The Fallen Angels "A" - FAQ & Feedback

[Fallen Angels]

It should be noted that this is a summary + additional information of the overall lore. Please go and read that if you would like more information.

Q: Who are the Reapers of Sirius (RoS)?

A: The RoS are a large group of Outcasts that used to form a sizeable chunk of the Maltese army. During the 'Exodus of Malta', the group left Omicron Alpha and the Outcasts behind, bound for the Omegas. With them, they took Outcast technology and arms. They use the technology to create new ships and weapons, all of which are based off the original designs they still carry to this day. They settled the region of space known currently as Cayman, building fortifications and preparing for the real enemy, The Coalition.

Q: What is with that planet the Reapers have, planet Braillia? Why isn't it dockable?

A: Planet Braillia to the Reapers was a major population centre where the majority of Reapers resided. However, due to the far majority of Reapers being of Maltese descent, they are afflicted by Cardamine addiction. Since getting a supply from Malta was entirely out of the question, the Reapers decided to seed the temperate world of Braillia for Cardamine growth.

They used some of their most powerful ordinance, that took the form of four fusion bombs, that was laced with Liquid Cardamine. They placed the bombs in each of the hemispheres, high up in the atmosphere. When ready they detonated them with the hope is will allow the world to naturally grow the orange dream. Sadly this was not the case. The bombs spread hazardous material throughout the atmosphere and wiped out the entire planet's inhabitants totalling to almost half of the Reaper population. Roughly only 500 people remain planetside. The planet had been rendered uninhabitable and as such most of the native flora had died off.

Q: What about those 500 people? Why are they alive?

A: Those people were sealed in underground bunkers across the planet. These bunkers were designed to withstand orbital siege and lack of supplies for years. They are small, mostly self-sustaining, bunkers with small populations.

Q: Will the planet ever be ok again?

A: Absolutely. Planets naturally remove debris and hazards materials from their atmosphere as time goes on. This can normally take between decades, centuries or even millennia (perhaps even longer). However, both in our real world and the realms of fiction, science can intervene if it so desires. If we were to conduct the proper research and all that we, theoretically, make Braillia habitable again only a short time (relative to the normal scale of things). - See Goals & Objectives and the Science Division on the main page for more information.

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Ok, onto the questions more unrelated to the lore.

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Q: Oh god... not this again. Why do you continue to beat this dead horse with a stick? Just let the poor bastard sleep.

A: Yes the Reapers... we are here again. The main reason I am attempting this project again is that back when we did it, I believe, the general consensus was that it was a fun and enjoyable experience for the vast majority of people. We were pursuing officialdom and things were going quite well.

Q: Why did you fail last time then? What made the project get swept under the rug?

A: A multitude of factors caused us to wither and die. There was so many that it cannot be attributed to any once cause. A number of people had to leave due to real life and other problems. The Devs added the bases in Kolen and Poole which made little to no sense and killed a part of our RP which was when we were more stable to expand into those systems (Devs, this is not a jab, we appreciate the thought you put in us ). Towards the end (actually after our request should have been decided upon) the Banned Six happened as well as a member of the HC being banned. This was sort of the final nail in the coffin. I actually believe that the reason our Officialdom request never got a response was because of all the stuff going on behind the scenes, like the Banned Six. So yeah that, and a few minor factors to why we died. (in my opinion, there wasn't exactly a detailed analysis to tell me )

Q: So what..? This is just a repeat?

A: Yes and no. This yes, is just us repeating what has happened in essence, but there are going to be some many key differences. Although this was originally just going to be a direct repeat of the previous Fallen Angels, after talks with the High Command we came to the decision to make some critical changes.

Q: What are these 'Critical Changes' you speak of?

A: We have attempted to merge Dim's Platform with the old RoS a little better. We felt that Dim's platform didn't stick to the original idea well enough so we are making some changes, These will mostly come into these sections.
> More presence and RP targeted in the Edge Worlds.
> Not allied with Rheinland or any major house.
> More focus on the struggle of the Reapers and their vision.
> Reworked stance on many of the Angel's view.

I'll explain these in more depth below.

Q: What do the Reapers have to do with the Edge Worlds?

A: The Reapers originally were much more focused with the Edge Worlds and their expanse into them. They wanted to form an Empire in the Omicrons and make it a safe heaven. It's an idealist's dream, but nevertheless, it's what they envisioned - A few people pointed out to me that this sounds a bit misleading. It doesn't mean that we are going to spend all our time trying to turn the Omicrons into an Empire like the Core does, it just means we are diverting much more of our attention to that region. View the main info page for more information regarding this.

Q: The struggle? Please elaborate.

A: The Reapers are in a state of total economic shutdown. They fail to have a reliable source of Food, Oxygen, Water and more importantly Cardamine. A desperate recovery is required before its too late and they go totally extinct. This is their struggle.

Q: Reworked the Angels view? What does that even mean you crazy person?

A: Pretty much the former attempt very much felt like we trying to be the 'Omega Police' and try and make everyone feel safe. This is a totally different vibe of what the Angel should be giving off. Although I don't want to give anything away and let anyone have pre-determined ideas of how the Reapers will work, I will say that you should expect a very different act from the common Angel.

Q: Not friends with Rheinland or the houses? Do I even want to ask why?

A: This links into how the views have changed and the Edge World thing. Pretty much we don't want to be friends with everyone. Sure we want allies but, contrary to the phrase 'Beggers can't be choosers', the Angels want to retain their views and ideals. Befriending all the houses goes directly against this and it's not what they stand for. While they don't want to be directly hostile to them they aren't gonna be the kind to just roam through the trade lanes and around the house if they can help it.

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Q: Other than a few minor lore changes, this is pretty much the same thing?

A: Again, yes and no. The HC has agreed with my idea to release information and lore expansion in stages. Currently, we have agreed on three stages.

Stage 1 - Initial posting and all that sh*t stuff.
Stage 2 - A few weeks or so - 2 months at the most - Extended Lore and Additional info.
Stage 3 - Officialdom request, add remaining info. (This is if we decide to pursue officialdom)

Stage 2 is when most of the good stuff that we've been writing will come and show itself. It's when most of the important lore docs and the like will surface. However, we need to lay the groundwork for it first.

Q: Is the leader? Who are the HC?

A: I'm pretty sure this is common knowledge at this point, but a full roster will be up when we enter stage 2.

Q: I am a former member or someone with a lot of interest in the development of the faction, can I rejoin/rejoin?

A: Recruitment will be opened in stage 2, if you don't wish to wait until that time you can shoot the faction account a PM, or send me a message on skype if you know it, and we can talk about it.

Q: I have feedback and questions, where can I put them?

A: Post below. We get there will be a lot of open hostility concerning this, but the way we see it if we fail we fail. We have decided its worth a chance to pursue this and if it does die off, then at least a groundwork for the removal of RoS will have been set for the devs to remove us. Until that time potential comes, however, we are hopeful. Thank you for taking the time to read and we hope you don't judge all of this too harshly. The phrase "A shot never fired will always miss" comes to mind when thinking of the Reapers, if we do nothing they will be removed anyway. We might as well try and at least show there is a decent amount of interest still in this unique piece of RP.

Additional Information:

This entire project is a funny little thing. It may work it may not. We will have to see. As mentioned above if you have any concerns, issues, or any other problems related to us just ask and we can try and resolve them.

P.S. If there is any issue with the Retcons please send them via PM, given their nature we feel it's a lot easier on everyone to discuss them in private over Skype or another application.

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