Welcome to Gaia! ::

No one really knows how we got to this forsaken planet, or how long we've been here. Legend has it that there was once a great Empire that spanned the stars, crushing all before them, spreading themselves across the known galaxy. They met another, just the same as them, and the known universe was engulfed in flames. They say that worlds were consumed by the hatred of their enemies, and that untold droves of people died. Both Empires crumbled, their might destroying each other from the inside. We are told that many worlds were simply lost and presumed destroyed.

We are told that we are one such world.

Everything changed the day the sky rained fire. It was over before we really knew what was happening. Sirens erupted across the world blarred out warning, but it was already too late for most. The sky went red, and fire fell from the heavens, destroying everything. All contact with the outside world was lost forever. Civilization as we knew it was gone. The survivors crawled from the ruins and started to rebuild society.

It would never be the same.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Environment
Culture
Technology
Character Template
Character Profiles
Addendum

CULTURE

Here will be explained the cultures of various peoples, as well as examples of what they look and act like.

Necropolis
The entire planet has been engulfed in a perpetual shroud of darkness. When the sky rained fire, and the ground errupted, ashes from what was once triving civilization rose to the sky, joining the clouds. Ever since, light has been scarce, and most the worlds vegetation, most the worlds life, died off. The demeanor of the people fits the atmosphere, fits their lifestyle. It's a grim and dark life, and the people embody these traits. They are hard, they are mean, but they are survivors.

The Vandri
The most noble house of the Vandri was a rich and powerful family before the cataclysm. They survived, and one of the sons strived. He was calculating, yet charismatic, taking hold of the local peoples, rallying them under his name, forging a new empire for himself and himself alone. He has passed down his crown to his son, and from his to his son, and so on and so forth. They are a house of terrible Tyrants, with cruel and absolute rule. Any question to their word is simply expunged. However, through their direct rule great progress has been able to have been made to rebuild. A vast fortress palace was built in the center of the ruined city of Omnisa, now renamed Vandri by the original Tyrant. Onyx walls line the palace streets, and a green, eerie glow haunts from the street lights. Somehow, it always seems dark. Outside the palace walls people have managed to obtain some degree of wealth, relative to others, and in the Empire of Vandri, a middle class has emerged. There are now craftsmen of sorts, and people able to dedicate some of their time to finer things, such as art, or education. As a whole, the society tends to wear darker colours, without any odd patterns or form, leaving them seem rather dull.

Junkers of Cashian
While relatively spared of destruction, the metropolis of Cashia is still left in ruins. They have more than anyone else kept the ideals of their utopia at heart. Rather than revert to an autocracy or petty gang warfare, they banded together and tried to rebuild their society. However, they soon found out that this was no longer their same home, and that any attempts to remain pacifists was futile. A ramshackle confederacy of merchantile guilds, this is likely the most peaceful and industrius major faction on the planet. Because of this, their city often acts as a nuetral safe haven for merchant caravans, refugees, or anyone else with nowhere else to go.In addition, everyone seems to be a tinkerer, creating odd contraptions, wearing mismatched bits that they may find. If nothing else, they love technology, whether it works or not.

If you would like more information on any of the societies, please do not hestitate to ask me. If there is anything that has not been made clear, please ask me to expand upon it, whether it be what they wear, what they eat, what they look like, how they act, ect.

CHARACTER TEMPLATE

Template LOL

Also guidelines for creating a character.

ERRATA AND ADDENDUM

Updates and whatnot, mostly.