[OOC] Hellion Exiles

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@thegreenleafeWelcome aboard the Hellion my boy! Get that sheet to the cs section!

[Ghost Queen]

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I'm interested in this, though I haven't got a solid idea of who I want to make yet.

I got one, expect a quick draft soon.

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@Ghost QueenAlrighty ^^

[twave]

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Tara Taa'L

Name - Tara Taa'l (pronounced Ta-ah-el).

Age - 47 Adolescent. Lifespan varies depending on the host species but general rule of thumb is multiply host lifespan by five. In this case the host was 34 at the time of merger so now would be considered between 10-11 if human years were to be expanded out to the new lifespan.

Species - Or'Taleen. More widely known colloquially as Body Snatchers, the Or'Taleen are a collection of sub-species. They are few in number and tend to be somewhat reclusive. Born by infecting a host with their parasitic offspring the larva attempts to bond with the host. Not all species are compatible and some take easier than others but the success rate bonding is rather low at roughly 1/50. Failure to bond usually results in death while successful bonding causes the host to enter a chrysalis stage for metamorphosis. Each metamorphosis results in a unique Or'Taleen but they usually retain some physical and mental traits of the host. It is customary to retain the host's first name and append the clans last name. This has led them to often be mistaken as different species even though they are all from the same base strain.

Traditionally the Or'Taleen developed from a warrior culture. Their ability to defeat another species by genetic assimilation drove them to seek stronger foes to continuously evolve. Becoming space faring several thousand years ago their adaption of various genetic abilities expanded greatly. As they have assumed more and more sentient species into their fold the more barbaric methods of host selection have subsided. Many species found such methods of reproduction to be wrong and inhumane. Thus since their conquest had been quelled by force and the Or'Taleen returned to hunting. But now it was for criminals and low lifes. It's a little easier to get away with stealing a body when no one cares if they're alive or dead.

Bounty hunting turned out to be a good fit for them tough. Having diversified into different sub-groups (or clans) each Or'Taleen clan had different specialties that allowed them to seek out dangerous and tough criminals that could be used to further strengthen the next generation. However not every host is picked because they have desirable genetic traits.

Role - Bounty Hunter.

Gender - Female

Appearance -

The Pink Alien

A giant among most of the humans she tends to hang around, Tara is 7'. She has elongated features but to those familiar with Ot'Taleen would know that she body is derived from a human. She has long white hair, yellow eyes, and pink skin that make her stand out all the more. The headdress is only ever worn outside of combat and she has yet to explain its significance.

The "wings" are actually bioorganic armor plates created specifically for the Taa'L clan to manipulate with their low level telepathic abilities. While they don't actually function as wings the formation they assume while idle is a holdover from the host's mind, likely inciting some inner hope of some kind.

Personality - Unlike most of the Or'Taleen, Tara is partially dual-minded. It is the result of Tara having volunteered herself as a host, in which part of the host's mind has a chance to survive and develop alongside the new Or'Taleen. Because of this she has a lot more human mannerisms and a preference toward humankind over her new species. Inheriting her host's snark she is a lot more sociable that most of her kind. Eventually the two minds will merge but for the time being she will appear distant on occasion as she "converses" with her host.

Despite the above Tara is a bred warrior and assumes a serious tone when her job is concerned. Still extremely young she understands that what she does is a part of her heritage. She must train, grow stronger, and survive if she wishes to continue her species. Nevermind that that will take another hundred years or so. Fearless in battle if she believes that she can overtake an enemy she will take a hit to do it.

History - Tara has only been a Or'Taleen for 13 years. Unlike many species they don't have to go through an extended period of extreme vulnerability. They are born fighters and mentally develop rapidly. Taking from a host they are already physically capable of functioning on their own.

But we're getting ahead of the story. Before Tara Taa'L ever was there was Tara Hadart. A pirate in command of her own small ship, part of a larger fleet. She was wanted for numerous crimes by the UGPC and other factions alike. Perhaps not just her specifically, but the whole group of pirates had a price on their head.

Most of the bounty hunters they came across they were able to either evade or fight off with numbers. That was until they crossed paths with the Or'Taleen. While not numerous their ships were pretty equal in defenses and fire power. What makes an encounter with an Or'Taleen fleet different is they will jump in and launch their boarding crew in pods before all the enemy ships get the chance to run. The battle then becomes not only one ship to ship, but also on board the defending ship. Add to their ferocity and physiological variation it is hard to account for every kind of Or'Taleen.

This was just such a happening with Tara's ship. It was boarded and eventually taken along with one other ship that got separated from the main pirate fleet. She knew that one of two things were going to happen were she turned over to the UGPC. Either she was going to be executed or put in prison for the rest of her life. Neither sounded particularly inviting. However she had heard rumors that willing hosts of the Or'Taleen survive the transformation. It didn't work exactly that way but rumors aren't always accurate. Any chance to cheat death sounded like a good chance at that point.

It took some convincing that she was even worth becoming a Or'Taleen. Humans, while compatible, did not have many physical traits that warranted the effort. Eventually though one in the Taa'L clan saw use of the human's mental capacity and vouched for the idea. That particular clan, while tough and densely built like all the others, specialized in low level telepathy. Nothing so amazing as mental communication but they could make slight pushes to influence weaker and untrained minds. It was one reason that clan often had the task of raising new Or'Taleen and guide them in their ways. But more applicably they have been developing technology for some time that responded to their mental commands.

Tara Taa'L proved to be a difficult one to handle. Her human host's mind had survived more than would have been liked. Still she was teachable even if she acted oddly. After more than a decade in the care of her kind she began to long for her former kind. There were no rules against such a thing so she was permitted to go find a group that she felt comfortable with. Even if that group wasn't necessarily comfortable with her.

Equipment - As with most Or'Taleen equipment, hers is bioorganicly engineered.

Armor - Her armor is light, flexible, and unrestrictive. Self repairing it needs little maintenance and offers limited healing for wounds. Not intended for use against heavy fire.
Variable Defense Nodes -The armor plates that make up her "wings" are small devices that float and respond to Tara's mental commands. Made of a similar but tougher material to her armor it supplements her light armor by allowing her to move and arrange them into varying formations for defense and attack. These only operate within a three yard radius of her.
M-701 Lance (Laser Rifle) - Mapped to her mental signature Tara can be sure that no one else will be able to fire her weapon unless she allows it. It works how one would expect a laser rifle to work. Has single and burst fire modes. Both require three seconds of cooldown with 90 shots to an energy cell.

Ship - N/A

Activity - I am on call so my schedule is sporadic throughout the day. But I usually have the evenings to post if I haven't already during the day. If anything specific comes up that would prevent me from posting for an extended period I'll let you know.

Extras - The Or'Taleen's ganetic makeup is largely borrowed and selected to make them stronger, faster, and tougher. Over time they've incorporated many of the traits of the more common species found in their sector so they have a fairly high tolerance to many environmental conditions, diseases, and toxins. Not to say they are entirely immune, but would last longer in harsh environments. Despite looking rather thin Tara's physiology makes her pretty resilient. Having rather dense muscle tissue and skeletal structure means she can take harder hits and survive them. While not exceptionally strong she can deadlift around 200lbs.

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@t2waveLooks good! I approve ^^

[Rune_Alchemist]

@t2wave

yay~

More aliens for Alexis to eventually hit on.

I approve.

[Ghost Queen]

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Ok, this is taking me a bit longer than I thought it would. Basically my guy is going to be from a race of "Big Hulking Fighters" not unlike the Throgg, except that he's going to be sneaky. Think of him as a commando, sneaks about and executing key targets/planting bombs before his home solar system got swamped by the pure numbers of the Throgg. Here is the picture I'm going to use, if thats cool.

[Infamous Empath]

im here. didnt know this was up.

not sure how long it will take to make a character but dont feel like you have to wait on me. i always play antisocial lonewolfs anyway.

[Infamous Empath]

been busy, will edit and add more tomorrow or later

Name - Elijah Allan McConnell
Nickname(s): Eli, Allan, Al, Mac, Conn
Alias/codename: Morning Star

Age - 33

Species - Human (probably...mostly...)

Role - Captain of the Hellion (if it's available)

Gender - Male

Appearance -

My Hider

Personality - Known to bend the rules, Elijah Allan McConnell has been called a maverick captain, though he certainly wouldn't call himself that. McConnell is very level-headed and usually makes measured, rational decisions, tactically as well as personally. He is witty and sarcastic, even on the bridge, but never lets his sense of humour or personal issues get in the way of doing the job, at least not often. He is human after all. He is highly intelligent, intuitive, and analytical. He also prefers the company of a couple of friends over his entire crew, earning him a reputation as an introverted loner. However, he loves his crew, and spends as much time with them as possible...just not all at once. Captain McConnell is also perceptive, straight-forward, and often self-deprecating. He is quick to take the blame for something, even when it's not his fault at all, and if he can reasonably cover for one of his soldiers' mistakes or lacks in judgment, he will. As long as it doesn't harm anyone.

History - His military records show that Elijah McConnell was an average kid up until puberty, where he not only grew physically, but also mentally. His high intelligence and natural intuition made him a perfect candidate for officer school in the Coalition. However, soon after he graduated the training academy, he went missing for a couple of months. When he returned, he would not speak of what had happened, and the Coalition military ordered him not to speak of it, essentially classifying and sweeping away any independent investigation. Elijah McConnell quickly rose through the ranks until he became the Tactical Executive Officer on the Rainstorm, under his cousin, Captain Brinehard. The Rainstorm was destroyed and his captain was killed in a battle with the Throgg, making Commander McConnell the acting-captain. Upon his return, he was formerly promoted to Captain and given the command of his first ship, the Hellion. He has one younger brother named Simon. Their parents are dead.

Equipment - Dual plasma pulse pistols (proficiency above average); plasma pulse SMG (proficiency above average); Hardlight blade (proficiency expert); stun grenades (proficiency average).

Ship - I am assuming he can captain the Hellion if it is available. If not, he would like a similar ship called Tears of Silence. His crew would be no more than a couple hundred, no less than a dozen, mostly rookies since he's a relatively new captain. If possible, the ship has an AI (hologram and android) called Kimmy.

Activity - In a perfect world, I can post every day, but as I have just discovered this week, I am in like 20 RPs, so I'm gonna say once a week to be safe. But most likely every other day or every two days.

Extras - If anyone wants to play his crew in addition to the current main characters you are currently playing, that would be cool. If you want ideas, I would like someone similar to Percy on StarHunter as tech or helm, Jadzia Dax as science or security, someone with a bad bedside manner as the medical officer, and an Alan Rickman type as an XO.

OH! And I would like a hologram named Kimmy. :)

[TheUnknowable]

I actually had a Freelancer ship I made for another RP, but I would like to be pirates, or technically privateers. They would hit Throgg and other criminal ships for profit and sell stuff to the civilians or the UGCP.

[TheUnknowable]

The Talon

Ship Classification - Assault/boarding craft
Ship Role - Pirate/Freelancers
Crew size - 3
Description - A fast, heavily shielded corvette designed to punch holes in enemy shields and dock with them. Originally used for taking enemy ships, it has been refit for raiding them of valuables.

Power: Main: Artificial singularity generator, direct mass conversion. Overpowered for a ship this size, and prone to instability if it takes damage.
Secondary: Fusion, Deuterium. Reliable, but barely makes enough power to run the ship under non-combat situations.

Weapons: Particle beam cannons: For when they need to destroy ships or parts of them. Adjustable output.
Pulse burst: Charged weapon that tears a hole in shields large enough to fly the Talon through.
Point Defense: Multiple small particle beams on the hull of the ship.

Defenses: Aligned Plasma shields: Good at taking large attacks, but can take less damage overall than a standard shield. Can usually take only one solid hit from a medium sized ship.
Conduction/absorption armor: Spreads kinetic damage out over a larger area to minimize damage, and absorbs many forms of energy, including plasmas, low and mid level photonic weapons, many radiation types (alpha, beta, gamma (partially), charged protons), and many scanners. Used for stealth.

FTL: Hyperdrive: The ship moves along extra-dimensional corridors, making it impossible to track without hyper-space capable sensors. It is difficult to control where you emerge from hyperspace, so it is used for jumps of no more than a few AU except in emergency situations. Thankfully, you almost always emerge near a gravity well of some kind, whether a planet, star, or black hole.

Special: Quantum shift teleporter: Can shift an object or person up to about 20 meters through solid objects (depending on the material's density). Allows them to board ships without breaching the hull. Necessary, because their hull blocks many forms of teleporters.
Gravitic grapple: Four gravity generators on the bottom of the ship can grab onto whatever they land on. They also have a launcher that can shoot one which is tethered the Talon at an enemy up to 100 meters away. Tractor beams can be disrupted, but grav fields are harder to disrupt and tethers have to be cut, which makes them prefer this to a standard tractor beam.

crew

Name - Mark Briggs

Age - 32

Species - Human

Role - Pirate/Freelance

Gender - Male

Appearance -
5'8" skinny, pale skin, black hair, blue eyes.

Personality - Loves learning about science and advanced tech. Is currently obsessed with the idea of Transhumanism.

History - When he first came to space he got a job working for his cousin, Christopher Briggs. There he met Halla, who was the first officer. When they were caught smuggling Psionic Activators (drugs which grant psionic abilities, usually temporarily) through customs to avoid the outrageously high tariffs and restrictions on them, Christopher took credit for it, claiming that his crew only knew about the food concentrates they were hauling as a cover story. Christopher was arrested, the ship impounded, but Halla and he were the only ones willing to help pay for his defense in court. They did this by taking jobs as mercenaries for the UGCP. When he was found guilty and sent to prison, Halla and Mark continued to work as a team, eventually buying a surplus boarding ship from the military. When it became time to renew their contracts, they turned it down, but got a Privateer license from their former CO. As long as they only attacked criminals and the enemy, the UGCP would leave them alone, and may even buy their stolen goods.

Equipment - Technopathy Implant: Allows his higher brain functions to interface with a computer, allowing control or possession of the device. Usually used to "become" the ship or one of his robots. He can usually use it at his level for about 18 hours, but intense use, such as combat, stresses him faster, shortening this time.
Battle droids: Various models, built by him and based on old sci-fi shows. B1, B2, and Droideka from Star Wars, "Squidy" from the Matrix, and several "replicator" bugs from Star Gate for recon, but they cant reproduce without using manufacturing equipment.
Androids: Two based on old Sci-fi, Romie from "Andromeda" and the T-100 from "Terminator".
Weapons and Armor: For his androids, though he does have a basic military body suit and rail rifle for himself if he has to use it.

Ship - Talon

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Name - Halla

Age - 36 (her species has an average lifespan about equal to humans)

Species - Hibros

Role - Pirate/Freelance/Bounty Hunter

Gender - Female

Appearance -
7ft tall cat person, brown with white stripes, green eyes, fangs.

Personality - Her people believe it to be dishonorable to fight with borrowed strength, so everything she uses in battle relies on her own strength. (The psychological and mental habits of your character and adversely their species if they have any particular personality quirks that they inherit from their kind.)

History - She grew up on a space station made from hollowed out asteroids, learning to hunt in the wild, paraterraformed areas of the station. She got a job with one of the freighters that came through the station, and loyally followed that captain, Christopher Briggs, until he went to prison. She even helped his cousin fight for his freedom, but they failed. They then worked together to earn money to buy a ship and upgrade it, and continue to fight together.

Equipment - Rail Bow: A spring is compressed when she pulls a plunger on the weapon. When she pulls the trigger, the spring is released, transferring the energy through magnetic coils into a rail gun attachment. She can replace this with a particle beam weapon, but rarely does.
Personal Force-field generator: Draws power from the nervous system of the user to charge a capacitor which powers a force field emitter. She got it off of a human murderer that didn't understand the fact that the device would eventually put its user into a coma before the safety feature activated and the device deactivated. It was easy to capture him for the bounty at that point.
Ceremonial blades: Two foot long fang shaped blades, one for each major like event. She carries the one denoting her becoming a privateer into battle.

Ship - Talon

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Name - Qo

Age - 67 (His species has an indefinite lifespan, but he appears to be a young adult)

Species - Sesuna

Role - Pirate/Freelancer

Gender - Sesuna are Hermaphrodites

Appearance -
(the closest picture I could find)
Blue, bipedal, roughly humanoid. "He" applies hormones to the top of his head to grow leaves to simulate hair. He has yellow flowers during flowering season, but wears a pressure suit when pollinating to prevent it from effecting the crew.

Personality - Likes to learn about science, especially biological sciences. Will only harm someone in self defense or defense of others.

History - His people are pacifists, but when his people were attacked he subjected the attackers to a paralyzing agent, allowing them to be placed on their ship and sent back to their home base. His people considered this to be a violation of their rules and sent him away.
He got a job on the Talon when they were looking for another crew member. His only speculation was that they not kill anyone except in self defense or defense of others. They agreed.

Equipment - Various hormones for altering his shape, knock out grenades, EMP grenades, stun pistol, standard armor
Proficient with most science equipment.

Ship - Talon

Activity - I'm on almost every day, but usually only post every few days at most. I prefer to post multiple responses at once to make it easier to remember who I responded to and what I said.

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@Ghost QueenTake your time. The concept sounds good.

@Infamous EmpathNo rush. The IC will likely be ready tonight or tomorrow.

@TheUnknowableNot a bad lookin ship. I can't wait to see the finished cs that you have to go along with it.

[Rune_Alchemist]

@GingerBoi123

Alright, I think it'd just be best to keep it relatively simple and not too fancy. Considering Alexis' personality, realistically, they'd have to have run into each other on the same bounty for her to consider picking up Nova, and Nova ended up not having a way off the planet/spaceship/wherever for whatever reason. After a little convincing from Omega she probably would have made the offer for him to tag along.

Alternatively, I suppose Alexis could have been looking for help to track a bounty at the urging of Omega, and she ended up somehow convincing Nova to work together for a bit, and maybe that turned into a longer partnership since it'd let them be able to handle a bit more difficult bounties rather then just working alone.

At least, those are the only two options I could come up with for now. I think it'd be best to keep it simple.

[GingerBoi123]

@Rune_AlchemistI like both of those ideas a lot actually. It sounds like we could probably combine the two together a little if you wanna

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Also, if it's okay with you and [@Rune Alchemist] to put it in the ship, maybe I can add this to Nova?

Nova's Personal Cruiser

It's a scout bike for Nova, mostly for speed with one onboard gun for weapons. Something to keep up with the mech.

[TheUnknowable]

The Talon could always give someone a lift to a bounty (if I finish and am approved).

[Rune_Alchemist]

@GingerBoi123

hm~

I think there would be enough room in the hangar for the bike! Aegis doesn't get used much unless its their only option, so to speak, and it can realistically only run in a straight line. Thing can't turn for shit at the moment since it's not designed for it xD

Could definitely help them travel longer distances on planet if they need it, and can't drop close to wherever their target is. Could also really help them make a swift exit if they need it and can't use Aegis for whatever reason. Might think about letting Omega have some way to control it as well, so he could remotely call it for surprise fun times later.

As for the idea of how they met, how about this, then -
Since Alexis and Omega needed more money, and there's realistically only so much a one-man team can do to hunt pirates/wanted criminals, especially those with a lot of fire power, Omega had convinced Alexis to start thinking about throwing together a larger team.

Originally, Omega brought Nova to her attention due to his experience and such, and Alexis basically tracked him down and asked. Their first meeting didn't exactly go to well, (likely thanks to Alexis and her somewhat...mouthy attitude) for whatever reason and they ended up hunting the same bounty. After a bit of a misadventure with them possibly trying to beat the other to the bounty in typical competition style, Nova's own ship or whatever got trashed by their target, and they had to end up working together.

Afterwards, to make things easier on both of themselves and maybe bring in a bit more money they decided to work together.

That's the best I got at the moment.

@TheUnknowable
Eh, thanks for the offer but the Raid is pretty speedy, especially for a Corvette-class since Alexis basically completely overhauled the engine to emphasize speed and power at the cost of a huge power consumption that Omega has to monitor most of the time.

Suppose you could give a few of the solo-hunters a lift though.

[twave]

@Rune_Alchemist Should Tara join you (which only makes sense at this point) you'd have another crew member that could actually captain the ship.

[GingerBoi123]

@Rune_AlchemistYeah I like it! And yeah, it would make sense for Omega to be able to control/transfer to the bike.

[Rune_Alchemist]

@t2wave

Aye. I suspect later down the line Tara could be given captaining responsibilities once they get a larger crew. For now the crew is small enough not to really worry about it, but once they get a larger ship and more crewmen, definitely gonna need an XO to help run things and since Tara has experience with that sort of thing, I could see it happening.

@GingerBoi123

Alright, cool! Careful, though. Meg might take it for a joy ride for giggles if they're on a planet somewhere xD