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The Mysteries of Awilix



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Humans unfortunately do not live on Earth anymore, instead they live on a moon called Awilix that orbits the dead planet known only as Husk. The planet Earth was abandoned almost 500 years earlier after the discovery of a new energy, an energy known simply as Lunos.

The Discovery of Lunos

During the early 21st century the Earth witnessed a unique cosmic event in the form of Lunosity's Comet, a celestial body that passed by our home planet for the first time during mankind's existence. During this comet's orbit it resonated with an energy that triggered a change within the human genome, granting magic like abilities and allowing people to control the very elements around them. Eventually these abilities were dubbed the name Lunos, a tribute to the comet itself, and everyone viewed it as the next step of human evolution.

As the years went on a startling discovery was made. The human race was gradually becoming infertile, a fate mankind was unable to escape since it was embedded within the very core of their DNA thanks to the introduction of Lunos. If nothing was done soon, the human race would become extinct.

The Migration to Husk & Awilix

In a desperate attempt the leaders of Earth all agreed that staying on this tomb of a planet was simply not an option and that the entire species had to leave for the stars and find the origin of Lunosity's comet in order to see if there was a way to find a cure and reverse it's dire effects. Any normal species at this point would be extinct but humanity survived this long by growing humans and allowing for one's conscious to be placed within a new body when their old one became weak. This proved effective but due to the slow nature of the procedure not every human psyche was able to obtain a new body but instead had to be placed on a waiting list. At first many billions of lives were lost but this eventually stabilised to a number of around 9 million people. In addition to this, 300,000 minds have been placed within humanoid robots or stasis tanks so that they can wait for their new body to reach maturity, an advanced technique that was only achieved only in the past one hundred years.

Currently most of humanity lives on the lush moon of Awilix (Image), a satellite beaming with various forms of flora and fauna. Most of it's surfaces is covered in a thick jungle with long lengths of it's landscape housing a rugged mountain terrain. Unfortunately there is little in the way of large oceans but rivers, lakes and streams spread their roots throughout every crevice they can find, leaving many to believe that the plant life is nurtured by bore water and underground seas more than anything else.

Husk (Image) on the other hand is a dead planet with a crater that spreads over a third of it's surface, leaving it's exposed molten core visible to anyone that looks up at the night sky. While it might seen like a planet that should be left alone, it's exposed inner layers has allowed for easy mining of metal ore, fossil fuel and even the occasional Gemstone. These Gemstones can be quite rare and the best quality ones are usually the size of a golf ball.

On the surface of Awilix lies a city known as The Landing (Image). This condensed mega-city was built to surround a large, towering drop-pod; which these days acts like a hub for business and trade rather than a transport vessel. The city is positioned so it continually has a perfect view of it's parent world throughout the day and night, using Husk's rotational cycle to give humans a similar time frame that they were used to back on Earth.

The Events of Current

At this point in time it is unknown when humans will make their next leap in space towards the origins of Lunosity's Comet. For the time being however they are living among the other, occasionally dangerous, wildlife of Awilix. Several ancient ruins and crash sites have been spotted around the moon as well, leaving many to wonder if another intelligent life form used to occupy this lonely planet. This fact seems to be reinforced by the recent disappearance of a scout ship, but it is unknown whether the two are completely related.

Adding to this turn of events is the rising accusations that the Leaders within the city are starting to loose focus on society's best interest through the use of cutting government funding and oppression. These accusations however stem from a radical group called The Children of Umbra, a terrorist organisation who has risen up over the last decade.


Lunos Variations

Lunos powers can come in many different and unique varieties. A person however is only able to specialise in one ability as it is linked in with their genome. While casting, the iris of the Lunos user will glow a vibrant gold.
  • Acid
    The ability to instantly oxidize and corrode any metal through the use of touch. Technique can sometimes create toxic gasses depending on the type of metal corroded, however the user is not immune to any released poisons. One unique trait of an Acid user is that they have the ability to remove any impurities within a raw Gemstone, making it easier for Crystal Lunos users to charge them.
  • Climate
    An ability that allows the control of fire and ice. By touching an object they can lower it's temperature to below freezing point, or increase it's temperature to cause combustion. The further the temperature is pushed away from the ambient temperature, the more strain on the body the individual will experience.
  • Crystal
    The ability to charge up gemstones (Emerald, Ruby, Diamond, etc) in a way that they can be used as either a light source or an energy supplement. Charged gemstone can be used to power electronics and machinery, or by other Lunos users. Overcharged gemstone will explode with any sudden shock, making them viable grenades.
  • Fading
    A form of teleportation where the user can relocate their body up to about a kilometre away from their origin point. Using the ability will leave a ghost like impression of where they last stood before shifting location. After three fades the individual will experience excessive fatigue and must take a break or recharge their three uses through the use of a Charged Gemstone.
  • Gravity
    The ability to rise into the air and float in apparent defiance of gravity. Using a Charged Gemstone will allow individuals to control the gravity of objects around their immediately vicinity as well. Prolong use can cause dizzyness and disorientation.
  • Healing
    The unique ability to reverse wounds on another individual or self, however the Lunos energy used draws its strength off the user's life force, giving healers a much shorter than expected lifespan. Using a Charged Gemstone will allow a healer to draw energy from the Gemstone instead of their own life force.
  • Tech
    The ability for an individual to project their conscious into a single machine. Tech Lunos users are also the only ones able to control a humanoid robot when their conscious does not have a living body to return to. If this is the case then a Tech Lunos user must use a Charged Gemstone in order to project their conscious into a new machine or available new body.
  • Clairvoyance - (GM only ability)
    The ability to see time through a different point of view. Users are able to see past, present and future events all at once and at any given point but are only allowed to see the time differences in the vicinity of which they stand. Since this ability is so taxing on the human psyche Clairvoyance users have become very rare, ironically almost to the point of extinction. This isn't helped by the how Charged Gemstone caused many users to not only witness their own death, but experience the pain associated with it as well.

Transport and Technology

Planetary Carrier
Due to the increasing need to have humans on both Husk and Awilix a Planetary Carrier was built to carry minerals and personnel between the two locations. This vessel can house over 10,000 occupants when not used for transporting cargo and runs on a regular shuttle trip between the two locations. During a day it can make up to three or four trips, only stopping when it needs to empty it's cargo and refuel.

Land Bike
Unicycle Bikes became a very popular item within the limits of The Landing due to the condensed nature of the city. These vehicles seem to appear perfectly balanced, allowing riders to nimbly duck in and out all the alleyways and street while taking up little room when placed within storage.

Wasp
For fast transport around the city and to various locations on Awilix, a Wasp will be your first choice. These flyers are a single pilot vehicle that is not only nimble but extremely fast. The downside of this is that they are not very useful for much more than scouting and are costly to manufacture, meaning your general civilian will be less likely to own one.

Hauler
The second type of flyer that can be seen in the skies are the larger Haulers. They are typically used for transporting large cargo as their powerful engines can easily lift several tonnes of weight. It takes a minimum of two people to fly one and can house three additional passengers. Unlike the Wasp, Haulers are a lot slower.

Robots & Stasis Tanks
The introduction of Robots and Stasis Tanks came as a godsend to mankind. For the first time humans were able to store away the consciousness of an individual and allow the body growing procedure to be placed under less stress for fears of loosing more of it's populous. Of the people that have their conscious stored away, the Tech Lunos users can opt to have their conscious placed within a robot body. This choice allows them to still help out society but at the cost of being unable to use their Lunos.

Advances in Weaponry
Gunpower firearms are simply a thing of the pass with most guns operating through the more reliable Gauss system. The electromagnets within the gun allow shots to be fired more precisely, with faster speed and less wear and tear on the device. Laser and plasma weapons have also made their advances but are generally difficult to obtain. Too often a cheaply build energy gun or melee weapon will malfunction or overuse run out of juice with the more advanced ones relying more on Charged Gemstones than typical batteries.


The 'Rules'

  • Quality & Quantity.
    (This is mostly an Advanced Roleplay so quick-fire, small post are not advised)
  • No Lurking the OOC in Silence.
    (Talk amongst yourselves about the RP and off topic stuff. The more relaxed you and the others are, the more fun you will have)
  • Inactive Posters may be Dropped.
    (The show must go on! However in saying that as GM I'll be aiming for around 1 or 2 posts a week. Don't quote me on that as work and personal life can throw in a curve ball at the worse of times)
  • Your Creativity is Required
    (Unfortunately I don't have the insane creativity on my own to predict every outcome and come up with a solution for each situation. Because of this I would like to ask that you help to build this world along with me. It at any point you find that you are also suffering a bit from a block or brain drain, please let us know so we can all brainstorm together)


Member Questions

To Put simply, a summary of questions that I have received with details that I may have missed.


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I am guessing we are starting on awilix?

It will affect some of my character creation.

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Awilix or Husk. The distance between the two isn't too far so travel from one to the other isn't going to be days, more like a few hours.

Character sheet updated. Still working on some details and may reword any errors.
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@NuttsnBoltsOh hey! Color me interested. I gotta few questions, though.

1)It's mentioned in the CS that society is now 100% infertile. How long ago was the last child born?

2)Robots! Are they many run-of-the-mill servant type bots used for "lesser" jobs like cleaners, store clerks, drivers, assistants, etcetera? Or are humanoid robots rare, expensive, and exclusively used for replacement bodies for human conscious? How intelligent are robots? Forced to follow programs and the three laws of robotics? Artificial intelligence? That weird and creepy sci-fi scene take on AI where robots realize that they are superior to flesh men and start a robot uprising?

3)The leaders. What's the government like? Do people elect their leaders in an idealistic democratic way, or are things more oligarchical or even tyrannical?

4)Could you expand a little bit on the Children of Umbra? Are they the "good-intentions but really misguided" kind of extremists that get labeled as terrorists, or are they the "straight up just want to terrorize people because we're bad dudes" kind of terrorists?
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1) The current generation is unable to bare children, so on a rough number about 20-25 years ago, but even then the number of births for that year would be in the single figures. I think some of the growing concerns would be how to assist in a mother's birth as the process would be so unnatural to humanity today and people wouldn't know what to do, so it in itself would be a very risky process.

2) Thought of had it in their but must have accidentally wrote it out. There isn't any AI. Robots, or more should I say Androids, are operated by human minds within the body. So when it comes to the three laws, it doesn't matter since they are in fact humans. I wanted to avoid AI purely cause it might be too much of a mix with everything that is going on and telling the difference between an AI and a Tech Lunos user may be too difficult.

3) Haha. Not the best on governmental stuff, but the leaders have probably been in charge for a bit too long, so it might be part of a dictatorship.

4) Probably misguided with good intentions. If you've seen Demolition Man you will know the group that lives underground, living against the rules of the perfect Utopia. Their views aren't 'wrong', they just don't conform with the laws and rules of The Landing.
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@NuttsnBoltsThanks for the clarifications. However, since you mentioned Demolition Man does that mean that Taco Bell will be included as the only restaurant in-universe? Because that's a thing that I can get behind.

And I got a new question that I forgot to ask and came to mind since you brought up people not knowing what to do during child birth. The sketch I have for my character right now was a former OB/GYN doctor who had spent a good part of their original life delivering babies before the comet came by and kinda ruined that whole scene. Over their following cycles, they would have shifted their focus from assisting with child birth to things like DNA splicing to try and remove the infertility gene, human cultivation to prevent the extinction of humanity, and what have you. So, the question would be:

Would people carry their abilities and knowledge between cycles? I'm imagining it would be like they would possess the knowledge of how to do something, but would not necessarily have the muscle memory or the finesse in their new bodies to be any good at it without the required amount of practice. For example, same somebody was an expert marksman and then started a new cycle. Would they know all the dos and don'ts of handling and discharging a firearm, but have to deal with their hands shaking while they are trying to shoot?
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Depends if it's the European DVD release. They actually dubbed over Taco Bell with Pizza Hut. See!

Yes. Once you learn an ability you would keep it however the change of bodies would affect things like fitness and muscle memory. Also, skills learnt several hundred years ago may be hard to remember, so your doctor would be like a 70 year old trying to remember how to do something they we're skilled at in their 20s. I can explain a bit more, but I think that might cover what you need. :)
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Depends if it's the European DVD release. They actually dubbed over Taco Bell with Pizza Hut. See!


I'm praying for the re-release where they go all in and just make it a combination Pizza Hut/Taco Bell.
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Updated OOC with Q&A section so people have a reference to look at
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Hello there, I had spotted the thread you posted in the casual interest check thread and thought i would com and see what you were offering. Might i say i am certainly impressed with the idea of this roleplay. With saying this though, I must admit. I have never taken on an advanced roleplay before so I don't exactly know if I'm biting off more than I can chew with showing my interest in it and letting it be known. In either case, I would be willing to give it a shot if you'd have me.

[Edit] Also apologies for posting my interest in your OOC apposed to the interest thread
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Hey,

Just wanted to say I am here. I should be able to create a sheet sometime soon. Been going through which one of Lunos' I wanted and I am debating with Climate or Crystal. Will figure it out soon.
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Hello there, I had spotted the thread you posted in the casual interest check thread and thought i would com and see what you were offering. Might i say i am certainly impressed with the idea of this roleplay. With saying this though, I must admit. I have never taken on an advanced roleplay before so I don't exactly know if I'm biting off more than I can chew with showing my interest in it and letting it be known. In either case, I would be willing to give it a shot if you'd have me.

[Edit] Also apologies for posting my interest in your OOC apposed to the interest thread


(Reference to edit) That's all good. I'm not too concerned. Making it to the ooc actually shows that you jumped through a few threads to get here. Lol

The difference between casual and advanced is often the length and a little more focus detailed plots with a few paragraphs. Sometimes they can be a bit slower but that's usually cause time is spent detailing the post and imputing as much creativity as you want. Many casual players already venture into advanced territory without even realizing, but because the RP they are in is listed as casual they tend to think that advanced is beyond their capabilities.

If you're concerned about biting off too much, just remember that I'm aiming for a 1-2 post a week cycle. Naturally people may jump on the first reply quickly to get their character into play, but if I can pace it out well enough you'll end up posting when you feel that you have the time to post rather than speed posting with a half attempted entry.
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Hey,

Just wanted to say I am here. I should be able to create a sheet sometime soon. Been going through which one of Lunos' I wanted and I am debating with Climate or Crystal. Will figure it out soon.

Awesome! (Was secretly worried no one would choose something other than tech xD)
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Should be finishing up my character today or tomorrow.

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Awesome! (Was secretly worried no one would choose something other than tech xD)


Pfft, tech. I'm all about that acid, man!

...should probably rephrase that...
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Lol, I have a tech in the works just need to finish it up

(Probably tonight)
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Dr. Karina Pulaski Is accepted.
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Yes I am still here. Work has been just...I won't go into it, it's been bad.

But I have a day off today/tomorrow (Thursday) so expect my sheet then. As I stated, I am either going Climate or Crystal and I am definitely leaning towards Crystal.
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It's all good. Look forward to seeing it.
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Serenity Cloverfield is accepted
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Serenity Cloverfield is a fucking good name and I will, one day, steal it as if it were my own idea.
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