Weiland "Tin Man" Voss
”Some days, you just have to kick a door in and drag someone back to reality."
Personal Information
Character Name/Alias: Weiland Voss
Age: 37
Sex: Male
Race: Augmented Human
Profession: Corporate Enforcer
Background Information
History: Born near the border in Germany, Weiland was raised outside the main mega cities, though he was in a well urbanized location all the same. Growing up, he was quite the trouble maker, getting into scraps and brawls with other youth of his surroundings, and generally raising hell and refusing to play nice and neat. He would later look at these early years with an odd mix of nostalgia and regret, since he had really caused more trouble than it was worth back then. He did nothing to stand out in school, getting average grades and generally being disinterested in the academic, which thoroughly disappointed his family. Once he graduated at eighteen, he would sign up with the Army, looking to escape the constant remarks and disappointed pushes towards the academic.
After spending several months in basic training, including receiving a variety of military grade augments (though nothing specialized as he had not qualified for any positions needing highly specialized augs), Weiland would spend the next 12 years in the service of Germany's Army. This would mostly be rotating from secure facility to facility, operating as an armed guard, though he would keep his skills sharp in drills and training against other members of his platoon. During combat operations that did occur, he had encounters with the drug Prometheus, provided by Lotus, and had to go to lengths to prevent himself from getting hooked on the substance. Part of his reasoning for leaving the Army after his time was up, actually, was because of the constant pressure and outright orders to use the wonder drug.
After Weiland finished processing out of the Army, he was quietly approached by one of the most well known, and successful, Corporations of the time. Lotus was looking to fill out some of its security forces, and not locally, instead needing someone who would have no qualms with traveling abroad and bolstering security with a heavy physical presence. Normally, Delta would headhunt German soldiers, as quite a few of the military augs came directly from them, but Lotus had gotten to Weiland first, and he agreed to the job and signed on as equal parts disposable asset, and as he proved his worth, more as a specialist contractor that can be sent into a branch to provide security or muscle as needed. His willingness to act in morally grey, or otherwise legally dubious manners, earns him a steady, rather notable paycheck given his preferred lifestyle being as cheap as it is. Coupled with housing being provided, and such places usually being well above what he would usually need or even require, life is currently fairly good for Weiland, all things considered.
His latest assignment is Lotus City, which is notable since, up until now, Weiland was never assigned to any such major locations for the corporation in question. To now be sent to work for the powers that be in Lotus City, and rather out of the blue, relatively speaking, no less. Still, about a year and a half ago he was sent to meet a Lotus liaison and begin working in Lotus city proper, doing whatever needed to be done for Lotus Corporation within their grand city. Fortunately for him, being in the direct employ of Lotus would spare him the extortion Augs usually received, though he would not openly advertise this for his own safety.
Country of Origin: Germany
Personality: Weiland is very much a man of multiple faces, two prominent ones being his "on the job" face and the other being a more casual, after hours sort of persona. This is mostly for his own mental well being, considering the amount of times some of the work he does for Lotus Corp, who he has been working for for just over eight years now. On the job he is grim and hyper focused, often times mockingly referred by his nickname of "Tin Man", both due to the amount of Augs he willingly underwent, and his apparent lack of a heart when on the clock. He is willing to do extremely immoral, legally grey things as long as he is getting paid proper hazard or bonus pay for the jobs in question, and sees it as truly nothing personal, being just business.
His off the clock face, far closer to who Weiland is as a person in general, is much more relaxed and casual. With a fondness for liquor, specifically a cheap brand of Whisky, he can often be found in either corporate sponsored bars, during after hours functions, or seedy dives outside the corporate districts. In these more casual circumstances, he often can be found as a rather pleasant fellow, tight lipped about work or anything pertinent to himself usually, but friendly enough and willing to crack jokes all the same. One might see him as just another corporate peon in this way, but considering the amount of guilt over his work he is drowning on a routine basis, one would not be surprised to see him musing over his chosen path, whether it was right or not, and often times playing at the drunk philosopher, whether the other patrons like it or not.
Arguably speaking, Weiland is also a potential addict to Augmenting himself. Due to rather unique genetics, he has an extremely low rejection rate among even military grade augs, meaning he is generally willing to go under the knife for further enhancement and upgrades to his current systems. He finds it rather calming knowing that, given the amount of parts of him that are replaced, the odds of him dying on the job or getting jumped and killed are lower than one might think. This does cause recklessness on occasion, but often times it is still calculated. Of course, whether Weiland is that good at the math or not is on a case by case basis.
Relationships: Currently, outside of the security team he is part of, he has no real friends outside of regulars who drink at the same dives he does, though they are more familiar faces instead of friends. Will be updated as necessary.
Equipment Roster
Possessions: + Flask: An old steel flask, battered and worn, with half worn German scrawled above the
coat of arms on its surface.
+ PDA: Rather than have an augment added to cover for its purpose, he instead chooses to carry a PDA instead. It has upgraded encryption and security on it, but he still avoids putting information on there if he doesn't want it to be potentially compromised.
+ Several doses of Prometheus: Left overs from his time in the Army, Weiland begrudgingly maintains several doses worth of Prometheus, stored alongside his concealed pistol, in case of a proper emergency. He does not enjoy making use of the substance, but its effects are well known and documented already, powerful boons to bolster an already heavily augmented man.
+ Several doses of Lupus: Another unpleasant reality is that, despite the lower rejection rate of his augs, he still needs to have the drug on hand for when the pain that is present can't be drowned by cheap whiskey. He is hesitant to use the substance, though not to the degree that he is hesitant to use Prometheus, due to the necessity for the harsher bouts of pain.
Weapons:+ Modified Assault Shotgun: Probably the longest running item in Weiland's possessions, this military grade shotgun can either be utilized in a semi automatic manner, and also has a back up pump action that can be switched to depending on the ammunition used. While usually loaded standard with 10ga buckshot, the shotgun can certainly accept any number of other rounds, as long as they also are chambered in 10ga. One of the modifications done is a short, secondary barrel beneath the first, enough to allow keeping a single shot of another type loaded and ready without having to change the ammo being fired completely. Outside of this, it has seen tweaking and modifications done to its choke, action, frame, and other internals to make it operate as smoothly as possible, and as reliably as possible. Of course, the recoil is painful for unaugmented shooters, notably so, and it is rather heavy compared to most other firearms carried by security personnel, but it works for Weiland, so he does not complain.
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Concealed Magnum: Usually stored in an internal, hidden compartment built into Weiland, this sidearm is much less modified than his shotgun. Outside of the engravings, this .44 magnum pistol is useful for situations, rare as they may be, where he can't apply judicious amounts of buckshot or other shotgun ammo to resolve violent problems.
+ Knife: Although closer in size to a machete than a knife, Weiland simply calls it a knife, and usually wears it on his hip when on duty or in areas that don't frown on openly being armed nearly as much. Single edged, sharpened, but otherwise unremarkable.
Augs:+ Sub Dermal Plating: The first Augment, and one of the most simplistic, Weiland underwent having installed, these bullet resistant plates are designed to shield internal organs, other Augs, and such vitals from external trauma. Protecting his torso and skull, they are intended for protection against shrapnel, lacerations, blunt trauma, and to a limited degree, bullets. Installed shortly after he departed from military service, and while the quality difference shows, it still does its job satisfactorily.
+ Wired Nervous System: The second most invasive, costly, and risky procedure that was underwent, his nervous system was augmented with electronics and wiring to improve the speed and processing of signals sent to and from his brain, where a small black box houses the processor to boost his own reaction times. While it doesn't improve his ability to traverse quickly, his reflexes are amplified to improve his abilities in hand to hand.
+ Enhanced Muscle Structure: Overhauling his musculature, and reinforcing his skeleton where necessary, means that his ability to lift loads, strike harder, and generally be stronger when the situation demands it. There really is not much else to say, outside of that, so strength is covered as needed.
+ Concealed Compartment: Installed in space inside his body, he can hide his sidearm in this compartment, which is shielded from scans in a manner to avoid raising suspicions. This allows him to manage to be armed to defend himself, even in weapons free zones, should the need arise. This was installed after he finished with his time in the military, one of two of his current augs that was installed after his military time.
+ Redundant Vital Organs: A combination of back ups, resuscitation systems, and physical reinforcements have rendered the key organs for short term survival, such as the lungs and heart, capable of either being rendered useless or are extremely difficult to push into a state of uselessness. Of note is the fact these augments in specific are designed to be hardened against EMP or tampering, making them a last resort type of system, and one of several hold overs from his time in the German military.
Armor:His coat has cut and bullet resistant fibers weaved into it, otherwise, he relies on his sub dermal plates and intelligence to not be where the bullets are.
Skills/Magic:+ Firearms Use: Typically prefers shotguns or sidearms, though is perfectly willing and able to successfully man and operate anything short of larger crew served weapons. (Larger crew served weapons are predominately limited by lack of space for Weiland to carry ammunition.)
+ CQC Training: Going hand in hand with his preference for close to mid range firearms, Weiland is highly competent, utilizing a combination of street fighting, brawling, and various martial arts that he learned from other security forces he worked alongside.
+ First Aid/Maintenance: The two concepts are included under a single note since they blend rather consistently when applied to Weiland. He knows enough of first aid to get himself together enough to get to safety, and he can do routine upkeep on his augs, or emergency repairs if he absolutely has to on the less invasive augs.
Other: N/a
