MAXX IS A FOOLISH MAN WITH WEAK IDEALS

<Snipped quote by TGM>

<Snipped quote by TGM>

i am being attacked for presenting new ideas

<Snipped quote by Supermaxx>
Genius is never appreciated in its own time

<Snipped quote by Lemons>

this is why you're my #1 sidekick, lems

thunderbolts and lightning, very very frightening [+]

"Yeah, I can fix it."

Personnel Dossier

---

_Name

Steven "Bolt" Armstrong

_Age

25

_{Physical Evaluation}

• Height: 5"10
• Weight: 190lbs
• Hair Color: Silver
• Eye Color: Green
• Physique: Built
• Condition: Healthy
• Identifying Features: Frequent nicks on hands

_{Psychological Profile}

• Quiet
• Intelligent
• Creative when it comes to technology
• Has a tendency to mutter to himself
• Kleptomaniac
• Potential arsonist

_{Background Information}

A former engineer supposedly from the Thedes Empire, Bolt has been unwilling to divulge much information. His knowledge of the Empire matches those of the citizens, so it's likely that much is true. As for specifics, Bolt has claimed amnesia has robbed him of such memories. Nonetheless, it is strange for such a talented engineer to possess high piloting skills, albeit the strangeness comes from his inability to explain how his talents came to be; instead of explaining his thought process or labeling parts of mechs, he instead "just knows." Nevertheless he did come to Vox Fortuna under duress and claimed sanctuary, the believability added on when he was caught stealing some tools.

Exoframe

---

_Designation

Istunus

_{Weight Class}

Light

_Description

A stolen exoframe modified to be 'cooler' according to Bolt, the Istunus is a former Empire mech heavily altered from its original form. Its design favors mobility above all, likely because it was based on a scouting model.

_{Equipment and Armament}

• Weaponry: The Claw
  The most modified external part of the Istunus and likely its most powerful asset, the Claw is what makes the mech a battle unit. It has the ability to extend and grab at will, its grip enough to crush weaker joints. Supposedly, it has the ability to emit a powerful wave of energy, though that ability is currently defunct as it requires a certain kind of fuel that isn't hard to find, but is very expensive. Even so, the Claw is still impressive and is Bolt's point of pride.
• Shield: The Istunus has a generic shield. If the output is maxxed out, the shield covers the entire body. However, to preserve fuel, its shields often protect smaller places.
• Armor Strength: Considering its strength is in its mobility, it can take a hit or two just fine, though it isn't in the best shape considering most of the repairs have been done with "shoestring and bubblegum" (according to Bolt).

Maeve [+]

Personnel Dossier

---

_Name

Maeve Puckett

_Age

27

_{Physical Evaluation}

Standing at five-foot-seven with pink hair and cerulean eyes, Maeve would be a looker if not for her unkempt appearance and loose-fitting attire. She’s been fighting and jury-rigging tech her whole life and her lack of empathy toward others comes through in her constant lack of facial expressiveness beyond a scowl or frown. She hasn’t smiled in over fifteen years and it shows.

_{Psychological Profile}

Cold
Fair
Honest
Impulsive
Lawful
Temperamental
Ruthless
Violent

_{Background Information}

The three major factions represent at least seventy percent of the planets in the greater galaxy. Where Maeve grew up they never factored in. The Sol Union’s rivalry with the Thedes Empire or its distrust with the North Star League were things you heard about on Luon Prime from people who wanted to start a new leaf, break new bread, and just get away from intergalactic geo-politics. After all, Luon Prime was basically a nowhere planet, formed by the kind of people who wanted to play by their own rules and feign responsibility.

But where the greatest freedom came, so too did the greatest trials. Snake Bigby ran his planet tightly and where freedom came so too did trouble. Brigands and slavers, marauders and thieves, hustlers and enroachers; you name the type of problem and they came to Luon Prime eventually. Maeve’s father was one such person, though the details were murky and Maeve didn’t ask much. All she knew is that her father came for a second chance and before she was born became one of the more successful tin stars on the planet. Maeve’s mother was an engineer, a mechanic. Born on Luon and committed to never leaving Luon, and it was through her that Maeve was taught everything from tuning a good firearm to using a toolkit on a frame to make sure it could sputter through the next fight.

There were constant worries growing up. Her parents protected the sector five line on the planet from bad people and worse creatures. It was only ironic that her father was shot and killed in front of her, at dinner, when she was fourteen-years-old rather than in the field doing his job as a man of law. Maeve can’t even recall much of it. ‘cept the man she tracked down for years after-the-fact that did the deed.

In a normal world she would’ve followed in her father’s footsteps, stayed on Luon after she buried the man that ruined her life. But she couldn’t stomach it. Somehow she moved on and found herself a member of a crew. Gamblers of Vox Fortuna. Some of them had helped her track down who she was looking for and she owed favors and she found comforting to do something with some passive idea of purpose. This was four years—four galactic cycles—ago. She still is amongst gamblers. Might be a gambler until she’s in the ground like her father is.

Exoframe

---

_Designation

Lone Star

_{Weight Class}

Heavy

_Description

Obadiah Puckett, Maeve’s paternal grandfather, was the first one to fly the Lone Star. A heavy bipedal maiden standing at about 35.6 feet willing to dish out as much damage as it can take, it has served in countless conflicts from well before Andrew Puckett arrived on Luon Prime and married an engineer who knew how to patch up two generations of damage and retrofitted outdated power capacitors with better ones. It is a exoframe meant to be a damage dealer with various slots for exterior back-mounted armaments. The armor is thick, though it is one of the slower and less versatile exoframes based on some of Maeve’s contemporaries among her fellow gamblers.

_{Equipment and Armament}

The Lone Star, as described, is about dealing damage and taking damage. It may be exactly why Maeve survived the battle with her lifelong enemy and came out on top, but a lot of the bruising the Lone Star took in a fight that it was outgunned and outnumbered still remain. The power capacitors need upgrades, the armor is in imperfect shape, and the radar system works imperfectly. But Maeve has little money to her name and is in dire need of a credit line. The systems that work efficiently can be surmised below.

• Twin-Mounted ExoStarr™ Light Guns: The twin light machineguns that sit underneath the maw of the pilot’s cabin are the first line of offense for the Lone Star. Plasma-infused shells spin at a fast rate to cause integral armor damage to Maeve’s enemies.

• SCORPIO™ Heavy Rockets: Largely out-paced by the competing Hornet Hunter Seeker Missles, Mbraxo’s stronghold over explosive processing centers on several planets allows them to produce more of them even if they aren’t as efficient. A good pilot can upgrade the targeting system, anyway, right? It’s a constant thought for Maeve, but Mbraxo rockets are cheap and plentiful and they get the job done.

• Heavy Armor Plating (50% INTEGRITY): It needs a new sheet of metal, but the Lone Star’s armor is one of the benefits of its model and the modifications made through three generations of pilots. Nobody has killed a pilot while they are in the machine yet.

• Silverstar Light Rail Gun (OUT OF ORDER): Technically inoperable due to a lack of maintenance and power routing, the Silverstar Light Rail Gun is almost two generations old and the last time the Lone Star used it in a fight Maeve wouldn’t even born for another twelve years. She’s thought about updating it and repairing it, but railguns are as expensive as they are powerful.

Gonna work on the IC post today oboi