Vedhra, Princess of Configurations

Ta’Akaix’Vedhra’rept’ylanze K’lax, Princess of Configurations

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Simulations of combat within the outer reaches of Tau Ceti are only a few of the scenarios simulated in preparation for the Endwar.

Unbound of any type: (RGB 130, 150, 20)

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Bound Warriors: (RGB 50,160, 50)

Bound Workers: (RGB 20, 170, 20)

Seeing the stark technological disadvantage of the hives over Lii'dra,Ta’Akaix’Vedhra’rept’ylanze was birth with a singular goal in mind, preparation for war with the Lii'dra.There are various ways the brood goes about this, one of which being a large scale attempt to be biologically superior to Lii'dra specimens. This has caused the brood to be a particular advocate within the K'lax for biological manipulation and augmentation. Genetics tampering is also not unheard of, but generally less commonly looked into. Vedhra takes time to inspect the tools and weapons of other cultures in an attempt to create a force capable of dealing with whatever the Lii'dra can throw at them. Her Za are generally more comfortable with the weapons of other cultures, especially those of Unathi origin.

The worker caste of Vedhra's brood are generally used as weapon-smiths, biomechanical engineers, and scientists. The weapon-smiths take pieces of various other culture's weapons and meld them together, to effectively make the differences between them moot. The engineers and scientists try to meld together parts of other species in an effort to make a superior organism, as well as manufacturing new augments to be applied to both unbound and bound. Vedhra's brood tend to be the most heavily augmented of the K'lax, which is sometimes much to the distaste of the Hegemony, though this does allow for more efficiency and reliability. This also makes Vedhra's brood one of the most costly broods to maintain efficiently. Augments range from simple prosthetics to eye augments and even extra limbs mounted with weapons. The unbound, although still significantly less augmented than the bound, usually have more augments than those of other broods. Though they tend to be internal, such as artificial organs.

Part of these developments also includes ironing out weaknesses with current technology. Attempts have been made to EMP-shield the neural socket present in all Vaurca. And all of these attempts thus far have failed, as altering something so embedded in the brain is very difficult to do without making sacrifices. Other attempts to remove weakness include refining internal prosthetics that have proven unreliable in the past, as well as making said prosthetics less clunky and interfering with the body.

Her brood is so dedicated to uniting species and giving them purpose in the war against Lii'dra that they have revived an ancient religious sect known as Preimminence. This serves to explain the role of everyone in the fight against Lii'dra as well as the roles all must play to ultimately create the perfect fighting force. Most of her brood follows Preimminence, but not all. More information can be found on the Vaurca Religion page.

Vedhra's brood also causes quite a bit of controversy within the Hegemony, as various groups have different stances on mass augmentation and prosthetics. Sk'akh Unathi abhor the idea, and often speak out against it, whereas Aut'akh tend to be incredibly receptive and friendly towards the brood. This sometimes leads to confrontations and similar treatment most Sinta give to Aut'akh.

Her VR consists mainly of grand laboratories and forges dedicated to studying and understanding the weapons and techniques of other cultures. As well as things like medicine, tools, architecture, and genetics. Workers and warriors alike forge different weapons together and test them endlessly against simulated Lii'dra opponents in scenarios that are almost never the same thing twice. There are also other parts of her VR dedicated to storing records of previous battles of many different cultures for the purpose of evaluating the strategies involved, making Vedhra's brood produce some of the better tacticians of the K'lax.

Recent Events

Vedhra's brood as of late have been trying to secure resources for their increasing state of augmentation, given how expensive it is. To do this, they have been offering their services to a variety of different groups, the chief among them being NanoTrasen. It is believed some other groups have also experienced interest in the brood's augmentative capability but none have officially made a statement on it as of yet.