The Incredible John

Fallout New Vegas: Hope and Conflict

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Sorry about the long delay! Got caught up with some stuff. Anyways I just got done with my sheet.

Fallout New Vegas: Hope and Conflict

Smiling Jack

Name: Jacob “Smiling Jack” Hughes

Age: 41

Looks:


Personality: As his nickname implies, Hughes is almost always seen with a smile on his face. He is known to have a cheerful and jolly personality. When not engaged in combat he is known for being laid back and cordial. Even those that only met him could expect a warm greeting from the man, even though opposed to his ideology.

However this genial attitude has been observed in situations where it would be considered bad taste. In fact Hughes has openly admitted to relishing combat. His joyful inclination is on full show when he is in a gunfight. Hughes cracks jokes and makes banters with his troops while exchanging gunfire. He is also known to savor inflicting acts of cruelty on his enemies, specially after combat. So much so that he had been accused several times of violating multiple laws in the NCR. It is only because of Greene’s financial and political capital that Hughes has not been convicted yet.

Faction: Black Falcon Group

S.P.E.C.I.A.L
Strength: 6
Perception: 7
Endurance: 5
Charisma: 5
Intelligence: 6
Agility: 8
Luck: 5

Backstory: Following the assassination of Kimball and the victory at the Hoover dam, a vocal minority began to grow in the NCR. A group of people who felt that the Legion threat needed to be destroyed at its core. That Legion should have been eradicated while they were weak and scattered. That anyone in the Mojave and elsewhere that didn’t support the New Californian state was an existential enemy. That anyone who was not with the NCR should be shot. This wave of ultranationalism only seemed to grow stronger when the Chosen One enacted several reforms that seemed to curtail the bloated NCR armed forces. Many saw this as a betrayal of those who died at the dam. Specially since the NCR never pursued the Legion beyond the dam itself.

Former Major Jacob Hughes was present during the second battle of the Hoover dam. Hughes and his company were tasked with holding the surface of the dam against waves against waves of legionaries. At the end of the day, the Republic held and won against the Legion. However the victory came at a very steep prize. Only Hughes and former Junior Lieutenant Kelly Winters were the only officers to survive. Only 14 troopers survived the battle all in all. Winters needed an amputation and Hughes was close to absolute exhaustion. Both were awarded for their bravery. Winters was discharged from the Army because of her injuries. Hughes officially retired following that. The pair did not stay idle though. Hughes managed to convince Winters to move to the Hub. There the two would form their own mercenary group. From that moment on, the Black Falcons group was formed. It was named after Hughes and Winters favorite bar in the Hub, the Maltese Falcon. Hughes was far from the first to offer such services. However many clients found themselves favoring him over other mercs because of Hughes’ disarming personality.

It was also during this time that Hughes first flirted with ultranationalist ideology. Hughes found himself intermingling with the Patriot’s Club, a veteran’s organization that called for more militarization and the complete military occupation of the Mojave. The organization was headed by Rick Sanchez, a ghoul gentleman who spoke effectively to the angst and disappointment felt by NCR vets. Sanchez and Hughes would work together afterwards. With Sanchez bringing Hughes new recruits for his growing outfit and the charismatic Hughes speaking for the Patriot’s Club. Eventually Sanchez would introduce Hughes to one Gerry Greene. Greene was a very influential water baron who was close friends with the late Andrew Kimball. In fact Greene had a catering service that Kimball often used for both public and private functions. This earned Greene the nickname “Kimball’s Chef”. Greene contracted Hughes to protect his caravans going through and from the Mojave. Greene would also use the Black Falcons for less savory operations. Such as putting down worker’s strikes and sabotaging his rivals.

The Black Falcons only continued to grow in size, bringing in more income for Hughes. However Hughes found himself more and more dissatisfied with his success. Hughes found himself having to deal with more and more paperwork. Often spending days inside his office. He enjoyed being outside and fighting. The bureaucratic workings of the mercenary company brought him no joy. That was when Greene offered him a proposal. Greene would become his business partner. Greene would handle the administrative operations of the company while Hughes would lead from the field. Hughes was only more than happy to accept. Following their partnership, Hughes now found himself more and more in the Mojave. At first he continued his job guarding caravans in the Mojave. Often against the Fiends. Sometimes they were Greene’s water caravans, other times they were Crimson Caravans. Then he found himself on security details again. Escorting prominent NCR politicians around the Mojave. However the job he favored the most was jobs that guaranteed combat.

One engagement in particular brought the Black Falcons into the NCR’s public consciousness. The Talons were contracted to support the NCR Army in a raid against the Fiends. After a particularly bloody battle, only a few Fiends were left alive. Most were in critical condition. Hughes took a picture with one of the Fiends who lost an arm. He held her by her hair and raised her head for the camera. Like a hunter showing off their trophy catch. The pictures somehow found their way into the NCR media. Almost overnight, Smiling Jack and the Black Falcons became infamous back home in California. Specially after several journalists began to discover the brutal and near sadistic methods the Falcons use during and after a battle. Hughes didn’t mind all the extra attention. In fact Hughes would be the person responsible for inviting these journalists with him out on Black Falcon operations. Often he would display the sheer brutality of his group with a smile on his face. Ever since Hughes has been a polarizing figure back in California. To some people, he is seen as a rabid extremist. No better than the Legion in practice and ideology. To others he is seen as a hero. Doing necessary evils to protect the Republic from the Legion and other powers that threaten it. As for Hughes, he couldn't be bothered less with his image. He continues to do what he believes is right in the Mojave and enjoys the fact that he's getting paid handsomely for it.

Black Falcons

Faction Name: Black Falcons Security Group


Black Falcons Officer Uniform


Black Falcons Private/Specialist Uniform
(Original source for the uniforms.)

Faction Leader: Functionally Jacob Hughes, though the company itself is a partnership between himself and Gerry Greene.

Are they Canon?: No

Numbers: 200, about 140 are field agents. The rest are bureaucratic staff. This is the maximum number allowed by the NCR government at the time.

Tech Level: The Black Falcons enjoy the same equipment and necessities as the NCR army. This equipment comes from those who sympathize with Hughes's ideology as well as Greene's political connections. However the Black Falcons also have the luxury of choosing from other suppliers, such as the Crimson Caravans and the Gun Runners. For example, a Black Falcons Squad employs a machine gunner who often uses a Saw Light Machine Gun. A weapon not openly available to the NCR military but is sold by the Gun Runners.

Location(s): The Black Falcon's Headquarter office and camp is in Freeside. In front of the King's School of Impersonation. Hughes had the building renovated in 2287, as the Black Falcons became more and more involved in the Mojave. Ever since the Falcons had become a common sight in Freeside, making the perilous situation between Freesiders and the NCR even more strained.

History: In 2283 at the Hub, former Major of the NCR Army Jacob Hughes and former Junior Lieutenant Kelly Winters founded a small mercenary group known as the Black Falcons. An organization named after Highes and Kelly’s favorite drinking spot, the Maltese Falcon. Hughes’ charming personality made his group stand out against their competition. Eventually through Hughes’ connections, The Black Falcons would come into contact with one Gerry Greene. Greene was an old guard oligarch who benefited greatly from his friendship with the late President Kimball. Greene began to rely more and more on the Black Falcons to protect his products because of the NCR’s increasing antagonism against his business interest. Greene would enter into a partnership with Hughes after many successful business dealings. This would then grow the mercenary group into the dominant security force in the Mojave.

Following 2286, the group began to concentrate in the Mojave. The Black Falcons also began receiving training from former NCR rangers. In 2287, the organization’s headquarters was moved to Freeside in the Mojave. It was only in the same year that the group began to gain notoriety in the NCR after several journalist discovered the brutal methods that Hughes and his operatives utilized. In 2288, the NCR government enacted several laws that limited the operational capacity of the Black Falcons group. Including putting a hard limit on the number of field operatives that the group can employ and officially banning the group from purchasing equipment from the military. However, thanks to Greene’s political savvy and numerous connections, the Black Falcons haven’t been affected in any major capacity. Like its founder, the Black Falcons as an organization are often seen as a dividing figure within the NCR core territories. Specially as they continue to enact often inhumane tactics in their effort to fully secure the Mojave for the NCR.

Fallout New Vegas: Hope and Conflict

Oh I've been itching for a Fallout RP and this scratches that just right. Count me in.

Not a Step Back - a World War II Inspired NRP

WiP

The United Front

Known as the Einheitsfront in Alfheichen

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Summary of Organization:
The United Front is a loose coalition of resistance fighters and political enemies of the Alfheiches Reiyk. All working towards the common goal of overthrowing the current Alfheichen regimes in their respective regions. The level of coordination and information sharing between the different groups varies. Some groups within the group are even antagonistic with other groups. The different liberation groups are listed below:

Mactan Liberation Army

Mactan Liberation Army
Hukbong Kalayaan ng Mactan in Mactano

In 1928 Mactan was invaded by the Alfheiches Reiyk. Most major powers choose to ignore Alfheichen's aggressive actions in hopes that they would cease any further territorial claims. Most of Mactan's government officials fled to Akiya after the occupation. The Alfheichen army encountered sporadic resistance during the first few years of the occupation. Eleven years after occupying Mactan however the Alfheichen army began encountering organized resistance in and around the former capital city of Mactani. Alfheichen officials blame the Mactan government in exile for arming these insurgents. Currently the leader of the group within Mactan itself is unknown. Alfheichen officials speculate that Mactan Liberation Front are nothing more than small cells operating independent of one another. However new intelligence stating that the MLA is more organized than previously believed and that they have communications with other resistance movements proves otherwise.

Relationship to the other resistance movements:
The Yuvran Nationalist - Neutral
Olkon Nationalist - Amiable
Zerjan Tribal Leaders - Amiable
Hudan's Red Faction - Neutral
The Kolmoist - Neutral
Belforo's Children of God - Cooperative
Alfheichen People Front - Conflicting
General Mackle's Plot - Abysmal

Yuvran Nationalist

Yuvran Nationalist

In 1882, the Yuvranni nation broke away from the former Seredinaslavia when the Alfheiches Reiyk invaded. Yuvranni would later join the Alfheiches Reiyk in subduing it's neighbors. Hoping to be rewarded for it's co-belligerent role. However later Yuvranni was also occupied, not unlike its neighbors that Yuvranni betrayed. Many in the Yuvran armed forces escaped Alfheichen officials trying to disarm them. Forming into partisan groups in the countryside that continued to resist the Alfheiches Reiyk for half a century. The Yuvran Nationalist are very much distrusted by other partisan movements in the former Seredinaslavia region, even after all the decades that have passed. None-the-less the Yuvran Nationalist have ordinated several, if ineffective, attacks around the region with other groups. Their leader, organizational structure and strength and levels of coordination is unknown to most intelligence services.

Relationship to the other resistance movements:
Mactan Liberation Front - Cooperative
Olkon Nationalist - Abysmal
Zerjan Tribal Leaders - Abysmal
Hudan's Red Faction - Abysmal
The Kolmoist - Neutral
Belforo's Children of God - Neutral
Alfheichen People's Front - Neutral
General Mackle's Plot - Conflicting

Olkon Nationalist

Olkon Nationalist

The Olkon ethnic group was perhaps the largest in the former state of Seredinaslavia. As such it was primarily the Olkon people that resisted the Alfheiches Reiyk during the invasion of Seredinaslavia. Many in the former Seredinaslavia believed that the invasion could have been at least delayed if it hadn't been for Yuvranni secession. After this the war swung heavily in favor of the Alfheichens. Many enlisted infantrymen escaped into the forest. Most were found and rounded by the Alfheiches Reiyk. Those that managed to evade the patrols eventually formed partisan movements. Constantly harassing the Empire and training newer generations of partisans for 50 odd years. The Olkon nationalist are one of the most fierce and ruthless resistance movements in the region. However they often clash with the other partisan groups in the region as much as they do with the Alfheiches Reiyk.

Relationship to the other resistance movements:
Mactan Liberation Front - Cooperative
Yuvran Nationalist - Abysmal
Zerjan Tribal Leaders - Abysmal
Hudan's Red Faction - Abysmal
The Kolmoist - Neutral
Belforo's Children of God - Neutral
Alfheichen People's Front - Amiable
General Mackle's Plot - Conflicting

Zerjan Tribal Leaders

Zerjan Tribal Leaders

The Zerjan people have always lived independent of its neighbors, even when it's lands were integrated into Seredinaslavia. They would consider themselves an autonomous people of Seredinaslavia. Never subject to the Seredinaslavian parliament and it's laws. During the invasion, most of the Zerjan people opted to defend their mountainous homeland. Leaving the defense of the rest of the country largely to the Oklan army. The Zerjan people to this day claim that they had never surrendered to the empire. However from time to time their interests conflict with the other resistance groups in the former Seredinaslavia. As such they have been known to work with and against the Empire. The Zerjan tribal Partisans are known to operate under the command of their tribal elders. Who these elders are is a complete secret kept by the tribes. It is estimated that there are 2000 to 3000 Partisans in their organization.

Relationship to the other resistance movements:
Mactan Liberation Front - Cooperative
Yuvran Nationalist - Abysmal
Olkon Nationalist - Abysmal
Hudan's Red Faction - Abysmal
The Kolmoist - Neutral
Belforo's Children of God - Neutral
Alfheichen People's Front - Neutral
General Mackle's Plot - Conflicting

Hudan's Red Faction

Hudan's Red Faction

Hudan's Red Faction is the unofficial name given to the authoritarian socialist, nationalistic resistance movement under the direct command of Milos Hudan. They operate in the former Seredinaslavia region. Often fighting the empire as well as the other resistance movements in the area. They are considered a new movement by the other resistance groups in the area. As Hudan's Red Faction was formed in 1908, only 31 years old. None-the-less they have been known as a potent fighting group. Doing considerable damage to Alfheichen assets. As such are the primary resistance group that the Empire targets in the region. The Alfheiches Reiyk often urges other resistance groups to attack the Red Faction. Sometimes even granting rewards to confirmed kills. However more often the Red Faction works with the other resistance movements to cripple major supply routes to the area as well as frequently stealing supplies to fund their respective war efforts. Several analysts believe that Hudan's Red Faction has between 2000 to 3500 Partisans in their ranks.

Relationship to the other resistance movements:
Mactan Liberation Front - Cooperative
Yuvran Nationalist - Abysmal
Olkon Nationalist - Abysmal
Zerjan Tribal Leaders - Abysmal
The Kolmoist - Neutral
Belforo's Children of God - Neutral
Alfheichen People's Front - Cooperative
General Mackle's Plot - Conflicting

The Kolmoist

The Kolmoist

The Kolmoist movement is a libertarian socialist resistance group that continues the armed struggle of Orell Kolmo, who they take their name from. In 1892 Kolmo along with several close compatriots enacted an armed rebellion against the state of Yulha. These rebels captured a large swath of the southern region of Yulha and created the Free Territories of Yulha. The Free Territories practiced a form of anarcho-socialism that found itself massively popular with the common masses. However the Alfheiches Reiyk was quick to pounce on both the Yuhla state and the Free Territories. Ultimately capitulating both in a quick but costly victory. It is unknown whether Kolmo himself survived the war. However his movement didn't collapse under the Alfheichen regime. They are still a very severe threat to the Empire. Fighting the empire after 47 years of occupation. Making them potent adversaries for their uncompromising ideological conviction. The Kolmoist are also believed to have ties to the Freedom Front. They are believed to number within 2500 active members.

Relationship to the other resistance movements:
Mactan Liberation Front - Cooperative
Yuvran Nationalist - Cooperative
Olkon Nationalist - Cooperative
Zerjan Tribal Leaders - Cooperative
Hudan's Red Faction - Cooperative
Belforo's Children of God - Cooperative
Alfheichen People's Front - Cooperative
General Mackle's Plot - Abysmal

Belforo's Children of God

Belforo's Children of God

In 1930 the Morric Republic was offered up to the Alfheiches Reiyk in exchange for promising to drop further territorial claims. The Morric people did not eagerly accept Alfheichen rule. Cases of civil disobedience became common in the first few months of the occupation. These were however quickly put down with force. The Alfheiches Reiyk then decided to completely destroy Morric culture to make them more docile. Including banning their religion of Posdalism. When this made the Morric people become even more unruly, the Alfheiches Reiyk considered the Morrs as an "undesirable people'' and new intelligence leaks now shows that the Morrs are to be systematically liquidated. Several armed resistance movements quickly grew to oppose the empire. One of them became more successful than all others and would unite all resistance movements in the former Morric Republic. The Children of God movement under the leadership of the charismatic Belforo is the largest and most cohesive resistance movement against the Alfheiches Reiyk in the United Front. They number around 8000 to 10,000 active participants. Including those inside Alfheichen mandated concentration and/or death camps. They are the highest priority resistance movement for the Alfheiches Reiyk. Spending considerable resources trying to dismantle the organization. This is in no small part to Belforo's policy that any and all Alfheichen, whether combatants or not, must be killed to avenge their people.

Relationship to the other resistance movements:
Mactan Liberation Front - Amiable
Yuvran Nationalist - Neutral
Olkon Nationalist - Cooperative
Zerjan Tribal Leaders - Neutral
Hudan's Red Faction - Cooperative
The Kolmoist - Cooperative
Alfheichen People's Front - Abysmal
General Mackle's Plot - Abysmal

Alfheichen People's Front

Alfheichen People's Front

Known as the Alfheichen Volksfront in their native tongue, the APF is an authoritarian socialist group that formed after the Krieger Revolt was crushed by the Alfheiches Reiyk. After the failed uprising, the early APF was forced underground and adapted guerilla tactics. Several policies were enacted in the following years that further limited the recruiting actions of the group. 232 years after the rise of the Alfheiches Reiyk, the APF were initially believed to have been destroyed. However the Frumenti, the secret police of the state, would occasionally arrest individuals believed to be associated with the group in one form or another. Currently, even after close to two centuries of being pursued by the Reiyk, the APF are still known to operate in the rural areas of Czehsberg and Molhen and well as in the city of Ponne. Their numbers are believed to be extremely diminished but still pose a, if albeit small, threat to the state.

Relationship to the other resistance movements:
Mactan Liberation Front - Neutral
Yuvran Nationalist - Neutral
Olkon Nationalist - Neutral
Zerjan Tribal Leaders - Neutral
Hudan's Red Faction - Amiable
The Kolmoist - Cooperative
Belforo's Army of God - Abysmal
General Mackle's Plot - Abysmal

General vab Mackle's Plot

General vab Mackle's Plot

Großfeldimperator Gilbert Drittus vab Mackle is a well known and well decorated veteran of several wars that expanded the empire to its current extent. In ____ he was well known in the Wehrmacht(?) general staff for his unorthodox but highly effective troop tactics that helped win the battle of _____. In _____ he opted for the Heer(?) to develop and produce mainly agile and fast tanks as armor warfare was being developed. These light tanks and the doctrine he would develop for them won the battle of ____. When his armor divisions completely outflanked the ____ and caused a collapse of their front. This would earn him the rank of Großfeldimperator (Great Field Commander). However General vab Mackle has become disillusioned with the aristocracy. Viewing their political agendas as a weakening influence on the army and the whole military structure as a whole. General vab Mackle believes that the Alfheiches Reiyk should be reformed into a stratocracy. He believes that the authoritarian powers of the states should be in the hands of military leaders. To do this the gemeral plans on overthrowing Emperor Magnus Erstus von Vilkstern and his aristocrats not in the service of the military. Currently only General vab Mackle and his aide, Oberst Oberstarzt (Colonel) Johann Dritte Frisdorf, are the only two people involved in the plot.

Relationship to the other resistance movements:
Mactan Liberation Front - [Unknown]
Yuvran Nationalist - [Unknown]
Olkon Nationalist - [Unknown]
Zerjan Tribal Leaders - [Unknown]
Hudan's Red Faction - [Unknown]
The Kolmoist - [Unknown]
Alfheichen People's Front - [Unknown]
Belforo's Children of God - [Unknown]

History:

Pre-War:

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During the early years of what would become the Alfheiches Reiyk, a coalition of left-wing militia groups united in what would become known as the Krieger Revolt. This was in response to the brutal suppression of the Alemanian Uprising by Alfheichen imperial authorities. As such many left-wing armed groups determined that negotiations with the aristocracy were simply improbable. The Krieger Revolt aimed to overthrow the monarchy and install some form of democratic government in the nation. The militias created many forms of information sharing and communications that allowed them to coordinate military actions on a surprising level. From 1726 to 1728, the Kriegers fought the Alfheichen state in unconventional warfare. Using tactics that avoided open battles and would lure their enemies into fights that would favor their situation. The Krieger Revolt would even come close to sparking a full civil war in Alfheichen kingdom by uniting all the enemies of the Reiyk under one coalition. However the resistance movements were never able to agree on what government they wanted to replace the monarchy. As such coordination between the different groups stopped and the state destroyed the movements piecemeal. Some of the original Kriegers managed to escape persecution and would eventually come to form the Alfheichen Volksfront. However the idea of multiple groups working together with the shared goal of undermining the Alfheiches Reiyk was born from that moment.

Formation of the Organization:

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As the Alfheiches Reiyk continued to expand, it would create enemies in the form of partisan movements trying to liberate their people. Some of these partisan movements would eventually come into contact with one another. The exact formation of the United Front is unknown. However it is believed to have come about when Alfheichen writer, activist and political refugee Karl Fünfte Kross and former Seredinaslavian Minister of War Kazimir Banich met in _____ during 1901. The two happened upon one another in a protest opposing the military expansion of the Alfheiches Reiyk. Kross happened to have close ties with leading figures in the Alfheichen People Front. Banich, being the former Minister of War for Seredinaslavia, kept in contact with multiple military leaders that happened to escape Reiyk persecution. According to secondhand accounts, the two would slowly build trust in one another and start introducing their contacts to the other's. A network of like-minded individuals came to form with the single goal of toppling the Reiyk's tyranny. With great reluctance Yuvran and Zerjan contacts were also introduced into the slowly forming United Front. A robust and effective communication system was formed between the partisan groups. The Frumenti would affectionately call the communication system the "underground mail". This partisan alliance would prove it's worth in 1913 when the Reiyk found itself having to deploy additional assets to the former Seredinaslavian region only to recall them to defend the Alfheichen homelands from APF attacks.

Recent History:

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Currently the United Front has managed to draw considerable amounts of Reiyk manpower and equipment to problematic areas. While mostly serving as a distraction for the Reiyk, helping other nations by keeping the Alfheiches Reiyk's resources spread out and thin, the United Front's own goals of overthrowing the Reiyk seems far from achievable at the moment. However the addition of the Mactan Liberation Army and Belforo's Children of God has added new operational theatres for the Front to maneuver. The United Front also now has the added benefit of intelligence leaks from the highest echelons of the Reiyk's military. Whoever is providing the United Front these informational gains and their ultimate goals is unknown. Making the partisan groups hesitant to trust the intelligence given to them.

Pressing Issues:

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The most pressing issue facing the partisans of the United Front is the Alfheiches Reiyk's occupation of their territories. Anti-partisan measures by the Reiyk are known to be brutal and indiscriminate. Often eliminating local communities, such as towns and villages, simply for being in the vicinity of a partisan attack. The Reiyk will also take preemptive actions, such as decreasing a population's food ration and forcing communities into concentration camps, to discourage possible and/or future partisan efforts in the future. Reiyk mismanagement of resources as well as general apathy to it's colonial subjects have created and/or worsened calamities that affects the populace the partisans fight for.

To add to the long list of disadvantages the partisans face, another key issue the struggle to resolve is lack of equipment and ammunition. Unlike most of the unoccupied nations that resist the Reiyk, the partisans of the United Front cannot manufacture the supplies they need to actively fight the empire. As such they more often than not exclusively rely on foreign lent and/or stolen material to continue their struggle.

Notable Strengths:

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The United Front's greatest strength comes in it's flexibility and ability to perform actions that most traditional armed forces cannot. The United Front can choose to attack it's enemies on their own terms. Rarely an opportunity afforded to most conventional armies. The shared intelligence system between the different resistance movements also makes it possible to coordinate their actions on a large theatre that only allied nations could achieve. Partisan groups could coordinate their attacks in such a fashion that the Reiyk is left unable to respond in an effective manner. As the Reiyk is fighting on multiple fronts, a coordinated uprising on both the Reiyk's occupied continents could prove catastrophic. As such the Reiyk is kept on a constant state of alert. The soldiers stationed in these areas are often plagued with battle fatigue and other illnesses associated with lack of rest and stressful combat conditions. The intelligence leaks from vab Mackle have also proved valuable in some partisan operations. Even if most of the partisan groups are still hesitant to trust the information given to them.

National Priorities:

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The main and only goal of the United Front is to overthrow the Reiyk and/or Reiyk-allied regimes in their respective territories. What institution they want to replace it with wildly differs according to each partisan group. However their shared goals of weakening and ultimately overthrowing the current Alfheiches Reiyk is the sole driving force behind their coalition.

Empire of the Dead

Question @gorgenmast. Can the revenant majors give their minors the same level of autonomy as themselves? I plan on Urgun giving his circle as much free thought as he does if that's alright.

Oh and do you mind if I wrote a sheet for a revenant minor I'd play in the background? Just to mix up the Order of the Savior.

Empire of the Dead - a spooky Nation Roleplay in time for Halloween

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Urgun von Mackelberg

First of the Circle of 13

Lord Marshal of the Order of the Savior

Rank: Revenant Major

Description: Before his undeath, Urgun was an orc in his prime. Without his armor one can still make out the outline of his burly build. However one would also notice the numerous pathwork of operations done to keep his body in battle-ready condition. He wears his full plate armor that is now full of the symbols of his order. His axe has the words “semper fidelis” etched onto the blade. In battle he rides his steed “Ferrus Anima” which like him has been subject to many meatworks operations to keep the animal battle ready.

Background: Urgun was a lowly squire during Eagoth’s conquest of Leria. He was the adopted son of a local landed knight. A knight in service to the Order of Amonth. An order dedicated to the one god. However even though Amoth was known as the champion of righteousness and equity, prejudice against his kin was common. The best that an orc like him could hope for was the head of the servants or as a landless knight untitled to serve another. Though his father had great wealth and lands to settle and tax, he was forbidden from inheriting them. However he was determined to prove his worth. Come the surge of the undead, Urgun was more than willing to fight for his father and his home. Soon enough Urgun himself was pressed into combat. Finally donning on a suit of armor. He proved himself capable on the battlefield. However like most of his brothers, he stood no chance against the endless horde. Joining them in undeath.

Urgun proved particularly competent during the rest of Eagoth’s campaign. Proving both sharp of mind and deadly with his axe. After the first failed campaign on the southern shores, Eagoth gave Urgun free will to guard over the Meridions while he devised his next strategy. Urgun would stand vigil for an attack that never came. Urgun would use this time to write his introspections about his second life. He came to see Eagoth as a divine figure. A great uniter who saw beyond race and class. Through his many meditations, Urgun came to the realization that Eagoth essentially practiced Amonth’s will. In his own twisted logic, he saw Eagoth’s war on the living as Amonth’s test. A great cleansing of the world as foretold by the old priest. He wrote his beliefs in what would come to be known as the Canon of the Savior. He believed that he and the other revenants given free will are the instruments of Eagoth’s will. His disciples who would do and say as Eagoth commands.Meanwhile the common ranks of the undead had their bodies to be used in Eagoth’s divine campaign while their spirits crossed over to Amonth’s eternal kingdom. Urgun became a warrior theologian compelled to spread his new doctrine among his fellow revenants and those still living beyond the white straights.

When Eagoth came back with a renewed army to invade the south, he was more than surprised to see an ecstatic Urgun with his reformed knightly order. Eagoth was initially amused at the orc knight. He would occasionally play along to Urgun’s eccentric beliefs. This only helped to strengthen Urgun’s fanaticism. The second campaign into Phasto was led by the over-zealous Urgun. The undead orc knight would always fight in the front. Eager to sweep aside the non-believers. However Urgun would also gain Eagoth’s irritation. The campaign was slowed because of Urgun’s insistence on building small chapels wherever the undead horde moved. His knightly conduct, such as treating his injured enemies and allowing enemies that had surrendered back to their lines, cost numerous victories. Eventually Eagoth’s second conquest failed and he would partly blame Urgun for this. However the knight was useful and he allowed the revenant his position.

Eagoth would be surprised come the next season that Urgun would launch a campaign south on his own. Taking 12 revenant minors with his and carving a bloody path. Urgun would call this his “crusade”. In the years following, Urgun’s white crusades, named after the white straights that they have to cross, has become a yearly occurrence. The men of the south would name these incursions as the “black tides”. Year after year, Urgun would wage his war with the southern alliance. Trying to convert as many of their ranks as he can to his new faith. Either by his scriptures if possible or his blade. Each crusade would bring fresh bodies back to the north. Fresh bodies that Urgun has to share with the other revenants. Those that joined his ranks would be back next year in the south. For another fruitless stalemate that has held for the last 20 years.

Ward: Urgun and his Order of the Savior have come to take the largest island in the Meridions their home. On this island lies the port city of Luminara. Once it was the gem of the north. A gleaming city of marble that merchants from far beyond travel to to trade their goods. Urdun has fortrifide the city with massive walls to protect her from any possible attack. The glorious palace that once housed the rich kings of the Meridions has been turned into a monastery. This is where Urgun and his circle of 13 calls home when they are not on their crusades. The city is perpetually kept clean by undead unfit for combat. Their task is to keep the city in immaculate condition. Urgun aims to make Luminara an image of Amonth’s heavenly kingdom. A little piece of heaven on the mortal world. Meanwhile his hordes of undead soldiers are kept underneath the city. In the city crypt which spans the entire city. The air in the ancient catacombs is warm, dry and still. Keeping the dead soldiers in excellent condition until they are needed.

My rough and unfinished CS. Just something to give everyone an idea of. Checking in if it's okay.

Empire of the Dead - a spooky Nation Roleplay in time for Halloween

Dibs on the Meridions. Eagoth's crusaders need an easy access to the White Straights.

Empire of the Dead - a spooky Nation Roleplay in time for Halloween

Very much interested. I have ideas floating around already.

NCR Rangers in the Capital Wasteland (General Fallout Interest Check)

I'm interested! Not too many Fallout based RP's around.

@Prizrak

Thanks man. I'll be working on a proper OCC soon enough.

I could be interested.

@LordZell

Thank you. I'll be working on an OCC soon and you can see if it's for you or not.

NCR Rangers in the Capital Wasteland (General Fallout Interest Check)

Generally interested, but I feel like twelve years is just too little time for them to reach all the way over to the Capital Wasteland. It's pretty much said that the Brotherhood Chapter there just about went rogue and cut themselves off from the rest of the group by heading over there. The whole backstory just seems not too thought out to me. But I like the concept, and I'd be down if there's more grit to it.

@Starboard Watch

Hi there! Thanks for the feedback. To answer your questions yeah 12 years is a little too late now that I think about it now. I was thinking that the NCR had more pressing matters like rebuilding and securing the Mojave before they sent a kill team east. However maybe I'll settle for around two and four years after the battle. Also the west and east coast chapters did reconnect in 2283 after Arthur Maxson became the new Elder in the east coast. I know FO4 lore isn't popular with the fans but I think it sets up a nice continuity for the roleplay's setting. Maxson is off on his campaign in the Commonwealth leaving his trusted officers along with the West coast survivors in charge of New Maxson. That's when our Rangers arrive in the area. Something along those lines. Anyways it's all still a work in progress in my head.