[quote=@Serpentine88]
Well with Christmas over, time for me to get back to work on my IC posting.

[@Willy Vereb]: Both a krieg/40k imperium and a proper star trek federation would be good. We already have a star-trek like nation, though it is very small and a minor power so a second one may actually be preferable. The rest of the galaxy is pretty hostile, the three main human nations are all xenophobic, authoritarian states to variable degrees. 

Terran Federation = Nationalistic, Xenophobic Heinlein Federation
Enlightened State = Totalitarian Pseudo-Buddhist Orwellian Nightmare 
Holy Empire of New Jerusalem = Authoritarian/Totalitarian, Fundamentalist Theocratic Empire (GM needs to get it done)

If you make a star-trek federation, I suggest making it a major power so it actually has a chance.
[/quote]Well, I'd rather prefer to be a relatively minor power (BTW, anyone has a map for all the civs and where they are?) for multiple reasons. Including that my activity likely won't be that great. But in general I prefer to be not as important to the whole plot.
As for survival, I play for fun rather than to win so if I am facing annihilation at least this is going to be the first NRP where my faction gets a closure.:lol

Anyways, brief summary on the two:
Morte Empire is about a human or humanoid alien empire found within a sector devastated by a hypernova (neutron star impact...nasty thing). They basically live on a death world and have a very unique view on life while also suffering from short lifespans. They are practical to the extreme and value duty/objectives over enjoyment and the lives of others. They fought non-stop wars with their neighbors and quite militaristic but at the same time they are just as rational and prefer peace whenever possible.

Solarian Federation is kinda like a post-scracity humanity or human-like aliens that prospered for centuries. They're pretty advanced technologically albeit their FTL was lagging behind till recently and in the original RP they haven't met with any aliens. Their society is consumerist as hell and while they seem to be the most peaceful and reasonable guys, deep down they're money-hungry hypocrites who only look for their own gains. Oh and while they never met aliens technology plus weird ideas had some extreme results in reconstructive surgery. So you can just casually see the appearance of elves, klingons and practically any remotely popular fantasy/sci-fi race walking around them. Cosplaying got to a wild next level and that's just the beginning of weird stuff Solarians can and did do with this technology.