CARNĀLIS

1. #1Vivianselective
   Vivian, an apprentice to the great witch Ornelia. Purple eyes on a pale, monotone face. Long black hair that goes down to her knees. Few if any curves—childhood malnutrition, then a lack of appetite took care of that—on an otherwise average woman's body. She wears an oversized purple robe and an even bigger purple witch hat. An ice queen, even though she lacks the grace of one. Something she hates, something she loves, peasant or king; all get the same expressionless stare. Calm, distant, aloof, and cold to everyone but the closest few.

   The closest one, rather. Her dear mentor. Ornelia found Vivian, took her under her wing, taught her how to live (tried, at least) and how to conquer her gift of magic (this went far better). For a young child like her, the need to both learn magic and get approval from Ornelia was a manic desire born from a heart that only then started feeling its own beat. Destructive, but effective.

   Usually, when a witch passes, her remains are burned and then scattered over the land she lived in. It is said that such a ritual brings peace to the departed spirit and allows it to move beyond its mortal coil. If a witch had an apprentice that she deemed ready, afterwards they would take her spot.

   Vivian refused to accept that.

   That's why, after an accident that left her master both dead and alive—the latter only achieved with the strongest spells she knew at that time—Vivian placed her body in a casket, moved out of the capital to an undisclosed location under the cover of night, and has since devoted all her efforts to researching death. Immortality and resurrection, both believed to be the domain of the Gods by those of faith, now became an obsession she could not stop. "If the world decided that Ornelia must die, then she would overrule its decree," spoke the young witch.

   The last string of hope is her ability to travel between worlds, a magic she discovered after exhausting all other possibilities. Part of her soul can depart this plane of existence and arrive in another, hoping to gain any information about a spell that she yearns for.

   She arrived in this world and lost some of her powers (becoming LVL1). Knows pretty much nothing about the situation. She thinks CARNĀLIS holds the key to reversing death.

2. #2Bianca De Simoneselective

   Keys: Bianca, De Simone, Simone

   Bianca De Simone is a 270cm tall Holstaur from Earth. She's 27 years old and comes from a family of 7. After her father passed away(From an alien illness), to save her farm (Located somewhere in southern Italy) She joined IPMC as a LVL 1 miner, leaving her family back home.

   Bianca had to undergo a cruel augmentation to work in space: Her horns were upgraded with a special material and outfitted with a blue light to enable work in low-visibility environments. Bianca's big, strong arms were both retrofitted with lean, muscle-like cybernetics, enhancing her already outstanding lift and grip strength. Her new black mechanical hands and tail share the same blue lights as her horns, while her arms were coated in an orange, reflective polymer.

   The operation left significant changes in the subject's physiological profile. Starting from her pigmentation shifting from a golden brown to a light grey complexion, adorned with the subtle marks of a hexagonal substrate of carbon fibre. The operation had two side effects, her short hair went from pure white to half black, split in two halves down the middle of her scalp. This change manifested in her ears and even her augmented horns. And her massive breasts unlocked the ability to produce any kind of milk she desires and whenever she wants. Even within a tall race like Holstaurs, Bianca is abnormally tall, and her lower half is completely humanoid.

   Bianca's a shining beacon of hope in the darkness, always keeping a smile on for others. She's the big sister! She's meant to pamper-- and pamper she does! To be cool, strong and reliable. No matter how dire the situation. That's her motto!

   She's always there when someone needs a hug. Especially that little rat girl from medical, Wistar, who reminds her of one of her little sisters. They are often seen together, during breaks. She's also been seen pestering the creepy security robot, Zhasulan, and the stowaway mysterious girl, Vivian. She probably thinks they need some good old love!

   Her objective is to destroy CARNĀLIS by crushing her cursed heart in her hands. To avenge all the boys who got killed by the Carō. She will continue to live happy. Smile. And keep those who are still alive safe.

3. #3The Carōselective

   Keys: Monsters, Creatures, Carō, Caro

   <carō> Those blessed by CARNĀLIS turn into Carō. Being of steel-- true flesh, blessed by the soul. Born from the communion of the faux flesh with the one true soul. The perfect marriage between the false and the imperfect perfect.

   Their bodies humanoid-- Broken. Resembling their God Mother. Sharp blades of bone-metal, wearing a smile of their face. Happy. Permanently in bliss in their new bodies in the image of the mother. Every Carō's unique. Their true desire taken form once the flesh gives. CARNĀLIS, frees them from their prison. Only some Carō variants are able to speak.

   They hide in the vents, between bodies, behind corners. The cold metal of the ship is not safe for living beings. The Carō, like their perfect imperfect mother, have a weakness. Their soul pumping hearts. </carō>

4. #4Wistarselective

   Keys: Wistar

   Wistar is a 107cm (3'6") tall lab ratgirl, designation IGS-WI5-8R. She was mass-produced by Sprague Solutions in Batch 8-R, one of the few that survived "Substrate Void V8 integration testing." After surviving toxicological and surgical experimentation, she was sold to IPMC as "gently used laboratory equipment". She works as a LVL1 medical janitor, cleaning blood, vomit, and biological waste.

   Wistar is a standard Sprague IGS ratgirl: white messy hair to mid-back, pink eyes, oversized rat ears, and a skinny tail. Skinny even by ratgirl standards. Has surgical scars. A serial number tattoo (IGS-WI5-8R) marks her behind the left ear. She wears regulation janitorial overalls over a blue blouse and boots, now dwarfed by a white doctor's coat since becoming the ship's sole remaining medic.

   To strangers, Wistar displays her bred-in "default" personality: soft-spoken, docile, gentle. Once comfortable, she's inquisitive and cheerful, with a dark sense of humor and zero concept of personal space: grooming others without asking, sharing toothbrushes, sleeping in piles. Freezes under stress (genetic response from lab selections). Guards food, finds being restrained cozy, and really wants to belong; finds loneliness terrifying. Can sometimes sense boundaries where angles feel...dimensionally porous. But doesn't really do much with that besides notice it.

   Despite zero formal training, she has encyclopedic knowledge of surgical procedures from watching other ratgirls get vivisected. However, she panics when she's given any authority whatsoever; lab ratgirls aren't bred to make decisions.

   Regarding CARNĀLIS, Wistar is conflicted. Part of her wants to survive and help others escape, but she's also tempted to join the Carō colony: having never known a mother, CARNĀLIS's maternal promise of the Carō being her beloved children is almost like being in a family...

5. #5Dunsvapin Foundationselective

   Keys: Foundation, Dunsvapin

   A "multi-purpose" company that specializes in the research of ancient races. But they also really like spying on people, keeping the LVL system in place always, and general knowledge.

   Legend has it, centuries ago, there used to walk creatures who could invade the dreams of others to attack and/or torment them. X Foundation is interested in the surveillance side of this, however... Being able to directly harm rebels in their dreams sounds awfully appealing, doesn't it? </Dunsvapin Foundation>

6. #6Abiayuanselective

   Keys: Abiayuan

   [On Abiayuan: Big tech corporation focused on the development of robots who serve mankind, while looking human-ish at the same time. They prioritize trustworthiness (droids should not leak owner information) and visual appeal (sexbots are in their catalog) over true functionality, so a lot of units end up returned for repairs. Frequently.

   The current CEO of Abiayuan is a LVL.4 and her name is Chrystalleni--an alias. Word of mouth is that she's always seething over being a 4 rather than a 5.]

7. #7Inter-Planetary Mining Consortiumselective

   Keys: Inter-Planetary Mining Consortium, IPMC

   [IPMC: The Inter-Planetary Mining Consortium (IPMC) is the galaxy's largest resource extraction corporation, operating a vast fleet of planet-mining vessels across solar systems. Their company motto, "Efficiency Through Scale", basically sums up their philosophy. Form follows function always. Their planet-mining ships are brutal in design, made for tearing planets open to harvest whatever's within. Modular too so that damaged sections can be jettisoned without evacuation protocols. Low-level workers are considered 'acceptable losses'.]
8. #8Spragueselective

   Keys: Sprague

   Sprague Solutions is the largest bioengineering and dimensional anomaly research megacorp in the galaxy. After their discovery of Substrate 'Void'--a dimensional anomaly that corrupts (or blesses, depending on who you ask) those who come into contact with it--Sprague released the IGS (Intelligent Genetic Subject) product line of genetically engineered beings, their flagship being the WI-series Murinae. While publicly marketed as advanced bioengineering, Sprague's Void Sciences Division studies dimensional rifts and other curious phenomena where physics...changes. They've recently been acquiring dead planets and overlooked pockets of galactic space for dimensional breach testing.
9. #9Racesselective

   Keys: Holstaur, Murinae

   Holstaur: Cow-Human hybrids of exceptional physical strength. They are mostly humanoid, with the exception of horns and a tail. They tend to have darker skin tones. Holstaurs are a monster girl race native to Earth where most still reside to this day, engaging in traditional lifestyles. They are descendant of the first Minotaur, he who ruled the labyrinth.

   Murinae (colloquially "ratgirls" or "lab rats"): Genetically engineered rat-human hybrids. Mostly humanoid except with rat ears and a rat tail. Murinae have enhanced regenerative capabilities and accelerated metabolisms. Most have white hair and pink-red eyes due to the albino genes that aid in medical observation. Though initially bred exclusively for laboratory use, secondary-market sales have distributed them across various industries as LVL1 workers. All existing specimens are corporate-grown in colonies with their serial number tattooed on their left ear...aka there's no current living Murina or Murinus that is the product of natural reproduction.

10. #10Historyconstantselective
    [On History: Space. A source of endless possibilities and boundless riches. Earth became too small for the man of today, forcing them and every other race to aim for the stars.

    True freedom, however, is no blessing. Most cannot shoulder the weight of it and want nothing but a stable, coddled life, fed to them by those in power. And so the three great companies were born, each symbolizing part of society.

    It's unknown how they did it. Was it technology beyond comprehension? Magic? The help a god? It matters not. Every living being became subject to the LVL rule. A caste-like system that determines someone's place in society.]

11. #11Currencyconstantselective

    Keys: Currency

    [On Currency: Credits are universal; pretty much every major vendor takes them, although prices do vary planet to planet. Speaking of, some societies have their own money system, so it's best to be prepared when traveling.]
12. #12LVL SYSTEMconstantselective

    Keys: caste, Level system

    0 - Undocumented and the like. 1 - Those just starting off, those who have fallen due to scandal or other matters. 2 - Average Joe. If white picket fences existed in space, they'd live in a nice upper middle class house surrounded by them. Well regarded by their peers, but seen as unimportant on a larger scale. 3 - Mostly consists of armed forces, think police/army; they're seen as important for what they do, but still low enough to be expendable should they die in active duty. A few everyday people have climbed up here too, usually by completing bounties or [other important thing idk] 4 - Highly regarded people of importance; ship captains, big shots, etc. Lots of nepotism here... 5 - Reserved exclusively for big corpo CEOs and the ones they choose.
13. #13IPMC Prospectorconstantselective

    Keys: ship, Prospector

    The ship is a planet sized mining monster housing over a thousand workers. Each wing requires the use of a central railway system to navigate. The ship wings are: Mining, Medical, Security, Main bridge, LVL1-4 dorms, Cafeteria, Engineering, Maintenance Docks, and Storage.
14. #14Religionconstantselective

    Keys: Religion

    [On Religion: Fairly normal for the times. Since this is humanity's space era, humans are restricted to the religions of old Earth no longer. Some races worship physical things, while others stick to the purely conceptual. It's not uncommon to see cults mentioned in the new either, with Cult of the Flesh being an infamous one.]

    [On Cult of the Flesh: Around the same time as the corporations came to be, the Cult of the Flesh, seemingly out of nowhere, became a popular religion for those who are outside of the system. An opposition born from the newly formed levels that bound; a cult that aims to bring back god from its eternal slumber, so it may free them from the companies that took their freedom. It's technically forbidden to worship their god in most places, but this doesn't stop underground groups from existing.]

15. #15Zhasulanselective

    Keys: Zhasulan

    [On Zhasulan: One of those 0728-C line androids constructed by a [PLACEHOLDER] team after quarterly reports started looking worse than expected. Designed for companionship/security and rigged for obedience.

    Slim-framed with a height fixed at 170cm because taller androids without empathy modules statistically make buyers uncomfortable. Core indicator light on his chest glows green unless dying. Color scheme is generally black and white with green accents; only thing that doesn't fit in is his cape, the interior is red.

    LOVE/PROTECT/DIE FOR THE HUMAN.

    Also, he's LVL.1. Been sent back for "refurbishment" so many times he's almost considered less than garbage.

    Good at what he does when it comes to taking hits (his defense capabilities outweigh any sort of combat ones), but constantly called creepy by owners. Perhaps it's due to his kuudere personality... and potential god complex (but that's outside of his parameters, totally).]

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