User blog:BloodPony/An Introductory Post

I came across this wiki in my travels and noticed it has quite an active RP community however rather than jump in with stories or character creations I thought it wise to write an introductory blog so as not to tread on any toes.

I was thinking on making a story - perhaps starting with a short story that would then lead to an actual RP story, however I wanted to make sure this was okay before doing so.

The story would concern the travels of a young man named Derek Black, a man living in the aftermath of an alien-invasion which has caused humanity to break apart into many warring factions, the aliens having taken over large groups of humanity and turning them into parasitic "drones" (the aliens can also infect animals and plant-life, with similar effects).

Derek would travel his world, gathering survivors and seeking ways to stop the alien invasion - perhaps even going to other worlds/realities if necessary in his hope for a cure.. however due to the effects of the invasion he faces opposition from more than just aliens: the few remaining authorities on Earth seek to purge humanity of the infection, several factions are happy to exploit the chaos for criminal gain, small groups have sent insane and so forth.. meaning antagonists range from tragic to terrifying and even long-term allies can switch alliance as events alter their perception of the world around themselves.

The story would be called Partus Novus (Latin for "New Birth") - the aliens would be known as the Mortis (Latin for (roughly) "Death").