Sensitive Real Life Topics

In this section of the Wiki, we will be outlining sensitive real life topics, like Race and Gender, and how we, as a LARP, deal with them in the Lore of the game. The idea is to create an inclusive environment where everyone, no matter race, religion, gender, or culture, feels welcomed. We want you to tell the story you want and to push aside prejudice and hate out of game, and we realize that this means that we must remove some of this In Game.

Race
Races, on a human side of things, no longer have any difference between them. Humans have moved beyond such things with the Earth Corporate Council. Via unity and open relationships, the color of one's skin means nothing. There are bigger fish in the Universe to worry about and humans have united.

With various species intermingling, there is tension between them. One thing we have strived to include in our various alien species is that they are as diverse as humans. There are cultural norms, but that does not mean that one species is always viewed as evil and another always as good. Even our most antagonistic species, the Erisin, are not all alike. Where one flotilla may culturally be more aggressive towards non-erisin, another works directly along side the humans. Or the Anemi. They were created by the Doss, but they are not slaves to them. They work along side the Doss in a symbiotic cultural relationship.

Gender
This always ends up being a difficult topic that seems so easy to fix, especially in a Science Fiction setting.

Reproductively, the various species have different ways to go about producing offspring.

Culturally, gender means nothing in an advanced technological universe. If your character was born one way but feels out of place, there is clean procedures to achieve adjustment, either via adjustment cloning or, with some species, shape shifting. We, as the creators and staff, want you to feel comfortable as your character. Portray them as you want. Your character is more than just their gender.

Outside of that, there is no reason for sexism in an advanced setting such as this. Any gender can fulfill any job as equals.

Religion
This is a topic that has been a long discussion for the game. Religion is a topic that we, as the creators, have decided to leave off the table. Religion, at no point, should be a topic of discussion within the Science Fiction setting of Cygnium. This is a universe of Science, not of Faith. You can have your human character be Christian, but at no point should that be a primary feature, nor should it ever be a reason to attack your character.

If, at any point, religion becomes a primary topic of, not just conflict, but conversation, we ask that you bring this up to an HR staff member.