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[_DivideByZero_]

Hello, and welcome to my next Roll-to-Dodge. As it turned out, college isn't really that bad early on, and my schedule is organized enough now that I think I should be able to get semi-regular updates off. No promises, though.

In the vast depths of space, there was one planet that stood above the rest--Earth. While the rest of the universe lived on in effective stasis, disrupted only by the passing away of a certain star or the birth of another, Earth had intelligent life--something very rare in the blackness of space. Humans went out to escape wars, famine, to seek fame and glory, colonizing worlds, and unleashing the powers within.

Over time, society reached a low point that it had not reached since the days of Earth. The houses waged war upon another, destroying the infrastructure that made commerce possible. Worlds became isolated, cut off from supplies, and unable to produce their own. Lawlessness overtook entire star systems, technology became a commodity, and governments were relegated to the areas around their capitals. Over time, the governments recovered, but none have been capable of restoring order.

This story begins on a Phoenix Engineering vessel travelling through the Sol system. The system has remained untouched for hundreds of years--or so it is said. Not one ship has entered the system and left to tell the tale.

Spoiler: Background (click to show/hide)

I'll be expanding on this universe as I go... it's not the Deep Space universe. I plan to use this starmap.

Some basic rules though:

-Earth hasn't had contact with the rest of the Human race since the 2400's, as far as normal people know.
-You can make up a star or a planet.
-Everyone is human, for now.
-Races are mainly determined from planet of origin. Some planets have multiple nations. The human population is only around 120 billion at this point.

Tech Level:
-FTL travel is through entering hyperspace. Think of space as a sphere like how Earth is like a map but rolled around. Now imagine a sphere inside of it. Moving a shorter distance inside the smaller sphere will move you a much larger distance on the outer sphere.

That said, it takes about an hour per light-year to travel. You also cannot travel through gravity wells, you need to use in-system drives to get on the outer rim *correction (thanks ebbor): far enough from the center* of a system in order to jump. In-system drives use a thing called partial-hyperspace phasing to travel much faster than it feels.
-Ships have their floors oriented to the back of the ship to provide artificial gravity during flight.
-During battle, crew need to either sit down or wear magnetic boots because the ship will rapidly make turns.
-Space battles happen at distances of a few kilometers--any farther and it becomes trivial for point-defense to intercept shots. Lasers can't be focused long enough on the same spot with present turret and armor technology.
-Ground battles have energy weapons, which require a lot of energy (batteries, fusion backpacks, or power cords can supply this). Ballistic weapons and sometimes melee weapons are used, depending on context.
-Melee weapons use systems such as kinetic storage and ultrasonic vibrations to enhance damage.
-I prefer realism with most weapons that actually exist (lasers are invisible in space, for example, and don't have very bright beams. Some lasers cause blooming, though, which looks like a beam. Plasma is affected by gravity and cools with distance, particle weapons are mostly invisible but might emit some light, depending on the type, e.g. ion weapons.)
-With weapons that don't actually exist (tachyons are one of my favorites) they have to be somewhat explained.
Tachyons, for example, are emitted by matter that shifts into Hyperspace, and pass through ordinary matter. They interact with matter and conventional particles, heating up matter they pass through and redirecting light in other directions. They are affected by gravity and magnetism, however, and inherit velocity when created.

Magic!:
-Some individuals have psionic potential. This is indicated by a number in parenthesis next to your name. This acts sort of like mana, but not exactly.
-Casting spells, or learning new ones costs Psi.
-You gain Psi constantly or when holding certain items.
-Magic is often used in combat. Very few people actually have it, but all of the main characters in this probably can have it. However, you might encounter mercenaries, pirates, or even military personnel who use Psi against you.
-Spell crafting requires two 4d6 rolls: one for primary effect, one for minimizing side-effects.

Spoiler: Basic Dice Mechanics (click to show/hide)

Major Actions:

Each turn, you are allowed one (1) significant action. Examples of significant actions include doing a full-auto sweep into a room with a sub-machine gun, having a long conversation with a person of the opposite gender in a bar, or digging a large hole in the ground to prepare a sophisticated trap. All of these require some degree of coordination or concentration, and so they are considered major actions.
Major actions roll between 1 and 6, 1 being epic failure and 6 being overshoot, unless they use a skill, in which case four d6's are rolled, with the outcome scaling similarly from 4 to 24.

Minor Actions:

You can do an unlimited amount of minor actions in a turn, as long as it makes sense in-character. You can walk to a building, reload a gun, or send a hypertext across the star system, but not all at once in the heat of combat, as that just doesn't make sense at all.
Minor actions get a roll depending on context. Usually it will be 1d6.

Spoiler: Stats and Values (click to show/hide)

I plan to use the following system:

Main Stats

You get STR, AGI, and INT (guess what those stand for!). Each stat goes form 1 to 10, and you can distribute 17 stat points across all three stats.

Strength is used for the following:
-Each point of STR gives 1 inventory slot (base is 2).
-Each point of STR gives 10 max hp (base is 50).
-Melee attacks and thrown objects scale with STR (d4*STR and d6*STR respectively)
-You cannot wear armor of a higher heaviness rating than your STR (more on that later).

Agility is used for the following:
-Every 2 points grants 1/6th dodge chance (affected by diminishing returns). You may dodge once per turn normally.
-50% of AGI is added to all accuracy related skills (effectively, so if you have 10 AGI you act like you have a level 5 skill in marksmanship even if you actually don't know anything about it)

Intelligence is used for the following:
-Spells often scale with INT
-50% of INT is added to all spell related skills (effectively, so if you have 10 INT you act like you have a level 5 skill in Spellcrafting, Element Casting, and Necromancy)

Skills:

Skills are listed as Skill[n], with the number in square brackets being the level of the skill. Upon reaching certain levels of proficiency, skills provide certain bonuses, which are indicated by an asterisk next to the skill and an abbr tag. For example:

Hacker[8]**

Skill levels add to your rolls linearly.

Abilities:

Some abilities are active, such as Fireball. Hover over abilities to see details. Abilities often scale with skills, so increasing your skills will increase your damage output without having to upgrade the skill directly.

Abilities can be gained/upgraded through practice, and study turns. You can only study in a particular location once, but you might get multiple abilities from it if you roll well.

Items:

Items will use a slot system, rather than an encumbrance system. Taking items out of a bag will prevent them from being used if they must be used in a major action, unless you are in a workshop/time is mostly irrelevant.

Bags take up one slot, but provide additional slots to counteract this. This is an example inventory:

-Glass sphere
-Metal rectangle
-Paper Bag (1/4)
--Object

Spoiler: Example SKills (click to show/hide)

-Combat-
Marksman (ballistic rifles)
Grenadier (ranged explosives)
Pointman (short-ranged weaponry)
Berserker (melee weapons)
Plasma (plasma weapons)
Laser (lasers)
Energy Weapons (generic non-ballistic/explosive weapons besides plasma and lasers)
Gunslinger (pistols)
Armor User

-Utility-
Explosives User (other explosives)
*Economist (in-RP musings)
*Scientist (specify which kind--gives bonus to certain actions involving it)
*Politician (in-RP musings)
Computer User
Computer Hacker
Lockpicker (for those ancient locks)
Mechanic (for building machines)
Tinkerer (for modifying equipment)

-Personality-
Speechcraft
Haggler (most useful in unlawful areas)
Negotiator (allows you to talk to enemies)

-Stealth-
Observer (every 3 points grants +1 to long ranged weapon rolls)
Stealth
Tracker (best used in natural environments)
Ambusher (gives bonuses to ALL ACTIONS during an ambush)

-Magic-
Spellcrafting (making spells)
Field-specific (pyrokinesis, cryokinesis, necromancy, etc)
Soul Shield (a rare skill that reduces magic damage taken)

*these skills can surpass the 10 skill point limit at the start, for RP purposes

Spoiler: Character Sheet (Please remove stuff in {brackets}) (click to show/hide)

Name: {Insert colored name here}
Bio: {Not really, optional, but it doesn't have to be too in-depth.}
Stats: {write like this: STR: x | AGI: y | INT: z. Remember 17 stat points!}
Skills: {maximum of 10 combined points}
Abilities:
Inventory: {You can include a gun, but there will be an armory. If it's in-character, then include it}

Waitlist:

Caellath
Unholy_Pariah
Micelus
Tiruin
Adwarf
GreatWyrmGold
Errol

[Mr.Zero]

Name:  Gideon
Bio:  "I am the creator and destroyer of worlds. I shall cleanse the world of evil and guide the rightful towards the path of good. Those who oppose me shall be judged and those who join me will be saved. "
Is what Gideon believes. Just after waking up in a forsaken place with his small ragged bible and a stuffed keychain bunny. In the place that was destroyed and it's people slaughtered, with no memories whatsoever he takes the crusade against everything that is evil.  Cause he believes that what was there, was taken away from him.. With only the keychain as a memory of his old and forgotten past.
Stats: STR: 5 | AGI: 2 | INT: 10. 
Skills: 3 Berserker
3 Armor user
4 Space/Time magic
Abilities:
Inventory:

Spoiler: Metal plated gloves (click to show/hide)

Make a fist with your hand cause i will explain it using that shape.
The glove will consists, expect from connecting elements, from 3 metal plates of a few mm thick which are like small, long and thin rectangles.
The front plate which covers your knuckles and fingers is the thickest.
The second plat which covers the top of your hand is slighty less thick
and then we got the 3rd plate which is at top of your arm. This plate extend from the rest to the middle of the arm between the wrist and elbow. This plate is the least thick of the 3 plates.

The plates are made out of one of the hardest metals ( Steel alloys? Maybe something harder exists).

, Small black-leathered pocket bible with a golden cross, Small stuffed key chain bunny (Pink color).

[mesor]

Sheet coming up.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name : Aldarist Geuria.

Bio : An old soldier who specialized in removing enemy magic users from battlefields, he trained for years to slow his heart beat and fire in the split second between heart beats with his trusty L115A3 nicknamed Reaver, old fashioned compared to many of the available weapons he felt much more comfortable with a solid bullet in his hands then an energy weapon, and in keeping with this he carried a L9A1 nicknamed silence. He chose to specialize in killing magic users after watching most of his squad be wiped out by magic shortly after his basic training ended.
To give himself the best chance in this roll he began training in tracking and ambushing intending to use speed and stealth to remove magic users without them ever knowing he was near, but he also devoted some time to making himself more resistant to magic if he was forced to face a magic wielder who knew he was close.

Stats : Str : 7 | Agi : 7 | Int : 3

Skills
Marksman : 2
Gunslinger : 2
Ambusher : 2
Observer : 3
Anti magic shell : 1
Abilities : Magic resistance, Slow heart beat. ( +1 accuracy with sniper rifles ) Sniper reflexes ( +1 evasion rolls )

Inventory : L115A3 Long Range Rifle with a 20x scope with night vision capability, a suppressor, laser sight and a bipod using armor piercing ammunition. 2x L9A1 Browning Pistol with laser sight's and a suppressor using armor piercing ammunition, 2 K-Bar combat knives and a satchel of booby trap explosives, ( claymores , AP mines, small bricks of C4 with remote detonators and motion detonators. )

[Mr.Zero]

Do we get like an standard inventory size? Or are we required to spend points in str?

[CrimsonEon]

Reserve, please!

Spoiler: Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name: Serris Omali
Bio: A veteran medic who, after discovering his psionic abilities, spent most of his life trying to unlock the inner potential of the human body and mind. In a maddened frenzy for learning, Serris has ignored orders and individual needs in order to satiate his thirst for knowledge, testing the psionic limits of himself and others. Fortunately for his record, his reckless decisions have improved the psionic performance of his peers, proving a vital element in saving him from dishonorable discharge on numerous occasions.
---
Stats:
STR: 3
AGI: 6
INT: 8
---
Skills:
Scientist (Medical): 2
Spellcrafting: 3
Biokinetics (Telekinetic manipulation of biological processes): 3
Plasma: 2
---
Abilities:
---
Inventory: Messenger bag of field medical materials, Psychokinetic Stabilizer

[_DivideByZero_]

Do we get like an standard inventory size? Or are we required to spend points in str?

You can carry a bag with around 20-30 slots.

The idea is that if you're strong enough, you can sling four weapons over your shoulder and still walk around, whereas if you're not very strong, you shouldn't be able to do the same thing.

Now that I think about it though, I'll increase the base size to 2, maybe 3, since you don't need points in any of the other stats, so why should STR be any different?

[TopHat]

Sheet:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Maximilian de Verath

Bio: A crack shot who set up his own assassin business, shooting anyone who he was paid to.
Having had no training whatsoever with Psionic magic, it came as an awful shock to him when he found out, and he accidentally-shot-someone he wasn't supposed to. Welp. Currently on the run from  both the police and his ex-associates.

Stats: STR 4 / AGI 9 / INT 4

Skills:
Lasers 5
Observer 3
Tinkerer 2

Abilities:

Inventory:
Heavily modified and personalised M165 Lasrifle with half a dozen standard power packs, lucky charm, backpack.

[HighEndNoob]

Reserved. Character being made.


EDIT: Hover over the items to see the description.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Jacob Lichen
Bio: A engineer that made great advancements in drone technology. Jacob was the third person to create a truly automated drone when he was, and the first to create one that didn't try to attack it's owner.  He has also experimented in combining magic with his drones, but those never got out of the prototype stage. Also likes skeet-shooting.
Stats: STR:6 | AGI:4  | INT: 7
Skills: -Armor User: 3
-Engineer: 3
-Pointman: 3
-Speechcraft: 1
Abilities:
Inventory: -Mark VIII Assault Drone
-Sugi-Tan F3 Shotgun

[10ebbor10]

PTW

Spoiler: Just minor notes on your background. (click to show/hide)

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Tech Level:
-FTL travel is through entering hyperspace. Think of space as a sphere like how Earth is like a map but rolled around. Now imagine a sphere inside of it. Moving a shorter distance inside the smaller sphere will move you a much larger distance on the outer sphere.

That said, it takes about an hour per light-year to travel. You also cannot travel through gravity wells, you need to use in-system drives to get on the outer rim of a system in order to jump. In-system drives use a thing called partial-hyperspace phasing to travel much faster than it feels. Technically, a gravity well doesn't have an edge. Since partial hypersspacing is possible in system, am I alright to assume that gravity just has a gradual negative effect on hyperspace drives. Even more, since the hyperspace appears to be a shrunken down version of reality, it might be logical to take that as the very reason why in system hyperspacing is a bad idea. (Everything is smaller, including the distance between your ship and the nearest gravity well, which results in the energy required to escape suddenly becoming much higher. Even worse, you might just get smacked in the sun before you know it.
-Ships have their floors oriented to the back of the ship to provide artificial gravity during flight.Unless your engines are constantly burning(and hence arcelerating) this won't work. Also, arcelerating at 1g tends to go pretty fast(takes you about a month and a half to get to 0.7 c, I believe).
-During battle, crew need to either sit down or wear magnetic boots because the ship will rapidly make turns.Technically, ships don't need to make turns, unless they need to use their main engine to dodge. Just activating the side thrusters and moving sideways works just as well.
-Space battles happen at distances of a few kilometers--any farther and it becomes trivial for point-defense to intercept shots. Lasers can't be focused well enough.Yes they can (IRL too, I believe). I can see why you do this though.
-Ground battles have energy weapons, which require a lot of energy (batteries, fusion backpacks, or power cords can supply this). Ballistic weapons and sometimes melee weapons are used, depending on context.
-Melee weapons use systems such as kinetic storage and ultrasonic vibrations to enhance damage.
-I prefer realism with most weapons that actually exist (lasers are invisible in space, for example, and don't have very bright beams. Some lasers cause bloomingNot many people remember that. Congrats. (Also, lasers don't melt, they explode thingies), though, which looks like a beam. Plasma is affected by gravity and cools with distancePlasma is also affected by magnetic fields, though you probably know that, particle weapons are mostly invisible but might emit some light, depending on the type, e.g. ion weapons.)
-With weapons that don't actually exist (tachyons are one of my favorites) they have to be somewhat explained.
Tachyons, for example, are emitted by matter that shifts into Hyperspace, and pass through ordinary matter. They interact with matter and conventional particles, heating up matter they pass through and redirecting light in other directions. They are affected by gravity and magnetism, however, and inherit velocity when created.

Magic!:
-Some individuals have psionic potential. This is indicated by a number in parenthesis next to your name. This acts sort of like mana, but not exactly.
-Casting spells, or learning new ones costs Psi.
-You gain Psi constantly or when holding certain items.
-Magic is often used in combat. Very few people actually have it, but all of the main characters in this probably can have it. However, you might encounter mercenaries, pirates, or even military personnel who use Psi against you.
-Spell crafting requires two 4d6 rolls: one for primary effect, one for minimizing side-effects.

I might post a sheet, though I highly doubt it. Posting to watch though.

[Caellath]

Reserved.

Spoiler: Nelios Dalach (click to show/hide)

Name: Nelios Dalach
Bio:
Nelios was born in a world which was left in strife and cut off from the rest of the human-inhabited planets for a long, long time. The society of Aldros II turned into a modern feudal system, with the reappearance of a class of knights and a new age of bounty for mercenaries as the several lords waged war against each other, creating a scenario where once more might made right - as it always did across humankind's history, at any rate.

It was a common sight on the battlefield to spot armies carrying ballistic and energy weapons fighting against warriors with enhanced versions of ancient weapons, such as crossbows. Different types of protection also appeared in the battlefield, ranging from leather armor and common plate armor to the modern powered suits and hulking heavy combat small mechs.

Born in a branch family of a knightly order, Nelios was still trained and grew to be the "light" version of a jack-of-all-trades. Not specifically great in any area, he was capable of avoiding routine and the problems of overespecialization by being flexible. Even with his flexibility, he did take a sizeable liking for the extremes of long-range sniping - mainly by taking down well-armored officers and vehicles as combat raged - and the furious joy of melee, cutting and tearing through enemies with joyous technique.

Upon the restablishment of contact between Aldros II and other planets, he was among the first batch of soldiers to be taught how to control flying crafts - due to his young age and flexible nature - and sent out along with several other groups to return with a comprehensible report of the situation of man-controlled space, using means to gather information not allowed to diplomats. He was also given carte-blanche to get in trouble while doing so as long as the mission was completed in the name of the house he was sworn to.

Appearance: Nelios is a young man with an angular face and an athletic, lean build deriving from his usual work for his order. His eyes are blue and hair is straight, black and long, usually tied in some manner. He is seldomly seen without any armor on due to his intense military career and apparently feels more at home with metal protecting his body.
Stats: STR: 6 | AGI: 8 | INT: 3
Skills:
 - Ambusher [1]
 - Armor User [2]
 - Berserker [2]
 - Observer [3]
 - Pilot [1] :: Used for small to medium size assault vehicles or aircraft
 - Soul Shield [1]
Abilities: Suggestion, of course and only if possible. I don't want to meddle.
 - Battle Continuation :: Keeping on fighting when most would have given up.
 - Animate Monofilament Thread :: Nelios is capable of energizing the monofilament threads he usually carries on him, which he is able to control through movements of his fingers and hands.
 :: Monofilament Web :: An energy-sapping web of monofilament formed by energizing monofilament threads and animating them into a weblike structure. Invisible to the naked eye and hard to spot with common vision-enhancement equipment, it is an effective, quickly deployed trap which saps the energy from anyone caught on it and transfers the power to its creator.
 - "Banshee" Named Round :: Nicknamed "Banshee", this is the one shot that accelerates your target's visit to their deity of choice. Nelios spends one turn to load one of his "named" rounds, which usually carry messages such as "See you later" and "Farewell" inscribed upon them, then carefully takes aim to deliver the message to his target. The special round is larger than the common standard-issue ones, and due to special guiding systems, it is also able to keep its course for more time as well. After most of the distance separating it from its target has been left behind, the large round unlocks its side compartments and allows dozens of fin-stabilized and extremely dense darts to be released while following its course. As the round releases the darts, it provokes an intense discharge of energy between the metal surface of all the moving projectiles which forms a small maelström of energy that leaves a visible trail as it approaches the enemy with the frightening wail (except in space, of course) that gave the round its nickname. Upon impact, the target is hit by the main projectile, the darts and the energy crackling between them.
Inventory: Same thing as above. Suggestion, cut off what seems exaggerated.
 - "Asbestos" Dire Cannon :: A large and heavy "rifle", it is actually a smoothbore which fires a fin-stabilized discarding sabot round; it makes use of a rotating bolt, long recoil mechanism in which the barrel recoils into a shock-absorbing hydro-pneumatic sleeve to minimize the impact transmitted to the shooter, being further reduced by a multi-baffle muzzle brake. Simple mechanisms and systems which only worked in atmospheric combat were replaced and modified to allow for usage of the gun in space along with a new, powerful scope which works as its main aiming aid, although complex iron sights and a simple unassisted scope are usually provided separately as a backup should the main scope fail. The weapon itself is heavy and over six feet long, but its power and the fact its shooters are trained to be familiar with its weight facilitates its operation and use against heavily armored targets thanks to the armor-piercing ammo, although alternative ammunition may be supplied.
 - Ceremonial Armor :: Prioritizing protection for torso, neck and head, this armor was made to be visually pleasant while still retaining protective qualities. The entire set seems to be inspired by late medieval knights, albeit having a silver color with light blue details, such as trims, detachable waistcoat, symbols and the helmet's crest itself. A relatively light suit of armor due to its mostly ceremonial purpose, its vital areas have thicker armor, just in case the owner finds himself in a pinch or targetted by long-range attackers. The armor has mag-strips and, alternatively, retractable straps on the back and sides to hold weaponry. Around his neck and covering the lower part of his helmet, is a large scarf colored the same blue of the suit's crest, which also serves to mask part of the armor's extra armor at the gorget and collar area.
 - Bandages :: Worn on abdomen, arms and part of his legs, they serve little purpose aside from being a tradition of his unit and an easy way of keeping bandages with him.
 - "Torque" Chainsword :: A vaguely-sword shaped weapon of war, the Torque chainsword possesses a flat housing containing the chain loop, keeping only the forward curved section open. It is a melee weapon with vicious spinning chain teeth and it tears through armor but is simply brutal against unarmored foes. The armored backside and guard guarantee a great measure of protection to the operator; even if the chain snaps under extreme stress, the wielder won't be harmed, and an extra precaution exists in the form of a chain usually connecting both glove and weapon.
 - "Chain-Link" Explosive Tagger :: A system usually hidden within, or camouflaged on, armored gloves, it allows the user to "tag" explosive charges to the target. This weapon is usually employed to take down doors and obstacles as much as to take down heavier enemies in melee due to the focused nature of the explosion of some of those charges, including the purposeful inducing of secondary internal fragmentation inside the target's armor and systems.
 - "Hound" Range-Finding Binoculars :: Binoculars used for checking ranges, tracking and locating moving objects. A piece of equipment usually issued to designated marksmen, artillery teams, ambushers and snipers as a way of measuring the distance to their target. They are used either normally or divided in two equal halves, with the user commonly attaching one side to his face, helm or visor.
 - Monofilament Wire :: A fairly large amount of monofilament wire, kept as normal thread would inside one of his suit's pockets. It is a resilient and sharp thread of very, very narrow metal which vibrates and cuts when exposed to certain energies.
 - Wax, order seal and parchments :: For attaching oaths of battle, fervor and devotion onto armor. Usually employed before combat by warriors to affix vows to their suits. The seal provided to press against the wax and glue it to the armor bears the symbol of Nelios' order, a complex hexagrammic ward.

[Unholy_Pariah]

reserving a slot, will post sheet in a bit

Spoiler: sheet (click to show/hide)

name:Jeriko
Bio: after complaining of severe headaches during his childhood his parents took him to the local doctor to try and determine the cause of his constant pain, after running some tests the doctor could find nothing wrong with him and went so far as to insult his parents for wasting his time and attempted to push him out of the room... Needless to say this did not go over well and Jeriko reacted by telekinetically throwing the doctor across the room. After the startling revelation of his gift the ruling body of his planet took him to a special academy to train him in using his gift and to instill in him a kind of fanatical devotion to the academy and the government. fortunately a few years later the academy was destroyed by a revolt and the government destabalised before the indoctrination set in fully and he now works as a bounty hunter for any and all who will pay him.
AGI:5  STR:5 INT:7
Abilities:
Inventory:9mm silenced ballistic pistol, psionic focus, tracking tags, handcuffs, tranquilser and standard 9mm rounds

[micelus]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Rolv seag Baltaz
Bio: "To the last stone."
The house Baltaz has its origins in the Rosa-Sol Secession War centuries ago. The progneitor of the house had been a firm loyalist to Earth, and fought tooth and nail for retaining colony status. The war raged for decades and the whole system could not be held. Baltaz and his associates was however able to hold a single continent on a single world. There they retained their loyalty and retained the Earth society. However, by then contact had been lost and so the loyalist settled in, to rule an indepenant state. The state called itself Fenrer, for the continent it ruled. As the centuries passed, the country acquired a somewhat aristocratic slant, with certain families holding power. Baltaz was one of them. Rolv was born in a cadet branch of the house, a branch that had spent fortunes on expeditions to other worlds, opening up new markets and mines. Rolv had lead one expedition on a former research facility of the Old Earth, hoping to acquire goods that could be bought and sold. The facility he had found seemed off. Everything within was written in a kind of cypher, and was not at all understandable. With great confusion and luck, the expedition accidently found a cache of Old Earth goods; strange pulsating artifacts. Seemingly non-harmful, the artifacts were brought outside the facility, into the light. That's when the trouble started. The artifacts basically eviscerated 90% of the expedition with a kind of ancient technology. The survivors, though greatly injured, found themselves...mentally enchanced. They found that they all had a subconcious control over certain brain chemicals; a strange ability. They found that they could lessen or greaten emotion; anger, love, envy, greed and joy they could force, although always with a great pain to themselves. Needless to say, the surviving members of the expedition soon became a powerful asset to house Baltaz. Rolv himself decided to track down more of these...artifacts and decipher their origins, leaving the politics for others.
Stats: STR: 4| AGI: 5 | INT: 8
Skills:
Emotive Control [3]
Negotiator [2]
Marksman [2]
Politician [1]
Technician [2]
Abilities:
Inventory: Old earth ballistic rifle, Basic repairs kit, Digital reference archive, satchel

[_DivideByZero_]

It is, the first five are in.

I'm putting the first post together right now.

[micelus]

Welp, waitlist then.

[Caellath]

The first five, huh? Ok then, I'm first on waitlist, I suppose.