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We should have it relatively soon. I'm also offering to assist with modifying the characters of anyone that needs to conform to the new writeup once we put it out.
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Thanks to @Korvo for the revised writeup! For the time being, and barring further updates, this will be our new writeup. Please check over it and compare any relevant historical details.
THE
ACCORD
In spite of the fact that nearly all constituents of the Accord came from criminal pasts, varying from piracy and raiding, to smuggling and grand larceny, to slavery and narcotic trafficking, the organization acts toward the ideal of redemption, using their resources and personnel as a force working against the corrupt, tyrannical or otherwise oppressive elements of the galaxy. As a united force, the vast majority of the Accord operate under the military banner of the Crucible.
The Loyalty System is an In-Context and Out-Of-Context function. As Accord members do missions, objectives can be undertaken to earn Loyalty within the Factions for each member. Loyalty can be used to assist in ranking up within a member's own faction, and are requirements for some ranks. With other factions, certain levels of loyalty can gain perks, such as faction-specific missions, unique technology, and Faction-NPCs for use as backup. Furthermore, Loyalty is retained after use, and is kept as long as the faction remains stable. That being said, if and when a faction enters a state of flux, Loyalty can be modified depending on the alignments of the changed group. In addition to the larger factions, and if indicated, smaller groups or sects can offer their own Loyalty rewards. While these only apply partially to the faction as a whole, sub-groups will have smaller loyalty requirements with smaller total rewards. Totals for missions can range from two Loyalty Points for small missions or small side objectives to twenty or more for mission chains.
The Disciplinary System is another In-Context and Out-Of-Context function. Crimes are reported by the Keystone Directorate and the Factions directly to the Council and their aids. Following a registered report, the council puts out a warrant for the criminal in question, carried out by the JAG. If the perpetrator is an unknown or unidentified individual, a joint investigation will take place between the Keystone Directorate and the faction in question. In the event that the individual-in-question turns themselves in, for any crime, a trial is held by the two factions that are not part of the Defense being handled by the Keystone Directorate. In turn, if the individual-in-question runs, the JAG are tasked with hunting them down, with their methods depending upon the nature of the crime the fleeing party is accused of. If the crime is non-violent, they are apprehended and brought back to the Tribunal. If the crime is violent, the ranking JAG member determines whether to capture or kill the criminal.
Special provisions can be made by council members whether the criminal is captured or killed. If the criminal in question is a member of the Directorate, the tribunal is modified. No defense is given by the Keystone Directorate, and each faction's delegates decide with the others their sentence. If the criminal is a member of multiple factions, only the one remaining faction passes judgement. If the criminal is given a life sentence, their time can be worked off by completing incredibly difficult assignments in the name of the Accord, with heavy oversight and security measures. If the sentence is death, a special appeasement can be made by a high ranking member or group of members from one of the factions. In the event that the appeasement successfully passes through the Council, the criminal will be commuted to multiple life sentences, making the difficulty and amount of assignments much higher.
Formerly one of the most brutal and fierce nomadic warriors, the Crucible (formally known as the Mandalorian Crucible and sometimes referred to as the Crucible Divisions), headed by Clan Tsuani, is now attempting to mold themselves into an effective peacekeeping force, utilizing their former skills to crack down on tyrants and warlords. Rising to a position of prominence in Mandalorian Society, the Crucible lead several campaigns in the Rim, each time crushing their foes with incredible glee. When Bria Tsuani, a high ranking member and wife of the clan leader Kole Tsuani, murdered her husband accidentally during a dispute, she took control of the clan unwillingly, and, changed by the death of Kole, attempted to reform the group. Civil war broke out, and her faction ended up fleeing.
The Accord's Crucible is much more diverse than it had been during its previous existence. In addition to their armed forces, which principally refers to their shock troops and ground forces, the Crucible is also composed of a naval force and an intelligence network.
Before their merging into the Accord, the naval forces of the Crucible were formerly a notorious space-bound criminal syndicate known as the Skyline Dragons. Originating as a consortium of elite fighter pilots that had banded together, the long-term difficulty of making ends meet compelled most to ultimately turn to piracy. During this period, the Skyline Dragons became involved in numerous illegal activities, such as slavery, the selling of narcotics, and piracy.
Eventually reforming themselves under the Skyline Cartel banner, many rural worlds were blockaded by their armada, with their populations forced into slavery or payments of heavy compensation. After their increasingly brutal treatment of the worlds vulnerable to them, a movement was formed from within, and in short order, an out civil war began. The separatists, attempting to take whatever they could and run, retreated from the rest of the Cartel, retaking their old name the Skyline Dragons, but the group was battered and beaten. They joined the Accord partially out of necessity, and are now trying to maintain itself under their strict rules.
The Accord's intelligence division was once an independent information network operating in the Outer Rim region's Western Reaches, previously established as the Spectre Cell. The Spectre Cell was once designed as a legitimate information resource before they eventually allied themselves to the best paying clients, most of which were part of the clandestine criminal underworld. Over time, the Spectre Cell began not only acting as spies and information brokers, but also carried out black operations as assassins and hit men.
Ironically, the Spectre Cell's success eventually became their own damnation, as their accumulation of secrets from dozens of criminal entities marked them as an organization too dangerous to be allowed to exist. This resulted in the Eidolon War, where the Spectre Cell came under the brutal attack of a hired assassins guild known as the Sicarian Brotherhood. After years of espion warfare, the Spectre Cell was almost entirely eradicated. However, a small contingent managed to successfully elude the Sicarian Brotherhood, and ultimately allied themselves to the Accord as the Joint-Armed Garrison, or the JAG Corps, trading their services in exchange for protection, should the Eidolon War ever find them again.
Formerly an independent group of freelance technological developers, The Initiative began as a research and design group, creating innovative technologies for sale to outside groups. As they grew more affluent, their organization began to split in a schism over control of the group, its resources, designs and finances. A large degree of the Holy Design Collective, as the group was then called, began revering technology, its development and existence, as hallowed and transcendent, creating a cult mentality among the masses. This fracture eventually saw the formation of the Initiative in its current incarnation, which once joined with the Mandalorians-led Crucible, shifted their techno-cultist values for the secular creeds of Mandalorian statutes. Now an organized group of designers and manufacturers dedicated to designing and building technology, the Initiative are a contracted group in allegiance to the Accord, acting as a subsidiary research and development division.
Mostly working in squad-esque groups at separate locations, each workshop receives instructions from the Head Designer and his staff, who work directly under the Prime Overseer. Each workshop can submit their own designs for approval to the Head Designer. If he or she satisfied with its quality, it will be put into production. Due to the lack of bulk manufacturing equipment, production can often be slow, and quality can vary, although technology made is always functional due to the high skill employed by the Initiative. The Accord can request outside designs be made, but this is usually frowned upon by their Initiative partners. The Head Designer can allow outsiders into the group. They aren't made members of the Initiative, but they can submit designs and assist in manufacturing.
THE
ACCORD
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[fancybox2]What is the Accord?[/fancybox2]
Originally an arbitrary coalition, banded together as a single force from previously unaligned factions, the Accord was a systematically multifaceted alliance of Mandalorians, smugglers, pirates, outlaws and individuals with similarly unprincipled or disreputable origins. Diverse and largely autonomous from one another, the constituents of the Accord nonetheless follow a singular creed which bounds their conduct, actions and decisions, both as individuals and as an organization. This doctrine of principles is known as the Prerogative Code.In spite of the fact that nearly all constituents of the Accord came from criminal pasts, varying from piracy and raiding, to smuggling and grand larceny, to slavery and narcotic trafficking, the organization acts toward the ideal of redemption, using their resources and personnel as a force working against the corrupt, tyrannical or otherwise oppressive elements of the galaxy. As a united force, the vast majority of the Accord operate under the military banner of the Crucible.
[fancybox2]The Prerogative Code[/fancybox2]
Your duty to your faction and the Accord comes above all others.
No innocents shall be intentionally harmed in any dealings, be they business or otherwise.
No theft from an innocent being or an Accord member without judicial cause.
No member of any faction under the Accord may be slain by another member without trial.
Your duty to your faction and the Accord comes above all others.
No innocents shall be intentionally harmed in any dealings, be they business or otherwise.
No theft from an innocent being or an Accord member without judicial cause.
No member of any faction under the Accord may be slain by another member without trial.
[fancybox2]What are the Protocols?[/fancybox2]
In addition to the Prerogative Code, the constituents of the Accord also hold themselves to a number of additional supplementary guidelines to further tailor their activities and pursuits. While many such guidelines are exclusive to specific factions within the Accord, several of these ethical criteria are considered universal. These guidelines are a collection known as the Protocols, and organize the manner in which the factions govern themselves. The Protocols were three in number, and were the Loyalty System, and the Disciplinary SystemThe Loyalty System is an In-Context and Out-Of-Context function. As Accord members do missions, objectives can be undertaken to earn Loyalty within the Factions for each member. Loyalty can be used to assist in ranking up within a member's own faction, and are requirements for some ranks. With other factions, certain levels of loyalty can gain perks, such as faction-specific missions, unique technology, and Faction-NPCs for use as backup. Furthermore, Loyalty is retained after use, and is kept as long as the faction remains stable. That being said, if and when a faction enters a state of flux, Loyalty can be modified depending on the alignments of the changed group. In addition to the larger factions, and if indicated, smaller groups or sects can offer their own Loyalty rewards. While these only apply partially to the faction as a whole, sub-groups will have smaller loyalty requirements with smaller total rewards. Totals for missions can range from two Loyalty Points for small missions or small side objectives to twenty or more for mission chains.
The Disciplinary System is another In-Context and Out-Of-Context function. Crimes are reported by the Keystone Directorate and the Factions directly to the Council and their aids. Following a registered report, the council puts out a warrant for the criminal in question, carried out by the JAG. If the perpetrator is an unknown or unidentified individual, a joint investigation will take place between the Keystone Directorate and the faction in question. In the event that the individual-in-question turns themselves in, for any crime, a trial is held by the two factions that are not part of the Defense being handled by the Keystone Directorate. In turn, if the individual-in-question runs, the JAG are tasked with hunting them down, with their methods depending upon the nature of the crime the fleeing party is accused of. If the crime is non-violent, they are apprehended and brought back to the Tribunal. If the crime is violent, the ranking JAG member determines whether to capture or kill the criminal.
Special provisions can be made by council members whether the criminal is captured or killed. If the criminal in question is a member of the Directorate, the tribunal is modified. No defense is given by the Keystone Directorate, and each faction's delegates decide with the others their sentence. If the criminal is a member of multiple factions, only the one remaining faction passes judgement. If the criminal is given a life sentence, their time can be worked off by completing incredibly difficult assignments in the name of the Accord, with heavy oversight and security measures. If the sentence is death, a special appeasement can be made by a high ranking member or group of members from one of the factions. In the event that the appeasement successfully passes through the Council, the criminal will be commuted to multiple life sentences, making the difficulty and amount of assignments much higher.
The
Crucible
Crucible
Formerly one of the most brutal and fierce nomadic warriors, the Crucible (formally known as the Mandalorian Crucible and sometimes referred to as the Crucible Divisions), headed by Clan Tsuani, is now attempting to mold themselves into an effective peacekeeping force, utilizing their former skills to crack down on tyrants and warlords. Rising to a position of prominence in Mandalorian Society, the Crucible lead several campaigns in the Rim, each time crushing their foes with incredible glee. When Bria Tsuani, a high ranking member and wife of the clan leader Kole Tsuani, murdered her husband accidentally during a dispute, she took control of the clan unwillingly, and, changed by the death of Kole, attempted to reform the group. Civil war broke out, and her faction ended up fleeing.
The Accord's Crucible is much more diverse than it had been during its previous existence. In addition to their armed forces, which principally refers to their shock troops and ground forces, the Crucible is also composed of a naval force and an intelligence network.
Before their merging into the Accord, the naval forces of the Crucible were formerly a notorious space-bound criminal syndicate known as the Skyline Dragons. Originating as a consortium of elite fighter pilots that had banded together, the long-term difficulty of making ends meet compelled most to ultimately turn to piracy. During this period, the Skyline Dragons became involved in numerous illegal activities, such as slavery, the selling of narcotics, and piracy.
Eventually reforming themselves under the Skyline Cartel banner, many rural worlds were blockaded by their armada, with their populations forced into slavery or payments of heavy compensation. After their increasingly brutal treatment of the worlds vulnerable to them, a movement was formed from within, and in short order, an out civil war began. The separatists, attempting to take whatever they could and run, retreated from the rest of the Cartel, retaking their old name the Skyline Dragons, but the group was battered and beaten. They joined the Accord partially out of necessity, and are now trying to maintain itself under their strict rules.
The Accord's intelligence division was once an independent information network operating in the Outer Rim region's Western Reaches, previously established as the Spectre Cell. The Spectre Cell was once designed as a legitimate information resource before they eventually allied themselves to the best paying clients, most of which were part of the clandestine criminal underworld. Over time, the Spectre Cell began not only acting as spies and information brokers, but also carried out black operations as assassins and hit men.
Ironically, the Spectre Cell's success eventually became their own damnation, as their accumulation of secrets from dozens of criminal entities marked them as an organization too dangerous to be allowed to exist. This resulted in the Eidolon War, where the Spectre Cell came under the brutal attack of a hired assassins guild known as the Sicarian Brotherhood. After years of espion warfare, the Spectre Cell was almost entirely eradicated. However, a small contingent managed to successfully elude the Sicarian Brotherhood, and ultimately allied themselves to the Accord as the Joint-Armed Garrison, or the JAG Corps, trading their services in exchange for protection, should the Eidolon War ever find them again.
Formerly an independent group of freelance technological developers, The Initiative began as a research and design group, creating innovative technologies for sale to outside groups. As they grew more affluent, their organization began to split in a schism over control of the group, its resources, designs and finances. A large degree of the Holy Design Collective, as the group was then called, began revering technology, its development and existence, as hallowed and transcendent, creating a cult mentality among the masses. This fracture eventually saw the formation of the Initiative in its current incarnation, which once joined with the Mandalorians-led Crucible, shifted their techno-cultist values for the secular creeds of Mandalorian statutes. Now an organized group of designers and manufacturers dedicated to designing and building technology, the Initiative are a contracted group in allegiance to the Accord, acting as a subsidiary research and development division.
Mostly working in squad-esque groups at separate locations, each workshop receives instructions from the Head Designer and his staff, who work directly under the Prime Overseer. Each workshop can submit their own designs for approval to the Head Designer. If he or she satisfied with its quality, it will be put into production. Due to the lack of bulk manufacturing equipment, production can often be slow, and quality can vary, although technology made is always functional due to the high skill employed by the Initiative. The Accord can request outside designs be made, but this is usually frowned upon by their Initiative partners. The Head Designer can allow outsiders into the group. They aren't made members of the Initiative, but they can submit designs and assist in manufacturing.
The Crucible Divisions
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The Accord seems interesting, i'll try to make a Initiative charecter and post it here as soon as I finish.
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That is a horrible pun. Never say that again.
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Squirells bury nuts in the ground for winter/dig them up/ they also stereotypicaly obsess over them.
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Sorry, Snomzilla ended and I had to go back to school, and I just keep forgetting to check.
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To be honest I would of posted in the pre rp forums area but kinda of forgot to do that but none the less can't wait for the new timeline to start
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I guess I should post my charecter link here http://www.thestarwarsrp.com/forum/index.php?threads/character-workshop-and-a-question.63930/ <--- Link. Its the third charecter.
Also, my character has a prototype bodyguard/translator droid.
And a note, I'm going to kill him at some point.
Also, my character has a prototype bodyguard/translator droid.
And a note, I'm going to kill him at some point.
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