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• Space Marines of the Independent Faction, a full six legions of hulking power-armoured supermen.
  - The Tau, whose knowledge of plasma weaponry far outstrips that of the human forces of the setting.
  - The Kroot, who have the ability to acquire genetic traits from things that they consume.
  - The Vespid, whose crystalline technology is immensely fascinating.
  - The Nicassar, one of the Tau Empire's few genuine sources of psykers and who Magnus might find very interesting.
  - The Demiurg, a small but dedicated contingent of asteroid miners who live aboard gigantic spacecraft.
  - The Tarellians, who may be a serious source of conflict within the alliance given how the Imperium almost wiped them out with virus bombs
  
  And many, many more besides.
  
  The thing about this faction is that with everyone working together, they can combine their strengths to be far more effective than they would individually. The downside, however, is the competing priorities of all the elements of the alliance. One imagines conflict between the Tau insistence on things becoming mass-producible and the Salamanders' ethos of artisanal craftsmanship. Or between Tau constant examination and performance analysis and the independent spirit of the White Scars. Or between the Kroot's penchant for eating their dead (as well as everyone else's) and, well, basically everyone.
  
  But the positives outweigh the negatives. Understanding how the Kroot adopt genetic traits into their own forms could make for incredible advances in the production of geneseed, making greater and greater generations of battle-brothers. Granting highly mobile ordnance in the form of Broadside Battlesuit support to the Iron Warriors makes them even more terrifying of a besieging force. Vespid crystalline technology combined with sonic actuators could make for honest-to-Tau'va fighting spirit-powered lightsabres for Assault Marines.
  
  Hell, we might even see the emergence of baseline-human support for the Marine Legions! Humans learning how to pilot battlesuits and use Tau weaponry is far from impossible, after all, and it gives the Legions a steady supply of personnel from which they can find heroes worthy of receiving the geneseed. These Squire Chapters are an amazing propaganda tool too - join up, fight against oppression, and you too could become a Tonking Great Superhuman Space Marine! Apply today by contacting your housing unit's Recruitment Drone and filling out Form 72/ast-xv! Offers and pay grades may be affected by your social credit score and those of the people around you. Would you like to know more?

Seung-Li Kim, Lilac Mauveridge, Salvo, and Velociripper!

Same two agents-to-be as last time, CSF Officer Larkus Grun and Turff-Croft A.K.A. Curff the Sorcerer. Last time I got sidetracked by a six hundred mile road trip after the first interview, hopefully this time I'll actually get to stick with it.

So my next question is, was humanity ever really in danger of being wiped out? Clearly we have the reproductive capacity to rebound from anything short of the eventual heat-death of the universe. What exactly are we so afraid of? ^_^

~Neshomeh

Derik and Gall want in for sure. If you need extras, you can throw Caprice and Shimon into the mix, as well.

I may not be able to reply much in the next few days, but I'll try to keep up with it while I'm on vacation.

~Neshomeh

Dear Diary,

Today on the way back from C'Tan wrestling (great workout!), I stumbled onto the fact that the Empyrean is inhabited by four malevolent beings of 'godlike' power, along with countless hordes of what I'm going to name 'daemons' (classical reference, diary - look it up!). How did I miss that?! Being basically omni-potent/niscient/awesome, I immediately came up with three plans for dealing with this problem.

Plan Ne-Shomeh

'The Warp is what it eats'. If that's so, maybe I can feed it... something better? Let's run through the four 'gods':

-Subject K is all about war and slaughter. Plan: transition it over to honour and glory. Could create an order of honour-focussed superwarriors to pull this off.

-Subject T is all about change and betrayal. How about art? Could make some kind of order of artists (idea: send them out with the supersoldiers??); alternately, could convert it to focus on bureaucratic infighting.

-Subject N, plague. Need something else that spreads memetically across civilisations - religion? Bit of a blow to rationalism, but if it works...

-Subject S loves murderous excess. How about switching it to simple rich decadence? Could create a feudal, strongly heirarchical society for that.

Plan pH.Obos

Fighting is good, right? But these 'gods' are all squirrelled away in the Warp, not really available for wrestling. I'm sure if they or their daemons came out more, they'd be a cinch to kill.

So how about a Trojan Horse scenario? Send in some soldiers (maybe those superwarriors from last plan?) to convert to their side and change them from within. Rather than hiding inside, get them going on crusades out into the material world, where they can be fought.

Ultimate goal: bring the four entities out in person. Might need some sort of host bodies? Perhaps some kind of super-superwarrior?

Plan Huine's Oron

The Fall of the Eldar shows that it's possible to make a new 'god' in the warp. What if the new one was a God of... Order?! Would need to dedicate an entire galaxy-spanning society to authoritarianism, but eventually would build up enough believe in me Subject E to transform him into something that can impose rules and commands on the population of the Warp.

~

Problems with these plans: they're all going to take a while, call it ten millennia or so, and they're going to make for a rubbish galaxy while they're ongoing. What if the Eldar decide to try and 'improve' situation for humanity (stranger things have happened!)? For safety's sake, will probably need to wipe out all Xenos races along the way.

Hmm... and I will have those handy superwarriors to work with...

~The Emperor of Mankind

I volunteer Kaitlyn and Selene as tribute, and if there's room after that, I'll throw Morgan and - why not? - Dafydd into the mix too.

Can't wait!

hS

Ce'rana definitely does not like her partner. It is simply Erastide, and it is custom to give gifts in celebration of the creation of the world. Something individually meaningful will of course build greater favor, and...

Yeah, we all know she actually does like Alex. She just wants to be a good friend-slash-partner-slash-sister. Bit difficult for her, but she is trying.

As for the thought processes - I've got a thing I wrote a while back about that, with her just sorting through a couple things. I lie to think I have a solid grasp on that side of her.

I'll toss Apecian and Michael into this one and hope they can get somewhere. It'll help me get back into the swing of things. Maybe. ... Very maybe.

Crack a book or start playing a video game. Easy way to make the console go off right quick.

But yeah, this is overall pretty good (though short, so it's hard to have extensive comments), though I don't get the "KILL BY DEMONS" bit. Could you expand?

- Tomash

It's nice to see Ce'rana likes her partner asd is doing nice things for him.

I also liked seeing this clearer glimpse into her thought process. It was well done.

- Tomash

Kat isn’t allowed her ymbryne powers as that makes her way too OP.

Edward: I’m treating this as a training exercise. If I can survive half of HQ then I can survive any Sue, however powerful.

Kat: That and you want to be bloodthirsty without causing any actual damage. Anyway, I’m only joining to support Edward. Not expecting to be much use with my sub-par fighting skills, but anything’s better than endless Suefics.

Marina gets a chance to continue her little vandetta with the PPCHG staff, Richard a chance for more training in really extreme situations.

Farah Tahar, Crossovers (hani): "Well, we've had a few close calls recently, and I figure I could use some combat practice. I hope."

Kkukttak[1], Crossovers (kif): "I could use this to prove my worth, and also to learn more about other agents and how they fight. I should sign up."

Taq, Mary Sues (Tolkienverse orc): [just a bit after the sign-up deadline] "Hey, hey, can I still get in, please? This sounds like a good time!" (In other words, toss him in if you need more people)

Peregrin, Mary Sues (Human, Anathem-verse avout): [several days after the deadline, while checking email] "Oh, the Henger Games are being organized again ... Huh, must have not noticed. Oh well. No time right now anyway." (That is, he's not in)

- Tomash

[1]: Please note that, since I'm not sure the apostrophe that used to be in his name was canonically possible, it has been replaced until I check

I'll chuck in old mates Finch and Bingle and, if you need more, I suppose, Ninetwo and Anne, as well.

Bloodshed! Murder! Kill them! And a good riddance!

If those are allowed from literally whos, then throw Amber into the thing and may the odds be ever in her favor.

The Aviator and Zeb are always my first nominees, of course. :P If you end up needing more agents to fill slots, feel free to drag in Ix and Charlotte, and Lorson and Dax, but I'll leave that open for other people to sign up first.

I'll nominate the Detective to fight in my stead, though, since I'm not feeling particularly like swinging any punches. Jack deserves a chance to sit this one out, though. Maybe comments from the peanut gallery.

Onwards, fictional minions! Conduct brutal, bloody combat for my personal amusement!

I would like to volunteer my one and only agent, Ce'rana of Borune.

"Allow me to make it entirely clear that my participation was not my idea. It was my partner's. However, I cannot say it will not be fun. The best of luck to all my fellow competitors."

And I shall send... Thoth, O'course!

It's been over a year and a half since last time, and since it looks like no one is stepping up yet... how's about I give it a go?

Rules are simple - volunteer up to four of your own Agents and, in the event our cap isn't reached, some potential NPCs, too. Once I've got everyone, the simulation will begin, and our tributes will battle to the death in glorious holodeck combat to avoid any actual lasting damage!

Permission isn't strictly required, but it is encouraged. Regardless, it's vaguely expected that there be brief interviews explaining why your agents have volunteered themselves for this and - after each day - another short thing where they vaguely react to what they've done.

Now, then. I mentioned a cap. Only a grand total of 48 agents or agents-to-be will be accepted into the sixth season of the PPC Hunger Games. This is for my own sanity just as much as it's for ease of function; acceptance is first come, first serve. Get your places before they're gone!