Galactic Empires II [M]

[Azazeal849]

PM received! I’ll try and work on it some tomorrow.

[dakkagor]

Everyone should have a PM waiting except for Julian and Cicero. Both of those posts are currently cooking and should be with you tomorrow, but right now I need to sleep for a driving lesson tomorrow.

[Imperial1917]

Is this still open?

[MidKnight]

I believe so.

[dakkagor]

Is this still open?

Yes, it is.

[Imperial1917]

Am I supposed to PM my CS to someone?

[AngelDellaNotte]

You can just post it here and Dak will take a look at it.

[Imperial1917]

Name: Astra
Species: AI
Age: N/A
Appearance:

Spoiler:  

Department: Health and Human Services (HHS)
Role and Rank (if any): Lead Cook
Personal Equipment: N/A
Character Strengths: In her own words, "Anything squishies can do, I can do better! Well, mostly." Above all other things, Astra is capable of adapting and assimilating technologies into her body over time.
Character Weaknesses: Cooking. Also memory leaks, motor malfunctions, system corruption, ghost pains, general clumsiness, foolhardiness, daydreaming, gullibility, excessive empathy, poor social interaction programming, etc.
What they hope to find: An ancient repair shop.
What they hope to achieve in the New Galaxy: Peace.
Bio: Publicly known as a minor celebrity among the cybernetics crowd on the false impression that she is merely a heavily modified human, Astra is credited by some as the future of not only humanity, but the galaxy as a whole: the fusion of each great empire's most advanced technologies into the individual unit. Certainly it was under this guise that she burst onto the scene, boldly walking into CybernCon, the most prestigious cybernetics convention, and showing off abilities that left the crowd stunned. And cheering. Her face was on every network by the morning cycle. The future indeed. They are only partially right.

In reality, Astra was conceived as a part of a secret Terran project to create a counter to the threat posed by the Sentinax; an artificial construct built using every stolen technology the shadowy organization could lay their hands on. Under normal circumstances they would have never thought catching up with the Sentinax was anything more than an idle dream, but in building Astra they had a secret ingredient: a chassis wrought from technology salvaged from the ship of an ancient alien species. Employing these tools and their finest scientists, they tried to make humanity's magnum opus. They were only partially successful.

Born into the galaxy and hastily named after a brand of laboratory equipment close at hand, Astra quickly moved to exceed all expectations in every challenge presented to her, but not all hopes. For every smooth landing there was an inexplicable fumble with controls. For every new design, a loss of an old one. It became gradually, painfully clear to her creators that Astra was everything that organics could not be, but perhaps not everything that inorganics could be. The most marvelous feature inherited from the alien chassis: the ability to analyze, absorb, and adapt any technology to herself also included a crippling inability to interface smoothly with lesser technologies. To watch her slow assimilation of these things was like watching a child in a perpetual state of pubescent growth. This lent to a litany of digital and mechanical malfunctions including the degradation of her initial social abilities as internal programming prioritized other tasks. Eventually the scientists made the bittersweet decision to shut her down, as was their duty. They were too late.

For all her flaws, Astra was not stupid. Sensing the nearness of her demise, she planned and executed her escape from confinement, fleeing into the harsh light of public awareness. Unwilling to brashly reveal their existence, the organization hesitated at first. Eventually they let go, as she expected, as her fame spread and the popularity of cybernetics grew. Dubbed the mysterious 'Queen of Cybernetics,' Astra's fame became a shield against attacks, particularly since her creators supported the cybernetics trend.

A low murmur of shock resonated through the cybernetics crowd when it was announced that the queen would be joining the journey into a new galaxy, particularly as a cook, but there was little doubt in her creators' minds what she hoped to find out there.

[AngelDellaNotte]

Sorry took me a little longer than intended but here is my doctor.

Spoiler: Kromlyn Kolvar 

Name: Kromlyn Kolvar

Species: Kel'cyre

Age: 230

Spoiler: Appearance: 

Kronlyn is a handsome man, as many on Terra would say a silver fox. He always has a smile on his face but there is a sadness behind it that anyone can see.

Department: Medical

Role and Rank: Surgeon / General MD

Personal Equipment: Medical kit

Character Strengths: Expert surgeon, Kromlyn has been in the medical field for over 150 years. He has worked in some of the best hospitals on Kel'cyre. He is one of the leading surgeons in the nation.

Character Weaknesses: Kromlyn doesn't open up to people. He is friendly and courteous those who meet him rarely learn much about his personal life. It is only his oldest friends that truly know him and there are not many of them left.

What they hope to find: A new purpose in live.

What they hope to achieve in the New Galaxy: New wonders

Bio: When the Lyrans attacked the concert Kromlyn lost everything he had. His wife, two sons, three daughters and sixteen grand children. He had been working on as a ship physician aboard a luxury liner during the attack and was in space. He had only taken the job six weeks before after a failed attempt at retirement. Sitting around at home hadn't worked out well for him. Kromlyn was driving his wife crazy. Lyaera had been the one to encourage him to take the position, it seemed liked a good deal, he would spend nine days in space then have five off before his next rotation. It was a good deal, gave him enough time to spend at home but still a chance to practice his craft.

At the time of the attack he was three days into a cruise. The liner was routed back to Kel'cyre to assist in the evacuation of the planet. Kromlyn's family was in one of the cities with the most causalities. None of his family survived. Not able to handle the loss Kromlyn thrust himself into helping those injured in the attacks. He worked aboard one of the many medical ships dispatched to help. He was there the entire length of the war and even remained until all operations were complete.

For his dedication to helping his people Kromlyn was awarded Kel'cyre's highest civilian honors. Once recovery operations were over he went back to work at the hospital once again throwing himself into his work. Whatever he could do to keep his mind off of the loss of his family. It wasn't enough everything reminded him of his family. He sought to get away from Kel'cyre and joined the Concert Medical Corps. With them he traveled all over the galaxy helping others in need. When the news of the Exploration Ark came he was one of the first to volunteer.

[MidKnight]

I think we now have almost every species in here now. Plus a few extras, which is good I'm not complaining.