So are alien characters playable? you said that humanity has made contact, I was originally considering playing a Transhuman uploaded intelligence, but the war happened pretty early so I dunno.
Sorry I've been a bit slow on the old posting, had exam season for the last few weeks so I've been a bit pushed for time. All done until next year though, so I should be a lot more speedy in replying.
Alright, so I did not expect exams to take up ALL my free time. I literally had days that consisted of getting up in the morning, studying, eating then going back to bed. Fortunately most of the exams are now behind me so I was wondering if I could still join this one.
Background: Helena’s parents were Confederacy of Babel supporters. Not only that, they even were quite high in the CB hierarchy. Their position of power came into jeopardy once their only daughter Helena was born. She was what they considered to be extremely rebellious as she constantly questioned the actions of the CB, not hesitating to do so even in public.
Not willing to let their daughter put an end to their careers, they had her kidnapped and moved to the space station belonging to the Babel United Forces at the age of 6.
Since she had to live most of her childhood in the slums of the station, it took wits and smarts to survive. And the ordeal allowed her to discover an inherent understanding of technology related subjects. Out of mere junk she managed to build herself a makeshift weapon for her own protection, which was essentially an electromagnetic crossbow. Her other issue was currency. She usually managed to hack into various accounts and secure enough money to barely survive. This was however always a risky proposition and indeed she was eventually caught. Fortunately the account she was hacking at the time belonged to an employee of a weapons development company. They recognized her talents and subsequently made her authority problems “go away”, then hired her.
After the defeat of the CB and launch of the Apollo project, a lot of the scientists were assigned to the frigates of the project. Materials available on the space station imposed limitations on what could be made. The prospect of discovering new ones while in deep space was enticing. The Apollo project needed scientists and corporations like the one Helena was working for were happy to provide them.
Personality: Helena never tries to hide her feelings and opinions, always open about what’s on her mind. To others she often seems blunt, maybe too much for her own good. The constant conflict she had with her parents left her with a rebellious and stubborn attitude. Due to spending most time on the streets only relying on her improvised tools rather than other people, it was natural she developed a fondness for all things technology related. So much that if faced with the chance of saving a piece of technology opposed to say a fellow crewmember from the clutches of oblivion, needless to say the correct choice wouldn’t be an obvious one to her.
Equipment: Her day to day outfit serves as combat equipment, as her entire outfit is an intricate shield generator. The shield has a very poor recharge rate, however it will last a considerable period of time under fire.
Custom Built Hand Cannon: Her only weapon is the self-made gauss pistol. Using all her knowledge she perfected the design over the years to the point where it fires slugs at speeds similar to a high-powered anti-materiel rifle. The insane fire power comes at a cost however. Firing rounds at those extreme velocities puts extreme stress on the weapon, as it has to absorb the recoil without passing it on to the user. After 4-6 shots fired it requires considerable maintenance and repairs. More than 6 shots and the gun might rip itself apart, likely causing injury to the user as well.
Strengths: Calm and collected under stressful situations – No matter the situation one will have a hard time catching Helena even flinching.
Manipulative – Sometimes, to survive, you need to use the people around you.
Resourceful – Could probably pass as MacGyvers younger sister.
Weaknesses: Antisocial – Helena prefers keeping to her pet projects rather than interacting with the people around her.
Distrusting – If she couldn’t even trust her own parents after what they had done, who could she trust?
Disregard for human life – Her personal hand cannon is a perfect example.
Speech Color: "My voice lights up the room in a bright, blinding green."
Other: She happens to have what could only be described as an addiction to pancakes.
Name: Chief Medical Officer, Crysta (Cris or Crissy) Faire
Appearance: Crista has medium length, dark, jet black hair with light, sky blue eyes. She is average height for a woman, 5'8" and has a athletic build. Crista wears white armor with yellow and grayish black details. She was a calm look so she can soothe her patients with a soft demeanor.
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Background: Crysta was born into a militaristic family as the youngest of three. Her father was a pilot while her mother was a biochemist. Being the youngest and having two brothers, Crysta was taught by each member a different thing. Her eldest brother, David, taught her minor combat techniques. Her other brother, Ron, taught her computers and programming all sorts of tech stuff.
Her older brothers were split, much like her parents when the civil war started. As the fighting continued on, her brother killed one another due to different beliefs. Crysta was not yet old enough to completely understand what had happened. But shortly after her parents began to argue. Her father sided with the CB and her mother with the others which caused problems for the young girl.
Before the civil war ended her father disappeared and she was left with her mother. Her mother continued to teach her medical procedures and bits of biochemistry everyday. Raising her to become a Medic so she would always have a job. Crysta began to shadow her mother at the lad she worked at when she was a teenager. Biology and Anatomy interested her at a young age. Crysta continued with her eagerness to learn all things scientific in school. She excelled specifically in science and mathematics. Majoring in Biochemistry and becoming a medical assistant for medical engineers on various ships. When she had proved her worth and her mentor had fallen ill their self, Crysta was scouted for Project Apollo.
This is a bit of a work in progress and is subject to some changes.
Personality: Crysta is a intelligent, stubborn, social woman. Although she was raised to be a silent, responsive medical assistant she became a social doc instead. Crysta likes to talk to her patients as she works to keep them calm. She is a polite, well mannered and calm person. She has a tendency to "become friends" with her patients. As she is friendly, many come back to visit her if they can. However nice, she is a hard worker and will not let anyone down when it comes to doing her job. Crysta hates to disappoint.
Equipment: Crysta uses a Boltshot pistol- Quick fire rate, quick reload, but a hell of a recoil/kickback. Also a M-97 Viper- semi-auto, better for distance/long range, lower fire rate, larger clip Her armor is white with yellow and grayish black details (As seen in Appearance)- lightweight but thick
Strengths: + Highly equipped Medic- Whether its surgery, stitches, or any emergency first aid Crysta can perform almost every medical procedure correctly and efficiently. + Resourceful- When not prepared or unequipped with the correct tools, she can find tools or make tools to work as temporary replacements to complete the task at hand. As well as having observed many people in many fields and knowing basic training for a few due to her family. + Quick thinker- When faced with rash decisions and little time to make them, Crysta has become a quick thinker. She can think through a situation or procedure as the clock is ticking down time. + Calm under pressure- As a medical officer Crysta must be able to perform under intense pressure. As a result of years of training, she is completely calm and level headed in most pressured scenarios.
Weakness: - Accuracy with a gun is faulty at best- Crysta was educated for a more science and medical related field, however she has had some, if not minimal weapons training. - Fears silence- Complete silence means there is no thought, because in her mind for there to be thought you have to be working out the situation, therefore making some noise. - Stubborn and likes to wait- Crysta is a patient person, usually waiting to do things until necessary. For example, if she doesn't NEED to give someone stitches she with bandage them and wait until they NEED stitches. She will be as headstrong and stubborn as she needs to to keep in her ways.
Speech Color: Crysta's speech and thought color
Other: Nothing as of right now.
My apologies on getting it done late. Had a busy past few days.