Name: Sommerville, Harold
Aliases: N/A
Gender/Pronouns: Male
Sexual/Romantic Orientation: Straight
Age: 38
Birthdate: 05/07/796 AS
Occupation: Fleet Captain of the Bretonian Armed Forces; representative of Bretonia to Rheinland
Personality: Ambitious; Impatient
Motivations: Restoring Bretonia's long lost glory
Current Goal: Reforming the Armed Forces
Life Goal: Seeing through Bretonia's revival
Motto: Plus Ultra
Best Quality: Reform-minded
Worst Quality: Arrogant
Fears: Saoirse Keane; Losing Bretonia's spot as a Great House
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Group/Organizational Affiliations: The Kingdom of Bretonia; The Bretonian Armed Forces
Family: N/A; Father died during Gallic War, mother died in 825 AS
Relationship Status: N/A
Significant Other: N/A
Name: Akihiro, Mitsuo
Aliases: N/A
Gender/Pronouns: Male
Sexual/Romantic Orientation: Straight
Age: 49
Birthdate: 08/01/785 AS
Occupation: Lord Protector of the Kusari Empire
Personality: Calculated; Patient
Motivations: Ardent supporter of the Emperor
Current Goal: Stabilizing the Sigma and Liberty frontiers
Life Goal: Protecting Kusari
Motto: Pro Fide, Lege et Rege
Best Quality: Ruthless in pursuing own goals
Worst Quality: Xenophobic
Fears: Toppling of the current status quo in Kusari
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Group/Organizational Affiliations: The Empire of Kusari; The Kusari Naval Forces
Family: Parents still alive, residing on Planet Kyushu
Relationship Status: Married
Significant Other: Akihiro, Onishi
Name: Meyer, Wolfgang Fynn
Aliases: N/A
Gender/Pronouns: N/A
Sexual/Romantic Orientation: N/A
Age: N/A
Birthdate: N/A
Occupation: Part of the RNC Einbeck as ship and crew alike; Prominent figure of Die Wilde Jagd
Name: Alexander, William
Aliases: N/A
Gender/Pronouns: Male
Sexual/Romantic Orientation: Straight
Age: 43
Birthdate: 20/04/791 AS
Occupation: Luminary of The Core
Personality: Analytical; Risk-taker
Motivations: Being the first in the line of battle against The Order, The Nomads, the Corsairs; Serving Humanity
Current Goal: N/A; assisting The Core in its ongoing search for new relics throughout the Omicrons
Life Goal: Serving Humanity
Motto: Veritas Vincit
Best Quality: Easily adapts to changing situations
Worst Quality: Boastful
Fears: Death; The Nomads reawakening (secretly)
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Group/Organizational Affiliations: Humanity; The Core
Family: Contact with family cut circa 812 AS
Relationship Status: N/A
Significant Other: N/A
Secondary characters:
Shimoda Takahiro - Close associate of Lord Mitsuo
Hermann Maximilian Leberecht - Rheinland Military Kapitan-zur-See
Fritz Hoffman - Former MND Corvette Captain; Wild thrall operating in the 'Stulingen' Unit, MND
Wigston Carter Archibald - Armed Forces Captain; Military attache of Bretonia to Crayter
Refitted from an aging Crecy hull, the Naseby serves the Armed Forces as one of the oldest -- and most experienced -- platforms for upholding the many blockades instituted by the Crown on her rivals, from the Taus, to Dublin. In this role, its captain, Archibald Wigston, has become the leading figure in Bretonia's fight against the Mollys and Gallic state, with the Naseby receiving a role equally prestigious, that of flagship for the 1st Royal Cruiser Flotilla.
The recent push by the Crown for closer cooperation with the Empire of Kusari for the liberation of Dublin has also had an impact on the destroyer, with its hull seeing major modifications to allow for the implementation of an experimental Kishiro jump drive; its use as a testbed for the prototype drive serves to gather valuable information for use by the Essex and Somerset fleets in months to come. Before then, still, the Naseby remains true to its old motives and goals, upholding the Dublin blockade mercilessly to cut off any supplies bound for the Molly movement.
Launched at Oder Shipyard in 787 AS as the one of the first cruisers amongst many hundreds more under the pretext of bolstering Rheinland's security against an increasing threat posed by Hessian and Unioner rebels, at the behest of Chancellor Niemann, the RNC Einbeck was pressed into service as part of the Northern Rheinland Fleet.
It was during this time that rumors began circulating of new, alien designs being constructed at a secret facility in the Frankfurt system, and it was also Frankfurt that saw Kusari agitators be put to justice by the righteous Rheinland Military mere days after. The Bundschuh movement, working hand-in-hand with The Orders, set in motion a large-scale attack against this facility, one that was foiled with ease by the Chancellor's best units.
These Kusari agitators, propped up by the Shogun and acting in unison with the Naval Forces -- at the time building up their strength behind the Honshu Gate -- crossed the final red line established in Rheinland - Kusari relations. In a move to safeguard Rheinland's future, Chancellor Niemann ordered the Rheinland Military to enter into the Sigmas and then further into Kusari space. It was not long after that the RNC Einbeck would be marked as missing, together with the entire Northern Fleet...
An otherwise ordinary Ryuujin-class transport belonging to Kishiro Technologies, the Mamiya Maru stands out through its recurring chartering by the Kusari Government for highly-secretive supply missions between the Empire of Kusari and the Kingdom of Bretonia, hauling crucial pieces of technology needed by the Armed Forces.
Outside these specific undertakings, at times, the transport also fulfills the role of a logistical vessel in support of the Naval Forces' efforts aboard Yokosuka Module, in the New Tokyo system.
Constructed at Durban Shipyard in late 833 AS, the Juggernaut lives up to its name -- representing The Core's might and determination to maintain full control over exports related to Omicron Minor's Azurite Gas and Omicron Delta's Iridium, with the former serving as near-permanent posting site for the Hegemon-class ship.
The crew of the APM miner, well aware of the dangers of the frontier, often employ Bounty Hunter escorts throughout their mining operations, though in times recent, the APM Juggernaut has also led The Core into a new era of cooperation with smaller, non-House groups, unable to requisition larger transports.
In this role, it serves as both a mobile refinery and bulk hauler, providing, for the right price, rare materials and delivering them under heavy escort to any destination within the Border Worlds or nearby House systems.
Frequently seen in the frontier system of Omicron Delta, the APM Leviathan supplies Grootegeluk Depot with valuable goods, ranging from manufacturing items, to shipments of rare and exotic relics from Omicron Pi, but also Azurite Gas from Omicron Minor.
A Hegemon-class vessel belonging to Samura Industries, the Irako Maru has seen major refits in recent years to allow for the safe transportation of goods between Samura-affiliated installations and other bases within Core Kusari systems.
After several months of clandestine mining operations within the Sigma-13 system, the Irako Maru has been tasked with supplying Yokosuka Module, an installation in the New Tokyo system situated in orbit of Planet Fuji. Utilizing its vast storage spaces, the Hegemon-class ship is frequently seen shuttling cargo between Narita, Osaka and Shinagawa, carrying various low and high-risk goods.
In spite of this assignment -- working for the Naval Forces -- it is likely that with a reinvigorated Samura, the Irako Maru will return to its posting within the Sigmas, if only for a short period of time.
Stories & Biographies:
The triumph of the militarists - Harold's successful attempt to gain the support of the hardline militarists within the government and military
Tying loose ends - Short story about Harold's rise to becoming Fleet Admiral
Divide Et Imperia - Meeting between Sommerville and Horatio to discuss the visit by Crayter
Ad Victoriam - Diplomatic visit of the Crayter Republic to Carlisle
Alea Iacta Est - Diplomatic visit of Kusari to New London
A schemer or a madman? - Short story about the on-going power struggle between Sommerville and Steiner
Beyond the Veil - Meeting between Meyer, a Nomad associate and Shozak the Survivor aboard Altair Research Complex
Part of the Crew, Part of the Ship - The RNC Einbeck and the RNC Schiller's battered retreat from Thuringia and into Omega-58 to become One Mind, with One Goal and One Purpose
News & Other:
Action - Propaganda outlet in the Kingdom of Bretonia
Bump! I've finally attached all (well, most of, anyway) the important comms I've done so far with my main characters. Though there's unfortunately still a lot of work to do, i.e. finishing up the bios of the other characters, I believe their in-game and forum roleplay so far is sufficient enough to provide a view into how they have developed or grown up as people.
Please shoot any questions or feedback you might've got about any of the present characters' decisions and roleplay and I'll try my best to provide concise answers.
This has been updated. Feedback, as always, is welcomed.
I will be working over the next weeks to integrate a biography section for each and every one of those characters, but without going too into detail as I much prefer expanding my characters' lore bits here and there in-game rather than on forums.
Lore on the Einbeck has finally been updated, together with images (thanks to @Chronicron). I still have to update the character parts a bit as they're very outdated and pretty vague, but also pretty meh in terms of content, though that's a job for post 5.1 shenanigans.
Bumping again for feedback on my works (or really anything related to my roleplay). I'm also going to use the opportunity to mention that I've started setting up a few setinfos, posted also here for those that can't or won't meet my characters, for my most important ships, though most are still WIP (except ship class, I guess and my Epic Samura Gamer) unfortunately. Unlike the characters promise, however, I do hope to finish these all up this week!
While you and I were both inRPly and ooRPly at odds for a good while due to various circumstances, I can't deny that your roleplay is, on the whole, excellent, and I have enjoyed every encounter with you that I can remember at the moment. Your news articles et al are also very good and well-written, and are some of the few I actually bother reading; furthermore you've gone from being one of my least favorite people on Discovery to someone I enjoy hanging out with and talking to within a relatively short period of time. I'm definitely looking forward to getting to engage ingame more often once my life circumstances settle down enough to make regular play possible for me again.
However, one thing I would like to mention, comrade communist republican, is your nomspeak -- as you know, I'm a Vagrant player, and Vagrants have largely done away with the ancient Keepers-origin nomspeak that we're all familiar with (yet none of us understand). Obviously, you play iotashare Wild rather than voidshare Nomads, but I do believe that in any case, whether playing a Nomad or infectee of either hive, the frequent employment of metaphor rather than literal language is critical to achieve a truly "alien" feeling. While there are of course almost innumerable ways to do this, there are also many established conventions that one can draw on as a way to dip one's toes into less human-like ways for characters to express themselves. Considering how much time and energy you put into Wilde stuff, I think it would greatly behoove you to focus on fleshing out this aspect of your writing, whether via reading poetry for inspiration or just asking other alien players for guidance.
Don't take the above paragraph too harshly -- I'm relatively new to playing aliens myself, this was just something I immediately picked up on about your writing. Overall, like I said, I'm eager to read more of what you write (human or otherwise) and especially to encounter you ingame more often.
[say this part like a stuttering schoolgirl]
I hope you enjoyed reading this textwall as much as I enjoyed writing it.
(07-23-2024, 06:02 AM)Petitioner Wrote: I think it would greatly behoove you to focus on fleshing out this aspect of your writing, whether via reading poetry for inspiration or just asking other alien players for guidance.
That's something I've considered for a good long while, really, ever since I first met Lily's Vagrant in Orkney some 5 months ago. My bigger dilemma is how to properly implement it within the framework of K'Hara roleplay, but I suppose I'll see about learning some phrases, key words and work from there.
As for the rest, thanks for the mentions. I do admit I did put a lot of effort especially into those news articles, probably more than into most of my characters, even, so seeing them brought up is definitely good.
Stories fleshed out for them Epic Ships tm (with the exception of the Haruna and the Invictus); added some character background using a roleplay server template, for the 4 main characters right now. Might expand the list at a later point.
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