Kojima technology was going to change everything, they'd said. An eternity of corporate grandstanding and mercenary profiteering would come to an end as this new form of energy made everything that came before it obsolete. The old fuels and the fires of war they ignited would become a footnote in our common history. The solution to had been found: the Green Movement had an answer. Kojima - the particles were everywhere, and always had been. And now that they could be harnessed, humanities long-suffering would finally be relieved.

That was some three hundred years ago. Very little information from that era remains today, lost amidst a sea of toxic aether that cloaks the ground. The air bleeds a sickening green… and the few who dare to brave it are never heard from again. No one knows exactly what happened or who is to blame; what does it matter now? The mistakes and shortsightedness of the past continue to scar the earth. Still, they were right about two things: Kojima particles are everywhere… and they changed everything.

The NEXT's were the harbingers. These prototype weapons were responsible for the pushes into Kojima research. Their unique powerplants ushered in a new era of military technological superiority... an era that was shortlived. The transfer of atomic particles into the Kojima to produce energy caused a problem. A secondary compound, known as KB (or Kojima Blood) escaped into the air and spread rapidly. The effects were both numerous and devastating: loss of consciousness, loss of rational thought, hallucinations, seizures, major organ failure... mutation.

Only the Harbingers would survive, sheppards to a token few. Gliding across the mists of the upper troposphere is Empyreus. Originally constructed as an orbital weapons research platform, the colony is now home to several thousand survivors. All are descended from the original team of researchers who were fortunate enough to escape the catastrophe on the surface. Although they possess radical technology and the expertise to employ it, the denizens of this orbital safehouse have never set foot on their own soil. But with the deployment of Hisakata, Empyreus' elite team of deep-space NEXT's, that's about to change.

The Empyrean's are not alone in their efforts. Off the coast of what was once New England lies Sanctuary, nestled safely beneath trillions of tons of sea-water and three miles of ocean bedrock. What was once a series of deep core mining facilities has now become the last bastion of survival on Earth. A total of six sites connect through massive subterranean service tunnels, with a single exit point to the shore. Officially it has been sealed for three hundred years. But there are those amongst the thirty thousand in Sanctuary who would say otherwise... some who go so far as to claim that they’ve been all the way to the surface. That list is about to grow.

Kojima degrades. It has taken three hundred years... three centuries of waiting, survival and prayer. And now it’s time to go back. The vile mist is clearing. And beyond it…?

Character

Name:
Age:
Sex:
Affiliation:
Appearance:
Bio:


and if applicable....

AC or Next

Name:
Weight: (light, midweight, heavy)
Class: (biped, reverse, quad, tread, hover, other)
Weapons Loadout:
Right Arm
Left Arm
Right Shoulder
Left Shoulder
Right Hangar
Left Hangar
Appearance:
Bio/Strategy:




This thread will serve as the discussion for the RP, which will itself be launched in the coming weeks in a separate thread. Unlike the Sagas RP, this thread will not receive anecdotal updates or stat-keeping. I am assuming that all participants have familiarity with how one of these RPs should work. That said, there are a few rules and points of note that are specific to this RP:

• Any and all questions or discussion must occur in this thread. The RP thread (not yet created) can contain storyline posting ONLY.
  
  
• Officially the RP uses the Armored Core: For Answer garage, although custom parts are permitted. You ARE NOT required to post the specific part schematics for any ACs or NEXTs - a general description will suffice.
  
  
• This RP takes place in an "alternate reality" if you will; there are to be no connections to any of the previous AC RPs.
  
  
• You must affiliate yourself with either Empyreus or Sanctuary at the beginning of the RP. Your affiliation can change at relevant points in the story, or if new factions become available.
  
  
• You are not required to begin the RP with an AC or NEXT, nor are you ever required to obtain one if you so choose.
  
  
• Your character is free to build and/or obtain new ACs or NEXTs at any time.
  
  
• You should have a main or primary character; however, you can also create plot-crucial non player characters as part of your storyline. You are free to write posts from these characters points of view. You are also free to transfer these characters to other players.
  
  
• If your character is killed you are free to create another character, or assume control of one of your plot-crucial non player characters.
  
  
• You may post character sheets for your non player characters, if applicable.
  
  
• With a binary opposition RP like this, player versus player conflict is bound to emerge. You may engage other player characters in unprovoked attacks, unexpected ambushes etc. without their prior consent, forcing them to react. However you MAY NOT:
  
  = kill another player character
  
  = severely injure another player character
  
  = kill a plot-crucial non player character
  
  = severely injure a plot-crucial non player character
  
  = destroy or cause irreparable damage to a player characters AC/NEXT (if applicable)
  
  = destroy or cause irreparable damage to a plot-crucial non player characters AC/NEXT (if applicable)
  
  EXCEPTION :: any of the aforementioned points can be ignored if you discuss your intentions with the relevant parties beforehand and both agree on a course of action. In other words, you need permission.
  
  EXCEPTION :: you are free to kill your own character or any plot crucial non player characters that you have created (and are under your direct control).
  
  
• Post length is at the discretion of the author, but the recommended length is 20-30 lines. I would prefer to keep posts brief and easy, rather than long and effortful.
  
  
• Double posting is PERMITTED after a 24 hour lapse.
  
  
• There will be an expected quality and tone for the posting, in keeping with the canon of the story.
  
  
• According to Neoseeker ERA and site guidelines any RP being posted on the forums requires a rating. This RP is UNRATED, meaning any and all content is permissable.

New players must contact me or Grenade King via NeoPM and request permission to join.

PARTICIPANTS:

Johnny G

Grenade King

Hakazu

Tosuno

Bale Fire

Akeles

APPROVED:

Fyrestorm

PENDING APPROVAL:

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If you have any questions, suggestions or character bio's feel free to post them.

[CHECK THIS THREAD REGULARLY PRIOR TO THE START OF THE RP FOR UPDATES]

RP BEGINS SOONER THAN YOU THINK, 2009

This message was edited by Johnny G on Jul 04 2009.

For quick reference (will be updated as new characters join)



Character Roster:

Johnny G
Name: Amazigh Mennoh-Ruh (Ah-mah-jeek Men-oh-ru)
Age: 24
Sex: Male
Affiliation: Empyreus
Appearance: 5'10 with short-cropped black hair. Often sports a goatee. Slim build.
Bio: One of the officer-level pilots for Hisakata, the Empyreus deep space NEXT team. His lust for action and sense of exploration have led Amazigh to request a spot on the first wave of the surface exploration team. He shares a strong friendship with one of his senior comrades, Su-Dani Ahrmara.

NEXT

Name: Neuromancer
Weight: Midweight
Class: Biped
Weapons Loadout:
Right Arm -- Rapid Fire Assault Rifle
Left Arm -- Ballistic Howitzer
Right Shoulder -- Spread Missiles
Left Shoulder -- Gatling Gun
Right Hangar -- NONE
Left Hangar -- Blade
Appearance: Sports the gleaming white paint scheme of Empyreus, offset with teal green and black decals.
Bio/Strategy: Neuromancer employs the tried and tested "balanced" approach. The NEXT sports a wide array of differing weapons, all of which are effective if rather unoriginal. It is a reliable core, easy to operate and dependable in battle.

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Hakazu
Name: Mark Neal
Age: 25
Sex: Male
Affiliation: Empyreus
Appearance: Normal long male with short brown hair, normal built.
Bio: Born in outer space, Mark have never really cared that much about their so called “homeworld”, except from exploring. As a young boy Mark heard rumors that if you joined the military and was good enough you might be send down to Earth, that was the solo reason why he want to go down there.

Over the past year of training and small missions Mark have earned his name among his allies, even if some think he use a cowardly way of combat. But as long as he is able to win his battles and complete what is after, he doesn't really care how he fights. Currently living alone after his parents have passed away, he visit his younger sister time to time to still have some contact with his last family member. He tries to stay away from most social activities and be either alone at home or just wandering around, or trying to improve his guitar skills.

NEXT

Name: White Glint
Weight: Middleweight
Class: Biped
Weapons Loadout:
Right am: 051ANNR (Rifle)
Left arm: 063ANARC (Assault Rifle)
Right back: RCO1-PHACT (Rail gun)
Left back: 3ALINE05 (Spread missile)

Right hangar: EB-0700 (Laser blade)
Left hangar: PG03-3P1CA (Pulse gun)
Appearance: A complete white mecha, with the mark of “ Empyreus” on the left arm and a painted white eye who cries blood on the right.
Bio/Strategy: A middle weight AC using mid-to-long range combat, using it's powerful boosters to travel back and forth to slowly wear his enemy down and even if the opponent would live after he have used his ammo he makes a sudden turn and engage in close combat with his laser sword and pulse gun. However, it's strange OB part is one of the AC strongest weakness as Mark can't use any shoulder unit or the OB won't be able to activate until it's released or destroyed.

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Tosuno

Name: John Bailey
Age: 42
Sex: male
Affiliation: Sanctuary
Appearance: 6'5", dark skinned, short, trimmed black hair (graying), with an unshaven, though trimmer full beard/mustache. Concept
Bio: Former military officer, and member of a science division. Left for unknown reasons when rumors of service exploration began to spread. Now spends time in solitude.


AC

Name: Phobia
Weight: Midweight
Class: Quad
Weapons Loadout:
Right Arm: Blade
Left Arm: Assault Rifle
Right Shoulder: Multi-Missile
Left Shoulder: Energy Cannon
Right Hangar: None
Left Hangar: None
Appearance: A standard dark gray color scheme with a faded Sanctuary emblem on the left shoulder.
Bio/Strategy: Phobia is an old class AC unit, equipped with outdated weaponry, and even more outdated software. It's been fitted with limited new Kojima technology, but due to it's old design, there is little that can actually be done with it.

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Grenade King

Name: Riley Finnegan
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Affiliation: Sanctuary
Appearance: 5' 9" with messy, medium length, brown hair and brown eyes. Average weight and build with some muscle.
Bio: Orphaned at a young age, Riley was put into the care of a family involved heavily in the Sanctuary's NEXT program. As he grew older he also grew more rebelious but showed a true knack for piloting, evident in the fact that he often passed tests with flying colors after skipping the whole weeks worth of classes to live it up with various boys and girls. To say he was a trouble maker would be an understatement. Eventually his extra-cirricular activites landed him in hot water with the security forces and he was thrown into boot camp. Being forced to focus, his piloting steadily improved, landing him on the fast track toward the top, eventually gaining a place on the surface exploration team being cooridinated with the help of his vary own foster parents. Despite the success, he's still a fast living punk at heart.

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Bale Fire

Name: Chase Tryphon
Age: 20
Sex: Male
Affiliation: Sanctuary
Appearance: Chase has golden red hair, streaked with red and blond and extending to the back of his neck. He has blue eyes and a long pointed nose and chin, with a small amount of bristle. When he’s not in his all purpose combat jumpsuit he wears typical civilian clothes. He has a medium build and height.
Bio: His father Jack Tryphon was one of the heads of Sanctuary, his family almost always having prominent positions in the one part or another of the subterranean city over the centuries. His mother Naomi was an outstanding AC pilot, who through some great test of luck met and fell in love with Jack. They married and two years later she died giving birth to Chase, Logain and Valaith. Chase is technically the middle child, and like his two siblings chose to pursue his mother’s line of work rather than his father’s, though his life has been shaken up by his father’s recent passing as well.

NEXT

Name: Jet
Weight: Lightweight
Class: Reverse
Weapons Loadout:

Right Arm: Machine Gun
Left Arm: Machine Gun
Right Shoulder: Spread Missile
Left Shoulder: Radar
Right Hangar: None
Left Hangar: Blade
Appearance: A scheme of pure red, painted head to toe in crimson.
Bio/Strategy: Chase has only just recently become an AC pilot, and is even newer to a NEXT. Funded by his father he has built a balanced lightweight design. He is still finding his way, and as such uses simple weaponry with lots of ammo, which help combat his inexperience. He naturally moves very fast, and favours wide open terrain.

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Akeles

Name: Isaac Pousel
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Affiliation: Empyreus
Appearance: 6'2" Medium length dark brown hair. His eyes are a surprising dark green. His softer features give him a deceptive aura of kindness. The rest of him sits on an athletic frame.

Bio: All Isaac has ever known is the thin air of the upper troposphere and NEXTs. Quiet and reserved, Isaac usually speaks only when necessary. When around friends, however; he tends to open up a lot more. He recently "acquired" a NEXT through some deals and a bit of gambling. He tends to not beat around the bush and is always blunt and to the point. If a fight comes his way, the fewer words there are, the better.


NEXT

Name: Catalyst
Weight: Midweight
Class: Biped
Weapons Loadout:
Right Arm- Assault Rifle (Three shot burst option)
Left Arm- Machine gun
Right Shoulder- Spread missiles
Left Shoulder- Ballistic cannon
Right Hangar- NONE
Left Hangar- Laser blade
Appearance: Catalyst is painted silver and steel color with a Valkyrie in mid flight emblazoned on the left shoulder. The main camera glows blue.

Bio/Strategy: In total contrast with his reserved nature, Isaac guides his NEXT with a curious aggressiveness on the battlefield. He tends to overwhelm is opponents in a torrent of unpredictable heavy and small arms fire. His assertive style fits his NEXT layout perfectly.





Non Player Character Roster:

Name: Su-Dani Ahrmara (Su-Dah-nee Ar-mar-ah)
Age: 20
Sex: Female
Affiliation: Empyreus
Appearance: 5'5 with striking red hair kept in a triple braid. Slim Build.
Bio: A lifetime friend of Amazigh Mennoh-Ruh and fellow officer in Hisakata. She had been romantically linked to one of the chief officials in Empyreus, which is responsible for her rapid advancement through the militarized ranks and the state of her custom made NEXT.


NEXT

Name: Icarus
Weight: Midweight
Class: Other
Weapons Loadout:
Right Arm - Blade
Left Arm - Blade
Right Shoulder - Rapid-fire pulse rifle
Left Shoulder - Laser Cannon
Right Hangar - Pulse Handgun
Left Hangar - Pulse Handgun
Appearance: Black paint offset with saffron and silver decals
Bio/Strategy: Icarus is one of the newest and most advanced NEXTs constructed within Empyreus. It employs a specially designed Kojima booster system which enables the core to maintain constant flight with no energy drain (sudden movements or fast bursts do drain energy). As such the core has no feet and cannot walk - instead, the foot joints have been replaced with auxilliary boosters for main propulsion system. This AC is optimized for deep-space and zero-gravity combat.

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Name: Logain Tryphon
Age: 20
Sex: Male
Affiliation: Sanctuary
Appearance: Logain unlike his two twins has no red in his hair at all. He has a short spiked blond hair cut, with a clean shaven face. He has green eyes, and rounded features, along with one ear pierced. He has a larger build than average and is six feet in height, with well toned muscles, complete with a slight tan. He like most pilots wears a jumpsuit in combat, but seems to favour shabby clothes when not. He also smokes quite a bit.
Bio: His father Jack Tryphon was one of the heads of Sanctuary, his family almost always having prominent positions in the one part or another of the subterranean city over the centuries. His mother Naomi was an outstanding AC pilot, who through some great test of luck met and fell in love with Jack. They married and two years later she died giving birth to Chase, Logain and Valaith. Logain is the technically the youngest of three, and has always felt outshined by his older brother and sister. He has as such formed a terrible ego which would be best described as cocky, and constantly feels inferior to the other two. He bears a particular grudge with Valaith.

AC

Name: Pillar Breaker
Weight: Heavyweight
Class: Tread
Weapons Loadout:

Right Arm: Bazooka
Left Arm: Gatling Gun
Right Shoulder: Assault Cannon
Left Shoulder: Assault Cannon
Right Hangar: Grenade Launcher
Left Hangar: Hand Rocket
Appearance: Pillar Breaker is a total dark olive green except for its torso. Painted on the front is a brilliantly intimidating dragon head, red jaws wide.
Bio/Strategy: Logain has only been in the game a little longer than Chase, but he has learned the ropes much faster. His father did not support him nearly as much as the other two, the reason he has an AC instead of a NEXT. He has struggled his way from the bottom and now has an impressive arsenal to show for it. He may not be subtle, but the shear amount of weapons and ammo he fires at his enemies definitely gets the job done.

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Name: Valaith Tryphon
Age: 20
Sex: Female
Affiliation: Sanctuary
Appearance: Has a mess of black hair with a long fringe which covers her similarly dark brown eyes, though her hair was once pure maroon red. She has a sullen face and extremely pale skin, with black lipstick applied constantly. She wears a combat jumpsuit in combat, and often even when it isn’t needed. When she isn’t wearing it she favours’ the colour black, which when combined with her face make her look intimidating to say the least.
Bio: Her father Jack Tryphon was one of the heads of Sanctuary, his family almost always having prominent positions in the one part or another of the subterranean city over the centuries. Her mother Naomi was an outstanding AC pilot, who through some great test of luck met and fell in love with Jack. They married and two years later she died giving birth to Chase, Logain and Valaith. Valaith is technically the oldest of the three, but seems to take little interest in the other two. She does care in her own aloof way however, but seems unable to show it. She seems to have a dislike for Logain, but gets on well enough with Chase.

Next

Name: Noble Phantasm
Weight: Midweight
Class: Biped
Weapons Loadout:

Right Arm: Shotgun
Left Arm: Laser Blade
Right Shoulder: Slug Gun
Left Shoulder: Pulse Gun
Right Hangar: None
Left Hangar: None
Appearance: A mix of black, pink and deep purple, with the last being the dominant colour.
Bio/Strategy: Valaith began piloting AC’s before either of her brothers, and has perfected her design. All her weapons are in the short to mid-range category with no backups, which may seem foolish at first, but has worked extremely well for her so far. She actively tries to close the gap between her and her enemy, and is known to use guerrilla and unhanded tactics to achieve this. =

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Name: Michelle Goodspeed
Age: 24
Sex: female
Affiliation: Sanctuary
Appearance: a tall blond beauty, a little over six feet, with hair hanging just past her shoulders. Normally clad in greasy engineers clothing, this does not negate the fact she is a very beautiful young woman.
Bio: An orphan at birth, he father died 2 months before her birth, and her mother died giving child birth. She was adopted by a wealthy single woman, and was given the benefits of learning architectural engineering, but later changed her mind to major in Armored weaponry engineering. Michelle specializes on NEXTs. Despite her mothers distaste for her career path, she enjoys her work, taking an unorthodox approach to it at times. She has known John Bailey since she was 12, and sees him as a father figure, though he would never acknowledge such a relationship.


This message was edited by Johnny G on Jul 04 2009.

Name: Amazigh Mennoh-Ruh (Ah-mah-jeek Men-oh-ru)
Age: 24
Sex: Male
Affiliation: Empyreus
Appearance: 5'10 with short-cropped black hair. Often sports a goatee. Slim build.
Bio: One of the officer-level pilots for Hisakata, the Empyreus deep space NEXT team. His lust for action and sense of exploration have led Amazigh to request a spot on the first wave of the surface exploration team. He shares a strong friendship with one of his senior comrades, Su-Dani Ahrmara.

NEXT

Name: Neuromancer
Weight: Midweight
Class: Biped
Weapons Loadout:
Right Arm -- Rapid Fire Assault Rifle
Left Arm -- Ballistic Howitzer
Right Shoulder -- Spread Missiles
Left Shoulder -- Gatling Gun
Right Hangar -- NONE
Left Hangar -- Blade
Appearance: Sports the gleaming white paint scheme of Empyreus, offset with teal green and black decals.
Bio/Strategy: Neuromancer employs the tried and tested "balanced" approach. The NEXT sports a wide array of differing weapons, all of which are effective if rather unoriginal. It is a reliable core, easy to operate and dependable in battle.

NON PLAYER CHARACTER

Name: Su-Dani Ahrmara (Su-Dah-nee Ar-mar-ah)
Age: 20
Sex: Female
Affiliation: Empyreus
Appearance: 5'5 with striking red hair kept in a triple braid. Slim Build.
Bio: A lifetime friend of Amazigh Mennoh-Ruh and fellow officer in Hisakata. She had been romantically linked to one of the chief officials in Empyreus, which is responsible for her rapid advancement through the militarized ranks and the state of her custom made NEXT.


NEXT

Name: Icarus
Weight: Midweight
Class: Other
Weapons Loadout:
Right Arm - Blade
Left Arm - Blade
Right Shoulder - Rapid-fire pulse rifle
Left Shoulder - Laser Cannon
Right Hangar - Pulse Handgun
Left Hangar - Pulse Handgun
Appearance: Black paint offset with saffron and silver decals
Bio/Strategy: Icarus is one of the newest and most advanced NEXTs constructed within Empyreus. It employs a specially designed Kojima booster system which enables the core to maintain constant flight with no energy drain (sudden movements or fast bursts do drain energy). As such the core has no feet and cannot walk - instead, the foot joints have been replaced with auxilliary boosters for main propulsion system. This AC is optimized for deep-space and zero-gravity combat.

Name: Mark Neal
Age: 25
Sex: Male
Affiliation: Empyreus
Appearance: Normal long male with short brown hair, normal built.
Bio: Born in outer space, Mark have never really cared that much about their so called “homeworld”, except from exploring. As a young boy Mark heard rumors that if you joined the military and was good enough you might be send down to Earth, that was the solo reason why he want to go down there.

Over the past year of training and small missions Mark have earned his name among his allies, even if some think he use a cowardly way of combat. But as long as he is able to win his battles and complete what is after, he doesn't really care how he fights. Currently living alone after his parents have passed away, he visit his younger sister time to time to still have some contact with his last family member. He tries to stay away from most social activities and be either alone at home or just wandering around, or trying to improve his guitar skills.

Next

Name: White Glint
Weight: Middleweight
Class: Biped
Weapons Loadout:
Right am: 051ANNR (Rifle)
Left arm: 063ANARC (Assault Rifle)
Right back: RCO1-PHACT (Rail gun)
Left back: 3ALINE05 (Spread missile)

Right hangar: EB-0700 (Laser blade)
Left hangar: PG03-3P1CA (Pulse gun)
Appearance: A complete white mecha, with the mark of “ Empyreus” on the left arm and a painted white eye who cries blood on the right.
Bio/Strategy: A middle weight AC using mid-to-long range combat, using it's powerful boosters to travel back and forth to slowly wear his enemy down and even if the opponent would live after he have used his ammo he makes a sudden turn and engage in close combat with his laser sword and pulse gun. However, it's strange OB part is one of the AC strongest weakness as Mark can't use any shoulder unit or the OB won't be able to activate until it's released or destroyed.

So far so good everyone. I already know for a fact that Grenade King will be participating (he is the co-creator, after all) and Fyrestorm has indicated that he is giving serious consideration to joining as well. I've also recieved notice from a newcomer, Bale Fire, who should be posting a character sheet shortly. With myself and Hakazu that would make a total of 5 players that are either confirmed or close to it. I haven't spoken to Akeles yet, but his performance in Sagas warrants automatic approval for this RP, should he wish to join.

Fyrestorm has requested a start date no earlier than July 8th, so as to devote proper consideration to the forthcoming chapter climax in Sagas. Barring any major changes, we can all look forward to that start time.

Can't wait until 8th ^^ Just one question about NPC, you wrote that anybody can create an NPC. Can I create to both sides or just the one you are working for?

Name: John Bailey
Age: 42
Sex: male
Affiliation: Sanctuary
Appearance: 6'5", dark skinned, short, trimmed black hair (graying), with an unshaven, though trimmer full beard/mustache. Concept
Bio: Former military officer, and member of a science division. Left for unknown reasons when rumors of service exploration began to spread. Now spends time in solitude.


AC

Name: Phobia
Weight: Midweight
Class: Quad
Weapons Loadout:
Right Arm: Blade
Left Arm: Assault Rifle
Right Shoulder: Multi-Missile
Left Shoulder: Energy Cannon
Right Hangar: None
Left Hangar: None
Appearance: A standard dark gray color scheme with a faded Sanctuary emblem on the left shoulder.
Bio/Strategy: Phobia is an old class AC unit, equipped with outdated weaponry, and even more outdated software. It's been fitted with limited new Kojima technology, but due to it's old design, there is little that can actually be done with it.

Name: Riley Finnegan
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Affiliation: Sanctuary
Appearance: 5' 9" with messy, medium length, brown hair and brown eyes. Average weight and build with some muscle.
Bio: Orphaned at a young age, Riley was put into the care of a family involved heavily in the Sanctuary's NEXT program. As he grew older he also grew more rebelious but showed a true knack for piloting, evident in the fact that he often passed tests with flying colors after skipping the whole weeks worth of classes to live it up with various boys and girls. To say he was a trouble maker would be an understatement. Eventually his extra-cirricular activites landed him in hot water with the security forces and he was thrown into boot camp. Being forced to focus, his piloting steadily improved, landing him on the fast track toward the top, eventually gaining a place on the surface exploration team being cooridinated with the help of his vary own foster parents. Despite the success, he's still a fast living punk at heart.




NEXT specs and NPC's to be added as they appear.

Name: Isaac Pousel
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Affiliation: Empyreus
Appearance: 6'2" Medium length dark brown hair. His eyes are a surprising dark green. His softer features give him a deceptive aura of kindness. The rest of him sits on an athletic frame.

Bio: All Isaac has ever known is the thin air of the upper troposphere and NEXTs. Quiet and reserved, Isaac usually speaks only when necessary. When around friends, however; he tends to open up a lot more. He recently "acquired" a NEXT through some deals and a bit of gambling. He tends to not beat around the bush and is always blunt and to the point. If a fight comes his way, the fewer words there are, the better.


NEXT

Name: Catalyst
Weight: Midweight
Class: Biped
Weapons Loadout:
Right Arm- Assault Rifle (Three shot burst option)
Left Arm- Machine gun
Right Shoulder- Spread missiles
Left Shoulder- Ballistic cannon
Right Hangar- NONE
Left Hangar- Laser blade
Appearance: Catalyst is painted silver and steel color with a Valkyrie in mid flight emblazoned on the left shoulder. The main camera glows blue.

Bio/Strategy: In total contrast with his reserved nature, Isaac guides his NEXT with a curious aggressiveness on the battlefield. He tends to overwhelm is opponents in a torrent of unpredictable heavy and small arms fire. His assertive style fits his NEXT layout perfectly.



This message was edited by akeles on Jul 04 2009.

It sure does,JG. Thanks for the answer.

Character

Name: Chase Tryphon
Age: 20
Sex: Male
Affiliation: Sanctuary
Appearance: Chase has golden red hair, streaked with red and blond and extending to the back of his neck. He has blue eyes and a long pointed nose and chin, with a small amount of bristle. When he’s not in his all purpose combat jumpsuit he wears typical civilian clothes. He has a medium build and height.
Bio: His father Jack Tryphon was one of the heads of Sanctuary, his family almost always having prominent positions in the one part or another of the subterranean city over the centuries. His mother Naomi was an outstanding AC pilot, who through some great test of luck met and fell in love with Jack. They married and two years later she died giving birth to Chase, Logain and Valaith. Chase is technically the middle child, and like his two siblings chose to pursue his mother’s line of work rather than his father’s, though his life has been shaken up by his father’s recent passing as well.

Next

Name: Jet
Weight: Lightweight
Class: Reverse
Weapons Loadout:

Right Arm: Machine Gun
Left Arm: Machine Gun
Right Shoulder: Spread Missile
Left Shoulder: Radar
Right Hangar: None
Left Hangar: Blade
Appearance: A scheme of pure red, painted head to toe in crimson.
Bio/Strategy: Chase has only just recently become an AC pilot, and is even newer to a NEXT. Funded by his father he has built a balanced lightweight design. He is still finding his way, and as such uses simple weaponry with lots of ammo, which help combat his inexperience. He naturally moves very fast, and favours wide open terrain.



NPC

Name: Logain Tryphon
Age: 20
Sex: Male
Affiliation: Sanctuary
Appearance: Logain unlike his two twins has no red in his hair at all. He has a short spiked blond hair cut, with a clean shaven face. He has green eyes, and rounded features, along with one ear pierced. He has a larger build than average and is six feet in height, with well toned muscles, complete with a slight tan. He like most pilots wears a jumpsuit in combat, but seems to favour shabby clothes when not. He also smokes quite a bit.
Bio: His father Jack Tryphon was one of the heads of Sanctuary, his family almost always having prominent positions in the one part or another of the subterranean city over the centuries. His mother Naomi was an outstanding AC pilot, who through some great test of luck met and fell in love with Jack. They married and two years later she died giving birth to Chase, Logain and Valaith. Logain is the technically the youngest of three, and has always felt outshined by his older brother and sister. He has as such formed a terrible ego which would be best described as cocky, and constantly feels inferior to the other two. He bears a particular grudge with Valaith.

AC

Name: Pillar Breaker
Weight: Heavyweight
Class: Tread
Weapons Loadout:

Right Arm: Bazooka
Left Arm: Gatling Gun
Right Shoulder: Assault Cannon
Left Shoulder: Assault Cannon
Right Hangar: Grenade Launcher
Left Hangar: Hand Rocket
Appearance: Pillar Breaker is a total dark olive green except for its torso. Painted on the front is a brilliantly intimidating dragon head, red jaws wide.
Bio/Strategy: Logain has only been in the game a little longer than Chase, but he has learned the ropes much faster. His father did not support him nearly as much as the other two, the reason he has an AC instead of a NEXT. He has struggled his way from the bottom and now has an impressive arsenal to show for it. He may not be subtle, but the shear amount of weapons and ammo he fires at his enemies definitely gets the job done.



NPC

Name: Valaith Tryphon
Age: 20
Sex: Female
Affiliation: Sanctuary
Appearance: Has a mess of black hair with a long fringe which covers her similarly dark brown eyes, though her hair was once pure maroon red. She has a sullen face and extremely pale skin, with black lipstick applied constantly. She wears a combat jumpsuit in combat, and often even when it isn’t needed. When she isn’t wearing it she favours’ the colour black, which when combined with her face make her look intimidating to say the least.
Bio: Her father Jack Tryphon was one of the heads of Sanctuary, his family almost always having prominent positions in the one part or another of the subterranean city over the centuries. Her mother Naomi was an outstanding AC pilot, who through some great test of luck met and fell in love with Jack. They married and two years later she died giving birth to Chase, Logain and Valaith. Valaith is technically the oldest of the three, but seems to take little interest in the other two. She does care in her own aloof way however, but seems unable to show it. She seems to have a dislike for Logain, but gets on well enough with Chase.

Next

Name: Noble Phantasm
Weight: Midweight
Class: Biped
Weapons Loadout:

Right Arm: Shotgun
Left Arm: Laser Blade
Right Shoulder: Slug Gun
Left Shoulder: Pulse Gun
Right Hangar: None
Left Hangar: None
Appearance: A mix of black, pink and deep purple, with the last being the dominant colour.
Bio/Strategy: Valaith began piloting AC’s before either of her brothers, and has perfected her design. All her weapons are in the short to mid-range category with no backups, which may seem foolish at first, but has worked extremely well for her so far. She actively tries to close the gap between her and her enemy, and is known to use guerrilla and unhanded tactics to achieve this.

I have edited all of the participating characters (and NPCs) into the roster; we're still waiting on a full character sheet from Akeles. Fyrestorm has indicated that he might not join at the initial onset, but does plan to particpate at some point. I'm all for starting the RP right now, but Fyre did request we wait until July 8th to give him time to sort out some issues with Sagas. I am going to attempt to get him to reverse his position on this.

But while I'm here, there are two quick points I'd like to make. This is mostly administrative in nature, but it's important none the less.

Firstly, I plan to incorporate (for Empyreus) some sort of chemical compound which can be injected into the bloodstream that allows for a temporary resistance to Kojima contamination. I figure this makes more sense than arbitrarily deciding when someone has been contaminated and when they haven't - with this in place, we could effectively say that exploration outside of an AC (without the compound) leads to slow contamination etc. It's just an idea, but one that might be worth employing.

Secondly, I just want to clarify the correct usage of the term NEXT. It should be referred to in all capitals, as you would reference an AC. Calling it a "Next" or "next" may lead to confusion (with the actual word next), so please remember in your posts to use this term in all caps. Thanks.

NPC

Name: Michelle Goodspeed
Age: 24
Sex: female
Affiliation: Sanctuary
Appearance: a tall blond beauty, a little over six feet, with hair hanging just past her shoulders. Normally clad in greasy engineers clothing, this does not negate the fact she is a very beautiful young woman.
Bio: An orphan at birth, he father died 2 months before her birth, and her mother died giving child birth. She was adopted by a wealthy single woman, and was given the benefits of learning architectural engineering, but later changed her mind to major in Armored weaponry engineering. Michelle specializes on NEXTs. Despite her mothers distaste for her career path, she enjoys her work, taking an unorthodox approach to it at times. She has known John Bailey since she was 12, and sees him as a father figure, though he would never acknowledge such a relationship.

No AC or NEXT