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Creating a Yamataian

This guide will help you create a Yamataian character. Yamataians are citizens of the Yamatai Star Empire, the site's central faction. It's a good home for your first character.

  • The NH-31 Minkan is the current model of Yamataian body for civilians and is the focus of this guide.
  • The NH-22C Yamataian is the older model of body, used by Yamataians born between YE 22 and YE 33 that haven't transferred to a new body. This model has been discontinued.
    • Jiyuuians are also NH-22C and this guide can be used to create them.
  • The NH-1 Geshrin is an even older body that is more rare. Production has ceased but they can be naturally born.
  • The Nepleslian species is also found in Yamatai. They lived on Yamatai from approximately YE 01 toYE 29 and were almost totally replaced by the Yamataian (Species) race.
  • Yamataians can also be Nekovalkyrja, a species of female warrior designed for military service. The have a separate character creation guide: Creating a Nekovalkyrja Character.

Note: The current year is YE 35 (OOC year 2013).

Name

Yamataians generally have American or Asian, Norse, or Japanese sounding names, written with their Surname/clan name first and then their first name.

General Information

Age

The minimum age for nh-31 or equivalent to join the Star Army of Yamatai is 17; we suggest you make your character at least this old.

Species

Minkan are the genetically created decedents of the Geshrin or NH-22C Yamataian species that have either upgraded their bodies from other species by transferring their personalities and memories into a new body or were recently born as Yamataian in the past couple of years. Now, people who are from Yamatai are also called Yamataian, since the Minkan species is relatively new, some people that are β€œYamataians” are really Geshrin.

Gender

Minkan are equally male or female.

Family (or Creators)

Minkan typically actually have families rather than creators. Please note that in Yamatai, crime and poverty are minimal.

:!: Star Army has seen a disproportionately large percentage of new characters who are orphans lately. Because of this, we prefer (but do not require) that your character has living relatives if he/she was naturally born.

Employer

Yamataian player characters generally work for the Star Army of Yamatai or the sss.

Is is possible for Jiyuuians to serve in the Nepleslian military. For details, see jiyuuian_volunteers

Rank

Minkan start as a SantΓ΄ Hei (Soldier Third Class) unless they are civilians.

Current Assignment

Minkan and Nekovalkyrja can request assignment to any of the active Star Army of Yamatai plotships or they can choose to start in Fort Ready in order to become trained (and get a feel for playing their character). To join a civilian ship, you would have to contact the person in charge of that ship to get aboard.

Physical Characteristics

Height

Minkan and generally range from 4'9β€œ to 6' tall. If they want to wear a particular power armor (Mindy) they generally need to be under 5'7”.

See nh-31_physical_attributes for specific details.

Weight

Minkan generally range from 95 to 210lbs. (Women generally being closer to 135lbs.)

See nh-31_physical_attributes for specific details.

Measurements

(only if female)

Bra Size

(only if female)

Build and Skin Color

nh-31f
The average NH-31F is a slender, well-formed attractive human female, with shoulders slightly more narrow than hips, usually small breasts. Because their body mass and composition are carefully controlled by internal metabolism and conversion methods, she cannot be obese and should have her body proportions be constant for most of her adult life. An average NH-31F is 157cm (5' 2”) tall and weighs around 61kg (135lbs). Bust size is usually between a B and C cup, but larger is possible. The standard NH-31F come with the classic human-style ears, and almond-shaped eyes.

nh-31m
The average NH-31M is a well-formed human male, with shoulders slightly broader than the waist. Because their body mass and composition are carefully controlled by internal metabolism and conversion methods, he cannot be obese and should have his body proportions be constant for most of his adult life. An average NH-31M is 163cm (5' 4”) tall and weighs around 69kg (152lbs). The standard NH-31M come with the classic human-style ears, and almond-shaped eyes. Facial hair is a matter of personal preference.

Yamataians generally have lighter human skin tones but may also use unnatural colors if desired due to the body's ability to be customized.

Facial Features and Eye Color

Facial features run the range of human faces and eye colors can be any colors.

See nh-31_physical_attributes for specific details.

Distinguishing Features

Tattoos are generally unheard of unless they are genetically imprinted in the skin due to a creator's specifications but generally, it is unheard of because of the body's ability to quickly heal and generally reject the ink.

Psychological Characteristics

Personality

Minkan have a full range of personalities like any regular human being and can have any odd behavioral quirks than any human being can have. Sociopathic or maniacal personalities are rare just like they are now. It is unknown if a Minkan's personality can be fractured producing a condition like Dis-associative Personality Disorder but such a concept is extremely hard to play out well and it is advised to stick to developing 1 personality.

Likes

Minkan can like or dislike any number of things like regular humans. It is rare though, for any one to really like the monstrous SMX.

Dislikes

Minkan dislike a great number of things like regular human beings. They generally dislike whatever their current nation's enemy is as well as other little things.

Goals

Minkan can have any number of personal goals.

History

Minkan come from a number of personal backgrounds, some including having been a Nepleslian at one point in their lives. Since the actual Minkan body has only been around since the end of ye_33, it is common for much older characters that wanted to remain in the Star Army of Yamatai to have transferred into a Minkan body. We advise that all new players refrain from creating an extensive military career background for newly created characters, if the character is older they might have been training or working as a civilian but try to keep from affecting the course of any nation's history unless you actually played that scene. If the character has grown up on Yamatai chances are that they have never known true poverty or hunger.

:!: Traumatic pasts can be a possible red flag in the recruiting process in the Star Army of Yamatai and can be a cause to reject Star Army characters for mental health concerns.

Jiyuuians ONLY: If you're using this guide to make a Jiyuuian character, please include that your character was part of the United Outer Colonies from YE 30 to YE 33 and was evacuated by Yamatai or Nepleslia.

Old Characters should be mindful of the the_great_plague_of_ye_08 and have an explanation for their survival.

Skills

You can find more skills and skill information here: Character Skill Areas

The Easy Way (Non-specialization)

If you're a non-specialized soldier in the Star Army of Yamatai, simply link to Star Army Common Skills. Here's the wiki code:

  * [[stararmy:skills:common]]

As you go through the roleplay, you will probably want to write out your character's skills to customize them and expand them, but it's okay to skip that part of your bio when you're just starting out.

Inventory and Finances

If you enlist your character in the Star Army of Yamatai, your character will receive a set of Standard Issue Items. You can copy the inventory code from the page or simply link to the standard issue article itself (Wiki code below):

  * [[stararmy:standard_issue]]

Starting Funds

All characters start with 3,000 KS or the equivalent (if your character is in the military, it's his enlistment bonus). The value of items your characters starts with should be deducted from your starting funds, except for standard issue items (they belong to the government so they don't cost your character anything). Personal possessions are optional in most cases. You do not have to include any personal items in your character's inventory.


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