Spartan

The Spartans are a race of transhuman beings that have been modified in order to adapt and survive in the Poseidon Galaxy. The best way to describe them is a race of super soldiers after going through some rigorous military training in the Spartan Commissariat.

## Physiology & Abilities

The Spartans look very similar to humans, but there are some key differences. The first is the size and muscle density. Many have a great muscles that make them look like bodybuilders and athletes. The second is the eyes. The eyes of the Spartans are slightly brighter and sharper than normal eyes and have six black lines that go diagonal and vertical.

The Spartans have reinforced bones in order to prevent them from shattering. They have enhanced muscle fibers that make them stronger and prevent lactic acid buildup to make exercise easier and increase pain tolerance. The color sharpness in their retina have been increased in order to see in the dark. This makes it easier for night missions and to navigate in the dark without the need of night vision equipment. Some parts of their neural systems have also been altered for quicker, faster reaction time in order to respond to any dangers faster. Some even develop a "sixth sense" when sensing danger because of this altercation. All other senses have been heightened as well such as hearing and smelling for increased survival. Tasting has also been heighten to help identify what is poisonous and what isn't safe to eat. The increase adrenaline also provides greater strength when under pressure. The cardio-vascular system has been improved in order to increase heart-rate to safely allow a large increase of adrenaline flow and prevent a risk of heart attack or stroke. The lungs have also been improved to increase oxygen intake and retention, which allows the Spartans to survive without oxygen for an hour and a half while also allowing to process toxins from the air.

The Spartans also have a few implants that later become naturally developed after a few generations. These implants include a secondary pancreas, the soldier's membrane, and the survivalist appendix. The secondary pancreas helps with extracting the maximum amounts of nutrients and carbohydrates from food with minimum waste. It is located next to the first pancreas. The soldier's membrane is a special type of membrane in the brain that prevents the Spartan from suffering any mental trauma, which includes post-traumatic stress disorder, shell-shock, depression and anxiety. It also helps with improving memory, boost intelligence and makes them immune to motion sickness or dizziness. The survivalist appendix replaces the regular appendix that not only store all the good bacteria, it also stores a great amount of antibodies to fight against any known infections, diseases and viruses while making new ones against any unknown infections that they come across. It also releases special bacteria and chemicals that allow the Spartan to eat any form of plants with the chemical causing the Spartan's taste buds to trick them into thinking the plant is sweeter rather than bitter and the bacteria can help digest the plant more easily.

## Society & Culture

The Spartans are a militaristic and democratic society with many high ranking officers having a strong influence in politics and make far better politicians than civilians.

Their culture is rather similar to the original Spartans back on Earth in ancient times but with many differences. Both males and females are welcome in the military and not just males. When the child is of eight years of age, they enter a rigorous government-sponsored military training and socialization program while also receiving their education that is also sponsored by the government. Not only do they learn how to fight, but also learn other fields as well ranging from agriculture to zoology. When they're done, they can go after other fields of interest in order to keep the nation running such as farming, mining, scientific developments and so forth. Yet when it is time for war, some of the lowest rank workers get conscripted into the military while there are also many volunteers joining that may outweigh conscription. Volunteers have to be at least eighteen years or older to join. All who fought and survive are welcome back as heroes.

At the age of twelve, the children are taken to a special training ground that is comprised of wilderness where they have to survive one whole year in the wild. Battling against the elements and hunt and kill any animals that they find in order to survive in such harsh conditions. Those that survive are no longer children. They come back as adults. Not only that, they are now full-fledged citizens of the Spartan Commissariat. Half of those children later joined the military once they graduated at the age of sixteen.

Much of the architecture is similar to many old Greek styles as well as a few Turkish thrown in there.

All Spartans worship the old Hellenic gods as their ancestors did. Yet Ares, Artemis and Athena are the primary deities of the Spartans.

The main source of entertainment come in a form of movies that involve military squads or lone soldiers fighting against the odds and manage to survive. This is meant to help inspire many troops and the next generation of soldiers.

The Spartans respect those with military prowess and able to fight to survive. Despite all their skirmishes, the Spartans have a great amount of respect for the Sinoas of the Japorea Empire.

## Trivia

* The Spartans are similar to the Spartans from Halo. Or rather, the SPARTAN-II's.
	+ They have almost the exact same augmentations that created them.
	+ Yet they also have augmentations similar to the Space Marines of Warhammer 40,000. To be more precise, the membrane.