Confederacy of Advanced Synthetic Technobeings

*"The CAST race is older than they would appear to be"*-Unknown Arstotzkan Researcher

The **Confederacy of Advanced Synthetic Technobeings**, or **CAST** was a nation of artificial life forms native to the planet Minos.

## Government

Minos was run by a constitutional monarchy, following ancient
governmental tenets of their long-dead creator race. The seven ruling
sisters (Kurohime, Senhime, Orihime, Sakuyahime, Nouhime, Ralihime, and
Himikohime) hold the ultimate government power, managing the several
departments. Other than ruling, the sisters also displayed far, far more
advanced computational abilities than other Caseal.

## Homeworld

Minos is a large planet, about 2x the size of Earth. On it's surface are
 varied continental biomes. Along with the varied environments come the
natural predatory wildlife and diseases that would prove fatal to any
who lets their guard down while visiting. Jungles are hot and rainy,
with massive predatory animals. The deserts are no more hospitable,
water oasis' often being hundreds of miles apart. Tundras are cold and
harsh, and forests can be very dense.

The Precursors built their cities
deep into the planet's crust, creating artificial sinkholes to get at
the water deep within the world. Only the strongest of animals manage to
 survive this harsh environment, so humans and CAST alike better be wary
 when venturing far from civilization. The atmosphere of the world is
also thickly oxygenated, allowing large wildlife to thrive.

## Culture and People

A once long-deactivated mechanical race created by pre-historic humans known as the Hyur,
the CAST are currently trying to find their place in the universe they
so suddenly find themselves within. Having been revived by Arstotzkan
explorers during an archaeological dig in their ancient capital city,
the race has since displayed a friendliness towards the many species,
humans in particular, being the ones who've created them many thousands
of years ago.

Despite being mechanical in nature, Caseal do indeed have male and female
archetypes, the females in general being smaller than males. Their means
 of reproduction are currently a mystery, but some scientists theorize
that they may construct Caseal like any other machine with inclusion of
some sort of intelligence core. Such claims have not yet been proven.
There are no known gender biases with regards to Caseal occupational
roles.

Those who created the race, the Precursors have been found by
archaeologists to be a highly advanced scientific race, having been able
 to create cities and even military equipment that still stand proud to
this day intact. Their people have been driven from Minos or killed via
some mysterious manner, leaving behind only the inactive android
creations to occupy their home. Their mastery over artificial
intelligence, capable of producing sentience within a machine is
testament to their progress as a people.

## Military

The military is a strong one with a focus on utilizing heavy weaponry
and speed that few armies can hope to match without powered assistance.
This coupled with machine precision and shocking efficiency make them a
force to be reckoned with.