At one time or another I was fiddling/planning on two space opera universes. The first was tied in directly to a pair of characters and situation that was to become a series of stories. The other was just some fun I had dreaming up a space opera background with some friends.
I've realized I want to fuse these two ideas together. Ultimately, what I hope to do is invite others to share (and flesh-out/play with/finish creating) this space opera universe for their own stories, rpgs, etc. Online publishing gives this the potential (in my mind at least) of becoming something like a scifi franchise a la STAR TREK or BABYLON 5.
Cool possibilities, eh? But I'm looking for an overall title of the world/universe like STAR WARS or FARSCAPE.
The essential time period is one thousand years from now, a time when mankind has found some way of going to the stars. A hitch is that said way involves a specific network of paths to specific systems--wormholes, existing lanes in hyperspace, something. It has turned out to be a closed loop, but one that includes literally thousands of stars. Earthlike worlds are uncommon, rare even, but several centuries of terraforming have resulted in dozens more becoming available. A few alien races are around, but they are very few, and in general so different from us there's not a lot of trade or communication. Many centuries ago, attempts at creating new breeds of human proved a disaster. Tinkering with the human genome is taboo, but several subspecies still exist culled and cross bred into a few types (a "warrior" and a "worker" for example). Very much a minority, they are also prevelant. How they're treated depends on where you go and who you ask. At least two major alliances/superpowers exist in competition with each other. The Mutual Allignment is very Apollonian, priding itself on smooth sophistication and enlightenment. The Five Sisters is a female-dominated empire that's Dionysian, dynamic and growing, prone to ritual and passion. Both superpowers are so mighty that war between them is/would be devastating beyond words.
Been wracking my brain for a name. Any suggestions? Please?
Thanks in advance!
Zahir
