[OOC] Warhammer 40k - Brave New World [Shipwrecked Colony RP] (Looking for more Survivors!)

[ClocktowerEchos]

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Brave New World

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"Captain! Power failures reported across all decks! Gellar fields are flickering!"
"Report: Engines power dropping. Current status: 66% efficiency."
"Sir! Armsmen report daemonic incursions; they're spawning all over the ship!"
"Cap! Cap! Navigator's dead, we're flying blind in the Warp! We need to drop out!"
"Are ye crazy? An unplanned exit could be sendin' us all inna sun o' a black 'ole!"
"We can't stay in the Warp, we'll be eaten alive by Hell itself Captain! Damned beyond eternity!"
"Fires reported across 12- no, 23- no, 55-... Fire's everywhere that's important!"
"Explosions are the cause! Multiple hull breaches on the starboard side, the ship is going to break up!"

"Captain! What do we do!?"

Every alarm, siren, warning and klaxon cried out across the bridge as Captain Helram clutched his hands in front of his mouth. He prayed that the God-Emperor would save them. That the thousands of souls aboard his ship would be saved and the vessel itself would miraculously repair itself. But instead every new report only brought more warnings and desperation. The bridge crew was shouting over each other and the alarms, their professionalism barely containing the rapidly growing panic of being lost in the Warp. Captain Helram stood up and silenced the bridge with a slam of the hilt of his sword.

"Take us out of the Warp." He commanded before making a ship wide announcement:

"Attention all crew, this is the Captain speaking. Brace for reentry. Emperor preserve us."

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Welcome to Brave New World, an RP taking place in the 40k universe of a transport ship crash landing on a lost planet not on any recent star charts. Based on @Jamesyco's Lost World with his permission, BNW will focus on the shipwrecked survivor's attempts to survive and figuring out what caused their ship to crash. I will be playing as all of the NPCs and the world at large like a TTRPG GM. Normal RP rules apply: no godmodding, no metagaming, don't be a dick, etc. As GM I reserve the right to have the final say on any disagreements that pop up.

The RP will start immediately with the crash landing and chaos that follows. Moving forward, the PCs will all be in a group together as ragtag and mismatched as you all maybe. Together you will achieve great things and hopefully, maybe, possibly not die horrifically on a forgotten planet thousands of lightyears away from home. The IC will be set up around "missions" or "quests" that will be in the 0th post. I will do my best to make sure that there's a balance and place for everyone.

Posting wise I'd like to keep things casual, enough to keep things moving along. I would also encourage people to add a summary at the end of their posts, especially if you do make longer posts (which are welcomed!)

Discord Link!

LORE INFO

The Vessel

The vessel is a modified Exorcist-class Grand Cruiser called the "Fortune's Dominion", used as a transport by Captain Jeramis Helram, a vassal-captain sworn to the Rogue Traders House Talvyrn. It primarily transports large amounts of settlers, civilians, pilgrims and Imperial Guard regiments on occasion. During the events leading up to the RP, it was carrying a mix of all four with settlers destine for another world, pilgrims on a journey to a shrine world and the remains of several varied Imperial Guard regiments who were all being combined into a mixed unit and assigned to a new theater.

The Planet

In Character, the nature of the planet will be a bit of a mystery for a little bit. Out of Character, the planet is a temperate world with vast forests, tall mountains, wide rivers and beautiful vistas. It looks like it could easily sustain a population. However there's also a ton of ruins scattered across the surface as the survivors will eventually find out. Some are Imperial and some are Xenos, but all look old. It seems that the crew of the Fortune's Dominion aren't the first people to land upon the planet.

OOC, the name of the planet is Syrin-6.

The Settlement

(WIP, will be filled once IC begins.)

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CHARACTER CREATION

Name: (Duh)
Age: (Duh)
Gender: (Duh)
Role: (What role do they have in the PC party? It doesn't have to be military either, it can be something civilian but it should fit with their background.)

Summary:
(A BASIC OVERVIEW AND QUICK SUMMARY OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND RELEVANT PARTS OF YOUR CHARACTER FROM THE REST OF YOUR CHARACTER SHEET MEANT TO QUICK REFERANCE FOR OTHER PLAYERS.)

Appearance:
(Description or pic, try to avoid using real pics.)

Backstory:
(Records/history. Try to keep it broad with big events but end it with them getting on the Fortune's Dominion some how. Remember, there was a wide variety of people on the ship before it crashed, not just military.)

Personality:
(Self explanatory. Are they especially pious? Are they meek or headstrong?)

Skills:
(List of major skills that they either know or have learned.)

Equipment:
(List of things they start out with/had on them right before the crash.)

Misc:
(Anything else you might want to add.)

Some Thoughts:

• Most civilians do not have military training and while the lasgun is easy to use, their accuracy is likely limited at best.
• Feel free to make up your own IG regiments if you want to play as a guardsmen, just put the information about them in the Misc section. All of the regiments aboard the ship have mostly been decimated by war and originally planned to be rolled into a singular army for service.
• Skills and Equipment can change as things progress.
• Most normal humans cannot 1v1 a Tyranid Swarmlord or know how to a plasma generator works. Keep your character's history and abilities realistic.
• Make characters not classes! It's okay if we end up having a party with a lot of one type and none of the other. All Guardsmen Party is an all time favorite 40k story and its only got a party of... guardsmen.

Code

[b]Name:[/b] (Duh)
[b]Age:[/b] (Duh)
[b]Gender:[/b] (Duh)
[b]Role:[/b] (What role do they have in the PC party? It doesn't have to be military either, it can be something civilian but it should fit with their background.)

[b]Summary:[/b]
(Basic summary of your character for quick reference)

[b]Appearance:[/b]
(Description or pic, try to avoid using real pics.)

[b]Records:[/b]
(Backstory/history. Try to keep it broad with big events but end it with them getting on the Fortune's Dominion some how. Remember, there was a wide variety of people on the ship before it crashed, not just military.)

[b]Personality:[/b]
(Self explanatory. Are they especially pious? Are they meek or headstrong?)

[b]Skills:[/b]
(List of major skills that they either know or have learned.)

[b]Equipment:[/b]
(List of things they start out with/had on them right before the crash.)

[b]Misc:[/b]
(Anything else you might want to add.)

[BigPapaBelial]

Skitarii Legio Alpha Ranger

Nothing here

@ClocktowerEchos

[Andreyich]

Death Cultist

Name: Nestor Valteni
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Role: Odd job man, sadistic murderer.

Summary:
Nestor is a death cultist that finds himself in a situation he is in no way prepared for. No longer are there the great lengths of a ship to harbour him, only vast wild expanses. He is forced into hiding the truth of who he and his brothers and sisters are, whilst nevertheless continuing in his most holy service to the God Emperor of Mankind.

Appearance:
He is of a moderate frame and a "sinewy" build, his musculature not large but taut and well developed. He keeps himself as neat as possible given what is available to him. Nestor's hair and eyes are a brown so dark they pass for black whilst his his skin by years upon sunless ships has been bleached an ivory white.

Backstory:
Nestor was one of the rare individuals born into the Cult of His Most Holy Burning Blade, rather than being inducted into it. He knew a communal life where all was shared by fellow cultists, the boy raised to be charitable to his fellow man, to read and write from a young age and given many skills that would help him better drift from ship to ship. But there the normality of his childhood ends, as at a mere three years old he was instilled the virtue of violence against the faithless. At the age of nine his mother and father had him take his first life, cutting the throat of a wounded pimp and dealer upon a cargo vessel they were inhabiting shortly followed by that of his restrained family. But though a mere child he smiled for he knew these people would no longer suffer in their impurity.

As he grew into an adult the Cult was eventually forced to move into fortune's dominion as a home. Though it was a good one, the ship now has undergone the most unforeseen thing in the centuries of the Cult's lifetime yet....

Personality:
Nestor is a conflicted personality partly brought on by having to play many characters through his life. He is a very faithful man, with much emphasis in his life on purity, cleanliness, and order as espoused by the Cult of His Most Holy Burning Blade. But in having to pretend to be anything from a voidsman, to a ship rating, to a monk or any other sort of figure he has incorporated many elements of each personality into his own which when relaxed often come into play. The most negative and (and at heart his most pervasive) trait of the man however, is his sadism. Violence is core to his life as a death cultists, and he makes sure that when it is done it is prolonged as much as possible.

Skills:
First to note is that while he had a broad education, Nestor's education focused in particular on medical matters. While no schola educated chirurgeon, he can inelegantly take people apart and put them back together given appropriate tools.

The only two things he is truly proficient in however, are the works of his Death Cult. The ways of their clandestine murder are first and foremost in his abilities, the man dancing ever so gracefully with his blades, his faith fuelling him on to fight despite wounds he may find when coming up against an opponent he failed to catch by surprise. The other ability of his is his knowledge as a theologian, the cult making sure that every member knows its faith like any upper hive scholar.

Equipment:
A skintight meshweave suit, and a whole lot of monoblades.

Misc:
theme song

[Steel Legion]

Sgt. Gavin Lions

Name: Watch Sergeant Gavin Lions
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Role: Sergeant

Summary:
Galvin Lions is am Imperial Guardsmen from the 458th Shields of Iconne. Originally just a PDF soldier, he was drafted by lottery and sent off to one of many warzones and campaigns across the sector. After his regiment was reduced to a mere 300 men, the 458th would be rolled in with several other decimated regiments to form a new mixed formation to be sent off to another warzone aboard the Fortune's Dominion. From this exprience he has gained an intense hatred of Chaos and recidivists.

Appearance:
A muscular stocky-built man with a piercing gaze that is hereditary.

The armor of the 458th Shields of Iconne is modeled after the Cadian tradition with upgradable inserts that can be added over time. It is of plasteel construction and departs from the Cadian tradition in that it bears a large rectangular armored belt buckle bearing an image of the principal shrine of the shrine world of Iconne, this is polished steel to a shine. It depicts a giant greek plinth the size of a hive which bears a gigantic copper statue of Sanguinius, primarch of the Blood Angels. It is said that Sanguinius set foot on the world during the time of reunification.
The armor is itself light grey in color and the fatigues are khaki. The belt and pouches are made from treated grox hyde. The boots bare a white surface on the upper side which is polished for parade duty. The helmet worn is also of Cadian lineage, with a bright gold Aquila on the front, it contains a microbead.

Records:
Sgt. Lions came from a family of pilgrims. Visiting the holy sites eventually they settled into a life on the shrine world of Iconne. Finding a job there was no mean feat and started them along a path of both toil and learning. Eventually learning the rotes of maintenance of enough of the hives systems to be considered useful they were promoted to lay tech adepts. Many of the trinkets and religious icons they have, have been passed down generation after generation. During many a long cold vigil there is only the night and his book on imperial saints to keep him company.

Gavin Lions was selected by lottery for service in the PDF of the Shine world of Iconne. Primarily concerned with repelling Orkoid incursions Guardsman Lions maintained a watch station outside the hive city armory near the base of one of the bridge towers. Though not particularly respected, his role was nonetheless valuable when it comes to chasing out cults and hunting the chaos twists that live in the ventilation ducts that feed the hive. His job does come with some perks, being generally better than average rations and access to the armory he defended with his life.

Personality:
Gavin Lions is a dependable friend to his fellow Guardsmen and a ferocious enemy to anything that might threaten them. Something of a father figure due to his comparative age, he can often be found putting himself in between the enemy and his squad. It was due to this tendency when observed by officers that he was first given armory access to a power fist.

He is, like most of the 458th, especially pious and a keen observer of the imperial faith, as such he regularly attends mass whenever the regiment priest is holding one. He also collects trinkets to add to his weapon attached by chains, these all represent his faith and a few are from the warzones he has faced.

Sgt. Lions is a determined and implacable combatant. Choleric as a leader, he is decisive and leads from the front taking charge of situations personally, and never afraid to do what he orders his men to do. His men are ever ready for action and familiar with the rigors of battle.

Skills:
- Advanced survival training (fieldcraft)
- Advanced mechanized warfare training (armored fist training)
- Power fist proficiency training.
- Artillery loader/spotter training (Accatran Mortar, Heavy Mortar, Basilisk)
- Las weapon Marksman training (command squad secondment)
- His hobby is reading up on the imperial saints and collecting trinkets of faith.

Equipment:

Sgt. Lions has been entrusted with a power fist from the Regiments armory. The fist itself is a relic though this is not to say that it is some gleaming example inlaid with gold, instead, it is covered with scrapes and pock marks, the paint long scuffed off revealing the silvery grey adamantium underneath, a testament to its continued use on the battlefield by successions of imperial servants. The names of these officers form victory roles only known to the administratium or particlerly long lived guardsmen such as Sergeant Zeke.

His sidearm is a bolt pistol, having been rebuilt from parts of other broken bolt pistols recovered from the battlefield by Gavin and others, carefully restored by the indentured tech priests. The oldest parts of the housing appear to be from a completely different design baring bronse inlays and red paint, this is combined with more modern looking grip. The pistol itself is intact belt fed bearing a larger than average magazine capacity. The disadvantage is that the round swings freely below the housing and make noise thats difficult to quiet. The pistols machine spirit is pernicious and is also quite common to malfunctions needing constant mollifying with oils and rag.

Both his lasgun and his bolt pistol have been decorated with gold plated chain with many figures of the imperial faith, Aquilas, vials of holy water and small trinkets attached. It is the tradition of the 458th Shield of Iconne to decorate their weapons to appease the saints who look down on us. This fact provides confidence and faith to the guardsmen and is a widespread practice in the regiment.

Misc:
Height : 6”
Weight : 100kg
Eye Color : Grey
Hair Color : Bald
Ethnicity : Caucosiod

When the 458th found itself shipped offplanet to one of the imperiums' many front lines. This was only to be expected as it was inkeeping with the tradition of Iconne to tithe regiments after PDF training. Gavin was promoted to Sergeant when the 458th were mobilized due to a shortage of manpower.

The "Shields of Iconne" are a regiment raised on a Shrine world. The regiment is a source of pride for the planet and designated a high utility unit specializing in artillery. The 458th were first deployed against the chaos cult "The Bone Star" which was threatening the major hive world of Faux I through use of termites to burrow into the hive infrastructure and deploy troops behind the front lines. The battles were sporadic and brutal but eventually, along with other Cadian tank regiments, the 458th managed to turn the tide in their favor through ingenuity and rapid re-deployment. The 458th took a beating and was reduced to a mere 300 men, but those who survived could boast of denting the reputation of Chaos. The purity of the regiment being beyond reproach (atleast on paper) due to its relation to the Shrine World. Gavin now hates chaos and other "backsliders" with almost the same ferocity as the Cadians.

Background on the "Shields of Iconne"

The tithe is raised from lottery so its of a fairly even balance in terms of recruit ability. The recruits spend a few years in the PDF guarding the holy sites and other objectives while the throngs of pilgrims visit the planet. They are mostly an honour guard designed to be stylish, however to maintain the tithe they are cycled out after the two year period. They are artillery because this is what the honour guard do on the planet. The imperium being paranoid and shrine worlds being rich has generated an over reliance on big artillery pieces that look good to the public. So their equipment is somewhat flash, and they havent really heard of camo like the mordians, with a uniform as described in the charsheet.

The regiment has a few Basalisks left over and a compliment of Heavy Mortars, which are moved about by "Kangaroo" Chimeras which lack the top turret acting as Artillery Tractors.

Regimental Favoured Basic Weapon: Ryza Pattern Plasmagun
Regimental Favoured Heavy Weapon: Accatran Pattern Mortar
Additional Standard Kit: Upgrade Earthshaker Cannon from Common to Good Craftsmanship
Additional Standard Kit: Upgrade Heavy Mortar from Common to Good Craftsmanship

[ClocktowerEchos]

IC Testing

(Test on how to do GM posts, feedback appreciated.)

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WELFARE
Survivors are content. Laws and work orders are being dutifully followed.
Survivors are crammed together in makeshift bunks and are hoping for more shelters to be built.
There is enough food to ration out. A recent discovery of a cache of booze was shared with all by the Captain, improving mood.
There is a growing rift between the various sects of the Imperial Creed. Rival prayer shrines have been set up and street preachers decry each other as sinful.

Character A's preaching abilities have helped to lessen the impact of the religious schism, reminding everyone that they are still fellow Imperials.

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PRODUCTION
The Mechanicus reports nominal working output. Several servitors have recently gone missing, slowing production.
The workshops have managed to bring 10 lasguns back into working order.
The motor pool has repaired one Chimera to full capacity.
Plasma generators are still offline, cruder fuel-based generators continue to generate power.

Construction Crew Alpha is building a training range. Estimate 2 days remaining.

Construction Crew Beta is being put towards assisting production.

Character B's attempt to help repair a plasma gun has failed resulting in a destroyed weapon and several angry tech priests.

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SECURITY
The remains of the Guard regiment and ship's Voidsmen patrol the perimeter of the camp. They are greatly aided by repaired Sentinels, allowing them to cover more ground at once.
Internal security is high with the Lord Commissar expanding the Deputy Commissar roster.
External defenses is adequate. During the night, a storm rolled in and caused damage to a section of the wall.

The 1st Expeditionary Force has scouted out ruins to investigate in more depth. They believe it might contain tech.

The 2nd Expeditionary Force has been out hunting and brought back a bounty of fresh meat and hides.

Character C joined the 1st EF, enhancing their scouting abilities with their own skills.

Character D manned the walls. With no activity, they engaged in gambling but unfortunately lost two ration bars and a pack of lho sticks.

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CURRENT EVENTS

• Holy Day - Today marks the start of the Festival of Imperial Light which begins with fasting. All survivors are forced to consume less food for the time being but aren't less happy for it.
• Heavy Rain - Storm from last night is making travel difficult and has damage some of the more temporary structures.
• The Haunting - Several servitors have disappeared and and last night a pair of night watchmen were found missing from their post. Worries of something stalking the camp are on the rise.

[Dog]

Yo, ClocktowerEchos. I figured out the formatting for the colony and stuff. Here is an example.

Ecomony

Ecomony

The economy of the United States is that of a highly developed country with a mixed economy. It is the world's largest economy by nominal GDP and net wealth and the second-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). It has the world's fifth-highest per capita GDP (nominal) and the seventh-highest per capita GDP (PPP) in 2020. The United States has the most technologically powerful economy in the world and its firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers, pharmaceuticals, and medical, aerospace, and military equipment. The nation's economy is fueled by abundant natural resources, a well-developed infrastructure, and high productivity.

Current Policies

Current Situations

CARES Act The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, is a $2.2 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the 116th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27, 2020, in response to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The spending primarily includes $300 billion in one-time cash payments to individual people who submit a tax return in America (with most single adults receiving $1,200 and families with children receiving more), $260 billion in increased unemployment benefits, the creation of the Paycheck Protection Program that provides forgivable loans to small businesses with an initial $350 billion in funding (later increased to $669 billion by subsequent legislation), $500 billion in loans for corporations, and $339.8 billion to state and local governments.

Income Inequality A number of economists and others have expressed growing concern about income inequality, calling it "deeply worrying", unjust, a danger to democracy/social stability, or a sign of national decline. Yale professor Robert Shiller has said, "The most important problem that we are facing now today, I think, is rising inequality in the United States and elsewhere in the world." According to a report by the Congressional Research Service, decreased progressiveness in capital gains taxes was the largest contributor to the increase in overall income inequality in the U.S. from 1996 to 2006. The Dollar The U.S. dollar is the currency most used in international transactions and is the world's foremost reserve currency, backed by its economy, its military, the petrodollar system and its linked eurodollar and large U.S. treasuries market. Several countries use it as their official currency and in others it is the de facto currency.

[ClocktowerEchos]

Yo, ClocktowerEchos. I figured out the formatting for the colony and stuff. Here is an example.

Ecomony

Ecomony

The economy of the United States is that of a highly developed country with a mixed economy. It is the world's largest economy by nominal GDP and net wealth and the second-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). It has the world's fifth-highest per capita GDP (nominal) and the seventh-highest per capita GDP (PPP) in 2020. The United States has the most technologically powerful economy in the world and its firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers, pharmaceuticals, and medical, aerospace, and military equipment. The nation's economy is fueled by abundant natural resources, a well-developed infrastructure, and high productivity.

Current Policies

Current Situations

CARES Act The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, is a $2.2 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the 116th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27, 2020, in response to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The spending primarily includes $300 billion in one-time cash payments to individual people who submit a tax return in America (with most single adults receiving $1,200 and families with children receiving more), $260 billion in increased unemployment benefits, the creation of the Paycheck Protection Program that provides forgivable loans to small businesses with an initial $350 billion in funding (later increased to $669 billion by subsequent legislation), $500 billion in loans for corporations, and $339.8 billion to state and local governments.

Income Inequality A number of economists and others have expressed growing concern about income inequality, calling it "deeply worrying", unjust, a danger to democracy/social stability, or a sign of national decline. Yale professor Robert Shiller has said, "The most important problem that we are facing now today, I think, is rising inequality in the United States and elsewhere in the world." According to a report by the Congressional Research Service, decreased progressiveness in capital gains taxes was the largest contributor to the increase in overall income inequality in the U.S. from 1996 to 2006. The Dollar The U.S. dollar is the currency most used in international transactions and is the world's foremost reserve currency, backed by its economy, its military, the petrodollar system and its linked eurodollar and large U.S. treasuries market. Several countries use it as their official currency and in others it is the de facto currency.

@Dog

That last bit is a bit too much code for my tastes but I like the idea of using tables like in the first bit.

Version 1, without list

WELFARE

Survivors are content. Laws and work orders are being dutifully followed. Survivors are crammed together in makeshift bunks and are hoping for more shelters to be built. There is enough food to ration out. A recent discovery of a cache of booze was shared with all by the Captain, improving mood. There is a growing rift between the various sects of the Imperial Creed. Rival prayer shrines have been set up and street preachers decry each other as sinful. Character A's preaching abilities have helped to lessen the impact of the religious schism, reminding everyone that they are still fellow Imperials.

Version 2, with list

WELFARE

Survivors are content. Laws and work orders are being dutifully followed. Survivors are crammed together in makeshift bunks and are hoping for more shelters to be built. There is enough food to ration out. A recent discovery of a cache of booze was shared with all by the Captain, improving mood. There is a growing rift between the various sects of the Imperial Creed. Rival prayer shrines have been set up and street preachers decry each other as sinful. Character A's preaching abilities have helped to lessen the impact of the religious schism, reminding everyone that they are still fellow Imperials.

I feel like going with the one without lists. Still not fully convinced with using cells though. My biggest complaint with the tables right now is how everything inside is always bold. How did you manage to do it?

[Dog]

<Snipped quote by Dog>

That last bit is a bit too much code for my tastes but I like the idea of using tables like in the first bit.

Version 1, without list

WELFARE

Survivors are content. Laws and work orders are being dutifully followed. Survivors are crammed together in makeshift bunks and are hoping for more shelters to be built. There is enough food to ration out. A recent discovery of a cache of booze was shared with all by the Captain, improving mood. There is a growing rift between the various sects of the Imperial Creed. Rival prayer shrines have been set up and street preachers decry each other as sinful. Character A's preaching abilities have helped to lessen the impact of the religious schism, reminding everyone that they are still fellow Imperials.

Version 2, with list

WELFARE

Survivors are content. Laws and work orders are being dutifully followed. Survivors are crammed together in makeshift bunks and are hoping for more shelters to be built. There is enough food to ration out. A recent discovery of a cache of booze was shared with all by the Captain, improving mood. There is a growing rift between the various sects of the Imperial Creed. Rival prayer shrines have been set up and street preachers decry each other as sinful. Character A's preaching abilities have helped to lessen the impact of the religious schism, reminding everyone that they are still fellow Imperials.

I feel like going with the one without lists. Still not fully convinced with using cells though. My biggest complaint with the tables right now is how everything inside is always bold. How did you manage to do it?

@ClocktowerEchos

I'll organize everything for you. I got ideas.

[ClocktowerEchos]

I'm thinking of starting the IC in the coming day or so, so get those character RPs so you can hit the ground alive running!

If you are lurking around, don't worry the Discord has been more active but I will try to use the OOC more as well.

[BigPapaBelial]

Skitarii Ranger Alpha

Name: Akros Alpha Delta Alpha Mike 10111:110 ext. 110001 addition 111 aka Akros ADAM
Age: Approx. 466 years old - Assimilation date: 5973 Cycles ago
Gender: Before Assimilation - Male. Genderless upon joining the Skitarii hosts
Role: Skitarii Legio Alpha Ranger - 4th Legio Alpha Commander of Maniple Felixus Fulgari Beta attached to Tech Priest Primus Rex Helicanum

Summary:

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Error: Unknown activation
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Code Orior Nox 7, Seed 101t011j98Alpha
Magos Primus Rex Helicanum activating Maniple
Alert: Ship in critical condition

That was the first waking moment of Alpha Akras, their Alpha Primus, the other eight Alpha commanders and the ninety Skitarii legionaries were awoken from their stasis slumber aboard the Fortune's Dominion. As their mission codes scrawled across his visor to remind him of their mission to a war somewhere in Segmentum Pacificus, all around him the ship was undergoing quite a moment. Before him as he stepped from his resting position, he and his other nine Legio cohorts listens as the Magos Primus told them that something had happened to the ship in the warp. And they and the Maniple would head to the engine room to attempt to help in repair and rebuilding.

But then the drop had occured as the 100 skitarii and their Tech Priest were working. The plunge out of the warp into the real world caused far worse damage.

For a moment he blacked out, sensors feeding to his brain...

Warning damage to hull sections of engine room
Warning Engine Room venting.
Error: Maniple units lifesigns waning.
Alert Alert Alert Akros Alpha Delta Alpha Mike is in freefall

Warning Entering Lower Atmosphere...BRACE BRACE BRACE

Records:

Accessing Adeptus Mechanicus Archive Echo-Epsilon-Tetra Alpha12090
Archive Junction 3a09000101:Trinary
Record Name: Akros Alpha Delta Alpha Mike 10111:110 ext. 110001 addition 111 Legio Alpha Ranger Skitarii
Parsing...
Parsing...
Access Allowed...

All records before Augmentation and Skitarii Assimilation Expunged...
Accessing Post Augmentation Records...

2987 cycles ago - Skitarii Designation Arkos Alpha Delta Alpha Mike undergoes final step of Augmentation and Assimilation

2980 cycles ago - Arkos ADAM joins Maniple Felixus Fulgari Rangers as Legionnaire 87

Arkos ADAM has nearly Flawless service. Maniple is put to the Desolation seven times when failure of mission occured. Arkos ADAM survived all seven Desolations.

Note: Five out of seven times Failure was due to Tech Priest Liason using inadequate intelligence. Leading to mission Failure. Desolation called to purge worst damaged units. The two Desolations called to purge failure Alpha Units who failed to follow Mechanicus Orders. Maniples would fall upon them and destroy them utterly.

2457 cycles ago - Arkos ADAM undergoes Upgrading. Internal augmentations. Augmented arms, synthetic lungs and heart, removal of liver, fortification of other internal flesh.

2331 cycles ago - Arkos ADAM promoted to Skitarii Alpha designation, heading one of 9 Cohorts, and reporting directly to Legio Alpha Primus Ranger Pho-Crixus 47 00001:111

2224 cycles ago - Battle of Forge World Camatus Nine, Maniple Felixus Fulgari nearly completely eradicated during final assault of Dark Mechanicus strongholds. Losses for entire Mechanicus forces near 87%. Only Nine units of Maniple Felixus Fulgari left functional. Arkos ADAM has minor damage. Set into Forced Shut down for repairs and Augmentation upgrades.

225 cycles ago - Arkos ADAM brought out of shut down. New Designation assigned Legio Alpha Two. Assigned as Legion Alpha Two to newly rebuilt Maniple Felixus Fulgari Beta.

A single cycle later Maniple Felixus Fulgari Beta is put into Stasis Sleep to undergo bio-technological training for upcoming Joint operation with Guard and Astartes units.

27 cycles ago - Maniple Felixus Fulgari awoken to board "Fortune's Dominion". Legio Alphas meet their new Assigned Tech Priest Liaison Tech Priest Primus Rex Helicanum. On route to Mechanicus World Alpha Pixus Nine in Segmentum Pacificus, after off loading of Pilgrims, Guard and other cargo at Shrine World Designation Orior 1000111 in Mechanicus Database. Once aboard units set into stasis sleep.

Personality:

Strong-minded, Devout to the Omnissiah, strict policy to the Mechanicus Priesthood orders. A Skitarii Legio Alpha to the core. A man not meant to question but to do as he is ordered. Gifted in command he knows how to make a maniple of Skitarii work it's best. There is little emotion left in him thought as it's been scrapped and ground out by years of service and careful techno-indictrination.

Skills:

- Skitarii War Doctrine: That the Legio Alpha will lead at the fore of his Maniple and show no fear before the fire of the enemy

- The Omnissiah and the Motive Force: A brief understanding of the grace of the Tech God and the force behind the motion of the machine

- Light and Medium weapon accuracy and proficiency

- Techno-Indoctrinated Tracking and Sensing suite of skills

- Recon Doctrines, specifically for long range intelligence

Equipment:

A Transuranic Arquebus, grafted to his left arm

One Arc baton that folds away into the wrist of his right arm

Back up Galvanic Rifle Mk. VI Arkhan

Tech Priest Blessed copper tinged ceramite armor across his upper chest and shoulders.

Face mask is an augmetic grafted directly to his head.

Misc:
(Anything else you might want to add.)

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[ClocktowerEchos]

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Darius Lochen

Name: Darius Lochen
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Role: Scout, Scavenger

Summary:
The last surviving Captain now commanding the remnants of the 'Xarasha's Buzzards', an Imperial Guard regiment from the once Hive World Xarasha. Being stranded with little resources is not something new to Darius. That's the only life most of the regiment has ever known since infancy, but on an unfamiliar planet and to this scale... Well, who better than the Buzzards to scavenge a new beginning?

Appearance:
Darius stands at 5' 10", surprisingly among the tallest of his comrades. Physically fit with a myriad of battle scars forming a tapestry upon the remaining flesh he has. Darius's good eye is emerald green, while his other glows crimson as a bionic eye. Most of his face is covered in a blood red scarf and goggles however. The only part that wasn't covered was his raven black hair that falls down the left side of his head.

Darius's body however has been left mostly disfigured. His entire right arm and right leg has been replaced with bionic prosthetic limbs, blown up by a landmine. His left arm has also been replaced below the elbow. The flesh that remains is covered in different kinds of scarring, from burns to cuts. His 'uniform' is scrap armour which covers his chest as well as a vambrace and elbow pad for his good arm with knee pads and armored boots too. It has been handpainted yellow with the crest of the Buzzards proudly displayed slightly to the left, where his heart would be. The armour has many chinks and scorch marks but there is little cloth beneath save for baggy pants that seemed to belong better on a mechanic than a soldier.

Records:
Darius was born on Xarasha, however he was born after the calamity of his planet that turned it from a Hive World to a Death World. Xarasha's Hive Cities were surrounded by stretches of desert, but after a long and harsh civil war, the Cities bombed each other to oblivion. The Xarasha Darius knows is naught but burning sands and ruins. It was this harsh environment that formed, not only Darius but the Buzzards as a whole, into the guerrilla warfare experts they are today.

Most of Xarasha's population are enlisted to the Regiment, while the rest of the adult population stay planetside while simultaneously acting as Xarasha's PDF. Darius joined immediately at 18, with two years training under the PDF. At the PDF, he learnt how to build and maintain makeshift weaponry, makeshift vehicles and his makeshift flak armor which is a huge part of Xarashan culture. Creating your own armor is like putting your heart on your sleeve and is a testament to not only your character but your strength as a fighter. This is also where he learnt the tactics of guerrilla warfare as well as the main Xarashan art of fighting, War Riding. War Riding comprises of fast, brutal vehicular combat from ram trucks, motorcycles and even tanks, though rare, with huge vehicular rigs serving as mobile command centres. Here Darius would learn many things about War Riding, such as how to jump from one moving vehicle to another while firing his autogun into the enemy they were charging. Once Xarashans decided to strike, a thunderous blitzkrieg of engines and gunfire filled the air. Once he was 18, Darius spent 8 years with the regiment, fighting many battles and eventually earned the rank of Captain.

Darius joined the Buzzards to defend a planet in a neighbouring system with a couple of other regiments that was being besieged by Orks. The Buzzards found themselves in their natural element however the battles were long and arduous. Combine this with a recklessness to their combat as Xarashan scrap vehicles collided with Orkish vehicles, it resulted in a 90% fatality rate for the regiment. However, it was due to this sacrifice that the Imperium of Man won back the planet for now. The remaining members of the regiment found passage on the Fortune's Dominion and planned to reroute back to Xarasha after recuperating on the shrine planet... However, this was not to be the case.

Personality:
Darius bears many of the traits that are instilled throughout Xarashan culture. Many Xarashans, while resourceful, embrace the savagery and headstrongness their fighting style can incur. Darius however is more reserved than his kin, if only by a little. He, like many of his world, believe that their survival and tenacity is all the proof they need of the Emperor's will and thus are more than willing to take their strength across the stars in his divine name.

Darius's careful planning has proved fruitful in previous war efforts which earned him the rightful rank of Captain. While he is not adverse to getting stuck in and approaching straight to his armies, Darius values the true purpose of War Riding more. The sudden surprise of attack, the charge of violence... THAT is what it means to be a true Buzzard. Still, he can be fierce too especially when it comes to keeping his men in line.

Skills:
-Guerrilla and Urban Combat

-Marksmanship

-Camouflage

-Mechanics, to a degree

-Craftsmanship, to a degree

-Scavenging

Equipment:
Semi-automatic Autogun, a Voxcaster, Armour, Two Frag Grenades, Ammo, Canteen.

Misc:

A brief insight into Xarashan life and warfare

Xarasha is a planet entirely comprised of desert with very few natural water sources. This forced it's people to work with very little or to root through the ruins of a civilisation now completely lost to time. Scavenging became a huge part of the way of life, and it would seem the infighting would continue. Many technologies were lost, and Xarashans relied entirely on Autogun weaponry. When they were reintroduced into the Astra Militarum, they actually refused to use Las-Weaponry despite the obvious pros. Much like the old engines and rusted scrap that cobbled together their war machines, Autoguns simply became ingrained. This helped form the Buzzards into a truly unique fighting force. However, this attitude slowly changed as those ranked Majors and above were eventually seen to use Las-Weaponry as a status symbol. Infantry and even vehicular armour is kept light, designed to only keep the vulnerable parts protected as to not restrict movement.

While the Art of War Riding would lead one to think only of armoured combat, the values actually transfer to infantry combat rather well. War Riding is pretty much broken down into three parts:

The Shroud
Hiding in plain sight. Remaining unseen until the perfect opportunity strikes. Whether this was hiding within a sandstorm before springing a full attack or simply awaiting around the corner and stalking a target, Xarasha's Buzzards highly value the element of surprise and rely on it to get the upper edge. Not only does this refer to themselves, but also traps that can be set to further catch an enemy by surprise. Landmines, tripwires, even pitfalls. Even the smallest viper can be deadly when it strikes unseen.

The Pursuit
The Art of Movement. Xarashans have an uncanny ability when it comes to driving vehicles, especially fast ones. It is entirely common to see a Buzzard leap from one vehicle to another or to simply be hanging from the side of one as the forces relentlessly chase down their prey. Either firing and swinging their weapon to kill the enemy or transporting ammo and messages. On the other side of the Pursuit, Xarashans appreciate silent hunting too. Moving through the environment like ghosts until they reach their objective, Xarasha's Buzzards possess a knack for moving through urban and rural terrain under cover so they can spring from the Shroud.

The Execution
Whether through a violent hail of bullets or the flick of a knife across the throat, it is simply not enough to chase down your enemies. You must be prepared to kill without hesitation or discrimination. The Buzzards train with all manner of ranged weaponry. Mostly autoguns, Buzzards can switch between guns almost seamlessly as they constantly flow in battle. As well as this, they practice a more savage form of CQC when they have to get up close and personal with the enemies.

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[Ezekiel]

Lady Alessaria Tae'Naros

Name: Lady Alessaria Tae'Naros
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Role: Undetermined. Currently a fairly useless, very sassy, noble.

Summary:
Lady Alessaria has led a life of luxury up until the dramatic turning point of the recent crash. This is not to say her life has been easy, she has persisted with great expectation placed upon her to further the standing of her family alongside the general tedium of sensation that most nobles eventually feel given the extended lives of their forebears. Few of her many skills are viable in the current situation. While unlikely to be considered to close to the worst of the spoilt brats of the Imperium's nobility, the cultural shock of the current moment is unlikely to be an easy one.

Appearance:

As is the case with almost all nobles of the Imperium who have yet to reach the truly dizzying heights of age, Alessaria's features have been frozen in time from her early twenties, so far maintained with less invasive forms of rejuvenant treatment that will likely sustain her in her current appearance for several decades to come. In any other situation, her golden blonde hair is always extensively styled, complimenting the cold blue of her eyes and the elegance of her features. Unlike so many of the starving waifs of the hives from which she hails, she sports a curvaceous figure, far from starvation but equally not descending into the overtly overweight opulence of much of the nobility.

Records:
Alessaria Tae'Naros was the third child of the current Lord of the Tae'Naros Family, a house of nobles closely related to the Great House of Sokta upon Holy Terra itself. While not quite so grand as to claim a place of prominence upon the Throneworld, various members of the wider Tae'Naros clan have established holdings throughout a number of systems, Alessaria's father, in particular, being the fifth generation to hold the Lord Governorship of the hive world of Scutara-Primus. While a third child in the sprawling web of family politics is close in the terms of Imperial politics, both Alessaria's older siblings are 'substantially' older and well established themselves as separate political forces, thus she has found herself somewhat irrelevant from the moment of her birth, albeit still with access to the luxuries and privileges of her prominent position. In certain matters of her education and preparation for the possibility of an important role on some world, somewhere, she has excelled, but in others she has shown no aptitude at all, seemingly relying on whether it is a subject matter she is not entirely bored by. She now finds herself aboard the Fortune's Dominion as she and much of her family attend to a pilgrimage, albeit in the usual affluent style of those who can afford to do so.

Personality:
Alessaria is certainly someone used to getting her way, at least in matters of the day-to-day and one who is not afraid to wield that fact to full effect. While certainly spoiled, this is not purely down to her name alone, already being something of a widely accomplished manipulator for decades by this point. Behind her self-importance is a surprisingly capable mind that once she applies herself can certainly be considered intelligent and quick-witted. Perhaps the only aspect of her upbringing which has prepared her well for the current situation is the ruthless streak so commonly found in the slightly more switched on of the noble populace.

Skills:
Broadly and indepthly educated in the fine arts of upper Imperial society, Alessaira has been considered a notable prodigy in terms of dance and song, a fact her family have often boasted of. For academic matters directly relating to her family and their holdings she has shown great aptitude as well, although wider concepts often bore her. Her knowledge of High Gothic is fluent, confirmed with personal recitations of the sacred texts of the Imperium's faith and law, as well as the poems and songs of the ancient language. As with many individuals expected to travel widely, she also knows many more forms of Low-Gothic than one might initially guess from the arrogant noble. She has next to no primary skills suitable for survival in the current situation.

Equipment:
A las pistol recovered from a dead member of the crew. An exotic and elegant ballgown she happened to be wearing at the time of the crash, a slightly less over the top but almost as finely made set of nightclothes. An extremely tasty and expensive pairing set of chocolates and red wine.

Misc:
N/A

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[Ezekiel]

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[Lauder]

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