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Oil is a fickle friend. What was once a planet rich in the precious black stuff is now but a shell of it's former glory. Humans had discovered an abundance of oil on a far distant planet, but at a cost. The planet is covered in sand. Lakes exist, but they are few and far between. At the largest of the watering holes, the first explorers colonized what was soon to be called New Berlin, so named for the first german expedition that found it. This town slowly developed over time, and rapidly became a megacity of untold proportions since everyone wanted in on the oil trade.
Colonization was driven much like how it was in the empires of old, by the need to acquire more resources. Oil was the lubricator for the extremely rapid transformation of Frontier from an uninhabited desert to a teaming hub of oil extraction and rocket fuel refinement, however such rapid development didn’t come without some problems. The oil industry brought people from around the human inhabited galaxy with the promise of well paying jobs and easy lives tending oil fields, but with the extremely high cost of space travel once people payed to get to Frontier they were often pushed deeply into debt and were stuck on the planet as a result. After only twenty years however the oil bubble broke and overnight the extremely prosperous oil fueled society that had sprung up on the dust filled outer world was plunged into collapse. The majority of the workers who had spent their life savings and gone deeply into debt to work the oil fields were unable to afford the huge cost of getting off world and were simply left trapped in the former boomtowns they had toiled to build. As a result of extremely high demand for oil used primarily to make rocket fuel when Frontier was first settled, the oil reserves on the planet had been drained at an extremely alarming rate with little backup plan for the residents of this new world should the oil run out and the money disappear. Oil now only exists in the deepest of remote wells and with twenty years having passed since the disappearance of easy oil Frontier has become lawless and decayed.
The Planet , also known as The Frontier or just simply Frontier, is a harsh place. Sweeping deserts cover all, and sandstorms are abundant. Due to this, most aircraft are almost non-existant, and long distance transport has regressed back to naught but trains. Due to the sandstorms, people now seem to wear clothing of an almost forgotten time, that known as the old west. Dusters, bandanas and badges of honor tell the world your orientation, and inform them wether or not they should run away.
The People of Frontier worst hit by the end of easy oil on the planet were the hordes of oil workers who gave up everything for the prospect of huge paychecks and endless sun. With minimal oil extraction still occurring on Frontier many of the oil workers have turned to crime and banditry out in the wastelands that now cover much of the former oil fields while everyone else has either turned to barter or cottage industry to keep themselves and their families afloat. The colonies governor, Ferdinand Montoya, has tried to restore order with his Regional Police Service however corruption and incompetence has rendered it useless while the governor’s own paranoia and stupidity has only worsened the problem. Now Frontier plays host to all manor of criminal gangs and banditry along with people just trying to eke a living out of the lifeless dust and rocks of this decaying world.
The Story
A man who was once one of the bandits who roamed the deserts had a change of heart and became part of the Regional Police Service. He hid his background, and soon became part of the security force for the local Governor, Ferdinand Montoya. He was ordered to stay with the opposition leader on board a train from New Washington when all hell broke loose. Now, this man is on the run, and it is your job to find him for a hefty bounty.
The Four Main Cities and Their Rail Lines
New Berlin
-The main capitol, this is the place where we will start our tale. It is a large city akin to that of 1950's New York.
New Beijing
-The Second ever colonized point on Frontier, it is a land that is now basically uninhabited. This place is now a shell of it's old self.
New Madrid
-The Third place colonized, it's still fairly lively and the home to the opposition.
New Washington
-The fourth place colonized, created as a point mainly for interstellar travel.
Application:
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My App
Name: Cecilia Wyn
Age: 25
Appearance: Cecilia
Gender: Female
Origin: New Washington
Transportation: Her bike
Gear:
- ''The Revolution'', a .357 Winchester Model 1892, a family heirloom
- Clothes & Dresses
- Crate of spare rounds
- Sunglasses
- Suitcase to carry surplus
- Canteen
- Helmet (as seen in pic)
Moral Alignment: Neutral Evil-Works for her own agenda.
Height/Weight: 160/125
Former Occupation: N/A, but is the heir to a rich family.
Theme: The White Stripes - 'Icky Thump'
Likes/Dislikes: Cecilia likes money, fame and fortune; Preferably her own in all three categories. She doesn't like being lacking in any regard.
Handicaps: She is a bit too competitive.
Short Bio: No
RP Example: Bigger No
CO-OPs/CO's
Padnak
- CO-OP
Congreveopia
-Assistant CO-OP
Notable People/NCO's
-Temp
-Dutchy
-Lith
-Kass
-IJ
-Rup
-Jord
-Alti
-Tri
Rules:
-Don’t be a dumbass
-Don’t godmod
-Don’t be a prick OOC
-Follow site rules
-Have fun or Padnak will break your shins
-No one liners.
Additional Info
Trains
Notes:
- The Hunted Man has a bounty of 1 billion dollars, which, needless to say, is more then enough to get off planet for a handful of people, but not everyone.
- In terms of character interactions, ''Whatever happens, happens''. Just make sure if you're gonna kill/main/harm another PC or important NPC it's been discussed with a CO-OP or myself.
- People with under 1500 posts and are still new must wait for either a CO-OP or a notable person(Lith, Temp, IJ, Dutchy, etc...) to act as the NPC. If you are not part of that group, then you can control the NPCs, albeit within reason and as long as it is required.
