RyverStyx: Sandbox

The Fleet of the Srom

The Fleet of the Srom (FOTS) was rediscovered in 2460 CE and is a generation fleet that launched in the year 2032. Upon recontacting the Zi'Pluax, Jargon Qukala members were surprised to find more than three quarters of its members asleep within cryostorage and only a small number of stewards attending to the helm, cryogenic bay, and hydroponics garden. Members of the bridge crew were equally shocked to see the Qukala. Bridge crew relayed that shortly after the launch of the Zi'Pluax they experienced a major systematic failure in the majority of their equipment, including hydroponics and communication terminals; the sudden failure caused the fleet to lose the ability to sustain itself or call for aid. Due to their situation, for over 400 years the crew of the Zi'Pluax have been within rotations of cryosleep, and by extension, crewmembers have been within the Srom for extended periods of time. This has led to a newfound cultural identity forming within the Zi'Pluax and being universally adopted by all of its members.

OOC Note: Only Skrell are allowed to be from the FOTS. Members from the fleet living out in the Spur outside of the ages 100-200 are incredibly rare and will most likely be considered deserters by fleet command. Skrell from the FOTS living abroad has only been a thing for the past 4 years due to their recent discovery. Members of the FOTS are expected to take Jargon Citizenship in character set-up even though the Fleet does not recognize Jargon as their home entity.

Culture

All members of the fleet are referred to as what is colloquially known as ‘Dreamers’. While the crewman of the Zi'Pluax would refer to their culture as the true path of Weishii they understand and accept the name ‘Dreamer’. Jargon does not recognize the Dreamers and has deemed their cultural practices as an unsanctioned offshoot of the Weishii faith and a deductive behaviour under the social credit system; mainly due to its practices regarding oversleeping. Zi'Pluax members focus on the Srom and its relation to the Skrell psyche and psionic capabilities. Dreamers view the headtail as an extension of the psionic capabilities of the Skrell and therefore they will tuck them into different hats or headgear. Showing your headtail is seen as something deeply personal to members of Zi'Pluax and is only done with those who are deemed especially close. Many Dreamers believe that the inner-mind, the one who inhabits the Srom, is the true self while the outer-body, the one that is awake in real life, is merely a constrained vessel.

Due to their culture, members of the Dreamers treat the Srom very differently than the average Skrell. For instance, these Dreamers have spent such an abundance of time within the Srom that they have begun to form a rudimentary hivemind; albeit not in a literal sense. While their minds are not linked, the effects of the Srom on lying have allowed these members to know virtually everything about each other. Dreamers often refer to themselves as “Disciples of the Srom” due to the amount of power they hold over the scenery and landscape within. The amount of information that is known between Dreamers allows them to easily conjure a near replica of any deceased individual through ‘Srom Manipulation’. While many scientists of the Federation believe that these replicas are merely a hollow shell of memories with no proper soul, the Dreamers believe that the individual has persisted even after death; this is often also seen as a cultural reverence for their ancestors and those who passed. Dreamers are often very respectful of their elders and superiors.