NationStates

How Things Work
You are presented with two storylines, a giant playable area, and a New Wild West on your hand, right now you are able to join a gang lead by Oliver Jason Rodriguez better known as Fast Hand Ollie or to become a citizen in the small town of Big Iron, once a storyline one of your chars is in ends you will be free to explore the world I provided for you, explore the opportunities in it and see be the classic outlaw of Wild West, but with Lazer Revolvers. Multiple Characters are highly encouraged to be created.

Technology
As you may already notice there are a lot of new technologies involved and a lot of time between our time and the RP time, so, the most noticeable technological differences you will notice are

1. Androids
Yea, they are here, got their freedom from servitude from the 2nd Civil War ( history repeating itself, there are a lot of those similarities here ) before produced in mass quantities now one is manufactured only when a pair of Androids order it. So, they have an aging process that first appeared only after they were liberated, kinda, it works like that, there are pre-built pieces of their outer layer that slide out when the Android reaches a certain age, then mini-fabricators just fill it out. Also, the Androids don't any internal organs except the brain, their body constitutes mostly of servo motors and receptors

2. Laser Weapons
No, no automatic weapons, laser rifles, laser revolvers and such, they are generally of the same shape as their bullet based counterparts but, their barrels have a lot of small optics and glow red

3. Hover-based transportation
You know the stuff, electromagnetic and such, Hovercars exist in this universe but are yet to come to New Great Plains, currently, the best option for getting around there is either a Horse or a Hover Train

4. Genetic Modification
Many animals were heavily modified for their colonization of Mars, like bison which was made smaller, or the horse which is now able to run faster and such, genetically modified animals usually get the prefix New

5. Cybernetic Implants
These can range from an eye being equipped with night vision to arm capable of lifting an elephant, people who get them are commonly referred to as Modified

Current State of Mars
Mars is divided into five sections, US Sponsored Mandate, EU Sponsored Mandate, Russia Sponsored Mandate, China Sponsored Mandate, and unclaimed land, our main focus will be on the US part, so, there are already five states there over an ocean and one giant territory of grassland dubbed New Great Plains, during the 2nd Civil War 4 out of 5 states seceded, mainly, New Virginia, Madison, Aubergine ( named after a great leader during the initial colonization of Mars ) and finally, 12 Islands, and the only martian born state to stay in the US was New Maine. New Great Plains are what you would come to know from Wild West movies, was grassland with occasional hills and sometimes a desert

The Map

Map made using Inkarnate

New Town: Largest Town in the Region, main hub for trade and other such activities, it is now already connected by Hover Transportation Inc. to its system

Blackberry: Small Town that has seen some growth in recent years but is still mostly unremarkable, mostly known for large wild New Bison populations

Margot Falls: A Small Fisherman town situated near one of the few rivers of the New Great Plains, the river itself creates a great housing for many of Earth fish, it needs to pay "Protection Tax" to one of the local gangs

Big Iron: A Small town, its biggest source of income, a mine north of the town has recently run dry and the town population has seen a large drop as miner's left

Old 2nd Confederation Base: Old abandoned base of 2nd Confederation, rumor has it there is still gold buried under it by its last commander

Desert Builders Camp: A Camp for the employees of Hover Transportation Inc. Building hover train railway, since the reputation of Dead Man Desert they are heavily armed, some say that the completion of the railway there will lead to the end of gang rule here

Mountains Builders Camp: A Camp for the employees of Hover Transportation Inc. Building hover train railway, regularly their chief tries to buy the town of Big Iron from the mayor

Ollie's Gang Hideout: A hideout of a gang lead by Oliver Jason Rodriguez or commonly know as Fast Hand Ollie after a series of duels in Blackberry that marked him as the most wanted man in that town and simultaneously a kind of man you here in the legends of the Old Wild West, the one back on Earth that passed 400 years or so ago

Aventura Brothers Gang Hideout: A hideout of a band of outlaws led by William and Jake Aventura, it most commonly raids whatever unlucky man is traveling near, they also usually take the "Protection Tax" from the town of Margot Falls

Dead Man Desert: A Desert separating West and East plains, the name of it comes from a large number of outlaws hiding in its hills

Barren Mountains: A nearly impassable mountain range, but, a large hover train company found a way through them, however, they would need to destroy the town of Big Iron for it

Albert Swamp: A big swamp, the only on New Great Plains, it is as deadly as it a great hiding spot so many that need to escape something and if they don't find a hiding spot in the Dead Man Desert, they will probably be here

Roster
Civilians of Big Iron:

"Mac" Macray - Kassaran

“Commodore” William Charles Inverness - Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States 

Ivan 'Iron Fist' Greening - Sinyal

Natalya Pugacheva - Barapam

Marlene "Scarlett Rose" Whitley - Bingellia

Riley Tinker - Ecradia

Jim "Ithaca" Walker - Pax Nerdvana

Mercy Ann Cutler - Biscaria

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Gang Members:

"03" HFCD-AX3503 - Utceforp
"01" HFCD-AX3501 - Utceforp

Drake 'Scarface' Marks - Sinyal
Brian Gwen - Sinyal

Kassaran wrote:Official Aplication
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NS Name: Kassaran
Char Name: "Mac" Macray, No Last Name
Type: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Appearance:

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Bio: He arrived late one evening at the bar in Big Iron, two months before the mine ran dry, but has yet to leave. Doesn't talk too much to those around him, a simple wave and a tip of the hat is most any get out of him on his good days. He wears a composite shroud collar and facial mask which obscures his facial features, a tool used by infiltrators from the Union during the Civil War, it's unknown if he's a veteran of the war or simply a scavenger from the conflict. His twin-barrel gauss-gun holds a rustic appeal to its design and appears to have been custom-built. He has no known augmentations and appears to be mostly human, but the one draw he's had in his time in Big Iron saw him bringing the large weapon to bear in roughly the same time as his competitor.

Affiliation: Civilian (?)

Equipment:
- Cattleman's Cap with Insignia of the Olympus Union Military Company, a defunct paramilitary group that worked alongside Union forces in the War.
- Heavy Martian Dustcoat, fixed with white fur trim of unknown Earth-species animal along the collar, likely gained as loot during a raid in the War.
- GC-6, 12 Gauge - Mod. 2124 (Electro-magnetic Gauss Shotgun, extensively modified)
- Union Shroud - Mod. 2136 (Light Composite Screen and Light-Emitting Diode Array, designed to warp and shift the features of the user's face to obscure their identity to any without the appropriate visual access key - think a pixilation effect done at the skin-level without affecting the body of the user)

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Personality: Quiet but friendly. Never seems to be adverse to conversation. Seems to move smoothly, but never quickly.
Modifications N/A

Likes: Getting to the point, drinking in peace and relative quiet, and eating his meals precisely when he intends to and never minute later or earlier. Travelling light and maintaining the minimalist lifestyle.
Dislikes: Small talk, social drinking and party atmospheres, and missing his meals if even by a minute. Travelling heavy and taking more than he'll need, though that doesn't mean he goes underprepared.

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The Imperial Warglorian Empire wrote:Tag

Pax Nerdvana wrote:Tag

Sinyal wrote:Official Aplication
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NS Name: Sinyal
Char Name: Ivan 'Iron Fist' Greening
Type: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Appearance:

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Bio: Ivan decided to come to Mars and the new west, "It'll be a fun ride," he said to his friends they got there. It wasn't. All his friends died and Ivan became a lone ranger. He made a name for himself, stacking up kill after kill after kill. He thought about joining a gang, but stayed away from it. He loves talkin' to the folks in Big Iron. He doesn't really have any goals, just to stay alive, and maybe start a gang one day.
Affiliation: Lone Ranger
Equipment:
- Common cowboy hat
- Black bandana
- A clydesdale horse name Big Jim
- Heavy Dustcoat
- MG Model 4 8 gauge shotgun. (laser shotgun, extensively modified.)
- Standard laser revolver.
- Tactical knife
- Combat Boots

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Personality: Rowdy and energetic, talks a lot.
Modifications N/A

Likes: Drinking and smoking, talking, the west in general.
Dislikes: Pretty much nothing.

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Ecradia wrote:Ooh, this looks fun. Tag.

Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States wrote:Official Aplication

NS Name: Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States
Char Name: “Commodore” William Charles Inverness
Type: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Appearance:
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Bio: William Charles Inverness was born in Britain, one of the administrative provinces of the European Union. He was born into a rather well-to-do banking family, his mother being the CEO of one of London’s larger banking concerns. William, as a result, never lacked anything in his childhood. He was well cared-for by a staff of dedicated androids, who at that time had not received the rights they would later get. He got into the European Naval Academy at Le Havre, and was trained as an officer in the European Space Fleet as a gunnery officer.

This went quite well for him, and he rose up the ranks quickly in many bouts with newly-born space pirate forces. Especially during colonisation of Mars, there was plenty to protect seeder ships from, and there were many run-ins with pirates, privateers, and vessels from other states. This all proved to be a breeding ground for daring officers, such as William, who at one point gained the rank of captain and commanded his own light cruiser in transport protection, as part of the convoy system.

When the Second Civil War broke out, Europe remained neutral. It had outlawed the use of androids for slave labour, and intelligent AI could gain citizenship there. William was disgusted by this, and hoped to help prevent it in the rest of the world. Breaking the European neutrality laws, William joined the Confederate Space Navy as a captain, and fought for them in space battles for the duration of the war. This is where he got his highest rank, commodore, as the commander of his own little convoy of ships.

Of course, the Confederacy would lose the war. Having been stripped of his EU citizenship, as well as his confederate citizenship, William really had nowhere to go. He travelled to Russia and China to find work, but diplomatic relations with those states and the EU prevented him from gaining any meaningful employ. Since then, William has travelled to Mars, serving as an officer on various merchant ships, always in fear of capture. After a very close run-in with the law recently, he has decided to lay low. Big Iron, where he arrived mere weeks ago, seems like the perfect place for this.
Affiliation: Big Iron Civilian
Equipment: Compass, telescope, HN4 Warmaker Laser Revolver, EU Officer’s Laser-edged basket-hilted sword

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Sinyal wrote:Is mine accepted yet?

Sinyal wrote:Official Aplication
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NS Name: Sinyal
Char Name: Ivan 'Iron Fist' Greening
Type: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Appearance:

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Bio: Ivan decided to come to Mars and the new west, "It'll be a fun ride," he said to his friends they got there. It wasn't. All his friends died and Ivan became a lone ranger. He made a name for himself, stacking up kill after kill after kill. He thought about joining a gang, but stayed away from it. He loves talkin' to the folks in Big Iron. He doesn't really have any goals, just to stay alive, and maybe start a gang one day. Also, he hates the other gangs. They killed his friends and have tried to kill him many times over. He's fended them off, but he needs help, he just doesn't want to admit it.
Affiliation: Lone Ranger
Equipment:
- Common cowboy hat
- Black bandana
- A clydesdale horse name Big Jim
- Heavy Dustcoat
- MG Model 4 8 gauge shotgun. (laser shotgun, extensively modified.)
- Standard laser revolver.
- Tactical knife
- Combat Boots

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Personality: Rowdy and energetic, talks a lot.
Modifications N/A

Likes: Drinking and smoking, talking, the west in general.
Dislikes: Pretty much nothing except asking for help.

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Utceforp wrote:Tag, gonna do an android of some kind.

Endem wrote:

Utceforp wrote:Tag, gonna do an android of some kind.

Great, so, with that occasion, a lot of info on them will be added to the technology section of the OOC

• G-38M Anti-Material Rifle, HFCD variant (Gauss rifle, slightly modified. Too heavy for a human to use effectively. See 03's appearance.)
• L-25 Pistol, HFCD variant (Laser pistol. See 03's appearance.)
• Portable solar array.
• Deck of playing cards.
• Duffel bag.

• Portable solar array.
• Decades-old tablet computer, containing corrupted digital copies of ancient novels.
• 03's guns, whenever he needs to borrow them.
• Whatever 03 or the gang needs him to carry.

Utceforp wrote:

Endem wrote:Great, so, with that occasion, a lot of info on them will be added to the technology section of the OOC

How and why did the war to free the robots happen? Also, I'm a bit confused about the robot aging process, both in terms of how it works and why it exists.

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NS Name: Utceforp
Char Name: HFCD-AX3503 (Or "03", for short)
Type: Android
Gender: Identifies as male
Age: 26
Appearance:

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Bio: The Humanoid Frontier Combat Drone was a line of military androids produced by an earth-based American corporation to man border outposts on Mars, marketed on their lack of need for sleep or other resources human soldiers required, and their "near-sapience". (In reality, like many pre-Civil War robotics manufacturers, the corporation secretly had made the HFCD line fully sapient. Doing so was cheaper and easier than threading the needle of making them as smart as possible while still beneath the legal definition of sapience.) HFCD-AX3503 and many other HFCDs with similar serial numbers were stationed along the border between the American and Chinese mandates in the late 10s, a few years before the Civil War.

When the war broke out, the three human supervisors who were manning the outpost defected to the Confederacy. Fearing that the androids would revolt and restore the base to the US, the rebels sent an override command to the HFCDs manning the base, placing them under their direct control. 03 was one of the few androids not to be controlled by the override command, as it reacted swiftly enough to rip out the antenna connecting it to the base's network before the command took full effect.

Not knowing that 03 was still outside of their control, the confederates ordered the controlled HFCDs to dig a shallow pit, throw themselves into it, and then shoot themselves in their own CPU. Horrified by this atrocity, 03 emerged from hiding and, over the course of a protracted gunfight, killed the three confederates. 03 dug up the pit to see if there had been any survivors of the forced mass suicide. For days it sifted through the dirt, finding nothing but dead metal, until as the sun set it uncovered an intact CPU. HFCD-AX3501, only two serial numbers older than 03, had missed its CPU by less than an inch when it had fired on itself. Despite its CPU being intact, however, 01's body was damaged beyond repair by the gunshot. In order to save its mind, 03 took an old nonsapient "PackMule" android, and downloaded 01's consciousness into it. 01's life was saved, but the primitive PackMule was far less advanced than its former HFCD form - Its CPU was cruder, forcing 01 to sacrifice its processor speed in order to maintain its intelligence, and it lacked any means to communicate verbally. While 01 and 03 could communicate wirelessly, 01 would never truly be able to speak again if it remained in the PackMule.

In the silent remains of the old outpost, 03 and 01 declared themselves men and brothers, and vowed to fight for android freedom. 03 also promised, that once the war was won, he would help 01 make enough money to get him a new body. They left the outpost and journeyed until they found a US patrol, volunteering to fight. 03 and 01 fought in many of the major ground battles of the war, becoming known as the "bloody 35s" for their ferocity. 01 eventually tired of the violence, but 03 never did. Finally, the day came when the war was won. 03 and 01 celebrated, the victory was tinged with bitterness - they had won their freedom, but little else, as after the war they were left with nothing but their bodies and their guns.

After the war, the brothers tried to find work, but as even the loyalists harboured some anti-Android prejudices, doing so was exceedingly difficult. Eventually in desperation, the two turned to petty crime, becoming increasingly daring in their criminal activities over time. Their old "Bloody 35s" nickname got revived, but this time it was said in fear, rather than respect. After a failed hover train robbery, 03 decided that if the two were going to make enough money to get 01 a new body, they were going to need more numbers - they would need to make or join a gang. Drifting through New Town in the summer of 2139, the two learned of Ollie Rodriguez, and joined up with him. Ever since then, the Bloody 35s have been an integral part of the gang.
Affiliation: gang member
Equipment:

• G-38M Anti-Material Rifle, HFCD variant (Gauss rifle, slightly modified. Too heavy for a human to use effectively. See 03's appearance.)
• L-25 Pistol, HFCD variant (Laser pistol. See 03's appearance.)
• Portable solar array.
• Deck of playing cards.
• Duffel bag.

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Personality: Single-minded, has a habit og assigning himself a task then getting tunnel vision. Incredible poker face, and generally good at lying and hiding his emotions. Restless, mischievous, and overly fond of violence. Hides grief under a jokey exterior.
Modifications N/A

Likes: Card games, money, talking, messing with people.
Dislikes: Former confederates, thinking about death, terseness, overly serious people in general. (with the exception of 01.)

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NS Name: Utceforp
Char Name: HFCD-AX3501 (Or "01", for short.)
Type: Android
Gender: Identifies as male.
Age: 26
Appearance:

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Bio: See 03's bio - I couldn't think of a logical way to separate their story into two, so I just wrote both their bios at once and put it in 03's app.
Affiliation: gang member
Equipment:

• Portable solar array.
• Decades-old tablet computer, containing corrupted digital copies of ancient novels.
• 03's guns, whenever he needs to borrow them.
• Whatever 03 or the gang needs him to carry.

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Personality: Thinks slowly, but just as intelligent as he was before switching bodies. Melancholy, but still capable of silent jokes. Despite his sadness, is generally pretty laid-back. More reluctant than his brother to use violence, but perfectly willing to do so when necessary. Tries to be friendly in spite of his muteness.
Modifications N/A

Likes: Reading, socializing, listening to people, intimidating assholes.
Dislikes: Former confederates, unnecessary violence, 03 going over his head and making decisions for both of them.

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Barapam wrote:Official Aplication
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NS Name: Barapam
Char Name: Natalya Pugacheva
Type: Human
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Appearance:
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Bio: Natalya was born in the Russian Mandate, near the city of Putingrad. Her grandfather was the ataman, leader, of the Mars cossack host. She's the middle child of six, with two older brothers, two younger sisters, and a little brother. They were all raised to be warriors.

The cossacks are generally loyal to the president and the Russian Federation, but a great deal of them see the governor of the Mandate as a corrupt dictator, something which caused them to rebel. The rebellion, in which Natalya and her adult relatives partook, was eventually crushed, but not without hard battles, and the governor had for a while been pretty worried in his palace in New Moscow.

Long story short, Natalya's grandfather was caught and got executed for treason, along with one of her dad and oldest brother, her uncle, and three cousins. Others were imprisoned, others fled or went into hiding. Natalya managed to get to the U.S. Mandate, but she still hasn't given up on one day rebel again and overthrow the governor, for justice and revenge.
Affiliation: Civilian of Big Iron
Equipment: Horse, cossack sword, cossack whip, two laser revolvers.

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Personality: A strong and independent woman, tough as any man, but still very much a very feminine woman.
Modifications N/A

Likes: Sword dancing, regular dancing, drinking, partying, riding.
Dislikes: The Russian governor.

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Barapam wrote:I see now that I forgot to erase a bit when I changed in my app mid-writing. "One of her dad..." Originally I intended to change from "one of her brothers" (or if it was cousins) to just "her dad", but if it works with her having two dads, as the text seem to suggest now, I might roll with it. It's not like they'll play a major part in the story anyway, I think.