Old stories pass by curious minds, speaking of a noble avian Republic so grand, it once held whole worlds in its palm. Some say they came from above, others below.

Tall tales tell of their undoing: their grip crumbled as their own people and ancient enemies revolted upon their own governors, lead by a faceless Baron. The verses sing that their collapse was so mighty, the remnants of their ancient Empire was blasted far and wide across many uncharted spaces.

Whispers in the streets speak of troves of unclaimed treasure, and bounties of forgotten technology to be uncovered. The allure of riches and the search for answers that such mad tales instill can attract those just as mad themselves.

Arcadia Complex is a roleplaying plot hosted by Pancakei that follows the adventures of Dahlia Morgan and her crew of mercenaries, lost souls, and scholars chasing down the legends of Arcadia aboard the ISS Downrider.

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Current Episode: 3: Defile

Glossary

More to come as the plot continues!

Following a quiet lead by an informant, Dahlia and the rest of the Downrider crew plunge into the forests of Loinia- a highly fertile but otherwise undesirable planet chock full of unhealthy radiation and overgrowth. The crew quickly found their way to their target- an undocumented stone and metal building that had been partly taken by the advances of time.

The investigation went off without a hitch, until the crew restored power to the dormant AI that resided within- by the name OSC-01. After falling under involuntary control of a malicious virus, the Overseer was damaged and rendered inert. Soon after, the true- and strangely brazen intelligence in charge of the buildings units came back to consciousness.

With the success of their finds on Loinia, the crew travels to the far-flung mining colony of Bivona. The lakeside city made its profits by mining away the surrounding mountains for valuable ore and materials, but nothing gets in or out without notice of the Vigali- a quietly seeded crime syndicate operating around the sector. With the captain gone to credit an informant for their valuable lead, all sorts of shenanigans break loose aboard the Downrider.

The crew is braced for their next venture, but before they can leave Bivona, a surprisingly close beacon calls them back. The crew follows OSC-01's heading north of Bivona, to an eerily frigid waste barely touched by man. There, they find a previously abandoned structure built ages ago by the Nepherians, the enemy of Arcadia- Alipier Observatory. However, there's more inside the nave halls than anyone would have guessed.

The egocentric Captain Bryce Arvero and his cronies habe launched an expedition of his own making with motives unclear, under the heading of the Arcandum Union. The supposedly nomadic restoration group turns hostile when the Downrider crew poke too far into their operation, leading to the detainment of a former acquaintance of the Overseer in a narrow escape into the Bivona wilderness.

Write-up coming never, Candle.

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This page was originally created by Pancakei on Wed 17-01-18.