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| | * Scout Bill Janesson (Hum/M), an experienced Detached Duty Scout with a frightening mustache and a dapper dress sense. He soon becomes involved in the Plot. | | * Scout Bill Janesson (Hum/M), an experienced Detached Duty Scout with a frightening mustache and a dapper dress sense. He soon becomes involved in the Plot. |
| | * Commander Makori Wozniak (Hum/M), Naval Base doctor on Biter. | | * Commander Makori Wozniak (Hum/M), Naval Base doctor on Biter. |
| − | * Mister, Missus, and Missus Mecroste, of Mecroste Trans-Stellar Import-Export. Odd folks, but friendly. | + | * Mister, Missus, and Missur Mecroste, of Mecroste Trans-Stellar Import-Export. Odd folks, but friendly. |
| − | * Gail (Hum/F), a matron of the Biter Wharf Rats. | + | * Gail (Hum/M), a matron of the Biter Wharf Rats. |
| − | * The stoney-faced armorer of Biter Naval Base (Hum/M), who has an accent Kipling would've loved. | + | * The stoney-faced armorer of Biter Naval Base, who has an accent Kipling would've loved. |
| − | * Lomas (Hum/M), a thug and Lunion Conspirator, apparently a Naval trooper. | + | * Lomas, a thug and Lunion Conspirator, apparently a Naval trooper. |
| − | * Scouts Vargas Delaney (Hum/M) and Bram Olili (Hum/M), went from PCs to NPCs, and left the party—trying to dodge and distract the Biter conspiracy. Did they make it? We don't know.
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| | === 209-1110: Days on Nifty Mongoose === | | === 209-1110: Days on Nifty Mongoose === |
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| | * Mister Porter (Hum/M), a nice little guy in a bowler cap, a Zhodani agent undercover. | | * Mister Porter (Hum/M), a nice little guy in a bowler cap, a Zhodani agent undercover. |
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| − | === 216-1110: A Little Crime and Justice on Wardn === | + | === 216-1110: A Little Crime and justice on Wardn === |
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| | Wardn's a planet being terraformed by the Scout Service—''slowly'', so as not to mess up the Ancients archaeological site here. | | Wardn's a planet being terraformed by the Scout Service—''slowly'', so as not to mess up the Ancients archaeological site here. |
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| − | The party immediately falls into another plot. Bill's friend Ygrgrl was ''supposed'' to be here, or leave word, but he hadn't, which meant something'd gone wrong with the archaeological dig. The dig was sponsored by the Barons Kishurga and Janice Berlión, scholar-bureaucrats, who were on the List of Conspirators—and departed for the digsite days before contact was lost with it. A coincidence? Probably not. | + | The party immediately falls into another plot. Bill's friend Ygrgrl was ''supposed'' to be here, or leave word, but he hasn't, which means something's gone wrong with the archaeological dig. The dig was sponsored by the Barons Kishurga and Janice Berlión, scholar-bureaucrats, who were on the List of Conspirators—and departed for the digsite days before contact was lost with it. A coincidence? Probably not. |
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| | Meanwhile, more news had come in from Lunion itself: It seemed that the Earl had got himself a new paramour (perhaps the aforementioned Zhodani agent?), and had been attempting some pro-Lunion, pro-detente propaganda (including comparisons to Romeo and Juliet); it also seemed that the Duke was confirmed to be scheduled to be holding talks with the Earl during the Victory Ball, when it finally came around. | | Meanwhile, more news had come in from Lunion itself: It seemed that the Earl had got himself a new paramour (perhaps the aforementioned Zhodani agent?), and had been attempting some pro-Lunion, pro-detente propaganda (including comparisons to Romeo and Juliet); it also seemed that the Duke was confirmed to be scheduled to be holding talks with the Earl during the Victory Ball, when it finally came around. |
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| | Back in Wardn, the Berlións's gardener, who'd surprised and been hurt by Seldokova, got found and arrested, and thereby blew the case to the local police. Jon Sklar managed to spin things so that ''he'' "discovered" the evidence in the Berlións' apartment (while looking for what this escaped criminal had "stolen from them"). Finding out that Dame Berlión had escaped, and was returning to Wardn, he arranged with Seldokova and Olivia to get her arrested. (Olivia pretended to have been "hit and run" by Berlión's vehicle—and ''wham'', in come the cops.) | | Back in Wardn, the Berlións's gardener, who'd surprised and been hurt by Seldokova, got found and arrested, and thereby blew the case to the local police. Jon Sklar managed to spin things so that ''he'' "discovered" the evidence in the Berlións' apartment (while looking for what this escaped criminal had "stolen from them"). Finding out that Dame Berlión had escaped, and was returning to Wardn, he arranged with Seldokova and Olivia to get her arrested. (Olivia pretended to have been "hit and run" by Berlión's vehicle—and ''wham'', in come the cops.) |
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| − | When the Wardn Comptroller finally got involved in this strange case, he was relieved! Apparently, he'd been trying to figure out a way to get information of parts of this out to higher authority, but couldn't figure out who to trust—so he interfered with other cases until someone (i.e. Sklar) got nosy. A dishonest, cowardly, and corrupt way to go about it, but it worked! And he ignored everyone else's grumbling, the way only a snake with an escape route planned can do so. | + | When the Wardn Comptroller finally got involved in this strange case, he was relieved! Apparently, he'd been trying to figure out a way to get information of parts of this out to higher authority, but couldn't figure out who to trust—so he interfered with other cases until someone (i.e. Sklar) got nosy. A dishonest, cowardly, and corrupt way to go about it, but it worked! And he ignores everyone else's grumbling, the way only a snake with an escape route planned can do so. |
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| − | ''Allemande'' limped on contragrav into Wardn Center, and Ishugi made a stirring speech. | + | ''Allemande'' limps on contragrav into Wardn Center, and Ishugi makes a speech. |
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| | ==== Notable NPCs ==== | | ==== Notable NPCs ==== |
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| | * Odrep (Dro), of ''Allemande'', a fellow exile, who makes a bond of friendship with Thpoitz. | | * Odrep (Dro), of ''Allemande'', a fellow exile, who makes a bond of friendship with Thpoitz. |
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| | + | === More Coming Soon === |
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| − | === 217-1110: The Battle of Wardn === | + | == The Characters == |
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| − | The Comptroller put Wardn under Scout Quarantine, which means no info gets in or out without his say, thus giving Our Heroes some time to plan, and the Wardn Patrol some time to corral suspected conspirators on the planet. What little info had hit the public eye was causing a shitstorm of rumor and speculation.
| + | === Dawson, Sunrise – Scout === |
| | + | ''Played by RobertEdwards.'' |
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| − | A Navy ship arrived in system, and an xboat message arrived for Sunrise—sent to catch up wherever she happened to be. It was from the Conspiracy; they threatened her son. Sunrise immediately sent a message back telling them to go to hell and figure out a better lie. Almost immediately, the Navy ship—INS ''Implacable'' GSZ41668—starts sending contradictory messages, first demanding a halt to all Scout communications, then rescinding the order… a chain-of-command argument, no doubt. Apparently, someone on the ship ''was'' after the party, and someone else wasn't.
| + | <code>Human/F UPP 6A6A83 Age 28 |
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| − | ''Implacable'' sends parties down to look for "terrorists." The party comes up with a counter-move: Ishugi and some volunteers surrender themselves, to tell the truth to the ship's captain directly; "Porter" and Thpoitz come along, psionically cloaked, to assist; everyone else waits on ''Nifty Mongoose'', preparatory to making a daring rescue if necessary.
| + | Skills: Electronics-1, Medical-1, Pilot-1, Sensor Ops-1, Ship's Boat-1, Snub Pistol-1, Vacc Suit-1 |
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| − | Seldokova was increasingly dropping hints that she was beginning to have feelings for Ishugi. Ishugi was not unfeeling towards her (albeit distracted by current events).
| + | Qualifications: Electronics Repair; EVA; First Aid; Pilot's Wings. |
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| − | Olivia and Highway have a pleasant breakfast conversation.
| + | Major Possessions: Cr20,000. Snub pistol; assault rifle. Picture of son. Nice and not-so-nice clothes.</code> |
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| − | Sunrise also arranged a little time-bomb for the conspirators, by putting copies of their evidence so far into the datanet in such a way that it would get flagged as contraband material—and thus, would eventually get discovered by law enforcement or intelligence. You can't stop the signal.
| + | A good gal with a tough childhood, like so many who hit the Scouts, she has a son her world's government has kept her separated from. She's recently been romancing Jeffrey Harkness, and is currently recovering from multiple bullet wounds. Strong and sarcastic and, some say, sexy. |
| | + | [[Scout Sunrise Dawson]] |
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| − | Onboard ''Implacable'', it turned out that Captain Bao-Como was blithely oblivious to the desire of the "special observer from Intelligence, Mister Fiske" to make the prisoners disappear. Bao-Como insisted they receive proper courtesy, and of course they started telling him their story… Fiske dragged them out of the room and confronted them. He outright ''bribed'' them to stay out of the way—a maneuver which had the sign of being a spur-of-the-moment decision of a confused Conspiracy, but demonstrated that they did have good financial backing. They turned him down.
| + | === deHavilland, Olivia === |
| | + | ''Played by ncc2010.'' |
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| − | Because ''Implacable'' couldn't leave without its shore parties, there was a hastily-improvised plan to keep the shore parties distracted by faking up some riots. This mutated into a hastily-improvised plan to capture one of their APCs, pose as part of ''Implacable'''s crew, and thereby get onboard the orbiting ship. It was so crazy it had to work, and so Highway, Odrep, and others arrived at ''Implacable'' just at the time that Fiske gave up and started ''his'' mutiny.
| + | <code>Human/F UPP 27A997(5) Age 10 biological 28 actual |
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| − | Seldokova, on the ground, had allowed herself to be arrested, in order to meet with the local powers, but Olivia and Sklar decided she needed to be sprung from the local Army brig. They arrived just as an infiltration-suited assassin was taking apart the tiny garrison; Sklar was taken out, WIA, but Olivia and Seldokova got out, and chased the killer across town. They radioed ahead a warning—if the assassin was tying up loose ends…
| + | Skills: Acting-1, Brawling-1, Disguise-1, Energy Weapons-1, Handgun-2, Intrusion-4, Laser Weapons-1, Linguistics-1, Pickpocket-1, Reconnaissance-1, Research-2, Ship's Boat-1, Small Blade-2, Streetwise-1, Tracking-1 |
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| − | The power went out all over the ship, and there was much shooting and fighting in the corridors, but Fiske's forces hadn't expected the sudden reinforcements, and were finally forced back into the engine room. This required a nasty bit of tactics to storm the place, especially as—by this point—the ship was broadcasting a distress signal. And it had been heard by the crew of a Merchant Liner, ''Orion's Girdle.''
| + | Qualifications: None, officially. |
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| − | On that ship was the formidable Boris "Rasputin" Ludermenkoff, a retired Imperial admiral. When the liner crew asked him if he'd like to advise—and when he found out about the treason onboard ''Implacable''—oh, dear. Boris immediately took command, ordered passengers and crews into life-boats, and directed the liner straight for the disabled frigate, demanding victory or death. With him threatening from the outside (threatening, hell, he was shooting to kill!), and the others fighting from the inside, ''Implacable'' was finally secured.
| + | Major Possessions: Cr20,000; forged IDs. Creepy teddy bear. Custom blade; holdout pistol. PDA; lockpicking kit; flashlight.</code> |
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| − | Sunrise had been shot ''again.'' This after not fully recovering from the previous injury. Some people don't know when to quit.
| + | When she was 8, Olivia's parents used her as a drug mule; there was an accident with some anagathics. Today she's a con artist and thief with over twenty years on the run. Right now, she wants to get clear of the Sword Worlds, and stick by her friends until things blow over. ([[Olivia deHavilland]]) |
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| − | Porter had been killed—most definitely killed, not faked—and Thpoitz severely wounded. They exit our story.
| + | === Highway, Thomas – Lieutenant Colonel === |
| | + | ''Played by Big-Claw.'' |
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| − | There was a lot of mess in orbit, during all this, as ships variously declared for the Imperial loyalists, or declared neutrality, or just tried to stay the hell out of the way. At Olivia's suggestion, Seldokova fakes a transmission suspending the Barons' authority, which helps.
| + | <code>Human/M UPP 99C9B6 Age 37 |
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| − | Meanwhile, Police Sergeant Jhon Minuur of the Wardn Patrol met the wounded Sklar, and was able to intercept the assassin before she could finish her work. The Berlións sign confessions (turns out the assassin had come from Fiske), the Wardn Comptroller-General disappears but opens his files to inspection, and everyone sits down and works out strategy. The Wardn media have a field day.
| + | Skills: Auto Pistol-1, Battle Dress-1, Brawling-1, Combat Rifleman-2, Demolitions-1, Grav Vehicle-1, Grenade Launcher-1, Instruction-1, Intrusion-2, Leadership-2, Linguistics-1, Mechanic-1, Reconnaissance-2, Survival-2, Tactics-1 |
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| − | Bill Janesson declared his intention to cut out, now that the party had access to big ships; Ishugi, in gratitude for services rendered, offered them retirement land grants in his home subsector, and signed the appropriate papers.
| + | Qualifications: Air/Raft License; Battlesuit Stud; Combat Rifleman Badge; Hostile Environments; Ranger Pin; Special Forces Beret. |
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| − | ==== Notable NPCs ====
| + | Major Possessions: Cr7,000. Battle rifle; pistol; grenades; combat armor.</code> |
| − | * Rick Larni, Supervisor of the Wardn Scout Way Station.
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| − | * Captain Nedry Bao-Como (Hum/M) of ''Implacable'', immediately dubbed "Bertie Wooster" by the players.
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| − | * Commander Pierce Amsted (Hum/M) of ''Implacable'', who'd been forced into helping the Conspiracy.
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| − | * More ''Allemande'' crew: Lieutenant Wallace (Hum/M), bland officer; Corporal Annan (Hum/F), cheery marine; the unnamed but tough Marine Sergeant (Hum/M); the corrupt engineer (Hum/M).
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| − | * "Mister Tellus Fiske" (Hum/M), a nasty little man from the Conspiracy.
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| − | * The harried Steward of ''Orion's Girdle'', and the unnamed officers.
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| − | * Blet High-Star, an ancient Vargr technician with distant military experience, who volunteered to help out on ''Girdle'' during the fight.
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| − | * Jeffrey and Jon Sklar both passed into NPCdom.
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| − | === 221-1110: Criss Cross Jump Jump ===
| + | A much-decorated officer in the Imperial Marine Commandos. The quietly competent, Clint Eastwood type – no social flower, but quick-thinking and hard-hitting in battle. ([[Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Highway]]) |
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| − | Deciding to seize the initiative, the party decided on a staggeringly stupid/daring plan—''combine'' the Jump grids of the two warships they had access to, ''Implacable'' and ''Allemande'', and use them together to fling both ships to Lunion in but a single Jump, thus stealing a march upon their opponents. Insane! Untested! But theoretically doable, and they did have a self-admitted mad engineer on staff.
| + | === Lightfoot, Ishugi Gevin – Count Doctor Traveller === |
| | + | ''Played by Tom McCambley.'' |
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| − | Jhon Minuur came along as Wardn's official liaison to Lunion, to help prove that they'd had nothing to do with the conspiracy. Periss had also volunteered her services. Boris assumed joint command with Ishugi. Sunrise lay in a bunk and bled noisily, throwing things and cursing.
| + | <code>Human/M UPP 685AAE Age 38 |
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| − | As the final countdown commenced, Ishugi and Seldokova held hands and made a few private confessions to each other.
| + | Skills: Admin-2, Biochemistry-2, Computer-1, Electronics-1, Fleet Tactics-1, Ground Tactics-1, Laser Pistol-1, Leadership-1, Mechanic-1, Medical-4, Persuasion-1, Pilot-1, Robot Ops-1, Ship Tactics-2, Vacc Suit-1 |
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| − | Mis-Jump. ARGH!
| + | Qualifications: Bridge Officer Papers; EVA; Medical Doctor; Medical Technician; Rescue Operations. |
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| − | === 263-1110: Crash Landing ===
| + | Major Possessions: Cr40,000; 2 High Passages. Laser pistol. Medical kit.</code> |
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| − | The ships separated just before hitting atmosphere, and spiraled crazily down to—thank goodness—safe landings. But where the hell were they? Astronomical analysis showed that they were on Penkwar—a red zone world off the beaten track. The ships' Jump grids were ruined, but the ships were reparable within a few days.
| + | A dedicated doctor, officer, and gentleman. A hero in the War, thanks to being in the right place at the right time, and is now a wanted man, due to being in the wrong place at the wrong time. He worries he's not up to the task, he knows he will do his best, and furious at those who would sacrifice innocent lives for self-serving conceits. His full list of titles is too long to print here, but includes Count of Tobia, Grand Admiral (retired), Knight Commander of the Grand Navy, Knight of the Iridum Throne, Medical Doctor, and Traveller. ([[Ishugi Gevin Lightfoot]]) |
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| − | They would later figure out that they were also a few weeks ''ahead'' of their original timeframe; the misJump had carried in time as well as space.
| + | === Sator, Periss – Doctor Dame === |
| | + | ''Played by Stormraven.'' |
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| − | While exploring, Sunrise, Jhon, and Olivia made contact with some native rangers. It appeared that a low tech colony here had been forced to become a Company town some decades ago, and now eked out a living for some semi-legal interstellar mining corporation. However—as the natives explained—a week ago the entire mine had shut down without explanation, a few days ago the power cut out, and now Company supplies were running out. Were they free? Were they abandoned? What was going on?
| + | <code>Human/F UPP 7679CC Age 42 |
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| − | (The other ship, with Sunrise's Jeffrey aboard, had come down in some far off mountains, and was having trouble with native snipers, according to their last radio message.)
| + | Skills: Aircraft-1, Archaeology-2, Brawling-1, Bureaucracy-2, Computer-2, Exploration-1, First Aid-1, Forensics-1, Gambling-1, Grav Craft-1, Ground Craft-2, Heavy Weapons-2, Language-3, Research-3, Rifle-1, SMG-1, Tactics-1, Writing-2 |
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| − | Lieutenant Rickard, of the naval ships, decided that liaison would be profitable with these people, and proposed to help them out. Extra urgency was added by the sighting of smoke rising from the direction of the settlement. A day-plus-long journey on foot was easily made into a short grav flight, and soon Our Heroes, the natives, and a couple of armsmen were on the scene.
| + | Qualifications: M.A. Military History; Ph.D Archaeology; Groundcraft License; Air/Raft License; Computer; Heavy Weapons; Combat Rifleman; First Aid. |
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| − | The settlement around the big mining crater had seen rioting and confusion, and apparent malfunctions on the part of some of the tractor-sized mining robots. People were scared and worried. Closer inspection of the mine itself discovered the unfortunately named Hari Reham, a middle manager at the site, who'd been trapped in the inert control room ever since everyone disappeared down below.
| + | Major Possessions: Cr80,000. Snub rifle. Personal computer; multiscanner; backpack; magnetic compess; inertial locator; cold light lantern.</code> |
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| − | Down the tunnels they went, to the supposedly-useless and off-limits Ancients site down below. After a brief encounter with some rogue mining bots, they forced the door and discovered a half-flooded chamber filled with equipment and corpses. Apparently, a Lunionite strike force had been gathered here, and got themselves killed fooling around with some sort of Ancient transportation device…
| + | A brilliant but wild child who was straightened out by the Army, then entered academia. Now a research fellow in Archaeology at the University of Lunion with a serious mind and a sharp tongue, she was on the Wardn dig when the mercenaries attacked. Having learned the reasons behind these shocking events, she has pledged her aid to the others. |
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| − | ==== Notable NPCs ==== | + | === Sklar, Jonathan – Special Agent === |
| − | * Arrol (Hum/M), an experienced Penkwar ranger, and his two joeboys, Sluice (Hum/M) and Terry (Hum/F).
| + | ''Played by Skydigger.'' |
| − | * Hari Reham (Hum/M), corporate middle manager, who was ''not'' intentionally named after an infamous 1970s pornstar, but now that it's been pointed out the GM must admit he bears a striking resemblance. Poor fellow.
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| − | * Seldokova was seen puttering about the ship ''quite'' relaxed and happy, after staying a while in Ishugi's cabin. Good for them.
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| − | * Jzeri also got some. Sunrise, however, has been quite irritated that Jeffrey had to be on ''the other damn ship.''
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| − | * Boris has passed into NPCdom, and Highway has had to go on hiatus.
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| − | == Active Player Characters ==
| + | <code>Human/M UPP 7B679F(7) Age 36 |
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| − | Listed in order of social precedence. The first stat line is "in character"—it appears on your ID cards—and gives:
| + | Skills: Admin-1, Chemistry-1, Commo-1, Computer-3, Diplomacy-1, Forensics-2, Grav Craft-1, Ground Craft-2, Instruction-1, Language-1, Medical-1, Pistol-2, Recon-1, Research-2, Short Blade-1, Streetwise-1, Survival-1, Vacc Suit-1, Writing-2 |
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| − | *All the character's official titles, in order of precedence, followed by their full name.
| + | Qualifications: Coroner; Forensic Detective; Combat Pistol; Computer; Driver's License; EVA. |
| − | *Their registered homeworld.
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| − | *Their sex.
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| − | *Their biological age.
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| − | *Their Universal Personality Profile, in hexadecimal code: Strength, Dexterity, Endurance, Intelligence, Education, and Social Standing. (And, possibly Psionic Strength.) In character, we may think of this as a three-digit "physique" rating, a two-digit result of various intelligence and education tests, and the last digit being either security clearance or credit rating.
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| − | *Various skill qualifications and decorations.
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| − | The actual IDs are electronic, and include full medical history, skills tests and curriculum vitae, clearances and memberships, etc., etc.
| + | Major Possessions: Cr14,000. Auto pistol; dagger; soft suit. Backpack; camera; cold weather clothing; encrypted comm; inertial locator; magnetic compass, medikit; personal computer; pocket lamp; rope.</code> |
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| − | === Doctor Ishugi (Tom McCambley) ===
| + | Sklar began his career in the police of his backwater planet, and rose to the rank of Captain on his forensics and leadership ability. A few years ago, he was head-hunted by the Imperial Ministry of Justice, and is currently on assignment in the Spinward Marches. The party found him cooling his heels on Wardn, unable to reach his posting due to local interference; he's quickly lent his legal powers to their investigation. |
| − | '''Count Sir Doctor Grand Admiral (retired) Traveller Ishugi Gevin Lightfoot / Tobia / Humani / M / 38 / 685AAE / Combat Command, Extra-Vehicular Operations, Fleet Operations, Master of Biochemistry, Medical Doctor, Ship Master
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| − | ''Skills:'' Admin-2, Biochemistry-2, Computer-1, Electronics-1, Fleet Tactics-1, Ground Tactics-1, Laser Pistol-1, Leadership-1, Mechanic-1, Medical-4, Persuasion-1, Pilot-1, Robot Ops-1, Ship Tactics-2, Vacc Suit-1 | + | === Thpoitz – Sport === |
| | + | ''Played by Chalkline.'' |
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| − | ''Notable Possessions:'' Cr40,000 in cash, and various noble holdings and investments. Laser pistol, medical kit.
| + | <code>Droyne/Male-A UPP 474B35(7) Age 39 |
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| − | ''Background:'' A dedicated doctor, officer, and gentleman. A famed hero in the War, thanks to being in the right place at the right time, and now a wanted man, due to being in the wrong place at the wrong time. He's worried that he's not up to the task, but he's tried his best—and so far succeeded. He becomes furious at those who would sacrifice innocent lives for self-serving conceits. There are suggestions that his absence from his fief at Tobia is due to local scandal, but these are clearly no more than rumors. His full list of titles is too long to print here, but includes Count of Tobia, Knight Commander of the Grand Navy, Knight of the Iridium Throne, etc. etc.
| + | Skills: Commo-1, Computer-0, Demolitions-1, Energy Blade-2, Flying-1, Handgun-2, Hovercraft-1, Interrogation-1, Laser Weapons-0, Mechanical-1, Pilot-3, Propeller Aircraft-0, Rifleman-1, Stealth-1, Streetwise-2, Vacc Suit-1, Zero G Combat-2 |
| | + | Awareness-7, Clairvoyance-7, Telekinesis-7, Telepathy-7 |
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| − | Old link is old: [[Ishugi_Gevin_Lightfoot]]
| + | Qualifications: EVA; Hover Pilot; Smallarms Badge; Space Pilot; Zero-Gravity Combat. |
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| − | === Periss Sator (Stormraven) ===
| + | Major Possessions: Cr3,000. Vacc suit; wings. Auto carbine.</code> |
| − | '''Dame Professor Periss Sator / Lunion / Humani / F / 42 / 7679CC / Administrator, Combat Command, Heavy Weapons, Master of Military History, Philosopher of Archaeology'''
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| − | ''Skills:'' Aircraft-1, Archaeology-2, Brawling-1, Bureaucracy-2, Computer-2, Exploration-1, First Aid-1, Forensics-1, Gambling-1, Grav Craft-1, Ground Craft-2, Heavy Weapons-2, Language-3, Research-3, Rifle-1, SMG-1, Tactics-1, Writing-2
| + | A valiant drop trooper and space pilot of the respected Drylminkon Kroyloss, who had been assisting the archaeological dig when it was attacked. He eluded capture, and helped the humans to overthrow the guards and save the day. Now he once again finds himself battling boredom and the threats to his strange human cohorts. Elan, zeal, and inexplicable Droyne mental concepts are central to the inimitable Thpoitz! |
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| − | ''Notable Possessions:'' Cr80,000 in savings. Snub rifle, personal computer, multiscanner, camping equipment.
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| − | ''Background:'' A brilliant but wild child who was straightened out by the Army, then entered academia. Now a research fellow in Archaeology at the University of Lunion, with a serious mind and a sharp tongue. She was on the Wardn dig when the mercenaries attacked, and after being rescued, pledged her support to the counter-conspiracy.
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| − | === Lieutenant Rickard (Drifter) ===
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| − | '''Sublieutenant Traveller Rickard Rand-Vilaal / Karin / Humani / M / 34 / 8798B6 / Astrogator, Boarding Combat, Liaison / MCUF (Bar), MCG (Bar), TAS'''
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| − | ''Skills:'' Liaison-3, Recruiting-1, Carousing-1, Gambling-1, Bribery-1, Navigation-3, Computer-1, Vacc Suit-1, Zero-G-1, Admin-1, Blade Combat-1 (Light Blades), Gun Combat-2 (Lasers-1, Handguns-1)
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| − | ''Notable Possessions:'' Cr5,000 in savings, one low passage ticket. Spiffy dress uniform and a few phone numbers.
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| − | ''Background:'' Rickard was born on Karin, in Five Sisters, a world divided and under Imperial Law. Formerly a balkanized world with a weak central union—the result of different colonizing groups landing on each of the five continents—politics and ideology meant a lot on Karin. When the two largest nations began a war that threatened to go global, the faltering Union requested Imperial intervention. Since then, forty-two years ago, the Imperium has been "peacekeeping" for the Union. Today's politics swings between pro-Imperial Unionists and anti-Imperial Nationalists.
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| − | Rickard grew up in and around the starport, his father a retired Marine officer, his mother a politician for the Vilani-settled nation of Likuurgin. His early life made him a pro-Union political activist, and he became a capable speaker and organizer. His vision of the Imperium as a grand unifying force made him determined to serve and make a difference and so (to his father's pride and disappointment) he enlisted in the Navy.
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| − | The Navy became his life. For his first tour, he was locally based, and kept up ties with family and friends, but the next twelve years would take him away from the subsector, into long range patrols.
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| − | Early on, he had been a popular petty officer, with a knack of sorting out problems so that everyone got some of what they wanted. This was noted; promotions followed.
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| − | It came as a terrible shock when he received news of his parents' deaths in a bombing incident. To block his grief with distance, he signed up for a double stretch, and has never returned to his homeworld.
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| − | He became a solid Navy Man, his natural ease with different people and situations translating into a lot of liaison work—including a tour with the Marines, trained as a Navy specialist for deep space boarding actions. The Navy tagged him for officer school after a strike mission on Vargr raiders, and he emerged into the teeth of the Fifth Frontier War. | |
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| − | After the battles of the Sword Worlds, Rick was worn out. To his mind, he'd seen enough, done enough to pay back the Imperium. The toll showed on him—he'd burned muscle over the years, and only a solid regimen of exercises had kept his health from deteriorating. He bummed around for his last year, avoiding doing anything as much as possible, and resigned his active commission on his 34th birthday. He stayed on for a final hitch extension because they couldn't replace him, and he didn't argue—he wanted time to think.
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| − | Those he'd served with before have noticed how withdrawn and contemplative he's become in these past months. Truth be told, the thought of leaving the Navy scares the hell out of him, even though he knows it's time… he's always ''belonged'' to something, and going out alone freaks him out a little.
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| − | So when his ship got brought into these events, he knew he had to do ''something.'' Especially when it was his astrogation calculations which caused the misJump. (Intellectually, he understands that the Jump was an unpredictable gamble, but personally he feels guilty.) And so he's found himself outside the ship, among mad women and nobleman…
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| − | Old link is old: [[Rickard_Rand-Vilaal]]
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| − | === Sunrise Dawson (RobertEdwards) ===
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| − | '''Scout Sunrise Dawson / Glisten / Humani / F / 28 / 6A6A83 / Medical Technician, Pilot'''
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| − | ''Skills:'' Electronics-1, Medical-1, Pilot-1, Sensor Ops-1, Ship's Boat-1, Snub Pistol-1, Vacc Suit-1
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| − | ''Notable Possessions:'' Cr30,000 or so, some in cash, most in the Scout Bank. Snub pistol, assault rifle. Picture of son. Nice and not-so-nice clothes.
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| − | ''Appearance:'' A cross between Jewel Strait's Kaylee, and Gretchen 'Redneck Woman' Wilson. Impractical long brown hair, a sharp chin, and gawky arms and legs; pretty when she makes the effort, but no sense of fashion.
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| − | ''Background:'' Sunrise had been born in the Glisten Belt, and raised indifferently. When she was sixteen, she had made the mistake of conceiving and carrying an unlicensed child; her son, Joshua, was taken from her by the state, and she was branded a delinquent.
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| − | She tried to volunteer for the Scouts, but the black mark on her record stopped that… until a sympathetic recruiter had a word with the Draft board.
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| − | She spent ten years in the service, saving what money she could between mandatory child support drafts. Her psych profile made her a perfect field scout, and she easily handled the alternation of x-boat duty and tender duty.
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| − | A year ago, she'd been doing "traffic surveys" near the Sword Worlds border, and got captured. She was not a model POW, being a loud and opinionated pain in the ass, and earned a few bruises and some time "in the hole." Once free, scrubbed, and fed, she kept an eye out for likeable men, and sympathetic ear for women with similar experiences.
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| − | During the course of this trip, she's been consistently in the front line, whether or not she knows what she's doing, to the point where the doctors have been considering strapping her down and sedating her to let her injuries heal… but only if she stops being so goddamn helpful.
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| − | Old link is old: [[Scout_Sunrise_Dawson]]
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| − | === Olivia (ncc2010) ===
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| − | '''Hawthorne, Olivia / Lunion / Humani / F / 10 / 27A997-5 / Minor'''
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| − | ''Skills:'' Acting-1, Brawling-1, Disguise-1, Energy Weapons-1, Handgun-2, Intrusion-4, Laser Weapons-1, Linguistics-1, Pickpocket-1, Recon-1, Research-2, Ship's Boat-1, Small Blade-2, Streetwise-1, Tracking-1
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| − | ''Notable Possessions:'' Cr40,000 and various forged IDs, hidden in the galaxy's creepiest teddy bear. Custom blade; holdout pistol; PDA; lockpicking kit; flashlight.
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| − | ''Appearance:'' 140cm, 32kg, appears to be a 10-year-old child. However, close inspection will reveal many scars, now healing, across her body.
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| − | ''Background:'' Olivia is living proof and evidence as to why you should never give anagathics to children.
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| − | Born Olivia deHavilland, her parents—drug smugglers—had been using her as a drug mule for black-market anagathic drugs. Four of the eight containers hidden in her stomach ruptured, causing a near-lethal overdose. She was in treatment for a year. It came to pass that the massive overdose greatly retarded her physical growth; the incident was over twenty years ago, yet physically she has only aged ''two.''
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| − | She left the Imperial Orphanage on her own recognizance at 12 and headed out on her own, destined to make the Universe her own little oyster, or grab a pearl or two to call her own. (Her parents, to the best of her knowledge, are still in prison. )
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| − | Since then she's made quite a few cons—how many marks wouldn't trust a child?—and one big score when she was sixteen. On the downside, she's on her fifth ID, and thanking the gods for the war, because it wiped out enough records for her to make a clean break with the past. During the war, she'd done courier work and some cons, and spent some time in a Sword World internment center which she doesn't like to talk about. She was released, and now has a legitimate Imperial ID as a liberated orphan, given to her before she walked out of the Naval orphanage.
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| − | She threw in with the party just to get the hell off of Biter, but has found herself staying for the camaraderie. They think she's a little nuts—she's done the child act for so long, that it often takes conscious effort to act her real age (except when she's making dirty jokes)—but they're crazy, too.
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| − | == Inactive Player Characters ==
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| − | Listed in order of social precedence. [This section still under revision; it's not a pressing concern, since the characters are inactive.)
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| | === Dr. Boris Ludermenkoff MD === | | === Dr. Boris Ludermenkoff MD === |
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| | Said to have more Purple Hearts than any other retired officer in the sector. Also suspected of being a crazy Russian hard case. | | Said to have more Purple Hearts than any other retired officer in the sector. Also suspected of being a crazy Russian hard case. |
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| − | Old link is old: [[Dr._Boris_Ludermenkoff_MD]]
| + | === Detective Sergeant Jhon Minuur === |
| | + | Jhon Minuur |
| | + | Imperial Detective Police |
| | + | <code> |
| | + | STR DEX END INT EDU SOC |
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| − | === Colonel Highway (Big-Claw) ===
| + | 8 7 4 8 9 5 |
| − | '''Lieutenant Colonel Highway, Thomas / Humani / M / 37 / 99C9B6 / Battle Dress Operator, Combat Command, EOD Qualification, Expert Marksman, Survival Training'''
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| − | ''Skills:'' Auto Pistol-1, Battle Dress-1, Brawling-1, Combat Rifleman-2, Demolitions-1, Grav Vehicle-1, Grenade Launcher-1, Instruction-1, Intrusion-2, Leadership-2, Linguistics-1, Mechanic-1, Reconnaissance-2, Survival-2, Tactics-1.
| + | Hits Terms Age TL Pension Rank |
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| − | ''Notable Possessions:'' Cr7,000 in savings. Battle rifle; auto pistol; snub pistol; grenades and combat armor.
| + | 57 5 39 10 Cr5,000 First Sergeant (E7 ) |
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| − | ''Appearance:'' Bears a passing resemblance to Clint Eastwood in looks and mannerisms.
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| | + | Streetwise-5, Interrogation-4, Handgun-3, Admin-3, Liaison-2, Computer-2, Medical-1, Legal-1, Wheeled-0, Vacc Suit-0 |
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| − | ''Background:'' A much-decorated officer in the Imperial Marine Commandos. The quietly competent type — no social flower, but quick-thinking and hard-hitting in battle.
| + | Bank balance Material Benefits and notes |
| | + | Cr10,000 Weapon-1, Low-1 Homeworld codes: Port: A, Size: Medium, Atmosphere: Dense, Hydrographics: Dry, Population: Mod, Law: High, Tech Level: Average Stellar. Untrained (latent) PSI=0 |
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| − | He consistently supported the party's combat operations, and was always willing to turn a hand with necessary repairs… but has faded into the background lately as things have become more technical and political. That may change.
| + | Medals/Bonuses |
| | + | Wound Medal x2 Citation x1 |
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| − | Old link is old: [[Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Highway]]
| + | He always struggled with poor health (started with a 5) and he struggled to improve it (Had a few +Ends, but failed enough aging rolls) He never let that stop him. Being wounded in the line of duty twice, he has a healthy and cautious view of violence. He got the citation for resolving a hostage situation the sprang about form a drug bust gone bad. |
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| − | === Vargas and Bram ===
| + | Later He worked behind a desk a lot, and grew practiced in dealing with redtape bulsh*t, and was often the lead interrogator. This lead him into contact with some pathetic dissident elements. The law was crushing the people of his home world, and he was a part of it. Finally he had enough, knowing he couldn't change the system, retired, and used his low passage to go as far as he could, and ended up in Wardn. |
| − | The able crew of ''Dunk and Egg'', including [[Scout Vargas Delany]] and [[Scout Bram Olili]] (other former PCs, who dropped out), were last seen trying to escape the conspiracy on Biter, and may not have succeeded. We don't know. Highway's friend (and Lunionite conspirator) General Jago was in similar circumstances. | |
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| − | === Jeffrey Harkness ===
| + | They were looking for experienced peace officers, and their laws were relaxed compared to what he was used to. |
| − | '''Jeffrey Harkness''', a Naval Technician with tremendous talent, enthusiasm, and dedication – and problems dealing with authority. He's demonstrated a knack for improving equipment under strange conditions, and for seeking creative solutions to problems. He's been dating Sunrise Dawson, keeping the others awake at night. (Jeffrey was a PC, but the player has had to take some time off. He may become a PC again.) ([[Able Spacer Jeffrey Harkness]])
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| − | === Sklar, Jonathan – Special Agent === | + | === Rickard Rand-Vilaal === |
| − | ''Played by Skydigger.'' | + | ''Played by Drifter.'' |
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| − | <code>Human/M UPP 7B679F(7) Age 36 | + | <code>Human Rickard Rand-Vilaal, 34, Of Karin/Five Sisters. A767768 - Ag, Ri. Na Sc. |
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| − | Skills: Admin-1, Chemistry-1, Commo-1, Computer-3, Diplomacy-1, Forensics-2, Grav Craft-1, Ground Craft-2, Instruction-1, Language-1, Medical-1, Pistol-2, Recon-1, Research-2, Short Blade-1, Streetwise-1, Survival-1, Vacc Suit-1, Writing-2
| + | *8798B6 |
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| − | Qualifications: Coroner; Forensic Detective; Combat Pistol; Computer; Driver's License; EVA.
| + | Imperial Navy: Line O-2 [Sublietenant]4 terms, 5xCSR, MCUF(Bar), MCG(Bar). |
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| − | Major Possessions: Cr14,000. Auto pistol; dagger; soft suit. Backpack; camera; cold weather clothing; encrypted comm; inertial locator; magnetic compass, medikit; personal computer; pocket lamp; rope.</code>
| + | *Diplomat and damn nice guy! Liaison-3, Recruiting-1, Carousing-1, Gambling-1, Bribery-1. |
| | + | *Daring space astrogator. Navigation-3, Comp-1, Vacc-1, Zer0-g-1, Admin-1 |
| | + | *Combat trained. BladeCbt-1[Lt blades], GunCbt-2 [Lasers-1, Handguns-1]. |
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| − | Sklar began his career in the police of his backwater planet, and rose to the rank of Captain on his forensics and leadership ability. A few years ago, he was head-hunted by the Imperial Ministry of Justice, and is currently on assignment in the Spinward Marches. The party found him cooling his heels on Wardn, unable to reach his posting due to local interference; he's quickly lent his legal powers to their investigation.
| + | Major Possessions: 5000Cr, spiffy dress uniform, a couple of phone numbers... |
| | + | Benefits: Travellers, LowPsg.</code> |
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| − | === Thpoitz – Sport ===
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| − | ''Played by Chalkline.''
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| − | <code>Droyne/Male-A UPP 474B35(7) Age 39
| + | [[Rickard Rand-Vilaal]] |
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| − | Skills: Commo-1, Computer-0, Demolitions-1, Energy Blade-2, Flying-1, Handgun-2, Hovercraft-1, Interrogation-1, Laser Weapons-0, Mechanical-1, Pilot-3, Propeller Aircraft-0, Rifleman-1, Stealth-1, Streetwise-2, Vacc Suit-1, Zero G Combat-2
| + | === Notable NPCs === |
| − | Awareness-7, Clairvoyance-7, Telekinesis-7, Telepathy-7
| + | '''Jeffrey Harkness''', a Naval Technician with tremendous talent, enthusiasm, and dedication – and problems dealing with authority. He's demonstrated a knack for improving equipment under strange conditions, and for seeking creative solutions to problems. He's been dating Sunrise Dawson, keeping the others awake at night. (Jeffrey was a PC, but the player has had to take some time off. He may become a PC again.) ([[Able Spacer Jeffrey Harkness]]) |
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| − | Qualifications: EVA; Hover Pilot; Smallarms Badge; Space Pilot; Zero-Gravity Combat.
| + | '''Bill Janesson''', Scout Captain of ''Nifty Mongoose.'' His crew includes Holby, a reclusive human female; MacDougall, an illegal sapient robot; and Ygrgrl, a Vegan navigator and xeno-expert. Bill is a competent Scout, slightly larcenous, sometimes over-cautious, a bit of a swinging xenophile, and has a frightening mustache. |
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| − | Major Possessions: Cr3,000. Vacc suit; wings. Auto carbine.</code>
| + | '''"Hari Porter"''', the Zhodani spy, currently imprisoned on ''Nifty Mongoose.'' Looks like an unimpressive middle-aged bureaucrat. He claimed to be a head supply administrator, chosen at the last minute for a desperate ''ad hoc'' mission into Imperial space. He's displayed sufficient telepathic talent to hide himself from notice, but not enough to save him from capture. |
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| − | A valiant drop trooper and space pilot of the respected Drylminkon Kroyloss, who had been assisting the archaeological dig when it was attacked. He eluded capture, and helped the humans to overthrow the guards and save the day. Now he once again finds himself battling boredom and the threats to his strange human cohorts. Elan, zeal, and inexplicable Droyne mental concepts are central to the inimitable Thpoitz!
| + | '''Mari Seldokova''', a Ministry of Justice agent posing as an Army Intelligence oficer. She lucked onto the conspiracy, and asked the party to help her nail the conspirators to the wall. She tries to affect the persona of the cold, calculating agent, but we've seen her acting more human lately. ''Might'' have a crush on Ishugi, but too professional to say anything about it. |
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| − | === Detective Jhon Minuur () ===
| + | '''Jzeri''', a Naval Petty Officer, recently released from the Zhodani POW camps. She's from some hick planet, where apparently she's either a warrior princess, or a backwoods farmer. Enthusiastic, but oft speaks she the Anglic tongue in a dialect archaic. |
| − | '''First Sergeant Jhon Minuur / Lysen / Humani / M / 39 / 874895 / Administrator, Expert Handgunner, Interrogator, Police Detective / Citation, 2x Wound Medals''' | |
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| − | ''Skills:'' Streetwise-5, Interrogation-4, Handgun-3, Admin-3, Liaison-2, Computer-2, Medical-1, Legal-1, Wheeled-0, Vacc Suit-0 | + | Another former PC, '''Magellan Sabo''', was a smuggler/privateer trying to go straight, or at least avoid legal attention; he was a friend of Olivia, and was briefly employed by Seldokova. Friendly and tough. He got embroiled in the quest, and decided it didn't involve him, and was too dangerous anyway; he sneaked out once the ship hit Wardn. ([[Magellan Sabo]]) |
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| − | ''Notable Possessions:'' Cr10,000 in the bank, and a Cr5,000 pension. Low passage. Sidearm. | + | The able crew of ''Dunk and Egg'', including [[Scout Vargas Delany]] and [[Scout Bram Olili]] (other former PCs, who dropped out), were last seen trying to escape the conspiracy on Biter, and may not have succeeded. We don't know. Highway's friend (and Lunionite conspirator) General Jago was in similar circumstances. |
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| − | ''Background:'' Jhon had always struggled with poor health, but he never let that stop him. As a police officer, he was wounded in the line of duty twice, thus giving him a healthy caution about violence. His citation came from resolving a hostage situation that sprang from a drug bust gone bad. Later in his career, he worked behind a desk a lot, growing practiced in dealing with redtape and "political bullshit." He also served as a lead interrogator—which brought him into contact with political dissidents on his world. He came to realize that the law was crushing the people of his homeworld, he was a part of it, and he couldn't change the system. Finally, he took early retirement, and took a low passage as far as it would go. He ended up on Wardn, a quiet and relaxed world which paid experienced peace officers well. | + | Currently, our heroes are dealing with the crew of the Imperial frigate ''Allemande'' (including the androgynous Second Officer Sang and the downcast outcast Droyne Technical Odrep), the scholars of the archaeological dig (including that old duffer Professor Hertz, and a bunch of excitable grad students), and the police of Wardn Center (including young Detective Lieutenant Mikhail, and the mysterious Comptroller-General). |
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| − | And then all this shit happened. Being somewhat experienced in offworld matters, he was tapped to represent Wardn to the Imperium.
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| − | Old link is old: [[Detective_Sergeant_Jhon_Minuur]]
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| − | === Magellan Sabo ===
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| − | Another former PC, '''Magellan Sabo''', was a smuggler/privateer trying to go straight, or at least avoid legal attention; he was a friend of Olivia, and was briefly employed by Seldokova. Friendly and tough. He got embroiled in the quest, and decided it didn't involve him, and was too dangerous anyway; he sneaked out once the ship hit Wardn. ([[Magellan Sabo]])
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