Willy Vereb

Stellvia [Always Accepting] (Hey, these things in parentheses are hip, right?)

Posting my NS here.

Principality of Krugstahl

Principality of Krugstahl

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History

Krugstahl is a human colony originating from Earth's early interstellar history. It was supposed to be the first large-scale interstellar exodus vessel, propagating humanity in the distant reaches of the galaxy. For this purpose it mounted a gigantic and still experimental black hole engine which powered its "Jump Drive", design 80% identical to Warp Drives yet working by a different wormhole-type mechanism. All trials were a success and live-testings went perfectly. The next step was launching a wholly equipped colony to the Horsehead Nebula. The giant colony was equipped with a scaled up Jump Drive and blackhole engine and by 2092 it gained the shocking number of over 100 million inhabitants. Unfortunately Kurgstahl's systems suffered a critical malfunction during its maiden voyage, making the entire colony disappear. People were rightfully assuming the worst and this tragedy led to the ban of blackhole engines and the abandonment of Jump Drives. In truth the system was successful, maybe even too successful. The Jump Drive overloaded and sent the colony Krugstahl with its millions of residents to the edges of the Milky Way. Having no way to replicate this feat and return to Earth the colonists declared this world their new home, eventually growing into an entire fleet of wandering colony vessels.

Government/Society/Species

Principality of Krugstahl is a nomadic civilization that lives entirely in space. To their belief "gravity weights down human souls" thus they refuse to live in natural gravity wells, instead prefer their own colonies and space vessels. Indeed, over the centuries Krugstahl's population evolved to live in their low gravity environment. The vastness of space also had an unexpected effect on the people as many of them developed heightened sixth sense and at times even beyond, showing various psychic powers. Legend says their historical first leader the visionary Karl von Krugstahl did predict this, and called them "Neue Mensch" or Newtypes. According to him the Newtypes would be the next step in human evolution and would bring a great era of peace. Unfortunately neither of his theories proven right. Krugstahl's people are still warlike as ever and their once democratic system devolved into a feudalist principality, with the aristocracy taking all power. Newtypes are the government's favored tools for war and oppression. Unless born aristocrat a Newtype can only have two career options: Join the military and become a Panzergeschickt pilot or join the principality's secret police and use their psychic powers to spy on their own people. Some Newtypes choose the third option and go into hiding but they have no chance against their well-trained and experienced comrades. The principality is ruled by Duke von Krugstahl while the nobles are his loyal vassals. High-class nobles can lord over an entire colony or even oversee a cluster of colonies. They enjoy considerable autonomy and these can be considered small kingdoms. Colonies are cylindrical space vessels with the average length of 20 kilometers and the diameter of 4 kilometers, each holding at average 5 million people, making them effectively like a tiny country each. The only exception is the original colony Kurgstahl which is over 90 kilometers long and 16km wide, with the staggering population of 254 million people. Aside from regular aristocrats there's a military branch called Knights. Knights sire from aristocratic roots who pursue soldiering. Their title reflects their rank and influence within the military. Mere Landeritters (common knights) are just little above common troops, at best leading a Panzergeschickt squadron. Rittermeisters (Knight Lords) were owning colossal warship-castle colonies called Kriegschloss that made the heart of Krugstahl's military. There's also the unofficial title Oberrittermeister (Supeme Lord of Knights) who control multiple Kriegschlösser and thus effectively lead more than one Knight Order into battle. Knights are free to ally themselves with any aristocrat of sufficient status and it's a matter of prestige between barons to own the most Kriegschlösser with the best knights available. Still, while the aristocracy hold great power, even combined they could barely match the Duke who traditionally rules Krugstahl and owns close to one-third of the other colonies.

Technology

Having separated from humans during the early ages of interstellar travel, the Principality was forced to develop on its own. They have large self-governing automatized factories which can produce all their needs with various mining bases providing the required resources. Hydro-farms can cover all the population's need of food. Nanomachines are widespread in medicine and diseases are almost unheard of. Their primary source of energy is pure fusion reactors, gathering their fuel from stars and gas giants. Colony ships and Kriegschlösser have a controlled singularity engine as their main power which is also essential for their jump drive mechanism. No Principality ships smaller than a Kriegschloss are capable traveling interstellar distances. Weapon technology is sufficiently advanced with their fusion warheads approaching matter-antimatter reactions in power. To protect their crew from shaking and great accelerations they use inertial dampeners which Panzergeschick pilots also use to rapidly change vectors thus improving their combat maneuverability.

Military

[Military Anthem]

Just like their government, the Krugstahl military is in the hands of nobles. Knights of various title fill up nearly every leading position within the army who are free to swear their allegiance to any deserving aristocrat who. Yet in times of war Duke von Krugstahl can rally all nobles under the Bundeswehrmacht, often abbreviated just as the "Bund". In addition there was the duke's own personal army the Zentraler Kriegsmacht or just "Kriegsmacht", reserves kept exclusively for war while the central colonies were protected by another forces called the Reichswehr. These three organizations together formed the core of the Krugstahl military. Because interstellar travel capability was limited only to their largest vessels the Krugstahl military doctrines also concentrated around these. Using civilian colony habits as war carriers was foolish thus they developed a new kind of vessel, their mobile castles AKA "Kriegschloss". These were the base of operation for each knight order and the forward bases during military campaigns.

Kriegschloss

Name: Kriegschloss, Mobile Castle
Classification: Mobile Military Base, Military Factory, Fleet Carrier
Dimensions: Length: 4km, largest diameter: 1.2 km
Mass: c. 12 billion tons
Maximum Capacity: 120.000 people (while usually less than 12,000 of them being soldiers)
Hull Material: Durametal Alloy Composite
Powerplant: Compact Singularity Control Engine
Propulsion: Gravity Drive, Thermonuclear Thursters
Defensive System: G-Field, plasma screens
Interstellar travel: Jumpgate Generator
Weapons (highly variable per castle):

• Durametal Ram (frontal spike made of solid durametal, also used for landing operations)
• Missile Ports (launching thermonuclear missiles)
• Interceptor Pods (launching swarms of smaller interceptor missiles)
• Gun Turrets (armed with railguns, mega-particle beams, heat rays and other means)
• Point-Defenses (smaller scale gun turrets, or laser emitters fit in flexible ball-mounts)

The Kriegschloss is a sturdy warmachine which is also the home of an entire knight order. It's a colony just as a warship, serving as the soldiers' habitat outside combat. It's also a carrier, holding and servicing multiple warships and hundreds of Panzergeschickten. It has habitat modules, hydrofarms, mining modules, refinery systems, factories and even more. Overall it possesses everything to support itself thus if required a Kriegschloss can act independently for long. Their versatility also make them preferred to send out for establishing mines and other installments which help Krugstahl to sustain itself. Kriegschlösser are too big to be produced in regular factories and instead made in a certain colony which was hollowed out to be transformed entirely into a shipyard. Due to this Kriegslösser are rather expensive and replacing even one of them could take a considerable time.

Mobile Castles are the heart and core of the Krugstahl warmachine. Their loss is a great blow for the fleet as they suddenly find themselves with no support, neither any means to leave the system. If Kriegschlösser are the core of the military then Panzergeschickten are the backbone of any offense. These are 10-15m tall humanoid machines armed with various weapons. They're fast, agile and surprisingly powerful for their size. It's said that their compact mega-particle rifles approach the firepower of a warship-mounted mega-particle cannon, thus in groups they could be a considerable threat. The tradeback of these machines is low combat endurance. Their thermonuclear reactor are overclocked and eat reaction fuel quickly. Their mega-particle rifles use energy packs which quickly empties out. Yet their utility in combat is unquestionable, so much that warships are forced to remain in support role. Panzergeschickten are versatile which is shown by the fact these machines are often Krugstahl sole form of land warfare, too. Krugstahl has infantry and posses few other land vehicles but the single most common military unit on the frontlines are the various types of Panzergeschickten.

The Sun Will Never Set (A Statisticless NRP)(It had a good run)

@Willy Vereb Gotcha. Also, What is the physiology of half-elves like, and what would be the elf equivalent of 36-42, as that's the age range Celese, Silus, and possibly Navaea would be in.

@Raijinslayer

Well, half-elves don't quite have an official physiology because it can differ per person.
Basically any combination of human and elven features are a game.
Techncally the success of human/elven pairings is just the matter of pure luck because it depends on genetical compatibility.
Not all elves can sire offspring with any human. Similarly some human genetic makeups are better fit for interbreeding.
Also while it isn't a general rule, a considerable portion of half-elves are born sterile.
Although an even larger portion of them aren't which is why Yllendthyr is growing more accepting to them.
They need them, otherwise the elven population would become a tiny minority in the swarms of humans.

Anyways, back to topic, half-elves are either just barely different from elves or they're humans with elven features.
This is for example a half-elven military commander:

Meneliad en'Zenthyr Daritsuoh

He looks much more bulky than what elves ever could be.
In a different era he may have been shunned and treated like the rest of the human slaves while being hated by his peers.
Nowadays this guy changed his name from the human-sounding Marzio to the elvish Meneliad and by sheer effort he became reclassified as elf and even gained a noble title.
Because as you know the Yllendthyr government officially doesn't recognize half-elves. So they are considered either humans or elves.

As for the lifespan of half-elves, it's kind of unpredictable. Some live less than humans while other can almost live as long a elves. The average is somewhere around twice of the human age.
So a 60-year old half-elf looks kinda like a 30-years old human.
As for what counts as 36-42 for elves.
I say around the age of 120.
100 could be said have the same meaning for elves as 30 does for humans.
If you aren't even 50 then you're really young in their eyes. Think of that as "collage age".
For reference the "age of maturity" is at the age of 30, which for pure blooded elves equal 13 years old in development.
And the equivalent of 18 years is at 42 for the elves.

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Your first post was rather interesting to read, but I think it made me want to punch the elves in the face.

ALL OF THE ELVES

@Hael

Well, mission accomplished.


Actually, I planned him to eat a "salad" made from the same exotic flowers as what you find in the Holy Garden (since elves can eat plants like a herbivore) just to reinforce that picture. I may still include this in the emperor's short bio, though. He's basically living on strict flower diet for a few decades now, eating exotic flowers which would cost for others their entire fortune. THREE TIMES A DAY.


But seriously, the elite could be a bunch of snobbish plutocratic douchebags but they tend to control themselves when seen by anyone outside their circle.
Non-noble elves are also pretty much alright. They can be quite patriotic and some have a sense of superiority but they are pretty much like any other person.

@HaelHey, don't be punching my elves up in the North.

@Willy VerebUbileel would ask the Emperor to speak common tongue if they ever spoke, or else he'd probably die before they finished the conversation.

@Raijinslayer

It goes without saying that Yllendthyr conducts any but the most ceremonious talks on Modern Elvish or even the language of the nation they are speaking to.
So you pretty much dodged the bullet here.
Like I said, just don't attend any religious events with Yllendthyr. You'd die of brain hemorrhage somewhere during halfway.

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The only character out of the ones you listed who could potentially destroy a planet there is Nono, and she's nerfed by being unwilling to use any of those abilities due to potential collateral damage as discussed by her player. She was accepted because of that. None of the characters who can do those kinds of things and aren't nerfed by personality or other methods of nerfing aren't accepted.

He's fine as is, I just want to know that he won't ever get to the level of casual planet destruction from near death powerups.

@VitaVitaAR

That's good to know, actually.
Granted powers of canon characters are only a matter of interpretation. But actually what @Boomrocker said is right.
Powerscaling, high end feats and deductive reasoning. There are many ways.
Fate characters can be stronger than DBZ depending on which incarnation you use. Umineko characters can cut entire universes in half or do crazy multiversal reality warping BS. Touhou characters have so many who can be powerscaled to be planetbusters that it isn't even funny.

Depending on how you interpret Raditz's power he could be easily a planetbuster (Piccolo's Moonbusting was violent enough to be as energetic as a planetbuster, and that was the day after he fought Raditz)
Alternatively he could be just strong enough to destroy an entire mountain range, large metropolis or potentially somewhat more if he actually puts an effort into the attack.
Zenkai are similarly something you can interpret many ways. In the series it was mostly just a plot device for the Frieza Arc and it allowed people to gain seriously BS amount of powers.
On the other hand after the Frieza Arc the Zenkais were inexplicably toned down and even when Saiyans were beaten half-dead they didn't become any notable stronger.
In conclusion if needed the player can describe Raditz's powers almost any way he wants.

Anyways if everyone else is nerfed shouldn't it be more sensible if Nono receives the same?
So instead of apparently holding back (which wouldn't matter because she'd be still too durable to be hurt) it'd be better if she isn't that strong to begin with.
I mean her being planetbuster or such. There's no problem with her being the strongest if that's what did you established in the RP.

Also if we are at it, what do you think as the maximum acceptable level of destruction?
Anything that doesn't outright destroy the planet?
I'm asking because technically Kazuma is not too shabby on that himself.
He can generate mega hurricanes that occupy a plain visible section of Earth and rather visibly seen moving (if a 200km-wide hurrican eye visibly moves when watched from distance that means the wind speed is measured in kilometers per second, trillions of tons of air spiraling at velocities faster than modern anti-tank shells!) and his ultimate potential as the proxy of the Spirit King of the Air can even have him destroy the Earth.
That being said, this is Kazuma when relying on his Contractor Mode and he certainly can't do the latter yet because he's a mere human and just controlling a section of the atmosphere in 100km radius for 5 minutes can nearly overwhelm his mind.
Still, I want some clarification so I can stay on the safe side.

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With almost two hours of delay (not counting the few days prior) but I finally made my post with Yllendthyr.
As I said, there'll be a good reason why the leadership may also suspect internal battles behind the bombings.
You now see why.

@thegreenleafeI originally planned to mention our talks about trade and technology exchange but then I already had a lot on my plate by introducing Yllendthyr.
I'll do that in my following post.

The Sun Will Never Set (A Statisticless NRP)(It had a good run)

2nd of September, 1939
Yllendost State, Imperial Castle of Yllumírë

Yllumírë, the Shining Star of Yllendthyr. Walls plated with nothing but perfectly polished Mithril, shining dazzlingly within the morning light. A spiraling giant tower which served as the foundation of the entire city, a landmark that could be even seen from a hundred miles away. Yllumírë, the ever known home of the Ymherodre en' Yllendthyr (Emperors of Yllendthyr), the famous symbol of the Empire's might. No matter how many times he visits, Prime Minister Radidnahr en'Lóthien Gosodnelh watches Yllumírë in near-religious awe. As the leader of the Chymanfa (Parlaiment) he is effectively in control of the Empire. Yet whenever the esteemed high-noble visits the Castle, Radidnahr realizes just how insignificant he is compared to the Creator's chosen.

Radidnahr's chauffeur stopped the car and along with his escorts the Prime Minister walks through the pure white marble streets which seemingly spiral up for eternity. A hour later they almost reached the top floor when they saw a familiar gate guarded by golden soldiers. They were Heruntirith (Royal Guard), the Emperor's hand-picked personal soldiers widely recognizable for their armor layered with beautiful sun-bright Orachaldyn. Also called Anorhaud (sun-metal), Orachaldyn (meaning: Superior) is a rare metal alloy praised for not only its beauty but properties which surpass even the Mithril. Their creation is secret to any but a select few alchemists in Yllendthyr who work exclusively for the Emperor. Orachaldyn is the universal symbol of the Emperor of Yllendthyr. Even though the Ymherodr's power had been reduced to a shadow of its former heights, his glory and opulence remains untarnished. Radidnahr is a fearless and prideful elf who triumphed in several battlefields in the past. Yet no matter how many times he approaches this gate his stomach aches with a burst of nervous feelings.

Radidnahr left his escort at the gates and entered the Holy Gardens alone, lead by one of the Emperor's knights. As its name suggests the Holy Garden is a beautiful sanctuary, an unique paradise formed on the top of this artificial mountain. A lush almost forest-like garden filled with plants and flowers from across the Empire or even beyond. It's a man-made paradise collecting all wonders of the nature. This is the world where the Emperor of Yllendthyr resides and spends most of his life. Radidnahr's entire castle could not measure up for a square inch of this beauty!

Radidnahr was lead to a different route than usual. He and his Royal Knight guide took a detour and instead of the Imperial Palace they visited the large artificial pond in the back, Menael. Statues and many of the greatest pieces of art decorated what is obviously the greatest attraction of the entire Holy Garden. If one stretched his neck high enough even somebody from Radidnahr's spot could see the view down to Yllendthyr's most famous sea, called Gaeargiliath. But Radidnahr didn't care because his eyes were fixed on the radiant figure in front of him. Here he was, Ymherodr Ilehnaed IV en'Yllendthyr, a young elven ruler who just recently passed 96. He sat on his modest chair made of 8 kilograms of Orachaldyn. Since this was an irregular meeting the Emperor only wore his common clothes yet the vision that bombarded Radidnahr's eyes was simply overwhelming.



"What brings you here, Hîr Gosodnelh en'Lóthien? I do not remember we had a scheduled meeting."

Emperor Ilehnaed IV en'Yllendthyr asked his prime minister in a commanding yet melodious tone. Of course he spoke in Old Elvish, a language known for its complexity. The ancient elven language of Yllendthyr is infamous for the lengths they go to describe all details. By the time the Emperor had finished his sentence over 2 minutes had passed. The mention of the Prime Minister's full name in Old Elvish alone took 27 seconds. For the record with the same tempo saying the current emperor's full name takes 187 seconds, 19 seconds longer than his father's. This clear acknowledgment of respect and accomplishments at such youth makes Emperor Ilehnaed the Fourth supremely proud.

"I have important news, your highness! The situation on the Zanshir Islands grew tense. Unknown elements planted bombs across our borders. Dozens of dead, including Hîr Esnathemar en'Brascad, esteemed high noble and one of the Cyngorgad."
Because the Emperor was irritated he talked fast. In comparison Prime Minister Radidnahr en'Lóthien Gosodnelh used a respectful tone and he spoke for almost half an hour.

"Did that old fool also grew senile? Dying like a commoner to a mere indiscriminate attack."

"Indeed, Hîr Esnathemar was a living legend and one with legendary count of enemies. For him to die should not be a mere coincidence."

"I agree."
For the record in Old Elvish this took the Emperor 15 seconds and almost 10 times as much syllables to say.

"It goes without saying that investigations are already underway. Suspects are to be found both inside and outside the borders. Yet there's an even more pushing issue regarding esteemed Hîr Esnathemar's replacement. He was a great man and his loss would be felt across the Empire."
Actually the Prime Minister's last sentence in Old Elvish took more than the rest of his line combined. His respect for the high-noble was coming from such depths.

"His age was long past, Hîr Gosodnelh. In this era we have plenty of ambitious nobles to replace him. I'll submit you a list of approved candidates within the next week. I'll leave the final selection to you and the Ministry of War. Either way, the great accomplishments of Hîr Esnathemar should be remembered for eternity. I approve a national day of mourning in his honor. I'll leave the organization to you. Speaking of which, make sure that Hîr Esnathemar will be remembered as someone who died befitting a hero of his caliber!"

The sun was beginning to set. Indeed, the Prime Minister knew what to do. The truth about Hîr Esnathemar's death should not be revealed. Instead the official story will be that the aging noble sacrificed his life to save elven youths from the bombings. His honor should not be tarnished!
It was 18:30, thanks to the ceremonious and complex nature of Old Elvish they spoke for 5 straight hours. With his duty done Hîr Gosodnelh was free to go. Yet something was bothering him.

"Your highness, if you may. Are those intelligence reports I'm seeing? I don't remember receiving any from those countries today."

Yes, with his sharp senses Prime Minister Radidnahr en'Lóthien Gosodnelh can easily see the same envelopes that were used by the Central Intelligence Agency on the Emperor's 'modestly decorated' solid Orachaldyn table. He can also see that they came from the PRK and the Tin Sultanate, it even included photographs of the latest rulers, Premier Commissar Yekaterina Velikaya and Sultan Tartu Babur Genghis Khaghan. The latter was the first ever time the Prime Minister ever saw the face of the new Tinite Sultan.

"Don't worry, these are just part of my collection. I enjoy watching children playing house with the fate of entire nations."

The Sun Will Never Set (A Statisticless NRP)(It had a good run)

Halfway done with the dialogue.
I have fun with the imagery that how many hours it takes the Prime Minister and the Emperor to converse what equals only several or so sentences in our language.

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@Willy Vereb

In the case of my ambassadors to you they will go to to great lengths to exert effort and show what Tin wants to show

With others it's just a person to go to to send letters, ask questions, etc.

I'm not opposed to our leaders personally talking to one another but realisticaly that doesn't happen the manority of the time.

@Cyclone

Yup. It doesn't.
Meeting between ministers and such is more likely.
But a meeting between two rulers is usually only made when all the important discussions were made and they're making something official.
If I ever sign an alliance treaty with Avalia then of course my emperor will show up for the occasion.
Otherwise you either talk with my ambassadors, my ministers or people who are officially allowed to convey the message of the ministers.

The Sun Will Never Set (A Statisticless NRP)(It had a good run)

IMO, the whole point of ambassadors and diplomats in NRPs is to provide dialogue between nations without exerting much effort from the players.
Ambassadors of foreign nations controlled by anyone but the player who has the nation is even counterintuitive.

The Sun Will Never Set (A Statisticless NRP)(It had a good run)

4.5 paragraphs of description on the Imperial Castle then the Imperial Palace.
I have yet to write any dialogue.
I knew straying from my draft was the right choice.