Situation Update
Four months ago the 38th Battlefleet returned from its incursion into the prime universe battered and a shadow of its former strength. The Imperial shipyards have been churning out replacement warships at a record pace, but there are still not enough ships for all the Captains and Commanders who feel they are entitled to one. (Really, are there ever though?)
Though the Emperor and the Admiralty hailed the mission as a great triumph, many around the Empire became disillusioned by the staggering losses sustained and the growing unrest surrounding the Emperor’s true plans.
When criticism arose, the 38th’s Admiral Perim was quick to place the blame squarely on the Emperor himself - and when he departed on his quest to merge with The Other, she was quick to announce that the Emperor had placed his own goals above the good of the Empire, and that she would be standing with Admiral Leeta and Marshal Janeway against him.
Thanks in no small part to the influence of Captain Varley and her followers, the bulk of the battlefleet fell in line, with most officers unwilling to risk direct opposition to the coup until hearing the outcome of the Emperor’s mission. A small number of loyalists did, however, depart the area intent on gathering support and returning to eliminate the usurpers.
With news of the Emperor’s defeat only just now spreading throughout the mirror universe, a whole new brand of chaos has started. With no clear mechanism for succession, dozens of people have been delcared, or declared themselves, the next Emperor, resulting in open hostilities between the factions.
Admiral Leeta and Marshal Janeway are both potential successors, but theirs are not the only names in the ring. Perim and multiple other fleet commanders have are attempting to grab power for themselves, not to mention planetary governors, and basically anyone with a defensible position and a handful of ships. Even Emperor Crusher’s loyalists are returning to try to seize power in his name.
Because of their importance against external threats, major starbases have been relatively safe from major fighting, save the occasional brawl or assassination, but of course there is no guarantee that they will remain that way as tension rises.
OOC When posting your character this year, please consider that the Empire is essentially going to go through a civil war, which will begin as our event starts, and not conclude until after our event has ended. What this means is:
- Basically, everyone should choose a side! Feel free to choose any existing character to support for Emperor (Leeta/Janeway/Perim), or make up your own, or even have your own character decide to try to become Emperor! Find others who chose the same side, or win over supporters, and team up with them to undermine your rivals.
- Though the overall end-result is predetermined by STO’s story (see the last scene of The Fujiwhara Effect to learn who becomes Emperor), the RP that happens during this Parallax event will impact future Argo MU RP and affect the standing (or existence? gasp!) of the 38th Battlefleet moving forward.
- You do not need to declare who your character is supporting when you post, if you have someone in mind, I would recommend that you do so, even if only OOCly, so as to make it easier to find others to scheme with. If you’re undecided/open to being swayed, it may be a good idea to include that info too.
- It’s a little contrived, I know, but the starbase should generally be considered “neutral ground”. You are welcome to try to fight and/or murder your enemies on the station, or try to gain control of it through politics, assassinations, or general shenanigans, but please try to avoid any major invasions or anything so overt as to prevent other players from being able to RP in the common areas.
- If you have characters in non-terran factions you may want to consider them as being extra emboldened this year. I am looking forward to seeing how you take advantage of a weakened Empire!
Mirror Universe Characters
To help make the most of this event, this thread is being left open for anyone who wants to make a brief post of who their characters are in the mirror universe! Ideally, this’ll be info that we can all use ICly, so we can dive right into the event with shortened introductions. If you’re interested, you’re more than welcome to post about your characters, even if you/they won’t be able to make the event!
For those of you who participated last year, this is the perfect opportunity to tell us what your character’s been up to since then.
A new canned reply is available if you’d like to use it.
Name:
Affiliation:
Rank/Position:
Additional Info:
I’ll post my own characters below as an example to help get things started.
For those of you who are new to MU Weekend and as a reminder for everyone else, Argo’s usual Character and Story Policy is suspended for the duration of this event. The only restrictions are as follows:
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You may not RP as your prime universe character in our mirror universe setting.
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Be considerate of others. (ie. if more than one person wants the same position, talk it out and find a compromise).
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Resolve conflicts OOCly; avoid godmoding. (In a setting where things like assassinations and torture are commonplace, it’s doubly important to make sure you’re not forcing someone else’s character in a direction that player doesn’t want to go.)