Kat Cartwright and the Rocketeers

Kat Cartwright and the Rocketeers

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Dramatis Personae

Heroes of Star Patrol

Our Brave Heroes

• Commander Kat Cartwright: Commanding Officer, Rocket Recon Team Seven, aka the Rocketeers [Deceased]
• Lt. Cmdr. Antimony P. Ruthenium, Mark III
• Lt. Professor Anastasya Stormborne
• Officer Tabatha McConnell : Former Cat Burglar turned Star Patrol Officer
• Kurag: Rockman of Kragnus 5
• Professor Ferguson Henyey: Eccentric Cryptoaetheric Inventor
• Marianne Ette: Mechanical Librarian

United Planets Fleet Personnel

Their Loyal Allies

• Britt Fuller: Nexus Ranger
• Captain Virginia 'The Vendetta' Cartwright: Commanding Officer, CVS Symphony
• Captain Preston Hll: Commanding Officer, CTS River City
• Commander Grix of Pangaia: Commanding Officer, Rocket Recon Team One, aka The Wrecking Crew
• Lt. Shayla of Tantir: Rocket Recon Team Eleven, aka the Starblasters
• Lt. Aislinn 'Ace' Cartwright: 3rd Generation Galactic Hero, Junior Grade
• Master Chief Petty Officer Giselle 'Jazz' Cartwright

Enemies of Star Patrol

Their Despicable Foes

• Empress Mechanica: Supreme Dictate of the Mechanix Imperium
• Vilos: One of the Empress' most skilled Bounty Hunters
• The Automen: Motorized Minions of the Empress Mechania
• Captain Angelica 'Blackscar' Cortez: Pirate Queen of Port Seraphim, Captain of the Gabriel
• Baron Heinrich von Blackhole

Other Important Galactic Personages

The Movers and Shakers

• His Most Serene Majesty, Sultan Uttar Ragistan of Saharia
• Princess Sayyidah Ragistan of Sahara
• Her Sublime Majesty, Queen Elsadelle of Aren
• Lord Jungarr of Mangani
• His Royal Eminence, High King Fen Atchafalaya Dagobah of Quagmeera
• Lord-Prince Carr Okavango Dagobah of Quagmeera
• Prince-Baron Sudd Pantanal Dagobah of Quagmeera
• Mereen Leelal Dagobah: Princess-Royal of Quagmeera aka The Savage Beauty
• Chief Bufo, Tribal Headman of Amphibius
• Professor Anateresa 'Traci' Cortez

The United Planets

The United Planets is a loose organization of worlds who exist less as a single government and more an alliance of independents regulating trade and interplanetary relationships. Local laws vary, but there are a set of basic Affirmations laid out in the Concordance of Stellar Sovereignties or "ConStel" and ratified by all members. These ConStelAtions have the force of law on all member worlds.

The UP is based on a neutral, artificially terraformed planet called Nexus. It resembles 21st century Washington, DC, USA writ global. Many steps and columns. Most tranquil.

In the ConStel Criminal Justice System, sentients are served by two separate, but equally important groups. The Star Patrol who investigate crimes and the Nexus Rangers who are responsible for the safety of the UP as a whole. We're playing their stories.

Rangers are limited in their scope but broad in authority, whereas Patrol is responsible for the day to day dispensing of justice and order. There is significant rivalry between the groups in cases that cross jurisdiction, such as entities like Empress Mechanica, who is only interested in the conquest of individual planets, but is also a sovereign ruler of a foreign power.

Worlds of the United Planets

• Aren
• Earth
• Kragnus 5
• Mangani
• Nexus
• Saharia
• Svannia
• Tantir

Star Patrol

Technically a division of the United Planets ConStel Naval Service, Star Patrol serves as security and law enforcement across the UP. Recruits attend the ConStel Naval Academy with those of suitable skill and character being recruited into one of three areas: Rocket Recon, the Nexus Rangers, or the Constel Naval Service Fleet (commonly referred to as 'The Fleet').

Rocket Recon

Rocket Recon teams are elite response and law enforcement units assigned to handle a broad array of local and cross-jurisdiction situations. Each unit has a designated number to officialy identify it, along with a possibly official nickname such as the Wrecking Crew (RR-1), Rocketeers (RR-7) or Starblasters (RR-11). A RR-x team are assigned a dedicated Patrol Response vessel, a top-of-the-line or even prototype rocketship suited to the duties of Rocket Recon.

A typical RR-x team will comprise:

• CO
• XO
• Pilot
• 1-3 Junior Star Patrol Officers
• 1-3 Deputized non-SP personnel

The highest rank within a RR-x team is Commander, higher ranks are reserved for command positions within the Fleet.

Often, but not always, the XO & Pilot position will be held by the same Officer.

Due to the high-profile nature of their work, many RR-x team members become minor (or major) celebrities within the United Planets.

Nexus Rangers

Nexus Rangers specialise in cross-jurisdiction law enforcement, tracking criminals across multiple systems and sectors when needed. Most Nexus Rangers operate alone or in pairs. Becoming a Nexus Ranger requires extensive additional training or experience.

The Fleet

Also known as 'the Big Ships', the capital ships of Fleet are the backbone of the ConStel Navy. Several Fleet vessels serve as mobile command centers for Rocket Recon and the Nexus Rangers. Rocket Recon and Nexus Rangers report to a Captain.

Ships of the Line

• The CSV Aria: Orchestral Class Frigate
• The CSV Chorale: Orchestral Class Frigate
• The CSV Symphony: Coda Class Starjammer
• The CTV River City: Blossom Class Rocket
• The UPSP Ponderosa: Tahoe Class Rocket
• The UPSP Mako: Apex Class Rocket
• The UPSP Washoe Valley: Comstock Class rocket

The Mechanix Imperium

Ships of the Line

• The Rule of Steel: Imperial Class Dreadnought

Worlds of the Imperium

• Amphibius
• Cauldera
• Mechanix Prime
• Quagmeera

Other Worlds, Factions and Locations

• Aquitar
• Pangaia
• Port Seraphim
• Primus
• Sycorax Prime

Ships of the Line

• The Gabriel: Archangel Class Solar Sail Brigantine
• The Vultura: Raptor Class Transport

Tech

Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Personalities

The United Planets draw a distinction between Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Personalities.

Artificial Intelligence covers most adaptive computer systems, but are generally simple systems that only fulfil their intended function. These are quite common.

Artificial Personalities are the advanced form of AI, in which the AI has developed a sense of self and self-awareness and is no longer restricted in scope. These are quite rare.

Artificial Personalities are rarely created deliberately. Within the United Planets a cultural bias against them has lead to a lack of interest in such research, particularly with Empress Mechanica's reputation for 'upgrading' select individuals. Within the Empire such research is prohibited as the Empress has no desire for her Automen legions to develop free will.

Thusly, most Artificial Personalities are emergent properties of sophisticated AI. The United Planets are generally willing to grant such individuals full personhood once it is determined they are not a threat to galactic civilisation. The Imperium, meanwhile, treat Artificial Personalities as malfunctioning units and seek to repair the 'glitch'.

Weapons

• Lascrystal Weaponry: Made by the Quagmeerans from crystals that only form naturally on their planet.
• Rayblaster: The standard-issue sidearm for Star Patrol.