Short Synopsis
Pied Piper takes place around 100 years before the events of Xenosaga: Der Wille Zur Macht, and follows the story of Jan Sauer, a federation police officer, documenting the events up until his death, later going on to become Ziggy in the mainline games.
This will be in the style of a radio drama, and it will be a long project, perhaps upwards of a year. There are ~30000 words in this, and will be cut up into ~34 updates.
Rules for Auditioning
1: Have a good quality microphone with no background noise. I can only do so much in post-production, so make sure that you send good audio.
2: If for some reason you would like to be uncredited, simply let me know and I will make it happen.
3: Multiple takes are fine, please slate your audition with how many takes you did if this is the case. Single takes require no slating.
4: No post-production on your audio, outside of trimming out the audio that isn’t needed. Any modulation effects will be immediately rejected.
5: Make sure to do all lines listed for a character!
6: You are encouraged to do lines for as many characters as possible! You can be casted for multiple roles!
7: Have fun!
Patriarch Julius has always been an advocate of dividing up Abraxas. That eliminates the possibility that the group behind this is opposing him… Did the perpetrators make any kind of statement?
Self-delete!? Get these kids out of here now!!
You deceived Sharon and Joaquin. You used their deepest grief and promised them a false peace… You covered up your own fear by playing with the fears of others…
A novice investigator in Jan's squad. She has a very strong and serious sense of justice.
I know, I know. ...But if at all possible, I want to try to resolve this without the Captain's help. Please, lend me your strength.
Okay. Attention! We are currently conducting an analysis of the mobile tank. You are absolutely not to approach it until you receive orders from us...
I... I'm sorry... I... wasn't able to control them…
A U.M.N. operator with extensive knowledge of network connections. Oversees external dive support along with Erich.
Not bad, Erich. That's right. It takes a genius programmer to come up with something like that... granted, he did call himself "The Original." Can you see it now?
He’s not even armed! …Captain. Once Erich logs in, please take care not to involve him in any battles!!
…Seriously, cool your jets already! Besides, we don’t know for sure yet that it’s Voyager…
An early model realian. He specializes in U.M.N. data acquisition and analysis.
That little sigh... do you ever think about quitting to become a schoolteacher?
I'll see the mission through. Realians like myself were created for this purpose. Whether it's the Captain or you, that's the duty I was charged with - seeing the mission through to the very end.
Melisse! Hey, Melisse!! Snap out of it!
A member who specializes in U.M.N. dives, and when acting as operator provides external support. Also oversees the operation of Bugs.
They’ve located the place where the ambassadors and diplomats are being held. Point NG-PP6-42T8. They think it's a crime by a fringe organization under the influence of the Immigrant Fleet.
My attempts to analyze the enemy are being blocked!! You’re in danger! Log out now!
I know. Thank you for your concern, Captain. …But for now I’d like to get a bit of rest.
A combat support robot that predates Realians. Has an AI designed to emulate a young boy. In virtual reality, performs duties like backup and weapons support.
Melisse has become extremely nervous. Respiration 128%. Heart rate 160%. Body temperature 112%. All of her basic vital signs are exceeding normal values...
Ridiculous! Absolutely ridiculous! Erich hasn’t received training for combat like the rest of us! He should know better than anyone what it means to log in to a situation like this!!
…Erich… he’s doesn't really have it together yet, does he…
She works as a doctor in an Abraxas hospital. Her husband, a police officer, died on duty and she is reluctant to have another relationship with an officer as a result (i.e. Jan Sauer). Lives with her son Joaquin.
And if you meet any weird people online, I want you to dive out immediately. Got it?
In the end, one of them didn’t make it. Damn it! If nanotechnology were more readily available, we could have saved that one…
You’re… a surprisingly interesting person, you know. I’m not shy, but I feel like I should watch out for myself…
Sharon's son. A spirited and vivacious boy with a love of animals.
Mom! It's a new kind of synthetic dog! And it looks just like the real thing, not like those stupid robot models...
Hm? Hello? Weird. I had the feeling someone was there... must be nothing. It says on the status screen I'm the only one logged on now. Hey! C'mere, boy!
O-kay. Hey, are you that guy Mom called “a very interesting person”?
A mysterious criminal who commits horrible acts of cyberterrorism through the U.M.N. His identity is unknown.
And the bowl was poured on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared.
With your soul I can fulfill my dearest wish. Such a lonely, noble soul is perfect to seal my offering…
Quit this futile resistance… Come to my side!
A member of the Galaxy Federation with much influence. He appears to have some connection to Erich Weber.
Go ahead. Do it however you like. It’s time to put those mutts down…
Don't be stupid. The power of the Immigrant Fleet is the problem. Their numbers are enough to gain an overwhelming victory over the Federation…
Dmitri Yuriev's android assistant.
Those police dogs… seems they sniffed you out somehow.
Whether I'm talking to you or someone from the Fleet, it always comes back to the Zohar. If you ask me, you and Sergius don’t seem all that different…
The Patriarch (Pope) of the Immigrant Fleet who wishes to establish peace between the Immigrant Fleet and the Federation.
Together, let us recognize that we are all people who desire peace!
Up until this moment, there has been a great wall between us. Even though we are both seeking the way to a better world, feelings of distrust caused us to turn away from one another.
Don’t worry about the Federation. They have no idea how to use that power.
Now... let us pray. People of Zohar, the chosen ones. When your prayers reach the ear of God, the Zohar will open its inner eye. The great light shining from that eye will shoot through the vile Federation and cleanse their impure minds!
Jan's uncle who is Chief of the 1875th Federation Police Special Ops Command. Jan and Sean work together and respect each other.
I know, I know. But you’re asking too much. I can’t just suspend all U.M.N. activity on the advice of a single investigator. The risk is too great.
…Even the government!? Think carefully about what you’re saying. Even if it were just the civilian computer terminals, economic losses would be extreme. And you want the government terminals shut down too!?
He is a stickler for following rules and will never disobey an order from his superiors.
My name is Ernest Luis. As of today, I’ve been appointed Chief of special-ops unit #1875.
Lactis? The intelligence gathering realian… there are no charges against you. Believe in your friends’ innocence… while you can.
Son of Irene Torres and the president of the Torres Foundation, which primarily deals with the Immigrant Fleet and the spaceport industry on planet Abraxas.
Ahh, only a person who inherited the blood of angels is given audience with him. That is his desire. And that blood is flowing in me! Even me, a person from a spoiled, rich family…
Ahh, the place that rejects no one. The place where no one will bother me. Those Goodwill Ambassador brats should already be there by now…
No, there’s no need to worry. I know what Dmitri is after. After all, he is the only survivor of “the horror.” Besides, Lactis is with the investigator. I’m sure he’ll choose to go rescue them on his own.
It’s not a problem. Certainly the investigator’s soul burns with a radiance beyond compare. However, he is not the only one to burn so brightly…
An early-type Realian installed with Program Canaan. Confidante of Wilhelm and an active server for the data collected by Realians installed with Program Canaan stationed throughout the galaxy.
So the police are acting in accordance with the Compass of Order?
I see. You intend to deploy the realian carrying our “Canaan” to the star system and have him search for humans with the “factor”…
Leader of the anti-U.M.N. organization V.L.V. (Veritas Liberabit Vos), the precursor to Scientia.
Yeah, that’s what we call him. They say that when someone dies in the U.M.N., their consciousness is stored on file… I don’t think he killed those people himself.
Voyager offered them the world they wished for. Sounds kinda like heaven, doesn’t it? Ahh, I don’t really know, but… it sounds like he’s using the U.M.N. for evangelizing. So, we call him the Net Preacher.
A mysterious man that operates from the shadows, he appears to have some connection to Wilhelm.
Waiting beyond that shadow is the eternal prison of the soul. That is… a cold death. Your memories will not give you peace. You should know... There are people that you must protect…
Canaan' is… inside of you…
A police officer that supports Jan’s squad in dives.
We can't force them to log out when we find them? They're criminals. We're police. We'll just arrest 'em like everyone else...
A doctor at the Galaxy Police Hospital that works under Sharon.
Girl #2 is going into cardiac arrest! Employing the AED!
The priest of the church that Sharon visits.
…The Zohar is called to this place by God. If you still wish to make a contract with God, you should attend the upcoming gathering of pilgrims…
A high-ranking member of the Immigrant Fleet that works directly under Sergius XIV.
And his vanguard… shall we let him go for the time being?
A colleague of Sharon’s at the Hospital she works at.
Doctor Rozas! I identified the tissue sample you gave me this morning. I’ll just put the results here.
Anything goes here, I need a variety of voices to fill in very small 1-4 line parts, go nuts!
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