Library Man Cubs: Welcome to the Jungle! [Library Thread]

MAN CUBS
(or How The Galaxy Was Tamed)
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I. Introduction

Welcome to the Man Cubs Resource Thread!

The game is the spiritual successor to a previous game of mine, and is loosely based on a number of fairy tales, fables and other stories (most prominently The Jungle Book, at least to begin with).

The story is meant to be an ancient Star Wars myth that explains how a democratic galactic government sprang up and how humans became the dominant force within it. I can see it as the kind of tale that Obi-Wan Kenobi might narrate to his young new padawan, for example. Essentially a fairy tale, it has no ?factual accuracy? regarding actual canonical events.

This thread serves as a place to gather all the useful information that would clutter up the main thread.

Contents

I. Introduction
II. Main Characters
III. NPC Characters
IV. Setting
V. Story
VI. Media

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II. Main Characters

*character ages are current as of May '10

The Man Cubs

Bakara, 18 (Human)
---Child of Hephaestus

Elisthia, 18 (Human)
--- Child of Hermes
--- Light Freighter Storyteller

Elora, 17 (Human)
--- Child of Ares

Gallia, 17 (Human)
--- Child of Apollo

Sara, 15 (Human)
--- Child of Dionysus

Vic, 15 (Human)
--- Child of Hades

Mischa, 14 (Human/Miraluka)
--- Child of Poseidon

Ecko, 12 (Human)
--- Child of Zeus

The Panchaean Five

Cato, 55 (Human)
--- Child of Achilles

Averagus Aniad, 34 (Human)
--- Child of Theseus

Kippa Lo, 30 (Human)
--- Child of Jason

Jin, 26 (Human)
--- Child of Perseus

Susul Damasca, 21 (Human)
--- Child of Heracles

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[u][b]Fates Fulfilled[/b][/u]

[b][color=green]Child of Hephaestus[/color][/b]
-You will be permanently and horrifically disfigured early on
-You will kill several Devaronians at once with your bare hands

[b][color=silver]Child of Hermes[/color][/b]
-You will rescue the first Child who dies (you will rescue them from the underworld)
-You will hunt down and fell an evil tree

[b][color=blue]Child of Poseidon[/color][/b]
-You will be killed very early on by Shere Khan
-You will lose a sense permanently

[b][color=orange]Child of Apollo[/color][/b]
-You will torture the Rodian named Kaa

[b][color=indigo]Child of Hades[/color][/b]
-You will become the personal slave of Shere Khan

[b][color=yellow]Child of Zeus[/color][/b]
-You will become best friends with Baloo

[b][color=darkred]Child of Achilles[/color][/b]
-You will be transformed into a vampire

[b][color=darkblue]Child of Theseus[/color][/b]
-You will be separated from your body and become a wandering spirit

[b][color=gold]Child of Heracles[/color][/b]
-You will be transformed into a giant, standing nine foot tall

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III. NPC Characters

The Netherworld

Nergal/Irkalla, over 1000 (Rakatan)
--- Judge of the Dead
--- Former High Priest of the Infinite Empire

The Togorian Empire

Shere Khan I, mid-50s (Togorian)
--- Galactic Emperor
--- Tiger-Class Warship Throne of Thorns

General Chuchundra, mid-50s (Togorian)
--- First within High Command
--- Leopard-Class Warship Playing with Food

General Nagaina, late-40s (Togorian)
--- Second within High Command
--- Leopard-Class Warship Playing with Fire

General Lungri, late-20s (Togorian)
--- Third within High Command
--- Leopard-Class Warship Young Lion

General Jaguar, mid-50s (Togorian)
--- Fourth within High Command
--- Leopard-Class Warship Primal Scream

Lieutenant Mohun, mid-30s (Togorian)
--- Second-in-command aboard Primal Scream

Director Buldeo, late-50s (Togorian)
--- Head of Intelligence
--- Leopard-Class Warship Curiosity Kills

Tabaqui, mid-20s (Togorian)
--- Senior Field Operative

Darzee, mid-20s (Falleen)
--- Senior Field Operative

Chil AKA The Kite, early-20s (Sky?tri)
--- Assassin

The Togorian Nobility

Queen Mother Kali, early-80s (Togorian)
--- Jewel of Togoria and Mother of Khan
--- Worldship Citadel

Scarskin, mid- 40s (Noghri)
--- Guard Captain

Grimgrip, mid-40s (Noghri)
--- Guard Captain

Vilevein, mid-40s(Noghri)
--- Guard Commander

Lady Bhairavi, early-20s (Togorian)
--- Young noble

Sanjar Khan, newborn (Togorian)
---Heir to the throne

Doctor Damanaka, mid-60s (Togorian)
--- Chief Medical Officer of the Imperial Court

Baroness Brizo, late-50s (Khil)
--- Seer of the Imperial Court

Baroness Clotho, late-50s (Khil)
--- Seer of the Imperial Court

Allies of Mankind

Viscount Steam, late-50s (Togorian)
--- Head of the Binary Brigade
--- Star Cruiser Geppetto

LOU-1E, ??? (Droid)
--- Advanced military model

Abu Nuwas, ??? (Kowakian monkey-lizard)
---Storyteller First Mate

Bagheera, early-50s (Cathar)
--- Finder of the Cubs

Taka AKA Scar, mid-20s (Farghul)
--- Lead singer of Scar and the Hyenas

Charon, late-30s (Duros)
--- Ringmaster of the Circus Styx

Colonel Hathi, late-50s (Gamorrean)
--- Leader of the Troop
--- Star Cruiser Dawn Patrol

Winifred, late-50s (Gamorrean)
--- Second-in-command of the Troop

Rebacca, over 300 (Wookiee)
--- Chieftainess of the Wookiees

Malacoda, late-50s (Barabel)
---Game Hunter

Hullabaloo, over 300 (Wookiee)
--- Archaeologist and engineer
---Light freighter Hand of God

Baloo, over 200 (Wookiee)
---Light freighter Bare Necessity I
--- Slacker

Susanna, mid-40s (Shistavanen)
--- Chieftainess of the surviving Pack

Rama, mid-50s (Shistavanen)
--- Father of the Cubs, prisoner of Khan

Raksha, early-50s (Shistavanen)
--- Mother of the Cubs, prisoner of Khan

The Ko Vari Syndicate

Sicarii the Great, over 600 (Hutt)
---Criminal entrepreneur

Rusudan, mid-50s (Caamasi)
--- Scholar

Nizam, mid-60s (Nikto)
---Pilot

Hunt, ??? (Falleen)
---Engineer

Aghori, Lothar & Tisiphone, ??? (Ortolans)
---Triplet mercenary cannibals

Others

The Gorgon, several thousand years old (Neti)
--- Curator of Criton?s Point

Loxias, ??? (Human)
--- Prisoner of Khan

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[b][u]Notable Dead[/u][/b]

Byron Sei'lar
Sarabi Sei'lar
Kaa
Kodama
Lady Tatooine
Dvakvar and his gang
Chief Akula
Uppsala
Hou-Yi
Chang?e
Kroni Khan
(Mischa)

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IV. Setting

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Below are brief descriptions of the most important planets in the game so far. Both the list and map will be periodically updated.

Tython

A mysterious world within the Deep Core. As yet unexplored, but as circumstances conspire to draw our cubs towards it, there is a growing sense that Tython is a place where destinies will be fulfilled.

Prakith

A volcanic, scarred hellhole. Ashclouds gather in the sky above the unforgiving grey and red terrain. This was where the girls stumbled across Togorian Queen Mother Kali, reigning over captured "subjects" from inside the Citadel, a flying fortress ensconced within the mountain range. Nearby is the Dome, a nine-level underground prison built to contain a monster- Kroni Khan, demon father of Shere Khan, and now dead at the hands of Elora.

Coruscant

The capital of the galaxy.

Chandrila

A beautiful planet of thriving cities and varied wildlife. Famous for its cultural offerings. Home to a sizable community of Togorian nobles, including Jaguar, one of Khan's Four Generals, and Doctor Damanaka, the Royal Physician.

Alderaan

Once one of the most beautiful worlds in the Core, known for its vibrant ecosystem and dense jungles. It was home to many different beings, most of whom shunned technological advancement in favour of a more simple existence. It was here that the Shistavanen wolf pack raised the Man Cubs, teaching them the ways and laws of the Jungle, until a Togorian assault brutally shattered their idyllic existence. Much of the forest in which the cubs had been raised was burned to the ground, and the Pack and their friends were hunted down.

Mindor

A grassy world of farmers and drifters inside the Inner Rim. It went largely ignored by both the Rakatans and the Togorians, until the Man children were brought there by Bagheera to rendezvous with his trusted comrades. When word got to Shere Khan that humans had been spotted on Mindor, he dispatched General Nagaina to interrogate every individual who might have come across them. When she failed to uncover any valuable information, she returned to her warship and spent a fortnight razing every settlement on the planet to the ground.

Obroa-Skai

The Obroans are canny isolationists, observing the goings-on of galactic politics and the shifts in galactic power, but keeping themselves clean of the mess. Across the frozen oceans in the heart of the great tundra they have constructed a labyrinthe complex housing vast repositories of information. Overseeing the facility is Buldeo, Director of Imperial Intelligence (and secret founder of a rebellion against his master).

Togoria

The place where the current Empire was born. A wild, forested world that was once populated by innumerable savage tribes and warrior clans, until they were united by Shere Khan (who was at the time a young prince, newly escaped from slavery to the Rakata). It remains a hostile and dangerous destination for uninvited visitors, and exists primarily as a breeding ground for future Togorian soldiers.

Kashyyyk

Nar Shaddaa

Sullust

Sluis Van

Hoth

Uvena

Ko Vari

Criton's Point

Panchaea

 

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VI. Media

Video

Man Cubs Trailer

Fanfic

DarthXan318's Fanfic

Soundtrack

Chapter One, in which there were many comings and goings, and the Beginning of Things to Come

Nightfall
The Valley of Graves
The Shistavanen Village
An Ill Wind
Into the Jungle
Fight!
Shere Khan
Farewell, Alderaan


Chapter Two, in which the children embarked on several Mad, Strange and Downright Dangerous quests, and encountered a very laid-back Wookiee

Mourning Mischa
Welcome to the Netherworld
A Valley of Souls
Aboard the Panther Centurion
Shanti, Mother of Mischa
Mindor Grasslands
The Kaleidoscope of Echoes
Scar and his Hyenas
Mischa's Vision
Shere Khan's Fear
The Palace inside the Caves
The Meeting on Mindor
Irkalla's Theme
Say Goodbye, and One Year Passes

The Devaronian Den
Life on Kashyyyk
Waiting with Abu
The Story of the Lonely Troll
Elora's Eyes are Opened
Approaching Myrkr
Chaos in the Club
Panchaea, The Lost Homeworld
Elora?s vision
Uprising in the Netherworld
The Forbidding Forest of Myrkr
The Neti Lair
Tabaqui's Theme
Vornskr Chase!
Climbing Kodama
Elisthia to the Rescue
Return to Reality
Sarabi's Death
Troopin' through Nar Shaddaa
Vic and Sara in Trouble
Froody?s Diner
Bakara and Gallia
Fleeing Myrkr, For Now
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