Due to ff.net issues. posting here first. Enjoy!
From: Lieutenant Charles “Chuck” Campbell
To: Atlantis Personnel
Re: The Olim (Origins)
The Olim: Based on history records Aulus Centaurus has provided, The Olim are descended from the original Alterans who seeded a single planet in this galaxy with human life. How they did so is still unknown, but what is known is that for some reason, the Alterans who remained began to interbreed with the humans.
The result of this interbreeding is the Olim, a race of first generation humanoids with mental capabilities almost equaling that of the Lanteans. Examination by Doctor Carson Beckett and Reyna Arius has revealed both the ATA gene naturally present in all examined subjects, but also a higher percentage of active neural activity.
The Olim have provided us a basic database that they use for reference, and it explains a little more about their origins. Daniel Jackson has added his Cole’s notes on the Database below
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Fwd: Atlantis Personnel
To: Chuck (Charles)
From: D. Jackson
Re: The Olim (Origins)
"Coles Notes"? I think you mean "Cliff Notes" Chuck.
Given the limited information retrieved from the Ancient Outpost on the mainland of the moon “Saudade”, we can now accurately say that the Ancients were here in this galaxy much sooner than originally thought.
Exact dates are still unknown, but there are some vague references to a sickness and a ship known as “Destiny” being used as a bridge from the Avalon Galaxy (The Milky Way) to Litichoro (Hoag’s Object. Loosely translated to “City of the Gods”) This leads me to believe that the Ancients who arrived to Hoag's Object were refugees fleeing the plague that drove the Lanteans to Pegasus.
Their name for themselves comes from a dialect of Ancient that is very similar to Ancient Greek, which suggests a common link in our ancestry. Through further examination of the database, we’ve discovered that not all the Ancients who came to this galaxy remained. Records show that some they returned to Avalon (The Milky Way) through some unknown means. (Our own experience with the Wormhole Drive shows that this technology was designed eons after the Ancients first arrived here.) This brings up the possibility of finding technology in this galaxy that could either A: Provide us a way to get back to the Milky Way, or B: A power source strong enough to allow us to dial the Milky Way from here
A few chats with Sam and Radek have told me that we'd need a dozen ZPMs just for form a connection, let alone hold it open for any large amount of time. We would also be unable to bring Atlantis itself with us.
There is very little on their current history in the database Aulus Centaurus provided us, but with potential trade in the future, we may be able to offer a cultural exchange.
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From: Lieutenant Chuck Campbell
To: Atlantis Personnel
Re: The Olim (Official Contact)
No Doctor Jackson i mean Coles Notes.
As you all know, our first official contact with the Olim took place earlier last week. They invited the command staff along with a small escort to their colony named “Magna Secundus” (Translation is pending from Daniel Jackson)
During negotiations, their colony’s governor, Aulus Centaurus, agreed to further consider trade potential as well as introducing us to the main Olim Council (of which he is apparently a middle ranking member). Despite their relative inhostility, first hand reports put them in a slightly less than personable manner.
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Fwd: Atlantis Personnel
From: D. Jackson
To: Chuck (Charles)
Re: The Olim (Official Contact)
You lost me. I'll assume it's a Canadian thing.
While our first official contact with the Olim yielded little real success, we have bridged the gap between our two peoples and can only go upwards and onwards from here.
Admittedly, they are a capricious people and our dealings with each individual has been varied from openly hostile to cautiously optimistic. This leads me to believe that their society is based on classes which given our few diplomatic talks with them, would most likely have to do with evolutionary state. (See Carson or Reyna for more details, I’m too busy with this database to go over the whole “ascension” bit right now. And Stop flooding my inbox Chuck! I'm working as fast as i can.)
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Fwd: Atlantis Personnel
From: Alicia
To: Chuckles
Re: The Olim (Official Contact)
Don’t tempt me Chuck. My hand still hurts.
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Fwd: Atlantis Personnel
From: Larrin
To: Chucky
Re: The Olim (Official Contact)
They’re *******s. Vega should get another promotion for decking that guys ass. Don’t ask stupid questions Chucky.
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Fwd: Atlantis Personnel
From: Sheppard
To: Chucknician
Re: The Olim (Official Contact)
I don’t think any reply I could make at this time would benefit the overall discussion. In fact, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to positively contribute to this discussion so you can take me off this “The Olim” email list you have. I’m sure I’ll hear about it anyway.
Actually, wait. I do have one thing to say. Don’t take anything they say at face value. There, happy now?
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Fwd: Atlantis Personnel
From: Colonel Samantha Carter (Transcribed by Lt. Col. John Sheppard and Dr. Daniel Jackson)
To: Chuck
Re: The Olim (Official Contact)
To begin, I’d like to thank Chuck for taking the time to compile all this information, We're all confident his new position as Director of Human Resources (Note from Sheppard: That means we get to call him Catbert) will be a big success. On a personal note, i'd like to thank Lt. Col. Sheppard and Dr, Jackson for assisting me in transcribing this message as I am currently unable to use my tablet properly. (Note from Sheppard: Carson just dropped by with a fresh batch of Morphine. No I’m not going to tell you what she’s doing because it’s too funny) I hope that this information proves useful in our furthered contact with these potential trade partners. (Note from Sheppard: Let’s hope they have the three seashells)
That being said, I am mildly disappointed with the above responses. (Note from Sheppard: She might be, but she’s still laughing her ass off.) To contribute to the discussion and overall view of the Olim, I would like to point out that before we arrived in this galaxy, the Olim were quite convinced they were the only humans left in the universe. (Note from Sheppard: Talk about ego, huh?) After speaking with Dr. Jackson, we’ve come to the conclusion that they are possibly facing internal issues of a political nature given how serious the differences in response there were to our diplomatic team. (Note from Sheppard: Leese, if you’re reading this, I owe you a beer. Just gotta brew it.)
On a technological standpoint, the Olim are approximately 300 years ahead of Earth Level technology. Compared to Traveler, Asgard, or Ancient technology, their weapons and spacecraft are vastly outclassed. These are estimates from our visit to Magna Secundus. (Note from Sheppard: Basically, we can kick their asses if it comes down to it.)
On that note, from my own estimation given what I saw of their galactic map (Note from Sheppard: It was actually pretty cool, holograms and everything) the Olim only control a very small part of the ring of the galaxy.(Note from Sheppard: And the Galaxy is thankful) They are sufficiently far away that any attempt to get closer to Atlantis would be detected by our long range sensors.
*Note from Daniel Jackson: What’s with all the crazy notes John?*
*Note from Samantha Carter: I’m going to leave the notes in simply because you stated more of your opinion here than you did in your own e-mail, but you will be reprimanded for this, John. And no it’s not funny. (Well, okay maybe a little )*
This does not mean they are not a potential threat as well, as the amount of infrastructure and technology type would give them a very mobile base of operations. I would estimate a fleet of capital ships that could rival the Traveler fleet in size as well as unknown numbers of smaller ships such as those on Magna Secundus.
Their first impression of us depended on whether or not we carried the ATA gene as well as our “evolutionary” state. We can only deduce that given their Alterran ancestry, they have inherited some minor form of empathy or some small degree of telepathy (See Reyna for more details).
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From: Lieutenant Chuck Campbell
To: Atlantis Personnel
Re: The Olim (Technology)
Olim Technology is still largely unknown, but based on scans from the Jumper to Magna Secundus, visual anecdotes as well as first hand encounters. It is a safe assumption that Olim Technology is quite formidable.
Several aspects of their technology seem to incorporate the ATA gene, but as we saw with the Armor, it takes much more than the gene itself to operate it.
Dr Arius and Dr Esposito have gone over our scans in detail and have created a report for us all.
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Fwd: Atlantis Personnel
From: Reyna and Rafaela
To: Chucky
Re: The Olim (Technology)
To be succinct, the Olim have quite literally mastered the field of electro-magnetism.
Gauss Technology: Utilizing a multistage electromagnetic coil, along with what we assume is a superconductive battery pack. The Olim have designed coilguns from man portable rifles, to large cannons capable of reaching orbit. how these weapons are powered is still unknown, but after study of the Alcaeus Armor Module, we can safely assume a molecularized form of Naquadah is used as a power source.
Much stronger than any ground based weapons we have, first hand accounts put these weapons as slow reloading, yet very powerful. Some has been reported as needing the ATA gene in order to work properly.
Magnetic Propulsion: While somewhat inferior to our own Ion Engines, this gives them a much better degree of control over their actual movements. Inter-Atmosphere they would be able to out maneuver any of our craft, yet in space, the lack of a magnetic "pole" so to speak requires them to double their engine output to achieve any useful speed.
ATA Gene Technology: This is a real puzzle for us. The Travelers have always known about the Ancestral Gene needed to operate their technology, and have created a few workarounds for it. What is very curious is how similar this technology is to the Olim.
Studying the Alcaeus armor yielded a few important points. Most prominent is that the Lanteans had their gene encoded technology as a safeguard against the Wraith, the Olim have no such enemy as far as we know. Why would they develop mental link technology that requires the gene? Moreover, it does seem as if the mental link technology is more advanced that the rest of their technology (when you consider that Gauss Technology isn't all that advanced compared to some of our own.)
Part 2 in a few days! (once i get FF.net to work properly!
Spoiler:
From: Lieutenant Charles “Chuck” Campbell
To: Atlantis Personnel
Re: The Olim (Origins)
The Olim: Based on history records Aulus Centaurus has provided, The Olim are descended from the original Alterans who seeded a single planet in this galaxy with human life. How they did so is still unknown, but what is known is that for some reason, the Alterans who remained began to interbreed with the humans.
The result of this interbreeding is the Olim, a race of first generation humanoids with mental capabilities almost equaling that of the Lanteans. Examination by Doctor Carson Beckett and Reyna Arius has revealed both the ATA gene naturally present in all examined subjects, but also a higher percentage of active neural activity.
The Olim have provided us a basic database that they use for reference, and it explains a little more about their origins. Daniel Jackson has added his Cole’s notes on the Database below
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Fwd: Atlantis Personnel
To: Chuck (Charles)
From: D. Jackson
Re: The Olim (Origins)
"Coles Notes"? I think you mean "Cliff Notes" Chuck.
Given the limited information retrieved from the Ancient Outpost on the mainland of the moon “Saudade”, we can now accurately say that the Ancients were here in this galaxy much sooner than originally thought.
Exact dates are still unknown, but there are some vague references to a sickness and a ship known as “Destiny” being used as a bridge from the Avalon Galaxy (The Milky Way) to Litichoro (Hoag’s Object. Loosely translated to “City of the Gods”) This leads me to believe that the Ancients who arrived to Hoag's Object were refugees fleeing the plague that drove the Lanteans to Pegasus.
Their name for themselves comes from a dialect of Ancient that is very similar to Ancient Greek, which suggests a common link in our ancestry. Through further examination of the database, we’ve discovered that not all the Ancients who came to this galaxy remained. Records show that some they returned to Avalon (The Milky Way) through some unknown means. (Our own experience with the Wormhole Drive shows that this technology was designed eons after the Ancients first arrived here.) This brings up the possibility of finding technology in this galaxy that could either A: Provide us a way to get back to the Milky Way, or B: A power source strong enough to allow us to dial the Milky Way from here
A few chats with Sam and Radek have told me that we'd need a dozen ZPMs just for form a connection, let alone hold it open for any large amount of time. We would also be unable to bring Atlantis itself with us.
There is very little on their current history in the database Aulus Centaurus provided us, but with potential trade in the future, we may be able to offer a cultural exchange.
________________________________________
From: Lieutenant Chuck Campbell
To: Atlantis Personnel
Re: The Olim (Official Contact)
No Doctor Jackson i mean Coles Notes.
As you all know, our first official contact with the Olim took place earlier last week. They invited the command staff along with a small escort to their colony named “Magna Secundus” (Translation is pending from Daniel Jackson)
During negotiations, their colony’s governor, Aulus Centaurus, agreed to further consider trade potential as well as introducing us to the main Olim Council (of which he is apparently a middle ranking member). Despite their relative inhostility, first hand reports put them in a slightly less than personable manner.
________________________________________
Fwd: Atlantis Personnel
From: D. Jackson
To: Chuck (Charles)
Re: The Olim (Official Contact)
You lost me. I'll assume it's a Canadian thing.
While our first official contact with the Olim yielded little real success, we have bridged the gap between our two peoples and can only go upwards and onwards from here.
Admittedly, they are a capricious people and our dealings with each individual has been varied from openly hostile to cautiously optimistic. This leads me to believe that their society is based on classes which given our few diplomatic talks with them, would most likely have to do with evolutionary state. (See Carson or Reyna for more details, I’m too busy with this database to go over the whole “ascension” bit right now. And Stop flooding my inbox Chuck! I'm working as fast as i can.)
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Fwd: Atlantis Personnel
From: Alicia
To: Chuckles
Re: The Olim (Official Contact)
Don’t tempt me Chuck. My hand still hurts.
________________________________________
Fwd: Atlantis Personnel
From: Larrin
To: Chucky
Re: The Olim (Official Contact)
They’re *******s. Vega should get another promotion for decking that guys ass. Don’t ask stupid questions Chucky.
________________________________________
Fwd: Atlantis Personnel
From: Sheppard
To: Chucknician
Re: The Olim (Official Contact)
I don’t think any reply I could make at this time would benefit the overall discussion. In fact, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to positively contribute to this discussion so you can take me off this “The Olim” email list you have. I’m sure I’ll hear about it anyway.
Actually, wait. I do have one thing to say. Don’t take anything they say at face value. There, happy now?
________________________________________
Fwd: Atlantis Personnel
From: Colonel Samantha Carter (Transcribed by Lt. Col. John Sheppard and Dr. Daniel Jackson)
To: Chuck
Re: The Olim (Official Contact)
To begin, I’d like to thank Chuck for taking the time to compile all this information, We're all confident his new position as Director of Human Resources (Note from Sheppard: That means we get to call him Catbert) will be a big success. On a personal note, i'd like to thank Lt. Col. Sheppard and Dr, Jackson for assisting me in transcribing this message as I am currently unable to use my tablet properly. (Note from Sheppard: Carson just dropped by with a fresh batch of Morphine. No I’m not going to tell you what she’s doing because it’s too funny) I hope that this information proves useful in our furthered contact with these potential trade partners. (Note from Sheppard: Let’s hope they have the three seashells)
That being said, I am mildly disappointed with the above responses. (Note from Sheppard: She might be, but she’s still laughing her ass off.) To contribute to the discussion and overall view of the Olim, I would like to point out that before we arrived in this galaxy, the Olim were quite convinced they were the only humans left in the universe. (Note from Sheppard: Talk about ego, huh?) After speaking with Dr. Jackson, we’ve come to the conclusion that they are possibly facing internal issues of a political nature given how serious the differences in response there were to our diplomatic team. (Note from Sheppard: Leese, if you’re reading this, I owe you a beer. Just gotta brew it.)
On a technological standpoint, the Olim are approximately 300 years ahead of Earth Level technology. Compared to Traveler, Asgard, or Ancient technology, their weapons and spacecraft are vastly outclassed. These are estimates from our visit to Magna Secundus. (Note from Sheppard: Basically, we can kick their asses if it comes down to it.)
On that note, from my own estimation given what I saw of their galactic map (Note from Sheppard: It was actually pretty cool, holograms and everything) the Olim only control a very small part of the ring of the galaxy.(Note from Sheppard: And the Galaxy is thankful) They are sufficiently far away that any attempt to get closer to Atlantis would be detected by our long range sensors.
*Note from Daniel Jackson: What’s with all the crazy notes John?*
*Note from Samantha Carter: I’m going to leave the notes in simply because you stated more of your opinion here than you did in your own e-mail, but you will be reprimanded for this, John. And no it’s not funny. (Well, okay maybe a little
)*This does not mean they are not a potential threat as well, as the amount of infrastructure and technology type would give them a very mobile base of operations. I would estimate a fleet of capital ships that could rival the Traveler fleet in size as well as unknown numbers of smaller ships such as those on Magna Secundus.
Their first impression of us depended on whether or not we carried the ATA gene as well as our “evolutionary” state. We can only deduce that given their Alterran ancestry, they have inherited some minor form of empathy or some small degree of telepathy (See Reyna for more details).
________________________________________
From: Lieutenant Chuck Campbell
To: Atlantis Personnel
Re: The Olim (Technology)
Olim Technology is still largely unknown, but based on scans from the Jumper to Magna Secundus, visual anecdotes as well as first hand encounters. It is a safe assumption that Olim Technology is quite formidable.
Several aspects of their technology seem to incorporate the ATA gene, but as we saw with the Armor, it takes much more than the gene itself to operate it.
Dr Arius and Dr Esposito have gone over our scans in detail and have created a report for us all.
________________________________________
Fwd: Atlantis Personnel
From: Reyna and Rafaela
To: Chucky
Re: The Olim (Technology)
To be succinct, the Olim have quite literally mastered the field of electro-magnetism.
Gauss Technology: Utilizing a multistage electromagnetic coil, along with what we assume is a superconductive battery pack. The Olim have designed coilguns from man portable rifles, to large cannons capable of reaching orbit. how these weapons are powered is still unknown, but after study of the Alcaeus Armor Module, we can safely assume a molecularized form of Naquadah is used as a power source.
Much stronger than any ground based weapons we have, first hand accounts put these weapons as slow reloading, yet very powerful. Some has been reported as needing the ATA gene in order to work properly.
Magnetic Propulsion: While somewhat inferior to our own Ion Engines, this gives them a much better degree of control over their actual movements. Inter-Atmosphere they would be able to out maneuver any of our craft, yet in space, the lack of a magnetic "pole" so to speak requires them to double their engine output to achieve any useful speed.
ATA Gene Technology: This is a real puzzle for us. The Travelers have always known about the Ancestral Gene needed to operate their technology, and have created a few workarounds for it. What is very curious is how similar this technology is to the Olim.
Studying the Alcaeus armor yielded a few important points. Most prominent is that the Lanteans had their gene encoded technology as a safeguard against the Wraith, the Olim have no such enemy as far as we know. Why would they develop mental link technology that requires the gene? Moreover, it does seem as if the mental link technology is more advanced that the rest of their technology (when you consider that Gauss Technology isn't all that advanced compared to some of our own.)
Part 2 in a few days! (once i get FF.net to work properly!
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