A Region and Roleplay of the Cosmos
The Interstellar Winds
We're striving to be a self-contained Future Tech RP region, focused on a combination of political science, character-driven, military and generally world-defying concepts in the beautiful setting and medium of space. As a result of the mixed nature of the RPs we want members to participate in, there will be a central 'News Thread', which will allow people to write one-off stories and pieces about their nation in whatever format they desire -- space twitter, transcripts of video broadcasts, or even news that seems shockingly similar in style to that produced by the Solar Commune..... There will also be a number of individual RPs that will cover specific arcs or nations depending on members' preference, which will be more transient but no less important. Please feel free to talk to an OP if you have questions about setting up a RP or writing a post for one, and we'll be happy to assist you!
The region aims to form a vibrant community of lore within iiWiki -- and its use is strongly recommended. The Discord is also a useful place for building lore and quickly discussing items with relevant individuals, but it should not be the only place where that occurs.
The Map linked above contains both the borders of the various nations and polities that are present in canon currently, as well as the extent of the currently-mapped/known node system of the ethereal Interstellar Winds.
Please consult the FAQ section below for answers to many of your questions, broken out by various categories. Feel free to ask follow-up questions, or a question that hasn't yet been answered!
One Small Step
As a yet to be newly founded region, we're in this just from the beginning as you are. Those of you likely to be here first will have been heavily active in our Discord over the recent days. We're not quite open to the entirety of you galactic citizens just yet, but we might be soon enough. If you are interested, or you've been in the discord but living under a rock, you'll definitely need to give this a read!
FAQ
Application
Obviously you want to fill out an application for the region to join! Please consider the application below the standard 'guidelines' for what information we want. Do not feel limited by the application, however -- if you have a nonstandard or truly alien system planned for your species, then absolutely feel free to submit an application that contains sufficient information for the OPs to judge your concept. In this application, we're looking for a combination of things - something that demonstrates your species/polity as something other than reskinned humans; an ability to participate in and cause conflict, whether indirectly or not; a well thought out system of governance or otherwise unique concept; dedication to your idea.
We may change the guidelines as needed, depending on input from our members.
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[b][u][size=125]Government Info[/size][/u][/b]
[b]Polity Name:[/b] (English | Native Script ꡕꡣꡛ | Native Language 1 | Native language 2 etc.)
[b]Capital World(s):[/b] (If you have several make sure to note down the differences
[b]Government Type:[/b] (Monarchy, republic, federation, oligarchy, theocracy etc.)
[b]Government Details:[/b] (For further information on your government)
[b]Leader(s):[/b]
[b]Population:[/b]
[b][u][size=125]Major Racial Info[/size][/u][/b]
([i]Please copy and paste the below for each major race you have[/i])
[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Appearance:[/b]
[b]Physiology:[/b] (More akin to strengths and weaknesses, but also elaborate on any quirks that set apart from the ‘norm’ i.e. dextro- or levo-amino acids, methane breathing, lifespans, connection to psionics, etc)
[b]Role:[/b] (Do they play a specialised role within your nation, and is it by choice / determined by skill?)
[b]Ethics/Values:[/b] (A catch-all term for the generalised values espoused by your people: militarism, religion, culture, etc)
[b]Population:[/b] (Can be a percentage of your total pop or rough estimate)
[b][u][size=125]Minor Racial Info[/size][/u][/b]
([i]A minor race should be no more than 5% of your total pop, and should play a background role[/i])
[b]Number:[/b] (How many minor races are a part of your polity)
[b]Brief Descriptions[/b] (Name - A brief one to four line description of them, do this for as many as you have)
[b][u][size=125]Territorial Info[/size][/u][/b]
(Please name all your worlds and systems and make sure you tells us in which of your systems your planets and satellites are in!)
[b]Home System:[/b]
[b]Systems Claimed:[/b] (The range is no more than 24, but this does not mean 24.)
[b]Core Planets:[/b] (No more than 3. These are very well-developed planets)
[b]Colonial Planets:[/b] (No more than 7. These planets are not developed enough to be considered core, though they may range in age)
[b]Significant Satellites:[/b] (Habitats, (Significant) Battlestations, Research worlds etc. No more than a total of 12.)
[b][u][size=125]Military Info[/size][/u][/b]
[b]Fleet Size:[/b] (Please keep the Treaty of Ravnikor in your head, and discuss this OOC with us!)
[b]Ground Forces:[/b] (Even now amidst the stars, boots on the ground are boots on the ground.)
[b]Peace-Keeping Fleet Contributions:[/b] (Do you contribute to the Assembly’s Defence Force? If so, how much? The percentage contributed to the overall Force preferred)
[b]Preferred Tech for Weapons:[/b] (Do your people prefer lasers, weapons, ballistics, plasma?)