon is born the child is automatically pure. They see the purebreeds as unworthy of the title and although the purebreeds have skills they only have those skills because they were placed in the best education systems in the empire compared to the other races due to their inherited purity. They also hate them for refusing to better their beings through augmentations, Primordials see this as cowardice on the Talons because the Talons would be so much more efficient with augmentations but refuse to do so because of their culture and beliefs.

However, there is one Talon that the Primordials respect: High General Revenant. When the Primordials first encountered Revenants augmented body they were initially confused, a robot fighting on the behalf of the Talon Empire? When they finally figured out that Revenant was actually an augmented Talon and the process in which he became one (albeit a half truth version of the story), he instantly earned the respect of several Primordials. The Primordials see him as a Talon that was able to place his life in front of his empires traditions and was through his augmentations he was able to rise to a high position and stand alongside the High General. Of course this isn’t true but people will believe what they want to believe.

## Notable Primordials

* Daven the Secondborne, leader of the Primordials and a powerhouse of perfection. He currently resides in the home planet of Priva Prime.

* Carax the Progenitor, a highly decorated and veteran Fullborne. Stated to be the oldest of the Primordials, he commands the Primordials largest army that serves as the spearhead of the empire.

* Avot the Unknown, As his nickname implies nobody in the empire knows about him besides his name and how he looks. A famous Reborne, Avot has been seen popping up a few times in the middle of high priority war zones and leads and army of several thousand Copies. Rumoured to be the child of Daven and potential candidate for Secondborne, that is really all the Primordials know about Avot.

* Priax the Thorn, The youngest of the Fullbornes, he commands the Empires prototype Mobile Planet dubbed “The Kardonus”. The Kardonus was once the home of a famous Fullborne that has long since passed, Priax was his only child that became a Fullborne and as such he inherited his fathers homeplanet. Under the permission of Daven, he converted the planet into a mobile fortress and fitted it with experimental technology. He earned his nickname from the older Fullbornes due to them considering him a, quote “Thorn in my ass” by them.