The Second War

Introduction

In the Beginning

In the beginning...the Core Worlds formed the Alliance. These were worlds that worked together and were ruled under one central government in order to keep peace and order. Then...came the Unification War, when the Alliance decided it would be a good idea for this to be the governmental standard for the whole of the verse. Needless to say, there were quite a few brave men and women who weren't on board with this. Thems that fought back, called themselves Independents and it was a bloody, violent, devastating war and in the end...the Alliance had the bigger, shinier, and even more destructive weaponry and after only five years of fighting they came up on top. They showed they were willing to cross a line. So now, the verse is ruled by a totaliarian government that has the largest known and publically acknowledged fleet, the biggest and best equipped military forces, and a complicated system of parliament and governance that is wrapped in the lovely tape dyed red by the blood of all those who have to be sacrificed to maintain this. There have been wobbles, there have been weebles. There was another force that almost matched the Alliance in certain ways...Pirates, led by brave and fearless self-appointed Admirals and daring to throw down a gauntlet for the Alliance and occasionaly come out on top. But at the end of the day, it is a very big universe...and the Alliance always managed to have the stars align in their favor at the expense of those who really don't matter as much in the grand scheme of things. They're Big. They're Bad. They are Large and They are in Charge.

But for how long?

There have always been rebellions led on rim and border worlds trying to stand up to the proverbial man. These are allowed to fester or grow to a noticeable size before being squashed when they fully develop into a pimple, only to leave behind a blemish that's covered up with made up excuses. This is not to say the Alliance doesn't do good works, no there are some people who serve the Alliance and truely contribute positively to society. But with all the secrets that are exposed year after year, even faith there wavers. Corrupt Politicians taking advantage of the illegal slave market on planets like Bernadette to make unwanted or inconvenient people or their families disappear? Money going towards military upgrades instead of feeding needy people on industrial planets? An entire planet being erased from record in an effort to hide a failed experiment that killed many many people and created the universal threat known as the Reavers? The list goes on and on.

And so what?

In the beginning, the Core Worlds were all on the same page. Now...there are some who have been blessed with the favor of being a Core World who believe the universe is just far too big for one central government to rule. They call on references from the past of Earth that Was where there was a United Nations, which is how they believed the Alliance would function when things first began. They are now the judge, jury, and executioners for the verse and with corruption abounding and response times to actual crises being delayed...was it worth it? Wouldn't it be better for a planet to have the resources and lack of legal restrictions to see to the management of their own planets without having to wait for their pleas to be brought before a committee along with the millions of other pleas that come through? Would it work even better if core planets were alligned with rim and border planets to help manage trade routes and keep crime and theft of cargo lower due to checks and balances and people not seeing anything and everything marked as 'Alliance Goods' as a free for all to get revenge for their uncle who died in the U War? It has only been 24 years since the Unification War. The wounds are still very fresh and many who live on Core Worlds begin to question...'was it worth it?'.

And now...

It started with a group of rebels breaking into the Prometheus and stealing ancient documents to prove to the verse that it wasn't as secure as folks thought it was. Then, Marie Bernat...an 150 year old woman gave a speech at the protests that began from the desecration of the Universal Monument. She gave voice to the thoughts of many on the Core and put forth the idea..asked the question...that if the people of a planet really want it, why can't they take care of their own planet if the Alliance is slacking in the job they were meant to do?

This whisper fanned the flames of opportunists in the verse and it has grown ever since that initial speech. There have been whispers and doubts in the government for years...whispers of secrets being kept of those disillusioned in what the Alliance should or should not be doing. The more vocal and public Separatist Movement has begun, where they do not ask to be independent of the Alliance..no. They want planets to have the option to be separate, and equal. So you have the Alliance who is being pulled from pillar to post from reavers pushing in further every year and the verse knowing now that they are really all their fault anyways...to terrorist organizations killing up citizens...to the Pirates hitting supply and fuel depots and affecting their profits...to political movements starting to rise and loyal Alliance politicians and military representatives making the Alliance lose face as the verse looks on and judges. As time goes on, the strain begins to show. You have the independents who have been looking for a good in to restart a fight that was never really over in their minds. You have the Separatists who want to change the structure of the government itself. And you have those citizens in the verse who can only watch with wide eyes whilst smelling the smoke from fires yet to be started.

Which side are you on?

The Key TP Players:

The Separatists -

These are individuals who distinguish themselves from the 'Independents' of old by claiming they do not want to be independent of the Alliance, but they believe each planet should be have the right to separate from the Alliance, still held to the same standards, but allowed to be a separate government to themselves only accountable to a larger governing party in so much as each nation was accountable to the United Nations from Earth that Was. It has been a quite belief for a while that all the problems of the Verse tend to stem from the Alliance's Red Tape or the Alliance's Damning Presence either restricting planets from making necessary changes as there are committees and votes needed that can be held up for years or being so scattered to maintain order in other places that those not considered as important are left to fall to the wayside as some type of afterthought. They think the idea of Unification exists as more of an abstract idea seeing as the Alliance is a totalitarian governing body.

The People's Army -

Originally a social army of sorts, young hipsters and wannabe rebels claiming wearing red and white bandanas and talking about being willing to fight for their rights to be separate but equal. There were many Cortex posts and blogs speaking about their new political stance and the new 'trending' thing for young teens or older introverts to get on board with. However as of __________ a group of people claiming to be from The People's Army attacked a convoy and published their attack on the Cortex in what seemed to be the first step of an insurgency taking this annoying social faddish fanatic group from 'another liberal anarchist borg mind' to 'dangerous terrorist organization'. The attack has divided this new movement between people who fear the reprisal from the Alliance seeing as officially they are the ones 'who drew first blood' and those who see it as encouragement or an example of what they need to do to get their point across: Let us take care of ourselves, or we'll take care of you. Permanently.

The Other People -

Independents be like 'OOOH YEAH BABY' and all up in the Separatist gravy.

Madam Marie Bernat

Marie Bernat is a 165 year old centiniel on Bernadette who has 7 sons and 4 daughters, 25 grandchildren, and many lots of great grandchildren, nephews, and nieces. Their family has been on Bernadette since it was first colonized and has owned Vineyards and Bottling Factories. She spoke out Fall of 2535 during a protest after the Prometheus was desecrated by individuals on Bernadette. She was the first person of note to publically speak out about the concept of separating from the Alliance as the Verse is just simply too big for the Alliance to succesfully govern and protect it all. She had her arm broken accidentally recently by an Alliance officer that was attempting to escort her to safety after her Debate with Former Lord Takeshi Odori was gatecrashed by sabeteours who attempted to assasinate her. Her nephew Edward Bernat, A soon to be retired Alliance officer, was recently killed by people claiming to be from the 'People's Army' during an attack on an Alliance convoy. She is known for being very old, very strong, and very wise in her old age. She commands respect not just because she's older than sin but because she holds everybody to a standard of excellence that they dare not meet. She's not afraid to speak her mind and she's been around long enough to have seen many many changes in the Verse and now she's a gentle breeze pushing it towards yet another. (NPC of Dobson)

Bernadette Bernice

Blurb about Bernadette Bernice

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News Clippings

Universal Happenings

Jan 1 2015 - Hack

A local Londinium Governmental Permit Office computer becomes the core of a PDDOS Peer to Peer attack that comes in the form of a simple Deceptive Phishing 'click this link' virus that actually is sent from a legitimate Alliance Gov HR email that was hacked into. However it seems to be caught by their virus protection software but when they go to clean the virus, with each level of virus stripped and cleaned ultimately pulled out, it takes huge chunks of data with it, like pulling a piece of tape off of a hairy chest. From the Permit Office, the networks it is connected to including personnel databases and person's records are being stripped with each layer of virus being removed and if the virus software is turned off, the information being drained and overloading the computer by trying to pull up every single record that can be accessed at the same time. So people attempting to pass through scanners, getting their licenses scanned, information being swapped out ie Innocent Administrative Assistant given the clearance of a Judge and the Judge attempting to badge into his office, setting up alarms. In a matter of 10-20 minutes, there's a long line forming outside of the administrative Government offices of people with badges not working and local security running around like chickens with heads cut off as opportunistic individuals call out certain judges and lawyers and the like who's images and waves and videos are suddenly being broadcast along with cases they closed scrolling over local network connected digital bulletin boards and random holoterminals. The offices affected are ordering the network be shut down, but it's so connected with others, that it taking time seeing as the Access Management teams are losing their own access to edit and restrict the access of others. It is like someone has access to all the IDs and encryption codes and passwords and has woven a lazy path through the system, releasing the locks of information that people have been kept hidden or secret for years. Crowds do begin to form, staring in shock or complaining about their Rasberry Cortex Wave Work PDAs not working. Within 30 minutes of the start of the cyber attack, in the Department of War issues a statement publicly declaring a state of emergency that splices with orders being given during a briefing to ignore and dismiss the distress calls of a fleet of 5 settler ships carrying passengers who were ambushed by Reavers. Mass emailed missives and sealed documents are sent as attachments to random addresses and news networks. It begins to start to be broadcast randomly to other public cortex views. After about an hour after the initial attack, Londinium's IT security departments have cut access to satellites and main network feeds, causing the city power grid nearby to go black, and they are rebooting with an older backup on a hardline, which is slower, but it begins to restore the access they need. There are still huge gaps, stuff that is just not recoverable in their systems and it has even effected the systems of affiliates and companies who utilize their networks including companies like Ricochet Arms, and Nepford Metalworks to name a few. This was not simply something akin to an accidental leak. This was something hacking into the system and flinging info around for people to see if they so wished, even if it was just an hour. The full extent of the damage done is unclear, but the Alliance is on high alert and government buildings are being locked down. Core Plants are on high Alert.

Date - General Leaks
Things like the following were leaked: Addresses and Cortex Addresses for many military officials, war criminals, and others who reside on Londonium Cortex Browsing History of Government Officials Random and usually well hidden embarrassing pictures and videos of some higher ranking military officers

Date - Legal Leaks

Things like the following were leaked: List of 'Innocent' individuals who were proven to be guilty but released with no charges, many of which who have committed heinous crimes but had family members in Parliament or were members of parliament. List of Building Code Violations of many toxic waste dumps that were ignored and passed by Government inspection boards for the sake of lab research resulting in many birth defects, chronic illnesses, and deaths in poorer populations of certain core planets. Truth of the bombing on Ezra that 'took out a Legion Base' actually being a farce, just like the Legion claimed. Nothing was bombed at all. MAJOR Companion related accident that was kept very quiet as a total of 4 Companions went down in a horrific accidental shuttle crash, bodies burnt beyond recognition, at least in the news. In reality, the burnt remains were not those of the companions. Autopsy reports show in tact corpses with a note to have them cremated. All 4 had taken the same 1 member of Parliament as a client.

Date - Death Leaks

Things like the following were leaked: Basic outline of Eugenics program for breeding model citizens and social engineering plans that would sacrifice millions if not billions of lives for the sake of the 'elite' few Plans to nuke Rim Planet such as Deadwood and Haven, halted only because they are first line of defense and distraction for the reavers List of the names and records of the 'prisoners' who were massacred during the 'staged mutiny of Alliance Officer Heather Ann Jacy and confirmation that it was not CGI faked and that they were selected and approved by military officials.

Date - Medical Leaks

Things like the following were leaked: Reports of having ample resources to provide steady medical aide to planets like Regina, but having rationed the shipments of necessary medical supplies on planets like these to allow a certain percentage of 'unfortunate' deaths each year. Population control. Medical Records of perfectly healthy people preparing to be try their lives as settlers or just regular joes with a green stamp of 'Meets Perimeters', list coincides with a list of people who suddenly went missing and ties to medical research labs and organ donation programs. Evidence of multiple programs designed in an effort to manipulate and breed model alliance citizens from various life cycles, many 'stillbirths' at certain Core hospitals unexplainable but the insurance premiums for the 'emergency procedures' that resulted in them going to medical research labs. Babies were taken, not actually dead.

Alliance Broadcasts

Date - Alliance News Broadcast

The following is broadcast at prime time across the 'verse. Lieutenant Commander Heather Jacy, in fatigues, steps up to the podium. "The Alliance Navy hereby announces that Rodney Kilbride, Captain of the Wulver, is wanted on charges of sedition and incitement to sedition, as well as a multitude of lesser offenses. A bounty of up to 50,000 credits will be paid to any individual or group of individuals who deliver Rodney Kilbride alive to any Alliance outpost." "Furthermore, any individual or group of individuals found to be haboring, sheltering, or otherwise concealing Kilbride's location from the authorities will be charged with the felony offense of aiding and abetting an offender and will be pursued to the furthest possible extent of the law." "Finally, anyone providing information leading to the location of the 'Wulver' and capture of the same by Alliance forces will be paid a bounty of up to 5,000 credits." As she finishes speaking, Jacy smiles at the camera and utters the following, which is either unscripted or designed to look like it's unscripted. "Kilbride, you've nowhere to hide. You've nowhere to run. Surrender now." She steps back, and the camera fades to the usual close-up of the Alliance flag flapping in a strong breeze, accompanied by stirring martial music.

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TP Logs

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OOC Information

Jan 1 2015 - War TP Rules - Dobson

0. Do not be a jerk or a meanie or a bully. I crush them between my thighs and make socks out of their spleens. Raar. But seriously. Play nice. 1. Do not use OOC information ICly. If you are found abusing ooc information to give your character an non rp driven or built advantage, you will be be warned and then if you ignore the warning...Dobson will eat your face, and possibly dock XP. Who knows. 2. No PK without the consent of all parties and direct Staff Supervision. During PvP conflicts, if you are not able to prevent damage to a 'death' level, please alert a staffer to revive the character, who will be given back a level of damage that is 5 points short of their mortal damage and given a serious medical complications/challenges and possible permanent injuries or scars. ICA=ICC but this is about telling stories, so careful management will be applied. 3. No stat hating/complaining. This means during a scene, if somebody rolls and manage to beat your own roll and you think it is not fair for whatever reason...please do not throw an OOC temper tantrum. If somebody is abusing code and our inventory system however during a scene, please alert a staffer and it will be reviewed. IE: Character is butt naked ICly but when a punch is thrown, all of a sudden reveals they were wearing super armor all along. This is Firefly not Sparta or 300. 4. Do not roll to win, play a role to tell a wonderful story and remember...this is not a one shot TP or RP thing, you have time to develop as a character. All sides of this particular conflict are being given the same care and consideration and have to play by the same rules. 5. Talk to Dobby. I don't play favorites and even if I say 'no', I will always have an idea of how we can tweak and adjust what you have to work for alls. I believe that everybody should suffer and be rewarded in the same way, by ICly earning it. I love you all equally which is why I enjoy torturing you all equally. 6. Have fun, this is the most important rule of all...have fun. Stuff will change and be adjusted as need be and this cannot happen without action and RP from you guys, so please work together and enjoy this ride with me.