I was with my cousin for the past 3 days, sorry about that. Back to work.
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Locations:Centauri University of the Unknown-Exam Arena
-Military hall (Everyone)
Actions:Kayle Silvertaugh-[5] Kayle stepped through the door, greeted with the smell of fresh air. Ironically, this felt alien to her. Back in Cyrian space, the skies were never clear. Decades of forced industrial development as an attempt to bring the Cyrus legion back into power had laid waste tot he planet's ecosystem, resulting in a total ecosystem collapse. Practically all natural life save for the few hardier microbes were wiped out in a near-cataclysmic collapse of the food chain, leaving Cyrus' men the last beings on the planet. What a planet formerly overflowing with an abundance of plant life once supplied--that is, clean air--could never be replaced through artificial means, even after centuries of terraforming. She focused on a plant to her right. It seemed strange-almost alien to her. In fact, most of her cousins have never actually seen a plant before. Most stations had no atmosphere regulation systems, but the University attempted to emulate Centauri Prime's atmosphere, and Kayle still hadn't gotten used to the feeling.
Now though, what she really needed was a break.
"I'm going to the bar. Can you let me know when the ceremony is about to begin?" she asked the guide.
"It begins at around 12:00, CST of course. It's currently 11. The station, being in a geocentric orbit, is going to align itself with the sun and Centauri Prime at that time, and the view is quite spectacular. With the glass floors in the auditorium, the scene will certainly suit your achievements. "
"Right, thanks."Kayle was gestured to by Varron, who supported the trip to the bar.
"Mind if I come with?"Nodding, Kayle held out a hand in greeting and asked,
"Kayle Silvertaugh, Master Sergeant, Adaelphi Company. You are?"
"Varron Carse. Mage?" He chuckled.
"Now, about those drinks..." He gesutred towards the bar this time. Not at all familiar with Polaric manners, Kayle once again nodded and led the way.
Kayle walked down the hall and took a left, toward the bar. Normally she would turn right, but this time she was coming from the other side. She had something to drink, free of charge, of course, being a student, before joining Varron, who happened to be joining in for some Karaoke. The whole concept of singing along to music seemed interesting, but it always depended on the music. Of course, with the advent of the internet quite quite a while back, good music wasn't exactly a pain to find.
Varron Carse-[2] Varron stumbled on the way into the room where the karaoke took place. Kayle had convinced him to try it, even though he had never viewed his singing as worthwhile. The karaoke "room" wasn't quite its own room, per se, but rather a section of the bar walled off using a disruption field to negate sound waves. Varron meandered through the field of lounge chairs and couches and reluctantly participated.
Jaffar Cole-[1+2] Cole hauled his souvenirs to the machine works. There, he walked past numerous exposed gears and pistons surrounding a metal catwalk. Below, he could see the ironworks that supplied the mechanics and smiths above with a continuous supply of metals and alloys to work with. Jaffar had always figured that these crazy gears and such were rather dangerous to have, but this was
typical of Centauri design. He couldn't quite grasp the justification for putting a hazardous
interior design feature into place. Crazy Centauri...
Jaffar came up to a large wall with a single, locked door restricting access. He stared into the retina scanner, opening the door and walking through only to be greeted by a tall, skinny Centauri with a strange device. Arcs of electricity sparked into the floor. Jaffar simply sighed under his breath. He really hated these people sometimes, and smart as they were.
"Stand back Cole, I had to plug this into the station's power supply for now..."
"I see..." replied Cole, noticing the lights overhead flickering in sync with the device's operation.
"If I could find myself a better way to power the thing, I'll have it in a presentable state soon."
"Well, good luck with that, Ford." Jaffar knew little about Leonard Ford, except that he never made an effort to interact with anyone other than to show off his inventions. He could barely remember the guy's name.
Cole walked past Jolene, a fellow mechtech like him, and had a short conversation before she backed out to continue her project.
Settling down at his own desk, Jaffar opened up a drawer and pulled out a static-proof bag containing a rather bulky piece of hardware. Opening the bag, he revealed a Mapping System that he scavenged from an old warmech behind the scenes of a battle. It was a bit outdated, but hardware at this point had begun to slow down in terms of improvement, since a faster computer can't quite stop a ship from blowing up.
He started by unwrapping the fake silicone skin off of the eyes and brain. The brain housed a thin square, with "X32" written on the top in bold, and the eyes turned out to be a set of bulky round cameras. Perfect. However, he couldn't help but notice a second component of the robot's brain attached to the same piece of circuitry board: a rom chip. Cole plugged the chip into his computer, and to his dismay, the rom was encrypted. Any modification required a password, and Jaffar knew this wasn't the kind of encryption you could do on your own with an abacus and a sheet of paper.
Luckily for Jaffar, he located yet a third chip inside the brain. This one read "tracking chip." After some experimentation, he managed to use the tracking chip to interface with the eyes and convert the data into map data. Perfect, but the fact that there was an encrypted piece of hardware on his desk made Jaffar nervous.
(Note: You can decide for yourself whether you have a CPU or not, but the military robot's CPU is up-to-date military hardware. Going out of your way to to utilize it wouldn't be in vain)
Gained Targeting System!Caplus Orange-[6] Caplus chose to do some research.
"I'll be at the library if anyone needs me..."
"I'll come with ya." said Amatin in response.
Caplus made a turn to the right and entered the library, a multiple-story cylindrical chamber with a massive spiral staircase lining the perimeter of the room. This was common Centauri architecture. Those monarchists didn't know a thing about practicality. Caplus made his way towards the rather small "ancient history" section, and looked through the books available. Lets see, "All about Crossbows," "Crossbow Mechanics," "The Advantages of the Crossbow," and finally,
"Belly Bows for Beginners." He checked out the book and sat down to read about it, becoming a better crossbowman in the process! Now that he was fully saturated with the knowledge of how the gastraphetes worked, Caplus gained a desire to make his own Gauss Rifle utilize more efficient mechanical principles.
Learned Crossbowman Skill!Amatin Seathunder-[6] Amatin, now in the library, parted ways with Caplus in favor of learning about furthering his abilities. He found a book titled "The Basics of Altering Life." Checking it out, he sat down reading for a few moments before putting it back, and checking out another book, titled "Necromancy and its Offshoots." Perfect, albeit questionable. Don't be caught using this around anyone important.
Learned 'Life Transfer'!Milia Kurasaki-[1] Milia covertly followed the other two into the library and set out to read the first interesting book ahead of her. She finds a novel, and spends a bit of time reading it, but finds that it's too nonsensical and implausible.
Herros Machlan-[1+1] Herros, in a bit of a hurry, walks in after Jaffar and bumbs into Ford. Now, normally, he would push Ford out of the way and get to work, but this time, the nobody he wants to push happens to be holding a very dangerous-looking electrical device. Angering him would, at the very least, be very bad.
Herros continued on to another workshop, acquired some pulleys and a metal string. The was rather stiff, but Herros assumed that because it was made of metal, it would be superior to a regular string. He put together the pulley system and turned to begin stringing the bow. Having never strung a bow, he tried multiple times, each time rather intently, but couldn't quite manage to hook the string onto the right part. Gah. This is why you need some prior experience.
Ivan the Adventurer-[6]
"Wait, there's a shooting range here? Here I come!"Ivan sprinted toward the shooting range, went through all the necessary paperwork, and showed the manager his rifle. The manager eyed Ivan's bandages, and said,
"You sure did do a good job of getting maimed out there. Anyway, here's some ammo that won't destroy the place"
"Yeah yeah, thanks. Time to start shootin'!"Ivan entered the firing room, took aim, and fired one of his UPP rounds at the target before realizing he should have loaded a real magazine in. The round began ricocheting off the walls and, due to a stroke of luck, hit Ivan square in the chest.
"Not... again!"Current Time: 1115Kayle Silvertaugh
Race: Cyrian
Traits: Strong | Overly Honest | Cyrian
Skills: Adept Marksman | Skilled Fighter | Competant Ambusher | Rusty Liar
Passive Abilities: Detection Field
Active Abilities: Drain Life
Armor: Black Bodysuit | Nanosteel Hazardous Environment Suit [19]
Equipped: GC MKIII Capacitance Laser Rifle [5] (24/30) | Custom VibroBlade (Sheathed) [5]
Inventory(42/150 kg)
Backpack [5]
-4x Reserve Oxygen Tank [4]
-10x High-Quality Class 12 Energy Cell [10]
-4x Class 12 Energy Cell (restores 25/30) [4]
Caplus Orange
Traits: Electromaniac | Debater | Ross
Skills: Novice Navigator | Proficent Repair | Adept Sniper | Proficent Gunslinger | Adequate Crossbowman
Passive Abilities: Liberty Field
Active Abilities: EMP
Armor: Patriot Medium Power Armor [30]
Equipped: M45 Gauss Rifle (6/10) [14] (2-handed)
Inventory(78/125 kg):
HKM-40 UPP (10/30) [5]
Ruger Mark VII Laser Pistol (9/9) [3]
Backpack [5]
-Binoculars [2]
-Duct Tape [2]
-Wrench [1]
Magazine Belt [1]
-3x 20mm Gauss Magazine [9]
-7x Class 9 Energy Cell [3]
-7x 7mm UPP Magazine [3]
Herros Machlan
Traits: Wacky Tinker | Sociopath | Centauri
Skills: Talented Tinkerer | Adequate Ranged Weaponary | Not Observer | Not Judge of Intent | Rusty Manual Labour
Passive Ability: One Sided Tech
Active Ability: Energy Surge
Armour: 4C3 Herroid High Mobility Frame [25]
Equiped: V9R Patented Patent Pending Disruptor Gauntlet [3] | S1NGE Magnetically Coupled Particle Accelerator Rifle (203/300) [7]
Inventory(50/150 kg):
10x Class 15 Energy Cell [10]
Toolkit [3]
Dragon Bone Compound Bow 25% [2]
Bow Plans
Ivan
Traits: Curious | Hearty
Skills: Competent Striker | Competent Dodger | Competent Pacifier | Competant Armor-User | Competent Swimmer
Passive Abilities: Must... Press.... Buttons...
Active Abilities: Randospelliousus
-Random Element Ball
Armor: Leather Cap | Leather Pants | Leather Jacket | Leather Shoes (All this [3])
Equipped: Silver Longsword [7]
Inventory(20/100 kg):
HKM-40 UPP (9/30) [5]
5x Stone [2]
20x Strawberry [1]
Health:
Both Arms
Upper Body
Left Leg
Milia Kurasaki
Traits: Deadeye | Nervous | Aroth | Backwater Aroth
Skills: Adept Archer | Adequate Tracker | Adequate Dodger | Adequate First Aid | Adequate Arrow Recovery
Passive Abilities: Heightened Senses
Active Abilities: Imbue Shot
Armor: Leather Quiver [7] | Sturdy Clothing | Anti-Ballistics Barrier Shirt [2]
Equipped: Well-crafted Longbow [3]
Hunting Knife [1] (Sheathed)
Inventory(15/100 kg):
6x Bandaid
Herbal Medicine [1]
Disinfectant Spray (3/3) [1]
Amatin Seathunder
Traits: Point-Blank Fighter | Prone to Rage | Aroth
Skills: Talented Leader | Talented Explosives User | Rusty Stealth | Rusty Diplomacy
Passive Abilities: Fearsome Presence
Active Abilities: Detonate | Life Transfer
Armor: Impact Suppression Pads ASP02 [5] | Heat-Insulation Suit AIS15 [3]
Equipped: Durgen Industries Impact Hammer [8]
Inventory(56/100 kg):
HKM-40 UPP (15/30) [5]
Revolver Missile Launcher WRL93 (3/6) [4]
NovaTech Direct Conduit Laser Projector (50/25) [7]
6x 7mm UPP Magazine [3]
2x Class 12 Energy Cells [2]
1x Class 15 Energy Cell [1]
3x 50mm Heat-Seeking Missile [6]
1x Lead Brick [10]
Durgen Industries Loudspeaker [2]
Durgen Industries Superglue
4x Dragon Fangs
Jaffar Cole
Traits: Thrives on Tension | Low Born | Polaric
Skills: Proficent Repair | Proficient Fighter | Talented Scavenger | Proficient Tinkerer | Diplomacy | Not Dodger
Passive Abilities: Toxin Resistance
Active Abilities: Heartless
Armor: Blue Jumpsuit | Hanover Lt-13 Engineers RIG [10]
Equipped: Tangiers XX Sonic Mace [4]
Inventory(61/100 kg):
MiliTech B4Z O-0KA (0/1) [4]
Blastech Plasma Energy Bolter (45/50) [10]
Unidentified Fusion Cell [8]
5lr 3He Tank [3]
Robot Parts [5]
Targeting System [5]
Utility Belt
-2x 70mm Shrapnel Rocket [2]
-2x 70mm AT Rocket [2]
-1x 70mm HE Rocket [1]
-Anti-Radiation Pills (4/4) [1]
-Plasma Recharger Sphere (5/5) [5]
-Toolbox
--Holo-Mapping System (currently empty)
--4x Oxygen Tank [4]
--Spacer's Rations (3/3) [2]
Varron Carse
Traits: Reactionary | Headstrong | Polaric
Skills: Skilled Melee Fighter | Talented Dodger | Competant Armor User | Competant Gunslinger
Passive Abilities: Motion Sense
Active Abilities: Gravitokinesis
Armor: Clothing | Cobalt Steel Plating [14]
Equipped: X-12 PPC (11/15) [4] | ExxTech VibroBlade (Sheathed) [5]
Inventory(32/100 kg):
Backpack [5]
-Plasma Recharger Sphere (5/5) [5]
-Rations (10/10) [4]
The Colonization:- Earth is the original home of the human race.
- Five colony ships--Centauri, Ross, Arcturus, Polaris, and Sirius--were built as a testament to mankind's engineering prowess. Construction began in 2024 and took seventy years to complete. Various factors hindered the construction, but as new technologies were developed to counteract natural disasters, construction of the five resumed.
- When the colony ship program first began, governments worldwide began to implement new political measures under the justification that anyone who disagrees can be stuck in a colony ship and sent off.
- Governments began to more-or-less unite in the footsteps of the European Union. Wars settled down and nations started to more-or-less coexist.
- When the colony ships left in 2100, an interplanetary navy formed to escort the colony ships out of the system. Some crews volunteered to escort the colonies all the way to their destinations, essentially travelling in the colony ship's hyperspace wake.
- The navy expanded its ranks as piracy inevitably became more prevalent throughout the system. Asteroid mining became more lucrative than on Earth, resulting in a steady economic boom as more companies formed to exploit the asteroid belt's natural resources.
- In 2105, the Centauri arrived at its target star, Proxima Centauri. Prior to 2020, it was thought to be a barren system without resources. From that year on, a habitable planet was discovered and the future colonists managed to safely settle on the surface.
- In 2110, the Sirius crash-landed on its target planet. All communication was lost (communication at this time was conducted using hyperspace probes, which carried messages faster than light) and the colony ship was presumed destroyed within a year. A mass memorial was held on Earth in various countries to honor the presumed dead.
- A year after the crash, in 2111 the Ross arrived at Ross 154. Scans of the system revealed two habitable planets, Ross Major and Minor. The colony ship was damaged by an asteroid and was forced to make an emergency landing on Ross Minor--a temporary setback. Colonization of Ross Major commenced about a decade later.
- The fourth colony ship to arrive, the Arcturus, did so in 2140, but suffered a major system failure due to a completely unexpected virus mid-transit. Nearly all data assets were purged as a result, including starmaps and instructions. The location of Sol was also lost, so no communications could be established. Fortunately, when expected date of arrival came, the colony on Arcturus was contacted from Earth, and previous notions that the colony ship was lost were disregarded. The colony called themselves the Aroth as a direct result of losing language records. The population agreed to choose a name that would stand out for centuries to come.
- In 2150, a man known as Mikail Cyrus assembled the remnants of the Sirius under his own name. A new dynasty was born decades after the inhabitants of Sirius were forced to return to a tribal-like state where bands led by chieftains prowled the surface of the planet. Though ruthless, Cyrus united the colony and forced its industrialization, allowing it to catch up to the other nations. Their arrogant mindset pushed them onwards to recover from the crash, and and less than four years later, a message was sent to Earth, containing but one phrase: "Cyrus lives!"
The zeal which the Cyrians had for their nation led to numerous groups of fanatics arising out of nothing, maligning the Cyrians as thieves and Pirates. Their damaged reputation far outlasted Cyrus himself. - The last colony ship to arrive was Polaris, over a full hundred years after launch in 2202. Despite this, all of science had dictated that it would take no less than four hundred with current forms of travel, but the Polarians knew better than to sit there and wait. In 2147, a man--whose name has since eluded records--managed to find a way to boost the ship's top speed tremendously. The previous colony ships had used hyperspace solely as a means to accelerate to near light speed. It was deemed a great risk to remain in hyperspace for too long, as an unexpected gravity well could shift a vessel's course and the resulting shift could lead to being lost in space. However, The mysterious individual managed to somehow shift the vessel into a higher plane of reality during hyperspace transit, thus avoiding any gravity wells that would otherwise cause major problems. The amount of energy required was immense, and where this energy came from is still a mystery beyond comprehension.
- Today, it is the year 2999. The start of a new year is usually when corporations unveil new technologies, but a certain archaeology team claimed they found something that would revolutionize all of science. They plan to reveal it on Planet Centauri in a mere 7 days, the amount of time before planet Earth once again finishes its orbit. Some still wonder why Earth years are still used--the common answer, of course, is for simplicity's sake.
The Worlds:- Partially owing to its small size and unique atmosphere, Planet Cyrus is to this day little more than a barren wasteland populated by humans. Centuries ago, when the Cyrian revolution began, the rapid construction of productive infrastructure led to the planet being absolutely over-polluted. What used to be a planet almost completely covered in diverse jungles became an endless desert, with overgrown forests being replaced with rocky plains over time. Many species were lost forever to extinction, and Cyrians to this day are accustomed to harsh conditions due to the extreme nature of the planet's new environment.
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