[CHAR] To the Ends of the Earth

[May]

William Axford
9 September 1893

Appearance
Tall, broad shouldered, and generally built like a working man. Strawberry blond hair kept just outside of military standards, light blue eyes set in a handsome face. Few scars here and there, along with a few tattoos. One of his daughters name above his heart, a phoenix across his shoulder on his back, and a naked valkyrie one his right inner forearm.

Personality
Will is a bit of a bastard sometimes, and for the most part doesn't really like to spend lots of time in large groups of people. He's fine with a few people for long times but public spaces start to bother him if he's in them too long. He's rather caring to people he's close to, overly protective almost of them. He treats women amazingly well despite still being a bit of a sleaze sometimes when he talks to them.

History
Born the eldest of far too many, childhood was rough and made him tough. He left home as soon as he could and didn't look back really. A few years before the war broke out, at seventeen he became a father. But that only encouraged him to enlist and ship out.

He served on the front lines for a few yearsbefore moving on to airship service where he found his stride, quickly rising up the ranks. A year before the cease fire was called, he injured fairly badly in battle and he was still in recovery when the fighting stopped. When he was up again he'd been discharged and he took the offer from one of his former officers as captain of one of his civilian vessels. He has since captained the Valkyrie ever since.

[Karos]

Otto Von Kruger

Name: Otto Von Kruger
Age: 33
Birthday: 5th February 1895
Gender: Male
Occupation: Engineer/Surgeon

Appearance: Height: 5'7" Weight: 165 lbs
Otto's appearance remains a mystery to most people, as a combination of prudent caution, and lingering paranoia incline him to keep his armour on at nearly all times. However, even in full armour he is a relatively thin chap, hardly built for frontline fighting. His wiry build however does predispose him to more subtle operations and despite his armour his movements are deft and nimble.

Personality: Reclusive by nature, Otto can come across as rather eccentric. A man more used to the company of machines than he is other human beings he finds social encounters to be somewhat awkward affairs, and tends to avoid them by habit. However, there are three things that bring Otto out of his shell. Firstly his research, when knee deep in cogs, surrounded by log after log of kinetic data or pulling pipes apart Otto is virtually ecstatic even in the most dire of situations. He will happily talk anyone's ear off about even the most mundane piece of technology if given the chance. The second thing that helps him get over his pathological shyness somewhat is surgery. Whilst he might not seem like a natural doctor Otto is quite the astute surgeon. His years in the army support corps ensured that he received a detailed education in this regard. So whilst he's not exactly jubilant during surgery, and is rather businesslike by all accounts, he certainly becomes rather more assertive. The final thing that really gets Otto out of his shell is combat. The thrill of explosions, the potential to test new technology and to put his theories to the test excites him to no end. That being said he is still rather cautious, primarily because he doesn't really fancy being shot to bits.

Biography: Otto was born in Britain before the last great war. His parents had left Germany to move back to his mother's native Britan in 1895 the same year he was born. For a while the family thrived running a small technology company specialising in micro-clockwork. Otto spent most of his formative years in the shop with his father working on various pieces of technology when not at school. Otto didn't enjoy school all that much. Whilst he was certainly bright, and was often leagues ahead of his classmates they never really took to the strange foreigner with the funny name. It wasn't until he got older that he really understood why people were so suspicious of him and his family though. In 1912, at the age of 17 Otto enlisted with the British military. Partly to try and get some real adventure in his life, partly to finally prove to everyone that he was British through and through, and that he and his family were proud of their new home. At the academy he studied hard, spending nearly all his time awake either in arduous physical training or learning skills that would help his fellow soldiers in the field. After 9 months of gruelling training Otto graduated with 1st class honours and was assigned to the 2nd company of the Coldstream guards for a front line deployment. The next several years were a haze of bullets, trenches, explosions, crowded workshops and dying friends. Otto did his best in these years to learn fast, not that he had much choice. Prepping ordinance one minute, he was bustled off to operating theatres the next, before following troops over the top.

Following the war Otto came home a tired man. His lust for adventure was all but annihilated, and he ended up taking whatever engineering jobs piqued his interest in the local papers. This is how he's got by following his honourable discharge, mostly working on Airships, and tinkering in the few spare moments he has in order that he needn't remember his past.

Equipment:
Primary Weapon: Electronic Arc-Rifle
Secondary Weapon: Webley Service Revolver
Support officer armour (This advanced piece of equipment provides Otto with a decent measure of protection in a fight as well as several other key features. Firstly the advanced helmet includes night vision apparatus as well as acting as a gas mask to filter out potential toxins. Secondly the suit augments Otto's strength and endurance, compensating for his natural deficiency in these areas. Lastly the armour serves to power his other pieces of equipment, although the armour itself must be charged on occasion.
Combat Engineer Interface (an advanced wrist mounted multi-tool. This powerful device allows Otto to fulfil his role as an engineer by providing him with access to any of the tools he could require (including a short range grapple able to life him clear off the ground). Its compact design means that whilst it is extremely versatile it barely weighs anything, a testament to Otto's skill for micro-clockwork.)
Combat Medic Interface (another piece of wrist mounted equipment, Otto's medical interface allows him to carry out basic surgery in the field. Whilst more useful in an actual operating theatre, the medic interface can be used in combat situations to stitch wounds, inject painkillers etc.)

[May]

Not quite finished, but thought I'd pit her up with what I've got done for you.

Emma Clarke
11 July 1908

Appearance
Emma is the essence of classic beauty, with her strong curves and delicate face and hands, though she will thoroughly deny it if anyone were to tell her she was pretty. Rather on the short side at just five foot four, a little heavy set in the hips, but other wise just curvy. Blue eyed, rather short hair, but long enough to be pulled back into a bun, a light ashy brown color. If she's talking to you she's smiling and happy, for the most part, if she's thinking or writing, she might look a little upset but it's just her thinking face.

Personality
She’s very bubbly once you get to know her, but she doesn’t talk a lot to other people, preferring the written word over the spoken. She's normally very conservative but there’s an inner personality that wants to throw away all of the old ideas and grab for the bright future. She knows a myriad of languages, ((speaks)English, French, Italian, some German phases. (reads)English, French, Italian, Latin, Spanish), all of which she sometimes feels the need to talk in to just annoy people who are annoying her, though she doesn't boast about it and likes to surprise people with what she knows. Even in her writing she'll slip in a few phrases from some language other than English.

History
The only child of a well to do family, she was raised without want though she was still taught the value of hard work and earing what you got. She was taught by the best tutors and was shown the world from an early age as she traveled with her family.