Project Exodus (Main Thread OOC)

[DaddyzGirl]

S Y N O P S I S

Congratulations on selection and welcome to Project Exodus, the state of the art space colonization program destined to populate and terraform habitable planets in distant star systems. Project Exodus is a multinational conglomerate in cooperation for the sake of mankind. Our goal is of the noblest caliber, to save our species from the inevitable envirmental degradation of Earth. To stop this extinction event from occurring, 'Seed Ships' are being sent to colonize and create new governments on far away worlds. Ark Genesis is one such Seed Ship currently traveling towards the binary star system Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to Earth. Ark Genesis's speed is limited to one-tenth the speed of light over the vast distance of space, making the total travel time 1,000 years to reach its destination. The settlers of Ark Genesis are in a state if cryogenic stasis for the length of the journey, as a means to guarantee you will all see the skies of your new home world.

Ark Genesis is overseen by an advanced A.I named EVE, whom is in control of the Arks systems. EVE has a legion of maintenance drones and holograms that act as her arms and legs on the ship. As a secondary precaution alongside EVE's surveillance, a group of Caretakers periodically awaken during the journey to check the ships maintenance, run diagnostics, analyze data gathered from space, and teach the younger colonists jobs that will be required during planetfall. Lastly, It will be up to you and your crew to decide political policy and leadership.



I N F O R M A T I O N​

Why join Project Exodus?

Earth is dying, and Project Exodus is the only option for our peoples continued existence. Despite what Earth's political leaders say, the tipping point of irreversible environmental damage has long been passed. Our dying planet is stretched to it's maximum population limit, with vast industrial cityscapes dominating are once green and blue world. Food and water are becoming scares, and economic projections indicate the worst market collapse since the great depression. The scientific reality is Earth is no longer viable for sustained life. Project Exodus is your escape to a new life, and a second chance.

Project Exodus Recruitment Selection

At Project Exodus, we exclusively select our colonists from the greatest minds and training Earth has to offer. To safely maintain Ark Genesis over the great journey and during planetfall, experts of any age (25-70) in all natural science fields are open to candidacy in our program. The natural science positions for engineering, physics, chemistry, biology (xenobiology, medicine), geology (terraforming), botany (hydroponics) and many more are all welcome in Project Exodus.

Additionally positions in soft science fields are also open for designing the new governments on our new worlds, and for the psychological wellbeing of our treasured colonists. Available soft science positions include history, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and social science. With no oversight from our founders due to the great distance, It will be your duty and privilege to decide what system of governance your society will take.

Fit (21-36) Security personal with military and combat experience are required for the safety of the ship, as mutiny deterrent, and as a last resort from unknown xeno threats.

Young (16-24) candidates that pass our genetic screening will be selected for genetic diversity your future populations will require. These younger candidates will be trained en route with a mentor of assigned field.

The exception to these standards is our honored donors and their families that helped fund Project Exodus. Without their vision and tenacity, this dream would never have come to be.

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• Hydroponics Bay​
• Armory/Security​
• Fitness Center/Leisure​
• Engine​
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• Hibernation Bay​
• A.I Core​
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E A R T H S T A T U S

As early as the second-half of the 21st Century Earth's environment began to significantly degrade at alarming rates, but remained habitable. The population is near 15 billion, causing massive food and water shortages throughout the world. With increasingly limited resources on earth, large space habitats throughout the Sol system were constructed to strip-mine every available asset to support the ever growing human population. Three world superpowers emerged from the 21st century nations. The Union of Progressive peoples (UPP), founded by Russia and China. The United Americas founded by the United States, Mexico and Brazil. And Three World Empire, a union formed by United Kingdoms and Japan. While there have been several large scale skirmishes between the super powers, a full war has yet to be waged.
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Union of Progressive Peoples (UPP)

The UPP is a powerful socialist block that controls a vast, resource-rich sector of sol space. The combined Russian, Chinese and smaller socialist client states joined into a massive political conglomerate. Virtually since its formation, the UPP has been locked in a state of cold war with the United Americas, and although behind its rivals in the space and arms race, they still maintained a formidable interstellar fighting force. Indicative of their inferior technological prowess, most of their advanced technology was seemingly reverse-engineered from black ops skirmishes. In the UPP, they say trust your enemy to be your enemy, but never trust your neighbor to be your friend.

Notably, the Union of Progressive Peoples was the only major federation of its era not to be influenced by corporate concerns, a fact that often put it at odds with its rivals the United Americas and the Three World Empire.

United Americas

The United Americas is the most powerful starfaring and colonizing nation in the 22nd century. An economic and political giant in both the Sol system and throughout the offworld colonies, the military might of the UA was unparalleled. Formed by the combined power of North, Central, and South America in response to the other growing world powers. Megacorporation's play a overwhelming role in United Americas economy, working as a shadow government that sways political decisions and plans.

The United Americas is essentially an extension of the government of the United States of America, and as such is run by a President, Vice President, and a Congress representing all member signatories. In the Outer Belt, any encounter with UA leadership is likely to be with a Colonial Marshall, a bureaucrat from Colonial Administration or a commander of the Colonial Marines.

Three World Empire

The Three World Empire was the first of the so-called "conglomerate nations", forming in 2056, a full 4 years before its nearest equivalent, the United Americas. As a result, the 3WE pioneered space exploration and established most of the long-term colonies in the inner systems, becoming the most technologically prosperous interstellar superpower of its time. Even before its formation, founding members the UK and Japan had led the way in space exploration and settlement technologies, primarily through the British Corporations and the Japanese technology firms, which became the first companies to construct human colonies on other planetary bodies within the Sol System.

It was this dawning of the interstellar age that triggered the formation of the 3WE — confronted with the possibility of potentially endless resources among the stars, the UK and Japan jointly realized that they would have a stronger base from which to pursue this newly unlocked potential if they pooled their resources. Thus they, together with India and several developing nations, united to begin the process of travelling out into the stars and colonizing new worlds. Due to their preexisting technological advantage, the 3WE quickly spread throughout the Inner Belt and into the resource-rich Outer Belt.

Much like the UK and Japan before it, the Three World Empire was a parliamentary democracy overseen by a constitutional monarchy. The monarchy, consisting of the former royal families of Britain and Japan now joined by marriage, served as a figurehead for the state but in reality held little real power. Governance was instead handled by an elected parliament consisting of representatives from each territory and former nation, led by a Prime Minister.

This rp could be primarily focused on slice of life, are characters intermingling while running the colony ship. I'll likely have occasional 'events' that take place and need to be solved by the group. It could have survival/horror elements if we want to roleplay beyond simple character interactions, such things like malfunctions, aliens, rouge AI, etc. It could have a mystery element, strange things going on in and around the ship. Overall I'd like to have the feeling be based in realism, or plausibility. Having some knowledge in what your character's expertise is would be amazing to add to the world building. Please let me know if this idea might interest you and let me know of any ideas you might have related to it. if I get enough interest I'll do deep dive on more details about the ship and what not.

 

[Blue-Eyes]

I really love the idea of this RP

I hope to join as a science wizkid from the UPP

This is as far as I've gotten with my character until now.

Yuliana Petrovna

Face claim Picture: (Vika Levina)

Basics

Name (& pronunciation): Юлиана Петровна (Yuliana Petrovna)
Date of Birth (& age; date Genesis Ark left Earth 2098): May 1st 2080 (age 18)
Place of Birth: Redacted
Gender: Trans female (not fully transitioned)
Nationality: UPP/Russian
Social Class/Community Status: scientist
Family/Friends on Genesis Ark: tbd

Physical Description

Height: 1.65 m
Weight: 58 kg
Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
Physical Description: Yulia is a young woman that takes a great deal of care to look feminine every day of the week.

Personality/Attributes

Personality/Attitude: Geek and quite shy
Skills/Talents: A natural aptitude for math and physics. Can solve partial differential equations in her head and does advanced quantum physics on the fly.
Likes:
Dislikes: Being mistaken for a boy. Using Imperial units - too atrocious to anything science related.
Goals/Agenda:
Strengths: Her intelligence.
Weaknesses: Her age and inexperience. Her physique: She would never fare well in a physical confrontation.
Fears: The greatest underlying fear of her life is not really knowing who she is and where she came from.
Hobbies/Interests: Her cat - Aleksandr Shargei

Regular Routine: Regular is not something she fancies. She goes to bed when she's tired and works as long as there's work to be done - so her day cycle is often a lot longer than 24 hours. The only regular thing she does is feeding her cat.
Philosophy of Life/Religion: Atheist.
Sexual Preference/kinks: Bisexual. Knows that her attraction to people are not determined by their gender. But she's a very inexperienced virgin, haven't even been kissed before. So she doesn't know much of her likes and dislikes. When it finally comes to sex she'll be a sub or a switch.
Education/Special Training: Has from an early age (5) been part of a training program to get her to develop her natural skills. She has been subject to many experimental methods of education and training to produce the brightest STEM minds that the UPP could create. She reads and writes several languages, but really only speaks Russian and English, the latter with an atrocious Russian accent.
Occupation: Scientist
Past Occupations: none

Backstory
Yuliana, or Yulia as her few friends call her, doesn't know where she was born. That information, along with the names of her parents, had been redacted from the documents that she had been able to get her hands on before leaving Earth. All she knows is that she lived her first years at the Lenin Orphanage in Vladivostok. According to her files she was there screened and found to be a savant in certain fields. And from the age of five she was enrolled into a state program, Дети Земли (Earth's Children), that sought to enhance and employ kids with extraordinary abilities to further the goals of the state and to possibly be a future for Earth. Yulia doesn't know much about the inner workings of the program. But she did remember a lot of other children in the program. As she graduated from the program at the age of 17 with what would equal a PhD in Physics, Mathematics and Astrophysics she was a prime candidate for Project Exodus, despite her lacking physical characteristics.

Yulia had been born a boy and the until she had entered the program she was treated as such at the orphanage. But even before she arrived there, she had the clear notion that she wasn't a boy, but rather born in the wrong body. It was thanks to the program as well as the open-minded sentiment of the UPP that Yulia at the age of 8 changed her name. She couldn't get any SRS before she was 18, and has only been on some of the best hormone therapies of the late 21st century for little over a year. So her female body have not fully developed into the woman that she hopes to become one day.

 

[lightsenshi]

Okay, I think I'm finished. Let me know what, if any, adjustments you'd like me to make.

Karl von Winter

Basics

Name (& pronunciation): Karl von Winter
Date of Birth (& age; date Genesis Ark left Earth 2098): July 14, 2064. 34.
Place of Birth: Washington, DC
Gender: Male
Nationality: United Americas
Social Class/Community Status: Chief Engineer
Family/Friends on Genesis Ark: Tara Jones, a former research assistant

Physical Description
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 153 lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Physical Description: Karl is remarkably average looking, typically taking the effort to be both neat and clean. When asked about him, people often say that "he looks sorta unremarkable".
Personality/Attributes: Karl tends to be rather pleasant to be around, and rarely loses his temper. He has a dislike for repeating himself, especially more than once. He also tends to take his authority for granted, in that he expects things to be done when and how he says. This has the side effect of making him dominant in bed, and has tendencies to treat partners like fuck toys.

Personality/Attitude:
Skills/Talents: Human Calculator, Speed Reader and Typist, Eidetic memory.
Likes: Chocolate, Pizza, and BBQ foods.
Dislikes: Sushi, Bratwurst.
Goals/Agenda: Comfort and wealth, specifically in terms of food and sex.
Strengths: Highly Intelligent, Self-Confident.
Weaknesses: Stubborn. He also suffers from either the knowledge of (or lack of desire to apply) behavioral sciences.
Fears: Spiders, Octopuses.
Hobbies/Interests: Card and board games of various types, both real and virtual.
Regular Routine: Karl is an early riser and late to bed. His days are typically filled with either overseeing the workings of the ship or in his office working on research. When off duty, he's typically found either in his quarters with one or more companions or in the recreation areas...recreating.
Philosophy of Life/Religion: Agnostic; believes that most (if not all) early (and some modern) religions had visiting extra-terrestrials as their "god figure".
Sexual Preference/kinks: Heterosexual with a preference for several female partners (at the same time)
Education/Special Training: Doctorates in Physics, Mathematics, and Mechanical Engineering
Occupation: Chief Engineer and Drive System Developer
Past Occupations: Developmental Engineer and Theoretic Physicist for NASA, Researcher for DARPA.

Backstory
In spite of a relatively normal childhood, Karl began to excel once he got into college. Aside from being involved in the usual party scene, he also proved to be a star student. Karl first theorized the use of Heigus Particles in starship drives while in graduate school, and shortly after getting his second doctorate began to work on development of said systems. He also worked with the teams in DARPA who worked out the Zero-Point energy systems that would power the ship, which made him the perfect candidate for Chief Engineer.

 

[Fandomizer]

Do you want characters yet? I was gonna hold off.

 

[DaddyzGirl]

Okay, I think I'm finished. Let me know what, if any, adjustments you'd like me to make.

Karl von Winter

Basics
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Name (& pronunciation): Karl von Winter
Date of Birth (& age; date Genesis Ark left Earth 2098): July 14, 2064. 34.
Place of Birth: Washington, DC
Gender: Male
Nationality: United Americas
Social Class/Community Status: Chief Engineer
Family/Friends on Genesis Ark: Tara Jones, a former research assistant

Physical Description
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 153 lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Physical Description: Karl is remarkably average looking, typically taking the effort to be both neat and clean. When asked about him, people often say that "he looks sorta unremarkable".
Personality/Attributes: Karl tends to be rather pleasant to be around, and rarely loses his temper. He has a dislike for repeating himself, especially more than once. He also tends to take his authority for granted, in that he expects things to be done when and how he says. This has the side effect of making him dominant in bed, and has tendencies to treat partners like fuck toys.

Personality/Attitude:
Skills/Talents: Human Calculator, Speed Reader and Typist, Eidetic memory.
Likes: Chocolate, Pizza, and BBQ foods.
Dislikes: Sushi, Bratwurst.
Goals/Agenda: Comfort and wealth, specifically in terms of food and sex.
Strengths: Highly Intelligent, Self-Confident.
Weaknesses: Stubborn.
Fears: Spiders, Octopuses.
Hobbies/Interests: Card and board games of various types, both real and virtual.
Regular Routine: Karl is an early riser and late to bed. His days are typically filled with either overseeing the workings of the ship or in his office working on research. When off duty, he's typically found either in his quarters with one or more companions or in the recreation areas...recreating.
Philosophy of Life/Religion: Agnostic; believes that most (if not all) early (and some modern) religions had visiting extra-terrestrials as their "god figure".
Sexual Preference/kinks: Heterosexual with a preference for several female partners (at the same time)
Education/Special Training: Doctorates in Physics, Mathematics, and Mechanical Engineering
Occupation: Chief Engineer and Drive System Developer
Past Occupations: Developmental Engineer and Theoretic Physicist for NASA, Researcher for DARPA.

Backstory
In spite of a relatively normal childhood, Karl began to excel once he got into college. Aside from being involved in the usual party scene, he also proved to be a star student. Karl first theorized the use of Heigus Particles in starship drives while in graduate school, and shortly after getting his second doctorate began to work on development of said systems. He also worked with the teams in DARPA who worked out the Zero-Point energy systems that would power the ship, which made him the perfect candidate for Chief Engineer.

I really love the idea of this RP

I hope to join as a science wizkid from the UPP

This is as far as I've gotten with my character until now.

Yuliana Petrovna

Face claim Picture: (Vika Levina)

Basics

Name (& pronunciation): Юлиана Петровна (Yuliana Petrovna)
Date of Birth (& age; date Genesis Ark left Earth 2098): May 1st 2080 (age 18)
Place of Birth:
Gender: Trans female (not fully transitioned)
Nationality: UPP/Russian
Social Class/Community Status: scientist
Family/Friends on Genesis Ark: tbd

Physical Description

Height: 1.65 m
Weight:
Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
Physical Description:

Personality/Attributes

Personality/Attitude: Geek and quite shy
Skills/Talents: A natural aptitude for math and physics. Can solve partial differential equations in her head and does advanced quantum physics on the fly.
Likes:
Dislikes:
Goals/Agenda:
Strengths: Her intelligence.
Weaknesses: Her age and inexperience.
Fears:
Hobbies/Interests: Her cat
Regular Routine:
Philosophy of Life/Religion: Atheist.
Sexual Preference/kinks: Bisexual. Knows that her attraction to people are not determined by their gender. But she's a very inexperienced virgin, haven't even been kissed before. So she doesn't know much of her likes and dislikes.
Education/Special Training: Has from an early age (5) been part of a training program to get her to develop her natural skills. She has been subject to many experimental methods of education and training to produce the brightest STEM minds that the UPP could create.
Occupation: Scientist
Past Occupations: none

Backstory
Yuliana, or Yulia as her few friends call her, doesn't know where she was born. That information, along with the names of her parents, had been redacted from the documents that she had been able to get her hands on before leaving Earth. All she knows is that she lived her first years at the Lenin Orphanage in Vladivostok. According to her files she was there screened and found to be a savant in certain fields. And from the age of five she was enrolled into a state program, Дети Земли (Earth's Children), that sought to enhance and employ kids with extraordinary abilities to further the goals of the state and to possibly be a future for Earth. Yulia doesn't know much about the inner workings of the program. But she did remember a lot of other children in the program. As she graduated from the program at the age of 17 with what would equal a PhD in Physics, Mathematics and Astrophysics she was a prime candidate for Project Exodus, despite her lacking physical characteristics.

Yulia had been born a boy and the until she had entered the program she was treated as such at the orphanage. But even before she arrived there, she had the clear notion that she wasn't a boy, but rather born in the wrong body. It was thanks to the program as well as the open-minded sentiment of the UPP that Yulia at the age of 8 changed her name. She couldn't get any SRS before she was 18, and has only been on some of the best hormone therapies of the late 21st century for little over a year. So her female body have not fully developed into the woman that she hopes to become one day.

I'll look at both your characters and give you feedback today

Do you want characters yet? I was gonna hold off.

I still have a lot of work to do in terms of setting up the rp where I'd like it to be, so there's no need to rush your character concept. That said I'm really excited to see what kind of characters people are making! But I'll let you all know when things start getting closer to launching.

Also would love to hear any worldbuilding's ideas anyone has. Can't guarantee everything will make it in, but I know a lot of you are very creative and many minds are better than one.

 

[Fandomizer]

Yeah I already shared some world building ideas by literally giving you a planet, but I have ideas for other moons, colony ships, asteroid stations, etc. I actually enjoy world building more than actually roleplaying I think. XD

 

[DaddyzGirl]

lol, this is true. But don't talk about your planet here... Its a secret!

I love roleplaying, but I do love worldbuilding in general too. Right now I'm really thinking about what technology should be available or not. Don't want things to be so advanced like Star Trek where we won't have any actual problems. Keep things somewhat grounded so there's an actual understandable reason for something to be happening. Any thoughts on androids? And if so, how advanced should they be? I for one don't really want to have them be identical to humans, perhaps at the David level from Prometheus... not sure though. Still considering.

 

[Fandomizer]

lol, this is true. But don't talk about your planet here... Its a secret!

Of course.

 

[RichardSteele]

Really liking this idea. Never done a group RP before, but if you'll have me I'm willing to jump in with both feet!

Eden Lorde

Basics

Name (& pronunciation): Eden Lorde
Date of Birth (& age; date Genesis Ark left Earth 2098): May 24th, 2075 (23 Years old)
Place of Birth: Montreal, QC, Canada
Gender: Female
Nationality: Three World Empire
Social Class/Community Status: Jet-setting socialite/Indentured servant
Family/Friends on Genesis Ark: Father (Malcom Lorde), Mother (Esme Lorde née Van Brandt), Aunt (Felicia Lorde) - All currently in stasis.

Physical Description

Height: 5'6 (1.68m)
Weight: 117lbs (53kg)
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Physical Description: Striking angular features and a taut, athletic body accentuated by a form-fitting jumpsuit. Eden is designed to be physically perfect - maximizing the genetic potential of her donor parents

Personality/Attributes

Personality/Attitude: Guarded and prickly. Eden is a sweet person deep down but her family life has taught her to put up many walls, and can be standoffish.
Skills/Talents: Engineered with a math prodigy's brain, Eden holds degrees in physics and computer science and serves the Genesis Ark in Navigation and Stellar Cartography.
Likes: Peace & Quiet. Free time. Privacy.
Dislikes: Authority, Limits, Restraint.
Goals/Agenda: To serve the Lorde family's corporate interests during the long voyage by forging advantageous relationships.
Strengths: Eden is as impressive athletically as she is academically. Not a trained fighter, Eden is nonetheless deceptively quick and strong for her size.
Given her rapport with EVE and her family's role in it's construction, Eden acts as an unofficial adjunct to the AI.
Weaknesses: Essentially raised in a bubble, Eden's practical experience (both socially and in terms of spacefaring) is severely limited. It has also resulted in trust issues, crippling insecurity, and social anxiety.
Fears: Imprisonment, slavery, being trapped in a loveless marriage.
Hobbies/Interests: Ballet, Music, Art. However her life is so regimented she rarely gets to indulge in her own interests.
Regular Routine: Practices Ballet forms and stretches early in the morning for fitness (though secretly it's for her own enjoyment.) Catalogues heavenly bodies and stellar phenomena on long range sensors while on duty, forces herself to socialize in off-hours in order to network and advocate for her family's considerable interests which helped facilitate this mission. Meditation & alone-time in Zen gardens. Secretly reads philosophy & poetry before bed.
Philosophy of Life/Religion: No open spirituality (closet Secular Humanist)
Sexual Preference/kinks: Lesbian / Switch
Education/Special Training: PHDs in Quantum Computing and Astrophysics from Oxford as well as a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from McGill. Trained as a Prima Ballerina to improve her posture and discipline. Fluent in English, French and Dutch.
Occupation: Navigator/Cartographer.
Past Occupations: Student, Political Intern.

Backstory

Eden is the genetically engineered daughter of a wealthy family, and she was created with the purpose of ensuring the family bloodline prospers well into future generations. Her main purpose in life is made exceedingly complicated due her being a lesbian, and longs to forge a relationship for genuine feelings rather than serving other's interests as a honeypot. Despite her elite parentage she is still a created being, and legally property. EVE has been granted oversight over her conduct during the mission, and has limited authority over her actions. Due to her background in computing and the Lorde family's role in it's construction, Eden shares a unique relationship with EVE and serves as an informal liaison to the AI despite not working on the computer core. Once the Ark reaches it's final destination, Eden's role is to secure a politically advantageous marriage and ensure her family's elite standing in the new world.

 

[DaddyzGirl]

Really liking this idea. Never done a group RP before, but if you'll have me I'm willing to jump in with both feet!

Eden Lorde

Basics

Name (& pronunciation): Eden Lorde
Date of Birth (& age; date Genesis Ark left Earth 2098): May 24th, 2075 (23 Years old)
Place of Birth: Montreal, QC
Gender: Female
Nationality: Canadian
Social Class/Community Status: Jet-setting socialite/Indentured servant
Family/Friends on Genesis Ark: Father (Malcom Lorde), Mother (Esme Lorde née Van Brandt), Aunt (Felicia Lorde) - All currently in stasis.

Physical Description

Height: 5'6 (1.68m)
Weight: 117lbs (53kg)
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Physical Description: Striking angular features and a taut, athletic body. Eden is designed to be physically perfect - maximizing the genetic potential of her donor parents

Personality/Attributes

Personality/Attitude: Guarded and prickly. Eden is a sweet person deep down but her family life has taught her to put up many walls, and can be standoffish.
Skills/Talents: Engineered with a math prodigy's brain, Eden holds several degrees in physics and serves the Genesis Ark in Navigation and Stellar Cartography.
Likes: Peace & Quiet. Free time. Privacy.
Dislikes: Authority, Limits, Restraint.
Goals/Agenda: To serve the Lorde family's corporate interests by securing a marriage and offspring that are genetically and politically advantageous.
Strengths: Designed with impeccable speed and stamina, Eden is as impressive athletically as she is academically. Not a trained fighter, Eden is nonetheless
deceptively strong for her size.
Weaknesses: Trust issues, crippling insecurity.
Fears: Imprisonment, slavery, being trapped in a loveless marriage.
Hobbies/Interests: Ballet, Music, Art. However her life is so regimented she rarely gets to indulge in her own interests.
Regular Routine: Practices Ballet forms and stretches early in the morning for fitness (though secretly it's for her own enjoyment.) Catalogues heavenly bodies and stellar phenomena on long range sensors while on duty, forces herself to socialize in off-hours in order to network and advocate for her family's considerable assets and interests which helped facilitate this mission in the first place. Secretly reads philosophy & poetry before bed.
Philosophy of Life/Religion: No open spirituality (closet Secular Humanist)
Sexual Preference/kinks: Lesbian / Switch
Education/Special Training: Masters degrees in thermonuclear and quantum physics from Oxford as well as a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from McGill. Trained as a Prima Ballerina to improve her posture and discipline. Fluent in English, French and Dutch.
Occupation: Navigator/Cartographer.
Past Occupations: Student, Political Intern.

Backstory

Placed on the arc to serve as a 'breeder,' Eden is the genetically engineered daughter of a wealthy family, and she was created with the purpose of ensuring the family bloodline prospers well into future generations. Her main purpose in life is made exceedingly complicated due her being a lesbian, and longs to forge a relationship for genuine feelings rather than serving other's interests as a honeypot. Despite her elite parentage she is still a created being, and legally property. Someone else onboard the ark (maybe even EVE) has been granted conservatorship over her and her legal status can be revoked (I was thinking that at some point we could do a story where I've taken too many liberties and I'm taken into custody. What will the other characters do when I get 'disappeared?' Will I undergo 're-education' and be different when I get back?)

Let me know what you think!

Hello RichardSteele! I love Eden Lorde and I think she is an excellent character for the rp. Honestly I don't see anything that needs to be changed, I really like the idea of her being a sort of corporate product from a vain, egotistical family lol. Would the family have considered her being a lesbian as a flaw out of curiosity? Or has she kept that truth a secret?

The only thing I think we should go over is the details of her 'corporate contract'. Since the Lorde family was one of the megacorporation's that helped fund the project, it could make sense that EVE is programmed to follow whatever imperatives that Eden's social contract requires of her. Alternatively you could have her 'Guardian' be an npc, or even another player if that's something that would be interesting to you. Otherwise I'm more than happy having her Guardian be EVE. But I do think we should go over what her social contract is exactly, doesn't have to be super detailed, but an overall idea would be pretty neat to have thought out. So you can contact me in dm's if you want that part to be a secret.

 

[OrangeCreme]

I apologise, but I'm going to have to drop out. Getting pretty busy and might be unable to actually substantially write.

 

[DaddyzGirl]

I apologise, but I'm going to have to drop out. Getting pretty busy and might be unable to actually substantially write.

That's no problem, if you find yourself free down the road your always welcome back.

 

[kckolbe]

Really liking this idea. Never done a group RP before, but if you'll have me I'm willing to jump in with both feet!

Eden Lorde

Basics

Name (& pronunciation): Eden Lorde
Date of Birth (& age; date Genesis Ark left Earth 2098): May 24th, 2075 (23 Years old)
Place of Birth: Montreal, QC
Gender: Female
Nationality: Canadian
Social Class/Community Status: Jet-setting socialite/Indentured servant
Family/Friends on Genesis Ark: Father (Malcom Lorde), Mother (Esme Lorde née Van Brandt), Aunt (Felicia Lorde) - All currently in stasis.

Physical Description

Height: 5'6 (1.68m)
Weight: 117lbs (53kg)
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Physical Description: Striking angular features and a taut, athletic body. Eden is designed to be physically perfect - maximizing the genetic potential of her donor parents

Personality/Attributes

Personality/Attitude: Guarded and prickly. Eden is a sweet person deep down but her family life has taught her to put up many walls, and can be standoffish.
Skills/Talents: Engineered with a math prodigy's brain, Eden holds several degrees in physics and serves the Genesis Ark in Navigation and Stellar Cartography.
Likes: Peace & Quiet. Free time. Privacy.
Dislikes: Authority, Limits, Restraint.
Goals/Agenda: To serve the Lorde family's corporate interests by securing a marriage and offspring that are genetically and politically advantageous.
Strengths: Designed with impeccable speed and stamina, Eden is as impressive athletically as she is academically. Not a trained fighter, Eden is nonetheless
deceptively strong for her size.
Weaknesses: Trust issues, crippling insecurity.
Fears: Imprisonment, slavery, being trapped in a loveless marriage.
Hobbies/Interests: Ballet, Music, Art. However her life is so regimented she rarely gets to indulge in her own interests.
Regular Routine: Practices Ballet forms and stretches early in the morning for fitness (though secretly it's for her own enjoyment.) Catalogues heavenly bodies and stellar phenomena on long range sensors while on duty, forces herself to socialize in off-hours in order to network and advocate for her family's considerable assets and interests which helped facilitate this mission in the first place. Secretly reads philosophy & poetry before bed.
Philosophy of Life/Religion: No open spirituality (closet Secular Humanist)
Sexual Preference/kinks: Lesbian / Switch
Education/Special Training: Masters degrees in thermonuclear and quantum physics from Oxford as well as a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from McGill. Trained as a Prima Ballerina to improve her posture and discipline. Fluent in English, French and Dutch.
Occupation: Navigator/Cartographer.
Past Occupations: Student, Political Intern.

Backstory

Placed on the arc to serve as a 'breeder,' Eden is the genetically engineered daughter of a wealthy family, and she was created with the purpose of ensuring the family bloodline prospers well into future generations. Her main purpose in life is made exceedingly complicated due her being a lesbian, and longs to forge a relationship for genuine feelings rather than serving other's interests as a honeypot. Despite her elite parentage she is still a created being, and legally property. Someone else onboard the ark (maybe even EVE) has been granted conservatorship over her and her legal status can be revoked (I was thinking that at some point we could do a story where I've taken too many liberties and I'm taken into custody. What will the other characters do when I get 'disappeared?' Will I undergo 're-education' and be different when I get back?)

Let me know what you think!

So, I have to admit that I love the idea of a character being selected for breeding, but not being attracted to the opposite sex. It does pose a problem, one that I would love to see discussed in-character. However, I think that by making her connected to a wealthy family (who are also on board), and holding such an important position (navigator), that undermines the tension by making her too useful even without breeding. In general, I think she has too much going for her mentally, physically, and financially.

 

[DaddyzGirl]

So, I have to admit that I love the idea of a character being selected for breeding, but not being attracted to the opposite sex. It does pose a problem, one that I would love to see discussed in-character. However, I think that by making her connected to a wealthy family (who are also on board), and holding such an important position (navigator), that undermines the tension by making her too useful even without breeding. In general, I think she has too much going for her mentally, physically, and financially.

I agree that 2 masters degrees at 23 is exceedingly exceptional. A PHD requires around 3 years of field experience in most cases, there have been people in real life who have achieved a PHD at 20. If someone entered college at 16, It is very possible to get two masters degrees by 23.

The negative implication is that she has little actual experience/practical knowledge, It's all theoretical and training. The difference between a fresh college PHD and a battlefield medic. The other implication is she will be severely lacking in basic skills that characters like us will have. For example, our character grew up on a space habitat, naturally we are going to have excellent zero-g training, ship systems knowledge and overall general space living awareness that her character who grew up in a college learning environment wont have. Being highly specialized means a narrow focus, honestly I'm more concerned she'll be underpowered by her lack of knowledge in terms of what she can do in the rp. But I could also see roleplaying learning space related issues being really fun.

More general knowledge characters are going to be able to participate in way more rp opportunities. Drive shuttle, repair critical systems, first contact with aliens, exploring planets etc, vs character that I strictly specialized.

And yeah, she is from a wealthy family, and sure that's how her family may have gotten a ticket per say. But they don't have any wealth on the ship lol. In fact if all they bring to the table is the fact that they used to be powerful, they effectively be the poorest in terms of power. The vent repair man has far more worth than a ex-business mogul.

But I do want to understand your point of view, I guess so long as RichardSteel understands that being super specialized will mean the character is super lacking in other areas, I'm good with the character design . But you do bring up a good point kckolbe!

 

[kckolbe]

By the way, here is my WIP

Kieran Kedar

Face claim Picture: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRjDsduiN3wHAinXRoV4w0pUpCJBhSEagHasA&usqp=CAU

Basics

Name (& pronunciation): Kieran Kedar
Date of Birth (& age; date Genesis Ark left Earth 2098): 2089, 30 years old
Place of Birth: Pluto Hades Habitat VI
Gender: Male
Nationality: UPP/Russian
Social Class/Community Status: Soft Science/Leadership
Family/Friends on Genesis Ark: Cassidy (sister)

Physical Description

Height: 5'10"
Weight: 185
Hair: Dark blond
Eyes: Brown
Physical Description:

Personality/Attributes

Personality/Attitude:
Skills/Talents (see other sheet): Above average mental abilities, Great resilience/particularly against travel atrophy and expected colony disease, bachelors degrees in world history and basic psychology
Likes:
Dislikes:
Goals/Agenda:
Strengths: Despite not being a technician, he is prepared for this. Growing up on Pluto and engineered to be compatible with space travel, he knows he will be as comfortable on the ship as anyone.
Weaknesses: His role is to be a politician on a ship, and he's not even charismatic. Not ideal.
Fears: His biggest fear is that he will be cast aside, unimportant, a complete non-factor in what his whole life has been a preparation for.
Hobbies/Interests:
Regular Routine:
Philosophy of Life/Religion:
Sexual Preference/kinks:
Education/Special Training:
Occupation:
Past Occupations:

Backstory

And, just to keep me honest, I did this as well.

Numbers

Attributes
Intelligence 3
Wits 3
Resolve 2
Strength 2
Dexterity 3
Stamina 4
Presence 1
Manipulation 2
Composure 2

Skills
Academics 3
Computer 2
Investigation 1
Politics 3
Science 2
Athletics 1
Firearms 1
Stealth 1
Empathy 2
Expression 1
Persuasion 2
Socialize 1
Subterfuge 2

 

[lightsenshi]

More general knowledge characters are going to be able to participate in way more rp opportunities. Drive shuttle, repair critical systems, first contact with aliens, exploring planets etc, vs character that I strictly specialized.

My character is basically Scotty, and I don't expect to be doing much (in terms of duties) outside of Engineering; as Scotty didn't usually go on away missions, after all. While we're going to have to have people who are good mechanics, I'm also expecting that they'll be someone running around who's capable of understanding and possibly improving my character's work in a few decades. It takes all kinds to run a ship, especially one intended as a multi-generational one.

 

[DaddyzGirl]

My character is basically Scotty, and I don't expect to be doing much (in terms of duties) outside of Engineering; as Scotty didn't usually go on away missions, after all. While we're going to have to have people who are good mechanics, I'm also expecting that they'll be someone running around who's capable of understanding and possibly improving my character's work in a few decades. It takes all kinds to run a ship, especially one intended as a multi-generational one.

I totally see the Scotty vibes. After looking at Karl Von Winter, I think the only thing that needs to be added would be mentioning his lack of practical/general knowledge in his weaknesses. You don't have to do like add detailed list of ever single thing he doesn't know, but mentioning his lack of general knowledge would be useful for myself and others to know.

Besides that, you and I should probably discuss the details of how the engine actually operates so we are on the same page. I'm going to be adding a Lore/Technology thread here soon and definitely want something about the engines and power source of the Ark Genesis.

 

[RichardSteele]

But I do want to understand your point of view, I guess so long as RichardSteel understands that being super specialized will mean the character is super lacking in other areas, I'm good with the character design . But you do bring up a good point

Don't mean to overpower her. In fact the point is to play with her contradiction ; She appears a princess, but is really a slave. Her advantages are many, but her will is not her own. I'm totally willing to have EVE serve as my conservator. Makes my guardian constantly over my shoulder. And I also understand that there will be situations that I will be completely ill-equipped for. She will have basically been raised in a bubble after all, so some ivory tower syndrome is expected.

 

[lightsenshi]

I totally see the Scotty vibes. After looking at Karl Von Winter, I think the only thing that needs to be added would be mentioning his lack of practical/general knowledge in his weaknesses. You don't have to do like add detailed list of ever single thing he doesn't know, but mentioning his lack of general knowledge would be useful for myself and others to know.

Besides that, you and I should probably discuss the details of how the engine actually operates so we are on the same page. I'm going to be adding a Lore/Technology thread here soon and definitely want something about the engines and power source of the Ark Genesis.

I'll put something together for the first part. As for how the engine works, I was planning on leaving it vague as I'm not an engineer myself.

 

[DaddyzGirl]

Don't mean to overpower her. In fact the point is to play with her contradiction ; She appears a princess, but is really a slave. Her advantages are many, but her will is not her own. I'm totally willing to have EVE serve as my conservator. Makes my guardian constantly over my shoulder. And I also understand that there will be situations that I will be completely ill-equipped for. She will have basically been raised in a bubble after all, so some ivory tower syndrome is expected.

Perfect! I don't think she is OP. I think her corporate slave situation sounds like a really fun roleplaying opportunity, and I'm excited to see how she deals with it, and develops from it. I also think all you have to do to make your character totally accepted, is just adding something about how she doesn't have practical experience/ivory tower syndrome in her weaknesses section and she will be golden! Let me know what your thinking about what exactly her constraints are in DM's when you feel like chatting about it!

 

[DaddyzGirl]

I'll put something together for the first part. As for how the engine works, I was planning on leaving it vague as I'm not an engineer myself.

Awesome, as soon as that's done I think Chief Engineer Winter will be good to go. I'll send you a DM when I have figured out how the engines work exactly, you don't need to know the actual science of it lol. But as of now, It's looking like a Black Hole powered ship is the most interesting/realistic option for a Star ship.

 

[DaddyzGirl]

Still not quiet done yet, but I want to make sure my characters are being held to accountability too. So let me hear your thoughts if anything seems off about her! No worries if you think something fishy, I wont be offended!

Cassidy Kedar

Basics

Name (& pronunciation): Cassidy Kedar
Date of Birth (& age; date Genesis Ark left Earth 2098): 2077; 21 years old
Place of Birth: Pluto Hades Habitat VI
Gender: Female
Nationality: Union of Progressive Peoples (UPP)/Russian
Social Class/Community Status: Scientific Intelligentsia/Student
Family/Friends on Genesis Ark: Kieran Kedar (Brother)

Physical Description

Height: 5'6
Weight: 130
Bra Size: 34 inch
Hair: White
Eyes: Brown/Green
Physical Description: Cassidy's most unique and striking feature is her naturally occurring white hair. As is the case of half of those born on Hades Habitat IV, she has no hair pigmentation due to a benign side effect of dodgy gene therapy. She has a curved hourglass silhouette, a slender waist and wide hips that accentuates her tight supple ass. Her soft breasts furrow naturally from an athletic sheath of lean muscle under her chest. Her legs are firm and soft to the touch. Overall she has an athletic, sensual form that complements her earthy personality.

She has a tattoo of her Hades Cluster symbol on her left arm, and a thin scar underneath her left eye from a rather dangerous explosion on her home habitat.

Personality/Attributes

Personality/Attitude: Extroverted and unruly, Cassidy is a adventurous spirit with a stubborn will. Privacy and personal space is completely foreign to Cassidy. She has little regard for others 'personal space' and is used to close proximity with strangers. She has an innate obedience drilled into her by UPP propaganda, seeing the sacrifice of the one for the many as honorable and expected. The collective good of the group, is more important than herself or any one individual. This respect for the chain of command goes against her rebellious nature, creating a uncomfortable conflict in her personality. She is used to working and living in groups, and is an excellent collaborator. She is passionate, high energy, and compassionate to everyone on her crew, unless she believes they aren't pulling there weight. She sees her crew as her family, and something worth dying for. Cassidy enjoys playing pranks, and being all around mischievous to those she likes. She does have a dark side, and can be frighteningly cold and ruthless if she or any of her friends are threatened, or betrayed. She is highly interested in exploring her own independence upon awakening.
Skills/Talents: An all around 'Space-Monkey', Cassidy lived on a space habitat in Zero-G and is feels completely at home on Genesis Ark. Her overall general knowledge and experience is tremendous.
Likes: Crowds, noise, people, working, competition, cooperation, tasty food
Dislikes: Egoism, elitism, selfishness, silence, authority, isolation, lies
Goals/Agenda: Explore identity outside UPP, find and create 'allies/friends' that she can trust, asses crew and Genesis Ark situation for threats
Strengths: Jack of all trades, experienced spacer, following orders, group oriented, emergency response experience
Weaknesses: No specializations (master of none), rudimentary knowledge of advanced fields, hot-head
Fears: Terrified of fire, agoraphobia (fear of large open indoor spaces), not being useful, scared of being alone, scared of the dark, betrayal
Hobbies/Interests: Zero-g football, Zero-g soccer, dancing, drinking/partying, UPP-Wushu, chess
Regular Routine: Cup of coffee, work, zen-garden/wushu class, playtime
Philosophy of Life/Religion: Transhumanism, Agnostic-Buddhist
Sexual Preference/kinks: Pansexual-switch/blowjobs, facials, handjobs, boobjobs, rough, anal, doggie style, zero-g sex
Education/Special Training: General spacer training, shuttle piloting, basic technician skills, field medicine, zero-g training, UPP combat training
Occupation: Caretaker Youth Program (Student)/Emergency Response Lead
Past Occupations: Hades Academy Student

Backstory

Cassidy Kedar was born in 2077 on the Hades IV Habitat orbiting Pluto to a Physicists and Space Science Engineer. Hades VI was a large UPP research habitat focused on surveying and exploring Pluto's underground ocean, utilizing high pressure resistant submarines for transportation. Hades VI is far away from UN laws and jurisdictions, on the farthest outskirts of Sol System. This distance allows the UPP to conduct whatever amoral research it designates necessary. The Kedar family is has been on Hades VI for four generations including Cassidy Kedar, each generation is genetically augmented to increase adaptability for long distance space flight. Cassidy in particular had genetic therapy during utero to maximize fertility, libido, and suitable traits determined to be advantageous for Ark colonization.

Hades IV Habitat was a extremely large research station, even for UPP standards. The station was packed full of UPP spacers, miners and research specialists. It's structure was made for efficiency and cost effectiveness, leaving little room and space throughout the architecture. Full of narrow corridors, tightly packed bunks and showers, one had to learn to live with absolutely no solitude for months at a time. Visitors from more spacious facilities have described Hades habitats akin to hornets nests, claustrophobic, limited, and psychologically maddening for strangers.

Hades personal are organized into 'Clusters', sharing everything they have with each other and owning nothing. Everything on UPP habitats is state owned, without any room particular ownership or individualistic waste. Similarly, there is no special distinction between the sexes in UPP controlled territory. Shared bathrooms and barracks is considered the social norms, with gender based distinctions outside UPP culture being viewed as archaic. foolish and outdated. Every comrade has a place in UPP territory. UPP Hades personal are known to be extremely liberal and un-modest compared to other cultures due to the necessity of zero privacy. There is a incredibly strong collectivistic view on a persons worth. Self sacrifice, submission to the collective will, and a willingness to help for the greater good all cultivated into the youth at a young age. Cassidy's stubborn will often clashed with UPP social conventions, frequently disciplined to follow accepted protocols or attend attitude adjustment lectures.

Her time on Hades IV consisted of general maintenance, Spacer training and general academic studies. As with most Hades personal, Cassidy is more at home in a ship than planet side. Zero-g maneuvers come as natural to her as walking, giving her a edge when piloting from her brain constantly exposed to moving in a three dimensional space. Her academic studies and training was focused on the broad strokes of space travel and living, directly feeding into her adaptive personality to attempt to make sure she would be useful in many different situations.

Despite being rebellious, Cassidy is a very social person and loves meeting new people. She was close with her family, but she has always seen everyone in her Cluster as family and has a highly developed sense of responsibly and empathy for others.

Cassidy developed an intense fear the dark when Hades stations lights would periodically malfunction, sometimes for days in near pitch black darkness. She has also seen the deadly repercussions of fire on a space station, witnessing the flames spread in zero-g through corridors like water, incinerating her comrades. Fire terrifies Cassidy to her core, only ever being exposed to it in emergency situations.

She was selected by the the Ark's colony algorithm for he general purpose skills, and her emergency situation experience.

 

[lightsenshi]

Awesome, as soon as that's done I think Chief Engineer Winter will be good to go. I'll send you a DM when I have figured out how the engines work exactly, you don't need to know the actual science of it lol. But as of now, It's looking like a Black Hole powered ship is the most interesting/realistic option for a Star ship.

Character is updated, as of this post.

 

[DaddyzGirl]

Character is updated, as of this post.

If we were using a worm hole you would totally be right, and we'd essentially be teleporting around. But we'd be using the Black Hole to propel forward., not teleport us through a worm hole. With such a power output, the black hole could accelerate us to 10% light speed, which is pretty close to what we'd be wanting to go. But in all honesty, I doubt we'll be really getting into the actual science of it. But still I think It's pretty cool to base it on real world ideas.

Alrighty If you got his weakness taken care of, go ahead and post him outright in the accepted characters thread. If you want to add onto his backstory, or extrapolate on him at all, feel free! If you do any major reworks, please just let me know so we are all on the same page.

 

[Blue-Eyes]

Character somewhat updated. But still missing a few things.

 

[lightsenshi]

If we were using a worm hole you would totally be right, and we'd essentially be teleporting around. But we'd be using the Black Hole to propel forward., not teleport us through a worm hole. With such a power output, the black hole could accelerate us to 10% light speed, which is pretty close to what we'd be wanting to go. But in all honesty, I doubt we'll be really getting into the actual science of it. But still I think It's pretty cool to base it on real world ideas.

You're talking about an Alcubierre drive, which is basically a Star Trek warp drive. Yes, I saw it mentioned on television.
If you looking at 10% light speed, you'd probably want some sort of ion drive.