KillamriX88

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@Double@KillamriX88
I hope I didn't stump you two too much so that now you can't come up with ideas to post.

@PPQ Purple

That's not the problem I assure you.

Mass Effect: Phoenix | A 24th century adventure in space

Mission overview:

An Asari matriarch contacted the Citadel claiming to have vital information that has been determined to be extremely relevant to the mission of the W-178. Matriarch Sotiria is located on one of the rebuilt colonies in the Terminus sector, on Planet Chalkhos.

Dossier:

Full name: Matriarch Sotiria T'keros

Race: Asari

Citizenship: Terminus Systems, Chalkhos

Aliases: Matriarch

Age: 889

Gender: Female

Psych. Eval.: She is one of the few survivors of the Reaper's invasion and subsequent bombardment of Chalkhos. The Reapers sudden, albeit violent, departure is likely the only reason she or anyone else survived.

She has shown great diligence and power of will by returning Chalkhos to a place worth living upon after being nearly completely razed to the ground. She has also shown the ability and willingness to deal with and negotiate with Aria T'loak following the latter's expansion into other parts of the Terminus cluster. The fact that Aria seems to be willing to leave Sotiria with any level of autonomy says quite a bit about her capabilities.

While formerly rather chaotic, Chalkhos and the surrounding region has become quite stable under Matriarch Sotiria's influence, and is becoming a rather potent economic hub.

Phys. Eval.: While likely having some combat training in the past, she has long since become more of a governor, and is in most ways a typical civilian asari.

5' 8” tall with darker blue skin, with perhaps a tint of violet.

Biotics: Typical asari, with literal centuries of practice, though she has long since stopped putting it to any strenuous practice.

Qualifications: Effectively the governor of the largest settlement on Chalkhos. Centuries spent growing her influence, culminating in her effectively controlling the area around her cluster at least behind the scenes. Though, if anyone asks, Aria owns it all.

History:
Being 800 plus years old, there's too much to go through. More important is the last 100 since the reapers created a hole for her to fill when they killed most everyone else on Chalkhos. She took charge of the shattered group of survivors and when help eventually arrived after the end of the Reapers, it didn't take long for word to get out that Chalkhos was a prime location for those looking to rebuild to head to.

The Terminus systems had always been bordering on, if not totally, lawless in many parts. However, there were plenty who just wanted to live, and for those, Sotiria heard them. Having spent much of her life there, she was no stranger to those shadier dealings and knew her way around them. She knew just how far she could push the limit without becoming some underworld kingpin herself. She could help those with simpler intentions survive. She could build an economy that wasn't based entirely on stealing and smuggling illicit goods.

But she still had connections. Many had been lost, but she just found new ones. She wasn't the only one filling a gap in the aftermath, and she helped cherry pick many of those replacements, hoping to build it all back as something better. After all, the stronger the economy, the more the underworld had to work with as well, so in the end... everyone could win. At least that's how she pitched it to her more stubborn detractors.

There are, however, myriad rumors of how she attained the power she has. Many other Asari are not a fan of her, as rumors abound she made unsavory use of the Asari's innate ability to appear attractive to many species, which of course only fueled one of the less loved stereotypes about Asari.

Recruited: N/A

Notoriety: 6
Spend enough time in the terminus systems these days, and her name is bound to come up eventually. If not her directly, you're likely to run into part of her network. And, if nothing else, if you make a big enough splash – she'll definitely know about you.

She is, however, lesser known outside of Terminus space as her influence is far, far lesser in other sectors, though her name may still carry weight with some.

Mission details:

The Matriarch Contacted the Citadel eight days ago. After having confirmed her status and agreeing that she is worth speaking to, the assignment was passed on to the W-178 now that it has been green-lit and crewed.

Subsequent communication has suggested that the Matriarch is now in fear for her life. It seems others have become aware that she contacted the Citadel. Whether it is whoever is involved with her intel, or simply those in the Terminus Sector who are not fans of the Citadel is unknown. This is now the W-178's first priority assignment.

The Matriarch has supplied basic information about her retinue in case of any complications. Caution is to be exercised, but those listed should not pose a threat.

The Matriarch has also called for other outside assistance in the form of a mercenary. She has only supplied her name and physical metrics. All other information on this mercenary being supplied is currently unverified, though she seems to have a bit of a local reputation. The crew is to take this information with a grain of salt, though it should not prove terribly relevant to the task at hand.

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@KillamriX88@PPQ Purple

Velona mentioned a commotion, which I can only assume is referring to the Supreme Kai of Time's shout? I'd like to know which of the other groups we'll be heading toward before I post.

@Double

Yes it's the stuff with the Supreme Kai of time. I didn't even think the other group was making a commotion at all.

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Cool. That's all I needed to know. Anyway, when you do post and have more free time PM me. (does this forum have a PM system? I assume it does) I have a question or two. But no rush because it's for the super long term. Like a season from now worth of long term.

@PPQ Purple

At the top right of the site there is a big button that says "PM" right next to "Subs" and your profile. You can start a PM convo with anyone by going to their profile and hitting the big blue button. You can't miss it.

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@KillamriX88 No I skim read the posts before the post and thought someone was more mechanical based. I just errored up because I read Chev's post and it happened to be in the wrong group. That was my fault i'll edit my post.

@Chev What members of the group are there so I can edit my post accordingly?

@vancexentan

As far as I can tell, we have Majin Eve (Nac), Yaksha (Atom), Maize (King), and the Supreme Kai of Time (Chev).

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@vancexentan Is he calling the Majin a robot?

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@PPQ Purple

Ovaan's reaction, in a nutshell, started off like this:



Only to transition into this:

@Double

Don't worry, Velona will keep ya boy on task.

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@Double@PPQ Purple

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There was a great benefit to being blindfolded. As much as it kept her from seeing normally, it also kept people from seeing her eyes. Thus, they'd have been unable to see the way her eyes unfocused at the suggestion they were dead. It was indeed a concerning proposition.

Her hand unconsciously went to her ribs where she felt a twinge of pain. Now, she didn't know a lot about being dead, but was she supposed to still feel the pain of the circumstances that had brought her here? She figured just assuming they were dead did them no good. No, it would be better to assume they were alive until further notice. After all, assuming they were already dead could get them actually dead... again assuming they weren't already.

For now, she needed to snap these two out of it. Ovaan especially. Mind you if there were ever a time for hysterics... but it was still not helpful.

She spied Ovaan's tail and took a deep breath... waited for it to sit still for a second... and...

STOMP!

Assuming Ovaan reacted accordingly...

"You felt that did you not? Then let's work under the assumption that, despite being in this strange place, we are well and truly still among the living," Velona told him. "I'm going to say the same applies to you, Miss Mia. So, assuming we are alive, let us first figure out where we are. We can worry about being dead later if we find any actual evidence of that." She crossed her arms, turning her head toward one and then the other as if to make sure they were paying attention.

"Now, while you were panicking, Mr. Ovaan, I believe I heard a rather thunderous commotion. Shall we investigate that next?" She suggested to him. "Why don't you join us, Mia?" She turned back to the girl, as if presuming Ovaan's agreement. "Perhaps we will find a definitive answer there."

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I'll have to go to work in about an hour and a half or so, so unless you want my post to be rushed and half-assed, it's gonna have to wait until I get back this evening. xD

@Double

Hello darkness my old friend.

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Hit > Jiren

Yeah, I said it. Fight me. Hit has a more memorable character design, and a way cooler gimmick for his abilities. Their backstories are roughly equivalent in that neither one of them actually have one, but otherwise yeah: in my mind Hit is an objectively superior character overall.

@Double

Nah I agree. Jiren is about as interesting as a brick. Does a lot of damage when it hits someone in the head, but...

Mind you, it was briefly interesting to see such an indomitable character. We hadn't really gotten something quite to that degree before. I mean even UI Omen failed when it showed up the first time. Greatly misused though. Killing was illegal for the tournament and we knew for 100% certain that everyone would survive and Universe 7 wouldn't be erased, at least not permanently. Very little tension as we just waited for Ultra Instinct to finally kick in.

And then they basically just made him Batman or every other superhero with a dead family ever.

Hit didn't really need a backstory. He represented something we'd never really seen before in Dragon Ball, being an assassin with unique abilities and no transformations.