Orrin

The Orrin are humanoid with general Terran appearances. They tend to have fairer complexions. The common Orrin have light brown, blond, or red (in all its variations) of hair. Eye color is commonly green, hazel and blue.

Located in mid-south section of the Zeta Trisector (6,9 Lower Right) nestled somewhat between the planets of Aker and Beta Terra. The Orrin have grown up in a part of space originally thought to be very psionically void. Sitting amongst a very volatile area of space, the Orrin have also been able to be quite discreet about their existence until now.

The planet Orrin, named for it’s rich evergreen forests that cover most of the land, has a unique government – with leaders of various Clans of the planets working with three main religious leaders. One of those leaders, Prefect Sprague, has quietly gained power, shifting the planet-wide government to his purposes without most of the others realizing his influence.

Prefect Sprague, while becoming very powerful, has created a huge underground market for the PBP. This large market has created a need for psions to be harvested from. Finding small planets to set up extraction sites, large colonies have been found that house hundreds, even thousands, of captured and enslaved psions. This form of slavery is very difficult on the psionic beings and can eventually lead to their loss of cognitive abilities and ultimately death. However, the process has been refined over many years to get the most PBP from each slave.

It was the destruction of such an extraction site, Lamorak Colony, that brought about the discovery of the Orrin Cartel. The USI Eglanand responded to a distress call and found the colony destroyed, with thousands of men, women and children killed. Further investigation led to the discovery of the extraction chamber and the horrors of what was being done.

One recently discovered information about Psionics are its side effects and its by-products. Psionics in of itself has one known side effect, a by-product called Duais, or PBP (Psionic By-Product.) What it is is a combination of some basic chemicals and some interesting electron attributes which exhibit some quantum irregularities which it then causes some interesting side effects to the Psion. PBP is created through the direct use of Psionic activity. It is created through the quantum connection of the Aureal plane around the neurons of a Psions brain. This is then bussed to the endocrine system of the being, where it is then distributed to the rest of the body via the Blood Stream.

PBP then causes two known side effects. The first is a natural high, or euphoric feeling. This feeling is extremely intense. The other is different and varies depending on the ability used and the individual who is using the ability. It is observed that the second effect, which takes place shortly after the first is always a negative or degenerative. Common symptoms range from hallucinations, memory loss, lose of senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, psionic, supernatural ), sensitivity of certain senses (hearing, touch, empathy related psionic abilities with no control) physical impairment such as paralysis, loss of physical control, etc.

The level of the ability used by the Psion determines the Strength (intensity) and the length (Duration) of the PBP's effect. Strength (intensity) refers to how much the of a negative effect the PBP has, for example if it effected sight, a low intensity would product blurred vision, whereas a high intensity would cause blindness. This intensity can increase or decrease the duration occasionally.

Duais, or PBP can be extracted from a psion both prior to excretion into the blood and afterwards. The Orrin have historically extracted the PBP for Religious reasons, claiming to give back to the gods for the Psionic abilities that they grant to them, known as Mind Gifts. Extractions are typically done by Religious leaders when it is offered and are shown to increase their devotion to the faiths much in the same manner that Extractions help slaves transition themselves to being a Helot. The relationship is unclear, but many believe it exists.

It has been recently found that PBP can also be collected from psions for different reasons. The first is for illegal drug use. PBP is known to act like a Narcotic, it is often harder to detect its illegal use. It is, however, extremely dangerous due to the negative side effects that PBP causes after the high. The High is usually in small durations but more intense than traditional narcotics. The second would be for use in Biological/Chemical Warfare. While there have been no known successful attempts in using PBP as one, it is likely to see this used in the near future.

Orrin are infamous for their psionic skills in Mind Domination, Telepathy, manipulation. Despite having great skills in telepathy, the Orrin prefer to communicate verbally while in crowds, considering the Telepathic nature of communication to be private. Because their culture has a wide diversity of skills and abilities with these psionic disciplines, they consider it also rude for social gatherings. The offensive skills of Mind Domination and its related skills, are even rare among the Orrin with a very low percentage of the population having the skills to practice them efficiently. Because of the inherent skill that the Orrin possess for these skill however, it is noted that they naturally resistant to the discipline and have a high capacity for mental shields.

Psionic domination is the common form of punishment and rehabilitation. It is most commonly seen on helots who have been taken due to Clan political transitions (Rivalry, Wars, uprising, and overthrowing), as well as individuals who refuse to indenture themselves as resolution to a dispute. Duais extraction is heavily used in these processes as the Orrin are known to be resistant to mind affecting abilities.

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