[hider=HEAVY WIP] [center][img] http://static.tumblr.com/d4093d48987f0a07af62bbdc53f0917f/m9vwzss/lZgnes0t4/tumblr_static_3sl0ucsfl04kosckww4k44k0w.jpg [/img][/center] [color=DarkSlateGray][b][u]Name:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Staff Lieutenant Jake Anderson[/indent] [color=DarkSlateGray] [b][u]Race:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Human[/indent] [color=DarkSlateGray][b][u]Age:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]30[/indent] [color=DarkSlateGray][b][u]Sex:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Male[/indent] [color=DarkSlateGray][b][u]Appearance:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Jake stands a shade over six feet and two inches tall, and weighs two hundred and fifteen pounds. His physique is athletically toned rather than heavily muscled. He is quietly proud of his body, a pride that he feels he has quite rightly earned considering the time and effort he has put into maintaining it. His posture and bearing is unmistakably military, and he moves with the unconscious confidence of a born fighter. On close inspection one might notice that his right arm seems slightly too long for his body, not to a freakish degree but just enough to bear noting. His skin is a deep mahogany, and along with his dark hair it speaks of an African heritage. His facial features are broad and flat, with a strong chin, wide jaw, and pensive brown eyes – the right one being a shade redder than the left - that sit in deep sockets under a brow that’s slightly too heavy not to look thuggish. His nose shows evidence of multiple breakages and fractures in the past, sitting somewhat crooked now. He wears his hair cropped, though is far less vigilant in shaving his face, usually sporting a short beard. He has three tattoos. The first, an N7 ranking logo on his right pectoral, has been marred slightly by a heavy degree of lattice-like scar tissue. He also has a large lion between his shoulder blades, and a small image of Blasto on his left buttock. That last one was a drunken misadventure that he regretted for weeks’ afterword, usually when he tried to sit down. [/indent] [color=DarkSlateGray][b][u]Backstory:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Fatherwas David Anderson, a highly decorated officer with the Systems Alliance. She was a career soldier. His mother lived in London, were he was raised. His parents divorced when he was a child due to his mother feeling that David was more interested in his career than he was in raising a family. Jake joined the SA as soon as he was able. His mother wasn’t impressed with his decision, considering what had happened between her and David, but ultimately didn’t stand in Jakes way. Part of the relief force sent to the aid of Elysium during the Skyllian Blitz. Part of the force sent on the retaliatory attack against Torfan. Member of Alliance Special Ops Team Delta, running five missions in Terminus Space. It was during this tour of duty that he finally earned the coveted N7 ranking. During the Reaper Wars he served in the N7 Special Ops. Took part in over twenty successful missions. Part of Hammer force. [/indent] [color=DarkSlateGray][b][u]Psyche Profile:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Not so long ago Jake was a soldier through and through. A consummately professional warrior possessed of an ice-cool calm, a healthy respect for the chain of command, and a real passion for action. He was he’s fathers son, no mistaking that. However, since the Hammer attack, and his ‘dying’ he feels like something inside him has broken. He no longer feels the same calm he once did, being far more excitable now than he was before. It worries him, [/indent] [color=DarkSlateGray][b][u]Specialty:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Jake has experience working with, and leading, teams of mixed races and backgrounds. He developed a knack for delegating duties that best suit an individual’s specific talents or expertise. However, Jake also shows a decidedly hands-off approach to leadership in that once he has got to know an individual and taken their measure, he is happy to leave them to act independently. He’s learnt that sometimes the best thing a leader can do for his team is to give them the space to work. He’s a capable soldier in his own right, fully able of holding the line or charging the enemy himself. After all, he would never ask his men to do something that he wouldn’t do himself. He’s any mans (or womans) equal in a straight firefight, being a respectable shot with both rifles and pistols, and being in possession of truly astoundingly quick reflexes. [/indent] [color=DarkSlateGray][b][u]Powers/Skills:[/u][/b][/color] [indent][list][*]Expert marksman [*]Proficient hand to hand fighter [*]Marine officer training and experience [*]Background and expertise in small unit tactics [*]Full N7 training. [*]A host of contacts within the Systems Alliance[/list][/indent] [color=DarkSlateGray][b][u]Equipment and Resources:[/u][/b][/color] [indent][LIST][*]N7 Valkyrie Assault Rifle [*]N7 Piranha Shotgun [*]M-6 Carnifex Heavy Pistol [*]Standard issue service knife [*]Omni-Tool [*]N7 Armour, modified with Asymetric Rosenkov Materials defence layers and an offhand ammo-pack. [*]Kuwashii Visor [*]Thermal clips [*]Medigel packs x 3 [*]Frag Grenade x 2 [/list][/indent] [color=DarkSlateGray][b][u]Sample Post:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]A short sample post so I can get a handle of your writing style. This could be one of your characters early missions, a showing of them enjoying some downtime, or a short of some of their exploits during the Reaper war.[/indent] [color=DarkSlateGray][b][u]Notes[/u][/b][/color] [indent][list][*]Jake is straight, and currently single. He was involved in a tumultuous relationship with a Turian Cabal member during the Reaper Wars, and has been taking a break from relationships to recover. [*]As a newly minted Spectre, Jake hasn’t made up his mind on who he supports to become the Warden of the Citadel. [*]Jake has an intense dislike for the Batarian Hegemony. It stems from the things he seen and experienced during the Skyllian Blitz, and consequent retaliatory attack. However during the Reaper war he worked with several Batarian soldiers, and came to grudgingly respect them as individuals, even if he does disagree with their government. [*]Has a habit of running his hands across his head when he is feeling stressed.[/list].[/indent] [/hider]