Post by Diogenessbeast on Sept 15, 2010 15:08:59 GMT
Acrid Badlands: A post-industrial AU pernese badlands RP
AIVAS changed everything.
He brought us technology which seemed to better our lives, those thousands of years ago. Computers and the benefits to healing technology- those were great. Space travel, weaponry, and eventually the ability to colonize other worlds... we got it all. Pern became a cultural hub for centuries- even aliens took up residence here. We prospered, for awhile.
Funny how we never learned from our mistakes.
We consumed Pern as our ancestors consumed old Earth. We took and took and took until there was nothing left. When things grew scarce, we fought each other: a civil war consumed the planet, and left large swaths irradiated and unsafe for human life.
But it was okay- we still had our scientists. They had been the starcraft, and had since elevated to a high standard, what with the space exploration. They began a project-- essentially an evacuation. Take everyone to the colonies, which were neither ravaged by the byproducts of war nor devoid of resources. We could survive there.
They did just that, but they didn't have room for everybody.
That was a few centuries ago. We're the children of what was left, what they couldn't, or didn't want to take. We've survived.. in some cases, we've even thrived. But this isn't the Pern of Old anymore.
We still have the dragons. We still have whers. Most of Pern is Wasteland: humans survive where we can, but you've got to watch your back. You can't trust your neighbors, and the raiders will take everything from you if you give them the chance- especially your life. If they don't, the Skags-- some invasive wild creature that an alien brought back in pern's hayday-- will.
Welcome to the badlands.
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We're a fairly easy-going RP! The point is to have fun.
Currently:
-There's a dragon clutch in the main hatching warehouse that's 31 eggs strong, and one of them looks to be a queen. Weyrlingmaster Zyalir certainly paid handsomely for it. up to 20 eggs are PC!
-There's a wher clutch too- 10 eggs, up to all of them may be PC. Wait, what? IT's like some massive hatching party in celebration of our opening or something!
-Unrest at Raider Camps is making the population of Red Sands uneasy-- are they getting too big for their britches, and are they going to charge over and try to take Red Sands? Again?
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AIVAS changed everything.
He brought us technology which seemed to better our lives, those thousands of years ago. Computers and the benefits to healing technology- those were great. Space travel, weaponry, and eventually the ability to colonize other worlds... we got it all. Pern became a cultural hub for centuries- even aliens took up residence here. We prospered, for awhile.
Funny how we never learned from our mistakes.
We consumed Pern as our ancestors consumed old Earth. We took and took and took until there was nothing left. When things grew scarce, we fought each other: a civil war consumed the planet, and left large swaths irradiated and unsafe for human life.
But it was okay- we still had our scientists. They had been the starcraft, and had since elevated to a high standard, what with the space exploration. They began a project-- essentially an evacuation. Take everyone to the colonies, which were neither ravaged by the byproducts of war nor devoid of resources. We could survive there.
They did just that, but they didn't have room for everybody.
That was a few centuries ago. We're the children of what was left, what they couldn't, or didn't want to take. We've survived.. in some cases, we've even thrived. But this isn't the Pern of Old anymore.
We still have the dragons. We still have whers. Most of Pern is Wasteland: humans survive where we can, but you've got to watch your back. You can't trust your neighbors, and the raiders will take everything from you if you give them the chance- especially your life. If they don't, the Skags-- some invasive wild creature that an alien brought back in pern's hayday-- will.
Welcome to the badlands.
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?We're a fairly easy-going RP! The point is to have fun.
Currently:
-There's a dragon clutch in the main hatching warehouse that's 31 eggs strong, and one of them looks to be a queen. Weyrlingmaster Zyalir certainly paid handsomely for it. up to 20 eggs are PC!
-There's a wher clutch too- 10 eggs, up to all of them may be PC. Wait, what? IT's like some massive hatching party in celebration of our opening or something!
-Unrest at Raider Camps is making the population of Red Sands uneasy-- are they getting too big for their britches, and are they going to charge over and try to take Red Sands? Again?
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