ZevVeli
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So I have an idea for a space-opera style RP. Essentially the players would be crew members aboard the Civilian class Escort Vehicle (C.E.V.) Atlas, as they journey throughout the stars jumping from planet to planet, system to system, job to job. (Essentially think Firefly meets Farscape, with a hint of Babylon 5 and Red Dwarf.) The backstory is as follows.
In the late 22nd century Earth was attacked by an aliean armad. These aiens were able to decimate humanity at first with their superior weaponry and technology until one of the invading ships turned traitor and gave technology to the humans. After mastering space travel with their new technology "The Traitor", as history has come to know humanity's mysterious benefactor, explained that his race were slaves to an even greater threat. After liberating the slave races The Masters fled the galaxy, never to be seen again. Thus the age of exploration began. For the next 50 years humanity spread among the stars, exploring new frontiers before discovering a unique element known as "Quasiva." The general peace that humanity had known after The War was quickly shattered as humanity began to fight over this new element due to its unique properties, as well as the secrets surrounding its mining and refining. For the next 150 years factions arose and fought over vast sections of space for even small deposits of Quasiva, often finding at war's end that the mine has long since been depleted and the miners all dead in their caverns. Consequently the conquering government often abandons the newly conquered sector, leaving a perfect breeding ground for criminal elements. In fact many of the factions who fight in the war now originated as gangs who seized power in an abandoned sector. Consequently many humans seek refuge in alien territories for protection, resulting in them being ostracized should they ever return to human-controlled territories. Our story begins on the planet of Dalaan, a once thriving planet with lush foliage, immense cities, and beautiful artistry due to its moon which was rich in Quasiva. However when the Planet was conquered by the Black Reaper faction five years ago, the moon was found to be depleted with the miners all dead, thus the wealthiest of Dalaan's residents fled the planet, and the Black Reapers took away the terraforming generators. Without the generators the forests died and the arid wastelands reclaimed the planet. Thus it is here where the captain of the C.E.V. Atlas chose to land, to recruit a new crew of young men and women who desire to leave the planet, but cannot afford passage otherwise.
