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[themousefromfantasyland]

Psst, we Georgians have our hero who is somewhat similar to Prometheus. Amiran is his name. Like, dude was prematurely removed from her mother's womb who is goddess oh hunting (just like Artemis i guess, expect she was into sex) and then he was put into cow where he finished growing and so he was born (damn that part is weird). Also there is Abkhazian version of Prometheus/Amiran called Abrskil. The wiki page says that Greeks created Prometheus' story based on Abrskil but idk if it's true or no

It's might as well be. In the myth, Prometheus was chained in the Caucasus Mountains, your country is literally in the middle of them

I don't think Abrskil is literally the origin of Prometheus, but they probably share the same archetype, the trickster who rebel against the gods and is punished by it.

There's a theory that I found interesting that is that several mythological stories, along gods and religious rituals derive from a proto-indo-european culture, a prehistoric group that lived during the late Neolithic age and that gave origin to various cultures in Europe and Asia. It would explain why some patterns keep repeating through Europe and Western and South Asia.

[thedrown]

BLAABR Lore- Corporate Antagonists

 And another lore post! Many characters in BLAABR have augments, prosthetics, biohacks and other forms of cybernetics as the series’ tech is more advanced than our own. Not futuristic but more like stuff we’d have in the next 100 years or so and cybernetics are readily commercial in the series’ universe alongside other advanced tech like smart cities and their related systems being common. Given the corruption of Makina-Hiria it should come as no surprise some of these emerging tech companies aren’t the most ethical or clean and several characters are tied to them even if the companies themselves aren’t direct always antagonists. If interested then read below!

 To start off is the ProtoTech Company, essentially the Apple of biohacking and commercial augments, they produce simple often cosmetic implants and augments from giving people unique skin patterns and hair or eye colour, to implants that monitor health or enhance natural senses and reflexes. They have a public image of trendiness with ads all over the city that pop out with stark but bright colours and images of models with eyecatching body modifications and they are the premier advocates for the commercial, smaller scale and less intrusive potential for cybernetic markets and research.  However beneath this image they are of course an assembly line of new products each year to keep themselves in public relevancy and to achieve such continual innovation they are constantly undergoing well guarded research and testing of new products. What the public does not know however is that to bypass the red tape, waivers, and legal and financial complications, the ProtoTech devs opt to trick or outright kidnap at risk individuals from the homeless, war veterans, orphans, drug addicts, or anyone gullible or desperate enough to agree to what they believe to be a break or even treatment that the ProtoTech sometimes promises. As for characters tied to the ProtoTech there is Bianca Ochoa AKA the art thief Pigment who possesses her chameleon-esque abilities from a prototype implant geared towards dramatic and wide sweeping colour changing that was ultimately never put into mass production due to instability of control in regards to emotions as well as adverse effects of lethargy and slowed blood flow. The other is Amsel the Blackbird who isn’t completely cut loose of ProtoTech like Bianca as he gets regular modifications and upkeep from them though he largely acts independent of them much to the company’s chagrin as he is a more playful and open individual. Beyond these two, early early in BLAABR’s development some of the first villains I’d created were called “The No Evil Gang” who were three victims of ProtoTech experimentation based off sight, sound, and voice but they technically don’t exist anymore. I’ve never updated them or brought them back though I haven’t counted them out especially since they were the primary means of both portraying the malice of ProtoTech as well being the characters who are most driven by the ProtoTech Co as well so we may see them again in future.

 Secondly! There is the Neo-Industrial and Intelligence Systematics LLC. or NiiS for short. Unlike the commercial new-product-a-minute mentality of ProtoTech, NiiS instead veers in the opposite direction fashioning themselves as a sleek and high end think tank of only the most refined cybernetics, not even partaking in small minimally intrusive devices like that of other companies. While not as morally reprehensible in their research as ProtoTech as NiiS truthfully makes products for medical applications, they do so out of logical dealing as opposed to genuine desire to help people as their products are primarily created for technological innovation as opposed to marketable or mass produced therapies. To this end many of their cybernetics and internal synthetics don’t ever see the light of day beyond NiiS facilities and while ProtoTech is shady in their experimental developments, NiiS is downright paranoid with the degree of secrecy they go to in all aspects of their operation. Eccentric perhaps, but what makes them antagonistic is not their method of experimentation but rather means maintaining profitable amid their less than business savvy method of operation: Industrial sabotage.  Where ProtoTech borderline tortures innocent and unaware victims before disposing of them (both figuratively and literally), NiiS instead offers contractual, albeit off the books, work under them for those subjects whom they give more technical and adaptive replacements. Chief amongst them are Usoa Kaikuegui and Abrskil operating as saboteurs known as Resonance and Oxide. Usoa possessing an acoustical system throughout her body with it allowing her to even control her cybernetic arms and legs in the first place, she is capable of linking with additional NiiS hardware to unleash torrents of sonic waves or interfere with data and transmissions making her equally adept at espionage and destruction. Oxide meanwhile had his ravaged lungs and airways replaced with a complicated gaseous system of various chambers he can take full control over. Intentionally made for additional features beyond simply fixing his lungs, with appropriate ingredients he can turn his body into generator of debilitating noxious haze with his role more suited for the straight forward assassination of rival businessmen or researchers while his partner deals with their data. Lead by Ekaitz Fano the LLC remains publicly mysterious yet philanthropic while behind the scenes their augmented operatives ensure they remain high on the ladder of biotechnology. 

 That’s currently the main two but I have been recently considering an third party whom would function much differently being a cult like media conglomerate as opposed to tech firms but they’re not fully fleshed out yet so still in limbo for now. Anywho thanks for reading!

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