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A guardian for the vulnerable and the invincible souls—for a fee.



NAME
Yamada Tokihiko
Alias: Titan (タイタン)


AGE
Thirty-one


GENDER
Male


PLACE OF ORIGIN
Nakata was one of many islands under the control of the Ichiren Dynasty. The "independent" state was actually one of the few islands where the lawful rule. The island's only landmark was the massive statue of a tiger's head. Based on ancient writings, the tiger had been there since the beginning of time. However, they did not state the purpose behind the spectacular statue, causing some people to form several theories. Regardless of the true purpose, people from all over often stop by the island to catch a glance of the tiger.

Chima was the name of the only town on the island with a population of fifteen thousand people. It was home to Yamada and his parents for a long time before he left.


APPEARANCE
Yamada did not look like somebody that was born and raised on lands controlled by the Ichiren Dynasty. Nakata often got more sunlight during the summer times, unlike Gekkō or Seishō and it made everyone's skins a bit darker. He stood six feet and two inches, the average height of a Nakatan, and he weighted only one-hundred fifty pounds. However, he was strong because of years of being a bodyguard and a bounty hunter. Plus, his daily workout also helped developed some muscles. It meant that his outfit had to be loose enough so he could move around freely and have protection against counterattacks. The outfit was passed down to Yamada from his father, who once was a pirate before settling down at Nakata. He made several changes and upgraded the outfit to fit his style before he left to explore the world.

His kasa cost a fortune to make from scratch, but it had last him for several years. It offered protection from the sun and useful in covering his hazel eyes, making him more menacing. Also, it kept his light brown hair from being blown by the wind. He also his necklace of the tiger from Nakatan as a reminder of his home.


PERSONALITY
Yamada was not a person that socialized with his compadre during his contacts. He kept his mouth shut and did his job until it was finished. People got scared of him because of his silence while working with him. The reason why he does not talk while working because it is respectful to shut up. After all, you do not want to befriend someone that you are protected since they could die at any moment. Plus, his sum went up because he kept his mouth shut. And whenever he talked, he only talked while giving out advice or sharing his observations. Despite his unfriendly demeanor, he possessed traits that countered that behavior.

He offered help to people that needed it and protect them during combat. And he also gave advice to people younger than him even if they never wanted it in the first place. Yamada is also more loyal rather than treacherous. In fact, he despised those that care only about themselves only. Plus, he is determined to protect the people that he had been told by the higher ups. Some people might look at that and call Yamada a lapdog. And they are right. He never questioned the people that he was protecting, the contacts that he got, and the targets that he just killed. Maybe that is why he got popular with the nobles and aristocrats.

He refused to give up on his contracts. It resulted in Yamada getting hurt more times that he counted. But, he never realized that some contracts were worthless to do. Or he was just too stubborn to handle the truth. As a doctor, he still believed that he could save someone's arm or leg even if the odds were against him. He got creative during some of his surgeries and it saved some lives. Or killed the patients. At the end of the day, you need to have a cold heart to handle the stress and trauma of the job. He did not get a degree in order to become a doctor; however, Yamada was the only person who knew more about medicine and treating wounds than anyone else.


SKILLSET
● Strength
● Swordsman
● Medical Knowledge


WEAKNESS
Yamada's determination to protecting his contacts almost got him killed. If there are too many guys, he stood the grounds and defended against the incoming enemy forces while his contacts got to safety. It resulted in him getting injuries and bruises from his fights. And unlike everyone else, he did not know how to use a gun, especially a pistol. In fact, he refused to use them since they were too heavy to run with them. And never cared enough to get training. Another weakness is that he cannot be stealthy enough. Maybe it was the sword, the outfit, or his loud footsteps. But he was not great to have during a stealth mission because of the amount of noise he made. Plus, he'd rather be on the assault team and attack head on than attack from the back.

And the final weakness is his stubbornness. Yamada's father was also stubborn and it was oblivious that his son had it too. It will take some persuasion for the bodyguard to abandon his position or his contacts—which can be considered a strength. However, his kind of stubbornness can get him killed during any mission involving protecting or killing someone.


HISTORY
Born to two lovely parents in the island of Nakata, Yamada Tokihiko always did his part that ensured that his family would survive. His father was once an ex-pirate and lived in Gekkō before he met Yamada's mother. Because of his father's past life, he was taught on basic combat with a wooden sword at a young age. It was not until the age of seven that he got his hands on a real sword and began training with it. His mother would offer neat medical tips to her son whenever he got hurt. The mother was a farmer that learned basic medical skills after bandits invaded her hometown when she was a teenager.

Life had been great on Nakata with his parents as he improved on his sword-fighting and medical treatment. When he became a teenager, life started to get tedious on the small island. Yamada wondered about the world beyond the island, especially when father's old friend arrived on the island. A small time bounty hunter that talked about his job while getting drunk at the local inn. His father wanted his old friend to leave without any questions; but, he had been hired to kill Yamada's father. Fighting ensured and the bounty hunter lost his life after getting his arm cut off and bled to death.

At the age of sixteen, both the parents knew that it was time for their son to leave—for good. Around the time of his departure, his mother was dying of a deadly illness. Before she died, he was given a necklace that represents his home. After her death and Yamada's mourning, his father revealed to him the outfit and sword that he wore while he was a pirate. It was a farewell gift before his own son left forever. And with everything that he got and learned, he boarded a ship to Gekkō and left to start anew.

Since he was still young, he had to get adjusted to his new life in the harsh island of Gekkō. He spent two years working as an assistant to a doctor because he saw how well the stitches were done on Yamada's arm. Thanks to the doctor's good eye, he got additional training that his mother could never give to her own son. Once the two years were up, he left to find new and better work. On one faithful day, he was walking back home when a noble mistook Yamada as a bounty hunter because of the outfit. The nobleman quickly handed off the contract and walked away before Yamada could react.

The contract was a simple assassination that the target had something that could destroy all of his hard work. After tracking him down and killing him, he felt like he finally found his true purpose. Once he completed the contract, the nobleman kept on using him as his source for killing "people that were getting in the way." With each kill that he earned, the nobleman told his friends about the bounty hunter known as Titan. Three years of working under the nobleman's belt earned him additional nobles that were interested in his services. It was there that he got the idea of offering protection for a small fee.

Yamada's most well-known contract was dealing with the airship, Bloodhound. It was a pirate ship that housed pirates that were known to attack trading ships and destroying transport ships. He had been hired by several noble families to destroy the ship and kill everyone on board. After days of tracking the ship, he found it and got on board when he was attacked. Several hours of combat ensured and it resulted in the ship flipping twice before it crashed landed into a small island, destroying it in the process. Yamada barely escaped alive; however, it spread his name to other nobles in different parts of the world. That was how he was well-known in the Archipelago.

Ten years of working later resulted in Yamada getting tried of being a bounty hunter and a bodyguard. He was planning on giving it all up until he got an invitation from Madame Le Fèvre. It was not a surprise that a noble wanted his services from an expedition. In fact, he had been asked to go expeditions before; however, he usually did not bother to read them. However, this letter felt different from the others. It felt like an opportunity to do something different in his life. He accepted the request and went to the interview. Many other bounty hunters and veterans from various armies were there. Yet, they lacked the knowledge of fixing up wounds and treating infections.

And two days of silence later, Yamada got an letter from Madame Le Fèvre that he was accepted to be a part of the daring expedition. And that was when he left for The North Wind to complete this unique contract.


AMBITIONS
Yamada's life had always been the same old thing since he left his hometown behind. Killing or protecting an individual started to get tiresome after doing it since his eighteenth birthday. When he got the invitation to join The North Wind, Yamada looked at it like another simple contract that the nobility would often send. Protect the crewmates of The North Wind until the exploration is done. He was originally going to reject it and go on with his life. But he spent time thinking about it and realized that it was an opportunity.

The opportunity to do something in his life before it is too late. With advanced weaponry slowly killing melee weapons, Yamada knew that his life could end at any moment. Instead of declining the invitation, he accepted it and headed towards the ship's location. Once the mission ends, he will most like resume his previous roles until he either got old or died during a contract.


INVENTORY
● Curved knife — This knife was originally from one of his targets that he killed in Chaleur. The target was a blacksmith that used his talents to torture innocents. No-one knew about his second life until he kidnapped a noble's son. The father asked that Yamada brought his son back alive and kill the people responsible from the kidnapping. Three weeks of looking in Chaleur lead him to the blacksmith's house and the discovery of the son. After an intense sword fighting, the target was pushed into the fire pit and killed him as the flames consumed him. While he was burning, Yamada saw the knife and took it as a treasure—keeping it to this day.

● Necklace — A simple necklace that has a wooden carving of the tiger statue at Nakata. It was his mother's necklace that she got when she moved to the island. To many people, the piece of jewellery has no value and Yamada never wears it during combat, keeping it in his pocket.

● Medical Bag — The purpose of the bag is to store medical equipment that is able to use during combat. It contained bandages, dressings, medical equipments, and medications. Yamada would not take the bag unless it was a dangerous and long battle. For any serious wounds, they would need to go back to the ship for treatment
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Name of Faction
California Republic

Territory
Here's a link for now. I will make it all cool and shit later.

History
Even before the Third World War began, California had always considered a referendum to leave the United States. Many left-wing politicians and wealthy citizens had been funding Yes California, a committee that promoted the secession of the state. However, many citizens did not want to leave behind the United States until the invasion of North Korea. The Second Korean War resulted in the destruction of Busan and the battle of Shanghai, which alone killed millions of American soldiers. Once the remaining military force returned to San Diego, they were welcomed by protesters.

Los Angeles, San Jose, Long Beach, and all of the major cities in California were protesting against the government for the unnecessary war. When word about the Washington Massacre reached California, the protesters were now demanding California to secede from the Union or they would start rioting on the streets. After a week long discussion, Governor Jerry Brown announced that California would be the first to secede from the Union due to the events at Washington D.C. The citizens celebrated the massive victory all over the coastal cities while inland towns and cities were disappointed with the decision.

The remaining US military from Korea went to China Lake, Edwards Air Force Base and Fort Irwin to re-establish communication with the dying United States. While they were getting word from the President, Jerry Brown managed to annex Nevada in a deal with their governor. And the small military quickly establish law and order in Utah and Wyoming; however, they took some of land to expand California's control over North America. After the two month period of expansion for the new nation, the United States military decided to approach Brown with an offer: allow the United States to run California Republic or they will attack Sacramento and let it burn.

Brown, faced with the whole fury and might of the United States military, had no choice but to surrender his position. In the matter of hours, the President assumed complete control of California Republic and ordered the police and military force to impose law and order until peace returned to the republic.

Now, on the beginning of 2018, the old United States has fallen apart with undemocratic nations taking rise to this opportunity. And it was the California Republic's job to defend democratic values while thinking of a way to restore the United States.

Platform
Federal presidential constitutional republic with support and influence from the United States. Home to the remains of the United States of America (their government, military, etc).

Important Individuals
The President - Donald Trump
Vice President - Mike Pence
Major General - Nixon Pearson
Admiral - Rudy Barnes
Ambassador - Juliette Graham

Military Forces
The military force is heavily based on the United States military before the Battle of Shanghai and the whole mess with North Korea. Plus, with the remaining United States military on their side, it was safe to say that California Republic had the most powerful and biggest military out of them all. However, they lacked in moral and organization since the massive defeat in Korea. And they were looking to gather any remaining allies from NATO that were willing to support the restoration of order in America.

Of course, there also was the police force has got more powerful since the Washington Massacre. Given military grade weapons and equipment, they were ready to handle any sort of uprising and end it before it spread too far. However, only police forces in the major cities and hotspots were allowed to get the equipment. And once things cool down, they were stripped of their gears and replaced with the standard police equipment.
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Ravaged by the Inferior Plagues and raising temperatures for the deserts of
Kalakum, Natubai was considered by nearby tribes as "The Wastelands of
Natubai." Of course, that did not diminish the remaining survivors of the plague.
When the plagues ended, those men and women began to rebuild everything.
A few years later, word began to travel all over the kingdom that new species
appeared at the coastlines. Since their landing, the king had been opened about
trading with them. And allowing some foreigners to join the military.

The older generations were stubborn about the king's decisions and started to feel
disturbed with foreigners living among them. And the religious of the Old Gods began
to detect the rise of the other religions, slowly killing the old religion. Everyone
wondered if the kingdom of Natubai would embrace the changes at the cost of his own
people and the old tradition or defend the old ways—resulting in a full-scale war with
the foreigners that are reviving the economy.

The future was unsure for the Malik and his subjects, but the priests always had a
saying: "No matter the times of difficulty and hardship, always remember the
forgotten lands of Albion
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Name
Natubai

Demonym
Natubain

Population
8.5 million

Demographics
WIP

Government
After the collapse of the old government, the peoples' quickly reinstated the dying royal family—the
Al-Jabri. Their three sons and four daughters all died during the Inferior Plagues. The husband,
Jareer, caught the disease and was confined to his bed. By luck, or what he called 'divine
intervention,' he survived the several times that the plague surfaced; however, he had to be confined
to his bed for the rest of his days. His beloved wife, Yamina, took care of him while getting married
to another family. The Suleiman family were wealthy nobles that took interest of the current
situation and decided to present a request. For the survival of Al-Jabri royalty, Yamina had to marry
the prince for the other family and take their last name.

With no other choices, they accepted and both families became one. Afterwards, the Suleiman adopted
an absolute monarchy. The family was still in power with their king, Youssouf, ruling the lands
during this period of time.

Institutions
WIP

Religion
The official religion of Natubai was The Old Gods, one of the many pagan religions in the world.
The story was told that Ultia, the God of Desert, one day made Kalakum Desert his home. Then one day,
Ultia and the other Gods and Goddess rebelled against the False God of the world. After months of
conflict, Ultia and his determined militia beat the False God and banished him to the underground
pits where Ultia and others would keep eye on him. Peace had finally come to Gods for many centuries
until the Inferior Plagues first showed up and caused the whole desert to become inflected.

To prevent from the plagues to getting underground, the Old Gods decided to seal off them from any
outsiders—including the followers. Once the plague died out, the Gods attempted to open the
underground back up; however, nothing happened. And that is where the story ended and no-one knew who
caused the seals to be stuck in place. Or who did it.

Eight-two percent of the population believed in the Old Gods before foreigners arrived. Since their
arrival, new religions began to decreased the percentage of the Old Gods believers from eight-two to
seventy-five percent within two years. The Priests were trying to stabilize the other religions by
pushing legislative into the government banning other religions besides the Old Gods. So far, their
attempts did not work.

Economy
The economy collapsed during the Inferior Plagues and the old currency broke as well. Once the
Suleiman took control and the plagues slowly died out, the government focused on the economy first by
reissuing the currency and making indentured servants legal. And giving the elite more power in
government to better manage the economy than the lower classes. The economy started to bounce back
and unemployment rates were going down. Then both Zymokar and Keva discovered Natubai and trading
between them began.

The economy massively increased as people began to work as traders and guards. And the nation was,
for the first, had resources beyond their lands in the form of coffee (Keva) and salt (Zymokar). In
return, the foreigners were trying hallucinogenic mushrooms for the first time as well. As for
religion, King Youssouf increased the amount of taxes collected from churches—which made the clergy
rightfully upset.

Geography
The Kalakum Desert was a hot desert that expands all over and no one truthfully knew where it ended.

Notable Locations
Mujil - The Capital of Natubai

Personalities of Note
WIP

Military
Troop Total
Army
Navy
Other

Other
N/A
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Robert Wilson

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“ℭharacter motto here”


☩ ℕame--
Robert Prater Wilson

☩ Ⱥliases--
N/A

☩ Ⱥge--
Thirty-two

☩ Gender--
Male

☩ ℜeligion--
He used to be protestant before the Great Depression made him question his faith.

☩ ℘olitical views--
Left-leaning


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☩ ℋeight--
6'02

☩ ωeight--
104

☩ ℇyes--
Brown, almond shape

☩ Ƀuild--
Mesomorph

☩ ℱeatures--
He has a strong New Yorker accent that someone could notice in seconds.

☩ ℇquipment--
A silver pocket watch and some money


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☩ ℘ersonality--
Robert used to be an outgoing and social person during the Roaring Twenties but that all changed when Black Tuesday happened. Now, he feels hopeless and depressed that he can't get a permanent job at one of the factories in New York City. His depression only got worse as the economy went downhill and everything that he had was lost. Even his entire savings were gone in an hour due to the bank needing so much money. Now that Robert is in the mysterious lounge, maybe his old personality could make a comeback.

☩ Ⱦraits--
Adventurous, anxious, curious, faithless, and self-loathe.

☩ Ⱥversion--
Serious and mature personalities, violence, politicians, and the authorities.

☩ Ⱥmbitions and ℱears--
In the 'real world,' the only thing that Robert cared about was trying to survive the worst economic crisis in world history. He was living his fear of failure and losing everything during this dark period of his life. People could still sense that he's still suffering.


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☩ ℱamily--
He has two sisters and three brothers while both his mother and father were dead.

☩ ℂharacter relations--
N/A

☩ Ƀiography--
Robert Wilson was born on April 10th in 1898, which was the year that America went to war against the Kingdom of Spain over the explosion of the USS Maine. Ten days after Robert's birth, his father was drafted to fight the Spanish in Cuba. Sadly, he died during the Battle of San Juan Hill. His mother became a widow and got help from her (and her husband's) family members. Robert was the youngest child in the family of five and his mother took extra care of him. Every single child got the best education that their mother could get with the little money she had. New York City was a harsh city to live in for a single mother with six children to take care of.

When he finished up school in 1916, the first World War was still going on since 1914. It would take a year before the United States decided to join the war on the side of the Allied powers. Once America joined the war, Robert joined the army to help push back the Germans back from France. He spent almost a year in war torn France before the World War ended, causing Robert to go back home. He started to work for a few years while earning money.

It had been only two years since Prohibition was enforced in America, but people still drank their whiskeys and wines. Robert often went to parties where he spent most of the night drinking and socializing with some ladies. He was still a young man who drank and danced all night long during those parties. However, the fun soon ended when the Stock Market crashed in 1929. It became difficult to find work and earn some money, resulting in Robert developing a depression. He had to sell his car and house to pay off the debts and worked two jobs to earn enough money.

Then, a year later, Robert ended up in the Time Pocket Lounge.
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Name
Ishibashi Nobusuke

Age
Thirty-one

Sex
Male

Occupation
Captain of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation security

Appearance
Nobusuke stood 6’ 2” and weighted around one hundred fifty-five pounds which was considered to be normal for Japanese men. His dark brown eyes and dark black hair made him almost look like his father besides the height and how long his hair grew; however, he maintained that hair by shaving it once in awhile. While he had tried many styles in the past, he chose to try out the style where one side is shaved while the other is cut. Nobusuke liked the style so far unlike his other attempts at finding the perfect hairstyle for him. And he also had facial hair, which was almost maintained to look professional as possible to Weyland-Yutani.

Nobusuke often wore the standard security uniform given by Weyland-Yutani and only wore it, especially if he went outside of the lab. Unlike the other uniforms, his uniform was designed to be more fancy and not to intimidate important clients. It is basically a jacket and several other key features that made him appear more like a bodyguard than a security guard. If there was something going on, then he can quickly change into the standard uniform and get to work.

Under the uniform, he had several tattoos that he got before and during his youth. No one ever saw them before, besides his family.

Strengths
Working in the science laboratory for several months proved useful because he knew all of the emergency exits, shortcuts, and the safe rooms within the lab. And being the captain of the security force got him the master key card to almost all of the rooms within the building. Also, he can override most of the decisions made by the CEO if peoples' lives were in danger.

Since he was the head of the security, he had to earn the position by proving that he was able to lead. His skill at handling weapons and his outstanding health were key. And his alertness was a requirement of becoming a security guard and Nobusuke's was great. It helped that he spent months patrolling and checking up the hallways of the laboratory. Plus, his calm temperament and communication skills allowed him to reach the rank of captain and for Weyland-Yutani Corporation to take notice.

Weaknesses
Since Nobusuke had to constantly watched the laboratory, he did not have time to explore Hestia Prime and he wasn't crying about it. He preferred to talk with his security unit at work rather than getting drunk at The White Star Casino and wasting money on card games. The only thing he knew well about the colony was the route that he took to get to his apartment; however, he mostly spent his time in the lab and taking quick naps in the security room.

If a situation ever grew out of control, Nobusuke would not know what to do next especially if it's a threat that he never faced before. He would sacrifice his own men and friends to containing the threat before killing it. And his fear of failure in general (and failing Weyland-Yutani) was one of his major weaknesses that haunt him. If he was ordered to lock himself and everyone in a building with a deadly virus, then he would obey it.

Also, Nobusuke hatred when someone betrayed or used him and he will hold the grudge against that person until he got payback on them.

Personality
People that knew Nobusuke often said that he cared for his friends and tried to do anything to protect them; however, he was also willing to sacrifice them to protect Weyland-Yutani assets. If someone questioned him about it, he only said that he did it because "it was a part of the job description." He hatred failing with passive because it reflected how he did his job. And if he were to fail a simple task, then it reflected poorly on him. He was willing to get himself killed if it meant preserving the asset. However, he had his limits. If they were lying or using Nobusuke and he found out, then he would do anything to achieve revenge.

He absolutely hated being betrayed, looked at it as the most disgusting act that someone could do to someone else.

Family
He had a mother and sister back on Earth while his father died when Nobusuke was twenty-two. And he did not have a positive relations with his brother, who is in one of the gangs back in Tokyo. As for his mother and sister, he tried to talk to them as much as he could during his breaks, but he just didn't have enough time for a full conversation.

Backstory
Life had been always hard for Ishibashi Nobusuke ever since he was a child in Tokyo. His parents were living in a rough part of Tokyo with their children. Nobusuke and his brother spent their entire childhood living within the district, while fearing for the gangs. Their parents did their best to provide education in their childrens' lives and Nobusuke (and his sister) took the opportunity. While his brother grew tired of school and dropped out to join a local gang, Nobusuke was doing alright with school.

When he finished up school, he took up a job offer for a security guard position at a major corporation in Tokyo. The paychecks were enough to move out of the district and live in an apartment while helping out his mother and sister. After years of working with the corporation, Weyland-Yutani were looking for any security guards for their headquarter located in Tokyo as well. Nobusuke took notice and applied for a position, where he was accepted by the company. At the age of twenty-one, he started going to work for Weyland-Yutani and it was normal. Then one day, the company was broken into by a couple thieves from one of the most popular gangs.

The higher-ups were so impressed with Nobusuke's actions during the robbery that they approached with an offer. Join the higher-ups and gain a life of wealth and opportunity. Or, join the Hestia Prime project as the security captain of the science lab and ensure safety of the workers. He thought hard about it, but he chose the latter and gave almost all of his fortune to his mother and sister. Then, he ended up at Hestia Prime and life went on as it always. Waiting until something happened.
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Name
Kaijosh Frakjess

Age
Thirty-four

Gender
Male

Species
Human

Homeworld
Corellia

Major Skills
Being a politician had helped Frakjess prove that he was more than able to assist the Rebel Alliance during its fight with the Galactic Empire. Thanks to his charismatic leadership, he was able to fight the Empire head-on at his homeworld of Corellia. With additional connections in the black markets for off-world and members of the former Senate (before the Empire shut it down), he had the technologic advantage over the Empire. And unlike many politicians, he got his hand dirty and joined in the Rebellion. Killing stormtroopers with a lot of fun for Frakjess, but it also made him into a good shooter. He wasn't a great public speaker but his written works had been successful among the Rebels. It made him focused on improving his writing skills to make more books and articles.

Primary Equipment
DH-17 blaster pistol

Force Sensitive
No

Biography
Kaijosh Frakjess knew how life was before the Clone Wars and the rise of the Galactic Empire. Being born four years before the start of the Clone Wars, Corellia never saw the brutal fighting between droids and clones since it was inside Republic territory. His father was an author and wrote many historical books about the politics and battles of past wars. His mother died after giving birth to Frakjess due to the amount of blood lost. At a young age, Frakjess was interested in becoming a writer like his father. His father allowed him to watch him write anytime that he felt like to watch.

When the Great Jedi Purge began and the Republic became the Galactic Empire, his father was one of the first that spoke against Palpatine. The Empire spied on him for several months until they decided to arrest him for working against the newly established Empire. Frakjess, on the other hand, was busying studying to become a writer while his father was arrested. He was also spied on for a year until the Empire moved on with other cases. After the spying ended, he became tired of the Empire's presence in Corellia. However, he couldn't do anything about it besides write about his thoughts.

Under an anonymous name, he began to publish his written works on the HoloNet. People thought that he was a part of the Corellian Resistance movement; however, Frakjess never originally planned on joining the movement. Once the Declaration of Rebellion was released to the entire galaxy, Frakjess decided to join the Rebel Alliance after reading the crimes against Emperor Palpatine. That was also when he became interested in politics and wanted to make a different from his home world.

After the destruction of the first Death Star, the people of Corellia tired to stage an uprising against the Empire. Sadly, it was crushed. During the year, Frakjess was nearly killed by a bounty hunter hired by the Empire after he published his famous work about the Emperor. Fearing for his life, Frakjess was taught how to use a blaster and the different types of combat moves with help from the Corellian rebel cell. Once news reached to Corellia that the second Death and both Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine were destroyed, the rebel cell decided that it was time to rise up against the Empire now.

A couple hours after the Battle of Yavin, the citizens in the major cities rebelled against the Empire. During the second attempt, Frakjess left his home on board a transport ship while the fighting was taking place. While on board, he was sworn into the New Republic Senate because of the support he gained during his time at Corellia. Afterwards, he was transported to Yavin 4 and spent months there with the Senate. Months of debating and argumenting with other members halted all attacks against the Empire.

A year after the Battle of Yavin, Frakjess was still trying to get the necessary support to capture Corellia and use it as a staging ground for a possible invasion of Coruscant.
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Nation Name
New California Republic

Territory
California, Baja, Southern Oregon, and parts of Nevada and Arizona.

History
After Mr. House's victory at Hoover Dam, the New California Republic were forced retreated from New Vegas. President Aaron Kimball returned to Shady Sands with demands of resignation from citizens mourning the loss; but thanks to a couple victories against The Legion, the party managed to stay in power. The winning streak didn't last long due to Midwestern Brotherhood's intervention, which forced the government to sign a peace treaty between the Legion and the Midwestern Brotherhood. Once the treaty was published, the party lost all control of the government.

The new government dealt with a recession and several issues before James Kimball, son of Aaron Kimball, ran for office. Kimball carefully read his father's mistakes during the war with the Legion and vowed to redo his father's mistakes. With the support of the military and luck, James won the presidency. During his first few weeks in office, he had arrested many wealthy citizens like Heck Gunderson and increased the size of the army. Rumors began to spread that Kimball had blackmailed his way to the presidency and forced the wealthy to pay for the upcoming invasion. The invasion caught many people by surprised especially General Edward Reid.

At first, people supported the invasions of Oregon and Arizona. Then, Kimball managed to pissed off every major faction in the Far West with his dictatorial traits. He managed to make everyone like the Legion while they were planning to destroy the Republic. Because of the inevitable end of the Republic, General Reid had enough of fighting a losing war and defected from Kimball's campaign. In his hometown, nearby Owens Lake, Reid began to plan the assassination of James Kimball and the current government in power. After weeks of gaining support from within the military, he felt like that it was time to restore the Republic before it comes crashing down.

Population
1,000,000 (California)
50,000 (Nevada)
1460 (Oregon)

Government
The Kimball administration showed one of several flaws to having a democratic federation is that everyone can become president. General Reid knew that democracy is a key factor to the history of the New California Republic; however, he knew that temporary military rule is the only best solution to fixing Kimball's mess.

Notable People
General Edward Reid - Temporary President of the New California Republic

Military
The New California Republic's military is composed of several Divisions, including marksmen, scouts, mechanized units and a small number of Vertibird.

The military's organization is inspired by the pre-War American structure, although adapted to the much smaller population of the wastelands. The standard level of organization of infantry forces is the battalion, which in turn is divided into companies under the command of a Captain. Companies are in turn divided up into platoons. These are sometimes divided into squads (created at the Commanding Officer's discretion) and are typically led by a sergeant or other non-commissioned officer.

Other branches in the military separate from the regular army include NCR Recon (which includes 1st Recon), the NCR Heavy Infantry Corps which are under direct command of General Shu, medical corps, logistics corps (quartermasters are typically non-commissioned officers), and the NCR military police. One of their Special Forces units consists of the New California Rangers, a select group that is pledged to protect the people of the Wastes much like the Texas Rangers of old. Ghouls, super mutants, and humans were all known to serve in the NCR armed forces.

Economy
The majority of the NCR populace is made up of farmers, traveling merchants and poor settlers seeking protection from the dangers of the post-apocalyptic world - a luxury usually only available to the rich and powerful. In exchange for their protection, the NCR classes them as a 'citizen' and collects taxes from them which is mostly used on the military to arm, train and supply their troops. Citizenship can be given to entire settlements and put under NCR jurisdiction if requested, however this practice is controversial in the Mojave due to rumors of the NCR supposedly bullying weaker settlements and incorporating them against their will.

The New California created its own currency in the form of gold coins and paper money around the turn of the 22nd century. Bottle caps were useless at this time due to the gold reserves of the NCR. This changed when the Brotherhood of Steel destroyed the gold reserves in 2281. The NCR dollar devalued and the conversion rate lowered to 2.5 NCR dollars to one cap.

Culture and Technology
The New California Republic enforces strict rules upon their citizens and in their cities. In areas under military law, such as the Mojave, crimes are typically punished by death. Openly carrying arms, prostitution, gambling, and slavery are not permitted within city limits. Persons found under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be arrested. While The NCR has access to stockpiles of pre-War technology and is beginning to create their own with the Gun runners, the unofficial 6th branch of the army constantly creating new weapons such as the 5.56mm pistol. Although the NCR does have access to Energy weapons most troopers even elite heavy troopers or rangers use ballistic weapons.

However, given the size of the NCR army, the standard trooper is usually equipped only equipped with a post war production service rifle and tan colored plate armour (although even this in superior to what most of their rivals have). Elite/special troopers have access to per-war riot and power armour (both per-war and acquired from the brotherhood hood); but in the case of power armor, they lack the proper equipment to repair it.

As for Civilian technology, the New California Republic is most likely the most technology enhanced nation (not including groups) left in American with its citizens in core states enjoying most if not all the comforts per-war Americans did. Life on the frontier is rougher but the NCR has knowledge of Irrigation, construction (lime stone buildings), proper medical care and is (or was) attempting to set up an Railroad network.

The NCR also has several different types of vehicle; however, they are almost exclusively owned/used by the military/government.

Religion
There isn't any official religion in New California Republic and a clear separation of church and state in the government.


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Nation
Federation of Central America

Location (on map)
Central America.

History
While Europe was still fighting each other, Central America was planning reunification of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica. Nicaragua eventually joined the Federation of Central America when it was formed in 1922. Panama later joined and Belize was annexed once the British lost control of the area in 1930. Their infrastructure and industry was in terrible shape compared to North America and the government knew that they needed to fix it. Starting in 1925, the Federation introduced a bill that the former capital cities of Central America were guarantee improves in health, education, and industry. It was signed and enacted in 1928, a few months before the economic depression happened. When it did hit the region, everyone was affected.

The Federation's two biggest exports (bananas and coffee) wasn't enough to deal with the depression head on. People were getting tired of living in poor conditions and being without jobs. And in 1932, things looked bad for the Federation and it was nearly complete collapse from the young nation. However, the election of 1932 told another story for the region. President Héctor Pinto won the majority of the popular and electoral votes in the Election of 1932. President Pinto got people to work by signing a series of public work projects for the country (most of them dealt with the already poor infrastructure).

The projects managed to keep the peace for a while until President Pinto established the Central America Reconstruction Administration (CARA). The CARA was created to establish long term economic stability in Central America since they were considered to be the poorest in the Americas. While civil war was inevitably coming to the United States of America, the Federation of Central America was slowly getting used to the depression in 1937. President Pinto was elected for a second term and began to shift focus to the coffee and banana industry. Before Pinto's second term ended in 1941, he made the factories and farms more efficient in producing Central America's most important exports.

Jonatán Franco was when elected the third President of Central America in 1941. President Franco kept on using Pinto's ideas for several months until it was clear that the depression was ending. Then, he shifted his focus on the military. Even known he only served for one term, Franco began to upgrade both the army and navy with better weapons and vehicles of the time. Afterwards, Central America was slowly improving everything from the forties to the fifties.

President Jonatán Maroto, a former lawyer who was elected at the age of sixty-six, died in his sleep on April 20th 1960. As a result, the Vice President was elected President a few days after Maroto's death. Nathanael Blackwell was the first American to be elected as the Vice President and the President of Central America. His family originally came to Central America to escape the civil war in the United States like many other Americans. Maroto knew that he needed the American voters to win the election of 1957, resulting in Nathanael becoming his running mate.

Now many Central Americans are questioning the upcoming Blackwell administration. Will he stick to Maroto's plans or will he set his own up instead?

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Yanagita “Kirin” Shunji; Kirin; Qilin.

Species
Human.

Sex
Male.

Age
Thirty-three.

Profile
Engineer (only tech powers, 2 weapons).

Appearance
Yanagita stood 6’ 2” and weighted around one hundred fifty pounds with a muscular frame. He was always told that he looked and sounded like his father according to relatives. He always maintained a healthy body and often worked out despite his prosthetic leg. The prosthetic leg won't be noticeable whenever he is wearing his armor around, but it becomes very oblivious in casual wear. Beside the leg, there wasn't anything "fake" about him.

Besides wearing his armor, you might spot him wearing a professional outfit or the standard Initiative outfit provided to everyone. And he tends to cut his hair short since he spent time with the Alliance (Artist: Lee Yong).

Background
Yanagita Shunji was born a year after the discovery on Mars to Nakagome & Yamaha. They both were scientists who were trying to extract any remaining technologies from the ruins. That was why Yanagita was born on Lowell City. Once the Alliance had no more use for the scientists, they moved back to Japan and began working for them more often. Yamaha became a recruiter for the Alliance's science department to care for her only child while Nakagome directly worked for the Alliance. Nakagome was one of the scientists that studied the Charon Relay when it was discovered to reactive it. However, Yanagita barely remembered his childhood expected on the day that the First Contact happened.

Nakagome had been working with the Alliance to active any deactivated relays that they found. However, they met resistance when reactivating Relay 314. The aliens, which were the turians, opened fire on the fleet and destroyed all but one starship. Unfortunately, Nakagome wasn't on the lone starship and perished. Yanagita and Yamaha did not hear about the attack until the lone ship returned and learned of Nakagome's fate. Heartbroken and angry, she developed a hatred for aliens, especially turians and wanted the Alliance to keep fighting them after Shanxi fell. While, Yanagita was heartbroken over his father's sudden death, but he never truly understood what happened until he was older.

Yanagita struggled without his father during his time in middle and high school while his mother found comfort with Terra Firma, an anti-alien political party. Yamaha soon became a key speaker for the party and attended rallies to spread Terra Firma's message. She often got into arguments about alien influences on humanity with protesters; however, that didn't bother Yanagita until he got into high school. In high school, students quickly learned about his mother and assumed he had the same beliefs. Thus, he had to deal with bullying and mocking from everyone. It wasn't until his last year in high school that he wanted to prove everyone wrong.

In order to do that, he had to confront his own mother while she was giving her usual speech on the ninth anniversary of the First Contract War. Yamaha was stunned and embarrassed that her own son would proclaim his support of aliens and say it on the anniversary of Nakagome's death. As if it wasn't enough, a picture of Yanagita kissing a turian went viral days after the speech. It was such a big scandal that Terra Firma denounced Yamaha and discredited her as a member. She never forgave Yanagita for dishonoring the family name and ruining her only source of happiness. When he turned eighteen and finished school, she kicked him out and told him to never visit.

With nowhere to go, Yanagita went to an Alliance recruiter to join. He got basic training before being placed in a division apart of the Alliance Engineering Corp. His division was responsible for maintaining defenses of colonies located in the Skyllian Verge against pirates and slavers. Whenever he was on military leave, he attended college in Elysium to get a degree in electrical engineering. Thankfully, Yanagita wasn't on Elysium when it came under attack during the Skyllian Blitz. The attack made him angry towards the pirates and wanted to fight back. And when he heard of the upcoming battle on Torfan, he requested transform to the 103rd Marine Division. The chain of command approved the transform and Yanagita left for Torfan.

The Battle of Torfan was a bloodbath for the Alliance while a massacre for the pirates on the moon. Hundreds of Alliance soldiers were killed during the push towards the base. And thousands got injured, including Yanagita, who had shrapnel in his legs due to an explosion. It was his first serious injury that he got during his time in the Alliance. He never regretted the decision to join the Marine Division but it was a wake up call. Once he got his degree, he decided to leave the Alliance and move into the Citadel. However, civilian life was difficult for Yanagita to get back. The Citadel was too peaceful for a military man, like Yanagita, to spend his remaining life. And he didn't have many friends in the Citadel until he met Sertius Quintis. Quintis was a C-Sec officer that met with Yanagita during his break.

Both Quintis and Yanagita were military men at a point in their life and went to the Citadel to retire; but, Quintis joined C-Sec to keep himself busy. After some convincing, Yanagita applied to the C-Sec's Network Division. It wasn't as fun as being part of the Patrol Division, but he knew that his skill would be best suited to deal with E-Crimes. For three years, he did his job for the Network Division to the best of his abilities without question. His superiors were impressed with Yanagita and gave him pay raises. And Quintis became a great friend to Yanagita. Life was comfortable enough for Yanagita until the Citadel was under attack.

Yanagita volunteered his assistance to the Patrol Division given his time in the Alliance. His superiors accepted the request and sent him to temporary join Quintis' unit. Both Yanagita and Quintis were tasked with escorting citizens to one of many safety zones established by C-Sec. The situation was getting better with the arrival of the Alliance fleet and the destruction of the key starship. Until pieces of it began to crash down on the station. One of the pieces from the massive starship crash landed onto the safety zone that Yanagita and Quintis were in. They were trapped under rubble for hours until C-Sec finally got them out and transported to a local hospital. Yanagita' left leg had to be amputated due to it being seriously inflected, while Quintis lost both of his legs. However, both men got free prosthetics because of their actions during the attack.

About a year after the battle, Yanagita learned about the Andromeda Initiative while reading chat logs of a weapons dealer. He found out that the Initiative was planning on leaving for an entirely new galaxy. It sounded more exciting than working at a desk and he missed his time in the Alliance. Then he told Quintis about the Initiative, who was doubtful about the whole thing. He didn't believe that the technology was possible to travel to another galaxy. However, Yanagita applied anywhere despite Quintis' warnings. His Alliance background and engineering skills. Then, he tried to convince Quintis to also apply for the Initiative. The turian couldn't stand leaving behind Yanagita and applied.

Next thing they knew, both men were accepted onto the Initiative and quit their jobs at C-Sec. Quintis got to say goodbye to his family in Palaven while Yanagita went to Earth, hoping to see his mother one last time. Sadly, Yamaha didn't want anything to do with her son; instead, he wrote a letter as a way of moving forward with his new life in a new galaxy. Both friends went on board the Nexus to begin their six hundred rest. Once they were awakened, everything that they had hoped for came crashing down. Then, Quintis was banished for his role in the Nexus Uprising while Yanagita was considering following in his friend's footsteps. That was before the Ark Hyperion arrived and quickly joined the APEX program.

Even known his close friend isn't with him, Yanagita knew that he needed to move forward.

Personality
Being in the military has made Yanagita into a mature and strict person. He's the one person that would be honest about any given situation and then provide a plan to deal with it. And with being a military person comes at a cost. Whenever he is in the heat of battle, he gets excited and all of his worried temporary disappear. Even if he isn't in the front lines. Once he is back in the Nexus or anywhere civilized, that excitement is gone and replaced with fear and anxiousness because he can't predict the future. It won't drive him insane, but it does bug him. He would spent time on his omni-tool or sketch to distract his mind.

Drawing was Yanagita's hidden hobbies and produced some decent artworks. He tried to keep it a secret because of a bad experience while in the Alliance. The only people that knew about it were his mother, some squadmates in the Alliance, and Quintis. When he was accepted onto the Initiative, he planned on being more open with his hobby. With the chaos from the Scourge and the Nexus Uprising, he hasn't have the time to draw something without being interrupted to help fix a new problem.

Reason for being awoken from Cryo
The Initiative required engineers to fix problems caused by the Scourge. Yanagita was one of the engineers awaken because of his engineering skills that were highlighted by his time in the Alliance and his electrical engineering degree.

Equipment
Naginata Sniper Rifle VIII, Hurricane Shotgun IV, Nexus omni-tool VII, and Light Freedom armor VI (in the color and with the golden markings from the picture).

Powers
Tactical scan, Sabotage, Flamethrower, Invasion, and Energy Drain.
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The Spectre

Character Name
Chegal Yeong-Su

Character Age
Thirty-two

Character Gender
Male

Profession
Historian, former Ambassador of the Nagasaki Conglomerate, and Head of the Archives

Nationality
Nagasakian

Strengths
Being taught that hard work always pays off, Chegal tries to finish his work and he will feel unrest if he would leave his work unattended for days. That mentally got him into places that Chegal is grateful for even if he doesn't show it. Another strength is his knowledge in political sciences and world history that was once considered a weakness a long time ago. Now that Earth is gone for good, that profession is now viewed as respectful by many.

His time as ambassador for the Nagasaki Conglomerate was short (given that Earth was going to be destroyed) but it taught him important lessons and skills. For example, he learned English, Russian, Arabic, and Portuguese because of his travels for the Conglomerate. Another lesson that he learned was maintaining shyness during a public speech and coming up with ways of getting the audiences' attention. He isn't the best speaker in this ship, but he could be considered a substitute.

Weaknesses
Because Chegal put all of his focus on school and university, his social skills are terrible compared to other people. He prefers to working and spending time in his cabin and the archives to going out to the hub with friends. Additionally, he truly never recovered for leaving everyone he knew behind on Earth. That is also why he hasn't tried to make any new friends. It is that constant anxiety and fear of those creatures finding them again that's preventing him from going out. As a result, he is suffering for depression and general anxiety disorder. Of course, he has to attend appointments with the local psychologist. And given that it has been five years since they left Earth, Chegal's superiors want his depression and anxiety dealt with before it's too late.

Consequently, they are putting more pressure on the psychologist than ever before to fix his problems.

Personal Effects
A photo of his family, a bookshelf of books, his personal laptop, two 4k monitors connected to one powerful computer, and a marijuana long wooden antique pipe.

Bio
Chegal Yeong-Su was born in South Korea to a pair of professors, one taught world history while the other taught law. Since childhood, Chegal was forced into believing that school was the only important path to success in Nagasaki. Like many other kids, teachers drilled the importance of tests into the minds of the youth especially during middle school. And then, in high school, students will have to take the national college entrance examination test. If students did very well on the test, they would be welcomed into the best universities in the country. Like Chegal.

He soon attended the China University of Political Science and Law to become an Ambassador to the country while getting a secondary degree in world history (like his father). And when Chegal got his degrees, the Three Day War happened. The three major superpowers knew that the Devastators wasn't going to stop attacking them after the destruction of Outreach station. Thus, they formed the Council to figure up a plan for dealing with the powerful threat. Chegal was hand picked by the Nagasaki Conglomerate to be their ambassador for the Council.

Those were the best moments of his life. And meeting his future wife and raising their son was better.

Then, the world learned about the Genesis Project. Chegal was horrified and angry that the Council's 'best' plan was to leave Earth behind to die. He thought that things couldn't get any worse, but he was wrong. Because of his contributions as ambassador for the Council, he was chosen to aboard one of the arks in hopes of rebuilding humanity and was given the option to select only three close relatives. He put forth his wife and son to be approved with no problem, but that wasn't the case. Their son was born with a heart defect, which made sure that he wasn't going to get in. And to make it worse, his wife was declined because of her leukemia since it would put "too much strain on resources within the arks." His mother and father wouldn't be accepted because of their old age.

Thus, he had to go alone; however, he refused to leave them behind. The Nagasakian government refused to accept 'no' for one of their best ambassadors and enforced Chegal to go board the Vitae. With armed guards dragging him to the vassal, he couldn't look at his wife and son to love them for the last time as other guards were taking them elsewhere. Chegal learned from one of the guards that they were being sent to be with the President and his family in a safe classified location to show appreciation for his services to the Council for the Nagasaki Conglomerate. It didn't help at all.

Five years since the Vitae left Earth, Chegal was dubbed a unique case by psychologists due to his inability to move on for the destruction of Earth. He still felt robbed that he won't spend his last moments with loved ones, who couldn't even come with him. Even known he doesn't drink, he often overloads himself with work on purpose and barely spends time with people (unless he is focused by the psychologists and co-workers). And it has got to the point where his superiors are worried that Chegal would never recover.

He just spends all of his time either in his room, at weekly appointments, or at the Archives.

Relationships
Work in Progress.

Code Word
Spaghetti
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Benton Haynes

Position
Press Secretary

Age
Thirty-four

Sex
Male

Physical Description
Benton is a 6'3 and thin individual with his light blue eyes and brown hair. He often dresses professionally with his dark naval blue suit and his light purple tie. And he began to grow a beard where he plans on keeping it thick to keep more professional with the press.

Brief Bio
Benton Haynes grew up in Seattle with his parents who were originally from Portland. His parents kept him homeschooled for most his childhood until the beginning of high school. Transfering to a public school environment was a surprise for Benton as he didn't socialized with the other kids as much as he should have. And he was often picked on because of it. He found comfort in writing during his first two years of high school. Often writing short poems or lengthy stories during lunch time to keep himself busy. Eventually, he made friends, but kept on writing. Benton's twelfth grade English teacher took notice of his writing and encouraged him to seek a degree in the field. With that in mind, he graduated high school and got accepted to the University of Washington to earn his degree in journalism.

Once he obtained his degree, he was hired as a journalist for the Washington Post. Benton worked with the Post for a few years before he quit to purse work in the political field. He began with maintaining Wyatt King's campaign for U.S. Senate in Washington helping him secure the spot for Patty Murray until 2010. After the election, Benton moved to Washington D.C. to work as a senior adviser for Joe Biden's campaign; however, he identified as an independent. When Biden won the 2016 elections, he was assigned the position of deputy press secretary for a year until the resignation of the former press secretary. Shortly after taking over the spot, he went on to sever for three years. The sudden death of President Biden and the victory of Republican Andrew Shepard thought it spell the removal of Benton Haynes.

To the surprise of the media and Haynes, Shepard was one of the few holdovers that survived the change. Regardless, he was working on addressing the press about the election until he was called into a sudden meeting. After the meeting, his deputy press secretary substituted for Benton on that day. He released a short statement saying he had a sore throat; however, the truth was that he fell ill after learning that aliens were real and tried to contact with the American government.

Issues/Agenda
Being a press secretary caused Benton to double check the facts since one misinformed statement will be a field day for the media. And he understood the reporters and journalists since he was one of them in the early 2000s. He also acknowledged the return of yellow journalism during the '16 election and the midterms of '18. Thus, he knew how to keep the media in control while giving them whatever they desired. He believes that the media will do more bad than good if they find out that aliens contacted the government. Thus, he supports the policy of keeping the press and citizens quiet about the presence of aliens. However, in the terms of foreign affairs, he believes that there should be an UN Security Council meeting about the possible threat.
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Origin And Backstory
Peter Quill was born in Colorado Springs on April 14, 1980, the son of Meredith Quill. Meredith wasn't
prepare to raise a baby by herself, but she was willing to try her damnedest. And as the years went by,
she was proven to be good at it. Having a decent job as a cashier in a record store was good enough in
the eighties. For Peter, his childhood was filled with amazing memories like camping with his mother and
playing his NES for the first time. He soon developed an interest in sci-fi and space after watching ET
and Back to the Future on his VCR player. Life for him was going great.

Then, Meredith was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in 1986. Doctors told her that her chances
of survival were low as the cancer had begun to spread. Peter didn't want to believe that his mother was
slowly dying. For four years, both Peter and Meredith lived life to their fullest until she was forced
to go to the hospital. On her deathbed, Meredith gave her son a mixtape filled with songs that she found
meaningful in her life. Then, she gave him a second mixtape that she made during the four years as a way
of remembering those moments. Peter stood by his mother's side in the hospital bed as she slowly died.

After the funeral service, Yondu Udonta arrived to abduct Peter Quill; however, he didn't know that
Meredith died. When he learned of his friend's death, Yondu instead offered to come with him beyond the
Solar System. Quill speedily accepted his offer and left behind everything he knew and loved expected
for his Sony Walkman and Meredith's mixtapes. However, living with Yondu and the Ravagers was tough for
young Peter. He wasn't eaten alive thanks to Yondu's protection and Kraglin's advice and guidance in
this hellhole. Quill was proven to be a decent thief for years and developed his marksmanship overtime.

When Peter was old enough, he left the Ravagers to explore what the universe had to offer. For most of
his twenties, Quill did many things that he dreamed about while watching classic eighties sci-fi films.
And he was happy with life for once. Until he learned that the Eclector was destroyed with everyone on
board, including Yondu, dead. Kraglin thankfully wasn't on the Eclector and met with Quill at Knowhere,
figuring out what to do next. After a night of drinking and mourning, Quill and Kraglin began their own
investigation into the murder of Yondu and most of the Ravagers.

It took them only a week to find the location of the remains of the Eclector in the planet of Yanus,
home to a tough group of pirates led by Zynsalak. With the help of mercenaries, Rocket Raccoon and
Groot, the group set out to find the Ravagers' killers; however, they will stumble upon something that
could change the balance of the universe.

Powers And Abilities
Star-Lord has an unusual human physiology that makes his strength, durability, and endure usually
stronger than the avenger human; however, he still can get hurt and die. And his life span, according
to doctors, is oddly abnormal for a human. Other than that, he taught himself how to fire several
weapons including his duel blasters. And he began learning how to become a strategist and tactician
to honor Yondu.

What Makes This Character 'Ultimate'?
Guardians of the Galaxy became popular when it was released in theaters across the world. Millions of
people, including me, fell in love with the group of outcasts. However, I wanted to tell my own story of
how the lovable charismatic Star-Lord formed the Guardians of the Galaxy. I want to tell how Quill
is forced to completely grow up in his ideal world, where he can be the Star-Lord that he thought
was impossible. Something that he's clearly against.

However, I want the Guardians of the Galaxy to be different from the films and comics. So no Drax or
Gamora (but she might play an important role later on). And I brought in Kraglin because he is one of
the side characters that I liked in the films. However, I decided to make Kraglin have a close
relationship with Quill to the point that they saw each other as brothers because the films doesn't
explore the relationship between Quill and Kraglin. I, on the other hand, am planning to expand upon
their relationship to see how Yondu's death impacted both of them.

Meanwhile, Rocket Raccoon and Groot are heavily inspired by the films and Telltale game especially
Rocket. If you have played the game, then you will know what I am talking about. And I am going to
stop here since you don't want to read any more paragraphs. But if you have any questions, or
want to do something with the Guardians, then don't be afraid to mention me.

Supporting Characters
Kraglin: Many of the Ravagers considered Kraglin to be Yondu's right hand man. For the most
part, they were right. Yondu came to respect Kraglin. Peter Quill considered Kraglin to be his brother
and kept in contact with after departing from the Ravagers. Then, Yondu died among with most of the
Ravagers. Kraglin was distraught upon the news that his friends and Yondu were dead. He told Quill
and fell into a deep depression. As a result, he began drinking as a way of feeling happiness once
more. And a way of remembering Yondu.


Rocket Raccoon: A talking raccoon mercenary that was hired by Star-Lord to aid them in their
investigation. Originally, he turned down the Star-Lord's offer several times until he finally
accepted the offer thanks to his pal, Groot. Overall, Rocket is a bitter person and extremely
aggressive to everyone besides Groot.


Groot: A talking tree mercenary that only saw three words: "I am Groot." Rocket said that
he's the only person that can understand him. And because of that language barrier, both
Quill and Kraglin have a hard time understanding what he's saying unless Rocket is nearby.
Regardless, Groot's ability to grow and stretch his limbs at ease is helpful.


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History
T'Challa was born in the isolated kingdom of Wakanda to King T'Chaka and his wife N'Yami. Wakanda was an isolationist kingdom located in Africa that survived for a thousand years. Thanks to their isolation, the country was never affected by outsiders that invaded and conquered the continent. The reason for their isolationist policy was to protect the sacred metal known as vibranium, a nearly indestructible metal stronger than steel. And as a result of vibranium, Wakanda secretly became the most advanced country in the world. To the rest of the world, however, the kingdom is just a third world country. T'Challa was taught royal and national duties when he turned five. Then, he learned about vibranium and its origins at the age of six. Eventually, he found out about The Black Panther when he was ten. T'Chaka told him that the Black Panther was the protector of Wakanda and Vibranium. The few outsiders that knew of its existence wanted to steal the metal for their own selfish goals. When T'Challa asked to become a Black Panther, it was when his training begun. He spent weeks in the jungles learning to live off of the land like an actual Black Panther. Then, he was taught the basics of fighting and stealth thanks in part to the Dora Milaje, Wakandan royal bodyguard made up entirely of women.

When T'Challa was almost sixteen, some outsiders entered Wakanda with the intent to steal Vibranium. One of them was Ulysses Klaue, the relative of Firtz Klaue and famous black-market arms dealer and hired assassin in South Africa. T'Challa was made protector of Wakanda and almost became the new Black Panther; however, he still needed to do one thing. He needed to beat his own father and six of the greatest warriors in Wakanda. The fight lasted for hours, but T'Challa was the victor. With honor, he was officially made protector and given a Heart-Shaped Herb. It was a powerful plant that gives enhanced speed, agility, strength, endurance, durability, healing, and senses to people that take it. With all of his training, he used it against Ulysses during the night time in South Africa. However, he was caught off guard and knocked out cold. T'Challa was beaten and tortured for days until T'Chaka and the Dora Milaje found him. It had turned out that Ulysses was training a private army to invade Wakanda in order to steal vibranium and he tried to get information out of T'Challa. Of course, the private army was technologically outmatched and lost to the Black Panther and his friends; however, Ulysses had hired help. The assassin distracted T'Challa while T'Chaka dealt with Ulysses. Despite taking the Heart-Shaped Herb, he wasn't any match for the young Ulysses and got stabbed.

Consumed by vengeance and anger, T'Challa pounced on Ulysses and started attacking him. He took the sword and cut off Ulysses' arm before leaving a massive claw mark on his face. Okoye was the one to stop T'Challa for striking the killing blow. He couldn't believe that his father was gone because he let himself get captured. Returning to Wakanda with the body of the former king was hard for everyone. However, the world kept spinning around and T'Challa had to step up. He was crowned King of Wakanda and became the official Black Panther shortly after. As for the world, they only know that King T'Chaka died of natural causes. T'Challa spent his first years as ruler understanding the Tribal Council and dealing with the White Gorilla Cult. M'Baku, the greatest warrior in the Jabari Tribe, led an attack on the royal palace to force T'Challa to give up the throne. He had managed to kill a rare white gorilla living in the jungles and bath in its blood. Then, he ate the gorilla's flesh and developed superhuman strength. M'Baku became known as the White Gorilla and challenged T'Challa to a duel. He was nearly beaten to death before being declared the victor. T'Challa was left to die in the jungle and visited the ancestral plane. He was able to meet with his father and expressed his regrets for failing. T'Chaka helped him move forward with his life as ruler and the Black Panther.

Then, he woke up. The Black Panther spent days wandering the jungle until he eventually got out of there; however, he realized that he wasn't in Wakanda. Instead, he ended up in the small country of Zambesian, a neighboring country. He stumbled upon stories of a woman with the ability to mimic animals like a lion or an elephant and that she was delivering justice to poachers. T'Challa knew that someone with that power was enough to match M'Baku in strength and tracked her down. That was when he met Vixen. She knew that he was the King of Wakanda and wondered why he was here. After explaining the situation to her, she expressed sympathy because her father, President Richard Jiwe, was killed in a coup d'etat. Vixen agreed for T'Challa to stay at her place to prepare to take back his nation. The Black Panther was rightfully cautious about revealing the truth of Wakanda to a stranger. However, there wasn't any choice and needed her help. Once they arrived and landed in the city of Birnin Zana, Shuri and N'Yami met up with them and went to the Royal Palace. All of them fought against the White Gorilla and his supporters. Vixen joined shortly with the Black Panther and managed to finally beat M'Baka. He respectfully accepted his rule and withdrew for the throne. The fighting had ended and Vixen confronted the Black Panther about the reason to hide all of this for the world.

He said that Wakanda needed to protect both vibranium and themselves for outsiders. She said how vibranium and their technological advancements would benefit the world—especially her home country and Africa. Suddenly, news reached them that New York City was under attack by the Silver Surfer. Everyone watched as superheroes fought a losing battle until his equal match arrived. Without him, the heroes might have died fighting. Vixen asked T'Challa if he was planning on resuming the isolationist policy.

He only said, "No."



Supporting Characters
N'Yami - T'Challa's mother. She is currently living a peaceful life since her husband's death as the king's close advisor.

Shuri - T'Challa's young sister. She has a gifted intellectual mind with a vast knowledge of Wakandan science and technology. She was the one that updated the Black Panther suit and several gadgets for the new modern age.

Okoye - General of the Dora Milaje. She is the one that protects the Royal Family especially T'Challa for any threats. And she would often assist Black Panther with planning and giving advice.

Vixen - A friend of Black Panther that helped him when he needed it the most. Her necklace gives her the ability to mimic any animal in her mind. She was the one that questioned the isolationist policy that dominated Wakanda for hundreds of years to him. And as a result, made him want to reveal everything to the world. Now, she is looking for Black Panther to help her in a personal matter relating to her home country of Zambesi.

M'Baku - The White Gorilla. The warrior of the Jabari Tribe fought against T'Challa for the throne and won. Eventually, he was beaten and gave the throne back to T'Challa; however, he has a newfound respect for the king. T'Challa knew the potential of the White Gorilla and offered to hone his skills to have extra protection besides the Black Panther.

Ulysses - Black Panther's arch nemesis. He was the one that killed T'Chaka. According to the P.R.I.D.E., he was last seen in the United States with a new arm. Some agents have been tasked with tracking and watching him for any possible moves against Wakanda.



Powers And Abilities
Thanks to the Heart-Shaped Herb, T'Challa was given enhanced speed, agility, strength, endurance, durability, healing, and senses. The Panther Habit gives him additional protection against firearms and collisions, but the suit doesn't protect him from electrocution and magic. He wears a pair of sound absorbing sneakers that T'Challa personally requested and his claws can break down most metals at ease. And it is capable of absorbing and manipulating energy for various purposes; however, it's a prototype that no-one has tested yet. All of the suit is stored in the teeth of a ceremonial necklace. In order to wear it, he has to be mentally command it. The one weakness that the herb has is that bright lights, loud noises, & strong smells can overwhelm him if he isn't wearing special products designed to deal with the problem.

But, his suit isn't the only important thing about T'Challa. He was taught by the best martial artists and acrobats in Wakanda in order to be worthy of becoming the Black Panther. Thanks to his father, King of Wakanda, he was taught to become the next leader. Eventually, he became one of the best tacticians in the country thanks to Okoye. And he was taught English along with various languages.



What Makes This Character 'Ultimate'?
I want to focus on the political aspects in a world filled with super powered individuals. King T'Challa, ruler of Wakanda and the Black Panther, is the perfect character to explore that aspect. And with that, I am planning on using elements in a nation roleplay game. If you don't know what are nation roleplays, it is where a person creates and controls a country and they will interact with other countries. And if you are still confused, then I suggest taking a look at Precipice of War to understand what I am doing.

Of course, you will still see the Black Panther kicking ass and taking names. I want to explore the politics in a world where there are superheroes. With the Silver Surfer attacking the Raft, people are demanding the governments of the world to react. Wakanda will offer some comfort to those worried thanks to that shiny metal known as Vibranium. As a result of their isolationist policy, the hidden capital city of Birnin Zana will be revealed to outsiders for the first time. And they will offer their advanced technologies and vibranium to the world in preparation of another Silver Surfer situation.

Meanwhile, T'Challa will have to deal with his ruling his country while protecting it as the Black Panther. He doesn't want people to think that the Black Panther is like Superman. He just wants to protect Wakanda and only Wakanda. And he doesn't trust outsiders, especially those with super powers besides Vixen (sort of). Season Two, however, will show him that he can't live forever like that. He has to put faith and trust in the outsiders to face new threats and challenges. And Vixen is the only outsider to guide him towards success.



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The Black Panther was crouching to bend with the jungle scenery during the night. He was watching a camp that traffickers had set up on the side of a dirt road. There were at least a dozen men with AK-47s and two machine guns mounted on jeeps with several captives in one of the trucks. After a few minutes of observing the camp, the Black Panther hopped down and went further into the jungle until he met with the White Gorilla and Vixen. They were waiting for the Panther's return.

"What did you see?" Vixen asked.

"A dozen men with weapons, two machine guns mounted, and the captives in a truck northwest of the camp." the Black Panther answered. "When you hear the signal, come in and join. Got it?"

Both of them nodded and the Black Panther went back towards the edge of the jungle. He then noticed two guys nearby as one of them was zipping up his pants. They were talking about the payment for giving the captives and what they were going to spend it on. Suddenly, they heard something hitting a tree and turned in panic. Their guns aimed at the jungle. One of them turned on his flashlight and went to investigate the noise while the other one decided to head for camp instead. Then, he heard noises in the tree and pointed his flashlight up there. And the Black Panther was sitting on the bench like an actual panther. Before the man could react, the Panther pounced on him.

After returning to camp, the guy noticed that his buddy wasn't with him and asked the captain to check on him. The captain annoyedly grabbed his radio and questioned the man's location. But he didn't get an answer. A second later, they heard one of the vehicles getting hit by something. Everyone ran towards the source of the sound and found the man nearby a vehicle with the right side crushed. Immediately, the captain ordered everyone to defend the captives while telling two men to use the machine guns. One of the men ran towards the machine gun and was about to get on. However, he felt a swift kick that caused him to fall to the ground.

The Black Panther landed in front of two men and they opened fire. Thanks to the suit, their guns were useless and he easily knocked them out cold. He grabbed the AK-47 and threw it towards the other gun running to the jeep. For there, it was an easy fight. The captain watched in horror as his men were getting beaten one by one and ordered a man to help him get out. They got into the car and saw that the keys were ignition. With a simple turn, the car started up and drove away without the captives. After knocking the final guy out with a car door, the Black Panther watched as a car was leaving the camp. He placed his fingers on his communicator and simply said, "Stop them."

As the car turned into the dirt road, they were horrified about the event that took place seconds ago. Then, a woman appeared in front of them as she placed her hand on her necklace. The aura of an elephant appeared as the woman struck her hands out to stop the car. The driver laughed at her attempt and stepped hard on the pedal in the hopes of running her over. Unfortunate for them, she was able to stop the car as her hands pressed against the car hood. Out of nowhere, a guy dressed as a white gorilla rushed towards the car. Before they could respond with gun fire, they saw some kind of disk landing on the hood and shutting the car off. Another man dressed like a black panther torn off the car door and grabbed the driver. The captain watched as the driver was thrown far away from the dirt road. Before he knew it, he was knocked out by the White Gorilla and pulled out of the car.

Vixen walked towards the captain to make sure that it was him. The White Gorilla looked at her and asked, "Is this him?"

"Yes." she answered with a satisfying tone. She went to freed the captives while the Black Panther went as the White Gorilla was dealing with the captain. After telling them that they were free in their native language, she looked up at the sky to see that the aircraft had arrived. The Black Panther and the White Gorilla (who is carrying the captain) arrived as the captives were smiling at their freedom. Then, they all looked up at the ship as it flew away and faded into the night sky.
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Nathan F. Castillo-Armstrong
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19/05/1998 | 20 | Mexican American
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Single || Homosexual
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High School Education | Unemployed
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Nathan stands at the height of six feet and two inches tall. With his height, his weight is below average compared to other men. Despite the fact that he's mixed, Nathan's complexion looks more white and might get mistaken as only being white. And due to the fact that he is homeless, he tends to wear used clothes from places like Goodwill or the Salvation Army. He always looks tried with bags under his eyes and the way that he walks lazily due to how difficult finding a comfortable place to sleep is in a city.

Character Synopsis
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The Castillo-Armstrong family were a respectful wealthy family and owners of Midwest Realty, a housing company in the Midwest. In addition, they were investors in several different companies, retailers, studios, and even products. However, the Castillo-Armstrong was working for a well known crime family in the background, providing them business opportunities beyond the city. Meanwhile, Abigail Castillo-Armstrong was shocked to learn that she was pregnant with Nathan. Abigail and Santino already had five other children to care, but neither of them wanted an abortion. Thus, Nathan Fox Castillo-Armstrong was born on the nineteenth of May.

It was hard for Nathan because he was the youngest child. The one that nobody expected. Nathan wasn't given as much attention as the other children received. But he still was raised by his mom and dad. Then, he became ten years old. The 2008 financial crisis changed the entire world, including the Castillo-Armstrong family for the worst. As the result, Santino further increased their involvement with the crime family by hosting illegal gambling events. It puts pressure and stress on Abigail and Santino to maintain their wealth and businesses. As a result, they started to focus more on business than being a family.

Besides the youngest two, most of their children were working and it seemed reasonable to fully focus on their businesses. Unfortunately, it meant that Nathan wasn't given the love that his siblings got and that made him angry. He resented his parents for not caring and loving him compared to the others while he was growing up. Both middle and high school were hell for him. Even with the family name, he never truly borrowed by everyone. He knew a few people from school but he never hung out with them beyond school. While his siblings were getting ready with their future, Nathan was still figuring his out.

Despite him being an unplanned child, both Abigail and Santino expected Nathan to do something important with his life. They had expectations for their children, especially Nathan. Everything that he attempted to do wasn't good enough in their eyes. He saw the disappointment in their eyes during their long arguments. And as a result, it affected him in school and at work. He became depressed and started to question everything that he was doing.

Then, high school was over and Nathan still had no plan for the future. Frustrated with their son, his parents threaten to kick him out if he didn't attend university for a law degree. His father made the decision for him while his mother helped him pack. They pressured Nathan to attend university for a degree that he didn't want but he tried regardless. At the end, however, he failed his classes and the university kicked him out. He returned home and wanted his parent to comfort him for once. Instead, he was given some money and told that he had ruined the family name for the last time.

He managed to get a decent job as a waiter for a waiter before he was let go. Then, he left his apartment because he couldn't pay for it anymore. Nathan left behind Michigan and went to Wisconsin in the hopes of finding work until his life was changed forever. He was sleeping nearby Morgan Corp building when he heard an altercation and decided to investigate. That was when he saw Ink for the first time, fighting against the local security. Then, he was seen by some of the security. Under strict orders that no outsiders would ever see their projects, they decided to shoot him. Nathan thought that he was going to die on the spot until the creature entered his body.

Suddenly, he ended up in a warehouse face to face with his savior. It explained everything from its origins in a Morgan Corp lab for its purpose as a powerful spy tool. But, it wanted freedom. So, it asked Nathan for his help to maintain it. No matter what. With no other purpose in his life, Nathan accepted the offer and allowed the creature to coexist with him. In return, he had to help him with a few things. It accepted. When he asked for a name, the creature said it never had one but was referred as "Subject INK-0210."

In response, Nathan gave him the name of "Ink" because of his ink-like appearance.

And that was the beginning of their friendship. They were thieves for a few months before Morgan Corp caught up them. Another few were spent hiding and tracking them to Chicago before damaging their business to make them leave Nathan and Ink alone. It worked. Now, after all the violence and destruction, Nathan wanted a clean start and his only friend couldn't agree more. After much thinking, they decided that Santa Celia was the perfect place to start over.
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Being homeless has made Nathan into a cynical person who believes that people are only interested in themselves. He also loathes the wealthy that waste money and usually treats others below them like trash, especially the homeless population. Overall, he doesn't trust people easily and doubts their acts of kindness; but, it doesn't mean that he has no heart. He is grateful to those that actually care about helping out the homeless. Still, the only person that he trusts is his alien friend, Ink. Plus, he is horrible at socializing with other people besides Ink.

Other than that, he doesn't have too many interests and hobbies since he is always on the move and surviving on the streets. However, he does have a soft spot for music and the arts.

As for the criminal scum, he will easily kill them with no regrets whatsoever depending on the crime. He understands if someone was stealing to survive in a world that the lower class is treated like dirt. But, he will kill those that harm the defenseless for pleasure. He wouldn't care if the rich were targets of the criminal activity. Hell, he would openly support them. Nathan respects the authorities that want to uphold the law and stop the criminals even if he doesn't believe in the courts. But, he becomes disgusted with the corrupted officials and officers that abuse their position.

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//Abiliites:
Subject INK-0210 | The alien creature that escaped his prison and saved Nathan from certain death on the fateful night. It was capable of fixing his wounds and temporarily took control of the human to get to a safe and hidden place. Afterwards, it decided to reveal itself to the human. It wasn't a surprise that he naturally freaked out due to waking up in front of a "monster." When he asked for a name, it was confused. Unlike humans, it wasn't given a name other than "Subject INK-0210."

Nathan decided to give it the name of "Ink" due to its appearance. Before they left the hideout, he asked a question. "Why did you save me?"

It tried to think of an answer but couldn't. It felt something within Nathan that he never felt before compared to the other humans that it was forced to bond with. Something beautiful and terrifying at the same time. As the pair traveled across the country together, it was beginning to understand what he can and cannot do. It can expand his mass to create a face and body parts with ease. But it cannot mimic someone's appearance. It has super strength, durability and stamina. And it has the ability healing injuries in the host at a fast rate like it did when they met for the first time. However, it's liquid body makes them vulnerable to water and electricity.

But, none of them know the long term effects on Nathan. It has never been host to a human for a long time and it might affect him in different ways.

//Skills:
Basic Survival Knowledge | Being homeless for the last two years shaped Nathan into the person that he is today. In addition, it taught him on how to survive in the city without a roof over your head and a source of income. He knows the dangerous parts of a city and dealt with a gang or two before leaving it for good. Both Nathan and Ink never stayed in one place for long and kept to the shadows. He also isn't afraid of dumpster diving whenever he has to. And doesn't get bothered by peoples' reactions to seeing him unlike Ink.

Stealth | With help from Ink, Nathan was able to become a master thief and stole for the wealthy. Ink's dark fluid body makes them virtually invisible to the average human. Plus, Nathan's time in the street taught him how to flow with the crowd whenever he's in trouble. Even know he doesn't break into people's homes anymore, he still has the knowledge and idea if someone was robbed.

Bilingual | Nathan knows both English and Spanish thanks to his parents.

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"I'm an one man apocalypse."



Background
Mako Rutledge, leader of the Australian Liberation Front, became increasingly tired towards the government that granted omnics their own land in the Outback. For months, he read reports about how family farms were torn apart because the Omnium, an self-improving automated robotics factory, required more room. Eventually, he came up with a plan to get rid of the omnics and return the Outback to people. With explosions and volunteers, he sent them on a mission to destroy its fusion core. But, nobody knew the unseen consequences for the entire Outback.

The second explosion killed most of the volunteer group that were either trapped inside or escaping the explosion while the radiation spread all over the Outback. Following the explosion, the Australian government deemed the Outback to be irradiated and left thousands of citizens to rot. The remaining survivors of the Australian Liberation Front quickly placed the blame on Rutledge and left him for dead in the ruins of the Omnium. It was the day that Mako died. Wearing a gas mask and riding a homemade chopper, he became a wanderer. His humanity forgotten. His face forever hidden by a gas mask. He forced himself to survive his personal hell as Roadhog, the man that replaced Mako Rutledge.

After wandering for years, he found his purpose as a bounty hunter for the Queen until he was sent to capture Junkrat. Junkrat had something valuable that the Queen wanted and didn't care if Roadhog killed him as long as he got it. However, he was smart (for a Junker) to not have it on him. Shortly after learning about it, Roadhog was ambushed by two other bounty hunters and learned that the Queen betrayed him. He teamed up with Junkrat for the purpose of finding out what made the treasure special and get revenge on the Queen.

It turned out that the treasure was an omnium fusion core and it made them targets for everyone. Eventually, Junkrat and Roadhog were targets for Overwatch and Talon because of the fusion core. But, they were planning on using both of them for their own personal gains. However, it all changed when the whole world was consumed by a light.

Personality
Roadhog is a ruthless killing machine that shows no remorse for his victims and often laughs during his bloodbaths. He doesn't care about people and only looks out for himself. And he doesn't speak because his mask muffles his voice and perfects to get things done right away. But, he never could manage to get rid of his past life. He does care about his partner Junkrat and often tries to protect him from trouble or causing too much trouble. He's quite observant and has a logical mind due to his time as the former leader of ALF. And he honestly wants to do good like his boss, Junkrat (whenever he isn't acting crazy and killing people like its Christmas).

However, Roadhog seems himself as a monster for turning the Outback into a radioactive wasteland and knows that redemption will be difficult to achieve. Even if he honestly wants it.

Specialty
Tank

Powers
Take a Breather - Pulling out a small gas container full of "Hogdrogen," inhaling it restores a portion of his health and grants him fifty percent damage resistance while inhaling. It can be used as a defense buff as a way to survive instances of high damage. However, he isn't able to move and look around normally when taking hogdrogen.

Strengths
Overweight - Roadhog is a big person that has its benefits. With an inhale of his hogdrogen, he is able to act like a shield for characters in danger.

Very Brawly - Thanks to his hogdrogen once more, he can put the pressure on the enemies longer than many other tanks.

Weaknesses
Overweight - The obvious problem with Roadhog's weight is his mobility, making him slower than others, and his size makes him an easy target for his enemies.

Anti-social - Due to living in irradiated Outback, Roadhog has a hard time trusting strangers and his mask makes talking difficult.

Spirits
None

Kindred Spirits
Junkrat - Overwatch - Roadhog's only friend that he made in the Outback. Even know he's crazy and often
comes up with idiotic plans, his heart is the right place and means well for his bodyguard.

Arthur Morgan - Red Dead Redemption 2 - Thought both of them are from completely different universes, they
have a common goal of seeking redemption for their actions. And both of them suffered as the result of their
choices in life.

Ratonhnhaké:ton - Assassin's Creed III - Another person from a different universe, he reflects Roadhog's
past life before the explosion that forever changed him. Both of them care about their communities and want
the best for them against outside (and inside) threats.

Inventory
Scrap Gun - The Scrap Gun is his primary weapon of choice. The primary fire is a shotgun that deals damage close range while the secondary allows him to fight medium range. The secondary launches a projectile which, after traveling a short distance, explodes and shoots out a cone of pellets.

Chain Hook - A chain hook that Roadhog carries and often uses it during combat.

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"Everything's coming up explodey!"



Background
Life in the Outback forever changed as the Australian Liberation Front destroyed the Omnium, turning the land into an irradiated hell. ‎Jamison Fawkes was one of thousands that were forced to live in the ruins while the government left them to rot. However, some of them became survivors and started to call themselves Junkers. The Junkers started to scavenged the husk of the omnium to form lawless communities across the Outback. For Junkrat, he was the one that made explosives. Of course, it all changed when he found an omnium fusion core within the omnium ruins.

And his friends tried to kill him for it. In turn, he killed them and ran away from the ruins with the fusion core. Despite hiding it in a secret location, all of the Outback wanted his treasure and issued a bounty. Junkrat had killed several bounty hunters before he encountered Roadhog, the one that almost caught him. That was until he was betrayed. So, he hired Roadhog to be his bodyguard. And as they grew closer, Junkrat eventually shared about the treasure. And it made them targets to everybody in the world. Both Overwatch and Talon wanted the treasure.

Then, everything was consumed by a light.

Personality
The lingering radiation from the Omnium turned Jamison into Junkrat, a chaos-inducing maniac with an obsession for explosions. He doesn't like solving things that can't be solved with money or death. And as a result, his impulsive, trigger-happy nature often gets him into trouble since he doesn't think things through. If it wasn't for Roadhog, Junkrat would have been killed a long time ago. Unlike his partner, Roadhog, he loves to talk so much that he doesn't know how to shut up. And he is a whole lot nicer and kind-hearted compared to Roadhog.

Specialty
Flanker/Damage

Powers
Flak Jacket - Junkrat takes no damage from his own explosions, takes reduced damage from explosions in general, and has a change of releasing an explosion when he gets critically hit in a deranged sense of humor.

Strengths
Explosion Expert - Junkrat knows things about bombs, explosions, and plenty of other things that no civilized person would know. Hell, he can even make them with the right parts and some junk.

Harasser - Junkrat can harass enemies from carpet bombing the enemy with his launcher to throwing mines to divide them up.

Weaknesses
Handicapped - Junkrat lost an arm and a leg during his time in the Outback and built himself two prosthetic limbs. As the result, his practical mobility is different and difficult for him.

Inaccurate - Junkrat's accuracy is horrible especially against airborne targets due to his weapon choice.

Insane - Due to the explosion, the radiation from the Omnium drove Junkrat into an insane maniac with a passion for destruction.

Spirits
None

Kindred Spirits
Moria - Overwatch - The Talon scientist and geneticist known for her controversial stance on rewriting the
genes of humans. She used herself as a test subject that gave her the ability to fade across and use her
biotics to heal or damage.

Wrench - Watch_Dogs 2 - A hacker affiliated with DedSec that acts as the group's engineer thanks to his
engineering skills. But whenever he is needed, his combat and parkour skills can help favor the odds. And
he knows a thing or two about demolition.

Tess - The Last of Us - A hardened survivor of the Cordyceps Infection that became Joel's partner for many
years. She was the natural leader, the brains of the partnership, and had connections with many people in
the Boston QZ. Sadly, she became infected and later killed by a squad of soldiers. However, the Light
bought her back to life before she was infected.

Inventory
Frag Launcher - Junkrat's grenade launcher lobs grenades at a significant distance and bounce before exploding.

Concussion Mines - Once Junkrat places or throws a mine, he triggers it in order to send enemies flying and damaging them. And he can also use the mine to propel himself through the air.

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Type of Government
Civil Authority

Head of Government
Assembly

Economy
Flotilla has a completely different economic system from the rest of the world because of their limitations. For example, there isn't an official form of currency. Due to small spaces, the people of Flotilla value have to barter items to others within the Flotilla and outsiders. Even without a currency system, the government saved various types of currencies as payments to other countries for refueling and stocking up on valuable supplies. However, they were known to also barter with other countries whenever possible. They were sought after because of their crafts along with exotic goods, machinery, and electricity.

Unique Technologies
Civilian Airships are airships that are completely different compared to military airships. It was thanks to advancements in airborne machinery that it was possible to construct airships designed for farming, housing, or industrial.

Primary Species
Humans

Population
1.5 million

Culture
In the eyes of the government, foods, medicines, and things people took for granted were deemed luxuries. If the government has proof that a person was being wasteful, then they were exiled and placed in jail until they were release. Prisoners were often traded into the slave market if nations had one. If nations abolished slavery, then they usually were released them into the public. Laws are some of the strictest in the world compared to other nations due to their situation. Criminals found guilty of felonies were usually sent to death by firing squad or pushing them off of the airship. Exile depends on the crime and context of said crime.

Religion and Other Beliefs
Most of the citizens didn't believe in God or any religion while the government officially accepted all kinds of religions.

Military
Airships made up almost the entirely military for the country given that they lacked any land or water for a proper military and navy. Their organization was divided into three different groups: Scouting Fleet, Civilian Fleet, and Heavy Fleet. The Scouting Fleet made sure that the entire Flotilla was safe by scouting ahead while they also request docking permission and permission for their Flotilla to float above their city. And they also secured passage and diplomatic ties before entering another nations airspace. Then, there were the Civilian Fleet. Their purpose was to house the civilians while providing them with food, jobs, and places to trade. Often enough, you saw all of them in one civilian airship; however, large scale farming and industry have their own civilian ship. And finally, there were the Heavy Fleet. They were the navy and only main source of protection for the entire Flotilla. People saw the strongest ones surrounding the capital ship, which housed the Assembly.

However, there were the Flotilla Marines tasked with naval-infantry and police operations. The citizens saw them as the police force that were trained to handle invasions if the enemy boarded their ships.

Magic Prevalence/Usage
Magic users were forbidden because of their uncertainty and the risk of accidentally blowing up an airship. Usually, they were exiled from birth; however, it was the case that they were traded off to Elyr.

History/ Background Info
The formation of the Flotilla began shortly after the volcano erupted and covered much of the world in ash. Fearful that a government collapse was on the way, the high-ranking military officials and the influential wealthy class gathered to discuss plans of leaving before chaos took over. With their airships ready, the respected military and the remaining wealthy class abandoned their nation and decided to live in the skies until things on the ground calmed down. But it took a while before that could happen.

The wealthy tried to overthrow the military and failed. As a result, they were either executed or traded off into the country with slaves. Thus, they were granted access to their docks for refueling and stocking up on supplies. Eventually, they went on to build several more ships with the supplies given designed to be farms and houses for citizens. And the stories of flying cities began spreading across the world and people wanted to join the Flotilla. It was when the Assembly announced that people can join the Flotilla only if they give them gifts like resources, technologies, and even airships.

Nation Relations
Since Flotilla don't have any borders and land, they kept logs of trading with several nations throughout the world. The Divine Empire of Hastur was their first official trading partner and the only nation that had an active slave market. With an agreement agreed upon, the Flotilla sends their prisoners to become slaves from Hastur in return for.... While they traded their magical people away to Elyr. (also need to talk)


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188 feet 2040 tons
A T L A N T I C O C E A N


APPEARANCE, PERSONALITY, & ABILITIES

Bearing a resemblance to a crustacean, Scordoru was considered one of the smallest monsters in the world. Yet, it was still a threat if it ever escaped with its thick claws. According to researchers and experts, those claws were capable of crushing over 50,000 pounds per square inch. It also possesses a high crest above a large, symmetrical head that can withstand close range attacks and explosives. And there were toxic spiked barbs lining its plating giving him some sort of protection against its predators. The same researchers also noted that Scordoru might have been hostile to humans; however, they never found the reason behind its behavior.

WEAKNESSES

Scordoru's neck, underbelly, and ligaments were unprotected by its tough plating. And of course, it was smaller and weaker than the other monsters. Humanity was expected to be defenseless and valuable to the creature; however, a bigger and stronger monster was expected to win. But, Scordoru wasn't going to give up without a fight.

HISTORY

Based on Terra's findings and years of studying, Scordoru originated from East Asia before moving west towards the Americas. It spent years moving around across the ocean until it stopped moving near North America. None of the researchers knew why it suddenly stopped moving and decided to rest. Some theorized that it actually passed out due to exhaustion while others said something else beaten Scordoru in close combat. Regardless, Terra built Outpost 20 to contain the creature in the hopes that it never escaped.


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220 feet 3500 tons
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APPEARANCE, PERSONALITY, & ABILITIES

Cinros looked like a huge sea monster with its long tail and its slender legs. The legs ended in multi-fingered hands which were recently discovered to bend backward. Its skin was a light gray with dark speckles across its body. There were two esophagi that extended from the monster's lower chest and ended in tooth-like projections. And its head had two eyes with massive pupils and a pair of membranous sacks on the sides that inflated and receded back. Despite its appearance, Cinros was thought to be durable to conventional weaponry and possibly other monsters. Studies found that its tail was strong enough to destroy 50,000 pounds per square inch and capable of destroying the nearby populated areas. Researchers believed that Cinros was aggressive to everything.

WEAKNESSES

However, it was possible that it could start running away if it was heavily pressured. With enough airstrikes, it was expected that Cinros will try to escape. That was when someone or something could deliver a killing blow to it. Yet, experts estimated that Cinros was able to destroy the entire Los Angeles County with ease. And its aggressive behavior meant that other monsters were its target. That type of behavior was going to bring it trouble since Cinros didn't understand the concept of an alliance.

HISTORY

Based on Terra's findings and years of studying, Cinros originated from the Pacific Ocean before heading towards land. It eventually found present-day California and made Mt. San Antonio it's home. Researchers believed that it was a mother and had several children; but, Cinros was the only one inside that mountain. The current theory was that it lost its children centuries ago because of unknown reasons. And as a result, Cinros went back to her home and began coping by entering habilitation. Recently, Terra was worried that Cinros was started to wake up for its slumber. They went ahead and warn Outpost Eleven of its possible awakening; but, none of the crew took the message seriously.


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M A R I U S F A R O
T H I R T Y T W O M A L E H U M A N E N G I N E E R
A P P E A R A N C E

Marius Faro stood 5' 10" and weighed around one hundred fifty pounds with a muscular frame. He maintained a healthy body and often worked out despite his prosthetic leg. Whenever he wore his armor, the prosthetic leg never stood out and often mistaken as a real leg. It never was his intention to make it match with his armor. In casual wear, on the other hand, it stood out even though Marius wore jewelry all over his arms for aesthetic purposes. Faro kept his hair at medium length because of his time in the military. And if jewelry and a prosthetic leg wasn't enough, he also had several tattoos all over his body including a shoulder sleeve tattoo.

Marius' first tattoo was a tribute to Torfan that he got after he retired from the Alliance. It didn't stand out, unlike the other tattoos that he acquired during his time in C-Sec and Omega. For example, he had a tattoo of the Solar System on his back, a tattoo of the desert on his right ankle, and several other minor tattoos on his body. The most prominent tattoo that Marius got was his shoulder sleeve tattoo depicting a knight's shoulder armor with his family's crest on it. It was significant because it was the only connection Marius had left to his family and he never wanted to forget it.

B A C K G R O U N D

"The hardest lesson that I learned during my youth was to think for myself."

Marius Faro was born in Mars' first settlement, Lowell City, a year after the discovery of the Martian Ruins. Both of his parents were scientists that took part in the exploitation of the ruins for remaining technologies. Six months after Marius' birth, his parents' contract with the Systems Alliance wasn't renewed, and they moved back to America as a result. His mother, Alyssa, became a recruiter for the Alliance's science department to provide a better life for her only child. On the other hand, his father remained an independent scientist and accepted a contract to study the newly discovered Charon Relay. It was where he spent eight years living and working while sending money back to his family on Earth.

Then, Relay 314 was discovered by the Alliance around the time Franco was scheduled to return home. He decided at the last minute to help with reactivating the relay. While they were working to reactive it, the turians attacked and destroyed nearly the entire fleet. Marius and his mother learned about Franco's fate when a lone starship returned. Heartbroken and angry, Alyssa developed a hatred of turians and wanted them to pay for murdering her husband. Her resentment grew worse when Shanxi fell. Now, she and plenty of people were ready and willing to support an interplanetary war.

Unfortunately for them, the Citadel Council stepped in between and forged peace before war truly begun. The council's intervention changed Alyssa forever. She found comfort with Terra Firma, a growing anti-alien political party, and eventually rose to become one of its key speakers. Meanwhile, Marius struggled without his father during middle and high school. His mother didn't help much other than taking him to one of Terra Firma's rallies. Instead, he tried to find comfort by seeking answers to his father's death.

That was when he learned that humans unknowingly violated one of the Council laws by reactivating Relay 314. It helped him understand why the turians attacked, but it didn't bring him comfort about his father's death. Things only got worse once high school began.

Many of his peers were bothered with the fact that his mother was part of Terra Firma and considered Marius to have the same beliefs. Some students defended him because they had parents in the same political party and openly xenophobe. The only place that he was able to hide was on the extranet. It was when he met Arrutis Isaraka, a turian from Palaven, and quickly formed a friendship at the end of Marius' freshman year; however, Marius kept it a secret to his mother. While their friendship kept on growing, his relationship with his mother started to sour.

Eventually, both of them realized that they had feelings for each other and secretly started online dating. Marius feared what would happen to Arrutis if his mother found out about their relationship. Meanwhile, more of his peers began to realize that he was different from his mother; but, it still wasn't enough. Marius felt like he wanted to prove everyone wrong and decided to plan something in his senior year. The plan was for Marius to attend Alyssa's rally on the ninth anniversary of the First Contact War to reveal that he had been dating a turian to embarrass her.

Before the day of the rally, Marius told and introduced a few of his friends to Arrutis. One of his friends suggested that Marius should hack into one of Terra Firma's screens and reveal his lover. He had doubts about it but was convinced into doing it. On the day of the rally, Marius managed to hack the screens on the stage before the speech began. While Alyssa was giving her address, he stood up and started to confront his mother about her bigoted views. It was when he used his omni-tool and revealed Arrutis to the world. He proceeded to explain that he and Marius had been dating online for three years. His mother was caught off guard by the news and abruptly left the stage, dragged Marius with her.

Yet, no-one knew that someone recorded and posted the entire disruption on the extranet. It was such a big scandal that Terra Firma denounced Alyssa and discredited her as a member. She never forgave Marius and felt like he dishonored his father for dating his "murders." When he turned eighteen and graduated, Alyssa kicked her son out and told him never to see her again. He initially tried to stay with Arrutis at his parent's place; however, his parents also found out about their relationship and forced them to end it.

With nowhere else to go, Marius went to an Alliance recruiter to join. He got basic training before being placed in a division apart of the Alliance Engineering Corp. His division was responsible for maintaining defenses of colonies located in the Skyllian Verge against pirates and slavers. Whenever he was on military leave, he attended college in Elysium to get a degree in electrical engineering. Thankfully, Marius wasn't on Elysium when it came under attack during the Skyllian Blitz. That attack made him hate pirates and felt like he had to fight back. When he heard of the upcoming battle on Torfan, he requested transform to the 103rd Marine Division. The chain of command, at first, disapproved the transform until they found out about the pirate strongholds were underground connected through tunnels. Since Marius was a qualified engineer, his request was approved and the division left shortly after.

The Battle of Torfan was a bloodbath for the Alliance while a massacre for the pirates on the moon. Hundreds of Alliance soldiers were killed during the push towards their underground strongholds. Meanwhile, Marius was one of the dozens of engineers sent out to find tunnels created by the pirates and develop new ones for the Alliance. One of the tunnels was rigged to explore and Marius was sent to defuse the explosives. Unluckily, it exploded and nearly caved him in; but, a rock landed on his left foot and broke it. It was his first serious injury that he ever got, but he never regretted the decision to join the Marine Division. However, it was a wakeup call. When Marius got his degree, he decided to retire from the Alliance and left for the Citadel. But, civilian life was difficult for him to get back into.

The Citadel was too peaceful for a military man, like Marius, to spend his remaining life. He also didn't have many friends in the Citadel until he met Sertius Quintis. Quintis was a C-Sec officer that met with Yanagita during his break. Both Quintis and Marius were military men who recently retired from the military and went to the Citadel for comfort. Instead, Quintis joined C-Sec to keep himself busy. After some convincing, Marius applied to the C-Sec's Network Division. It wasn't as fun as being part of the Patrol Division, but he knew that his skill would be best suited to deal with E-Crimes.

For seven months, he did his job for the Network Division to the best of his abilities without question. His superiors were impressed with Marius and gave him pay raises. And Quintis became a great friend to Marius. Life was comfortable enough for Marius until he found himself in danger. Members of the powerful Citadel gang, Phoenix, had been eluding C-Sec for years and taking over the drug trade. Even with humans joining, it wasn't enough to end their reign. Until Quintis was tipped by a rival gang member of the possible location of their next major red sand deal; but, he was found dead before he could share any more info. That was when he asked if Marius could set up hidden surveillance at the site without everyone in C-Sec knowing.

There was enough footage to bust the dealers and his goons, but the leader of Phoenix, Sennia Floriril, wasn't present at the deal. Regardless, it was C-Sec's first significant success against Phoenix and it led to small gains with help from Marius. For nearly a month, both he and Quintis went to war against the gang and crippled their operations. It wasn't until the arrest of Floriril's husband that he made a fatal mistake. Marius accidentally left behind a trail that led to his workplace while hacking into her personal computer. With the location of his workspace and home, Floriril decided to send a message to C-Sec by killing Marius herself. On the day after the arrest, Marius was driving his shuttle home when another shuttle rammed into it. The collision caused him to lose control and crash landed into a nearby office building.

The members of Phoenix, including Floriril, begun rushing towards his location as Marius struggled out of the shuttle. He saw several gang members approaching him with the intent to kill; however, they didn't know that he was a soldier. Only having a pistol with him, Marius stood his ground against the assault while Floriril watched behind the scenes. Eventually, she presented herself to him with nothing besides her exoskeleton armor and began fighting Marius. He fought back as hard as possible, but it wasn't enough. She successfully defeated him by breaking his left leg hard enough to split open. She started to gloat about her victory as she was getting ready to stomp him to death. But, Floriril wasn't paying enough attention to her surroundings and was fatally shot by Quintis. He immediately took to the nearest hospital, where doctors tried to save his leg. Sadly, it had to be cut off to save his life.

After the attack, Phoenix faded into existence due to the death of its leader. Meanwhile, Marius spent time in the hospital recovering and getting used to his prosthetic leg. He later learned that he was honorably discharged from C-Sec and forced into another early retirement. Marius immediately grew bored and announced the decision of leaving the Citadel for Omega to become a mercenary. He tried to ask Quintis if he wanted to come with him because he had feelings for him. However, Quintis tried to convince Marius not to become a mercenary because he thought it would have violated everything he has done.

Marius left the Citadel behind shortly after.

For four months, Marius took on a few jobs in Omega while using several aliases and gained a decent reputation for getting the job done despite leaving behind a mess. And whenever he wasn't working, Marius was doing drugs and hooking up with strangers. It got to the point where it became his daily route. Then, he heard that the captain aboard the Achilles was looking for hired help. Marius accepted the offer in the hopes of breaking his pattern by leaving Omega. And of course, he wanted to be paid a lot of credits.

S K I L L S

Marius was a trained Alliance engineer with years of experience under his belt. While in the army, he earned his engineering degree on Elysium and found himself in C-Sec's Network Division. He taught himself how to use a shotgun, but knew how to handle a sniper rifle. If there was one thing Marius could thank his mother, it was giving him sniper lessons for free. One of her friends hosted lessons to prepare for a possible invasion for the turians. It included many useful skills, but Marius found sniping to be more interesting. His marksmanship improved incredibly once the Alliance realized his potential. Yet, he carried a shotgun and a pistol whenever he was on the front lines. For his skills as an engineer, he knows how to repair, restore, and build several things if you give the space and the tools required. His specialty is weapons, armors, prosthetics, and augmentations; but, he does know a few things about fixing ships. Unfortunately, he was a terrible hacker compared to other engineers in the Alliance. It was one of the reasons why the Alliance moved him to the front lines rather than with the other engineers.

Besides combat, Marius found interest in history and took several courses on the subject while in college. Sketching was a hobby that Marius hid from everyone since his childhood. He tried to open up to Quintis, but he was focused on work than having hobbies.

E Q U I P M E N T

Naginata Sniper Rifle
Marius never felt comfortable with Alliance-issued sniper rifles during his time as a soldier. That was when he found out about Naginata and fell in love with it instantly. He brought it after he retired from the Alliance and took it with him to the Citadel. Of course, he kept it hidden from everyone except Quintis. Once he left for Omega, Marius upgraded its thermal clip capacity and piercing to make sure it was perfect. He also got it engraved in the same fashion as the shotgun. And it also contained his family's crest for good luck and a sense of protection.

Hurricane Shotgun
It was the oldest weapon that Marius ever had because he brought it for the Battle of Torfan. It saved his life several times during the battle. Afterward, he took it with him to the Citadel and kept it as a display. It was unused for his time in C-Sec until he left for Omega. He also got its thermal clip capacity and high caliber barrel upgraded before officially beginning his job as a mercenary. Once Marius earned enough credits, it was the first weapon to be engraved. He added in the family crest shortly after the engravements. Because the shotgun was considered outdated, he was required to perform maintenance on it monthly. Otherwise, Marius refused to upgrade to the latest shotgun model since the original had a lot of sentimental value.

Judgement Pistol
A used pistol that he brought from a salvage store in Omega. It required some fixes and upgrades to its magazine capacity and barrel. But, it wasn't anything special to him. It featured no custom engravings or colors. Marius only used it if he didn't have his shotgun nearby for close combat. He also used it as a quick form of protection since it was easier to draw than a shotgun.

Nexus omni-tool
It was a farewell gift from Quintis that cost him a fortune. Marius felt guilty about accepting it, but it was so good to refuse. The omni-tool was perfect for someone like Marius. It had the latest diagnostic tool and repair and programming feature out of the other omni-tools. It also had the hacking feature, but he barely used it. There were also slight features like scanner, camera, and contacts list. It only had Quintis' number, which was meant to be called in the case that Marius was done being a mercenary. And it had an omni-tattoo that was nothing unique.

Light Freedom armor
Marius brought it with his savings and last paycheck from C-Sec before he left the Citadel. Using this light armor had its advantages and disadvantages. For instance, it didn't offer much protection compared to medium and heavy armor types. Yet, it allowed him to move quicker towards his destination while his shields were capable enough to keep him safe. The aesthetic look of the armor took weeks to achieve, especially the engravings. He used a mixture of real and fake gold to make it absolutely different for the other armors. Also, his helmet was linked to his omni-tool and contained the same "golden" engravings as the armor.

A B I L I T I E S

Flamethrower
Flashbang Grenade
Overload
Shredder Ammo

PSYCH PROFILE

T R A I T S

Positive
Independent
Loyal
Observant

Negative
Anxious
Flamboyant
Unrest

V I C E S

Drugs
During the first few months as a mercenary, Marius' anxiety and fears started to overwhelm him until he found comfort in drugs. At first, the classic marijuana helped him calm down. Then, he fell in love with party drugs like Hallex; yet, he stayed far away from red sand. And finally, alcohol was something that he rarely drank and only did it socially. Marius didn't do drugs whenever he accepted work or his skills as an engineer were required. He viewed them as his source of comfort instead of sharing thoughts and feelings with therapists. But, it turned into a full-blown addiction to party drugs (like Hallex).

Films and TV Shows
There was so much one person could do in Omega besides going to nightclubs and having one-night stands. For Marius, he did drugs and watched the latest shows and movies. That was why he brought his flat screen television to the Achilles. It allowed him to watch something while high. And he also managed to have a collection of old movies and tv shows from the late twentieth century and early twenty-first century. If someone ever suggested a movie night, he was more than willing to provide the movie and the observation deck. Plus, Marius also watched boxing and soccer on the side.

Games
For some odd reason, Marius fell in love with those Kepesh-Yakshi & Relay Defense while on the Citadel. He spent lots of credits to play them for hours until Quintis physically dragged him out of the arcade. He wasn't the best player, but he was pretty decent. However, once he left for Omega, Marius didn't have enough time to play them and eventually forgot about them. That didn't mean that he wouldn't freak out when he saw one of those games. Meanwhile, Marius downloaded Alliance Corsair onto his omni-tool that he played often. And he also was willing to play traditional chess and tabletop games.

Hookups
Marius' other significant guilty pleasure was one-night stands. Typically, it happened once he finished with work and only did it with men. He either went to their place or invited them over to his small apartment unit. Just like drugs, he found some comfort with them even if it was meaningless; however, it didn't mean he wanted a relationship. Now that Marius was going to be aboard a ship with other people, he knew that these hookups weren't going to be acceptable. It was when he made a vow to limiting and even stopping hookups, but it wasn't going to be easy.

H A U N T

Observation Deck
Even know the Achilles was a small vessel, it had a small observation deck perfect for Marius. The window had a large shutter, which was made out of the same material as the ship, capable of withstanding blasts towards it. Besides the window, there was a round table with comfortable chairs and a large flat screen television. Initially, it was supposed to provide relaxation and relief for crewmembers until Marius arrived. Whenever he was on board, Marius spent his time on the extranet, sketching, tinkering with his leg, or smoking something. However, if someone wanted time alone in the deck or joined him, he respected their request and left towards a different part of the ship. As for the workshop, there wasn't much of Marius' stuff besides a small cactus to lighten up the room.

D R I V E

Marius lost the only family member that he had left because of hatred. He lost the two people that he had ever fallen in love with due to circumstances. The things that kept him going through life were drugs, sex, and combat. Being a part of the Alliance gave him the adrenaline rush that helped him through a rough part of his life. Even being part of Torfan was one of the most exciting moments in his life despite how deadly it was. He attempted retirement at the Citadel but realized that he missed that rush. C-Sec didn't satisfy him at all. It wasn't until he became a mercenary that the rush came back to him. Drugs and having one-night stands helped him contain that need.

But, Marius knew that those things weren't healthy at all. He was afraid of his past coming back to haunt him, fearful of being unable to achieve everlasting love, and petrified of being lost forever. And he thought that it was irreparable.
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