Main Characters:
Dr. Herman Gareth Wells: 36 years old. One of the two scientists heading the Leviathan Project. Descendent of H.G. Wells. Holds to the same beliefs of his ancestor. Wants to improve the human race outwardly, but inwardly wants to decimate it. Main Antagonist
Dr. Gerald Wade: 34 years old. The other scientist heading the Leviathan Project. Genuinely wants to help humanity
Commandant Alfredo Garcia: 45 years old. Head of the military division of the Knights Templar. Devoutly religious. Despises Dr. Wells and Dr. Wade
Paladin David O' Malley: 21 years old. Youngest to ever achieve the rank of Paladin in the Templar. Devoutly religious. Idealistic because of his youth.
Orion: Culmination of the Leviathan Project. The Artificial Intelligence that is born from the work of Dr. Wade and Dr. Wells.
Apollo: Leviathan 2.0. Wells version of Orion. Bounded AI. His ultimate goal no matter what will be to destroy humanity
Juan Pescado: Head of the Templar Council
Factions:
The Leviathan Project: A group Of scientists attempting to create an artificial intelligence for the advancement of humanity. They are publically backed by the United Nations.
The Reapers: A faction of scientists that foundationally believe in Eugenics. They are utterly ruthless in their goal of improving the human race and will use any means necessary, no matter how many lives that costs.
The Knights Templar: The only religious group left on Earth. They signify what is left of Christianity. They are a combination of all the foundational denominations, united under one banner. Because they are rejected by the rest of humanity, their actions are those of a cornered animal. They are at war with the Reapers and seek to destroy the Leviathan Project.
The United nations: the Earth's Central government
Key Places:
Orion Station: Space Station deep within the Orion Nebula on which the Leviathan project works
USS Constantine: Flagship of the Templar Fleet
Pyramids of Giza: Secret base of the Reapers
Fort Luther: Secret Base that houses the entirety of the knights templar.
USS Madison Grant: Science ship of the reaper fleet
USS John Maynard Keynes: The flagship of the reaper fleet
Key Terms:
Em Drive: The engine used on all modern spacecraft
Manticore: The Core of the Em drive
Wormhole AG4716: Recently Discovered wormhole connecting Earth to the Orion Nebula
Space Travel: Crafts travel through space by EM Drive and wormholes.
Prometheus: Experimental EMP being developed by the Reapers
Leviathan Project: AI placed in artificial body. Stronger, more intelligent, and more agile than any human
Hyperion Missile: Thermonuclear Missile with a 264 megaton yield. Most powerful weapon to date. Developed by Templar Scientists
Krios Blaster: Laser turrets that serve as the primary weapon on spaceships
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The Leviathan Project
Science FictionTaking place in the year 2246, a scientist by the name of Herman Gareth Wells recruits a molecular biologist and epidemiologist by the name of Gerald Wade to create and Artificial Intelligence.
