Bacchanalia 2013 Theme - Species: Evolution

This is a story of where the human race has evolved to in the next 200 million years.

Oracle

Humans who have achieved a higher level of sentience. These were the first to have broken off from mainstream society and join an elite group that could see into the future. The pre-cog phenomena only occurred in a select handful of women and they are identified by a small marking on their forehead that resembles a third eye.

Cyborg Warriors

Over the course of humanity, there have been so many wars and destruction. Man was able to blend parts of his body with cybernetic parts and operate it from a console. This struggle between man and machine went on for a few hundred years until very little humanity was left in the human body. This being was ideally created to be an indestructible warrior but over time when less morality and compassion was exhibited, the thousands that were created were banished to the barren corners of the earth – where they breeded – half human, half machine children. They continue to fight themselves and their own existence and are at war with all other species.

Moken Saru – People of the Sea

Over 200 million years ago, small tribes around Indonesia were discovered as being able to breathe in the water for long periods of time. When the war that would split the species took place, they took their families and took to the water – living and breathing on both the surface and in the water. As the planet’s surface became a barren land and water was our main source of life – the Moken Saru tribes grew to become one of the biggest segments of the population. Their skin became translucent and small gills emerged behind their ears. With each generation, their children became more attuned to the water and life beneath it. While they generally still hold human form, in the water, they closely resemble a mythical creature of long ago – mermaids. These people are peaceful and are afraid of the surface and all that lives there.

Tiamut – People born of the Dragons

Reptilian beings who have established small colonies on the opposite side of the earth from the Cyborgs. They live in small groups and have amphibian-like features and are semi-aquatic in nature. These were originally part of the Moken Saru tribes but their aggressive personalities pushed them back on to the land where they reptilian DNA created a genetic anomaly allowing them to grow wings from their backs resembling that of a dragon. The Tiamut can breathe in water but it must return to the surface for air. They occupy all of inland earth near rivers, lakes and large expanses of water. They are fierce and are the largest built of all the species.