Amidst Innumerable Stars: [Sci-Fi Worldbuild RP] (OOC, Open)

[Apostolic Hungary]

IC
“And there was a great war in the heavens…”-Revelation 12:7

The vast spiral of the galaxy teems with life, sustained on fragile globes of rock and water. On Earth, the heart of Galactic Civilization, this life has taken the form of advanced beings who have traveled the stars, and created the Holy Terran Empire, bringing peace to a million worlds of different cultures and even different species. But peace is a thing easily shattered. Already it is wearing thin among the civilized kingdoms and republics of the Galactic South, and resentment is growing towards the Imperial pretensions of Terra. And if peace had ever existed to the Galactic North of the Empire, it has long since been destroyed, buried under increasing barbarism and fanaticism. It is only a matter of time before immense hordes flood the border worlds of the Galactic Core, and force Holy War that will either forge or break a Civilization…

Amidst Innumerable Stars is a medium tech Sci-Fi worldbuilding RP based on the future of a galaxy civilized and mostly populated by Terran Humans. Applications are accepted for factions and/or characters. Players are encouraged to create to unique cultures and factions, but to base them primarily upon Medieval cultures and nations. Players are also encouraged to interconnect the histories of their faction with those of accepted factions. Remember that the Holy Terran Empire (in red on the map) is the height of Civilization, and that the further from it a faction is, it is correspondingly less technologically advanced.

Rules

1. The word of the OP (Me) and Co-OP (None atm) is law.
2. No Powergaming, Metagaming, etc.
3. Be polite. Rudeness is not appreciated.
4. Be reasonable and fairly realistic.
5. Don't be too fast. Rome wasn't built in a day, and major changes do not happen overnight.

Accepted Apps:

Holy Terran Empire
Archduchy of Tyrellia
Eastern Mining Network
Kilanean League
The Divine Directorate of the Eastern Iscariot
Grand Republic of Orion
Despotate of Phocasia
Kingdom of the Northmen

Galactic Map

Red: Holy Terran Empire (Apostolic Hungary)
Orange: Despotate of Phocasia (Open)
Lime Green: Grand Republic of Orion (Eclixia)
Dark Blue: Divine Directorate of the Eastern Iscariot (Great Confederacy Of Commonwealth States)
Purple: Archduchy of Tyrellia (Austria and Bavaria)
Aqua-Blue: Open
Ugly Green: Eastern Mining Network (The Empire of Pretantia)
Sky Blue: Kilanean League(The Orson Empire)
Blue Green: Byzantian Empire (Duestchstien)
Dark Purple Reserved (Lunas Legion)

Faction/ Nation App

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[b]Nation:[/b]
[b]Flag, Emblem, or Sigil:[/b]
[b]Location on Galactic Map:[/b]
[b]Primary Species:[/b]
[b]Primary Religion:[/b]
[b]Type of Government:[/b]
[b]Head of State*:[/b]
[b]Head of Government:[/b]
[b]Colonies*:[/b]
[b]Foreign Policy*:[/b]
[b]Allies:[/b]
[b]Size and Quality of Military:[/b]
[b]History of Nation:[/b]

Character App

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[b]Character Name:[/b]
[b]Character Age:[/b]
[b]Character Gender:[/b]
[b]Character Appearance:[/b]
[b]Character Strengths:[/b]
[b]Character Weaknesses :[/b]
[b]Religion:[/b]
[b]Character Bio:[/b]

*Not required to app for a non-national faction

[Apostolic Hungary]

Nation: Holy Terran Empire
Flag, Emblem, or Sigil:

Location on Galactic Map:: Orion Arm: in red
Primary Species: Human
Primary Religion: Terran Catholicism
Type of Government: Imperial Monarchy
Head of State*: Emperor Rolan IV
Head of Government: The Emperor through the Palatine Chancellor
Colonies*: 1, 000, 000 inhabited worlds & mining colonies
Foreign Policy*: Imperialist, belief in inherent superioty over "less advanced neighbors". Free incorparation into the Empire is not restricted by species except in the case of certain alien extremist cults.
Allies: Archduchy of Tyrellia
Size and Quality of Military: Strong Imperial Navy (300,000 capital starships), large, well-trained, but poorly equipped defensive/offensive planetary army (military doctrine based on space superiority rather planetary control)
History of Nation: Formed at the peace conference following the Fourth Solar War, the Holy Terran Empire was result of a monarchist-religious coalition which successfully conquered the Black Star Anarchist revolutions on the various colony planets. Under the Emperor Rolan I the Great, the Empire expanded to become a confederation of all races of Terran origin, and several small xeno species. About a century later the Empire reached its greatest territorial extent and its first existential crisis. Civil war broke out after the death of Emperor Zeno III (who had removed the Imperial Capital from Earth to the mineral rich Outer Arm regions) between the decentralist Homelanders comprising the bulk of the Fleet, and the centralist Imperial Orthodox who had the support of the most elite legions of the army. Victory was secured for the Homelanders by the unexpected support of the Terran Catholic Pontiff for the Homlander Imperial candidate Karol II, but the fleet was unable to regain control of the Outer Arm sectors, now the newly formed Despotate of Phocasia. The loss of these resources in the Galactic South practically ground to a halt the Empire's expansion in the Galactic North, and for nearly five centuries the Empire has been the bastion of Galactic Civilization, peaceful excepting a few minor wars with Southern neighbors over border disputes.

Character Name: Emperor Rolan IV
Character Age: 41
Character Gender: Male
Character Appearance:

Character Strengths: Militarily and Politically Intelligent, devout
Character Weaknesses : somewhat overly proud, sometimes fanatical
Religion: Terran Catholicism
Character Bio: Born on the moon Europa in 3500 I.E., the nephew of the reigning Emperor and selected as the heir to the Imperial throne in a compromise with the Hierarchy of the Terran Church. Served as Commander of the IV Europan Legion in 3520s and as a First Commission Captain of the Fleet during the Arcturus Crisis. In 3529 married Adélaïde of Zamar, and was appointed to Imperial court by his aging and unpopular uncle Emperor Zeno VII. Succeed Zeno and was crowned Emperor by Pontiff Adrianen in 3540 I.E which greatly calmed the unrest following the decade spanning Arcturus Crisis.

[Eclixia]

I'm interested.
So, I'd like to reserve the lime green territory next to the Terran Empire.
Perhaps I could be a race identical to humans which grew up in an environment nearly identical to Earth by sheer coincidence.

(So this is basically Star Wars just with your own factions?)

[Apostolic Hungary]

I'm interested.
So, I'd like to reserve the lime green territory next to the Terran Empire.
Perhaps I could be a race identical to humans which grew up in an environment nearly identical to Earth by sheer coincidence.

(So this is basically Star Wars just with your own factions?)

My general idea is Star Wars mixed somewhat with Warhammer and Dune.

[The Greater Rhine Nation]

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[Eclixia]

Nation:
The Grand Republic of Orion
Flag, Emblem, or Sigil:

Location on Galactic Map:
The lime green territories, making up most of the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Primary Species:
Humans (However this race is separate to the human species we have here on Earth. They look completely identical through evolution simply by coincidence and have a very similar history.)
Primary Religion:
No primary religion.
Type of Government:
Bicameral government consisting of a Senate (where four representatives from the planets of the territory represent the interests of the planet) and the Congregation (where a hundred representatives from anywhere vote on resolutions to either pass or reject them).
Head of State*:
President Serren of Eclixia
Head of Government:
Preisdent Serren of Eclixia
Colonies*:
Dozens of colonies across the territory from barren frozen wastelands to raging magma worlds of fire, some more developed and safe than others. Each planet is governed internally but has influence from the Senate, but must be recognized first. Out-of-the-way star systems with comfortable Earth-like environments with a couple hundred pioneers on them (among other scenarios) aren't represented, and are left alone. Planets may apply to join the Senate at any time.
Foreign Policy*:
The President can expand the Grand Republic of Orion on his command only, and seeks out habitable worlds completely devoid of life for one reason or another. Sometimes this can break into other territories but as long as there's nobody living on it, it's fair game to join the Republic.
Allies:
None.
Size and Quality of Military:
The Grand Republic is very loosely bound with few regulations stopping anyone from jumping into a starship and going on a tour of the galaxy. Planets are left to manage their own business which can break down into civilisations or tribes, and there is no centralized armed force to defend the Republic drawing on technology developed over many, many years. Not much fighting has ever occurred but we are ready for anything. The Army and Navy of the GRO is made up of warships and weapons from each planet all called up to fight, and so has no main structure. If the GRO was attacked right now, we would not have an immediate response.

History of Nation:
Very few historians can describe the GRO when it was an entire civilization on one planet, the time being so distant now it seems impossible that such a transition could be made. On Eclixia, no traces of ancient civilization can be found, all of it destroyed to make way for new buildings and infrastructure which covered the entire planet's land surface, including the North and South poles. Humans on Eclixia were completely separate to the species on Earth - they came about to be completely identical due to identical environments and factors of evolution - but a human from Eclixia cannot be identified as from a different species from humans on Earth. However, Eclixian humans experienced few conflicts and were quick to build multimillion-resident cities in polar regions, deserts, anywhere there was land. They also lived longer by up to five years, too.

Eclixian astronauts under no flag (the entire planet had been united) arrived on the Moon, and then 30 years later, 'Eclixia 2', a planet orbiting our system not far further out than Eclixia itself, and 1.12 times the size. Although colder than Eclixia, the planet was habitable, and soon the number of people living there reached the billions. Next, a genius working with antimatter and dark energy figured out that you could achieve incredible speeds over twice the speed of light. And when this man and the government tested the idea on a freighter used to move goods from Eclixia to its sister, the man returned claiming he left the solar system for the next and came back within a minute. This unlocked the entire Universe to our adventure, however, 1000 years behind the Holy Empire we would soon encounter as our neighbouring civilization. The man, although his name is long gone, is widely worshipped as a God these days for his discovery.

So, with thousands of expeditions and thousands of tragedies, the people of Eclixia expanded beyond the Solar System. With their eyes trained on an Eclixia 3 which had been around for quite a while, the first ship which landed there began an exciting new period of space travel for the people of the Universe. And then, the question hit: are we alone in the Universe? And the expanding frontier finally gave us the answer in the grassy plains of Eclixia 3, when an alien creature was sighted prancing around in the alien meadow. The shockwave was devastating - this was the best time to be alive, when you could climb in a starship and shoot off to any corner of the known galaxy, finding somewhere new and claiming it as your own. Or perish in the darkness.

However, there was no government to all this. There were established and functioning planetary governments on Eclixia 1, 2 and 3 by this point, but no centralized government to deal with the dozens of emerging planets in the known galaxy. It was largely chaos, with no regulations topping anything or any enforcement enforcing anyone. And so the Grand Republic of Orion was formed, to deal with this issue, and it has ruled for thousands of years and will for thousands more, undertaking the impossible task of leading such a diverse territory and running it, from the perilous depths of the Outer Territories to the Comet, which soars around the territory at half the speed of light and is home to millions of humans.

The future is yet to be revealed.

[Apostolic Hungary]

Nation:
The Grand Republic of Orion
Flag, Emblem, or Sigil:
(Image)
Location on Galactic Map:
The lime green territories, making up most of the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Primary Species:
Humans (However this race is separate to the human species we have here on Earth. They look completely identical through evolution simply by coincidence and have a very similar history.)
Primary Religion:
No primary religion.
Type of Government:
Bicameral government consisting of a Senate (where four representatives from the planets of the territory represent the interests of the planet) and the Congregation (where a hundred representatives from anywhere vote on resolutions to either pass or reject them).
Head of State*:
President Serren of Eclixia
Head of Government:
Preisdent Serren of Eclixia
Colonies*:
Dozens of colonies across the territory from barren frozen wastelands to raging magma worlds of fire, some more developed and safe than others. Each planet is governed internally but has influence from the Senate, but must be recognized first. Out-of-the-way star systems with comfortable Earth-like environments with a couple hundred pioneers on them (among other scenarios) aren't represented, and are left alone. Planets may apply to join the Senate at any time.
Foreign Policy*:
The President can expand the Grand Republic of Orion on his command only, and seeks out habitable worlds completely devoid of life for one reason or another. Sometimes this can break into other territories but as long as there's nobody living on it, it's fair game to join the Republic.
Allies:
None.
Size and Quality of Military:
The Grand Republic is very loosely bound with few regulations stopping anyone from jumping into a starship and going on a tour of the galaxy. Planets are left to manage their own business which can break down into civilisations or tribes, and there is no centralized armed force to defend the Republic drawing on technology developed over many, many years. Not much fighting has ever occurred but we are ready for anything. The Army and Navy of the GRO is made up of warships and weapons from each planet all called up to fight, and so has no main structure. If the GRO was attacked right now, we would not have an immediate response.

History of Nation:
The history of the first planet which would eventually go on to create the GRO is frighteningly similar to that of Earth. Eclixia, as it was called, was very similar - Jesus Christ existed with exactly the same name, but he would go on to become a world religion, while WW1 and 2 still occurred. Dinosaurs did exist and both the Moon and Saturn (Mars, in our Solar System) were colonized before 2100. Thousands of year later, one genius discovered faster-than-light energy, bending the fabric of reality to reach incredible speeds. He is widely revered as a god to some.

So, with thousands of expeditions and thousands of tragedies, the people of Eclixia expanded beyond the Solar System. With their eyes trained on a second earth which had been around for quite a while, the first ship which landed there began an exciting new period of space travel for the people of the Universe. And then, the question hit: are we alone in the Universe? And the expanding frontier finally gave us the answer in the grassy plains of Eclixia 3, when an alien creature was sighted prancing around in the alien meadow. The shockwave was devastating - this was the best time to be alive, when you could climb in a starship and shoot off to any corner of the known galaxy, finding somewhere new and claiming it as your own.

However, there was no government to all this. There were established and functioning planetary governments on Eclixia 1, 2 and 3 by this point, but no centralized government to deal with the dozens of emerging planets in the known galaxy. It was largely chaos, with no regulations topping anything or any enforcement enforcing anyone. And so the Grand Republic of Orion was formed, to deal with this issue, and it has ruled for thousands of years and will for thousands more, undertaking the impossible task of leading such a diverse territory and running it, from the perilous depths of the Outer Territories to the Comet, which soars around the territory at half the speed of light and is home to millions of humans.

The future is yet to be revealed.

I like the App, but could you change the first paragraph of the history? Really just the part about Christ and WWs I & II (I'd like the different nations to have somewhat unique histories). The rest is good.

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

Could you reserve me the blue next to the HTE?

[Apostolic Hungary]

Could you reserve me the blue next to the HTE?

The dark blue?

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

Could you reserve me the blue next to the HTE?

The dark blue?

Oh yes, the dark blue patch to the east.

[Austria and Bavaria]

Reserve the purple to the south-east of the H.T.E.

[The Mystery Bard]

Tag,I'll try to get my application up tonight.
If not tonight definitely tomorrow.

[The Mystery Bard]

Could you reserve the purple in the south for me?

[Apostolic Hungary]

Could you reserve the purple in the south for me?

Sorry, Purple was already reserved by Austria and Bavaria.

[Austria and Bavaria]

Are we going to have any sort of "magic", i.e. The Force from Star Wars, Spice from Dune, or Psykers from Warhammer?

[Apostolic Hungary]

Are we going to have any sort of "magic", i.e. The Force from Star Wars, Spice from Dune, or Psykers from Warhammer?

Possibly. We'd need a name for it though...

[The Mystery Bard]

How about the aqua-blue near the purple?

[Austria and Bavaria]

Are we going to have any sort of "magic", i.e. The Force from Star Wars, Spice from Dune, or Psykers from Warhammer?

Possibly. We'd need a name for it though...

Suggestion:

Geistreide: A psionic/psychic power manifesting itself in various individuals throughout the galaxy. Geisteiding ability are hereditary, and particular families may be know for their powers. The abilities of a Geistreider may include:

The ability to influence the minds of others
The ability to see visions of other locations or times
The ability to induce emotions in others
The ability to plant thoughts in the minds of others

Geistreiding causes various degrees of stress to the Geistreider, which may vary from mild tiredness to severe headaches and intense exhaustion. Although Geistreiding is an inborn ability, it requires immense mental discipline and training.

A rather rough outline, but hopefully you get the general idea.

[Austria and Bavaria]

Are we allowed multiple characters?

[Apostolic Hungary]

Are we allowed multiple characters?

Yes.

[The Empire of Pretantia]

Can I get that ugly green on the right of the galaxy? I'm gonna be robots!

[Apostolic Hungary]

Can I get that ugly green on the right of the galaxy? I'm gonna be robots!

Might I suggest a faction with a mostly robot army and workforce? I don't think it would quite fit with what I had in mind to have an entirely robot faction.

[Austria and Bavaria]

Can I get that ugly green on the right of the galaxy? I'm gonna be robots!

Might I suggest a faction with a mostly robot army and workforce? I don't think it would quite fit with what I had in mind to have an entirely robot faction.

What about cyborgs or robots that used to be human?

[The Empire of Pretantia]

Can I get that ugly green on the right of the galaxy? I'm gonna be robots!

Might I suggest a faction with a mostly robot army and workforce? I don't think it would quite fit with what I had in mind to have an entirely robot faction.

Mein Neue Freund, you can't spell Space Barbarian Horde without robot. If you want a Roman Empire Omelet, you gotta break a few Barbarian eggs.

It's a classic story. To save on money, they use automated colonies administered by one very powerful AI to mine minerals from the edge of the Galaxy. The AI stays there too long and goes a bit... Sentient, and decides destruction is too much fun.

[Apostolic Hungary]

Possibly. We'd need a name for it though...

Suggestion:

Geistreide: A psionic/psychic power manifesting itself in various individuals throughout the galaxy. Geisteiding ability are hereditary, and particular families may be know for their powers. The abilities of a Geistreider may include:

The ability to influence the minds of others
The ability to see visions of other locations or times
The ability to induce emotions in others
The ability to plant thoughts in the minds of others

Geistreiding causes various degrees of stress to the Geistreider, which may vary from mild tiredness to severe headaches and intense exhaustion. Although Geistreiding is an inborn ability, it requires immense mental discipline and training.

A rather rough outline, but hopefully you get the general idea.

That should work, just powerful enough to make things interesting, but not too overpowered.