The Oracles

This is an unofficial player group.

The oracles
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Origin	Liberty
Alignment	Neutral
Profile
Date of founding	unknown
Founder(s)	Miranda (Tenacity)
Current leader(s)	Oracle Zenon
Base of operations	The Shrine, Unknown

Overview

"In the beginning, it was just a single ship, an explorer crewed by Zoners that stumbled upon one of the oldest and most remarkable structures in sirius. Those few Zoners would eventually come to call themselves The Oracles, an organization devoted to learning the secrets of the Daam K'vosh and their Nomad creations, and teaching other seekers of truth throughout Sirius in the hopes that their efforts would eventually lead to relative harmony and coexistence among the colonies of man. Their lessons to humanity, and those few they sought out to join the cause, were ultimately of peace... but time and again lead to violent incidents with the various organizations around Sirius."

Goals

The Oracles are an organization devoted to learning the secrets of the Daam K'vosh empire, as well as their Nomad creations - and spreading this knowledge to others within Sirius with the goal of altering mankind into a more peaceful species. Throughout mankind's history, it has been a violent race, always stealing from and murdering it's own members for the prosperity of a few powermongering individuals. Greed and Aggression is the trademark of humans, while the Nomads - a race entirely connected through one telepathic bond - all work together, for the benefit of the species as a whole, never acting in aggression towards it's own members. The Oracles have learned this, through the living machine known as The Shrine.

After discovering the shrine, and being given a small, insignificant glimpse at it's purpose and the truth of the universe, The Oracles swore to do everything within their power to bring the rest of the human race to a similar level of peace and prosperity by convincing the inhabitants of Sirius that their wars and greed are nothing more than a cancer upon themselves.

The ultimate goal of the Oracles is unknown, due to the high amount of secrecy among its members. Short term goals of the cult include converting as many Sirius citizens as possible into followers, as well as obtaining the needed commodities, equipment, and ships to further their cult.

Faction Behavior

Seekers: Seekers are those who have not yet been permitted to join the Oracles, but wish to. Seekers are those pilots, tradesmen, and even militants throughout Sirius who have heard the call of the Shrine - or who have had their minds opened to it by an Oracle Speaker - and have begun their journey to discover the Shrine's location and learn it's secrets. Seekers come from all walks of life, but in the end have the same purpose: joining the Oracles, and gaining a life of coexistence with the universe. Seekers must read the Nomad Lore

Followers: Followers are those Seekers who have proven themselves and have joined the Oracles. To become a follower, a seeker must complete many trials, including finding the Shrine without assistance, obtaining an appropriate vessel, meditating within the Shrine until enlightenment is achieved, and having his or her devotion to the ways of the organization by a leader of the Oracles.

Followers have several tasks set before them once they have passed these trials and achieved enlightenment. These tasks range from preaching to the masses of Sirius, obtaining supplies for the Shrine, and gathering the required knowledge and commodities to further themselves among the Oracle castes. Unlike the higher castes of the organization, followers have much more freedom of movement due to being entirely human and piloting generic craft. Because of these traits, followers may land aboard a variety of planets and starports around Sirius in order to preach their cause, or obtain supplies to return back to the Shrine.

Prophets: Prophets are those followers who have been 'gifted' with a nomad bond. In terms of the house governments, they are 'infected' - but all Prophets willingly accept a nomad in order to gain a connection to the Mindshare, and the subsequent telepathic capabilities that come with the joining. Prophets, due to their nature, are much more restricted in movement among the humans of Sirius, and will generally prefer to keep their distance from human structures and other pilots. Tasks of a prophet primarily include preaching, and gaining new followers to the Oracle cause, but may also include assisting Nomads when necessary, though not directly in combat against human forces, as it would give them away.

Archons: Archons are the highest ranking tier of the Oracles. Their commands override all duties otherwise given to the lower Oracle castes. How they are chosen, or what they truly are is unknown to all but the nomads themselves.

-Allowed Ships: Civilian/Borderworlds line fighters/bombers -Allowed Weapons: Civilian weaponry only -Allowed ID: Freelancer ID -Can Dock At: The Shrine, Junker Bases, Zoner Bases, Freelancer Bases, House Planets

All Oracles are forbidden under any circumstances to discuss Nomads or wild with outsiders, They also are sworn to secrecy on the location of the Shrine.

Base

The Shrine, Unknown

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"Deep within the unknown, unexplored parts of space it lies, silent but alive, quiet but beckoning, a massive monument to the power of a long forgotten race. The Shrine, as it has come to be called by those humans who occupy it, serves as a library of knowledge containing the entire history of Sirius ready for the reaping. Built long before humans ever crawled from the oceans of Earth, the Shrine serves as one of the last testaments to the massive expanse of an alien empire."

"The Shrine calls out to those who open their minds, hearts, and ears to it's song. It emits the siren's call, beckoning those around Sirius to find it, to discover it's secrets. It has been this way for millenia, since long before humans arrived in this corner of space. The Shrine has seen the rise and fall of countless empires, both within Sirius and beyond, only it's caretakers, the ones it was truly left behind for, those who are directly linked to it in such a primordial way as to be inseperable, will remain after these empires are gone."

"The most recent visitors to The Shrine, a small cult of semi-religious humans calling themselves the 'Oracles', invite travellers and seekers from across the breadth and width of Sirius to hear it's tales. Within the Shrine, all minds are transformed, enlightened by the power emitted by the structure. Knowledge and ability are gained just by walking among it's halls and listening to the hum and vibration within it's walls. It advances and evolves those within, urging them to become better than they once were."

"The Oracles have taken it upon themselves to enlighten the rest of mankind. For aeons, humans have waged countless wars against one another for nothing more than greed and thirst for power, these basic aggressive and violent instincts of the species have both been it's strength as well as it's downfall. As adaptive and survivable as humans are, they also live in a state of constant strife; The Oracles see this, and wish to change humanity for the better. Their goal is to create a galaxy where only peace exists, and all the inhabitants of space coexist in a manner beneficial to all."

Diplomacy

Allies

• Keepers
• Wild
• Nomads

Neutral

• Freelancers
• Zoners
• Everyone Else

Hostile

• The Order

Links/Source

Megathread

The Shrine