Das Wilde - Official Faction Status

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Das Wilde - Official Faction Status

Faction name: Das Wilde
ID: The Wild ID
Faction Tag: Wilde.

Due to the widespread infection across all of the colonies, there are many infected individuals from various groups, so do not wonder if you encounter a variety of different ships and even more different characters. While the Wilds primary objective is to exterminate humanity, it is possible that not every Wild is going to act as the mean alien from your nightmares, some might have a very different agenda…

General Overview

The term ‘Wild’ applies to every nomad infected human within the colonies. They are supposed to be a part of the Nomads collective consciousness, the mindshare, using their disguise to gain information or spread fear and distrust within the human societies. While they do belong to the mindshare and thus are strongly connected with the Nomads collective consciousness, some scientists also assume that they follow their own plans and tactics to achieve largely unknown goals.
From the outside, there is little to no remarkable difference between the Wild and normal humans. After a time of familiarization, the Incubus is able to control its host well enough to avoid any suspicion. Leading scientists also speculate that some hosts are willing servants of the Incubus, a fact that might allow the Incubus to let the human act on its own, further decreasing the risk of detection. It appears to be noteworthy that every attempt at removal of an Incubus has resulted in the death of both the Incubus and the human host while leaving little to no valuable traces of the infection behind.
The Wild are capable of speaking and acting as far as their human vocal cords allow, limited only by physiology. They appear to be capable of fluently speaking all human languages due to the already existing extensive knowledge of such languages in the mindshare, knowledge which has been increased with every new individual joining the collective. The Wild do not possess a primary language, due to being part of the Nomad Mindshare and the ease of communication offered by it, they only have to transmit pure feelings, which do not have to be filtered through the expression-limiting nature of language. Through the advanced understanding of human psychology and motives such as greed or hate, the Wild also have been able to masterfully manipulate numerous uninfected humans into doing their bidding.
Due to their access to the Mindshare and the accumulated knowledge within it, Wild are capable of expertly hacking computer systems at a level unparalleled even by Lane Hackers. This appears to allow them to create their own credits, making overall financial standing among humans merely a matter of plausibility and monetary value.

Even though all Wilds are connected to the mindshare, different behavioural traits could be examined. While some do rely on covert actions, others will simply resort to brute force to achieve their goals. It is largely unknown if or how this relates to the human host's personality. A basic differentiation appears to lead to four different types:

• Patrollers
  This group is known for their brute force approach, they will attack possible targets whenever encountered and will not attempt to hide their true nature. As such they may be considered the most aggressive and dangerous type. Even though the highest risk for an encounter with this group appears to be given in the Omega or Sigma systems, the stories of Scorpion Drones raiding New Berlin have not been forgotten.
  
  
• Hunters
  This group is known for ambushes, they will usually not attack their targets openly, but rather set traps or carry out their deadly craft when the target is alone and does not expect an attack. Due to this group's careful approach, it is hard to find them, as they will only show their face whenever they can be certain to accomplish their goal.
  
  
• Civilists
  This group consists of Wilds posing as figures of public life, such as government officials, politicians or company personnel. It is to be assumed that this group leaves their host's large amounts of freedom and only influences their minds when necessary, to lead possible decisions into the direction the collective needs. As such the ways of identifying civilian Wilds are very limited.
  
  
• Militarists
  This group consists of Wilds posing as Military or Secret Service members, they use the chain of command to spread the infection and to influence decisions. As seen in the times of the Nomad war, these Wilds have managed to adapt to military structures in a masterful way and thus are extremely hard to identify.
  

Former Grosseadmiral Ernst von Scheck was the key to the Nomad infestation within the Rheinwehr.

Medical Explanation of the Infection Process:

The source of the nomad incubi, in the state that might be referred to as a seed, is a nomad tissue produced by grown up nomad incubies. It is brought into the host body by a mouth to mouth infection. There are two different parts of the seed that can be distinguished - the cover which is made by human-like epithelium, and the core consisting of pure nomad tissue of unknown composition. The “seed” passes through the esophagus to the stomach, where the capsule gets digested by the gastric juices. The nomad tissue on the inside is acid resistant and passes to the duodenum. On its passage through the bowel, the nomad tissue is absorbed into the nearby human host tissue by mechanisms we yet have to understand.
As with all non-human materials within a human body, the nomad tissue provokes a strong immune system reaction, and the infected may feel sick and lose consciousness. At first, particles of the nomad tissue are released. Their mobility is increased by cytokines which induce their movement. The cells released from the nomad tissue then move towards the closest blood vessels. Their advance through human tissue is assured by the synthesis of proteolytic enzymes. After a relatively short period of time, the nomad cells are getting into the blood system. They leave the circulatory system shortly after, minimizing the risk of being destroyed by the macrophages and lymphocytes of the host's immune system, just like most bacteria would. In a very similar fashion to human metastases, the nomad cells are captured mainly within the liver and lungs. Through the venous circulation, the nomad tissue grows and is transported to the heart and brain. This is a very fast process, often happening within a few hours of infection, usually, but certainly not always while the infected is still unconscious.
After the infection has spread to the spine, the person should be called a Wild, as anything that once made it human is about to disappear. Upon its arrival at the spine, most of the nomad cells reproduce and expand along the central nervous system, heading towards the brain stem. This process usually takes not much more than one or two hours, depending on the host’s physique. Once the Nomad tissue reaches the brain stem, the host’s body is fully controlled by the nomad tissue which infects most parts of the host’s ‘control centers’. The goal of the infection is to gain complete control of the body as swiftly as possible. Once said control has been gained, all other physiological functions are modified to accept the nomad tissue. Through this time the host is vulnerable to infections and all kinds of disease as its whole immune system is being adapted to accept the Nomad cells as the body’s own.
The growth and spread of nomad tissue from the seed is assured by its genetic code, but total control of the body can be only acquired once the nomad tissue inside the host is connected to the mindshare. This usually happens after the bodily functions have been largely adapted to the Incubus’ needs. Once the connection to the mindshare has been established the body is fully controlled by the nomads, with no chance to return to its previous, human state. However, the infected is not able to use its full potential as the nomad tissue is required to expand through many other important parts of the body in order to achieve a perfect coordination of the human’s abilities. This process usually takes a few days, up to a few weeks.

The Rheinland Chancellor attempts to infect President Jacobi on Prison Station Mitchell in Alaska

What is known?

First traces of infection have been found within Rheinland, based on an expedition to the Omicron systems in the 5th century A.S. It appears that this expedition did encounter the first Nomads and thus was subject to the first infection processes. A part of this group later returned to Rheinland and the infection began to spread.

An infected squadron of Rheinwehr ships is sent out to destroy a laboratory on Sprague which researched Dam K'vosh remnants

Due to the the strong belief in the hierarchic structure of nearly all aspects of life and the overly militaristic culture, the infection could spread into the highest ranks of the Rheinwehr more or less unnoticed, leading to the conflict, that later was known as Nomad War. Even though Rheinland played a major role in this conflict, it appears that, at this time, the infection had already spread to every house and to many other lawful and unlawful organizations.

The RNC-Donau in front of Planet Manhattan: A meeting that supposedly marks the beginning of the Nomad War

After the Dyson Sphere was destroyed by Order forces in the Omicron Major system and the war was assumed to be won, a hunt for the infected humans began. Especially Rheinland, as the most affected house, tasked the Marinenachrichtendienst to actively hunt all remaining infected soldiers within the Rheinwehr. Even though this mission was successful to an extent, an unknown number of the infected Rheinwehr members escaped to the Omega region with unknown amounts of military equipment.
There have been many reports of ships being lost within the region, some ships could be found, showing traces of brutal attacks, while others, along with their crews, seem to have disappeared somewhere deep within the Omega systems. Due to these brutal attacks, media in Rheinland has christened the responsible infected forces “Das Wilde”.
While open attacks could usually be traced back to the Wild, there have been only very few traces of covert Wild activity after the Nomad War and none of these instances have been definitively linked to Wild operations. The more notable activities have been dealings with ALG's shipping division for unknown reasons, possibly for those of biological warfare.
It is unknown where exactly the Wild are based, but leading military strategists are certain, that they are slowly rebuilding their forces, by infecting valuable assets and gathering useful materials whenever they are given chances.
After many years of terror within Rheinland and the Omega systems, it appears that in recent months Bretonia and Liberty, weakened by the war against Gallia, have also come under increased pressure from Wilde ships entering their space.

An infected Rheinland Battleship on its way into the Sigma systems.

Speculations on their home base exist among analysts and conspiracy theorists alike, and reach from a nest near Liberty to places in the uncharted systems in the Sigmas. Regardless of their base, however, das Wilde remain a deadly threat to the safety and security of the Federal Republic of House Rheinland just as much as to all humans within the colonies. Some even blame the miscommunication and tensions between Liberty and Rheinland over the Hamburg incidents or the short war between Rheinland and Bretonia in the Omega systems on the actions of covert Wilde agents.

What else is known?

Alongside to the Wilde activity in Rheinland, there appears to be a spreading infection within the ranks of the Liberty Navy and the Liberty Security Force. Largely unconfirmed rumors state that the so called Division 9, formerly tasked with the defense of Alaska and the exploration of unknown Systems linked to it, has slowly fallen under Nomad control.
It appears that the Liberty Government was unaware that members of the Division 9 and several politicians were infected. So certain individuals were able to sponsor Division 9, aiding them with Government funding and thus making them appear like a special government approved unit.
Some of the rumors even cover the construction of a secret base deep within the Omicron systems, which offered them shelter after the Nomad war and later allowed the infected agents to return to Liberty with relatively low levels of suspection.
These days the covert agents of the Division attempt to keep a low profile in order to upkeep their cover and to pull strings in the background. However, due to the skirmishes in the Nomad war and the Nomad purging activities in every house, several agents have been confirmed as infected and have been placed on Libertys wanted lists, usually marked as extremely dangerous terrorists, making it largely impossible to keep their cover intact when encountering Libertys law enforcement. However, there are still many reports of mere civilians falling for their tricks and traps, causing them to meet a swift demise.

Even though Bretonia has been weakened by a number of wars, there are currently no reports of behaviour that could be linked to a strong Nomad presence. As such it has to be assumed, that the Kingdom has been lucky or that the Wild forces infiltrating the Bretonian society managed to stay covert, doing their evil deed well hidden from the eyes of the public.

Further information

Diplomatic relations:

Mindshare
K'Hara and other entities of the Wild collective

Tolerated
Oracles
Commune
Outcasts
Specific individuals, based on their use for the collective

Hostile
Everyone else

Goals

-Cleanse the Sirius sector from the human menace
-Spark conflict between various human groups
-Gain access to further powerful artifacts and weaponry left behind by Dam K'Vosh
-Prevent humanity from conducting any kind of research in regards to Nomads and their technology

Technological Information

Due to the various host origins, Wilds can be seen utilizing a vast amount of human-made technology, possibly containing everything from Military grade vessels and weaponry down to 'harmless' civilian transports. The most common sight used to be Rheinland vessels, but recently there have also been reports of the utilization of Bretonia- and Liberty-made vessels as well as ships belonging to various criminal organizations.

A Liberty vessel supposedly belonging to the infected Division 9 passing through Alaska.

Additionally, the Wild have created a vast amount of deadly weaponry. Utilizing the knowledge gained from human-made weapons, and their own knowledge about Nomad energy sources and technology has allowed them to create destructive equipment, which until now cannot be matched by anything human made.
The most noteworthy Wild weapon appears to be the ‘Scorpion’ Combat Drone, an unmanned vessel spreading death and destruction wherever it is seen. Even though scientists have tried to understand the way it works, they were only able to confirm the fact that this drone is made from organic tissue. They have been unable to interpret any data received from the few small pieces of tissue they could examine.
Recent studies claim to have found a connection between Wild activity within the Omega systems and the cataclysmic events that could be measured in this region with state of the art technology. The creators of these studies did not, however, find any definitive evidence to back up their speculations.

A Nomad infested Rheinland Gunboat fires upon an unlucky target

Zone of Influence

The whole Sirius sector, with exception to Gallia, the Gallic Borderworlds, and Kusari.

Miscellaneous

Recruitment

The Wild is an invite only faction. This means that you must specifically be invited by a faction member in order to be able to join. We are currently not accepting unsolicited stories from anyone.

Faction Rules

1) Local and System chats are to be InRP at all times while in game
2) Stay alive if you can, we have limited resources
3) Space is dangerous, and we are one of the pre-eminent reasons why it is dangerous. But no griefing.
4) Don't abuse cloaks, they are a tool and not a toy
5) Don't reply to forum threads about us
6) Scorpion Gunboats must always have a Wilde.Name format, other ship names can be at a player's discretion
7) A roleplay story for each character from a new region is mandatory

Faction Leadership

Jansen is the current leader
Dimon, SkyNet and Vrabcek are the 2iCs

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