Jollan

Into The Dark: Mercenaries (Heroes of Fame and Fortune)

Waiting to see if theres a response from Holland character before posting

@Tangletail

this person just guessed my last name through a typo lol.
well played

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@Subject Zero haha, yep, though different styles it would seem. If you want to have known Garsin you can, being that he's been there a long time. May even supply you with scrap materials from time to time.

Kinda wanted him to be there for a bit so at least people know or know of him to make introductions a bit easier. I should be posting soon as well. Have family over for the week.

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Thanks for the approval!

Claimed (if possible)! Left building is Garsin's house. Middle building is the forge. Right building is the storehouse.

Hider

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Basic Information

Name:

Garsin Folkvar

Age:

36

Nationality:

American

Ethnicity:

Anglo American Caucasian

Sex:

Male

Height:

6'8"

Weight:

round-about 400 lbs

Eye Color:

Hazel

Hair Color:

Dirty blonde/Sandy brown

Physical Disabilities:

• Sure as Hell not winning any awards in speed.
• Not first pick for "Who can shimmy down this hole?" (no innuendo intended, I swear)

Physical Identifiers

• He's huge if you haven't guessed, I modeled his build after Brian Shaw the strongman.
• Has a number of scars on his body ranging from insignificant to severe.

Appearance:

To say Garsin is large would be an understatement. He has the build of a strongman, seeming to tower over most people and tanned skin from spending a decent of time in the sun and around fire. While covered in heavy muscle, he does have a bit of fat on him that smooths him over a bit that keeps him from looking like a starved, veiny, unhealthy Mr. Universe competitor. He normally wears some patched up jean overalls with the shoulder straps off and hanging down, leaving a belt to hold his pants up. For a shirt, he just wears a simple black tank top.

If given the time during an attack or if planning to go outside the wall, he dons heavy armor and a treated leather pack to hold supplies. The armor covers most vital points and is a mix of various metals in certain places. the upper chest and helmet are titanium while the arms, lower torso, back, and legs are steel plates. The helmet has a visor made of about an inch thick of lexan, which can stave off most lower power rounds like pistol cartridges. It woulddn't hold back a full powered rifle however. The lens is only a slot in the armor giving him enough area to see, but not give up too much protection, but yes this does reduce peripheral vision. lastly the helmet is fitted with a hose that runs to an air tank that sits above his pack that he can use if the air is not suitable for breathing. if not on, air filters through the front.

helmet design

armor design

Biography

Before the end of the world as everyone knew it, Garsin was an avid natural bodybuilder hoping to compete in big time strongman competitions. As he started becoming more successful, he started entering competitions until he was making enough to stop working. Growing up however, his family owned a blacksmith forge and would make old tools, armor, and weapons as part of a medieval history tour or just to sell things online. Naturally, he found interest in this and would help his father with the forge when he had the time. When he quit working, he had even more time to spend with his father in the forge to the point that he ended up working the forge while his dad's supervised. Normally, of coarse, this would only be on his off time from working out and away from competitions. Another year went by and Garsin was on his way to a small competition in Washington, mostly to visit his cousin and show off "kick ass" armor he made out of titanium, which was no small feat and took a long time to save for the materials. It was then however that the weather and environment program was initialized, and everything ended.

Garsin was never able to hear word from any of his family. For all he knew they were long gone. The competition never took place, of coarse, and Garsin never made it to his cousin. Turns out, when all the plants were bursting forth, it made his cousin's house collapse on top of him, hopefully killing him quickly. It was not long after that he heard a rumor about the military setting up a refuge. They hadn't publicly announced it yet because it wasn't ready. Garsin tried to drive there, but after everything went down, his car ran out of gas and he had no way getting more. Instead, he decided to take his belongings and leave the car. He found shelter for one night that would haunt him to this day. While he was never found by the ghouls that now roam the outside at night, he could hear the screams of those that were. He didn't know what happened and quite frankly he didn't want to find out. The next day he decided to wear the armor and along his travels he picked up a bush ax from an old shed. It was another night that he somehow survived, though it wasn't without indecent. He had killed three regular ghouls that had found his hiding spot early in the morning, luckily there weren't any others, but he decided to move on before more showed up.

That evening, he reached what would later be called "refuge". The people guarding the place were frightened at first by the huge armored man, but quickly regained their resolve as they questioned him. Garsin told them that he would like to stay, but in exchange he would like to help in any way possible. Since then he has been smithing tools, construction supplies, armor, weapons, and anything else needed for the refuge. Most of his time in the beginning was forging supplies and helping to build the wall. Building the wall, however, was no small task. There were attacks by, bandits, desperate refugees, and ghouls alike. Over time, Garsin lost a majority of his armor except, the upper chest and helmet, though they did have some wear and repairs done to them from scraps of the broken armor. This is also where he gained a number of his scars from constant fighting until the wall was finally finished. Since then, Garsin mostly keeps to his job at the forge, working and teaching others, unless absolutely needed for fighting or scavenging.

Extended Information

Residence:

Across the street from the command center, on the same plot as the smithy

Hider

Profession:

Blacksmith

Aligned Faction:

Refuge

Relatives:

• Deceased

Personnel Data

Weapons:

• A weighted .44 magnum revolver modified to take short box magazines that feed sideways and hold eight cartridges a side. Instead of rotating a chamber it pulls the magazine from left to right. Once a side is used up, the magazine is taken from the right side, flipped and entered again for another eight rounds (the look is similar to the Bastard SMG in the Metro series). He carries five of these magazines on his belt, and has room in his pack for another five. Has a fixture on the end of the barrel to fit oil cans.
• A survival knife for hunting, bushcraft, and last ditch self defense.
• A heavier and more suitable for battle, bush ax. (a favorite, but he mostly keeps it at home unless really needed.)
• HIS FISTS! Especially if he has his gauntlets on. While they aren't armored like his forearms, the knuckles are made like sapper gloves. Fun for the whole family.

Equipment

• His pack contains a few medical items (some alcohol, gauze, wraps, pain killers, tourniquet, needle, fishing line).
• Water canteen. Old military style that had an insulated jacket and sat in a metal cup that can be used for food and drink. (Tied to and hangs below pack)
• Water purification tablets. (in a small pocket on the canteen's insulated jacket)
• Flint and some dry woodchips, some vasaline (petroleum jelly), and cotton balls in a small separate plastic bags.
• Dried meat and sometimes cheese. (Sealed in a bag in his pack)

Miscellaneous

• A flask for whiskey or other fun stuff.

Trade Skills:

• Smithing
  Can make equipment, tools, etc. from metals.
• Strongman
  He can move stuff, he can break stuff. This can apply to people, and things as well.

Talents & Hobbies:

• Woodcrafts
  Likes to take time to carve wood into simple toys for kids in the refuge. Also comes in handy when he needs to use wood in his creations for handles, stocks, and such.
• Good Listener
  He chooses his words carefully. Makes sure to get as much detail as possible before coming to a decision or giving advice.
• Hearty Fellow
  He is a big friendly guy all in all. Tries to help whenever he can, and tries to soften the mood and stay strong even if it means putting on a face to keep everyone's moral up.

Limitations:

• Freakin' Giant
  He is big and wears heavy armor making him slower than others, but by God, don't you get hit by him. Also means that tight spaces are a no go.
• Good Hearted
  While this may be a good thing, it can also backfire. Ever hear about 'Doc' mentality and never leaving a friend behind? If he thinks he can save someone, he will try. Its earned him enough injuries, a few insults for his stupidity, but high regard from the people in town.

Into The Dark: Mercenaries (Heroes of Fame and Fortune)

will be posting sometime within today or tomorrow. just had some out of town family arrive or I would have had it up last night

Fairy Tail: We Are Family

Rites Of Passage (a High Fantasy/Forgotten Realms Adventure)

"Yes sir," Aiden said with a hint of pride in his work. He then pointed over to the rope trigger that was laying to the side of the supposed holes in their defenses. "One good solid tug on that and the trap will flip out from the ground and swing into them. Brisa prepared the vines for ties and ropes while I put it together." He then looked around at their scrounged up fort and a thought occurred to him. "What will we do about their archers?" While there was plenty of protection from advancing enemies, they were greatly open to any arrows or bolts from those small crossbows. This reminded him, however, that he picked up one of the crossbows from the frogmen. He went over and grabbed it, it wasn't a big or strong as the one he took from the bandits, but it was easier to handle and faster to reload due to its lower draw weight. It should be plenty to take down a frog.

"I got this from one of the frogmen," he said showing Jaim, "but it only had seven bolts left. I could make a bow, but i only have a few arrowheads and it may be some time before its finished. I'm not sure how many there will be, but i could take some of them out with this small crossbow given I practice with it for a bit. Plus, with any luck, they miss us and I have another bolt I could use in an emergency."

Fairy Tail: We Are Family

almost had that problem myself, got a bluetooth keyboard that way i can type on my phone if i needed to. Not saying you should go out and buy one or anything especially since you are already buying a new computer, but if you had one lying around you could use it. if not, it is no problem.

Rites Of Passage (a High Fantasy/Forgotten Realms Adventure)

@Astarael42 No problem, I'll try to get one out by tonight or tomorrow night

Into The Dark: Mercenaries (Heroes of Fame and Fortune)

@Tangletail Krieg is that you? lol