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Re: The Void Beyond Ours: Building A Brand New World

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THE VOID BEYOND OURS®
SPACE ADVENTURE SIMULATION
COPYRIGHT 2090 CRYPTIC INTERNATIONAL


-INTRODUCTION-
“We men are wretched things.” - Homer, the Illiad


In the year 2126, life on Earth officially ended in sudden nuclear holocaust.

[Artistic depiction of nuclear detonations over Allendale, California.]
-Subtitle of a painting in the Infinity Hill Art Museum.

A quick and vicious exchange of nuclear weapons and satellite based long ranged lasers rendered the earth inhabitable, killing over 8 billion human beings on earth, Seventeen people in low orbiting space stations, and the six people manning the lasers.

The reason why this happened is lost to time. We screwed up pretty bad to missile ourselves out of existence. This appeared to be the end of our miserable history, but behold, the Cryptic Infinity project had started but six years before this cataclysmic event. Eight hundred thousand people had already colonized the large network of space stations that were the Inner Sanctum. But humanity was still not safe from itself, even in space...

Years passed, and the founding stations gradually grew in population, size, and industry. It seemed, in those fifty years after mankind's exodus from that blighted planet, that at least one good thing had come of all that death: the end of war. Yes, it was a period of peace, a sort of pax romana for the space age. It was a time not unlike the first and second world wars, only lasting longer. But end it did, and it did not end prettily.

The first war in the Inner Sanctum started, as do most wars, over resources. The two belligerents were Infinity Hill and its sister station Chrome Falls, over succession to The Cryptic Corporation. The conflict was drawn-out and bloody, they had fought each other to a standstill. A truce was eventually declared after a long bloody feud at Epson Substation. This lead to a unity between a majority of stations in one binding unity until further notice.

-GOVERNMENTS OF THE INNER SANCTUM-


In spite of the Cryptic Infinity Project's motto of international co-operation, mankind brought its predjudices from earth with it. Barely had the last refugee from earth set foot in a space station, when alliances were brokered, plans formed, and lines drawn in the dirt. Those stations of the same nationalities clustered and grew together. These three mega-stations eventually became known as "The Founders". They are not the only space stations, but they are the most powerful, both in the internal politics of the Infinity stations, but also in sheer size and technological strength.


-MAJOR STATIONS-

Phobos (Neutral)(Founder)

The secluded inhabitants of this station seem to have access to incredibly advanced technology, with high degrees of automated machinery. Rarely does one see these people, and when one does they are always fully attired in hazmat suits and masks. They seem to want as little to do with the outside world as possible, as their main industry (ship repair) is also completely streamlined to allow for as little interaction as possible with men and women operating the repair drones. The cantinas are manned by robots. These strange mannerisms and stranger mechanical contrivances has given rise to the theory that they are actually beings from another solar system or robots, or something equally as far-fetched.

They have occasionally been known to intervene in major wars, though their exact reasons for doing so are not usually known. They have chosen to remain neutral (so far) in this one, and people from both sides have been known to frequent the robot-operated bars as a safe haven.

Infinity Hill (Cryptic Remnants)(Founder)

The two stations that comprise the last bits of power the Cryptic Corporation has have historically shared many similarities in governmental structure and economic focus: both were ruled by a board of directors lead by a CEO, both wished to dominate inter-stational trade. Both also, for a time fought each other over corporate succession. It was first along the lines of Infinity Hill and Chrome Falls that wars were fought in the Inner Sanctum. Long after their allies had deserted them, these two were still fighting. When the dust finally settled, they agreed that the Cryptic Corporation would be jointly administered by the rulers of both nations, with the former board of directors of the two consolidated to form a mega-conglomerate.
Infinity Hill is the larger and older of the two stations, with slightly more weapons platforms. Its primary industry is manufacturing.

Infinity Hill and Chrome Falls are joint allies in a war against The Chapel.


Chrome Falls (Cryptic Remnants)(Founder)

The breadbasket of the Inner Sanctum. It has a higher population of the two stations. Chrome Falls provides the food and men, Infinity Hill the guns and ships. The two are now jointly administered by the CEO-Emperor Agoston, formerly just ruler of Chrome Falls.

Infinity Hill and Chrome Falls are joint allies in a war against The Chapel.

The Chapel (Church of the Dark God)(Descendant)

The god that the people of The Chapel worship goes by many names: Darwinian, the True Nous of the World, and most commonly Psyche-Antaeus. Nothing that this cold and uncaring deity is called is unwarranted, each name is justly earned and describes him perfectly in one aspect or the other. It is an enigma, nobody knows from whence it came and about its life before its ascension to godhood. All that is known by outsiders is that it changes its followers in odd ways, first mentally, then physically. These physical abberations can take diverse forms: Extra eyes, limbs, legs, glowing skin, shortness, tallness. Any and all changes in physiology you can think of, all made at the discretion of an incredibly intelligent and malignant lifeform. At the end of this "Evolutionary" process, the mutant is pretty much unrecognizable as the human it once was. It culminates into a full assimilation with the mind and body of Psyche-Antaeus. But whatever its true intentions are, it cares for its followers. The Chapel may not be a land of milk and honey, but it is a better place to live than many space stations. The Chapel sends it's followers to the vast ruins that lie beyond the Infinity System

They are currently under siege by the Cryptic Remnants.

Deimos (Neutral) (Unknown)

Though its exact origins are unknown, it is readily apparent that that Deimos is different from the stations of the Inner Sanctum. For one, unlike the other stations, it orbits the sun seperately, free of connections. It's also colossal, larger by several orders of magnitude than Chrome Falls. These two things alone would not have made it the the dreaded figure it is. What truly makes Deimos feared is the periodic raids its inhabitants make on the stations of the Inner Sanctum. Deimos orbits the sun oddly (not unlike pluto, but with crossing shorter distances) and every five years it crosses the the line of stations circling the sun. The inhabitants, decked out in curiously spiral-patterned spacesuits (in each ship a different color and configuration of spirals) and solar-sailing ships covered in paint-skulls. Attired thusly, they proceed to launch devestating raids against the Inner-Sanctum Stations, stealing men, women, children, food, water, and anything that isn't attached to the floor. Why do they do this? A look inside the political system of Deimos yields an answer...

The station is so large as to be unable to completely be administered by one overarching government, or even just several. All told, there are over fifty petty kings contained in Deimos alone. The reason for this rampant feudalism stems from the fact that their agricultural and medical systems are not working at full capacity, causing feuding over what little food and medicine there is. This, in turn, tends to keep their population and technological growth fairly stagnant. Thus, the antique sunsailers and the baby-snatching. The reason they steal grown men and women is for slavery, and essentials are for bolstering their flailing economy. These frequent raids are so integral to life on Deimos that all the petty kings unite for such a momentous undertaking.

Deimos is currently at war with EVERYONE


NAME:
ALIASES:
OCCUPATION:
ISSUING STATION:
DATE OF BIRTH:
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES:
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:



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07 Jul 2016 02:38 PM
marked, will read and join later.
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07 Jul 2016 04:19 PM
NAME: Roy Fowler
ALIASES: N/A
OCCUPATION: Diplomat
ISSUING STATION: The Chapel
DATE OF BIRTH: 2034
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: Extremely pale skin, red eyes, and an aversion to bright lights. Also enjoys a good smoke, thinks that synthetic tobacco (especially the LoS brand) tastes better than the real thing. He wears a simple, iron infinity symbol around his neck comprised of two snakes biting each other’s tail, one of the symbols of the Church of the Dark God.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: He’s the ambassador to Phobos, trying to convince them to join the war on the Chapel’s side. He currently resides in a ship docked long-term there. Most of the time, he conducts meetings with that station’s ruling council through holographic projection.

Thank you for digging up my old CS, by the way.
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07 Jul 2016 04:31 PM
A small oversight: please correct his date of birth to "2136"
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07 Jul 2016 04:52 PM
Fowler
June eighth, 2160
Phobos Docking Bay
Chapel Holy Bureaucracy Vessel Oble
Ambassador's office

The alarm blares with it's standard message

"It is the eighth day of the sixth segment of the holy year of 2160, praise be to Psyche-Antaeus and his divine Engi-" Your hand reflexively slaps the off button as you rise up. In your office is a desk with a built in computer system, a closet, a door out, and a sliding door into the bathroom.
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07 Jul 2016 04:57 PM
-Fowler-
Yawning, I light up a smoke as I amble over to the computer to check the time of the next meeting.
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07 Jul 2016 05:07 PM
Fowler
June eighth, 2160
Phobos Docking Bay
Chapel Holy Bureaucracy Vessel Oble
Ambassador's office

You sit in your chair as several monitors spring up and harass you with notifications


>3 NEW MESSAGES

>ship functions
>file explorer
>ship ai
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07 Jul 2016 05:09 PM
I open and read each message carefully.
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07 Jul 2016 05:36 PM

Fowler
June eighth, 2160
Phobos Docking Bay
Chapel Holy Bureaucracy Vessel Oble
Ambassador's office

There is a meeting at noon, lunch will be provided

Something about free gold for an mmo

And some ship logs, fuel use, ammunition, the usual.
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08 Jul 2016 06:07 PM
vague cough
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08 Jul 2016 07:17 PM
NAME: Johnny Bard
ALIASES: Bugle Boy
OCCUPATION: Member of the Inner Sanctum Military... Entertainment Corps.
ISSUING STATION: Chrome Falls
DATE OF BIRTH: 2125
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: He has short, pointed brown hair, usually gelled up. He's reasonably well-muscled, but definitely not above average. He is five-foot ten. Caucasian. He has a baby face, in all honesty.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: He plays a mean guitar solo.
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17 Jul 2016 03:00 PM
NAME: Ahab Renault

ALIASES: The Spider, The Stranger, The Red One

OCCUPATION: Traveling mercenary, hitman, and explorer

ISSUING STATION: Deimos

DATE OF BIRTH: June 9th, 2136

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: Ahab is a well-built and clean-cut man with lightly-tanned skin, standing at 5'6. Excusing his height, he has the appearance of a typical nice and somewhat attractive guy, with light stubble and short brown hair combed to the side and tapered at the back. His brown eyes are typically expressionless, hinting at nothing beneath his clean exterior. The only part of his physical appearance that sticks out is a small diagonal scar that cuts across his right eyebrow.

Usually, he wears a black quilted jacket, zipped up to his upper chest and with a dark blue shirt underneath, along with a pair of dark blue jeans. His jacket has a prominent but minimalistic white spider on the back of it. On his feet are a pair of black running shoes, and on his hands are a pair of white fingered gloves. When the visage created by his physical appearance is broken, and a body lies on the floor, the spider and gloves are the only part of his clothing that becomes stained red with blood.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: His spacesuit is kept in the back of his ship and shares the same design as his jacket: black with a white spider on the back.
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17 Jul 2016 05:15 PM
The Spider
June Eighth, 2160
Deimos
Greater Deimos
Discount Dan's Deimos Docking
The Lyssa
Captain's Bunks

You awaken to a clock radio blaring some song about collecting and taxing fruit. Peering at the clock reveals that it's 9:31. In your bunk is a desk with a computer system on it, a door leading to the bathroom, and some assorted boxes, closets, and dressers.
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17 Jul 2016 05:28 PM
I sit up in bed and switch off the clock radio. Slowly, I turn my head and eyes to look around my room, making sure nobody has snuck in to kill me as I awake. I don't trust docking areas that use alliteration in their name. Once I'm sure of my safety, I climb down from my bed and head to the bathroom to shower and change into my clothes.

When I'm cleaned and dressed, I stretch a bit, then walk over to my desk, taking a seat and switching on my computer to check for any messages.
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The Spider
June Eighth, 2160
Deimos
Greater Deimos
Discount Dan's Deimos Docking
The Lyssa
Captain's Bunks

The monitor swoops down from an unseen source and flickers on, displaying the desktop background depicting a skeletal beast looming over a vast city. You cycle through the only important programs


>3 New Messages!
>Remote Ship Control
>Ship AI
>-!!(DETACH BUNK MODULE EMERGENCY USE ONLY)!!-
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17 Jul 2016 05:55 PM
I momentarily think about selecting the last option, largely due to its alluring capital letters and marks of exclamation. I decide against this and instead make another safer and more productive selection.
>3 New Messages!
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17 Jul 2016 06:34 PM
The Spider
June Eighth, 2160
Deimos
Greater Deimos
Discount Dan's Deimos Docking
The Lyssa
Captain's Bunks

FROM: Wilco@Encryptnet
TO: spambot18198@publicusenet

"You're needed at the dry cleaning spot on 85'th in Greater Deimos, arrive quickly. Your last job's bounties have been wired to your account."

The other two are crude and obvious spam messages.
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17 Jul 2016 06:37 PM
I delete all three messages, then switch off the computer. I spend a few moments looking up at the ceiling before standing up from my seat. I put on my gloves, then walk out of my ship to make my way to the dry cleaning spot.
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The Spider
June Eighth, 2160
Deimos
Greater Deimos
Really Good Laundry
Front Desk

On your person you have your minicomp portable computing device, 3500 credits, and a concealed e-dagger disguised as an ink pen. At the dry cleaning establishment, an oriental looking type is ironing a shirt. "Hello, mister joe, you come for bossman? He upstair, real excited to speak to you again." He blurts, pressing a switch and opening a concealed door to the back room with an audible buzz.
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18 Jul 2016 01:04 AM
I look at the man, then nod to him. I turn from him and walk without a word to the concealed back room. It's rare for people to hire me more than once. They either hire me as an assassin and only want one person dead, or they hire me as a mercenary and only need me once (or become too traumatized from seeing me in my true element).

Having entered the back room, I take a seat and wait for my client to appear and speak.
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The Spider
June Eighth, 2160
Deimos
Greater Deimos
Really Good Laundry
Back Room

The back room resembled a shady gambling room, the kind that father called hotbeds of sin.

Father...

A very discreet man in a red woolen sweater descends from a staircase, clutching an attache case. "Come, sit. Take your shoes off, can I get you a drink?" The man you swiftly identify as Wilco, your contractor. He speaks in a tone that implies he wont hesitate to draw some crudely sawed off automatic rifle from the recesses of his attache case and put you through the wall.
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18 Jul 2016 10:57 AM
I take my seat, then look up at Wilco. There are two kinds of people I do jobs for. Those who stammer and stutter, afraid and unsure of themselves for hiring me to do something they could never do themselves. Then, there are those who just need an extra pair of hands for efficiency's sake.

Still looking at Wilco, I think for a few moments before answering.
"Glass of water," I say simply as I place my hands on my lap.
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The Spider
June Eighth, 2160
Deimos
Greater Deimos
Really Good Laundry
Back Room

"Bottled good?" He asks, recovering a bottle of water from a minibar sitting next to an ornately decorate case hardened revolver sitting in a display beside a small box of 38 special cartridges. Wilco slides the bottle over to you.
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19 Jul 2016 10:45 AM
I nod, shifting my gaze from Wilco to the bottle as the latter slides over to me. I take the bottle and open it, shifting one hand back to my lap as I take a sip. I move my eyes again to Wilco and watch him expectantly as I set the bottle back down on the table.
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