Seeker Culture

(Best examples of Seeker culture from trining, how submissives and trineleaders live, punishments, raising young, burial, handling the dead, how the Alpha lives, how new Alphas take over, and everything about the Seeker culture is all seen and explained in "A Prince of Vos" and "A King of Ash.")

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Seekers originally lived in trines that were used for the purpose of breeding. Over time, Seekers had to alter their CNA to adapt in the changing world. Seekers were seen as "low life" creatures and were often attacked. They changed their bodies to be more aerodynamic, altering their CNA to naturally pass the traits along. They become built for combat, speed, and the trine evolved to be a fighting unit.

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Originally, the trine would be composed of one dominant mech and either two femmes, or a submissive mech and femme, or two submissive mechs. The submissive would be sparked by the dominant mech, and they would raise families like this. There was always the Alpha Seeker who ruled all Seekers, and in later years would be the one to lead them into battle.

Despite Seekers changing their frames and becoming centered around battle, there are many things that never changed for their culture. It is referred to as "traditionalism," and there are still many traditional Seekers and those who practice the old ways.

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Seekers originally lived in the mountains where Vos would eventually be built. They dwelled in caves, where they raised and cared for their young, safe from grounders who could not scale the steep cliffs and high peaks of the mountain range. When Vos was built by early Seekers, the fliers began to leave their caves to instead live in houses, that over time turned into towers. And soon a large portion of the mountain range became the city of Vos, still surrounded by mountains, and dominated by a Seeker population.

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The dead are very sacred to Seekers who are a warrior culture. Death is a big part of their life due to fighting, and being attacked often by non-Seekers. Due to this, Seekers are very strict where their dead are laid to rest and how.

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Underneath the mountains where Seekers originated from is a long, extensive system of tunnels and small caverns making up the catacombs of the Seeker's burial grounds. The main opening to the catacombs is next to the palace and is guarded at all times. It is closed at night, and only open to Seekers, and those who have a Seeker friend with them.

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The tunnel from the main entrance goes deep underground, and a few caverns are underneath Vos itself, but the majority are in the mountains, taking a bit to reach. The caverns serve as family plots, and entire trines with family members are buried in graves within each cavern. Each grave is dug into the rocky terrain, and the casket of the deceased Seeker laid within.

The caskets are often simple, maybe with writing from the family on it, or painted designs. Seekers lay the deceased within the casket, servos resting over each other placed upon the cockpit. Pictures of family members with the deceased are placed in the casket with the deceased, along with crystal flowers that are often the favorite color of that dead Seeker. Once the casket is placed into the tomb, more crystal flowers are thrown over it before being buried in stone, and often times concrete poured on top to keep grave robbers or desecraters from getting to the deceased.

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A tombstone is placed over the grave, and if the family can afford it, a memorial statue of the deceased at the head of the grave.

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Carriers who die with their small Seekerlets are placed in caskets together.

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No matter where a Seeker perishes, their body is returned to Vos to be placed in the catacombs. Graves of ancient Seekers reside with the recently departed. Seekers have been using the catacombs for as long as they have existed in the mountains. And they have carved out new caverns as needed, but much of the catacombs is natural from ancient underground rivers that have since drained out of them.

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There is another opening to the catacombs that is deep in the mountains. The catacombs extend for hundreds of miles. They are completely dark, and in much of it the air is stagnant from lack of airflow. Seekers maintain the catacombs, checking the structure and ensuring nothing is at risk of collapse. To ensure no one is ever lost, markers and signs line the walls, directing to grave sites and the way out.

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Funeral services are held for the deceased where eulogies from family members are given and an open casket present for mourners to leave gifts and say final farewells. Gifts of crystal flowers, pictures, trinkets, and other items may be left at a grave from family members, friends, and supporters. Some ancient burial sites still have gifts left from descendents or those wanting to pay respect to the ancient Seekers.

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Trining:

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(More information regarding trining in Spurius. Starscream explains in detail in chapter 2 and courting happens throughout story with trining in chapter 4.)

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Seekers will trine other Seekers, first by courting. Courting is done when one Seeker approaches another and offers the second Seeker gifts, such as crystal flowers, energon treats, or other items. The courting Seeker will also touch the wings and frame of the Seeker being courted, even kissing them on the lip plates or offering themselves for interface, which is a more desperate approach. pinching wings, slapping afts, and groping codpieces is all natural. Courting Seekers will also stalk their potential trinemates, following them everywhere. They keep their wings spread, showing them off, and will often show off their skills in the sky or strength by flying around or doing difficult activities.

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The Seeker being courted often rejects the other Seeker by punching them, chasing them off, or ignoring them. Tolerating and accepting gifts is a sign of interest, and allowing the courting Seeker to get bolder means they are heavily leaning on accepting them as a trinemate. Courting can take stellar cycles before a seeker accepts the other, and almost nothing can be said during it, just using body language to communicate, and maybe say a few things as to why they would make for a perfect trinemate.

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A Seeker accepts a trinemate based on their looks, strength, flying skills , and if they are dominant or submissive. A trine should always have one dominant Seeker as trineleader and two submissives. This keeps the trine at peace when triinemates are not fighting their leader for dominance. If the Seekers are compatible flyers and meet all other requirements, they will trine.

Trining is often done by first dancing in the skies. They do this by flying wingtip to wingtip, making a triangle between them, if there are three. If two are trining to make a half trine, then they fly undercarriage to undercarriage, pressed against each other. The Seekers then spiral around, flying vertically, then diving down, then horizontally, never breaking formation of the spiral.

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Once the dance is completed, the Seekers then interface with each other. After bonding, they recite their trine vows to each other. Then, they fight for dominance. The Seeker who defeats and dominates the other two is the trineleader, and remains unless challenged and defeated by a trinemate. The two trinemates then fight to see who will be second in command of the trine, the victor dominating the other.

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A trine vow contains promises of staying faithful, true, kind, caring, courageous, loyal, and other endearing sentiments about how they will treat their trinemates. Every vow ends with the same closing words, "This I swear to you, my new part. My completed spark. Together we are, forever unseparated, united through hell, we are one... Trine till the bitter end. This I swear to you, my trinemate, my brother/sister, my friend. My life, my spark, we are one, till we are none."

Seekers refer to trinemates as "brothers" or "sisters," since a trinemate is sort of like a sibling, as well as a best friend, lover, and Conjunx Endura. It is the strongest relationship a Seeker can have with anyone, and is rarely ever broken. There are rare cases that a trine has broken up for being incompatible, often due to trining too quickly, or from unfaithful trinemates. When such instances happen, the trinemates who cannot fit in the trine leave to find new trinemates that they work better with.

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Trines will stay in a set formation that shows their rank, and makes them a stronger fighting force on the battlefield. The trineleader walks/flies in front while the trinemate who is in second command of the trine follows just behind and to the right of the trineleader. The third trinemate is just behind and to the left of the trineleader. And other mates that may have been accepted into the trine follow behind and to the right of the second trinemate, and one to the left and behind of the third trinemate, if there is more than one. The pattern continues, looking much like birds flying in the V formation.

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Trineleader:

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The trineleader is in charge of protecting the trine, making all the decisions for the trine, and discipline the trine. Only the Alpha can discipline the trineleader. Discipline is usually physical and done in public to humiliate the troublemaker. Physical punishment could include beating trinemates on the aft with a metal cable, flogging with an energon whip, or tearing wings. Dominating is used often. After any physical punishment, the punished Seeker is then kissed and bonded with to remind them that they are loved, they just made a mistake and had to be punished for it. The trineleader also tells them that their punishment is over and they are forgiven, and that they won't be punished for the crime again, unless they commit the same offense and have to be punished for that time.

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Trineleaders will assert dominance often if needed. They flare their wings, dominate disobedient trinemates, bite trinemates on neck during interface, bend their wings, or pin them down until they submit.

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Trineleaders will protect their trinemates and any creations or mates that are in their trine. They guard them from any outside threat, keep the peace in the trine, and see to that the sparklings are raised right. Trineleaders are the ones to ensure that the trine is always fueled, has a safe place to live, kept away from danger, and see to their every need. They are the primary role models of their creations, and are looked up to by the entire trine for protection, leadership, and advice.

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After Seekers become part of the "modern era" of living in a city with jobs and income, the trineleader took on the role of working a job and being the primary provider of the trine. The trineleader would make the money, control the finances, may allow their submissives to have an allowance, and controlled where they lived, what was bought, and what submissives could do.

The trineleaders would even control who their submissives called, wrote letters to, if they could leave the house, where they could go, and what they could do. The trineleader has absolute power and the submissives cannot do anything about it. They must submit and obey, or else face punishment, which ranges from being beaten on the aft with a metal cable, energy tawse, or metal switch, or whipped with an energy whip, dominated, chained to the berth, locked in the home, or forbidden to participate in certain activities.

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Trineleaders are believed to always be right and never questioned. They are considered to know what's best for the trine and that they can never rape nor punish too much their submissives. And submissives are taught this always.

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Submissives:

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Submissives are the other two Seekers in a trine who are not the trineleader. They follow the trineleader and do whatever they say no matter what, or else are punished for it with physical beatings, flogging, dominating, or being chained. Submissives stay home and care for the Seekerlets. They are bred usually eight or more times, producing many creations for their trineleader to show the trineleader's strength and ability to procreate. Sometimes, a submissive may be the preferred breeding mate and bred with more than the other trinemate. This is often due to them being able to better breed, whether because they haven't had any miscarriages, produce healthier sparklings, or simply favoritism.

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Submissives are not allowed to use birth control unless the trineleader allows it. They must submit and allow the trineleader to breed them whenever the trineleader so chooses. Furthermore, they must submit to interface period if the trineleader desires, even if the submissive doesn't want it.

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Submissives may only have a job if the trineleader permits it. Submissives are not allowed to speak to other trineleaders unless spoken to, and must submit to all trineleaders. Other trineleaders are not allowed to punish or interface submissives not their own. Submissives belong to their trineleaders, merely property to them, and their trineleader dictates everything in their life, protects them, and provides for them.

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Trineleaders may inspect their submissives or other submissives as if they are mere objects. This is often done to see if they are fit for breeding or how many times they've been bred since having sparklings will leave visible, extra abdomen plating. Too much of this extra plating is not desirable in most cultures, including Seeker culture. So, after a submissive has finished being bred with, however many times that trineleader chooses, they may have surgery to remove the blemishes.

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Submissives are trained to follow their trineleader in perfect formation and obey a series of servo gestures and other commands precisely. Failure to do so results in punishment. Submissives must submit to everything a trineleader does to them, from holding still for a punishment, to allowing a trineleader to interface them against their will. Any resistance results in punishment.

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Besides raising and caring for the Seekerlets and obeying the trineleader, submissives also keep the house clean and perform any other tasks their trineleader may command of them. Submissives tend to stay together and go to each other's homes for play dates with the Seekerlets. If the Seekerlets attend a school, the submissives may go to pick them up and drop them off with the trineleader's permission. Submissives may also go shopping if the trineleader permits, but often times the trineleader accompanies them for protection as well as to pay since they hold the Shanix.

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Breeding:

Traditional trineleaders never are spiked, only doing that to their trinemates. Trineleaders spark their trinemates, sometimes without even telling them that they are trying to spark them. They choose when they want to have a sparkling, and if the trineleader is a femme she decides when her mech trinemate(s) can spark her. Femme trineleaders will either choose a trinemate to spark her, or make them fight and the victor is the one to breed with her.

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Traditional trineleaders often have six or more sparklings with their trinemates, the more sparklings showing that they are strong and capable of breeding the next generation. A sparkling is never to be struck, physical punishment reserved only for adults. Learning how to fight starts young, including how to use weapons, servo-to-servo combat, and how to battle in the skies. Traditional trineleaders will kill sparklings that are born with defects, mutations, or are bastards from the trinemate cheating. Sometimes they might even tear the sparkling out of the gestation tank if they find out it is not theirs.

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Traditional trineleaders will select one trinemate as a preferred breeding partner based on that they are a better frag, make creations who are healthier and stronger, less still-borns or miscarriages, or none at all, able to give birth easier with no complications, and are better at raising and caring for their creations. Usually, a trineleader will interface with only the trinemate they wish to procreate with for an orn straight. If the one to be sparked still isn't afterwards, the other trinemate will then be interfaced for an orn, and the patterned continued until someone is sparked. If no one is sparked within a stellar cycle's time, then it is concluded on you is infertile and they are simply never used for breeding.

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If a carrier rejects their offspring, they will be raised by another trinemate as theirs and the trineleader simply will not breed with that trinemate.

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Seekers carrying more than one sparklings are better for breeding. If the Alpha doesn't have multiple sparklings at once from their trinemates, but another Seeker does, they can be challenged and possibly lose their position for not being a good leader. Or, the Alpha can go and kill the sparklings before they are even born.

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Outside Mating:

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Trined Seekers are not to interface or take a mate outside of the trine unless the entire trine approves. If a trinemate does not get the trine's permission they can be brutally punished and the one they cheated with killed by the trineleader, and any sparklings murdered as well.

The outsider must prove to the trine that they are worthy to be accepted into the trine and to be with the Seeker. If the trine accepts them, they will be made a new member of the trine and allowed to live with them, breed with them, and bond with all trinemates.

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If a Seeker is proposed to by an outsider who has been accepted into the trine, then the Seeker cannot interface with their mate until after they have become Conjuges Endurae. Once they are officially joined, they consummate that night and may continue to interface as they so desire.

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Raising Seekerlets:

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Seekerlets are never to be struck or physically disciplined. Hitting and yelling at young creates fear and anxiety, and when raising warriors such things are not permitted. Hitting only comes when adults being punished by a trineleader. They are taught how to fight in the air and on the ground at a young age, and to be wary of grounders. Seekerlets are to stay in the trine until age of twenty-five stellar cycles. While in the trine, they are under the protection and guidance of the trineleader. They are part of his/her trine, and are raised by everyone in the trine.

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Once they are old enough, they are kicked out of the trine to find their own trinemates. Kicking the youngling out is done by the trineleader, who either chases them out or may grab them and throw them out the door.

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Seekerlets learn about interface when ten stellar cycles old, their thrusters activating when they are twelve to fourteen stellar cycles of age, and able to transform at about seventeen to eighteen stellar cycles. When they are very young, they copy the wing movements of their creators and other Seekers as they learn how to use their wings.

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Traditional trines often have many sparklings, sometimes up to fourteen or even twenty. They are spaced out, often four to five stellar cycles between each one, and each trinemate bearing the same number. Unless one trinemate is the better breeder.

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Seekerlets are allowed to watch the trineleader punish the trinemates, even if it is with whips or some other physical discipline. Once the Seekerlets are ten stellar cycles, they may also watch the trineleader dominating the trinemates, or the trine bonding in general, since interface is not considered something to hide in Seeker culture.

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Seekerlets are either homeschooled with tutors or sent to a private school. This way they avoid possible hate crimes and bullying since Seekers are despised by many. Sometimes, Seekerlets may attend a public school, but rarely due to fear.

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Seekerlets aren't often allowed to have grounders as friends, but sometimes the trineleader of their trine may permit it.

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Seekerlets may live their entire lives never touching the ground, other than the mountains. Sometimes a Seeker may go their entire life never touching dirt. Seekers avoid the ground and where grounders tread for safety incase they were to be attacked, and Seekerlets are always taught to stay in the air or perched on something tall.

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Seekerlets may not have much interaction with their sire if the sire in the trineleader. This is because submissives are to raise the young, and the trineleader is often at work or wants to be lazy.

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Trine Bonding:

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A Seeker is to stay virgin until they find a trinemate. They lose their virginity when they trine. Trines bond in public to claim each other and show that they are together. Bonding can be done anywhere at anytime, regardless of audience. Bonding is done to strengthen the relationship of the trine, since it puts them in a vulnerable position. Trust is key for a trine to last.

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Seekers are very possessive of each other, and will often bond to simply claim each other, or dry hump a trinemate or kiss them when they feel like someone may want them.

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If a trinemate had been raped, they are reclaimed by bonding them excessively in public. New trines also bond a lot in public to make it clear that they are a new trine and for everyone to stop courting them. Seekers will also reclaim/claim a trinemate by painting on their wings and/or aft that they are the "property" of their trinemates.

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If a trinemate has cheated, then after they are punished they are reclaimed as well, only being allowed to interface with trinemates and any mates who have been accepted into the trine.

If a Seeker is raped or dominated by the Alpha before losing their virginity to their trinemates, then they are labeled as "Impure Virgins." They are considered virgins for their trining and are not frowned upon for having been forced into fragging prior to trining, since they did not consent to it or had been punished.

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Seekers who purposefully have intercourse prior to trining are frowned upon and often have a harder time finding a trine because of it. They are to stay "pure" and "clean" to their future trine, showing that they belong to each other since only trinemates can take virginities away.

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Dominance, Submission, and Discipline:

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As mentioned above, Seekers fight for dominance. Alpha Seekers, who lead all Seekers, will sometimes kill for the position. Trines fight for it when trining, and the battles can be brutal with torn off limbs and badly battered frames. Signs of being dominant are flared wings, flicking wings, narrowed/glowing optics, and a growling engine.

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Seekers show submission by lowering their wings, looking away, stepping back, and not fighting back.

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Discipline can be physical punishment with whips, cables, switches, and other items for causing pain, or it could be getting locked away, chained to a berth, forced to clean something, completing boring tasks, public humiliation, or losing privileges, such as items or not allowed to interface for a time.

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Dominating is the most common punishment for Seekers. Dominating is when a trineleader or Alpha penetrates a misbehaving trinemate or Seeker and thrust painfully into them, almost as if they are raping them. The act is not to bring pleasure, but only pain and humiliation. It is usually done in public, and as the trineleader dominates, they often tear and bend the other Seeker's wings, bite their neck cables until they leak, and sometimes hit them.

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Femmes dominate by either making a mech penetrate them and then thrust so it hurt the mech's spike, or they force as many digits as they can into a mech's or femme's valve and pump so it brought only pain.

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Dominating usually lasts for half a breem to a breem (4-8 minutes). There are no overloads or pleasure during the act. After it, the Seeker is told they are forgiven and allowed to go on. Usually they are kissed, and bonded with at a later time if they are in too much pain. Many trineleaders do the bonding the immediate next morning.

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Seekers show dominance when flying in their alt. mode by flying just above a trinemate and pressing their undercarriage down on the other Seeker. They pull away and then press down, repeating the pattern almost as if they were humping them. The trinemates shows submission by descending slightly and allowing the dominant Seeker to continue.

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Seekers, being very prideful, are hurt most when humiliated. Public humiliation is used as often as dominating. Dominating, whipping, or punishing in front of a crowd happens more often then punishing a trinemate behind closed doors.

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Sometimes if a trinemate is unfaithful, they are made to touch themselves in public, or the trine bonds in public and leaves the cheater out of it. If a Seeker cheated or did something else bad, the trine may bond in public, but the naughty Seeker is dominated while the other trinemate is loved on.

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Alpha:

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Alpha Seekers can be mech or femme. They are the ones who lead all of the Seekers, the one who can dominate anyone, trineleader or not, and are the ones to ensure the Seekers are safe.

Alphas can take anyone as a mate, even if they are already trined, without question. They are the ones who can punish a trineleader if they are being cruel to their trinemates or disrespectful to them. Sometimes, they may take more than one breeding mate.

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If a Seeker has a problem about their trineleader or their trineleader can't help them, they go to the Alpha. The Alpha will only get involved in other trine's business if a Seeker from that trine asks the Alpha to, or it affects the Alpha and/or other Seekers.

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Alphas often kill for leadership, ending the life of the previous Alpha and taking their place. Alphas are the strongest and smartest of all Seekers, and are expected to breed the most sparklings, take on mates for the sole purpose of breeding, and handle all non-Seeker matters.

If an Alpha dies unexpectedly, a new one is claimed by Seekers fighting for the position. The fighting is furious, sometimes death being involved, until there is a victor. Those fighting are usually trineleaders from various trines.

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When an Alpha is defeated, their trinemates are usually killed by the victor or taken as breeding mates. The breeding mates of the previous Alpha are either killed or taken as the new Alpha's breeding mates, or even some or all released. Seekerlets that are still living with the previous Alpha may also be killed, in order to replace them with the new Alpha's creations. The new Alpha may adopt them and care for them as their own if they choose not to kill. The carriers of these Seekerlets often will offer themselves to the new Alpha in hopes of saving their creations from being killed. If they can please the new Alpha and convince them to take the Seekerlets as their own, the young may continue to live and be protected by the new Alpha.

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An Alpha cannot deny a challenger. They must always fight them. They may kill or simply win and let them live. Only if the challenger cheats or more than one fights the Alpha at once will the royal guard take action and stop the battle.

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Alpha's rule Vos, owning most of it, as well as the space port which is Vos' primary economic resource. Due to this, the Alpha is very rich and able to live in a palace and be treated like royalty with guards, a crown, and luxuries. They also must participate in the politics of Vos and deal with senators and other politicians. Alpha's also make laws, decide on what gets built in Vos, and controls the Seekers.

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Alphas also have advisors, Seekers who are generals, educated in economics, and even well researched in politics. The Alpha may or may not take the advise of their advisors.

The Alpha's trine is called the Elite Trine.

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Royal Life:

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The Alpha in the "modern era" is rich due to owning most of Vos and the space port. This has allowed a massive tower to be constructed which is the palace. The palace is guarded day and night by several hundred guards. the palace guards are all single Seekers, mechs and femmes, who often work in the palace after graduating from the War Academy. It provides lodging, living in the palace in personal rooms that they may share with one other roommate. Energon is freely provided and they are paid Shanix. It is a good job for young Seekers still waiting to find a trine, that provides free housing, energon, Shanix, healthcare, and flexible work joors.

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Guards follow strict rules, having to keep their rooms clean, as well as themselves, always being polished and waxed. They have armor they must wear whenever they are on duty, that also must be kept in top shape. This armor protects them from bullets, knives, and blunt force trauma. It consists of a helmet with a battle mask and visor, shoulder guards, chestpiece, armor over the arms, waist, hips, codpiece, and thighs. They also wear a cape, and have a spear that can shoot lasers.

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Palace guards patrol the outside of the palace, in the air and on the ground. They stand guard outside the private quarters of breeding mates, the Elite Trine, throne room, and all entrances to the palace. They also stand before each support pillar in the throne room. They also patrol the inside of the palace.

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Their shifts aren't too long, ensuring they stay rested and alert. Guards also are trained more in servo-to-servo combat, how to use various melee weapons and guns, bomb diffusing and making, hacking, leadership skills, and more.

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Cameras monitor all hallways and activity in the palace along with the guards patrolling to ensure utmost security.

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The Captain of the Guard may punish a guard with physical discipline, from beating with a cable or flogging. They may also lock a guard in their room and take away items from them.

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-Throne room

- Meeting room

- Offices for the Alpha, captain of the Guard, and advisors

- 200 berthrooms for breeding mates and the Alpha's creations

- Alpha's berthroom/Elite Trine's room

- 300 berthrooms for guards

- Guest rooms for special visitors

- Rooms for advisors

- Mess halls for guards and the royal family

- Energon storage rooms

- Painting room

- Rec rooms and training rooms

- Medical wing

- Armory

- Classrooms for the Seekerlets

- Lab (later added by Starscream when he becomes Alpha)

- Cells for special prisoners and punishing guards

- All berthrooms have washrooms

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All berthrooms are fitted with furnishings, a closet, and private washroom, as well as a small balcony. The Alpha's berthroom is massive with a very large berth, several couches, a massive TV, huge closet, dressing area with large mirrors and mannequins, and a very large balcony.

The painting room is where Seekers may paint themselves and collect wax, polishes, etc. The training rooms are used for combat training of Seekerlets and guards. Bomb and long distance target training takes place in the mountains.

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The medical wing has nurses and a doctor, who are fliers but not always Seekers. They do not live in the palace, but are paid a high wage to care for the Seekerlets, breeding mates, and guards. They often are in the berthrooms of the breeding mates when they give berth, if the breeding mate isn't in the medical wing for it.

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The princes and princesses attend classes in the palace with actual school teachers who are paid to come and teach the private classes.

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There are some prison cells used for punishing guards, or to hold high class prisoners, or Seekers who disobeyed the Alpha but are not locked in Vos' Penitentiary due to protection from grounders.

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The throne room is at the top of the palace, and is connected to a massive balcony that can receive space ships, allowing important guests to visit without going through the rest of the palace. The throne room is a long hall with support pillars running parallel along it's length. Between each pillar on the wall is a large painting of previous Alphas and the current. Between each painting is a banner with the sigil of Seekers on it. On each support pillar is another of these banners.

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The throne sits on a tall dais, with wing-like structures protruding from its back. The Alpha sits upon the throne while the Alpha's trinemates stand at attention on either side. Behind on the wall are more large banners with the sigil of Seekers.

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The Alpha may have open court where they listen to their people's needs and complaints, host shows, and speak to important guests in the throne room. And when a guest greets the Alpha, they are to bow by getting down on one knee, lowering their helm to not look at the Alpha, and extend their arms out, bent some, to show they have no weapons and come in peace.

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In the center of the palace is a hole that extends from the first floor to the last. Seekers fly up and down this, like an open elevator shaft to reach various levels. Support pillars allow each floor to have large openings for Seekers to easily land and take off from. An elevator also is located in the palace for non-flying guests.

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The breeding mates of the Alpha live very much like regular submissives, only they do not need to clean or do much housework. The servants of the palace, who are paid to come over daily and clean, handle that. Breeding mates have full access of the palace, but may not always be able to leave. They still must follow everything the Alpha says as if they are their trineleader. They are bred often and a lot, sometimes being allowed long breaks after having so many sparklings.

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Breeding mates may have been chosen after courting the Alpha and being accepted, or taken if the Alpha saw them and wanted them, regardless if they are single or trined. It is an honor to be a breeding mate of the Alpha.

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Breeding mates wear an outfit that consists of golden chains covered in jewels, a jeweled crown and collar, and cape. It merely shows who they belong to and ensures no one messes with them. Breeding mates are not allowed out of the palace without their collars. This ensures no one dares to touch or use them. Doing so can result in serious punishment from a flogging to death.

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Breeding mates can be called by the Alpha at anytime for interface, and often engage in orgies with the Elite Trine. Only the Alpha may use their breeding mates unless they otherwise allow their trinemates to also use them. But, only the Alpha may breed them.

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Breeding mates may interface with each other so long as they do not spark one another.

The Alpha's creations are referred to as princes and princesses, and live a fairly normal sparklinghood, only in a palace with guards. The guards take orders from the Seekerlets, as well as the breeding mates, and must be respectful towards them. The Seekerlets sometimes befriend the guards. The guards help them however they can.

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The royal Seekerlets may spend most of their lives in the palace, but once they are of age, they are kicked out by the Alpha and go off to find their own trine. Due to having so many creations, an apartment tower is used by the Alpha for their creations to rent an apartment in until they can get their own place or trine.

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The palace life is not strict, and the Seekerlets are very pampered. Breeding mates also are spoiled, and given Shanix.

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In front of the palace is the opening to the catacombs and Vos' plaza, which contains a large water fountain, statues of previous and current Alphas, a stage where the Alpha may address a crowd of Seekers, and whipping posts for public floggings.

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Fighting and Body Language:

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When Seekers fight it's all about speed. they are not heavily armored, so when they attack, they fly as fast as they can at their enemy, transform, and grab an arm or some limb and tear it off. They may even land at speed on their target, crushing them.

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Seekers will grab their prey, carry it up into the sky, and as a group, all grab the limbs and pull until they tear off. Then tearing the torso and helm off their victim.

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They are ruthless in their attacks, moving too fast for their enemies to fight back. they fly and strike by shooting or tearing something off before flying off, circling around,a nd coming back.

Seekers also make animalistic sounds when fighting to strike fear in their opponents. From growling, snarling, shrieking, and making other awful, terrifying sounds as they threaten or tear apart their enemies. Seekers may also bite, snap jaws, claw at their enemies, and flare wings to appear larger. Hissing to spit mouth lubricant is another fight and threat tactic they employ. Even if to some it seems "barbaric" or "animalistic," the purpose of it is to scare opponents and give the Seeker the upper servo, maybe even prevent a fight from occurring. Whatever it takes to win a fight, a Seeker shall take it.

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When fighting in a large group, bombers fly over the battlefield first, dropping their load. Then, the other seekers come in just as the bombs finish exploding, landing and attacking those who didn't get hit by the bombs. Shooting, tearing off limbs, and flying away before the enemy has time to react.

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Seekers mostly communicate via body language, their wings showing off their moods, the sounds their engines make, and optic-contact. Flared wings often a sign of aggression or to make the Seeker look larger to intimidate a threat. Flicking wings is done to show dominance, growing anger, aggression, warning about them potentially attacking, and annoyance. Perked wings show curiosity, eagerness, and excitement. Fluttering wings are a sign of happiness, joy, excitement, love, and contentment. Lowered wings are for when the Seeker is nervous, scared, being submissive, or trying to not seem threatening. Wings in a resting position are for when the Seeker is calm and comfortable. Folded back wings are for annoyance or to move them away from someone. Twitching wings are usually for when the Seeker is thinking, stimulated during interface, or slightly bothered. Growling engines are for when the Seeker is annoyed, pissed off, or warning about potentially attacking. Narrowed and glowing optics are another sign of aggression. Breaking optic-contact to look away is done when being submissive.

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Seekers also lick each others faceplates as a sign of playful affection. They cuddle often, always needing physical contact for comfort, support, and love. Seekers are extremely physical, whether with bonding, snuggling, or even punishment. Everything involves some form of physical contact.

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What Seekers Find as Attractive and "Turns Them On:"

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Seekers are a warrior culture, so what they find as attractive and pleasing in a mate or trinemate is unique. Giving the helms of enemies to a lover, efficient combat skills, exceptional skill at killing, tearing off limbs and killing quickly are all smiled upon and make a watching Seeker feel turned on. Fast fliers, impressive aerial combat, ruthless in battle, and strength are favorable.

Seekers also like it when a trinemate has great "berth skills," is stubborn, brutal, has large wings, and no fear when killing or facing death. Killing many quickly and tearing them apart savagely is a bonus as well. Simply watching others be killed by another Seeker can put a Seeker in the mood for interface.

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A trineleader is even more attractive when they keep their trinemates in strict formation, and the trinemates follow orders perfectly without flaw or hesitation. Even able to take numerous commands without the trineleader needing to speak, simply snapping digits or making certain gestures with their body. Trinemates who can take punishment with little to no screaming or crying are viewed as better and stronger Seekers than others. And trineleaders who have many creations are seen as stronger, better at interface, and superior.

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Seeker Genetics and More Facts:

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Seeker coding is very dominant due to the fact that their coding has been altered purposely for many vorns. Seekers once mated in groups of three, with a dominant and two submissives. But, as Seekers were continuously killed and mistreated by other Cybertronians, the once humble fliers had to begin to change themselves in order to survive. They had to adapt.

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It took vorns, but the Seekers modified their very CNA and coding to make their current frametype be natural. To be what they are now. They augmented their bodies to be faster, more aerial dynamic, stronger, tougher armor, and able to kill proficiently as well as quickly. The mating of three became trines for combat. To not only fight off outsiders, but to better safeguard their young. Many of the old traditions stayed the same, just with new bodies.

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As their bodies changed so did their culture in certain ways. Seekers became a warrior culture, growing up to learn how to fight from a young age, and accepting violence and death as natural. It is so embedded into their coding and who they are that it is natural for a Seeker to even feel sexually attracted to someone based solely on that person's efficiency at killing. They are exceptional aerial warriors, able to rip off the limbs of their enemies fluently. Their optics are capable of seeing distant enemies far below them, they can reach speeds of over Mach 3, and reach top speed in astroseconds. Their maneuverability in the skies is unmatched, and so is their ferocity in battle. They are so brutal in combat that the Functionists labeled them as only being capable of being soldiers and deny them any other kind of work. Seekers were only allowed in the War Academy to hone their natural ability, and viewed as interface crazed murderers by most. Seekers are so hated that they can be often times murdered, raped, or beaten in public and no one, not even police, bother to help them.

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Seeker coding is so dominant from the manipulation that it is rare for one to have anything but a Seeker even if they breed with a non-Seeker. Every Seeker has about a 94% chance of having another Seeker. A Seeker who is half Seeker and half non-Seeker still has a 70.5% chance of having a Seeker with another Seeker. If both Seeker creators are half Seeker, then the chance of having a Seeker is about 47%.

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It is best that Seeker coding is so dominant for traditional trineleaders will kill sparklings who are anything but a Seekerlet.

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With the structure of a Seeker's frame, their very powerful jet engine, strong limbs, resilient, but light armor, and fast fuel processing, they can often times overheat. It is this reason that Seekers cannot interface for too long or have too many overloads in a short period of time. And why after flying for joors, Seekers will find themselves sitting down panting, cooling fans overworking, trying to get back to safe temperature levels.

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Their engines are very efficient when it comes to fuel. They take in a fair amount of energon, but their fuel tank can quickly process it and get it into their engine so that they can return to combat. A Seeker running at 10% energy level can consume a single cube of energon, and be back into the battle at nearly 30% in just a couple of kliks.

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Seekers are quite prone to claustrophobia. They grow up in towers, far from the ground or anywhere enclosed. Being inside for too long or locked away quickly gets to them. They can begin to have hallucinations in only an orbital cycle or too. Sometimes they may tear at their own plates, scream, or show other signs of insanity.

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Seekers usually write their trine vows when adolescent, but not always. Some may wait until after they leave the trine.

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With the resilience of Seekers' armor, they tend to have a higher pain tolerance, thus making them even superior for combat and being warriors. It is also frowned upon in their culture to be too sensitive regarding physical pain. Their stronger frames also allow them to handle great falls and landing on their peds at speed. Their leg hydraulics are designed to take the brutal landings, and crashes that they may have to endure.

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Seekers are very physical, requiring the touch of their trinemates or creators often. They are always cuddling, hugging, and being near to each other. Interface is a regular activity to build these bonds, especially since it is very touch oriented. When a trinemate is injured, the other two trinemates will lie on either side of the injured one and try to cover as much of the injured Seeker's frame as they can. They will then keep everyone else away, guarding the hurt trinemate until they are better.

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Seeker wings are very sensitive, allowing them to better navigate and respond to changes in the air around them. They also have much more going on in regards to their HUD for flying, battling, scanning for enemies, and other attributes for aerial combat.