[SUB]Ever dream of colonizing the moon...?[/sub]

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[center][sub]We are all tired of being stuck on this cosmical speck with its monotonous ocean, leaden sky, and single moon that is half useless. Its possibilities are exhausted, and just as Greece became too small forthe civilization of the Greeks, so it seems to me that the future glory of the human race lies in the exploration of at least the solar system!

— John Jacob Astor, Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future, 1894[/sub][/center]

[b]Timeline[/b]

[b]2017[/b] – [color=gray]Decline in natural resources, over population, threats from asteroids, climate change and the possibility of nuclear warfare, a few of the dangers that faced Earth and ultimately led to a plan being enacted to reach the moon again and set up a permanent base of operations for eventual colonization of the moon.[/color]
[b]2020[/b] – [color=gray]It is announced worldwide through the combined efforts of namely America, Russia, the United Kingdom, Germany and India a plan to launch ten pioneers to the moon after an initial trip brings supplies and materials to the moon’s surface in a decades time. Over the course of the next decade technology is developed thanks to brilliant minds and billions and billions of dollars.[/color]
[b]2030[/b] – [color=gray]Terra, the first rocket dubbed to transport cargo to the moon explodes on launch. It was back to the drawing board and this was a massive halt in sponsors, investment and eyes on the program to colonize the moon.[/color]
[b]2035[/b] – [color=gray]Just five years later after influence from private corp SpaceEX it’s anounced that Terra I and Terra II sister ships and descendents of the original rocket would launch in Fall of that year. The launch was successful which lead to a huge media and interest surge towards the seemingly revitalized colonization program. First manned ships to begin building the first moonbase are announced for the new year.[/color]
[b]2036[/b] – [color=gray]January 15th, the date when man left for the moon to begin the long realized dream of colonizing space, the plan originally designed to send ten pioneers now doubled in size with half of the boarders being robotic rover types designated as dangerous terrain navigators and performing tasks humans can not. The journey took three days and was televised much like the original moon landing, after a tense and turbulent landing period the mission was announced successful. Temporary habitats are set up as construction of the moonbase begins.[/color]
[b]2040[/b] – [color=gray]Moonbase Eden as dubbed by residents is fully functional and on target two years away from becoming 90% self-sustainable. Plans are being discussed to expand Eden and there are murmurs of some private corporations looking to set up their own habitats on the moon. If one day there is to be a New Earth they want to be among the first to have a foothold.[/color]
[b]2045[/b] – [color=gray]Eden reaches 80% self-sustainability but is three years late on targets for higher numbers. However, the base has expanded and the human population has grown nearly 90. Rover type vehicles have been developed by or sent to Eden and are being used for aiding scientific research particularly over longer distances away from the base by the dedicated SpaceEX science corp at Eden as well as engineers and others from the original residents.[/color]
[b]2050[/b] – [color=gray]The population remained steady over the last five years with no increase and only four deaths, unrelated ocassions with two being on eploritory missions, the others an undisclosed malfunction within Eden. The base has been expanded more again now and could potentially hold up to 300 permanent residents, talks back on Earth indicate towards the first space citizenship being at Eden, however these were whispers in the wind not to be enacted for at least another 20 years.[/color]

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[sub][i]That's one small step for man. One giant leap for mankind.[/i][/sub]

[b]Plot?[/b]
[color=gray]The 60's and 70's were an incredible era for space exploration. Missions from NASA's Ranger and surveyor to Russia's Lunokhod all gathered data on the moon whether from orbit or on the surface in order to prepare for man's landing. The climax of the era of exploration of course, was Apollo where humans stepped on another body in our Solar system for the first and only time in history. 

This role-play imagines a fictional alternative where man revisits the moon and sets up permanent base there while talks of colonizing the entirety of the moon are in talks back home. EDEN is the first and so far only base built on the moon with a capacity for 300 people and a current population of 90. EDEN is located on the far side or dark side of the moon at the South Poles, a region known to experience long periods of darkness and sparce light. While originally starting and still acting as a scientific outpost, in it's efforts to become self-sustainable and supported by numerous expansions still continuing, EDEN has become the first step in building a city in space that can house citizens rather than purely a workforce dedicated to scientific research or upholding EDEN.

While the main idea is to keep this relatively open to be able to go in any direction in the future; Lighting, supplies (EDEN is 80% self-sustainable and relies on quarterly deliveries from Earth costing in the millions each), hazards, espionage (Private corporations and countries are looking for their own foothold on the moon and may have sent spies to EDEN underhandedly to try and gather intel or sabotage) among other things and possibly the introduction of alien life will give plenty of story arcs to work along to keep things interesting. The idea is depending on occupations will effect a group of 2 or 3 players in a certain arc more than others.[/color]

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[b]EDEN[/b]
[color=gray]EDEN has developed from an outpost to now having the potential to become the human race’s first off-planet city, effectively opening up the doors to pave the way to colonization of space. EDEN is situated close to the south poles of the moon, being so close to the dark side of the moon EDEN rarely gets a natural light source and instead is kept illuminated by artificial lighting, often neon powered by on-site generators. The idea behind this was to ready humans for being so distant from Earth and from EDEN’s positioning the Earth is only visible once a month or so on the surface. EDEN is effectively a number of hubs connected by tunnels both above and tunneling below the moon’s surface seperated into ‘Blocs’ depending on the primary purpose of the hub. 

As humans cannot freely walk around the moon without the aid of specialized suits, leaving the boundaries of the controlled environment inside EDEN is not permitted to most residents. Mission Specialists, Engineers, Researchers and other similar personnel are given permission in relation to work, even with vehicles traversing the surface is not always an easy task and even just getting outside of EDEN can be a few hour process in the time it takes you to suit up and breathe in the pure oxygen environment you’ll be enclosed in before exiting the station through airlocks.

Life at EDEN can be difficult being nearly 400,000km away from home let alone the gruelling lifestyle many of those who are here now preparing the future colony face but the trade off is magnificent. Those who look out into space see a sky like nothing else, enjoying a look at our galaxy and night sky as has never been done before.[/color]


[b]Notable Characters[/b]
[hider=characters][center]Commander Pilot Grahams – 54 – Overall EDEN Success – Safety of Crew and EDEN[/center]
[color=gray]Grahams is a career astronaut whose life in space began before EDEN had come to be. Young Grahams started off in her Majesty’s army at 16 as a recruit straight out of school, left at 23 after being chosen to partake in spaceflight missions fathered by the ESA. Since then he has achieved higher and higher status among international space agencies through his own experience with spaceflight and his part in bringing EDEN to life when it was still in the blueprints. Grahams is the first commander at EDEN whose role is to overlook and ensure EDEN’s success and safety.[/color]

[center]Payload Commander Musgrave – 38 – Oversees all payload aspects in EDEN – Additional management of science responsibilities[/center]
[color=gray]Owen Musgrave is an American born NASA astronaut who took an interest in EDEN ever since being nominated to go. Any cargo coming to or leaving EDEN is under his responsibility and he takes the role seriously. While he holds a management role with the science departments and corp on the base he more so swings by to see how things are going and hear of any news every once in a while, leaving the management side of the labs from research to medical for the Science Officers.[/color]

[center]James Walker (Mission Specialist – Research Bloc) – 30 – Scientific mission-specific duties[/center]
[Color=gray]Walker is one of the more highly regarded Mission Specialists residing permanently on EDEN, mainly for his work in the field of studying frozen ice lakes on the moon to excavation and research.[/color][/hider]

[b]Factions[/b]
[hider= Factions][color=gray]While EDEN was realized through a cooperative effort by many international space agencies and private corporations, personal interests do come into play, here is some idea of the numerous factions involved with EDEN:[/color]

-NASA
-ESA [color=gray](European Space Agency)[/color]
-SpaceEX [color=gray](Private space exploration and technology company)[/color]
-RSC [color=gray](Roscosmos State Corporation)[/color]
-D.S.M [color=gray](Private Space mining company with interests in EDEN and properties on the moon)[/color]
[sub]*This list will be updated and elaborated on in the future[/sub][/hider]

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[b]Rules[/b]
[sub]*Nobody likes them, nothing works without them...[/sub]

1. [color=gray]All Guild rules apply.[/color]
2. [color=gray]GM or co-GM's word is final.[/color]
3. [color=gray]No flaming in the OOC, if you're having a disagreement keep it to PM and if you can't do that, get out.[/color]
4. [color=gray]Don't God-Mod or otherwise be a dick. It's kind to be kind.[/color]
5. [color=gray]If you're not going to be able to keep up to the posting standard (2-4 paragraphs every 3 days), let us know why. Real life happens, we get it.[/color]
6. [color=gray]In relation to number 5 please tell us if you're leaving/dropping the RP and don't just up and vanish without a reason. Thanks.[/color]
7. [color=gray]Have Fun![/color]

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[b]EDEN Passport[/b]
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[b]Occupation:[/b] [color=gray](What's your role in EDEN?)[/color]
[b]ID no.:[/b] [color=gray](This will be assigned before you post in character tab)[/color]

[b]Bio:[/b] [color=gray](Short history of what brought your character to EDEN. Are they a newer arrival or a moonbase veteran?)[/color]
[b]Personality:[/b] [color=gray](Personalities are complex but give us a general overview of your characters traits, quirks and habits.)[/color]
[b]Other:[/b] [color=gray](Anything I left out.)[/color][/hider]

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[sub]This section will be expanded as the RP takes off.[/sub]