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	== The GNF Now == <!-- https://discord.com/channels/1202740686768574566/1202779287791341609/1345033445176381530 -->		== The GNF Now == <!-- https://discord.com/channels/1202740686768574566/1202779287791341609/1345033445176381530 -->
	The Grand Nomad Fleet still floats in space, commanding billions of Moths on a never-ending journey through space. Their mission: simply to progress. Over the centuries, the original ~~inten~~ and ''countless'' memories have simply been lost, forgotten. Some believe that the GNF is on a voyage homeward, seeking the lost system of Va Lumia so they may settle back on their homeworld. Pessimists suggest that the initial launch of the Shatter Drive may have rendered this quest impossible. Some believe that the prior is a misinterpretation, that the GNF is seeking a ''new'' place to settle down, a “new Va Lumia” of sorts. None of this confusion and contradiction help the GNF in deciding whether to finally dismantle and permanently settle down in a region, as the voters hardly understand what they vote {{TooltipInline\|''for''\|The ones who believe they are seeking the original Va Lumia strongly question why they even bother voting, as it should be self-evident that their current system is not the Va Lumia of myth. It doesn’t help that records of Va Lumia are scarce, and contradictory. Even if one group genuinely believes they have arrived at the original Va Lumia, no majority of these Lost Planet believers has ever voted to settle.}}.		The Grand Nomad Fleet still floats in space, commanding billions of Moths on a never-ending journey through space. Their mission: simply to progress. Over the centuries, the original intent and ''countless'' memories have simply been lost, forgotten. Some believe that the GNF is on a voyage homeward, seeking the lost system of Va Lumia so they may settle back on their homeworld. Pessimists suggest that the initial launch of the Shatter Drive may have rendered this quest impossible. Some believe that the prior is a misinterpretation, that the GNF is seeking a ''new'' place to settle down, a “new Va Lumia” of sorts. None of this confusion and contradiction help the GNF in deciding whether to finally dismantle and permanently settle down in a region, as the voters hardly understand what they vote {{TooltipInline\|''for''\|The ones who believe they are seeking the original Va Lumia strongly question why they even bother voting, as it should be self-evident that their current system is not the Va Lumia of myth. It doesn’t help that records of Va Lumia are scarce, and contradictory. Even if one group genuinely believes they have arrived at the original Va Lumia, no majority of these Lost Planet believers has ever voted to settle.}}.

	Here’s another question: '''Where’s the GNF now?''' Even though they’ve since transitioned to the safer, less costly Ballistic Drive for FTL, nd I’d reckon they have, moving an entire Civilization-Sized Starship Fleet is a massive cultural shift, with exceptional historical {{TooltipInline\|precedent\|“still a huge-ass Endeavor, plus it’s culturally been a Huge Deal.”}} and gravitas. Also “recently,” a large cultural divide in light of the capacity to put FTL drives on smaller ships, questioning if it’s okay for a few ships to split off for a while because they can regroup with the GNF later. ''When so much of your upbringing has been final goodbyes, how can you possibly trust a “see you soon?”''		Here’s another question: '''Where’s the GNF now?''' Even though they’ve since transitioned to the safer, less costly Ballistic Drive for FTL, nd I’d reckon they have, moving an entire Civilization-Sized Starship Fleet is a massive cultural shift, with exceptional historical {{TooltipInline\|precedent\|“still a huge-ass Endeavor, plus it’s culturally been a Huge Deal.”}} and gravitas. Also “recently,” a large cultural divide in light of the capacity to put FTL drives on smaller ships, questioning if it’s okay for a few ships to split off for a while because they can regroup with the GNF later. ''When so much of your upbringing has been final goodbyes, how can you possibly trust a “see you soon?”''
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	== Why doesn’t the GNF settle down? ==		== Why doesn’t the GNF settle down? ==
	Economic reasons. When you’ve mobilized your entire civilization into a nomadic fleet, it sort of becomes a war economy. Manufacturing, logistics, engineering sectors are all economies that relies on the GNF existing. If they permanently settle, you have to demobilize and restructure everything, would could lead to a collapse of jobs, and be an economic nightmare.<br />		Economic reasons. When you’ve mobilized your entire civilization into a nomadic fleet, it sort of becomes a war economy. Manufacturing, logistics, engineering sectors are all economies that relies on the GNF existing. If they permanently settle, you have to demobilize and restructure everything, would could lead to a collapse of jobs, and be an economic nightmare.<br />

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	= ~~This Species~~ =		= Moffs =
	Mothfolk are gregarious, communal driven people set on a forever pilgrimage from a dead solar system that collapsed itself into a nova. In the earliest years of First Contact, they survived in rusted generation ships drifting aimlessly in space under skeptical conditions, with the constant threat of dwindling supplies and an uncertain future hanging over their heads.		Mothfolk are gregarious, communal driven people set on a forever pilgrimage from a dead solar system that collapsed itself into a nova. In the earliest years of First Contact, they survived in rusted generation ships drifting aimlessly in space under skeptical conditions, with the constant threat of dwindling supplies and an uncertain future hanging over their heads.

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Many Musical Moths were born this day. *scream

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|mainname = Mothman
|denonyms = Moths
|othernames = Falida (in their tongue)

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= This Species =
Mothfolk are gregarious, communal driven people set on a forever pilgrimage from a dead solar system that collapsed itself into a nova. In the earliest years of First Contact, they survived in rusted generation ships drifting aimlessly in space under skeptical conditions, with the constant threat of dwindling supplies and an uncertain future hanging over their heads.

= History =
== Pre-FTL ==

The exact origins surrounding these personable nomads is murky, if wildly distorted from person to person at best. Unexplained causes surrounding their homeworld urged the mothfolk to exhaust all their resources in constructing uncomfortable, but efficient generation ships that managed to house tens of thousands. From hundreds to three, many ships didn’t survive the challenges of space. As a result, the circumstances surrounding their beginning and their home planet is lost to complete apocrypha. It’s not known what happened, where it is if it still exists at all, and no form of mothmade medium survived to recount the events. What is implied through the little hints scattered in cuisine, livestock, and plants that managed to survive, was that their homeworld contained a high oxygen atmosphere which enabled moths to evolve into the exoskeletal appearance they present today. Moths present little interest in discovering a past that has no bearing on present day needs. With very little evidence or documentation that survived the trip, they’ve long made peace with a past that refuses to surface, and currently remain as wild speculations shared over coffee.

== First Contact (TBD) ==

When they met humans, it wasn’t with the best first impressions. Limited fuel drove them to piracy over dialogue, and it was only through persistent attempt to contact was when trade realized the better option for their survival. Through joint efforts and trends bleeding into each other’s cultures, humanity has grown to acknowledge the mothfolk as a valuable friend. While moths were ahead of humans in the space race when first encountered, they hit a plateau - they didn’t have the resources or the manpower to grow until humanity caught up and equipped them with the means of interstellar travel that saw these generation ships grow into fully fledged, sophisticated vessels that gathered into the [[Lore:Grand Nomad Fleet|Grand Nomad Fleet]].



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