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 Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 5:04 pm
No table of contents yet, will post them as I think of them.
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:36 pm
Name: Michael Ferroussa
Title: Supreme General Ferroussa
Race: Homo Quoriens
Age: 31 years
Physical Description/Dimensions: A little less than 2 meters tall, light-skinned, tight lips, straight-backed, looks like it would physically hurt him to relax.
Affiliation: Realm of Zaan
Rank: Supreme General
History: Has had a promising career from the start. Joined the military at the age of 7 for food, (he was an orphan) soon proved himself to be exceptionally intelligent and hardworking. While working as a cabin boy (educating himself through electronic learning programs) he acquired a passion for the military and it's noble quest to spread the Realm throughout the galaxy. He quickly rose through the ranks and by the age of 20 commanded his own Kingfin. By the age of 24 he commanded a Piranha, and by 28 a War Barge.
Ferroussa fought with Thiaphus in the Battle for Jared Prime, and commanded one of the few Realm ships that escaped. Always cautious, Ferroussa actually anticipated the strong opposition that the Renegades put up, but was unable to convince Thiaphus of the danger.
Thiaphus redeemed himself in Ferroussa's eyes with his attempt to capture the Renegade leaders, but the public (led by the legislature) tends to view him as a noble but naive general. Ferroussa is upset by this judgment of a man he viewed almost as a role model, and sees it as his duty to succeed where Thiaphus failed. Ferroussa will show no mercy to the Renegades.
Weapon(s): Standard military combat training. Is proficient with basic Izani weapons and can pilot a Deathbeetle.
Defensive Capabilities: Standard military combat training.
Ship/Mode of transport/Propulsion: Currently commands the Second Retributive Fleet.
Specialty: Is tasked with the extermination of the Renegades. He has a 6 year term in which to do this.
Strengths: Extremely smart, wary, not constrained by morality.
Weaknesses: Cold-hearted, predictable, (he will almost always do what seems like the best action, given the circumstances) most importantly, Ferroussa does not inspire the same loyalty that Thiaphus did. Ferroussa does not understand the importance of symbolic actions; he thinks that "leading from the front" is pointless and unnescessarily dangerous.
Other: Nevertheless, he still commands a great deal of respect. The people of Zaan feel that they have chosen the right man for the job.
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 4:49 pm
Name: Hiriam Parr
Title: Commander Parr
Race: Homo Quoriens
Age: 40
Physical Description/Dimensions: Physically fit, military haircut, confident, he carries himself easily, in a manner that is both relaxed and alert. He is about 1.7m tall.
Affiliation: Realm of Zaan
Rank: Commander
History: Veteran fighter. The military is his family, his whole life. He leads a unit of highly dedicated elite troopers, the cream of the Realm's ground forces. Did not participate in the Battle for Jared Prime because he was occupied with the surgical assassination of a pirate warlord on the fringes of Realm space. He was part of the Retributive Fleet, though, and now he is part of the Second Retributive Fleet.
Weapon(s): Is proficient with virtually every weapon available to the Izani. On missions he is usually armed in the same manner as his troops, be they fighting on land or in space.
Defensive Capabilities: A commando of sorts, he knows all the tricks, so to speak.
Ship/Mode of transport/Propulsion: Now travels with the Second Retributive Fleet, though it is likely that he will perform surgical strikes from a mobile, fast-moving minifleet.
Specialty: Ferroussa plans to use Hiriam and his men to take out those outlier Renegades, the ones who live in tiny communities on foreign planets. Also, Commander Parr might be tasked with "teaching a lesson" to any foreign governments who resist the demands of the Realm; with rapid drops from Deathbeetles and shock-and-awe assaults, no capitol building is safe.
Strengths: Experienced, creative, brave, commands loyalty from his men.
Weaknesses: Perhaps he is too brave: he insists on fighting alongside his men. Some say it is a miracle he has survived this long.
Other: Some of his past exploits have been released to the public, which is now very interested in his progress. He is somewhat of a folk hero. Hiriam Parr knows nothing of this. The military doesnt exactly focus on domestic matters, so the few officers in contact with Zaan who know about it dont really care enough to tell him.
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 5:17 pm
Name: Westley Stone
Title: Pfc. Westley Stone
Race: Homo Quoriens
Age: 20
Physical Description/Dimensions: Fit, but not bulky: Lean. Dark-skinned, short hair. About 1.6-1.7m tall.
Affiliation: Realm of Zaan
Rank: Private, first class. Pilot.
History: Has been in the military for three years; he was one of many who signed up after the Battle for Jared Prime. Is a pilot. Has trained extensively during said two years, though he has not seen any combat yet.
Weapon(s): Standard pilot life-support suit, complete with pistol, knife, survival beacon, and emergency kit.
Defensive Capabilities: Standard military training.
Ship/Mode of transport/Propulsion: Can handle all types of small spacecraft but he is best suited to the Bulldog, a unit of which he is assigned to now. The other members of the crew are Pfc Williams, Pfc Grimm, and Sgt. Ikanoi. They are all assigned to a War Barge travelling with the Second Retributive Fleet.
Specialty: Flies a bulldog; therefore is main battle gunship and heavy hitter.
Strengths: Fast reflexes, good pilot.
Weaknesses: Inexperienced, young.
Other: (ooc: I created this character in order to be able to give a first-hand account of battles: he represents the "ordinary soldier" of the Fleet)
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 5:55 pm
Name: Katrina Noumena Rien
Title: Katrina Noumena Rien, Organizer of Victory
Race: Izani (female)
Age: 24
Physical Description/Dimensions: Slim, pretty, looks dangerous. Wears tight-fitting clothes, usually black, not because she enjoys showing off her body but because she enjoys making others uncomfortable with it. Also helps with her moblility, not that she does much fighting/running nowadays. She is about 1.7m tall.
Affiliation: Renegades
Rank: Organizer of Victory
History: Always been a prodigy. Her age was disguised so that she could take much older classes. Became actively involved with research on Jared Prime and was one of the first to call for rebellion. She was instrumental in organizing the students to fight the Realm, also the flight from Jared Prime. She has become an icon amongst the Renegades.
She has experience with combat, not so much the killing aspect of it but more the running and dodging aspect of it. She helped to provoke the troopers coming off of a landed War Barge in the opening minutes of the Battle for Jared Prime, after which she fled to the Cathedral of Hope, drawing said soldiers out in pursuit and leaving the entire operation vulnerable to the coming storm. While at the Cathedral she helped to coordinate the battle, narrowly avoiding capture at the hands of Thiaphus.
Currently she is one of the main leaders of the Renegades, and certainly the most prominent one. She is the name Renegade soldiers rally behind in battle, even when she is not directly commanding them. She officially has control over the Renegade military, though usually she gives commanders below her a high degree of freedom in strategy, trusting them to come up with innovative solutions to problems as they arise.
Weapon(s): Pistol, knife, various smoke canisters and soul-shard poisoners. Sometimes carries grenades and extra pistols. Usually does not need weapons as she usually acts as a diplomat. Is equipped with Soul Ammunition, a God-shroud, and a Psi-Amplifier.
Defensive Capabilities: She has had no formal military training but she somehow has acquired proficiency in martial arts, and she is very agile. This is only increased by her Psi-Amplifier.
Ship/Mode of transport/Propulsion: She is with the Renegade fleet and so uses whatever ship suits her purposes at the moment.
Specialty: Public relations for the Renegades, also plans short-term wide-scale military strategy.
Strengths: Incredibly smart, creative, not constrained by morality.
Weaknesses: Constrained by her desire to be unique, to do things differently-a wierd sort of morality. From afar she is admired, but from close up she is generally hated and envied: she respects no one, she treats everyone as a means to reaching whatever end she has in mind at the time. She is very good at getting people to do what she wants, which only makes people hate and envy her more.
Other: Also secretly commands a network of Renegade spies and informers.
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:46 pm
Name: Jim Taley
Title: Jim Taley
Race: Izani
Age: 25
Physical Description/Dimensions: Looks slick; carries himself like a hotshot. Cockiness emanates from his body like a wierd form of radiation. Well-muscled but more lean than burly. He is about 1.85m tall.
Affiliation: Renegades
Rank: Personal bodyguard of Katrina Noumena Rien, though that is only his most recent job; experienced fighter.
History: Not born on Jared Prime but in the slums of Roccathay, near one of the elevator-spaceports. Grew up as a gang fighter. Was a very good gang fighter; though he could have founded his own gang he chose to just build his own reputation as a gunslinger.
Eventually he stowed away on a cargo ship and made it into space, beggining a series of teenaged wanderings during which he picked up some experience fighting Realm forces (alongside pirates) and began to learn the ways of the world. After a few years in space, he landed on Jared Prime just as things began to heat up. He found himself pledged to the Renegade cause, and was one of the disciplined attackers that brought down the Second Retributive Fleet.
Katrina became attached to him, in a fashion, during the Battle for Jared Prime. She was trying to dragoon him into bodyguard service, using all of her considerable intellectual and feminine tricks to try and get him to do as she wanted. He refused, nothing she could do would keep him away from the fighting.
Jim Taley is different from most people in the sense that he really, really enjoys the thrill of battle and adventure. He is not afraid; he reasons that he will die eventually and that he would rather have a short, action-packed life than a long, boring one. He feels that his life's purpose has already been fulfilled (while only a teenager he slew the cruel gang boss that was terrorizing his home neighborhood) and so anything afterwards is bonus.
So Katrina changed tactics; she was able to catch him off guard, kick him in the groin, and otherwise incapacitate him enough to load him onto a truck and tell him he was coming with her, like it or not. By the time he broke free of his bonds, the truck had already reached it's destination. A raging Jim jumped out of the truck in persuit of Katrina, finding to his suprise that he was in the middle of a war zone. Katrina had joined an assault on one of the landed ships. Jim at that point decided that bodyguarding Katrina Noumena Rien was no dull business after all.
And he has not yet been dissapointed; whenever a some of the Renegades are attacked during their diaspora, Katrina arranges to get Jim Taley "stuck in" as soon as possible. He has plenty to keep him occupied just watching her; as she has survived several assassination attempts and has had to make several hasty getaways from hostile planets.
Weapon(s): God-Shroud, Psi-Amplifier, Soul Ammunition. Is proficient in a wide variety of weapons but he prefers pistols.
He possesses an unusual talent for aiming in that he can aim and fire with all four hands simultaneously. He is a crack shot in the sense that his reflexes are almost supernatuarally good; so at long range he is no better than any average soldier.
He usually carries 8 pistols: 4 normal single-shot ones, and 4 heavier rapid-fire pistols that shoot more numerous but smaller-caliber rounds. He also carries an assortment of grenades and smoke bombs and knives. He carries a lot of extra ammo.
He has a very good fast-draw.
Defensive Capabilities: Very good at close combat (he has been fighting since early childhood) and his reflexes, plus the psi-amplifier, often enable him to draw his weapons and incapacitate his enemies before they can finish aiming their guns. He wears very little armor (just a small plate across his chest and back) and makes sure that the assorted weaponry and ammo he carries does not impede his movement.
Ship/Mode of transport/Propulsion: Follows Katrina Noumena Rien; so whatever is necessary.
Specialty: Bodyguard. Has developed a very good sense for reading a situation; he is usually the first to realize the approach of violence.
Strengths: Extremely quick, agile, crack shot. Fearless. Can read situations very well; knows when it is time to make a getaway.
Weaknesses: Though he is by no means stupid, he does not have an eye for the nuances of non-combat situations. So he keeps his mouth shut during diplomatic encounters; if he were allowed to do the talking bullets would inevitably fly. He is very aware of his skill and enjoys flaunting it, to the point of foolhardiness.
Other: Contrary to rumors, there is no romantic relationship between Jim Taley and Katrina Noumena Rien. He thinks of her more as a comrade who is no threat to him because her skills do not match his. She is amused by his immunity to charms, so she works through different tactics to get him to do what she wants.
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