Preservers of Terra
Preservers of Terra by SMACSid Meier's Alpha Centauri Fac Pack Discussion thread |
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| Morale | -2 |
| Industry | -1 |
| Research | +1 |
| Robust | Probe |
| Anti-Ideology | Power |
| Ideology | Knowledge |
| Starting tech | Information Networks, Social Psych |
| Extra talent per 4 population | |
| File:Missing leaderhead.png Dean Adam Gieseler |
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| Personality | Pacifist |
| Interests | Build Explore |
| Emphasis | EFFIC |
| Gender | Male |
Summary
This scholarly society believes that only in understanding the past can the future truly be seized. Their archival of all sorts of information aids their research, and their dedication to education lends them a stable society. However, these peaceful philosophers will not easily turn their hands to war.
Backstory
The factions that would, on Chiron, grow to be known as the Chiron Cartel and the Preservers of Terra were slower to form and more informal in structure. Many of the colonists did not feel comfortable with either the strict regimentation of Dai Seung or the Catholics or the terrorist tactics of the Society, and, with it becoming increasingly clear that the eight landing pods used to make planetfall on Chiron would belong to whoever could hold them, many of these colonists began to coalesce into their own loosely-organised factions rallied behind charismatic leaders. The group that would become the 'Preservers', for their part, were united by a very simple principle articulated by Adam Gieseler, a historian and sociologist with a position on the Unity's science staff- that without efforts to preserve as much of the knowledge base and principles of Earth as they could, the colonists on this new world risked losing all the progress humanity had made up until this point. Both of these more informal factions likewise began to arm themselves as more armories were broken open, leaving the unaffiliated colonists increasingly desperate as more and more of the Unity came under factional control and as border skirmishes became increasingly common.
Adam Gieseler and the colonists he organised, once they landed on Chiron, set to work to tame the area surrounding their initial point of settlement. They were aided in these efforts by the data archives they had focused on salvaging from the Unity, which left them with the most complete surviving corpus of information on Chiron of the history, culture, art, and literature of Earth, as well as a fairly complete set of reference materials for basic sciences. An ad hoc government was swiftly organised, which, as well as providing basic security for the colonists, almost immediately focused on establishing support for extensive educational programs and backup archival of the databases of the colony. The initial government, a self-appointed council calling itself the 'Preservation Committee', was organised as a provisional body until a more permanent governing structure could be debated and implemented. The Preserver emphasis on education helped develop a remarkably strong talent class, skilled, educated, and dedicated to Preserver ideals of preservation of knowledge and open access to information. The infant colony struggled with the expense of these ambitious programs and with recurring issues with weak leadership in security units defending against the native mindworms, but nonetheless they met these challenges from a position of remarkable social stability for a Chironian colony.
FutureWorks
Foundations of Dynamic Will Theory is essentially "Secrets of the Human Brain: The Book."
A Scientific Primer is aimed at a general audience.
Cosmos is an extended meditation on astrophysics and the nature of reality.
Technologies of the Third Millennium is an examination of human technological and scientific advance since the Unity mission.
The New Social Compact is a mission statement book for the Preservers of Terra, arguing for the importance of education and information preservation for a new society.
The Knowledge Revolution is an examination of information sciences as they interact with human ability to deal with knowledge.
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