[centre][hider=Character Sheet for EW2][hr] [color=Silver][i][center][IMG]http://i64.tinypic.com/t5q4k7.jpg[/IMG] [i]Artwork Originally of Jason Levasseur from Moonlight Apparition, a webcomic made by one [url=https://www.deviantart.com/darkhalo4321]Darkhalo4321[/url]; all credit given to her.[/i][/center][/i][/color][hr] [color=Gold][b]Name[/b][/color] [color=Silver]Ashton Andrews[/color] [color=Gold][b]Gender[/b][/color] [color=Silver]Male[/color] [color=Gold][b]Age[/b][/color] [color=Silver]16[/color] [color=Gold][b]Sexuality[/b][/color] [color=Silver]Bisexual[/color] [color=Gold][b]Race[/b][/color] [color=Silver]New Vinlander Volunteer[/color] [hr] [color=Gold][b]Appearance[/b][/color] [color=Silver]Though Ashton's relatively short height prevents him from passing himself off as someone older, his fit and athletic build shows that he fits at least some of the requirements to be a soldier. Although his expression is generally kind and soft, it can be firm when confronted with a challenge, firm and determined. When in uniform, he looks only just big enough to fit in his clothes, due to the fact that those were made for much older people, and Ashton has not modified any of his clothing other than roling up his sleeves and pant legs.[/color] [color=Gold][b]Height[/b][/color] [color=Silver]5'6[/color] [color=Gold][b]Personality[/b][/color] [color=Silver]Ashton Andrews is a rare breed: He didn't join the war for glamour, or glory, or for money. Rather, he joined because he genuinely believes in the ideals of the Atlantic Federation versus the Imperials. Said ideals were these: The belief that a man's deeds, not their race, were what defined them. That equality of opportunity and a minimum of respect are an innate right of all thinking beings. That Democracy is the best way to guarantee the rights of all thinking folk. And so he ran away from home, even knowing deep inside that the horrors of war would scar him forever, even knowing that death might await him at the end of it all.[/color] [hr] [color=Gold][b]Rank[/b][/color] [color=Silver]Private[/color] [color=Gold][b]Role[/b][/color] [color=Silver]Shocktrooper.[/color] [color=Gold][b]Equipment[/b][/color] [color=Silver] - Rainfire Mk.3 - Various Explosives[/color] [color=Gold][b]Potentials[/b][/color] [color=Silver] [b]True Believer:[/b] Ashton truly believes in the ideals of the Federation, not blindly, but because of a clear comparison between the Federation's democratic ideals and the beliefs of the Imperial Alliance. As long as he is confident that his comrades would fight beside him for the same ideals, he would lay down his life for them expecting them to do the same. This true belief in the ideals of the Federation drove him overseas in the first place, running away from a happy home and good prospects in life, and his desire to make a difference gives him a well of much-needed strength. Or so he hopes. [b]Agile:[/b] Ashton is fast, even in combat armor, and has learned to maximize his speed by running in zig-zags, drawing his guns as fast as possible, throwing grenades or even throwing them back, and generally tries to use as much cover as he could. Nevertheless, his energy isn't infinite, and so his fast movements put him in danger of getting exhausted the longer the battle continues. [b]Charmer:[/b] Ashton knows he looks adorable. Ashton is also kind, brave, precocious and idealistic. Ashton is also someone who wants everyone to be happy (or at least equally unhappy), and he knows how to maximize the effect those traits have on others should he be put in peril. If captured by the enemy for whatever reason, Ashton is confident he can charm the guards into giving him relatively kind treatment so that he can help fellow prisoners...[/color] [hr] [color=Gold][b]Biography[/b][/color] [color=Silver]Ashton was born in a small city in the northeast of United States of Vinland, a small city that was nevertheless booming because of the timber and fish trade, and later Ragnite when deposits of it were discovered in the nearby hills. His father was an inkeeper who was soon able to upgrade his establishment into an actual hotel and restaurant, while his mother was a schoolteacher who gave her son extra lessons at home after school. At school, he made friends with everyone he met, including the Darscen immigrants from Europa who came as miners and engineers. His life was happy, then, and he learned that kindness and friendship were precious, yet free to give. Then war came to the lands across the ocean, and Ashton decided to know more. It was then that he learned of authoritarianism, of reactionary movements that denied the conceptof equality of opportunity, that promoted themselves above others, that believed it was their right to oppress and spread suffering. And for the first time, he felt anger. Anger that such people can be so misguided. He also learned about how Ragnite, the source of wealth for his city, was a source of strife elsewhere, and how Darscen, including kin of his friends, were being predjudiced against. Ashton knew what he had to do: He had to go to war, even though his parents won't approve. So he secretly packed his things, sent his parents a note, then went off to the nearest riverboat to the nearest port, where he picked up a ship to Edinburgh. There, he went to the nearest recruiting office, pleaded his case, and after his first examination, was allowed to enter the ranks of the Edinburgher army, where his skills as a potential shocktrooper came to the fore of his training. That was when he was finally allowed to enter the war. By then, Ashton had seen some of the horrors of conflict: Maimed and ruined people, corpses in the morgue, soldiers devoting themselves to drink and drugs. But even then, he won't quit: Better to be dead or ruined than do nothing.[/color] [color=Gold][b]Affiliations[/b][/color] [color=Silver]Archibald Andrews (Father) Madeline Liana Andrews (Mother) Cyrus Ascot (Darscen Best Friend - Darscen are allowed Surnames in Vinland!)[/color] [color=Gold][b]Relationships[/b][/color] [color=Silver]None yet.[/color] [color=Gold][b]Character Theme[/b][/color] [color=Silver]None yet[/color] [/hider] [/centre]