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...I was hoping they would meet someone friendly ;w;
Alright, I've made my intro post. Hopefully, the Pearl Fleet will run into someone.
For those of you wondering: Yes, the Alarai are heavily based off of Imperial China in system and theme. The "Flag Fleets" are in fact references to the Banner Armies used by the Qing Dynasty and the great "Pearl Fleet" is a spaceborne version of China's great "Treasure Fleets" that once sailed across the world centuries before The Age of exploration would begin in Europe. The Pearl Fleet is a massive envoy fleet launched for the Alarai to try and discover new races as well as to map as many systems and stars as they could.
If any of you would like, I would really appreciate it if someone made contact with the Pearl Fleet. I'm really sorry if I end up disturbing any plots or preplanned events and I'm willing to edit my post if there is anything wrong.
For those of you wondering: Yes, the Alarai are heavily based off of Imperial China in system and theme. The "Flag Fleets" are in fact references to the Banner Armies used by the Qing Dynasty and the great "Pearl Fleet" is a spaceborne version of China's great "Treasure Fleets" that once sailed across the world centuries before The Age of exploration would begin in Europe. The Pearl Fleet is a massive envoy fleet launched for the Alarai to try and discover new races as well as to map as many systems and stars as they could.
If any of you would like, I would really appreciate it if someone made contact with the Pearl Fleet. I'm really sorry if I end up disturbing any plots or preplanned events and I'm willing to edit my post if there is anything wrong.
One Year Ago
Atlantis City, Capital City of the Alaraian United Celestial Empires
The young empress Alliya Alarai stood in the great underwater courtyard of the Alarain palace. To her left and right, various councillors and advisers stood, watching the proceedings. The Capital was celebrating the lunar new year of Atlantis. Everywhere on the streets of Alarai there was celebration. Choirs sang hymns and in the imperial courtyard, with the Empress in the audience herself, was the Imperial Choir.
The Alarai people all swam throughout, with vendors and merchants excitedly selling food, trinkets and memoirs for colonists of other planets to take back to their own worlds; a momento of the Alarai home. Families held banquets on the outside balconies of the capital apartment districts, beckoning passing friends to join them. There were many celebrations in store - there would be singing and dancing, and the Atlantian Flag Fleet, the greatest and biggest of the Alarai Flag Fleets would be doing a cruise parade above Atlantis in celebration, followed by a parade.
For Alliya, it was her first ever Lunar Celebration as the Empress and as such she was still extremely new to the throne. To her right stood Admiral Davinri Katuya, the Vice-Admiral of the Atlantis Flag Fleet - the position of Admiral for the Atlantian Flag Fleet always held to the Emperor or Empress. However, nerves and stage fright wasn't the only reason she was nervous. Alliya was about to announce the completion of an initiative begun by her late mother; an initiative that would extend the Alarai's place in the universe like never before.
Later into the night, as the feasts ended but before the lunar viewing was to commence, the Empress addressed her people. She spoke of thanks for their loyalty and the people in turn praised the Empress. She spoke of the deeds of exemplary individuals who she honoured in her speech. However, there was one more important issue to announce.
The Departure of the Pearl Fleet.
The greatest and most daring adventure the Alarai had ever set on, the Pearl Fleet was a massive, self sustaining fleet of several hundreds of the finest ships the Alarai could create. Warships. Great Massive Carriers. Elegant, regal Envoy Ships laden with Alarai treasure and art; gifts of peace and offer for those who they would meet. Aquarium ships which held the wildlife and even a small city inside what was effectively a shipborne colony, growing the food and supplies needed to keep the fleet independent for as long as possible. The Flagship of the Pearl Fleet was not a warship but in fact the greatest feat of Alarai engineering: Resembling a space station more than a ship; it was a massive circular ship known as the Zhang He which held the first ever mobile Lunar Warp Gate; allowing the Pearl Fleet to evacuate back to Atlantis - and even better, to bring envoys and visitors from those the Pearl Fleet met to Atlantis so that one could meet them. Long had the Alarai been alone through the stars and long have they sought to make contact with friends; anything to prove they were not alone.
Under the command of one Admiral Treis Hei, the Pearl Fleet departed with the blessing of the Empress and the Alarai people, hopes and expectations high as they departed through the Atlantian Lunar Warp Gate to the edges of known space and flew onwards.
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Deep Space, Present
Admiral Treis Hei floated in the command centre of the Zheng He, watching as space floated by. The Pearl Fleet moved through the empty void of space, still as majestic and regal as the day it had departed Atlantis.
They were sure to find someone. They were sure. Treis was sure. They could not be alone in the universe - to think it so was horrifying.
And so the great Pearl Fleet continued its voyage, waiting for her isolation to be broken as she moved through the empty void.
Atlantis City, Capital City of the Alaraian United Celestial Empires
The young empress Alliya Alarai stood in the great underwater courtyard of the Alarain palace. To her left and right, various councillors and advisers stood, watching the proceedings. The Capital was celebrating the lunar new year of Atlantis. Everywhere on the streets of Alarai there was celebration. Choirs sang hymns and in the imperial courtyard, with the Empress in the audience herself, was the Imperial Choir.
The Alarai people all swam throughout, with vendors and merchants excitedly selling food, trinkets and memoirs for colonists of other planets to take back to their own worlds; a momento of the Alarai home. Families held banquets on the outside balconies of the capital apartment districts, beckoning passing friends to join them. There were many celebrations in store - there would be singing and dancing, and the Atlantian Flag Fleet, the greatest and biggest of the Alarai Flag Fleets would be doing a cruise parade above Atlantis in celebration, followed by a parade.
For Alliya, it was her first ever Lunar Celebration as the Empress and as such she was still extremely new to the throne. To her right stood Admiral Davinri Katuya, the Vice-Admiral of the Atlantis Flag Fleet - the position of Admiral for the Atlantian Flag Fleet always held to the Emperor or Empress. However, nerves and stage fright wasn't the only reason she was nervous. Alliya was about to announce the completion of an initiative begun by her late mother; an initiative that would extend the Alarai's place in the universe like never before.
Later into the night, as the feasts ended but before the lunar viewing was to commence, the Empress addressed her people. She spoke of thanks for their loyalty and the people in turn praised the Empress. She spoke of the deeds of exemplary individuals who she honoured in her speech. However, there was one more important issue to announce.
The Departure of the Pearl Fleet.
The greatest and most daring adventure the Alarai had ever set on, the Pearl Fleet was a massive, self sustaining fleet of several hundreds of the finest ships the Alarai could create. Warships. Great Massive Carriers. Elegant, regal Envoy Ships laden with Alarai treasure and art; gifts of peace and offer for those who they would meet. Aquarium ships which held the wildlife and even a small city inside what was effectively a shipborne colony, growing the food and supplies needed to keep the fleet independent for as long as possible. The Flagship of the Pearl Fleet was not a warship but in fact the greatest feat of Alarai engineering: Resembling a space station more than a ship; it was a massive circular ship known as the Zhang He which held the first ever mobile Lunar Warp Gate; allowing the Pearl Fleet to evacuate back to Atlantis - and even better, to bring envoys and visitors from those the Pearl Fleet met to Atlantis so that one could meet them. Long had the Alarai been alone through the stars and long have they sought to make contact with friends; anything to prove they were not alone.
Under the command of one Admiral Treis Hei, the Pearl Fleet departed with the blessing of the Empress and the Alarai people, hopes and expectations high as they departed through the Atlantian Lunar Warp Gate to the edges of known space and flew onwards.
XXXXX
Deep Space, Present
Admiral Treis Hei floated in the command centre of the Zheng He, watching as space floated by. The Pearl Fleet moved through the empty void of space, still as majestic and regal as the day it had departed Atlantis.
They were sure to find someone. They were sure. Treis was sure. They could not be alone in the universe - to think it so was horrifying.
And so the great Pearl Fleet continued its voyage, waiting for her isolation to be broken as she moved through the empty void.
Thrown off a cliff.
First, he had been treated to the sight of rampaging chickens. That alone had shattered the whole "elite" and "mystical" feeling that Beacon gave off. He was prepared to forget that and start anew to be impressed again. While the headmaster's address did give him a sense of accomplishment in actually arriving here, allowing him to go to sleep that night with a new sense of purpose and hope, the whole atmosphere beacon gave off just felt too clean for him at the moment.
...Then he was told he was going to be launched off of a cliff right into the middle of a grimm infested forest. Goddamnit Beacon.
Watching one by one as fellow first years were flung off of a cliff, Gerald braced himself. Finally being flung into the air, he allowed himself to soar for a bit, his black coat actually buttoned up to avoid whipping around in anyone's face as he flew. Allowing himself to soar for a bit, Gerald reached into his coat and pulled out Anwarter, loading a six round string of dust shells that he knew had the pattern "Red-Red-Blue-Red-Blue-Red". Aiming in front of him, he fired to rounds, explosions causing the leaves and smaller branches to blow off of the tree he planned on using as a landing device. Firing the third round, the ice bayonet formed and he used it to stop himself on the tree, stabbing into it and watching as it carved a line straight down the tree as he slowly made his way to a stop. Finally arriving on the forest floor, Gerald took a moment to appreciate the fact he was alive.
God. Damnit. Beacon.
First, he had been treated to the sight of rampaging chickens. That alone had shattered the whole "elite" and "mystical" feeling that Beacon gave off. He was prepared to forget that and start anew to be impressed again. While the headmaster's address did give him a sense of accomplishment in actually arriving here, allowing him to go to sleep that night with a new sense of purpose and hope, the whole atmosphere beacon gave off just felt too clean for him at the moment.
...Then he was told he was going to be launched off of a cliff right into the middle of a grimm infested forest. Goddamnit Beacon.
Watching one by one as fellow first years were flung off of a cliff, Gerald braced himself. Finally being flung into the air, he allowed himself to soar for a bit, his black coat actually buttoned up to avoid whipping around in anyone's face as he flew. Allowing himself to soar for a bit, Gerald reached into his coat and pulled out Anwarter, loading a six round string of dust shells that he knew had the pattern "Red-Red-Blue-Red-Blue-Red". Aiming in front of him, he fired to rounds, explosions causing the leaves and smaller branches to blow off of the tree he planned on using as a landing device. Firing the third round, the ice bayonet formed and he used it to stop himself on the tree, stabbing into it and watching as it carved a line straight down the tree as he slowly made his way to a stop. Finally arriving on the forest floor, Gerald took a moment to appreciate the fact he was alive.
God. Damnit. Beacon.
I'm still here.
Thank you very much
Is there any way I should introduce the Alarai or do I have a free hand?
Is there any way I should introduce the Alarai or do I have a free hand?
...I have absolutely no idea how competitive or War-based this RP is supposed to be. That being said, I guess I'll give it a shot. I hope you guys are still accepting.
Name of nation: United Celestial Empire
Description of government: The Alarai are divided into Admirals, each of whom maintains control over a single solar system. The Admirals are responsible for the military upkeep as well as administrative rule over each of their own systems, but they are ultimately at the mercy of the benevolence of the Emperor/Empress of the Alarai, who rules from the Alarai capital of Atlantis City, a giant underwater sprawl located in the deepest ocean of their capital, Atlantis.
Each Admiral is also the literal Admiral of his or her own Flag Fleet. Each Flag Fleet is a part of that system, although by imperial authority these flag fleets may merge to battle in Empire-wide battles if need be.
Description of military:
Alarai Military is divided into several “fleets”, with each fleet being responsible for the defence of both the planet surface and space of each system that is a part of the United Celestial Empire. The Alarai are masters of energy based weapons, especially considering that their entire ecosystem of water makes kinetic based weapons more or less useless.
In space, the Alarai space naval doctrine consists of a carrier centric battle doctrine, never bothering to deal with big lumbersome capital ships. As such, Alarai space fighters have extremely high operational times before requiring a return to her home ship.
Technological Overview:
Explorer Vehicles: Seeing as they lack feet on top of being incapable of breathing oxygen, the Alarai have developed a wide variety of vehicles and mechanical walkers in order to explore the dry surfaces of a planet.
The Lunar Gateway Warp System: One of the Alarai's proudest accomplishments, the Lunar Gateway system is a union of both Alarai religion and technology. In lieu of FTL travel (which the Alarai have admittedly never mastered), the Alarai are instead capable of transporting soldiers, supplies and in some cases entire fleets through warp gates. These Warp Gates serve as gargantuan temple complexes on the lunar surface of the capital of each system – it is mandatory that it is built on a moon, as moons hold great religious significance for the Alarai.
The Opening of a Lunar Gateway on a system is ceremonially seen as a Solar System's official entrance into the United Celestial Empire and is usually met with public celebrations throughout the empire.
While nowhere near as versatile and useful as true FTL, the Lunar Gateway Systems are best said to open “Wormholes”. As such, While destination choices are highly limited the Lunar Gateways are also instantaneous, allowing for reinforcements from Atlantis to come to the aid of a besieged planet extremely quickly.
“Life Support”: The most bizarre aspect of Alarai space technology. While most civilizations would be concerned with making sure their ships have enough air and would have their life support systems maintain air supply and oxygen purification, to the Alarai it was water that is absolutely critical. Not only are the decks and halls of an Alarai spacecraft flooded with water at all times, the life support system also ensures that the water remains at a comfortable temperature and is cleaned and filtered regularly.
Deep Sea Resource Gathering: The Alarai have, still do and will always live in the seas. As such, they are capable of extracting resources from the most extreme of ocean conditions. One such example is the extremely efficient deep sea oil drilling and mining technology the Alarai hold.
Submersible Starships: Each and every Alarai starship is not only capable of atmospheric entry/exit but also aquatic submerging.
Cultural Overview: The Alarai are an isolated people, having very little to no outside contact due to the nature of their Lunar Gateways. Living underwater, the Alarai viewed the sky as “the great ocean above” and revered the moon, for the moon is the mover and shaker of the oceans. Even the Imperial Authority submits to the moon, and for an Alari it is a rite of passage for a young one to swim as high as possible to the surface and break free from the ocean to see the moon through clear skies.
To the Alarai, beyond any form of appearance the voice is highly valued. Alarai festivities always include singing, and Alarai music has no instruments, relying and being composed with only the harmonious singing voices of the Alarai peoples. Alarai determine beauty and grace by one's voice and the amount of emotion one is able to inbue within it. While they are not unaware of warfare, it has been long since the Alarai have last seen conflict.
History: Atlantis had existed in one form or another since time immemorial. Originally beginning as a single city, the Alarai explored new oceans and developed new technologies peacefully, always hoping to find a way to break through the ocean and explore the “ocean above”.
Finally mastering space flight, the Alarai began to expand excitedly from their home planet of Atlantis, it was here that tragedy finally struck. Fuelled by greed, a group of Alarai on a neighbouring system declared themselves independent and invaded Atlantis through the Lunar Gates, forcing a desperate battle on the space above Atlantis. It was through this rebellion that the Alarai learned the concept of space warfare.
To prevent future tragedies, the Alarai Empress decreed sweeping reforms, limiting the powers and dividing the power of the military into several independent groups, ensuring that no single warlord could gain enough power to challenge the throne again.
Name of nation: United Celestial Empire
Description of government: The Alarai are divided into Admirals, each of whom maintains control over a single solar system. The Admirals are responsible for the military upkeep as well as administrative rule over each of their own systems, but they are ultimately at the mercy of the benevolence of the Emperor/Empress of the Alarai, who rules from the Alarai capital of Atlantis City, a giant underwater sprawl located in the deepest ocean of their capital, Atlantis.
Each Admiral is also the literal Admiral of his or her own Flag Fleet. Each Flag Fleet is a part of that system, although by imperial authority these flag fleets may merge to battle in Empire-wide battles if need be.
Description of military:
Alarai Military is divided into several “fleets”, with each fleet being responsible for the defence of both the planet surface and space of each system that is a part of the United Celestial Empire. The Alarai are masters of energy based weapons, especially considering that their entire ecosystem of water makes kinetic based weapons more or less useless.
In space, the Alarai space naval doctrine consists of a carrier centric battle doctrine, never bothering to deal with big lumbersome capital ships. As such, Alarai space fighters have extremely high operational times before requiring a return to her home ship.
Technological Overview:
Explorer Vehicles: Seeing as they lack feet on top of being incapable of breathing oxygen, the Alarai have developed a wide variety of vehicles and mechanical walkers in order to explore the dry surfaces of a planet.
The Lunar Gateway Warp System: One of the Alarai's proudest accomplishments, the Lunar Gateway system is a union of both Alarai religion and technology. In lieu of FTL travel (which the Alarai have admittedly never mastered), the Alarai are instead capable of transporting soldiers, supplies and in some cases entire fleets through warp gates. These Warp Gates serve as gargantuan temple complexes on the lunar surface of the capital of each system – it is mandatory that it is built on a moon, as moons hold great religious significance for the Alarai.
The Opening of a Lunar Gateway on a system is ceremonially seen as a Solar System's official entrance into the United Celestial Empire and is usually met with public celebrations throughout the empire.
While nowhere near as versatile and useful as true FTL, the Lunar Gateway Systems are best said to open “Wormholes”. As such, While destination choices are highly limited the Lunar Gateways are also instantaneous, allowing for reinforcements from Atlantis to come to the aid of a besieged planet extremely quickly.
“Life Support”: The most bizarre aspect of Alarai space technology. While most civilizations would be concerned with making sure their ships have enough air and would have their life support systems maintain air supply and oxygen purification, to the Alarai it was water that is absolutely critical. Not only are the decks and halls of an Alarai spacecraft flooded with water at all times, the life support system also ensures that the water remains at a comfortable temperature and is cleaned and filtered regularly.
Deep Sea Resource Gathering: The Alarai have, still do and will always live in the seas. As such, they are capable of extracting resources from the most extreme of ocean conditions. One such example is the extremely efficient deep sea oil drilling and mining technology the Alarai hold.
Submersible Starships: Each and every Alarai starship is not only capable of atmospheric entry/exit but also aquatic submerging.
Cultural Overview: The Alarai are an isolated people, having very little to no outside contact due to the nature of their Lunar Gateways. Living underwater, the Alarai viewed the sky as “the great ocean above” and revered the moon, for the moon is the mover and shaker of the oceans. Even the Imperial Authority submits to the moon, and for an Alari it is a rite of passage for a young one to swim as high as possible to the surface and break free from the ocean to see the moon through clear skies.
To the Alarai, beyond any form of appearance the voice is highly valued. Alarai festivities always include singing, and Alarai music has no instruments, relying and being composed with only the harmonious singing voices of the Alarai peoples. Alarai determine beauty and grace by one's voice and the amount of emotion one is able to inbue within it. While they are not unaware of warfare, it has been long since the Alarai have last seen conflict.
History: Atlantis had existed in one form or another since time immemorial. Originally beginning as a single city, the Alarai explored new oceans and developed new technologies peacefully, always hoping to find a way to break through the ocean and explore the “ocean above”.
Finally mastering space flight, the Alarai began to expand excitedly from their home planet of Atlantis, it was here that tragedy finally struck. Fuelled by greed, a group of Alarai on a neighbouring system declared themselves independent and invaded Atlantis through the Lunar Gates, forcing a desperate battle on the space above Atlantis. It was through this rebellion that the Alarai learned the concept of space warfare.
To prevent future tragedies, the Alarai Empress decreed sweeping reforms, limiting the powers and dividing the power of the military into several independent groups, ensuring that no single warlord could gain enough power to challenge the throne again.
I am in agreement to everything in the PMs.
Well of course he won't openly go about it but he will try and dissuade them, appealing to a sense of justice. As for just going along with the letter and getting on a jet, he'll be fine with that. He'll just be ready to jump off into the ocean if necessary.
As for the Boss's reasons in a PM, that would be great.
As for the Boss's reasons in a PM, that would be great.
It's possible that he's simply investigating how they managed to track him down to deliver the letter in the first place, which means they found him, which means someone managed to track him and he needed to find out how.
Or he could have simply accepted the letter out of pure curiosity.
As for what he'll do with the group, while he'll be fine with stopping Hollows from attacking people it is very possible he might try and pursuade the group to wait for Shinigami instead of finishing off the hollows - restraining instead of killing - so they can go and have their souls cleansed. He might appeal to their pathos. Failing that, he might even antagonize and work against them, sabotaging their hunts.
Or he could have simply accepted the letter out of pure curiosity.
As for what he'll do with the group, while he'll be fine with stopping Hollows from attacking people it is very possible he might try and pursuade the group to wait for Shinigami instead of finishing off the hollows - restraining instead of killing - so they can go and have their souls cleansed. He might appeal to their pathos. Failing that, he might even antagonize and work against them, sabotaging their hunts.
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