Next Planetwars Factions

I'd like to advance the fiction somewhat, as well as break up the factions next round. Firstly, LH got wiped out. Just like Unaligned last time, this means they get wiped out of the fiction, only way more emphatically this time. Cyber was largest, so they get split in half.

I'd like to give Jasper, Sheep and Crutch a chance to decide what happens to their faction story-wise. To recap the story so far:

http://zero-k.info/Wiki/PlanetWarsFactions

You guys (especially Valhalla) have ruled the galaxy for centuries, practically exterminating unenhanced humans and going on campaigns of forced cyberization etc at one point and wiping out the old empire (Conrads one, where you trashed Throne). However, in the last round, the humans managed to rebuild a second empire (When TB and Empire got together) and used the artifacts (massive AI control beacons) to keep machines and enhanced humans oppressed.

Valhalla, the old Ascended, has resurfaced and did really well this round, so you guys can be split into the New Ascended (or somesuch) and the Cybersomething, if you like.

If anything it was nearing empire-cyborg alliance - rick was tired of fighting and wanted to sell worlds..
So it basically nearly ended with some empire-cyborg treaty..

Machines were fighting cyborgs and dynasty was allied with machines

Most of that IP was purchased. If you look at planets we were seriously getting thrashed- we used to be leading but cyber clawed back 15+ worlds, only Ricks IP buying kept us from losing the game ages ago.

I, at least, want to switch back to Free Machines though, because i sympathize more with their fiction, and I know Licho wants to play Dynasty, so the players will change next round. I don't think the fiction needs to change though, since the last round ended in a coldwar stalemate, LH was the only one not to survive that intact.

yup, I invaded anything that looked weak

I would like to split off into a new faction that is ruled by a benevolent singleton super human AI, with a photonic brain many orders of magnitude more powerful than any proceeding AI. The AI would keep the remains of liberated humanity as a protected species. Much as we, humans currently protect endangered species today.

Its motto would be "Better the most learned. Then the rule of the mob"

Basically a super human AI with mostly human foot soldiers and few tightly controlled and more limited ancient human uploads as well. No cyborgs would be accepted because the AI would only accept ancient and powerful uploads whose physical bodies had long since decayed.

Possible names:
The over mind
The manager
The director
The leader

New motto

"Better the most learned. Then the mob"

Well i would say the cybernetics have ascended into pure energy and only come down to fight.