After Earth

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After Earth
(Momentarily known as Shattered Stars)(Briefly known as Beyond the Shattered Stars)
(Formally known as After Earth)


In the final days of man, the skies burned a vibrant red, and the wretched cries of mortals soared to the heavens. We called ourselves gods, for the universe laid at our feet. However, nature proved that even the mightest species can be wiped from existence with ease. The sun, our star, went supernova, and the mighty fires consumed the Earth until nothing remained in it's place. The more religious amung us call that day 'The Day of Judgment', but the wiser name it for what it is: the day humanity's luck ran out.

In the days before Earth's destruction, the collective minds of our species put thier differences aside, and seeked a salvation for our kind. The greatest scientists humanity had to offer created the Arks. Space ships of biblical scale, constructed to whisk a select fraction of our kind to saftey, so that with Earth perished humanity might yet live on.

Our forefathers boarded the Ark, and no words could possibly describe the feelings they must have felt as they watched the Earth from space. Shrinking as they ventured to saftey, leaving billions to die in the flames. No one can imagine what the crew must have been thinking as they pushed the button, the button which propelled the Arks untold light years from Earth, and into the unkown. To escape the wrath of the dying Sun, our forefathers sacrificed the saftey of everything they knew, and in return, the remnants of humanty were transported by the Arks into deep space, where the hope of survival lies always at the fingertips, just out of reach.

We now live in a world constructed entirley by man. All human civilization exists either in orbital stations, or as domes contructed on the faces of large rogue asteroids wandering the great, empty void. We build artificial gravity wells on the asteroids to create atmospheres, we use machines to generate oxygen, and the only thing that keeps each asteroid from tumbling back into space is a delecate gravitational pull emmited from each circling asteroids. We manufacture everything to keep us alive. It is starting to take more resources and energy to keep our species alive then we can produce, and manking will begin to dwindle into extinction.

The Story Thus Far

We stay alive by harvesting what little resources the asteroids we call home can offer. Strict population control laws are in place, prohibiting any family to have more then a single child, if any at all. Children are a rarity, and when this generation passes away the generation following us will only be 1/4 of our numbers, and there are only 20,000 of us left. As it stands, no one expects our species, humans, to live another 10 years. Because in ten years, we will have depleted our precious asteroids, and the energy that it takes to sustain us cannot itself be sustained. However, there is good news. A rogue asteroid is tumbling through space, only a few days distance from the small asteroid cluster we call home. Scientists predict there are enough resources on the asteroid to sustain us for another twenty five years, and so small teams of skilled crews have been sent out in an attempt to 'reel' the astroid in, or bring it close enough to our little cluster to be captured by our gravity wells.

Captain Moore and his crew: Jaycee, Elizabeth, Ray and Charlotte have been dispatched as an elite squad tasked with capturing the asteroid.

Lore
Species

Sometime during the galactic reign of the Visari Empire, an exploration team encountered an intelligent alien species on an uncharted planet, known today as the Amarian homeworld: Guardian. Through this first contanct, the new alien species were recognized as the Amarian, as that is what they had taken to calling themselves. Before the first contact, the Amarian were a pre-flight species entering what humans would call 'an industrial revolution'.

Amarian culture places high value on honor and personal sacrifice, and consequently the importance of an individual is pushed aside for the importance of the 'greater good'. This was a fact hard learned by the Visari when single squadrens of Amarian fighter pilots would charge without fear against entire fleets. In fact, the Amarian are almost single handedly responsible for the disolution of the Visari Empire during the First Galactic War.

The Amarian are famed for producing both great soldiers and great tacticians. This is likely a direct result from the Amarian educational system, which teaches military tactics to all Amarian youth, and is considered as vital to proper education as the ability to read or write. Altough at first glance, and judging by history, the Amarian would appear to be a war hungry people, that fact couldn't be farther from the truth. The Amarian's value honor, and to die in war is considered the nobelst death, thusly the warrior class is high in Amarian heiarchy. However, the desire to expand thier control and influence isn't a trait specific to the Amarian. The reason most people would call the Amarian war hungry is because often when they set out to expand thier Empire, they succeed.

As many great accomplishments as the Amarian have claimed, so too have they claimed great atrocities commited in the name of thier Empire. For example, the Amarian are also responsible for the discovery and subjugation of the Tischman, an enslavement which would last some centuries and only come to an end with the conclusion of the Second Galactic War.

Today, the Amarian empire is stronger than ever, and the galaxy is ripe for the taking. Talks of expansion and war run rampant, and Amarian fleets can be observed gathering deep in Amarian space; a storm is brewing.

Uniquely, the tendrils on the back of a paratians head can be used to communicate emotions, memores, and thoughts to other Paratains, and sometimes even other species. THis unique feature makes the paratian species a highly sociable species, keen on emotions and empathy. This is a likely reason why most Paratians serve as peace keeps, and are typically seen as such.

The Paratian Empire is responsible for defeating the Amarian Empire during the Second Galactic war, as well as the liberation of the Tischman Empire. First contact with the Paratian Empire was made by another Visari exploration team sometime after the events of the First Galactic War. Eager for allies to stop the growing Amarian Threat, the Visari gifted the Paratians with space-flight, as well as aiding in the mass construction of fleets.

Altough skepticism of the Visari amung the Paratians was rampant at first, such doubts were soon pushed aside as the Visari aided with the empowerment of the Paratian Empire. As a result, a strong, but brief, alliance between the Visari and Paratian goverments was formed. In conseqeuence, this sparked the Second Galactic war, which ended with a Paratian / Visari victory, the liberation of the Tischman, and the supression of the Amarian Empire. The alliance between the Visari and Partian governments was short lived however, as Visari interests continued to frustrate peace negotiations. Shortly after breaking thier alliance and all ties with the Visari, a true peace treaty was settled upon, and the Second Galactic War came to an end.

Indeed, Paratians are most well known as liberators and peacekeepers within the galaxy, and sometime after the war a strong alliance between the Tischman and Partian Empires was formed. This strong alliance between empires resulted in Paratian acquisition of advanced technology enabling them to roam the stars virtually undetectable, ie stealth technology. In return, Paratian patrol vessels can be seen raoming Paratian and Tischman Empire Space, and are some of the most lethal craft to ever take to the stars.

Today, the Paratians are churning out space craft faster then they can be counted. On the horizon, the Amarian fleets are howling for war and the continued peace with the Advent can't last for much longer as Advent vessels continue to push thier boundires. Where will the war start and who will start it remains a mystery, but one thing is for certian: The Paratians will be ready.

Little history exists of the Tischman, not because they are uninterested in recording thier existance, in fact quiet the opposite. The Tischman are a scholorly race, with a brain capable of fuctioning on par with a computer, the Tischman have evolved into logical powerhouses. First contanct with the Tischman was made by a Visari exploration team sometime during the events of the First Galactic war. Uniquely, the Tischman were already capable of space-flight, and had built numerous facilities on the moons surrounding thier homeworld. When discovered, Tischman space technology existed somewhere in between the point of solar system colinization and galactic exploration (meaning the Tischman were not yet capable of acheving FTL travel, altough they were close).

After first contact the Tischman were quick to adapt, and only a few years after first contact Tischman exploration teams could be seen roaming the galaxy. During the first galactic war, the Visari saw a valuable ally in the Tischman, and began commisioning Tischman scientists with the research and construction of advanced weaponry, which was direly needed by the Visari in thier war against the Amarian. The discoveries the Tischman can make when they pool thier collective intelligence is astonishing. However, the Amarian Empire quickly grew alarmed by this Tischman - Visari alliance, and seeking to weaken thier opposition, they struck the Tischman homeworld, Promise.

Shortly after the fall of promise, and the subjugation of the Tischman by the Amarian, the destruction of Tischman historical records and research began on a massive scale. The Amarian were always harsh in thier punishment, and this can be examplified by the near complete obliteration of Tischman culture. The Tischman never truly reclaimed thier own culture again until thier liberation from Amarian servitude, which came at the conclusion of the Second Galactic War.

Today, the Tischman are a rather reclusive species, often choosing not to venture too far from thier homeworld and become entangled in galactic politics. So much so in fact, that sighting a Tischman away from thier home space is a rare occurance. For the most part, the Tischman limit themselves to thier own Empire Space, where they still lick the wounds of a culutral scar so severe they may yet never recover.

The Advent are a 'species' of Artificially Intelligent machines. No one knows who created the Advent, or why they were created, but first contact with the Advent occured some decades ago in Visari space surrounding the planet Ruin. Initially, trangressions were comitted as other species failed to recognize the Advent as anything but virtually intelligent machines. Some of the first specimens of Advent encountered were also subsequently disassembled and examined, sparking large uproar amungst the Advent. Acting in self defense, Advent vessels would fire on encroching space craft. Needless to say, a galactic war nearly broke out between the Advent and the other species of the galaxy. However, with the conclusion of the second Galactic War only five years prior, peace negotiates were made under tense pressure from the vast populace of the galaxy.

War was adverted, in exchange a small portion of unclaimed space and a frontier planet were recognized as 'Advent' space. Over the next twenty years the planet would come be known as 'Forge', and would be recognized as the Advent 'homeworld'.

Even today, Advent - Galactic relations remain tense, as most organics still refuse to recognize the Advent as anything but rogue VI. However, as proven by time, the advent are far from mere virtual intelligence. Rather, the Advent boast the galaxy's first true AI, or artificial intelligence, meaning they hold the capacity to learn and formulate new ideas to handle novel situations. To further add to the misunderstanding between the Advent and other species, the Advent don't operate in a hivemind-like manner in which most would pressume. Instead, each unit, or individual, within the Advent operates on it's own accord, and can create assumptions or ideas independent from thier peers; meaning each unit is truly an individual. Therfore, the ideas or actions of a single unit don't reflect upon the ideas or thoughts of the 'species' as a whole. More often than not this leads to further misunderstandings between organics and the Advent. However, because the majority of the galaxy is so openly hostile towards the Advent, you would be hard pressed to find a member of the Advent anywhere outside of 'Advent Space'.

While prejudice towards the Advent is rampant through most parts of the galaxy, the more liberal thinkers have actually classified the Advent as thier own 'Species' rather than simple machines. The idea of what it means to 'be alive' as long befuddled even the brightest philosophers. Most of the galaxy would agree that the Advent arn't alive because they arn't organic. However, if one were to ask a member of the Advent the same question, you would recieve quiet a different response. The Advent entirley consider themselves to be living beings, stating as proof the fact that each member of the Advent is capable of independent thought. Altough the Advent are incapable of reproduction, there have been noteworthy examples of a unit within the Advent expressing the desire to live and emotions. Even if emotions to an Advent are little more than an emulation of observed behaviors amung organic species, the idea that these machines claim to 'feel' strikes an eery cord with most.

Today, the uneasy peace between the Advent and the rest of the Galaxy hangs on a slender thread.

Visari were the first species to achieve space-flight, and evidence of thier presence throughout the galaxy can be found amungst the oldest ruins on planets dotting the galaxy. Indeed, the Visari are creddited with gifting space-flight to the majority of species in the galaxy, and thusly Visari culture can be found present in many alien civilizations, such as the Paratian and Amarian.
Ages ago, the planet Ruin was known as the Visari homeworld, and as other species in the galaxy were beginning to take thier first steps into the inter-galactic world, the Visari were building technological marvels and expanding thier empire to untold heights. In fact, the Visari hold the record for both the largest, and oldest, galactic empire to this date. The time between Visari acheiving space-flight and the collapse of the Empire are known to all Visari as 'the golden age'. An age which is by now hundreds of years in the past.

Visari uncontested dominance over the galaxy faded away at around the same time thier galactic empire began to crumble. During the first galactic war, the Visari empire was besieged by the Amarian, a species which they had gifted with space-flight technology (sometime many Visari today consider to be the single greatest mistake in history). At the conclusion of the First Galactic war, the Visari empire was in crumbles. Literally all colony worlds having been conquered or erradicated, and along with the destruction of thier homeworld, the Visari were left as a shattered image of what they once were.

Today, the majority of Visari can be found throughout the galaxy as nomads, mercenaries, or salavges. The only thing which truly bonds the Visari people any longer is the fact that the Visari are a species without a home. However, in the past decade a religious movement known as "New Eden" has swept the Visari populace. The belief preaches that beyond the frontiers of the galaxy, beyond the stars and beyond the void, there is a paradise which all Visari may call home.

Indeed, at the very outskirts of the galaxy there is a planet colonized excusivley by the Visari. Known as Salvation, the planet is literally known only by those who inhabit it. Trecherous asteroid belts, plasma storms, and super massive black holes back the majority of the space surrounding Salvation an impassible hell, however there is a slender portion of space which allows safe passage to and from the space surrounding Salvation. On salvation, the Visari populace prey for thier brethern who have not yet found Salvation, or know of it's existence. They prey that one day these lost souls will find home.

On Salvation, the Visari rebuild thier fleets and replenish thier numbers. They wait for a leader to take command, and reclaim the glory which the Visari were robbed of.

Not a species, but rather mutations from the Protogen virus. The virus attacks the hosts DNA, altering to the virus' desired specifications. The virus is transmitted through bodily fluids, including saliva and blood. The outcomes of the virus are horrid, resulting in grotesque mutations, leaving the host violent and an extreme hazard to other life forms. All organic species are susceptable to the virus. To get an idea of what the virus does exactly, i suggest watching this:
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Planets and Locations

Empire Planets:

Empire Planets are planets which a single civilization has soverignty over.

Salvation:


The hidden Visari homeworld. Located at the edge of the galaxy, vast uncharted space protects this planet and it's inhabitants from outside eyes. Here, the Visari strive to rebuild thier civilization. Salvation is a reclusive planet, known by few and inhabited by less. To the 'lost ones' or the Visari who do not know a home, Salvation is somewhat of a promised paradise, or an idea of heaven rather than an factual place.

Guardian:


The Amarian homeworld, and the industrial powerhouse of the Amarian Empire. Guardian is a bustling planet characterized by countless undustries and abundent trade. Because of the vast expansion of industry on Guardian, very little natural vegitation remains.

Promise:


The Tishmen homeworld, Promise is the birthplace of many great scientists, and considered by some to be the becon of a brighter future. Unlike the other homeworlds, Promise has an established 'open door' policy, meaning members of any race, species, or faction are welcomes, even Advent and Al'Kari. The galaxies biggest research firm Protogen, also calls Promise home.

Neptune:



The Paratian Homeworld. The majority of Planetary infrasturcture exists underwater, as the planet's surface is 95% oceanic. Because most spaceships aren't designed to withstand the intense pressure found at the depths which the cities are built, most space-ports are above sea level, with long elevators taking tourists and guests to the ocean cities far below.

Forge:


The Advent 'Homeworld'. Altough not really a planet at all, Forge is in fact a supermasive space station, comparable in size to a small moon. Simular to Promise, the Advent hold an Open Door policy in Forge, welcoming all, altough few choose to willingly venture into Advent space. Because the station is so large, and spins at a constant rate, the station actually has it's own gravitational pull, and some rogue asteroids have even been caught by the station's gravity well, forming an asteroid belt surrounding the station.

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Free Worlds:

Free worlds are planets not owned by any single civilization, and thusly are typically open to all species. Free worlds can have vastly different governing systems from one another, and some entire planets are even owned and goverend by companies! These worlds tend to be highly organized and well regulated, comparable to Empire Planets.

Widow:

Widow is a dark, cold place because of it's distance from the sun, and the angle on which it's axis rotates. The night cycle on Widow lasts roughly thirty six days, with seven hours of sunlight. The dark atmoshpere has attracted some of the lowest lifes in galactic space. Drug and prostitution rings run rampant in Widow, with local law enforcement running ragged just to keep things 'orderly'. Homocide rates on Widow are also alarmingly high, comparable even to a Frontier planet. The darkness and incompentecy of local law has attracted a wide range of people. Rumors have it, a network of highly trained assassins called 'Tribunal Moon' have set up in Widow... and they intend to stay.

Orion:

Orion is an elitist planet if there was ever such a word. The entire planet is privatley owned by a company, and is used as some kind of social experiment. Planetside, strict laws regarding education are in place, to the point where children born on Orion are subjugated to rigerous mental exams. The Motto on Orion is "Only the smartest stay" and it's quiet true, any citizen failing to meet the minimum score on the provided intelligence test is deported. It's kind of a sick way of segregating the intelligent from the less gifted, but those who get to stay don't seem to mind.

Concious:

Concious is the trading hub of the galaxy. Anything venturing through free space eventually comes through Concious. Here, a constant war is raged. Not a conventional war, but rather competing traders and business men are always trying to undercut one another and ruin as many lives as possible in the process. With the recent string of deaths, some suspect the group of assassins known as 'Tribunal Moon' are getting a good share of employment.

Onyx:


Emerald:

Frontier Worlds:

In free worlds where a form of government hasn't taken seed, and no planetary law enforcement exists, Frontier Worlds are born. These worlds are ruthless and lawless. Frontier worlds are commonly home to the galaxies most notorious criminals and orginizations.

Dust:

Journey:

Storm:

Providence:

Salvage:

The dumping grounds for the galaxies trash, Salvage is filled to the brim with scrap heaps. The planet as a whole is sparcley populated because of it's extreme heat and arid enviroment, but those who call Salvage home of some of the roughest individuals in space.

Ruin:


At one time, Ruin was the Visari homeworld, a bustling planet with cast infrastructure and wealth. Today, Ruin is little more then a deserted planet, void of many natural resources important to space-farring civilizations. Thusly, the planet has gone untouched for many years, and nature has reclaimed her prize. Intrestingly enough, recent archealogical discoveres have found traces of Advent technology, and some researchers have gone as far as saying this was the planet which the Advent first arrived in our Galaxy.

Osmos:


A lowly planet, home to amung the worst criminals in galactic space. Osmos is notorious as being the home to the Vindicatii Crime lords, who make billions exporting contriband goods throughout the galaxy. Various law enforcment agencies have made attempts to shut operations in Osmos down, typically ending in bloodshed and humiliation for anyone opposing the crime lords. Criminal presence in Osmos is simply too strong to eradicate with anything other then military means...even then, it's rumored the crime lords have a private army large enough to stand toe to toe against any Empire fleet.

Technology

Plasma

Plasma weaponry operates by superheating condensed particles, and then firing the particles through mechanical means (ie: a gun). Unless modified, plasma shots typically tend to rapidly expand as they travel, meaning most plasma bolts (or shots) have a shotgun like effect of covering a relitivley large area. Higher grade plasma weaponry keeps the area affected compact, meaning bolts can be fired over longer ranges, and have a more devistating affect at closer ranges. Because bolts have a large spread, plasma weaponry tends to lack range and penetration, however, it also tends to have incredible stopping power. Plasma bolts also have a 'burning' effect on any obstacle they come in contact with due to the nature of the superheated particles. Concerning plasma related wounds, it isn't uncommon to see broken bones along with seared or melted flesh. Do to the low-cost manufactoring of plasma weaponry, most ships are outfitted with large-plasma canons. Plasma weaponry is the most common weapon type used.

Laser

Laser weaponry operates by keeping high-energy beams compact in a small volume space, maximizing energy density. Whereas plasma has incredible stopping power, laser weaponry has incredible penetrating abilities, capable of cutting through targets with absolute precision. The range and penetrating power of lasers depends of the grade of weaponry being used. High grade lasers are capable of long distance shots, and cutting through multiple targets at once. Typically, range and penetrating power are inversley related, meaning most low-grade laser weapons sacrifice one for the other. Because Laser technology is expensive, and requires large amount of energy to operate, it is most commonly used in oribital and planetary defense. Only the most advanced ships are capable of wielding Laser weaponry, and firearms using Lasers are even more rare.

Conventional

Conventional weaponry consists of the standard shell and head, meaning a shell filled with ignitable fuel fire's a lead 'head' over a distance. Conventional weapons are capable of having both great stopping and penetrating power, making them very versitile weapons when operational. However, because of recoil when firing conventional weapons, they are obsolete in zero-gravity combat. Imagine standing on an asteroid, and firing a conventional weapon. The projectile would likely kill the enemy, but as a result of the recoil you would be sent hurling through space! Of the three weapons classes, conventional weaponry is most effective in gravity. Conentional weapons are less common then plasma weapons, but more common then lasers.

Power Core

Located at the heart of the ship, the Power Core supplies energy to all systems on-board, from life support to the engines. The Power Core runs off refined Zyanthium, an element common throughout space. High grade Power Cores are capable of running longer, and more effeciently, as well as operating more complex systems, such as stealth technology (which will be discussed later). Because of the high levels of radiation emitted, Power Cores are often contained in a led-room, to prevent radiation from posioning the crew. A damaged wall which allows a radiation leak can kill an entire crew in minutes. More advanced ships also have secondary power cores distributed throughout the ship, which can power systems for a short duration in the event the main Power Core is rendered unoperable.

Life Support

Like all systems, the Life Support system draws energy from the power core to operate, and supplies the on-board crew with a steady source of oxygen. Due to thier importance, Life Support systems are often found in the core of the ship. More advanced Life Support systems are also capable of providing artificial gravity as well as filtering the air of radiation (another reason why life support systems are kept close to the Power Core). More advanced ships can have back-up life support systems, which are self-sustained and can keep a crew alive for weeks after inital power-core failure.

Engines

The bread and butter of any ship, Engines draw power for the Power Core to operate. Engines are capable of two means of travel, or drives, the first being the SL drive, or sub-light drive. All engines are built with a SL drive, as it is the primary means for a ship to travel. SL is measured in incriments of 10%, meaning a ship capable of achieving 1 SL is capable of traveling at 10% the speed of light. A ship capable of 5 SL is capable of traveling at 50% the speed of light, and etc. Higher grade engines are capable of achieving higher SL, all the way up to 10 SL, which is 99.99% repeating the speed of light. In order to travel the speed of light or faster, FTL, or Faster Than Light drives are required. FTL fuctions by creating an artificial worm-hole, which allows a ship to move from point A to point B instantaniously, or seemingly faster than light. The process of activating a FTL drive is commonly referred to as a 'Jump'. The distance a ship can jump depends on the grade of the engine and the overall mass of the ship being transported.


Energy Sheilding

Most commonly, if not always, used aboard space ships, Energy Sheilds are the first line of defense. Energy Sheilds power from the Power Core to supercharge particles surrounding the ship, creating a dense sheild-like affect. Imagine traveling at 50% the speed of light, but then bumping into some debree the size of a baseball. Altough small, the debree would rip the shrip to shreds since we were traveling at such a high velocity. Energy Sheilds prevent this by 'dissolving' any materials which pass into it. Energy Sheilds are also capable of aborbing most plasma, laser, and conventional shots. High Grade sheilds are capable of aborbing more powerful shots. However, even the most high grade sheilds can be overloaded if exposed to prolonged combat, resulting in the sheild dissapated and needing to be recharged. Higher grade sheilds also recharge faster.

Kinetic Sheilding

Kinetic Sheilds, or armor, is the last line of defense and protects the fragile hull of the ship. The effectiveness of Kinetic Sheilds depend largley on the materials it is made of. For example, sheilding made from a soft element that aborbs heat might be highly effective against Plasma and Laser, but weak against Conventional rounds.

Radar and Messaging

Radar fuctions by scanning the space surrounding a ship for objects, and then returning the results to an on-board screen. Depending on the design, radars can also pick up radio waves, heat signatures, and even scan the surface of planets or asteroids to find mineable elements and minerals. The same fuction used to scan the enviroment is also used to transmit data. Except, instead of using the radar to scan a wide area, the wavelengths are narrowed to create a beam, which travels at the speed of light and can fire a message to whatever coordinates are inputed. Because an operator needs to know the coordinates of his desired target, other-wise the beam might miss the target and your message will never be read! In space-combat, awareness of friendly and hostile targets is important not only for maneuvering, but also for communications.

Galaxy History

The First Galactic War began exclusivley between the Amarian and Visari, with the Tischman becoming involved much later. The Amarian, fearing the mighty Visari Empire, and wishing to establish thier own claims to the galaxy, began the mass construction of military vessels. In return, the Visari became alarmed by the growing power of the Amarian Empire, and began to frustrate Amarian growth through sabatoge. Soon, a Cold War between the Visari and Amarian Empires were raged on a galactic front, niether wishing for a full on engagment, but never the less each eager to weaken the opposition.

Initially, the Visari Empire had the advantage. Both in terms of numbers and available resources. Recognizing this, a disarmament agreement was proposed, in which both parties would decommission a number of military grade vessels. Some days before the agreement could be reached however, an Amarian war vessel was spotted within Visari space. The Amarian vessel was pursuing Visari pirates whom had captured and looted an Amarian trading frigate, and had taken the crew hostage before fleeing into Visari space. The Amarian War Cruiser was in pursuit before being intercepted by a Visari Battleship.

Relations between Visari and Amarian governments had always been tense, as continual raids by Visari pirates were rampant. Often times such transgressions went unpunished as the pirates fled into Visari space, were Amarian law enforcement had no jurisdication and Visari law enforecment refused to take action. This was the first instance however in which civilian hostages had been taken, which resulted in mass media and public outcry on behalf of the Amarians. Unwilling to disengage pursuit of the pirates, the Amarian cruiser continued to venture deeper into Visari space despite the warnings of the Visari Battleship.

Under Visari regulations, any war vessel which is not operated by the Visari is not permitted beyond a certian threshold under any circumastance. Of course, the Amarian war cruiser had passed the treshold, and so was subsequently fired upon and destroyed. It was the spark which ignited the fire, and soon the Amarian Empire was at war with the much more powerful Visari Empire.

The war, which was expected to prove fatal for the Amarian empire, was suprising in that the majority of intial engagments ended with Amarian victories. Due to tactful military engagments and exceptional strategies, the Amarians soon found themselves not only repelling Visari fleets, but sucessfully invading Visari space as well. With each Amarian victory, Visari defeat become more and more realistic. Realizing this, the Visari seeked the aid of another civilization which it had recently encountered: The Tischman. Altough new to the galaxy, the Tischman proved to be more then capable of fielding military vessels which could outmatch adversaries. Shortly after the Tischman agreed entering the war with thier Visari allies, mass research programs went under development, resulting in a Visari advantage.

Understanding thier enemies were recovering, the Amarians seeked to disable Visari war efforts by neutralizing thier allies, and thus Amarian fleets commited a concentrated attack on the Tischman homeworld, not only resulting in removing the Tischman from the war, but also completley ravaging the Tischman homeworld. During this time strict martial laws were put in place by the Amarians on the Tischman homeworld, seeking to neutralize any possibility of the Tischman rejoining the war. The Visari responded by organizing a mass counter attack. However, before the Amarians were repelled from the Tischman homeworld, they ravaged the planet, destroying everything which could be used as a war asset: ie the scortched earth tactic.

With the Tischman permanently removed from the war, all focus was diverted to Visari fleets, and a commited assault on the Visari homeworld. The Visari military power was virtually ahnilated, and the homeworld decimated. To prevent the Visari from ever recovering, the Amarians forced the Visari on a mass exdous, forcing them to abandon thier homeworld. Subsequently, the Amarians reclaimed thier soverignty over the Tischman empire, and thus Amarian dominence over the galaxy, and the enslavement of the Tischman began.

After the events of the First Galactic War, the Visari Empire sought to rebuild, however such attempts were frustrated by Amarian interferance; the Amarians had no desire to see thier former enemies become powerful again. The Amarian Empire empowered by victory and the enslavement of the Tischman began to rapidly expand, further pushing the boundries by which Visari refugees could settle.

Eager to halt the Amarian expansions, the Visari looked to a pre-flight civilization which they had discovered some decades after the First Galactic War: The Paratians. Realizing the Paratians potential for mass industry, as well as thier fast reproduction rate, the Visari saw pontentially powerful allies in the Paratians. While the Paratian planet, and even Paratian existance, remained a mystery to the Amarians, mass development projects were underway, largley supported and funded by the Visari. Such projects were largley commited to building a Paratian fleet.

Visari aim was to use the Paratians as allies against the Amarians, however Paratian government was kept in the dark, and fed false pretenses such as the Visari were aiding the Paratians for mutual interests. Tischman subjects which had escaped Amarian subjugation fled to Visari space, and were then employed by Paratian research projects. Resulting from this Visari / Tischman assistance, the Paratians soon were capable of feilding a fleet which could not only stand toe to toe against the Amarie, but could unterrly outmatch them.

Through the use of spy networks, the Paratian Empire was eventually revealed to the Amarians, as well as the Visari's intended plans of using the Paratians as allys. Recognizing the Paratians as a legitament threat, the Amarians sought to erradicate the Paratian threat in the same manner which it had delt with the Tischman (which proved to be a grave mistake). Amarian assault on Neptune, the Paratian homeworld, began swiftly and unannounced. The Amarians sought to neutralize the Paratian tech advantage through quick and unrelenting war on multiple fronts. Altough the plan initially went as predected, resulting in numerous Amarian victories, the Amarians severly underestimated Paratian tenacity and leadership.

Unlike the Tischman, the Paratians were equiped for far, and whereas the Tischman were mostly a docile species, the Paratians were experienced in warfare through countless centuries of war amungst themselves. Quickly, Amarian assaults were repelled, and Paratian counter attacks proved devistating. Just as they do today, Paratian vessels proved to favor overwhelming firepower. The Amarian strategy of unrelenting warefar proved ineffective, as the number of lives required to maintain multiple fronts proved more costly for the Amarians then for the Paratians.

Soon, Amarian fleets were pushed back as Paratian fleets pushed deeper and deeper. On the verge of the war coming to the Amarian homeworld, Guardian, the Amarian's recognized defeat and sought peace negotiations. At the table however, a armistice proved impossible, as the Visari Empire continued to frustrate every attempts for peace. The Visari, still sour from thier loss during the First Galactic War, wanted revenge and the complete erradication of the Amarian Empire, a feat which was entirley possible by Paratian Fleets, but would drag the war on and cost even more resources and lives. The Paratians realized as long as the Visari remained at the table, peace could never be achieved. Thusly, the Paratian / Visari alliance was dissolved, and without any military influence, the Visari were left voiceless. After that, peace was brokered between the Paratians and Amarians, resulting in the supression of Amarian expansion, and the liberation of the Tischman. Altough the war was quick, resolving in only a few years, the sheer brutality and bloodshed is something which haunts the memories of all galactic citizens to this date.

Accepted Characters

Charlotte McKnight
The ships doctor, played by Clirkus.

Jaycee Turner
One of the ships pilots, played by Bumblebee.

Ray Barreton
The ships combat specialist, played by FinderofPaths.

Elizabeth Cutter
One of the ships pilots, played by Lady Rawr.

Andrew Moore
The ships captain, played by me. Still a (WIP).

Character Skeleton

Name:
Species:
Age:
Role: (What position do you want on the ship? Preferably anything but pilot, doctor, or captain)
Appearance: (Quality over quanity)
Bio:
Other:

Can't decide which species you would like to play as? Here is some advice:

If you want to play a combat / honor oreinted character, an Amarian may suit you. Imagine what would happen if you crossed a Space Samurai with a Vulcan from star trek, and you would get an Amarian. As an Amarian, you would be neutral towards Paratians and Tischman, but hostile towards Advent and Visari.

If you want to play a character with a lot of room for inner development, Advent may be a good choice. Advent were created to replicate human emotions, and they believe they are alive. For example, if a 'friend' dies, an Advent's eyes will water up, he/she will know she is supposed to ACT sad, but he/she won't know what it truly means to BE sad; the don't know what it means to feel emotions. Also, as an Advent you would likely question "What it means to be alive?" Afterall, are you truly alive? like you wish to believe? or is the galaxy right in claiming you are simply a mechanical creation designed to serve organics? As an Advent, you would be neutral towards everyone.

If you want to play a character with a large capacit for empathy, and want to form close relationships with other players in the RPG, Paratian may be for you. The tendrils one the back of thier head allow Paratians to share memories, emotions, and feelings. The process of doing such is considered to be very inimate amung Paratians, and they rareley do so with other species. While the ability to bond with crew mates on a deep level isn't exclusivley Paratian, they do it very well, and a lot of possibilites for inter-character relations are open here. As a Paratian, you would be friendly with Tischman, netural towards Visari and Amarians, but Hostile to Advent.

If you want to be a tiny genius, Tischman may be for you. In addition to thier cute size and genius, they face very series ethical dellemas. For example, the Tischman, as a species, were once enslaved by the Amarians. Only recently were they liberated by the Paratians. In addition to that, thier homeworld was ravaged, and much of thier culture was destroyed. Imagine being a member of a race still recovering from not only slavery, but losing your identity as a people. As a Tischman, you would be friendly towards Paratians, neutral towards Visari, and hostile to Amarians. Tischman opinion of Advent varies greatly from individual to individual.

If you want to be a member of a species struggling to find a home, and an identity, Visari may be for you. Unlike the other species, Visari no longer have a homeworld (Salvation, but so few Visari know of Salvation it can't be considered an established homeworld). On top of that, your species was once mighty rulers of the galaxy, reduced to a scattered nation struggling for survival. Visari have tons and tons of room for character development, you can play the lost soul looking for a home, or the angry alien hell bent on revenge. As a Visari you would be neutral towards Paratians and Tischman, but hostile to Amarians and Advent.

That being said, if you want to make a Visari character who loves Amarians, or a Amarian who loves advent, you can do so. I was mereley suggesting 'how you should feel' towards a specific species , how you want your character to interact with other species and characters is entirley up to you.

[Lady Rawr]

Role: Mechanic - Pilot
Name: Elizabeth Cutter
Age: 24
Gender: Female

Appearance: Elizabeth has dark blonde hair that she keeps tied up most of the time. She is a fairly attractive woman however is far more concerned with the situation at hand, often having dirty smudges on her face and in her hair from her work. She has a very slim body shape – which is more so a result of the tight rationing situation than anything else. She wears practical clothing for her role – wearing a dark blue jumpsuit with her utility belt strapped across her waist and heavy boots. She also has a leather pilot’s jacket that was her great grandfathers – however it has obviously been repaired several times over the years. She tries to be as happy as possible but sometimes the bleakness of their situation can get to her which sometimes shows.

Bio: Elizabeth was born on one of the few asteroids that civilisation has come to call home. Her parents had always wanted a larger family however due to the strict birth control laws they were only aloud one child. Her father was one of the engineers responsible for the salvaging of the arcs and maintaining the fragile life support systems that maintained their atmosphere and gravity – after his father. He wanted Elizabeth to take over from him however her eyes were always gazing out to the stars, as she dreamt of one day seeing a planet in all of its beauty. As she got older she realised that her dream would most likely remain just that – a dream. Her great grandfather had been the oldest man alive when she was a child and he had often talked about when he was a young boy on earth and his own father who was a pilot – before he had died he had told her to never give up on her dream and had given her the pilot’s jacket.

She became one of the very few pilots and with her engineering knowledge skills she quickly rose to be the best and most resourceful individuals striving for the survival and success of humanity. Now she is an adult Elizabeth does everything she can to help their situation and instead dreams of a day where the human race is not constantly threatened by a lack of resources.

Other: Victoria spends what little free time she has designing many new devices, gadgets and technologies – however without the resources to test or construct anything they have thus far remained on paper. She is an expert mechanic and can fix nearly everything as long as she has the resources – the obvious challenge being without resources for the most part can make things a little difficult.

[Brand]

Lady Rawr, your accepted.
Thrpominlaw, you're not accepted. I don't believe this style of Roleplay will suit you.

[Bumblebee848]

Role: Mechanic - Co-Pilot
Name: Jaycee Turner
Age: 21
Gender: Female

Appearance: Jaycee has a small, compact frame, standing at about 5 foot 2 inches, putting her a little bit on the short side. Her size makes her perfect for working in tight, hard to reach spots. Because she spends most of her time as a mechanic climbing or crawling around, she keeps her brown hair short and easy to maintain, cropped off just below her ears. Having never seen the sun, she has an incredibly pale complexion, offset only by the dark brown of her eyes.
Her uniform closely resembles Elizabeth's, consisting of a grey jumpsuit, rather than a blue one, with the same utility belt strapped across her waist. Heavy black boots and gloves help her navigate the innards of the ship, and she often wears a simple thick black coat over her outfit when she is not working.

Bio: Jaycee was, for lack of a better term, an accident, the younger of a set of twins. Due to protocol, she was taken from her parents, who were allowed to keep only her older sister. Originally, the newborn had been scheduled for a prompt termination, which created a rift between all members of law enforcement. A large fight ensued, between those who thought it inhumane to kill an infant, and those that found it more important to preserve the human race at any and all costs. In the end, a single man, one of the principal engineers, volunteered to adopt her, not as a daughter, but an apprentice. A deal was made, stating that he would teach her the necessary skills she would need to replace him, therefore aiding the colony rather than becoming a burden.
Jaycee grew up without any parental guidance or love, knowing nothing outside of her studies, and the expectations that were placed upon her. Fortunately, she grew passionate about her job; working with machines became second nature to her, and she set her sights on greater goals - ships. Ever since her teacher and adoptive father told her grand tales of the five arcs, she has been dreaming of a chance to see one herself.

Other: Jaycee is still young and still learning. Though she is an incredible engineer, she doesn't have nearly as much knowledge or skill as a pilot. Having spent her entire life as an apprentice, she treats her job as a co-pilot in the same manner, looking up to Elizabeth as both a mentor and a superior.
Having worked with machines for so long, she is a bit stiff when dealing with other humans, often coming off as a bit dense and sometimes blunt. Nonetheless, she is always trying her best, and can be upbeat despite almost any situation.

[Clirkus]

Role: Medical Specialist
Name: Charlotte "Charlie" McKnight
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Appearance:

Bio: The world Charlotte grew up in was a small one, and still shrinking. It was strict too; strict laws, strict diets, strict power usages. There's something about living in a dying civilization that hardens a person, or breaks them, but it was all she knew. She grew up as an only child, as the majority of the children in the asteroid colony grew up. She was trained in basic knowledge of the functions of her unit, and always showed a keen fascination for the sciences. She was a brilliant student and quick learner and began training in the medical field at a young age. She would have preferred to go into something more exploratory, but her world did not offer that kind of luxury. A medic was needed, and when there is a need the citizens are obligated to fill it whenever possible.
Even so, she grew to enjoy her work and because of it she became acquainted with a great number of other colony members and is well known for her patience and friendliness. She is also a strict enforcer of many basic health rules, since if a disease were to break out in such small living spaces as were available, it would be rather difficult to clean up, and so she is something of a "neat freak" in that regard, as a result she tends to be a very organized person.
Recently she has been dealing with the death of her father, a maintenance worker killed in an accident, and her relationship with her mother is somewhat distant, although the two of them are on good terms. She has a few friends, but nobody who is particularly close to her and she likes it that way.
Weapon: N/A
Other: Although necessity has forced Charlotte to pursue medical practice, she has always had a fascination with the way things work on a scientific level, especially technology and in animatronics and robotics. She is constantly toying with improving her tools with fine-tuned animate abilities for delicate procedures and the like and spends a great deal of time designing new ones. Most of which, however, don't turn out to be functional, yet still she perserveres.

[Brand]

Clirkus is accepted.

[Brand]

Yeah, you are. Lol. your in the accepted characters portion of the OP. My bad, lol.

Bumblebee is accepted.

I forget things sometimes.

[Bumblebee848]

Just noticed ._. Sorry for the lack of observation. Thank you!

[Brand]

Expect the IC to be up tomorrow or Friday. Still waiting on a Combat Specialist.

[FinderOfPaths]

Role: Combat Specialist
Name: Ray Barreton
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Appearance:

Bio: Nobody would typically know the fact from simply observing him, but Ray's family was once a fairly experienced weapons manufacturing company, when Earth still existed. Their exodus into space had them still try to keep their "legacy" intact, but it fell apart slowly when there lacked a need for large amounts of guns. Additionally, the supplies needed for said guns were prioritized for much more important things, and weapons were practically outlawed due to the risk of other humans possibly being murdered. Regardless, the few pistols, rifles and ship-based weapons they supplied remained in circulation around the colonies, every so often reproduced, legally or otherwise.
Ray's generation isn't even aware of the crafting skill the family once possessed, but still wasted no time learning of weapons and their functions, still traits that run almost in instinct for them. Even the hard-pressed governing of a decaying species didn't do much to dissuade Ray's enthusiasm to learn of battle of weaponry. His family was one of the few, in fact, who had official permission to even own weapons, let alone know how to use them. At least some form of defense was necessary for humanity, and Ray was rather proud to know he was one of the ones they depended on for such protection.
But growing up was difficult. He had to learn to shrug off the teasing influences of other children who knew of Ray's "special privileges." Ray was usually told it was because of jealousy, but even then he was never exactly sure that was true. Ray lived the life of a social outcast somewhat due to this, and so obtained a rather serious guise to protect himself from suspicion. He wanted no part in the assumption of the many that he was a possible risk of humanity, no matter how true it may have been. It was a rarity for Ray to see someone who actually appreciated what he did, a cold truth that made him a bit depressed, but still hopeful to perform his duty: in the hopes he can earn the trust of those he has to fight for.
Weapon: Plasma Pistol
(I'm unaware of the specific weapon tech, so I'm putting a little assumption here. A handgun that fires up to 16 bolts of superheated energy; can be vented for a cooler, suppressing shot, or a high-power heated shot. Powered by an atomic battery. If this isn't what you had in mind, contact me.)