Board Thread:Middle Earth Rp Board/@comment-26084195-20150728142603

Following0 Kudos Reconquest, a sci-fi LOTR roleplay.Eureka Enderborn My apologies, but this will be a very long story. But it is rich and detailed, and quite awesome, so I suggest you suffer through reading it.

 OK, new idea! This one is a replacement (sort of) of my Rise of the Sargoth line of Roleplays. Please note: this is sci-fi.

 Arda and it's populous had a troubled childhood. No period in its early history was without warfare, bloodshed and strife. Whenever the drums of war were heard, the pace of technological advancement accelerated. The great dictators of the 5th age and Arda's first global conflicts since the War of Wrath underscored it's dark potential for fratricide, as noticed by the extinction of the Orcish race, as well as a breathtaking penchant for breathtaking advancements under immense pressure.

 Later in the 5th age the people of Arda were faced with a new, even worse enemy: their own success. Their very pace of development and expansion threatened to end years of progress through unsustainable consumption of resources. Leaders and nations failed to act decisively against this long term threat through these years, blinkered by short term and selfish ambitions.

 Soon, climate change, famine, scarcity of resources and the inevitable conflict that resulted nearly tore the Human, Dwarven and Elven races apart. This was a century of constant warfare, which saw the end of nations and the formation of continental powers. Technology continued to advance during this period, albeit focused toward destroying their enemies. By the end of the war-torn century, Elves unlocked the technology of Nuclear fusion, a breakthrough which finally shone a light of hope through these dark ages.

 With this technology that granted them limitless clean energy, the races of Arda broke free of their addiction to fossil fuels, and end the fiery sunset of what is now known as the Oil Age. The war torn continents at last made peace and walked together into a new era of enlightenment.

 Geoengineering technologies were able to slowly reverse the extensive damage the races of Arda had done to their planet. Though Arda would never recover its former natural diversity, it quickly became a totally different planet. Arda's entire surface was dedicated solely to the service of those who walked upon it.

 Slowly the very concept of nations as separate political entities became redundant in the face of global management needs, as proven by the bitter lessons of the previous 200 years. A new global government, coupled with fusion power, Arda's races turned their collective drive toward the final frontier.

 The late 5th and early 6th ages saw technologies advance at a rate not seen since Arda's industrial revolution. The crowning achievement of this age of discoveries was the Spacial Distortion and Manipulation Drive, more popularly known as Foldspace or FTL (faster than light) drives. This enabled faster than light travel between planets for the first time, breaking the barriers to galactic exploration caused by the vastness of space.

 Early exploration was virtually random, hampered by the major inaccuracies of Arda foldspace tech. For precise FTL jumps beyond a few light years, a foldspace node is required at the destination to ensure an accurate jump. Without such beacons, jumps were made randomly. As a result, very few habitable worlds were discovered during this time.

 All of this changed upon first contact with a sentient, space-faring alien race; the Shaltari. With Arda's first successful jumps having been achieved by it's own ingenuity, the Shaltari deemed it the right time for interaction.

 The first meeting between Ardans and Shaltari happened aboard the exploration frigate Endurance. All in attendance  were dazzled by the sophistication of their technology, their entire deputation materializing in a moment of awestruck wonder around a single artificial construct. At first sight, the Shaltari were physically formidable creatures, clad in geometric and lavishly ornate armoured suits towering over eight feet in height. Seconds later, however, a being diminutive in stature stepped from between it's guards and extended a hand in a familiar Ardan greeting.

 They were certainly strange to look upon. A little over four feet tall, the ambassador was humanoid, and covered from head to toe in white translucent spines, not unlike a porcupine. It wore no clothes in the Ardan manner, but was adorned in apparently decorative ornaments. It had a pair of large, ovoid, penetratingly blue eyes, and moved with a serene grace almost disconcerting to look upon.

 Communication was simple enough. It appears that the Shaltari had been monitoring Arda and it's populous for centuries, and had mastered all languages on Arda. Their technology was advanced to a level beyond Ardan comprehension. They made extensive use of teleportation, their FTL drives were highly accurate, and much of their tech seemed decorative in nature.

 They proved initially beneficial, and guided Ardans to many lush worlds very near Arda itself. These worlds became known as the Cradle Worlds, and they were everything Ardan kind had hoped for.

 Human knowledge of the Shaltari was limited. It was understood that the Shaltari in contact with humans was one of many separate Shaltari organizations, called Tribes for simplicity's sake. Each tribe shared the same technologies, but were ideologically and culturally diverse. The tribe in contact with Arda called themselves "The Friends" since their actual name would be impossible for Ardans to pronounce.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> It was later learned that The Friends had an ulterior motive. In Ardans, they had identified a species which could prove a potent ally in their war against another Shaltari tribe. The Shaltari were few in number and reproduced slowly, and had an almost pathological fear of death. Ardans would make excellent foot soldiers to overwhelm their enemies through force of numbers.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> The alliance quickly broke down, since Ardans didn't take kindly to being used in such a manner. Since then, Ardans have had volatile relations with the tribes of the Shaltari, occasionally flaring into open conflict.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Ardans advanced slowly but surely, and their slipspace drives became more accurate. Not too reliably so, but it was, at least, an improvement. With that in mind, the Ardans leapt out into a second wave of exploration. This one yielded far less valuable results, but they took it anyway. These new “outer colonies” were mostly an assortment of planets much less nice and occasionally inhospitable worlds, but they were all very rich in minerals.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Most of the people who came to this new land were entrepreneurs, desperados and ne’erdowells. This made for a very mixed and diverse (and very colorful) culture. However, the outer colonies were often ignored by the decadent Cradle Worlds, who reaped the lion’s share of the conquest.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> The coming years were the golden age for Men, Elves and Dwarves alike. The architectural renaissance, the ever-increasing beauty of the Cradle Worlds, and the other things the racial trio did were all aimed toward making their lives better. It was an age of untold peace and prosperity.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Then came the fall of the Sphere.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> One day, something very very odd happened. In the land formerly known as Rohan, a curious object fell from space. The curious thing about it was that despite it’s tiny size, it hadn’t broken up in the atmosphere. When members of the AAA (Arda Administration Authority) went to locate and investigate it, they found something very odd. It was a sphere about the size of a tennis ball, made of a strange metallic substance. Despite it’s small size and physical makeup, it was pure white, and required two men to lift.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> The Sphere was taken to a AAA laboratory, where every experiment imaginable was attempted. Each displayed off the charts data about the sphere. Even basic thermal optics rendered it completely white, even though it was cool to the touch. Eventually they hooked an electrical device with a direct link to the computer network to the Sphere.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Immediately, all doors locked, trapping many personal in small rooms. A vast data spike was detected, representing a huge upload of data into the lab’s network. Every computer on the continent locked out simultaneously, freeing unbelievable amounts of bandwidth to allow vast data flow to the facility.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> It lasted for a mere few seconds before it stopped abruptly. Exactly one hour later, the characteristic sounds of engines and explosions were heard. When these sounds died away, all doors were unlocked, and the scientists found the testing chamber breached and the Sphere gone without a trace.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Days later, a message was broadcast to every world of the AAA. Every broadcaster was successfully hacked simultaneously moments earlier. It was broadcast in every language used in Ardan worlds, but here it is translated into English:

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> A time of dire fortune is nigh. Your races stand upon a knife’s edge.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> An implacable foe approaches,                                                                                                                                           against which you have insufficient time                                                                                                                                     to prepare, and no hope of victory.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> We implore you to abandon your                                                                                                                                    homeworld, and those nearest it.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Join Us over Vega IV in one year hence and                                                                                                                             We will lead you to your salvation.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Fail, and only death awaits you.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> During the months after this broadcast, tensions rose ever higher in the population of the Cradle Worlds. Some dismissed The Warning as scaremongering, nothing more than an elaborate joke. Religious cults grew in popularity, each proclaiming the coming of judgement day and wailing in atonement for sins, both real and imagined.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Normally it would have been easy to dismiss The Warning as simple scaremonger, were it not for the eerie exactness with which each broadcaster was hacked at the exact same second. As the months wore on and the deadline approached, instances of looting, panic, and chaos increased. An uncanny and unprecedented paranoia grew in both the populace and government. When the deadline was nearing it’s final few weeks, instances of theft of FTL capable vessels and mutinies on AAA ships became common. Then, just a few hours before the deadline, the group known as “The Abandonists” amassed their collective fleet of thousands containing millions of Humans (but very little Elves and no Dwarves. The Dwarves were disbelieving and a bit stubborn, and most Elves were too “smart”) above Vega IV, and were met there by a well armed albeit outnumbered AAA fleet.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> The AAA fleet had orders not to fire unless totally necessary, but were authorized to use force in order to stop a mass exodus. The clock ticked toward zero-hour. Then, as weapons charged and slipspace drives powered up a message was received in all Abandonist vessels, precisely one year after The Warning.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> WE ADVISE YOU                                                                                                                                                                                                                TO PROCEED                                                                                                                                                                                          TO THE COORDINATES                                                                                                                                                                           WE HAVE LOADED

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> WE HAVE MADE                                                                                                                                                                          YOUR DRIVES                                                                                                                                                                          ACCURATE

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> YOU HAVE MADE                                                                                                                                                                                        THE RIGHT CHOICE

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Spikes in data transfer indicated simultaneous hacking of all Abandonist vessels, indicating the insertion of foldspace coordinates entered into your drives.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> As thousands of Abandonist vessels readied their foldspace drives, the AAA fleet sent an order to power down or be fired on. The hardy humans ignored, and made a split second decision that sealed Arda kind’s fate. As Abandonist vessels winked out, the largest of abandonist vessels fired upon the AAA ships in an attempt to screen the smaller, tighter packed transport vessels.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> An unrelenting and brutal exchange of fire ensued, both sides now acting on split second decisions. Since they were the second to open fire, the AAA fleet took the brunt of the damage. As the Abandonist vessels spirited away to salvation, the balance of power swung back into the AAA’s court, and the remaining few Abandonist ships suffered the full wrath of the wounded AAA fleet. Unfortunately, it was the larger warships that contained most of the Abandonist’s Elven population. As such, those Abandonists that made it were 99.99% Human. And it is estimated that around 2-3% of the population of the Cradle Worlds made it out.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> The three hour war had cost the AAA navy dearly, with nearly half their ships crippled or destroyed, and almost every vessel damaged in some way. This would cost them dearly, and to this day many curse the Abandonists for instigating this violence and leaving Arda and the Cradle Worlds to such an uncertain fate.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> The Golden age of Arda came to it’s end mid 6th age. Just two days after the Abandonists left to follow the Sphere, Arda and the AAA were on full military alert, brought on by a prudent desire not to ignore The Warning. The army represented a small portion of the population. It had been over 400 years since Arda’s last full scale war, the troops were more accustomed to peace keeping duties than actual combat.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> At 06:00 hrs AES (Arda Eastern Standard) time, thousands upon thousands of chillingly alien ships leapt from foldspace and began moving at full speed towards Arda. Since Foldspace drives can’t operate near gravity wells, it would be two hours before the enemy fleet to reach low orbit. Such a grim countdown only served to claw insidiously at the moral of the troops on the ground, gripping their weapons and readying vehicles for the coming battle.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> The tattered AAA fleet may have been able to make a difference against the alien fleet had it not been for it’s beating at the hands of the Abandonists two days earlier. As it was, the small fleet was simply knocked aside, with very few ships able to survive by fleeing. Their belief in The Warning having been vindicated, others would never forgive the Abandonists for their (perceived) cowardice and betrayal.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> After the fleet reached low orbit, the skies over Arda darkened with bizarre dropships, the like of which had never been seen before. Interceptors and anti-air weapons took quite a toll on the enemy, such was the sheer volume of the dropships. Alas, it was like throwing stones at a lake.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Once planetfall had been made, wave upon wave of sinister anti-gravity tanks rolled out of the dropships. The design of these vehicles was such that they seemed biological in nature. They swept the streets of anything that moved. Although mercifully short ranged, countermeasures seemed to have absolutely no effect against their weaponry, which annihilated anyone unlucky enough to be caught in it’s beam. AAA tanks were engulfed in blue, superheated plasma, which turned the tanks and the poor souls within into molten slag.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Once the fighting passed into structures, ordinary Men, Elves and Dwarves readied weapons to face their enemy, and get a good look at the aggressors. Thousands were brutally slaughtered before even glimpsing the form of their enemies. Their weapons had a horrifying effect on biological forms. Men who witnessed their comrades cooked from the inside out by blue fire quickly broke and ran, screaming in madness. They too were either cut down or captured as they fled. Only when the handfuls of survivors rallied, backs to the wall, they stood to fight.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Successes were few and far between, occurring only in the rare instances where the enemy was spread thin. In tight, confined spaces the combat occasionally degenerated into hand-to-hand fighting. It was during these moments that the Ardans first locked eyes with their destroyers.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Roughly humanoid in appearance, and wearing thick garments, very little skin was showing. What skin did show was covered in scales. They had no visible ears, flat elongated noses, and sharp teeth. Their eyes were full of malice and pain, and appeared to burn red from the inside. They sweated profusely, and needed to consume fluids at an alarming rate, be it water or the blood of the fallen (even their own). They fought with reckless abandon, showing little regard for their own lives, and always appeared on the edge of madness, such were their jerky and inconsistent movements.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Out in the streets, no crew in the tanks or other vehicles were ever sighted. On occasion, a putrid, black, tar-like substance was seen oozing from stricken vessels (rather like congealed blood), but such observations were few, as destruction of AAA armored units was total.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Within hours most fighting was over. Any Ardan survivors were utterly routed, and surviving civilians abandoned the cities in a terrified rush. This was merely the beginning of their torment, as those who were captured suffered a fate even worse than death.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Despite the valiant, desperate and ultimately vain struggles for the cities, the focus of survivors shifted to escape. The scale of the planetwide invasion made this suicidal but many attempted anyway. Available ships that hadn’t been destroyed or commandeered by the now hated Abandonists were few in number. Of those that managed to get airborne, very few managed to put enough distance between themselves and Arda to make use of Foldspace drives.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Atmosphere capable AAA vessels that had escaped the space battle were occasionally able to effect daring rescues of stranded civilians. Tales of heroism and sacrifice in those desperate hours are the stuff of legend today. Even so, less than 1% of Arda’s population was able to survive and escape. For the majority, there would be no escape from the living hell that Arda would soon become.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Ships fleeing to the Cradle Worlds met situations similar to Arda, and several were swatted away by the enemy fleets in orbit there. The rest quickly wisened up, and attempted to contact the various cradle worlds. Each time, they were met with pleas for help, the screams of the desperate and dying, or simply static. With the Cradle Worlds not an option anymore, they changed course and tried for the far-flung Outer Colonies.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> The only worlds to escape the carnage were those Outer Colonies. For some reason, the enemy had yet to turn its gaze to them. It has been estimated that only one in fifty Elves, Men and Dwarves managed to survive long enough to make it to the Outer Colonies. The populations of the young mining settlements and towns were shocked at this huge influx of battered survivors. But they accepted them into their society, and forged ahead together.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Why the enemy failed to attack the Outer Colonies remains a mystery, but a million and one theories have been created. The chaos had granted little time to study their foe, and what was known of them was gleaned from those precious few who survived combat with them. The only clue that the few bodies of their aggressors that had been captured was this: their nervous system was seriously messed up. They were like humans or Elves or Dwarves in most ways. They were carbon-based and warm blooded, and shared many organs with them, despite their lizard-like appearance, but their nervous system was totally out there, unlike anything seen before.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Their behaviour, their jerky movement, and their apparent insanity were at total odds with the huge amount of planning and careful consideration this invasion must have required. There were also rumors of other, even more sinister species in the ranks of these enemies. Tales of demons and monsters were rife.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Their sinister appearance and brutal appearance led to a common nickname: “the Scourge”.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> It quickly became apparent that the Scourge must not know the existence of the Outer Colonies. It also became apparent that they too required Foldspace nodes to accurately travel. As such, the nodes in the Colonies were reconfigured and encrypted, requiring a certain signature to travel to one. Once this was done, the Outer Colonies united and began to rebuild their civilization. A new, collective name was created to describe the union of Elven, Dwarven and Human races: Metakind, or Metas.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Metakind set out building a new and dynamic civilization, called the United Colonies of Metakind or UCM. This new civilization was much less nice than their old lives. The Outer Colonies were harsh and difficult to live on, with poor conditions most of the time. However, its immense material wealth allowed for the creation of a new, industrious society, solely dedicated to pumping out the immense military machine needed to retake the Cradle Worlds.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> It took 160 years, but thanks to constant work and a swelling in birth rates, the UCM swelled to a population of 20,000,000,000 people and a huge military force. Reconnaissance groups, small stealthy ships sent to the Cradle Worlds and small groups of soldiers, were sent to gather info. Most were destroyed, but many managed to gather info. And that info was shocking.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> They found Metas working with the Scourge.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> How could this be possible? Why would any Meta work with these horrid oppressors? But soon, similarities were observed between the Scourge lizard warriors and the new Meta collaborators. The Meta too began to sweat, became immensely thirsty, and had jerky movements. A few were captured, and after several autopsies, the truth was learned. The scourge were not the lizard warriors. The Scourge were what was in them.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> The weird nervous system they had found in the lizard warrior bodies wasn’t a nervous system at all, it was something on the nervous system. The Scourge had stuck themselves into the brains of those who had been captured and grown into the bodies of their victims!

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> The Scourge retained use of everything within a Meta’s body at the time of possession, including (and most horrifyingly) memories and the reproductive system. So all of a sudden, Scourge in the tortured bodies of the Metas were able to use the factories to create their own military, and new Metas which could then be possessed in turn.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> This was the final straw for the UCM. Their military prepared to mobilize against the Scourge. Then, three days before the Reconquest was scheduled to begin, a ship appeared over Aurum (the UCM capital and their only nice planet). It appeared human in make, and it claimed to come in peace. This ship full of Humans was thoroughly inspected, then allowed to send a delegate to the UCM High Council, which fortunately happened to be in session.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> The newcomers were obviously Human, but they had a very strange and unsettling demeanor. They didn’t act quite Human. They wore simple white clothes, and their gazes were cold and unfeeling. They made all Metas present very uneasy. The newcomers greeted the Council respectfully, bowed, and began speaking.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> “We are representatives of the White Sphere, humble aspects of the Post-Human Republic. We respectfully acknowledge and appreciate your hospitality. Generations ago, our forebears fought a desperate battle against your own. In a time of great confusion, the actions taken were deemed prudent. We do not apologize for them, and expect none likewise from yourselves. We do, however, express our great sorrow and regret at the loss of life engendered by them. We do not come to reconcile. We suspect that forgiveness cannot be earned by us in so short a time. We come, instead, to advise. The enterprise you are about to undertake is rash and ill timed, and inadequately prepared. You have progressed admirably in finding your strength once more, but in this folly you will open a chest of perpetual war and death in which none of your lives will witness it’s ending. The warning of the White Sphere proved accurate, and we implore you to keep that in mind, and we beseech you to heed our words.”

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> There was a long silence before President Helena Beleque stood to speak.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> “I think I speak for all my assembled colleagues, and indeed the people of the United Colonies of Metakind, in welcoming the news of your miraculous survival. Here we are all Metas, and all know that we face greater threats to our existence than each other. The existence of others in our persecuted species must only be a boon in the face of the threat that besets us. However, I think I also share their sentiments in stating that, indeed, we do not forgive your forefathers for their actions. Their cowardice, treachery and acts of aggression weakened our species at a time when every ounce of strength was needed. If you cannot find a place in your address for contrition, neither can we forgive you.”

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> The ambassador for the PHR replied: “You are equal parts correct and mistaken, madame President. Our survival was undeniably miraculous, and we indeed show no repentance, though only those unable to accept the truth would have judged our actions cowardly. As for your first assumption, I beg to correct you. We are no Metas, only Humans made it to Home Soil. However, we are not Human either. We are far more. As such, we have judged your chances in this enterprise as… slim.”

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> President Beleque was quick to respond in harsh tones. “You don’t reckon on the strength of our men and the burning desire in their hearts. The Scourge have laid waste to our homelands in a malignant occupation that our consciences cannot continue to countenance. Join us in this task, and in time you may repay the blood of those slaughtered over Vega. Until that day, consider yourselves outside of our care, and our enemies if you hinder us in our purpose.”

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> The famously blunt Dwarven Supreme Marshal Zachiev arose and spat “Leave us, traitor. We have nothing more to say to you.”

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> The Republican delegates smiled a sad sort of smile, and left. Any hope of a united Metakind went with them.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> 72 hours later, the UCM military blasted off toward the Cradle Worlds.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Welcome to my Reconquest roleplay! In this roleplay you act out the part of a member of one of the four factions. Here they are now:

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> The Shaltari: A species of highly advanced aliens, the Shaltari have both a fear of death and a desire for war. When the Reconquest began, they couldn’t help but hop right in. Their combat vessels are highly ornate, with powerful weapons and decent speed, but little armor, these warriors make use of teleportation. Quite extensively, I might add.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> The Scourge: The hideous and pure evil parasites invaded Arda and the Cradle Worlds 160 years ago. These guys are cruel and malignant and delight in the unending pain and torment that those they possess undergo. In terms of military, their vessels are the fastest around, and have some of the most potent weapons. However, they have low armor, and their weapons are quite low ranged (being plasma and all).

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> The Post-Human Republic (PHR): The descendants of the Abandonists were guided by the White Sphere to a planet of unmatched utopian beauty (though no one knows where it is). There, they prospered into the society they are today, but far more advanced than the UCM. The reason that they are called Post-Humans is because they are cyborgs, each one of them. A society of only about 3,000,000,000 the PHR focuses on the survival of each unit.They have the best armor, and some of the best and longest ranged weapons. Their armoured units are mostly walkers, and each infantryman is more than a match for several lesser mortals. They are, however, fewer in number and the slowest around.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> The United Colonies of Metakind (UCM): This culturally diverse melting pot of a society has become hardened after years of harsh living conditions, but each has a determination and fire in their heart unmatched by any others. Their strength on the battlefield is that they have no weakness. Their weakness is that they have no strength. They are very well rounded, but usually make use of air power, and a lot of it.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Here are the rules of the roleplay:

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> I am gamemaster. What I say goes. However, I’ll be pretty lenient. I do have a general plot in mind, but that plot is dynamic, and it will shift to accommodate whatever the players do.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> No metagaming or godmodding. You will be given one, and only one warning if such a thing occurs. Two infractions will get you kicked out, and your character immolated (or worse) at the hands of the Scourge.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Some swearing or adult content is allowed, but try not to overdo it.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> And, of course, have fun!

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Here is the character template you should use:

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Name: Leatherback

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Species: Meta (Human, Scourge possessed) (you should write Meta (Elven/Dwarven/Elven) if you’re in the UCM, or Meta (Elven/Dwarven/Human, Cyborg) if you’re PHR)

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Faction: The Scourge

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Vehicle: Oppressor class command crawler, an insectile machine equipped with plasma rays and a huge taser-like weapon, complete with razor sharp claws. Slightly longer ranged than most Scourge vessels. Usuall transported by a Harbinger dropship, which is equipped with AA guns and plasma bombs.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Appearance: Big, for a human, and with wrinkly leathery skin, which gives him his monicker.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Rank: Puppetmaster

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;"> Story: Leatherback is the Puppetmaster (worldwide commander) of the former Ardan world of Eden Prime. He is more calculating than most Scourge commanders (which is saying something), and he keeps a pack of some of the most unusual and terrifying war beasts known to Scourge kind. 04:36, June 25, 2015Quote More *The Indomitable <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Name: Alwis

Species: Meta, human

Faction: UCM

Vehicle: None

Rank: Colonel

Appearance: Typical appearance of a Northman, save his blue eyes are cold, hard and calculating. Little to no facial expression, emotions are usually hidden behind a shell that mocks and finds disgust in everything.

Clothing: (At Base) A dishivelled officers uniform that reeks of alcohol, the pants are usually unzipped. (Combat) Standard.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Story: The leader of a group of expendable die hards with a tendency to disobey the most basic of base rules. He and those under his command are called upon to win against impossible odds and have. Thus, the extreme deviances from standard military protocol is somewhat tolerated. 04:55, June 25, 2015
 * Berry6419 <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;font-size:14px;line-height:2.1;"> Name: #5928

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;font-size:14px;line-height:2.1;"> Species: Machine

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;font-size:14px;line-height:2.1;"> Faction: None

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;font-size:14px;line-height:2.1;"> Vehicle: Large hovercraft/rocket/aircraft with longer ranged plasma cannon and high speed, high engine power, cloaking device, FTL drive

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;font-size:14px;line-height:2.1;"> Appearance: Humanoid, with flashing blue and yellow eyes, buzz saw on one hand and plasma blaster on the other

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;font-size:14px;line-height:2.1;"> Rank: None

<p style="font-size:14px;line-height:22px;margin-bottom:0px!important;"> Story: A model of robots made by the Post-humans, and yet this one was different. Defective, which gave it sentience. It was sent into battle, and did well, but fought programming and took orders from no-one. After those battles, he left in his own custom ship and took off to explore the cosmos. Edited by Berry6419 23:24, June 25, 2015
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Name: Calok Chaosus Korangar ('The Cloaked')

Race: ??? (He is somewhere between a vengeful ghost and a demon)

Faction: None, but he is an enemy of the Scourge

Appearance: He is wearing a hooded cloak, with nothing able to be seen of his face except for his red glowing sharp eyes. Only his hands, one holding his staff, can be seen, and his skin is like obsidian and scaly.

Equipment and abilities: He is non corporeal, meaning he can bypass walls and weapons. He can do powerful magic. He has an obsidian staff with a blackish-purple-glowing-brightly-in-the-middle orb

Story:

Calok is a ghost. In his past life he was half elf and half orc, meaning he was shunned and attacked by both sides due to his heritage. This means he has the wisdom of the elves, combined with the bloodthirsty trait of the orcs.

After he died, Mandos got confused about where to send him, so Calok requestd to be sent back to Ea as a ghost/demon. He became a sort of 'watcher'.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok is non-corporeal, meaning he cannot affect and is not affected by Ea. He can, however, take form, and do magic. Edited by Shadowfyrelord 23:21, June 25, 2015 01:14, June 26, 2015 01:51, June 26, 2015 01:53, June 26, 2015
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Dude, no way am I giving you immunity to weaponry. That would be way too OP.
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Of course not. Calok is non corporeal, meaning he is not affected by solid objects, in return he cannot use swords or guns, so he is limited to his magic. He is harmed by laser and plasma. If he is hurt by several blasts it will destroy his form, which he needs to interact, sense and use magic. After a few hours he will reform. Also his travel speed is similar to walking or gliding, but he can use transport, for example a space-cruiser.
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Ah. I will reserve the right to allow certain weapons to effect you, of course, but I guess that should be alright for now.
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Alister al'Laird

Meta Elf Cyborg

PHR

Custom Built InterPlanetary Strike Craft (IPSC). The IPSC has 2 rotary plasma cannons capable of 200 rounds a second, as well as a Quad Rocket Cannon, which fires a SplitBlast Homing Projectile-a type of missile that dissembles into 50 smaller rockets. However, due to their relatively small size they aren't very effective against vehicles, but are highly efficient against personnel. (If possible the IPSC plasma cannons function in vacuum however that's up to you, as is this guys appearance and skillset which I will rewrite if deemed unacceptable). The IPSC is only mediumly armoured compared to the PHR walkers but still superior to all but the most advanced UCM armour.

6'3" with tanned skin, brown hair, emerald eyes. Scar on cheek received in battle. (Now comes the part that needs approval). Alister is extremely unique, in that his Cyborg upgrades sacrifice the traditional extremely well armoured walking tank MO for a lighter armoured suit with vastly superior speed and a lethality above that of the standard PHR operative. (Awaiting approval).

Colonel or PHR equivalent.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Studied the skillsets of his ancient Noldorin ancestors and modified his Cyborg addons to utilize an Elf's speed and agility. Super genius and extremely talented inventor, innovator, combat tactician, and lethal killing machine. Uses a weapon platform he designed himself. This platform is a rifle that can fire percussive rounds like an old-fashioned sniper rifle for extremely longranged kills. However it can switch to a rapid fire plasma assault rifle for close to medium range firefights. The scope allows for thermal or night vision viewing as well as standard magnification. His skillset allows for extreme lethality both  long-range with the percussive rounds or a relic Noldorin forged knife that he reforged with PHR tech for silent hand to hand combat fighting. His unique Cyborg parts allow for extreme reaction time making him almost impossible to get the drop on, though he is not infallible. Edited by Shydes528 02:20, June 26, 2015 02:38, June 26, 2015 06:58, June 26, 2015 07:00, June 26, 2015 12:30, June 26, 2015 Are they sentient? Because if that's the case, I could be a ghost (which I am) and scare them. Let's see their faces when I walk through the wall!Everyone here is sentient, buddy. But folks like the PHR and Scourge don't get scared.
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Actually, the PHR use laser instead of plasma, only the Scourge make use of Plasma. Shaltari use a little directed energy but mostly gauss cannons, Scourge use plasma, PHR uses mostly railguns and some lasers, and UCM uses railguns and machine guns.
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">So when does this RP start? Because I would really like to blast some parasites to pieces right now.
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Are they sentient? Because if that's the case, I could be a ghost (which I am) and scare them. Let's see their faces when I walk through the wall!
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Very well, change all the plasma stuff for my guy to lasers. But the nontraditional PHR Cyborg part is good?
 * Eureka Enderborn reply to #11Shadowfyrelord wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Actually, Shydes, commanders generally prefer larger, thicker armor, given that they don't participate in much combat, and such armor grants better survivability. However, if you choose speed and agility, you may. But no quite at the level of the Siren corps. In the PHR, only women possess the natural links with cybernetics necessary to achieve such a huge level of agility and speed as they do. 21:16, June 26, 2015
 * 1 Kudos War Pig1237 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">JESUS...that is a long story eureka....hats off on the story very well thought out...unfortunately I hate mixing LOTR with sci-if so I won't be joining but great work have a nice RP...

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;"> WarPig1237 Lord of the Iron Hills (Dispatch a Messenger Raven!) 21:20, June 26, 2015 21:21, June 26, 2015
 * Eureka Enderborn reply to #11<p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alright. So, each of you recieves a curious bit of intel. UCM scouts on the Scourge-controlled planet of Jericho have reported a strange object on the planet's surface, of apparently Scourge origin. The scouts, in their haste to deliver the message, didn't properly encrypt it. And so it was intercepted by Shaltari listeners, PHR spies within the UCM, and a few other interested parties. The UCM sends some reinforcements to investigate, and the rest of you may go if you so wish.
 * Patrick.vtap <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Name: Ishantar "Feanor"

Race: Elf

Faction: UCM

Rank: Commander of S.A.R.U. (Stealth and Reconasaince Units)

Veichle: A Top of the line Chameleon Stealthship. Is completely radar, sonar, and thermaly silent. It reflects the colors behind it (if it was next to you, you would know, but from a distance, its not noticable). It is so silent, its eerie. It can hold around 6 elves, and is ment for long missions. It can go in water, land or air. Has laser weaponry.

Appearance: Gray eyes, and raven dark hair. Has tan skin.

Armor/Weapons: Carries 2 Silent blasters. Has chameleon armor. It is covered with Cuttlefish skin. The cuttlefish can morph colors, and the armor does too. This is far from foolproof, but has saved his skin many times.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Story: Ishantar is commander of the highly secretive elite S.A.R.U. units. To prevent detection, each of the 6 man crew takes an ancient Elvish name. Ishantar is a eccentric character, and declined the role of General for this job. He loves it more then anything. His crew is the most loyal in the galaxy, and have been trained all of ther lives. They can easily take down other forces, and are veterans of battles with the Scourge 21:55, June 26, 2015
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Please note: the UCM doesn't have blasters, they have pistols. The only lasers they have are experimental and attached to starships.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Also, active camo on ships they have, but the PHR are the only ones who utilize stealth advanced enough to have physical active camo. However, you can have a chameleon suit! It is very similar, but slightly less accurate. It acts more like a chameleon, copying the color and some minor patterns behind it. but it's still effective from a distance. 21:59, June 26, 2015 22:14, June 26, 2015 Alright. So, each of you recieves a curious bit of intel. UCM scouts on the Scourge-controlled planet of Jericho have reported a strange object on the planet's surface, of apparently Scourge origin. The scouts, in their haste to deliver the message, didn't properly encrypt it. And so it was intercepted by Shaltari listeners, PHR spies within the UCM, and a few other interested parties. The UCM sends some reinforcements to investigate, and the rest of you may go if you so wish.I'm going to hitch a ride on 5928's ship. The scourge only works on organic beings, and I am a non-corporeal ghost/demon, so the scourge have no effect on me!
 * Patrick.vtap <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alright.
 * Shadowfyrelord reply to #15Eureka Enderborn wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">I think I'll take a look at the object. 22:24, June 26, 2015 22:33, June 26, 2015
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">I intercept the message and go to take a look. Heat sensors and cameras show there is something else aboard the ship, but I let Calok stay. Perhaps he could help me.
 * Patrick.vtap <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Ishantar takes his men, and goes down. He is sent by the UCM to find out what this is.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Can I have details on the planet? 22:36, June 26, 2015 22:39, June 26, 2015
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">For the sake of my entire character, can I be unique? Maybe a hearken back to the First Age and my fiery Noldorin ancestors?
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Yeah, absolutely. The planet is much like the rest of the Cradle Worlds. Once beautiful, but now with an acrid stink in the air and skies darkened by the smoke of industrialization.

You have to evade several Scourge picket ships to make it to the planet, but upon arrival it is clear that this is one of the worlds with fewer Scourge on the surface. Still tens of millions, but not hundreds of millions.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">The curious signature detected is coming from a point near the north pole of the planet. Fortunately, the planet is more land than water, so your vehicles have a way to it. Still, each of you could only bring a small group, so it would be best to avoid notice by the Scourge. 01:06, June 27, 2015 Yeah, absolutely. The planet is much like the rest of the Cradle Worlds. Once beautiful, but now with an acrid stink in the air and skies darkened by the smoke of industrialization.You have to evade several Scourge picket ships to make it to the planet, but upon arrival it is clear that this is one of the worlds with fewer Scourge on the surface. Still tens of millions, but not hundreds of millions.
 * The Indomitable reply to #23Eureka Enderborn wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">The curious signature detected is coming from a point near the north pole of the planet. Fortunately, the planet is more land than water, so your vehicles have a way to it. Still, each of you could only bring a small group, so it would be best to avoid notice by the Scourge. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">What would be good for me to use? 01:09, June 27, 2015
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">What do you mean?

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">By the way, I made RoS III 01:11, June 27, 2015 What do you mean? <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">By the way, I made RoS III <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Vehicle wise, something that deals lots of damage but is rather weak. 01:11, June 27, 2015 01:14, June 27, 2015 Something fast and easily concealed, but can take a hit in the event of discovery. Like a Bear APC.<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Sure I'll take that. Also, are you sure you made it? 01:15, June 27, 2015 02:02, June 27, 2015 02:08, June 27, 2015 02:57, June 27, 2015 Ishantar and his men flew in their vehicle. They chose and area with only a few Scourge. They soon landed. They got off their ship, and stealthily began to approach the signal on foot.<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">They run into 2 Bear APCs and a small group of unloaded infantry. Leading them is a man you despise as vulgar, crude and amoral. What do you do? 03:07, June 27, 2015 03:21, June 27, 2015 03:46, June 27, 2015 04:48, June 27, 2015
 * The Indomitable reply to #25Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Something fast and easily concealed, but can take a hit in the event of discovery. Like a Bear APC.
 * The Indomitable reply to #27Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alister snuck past the Scourge pickets in the IPSC. He landed at a northern latitude and took another of his inventions, an armoured vehicle with another of his Quad missile launchers mounted on top connected cybernetically to his helmet. It could attain extreme speed in all terrains due to adaptive tires. He set out towards the signal, hoping he didn't have to bring in the PHR heavy assault team to pull him out...
 * The Indomitable <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Can I have 4?
 * Patrick.vtap <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Ishantar and his men flew in their vehicle. They chose and area with only a few Scourge. They soon landed. They got off their ship, and stealthily began to approach the signal on foot.
 * The Indomitable reply to #31Patrick.vtap wrote:
 * Patrick.vtap <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"What the hell are you and your pack of...things doing here? You are ruining my stealth mission. A scourge could smell your from a mile away."
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">In the meantime, Alister is racing north, and nearing this little gathering.
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">My ship beams me down and tracks my signal, ready to assist at a moment's notice. I go towards the input coordinates.
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Calok and 5928 have decided to employ scare tactics <span id="docs-internal-guid-1242d241-3358-6a19-496d-cd307b2e44f4" style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:line-through;">for fun  to help the UCM and PHR against the scourge. They will employ these after the mystary signal has been found.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok goes with 5928. 05:00, June 27, 2015
 * Tybereous <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Name: Tybereous

Species: Meta, Elf

Faction: UCM

Vehicle: Custom Interceptor starfighter. 2 stolen PHR laser cannons, 4 UCM standard starship railguns and 3 plasma torpedos. extremely fast.

Appearance: Tall and slender, black hair. hawkish eyes. Wears grey and black armor built to deflect plasma bolts and small laser weaponary. Doubles as a space suit.

Rank: Captain, takes orders directly from the warleaders. sometimes twists orders to suit the situation.

Weaponary: Two mini SMG's, a single shot mini rocket launcher, and two of the most advanced swords available (Eureka can you expand upon this?).

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Backstory: Loves  technology, hates parasites and Cyborgs. one of the best warriors in the UCM. Edited by Tybereous 15:31, June 27, 2015 "What the hell are you and your pack of...things doing here? You are ruining my stealth mission. A scourge could smell your from a mile away."<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">He simply shrugs and states, "got a problem? If so, get used to it. I'm as mad as you are." 21:35, June 27, 2015 Name: TybereousSpecies: Meta, Elf
 * The Indomitable reply to #33Patrick.vtap wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn reply to #37Tybereous wrote:

Faction: UCM

Vehicle: Custom Interceptor starfighter. 2 stolen PHR laser cannons, 4 UCM standard starship railguns and 3 plasma torpedos. extremely fast.

Appearance: Tall and slender, black hair. hawkish eyes. Wears grey and black armor built to deflect plasma bolts and small laser weaponary. Doubles as a space suit.

Rank: Captain, takes orders directly from the warleaders. sometimes twists orders to suit the situation.

Weaponary: Two mini SMG's, a single shot mini rocket launcher, and two of the most advanced swords available (Eureka can you expand upon this?).

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Backstory: Loves  technology, hates parasites and Cyborgs. one of the best warriors in the UCM. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">One problem: PHR control their tech with their minds, you couldn't use their stuff. Stolen Shaltari or Scourge stuff could work, though. 02:40, June 28, 2015
 * Tybereous <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">I was looking for range is all.

Expansion on my armor:

Similar to a halo 4 EVA suit. Also wears a black cloak.

With approval:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">I am part of a sort of "Black Ops" division of the UCM. We do spec ops missions and are trying to find out how scourge  work and possibly to find a cure for it. 17:01, June 28, 2015
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Oh yeah, that's a big part of the UCM's mission.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">So, as you near the curious transmission, some of the interference clearsup, and you're able to identify it. It's an old AAA distress beacon! Could this indicate human survivors? 00:39, June 29, 2015 Oh yeah, that's a big part of the UCM's mission. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;"> So, as you near the curious transmission, some of the interference clearsup, and you're able to identify it. It's an old AAA distress beacon! Could this indicate human survivors? <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">More likely its a trap set by the scourge. I think I should go first, as I will be the least affected by the scourge, as they cannot permanently destroy me. 03:01, June 29, 2015 Eureka Enderborn wrote: Oh yeah, that's a big part of the UCM's mission. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;"> So, as you near the curious transmission, some of the interference clearsup, and you're able to identify it. It's an old AAA distress beacon! Could this indicate human survivors? More likely its a trap set by the scourge. I think I should go first, as I will be the least affected by the scourge, as they cannot permanently destroy me.<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">I will go too. The Scourge are far less powerful against a non-organic being. 04:15, June 29, 2015
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 * James of the iron hills <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Name: Cadris "Crow" Xeron

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Species: Meta, Cyborg

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Faction: Rogue PHR

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;">Age: 180 but still looks only 32 because of cybernetic restoration

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Vehicle: His ship, 'Two Fates' which is a Swallow class troop carrier designed for transport of shocktroopers. He's modified it, adding thermal cannons, five different chainguns, advanced plating and better warp capabilities.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;">Equiptment: Two hyper compact SMGs with quickload mags and silencers these guns can easily be concealed in his coat, a GOTHMOG-12 assualt rifle with a thermal sight, grenade launcher, pointman stock and reflex grip, two bandoliers of smoke and poison grenades and a laser edged slayer's knife.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Appearance: His arms and left leg are all cybernetic, but extremely old. His left eye is brown and the other is ice grey. He wears a loose tan brown coat that covers most of his legs and torso, his bandoliers are concealed under that. His right arm can turn into a supermachine gun capable off firing 4500 rounds per minute. He usually wears cargo pants, a loose fitting short sleeve t-shirt and a dark brown desperado's hat.

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:11pt;line-height:2.1;"> Rank: Outcast

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;"> Story: He was a deserter when the Ardans got the transmission from the Scourge but after they established colonlies he grew restless. He gained cybernetic limbs and adopted the job as a guardsman. Eventually he left and became an explorer, but none of the PHR had discovered laser technology yet so he still uses bullets, although he has gained some laser weaponary throughout his travels. 05:55, June 29, 2015 06:31, June 29, 2015 14:05, June 29, 2015 James, you want to fix that?<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;"> Sorry my computer bugged out. Edited by James of the iron hills 23:56, June 29, 2015 03:49, June 30, 2015 Edited by Berry6419 04:35, June 30, 2015 04:20, June 30, 2015 04:35, June 30, 2015 04:36, June 30, 2015
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 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">James, you want to fix that?
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alister also moved into towards the beacon. The three nonorganics were the most effective against the Scourge and also the most deadly, meaning their skills would make the beacon area safe for the others.
 * James of the iron hills reply to #48Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">So, you guys should probably describe yourselves arriving at the location of the distress beacon.
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">5928 zooms in to the location with buzz saw and plasma blaster ready to rescue or fry something.
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">When you do, you come to... absolutely nothing. It's just a clearing in a snowy pine forest. The only sign of any civilization there at all is a manhole cover for a sewer system. There's absolutely nothing at all...
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">... except the manhole cover which I lift up and peer down.
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok sneaks just below the ground, unable to see but able to hear what was going on. He listened for the familiar whirring of 5928, and when he heard it, he rose, into a nearby tree. He peered through the wood and past the bushes that concealed his head, and watched.
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">BTW, remember, it's laser, not plasma.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">When he peers down, he sees the AAA distress beacon sitting at the bottom of the dried-up sewer. 04:38, June 30, 2015
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Right, ok, laser blaster, and laser saw.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">My ship scans for signs of life, tech, and movement around me. 04:46, June 30, 2015 Edited by Eureka Enderborn 04:55, June 30, 2015 You do detect life signs, but those you do detect are A: down in the sewer and B: not moving, which suggests people lying in wait near the distress beacon. Could these be Scourge Warriors or Meta survivors?<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Computer; Throrough scan of nervous system. In the meantime, I ready my blaster and my laser saw(can be converted into ordinary laser cutter). Edited by Berry6419 04:57, June 30, 2015 05:00, June 30, 2015 05:02, June 30, 2015 05:04, June 30, 2015 05:08, June 30, 2015 06:00, June 30, 2015 06:17, June 30, 2015 06:47, June 30, 2015 06:51, June 30, 2015 Calok sneaks into the room, unseen. He observes the surroundings.<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">(Observe the beings in the room. We need to know of they are Scourge or Ardan.) 06:54, June 30, 2015 07:13, June 30, 2015 07:14, June 30, 2015 Calok, can you look under those blankets?<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;"> Very well then. Calok looks under the camo blankets. 07:53, June 30, 2015 08:39, June 30, 2015 Wait, do you have to become solid in order to manipulate physical objects like that?**sigh I don't think you understand the fact that Calok is non-corporeal. He can't become solid! He didn't lift up the blankets, he looked through them! (invisible, of course, but the people under the blanket would have felt a very slight chill.) 21:30, June 30, 2015
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">You do detect life signs, but those you do detect are A: down in the sewer and B: not moving, which suggests people lying in wait near the distress beacon. Could these be Scourge Warriors or Meta survivors?
 * Berry6419 reply to #58Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Unable to compute. Insufficient data.
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Eh, I'll send Calok down to take a look.
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok, being quite difficult to see, drifts down into the hole and toward the area where the life signs emanate. There he sees two rifles poking out from beneath camo blankets. They are AAA rifles, not Scourge rifles.
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Do scourge metas use AAA rifles?
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">No, they use plasma rifles.
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">How do we know this isn't a trap set up by scourge metas using AAA weapons?
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">You don't.
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok sneaks into the room, unseen. He observes the surroundings.
 * Berry6419 reply to #67Shadowfyrelord wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">There is no room, just a big, long sewer tunnel. The only signs of life are the two AAA rifles poking out from beneath camo blankets.
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok, can you look under those blankets?
 * Shadowfyrelord reply to #70Berry6419 wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Wait, do you have to become solid in order to manipulate physical objects like that?
 * Shadowfyrelord reply to #72Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">When he lifts up the blanket, the human soldier beneath shivers a little.

"Hey, did you feel that?" He said.

"What?" Said the voice beneath the other blanket.

"I just got a really bad feeling."

The other one lifted his blanket to look at him. "Screamers?"

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"No, this feels different. Not scary, just cold and unsettling." Edited by Eureka Enderborn 22:13, June 30, 2015 Edited by The Indomitable 22:16, June 30, 2015 23:37, June 30, 2015 When he lifts up the blanket, the human soldier beneath shivers a little."Hey, did you feel that?" He said.
 * The Indomitable <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alwis hesitates and moves towards the signal...
 * James of the iron hills <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Cadris is travelling to a refuelling planet, it's practically a large asteroid stripped of it's oil and rock.
 * Shadowfyrelord reply to #74Eureka Enderborn wrote:

"What?" Said the voice beneath the other blanket.

"I just got a really bad feeling."

The other one lifted his blanket to look at him. "Screamers?"

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"No, this feels different. Not scary, just cold and unsettling." <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok is examining their behavior. Are they drinking a lot of fluids and are they sweating a lot and making random jerky movements? 00:02, July 1, 2015 04:32, July 1, 2015
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Nope. Although, recently implanted Scourge don't exhibit that behaviour. However, these two have already talked more than an average Scourge.
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Right. Calok peers through both soldiers backs, and takes a look at their nervous system (gross!).

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Eureka, any scourge? 04:43, July 1, 2015
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">No Scourge.

"Gaaah!" The soldier leaps up and points his gun around wildly.

"What's going on?" The other soldier stood up, too.

"It feels like someone just poured ice water down my back!"

"What the..." The other soldier checks him thoroughly. "You've got no marks. It must be in your head, man."

"No, my skin literally tingled. It felt like, I dunno, a ghost or something!"

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"A ghost? C'mon man, you're paranoid. Get back under the camo blanket, we've gotta watch for Scourge." 06:16, July 1, 2015
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">I think I should mention that I promptly checked the other one. After using my magic to disguise the chill. Also no scourge.

Then I turned the spell of disguise off.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Ghost behind you" I said, turning myself visible again. "Don't shoot! It'll alert the scourge" 06:34, July 1, 2015 06:39, July 1, 2015
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Scan for Scourge around the area, radius of 20 kilometers.
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">No Scourge.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"AAAH!" They both yell, and both attempt to club you with the butts of their rifles. 06:47, July 1, 2015 No Scourge. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"AAAH!" They both yell, and both attempt to club you with the butts of their rifles. As Calok is non-corporeal, this has absolutely no effect.
 * Berry6419 reply to #83Eureka Enderborn wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Computer, please scan for Scourge in the surroundings, radius of 20 kilometers. 07:29, July 1, 2015 No Scourge. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"AAAH!" They both yell, and both attempt to club you with the butts of their rifles. Calok is somewher between yelling and laughing. "Stop! Stop! I'm on your side!"
 * Shadowfyrelord reply to #83Eureka Enderborn wrote:

The soldiers froze

Calok lowered to the ground. "With that scream you probably alerted every scourge in a raduis of ten miles!"

The first soldier promptly swore loudly.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"That'll be 20 miles." Calok corrected himself. 07:32, July 1, 2015
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Once again, no Scourge.

"What... are you?" One asked.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Don't talk to it!" The other soldier said. "It could be a Scourge trick. You! You'd better talk fast or we'll riddle you with holes!" 07:51, July 1, 2015
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Calok folded his arms. "Go ahead. Your bulets have no effect on me."

Both soldiers promptly start shooting at him.

-- -- Several minutes later -- --

Both soldiers were quite tired, but Calok hadn't a scratch on him!

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok uncrossed his arms. "Are you finished yet?" 07:57, July 1, 2015
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">"Erm...." one soldier said.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Shit. I think we're screwed. Run!" The other said before promptly fleeing the other direction, with the first close behind. 08:04, July 1, 2015 "Erm...." one soldier said. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Shit. I think we're screwed. Run!" The other said before promptly fleeing the other direction, with the first close behind. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok appeared in front of them. "If you would actually listen! I'm on your side! Listen, the rest of the cradle worlds were taken by the Scourge as well. But the scourge didn't touch the outer colonies! There's a rescue team arriving, they'll be here soon." 08:10, July 1, 2015
 * Shadowfyrelord reply to #88Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">"Don't listen to it, keep running and pray that plasma can do something against it!" One yelled to the other.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"I wasn't planning on stopping!" The other yelled. 08:14, July 1, 2015
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">I thought the UCM didn't have plasma! Also, is the rescue team arriving soon?

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok stopped following them. "Fine, I'm leaving." And with those words he floated through the ceiling, with a last message echoing: "And don't call me an 'it'!" 08:18, July 1, 2015 I thought the UCM didn't have plasma! Also, is the rescue team arriving soon? <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok stopped following them. "Fine, I'm leaving." And with those words he floated through the ceiling, with a last message echoing: "And don't call me an 'it'!" The UCM don't have plasma. But an underground resistance just might have the time to steal a couple rifles off Scourge Warriors, don't you think?
 * Eureka Enderborn reply to #91Shadowfyrelord wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Also, nobody but you actually knows there are Metas down there. Why would a rescue team be on their way? The UCM sent Alwis to figure out what it is, and the PHR sent Alister. And you two are there by yourselves. 08:27, July 1, 2015 08:38, July 1, 2015
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok floated above the ground, to 5829. "they didn't believe me. Send word to the UCM, that we have found Meta survivors."
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Computer, contact UCM. AAA survivors.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Also, scan area for Scourge. 08:46, July 1, 2015
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Message sent to nearby UCM forces on their way here (message sent to Alwis).

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Scourge detected: 15 kilometers southwest of here. Travelling northeast at approximately 80 KPH. 08:57, July 1, 2015 Message sent to nearby UCM forces on their way here (message sent to Alwis). <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Scourge detected: 15 kilometers southwest of here. Travelling northeast at approximately 80 KPH. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Send emergency message requesting aid and sending my coordinates! They will be here in 10-15 minutes! I can blast a few, but I can't hold all of them! Edited by Berry6419 09:02, July 1, 2015 <p class="caption" style="color:rgb(118,114,109);margin-bottom:0px!important;">This is a Desolator. 09:07, July 1, 2015 14:15, July 1, 2015 Message sent to nearby UCM forces on their way here (message sent to Alwis). <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Scourge detected: 15 kilometers southwest of here. Travelling northeast at approximately 80 KPH. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alwis decides to go into the sewers... 14:32, July 1, 2015 15:07, July 1, 2015
 * Berry6419 reply to #95Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Emergency transmission sent. Warning: new signatures detected! Identification: Desolator. Classification: command. Armaments: ion storm generator. Closing in same speed and direction as prior Scourge forces.
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alister activated his own beacon that would summon the IPSC to his location. In the meantime, it was time to have some fun with his converting rifle, and the Quad launcher on his vehicle..."Leave the Desolator to me..."
 * The Indomitable reply to #95Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Tybereous <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">If someone would involve me at some point that would be great... since normally I only operate on orders.
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">So, all of you gather in the clearing, each temporary allied with each other by the approach of the oncoming Scourge forces.

5829, your computer tells you:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">WARNING: Scourge forces 5 minutes out. Probability of survival given current forces: 17% probability of victory: 0% recommended action: occupy forest, acquire cover. Send transmission using UCM's Bear APCs to UCM, request rescue team. Hold out as long as possible. Furthermore, ask other combatants if reinforcements can arrive in time. 18:38, July 1, 2015 19:42, July 1, 2015
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Realizing that not even the IPSC's considerable firepower couldn't hold off the Scourge AND the Desolator, he sent out the signal to the 12 asset PHR Heavy Assault Shock Team that had been orbiting the planet outside of the Scourge picket in a blockade running cruiser, ordering them to blast through then go stealth and make all haste towards the beleaguered allies...
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">"We're on our way." The PHR assault team in orbit said.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">As you entered the forested are to gain better cover, the air fills with the smell of ozone, and you can hear lighting coursing around not too far away. Looking through binoculars, you can see the Desolator gaining at rapid pace, accompanied by many dropships full of various Scourge vehicles. Lighting was landing in every direction from the tentacles of the Desolator. Several Scourge fighters soar even faster over head and strafe the clearing. Good, that means they think you're still in the clearing. Brace yourselves... 20:13, July 1, 2015
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Calok's red eyes blaze with war as he raises his staff...

BOOM

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok is nowhere to be seen, but the temperature tells you that he is invisible. 20:41, July 1, 2015
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Requesting aid! Computer, aerial laser bombardment in the clearing! Send out a top-level grade emergency signal to the PHR, and the UCM! Activate cloaking device!

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">In the meantime, I also activate my personal cloaking device, arm my weapons, cover the manhole and hope for the best. 21:42, July 1, 2015
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Request sent. WARNING: enemy missile halo set up in area. Orbital strike impossible. WARNING: Scourge forces arriving in three... two... one.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">On cue, a squadron of three Scourge tanks blew through the forest, turrets roving for a target to melt. Nearby, Scourge anti-air tanks set up nearby, and were followed closely by prowlers (little crawling things slightly bigger than a person, with a plasma hose), and all of them were converging on the clearing. You look up and see the shadow of the Desolator fall over you. Lightning crackles beneath its tentacles, and it fires a huge focused burst down upon one of the Bear APCs, destroying it almost instantly. Fortunately, several soldiers within survived the blast. 23:13, July 1, 2015 Request sent. WARNING: enemy missile halo set up in area. Orbital strike impossible. WARNING: Scourge forces arriving in three... two... one. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">On cue, a squadron of three Scourge tanks blew through the forest, turrets roving for a target to melt. Nearby, Scourge anti-air tanks set up nearby, and were followed closely by prowlers (little crawling things slightly bigger than a person, with a plasma hose), and all of them were converging on the clearing. You look up and see the shadow of the Desolator fall over you. Lightning crackles beneath its tentacles, and it fires a huge focused burst down upon one of the Bear APCs, destroying it almost instantly. Fortunately, several soldiers within survived the blast. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">What the hell can I do against it? 23:16, July 1, 2015 23:20, July 1, 2015 Do your infantrymen have any Phoenix rocket launchers? (Most do)<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Yes. 23:27, July 1, 2015 23:31, July 1, 2015 Then aim for the Scourge tanks. They might kill a lot off stuff, but their low armor means that a lot of them will die as well.<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Aim for the tanks, take out those sons of B******! 23:41, July 1, 2015 Request sent. WARNING: enemy missile halo set up in area. Orbital strike impossible. WARNING: Scourge forces arriving in three... two... one. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">On cue, a squadron of three Scourge tanks blew through the forest, turrets roving for a target to melt. Nearby, Scourge anti-air tanks set up nearby, and were followed closely by prowlers (little crawling things slightly bigger than a person, with a plasma hose), and all of them were converging on the clearing. You look up and see the shadow of the Desolator fall over you. Lightning crackles beneath its tentacles, and it fires a huge focused burst down upon one of the Bear APCs, destroying it almost instantly. Fortunately, several soldiers within survived the blast. Calok is there, but he cannot be seen.
 * The Indomitable Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Do your infantrymen have any Phoenix rocket launchers? (Most do)
 * The Indomitable Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Then aim for the Scourge tanks. They might kill a lot off stuff, but their low armor means that a lot of them will die as well.
 * The Indomitable Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Shadowfyrelord reply to #106Eureka Enderborn wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Every now and again, a show of magic falls upon the Scourge. A small bolt of lightning at a tank, several were crushed by falling trees. One tank broke out in flames, several simply broke down. Edited by Shadowfyrelord 01:32, July 2, 2015 01:58, July 2, 2015 02:01, July 2, 2015 02:04, July 2, 2015 Just unfollow then...you can do that<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">No! It is making me follow them and I cant unfollow it! Even if I press the button, it sends me the notifications. 02:06, July 2, 2015
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alister races across the field of battle, wreaking havoc with concentrated laser bursts, deadly slashes with his blade, and directing all the IPSC's firepower against the Desolator. (The Quad launcher on the IPSC fires a more powerful missile than the one on the ground vehicle-every one of the smaller rockets after they split has the power of a Tomahawk cruise missile...so its up to you how many of those the Desolator can handle plus the fire from the rotary laser cannons). The PHR hadn't arrived yet, although they had launched several orbital missile bombardments while breaking the atmosphere. Those bombardments hit hard and did tons of damage, although none hit the Desolator directly.
 * Edacnik <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Why do I have to follow these random RPs!
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Just unfollow then...you can do that
 * Edacnik reply to #115Shydes528 wrote:
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">5928 here, requesting ion shield activation. Send out a long-distance call, I will try and hold out as long as I can!

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Charging laser blaster! MODE: Area Cannon Strike! 05:35, July 2, 2015
 * James of the iron hills <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Cadris landed on an uninhabited planet, it wasn't much he needed to stretch his legs and let his ship charge its solar lighting. When he got out he stretched, feeling his shoulder blades laxen. That was when he saw the disc, it was a manhole. Cadris walked up to it and pulled it from the ground, it led to a ladder, stretching down into eternal black. Cadris began climbing and switched his pupil implants to night vision.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">When he reached the bottom he was stunned, standing in uniform rows where robots, warriors. Each had a number printed on them #5925, #5926, #5927 then #5929. One question came into his head, 'where was #5928?' 07:25, July 2, 2015 Cadris landed on an uninhabited planet, it wasn't much he needed to stretch his legs and let his ship charge its solar lighting. When he got out he stretched, feeling his shoulder blades laxen. That was when he saw the disc, it was a manhole. Cadris walked up to it and pulled it from the ground, it led to a ladder, stretching down into eternal black. Cadris began climbing and switched his pupil implants to night vision. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">When he reached the bottom he was stunned, standing in uniform rows where robots, warriors. Each had a number printed on them #5925, #5926, #5927 then #5929. One question came into his head, 'where was #5928?' Message recieved.
 * Berry6419 reply to #118James of the iron hills wrote:

HELP! Scourge! Coordinates (insert 5928's co-ords here)! Requesting aid IMMEDIATELY!

Oh, and I see you have discovered my siblings. They are still ready for battle, but unused. It was feared that they would go rogue too.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Requesting aid! I will hold as long as I can! 07:39, July 2, 2015
 * Elestan Larcalaite <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Ellaren

Species: Meta elf cyborg

Faction: UCM

Vehicle: A specially made ship designed for high speed and many potent weapons and devices

Equipment: His cyber-suit, though it isnt really a suit, its full of small weapons, devices and other things that  Ellaren had made himself, 10 unique 'shotguns', they are big weapons that have special particles in them (most similar to uranium, but more potent) which are normally stable, but when the weapon ischarged, some go through a special process which destabilises them and fires them, it blitzkriegs anything in its way. Its range depends on if there are objects in the way, but it can turn steel to ash and shrapnel at a range of 100m (if there isnt anything in the way for that distance) and can kill a human at a range of 200m, but the weapon usually destroyes everything in a proximity of 15 metres, as it has a long range mode and a shotgun mode. They are called AC-73s.

Appearance: As he was in many wars, he has an artificial eye, an artificial arm and both his legs are artificial, but that cannot usually be seen under his cyber-suit, which makes him look a bit like a super-advanced Iron Man. He usually carries his AC-73 on his back.

Story: This elf was born in Eregion in mid second age. He has survived many wars and lost both his legs, aneye and an arm in the desparate struggle to escape the Scourge, which years of war had not done. He became an inventor and a tinkerer and made his own weapons and artificial limbs supporting suit ARK 89. He is now going to war against the Scourge in his ship with his crew, but he is doing it in a different way. He does secret operationsagainst the Scourge and sometimes pops into battlewhen the enemy least expects it.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Can someone please summarise what has happened so far? 10:16, July 2, 2015 14:44, July 2, 2015
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">All of the characters intercepted a transmission or beacon from the planet Jericho. We all went there to check it out and are currently under attack by a horde of Scourge as well as a Desolator.
 * Elestan Larcalaite <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Ellaren tells his pilot: "Go in, use the prototype foldspace drive DARE 74."

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Suddenly Scourge tanks and everything around them including trees explode in what  looks like a blue blitzkrieging. Only small pieces, shrapnel and dust remain. These happen in quick succession all around the besieged forest area. It looks like the survivors still have a chance of survival. Edited by Elestan Larcalaite 09:09, July 4, 2015 17:19, July 2, 2015
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">(Eureka, its up to you as to when the Desolator goes down from the IPSC's firepower.)
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Calok was still invisible.

He had waited for a millenia, to prepare. He had wanderered all over planet, and trained himself in powerful magic. And now, his power was fully charged.

He raised his staff and lightly tapped the end on the ground.

High above them, thunder cackled. In the air, the mist met with the sparks. And Calok charged his magic bolt, to destroy the threat.

Then all hell broke loose.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">(This is just Calok charging his magic and preparing to destroy the scourge forces.) 21:29, July 2, 2015
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">(Hmm... this is supposed to be a sci-fi roleplay. Not sure how comfortable I am with extensive use of magic. A little is OK, but not much. Also, the Scourge set up a missile Halo, which prevents orbital strikes. So there was no missile bombardment.)

Despite best efforts, the Scourge's superior speed and substantially superior firepower gave them the edge needed to shove you back. Many of those following you were immolated by plasma, and most vehicles were destroyed, and those that weren't are damaged. You were low on numbers and power, and that Desolator was still coming, immensely powerful bursts of lighting descending from its tentacles.

As the hovering Scourge tanks moved in for the kill, explosions echoed around the clearing. But... where had the explosions come from?

The sound of engines drew your attention upward. A group of PHR dropships were incoming, and they had just fired stealth missiles at the Scourge. But that missile payload was nothing near as deadly as the payload strapped beneath it.

The dropships flew into the clearing and dropped a total of six Odin-class heavy battle walkers.

06:46, July 4, 2015
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Glistening white, these metal behemoths swiveled their torsos to face the enemy. As one, they each loosed their twin RX-1 railguns into the advancing Scourge legions. The slugs sailed straight and true, puncturing Scourge armour like paper.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Then, better yet, the sounds of primitive motor engines could be heard in the forests. From the forests came several civilian vehicles, except they had all had armor plating attached, and rocket launchers strapped to the beds. They were accompanied by a few old AAA tanks, and rows of Meta soldiers, rushing into battle with insane fury against the Scourge. 06:50, July 4, 2015
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Computer, send the ship to aid the PHR! I may be rogue, but I'm not dumb.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">I send an emergency help signal to the PHR and the Metas. 07:03, July 4, 2015 Glistening white, these metal behemoths swiveled their torsos to face the enemy. As one, they each loosed their twin RX-1 railguns into the advancing Scourge legions. The slugs sailed straight and true, puncturing Scourge armour like paper. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Then, better yet, the sounds of primitive motor engines could be heard in the forests. From the forests came several civilian vehicles, except they had all had armor plating attached, and rocket launchers strapped to the beds. They were accompanied by a few old AAA tanks, and rows of Meta soldiers, rushing into battle with insane fury against the Scourge. Thunder crackled, fire sparked in the air, and Calok, invisible, sent thunder and fire upon his foes!
 * Shadowfyrelord reply to #126Eureka Enderborn wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">He blasted scourge after scourge with lightning and fire. Some were char-grilled, others electrocuted. He had great explosions of fire the destroy the enemy. 07:12, July 4, 2015 (Hmm... this is supposed to be a sci-fi roleplay. Not sure how comfortable I am with extensive use of magic. A little is OK, but not much. Also, the Scourge set up a missile Halo, which prevents orbital strikes. So there was no missile bombardment.)Despite best efforts, the Scourge's superior speed and substantially superior firepower gave them the edge needed to shove you back. Many of those following you were immolated by plasma, and most vehicles were destroyed, and those that weren't are damaged. You were low on numbers and power, and that Desolator was still coming, immensely powerful bursts of lighting descending from its tentacles.
 * Elestan Larcalaite reply to #125Eureka Enderborn wrote:

As the hovering Scourge tanks moved in for the kill, explosions echoed around the clearing. But... where had the explosions come from?

The sound of engines drew your attention upward. A group of PHR dropships were incoming, and they had just fired stealth missiles at the Scourge. But that missile payload was nothing near as deadly as the payload strapped beneath it.

The dropships flew into the clearing and dropped a total of six Odin-class heavy battle walkers.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">I never said that it was an orbital bombardment and it wasn't. It was a series of blasts from AC-73s. A few metas clad in camouflage armour jumped out of the trees and started shooting everything in their arsenal at the Scourge in the front lines of the counter-attack. Some were using machine guns, some had powerful shotgun-like (not in shape but in effect) weapons and some had lots of different small weapons such as pistols and grenades. After them came something that slightly resembled Iron-Man, but was in camouflage state and was quite different from any other technology, yet it resembled Meta tech. He wielded an AC-73, and small but powerful missiles. Edited by Elestan Larcalaite 08:59, July 4, 2015 08:26, July 4, 2015 08:58, July 4, 2015 12:29, July 4, 2015
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Oh, I meant to talk to you about that. I have stated, numerous times in fact, that the UCM doesn't have access to cloaking, or lasers, or plasma, or anything like that. The PHR are the only ones who use cloaking, PHR and Shaltari are the only ones who use lasers, and Scourge are the only ones who use plasma. Furthermore, a missile Halo is like a huge ring of countermeasures. It prevents all forms of orbital strikes (besides directed energy weapons like lasers and plasma, of course.)
 * Elestan Larcalaite <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Ok, sorry, I will edit it.
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Ah Eureka what about the IPSC's missiles. It came in low and wasn't firing from orbit so there's still the issue of it hammering the Desolator with dozens of rockets as powerful as a Tomahawk. The PHR Odin Walkers wreaked havoc among the Scourge (Sorry idk their capabilities) and the other 6 PHR operatives made their way to Alister
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">The Odins are powerfully armored and have twin firehammer railguns. Also, though you pound the Desolator, the monstrosity is merely damaged, and it hovers off along with the surviving Scourge.

However, many of you have taken a pounding as well. Many men died and many vehicles were melted. But on the plus side...

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">You all look to watch as the Meta survivors cheer in victory. 07:04, July 5, 2015 The Odins are powerfully armored and have twin firehammer railguns. Also, though you pound the Desolator, the monstrosity is merely damaged, and it hovers off along with the surviving Scourge.However, many of you have taken a pounding as well. Many men died and many vehicles were melted. But on the plus side...
 * The Indomitable reply to #133Eureka Enderborn wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">You all look to watch as the Meta survivors cheer in victory. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alwis and his men walk over cautiously. 14:41, July 5, 2015 16:09, July 5, 2015 19:04, July 5, 2015
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Huh, seems I need to do some upgrading to the IPSC's weapon systems. These old Quad launchers don't cut it anymore. Alister congratulated his companions on surviving, though he seemed distant, as he was remembering everything he had observed of the Desolator's armour and was thinking of what weapon system could punch through it...
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">The Metas invite you (Alwis and co.) over to join the celebration. One of them hands you a bottle. "Here, have some whisky! Well... more moonshine than whiskey. Well, more pure diesel than moonshine. So, other Ardans survived?"
 * James of the iron hills <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Cadris has spent the last few days tinkering with the PHR bots he found, he's almost got one working, yet he still wonders 'where is #5928?'

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">P.S Berry feel free to join in this story. Pretty much I've discovered a squadron of prototype yous and more advanced versions of you. 23:01, July 5, 2015 The Metas invite you (Alwis and co.) over to join the celebration. One of them hands you a bottle. "Here, have some whisky! Well... more moonshine than whiskey. Well, more pure diesel than moonshine. So, other Ardans survived?"<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alwis just stands there dumbly. "How? How are you people alive?" 23:20, July 5, 2015 00:39, July 6, 2015 Cadris has spent the last few days tinkering with the PHR bots he found, he's almost got one working, yet he still wonders 'where is #5928?' <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">P.S Berry feel free to join in this story. Pretty much I've discovered a squadron of prototype yous and more advanced versions of you. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">I know, I sent you a message earlier in this RP. How are my siblings? Not rusty and useless, I hope. These robots showed so much promise to the PHR. 00:40, July 6, 2015 The soldier chuckles. "It wasn't easy, that's for sure. We've been living in the sewers, just hoping for a sign that there were other surviving Ardans out there. And just look at this!" He said looking at the Odin mechs. "These are way better than anything we have! This is amazing! We've had to repurpose old civilian and military vehicles."<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Look at the pilots, and I mean closely... See the implants, the dull cybernetic eyes. They aren't Metas anymore. My boys and I on the other hand, are one hundred percent pure." Alwis looks from side to side and says, "I'd be interested in seeing where you live. Without the filthy tin cans being with me!" Edited by The Indomitable 01:36, July 6, 2015 01:56, July 6, 2015 02:11, July 6, 2015 02:12, July 6, 2015 James of the iron hills wrote: Cadris has spent the last few days tinkering with the PHR bots he found, he's almost got one working, yet he still wonders 'where is #5928?' <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">P.S Berry feel free to join in this story. Pretty much I've discovered a squadron of prototype yous and more advanced versions of you. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">I know, I sent you a message earlier in this RP. How are my siblings? Not rusty and useless, I hope. These robots showed so much promise to the PHR. Oh sorry I didn't see.
 * The Indomitable reply to #136Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">The soldier chuckles. "It wasn't easy, that's for sure. We've been living in the sewers, just hoping for a sign that there were other surviving Ardans out there. And just look at this!" He said looking at the Odin mechs. "These are way better than anything we have! This is amazing! We've had to repurpose old civilian and military vehicles."
 * Berry6419 reply to #137James of the iron hills wrote:
 * The Indomitable reply to #139Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Balor of the Blue Mountains <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Just one question, what happened to those that went to the coordinates of the White Sphere?
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Well then, Alwis is a wee bloody racist is he? Don't let him forget us "filthy tin cans" can tear him and his buddies apart in seconds...Alister was on his way over to the Odin Mechs and the rest of the strike team. "Set up a perimeter, Julius" he ordered the Strike Team commander (his right hand man. Loner he may be, but this team is his pack of wolves that will die to protect their Alpha.) "Wouldn't want the Scourge to get the " Pure" Metas now would we? Mechs at Cardinal points, two in the center as reserve. The rest of you, with the reserve Odins. Let's go." He turned and walked back towards the group, as the Odins fired up and moved off towards their positions.
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">They became the PHR Balor. Post-Human Republic.
 * James of the iron hills reply to #140<p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Berry6419 wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Cadris was tinkering with one bot when suddenly a camera switched on and he saw through the eyes of a robot, that was when he realised, heres 5928... 08:00, July 6, 2015 23:24, July 6, 2015 The Meta looks over at the mechs. "Pilots? What are you talking about? I can't see any pilots. Those things have no cockpits! How do you see out of those? Is there some kind of scanning array? Wait... what do you mean 'Tin cans'?<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Abominations... 23:37, July 6, 2015 23:53, July 6, 2015 "Abominations? What are you talking about? Those things are incredible! Did you see what they did to those Scourge?"<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">The people who own them aren't quite Human anymore... 00:02, July 7, 2015 00:06, July 7, 2015 "Aren't quite human? Look at that guy! He looks human! What... What do you mean? Now that you mention it, he does seem kinda odd."<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">They replaced parts of themselves, perfectly good parts.  00:07, July 7, 2015 00:11, July 7, 2015 00:43, July 7, 2015 They are cyborgs. But don't worry, they are still human, to some degree. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"To some degree! Not completely!" 00:51, July 7, 2015 01:23, July 7, 2015 "Wait... cyborgs? They're cyborgs? That's awesome! How did that happen?<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"You need some education..." 01:25, July 7, 2015 01:51, July 7, 2015 07:07, July 7, 2015 "Yeah, come to think of it, I could use that. I'm the leader of these people. The name's Alexander, but you can call me Alex. So... go ahead. What's with the cyborgs?"<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alwis explains what hapened in his own bitter, hateful way. 13:06, July 7, 2015 22:55, July 7, 2015 "Woah... so, just to clear this up, the Abandonists followed the warnings of the White Sphere, they turned out to be right, and now they're back as a mysterious and enigmatic cyborg society with loads of really advanced tech? And then they came back because the White Sphere gave another warning, which 'Metakind' decided to ignore despite the fact that the Sphere was really right before, and if we had all listened to it we'd all still be alive. Is that right?"<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"The hate goes to deep to be healed. Even if they are right, it wouldn't stop me from torturing one to death!" Alwis's face contorts into an insane looking grin. Edited by The Indomitable 22:57, July 7, 2015 23:02, July 7, 2015 "Woah, dude... what? I get why you're mad at them, but that's taking it too far! I mean, they did try to help you guys! And look! Look at where they are! I mean, are you sure they can even feel pain?"<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">I believe enough of them is still Human, and if not, I'd rip the implants out. 23:05, July 7, 2015 23:08, July 7, 2015 "Why? So they abandoned you! So they abandoned us! What would you have done in their place? If you had known, deep down, that Humanity was domed, and that you had a path to safety and paradise, wouldn't you have done what they did? It is an undeniable, and may I say fundamentalquality of mankind that when faced with extinction, every alternative is preferable.<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Yes, to become abominations and betray your kin... I don't think peace will ever happen until one side is cheering over the cold, dead corpses of the other." 23:11, July 7, 2015 23:12, July 7, 2015 "Wow. Are all the people in this... United Colonies of Metakind as dark and judgemental as you?"<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"When your worlds are s*** and almost all your production goes towards retaking what is yours; wouldn't you be like me too?"  Edited by The Indomitable 23:15, July 7, 2015 23:23, July 7, 2015 "No! Look at me! I'm in charge of a tiny and oppressed group of survivors who live in constant fear of a face worse than death! All your production goes to retaking what is yours, we have no production at all! You worlds are s***, we literally live in s***! Our home is in a sewer, because that's the only safe place left! And look at me! I'm open-minded and light-hearted, because any more misery and we all might crack like egss! Here!" He shoves the bottle in your hand. "Take a swig, it might take some of that edge off."<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Why, why keep fighting? You have no hope, nothing to hold onto and yet you fight. I admire that. 23:32, July 7, 2015 23:33, July 7, 2015 "Well, we've got nothing to lose, right? If we're going to go down, better to go down guns blazing.<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Could you show me your home now? Your survival is indeed good news. 00:04, July 8, 2015 00:09, July 8, 2015 "You don't want to see our home. It's smelly and dirty and pretty gross in general. But it is safe. Trust me, stay out of that place. Your nose will thank me."<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"I've most likely seen and smelled worse." From the eyes that suddenly softened, he knew that he meant it. 00:13, July 8, 2015
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">The Meta looks over at the mechs. "Pilots? What are you talking about? I can't see any pilots. Those things have no cockpits! How do you see out of those? Is there some kind of scanning array? Wait... what do you mean 'Tin cans'?
 * The Indomitable reply to #146Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Abominations? What are you talking about? Those things are incredible! Did you see what they did to those Scourge?"
 * The Indomitable reply to #148Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Aren't quite human? Look at that guy! He looks human! What... What do you mean? Now that you mention it, he does seem kinda odd."
 * The Indomitable reply to #150Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Huh?"
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">They are cyborgs. But don't worry, they are still human, to some degree.
 * The Indomitable reply to #153Berry6419 wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Wait... cyborgs? They're cyborgs? That's awesome! How did that happen?
 * The Indomitable reply to #155Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * MrHobit1234 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">This is cool I shall follow to,see what happens
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Yeah, come to think of it, I could use that. I'm the leader of these people. The name's Alexander, but you can call me Alex. So... go ahead. What's with the cyborgs?"
 * The Indomitable reply to #158Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Woah... so, just to clear this up, the Abandonists followed the warnings of the White Sphere, they turned out to be right, and now they're back as a mysterious and enigmatic cyborg society with loads of really advanced tech? And then they came back because the White Sphere gave another warning, which 'Metakind' decided to ignore despite the fact that the Sphere was really right before, and if we had all listened to it we'd all still be alive. Is that right?"
 * The Indomitable reply to #160Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Woah, dude... what? I get why you're mad at them, but that's taking it too far! I mean, they did try to help you guys! And look! Look at where they are! I mean, are you sure they can even feel pain?"
 * The Indomitable reply to #162Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Why? So they abandoned you! So they abandoned us! What would you have done in their place? If you had known, deep down, that Humanity was domed, and that you had a path to safety and paradise, wouldn't you have done what they did? It is an undeniable, and may I say fundamental quality of mankind that when faced with extinction, every alternative is preferable.
 * The Indomitable reply to #164Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Wow. Are all the people in this... United Colonies of Metakind as dark and judgemental as you?"
 * The Indomitable reply to #166Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"No! Look at me! I'm in charge of a tiny and oppressed group of survivors who live in constant fear of a face worse than death! All your production goes to retaking what is yours, we have no production at all! You worlds are s***, we literally live in s***! Our home is in a sewer, because that's the only safe place left! And look at me! I'm open-minded and light-hearted, because any more misery and we all might crack like egss! Here!" He shoves the bottle in your hand. "Take a swig, it might take some of that edge off."
 * The Indomitable reply to #168Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Well, we've got nothing to lose, right? If we're going to go down, better to go down guns blazing.
 * The Indomitable reply to #170Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"You don't want to see our home. It's smelly and dirty and pretty gross in general. But it is safe. Trust me, stay out of that place. Your nose will thank me."
 * The Indomitable reply to #172Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">"Well, if you're sure, I guess. But believe me, it isn't much." He led you down into the sewers and after a long, very smelly and pretty gross walk, he led you into a large chamber. Or rather, in this case, large series of chambers. And the vast majority of them were workshops, bringing in civilian vehicles to be outfitted with armor and weapons.

"Holy puppeteer!" The Resistance leader yelled when he saw what some of the techies were working on. It looked like it may have, at some point, been a car. "I had no idea that rust could grow on top of rust! These things weren't built to last 17 years, much less 170. Ugh. See what we're reduced to?"

Here are some of the Resistance's assorted vehicles: <p class="caption" style="color:rgb(118,114,109);margin-bottom:0px!important;">A troop transport <p class="caption" style="color:rgb(118,114,109);margin-bottom:0px!important;">Machine gun pickup trucks <p class="caption" style="color:rgb(118,114,109);margin-bottom:0px!important;">Trucks with flamethrowers! 03:53, July 8, 2015
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">5928 walks up to the two guards.

"Did you see a presence before the Scourge attacked?"

They both nod.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Describe it, please." 06:26, July 8, 2015 06:32, July 8, 2015 08:43, July 8, 2015 "Well, if you're sure, I guess. But believe me, it isn't much." He led you down into the sewers and after a long, very smelly and pretty gross walk, he led you into a large chamber. Or rather, in this case, large series of chambers. And the vast majority of them were workshops, bringing in civilian vehicles to be outfitted with armor and weapons."Holy puppeteer!" The Resistance leader yelled when he saw what some of the techies were working on. It looked like it may have, at some point, been a car. "I had no idea that rust could grow on top of rust! These things weren't built to last 17 years, much less 170. Ugh. See what we're reduced to?"
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"It was kinda like a freaky ghost thing. We think it might be some kind of new Scourge terror weapon, like the Screamer."
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Would it have been cloaked in a black cloak, hooded, and have red glowing eyes that look as if they could kill? Would it have had scaly obsidian-like skin and be holding a staff?" (description of Calok)
 * The Indomitable reply to #174Eureka Enderborn wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;"> <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"You're tenacious beyond the point of reasonability, the fact that you still live is amazing. Now tell me, where do you get all these junked vehicles?" 11:30, July 8, 2015
 * Elestan Larcalaite <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Later, the survivors find a crates in the sewers on the way to their "home". Inside they find weapons, medical supplies, an AC-73 and soldier rations, with a note attached onto the biggest one saying:

''This is a gift from me, use it well and use it wisely. There are instructions on how to use these things inside as well.''

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">- Ellaren 14:10, July 8, 2015 17:08, July 8, 2015 "Where do you think we found them? In the cities up top. There are loads of 'em. The Scourge don't use any of the derelict civilian or military vehicles, so we do. We just steal them from off the streets. Bring them down here to attach armor and weapons."<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"How big is this place and how many live here." 23:45, July 8, 2015 "Would it have been cloaked in a black cloak, hooded, and have red glowing eyes that look as if they could kill? Would it have had scaly obsidian-like skin and be holding a staff?" (description of Calok)"Uh, now that you mention it, yeah. That's a pretty good description of it."
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Where do you think we found them? In the cities up top. There are loads of 'em. The Scourge don't use any of the derelict civilian or military vehicles, so we do. We just steal them from off the streets. Bring them down here to attach armor and weapons."
 * The Indomitable reply to #180Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn reply to #177Berry6419 wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Well, it's not very big. We've had to drill out most of the corridors and rooms by ourselves. And... I honestly don't know how many of us there are. Maybe 800? That'd be my best guess. 800." 23:49, July 8, 2015 Berry6419 wrote: "Would it have been cloaked in a black cloak, hooded, and have red glowing eyes that look as if they could kill? Would it have had scaly obsidian-like skin and be holding a staff?" (description of Calok)"Uh, now that you mention it, yeah. That's a pretty good description of it."
 * The Indomitable reply to #182Eureka Enderborn wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Well, it's not very big. We've had to drill out most of the corridors and rooms by ourselves. And... I honestly don't know how many of us there are. Maybe 800? That'd be my best guess. 800." <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Do you have any stories on how you lucky few survived?" 23:54, July 8, 2015 23:58, July 8, 2015 Yeah. It's called running, hiding, and cowering. How about you?"<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"No, specifically, what if there are other pockets like yours on other worlds?" 23:59, July 8, 2015 00:18, July 9, 2015 "Hmm... it's possible I suppose, but we never had any contact with them if there are."<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"No, I'm trying to develop an idea. The Scourge don't seem the type to let you run and hide, did your people do something else? 00:19, July 9, 2015 00:24, July 9, 2015
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Yeah. It's called running, hiding, and cowering. How about you?"
 * The Indomitable reply to #184Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Hmm... it's possible I suppose, but we never had any contact with them if there are."
 * The Indomitable reply to #186Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"No. We just hid really well. We got lucky when we managed to escape Scourge notice."
 * Auraestus <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Name: Glosur

Species: Dwarven

Faction: The Lost

Vehicle: Unknown

Appearance: Tall, Black

Rank: Leader

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Story: The Lost are a subfaction of the meta dwarves, who split off just before the Scourge attacked, they are, like the name suggests, lost and oblivious of whats happening. 00:24, July 9, 2015 Berry6419 wrote: "Would it have been cloaked in a black cloak, hooded, and have red glowing eyes that look as if they could kill? Would it have had scaly obsidian-like skin and be holding a staff?" (description of Calok)"Uh, now that you mention it, yeah. That's a pretty good description of it."
 * Berry6419 reply to #182Eureka Enderborn wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Well, it's not very big. We've had to drill out most of the corridors and rooms by ourselves. And... I honestly don't know how many of us there are. Maybe 800? That'd be my best guess. 800." <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">It does not fit the usual Scourge weapons, tactics or allies type. 04:10, July 9, 2015 05:54, July 9, 2015
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Did it talk? What did it say? What made you think that it was a Scourge weapon?
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">"Well... it was kind of nasty! And anything that makes you feel cold and afraid like that is obviously evil. And it just tried to say that it wanted to talk to us... or did it want to take us somewhere? I don't really remember."

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"I'm confused, what do you mean by that? The Scourge have no allies. Also, we've survived by not fighting them. We've survived by staying as unnoticed as possible." 21:23, July 9, 2015 "Well... it was kind of nasty! And anything that makes you feel cold and afraid like that is obviously evil. And it just tried to say that it wanted to talk to us... or did it want to take us somewhere? I don't really remember." <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;"> "I'm confused, what do you mean by that? The Scourge have no allies. Also, we've survived by not fighting them. We've survived by staying as unnoticed as possible." <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">It seems that you have quite a lot to learn. A dark presence is not necesarily evil. That presence, was it holographic? 00:07, July 10, 2015
 * Berry6419 reply to #192Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">"What do you mean? What could you possibly mean? Stuff that feels evil is generally evil! That's pretty basic stuff, dude. And no, it wasn't holographic! holograms can't do stuff like that. Holograms don't even really exist yet! Right?"

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">You each recieve a message from your respective armies. "Return to command for a full debriefing immediately." 01:12, July 11, 2015 01:15, July 11, 2015 "What do you mean? What could you possibly mean? Stuff that feels evil is generally evil! That's pretty basic stuff, dude. And no, it wasn't holographic! holograms can't do stuff like that. Holograms don't even really exist yet! Right?" <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">You each recieve a message from your respective armies. "Return to command for a full debriefing immediately." 5928 shakes his metal head.
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alister loaded his armoured car onto the IPSC and stood speaking to 5928 as the strike force loaded the Odins. "Any new information you gathered about the Scourge?"
 * Berry6419 reply to #194Eureka Enderborn wrote:

"Analysis from the databases of the PHR note that the Scourge don't use anything of that sort. Nor do they ally with anyone who does, or anybody at all. I do believe that the being may have been evil, but was not working for the Scourge."

5928 leaves for a full debriefing from the PHR.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alister, I gathered a little information about that Desolator from my ship's analyser, but it is only about the ion storm and the hull. It seems that the ion storm is lethal to the Scourge as well. Edited by Berry6419 01:23, July 11, 2015 "What do you mean? What could you possibly mean? Stuff that feels evil is generally evil! That's pretty basic stuff, dude. And no, it wasn't holographic! holograms can't do stuff like that. Holograms don't even really exist yet! Right?" <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">You each recieve a message from your respective armies. "Return to command for a full debriefing immediately." <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alwis returns. 01:32, July 11, 2015 02:38, July 11, 2015 The UCM high Command takes you to a small debriefing room, very similar to an interrogation room. "Alwis, welcome back. I need you to tell me exactly what transpired down there."<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alwis is still dumbfounded, "there are people down there, everything else pales in comparison. Unmodified, unchanged people, maybe there are more like them. Most of my boys got chewed to pieces..." He sheds a single tear. Edited by The Indomitable 03:20, July 11, 2015
 * The Indomitable reply to #194Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">The UCM high Command takes you to a small debriefing room, very similar to an interrogation room. "Alwis, welcome back. I need you to tell me exactly what transpired down there."
 * The Indomitable reply to #198Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">"Wait... Metas? There are non-PHR Metas that survived?" The Colonel paused for a moment. "You may go home for a while, we'll contact you after we've deliberated."

Alister and 5928 are brought before one of the Grand Viziers of the PHR.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Welcome back. We are glad to see that you have survived. Tell us, how did you fare on the planet below? And what was the source of this distress beacon?" 03:25, July 12, 2015 "Wait... Metas? There are non-PHR Metas that survived?" The Colonel paused for a moment. "You may go home for a while, we'll contact you after we've deliberated." Alister and 5928 are brought before one of the Grand Viziers of the PHR.
 * Berry6419 reply to #200Eureka Enderborn wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Welcome back. We are glad to see that you have survived. Tell us, how did you fare on the planet below? And what was the source of this distress beacon?" <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">I fared quite badly on the planet, considering the Scourge attack. The source of the distress beacon is the surviving Ardan residents, who have taken up residence in the sewers. They use old technology, primitive laser weapons and plasma taken from the Scourge to survive in Arda. 03:33, July 12, 2015 "Wait... Metas? There are non-PHR Metas that survived?" The Colonel paused for a moment. "You may go home for a while, we'll contact you after we've deliberated." Alister and 5928 are brought before one of the Grand Viziers of the PHR.
 * The Indomitable reply to #200Eureka Enderborn wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Welcome back. We are glad to see that you have survived. Tell us, how did you fare on the planet below? And what was the source of this distress beacon?" <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">He laughs, "I've got no home and who knows how many brats are mine." He leaves. Edited by The Indomitable 05:22, July 12, 2015
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Calok is listening to the two soldiers from earlier.

Eureka, what are they talking about?

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">(By the way, Calok was underground) 04:40, July 12, 2015 07:53, July 12, 2015 08:36, July 12, 2015 11:43, July 12, 2015 15:49, July 12, 2015 17:37, July 12, 2015
 * James of the iron hills <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Berry feel free to join my story.
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Eh, I'm currently a little too invilved with the Scourge and stuff to join, but you are welcome to add me in to your story.
 * Auraestus <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Glosur and his small fleet of Lost ships aimlessly wander into the area where the council is happening, scanners immediately take note of his presence.
 * The Indomitable <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">I'll be absent.
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Sir, the Scourge are as entrenched as always, but the Odin Mechs performed admirably. We discovered a colony of surviving Metas and fought off a Scourge attack, though they had a Desolator. We need to discover a way to lunch through the armour on it, as not even the IPSC's launchers or the Odins could pierce it. However, we prevailed, and returned.
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">(Berry, you are right about the stolen plasma rifles, but nobody besides the PHR has lasers, not even the UCM or Shaltari.)

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"We are not surprised that the Odins failed to destroy the Desolator. It is a flying vehicle, after all, and the Odins were not designed for anti-air. Your IPSC performed as well as it could have, on its own. More than one anti-air vessel is required to bring down an enemy commander." The Grand Vizier stood and paced the room thoughtfully. "We do not doubt that the Meta survivors on the planet will join the UCM. However, what do you think are the chances that there are other rebellions, and if so, could we contact them and perhaps get them on our side?" 01:48, July 13, 2015
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Auraestus, we're going to say that you drifted into UCM territory, because there's no way you could have drifted into PHR territory.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Your vessel is intercepted by another, heavily armed, over a volcanic planet. "Attention unidentified vessel. Power down your weapons and engines and prepare to be boarded." 02:30, July 13, 2015
 * Auraestus <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Glosur responed with:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"We have no weapons, so, feel free" 02:47, July 13, 2015
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Your ship is promptly boarded by several platoons of Colonial Legionnaires. After a thorough inspection of the vessel and its occupants, a Colonial Captain steps aboard.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"My my, I never expected to see other spacefaring non-metal Metas still alive out there. I'd invite you down to the planet below, but I fear it's worse down there than it is in space. Who is your commanding officer? I would have him tell me his story." 04:18, July 13, 2015 Calok is listening to the two soldiers from earlier.Eureka, what are they talking about?
 * Shadowfyrelord reply to #203Shadowfyrelord wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">(By the way, Calok was underground) <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Eureka? 04:51, July 13, 2015 13:18, July 13, 2015
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Yes, sir. If one group survived it is entirely feasible that others did also.
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">They were talking about you.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Well then... we need your infiltration capabilities once again. We have been running the probabilities, and we have determined that this planet:" he activated a holographic image of the planet in question. "Eden Prime, has the best chance of housing a legitimate Mets resistance. We need you to head to this city on it's surface." The image zoomed in to a particular city. "This is Atlantia. You will be given several squadrons of mercury scout drones. Their highly advanced sensor packages will make your search much easier. We will also have several Athena Air Superiority fighters on standby to make attack runs in case the situation gets heated. You will be supplied with an unarmed stealth fighter to get past the Scourge blockade." 21:38, July 13, 2015 22:58, July 13, 2015 01:24, July 14, 2015 01:25, July 14, 2015 01:25, July 14, 2015
 * Auraestus <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">eden prime...nice reference
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Sir, permission to update my personal ship's stealth capabilities? No offense, but I prefer tech I built myself...and may I also have the team who accompanied me to Jericho also come with me? Sometimes stealth just needs a hell of an intervention...Also requesting permission to take a week to update and renovate my weapon systems after this Scourge encounter. I believe I have upgrades in mind to make them even more effective.
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Hey Eureka, were the soldiers from earlier still thinking I was their enemy?
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Grand Vizier, requesting research into ion storm technology. Perhaps we could exploit ion storms for our own purposes, and find out how to defend against it.
 * Auraestus <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Out of the dwarven crowd, a dwarf of seemingly young appearance stepped out.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Hello, my name is Glosur, who are you?" 01:28, July 14, 2015
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">The Grand Vizier nods. "We agree, that is quite prudent and understandable." He then turns to 5928. "We are already looking into this technology. Unfortunately, Scourge tech is very nearly biological in nature, and very difficult for us to reverse engineer."

Yes, the humans from earlier are still thinking you're an enemy.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"My name is Captain M.C. Usher, commanding officer of Wolfrum's Wrath. Tell me, who exactly are you and your companions and how did you come to be here?" 03:38, July 14, 2015
 * Auraestus <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Glosur responded,

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"I am Glosur, leader of the Lost, a ragtag band of dwarves that left arda long, long ago, we have been drifting space, planetless for a long time now, we think of making an empire, but I don't know what it would be called, but I am glosur, and all I will tell is that I am older than you think." 03:55, July 14, 2015
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Meh.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok leaves. He has been factionless for many millenia, but he has a plan. Nothing can get through the hull of the Desolator, eh? 03:59, July 14, 2015 The Grand Vizier nods. "We agree, that is quite prudent and understandable." He then turns to 5928. "We are already looking into this technology. Unfortunately, Scourge tech is very nearly biological in nature, and very difficult for us to reverse engineer." Yes, the humans from earlier are still thinking you're an enemy.
 * Berry6419 reply to #221Eureka Enderborn wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"My name is Captain M.C. Usher, commanding officer of Wolfrum's Wrath. Tell me, who exactly are you and your companions and how did you come to be here?" <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Firstly, research into ions. Then we can figure out how to stop them, how to use them and how to manipulate them. 04:00, July 14, 2015 04:02, July 14, 2015 20:43, July 14, 2015 20:46, July 14, 2015 20:53, July 14, 2015 03:41, July 15, 2015 03:45, July 15, 2015 03:55, July 15, 2015
 * Berry6419 reply to #221<p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Any breakthroughs on electron and proton molecule technology?
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Possibly. You deal with military matters, and the scientists will deal with science matters. You have your mission, go. And may the wisdom of the sphere go with you."
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Hmm... interesting. You have been on this ship for 160 years?"
 * Auraestus <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Yes, and there are more ships, we are actually quite a formidable force when all put together, however we are scattered throughout the galaxy. I remember when we first launched off the ship like it was only yesterday."
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Well... it is quite clear you are not Scourge, we scanned this vessel thoroughly. I rather assume you're wondering about us. Well, here goes." He then tells you the broad history of the UCM. "The planet you see below you is Wolfrum. Known by those unfortunate enough to live there, such as myself, as 'Hell's Oven'. (imagine mustafar but with more lava and active volcanoes) The place is insanely rich in minerals, but also insanely dangerous to mine. But the people who live there are the hardiest in the whole UCM. A disproportionate number of soldiers from Wolfrum join the Praetorian division. But believe me, there are planets nicer than this one. Eight, to be exact."
 * Auraestus <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Sounds like the nicest dwarven homes, don't know what you find so bad about it" Glosur chuckled.
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"So you routinely live in sweltering volcanoes? Even a barren rocky planet is better than down there."
 * A Wikia contributor 50.83.35.189<p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Hey its me Glsur

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"You would be surprised" 04:06, July 15, 2015 Edited by Eureka Enderborn 20:26, July 17, 2015 "Possibly. You deal with military matters, and the scientists will deal with science matters. You have your mission, go. And may the wisdom of the sphere go with you."<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">5928 decides to research in the technique of using high-speed electrons to fracture atoms and split one electron from the rest of the atom. He will do this in his ship. If he does this fast enough, he could give them to Alister to use. 04:12, July 15, 2015 04:16, July 15, 2015 04:21, July 15, 2015 Alas, his research gets him pretty much nowhere. Certainly not in a method that could be weaponized.What if...
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">The Captain chuckled. "If you want a nice planet, you should head to Platina. Entirely rock, but the most beautiful planet in the UCM. In fact, the only beautiful one. Anyhow, would you like to go to the capital? It's called Aurum, the most Arda-like planet we've got."
 * Berry6419 reply to #226Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alas, his research gets him pretty much nowhere. Certainly not in a method that could be weaponized.
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">5928 hears a sound outside the door that sounds like Calok is trying to imitate the sound of a door knocking by levitating a rock.
 * Berry6419 reply to #235Eureka Enderborn wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">I realised that since these ions ony just have one less proton or electron, metals are resistant because of the free electrons that flow through the metal which merge with the positive ions and repel the negative ones? 04:24, July 15, 2015 5928 hears a sound outside the door that sounds like Calok is trying to imitate the sound of a door knocking by levitating a rock.Calok, I live on my ship. The door is seven feet in the air.
 * Berry6419 reply to #236Shadowfyrelord wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Of course I let you in. 04:27, July 15, 2015 Edited by Auraestus 01:47, July 16, 2015 "I would love to, also, whats a earth?"<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">an* 01:16, July 16, 2015 01:47, July 16, 2015 20:29, July 17, 2015 20:30, July 17, 2015
 * Auraestus <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"I would love to, also, whats an earth?"
 * Direranger50 reply to #239Auraestus wrote:
 * Auraestus <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">sorry, autocorrect. I was on my phone and in a rush at the time.
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Hmm? Nothing, nothing. Anyway, let us lead you there." He had the technicians send him the coordinates and the code needed to travel to the encrypted foldspace node. You travelled there with the Wolfrum's Wrath close beside, until you eventually reached the fairly nice planet of Aurum, a stark contrast compared to the burning red and black planet of Wolfrum.
 * Auraestus <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Glosur looked, his face unchanging, but wonder in his eyes.
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">You were guided to the surface where you were made to wait for an hour or two in the waiting room of the UCM council room. Eventually, you were let in to the room, where you met most of the UCM officials, including President Helena Beleque, who stood and said:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Welcome. We are quite pleased to know that other Metas survived unspoilt by the Republic. Please, sit, and tell us your story." 20:37, July 17, 2015 20:43, July 17, 2015
 * Auraestus <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Glosur spoke of him and his dwarves who, before the capture of Arda, had controlled the White Mountains and the Harad Mountains, when the warning came they gave their lands to the others and went off, not in the coordinates given, but in the opposite direction. They quickly powered down to save power, and were almost out of hope, when they stumbled upon a mineral rich solar system mostly unnoticed by other races, they quickly colonized it and is now where most of the Lost live, they send scout ships to far edges of the galaxy and Glosur was on such vessel.
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">(galactic travel on such a scale is ridiculously dangerous, due to the inaccuracies of Human foldspace technologies. Your vessels were likely flung out of the Galaxy itself.)

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"We are quite pleased to hear of your survival. And we are glad to welcome you into the United Colonies of Metakind." 20:54, July 17, 2015 21:06, July 17, 2015 21:14, July 17, 2015 22:11, July 17, 2015 23:08, July 17, 2015 00:14, July 18, 2015 02:04, July 18, 2015
 * Auraestus <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Glosur bowed and thanked them.
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">(Berry and Eureka, keep going with the research line of story. Once it's nearing the end I'll summarize the upgrades to my ship and weapons and go from there.)
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Actually, just you guys can't really upgrade or do much sciency stuff. You are neither trained scientists nor allowed the proper facilities to do advanced stuff like this. As such, all upgrades would have to be acquired from the PHR (who would gladly give you such things) and all research on weapon developments would come up nil.
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Ok, I just upload the required information onto my database and make some stuff for simulations. After all, simulations can give an excellent idea of what would happen if I tested this Ion Generation System.
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">The Ion generator fails to work.
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Oh. I kind of assumed that since I made my character a tinkerer/inventor with super genius level intelligence they'd let him use the facilities he needed to do that stuff. Can he design the stuff then have them build it?
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Let me see...

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Increase magnet strength, double the particle speeds, add electricity of 1.61893399 volts. Continue testing. 03:05, July 18, 2015 Actually, just you guys can't really upgrade or do much sciency stuff. You are neither trained scientists nor allowed the proper facilities to do advanced stuff like this. As such, all upgrades would have to be acquired from the PHR (who would gladly give you such things) and all research on weapon developments would come up nil.<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Is the thing about the PHR sarcasm or not? Its hard to tell on the internet... 13:10, July 18, 2015 20:27, July 18, 2015
 * Elestan Larcalaite reply to #249Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * The Indomitable <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">What's up?
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">No sarcasm. The PHR would indeed put any requested upgrades into a commander's vessel. The PHR are all about superiority after all.

Berry, before you take this any further, you have not the facilities or mind power to make this work. Many of the top scientists in the PHR have worked tirelessly to understand Scourge tech, but it is very near impossible. Their vehicles are part grown for heaven's sake!

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alwis is contacted by UCM Command to come to a meeting in the shipyards of Niccolum. 06:44, July 19, 2015 07:12, July 19, 2015 07:14, July 19, 2015 07:17, July 19, 2015 09:34, July 19, 2015 No sarcasm. The PHR would indeed put any requested upgrades into a commander's vessel. The PHR are all about superiority after all.Berry, before you take this any further, you have not the facilities or mind power to make this work. Many of the top scientists in the PHR have worked tirelessly to understand Scourge tech, but it is very near impossible. Their vehicles are part grown for heaven's sake!
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alright, but I request that the scientists research into alternative methods of generating ions with high-speed electrons to fracture atoms.
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Just get a powerful magnet. Drain some, repel others!
 * James of the iron hills <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Hi guys I'm quting this Rp, I specifed why in my blog post BTW
 * Elestan Larcalaite <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">A PHR vessel receives a video and audio transmission. In it they see a damaged cyborg in the pilot seat of a space vessel, but there is a lot of static and many of his words are hard or impossible to understand. "Can you ? Me and my crew were attacked by the Scourge while on - and we have lost much equipment and supplies. Sending co-co-co-ordinates now. I dont know how long we can hold out, maybe ---. Please send help su-su-soon! " And the transmission ends with a long pause of static.
 * The Indomitable reply to #256Eureka Enderborn wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alwis is contacted by UCM Command to come to a meeting in the shipyards of Niccolum. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">He goes there. 13:51, July 19, 2015 14:00, July 19, 2015 00:10, July 20, 2015
 * Tybereous <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">I am going to have to leave this RP, if you havnt kicked me out already. life's been a little busy lately, and I havnt had time to post. If someone wants to take control of my guy that would be great. BY!!!
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Once again, I send the message suggesting other research and head off to one of the Scourge worlds with Calok to cause a little chaos,
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Ha, I love wreaking havoc!

Case No.1:

WHAT THE SCOURGE WOODCUTTER SAW:

The woodcutter was in the forest when he saw a strange figure, in a black robe, on top of a cliff. No sooner had he seen him then he was suddenly crushed by a tree. He survived, though, and managed to crawl back to the city.

WHT REALLY HAPPENNED

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok had simply climbed to the top of the cliff, stood there, and let 5928's long-ranged laser cutter do the rest. 01:39, July 20, 2015 Ha, I love wreaking havoc!Case No.1:
 * Berry6419 reply to #264Shadowfyrelord wrote:

WHAT THE SCOURGE WOODCUTTER SAW:

The woodcutter was in the forest when he saw a strange figure, in a black robe, on top of a cliff. No sooner had he seen him then he was suddenly crushed by a tree. He survived, though, and managed to crawl back to the city.

WHT REALLY HAPPENNED

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok had simply climbed to the top of the cliff, stood there, and let 5928's long-ranged laser cutter do the rest. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Well, that was the general idea. You see, most Scourge stuff is grown, not made of wood, so this is just a guideline. Calok appears to the Scourge, and then I cause a falling object which injures but does not kill the Scourge. 08:05, July 20, 2015 <p class="caption" style="color:rgb(118,114,109);margin-bottom:0px!important;">A Human under the thrall of the Scourge 22:29, July 20, 2015 A PHR vessel receives a video and audio transmission. In it they see a damaged cyborg in the pilot seat of a space vessel, but there is a lot of static and many of his words are hard or impossible to understand. "Can you ? Me and my crew were attacked by the Scourge while on - and we have lost much equipment and supplies. Sending co-co-co-ordinates now. I dont know how long we can hold out, maybe ---. Please send help su-su-soon! " And the transmission ends with a long pause of static.<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">A PHR warship, cloaked of course, is sent to investigate. 22:31, July 20, 2015 22:31, July 20, 2015 Eureka Enderborn wrote: No sarcasm. The PHR would indeed put any requested upgrades into a commander's vessel. The PHR are all about superiority after all.Berry, before you take this any further, you have not the facilities or mind power to make this work. Many of the top scientists in the PHR have worked tirelessly to understand Scourge tech, but it is very near impossible. Their vehicles are part grown for heaven's sake!
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">The Scourge warrior begins to worm his way out of the tree, not caring much if he broke anything in the process.
 * Eureka Enderborn reply to #260Elestan Larcalaite wrote:
 * The Indomitable <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">So, what happens to me?
 * Eureka Enderborn reply to #261The Indomitable wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alwis is contacted by UCM Command to come to a meeting in the shipyards of Niccolum. He goes there."Ah, Alwis, welcome. Please sit down." Admiral Arthur Wade said to you. "We recieved your report of the human survivors on Jericho. we have sent a very sizeable force to retake that cradle world already. However, we need you to do something else. We ran a few numbers and we determined that the best spot for a Meta resistance is on the Cradle World of Eden Prime. We need you to go there using all the stealth you can muster, and set up a base of operations in the city of New Troy. You will need to fortify and clear out the surrounding area, as well as search for any signs of Meta survivors. However, we're going to give you a little something special. Follow me." He led you through the halls toward a hangar. "You are, I'm certain, aware of the problems we've been having recently with PHR battlefield lasers? They can strike at us with substantial power from a range we can't even retaliate against. Until now." He opened the doors to the hangar, and you sawa very big tank with a very strange looking gun on top.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Let me introduce to you the Marksman class heavy battle tank! It's built on the same Chassis as the Scimitar heavy battle tank, except we've replaced the twin railguns with the first ever battlefield laser to be placed on a ground vehicle! Due to the immense power drain of this weapon it can't move for a minute or so after it fires, and it can't rotate very far. But it's range is nigh-infinite. And we are sending you to New Troy with four." 22:39, July 20, 2015 The Scourge warrior begins to worm his way out of the tree, not caring much if he broke anything in the process.<p class="caption" style="color:rgb(118,114,109);margin-bottom:0px!important;">A Human under the thrall of the Scourge <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">You mean from under the tree. 22:40, July 20, 2015 22:41, July 20, 2015 The Indomitable wrote: Eureka Enderborn wrote: No sarcasm. The PHR would indeed put any requested upgrades into a commander's vessel. The PHR are all about superiority after all.Berry, before you take this any further, you have not the facilities or mind power to make this work. Many of the top scientists in the PHR have worked tirelessly to understand Scourge tech, but it is very near impossible. Their vehicles are part grown for heaven's sake!
 * Shadowfyrelord reply to #266Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Yes.
 * The Indomitable reply to #269Eureka Enderborn wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alwis is contacted by UCM Command to come to a meeting in the shipyards of Niccolum. He goes there."Ah, Alwis, welcome. Please sit down." Admiral Arthur Wade said to you. "We recieved your report of the human survivors on Jericho. we have sent a very sizeable force to retake that cradle world already. However, we need you to do something else. We ran a few numbers and we determined that the best spot for a Meta resistance is on the Cradle World of Eden Prime. We need you to go there using all the stealth you can muster, and set up a base of operations in the city of New Troy. You will need to fortify and clear out the surrounding area, as well as search for any signs of Meta survivors. However, we're going to give you a little something special. Follow me." He led you through the halls toward a hangar. "You are, I'm certain, aware of the problems we've been having recently with PHR battlefield lasers? They can strike at us with substantial power from a range we can't even retaliate against. Until now." He opened the doors to the hangar, and you sawa very big tank with a very strange looking gun on top. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Let me introduce to you the Marksman class heavy battle tank! It's built on the same Chassis as the Scimitar heavy battle tank, except we've replaced the twin railguns with the first ever battlefield laser to be placed on a ground vehicle! Due to the immense power drain of this weapon it can't move for a minute or so after it fires, and it can't rotate very far. But it's range is nigh-infinite. And we are sending you to New Troy with four." <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Nice, I like these. However, who will replace the men I lost?" 22:49, July 20, 2015 22:51, July 20, 2015 22:55, July 20, 2015 "Ah, yes. First thing's first:" 12 men in heavy power armor carrying railguns stomped into the building. "You'll get four squads of Hazard Suit infantry," about sixty standard soldiers walked in. "12 squads of Legionnaires, and finally:" a Raven light dropship soared by, painted with the special forces black. "one squad of two units of Praetorian soldiers."<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Alwis stares dumbly and says, "why'd you choose me?" 22:56, July 20, 2015 23:08, July 20, 2015 "Because you found the survivors to begin with. Now we want you to find more. There'll be some Eagle gunships to support you, and a pair of Albatross dropships. One carrying Sabre Main Battle Tanks, the other carrying Rapier Anti Air tanks."<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Okay, can you give me a walkthrough of what I'm facing?" 23:10, July 20, 2015 23:14, July 20, 2015 "No, unfortunately. Eden Prime is a source of heavy Scourge activity. Anything could be down here. the city of New Troy is, fortunately, the place with the lowest concentration of Scourge besides the countryside.""Okay, I guess I'll be leaving then."
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Ah, yes. First thing's first:" 12 men in heavy power armor carrying railguns stomped into the building. "You'll get four squads of Hazard Suit infantry," about sixty standard soldiers walked in. "12 squads of Legionnaires, and finally:" a Raven light dropship soared by, painted with the special forces black. "one squad of two units of Praetorian soldiers."
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok? Ready for round 2?
 * The Indomitable reply to #273Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Because you found the survivors to begin with. Now we want you to find more. There'll be some Eagle gunships to support you, and a pair of Albatross dropships. One carrying Sabre Main Battle Tanks, the other carrying Rapier Anti Air tanks."
 * The Indomitable reply to #276Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"No, unfortunately. Eden Prime is a source of heavy Scourge activity. Anything could be down here. the city of New Troy is, fortunately, the place with the lowest concentration of Scourge besides the countryside."
 * The Indomitable reply to #278Eureka Enderborn wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">(I'm curious, what is the main way of communication?) 23:22, July 20, 2015 23:29, July 20, 2015 Eureka Enderborn wrote: "No, unfortunately. Eden Prime is a source of heavy Scourge activity. Anything could be down here. the city of New Troy is, fortunately, the place with the lowest concentration of Scourge besides the countryside.""Okay, I guess I'll be leaving then." <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">(I'm curious, what is the main way of communication?) <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Encrypted long-range comm arrays. Can be found in all UCM bases. Unfortunately, the PHR knows the encryption. 23:41, July 20, 2015
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">I'm ready! Lets go!
 * Eureka Enderborn reply to #279The Indomitable wrote:
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Time for Phase two.

THE SCOURGE

It was just another apocalyptic day on one of the Cradle Worlds. The Scourge were growing tanks and weapons to destroy another expedition if it came. Then, all of a sudden, A strange being in a hooded black robe appeared. They were confused, and would have shot the being, if the roof had not suddenly fallen on top of them, killing some.

CALOK AND 5928

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok appeared to the Scourge and I detonated an explosive in the roof, bringing it down. 04:50, July 21, 2015 Time for Phase two.THE SCOURGE
 * Shadowfyrelord reply to #282Berry6419 wrote:

It was just another apocalyptic day on one of the Cradle Worlds. The Scourge were growing tanks and weapons to destroy another expedition if it came. Then, all of a sudden, A strange being in a hooded black robe appeared. They were confused, and would have shot the being, if the roof had not suddenly fallen on top of them, killing some.

CALOK AND 5928

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok appeared to the Scourge and I detonated an explosive in the roof, bringing it down. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Actually they saw me through a window. 05:14, July 21, 2015 08:22, July 21, 2015 08:40, July 21, 2015 08:46, July 21, 2015 08:52, July 21, 2015 09:32, July 21, 2015 11:35, July 21, 2015 Elestan Larcalaite wrote: A PHR vessel receives a video and audio transmission. In it they see a damaged cyborg in the pilot seat of a space vessel, but there is a lot of static and many of his words are hard or impossible to understand. "Can you ? Me and my crew were attacked by the Scourge while on - and we have lost much equipment and supplies. Sending co-co-co-ordinates now. I dont know how long we can hold out, maybe ---. Please send help su-su-soon! " And the transmission ends with a long pause of static.A PHR warship, cloaked of course, is sent to investigate.<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">A few hundred metres from the co-ordinates was a battered ship with 14 signs of life in hypersleep and 2 signs of life that are awake, but barely surviving. When the PHR ship boards the other ship, it finds two cyborgs, one in a space suit and one in a custom-fitted power-suit ande air-compression level only at 5%. The cyborg in the power-suit links a transmission to one of the PHR field officers in a hoarse, rasping voice: "My name is Ellaren. Me and my crew barely survived the retaliation attack from the Metas on the day appointed by the White Sphere. We managed to escape in a small ship in which we are in right now, but I had lost both my legs, an arm and an eye in an explosion there and many of my crew had similar injuries as well. After that, we lived with other 'Abandonists' until a few years ago. We thought that we should help the other metas, as they are probably a lot worse set than we are. After a a couple years of helping them on missions, we decided to search the world's for life and the mission to Jericho provided a perfect oportunity. But while getting away we got heavily damaged in an attack of the Scourge, who we had managed to destroy and fight off, but most of our systems were impossible to repair here and we barely managed to send the message. We also have lost three quarters of our remaining air, so we left most of us in hypersleep to save air and only left me and Flarion on guard in case help came. We need air and food and water desparetely, and also new equipment. Over the years I had tinkered with our tech and custom-fitted it to us. We are all elves here. I have also managed to make a brand new type of weapon. We no air left now and Flarion has passed out into uncounsciousness only a few minutes before you came. Please, help us..." The transmission was finished with a rasping breath. 12:56, July 21, 2015 The Scourge are never not holding their guns. They do stuff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with no breaks. The only way to stop them is to kill them. And they do fire out the windows. Also, nearby Scourge grav-tanks come speeding toward the building.Did they aim? If yes, then they didn't have time to fire. If no, they missed.
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">The Scourge within are quick to respond, firing their fearsome plasma rifles in a spread pattern out through the windows.
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">They only had a glimpse of me before the roof fell.
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Do you think that matters to them?
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Were they already holding their guns? Were they expecting a fight? If not, they would not have been able to react fast enough.
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">The Scourge are never not holding their guns. They do stuff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with no breaks. The only way to stop them is to kill them. And they do fire out the windows. Also, nearby Scourge grav-tanks come speeding toward the building.
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">The upgrades to Alister's ship had been completed. Retro-reflective panels that render it invisible to the naked eye, and almost invisible to all but the greatest sensor arrays. He'd also managed to find a way to make his laser cannons up to 2.5X as deadly, as well as giving an upgrade to their piercing abilities. The Quad missile launchers had been updated with nuclear warheads. He and his elite squad were awaiting briefing.
 * Elestan Larcalaite reply to #267Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Shadowfyrelord reply to #288Eureka Enderborn wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Time to leave. Let's go back. 6 days ago
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">There are loads of them. They didn't aim, but them simply firing wildly out of the windows would have been a serious danger. They missed, but only due to your fast reflexes. Had you not managed to get out of the way, they would have hit you.

The Scourge grav-tanks are nearing the location rapidly, their superior speed being a big threat. You can also hear the hum of aircraft nearby.

The PHR Immortal infantry, resplendent in white power armor, scanned the rest of the ship, as well as several of the worse off crewmen, not talking much. After a thorough scan, they guided the survivors aboard their vessel. Everything on board was stark white, very clean and very orderly. You were brought immediately to a curious medical bay. There were no doctors there. Instead, the moment you were set down onto an operating table, a swarm of tiny nanomachines flew out and began stitching up all wounds and repairing all damage to your cybernetics.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alister is tld to travel with all haste to Eden Prime, to the city of Atlantia to begin his search. 6 days ago
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">Long-range remotely detonated explosives are really useful!

Calok, are you ready for some more havoc? You must be more careful.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Sending a message of scanned Scourge technology and methods. If we can figure out alternative methods, perhaps we could engineer our own versions. Edited by Berry6419 6 days ago 6 days ago 6 days ago 6 days ago 6 days ago 6 days ago 6 days ago 6 days ago 6 days ago
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">The Scourge grav-tanks have made it to the location and are already zipping towards you, bringing fearsome plasma cannons to bear.
 * The Indomitable <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alwis arrives on Eden Prime.
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Upon landing, you make your way to the city of New Troy, toward the town hall which seems to be the easiest place to set up a defense. There are, as yet, no Scourge in the area.
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Me and 5928 are leaving this planet! But first I do a little trick to slow them down. It's called 'Giant tree fall over on top of tanks'
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">The tree bounces off the hovering Scourge tanks, and they unleash huge blazes of plasma at you two.
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok, vanish now. Ship, cloaked hyperjump to the pre-uploaded co-ordinates.
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">The area around you is heating up immensely. Literally, it's getting so hot around you that everywhere a plasma beam from the tanks hits, the trees melt and the ground turns to glass.
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok vanishes as I make a hyperspace jump to pre-loaded co-ordinates.
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">To get rid of scourge, we need great magic! Or a heat shield.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok is using his magic to create a shield that slightly changes the composition of the plasma so that they turn into  gas, due to him creating an alloy that can resist great heat. However, It soon turns back into plasma, after it had hit the ground and slowed down 6 days ago 6 days ago To get rid of scourge, we need great magic! Or a heat shield. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok is using his magic to create a shield that slightly changes the composition of the plasma so that they turn into  gas, due to him creating an alloy that can resist great heat. However, It soon turns back into plasma, after it had hit the ground and slowed down 5928, many of your internal systems were damaged by the immense heat, it will take a while to repair.
 * Elestan Larcalaite <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">The crew of the ship were all injured, some more, some less, and every one of them had hypoxia (a condition caused by lack of oxygen in the blood).
 * Eureka Enderborn Shadowfyrelord wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">As for you, Calok, I believe I said that I wanted magic to play as little a role in this as possible. 5 days ago 5 days ago 5 days ago
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Are you saying I can't use my magic?
 * Shadowfyrelord <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Hang on, how did they even know we were here?
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">He's saying that everything you do, you resort to magic.

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alister and his unit traveled to Eden Prime, blasting a Scourge scout ship into oblivion on their way. They landed in Atlanta, and began searching at once, as well as exterminating any Scourge they found. 5 days ago He's saying that everything you do, you resort to magic. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alister and his unit traveled to Eden Prime, blasting a Scourge scout ship into oblivion on their way. They landed in Atlanta, and began searching at once, as well as exterminating any Scourge they found. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Well if you were in my situation, as in being non-corporeal and unable tod o much, then you would havee nothing but magic to resort to! 5 days ago Shadowfyrelord wrote: To get rid of scourge, we need great magic! Or a heat shield. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Calok is using his magic to create a shield that slightly changes the composition of the plasma so that they turn into  gas, due to him creating an alloy that can resist great heat. However, It soon turns back into plasma, after it had hit the ground and slowed down 5928, many of your internal systems were damaged by the immense heat, it will take a while to repair. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">As for you, Calok, I believe I said that I wanted magic to play as little a role in this as possible. <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alright. I use the PHR repair systems for that. What is important is that the Scourge did not see my ship, but cloaking devices are often ineffective. Edited by Berry6419 5 days ago 5 days ago 4 days ago
 * Shadowfyrelord reply to #307Shydes528 wrote:
 * Berry6419 reply to #304Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Upon arriving in Atlantia, there's something you noticed right off the bat: there weren't many Scourge to destroy. Your Mercury drones quickly found evidence of combat. It wasn't much, the occasional body of a Scourge-possessed Meta or the occasional Scourge tank with a big hole through it. Your Mercuries scan the sewers, and though they find evidence of activity, and fairly recent activity at that, they were unable to find any actual survivors.
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alister prioritized search for survivors and relegated the search to his best search crews. The rest of the teams began setting up and fortifying a semi permanent base of ops.
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">A team of ten Immortal Longreach Snipers deactivate their stealth cloaks and approach Alister.

"Sir. UCM forces have made landing in the city of New Troy. Furthermore, a squad of Sirens accompanied by a Mercury drone found the location of a base of Human, and only Human survivors. Many of them, underground. They did not approach, however, and believe they would better accept a man of authority approaching them. Nothing more to report."

(here are some images of Sirens and Immortal Longreach Snipers)<p class="caption" style="color:rgb(118,114,109);margin-bottom:0px!important;">Sirens, elite all-female hyper athletic warriors <p class="caption" style="color:rgb(118,114,109);margin-bottom:0px!important;">Cloaked snipers 3 days ago 3 days ago a day ago
 * Berry6419 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">I really need to see what the scientists have done about the request I sent with the alternative ion generation systems idea.
 * Shydes528 <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Alister rose from the seat he had been occupying while reviewing other reports and nodded, dismissing the Immortals. He then picked up his weapons and set out towards this Human settlement.
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">When he nears there, a pair of armoured human soldiers with what appeared to be modified Scourge plasma rifles leapt out and held you at gunpoint.

"Well well well. What do we have here? A little whelp trying to get out? Tsk-tsk. Salakahn doesn't like people trying to escape, you know that."

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"I think we might have to bring him to the berserkers." The other said with a nasty chuckle. "Move it." a day ago a day ago a day ago The UCM forces start sweeping the city, looking for human inhabitants.<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">It's not very long before they spot a battle. A battle between assorted metas and the Scourge. It is, unfortunately, the tail end of a battle, and the Scourge are winning. a day ago The Indomitable wrote: The UCM forces start sweeping the city, looking for human inhabitants.It's not very long before they spot a battle. A battle between assorted metas and the Scourge. It is, unfortunately, the tail end of a battle, and the Scourge are winning.<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">The UCM forces engage the Scourge... a day ago a day ago The Meta soldiers remaining point at you and shout a few things. Once you are fully engaged in the battle, the Meta survivors begin to flee.<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">He orders that one of them is to be caught. a day ago a day ago One of them is successfully caught. The battle with the Scourge is seesaw at the moment, it could go either way. The Meta survivor, a Dwarf, is brought before you. He spit at you and says "Do whatever you want to me, pond scum. I'm never going to be a puppet of Salakahn like you mindless fools."<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Who is this Salakhan you speak of?" a day ago a day ago "Ha-ha. You must think I'm an idiot."<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"No, I really don't, we aren't even from this world..." Edited by The Indomitable a day ago
 * The Indomitable <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">The UCM forces start sweeping the city, looking for human inhabitants.
 * Elestan Larcalaite <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">After a couple days, Ellaren has revived enough to be able to walk. He has become unnerved and wants to go work.
 * Eureka Enderborn reply to #316The Indomitable wrote:
 * The Indomitable reply to #318Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">The Meta soldiers remaining point at you and shout a few things. Once you are fully engaged in the battle, the Meta survivors begin to flee.
 * The Indomitable reply to #320Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">One of them is successfully caught. The battle with the Scourge is seesaw at the moment, it could go either way. The Meta survivor, a Dwarf, is brought before you. He spit at you and says "Do whatever you want to me, pond scum. I'm never going to be a puppet of Salakahn like you mindless fools."
 * The Indomitable reply to #322Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;">"Ha-ha. You must think I'm an idiot."
 * The Indomitable reply to #324Eureka Enderborn wrote:
 * Eureka Enderborn <p style="margin-top:0px!important;">"You... don't, do you? Hang on a sec, do you have a communicator?" A soldier gave him a comm unit. "Hello? Hello? Tell the Prince code 'Hell Yeah!'"

The voice came back through the comm. "Code 'Hell Yeah!'? No way! You actually found outsiders? We're on our way!"

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">The Dwarf smiles at you. "Reinforcements are headed here now. Wow! Actual surviving Ardans!" a day ago "You... don't, do you? Hang on a sec, do you have a communicator?" A soldier gave him a comm unit. "Hello? Hello? Tell the Prince code 'Hell Yeah!'"The voice came back through the comm. "Code 'Hell Yeah!'? No way! You actually found outsiders? We're on our way!"
 * The Indomitable reply to #326Eureka Enderborn wrote:

<p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">The Dwarf smiles at you. "Reinforcements are headed here now. Wow! Actual surviving Ardans!" <p style="margin-bottom:0px!important;">"We're as amazed as you are." <ac_metadata title="Reconquest"> </ac_metadata>