Athena Exploration Service

Athena Exploration Service is available for a variety of jobs, including scientific exploration and humanitarian aid.

General information
The Athena Exploration Service was formed by Marlan Ranix when she gained possession of the UKT Athena (now designated GMF). The AES comissioned the construction of a new freighter VRM Artemis in the autumn of 2005. The offices of the Service are located in Resilience, Ungstir. In late 3006, the Athena was run off of Ungstir by an angry mob of disgruntled men and women who feared the influence of the Kamir through the Athena's absent Captain, Marlan Ranix.

Crew roster
note: Crewmembers may be temporarily assigned to other locations as necessary.

Athena

 * Doctor Radinov Gan Bykovsk (Medical)
 * Security Officer Crelsk


 * Recruit Gildar Hess (Security)
 * Business Officer Renkek Kashaan (Contracts)
 * Yeoman Kastaprulyi (Internal Communications, Secretarial)
 * Helmsman Newt Panderyn
 * Captain/Doctor Marlan Ranix

Artemis

 * Head Chef Alistair


 * Captain John Wiendrbac

Resilience Office

 * Psionic Doctor Hezekiah
 * Historian Volidana

OOC information
The player behind Marlan Ranix is constantly seeking new players who display a determination to create interesting roleplay.

Captain Marlan Ranix, M.D. is something of an unusual leader, to say nothing of the Cherenkov blue glow in her eyes (don't ask). She will accept any crew who pull their weight, show trustworthiness, and are well worth any trouble they may cause. The AES, despite its name, has taken on humanitarian missions at least as often as exploration ones. These missions must be just and necessary, though they are occasionally not quite legal. Discipline is generally loose, but one of the rare orders is definitely an order.

Marlan's player will try to take on just about any character whose player wants in, provided they can show some work ethic and a "clean enough" record (or fake one). Roleplay on the Athena comes in as wide a variety as the characters aboard it and their motivations for being there. Expect a fair amount of day-to-day chats with the crew and residents at the ports of call (such as the home office in the RP-hotspot Ungstir). The diversity in the crew's backgounds often leads to interesting little conflicts, both on- and off-duty. Between missions, the captain will try to create a touch of long-term drama, but don't expect to be spoon-fed your roleplay. Missions (should you choose to accept them) tend toward a mix of drama and mystery with a definite element of danger. Marlan's player is quite amenable to IC excuses for one's character being in or out of a mission, as you prefer. The Athena or her crew have often managed to get entangled in Arc Events. To summarize: diversity, drama, dedicated comrades