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Stellar Fleet: The War in Heaven (Wing Commander/Freespace inspired Space Opera)

@HeySeuss Is plenty possible yes.

Stellar Fleet: The War in Heaven (Wing Commander/Freespace inspired Space Opera)

We have no rookie, that's a little unfortunate. Anyway, I'll be closing off acceptance to further interest by the end of today. Please post your interest or PM me before the end of the day-

Anyone who has posted already, ie Naril and a few others, feel free to take your time, but try to get something going soonish

Stellar Fleet: The War in Heaven (Wing Commander/Freespace inspired Space Opera)

I'd prefer that android be more of a companion character than a full character/pilot, but if you believe you can make it its own character, I'll take a look at it and see what I think.

Stellar Fleet: The War in Heaven (Wing Commander/Freespace inspired Space Opera)

NPCs of Note

Elijah 'aka' Spock

Name: "Elijah" - is a recognizable collection of sounds somewhere in the middle of his full name
Age: 22 Earth years - Harridan equivalent of middle aged
Gender: Male
Origin: The Polaris system

Craft Specialization: Aegis II Space Superiority Fighter
Callsign/Codename: Spock
Kills: 27

Psychological Analysis:
Eccentric and jumpy, Xi'raliajahna Hx'anaka'raha Merahnelha (approximate phonetic spelling) - better known as "Elijah" or "Spock" by his comrades, is truly an oddball amongst the 144th Direwolves. Unlike most Harridans, Elijah is neither docile nor obedient, and can be flighty and dynamic. Highly intelligent and curious, Elijah is still relatively new to Terran technology, and is unsocialized and relatively new to most human colloquialisms and interactions. Analytic and calculating, Elijah's brain processes information quite quickly and he has a very logical disposition. He appears to have a deep seated hatred of Varaxians and could be considered a freedom fighter amongst Harridans. In battle, he seems to relish the idea of shooting down Varaxian pilots- strike craft pilots being attributed to the Empire's warrior caste, and reserved exclusively for those of the Varaxian race.

Military Record:
A relatively new addition to the Terran Systems Navy, Elijah was originally an engineer on board a Varaxian cruiser. When the Varaxian battlegroup was defeated in combat, Elijah led his fellow Harridans as they defended themselves against Terran boarders. When the Varaxian officer onboard the ship demanded Elijah take his Harridans on a suicide mission to set up an ambush, Elijah refused, and surrendered himself and his fellow Harridans to the authority of the Terran boarders, where they were taken as prisoners of war.

While a prisoner with the TSN, Elijah was onboard the TNS Wellington as him and his fellow Harridans were being transported to a prison facility. During a Varaxian surprise attack against the Wellington, the ship's life support systems were damaged as the ship made its escape. Rather than taking advantage of the chaos, Elijah and his fellow Harridans aided the humans in repairing the ship's life support systems, and through his and his comrades ingenuity, were able to repair the Wellington's life support system.

As both a sign of gratitude and a necessity of being shorthanded after the attack, Elijah and the Harridans were added as auxiliary engineering crew on board the TNS Wellington. While working on the systems of the Wellington, Elijah came across a flight training sim. After his first flight, the commander of the 144th Direwolves Marcus Knight- currently stationed on the TNS Wellington- took an interest in Elijah. Taking him, and several other talented Harridans, Marcus Knight incorporated them into the support crew of the 144th Direwolves, with Elijah being the first Harridan pilot in the Terran Systems Navy.

Though a controversial decision, The TSN was stretched thin with the growing war, and the defecting Harridans were slowly incorporated into a few Terran military units. Elijah has spent the last year as a pilot of the 144th Direwolves, and has earned the begrudging respect of most of his wingmates. Elijah 'aka' Spock has thus far expressed no reluctance against shooting down Varaxian Empire strike craft- exlusively piloted by Varaxian pilots, though he views the destruction of Varaxian naval vessels- with his indoctrinated comrades- as necessary, but regrettable deeds. Over the course of his year alongside human pilots, Elijah has earned the nickname 'Spock', both due to his status as alien, as well as the fact that his four-fingered hands, in their resting position resemble the 'Vulcan salute' from a centuries old classic series.

Marcus 'Steel' Knight

Name: Knight, Marcus
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Origin: Oriana Station - Vega System

Craft Specialization: Albatross Heavy Assault Fighter
Callsign/Codename: Steel
Kills: 49

Psychological Analysis: Confident and mature, this light-hearted pilot is a generally good natured man with strong feelings of camaraderie towards team mates. Prideful and loyal, Marcus holds the pilots under his command to a higher standard than most, but would never ask his men to do something that he wouldn't do himself, and is unafraid to break protocol and regulations in order to support his subordinates. Level headed and quite confident, Knight likes to maintain awareness over every situation he's in and is quick on the ball and able to make snap judgements and react to a constantly changing situation. Capable of operating at peak efficiency, even during times of great stress, Marcus can be quite analytic and can be very perceptive and intuitive in regards to people. The respect he holds for himself and those around him, has earned him several fans both in and out of the Navy.

Military Record: A TSN Squadron Leader, Marcus was an only child, son to Admiral Knight and a civilian mother. With a strong military background, Marcus had a fairly rigid childhood, as his parents sent him to military academies for most of his youth, hoping to straighten out mischievous and troublesome tendencies- with limited results. As a youth Marcus was well known as the school clown and jokester, and made friends easily. Nevertheless, Marcus got good grades, and upon graduating from the esteemed U.S. Naval Academy, he was sent to Mars to become a Aerospace Pilot.

At the Mars Aerospace Academy, Marcus' humorous habits seemed to mellow out. Maturing into a fine flight officer, Marcus had a talent for quickly learning aerospace maneuvers, and a knack for making up more unorthodox, but effective techniques on the fly. With such high promise, Marcus graduated near the top of his class, with high levels of mastery for the Albatross, and the then-state-of-the-art Aegis I fighters. Marcus was assigned to the 24th Fighter Wing after graduating.

During his four year tour with the 24th Fighter Wing, Marcus was quick to make a name for himself, easily scoring 10 kills against various pirates within his first year. During this tour Marcus also qualified with the M-85 Osprey bomber as well as the PAF-41 Super Stinger, clocking in hours of both simulation and actual flight time. It was also during this tour that Marcus earned his callsign, 'Steel', for his resolve, as well as his last name.

After a short leave period, Marcus was reassigned to the 144th Direwolves, where he exclusively flew Aegis Is for the next three years. While with the Direwolves, Marcus took part in the Siege of Cerol. This was a battle which took place between the remnants of the 16th TSN battlegroup, consisting of a carrier, a cruiser and a pair of frigates, attempting to break through a massive blockade/siege by a combined coalition of pirate factions. Cut off from reinforcements and facing the destruction of both the battlegroup, as well as the TSN colony, the beleaguered TSN ships were forced into employing a risky plan. Using a diversionary tactic, the remaining frigates and cruiser rushed the enemy lines, while the carrier deployed a small unit of fighters to destroy enemy capital ships and key structures. Stripped of most of their armaments and equipped with nuclear warheads, the small flight of 144th Albatrosses flew wide around the enemy lines in an attempt to strike the enemy from the rear.

During the attack, Marcus and his flight launched a total of six nuclear warheads at the pirate fleet from close proximity. The success of the 144th resulted in the destruction of the the pirate flagship as well as several other capital ships. Without the leadership keeping the pirate factions in line, the resulting infighting and disarray allowed the remaining TSN ships to hold out long enough for a relief fleet to rescue them. While the fleet had been decimated and reduced to a single carrier and cruiser, the 16th Battlegroup was decommissioned and its remaining parts reassigned to other military groups.

Earning a medal for heroism, Marcus was granted several months leave to lick his wounds and heal his injuries, during which the Varaxians revealed themselves to the Galaxy. Returning to the 144th Direwolves, Marcus took part in several skirmishes against the Varaxian Empire before war was officially declared, and was present to watch the destruction of the Tau Sigma colony. Three years later, Marcus now commands the 144th Direwolves as they prepare to strike back against the Varaxians.

Logan White

Name: White, Logan
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Origin: Serra City, Mars, Sol System

Craft Specialization: T-22 Dirk
Callsign/Codename: FNG
Kills: 0

Psychological Analysis:
Brash and headstrong, Logan is the kind of person to talk with his heart, and damns the consequences when it comes to his opinions. Stubborn but earnest, Logan gets heated fairly quickly, but is a kind soul despite his temper. Despite having gotten into a lot of trouble for his aggressiveness and lack of language discipline, Logan is far from a wannabe hotshot pilot. Logan posses a a considerably low reaction time and combat sims suggest that he is able to react to changes quickly.

Military Record:
[Extremely Condensed because NPC and I'm tired.]
A rookie hailing from Serra City, Mars' capitol, and the largest city on the planet, Logan was born to a working class family and has a history of getting into trouble. Throughout school, Logan was a known troublemaker and got into fights often. With his middling grades, and extensive school record, Logan didn't appear to have much hope- or even desire to go to a typical university.

Instead, Logan signed on for the Navy, originally planning on becoming a marine. However, after receiving his aptitude test scores- considerably higher than most expected, Logan was offered a slot in the Mars Flight Academy. Immediately accepting, Logan threw himself headlong into his efforts in flight school, outperforming many of his peers through a combination of aggressive decisive action, tenacity, and luck. Graduating from flight school with high marks, Logan was assigned to the 144th Direwolves, who were rapidly taking on new pilots to replenish their numbers as they prepared to return to the front.

Stellar Fleet: The War in Heaven (Wing Commander/Freespace inspired Space Opera)

144th Direwolves

"Versatility, Adaptability."

Flight Roster

CDR Marcus Knight
ENS Elijah 'Spock'
ENS Clint Grayson
ENS Kira Lawrence
ENS Elizabeth Reeds
CDR Moe Williamson
LCDR Adrien Travers
LT Anu Varakjit
ENS Severin Renault
LTJG Rezzik Valana
ENS Logan White
LTJG Warren Burns
ENS Molly Stork
ENS Dwayne Powers
ENS Alex Holloway
LTJG Michael Kapp
LT Albert Sokolov
ENS Thomas Sander
LT Eric Gunther
LCDR Allen Roo
LTJG Eddie Bauer
ENS Rogelio Speight
ENS Jake Howard

Kill Board

Stellar Fleet: The War in Heaven (Wing Commander/Freespace inspired Space Opera)

Uh... I'd prefer them not be an android- what kind of personality were you planning on giving the android? Straight military programming/doctrines? Existential question-my-purpose-in-the-universe AI?

Stellar Fleet: The War in Heaven (Wing Commander/Freespace inspired Space Opera)

@Adalrod Synthetics? Probably not, advanced droids? Possibly- typically for use as combat support, heavy lifters etc. Cybernetics and robotic prosthesis is the typical limit of advancement in the whole robotics world. Definitely not synthetics in the Stellaris sense though.

This RP isn't a first come first served deal, so I'll be taking choosing 4-5 pilots around thursday/friday. If you wish to apply go ahead and write something up and I'll try to get timely feedback.

@FrostedCaramel Excellent, Travers looks great.

Stellar Fleet: The War in Heaven (Wing Commander/Freespace inspired Space Opera)

@GrimmReconz First off, welcome to the guild, I am honored to have your first post be a character application on one of my RPs.

Quick note, while Asher is definitely allowed to work on his ship, he's not completely by himself when it comes to ship maintenance- There is a small army of engineering crew regularly performing work on the different strike craft aboard, and at least one or two that consistently maintain his specific fighter on a regular basis. That being said, the pilots don't technically have a personal fighter (though you/everyone is welcome to have a fighter with their callsign and kill tally/decals on it because RP reasons)- while they specialize, they are expected to know how to fly any and all craft within the hangar of the Galatia. Asher may be asked to fly a Dirk on one mission and a Redeemer the next.

Overall, I'd consider this application a good first impression.

Stellar Fleet: The War in Heaven (Wing Commander/Freespace inspired Space Opera)

@Kessir Tarkin After reading over your character, I can re-affirm that I am not too sure about the idea of having a Varaxian as a part of the squadron. At the risk of sounding racist, I don't really want aliens to be a notable portion of the squadron- Elijah himself is one of, if not the only Harridan on the ship. There will be opportunities to interact with more Harridans and Varaxians throughout the course of the RP, but I'm not sure I want anyone playing one of these aliens. Also the idea of Varaxians being indoctrinated is an interesting take on their culture, but without getting too much into the politics of the Varaxian Empire, they essentially began waging war against the humans to unite themselves.

Going into the meta knowledge of the universe: The Varaxian Heirarchy is similar to a cross between the feudal system and a clan system. The Empire itself is made up of a collection of these feudal clans, with the largest and most powerful clan commanding the most respect and their leader being the Emperor. Infighting and competition is fairly common between the clans, and typically leads to relatively rapid changes in rulers. The current ruler of the Varaxian Empire has been the ruler for much longer than usual, and is currently using the war against the humans to give the clans something to unite against- and thus extend the length of his rule. That and the whole warfare for resources and the strong over the weak shtick is what they live for- Varaxians are carbon-based just like us, and many of the worlds that Humanity has colonized would be ideal grounds for future Varaxian worlds.

Anyway, Varaxians aren't indoctrinated into believing that they are fighting a defensive war. They are also aware of the concept of compassion- they are a warrior race, not tribal barbarians. The Varaxians are a cultural mish-mash of Turians from Mass Effect, Sangheili from Halo, and Kilrathi from the original Wing Commander series.

Stellar Fleet: The War in Heaven (Wing Commander/Freespace inspired Space Opera)

@FrostedCaramel looks good, though there are a couple discrepancies. The Varaxians have been around for about 5-6 years yes, but they haven't been seen in force until the declaration of war 3 years ago. So for Travers to sink so many ships in her first handful of skirmishes is unlikely- perhaps after the start of the war, but not before.

Before the war, humans really only saw a few Varaxian Corvettes, Frigates and frigate sized light carriers. Larger and more powerful warships such as destroyers and cruisers weren't seen until the attack on Tau Sigma.

And in general, capital ships in both fleets are relatively rare. Most battlegroups in the TSN fleet are headed by cruisers- with the exception of destroyers, most Naval vessels have at least a small compliment of strike craft, as TSN doctrine revolves heavily around the use of strike craft.

And unlike some Terran fighters, virtually all Varaxian fighters are jump capable, so their carriers are typically well behind their front lines and their battleships are typically attached to fleets large enough to sound a retreat in most TSN battlegroups