Name: Valko Crux, aka The Wolf (or just Val to his sister) Age: 25 Sex: Male Orientation: Straight (bi curious) Position: Mechanic and Muscle Qualifications: There is not a single piece of machinery aborde the Lucidae that Valko hasn't taken apart and put back together again at some point in time. Since their folks retired, Valko swears up and down that he is the reason Lucidae is still space worthy after all this time despite their grand attempts at making her the most dangerous pirate vessel in space. He's a crack shot with a gun or a laser pistol, can ko a man in 10 seconds or less in a fistfight, and no slouch when it comes to grappling. Appearance: *i should draw a picture of him too now shouldnt I* Being as close as identical as fraternal twins can get, Valko is of the same height and build as his sister with a few noticeable differences. While their hair and eye color is the same, Valko's features are chiseled and lean with wiry muscle. His hair is shaved short on the sides, with the curly ruddy auburn brown curls forming a mock-mohawk that occasionally falls into his eyes- if he doesn't have it covered with a bandana which he usually wears when he works. He wears a heavy toolbelt most everywhere, as well keeping several knives on his person and his favorite laser pistol. Says you never know when you need the right tool for the right situation. Its best to always be prepared. Valko has taken pains to make himself look intimidating- with piercings and tattoos in various places, the largest being of a howling wolf devouring the moon on his back- with claw marks on his shoulders. He is very proud of it and often goes shirtless to show it off. Other times, he wears a black, sleeveless tee and a heavy leather jacket reinforced with mesh to help keep himself protected from stray bullets. He keeps his hands and knuckles wrapped, and has a pair of brass knuckles he keeps in the pockets of his jeans. Personality: Valko is an intense thrill seeker who loves to be in the thick of things. He loves to take things apart and see how they tick which is great for a mechanic but not so much for dealing with other people, as he likes to push all the wrong buttons. He's bullheaded and stubborn with an enormous chip on his shoulder, and he will continue to fight long after its reasonable- especially if he thinks he's right, which he usually does. He can hold a grudge like no other, but he also can be extremely protective and steadfastly loyal to those he calls friends and family. Valko can be selfish and self centered, but if you are one of 'his people' there is literally nothing he would not do, up to and including all sorts of dark deeds. Other people mean little to nothing to him, and it is very rare that he gives a thought about how his actions affect others outside his small circle of loyalty. They are his world, and he is completely devoted to them. Recently he's grown very fond of the idea of being feared, and strives to be as dangerous and as intimidating as possible. Likes: Guns and engines- taking things apart and putting them back together. Junkyards. Good spaceport beer and making a lot of money via jobs, scams, or gambling. Real meat and vegetables instead of space-preserved crap. He loves winning fights and arguments of any kind almost as much as he loves actually fighting them. Taking care of the Lucidae and his family. Dislikes: Space-preserved crap food and cheap piss-beer. Space cops or planetary authorities, or authority of any kind really outside of the Lucidae. People who try to screw them over, people who insult or threaten his ship, his family, his friends, or himself. When machinery breaks or jams for no fucking reason, or a part is unavailable for unreasonable reasons. Strengths: If something breaks, nine times out of ten Valko can fix it- with gum and duct tape if need be. He is physically strong: he can hit like an ox and take a hit like a champ and keep on going. But number one in his strengths is his loyalty to the few he gives it to, the first being his family and captain to which betrayal is unimaginable. Weaknesses: Valko is very similar to his twin sister in that he is stubborn and rash, prone to diving into situations head first and getting in well over his head. He is also in possession of a hair-trigger temper that gets him into more trouble than not, starting fights he can't hope to finish alone. He can also be idealistic, with an us-vs-them mentality. Open to Relationships: Yes, he will be an interesting character to play romantic wise. Relationships/family: Sergey Crux- Father, mechanic come pilot of the Lucidae. Retired. Gema Starling- Mother, smuggler come gunfighter of the Lucidae. Retired. Viva Crux- Twin Sister, Pilot of the Lucidae. Reluctant Accomplice. Noah Rhoads- Current Captain, childhood friend. Blood Brother. Biography: Born in space around the same time as his twin sister. Valko grew up surrounded by the associates of their smuggler parents. While Viva sat on their father's knee learning the art of flight, Valko was arm deep in grease learning the inner workings of the Lucidae with their mother, Gema Starling. Her friends and associates tended to lean on the shadier side of the law, and Valko grew up in awe of them, listening to their stories danger and trickery. Valko learned from them all he could, how to shoot, how to hit, how to take a hit and how to fall. It was a rough and tumble childhood that became even more rough and tumble with the arrival of his to-be-long-term childhood friend Noah, whom he came to consider more of a brother than just a friend. By the time Viva started to pilot the ship on her own, Valko had already made himself a valuable member of the crew- watching their back and protecting the ship. He killed his first man at the age of 15, an interloper who had come to sabotage their cargo while most of the crew had been away, and it had gotten easier ever since. Now with their parents retired, and his best friend as captain, Valko is ready to take on the universe. The Lucidae is armed and dangerous, and Valko will go to hell and back to see that she stays free and flying.