This is an idea I came up with. It was at one point intended to be the background information of a game, but I probably won't really use it for anything, so I figure i'd post it here. Don't think I've seen too much "lore" narration in this forum, so I have no idea what sort of comments I'll get from you "art/story buffs". (Err, "buff" is the right word, right?)
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The year is 20XX. Technology has come a long ways. Flying cars have become practical and are travelling through the skyways. Interstellar travel is as commonplace as air travel is today. Genetics have come a long ways as well, for better or for worse. In particular, there is the genetic experiment known as the Genesis Project, named so because it involved the creation of new life. In this project, scientists inserted human genes into various animals. After much trial and error, scientists had successfully given humanlike physical traits to animals. Intelligence in these new beings, dubbed as Genites, is comparable to that of humans. However, the Genites soon began to show dislike of the Genesis Project. Despite now having a higher intelligence, the genites preferred their simpler ways of life.
After much debate, the Genites were eventually able to convince most of the scientists to discontinue their research. To make it up for the Genites, the scientists searched up a habital planet with an environment much like the world's before technology reigned. There the Genites would live as hunters and farmers much like humans had so many years ago. The few scientists that continued their research moved on to genetically altering the forms of humans, giving humans animal-like traits. This method of course eventually became known as "splicing".
The Genites, on their new homeworld (which they fittingly call New Genesis), had begun to populate their world. Some eventually gained an interest in technology. Eventually a few scant spaceports (airports of the future) were built on the planet, and they took part in interstellar travel much like the humans that created them. Some even returned to the world the Genites were created, to live new lives there. Humans would also visit the Genites' world, some even finding the simple life much more preferable than the chaotic life back home. The majority of the Genites, though, would continue to live their simple lives on New Genesis, just as most humans would prefer living in their technological world. It is the life they would always prefer.
It should be noted that a second race of beings were created by a few scientists, based on mythical creatures of ancient times. However, before very many of these "mythos" were created, it was declared by law that such experimentation would be immoral and illegal. "Splicing" on the other hand would remain legal with conditions, due to human subjects being volunteers, unlike the animals that unwillingly became subject to these experiments. Since so few of these "mythos" have been created, it is not well known what their current status or preffered lifestyle is.
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The year is 20XX. Technology has come a long ways. Flying cars have become practical and are travelling through the skyways. Interstellar travel is as commonplace as air travel is today. Genetics have come a long ways as well, for better or for worse. In particular, there is the genetic experiment known as the Genesis Project, named so because it involved the creation of new life. In this project, scientists inserted human genes into various animals. After much trial and error, scientists had successfully given humanlike physical traits to animals. Intelligence in these new beings, dubbed as Genites, is comparable to that of humans. However, the Genites soon began to show dislike of the Genesis Project. Despite now having a higher intelligence, the genites preferred their simpler ways of life.
After much debate, the Genites were eventually able to convince most of the scientists to discontinue their research. To make it up for the Genites, the scientists searched up a habital planet with an environment much like the world's before technology reigned. There the Genites would live as hunters and farmers much like humans had so many years ago. The few scientists that continued their research moved on to genetically altering the forms of humans, giving humans animal-like traits. This method of course eventually became known as "splicing".
The Genites, on their new homeworld (which they fittingly call New Genesis), had begun to populate their world. Some eventually gained an interest in technology. Eventually a few scant spaceports (airports of the future) were built on the planet, and they took part in interstellar travel much like the humans that created them. Some even returned to the world the Genites were created, to live new lives there. Humans would also visit the Genites' world, some even finding the simple life much more preferable than the chaotic life back home. The majority of the Genites, though, would continue to live their simple lives on New Genesis, just as most humans would prefer living in their technological world. It is the life they would always prefer.
It should be noted that a second race of beings were created by a few scientists, based on mythical creatures of ancient times. However, before very many of these "mythos" were created, it was declared by law that such experimentation would be immoral and illegal. "Splicing" on the other hand would remain legal with conditions, due to human subjects being volunteers, unlike the animals that unwillingly became subject to these experiments. Since so few of these "mythos" have been created, it is not well known what their current status or preffered lifestyle is.
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