Post by Akren Garkos on Jul 20, 2006 6:18:43 GMT -5
Terrain[/u]
The majority of Himmel's surface is covered by idyllic forests, groves of fruit trees, & vast fertile plains, interspersed with large seas of salt water teaming with life. There is a large number of freshwater lakes fed by rivers flowing from the towering mountain ranges that break up the planet into contient-sized landmasses.
Concentrated in one of these landmasses is the largest of many cities on this world, originally of Goa'uuld construction. Now it more closely resembles the designs Albert Speer created for a victorious Berlin. Within the city (called Nueberlin), live the dscendants of those who colonized the wolrd from Nazi Germany. Several well-stocked outposts are maintained throughout the world, keeping an eye on the 'native' inhabitants of the planet. The Himmelites, as they now call themselves, were originally brought there many thousands of years ago from the Middle East by the Goa'uuld Nirrti to serve as breeding stock for new Jaffa warriors.
Culture/History[/u]
In 1928 the Stargate was discovered in the Giza plateau outside Cario. Little is known of its fate until it reappeared in the United States in 1944. President Roosevelt initiated a project to research its potential military applications, headed by Prof. Paul Langford. But what happened to the Stargate in the intervening years?
Before Americans captured the Stargate (& Soviet troops captured it's Dail Home Device), it was in the hands of the Germans. The Stargate remained a well-gaurded secert until Adolf Hilter came to power. Fascinated by the device - & it's possible use as a weapon - the Nazis commisioned a project in an attrempt to open the Stargate; they approached the problem much like opening a lock without knowing the correct combination. Fortunately for them, they possessed the DHD which made their task that much easier. Eventually, after many thousands of random attempts, a combination worked, & the Stargate opened.
What they found astonished them. The planet beyound the Stargate appeared to be an idyllic paradise, rich in natural resources & astonishing beauty. The explorers were so enthralled that they named it 'Himmel', the German word for 'Heaven'. This paradise, however had dark seperents at it's heart. In fact, it was controlled by the System Lord Nirtti, who used it to breed Jaffa by forcing the various tribes of natives to fight amongst one another. Once a year, the strongest fighters were taken to be made into Jaffa through the use of a creation device. Ironically, the Goa'uuld's ambitions differed litte from those of the Nazis. In other curcumstances, they might have made a terrifying combination. Luckily for the rest of the universe, they were immediate enemies from first sight.
Having discovered a new rsource to help feed their war machine, the Nazis were unwilling to just walk away. Plans were laid for an invasion, coinciding with their Earth-bound military operations. In early 1940, as German troops marched across Europe, elite SS units passed through the Stargateto Himmel, & the battle was on. It proved longer & more difficult than Berlin had imagined; thousands of soliders from all branches of the German military were sent into Heaven. With every setback, however, they grew fiercer; determined to claim the planet for the Fatherland. Finally, after several long & bloody battles, the Nazis emerged victorious, dirving the remaining troops off into Nirtti's few remaining starships.
Or so they thought. The reality of the situation was somewhat different. From her vantage point far above the planet, Nirtti watched the conflict & pondered whether or not to simply bomb the planet into oblivion. In the end, she decided to leave it to it's own devices. These strange new humans fought extremely well, & if they could seize the world from the resident slaves, they might make superb Jaffa one day. She resolved to leave the planet alone for a period of one hundred years & see what developed; when she returned, she could make whatever use of the survivors that she saw fit. Her death at the hands of the SGC brought an end to the 'experiment', & left Himmel's Nazis secure in the delusion that they had successfully conquering the planet.
Since their 'victory' , the Nazis have attempted, with brutal & astounding success, to take control of the regions beyound the Stargate. The natives, whilst proving themselves reslient adversaries; have, over time, been slowly worn down the ruthless & relentless actions of their Nazi masters. The Nazis call them 'Himmelites' as they refuse to disclose their origin, though it's clear that they are descend from somewhere in the Middle East. They resemble the Nazis in many ways : brutal, uncaring, devious & intelligent. Even though the Himmelites have a primitive technology level, their ferocity, knowledge of the terrain, & sheer numbers held the colonists at a stalemate for many years before they were finally defeated & subjugated as slaves of the Nazi regime.
The Nazis were further hindered by the fact that they don't wish to destroy their foes, but simply subjugate them. If the colony was to propser, it required far more manpower than currently existed. In the Himmelites, they found a ready-made work force. Now, thousands of natives populate labor camps in & around Nueberlin, with smaller work camps located in & around other cities all over Himmel; forced to bend to the will of their conquerors. With their unwilling efforts, the colony has prospered, & while the battle for the planet still continues in the more remote parts of Himmel, the colonists have created something resembling a stable empire.
Notable Features
The City of Nueberlin[/i]
The former planetary capital for Nirrti & her minions was claimed by the Nazi colonists when they overthrew her. In the ensuing sixy years, they have remade it in their image, spurned on by the Wagnerian visions of Albert Speer. It is built on a large hill overlooking a forest in all directions. A wall encircles the town, but this area was quickly expanded upon by the thousands of colonists who needed living space. The immense structures Nirtti had built are now used as administrative buildings & palaces for the members of the Governing Council, Himmel's supreme ruling body & central authority of the Nazi colonists. Gleaming white marble,. mined from the nearby mountains, has replaced the grayish stone favored by the System Lord. Huge pillars flank the most important buildings, while eagles & statues of fallen heroes dominate the city's boulevard. The centrepiece is a huge scuplture celebrating the glory of the Aryan people - a man & a woman, standing together & reaching up to the heavens.
Life in Nueberlin is a strange combination of modern living & seige mentality. A Governing Body rules the colony in the Fuhrer's name, represented by various branches of the NAzi party, the armed forces, & speciality groups like the SA. Beneath them, the colonial citizens are expected to devote themselves to the 'higher cause', & obey the Council's edicts as if they would the Furhrer himself.
Himmelite slaves do most of the heavy labor, leaving the colonists free to join the army or pursue more esoteric interests. Crime is virtually nonexitant beyond petty theft & the like, & most colonists have a strong work ethic. Several facotires lie on the outskirts of the city near a river where industrial waste is dumped; they employ the vast majority of the colonists (along with a fair sampling of Himmelite labor) & produce everything that cannot be grown or otherwise obtained from a natural source. This is the colony's primary source of war machines & weapons; the Himmelites (both indentured slaves & those few remaining free tribes still left in the wild) are considered a never ending threat & every colonist knows what would happen if they ever gained the upper hand.
Himmelite slaves are regelgated to labor camps & similar areas, away from the colonists. The Nazis consider them little more than pack animals, & while they take steps to keep them alive & healthy, they have no rights under the colonists regime. The camps are kept under constant gaurd, as are factories, mines & other areas which depend on the slaves to operate. But the Himmelites have a plan. In recent years, they have purposefully allowed some of their number to be captured & join the work force. These spies then learn as much as they can before trying to escape to their tribe to relate some key to defeating their enemies forever. If they ever gain some sort of advantage, the Himmelites would not hesitate to wipe the Nazis out to a man.
The colonist army is well-equiped, their original armaments augmented by reverse engineered staff weapons & other technology captured from the Goa'uuld. They even possess a few tanks & fightercraft on par with the modern day U.S. military, & their firearms are superior to the SGC's in many ways - which, when combined with their fierce determination to enslave or wipe out the last few remaining tribes of free Himmelites; has led to the relatively successful colonization of the greater regions of the planet.
A few research facilities exist within the city, which work to understand & adapt Goa'uuld technology. The Stargate is a subject of little interest; the colonists believe it is a one-way conduit that naturally leads only back to Earth. In their joy at unlocking the address, the Nazis never thought that the return address might be different. In early years, they made numerous efforts to contact the Fatherland, which all ended in failure (it had been sealed up by Rommel & eventually captured by the Americans). With no way back home, & no thought that the gate might lead somewhere else besides Himmel, it has been left more or less to gather dust. . .though many hope that one day, their cousins on Earth will return through it, bringing news of the inevitable Nazi triumph & perhaps reinforcements that will help them complete their conquest of the last remaining HImmelites.
The majority of Himmel's surface is covered by idyllic forests, groves of fruit trees, & vast fertile plains, interspersed with large seas of salt water teaming with life. There is a large number of freshwater lakes fed by rivers flowing from the towering mountain ranges that break up the planet into contient-sized landmasses.
Concentrated in one of these landmasses is the largest of many cities on this world, originally of Goa'uuld construction. Now it more closely resembles the designs Albert Speer created for a victorious Berlin. Within the city (called Nueberlin), live the dscendants of those who colonized the wolrd from Nazi Germany. Several well-stocked outposts are maintained throughout the world, keeping an eye on the 'native' inhabitants of the planet. The Himmelites, as they now call themselves, were originally brought there many thousands of years ago from the Middle East by the Goa'uuld Nirrti to serve as breeding stock for new Jaffa warriors.
Culture/History[/u]
In 1928 the Stargate was discovered in the Giza plateau outside Cario. Little is known of its fate until it reappeared in the United States in 1944. President Roosevelt initiated a project to research its potential military applications, headed by Prof. Paul Langford. But what happened to the Stargate in the intervening years?
Before Americans captured the Stargate (& Soviet troops captured it's Dail Home Device), it was in the hands of the Germans. The Stargate remained a well-gaurded secert until Adolf Hilter came to power. Fascinated by the device - & it's possible use as a weapon - the Nazis commisioned a project in an attrempt to open the Stargate; they approached the problem much like opening a lock without knowing the correct combination. Fortunately for them, they possessed the DHD which made their task that much easier. Eventually, after many thousands of random attempts, a combination worked, & the Stargate opened.
What they found astonished them. The planet beyound the Stargate appeared to be an idyllic paradise, rich in natural resources & astonishing beauty. The explorers were so enthralled that they named it 'Himmel', the German word for 'Heaven'. This paradise, however had dark seperents at it's heart. In fact, it was controlled by the System Lord Nirtti, who used it to breed Jaffa by forcing the various tribes of natives to fight amongst one another. Once a year, the strongest fighters were taken to be made into Jaffa through the use of a creation device. Ironically, the Goa'uuld's ambitions differed litte from those of the Nazis. In other curcumstances, they might have made a terrifying combination. Luckily for the rest of the universe, they were immediate enemies from first sight.
Having discovered a new rsource to help feed their war machine, the Nazis were unwilling to just walk away. Plans were laid for an invasion, coinciding with their Earth-bound military operations. In early 1940, as German troops marched across Europe, elite SS units passed through the Stargateto Himmel, & the battle was on. It proved longer & more difficult than Berlin had imagined; thousands of soliders from all branches of the German military were sent into Heaven. With every setback, however, they grew fiercer; determined to claim the planet for the Fatherland. Finally, after several long & bloody battles, the Nazis emerged victorious, dirving the remaining troops off into Nirtti's few remaining starships.
Or so they thought. The reality of the situation was somewhat different. From her vantage point far above the planet, Nirtti watched the conflict & pondered whether or not to simply bomb the planet into oblivion. In the end, she decided to leave it to it's own devices. These strange new humans fought extremely well, & if they could seize the world from the resident slaves, they might make superb Jaffa one day. She resolved to leave the planet alone for a period of one hundred years & see what developed; when she returned, she could make whatever use of the survivors that she saw fit. Her death at the hands of the SGC brought an end to the 'experiment', & left Himmel's Nazis secure in the delusion that they had successfully conquering the planet.
Since their 'victory' , the Nazis have attempted, with brutal & astounding success, to take control of the regions beyound the Stargate. The natives, whilst proving themselves reslient adversaries; have, over time, been slowly worn down the ruthless & relentless actions of their Nazi masters. The Nazis call them 'Himmelites' as they refuse to disclose their origin, though it's clear that they are descend from somewhere in the Middle East. They resemble the Nazis in many ways : brutal, uncaring, devious & intelligent. Even though the Himmelites have a primitive technology level, their ferocity, knowledge of the terrain, & sheer numbers held the colonists at a stalemate for many years before they were finally defeated & subjugated as slaves of the Nazi regime.
The Nazis were further hindered by the fact that they don't wish to destroy their foes, but simply subjugate them. If the colony was to propser, it required far more manpower than currently existed. In the Himmelites, they found a ready-made work force. Now, thousands of natives populate labor camps in & around Nueberlin, with smaller work camps located in & around other cities all over Himmel; forced to bend to the will of their conquerors. With their unwilling efforts, the colony has prospered, & while the battle for the planet still continues in the more remote parts of Himmel, the colonists have created something resembling a stable empire.
Notable Features
The City of Nueberlin[/i]
The former planetary capital for Nirrti & her minions was claimed by the Nazi colonists when they overthrew her. In the ensuing sixy years, they have remade it in their image, spurned on by the Wagnerian visions of Albert Speer. It is built on a large hill overlooking a forest in all directions. A wall encircles the town, but this area was quickly expanded upon by the thousands of colonists who needed living space. The immense structures Nirtti had built are now used as administrative buildings & palaces for the members of the Governing Council, Himmel's supreme ruling body & central authority of the Nazi colonists. Gleaming white marble,. mined from the nearby mountains, has replaced the grayish stone favored by the System Lord. Huge pillars flank the most important buildings, while eagles & statues of fallen heroes dominate the city's boulevard. The centrepiece is a huge scuplture celebrating the glory of the Aryan people - a man & a woman, standing together & reaching up to the heavens.
Life in Nueberlin is a strange combination of modern living & seige mentality. A Governing Body rules the colony in the Fuhrer's name, represented by various branches of the NAzi party, the armed forces, & speciality groups like the SA. Beneath them, the colonial citizens are expected to devote themselves to the 'higher cause', & obey the Council's edicts as if they would the Furhrer himself.
Himmelite slaves do most of the heavy labor, leaving the colonists free to join the army or pursue more esoteric interests. Crime is virtually nonexitant beyond petty theft & the like, & most colonists have a strong work ethic. Several facotires lie on the outskirts of the city near a river where industrial waste is dumped; they employ the vast majority of the colonists (along with a fair sampling of Himmelite labor) & produce everything that cannot be grown or otherwise obtained from a natural source. This is the colony's primary source of war machines & weapons; the Himmelites (both indentured slaves & those few remaining free tribes still left in the wild) are considered a never ending threat & every colonist knows what would happen if they ever gained the upper hand.
Himmelite slaves are regelgated to labor camps & similar areas, away from the colonists. The Nazis consider them little more than pack animals, & while they take steps to keep them alive & healthy, they have no rights under the colonists regime. The camps are kept under constant gaurd, as are factories, mines & other areas which depend on the slaves to operate. But the Himmelites have a plan. In recent years, they have purposefully allowed some of their number to be captured & join the work force. These spies then learn as much as they can before trying to escape to their tribe to relate some key to defeating their enemies forever. If they ever gain some sort of advantage, the Himmelites would not hesitate to wipe the Nazis out to a man.
The colonist army is well-equiped, their original armaments augmented by reverse engineered staff weapons & other technology captured from the Goa'uuld. They even possess a few tanks & fightercraft on par with the modern day U.S. military, & their firearms are superior to the SGC's in many ways - which, when combined with their fierce determination to enslave or wipe out the last few remaining tribes of free Himmelites; has led to the relatively successful colonization of the greater regions of the planet.
A few research facilities exist within the city, which work to understand & adapt Goa'uuld technology. The Stargate is a subject of little interest; the colonists believe it is a one-way conduit that naturally leads only back to Earth. In their joy at unlocking the address, the Nazis never thought that the return address might be different. In early years, they made numerous efforts to contact the Fatherland, which all ended in failure (it had been sealed up by Rommel & eventually captured by the Americans). With no way back home, & no thought that the gate might lead somewhere else besides Himmel, it has been left more or less to gather dust. . .though many hope that one day, their cousins on Earth will return through it, bringing news of the inevitable Nazi triumph & perhaps reinforcements that will help them complete their conquest of the last remaining HImmelites.
