Genres: Suspense, Romance, Action, Mystery
Pairings: Male & Female (I want to try to play the male character in this at least one)
Contact: PM me if interested and questions you may have. This a political intrigue roleplay where action, mystery, danger and romance are the themes. Slave trade as a focus is just one of the many plot tools involved in the story. I do not condone it.

She swore to avenge the parents stolen from her. The only living heir to the Zaire throne becomes ruler of an immense galactic empire. Losing everything she ever valued in the process. Raised in exile, torn from the arms of her loved ones, this young woman is forced to play the puppet empress in the governments plot to consolidate their domination of space. Now the young heiress will journey through the uncertain path of politics, to seize the power of her birthright. All the while trying to not succumb to the dark ambitions of her administration. Her assurances of success are slim, but in a clandestine agreement with the up and coming officer of the empire’s army. The youthful royal will agree to give this determined warrior a place by her side, position in her court, and an even more coveted prize. His freedom. The Empress doesn't know whether or not she can place her trust in this man she has revealed her goals too. That all remains to be seen, but for now her course is set, and there is no looking back. As the one true sovereign of the Zaire the Empress will seize the power to rule her empire.



Political situation: Zairen's are in a permanent conflict in between a internal power struggle and a near-war state with their enemy, the Yadian's, who rule an ever expanding empire called the Yadia Accord. Yadian's have military that rivals Zaire. Zairen's at the present are in a Stronger military state due to its large slave trade and interstellar network, which gives them an important advantage and is the only obstacle that prevents the Yadian's from attempting to conquering Zaire. The other player on the interstellar stage are the World's Electorate, the smallest of the three political bodies. They are an parliament base government where they explore within the reaches of space bringing inhabited worlds that have not been conquered under their protection.


Monarchy: The Zaire empire has a absolute Monarchy with highborn Zairen's known as Sodalite who hold secondary power in Assembly within the empire. However that is only on the surface. Due to the coup twenty years prior the Royal family was assassinated and the crown then held in trust with the Sodalite in control. A status quo the highborn had a preference to maintain even though it diminished the empires strategic military power. The monarchy or the hereditary royal family are also the only power in the empire that can activity power and maintain the Interstellar network. The royal family in Zaire are the only known naturally born psion. When all the royal family was believed to be dead the network went into statis. Unfortunately for the highborn a survivor of the royal family has been found, maneuvering the Sodalite's power to more indirect methods.

Sodalite: Have secondary power in the Empire. Different dynasties in general are extremely wealthy and own entire worlds. Sodalite are known to be cruel and uncompromising class. In some cases they treat their slaves well. While in some societal families they are not. Sodalite's are very well versed in politics and due to scientific engineering are vastly intelligent as well are able to live decades longer than the average Yadian.

Ametrine: Ametrine's are middle class citizens of Zaire they work under the highborn manage the Sodalite's commerce and production on their respective territories.

Hiddenite: Hiddenite's are the slave trade of Zaire. They are owned and use as active military and commerce in the economy. They do not have a choice but to serve their master under Zaire law. A Hiddenite is either born into servitude to forced under conquest of their home planet.

Law: In Zaire Empire slavery is considered legal and Sodalites are allowed to decide about life and death of their slaves. However the crown can override any decision but is consider beneath the Monarchy to do. Unless it has benefit. At the present the only chance for a slave to live in freedom is to escape and seek asylum in the World's Electorate.



IICN: IICN is a Instantaneous interstellar communication network that allows information to be transferred via psionic energy. It is the fastest known communication network in the galaxy. The royal family was the only known psions in the galaxy. A power both the Yadia Accord and World Electorate would love to get their hands on.

Psions: Psion is a term describing people with telepathic and in some cases empathic abilities. Psions can detect emotions, and even individual thoughts, depending on the strength of the psion and the proximity of those around them. They are also susceptible to the emotional suffering of people who are near them, and can suffer emotional scars from other psions who project their pain naturally. To survive the ongoing emotional attacks, psions are trained to put up mental barriers from a young age. Protecting themselves from unwelcomed feelings and thoughts and to prevent projecting themselves onto others.There are several upon hundred of genes that result in psionic abilities. The more such genes a psion possesses, the stronger psionic abilities he/she manifests. However this is not always the case

Bio-enhancements: In Zaire Empire, many people, most often in the military or administration, carry bio-implants. Most common are nodes in brain which are used mainly as extended memory or translator to store useful data. Many people have also psiphon sockets in their spine, wrists and ankles, that enable them to lock into the web. People who suffer severe injuries and lose their limbs or eyes can get prosthetic ones. Soldiers in the military are also genetically enhanced with greater constitution and strength for combat.

Travel: Interstellar travel, Zairen's often make use of QTL, which is a form of quantum-shielding that freezes the quantum state of all particles on a spacecraft.

Ships in both the Zaire Empire and Yadia Accord the are equipped with devices, controlled by AIs that shift a ship into "QTL" to avoid damage to the ship from weapons fire or from high-G maneuvers. The quantum-shielding prevents change in the quantum state of any particle, temporarily rendering the ship invulnerable. While in QTL, the quantum state of all the occupants of the ship also freezes causing the crew to experiences the quantum-shielding as a disjointed segment of time.

Each weapon strike against a ship in quantum-shielding weakens its QTL field. A number of weapon hits (typically suggesting two to four well placed shots) that will collapse a QTL field and re-animate the crew in the midst of a massive explosion. A collapse of a QTL field results in a rupture of the bottles holding the antimatter fuel used to power the ship, resulting in matter-antimatter explosions.

Rehka

__________________________________________________________ Empress Rehka Elaheila Selei Asastiana Ielei ruler of Zaire Empire _______________________________________________ Age 26 | ♀ _______________________________________________ Physical Profile ___________________________________ [+] //Vitals: • Height | 5'5 • Weight | 123 lbs • Hair Colour | Dark Brown • Eye Colour | Brown Abilities, Skills and Resources ___________________________________ [+] //Abilities, Physical Skills: • Psionic powers | Telekinesis: Rehka can influence/manipulate/move objects/matter with her mind. Telekinesis is one of the basis of many psionic abilities that are based on "controlling/manipulating", and may evolve to the point that one can control anything at a subatomic, or particle level. Rehka at the moment can only move small objects but with practice maybe she can eventually move larger ones. Aura Reading Rehka can perceive and read auras, normally invisible fields of energy that surround every living thing, this can be used to sense emotions, health status, or the target's moral alignment. They may also be able to sense auras surrounding inanimate objects under special circumstances. Rehka's skill in this is barely active. She can sense auras around others but as of yet can barely discern what she feels. Empathy Rehka can fully interpret and replicate the emotions, moods, and temperaments of others without reading apparent symptoms, allowing them to understand introverts or discover one emotion is actually hiding another. While she can not read a person's aura completely she can attack someone in a personal and emotional way since they know exactly what emotion is flowing through themselves and can use this knowledge to play against them. Some empaths may learn to read emotional imprints left into environment or objects. Usually over time, an Empath's power grows to the point that they can manipulate emotions on others, and possibly use them to empower themselves. Rehka can do some of this to extent but without a teacher she is very limited and experimenting is dangerous in her situation. Telepathy This is something that Rehka excels at but has yet to learn the delicate touch of not being detected. As one of the royal family Rehka has natural ability to sense another person's thoughts, communicate with them mentally and/or affect their minds/thoughts. Her telepathy falls into two categories: Telepathic Communication, which is the ability to transmit information from one mind to another, and Telepathic Perception, which is the ability to receive information from another's mind. Unfortunately Rehka doesn't have a deft hand in interacting with the mind. Her telepathy is also is the only ability out of all her others that the Sodalite does not know about. • Physical Skills | Rehka has some skills with a blade but her main skills delve in the mind. While she has basic training in swordplay if someone with more heighten skills challenged her she would not be so adept. • Weakness(es) | Rehka is psionic so she is very susceptible to the emotional suffering of people who are near her, and can suffer emotional scars from other who project their pain naturally. To survive the ongoing emotional attacks, she has mental barriers around her mind, both to protect herself from unwelcomed feelings and thoughts and to prevent projecting onto others

Personality: ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ On the surface Empress Rehka appears to be naive and innocent girl, who conducts herself in public as a sociable, desirable, likeable, and often easy going individual. However, in reality, this is a mask to hide her true nature. Rehka is a highly intelligent individual who is also calm, sophisticated, charismatic, and very strong-willed. Her determination and beliefs in justice alone have secretly gained her the trust and respect of a small number of soldiers and military leaders. Like her father, the previous Emperor she wishes to see Zaire a free domain for all its citizens and non citizens, and system coordinating willingly together. She holds a strong dislike for war, expressing that they are simply started and repeated through a never-ending cycle of attack and retaliation. However despite that Rehka is a adept tactician, she is very capable of devising and executing strategies with incredible speed and precision. As a child, so young she was a brilliant chess player, besting any opponent who played against her. However, the one person that she was unable to defeat was his older brother, Tarquine. Who was in fact the one that taught her. As an adult, she has learned to successfully utilize her skills in combat, and politics. Despite all this Rehka is a vulnerable person. She has problems with trusting, and believing in others, a hardship most likely stemming the tragedy of her family's’ assassination. She can be cold at time and ruthless if pushed. At first glance, Rehka can seem to have relatively little concern for the well-being of her subordinates, but in reality, she does care about them, seeing them as valuable allies. She has the willingness at time to display compassion, and can be rather caring to friends and loved ones. If she believes she has found a loyal friend in someone, Rehka will treasure, value that person, and do all she can to keep them safe. This could be considered her greatest strength or weakness, as she has a penchant for putting the wants and needs of the Empire, and others before her own desires and needs. If someone is in danger, she can be pretty compulsive without always thinking things through. History ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ Rehka was born on August 1st 4208 A.T, as Princess Rehka Elaheila Ielei the daughter of the Emperor of Zaire, Jarac Taquinil lelei, and the late Imperial Consort Empress Mahaylia. She was the youngest out of seven children and never expected to ascend the throne. As such in the early years of her life Rehka had a relatively normal childhood. She was one of the many loves within her mother’s life, and the apple of her father’s eye. She studied by private tutors within the palace, taught to fence by a master, and gentle nature endeared her to all her siblings. Her favorite past time as a child, was to steal moments of quality time with her father and older brother Tarquine . It was the formers love of chess that had first spiked Rehka’s interest to learn the game, and as time had passed she had eventually become a real challenge within the household. Most of her siblings never desiring to play her except for the eldest Tarquine, he was a real challenge for the princess, and went undefeated until the day of his tragic assassination. His death unknowingly was the beginning Sodalite’s plot to overthrow the crown. Rehka was of course to not old enough know of the ramification of such actions, but she felt the loss of her brother just the same. Her parents as well had changed somewhat after the incident; they had become more somber, and began taking an even more active role in the monarchy. Rehka did not see them much during that time, and despite missing them, she understood or at least she thought she did. Unknown to the princess during those years her father, mother, and remainder of her siblings were combating a rebellion organization within the empire. This group wanted to put an end to the royal family’s plans on the reform of slavery and peace talks with the other Elecorate government. Their actions of killing the crown prince had been a warning, but what they would do next would place them in a position of power. On the year of 4219 the rebellion escalated to a completely munity as the traitors to the crown made an assault of the palace and slaughter the royal family. Rehka being only seven years of age at the time, only survived due to the combined bravery of her father, mother, and their favored pleasure slave Moloria. With their quick wit and strong planning they ensured her escaped during the chaos by disguising her as a local and sending her off world. It was the last time the princess would see her family alive and beginning of many hardships for the girl. Rehka now on her own without the protection of royal status was forced to survive alone. The transport that had taken her off world had landed outside of empire space on a farmstead planet called Nathea. There she took a new identity as a servant and gained a position within a moderate household. Despite the grief of her loss, Rehka adapted to her situation maturely, and made an effort to stay off the radar. Sometime later during her long exile Rehka met a young wounded girl named Temrance. She came across her one night on the way back to the farm. She had no idea where the girl had come from, but it was clear someone had attacked her. Rehka took her back to her small quarters on the stead, and tended to the girls wounds. A few days later after the trauma of that night faded, the girl finally woke up, but she was unresponsive to the princess. It was clear she was weary and did not trust Rehka. The princess understood and did not pressure Temrance; she tended to the girls wounds but never pushed further. The girl tried to escape the cottage a few times, but she never made it far due to her wounds. After a while the she finally gave up, allowed herself to heal, and eventually let her guard down enough to tell her tale. Rehka had learned that Temrance was an escaped slave from the empire. She had fled from her master after the noble woman had attempted to sell the girl to settle her debts. The new master she’d nearly been given to was owned several brothels, and when Mythari came of age she would be his latest attraction. Sympathizing with the girl’s plight, Rehka offered Temrance a place with her; from then on the two became inseparable. Temrance growing to trust the princess, and Rehka finally finding a new family, it was a good fit for them both. They worked together on the farm during the day, had long conversations at night, and slept with the comforting thought that the other was never far away. It was arrangement that suited both females. Time passed from there on, and after many years of hard work, and dedication the girls finally had a home of their own. They were happy, and they had each other. But like all happy times, they too pass. Rehka was twenty-five when they finally found her, Zaire soldiers had come to Nathea on an assumed rumor that she was alive. They raided, destroyed, and took many good citizens away from their homes just to find her. Eventually they did. Rehka was taken, with Temrance captured and turned back into a slave. The princess tried to keep them together, but in the midst of the chaos she was taken away. Rehka tried to find her once she was brought to Zaire’s principle seat; Sunia, but there wasn’t any trace. It was later reported to the princess that Mythari had died during the raid. The princess on the surface had been devastated, but deep down she knew that such news had been a lie. She remained hopeful and continued to look for Temrance. She cared not what truth her adviser concocted; the princess knew what they wanted. The council desired for her to be alone in her position without a single alley of comfort, or strength to challenge their reign. She was a puppet to them, figure head to pacify the people. So it was six month after her return to the Empire, Princess Rehka Elaheila Ielei was crowned Empress of Zaire. It would be another two years after that when she would finally take a stand and begin seeking revenge. Miscellaneous ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ Homeworld * Sunia, Principle seat Zaire Interests/Desire * Reading * Traveling * Wants to feel safe * Misses Family * Something to call her own

Personality: Jax is a highly intelligent individual who is also calm, calculating, manipulative, and cold. He also possesses aptitude in situational assessment and political strategy due to his years as crown prince and exile. On the surface he appears sociable, charismatic and apathetic to his duties as emperor. However this is all a ruse to hide his true goals. The desire to achieve his father’s dream of an empire abolishing its dark practices. Jax is known for having a very laid back personality in the aristocracy. Many believe that he doesn't care for the duty of ruling and sees the entire job as trivial. This is proven in some regards with Jax attending so many parties and soirees. This is another ruse of course, with Jax only attending these social events to gather information. He has a strong distastes for nobles, viewing them as tepid and "overprivileged parasites." In fact Jax’s actually prefers the company of more grounded individual. During his years in exile he spent a great amount of time with the common born civilians in hiding. So much so that he actually fell in love with one and eventually married. Until he lost her. This is another reason why Jax feels such a high sense of justice and purpose to his goals. He has a massive disgust for the empires slave trade, despite the fact that as emperor he owns the largest population of them. Despite this, he shows a caring side to his subordinates, earning their respect and loyalty of their plight.

History: Crown Prince Jazon Ielei the son of the late Emperor of Zaire, Jarac Taquinil lelei, and the late Imperial Consort Empress Mahaylia. He was the eldest of seven children and the throne being his destiny since the day of his birth. In his youth Jax did not have much time for leisurely activities like his siblings. His adolescents were spent molding him into his father's heir from day he could read and write. His tutors and his parents instilled in him a high sense of duty and governance. He began attending political events with his parents at the age of 10. His free time was spent studying or playing chess. The latter was a pass time he often spent with his father discussing current events. He later passed on this hobby to his younger brother Tarquine. Who eventually taught their younger sister Rehka. Who unfortunately never was able to beat either of them. Unlike his parents who married for love. Jax was betrothed to his childhood friend Emelyse in a political alliance to strengthen ties between the royal house of Ielei and the noble house of Valdoria. While Jax did not love Emelyse he cared about her and felt the match was acceptable. Unfortunately the engagement ended 11 years later when Emelyse and his brother Tarquine were tragically assassinated before a diplomatic relations event with the earth alliance. Their deaths began the plot by the Sodalite to overthrow the crown. The empress and the emperor changed dramatically after the incident. They had become more somber, and began taking an even less active role in the monarchy. Jax tried to shoulder the duty his father was clearly beginning to leave behind, but it was a challenge. No sooner as he began to take on his father's duties the rebellions started. His siblings rally around him to weather through this threat. Jax called on their allies to quell the situation. That was his greatest folly. The plot had been solidates all along This new noble faction wanted to put an end to the royal family’s plans on the reform of slavery and peace talks with the other Elecorate government. Their actions of killing the Emelyse and Tarquine had been a warning, but what they would do next would place them in a position of power.

On the year of 4219 the rebellion escalated to a completely munity as the traitors made an all out assault of the palace and slaughtered his family. Jax had just turned twenty, and had only survived due to the combined bravery of his loyal bodyguard Erock. His parents had been killed trying to save his little sister Rehka. Jax till this day is still unsure if she was able to get away, let alone if she was alive. Escaping the palace through the secret tunnels underneath the royal crypt. Jax used the ensuing chaos within the city to hideout in the slums of Zaire. Two weeks he stayed there dodging the soldiers searching through the nobles sent to find him. Eventually he was able to gain safe passage off the planet. The transport took him to a remote planet outside the empire called Sothea. There Jax took on the identity of refugee named Acsel. He took on a job as a hand on a homestead to keep a low profile. The work was hard and even difficult in the beginning. Considering Jax had never know much in the way of manual labor due to his upbringing. With his new position Jax was able to stay off the radar of the empire and plan. He knew eventually he would have to take back the throne. It would take careful planning and hard work. Four years flew by for Jax in exile. He eventually moved on from the homestead and began working for a ranch own on the planet. That was where he met her. Her name was Charlo. Jax called her Char for short. She had been a maid on the ranch working for the owner. The first time in Jax’s life some one stirred the emotions within. Char had been a gentle soul. They had become friends at first. Enjoying one another's company, then eventually lovers. When the time had become right they married and left the ranch behind and bought a small plot of their own and built a home. He loved Char and wanted to start a family with her.

For the first time since his exile Jax truly considered giving up his plans to reclaim his birthright. Unfortunately destiny would not so easily be pushed aside. The attack came on a bright Sandance morning. They raided, destroyed, and took many good citizens away from their homes just to find him. Jax tried to escape with Charlo but they were captured. Char was executed before his eyes, her crime being she knew too much. Overcome with the reality of facing so much loss Jax went into a psionic coma until he was delivered to the capital of empire Sunia. When he reawoke weeks later with the knowledge he was declared emperor. Jax knew why they had kept him alive. In all the plotting the solidites did to overthrow the royal family. They failed to recognize the biggest flaw of their plan. Psi-web, the very technology that had propelled the empire forward as super power. That had given Zaire dominance over space, was powerless without psionic member of the royal family to meld with it. With that knowledge Jax knew he was protected and began working on his revenge.

//Abilities, Physical Skills:
• Psionic powers | Telekinesis: Jax can influence/manipulate/move objects/matter with his mind. Telekinesis is one of the basis of many psionic abilities that are based on "controlling/manipulating", and may evolve to the point that one can control anything at a subatomic, or particle level. Jax due to his training can move moderate at the moment can only move small objects but with more practice he may eventually move larger ones.

Empathy and Aura Reading: Jax can perceive and read auras, normally invisible fields of energy that surround every living thing, this can be used to sense emotions, health status, or the target's moral alignment. They may also be able to sense auras surrounding inanimate objects under special circumstances. He can also fully interpret and replicate the emotions, moods, and temperaments of others without reading apparent symptoms, allowing them to understand introverts or discover one emotion is actually hiding another. While he can not read a person's aura completely Jax can attack someone in a personal and emotional way since they know exactly what emotion is flowing through themselves and can use this knowledge to play against them. Some empaths may learn to read emotional imprints left into environment or objects. Usually over time, an Empath's power grows to the point that they can manipulate emotions on others, and possibly use them to empower themselves. Jax only uses this skill when he sees it as a benefit to a situation.

Telepathy: This is something that Jax excels and has a delicate touch of not being detected. As one of the royal family he was born with the natural ability to sense another person's thoughts, communicate with them mentally and/or affect their minds/thoughts. His telepathy falls into two categories: Telepathic Communication, which is the ability to transmit information from one mind to another, and Telepathic Perception, which is the ability to receive information from another's mind.. His telepathy is also is the only ability out of all the others that the Sodalite does not know about.

• Physical Skills | coming soon.

• Weakness(es) | Jax is psionic so she is very susceptible to the emotional suffering of people who are near him, and can suffer emotional scars from others who project their pain naturally. To survive the ongoing emotional attacks, he has mental barriers around his mind, both to protect herself from unwelcomed feelings and thoughts and to prevent projecting onto others. If the pain even became to great for him. Jax could scar minds near his own and leave them a vegetable.