It seems that I've been beaten to the mark! I guess I'll throw this up anyways just for future reference!
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"There's only one person that could shoot me down and apparently, she's quite the shot!"
Name: Veela Tailwind
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Race: Oxidal
Element: None
Backstory:
Even in Asturias, the heart of the New Empire, one can find a whole manner of criminal enterprises that leech off the success of the booming trade that has been brought about by the Empire's imperialism. The upbringing of Veela Tailwind is a tale well-told amongst the inner circles of Asturian merchants but surprisingly, most accounts of the sky pirate are wrong in all regards. Some speak of a childhood of slavery before she broke free, killing her masters and stealing their airship before she stole across the New Empire, destroying and thieving as she went. Others speak of a witch, calling upon dark magic to guide her through any difficulty.
Her origins were a tad bit more... inconspicuous. As a young girl, Veela was raised in the mountain village of Bok'Tor, buried deep in the Dielsen Mountains. By that point, the skyports had already linked the larger cities to the mountain hamlets and the military were a constant presence in a world that had forgotten industrialism, leaving it for a quiet life in the mountains. And so, industrialism returned to the Dielsen Mountains, creating new opportunities for families like the Tailwinds.
Like some children of the mountains, Veela was fearless, soaring thousands of feat above the ground with naught but a simple glider. Her father was a hunter, paid by rich nobles to guide them to the rare predators that stalked the hillsides. Ironically, he was the better hunter than them but very rarely shot the predators. In Veela, he instilled a respect for life but he also made her into a damn fine shooter. By the age of fourteen, she began shooting better than the Imperial soldiers stationed at her village. By fifteen, her skills at long range were noticed by someone a little higher up in the chain of command and she was invited to the Imperial Academy.
Being an intelligent enough young girl and heeding the words of her father, she refused to let the Empire instill a bloodlust inside her like they had done with countless others. Her family weren't the richest and an officer position in the military brought in a lot of money to an otherwise poor family.
Sharpshooting hadn't exactly taken on yet and due to the fact that she didn't have the education of her peers, the engineering corps was ruled out. Instead, she was trained up as a pilot and then eventually shaped into a captain, of sorts. Although she had to practise her marksmanship in her own time, there were still few who could best her. Eventually, after a few gruelling years of the Academy, she graduated and was dispatched to Tanjen: the latest of the Empire's demands.
Although the majority of the fighting had already been done and the air force primarily patrolled the skies, the atmosphere was tense. Life seemed alright for a while; the pay package was good and it allowed her to pay for the education of her siblings. It was only when she was instructed to do her job when she had problems. Raiding backward jungle villages that didn't even have weapons to shoot them down was a hellish experience for her so she did what she thought was best - she faked her own death. Disrupting the fuel system, she caused a catastrophic failure in her airship. Although her crew escaped safely, it was reported that she became trapped and instructed them to leave her. No body was ever recovered from the wreckage, of course, but the military paid her family well.
Almost a month later, reports began to spread of a trade ship carrying gold turning up empty of both gold and crew. When it began to happen again and again, the route was altered. It didn't matter much as a few months later, similar events occurred but this time, there were reports of an airship that was faster than any other craft and could disappear into the clouds in a blink of the eye to never be seen again. Most reports agreed that the ship was manned by a hooded female. There was a price placed on her head but the piracy continued nonetheless.
::ADVANTAGES::
Resourcefulness (Racial Passive):
Oxidals start with three extra points in their advantages if they don't have any magical abilities.
Sharp-shooting (lvl 4):
[indent]There's not a lot of people who could even hope to shoot better than Veela. Armed with a mean-looking sniper rifle, she can hit anything, whether it breathes, it doesn't breath or it's soon to be liberated of its breathe. She has used rifles since she was younger and alongside her military training, it makes her a menace as long as she keeps her distance from her target. Of course, this means that she's practically useless in close-quarter-combat but she makes up for it in the sheer amount of damage she can do in ranged combat.
Piloting (lvl 4):
[indent]Veela will be the first to admit her flaws but her piloting is definitely not one of them. She could take any captain the Empire throws at her and still she would evade them completely, more than likely running rings around them as they float around in the sky, hoping to catch a sight of her. For this reason, she's been aptly dubbed, "The Phantom" for the fact that few have ever seen her face and even less have ever seen her ship for more than a minute. Granted, she isn't so good piloting the bigger ships but she can nearly anything you put in front of her (or anything she decides to take from you). She was a flying ace even before she went rogue, making the army seriously wonder if they should have found a body that day.
The Sundancer (lvl 2):
After her first few raids alongside other common pirates on the ship's carrying the gold from the North of Tanjen, she received a massive cut due to supplying all the information needed for the raids. Using this money, she began to put her own ship together. She didn't know a massive amount about it but she paid engineers to do most of the work while putting it together by herself so as to avoid anyone giving away details of her ship. The ship itself is faster than most military rustbuckets allowing her to fly rings around them. It's the skill with which she flies it which is the important part, however.
The Tailwind Family Rifle (lvl 1):
Although it may seem a little lacklustre and ugly, her family heirloom has got her through a number of situations without much incident. It works just as good as modern rifles except for a few meaningless qualities. Once again, it's the skill with which she uses it that is the important part.
::POWERS::
None.
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"There's only one person that could shoot me down and apparently, she's quite the shot!"
Name: Veela Tailwind
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Race: Oxidal
Element: None
Backstory:
Even in Asturias, the heart of the New Empire, one can find a whole manner of criminal enterprises that leech off the success of the booming trade that has been brought about by the Empire's imperialism. The upbringing of Veela Tailwind is a tale well-told amongst the inner circles of Asturian merchants but surprisingly, most accounts of the sky pirate are wrong in all regards. Some speak of a childhood of slavery before she broke free, killing her masters and stealing their airship before she stole across the New Empire, destroying and thieving as she went. Others speak of a witch, calling upon dark magic to guide her through any difficulty.
Her origins were a tad bit more... inconspicuous. As a young girl, Veela was raised in the mountain village of Bok'Tor, buried deep in the Dielsen Mountains. By that point, the skyports had already linked the larger cities to the mountain hamlets and the military were a constant presence in a world that had forgotten industrialism, leaving it for a quiet life in the mountains. And so, industrialism returned to the Dielsen Mountains, creating new opportunities for families like the Tailwinds.
Like some children of the mountains, Veela was fearless, soaring thousands of feat above the ground with naught but a simple glider. Her father was a hunter, paid by rich nobles to guide them to the rare predators that stalked the hillsides. Ironically, he was the better hunter than them but very rarely shot the predators. In Veela, he instilled a respect for life but he also made her into a damn fine shooter. By the age of fourteen, she began shooting better than the Imperial soldiers stationed at her village. By fifteen, her skills at long range were noticed by someone a little higher up in the chain of command and she was invited to the Imperial Academy.
Being an intelligent enough young girl and heeding the words of her father, she refused to let the Empire instill a bloodlust inside her like they had done with countless others. Her family weren't the richest and an officer position in the military brought in a lot of money to an otherwise poor family.
Sharpshooting hadn't exactly taken on yet and due to the fact that she didn't have the education of her peers, the engineering corps was ruled out. Instead, she was trained up as a pilot and then eventually shaped into a captain, of sorts. Although she had to practise her marksmanship in her own time, there were still few who could best her. Eventually, after a few gruelling years of the Academy, she graduated and was dispatched to Tanjen: the latest of the Empire's demands.
Although the majority of the fighting had already been done and the air force primarily patrolled the skies, the atmosphere was tense. Life seemed alright for a while; the pay package was good and it allowed her to pay for the education of her siblings. It was only when she was instructed to do her job when she had problems. Raiding backward jungle villages that didn't even have weapons to shoot them down was a hellish experience for her so she did what she thought was best - she faked her own death. Disrupting the fuel system, she caused a catastrophic failure in her airship. Although her crew escaped safely, it was reported that she became trapped and instructed them to leave her. No body was ever recovered from the wreckage, of course, but the military paid her family well.
Almost a month later, reports began to spread of a trade ship carrying gold turning up empty of both gold and crew. When it began to happen again and again, the route was altered. It didn't matter much as a few months later, similar events occurred but this time, there were reports of an airship that was faster than any other craft and could disappear into the clouds in a blink of the eye to never be seen again. Most reports agreed that the ship was manned by a hooded female. There was a price placed on her head but the piracy continued nonetheless.
::ADVANTAGES::
Resourcefulness (Racial Passive):
Oxidals start with three extra points in their advantages if they don't have any magical abilities.
Sharp-shooting (lvl 4):
[indent]There's not a lot of people who could even hope to shoot better than Veela. Armed with a mean-looking sniper rifle, she can hit anything, whether it breathes, it doesn't breath or it's soon to be liberated of its breathe. She has used rifles since she was younger and alongside her military training, it makes her a menace as long as she keeps her distance from her target. Of course, this means that she's practically useless in close-quarter-combat but she makes up for it in the sheer amount of damage she can do in ranged combat.
Piloting (lvl 4):
[indent]Veela will be the first to admit her flaws but her piloting is definitely not one of them. She could take any captain the Empire throws at her and still she would evade them completely, more than likely running rings around them as they float around in the sky, hoping to catch a sight of her. For this reason, she's been aptly dubbed, "The Phantom" for the fact that few have ever seen her face and even less have ever seen her ship for more than a minute. Granted, she isn't so good piloting the bigger ships but she can nearly anything you put in front of her (or anything she decides to take from you). She was a flying ace even before she went rogue, making the army seriously wonder if they should have found a body that day.
The Sundancer (lvl 2):
After her first few raids alongside other common pirates on the ship's carrying the gold from the North of Tanjen, she received a massive cut due to supplying all the information needed for the raids. Using this money, she began to put her own ship together. She didn't know a massive amount about it but she paid engineers to do most of the work while putting it together by herself so as to avoid anyone giving away details of her ship. The ship itself is faster than most military rustbuckets allowing her to fly rings around them. It's the skill with which she flies it which is the important part, however.
The Tailwind Family Rifle (lvl 1):
Although it may seem a little lacklustre and ugly, her family heirloom has got her through a number of situations without much incident. It works just as good as modern rifles except for a few meaningless qualities. Once again, it's the skill with which she uses it that is the important part.
::POWERS::
None.
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