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Hello and welcome!

This RP is a bit of an experiment, a combination between traditional space-nation RPs and character rps. Participants are invited to create nations and factions of all kinds (see below for types of nations/factions still available) that will participate in a massive, interstellar conflict known as, unsurprisingly, the war of the Seven Suns.

However, players will not directly or completely control their nations and everyone in them, as they would in a typical NRP. Nor, indeed, are players required to create a faction in order to join. Rather, players will develop characters from across the available factions and control them. Characters can be anything from senior politicians and commanders in each faction to lowly grunts or anonymous civilians. Players who have created factions will be required to play at least one character that is not from their own faction. There is no limit on the number of characters a single RPer can play. Those players who decide to create a faction do so with the understanding that other people will play in, develop, and add to that faction.

The course of the war and the actions of the major powers will be mostly decided by me, the GM, in consultation and collaboration with everyone involved. To the extent that a faction leader has control over military affairs and important NPCs, players will exhibit control over factions, but no one's control over any faction will be absolute. I welcome your input 100% and am likely to go along with everything you suggest. One of the major goals of this roleplay will be collaborative IC and OOC worldbuilding and story creation. Our characters will be caught up in a great conflict which we, the players, will decide on and direct together from behind the scenes. We will use pirate pads (alot of them), a chat room and this OOC to discuss the direction of the story, though of course new events can also develop on their own ICly.

The RP's Chatzy can be found here: Chatzy

A pirate pad for us to collab on: New Pirate Pad

And the public, messy pirate pad where alot of our initial collaborating has gone on is here: Old Pirate Pad (no need to read all of the stuff in the pad to know what's going on, alot of it is just proposals and ongoing discussion)

That's the boring stuff. Now, the STORY SO FAR...
It has been almost 400 Atheni-Standard Years since the Ignatio Event collapsed the Golden Road and two other major subspace arteries, plunging the galaxy-spanning Arcturus Imperium into two centuries of chaos and civil war. In many systems, oppressed xenos and undercaste humans erupted in rebellion against their now-isolated imperial sector governments, while in others Imperial governors and admirals turned into warlords and bandit-kings, carving fiefdoms out of whatever territory they were strong enough to seize and hold.

In ASY 3,320, Emperor Fashti XVIII was murdered on his throne by his successor, who ruled for all of three days before the Imperial Palace on Atheni II was bombarded from orbit by a rival claimant and all semblance of Imperial authority ended for good.

The Galactic Dark Ages had begun.

It is now ASY 3,576.

Along a once-minor subspace stream known in Imperial times as the Old Way lies the populous Agamenos Sector, in which peace has been maintained over the centuries under the feudal tutelage of the ancient and august House of Kesselbrood. Declaring itself the sole heir of Imperial authority, the Grand Duchy of Agamenos and its loosely governed vassal-planets have weathered techno-barbarian invasions, pirate incursions, and internal rebellion over the long years of galactic chaos. In that time it has endured, even prospered. The Grand Duchy's decentralized, feudal holdings boast a truly massive population of humans and xenos and a wild profusion of local governments. The Ducal military controls a large and well maintained remnant of the Imperial fleet- massive ships of the line lovingly maintained through the centuries. Planetary governments, human noble houses and trade guilds have over time placed important legal checks on the autocratic power of the Grand Duke, which are delineated in the Agamenos Constitution. The many alien minorities of the sector have slowly gained liberties of their own, recently winning the right to representatives in the Sector Diet and protection under Ducal law, though their status as second class subjects remains clear. The culture and political life of the Duchy is diverse and rich, if inefficient, chaotic and marked by incredible inequalities of wealth and political power.

To the galactic south of the Grand Duchy, in the Jasar Sector, lies another inheritor of the once-great Empire. The small but wealthy New Arcturus Republic has grown quickly in recent years, resisting the Duchy's feudal embrace while profiting enormously from trade with and immigration from its much older, much larger neighbor. The NAR has forsaken the old Imperium's racism and authoritarianism while maintaining its legacy of order, prosperity and legitimacy. The small nation has become a haven for oppressed alien species and political refugees from the backwards Duchy...and from the galaxy's darker corners.

For the subjects of the Grand Duke and the citizens of the Republic, the days of peace are quickly coming to an end. To the NAR's galactic east, an ancient cabal plots its rise to galactic dominance. A terrorist network of transhuman fanatics in the days of the Imperium, the All-Party has grown into a small empire of its own during the dark ages. Under the cold, watchful eyes of the omnipotent Grand Council, the transorganics of the Party marshal their forces to overthrow the reactionary overlords of the Grand Duchy and to crush the upstart New Arcturus Republic. The cyborgs of the All-Party will avenge themselves on the descendents of their ancient Imperial oppressors, and free the galaxy from the shackles of biology and the constraints of the flesh.

The totalitarian vision of the All-Party is not alone in plotting a new galactic hegemony. Sitting to the galactic southwest of the NAR sits the Theocratic Ascendancy of Vatan- the disciplined, xenophobic, caste society of the Vatani peoples, an evolutionary offshoot of mankind. The Ascendency's God-King, Perendor Zo'diell, has watched from afar the proliferation of Vatani exiles and unbelievers in the Grand Duchy and especially in the New Arcturus Republic, where they have thrived. He is displeased. Unbelief in his divine authority, even in distant solar systems, is a threat to his rule, and the exiles and those who shelter them will pay.

War approaches. Who will you join?
Major Powers

Imperial Grand Duchy of Agamenos
Order, Honor, Tradition


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Subfaction/Vassal State 1: Open

Subfaction/Vassal State 2: Open

The Theocratic Ascendancy of Vatan
Chosen by the Gods


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Subfaction 1: Open

The Transorganic Alliance Party
The Future of Evolution


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Subfaction 1: Open

Minor Powers

The New Arcturus Republic
Liberty, Equality, Justice


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Subfaction 1: United Front

B. Minor Power Open

C. Minor Power Open

D. Minor Power Open

Characters

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Nation Sheets, Faction sheets and character sheets can be completed along any format you wish. Please include, however, an in-character sample post along with all NS, FS and CS submissions. There are no limits on the number of subfactions for any nation.
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Question. For those of us with factions, do we post our sheets here or do we pm them to you to post?
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Post them here. WIPs are perfectly fine.
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The Transorganic Alliance Party



Aside: The Flag of the All Party; The symbol of the all party, the Zomay represents the three pillars of the party, and the state. These tenets are Innovation, Revolution and Security. The Zomah is emblazoned on a blood red black round that symbolises both the Transorganic blood spilt by the former Imperium but also the necessary evils committed by the All Party to carve out a place for its members. Also adorning the flag is a section of the first software programme written that successfully mapped a sentient mind and translated the information to a computer. The programme’s section is represented in an updated binary format. To the All Party it represents their history and paved the way for all manner of Transorganic revolution and advancement. It is often referred to as the ‘seed’.



Brief History
The Transorganic Alliance Party, commonly just referred to as the Party, or the All Party began life as a political movement in the Arcturus Imperium several decades before its collapse. The movement was started among middle-class traders and among former veterans and current soldiers. These people shared one thing in common, what they as 'forced' cybernetic augmentation at the hands of the Imperium. Whether physically forced as part of their service or economically forced by circumstance, the founding members of the All Party fought for the rights of the early transhumans. The All Party accepted humans and non-humans alike calling for a new societal integration. It was however, a difficult fight to have in the oppressive Arcturus state. The Imperium began cracking down hard on the Party and overtime began punishing regular citizens for even a murmur of collusion with the organization. This dogmatic crack down only fanned the rebellious flames amongst the oppressed transhumans, leading to greater angst.

Necessity called for greater measures and over the decades the Party became associated with more radical movements, eventually becoming synonymous with transhuman terrorism. Although terrorism is an act, not a cause, many looked past the growing militant ambitions of the All Party and flocked to its banner across the Imperium. As more and more people felt the biting need to transcend their organic shackles, the influence and threat posed by the All Party grew significantly.

The Imperium’s difficulty proved to be the Party’s opportunity. For years it had laid dormant, working secretly, communicating through back eddies of the intranet, organising plotting and waiting. As the great collapse of the once so grandiose empire began, the Imperium crumbling under the weight of its own arrogance, the Party saw its opportunity to strike. Thousands of transorganics took up arms and revolted from within as the Imperium struggled to survive against attack from the outside. The largest part of the uprising took place on Vastoria, an industrial powerhouse of planet that was key to the Imperium’s shipbuilding and computing industries.

Within weeks Vastoria lay in ruins as the numbers revolting rose from thousands to millions. The Imperium faced an insurmountable challenge in reclaiming the world already stretched thin across all fronts. It set its sights on larger dangers and abandoned Vastoria to the All Party who renamed it Valhalis, an old word for paradise.
As the Imperium was vanquished the All Party became the sole leader of Valhalis and began spreading to the two other inhabited worlds in the Wolf-337 system, Jargen and Halfor, since renamed Anhilt and Saarstun since peaceful Party occupation nearly two centuries ago.
The All Party has since spread beyond Wolf-337 but only has minor colonies and stations outside their home system.

Species: Transorganics

Official Doctrine Of The Glorious Transorganic Nation Of The All Party said

The next step in the long history of evolution, we are unbound by biological shackles. Our thoughts are not limited by organic constraints. We are nothing more than our consciousness acting through a vessel. You the glorious people of our nation are among those who have seen the truth; we deserve only the finest vessels. Those bestowed upon us by nature are fragile and inadequate when we have scientific truth, knowledge of a better life. We are not classifiable by the archaic nomenclature of outdated organics. We are transorganics. We are the future.


Nation Traits
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Disciplined~Loyal~Efficient
Underneath a veneer of freedom and rights the All Party is as dogmatic as the Imperium was only it uses far more subtle yet more effective methods. The Grand Council has the ability to systematically manipulate the software of any and all citizens, but it finds it more cost effective and satisfying to use more old fashioned methods. From the day a child is ‘born’ in the birthing labs to be delivered to successful applicants to the PAT (Parental Aptitude Test) to the day it dies, it is bombarded by propaganda disguised as truth hidden in the robes of free market advertising. The All Party is just and the true, the Grand Council is all knowing and righteous and organics are destitute, primal and evil. This creates a military that is unwavering in cause and a populous unflinching in support.

Naval Force
Valhalis’ history as a naval outpost and manufacturing powerhouse of the Imperium meant that from the outset the All Party had access to resources necessary to make it a noticeable naval power among the countless fledgling factions left in the ruins of the Imperium.

Flaws

Free Thought
Recently more and more outside software has begun making its way into the All Party’s domain. This external manipulation encourages individual thinking and in recent years revolt has begun to become an issue. Although the general populace is acutely unaware of this.

Traditional Or Outdated?
The biggest secret within the All Party is that the Grand Council member that sit today are the same ones which sat when the All Party came into its own. The bi-annual elections are an elaborate government hoax. Thus leadership in the Party domain is stagnant. Despite their intellectual advantage over organics, it still means that it is only the same individuals in power and fresh ways of thinking or radical change is nigh on impossible.

Xenophobic
The All Party has an irrefutable hatred of organics, derogatorily ‘squishies’, and thus has quickly earned a massive amount of hatred itself.
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Azathoth said
More like biophobic. *nods*


Uh huh that's true, I did want something more original than xenophobe.
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The New Arcturus Republic


Brief History
The Jasar Sector was unlike the many fell. After the Imperium's fall, the symptoms of revolution were showing, the local government grew weak, attempt to put a halt to such a rebellion from happening. However, this sector was home to a small human/xeno group simply known as the Reformists, who sought to ease the rising tensions between the humans, and the local alien species inhabiting these parts. The Reformists were a lingering presence in the sector long before the Imperium fell. For many years they sought to influence the colonial government, and bring about reforms for the imperium, however their attempts were put to a halt. A hundred years before the fall, thousands of aliens started a wide spread riot, spearheaded by radical elements of the Reformists. The uprising failed, thousands left dead on the worlds of the Jasar Sector. The reformists were forced into hiding as they were deemed traitors by the state.

Hundreds of years later, the reformists influence was steadily growing as many joined their ranks, no longer fearing retribution, and to the surprise of many, the Reformists had infiltrated almost all corners of the local government, already making their move. The Governor was quickly expelled, knowing full well spilling blood would do no good, and reluctantly welcomed the New Order.

The dreams of many aliens and reformists had finally came to pass. In a bloodless coup, the the jasar sector was now rebranded the New Arcturus Republic.

However, this dream of prosperity would quickly die soon as dark times laid ahead for the young nation. Fifteen years before the present time, the Republic fell under assault by rogue elements of the Duchy, the Noble Houses of the border systems viewing the Republic as renegades, vassal worlds that needed to be brought into the fold. The Duchy War begun as the feudal lords sent their personal armies to conquer the N.A.R.

The war was brief, lasting for three years, but it was bloody, and brutal, the Ducal Lords sent all they could at the Republic, and while superior in training, holding their on for those three years, were on the brink as the Ducal forces outnumbered them vastly. It did not take long however, for the the Ruling Grand Duke to put a halt to the hostiles, forcing the renegade Nobles to recall back their forces.

While the Republic was grateful for the intervention, this conflict however, hardened relations between the Republic and the Duchy. This conflict also sowed the seeds for the Republic's own undoing, as the last decade was a time of economic hardship, the war had put great strain on the Republic, millions in poverty, unemployment on the rise, and humanity had taken the worst of it. Humans from a walks of life begun o suspect favoritism from the Government regarding aliens, and this made many bitter in the current situation.

Anti-Alien sentiment grew as more and more humans were rallied by the ever rebellious and increasingly influential Imperial Restoration Faction and NOOVP. Many had even attempted to undo centuries of liberation n the polls, which of course failed.

Violence and unrest begun to spread all across the worlds of the Republic, many, although insignificant rebellions had sprung up, but were easily put down or left along for the time being. The situation worsened with the Nuclear bombing of Esmara City, leaving millions dead. It was then followed by the March on New Arcturus as NOOVP Militia forces had clashed with Republic forces in the Capital City of Novus Haven, and failed at their attempted coup.

It did not end there, however, untold numbers of military personnel and bases had gone rouge, the worlds of Magnus Terra and Palatine had seceded from the N.A.R. Civil War was on the rise. Six years have passed since then, the Republic torn apart in a bloody civil war, left weak and broken.


Population: 15 Billion
Humans(50%)
Vatani(1%)
Telarens(5%)
Ishkaarans(15%)
Yethari(14%)
Auru(11%)
Other(4%)

Worlds:
New Arcturus
Yeth
Aurolia
Magnus Terra
Ishkaar
Palatine

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Species of the Republic:


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The Yethari looks awesome.
What I'll be working on for this when I get to it is bolstering the All Party's NS, then adding the crime faction, then starting with characters.
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Darkmatter said The Yethari looks awesome.


Why thank you! :)
Took forever to find the perfect alien be the brutish big guys, yet not too menacing.
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I'm definitely playing a Yethari character, likely as my drug lord character.
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I'm definitely playing a Yethari character, likely as my drug lord character.

I'm playing an Ishkaaran.

Looking forward to them.
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What characteristic would you attribute to each of the races? If we were in the business of stereotyping,
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Darkmatter said
What characteristic would you attribute to each of the races? If we were in the business of stereotyping,

Well, I do mean to add info like that soon and haven't an idea for those at the moment. Still a work in progress.
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Since the pirate pad server I was using seems down and out, we can use this in the meantime. New Pirate Pad

Tomorrow I will fix up the OOC and probably begin the IC. Let's see some character sheets!
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