[M] Imperium: A Council of Kings (OOC)

[Evening Rain]

Could you please make a list of accepted characters so I don't have to scan through the RP to find where everyone is and their philosophies?

Would be appreciated ^^

[Griff]

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If you are still accepting, here is a kingdom form.

Spoiler: Kingdom Name: Muri Alliance 

Dominant Race: 10% Murians - A somewhat stocky sort of people, with large hand and limb size compared to their torso. Adults stand, on average, at 4'11. Surprisingly nimble. Skin tone is generally olive, and most hairs are dark brown or black, and range from straight to slightly wavy.
Because of the Alliance's role as a trading nation, it is very diverse, with no peoples making up more than 10% of total population except the Murian's

Membership: Member
Date of Admission: 992 GSY
Population: 250 Billion
Citizenship: 5% (Most of these people are non-natives, but moved here after the forced annexation. They tend to live within their own groups- there is still unspoken animosity towards these and the Imperium that they represent.
Government: Representative Republic. Every ten years, each of the thirty most populous planets votes for an representatives in the Alliance governing body. Rules of election vary from planet to planet. The leader of this body is the elected from Muros. Generally, these representatives also serve as planetary leaders, known collectivly as the Alae. The leader of Muros is the Avis. (Attached to the end of the name)

Culture:
There is currently a huge rift within the Muri Alliance- the minority who supported the Imperium's takeover and everyone else. (Most hold some sort of bit of annoyance to this.)

The social virtues are highlighted above everything, although shifting the allegiance from the Alliance to the Imperium has not quite been altogether successful, yet. Let's just say there is a reason they will not let them have their military.

The planets of this Alliance are also very heavily reliant on trade. While willing to help others of their own out, it is well known that anyone outside the Alliance's 30 members and its subsidiaries would be charged quite a sum. So, although race itself never mattered, where you were really born did. If you were born outside one of the planets, especially now, it would likely take some time to get natural born citizens to trust you. (This of course, leads to a very interesting relationship between the common folk and the Senate Representatives). Goodness knows you are probably not allowed to vote for the planetary leaders.



Other information: (Anything you feel is relevant and not otherwise listed)
Sometimes considered the reason why the empire decided to go into its expansionist phase, the Muri empire is teaming with natural resources, and, as a result of trading, was rather well off. As such, there were a few clashes in the early 70's that later broke out into full time war. Although the Muri Alliance was relatively small compared to the empire, they managed to resist the Empire for many years on account of their money and their materials. Some say they might have held off indefinitely had it not been for that traitor whom the Empire named king afterwards. There are still very bitter feelings concerning this incident, and when the new king finally died, very few people cared to question exactly if the reported natural cause was indeed a natural cause.

[Holeypaladin]

Most of the Muri information is good, but the Imperium enforces its monopoly on military power with brutal efficiency. Any military that member kingdoms fail to disband upon annexation are considered insurgents and hunted down by the Imperial Armada.

On an unrelated note, Vincent's hyperlink has a hyper-advanced form of Google Translate software installed... sort of necessary in an Imperium consisting of hundreds of races. But I could totally see why Marak might be hesitant to trust that sort of Imperial technology and therefore not utilize it himself.

If anyone wants to suggest some NPC kingdoms to help flesh out the council chambers, feel free. There are dozens of kingdoms in the Imperium, after all. I'll work on the accepted character list sometime when I'm not completely exhausted.

[Evening Rain]

What about a type of alien who's people are all symbiotically linked and share thoughts and feelings in a communist sort of fashion through one chosen individual which is like a floating brain in a jar that communicates telepathically and understands the desires of all its people simultaneously?

[Holeypaladin]

I consider telepathy to be magic. So it doesn't fit the setting.

[Evening Rain]

Well you have neurotransmitters, so let it use tech to do it then. Like it has similar transmitters wired into it that allows it to communicate in that way.

But hey, it's all goods - that was just a random crazy idea :P

[AngelDellaNotte]

For those opposed to implanting technology I imagine there would be a hand held device that works much the same way. The Kalthr would be against any sort of implanted devices.

[Griff]

Oh lol

I feel like it would be understandable that the Dekyr would object to their language being translatable. Is there a way that his software won't be able to translate the Dekyr language, at least yet? If not I'll probably edit Marak's last line, make it less hostile.

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Oh also a bunch of asshole NPCs are fun

[Holeypaladin]

Updated the second post with a character list and talked to Griffindor.

Angel's tablets are definitely viable, though they might considered by some to be inferior technology. But still widely used by those who oppose biotech augmentation, as that's also a hot political topic in the council, no doubt.

After seeing the way characters are spread out, I have some ideas for the current political environment that we can work with.

Though they only number around 20-25% of the civilian population, Achenarans hold a plurality of votes in the council due to their high relative citizen population. Achenarans are, however, divided primarily between expanionists and hegemonists on foreign policy, with the obvious divide between liberals and conservatives on social issues. Many Centralist Expansionists are unhappy with Donald III as Emperor, but they aren't in any position to depose him, either.

There is, however, a rising number of non-Achenaran kingdoms with a very loud decentralist vote. Some are protectionists, others isolationists, but most of them seem to oppose the expansion of the Imperium as well as the financing of wars that tend to profit the Achenarans more than their own peoples. They also no doubt oppose the racist tendencies of the Achenaran core worlds, who tend to have a rather massive superiority complex. The main example of Achenaran racism is John Black, King of Ferro, and the main exceptions are Susan Swan, High queen of Cygnus, and the Emperor himself, so they're very noteworthy NPCs.

Being a loyalist, my character Vincent is pretty tolerant of the Emperor's policy as he is considered family, and family is incredibly important in Achenaran culture.

Does anyone have any other ideas involving the political climate?