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The year is 2305. Humanity has fallen. Yet, it was not another race that caused this. In fact, none know how this has happened. What is known is that the collapse happened suddenly. In only five years, What once was a great shining beacon of honor is now a rusted husk of what was. what little remains left of the human race is either on shattered space stations or left on broken colonies. There is no more civilization for humanity. There is no technology. Only the ability to wait and die.

You wake up from cryogenic sleep. At the end of the hallway near the door, stands a man, with a nasty abdomen wound. You want to help him, but you aren't sure you should help him. He looks up to see you exiting your pod, and slides you a tablet. On it, the date states that it is the year 2305. Nearly a century since you first went to sleep. Below that, a video message. you look upon it and press the icon, letting the video play.







Two last things. The universe is going to be expanded as we explore. that means no preset map or anything. The playable alien races you see are not the only ones. you can create one and run it by me, and if it looks good i'll put it in there as well. So good luck and have fun.

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Name: Riel Noctis (Re-el Knock-teese)

Date of Birth: 03/30/2172 (33)

Place of Birth: Eior District, Marius VI, Varmulus Sector

Gender: Male

Species: Human

Height: 5' 11"

Weight: 216 lbs

Appearance:

Personality: Although generally taciturn and introverted among strangers, Riel is best described as thrill seeking and outgoing. He is full of contradictions, yet rarely a hypocrite, and never willingly so. Priding himself on his creed of honesty and devotion, Riel possesses an unnatural degree of determination. Once he makes up his mind to accomplish something, he literally stops at nothing until he has done so. Those who are close to him often claim he possesses a radiant personality, and that he is often capable of unintentionally imprinting his moods onto others.

While the emotionless or grim look that usually lines his face my suggest otherwise, Riel is in actuality a deeply loving and protective individual. Something which causes him to immediately hate any person or thing that causes harm to the things he cares for. As well as resent those that cause needless suffering. Interestingly, Riel also possesses a heavy cynical outlook on life. As an individual with a high level of self discipline, he is also impossibly slow to anger, and even harder to distract. Making him an formidably efficient worker when coupled with his genius leveled intellect and photographic memory.

Unfortunately, this, and his love of tinkering, often results in him being consumed by his work. So much so that he becomes inattentive or 'numbed' to the world around him. While this usually isn't a problem within the confines of an lab, it has frequently caused him to become a burden in the field. It should be noted that Riel also possesses a superiority complex, believing he is better than others because he is smarter than them. Thus, finds most of his species to be slow witted and uninteresting.

Likes: Challenges, Chess, Tinkering

Dislikes: Drinking, Smoking, The untruthful

Ambitions: Hopes to unravel the mystery of humanity's fall and use technology to reverse it.

Strengths: Technological Expertise, Photographic Memory, Cybernetic limbs

Weaknesses: One Track Mind, Superiority Complex, Overly Curious, Easily bruised

ADVENTURE!

Fears: Going Insane, Being forcfully dependent on others/ helplessness

Interests: Science/technology, History, Women

History: Marius VI
Marius VI is one of the five small planet within the Varmulus Sector. Marius VI, unlike its siblings, Marius II - V, was once the only life-sustaining planet within said sector. The planets themselves orbit a trio of small stars which wad locally referred to as 'Trias'. Though it remains unknown as to how this phenomenon occurred, it is known that this was not always the case. As it was during
the formation of Trias that Marius Prime was destroyed. It is also because of Trias that Marius IV & V are eventually became uninhabitable, with one possessing oceans of lava upon its surface, and the other a desert planet on which water no longer remains.

Having always been a planet known for its technological superiority, Marius VI was once a global metropolis comprised of impressive architecture and beautiful landscaping. At one time, it was also one of the richest human colonies in the cosmos. However, following the 'Trias Event', two thirds of the planet's surface was destroyed. The remainder having been spared only due to the erection of a globally commissioned barrier. The likes of which was designed solely for the purpose of reflecting solar flares. Yet, despite this great feat, billions of lives had been lost. Along with most of the planet's wealth.

Since then the rest of the planet had become a wasteland. There the wreckage of the old cities remained, half swallowed up by the planet and buried by sand. Over time, these 'dead lands' became the place of exile for the undesirables of 'New Marius'. Banishment equalled death. The planet's core, which now possessed the only available drinking water, had since been hollowed out in the area beneath New Marius City. There they created the planet's only accessible well. Which the locals eventually came to call 'the hidden sea'.

Riel Noctis
Born to a post-Trias Marius VI, Riel had the fortune, and curse, of being the son of a prominent scientist. Which on Marius VI, had become equivalent to being born into nobility. Thus, Riel had been raised in a life of luxury, and robbed of a childhood. As his father, Andeal, had always forced the path of a Technologist upon him. Just as those who knew Riel always expected greatness from him.

Driven by the desire to impress his father, Riel spent every living moment studying. If it wasn't for a class test, then it was for his father's private ones. If his father wasn't around to quiz him, then it was so that he could impress him the next time he was. Still, to his disbelief, it was never enough. No matter how many perfect scores he achieved, or how many certificates of excellence he received, to his father, it was never enough. Within Riel's logic, there was always some sort of flaw. Some ghost calculation that he some how failed to see.

By the time Riel had reached his late teens, it had just about drove him insane. That was, until he applied to the Marius Academy of Technology. Where, as was standardly required by MAT, Riel was made to under go an I.Q. test. Ironically, despite all his achievements, and having built his first space capable engine at age twelve. It was only after he got his results that the genius he was, was recognized. Graduating with scores which rivaled those of the late Technologist Legend Brax Ular, the designer and builder of Marius' protection field. Riel not only surpassed his father's impossible expectations, but also became globally revered as the most promising mind of his time. Among his people, he was almost a king.

As the years went by, Riel would go on to make several advances in technology. The most notable of which was done under the employment of 'ScionTech'. The company responsible for the mass production of Marius' two core sources of income, Weaponry and Spacecrafts. There Riel designed the 'Energy Recycling Converter'. Which when used in conjunction with Marius' protection field, would in theory allow the inhabitants of Marius VI to safely channel Trias' energy for a variety of uses. Potentially creating the first true method of clean, renewable energy.

Unfortunately, it would be that particular accomplishment, that would change Riel's life forever.

Civil Unrest on Marius VI
Shortly after the completion of Riel's device, Marius' government confiscated it and ordered Riel turn over all research related it. Which he reluctantly destroyed instead, fully aware of the political game that had now come into effect. While half of the government wished to use the device as it was intended, as i means of immediately bettering Marius VI's quality of life. The other half sought to additionally profit, thus proposed weaponizing the device. Thus, as time dragged on and tempers began to flare, the people of Marius VI also begun to divide. The planet came under threat of its first civil war.

As a means of avoiding this, Riel was left but with one choice. To destroy his device. Although doing so had brought a fragile peace to his world, the ensuing explosion had also robbed him of both his arms. Nearly causing him to bleed to death and bringing what looked to be a permanent end to his scientific career.

A Journey's beginning
It was only weeks following his accident that Riel was visited by the (insert name of intergalactic human military here) at his residence on Marius VI. Brandishing an offer which Riel was in no position to refuse. In exchange for his unconditional services, they would restore his arms, and with it his life as a scientist. Hence, it was with great joy that Noctis agreed to under go cybernetic surgery and became outfitted with what was at the time, the latest military grade cybernectic implants.

What happened next still remains a opaque blur. As the last moments Riel can remember was are falling asleep within his pod.

Romance: Yes

Sexual preference: Heterosexual

Military Rank: N/A

Combat Skills: Minimal, combative capabilities based on superior strength of cybernetic limbs.
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Looks good. Accepted. I'll put it into the character list.
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Thanks. :)

Edit: A question actually, were humans widely aware of the existence of the other species prior to thier fall from grace, or did most of the interaction happen during our "sleep"?

Or is that also up to us?
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Most humans know about other alien races. Most are diplomatic to each other as well.
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- Name -
Tobias 'Akro' Köenig (Toe-bye-as Kur-nig)

- Date of Birth -
June 11th 2176 (29)

- Place of Birth -
Rhine District, New Terra, Jötnar, Sector

- Gender -
Male

- Species -
Homo-Sapien Sapien (Human)

- Height -
6' 2" (187 cm)

- Weight -
185 lb (84 kg)

- Appearance -


- Personality -

- Likes -
Peace & Quiet, Smoking, Obedience

- Dislikes -
Ignorance, Arrogance, Authority

- Ambitions -
Notoriety, to gain a legendary status across the galaxy

- Strengths -
Lateral Thinking, Intimidation, Hand to Hand combat

- Weaknesses -
Technological Novice , Heavy drinker, Does not work well with others

- Fears -
Old age, not being remembered

- Interests -
Self preservation,

- History -
Tobias, as he prefers to be called, is a very rare breed of criminal. He is not the product of troubled childhood, he is not the result of a gang lifestyle. His reputation was built of his own machination. Many criminals gain notoriety or garner respect among the scum through unspeakable acts and horrific episodes. Tobias however, had a shadow before he was thrown into the light. The Rhine district is a lowly and horrible place to be raised, but every so often a child will be born whom has the nous and the intelligence to rise from the slums of New Terra and create a better life for himself and god willing, his family. Tobias was such a child. From an early age he understood the complex and could out-think the majority of people he met. He was no genius, not in the current era, but he was a step above the average and that was enough to not only survive but thrive in the Rhineland.

The one thing that Tobias lacked as a child was a family, at least in the blood relative sense of the word. Many children as discarded in the slums and only a fraction survive. Tobias though was lucky, dependent on your stance. He was taken in by a family and raised as an extra pair of hands, used to work and to make the lives of others easier he was a slave without the label. He grew accustomed to living with the debauchery, theft and crime that filled the sprawling cities. However while most would condemn their surroundings and surrender to their fate, Tobias saw his his situation as an opportunity. A mountain to be climbed.

The first step Tobias took was to build a persona for him to adopt, being fully acquainted with the lesser known definition of prestige in the underworld of New Terra Tobias created the alter ego of Akro the gun running curb stomping maniac born from the cesspool of unguarded criminals. He began by claiming many of the unsolved crimes around the city. Blasphemous acts that were either to bloody or gang-orientated for the small police force to pay attention to. Unfortunately for the newly baptized Akro this brought some unwanted attention from particularly nasty people, ultimately ending with the loss of his right forearm in an abandoned garage before being rescued by one of the many grunts he had picked up on the way up the ladder.

Akro was the new kingpin of the undergrowth and whilst he was not truly the man many believed him to be the attention that came with the reputation gave him a strong dose of reality, and the terrible life he would have led had he indeed been the person he claimed to be.

- Romance -
No

- Military Rank -
N/A

- Combat Skills -
Akro over the years has had to learn to protect himself and as a result has become quite the cowboy. Capable of shooting from the hip with incredible speed he is a true gunslinger just like the heroes he used to read about during his childhood.

Akro is a skilled combatant in hand to hand combat, whilst his bio-metric implants look thin and weak he often likes to remind himself that Titanium is stronger than bone. Capable of lifting incredibly heavy loads he is equally dangerous without a weapon.
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Yeah convict is playable considering my character is going to be somewhat skin to that though not as extreme.
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Reserving a spot.

I was thinking of having my character be a humanoid android. Would that be okay?
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Yep. Everything is a ok as long as you don't make your character a god or some such.
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Ok, my CS is up however it's not finished. I still need to do the personality and probably a lot of work on the history but it's up so you can check it and we can hopefully get this thing moving a little.
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Is this really dead already?
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Yeah. Most likely. I'll shut it down and wait about 3 or 4 days and try to reboot it. See if there's people more willing to join. I'll keep you guys on tabs and message you when it goes up.
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*Sigh* I really miss 2012 sometimes... So many new members now and yet its gotten harder to keep an RP alive...
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Sorry, I couldn't join. I'm really sorry.
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