Your Name: Kelly Your Journal: corona_rift (friendslocked) Your Email: liliesofastolat@gmail.com Your AIM: N/A
Character:
Character's Name: Katriel Character's Fandom: OC
Character's Home Universe:
Katriel comes from a divergent future timeline in which an overpopulated Earth mastered FTL travel and humanity has since spread out to numerous, far-flung colonies among the stars. She is from Nammu, a 'grandchild' of Earth, born of the older Juno Colony. While technology in the known universe as a whole is fairly advanced, access to it on Nammu is limited and inconsistent. This is due to the energy shortages: Nammu was established to be partially dependent upon Juno for non-renewable energy sources of energy, as were most of its colonies. A later change of government on Juno led to trade with the outer colonies falling out of favor, and they were left largely to fend for themselves and develop their own new infrastructures to cope with the change.
On Nammu, this led to a divide forming between the wealthier eastern sectors of the colony and its capital, Valtesh, and the western agricultural region known as Sehalda. Energy rationing was put into place, with Sehalda receiving lesser shares. Over time, this led to a technological and cultural backshift, with the grandchildren of agricultural scientists ending up as little more than subsistence farmers as unused machinery fell into disrepair. Alternate energy solutions were explored, but only within the regions that could afford them.
The gap widened, until a party calling itself the Sehaldan Alliance came to prominence, campaigning for a fairer distribution of resources, in accordance with the original colonists' charter, a founding document regarded by most on Nammu with a certain amount of reverence. Predictably, their suggestions were ignored by those in power, and a more radical offshoot soon sprang up, the Sehaldan Liberation Militia, which demanded the immediate secession of Sehalda from the rest of Nammu.
The ensuing asymmetrical civil war lasted years, devastating both sides. It ended recently, with the assassination of key Sehaldan political figures and the surrender of those that remained. While there are elements insisting that Sehalda is an independent state currently under occupation by the Valteshan government, for the most part all has been quiet since the official end of the war.
Socially, Sehalda is conservative, particularly with regard to gender roles. This came about when the loss of old technological methods meant that a larger population was needed to sustain the region, and incentives were put in place for women to have many children. This quickly became a social norm. Sehaldan village communities are close-knit, but welcoming of outsiders they believe to have good intentions. There is a strong cultural emphasis on the arts, particularly those that are performance-based, such as dance and drama, and on education within communities. All adults in Sehalda are seen as teachers of their own skills and knowledge.
In the larger population centers, there is intermittent access to databanks containing history going back to pre-FTL Earth, as well as a wealth of other societal and technological information. However, contact with other worlds, including Juno, is restricted to those legally allowed to trade offworld, and few Sehaldans have the licenses or the energy credits necessary to do so.
Method of Arrival on Station: Recruited by a Resistance agent on her homeworld.
Physical Appearance:
Katriel has dark hair that falls past her shoulders, brown eyes and olive skin. Average in height and build, she's fit from both militia training and physical labor on her family's farm. She dresses practically but traditionally for her world, favouring long belted tunics over dark trousers. Due to the nature of the revolutionary movement, it had no officially-recognized uniform, but Katriel tied a red kerchief over her hair when she wanted to signify her affiliation, and still does on occasion. She never goes anywhere without both a working transmitter and a gun - laser, if she can get it, or old-fashioned projectile if not.
Katriel - OC
Your Name: Kelly
Your Journal: corona_rift (friendslocked)
Your Email: liliesofastolat@gmail.com
Your AIM: N/A
Character:
Character's Name: Katriel
Character's Fandom: OC
Character's Home Universe:
Katriel comes from a divergent future timeline in which an overpopulated Earth mastered FTL travel and humanity has since spread out to numerous, far-flung colonies among the stars. She is from Nammu, a 'grandchild' of Earth, born of the older Juno Colony. While technology in the known universe as a whole is fairly advanced, access to it on Nammu is limited and inconsistent. This is due to the energy shortages: Nammu was established to be partially dependent upon Juno for non-renewable energy sources of energy, as were most of its colonies. A later change of government on Juno led to trade with the outer colonies falling out of favor, and they were left largely to fend for themselves and develop their own new infrastructures to cope with the change.
On Nammu, this led to a divide forming between the wealthier eastern sectors of the colony and its capital, Valtesh, and the western agricultural region known as Sehalda. Energy rationing was put into place, with Sehalda receiving lesser shares. Over time, this led to a technological and cultural backshift, with the grandchildren of agricultural scientists ending up as little more than subsistence farmers as unused machinery fell into disrepair. Alternate energy solutions were explored, but only within the regions that could afford them.
The gap widened, until a party calling itself the Sehaldan Alliance came to prominence, campaigning for a fairer distribution of resources, in accordance with the original colonists' charter, a founding document regarded by most on Nammu with a certain amount of reverence. Predictably, their suggestions were ignored by those in power, and a more radical offshoot soon sprang up, the Sehaldan Liberation Militia, which demanded the immediate secession of Sehalda from the rest of Nammu.
The ensuing asymmetrical civil war lasted years, devastating both sides. It ended recently, with the assassination of key Sehaldan political figures and the surrender of those that remained. While there are elements insisting that Sehalda is an independent state currently under occupation by the Valteshan government, for the most part all has been quiet since the official end of the war.
Socially, Sehalda is conservative, particularly with regard to gender roles. This came about when the loss of old technological methods meant that a larger population was needed to sustain the region, and incentives were put in place for women to have many children. This quickly became a social norm. Sehaldan village communities are close-knit, but welcoming of outsiders they believe to have good intentions. There is a strong cultural emphasis on the arts, particularly those that are performance-based, such as dance and drama, and on education within communities. All adults in Sehalda are seen as teachers of their own skills and knowledge.
In the larger population centers, there is intermittent access to databanks containing history going back to pre-FTL Earth, as well as a wealth of other societal and technological information. However, contact with other worlds, including Juno, is restricted to those legally allowed to trade offworld, and few Sehaldans have the licenses or the energy credits necessary to do so.
Method of Arrival on Station: Recruited by a Resistance agent on her homeworld.
Physical Appearance:
Katriel has dark hair that falls past her shoulders, brown eyes and olive skin. Average in height and build, she's fit from both militia training and physical labor on her family's farm. She dresses practically but traditionally for her world, favouring long belted tunics over dark trousers. Due to the nature of the revolutionary movement, it had no officially-recognized uniform, but Katriel tied a red kerchief over her hair when she wanted to signify her affiliation, and still does on occasion. She never goes anywhere without both a working transmitter and a gun - laser, if she can get it, or old-fashioned projectile if not.