The Gonzdarian Chronicles

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I will be posting Maps, Pictures, History, and other bits of Information about the FT Gonzdara in this thread. Check in reguarly if you are intrested.

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History

Awakening- After the visit by The Watcher, Chief Lazarus knew that his tribe was destined to become Gonzdara; the strong, noble, socialist monarchy. Chief Lazarus immediently decreed a law to make himself King Lazarus, the first King of the new Gonzdara. The new King instituted a 12 member Technocratic Council, appointed a regiment of Knights, and did all the other things he fealt would make his nation be like the old Empire. This "First New Empire" lasted all through King Lazarus's life. During this time, the citizens of Gonzdara became renown for the strength of their Knights (a much larger division in this time), their extreme loyalty to their nation, and their affinity for mining the gem Cerarillium (a strange purple crystal found only in the deep caverns of Gonzdara. This crystal can be used to make great power armor)

Assasination- King Lazarus'S son, King Lazarus II, did not have as great a life as his father. After only 6 months of rule, The Council had started to resent him. They had become tired of sulking around, always having to listen to the King. They decided to stage an assasination of the King so they could rule Gonzdara unimpeeded. This assasination worked with relative ease. The Councils leader, Arthur Kagan killed King Lazarus II by rigging his service droid to explode while he was sleeping. The event was put in the record books as "a complete accident" and no Gonzdarian knows the real story.

Resentment- The Council was not given a warm welcome when they decreed laws stating that "No Gonzdarian is fit to be our King, therefore the Council must be given the Kings power". Riots insued, but instead of the Council accepting some of the Rioters demands, they instituted complete martial law. The Gonzdarian Knights (by now, the Knight Regiment has gotten so big that the term "Knight" could simply be taken as soilder) were sent to keep order among the infuriated masses.

The Alien Enslavement- One of the things the Council did when they were repressing the citizens, was invite thousands of Aliens from other star systems to work in the Cerarillium Mines. The Aliens were paid very well, and were being treated even better then Humans during these times. That was until, the Council fealt a sufficient amount of Aliens were working in the mines, that was when they sent the Knights to enslave them. The Aliens were forced to work day in and day out with no pay. A blockade of starships were positioned around New Trav Khar that stopped Aliens, and humans alike, from leaving or entering Gonzdara.

Revolt- The Gonzdarian Council had become one of the most powerful, wealthy forces in all of New Trav Khar, but all was not well for them. An underground group of escaped Alien Slaves called the GERM (Gonzdarian Equal Rights Movement) was attacking Knights on the streets and reprogramming worker droids to cause havok. GERM was able to bolster its forces by recruiting Humans that still resented the Council's oppressive regime'. After many years of fighting GERM became so big that the Council couldnt fight them. After an attack rite outside the Royal Palace, the Council was forced to surrender to them, but instead of allowing Gonzdara to become a democracy, and abolishing slavery everywhere, like GERM wanted, the Council promised Gonzdara an eternity of happiness. For unknown reason, GERM accepted these terms.

Happiness- The Council made good on their promise to bring Gonzdara eternal happiness. But, happiness without reprecussions are impossible, and thats what happened. Gonzdara was able to keep its dominent economy and infastructure, but they still used Alien slaves to do it, the only different was that the Gonzdarians didnt know about it. A wall was built between the Human Cities, and the Alien workcamps, and everyone was told to just not go past it, which they didnt. Everyone was given free healthcare, a place to live, a job, and everything else they needed to be happy in life, but people who asked questions tended to "dissapear". The Council even decreed that their scientists had stopped people from dieing in Gonzdara, but this was just done by erasing the deceesed from all records. Over time, the Gonzdarians learned to just not ask questions. Everytime someone died, everyone stopped talking about them. The citizens just went on their day to day lives, doing their jobs, and listening to the news and happy messages they get on their "personal communicator watches".

Modern Day- Gonzdara is still in a state of "Eternal Happiness". The council runs a sleek and efficient Cerarillium trade with other nations, at the expence of the Aliens. Most Gonzdarians know very little of whats going on in their own nation, even when other nation's people try to tell them about it, they just tell them they are crazy. However, Gonzdarians are very active in regional politics, as they like to discuss "The problems of other, more misfortunate nations". The Gonzdarian Knights are still used, but they have been downgraded to a much smaller force, like they were in the original Empire. The Knights are used to take care of all the "dirty work" that the citizens dont need to know about. The fate of Gonzdara rests in how long the Council can keep this "eternal happiness" running.



A Cerarillium Mine

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Military

The Gonzdarian military has changed quite a bit, so as to keep the happy populace they now have. Gonzdara is noted in its affinity for using laser technology, and there almost constant use of Cerarillium armor, due to their monopoly on it. Gonzdarian military is aggressive when it has to be, but knows when to back out of a fight. They are extremley loyal to their cause.

The Gonzdarian Military has 3 regiments:

Royal Guard- The only military regiment that the citizens of Gonzdara know about. They mainly serve for show, doing very little actual combat. Despite this, they go through an intence training because under the event of imminent attack or emergency, the Royal Guards are expected to be available for defence. The Royal Guards are fiersely patriotic, well trained, and loyal. They are chosen from the most physically developed Gonzdarians.

Standard Royal Guard member, wearing a traditional robe, inlayed with a thin Cerarillium plate. Carries electrified staff, but also has a conceled laser pistol in his robe.

The Silencers- Someone has to keep the citizens of Gonzdara "happy". Thats what the silencers do. When someone starts to ask questions, the Silencers take them out. When someone dies, the Silencers erase them from existence. The Silencers are chosen at birth to do this job. Noone knows who they are, they dont appear on any record, anywhere, and they will go to any length neccesary to keep Gonzdara "happy". The Silencers are also available to defend Gonzdara during attack, but they will not venture outside the borders.

Standard Silencer. Wears black leather with Cerarillium plates protecting vital areas, this is meant to give them maximum mobility. Main weapon in a laser sniper rifle. Holds a huge array of bombs, tracking devices, cloaking devices, and other similar things.


Knights- The primary regiment of Gonzdara. The Knights are used to handle all the international affairs on Gonzdara. Any invasion, attack, assasination, blockade, kidnapping, ect that Gonzdara takes part in, its the Knights who follow through. The Knights are known throughout New Trav Khar as being one of the greatest warriors there is. They are made even more deadly with their super strong Cerarillium Power Armor. The Knights are chosen from the best and most dedicated soilders in the Royal Guard

A Knight in standard gear. Wearing huge 2 inch plated Cerarillium. Squads usually consist of three Knights with laser rifles, one anti tank unit with a tankbuster (a specialty, high powered rifle developed in Gonzdara that can punch a hole straight through a tank, but is very slow to fire) and two shock troops with jump jets and laser mele weapons/shields.


A Knight drop ship. Designed with minimal weaponry and maximum speed to get the Knights where they need to be and back again. Drop Ship crew will load the Knights into Drop Pods and launch them into the ground. Then when the Knights need back up, the ship comes back down, picks them up, and takes them back home.


A Knight tank. Model AA-4C, nicknamed "The Gorgon". Gorgon tanks are sometimes brought along to be driven by Knights in the regiments on more dangerous missions. Equipped with boosters capable of very high speeds, 8 inch think Cerarillium armor, side guns to take out enemies trying to flank, and a pimary laser cannon.


A Knight space fighter. Developed during the dark days of the Council to patrol the blockade. They see very little actual combat, but they are ready for deployment if needed. In all sences of the word, this fighter is very standard. Uses little armor in favor of high speeds, and uses rapid fire laser weapons. It is not uncommon for Knights to board an enemy fighter and kill them that way.

[Neo Nibu]

Hey that's pretty sweet, i'm looking forward to this FT rpg. ^_^

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Quick Info

Government- Gonzdara is an oligarchy. It is ruled by the Council, which has complete control over the nation. The current Council has 12 members, but this number can fluxuate over time. The Council efficiently runs itself by appointing new members to take their place after death, this is usally their children, and voting amogst themselves on all issues.

Economy- The Gonzdarian government is very wealthy due to the immence ammount of money they get from the Cerarillium trade, and the buying and selling of Alien slaves. Most of this wealth go's into mainting the "perfect society" that Gonzdarians live in. Another large chunk of the money go's to maintaining the military. Private buisness is outlawed, in favor of a socialist regime' where all citizens are given everything they could ever want in life, because of this, they do their assigned jobs without question.

Religion- Religion died out long ago. The only "faith" any Gonzdarian would confess, is their faith in science, and their faith in Gonzdara. However, the Alien slaves worship a god named "Kikumet" who they believe will come back to free them one day. The Gonzdarians know nothing of this faith, due to their complete seperation from the Aliens.

Species- Even though Gonzdarians would tell you that only humans inhabit Gonzdara, they are actually the minority.
35% of Gonzdaras population is human,
while 65% is misc. Alien slaves.
The Aliens must live in very close quarters inside the walls, disease is rampant, so the Council usually brings in species with a tendency to breed quickly.

Communications- Everyone citizen Gonzdara is issued a PCW (Personal Communications Watch). This device allows Gonzdarians to call each other, listen to news broadcasts, and some other things as well. Military personel have adapted PCW's that allow them to talk to each other.


A Model 10 PCW

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Bios

Lando Kagan- The current leader of the Gonzdarian Council. He really dosnt have anymore power than any of the other 11 Councilmembers, but he is deffenitly the boss. He wears a golden robe, instead of the traditional purple one. He sits at the biggest chair in the front of the Council building, and most Councilmembers agree to what he says. He is the desendant of Arhut Kagan, who assasinated King Lazarus II. Lando Kagan is fiercly devoted to maintaining Gonzdara's happiness. Many of the other Council members joke that he would have made a good Silencer, due to the fact that he will do anything it takes. This isnt anything strange though, its his job to keep Gonzdara a powerful nation while still keeping the citizens in bliss. The thing that seperates Lando Kagan from all the other Kagans who heald his seat, is his determination, bravery, and his looseness with using the Knights.

[Cantiliahantan]

Crap im not looking foward to going to war with you! But goos job man!