HERITAGE - Plot and Other Information

This roleplay is a post-apocalyptic science fiction based on the TV series called The 100.

After a catastrophic nuclear cataclysm, the last of humanity lives in a space station called the Ark. In 2054, 12 stations from 12 nations (Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, India, Japan, Russia, United Kingdom, United States, Uganda and Venezuela) combined together to form a single space habitat in an effort to pool resources and populations.  This unification of the 12 stations became known as Unity Day.

Over the years, the Ark expanded through scavenging for parts from satellites that orbited the Earth. However, as the population grew, resources grew scarce. As a result, the Ark had to implement strict rules to ensure the survival of the human race. This included limiting couples to only one child and punishing all crimes by adults, no matter how minor, by death. Though strict rules governed the last remaining population and despite it's intended capacity to sustain life for 200 years, less than a century after Unity Day, life support began to fail on the Ark. Fearing extinction, this pushed the leaders to launch a project called Hope, a dropship carrying two people to investigate if the radiation projected to last 200 years can be survivable just 80 years after the cataclysm. Hence, in May 20, 2132, Project Hope was launched, bringing with it the people's aspirations and prayers.


Additional notes:

Government and Science Station – simply called the Ring as it is the large primary ring of the ark. It, along with the other stations, rotate to create artificial gravity using centripetal force. It has a United States and Russian flags on it implying that most of it was originally from the US and Russian national stations. It is the location of the key command and operations section of the Ark. Key areas are:

• Nuclear Reactor
  
  
• Algae Farm
  
  
  
• Ark Station Medical
  
  
  
• Earth Monitoring Station
  
  
  

Agro Station – this is the Ark’s agricultural station and is more commonly known as the Farm Station. This is where edible plants and vegetables, notable moonshine (liquor) and medicinal herbs, are grown. It has Australia’s flag on it’s hull.

Alpha Station – the lead station when the Ark was formed in 2054. This station destroyed Polaris when it did not join the unification. It belonged to the United States. This station is home to government officials, high ranking Guard members, doctors and council members.

Arrow Station – located at the end of the Ark and adjacent to Mecha Station. This is where Guards of the Ark train. It has Venezuela’s flag on it.

Factory Station – manufactures items needed by the Ark from recycled materials and broken components. It’s hull has China’s flag painted on it.

Hydra Station – purifies and recycles water in the Ark. It has a Brazilian flag on it’s hull.

Mecha Station – the Ark’s mechanical facilities are in this station. It’s maintenance bays house salvaged escape pods. This station’s hull has a Japan flag painted on it.

Prison Station – also known as Sky Box or Lockup. This is the station where juvenile delinquents are held before their retrial on their 18th birthday. If found guilty, they are sentenced to death by being ejected into space, commonly known as being “Floated.” It has India’s and Uganda’s flags on it.

Tesla Station – also known as the Power Station. This is where electricity is generated for the Ark. It has the United Kingdom’s flag on it.

Flint Station – holds basic living quarters. It has France’s flag on it.

Orchid Station – holds basic living quarters. It has Canada’s flag on it.

Also known as “The Ground,” it is the original homeworld of humanity. Contrary to what people living in the Ark believed, there were people left behind on Earth and a large population exists, adapted to the present radiation but regressed to a more primitive tribal lifestyle. Earth’s inhabitants are commonly known as  Grounders and they formed a dozen different clans in what used to be North America.


The clans are as follows:

• TRIKRU (Woods Clan)
  Territory: West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina
  
  
• AZGEDA (Ice Nation)
  Territory: Michigan, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont
  
  
• FLOUKRU (Boat Clan)
  Territory: Delaware, Maryland
  
  
• SANKRU (Desert Clan)
  Territory: Colorado, New Mexico, Texas
  
  
• YUJLEDA (Broadleaf Clan)
  Territory: South Carolina, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida
  
  
• DELFIKRU (Delphi Clan)
  Territory: small area in Philadelphia
  
  
• TRISHANAKRU (Glowing Forest Clan)
  Territory: Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky
  
  
• OUSKEJONKRU (Blue Cliff Clan)
  Territory: Washington, Oregon, Idaho
  
  
• PODAKRU (Lake People)
  Territory: Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois
  
  
• INGRANRONAKRU (Plains Riders)
  Territory: Nebraska, Kansan, Oklahoma
  
  
• BOUDALANKRU (Rock Line Clan)
  Territory: Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota
  
  
• LOUWODA KLIRON (Shallow Valley Clan)
  Territory: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona
  

Every village within a clan has a leader who have earned their place at the top through acts of strength and ferocity and through mentorship from previous leaders. Every clan also has a leader that answers to the Commander (“Heda”.)

Children are trained from a young age to become warriors and are taught English (“Gonasleng”) despite the common tongue being Trigedasleng. If a child is born with a mutation, they are cast out and abandoned, an action believed to erase the stain from the bloodline.

Warriors are often garbed in armor made of bone, leather, cloth or animal fur. They often wear masks or helmets made out of bone and wood. Many have tattoos on their faces and/or body and often wear war paint on their faces when going into battle. They fight with a variety of weapons: swords, daggers, spears, bows and are very proficient with hand-to-hand combat. Use of guns (mostly found in ruins) are prohibited as they have a common belief that if a Grounder picks up a gun, Mount Weather will wipe them out.

They have beliefs and superstitions that come along with killing and surviving. It is believed that a warrior gains power from the person he/she kills and after the first kill is made, the warrior is honored by receiving a mark on their shoulder or chest.




Trigedasleng is the native tongue of Grounders. Typically, only warriors can speak Gonasleng (English)




The Gounder faith centers on the Flame, the highest ranking Grounder, the Heda (Commander), being its bearer. The Flame is believed to be the Spirit of the Commander and that this spirit helps choose and guide the next Commander. Even without the Heda, many Grounders remain loyal to the Flame.




Fleimkepa in Trigedasleng. They are a group of Grounders who act as spiritual members, teachers and guides to the Heda. They are tasked with protecting the Flame and transferring it to the next Heda.




Natblida in Trigedasleng. They are Grounders with black blood and the only bloodline that can bear the Flame. When a Nightblood child is discovered, he or she is sent to Polis to begin training for the Conclave in hopes of one days ascending to become the next Heda.




Capital punishment is in the form of Death by a Thousand Cuts. Every single member of the clan takes a turn cutting the convicted before the Heda ends it with a sword.




Polis - used to be Baltimore. It is located in Trikru territory, in eastern North America. This is the capital city marked by a tall tower where the Heda resides in.

TonDC - used to be Washington DC. It is a key political location for Trikru. Near it is a nineteen-foot-tall statue of Abraham Lincoln, a place where members of Trikru go to settle their disputes.

Dead Zone - likely what used to be New York. It is inhabited by Nomadic Grounders that travel beyond it to the fabled City of Light. No one truly knows if the city really exists.

Ran kom Trikru - the current Commander. He is ruthless and unforgiving.

Titus - Fleimkepa (flamekeeper). His responsibility is to oversee the Conclave and the selection of the next Nightblood to become the Commander. He was also responsible for the retrieval of the Flame from the previous Commander and implementation of the Flame into the new Commander. He has served two other Commanders before Ran.

Atla kom Yujleda - leader of Yujleda and mentor of Vonia kom Yujleda.

Theo kom Azgeda - Haihefa kom Azgeda (King of Ice Nation).