Seoul Police Agency is an organization empowered by the state to uphold the laws of Korea, which has existed in one form or another for over 3000 years

The third-war and the subsequent collapse of ecosystems in the mid 21st century led to the rise of Neo-Cities - self-sustaining havens across Earth

In the early 2070’s the seven most powerful of these Neo-Cities - Neo-Tunis, Neo-Tokyo, Neo-Nairobi, Neo-Spa, Neo-Manaus, Neo-Puna, and Neo-Seoul - saved the planet from the Long Winter, a state of nuclear winter that had lasted nearly 30 years

These seven Neo-Cities became the industrialized core countries that the havens of the old world and the corporate colonies in our solar system depend. The Neo-Seoul Police Agency still upholds the laws of the Republic of Korea’s successor - Neo-Seoul

The Neo-Seoul Police traditionally have 5 departments: Department of Customs, Department of Patrol, Department of Technological Resources, Genetically Hardened Security Task-Force, and Secret Intelligence Law-Enforcement Operations

From 2101 - 2109 a 6th department existed to investigate crimes that fell outside other department boundaries. This department was called D.U.S.K. (Department of Unusual and Specialized Knowledge)

On December 1st 2117 they have returned_

NEO-NOIR_ is a cyberpunk detective RP set one-hundred years in the future, in the city of Neo-Seoul, in a version of our real-world passed by, a world oversaturated with sex, consumerism, capitalism, technology, and ruin. The thread chronicles the exploits of the reformed D.U.S.K. unit of the Neo Seoul Police Agency. Your main character will be a recruited into this newly formed department, though as the thread goes on it will expand, with each writer having several characters in and out of the police and eventually pretty complex plots weaving together as the world develops with it's members. We encourage each character to have a thought-out pasts and the beginnings of an arc, and for everyone to make their own side-characters and events surrounding them.

The structure of the RP is a bit unusual. While the thread is run by a GM it is divided into cases, individual mysteries, each GM'd by a different member. Within these cases the players still have full agency over their own characters, it just means that one player has the case mapped out- they know the culprit, they know the clues, and almost like a D&D game the players choose how to interact with it. This means that Neo-Noir is highly cooperative and requires a lot of communication in group chats and on Skype. It was mainly designed for the members behind threads like the Ultimate Organization, the Great Guild Fortune, and Nomad Clan, and is not prioritizing new members- but if you think you'd like to join submit a character, just with the knowledge of the unusual structure and how much communication is involved!

CHARACTER CREATION_ Your character is a citizen of Neo Seoul. They may have a family; they may have friends. They may be new arrivals, just settling in. You may already be an officer within another department of the N.S.P.A., or you may be a transfer from another city entirely. Whatever your past, Police Commissioner Dikshil has sent N.S.P.A. officers to you, to offer you a position in the newly formed D.U.S.K.

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[right][img](if you have a character image insert the url here)[/img][/right][b]Name:[/b] (The full name of your character)
[b]Aliases:[/b] (Any aliases they may have)
[b]Age:[/b]
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Ethnicity:[/b]
[b]Date of Birth:[/b] (The starting date of the thread is December 1st, 2117)
[b]Place of Birth:[/b] (You can have them be born in one of the seven Neo-Cities, the space colonies, or create a lesser haven city they were born in, for example: Bangkok Haven. North American, Russia, and areas north and south are fairly ravaged though, so keep that in mind when creating a custom haven)

[b]Physical Description:[/b] (A brief description of their features.)
[b]Augmentations:[/b] (A brief description of any augs they may have)
[b]Clothing:[/b] (What they typically wear)
[b]Height:[/b]
[b]Weight:[/b]
[b]Hair Colour:[/b]
[b]Eye Colour:[/b]

[b]Current Address:[/b] (Simply choose which of the districts you want your character to live in, and then make up an address for them. For example: 3297 West Won Pkwy, District 10)
[b]Occupation:[/b] (For example: Detective, Department of Technological Resources, Neo-Seoul Police Agency OR: Pizza Delivery Man, Big Augs Big Pizza)
[b]Pre-N.S.P.A. Biography: [/b] (A biography of your character up until the beginning of the thread)
[b]Personality profile:[/b]

[b]Unique Skills/Abilities:[/b] (What type of unique skills do they have? Are they proficient in a certain type of weapon, or an incredible hacker? List here the skills that you think the N.S.P.A. would be most interested in)

D.U.S.K. OFFICERS_
Chief Inspector: N/A [A list of the characters will appear here once the thread begins]

CASE FILES_
00: N/A/ [A list of the cases with summaries will appear here once the thread begins]

MEDIA_
Map of Neo-Seoul
Map of Earth (Pangaea) in the year 2117




NEO-SEOUL_ is a massive, multicultural mega-city that stretches over most of what was once the Korean Peninsula. Neo-Seoul is ruled by a democratically elected mayor, and is home to many of the worlds largest corporations, many of which cooperate in joint ventures with the government. Neo-Seoul has both a military and an internal police, and performs peace-keeping and corporate operations across the globe and solar system. The currency of Neo-Seoul is the Korean Sheet, a data chit based currency. Korean is the official language of Neo-Seoul. The city of Neo-Seoul consists of 16 Districts, 2 Special Districts, and 5 Provinces. To the west of the city is the desert wasteland of the Yellow Seabed, and to the east is the Sea of Japan.

THE NEO-SEOUL POLICE AGENCY_ is responsible for all internal law-keeping within the borders of Neo-Seoul, and exists as a distinct entity from the military. There are six departments of the N.S.P.A., overseen by a Police Commissioner. The Department of Customs, with a base rank of Officer and a senior rank of Chief Officer, control the flow of goods and trade in and out of Neo-Seoul. The Department of Patrol, with a base rank of Officer and a senior rank of Sergeant, are assigned to monitor the streets of Neo-Seoul, keep the peace, and enforce law. The Department of Technological Resources, with a base rank of Detective and a senior rank of Chief Detective, monitor all cyber-security and technology in Neo-Seoul, from video surveillance across the city to the citizen database to shot-registry; the D.T.R. have access to all legal technological records in the city, and as such are able to solve the majority of the city's crimes from their desks. They are considered the main investigative branch of the police. The Department of Unusual & Specialized Knowledge, with a base rank of Inspector and a senior rank of Chief Inspector, was a short lived branch of the N.S.P.A. used to investigate unusual crimes the other departments could not solve. Though they were officially dissolved in 2109 in 2117 they've been reformed. The Genetically Hardened Security Task-force, with a base rank of Lieutenant and a senior rank of Captain, are a unit that specialize in military equipment and tactics for quelling violent or unstable situations. G.H.S.T. is notorious for it's controversially violent tactics and heavy use of state authorized augmentations on their officers. The Secret Intelligence Law-Enforcement Operations, with a base rank of Agent and a senior rank of Director, is the highest ranking department of the N.S.P.A., with seniority over all other departments. They act as the main source of intelligence gathering for the N.S.P.A. and specialize in covert operations.




THE NEW TECHNOLOGY AND LAWS_ made to govern them. The last 100 years have seen various advancements in Neo-Seoul, each with new ways of regulating them. Fossil fuels have been rendered obsolete in everything but space rocketry, electrical generators powering almost everything in the future. Electric cars are the main form of transport in Neo-Seoul, and the city has vast highways, registration laws, and speed limits in place. Cruisers, also known as flying cars, are also available, though extremely expensive, and are usually reserved for government or corporate use. Within the city these vehicles are bound to specific air-lanes, as are delivery drones and flying droids.

Weaponry in Neo-Seoul is also regulated. Knives and swords are legal though if an officer considers it to be a danger a blade can be confiscated by force. Firearm technology has also advanced, laser and plasma guns now dominating the market. Legal firearms can only be owned with certain permits and have a finger-print lock, ensuring only the owner or the manufacturer can activate the weapon. Each shot fired is registered by the activating fingerprint and geo-scan location, and typically a shot fired within the city limits is immediate grounds for investigation. Even officers of the N.S.P.A. are registered when they fire their weapons, and must fill out a form for each shot fired explaining the circumstances.

Entertainment and information technology has advanced rapidly since the end of the Long Winter. The Hypernet is a global system of interconnected computer networks, and almost every bit of technology connects to it. Virtual Reality headsets and sensory-stations are also popular, allowing citizens to visit hypernet sites in VR from the comfort of their homes. Interactive holograms, augmented reality, and more technologies blurring the line between reality and projection are abundant in Neo-Seoul, and most of the city is monitored by CCTV. Prostitution is legal throughout the city. Substances such as alcohol and marijuana are controlled and legally sold by corporations. Though hyper sexualized imagery and citizen watching are common practice in Neo-Seoul there are laws to regulate the practices. It is illegal to show genitalia in public, leading to a very minimal degree of censorship throughout the city. It is also illegal to monitor or watch a citizen within a private residence.

The concept of gender roles and patriarchal society have begun to fade from Neo-Seoul, though the isolation of the long winter and the tension with the other Neo-Cities has kept race and ethnic discrimination alive. Gender does not have to legally be disclosed, and all genders submitted on government forms are considered valid. Since the end of the Third War Seoul has had very strictly enforced immigration policies. Citizens of the former People's Republic of China were banned entry, due to the massive population size and their assumed role in the war. This led to an influx not of neighbouring Chinese, but instead of Indian, west and south Asian immigrants to the city during the Long Winter, and more recently Japanese immigrants leaving the now economically stagnant Neo-Tokyo for work. Immigration and the threat of over-population are a major concern in Neo-Seoul, and whilst immigration from other Neo-Cities or the Solar Colonies is fairly straight-forward it can be difficult for foreigners from havens or unrecognized areas to enter the city legally.

Physical augmentation is legal and widely seen in the year 2117, most citizens of Neo-Seoul having at least one mechanical augment or another. It is commonly used in surgery and also for aesthetic or personal modification. Almost all augmentation is legal as long as is performed by a certified augmenter. Weapon augments onto a body are illegal, as are the practices of unregistered augmentation and mutilating or otherwise harming a subject through augments received.

Neo-Seoul follows international law in regards to robotics. Though they are abundant in the neo-cities, used in military, law-enforcement, entertainment, street cleaning, manufacturing, and almost all other areas life there is a strict limit to the amount of information and computing power androids and robots can have, and they must always be overseen by a controller. Robotics can never self-rule. Whilst androids and robots can express human-like emotions and have distinct voices and personalities, these must all be strictly programmed. Androids and robots can also not have anything resembling flesh or human-like faces, the practice of having an android that can be mistaken for human being highly illegal.

DISTRICTS OF NEO-SEOUL_ A list and description of the distinct districts of the city.





OTHER NEO-CITIES AND HAVENS_ are prominent throughout the globe. Neo-Nairobi is both the largest and most powerful Neo-City, dominating much of the coast of eastern Africa. Neo-Tokyo stands second, though their stagnant economy and lack of modern infrastructure have caused worry among the populace, and increased immigration to Neo-Seoul. Neo-Seoul is the third most powerful, looking to surpass Neo-Tokyo in influence. Neo Puna continues the legacy of the late United States of America, mixed heavily with native culture, and the city spans across the Hawaiian islands. Neo-Manaus was built as a refuge within the amazon rainforest and continues the legacy of Brazil, and while economically weakest out of the Neo-Cities it is still extremely influential, and is home to the Catholic Pope after the destruction of Vatican City during the Long Winter. Neo-Tunis stretches across most North Africa into the Balkans, and they house one of the most powerful militaries in the year 2117, though they are rivalled by Neo-Spa situated on the north sea, it's area covering much of what was formerly the low countries and Germany. Havens exist across the earth, less powerful cities that survived the Long Winter. The state of these vary considerably, some rivalling the Neo-Cities in luxury to some being little more than wastelands ruled by warlords and martial law.

TIMELINE_
2032 - Fall of the DMZ, reunification of Korea
2045-2046 - The Third War
2046-2068 - The Long Winter 
2068-2075 - The Rebirth Project
2074 - Neo Cities established as new superpowers 
2077 - Colonization of Luna
2088 - Colonization of Mars
2092 - Colonization of Europa and Titan 
2101 - The formation of the D.U.S.K.
2109 - The dissolution of the D.U.S.K.
2117 - The Present day

HISTORICAL REFERENCES_ A collection of historical references collected over the last 100 years.