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<blockquote data-quote="hero4hire" data-source="post: 7134756" data-attributes="member: 20711"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><u>Meta-Mind and The Grue Unity</u></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH]84940[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The Grue Unity is an expansionist, totalitarian, interstellar empire near Earth’s region of the Milky Way. The expansion of the Grue has been checked somewhat by the presence of the rival Lor Republic and the power of the Order of the Star Knights. Still, the Grue are not about to allow anything to prevent them from achieving their destiny, which is to rule all inhabited worlds in the galaxy. </p><p></p><p>The Grue are a protean, shape-shifting species from the dark planet Gruen Prime. As they evolved, the Grue differentiated into “castes” with specialized roles and intellectual capabilities to match: brute-force “drones” and more intelligent and cunning metamorphs all telepathically linked to the vast consciousness of the Meta-Mind, the supreme leader of the Unity. It is made up of the brain-clusters and bodies of numerous Grue, merged together into a single collective being. The Meta-Mind still possesses protean traits, but is too massive to mimic most creatures. More important are its formidable mental powers, gained from the fusion of many minds. Fortunately for the cosmos, the Meta-Mind’s powers are limited to physical contact when dealing with non-Grue. It is able to mentally communicate with and coordinate Grue across the universe, making it the true intelligence of the species. The Meta-Mind drives the Unity’s plans for conquest and expansion. In many ways, it is the Unity. </p><p></p><p>Grue are disdainful of “solid” creatures with fixed forms and consider themselves inherently superior to other forms of life. They are an arrogant and xenophobic species and believe it is their manifest destiny to rule the galaxy. The Grue expanded their Unity using their shapeshifting powers to infiltrate and take control of other civilizations they encountered until they’d amassed the power sufficient to rule openly. On occasions they simply invade and seize control of more primitive worlds. The presence of Lor mentats has limited the Grue ability to infiltrate the Republic, as telepaths have ferreted out their imitations, although there are still some “deep cover” Grue moles active in Lor society. Grue have also infiltrated Earth society in the past, although the full extent of their activities remains unknown. </p><p></p><p>The Grue Unity is made up of a number of client races ruled by the Grue with an iron fist and the aid of legions of soldier drones. The Unity’s technology is advanced, but largely stolen or mimicked from other civilizations they have assimilated. They have faster-than-light starships, energy weapons, force fields, anti-gravity, genetic engineering, and such. They’re particularly proud of their weapons technology, which includes a variety of nerve stimulating pain weapons and capture devices in addition to standard-issue blasters and implosion grenades. </p><p></p><p>The Grue have been interested in Earth for some time, though the first known contact occurred in 1947 when a scout craft crashed in the Desert Southwest of North America. Since then, the Unity has sent additional scouts and other forces to Earth for various reasons. One thing the Unity knows is it has little chance to conquer Earth while its native superhumans (notably the Freedom League), the Star Knights, and the Lor Republic all watch over it. Many Grue schemes are intended to discredit or eliminate Earth’s superhuman protectors so the aliens can then invade in force. On dark and distant Gruen Prime, the Meta-Mind watches, waits, and schemes for the right moment to strike.</p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jAJDTf3n45E/UaOp0hrpC5I/AAAAAAAABQo/6wnQ3yaNxC0/s1600/Grue.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hero4hire, post: 7134756, member: 20711"] [CENTER][SIZE=5][B][U]Meta-Mind and The Grue Unity[/U][/B][/SIZE] [ATTACH=CONFIG]84940._xfImport[/ATTACH][/CENTER] The Grue Unity is an expansionist, totalitarian, interstellar empire near Earth’s region of the Milky Way. The expansion of the Grue has been checked somewhat by the presence of the rival Lor Republic and the power of the Order of the Star Knights. Still, the Grue are not about to allow anything to prevent them from achieving their destiny, which is to rule all inhabited worlds in the galaxy. The Grue are a protean, shape-shifting species from the dark planet Gruen Prime. As they evolved, the Grue differentiated into “castes” with specialized roles and intellectual capabilities to match: brute-force “drones” and more intelligent and cunning metamorphs all telepathically linked to the vast consciousness of the Meta-Mind, the supreme leader of the Unity. It is made up of the brain-clusters and bodies of numerous Grue, merged together into a single collective being. The Meta-Mind still possesses protean traits, but is too massive to mimic most creatures. More important are its formidable mental powers, gained from the fusion of many minds. Fortunately for the cosmos, the Meta-Mind’s powers are limited to physical contact when dealing with non-Grue. It is able to mentally communicate with and coordinate Grue across the universe, making it the true intelligence of the species. The Meta-Mind drives the Unity’s plans for conquest and expansion. In many ways, it is the Unity. Grue are disdainful of “solid” creatures with fixed forms and consider themselves inherently superior to other forms of life. They are an arrogant and xenophobic species and believe it is their manifest destiny to rule the galaxy. The Grue expanded their Unity using their shapeshifting powers to infiltrate and take control of other civilizations they encountered until they’d amassed the power sufficient to rule openly. On occasions they simply invade and seize control of more primitive worlds. The presence of Lor mentats has limited the Grue ability to infiltrate the Republic, as telepaths have ferreted out their imitations, although there are still some “deep cover” Grue moles active in Lor society. Grue have also infiltrated Earth society in the past, although the full extent of their activities remains unknown. The Grue Unity is made up of a number of client races ruled by the Grue with an iron fist and the aid of legions of soldier drones. The Unity’s technology is advanced, but largely stolen or mimicked from other civilizations they have assimilated. They have faster-than-light starships, energy weapons, force fields, anti-gravity, genetic engineering, and such. They’re particularly proud of their weapons technology, which includes a variety of nerve stimulating pain weapons and capture devices in addition to standard-issue blasters and implosion grenades. The Grue have been interested in Earth for some time, though the first known contact occurred in 1947 when a scout craft crashed in the Desert Southwest of North America. Since then, the Unity has sent additional scouts and other forces to Earth for various reasons. One thing the Unity knows is it has little chance to conquer Earth while its native superhumans (notably the Freedom League), the Star Knights, and the Lor Republic all watch over it. Many Grue schemes are intended to discredit or eliminate Earth’s superhuman protectors so the aliens can then invade in force. On dark and distant Gruen Prime, the Meta-Mind watches, waits, and schemes for the right moment to strike. [CENTER][img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jAJDTf3n45E/UaOp0hrpC5I/AAAAAAAABQo/6wnQ3yaNxC0/s1600/Grue.jpg[/img][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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