Exanis
He Who Sees E's
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Sci-Fi |
"Driven by emotion, they must be feared" |
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╞ The Story ╡ | |||
Nearly a thousand years ago we finally met extraterrestrial life, and soon after, created our first multi-race alliance. Around that time we began to develop rules of engagement, hoping that we could peacefully gather more allies across the systems. But that's just not how humans are. By the second or third time we met a new race, we were already growing numb to the excitement. We humans, were simply a ticking time bomb.
Those that were not our allies, we treated like animals. We took from their numbers, and conducted experiments that could be considered inhumane. Sure, we tried to deny it, blame it on freelance pirates or something. But in truth, we wanted to learn. We needed an edge if things went south, and for that, we took a gamble. Eventually, we humans turned the races against one another. It was the only way really, we lacked the firepower to combat them ourselves. It's their fault for trusting something as light as words. Because you see, we humans are sinful creatures, and a lie is the least of our concern. I do not believe what came next was a product of rage, but rather necessity.
In the end, the other races discovered the truth. Those we once called allies, chose to reset that which is 'humanity'. We didn't stand a chance. Within one year, the other races crushed us. And for the next seven hundred, they caged us. Needless to say, our technology has been long since lost. Now we live in an age comparable to the Medieval Ages, and it is us that are treated like animals. Little more than wolves on a chain. "
We are humans, and after a thousand years we are still paying the price for betraying our allies. We are treated like wild animals, creatures that are both to be feared and caged. From there, it's probably understandable that they keep us from advantages like technology. But that's the thing that the Extra's don't quite seem to understand. We humans always reach out for power, though our motives are always different. When a higher race rubs the unknown into our face, we get kind of curious on what's out there. And when we get curious for too long? That's when we get restless, and desperate.
For the longest time we have been surviving in an age similar to the Medieval era. But now, things are starting to make a turn. You see, within the past forty years humans have began to find what's known as relics. Rather, remnants from the old world. With their power, and our evolved sense of survival, a human can actually stand on par with the Extra's soldiers. But this also means that the Extras are making a bit of movement as well. They are starting to develop search parties, finally leaving their blasted outposts. They want to collect the relics so they can be destroyed, but we just can't have that, can we?
It's finally time for us humans to break these chains that have been placed upon us. By using the relics, we might actually be capable of establishing ourselves as a race amongst the others. Whether it be by balancing the power, or controlling it. We humans a fickle creatures after all. When these chains are undone, will we be welcomed, or feared?
The Relics
"Only fools rely on a power that lies beyond themselves. And I may just be the biggest fool alive."
"Only fools rely on a power that lies beyond themselves. And I may just be the biggest fool alive."
What are relics?
Relics are basically anything that remain from the old civilization, most of which are practically useless. That is to say, most of the relics that are found are either cosmetics or simply broken. However, it is the rarity of finding a functional relic that keeps people hunting. And as such, when one speaks of relics they normally refer to the old tech.
So what can relics do?
Anything, really. We are talking about weaponry, augments, and any other tech one could possibly imagine. Mechs that are deployed from a device the size of a penny, an augment that gives one's left arm the strength of ten men, or even a rifle that never runs out of ammunition. But here's the catch, the old tech requires a blood pact to activate. That is to say, this is tech that was developed to survive the purge. It is inactive until it registers a human's blood within it's systems. Though, this also means that the device will only respond to whichever individual makes the pact.
Where can relics be found?
That's the hard part, no one really knows. You probably stand the best chance looking around what ruins do remain, but even then, if you wind up underground you might not come back. It seems that the stronger creatures are naturally pulled towards the relics, which makes hunting for them even more dangerous.
Is there a relic limit?
There will be a limit, but it's not us that will decide what that limit is. Because you see, the more tech-related relics you have, the faster you will die. Passively, the relics will radiate the area when activated. More specifically, it is a radiation that will target the blood of the user directly. This is not a fault in design, but rather a fail safe. The humans facing the purge wanted to ensure that such mistakes would not occur once more. As such, a penalty is placed upon those that seek higher power.
The Home World
"It might not look like it, but try to remember that this is our world. Those Extra's won't be taking it away."
"It might not look like it, but try to remember that this is our world. Those Extra's won't be taking it away."
This world has changed greatly, seeing as the old civilization was basically ripped from it. The humans lost the ability to freely terraform, which leads us back to extinguishable resources. However, that might not be such a bad thing seeing as it's not being collected at an alarming rate anymore. Well, that, and the fact that only a twentieth of the former population actually survived to this day. But perhaps the biggest changes came from the fact that this planet is still irradiated by the alien tech that was used.
So how exactly has the world changed?
Well, for starters all of the buildings and technology are gone. You might be rolling your eyes, but imagine if something as simple as the cell phone simply disappeared. Humans no longer rely on technology for their needs. But this also means that it is more difficult to survive. Let's ignore that, and go to the real reason you might ask this question.
The world may as well be barren. Wildlife does run think, and this does include vegetation. But the problem relies within the fact that the vegetation is practically inedible. This resulted in the humans becoming more like carnivores. To eat a plant? It's a death trap, really. You see, radiation from the alien tech is still, even now in the air of our home world. Because of that, the flora of our planet has greatly changed. Flowers that bloom to thirty feet tall, mushrooms that glow, and even plants that try to eat your flesh. It's probably safest to live in the deserts, because at least there you can see what wants to kill you.
Now what about the climate?
The climate has become even harsher than the world itself, also thanks to the radiation our little friends brought. One good example are the plasma storms. If your the type to be afraid of lightning storms, then this would probably make you keel over. You see, lightning simply strikes, it's there, then it's gone. But plasma storms, they just kind of drift along until the storm finally ends. Like large orbs of light they float through the sky crackling, continuously frying anything that get's close. But that's not the worst part. Sometimes these balls of plasma drift close enough to the surface to tear through the land. And just about anything caught within it is atomized.
In short, keep on your toes.
What kind of creatures are we dealing with here?
The Extra's don't really waste an opportunity. And the fact that own home world has evolved to a unique climate due to their radiation means it can house life from other worlds just as easily. And so, from the far outer reaches of the system, our world has horrors we could never really dream of. Not all of them are so bad, I mean, every world has their type of rabbits. But it is the bigger creatures that one has to be weary of. As it is now, it wouldn't even be strange to hear that dragons live here.
What about the outposts?
This is the one good thing that came from the spacial radiation. The aliens are forced to watch us from planet side, due to the fact that it's too thick to watch us from orbit. As such, they have outposts scattered about. Of course their technology far surpasses our own, and a majority of outposts won't even let a human with the vicinity. However, there are the rare few that accept trade. It seems like some of the alien races took a liking to the new cuisine created by the humans using the creatures brought to us. That, and everyone wants some kind of gift to send back home.
What about the humans?
It's a world where survival is your top priority. And sadly, that means that on occasion you might have to betray your own. A majority of the humans travel in clans in a nomadic like state. This is because it's safer in a group rather than trying to live in the world alone. Others make home near the alien outposts, where creatures seem to run a little thinner. But you have to be careful, this world is full of people that result to banditry when needed. In the end, we really are wolves, aren't we?
More details will be added as more interest is garnered. Feel free to ask any questions that come to mind and I'll try my best to answer them.
I am also aware that, as of now, Hosted Project creation is unavailable. That does not change the fact that the end format of this RP will hopefully be one of a Hosted Project when the time comes that conversion is available. I simply wanted to make that clear early on.
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