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"I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
--Matthew 16:19
"Love is the master-key that opens the gates of happiness, of hatred, of jealousy, and, most easily of all, the gate of fear. How terrible is the one fact of beauty!"
--Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. in A Mortal Antipathy
"We humans have always had a habit of not realizing just how much we destroy til it is already trod underfoot."
--Anonymous
"The stars now lie open before us through a great gift of God. It is our right and duty to explore and embrace what lies before us, our very destiny."
--God Priest Malas
In the year 850 Dominion Era, a mining operation on Titan discovered a new type of stone that had never been seen before. Composed of precious elements in a strangely woven matrix, it was easily pulled from deposits. Strangely, it also seemed to easily separate into paperthin and incredibly strong sheets. Scientists of the Church were confounded by this strange material that did not act at all as it should. They were further baffled by the fact that the metals seemed to resist any attempts to flex them. Of further confusion were tiny crystalline inclusions of an element never before seen.
As they continued their studies, many of those investigating the strange stone were struck with hallucinations. They would see the crystals glint in even the dimmest light, or find the stone had moved across the room from where they'd left it, or swear that they felt as though they were being watched. Concerned, the Church ordered that it be determined if the stone was safe. Findings were inconclusive. They may have uncovered more but for what happened next.
In an attempt to run an advanced conductivity experiment on one of the sheets, a young intern was shunted across the room without appearing to cross it. He reappeared almost just as he vanished. The scientists were baffled, running medical scans and tests on the poor boy. He seemed fine at first, but shortly after began complaining of headaches, vivid memories that were not his, and horrible moments of dizziness. Despite continuous treatment, scans, and theories, the boy was declared healthy.
In the meantime, tests on the stone continued. No matter how they tried, they could not get it to send any vegetables, fruits, or other inanimate objects like it had the intern. Eventually, in a last ditch effort, one of the lab techs made an attempt to transport a white rat. To everyone's surprise, the rat vanished. However, it didn't just skip across the room as the panicked intern had. Instead, it was later recovered three counties away, identified by its tracking implant.
It seemed it took something with a brain to be transported by the stone. However, the intern had been teleported not only with his clothes, but with his clipboard and pocket contents. Further tests were run, and eventually, an apparatus was designed in a vein similar to a relativity compensation field that would theoretically allow a person to travel safely. Still, they had no way to control the end destination.
It was a late night revelation at a college party by a particularly brilliant masters student that cracked the Gatestone mystery. He not only developed a way for the stone to teleport someone from one place to a destination of their choosing using brainwave scans run through the compensator, but he also managed to extend the teleportation field so well that an entire building was transported from the college in Sacramento to Juneau, Alaska.
With the side effects contained (along with the only victim of them, who was safely taken care of in an out of the way facility), the experiments moved on. It wasn't long before the Theocracy of Earth showed a great interest in outfitting their ships with the new technology. The Gatestone declared a blessing from God.
It was in the year 1008 Dominion Era that the first Gate ships were finished, the tests completed, and the flagship Manifest christened. This was a new age, a new marvel. It had been discovered that the Gatestone, properly installed and connected to a Key and powered by a human mind, that of the Gate Keeper, could travel vast distances in nearly no time. The fact that this was draining to the Key during longer distance jumps was swept under the rug.
The Manifest is ready for her first exploration. She will be doing a short tour of the Milky Way before heading out into intergalactic space. The sleek Manifest class cruiser is the flagship of the Fleet of Destiny, and within her are some of the greatest minds and best soldiers the Theocracy Navy has to offer.
Summary: In the far future, Faster than Light travel has been made possible by a strange stone composed of rare metals and precious minerals. Installed in a ship and linked to a Key (A small chamber that one person can easily stand comfortably in), this Gatestone, along with a human mind, allows mankind to explore further than ever before. It also allows the Theocracy of Earth to spread their dominion. You've been assigned to the ship Manifest and are about to board and leave port for the first time. You have tonight to get your gear onboard and get a good night's rest.
NOTE: This game is not for the faint of heart. It is going to be dark, violent, and contain manipulation and torture. I'm waving my usual trepidations about such things for this particular game. However. I do insist that we keep open OOC communication about what is going on, both so I can run the game smoothly and so that no one feels they are being forced into any scenarios. As a further note, character death is a high possibility, but I will not kill a character without permission. If a character is killed for an IC reason, you will be welcomed and encouraged to make a new character.
As they continued their studies, many of those investigating the strange stone were struck with hallucinations. They would see the crystals glint in even the dimmest light, or find the stone had moved across the room from where they'd left it, or swear that they felt as though they were being watched. Concerned, the Church ordered that it be determined if the stone was safe. Findings were inconclusive. They may have uncovered more but for what happened next.
In an attempt to run an advanced conductivity experiment on one of the sheets, a young intern was shunted across the room without appearing to cross it. He reappeared almost just as he vanished. The scientists were baffled, running medical scans and tests on the poor boy. He seemed fine at first, but shortly after began complaining of headaches, vivid memories that were not his, and horrible moments of dizziness. Despite continuous treatment, scans, and theories, the boy was declared healthy.
In the meantime, tests on the stone continued. No matter how they tried, they could not get it to send any vegetables, fruits, or other inanimate objects like it had the intern. Eventually, in a last ditch effort, one of the lab techs made an attempt to transport a white rat. To everyone's surprise, the rat vanished. However, it didn't just skip across the room as the panicked intern had. Instead, it was later recovered three counties away, identified by its tracking implant.
It seemed it took something with a brain to be transported by the stone. However, the intern had been teleported not only with his clothes, but with his clipboard and pocket contents. Further tests were run, and eventually, an apparatus was designed in a vein similar to a relativity compensation field that would theoretically allow a person to travel safely. Still, they had no way to control the end destination.
It was a late night revelation at a college party by a particularly brilliant masters student that cracked the Gatestone mystery. He not only developed a way for the stone to teleport someone from one place to a destination of their choosing using brainwave scans run through the compensator, but he also managed to extend the teleportation field so well that an entire building was transported from the college in Sacramento to Juneau, Alaska.
With the side effects contained (along with the only victim of them, who was safely taken care of in an out of the way facility), the experiments moved on. It wasn't long before the Theocracy of Earth showed a great interest in outfitting their ships with the new technology. The Gatestone declared a blessing from God.
It was in the year 1008 Dominion Era that the first Gate ships were finished, the tests completed, and the flagship Manifest christened. This was a new age, a new marvel. It had been discovered that the Gatestone, properly installed and connected to a Key and powered by a human mind, that of the Gate Keeper, could travel vast distances in nearly no time. The fact that this was draining to the Key during longer distance jumps was swept under the rug.
The Manifest is ready for her first exploration. She will be doing a short tour of the Milky Way before heading out into intergalactic space. The sleek Manifest class cruiser is the flagship of the Fleet of Destiny, and within her are some of the greatest minds and best soldiers the Theocracy Navy has to offer.
Summary: In the far future, Faster than Light travel has been made possible by a strange stone composed of rare metals and precious minerals. Installed in a ship and linked to a Key (A small chamber that one person can easily stand comfortably in), this Gatestone, along with a human mind, allows mankind to explore further than ever before. It also allows the Theocracy of Earth to spread their dominion. You've been assigned to the ship Manifest and are about to board and leave port for the first time. You have tonight to get your gear onboard and get a good night's rest.
NOTE: This game is not for the faint of heart. It is going to be dark, violent, and contain manipulation and torture. I'm waving my usual trepidations about such things for this particular game. However. I do insist that we keep open OOC communication about what is going on, both so I can run the game smoothly and so that no one feels they are being forced into any scenarios. As a further note, character death is a high possibility, but I will not kill a character without permission. If a character is killed for an IC reason, you will be welcomed and encouraged to make a new character.
You are a crew member upon the ship Manifest, whether officially or for some more nefarious reason. The shining beacon of travel and God's indomitable will is set to carry you on a mission of exploration and truth. But the Gatestone holds mysteries... among other things.
Join us for a story of intrigue, betrayal, war, magic, and lost civilizations coming to life.
Characters will be human. However, at some point during the story, some of you will be asked to make a secondary, nonhuman (read:fantasy race) character. Please let me know if you are willing to do this, for it is first going to manifest purely as a secondary personality in a very specific manner. You will be able to get the jist of it from my posts for Cora.
Rules:
1) The game is invite only. If you haven't been invited, don't make a character or reserve a spot.
2) OOC communication is a must. Let people know if you are going to manipulate or attack their character.
3) Please be able to post at least once a week.
4) All starting characters must be human.
5) Have fun! If you aren't, tell me and we will see what can be done.
6) It is up to you how you wish to format your bio. Just be sure I have the following information in there somewhere:
-Name
-Age
-Naval Rank
-Job on the ship
-History
-Appearance
-Motivation
Name: Eris Baladeva