[Unknown_Enemy]

I think you will find the stories are more interesting and have a more natural feel if you don't try to hard on this point.

I disagree.
Problem is not to try too hard, but to keep the focus on it despite other specie's actions. But a condition to that would be to have a long plot that COULD fit in the game. To have one of such is players choice when they create their race.

Try not to react to what the others write, unless they have direct communications to you in their Posts.

And this seems to contredict your first sentence. Without interaction, you could just play alone....
I will take it as "what you read is not what your specie is aware of".

You will have times in this game where you are fighting quite hard for your life. (Escpecially if you are close to the Katana.)

They are my immediate neighbourgs, so, what if you are struggling NOT to fight ?