[b]Name:[/b] Rory Phane [b]Codename:[/b] Kickdrum [b]Age:[/b] 31 [b]Gender:[/b] Male [b]Appearance:[/b] [hider=Face] [img]http://i.imgur.com/utEwFyGm.jpg[/img] [/hider] [hider=Suit] [color=dimgray]...[i]searching UEGNC database...[/i][/color] [/hider] [b]Personality:[/b] Phane is inordinately quiet, distant and altogether withdrawn; that is until mission-time, when a clear purpose is given to him. Rory likes to see things go 'BOOM' and has no shame in hiding his love of destruction, especially when he gets to pull the trigger or press the button. Mildly compulsive and obsessed with control and power, Rory has drifted from unit to unit over the years, managing to alienate or distance himself from every associate he has worked with. [b]Reason for Hire:[/b] Several contacts of his powerful (deceased) fathers managed to get his name in the hat. [b]History: [/b] Rory Phane always had a penchant for destruction. Despite an exemplary career at the UEGNC Training Academy, the four years Phane attended were marred by an 'accidental explosive incident' in the student chem-lab. The subsequent investigation and final report-which concluded '[i]gross negligence in the...of unauthorized materials by Private Rory M. Phane...resulted in the catastrophic destruction of...[/i]', was quietly buried beneath mountains of bureaucratic meddling by the late J. M. Phane, Rory's father, a Former Ambassador to the Outer Colonies and Attending Professor of Political Science. Despite the dropping of all criminal charges, Phane would garner a reputation for being the son of a rich and influential politician. This reputation would follow the younger Phane throughout his career until the infamous Asgard Avalanche, in which millions were killed on the tundra-world of Valhalla, including Ambassador J. M. Phane and his wife. In 2827, Rory was assigned to the UEGNC Core of Engineers, where he learned very precise demolitions and Orbital Targeting. This would serve him well in the 'One Month War' of 2829, at Psokos IV. During Operation [i]Hindsight[/i], Rory provided aerial firepower support from the OWL-211 (Orbital Weapons Location) stationed in geosynchronous orbit. The OWL-211 was stationed at Psokos IV for simple terra-forming and surveillance ops, but at the urging of the dozen or so UEGNC Marine deployments on the surface, Rory's team managed to '[i]execute with the utmost grace and competency...the total and complete aerial support of Marine Companies XXX..[/i]'. Some logistical SNAFU had dropped tens of thousand of Marines into highly contested enemy territory without aerial support. Rory managed to alter the payload of the OWL-211 to provide deadly force in support of the companies. [i]Hindsight[/i] was a success. The altered version of the OWL-211 is now the OWL-231, an all-purpose weapons platform used for precise firing and bombing support on dozens of colony worlds. After a brief stint as a military adviser for Explosives R&D and a few civilian contracts that never amounted to much, Rory disappeared into the underworld of mercenary dealings in the outer colonies, perhaps triggered by the unexpected death of his mother and father at the hands of the terrorist organization [i]'False Testimony'[/i] in the Asgard Avalanche. Rory foolishly attempted to infiltrate several terrorist networks in the Outer Colonies in search of his father's murderer, but was never successful. After learning of the assassination of Dean Connery at the hands of a mysterious former SHADE operative, Phane resigned himself to make several inquiries with his father's former contacts for information concerning SHADE and the mysterious assassination. Eventually his name was dropped with the Seventh Column as a worthy demolitions and heavy weapons expert. [b]Weapons and Equipment:[/b] [u]N0RD1C-Frag grenade:[/u] [i]An old favorite from his academy days. Makes a satisfying *splurt* sound when it meets flesh and bone.[/i] [u]'Minerva' Datapad:[/u] [i]A personal tablet of Phane's design used for quick systems analysis and interfacing. Basically a key to use most complex weapons systems or integrated and secure weapons platforms.[/i] [url=http://i2.wp.com/planetdestiny.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/another-nitc-review.png?resize=600%2C343][u]EsTOC-Tactical Rifle[/u][/url] A lightweight all-purpose rifle capable of firing 900 RPM. [color=gold][u]Standard Issue UEGNC Pistol[/u][/color] You know-for backup? [b]Skills and Abilities:[/b] Phane has a firm grasp of explosives and the systems used to operate them. He has contacts in the political structure of the UEG, UEGNC and some minor Outer Colony Governments. And dumb luck. [b]Quotes:[/b] "I never miss."