mickilennial
Alisdragon911
Rockette
Lemons
DocTachyon
Captain Uni
vietmyke
Ba'jur, Beskar'gam, Aliit, Ara'nov, Mando'a, Mand'alor
Summary:
- A science fiction story taking place in the Star Wars Universe
- The year is 3962 BBY, in the middle of the Mandolorian Wars
- Our Characters will take the role of Mandolorian Shock troopers, sent in before the main ground forces they hit hard and get hit harder.
- Follows one squad's journey through the war and the brutal fighting against the Republic.
- Characters are morally ambiguous at the best and blood crazed at the worst.
- Characters can be most sentient races, as the Mandolorians did not discriminate based upon race. Valuing on skill and merit alone.
- Despite being highly trained warriors they are not gods walking among mortals, they can get outgunned and outmatched and if you do something stupid you will die.
In Character Info:
Throughout history one group of warriors have inspired fear beyond levels most can comprehend. Empires raise and fall about them, a history spanning thousands of years and yet the sands of time have not taken them. When they come be it in small groups or large hordes those caught in their path quake in their boots. They descend down upon planets from the heavens above with the fury of krayt dragon, in the heat of the battle they become the fearless avatars of war and conquest. Entire cities and years of culture destroyed in mere hours, priceless artifacts and brilliant silks destroyed and rendered to ash by either vibroblade or blaster. Those souls left to defend these cities were cut down whether they stood and fought, or ran for their lives. They were hunted down as prey through the streets, alleys, through buildings and in the sky. The inevitable end of a prey in the hunt to die at the hands of the hunter. And when it was all over, and the city that they had laid siege to stands in ruins... they leave just as they had came. They leave behind smoldering ruins and streets still ankle high with congealing blood. These warriors bonded together by a culture forged in the flames of combat are known in their language as the Mando'ade, the children of Mandalore. To the rest of the world they are known as the Mandalorians.
The Republic is like a stuck bantha; it lays bleeding on the ground as the predators begin to swarm to harvest on its corpse. Over a hundred years of corruption, greed and insolence has left the republic weak. Barely able to stand on its two feet, to keep order in the whole galaxy was unthinkable. It was only a matter of time before someone deiced that it was time to put them out of their misery. That someone would be a Taung whose title would send memories of fear and destruction through the galaxy for years to come, they called him Mandalore the Ultimate. This new leader was not just a skilled warrior, no he was charismatic and very knowledgeable of the ways of the galaxy. Under his rule warriors of all species and all backgrounds flocked to his call and underneath him he christened a new generation of Mandalorians known as the Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders. Tired of their failures in the Great Sith War, they put aside their old nomadic raider tradition, and instead adopted a new more modern way of discipline and tactics. And little did the greater galaxy know the trouble that was ahead of them. As the Mandalorians no longer destroyed cities and planets, they conquered them and they did it with an iron fist.
Mandalore the Ultimate's prowess as a warrior was only matched by his aspirations and desires. If he was to be forever remembered by the annals of history he would have to kill the greatest foe of them all, the Galactic Republic. This desire was easily manipulated by outside forces and so a new crusade would begin, a new war was to be had and the Republic would fall. Thus began the Mandalorian Wars, a period of 16 years from 3976 BBY to 3960 BBY in which a mere two decades after the Great Sith War the galaxy was once again thrown into darkness and conflict. One side the Mandalorian's the torch bears intent to burn away the decay of the Republic and reforge the galaxy ad those that would stand against them those that desperately wanted to preserve the old ways. It will be a time that will give birth to heroes, villains and even grander stories all forged in the crucible of war.
Our story begins in the year of 3962 BBY in a period of time that would be known as the Mandalorian Triumph. The Neo-Crusader under Mandalore the Ultimate's orders easily crushed the resistance that was put up against them in the Outer Rim. Numerous planets fell to the warriors pounded into the ground until all resistance lay silent: Althir, Cathar, Vanquo, Serroco, Jebble, Taris, and more none where spared from their wrath. Following these easy victories it was deiced that it was time to strike at the heart of the Republic, if the war was to end in Mandalorian victory than the core worlds had to fall. Thus a two prong attack was organized to force their way into the Core Worlds and thus the offensive began. The Mandalorian Triumph would be the last Mandalorian push into Republic controlled space, they would reach no further. They did not know it but in a way they were composing their last great epic before their eyes. Though they did not think of this they only thought of an old saying. Ib'tuur jatne tuur ash'ad kyr'amur, Today is a good day for someone else to die...
Out of Character Info:
Welcome to the interest check for Brothers All, as you may have guessed this is a story about Mandolorians. This idea came into fruition rather recently as I had just done another run through KOTOR I & II and remembered how much I loved Canderous Ordo, the must bitchin Mandalorian Mercenary turned Mandalore in the galaxy. So while listening to him recite his war stories, I realized that may be a pretty cool RP and so here we are. Our characters will be shock troopers as part of the greater Neo-Crusader Force, usually the first in and last out when it came to planet side engagements. This position is one filled with great honor and yet at the same time near suicidal at best most of the time. Sent in before the main invasion force to soften up the defenses and clear away landing zones they are some of the best the Mandolorins have to offer. They are made up of warriors of different ages, species and background but they are all good at what they do.
The story itself concerns itself not just with the conflicts in a period of some of the most brutal fighting of the war, but dances about with some philosophical themes as well. The main idea that pumps through the RP though is of course this idea of Honor. Honor, be it the loss of honor, the gain of honor, the meaning of it and how it effects people. The Mandalorian way of life is built around honor, they fight to better themselves and to achieve honor and glory, warriors of all kinds flock to them why? For a chance at glory, a chance at honor. They fight the republic because they do not have honor, to them the republic is weak and old. The overarching "bubble" of honor permeates its way into our characters as well as you see fit. Yet themes of death, loss, glory, pride they all will come into play as well. But you know explosions and combat will be a big part as well.
There is a plot and a way forward that will be effected by player actions to certain key activates, activating and closing certain "branches" you may call them. Though how the story begins is already set forward. The team is getting drop in at Eres III to clear a path forward into the Core Worlds. We do not know much about the battle except that the fighting was heavy and the devastation was very high, which kind of gives us a blank check to start making our own little story. To Eres III and beyond who knows where this story is going to take us? Who knows. What I do know is that it is going to be one hell of a ride.
