[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/78005-mass-effect-absolution/ooc]OOC[/url]

The iconic Commander Shepard successfully combated the Collector threat and was sent home to Earth for the after party. Now, the galaxy seems without any real drama. Of course, the chilling prophecies that Shepard made in reference to the fabled Reapers still remain, but most take no notice to it and write it all off as misunderstanding on Shepard's part. Maybe it's the public lying to themselves. But that's how the general outlook is. The galaxy moves on. In time, they'll forget.

Somehow, you have found yourself on Omega, in the Terminus Systems. The no-mans-land of the galaxy. No watchful presence of the Council to protect you. It's not safe, and it's not for the faint of hearted, so unless you are extremely brave, or stupid, you are probably not too content with being in such a place. You could have ended up here for any amount of reasons - work, adventure, or just more than your fair share of bad luck. Whatever the reason, you find yourself low on credits. Unless you're a hardened son of a bitch, you won't survive for long on Omega without some creds to keep you going - and if you are a hardened son of a bitch, it's unlikely that you want to stay out of pocket for long. Either way, you're getting desperate. If things don't get better, you'll soon be out on the streets - and if things get that bad, it's unlikely you'll make it through more than a couple of nights at most.

Things are bad. You have problems. But if you look hard enough, there's always a way to fix them - for you? You've fallen in to the path of Ticus Rakaelum, a sinister old Turian and high-ranking member of a criminal syndicate that spans the entirety of the Terminus Systems, the Circle of Absolution. As luck would have it, he's recruiting anyone with value, and you have value. Maybe he can't get you off this rock right away, but you're now getting thrown in to the underground in Omega, you're getting contacts, and you're getting credits. It's very likely that things are about to get rough.

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Okay, so, hi guys. I plan for this to develop quite significantly and last a while, so I've tried to come up with an idea that will allow a lot of future development. As you can see, our characters will start out on Omega. Hopefully a great deal of this RP will be the characters relationships with eachother, as I am very big on character development. That being said, the plot will also develop at good pace.

This RP is based in between ME2&3. Perhaps if we maintain it, we will move in to the ME3 timeline. We'll see how it goes.

I realise that the format of "criminal underground" limits some characters, i.e. people who wish to play 'paragon' characters. To this, I'd argue that whatever they do is out of desperation. I certainly do not plan for my character to be a complete 'renegade', merely someone reduced to crime as a way to make ends meet. However, if you cannot see your character possibly committing crimes in this scenario, then you can always have a word with me and we can find a compromise.

Your character does not necessarily have to be a combat-based character. You could be a doctor, or an engineer, or something of that ilk. Despite this, I'd like the majority of people to be combat-based.

If anyone has any questions, PM me or post them here. The real question, however, is if anyone is interested. Thanks.