“It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything."
“In the beginning, he was a man. A man as simple as you and I. However, by the end of his time as a mercenary, he was no mortal. They say that somewhere along the way, he lost his soul. The reasons as to why this happened appear to vary depending on which of his Kings are telling his tale. Some say that he lost his soul from the corruption of power, and a couple of tales of the king dueling with Death lurk around. The most supported reason to his loss is the armor. The armor is one that he always had on him. The armor contains him; it is his leash. Without it, he would become a loose animal with a trail of chaos in his wake. The armor was forced on him after an incident with a Reaper (one of Death’s followers). The foolish man made a deal to trade his soul for a weapon whose power comes from the souls it takes. However, to start this process, it takes the soul of the owner. This is how reapers are born and this man would’ve become one if it weren’t for his team. The ritual by which the first soul is consumed was stopped by them as one of them took off their own armor and forced it onto the man. This trapped his soul within the armor and kept it within him. If the armor was ever removed, his soul would seek the weapon and a reaper would be born anew. Because he was half a reaper, he had connections with Death and it is said that in difficult times, they would even fight side by side. The man found himself with new powers after the half completed ritual. He was just a hair faster, just a bit stronger and smarter than his opponent. His legend quickly grew as many people heard of him. While he still had his mortality, he began to take kingdoms as his own and claimed himself as King over many kingdoms. However, rather than rule them directly, he ruled through other Kings; his Kings. Thus, the Alpha King was born.”It’s been generations since anyone has heard of the Alpha King. Now he is just a legend that is rarely believed since the Kings all reported such different stories about him. There were two things that his Kings reports did have in common. One, no one reported his death, and two, they all say that he ran everything from the ice planet
Xenafor..
It’s not easy to get on the universe’s most wanted list. People start to wonder if you really exist; if you’re just a legend. But the only thing that’s harder than getting on this list is surviving what comes next. You see, the universe has a messed up way of dealing with things. It isn’t organized. It doesn’t send anyone official after you. Instead, it sends people almost as screwed up as you are. Mercenaries from all around the universe come after one person to take their head for a reward...It’s funny what money can do to those sick souls.
Many people on this list ended up at
Xenafor for personal reasons. Most of them didn’t intend to meet another one of their kind here, but all of them being at the same place lead to many mercenaries arriving at Xenafor. Now, everyone has to fight to survive and take what is there’s. But they should tread lightly as Xenafor still holds many secrets beneath its ice.
Rules:
-Your reasons for getting here are your own, but everyone is starting on Xenafor either as one of the wanted people or as a mercenary. As the story progresses, we may move to a different planet. When you are ready for a change in setting, you can suggest it and we can choose another one of the planets and have a transition stage from one planet to the next.
-Mercenaries can be in teams or you could go lone wolf style. Just be aware that the wanted people will have (a very slight) edge since they are outnumbered. But don’t let them over do it.
Team Rules:
- Must be a team leader. You can name it if you want, I don’t really care. I will put it under the ‘Mercs’ section and the characters names who are in it since people can have multiple characters and they can be in the same area.
-Past that, you can organize it however you would like. You can have different positions for different types of people (techie, leader, weapons specialists, tactics guy, etc.) or you could have a group of random people. That’s all up to you, however, if you would like me to organize it a certain way, PM me your set-up and I will put that in. If not, it will just be a list of names.
-Max of 6 characters per squad.
-Low caliber guns are fine, but nothing too powerful UNLESS the bullets are non-lethal, such as a poison dart or a tracker bullet or something like that. Just be original and creative with the weapons and bullets and what not.
-I will be playing as the Alpha King. I’m sorry if you see this as overpowered (which he sort of is), but I think it’s better me, whom I can trust, to keep it on that thin line of powerful and undefeatable than someone else to. To defeat them, it will take nice tactics and nice roleplaying as well as collaboration which I hope this character will bring out.
-There are many different creatures and beings you can run into. For example, another Reaper could appear, or maybe some strange animal. Don’t be afraid to throw stuff like that in that you may run across in the IC. Just make stuff up that your character finds and be creative with it, I don’t mind. Any larger events (such as a horde of creatures or something like that) I will create. If you have an idea like this, you can run it by me.
Xenafor: This planet was once a great trade center for many different races until the ice age came. Now, the whole planet is covered in ice and the ruins of the old cities still remain. Hidden beneath the ice are still cities and secrets to be discovered. This is also the last place the Alpha King was reported to be.
Suguretia: This is the home planet of the Hierarchs. This planet is far more technologically advanced than most and is bred for war. There is nothing but military and tactic camps on this planet. There is no fun, no tourism, only the necessities of life and war. Other than that, the planet is beautiful.
Triwaku: This planet always seems dark as their is no sun near it. The only light and source of heat on it is the energy from which the Triani people give and take from the planet. Triwaku is like a giant swamp; not really land, not really water. There is no technology at all on this tribal planet and outsiders are not taken lightly.
Raquetia:Raquetia is mostly forest and is the home of the Raquida people. This planet is filled with different kinds of wildlife and animals from which the Raquida people prey off of and cherish. Foreigners don’t last long here as the Raquida see everything in the eyes of nature. This means that if something dies or fails to succeed in something it is because they were weak and didn’t deserve to and is as simple as that.
Tagslo:Tagslo is the home to the Crism people. It is a largely arid and forested area with a vast ocean around the equator. Visitors here should be wary as not all of the Crism are friendly and anyone that comes here should run if they hear anything about M.O.T.H.R. Other than that, Tagslo sounds like a great place for a vacation.
Ethenpoi:Ethenpoi is a dark dull planet with a huge lack of natural light but it flourishes with humongous trees and giant grass. Most of the creature that inhabit the planet either has fur or a thick shell. The flora of the planet tend to be dull and a very disgusting purple colours and also twist and turn in different directions. The planet is in the void of space and does not spin or revolve around a star which renders the planet extremely cold. Despite this life flourishes all over and even has fresh lakes with a life sustaining liquid with a incredibly low boiling point.
Any planet suggestions or additions, let me know and I will make it or add your idea in as well as credit you.
Humans: Pretty basic beings, which is the ugliest and yet most beautiful thing about them. After the wars that nearly made them extinct, they have set up in colonies around the universe and spread out. Earth was mostly destroyed and the Humans no longer have a planet to call home. They are now the scavengers and beggars of the universe. Home Planet: N/A
Hierarchs: The Hierarchs are a race built on war. They are born and bred for it, and that is all they know. They are excellent fighters and their tactics are by far the best, but they are often too brute in their ways. They seldom lose a fight, but when they do it’s because the opponent was smarter. The Hierarchs are the ones that destroyed Earth and ultimately split up the human race. They had no reason for starting the wars other than being bored. The Humans put everything they had on the line to fight the Hierarchs, yet they couldn’t take a dent out of the Hierarchs military and were easily defeated. The Hierarchs are always dressed in full armor and are about 7 feet tall on average. They are very stocky and their skin scaley, similar to that of a reptiles. Home Planet: Suguretia
Triani: The Triani are tribal people that have renounced the ways of technology. Over years of practice and patience, the Triani no longer have a need for technology as they have replaced it with a form of magic. The Triani have found a way to bend the energy of nature into a physical form and use it for their source of everything. Without it, they would not be able to survive. The Triani are about the height of a human. Unlike Humans, however, they have a deep red skin color and have black tattoos all over their body as that is one of the ways they have learned to bend energy. When they are in the process of performing this art, their tattoos move as well as their bodies as they learned how to bend energy through a form of martial art of the Triani that is very fluid and never still. Home planet: Triwaku
Raquida: The Raquida are nocturnal predators that are very different from humans. They have no mouth on their face, rather on their hands. They speak in a very intricate form of sign language that few other than the Raquida people know. They are silent, dangerous, and one of the few races that survived an attack from the Hierarchs. They tend to stay neutral when it comes to affairs from other planets. Their skin is ash black and they have no hair on their bodies and they also have a tail with a very sharp barb similar to the claws they have. They are a very nimble people that use very little technology (just enough to get by). Home planet: Raquetia
Crism: The Crism, like all creatures from Tagslo evolved naturally alongside a mysterious nano-robotic organism, left eons ago by a long dead civilisation. During the course of their evolution, their bodies incorporated both the nano-machines and inorganic compounds, producing biological/synthetic hybrids. As a result, Crism bodies are very modular and interchangeable, able to swap out floating limbs and internal components, yet most reproduce sexually and possess metabolic functions, with the exclusion of selected members of the M.O.T.H.R. Progeny. Each Crism has a 'core' in the center of their bodies, which is unique to one individual only. If that core is damaged or destroyed, the individual becomes inert, and is lost forever, Also, 'blood' in Crisms is a coolant, and extensive loss of this fluid overheats and vaporizes the core and individual. At first they were peaceful, but the Northern Tagslon Confederacy (led by M.O.T.H.R. and the Progeny, a fascist political organisation of the Crism) rules now as a dystopian, totalitarian government, enforcing their inhumane laws with an iron fist. As such, many Crism are displaced from their homes as a result of the civil war, and live among the stars as either merchants or guns for hire. Crism are generally wary of other races, and treat them with suspicion, considering their free thinking societies as 'chaotic' and 'savage'. Those who resist the NTC are friednly towards other races though, and like their ideals of freedom and controlling one's own destiny. Also, they were only recently encountered in the last twenty years, due to the strict containment policies the N.T.C. has on it's citizens. Crism are a very bright white colour, with markings and brightly colored etchings on their skin. They stand at a height of five feet, and are often accompanied by various personal drones and other useful devices. Some individuals have floating limbs, or no limbs at all, though this is rare, even among the Progeny.
Cthar: The Cthar on the planet Ethenpoi which is sitting out in the universe not rotating or moving at all but still despite this has life on it. It's a very cold planet with grey trees but it's very active with the chtar living on it. The chtar have a fair amount of technology about equivalent to the Victorian age or just after but it isn't devolved in the same paths as we have developed it. The chtar often most scientific skill into explosives because that's how they keep warm year round though they still have some knowledge into other things like transportation but not to the point of going into space. Ethenpoi has many huge tree like structures with bark as tough as metal so their not usually cut down as a resource. Instead the chtar live in them making home out of a sort of concrete like substance made from the soil of the planet and a liquid with a very very low freezing point. Though they have terrestrial transport and fairly advanced explosives their civilization is very much tribal and often have a king or queen though some things are put to vote. The chtar resemble an orangutan except they stand more up-right, have three toe-fingers on each foot and three fingers on each hand. They also have extremely good pupils due to them living in complete darkness but also have splashes of light shone in front of them all the time from the explosives. The chtar also have four eyes and are very agile. Their clothes are mostly consisted of plated sashes and Lon clothes. The first became a space fairing race when most of the species got enslaved by a group of slavers whom took a majority of the species off the planet. Luckily many were able to escape by some of the scientist that were captured as slaves devised an arsenal of explosives which they used to escape.
You can make your own race, or choose one of the ones above. If you do plan to make your own race, PM me something similar to what I have done above. This means you must include a short history, a description of their people, and a home planet with a small description of the planet.
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Name:
Age:
Gender:
Race:
Alignment: (Wanted or merc)
Weapon Preference:
Weapon(s): (Don’t overdo this. Also, if there is any specific customized weapon of yours you always have, state it here. Remember, be creative.)
Personality:
Appearance: (a few lines will do)
Bio: (If you’re wanted, make sure to include what you did. If you’re a merc, include your team and personal travels and experiences and how you found your current team. Try to leave out experiences with the current team as that ties down other characters. Include any training or experience you have here)
