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The Spirits Within: Oakridge Chronicles

Mmf Interstellar. Best movie I've seen in 10 years.

The Spirits Within: Oakridge Chronicles

Because editing in mentions doesn't work, and it might get burried, @Prisk my CS there is ready for review

The Spirits Within: Oakridge Chronicles

Mostly done my CS. Background and Spirits are subject to changes, and there's still a lot of colouring/formatting that needs to be done.

Thael

_{Cameron Thael Conrad
◆ 23 ◆ May 12th ◆ Height ◆ Guardian}

_{◆ A P P E A R A N C E}

Thael is a towering 200cm tall, and weighs something in excess of 200 lbs. He is an imposing presence to his enemies, but a reasuring one to his friends. Thael’s hair is a sandy blonde colour, and he has blue eyes set in a strong face.

Thael is usually dressed in uniform: others might rush to change into civilian clothing the instant they can, but Thael is perfectly comfortable remaining in uniform. When he does don civilian clothing, he keeps it straightforward and functional: jeans and a plain t-shirt. Part of his choice of clothing is the fact that it’s very hard to find clothing that properly fits his large frame.

_{◆ I D E O L O G Y}

As one might expect from a man of his size, Thael is a loud, exuberant person. He has an infinite supply of boldness and bravery, but often acts without thinking, which can land him in difficult situations. He is generally very cheerful and enthusiastic, and he wears his emotions on his sleeves. Thael lives by the adage "Give it 110%" and is very hard working.

Thael’s greatest weakness is that he’s stubborn, or at least not a very flexible thinker. Once he’s formulated an opinion or taken a stand, he is extremely reluctant to back down. This is exacerbated by his deeply seated sense of right and wrong. While Thael has memorized every ‘by the book’ manoeuvre there is, he reacts poorly to changing circumstances and is bad at improvising. Thael is very self-conscious about this shortfalling; he worries people think he's stupid. Thael is also concerned that despite his best efforts, he won't be selected for command positions.

To his credit, Thael is a very compassionate, caring individual. He believes in protecting the weak and standing up for what’s right, and he’s extremely loyal to his friends. Thael is unfailingly optimistic. He sees the best in everyone and everything, and he never loses hope. Sometimes he can be a bit blunt or tactless. Fittingly enough, his astrological sign is Taurus, the Bull.

_{◆ B A C K G R O U N D}

Thael’s childhood was fairly normal. His parents were loving, he was well looked after, and generally lived the carefree existence of a child. His father served in the military, while his mother worked for a public health agency. Thael idolized his father, and always wanted to grow up to fill the old man’s shoes.

The calamity brought about big changes in Thael’s life. His father died 6 years into the First Contact War; the man’s remains are still out there, somewhere in the wastes. His mother had to drop her work in health policy and return to actively practicing medicine, so she was keeping very late hours, often leaving 14-year old Thael to take care of his 3 younger siblings. The death of his father made Thael all the more determined to fill his shoes, and the boy was thrilled when he discovered he had the makings of a Guardian.

This determination drove him through his adolescence and especially through his years at the academy. Thael wanted to become the ideal Guardian, and he put everything he had into that dream. Both his room and his person were always immaculate, ready for inspection at any time. He spent hours in the gym, perfecting his combat techniques and improving his physique. He spent just as many hours at the library studying, and has maintained an impressive GPA. Despite all this, he still found time to be there for his friends, and developed a deep romantic relationship with a young man named Royce Gibon. That relationship was snatched away when Royce was on a mission to the Dark Zone and promptly disappeared without a trace. Thael remains convinced that Royce is alive somewhere out there, a vain hope that many dismiss as pure denial.

_{◆ W A R F A R E}

In combat, Thael uses a fairly standard spear and shield. Both are made of military grade carbon titanium nanoweave and are extremely resilient. The only special thing about them is that they’ve shifted from matte grey to bright gold in colour as Thael has continued to use them.

<sub>◇ Durnadeim Holy, +Empower: Sentinel -- Thael is not easily incapacitated. He suffers wounds like any normal guardian, but he refuses to succumb to them; he feels less pain and is less crippled by his wounds. Thael won't go down until he is near death. Unfortunately, the spirit that provides this resistance can not sustain Thael indefinitely; no more than a few minutes when he is badly injured. Another disadvantage is that when pushed to it's limits, so many of Thael's spirits are devoted to keeping him alive his other abilities diminish in strength or even fail. Once Thael is out of danger and can relax, the injuries take their toll, and Thael takes longer to heal naturally than other guardians due to the strain this ability frequently places on his body.

◇Olderon Holy -- A ray of light falls on Thael’s target and heals them of minor wounds. This spirit can be called on frequently.

◇ Gwyn Holy, Fire, -Pain -- Thael throws his spear at an enemy, and a number of lances of holy fire materialize and strike multiple enemies or focus on a single target. Unfortunately, the spear does not magically return in any way, and Thael must retrieve it.

◇ Surana Holy, +Lancet -- Thael raises his shield which projects a barrier of light much larger than the shield itself. The barrier protects Thael and any allies behind him from most attacks, though the barrier does have limited endurance and can be overwhelmed by powerful attacks or a large number of weaker attacks.

◇Aedes Holy, Air, -Imperil -- With superhuman strength, Thael leaps to a nearby ally's side. The energy of the impact is directed to nearby enemies, rendering them vulnerable to further magical attack. The height and distance this leap can achieve is considerable, even for a Guardian.</sub>

_{◆ A S P E K T S}

_{◇ Lancer
◇ Ravager
◇ Sentinel
◇ Medic}

The Spirits Within: Oakridge Chronicles

@FantasyChic Didn't catch a reference but still SARAH MICHERR GERRU! Excellent faceclaim choice.

The Spirits Within: Oakridge Chronicles

@Prisk I assumed you'd ping the casual int check when you started up the OC >:3

Anywhoo, I'm here now, I'll take a quick look at what's been discussed then submit my CS.

EDIT: Full disclosure it's gonna be Thael again :p

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Ok, got it. Still working on a post.

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Ok, did nobody at any point in their training mention this change/the potential for these abilities? Or is there sort of a taboo around speaking about them to rookies?

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Ok, I'm a little confused. Can every SOLDIER channel powers from their Aeon, or is this a new thing? From the OOC info I assumed the former

Per Aspera Ad Astra - Sci-Fi Fantasy NRP

@darkwolf687@duck55223

Posted. The Commonwealth is playing the good guy today, in their own militant kind of way.

Per Aspera Ad Astra - Sci-Fi Fantasy NRP

RCNS Anna Karenina
Valiant class cruiser
The Starchild's system

The returning signal confirmed that the foreign intelligence was both receiving and understanding the Anna Karenina’s messages. Captain Vissla then dispatched a phase 2 contact package, a barrage of information designed to aid computer algorithms in learning Commonwealth Basic. Among other things, it contained a complete periodic table with the elements named, the numeral system, the Basic alphabet, a binary alphabet, a number of pictograms, and a slew of friendly sounding sample phrases.

The psintegrat bay had something more interesting to report. The sur’unem were detecting a scattering of living minds on one continent of the planet, but a quick trawl of their surface thoughts showed they were too primitive to be broadcasting into space. There was, however, another signature deep underground. It was not a living mind, but rather a technic signature. Anyone building underground psytech arrays would have no difficulties transmitting conventional signals into deep space.

With the data from the psintegrat bay being routed to the bridge’s main holotank, Vissla watched as the techno-psionic signature rose to the surface, shining bright in the minds eye to the sur’unem. It was practicall-no it was a beacon.

Now there was just the problem of the Eternal Union. Four of their ships had dropped back, while the other two continued forward. From the energy of their warp flares and their gravitic signatures, the rear four were likely frigate-sized warships. The front two had high energy output, but small gravitic signatures. They were something of a mystery until tactical reported the blaze of active scans coming from them, meaning they were likely survey ships of some kind.

Vissla considered her options, conscious of the EU message she had yet to respond to. She had plenty of room to manoeuvre; her ship and the Iscandrians had arrived at practically opposite ends of the star system, leaving lighthours of empty space between them. The Anna Karenina and the Iscandrian survey ships were both moving in system at comparable speeds, though due to the current alignment of the planets, the Iscandrians were closer to the foreign intelligence’s world. Tactically, Vissla knew she could likely blow the survey ships out of the sky without breaking a sweat. Going by the energy and mass signatures, she was also more than a match for any one of the withdrawn frigates. The problem was that there were four of them. A surprise attack could probably take down one, maybe two, but that would necessitate a tactical surge, which would weaken her defences and leave her an easy target for the remaining Iscandrian vessels. Not to mention any such attack would constitute an act of war.

Vissla called down the ballistic glass partitions to isolate the command platform and activated privacy fields so she could have a quick conference with her senior officers. They debated and deliberated for a few minutes, then came together with a not-half-bad plan of action. Vissla raised the partitions and issued orders. The sur’unem put together a psionic message for the foreign intelligence, a series of impressions that the psytech arrays should have no difficulty interpreting: Arriving; landing; peace; no harm. Down in so called ‘marine country’ of the ship, a squad of marines and a diplomatic attache prepared for deployment.

Vissla issued one final order; “All hands, brace for FTL surge in 3...2...1...mark!”
The Commonwealth cruiser disappeared in a massive flash of gravitons, then abruptly appeared again in geosynchronous orbit over the psionic beacon on the strange world. Within seconds, the cruiser disgorged two drop pods containing twelve marines and their diplomatic attache, on a direct course for the psionic beacon.

Then Captain Vissla finally responded to the Eternal Union.
“Greetings, Dux Astrum. I am Captain senior grade Alana Vissla of the RCNS Anna Karenina. The Commonwealth is responding to signals of unknown origin coming from this system. Be advised that we have confirmed that the source of these signals is an intelligent entity, and is therefore entitled to all the rights of a sovereign state. Bearing in mind the Eternal Union’s attitudes on foreign policy, I am also informing you that the Commonwealth intends to defend the sovereignty of this newfound intelligence, with lethal force if necessary.”