@Lordirish hmm that could be the name of the ancient project. “Project B.R.O.A.D.”
@Gary
Alright, so the origins of these facilities… and these creatures.
Origin 1 Weapons of the New Age
Let’s say it all began after World War 2… After the horrific destruction caused by the Nukes dropped in Japan… The newly formed United Nations called for the complete scrap and prohibition of nuclear arms.
Now as tensions between the U.S.A and U.S.S.R escalated over the years… The U.S wanted something to defend themselves from a possible Russian attack/incident. So they discovered this one genius who was making breakthroughs in gene splicing… Eventually they thought up “Project BROAD”… They got hundreds of volunteers (Everything was still hush hush) and began manipulating their DNA and adding insect strands to the equation. Russia eventually found out (because they’re keeping a close eye on their biggest threat) and got a hold of/ began research into their own mutated troopers.
Russia then proceeds to send info on the USA’s research to dozens of secretive branches of the various up and coming nations. Thus leading to the creation of multiple facilities around the globe and the many different types of “spawn”. Eventually word gets out and the public outcry demands the dismantling of all projects. They can’t just kill them, because they were once human(and I can imagine that the costs were pretty great) so they built underground facilities to store them for when stormy weather comes.
Thoughts:
I think this origin provides a reasonable background on things… but not much for the Tower… Unless let’s say… one nation, while building their facility, installed a mechanism that could cause an earthquake… and then the Tower would rise from the ground… sending out some “mind wave” signal to the bugs, sending them into a rage and disrupting the control the Nation’s had over their muties. BUT would any country go through all that trouble? And how could they not be found out during construction?
Also, the “Nether Queens” should only produce spawn of their Facilities’ type.
Origin 2 Relics of a Different Time
Long ago…an alien race, quite similar in some ways to Humans ,came to the planet. They spliced the DNA of apes/homo sapiens with their own, creating a slave race. They then spliced the DNA of this new race with those of the various insects on the planet, creating a more primal, less intelligent, drone. They continued experimenting with insects and such… they began forming the people of this slave race into groups and pitting them against each other… sometimes in combat… but many times in survival and prosperity in their own environments. Most of the slaves that took part in these wagers/tests, did not know of the existence of their creators.
The more primal splices, derived from the combination of the slaves and various insects, were used in combat. Vicious and unmerciful, these spawn began to act unpredictable… Killing off more of the slave race than they should and ruining many of the Alien Race’s “tests”. The Aliens then captured all the remainder of this ruthless organism and placed them in tombs/facilities deep underground, under cryogenic seals.
The aliens then left, erasing any trace of their existence for the slave race to discover. Maybe they moved on to other galaxies… other challenges… but maybe… they’re just preparing another test for this planet.
Centuries go by and society is as civilized as it’s going to get. With guns, planes, tanks and television, the Race has come a long way.
Suddenly, (multiple projectiles??) a large projectile is launched from space… and under the Alien’s cloaking technology, the Race has no clue. Upon impact with the planets surface, a massive earthquake shakes the planet… Along with the Cryogenic seals of the Spawn Chambers.
All hell breaks loose… and now you’ve got the “Netherspawn” coming up from the ground and killing everyone in sight. The projectile, now de-cloaked, stands idly by… Multiple entrances on this plain looking structure/s.
Little does the Race know… This structure summons the Netherspawn to its (Or their) location/s. They send this, along with another command form their Masters… To kill every single one of the First Race.
Thoughts:
Okay so this origin pretty much has an alien race play God… Now you might have noticed me say “The Race” or “Slave Race” and I used that because this slave race doesn’t necessarily have to be Human. Of course, I would preferably have it as Human (Maybe its easier to write with, from my POV) than maybe a species that I made up myself.
This Origin also throws “Project BROAD” out the window…An Alien Race playing god doesn’t really need shock troopers from a slave race. Unless they’re fighting some enemy that only these Troopers can fight. (Somewhat like in Mass Effect, where the Krogan were able to destroy the Rachni where all the other alien species failed) But then it would be pretty messed up that, as a way of thanking this species, they bury the shock troopers and make them go crazy centuries later, trying to kill off the “First Race”.
Any thoughts on these Origin Stories?
sounds great so far!