Mass Effect: The Cycle Countinues

[Trillovinum]

then I would like to work with you caliban. That is of course if you'll have me ;p AND that enlais is no longer available

[TwistedSun]

I volunteer as well in case the GM is no longer available.

[DELETED324324]

I didn't get the job folks.

[Sigma]

Hmm, I've been watching this awhile and have some interest. I do have one question, it's a possible idea, would playing as human survivors be way out there? Like a large number of colonists far off in the rim hiding underground in cryosleep, a more successful attempt of Javik and his group.

Also, sorry about you not getting the job.

[DELETED324324]

I kinda wanna limit the interaction of the old races and the new cycle. But if you have a good CS for them i will think about it.

[caliban22]

Enalais said
I kinda wanna limit the interaction of the old races and the new cycle. But if you have a good CS for them i will think about it.

Hoss I feel humans would be good. Considering they were the average of the galaxy. This way we wont have lots of military and or merchant based races.

Also any NS questions? If so hit me up, and make sure you have a planet prepared! Planet sheet is in the works.

[Jangel13]

im interested

[caliban22]

Welcome! and Feel free to fill out the NS and if you have any questions feel free to ask. =)

[DELETED324324]

I'm not denying a human faction, just saying whoever does so will become near pivotal to the rp. So i'd want it done well.

[caliban22]

Alright agreed.

[Sigma]

Enalais said
I'm not denying a human faction, just saying whoever does so will become near pivotal to the rp. So i'd want it done well.

The responsibility! It's too much! :P

I'll try my best. And if not, always got other ideas to work with.

[Jangel13]

Name of civilization: seraphians
Race: Avian creatures
Description of race: the race resembles early human representation of their guardian angels although they have more avian features like talons and claws and their eyes come in varieties of shades along with their different wing colors. it is near impossible to see all colors of their wings in one lifetime
Average lifespan of race: most seraphians live to be 100-200 years old, the oldest in recorded history was 800
Government of race: religious monarchy
Military description: Arms: their weapons consist of specialized vapor weapons although they would look like normal swords they are made with special materials that they can (as the name suggests) turn to a harmful vapor like gas to poison the enemy it takes many years of training to handle such a weapon.
Armor: their armor is their own feathers, to explain as seriphians they have the ability to harden their feathers to be strong as iron those that have extensive training will have whats called "divines grace" and have feathers that will be as hard as a diamond but its rare,
Doctrine: their doctrine is their belief that they are serving their divine in fighting for them they believe that in pain they become closer to them and in death they reach their side of whoever they have favor from. To be a warrior and to die in battle is the greatest of honors
history: their is said to be a history that these beings appeared on earth and as a result they learned from each other while the humans learned that seriphians were considered messangers from their holy being the seriphians learned how to make weapons and to advance in their own culture discovering that the ability of flight was a great boon for them that they could take to their advantage in battle so as a result they went back to their own planet and learned how to advance themselves beyond being a tribal people.
any specialized units: their are those that have been given special gifts that are said to come from the divine that they can become the vapor itself, these seriphims are trained to be both spies and warriors able to turn into vapor to go in any area and to avoid any slash although they are not without weakness that if they become vapor and cant maintain their focus they would end up hurting themselves by forgetting to put a piece of their body back to solid form and injuring themselves.
Important people/Ranks: the reining monarch otherwise known as divines bloodline, their bloodline is the embodiment of the divine himself and can be easily known by their 8 wings.
the changing winds, as the seraphians that can turn into vapor are called they are the divine bloodlines elite guard and specialized attack units however since their are so few of them they are mainly royal guards unless a war breaks out. They are regarded as the blessed fighters and as such hold high titles
the high priests are the advisors to both the monarch and the people being the go between for both, they are what one would consider diplomats with divine purpose although its not unheard of that a normal seraphian can become one.
marinath soldiers, they are the warriors of the civilizations being the fighters and the police when a civil dispute requires armed response the protect the civilizations
at the bottom are the normal seriphians doing their jobs and going about their daily business
Religion: the religion is of two holy beings, the first is the divine known to be the kind of purest soul in their religion they have idols that represent their divine. Then flip side to that coin is marinath the god of destruction and conquering he is believed to be the embodiment of the toughest, and greatest warrior that went down a dark path and by the hand of the divine was forced to serve him as his warrior and general and oversee the dead that die on the battlefield to the divines side while those of impure hearts go to him to become his own screaming hell hole of servitude to only him.
Import: mainly foods and cloth
Export: vapor, when contained it can be used as a powerful explosive. if smelled it can become a powerful hallucinogenic
Description of your society and race: explained above if need more simply ask
Treaties: don't know yet.

((hope that works....that was not easy to figure out))

[caliban22]

Well ask. I would gladly help you out with anything you needed.

[Jangel13]

okay do I need treaties with anyone? or rather would my race have a treaty with any of the current species

[caliban22]

Well there are Npc races, My race, and the like. You can speak with your fellow Rpers and make treaties. It is more optional, you don't need it, but you can have them.

[Jangel13]

id like to make sure I have at least one to work with just in case

[caliban22]

Well you can have a treaty with me. oh and to be clear. Treaties can be anything. Military protection,trade,Demilitarization,whatever else there is.

[caliban22]

My really bad NS...its late here...I'm sorry..

Name of civilization: The Shan Empire
Race: Shan
Description of race: Tall humanoid between 6’5-6’10 in height with red skin ranging from red to almost black red with parietal eyes in varying colors. The facial structure is similar to humans with Fanged mouths and Slit noses being the only difference, omnivorous by nature. Capable of growing hair on their heads, but nowhere else. Highly disciplined in everything they do, the people are very no nonsense and make some of the most disciplined soldiers in the galaxy. Capable of seeing in the dark and smelling scents other races may not be able to smell. Despite the highly trained and disciplined mindset they just wish to be left alone and not war. Due to their volcanic worlds constant ash clouds blocking out the sun they require something to block out the sun. this comes in the form of a special contact lens for civilians and a special tactical goggles for the military. While the Shun can breath on most planets, due to their planets natural toxicity, breathing "breathable air" is comparable to be breathing in a low oxygen environment. To remedy this the government issues the Mark 12(think of a see through version of the lower part of a gas mask with a toxin filter that they screw in) designed to be compact and as nonthreatening as possible to all Shun going off world and the Mark 18 Military Re-breather (a harder more durable design with a solid rubber base with armoring on the front. with running and hard breathing in mind.)
Average lifespan of race:100-300 years
Government of race: Imperial absolute monarchy
Military description: Called “Das’cal ma sha” or the chosen ones Garbed in modular armor, the soldiers are some of the most highly disciplined forces in the galaxy. The training is harsh due to the volcanic nature of their home planet. Favoring The infantry, everything from artillery to bombers are used to cover infantry. In combat The Infantry are tough soldiers, who would fight to the last man then abandon their posts. Making up less then 2% active members

Das’cal ma sha

The Chosen ones Garbed in modular armor with the Standard military paint of of the planet (Red strip on Ash grey) with the Tactical helmet consisting of a rebreather (due to the Toxic nature of the planet)and Black goggles to shield their eyes from most worlds, with tactical,map,and ammo counters linked to the goggles and helmet radios Relying Infantry and ground superiority consisting of 75% of the Shun Military

The Navy

Considered inferior to the Army of the Assault corps The navy is responsible for making sure the infantry get from planet A to planet B. Consisting of out of date(by galactic standards) the Navy uses Hard hitting weapons but for a cost of speed and armor. While the Shield are comparable to modern vessels, The doctrine of the navy is to make a beach head for the infantry,support ground forces, and protect themselves. For space battles The Shun use Stationary orbital platforms

Assault Corps

The Highest of the high The Assault corps are the first boots on the ground.Trained under even harsher conditions then the army, they represent the best Males and females the shun have to offer. Granted the best weapons, the best armor, and often using brute force,Surprise,and tactical freedom. Facing a wave of Assault legionaries would break all but the bravest, or the stupidest.

Important people/Ranks: Emperor Shita von la’isha
Religion: The religion based off the Fire mother. A harsh concept that only the strong deserve to survive
Import: luxury items, Fruits, vegetables, entertainment, varies meats, Dairy products, sweets,
Export: Vol’tec Arms company( high quality arms and armor and sold mainly to Shun), Shun state arms(cheap, and often used by mercs starting out) Mercenaries, Shala milk (basically their version of milk)
Description of your society and race: The Shan people are tough, due to their hostile planet. In their religion only the strong survive so each time there is a child it is tested for flaws, in minor cases are deemed unfit to serve in the highest of honor, the military. In the most major cases they are called “Howlshi” or the shunned. The shunned are considered unfit for any meaningful in society, while not disliked it is a given they have no place in Shun society. Many go into Shun state arms, a company that the government created “just give some use to the useless”
Treaties: (what your galactic standing is)


BOOM!

[urukhai]

almost done.....

[Trillovinum]

NS:

The Kimo

Name of civilization: United Federation of Independent Star Systems (UFISS or AaROK in Hypassi, the predominant Kimo Language)
Race: Kimo
Description of race: The Kimo are short and stubby mammals (at only about a metre in height) compared to a human, they are physically weak, have poor environmental tolerance and a poor natural frame. They are however quite smart and cunning which makes them capable of some very impressive feats of engineering, science, economy, politics and tactics.

Their homeworld of Soto orbiting the star Sithar boasts a great variety of climates. Most are quite
temperate and would have been highly suited for human habitation, unfortunately, Kimo evolved
in a tropical environment where temperatures rarely dropped below 30°C and given their low
environmental tolerances, they could not survive for long in such conditions. In fact, what a
human would consider room temperature would actually cause hypothermia in a Kimo therefore,
for most of their history, the Kimo species lived exclusively in the equatorial regions of their
homeworld, only managing to colonise ‘colder’ regions very slowly. This made comfortable living
space into one of their most treasured resources, sparking many armed conflicts.

It also forced the Kimo to be very environmentally minded, always developing clean technologies
to preserve the delicate balance of their planet’s climate. As a result, the Kimo never developed
nuclear technology and instead harnessed the power of the sun and wind. This combined with
sustainable agriculture to feed their herbivory species and their natural tendency to require very
little water makes them perhaps the sentient species with the smallest environmental (and
perhaps also literal) footprint.

As Kimo populations grew and armed conflicts for living space became ever more prominent, a
more peaceful initiative was launched by several nation states to colonise Tamo, one of Soto’s
three large moons. It was the perfect candidate for such an initiative since Tamo possessed an
atmosphere that could easily be terraformed by means of introduced plant species to allow for the
construction of typical underground habitation complexes and farms above ground. These days,
advanced ‘planetary maintenance’ facilities ensure that just about the entire moon is kept at a
stable temperature, perfect for Kimo habitation, so that the people can live comfortably above
ground without risk. In fact, conditions on the moon were often of better quality than most ‘cold’
colonies on Soto itself so more and more funding was allocated to colonise other bodies within
their solar system leading to a veritable golden age of space exploration and relative peace since
for the first time in Kimo history, living space was no longer scarce. The federation was first
founded in those years to maintain this peace between the many nation states that had colonised
other worlds and even the new independent nations that had developed in those places. Still,
wars were fought but unlike the wars of the past, they were usually ended quickly and with
relatively few deaths.

Over the centuries, even the many bodies of the Sithar system began to suffer from over
population and so once again, the Kimo set out to find new horizons to explore and settle. Other
solar systems were reached by means of conventional live-ships, lacking FTL drives and more
and more worlds were settled. Until a tremendous find was made. An ancient ship was
discovered on a deserted planet where Turian survivors of the reaper war (which lasted decades
after Shepard’s death and the defeat on Earth) had tried and failed to build a new life.

That discovery ushered in yet another golden age of development for the Kimo but also made
them incredibly scared of the unknown. A data file, the so called ‘Shepard’ found among the
remains of the ancient colony carried a warning, now known to all Kimo. They are not alone and a
terrible evil lurks in the black depths of space to swallow up any that dare rise too high.

The Federation was quick to seize upon this new fear and immediately began an intense
militarisation campaign. The Turian ship’s FTL drives were reverse engineered, as were its on
board weapons, chiefly, the Thanix cannons and this knowledge was used to build the largest
fleet in the known galaxy with 71 dreadnaughts (almost twice the size of the Turian navy at the
start of the reaper war, the 30 most modern of which are kept on active duty while the rest are
either held in docking to await deployment in times of war or mothballed, though with the option of
reactivation in emergency situations.

Their massive fleet and small but highly professional ground army allow the federation to create a
great sense of security for the hundreds of worlds within their domain as well as keep them in line
should any get thoughts of rebellion and true independence. It is the latter that is perhaps most
necessary since Kimo expansion has been constant throughout their spacefaring history and their
domain now encompasses hundreds of stars within their home cluster. Given Kimo nature, it
would only be a matter of time before more established colonies would tear away and continue on
their own without a strong hand to guide them, which in turn would leave all Kimo everywhere
weakened for the time when the great evil rears its ugly head.

Now, after the discovery of the closest mass relay in what was once Batarian space, a long
distance away from their home star, another frontier has opened for the Kimo, though they are
slow to embrace it. Massive military bases were founded on either side of the relay and only
military vessels are permitted to pass through and chart the rest of the relay network. Other
sentient and spacefaring life forms have since been discovered but the federation has not yet
made contact with them for fear of being forced into its first major galactic engagement that would
no doubt weaken them in the face of the great evil.


Average lifespan of race: 85 Sithar years (100-110 solar years)
Government of race: United Federation Federal Parliament (UFFP or ARRT in Hypassi)
The Federation is a federal form of government where member worlds an nations are granted
great independence in many matters such as their national laws and granted the protection of the
massive Federation fleets in exchange for paying taxes to the Federation and supplying raw
materials and knowledge for continued development. Each member state and world is allowed to
send delegates to represent them in the Federation Parliament where they will have the right to
vote on all matters concerning ‘the greater good’ such as interplanetary and inter system trade
and military activity.
This parliament gathers every Sithar year (roughly 1.2 solar years) and keeps a constant forum
on ‘Tarotho Station’ orbiting the Kimo homeworld of Sota.

Military description:
As a result of their long history of warring nations, the Kimo actually consider themselves a
warrior race. Sadly Kimo soldiers would not last long in close quarters combat against most
other species although assault rifles do tend to be powerful equalisers.
Their land based forces are of a high professional standard but are frequently
outmatched by stronger and faster species. After all, their land forces are mainly equipped and
trained to deal with small (on a galactic scale) insurgencies and not to conduct high level
operations on alien worlds.

It is their navy where the Kimo truly shine. As stated above, they have the largest navy in the
known galaxy, boasting some of the most technologically advanced vessels around. Their race’s
small size and physical weakness don’t matter much when in space and so they would prove a
considerable challenge for any race with the desire to declare war on them. Although their lack of
an effective ground force could prove difficult.

Important people/Ranks:
Chairman Biko Ner Visato, the current elected chairman of the Federation parliament for three Sithar years. She presides over all parliament sessions as well as the continuous forum.
High-Admiral Miso Go Diras, leader of the Federation navy and highest ranking Kimo military officer. He holds over-all fleet command.
Admiral Siri Kil Kratha, leader of the Federation first fleet and High-Admiral Diras’ second in command.
Councillor Miku Nob, federation representative for Maro, the single most powerful system in the Federation and supplier of most heavy navy ships as well as the location for half the navy’s ‘standby’ dreadnaughts. She represents her system’s government in the parliament.
Councillor Baron Bistri Vas Doro Na Milaski, federation representative for Polthiro, one of the most powerful systems in the Federation. He represents his star system’s government in the parliament.
Professor-doctor Kas Need, chief science advisor for the Federtion parliament and lead researcher of the Tsoni institute (named after the ancient author of the ‘Shepard’ warning) she leads all research projects concerning the great evil and the Shepard warning.
General Basal Nom Dako Di Mos, commander in chief of the Federation army and Marine forces. He is in charge of all planetary military activity and fleet security.
Master-spy Hal Hel Hira, director of the Federation Intelligence Service. Despite the archaic title, her office is quite effective at monitoring all internal activity within the Federation domain.

Religion: The Kimo know a great variety of religious persuasions which are all allowed due to the federal laws for religious freedom of its member systems, provided they do not violate other federal laws. The most widely practised form is that of ‘the temple of Dido’ which believes in the so called ‘life force’ “Dido” that permeates the entire galaxy.
Import: (internal given lack of outside contact)
Export: (internal given lack of outside contact)
Description of your society and race: (see above) + Short, stubby herbivores. They have two eyes on the sides of their head and a smooth skin of brown colouring covered with tiny hairs. They are bipedal and have large flat feet with four long toes. Their hands are similar with four long fingers. They apear very clumsy but despite their weak frames, they are actually quite dextrous.
Treaties: (no treaties with other species)

(there, I hope this holds up...also, enalais.. I'm very sorry to hear about the job. I was rooting for you...)