WE BUILD THE PYRAMIDS: Solarian Education, Culture & Heritage Organization (SECHO)

[Ricky_the_banshee]

 

Lore Impact (Small/Medium/Large):  Small/Medium

 

Species: Human

 

Short Description: A successor to UNESCO for the Solarian Alliance which handles culture & heritage protection, handles preservation projects (primarily) on Earth and other colonies.

 

How will this be reflected on-station?: It could work as a background for Librarians and Curators with a Solarian background. Provided they worked for one of the many field offices, or mayhaps if they worked low-grade civic work like local government business. Could also work for Solarians (especially Eathers) when they talk about their homeplants like architecture or monuments. ("Oh, the Thinker?  You might as well watch a holo exhibition live because they won't put the real deal out this year..."). Maybe even Originals from Silversun who struggle with their heirlooms against the Expats, with SECHO acting as their only defence that stops Idris from further replacing their people's identity.

 

Does this addition do anything not achieved by what already exists?: The Sol Alliance received a big update this year, and while it covers several departments regarding the Civilian branch’s role in state management and the Militaristic branch’s history and inevitable downfall, there is little to no mention of the large scale unification process and cultural integration of the Alliance by any notable branch. Old lore once mentioned that UNESCO initially underwent a project to preserve some monuments due to the ecological disasters before the Alliance was formed. It’s possible that during the large reworks, this was simply omitted until a more extensive rewrite could be done, but either way I figured it’d be nice to have a framework to start off from and replace “UNESCO”.

 

Do you understand that the project may change over time in ways you may not foresee once it is handed over to the Lore Team: Absolutely. I view the canonization apps usually as a proposal for a framework or new concept which can be expanded upon as time goes. Lore devs might have unique interpretations which can help enhance it to the point it becomes an operational segment to our lore.

Long Description: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14Ebs4hgq2JQiFmv2ZsGtqWpv74R6Y3gQ_a53JZodtLY/edit?usp=sharing

 

 

[Ublicto]

I really like it, its always nice to have some lore which isn't immediately relevant to current lore events or the Horizon.

[restricted]

I like this a lot! My only point of contention is Paris is stinky and in terms of the broader scope of humanity not very historical. Something around the fertile crescent would be more reflective of the cradle of humanity/civilization, or in Africa where it is theorized humanity first evolved from monke would be more my speed, and also make this less eurocentric.

[Ricky_the_banshee]

13 hours ago, restricted said:

I like this a lot! My only point of contention is Paris is stinky and in terms of the broader scope of humanity not very historical. Something around the fertile crescent would be more reflective of the cradle of humanity/civilization, or in Africa where it is theorized humanity first evolved from monke would be more my speed, and also make this less eurocentric.

After some thinking, and if this is acceptable to lore team, I've come up with a couple of places that might fit the bill when it comes to historical alternatives. I'll list them down here!

 

- Cairo. Egypt [outside of Cairo is the world's largest museum, the Grand Egyptian Museum!]

-Varanasi, India [Birthplace of Hinduism and the oldest city of India]

- Damascus, Syria [One of the oldest cities in the world. Funnily enough, it's also subject to an intervention plan by UNESCO to conserve the ancient parts that still stand to this day which would make it an ironic fit for SECHO as well]

 

So personally I'm inclined to go with Damascus as an alternative to Paris. I could rewrite the history part by having SECHO's HQ move from Paris to Damascus for the same reason it was originally meant to stay in Paris. But I'd love to hear other people's suggestions as well

Edited October 1, 2023 by Ricky_the_banshee

[Ublicto]

2 hours ago, Ricky_the_banshee said:

After some thinking, and if this is acceptable to lore team, I've come up with a couple of places that might fit the bill when it comes to hostircal alternatives. I'll list them down here!

 

- Cairo. Egypt [outside of Cairo is the world's largest museum, the Grand Egyptian Museum!]

-Varanasi, India [Brithplace of Hinduism and the oldest city of India]

- Damascus, Syria [One of the oldest cities in the world. Funnily enough, it's also subject to an intervention plan by UNESCO to conserve the ancient parts that still stand to this day which would make it an ironic fit for SECHO as well]

 

So personally I'm inclined to go with Damascus as an alternative to Paris. I could rewrite the history part by having SECHO's HQ move from Paris to Damascus for the same reason it was originally meant to stay in Paris. But I'd live to hear other people's suggestions as well

Why not Samarkand? It's a very old city with plenty of great monuments. It is also in the middle of Eurasia which might be a good location for a group dedicated to preserving human culture.

[Ricky_the_banshee]

30 minutes ago, Ublicto said:

Why not Samarkand? It's a very old city with plenty of great monuments. It is also in the middle of Eurasia which might be a good location for a group dedicated to preserving human culture.

 

[Ricky_the_banshee]

I've added a "enviroment and climate" section as well as part of UNESCO's mission involves enviromental protection. Please give it a read and let me know what you think!

 

Edit: It also features some of SECHO's relationship with the megacorps, namely Zeng-Hu and Hephaestus.

Edited October 2, 2023 by Ricky_the_banshee

[La Villa Strangiato]

Howdy. A background for curators and librarians is appreciated. However, at the moment we'd like you to change the somewhat unfortunate acronym.

On your document you mentioned that you'd like to add challenges the organization faces and its relations with other human nations. If you'd like to add this, we can give it a more in-depth look once everything is finished.

[Ricky_the_banshee]

On 14/10/2023 at 02:08, La Villa Strangiato said:

Howdy. A background for curators and librarians is appreciated. However, at the moment we'd like you to change the somewhat unfortunate acronym.

On your document you mentioned that you'd like to add challenges the organization faces and its relations with other human nations. If you'd like to add this, we can give it a more in-depth look once everything is finished.

Works for me! I'll get to it as soon as possible. I've been wanting to expand a little more much earlier, but IRL obligations meant I had to focus on those instead. o7

[NewOriginalSchwann]

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TO BE ADDED:

Challenges SOHEC faces & Corruption

@Ricky_the_banshee This appears to still be incomplete or otherwise missing. Will you be able to write this section in the near future?

[Ricky_the_banshee]

On 12/01/2024 at 02:47, NewOriginalSchwann said:

@Ricky_the_banshee This appears to still be incomplete or otherwise missing. Will you be able to write this section in the near future?

Oh, hey. Absolutely. I've been looking back and forth at the time to sit down and finish writing this up, but life has been VERY busy (Work, personal life, Uni, list goes on.). I'll try and make some time in a few weeks to see if I can finally wrap everything up.

 

[Ricky_the_banshee]

I'm pleased to announce that after months of juggling around things in life, I've edited  'the Challenges SOHEC faces & Corruption' section of the app in the document!