I was half thinking of playing a Culture GSV, but I think I will just do something similar in concept but toned down a bit, perhaps a high tech civilian city ship that just so happens to be able to weaponize its gravitic technology and FTL drive. And ever since the pirates showed up it has field modified itself with its onboard factories.
-Battle Gear: (still deciding on armor) Melchior isn't much of a fighter, he brought a couple members of his Honor-Guard to protect him.
Biography: Melchior doesnt really know who his parents were, he was taken in by the Order of St. Serafina at an early age. Life at the convent was pretty good, they had a massive library where he could read at his leisure. At the age of 17 he became the priest of a small community and became a central figure in that town. After 8 years serving the town he was made a bishop. As Bishop he established the "Imperial Messenger Service" that has now spread across the world. He continued to climb up the ladders of the Papacy achieving the rank of Archdeacon at 36. During his lifetime he had made many allies and many enemies inside and outside of the papacy that lead to an assassination attempt, while the assassins were caught it revealed a conspiracy within the church. Melchior was made pontifex 8 years ago. He views peace as of utmost importance and is dedicated to preventing its end. Personality description: Melchior is very dedicated to his work but is willing to accept help from others when needed, he has a sense of humor and often shows up to events (except very serious or somber events) in funny hats (even funnier than his usual hat). He spent a large part of his life in relative luxury so isnt as used to being in the wild. Likes: Natural Sciences, Art, being treated as a person, stage magic, exotic food, tales from far off lands, craftsmanship Dislikes: Corruption, Irresponsibility, Con-Artists, Being outside of a city ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Country sheet:
Name: Imperial Papacy of Divine Schema Political System: Complex theocracy with elements of technocracy, republic, and beurocracy. Flag: (still deciding) Territory Description: The capital of the Imperial papacy is a highly irregated land filled with canals. Culture Descrption: The Divine Schema is a religion tracing back its roots to a much older polytheistic religion but over time became henotheistic and eventually monotheistic, with the veneration of Schema. This religion eventually replaced the government it served but took on many of the elements of the old government in the process. Schema tends to be fairly evangelical but is willing to accept the existence of other religions and the church generally accepts other paths as "more primitive methods of serving schema". A major tenet of Divine Schema is civic responsibility, all people are said to have a purpose in the divine plan and misusing power is seen as a major sin...doesn't stop it from happening of course. _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Im thinking of joining as cybernetic semi-insectoid organisms who are confused by censuses because they are not sure whether to count biotechnic tools within the population and they have living buildings and are not sure if they are to be included in census. in order to meet the human population quota they create organ farms that they claim are humans.