[center][img=http://www.denzomag.com/images/sci-fi-spaceships/sci-fi-future-spaceships34.jpg] [b][u]Lost[/b][/u][/center] [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/69284/posts/ooc]Interest Check[/url] Earth: gone. Humanity's colonies: gone. The entire empire of the human race obliterated in the second Great War. The only people left were those able to escape in their ships, and ran out into the stars. Chased by a hostile alien collection of lifeforms that are out for blood. Running is the only option. Escape is the only possible way to survive. This is what you know. You are part of the crew of the [i]SS Chronos[/i], a ship that barely managed to make it away from the outer edges of the Milky Way and humanity's last surviving colony. There aren't many with you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- These are the basics of this RP. However, the history of both the crew and humanity itself will be added as each of us contribute to the story as a whole. There [i]are[/i] going to be less-than-lovely elements, but there will also be plenty of happy moments in this RP. You could compare it to Firefly or Cowboy Bebop or - as I've heard - Star Trek Voyager. [hider=The Crew] [hider2=Captain Diana] [b]Name:[/b] Diana Lucson [b]Age:[/b] 38 [b]Appearance:[/b] She seems a slightly tired woman. Normally one will see her in her high-tech armor, unless there doesn't seem to be an immediate threat. [img=http://cache1.asset-cache.net/xr/523675413.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=3&d=B53F616F4B95E55323DF29CBC03674F6E678AF3CB4163329073A5704D12F65ED0511EF71C87E5061E30A760B0D811297] [img=http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/162/3/f/female_sci_fi_armour_01_by_graym-d47u063.jpg] credit: GrayM on DeviantArt [b]Equipment:[/b] She has the armor pasted in the spoiler above, which enhances her abilities (speed, strength, etc), as well a handgun and her own smaller ship, when needed. [img=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0zVXZoC6sHo/T4aXV-Vi64I/AAAAAAAAEsg/S_JfgOZTvZk/s1600/futuristic+sci+fi+handgun+semi+automatic+sub+machine+gun+military+gun+set+assault+rifle+machinegun+firearm+fn+p90+blaster+laser+las-rifle+Hand+Gun+samples+dsng+halo.jpg] [img=http://www.igorstshirts.com/blog/conceptships/2011/kirk_lunsford/kirk_l.jpg] [b]Occupation:[/b] Captain of the [i]SS Chronos[/i] [b]Personality:[/b] She's strict, and doesn't take any crap. If you get on her wrong side you will definitely regret it. She's known to do almost anything to protect herself and her crew. However, Diana is also a very tired woman. She can't take too much from other people or she might just lose it on whomever passes by. Her life is the [i]SS Chronos[/i]. [b]Biography:[/b] Diana has endured many battles, despite only being the captain of a medium-sized starship. The second War made it so that nearly everyone had been a part of it, even those lowest in class and importance. She was born on the outskirts of humanity's empire and has known them all her life. As a kid, she was always the one to look up at the stars and desire one day reaching distant places. Any drawings or stories made in school were about the stars. Her father, a very supportive man, got her a telescope as soon as she displayed interest. They would spend their nights mapping out the sky above their yard and giving their own names to what had been named by scientists before them. Her room became filled with anything to do with space: posters, their mappings, their names, her drawings of the alien lifeforms she would hope to one day meet, the latest news clippings about space travel, etc. She decided from an early age she would explore the stars. When she was 11, her dad was sent off to fight in the first Great War. It was mainly a conflict in the center of the galaxy, and he was leaving for quite a long time. Before he left for good, he told her to name a star after him if he didn't come back. She told him that wouldn't be necessary. At the age of 15, she finally named one after him, at the end of the War, when she found out he was never coming back. Her mother was still alive at this point, and the two of them were left all alone in an empty house. She didn't hate her mother. She was just... quiet. She wasn't strict, she wasn't totally lenient, she just didn't contribute a lot to Diana's life. By the time Diana was 18 she didn't feel much remorse in leaving her mother to go to a school that would help her specialize in long-distance space travel. Her mother might have felt a little melancholy, but they still hadn't become the best of friends. Diana kept in touch for about 2 years before they eventually drifted apart to the point of probably never talking again. Diana still doesn't know what happened to her mother when their planet was destroyed.[/hider2] [hider2=Assistant Captain] [i]1 slot open[/i][/hider2] [hider2=Navigational Commander] [img=http://cgcookie.com/concept/files/2013/06/red_feature.jpg] [b]NAME:[/b] Caelum C. Jameson [b]AGE:[/b] 27 [b]PERSONALITY:[/b] Seemingly zany, Caelum's head is constantly in the clouds (or, more likely, the stars). Her dreamy behaviour is off-putting but is ultimately harmless as even under her haze of imagination she can focus on the job being done to a scarily obsessive extent. She devoutly believes in the false ideas of military service – honour, respect, camaraderie – and in that she is rather gullible. Her appearance of confidence and false bravado is nearly unshakable and even under the direst of odds she can forcefully remain optimistic; however, she is particularly careful to suppress her morbid thoughts and avoid being alone for a prolonged time. [b]EQUIPMENT:[/b] - Standard military-issue pistol for personal use: [img=https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-SXo8kenL_MI/U92-gKOk7qI/AAAAAAAAa8Q/lLUArG-K78I/w800-h800/scifi_gun02_by_Flycan.jpg] - Stylised light combat armour in orange and black, Bombardier colours: [img=http://digital-art-gallery.com/oid/58/900x1165_10776_Pawn_Skittles_V_1_0_2d_sci_fi_girl_woman_soldier_rifle_picture_image_digital_art.jpg] - Limited Edition SERA Visor for possible combat missions and general entertainment, engraved with the name Edgar Jameson: [img=http://1hdwallpapers.com/wallpapers/thumbs/artwork_girl_portrait.jpg] [b]FORMER/CURRENT OCCUPATION:[/b] Navigator of the [i]SS Chronos[/i] [b]BIOGRAPHY:[/b] Caelum was born in a distant colony to a fairly affluent family – she was to never want for anything. Her father, Captain Edgar Jameson, was a military serviceman and all-around bad boy. Family life was not for him and while he doted on his daughter, it wasn't enough to keep him grounded for long. She grew up primarily with her mother, Callisto, who was a religious extremist who feared the end of humanity was near if they did not collectively return to a traditionally pious lifestyle. Maybe she was right. As a result, Caelum's education suffered as in place of proper schooling she went through ritualistic teachings and the like – at least until her father found out. While willing to humour his wife's flighty spirituality, the same could not be said for his daughter's future. He uprooted her from the colony and returned her to Earth where she was enrolled in a military academy, prompting her ambition to become a pilot. Sure enough, Caelum excelled at it, taking up a job transporting essential cargo to and from colonies following graduation... at least until the second Great War came too close to home. She jumped on board the military bandwagon, passing through bootcamp and training to become the pilot of a bomber crew. While successful on many occasions, eventually they took on one mission too many and she was left as the sole survivor by sheer luck. Swearing never to physically fly a plane again, Caelum relies on her only other related talent – navigation – and was given the role of Navigational Commander on the [i]SS Chronos.[/i][/hider2] [hider2=Security Chief] [b]Name:[/b] Benjamin Vaughn [b]Age:[/b] 28 [b]Appearance:[/b] [img=http://images.wikia.com/warhammer40k/images/0/0c/Elysian_Weapon_Specialist.jpg] Equipment: Same armor as above, minus the melta-gun. Instead he carries a [url=http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091122162831/killzone/images/3/30/M82_Assault_Rifle.jpg]Standard Issue Rifle[/url] as well as a [url=http://static-2.nexusmods.com/15/mods/130/images/41721-1-1304962547.jpg]high caliber sidearm[/url]. Former/Current Occupation: Soldier/Security Chief of the [i]SS Chronos[/i] Personality: Ben, having spent nearly ten years as a soldier, tries to be very practical. Military discipline and structure has its place, but Ben knows that often, it bogs down and gets in the way of the job getting done. As security chief, his primary concern is the safety of his ship and it's inhabitants. Though it's technically the captain's ship, he cares nothing for authority, and will do whatever is necessary to make sure everyone on the ship doesn't die horribly. Biography: Having served in the Second Great War as a commando, Ben has seen his fair share of friends die at the hands of the alien menace. When the war reached its bloody conclusion and the remnants of humanity boarded the [i]Chronos[/i], Ben reckons he's one of the last, if not the surviving soldiers. Like many of Earth's special forces operatives, Ben was recruited straight out of the orphanage at a very young age. His training regiment was hard, but Ben passed all of his tests and was assigned to a unit. His career is exemplary, but not extraordinary. Despite the best efforts of the defense forces, humanity was beaten and forced to flee. Ben was assigned as Security Chief, both due to his experience and lack of a replacement.[/hider2] [hider2=Mechanics] [i]2 slots open[/i][/hider2] If you think we need more types of crew members, let me know.[/hider] [b]Rules:[/b] [list] [*]No god-modding, of course. I will handle anything to do with elements outside of your own control.[/*] [*]No, like, silly actions. This RP is meant to be serious.[/*] [*]As much as I love it, there will be no swearing tolerated in this roleplay. Sorry.[/*] [*]Be respectful, and don't be rude (redundant, I know).[/*] [*]No one-liners. Probably at least a paragraph per post, if not more.[/*] [/list] [b][u]Character Sheet[/b][/u] [b]Name: Age:[/b] (I will allow young characters, since it's mainly those who just managed to get onto the ship as well as the crew themselves, but please make another, older character) [b]Appearance:[/b] [b]Equipment:[/b] (weapons, suits, small ships that are kept on the [i]Chronos[/i], etc) [b]Former/Current Occupation:[/b] (Before escape. Those who wish to be part of the crew will need to reserve one of the slots.) [b]Personality: Biography:[/b] (Preferably at least a paragraph here)