Guh, still not satisfied with this intro. It's vague enough, but not vague in the right places.....
Anyway, I've been gradually working a heavy sci-fi storyline into existence since about 1999, if memory serves. Still being patient with all the kinks and what, since I hate conveniences and want to make certain I'm skilled enough to actually publish before I attempt it; the Inheritance trilogy has strengthened my resolve on that point, after seeing what premature publishing can look like.
Anyway, one of the central focuses of this . . . thing is a group of fully hybrid cyborgs; the supersoldier angle, if you will. Sounds atrocious when simplified like that, but that's what they are. I won't go into details, but suffice to say I am attempting to steer away from the half-and-half concepts, instead having my cyborgs fully integrated with their cybernetic part, to the point where distinguishing the organic from the cybernetic is nearly impossible. (Thus the coined phrase 'cyber-organic alloy'.) And true to form, these people--they are people--were created for the purpose of not world, but galactic domination. (OH GASP)
While I've been developing this universe, I began to notice that a lot of my names fit the characters or places I had assigned them to; for instance, there is a recurring bird theme associated with the main character, who is found on the surface of Kestrel Prime and (after about, oh, seven or ten years or so?) later founds a tactical unit which he dubs Blackhawk, avian references of which there are more. So I decided that, even though this was an accident on my part, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing as long as I didn't make the symbolisms contrived.
So I've been stuck on what to call this group of super-soldiers. They number sixteen in all (which, trust me, is quite enough--almost too much), and based on their original purpose I figured that they needed an appropriate name, and a quasi-religious one if possible. It needs to reflect some sort of a belief in having become a step higher than regular man, since these people are the "perfect blend of human and machine", but not so pronounced as feel like I'm trying to shove that concept down the reader's throat.
I can't remember what all I've discarded to date; the latest was Seraphim, yesterday morning while crossing the Concrete Sea to get to Physics. If any of you happen to have any ideas, please toss 'em out; it might be something I've already looked at, but at the very least it'll get my brain going.
And besides, what better way to stimulate creativity than to have someone tell you something that you just know is bloody wrong, eh? [/Canadian]
