Yunkad
Technically a collection of species rather than just 1, They are naturally biomechanical, manipulated and created by an AI named Eris that has been given control of the home planet Yunkadia and rarely actually intervenes in their development, just watching.
All species, intelligent or otherwise, on the planet are biomechanical. They are very advanced, being semi-immortal but without most of the disadvantages Suons get from this trait.
Since their creation at the hands of this AI, each intelligent species has been at war with the others, mostly for a food source. Some banded together for survival until they eventually unified. Some were driven to extinction.
Although Eris was initially suspicious when the yunkads first found out about the Hyperion Federation, it eventually decided that it would be a good idea to form an alliance with these aliens. The Yunkad joined the Federation a long time after first contact. This was after the Yunkad Coalition was founded.
Although yunkad is technically an umbrella species term, it is commonly used to refer to them as if they were 1 species. They can vary massively however, sometimes having 2 legs, 3 legs or 4 legs, and the number and position of arms and hands can also vary significantly.
Basic Information
Dietary Needs and Habits
Yunkads require both biological and technological food, making biomechanical sources far more efficient. This is because they evolved on Yunkadia, a world with an entirely biomechanical ecosystem
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Yunkad only get one name followed by a number. They get AI sounding names, for example:
Proton06
Particle14
Parallax04
Neutron27
Formula59
All Yunkad names are universally unique
Major Organizations
Yunkad Coalition, now a member of the Hyperion Federation.
Culture and Cultural Heritage
Due to having being created and manipulated heavily by an AI, Yunkad has a functin over form culture and prize efficiency greatly
History
In the very early history of the yunkad, they never developed technology until much later. This is because they already had a lot of very advanced equipment built into their own bodies. The weapons they already had would be far more powerful and reliable than anything they could make themselves. Eris would be the one to start this change in yunkad society, realising that they should probably colonise other planets and see what exists in the cosmos of space.
It was eventually made apparent that advantages could be obtained through this way though. By building large structures, it became possible to take cover anywhere and build strategically planned fortresses. Many trenches and cover walls were built by various yunkad tribes which have defended them very effectively even from other yunkad. They have also started to invent agriculture.
Some groups continued studies in this area. Larger, more advanced and better planned forts could be built, and better materials used. Massive walls around cities were eventually built, and they managed to build a massive weapon that could compete with their arm cannons, but this was too impractical due to its size.
With further advances in technology it became possible to construct large, oil-powered vehicles with armour that could withstand most arm cannons from most angles, making them hard to destroy. At this point they were forced to develop counters like rocket launchers. Of course, this relied on many different technologies like oil cracking, fuel manufacture and explosive compounds. This happened during the yunkad industrial revolution.
This was reached surprisingly quickly, despite having started developing technology so late.
With the information era, Eris ordered the yunkad to focus on spacefaring technologies. They would do so, and the first space rockets were one of the greatest challenges they would face for a long time. It took a very brave individual to use this to travel to Yunkadia's moon. Yunkadian efficiency meant that this person returned to their Homeworld alive as a hero.With the advantage of space unlocked, their society could bombard each other from orbit, but by this point they were soon to unify under the goals of efficiency and their resources would be better spent on expansion and exploration of space. One final great world war was fought to eliminate those who didn't follow, which was a smaller portion of the population.
Lifespan
Semi - Immortal
Geographic Distribution
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