((NOTE: Unless this RP becomes swamped with players for whatever reason (I doubt it) it will always remain open to new character submissions. If you join, at least read the last page of the RP so that you know roughly what's going on just now. You're not required to know the whole plot unless you want to, but at least know what's going on at the moment.))
The world of Yoa has been inhabited by humans for millenia. They brought with them their animals and plants to the Earth-like planet and settled all continents. Civilisation on this planet has evolved. There is no longer any crime, nor is there any suffering. Medicine heals nearly all ailments.
But, there are those who would end it all. The humans of Yoa split into two races early on in their settlement. In the bubble-like cities the citizens live a life of luxury, relieved from the naturally higher gravity by anti-gravity machines. Every decision in life is made for them by the government and their representitives - from jobs to their future partners. They are fed pharmeceutical drugs and hormones from birth to make them more docile and less likely to rebel.
Few city Yoans live in relative freedom, they are usually outlaws.
The second race evolved in the wilderness of Yoa. They are bigger and stronger, more disease and temperature resistant and are completely independant from the government. Most of them are smarter than the city Yoans having led an independant life able to think for themselves. They farm their own crops and hunt their own meat and have an extensive collective knowledge of the local wildlife, what's good to eat and what can be used as medicine. Over the millenia they have developed powers beyond their Earth-dwelling ancestors, such as telekinesis - to help them cope with the slightly higher gravity.
The wild Yoans believe that the life the city Yoans lead was unjust slavery. In the first 500 years after terraforming the planet, the wild Yoans aimed to bring down the government and free the city Yoans. However they were outmatched by the technology wielded by the Yoan cities and were forced to retreat into the forests. The city councils worked with the governments to develop propaganda against the wild Yoans. Over thousands of years their genetic makeup began to drift away from that of the city Yoans. Thus it became easier for the governments to instill hate in them. Efforts were made to eliminate them, but they were resiliant.
Ten thousand years after the planet was terraformed, cities and farmland cover over 40% of habitable land. The wild Yoans can no longer keep hiding in the forests that continue to shrink.
Meanwhile, the Yoan cities prepare to rid the planet of the wild beasts once and for all.
Wild Yoans (aka "Beasts")
Wild Yoans average about 5 and a half feet tall. They are muscular and tanned. They are slightly more squat and stumpy to bear their weight in the 1.3x Earth's gravity. They have also developed very weak telekenesis powers. This is usually just to aid them in ordinary tasks, for example if they are lifting a heavy weight not only will they use muscle but they will use some psychic energy to make it easier to lift. They usually live in small villages but may be solitary. They are compassionate and intelligent but over the generations concern for the city Yoans has turned into hate from rejection by them.
City Yoans (self-proclaimed 'true Yoans')
They resemble their Earth-dwelling ancestors. Over the generations they have become pale and thin. Their brains are still capable but their minds are usually under-developed, and their knowledge rarely expands beyond their assigned jobs. The authorities choose for them who they will mate with, and thus sub-races have formed, selectively bred for certain jobs. Soldiers are bred for brute strength, agility and ability to cope with trauma. Scientists are bred for their brainpower and carefulness. The 'leftovvers' are usually the weakest and least intelligent, given jobs like combing the streets for trash.
Rules:
- General forum rules apply
- Don't be over powerful, if you choose to be wild your telekenesis powers are greatly limmited.
- If you choose a city Yoan, please state your occupation.
- Keep this RP at least semi-literate, do your best to maintain good spelling and grammar.
- You do not need to post paragraph-long responses each time particularly during conversations between characters, but still attempt to include some detail and litterary technique. Do not make your posts needlessly bland either, if there's something you could say, then say it.
- You may begin as soon as I have accepted your sign-up.
- You can make as many characters as you feel you can manage, but try be sensible. ok?
Form to join:
Name:
Sex:
Age:
Race: (if city, say your occupation)
Description:
Image: (optional)
Backstory: (if you want to reveal this later in the RP, leave this blank, otherwise please include it)
Other: (optional)
Accepted characters:
Evoli's character - Ismene
Evoli's character - Loki
My character - Joun
My character - Jajio
My character - Chsa
..::Jonalai*Lekraa::..'s character - Chali
..::Jonalai*Lekraa::..'s character - Caleb
..::Jonalai*Lekraa::..'s character - Jonalai
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Opening paragraphs:
It was a quiet morning. The songbirds chirped modestly in the morning sun, amongst the palms and shrubs. Two crickets communicated with one another. It was peaceful.
A low pitched hum grew louder. The birds were silenced as small black shapes in the sky neared the vicinity. The air-ships thundered overhead, kicking up a gust that made the tree branches swing about wildly.
They were looking for life. Specifically, human life. Infra-red detectors would pick up signs of body heat. If it was from a human-sized animal, troops would descend into the forest and investigate. Their aim - to kill every last wild Yoan on the planet.
The world of Yoa has been inhabited by humans for millenia. They brought with them their animals and plants to the Earth-like planet and settled all continents. Civilisation on this planet has evolved. There is no longer any crime, nor is there any suffering. Medicine heals nearly all ailments.
But, there are those who would end it all. The humans of Yoa split into two races early on in their settlement. In the bubble-like cities the citizens live a life of luxury, relieved from the naturally higher gravity by anti-gravity machines. Every decision in life is made for them by the government and their representitives - from jobs to their future partners. They are fed pharmeceutical drugs and hormones from birth to make them more docile and less likely to rebel.
Few city Yoans live in relative freedom, they are usually outlaws.
The second race evolved in the wilderness of Yoa. They are bigger and stronger, more disease and temperature resistant and are completely independant from the government. Most of them are smarter than the city Yoans having led an independant life able to think for themselves. They farm their own crops and hunt their own meat and have an extensive collective knowledge of the local wildlife, what's good to eat and what can be used as medicine. Over the millenia they have developed powers beyond their Earth-dwelling ancestors, such as telekinesis - to help them cope with the slightly higher gravity.
The wild Yoans believe that the life the city Yoans lead was unjust slavery. In the first 500 years after terraforming the planet, the wild Yoans aimed to bring down the government and free the city Yoans. However they were outmatched by the technology wielded by the Yoan cities and were forced to retreat into the forests. The city councils worked with the governments to develop propaganda against the wild Yoans. Over thousands of years their genetic makeup began to drift away from that of the city Yoans. Thus it became easier for the governments to instill hate in them. Efforts were made to eliminate them, but they were resiliant.
Ten thousand years after the planet was terraformed, cities and farmland cover over 40% of habitable land. The wild Yoans can no longer keep hiding in the forests that continue to shrink.
Meanwhile, the Yoan cities prepare to rid the planet of the wild beasts once and for all.
Wild Yoans (aka "Beasts")
Wild Yoans average about 5 and a half feet tall. They are muscular and tanned. They are slightly more squat and stumpy to bear their weight in the 1.3x Earth's gravity. They have also developed very weak telekenesis powers. This is usually just to aid them in ordinary tasks, for example if they are lifting a heavy weight not only will they use muscle but they will use some psychic energy to make it easier to lift. They usually live in small villages but may be solitary. They are compassionate and intelligent but over the generations concern for the city Yoans has turned into hate from rejection by them.
City Yoans (self-proclaimed 'true Yoans')
They resemble their Earth-dwelling ancestors. Over the generations they have become pale and thin. Their brains are still capable but their minds are usually under-developed, and their knowledge rarely expands beyond their assigned jobs. The authorities choose for them who they will mate with, and thus sub-races have formed, selectively bred for certain jobs. Soldiers are bred for brute strength, agility and ability to cope with trauma. Scientists are bred for their brainpower and carefulness. The 'leftovvers' are usually the weakest and least intelligent, given jobs like combing the streets for trash.
Rules:
- General forum rules apply
- Don't be over powerful, if you choose to be wild your telekenesis powers are greatly limmited.
- If you choose a city Yoan, please state your occupation.
- Keep this RP at least semi-literate, do your best to maintain good spelling and grammar.
- You do not need to post paragraph-long responses each time particularly during conversations between characters, but still attempt to include some detail and litterary technique. Do not make your posts needlessly bland either, if there's something you could say, then say it.
- You may begin as soon as I have accepted your sign-up.
- You can make as many characters as you feel you can manage, but try be sensible. ok?
Form to join:
Name:
Sex:
Age:
Race: (if city, say your occupation)
Description:
Image: (optional)
Backstory: (if you want to reveal this later in the RP, leave this blank, otherwise please include it)
Other: (optional)
Accepted characters:
Evoli's character - Ismene
Evoli's character - Loki
My character - Joun
My character - Jajio
My character - Chsa
..::Jonalai*Lekraa::..'s character - Chali
..::Jonalai*Lekraa::..'s character - Caleb
..::Jonalai*Lekraa::..'s character - Jonalai
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Opening paragraphs:
It was a quiet morning. The songbirds chirped modestly in the morning sun, amongst the palms and shrubs. Two crickets communicated with one another. It was peaceful.
A low pitched hum grew louder. The birds were silenced as small black shapes in the sky neared the vicinity. The air-ships thundered overhead, kicking up a gust that made the tree branches swing about wildly.
They were looking for life. Specifically, human life. Infra-red detectors would pick up signs of body heat. If it was from a human-sized animal, troops would descend into the forest and investigate. Their aim - to kill every last wild Yoan on the planet.
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