I ironed out a few of my concepts by using [url=https://cf.sarna.net/data/random_unit_tables/random_tables_3025.pdf]this Random Assignment Table[/url]; hopefully that'll come in handy for other players. [hider=Character Sheet] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/0Vlv7Ham.jpg[/img][/center] [color=SandyBrown][b]Name:[/b] Lena von Kemp [b]Nickname/Callsign:[/b] Wrathchild [b]Age:[/b] 23 [b]Gender:[/b] Female [b]Crew Position:[/b] Mechwarrior [b]Nationality:[/b] expatriate of the Barony of Strang, Periphery [b]Biographical History:[/b] Lena was born in the one-world "empire" of the Barony of Strang, formerly of the Rim Worlds Republic. The Von Strang family, descended from a lackey of the infamous Stefan Amaris, had ruled over their pocket kingdom with an iron fist, gaining vast wealth through the planet's unusually high carbon deposits, and therefore a massive amount of naturally occurring diamonds. Lena von Kemp was raised by a miner family, spending her childhood in the cockpit of her parents' RCL-1 MiningMech- partially so she could learn the controls and continue to earn the family a living, and partially to avoid the predations of other miners or their corrupt superiors. In addition, she learned how to repair equipment from the Mech's technician, an older man everyone only ever called 'Pops,' and learned how to fight in endless scraps with bullies and other kids her age, which would in turn help her look after her younger siblings, Sunny and Diego. While her upbringing was not a particularly happy one, her family were honest people who did their best to protect Lena and her siblings from the cruelty of the wider world. Sadly, such cruelty could not be avoided forever. Lena's mother was gunned down during a worker revolt, and her father took to drinking, which led to his death when he attempted to pilot the MiningMech while intoxicated. At fifteen, Lena began piloting the MiningMech herself, picking up shifts to try and pay off the family's debts. Eventually, the insane planetary governor Otto Von Strang declared it was time to reclaim Rim Worlds Republic territory from the Lyran Commonwealth, and began drafting anyone capable of piloting a Mech of any kind. At eighteen, Lena was swept up into the Barony Guard, and was placed in the cockpit of a [i]Quasit[/i] MilitiaMech to carry out raids on the Lyran border. These raids were, in short, an utter disaster. House Steiner Mechwarriors cut the Barony Guard to pieces with little effort, the Baron's half-trained raiders in barely functional machinery no match for professional House warriors in full-fledged Battlemechs. This catastrophe, however, was the best thing that could have happened to Lena. The Guard's support cadre had included her old technician Pops, and her siblings had stowed away on the DropShip with him. Rather than follow the rest of the militia to another disaster, Pops, Sunny, and Diego abandoned the crew, seeking out Lena's ruined [i]Quasit[/i] to rescue her. As the Barony Guard fled the planet and the Steiner Mechwarriors pursued, the four of them found themselves stranded on a new world, but now free of the oppressive yoke of Von Strang and able to decide their own destinies. For a time, they traveled around in merchant caravans, hopping from JumpShip to DropShip with no real allegiance to anything but each other. At 21, Lena arrived on Galatea, the Mercenary Star, and signed on with a small command named Marley's Misfits. While initially she came on as a technician apprenticing under Pops, Lena found the cockpit of a Mech too inviting to ignore, and began sneaking into simulator pods during her downtime. Her scores over the next two years were competent enough to get Marley Swanson's attention, and as luck would have it, an unfortunate [i]Wolverine[/i] pilot under her command had taken a PPC to the head, leaving an otherwise operational 'Mech in sudden need of a pilot. At 23, Lena von Kemp has officially signed on to the active roster as a 'Mech pilot, using the callsign "Wrathchild," though her lack of formal training makes many hesitant to call her a "true" Mechwarrior. Still, seeing the opportunity to provide Sunny and Diego with enough money to lead a better life, as well as the opportunity to work out some of her personal issues by way of military ordnance, Lena is determined to prove that she belongs in a 'Mech cockpit, whatever the cost. [b]Personality:[/b] Lena is often serious to the point of standoffish, with little sense of humor and a short fuse. The only people she warms up around are her brother and sister, and her technician/mentor Pops. Despite an attitude that may come off as curt or harsh, Lena is also determined to prove herself worthy to the other Mechwarriors and especially to Marley Swanson, leading her to act rashly, even recklessly, if she thinks it will leave a good impression. She is deeply uncomfortable around anything involving nobles or high society, and will go out of her way to avoid long conversations. Since she had spent so long toiling on a miserable world, Lena compulsively buys anything that reminds her of better places than where she grew up. Any personal space she has, from her bunk to her cockpit, is stuffed with knickknacks and souvenirs that she picks up along the way, and she is intensely territorial about her stuff. More than anything, though, she is fiercely protective of her brother and sister, and will go to virtually any lengths to keep them safe. [hider=Personnel Stats][img]https://i.imgur.com/7Jr64wh.png[/img][/hider] [/color][/hider] [hider=Asset Sheet] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/W8AfNdJl.jpg[/img][/center] [color=SandyBrown][b]Asset Name:[/b] Wolverine WVR-6R [b]Asset Nickname:[/b] "Freebooter" [b]Asset Type:[/b] Medium Battlemech [b]Asset Tonnage:[/b] 55 [b]Asset Weaponry:[/b] GM Whirlwind Autocannon/5 (Right Arm) Harpoon-6 Short-Range Missile Launcher (Left Torso) Magna MkII Medium Laser (Head) [b]Asset Equipment:[/b] 5 Northrup 1200 Jump Jets Tek Battlecom Sensor System 12 HartfordCo Industries Heat Sinks The [i]Wolverine[/i] was developed as a fast strike BattleMech, one which could take part in missions requiring speed and firepower but too hazardous for lighter recon 'Mechs. Although meeting all the requirements for just such a machine, the [i]Wolverine[/i] has since become known for its versatility and is considered a jack of all trades throughout the Inner Sphere. With the same electronics package as the [i]Phoenix Hawk[/i] and mobility that allows it to keep up with most medium 'Mechs, the Wolverine is often used for command purposes when working with medium units, in spite of the terrible visibility and cramped cockpit due to the placement of the head-mounted weaponry. This particular [i]Wolverine[/i] is registered as having stepped off the assembly line in the mid 2840s, rushed out to service during the height of the Second Succession War. Built by Gibson Federated Battlemechs for the Free Worlds League, it was given the nickname "Freebooter"-- a synonym for a pirate or raider-- as it was first used by a Marik regiment to raid Steiner worlds. Freebooter's first Mechwarrior was killed in action, salvaged by the Lyrans, and used against Marik until the end of the Second Succession War. Its service records are spotty from there on, but at some point it was sold by the Steiners to a now long-defunct mercenary command, and changed hands from owner to owner ever since, eventually finding its way into a 'Mech bay for Marley's Misfits. Because the [i]Wolverine[/i] is such a popular and versatile 'Mech, Freebooter has never wanted for spare parts even after centuries of technological backslide, and because of this it has been refitted and refurbished countless times in its service. In all likelihood, by now the 'Mech is made of more replacement parts than original, the latest of which is a new cockpit after its previous pilot, Reggie "Shorty" Stiltson, was incinerated by a stray PPC blast to the head. Now assigned to Lena von Kemp, Freebooter is now fully operational once again, and ready to continue its long years of service. [hider=Game Stats][img]https://i.imgur.com/QkyrE10.png[/img][/hider] [b]Asset Crew/Staff:[/b] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/btGieapm.jpg[/img][/center] [i]"Pops":[/i] Lena's personal technician, as well as mentor and ersatz father-figure, Pops is an irritable old coot who couldn't be more different from Lena. Where Lena is reserved and keeps to herself, Pops is loud, brash, and will let everyone in a ten-klick radius know when he's got an opinion about something. He also may or may not run a small still in the Mech bay to make moonshine out of ethanol fuel. [hider=Personnel Stats][img]https://i.imgur.com/HTpe1XU.png[/img][/hider] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/nhIdpBom.jpg[/img][/center] [i]Sunshine "Sunny" and Diego von Kemp:[/i] Lena's younger brother and sister. The two were infants when their parents died, so Lena has looked after them their entire lives. While Pops has tried to show them how to make themselves useful as technicians, the two seem more interested in causing mischief and playing pranks.[/color] [hider=Personnel Stats][img]https://i.imgur.com/pUgmw6j.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/6ijeCfG.png[/img][/hider] [/hider]