I mean, it's the Chaos Gods obviously, the confusing part is the fifth symbol, unless that's supposed to represent the hypothetical Star Father that got jossed but might still exist as an idea.
It's a bit of absurdist(?) humor for me, because you have all these serious symbols of the other Chaos Gods, and I've designated Big E's symbol as literally a hand-turkey minus the turkey bits.
+++Forge-Master, the valiant Orders of the Obsidian Hammer and Blazing Sun have ordered from us Knight Questoris to fill their ranks.+++
+++A blessed day to labor in pursuit of the Machine-Gods chosen hands of war. How many do they require? 4? Perhaps 5? We are more than equipped to fullfill that order within the century, if at the cost of other projects.+++
+++...37. They wish them in a century.+++
+++ERROR 404: DATA [INCOMPREHENSIBLE SCREAM OF MANUFACTURING BACKLOG-INDUCED AGONY] NOT FOUND.+++
You Have 3 [Three] Actions. You have 1 [One] Action due to selling the Ashan Navy. Currently Active ISC: [New Dawn R&D] (6-Hour Moratorium)
[Green Horizons Colonization LTD] - Resettlement Initiatives - Increases colonized worlds by 50% if the Action {Colonize Planet/s} is used. [New Dawn R&D] - Anomaly Identified - Uncover Points of Interest (PoI) within and without your territory every Turn this ISC is sponsored. PoI include (but are not limited to) new colonizable systems, Economic Boons, Military Relevant Resources or Locations, and more. [Federation Post] - Messenger Fleet - Reduce the cost of improving Civilian Infrastructure by 50% (rounded down).
The Devouring Mechadendrite - 25x Choirs. A Glint of Genius - 20x Choirs.
[] [Free] Consecrate In Sacred Sand (Write-In World)
Works of generations started today.
(Gain: A Consecrated World.)
[] [General] Develop The Federations'...
-[] Food Production VII (1/2) (4x 50% Bonuses Remain)
-[] Civilian Infrastructure XVI (0/2)
-[] Heavy Industry VI (1/2)
-[] Void Industry XII (0/2)
-[] Medical Services VI (1/2)
-[] Military Industry VI (1/2)
(Gain: A boost in production focusing on the chosen option.)
[] [General] Colonize (Planet/s)
It is time to bring four more worlds into the fold. Thanks to the Kil'drabi becoming our Kin, we can now categorize Frozen, Ash, and Volcanic Worlds as Habitable instead.
(Gain: Four colonized Worlds.
Habitable Worlds: N/A
Hostile Worlds (-1 Void Industry): Olutia - Grace of the Labors (Dry Tundra), Magisch - Hexe (Arctic and Island)
Deathworlds (-1 to All): Qulach's Forge - Qulach's Forge (Fallout, Glass, Industrial Ruins, and Chemicals))
[] [General] Terraform (Planet) - (Auto-Terraformation - 100.M43)
Thanks to the aid of the Irrita (against payment), we will be able to donate life to planets that do not yet have any of their own.
(Gain: Three Terraformed and Colonized Planets.)
-[] Improved Medical Diagnostics
(Gain: Ilnesses are found, and thus treated, faster, improving QoL for the people of the Federation.) -[] Minaturized Irrita Translation Algorithm
(Gain: The Irrita can now talk to other Federation species without requiring large, bulky, and specialized translators.) -[] Abhuman Medical Advances
(Gain: Improved QoL for Federation Abhumans.) -[] A Cure For Lycanthropy
(Gain: Can now mass-screen your populations genes for dormant mutations.) -[] Safely Harmonized Cogitation Equilibrium
(Develop the means to allow multiple brains to communicate and act as a semi-coherent singular entity. Safeguards Included, thanks to New Dawn.) -[] Noosphere Harmonized Interface and Directed Anti-Gravity Military Utilization
(Develop cheaper Noosphere-Access Augmetics and Grav-Chute Infantry.) -[] Small Automata Experiments
(Gain: Automata and Automatization Research are fully unlocked.) -[] Irritan Contagion Bombs and Clone Creation Improvement
(Gain: Ortillery Variant and vastly reduced problems stemming from Decanting new people like Thules.) -[] Structural Integrity Studies and Yeeni Tool Glove Improvements
(Gain: 3 DP Equipment reducing/increasing Ramming Damage and improved Yeeni Tool Gloves.) -[] Burner Seeker Mines and Rotary Plasma-Macro Cannons
(Gain: An upgrade to your Mines. These weapons automatically seek out non-friendly ships within a medium radius around themselves. Rotary Plasma-Macro Cannons.) -[] Reverse Engineer the Knights (0/5)
(Gain: You can now build Knights Paladin, Errant, and Gallant.) -[] Novel Infantry-Grade Weapons and Armor Development II (0.5)
(Gain: Infantry Weapons and Armor Upgrades.) -[] Experimental Infantry-Grade Weapons and Armor Development (0.5)
(Gain: New Infantry Weapons and Armors.) -[] Logistical Infantry-Grade Weapons Development II (0/1)
(Gain: Cheaper Infantry Weapons.) -[] Logicstical Infantry-Grade Armor Development II (0/1)
(Gain: Cheaper Infantry Armor.) -[] Ship Equipment Standardization - [1 DP Equipment] (0/1)
(Gain: Standardize 1 [One] 1 DP Ship Equipment across all new Designs.) -[] Shipyard Automatization III (1/3)
(Gain: 1 Frigate every Turn.)
-[] The Shatterprow (1/2)
The counter-part to the Starlance, the Shatterprow does not attempt to project its psychic might ahead of itself but instead focuses on enhancing and hardening the prow of the ship it is attached to, increasing a fearsome ramming attack even further without the need to fire continuously.
(Gain: 5 DP Weapon: Shatterprow. Requires a Choir to operate.) -[] The Starlance (1/2)
Though named after the weapon that annihilated twenty-two Light Cruisers in its first showing against the Federation, the weapon is projected to be far weaker than its namesake, and, far more importantly, will not need a billion sapient souls to fire, nor the weird black stones used as amplyfiers. Situated in the prow of a ship and operated by a Choir, the Starlance projects a beam of psychic might against the enemy in a continuous stream at short ranges, with its destructive potential enhanced if a ship accelerates against its targeted foe.
(Gain: 7 DP Weapon: Starlance. Requires a Choir to operate.) -[] Improved Psyker Staves (0/5)
The ability to create psychic focii is no longer a mere beginner's art within the Glimmering Federation, and with knowledge and familarity comes the ability to strive further than yesterday. With The Sun Melody having become a measuring-stick upon which one can see progress, its is estimated that further refinement will be capable of of reducing the damages incurred into "mere" full-body third-degree burns.
(Gain: Improves Choir efficiency and might when using Songs and Melodies.) -[] Standard Psychic Hoods
Thanks to the work done in figuring out how to psychically atune and shape cloth and metals to weave together into one whole, a "Psychic Hood" for the layperson, the Celestial Choir is eager to not only begin large-scale disseminations of the knowledge and practice, but also delve deeper in their understanding on how they function, and can be improved.
(Gain: Primitive Psychic Hoods are equipment that shields your Psykers from backlash to varying degrees.)
Hereteks Refuge - Reduce Research Cost by 20%, Rounded Up. +0.20 Research per Action Spent. Academic Publishing Institutes - +0.15 Research per Action Spent. [Song] - A Glint of Genius - +0.20 Research per Action Spent. The Horizon Program - (Lords of Eternity and Shipwright's Grove) - +0.20 Research per Action Spent. The Psycademia 'Wings of our Crucible' - Allows Psytech to be researched under [General].
(0.2 Research Banked)
[] [General] Ministry of Subversion, Infiltration, and Interstellar Communication
A new age of peace dawns on the Glimmering Federation, and with it rises the required needs of its various branches and plans to come to fruition, from subverting hostile polities to maintaining friendly relations with good neighbors. Thanks to an expansion in its resources, the Ministry of SIIC can now focus on multiple things at a time.
[] [AUTOMATIC] System Subversion (Choose Two)
With the allocated funds, a slow subversion of a singular system can be undertaken. However, these efforts can be focused and accelerated with dedicated attention.
(Gain: Allows you to slowly convert two [2] random system at a time to the Glimmering Federation without Action cost.)
Zetraneum - Zetraneum
Suspected Subversion Time: ~30 Years
Modifiers: Tribal Society +~30 Years.
Booze Prime - Captains For Hire! - Arcoghol
Suspected Subversion Time: ~70 Years
Modifiers: N/A
[] Formal Exchange Of Dipomatic Contacts (Watchtower Confederacy/The Clans Who Live Here)
Just don't mention Brans. In fact, don't send anyone who knows about that. As for the others, prepare long-term mission kits.
(Gain: Chosen polity opens communications with you on a semi-regular basis.)
[] Economic Harmonization - (Shipwright's Grove)
Though the Families/Grove and the Federation have been economically friendly and have closer ties, it is time to bring that relationship even closer together. Sharing a single market with shared standards (Read: The Federations) for people and goods, as well as allowing for foreign investment rights to be granted to both parties will cause both states to benefit and come closer together
(Gain: Closer relations and influence with and over the Shipwright's Grove.)
[] ISC Access - (Ashan Families or Shipwright's Grove)
The Federation's ISCs are eager to spread their markets and customer bases beyond the Glimmering Federation, willing to brave the (relatively safe and profitable) unknown.
(Gain: Disables one random ISC per Turn and improves relations with the Ashan Families/Shipwright's Grove greatly.)
[] [AUTOMATIC] Improve Relations (Choose Two)
Though tedious work, improving relations over time with steady hands instead of bold declarations and treaties will enable more of the latter to be wrought without any complications.
(Targets: Mashan Temple Authority, Van Zandt Free Duchy, Ashan Families, Shipwright's Grove, Black Ash Clan, Black Cat Company.
Gain: Slowly improved relations.)
Van Zandt Free Duchy
Current Relations: Malding
Trend: Slow Upwards Movement
Modifiers: N/A
Black Ash Clan
Current Relations: Honorable Match.
Trend: Steady
Modifiers: N/A
[] [Military] Create Grand Army (Write-in Name) for (Sub-Sector) or Knight Order (Write-in Name)
Grand Armies are composed out of 2 SAGs per Sub-Sector System, which themselves are composed out of 4 Units each. Though each SAG will have their own Battle Standard and Motto, only those which already exist will be recorded in detail. A Grand Army requires you to specify each SAG as either Light, Medium, or Heavy, with the further moniker of Infantry/Mechanized/Tanks/Augmetic Legions Formations attached. All other specialisations will be taken care of within the Grand Army itself. A Knight Order contains 20 War-Packs, one War-Pack consisting of One Questoris per Four Armigers, of variable Patterns.
(Gain: One Grand Army or Knight Order.)
[] [Military] Sector Battle Group Construction And Repair
-[] 2x Nomadic Fleets [Automatic] (0.4/1)
-[] Hydralisk and Necrolisk (0/1)
-[] Gryphon and Gorgon (0/1)
-[] Wyvern and Cyclops (0/1)
-[] 2x Long Range Anti-Duchy Specialist Fleets (0/1)
-[] Fill Out LRAD Alpha and Task Fleet Alpha (With Andromedas) For Policing Action (0/1)
A Sector Battle Group consists of 4 Heavy Cruisers, 8 Carriers, 6 Light Cruisers, 8 (Heavy) Frigates, 4 Destroyers/Corvettes, and 3 Guide Ships. A Nomadic Fleet consists out of 1 Battlecolony, 2 Heavy Cruisers, 4 Light Cruisers, 14 Frigates, and 2 Guide Ships. A LRAD consists of 4 Pegasus-Class Command Cruisers, 13 Hydrus-Class Rad Cruisers, 6 Scutum-Class Shield Frigates, 5 Sagitarrius Lance Frigates, 2 Lupus Destroyers, and 3 Guide Ships. Building them in bulk is cheaper than in parcel, and once we have them all filled, we can think about constructing new ones!
(Information: All Action Costs must be paid to receive the ships.
Gain: Filled out SBG/Nomadic Fleets.)
[] [Military] Design New Voidship Classes - [Available: Destroyer (1 DP), Frigate (2 DP), Light Cruiser/Freighter (4 DP), Heavy Cruiser/Freighter (8 DP), Temple Ship (25 DP)] - [20 DP]
From what we can tell, thanks to our history, what information we, the Kil'drabi, Yeeni, and the archives of our planets tell us, the difference between a prosperous interstellar polity and one naught but ash is the strength of their navy. At the moment, we have the beginning of a proud Void Fleet, yet purely defending against our enemies is a great way to get ground down into dust over time; we need to be able to bring the fight to them.
(Information: Ship Classes requiring more DP than you possess take more than one Action to design.
Gain: Newly designed and built Ship Class/es.)
[] [Military] Begin Military Operations (Assign SAG/s) (Choose Location/s) (Designate Objective/s)
-[] 10x Free Celestial Choirs
-[] Sector Battle Group Sphinx (30/30 Ship Capacity)
(3x Andromeda-Class Command Ship, 4x Proof of Our New Path Battlecolony, 8x Libra-Quartus Light Carrier, 6x Scorpio-Class Light Cruiser, 6x Words of the Writ-Class Frigate, 2x Crux-Secundus Class Heavy Frigate, 4x Lupus-Secundus Torpedo Destroyer) -[] Sector Battle Group Centaur (30/30 Ship Capacity)
(3x Andromeda-Class Command Ship, 4x Leo-Class Vanguard Cruiser, 8x Libra-Quartus Light Carrier, 1x Endeavour Light Cruiser, 5x Scorpio-Class Light Cruiser, 8x Crux-Secundus Class Heavy Frigate, 4x Lupus-Secundus Torpedo Destroyer) -[] Sector Battle Group Werewolf (30/30 Ship Capacity)
(3x Andromeda-Class Command Ship, 4x Leo-Class Vanguard Cruiser, 8x Libra-Quartus Light Carrier, 6x Scorpio-Class Light Cruiser, 2x Falchion-class Frigate, 6x Sagitarrius-Secundus Lance Frigate, 1x Viper-Class Missile Destroyer, 1x Cobra Destroyer, 2x Lupus-Secundus Torpedo Destroyer) -[] Sector Battle Group Minotaur (30/30 Ship Capacity)
(3x Andromeda-Class Command Ship, 4x Leo-Class Vanguard Cruiser, 8x Libra-Quartus Light Carrier, 6x Scorpio-Class Light Cruiser, 8x Crux-Secundus Class Heavy Frigate, 4x Lupus-Secundus Torpedo Destroyer) -[] Sector Battle Group Leviathan (30/30 Ship Capacity)
(3x Andromeda-Class Command Ship, 4x Leo-Class Vanguard Cruiser, 8x Libra-Quartus Light Carrier, 6x Scorpio-Class Light Cruiser, 8x Crux-Secundus Class Heavy Frigate, 4x Aries-Secundus Class Corvette) -[] Sector Battle Group Basilisk (30/30 Ship Capacity)
(3x Andromeda-Class Command Ship, 4x Leo-Class Vanguard Cruiser, 8x Libra-Quartus Light Carrier, 6x Scorpio-Class Light Cruiser, 4x Words of the Writ-Class Frigate, 4x Crux-Secundus Class Heavy Frigate, 4x Aries-Secundus Class Corvette)
-[] Nomadic Fleet 'Once-Forgotten-Joy' (21/21 Ship Capacity)
(1x Proof of Our New Path-Class Battlecolony, 2x Bastion of the Chronicle-Class Heavy Cruiser, 4x Quill of the Stars-Class Light Cruiser, 14x Ink of the Writ-Class Frigate) -[] Nomadic Fleet 'Thrum-Of-The-Journey' (21/21 Ship Capacity)
(1x Proof of Our New Path-Class Battlecolony, 2x Bastion of the Chronicle-Class Heavy Cruiser, 4x Quill of the Stars-Class Light Cruiser, 14x Ink of the Writ-Class Frigate) -[] Nomadic Fleet 'Illuminators-Of-The-Road-Not-Traveled' (21/21 Ship Capacity)
(1x Proof of Our New Path-Class Battlecolony, 2x Bastion of the Chronicle-Class Heavy Cruiser, 4x Quill of the Stars-Class Light Cruiser, 14x Ink of the Writ-Class Frigate) -[] Nomadic Fleet 'Bastion-Of-Pathways' (21/21 Ship Capacity)
(1x Proof of Our New Path-Class Battlecolony, 2x Bastion of the Chronicle-Class Heavy Cruiser, 4x Quill of the Stars-Class Light Cruiser, 14x Ink of the Writ-Class Frigate) -[] Nomadic Fleet 'Trade-Guardians' (21/21 Ship Capacity)
(1x Proof of Our New Path-Class Battlecolony, 2x Bastion of the Chronicle-Class Heavy Cruiser, 4x Quill of the Stars-Class Light Cruiser, 14x Ink of the Writ-Class Frigate)
There is war to be had and battle to be made. Send troops to resolve issues, squash opposition to the Star Child and Humanity and all Their Protectorates, and send ships to scout neighboring systems to understand what is happening there.
(Gain: Military dispatched to put down opposition violently. Scouts are sent to look at other systems.
Scouting Range: ~20 Systems from Claimed Systems. Scouting Efficiency: 70% Three+ Systems, 45% Eight+ Systems, 25% Fifteen+ Systems.
Note: For use outside your territory or in support of forces specified within another Action.)
[] [Psykana] Conduct Six Melodies (0.6/1 - Auto Complete) - [Choose Melodies]
The Celestial Choir has been given the means; with time, they shall conduct their songs. They will listen to the Warp and filter out the false whispers from the slumbering guidance of the Star Child. In halting prayer and stumbling humming, the truth will be stripped until nothing but it remains in the hands of those who shall make it anew into power to be wielded by the Choirs to come. As there are 10 Celestial Choirs free to pursue research, the High Council can ask them to pursue a target instead of what comes close. This will, naturally, be lost once they dip below 10 Choirs.
(Total: 36
Uncovered: Technology III, Revenant.
Secret: Slumber, Silence II, Perception II, and Grounding II.
Star Child: Hope III, Compassion II, Humanity III, Mercy II, Creativity III, Health II, Unity III, Innovation II, Machinery II, Logic III, Progress III, Protection III, Justice II, Wisdom II, The Sun III, The Home III, Death II, Ruthlessness II, Brutality II, Fire III, and Love.
Kil'drabi: Paths, The Void II, Struggle III, Community, and Family.
Irrita: Growth, Plants, Harmony, and Hunger.
Gain: Six Melodies newly Conducted.)
[] [Psykana] Sing two Songs (Choose at least Three below.)
Mere Melodies are not the end of the journey, nor should they be the start. They are the middle, from which all things shall grow and wither.
(Uncovered: Technology II.
Secret: Perception I, Silence, I, and Grounding I.
Star Child: Protection II, Fire II, The Sun II, Humanity II, Creativity II, Song III, The Home II, Logic II, Unity II, Progress II, Compassion I, Hope II, Health I, Death I, Justice I, Wisdom I, Innovation I, Machinery I, Ruthlessness I, Brutality I, and Mercy I.
Kil'drabi: Void I, and Struggle II.
Gain: Two Songs.)
[] [Psykana] Sing a Symphony (Choose Five Songs)
Words beyond meaning, songs beyond uttering, a hum of power that is the Warp reveling in its own power unleashed. A Symphony crafted from labor centuries long, and one that shall burn itself into history eternal, both mortal and Immaterial.
(Gain: A Symphony)
[] [Faith] The Penitentia Rite
Implicitly allowed by a Conclave of the Droman Creed, it is time for the priests and Hymnals of the Federation to learn about and put into practice the safe creation of Penitentias, those whose soul and body have been entirely given to the judgment of the Star Child for crimes unforgivable by mortals, yet judgeable by their willingness to repent and be potentially erased by the disgust of the Unborn Divine.
(Gain: Penitentia Rite.)
[] [Faith] An Unborn Guide Sought Out (Write-In)
...
(Gain: Guidance on how to deal with, or gain, something.)
[] [Knightly Orders] Century-Long Manufacturing Backlog (0/5)
Fill all your Knight Orders to capacity with new Questoris Knights.
(Gain: Chonkier Knight Orders.)
[] [Chapter] Recuperate (1/2.5)
Let the memory of slain heroes fill the minds of the recruits willing to brave the trials, let their dedication be reflected in success and duty evermore.
(Gain: The Lamenters refill their ranks, gain 4 more Companies, and honor their heroes.)
[] [Other] Take Care Of [Future Or Current Problems]
(Write-In the problem being addressed.)
AN: Still ordering the Grand Army, please have patience.
So what now? Upgrade melodies for development? Go for the auto-development song? More diplomacy? We should probably spend one action on military - specifically the one that gives us patrol fleets.
Alright, fair enough, was hoping I could do a Funni but that's fine too.
[ ] Plan: Things are quiet? RIOT!
-[] [General] Develop The Federations'...
--[] Food Production VII (1/2) (4x 50% Bonuses Remain)
---[ ] Food Production VIII
----[ ] Food Production IX (Mechadendrite AP)
-[ ] [Psykana] Conduct Six Melodies (0.6/1 - Auto Complete) - [Choose Melodies]
--[ ] Fire III, Protection III, Sun III, Home III, Humanity III, Paths
-[] [Psykana] Sing a Symphony (Choose Five Songs)
--[ ] Bound to the Stars, A Web of Song, A Glint of Genius, The Devouring Mechadendrite, Unto Works Generational
Basically, I see this Song as a carrier wave representing our Mission Statement. "We'll work hard, as one, as a people across many stars, who are aiming to build a better future than it is today".
Also, Melody choice here boosts both of our Travel and Comms songs up to maximum level, unless Sun can be pushed to V as it was implied. Alternately, we could pass on this for now and instead use it to query the Star Child on what the next disaster would be and what we could do to match it.
[] [Psykana] Sing a Symphony (Choose Five Songs)
Words beyond meaning, songs beyond uttering, a hum of power that is the Warp reveling in its own power unleashed. A Symphony crafted from labor centuries long, and one that shall burn itself into history eternal, both mortal and Immaterial.
(Gain: A Symphony)
So what now? Upgrade melodies for development? Go for the auto-development song? More diplomacy? We should probably spend one action on military - specifically the one that gives us patrol fleets.
We are still missing one fundamental melody. (Paths)
And one that seems good for growth stuff (Growth).
With 1 AP giving 6 melodies, we could remedy that and still push Sun to 5.
-[ ] [Psykana] Conduct Six Melodies (0.6/1 - Auto Complete) - [Choose Melodies]
--[ ] Fire III, Protection III, Sun III, Home III, Humanity III, Unity III
[ ] Plan: Things are quiet? RIOT!
-[] [General] Develop The Federations'...
--[] Food Production VII (1/2) (4x 50% Bonuses Remain)
---[ ] Food Production VIII
----[ ] Food Production IX (Mechadendrite AP)
-[ ] [Psykana] Conduct Six Melodies (0.6/1 - Auto Complete) - [Choose Melodies]
--[ ] Fire III, Protection III, Sun III, Home III, Humanity III, Paths
-[] [Psykana] Sing a Symphony (Choose Five Songs)
--[ ] Bound to the Stars, A Web of Song, A Glint of Genius, The Devouring Mechadendrite, Unto Works Generational