Voyages of the FSV Opolai

**Voyages of the FSV Opolai** is the main, player-driven narrative story of the Mass Effect: Continuation Roleplaying server. Focused on the titular vessel, the *FSV Opolai*, the plot follows the crew of the ship as they adventure around the galaxy recruiting new team members, dealing with their personal stories and uncovering the truth behind the mysterious string of attacks that brought them all together.

## Background

In late February of 2183, the asari exploratory vessel known as the *RIV Bright Future* reached the Tassrah System of the Phoenix Massing, departing soon after for the Chomos System. They were on an observational mission to research the frozen world of Lattesh and discover whether it would be a viable candidate for habitation. Shooting forth into FTL, their blip into the dark of space was the last time they were seen alive.

More than a month later, newly-promoted SPECTRE Heplorn Ral was ordered by the Citadel Council to investigate the disappearance of the surveyor. His STG-designed vessel, the *Opolai*, was still understaffed and less than prepared, but the operative was eager to be underway. In early May he and his sparse crew reached the Phoenix Massing.

Receiving a distress call from the *IHF Densris*, Ral ordered his vessel to rendezvous with the wounded vessel in the Ekarii System. When they arrived they discovered the mercenary prisoner transport badly injured and already being tended to, by a forayan vessel, the *VRC Chutano*. The typically reclusive species had given into their empathy, aiding the prisoners and mercenaries impacted by an unknown attacker. During the rescue the assailants returned, forcing the survivors and their would-be saviors to retreat. While most made it aboard the *Opolai*, Ral remained on the *Densris*, ordering his vessel's remaining crew to escape and come back when they could. Jettisoning from the wounded vessels, the *Opolai* did as instructed and launched itself towards an uncertain future...

## Missions

### Breakdown

Missions are selected by the players out-of-character via the Mission Terminal, a channel that presents in-universe descriptions of tasks the player characters can accomplish. By discussing out-of-character, the players are allowed to pace themselves, to pursue storylines they feel invested in. Missions are sorted into five distinct categories, shown below.

#### Main Story Missions

As implied, the main story missions advance the critical plot of the *FSV Opolai*'s storyline. They involve the mysterious aliens that attacked the vessel in the opening episode and the hunt for said menace.

#### Side Missions

Side missions are, in Hollywood terms, 'B-Plots' that do not add to the main story in any way, but can provide a change of pace, emotional development, or simply some fun worldbuilding enjoyment for the storyteller and participants.

#### Recruitment Missions

As a high-tech spacefaring vessel, the *Opolai* needs a multi-talented crew to accomplish her missions. Recruitment missions are special undertakings that will, if all goes well, reward the players with a new character aboard the vessel, be it a non-player character to provide a service or another player character.

#### Crew Missions

Crew missions are stories specifically designed to look deeper into the backstories or motivations of specific player characters, and are designed with development of said characters in mind.

#### Free RP

Though not missions in the same sense as those that fall in the four categories listed above, Free RP 'missions' are prompts for plot-driving Free Roleplay scenarios that, though important, are not substantial enough in content to necessitate a fully devoted story. Examples include a crewmember calling home after hearing the word of a loved one's loss or the return of the ship to the site of a previous encounter.

### Concluded Missions

#### Main Story Missions

* Depot Dowanubo
* Faces, New and Old
* Cold Case

#### Recruitment Missions

* Projections
* What Lies Beneath

## Player Characters

* Anastasia Radzlova played by Shadow
* Avelyn Tanis played by Techsketch
* Bertharia Sabari played by sar
* David Hernandez played by Occidimus
* Domont Tennek played by BongwaterBojack
* Elaine Maddox played by Halo
* Holiday Milao played by Jackal
* Kohrr Vox played by Sentinel Alenko
* Korten Pozka played by Tuchankasaurus
* Kren To'rahk played by Orion
* Mirathia V'Denia played by Nytato
* Nessinia Janis played by Antares
* Ranis'Fera played by Antares
* Tassiana nar Anxo played by Third
* Tuk played by Techsketch
* Vanencara Nortaro played by Konig
* Wilorn Zirix played by 0dd
* Wolfgang von Jäger played by Occi
* Yaulthoon played by shitbug