Charles Darwin once said, "It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive, but those who can best manage change."
And was he not true? Was he not, at the very least, a philosopher whilst also being researcher and scientist? Why, some may even call him a religious figure, a man who, while alive was able to speak to God himself and bestow knowledge unto the rest of us.
But you and I care not for the thoughts of those who think of mere men as gods, no, we instead approach life from a.......analytical point of view. Yes, in 1860, and aging 51 years of life, the man who occupied a category of intelligence all of his own, created new life via the tampering with single celled organisms. Yes, he went on to move upwards along the evolutionary ladder and bring back the woolly mammoth of old not ten years later out of a african elephant's still forming young. And yes, he did, on his very death bed, release His research unto his children, allowing them to both continue, and share his work with the rest of the world.
But he was merely a man with a vision. A vision that allowed him to figure out how to reach across the very strands of life that existed, and, after many years of work, alter them to his liking. A vision shred by those who followed in his wake.
Viktor Atrovich, a Russian scientist in the field of Embryology successfully altered the genetic makeup of several bears under his care to the point where they were restored to their ice age-equivalent brethren. They became giants, taller than the ever green forests they stalked and were quickly turned into war machines and living cargo transports as soldiers and workers alike could ride atop their backs.
Martin Alexander, a English researcher spent five years alone with a support staff in a secluded lab in northern Yorkshire before revealing his creation. Via the tampering of both feline and lupine genes, he successfully created a hybrid, part wolf, part tiger, and all beast. They too were appropriated into society and further used for all sorts of tasks.
Men and women across the globe, called Bowlers, due to the hats they wore, lept upon the chance to create their own hybrid and slap their name upon it. But everything comes with a price, does it not?
The field of study had numerous enemies throughout its field of power, they claimed that each beast, in its perverted form, was both a crime against nature, and a crime against God himself. As such, many nations banned both the study, and creations from their lands, instead turning to technology to combat the massive beasts of burden the "Darwinists" brought to the table.
The newly dubbed "Clanker" nations, began cranking out feats such as heavily armored tanks than not only blew holes in concrete bunkers, but also walked on two, four, or even six legs. Some even functioned as aerial bases and sported runways which bombers and the like could land on. They even outfitted soldiers with tech, gas masks to stave off the noxious fumes belched by their massive machines, and small, two legged scout walkers that could run faster than any man.
The two sides were obviously bitter rivals, with some neutral nations, the U.S., the Ottomans, and others, caught in between, using both Darwinist and Clanker technology and beasts to better themselves. And so, in 1914, the assassination of the Archduke, and heir to the throne, of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a prominent Clanker figurehead, and his wife by Serbian extremists, Darwnists, sparked war.
Battle lines were drawn, supply routes established, and the Clankers and Darwinists began the bloodiest war in history.
But, you and I don't care about that, now do we? No, no, see along our route, we'll fly right past Clanker lines without any problems......should they choose to honor our little agreement. And let me tel you, I honestly think, around 60 percent, that they may have been lying to us- What was that?
You....you don't know what this mission is? Or where you are? Or who I am?
Oh.....well I suppose that makes sense, you are just a random stranger in providing exposition too......exposition, it's this thing in a book where you let the audience know- oh never mind, I'm gonna keep going, I built up some steam.
Anyway, we, a small unit of scientists, such as myself, soldiers, beasts, and political figures, will be setting forth from here in London, across the channel and into France. There we'll make our way East along the border, hopefully ignored by the Germans, who are being quite a bother, mind you, and arrive in Switzerland, a neutral, albeit Clanker, zone. From there our little band of merry men and women will proceed onto the Ottoman Empire, another neutral zone where we will attempt to persuade the Caliph to.......we'll now that part is classified. No not to me, to you, random bypasser I've just explained a fairly important military plan to.
Wait, I may have to kill you now.
Well I probably don't have to kill all of you, so I'll continue. Hi everybody reading, and welcome to yet another rp. Blah blah blah, input is appreciated, have fun, I thought it may be a good idea......though I may be wrong, all that jazz, and thanks for the world this takes place in goes to the brilliant Scott Westerfield, for a series a fucking loved for years.
Rules:
I am the OP, and my word is law. Unless, of course, you can provide a good and logical argument against it.
No one-liners; preferably 5 lines per post.
Follow the site's rules.
No godmodding, metagaming, etc.
Respect your fellow RPers(despite the fact that I don't think this should have to be a rule, some people just can't seem to grasp the fact that you have to play nice).
If you are leaving the RP, please let me or someone know
Nations Involved in the Conflict
While other nations obviously have factions or troops fighting or supporting either side, these are the only nations currently recognized as fully participating in combat.
While other nations obviously have factions or troops fighting or supporting either side, these are the only nations currently recognized as fully participating in combat.
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