The year is 2600, and humanity has finally expanded beyond the borders of its atmosphere, establishing colonies on worlds that can support life, or planets they have terraformed to support life. Countries all have but ceased to exist, becoming the Terran Empire as a collective whole however, they still have the enmities that were present before the Empire was formed. Britain and France were still going at it long after its citizens had forgotten why. They just knew they were supposed to hate each other.

However, the further humanity expanded, the more sentient aliens they discovered, and the more sentient races they discovered, the more that are hostile towards them. Humanity has since long invested less in conventional ground warfare, as many aliens are physically superior, and seem to be impervious to bullets, and has resorted to the use of A.W.E., or Armored War Exoskeletons.

Originally developed in a joint effort of the Terran Empire, it has since spread to almost every nation, and, as a result, each country has one or two names which are known throughout the world for their quality. While each company may be good in one aspect of A.W.E manufacture, they often have a downside due to the company's focus on one aspect.

The pioneering attack that made the A.W.E.s famous was the Taking of Demeter in 2213, now an agricultural world mostly dedicated to farming and recreation. Before the Terran Empire possessed it, it was held by hostile extraterrestrials called 'Larks', so called because of the laughing sound they made to communicate with each other. After attacks were launched by them on the nearby economical planet of Arethusa, the Terran Empire retaliated by sending their own armies to invade the larks, including their new weapons, the A.W.Es.

Usually, a campaign as large as the one planned would have taken months of delicate planning and back and forth between the two forces, however, the A.W.Es tipped the balance greatly in the favor of the Terran Empire. The sheer size of the original A.W.Es was intimidating enough, and sent Larks running for their lives, but they pushed on without rest, taking the cities one by one with little to no difficulty as they shrugged off the energy rounds that they threw at them. Only one A.W.E was lost in that campaign. The Larks were soon subsumed into the Terran Empire, and allowed to live on their planet in exchange for the Terran empire taking them as vassals.

After that campaign ended, A.W.Es were put into mass production, and the various countries started to churn them out one after the other, putting their own marks onto them and starting to shape their own molds for them.

As the years passed, A.W.Es started to grow less bulky, though they were still physically large and imposing. Meeting other races meant that the world of science made leaps and bounds, and the operators of A.W.Es soon found themselves with many options to choose from when selecting their weaponry.

Now in more modern times, only the elite Terran troops are allowed to don these suits however, because of the worth and the difficulty of operating the suit. Children are tested at an early age for compatibility, and only those with a high enough score are permitted into one of the many training academies after their secondary education. These A.W.Es are given to the soldiers, provided they sign a contract that essentially locked them in for a long term of service the military. Those who have been accepted receive the following letter from one of many schools:

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To whom this may concern,

Congratulations, (insert name here), your application to Lunar Academy has been accepted, and we are happy to welcome you to our school.

Lunar Academy is a school dedicated to the training of A.W.E pilots for the military. Located on Luna, the moon of Terra, Lunar academy boasts some of the finest facilities available to the Terran empire. The chefs are top notch, the rooms are filled with fine furniture, and the teachers are all veterans of one war or another, and are eager to teach the new generation and pass on their experiences. In this school, potential A.W.E pilots learn tactics, teamwork and A.W.E maintenance, as well as combat training.

An advanced holographic arena allows students to pull the data or their A.W.E.s from the school banks and bring them into realistic being in the arena, where they may compete with them with school mates or with teachers in their yearly exam. This method is to ensure that injuries are minimized. In case of injury, the school is staffed by an entire hospital, and one entire wing is dedicated to medicine and recovery practices.

The curriculum of the school consists of 3 years of education and training, before they are handed over to the military to complete their contract. During every year, there are various events that will happen to entertain the students, as well as test their resolve, camaraderie and strength. During the year, the students will be allocated into 'Teams'. In these teams, the members must learn to overcome their differences and work as a cohesive unit if they want to pass their test, or survive their career, as these 'Teams' often carry over into the military.

A.W.E.s will be delivered to the school garages for storage. At any time, a student may access their teams garage via access card, however, when not in use, please leave your A.W.E in your designated garage to avoid any misunderstandings with staff or outside authorities.

On the day of orientation, a shuttle will come to pick you up at the Luna Spaceport at Terminal 3. Please be waiting there by 1100 hours sharp with your luggage and accoutrements. We look forward to meeting you and teaching you in the coming year.

Signed, Nav Balwind
Principal of Lunar Academy

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This is technically a part two to an RP that was held on the old site before it was deleted. Most of the IC was able to be recovered, thankfully, but the group had to make a very hard decision as to whether or not to continue. In the end, half the group wished to go and the others were either absent, or chose to leave. We were interrupted in the middle of a combat scenario, so it was easy enough to give them an out. In the synopsis hider below, a summary of the previous IC has been written, and it should be painfully obvious as to where we were cut off.

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The story begins in the small classroom of Lunar Academy; the current five occupants each dealing with their predicament in their own way. Boredom, fear, irritation; there were a number of emotions going around the room. It was only a short time before their reason for being there was made known: Colonel Landsfeldt barged into the room. After informing the students of their status of an elite team in training, Squad One, he told them to get up and get moving; they would be doing a series of solo simulations in the holographic arena. The students obliged, and it wasn't very long before everyone was sitting tight in the observation room of the huge stadium. One by one, the students were called to do a small mission pertaining to their area of expertise.

Richard Williams, a British piloting an A.W.E. designated DEMON by the Ghoul corporation was the first to go. His machine, built for swift takedown and general disruption on the battle field, managed to accomplish the mission of slaying the small band of mercenaries he was set upon. Second to go was Thessalia Minari, a Swiss pilot of Hagelsturm, a machine built for the job of a tank in both defense and offence by Wirbelwind. Her mission, that of a defending a small fort from attack, was also a success, even if it was at a loss of a few men. Third, the Russian Scarlett Sahkarova took to the field in Eterna, a more supportive based armor by Hextech. Her mission of invading a factory went smoothly, despite unorthodox tactics. The American Karl Shanks was fourth, entering battle in his well-rounded offensive machine, Spartan, produced by Barbarian. Like a one-man wrecking crew, he managed to win the small skirmish he was dropped into. Last to go was the second American, a man who called himself both Jack and Roman, piloting Nephesh, a stealth base machine developed by Spirit. Despite his radical change in personality upon entering the simulation, his mission of sabotaging a base's power system went off without much difficulty.

The simulations concluded, the team was sent back to their dorms for the night. Each person went about their own business, until Richard, who had produced dinner on account of losing a bet against Jack, called them all to eat. The meal was delicious, but plagued with uncomfortability, as each person went about introducing themselves to each other. Some were more descriptive than othera, and this did not go unnoticed to some members of the group. Fed and tired, the team then retired to bed for the night. The following morning, a message from the Colonel instructed the group that a skirmish mission was being held in the arena. After a short breakfast, each member of the team managed to make it down in a timely fashion. Upon arrival, the Colonel told the team that they needed to pick a captain. Thessalia was the one chosen, and the team was lead out into the arena. Once there, they were introduced to their opponents. It was a small team, twice their number, led by Miromi Hyugar, a second year Canadian pilot, in her long-range and sensory Knight A.W.E., Nirobi. After introductions, the mission objectives were explained: Squad One was to eliminate they enemy, or capture the enemy base point by occupying it unopposed for a full minute. With that, the two teams went to opposite sides of the field, and the simulation started.

Once ten minutes passed, allowing the enemy team to set up a defense around their base, Squad One began to move. The team split up, with Jack and Richard heading north east to scout, since a radar jammer was determined to be present, while the remaining three stayed put until information was given. After the two were a decent length away, the enemy began to bombard Thessalia, Karl and Scarlet's cover, forcing them to move. Jack and Richard found their own opposition on their route. This was not an order by the enemy captain. Miromi was having her own difficulties, as it seemed a member of her squad was attempting a coup to take leadership control from her. Miromi's radio was silenced, as her team took orders from the rogue member. This member did not stay in the fight very long. Richard and Jack managed to find him and another unit protecting the path they were headed. Being unable to see Jack, the two charged Richard, which, with the help of Jack, resulted in their quick defeat. The enemy team, having no leader whatsoever, tried to rally themselves as Thessalia, Karl, and Scarlett began returning fire. The match was decided, however, when Jack managed to sneak through a small mine field, and attack Miromi. Her sensors damaged, she left their base unoccupied as she ran and hid, before, her emotions and anger getting the better of her, she took herself out of the battle. This all but ended the match, as Jack was able to transport Richard behind the enemy lines, and with him attacking their behind, and the other three attacking the front, Jack was able to sneak into base. The victory did not come without a casualty though: Karl was taken out in the shootout. This did not sit well with Thessalia, who, both in this battle and the previous day's exhibition simulation, allowed one of her units to be lost in a fight.

The match ended, and Squad One's victory announced, the most of the team made their way back to their dorm. Thessalia, Karl, and Roman occupied the common room in silence as the first studied, the second slept, and the third simply tried to be quiet and unnoticed as he ate a small meal. A short while later, Richard too made it back, tired from his exercise at a sparring club he had joined. As Karl continued to sleep, Thessalia, curiosity at its limit, asked Richard about the strange behavior she had been observing in Roman. Richard told her a small tale as he began making food for the rest of the group, but in the end, his story only made her more curious. As Richard handed out the food to the other two occupants who hadn't yet eaten, the opening of the dorm door surprised everyone inside. Scarlett, who was still absent, had not returned. Miromi had arrived at the dorm, and made her way inside. She was not greeted with kindness, and she showed none in turn, and instead simply told everyone that she had been transferred to the team for unknown reasons. The night ended with everyone going to sleep, and Scarlett not returning.

The following morning and fourth day at the academy, started off with another message from the colonel. At midday, another simulation was waiting for them, and that Scarlett had been removed from the team. The team split up once more as everyone went about their own morning routine. Richard, Karl, and Thessalia went off to the cafeteria for breakfast, while Miromi headed out on her own to be by herself. Roman, thinking the common room was clear, made himself a small breakfast before sitting down, hoping to be undisturbed until it was time for the mission. This did not go as planned, since Thessalia returned to the dorm, intent on speaking with him. After an awkward conversation, Roman agreed to explain himself, but at the arena. The two went together, and once there, Roman once more turned into Jack. Jack explained the entire situation to Thessalia, and the conversation ended with the latter agreeing to keep an eye on and befriend Roman, at Jack's request. The other three team members then made their way inside the arena to join them, and the Colonel appeared to start the simulation. It was to be an orbital drop, clearing an infestation of an alien race from a small town. The mission never started. Right as it was about to begin, the arena returned to normal, and Karl was instructed to go join a different arena. The remaining four were given free time in the arena to do as they wished. However, only three stayed. The tension that had begun drowning the previous night hit a breaking point, with Miromi and the other three getting into a large fight, where trust issues and anger were made very apparent. Miromi left the arena to be by herself; the whole fiasco being a huge misunderstanding that both sides were too stubborn to admit.

After the hour, Richard left by himself, while Thessalia went looking for Roman who had not left the locker rooms. She managed to coax him out, and the two went on a walk, where, eventually, Roman told Thessalia about his pains and frustrations. The air between them clearing considerably, the two eventually made it back to the common room. A short while later, Miromi came out of the girl's bedroom, where she had been napping after a conversation with Richard, where that air was also cleared somewhat. Following her appearance, Richard returned to the dorm, tired from another bout of sparring at his club, and made his way to a couch for a nap. Silence returned for a little while, until a loud and unexpected bang on the door roused everyone. Richard, irritated, went to open it, only to find Karl and a second person standing there. Roughing up Karl a bit for being loud, Richard then went to the bedroom to try and sleep again, but not before angering Miromi once again with his actions. Karl and the newcomer entered the dorm, with the newcomer heading to the bathroom to get himself cleaned up, after Karl patted down his bruises with the help of Miromi, and before both Miromi and the newcomer stepped outside onto the dorm balcony to talk. With everyone cleaned and ready, dinner was made, and the newcomer was finally able to introduce himself: Douglas Karesh, a second year piloting a large and heavy A.W.E. called Dreadnaught. Doug explained that he was assigned to this team for the time being, although he didn't explain why. The others began to understand what the colonel originally meant when he said this was an experimental 'team'. After dinner, everyone retired to bed.

They did not sleep for very long; shortly after midnight, an alarm sounded, followed by the voice of the Colonel as he told everyone to get up and get to the arena. The mission this time was a four day siege defense. The place to defend was a drone producing factory with very little resources, and the enemy was a drone constructing drop ship that would be attacking them. The reason for the mission, according to the colonel, was to force the team's teamwork skills to improve. Once everyone was at the arena, the mission began, and it was immediately apparent that something was wrong. Richard was missing. Jack, acting on his own, discovered a small spot that Richard might be, and took off, barely getting a confirmation from Thessalia to do so. The remaining four were left to deal with a small drone assault that had been dropped on them. The fight was rather short, with the small team easily being able to overpower the few enemy units. Jack was successful in his mission too: he managed to find Richard chained up and about to be transported to the enemy drop ship. This is where things took a turn for the worse. Jack's attempt to rescue Richard ended in failure, when his means of disabling the enemy forces set off an explosion around Richard's neck, taking him out. Thessalia, Karl, Miromi, and Doug had their own problems: the enemy dropped a massive tank upon them, and Karl's A.W.E. was heavily damaged in the ensuing fight. Regrouping, tension rose to a boiling point as nearly everyone began shouting at each other, before splitting up to do their own missions believed to be the most important. A day passed with no incidents, but the quiet was interrupted when another wave of drones landed in the factory. Despite another victory, Karl was taken out in the fight, and ammo supplies began to run low. Miromi did her best to salvage as much power as she could manage, and was even able to get a small group of drones up and battle ready on their side. It wound up not mattering: on the fourth day, a massive wave of drones that had been being built by the enemy landed, and while Doug and Thessalia tried their best, eventually their large machines were taken down. Miromi and Jack did their best to simply survive, but the former was not so lucky. Cornered, she managed to take out a few more drones, before being shot down. Only Jack survived, his machine doing its job, and allowing him to hide and wait out the remaining few hours.

The mission was a complete failure, in both ways. The team's complete lack of teamwork was not unnoticed by the Colonel, nor his superiors. Over the next few days, two more missions were given to Squad One, and both had the same results as the first. In an attempt to fix the personality conflicts on the team, Miromi was eventually removed to be given her own squad once again. The remaining five fared slightly better over the next couple of weeks, but it was clear that not everyone was on board with each other. Once again the team was split up, Doug and Karl being set to a different team — Miromi's — with the only three members of Squad One being Thessalia, Richard, and Jack. Over the next two months, the three were no longer given mission simulations. Instead, the Colonel allowed them their choice of practice with whatever weaponry they wished to use, and gave them written homework on various squad operations, all of them clearly emphasized on the teamwork of various members. It was clear that the Colonel knew that of the last full team, it was these three that were compatible, and he was doing his best to prime them for something. The something was guessed by the three rather quickly: they were screening people for a fit based on their personalities. Before, the 'experimental team' was being formed just based on skill and what units were needed. Now they were doing both. The three complied as they waited the day that their squad was to be given new members once again.

Frames
Your frame is the body of your A.W.E. This is what decides the size, armor, and general use of your machine. Frames come in three types: light, medium, and heavy. As is implied, lights A.W.E.s are small and agile and have little armor, heavies are big and slow but well protected, and mediums are somewhere in the middle. Your frame also dictates the special perk provided by the manufacturer of your machine. Different companies specialize in different things, and this will be reflected in your A.W.E.

Armaments
Your armaments are the equipment that you carry with you into battle. They come in two categories: weapon and support. Weapons are exactly what you would expect — guns, swords, missiles, etc. Weapons come in three categories:

• Conventional - This weapon type refers to weapons commonly used by the Terran military in the form of either ranged weapons which fire solid rounds, or melee weapons which reply on sharp edges or other such means to pierce shields. This includes shock mauls, vibro-swords, and knives, as well as rifles, shotguns and high velocity sniper rifles.
• Laser - This weapon type makes use of stimulated emission of photons to fire a powerful beam of light, which, while containing no physical impact, is faster, but somewhat weaker than conventional weaponry. The wounds cauterize wounds upon impact, but deal enough tissue damage to take people out of a fight. These weapons have shorter range due to the refraction of light, but can pierce shields easily.
• Plasma - This weapon type is currently the most advanced munitions currently in the possession of the Terrans, and is still experimental in nature. If compressed too much, the plasma becomes too volatile and excited, the particles often gathering enough strength to detonate in a blue-white shower of burning hot ooze, which explains why there is a minimum size for the use of plasma in weaponry. Usually only used in large scale war machines such as artillery and some larger tanks, technology has progressed to the point where it is somewhat able to implement the munitions into A.W.E weaponry, although this is still considered dangerous.

Weapons can also come equipped with special modifications, attachments, or ammunition that give it a unique ability, as all base weapons are of standard stock and all function the same. Support armaments are the flip side to this. They all tend to be unique and made to help the A.W.E. perform its intended role. They tend to take on the form of drones, jet packs, repair kits, or other small attachments and devices, but they are not at all limited to just that. Some support armaments can be multipurpose as well, allowing them to do a variety of tasks while taking up less space.

Shields
Your shield is what protects you from your enemies weapons. It is an invisible energy barrier that is form fitting to your A.W.E. that is powered by a special generator inside the core of your A.W.E., and its size determines its power.

Signature Asset
This is your A.W.E.'s most powerful armament. It can take the form of either a weapon, support armament, or even something built into the frame or your A.W.E.'s CPU itself. The options for these sorts of assets are near limitless.

HUD Add-Ons
Your heads up display is what provides you with battle information in the midst of combat. The standard HUD, however, is extremely limited in what it provides, giving not much more than internal diagnostics, slight aim and tracking support, and an extremely limited radar. Add-Ons give your A.W.E. the access to information it needs to help your A.W.E. perform its role more efficiently.

There are many companies producing A.W.E.s in this world. You may create one, bonuses included, or pick one from the list below. However, please discuss with the creator (or the GM if there isn't one) when using an already made company.

Spirit
Based In: America
Specializes In: Energy Weapons & Stealth
Summary: Spirit originally specialized in one thing: energy. Generators were the first specialty of the company; no one could ever match them in quality and output. After they were established as the go-to name, they began licensing their generators to other companies, which helped the grow into the super-power they are today. With the large stream of cash flowing in, not only did they hire the best of the best to help with creating even greater generators, they also expanded into the weapons and stealth department due to a change of lead. Paul and Lily Roman took over after Maes Roman stepped down, at it was by their hand that Spirit took a more direct role in the production of A.W.E. technology. They were the ones who invented the Clarke System — a stealth system with the power to slip straight through anything made by the leader in sensor technology, Knight. Spirit also produces energy based armaments, such a lasers and plasma guns. However after coming to the realization that their weapons would never be able to out-power the kinetic based armaments of Knight thanks to the limited size on their weapon's personal generators, they have moved from creating A.W.E. weapons to creating more massive weapons designed for battleships.
Bonus:
> Energy Tech - 1 free point is given towards a single laser or plasma weapon.
> Energy Efficiency - The A.W.E.'s energy reserves are doubled (it can last 6 'combat scenarios').
> EMP Shielding - The A.W.E. is not effected by electromagnetic pulses.
> Fragile - The armor of the A.W.E. is damaged much easier.
> Conventional Clumsiness - The A.W.E. cannot use conventional projectile or melee weapons.
Player inventor: Zata

Ghoul
Based In: America, formerly England
Specializes In: Energy Absorption, Fear tactics & Melee
Summary: Formerly headed by a powerful English businessman, the Ghoul has now come under the financial wing of the Spirit company after running into some difficulties. The main problem was the complaints from pilots about their energy consumption, and only being able to finish half a fight while others moved on. They tried to solve this through larger cores, but these only served to bulk down the A.W.E and remove its only asset, its speed, maneuverability, and responsiveness during melee combat. After the company was purchased by Spirit, the engineers worked together to find a solution to this problem, which resulted in the concept of the “CANNIBAL” system, which solved their basic problems… mostly.
Bonus:
> Melee Affinity - 1 free point is given towards a melee weapon.
> Agile - The A.W.E is a harder target to strike at long range.
> Fearmonger - Ghoul units are designed specifically to target the primal nature of organisms, more specifically the flight or flight reflex. Many rebellions have been squashed with the mere mention of the deployment of a GHOUL squad. Any unit within close proximity to a ghoul unit has a chance of immediate flight.
> Low Fuel - The A.W.E.'s energy is halved (it can last 1.5 'combat scenarios').
> Disgust - Due to Ghoul's fearsome reputation, they inspire a lot of feelings. Many generals disdain the use of Ghoul units, and some soldiers feel uneasy around it.
Player inventor: Harbringer

Wirbelwind
Based In: Switzerland
Specializes In: Shields
Summary: Advanced A.W.E. Systems is still relatively new in terms of A.W.E. technology - however, it has already started to make a name for itself with their unusual designs and highly effective shields. The A.W.E.s produced by them often possess more advanced shields and thus are afforded an almost deceptive durability. In terms of offensive power, their A.W.E.s are almost all front line models, either specializing in anti-infantry or anti-armor or offering a selection of both — only rarely are A.W.E.s designed with other roles in mind. However, due to the higher than usual energy requirement for the improved shields, Advanced A.W.E. Systems' A.W.E.s can not support the consumption rate of Plasma weaponry or multiple Laser armaments.
Bonus:
> Improved Shields - The shields of the A.W.E. can take more punishment.
> Shield Tech - Up to 2 free points are given towards the A.W.E.'s shields.
> Energy Limit - The A.W.E. cannot use plasma weapons and a maximum of 1 laser weapons.
> Designated Role - The A.W.E. cannot use long range weapons.
Player inventor: Takaru

Shard
Based in: Germany
Specializes in: High speed, reaction time, and maneuverability.
Summary: Shard, a small German company led by Armin Feuer, took no part in A.W.E. technology for the first couple years of its creation. Originally named NeuroLeg, the company was nothing more than an R&D firm that specialized in medical prosthetics, and experimented with nervous system implants. The company was successful, if not a big name, and kept itself afloat through grants and contracts with much larger manufacturing companies. After Armin’s nephew displayed near perfect aptitude for becoming an A.W.E. pilot, however, a division of NeuroLeg split off and teamed up with some former members of Ghoul to become the Shard of today. Shard specialized in directly connecting the pilot’s brain to their A.W.E. via neural implant, removing the need for a HUD and greatly increasing responsiveness. Combined with Ghoul’s already fast technology, and using a new “Hover-skate” propulsion technology, Shard’s A.W.E.’s became some of the lightest and fastest in production – the better to capitalize on that new responsiveness. Shard A.W.E.’s are universally made with one goal in mind: Get in, work, and get out, as quickly as possible. Whether or not that work is destructive is up to the pilot.
Bonus:
>Blasting Affinity: 1 free point towards a short-mid range conventional weapon
>Flash burn: the A.W.E. moves extremely fast over both long and short distances, but can last for only 1.5 ‘combat scenarios’
>Lightweight: 1 point penalty to the A.W.E.’s shields and all size 2 and 3 weapons.
Player inventor: BurntBacon8r

Knight
Based In: France
Specializes In: Sensors & Railguns
Summary: Knight, the brainchild of former military engineer Francois Chevalier who upon leaving the military founded his own AWE company, taking with him a team of his own people as well as a wealth of practical knowledge and experience. Having seen first hand the vulnerability of many AWE's without dedicated data support he envisioned a system that would once again give AWE pilots a fighting chance against the new wave of stealth systems that were flooding the market. It was a huge success at the time, using Spirit's technology as a guideline he set out to defeat it. This success secured Knight's position in the field. It was these advanced systems that later paved the way for Knight's latest pet project in the arena of advanced kinetic weaponry, rail gun technology. Though certainly not the progenitors of rail gun technology Knight's scientists and engineers have advanced the technology by leaps and bounds since taking on the challenge, becoming the leader in not only rail gun theory but also development. It was Knight that produced the first high caliber (by rail gun standards) portable rail guns that could be fired using AWE's rather then needing to be mounted onto heavy platforms. Knight currently owns large area's of space in the region within the asteroid belt, as well as a few of the smaller moons around Saturn to allow for safe weapons testing and development due to the potential for catastrophic weapons failure.
Bonus:
> Railgun Tech - 1 free points is given towards a single size three 'railgun' classified armament or special weapon.
> Omniscience - Up to 2 free points (cannot go below 0) given towards a 'sensor' classified support armament or special ability.
> Energy Enigma - The A.W.E. cannot equip laser or plasma weapons.
Player inventor: N/A

Hextech
Based In: Russia
Specializes In: In-built Support Systems
Summary: Hextech is a somewhat new branch of the Valhalla organization after they invented the HEX Power Grid, which proved to be a capable foundation for a whole new array of support tech — thus requiring the new branch. The HEX Power Grid is essentially that: a hexagonal mesh laid into the entirety of AWE to provide prodigious energy management across the entire AWE, using a somewhat newly discover Xenon molecule among other composites — though producing energy and providing it aren't entirely the same thing, hence the Hextech branch went to the trouble of acquiring license from Spirit to get themselves a worthy source of energy. The primary advantage is the sheer control and coverage of energy, allowing the grid to easily manage powering multiple expansive systems, though it comes with a slight drawback in that any external systems like held powered weapons require a HEX retrofit to access the grid.
Bonus:
> Spirit License - The A.W.E.'s energy reserves are doubled.
> HEX Power Grid - 2 free points for specifically 'in-built' support modules
> Rigid System - 1 point penalty to all specifically non-built-in support modules or energy weapons.
> Fragile - The armor of the A.W.E. is damaged much easier.
Player inventor: N/A

Barbarian
Based In: The Netherlands
Specializes In: Melee
Summary: This company focuses on more traditional options to fight. They focus on melee weapons and fighting with simpler weapons. While criticized by other, more modernized companies, this one stuck to its roots, and has diligently been working on progress in new features, such as power fists, fists that focus on packing more 'punch'. They also focus on other melee weapons, like spears and giant maces. They depend on their parent company, S&W Manufacturing, to help them through tough times. As seen, most people wouldn't pick a company like this, so profits aren't very great, but they've managed to persevere and remain a working company.
Bonus:
> Pounder - 1 free point towards a melee weapon.
> Brawler - The A.W.E.'s bare fists are as damaging as a size 1 melee weapon.
> Primitive - Size 2 and 3 non-melee weapons cost 1 additional point.
Player inventor: N/A

Heracles
Based In: Greece
Specializes In: Armor
Summary: Heracles is a company named after the famous Greek hero. While not particularly big or powerful in terms of influience, Heracles has considerable sway in the Melee section of A.W.E.s. Known for the durability of their A.W.Es, they are the primary choice when it comes to survivability and defense. However, Heracles model A.W.Es have a lack of offensive capability, with most of their efforts in helping the pilot to survive. While their armoring and defensive items are good, their rifles, pistols, and other weapons are sorely lacking in comparison to other companies.
Bonus:
> Durable - The armor of the A.W.E. can take much more punishment.
> Climate Shielding - The A.W.E. is highly resistant to both hot and cold temperatures.
> Encumbered - You lose a point slot depending on your frame size (1 for light, 2 for medium, and 4 for heavy).
Player inventor: N/A

In order to ensure that no one turns their character into a one-man-army, there are a few rules to combat:

Fighting:
Fighting follows a very simple rule: you are free to write whatever you like, but the GM has veto power, and what he says goes. As the GM, I will be controlling enemy attacks and I will determine if they hit and how much damage they do. I believe myself to be a fair judge of how to make a fun story and one important thing to keep in mind is that I am not your enemy. I want everyone to have fun here. However, your character is not invulnerable. Neither, of course, are my enemies. You, as the player, are free to attack them as you see fit. So long as you are reasonable, I am generally fine with whatever you will write. However, I will step in and force changes as I see fit. You are free to debate your case in the OOC, but once I give a final order, it is to be done. You are to understand this, and accept it.

Damage:
Damage to your machine is split into three types: shield, armor, and system. When in a combat scenario (the start of which will be mentioned in the OOC at the start of a round), listed at the top of this post will be the status of your machine, and those three traits. While, as stated above, you are allowed to determine whether or not you hit enemies. I will be the one to determine how much damage was done to them, and in general, I will simply follow along with what you wrote. The same is true for when the enemy attacks you. I will say in the IC post what hits landed and what were the results. This is important when it comes to 'system' damage. While it is obvious that once your shield is gone, and your armor hit and destroyed, you die, I will also have the enemy (and you) disable some functions of your machines with some attacks. I will also list this in the IC post.

Energy:
As the A.W.E.s are machines, they require energy to run. The energy comes from the core of they A.W.E., and it factors into combat by limiting the amount of time you can fight. A standard A.W.E. can last three 'combat scenarios' before completely losing power. While for most small simulations, this is irrelevant, it becomes so when on longer missions. If you run out of energy, your machine stops functioning and your character will be unable to fight until the core is recharged once again.

Frames
• Pick a frame type: light (10 point slots), medium (15 point slots), or heavy (20 point slots).
• Create your own unique company to be added to the lists (please discuss with the GM first when deciding upon bonuses).

Armaments
• Create your weapons. Conventional and laser weapons come in three sizes: one-handed (1 point per), two-handed (2 points per), and heavy (3 points per). Plasma weapons can only be found in heavy, and are more costly (5 points; only one per machine). List your weapon's range (short, medium, and long) and damage potential (low, medium, and high).
• Pick your perks (1 point per). Perks can be anything, including but in no way linted to: a clip of unique ammunition, a special barrage function, an alternate caliber firing method, or transformation abilities. Be warned that special ammunition will be in limited supply (consult with GM; 1 point to double given capacity).
• Create your support armaments. They are more costly depending on size (1, 2, or 3 points per; consult with GM).
• Decide upon additional functions. If you want your small laser drone to also be able to generate a small barrier for your protection, this is where you dictate that (1 point per function).

Shields
• Pick a shield type: weak (1 point), moderate (3 points) or strong (6 points).

Signature Asset
• Create your asset. Special weapons are extremely limited in use, but have the benefit of being much cheaper and much more devastating due to having a low, flat rate despite being weapons with a lot more perks attached (2 points). Special support armaments follow this same line of thinking (4 points).

HUD Add-Ons
• Pick your Add-Ons (1 point per).

Name: Self-explanatory. At least, I hope it is self-explanatory... If you don't know what to put here, leave now please.
Gender: Same as above.
Nationality: Tell which country (or in some rare cases, planet) your character originates from.

Appearance: Please provide a picture of what your character looks like. Also, unless you are stating your character looks and is dressed exactly the same, please mention any change of clothes or other cosmetic differences (this is mostly for anime pictures).

Personality: Explain how your character behaves. I expect a decent paragraph here.

Bio: Your character's history. Like above, I expect a few decent paragraphs here.
Other: List anything else that doesn't have a category, such as things your character may be carrying, and habits or quirks they might have, etc.

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Designation: The name of the A.W.E.
Role: A short description of the role of the A.W.E in combat, whether it be sensory disruption or sniping or assassination.
Frame: The frame of the A.W.E, choose from light, medium and heavy.
Manufacturer: The company that produced your A.W.E. List the bonuses that it gives.
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Appearance: The appearance of the A.W.E. This can be a short written description, or a picture.

Armaments: The weaponry and support systems an A.W.E holds on its person.
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Shield Strength: The strength of the shield that the A.W.E uses, ranges from none to heavy.

Signature Asset: The signature asset of the A.W.E.

HUD Add-Ons: The things that are added to an A.W.E.'s HUD to facilitate the pilot's tastes. This can be something such as a heartbeat sensor, heat sensor or projectile estimation.
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Diagnostics: A short summary of you A.W.E.'s potential. List your total points spent (slots is your frame's total, and points is your final number with the free points included), your energy (standard A.W.E. has 3), and your combat ratings (standard is low, average, and high, but you are free to add fun adverbs).
<X/X total points and slots>
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Other: Anything missed.

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Name: Jack Roman
Gender: Male
Nationality: American

Appearance: This (replace the sandals with dress shoes)

Personality: This character has been diagnosed with split-personality disorder, resulting in two wildly different states of mind:
• Roman (Normal State): Under normal circumstances, Roman is an incredibly shy and quiet soul — anti-social to the extreme. Too much interaction scares him, and if tension mounts too high, he has been known to pass out. He prefers to keep to himself, finding a quiet corner in the room to be alone with his thoughts, or, more often, a good book — tomes of strategy and logic puzzles being his favorite. He is a generally nice and helpful person, however this aspect is normally clouded by his unwillingness to speak with others, and as a result, people often mistake him as rude and uncaring. Roman also has a mountain of hate reserved for his other personality, Jack, though he is also stricken with a severe case of envy, and, as such, he is completely addicted to it.
• Jack (Altered State): When ever Jack gets into an A.W.E., any form of simulation that would emulate the experience, or just plain drunk, he enters this frame of mind. Unlike his normal self, this state completely lacks any and all of his social inhibitions to the point of not having any at all. His confidence spikes — though not to the point of stupidity — and he becomes unashamedly outgoing, albeit brash, abrasive, and sarcastic. He does not intend to be cruel, but he lacks both the ability to keep his true thoughts in his head — positive or negative — and the self restraint to keep his mouth shut. Jack, for the most part, is completely indifferent to the wants and needs of his other personality, Roman, and in general thinks of him as nothing more than a liability.

Bio: Spirit. The word brings to mind several thing: vitality, energy, and for the superstitious, ghosts and phantoms. That why, in the year 2544, it was the chosen by Maes Roman when it came time to name his company. Spirit originally began as a small business that specialized in generators. It wasn't long before Maes's genius brought forth the most powerful ones of the time, and with them, the company grew to gigantic proportions. By 2581, Spirit was a name known across all of the human settlements to be synonymous with generators. It was at that time that Maes finally stepped down, and handed the business off to his only son, Paul. Paul immediately took command, and with a fresh new mind in charge, began to alter the direction the company was taking. They had the means to produce massive sums of energy; Paul decided that they would put it to better use then just powering ships. Weapons. Paul considered the current technology in with energy weapons lackluster at best, crude at worst. However, the call of cash brought around the world best scientific minds, and it was only after a few years that Spirit began producing what it considered the evolution of combat.

At the same time, Paul's wife, Lily, had other ideas. She and the current head of an overseas company by the name of Knight had been enemies through college, and now that she was in power, she planed to use it to squash them flat. Knight specialized in sensor technology; Lily had Spirit begin producing stealth. It was in 2589 her plan seemed to succeed — Spirit's Clarke System has finally managed to bypass the Knight sensor net. This didn't last very long. Within half a year, Knight managed to pull ahead once again, embarrassing Spirit, and furthering the rivalry. This trend continued for several years, one besting the other, only to be shut down at their next meeting, until the year of 2597 — the year Spirit won the tech war. It was in the middle of this war, however, that Jack Roman was born.

For the most part, Jack seemed like a normal enough child. His parents loved him very much, and insured that he was provided with only the best. However, much to their dismay, they discovered a problem with him on his first day out at school. Jack refused to interact with the other children. He refused to talk to the teachers. Paul and Lily, worried, took Jack out of school, where he seemed to return to normal. Home-schooling seemed the only course of action that could be taken, and while there was a bit of trouble at first, eventually Jack took to it fairly well. After a few years of this, the next big event for Spirit took place: the purchase of a small English based company: Ghoul. With it came the child, Richard Williams. His parents were forced to move across the pond and take up residence in America, close to the Roman residence. Mr. and Mrs. Williams got along well with the Romans, and eventually, after hearing the concerns of Paul and Lily about their son, they decided to allow Richard to move in with the Romans to help with Jack. At first, Jack treated him the same way he treated everyone else: he remained distant and unresponsive. However, eventually Richard's personality won through, and the two became, while not friends, companions. Though his help, Paul and Lily were happy to see their son come out of his shell, even if only slightly.

Once the children turned thirteen, their respective parents decided that it was time to introduce them to the family business: A.W.E.s. Paul and Lily were nervous at first, but their fear evaporated the instant they suited up their son and set him loose. Jack's personality seemed to change; no longer was he quiet and submissive. He became incredibly outgoing and opinionated — something that was not lost on Richard. While the English boy normally took on the role of guidance counselor for Jack, his interaction with him did a complete one-eighty, as Jack now took to calling him a 'lackey' and bossing him around. After their first test session, Paul and Lily rushed to their son, only to find that their boy had reverted to his old self the instant he has left his machine. Worried, they hired the best psychologist they could, who informed them that their son had a case of split-personality disorder. The psychiatrist counseled Paul and Lily, telling them that there was nothing to be done, and that with some luck, the two personalities might merge to become one. Paul and Lily, ever hopeful, took to allowing the second personality to show itself at every occasion possible. Jack's test piloting sessions occurred ever more frequently. Jack even passed his aptitude test with near perfect marks — a feat shared with Richard.

Despite their best efforts, however, not only did this not work out the way that they had planned, the two personalities only seemed to grow more separate, even to the point of assigning themselves different names. With nothing to be done, after a serious discussion with their friends the Williams and the psychologist, both parents agreed that what would be best for Jack was sending him out into the world. After receiving an invitation, they decided upon sending Jack to a Lunar Academy; a military school and a place where he would be forced to interact with others his age, as well as allow him to pilot the machine he loved. Richard volunteered himself to accompany him, as he not only wanted to attend the school, but he also wished to be a pillar of stability for his companion in what was sure to be hard times. Plus, he had a score to settle with his other side — their mini-brawl record was tied at 47-47 — and this was the best way to do it. So, both children took the aptitude test, and passed with flying colors. A quick bag packing session later, Jack and Richard boarded a shuttle, and it was off to the moon.

Other: The watch on his wrist contains a personal Clarke System that at full charge, lasts fifteen seconds. He also tends to wear the sunglasses everywhere he goes — a trait he picked up from Richard. Unlike Richard's, however, they are not corrective, and Roman uses them to hide where he is looking as well as to prevent catching anyone's eye.

Designation: Nephesh
Role: Infiltration & Sabotage

Appearance: This

Frame: Light <10 Point Slots>
Manufacturer: Spirit
> Energy Tech - 1 free point is given towards a single laser or plasma weapon.
> Energy Efficiency - The A.W.E.'s energy reserves are doubled (it can last 6 'combat scenarios').
> EMP Shielding - The A.W.E. is not effected by electromagnetic pulses.
> Fragile - The armor of the A.W.E. is damaged much easier.
> Conventional Clumsiness - The A.W.E. cannot use conventional projectile or melee weapons.

Armaments:
• Laser 'Revolver' - A standard laser handgun; it fires pulsed inferred bursts. The energy management of this gun allows for six high-powered shots to be rapidly fired before depletion. The gun has two methods of recharging: full and single. Once the battery is empty, a shorter, uninteruptable cooldown can be initiated (eight seconds), or single pulses can be charged (two seconds per pulse). The gun is also fairly quiet. <Free><Medium><Low>
> DiRE Magnum - The Laser 'Revolver' has been modified to accept and fire DiRE cartridges — diffuse reflection enforced, continuous deuterium fluoride laser bursts. The barrel of the gun separates and widens to allow an exceptionally high-powered gas laser to be fired that has been purposefully reflected inside firing chamber to be projected in an oval cone shape. The cone is roughly 65° wide, 40° tall, and extends six meters before losing power from refraction, making it ineffective. The continuous burst lasts for five seconds, giving it time to melt or vaporize objects caught in the cone. Three of these rounds are carried (one in the chamber, two spare stored in the right arm of the A.W.E.). <1 Point><Short><High>
• Bomb Projector - Located beneath the left wrist of the A.W.E. is a small launcher tube that fires a variety of small bombs (though only one kind at a time) a short range from clips located inside the left arm. <1 Point><Short>
> EMPs - A clip of ten sticky bombs that produce a powerful, localized EMP in a three meter radius. The bombs are remotely detonated, though the A.W.E. can set them to activate after a certain time, whether long or short. The activation range is large at three kilometers.
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> Taser - A clip of six sticky bombs that produce a powerful and continuous shock to whatever it is stuck to. The shock lasts ninety seconds, and causes full incapacitation. The bombs are remotely detonated, though the A.W.E. can set them to activate after a certain time, whether long or short. The activation range is large at three kilometers.
• HO10 System - The holographic overlay system, version ten, grants the A.W.E. the ability to project a hologram over itself that hides it from sight. While active, if the A.W.E. remains still, or keeps its movements relatively slow, it is completely invisible. While in motion, however, the outlines of the A.W.E. become a bit blurred, allowing detection by those with a keen eye. <1 Point>
> HO10 Decoy - The HO10 System is capable of detaching its primary projector from the A.W.E. in the form of a small, floating, spherical drone. This drone has the ability to project a decoy of the A.W.E. it is linked to. The decoy is perfectly replicated, down to the last detail, and speaker included on the drone allows it to mimic sound to go with appearance. The drone is controlled via brain link with the pilot of the A.W.E., allowing a 'think it, and it will do it' style of remote control. While the drone is out, the main A.W.E. cannot use the HO10 System. The battery inside the drone lasts ten minutes of a full charge before needing to return to the A.W.E. for a resupply. <1 Point><Long>
• Gravitational Equalizer - Built into the core of the A.W.E. where the shield would normally be is a gravity manipulator. When active, it allows the A.W.E. to freely reduce its weight — even to the point of weightlessness. Any additional items that were not assigned to the A.W.E. to begin with are not effected. The manipulator cannot be active while cloaked under the HO10 System, as the core lacks the output capability for both due to a potential overload. <1 Point>

Shield Strength: N/A

Special ability: Clarke System - This system is installed in the core of the A.W.E., and has one simple function: make the A.W.E. completely invisible to technology. The core of the A.W.E. emits a coating for the A.W.E. that blocks any form of artificial sensor, whether it be radar, heat detection, sonar, lidar — if it is something that requires the assistance of a computer program for the naked eye to see, this A.W.E. doesn't exist to it. Aside from the obvious benefits, this system also prevents automatic lock-ons (although constantly maintained manual lock-on still work due to the area being targeted, and not the A.W.E. itself), and prevents the activation of motion detectors, laser grids, patrol drones, and other forms of artificial security systems. The coating also muffles some of the quieter sounds the A.W.E. and its weapons generate, making footsteps and gunshots silent. Unfortunately, a shield cannot be implemented in any A.W.E. with this device because of the conflicting energy coating. <4 Points>

HUD Add-Ons
• Energy Mapping - The A.W.E. can find, calculate, and evaluate the energy levels of everything around it. This includes things like radiation, electromagnetism, thermal, and other forms of energy. These energy reading are then translated into a viewable map for the pilot to read, and some forms of energy — such as thermal, inferred, or ultraviolet — allow for different types of vision specifications. The closer the energy, the greater and more detailed the map. Strongest depictions are everything in a hundred meter radius, and useable mapping can be rendered from scans of up to three kilometers away. While the former can provide highly detailed schematics of buildings and it's inhabitants, the latter maps largely dictate terrain, though they can show where high concentrations of energy are located for the pilot to make note of. <1 Point>

<11/10 total points and slots>
<6 total energy units>
<N/A shield rating>
<Very Low armor rating>
<Low weapon rating>

Other: This A.W.E. also carries a hand-held plasma torch, used for cutting through the metal of locks and other obstacles; A.W.E.s, too, in a pinch.

Name: Richard Williams

Gender: Male

Nationality: England

Appearance:

Personality:
At first glance, Richard is apathetic, sarcastic, and sometimes manipulative. He has a dry wit that seems present in all British people, and is quite snarky, despite his deadpan face. However, he is actually quite playful with an air of friendliness and amicability that lies beneath his snarky exterior. Able to bond with nearly anyone within a matter of moments, Richard is well known for his dry affability, and ability to remark on even the most dull things. Acting like Jack’s Counsellor, Richard seems to attempt to force the teen into the spotlight for his own good, although sometimes it seems as though he is simply doing it for his own amusement, despite supposedly being his ‘underling’. Usually calm, collected, and with a breezy charm, he does enjoy a good smoke once in a while, but can usually refrain from doing so.

Bio:
The son of the owner of ‘Ghoul’, Richard was present for all of his father’s worries, especially during the economic downfall during 2590. At the age of 8, he managed to help counsel his father, easing his worries with his words and cheery attitude. That was probably what stopped his father from committing suicide like a large amount of business owners. However, one company was still sitting high on the social ladder during this recession. The American A.W.E company, ‘Spirit’. Seeing the potential in ‘Ghoul’s energy siphon technology, the head of the company offered to drag the smaller English company out of debt, in exchange for becoming a subsidiary of ‘Spirit’. Faced with little other choice, Richard’s father accepted, and they came under the wing of ‘Spirit’.

There, Richard was introduced to the chairman of ‘Spirit’s son, Jack Roman. The same age, the two were often stuck together when their fathers were off discussing something, and the young Richard found the boy both interesting, and odd. He was quiet. Too quiet for a boy his age, and shied away from Richard. After many repeated attempts, the young English boy managed to get Jack to sit in the same room as him, starting to build a ‘friendship’ of sorts, like their fathers, although that was mostly just so that their work could continue without and hesitation.

After ‘Ghoul’ was purchased by the American ‘Spirit’ company 10 years ago, Richard has been stuck with Jack. So much so that the absence of one or the other is extremely strange, and will often be remarked upon. While ‘friends’ may not be the best word for the two, it nevertheless goes some way to describing the strange relationship they have with each other, like a counselor and his patient. Like Jack, Richard achieved a high compatibility score in his A.W.E examination, and so, being his only ‘friend’ went into the basic training provided by ‘Spirit’ with the introvert. Together, they trained, which was when he started to note down Jack’s rapid change in behavior. Where he had expected he himself to lead, Richard soon found Jack take a change of heart, and become and abusive leader in his own right, he himself demoted to a ‘lackey’ as he called it. Nevertheless, he found joy in competing with this ‘New Jack’ he dubbed ‘Jackarse’, and matches between them often ended with a full out brawl between the two in their training suits. The score remained even at 47-47 in their last brawl.

Despite their differences however, the two formed an extremely co-ordinated duo,who almost never needed to communicate to undergo their tactics, so it came as no surprise when they received news that they had been accepted to Lunar Academy, one of the most prestigious of A.W.E academies.

Other: Always seems to wear the dress shirt, vest and blue sunglasses. These glasses are actually corrective lenses, and can change colour according to Richard's whims. Has a strong South English accent (The sexy, posh one)

Designation: EX-7493 Codename “DEMON”
Role: Assassination and Fear
Frame: Light, designed by Ghoul

Manufacturer: The company that produced your A.W.E. List the bonuses that it gives.
> Melee Affinity - 1 free point is given towards a melee weapon.
> Agile - Subtract 2 points from the maneuverability penalty.
> Low Fuel - The A.W.E. will run out of power and shut down if it goes without using its special weapon for more than 4 posts.

Armaments:
•AR-43662-“RIPPERS” -A pair of elegantly crafted gauntlets, they are nevertheless deadly in their application. Made from iridium, a material on par and even stronger than steelcrete, these claws are designed to rend their way through anything from flesh to bone, to concrete bunkers. Fast and deadly, the Rippers are for the extreme close range of CQ combat, and require the user to be directly in his opponent’s face in order to make the most efficient use of them. These claws are able to be coated with energy from the core, granting them a powerful shield breaking property, but it rapidly drains the energy of an already power hungry Ghoul frame.<1 Point><Short><High>
• AR-554586 “STINGERS” - A pair of small cannons mounted on either side of the HUD, the stingers project an intense, but short ranged burst of laser fire akin to a shotgun blast, and is mainly used as either a distraction, or a finisher, but can be used to cause very heavy damage in a sufficiently short range. These blast are instantaneous, like a rifle, and spread out in a small cone away from the mouth. <1 Point><Short-Medium><Medium-High>
• NANO-5-Nanobot repair system - Within compartments hidden in his shoulders, wrists and hips, there are thousands of nanobots which are programmed and designed to repair the DEMON to sufficient battle readiness. While it does not replace skilled engineers and technicians, it repairs the primary components in order to keep the DEMON in a fight like natural regeneration, but at a heightened pace. <1 Point><Support>
• ”APPARITION” Flash Beacons - Two large, grenade-like items that must be activated before being thrown, these beacons allow for rapid movement between the two through molecular deconstruction, transmission, then reconstruction, the movement being near instantaneous. However, the problem with this is in the fact that If they have a long setup time, before allowing transportation. These can be recollected and then reprimed and used. <1 Point><Medium>
• ”TOMB” Storage Batteries - Two miniature rechargeable batteries used by the DEMON to store excess charge after leeching energy from other A.W.E.s, the TOMB batteries can store enough charge to add 4 energy to an A.W.E. Using a standard connection, these batteries can interface with nearly any A.W.E in one way or another in order to grant them an extra charge of energy to expend while doing their role. These batteries can be sent back through the APPARITION system in order to quickly get them to where they’re needed most. <1 Point><Support>

Shield Strength: Light <1 Point><1 MP>

Special ability: EAS-331 ”CANNIBAL” System - A system implemented to counteract the Ghoul frame’s rapid energy consumption, the CANNIBAL system allows the DEMON to sap energy from fallen A.W.Es, essentially sucking the enemy Core dry. After multiple improvements, the CANNIBAL system has been modified to absorb energy from any source with a battery. The CANNIBAL system is implemented by using a pair of thick syringe-like objects on the backs of the RIPPERS, which can be extended and retracted at will. These syringes are used to pierce into any part of an A.W.E and begins to siphon away the remaining energy. <4 Points>

HUD Add-Ons

Diagnostics:
<10 total point slots>
<Maneuverability Penalty of 4 (6-2)
<Low Shield Rating>
<Battle Repair>
<Energy Sap>
<Energy Units of 1.5>

Other: Momentum from leaping at someone is a bitch

Name: Thessalia Minari
Gender: Female
Nationality: Swiss
Appearance Thessalia
As long as the rules require her to do so, Thessalia can always be seen wearing a school or training uniform. In any other case, however, she will wear quite simple clothing, mostly in form of t-shirts, jeans and a pair of sneakers or other such articles.

Personality: Thessalia is, simply put, an overachiever. She constantly strives to deliver the best performance she can, no matter the circumstances. That, however, doesn't mean that she ignores others in pursuit of her own success - instead, she is highly team-orientated and has little problem with authority; neither submitting to or holding it. This trait, however, easily makes her seem a rather harsh person to whom people would matter little and cares only for success - at least, on the first glance or three.
Aside from that most immediately obvious side of her, Thessalia is otherwise quite a quiet one, preferring to spend her time reading and otherwise relaxing - in fact, it seems that once she steers away from the topic of A.W.E.s, theoretically or practically, Thessalia simply becomes a quiet girl who keeps to herself most of the time. Whilst not antisocial by any means, she simply doesn't actively seek out other people's company or feel bothered by its absence.

Bio: Thessalia is the third child and first daughter of one of the most senior Technical Engineers of Wirbelwind. The company, considering its still rather niche corner on the grand scale of A.W.E.'s regularly held compatibility tests in which the children of the employees were free to participate, hoping that perhaps a high enough compatibility rate could be found among one of them - and with their prospective success, so too would the company's fame rise and perhaps put them on a more equal footing with the more established big names.

Thessalia's brothers, three and six years older than herself, had participated in the tests themselves at the behest of their father - though with their remarkably low scores, no one held much hope for the third child to follow. What no one expected, however, was for the little girl to not only show a positive reaction - in fact, she not only displayed a compatibility rating beyond an average passing grade but went on to display the single highest rate of synchronisation with an A.W.E. in the entire history of Wirbelwind's records; including the trained prototype pilots and regular soldiers out on the battlefields. Needless to say, Thessalia was immediately signed up for further A.W.E. training - at first during any free time away from compulsory schooling.

This training, however, did have a few effects upon the young girl - with dozens of scientists, engineers and trainers all expecting great things from her whilst at the same time having to deal with barely hidden jealousy from her brothers and an almost constantly absent father due to work, Thessalia had few people to whom she could turn to other than her mother who would always do her best to encourage her little girl. Over time and in such an environment, Thessalia soon started to adapt to her surrounding - she would constantly strive to not only meet but surpass any goals set, she would always try not her best but give it absolutely everything for every task she was given.

It was thanks to both her received training and her thusly honed abilities that Thessalia was accepted into Lunar Academy.

Other: -

Designation: MKS-19C Hagelsturm
Role: Main Battle A.W.E. / Frontline Combat
Frame: Medium <15 Point Slots>
Appearance: MKS-19C
Manufacturer: Wirbelwind
> Improved Shields - The shields of the A.W.E. can take more punishment.
> Shield Tech - 2 free points are given towards the A.W.E.'s shields.
> Energy Limit - The A.W.E. cannot use plasma weapons and a maximum of 1 laser weapons.
> Designated Role - The A.W.E. cannot use long range weapons.

Armaments:

• MStG-37 Multiple Firing System [Two-handed Conventional]: The Modulares Sturmgewehr 37 Multiple Firing System is located in the forearms of Hagelsturm, together with its ammunition storage. This conventional weapon system consists of two six-barreled guns which are concealed beneath the armour plates until called upon for use in combat, whereupon they extend downwards. What this weapon lacks in stopping power and range, it makes up for in fire rate. The MStG-37's main use is suppressive fire or against very lightly armoured targets. It does very little damage to any target equipped with more than light armour/weak shields. Cannot be used simultaneously with the StK-11. <2 Points><Low><Low>
• StK-11 Direct Fire System [Heavy Conventional]: The Sturmkanone 11 Direct Fire System is an external conventional armament, designed to be gripped by both of Hagelsturm's hands and its right shoulder where corresponding interfacing systems are located to ensure maximum effectiveness - these systems can also be used for a number of other of Wirbelwind's external weapons, though the StK-11 is the C variant's main armament. Both hands are only required when operating the weapon and only one is needed to carry the weapon when not in use. The StK-11 is braced against Hagelsturm's shoulder to dampen recoil over the entire frame and to allow reloading via the ingenious internal ammunition storage and feeding system. The Direct Fire System is exactly what it implies - it launches single high velocity shaped projectiles to counter hardened targets. <3 Points><Medium><Medium>
> 2x SpM-90 High Explosive Round [StK-11 Ammunition]: The Sprengmunition 90 High Explosive Round increases the StK-11's firepower by loading it with an explosive-tipped projectile, allowing it to deliver far greater damage to heavily armoured targets. The explosive blast is small but focused upon the point of impact, therefore being unsuitable for anti-infantry purposes. Carries two such rounds. <2 Points><Medium><High>
• MDG-3 Shield Drone [Support]: The Mobiler Deckungsgenerator 3 Shield Drone's name is slightly misleading - rather than a mobile drone providing a shield, the MDG-3 is in actual fact a single-use shield generator that creates a slightly backwards-arced moderate strength shield that lasts for up to one full minute before depleting its battery. The shield essentially allows for Hagelsturm's pilot to set up additional cover whenever and wherever necessary, though it only provides protection from the front for any one standard-sized A.W.E. - rear, sides and top are still exposed. A single MDG-3 is located at the lower back of Hagelsturm and is thrown to its intended location. <1 Point><Short>

Shield Strength: Moderate <3-2=1 Point>

Signature Asset: Reactive Shield - The newest advancement in shield technology, the reactive shield allows the Hagelsturm to operate on the frontlines despite its medium frame as opposed to the sturdier heavies; its external shield possesses a unique feature in the form of an electromagnetic force generator that significantly lessens the impact of incoming fire, both kinetic and energy-based, by emitting a quick high-powered electromagnetic burst, thereby slowing kinetic force, predetonating explosives and diffusing energy-based attacks even before they strike the shield itself and the underlying armour. <4 Points>

HUD Add-Ons:
• Advanced Targeting Optics: Provides accurate realtime calculations for Hagelsturm's weaponry, displaying this information in form of predicted flight paths as well as on-screen scopes to afford the pilot improved accuracy both on the move and when standing still. <1 Point>

Diagnostics:
<16/15 total points and slots>
<3 total energy units>
<Above Average shield rating>
<Average armor rating>
<Average weapon rating>

Other: -

Name: Sasha Ivanova
Gender: Female
Nationality: Russian

Appearance: Sasha

Personality:
The world is a very binary place for Sasha; things are either important or they are not. If they are important, they are to be mastered and perfected, with no exception spared and no quarter given or asked for. If they are not, they are completely, utterly uninteresting.

War, for instance. War is both important and interesting, a dance of its own and a lethal one at that, and Nana Valikovna succeeded in planting the thought in Sasha's mind young that grew, with years of cultivation and watching the stupidity of others, into a firm sense of duty. War is important, and should therefore be perfected.

People, on the other hand, are not important. At least, 99% of people are not important, and therefore completely boring. Much of life, in fact, is completely boring to the haughty Russian, and she has no problem displaying as such. Rules that are not grounded in safety, for instance, are equally unimportant, and she disregards them almost at will with little hesitation or regard for the consequences. As much as she demands perfection, however, her narrow focus allows much of her time not spent perfecting her current obsession to be spent in lazy boredom; she smokes because she hasn't bothered to kick the habit. When she can get away with it, she drinks for fun. She could be beautiful, but she rarely bothers to comb her hair but for Important occasions, where it must be immaculate.

She is a creature of intensity and boredom in equal measure.

Bio:
Sasha wanted to be a ballerina.

Since she was little, she loved watching them dance and swirl across the stage—if she only ever saw them on the internet or on television, she dreamed of being so beautiful, so elegant and in control. She badgered her parents from the first time she saw it, wearing them down over time with the patience only a child can bring to bear until finally they relented and found an aging ballerina who would cut them a break on the price of lessons for free meals at their restaurant. Nana Valikovna took Sasha in with grudging respect for the unfailingly hard working child who demanded nothing less than perfection from herself and allowed Sasha to join in on her classes.

For years, Sasha couldn't have been happier.

And then came the fateful day that Sasha's results came in. Every child at her school had been through the stupid application tests, every last one of them had failed, so why was it that in the middle of class Nana Valikovna had to stop her music, answer her phone, and tell little Sasha that her parents were on their way with big news? All Sasha wanted was for her to turn the music back on, but her parents arrived shortly after brimming with excitement. Their little girl had passed, and passed so well that they wanted to enroll her in a special school! A school for special girls and boys like her who might have what it took to pilot an A.W.E., a robot that kept them all safe (and provided a not-insubstantial kickback to the child's family for their trouble).

Sasha, of course, had no interest in the matter, but Nana Valikovna put a hand on her shoulder and looked to her with the strongest eyes Sasha had ever seen. “Men and women fight and die so you can practice your ballet.” Said the mother of three military sons, one of whom would never come back. “You are not such a weak little thing that you would let them down when they needed you, would you?”

And if Sasha didn't care at all about her parent's excitement, if she didn't care at all about being a pilot, she knew full well that she would never be such a weak little thing in Nana Valikovna's eyes. The program was intense, as much orphanage as boarding school, and though she didn't see her parents very much in the years to come she wrote to Nana Valikovna weekly with an old black pen that took ink from a well, like they had in the movies. Even if it did get her hands dirty.

Like everything Sasha did, she poured herself into it with an obsessive, single-minded intensity and accepted nothing but perfection from herself.

It was no surprise to anyone when she received the letter to the prestigious Lunar Academy. She had earned it.

A.W.E.
Designation: ULANOVA
Role: Long-Range Fire Support
Frame: Heavy (20pts)
Manufacturer: Knight
> Railgun Tech - 1 free points is given towards a single size three 'railgun' classified armament or special weapon.
> Omniscience - Up to 2 free points (cannot go below 0) given towards a 'sensor' classified support armament or special ability.
> Energy Enigma - The A.W.E. cannot equip laser or plasma weapons.

Appearance:

Armaments:
• ExRARC-1036X “Exarch” Rail Cannon – A massive implement, the current high-end production model from Knight, the Exarch Rail Cannon is a massive implement integrated on ULANOVA's left shoulder, retracted and compacted over the shoulder blade when not in use. When deployed and fully extended, it is a massive weapon built for one purpose—long distance anti-armor. Accelerating a 3.5 kg 105mm Depleted Uranium Sabot round to as close to the speed of electricity as conditions allow, it can slag even the toughest armor. It loses some of its benefits when utilized against soft or relatively unarmored targets, but it is more than capable of punching through even the toughest armor when loaded with jacketed slugs.
(Heavy Long Range Conventional, 2 pts w/ Knight Bonus)
• RFFS-4 “Valentin” .50 Caliber Minigun – The bread and butter of ULANOVA's armaments, the Valentin is a .50 Caliber minigun designed to serve as a multipurpose function. With it's standard allotment of Grade 2 Armour Piercing rounds, it serves equally well as an anti-personnel and light fortification deterrent, and it's intense rate of fire allows it to excel at cutting through massed infantry or suppressing fire. It can be loaded with a variety of ammunition types dependent upon availability and stock, but with it's 'cure all' purpose it is usually relegated to its standard load-out.
(2 Handed Middle Range Conventional, 2pts)
• SCB “Cestus” Gauntlets – When push comes to shove, the ULANOVA gets messy. Essentially little more than impact-rated shaped charges that slot into place over the ULANOVA's knuckles, these high explosives trigger when enough force strikes the plate at the fore of the unit's fist, typically during a punch. The charge is not a small one, and typically can be expected to buy the A.W.E. at least enough room to bring it's Minigun to bear. It takes almost a full three seconds for a new charge to be secured in place, however, and is a last resort more than anything. Like much of the ULANOVA's equipment the charge can be modified to match the situation, but a high explosive charge seems to have become the standard.
(1 Handed Convention Melee, High Damage, 2 pts.)

Shield Strength: Strong (6 pts)

Signature Asset:
• AAU-1-45XL “Trebuchet” Indirect Mortar – The Trebuchet is a prototype form of artillery, a teleportation unit integrated with the ULANOVA's extensive sensory and support systems. By locking on a particular location within a battlefield, either via coordinates provided by the Albatross or, more rarely, triangulated coordinates provided by external sources, the Trebuchet is capable of loading any of several tremendous charges, priming them, and teleporting them to the ideally determined location for instant deployment. Though multiple rounds have been tested and found effective, due to weight constraints the ULANOVA is typically listed to four of the cannister charges. It typically enters the fray with two massive monofilament anti-personnel cannisters, an airburst tactical mine-layer and a tremendous high-explosive charge. It is mounted on the ULANOVA's left shoulder blade and occupies much of it's back.

Sensory Units:
• OLSU “Condor” – The Condor Overland Sensory Unit is part and parcel with the ULANOVA's ability to effectively deliver it's fire support. A small but powerful high-flying sensor drone, it's entire purpose is to provide a bird's eye tactical map of the battlefield for the ULANOVA's pilot. It operates in multiple spectrums over a large area of battlefield, and if it isn't a particularly focused piece of equipment it allows many of the other integrated systems to function effectively.
(Sensory Add On, 2 pts.)
• ICID “Bright Eye” – The Bright Eye Integrated Cognitive Interference Drive is Knight's new take on defeating stealth systems. With the wealth of information already relayed via the ULANOVA's integrated drives, rather than adding another the architects of the A.W.E. decided to utilize all of them at once. By filtering the combined data of all the ULANOVA's sensory information through a matrix of preloaded information, it searches for even the tiniest irregularities and attempts to match them to known stealth behavior. If, for instance, the Condor can visually locate a unit that does not show up on it's IR scanning, the Bright Eye system flags the anomaly's coordinates. If a high definition feed comes in from the ULANOVA's main visual suite that detects even slight anomalies in the airflow of a cloaked unit, the Bright Eye system analyzes and flags it to the best of it's ability. Though it is limited by its input, combined with the rest of the ULANOVA's combat metrics it is an impressive field control device.
(Sensory Add On, 0 Pts w/ Knight bonus)

HUD Add-Ons:
• “Albatross” ASCU – The Albatross Accumulated Sensory Collation Unit is one of the newest items by Knight, an excellent innovation that essentially allows collated data from a team's input. By piggybacking onto the sensory input of the other systems involved in a battlefield, the Albatross “fills in the gaps” as it goes; additional information provided by other units is quickly added, formatted, and relayed to the Oracle targeting computer to provide optimum methods of targeting assistance.
(HUD Add-On, 2 pts)
• “Oracle” ITS – The Oracle Targeting System is perhaps the heart of the ULANOVA's performance. By analyzing movement and momentum patterns, cataloged responses and other variables, the Oracle facilitates the age old adage of shooting where they will be, not where they are. It takes into account advanced metrics such as distance to target, barriers between shell and target, ideal strike zones and optimum effect ordinance calculations.
(HUD Add-On, 2 pts)

Diagnostics:
20/23 Slots and Points Used
3 Total Energy Units
High Shield Rating
High Armour Rating
High Weapon Rating