[OOC] Wanderlust (High Casual)

[Snagglepuss89]

@HopelesRomantisAccepted, although keep in mind if he ever actually had gotten within 50 meters of The Pack he would be dead.

[POOHEAD189]

Not quite ready

Hider

Name: Gabriel Del'tanon

Color: This color

Age: 28

Gender: Man

Description:

My Hider

With tanned, rough skin and thick brown hair, Gabe certainly looks the part of a desert wanderer. His leather clothes only enhance the look. He's not unhandsome, but not remarkable good looking either. With a strong jaw and piercing amber eyes, he's distinguishable among a crowd alright, though he often has his head covered by his drifter hat. He carries a lean but fit frame, holding himself up at 6 foot even. He only has a Knife to shave with, so his chin is constantly covered in a 5 O'clock shadow.

Occupation: Drifter/Gun for Hire

Personality/Bio: Gabe is tough and no nonsense. He has a dry and dark sense of humor, but he's grim and quick on the draw. He has a code of honor however, and he is anything but heartless. He's just grown used to the harshness of the world, thinking the endless desert is fair mirror for others to look in. It reflects how harsh they can be themselves. He has a soft spot for young folk and women, though if either try to kill him, he won't hold back.

Gabriel grew up in an upper class family, which was nice he supposed until age 8 when his family was killed over some dispute or other. He couldn't remember now if he wanted to. He does remember the fear, and the awakening of his hard self when he snuck out of his house when it happened with his father's gun. He went down to the dusty streets and lived on his own, joining a gang and carving a name for himself. He was 19 when he'd finally had enough of being a scumbag, even if he was well respected for his dangerous nature. He decided to become a Gunslinger for hire, and an explorer if need be.

He made a few expeditions into the desert, but none that took him very far. Just farther than most others, he reckons. He's had to do a few nasty jobs here and there, but none of this magnitude. But he's being paid to keep them safe, and the prospect of new treasures beyond is too much for him to pass up.

Possessions:
Lever Action Rifle
2 Flintlock Pistols
1 Hunting Knife
2 Jugs of water.
4 pounds of beef jerky.
30 feet of rope
Flint and Tinder
Bedroll.

[Snagglepuss89]

@POOHEAD189I wasn't looking for pistol technology to be quite so advanced, but I already sort of let it slide for another character. Keep in mind that ammunition is ludicrously expensive though. It may be more prudent to use a rifle.

[POOHEAD189]

I'll keep that in mind. Thanks!

[Viciousmarrow]

Revolvers in mid-1800's were fairly accurate, they just had shitty range xD
Most gunfights took place within 25 yards or so. As Snag mentioned, they were also very expensive to maintain and purchase ammo for.

Guns wont function terribly well in a desert environment either (sand gets into it and gums it up), so that's also a hazard to be mindful of. So there's a serious list of pros and cons to consider. >.<

[Snagglepuss89]

Revolvers in mid-1800's were fairly accurate, they just had shitty range xD
Most gunfights took place within 25 yards or so. As Snag mentioned, they were also very expensive to maintain and purchase ammo for.

Guns wont function terribly well in a desert environment either (sand gets into it and gums it up), so that's also a hazard to be mindful of. So there's a serious list of pros and cons to consider. >.<

@Viciousmarrow

Well, that's assuming I was going with 1800's technology across the board, and not having some forms of firearms much more evolved than others.

But, yeah, I'll allow cap and ball revolvers on the principle that I didn't exactly disallow them.

[Inuyasha]

Room for one more? Or more specifically, me?

[Snagglepuss89]

Of course, go ahead and make a CS.

[Athinar]

Crap, I need to get mine up quick.

[Inuyasha]

My idea for my character was serving time for multiple robberies et cetera, and as result of good behavior was allowed to go on this deathwish mission, and if it yielded results, would be granted freedom. Personally, I think it could make for a good relationship with other characters, presenting him with the fact that if he wanted to make of with caravan supplies, there's no way he would be able to make it and he has to come to terms with the fact that he has to buckle up because if we wants to survive he has no other options. Interesting idea, but I wanted to run it by you first, to make sure it doesn't go against predisposed lore you have established.

If not, I've got an Alchemist character in mind I could use as well.

[Snagglepuss89]

I would lean towards the alchemist if only for the fact that we have so many criminals, ex criminals, and maybe criminals.

[Inuyasha]

I would lean towards the alchemist if only for the fact that we have so many criminals, ex criminals, and maybe criminals.

@Snagglepuss89

Alright, will do.

[Savo]

Welp, seeing as the bear got here first, I'll think of something that's oriented away from Alchemy.

Anyways, this trailblazing roleplay has caught my eye, persay! Might jump in unless Snaggle caps it.

[Rune_Alchemist]

Welp, seeing as the bear got here first, I'll think of something that's oriented away from Alchemy.

Anyways, this trailblazing roleplay has caught my eye, persay! Might jump in unless Snaggle caps it.

@Savo

Yo, Savo~
Nice to see ya here~

_{really, someone needs to stop stalking people :P}

[Savo]

<Snipped quote by Savo>

Yo, Savo~
Nice to see ya here~

_{really, someone needs to stop stalking people :P}

@Rune_Alchemist

There's a difference between stalking and clicking a thread you're interested in! Really, ya sound desperate at this time xP

[Snagglepuss89]

No cap yet!

IC, this is quite a large caravan. Dozens of people.

Which will also allow us to add people midway through the story, it being assumed they were just interacting with another part of the caravan throughout the journey.

[Inuyasha]

Welp, seeing as the bear got here first, I'll think of something that's oriented away from Alchemy.

Anyways, this trailblazing roleplay has caught my eye, persay! Might jump in unless Snaggle caps it.

@Savo

Haha "the bear" strikes again

[Athinar]

Naahdira Saaba

Name

Naahdira Saaba

Color

color=Khaki

Age

32

Gender

Female.

Description

Standing at an Amazon-esque 6 foot, the tall, dark-skinned woman has been described as classically beautiful many times, like one of the goddesses the tribes had worshiped before Oasis. With hazel eyes, and long black hair pulled into a ponytail of dreadlocks, her face is usually utterly serene, almost disturbingly so.

Occupation

Game Hunter, Mercenary, and Bounty Hunter. Naahdira has been many things. All of them related to death.

Personality/Bio

Naahdira came into the desert to die. This quiet, reserved woman, whom you wouldn't expect of having a regret in the world, whom you only ever see the professional, calm side of, joined the expedition to throw herself off of the legendary Chasm, or if they didn't make it that far, die on the way.

You see, Naahdira has a troubled past. And it is not that others have not taken up her professions, those of death and violence. No, there are plenty of mercenaries, assassins, and thugs. However, there were none so proficient in the art of death as Naahdira, for she was the fabled Wraith of the Sands, the assassin able to strike any target, anywhere.

However, she was not always like this. Once, she was a carefree girl, a hunter with the spear and bow, who lived with her elder sister, an example to all little girls everywhere. That was until her sister was trampled by The Pack, leaving a small, lonely girl to fend for herself.

For a while, she made a living by hunting, however, without her sister to watch out for her, she was almost always cheated out of the full price of whatever she brought back. It was not enough, and she was plunged into life on the streets as a thug-for-hire, beating anyone whom she was hired to beat. However, with the money from thuggery, she was able to buy proper gear, and buy her license as a proper mercenary.

After a few successful years as a mercenary, as her fame grew, she was approached by a member of the mysterious Black Scarab assassin's guild. Joining the guild as an assassin of people she thought deserved her judgement, she quickly fell. She was the Wraith of the Sands, and she exterminated anyone and everyone. See, once you get a taste of the kind of coin that lifestyle brings, you can't let it go.

So began the nine-year reign of terror among the Oasis underground of the Wraith, until one day a mysterious contract came to her. Eliminate the rest of the Black Scarab. By this point, guilt was beginning to gnaw at her, so she accepted. In one night, the bloody Night of Dust, Naahdira murdered all twenty-four of her former compatriots, and got paid.

However, the absolution she sought was not found in the death of her former friends, even if they were assassins. Wracked with guilt, Naahdira gave all of her money away to the poor and orphaned of Oasis, and volunteered for the expedition.

Hopefully, she could escape the guilt, and the voices that crept into her mind at the still times in the night.

Possessions

-A single tooth from a Pack beast on a leather strap. Naahdira's only token of her sister.
-Enough food and water for a week's journey, without relying on the caravan's supplies.
-A wooden longbow with a quite incredible draw length, and forty arrows inside a sealed quiver.
-Four bronze javelins.
-Light leather armor which allows for freedom of movement, and reduces the risk of heatstroke.
-A bronze saber, meant as a last resort.

Finally finished.

[Snagglepuss89]

Every time I see a new combat-oriented character posted I cackle maniacally. If only you all knew.

Anyway, accepted. I was going to nitpick that I mentioned culture/race was uniform across Oasis, but there's really no non-racist way to say "Yo, your character is too black."

So, accepted.

[Viciousmarrow]

Every time I see a new combat-oriented character posted I cackle maniacally. If only you all knew.

@Snagglepuss89

This is why I modeled my character after a Roman soldier xD