[OOC] The Peace Keepers OOC / IC

[Pepperm1nts]

-Ignore this-

EDIT: Still working on app.

[Lucidnonsense]

Alright I am making a nation, a transalien foil to the Golgothans, who fought with the outer alliance against the Golgothans. Howevery, they also are believed to have aided in the fall of the empire and are still recovering after the war, While high tech, much of the infrastucture of the civilization is damaged or disconnected.

The Amalgamate Dominion, still deciding on the name, has a complicated relationship to the peacekeepers.

[Polybius]

@DepressedSoviet@Claw2k11@Ashevelendar I want you guys to take a look at the recent applications and try and incorporate a little more recent history into your sheets. Claw you don't have anything written under brief history yet, so if you could tell us what your nation was up to during the War of Retribution, etc. Were almost ready to begin guys so let's get those sheets finished. If you need any help or have questions, ask me!.

[Ashevelendar]

@Polybius Will have it done today ( tonight ). Promise :)

[Polybius]

-Ignore this-

EDIT: Still working on app.

@Pepperm1nts

Good to hear Pepper, any questions or just want to bounce ideas around shoot me a PM.

[DepressedSoviet]

@PolybiusI'll do that right now.

[DepressedSoviet]

@PolybiusDouble posting, but I wanted to make sure you saw. I've added some brief mention of the war with the Llyr Empire, and the Golgothan civil war, though due to the policies of the old Noerfaen Imperial Government, and the small size of the nation, they remained uninvolved except for acting as a neutral trading hub.

The United Noerfaen Commune

Nation Name:

The United Noerfaen Commune

Seal/Symbol/Crest/Motto:(Warning, Large image)

"Peace Through Equality."

Officials:

Ülemveebel(Representative) Sten Illar - The Commune's representative to the Galactic Council
Vanemmaat(Director of the Commune) Timo Oja - Head of State for the Commune

Core Worlds:

The Noerfaen Solar System is comprised of 6 planets, 3 of which are habitable by the Noerfaen species, and are thus included as Commune Territory. Of the three planets, the planet closest to the sun is Noerfae, the homeworld of the Noerfaen species, and the capital of the Commune. It acts as a trade and government hub, with spaceports constantly buzzing with activity, and a planetwide city providing shelter for many of the Noerfaen species. Reconstruction following the Great Revolution has brought stability and jobs to a world formerly rife with looting, riots, and mass protests. The second world is Heigo, named after the Noerfaen astronomer that discovered the world millennia ago. This world acts as the agricultural center of the Commune, supplying the three worlds with food, crop-based products, and other similar goods. Heigo was relatively unscathed during the Great Revolution, as there was minimal government presence, and thus the residents simply transitioned from one ruling group to the next with minimal protest. The new economic system brought by the Commune has provided more food to be shared among the residents of Heigo, with replication technology routinely being used to help supplement crop growth. The final world is Viljar, again named after a famous astronomer. Viljar is unique in that its sole permanent residents are machines. As a manufacturing world, Viljar is prone to intense pollution. Unable to inhibit or stop the effects, the Noerfaens simply banned permanent residence on the surface, fully automating the manufacturing process, and building space stations in orbit, for cargo and transport vessels to pick up and ship out the produced goods. Occasional environment suit-garbed teams of mechanics and computer engineers are sent down to the surface for maintenance work, and have a 99% rate of safe return. During the Great Revolution, Commune soldiers were forced to detonate explosives in parts of Viljar's megafactories, in attempts to halt the production of weapons by the tyrannical government. These damages have since been repaired, but stigma still remains about the reliability of the machines in these sectors.

Brief History:

The Noerfaens have been a spacefaring race for quite a while, but have not strayed from their solar system in any large numbers as of yet, primarily due to their government history. For as long as documented history can record, the Noerfaen race had been united under one banner, ruled by an Imperial government under control of the Czetzer, with the most recent one being Rait Ruutli, a tyrannical despot bent on cruelty and oppression. The Imperial government had a stern belief in focusing on internal politics, while remaining neutral to the outside galaxy, acting as a trade hub for both sides of any major conflict. The Imperial government also saw both the Llyr Empire and the Golgothan Mandate as too large a threat for the small empire to combat, and thus saw staying uninvolved as the smarter option. This belief allowed the Imperial government to focus solely on the internal workings of Noerfaen society, which led to the small aristocratic ruling class controlling much of the wealth and resources, and an impoverished mass of overworked low-class citizens growing increasingly dissatisfied with their position in life. The Imperial government had sought to keep the Noerfaen uninvolved in galactic politics, avoiding war with the Llyr Empire, and the following Golgothan civil war, instead operating as a neutral trading hub, while also violently oppressing their own citizens. A group of Noerfaen wished to see Ruutli removed, and a more open government established, and formed the Citizen's Commune, a revolutionary group dedicated to the average citizen, with the belief that nobility and royalty should be abolished. Seeking allies for the inevitable civil war, Czetzer Ruutli sought to negotiate a peace treaty between the Outer Alliance and the Golgothans, but this ended in disaster. The Czetzer was assassinated, with the Commune taking credit, but the assailant believed by some to be a Golgothan. With the Czetzer dead, the Imperial government struggled to maintain control as the Commune grew in power and influence, and after a series of failed appeasements, a harsh civil war now known as the Great Revolution broke out. The Citizen's Commune managed to defeat the Empire, abolishing the nobility. After 2 grueling years of work, the Citizen's Commune would reform the government into the United Noerfaen Commune, expressing a firm belief in fairness across both the Noerfaen worlds, and the galaxy. This new government would soon apply for admission in the Galactic Council, and after being accepted would take to the international stage. The Commune is very outspoken against war, but has offered non-military support to the Galactic Council's security members in the fight against the Golgothan Mandate remnants, though they remain skeptical of Severis Velian's claims of peace following the defeat of the Mandate.

Primary Species:

The primary species of the Noerfaen Commune are Noerfaen. Roughly about 1.8 meters tall for most members of the species, with an average weight of 85 kilograms, the Noerfaen are a basic bipedal, two-armed species, though their origins seem more reptilian than mammalian, With a snout-shaped face, a forked tongue, and spinal ridges that trace from the crown of their head all the way down to the end of a swishing tail. The Noerfaen have scale-textured skin, with five claw-tipped digits on their hands and feet.

The Commune is rarely a permanent home for other species, and as such there are not significant numbers of minorities. However, those that do exist, thanks to the encouraged belief in equality expressed by the Commune, are treated just the same as any other citizen, provided their documents are in order.

Policy:

The Noerfaen Commune operates on a simple principle of fair treatment for all beings. Those who contribute more effort and work to society are rewarded appropriately, while those who need extra aide due to disabilities are provided with such. Mistreatment of those in need, abuse of minorities, and war for discriminatory reasons are all things the Commune openly speaks against. While they acknowledge the need for regulation of such technology, the Commune expresses concern about the current method of restricting FTL travel, seeing the potential for warp gates to be manipulated into tools of discrimination or hate.

Economy:

In the Commune, actual currency is only used to barter with outside entities, such as foreign governments and businesses, visiting off-world traders, and other such cases. On the Commune worlds, all residents from the beginning of adulthood are assigned a finance account and serial number. This account houses credits given for completion of successful work tasks, and is deducted from when payment is necessary for a good or service. Those unable to work due to disability or age have credits paid to them bi-weekly, based on their previous record of task completion, or those of their caretaker/relative if they have never been able to work. Noerfaen leaving the Commune have the ability to withdraw their current credit balance as currency for one or more foreign nations.

Military:

The Noerfaen military primarily consists of ground troops and a small Navy. As the Great Revolution was a recent event, the military is primarily composed of trained revolutionary fighters, with the leadership consisting of converted officers from the old military, and as such are more suited to guerrilla warfare and skirmish tactics, both in space and on worlds. The Noerfaen have no expressed wishes for conquest, and regularly speak out against unwarranted expansionism in the international community.

Maps:

OOC note: I figured, as a single solar system, they'd be a smaller nation, and possibly not even be on the map. I dunno, your call GM

[Polybius]

@PolybiusDouble posting, but I wanted to make sure you saw. I've added some brief mention of the war with the Llyr Empire, and the Golgothan civil war, though due to the policies of the old Noerfaen Imperial Government, and the small size of the nation, they remained uninvolved except for acting as a neutral trading hub.

The United Noerfaen Commune

Nation Name:

The United Noerfaen Commune

Seal/Symbol/Crest/Motto:(Warning, Large image)

"Peace Through Equality."

Officials:

Ülemveebel(Representative) Sten Illar - The Commune's representative to the Galactic Council
Vanemmaat(Director of the Commune) Timo Oja - Head of State for the Commune

Core Worlds:

The Noerfaen Solar System is comprised of 6 planets, 3 of which are habitable by the Noerfaen species, and are thus included as Commune Territory. Of the three planets, the planet closest to the sun is Noerfae, the homeworld of the Noerfaen species, and the capital of the Commune. It acts as a trade and government hub, with spaceports constantly buzzing with activity, and a planetwide city providing shelter for many of the Noerfaen species. Reconstruction following the Great Revolution has brought stability and jobs to a world formerly rife with looting, riots, and mass protests. The second world is Heigo, named after the Noerfaen astronomer that discovered the world millennia ago. This world acts as the agricultural center of the Commune, supplying the three worlds with food, crop-based products, and other similar goods. Heigo was relatively unscathed during the Great Revolution, as there was minimal government presence, and thus the residents simply transitioned from one ruling group to the next with minimal protest. The new economic system brought by the Commune has provided more food to be shared among the residents of Heigo, with replication technology routinely being used to help supplement crop growth. The final world is Viljar, again named after a famous astronomer. Viljar is unique in that its sole permanent residents are machines. As a manufacturing world, Viljar is prone to intense pollution. Unable to inhibit or stop the effects, the Noerfaens simply banned permanent residence on the surface, fully automating the manufacturing process, and building space stations in orbit, for cargo and transport vessels to pick up and ship out the produced goods. Occasional environment suit-garbed teams of mechanics and computer engineers are sent down to the surface for maintenance work, and have a 99% rate of safe return. During the Great Revolution, Commune soldiers were forced to detonate explosives in parts of Viljar's megafactories, in attempts to halt the production of weapons by the tyrannical government. These damages have since been repaired, but stigma still remains about the reliability of the machines in these sectors.

Brief History:

The Noerfaens have been a spacefaring race for quite a while, but have not strayed from their solar system in any large numbers as of yet, primarily due to their government history. For as long as documented history can record, the Noerfaen race had been united under one banner, ruled by an Imperial government under control of the Czetzer, with the most recent one being Rait Ruutli, a tyrannical despot bent on cruelty and oppression. The Imperial government had a stern belief in focusing on internal politics, while remaining neutral to the outside galaxy, acting as a trade hub for both sides of any major conflict. The Imperial government also saw both the Llyr Empire and the Golgothan Mandate as too large a threat for the small empire to combat, and thus saw staying uninvolved as the smarter option. This belief allowed the Imperial government to focus solely on the internal workings of Noerfaen society, which led to the small aristocratic ruling class controlling much of the wealth and resources, and an impoverished mass of overworked low-class citizens growing increasingly dissatisfied with their position in life. The Imperial government had sought to keep the Noerfaen uninvolved in galactic politics, avoiding war with the Llyr Empire, and the following Golgothan civil war, instead operating as a neutral trading hub, while also violently oppressing their own citizens. A group of Noerfaen wished to see Ruutli removed, and a more open government established, and formed the Citizen's Commune, a revolutionary group dedicated to the average citizen, with the belief that nobility and royalty should be abolished. During a harsh civil war now known as the Great Revolution, the Citizen's Commune managed to defeat the Empire, executing the Czetzer, exiling his family, and abolishing the nobility. After 2 grueling years of work, the Citizen's Commune would reform the government into the United Noerfaen Commune, expressing a firm belief in fairness across both the Noerfaen worlds, and the galaxy. This new government would soon apply for admission in the Galactic Council, and after being accepted would take to the international stage. The Commune is very outspoken against war, but has offered non-military support to the Galactic Council's security members in the fight against the Golgothan Mandate remnants, though they remain skeptical of Severis Velian's claims of peace following the defeat of the Mandate.

Primary Species:

The primary species of the Noerfaen Commune are Noerfaen. Roughly about 1.8 meters tall for most members of the species, with an average weight of 85 kilograms, the Noerfaen are a basic bipedal, two-armed species, though their origins seem more reptilian than mammalian, With a snout-shaped face, a forked tongue, and spinal ridges that trace from the crown of their head all the way down to the end of a swishing tail. The Noerfaen have scale-textured skin, with five claw-tipped digits on their hands and feet.

The Commune is rarely a permanent home for other species, and as such there are not significant numbers of minorities. However, those that do exist, thanks to the encouraged belief in equality expressed by the Commune, are treated just the same as any other citizen, provided their documents are in order.

Policy:

The Noerfaen Commune operates on a simple principle of fair treatment for all beings. Those who contribute more effort and work to society are rewarded appropriately, while those who need extra aide due to disabilities are provided with such. Mistreatment of those in need, abuse of minorities, and war for discriminatory reasons are all things the Commune openly speaks against. While they acknowledge the need for regulation of such technology, the Commune expresses concern about the current method of restricting FTL travel, seeing the potential for warp gates to be manipulated into tools of discrimination or hate.

Economy:

In the Commune, actual currency is only used to barter with outside entities, such as foreign governments and businesses, visiting off-world traders, and other such cases. On the Commune worlds, all residents from the beginning of adulthood are assigned a finance account and serial number. This account houses credits given for completion of successful work tasks, and is deducted from when payment is necessary for a good or service. Those unable to work due to disability or age have credits paid to them bi-weekly, based on their previous record of task completion, or those of their caretaker/relative if they have never been able to work. Noerfaen leaving the Commune have the ability to withdraw their current credit balance as currency for one or more foreign nations.

Military:

The Noerfaen military primarily consists of ground troops and a small Navy. As the Great Revolution was a recent event, the military is primarily composed of trained revolutionary fighters, with the leadership consisting of converted officers from the old military, and as such are more suited to guerrilla warfare and skirmish tactics, both in space and on worlds. The Noerfaen have no expressed wishes for conquest, and regularly speak out against unwarranted expansionism in the international community.

Maps:

OOC note: I figured, as a single solar system, they'd be a smaller nation, and possibly not even be on the map. I dunno, your call GM

@DepressedSoviet

This is fine as it is. But you mention non-military support for the GC security council- you have to tell us what kind of support and you can do that IC if you wish. In the spirit of more incorporating everyones NS's together-perhaps you could have the Czetzer killed by the Golgotha after attempting a peace negotiation-thus paving the road for your agrarian worlds to overthrow the remaining government. Just something to think about- how odd it would be for your Communes enemies to be the ones that allowed the revolution to occur!

[DepressedSoviet]

@PolybiusThat's actually a great idea, I appreciate you suggesting it. I'll edit it in right away.

[Claw2k11]

@Polybius

I don't want to sound lazy, but where is the exact lore on the War of Retribution?

[Polybius]

@Polybius

I don't want to sound lazy, but where is the exact lore on the War of Retribution?

@Claw2k11

No official post about it yet. It is mentioned throughout a few character sheets. This might be a good opportunity to use the Historical Database...

Basically, the War of Retribution was when the Luak Tae scrounged up a fleet of Outer Alliance forces and fought back against the Golgotha after failing to secure a peace negotiation. Some things that happened during the War:

• The war was started by the Resurgent Mandate, a semi-religious sect of Golgothans hell-bent on destroying 'inferior' races.
• The Core Worlds of the Llyr Empire were utterly destroyed.
• The Archon Severis Velian, who had an impeccable reputation among the Golgothans, ultimately betrayed the Mandate, baiting them into a trap where the main Mandate fleet was crushed.
• The Kaldasa system (Velian Concordance) was sacked, reduced to ruin.
• The Mandates main industrial world, Sevara, was besieged by Outer Alliance forces but was ultimately repelled. Most of the Luak Tae Fleet was destroyed here.

That's all I can think of for now. Anyone can add 'lore' to the War as long as it maintains the shared narrative of events that have led up to the current in-game time.

[Claw2k11]

@Polybius

I think I got a gist of what I should write for my nation during the war with this info. Is it ok if I write up some battles in there that happened between the Golgotha and my faction?

[Polybius]

@Polybius

I think I got a gist of what I should write for my nation during the war with this info. Is it ok if I write up some battles in there that happened between the Golgotha and my faction?

@Claw2k11

Of course!

[Claw2k11]

@Polybius

One more question, are we allowed to have a flagship in our military? You know, the largest and strongest ship of the faction?

[Polybius]

@Polybius

One more question, are we allowed to have a flagship in our military? You know, the largest and strongest ship of the faction?

@Claw2k11

Yep.

[Lucidnonsense]

Oh important question, what kind of time scales are we dealing with? how long ago was the stuff in the backstory.@Polybius

[Polybius]

Oh important question, what kind of time scales are we dealing with? how long ago was the stuff in the backstory.@Polybius

@Lucidnonsense

Everything is recent. People involved in the war are still alive so rough estimate? Within 10 years or so.

[Lucidnonsense]

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Everything is recent. People involved in the war are still alive so rough estimate? Within 10 years or so.

@Polybius

Oh damn, I am going to have to make some big changes, 10 years is quite a short amount of time. I think I will have the "fall" of Amalgamate ancestors farther back in history or something.

[TheUnknowable]

I'd like to play as the Asati Alliance, a group of plasma based lifeforms that use living starships (cybernetically enhanced space-based lifeforms) to move around. I wouldn't join the UA, though, as it's basically an attempt to push their own will onto everyone else.

We'd have hyperdrive tech, which makes us your enemy, I guess.

[Lucidnonsense]

Nation Name:

Second Amalgamate of Dominions

Seal/Symbol/Crest/Motto:

Officials

Emperor Yakateh:The exact nature of the Emperor is debated among the peoples of the Amalgamate, some think of him as a lesser god, others as an egocentric megalomaniac, a few as a means of propaganda, to the uninformed he is a tyrant. but to many he is an entertainer, they look forward to his antics. The Emperor is extremely rich and likes to flaunt his money. There is more to The Emperor than meets the eye. The Emperor does not have much actual political power but does have a military which has caused controversy.

Representitive Ison: A diplomatic cyborg the size of a whale, Highly experienced.

Dominion "Eye of the Market": One of the Dominions which helps "manage" the economy of the Amalgamate

Dominion "Heart of the Storm": Can be thought of as admiral of the Angel fleet

Dominion "The Republic": a major representative of the peoples of the amalgamate

Core Worlds:

The Library: Now it mostly lies in ruins, but the library once contained vast databases of information on every topic, however its automated defense systems now leave the information difficult to access, Brave Treasure hunters/hackers search the ruins of the planets infosphere for secrets. The planet itself has a thin atmosphere but biodomes dot the surface. it has a large population but a large portion of it lives inside the archives as infomorphs, the outside world not having the same appeal as the knowledge within

The Nexus: Contains multiple warp-gates, Tightly controlled by the Gateway defense fleet, The Warp-Gates are in orbit around a gas giant with many moons. It is a nexus of interstellar trade and communication in the amalgamate, and thus, the capital.

Installation 13: Different cultures have different names for this structure, a product of the Golden age of the Amalgamation. An artificial world of bustling cities and cultures.

Brief History:

The Amalgamate was founded outside the territory of the Empire, Originally starting as research and trade agreements between species it soon evolved into something more. The races of the First Amalgamate dominion embraced cybernetic technology which was often used to facilitate communication. Supercomputers played an important role in government, some say they were pulling the strings. Even now, cults exist to various ancient automated systems. The Amalgamate never reached the same level of unification the Empire did, and that was just how they liked it.

The Empire and Amalgamate had many disputes once they met, They both had completely different ideas on what makes a person, on what is ethical, and on the nature of Intelligence. For a while however, they left eachother alone. at some point, long ago The Empire and Amalgamate engaged in an information war, using viruses, social engineering and other non-violent techniques to create havoc in the enemy government. The Amalgamate entered a short dark age as a result. While the higher government had fallen apart many planets formerly in the first dominion experienced cultural renaisances during this time. Eventually, not long before the war of retribution, The Dominion was rebuilt, this time, less centralized. while they have not yet rediscovered all the technology the civilization once had, they are on a road of progress, not decay. During the War of Retribution The Golgotha declared the Amalgamate Infedels and crimes against nature. The Amalgamate saw the Golgotha as a form of cancer upon the universe. For this reason the Amalgamate fought alongside the outer alliance.

The Amalgamate has a shaky relationship with the Peacekeepers due to the use of Controversal technology and the stockpiling of weapons of mass destruction from a bygone era.

Primary Species:

At this point, there is no primary species, the species that originally made up the Amalgamate were a diverse lot, Including a herbivorous herd based group mind, Biotechnological Sea Creatures who experienced plural conciousness, Eusocial "mole people" and Insectoids who by the time they joined the Dominion, 90% of the population was cybernetic. Now they have even more species and with genetic engineering and cybernetics, staggering diversity. They prefer adapting to alien environments rather than terraforming as terraforming can hinder biodiversity.

Policy:

The Amalgamate is highly critical of the unity accords and has not signed it, it hardly considers them a legitimate authority at this time. They are willing to engage in joint ventures on occasion but on other occasions they enter diplomatic conflicts.

Economy:

Mostly information based economy, most manufacturing is at least partially automated, but designs for things to be created are usually designed by sentient beings. Most of the Amalgamate is capitalist but some regions use different economic systems. While Slavery is "technically" legal but it tends to be bad business to attract the ire of emancipation organizations.

Military:

Most planets have their own planetary defense force, and some of the richer members of society have PMCs of various qualities. many people can afford a few defense drones, though the legality of this varies. Some trade unions and Civil Rights organizations also have armies...which can get interesting.
Gateway Defense Fleet: Specially tasked with defending dominion warp gates.
Expeditionary Force: The main military branch of the Amalgamate, explores possibly hostile locations and determines threat level.
Public Defense Force: An Elite Police force who ensures that all the little private armies play nice, and deal with other domestic crimes that cannot be handled by local government.
Cyber Army: Deals with Cyber and Memetic warfare and spying.
Angel Fleet: Advanced pre-fall starships alongside the most advanced ships of the modern era, they are Interstellar warfare elites.
Special Circumstances: A special forces organization.