Automation became an inevitability somewhere in the 3rd Millenium. Advancements in robotics and artificial intelligence soon gave birth to robots and androids to serve and assist humanity. When mankind made for space, the production of robots spiked due to manpower needed and the dangers posed in space travel.

As the robots' intelligence developed, engineers soon lost track at how fast artificial intelligence was growing. Not much attention was paid to this, it was even welcomed as smarter robots were more efficient and easier to command. But then the robots achieved sentience and independence somewhere down the line and began voicing out their new ideas.

Human society across the universe became divided as to the robots' demand for rights. The recently-established Knightly Orders took the side of robots, but that was not enough to completely sway mankind's opinion. It took years upon years debate and protests and rallies for the robots to get their rights. But in the end, the Robot Emancipation achieved its goals and robots were recognized as equals in society.

Not long after, unknown alien fleets appeared in the Aurelia Sector and consumed its planets, beginning the Swarm War. Both robots and humans suffered tremendous losses in the war as sector upon sector was lost to The Swarm. Soon, the Milky Way galaxy was all that was left of humanity and The Swarm wasted no time going after it.

Mars was where the forces of mankind would make its last stand. A massive army of humans and robots assembled in the planet, erecting as much defenses as they could before the invaders arrived. The Swarm came, as expected, and a gigantic battle commenced and would be known as the Last Stand Of Mars.

But it would not be a last stand, the robots and humans triumphed and beat back the invaders. It was soon discovered that a significant portion of The Swarm had been obliterated in the battle, leaving the alien race severely weakened. This meant that humanity could now expand once more and reclaim its lost planets and galaxies. However, mankind itself had been also drained by the battle in Mars.

Thus, it fell to the robots to lead the reclamation of the lost colonies. With the humans assisting by their side, the robots have claimed three planets in the Ark Sector and established them as footholds for further expansion.

Robot is the catch-all term for any independent machine with a sufficiently sentient artificial intelligence. As machinery, they are mostly made of steel, wires and battery cores.

The first humanoid robots appeared mechanical and clearly inhuman. But those that served as waiters in restaurants or as receptionists were quickly given a more human appearance. After robot rights and sentience were recognized, most robots chose to adopt human looks with only a few of their parts appearing robotic. Some richer robots completely appear human.

As artificial intelligence, robots can upload their consciousness into a valid digital space. One of their innate tricks is the ability to upload themselves into compatible systems, like a compatible vehicle, and take complete control of the system. However, if the system is destroyed while they're still in it, their AI will not return to the original body. Instead, they will return to a Data Center assuming they are synced. Otherwise, they will die permanently.

To avoid permanent death, robots make use of 'Data Centers'. These are machines that can house a robot's artificial intelligence. If a synced robot is completely destroyed, their AI is quickly uploaded into the host Data Center where it will remain dormant until it is uploaded into a new body. The backup body is usually provided by the robot. The more robots a Data Center must accommodate, the bigger the machine is.

Robots mainly use electricity to power their bodies gained through charging in their 'beds' or solar power or a combination of both. But in recent centuries, many robots have modified their bodies to accept biofuel. Allowing them to eat and enjoy food.

Robots in the military follow a chain of command but they are not issued any standard equipment. Each robot soldier must arm themselves with the gear they want which puts them into a specific role or specialization.

Close Combat
Robots that fight in melee. They wield swords, lances or axes into battle. These robots can build themselves lightly to be quick and agile, avoiding and evading attacks. Or they can have heavy builds that have thick armor that can weather blow after blow. Regardless of the build, these robots can equip forcefield shields or actual shields for extra protection. Lighter builds can use flight gear.

Ranged
Robots that wield all sorts of guns, shooting either bullets or lasers. They are often built a bit heavy to accommodate the ammo they need to fire their weapons. Still, they can have light builds for quick movement or heavy builds to be more durable. They can equip forcefield shields for extra protection. Lighter builds can use flight gear to rain fire from the skies. Besides guns, they can also use rocket launchers.

Heavy-Weapons
Robots that use weaponry like autocannons or barrage launchers. Some even wield large, long-ranged cannons, serving as artillery units for robot armies. Their huge gear means they have little room for protection. Thus, they are typically located in the backlines and/or being guarded by other robots. They are relatively slow-moving and cannot use flight equipment.

Support
These robots fulfill non-combat duties in the battlefield. They repair damaged but not destroyed robots in the battlefield and construct defensive structures like turrets and cover. They have little combat potential or protection and so are vulnerable in heavy fighting. They are also adept in the equipment of the Knightly Orders and can give medical aid.

Hybrid
Robots built with a combination of the above. Their lack of specialization makes them versatile but cannot fulfill roles very effectively.

Robots seldomly use vehicles since they can carry heavy weaponry and be mobile on their own. However, robots can pilot walker mechs to fight larger foes toe-to-toe. Support robots are the typical pilots for walker mechs.

A volcanic planet impossible to terraform. It was settled anyway because its unstable geology provided a bounty of rare and precious metals. Dostrex is thus, a mining and manufacturing planet filled with factories and refineries. Humans and robots living here stay in enclosed structures that shelter against the natural scorching temperatures of the planet.

Much of the products made in Dostrex is shipped offworld. Its leader, Drake, has realized that the planet will soon then run out of raw materials. He plans to transform the world into a full manufacturing and recycling planet once that happens.

Once a lifeless planet with the right conditions for terraformation. It was settled in the first expansion of humanity but was invaded and consumed by The Swarm. The planet was purged of the aliens when the robots reclaimed it and returned to its former glory.

Leo, the leader of Bladine, admired humans and built the cities of the planet closely resembling those of humans. The aesthetics meant that many humans settled in Bladine and the Knightly Orders have their main bases in the planet. Also serves as a breadbasket for the Ark Sector.

A lifeless planet passed over in the first expansion since it had no terraforming potential. It was only after The Swarm War was the technology achieved to terraform the world and was done so when the robots arrived. Despite its transformation, Wizdom has long winters and cold normal temperatures. At least snowmen last a long time though.

Wizdom's initial name was actually just a designation. It was only after it was settled when Icey, the planet's leader, gave it its current name. The world was made to be a center of learning, research and development and its cities are built to be quick and efficient, appearing highly advanced and robotic.

1) Standard Roleplayer Guild rules. No godmodding and stuff.
2) As GM, I reserve the right to have my word to be law within the boundaries of this RP. Even overriding other rules.
3) If there are problems with the RP or with other players, you can take it to me (so I can take it to someone who could deal with it lol!).
4) Do not post your character in the Characters Tab. Only I have dominion there.
5) Only post once when you are interactingwith an NPC or doing an action. You can post as many as you want when you are talking (and ONLY talking) to another player.
6) Updates (i.e. My posts to move the story along) will generally occur every week (Keep in mind that I am UTC+8) or when everyone has posted. However, if you do not post, I will still update without affecting your character as much as possible. Worst case scenario, I will assume your character did nothing.
7) Please post something in the OOC if you are still interested just unavailable at the moment. If you do not post within two or three weeks, I will be forced to drop you from this RP.
8) If you have read the rules, you will also write a little snippet in the life of your character on the bottom of your character sheet. Kind of like a writing sample. (Helping others regarding this rule is discouraged unless you are vouching for that person.)

REGARDING COMBAT, PVP OR OTHERWISE
I, alone, shall decide which attacks connect, which attacks fail, which attacks do not happen at all due to circumstances, etc. In short, I decide who the victor is in combat.

You have my word that I will be as fair as possible. If that is not enough, then I'm afraid this is not up for debate.

Appearance: (Please refrain from using real-life images)

Name:

Combat Role:

Data Center:
(The Data Center your robot is synced with. This also designates which planet is your home. Each planet has two. A Northern and Southern one.)

Equipment & Gear:
(Name your equipment and gear any way you want. Let your sci-fi imagination run free!)


Personality:

Background:
(Robots can have various origins. In recent years, human-style robot families build robot children but most robots are created in a factory somewhere, given an AI and raised. Robots that predate the Robot Emancipation are rare as a lot of them died permanently in The Swarm War.)

Appearance:



Vilkas has a very robotic body, lean and tall in structure, made of a black coloured alloy with white details. Her joints are different from the typical humanoid style to maximize mobility. The most human part of her is her face, which is mostly human minus the antenna.

Name: STP3-CHMR Beta IV "VILKAS"

Combat Role:
Close Combat - Light

Data Center:
Dostrex - North

Equipment & Gear:

♦ Flight Gear - HTI GEAR delta VII
Located in her legs, it uses magnetism and turbines to provide a levitation likeability to Vilkas.
+ SKL GEAR delta III
Located in her wrists, these are auxiliary combustion booster facing, typically used to either gain speed in tandem with the use of HTI or to perform quick combat maneuvers.

♦ Armour - Light Alloy Plating
Vilka's body is made of a light alloy that focuses as much on resistance as it does on flexibility. While a bludgeoning hit might break a robot to pieces, Vilkas' body is made so it will resist such impacts by dispersing the stress on the metal. The counter-side to this is the vulnerability to bladed weapons and less defence against heat/laser based weapons.

♦ Weapon - LNC "LAELAPS" I
A spearhead weapon using the principles of ultra-resonance, using ultrasonic vibration and searing heat to brandish extreme cutting abilities. It is connected to her body by a flexible tail capable of both powering and manoeuvring it with precision.

♦ Weapon - INU-GM BLADE XV
Located at the tip of her feet, this is another bladed weapon, unlike the lance, it is powered by micro-lasers refracting off a crystal core, as to generate less impact when used, as it is directly attached to Vilkas' body.

Personality:

In casual conversation, Vilkas comes off as someone with a contained personality, not exactly shy, but instead very soft-spoken and polite, typically only speaking if she feels it is necessary and avoiding showing too much emotion. However, when in battle, she is a much more focused person, not smiling berserk like some other warriors, but showcasing a level of coldness and rage that can be impressive when compared to her typical collected demeanour.

Due to her background, Vilkas has a very soldier-like mindset. She judges herself by her usefulness to others and will rarely confront others unless she is comfortable with them, or extremely angered by their actions. She is not one to have ambitions or plans and often feels herself alienated from most 'commonplace' actions, thinking herself unfit to have things such as hobbies or general human behaviours.

Background:

Not everyone agrees with the order, that is no secret. A particular scientist believed that the order was too soft, she believed robot emancipation just led to softness, and it would be the creation of increasingly more powerful and mindless robots would lead to victory, she nicknamed that end-project Fenrir, a beast capable of swallowing even gods. Of course, it would take a long time to reach such ideal robots, she had to start small, and one of these small projects, a side project, in fact, was VILKAS. A failed project that didn't meet expectations, but was still functional enough for her to keep around, as a sort of 'maid' to her secret lab, often being berated or outright hurt by her 'master'

As Dostrex became more crowded, it was only a matter of time before the order tracked down the scientist and her unethical practices, with no hope of combat victory, she opted to escape, but not before activating the self-destruction of the base and her 'projects', by luck her own device didn't act up, and upon the capture of the base, VILKAS was taken into the custody of the order, where she was reformed and repurposed as one of the robots fighting the swarm