Public Meet me at the Corrox Convention Center! [OPEN TO ALL]

[John Mahporeem]

Calling all citizens of the galaxy!

Come step right up! You've been invited to the first annual Mahporeem-Con, located directly inside the Corrox Convention Center! Come check out the latest and greatest in Mahporeem Scrap-Tech! Sample the exotic tastes of Mahporeenian cusine! Learn about the storied culture and history of the planet itself, spanning back thousands of years! And, for the first time ever, keep your eyes on the skies with SCRAPFEST 5000, a one night only event featuring brand new starfighter designs duking it out for the chance to enter into an exclusive contract with the Imperial Remnant! But watch out! There can be only one winner, and Mahporeem's cooked up a devious serving of droid fighters for them to take on during the show!

Excitement! Adventure! Danger! Non-family friendly fun! It's all waiting for you, at...

Mahporeem-Con!

Book your tickets now!

[OBJECTIVE I: SCRAPFEST 5000]
[PvE]

For one night only! After putting out a call to the galaxy, the Mahporeem Imperial Remnant received dozens of submissions for its starfighter design contest. However, a brutal testing regimen has reduced that number to five remaining contestants. Now, the final test awaits the creations of these intrepid designers: a live fire exercise against Mahporeenian droid fighters! Outnumbered 1 to 20, each remaining starfighter will compete to destroy as many starfighters as they can as quickly as possible, with the winner being selected for mass production by the Imperial Remnant. Who will have what it takes to be crowned king or queen of the scrapheap?

[OBJECTIVE II: WAIT, I THOUGHT YOU BROUGHT THE PASSES?]
[Social]

Mahporeem-Con is in full swing here at the Corrox Convention Center, and there are hundreds of booth to check out! Come sample the latest and greatest in Mahporeenian scrap-tech! Try some delicious and delectable Mahporeenian treats! Learn about the storied history of the planet, or get absolutely wasted and belligerent before security throws you out! It's all up to you! Please be advised: the Mahporeem Imperial Remnant reserves the right to remove any persons, aliens or droids believed to be causing a disturbance without reimbursement of purchased tickets or passes.

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[John Mahporeem]

CORROX CONVENTION CENTER, CORROX
MAHPOREEM
OBJECTIVE I: SCRAPFEST 5000

Mahporeem-Con was finally in full swing!

For months, the Mahporeem Imperial Remnant had been planning this event, sourcing vendors and attractions from all over the galaxy to come set up shop in the Corrox Convention Center. No expense had been spared in order to make the convention a success, and the Imperial Remnant had plenty for attendees to do over the course of the three day event. Visitors would find themselves immersed in a world of Imperial and Mahporeenian culture. Dining options and places to shop existed in abundance, and their was no shortage of attractions and activities that visitors would find as they made their way throughout the convention center. Yet, of all the events that the Imperial Remnant had planned, none was as hyped as the fabled SCRAPFEST 5000, a combination of a starfighter design contest and live fire exercise.

The entires to the contest had come in alarmingly quickly, and the Imperial Remnant had received dozens of different submissions from all across the galaxy. Yet, by the time SCRAPFEST 5000 had come around, the Imperial Remnant had narrowed that number down to five different submissions, each with their own unique strengths and weaknesses to take into consideration.

From Aurelian Sigismund came the TIE/van Vanguard, an impressively fast moving and agile interceptor type starfighter. Though offering excellent speed and maneuverability, the starfighter had also been noted to be difficult to pilot, and several inexperienced Mahporeenian cadets had already crashed their TIE/van Vanguards while learning how to pilot the ship.

From Captain Charles came the NZ Rapid Insertion Craft, a derivative of the venerable U-Wing Starfighter. Of all the entires submitted to the Imperial Remnant, the NZ Rapid Insertion Craft was perhaps the cheapest to manufacture and easiest to maintain, though its chances of winning the contest were looking quite slim due to the existence of the Imperial U-Wing.

From Alex Stern came the TIE/as Ascendant, a ship striking a good balance between firepower, reliability and ease of piloting, though its speed and maneuverability was somewhat inferior to the other selected entrants. Whether or not that would prove to be in Alex Stern 's favor or detriment remained to be seen.

From T3-J6 came the Mauler Strike Fighter, which was already available on the open market even before the competition had been announced. Such a ship was already in heavy use with the Imperial Corsairs, where it was noted to be effective in its role, though it remains unclear if the Imperial Remnant is willing to use a ship associated with such a unsavory organization.

Finally, from Illithor Du'thra came the TIE AXE, a highly modular and customizable starfighter system. Indirectly inspired by the TIE/sa SLEP, the TIE AXE was easily the most versatile starfighter of the finalists, though one that was also noted to be quite complex to manufacture and required high maintenance to keep running.

Five unique entires, all with advantages and disadvantages. But which one would the Imperial Remnant select as its winner?

To help decide, a demonstration had been scheduled around each of the ships. The idea around it was simple: three ships versus thirty Mahporeenian drone fighters: 10 TIE/D Vultures, 10 TIE Striders and 10 Tri-Wing TIE Droids, with the goal being to destroy the Mahporeenian droid fighters as quickly as possible. The Imperial Remnant wanted to see how the ships dealt with superior numbers and overwhelming odds against them, and this final demonstration would be a good indication of how the ships would perform out in the field.

But before that, each of the finalists were lined up outside the convention center to be displayed to the general public, where their creators could make last minutes adjustments to the ships for the upcoming contest. After all, the crowed at Mahporeem-Con had come expecting a show, and the starfighters involved in it would have to be in top operating condition for SCRAPFEST 5000!
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Spoiler: OOC Note

Once introductions are out of the way and the contest begins, contestants will be asked to roll a D6 on the Chaos forums. The contest will take place over several rounds, and every dice roll will correspond to a number of droid starfighters destroyed. The "winner", as in whoever destroys the droid fighters the quickest, will receive a UC prize from me and the chance to have a custom factory item made for them. An OOC panel will choose the ships that gets to be added to the Mahporeem factory roster. Please let me know if you have any questions, and good luck to everyone involved!

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[R'ayne Asara]

corrox convention center

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An Untold Awakening

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My arrival to the first annual Mahporeem-Con came beneath a sky the color of tarnished durasteel, Mahporeem's personal twilight, while the vast bulk of the Corrox Convention Center rose before me like some ancient servent dredged from their abyssal dreams into the waking world.

Within those cavernous chambers gathered five of the most enlightened minds of the galaxy's shipbuilding society, architects of war and visionaries of steel, each eager to unveil their newest creations before the naval command of the Imperial Remnant.

Around me swarmed officers, engineers, financiers, and admirals, their voices merging into a droning chorus reminiscent of cultists whispering prayers before an altar.

Yet my gaze remained fixed upon the colossal hangar beyond, where aerial mechanical beasts slumbered beneath floodlights, their armored hides gleaming like the scales of metallic leviathans praying to be re-awakened.

Though my presence lent the exhibition an air of solemn gravity, I had come not as a participant, but as a witness. I desired to behold the demonstrations, to watch these forged predators ascend into the heavens and carve their signatures across the clouds like celestial predators hunting unseen prey.

One by one they would be unleashed, screaming through the atmosphere on engines that howled like tortured spirits trapped within iron cages, or silent mutes hexed never to speak a sound, each creator hoping to earn the admiration of Mahporeem and the favor of its military elite.

Outwardly I would remain composed, allowing myself to be wooed and awed by their spectacles of engineering mastery, but beneath the still waters of my expression lurked a hidden tribunal. In the silent chambers of my mind, I would measure every design against the standards of not eternity itself, but metal against engineered flesh.

I would weigh elegance against lethality, innovation against reliability, and vision against purpose.

By the time the final machine descends from the heavens and the aerial show's thunder fades into memory, only one among them would stand above the others; the question was, which one?​