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Since the Dawn of Civilization, man has always been fascinated by the stars above, and always has sought to venture out beyond the earth and explore the stars freely. Humanity's long, distant dream would soon become reality.

In 2135, new faster then Light and Terraforming technologies thrust humanity into a new golden age of exploration and colonization. Travel between Earth and Mars took mere days, accelerating the terrforming process. Within the span of a hundred years, humanity had fully colonized almost every corner of the Sol System, almost all of humanity's woes seemed to be remedied, but that was unfortunately not the case.

The Sol System was under the governing hand of the United Solar Council, a more direct soon to be controlling descendent of the long defunct United Nations. At first, it's attempts to gain power had gone unnoticed, with small changes. However, it's power grabs became less subtle, and more hostile, the more independent minded colonies had sought to leave the council as it become more clear of it's corruption, as most of the Earth and the moon itself, lost their sovereignty.

By 2250, the Solar War had begun. The United Solar Council, now in control of over half the system, had amassed their armies and fleets to seize control of the remaining colonies outside its dominion. The last colonies soon formed the Colonial Coalition, and for seven years, had fought a fierce war for their freedom.

The war took it's toll on both sides as the worlds of Sol were scarred by the fires of war. By the War's end, there was no clear winner, as chaos and anarchy reigned, all semblance of order, now gone.

For years this went on, and for many, this was too much to handle, too much to take in, and so it happened, the Great Exodus of 2260. Millions had fled in massive colony ships, venturing out towards the unknown, leaving behind those that remained to fend for themselves in a tattered Sol. It was a dark time for the human race, but like all things, it won't last forever.

It is now the year 2590, over three centuries since the Great Exodus. Humanity had finally fulfilled its dream of traversing the stars, colonizing many worlds of the the region now dubbed the "Orion Quadrant" and in its time of mass colonization, not only did the many worlds make contact with each other, but have made contact with alien civilizations as well, both advanced, and those not unlike human kind of the distant past.

The fate of Sol System however, is yet to be known. But mankind has been giving the gift of a new start. A new age has begun, what part will you play in these uncertain times?

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Welcome to Orion: New Beginnings, set far into the future. We play as quickly reemerging human nations, as well as alien nations that were here before. The primary setting for the rp is of course, the Orion Quadrant, a large region of space consisting of hundreds of star systems. Here not only do we play as Nations, but as Organizations as well, be they pirates, mercs, etc.

For the technology of the setting, I'm looking for a good mixture of both hard and soft sci-fi. FTL of the setting, for humans a least, is called the Warp Drive(unimaginative I know :P). Warp Drives reduce travel time greatly, but are not instant. Travel between worlds can take up to a few days, travel between systems, depending on distance can take up to a week, to a few weeks or to a month, travel outside the Quadrant however, is not advised, it would take years to find another sector on warp drives. Also to note is Chargeup times. Once an FTL drive is active, depending on distance, can take up to a few hours, to a few days to recharge.

So with that out of the way. If this gets enough attention, let's have fun and work to create a great story :)

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I will get an NS up shortly. I will no be on tomorrow, so expect it up by Sunday.
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Oh thank Mot, finally another Space NRP. I thought Stardust to Stardust was going to clog up the Space NRP slot forever.

I've had a faction in the works for this since ALG. And hey, surprise surprise, they're actually Humans this time.

Expect something up before the night is out.
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Hey terminal.

*pokes with space whale stick*
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Faction roughdraft made and PMed to Sigma for approval.
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Got it and approved!

Oh, alfhedil and Newsun, don't forget to edit your sheets a bit. Doesn't need to be exactly like the sheet above, but perhaps similar.
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Hey terminal.

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The Cephalrrior, as a species, are irrelevant as a socio-political force. We like to think of them as natural phenomena, like rogue planets or supernovae. Difficult to handle, occasionally dangerous, frequently in the way, but inconsequential in the grand scheme of things.
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Interested, gonna start work on an NS. Assuming there's room, of course.
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Oh definitely, yes, there is room.
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Terranis Empire profile is developing. A human empire built upon fleets upon fleets of grand battleships, dreadnoughts, and capital craft. Built upon endless armies of biosynthetic warriors that have already conquered many alien races and turned them into subjects of the Empire.

An empire decaying under its own weight. Can an imperialistic empire that no longer conquers be called a real empire? It has become lazy and corrupt, decadent and hedonistic while resting atop its riches and plunder. Its citizens do not wish to pay taxes, its nobility do not desire to wage war, and yet it still stands. And yet, there are some who still desire to relieve the glory days of the Empire.

I look forward to seeing how this game will play out. Truth be told, playing a giant, old, and corrupt empire is a new thing for me. Fertile ground for plot ideas though.
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Indeed, it will be quite fun :)

And if you're nobles and such need a target, the federation sounds perfect :P (Perhaps its already happened in the past)
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Indeed, it will be quite fun :)

And if you're nobles and such need a target, the federation sounds perfect :P (Perhaps its already happened in the past)


Perhaps it would, if the will to fight existed to begin with. I wonder what kind of view the Federation has on this eternally decaying empire? Built upon despicable biosynth slavery and conquest and Imperial rule, yet too powerful and rich even in its decadent state to really want to wage war against?
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I would say the Federation would view them quite poorly :P although that won't stop trade, commutations and such(if they do engage in trade that is).

And added nervousness of the decaying state :p
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I would say the Federation would view them quite poorly :P although that won't stop trade, commutations and such(if they do engage in trade that is).

And added nervousness of it the decaying state :p


Well there certainly will be any number of ambitious noble houses wanting a leg up in the constant courtly intrigue of the Empire. Not to mention there is plenty of market potential for specialized biosynth slaves and the hedonistic luxuries of the Empire.

And the question is, does the Federation want the empire destroyed, or does it want it still intact to avoid having to deal with a messy aftermath?
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I would say intact, the Federation is not one to seek one's annihilation(unless they're a threat that needs crushing), they're preferred route would be the Empire's slow reform, or at least contain the chaos.
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Still accepting? If so I've got me some ideas.
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Still accepting? If so I've got me some ideas.


Why yes we are! Welcome aboard.
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Righteous.
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Hm.
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Interested? You're welcome to join :)
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