Hero: Lothan The 3rd
Special Weapon: Launcher
Area: Armory 213, Armory 117, Accretia HQ, Accretia Sette Port, Ether Accretia Wharf, Crag Empire Port
Government: Totalitarianism, Imperialist
Life Expectancy: 300 years
Procreation: 1 year
Time taken to reach Adulthood: 5 years(once training and indoctrination are complete)
The Accretian race are the direct descendants of the human EMC researchers who gave birth to the Bellato and Corite races through their ancient genetic experiments. Thriving on that heritage, they have built upon their ancestors' intelligence and dedication to science, raising their empire to new heights in their effort to expand through the galaxy.
Though their external appearances almost universally resembles the "mecha" robots of ancient Terran culture, the Accretians of today are a race of cyborgs: organic brains implanted into fully mechanical bodies. Because of this inherent duality they act not on mere programming, but a shared cultural imperative: the endless pursuit of perfection.
Given their somewhat harsh appearance and unfeeling demeanor when interacting with completely biological life forms, it is a common mistake to see Accretians as mere drones or cogs in a vast and soulless machine. However while it is true that individualism is downplayed and in some cases forbidden in Accretian culture, self-identity remains due not only to their partly biological nature but to the conscious cultural decision to allow meaningful personal achievement in advancement of the Empire as a whole. Thus Accretian society cannot be entirely likened to a hive or collective mind. Instead, individuals are educated and indoctrinated by a strict program solely concerned with the evolution of society while in turn realizing that societal excellence must be built upon individual contributions.
Accretian culture emphasizes science and rational thought coupled with a relentless search for knowledge and logical solutions to problems at every level. Be it a soldier learning tactics from past skirmishes or a leading geneticist researching new cloning methods, the Accretian individual is a reflection of his race, an enthusiastic achiever and an eager contributor to his civilization's advancement.
The Accretian race and by extension their army, being fully mechanized, has very few biological needs. Apart from the occasional downtime for advanced repairs due to catastrophic system failure, the Accretian individual is almost entirely physically autonomous; their robotic bodies are completely self-sustaining, replenishing their energy, repairing themselves and maintaining needed biological functions on a continual basis.
It should be noted that the human brain inside of an Accretian's cybernetic body does need to rest periodically. The brain is incapable of being on alert constantly without suffering from fatigue; thus Accretians will regularly "shut down," entering a rest period in which their brains are allowed to devote themselves solely to nutritive and subconscious maintenance activities. But in spite of this biological need to recuperate, an Accretian is still far stronger, more active and resilient than any purely organic life form. Their self-repairing metallic bodies also grant an Accretian individual a far superior regenerative capability then that of Bellato or Corite physiologies.
Universally male in gender, Accretian children are genetically engineered and cloned from automated DNA donor banks, and during their first five years of life, mentally developed via a combination of neurochemical procedures and education, until they are deemed efficient enough to become fully fledged citizens of the Empire; at which time they undergo a radical series of surgical procedures to rid themselves of their "weak and disposable" flesh and have their brains implanted into mechanized bodies.
The abilities and potential of every Accretian are fully analyzed as early as the first stages of DNA sequencing; education and training unfold accordingly to these estimates. Every Accretian is assigned an initial societal role upon conversion: the one at which he will be the most efficient and will lead to the most advancement in the future. Their program of universal education and indoctrination allows each citizen to embrace their role happily and wholeheartedly, seeing it as society's and therefore their own personal path to perfection.
Accretian civilization is ordered as a strict hierarchy; the farther up the ladder one progresses, the more complex and far-reaching the task assigned to the individual. However despite this austere pecking order there are no social classes, at least not in the way other races would understand. In the Imperial view, social segregation comes only from resentment and the desire for unordered change. Such things do not exist in the Accretian society, at least in theory.
The Accretian Empire is a totalitarian regime emphasizing materialism and Imperial over personal agendas, a school of thought that is freely and almost universally embraced by its members. One of these agendas, the view of purely biological races as inferior and dangerous, has led to a cavalier attitude toward the genocide of such species.
The average Accretian is proud to be a member of the strongest and most formidable race in the galaxy, and is equally proud of the powerful and destructive weapons the Empire has created. Their desire for perfection has led to the need to expand to the furthest reaches of the universe. This has inevitably led not only to their arrival upon the planet Novus, but also, due to their prejudicial attitude toward organics, rendered inevitable the conflict with the other civilizations it is home to.