Technologies involving the manipulation, growth, and adaptation of Leviathans are a Norian technology.
In YE 25, in their universe of origin, the investigations of the Norians led to the discovery of the ancient preserved fleet of the Umarian Astral Raquamothla, namely the moon-sized stasis-held Leviathan the Yogosha Chonyosa. When discovered the concept of massive living space vessels was considered a myth, thought to maybe be exaggerations of the texts the ancients left behind. It was believed that understanding the technology and biology of these mighty creatures would be the future of their domination of the stars. Initial investigations were carried out on-site, however as the Leviathan was brought out of stasis and its power sources restored, it woke the inhabitants which led to the evacuation of the Chonyosa and triggered the start of the Umarian Wars.
The understanding and full potential of Leviathan technology took time to unlock, even in YE 44 scientists from Tsenlan continue to investigate new applications of Leviathan biotechnology.
Here are some important landmarks in the development of Leviathan Technology:
Leviathan's origins are deep in the past of the universes, they existed as a species of space-born creatures who traversed the stars. Like any civilization, it is theorized that they had governments, militaries, and culture; essentially all the things that would be expected of any species. According to the research data recovered from the Umarians and the Ancients, at some point in time, the Leviathans joined their civilizations and served as the living vessels which served as their vehicles in the stars. The Leviathans were revered for their origins in times close to when the galaxies were created, their Mindhives or brains achieving a high state of sentience that still rival some of the greatest advances in computer systems.
From YE 26 to YE 27 scientists spent their time researching the Leviathan genome. Biological engineers grew samples of flesh and began to gain an understanding of these amazing spacefaring creatures that roamed the stars during antiquity. Progress was slow, but driven by the need to create technology, specifically, warships that could stand up to the Umarians during the Umarian Wars.
As the research evolved applications began to unfold, and scientists began to uncover these ancient mysteries. Complex organs siphoned energy from other dimensions and sophisticated feeding processes which drew additional materials from asteroids and the tails of comments. A complex network of energy and matter conversion pathways that had never been discovered before. It was only a few years before numerous applications of Leviathan technology would come to change not just the construction of ships for the Navy, but everything from complex organic buildings to house populations.
Some notable applications:
As research continued, it was discovered that the brains of Leviathans could also be biologically engineered. Thanks to a captured Leviathan belonging to the Umarian Astral Raquamothla, it was found that by using the already existing mind mapping and body transfer technology, Integrated Digitial Essence (IDE) similar to the Yamatai Star Empire's own Soul Transfer they found to transfer the information from Leviathans used by the Umarian Astral Raquamothla that had lived for millions of years into biosynthetically created Mindhives. Combined with their existing quantum computing technology this brought the first use of Mindhive Technology replacing AI on several Norian vessels.
The program continued to see success as modifications were made to the technology, to allow linkage to be made between these mindhives and the Vesper Links of Norian. Mindhives work very similarly to the Yamatai Star Empire's PANTHEON, in that they act in a hierarchy but are biological rather than mechanical in nature.
In YE 30 the leap of Leviathan Technology applications took a step further. Shipbuilders in the Continuum Navy began to perfect the placement of conventional ship compartments and normal ship-building technologies into Leviathans which would increase the quality of life of the crews which served on Leviathans.
In YE 32, during the start of the Void Wars, Leviathan Mindhives were given recognition of their sentience and citizenship within the Norian Continuum. They were granted rights, the ability to decline military service, and even decide if they would accept to carry crews. This gesture created a more open dialog between Leviathans and their inhabitants and crews, which greatly increased the effectiveness of the technology in terms of cooperation.
This also gave differentiation between Norian built Leviathans and those from the newly discovered Asune Dimension where the Continuum had begun their fateful siphon of Asune energy.
During the Void Wars it was found that creatures living within that dimensional domain had a similar, yet different genome structure as those Leviathans now produced by the norians. Scientists attempted to apply this new genome to existing technologies with devastating consequences. Anything produced through this technology could end up controlled by the creatures that flooded from the Asune Dimension and joined their similar counterparts in their unfathomable desire to consume, indulge, assimilate and destroy anything within their path.
Following the resolution of the Void Wars this technology was labeled restricted, classified and all research was stopped. The documentation and research of this fall under Tsenlan Technological Responsibility.
As of YE 44, since the arrival of the norians and the establishment of Tsenlan, in the Kagami Galaxy, it has been made clear that scientific research into Leviathan Technology will continue1) but with a focus on civilian settlement applications and other applications which improve the standard of living.2). It has yet to be decided if the Tsenlan State Quorum will choose to openly share this technology with the Yamatai Star Empire, what level of Technological Responsibility will be deployed if there is sharing, or if certain restrictions on military technology will be controlled or enforced.3)
This article is to serve as an overview of Leviathan based technologies, and provide insight into the history as well as research and application of the technology as it appears in the History of the Norian People and Nations. Actual applications, constructs, structures, systems, and components will be submitted individually through the NTSE.