Starbound RP (PM if interested.)

Name: Maeda Minako

Age: 25

Race: Hylotl

Gender: Female



Height: 5'6"

Weight: 125 lbs

Build: Rather thin and not particularly athletic

Distinguishing features: Her "freckles" and her magenta tipped "hair"/tentacles

Weapons: None

Clothing/armor: A kimono, some nice shoes, and a hair tie.  Also has some assorted kimonos (similar to her usual) and nightgowns (A, B, and C as examples of nightgowns) in her suitcase, and slippers.

Other equipment: A Datascroll (datapad), a calligraphy brush with ink and paper, a suitcase with clothes, a tetsubin tea set, hygiene supplies, and makeup

Profession: Diplomat

Skills: Above all, Minako is a skilled diplomat with a very strong literary background; she is familiar with most important Hylotlan literature, and a fair bit of such things from other species. She's very talented in calligraphy and can paint with some competence. She also knows some about stellar navigation and has earned her pilot's license, though an ace fighter pilot she is not. She's done a little kendo training, but largely recreational as opposed to actual combat training and it's been several years. She's also generally educated, so while she isn't particularly an expert in science, maths, or history, she has a general working knowledge perhaps a smidge above the norm.

Personality: Minako is of the upper crust in Hylotl society; as the niece of a daimyo she is used to most things being handed to her on a silver platter and for those she speaks with to give her deference without reservations. Of course, she doesn't outright lord that over people, and is generally rather approachable (if a bit snobbish in her interests), but what she does get very snippy if someone doesn't show her respect. She has quite the silver tongue and is rather manipulative, but if she gets denied she can become rather huffy and indignant, especially when there isn't risk of public humiliation. Her tastes are very refined, especially with art, and she's largely a pacifist. She holds prejudices towards some of the other races, especially the Florans, but contradictory to that she wishes for peace with the invaders where possible... though she's not so naive that she thinks that that's an easy task or even one possible on a blanket basis. She also finds the Novakids exasperating, though that's largely due to her work as a diplomat than any deeply-held belief. That all said, she does try to suppress her racism, if not always successfully. She prides herself on the idea of noblesse oblige, and while she may be unsocial on that level, she at least tries to set things up on the upper level so that the trickle-down is beneficial. In short, she is a prideful woman with good intentions, but still as bratty as they come.

History: Minako is a rather literal example of being born with a silver spoon in her mouth; her mother's brother is a daimyo and despite the somewhat turbulent times for the Hylotl's in general, she grew up in general safety and security. Growing up she had some of the best tutors available and access to levels of knowledge that some of her people couldn't dream of, not to mention a generally refined taste. Amusingly, her planet was actually one of those in the process of ousting a Floran occupation, but many Hylotl societies lived underwater and, as such, she didn't suffer any for that besides not going to the surface. In fact, the first time she saw the sky directly was when she went with her mother on a diplomatic mission to the humans. She found the differences in their world fascinating and genuinely loved being around things other than her own kind--she was eager to try whatever she could. Granted, she didn't like everything she found, but that was part of the charm. She very quickly started insisting on going with her family whenever there was diplomatic work to be done, and as she grew older she latched onto the idea of being a dedicated diplomat. Of course, that was something she was being trained to do anyways, and so she instead focused her education on literature, particularly poetry and fiction, as well as the important works that would allow her to pass an imperial exam.

Finally, right after her twenty-second birthday she took the exam. Now, she actually hadn't been expecting to pass; while it had a higher pass rate than in pre-space days, it was still a brutally difficult test that some people spent half their lives working towards. Yet, to her amazement, she did! She wasn't at the top of the class by any stretch, but she had managed well enough to earn her jinshi, and when she returned home it was to more than a little congratulations from her family. Better still, around the same time her world was cleaned enough of Floran invaders that the surface was reopened to her people (if a little bit tentatively). Since then she has served as a diplomat for her planet, establishing trade routes, negotiating disputes, and generally serving her home however she could. So far she has never experienced anything more dangerous than being a few buildings away from an Apex police action, but she's not blind to the danger of the world. However, she has never considered herself as someone who would find herself on the frontlines--she simply does what she can to help her people where she can without hurting their allies in any noticeable way. Really, the only misfortune she has experienced is a failure to find a partner simply due to her itinerant lifestyle and a slight bit of difficulty finding a publisher for her poetry books and the novel she published (and that was because she goes under a pen name to avoid making things too political). Life has been good to Minako, and as far as she knows life will continue as such for her.

Name: Acetylene "Ace" Gunn

Age: 43

Race: Novakid

Gender: Male

Ace, The Aciest Ace Around

Height: 5'11

Weight: ~190 lbs

Build: Starry, Sparkly and Flashy with what an average humanoid would look like.

Distinguishing features: The Omega Brand that binds Ace's gaseous body together.

Weapons: Two .44 Revolvers

Clothing/armor: Ace usually wears: A White Button-Up, Black Waistcoat, Leather Duster, Blue Jeans, Leather Boots, Leather Belts, a Bandana and a Space Deputy's Hat.

Other equipment: A Shiny Tin Star with "Star Sheriff" etched into it.

Profession: Self Deputized Star Deputy

Skills: Being a "Hotshot" is only one of his amazing traits. Ace can also, with some odd lucky universal magic, create ramshackle equipment and jury rig things to actually work, rather than blow up in his face. (Self-Praise Complete) In a realistic view, he isn't that bad of a shot compared to most of the galaxy and he is somewhat technologically adept. Just don't ask him to fix your toaster.

Personality: Ace is by far one of the most cocky and impulsive creatures in the galaxy. Though his impulsive nature does get him into many bad situations and his cocky nature usually doesn't accent this very well. Not only that, Ace is almost as stubborn as the Great Trebazoid of Ithica IV and about as clumsy as a Glitch overloaded by a strike of lightning, all of this combined shows out to Ace as a very, very headstrong and stubborn fool most of the time, though when his luck favours him he can pull off many feats that some wouldn't comprehend could work. Even Ace has admitted before that he doesn't even know how his tricks work some of the time, or even how he manages to pull them off without blowing his own gases out.

History: 

Ace's life started off as any Protokid in his family would, following his parents into the stars on their trusty ship apart of the small caravan that roamed known space to trade and explore various moons for money. Ace himself, enjoyed what he could remember, not that he doesn't remember all of it, but it flew so fast by his life it is mostly a blur. His family exploring and selling various trinkets and junk for cash and building various items to improve and modify their ships, it was a very fast life by most other alien standards, though for a Novakid (Protokid at this time) it was fairly slow, even boring as there was no true adventure besides when the occasional ruins would appear and the caravaneering Novakid would swarm over it.

Though, as every Novakid learns to know, the universe is large, dangerous and needs to have some form of justice less all in the galaxy be ridden by banditry and thugs. This is where Ace has focused his life, in protecting the galaxy and being one of the best sheriffs the stars have ever seen. He left the caravaning home of his with a ship salvaged and given to him by the various members of the caravan with a promise that if he'd see them, he'd visit and regale them of his adventures. So off he went, into the unknown and known alike to become the very best sheriff ever seen, self-deputizing himself, Ace had worked many jobs, some for free some for prices that he found "fit" for his services. He would take down outlaws and chase them across the stars in an almost too dangerous fashion for his own life, which he would find out the hard way as he'd have his ship stolen while he docked on a station in pursuit of a thief.

Ever since he lost his ship, he's simply been taking justice to the various planets he visits by public transport and has vowed to find his ship. Even if it takes the next ten years, which he finds as a suitable goal, though he could forget and just build himself a new ship on his journey.

Sorry for the long delay folks, hoping to get this thing rolling here in a few days!

Remember when I said I didn't know a thing about this game, yet I learnt the lore because I wanted to RP?



A friend bought me the game and now I'm PRETTY up to date :D

I think with the full release now it's a hell of a lot easier to play online now that it's using Steam to connect everything. No need for server setup.