There's going to be dwarves on the ship and in the colony with you guys. Quite a few actually, as they'll be managing the excavations for the new colony. 

[quote=SwordfishKnight]
I just can't portray dwarves ever since Dwarf Fortress. Never forget. If i did play a dwarve, he'd be a bumbling idiot who somehow always does the right thing stupidly.
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I laughed super hard at this. I've never been able to climb the mount Everest of a learning curve Dwarf Fortress has, but I've read some really funny accounts of playthroughs. Here's my favorite one, if you're interested [url=http://lparchive.org/Dwarf-Fortress-Boatmurdered/Introduction/].

[quote=Chezka]
Dext, what type of government does Aega have? I'm planning on having my character come from a noble family, possibly one that has some amount of political influence, if that's alright.
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Aega has a Monarchy. The blessing bestowed upon humans gives them a great ambition. For this reason, the position of king/queenship is not hereditary, but rather the candidates for king/queen are run through a series of physical, emotional, mental, and magical tests. These tests are performed and overseen by the Adagent (a group of overseers and judges with extreme physical, mental, or magical aptitude). The one who performs best in all the categories (ties mean nobody is chosen) is given the title and responsibilities of leadership. Once a leader is chosen, the Adagent act as advisors for the chosen. 
I would prefer that the position of your character not be the relative (near or far) of the current monarch. Perhaps they could be a relative of one of the Adagent or one of the higher noble houses. As with regular human society, noble houses are born through industry or something that provides the family with enough money to warrant titles and land, which are handled by a notary appointed by vote between the Adagent and the current Monarch.

Edit: Something I forgot to mention was that once the monarch has been in power for 2 years, the search for a new monarch begins. Since it can take multiple testing sessions to identify an ideal candidate, the testing starts as soon as possible to ensure constant leadership. If an individual is found before the current monarch passes away or relieves him/herself of power, the chosen candidate acts under the monarch to recieve further training and instruction from both the monarch and the Adagent.