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[b][code]B A S I C  I N F O[/code][/b][hr]
[b][code][Name][/code][/b] [code]Percival Tacitus Kilgore[/code]
[b][code][Callsign][/code][/b] [code]Achilles[/code]
[b][code][Gender][/code][/b] [code]Male[/code]
[b][code][Age][/code][/b] [code]35[/code]
[b][code][Rank and Designation][/code][/b] [code]Main-Class Constellation[/code]
[b][code][Place of Birth][/code][/b] [code]Gah Xia[/code]
[b][code][Official Statement][/code][/b] [code]“Those who have no real virtue within but outwardly rely on flowery cleverness are like leaky boats brightly painted—if you put manikins in them and set them on dry ground they look all right, but once they go into the rivers and lakes, into the wind and waves, are they not in danger?”[/code]


[b][code]C O M B A T  A B I L I T Y[/code][/b][hr]
[b][code][Anti-Barrier Sword][/code][/b] [code]No. 73 – Durendal “The Enduring”[/code]
[b][code][Anti-Barrier Quotient][/code][/b] [code]25%[/code]
[b][code][Physical Description][/code][/b] 
[i][code]Durendal is a blackened sword glowing in a bright purplish hue. Ancient Runes line the blade describing a history of the Kholomica bloodline that bore this sword. It has been passed down from father/mother to child/grandchild. This blade’s edge is sharpened closer than a razor. The blade is crafted from the finest steel, mixed with titanium and depleted uranium to lend its anti-barrier ability. The titanium edge provides its crisp sharpened quality. [/code][/i]
[b][code][Attributes][/code][/b]
[i][code]Durendal exudes cold. Its depleted uranium anti-barrier material blends with Achilles’ anomaly to produce an icy blast. Weapons ill-tempered to withstand cold may crack upon impact. When directed by Achilles an icy blast may reach out over a hundred meters to impact upon foes and slow them in their tracks. [/code][/i]

[b][code][Anomaly][/code][/b] [code]Venusian Ice[/code]
[b][code][Origin][/code][/b] [code] Line of Kholomica – Lysandra Kilgore (nee Kholomica)[/code]
[b][code][Phenomena][/code][/b]
[i][code] Achilles is cold and dispassionate. He has no malice, just focused on the mission whatever the mission may be. His anomaly harnesses the cold of space and environ of planetside. He can produce cold temperatures and ice upon demand. Durandal assists him in his administration of these ends. His anomaly is “Absolute Zero”, an ice-based phenomenon that allows him to create constructs of ice.[/code][/i]
[b][code][Limitation][/code][/b]
[i][code]His lack of empathy for his fellow man does create a division between him and others. An observer might believe it is due to his desire not to get to close to others knowing so many of his comrades have perished in battle. They would be wrong. Percival does nothing to correct these misconceptions. Although he is adept at tactics at various levels of military units; squad, platoon, company, and battalion as well as the strategy of larger military organizations he does not often relate to the individual soldier. Achilles makes an effort to at least pretend he cares, but even that comes off as fake. The cold does wear on him, tiring him out physically. He needs warm environs to regenerate his anomaly and his constitution to continue. Prolonged exposure to the cold can weaken him to the point where he cannot function properly.[/code][/i]
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[center][h3][b][code]Profile[/code][/b][/h3][/center]
[b][code][Surface-level Impression][/code][/b]
[code]Constantly analyzing a situation, militarily or politically, understanding the outcome before it happens. His prescience is viewed as prophetic by some, a foregone conclusion to him. Honing his body’s ability to fight physically and mentally are constant endeavors. He pushes his muscles to their limits and exercises his mind to keep it just as flexible as his sinews. The tools of his trade are natural extensions of his limbs. He focuses on a fluid movement of mind, body, and soul focusing on agility, in effecting his presence on a battlefield. He leads by example and plans according to his pragmatic doctrine. Some may consider him slow to act, but when he does an avalanche falls upon his enemy.[/code]

[b][code][Personal History][/code][/b]
[code]Percival was born in Skagen, Northland roughly 250 miles northeast of the capital city of Madison. Skagen is a small city of roughly 65,000 inhabitants. The city is known for its mining operations in the Princep Mountains. They gather and sell precious gems to the businesses on the planet and to off-worlders as well.

Percival’s connection to Kholomica was through an ancestor named Lysandra Kilgore (nee Kholomica). She was imbued with the Kholomican anomaly from Venus and has passed it down to her children and grandchildren for generations. 

The family moved from Venus to Gah Xia in the 25th century and has lived there since. A descendant of Lysandra named Beletar found one of the mines and began an industry that would generate wealth for the planet and the Kilgore family.

Beletar was not imbued with the Kholomican anomaly, but his grandson Frode Kilgore was. Frode was a famous Constellation of the 28th century being victorious over the enemy on more than one occasion. His renown spread throughout the galaxy, but that was ancient history. Frode and his legacy existed roughly ten generations before Percival was born.

Percival was known for his talents at a young age and by eight, was whisked away to develop those talents. His mentor was a man from Madison by the name of Harald Abramsen, a gentleman who rose to the rank of White Dwarf Class when his body could no longer take on the rigors of the Constellation. He trains young Stardusters now, mostly those found on Gah Xia.

Percival excelled in martial arts and in understanding small-unit tactics. At age 14, he was challenged to track a dire wolf in the jungles along the Snake River to the north. The locals were able to guide him to where they lived. He spent a week in the jungle tracking a dire wolf. He used an iron sword loaned to him by his mentor and slay the beast. The oversized wolf was heavy, but he was able to carry or drag it out of the jungle to claim victory over the creature.

Another challenge had him swim the Snake River from the southern bank to the northern side. His crossing point was two kilometers wide. The river was infested with dangerous sea creatures that could inject a paralytic into its prey’s flesh and others that were carnivorous. Knowing of these dangers, Percival swam the river for a total distance of four kilometers and survived. He had some close encounters along the way but was able to complete the task without falling prey to deadly fish.

The third task he completed was climbing Mount Li Song in the Majestique mountains of Great Amathistle to the north. The peak is at 17,536 feet (5,345 meters) in elevation. He was 18 when he completed this third task. Accompanied by seven other Stardusters of a similar age, it took them two weeks to make it to the top and another week to make their descent. One of their party did not survive the trek. Her corpse was retrieved and carried to the base of the mountain by her peers.

When Percival and the other Stardusters were not training on Gah Xia, they deployed to distant worlds fighting against the aberrant hordes. Fortunately for the citizens of Gah Xia, the aberrants had not attempted an invasion. It was only a matter of time and Percival was aware. He would not share his theories with family or any who might ask back home. Let them continue with their idyllic lives, heads firmly planted in the sand.

As a Main Class Constellation, Percival, aka: Achilles has seen many fights at all echelon levels from squad to brigade or regiment. But even at the higher levels of command, the action is where the rubber meets the road. And it was there, in the bush, that Percival felt the most comfortable. He enjoyed the company of his peers and those who fought around him, but more often than not, he kept to himself. Just knowing they were near him was comforting enough.[/code]

[center][h3][b][code]Gah Xia[/code][/b][/h3][/center]
[b][code]The Beauty and Splendor of Paradise[/code][/b]
[code]Gah Xia (pronounced: Gah Zeeya) is the fourth planet of the Sirius Star System orbiting a white star twice the size of Sol and a white dwarf connected by a shared gravity. The existence of the two stars allows for the third, fourth, and fifth planets to be inhabited by life forms.

The distance around the equator is 32,370 miles (52,097 kilometers), but smaller at 32,318 miles (52,010 kilometers) from pole to pole--1.3 times the dimensions of Earth. This disparity produces a slighter greater gravitational pull making bone densities and muscle mass slightly greater than humans on Earth.  

A similar ratio of land to water exists on Gah Xia with six continents covering 70.1% of the surface of the planet. There is no frozen southern pole as on earth, that exists at the northern pole and is connected to two of the continents in the northern hemisphere through land bridges. The climate zones of Gah Xia are like Earth with Percival Kilgore growing up on the southern continent of Nyjord, a Danish version of New Earth.

The planet was discovered by a Danish Explorer in the 23rd century. The Chinese started populating the planet first and many of the names found are either Chinese, Scandinavian, or English in origin.[/code]

[b][code][Culture][/code][/b] 
[code]The culture of Gah Xia is just as diverse as it is on Earth. As people from every race of Earth settled on the colony planet between the 23rd and 24th centuries it grew in a slightly different manner than the home world. The existence of anomalies made a profound difference on the people of Gah Xia. In most cultures, people exhibiting anomalies were heralded as heroes of the people. 

The sovereign state of Northland in Nyjord boasts the Princep mountains surrounding Lake Madsen. At the southeastern edge of Lake Madsen is the capital city of Madison. Madison is a cultural icon for art, cinema, plays and museums. This cultural mecca draws crowds of people every year as a tourist attraction. The Interglobal Museum of Human Anomalies is one of the centerpieces of Gah Xian attractions [/code]

[b][code][Warrior Family][/code][/b] 
[code]Frode Kilgore lived around 300 years before the birth of Percival Kilgore. He also used the name Achilles as his callsign and swung the sword known as Durendal, the 73rd Anti-barrier weapon produced in the forge of the mysterious Sword Mother. Frode handed down his legacy that he forged on the battlefields of distant worlds to his descendants. He was descended from the original Kholomican Venusian to come to Gah Xia, Lysandra Kilgore. She existed about two hundred years before Frode. The knowledge of his exploits are what have motivated many of his followers in the ways of the Constellation.

Harald Abramsen, 92, is a distant cousin or uncle to Percival Kilgore. He does not know the exact connection, only they both were descended from Lysandra and Beletar. The experienced patient old man helped Percival to become the warrior he is today. At one time, he also carried the Achilles call sign, and the Durendal sword but passed them on to his relative when he became of age. Harald retired when he was 64 and became an educator in the ways of a Constellation in Madison, Northland on Gah Xia.

Gunnar Kilgore, (deceased) had served for a brief time as a Constellation before passing away at the age of 26. Gunnar married Sigrid (nee Foss) when he was 20. Gunnar sired five children, with Percival being the youngest and only child to possess the family anomaly. Gunnar never knew his youngest son was so gifted. His wife Sigrid discovered the anomaly after Gunnar passed away.[/code][/indent][/cell][/row][/table]
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