Shiva

Shiva's old art thread

A very lazy colored sketch of my friend's OC and mine being adorable cinnamon rolls.

Shiva's old art thread

Update: Fixed the broken links in my older images.

Veritas Lux Mea- Firefly inspired space western- (Pilot and 2 others needed)

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Hello there! Some of you might have seen this rp floating around a while back, and well, we're looking for more people! Due to some unfortunate circumstances, the player of our pilot had to withdraw from the rp. It's sad, but alas, the show must go on!

And so we now need a pilot for this little rp of ours (we also have room for two other characters since some people dropped out at the beginning of the rp), and will be holding auditions!

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Character Auditions

How this works is you fill out one of the character sheets at the end of this post, and my Co-GM and I will look through them and decide who the best fit for our rp is. We're trying to be very careful as we have a good dynamic worked out with the characters we still have, and we want to impact that as little as we can.

The crew is currently semi-stranded in space after someone sabotaged their fuel line, and are puttering along to an alien space port. This is where your character(s) will be picked up. If you would like a more in-depth description of what's going on, the link to the rp is here.

Below is some more information about the rp, as well as what slots are available. I hope to be writing with you in the future!

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Roleplay Information

Premise

While the universe we knew unraveled into nonexistence, the human race was rescued by interdimensional beings that took us to a new universe, one with thousands of other species already living and thriving in it. We were given a small planet on the outskirts of a large solar system, and we started rebuilding our society. We named the planet "Artemis" after the ancient Greek goddess. The name would serve to remind of all we had lost, and to remind us to be wise and not make the same mistakes that led to our home's doom again.

We have struggled to adjust to the ways of aliens around us, but they aren't our only problems. From within the humans, some of our leaders have become corrupt and drunk for power, putting harsh restrictions on their citizens in the name of "keeping our planet safe," but really it's to gain more money and power for themselves. Tens of thousands of years of human history, and still we fall prey to the same primitive and selfish desires.

From this oppression and abuse of power a rebellion has sprung forth. It is small, to be sure, but throughout the solar system small groups of humans (and some of our sympathetic neighbors) have grown tired of their lives being controlled. Among this rebellion, a phrase is whispered.

"Veritas lux mea," or "truth is my light."

This is the name painted on the side of the flagship of the rebellion. To the naked eye, it is simply a normal ship used for minor criminal activities. Smuggling, transporting less than reputable people to rendezvous of a less than reputable nature, and other things of the like. If one were to join the crew, however, they would find a group of people who are working towards a greater purpose. It is on this ship that our story takes place.

Can the rebellion gain enough numbers to make a difference? Will humans be forced to live under the rule of oppressive leaders forever? Is there a darker, more sinister plan that our heroes have yet to discover?

Only time will tell.

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Overview

Setting: Sci-fi/western
Time Frame: 526 A.E.
Rp Tags: Western, sci-fi, future, large-group
Type Of RP: Casual

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Cast Of Characters

Ships Crew:

• Captain (Shiva)
• First mate (The Fated Fallen)
• Pilot Open!
• Mercenary (Moskau Spieluhr)
• Mechanic (Eisenhorn)
• Medical (Hellion)
• Passenger (Redthorn Anvil)
• Passenger Open!
• Other Open!

<sub>*There will only be three alien crewmates allowed, and these positions will be given on a first come first serve basis.

0 more alien characters allowed</sub>

More Information

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The Universe

Here is where you will find all the information you will need (plus some you don't) about the little corner of the universe that our weary travelers inhabit.

Perosphis

• Letha This large solar system is where the human race has made it's new home. It is also home to the Zitari, Dalaori, Naka, Verrens, Glao, Ithlo, and Azavin.
  
  
  • Forl- Glao home-world
    • Aspen- Glao territory
    • Girfin- Glao territory
  • Loza- Ithlo home-world
    • Lal- ithlo territory
    • Rogzin- Ithlo territory
    • Alazden- Ithlo territory
  • Orgu- Neutral territory
    • Demtu- Neutral territory
    • Ryth- Neutral territory
    • Wran- Moon where the Zitari are often found in large groups.
  • Artemis- The new human home-world.
  • Kako- Neutral territory
  • Phylon- Neutral territory
  • Dotma- Dalaori home-world
    • Moahn- Dalaori territory
    • Tydo- Dalaori territory
  • Yu- Azavin home-world
  • The Hub- A giant conglomeration of spaceships and spacedocks. Neutral territory
  • Xizu- Naka home-world
    • Vin- Naka territory
  • Irlan- Verren home-world
    • Hethe- Verren territory

Aliens

1. The Naka look like humans except with different, usually dark skin tones and pointed ears. They are typically very friendly and welcoming, always ready to lend a helping hand to their neighbors. Humans confuse them to no end, but they've done their best to help the newcomers to get settled in and used to their new home.

2. Dalaori are huge humanoids with horns and four arms. They are even more confused by human behavior than the Naka, but do their best to be understanding. The Dalaori are pillars of knowledge in the galaxy, known for their gigantic libraries and huge stores of data. If you need a fact checked, just ask a Dalaori. They'll be more than happy to lend a helping hand.

3. Zitari, the interdimensional beings that brought humans to the universe, stay in close contact. They have been very kind in helping humans adapt to life in their new home. They have also argued on behalf of the humans on several occasions.

4. Glaos are rather nasty creatures, deemed one of the only species that are more "savage" than humans. A glao more closely resembles a spider than a human, with an exoskeleton and six legs, plus two arms. By human standards they're pretty ugly, and have a major superiority complex. Needless to say, humans and glaos aren't on great terms. The rest of the universe thinks it's hilarious/are frightened by what the two species could do if they ever put their differences aside.

5. Verrens are typically warm and fuzzy creatures - literally. Verrens are small, adorable, hyper intelligent little balls of fluff. They're about the size of your average housecat, but appear to simply be blobs of moving fur with arms. The first time a human encountered a Verren, they thought that it was the Naka's pet, and nearly had a heart-attack when the tiny creature started speaking to them in a surprisingly deep voice. The Verrens are quite friendly, though somewhat irritable and low on patience. What they lack in physical intimidation, they make up for with their highly advanced technology.

6. The Ithlo are another humanoid race. They are tall and slender with horns of varying sizes and shapes, and typically have very long hair. If you ever see an Ithlo with short hair, keep your distance; the cutting of hair is a sign of disgrace. They aren't as friendly as the Naka, and tend to get offended easily by the antics of other races. Their sense of humor is somewhat dry and underdeveloped. Still, their medical knowledge and advanced hand-to-hand combat techniques make them ideal people to keep around - if you can put up with their unkindly manner.

7. Azavin are a hive mind that tend to keep to themselves for the most part. Their behavior mimics that of bees; They have a queen and drones, and they all work to further the goals of the hive. Being telepathically connected, it is hard to find a species that is more coordinated than the Azavin. Their ships run like well oiled machines, each part working in perfect unison with the other without missing a beat. They are known for their astonishing dance and acrobatic performances. The Azavin themselves are cordial and diplomatic, if not one of the more introverted species of the galaxy. It is a very tight knit collective, and it is rare to see an Azavin anywhere without a group of their kind somewhere nearby. As for their appearance, they have fish-like faces, and instead of arms and legs the Azavin possess tentacles.

History and miscellaneous information

In the year 501 A.E. the stars started going out.

One by one, all the lights in the universe disappeared, blipping out of existence without a trace. Scientists tried to find a solution, but with Earth long gone, their resources were limited, and they simply couldn't find an answer to save the remaining scraps of humans that were left drifting in the universe. To make matters worse, the last star was about to disappear. All the remaining humans had gathered in one spot, a mere 2,000,000 people remain from a once thriving galactic civilization. Panic was widespread, and even the remaining military stations had descended into near chaos. Not only were they dying from lack of supplies, there was also an unknown plague ravaging the population. The human race was going to die, and there was nothing they could do about it.

And that’s when they came.

Lights began appearing around all the gathered ships, and upon closer inspection it became obvious that they weren’t just lights. They were creatures. Aliens. Billions upon billions of years of being alone in the universe, and now humans discover new life- or rather, new life discovered them, and they had been watching the humans for a very long time.

One of the creatures approached a ship, a military outpost, and explained who they were and where they were from. They were called the Zitari, and they were from another dimension. A dimension that they were willing to transport humanity to, if they could meet the qualifications. Once every hundred Earth years, all the species of this strange universe gathered together for “games”. In these games, the endurance of the contestants from each species was tested. The games were designed to push you to your mental, physical, and emotional limits, and then push you a little more. The Zitari’s proposition was that if the humans send contestants that manage to last for a reasonably long time in the games (thus earning the respect of the other species), they would be granted a permanent place in their universe.

Humanity succeeded in the games. They didn't win, but they did place third and earned a place among the rest of the species in the universe. They were given a small planet to terraform, and told that they would be granted another planet when they had reached the necessary level of population.

It has been twenty-four years since the games, and humanity has started to settle into their new home. They have established trade with several species and made a few friends, and the population has reached well over 19,200,000.

The universe is governed by a collaborative group formed by the leaders of each species. This group is called The Syndicate. The idea of The Syndicate is that all decisions made will be fair and take everyone's considerations into mind before voting. Of course, this doesn't always go as planned, and as with any political system it never makes everyone happy.

Under the Syndicate, you have the chancellors; elected officials who control individual countries and report to the Syndicate. Under the chancellors, you have the city chiefs who run the individual cities inside the country and report to the chancellor.

Everyone has collectively decided that humans are just weird. There are other humanoid lifeforms of course (some even appear shockingly similar to humans, such as the Naka, who look like humans except with different, usually dark skin tones and pointed ears. Some humans jokingly refer to them as "Drow," which greatly confuses the Naka), but the cultures are all vastly different, and as the new kids on the block, humans have a lot of learning to do about alien customs, and vice versa.

For instance, for the Dalaori, (humanoid giants with four arms, and horns), the painting of nails represents the initiation of a mating ritual. Needless to say, it was an awkward situation when they encountered a human with nail polish on their fingertips.

Let's not even get started on how they reacted to humans pack-bonding with random (sometimes inanimate) things.

As part of the contract humans signed for citizenship, they are only granted a limited amount of technology from other species. The more they progress on their own, the more technology they will be allowed. As a comparatively young species everyone is being careful to make sure they don't destroy themselves before they even get started again. They did just cause their entire universe to unravel.

Some chancellors in the human government have started being incredibly restrictive in their laws, causing a bit of unrest among the people. They say that their restrictions are in place to make sure that they don't destroy another planet, but really it's all for the sake of saving money for themselves. A small rebellion has sparked due to this.

As far as the human level of technology goes, it has been set back a bit. They have regressed back to using bullets, and though some parts of the planet are more advanced, the majority of the population uses horses to get around since most of the mechanical methods of transportation were lost.

Those who do have ships have spliced together a bunch of spare parts to make some form of something that'll fly. Very few human ships are pretty to look at, but most will stay in the air no matter what you do to them.

Compatibility Chart

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Rules

Listen to the GM and Co-GM.
This should go without saying, but don't try to argue with us. Discussions and things you're confused about? Sure! Bring it up with us in the OOC or a DM, but if we give you a final answer then take the hint and drop the subject.

Don't try to run the rp.
If you have an idea you want to do, you can bring it up OOC and we'll discuss it. I don't mind players having subplots, but we need to be sure that they don't interfere with the main plot and that people aren't running away with things.

No overly disagreeable characters.
We've all seen that one person in an rp who wants their character to be the center of attention at all times, and as a result end up causing a lot of drama in the rp. Don't be that person. If you try to be that person, you will be laughed at and banned from the rp.

No NSFW content.
If you and another player engage in writing NSFW content, take it to DMs. I don't want it in my rp.

Be aware that the GM and Co-GM have very low tolerances for nonsense.
I've had many people ruin my carefully thought out plots several times with their stupidity, so while I will do my best to be nice, if you cause any trouble I will not be fun to deal with, and my co-GM even less so.

Posting requirements
Your posts don't have to be big paragraphs, just decent sized ones to show you're willing to put in effort to keep the rp going, even if it's slow. Right now the posting frequency is about one person posting per week. We're pretty laid back here, so if you need a little extra time due to circumstances, it's no biggie.

_{*I reserve the right to ban and brutally kill off characters if you break these rules.}

Ship

(*First image does not belong to me, I only edited the text. I can't find who the artist is or I would credit them)

Sheets

To get the coding for the character sheet, simply click the "view raw" icon on the top right corner of this post, look for the big gap in text, and select everything from where it says [hider=Character name here] down.

Character name here

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Character Name

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Character Summary

Name: (Full Name)
Aliases: (Nicknames, previous names, maiden names, etc.)
Age:
Species:
Birth Planet:
Allegiance:
Gender:
Occupation:

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Appearance

Height:
Build:
Eyes:
Hair:
Skin Tone:
Tattoos/Scars/Piercings:
Personal Style:

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Personality:

Trait * Trait * Trait * Trait * Trait * Trait

Relationship Status:
interview: This is going to be a little different. Instead of a typical personality summary, you get to pretend your character is being interviewed by the captain! Just answer the questions as if your character is speaking.

How did you hear about the Veritas Lux Mea?

How well do you deal with a high stress situation?

What do you think about the government?

What do you think about people not of your species?

How do you feel about less than legal operations?

How would your acquaintances describe you?

How would your mother describe you?

How would you describe yourself?

(For those who are passengers, you can ignore the rest of the questions as these only pertain to the crewmembers).

What do you know about us?


Why do you want this job?

Why should I hire you?

(Note: You do not have to fill out every single bullet point, as long as you have at least one filled out on each topic).
Habits:

Hobbies:

Fears:

Likes:

Dislikes:

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Information:

General Skills:

Specialty Skills:

Inventory:

• Clothing -

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History:

Reason for joining crew:
History: Minimal two paragraphs consisting of at least four medium length sentences.

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Extras

Character Quote: Something they say a lot or live by
Theme Song: What would be playing when they walk up if we were in a movie?
Criminal Record: File of any crimes you committed.
Anything Else:

Shiva's old art thread

(Redacted)

Veritas Lux Mea

Captain Maria Thorne & Judge

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Maria nodded at the pilot.
"Alright. I'll come back and check on things again in a while, but for now I'd better go update our passenger. Let me know the second something blips on our scans."

As she had done with the others, Maria left without waiting for a response. The captain wasn't one to stick around and chitchat (unless you got her relaxed), and even less so in circumstances like they were currently facing. She marched down the catwalk to the galley.

The warm scent of coffee drifted down the hall, getting stronger as she approached where she'd last seen their guest, and silently Maria thanked whatever god still looked after her. Just the smell was enough to lift her spirits slightly.
"Seems someone tampered with our fuel line," Maria informed the Judge as she entered. "It's slowed us down a bit, but we should reach our destination relatively on time."

The Judge, having been quietly working on his second cup of coffee, looked up with his yellow eyes as the captain addressed him.
Time was irrelevant to him. He had plenty enough of that - all he needed to do now was wait.
He had even more time now, since that bomb had sucessfully achieved what it had been intended to do.
"Your crew is incompetent if they didn't think to check for tampering before we left."
He sipped his coffee.
"Then again, perhaps the oversight was intentional."

If the captain was offended by what he said, it didn't register on her face. Or perhaps she was simply too preoccupied with obtaining some of the precious energy-restoring nectar she'd been craving to pay much attention to what he said.

"I'm partly to blame as well. I should've checked to make sure all the proper scans had been done," She replied, pouring some whiskey into her mug along with the coffee. "As far as their intentions, I can't see anybody in the crew having much motivation to blow up the ship. Not that I'm completely ruling that option out. More than likely, it was one of those low lifes back on The Hub."

"More than likely?"
The man's tone was amused, possibly even scoffing.
"You haven't done much in the way of investigation."
It wasn't an insult - more of a simple observation.

"Well right now my first concern is making sure we're not complete sitting ducks if some pirates decide to raid our crippled ship, and making sure I don't pass out."

There might have been a slight edge to her voice, but it was nothing personal against the Judge. The poor woman was just tired. While she finished fixing her beverage, the captain muttered under her breath about 'damn yahoos' that wouldn't give her a break and 'cowards trying to blow her up.'

She took a long gulp of the whiskey/coffee mixture.

"My engineer is currently trying to fix our fuel line. When that's done, I'll have him help with identifying some aspects of the explosive. Might help me pinpoint it's origin. At the moment, though, I am going to sit down for ten minutes and drink my damn coffee."

As if to emphasize her point, the woman plopped down at the table adjacent to his.

The Judge nodded slowly, gazing into his own mug.
"One of the few things worth waking up for," he replied.

She snorted, the corners of her mouth curling upwards in a small smile.

"I can definitely agree with you on that."

It didn't take long for her mug to find itself empty, and so she got up again to refill it, using the same mixture. She held the bottle of whiskey up and looked at the Judge, evidently offering to share with him.

Why not?
After all, he was alone out here. No one around to tell him he couldn't drink "on duty".
It was a short move of seats for him after he took up his mug to sit down across from the captain.
He wasn't familiar with this kind of alcohol but hey - liquor is liquor.
he accepted the proffered bottle and topped off his coffee with it before handing it back to the woman, silently going back to drinking.

Maria had half expected him to reject the bottle, but was pleasantly surprised to see that he didn't see to be as rigid as the last Judge she'd been around. Man wouldn't even look at her without sneering. Then again, it probably helped that this one wasn't currently on duty, and they weren't in his jurisdiction.

"Don't tell the doc. He'll probably lecture me about 'ruining my health,'" She said, then added mostly to herself, "I wonder if he knows how much this bottle has saved the health of some of the crew..."

"I don't know what you think I'll be telling him."

Maria smiled. "I knew there was a reason I didn't hate you."

Yes, I am for real

Welcome to the Guild! Hope you enjoy it ^-^ If you have any questions about how stuff works, feel free to shoot me a DM. I've been on here for a few years now, so I like to think I know my way around and could be of some help.

Veritas Lux Mea

Captain Maria Thorne

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While her pilot and engineer flirted argued, Maria listened. An eyebrow had arched in a disapproving manner as the woman gazed at Ansgar. Their antics were usually amusing, but at this particular point in time, Maria had little patience left for foolishness. They needed to get the ship back up and running before pirates came and pounced on them like buzzards on a rotting corpse. They were limping along, sure, but they weren't exactly in a position to be fending off raids. The Captain waited until the rest of the crew had their say, and then flipped on the comms.

"If the pair of you are done circling and pointing fingers at each other, let's get back to fixing the half dead ship, shall we?" It was more of a statement than a question. She decided to ignore the passive aggression from Kev towards their doctor, and continued on without waiting for anyone to answer. "Andrea, continue scanning for vessels in the surrounding area. If someone decides to take advantage of our situation, I'd like to have a little advanced warning." She flipped off the comms. "Ansgar, take a look at the damage and see how fast you can jury-rig something to get us to the Glao port. I don't care if you actually do have to use bendy-straws, figure something out and get back to me."

Having said her piece, the captain turned around and went to go check on their cargo and make sure none of it was damaged. The last thing they needed right now was to be forced to reimburse a disgruntled Glao after screwing up their merchandise, on top of having to buy parts to fix their ship. Maria was muttering a string of profanity as she trudged back up the catwalk to the cargo hold, where she proceeded to start cracking open crates and check on what was within. For a moment her gaze floated over to a small corner where the supplies for the rebellion were hidden behind a metal panel, but Maria didn't dare check on them right now. If the Judge caught wind of the weapons, there was a slight chance he may want to intervene. Best to check on them when there was a little less excitement going on.

Having made sure that their Glao cargo was secured and undamaged, the captain walked up the steps of the cargo hold balcony to go check on the bridge.

"Andrea, how far did we actually manage to make it before some bastard crippled us?"

Shiva's old art thread

My newest OC! A drow druid by the name of Vierna.

Veritas Lux Mea

Captain Maria Thorne

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There was an almost comedic pause between the ship shuddering, Ansgar calling, and Maria reacting. As the explosion hit and the metal of the hull whined, the captain heard dishes in a nearby cabinet clattering against one another. No doubt a couple of them would be broken. The entire ship shuddered around them, like an animal that had just been wounded, and Maria took just a moment to let out a sigh. There was no rest for the weary. When Ansgar's voice rang out, Maria stood up and ran in the direction of the engine room, not sparing so much as a glance towards Kev or the Judge before disappearing down the corridor.

Her pace slowed to a walk as the engine room drew near, and she took second to observe Ansgar to make sure he didn't have any injuries. When convinced of the engineer's health, Maria looked into the engine room, deciding against actually entering before getting the facts. Before speaking to Ansgar, Maria turned on the comms to respond to Andrea.

"The passenger, Kev, Ansgar and I are all fine," She replied, and then the captain turned to the engineer. "What the hell happened to my ship?"

The tone was little sharper than she intended, but the anger wasn't directed towards Ansgar. He was good at his job, and never would have been incompetent enough to cause this big of a problem. Whatever happened to the ship, Maria had the sneaky suspicion that it wasn't an accident. Someone had messed with her ship, and when she found out who they were going to meet her wrath.

This wasn't exactly the first time someone had tampered with The Veritas. A year or two back, when Maria had just started to get a crew together, some useless bag of Glao scum thought it would be a fun idea to try and murder everyone on the ship by means of a bomb in the Galley. Thankfully, the bomb was a dud, but that didn't stop Maria from nearly tearing the little beast limb from limb when it was discovered. If it hadn't been for her better judgement she might have thrown him out the airlock. Alas, she simply turned him over to the authorities on his home-world to be imprisoned for his entire lifetime, which would probably not be very long given the state of Glao prisons. Okay, maybe her "better judgement" was slightly influenced by a drive of vengeance that just happened to be of a legal means this time, but that's not the point.

Maria had half a mind to wonder if the Judge could have been involved, but what reason would he have to sabotage the ship? They were out of his jurisdiction, and he had no evidence that any of them had done anything against his government. Not to mention he would have endangered his own life. No, it didn't make sense that the Judge was the perpetrator. Whoever it was, they were more than likely on the hub. The captain wracked her mind, trying to think of the people in this area of space she'd pissed off who would like to harm her and the crew. The list was somewhat longer than she would like to admit. Government officials and other humans notwithstanding, they had stepped on a lot of toes as they tried to build the rebellion, and she wouldn't put it past any of them to try and kill the crew. The universe had been a relatively quiet place before the humans came along, and not a lot of people were thrilled about the ruckus the rebellion was starting to make.

At the very least, no one had been seriously injured. Cookie had even emerged from some cranny where he'd been hiding, and was now rubbing on Maria and Ansgar's legs, evidently wondering what the humans had done this time.

(Closed Due To Adulting & Poor Managment)

Still wanting to join this. Crap just hit the fan irl and I'm just starting to get things put back in place again lol