The nebula has always been there. At night it covers the western skies, dropping below the horizon to the north by midday. After it sets, the sky glows luminescent green with web-like tendrils laced in between. The Queen Nebula sits just outside our solar system, and has been a mystery to the citizens of the planet Geois for centuries. As the space age came, and new technology was developed, the nebula was the primary target of visitation. Nations all over the world worked together, so we could reach it to explore as soon as possible. Finally, the year 1609 came, and we arrived at the Queen Nebula.
What we learned with the space probe TX-4471 was that the nebula was not just a cloud of space dust. It was the entrance to a wormhole. TX-4471 was not meant for exploration of that sort, and so work on a manned spaceship was begun. Once completed, three men an two women were sent through to find what lay beyond. They returned a week later, claiming that it brought them to another nebula, in another solar system. The solar system had nine planets in the goldilocks zone, as well as another seventeen outside it. The sun is a red supergiant, which has anywhere from 100 to 1,000 years left before it supernovas.
The discovery was met with excitement, but also doubt. These five astronauts could be lying, to get famelying, many speculated. Further exploration was halted, and instead more efficient technology was developed. Ships that could travel through Subspace, engine drives which moved faster than light. After decades, we reached a limiting point. There was nothing left to do. We created the best ships possible, and the greatest technology. No other life resided in our solar system, which consisted of four stars and two planets (one being a gas giant, and the other being Suuwey, our homeworld). So, in the year 1779, we led a massive fleet into the wormhole.
And so the age of space exploration began again, but now in another solar system. Citizens got their hands on their own ships, and eventually travel between the two solar systems became commonplace.
Where do you fit into this? What exactly is your character?
In this universe, guns don't really exist. Alternative weapons are in use, such as holographic swords, and advanced bows. These weapons are similar to that of RPGs, but futuristic, and so the character roles will also mimic RPGs. Any form of magic in an RPG will be replaced with technology. (For example, rather than healing magic, a tool that can speed up cells so they repair the wound faster.)
The following are character roles.
The Coordinator - The pilot of the ship, as well as the commander in the battlefield. Little combat prowess, but high strategic abilities. Reserved by @Sheytato.
The Warrior - Fights effectively, meant to deal a lot of damage. Can withstand very little, but can do a lot. Reserved by @saentiel.
The Tank - Not meant to do a lot of damage, but rather serve as a shield for the real damage-dealers. Reserved by @soundofmind.
The Stealth - High agility, little damage and defense capabilities. Meant to dart in and out, doing damage but not taking any. Warrior to the extreme. Reserved by @MJTucker.
The Range - High damage, no defense capabilities. Meant to do damage from a safe point out of harm's way. Reserved by @ajruby12.
The Healer Very little damage capabilities, low defense. Meant entirely to heal allies when injured. Reserved by @whatchamacallit.
These six are crew members of a private ship, the Archway, a small titanium ship powered through drives and solar sails. They can be anything from convicted criminals escaping their crimes by fleeing the planet, to explorers wanting more to find.
Make sure to reserve the character you want in the DT!
