#inkies cannot openly speak out against the military or government without punishment

[raydianbluesandhues]

Okay now that your back i gotta ask

what do you think the inkies's home planet is like?

i am SO glad someone asked this because i have been cooking for a while >:] - also prepare for a long post. im so sorry

The world of the inkies is the exact opposite of the warm, tropical lands of Raydia. With the planet outside of the sun's reach, their planet (which I have temporarily named Noir until I can think of something creative) is drenched in darkness. Without the sun there to provide warmth and color energy, their planet has instead been enveloped in a thick blanket of negative energy. Inkies evolved to live in the dark; a hyper sense of hearing, being able to feel the vibrations of everything around them. Their language, which is now barcode, evolved from simple clicking and other short and sweet vocalizations. Before they developed their technology, they had much smaller eyes that were useless in the darkness of their world. It was only through the efforts of an ambitious Inky that the existence of light came to be, lighting up their previously dark world and rocketing them into a new age of discovery and engineering. Of course, these Inkies would need a leader, or leaders, as they would soon elect a group of Inkies to lead them. These Inkies would later be known as The Council. Inkies, naturally, are a peaceful species, much like Raydians. Without the existence of predators, their numbers were able to rise over the thousands upon thousands of years of their existence. They were too far away to be bothered or acknowledged by any other planets, and for a while, I'd like to believe they were not too worried about conquering planets or taking down civilizations. However, without the existence of predators, their numbers soon grew to be overwhelming. Their planet was running out of space, and out of time, and The Council had to make a decision for their people. It would be here where their society would take a drastic turn. From peace to violence.

It would start with a few scouting ships, then a few navy ships, then an army. A militia. Their military consumed the peace in exchange for a few backwater planets to house their workers. They took over everything; an effort that once came from a genuine place was now engulfed by greed and power. The militia took over the government, with most political figures having a hand in the army. While the Council still maintained their positions as the almighty leaders, their overall jobs shifted from overseeing small aspects of their once peaceful society to managing their troops and the development of new soldiers. Their natural populace was being replaced with robotic drones, designed to fight, and made to be replaceable. All in the name of expansion, right? Or was it a conquest for power? Domination? Outside of the Council, the Commanders and Comrades held the most power. Assigned their own troops, technology, ships, and everything that they'd need for a total takeover. They were equipped to carry out the dirty work that the Council couldn't afford to take care of, with the Marshalls at their beck and call. Outside of the military, Inkies living on any of the colonized planets had rather standard lives. The key to success is usually by either being born into or marrying into a family of higher status. Those of higher status usually were in the military, owned a few key businesses, OR were celebrities in their own right. Many inkies were moved onto Raydia when it was first colonized. Raydia was meant to be taken for both its resources as well as potential slave labor, though most Inkies moved there primarily for work. Most of the hard labor was done by the Graydians, though office jobs and more standard stress-free jobs were taken up by Inkies. Most Inkies didn't like this, however. They are peaceful by nature; it felt wrong to imprison another race. To take something that.. wasn't even theirs to begin with. They could've been friends, allies, even. And yet..