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Side Sim - Galdor Trip (All crew free to join)

Posted April 10, 2019, 11:18 a.m. by Lieutenant Junior Grade Mwezi (Chief Weapons Officer(COS)) (Riley W)

Posted by Captain Stovik (Outgoing CO) in Side Sim - Galdor Trip (All crew free to join)

Posted by Ensign Mwezi (Sec) in Side Sim - Galdor Trip (All crew free to join)

Posted by Ensign Mwezi (Sec) in Side Sim - Galdor Trip (All crew free to join)
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Most of the older art pieces were paintings of the Galdori mythology, historical events, and ancient figures. Most were labeled with artist, medium, and approximate date of creation, if known. The oldest pieces, what seemed to be photographs of cave paintings, claimed to be from a time more than ten thousand years ago, which the label named ~4000 B.U. - Before Unification. This was the equivalent of about 7000 years of earth time B.U., since the base system was different on Galdor.

Early artwork portrayed only one species at a time, but as the artwork progressed in time painted, up to The Day of Unification, about six-thousand earth years ago, multiple races being portrayed got more and more common to see. After that, it was rare to see less than two in a piece of historical or mythological art. Parallels like the Greek and Roman Pantheons could be seen in the mythological art.

Something strange was that even in art that was seemingly before the four terrestrial races had met, there was evidence of a shared mythology. Although the exact names and depictions varied, the depicted stories were rather similar…

Mwezi

“Mister Mwezi,” T’Aria spoke up when she noticed the oddity surrounding their religion. “I am curious; in regards to your religious practices.. It would appear each of the four races shared similar beliefs in mythology, prior to the Unification. Similar to the various monotheistic religions of Earth, which follow a single ‘God’ although have a multitude of versions of an akin being, and the stories surrounding their precense.” She paused, “Do you happen to know why there are such similarities between the religions of your people even prior to the acceptance of each other?”

Dr. T’Aria
CMO

Mwezi nodded slightly, and there was a slight twitch of his digitally feline tail. “Yes, although you may find it difficult to believe. Our gods… Are real beings,” he fell silent, allowing his three guests to process his words and their meaning. He had received many different responses to such a claim in the past, and doubted their replies would be much different than usual.

Mwezi

Chris saw Mwezi’s tail twitch and was hesitant to proceed with his question. He had to reword it. “T’Aria is right about that. The “gods” Earth worshiped were created and made up by primitive bronze age men to control the people of the time and for future generations. They weren’t real even though most people believed that they were real. It took many centuries, even a couple of millennia to overcome this. But you are saying that your gods are real? For real real?”

Commander Chris Taggart XO

Catching the tail end of the discussion, Stovik moved away from the piece he had been studying and back toward the group, his attention caught on the subject. He waited to hear Mwezi’s answer.

Captain Stovik

Mwezi smiled slightly. “Yes. The Eleven gods of Galdor are real beings. Perhaps not Divine like some might think. The Galdori do not believe that our gods created the universe. What they did do was create the people of my world, and shape the terrain to be more favorable for us. They guided the development of civilization and gave us the gift of empathic senses so that we could be a peaceful people,” he explained. “There are many myths about the works of the gods, but it’s not always clear which stories are true and which are tales made up by the great storyweavers of the past,” he added.

Mwezi, Sec

Chris was stunned. “Fascinating! A civilization far superior then our own many many millennia ago! Do any of them or their descendants exist still?”

Commander Chris Taggart XO

“As far as I am aware, the Eleven are either immortal or timeless. They are not the only beings with power of that kind… I am certain there are similar beings out there. We merely have not met them yet,” Mwezi spoke with a small smile. “The universe has been around for a very long time, after all.”

Mwezi

Ooc: almost referenced the progenitors, Bajoran wormhole aliens, and the Q. Then I remembered our setting.

“Do you have contacts with these beings? Do they reside here?” Stovik asked curiously.

Captain Stovik

“I have never experienced their… presence. But I have close associates who have. They do not physically manifest so much as they will appear in dreams and visions. They will pull you into their…” he paused for several moments, struggling to come up with an appropriate phrase that could be translated into English. “Realm, perhaps, is a sufficient word. They can pull an individual’s mind into an alternate space that is parallel to this one, and thus communicate with the person. I think they took a more physically active role before our industrial period, but at that point they likely decided that we were strong enough to continue physically on our own. Except for in rare circumstances. Our first attempt at FTL was actually a huge disaster, and the people only survived because they were snatched from the sky in the moment before the explosion and returned home. We learned from our mistakes, and developed a working system to travel faster than light…”

Mwezi, Sec

Stovik raised an eyebrow as he considered Mwezi’s words. Vulcans who were strong telepaths and/or had training on Mt. Seleya were reputed to be able to pull another person’s consciousness into their own and communicate in that manner. Even over vast differences. In his long life he had had a few strong telepathic communications in this manner. They were almost dreamlike with both himself and the person he was communicating with seeming like they were in a ‘place’ together though it was just their minds communicating. He could understand that if these beings that Mwezi was speaking of had a high psi quotient rate that this could be achieved.
“Do your people have high psi abilities, Ensign?”

Captain Stovik

“Not that I am aware of. We have a mild empathic sense, but unless I am mistaken, I do not believe that counts as a high Psi quotient?” Mwezi replied, tilting his head slightly.

Mwezi, Sec

“It can.” Stovik said as he considered it for a moment. “Do they only communicate when they wish too or can you initiate communication?” He asked curiously.

Captain Stovik

“We cannot initiate communication with them in any way other than a request in the form of prayer, which they are free to ignore,” Mwezi said, sitting back in a provided chair and relaxing. The tip of his tail flicked a little. “One can ask for their presence, for their protection… for their comfort. I have sometimes felt a strange warmth in my hearts after praying to Lu’ne. I am not certain if that is her way of responding to my prayers,” he shrugged, looking out at the gallery. His eyes alighted upon a large statue, nearly 4 meters tall, which was quite massive in comparison to the forms they held in this virtual simulation, as they were only about .6 meters tall.

Mwezi, sec

bump!

Hmm, Stovik mused to himself, they sounded like any other races deity in that. “Do they ever respond in an explicit manner to benefit your people?” He pondered his own people and the ‘sleeper’ under the sands. He felt a wash of sadness as he considered that even that creature would be gone now with his planet having been destroyed.

Captain Stovik

Mwezi nodded. “Of course. As I have mentioned already, they have saved our people from death on a few occasions. I mentioned the early space flight that went badly. After the vessel exploded, the pilots of that flight woke up on the ground with only minor abrasions. The gods have protected us from the deaths caused by certain natural disasters by teaching us not to live in places near volcanoes or fault lines, and they taught us how to get the most out of our natural resources without depleting said resources”

Mwezi, CoS


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