Archie
Not even my final form
Skyworld: The Last Ship
In the beginning, there was no life on the gas giant of Celestis. Then, as asteroids and moons crashed into the world, its magnetic field repelled the cobalt within the asteroids, propelling them into the outer layer of the atmosphere, where the air was breathable for organic life. Soon, the rocks that fell to Celestis crashed into each other, forming continents and islands. Some could house only a few thousand people. Others, complete with mountains, rivers, and deserts, were the size of continents and could sustain populations up to 100 million.
40,000 years ago, humans evolved and settled the skies. Realizing that anything containing a magnetic substance could be propelled by Celestis's core, we found it easy to build ships and sail the skies. Our islands floated, their paths dictated by the many storms of the atmosphere, so there were plenty of opportunities to discover new landmasses, and to trade with new people. Our world became cosmopolitan and diverse, as all cultures eventually came together, and drifted apart, in cycles that were as short as a few years. For most of that history, we were primitive. But then, 152 years ago, the engineer Aeternius created the first steam engine, ushering in the industrial age.
The Kingdom of Aeternia, which he founded, grew into the most powerful country in the world. With a capital city that alone contained 10 million people, complete with all the trappings of an industrialized society - factories, mansions, and of course, slums, Aeternia fed itself through production and conquest. In the First and Second Sky Wars between 32 and 98 AA (After Aeternius), Aeternia crushed the ancient empires of Shahrizor, Ridolfo, Folstaran, Yuanzhou, and Tengorod.
The city created an empire stretching a third of known rivals, but it was not long before rivals emerged. In 77 AA, the three cities of Vyenburg, Aytmandar, and Tengorod formed the Volkarine Union, nominally against the imperialism of Aeternia. The Union expanded through conquest, asserting its bureaucracy and oligarchy across dozens of industrializing cities. In 112 AA, the last Shogun of Furusato was deposed, and the Furoshi as well embarked on an ambitious campaign of modernization and colonization.
The climactic conflict came two years ago, 150 AA. Our people knew it as the Third Sky War, but the Volkarines and Furoshi called it the "Liberation War". The two empires had been allied for four years, and carefully crafted a plan to attack us.
The Furoshi initiated the attack when the winds of Celestis had carried Aeternia and Furusato to opposite sides of the world. Their marines landed, and through bravery and surprise took our "impregnable fortresses" on that side of the world. Instantly, we launched all our fleets except the Ninth at "those damn Furos", determined to punish them for their arrogance. Our fleet was massive, but they had this all worked out.
Our fleet had to travel across the world, harassed constantly by their aircraft carriers, and ships they had hidden in the clouds. To make matters worse, they had seized every island and fortress on that side of the world, so we had to retake them or they'd use them as airstrips. Our fleet spent two years in a remote land, unable to resupply, and dwindled to half its size. It was only at that point that the Furoshi navy attacked, completely destroying our fleet in the skies over their capital.
Things went from bad to worse. In preparation for a drawn out war, our government had been commissioning a hundred new ships, but most never got a chance to launch. Just weeks after the Battle of Furusato, the Volkarine navy showed up above our capital, defeating the outnumbered Ninth fleet in a lop-sided battle.
We, the crew of the ANS Intrepid, knew that the battle was hopeless. We also knew that the Volkarine oligarchy would kill hundreds of thousands in their bombardment, and subject the survivors to a life of forced labor. Our ship was new, launched only a week before the Battle of Aeternia. The last remaining battleship in the fleet, the Intrepid was the first ship to also have an internal runway, letting us double up as an aircraft carrier - no matter what happened to our country, we knew that we could fight back alone.
We spent the battle picking up refugees, including the royal heir, and then setting sail to... who knows where. The last hope for our people, we are sure to be hounded by the Volkarines over the next few days.
If we can survive, maybe there is hope. Victors always turn on each other, and our old enemies will be no different.
In the mean time, there's a beautiful world out there, much of which hasn't even been discovered. If anything good came of this, it's that we finally got an opportunity to sightsee.
In this RP, we roleplay as the crew and refugees aboard the ANS Intrepid, the last battleship of the Aeternian Navy. The RP starts just an hour after the fall of Aeternia, so there's bound to be chaos. The first few days will be spent losing the attackers, finding food and a place to hide. After that, there's no telling where our journey will take us - our country is gone, and we're fugitives on the run from the new powers that be.
I'm looking for about 10-15 players, and fixed roles on the crew, with an unlimited number of refugees aboard the ship of all backgrounds.
The fixed roles are:
Captain:
RayPurchase
First Mate:
Braddington
Prince/Princess of Aeternia:
Duke of Doge
Quartermaster:
PapaJonny
Fighter Squadron leader:
ArcaneAnarchist
Fighter squadron (up to 3):
LetsGoGuy
,
Togy
,
Archie
Marines Lt:
Viper Actual
Gunners (up to 2):
Kibaa
Cabin boys (up to 2):
IsCarbonBased
Powder Monkeys (up to 2):
BlueHawk
Medical Officer:
-Mork-
Engineers (up to 2):
TYPE
,
Trektek
Let me know if you're interested or have any suggestions! Let me know as well if you'd like to reserve a role, it's first come first serve!
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