Beyond Humanity (OOC/Open)

[Skappola]

Huh... so technically, the way to discern Hivemind from others (cyber or not) is to simply put them into a location where telecommunication signals cannot reach. That's a very convenient way to discover where rats of hivemind is... although in Korea, anyone who is not part of Danwol Group and yet uses cyber implants are generally frowned upon by general masses.

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Man, I feel SO lonely in this world filled with cyber-junkies. No one wants to be a biodirectionalist?! Seriously? I only have terrorist and maybe India?

I think ours is not based around towers or satellites for connection. Although, OP has yet to say.

You'd need something to connect the Hivemind, which means either satellites or towers for the general populace. However, the military could simply use relatively short-range portable transceivers, while training the personnel to cope with only being connected to a small group rather than the entire Hivemind.

I think ours is not based around towers or satellites for connection. Although, OP has yet to say.

No, exactly my point. If you make an individual who is part of hivemind and isolate him/her by putting him/her in a heavy-metal containment and shoot disrupting signals at it, you can effectively sever connection of an individual of hivemind from the rest. If done so, then the individual would be standing helpless or in the state of panic as he/she is no longer connected to hivemind.

That... very effective way to figure out who is who. I like it.

Now mind you, no matter what you say you cannot get into Invatium's head honchos. They are freakishly zealous about being a biological. It isn't as much as a counter for you as much as it is a lore for them. They are biological supremacists (they have to be: all Koreans are racist at something), and anyone with decent clearance would have to have their cybernetic implants removed. And if anyone wishes to be in on the highest level decision making and highest level research, they would need to have never touched a cybernetic implants. Mind you, biological tinkering and making your brain capacity better is always an option that no one really cares whether you have done so or not ^^

... although... Danwol Group (which is SECOND strongest faction in Korea follow Inovatium) is biological uploaders, and their upper-level corporate executives always have some kind of cybernetic implants to connect them into a cybersphere. Of course, there are ways to be able to upload yourself into cyberspace without using implants (a practice common in Korean gaming industry in this timeline if I could say so myself), but I would see that the efficiency of constant connection would be appealing to uploaders like Danwol.

You'd have to do it one by one with that method, so unless you want to create massive concentration camps to house and inspect suspected connectionists, you'd probably have to only use that method on specific suspects rather than the general populace. That does bring up an interesting point - any connectionist spies would have to commit suicide almost immediately upon being captured. The combined mental distress of being disconnected with torture would certainly be enough for them to divulge information.

I'll be very interested in working with Danwol Group!

[Republic of the Cristo]

I think ours is not based around towers or satellites for connection. Although, OP has yet to say.

You'd need something to connect the Hivemind, which means either satellites or towers for the general populace. However, the military could simply use relatively short-range portable transceivers, while training the personnel to cope with only being connected to a small group rather than the entire Hivemind.

No, exactly my point. If you make an individual who is part of hivemind and isolate him/her by putting him/her in a heavy-metal containment and shoot disrupting signals at it, you can effectively sever connection of an individual of hivemind from the rest. If done so, then the individual would be standing helpless or in the state of panic as he/she is no longer connected to hivemind.

That... very effective way to figure out who is who. I like it.

Now mind you, no matter what you say you cannot get into Invatium's head honchos. They are freakishly zealous about being a biological. It isn't as much as a counter for you as much as it is a lore for them. They are biological supremacists (they have to be: all Koreans are racist at something), and anyone with decent clearance would have to have their cybernetic implants removed. And if anyone wishes to be in on the highest level decision making and highest level research, they would need to have never touched a cybernetic implants. Mind you, biological tinkering and making your brain capacity better is always an option that no one really cares whether you have done so or not ^^

... although... Danwol Group (which is SECOND strongest faction in Korea follow Inovatium) is biological uploaders, and their upper-level corporate executives always have some kind of cybernetic implants to connect them into a cybersphere. Of course, there are ways to be able to upload yourself into cyberspace without using implants (a practice common in Korean gaming industry in this timeline if I could say so myself), but I would see that the efficiency of constant connection would be appealing to uploaders like Danwol.

You'd have to do it one by one with that method, so unless you want to create massive concentration camps to house and inspect suspected connectionists, you'd probably have to only use that method on specific suspects rather than the general populace. That does bring up an interesting point - any connectionist spies would have to commit suicide almost immediately upon being captured. The combined mental distress of being disconnected with torture would certainly be enough for them to divulge information.

I'll be very interested in working with Danwol Group!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWVxI6XZAuE

[Oscalantine]

You'd have to do it one by one with that method, so unless you want to create massive concentration camps to house and inspect suspected connectionists, you'd probably have to only use that method on specific suspects rather than the general populace. That does bring up an interesting point - any connectionist spies would have to commit suicide almost immediately upon being captured. The combined mental distress of being disconnected with torture would certainly be enough for them to divulge information.

I'll be very interested in working with Danwol Group!

Man, seriously, no one is biodirectionalists here, and I am bit depressed a bit XDDD

I am okay with that. It wasn't as much of "I am going to screen everyone to make sure that no terrorist hivemind lives here!" and more of "so I have a means to see if there are people who are mindcontrolled in higher echelons of my government."

Again, Inovatium not likely. Danwol? If they are getting problems, then maybe one day they will screen every higher corporate officials like that to make sure that there isn't any "rates" inside the corporate governance.

I am looking forward to it. Danwol would want to change current state of Korea from biodirectionalists to uploaders. They see more potential in everyone being connected to the "perfect world" than everyone be in the "imperfect world" with "perfect, but superficial figure." I am looking forward to how things turn out and who wins the final control for Korea ^^

[Plzen]

Can someone make a list of accepted players so I can have a rough idea of where everyone is and what their transhumanist doctrines are?

[Oscalantine]

Can someone make a list of accepted players so I can have a rough idea of where everyone is and what their transhumanist doctrines are?

You could always make that yourself XDDD

Hold up... I have a bit more time than OP today so...

Country Name: Greater Germany
Location (Please mark on Map): Cant do... I'll find you something else. But here it is. germany, half of poland, austria,
Population: 110 mil
Government Description:
In Greater Germany at the age of 18, everyone is required to take a IQ test (and various other tests). Those that score in the top 1% are given the best genetically modified bodies (moved through mind uploading), and have moderate cybernetic implants. This is the aristocracy of Germany. The top 0.01% highest scorers are chosen to be part of the government, and are given extensive cybernetic implants. Since there is a slight problem that some of these people don't want to be a part of government. Since there is MASSIVE unrest that dumber people can never be a part of government, the nation puts a lot of money into propaganda and controlling the nation, along with people disappearing. The most used and effective system of nation control is Human Collective Connectionists/semi-True Hivemind Connectionists, which makes it so people are happy with what they have, and also have a bunch of different ideas.

Economy Description: Manufacturing

Military Description: Exactly 1 million regular soldier. All are volunteers. Joining the military is a good idea in Greater Germany, as you gain a extensively modified body, with high abilities than a normal human could hope for, and become human collective (with slight hive mind so they don't run away from certain death) (also some slight cybernetic implants that are designed to be useful in war). Since so many people volunteer for the military, the government chooses the people that will be the most loyal to the cause. Around half the soldiers are used as police to guard the nation, and also keep the separatists in poland... suppressed. The other group are doing their best to destabilize Russia and China.


History and General Description:
With Russia becoming a bully in the eastern european area, those nations started turning towards the west (except Ukraine and Belarus (Russia got hungry). With the threat of Russia invading Poland and the other eastern countries (and Denmark), they got a massive credit downgrading, so the economies of those nations started falling apart. Russia funded Russian separatists in Poland and the baltic countries. Germany intervened, saving Poland, but taking the western half of Poland for itself. This angered most of the world, but over time they accepted it. A wave of Anschluss in Austria caused a referendum in 2040, where 40% voted for Anschluss, and 60% voted against Anschluss. Mainly it was the older generation that was against Anschluss. By 2060, more people wanted Anschluss than not, and so they had a referendum, which narrowly passed. With the diversity of technology in Greater Germany, most people have a slight feeling of rebellion and unrest, with "Future-violence" (i.e. Normals vs Promethians vs others).


Faction:Biodirectionists/Cyberneticists/
Subgroup (Optional): The Promethians/The intellectuals
2 Examples of your previous RP experience:
Ask Pascal
Ask G-tech


BTW: The current Promethian body only came into being 20 years ago, so now people are starting to be able to have kids. only now.

Country Name: Incorporated States of Korea
Location:
Population: 70 million
Government Description: While democracy still exists in Korea in the way of elections, the individual parties of Korean government have since been replaced by the corporations, who spend great portion of their wealth into general welfare to gain public support. Even the smaller or foreign corporations apart from “the Greatest Four” rank of TNCs must pay attention to public welfare which has become a common business practice in Korea. In exchange, however, underneath the democratic welfare state lies a cruel truth of Korea under the ruling hand of few Chaebol groups and their respective families, who enjoy diplomatic immunity over the masses as kings and princes of the land. Although this is not a new thing for Korea since the beginning of the Republic and through the reunification, the legal and official contracts to showcase their privileged position is disturbing to many both within Korea as well as to foreign agencies. Luckily, these elite families have seemed to thus far learned noblesse oblige of old, and have practiced good political and ethical constraints. But the ever-looming potential of corporate dictatorship of one party should one of the Greatest Four gain too much political power is never too far from Koreans’ minds.
Economy Description: The economy of the nation is extremely skewed towards few sectors with massive transnational corporations known as “the Greatest Four.” Namely, the Inovatium Solutions, Danwol (단월) Group, HS (합법적 사기꾼) Foundation, and Jovial Ltd control the country both politically and economically, to a point where these massive Chaebol groups play a crucial role in supporting near 50% of domestic employment. Nearly all sectors of economy is completely overshadowed by these corporations in that even the smallest business sectors rely on protection of these TNCs to continue their business operations.

Since the Great Unrest of early 21st Century, the shattered government has been picked up by the abovementioned TNCs in hopes to preserve the Korean values in the Peninsula. While this means that corporatocracy is fully established and they enjoy great political power in the area, these TNCs are also obligated to create safety-nets and welfare for the masses in Korea. Although this has caused disputes and even inter-corporate conflicts in the early eras of implementation, the TNCs have since warmed up to the idea, where TNCs generally spend nearly 5% of their revenue towards improving the welfare of the nation. This has led to fierce customer loyalty to citizens long-deprived of attention of any governing entity, and Koreans have since accepted the unholy marriage of purest Chaebol practices and democracy.

Due to this corporate welfare status of the nation, the previous fear of open market has since evaporated from the minds of politicians and public alike, as Korean is ranked as one of the most open markets in the world. However, although government regulations do not play a hand in Korean market, the influence of the Greatest Four can be felt to foreign powers, which risks horrendous failure in order to keep up with the welfare policies that these firms have taken within their home country.
Military Description: 1.8 million manpower is contributed to the country’s defense
Although numbers have significantly decreased from its time of division, the reunified Korea nevertheless spend significant amount of resources in military to check their political interest in their area jammed with superpowers. Although the draft of either side has been lowered to voluntary services, many Koreans still desire to enlist into the military due to government-supported biological augmentation procedures. While it may sound unappealing to other nation’s citizens, the trend towards “perfected beauty” during the beginning of 21st Century never let off in Korea, to a point where now Inovatium Solutions is the world’s leading sector in biological reconstruction of human anatomy. As the threshold of perfection rose, so did its cost to a point where gene-therapy to reshape the very fundamentals of humanity is, although extremely expensive, a desirable treatment for Koreans. This has led towards voluntary military service and free biological augmentation during service extremely appealing to Korean youth, which has been flocking into the military in search of finding their inner beauty.

The eager transformation of biological augmentation has reshaped Korean warfare in mind, where individuals are much more valued than vehicles. While this does not mean that Koreans completely neglect the use of traditional weapons, more than third of Korea’s total military force is focused on Special Forces, where augmented soldiers are sent across the globe to fulfill their clandestine agenda for the Korean government. This has given Korea a fighting chance against more technologically and militarily advanced nations, where human element of Koreans were able to even the playing field against the superior firepower of others. One such example is Defense Security Division (DSD) of Korea responsible for intelligence and counterintelligence. Through clever use of augmented humans, the resilience of human hackers were able to thwart the cyber-attacks from neighboring hackers in an attempt to siphon sensitive government information using superior computer technologies. The elites of Korean military continue to grow on top of these successes, to a point where rumors of completely doing away with standard army in favor of more tactical divisions have been circulating.
History and General Description:The story starts in Korean Peninsula during the early decades of 21st Century. The long-awaited reunification comes too suddenly, where a instability of North Korea breaks the threshold and collapses. Left with no choice, the government of South assimilates the North, but with much instability in the region. This, alongside the corrupt and degrading economy of Korea at the time completely disintegrates the public trust in the government, where open revolt occurs in nationwide scale. The historians later call this era “Great Unrest,” where people in all sectors rebelled against their way of life to restart Korea from fresh.

The first real turning point came with the destruction of well-known Chaebol families. The mob turned their eyes to corrupt corporations and hunted these families even in foreign lands. The terrorist attacks in the sanctuaries of these Chaebols in foreign soil caused a stir in the global community as well as heart and minds of Koreans themselves. Before the UN decisions on this matter could come to a conclusion, however, the wealthy were quick to react to the issue: the rising pharmaceutical company at the time, Inovatium Solutions, was quick to “appease the populous” by employing domestic workers and creating a safe environment within the company headquarters. Through continued welfare and protection, Inovatium rose to fame as leading medical company in Korea, able to fill the gap of many Chaebol Groups whose leadership were either killed or fled. The success of Inovatium created a new class of capitalists in Korea: ones who recognized their nobility as a responsibility to provide towards their workers. Through private welfare and stability, the entire nation soon stabilized within short period of time.

Rest of the century was period of rebuilding for unified Korea under the guiding hand of corporations. The government soon officially changed their government stands to discontinue party system in favor of corporate system, followed by public criminalization of previous Chaebol family alongside “corrupt” politicians. This radical execution of the old political structure gave new unified Korean government as well as new capitalists the legitimacy to the leadership which further assisted in their reconstruction of corporate Korea.

The Incorporated States of Korea is economic powerhouse, although highly unstable due to few corporations owning so much of domestic market. Although corporate influence can be felt in every sector, however, the neo-Chaebol behaviors mimic almost that of nobles in Britain during the height of British Empire: Noblesse Oblige. This has allowed Koreans, notorious for being uncooperative and headstrong against authorities, to accept current status of Korea and coexistence of capitalist elites alongside democracy.

While the second “Miracle of Han River” since the Great Unrest spearheaded by the Greatest Four for the latter half of the 21st Century has created unparalleled prosperity in all of the history of Korea, the democratic equality is current being put into question. Inovatium Solutions has been unchallenged majority party in Korea since the Great Unrest, and there is no sign of change of leadership. Many political scientists and analysts alike show their concerns for potential dictatorship of Inovatium Solutions. While the conservative and older Koreans seem to support Inovatium as a longstanding tradition, few younger generations have begun to question the legality of a group that can hold office for so long.

Alongside the concerns, a new side of Korea is also stirring awake. Although the country’s policy has been solely pivoted in the Biodirectionists camp for so long under the guidance of Inovatium, Korea is also the home of IT innovation, where national digitization is still a major topic of debate among the scholars. The push for the Uploader policies is still very much of a reality among the pockets of Korea. Namely, Danwol Group which has inherited the IT leadership from Samsung Elecronics is constantly pushing for more moderate approach to polarized development of the country. The struggle between Danwol and Inovatium is an issue that is always hotly discussed among the people in Korea as Korean youth is fully divided between achieving outward perfection or virtual happiness.
Faction: Biodirectionists
Subgroup: Current Government Policy supports Promethean Subgroup
Promethians (Inovatium Solutions), Immortals (HS Foundation), The Uploaders: Biological Uploaders (Danwol Group)
2 Examples of your previous RP experience:
[Dawn of Nations – Balhae Empire]
[Among the Ancient Stars – Destuet Congregation]

Terrorist Group Name: Dìqiú Sǐwáng
Center of Operations Location: China/India
Primary Source(s) of Income: Drug money
Threat Level: National threat.... as of now.... (there might be some slight groups in other countries)
Short-Term & Long-Term Goals:
Short term goals: Survive the extensive manhunt by Chinese and Indian police, and gain money
Long term goals: take over china and india
History and General Description:
A new age political movement in india and china, they were heavily suppressed by the business friendly india, and the one party China. This hardened the group who then started becoming a criminal organization. They joined with a criminal revivalist group, Death, who killed people then revived them as "zombies" that do what people with a specific tech tell them to do. the Gaians try to use the money they make to fund their biological research, and try to be able to modify peoples DNA while they are alive, so the whole world can be earth friendly. They also have some funding from Greater Germany (though not much)
Faction: Biodirectionists
Subgroup (Optional): Revivalists, and new Gaians
2 Examples of your previous RP experience

Country Name: The People's Federation of South-East Asian States
Location (Please mark on Map):
Population: 1.2 billion
Government Description: The PFSEAS is an officially "communist" state but in reality a brutal military police state. The Communist Party of Asia is the sole party that rules over the state, and various agencies keep the population in check. The capital of the Federation is Beijing. Political freedom is nil, and all "subversive" works and their authors get terminated and "reformed" with extreme prejudice.
Economy Description: The aggressive expansionist and resource exploitation strategy used by the CPA gives the Federation a powerhouse economy, but it is relatively low-tech. The People's Federation capitalizes on refining raw materials and then exporting them, and have some of the lowest wages in the world. As a result, companies happily exploit China to do most of their industry work. Mining is a big second, and farming and logging are medium sized- industries. Fishing has been dwindling in the past decades has declined, but it still is competitive. Oil is relatively scare in the Federation, though, and most of it is imported from Russia. The arms sector is rapidly growing as new advances and funding have been causing an R&D boom, pushing the Federation up to 3rd on the global index. It is the only industry where the Federation is acknowledged as high quality.
Military Description:
Army: Active: 3,000,000 Reserve: 7,000,000
Navy: 300,000 sailors.
5 aircraft carrier
8 amphibious transport docks
54 landing ship tanks
45 landing ship medium
39 destroyers
57 frigates
32 corvettes
110 missile boats
123 submarine chasers
48 mine countermeasure vessels
74 submarines
19 replenishment ships
382 Aircraft
(450 auxiliaries)
Air force: 250,000 pilots.
6,000 air craft.
Second Artillery Corps: 130,000 soldiers.
10,000 pieces of Artillery
Special Marine Forces: 50,000 soldiers.

History and General Description: During the late 2020 Uprising, the communist government started becoming more aggressive. This led to the reformation of 2030, and as the US weakened and Russia rised, China prepared for war. During the Crusade of 2050 onwards, China started annexing Asia. A full-blown war with India proved disastrous for both sides, and left Asia in ruins. Soon, China rose again, and is now an Asian superpower, only hindered by an Indian superpower to the West.
Faction:

Subgroup (Optional):
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Corporation Name: Škoda Works (Škodovy Závody in Czech)

HQ Location: Plzeň, Czech Republic

Primary Source(s) of Revenue: As an industrial conglomerate, Škoda's sources of income are spread out all over the second sector, although its specialty is still heavy industry.

Size: Multinational

History and General Description:
When the century began in 2001, the Škoda empire, formerly so strong, lay in ruins. Pieces were scattered across owners and corporations. Škoda's resurgence began in 2037 when a mysterious man, known as Jaroslav Svoboda, acquired Škoda Investments in clandestine negotiations with the Appian Group, when this Netherlands-based investment group was beginning to collapse through its network of screen companies.

With the purchase of Škoda Power in 2041, Jaroslav Svoboda began to reorganize the scattered Škoda empire. The broad engineering expertise possessed by the various subsidiary companies allowed Škoda to offer some of the world's earliest low-cost cybernetics designed for the working classes. With previously unprecedented revenue being generated by the cybernetic devices and Škoda Vyzkum's (the company was re-acquired by Škoda Investments in 2049) new line of mind-controlled home electronics, Škoda Investments accelerated their growth.

Then, the crisis started to strike. What was expected to be just another excuse for strife in the unstable regions of the world slowly grew into the most powerful social movement of the 21st Century. On the 7th of September 2052, pro-Biodirectionist paramilitaries clashed with guards of the Catholic Church on city streets, producing six hundred casualties and property damage worth millions.

The incident happened in Prague. Škoda's backyard, practically.

Whilst tensions began to rise, Škoda Investment bought out the last independent company of the former Škoda empire - Škoda Auto - in 2056. The now-gigantic conglomerate, in which Škoda Investment owned majority stock in more than a dozen other Škoda companies, began to be referred to as the Škoda Works. Some time during the next ten years, the name stuck. Jaroslav Svoboda declared the name official.

Rising tensions forced many countries to increase their military spending. Svoboda instructed Škoda Auto to release a new line of armoured vehicles and eventually lines of tanks. Making full use of Škoda Vyzkum's cybernetics technology, Škoda Auto was able to design neuro-integrated machines of war. Tanks, which formerly took several crew to control, now was possible to run with only one trained soldier. The first line of armored vehicle, the Škoda tančík, was unveiled in 2061. Although the tančík was a small vehicle, covering just two square meters of space, with the release of the lehký tank line in 2065 and the střední tank models starting in 2069, Škoda Auto began to manufacture vehicles of larger and larger size, becoming one of Central Europe's premier defense contractors in the process.

The těžký tank line, already several years in development, was finally released in 2074 with the Škoda těžký tank vzor 2074 - or "Skoda heavy tank model 2074". Upon release, it was hailed as revolutionary. Integrating the latest in cybernetics and chemical engineering technologies, the device functionally became a one-man walking fortress, in which the driver's mind was directly although temporarily merged with the tank's artificial intelligence.

Even as Škoda produced more and more powerful weapons of war, its domestic situation became worse. The tensions caused by various forces opposing or supporting particular strands of bio-engineering finally reached a critical point. As a cybernetics company, the Škoda Works was ostracized by those countries and people taking an anti-cybernetics stance. Although the Škoda Works was able to keep the Czech parliament in Prague under its firm grasp, it was not so lucky in many other countries. By 2080, Škoda was an outright banned organization in thirty countries and rising. Most of these were poor countries which were of no importance to Škoda. But a couple were key markets. Škoda facilities were attacked by paramilitaries on almost a weekly basis.

Škoda was forced to become a military organization itself merely to survive. In the last two decades of the 21st century, the Škoda Works was not merely fighting for tax breaks and new markets. It was fighting, quite literally using weapons of war, for its very existence.

The weapons expenditure cut very deeply into Škoda's profits, sending its stock prices plunging. It was forced to even develop its own line of rifles as the companies which Škoda used to buy small arms from took an anti-cybernetics stance and stopped trading with Škoda.

Another mystery struck around this point. Even if Jaroslav Svoboda was just twenty years old when he acquired Škoda Investments, by now he would be eighty-three years old. Yet his voice never changed, nor did he grow senile or ill.

Rumors abounded. Was he a biodirectionist, running contrary to his company's cybernetics philosophy? Was he not a "he" at all, but rather an alias of many people? Was he even an artificial intelligence?

Certainly any of those would explain why Jaroslav never made a public appearance, gave his directions through e-mail and absolutely nobody recalled actually seeing the man.

Whatever the truth is, the 21st Century now draws to a close. Škoda stands on the brink of a new age of prosperity - or a violent defeat and collapse against the truly many paramilitary forces that were now opposed to it.

Faction: Cyberneticists

Subgroup: Cybernetic egalitarian (kinda)

2 Examples of your previous RP experience: Already on my prior reservation

Terrorist Group Name: Templars of the Burning Cross (Full name), Separatists or Templars (short-hand)

Center of Operations Location: Sulingen, Diepholz of Lower Saxony, State of Greater Germany is the center for activities in Greater Germany. Graz, Greater Germany occupied Austria is used as a secondary center for the group's activities in German occupied Austria.

Primary Source(s) of Income: The Templars of the Burning Cross itself gains their income from "taxes" they enforce on their occupied territories in Austria, however they gain most of their funding from equalist sources. the Equalists use illicit activities such as drugs and human trafficking in order to garner funds, along with the discreet financial support of Claudia Kier and her associates among the aristocracy.

Threat Level: National

Short-Term: Disrupt transhumanist footing in Greater Germany, disrupt the transhumanist aristocracy, dismantle the propaganda machine used by Greater Germany to control the population, destroy German hold in Austria

Long-term: Abolish the government of Greater Germany and its aristocracy, institute a theocratic and "pure" government that will maintain the purity of the bodies and souls of the populace, end all transhumanist thought in Greater Germany.

History and General Description: The Templars of the Burning Cross finds it roots in the days of the first Anschluss referendum of 2040, being the Austrian Purity Party, a faction of religious traditionalists who wanted to maintain the sovereignty of Austria. As the years passed, the members and power of the faction waned and it fell into obscurity until the referendum of 2060, that made Austria a part of Greater Germany. Upon the passing of the referendum, passing on a very narrow margin, saw the rise of separatists among many parts of Austria. These loosely formed groups sought renewed independence from Germany, through any means possible, but still remained small and insignificant.

As the aristocracy took stronger hold in Greater Germany, and many of the lower classes were forced out of government due to lower intelligence, much anti-transhumanist sentiment began to form among those who saw transhumanist principles as corrupting the government. These feelings were felt greatly among the people of the lower class, those of lower intelligence. These groups sought to equalize, abolish all the transhumanist ideas and reinstitute a fair and equal system of government. They are today a political faction headed by Claudia Kier, one of the 1% aristocracy who uses her position and political and charismatic knowledge to defend and control the faction.

These two individual groups came together secretly, and with a common goal being the destruction of the transhumanist government, they formed a knit organization. The organization would have the division of the Templars of the Burning Cross, the traditionalists of Austria who will disrupt German interests in the region, and the Equalist Political Faction of Germany, the Equalists in Germany who help in funding and controlling their Austrian counterparts. While the Equalist Political Faction doesn't have any open rebellious activity, the Templars, with the aid of the Equalists, began capturing and conquering areas in Austria in open separatist rebellion. While the Equalists don't openly support the Templars, they secretly pump money, weapons, and recruits over to them to help destabalize the region and weaken German forces.

The Equalist Political Faction is set up like a political party, with Claudia being at the head of a committee of like-minded aristocrats controlling the people and coercing them towards their ideals in Lower Saxony. The Templars of the Burning Cross are set up as a religious order seemingly, with military ranks marking positions in the organization with their leader being the Grandmaster. They are centered in Graz, Austria, where they serve as the military leaders of the unrecognized government, the Holy Dominion of Austria. The Equalist political faction, under the support of Claudia, is centered in Sulingen of Lower Saxony.

Faction: Religious/Equalist

Subgroup (Optional): Radical Christian Puritan/Militant Equalist

2 Examples of your previous RP experience:
Star Wars: Rise of an Empire OOC/IC (Dead)
Assassin's Creed: Spring of Nations OOC/IC (Dead)

Corporation Name: Divinity United

HQ Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Primary Source(s) of Revenue: Providing fast, reliable genetic modifications to infants and adults well into their seventies.

Size (Regional, National, or Multinational): National

History and General Description: Divinity United was founded in the later half of the 21st century by renowned philanthropist Yumash Fonte and his brother Levi Fonte. Having directly inherited the Fonte fortune, the two brothers were multi-millionaires by the age of 23. Expecting to live the remainder of their lives in relaxing silence, insulated by their riches, Yumash was one day approached by a homeless man on the street. The homeless man begged Yumash for five dollars, complaining of hunger and thirst and disease. Yumash inquired if the man had an education, and received a solemn reply. "My mum and pa had me working the streets for the cheapest you could pay, no time for any schooling! Ain't no one want human labourers nowadays, it's robot this and robot that. They're faster, stronger and smarter than most people anyways. Thank you kind sir, at least the one thing people are better than robots at is being human."

Yumash, in a quest to prove the homeless man wrong, used his wealth to set up the Yumash Clinic. His brother Levi offered his wealth to develop the humble branch into a regional competitor, and the name become Y&L Genetic Modifications. Their demographic expanded from more rich customers to a wide range, including infants and the elderly. In his effort to make every human life matter, as if God himself had given everyone a purpose, he settled on the final name of Divinity United. Four years ago, Yumash tracked down the very same homeless man he had met nearly a decade earlier. He was still alive, although in much worse condition than before. Levi commented on how his brother was 'almost glowing' as he wheeled his most recent genetically modified patient out with an improved immune system, increased memory/capability to learn and the ability to gain and retain muscle mass much easier than before. Yumash found out this homeless man's name was Devon Parish, and immediately employed him into his company as a CEO in training. Today, nearly six years later, Divinity United, lead by Yumash and Levi Fonte as well as Devon Parish, dominates the American market. With affordable, dependable genetic modifications that range from increasing cardiovascular endurance, to modifying hair and eye colour, and even eliminating almost all genetic diseases, Divinity United is here to stay.

Faction: Biodirectionist

Subgroup (Optional): None

2 Examples of your Previous RP Experience: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=338923
(I only have one, if another needs to be provided I can write a short paragraph or two.)

I will not be able to join the IC until the 22nd because of exams, but I was interested so I made my app now

Terrorist Group Name: The Hive
Center of Operations Location: Every where
Primary Source(s) of Income: Personal income, bank robberies, muggings, kidnappings
Threat Level: (Regional Threat, National Threat, or International Threat) International
Short-Term & Long-Term Goals: Convert humanity into a Hive mind
History and General Description: Formed in 2080, this group of what used to be indivuals has been abducting people from across the globe and has forced them to undergo the hive mind transformation. They have decided that the only way to take over the world, is to do it from the inside. Over 300 members so far. 250 of which have infiltrated major bioengineering companies, and cybernetics companies, along with several nations. The 50 not involved with infiltration, conducts criminal acts to procurer more money... and more members.
Faction: True Hive mind connectionists
Subgroup (Optional):
2 Examples of your previous RP experience: Scramble for Earth
New Civilizations

... there is Indian dude (Claven) that was not accepted. BUT.... apart from that, everyone that was accepted ^^

Btw, PLA was apparently still WiP. Maybe the app never finished...?

[Plzen]

-snip-

Thanks! That's really helpful. The only real threat to me seems to be Germany... as usual...

[Kingdom High]

Corporation Name: Divinity United

HQ Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Primary Source(s) of Revenue: Providing fast, reliable genetic modifications to infants and adults well into their seventies.

Size (Regional, National, or Multinational): National

History and General Description: Divinity United was founded in the later half of the 21st century by renowned philanthropist Yumash Fonte and his brother Levi Fonte. Having directly inherited the Fonte fortune, the two brothers were multi-millionaires by the age of 23. Expecting to live the remainder of their lives in relaxing silence, insulated by their riches, Yumash was one day approached by a homeless man on the street. The homeless man begged Yumash for five dollars, complaining of hunger and thirst and disease. Yumash inquired if the man had an education, and received a solemn reply. "My mum and pa had me working the streets for the cheapest you could pay, no time for any schooling! Ain't no one want human labourers nowadays, it's robot this and robot that. They're faster, stronger and smarter than most people anyways. Thank you kind sir, at least the one thing people are better than robots at is being human."

Yumash, in a quest to prove the homeless man wrong, used his wealth to set up the Yumash Clinic. His brother Levi offered his wealth to develop the humble branch into a regional competitor, and the name become Y&L Genetic Modifications. Their demographic expanded from more rich customers to a wide range, including infants and the elderly. In his effort to make every human life matter, as if God himself had given everyone a purpose, he settled on the final name of Divinity United. Four years ago, Yumash tracked down the very same homeless man he had met nearly a decade earlier. He was still alive, although in much worse condition than before. Levi commented on how his brother was 'almost glowing' as he wheeled his most recent genetically modified patient out with an improved immune system, increased memory/capability to learn and the ability to gain and retain muscle mass much easier than before. Yumash found out this homeless man's name was Devon Parish, and immediately employed him into his company as a CEO in training. Today, nearly six years later, Divinity United, lead by Yumash and Levi Fonte as well as Devon Parish, dominates the American market. With affordable, dependable genetic modifications that range from increasing cardiovascular endurance, to modifying hair and eye colour, and even eliminating almost all genetic diseases, Divinity United is here to stay.

Faction: Biodirectionist

Subgroup (Optional): None

2 Examples of your Previous RP Experience: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=338923
(I only have one, if another needs to be provided I can write a short paragraph or two.)

I will not be able to join the IC until the 22nd because of exams, but I was interested so I made my app now

Oh god, it's the wallmart of genetic engineering. (jk ) Accepted

That was my inspiration!

I'm hoping to grow it into a more militant organization as controversy from the Anti-Transhumanist factions begins to pick up. Private armies and all that

[Claven]

... there is Indian dude (Claven) that was not accepted. BUT.... apart from that, everyone that was accepted ^^

Wait, I wasnt accpeted? I got the tg saying I could use my old app. Granted that was like 3 weeks ago

[Plzen]

That was my inspiration!

I'm hoping to grow it into a more militant organization as controversy from the Anti-Transhumanist factions begins to pick up. Private armies and all that

Škoda already has its private army! Had one since Bloody Night in the 2050s.

And yeah... I'm pretty sure now. Even though the German government and the Škoda Works are ideologically very similar, German "suppression" of Poles as well as them having my HQ basically surrounded means we'll almost certainly be enemies.

Care to help us? Two major corporations embargoing Germany will seriously compromise their economy.

[Kingdom High]

That was my inspiration!

I'm hoping to grow it into a more militant organization as controversy from the Anti-Transhumanist factions begins to pick up. Private armies and all that

Škoda already has its private army! Had one since Bloody Night in the 2050s.

And yeah... I'm pretty sure now. Even though the German government and the Škoda Works are ideologically very similar, German "suppression" of Poles as well as them having my HQ basically surrounded means we'll almost certainly be enemies.

Care to help us? Two major corporations embargoing Germany will seriously compromise their economy.

I'll have to expand my domain a bit before we can become potential allies. Unfortunately, Yumash and Devon have a distrust of cyberneticists for integrating the technology that cause Devon's poverty into their beings. The decision to become allies would probably come from Levi, but if there's one thing Yumash and Devon dislike more than cyberneticists it's people who want to deny others the chance to live a better life.

It's kind of a so-so situation, but we'll see as the story develops

[Skappola]

... there is Indian dude (Claven) that was not accepted. BUT.... apart from that, everyone that was accepted ^^

Wait, I wasnt accpeted? I got the tg saying I could use my old app. Granted that was like 3 weeks ago

Yeah, you're accepted.

[Skappola]

Can someone make a list of accepted players so I can have a rough idea of where everyone is and what their transhumanist doctrines are?

You could always make that yourself XDDD

Hold up... I have a bit more time than OP today so...

Country Name: Greater Germany
Location (Please mark on Map): Cant do... I'll find you something else. But here it is. germany, half of poland, austria,
Population: 110 mil
Government Description:
In Greater Germany at the age of 18, everyone is required to take a IQ test (and various other tests). Those that score in the top 1% are given the best genetically modified bodies (moved through mind uploading), and have moderate cybernetic implants. This is the aristocracy of Germany. The top 0.01% highest scorers are chosen to be part of the government, and are given extensive cybernetic implants. Since there is a slight problem that some of these people don't want to be a part of government. Since there is MASSIVE unrest that dumber people can never be a part of government, the nation puts a lot of money into propaganda and controlling the nation, along with people disappearing. The most used and effective system of nation control is Human Collective Connectionists/semi-True Hivemind Connectionists, which makes it so people are happy with what they have, and also have a bunch of different ideas.

Economy Description: Manufacturing

Military Description: Exactly 1 million regular soldier. All are volunteers. Joining the military is a good idea in Greater Germany, as you gain a extensively modified body, with high abilities than a normal human could hope for, and become human collective (with slight hive mind so they don't run away from certain death) (also some slight cybernetic implants that are designed to be useful in war). Since so many people volunteer for the military, the government chooses the people that will be the most loyal to the cause. Around half the soldiers are used as police to guard the nation, and also keep the separatists in poland... suppressed. The other group are doing their best to destabilize Russia and China.


History and General Description:
With Russia becoming a bully in the eastern european area, those nations started turning towards the west (except Ukraine and Belarus (Russia got hungry). With the threat of Russia invading Poland and the other eastern countries (and Denmark), they got a massive credit downgrading, so the economies of those nations started falling apart. Russia funded Russian separatists in Poland and the baltic countries. Germany intervened, saving Poland, but taking the western half of Poland for itself. This angered most of the world, but over time they accepted it. A wave of Anschluss in Austria caused a referendum in 2040, where 40% voted for Anschluss, and 60% voted against Anschluss. Mainly it was the older generation that was against Anschluss. By 2060, more people wanted Anschluss than not, and so they had a referendum, which narrowly passed. With the diversity of technology in Greater Germany, most people have a slight feeling of rebellion and unrest, with "Future-violence" (i.e. Normals vs Promethians vs others).


Faction:Biodirectionists/Cyberneticists/
Subgroup (Optional): The Promethians/The intellectuals
2 Examples of your previous RP experience:
Ask Pascal
Ask G-tech


BTW: The current Promethian body only came into being 20 years ago, so now people are starting to be able to have kids. only now.

Country Name: Incorporated States of Korea
Location:
Population: 70 million
Government Description: While democracy still exists in Korea in the way of elections, the individual parties of Korean government have since been replaced by the corporations, who spend great portion of their wealth into general welfare to gain public support. Even the smaller or foreign corporations apart from “the Greatest Four” rank of TNCs must pay attention to public welfare which has become a common business practice in Korea. In exchange, however, underneath the democratic welfare state lies a cruel truth of Korea under the ruling hand of few Chaebol groups and their respective families, who enjoy diplomatic immunity over the masses as kings and princes of the land. Although this is not a new thing for Korea since the beginning of the Republic and through the reunification, the legal and official contracts to showcase their privileged position is disturbing to many both within Korea as well as to foreign agencies. Luckily, these elite families have seemed to thus far learned noblesse oblige of old, and have practiced good political and ethical constraints. But the ever-looming potential of corporate dictatorship of one party should one of the Greatest Four gain too much political power is never too far from Koreans’ minds.
Economy Description: The economy of the nation is extremely skewed towards few sectors with massive transnational corporations known as “the Greatest Four.” Namely, the Inovatium Solutions, Danwol (단월) Group, HS (합법적 사기꾼) Foundation, and Jovial Ltd control the country both politically and economically, to a point where these massive Chaebol groups play a crucial role in supporting near 50% of domestic employment. Nearly all sectors of economy is completely overshadowed by these corporations in that even the smallest business sectors rely on protection of these TNCs to continue their business operations.

Since the Great Unrest of early 21st Century, the shattered government has been picked up by the abovementioned TNCs in hopes to preserve the Korean values in the Peninsula. While this means that corporatocracy is fully established and they enjoy great political power in the area, these TNCs are also obligated to create safety-nets and welfare for the masses in Korea. Although this has caused disputes and even inter-corporate conflicts in the early eras of implementation, the TNCs have since warmed up to the idea, where TNCs generally spend nearly 5% of their revenue towards improving the welfare of the nation. This has led to fierce customer loyalty to citizens long-deprived of attention of any governing entity, and Koreans have since accepted the unholy marriage of purest Chaebol practices and democracy.

Due to this corporate welfare status of the nation, the previous fear of open market has since evaporated from the minds of politicians and public alike, as Korean is ranked as one of the most open markets in the world. However, although government regulations do not play a hand in Korean market, the influence of the Greatest Four can be felt to foreign powers, which risks horrendous failure in order to keep up with the welfare policies that these firms have taken within their home country.
Military Description: 1.8 million manpower is contributed to the country’s defense
Although numbers have significantly decreased from its time of division, the reunified Korea nevertheless spend significant amount of resources in military to check their political interest in their area jammed with superpowers. Although the draft of either side has been lowered to voluntary services, many Koreans still desire to enlist into the military due to government-supported biological augmentation procedures. While it may sound unappealing to other nation’s citizens, the trend towards “perfected beauty” during the beginning of 21st Century never let off in Korea, to a point where now Inovatium Solutions is the world’s leading sector in biological reconstruction of human anatomy. As the threshold of perfection rose, so did its cost to a point where gene-therapy to reshape the very fundamentals of humanity is, although extremely expensive, a desirable treatment for Koreans. This has led towards voluntary military service and free biological augmentation during service extremely appealing to Korean youth, which has been flocking into the military in search of finding their inner beauty.

The eager transformation of biological augmentation has reshaped Korean warfare in mind, where individuals are much more valued than vehicles. While this does not mean that Koreans completely neglect the use of traditional weapons, more than third of Korea’s total military force is focused on Special Forces, where augmented soldiers are sent across the globe to fulfill their clandestine agenda for the Korean government. This has given Korea a fighting chance against more technologically and militarily advanced nations, where human element of Koreans were able to even the playing field against the superior firepower of others. One such example is Defense Security Division (DSD) of Korea responsible for intelligence and counterintelligence. Through clever use of augmented humans, the resilience of human hackers were able to thwart the cyber-attacks from neighboring hackers in an attempt to siphon sensitive government information using superior computer technologies. The elites of Korean military continue to grow on top of these successes, to a point where rumors of completely doing away with standard army in favor of more tactical divisions have been circulating.
History and General Description:The story starts in Korean Peninsula during the early decades of 21st Century. The long-awaited reunification comes too suddenly, where a instability of North Korea breaks the threshold and collapses. Left with no choice, the government of South assimilates the North, but with much instability in the region. This, alongside the corrupt and degrading economy of Korea at the time completely disintegrates the public trust in the government, where open revolt occurs in nationwide scale. The historians later call this era “Great Unrest,” where people in all sectors rebelled against their way of life to restart Korea from fresh.

The first real turning point came with the destruction of well-known Chaebol families. The mob turned their eyes to corrupt corporations and hunted these families even in foreign lands. The terrorist attacks in the sanctuaries of these Chaebols in foreign soil caused a stir in the global community as well as heart and minds of Koreans themselves. Before the UN decisions on this matter could come to a conclusion, however, the wealthy were quick to react to the issue: the rising pharmaceutical company at the time, Inovatium Solutions, was quick to “appease the populous” by employing domestic workers and creating a safe environment within the company headquarters. Through continued welfare and protection, Inovatium rose to fame as leading medical company in Korea, able to fill the gap of many Chaebol Groups whose leadership were either killed or fled. The success of Inovatium created a new class of capitalists in Korea: ones who recognized their nobility as a responsibility to provide towards their workers. Through private welfare and stability, the entire nation soon stabilized within short period of time.

Rest of the century was period of rebuilding for unified Korea under the guiding hand of corporations. The government soon officially changed their government stands to discontinue party system in favor of corporate system, followed by public criminalization of previous Chaebol family alongside “corrupt” politicians. This radical execution of the old political structure gave new unified Korean government as well as new capitalists the legitimacy to the leadership which further assisted in their reconstruction of corporate Korea.

The Incorporated States of Korea is economic powerhouse, although highly unstable due to few corporations owning so much of domestic market. Although corporate influence can be felt in every sector, however, the neo-Chaebol behaviors mimic almost that of nobles in Britain during the height of British Empire: Noblesse Oblige. This has allowed Koreans, notorious for being uncooperative and headstrong against authorities, to accept current status of Korea and coexistence of capitalist elites alongside democracy.

While the second “Miracle of Han River” since the Great Unrest spearheaded by the Greatest Four for the latter half of the 21st Century has created unparalleled prosperity in all of the history of Korea, the democratic equality is current being put into question. Inovatium Solutions has been unchallenged majority party in Korea since the Great Unrest, and there is no sign of change of leadership. Many political scientists and analysts alike show their concerns for potential dictatorship of Inovatium Solutions. While the conservative and older Koreans seem to support Inovatium as a longstanding tradition, few younger generations have begun to question the legality of a group that can hold office for so long.

Alongside the concerns, a new side of Korea is also stirring awake. Although the country’s policy has been solely pivoted in the Biodirectionists camp for so long under the guidance of Inovatium, Korea is also the home of IT innovation, where national digitization is still a major topic of debate among the scholars. The push for the Uploader policies is still very much of a reality among the pockets of Korea. Namely, Danwol Group which has inherited the IT leadership from Samsung Elecronics is constantly pushing for more moderate approach to polarized development of the country. The struggle between Danwol and Inovatium is an issue that is always hotly discussed among the people in Korea as Korean youth is fully divided between achieving outward perfection or virtual happiness.
Faction: Biodirectionists
Subgroup: Current Government Policy supports Promethean Subgroup
Promethians (Inovatium Solutions), Immortals (HS Foundation), The Uploaders: Biological Uploaders (Danwol Group)
2 Examples of your previous RP experience:
[Dawn of Nations – Balhae Empire]
[Among the Ancient Stars – Destuet Congregation]

Terrorist Group Name: Dìqiú Sǐwáng
Center of Operations Location: China/India
Primary Source(s) of Income: Drug money
Threat Level: National threat.... as of now.... (there might be some slight groups in other countries)
Short-Term & Long-Term Goals:
Short term goals: Survive the extensive manhunt by Chinese and Indian police, and gain money
Long term goals: take over china and india
History and General Description:
A new age political movement in india and china, they were heavily suppressed by the business friendly india, and the one party China. This hardened the group who then started becoming a criminal organization. They joined with a criminal revivalist group, Death, who killed people then revived them as "zombies" that do what people with a specific tech tell them to do. the Gaians try to use the money they make to fund their biological research, and try to be able to modify peoples DNA while they are alive, so the whole world can be earth friendly. They also have some funding from Greater Germany (though not much)
Faction: Biodirectionists
Subgroup (Optional): Revivalists, and new Gaians
2 Examples of your previous RP experience

Country Name: The People's Federation of South-East Asian States
Location (Please mark on Map):
Population: 1.2 billion
Government Description: The PFSEAS is an officially "communist" state but in reality a brutal military police state. The Communist Party of Asia is the sole party that rules over the state, and various agencies keep the population in check. The capital of the Federation is Beijing. Political freedom is nil, and all "subversive" works and their authors get terminated and "reformed" with extreme prejudice.
Economy Description: The aggressive expansionist and resource exploitation strategy used by the CPA gives the Federation a powerhouse economy, but it is relatively low-tech. The People's Federation capitalizes on refining raw materials and then exporting them, and have some of the lowest wages in the world. As a result, companies happily exploit China to do most of their industry work. Mining is a big second, and farming and logging are medium sized- industries. Fishing has been dwindling in the past decades has declined, but it still is competitive. Oil is relatively scare in the Federation, though, and most of it is imported from Russia. The arms sector is rapidly growing as new advances and funding have been causing an R&D boom, pushing the Federation up to 3rd on the global index. It is the only industry where the Federation is acknowledged as high quality.
Military Description:
Army: Active: 3,000,000 Reserve: 7,000,000
Navy: 300,000 sailors.
5 aircraft carrier
8 amphibious transport docks
54 landing ship tanks
45 landing ship medium
39 destroyers
57 frigates
32 corvettes
110 missile boats
123 submarine chasers
48 mine countermeasure vessels
74 submarines
19 replenishment ships
382 Aircraft
(450 auxiliaries)
Air force: 250,000 pilots.
6,000 air craft.
Second Artillery Corps: 130,000 soldiers.
10,000 pieces of Artillery
Special Marine Forces: 50,000 soldiers.

History and General Description: During the late 2020 Uprising, the communist government started becoming more aggressive. This led to the reformation of 2030, and as the US weakened and Russia rised, China prepared for war. During the Crusade of 2050 onwards, China started annexing Asia. A full-blown war with India proved disastrous for both sides, and left Asia in ruins. Soon, China rose again, and is now an Asian superpower, only hindered by an Indian superpower to the West.
Faction:

Subgroup (Optional):
2 Examples of your previous RP experience:

Corporation Name: Škoda Works (Škodovy Závody in Czech)

HQ Location: Plzeň, Czech Republic

Primary Source(s) of Revenue: As an industrial conglomerate, Škoda's sources of income are spread out all over the second sector, although its specialty is still heavy industry.

Size: Multinational

History and General Description:
When the century began in 2001, the Škoda empire, formerly so strong, lay in ruins. Pieces were scattered across owners and corporations. Škoda's resurgence began in 2037 when a mysterious man, known as Jaroslav Svoboda, acquired Škoda Investments in clandestine negotiations with the Appian Group, when this Netherlands-based investment group was beginning to collapse through its network of screen companies.

With the purchase of Škoda Power in 2041, Jaroslav Svoboda began to reorganize the scattered Škoda empire. The broad engineering expertise possessed by the various subsidiary companies allowed Škoda to offer some of the world's earliest low-cost cybernetics designed for the working classes. With previously unprecedented revenue being generated by the cybernetic devices and Škoda Vyzkum's (the company was re-acquired by Škoda Investments in 2049) new line of mind-controlled home electronics, Škoda Investments accelerated their growth.

Then, the crisis started to strike. What was expected to be just another excuse for strife in the unstable regions of the world slowly grew into the most powerful social movement of the 21st Century. On the 7th of September 2052, pro-Biodirectionist paramilitaries clashed with guards of the Catholic Church on city streets, producing six hundred casualties and property damage worth millions.

The incident happened in Prague. Škoda's backyard, practically.

Whilst tensions began to rise, Škoda Investment bought out the last independent company of the former Škoda empire - Škoda Auto - in 2056. The now-gigantic conglomerate, in which Škoda Investment owned majority stock in more than a dozen other Škoda companies, began to be referred to as the Škoda Works. Some time during the next ten years, the name stuck. Jaroslav Svoboda declared the name official.

Rising tensions forced many countries to increase their military spending. Svoboda instructed Škoda Auto to release a new line of armoured vehicles and eventually lines of tanks. Making full use of Škoda Vyzkum's cybernetics technology, Škoda Auto was able to design neuro-integrated machines of war. Tanks, which formerly took several crew to control, now was possible to run with only one trained soldier. The first line of armored vehicle, the Škoda tančík, was unveiled in 2061. Although the tančík was a small vehicle, covering just two square meters of space, with the release of the lehký tank line in 2065 and the střední tank models starting in 2069, Škoda Auto began to manufacture vehicles of larger and larger size, becoming one of Central Europe's premier defense contractors in the process.

The těžký tank line, already several years in development, was finally released in 2074 with the Škoda těžký tank vzor 2074 - or "Skoda heavy tank model 2074". Upon release, it was hailed as revolutionary. Integrating the latest in cybernetics and chemical engineering technologies, the device functionally became a one-man walking fortress, in which the driver's mind was directly although temporarily merged with the tank's artificial intelligence.

Even as Škoda produced more and more powerful weapons of war, its domestic situation became worse. The tensions caused by various forces opposing or supporting particular strands of bio-engineering finally reached a critical point. As a cybernetics company, the Škoda Works was ostracized by those countries and people taking an anti-cybernetics stance. Although the Škoda Works was able to keep the Czech parliament in Prague under its firm grasp, it was not so lucky in many other countries. By 2080, Škoda was an outright banned organization in thirty countries and rising. Most of these were poor countries which were of no importance to Škoda. But a couple were key markets. Škoda facilities were attacked by paramilitaries on almost a weekly basis.

Škoda was forced to become a military organization itself merely to survive. In the last two decades of the 21st century, the Škoda Works was not merely fighting for tax breaks and new markets. It was fighting, quite literally using weapons of war, for its very existence.

The weapons expenditure cut very deeply into Škoda's profits, sending its stock prices plunging. It was forced to even develop its own line of rifles as the companies which Škoda used to buy small arms from took an anti-cybernetics stance and stopped trading with Škoda.

Another mystery struck around this point. Even if Jaroslav Svoboda was just twenty years old when he acquired Škoda Investments, by now he would be eighty-three years old. Yet his voice never changed, nor did he grow senile or ill.

Rumors abounded. Was he a biodirectionist, running contrary to his company's cybernetics philosophy? Was he not a "he" at all, but rather an alias of many people? Was he even an artificial intelligence?

Certainly any of those would explain why Jaroslav never made a public appearance, gave his directions through e-mail and absolutely nobody recalled actually seeing the man.

Whatever the truth is, the 21st Century now draws to a close. Škoda stands on the brink of a new age of prosperity - or a violent defeat and collapse against the truly many paramilitary forces that were now opposed to it.

Faction: Cyberneticists

Subgroup: Cybernetic egalitarian (kinda)

2 Examples of your previous RP experience: Already on my prior reservation

Terrorist Group Name: Templars of the Burning Cross (Full name), Separatists or Templars (short-hand)

Center of Operations Location: Sulingen, Diepholz of Lower Saxony, State of Greater Germany is the center for activities in Greater Germany. Graz, Greater Germany occupied Austria is used as a secondary center for the group's activities in German occupied Austria.

Primary Source(s) of Income: The Templars of the Burning Cross itself gains their income from "taxes" they enforce on their occupied territories in Austria, however they gain most of their funding from equalist sources. the Equalists use illicit activities such as drugs and human trafficking in order to garner funds, along with the discreet financial support of Claudia Kier and her associates among the aristocracy.

Threat Level: National

Short-Term: Disrupt transhumanist footing in Greater Germany, disrupt the transhumanist aristocracy, dismantle the propaganda machine used by Greater Germany to control the population, destroy German hold in Austria

Long-term: Abolish the government of Greater Germany and its aristocracy, institute a theocratic and "pure" government that will maintain the purity of the bodies and souls of the populace, end all transhumanist thought in Greater Germany.

History and General Description: The Templars of the Burning Cross finds it roots in the days of the first Anschluss referendum of 2040, being the Austrian Purity Party, a faction of religious traditionalists who wanted to maintain the sovereignty of Austria. As the years passed, the members and power of the faction waned and it fell into obscurity until the referendum of 2060, that made Austria a part of Greater Germany. Upon the passing of the referendum, passing on a very narrow margin, saw the rise of separatists among many parts of Austria. These loosely formed groups sought renewed independence from Germany, through any means possible, but still remained small and insignificant.

As the aristocracy took stronger hold in Greater Germany, and many of the lower classes were forced out of government due to lower intelligence, much anti-transhumanist sentiment began to form among those who saw transhumanist principles as corrupting the government. These feelings were felt greatly among the people of the lower class, those of lower intelligence. These groups sought to equalize, abolish all the transhumanist ideas and reinstitute a fair and equal system of government. They are today a political faction headed by Claudia Kier, one of the 1% aristocracy who uses her position and political and charismatic knowledge to defend and control the faction.

These two individual groups came together secretly, and with a common goal being the destruction of the transhumanist government, they formed a knit organization. The organization would have the division of the Templars of the Burning Cross, the traditionalists of Austria who will disrupt German interests in the region, and the Equalist Political Faction of Germany, the Equalists in Germany who help in funding and controlling their Austrian counterparts. While the Equalist Political Faction doesn't have any open rebellious activity, the Templars, with the aid of the Equalists, began capturing and conquering areas in Austria in open separatist rebellion. While the Equalists don't openly support the Templars, they secretly pump money, weapons, and recruits over to them to help destabalize the region and weaken German forces.

The Equalist Political Faction is set up like a political party, with Claudia being at the head of a committee of like-minded aristocrats controlling the people and coercing them towards their ideals in Lower Saxony. The Templars of the Burning Cross are set up as a religious order seemingly, with military ranks marking positions in the organization with their leader being the Grandmaster. They are centered in Graz, Austria, where they serve as the military leaders of the unrecognized government, the Holy Dominion of Austria. The Equalist political faction, under the support of Claudia, is centered in Sulingen of Lower Saxony.

Faction: Religious/Equalist

Subgroup (Optional): Radical Christian Puritan/Militant Equalist

2 Examples of your previous RP experience:
Star Wars: Rise of an Empire OOC/IC (Dead)
Assassin's Creed: Spring of Nations OOC/IC (Dead)

Corporation Name: Divinity United

HQ Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Primary Source(s) of Revenue: Providing fast, reliable genetic modifications to infants and adults well into their seventies.

Size (Regional, National, or Multinational): National

History and General Description: Divinity United was founded in the later half of the 21st century by renowned philanthropist Yumash Fonte and his brother Levi Fonte. Having directly inherited the Fonte fortune, the two brothers were multi-millionaires by the age of 23. Expecting to live the remainder of their lives in relaxing silence, insulated by their riches, Yumash was one day approached by a homeless man on the street. The homeless man begged Yumash for five dollars, complaining of hunger and thirst and disease. Yumash inquired if the man had an education, and received a solemn reply. "My mum and pa had me working the streets for the cheapest you could pay, no time for any schooling! Ain't no one want human labourers nowadays, it's robot this and robot that. They're faster, stronger and smarter than most people anyways. Thank you kind sir, at least the one thing people are better than robots at is being human."

Yumash, in a quest to prove the homeless man wrong, used his wealth to set up the Yumash Clinic. His brother Levi offered his wealth to develop the humble branch into a regional competitor, and the name become Y&L Genetic Modifications. Their demographic expanded from more rich customers to a wide range, including infants and the elderly. In his effort to make every human life matter, as if God himself had given everyone a purpose, he settled on the final name of Divinity United. Four years ago, Yumash tracked down the very same homeless man he had met nearly a decade earlier. He was still alive, although in much worse condition than before. Levi commented on how his brother was 'almost glowing' as he wheeled his most recent genetically modified patient out with an improved immune system, increased memory/capability to learn and the ability to gain and retain muscle mass much easier than before. Yumash found out this homeless man's name was Devon Parish, and immediately employed him into his company as a CEO in training. Today, nearly six years later, Divinity United, lead by Yumash and Levi Fonte as well as Devon Parish, dominates the American market. With affordable, dependable genetic modifications that range from increasing cardiovascular endurance, to modifying hair and eye colour, and even eliminating almost all genetic diseases, Divinity United is here to stay.

Faction: Biodirectionist

Subgroup (Optional): None

2 Examples of your Previous RP Experience: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=338923
(I only have one, if another needs to be provided I can write a short paragraph or two.)

I will not be able to join the IC until the 22nd because of exams, but I was interested so I made my app now

Terrorist Group Name: The Hive
Center of Operations Location: Every where
Primary Source(s) of Income: Personal income, bank robberies, muggings, kidnappings
Threat Level: (Regional Threat, National Threat, or International Threat) International
Short-Term & Long-Term Goals: Convert humanity into a Hive mind
History and General Description: Formed in 2080, this group of what used to be indivuals has been abducting people from across the globe and has forced them to undergo the hive mind transformation. They have decided that the only way to take over the world, is to do it from the inside. Over 300 members so far. 250 of which have infiltrated major bioengineering companies, and cybernetics companies, along with several nations. The 50 not involved with infiltration, conducts criminal acts to procurer more money... and more members.
Faction: True Hive mind connectionists
Subgroup (Optional):
2 Examples of your previous RP experience: Scramble for Earth
New Civilizations

... there is Indian dude (Claven) that was not accepted. BUT.... apart from that, everyone that was accepted ^^

Btw, PLA was apparently still WiP. Maybe the app never finished...?

Thank you so much for this! So yeah, Claven is accepted, and so is the PLA - he finished it but forgot to get rid of "WIP"

[Skappola]

The IC is now up: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=344979

[In Gentem Et De Libris Scientiam]

So my terrorist group is in china and india
mostly india.
so india should be mostly fighting me, but we aren't too different in beliefs.
and china just hates india.
so don't really have much in the way of enemies......

[Skappola]

So my terrorist group is in china and india
mostly india.
so india should be mostly fighting me, but we aren't too different in beliefs.
and china just hates india.
so don't really have much in the way of enemies......

I'd think China would expend quite a few resources towards fighting revivalists.

[The V O I D]

I am finally un-busy, somewhat. So, I'm going to make my app now.

Terrorist Group Name: The Collective
Center of Operations Location: Germany, with divisions throughout Europe and spreading slowly.
Primary Source(s) of Income: Stolen Money, as well as having taken over some of the black market industry.
Threat Level: Regional [European] Threat. Unless that counts as 'International'.
Short-Term & Long-Term Goals:
Short Term: Expand the Collective.
Long Term: Establish a government by the Collective.
History and General Description: The Collective started out with simply five people. These five people wished to create a true hive mind, but wanted to eliminate individuality completely. Once they successfully got their hands on the technology necessary, these five people began implanting bionic [biologically robotic] parts into themselves. Eventually, once they completed this, they attempted to establish a true hive mind - one they called "The Collective". This worked perfectly... well. Almost perfectly. The Collective's consciousness, once established, became a combination of the consciousnesses of the original five - taking all favorable features and such. Then, the Collective, using the bionic implants and such, destroyed some parts of the cognitive thought centers of the host brains - only enough to replace them with processors and such. This was to make the Collective's members unable to question it's consciousness. It was now a true hive mind - beyond what other connectionists would attempt. There was no individuality, no free will, no free thought. There was only the Collective. The people under It's influence acted, thought, and worked all in the same way. They slowly began to spread by stealing money, technology and taking over the black market by storm. The Collective's consciousness began to grow as It assimilated more people into It's one, true absolute mind. It now has 1,000 fully assimilated humans, and 300 partially assimilated humans.
Faction: Connectionists, Cyberneticists.
Subgroup (Optional): Transformationists [Semi-cyborg], True Hivemind Connectionists [to the very high extreme].
2 Examples of your previous RP experience:
Here is one.

I can't find a good one to use as my second one, so if necessary I'd be willing to write a paragraph or something instead.

And, yes. The Collective is a bit based on the Borg, sort of. Kind of. Not really.

[Kingdom High]

The IC is now up: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=344979

I'll get a post up later today, I have an interesting idea on how to introduce Divinity United to you all

[Greater Soviet Ukraine]

So my terrorist group is in china and india
mostly india.
so india should be mostly fighting me, but we aren't too different in beliefs.
and china just hates india.
so don't really have much in the way of enemies......

I'd think China would expend quite a few resources towards fighting revivalists.

Well, our loyalty goes with the wind.

[Skappola]

I am finally un-busy, somewhat. So, I'm going to make my app now.

Terrorist Group Name: The Collective
Center of Operations Location: Germany, with divisions throughout Europe and spreading slowly.
Primary Source(s) of Income: Stolen Money, as well as having taken over some of the black market industry.
Threat Level: Regional [European] Threat. Unless that counts as 'International'.
Short-Term & Long-Term Goals:
Short Term: Expand the Collective.
Long Term: Establish a government by the Collective.
History and General Description: The Collective started out with simply five people. These five people wished to create a true hive mind, but wanted to eliminate individuality completely. Once they successfully got their hands on the technology necessary, these five people began implanting bionic [biologically robotic] parts into themselves. Eventually, once they completed this, they attempted to establish a true hive mind - one they called "The Collective". This worked perfectly... well. Almost perfectly. The Collective's consciousness, once established, became a combination of the consciousnesses of the original five - taking all favorable features and such. Then, the Collective, using the bionic implants and such, destroyed some parts of the cognitive thought centers of the host brains - only enough to replace them with processors and such. This was to make the Collective's members unable to question it's consciousness. It was now a true hive mind - beyond what other connectionists would attempt. There was no individuality, no free will, no free thought. There was only the Collective. The people under It's influence acted, thought, and worked all in the same way. They slowly began to spread by stealing money, technology and taking over the black market by storm. The Collective's consciousness began to grow as It assimilated more people into It's one, true absolute mind. It now has 1,000 fully assimilated humans, and 300 partially assimilated humans.
Faction: Connectionists, Cyberneticists.
Subgroup (Optional): Transformationists [Semi-cyborg], True Hivemind Connectionists [to the very high extreme].
2 Examples of your previous RP experience:
Here is one.

I can't find a good one to use as my second one, so if necessary I'd be willing to write a paragraph or something instead.

And, yes. The Collective is a bit based on the Borg, sort of. Kind of. Not really.

I'll accept one RP example sine the app was good, Reserved.


Also, the US minus the Mexican cession is now reserved by Rnclave:
Country, Corporation, or Terrorist Group?: Union of American States
Location (Please mark on map if possible): US Mainland minus the Mexican Cession
Faction & Subgroup (Optional, though it helps me to know early on): Human Collective Collectionists
2 Examples of your previous RP experience:
1.) viewtopic.php?f=31&t=280963&start=75
2.) viewtopic.php?f=31&t=344134&sid=85e2438bac6c7c666ccb52ce7ec7ac8e&start=25

As a corporation which sells cybernetics, I'm not sure whether to be terrified by the borg take over or happy for the business.

[Skappola]

The IC is now up: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=344979

I'll get a post up later today, I have an interesting idea on how to introduce Divinity United to you all

I'll be interested to read it!

[Oscalantine]

I am finally un-busy, somewhat. So, I'm going to make my app now.

Terrorist Group Name: The Collective
Center of Operations Location: Germany, with divisions throughout Europe and spreading slowly.
Primary Source(s) of Income: Stolen Money, as well as having taken over some of the black market industry.
Threat Level: Regional [European] Threat. Unless that counts as 'International'.
Short-Term & Long-Term Goals:
Short Term: Expand the Collective.
Long Term: Establish a government by the Collective.
History and General Description: The Collective started out with simply five people. These five people wished to create a true hive mind, but wanted to eliminate individuality completely. Once they successfully got their hands on the technology necessary, these five people began implanting bionic [biologically robotic] parts into themselves. Eventually, once they completed this, they attempted to establish a true hive mind - one they called "The Collective". This worked perfectly... well. Almost perfectly. The Collective's consciousness, once established, became a combination of the consciousnesses of the original five - taking all favorable features and such. Then, the Collective, using the bionic implants and such, destroyed some parts of the cognitive thought centers of the host brains - only enough to replace them with processors and such. This was to make the Collective's members unable to question it's consciousness. It was now a true hive mind - beyond what other connectionists would attempt. There was no individuality, no free will, no free thought. There was only the Collective. The people under It's influence acted, thought, and worked all in the same way. They slowly began to spread by stealing money, technology and taking over the black market by storm. The Collective's consciousness began to grow as It assimilated more people into It's one, true absolute mind. It now has 1,000 fully assimilated humans, and 300 partially assimilated humans.
Faction: Connectionists, Cyberneticists.
Subgroup (Optional): Transformationists [Semi-cyborg], True Hivemind Connectionists [to the very high extreme].
2 Examples of your previous RP experience:
Here is one.

I can't find a good one to use as my second one, so if necessary I'd be willing to write a paragraph or something instead.

And, yes. The Collective is a bit based on the Borg, sort of. Kind of. Not really.

XDDD you and Templars.. Germany has SO much terrorist organizations that it will be kept busy for a LONG LONG time XDDDD

[Republic of the Cristo]

I am finally un-busy, somewhat. So, I'm going to make my app now.

Terrorist Group Name: The Collective
Center of Operations Location: Germany, with divisions throughout Europe and spreading slowly.
Primary Source(s) of Income: Stolen Money, as well as having taken over some of the black market industry.
Threat Level: Regional [European] Threat. Unless that counts as 'International'.
Short-Term & Long-Term Goals:
Short Term: Expand the Collective.
Long Term: Establish a government by the Collective.
History and General Description: The Collective started out with simply five people. These five people wished to create a true hive mind, but wanted to eliminate individuality completely. Once they successfully got their hands on the technology necessary, these five people began implanting bionic [biologically robotic] parts into themselves. Eventually, once they completed this, they attempted to establish a true hive mind - one they called "The Collective". This worked perfectly... well. Almost perfectly. The Collective's consciousness, once established, became a combination of the consciousnesses of the original five - taking all favorable features and such. Then, the Collective, using the bionic implants and such, destroyed some parts of the cognitive thought centers of the host brains - only enough to replace them with processors and such. This was to make the Collective's members unable to question it's consciousness. It was now a true hive mind - beyond what other connectionists would attempt. There was no individuality, no free will, no free thought. There was only the Collective. The people under It's influence acted, thought, and worked all in the same way. They slowly began to spread by stealing money, technology and taking over the black market by storm. The Collective's consciousness began to grow as It assimilated more people into It's one, true absolute mind. It now has 1,000 fully assimilated humans, and 300 partially assimilated humans.
Faction: Connectionists, Cyberneticists.
Subgroup (Optional): Transformationists [Semi-cyborg], True Hivemind Connectionists [to the very high extreme].
2 Examples of your previous RP experience:
Here is one.

I can't find a good one to use as my second one, so if necessary I'd be willing to write a paragraph or something instead.

And, yes. The Collective is a bit based on the Borg, sort of. Kind of. Not really.

XDDD you and Templars.. Germany has SO much terrorist organizations that it will be kept busy for a LONG LONG time XDDDD

Void has pretty much the exact same thing I do, just he is known and I am under the radar.

[Oscalantine]

Thank you so much for this! So yeah, Claven is accepted, and so is the PLA - he finished it but forgot to get rid of "WIP"

Coolz. So Claven was accepted after all!

Wait.. PLA dude... his app doesn't have location and it doesn't have faction specified. Is that on purpose or did I quote an incomplete app...?

[Oscalantine]

Void has pretty much the exact same thing I do, just he is known and I am under the radar.

The more of these "hivemind terrorists" that come out, the more I am glad that I am biological supremacists. No need to worry about hivemind infiltration when higher elites of my society (with exception of one group) doesn't use cybernetic enhancements to begin with. There is SO good in being the only biodirectionalist country in the world ^^

[Republic of the Cristo]

Void has pretty much the exact same thing I do, just he is known and I am under the radar.

The more of these "hivemind terrorists" that come out, the more I am glad that I am biological supremacists. No need to worry about hivemind infiltration when higher elites of my society (with exception of one group) doesn't use cybernetic enhancements to begin with. There is SO good in being the only biodirectionalist country in the world ^^

They don't have to willingly get these implants you know. One trip down the wrong alley and they get kidnapped... when they come back, they are so happy and cheery!