FourtyTwo

Year 2058 (Near-Future Military Scifi RP, maybe with mechs)

I'll have something aptly badass when they meet him. That was cool as fuck.

The Conflict

Fixer CS! He's called Magnus, he's a fixer, so he fixes things. Not a contract killer. Just someone who "fixes" things. You won't see him a lot, and this is a character that will indirectly, play a part in a plot, so don't worry- he won't be joining the main band of mercs. He has an appropriate context in the scheme of things.

Name: Magnus Gunnarson
Appearance:


(Taken before his retirement from the Kustjägarna- he's aged a little more.)

Age: 48 (1966)
Experience:
Swedish Navy Kustjägarna: 1984-2007
-Explosive Specialist
-Hardened Marine- Over 20 years of service
-Officer Trained- reached Captain.
-Saw UN Deployment to Sierra Leone, Darfur, Somalia, Mali

Independent Fixer: 2007-Now
-Knows how to deal with local matters.
-Speaks Local Language (as well as Swahili and Afrikaans)
-Lived in Country for over five years

Equipment:
Zestava M/70 with Folding Stock
Makarov 9mm
Carbon-Colored Scout Knife

Bio: Born in Kiruna, Northern Sweden in 1966 to a housewoman and a Iron miner of a mother/father respectively, Magnus was brought up in a tough, rugged and inhospitable part of the world. He wanted to travel, and his father, whenever he wasn't in the mines, showed him how to hunt Reindeer and Elk. Learning how to shoot got him going. So he joined the Swedish Navy, specifically, the Kustjägarna, and got a hell of a kick out of doing that as his job. And over twenty years, he gained Officer training, Explosives Handling training, learned Arabic, French, fluent English and other talents. He left in 2006 after his unit was actually disbanded, and he decided he wanted to get involved in Africa, a place he had visited on UN deployments. Moving to an un-named African country, he settled down as a fixer of sorts, meeting a set of mercenaries and one man in particular, named Scorpion.

Scorpion relied on Magnus to deal with matters that indirectly, he could not handle. Getting friends, shipments through. Smuggling was one branch. Dealing with locals was another. Magnus was a third party, and was trusted with making things connect. He wasn't a Dealer- but he knew how to make links work, and run logistics. He was the man in the dark, whilst in other business, consolidating mercenary activity, though he acted in a way that connected mercenaries anonomously to either of the rebel organizations. He eliminated the loud psychopaths whilst keeping the peace in places where war was making too much loss, and not enough profit, on a local scale amongst a few little warlords. He did what he had to- and was well learned with the local populace's methods. However, Scorpion made one mistake. and got Magnus to make the wrong link- two individuals who never should have met did, and things went south. He and Scorpion cut ties, and Magnus blames him for what happened- a shoddy buisness mistake that ruined a perfectly profitable venture. He wants revenge, but understands there is no direct way. He waits and bides his time, aware that Scorpion walked away expecting nobody to come from Magnus. Right now, he's still a fixer in the country, but acts low key, and makes his living dealing with problems that mercenaries require. Specialist equipment, getting fake documentation for inner-country movement, as well as from time to time, independent contracting work in dealing that can give mercenaries a serious payday if they've got the capability. He knows what works and what doesn't- and he can help a mercenary out with trouble, for a certain fee- though his services are not in the employ of now killing people in cold blood. He removed himself from this line of work- and knows this would be a risk to his role as a fixer. He always keeps his eye open for opportunity, and is waiting for the right set of mercenaries- to make him a killing, and perhaps deliver his vengeance. Business is not something he is looking for in Scorpion. Just sending the message, but in time and in the right place. For now, there are other means, he thinks to himself.

Misc: Magnus is calm. He just doesn't stress or worry too much, he takes concern when needed and keeps his eyes wide open on the world around him. Experience has taught him a lot. He almost is local, yet at the same time, remains on the outside, skirting around problems. In the eyes of many locals, even despite him being white, he is respected, not causing violence or at least keeping peace in a way. He knows how to deal with African matters- and thinks for the long term, being wise and skilled in thinking things out over time. He sometimes will not understand brash or ridiculous propositions, but understands full well what a competent action will achieve with the right skill. He knows what means will come to what end, and while the short term may brush him up, he can always find the right contact, deal or action to turn the odds in his favor so long as he has a card left on the table to play.

Year 2058 (Near-Future Military Scifi RP, maybe with mechs)

You can drop with him to join the team. I do love the idea of those space suits capable for orbital drop...though right now, it is science fiction, yet none the less, fucking badass and an idea I think you need to carry forwards Avan (and Napoleon, you too if you want). So far we can jump from almost the edge (120,000ft or so, which is fucking high), but the re-entry would mean that you'd need some clever materials. And because it's aptly 2058, clever materials are probably about. So nanotech has you covered. But it would be a better alternative than a pod, say for example.

Year 2058 (Near-Future Military Scifi RP, maybe with mechs)

You'll get designation, don't worry. In time, my friend. Jan's got a laser designator, it's pretty swag actually when you see it in action.

Lunar Colony Role Play

Ah well, I know the feels- I went through four drafts, just want to fix this one. I feel your pain though, don't worry.

Year 2058 (Near-Future Military Scifi RP, maybe with mechs)

Okay, I'll edit out any huge references to CSTO forces en masse, but the VDV are getting a mention- if that is okay.

NOTE- that has been done, I've got it done in such a way that the GM can go on to make what they want of the situation. So while CSTO is on the ground, it's limited as hell. A Crimea sort of situation- the CSTO forces are paradoxically, there and yet not there. There are unknown soldiers wearing Russian camoflage and AK-12s but no definitive proof that is CSTO. There are Polish vehicles seized on the move with Rebel markings manned by these Green Men, and it so happens that a VDV squad finds it wasn't able to quietly sneak it's way into being a part of that Green Man force, and that CSTO is potentially coming .

Year 2058 (Near-Future Military Scifi RP, maybe with mechs)

I think he was unattached- and even so, he has no Mech, so he could join Blyskawica temporarily before regrouping with them. He has a specialized role after all.

Year 2058 (Near-Future Military Scifi RP, maybe with mechs)

It might be the case that when you wanted a sit-rep, the recon team came up against this. It is literally the first wave of forces- this offensive by the rebels/Green Men has gone on for the last few days in particular, but when you said that everything was kinda collapsing, I assumed that this was the vanguard of an Invasion force. So the VDV you saw and the Mech was literally the first pieces of equipment on the ground- with Jan's intel perhaps being the first that NATO HQ might actually hear that CSTO are involved, being thus far just a massive advance by Green Men/defected forces. I did think you implied it, but none the less, the invasion isn't fully underway- it's mostly how Jan percieves it, and if anything, is the preliminary phase. Paras being dropped in among apparently rebel forces, the smoke stacks of armor and the slow push of CSTO into the area, with this being maybe the absolute first that they'll hear. Apologies if it was a bit too avantgarde- it was just when you mentioned that basically, things had gone to shit, I stepped in and basically went a bit further (sorry). If it's anything, you can make it the first report even received of Russian forces (with the Poles all pretty unanimous about the Green Men and militias being either CSTO-backed and the whole being very fucking shady), and perhaps triggering Alec's deployment as a recon unit, before the main force are deployed en masse to help protect Warsaw. Apologies in advance- but it did raise the stakes, by kinda throwing the idea that Squad One was pretty fucked in Lublin. Then on cue, you can go from there- no more deployment of VDV, the consistent deployment of VDV/Airborne Mechs only, or the full-scale invasion of Poland by CSTO.

Lunar Colony Role Play

Oh, hey McHaggis- you writing something for UCAS? I'm in the same line of work, I've just done mine actually, glad to see someone else in my boat on the guild. Off to Bristol if all goes good :D

Year 2058 (Near-Future Military Scifi RP, maybe with mechs)

It's what I do. But yep, I'd like to see Alec on the ground, it should be interesting to see the first of NATO forces reacting, and I really do enjoy painting the picture that Jan and his men are really losing a lot here, they're fighting valiantly but it isn't going to get them any victories. I really don't want to paint Blyskawica as a special forces unit, but I'd say they are headed in the direction of being one, and in the circumstances that they're flung into, they'll evolve more and more as a deep recon team. Wait till they get dropped Wilk 1A3s with newly-developed optical cloaking and enhanced energy cells from Central Command, and then they'll have fun pissing off Russian Forces :D.

I like the idea that at this sort of time, Poland will have gained ground technologically- right now, many gaming companies and tech firms are setting seeds in Poland, so imagine what it'll be like in fifty years- I can imagine it's pride being actually quite tech related, to that sort of avail. While maybe they aren't a powerhouse, their army has caught up with the West, and the Radom MSBS is a real life rifle that will come into service with the Polish Armed Forces- with the A2 variant that the team uses firing a 6.5mm intermediate cartridge, offering more stopping power than a M4 with more velocity than an M14. They're fielding Exoskeletons that are probably among the best in the world (this is their absolute focus I'd like to think), but very weak in Mechs and general Armored vehicles, as well as Air Support (they'll be flying F16s or even a few outdated F35s against well...very superior CSTO air). It's the beginning of the end for the Poles, and while Jan knows that they'll lose a lot, he has everything to be thankful to the NATO forces.