The Meaning: Tao of Lucy, simply put, is the way of the mother (or woman). It is the unbridled affection for the creative spirit. The Tao of Lucy is a connection to nature, a respect for nurturing life and love on Earth.

The Origin: Before recorded time and the knowledge of the collective memories of the Tao of Lucy, there was Lucy herself. Lucy, the mother of creation and architect of this world, has existed for eons upon eons. She was ape-like in appearance and was said to have possessed a soft, almost imperceptible, glowing aura around her at all times. Her designs are ever present in the natural world around us and the flora and fauna that inhabit the myriad environments. Even the landscapes themselves were shaped and molded through time at her will. Lucy possessed many great, seemingly magical abilities through her connection to the Earth and its power, known as the Bogan. Able to imagine and reimagine the planet and its denizens to her desire for several billion years. Not much is known of much of this time. Known in the science world as Australopithecus afarensis, we’re not sure exactly how long she lived, but her death occurred roughly 3.2 million years ago.

The Progeny: While Lucy seemed timeless, immortal even, she eventually began to enter her twilight years. It was in this time that she gave birth to twin sons, Saturn and Sunday. Identical in every way physically, but for a prominent set of dragon-like horns that sprouted from the crown Sunday’s skull. Over millions of generations, the boys grew and flourished in their connection to the Earth. The Bogan was strong in them! They found clever use for their skills and quickly discovered they could inhabit the minds and bodies of the creatures that roamed the planet. Both were a menace in their younger years with frequent scuffles and cruel pranking.

For Lucy, the twins were to become the custodians of Earth and secure its survival. They would be its protectors, guarding and guiding life on this planet against local and outside threats. Also ape-like in appearance, but much larger than their mother, they were deity-like in their enormous majesty. As Lucy passed away and was reclaimed by the soil of her home, Saturn and Sunday inherited their charge, each serving in their own way. To relieve the burden upon them, they agreed to serve in shifts. Each would offer their protection while the other rested in hibernation and wistful sleep. A system that worked splendidly for many years. But the brothers eventually spent their time as wards in very different ways.

Saturn was full of life and curiosity. He was quick to love and even quicker to lust. He believed Earth would be better served if the Bogan were accessible to the more sentient of Lucy’s creations. Saturn spread his seed to many kinds of great beasts and odd creatures. Through the Bogan he was able to affectively start the chain of genetic memories from his bloodline. Those sired by Saturn also possessed strong abilities and a vast array of attributes. His lineage grew and soon the world was populated with all manner of beings, some of which are still the source of many myths and legends. He bred with humans and Mune on occasion, for he so loved them more than most, producing some wild and often unexpected results. But all were Saturn’s children and he had a special affinity and love for them.

Sunday on the other hand was shrewd and calculated. He was prone to a quick temper and even quicker wrath. He came to believe Earth would be better served if the Bogan were limited to him and his brother alone. Sunday bore no offspring and never would. He commanded authority with the world’s tenants, managing the Mune resource contract established by Lucy and keeping his brother’s endless brood from tampering with his mother’s designs. Eventually his patience for their antics would wear thin.

The Mune: A fierce and ancient race from far beyond our solar system. We do not know the location of their home world. They are a conquering race with a healthy lust for resources of other planets. Royal blood and lineage dictate much of the Mune culture and hierarchy. Long ago Lucy was indebted to them, for reasons lost to time, and granted them access to Earth’s metal and minerals. The Mune starships are pyramid-shaped monstrosities large enough to require massive stone landing platforms for transferring cargo. The Port of Giza being the most active among them. Bipedal and human-like in appearance except for their animalistic heads. Resembling all manner of creatures from the shoulders up.

The Sibling War: The tension and conflict between Saturn and Sunday’s differing ideologies culminated in The Great Sibling War. During Saturn’s long sleep, Sunday grew tired of the rampant destruction and plundering of Earth’s resources. The Mune had begun to exploit other creatures for their labor, mankind included, and became greedy in their pursuit of gold. The twins were never sure of the exact details of their mother’s deal with the Mune, but it afforded them great liberties during the brother’s lives. But Lucy was long gone and Sunday felt the Mune had overstayed their welcome. Sunday’s encounters with the Mune were becoming hostile, as well being seen a brooding and dangerous figure among the planet’s other inhabitants, earning him the moniker “Black Sunday”. Saturn’s love for his offspring, particularly humans, had become a fierce obstacle to Sunday’s designs. He would use the opportunity to correct his brother’s mistakes.

Black Sunday formulated a plan to reset life on Earth and regain balance and stability to his content. He took the form of a common carpenter bee and ultimately organized a worldwide network of pollenizers under his command and rule. He held food production at ransom and choked out sustainability. Advanced cities and civilizations fell during this time, but some pockets of life survived. The Mune fled our system in desperation, angry and defiant, vowing to one day return and claim vengeance on Black Sunday for his betrayal of the ancient contract with his mother. Upon awakening, Saturn was shocked to find his plentiful and varied bloodline devastated. He became furious and immediately confronted his brother.

Battle ensued between the twins, shaking the ground where they clashed. They took the form of several greater beasts in their confrontation, notably the Great Horned Snake and Mammoth Falcon in the final bloody skirmish. Saturn’s passion and love for his progeny would prove to be more than Black Sunday could defend. Nearly slain and grasping at life, Sunday split his mind and essence between several unlucky lesser animals in an effort to survive his brother’s wrath. Over time Saturn hunted these creatures to rid the world of Black Sunday’s future influence. As he dispatched the Deer, Fox, and Bear forms of his now hated brother, Saturn realized that the split had corrupted Sunday’s mind beyond return. He was deranged and remember nothing of his true self in his madness. The end of the war came with the slaughter of starved and wretched lion in the open plains of Africa. It is said that shortly after, Saturn died of a broken heart, leaving the Earth in the hands of his surviving offspring. Leaving the Bogan to continue on with in those descended from him.

The Mutants: Among the most powerful of Saturn’s offspring were the Mutants. Known to be the first generation of his children, they possessed amazing abilities and fantastical physical features. Not everything is known about the Mutants, many remain allusive and secretive. We do not know exactly how many exists or the range of their legendary mastery of the Bogan. After the death of Saturn and Sunday, most kept to themselves and worked in often mysterious ways throughout time, but some few took up leadership roles in collaboration with their myriad cousins. The most famous of which is the Mutant of Majesby, a four-armed, three-eyed giant hairy humanoid. While it’s true name isn’t known, it’s title comes from the Mutant’s chosen home. The mystical and secluded territory near the arctic circle of North America known as Majesby. The local population of Majesby, craftsman and farmers, possess odd deformities due to their proximity to the Mutant as well. Many creatures, mostly humans, born with the Bogan often develop strange abilities over time and are eventually compelled to make a pilgrimage to Majesby and be judged by the Mutant that resides there. Some are given tasks to perform on Earth in service to the Tao of Lucy. Others are teleported by the Mutant of Majesby to serve aboard The Loxodonta.

Old Atlantum and The Loxodonta: The Loxodonta is a highly advanced starship housing a wide variety of beings brimming with the Bogan. It was once the sprawling and magnificent city of Atlantis. The city was municipally and systematically run by an extensive AI system known as Atlantum. During the mass exodus event of the Sibling War and the Mune evacuation of Earth, the city’s AI supervisor gained sentience and transformed the vast interconnected structure of the metropolis into a spacecraft and launched it into the planet’s orbit. The system AI claimed itself as “Old Atlantum” and dubbed the ship The Loxodonta. The ship resided in Earth’s orbit, hidden by the veil at Aul Kost, a dark matter projector originally designed to conceal it from Black Sunday’s gaze. Apart from Old Atlantum and a small but efficient coterie of very special droids, The Loxodonta was home to thousands of gifted minds. The vessel has seen many great captains over the years but The Immortal Three are the longest running and most notorious among them. The sentient AI system holds many personal accounts and memories of the Children of Saturn throughout time, mostly studied by the more philosophical and scholarly of his descendants.

The Immortal Three: Lucille Ball, Lucy Liu, and Lucy Lawless are known as the wise and loving Immortal Three. While it isn’t known if they are actually immortal, the title was affectionately given to them by the crew of The Loxodonta due to their long and storied run as captain.