Characters

(top) Shadow Cast Characters.. a series of designs for this faction. Normal clothing designs to armor / robots.

(bottom) Dominion Characters.

Note that armor designs have been remade. I hope there is more significant distinctions between the two factions.

Shadow Cast Vehicles

I had to rethink the designs for each faction so that each one has their own distinct signature.
The Shadow Cast's designs have a more organic structure similar to arthropods (insects / bugs) or sea creatures. These are a few quick sketches of a few possible battleships / space fighters .

armors

Armor sketches:

Left: Shadowcast ( more insectoid texture / more organic)
Right: Dominion (more geometrical/ robotic)

Shadow Cast Colony

Hiding from the everwatching eye of the Dominion, colonies of the Shadow Cast were constructed in darkness. They have become masters of stealth. This is a representation of a Primordial Colony.
Mushroom like structures insure maximum protection from a variety of threats in the harsh environments some colonies face. Because of their emphasis on technology and bio-enhancement, most inhabitants no longer require environments of an earth like planet. It is indeed a desolate place on moon Vespa...

encounters

Shadow Cast infiltrator with enhanced body. Contact in a transport ship on fringe world Columbus.

Space Colony Concept

This is an early concept of what life would be inside the giant Wheel-like Space Colony.

Little business near a residential area... (Greatly inspired by the surroundings of Minowa Station Tokyo)

Early concepts

The Dominion has also established several colonies in space. Massive amounts of resources have been spent building these super-structures. Here's a classic design of the wheel space colony. Very early concept.

This is a concept of a medium class house (bungalow equivalent) in a space colony. Roof is used as parking for PTVs (flying cars...).

Concept of Colony Terra Nova

This is an early concept of the primordial Colony Terra Nova founded by colonisers which departed from the American Circonscription.

The capture of this colony is in the 24th century as a city grew around the Primordial Ship.

Colony Type: Terraforming Globe.


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Recreational Area: This colony has religious and symbolic significance as it is the first Human Settlement outside Earth. The recreational area is a vast open space with several shopping malls nearby. The area is decorated with various monuments representing different important achievements and epochs of the Colony and the Dominion itself.



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This is a representation of a Primordial Colony left to itself. Since the beginning of the Dominion, there has been an incredible demographic growth. With infinite resources came infinite opportunities. However, the redistribution of those resources were not as equal. A large population finally ended up in the dumps and ghettos. This is an image representing the new society.




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The ancient crater in which the Terra Nova Primordial Ship Landed in is extremely rich in various minerals, especially Tritium (primary energy source). Situated around 50 km from the colony, this vast plain has been reshaped by machines into a gigantic field of ''oil rigs'' from the future.



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Mineral extraction. Many minerals are freshly extracted from extremely rich mineral production zones. Even though it is highly risky, highly valuable mineral extraction is a very lucrative business and corporations want to get their hands on the best zones. Volcanic areas provide fresh continuously renewing resources. This is a sketch of an environment of a mineral extraction facility on a hostile planet.

Dominion Logos

These are a few logo concepts for the Dominion. The Dominion is a similar organization to the UN, with more policing authority over most colonies. It is the result of the alliance between the 4 primordial colonies.
The military plays an important role in the peacekeeping within such vast territories. An unified army is a must. Many official Dominion sub-committees include the management of other issues such as: mining treaties, health, economy, consulate activities.

Projet 5 on the way.

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The story starts in the year 2132 as the Earth can no longer sustain human civilization. It is the year of the Great Schism. Two opposing ideologies left earth to restart anew in different parts of the galaxy... The Dominion and the Shadow Cast were born. The first ideology idolizes the infinite opportunities of space; The second conceals itself and tries to prosper discretely while attempting not to repeat the mistakes on Earth. For 5 centuries, the Shadow Cast remained unbeknowst to the Dominion. A decisive encounter with a third party however, forces the two societies to stumble upon and join up in order to survive the new threat.

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The Dominion:

The 4 Primordial ships all landed on earth-like planets in the Perseus Arm within the milky way. All four planets had temperatures that could support liquid water. Each system was on average 100 light years apart. The expansion of the the colonies was extremely rapid. Within 150 years, the population within the Dominion grew almost 8 fold. Two dozens of secondary establishments have been created within that time frame. Within 400 years, over 20 systems in the Perseus Arm of the Galaxy have been colonized, with over 230 establishments of all sorts.


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Shadowcast

The 5th ghost ship that have been salvaged from the prototype departed Earth days after the others. However, it set course towards the Norma Arm, on a gas giant's moon: Vespa. Unbeknowst to the Dominion, they prospered on their own, very differently. Relying with various resources essential to human consumption in nearby moons, there was no need for much expansion. Instead, they opted for the option of living unified and interconnected. Without spreading, they would stay unified and improve their own living. Bio-engineering and body enhancement for life prolongation became a high priority. Even 400 years later, the population remained just under 5 million human inhabitants (however, many robots/weak AIs available). Their key to survival is the art of stealth. Because they are unknown to the Dominion, many spies have been sent to the other civilization to scout their technologies in order to stay one step ahead.

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Current Synopsis:

On a fringe World called F-04 (Ives) in the borders of the SPVC-23 System (Code named: Falthorn), Reynold Arcturus Freeman ( an astro-physicist in his late 30s) made some strange observations on various systems around him. Whole planets would be destroyed within an Earth month. It was as though they were eaten by fruit worms. Discovering a strange yet concerning pattern... he tried to announce it to officials. However, no help would come... Instead, telecommunications have been cut off. Whatever he discovered, it was arriving directly to Ives. This is how he meets Aurelya - a Shadowcast infiltrator who was investigating on a past abandonned project involving AI / nano-machineries -. Realising the threat as dangerous to both civilizations, Aurelya decided to take Reynold with her to the Shadowcast in order to start assessing a possible alliance with the Dominion against the new mysterious threat menacing to destroy many worlds within the galaxy.