The year is 359, Delta System Standard. Three races stand mightily in the Nebulan Galaxy; the noble Leon, the crafty Saurian, and the prolific Humans. The three races have been at odds for nearly a century; but only the official governments. On the inner planets, far from the central bureaucracy of the homeworlds, the catlike Leon and reptilian Saurians can be seen in the company of humans; trading, buying, selling, and generally living out their lives. That is, until the discovery of the Ruins on the small planet of Burtain. The normally co-operative culture on Burtain is thrust into sudden conflict as Homeworld troops arrive, conscripting locals. What the respective governments intend to find in the ruins is a mystery, but a small group of Burtainians decide to find it for themselves. Arming themselves with mostly ancient weapons of their ancestors, they set out through the jungle to find the ancient ruins and their treasures.

That is, obviously, where we come in. You choose one of the three races: Humans (like you and me), Leon (male Leon are like lions, their hair seeming to be a mane, their frames huge and muscular; female Leon are like cats, with pointy ears and tails, their agility unmatched among the other races), or the Saurian (Think human lizard, like a tiny humanoid dragon, with teeth and claws and tails). Then you get a melee weapon (sword, shield, axe, etc.) and an archaic ranged weapon (like modern guns and earlier, no rocket launchers or anything like that). Then, we will enter the jungle, and approach the ruins, and search them. We will encounter some forces of each military, standard stuff.

I will play Gordon Sampson, a proud Leon (his bio follows).

Bio Requirements:
Name: Duh
Race: Leon, Human, Saurian
Age: Between 16-45 for Human, 30-60 for Saurian, 25-50 for Leon
Gender: Male or Female for Humans and Leon. Saurians are a-sexual.
Physical Description: Normal stuff, hair and eye color, height and weight, clothing. Distinguishing features.
Equipment: 1 Melee, 1 Ranged, described above.
Special Skills: You can have a few special skills, such as reading ancient languages, treating wounds, etc. No magic.
History: A brief history of your character.

My Bio:

Name: Gordon Sampson
Race: Leon
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Physical Description: Gordon stands seven foot tall, his frame a giant three hundred pound mass of muscle. His hair and beard are red and long, and almost look like a lion's mane. His eyes are green, his canine teeth pointed. He wears simple blue jeans and brown work boots, and a white wife beater. Other than that, he has taken to wearing his grandfather's traditional brown leather bandolier, from which hang his rifle and glaive.

Equipment:
Ancestral Glaive: Gordon carries a traditional Leon glaive, its haft four feet long, its curved blade almost a yard. No fancy runes or unneeded ornamentation are upon the weapon; it is simple and functional.
Ancient Sixshooter: a simple gun, that carries six large bullets. It is almost the size of a rifle, but Gordon is large even for a Leon, so he uses it easily as a handgun. It has low range, but is very accurate and powerful.

Special Skills: Gordon is a berserker; under extreme stress he loses control of himself, and will go to any lengths to kill his enemy. When berserk, he is capable of acts of tremendous strength, and ignores damage. However, he pays for his berserk fits afterwards, feeling tired and often passing out as the pain from all his wounds hits at the same time.

History: Gordon was an employee at a human establishment, doing heavy lifting, until the ruins were found, and he was fired due to Homeworld pressures. Now, he only seeks to find the treasure, and use it to sue for peace on his beloved Burtian. He has arranged for a covert meeting of like-minded individuals at the local tavern at midnight.

if this gets approved, I'm in. i'll post a bio once the approval is given

Name: Greel

Race: Saurian

Age: 31

Gender: A-sexual. (I can do it myself, thanks)

Physical Description: Dark blue scales cover his entire body. Greel stands at about 5' 11'' with a slight hunch to his back. He has pearl white eyes that glitter in the darkness when his with a flashlight (like a cats). Greel has no hair on his body, he just has no room for it with all his scales.
Greel wears a light brown hooded trench coat with the hood up to cover most of his face. Underneath, black cargo pants cover his lower half held up by a dark brown leather belt. On his torso is a dark blue T-shirt, to match his scales.

Equipment: Greel carried a samurai sword tied to his left side, around his waist *:Pic:* and as for his long ranged weapon; Greel has a bow strung to his back *:Pic:* with multicolored feathered arrows next to it.

Special Skills: Greel knows a little about treating wounds. He specializes more in reading ancient languages. For example, Greel picked up his choice of weapons from reading old, old books on Japan's culture back in the mid 1800's. (and so on)

History: Greel never went to school for a prolonged period of time. He tried it but found that everyone just slowed his learning down. He spent most of his life self teaching old languages. He heard about the ruins being found and saw it as a learning opportunity.

In like the wind.

I apologize, but I shall be leaving this forum. If someone else wants to use this idea, and grab the reins, go ahead.

If you still want to stay, you're more than welcomed to, Jazz, although I understand if you wish to leave. But I would like to apologize that you had to experience something unpleasant.

I'm going to stay. My removal was over-hasty; the actions of two individuals should not taint my view of the board as a whole.

Thank you, Seluna, for backing me up in the forum. It is because of you, mostly, that I am back.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
*enter high five here*

So, lets get more people signing up to the RP then!

Is this painfully slow, or am I just impatient?

Well... it is kinda slow. So far you only have one profile when you need three. I won't give you false hope by saying that it is so interesting that people will definitely join, but give it some time. You may get the other two you need later, though I can't promise how long it'll take or if it'll ever happen.

Name: Thrill Valor

Race: Leon

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Physical Description: Still young, his mane has not devoloped. He has no pigment to his entire body, except his right eye, which, instead of the standard albino pink, it is an icy blue. He stands at about 7 1/2ft. His fur is white as the snow. His body is medium structured, however, his bones are large, making him much bigger than the others he knows. His greater than average muscles don't help any. Because of his massive natural appearance, he has earned the name 'Great pale Panther' from his freinds. He wears plain blue jeans, and no shoes. His body is more cat than most of his kind. He also wears a strap that holds on his ancestors sword. It is about a 7ft long bastard sword, and the blade is made of some sort of anceint rock said to be harder and sharper than diamond. The metal appears as a mixed combonation of ice and ebony. In holster on his legs, he carries two unusual old fasioned six shooter designed to shoot very accurately at long range.

Equipment: Besides his sword and six shooters, he also carries a backbag full of different herbs and powders. However, they aren't used for healing. He will mix them into the caps of his bullets to make poisonous rounds and many other types of bullets.

Special Skills: Thrill is an ammazing alchemist, and swordsmen, plus a more than exceptional shot. However, he has major disadvantage, unless he is fighting in the snow, he sticks out quite a bit with his large size and albino fur.

History: Thrill has always appeared to be a strange child. He was always studying his alchemy, or out practing with his ancient weopons. He has never had a real job. However he often does resarch for pay, and many other little jobs like that. His father was forced to join the Leon forces and his mother left him when he was still quite young. When he heard about the anceint runes though, he saw this as the ultimate reason to end the war, and learn more about his ancestors.

This looks interesting to me =3 Expect a profile from me within the next three or five days ^^;; Because I'm in the middle of my final year exams (yes, i'm serious) currently, so I can't really pluck out any free time to do it yet.

I have three questions though ^^;

1.) Must the weapons used be ancient?

2.) I'm assuming the theme is medieval with touches of technology. So how advanced are the technological and educational systems? And the law enforcement?

3.) Are PCs all members of the search party, or can they be law enforcers?

Hope this wasn't a bother =X

Neko, approved. I like the albino Leon idea.

Yume-chan:

Firstly: Not ancient, per se... but older. This is because the average inhabitant of Burtain wouldn't have top-notch weaponry available to them. It doesn't have to be very old, but within reason, I would say. Ie, if your character would feasibly have a high powered rifle, because he/she was a big game hunter, then you can have it.

Secondly: Technology is to the point of faster-than-light travel between planets... however, weaponry is mostly up to contemporary standards. That is to say, guns still shoot projectile bullets, and there are no energy swords or lightsabers. The technology trees of the Leon and Saurian don't have to follow humanity, per se, but they are around the same level. Also, there has been a resurgence of melee weapons, as defensive technology against bullets has become a lot better, and the Leon and Saurian are thicker skinned creatures, not as easily killed by a bullet. Education is different between social and economic standings, of course, as well as race... but at least equal to current standards in developed countries.

Third: I was intending for all of the PCs to be a part of the exploration party, and we don't have a human yet. However, I am open to having someone control a member of the military instead, as well as having multiple characters in the RP.

I can be the human, if thats ok... sorry this is so late!!

Name: Karonin Valmus
Race: Human
Age: 23
Gender: Male

Physical Description: Standing at 6' 3", Karonin (or Kar) has shoulder length, dirty, matted, dark brown hair, and a persistent dark brown stubble. Dark green eyes from his mothers side and largish ears from his father, Kar has a distinctive look, though perhaps not described as 'handsome'. Built more in terms of stamina and agility than strength, what muscle he has is honed. He has a number of small scars on his arms, legs and face, though most are generally unnoticable.
Kar dresses and travels light. Wearing a green pair of canvas trousers, torn at the bottom with a couple of holes here and there, and a simple khaki short sleeved overshirt, he also usually wears a long dusty brown travelling cloak when going on a long trek, to the belt of which he attaches his weapons. A pair of faded brown hiking boots complete his getup.

Equipment: Kar carries two weapons. The first is a Katana with a 3 1/2 foot blade, 1 1/2 foot handle. The handle and sheath are made of a dense hardwood, stained and smooth, so the weapon can also be used as a fighting stick (kendo style). Kar has had this weapon since he was 16, being granted it by his grandfather in his will, to 'assist him in exploring the dense undergrowth of this world'. The other is a simple black handgun, given to him by his father when Kar announced he was to join a quest to investigate the ruins. The simple handgun is just that - simple. Medium range, and medium stopping power.

Special Skills: Not so much a 'skill', Kar is somewhat accomplished in a few martial arts, mainly judo and kendo. Also his love of exploring and the outdoors has led to a high level of stamina and agility. Going on expeditions alone has also helped him develop a decent level of innovation, using the things around him to his advantage, whether that be in helping overcome obsticals or blocked paths, or basic medcare/healing.

History: Always having loved nature and photography, Kar spent much of his youth exploring the local forests and mountains (if this is not consistent with the proposed geography of Burtain, please correct me!). Ever an active child, he poured his energy into exploring these terrains as fully as he could, scaling trees and walls, traversing dense undergrowth... as a result, he developed considerable stamina and agility, as well as a few scars and scrapes.
Besides his love of the outdoors, Kar grew up in a loving and encouraging family, and had many friends, many of whom would join him in his 'quests' and explorations. His father was a construction worker, and his mother a yoga instructor. Both of Kars sisters (one older, one youger) are intelligent, the elder working in a law firm and the younger top of her classes in school. Kar always felt a bit inferior, prefering the arts of photography and music. His parents never put any pressure on him to excel, but Kar often felt under the shadow of his sisters, and would take some of this frustration out in his explorations and in some martial arts.
Having left school now for some years he has had odd jobs here and there, working on and off for his father in the construction trade and as a guide to local forests and areas of natural beauty. When he heard of the discovery of the ruins, Kar was determined to discover their secret: the explorer in him desiring the challenge, and the rest of him desiring the chance to 'prove himself' in an area his sisters had not ventured into.

let me know if this is ok!

Well, that's actually quite great!

I guess that's our three members besides me... plus Yume if she joins fo sho; so, as soon as a mod moves this thread to the board...

Sorry I forgot to describe Burtain too much; it is a full sized planet, just like Earth, so it makes sense that there are different zones. However, in the area we are in, it is mostly dense forest, almost jungle, and tropical in climate. There are three seasons: the Summer, the Monsoons, and the Spring (slightly colder than summer, but not so wet as the monsoons). The current season is Spring; so it is quite warm, but not oppressively so. The settlement in which we live is the small city of Gilgamesh, built in a man-made clearing in the dense wood. It is a self-sufficient community; with both offices and rural areas. There is a small spaceport, which is now commanded by the Humans, with the Leon and Saurian ships landing in artificial clearings just outside of town. There is open hostility between the homeworld military forces of the races, but not fights, yet.

I'm sorry to bother with more questions -.-''

What would be most common form of transportation currently? Both in long and short distances I mean.

And, have there been interbreeds of the Leon, Human or Saurion?

That's all for now =X I hope I don't have any more of em after this ^^;;

Hmm...

I never thought of cross breeds...

Perhaps the Leon and Human could... but Saurians could not, because they're a-sexual. However, a cross-breed would have to be from Burtain, of course.

Transportation... well, there are standard modern fuel vehicles for about town (cars, motorcycles, etc), though the militaries would likely have hovercraft and helicopters. However, none of these would work well for moving through the dense brush and forest, so going to and from the ruins is mostly on foot.

I managed to get this done in between study time... Hopefully it is alright. If there are any problems with it, feel free to point it out to me.


Name: Maeffynce Roa [Pronounce : Mayffins Ro-ah]

Race: Human-Leon

Age: 22

Gender: Female

Physical Description: A slim fair brunette of height 5'5 ft, with feline green eyes and a perpetual greasy smudge just below her cheekbone. Short pointy brown ears peek out the top of her head amidst her short chestnut hair, cut in a bob. Her feature are human and face is relatively clear of hair except for her thick sideburns, which seem to substitute whiskers, held back by the array of pins clipped onto her head to hold back both the sideburns and fringe. Her overall build is more or less human, not counting the tail that she tucks in her shorts most of the time.

Equipment: Clad in navy jumper shorts (think jumper skirts in shorts) over a T-shirt and a pair of sneakers. However no matter what the time, she will always appear to be covered in another layer of dust over the clothes.

Melee: Screwdrivers, pliers, cutter, hammer, what have you. All part of her mechanics’ travel kit and probably the only tools in the world that she can wield with as much skill and precision as a warrior with his sword.

Ranged: None

Special Skills: She is able to fix most things mechanical. Her specialty lies in automobiles, however.

History:

As a renowned mechanic in the automobile world, Maeffynce, better known as Muffin, could not have been more successful. Her normal life, however, could not have been worse.

With the sole exception of her occupation, every other action committed by Maeffynce is driven not by want but by necessity. Every daily ‘need’ that is not necessary in her opinion is easily discarded, while every ‘necessary’ action is meticulously carried out. If there was no need to sleep on a bed, she would not pull herself away from her precious workshop just to sleep. Yet, in order to be able to work long hours under a car without aches or irritation, she is willing to train long hours just to build up her arm musculature.

While this may seem logical to Maeffynce and her father, it was not to her mother. Sick of worrying day and night if the cars would crash her beloved daughter in the middle of her slumber (underneath the car) or that any poisonous material might enter the food while she eats (yet again under the car), she bluffed her daughter that a very rare mechanical part could be excavated from the ruins that had been discovered only recently. She had hoped that if she went on a journey far from her workplace, Maeffynce might learn to live more ‘normally’.

Not only innocent beyond her age, Maeffynce was also ignorant of everything outside of her workshop. That included the conflict that had been ongoing ever since the discovery of the very ruins her mother had informed her about, and the intrusion of the Homeworld troops (because she does not read the papers). Thus, being the good filial daughter she was, she agreed.



Maeffynce is not a fighter character ^^;; Though if required, at close combat, she probably would be able to provide some sort of a resistance.

I'm game to sign up if, of course if it's all right...

Yume: nice chacter. I hadn't been planning on seeing much machinery in the ruins; however, it does make sense that an ancient advanced civilization would have had machine technology.

Klya: of course, go ahead and sign up.

All: I'll have the intro post up sometime today, hopefully. Glad to have you all onboard.

i like the geography... suits me quite well!! haha

Opening up, sorry if it's a little sub-par. I don't have a lot of time today.

Name: Mekren of the Oscirar

Race: Saurian

Age: 39

Gender: A-sexual.

Physical Description: Mekren proudly links her blood-line to the frilled lizards of the ancient deserts. Her scales are a sandy brown with creamy-white chest plates running down from the top of her sternum to halfway down her lashing tail. Her eyes are a firece golden yellow with a thin slit pupil. Her frill when relaxed, hangs around her head like hair, just brushing her shoulders but when stretched, spans half a metre in each direction and can be vibrated to make the same noise as a rattlesnakes tail. Her mouth is full of small, sharp, curved teeth so in her battle pose she can look terrifying. At full height she stands at 6'9, though she tends to move crouched and low to the ground. As she has nothing to hide Mekren tends to wear little if any clothes. She wears mostly beaded jewelery as her mark within her clan. Her body is lean and ridiculously flexible, her lithe nature making her more feminine in her appearence which is why she tollerates being dubbed 'she' by those outside of her species.

Equipment: Schimtar Sword x 2, Crossbow.

Special Skills: Mekren's lithe body makes her a skilled master of Capoeira, the fighting dance, which she has combined with the schimtar's to create a furious and deadly fighting style. She is also a deadly shot with the crossbow, even in the dark. She is an expert tracker and can be classed as a survival specialist, able to tack people by following the vibration of their footsteps.

History: Mekren as born with 5 other clutchlings in the tribal clan of Oscirar who used to reside within the fringes on the jungle surrounding the ruins. Warriors at one with nature, they had to be forcibly removed from the jungle for reasons that were not fully explained to them when the troops arrived. Mekren is now a silently boiling pot of rage at this desectration of her clan's land and to the jungle that she called home. Marked as one to the strongest warriors of the tribe she now seeks to not only reclaim the jungle but discover the truth of the temple.
She was trained from the day she first caught her own prey in the arts of Capoeira, she slim and flexible body making her a natural, but she was also taught of the way of the jungle and of it's creatures, what was safe to eat and what could cause a painful death.

Nice, Klya, very nice.

I'm glad this has gone so fast... Gordon's entrance will be up later today.

Kiya, not sure of this is nitpicking ^^;; Just a little opinion from me.

I'm not sure if Scimitars (did I inteprete correct?) are the best weapons to go with Capoeira. From what I know of, Capoeira offensive techniques seem to focus more on legs, and half the time Mekren might have her hands on the ground, which isn't exactly the best position be in if she has a pair of Scimitars in her hands. Unless she intends to wield them with her feet o.o

And her tail if need be, afteral some spaces are not meant for spiraling kicks

hahaha... Kar is hardly a scholar, Kiya! Just noting, in case that was an impression you had rather than just your characters first impression of him, based on his looks...

It was based solely her impression of his appearence and manner but she didn't call him it to his face, she only thought it. It was scholar or mummy's boy really.

ok, thats cool

if you dont like that i have her calling him a scholar to his face in my post, just tell me and i'll edit it

uni has been busy... i will post tomorrow... kar has some things to say again

Do all Saurians produce through asexual reproduction? Would like to know before I write anything. (Just a note, the ability to reproduce asexually does not remove gender)

Yes. They can all lay fertilized eggs. However, there is more random mutation in Saurians than humans or Leon, so they are still unique creatures, despite having a single DNA source.

BTW: Saurians are a-sexual, not just in reproduction, but in totality.

Ah I see. Sorry I was only really interested in a Saurian. The whole completely androgynous, asexuality has put me off them. Thanks for your time though.

neko, i will have a response up later today

has anyone seen Jazz online lately? it has been over a week since his last post in the IC...

According to his profile he was online on the 1st, but I haven't seen anything by him.

we could do with his input, i reckon... i'll pm him and see if he's got anything planned...

sorry tonights post is a little shorter than usual, im pretty tired...

anyone here still active?

I am... but it's hard to post to an open ended question.

sorry, i had asked it in hope that we would move on somewhere, but gamer hasnt been active in over a week... i just want this story to move on, but you and i seem to be the only ones still checking frequently (apart from neko-oni, but we need gordon or gamer to move this on...)

Mucho frustration I know, just when things were really kicking off too

maybe we should go on a quest on our own

y'know, homeworld troop attack, we survive and run, etc... hahaha

Could be fun! Mekren is a fighting character for the most part as it is.

How long should we wait?

Lol, I wonder where Jazzturbation went. Maybe we should bombard his PM or something XD

Anyone PMed Gamer already?

ok, i say we pm jazz, gamer, and any other inactive characters, and if theres no response in 3 days, we take it over. i've checked and it seems to be within the rules. agreed yume? kiya? neko (if you still check this)?

Agreed but we might want to confirm it with an admin first.

im on it

YARGH I AM HERE... okay.

OK, i have checked with Sel, and I am about to PM inactive members. Based on some thought and Sel's advice, I recommend that unless the inactive characters make a post within the next 2 days, we write in an attack from homeworld troops. This attack will not kill the inactive characters, but will split up our party, meaning Gordon and the inactive members will take their own path, while we (myself, yume, neko and kiya) can continue the ro without hindrance. guys, if you agree, post here to let me know.

Thanks

Sounds good to me.