The boat creaked and swayed in the water. The French Navy had blockaded their prodigal son, and were waiting patiently, knowing that Algeria could not provide for itself and an army forever. Behind the cannons however, lay boats filled with soldiers, guns, horses, tents. Everything needed to reclaim the country that had rebelled. Non-commissioned officer Hans Weber was feeling queasy, his stomach rolling and riling with every turn of the boat. His men were next to useless, as much of the Foreign Legion were, but nonetheless, he only had two years of leading these sods before he could become a Frenchman himself.

"Guns at half cock for now! If you waste powder in this boat I will personally jam your bayonet so far up your arse that you will [i]wish[/i] that one of those soldiers got you!" His French was heavy and accented, but it was distinct, and that was an advantage no matter who you were. He fiddled with his revolver, checking that it was fully loaded once more, and then he heard the bell that signified it was time to get down onto the landing boats. [b]"LET'S GO!"[/b] 

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Name: Self-explanatory
Age: The FFL is made up of the dregs for the most part; if you look the right age, they won't care if you're fourteen or forty. We're trying to keep this relatively... Open-ended, but for the most part, the age caps will be set so that the youngest you can be is 17 and the oldest you can be is 35
Gender: Yes, this will be accepting females. No, you cannot be public with it. If you're female, strapped chests, short hair, all of that needs to be done. And, you better have a damn good reason for a woman joining the legion.
Religion: Christian, Hindu, Orthodox Christian... No muslims please, for pretty obvious reasons. Atheists maybe allowed, but this is the mid-to-late 19th century, so it's highly unlikely.
Nationality: It's not called the foreign legion because a bunch of Frenchmen are in it! Most European nationalities are fine, as well as 'west' Asians, Russians. No northern Africans though, sorry!
Speciality: We really only need three people as specialists: a drummer, a fife player and a flag bearer. I'll be RP'ing the officer, so no need to take care of that.
Appearance: Fairly simple this one. Mostly writing please, at least a paragraph, preferably two or three, with an occasional reference picture if you wish. Note that we'll all be issued legionnaire uniform, so bear that in mind.
Backstory: A good few paragraphs, around three or four is minimum. Early childhood, young adulthood and motivations for joining the legion need to be included in here please.
Personality: Sum up your character's outlook on life in a few sentences so we all know what s/he's about.
Strengths: What's your character good at? Is s/he particularily strong, or maybe s/he has exceptionally good eyesight, or local knowledge. Everyone's good at something, so tell us what it is!
Weaknesses: On the flip side though, nobody's perfect. Maybe your character's one of the duller tools in the shed, or perhaps s/he's a few marbles short.
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Let's get going on this bloody, horrible mess folks!