Geos

Arguably the most wide-spread of the Awakened Races of the Aiti Galaxy, the Geosian people are a race very similar to humans, standing on average at 1.5 meters tall and living often to see 40-50 GS years. They are diverse, dedicated, and versatile, capable of specialising in any field they study. Geosians populate nearly every planet in known space to some degree, but all hold their capital planet of Imperos to be their true home and a sacred place, being the seat of the Geosian Emperors, currently His Eminence, Emperor Dave IV.

The Geosians are well known for their adaptable spirit, and their wide range of abilities. While most of the other races are particularly specialised in one skill or field, the Geosians are special in that they are not masters of any field, but adept in them all. Renowned diplomats, skilled craftsmen, and proficient soldiers all come from Geosians.

The Geosian military is vast and powerful, spread upon a hundred worlds and systems in order to protect the holdings of the Geosian Empire and to ensure that law and justice is upheld. There are thousands of divisions from a host of various planets, giving birth to specialist divisions suited for any kind of environment, allowing the Geosians to fight on nearly any planet. Most renowned among the Geosian soldiers are the Imperial Zealots, devout warrior-monks who serve as the Emperor's personal guard and special forces.

In addition, many Geosian worlds are great centers of learning where much information is stored, read, and updated constantly as more and more of the universe is explored by daring Geosian colonists. While they pale in comparison to the Cognitums of the Mentalos, Geosian library worlds are troves of knowledge in their own right. Less a repository for purely Geosian research and history, they hold information gained and learned from other races as well - a library world could contain Geosian history books along with folk tales of the Hermadur, trade Ja'Mekk trade logs, and even low-level scientific journals from the Mentalos.

The extraordinary amount diversity seen among the Geosians is both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, the wide spectrum of ideology lends itself to an accelerated pace of advancement. On the other, Geosians of differing schools of thought are just as likely to fight as they are to compromise. Geosian history is fraught with conflict and instability, likely the most unstable among any of the Awakened Races. Several internal wars have been fought even after the Geosians attained space flight. It may be argued that Geosian internal conflict has even increased with the expansion of their empire, what with Geosians living on distant worlds and wanting to rule themselves - keeping a hundred thousand colony worlds in check has been a monumental task, especially since the Great Secession. As a result, the Geosians as a whole have become something of a wildcard race; sometimes a powerhouse that dominates the political, economic, and military field, and other times being on the brink of collapse. Nevertheless, Geosians have continued to maintain a single identity despite the improbable, if not impossible, odds.