SWRPF Archive Star Wars: The Creeping Death (1300 years before TPM)

INTRODUCTION-
Hello everyone, just had an idea for a RPG setting, thought I'd see if anyone was interested. I tried it as a round-robin fan fiction story, but it never really took off. I'd be interested to see how it works on this. If you are, please post your characters stats and begin when you're ready (It takes too long to do all of those 'Approvals'. If a character really is not approved of by myself or others, I will let you know in private). Hope you ENJOY!

RULES: NO canon characters.
All original characters are needed.
Keep with the era (ie. if you post a character with a bio, please keep it in the time frame. Don't go off talking about the galactic empire when there is none)

Acceptable characters are as follows:
-Jedi
-Sith
-Republic Military (fleet commanders or ground commanders)
-Renegades (Those fighting the republic quarantine)
-Mercenaries (Those being paid by either side)

ERA: Roughly 1300 years before The Phantom Menace

STATE OF THE GALAXY: The galaxy has become stagnant as of recent. The outer rim suffers as an outbreak of a deadly virus spreads through the systems of the outer worlds of the republic. The newly discovered 'Nova Spark Prime' virus, or better know by locals as 'Creeping Death', has a devestating fatality and infection rate and is easily recognizable by the main symptom of diamond-looking formations that grow in the iris of the infected's eyes. In an effort to try and quarantine the outbreak, trade and travel lanes at the edges of the core worlds are highly policed by planetary police forces and most of the republic's military fleets. Trade ships now stack up in traffic jams as the republic looks for signs of infection in it's passengers, and some trade routes to worlds are extemely delayed if not totally cut off. Now, after months of these actions, hostilities have begun erupting. Worlds and colonies in the outer rim dependant on trade who need supplies to survive are slowly dying or becomming crippled economically, which is even worsening efforts to contain the virus on many planets. The senators from the outer rim have begun pleading for actions to be taken and more aid from the republic, but due to the majority of senators being from the inner worlds, few actions have been taken. Outer rim citizens are treated with fear, suspicion, and sometimes downright persecution from the inner worlds who fear they carry the virus. With politics at almost a dead halt, and more and more individuals taking harsh actions and risks to enter the inner worlds, the Jedi Council has dispatched nearly one-hundred Jedi to aid in various efforts, including negotiating with Outer rim planets to aid eachother by find resources on other outer rim worlds to start new supply chains with. However, now with some worlds openly engaging the Republic military blockades, the Jedi are on constant guard as peace keepers.
Meanwhile, the sith, who are lurking ever present deep on the fringes near korriban, have seen it fit to use this as an opportunity to wreak some havok on the Jedi. With assasin-like attacks, the Jedi on the Outer Rim task force have become targets for the Sith. Even worse rumors deep within the outer rim speak of a new leader of the sith, uniting worlds of the outer rim to his cause, claiming falsely that the republic is holding a cure from them for their own profit, and using their hatred and fears to his advantage.

WHERE DO YOU BEGIN?:
JEDI- The Jedi are on missions all across the Outer Rim to maintain peace until the crisis is contained. They are peace keepers, yet with the escalating level of distrust, open conflict has begun in some trade routes. While some jedi have begun questioning the senate and the distrust between the core worlds and the outer rim, they still remain loyal to the republic.
SITH- Regaining in numbers, a few sith led by a powerful dark lord have begun using the fears and hatred of the outer rim worlds during the plauge to begin an uprising, secretly led by them. In addition, with the numerous jedi spread thin on the rim, the sith have begun hunting

 

looks really good, i'd be interested if i wasn't in so many. its a good idea though. if it doesn't fly right now, keep it on the back backburner for a while and try again.

 

Here's the character I will be playing from time to time-

Name: Darth Ruinus
Species: Serth'ket
Species Description: While not known by many at all, the Serth'ket evolved on a harsh planet in a system of the same name. They are humanoid reptiles. They look relatively human in physical proportions, however their skin is covered by solid jet black scales, they have dark solid crimson eyes, their nails are more similar to claws than anything, and on their back they have sharp spikes ranging from 1/2 to 2 inches protruding from each vertebre. They are a distant relative of the Falleen species, brought to the planet by the Rakata nearly 30,000 years ago, when the Rakata empire was nearly gone. They experimented and accellerated their evolution, trying to make the perfect taskmasters for the slaves of their empire. While the Serth'ket were able to adapt to almost any predator, prey, and environment; the experiment failed, when the Serth'ket began learning of the experiements and killed their Rakata masters. While never a space faring race, some Serth'ket have been taken from the world to be trained as Sith.
Age: Unknown (Between 120 and 140 years... young for the species)
Height: 7ft
Eye Color: Red
Hair Color: Hairless
Hair Style: (none)
Facial Hair: (none)
Alignment: Sith
Bio: Darth Ruinus is the sith idealology embodied. The strongest must rule, while the weak perish. Taken from the planet Serth'ket when very young, the Sith found force sensitivity within him and thought they could have a powerful apprentice if taught. Ruinus was taught to speak common, the ways of the force, the sith, and the use of a lightsaber. But Ruinus excelled much more than his master had wished. His master originally wanted to use Ruinus' power for his own gain, but soon came to realize his power could not be tamed. When his master realized he could not be controlled as easily as thought, he bestowed the title Darth on the young sith, trying to appease his powerlust. Ruinus soon after killed his master. After a few short power struggles, Darth Ruinus had become the leader of the Sith order. He now hungers for more and more power, scouring the galaxy for Jedi, believing that each one killed makes him stronger.
Personality: Ruthless and Coldly Calculating
Force User Specific-
Force Rank: Dark Lord of the Sith (Master Rank - Sith Assasin)
Lightsaber Hilt: Single Saber
Lightsaber Color: Red
Lightsaber Style: Juyo Form (I'm not sure the forms in the d20 game other than what I have seen from KOTOR2)

 

So would anyone be interested in this storyline?

 

:-(

 

ooc: this looks really good

Name: Raine Yubari
Species: Human
Age: 28
Height: 5'8
Eye Color: blue, she has a faint dimond formation growing bolder by the week
Hair Color: white
Hair Style: tied back into a long ponytail with several braids in it.
Facial Hair: n/a
Alignment: good, renagade
Bio: Raine grew up on the streets of tarris fending for herself and her brother. She was 17 when her brother died of the creeping death and 18 when she realised she had contracted it herself. Knowing that there was no hope left for her she took to trying to stop the persicution of her people and became a renagade. She has taken to wearing dark glasses and never touches people. At many times she has thought about ending ti so as not to spread the desease but then realised she could try and help. Use her life for good and not waste it. No one knows of her fate and she did not intend on telling anyone.
Personality: she is rather cold since she contracted the creeping death and spends alot of time thinking. She keeps her distance from people, both physicly for obvious reasons and mentally.
Any Notable Traits: none



Renagade Specific-
Ship:none
Weapons of Choice: dual blasters
Homeworld: Tarris


I suggest that this all takes place on one planet quarentined to make the interacting easier but its just a suggestion.

 

Good idea, Joesha!
I think one world may be too limiting for the full scope of things, but perhaps starting everyone off on the same world would make it easier to begin with; then as the storyline progresses, they may leave to explore other worlds, or other things that may be going on in the galaxy. So here goes, an update to the starting storyline:

Synopsis:
The world of Orithar Prime has become a recent trouble area. Orithar is a heavily industrial world, with little agriculture of its own, dependant upon the supply chain of the core worlds. In addition, the Orithar system has been part of a long time trade lane with heavy traffic in space. Not only is it a good stop off for ships picking-up up and dropping off supplies, as well as refueling, it also is a great and straight hyperspace jump from many prosperous core worlds to colonized worlds of the rim, which has made it a prime target for the Republic's scans and blockades. Thousands of starships now sit for days on end in the interdiction fields of the Republic's cruisers, waiting to be scanned. Open attacks have begun by mercenary groups and fringe based renagades. Worse yet, Orithar Prime's government has begun open disapproval of the Republic's blockade and have demanded immediate removal from the system. While Orithar Prime has a regional governer, it's the Corporate Executives of the manufacturing plants and mines on Orithar that have the real power. With the loss of money, due to delays in supplies and deaths of miners, the leaders have started taking desperate measures to ensure they make a profit; hiring mercenaries and terrorists to take down republic vessels. There are rumors now surfacing the a mine has caught an infection of the virus and has been quarantined; however, nothing has been reported to Republic forces. If there were such a situation, the corporations have covered it up and are likely taking care of the situation themselves... with any and all means necissary. Within the past few days, the Republic has lost two destroyer class vessels and has had many others damaged or disabled from kamakazi attacks and terroristic bombs from within the ships themselves.
Now many Jedi Knights have been summoned to the world of Orithar Prime to aid in negotiations, peace keeping, and investigation of these events. Rumor also has it, that Sith Lords have been anticipating this action, and have possibly even set all of these events into action. They are likely on the planet as well... waiting for their moment to stike.

SETTING-
World: Orithar Prime
World Type: Average Sized world, slightly higher gravity than normal
Atmosphere: Heavy atmosphere, with less oxygen than normal, yet breathable. A person can become out of breath quickly if on the surface for very long doing strenuous activities.
Surface: Harsh and Jagged Volcanic rock, long since cooled. Not much water on the surface, yet there is an abundance in deep underground caves.
Average Temp: 90-110F during day, 70-90F during night
Climate: While there is very little rainfall if any, there are constant sandstorms on the surface, which sometimes becomes powerful enough to lift moderate sized stones.
Flora: Coral like structures grow on the jagged rocks
Fauna: The most known creature is known as a 'Reaver' and is feared by those who venture out of the cities. Reavers live in the coral like formations, connected directly to them, draining nutrients from them. Every few days, the Reavers will disconnect their spine appendages from the coral and scour the surface in packs of sometimes hundreds, devouring any smaller creatures in sight. They are roughly 1 meter tall, with dark shiny skin, a beak like structure taking up the entire front area of the body, muscular bipedal legs, a thick tail, and hundereds of bamboo like spines protruding from their backs.
Population: 95 Million (65 Million in Eri'ti City)
Cities: Mostly an industrial world, the miners, workers, and families living on Orithar Prime live in large, enclosed cities. Each building is linked to eachother through a vast network of undergro

 

Name: Trinity Ridge
Species: Cathar
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Affiliation: The Jedi Order/Republic
Height: 5'6
Weight: 130 lbs
Eye Color: yellow
Hair Color: brown
Hair Style: Mid-back length with a bit of body looking as that of a lion's mane.
Facial Hair: n/a
Alignment: Jedi
Bio: Trinity, like Juhani (the only other Cathar in the Jedi order) is known for her courage in battle, and for her fierce loyalty and quick temper. Such intense passions can make it difficult for one of this proud species to follow the way of the light, but since her arrival in the Jedi temple, Trinity has done all that she can to master both her impulsive emotions and her ability in the Force under the watchful eyes of the council.
Personality: Known for her fiery emotions

Force Rank: Jedi Knight
Lightsaber Hilt: 2 single bladed light sabers
Lightsaber Color: white
Lightsaber Style: Her own individual style, with a few sith influences such as stance and drip of the hilt.
Starship: Jedi Star Fighter

 

Name: Emma Mayruin
Species: human
Age: 22
Height: average (5?5? or so)
Eye Color: blue
Hair Color: auburn
Hair Style: straight, bobbed with bangs (like a 20?s flapper!)
Alignment: undecided

Bio
Emma?s family moved around a lot when she was little. Her father was in the ?trade business?, although, early on, she had her suspicions as to the nature of the trading he was actually involved in, and how that might have been responsible for their frequent migrations. Her mother never acknowledged anything interesting about his habits, and she certainly never admitted any relation to a grade B smuggler. This lack of communication was moderately unsettling for little Emma, but it made for great gossip, as she soon discovered, and even better stories. She kept a journal for many years of her personal, imaginative interpretations of her father?s misadventures: The Questionable Journeys of Mayruin & Sons. The irony there, however, lay in the fact that Barbon Mayruin had no sons. He only had Emma, who he really didn?t expect to amount to much. Emma was more or less oblivious to this, probably for the better; she was more or less oblivious to what the majority of her world felt she was capable of, actually. You can tell that even now, watching her. She embraces her idiosyncrasies- it makes her aloof and kind of ditzy at times, but no doubt she?s a happier person for it.

Her family sent her out into the galaxy to fend for herself around the time of her 17th birthday. She wandered the more local planets for a time, and some two years ago found her way to Orithar Prime. She arrived inadvertently just before the serious rioting of the outer rim reached this planet? and found herself stranded there as a result. Recognizing her situation as unfortunate but unavoidable, and chalking it up to fate, Emma began to look for a means of settling down. She found such means within the rather substantial Eri?ti mining company, the Kirith-Star Corporation. The company?s influence had threaded itself into the essence of the city harboring it.

Emma originally assumed that her job as an assistant for some low-level technical administrator, (consumed by notions of self-importance), was an asset. It seemed favorable to work for such a prestigious company, and she was lucky to have been accepted into her current position of employment. She knows that? but she doesn?t feel like she belonged there, not by any stretch of the imagination- and hers is notably flexible. Emma is still currently employed by the corporation, but rumors of mercenary opportunities during otherwise dull lunch hour discussions of the planet?s current intergalactic status have recently caught her attention. Thus, she is considering a pretty significant career move, in hopes that a little action might be more stimulating for her creative mind?

Notable Traits
Her disinterest in ordinary concerns makes her easy to spot in a crowd- she?s usually wearing something odd? It also makes her a keenly diplomatic personality- the uninvolved are naturally wiser in their interpretation of unfortunate situations.

Mercenary Specific
Ship: none
Weapons of Choice: demolitions, strategy, diplomacy
Employers: none yet

 

Awesome. Who wants to begin?
Or want me to set the scene?

 

ooc: i think you should start us all off with an opening post.

 

Sorry it's taking me so long to start.
#1- I'm hoping to get a few more people involved (not that I mind having a smaller, more quaint session, but one or two more people would add to this)
and
#2- I'm still looking into all of your characters and trying to think of a good opening for everyone. If you have any ideas or preferences as to where in the system (or on planet) you want to begin, let me know in a Private Message.

So far, this is where I'm guessing everyone's characters will be starting:
Trinity Ridge: Will be arriving to Orithar Prime via a shuttle from republic vessels to assist in the negotiations and investigations on planet.
Raine Yubari: As a host of the disease, she will be on Orithar Prime, hiding among the crowd of the city. Keeping to herself and avoiding attention, which should be easy with the chaos in Eri?ti City.
Emma Mayruin: Will be already on Orithar Prime as well, working for Kirith-Star, contemplating joining with the mercenaries.
Darth Ruinus: Will be in the citadel of the city, with President Morgal of Kirith-Star, discussing arrangements for the future.

 

ooc: Also, if It's not too much trouble for everyone... please keep OOC comments in blue. In-character posts in Black. And new character info/statistics posts or and Critical items to be addressed in red.
Just to keep it organized

 

I'll try this

CHARACTER SHEETS:
Name: Jordan Sovjik
Species: human
Age: 24
Height: 5'7"
Eye Color: dark brown
Hair Color: dark brown
Hair Style: curly, usually warn up
Facial Hair: n/a
Alignment: Jedi
Bio: Has trained as a Jedi her whole life, became a Knight at the age of 18
Personality: determined, headstrong, loyal, impulsive
Any Notable Traits: known for lighsaber skills


Force Rank: Knight
Lightsaber Hilt: silver and black
Lightsaber Color: orange
Lightsaber Style: single bladed


Uhhh sorry about the really really short bio, it's late lol

 

OOC: When ever you are ready to begin, just let me know. As far as where my character is so start... Sounds good to me!

 

bump

 

Did i get bumped? ....what's "bump" mean?

 

Name: Lott Jansen
Species: Human
Age: 23
Height: 6'0"
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Hair Style: Long and pushed to the back (Like Jacen Solo)
Facial Hair:N/A
Alignment:Jedi
Bio: Lott was a very adventourous young padawan learner. At about the age of 16 he began questioning the Jedi Order and their intentions. He eventually forgot these ideas and moved on. He has recently been working on helping republic renegades keep the Creeping Death quarintined
Personality: Adventourous, quick to attack.
Any Notable Traits: Very in-tuned with the force. Good lightsber skills. Has the potential to be a great leader.

Force User Specific-
Force Rank: Jedi Knight
Lightsaber Hilt: Simple and mostly black
Lightsaber Color: Blue
Lightsaber Style: Style VII (?) (Anakin)

 

ooc: Sorry I haven't been keeping up with this. I've been working a lot lately. Anywho, I plan on posting the opening tommarow night (I would tonight, but I'm too tired to think). Anyone else who would like to join, feel free to drop your character biography/statistics in here, and' we'll get ready to begin.

Have a good night everyone!

 

OOC:

When y'all begin can someone PM me, because I am running around at work like a chicken with my head cut off and I haven't been paying much attention to my threads I'm in. THANKS!

 

Name: Mike Frame
Rank: Jedi Master
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Age: 32
Home Planet: Coruscant.
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 442 lbs
Eyes: Blue.
Clothing: Black jedi robe, similar to Anakin's in RotS.
Favorite force powers: Force jump, push, choke, .
Hair: Shaved brown head.
Skin Color: Pale white.
Personality: Hes a funny guy, but he thinks he is way funnier then he is, will often get laughing about something and not stop for an hour. Has been disciplined for taking things less seriously than he should have. Has strayed close to the darkside with his 'practical joke' mentality. If it werent for this, he would be on the Jedi Counsel, he is only a master because of how powerful he is.
Weapons: Cyan Lightsaber, Vaapad-like form, a second short purple lightsaber that he rarely uses.
Discription: Obese jedi. Very strong in the force, suprises his enemies when he begins doing flips and moving quickly at his size. The jedi council is concerned with his health, and often speaks with him on it. A bad pilot, due to him not being able to fit inside a standard fighter, he uses a medium sized cargo ship to get around and attack with. A feirce duelest and force user who is unable to run for long periods of time, good untill he gets behind in a battle, once he does, he seems to continue getting worse as he panics.
Facial Hair: None.
Traits: Obese, no known scars.

 

so is this one happening or not!

 

Err...I guess not?

 

I'm out of this one