Mass Effect Factions: Undercurrent [OOC|Closed]

[The National Dominion of Hungary]

Time to right the wrongs done to the Quarians, perhaps.

I don't mind to help the Quarians as well.

Well well... color me intrigued to hear more about this.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Faction: Human Systems Alliance (or just Systems Alliance)
Leader: Prime Minister Amul Shastri
Citadel Council Membership: Technically No - Associated Status

Diplomatic Relations: The Systems Alliance maintains good relations with the the Asari Republics and the Salarian Union. The Turian Hierarchy is on cold, but warm reception, with the Systems Alliance. The memories of the First Contact War and the occupation of Shanxi still lurks about, which has negatively affected relations with the Turians. The Krogans and Quarians are not talked to often due to their rarity of a dialogue, however Krogans and Quarians do not hold any bad relations with the Systems Alliance. The events at the Traverse and the Skyllian Verge had caused high tensions between the Systems Alliance and the Batarians. Various Batarian slave raids, attacks, and border skirmishes, done on Human colonies ensures that any future talk with the Batarians will be hostile.

As for the other races/civilizations, no known stance has been made as no official dialogue has been spoken with any of the others, but that will likely change as Humanity starts to expand its reaches.

Overall, the System Alliance is at a precarious state. The approval of a Alliance Embassy on the Citadel as recognition for the fast growing power of Humanity has caused friction among the Citadel Races. The System Alliances has to prove itself in the following years to gain a Citadel Seat, but the Systems Alliance has an opportunity with Commander Shepard.

Military State of Readiness: The Systems Alliance’s state of military readiness is, at current, high due to recent events. The Batarians is a issue of concern for the Systems Alliance. Traverse and the Skyllian Verge are hotbeds for the many Batarians skirmishes and raids on Human worlds - causing Systems Alliance High Command to pour in military assets to protect its people and asserts.

History:

The Creation of the Systems Alliance and Discovery of Mass Effect Physics and Relays
In the late 21st century (2069), the nations of Earth established an extraterrestrial settlement in the Shackleton crater on the Moon, named Armstrong Outpost. In the next following year, private firms got into the space industry and started up their own space ventures. One of the most famous examples is the Romanian Cosmonautics and Aeronautics Association, a company that launched all the way back on May 10, 1999. In its quest for space colonization, the firm funded the Alpha Expedition, which launched on March 8, 2075, to the Alpha Centauri System. The ship soon lost communications with command on Earth and was labeled as missing. The results of the FTL-expedition were discovered in 2186, when an Asari exploration team found colonists well-alive on the planet in Alpha Centauri. In 2103, the European Space Agency created Lowell City in Eos Chasma on Mars. This proved to be critical for the later expansions into the Sol System by the nations of Earth for the decades to follow.

On January 25, 2148, a lone mining team drilled for mineral deposits within the southern pole of Mars. What the mining team found forever changed the face of Humanity. An ancient alien research station was revealed, answering the question - “We are alone?” The many questions left unanswered, and potential threat of aliens, gave rise to a new political body. On May 29, 2148, Earth’s largest and most powerful nations gathered at the Headquarters of the United Nations to vote on the ratification of a new draft. After much debate and talk, the creation of the Systems Alliance was official. On June 10, the nations of Earth created the Systems Alliance Military.

The data cache founded in the alien research facility on Mars on January 25, 2148 had the effect of causing a global rush in trying to decipher the petabytes of data from the cache. After two years of decoding, new technology was available to Humanity and the nations of Earth discovered a mass relay orbiting the planet of Pluto. The relay was later known as the Charon Relay. Once explorers managed to open the Charon Relay, the explorers discovered Arcturus. From there, the Systems Alliance expanded its reach to other systems, finding and opening new relays.

The First Contact War and Expansion of the Systems Alliance
The first human contact into the galactic community was met with fire and shot - when a human fleet (named Nova Terra) tried to reactivate a dormant mass relay, which was illegal under Council Law (after the Rachni Wars), was attacked by Turians. Following the attack on the Nova Terra, the Turians launched a planetary assault on Shanxi - resulting in the occupation of the human colony.

The Turians, believing that Nova Terra was all of Humanity’s ships, only sent a few token portal fleets to guard Shanxi. Their assumption was proved wrong, when the Second Fleet under Admiral Kastanie Drescher, expelled the Turian token fleet. This incident would have turned into a full-scale war between the Systems Alliance and the Turian Hierarchy, but the Citadel Council quickly arranged a peace between the two.Consequently, the System Alliance was now deemed to be the face of all Humanity - representing humans in the Galactic Community.

By 2165, the Systems Alliance was granted an embassy on the Citadel, gaining Association Status due to the rising prominence of humanity at the dismay of a few. The Systems Alliance expansion into the Skyllian Verge has also brought Humanity into more conflict as the Batarian’s failure to appeal the Skyllian Verge as a “zone of Batarian interest" has caused high tensions between the two powers with various border skirmishes happening.

Infrastructure and Claimed Worlds:

Loctal Cluster
Sol System
Earth
Natural Income : 100 Cr/Month
Natural Pc: 700

Citadel Embassy - Free?
4 Urban Areas - 600 Credits
7 Mining Complexes - 105 Credits
4 Industrial Complexes - 80 Credits
2 Planetary Fuel Depot - 40 Credits
Total Cost : 825

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Skyllian Verge
????
Elysium
Natural Income : 100 Cr/Month
Natural Pc: 700

3 Urban Areas - 450 Credits
7 Mining Complexes - 105 Credits
4 Industrial Complexes - 80 Credits
2 Planetary Fuel Depot - 40 Credits
Total Cost : 675

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Claimed Worlds

Loctal Cluster
Sol System
Mars - Barren (Prothean Archives +25% Research in this system)
Luna - Barren Moon
Jupiter - Gas Giant
Saturn - Gas Giant
Titan - Methane Garden Moon
Uranus - Gas Giant
Nepture - Gas Giant
Pluto - Barren World
Venus - Hostile Terrestrial
Asteroid Belt (Kuiper Belt)

Epsilon Eridani
Demeter - Garden World
Rhodos - Hostile Terrestrial World

Tau Ceti
Sathur - Garden
Githas - Gas Giant
Uotas - Gas Giant
Dohor - Gas Giant

Skyllian Verge
Yara System
Mindoir - Garden
Osmun - Gas Giant
Vysar - Hostile Terrestrial
Asteroid Belt

Thishik System
Pulom - Gas Giant
Karpashan - Garden

Gnaal System
Valnar - Gas Giant
Gnaal - Hostile Terrestrial

Shanxi Cluster
Gansu System
Shanxi - Garden World
Fuxi - Gas Giant

Cuchulainn System
Eriu - Non-Hostile Terrestrial World (Terran?)

Naiku System
Amaterasu - Garden

Verdun System
Tiptree - Garden

Military:

(Free) Default Force: 6 Dreadnaughts, 4 Fleet Carriers, 1 Leader (Commander Shepard - Strength 1 Intelligence 1 Bravery 1)
(895 Credits) Paid Naval Forces : 20 Corvette Packs (80 Credits), 6 Battlegroup Carriers (270), 2 Carrier Fleets (170), 15 Destroyers (225), 6 Light Cruisers (150)
(104 Credits) Paid Ground Forces : 7 Infantry Divisions (70 Credits), 1 Armored Division (25 Credits), 1 Artillery Battalion (10 Credits)

RP Example: I been in enough of your RPs - so gauge my writing as you wish.
Questions and Suggestions: I think there should be a upkeep to ships and units. It does not have to be big, but it should be a factor

S13

This all seems to be in order. As such I am happy to accept it.

[Ralnis]

Have a problem, the Savage Spur also has the same name for the garden world so I request a name change at least.

[Sarderia]

Is there a faction left unreserved yet?

[The Empire of Tau]

Is there a faction left unreserved yet?

There are the Turian Hierarchy.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Is there a faction left unreserved yet?

Essentially all the factions are unreserved; people have been fairly proactive about getting their apps in.

[Segmentia]

Time to right the wrongs done to the Quarians, perhaps.

I don't mind to help the Quarians as well.

Well well... color me intrigued to hear more about this.

I always thought the Quarians got an extremely rough deal.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Well well... color me intrigued to hear more about this.

I always thought the Quarians got an extremely rough deal.

It is kinda odd how the galaxy just told them to sod off. I get that after all this time prejudices might have baked in, but it is curious they existed in the first place.

[Lunas Legion]

I always thought the Quarians got an extremely rough deal.

It is kinda odd how the galaxy just told them to sod off. I get that after all this time prejudices might have baked in, but it is curious they existed in the first place.

Based on where they are in the Galaxy, it's kind-of surprising they joined the Citadel, as isolated as they would have been behind the Perseus Veil and the Terminus.

[The Empire of Tau]

It is kinda odd how the galaxy just told them to sod off. I get that after all this time prejudices might have baked in, but it is curious they existed in the first place.

The Quarian did create the Geth, resulting in a rouge AI state.

[Ralnis]

Hmm, the Alliance has a low amount of troops. Maybe instead of peace I can do war instead.

[Segmentia]

Hmm, the Alliance has a low amount of troops. Maybe instead of peace I can do war instead.

Well, that's where being a Citadel associate member helps.

[Ralnis]

Hmm, the Alliance has a low amount of troops. Maybe instead of peace I can do war instead.

Well, that's where being a Citadel associate member helps.

They were the aggressors, just saying. And the Council didn't help with the Batarians claim of the Verge. So, why not press the claim finally?

[Segmentia]

App done

Faction Name: The Asari Republics
Leader: Matriarch Alenia Nyxemi
Citadel Council Member: (Y/N or NA) Yes
Diplomatic Relations: The Republics have always had good relations with fellow Citadel members, both those groups on the Council, and those who are simply associates. Relations have continuously soured with the Batarians, and most Terminus factions are held at arms distance, though the Council of Athame has become more open to dealing with factions they usually wouldn't.

History: Asari history has been a constant, stable presence in the galaxy for millennia. The recent efforts for forming a centralized government between the Republics started shortly after the Human-Turian First Contact War. Several Matriarchs had always put forth the belief that the Asari needed to be a more active in securing their position in the galaxy beyond simply using the Council to further their needs and desires.

After the First Contact War and the rapid expansion of the Systems Alliance, as well as the constant border skirmishes between the humans and the Batarians, a situation which eventually saw the Batarians leaving the Citadel, the ideas of central government began to take greater root among the various Republics.

The Republics on Thessia were the first to submit to the idea, with several of the larger Asari worlds quickly joining the newly established Council of Athame, a Council where every world would elect a sitting representative to act as their voice to the Council. Centralization efforts are continuing, and while there are some nay-sayers, there isn't much direct opposition as nothing has really drastically changed.

There are many powerful Asari Matriarchs on the Council of Athame, including its current head, Matriarch Alenia Nyxemi, but also notably Matriarch Benezia.
Infrastructure and Held Worlds:

Thessia: 100NI + 99I = 199CI
1 Fuel Depots: +5
1 Urban area: +45
7 Mining Complex: +49

Sanves: 100NI + 99I = 199CI
1 Fuel Depots: +5
1 Urban area: +45
7 Mining Complex: +49

Niacal: 100NI + 92I = 192CI
1 Fuel Depots: +5
1 Urban area: +45
6 Mining Complex: +42

Lusia: 100NI + 50I = 150CI
1 Fuel Depots: +5
1 Urban area: +45

Hyetiana: 100NI + 50I = 150CI
1 Fuel Depots: +5
1 Urban area: +45

Cyone: 100NI + 50I = 150CI
1 Fuel Depots: +5
1 Urban area: +45

Claimed Worlds:
Kurinth
Piares
Janiri
Athame
Tevura
Nevos
Lesuss
Trategos
Carcosa
Haqet
Egaon
Turvess
Kype
Meraxant
Jarrix
Upas
Bekenstein
Veltman
Feynman
Noveria

Military:
15 Dreadnaughts - Free
1 Hyperdread - Free
10 Light Cruisers - Free
1 Leader (Tela Vasier - Intelligence 1)- Free
2 Leaders - 1250

24 Infantry divisions(Biotics) – 240 credits
2 Gunships wings – 10 credits

a) On Planet Forces(Ground Battalions and Docked Ships): 
Thessia: 4 Infantry Divisions(Combat Biotics), 2 Gunship wings
Sanves: 4 Infantry Divisions(Combat Biotics)
Niacal: 4 Infantry Divisions(Combat Biotics)
Lusia: 4 Infantry Divisions(Combat Biotics)
Hyetiana: 4 Infantry Divisions(Combat Biotics)
Cyone: 4 Infantry Divisions(Combat Biotics)

b) Space Fleets (If orbiting a Planet state: 'Orbit of ____". Stationed Ground Battalions go in Transport.):
Thessia: 1 Hyperdread, 5 Dreadnoughts
Sances: 2 Dreadnoughts, 2 Light Cruisers
Niacal: 2 Dreadnoughts, 2 Light Cruisers
Lusia: 2 Dreadnoughts, 2 Light Cruisers
Hyetiana: 2 Dreadnoughts, 2 Light Cruisers
Cyone 2 Dreadnoughts, 2 Light Cruisers


RP Example:
Questions and Suggestions:
S13

[The National Dominion of Hungary]

I always thought the Quarians got an extremely rough deal.

I agree, let's do something about that.

Also G, a quick question. Since there are no real Quarian worlds that I could realistically claim without either a war or peace-deal or large Council/Terminus diplomatic effort, is there a possibility to convert claims to creds? Or is it more beneficial to keep them in your opinion?

[G-Tech Corporation]

I always thought the Quarians got an extremely rough deal.

I agree, let's do something about that.

Also G, a quick question. Since there are no real Quarian worlds that I could realistically claim without either a war or peace-deal or large Council/Terminus diplomatic effort, is there a possibility to convert claims to creds? Or is it more beneficial to keep them in your opinion?

Oh you can always just slap down a claim on somewhere relatively unoccupied, mechanically speaking. But you can convert them to creds if you would like, sure, if you don't feel like they make sense ICly. Mainly I wanted to give any quarian RPer options.

[Ralnis]

Time to do something stupid. Join the Alliance.

[Revlona]

How much knowledge of the mass effect would be needed to properly join this?

[G-Tech Corporation]

How much knowledge of the mass effect would be needed to properly join this?

I joined my first round of this RP with no knowledge of Mass Effect, so you'd be in good company

[Revlona]

How much knowledge of the mass effect would be needed to properly join this?

I joined my first round of this RP with no knowledge of Mass Effect, so you'd be in good company

I recently bought the first ME and have been looking to play it so I hope this goes well

I'm not quite sure which open faction would be best lel

[The Empire of Tau]

How much knowledge of the mass effect would be needed to properly join this?

I would imagine that you need at least some knowledge of the mass effect lore, since you have to RP and the likes, plus having to understand the motivations of the other races and their government as the Asari, Salarians, Turians, and likewise have very different governments and culture.

[The National Dominion of Hungary]

I joined my first round of this RP with no knowledge of Mass Effect, so you'd be in good company

I recently bought the first ME and have been looking to play it so I hope this goes well

I'm not quite sure which open faction would be best lel

It's an awesome series, enjoy the ride! The second game was the best in my opinion.

[G-Tech Corporation]

I joined my first round of this RP with no knowledge of Mass Effect, so you'd be in good company

I recently bought the first ME and have been looking to play it so I hope this goes well

I'm not quite sure which open faction would be best lel

Hm, well, the Turians are the most militarily strong faction in the setting. And I know you like wielding the big stick, no?

[The Empire of Tau]

Hm, well, the Turians are the most militarily strong faction in the setting. And I know you like wielding the big stick, no?

You gonna have to read up the wiki for Turian lore, since they play a big role early on in the game and likely the RP as the story progress into ME1, Eden Prime, etc, etc.

[Revlona]

Hm, well, the Turians are the most militarily strong faction in the setting. And I know you like wielding the big stick, no?

You gonna have to read up the wiki for Turian lore, since they play a big role early on in the game and likely the RP as the story progress into ME1, Eden Prime, etc, etc.

I recently bought the first ME and have been looking to play it so I hope this goes well

I'm not quite sure which open faction would be best lel

Hm, well, the Turians are the most militarily strong faction in the setting. And I know you like wielding the big stick, no?

I do indeed enjoy wielding a big stick lol

All right would you mind reserving them for me while I read up on them and make an app?