Welcome to Junk Yard. What we've got here is your typical post-apocalyptic scenario with a dab of cyberpunk just to keep things interesting. Junk Yard is inspired by such works as Borderlands, Final Fantasy Seven, Fallout, Shadowrun, and Septera Core. Only instead of our daring adventurers traveling on foot, everyone opts to travel around in vehicles.

Its not all jet fuel and plasma beams though. The world is made up of layers that float over each other. Those that live on the middle most layer get barely enough sun to grow crops, and are just close enough to the "Underyard" to risk attacks from the lower layers. Resources are becoming scarce, and someone needs to go to the upper layers to figure out what's going on.

Your Role in the RP is as a citizen from Quisquiliae, which is one of the many layers of this strange world. However, you and everyone you know are in a bit of a pickle. It seems like the upper layers are shifting erratically, denying your layer of the rainwater and sunlight it needs to build crops. The mayor emperor of Quisquiliae is bothered by this, and has decided to put together a team to journey to the upper layers and see whats going on. On the way you'll likely encounter clever bandits, dangerous monsters, sassy merchants, and maybe even a lovely damsel or three as you struggle to complete your quest. But you might just find even bigger problems on the upper layers...

The RP will span all over the world, which is a planet called Pax Romana. Pax Romana's continents are actually floating masses called layers that drift around the planet. No one is sure why the layers float like this, but it is believed to be due to magnetic fields. Because all layers float in the air, there are no oceans, and the only good sources of water come from rain catchers, "fog vacuums," or lakes. There are hundreds of layers on Pax Romana, which are all roughly between ten and two hundred miles across. The most important layers for the RP are the following, in order from highest to lowest.

Regina: The highest habitable layer. While it's cool, The people of Regina enjoy more sun and rainfall than the lower layers, giving them the most bountiful crops. Their technology is extremely advanced, Largely because it was scientists and thinkers who first chose to live on Regina. The population count is small for the layers massive size, but their people live in almost complete harmony. Scientific advancements in defense have made the layer nigh impervious to any would-be adventurer who would plunder its riches. For most, Regina is an unobtainable dream that floats just out of reach. Little else is known about the place, as few people have any reason to leave such a place. Or are tales of its riches nothing but rumors?

Scalprum: Of all the raiding layers, Scalprum is probably the biggest. The layer itself even looks like a raiders ship, with jagged rocks pointing out in all directions like a spiked flail. The layer is steel and stone as far as the eye can see. Anything that other layers might consider too barbaric or immoral happens every day on Scalprum. Slavers, mercenaries, and raiders come from all around to do business with minds just as unsavory as their own. This pit of degeneracy is somehow managed by the Lion Lord, a man as fierce as his name implies. Though actually, people who have met him claim he's very mild and extremely charismatic. Even so, one has to wonder what kind of person would allow himself to be elevated by groups of thieves, murderers, and rapists.

Quisquiliae: This is your home. The raiders mostly ignore it because Quisquiliae is a floating ball of garbage. Many of its residence survive just by sorting through all the garbage that happens to fall onto their layer. It rains trash so much, that getting killed by falling debris is a very real concern that everyone takes seriously. You won't live very long without a shed, or a vehicle that can protect you from such things. Very little of the layer has much vegetation, and the forests seem to shrink every year due to lack of sunlight or blight from falling trash. It's no surprise that most people leave Quisquiliae as soon as they are able to. Unfortunately, it's just not feasible for everyone to up and leave this rock. Either they don't have the means, or things like family and pride keep them shackled to Quisquiliae.

Dolor: The layer just above Ignis. A land charred black by flames, and is only lit by the glow of magma. No people live on Dolor, it is a layer that only inhabits monsters. Such mutations go unexplained even by the smartest scientists. Some say they were former humans, and the heat and radiation drove them mad. Others believe they crawled out of Ignis itself, and are looking for more souls to drag into its fiery depths. If you find yourself on Dolor, you should leave. Immediately.

Ignis: The lowest layer. Ignis is the molten heart of Pax Romana. Raw, unloving, and fierce. Nothing can live here.

Pax Romana hosts a great number of strange folks. There are races very far removed from traditional humans, and they can be found almost anywhere. Even on good ol' Quisquiliae! It isn't clear how all the humanoid races came to be. Some say the elves came from arid layers where the wind pinned their ears back. Some say that dwarves are short due to the stronger pull of gravity on the lower layers. Some even say daemons crawled out of the core itself, and under their fleshy bodies are the molten remains of some monster. But there is no evidence to really back up any of that. Regardless of race, everyone is an equal once inside their vehicle of choice.

Vehicles, much like the people who ride them, come in all shapes and sizes. Everyone is familiar with your everyday trucks, boats, and planes. But there are also more exotic pieces like power suits, mechs, or strange combinations of the above. Quisquiliae is a relatively poor layer. Most of what they have to work with is damaged when it fell from the layers above, and needs to be melted down or refurbished to get any use out of it. That is to say that their vehicles are pieced together out of scrap and is rather junky when compared to the tech found on upper layers like Regina or even Scalprum. Quisquiliae has very few war time vehicles, and most are likely set up for scavenging or other civilian tasks. Vehicles are armed, as the land is wild and dangerous, but they'll never stand up to military grade tech from an established layer.

1: ~ Nothing that would break the setting will be permitted.

2: ~ This is a contest. While it would be most ideal to have a bunch of characters that are all different from one another, no one will be omitted for filling the same “archetype.”

3: ~ While a CS will be provided, you may edit it however you see fit.

4: ~ New characters are mandatory.

5: ~ Simply post your submission in this thread once it is completed. Deadline is the 19th at about 7-9 PM GMT.

6: ~ Feel free to ask questions in this thread as well. I could use the feedback.

Short description of your character. Pretend you're trying to describe your character in as few words as possible. Something a GM could load onto a banner if he should chose to.

Notable physical features.

Doesn't need to be novel length, just needs to be long enough to where we know what they are and how they act. Maybe mention a few character quirks while you're at it.

I'm not too picky about length. Just make sure it's a solid foundation for your character.

Describe that ride!