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Whelp, going to try seeing if I can handle running an RP on here with my current schedule, since I've been spending more time on here again that I initially thought that I would. Pseudo-reviving one of my old ones, to use as a test. For those who were in the old version, I'm making a few changes, dropping some stuff that I really shouldn't have been trying to do in the first place, honestly. Anyway, enough rambling... Here follows the main description of the newest incarnation of my little mash-up:
Pathos, a colony world founded by a joint effort at peace between two different, yet similar races. One of the races is humanity, a race still divided over what the colony stands for. The other is the Drow, resembling that dark-skinned elves from fantasy works.
First contact did not go well for the two races. Spurred on by egotistical military commanders dreaming of glory, and greedy politicians wanting contract money to line their pockets with, humanity's space forces initially attempted a war of conquest against the Drow. This was stopped within weeks, however. The exact nature of the reversal remains unknown, but a fair amount of credit is given to certain key industrial assets amongst the humans meeting with the politicians and flatly stating a clear refusal to provide means of battle to the military.
After some tense discussions, the two races achieved a truce, and eventually, an agreement to attempt an experiment: To attempt to co-exist, not just with regards to sovereign territory, but even on a single world. Pathos was founded as a result, and barring a few minor incidents at first, has successfully lasted for about a decade.
Recently, however, a rash of strange disappearances, and an even stranger malady have struck the colony. Among the responders has been Cross Technologies, a human-originated company with a strong medical technology development division. The company has long been a supporter of the colony, and has even been working to cross-train specialists in both Human and Drow medical needs, including psychological trauma response.
In response to the sudden troubles at Pathos, Cross Technologies recently announced the construction and opening of a new facility, the Horizon Research and Treatment Center, on Pathos. This facility was built with a specific goal in mind of developing and releasing a treatment of the outbreak.
Notable locations on Pathos:
Orchrios - This is the primary city for the colony. Of moderate-to-large size, it is a mix of architecture, laid out with care by a joint planning team. (Most of the RP will take place here.)
Horizon Research and Treatment Center - Cross Technologies' main location at Pathos. It is a campus-like setup, comprised of the actual Hospital building, a combined Research Lab and Researcher's Dormitory, the General Staff Dormitory, and a combined Administration Building and Administrative Staff Dormitory. (This will be where the players directly affiliated with Cross Tech will end up living.)
Avaris - A secluded, and somewhat concealed estate, built in a style greatly resembling traditional Japanese architecture. Owned by Shiraishi, who lives there, it has an otherworldly feel to it.
Other major details:
As a colony world meant as a gesture of peace, Pathos tends to get almost no major weapons tech, and a lot of weapons are restricted or banned, anyway. Expect to see use of self-defense items, or misused "improvisations", at least at first.
Also, one of Cross Tech's entertainment division's latest developments is a wearable computer device that creates holographic 'pets' for playing with. While tactile impressions are present, hard-coded safety features were implemented to insure that the holograms could not actually cause any damage. The system itself consists of a core unit that is worn along the outside of the forearm, containing the main memory unit and holographic projectors, and a pressure sensitive 'glove' for projecting the holographic control interface.
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