[hider=Nero, the Engineer] Appearance: [hider=Again, Large Image] [img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f0/07/cd/f007cdbed817ce95770c91d6244c290b.jpg[/img] [/hider] Not the tallest in the crew at 5'10, with a slimmer physique than some of the burlier members. Obvious Alori traits include black claw-like nails, sharp fang-like teeth and a wolves' tail matching his hair. pupils of his eyes become slit like his father's when distressed or angered. Name: Nero Kynigos Race: Wolf Alori Half-blood Age: 20 Gender: Male Job: Engineer/Gunner/Boarding Party Weapons: [url=https://i.pinimg.com/736x/b5/f9/42/b5f94299a15f7455c839836a44571c84--assault-rifle-rifles.jpg]PASAC-2[/url] - An antiquated 'Plasma Assisted, Solid Ammunition Carbine' that fires tungsten-steel 5.56x45mm rounds superheated by a secondary plasma generator. Designed for Short to Mid-range combat and good at punching through both physical and energy-based shielding, used primarily for boarding actions/repelling boarders. 35rnd magazine. [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/9d/4f/a3/9d4fa3dc1af6a9121f2249fa03c887b5.jpg]'Shadow Cat' Multi-phasic Energy Marksman Rifle[/url] - A semi-automatic Long-range rifle designed for accuracy and penetrating infantry-level armour/shields. Using a combination of Laser, Plasma, Electromagnetics and a solid alloy 7.62x51mm bullet, It maintains the higher damage output of it's plasma and solid-ammo components, without the dispersion effect of the former at longer ranges. As a downside, however, the effective rate of fire is reduced, and less rounds can be stored in the magazine. 15rnd magazine. [url=https://i.pinimg.com/originals/22/fb/95/22fb95ed2677578e517fbd0ca7b0904f.gif]ES-230 Dual-Phase Plasma Side-arm[/url] - A standard-issue short to mid range sidearm, boasting more power than it's laser-based counterpart at the cost of reduced range. Good against unshielded targets. 14 shots per charge-pack. Abilities: Military Training - As an ex-soldier, Nero can handle himself in a fight. He has training in Firearms, Explosives and CQC, as well as situational skills like room-clearing/ship boarding, physical endurance and resistance to torture. He even has training in small ship piloting, but anything outside of a Sword-class is passable at best. Engineering Talents - Growing up around broken machines and fixing them up for fun, Nero has a natural knack for Engineering on multiple scales, from small trinkets to the inner-workings of a warship. This was further honed by his time in the military. Personality: Cold, distrustful and aggressive when pressed, Nero isn't what you'd call a people-person. He's quick to get irritated and bite at people, but in contrast it takes a damn lot to really make him fly off the handle. He cares very little about race, gender or other such details, instead valuing someone on how useful they can be. To quote "I don't care if you kick puppies or save orphans, make yourself useful or get the f*** out of the way." He is slow to form new attachments, but he is loyal to people he is working with so long as they don't directly conflict with his personal goals. If he gets close enough to someone, there's not a lot that he won't do for them, but he's also very quick to take revenge on those that betray him, no matter now close. The only exemption to this is his own mother. Short bio: Born and raised on the slum-world of Ywain Beta, [url=http://wallpaperlepi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Art-Women-Blue-Hair-Wallpaper-Manga.jpg]his mother[/url] was a human woman running the local clinic and [url=http://img11.deviantart.net/6bd3/i/2016/087/9/4/zootopia_oc___wolf_by_foton_ike-d9wsrg4.png]his father[/url] was a Wolf Alori working as a local handyman. His birth was difficult due to the largely incompatible physiologies of the two, but he was lucky enough to be born mostly healthy and without any serious defects. He was bullied quite severely by the local boys for this, but he found a friend in a local Denari girl that frequented the clinic for various health problems. When he wasn't tagging along with his dad on handyman jobs, he would spend a lot of time with her. They grew up together and grew quite close, but her parents were distrustful of him until they eventually took her off-world when they were 15. Disheartened, he threw himself into helping his parents until deciding to join up with the Imperial Military and use his earnings to take them all to a nicer system to live. His parent's weren't as optimistic, but encouraged him anyway so that he could better life for himself. As soon as he was old enough at 16, he signed up and crawled his way through basic training, where he was bullied for his split heritage and became colder and more closed off as a result. He spent over 3 years in active service, under constant discrimination and abuse even by his superiors, until he was able to return to his old home. When he did, however, he was greeted by his home in flames and his father fighting against armed soldiers as his mother was dragged away onto a luxury cruiser. Just as he arrived, the soldiers got tired of the resistance and fatally shot his father before turning away and leaving him to bleed out. Nero, powerless to act, was only able to listen to his father's explanation before he died in his arms. It turned out that a visiting noble from the Central Systems had taken a liking to his mother and decided that he wanted her as his maid/concubine/plaything. When he tried to stop it, the soldiers intervened. With his dying breath, he apologised for not being strong enough to stop them and begged Nero to save her. After that, he didn't return to his CO in time and was marked AWOL. They sent a team to retrieve him, but he instead killed them and stole the Squire-class ship they had arrived in. He then tried to follow the noble's Knight as it fled, but he was unable to move fast enough and they escaped. In anger, he set a course for the nearest military outpost and literally crashed the ship into it, using a Sword Fighter to escape at the last minute. When his anger faded, he used the resultant confusion to sneak into the base and search for any relevant information about the noble. Eventually, he found a flight-plan leading to Arthur Beta that matched his 'prey'. Realising that he couldn't take on that many military forces alone, he stole another Squire-Class and hopped from planet to planet for the next few months, looking for anyone with a grudge or just plain dumb enough to help him. An [i]interesting[/i] offer lead him to Lancelot Prime... [/hider] Here you go, an engineer that doubles as a gunner or boarding party as needed [@The Jest]. I just need an example of an upper-class planet, like the space equivalent of Kensington or Dubai. I'm guessing it'll be in the Arthur System?