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Published on November 15, 2007 By KzintiPatriarch In Metaverse

You have dared to enter the lair of the most ferocious predators in the galaxy!

It is the ulitmate destiny of the Kzinti to conquer the other civilizations of the galaxy, subjugate and enslave any who may prove useful to us, and devour the rest. The Fanged God has ordained that this is how it will be.

In just 26 octals of days (7 months or so...Kzinti count in base 8), the Kzinti Empire rose from obscurity, to #1 on the Metaverse. With the blessings of the Fanged God, we have remained dominant for 100s more octals of days since that auspicious day.  We leapt past the other empires, and our mighty domain now encompasses over 32 million more light years than the second most powerful empire.  The most recent Galactic Map data shows that we have subjugated over 45% of the galaxy.  Many warriors from the old and dying empires have joined us, to avoid being eaten along with the rest.  We hunger to establish indefinite supremacy over all the inferior sentient species...

We have also been #1 on the AltMeta for over 3 years running. The Empire grows more powerful with each passing day as new conquests are won, and more warriors join us in our inevitable rise to rule the galaxy!

The Kzinti are a species of bipedal space-faring feline predators, who love nothing more than conquest and battle. Created by sci-fi writer Larry Niven, the Kzinti have had many stories written about them, most notably in the Man-Kzin Wars series of books. They have also shown up in the Star Trek universe, and a number of other realities.

 

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"Kzinti flesh has a very strong and pungent taste. The weak among us are devoured by their litter-mates within a few moons of birthing. Only the swiftest and most ferocious of us survive to their first naming-day. Those not fit to survive will never live to perpetuate their inferior bloodlines. This is the natural law of the galaxy." - Kzinti Warrior

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"The meaning of life is the hot blood of your prey on your tongue, the meat that rends beneath your teeth, the corpse of your enemy left in the sun for the carrion eaters to finish, your defeated foe groveling in submission before you. That is what life is. We are the Kzinti, and we stronger, swifter, wiser, and more ferocious than any other race ever was or will be." - Kzinti philosopher

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If your claws can grasp it, then it is rightfully yours. - Kzinti proverb

A salute to all those heroic t'kzintar who have made this empire a resounding success. Our conquests continue and the galaxy will never know peace!

Join the Kzinti in our quest for galactic dominance, or become our prey…

Click here to join the Kzinti Empire!

Click here to visit our forums at the Galactic Core

Click here to download the Kzinti ship and race mod from the Library

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Sentient species taste better...


Comments (Page 10)
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on Jan 30, 2008
What happens if you run into a race of dog people?


Hmmm....Empire of the Tines


Hey Franco. Who or what are the Tines?



well...the so called conflict of cats and dogs is really only on the domestic level, and even then its not as prevalent as some may think. Anyone that has multiple/different kinds of pets will tell you the same thing. Also, in the greater natural world, cats tend to be one of the supreme hunters/carnivores in their respective ecological niches such as lions in the savanna, tigers in the jungle, and cougars in mountainous regions. Wolves are the only major canine that is dominant in its respective niche.



You're right about having multiple pets...dogs & cats raised together can be socialized to each other well, somewhat depending on their individual dispositions. I think that "dominant" or "supreme" is not necesarily an accurate term to use. It is too subjective a concept to apply very well, because the idea of "dominance" could encompass many different things, and in ecological/scientific terms doesnt have much significance. In any ecology, any one species has multiple connections and interactions within the local trophic network. You could reasonably proclaim certain bacteria species (like some staphylococci) "dominant" because they can infect and kill a large percentage of the various animal species.

I recently saw a video on YouTube of a pride of lions taking down a full-grown elephant, which is extremely unusual. I think for quite a while, it was assumed that adult elephants had no natural predators. Normally lions would hunt smaller prey.

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on Jan 30, 2008
Hey Franco. Who or what are the Tines?


The Tines are a fascinating telepathic canine species dreamed up by Verner Vinge in A Fire Upon The Deep. A single dog is just a dog but in units of up to five they are a sentient entity and equal to humans in intelligence.

If you like scifi novels and haven't read Vinge you are in for a tteat with this or any of his books and short stories
on Jan 31, 2008
If you like scifi novels and haven't read Vinge you are in for a tteat with this or any of his books and short stories


I checked out Vinge's list of novels & stories, and I dont think I've read anything of his. From what I did read about him, he sounds like a very interesting author, and I will keep watch on Amazon for cheap used books of his.

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on Feb 02, 2008
A great welcome to our newest members, Idazen and Brinshaw! With a few more recruits, the Kzinti Empire will have 250 members. We have advanced to about a quarter million points back from the Space Orcas....soon they will feel our fangs!

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on Feb 05, 2008
It is indeed a most glorious day for the Kzinti Empire. We passed 7 million points yesterday, have expanded to over 250 members, and now are only about 20k away from displacing the Space Orcas!! Congratulations and great thanks to everyone who has helped to make the Kzinti such a smashing success. Every member's contribution is important.    

We have a number of new members...welcome to Chucksled, Ragnar1, TokoroPop, Kal-Diskenth, SublightD, White Morpheus, & COL Sayyer! May you all become mighty Conquest Heroes!

A special congratulations to our newest Hero (Senator) Vesuvius!   

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on Feb 05, 2008
congrats Kzinti; I'll catch up to you yet though

Chief Fights-With-Words just found out that my pen is indeed tipped with the blood of my enemies.
on Feb 06, 2008
congrats Kzinti; I'll catch up to you yet though

Chief Fights-With-Words just found out that my pen is indeed tipped with the blood of my enemies.


Thanks SB!

A writing instrument CAN be a deadly weapon, just like anything else, if used correctly. Maybe you are starting to think more like a Kzin?

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on Feb 06, 2008
My new character, Miaowara Tomokato has been reset in preparation of my quest for glory in the Kzinti Empire. He'll be fighting as an incarnated being in the Dark Avatar universe.



The time is nearing for demons to taste blood in the physical realm.   
on Feb 06, 2008
My new character, Miaowara Tomokato has been reset in preparation of my quest for glory in the Kzinti Empire. He'll be fighting as an incarnated being in the Dark Avatar universe.

The time is nearing for demons to taste blood in the physical realm.


Excellent Motti...welcome to the Kzinti!     We will make sure you find blood and souls in abundance to sate your hungers. There will be seafood aplenty to feast upon very shortly...

Creative name and a great pic too. It looks something like I imagine how the pre-high-technology Kzin would be. In the stories, they had a feudal system much like Japan, and a similar bushido-like code. The code of course does not apply to those other inferior non-Kzinti beings.

Also a hearty welcome to another new member, Mulfia! 

And yet more good news for the Empire today, we broke the 8 million mark on the AltMeta and are far ahead of the 2nd place empire, by 2.8 milion points.    

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on Feb 06, 2008
* Beats random Kzinti with a sack of catnip. *

Hellooooo....
on Feb 06, 2008
I'd be careful Mulfia....cuz once that Kzin is done playing with that sack of catnip, he's gonna come looking for more, and well...you better hope that you have some more on you to distract him long enough to get far, far, away; a hopped up Kzin is not an adversary one would like to mess with.
on Feb 07, 2008
* Beats random Kzinti with a sack of catnip. *

Hellooooo....


Welcome Mulfia.

As Fights-With-Words says, a dangerously provocative action! It is not unusual for Kzin to kill each other in honor duels, or simply in a blind rage. But this is a perfectly acceptable way to resolve disputes between Kzin....it's also another way to weed out the weaker bloodlines.

But the great news for the Empire today is that we have supplanted the Space Orcas as the #3 empire on the Metaverse!!! Congratulations everyone, and check out your shiny new bronze medal!   

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on Feb 07, 2008
Ooh, nice a new medal! I'll have to go play more games.
on Feb 07, 2008
Also, a reminder to everyone that you need to set your best Metaverse character to "default", so that your medals will show up in your forum posts.

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on Feb 07, 2008

I'd be careful Mulfia....cuz once that Kzin is done playing with that sack of catnip, he's gonna come looking for more, and well...you better hope that you have some more on you to distract him long enough to get far, far, away; a hopped up Kzin is not an adversary one would like to mess with.



Cannibalism. Kzins taste of chicken and clouds, or butter and dreams. Either way.. .. .I need to do more Metaverse. I have a game going, but it is taking longer than expected due to a massive all > vs me for unknown reasons. I only held about 40% of the galaxy then, "Your war machine must be stopped!" , so.. fun times.


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