Crusader Lord

From Oubliette to Oublioth [R.I.P]

@Xaltwind *is glad i posted already right after last updoot TwT*

New Man's Tomorrow(Solar NRP)

The Saturnian League

Nation Name/Flag: The United League of Saturn and its Moons, aka “The Saturnian League”

Government Type: Republic

Demographics:

-Homo Sapiens Sapiens/Humans: Your standard, run-of-the-mill humans who compose a part of the population. Descendants of staff originally working in the facilities of Saturn, they have received ‘some’ tweaks to better resist the pressure and temperature extremes of their environment over the generations. Beyond that and living about a century longer than ancient humans once did, due to the advancement of technology back during the Empire’s heyday, they don’t much stand out among the other races of Saturn.

-Homo Sapiens Sapiens Benomi//Oni: An experimental super soldier project derived from humans on Saturn that, ultimately, simply became incorporated into the area’s population over time as they proved able to reproduce and able to contribute. Men and women of this derivative of the human race have either red or blue skin, denoting either a rather notable increased resistance to heat or cold respectively, while standing at a staggering average height of 6’2-6’5” and boasting a single pair of ‘horns’ on their foreheads. Their bodies sport a dense and super-strong musculature capable of lifting things heavier than them (like ants), and tough internal skeletal structure and ‘skin’ to support this might. Their healing rate is even distinctly more rapid than that of human beings, and their digestion far stronger and able to sustain them even off pitifully unhealthy foods in a pinch.

However, they also are kinda heavier and also naturally sink in water. Likewise when the race gets aggressive they are distinctly more aggressive than a human being. Likewise when they get ‘hormonal’ they get hormonal. Albeit this is just a biological aspect/trend of them inherently. Some of the race might take therapy to try to gain ‘more control’ over themselves in the heat of the moment or help them calm down, though rapid-dose ‘calming’ medication pens and ‘pacification gas grenades’ and such are still ever widely available enough to help such individuals or those about them to calm them down.

There are also half-breed Oni, which form when a regular human and an Oni bear a child. Such children have the oni horns and some of their strength, but are shorter and tend to look more human.

This race’s common name, though, came about from super ancient human legend and myth once originated on Earth.

Examples

~Female~

https://i.imgur.com/5eyFZx0.jpg

~Male~

https://i.imgur.com/mjp6gPO.jpg

~Half Breed~

https://i.imgur.com/93cBfHw.jpg

-Homo Sapiens Sapiens Cerebellum/Robos (Jīqìrén): A side project that evolved into a novel and kooky idea among some of the original human staff on Saturn’s moons during the time of the Panhuman Empire, it became a reality by the time of the Empire’s collapse and disintegration. This race consists of larger-than-normal human brains that are empowered intellectually, capable of processing information and such at greater speeds and even multiple lines of thought simultaneously at once among other things. Virtually all exhibit some kind of psionic power to boot (at base a common one that allows them to perceive the world like others do somehow) on top of a certain in-built hardiness they possess.

However...they are only brains as well, ones which are each kept in a standard bio-mechanical ‘cerebellum stasis chamber’ that keeps them alive and allows them to communicate with others. They can also be easily ‘plugged’ into certain machines, or interface with others without being plugged in, to operate them. Likewise they can be physically plugged into various biomechanical robotic bodies they can operate to get around much better and the ilk. But destroy their container, and they are...rather vulnerable aside from any potentially still-useful psionic powers in such a situation at least.

-Hapalochlaena Lunulata Sapiens Sapiens/Oktopas: A race composing an...odd mix? Many are almost centaur-like humanoid sorts of uplifted/modified octopus derived from the blue-ringed octopus (Example: https://i.imgur.com/8rnoNwY.png), while many others are just blue-ringed octopus that have been uplifted and modified genetically to attain sentience (Example: https://i.imgur.com/akTet3p.jpg). All have a fully sentient intelligence, can breathe in and go about safely in the air or water with ease, and generally benefit from their other various natural advantages as octopi and octopi-derived beings. They are abnormally dexterous, however, which is seen as a side effect of the old and somewhat-failed experiment to make ‘underwater bioweapons’ that backfired to ultimately create them.

Most non-humanoid ones travel about the various facilities and buildings and areas of their moon via a series of complex water-filled-tubes that are clearly marked and allow their traffic to continue on unimpeded and very simply. A portion of others merely pilot robotic suits designed to let them move around and more easily communicate with others. All non-humanoid ones are fitted with tiny and highly durable/resilient devices to their brains that allow them to communicate and project sound as if they were speaking.

Humanoid ones tend to travel not in the convenient tubes, but rather upon hover-platforms they pilot about to get to places and here and there in or outside of buildings.

-Volyudki

Economy:

Top Exports

-“Outdated” Weapons, Arms, Armor, and Technologies (Outdated in Saturn’s territories, but maybe not outdated for others)

-Manufactured/Engineered Components and Pieces, including the Processing of Raw Materials

-Synthetic Food (Works good as soldier rations and the ilk)

-HE3

Top Imports

-Luxury Items (For Example: ‘Normal’ food is a luxury item and is uncommon among Saturnians...also helps beef up food stores a bit extra as well. Etc.)

-Entertainment (Some foreign movies, products, toys, ‘entertainers’, and the ilk to support local stuff and give a much wider variety to people)

-Exotic Chemicals, Water (supplemental) (both somewhat tied for this slot)

Military:

-General Soldiers/Infantry/Pilots: The general body of living troops employed by the Saturnian Military, ranging from engineers to technicians to frontline soldiers to mecha/ship pilots and vehicle drivers and agents and special ops and otherwise. Discipline in their training is more strict than in some other areas, but at the same time they are armed with the latest in dark matter/energy weaponry and technologies (as well as combat armors) that provide them with the proper tools and firepower to do their respective jobs.

***Crack Squads: Elite units of troops composed of Humans, Oni, and Saturnian Volyudki, all implanted with top-end cybernetics, specialized nanomachines that safely replicate within the body, and similarly top-end military training. They are the types of military squads utilized in secretive, subtle, covert, and even vital missions that require top-notch skills and might involve notable dangers. The stand heads and shoulders above standard troops, which for the already highly disciplined and drilled Saturnian Military is saying something notable. While a rather dangerous line of work, however, compensation is good and the retirement is great if one survives until such a time. Those participating in such units tend to form rather tight bonds as well, becoming unironically like their own little family unit in some manner. This 'squad family' is held as something almost sacred among these soldiers to boot, though all in these units very well know the myriad risks of their occupation as well.

-Mecha: Powered by smaller dark energy/matter engines, these humanoid-shaped machines are manually piloted and can carry a varied amount of weaponry and other supporting machines they can carry rapidly over battlefields. Whether in space or even on-planet, however, these machines are designed to be able to operate in and transition between both as they carry out operations for the good of Saturn and its peoples. Their designs continue to evolve as Saturnian technology ever does, though currently mass-produced designs armed with a standardized array of equipment compose these forces at this point in time. General loadouts for these mecha are made to cover long, medium, and close/melee ranges, though more specialized ones can be quickly assembled on them to bring a higher concentration of firepower to certain ranges/areas of combat. Something like the use of high-count missile pods and long-range rifles, for example, might be equipped to units providing supporting fire or otherwise trying to take down key targets on a given battlefield.

-Spacecraft/Space Navy: While mecha are numerous units utilized for a variety of battlefields, an array of more traditional spacecraft also exist. These usually retain a sort of sleek and advanced-looking designs straight out of a movie or old 'sci fi film' of the ancient past, sporting exteriors that seem to be made for appearance but in reality are deceptively made. The standard ships (and even applied in part with the mecha noted above) are coated in a standard 'energy dispersion' liquid metal coating on their hulls that have hardened on them and have properties that help disperse the energy from weapons fire these ships take. This makes their hulls better defended as well as lighter due to the lack of sheer armor plating...though in return these vehicles rely on their own shields to soak up some damage as well. Plus while a lack of sheer armor plating helps with speed and maneuvering, and this applied liquid metal coating grants some solid defense in a general sense, it also means they lack the raw mass to soak up additional damage in that manner. Take down the shields, riddle the hull enough, and the majority of Saturnian spacecraft will go down in battle like anyone else.

The mecha of the Saturnian League are seen as being fitted to have a similar coating as these ships alongside the use of armor plating and physical/energy shields, being the 'craft meant to take the most damage' alongside specifically the larger carriers/supply ships and battleships that also use actual armor as well, while the remaining majority of other and smaller general spacecraft militarily are mostly being used to dart about and harass/kill slow-moving enemies, scout, or even pursue routing forces with greater speed. This takes place while the better-armored craft and mecha garner the enemy's main attention and deal heavier damage (while tanking more so) at various ranges. Such is their space military doctrine in this regard. However, these much lighter ships tend to rely on some space defense countermeasures as well, at least in some part, to somewhat better augment their defenses.

-Planetary Vehicles (land/sea/air): Similar to the general trend of Saturnian spacecraft, their planetary vehicles are designed with minimized armor and higher speeds and that special liquid metal protective coating and maybe shields and some countermeasures installed on them for the most part. Hover-tanks meant to cross a large variety of terrains are still employed with armor and proper shields and such as a faster-moving armored core for land vehicles forces, alongside APCs and certain higher-value rocket-launching hover vehicles when it comes to land combat at least.

-Cyberwarfare: A sizable cyberwarfare division exists within the Saturnian League, constantly working on sabotage, hacking, and even cyber-defense measures in order to protect the League and its people and its technologies to boot. They also dip their hands into other areas of the military, generally in order to do their job in part, and move between various projects and tasks and the ilk as they support the military and civilian areas with the proper defenses for the modern day and age. Not much can be said to break down this area, save that they do have certain kinds of machines and their own general military personnel for protection and in-the-field operations among other things.

-Other: The use of bioengineered/genetically engineered weapons and biomechanical technologies, such as raving hormonal beasts sent into an enemy base to keep them occupies or damage systems, gas bombs filled with a metal-eating pathogen, genetic modifications on soldiers (albeit willing modifications with consent), monsters to infiltrate a targeted space stations with, and the ilk also exist and have continued to linger since Saturn was part of the old Empire. They are often secretive projects that are worked upon, implemented only where needed, and are restricted to purely tactical implementations and key strategic uses when it comes to the battlefield and such. There are also the special "Khikara" drones that have found use in certain battlefields where meat shielding numbers of disposable troops are seen as necessary.

History: Saturn and its moons were long ago settled by the scientists, military researchers, and engineers of the Panhuman Empire along with their families. The moons and Saturn itself became the testing grounds for the Empire’s Research and Development efforts, ranging from a myriad of unstable weapons and biological experiments to even horrific ideas that were worked on and developed and conjured and tested behind so many closed doors. At times the locals of Saturn and its moon were tested on as well, willingly or unknowingly, which was dubbed as ‘supplemental research’. However, as a result of the work here many a weapon and idea and invention and genetic modification blueprint would emerge from Saturn and its moons into the lands of the Empire and its peoples. More living and testing areas would be built, habitats and space stations and space docks and the ilk would be erected planetside and in space nearby, and much money would be poured and invested into this area in order to further its progress and developments.

Yet...nothing was to last forever. Eventually the fall and collapse of the Panhuman Empire resulted in the peoples of Saturn and its various areas to take charge of themselves. Former loyalists were outed, even violently so, and swiftly those who remained in power on the peoples’ side took charge. A great council was formed from representatives chosen by the peoples all over, taking charge over operations as well as the survival of the now independent population. At the head of this council would be a chosen “Director”, one who would act as the nation’s leader and possess much power but also constitutionally leave the majority of legal dealings and day to day matters and the ilk to the equally powerful 82-individual “Greater Senate of the Saturnian League”. From this point, Saturn’s history continued on in its own traditions….at least with the old traditions of research and development that its people knew best at any rate.

This trajectory as it hurtled into the future resulted in far improved lifestyles, more advancements to benefit the young nation, and eventually vastly more facilities and areas constructed that included ‘resource synthesizers’ used to manufacture materials and substances and the ilk for everything from everyday to unique research and development uses. Education became common among the people as scientists and researchers had composed most of the original population, and synthesized foods of various sorts for nutrition and eating became the standard in turn due to the lack of imports. Ships fleets were made, weapons constructed, scientists and engineers tinkered, soldiers (as a portion of the original inhabitants were soldiers) were trained and armed and inducted, and the population continued to grow and thrive with the assistance of technology. Though...issues over developing a better power source did eventually hit home as nuclear and other such electricity-generating means began to prove insufficient for further expansion. This would result in the research, development, and rather long-term implementation of dark matter/energy technologies.

In the process of this ‘conversion’ process of their technologies to a new power source, one of the moons of Saturn would ultimately be lost due to an experimental reactor failure caused by human error. Specific are hard to recall due to the lack of records recovered, but the tragedy and accident itself were dubbed the “Lab 82 Incident” after the area where the detonation was eventually pinpointed to have originated. Likewise, the surprisingly high costs of converting things over resulted in a stretching of the conversion process to try to avoid major economic issues and other troublesome ilk. While minor incidents and issues would be scattered about the switch to this new technology, however, by the time the process was completed the people of Saturn found themselves in possession of ‘arcane’ technologies unique to their area of humanity and its derivatives.

Keeping out of most territorial disputes going on at all, the Saturnians maintained neutrality for the most part as they built up their area of the system and their slice of planet Earth. They preferred the trade and flow of goods to filler their warehouses and supply depots, rather than get the most involved with the bickering of others, though it wasn’t as if they never came into ‘any’ conflicts either. Yet with the arrival of the Legion of the Eclipse, and the stirring of other groups beyond their own borders on Earth, an uncertainty about the status quo has come into question. While not pushing themselves to be entirely reliant on others over the years, just in case things all went much more sour in the Sol System, the looming presence of a new Cold War has become the major issue in Saturn’s Senate and among her peoples.

Conflict here and there is one thing...but if the whole system set their eyes on Earth itself? Many might shudder to think of it. A war of unimaginable scale not seen since the issues of over 4 centuries ago could erupt from such a thing, affecting even them without a doubt. None would be able to escape as the ambitions of others to reform a mighty power once more rained down upon them and their cities and ships.

This left one remaining question, one that has yet to be assuredly answered: “When things hit the fan, where will Saturn and its people stand?”

Leadership/Characters:

-Director Marianne Satō: The current and more recently chosen Director of The Saturnian League. A woman who is older and experienced yet looks much younger. A person whose demeanor is strict and disciplined, and whose actions are sought to be well-thought-out and are backed with a sort of personal dedication and raw force of will. Even so, behind closed doors and with those she cares most about her softer side can definitely show. Despite moving up into her current position after being on the Saturnian League Council for a good time, and her modified and vibrant physical age gaining her many admirers among the population, Marianne has been placed in power coming into a time period that has been the most uncertain and dangerous for Saturnians thus far.

While the League of the Eclipse has been declared enemies outright, and all Earth-bound and non-Earth-bound Saturnian military forces have been all roused and readied, the concern about other troubles still wears much on her mind and makes it harder to sleep. What if other nations target their holdings on Earth? What if...they target their holdings and ilk in other places otherwise? Would there be allies they could find to sail this out with, or would they have to fight tooth and nail for every scrap piece of their territories alone?

-“Greater Senate of the Saturnian League”: (will add names and such over time)

***Senator Alexander Maximilian Hong-Strong: A Caucasian skinned human man, he once was a college player for the Saturnian sport known as "Iceball" and seemingly had aspirations to go professional. Though while still young enough he seemed to change his mind one day and eventually enlisted into the Saturnian military. He after some time then became a Crack Squad Soldier, bonding with his squad and working his way up the ranks to the point he became a general in the Saturnian Military. He gained the moniker 'Ironclad Alex' and 'The Iron Man' for his sheer strength and size for a regular human, standing on the level of male Oni and wielding basically about the same might. Likewise he gained notoriety for refusing most Crack Squad implants back in the day, save for deep injections of biomechanical nanomachines and body-enhancing genetic modifications combined with a very hefty training regimen of 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and 10km running every single day.

After retirement from the military, he ended up settling down with his wife and 3 growing children until curiosity caused him to dip his hands in politics. Due to his ideas and fame from the military and college sports, he was ultimately chosen the Senator of his home moon by a large majority vote. Bringing a practical understanding of the battlefield to the table, he has voted and participated in passing reforms to streamline and improve the military over the years...as well as improve the lives and pensions of retired soldiers.

Even so, this boisterous and outgoing man seems almost like a superhero from some animated TV show when he puts on airs. Yet underneath he is a calm, collected, and cool sort of person who is willing to share a nice glass of Saturnian wine and sit down over a good meal. Albeit he also has issues with his stubbornness and domineering at times, which have been notable complaints about him by opponents and some of the general public on other moons.

***(To Be Added)

-Galina Ledokol: Current head of the Protective Directorate Crack Squad (PDCS), the personal bodyguard of the Directors of The Saturnian League. A second-generation Crack Squad member in her family, and second generation member of her family born on Saturnian soil, she originally joined the Saturnian military in order to follow her family's traditions of proud military service. Yet after joining, she ultimately found her own path as she became a member of a Crack Squad and eventually was promoted to coveted and rigorous position she now occupies. She proved to have the knack for leadership and making the tough decisions needed to guide her soldiers, and in this eventually rose to the head of her squad with flying colors. She is a decorated soldier with years upon years of service, and a calm and cool outer persona that she can pull seemingly on and off at the drop of a hat due to her training and conditioning.

As compared to the "Secret Service" of a certain nation's presidents in the super ancient past on Earth, however, the PDCS stand as heads and shoulders above in terms of discipline and skill and inevitably technology to boot. She has, however, become rather close to the current Director of The Saturnian League, the two being often found hanging out with each other or talking in their off-time. Rumors circulate about the PDCS Squad itself due to this, but ultimately have remained lighthearted jabs and teasing for the most part due to the nature of their particular squad.

-(More To Be Added As RP Goes Along):

Technology:

-Pellucidus Cimex, aka “Flicker Mite” and “Crystal Bug”: A breed of bio-engineered organism with crystal-like tissues in it living on the worlds of the Saturnian League, after having been originally created on the moon/capitol world of Titan. They devour waste materials and even gases in space and convert it into electrical energy, and even their movement itself is designed to be something that generates electrical energy. They are capable of discharging this electrical energy as well, or even ‘giving’ it to devices that run on electricity, and in large enough swarms can be rather dangerous when discharging and moving about. They are tiny little things, however, akin to ants in size and capable of moving pieces of material several times their size in a similar scaling to an ant.

These were originally designed during the time of the Panhuman Empire, however, as a means to power machinery and cut down on energy issues by having “deployable swarms of rapidly-breeding organisms able to store an electrical charge on an individual and especially group scale”. The idea was ultimately rejected due to risks if said creature ever went amok, much less got into places they were not supposed to, and the concern about controlling them was the final nail in this project’s coffin in those days.

After the collapse of the Pan-Human Empire, this project was revisited and eventually reborn into its current state. Through the use of crystals emitting various ‘frequencies’ invisible to most other living things, on top of advancement in science made by this point, these little creatures acquired a finally practical design that allows them to be controlled en-masse but also in a secure manner. They are even now still used to perform repairs to various machines, act as a limited form of reserve power if engines/generators are having issues, replace damaged wiring temporarily with their own bodies to maintain systems, and the ilk. However, other advancements made have ultimately made them outdated and left to be applied as bioweapons, repair systems for older technologies, and scientifically-study-able subjects for potential advancement.

-Dark Matter/Energy Use: The key advancement/discovery of the Saturnians, and indeed their most closely guarded one. Tapping into the generation, harnessing, and implementation of dark energy and dark matter, engines and generators and the ilk have been switched over to taking in or otherwise interacting with at least one of these new sources. As a type of matter, dark matter is an exotic substance with many properties that seemingly defy several natural laws...but it and its sister “dark energy” are both dangerous to harness as well. Initial tests showed a range of instabilities in dark matter and its properties, and dark energy was dangerous due to the raw force it is capable of exerting and the strain it naturally places on machines to channel it.

Replacing the need for generating and wielding electrical power, Saturn’s peoples have incorporated this technology and its applications fully over time. However, the higher cost of this technology is something that has had an impact on its development and spread as well. This is something the peoples of Saturn have learned the hard way over time, and likewise the assimilation of it and incorporation took a rather long time before it became fully-functioning for all of the population.

Due to this new power and technology source, however, not all old technologies got a ‘revamp’ to work with this new energy due to the raw costs involved. From here these ‘old’ and ‘outdated’ technologies running on electricity or similar sources are at an all-time low in Saturn’s markets and have become the ‘cheapest options’ among the poorest citizens and for surplus sales to foreign powers. Such surplus sold tends toward being bottom-of-the-market kinds of cheap, at the very least, though such a status has only been made possible due to the difficult switch of the people of Saturn and its moon over to their new source of power.

-Khikara: A type of biomechanical ‘disposable drone’ and ‘mass meat shield’ for certain types of military applications, they are engineered in a humanoid-shaped form. They are also used in mass swarms, and are linked back to individual “Controller” soldiers that operate and move them around en-masse. These drones are capable of individual thought, albeit not via an A.I. technologies in this case to avoid certain issues, and while capable of making decisions on the ground and coordinating in groups with a frightening ease are also emotionless and synched up with the brains of their controllers who have a total and absolute control over them when plugged into the carefully-made biomechanical machines that are used to direct and control these beings from afar. Their construction and materials involved in them limits them from ‘rebelling’ and removes the need for placing ‘barriers that limit their capabilities’. Rather the solution goes straight down to the drones’ roots and materials used to make them to ensure that ‘even if they wanted to, or another wanted them to, they can’t and never ever could’.

Due to their status, they are rather cheaply made and built-in with very basic weapons to wield and make use of. They can also be recycled if destroyed, simply and handily being used as materials for more of their kin to be made. Even the dead among enemies could be used to make them, adding an element of psychological warfare to their implementation. Where they properly shine, however, is in their use as great swarms that can flood a battlefield with bodies and raw (even if rather basic) firepower.

With the presence of the Legion and a certain rogue security system, though, these ‘drones’ and tech revolving around them have been tirelessly tweaked and developed in order to ever-improve defenses and immunities against hacking and the ilk. Failsafes by the seeming dozen have been installed as well, for that matter, as layers of redundant backups to someone trying to get control over these droids.

Albeit, these things are vulnerable to EMPs in regards to their more primitive mechanical aspects as a very rare ‘outdated but still useful technology’ still used in the Saturnian Military today. Yet while not instantly and entirely shut down by EMPs, they’d be most definitely and distinctly inhibited as a result. Those closest to such blasts can still be fried and destroyed to boot.

No dark energy/matter version of these will ever come out though, it seems, due to the raw cost increase it would cause.

-Electromagnetism: A topic that Saturn’s facilities have researched for a rather long time, it is one topic that resulted in the push for dark matter/energy technology by Saturn’s government. Such dark matter/energy technologies aren’t affected by EMPs and such electricity-related ilk, though using such technology also has its own potential myriad dangers and costs in return. For one thing, a heavily damaged electrical engine might not explode like a dark energy one might. Another note is that materials needed to reinforce a dark matter weapon would need to be of a higher grade than those of far cheaper types of weapons.

However, this has all allowed the Saturnian Military to look at potential machine-enemy threats and the provision of supplemental armaments in another way: Microwave/EM Weapons. While not being any sort of fancy lasers or such, the basic version of these weapons are designed to emit concentrated invisible ‘beams’ of electromagnetic waves that can be used in a lethal fashion against organic and mechanical targets alike. It works on a similar principle as a microwave oven, exciting the water and fat molecules in the skin of living things and instantly heating them via dielectric heating...and basically cooking and frying the insides of electrical machinery it is pointed at.

The one major downside of such weapons is that, unless one fires in some microwave emitter into enemy space/lines from long range, these weapons don’t work from too long of a range even with concentrated ‘beams’ being fired. Things like railguns and proper longer ranged weapons can definitely outrange them, though within their effective range these weapons on larger or even infantry scales can do some serious and rapid damage.

Other Trade (notes of more specific trade with other nations for me mainly to keep track):

-Voldyuki/Mars Trade:

Exports

-HE3

-Synthetic Food

-Higher End Materials/Goods

-Scientific Research Agreement

-Tourists (tourism to Mars)

-Allies

Imports

-Consumer Goods

-Exotic Minerals/Materials

-Immigrants/Bodies (for colonization of new habitats, more bodies for workforce, engineers, filling out the Saturnian Military more with additional Voldyuki troops, participants in crazy experiments, and such things)

-Mercenaries and a Friend in the Sol System

-Scientific Research Agreement

-Allies

-Space Station in the orbit of Ishtar (Planet X)

-Despots/Venus Trade:

Exports

-Pragmatic "Shoot The System-Wide Threats, such as SolSec and the Legion, First Before Shooting Each Other" Deal

Imports

-Luxury Goods

-Pragmatic "Shoot The System-Wide Threats, such as SolSec and the Legion, First Before Shooting Each Other" Deal

Events

-Imperial Insurgents - After the reformation of order in Saturn, some Loyalists didn't want to go with the new regime nor leave their homes despite being offered allowance to leave peacefully. Due to this some of these go to ground and become insurgent forces against the new republic. Many of those who left as 'refugees' were taken in on Venus, alongside the Empire's production of propaganda about the 'rebel atrocities' would also be produced. Those who stubbornly stayed were deal with decisively, with most being killed and the scant handful who escaped fleeing to Venus as well to "join with the last holding of the Empire" as these people so stated.

-Luxury Trader at Earth - As Saturn has had an intense interest in foodstuffs, but given their reluctance to deal directly with the Imperial Government, in one instance a luxury trader went to Earth and the space elevator to acquire such goods. However, whether stray shot or intentional, several SolSec drones entered the space and attacker the trader before said trader was ultimately given help rendered by an Imperial vessel. However, the Imperial vessel merely drove off the drones due to being concerned with the SolSec rather than the whole helping the merchant at all. This was also one minor event that helped kick off the very 'pragmatic' relations between Venus and Saturn.

-Saturnian League Ship Designs:

Battleship: cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/i… (Has massive cannon in the hollow area on the front, which is extra shielded and contained and is used for planetary bombardments as well as in space battles.)

Carrier: cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/i…

Other Carrier Design: cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/i…

General Fighter Craft: cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/i…

Super Light Fighter Craft/Scouting craft: cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/i…

High-Speed Fighter (has better weapons and speed): cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/i…

Bomber: vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/…

New Man's Tomorrow(Solar NRP)

@Sigma *dabs*

From Oubliette to Oublioth [R.I.P]

Yinha Karathros

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...So, just what was this girl again? Nullifying physical damage like that and pimp-slapping enemies into submission with such weak moves was rather high-tier from her knowledge, and that usually tended to be a trait of divine beings or super overpowered special named angels that could only be summoned down by some pretty super high tier rituals and only if they wanted to come. She was pretty far from that right now. She was sure no one in the world was close to that right now. More so, she was more and more sure this girl was from another world entirely between her odd speaking and terms and strange abilities so far. Literally. What educated mage in their right mind wouldn't assume that?!

Even so, it seemed her current 'allies' were done mopping up the Empire's soldiers. Albeit there had been a lot to take in, and a lot going at them, and a strange girl had just broken the soldiers's weapons with a simple slap among other things like a crazy shouting paladin. Did she blame them for running? Not at all. Did Yinha feel that this was a great chance to get out of here? Very much yes.

"I can help!"

The High Elf called out as she quickly ran over, examining the Lizardman's wounds after first glancing forward to make sure the enemy's flight wasn't 'temporary'.

"I can at least seal the wounds and get them healing once the projectiles are pulled out, but more importantly perhaps need to keep moving right now while we have the chance," Yinha said, before glancing over at Serafaye as an idea quickly came to mind, "When we get a chance, perhaps you could remove them out more with your strength? If you are comfortable wish such I mean.

But we do need to get moving quickly, in case more soldiers try to cut us off that is, as I do not think any of us are as...sheerly durable as yourself from the look of things."

Not the most optimal thing to ask someone with untrained hands, but her magic could keep up with the injuries and keep helping Kaze briefly as they moved. Unless the big chopping Lizardman with his sword and strength felt he could make it father before they should do that? Frankly her concern over the injuries was more immediately balanced out with the pressing desire for them to keep moving. Albeit, the great amount of concern over 'who' and 'what' and 'how' in regards to this girl and the rest of this group would be sitting on the backburner for the moment.

Words weren't her strong suit right now.

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@Xaltwind Okies. S-sowwy... (TwT)

Will let you know in advance next time though, on a serious note. This time just kinda slipped me up. @_@

From Oubliette to Oublioth [R.I.P]

Oh! Will be getting out a post today! Had a few things on my plate this last week, and a few things to catch up with, but i have not forgotten about here! :P

Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

Sophia von Zeerover

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As she looked back, watching the greater horror leave the boat, watching chain and rubble bound Monster Queen being hefted up in the air...the pirate's attention was not totally on the situation itself. As the heat of battle thrummed in her veins, even as the flaring hunger of her darker side prodded at her psyche to be satiated, one thing stood out above all others. The glint of a familiar silverlight, pale skin, and the teeth of a great and dark maw. Sophia did not even speak, gritting her teeth as her body seemed to move without a second thought and plummeted off of the rear of the Dutchman as it continued to steeply rise up into the rainy skies of Penrose.

Brown feathered, hawk-like wings erupted from the girl's back, though rather than flap about they merely helped steer her through the wind and the chill and the rain towards her target. It was almost as if time was moving in slow-motion for her, at least to her perception, though her Boarding Axe and rings and Chain Arm seemed to thrum with magic as she darted like an arrow towards the open maw of the beast. A great maw, a mass of deathly teeth and a slavering tongue, and yet without hesitation the winged pirate dove right into its face (not mouth) with an almighty roar on her lips and her axe already brought up to fire.

She could feel the rings on her fingers get hot, as mana surged into them as a little magical barrier coated her body. She could feel the surge of her mana, entering into her Boarding Axe and supercharging its attack and nearly making it shake in her hand. She could even feel as much mana as she could squeeze into the largest possible magical attack she was forcing out, the warm glow of white-hot gunpowder surrounding her body and coating the shimmering golden magical shield now covering her body briefly as she flew in. Though even as the teeth of the monster moved into place about her, even as her whole being fell right into the formerly howling monster's mouth at top speed, her goal was simple...

...Give em' hell.

"NOT MY ONLY FRIEND YOU BITCH!!!"

If she succeeded, several things would seemingly happen all at once.

The pirate's axe would fire off in a mighty blaze of fire and shot and powder that erupted into the monster's face. Even her own body would seemingly erupt in great flame and light, the Focused Assault attack spell erupting off of her briefly shield-covered body like she was a living bomb. Gunpowder magic in all of its explosive glory would shine like a brilliant star in that moment, shining amidst the dark and the rain and terror that had become prevalent in Penrose at this time.

But what of Sophia? Would she succeed in saving her scantily-clad ally? What of the Monster Queen? Would she be stopped for a moment, or perhaps even turn her mouth enough to actually devour the pirate? What of Amaryllis? Would she have a chance to escape?

Only the GMs the following moments would tell.

For now, however, for just that very moment the ring of one magical girl's battle cry and the din of explosions might be heard as they tore into the night.

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Serenity Gates

And

"Super-Duper Magical Patron Party Girl Chulhu-Chan"

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The infuriated magical maid was barely able to dodge the tentacle of the monster queen in her blind rage, but even so she didn't stop attacking. She lashed out with her duplicating knives, throwing them in a concentrated 'fire' as she multiplied and thew them, multiplied them and threw. There wasn't much for her to say, though at least her attack were directly aimed at any allies or the ilk. Yet the former horror girl...wasn't exactly in her best state of mind either. Overcome by the swelling of emotion and raw fury at the disgusting scene and Hyun for eating the dead and deceased, she was attacking with single-minded focus and attention. It was perhaps the most furious and angry she maid had ever been, or perhaps even felt, since her 'creation'.

Meanwhile, a certain Greater Horror looked on as she watched the bodies rapidly disappear in the spreading fog. Not paying any mind to the lack of attention on her, however, she seemed content enough to watch on as the magical girls attacked and struck at the now in-the-air monster queen. She seemed to be entranced at the ferocity, the tragedy, and the insanity of the entire situation itself really, though not in a manner that made it come off as thinking light on things. But this was it. The light of humans, fighting for their very lives and world against the things that slithered in the night...A beautiful thing indeed.

At least, even if someone working for that big-meanie-head-alien-goddess that had dropped on her head so long ago was somewhere in this area. No hard feelings though~

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@Ariamis@ERode@Flamelord@twave@BrokenPromise

Fate/Castle of Glass

Johann Maximilian Wald

Main Room, Red Team Mansion, Downtown Residential District, Black Rock

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"By the way, Lancer reports that there is no danger around our base here at the moment. Yet a strange presence in the open gardens is there, and likewise some of the enemy might be at the mines currently.

As for the plan? Hmm..."

The young man seemed to think for a moment, a hand coming up to his chin with the metal instrument still clutched in his fingers.

"Drawing out their servants should be no problem, once they get wind of their familiars being shot down. A seemingly lone enemy in a vulnerable position poses a great target to try to rush, depending on who's giving the orders. At least to give my two cents.

Given that, though, I would suggest sending out our familiars to scout for a base or other presences while Lancer catches up with Archer. Keep the enemy busy, keep their eyes off of our familiars and let whoever it is mull about at the mines. "Divide et impera".

...Thoughts?

He was no genius of stratagems or the ilk, just a mage and a student of the Clock Tower making an educated guess based on his own knowledge and ideas. Simple as that. It was almost like a game of chess, but with a lot more dangers and a lot more to lose. Get too cocky, as some other magi could be, and they'd be dead before sunrise. Move too slowly or not at all, and victory would remain out of their grasp. Even so, he felt it proper to defer back to his ally in order to see if a consensus could be come to. Lancer's information was already a boon to what was going on anywho.

Though speaking of his servant...

'Danke, Lancer. I am trying to propose a plan in the meantime, something to take advantage of the enemy splitting their forces...at least if I understood your information correctly.

Finally got my runes done as well. Should form a temporary bounded field around me when activated, albeit it's one-use due to the time I had to make these."

@Anza@ColourlessKing

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Saber

Roof, Church, Downtown Residential District, Black Rock

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A little ways from the radio tower, a servant knelt in prayer upon the large roof of the building. His attire was that of a glorious king, from his crown down to the battle attire that donned his form. A monarch chosen of god, a ruler of the Holy Land itself, and yet his appearance was just that of a...boy. Yet even so he was here, having been summoned to claim a most precious prize: The Holy Grail. The cup that had held Chirst's blood, or even not, oh how glorious the opportunity he had been blessed with! God was looking down upon him once more, it seemed, providing the chance to once again face adversity and seek to spread his glory. Once again he would seize victory, charge into the heat of battle, and with his wit and the holy blade he carried now it would be akin to the old days.

...Minus those Saracens of course. Maybe. And if not, then perhaps there would be another chance to strike at his fated foe with allies by his side?

Ah, but he was perhaps getting too lost in thought for now. There would be plenty of chance to battle, but they had to strike well and true to achieve victory! To this end his master had sent him here some time ago, allowing him to pray but also 'keep an eye out' for things going on. Though he had almost collapsed upon hearing the voice of a saint, a sweet saint called to moderate this conflict! He wished to have words with her later, if there was chance, to peak with her about her life.

Though even as he thought to himself, his master was now sending him word again. Good. Something was going on though, it seemed, and...he was to finally join the fray? Good.

Standing up once more, the lad swiftly dusted himself off and glanced towards the radio tower. After a moment he would merely smile, then, before leaping forward towards the next roof with the mighty speed of a servant. He was coming, and his allies would not be forgotten in their adversity. He had prayed long for them and those involves in this, even for the city itself. Even so, he could feel it in his bones. The din of battle.

The Holy Grail War had finally begun.

Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

Sophia von Zeerover

And

"Super-Duper Magical Patron Party Girl Chulhu-Chan"

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'CREEEEEEEEAK!!!'

As the anchor chain came bursting out of the warehouse ceiling, and the yell of an ally came out, the ghost ship frankly responded before the pirate girl even could. The large chain and anchor of the ship shot out on seemingly its own volition, meeting with the growing mass of Amaryllis' chains that were reaching up for it. The silvery chains would ultimately intertwine with the Dutchman's own anchor and chain, and through the Patron's magic seemingly fuse into it to anchor them to its own frame in the end. This would both solidly attach the magic chains to he boat, and their cargo encase on Amaryllis' end, but would also provide a strong attachment the Dutchman could move forward with.

And move it did, without any hesitation.

"HEAVE HO, YA CRUSTY PILE O' PLANKS!!!"

Sophia egged on her patron as it would suddenly move away once more with the chains attached, moving at full force with the intent to pull the monster queen up and out of the building and high up into the air. Like one of those kids 'fishing for a prize' games at a Halloween event for little children. Except in this case, it was a massive ghost ship of superb size yanking with all of its might to drag away a far more dangerous 'prize'.

Though as it did so, the skimpily dressed and twin-tailed gray-ish haired girl seemed to jog over to the back of the boat. She also had-..wait, was that a plank of wood she just pulled up out of the ship-?!

'CREEEAK?!'

"I know those mean little Horrors aren't your favorite, but doooooon't worry new bestie's patron~! Imma' get down there and just place this plank to let you help zap up those broken little corpses! Not doing anything myself, just placing something of yours is all~

At least to help get them away from the big meanie on the end of those chains!"

'..CRE...CREEEEAK. CREEEAK CREEAK.'

After hearing the defeated creaking sound in her head, the greater horror prepared to jump off before-

“You should not be there, Cthulhu. Leave the premises.”

Ah, one of those boring things had appeared. Boo.

“One of your ilk is enough.”

Oooh, spicy!

"Soreeee, but I'm just here to watch little Umu! Try to make me leave, though, and imma' just have to put you in the timeout corner for big meanie-heads!

Besides, I'm just going down to get a better look at things with a souvenir! Noooot doing anything here myself, unless you think someone here wants to contract with me and you're just worried~"

Without leaving even a moment for a response after she gave the Puchuu a wink, Cthulhu leapt off and began to slide down the chain and back in the direction of the warehouse. She would then jump off from there, at some point, streaking through the air downwards until-

'CRASH!!!'

...Maybe that wasn't such a good landing after all. For Amaryllis and company in the warehouse, they would see this 'Horror-party girl' seemingly crash in through the roof in turn and face-plant on the floor. Hard.

However, a literal moment later a small plank of wood would also land near the crashed Cthulhu on the ground. This, however, radiated the aura of Sophia's patron...and frankly was a part of it for that matter. From it a light mist would begin to form, one moving out quickly from it to try to cover the floor and corpses on it.

If the Patron's idea actually worked, the dead the mist would cover would begin being magically transported into the hold of the Dutchman. At least to keep it away from Horrors, which was simply the being's true aim in this instance.

Though as the Horror avatar stood up again, she did quickly move to speak with the same valley-girl tone of voice at least. No goofy smile though.

"Owies...I'm fine! My newest bestie said I could come watch down here while you all try to take care of that big monster girl trying to eat the dead~!

Also something about her patron trying to help protect the bodies for now and giving them back later? Ummm...I think that's it!"

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Serenity Gates

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"T-Thanks, Alicia...w-wasn't my choice in this case t-though," the magical maid said, accepting the hand up before trying to dust herself off-. Ah. She had landed on the charred body. Crispy body. That was NOT going to come out of her memory anytime soon, or ever.

Yet despite trying to keep focus after following her friend and ally into the next room, though, the magical girl stopped cold in her tracks next to Alicia. The smells of fried, sizzled, and magic-roasted bodies and parts that were scattered all over the floor brought on a swelling of memories that...currently were not pleasant. No, could never be pleasant back then or ever again. Her human body also seemed to agree with her new sentiments about what she was perceiving right now, however, as it suddenly and without question pushed her stomach in a massive and terrible heave. A portion of putrid bile came up, and while she hastily put her hand up to try to keep everything down even the magical girl's hand could not stop her body as she ultimately lurched and threw up on the floor through her own fingers.

This was the sort of thing Soth might have enjoyed...but not her.

After her proverbial lunch had been spilt out, however, what followed after was a surge of something that seemed to rise from within and permeate her whole being. A wave of energy that seemed to push her body away from further retching, and left her clenching her teeth as she wiped her mouth on her sleeve.

It was a simple thing, however, something that she'd seen time and time again as part of a Horror:

Emotion. Anger. Fury. Rage. An all-consuming hatred for what lied before her eyes, and the scream of her humanity against the things that had done this.

From this a spitting, guttural roar would emit from the maid girl's mouth.

"You...YOU BITCH!!!"

Seeing Soth's memories was one thing, it allowed her to distance herself from the carnage. But this...it defied all ideas she had of mortal perceptions. It was so new, so sudden, and yet so vile she hadn't been prepared for it. She couldn't have been prepared...or ever prepared for it.

Serenity would barely bother to wipe her hands off on her skirt, before drawing out her knifes and taking a battle stance as the monster queen was wrapped up and chains shot out of the ceiling. It was crystal-clear from her body language, however, that all thought had literally gone out the window and that she was about to straight-up charge the chain-and-debris-covered monster before her. No hesitation. Just pure, unadulterated, and raw human emotion.

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@ERode@Flamelord@AtomicNut@Ariamis

From Oubliette to Oublioth [R.I.P]

@Xaltwind The holy tiddies are not trying to drag Serafaye and get others to come along. Yes. Totally not a bad idea to run down a potentially blocked off crusty old alley while trying to keep a total weirdo safe from harm. Yup. :P