[OOC] Mass Effect: Intervention

[TheRedWatcher]

Original RP by LetMeDoStuff

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W h a t R e m a i n s

_{Even after a great war, peace remains unsustainable...}

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It's been four years since the legendary Commander John Shepard, human Spectre and Officer of the Alliance Navy, dealt the final blow to the Reaper invasion. By using the Crucible, all synthetic life was destroyed in order to put an end to the cataclysmic cycle that had ravaged the galaxy for what felt like an eternal process. Such a move sent a shockwave across the galaxy and put the order of galactic politics, society and conflict at a complete standstill. The Reapers were gone, as were the Geth, and everything seemed to go silent for a while. The Mass Effect relays were damaged in the process of final victory, and the last three years were dedicated to repairing and reactivating all surviving nodes of intersystem travel. Come the end of the third year, the natural order of the galaxy's original state returned in theory, yet nothing was ever to be the same again.

If one thing is for sure, then it goes without saying that the Reaper Invasion left a traumatising mark on all sentient life. Homeworlds had been brutalised. Planets had been wiped clean. Entire colonies had disappeared without a trace. The loss of life was all but ghastly. Human, Turian, Salarian and Asari militaries were devastated by the fighting, whilst non-council species differed in devastation. There was no real natural order of life anymore. Some species, such as the Batarians, were whittled down to as little as fifty-thousand survivors. Large swathes of galactic space had been reduced to echoes and silence. There was no great relief the moment Shepard pulled the trigger on the extinction cycle. Many had no real clue of what to do next. Bureaucratic stagnation returned to folly in the wake of billions killed. Repair and recovery coordination was admirable at best, and lopsided, disjointed and failing at others.

The Citadel and its Council fell into an identity crisis. Some ambassadors made large for enacting normalcy to a galaxy that could barely resemble it. Others called for great reformation, some even devolved into demands for reparations in a sea of debt-struck citizens. There was never quite the happy ending as once heralded by the countless news networks throughout the war, but at the very least, life lived on without having been harvested once more. Despite this, countless threats still plagued Citadel Space, from within and from the reaches of the Terminus System, or throughout the desolate wastelands left ravaged by the invasion. Civil conflict, those who see others unfit for leadership, sits as a close prospect in many systems. That universal unification of all life fritters whilst some fall to insecurity in the face of annihilation. It seems that the sudden revoke of the apocalypse set in motion a grand disturbance throughout. But at the very least, there remains hope among those that wish to persist with the aftermath seen by their saviours. It is simply a test to see whether said ideals come to fruition, or if they die in the ever-changing galaxy.

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C a u g h t I n A L a n d s l i d e

_{...for the guns stop firing only when they need to reload.}

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Mass Effect: Intervention is to follow crewmembers of the SSV-Intervention, an Alliance vessel leased to the Citadel that was constructed from 'Andromeda Initiative' ship designers back in 2184. The Intervention is captained by one Te'yany Janniius, an Asari put in command of one of many new ships in the name of the Citadel's centralised military endeavours, beyond that of system-by-system policing by the Turian Empire and Systems Alliance. A new doctrine, inspired by the actions of the SSV-Normandy, has set out a number of autonomous companies who's intent is to provide flexible and effective military force between the cracks that formed in the damaged fleets' coverage. Though a licensed design in Alliance hands, the ships authority lies on the Citadel, and thus a range of races and species are found on board the ship. The Intervention is a relatively new vessel, having ran only several exercises and a few missions since its construction. Finally, it is to be bathed in baptism. The crew has been fully assembled. And with it comes its first task.

After the conclusion to the Reaper Invasion, it was easy to forget another major foe that still lurked in and out of Citadel space. Cerberus, the fanatic human organisation, remains, though much of its physical strength has been reduced to atoms. The death of the Illusive Man drew what many hoped would be the fatal strike to the group, however it served more to break the limbs of the beast than to sever its head. Cerberus remains out there. Their goals are once more uncertain, though the Citadel Council are more than eager to shut down any instances of its existence. Any cells and outposts that are discovered are immediately met with detainment or elimination. Ships like the Intervention specialise in removing these threats. Most recently, Cerberus activity was picked up on Virmire, in the Sentry Oemga, far into the remnant lands of lost battles. The assignment has been left to the Intervention to investigate the reports, and to either detain, disrupt or destroy any presence found.

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W e l c o m e !

_{...for the guns stop firing only when they need to reload.}

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Hello and welcome, interest checkers and newcomers, to Mass Effect: Intervention, the thread set aboard the aforementioned SSV-Intervention, a reconnaissance and security frigate commissioned for Citadel matters. We're here to bring together a wide variety of characters all in the same boat, from different walks of life, in a post-Reaper Invasion galaxy. A lot has happened to the galaxy, and though the Mass Relays are only just starting to reach a condition viable for usage, there's a lot to reconnect and recover in the wake of a destructive war. We will all fall under the initial command of the vessel and create an interactive breathing space for these characters to develop, add to the story and to forge their own path in a time left over by the legends that preceded them.

I think you get the gist of the story setup. For the tl;dr: Citadel want to root out pockets of Cerberus, and the SSV-Intervention, a relatively fresh ship in a tested design, is being sent to Virmire to investigate a reported presence. The main focus of this RP is surrounding the characters and how they interact/bounce off of one another. The plot should be the vessel for them to develop and engage in varying levels of relationships with one another, be it the professional camaraderie, the friendships, rivalries, disdains and even romances that stem from a ship's community-like crewspace. Of course, this means that over the long course of the setting, we'll be visiting different planets, locations and stations to help flesh out a series of connected stories. Depending on how the RP goes, we'll either focus far more on the ship's micro stories or its macro stories. Either way, combat, working lives and tragedies are sure to strike along the way. The galaxy is still very much a dangerous place, and the hole left if the galactic balance of power post-invasion has put many in precarious spots in life.

So, it should go without saying that first I should introduce to you the SSV-Intervention. As mentioned before, this vessel was a System's Alliance design obtained from the Andromeda Project before they set out. Since its acquirement, the Alliance had begun development on their own version until the Reaper Invasion cut plans short. Out of the ashes of the war came time for innovation once more. The ship's design schematic - the Hood-Class Frigate - was then brought into fruition as a cost-effective, yet highly resilient, vessel that brought to power a new doctrine of galactic peacekeeping. Shepard's spearheading of this doctrine through his use of the SSV-Normandy SR2 was then brought to the Citadel Council at first notice, to which they purchased licenses for existing ships and brought them into their own ranks. And though the ship hasn't seen much wide adoption outside of Alliance in their attempt to rebuild strength, the Citadel Security Fleet has employed around 90 of these, many still bearing Alliance designation. One of these, freshly out of trials, comes the Intervention.

The SSV-Intervention

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For the few familiar with the Andromeda Initiative, the Hood-Class Frigate design strikes heavy resemblance to that of the human ship 'The Tempest' deployed in much secrecy to the unknown galaxy. What massively detaches it from its privatised origins is its heavily robust and militaristic upgrades made at the cost of the state of the art luxury seen on its far-gone parent design, as well as an overall upscaling of the design from 95 metres in length to 160. The ship is armed with a series of standardised systems found commonly on most frigates of the era: a GUARDIAN Point Defence Laser system, Kinetic Barriers, and a spinal-fitted mass accelerator cannon embedded within the ships' body. Additionally, what was originally to be a main battery weapon that sits on the ship's underside is a Lambda Cannon, a supposedly cheap alternative to the famed Thanix Cannon. However, due to underperformances, the weapon is best suited for peppering larger targets' weak spots for delivery of the ships' mass accelerator cannon. There are bays for Javelin Disruptor Missiles as well, as favoured by many small frigate crews.

Top Floor: Captain's / XO's Cabins

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The worst downgrade in luxury compared to the Tempest is the Brass' quarters. These cabins are, however, the most comfortable living spaces aboard the vessel. Additionally, the Executive Officer has their own slightly smaller version of the same cabin, only missing some of the space for decoration such as the model stands that separate workspace from bedroom. Many of the crew might envy the privilege, but the Captain has once said the bed isn't as entirely comfortable as it looks.

Second Floor: C&C / War Room

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To a lesser extent, the Command and Coordination Centre (or C&C) is modelled after many small frigates alike. A main podium for the ship's mission planning and disclosed mission planning takes place in this main centre, with systems feedbacking directly to the pilot for immediate communication. Thus, this acts as the primary war room for most known operations the Intervention is expected to go on. This then links directly to the pilot and navigator's cockpit. Other systems such as the main docking bay doors and small security posts can be found around this area.

Second Floor: Operations' Room / Research Station

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Note that the War Room's main function was for mainline operations. However, for matters and operations that are undisclosed to the main crew, as well as a space for the Captain's affairs to be shared with higher ups / specific crew, the Operations' Room sits near to the rear of the second floor, separated off by a security checkpoint and a spare room that's been converted into a small research lab. A great deal of mystery was said to have been discussed behind those closed doors, usually closed off from the standard crewmate. Those who are brought inside tend to not openly discuss the matters the Captain had brought to them either, giving it a sort of wives' tale level light-hearted conspiracy.

Third Floor: Crew's Quarters

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One part, however, that can be seen at times as an upgrade are the quarters for the regular crewman. Beds are able to be divided by cubicle like walls, adding a small sense of security and privacy those that may wish it. Though not every crewman sleeps with their walls shut, still favouring the communal sense of a barracks, the options still stands for most beds, though it does drastically reduce living space to store personal goods. The additional benefit, at least, is that on-ship protection for non-combatants allows them to hide themselves within these quarters fairly easily, though it does little to protect from ship breaches. Among the quarters are two communal eating food preparation areas, a larger-scale kitchen and communal relaxation spot, blending into an off-side observation deck and relaxation point, though by far the built in bar counter is a lot less desirable than that of the once heralded Normandy. Most importantly, the main doctor's office is located on this floor, where treatments are made to the injured and sick if need be, as well as generalised care to those struggling with on-mission stress.

Fourth Floor: Engineering / Main Systems Maintenance

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The Engineering Deck is sectioned by many dividing, strongly reinforced rooms that protect key systems for the vessel to run. Though backups for critical systems are found on the command floor as well in case of emergency, the backbone of maintenance is found here. There are some spots for crew relaxation to minimise the flow of jumping between floors to catch a break, but they are small and less comfortable than the crew quarters' counterpart. Things such as basic VI systems, tertiary data banks, the mass effect drive core and all manners of engineering namesakes are found throughout here, as well as most of the crew specialised in its wellbeing. A decent number of engineers are combat trained too, though many act as reserve security over ground-team deployments due to their preference to stay aboard.

Fifth Floor: Shuttle Bay / Quartermaster's Office

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The Shuttle Bay makes up the vast majority of the fifth floor deck. Though two shuttles can be fitted to the ship for extended operational use, one is favoured for the most part. This section is partnered up with the Quartermaster's Office, a sectioned off and secured room that acts as the main armoury storage for the ship. That being said, there are secondary, smaller weapon compartments on each and every deck, for boarding emergencies of course. Most of the weaponry is standard issue, though as the doctrine has opened up space for a somewhat wider net of non-specialised weaponry, the Quartermaster doubles up as a space for part shopping. Final note, the Shuttle Bay also acts as the main cargo bay.

But what of the characters of this vessel? Well, to begin with, there'll be a pool of races to choose from, with the non-Citadel Security Fleet races being allowed as secondary characters down the line if they were to be introduced aboard. For the most part, the crew will differ from all sorts of backgrounds. Some of you might choose to have characters already know one another, either minimally or extensively, prior to the maiden mission of the SSV-Intervention, whilst I assume most will be there as new faces to the ranks.

There is one somewhat important prerequisite to the character you make: they must at least be a serviceman for their home systems' organisations (i.e. Alliance Military, Turian Fleet etc.) or a recruit of the Citadel Security Fleet. Now this doesn't just mean the brunt and brutes of soldiers, this could be down to the more logistical and civilian-like positions found throughout, such as doctors, scientists and researchers if you want your characters to fill those niches. I was asked this during the making of the OOC thread. If you don't have a desire for the "militaristic" background, then the Citadel Fleet fills that gap more, acting more initially as a civilian-like job. Of course, they'd end up being recruited officially for service aboard the Intervention, whether through requested transfer or necessity, and with the Galaxy still bandaging its heavy wounds I can suspect there might be a good array of backgrounds that precede their introductions.

Another topic to quickly touch on is the characters' jobs. Not every character has to be a combatant first and foremost. I've talked the interested and we have such ideas as the ship's main doctor, think Chakwas for the Normandy, or a pilot. I'm fine with these, eventually people will have the space to make landfall in their own ways, should a major story event come about, and I'll try to best include everyone where I can, but just keep in mind of what might influence your character in their specified roles. Also, alongside these roles comes the topic of "class". I wouldn't say there's any super strict class structure for combat-based explorers and peacekeepers, such as the general soldier, engineer, adept and onwards, but it is worth looking at the six "classes" to better narrow down any combat skills, of which you'll choose from three, just to make sure we don't overextend what our characters can do from the beginning. There may be opportunities to better equip and hone a characters' skillset, but I don't generally want to gameify the abilities too much as this is a narrative RP foremost.

Last side note for the character sheet: I'm posting the most basic skeleton for it. Some people like format their sheets differently, and I'm all cool for that. So long as you include all the necessary information here, you're green to go ahead, and if you want to put in any additional information, then go for it.

Character Sheet

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An image of the character could go here. Though advised you get a faceclaim, ones without are required to write heavier detail in their appearance section as a result.

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Name
Should be simple enough

Race
So, the Intervention selection so far would be: Human, Turian, Salarian, Asari, Quarian, Batarian, Krogan & Drell.

Age
Pretty explanatory, but mark it down as in human years, just to avoid confusion.

Sexuality
What's Mass Effect without a little potential romance on the table?

Gender
Again, self-explanatory. Especially for the Asari.

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Appearance
Description of how they look physically, as well as their potential combat gear, on-duty attire (though I assume for most humanoid races this would simply be the standard Intervention uniform, and what they are likely to wear off-duty. Physicality is the main focus, though.

Height
Easy enough.

Personality
What kind of individual are they, both on duty and off duty?

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Role / Specialty
What is their role aboard the SSV-Intervention? A good note to make is that ground-team peacekeepers usually have a smaller, secondary role aboard the ship. Some are self-explanatory and only need the one summary, such as Combat Engineer, as that'd fill two very obvious spots onboard and offside.

Equipment
What sort of things do they most generally use? Mainly weaponry, or small devices required for their role to function? Obviously the omnitool is present with everyone, so don't feel the need to mention it here.

Powers/Skills
A small, three tiered list of abilities generally found within the Mass Effect franchise. Things such as concussive shots, biotic abilities, specialised grenades, drones, hacking implants etc etc. Do ask if you have any suggestions or questions regarding this.

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Biography
More or less self-explanatory. What happened in their lives? What brought them to where they are now? How did the Reaper Invasion four years ago impact their lives? And what eventually led them to the Intervention, such as whether it was a leasing from their home race or through recruitment into the Citadel Security Fleet?

Affiliations
Who are they families, major friends or life-impacting individuals with prior to their posting aboard the SSV-Intervention?

Relationships
Optional, but a fun way to document how they see other characters they regularly interact with.

Character Theme
Not necessary, but just a bit of fun innit.

Again, bare minimum format, so feel free to decorate or reformat the sheet to your heart's desires, because who doesn't love a bit of flash and flair to their introductory character sheet?

Overall, I do dearly hope you enjoy the RP we've got here. Those who've shown interest already, I'm super excited to see what you bring to the table, and if anyone new is interested in joining simply drop your interest in the OOC here and I'll be excited to see what you come up with. If there are any problems with submitted character sheets I'll query about them as best as I can to make a compromise if it's something that I feel may harm the experience (which honestly is a rarity). Thank you all for reading this, and to send it off, I'll leave a small list of major events detailed by Shepard's exploits to summarise the galactic events that are still in influence today.

The Exploits of John Shepard

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>Shepard was an earthborn, first gaining for being the sole-survivor of a Thresher Maw attack on Akuze.
>He saved the colony on Feros and spared Shiala, ending the Thorian infection.
>The Rachni Queen was not spared on Noveria.
>During Sovereign's attack on the Citadel, Shepard saved the council at the cost of the human fleet's strength.
>Shepard exposed Saren after his defeat, however it was quickly covered up a week later.
>Councillor Udina remained as the human representative post-Battle of Citadel.
>Shepard regretfully destroyed Maelon's data.
>Shepard reluctantly chose to destroy the Mass Effect relay out of necessity, delaying the Reaper's arrival.
>The Collector base was destroyed.
>Shepard survived and became the headliner for the war against the Reapers.
>He cured the Genophage, allowing the Krogan to repopulate. Salarian support was mostly sacrificed as a result, as he was unable to save the Salarian Councillor alongside Thane during the attempted Cerberus Coup on the Citadel.
>He personally shot Udina during the coup.
>Shepard made contact with a sentient race deep in the Oceans of 2181 Despoina. No information about this is public and remains confidential to the highest authorities.
>During the Battle of Rannoch, Shepard was unable to properly broker peace between the Geth and Quarians. This resulted in the morn of a final battle, but was quickly suppressed and the Creator-Geth War ended in a Quarian victory and reclamation of their home planet.
>Though Shepard defeated Oleg's Cerberus forces on Omega, the City was never fully taken back as Aria T'Loak had initially hoped for. Cerberus cells lingered. Since the end of the Reaper War, Cerberus forces are still reported to have heavy presence within the city, risking another civil war.
>Shepard managed to amass just enough forces to siege down Earth and to break through the Reaper defences, though the cost of life was as high as anticipated.
>Shepard, deeming the threat of the Reapers too large to ignore, chose to destroy the Reapers with a virus implementing into their systems.
*Head Cannon: Putting together the minds of the Quarian's knowledge of technology, information from the Citadel, they found out there is a way to infect the Reaper's programming with their own programming, creating a virus they implement, which will disable any synthetic life form attached to the Reaper's programming i.e. the Geth who were indoctrinated and the Reapers. No space jesus. No green mist, and not every Geth has been destroyed in the process.

[KaiserElectric]

Character Sheet

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Name
Raela'Xanis "Roxy" vas Intervention

Race
Quarian

Age
28

Sexuality
More trouble then it's worth honestly. She'll take flirting, flowers, and some light cuddling over the other stuff any day.

Gender
Female

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Appearance
Somewhat on the tall side for a Quarian, with a surprisingly sturdy build. Wears a custom containment suit, primarily magenta and light gray with her rank and clan trappings marked on her right shoulder. The interior lighting and facemask of her suit is a bright golden color.

Height
6 ft. 2

Personality
On duty, Roxy's previous experience as an exile and a mercenary makes her something of a wild card. While never openly insubordinate, she has been known to bend the rules to do what she feels is best for the team and the mission, and will make objections extremely clear if she believes her COs are making the wrong choices. Despite that flippant attitude towards superiors though, she's known to work extremely well with teammates and is highly protective of her underlings.

Off duty, Roxy is even more of a wildcard, described both as aggressively charismatic and 'just as adept getting out of trouble as she is getting into it'. If you can get past her physicality she's also incredibly personable and eager to open up and meet new people, though there are some aspects of her past she keeps a bit closer to her chest. Generally she prefers to keep things light and sociable, though if something serious comes up she's not afraid to speak her mind and defend her positions, no matter how popular they may or may not be. Mostly she's happy to meet and make new friends, and she likes to spend her alone time maintaining her gear and working out.

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Role / Specialty
Security Officer / Vanguard

Equipment
Dual Carnifex Pistols: Her preferred weapons of choice from her Eclipse days, providing more then enough firepower to match any assault rifle or shotgun. She also brings disruptor ammunition and concussive grenades if things are expected to get a little crazy.

Powers/Skills
Biotic Enhancement: Never really receiving proper training in biotics until later in life, Roxy's biotic abilities largely manifest passively and help to advance her strength, stamina, and agility to peak and even superhuman levels in short bursts. More recently she has started to utilize more active techniques such as moving objects and creating barriers, but she has generally relied on her biotics in tandem with her own physical abilities.

Combat Training: Roxy has an eclectic set of combat skills, ranging from quarian self-defense techniques and street-taught brawling to elite infiltration tactics utilized by Eclipse mercenary teams. While she prefers close-range and confrontational fighting, she's able to effectively tackle any combat situation and react accordingly.

Security Tech: While a bit estranged from her race, Roxy is still a quarian and shares some of the legendary technical know-how of her species, which she utilizes to help keep security systems intact as well as break past firewalls and other defenses should the need inevitably arise to give herself and her team a tactical edge in battle.

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Biography

Childhood

Roxy was born in the Migrant fleet as Raela'Xanis nar Zudarum, the youngest of two siblings thanks to a mandate by the Admiralty Board to increase the population level, and one of the very few Quarians to be born with biotic potential. The achievement was hardly worth celebrating; she was exposed in utero when her mother suffered a debilitating injury saving a Liveship from a critical reactor failure, an injury that would take her life merely a few months after her daughter was born. Her father Kuto'Xanis, a marine officer in the Patrol Fleet, did his best to care for his children under the circumstances, oftentimes enlisting the help of friends on the Zudarum when he was called away by his own duties and always trying to instill in his children a steadfast belief in trust and loyalty to the cause of the Migrant Fleet.

Raela's childhood was still an ill-tempered one. Already marked out as exceptional because of her biotic potential and her mother's heroic sacrifice, a young Raela often felt ostracized by her peers and conversely smothered by adults gushing endlessly about her potential. With her father absent much of the time, she was most often cared for by her older brother Hito, and soon she made a tight-knit group of friends with other second-born children on the ship. Soon enough the timid and anxious Raela had grown into a wily and rambunctious teen, good-natured and more then a little willing to do things that got her and her friends into trouble. Indeed, Raela and her friend group of second-borns were relentless if light-hearted troublemakers, and a frustrated Kuto began to see his daughter in a holding cell more often then he saw her at home.

Less charming was when they grew a bit older and started taking an interest in more serious matters. While most quarians were steadfastly united in their desire to retake Rannoch from the Geth, some with different perspectives, like Raela and her friends, had different ideas. Things quickly grew more chaotic in Raela's life when one of her older friends, Lera'Juran, drew her into the Nedas Movement, a radical political ideology advocating for the Quarians to abandon the reconquest of Rannoch and move on, ending the stagnation of the Migrant Fleet era.

After hearing that one of their number had been arrested, Raela unwisely joined the mob that went to demand his freedom, winding up with a riot, and a concussion for her troubles. In the aftermath, a splinter movement formed that instead called for diplomatic negotiations with the Geth and forging a lasting peace with them, even if it meant surrendering their homeworld. Lera and Raela quickly joined her friend's new movement, but even this less radical stance was too much for some. This included Raela's own father, an ardent believer in the reclamation of Rannoch, and in the cramped quarters of the ship their violent arguments became quite commonplace. Some were thankful that Raela was preparing for her pilgrimage at the time, and hoping that her time away from the fleet would help her come to her senses.

Naturally, that didn't quite happen.

The Trial of Lera'Juran

Before Raela was set to leave, a bombshell accusation changed everything. Flotilla security had uncovered secret communications between a quarian and the Geth, with damning evidence suggesting that intelligence on the fleet was being offered to encourage the machine race to treat with their old masters. Most shocking of all, the culprit was none other then Lera'Juran, Raela's friend and vocal supporter of the movement calling for negotiating peace with the Geth. Knowing her friend would never do such a thing, for the first time Raela took after her father and drew on her years of experience tangling with marine security and investigated the crime, going so far as to break into restricted areas to read computer codes, she made the connection that the messages were sent by one of the leaders of their movement. What's more, she learned that the offer was authorized by an admiral sympathetic to their cause, and realized what must have happened.

Raela burst in on the trial and loudly sounded off an accusation against the true culprit, claiming the admiral and the movement leader were responsible for the message, and that they were framing her friend to escape punishment after their messages were discovered. The Admiralty Board listened intently and, when she was finished, quickly dismissed her accusation, pointing out that she had no evidence to support her claims, with Admiral Vinn'Seerah vas Ceelarm, the very man she was accusing, stepping forward to suggest that Raela had merely been overemotional over her friend's betrayal and encouraged the Board not to punish the girl for her outburst. Raela's last memory that day was of her hands around Admiral Vinn'Seerah's neck and an electrical shock to her ribs; she woke the next day in a cell, coldly informed by her father that Lera'Juran had been exiled.

A few days later, feeling utterly despondent, she was visited by none other then her caring older brother Hito. Unlocking her cell with his father's stolen keycodes, he pressed a sack carrying her pilgrimage gear into her arms, informing her there was a small fighter waiting for her in the closest docking bay, and wished her luck on her 'pilgrimage' with one last hug before going to erase the video records. Raela took her leave in the fighter and sped to the planet below, not once looking back at the Fleet as she left it behind for good.

Jungle Work

Wandering across the galaxy, with little else but her wits, charm, and biotic-powered toughness proved a very liberating experience for the young Raela, if a hazardous and difficult one. After a year or so exploring though, taking in every alien culture she could find (and characteristically spending a few weeks of that year in holding cells), it became clear that without a Migrant Fleet to head back to, she needed to fend for herself. With few people in Citadel space willing to gamble on a quarian exile as a model employee, Raela made her way into the Terminus sector to take a job working security for a warehouse on Omega, only to find it burned down by rival gangsters when she got there. Undeterred, she put her technical and physical skills to work and started working as a free agent of sorts, the novelty of an ass-kicking quarian being enough to secure her odd jobs working as hired muscle for local establishments, petty criminal gangs, and unscrupulous businessmen.

One such businessman who was, let's say, 'overly fond of her' managed to con Raela into an indentured servitude contract as his own personal bodyguard, making sure to specify exactly what services he required from her when they got to his office on Illium. Unfortunately for the leering jackass, if he'd been thinking with his head instead of the other thing, he might have realized that conning this particular quarian into a contract was a bad idea before he was abruptly launched out of his office window and plummeted one hundred feet to the ground below. Looking upon this brazen act of defenestration, Raela was quickly accosted by an Eclipse mercenary hit squad, surprised to find this quarian had done their job for them. Both sides braced for a fight, but one of the mercenaries suddenly recognized Raela from the stories about her work on Omega and spoke up.

"Why are we fighting her? Hell, we should be hiring her."

It was an unthinkable idea, and Raela's surprise spokeswoman was the only one who seemed to consider the idea anything but ridiculous, but they were willing to give her a shot on an easy guard duty assignment. She did the job perfectly, and when she saw how much zeroes were on the account transfer, she swapped out her battered old containment suit for a yellow one. For the next few years Raela, or Roxy as her non-quarian squadmates affectionately called her, made her living as a soldier-for-hire, working security for high-profile clients and joining strike teams sent after equally high-profile targets. Comfortable operating in the legally and morally gray area, Roxy proved herself a capable fighter, honing her combat and biotic abilities as she rose up the ranks with her new friends and comrades, including the asari who stuck up for her when no one else would and had become her best friend in the process. Life wasn't always easy, but for the first time, Roxy felt like she had a home among her sisters in arms.

Then something emerged from beyond the stars that changed everything.

The Reapers

Relatively isolated from events that preceded the Reaper War, such as the attack on the Citadel by the rogue Spectre Saren, Roxy was enjoying her recent promotion to captain when the genocidal machines first emerged from Dark Space. Recognizing the threat the machines placed, Roxy was in the midst of talks with members of the Blue Suns and the Blood Pack to unite against the machines when a ghost from her past came back to haunt her; a message from the Migrant Fleet, telling her that plans to retake their ancient home world were underway, and asked for her to return home to help in the fight. Roxy knew at once it was her father that had sent this message pleading for her to take this chance at redemption; she responded simply with "Mered'vai Rannoch"...Forget Rannoch. Committing fully to fighting alongside her brothers and sisters in arms, Roxy fought in several retreating skirmishes across the Terminus System was preparing for a last stand on Illium when Eclipse fell under the control of Aria T'Loak and was folded into the larger Terminus Fleet to take the fight to the Reapers on Earth.

After spearheading attacks on Cerberus positions in preparation for the final battle, Roxy and her team were part of the ground forces sent to join Anderson's resistance forces on Earth, finding themselves cut off and surrounded by the Reapers in the ensuing fight. Fighting ferociously along her friends and fellow mercs, Roxy held her ground for hours until she took a seemingly fatal blast to the chest, her vision going dark just as a red light flashed through the skies.

The brutal fighting left even the tough-as-nails quarian teetering on the edge of death for months. Declared dead more then once before rallying and clinging to life, when Roxy finally opened her eyes, it was to find none other then her brother standing over her, ready to experience a tearful reunion with his little sister.
It took some time but soon Roxy was back to her old self, none the worse for wear and reunited with the only family she ever cared for. In the time she was out though, Eclipse had moved back home to where it belonged, and after recovering and being deputized temporarily into C-Sec, Roxy felt there was more she could have done outside of her old stomping grounds in Terminus. Her brother offered to put in a good word for her so she could return home, but she politely refused, unable to join the rebuilding efforts in good conscience. Understanding her decision, he instead gifted her a new containment suit, the one she would have worn upon return from her pilgrimage, and suggested that the nascent Citadel Security Fleet could use someone with her skills.

Roxy liked that idea much better. Maybe it was time to fight for something besides a paycheck for once.

Affiliations
Father: Kuto'Xanis vas Zudarum: Alive, currently active on Rannoch
Brother: Hito'Xanis vas Leyte: Alive, currently working in C-Sec after being stranded on Earth post-invasion.
Friend: Kelasso Ledasir: Alive, still working with Eclipse.
Friend: Lera'Juran: Location unknown.
Douchebag: Vinn'Seerah vas Ceelarm: Wasting valuable oxygen somewhere.

Relationships
TBD

Character Theme
Not necessary, but just a bit of fun innit.

[TheRedWatcher]

@KaiserElectric Accepted. And now I can get onto the IC.

[xXSINXx]

Name
Jenna Moon (Aka Leprechaun)

Race
Human/Irish ethnicity

Age
20

Sexuality
Bisexual

Gender
Female

Appearance


Built with a light, toned framed slender figure with size c busts and a small yet plump bottom, pale skin and natural red hair. In duty she wears a common intervention suit, somtimes with three vertical streaks of face paint under her right eye each streak a different color to represent the Irish flag. Off duty she tens to wear a tight black tank top cropped off right above her belly button and either black tight ripped jeans or tight spanded thigh leangth shorts

Height
5'4"

Personality
On duty shes quite headstrong, yet stealthily tactical. Aa she prefers working alone, she can be quite cooperative, even thiugh she feels others slow her down. She also shows strong determination to complete her mission or task thoroughly. When a situation becomes dire, Jenna is known for stepping up, wilking to risk herself for a greater good.

Off duty shes very easy to get along with so long as one doesnt anger her as she has a short fuse. Sometimes she even may act childish, keeping the kid side of her alive, yet is aerious when she needs to be. Jeena is also quite the flirt and has no gender preference or race preference in that matter as she beleives in equality of all races. Most of the time, she is a heart waing, down to earth, genuine lass whom is always there when somone needs a friend.

Role / Specialty
Engineer/Infiltrator

Equipment
Jenna is equipped with a standard issue pistol and a modified semi-auto tactical rifle that mimics power and range of a standard issue sniper, she also weilds Anti-Thorian Gas grenades and Fusion Explosive Grenades when a situation becomes dire and she carries an Asari Sword for quick, silent kills.

Powers/Skills
-Nova- Jenna can channel energy into her hands and with a hard pound,either on the ground or descending from the air, she can create a point blank, highly dangerous explosion around herself, sending blast waves thoughout a five meter radius.

-Tactical Cloak- This should speak for itself with the addition of increased movement speed and agility as well as a weaponry damage buff. Her cloak inly lasting a total of Eight seconds.

-Cyro Beam- Jenna can emit a continuous stream of freezing particals that will freeze unarmored enemies, weaken the armor of those whom weild it. She can also create a freezong zone to trap her her enemies. The particals also detonate, crumbling any frozen foe.

Biography

Childhood

Jenna was born into a rulal Irish Family just outside of Dublin,Ireland. She and her two sisters, Jenna being the middle child, often apent heir days helping their mother farm the land they owned, growing and harvesting crops, raising cattle. Her father, Lt. Laeddius Moon arved many years in the Alliance Navy along side the famous John Shepard. Sadly Jenna never really knew her father as she waa only told stories about him and how one day he would come back home to his girls.

That day never came as her father was killed in the line of duty while serving his country. Her mother didn't want to burden her or her sisters with their father's death, instead she hid the truth and kept telling them one day he would come home. After a while, Jenna's mother isolated herself from her children as she worked very long days by herself on the farm in hopes to avoid them questioning her and her having to break and finally tell them the truth.

Reaper Inavsion

Jenna was sixteen when the Reapers Invaded the earth, infact one of the Reaper starshios happened to land and cause mass destruction on their farmland. Destroying their home, killing Jenna's mother as the house toppled down, killing all the cattle and disintegrating all their crops.
The girls fled into the city and then was relocated by military forces.

For months Jenna and her sisters lived in an Orphanage until one day at the age of eighteen, Jenna was recruited by an Alliance officer and underwent a couple years of training and preperation before being sent off to the Citadel.

Present day

At the age of twenty, Jenna was finally recruited by Intervention as a valuable asset, a highly trained infiltrator and knowledgeable engineer. Trult it waa her combat skills that made Intervention choose her specifically. She may have had an above averge knowledge of ship maintenance, but her covert abilities and skills were top of the line, many other fleets wanted her as well and she turned most down while considering others until she felt that Intervention was where she belonged, where she meant to be. She knew that she was going to make her father proud and that this was the way.

Affiliations
- Lt. Laeddius Moon, Father, Deceased. Died in the line of Duty on a Misson
- Maeve Moon, Mother, Deceased. Death caused by the destruction by the Reaper Invasion.
- Tara Moon, Older sister, Alive, Nurse at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin,Ireland
-Shauna Moon, Younger sister, Alive, Living her life as an orphan at St. Mary's Centre Orphanage in Dublin,Ireland

Relationships
None as of yet.

Character Theme
https://youtu.be/OwGuSPXPyX4

[TheRedWatcher]

@xXSINXx Denied - Thank you for your interest. However, I forgot to switch the RP to Full.

[xXSINXx]

@TheRedWatcher ah a shame it is i was really looking forward to participate, been wanting a Mass effect rp to arise. All i can do is ask to consider one more but you are the GM and i respect your decision

[TheRedWatcher]

@xXSINXxAnd I did consider it.

[xXSINXx]

@TheRedWatcher Thats all I can ask and I thank you for considering. If a spot happens to open up, remember me will ya?

[AngelofOctober]

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[BogeyDope]

@TheRedWatcher, I present to you... Venom Rose. If you're already familiar with the character sheet, I'd suggest reading the changelog. :)

Lokea Zhu

_{"I don't want to be another sad story."}

_______________________________________________ Lokea Zhu [Low-key-uh Zoo] Codename // Venom Rose _______________________________________________ Asari Clone | Private Mercenary | Combat Lifesaver _______________________________________________ Ex-Staff Sergeant of the Nos Astra Freedom Battalion Profile Name | Lokea Zhu Codename | "Venom Rose" Race | Asari Age | 8 years old (born 2183) Gender | Feminine Sexuality | Bisexual (Female Leaning) Height | 5'9" (175 cm) Weight | 175 lbs (79.5 kg) Eye Color | Green Occupation | Mercenary, Combat Lifesaver

Appearance | Lokea bears an uncanny resemblance to the asari commando Shiala, green skin and all. She maintains a fit physicality, her feminine curves noticeable and prominent, but not hindering. Surrounding her green eyes are a warm orange and red fade, as well as a variety of darker markings that surround her eyes. In combat missions, she wears a worn set of Ajax Armor, as well as a black breather mask with a painted skull on it. Outside of combat missions, she sticks with a simple grey hoodie and black slacks. Personality | Like her clone sisters, she didn't really have much of a personality when she first emerged. Well, she did have hundreds of personalities, but they all came in the form of thoughts and memories planted into her from the Thorian that created her. It took a lot of time and experiences for her to figure out which of the memories and personalities she should rely on, and over time she found the ones she liked and came into her own being. As time went on, she became more of an expressive individual who enjoys the company of friendly creatures. From her planted memories and experiences at Zhu's Hope, she uses them in her attempts to be a kinder and friendlier person. She once struggled with the idea of being a clone, but thanks to her close friends, she was able to find security and grace within herself. Her expressive attitude compels her to create beauty, often in the form of drawings and paintings. Thanks to having the implanted memories of one asari and many humans, she's adopted expressions and body languages of both. As for the many values that have been planted, she stuck with the ones that she's liked the best (being kind, standing up for the weak, etc). On the other hand, she is a rather hedonistic individual who lives for the present. Thanks to the Reaper War, she doesn't really plan too far ahead. Despite being secure in herself, the Reaper War made her feel small again, and the loss of many of her friends gives her quite a bit of survivor's guilt. Regardless, she maintains a wanderlust that compels her to go see the stars for herself. (Will edit and develop through play)

Backstory | Long story short, Lokea Zhu is an Asari Clone born from the Thorian who made a name for herself in Illium. She spent some time on Feros helping out its residents, finding out who she was and who she wanted to be. She travelled the stars for a short period of time, eventually ending up on Korlus and working with a friendly krogan named Urdnot Stax. Their work on Korlus earned them residence on Illium, where they worked for an eccentric volus who went by Eppo Cal. When the Reapers arrived, she joined the Nos Astra Freedom Battalion, saved the lives of many with her abilities, and served with distinction. After the war ended, Lokea continued to serve with the NAFB for a bit, and after it disbanded, she was rehired by Eppo Cal and continued to work for him. It was only recently that she was poached for a rather high-paying job on Ebos.

Background Part 1 - Feros

Born from the genetic stock of the Asari Commando Shiala in 2183, Lokea was created under strange circumstances by the Thorian, an ancient sentient plant found on the planet of Feros. While the Thorian exerted its influence and control of the populace of the nearby colony of Zhu's Hope, it created strange green-skinned clones of Shiala in order to speak for it and defend it. While quite a few were deployed when Commander Shepard arrived in search of the conduit, some were stored in sacks as a quick response measure. Some were deployed in order to quickly stop Shepard as the Thorian resisted Shepard's attempts to dispose of it. However, Shepard's squad was able to quickly dispatch the clones, the creepers and the nodes that held the Thorian in the building. The Thorian was killed, Shiala and the Zhu's Hope colonists were freed, and Shepard was able to use the conduit as planned, getting closer to Saren.

However, not all of the sacs were destroyed, and not all of the clones were killed. Hours after the incident, Lokea surfaced from one of these sacs, free from the grasp of the Thorian. While she had a mixture of memories given to her by the Thorian when she was created, these memories were all scrambled, all from different minds and different bodies. She struggled to figure out who she was, what her name was, and who to speak for. As she walked amongst the corpses of the creepers and clones that had fallen in the battle earlier, two more clones like her emerged as well. They met and got acquainted, and knowing that they were all in the same boat, they worked together to get out of the ruins they were in. Once they got hungry, they worked together to hunt some varren that wandered around the ruins. The three clones wandered the ruins for three days, all while trying to figure out who they were and what they should do next. It wasn't long before they stumbled into some of the colonists at Zhu's Hope. The colonists immediately tended to their needs and sent them back to their colony, where all three of them met Shiala.

Shiala proved herself to be more than helpful to both the colony and the clones. As they were fed and sheltered at the colony, Shiala explained to them who they were and why their minds were so clouded with memories and thoughts from others. After some impromptu counseling from Shiala and Lizbeth Baynham, the three eventually picked their names. The two other clones came to be named Kielo and Numeka, taking on the last name of 'Zhu' from Lizbeth's suggestion. Lokea followed suit with her last name, chosing her first name from the word 'Hope' from an ancient asari language, her name roughly translating to that of The Hope of Zhu. All three of them were known in the colony as the Zhu Sisters. Over the period of a year, the sisters ingratiated themselves into the colony and functioned quite well. While Kielo and Numeka assisted Shiala in her efforts in rebuilding and healing the colony, Lokea carved a path of her own, often going out on hunts and scouting missions with Davin Reynolds. In that time, the biotics of Shiala and the Zhu Sisters degraded thanks to the effects of the Thorian, and the four of them had to adapt to that. As Lokea's planted memories gave her visions of different places, her wanderlust grew, especially after hearing about Shepard's galactic exploits from the news.

In 2184, Lokea made the difficult decision to move away from Zhu's Hope to go see the galaxy for herself. While she had grown very close to many of the members of the colony, she felt that she would find her true calling elsewhere, as there wasn't much left for her to do at the colony. Ledra gave Lokea a free ride to Eden Prime during one of his supply runs, and from then, she wandered across the Milky Way.

Background Part 2 - Korlus

In her several months of travels, Lokea's been to Eden Prime, the Citadel, Bekenstein and Korlus, doing odd jobs and light mercenary work to put food on the table and pay for other expenses. Her planted memories gave her quite a unique advantage in most job markets, as she had the combined skills of most of the affected colonists from Zhu's Hope. In Eden Prime, she mostly did contract work in the construction of homes and small buildings to pay for her ticket to the Citadel, all while visiting the sites of where the first shots of the Eden Prime War took place. She quickly made her way to the Citadel, where she spent a month doing maintenance and security work. She got into a few light scuffles with petty criminals, but she was able to end them quickly without causing serious harm. It slowly became clear to her that she couldn't afford to live on the Citadel, so she kept moving. She spent a week at Bekenstein sightseeing before saddling up for Korlus.

The moment Lokea made landfall on Korlus, she knew already that she hated it. A hot, noxious scrapyard world almost uninhabitable, the asari spent most of her time there in a rather dilapidated climate-controlled motel room. Thanks to the rather cheap rates of almost everything here, Lokea was actually able to turn a profit this time around from the odd jobs she did here. When she wasn't doing security work, she was also performing maintenance and deliveries for a few tidy sums. After about two weeks, Lokea got her first taste of blood when she killed six batarian gangsters and wounded four more when they attempted to murder her and one of her clients. Despite the rather terrifying incident, Lokea's implanted combat experience helped her during the fight and after it. At that point, she knew that in order to stay safe, she would have to use a codename. It took her some time, but she came up with one that had a nice ring to it. Since that incident, she was known as Venom Rose, and has gone by that codename since. Over time, Lokea got more jobs and earned some notoriety from some of the local gangs under that new name. On a particular anti-gang job, she was hired by a friendly krogan named Urdnot Stax, whom she later befriended and nicknamed 'Fat Stax'. She did a few jobs with him, and thanks to how crazy effective they were as a team, both of them agreed to a partnership. The neighborhood they lived in noticeably improved with their presence, and inspired some of the residents to stand up to some of the gangs that ravaged it.

After a month of doing anti-gang and bodyguard jobs, work died down a bit, as their neighborhood became arguably one of the safest on the planet. More people came to the neighboorhood, and the cost of living started to climb there. Both Lokea and Stax knew that the positive direction the neighborhood was meant that they would have to move somewhere else to keep making money, and while they considered their options, a new job came in. A wealthy volus merchant named Eppo Cal contacted them, and told them that his brother Niftu Cal had been kidnapped and held for ransom by a group of slavers, who also kidnapped a number of Eppo's staff. Eppo tracked the slavers down to a large building in Korlus, and he is paying good money for the recovery of both his brother Niftu and his staff. They took the job, and were soon greeted by a small group of mercenaries from Illium. The team worked on a proper plan and executed it the next morning. While Lokea and some lighter members of the team came in from the roof by rappelling down along the wall, Stax and the heavier team members stormed the building from the ground floor. Lokea's team quickly found Niftu, and shot the slavers through the windows before bursting through. Stax's team located the missing staff, who were in the process of being auctioned off, and promptly rescued them after gunning down all hostiles in the room. The rest of the building was cleared out within minutes, and all hostages were safely rescued.

It wasn't long before Eppo recieved the good news on Illium. Due to their resounding success, he paid all involved what they were owed, along with a bonus. As a further token of gratitude, he offered Lokea and Stax a ride to Illium, as well as a free two-week stay at one of his resorts in Nos Astra. Lokea saw a means of leaving the planet, and Stax saw a business opportunity, and both immediately accepted.

Background Part 3 - Illium (Pre-War)

It was clear to both Stax and Lokea that their free resort stay was to sweeten an upcoming deal Eppo had for them, so when it came, they kept their heads clear about it. Eppo offered both Stax and Lokea jobs as high ranking members of CalCorp's security team, and after some calm negotiation, both Stax and Lokea agreed to it and signed on. The next day, they got acquainted with the rest of Eppo's team, a good portion of them being the same mercenaries that participated in the Korlus rescue mission. Eppo made sure to give both Stax and Lokea new weapons, and both continued to use their new toys well into the present. Since mid 2184, Stax and Lokea worked as CalCorp security agents. Most of the work itself was rather boring, but it did pay well and the duo took every chance they got to live like monarchs, even if it was for a few days out of the month. While Lokea and Stax performed rather dull duties throughout their new career, the few oddball assignments they did get broke up the monotony. Some missions they performed involved hostage rescue, others involved a little bit of corporate espionage, and sometimes Eppo just liked going to dangerous places and forced both Lokea and Stax to tag along.

Both Stax and Lokea knew that Eppo was a biotic since they signed on with him, but they never knew the full extent of his powers until the beginning of 2185. During a "business trip" to Omega, Eppo and his security team were ambushed by some Blood Pack mercenaries, but the volus didn't fret in the slightest. The three krogan and five vorcha that came for them couldn't stand back up for hours after Eppo thrashed them with his biotic powers, and the duo couldn't help themselves but be incredibly impressed by Eppo's biotic ability. Lokea herself was only slightly jealous of his ability to perform a biotic charge, but she managed to keep these feelings to herself. They later found out that those Blood Pack mercenaries were sent by one of Eppo's rivals, and while Stax suggested reprisal, Eppo declined on the basis of principle.

Both Stax and Lokea continued working for Eppo, taking on assignments and completing them with ease. Their effectiveness earned them a little bit of notoriety, where the duo started getting job offers from other businessfolk with promises of higher payouts. The duo considered them, but a little research often revealed the would-be poachers to be rather shady and untrustworthy individuals at best. It took some time for the duo to start trusting Eppo, but they've grown to be rather fond of the eccentric volus. While the rest of CalCorp's security team were at first cautious about the duo, they've also bonded well with Lokea and Stax. On days off, the whole security team threw parties at Eppo's Nos Astra resort (where he lets them live free of charge), parties that soon became the source of many of Lokea's positive memories.

When Lokea didn't feel like partying, she dabbled a bit in her artistic side, often painting and drawing digital art with the help of her omni-tool. Her artistic skills left much to be desired, but using implanted skills from some of the colonists, she got a small head start on some of the basics. At the time, her art hasn't really impressed anyone, but Stax and Eppo liked seeing this side to her.

Background Part 4 - Illium (War)

The year of 2186 was one that was burned into the memory of the rest of the galaxy. The Reaper Invasion began with little warning, and the devastation was staggering. Thanks to the quick actions from most of the companies on Illium, the planetary fleet managed to keep most of Reapers from landing on the planet's surface by targeting the troop transports. For a while, the planetary fleet remained engaged with the Reaper capital ships, buying those on the surface enough time to evacuate to safer locations. However, while most of the Reaper's transport ships were destroyed by Illium's flotilla, a few made it through and landed on Nos Astra. The chaos of the evacuation and the battle in space made it rather difficult to really coordinate a ground defense, and Illium's authority had their hands full managing the situation.

At the first signs of the Reaper invasion, Eppo immediately liquidated all of his assets and went to work on purchasing weapons, armor and survival gear. He rallied all of his staff and immediately assigned them different jobs. All of his non-combat personnel were to build and maintain public shelters while his security teams were to form a militia. Eppo's quick actions garnered attention from other groups, and within a week, a tight alliance of various assembled militias became chartered as the Nos Astra Freedom Battalion. Consisting of mercenaries, law enforcement personnel and combat veterans, the Nos Astra Freedom Battalion became a well-regulated paramilitary force in its own right, and immediately began operations throughout the capital of Illium. Thanks to their experience, both Stax and Lokea were signed on as sergeants, and had their armor colored to match the battalion's uniform.

During the Reaper War, Lokea served with distinction. Her defensive biotics and her new cloaking ability allowed her to save the lives of countless civilians and combatants alike, often pulling them away from the line of fire to allow them to be evacuated to safer places. Most of the operations she participated in was in the evacuation of citizens, often attempting to bring them away from combat zones so the rest of Illium's forces could better fight the invading Reapers. The asari clone had a few close calls herself, having nearly been torn apart by the Banshees that the Reapers deployed on Illium's surface. Slowly but surely, Lokea and the rest of the NAFB were able to build up a proper resistance and keep the Reapers off the planet for the most part. Lokea's guerilla tactics proved to be quite effective, with Stax acting as the vanguard and Eppo providing shield support and aggressive biotic attacks. The three of them, along with most of the former security team they worked with, were able to cut through enemy resistance like hot knife through butter, allowing other elements of the NAFB to quickly complete their objectives. Reaper ground troops were only able to come in small numbers, and the NAFB made quick work of them anytime they landed in the city. Thanks to the NAFB, civilian losses were very limited, and the Reapers still had a hard time getting their troops onto the surface.

Despite the low casualty rate the NAFB suffered, the battalion still suffered losses that were almost crippling. Despite the Reaper's heavy disadvantage on the ground, their troops still didn't need to be fed, supplied or rested. Their relentless attacks wore down the NAFB and its allies, with some finding it difficult to keep fighting day in and day out. Some of the almost impervious Reaper capital ships made it onto the planets surface and laid waste to many of the settlements, and while civilian losses were still low thanks to the NAFB's efforts, many combatants lost their lives thanks to the capital ship's attacks. Lokea watched as many of her friends burned away in the death beams the Reapers fired, nearly avoiding the ship's gaze by sticking to the buildings. The NAFB had to maneuver around the capital ships to continue their operations, though they were able to neutralize at least two Reaper destroyers with what little heavy weapons they could get their hands on. And because of their actions, they continued to be a nuisance to the Reapers who tried to take Nos Astra.

As the months went on, normal life became a distant memory. Lokea could barely keep herself motivated anymore as the fight continued. Nos Astra was almost in ruins, and the life the city had once had was long gone. The only people that remained here at this point where just the soldiers who were doing their best to keep the Reapers away from the planet. Despite the presence of the capital ships and destroyers, the NAFB still did a good job at keeping the ground troops away. The only thing left on Lokea's mind was war. It felt like that was all her life at this point, and she felt a bit empty for it. The company of Eppo and Stax did keep her in moderate spirits, but when she was all alone, all she could do was draw and paint the pain away.

And then the Reapers fell. A massive wave of red static energy washed over the planet, and encased in red lightning, the Reapers ceased to function and all of them fell. The wave blown all Reaper ground forces to ashes. After the Reaper ships fell to the ground, there was an almost deafening silence. A cease of explosions, death beams and gunfire. A cease of blood-chilling screams, hostile or friendly. After three minutes of complete silence, a human member of the NAFB raised his rifle in victory and shouted at the top of his lungs. Lokea, Stax, Eppo and the rest of the NAFB followed suit in the celebration of galactic victory. They won.

And they were free.

Background Part 5 - Illium (Post-War)

After the Reapers were defeated, everyone had time to finally grieve. Many of Lokea's friends died during the war, but thankfully, many of those closest to her survived. Almost all of Zhu's Hope made it through the war unscathed, and both Stax and Eppo survived the war with her. Those that maintained the shelters went to the surface to help rebuild the city, and Lokea assisted in the NAFB's post-war peacekeeping efforts. Despite the grief and emptiness the whole galaxy felt after the war was over, there was still some celebration and partying happening. Eppo's element of the NAFB returned to his (now ruined) resort to party like old times, and despite the festivities, everyone knew in their hearts that nothing will be the same again.

Lokea did her best to apply her non-combat skills to the rebuilding efforts anytime she wasn't on peacekeeping duty. For the next year, she and the rest of Nos Astra's survivors helped rebuild the city, as well as some of its culture. A lot of things changed since then. As the economy slowly recovered, a greater emphasis was placed on the preservation of life, and the planet saw lots of reform. As Illium was rebuilding, Lokea and the NAFB continued in their peacekeeping duties, often fighting gangs and slavers that forgot the main lesson that the Reaper Invasion taught the galaxy. The NAFB's combined experience made them a feared fighting force, and it didn't take long for most of the local criminal elements to back off. Off-world criminal elements got the message too, but two years too late. Lokea herself was involved in many of the anti-gang and anti-slaver operations that the NAFB completed, many of them completed with the help of Stax. Eppo, however, had long since quit the NAFB and went to work on rebuilding his financial empire. While it would take years, Eppo promised all of his former staff that he would rehire them once he regained his wealth and assets, and that they were free to come visit him anytime they were on leave. Lokea, Stax and most of Eppo's surviving staff obliged him any chance they got.

As time went on, the NAFB's activities died down. By 2190, Illium had rebuilt most of its law enforcement and military, and the government made the rather controversial decision to disband the Nos Astra Freedom Battalion. Officially, they said that such a paramilitary organization was no longer necessary since most societal functions were now restored, but a popular conspiracy says that Illium's corporate elite pressured the government into disbanding the NAFB, as the group often hurt the profits of companies that relied on less ethical means. However, most members of the NAFB were reintegrated into Illium's military and law enforcement, and the rest were rehired by the companies they used to work for. Lokea and Stax found their way back to Eppo, who rehired them and a few other members of his security staff.

The next year was rather quiet. Since Eppo wasn't the tycoon he used to be, he had to hire all of his staff at a lower wage as he couldn't afford to pay them their old rate. He still housed them for free at his hotel, though it wasn't as good as his old resort was. Work was slow and dull, and while they still managed to salvage some good days, things still didn't feel the same. Lokea, like a good portion of the galaxy, had to battle with a lot of demons that the Reaper War gave her. She coped with it by painting and drawing, and Eppo offered to buy her art to fill up the space in his properties. Lokea agreed, and she created more pieces and tried new ways to breathe life into the places Eppo ran. Eppo ran friendly competitions with all of his staff to see who would make the best hotel room, and the results of the competitions brought more people to his hotels. Eppo slowly regained his wealth, and he slowly regained his old staff and his old resort. He slowly raised their wages to their old rates as he could afford them, and soon enough, CalCorp was back in business, and things were kind of like old times again. Joy came back to the parties Eppo's staff threw, and Lokea found the warmth of new and familiar friends. It took years, but now Lokea felt like she was living again.

Life was good in late 2191. Almost all of Nos Astra had been rebuilt, and its economy was starting to boom again. Things were almost like they were before the war, with some downsides and some improvements. Every month, Eppo's staff would party in the memory of the friends they lost in the war, as that's what the dead would've wanted. Lokea and Stax went on their fun little adventures again, and Lokea herself continued to paint for Eppo. One day, Lokea got a letter in her virtual inbox, one from a somewhat shifty individual. A brief investigation as to how this message got to her quickly led to Lokea's old job posting that she made before she got hired by Eppo, but that aside, neither Lokea or any of her friends could find anything on this "Proxy" guy. Depsite the mystery behind the job, it seemed like a lot of easy credits for a short excursion into Argus Rho. Lokea was originally going to turn the job down, but with the money being offered and its sign-on bonus, she couldn't pass it up, especially when half of that money can clear the remaining debts that she's been struggling to pay off. Both Eppo Cal and Urdnot Stax warned her about the job and the dangers of working with people who have a lot to hide. Lokea reassured them that she was well aware of those dangers, and while she could handle herself, if things start getting really fishy, she'll bail out and get to back Nos Astra as fast as possible. If it made them feel any better, she would remain in frequent contact with them during her travels. So, after lots of hugs and goodbyes, Lokea took a few flights over to meet up with Proxy's group.

What seemed like an easy job soon turned into something far bigger...

Powers/Skills | Lokea herself is a rather skilled individual, who's capabilities can be best summed up as a healthy mix of Asari Commando and Alliance Marine. Thanks to the memories that were planted in her since creation, Lokea has access to a wide variety of skills acquired from Shiala and many of the colonists of Zhu's Hope. Despite her natural biotic potential, her thorian-based biology forces an instability in most of her biotic projection, limiting her mostly to using her biotics in a defensive kinetic capacity. Despite that, her planted memories and years of combat experience have allowed her to excel in the use of firearms and martial arts, among many other things.

Aegis Barrier - While it was Lokea's first and most basic biotic abilities, it is also the only stable one she could maintain control over. It acts in the same way kinetic shields would, but with only light focus, it can greatly reduce the effects of any incoming kinetic attacks. This barrier can be broken with enough force, or sustained force. However, Lokea has the ability to focus a lot of that protection into the form of a near-unbreakable aegis shield, not unlike that of the Backlash skill. The aegis barrier can withstand more damage than the standard one, as most of the energy is focused in a specific direction.
Biotic Focus - If Lokea focused her biotics into herself, she could greatly increase her physical strength and speed, as well as greatly reduce the damage of melee attacks. The physical kinetic strength granted to her from this ability would allow her to stand up to even krogans.
Tactical Cloak - Ever since Lokea joined the NAFB, she used concealment and cover to her advantage to surprise and ambush enemies. It wasn't long before she took it to the next step by the use of a tactical cloak. Using the energy from her shields, the cloak manipulates light in a way in which Lokea herself would nearly be invisible. She'd still have to be very quiet to completely evade detection, though.
Overload - A function Lokea adopted onto her Omni-Tool to compliment her arc grenades, which was to deliver an electric shock with an adjustable level of power. It is often used in a similar fashion to a stun baton or a taser, augmenting her omni-weapons and biotic punches with electricity. Other times, Lokea deploys it as a small flash of lightning that could fry shields and electronics. Lokea's been using this function on her omni-tool since she started working security, and it has served her quite well.

Equipment | Most of Lokea's equipment came from both her security work under Eppo, as well as her service in the Nos Astra Freedom Battalion. She used to privately own her own equipment, but she sold all of it once Eppo issued her some new toys. She does her best to maintain all of her gear herself, but every now and then she might purchase a few new parts and upgrades.

M-8 Avenger Assault Rifle - This tough, reliable firearm has been a design success, and thanks to its cheap and reliable nature, it was fielded to militaries and militia groups the galaxy over during the Reaper War. Issued to Lokea when she joined the Nos Astra Freedom Battalion, she used this weapon well, and upgraded it to her liking, installing a power condenser and rate of fire selector to give it comparable performance to that of a Mattock in single fire mode. Accurate and deadly in single fire mode and devastating in full auto, this weapon has only failed unskilled users.
M-6 Carnifex Handgun - Issued to her when she started working for Eppo Cal, this powerful handgun served with distinction as Lokea's sidearm. With some slight modifications, this weapon found the perfect balance between fire rate, power, range and heat capacity. She has also kitted it out with a green laser sight, which she can activate with a switch. Since Illium, this gun has always been at Lokea's side.
Omni-forge - While the standard configuration of such weapon is usually an omni-blade, Lokea often uses the omni-knuckles configuration to augment her biotic punches as well. Sometimes, she uses both in conjuction with her Overload modifier, adding an electrical shock.
Disruptor Ammo - When activated, Lokea's weapon is empowered by an electric field that causes additional damage to shields. The ammo also deals increased damage to synthetic enemies and adds a chance to temporarily disable them. In addition, the ammo has a chance to overheat enemy weapons thereby disabling them.
Arc Grenade - Depending on what setting she uses, Lokea could either uses these grenades as a way to non-lethally stun targets, or absolutely fry and destroy everything within a large radius via electric shock.
Ajax-class Kinetic Barrier - Thanks to the Ajax-class armor that Lokea's wearing, her kinetic barriers can withstand quite a bit of a beating, and can regenerate in a reasonable amount of time. However, like all kinetic barriers, while they can absorb damage from most ranged weapons and explosions, they do not protect from melee strikes. While the kinetic barrier is small enough to be worn on normal clothing, without the armor conduits the shield loses some of its capacity. Combined with the Ajax armor's shield conduits and ceramic plating, the shield provides a decent amount of defense.
Thermal Clips - Lokea's thermal clips are only used in emergencies. In extended periods of fire, when Lokea is often using single-shot fire modes, she doesn't use thermal clips, and instead waits for the weapons to cool. However, in the event when the weapon is needed in that moment, she uses the thermal clip to change out the heat sinks and keep firing.
Rangefinder - This rangefinder is a smart scope that allows Lokea to see very far distances, and she has employed it when acting as a spotter for the Nos Astra Freedom Battalion sniper groups.
Omni-Tool Modules

Medigel/Healing Module - This omni-tool module allows her to perform basic first aid easily on any wounded victims. While it doesn't cure them, it can buy wounded victims enough time to get proper help. Uses this module primarily in her combat lifesaving duties.
'Swiss Army Knife' Module - Using the omni-gel converter that comes with the omni-tool, it can forge small tools that can be used for any basic need. Knives, screwdrivers, powersaws, corkscrews, nails... there's nothing the Omni-tool can't do! Almost.
Digital Art Module - Lokea often likes to paint and draw with this digital interface, her Omni-tool projecting a canvas on any flat surface for her to use. In the absence of one, one is created on the omni-tool interface itself.

Affiliations | Lokea still maintains frequent contact with most of those on this list, as she has them to thank for her growth and development, as well as her survival. She has made more friends than listed below, but these are the more prominent figures in her life.

Nos Astra Freedom Battalion - A tight alliance of militias that formed in the capital of Illium during the Reaper War. Was crazy effective at guerilla tactics and anti-gang operations until they were forcibly shut down by the reformist Illium government. Lokea was once a proud member, came in as a Sergeant and left as a Staff Sergeant once the whole group got demobilized.

Eppo Cal - Alive. A wealthy and eccentric business tycoon, and a powerful biotic volus. Was a bit of a 'crazy cool uncle' for Lokea, if she had the closest human description for him. Was her boss before, during and after their tour in the NAFB, but he treated her and her friends quite well and the two became close friends.
Urdnot Stax - Alive. Nicknamed "Fat Stax", this friendly krogan is the closest friend Lokea ever had. The two of them kicked ass together before, during and after the Reaper War, and hope to do so long after Lokea's tour in the Intervention. To Lokea, he's more akin to a big brother than just a business partner, despite starting as such on Korlus. The two of them often joke that their adventures would both make for a good buddy-merc vid series.

Zhu's Hope - A colony from Feros that experienced some of the opening shots of the Eden Prime War in 2183. Lokea came from here, or rather the Thorian that lived here, and spent the first year of her life on this little colony.

Shiala - Alive. An asari commando that provided the basis for the clones the Thorian created. She was there to help Lokea get her mind back on track, and work through her problems.
Kielo Zhu - Alive. One of the other clones that emerged with her. Lokea owes her survival to her, as they were able to get through the first three days together. Ended up being one of the colony's doctors.
Numeka Zhu - Deceased. Another clone that emerged with her, who also helped Lokea out in the first three days. She helped out with the colony's defense, but perished in the Reaper War.
Davin Reynolds - Alive. Hunting partner and drinking buddy, Lokea and Davin were decent friends who hunted animals together on Feros. With Davin's help, Lokea was able to keep her skills sharp.

Relationships |

To Be Written During Play

CHARNAME - Status. "Lokea's thoughts."

Theme Song | WE ARE FURY feat. Heather Sommer - Sad Story (ARYZE Remix)

Lyrics

(Verse 1)
Feels like I've been drifting
Away from home
Another night of wishin'
I had control
My thoughts drown me like a river
Oh-oh-oh
Always stuck in the middle

(Pre-Chorus)
Wish I wasn't falling slowly
Never thought it'd be so lonely
Walls are closing in
Don't wanna be another sad story

(Chorus)
When it's all over
I want you to know
It was all worth it, oh
Promise I won't be, I won't be another sad story

(Drop)
I won't be another sad story
Oh, I will never be
Oh, I won't be another sad story

(Verse 2)
I don't wanna watch myself fall apart
'Cause I've seen all of the pieces of myself
I didn't know I had
My thoughts drown me like a river
Woah-oh-oh
Always stuck in the middle

(Pre-Chorus)
Wish I wasn't falling slowly
Never thought it'd be so lonely
Walls are closing in
Don't wanna be another sad story

(Chorus)
When it's all over
I want you to know
It was all worth it, oh
Promise I won't be, I won't be another sad story

(Drop)
I won't be another sad story
Oh, I will never be
Don't wanna be another sad story

When it's all over
I want you to know
It was all worth it, oh
Promise I won't be, I won't be another sad story

Picture Gallery | Just Lokea's character art. All are hidden below here to make the character sheet neater and easier to read.

Full Mugshot

Casual Clothes (4K)

Ajax Armor Standing (4K)

Ajax Armor Crouched (4K)

OOC Notes and Changelog

This character sheet format was poached from someone eons ago, while Lokea herself was an older character concept that I had for another Mass Effect RP 3 years back. However, she's a bit different this time around. I would consider this the best CS I ever wrote in my 6 year tenure on this site. Despite that, I wrote most of this while being super tired and braindead thanks to my job, so if there's any questions or suggestions for improvement, please don't hesitate to let me know. Thank you!

_Changelog
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12/12/2021 - Created character sheet.
12/16/2021 - Added name pronunciation.
12/17/2021 - Added some character art that I created with the help of Source Filmmaker and Photoshop to better illustrate what Lokea and her gear looks like. Changed sidearm to Carnifex to better match aesthetic. Updated apparel descriptions to suit new images. Added some references to Eppo Cal's company, CalCorp.
2/14/2022 - Revised character sheet for new RP. Fixed broken image links, and changed the backstory a bit (mostly the last paragraph) to reflect new RP. Gave her the codename 'Venom Rose', as well as the Overload power.

[TheRedWatcher]

@AWACS

Accepted. Thank you for working with me and what not. I am glad to have you back.

[TheRedWatcher]

@AngelofOctober Accepted.