WilsonTurner

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Nouvellian Orbit
The Valkian ship responded to the Terrans by sending a message that only acknowledged their statement, regarding diplomacy, and a short, compact request asking for them to relay the message to their diplomat in the conference. In response to the foreigners, it sent another message requesting a communications link to be opened for base communication, after some kind of translation matrix was shared.

To the other, now leaving parties that are still unknown, a certain amount of suspicion drove them to believe that perhaps they were planning an attack, being scouts, rather than being diplomats. However, they made no moves to intercept, and small signs could be noticed, weapons being powered up, but still inactive, and the fleet being reorganized so that the weakest ships were in low orbit, their military counterparts above. In response to their farewell, they cautiously replied,
"Stars be with you on your travels. May we meet again and properly become acquainted, as friends and allies."

That finished, they sent another message to the Terrans for a request of a meeting aboard the Valkian ship, as a gesture of goodwill on their part- it wouldn't do for the fleet to visit the lone ship, no, it'd best be the other way around. Information was provided about the environmental state- Valkians were retrieving pills to allow them more leeway concerning carbon dioxide and oxygen, and a few of the passageways and halls were being pumped with extra oxygen for the humans' benefit. Lights were being set up, so that they may see, though the Valkian still suggested some kind of night vision to be brought for some areas.

The Explorer sending the message detached from its fleet, moving to some distance away, though certainly still within the fleet's quick response range. The droneship actually moved to flank it, following it out.

Fleet movements within the Valkian Star System 01
Within the space of several days, six droneships moved out of their shipyards within the inner space and routed around an undisclosed location, in orbit around a large asteroid used as a secret research facility and staging point. It was here that the secrets of the Explorers were kept, and here where new weapons and technologies were tested under very secure, very safe conditions. It was the only militarized asteroid fortress to use the special weapon of the Explorers as a defense- anything attacking it would find itself lifeless, and drifting.

Shortly after they arrived, a recently-stocked and recently-refurbished Colonial ship entered the asteroid facility's sector. After going over its authorization codes, weapons from both the droneships and the asteroid itself were disarmed, and the colony ship fell into formation with the six droneships. It was here that the colony ship, bearing a skeleton crew, was stocked with the most precious cargo- containers filled with the base DNA of millions of Valkian colonists, ready to be 'born'

Some days later
The makeshift fleet began to move out of the asteroid's weak orbit, moving to completely leave its field before warping to a neighboring system. Colonization was priority, next to the construction of a military comparable to those that have been seen. They were going to Valkian System 3, the first being their home, second being Nouvelle, and third being a system adjacent to both the Valkian home, and the Nouvelle system. The ships settled in orbit around the most promising planet, orbital pods being launched across its' globe containing enough eggs, equipment, and people to start a colony. Two colonists went with each pod; they would be the founders of each of the little settlements across the surface. Dropships were also released, each landing by remote control on the outskirts of roughly half the settlements, the ones that had the terraformers. The terraformers themselves drilled their lower reaches into the ground upon impact, and began powering up. Solar panels reached out, and provided power for the rest of the tiny setup, and the machines began to analyze the atmosphere, and see what changes needed to be made. The icy planet was like an endless winter; for the colonists to survive any period of time, that would have to change.

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He had said earlier that his magical machines were precious stones and runes- gems and symbols.

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I will. I got an invitation, actually.

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Meeeeeeee

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Offered Name: "Myth Dragon," or just "Myth"

Age: 30-ish

Gender: Human. Oh, er, male.

Relic Description: A pair of gauntlets, with a special, unknown black dye over a strange metal, interlocking pieces like scale or a strange chain-link. The palms and fingers are open to the air, and it appears that the gauntlets are a little large at first, but then fit to one's fingers unless they have want to take them off. Ridges line the fingers, and there are spikes on each knuckle, presumably for hitting. The gloves whisper that the metal type, such as plate or chain link, is called 'chaen.'
Gives the Chosen manipulation of lightning and energy, from the gloves. The gloves essentially allow the wearer to summon energy up into a bolt of lightning, just a constant stream of weak bolts to make up a sort of lightning-thrower, or an actual powerful bolt that could send a man flying. Obviously, it doesn't have an unlimited supply. As the Chosen becomes more familiar the more powerful the bolts are, and the faster the 'mana' in the gloves regenerates. Because the electricity is simply summoned and then directed, it isn't technically magical lightning- that means it isn't magical, and anti-magic spells or the like do not work against it.

Skills: Endurance, Fighting [Sword, sword-shield, or hand-to-hand, calvary], Strong too the point of easily wielding a sword or two, and horse-riding, among various other skills related to swordfighting and the like. Very good rider; prefers calvary and a long awlpike than any other weapon, besides dual swords for on-foot purposes.

Background: The son of a reclusive Blademaster. Because he never really had a mother, and his father was a never-show-weakness, he's grown up proud, and defiant to showing weakness. His father first taught him to read, with fairy tales and histories and all kinds of things, but his real interest was always focused on the powerful dragons, the great beasts that would soar through the air and rain destruction upon its foes. As a little boy, he swore that if dragons were real and he got the chance to meet one, or even to kill one, sadly, he would take it.
When his father had trouble teaching him the points of fighting and battle, and learned of Myth's love of dragons, he told him: "Let me teach you the blade, so that you can someday meet one, through sun or storm, through army or meadow."
After that, he trained and aspired to not only meet a dragon, but become a Blademaster like his father. And he never learned his father's name, either. His mother had left him a note that his father gave to him on his 20th birthday, with two words on it: His name. His father always called him "Myth Dragon" after learning of his love of dragons, because it was a constant source of amusement that his son wished so dearly for the myth of Dragons.
Myth never told anyone his name.

Appearance

Except with big black gauntlets.

Motivation: Dragons! Adventures! Be a Blademaster! Make a reputation! See the World! What the hell is all this new stuff?!

Theme Song: eh.

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I don't think it'd be a good idea right now. Before, in the other previous series, the Sol being destroyed was a minor blow to industry, and a major blow to moral. Now, in this one, you'd lose a significant portion of your production and industry, as well as scientific development and population. Losing Sol System now would be equal to having a third or more of my planets slapped out of the Valkian home system- it'd be disastrous, and leave you very, very vulnerable.

Unless you want Duck to easily win and curbstomp you, then go right ahead. It's not like Duck is being subte about being evil and trying to kill and/or attack anyone that's not already with him.

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Fallenreaper said
How's your attempt to blow up your writer's block coming?

Setting the charges; detonation imminent.

In other words, I *should* have a post up by Monday, at the least.

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Will do. Lemme find it first :b

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Did anyone else spend their entire time while the Guild was down refreshing the Guild? I refreshed practically every ten minutes the entire time.

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We need Abroe to get things moving on the ground.

If you want, you can stumble on a colonization effort of the Valkians later, when they're trying to inhabit systems neighboring their own, and the Nouvellians' own system.