[OOC] Strike Witches 1991: The Gulf Neuroi War

[Avalant]

Neuroi...



An alien foe that comes from seemingly no where with the apparent sole purpose of the destruction of humanity. This mysterious enemy force has appeared frequently and without warning in many areas across the world throughout history. The weapons of the Neuroi mostly take on forms similar to aircraft and tanks, but their most terrifying tactic is the spreading of a corrosive miasma. Not only do normal humans have no defense against this miasma, but the remnants of the land affected by it are processed by the Neuroi into new weapons, crumbling huge sections of former nations into the sea. As the miasma seems to be unable to spread across large bodies of water, humanity has designated such areas as their main lines of defense. Though throughout those fateful beginnings of the war, humanity has yet to conceive weaponry to effectively combat the Neuroi menace. It seemed that their regenerative properties and frightening red beams of destruction could not be turned by conventional weaponry. Though now times of changed and humanity does have its ultimate trump card: The Strike Witch.

These "Strike Witches" are usually young female girls who posses great magical powers. To bring out their potential for use in battle, each Witch equips a unique machine onto their legs: the Striker Unit. With the Striker Unit equipped, they gain the ability to fly or become more agile on the ground and their tapped magical potential provides the strength to utilize weapons far too heavy and powerful for a normal person. A defensive field is also created that can protect the Witches from the Neuroi's miasma, as well as other physical weaponry, making them humanity's trump card in the war.

The Strike Witches were first created during the beginnings of the Second Neuroi War, and have continued to be a highly valued asset of the military. However, times have changed since those fateful days of the 1940s. Technology has advanced for the Striker Unit as well as new anti Neuroi technology. They alien menace has laid dormant for quite some time now, but have now back in bulk. The year is 1991, and this new war is starting to look like a long one. It all began on the fateful day of August 2nd, 1990, when a Neuroi hive suddenly appeared over Iraq's capital, Baghdad. Soon the hive spread and Neuroi fortress began to appear all over the Middle East, threatening to spread into Africa and India. The United Nations quickly reformed their coalition and UN forces were dispatched to the Middle East to halt the ruthlessly advancing Neuroi. At first it seem to go well. They were able to establish a foothold in Yemen's city of Aden and it seemed the new Anti Neuroi weaponry was working well without the help of the Strike Witches. Though as the 1st Coalition fleet sailed into the Persian Gulf to launch another invasion of the Middle East, they were ambushed. As it turned out, the Neuroi had been studying the new stealth technologies and armors employed by their human foes, and deployed their versions of it. 76% of the entire fleet was wiped out, including the fleet flagship, the Orussian aircraft carrier known as the "Kiev"

Since the great loss of 1st Fleet, the new allied 3rd Fleet has taken up the role as being the main support fleet for all offensive operations in the Middle East. Currently stationed off the coast of Oman, this new fleet has learned the lessons of its fallen sister ships and now is ready to take over their burden. As part of this new fleet, a new Joint Strike Witch Unit has been formed, taking witches from all sorts of countries to make up a new versatile fighting force, stationed on the massive Super Carrier, the Karlslandic CV-04 "Von Braun". This carrier's deck is large enough for a C-17 to land on and is armed to the teeth in counter measures. It's both the largest and most advance ship in the United Nation's fleet, but more importantly, your new home. You are now part of 707th Joint Striker Unit, a mixed bunch of witches, some former naval members of their respective nations or tank witches of the army, or even some new witches fresh out of training. Some missions may have you stations at an F.O.B. while others may have you out flying for days, but the Von Braun is a place you will always know as your home.

Now what witch will you be? Perhaps you have come to fight for what was taken from you? Or maybe because you simply want to fly through the sky and see the world. This your story, this is our story.

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Expected Neuroi Units

The MBT and the Sub-Hive

On the right and bottom is the Neuroi's equivelant to the Main Battle Tanks of the United Nations. It is very thick skinned and along with that obvious main gun, it can fire a smaller beams in various directions. It's core's location tends to vary from tank to tank, but it is typically near the center below the turret. On the left there is an example of a Neuroi Sub-Hive. They act like Forward Operation Bases for the Neuroi, usually deploying light air units and typical ground units. Though they seem to have no serious defense of their own.

Standard Fighter and Spec Ops Types

On the right there is the typical Neuroi fighter. Very fast and very deadly, these nimble little runts are particularly dangerous due to the large numbers they usually come in. They are, however, lightly armored and can be taken down quickly with continuous fire. On the left is a Neuroi "Spec Ops" unit. A new, odd unit never before seen, these rare Neuroi are oddly more intelligent and very quick thinking in comparison to any other previously encountered units. They stand at around 1.9 meters tall and are armed with beams that could cut a tank in half. They are particularly deadly and feared by ground forces.

Stealth and Missile Types

On the left is the menace that was the main source of the massive loss of the 1st Fleet. This is a new, deadly Neuroi unit known as the "Stealth Type". They are incredibly adaptable, as they are not only invisible to radar, but are capable of becoming visually invisible for short periods of time as well. Often times, Witches are force to use only their guns as missiles have a hard time getting a solid lock due to their radar invisibility and unusually cooler cores. Thankfully they have never been observed to be used in bulk since the sinking of the Kiev. In terms of combat, they are the heavier, better armed, and oddly more skilled version of the standard fighter type in terms of performance. On the left is the other nail in the coffin for the 1st fleet. These long range missile like Neuroi can decimate large areas of land but soon self destruct afterwards, presumably for overloading their cores. The small unit next to it has been seen on land surrounding Neuroi held positions. It is speculated that they are some sort of guidance unit that helps coordinate AA fire.

Anti Air, Naval, and Launcher

Three Neuroi types along the bottom are the three most commonly observed types of AA. Going from left to right, the first one is often scene filling the skies with many small lasers, the second handles targets further away by launching pods that explode on impact, then regenerate back on the unit, and the third is seemingly the sister unit to the Missile Type Neuroi. Unlike the second AA Neuroi, it launches a full blown separate Neuroi unit and does not regenerate a new one, but instead falls back to the nearest Hive or Sub-Hive. The Neuroi on top is the first ever observed naval type. While never commonly scene in open waters, they are very common around any major coastal city under their control. This then has lead scientists to believe they are a defensive type of Neuroi created to combat the new Anti Neuroi weaponry now mounted on new Liberion Battlecruisers.

The Carrier

This Neuroi is another unique one to emerge from the war. It acts as a massive, flying aircraft carrier that can deploy hundreds of the common fighter type. It is also a huge danger to ground units as it is also very heavily armed on its underbelly for ground strikes.

Coastal Sub-Hive

This is another type of Sub-Hive found in all major Coastal locations held by the Neuroi. They act as a long range artillery like structure that is a menace to United Nation Naval forces. They can deploy ocean type Neuroi as well as all the other land and flying types if needed. However, they have no real air defence of their own, so Sky Witches are usually the ones tasked with bringing them down before any supporting naval forces can arrive.

The Hives

This is the Hive. This Hive is one of three located throughout the Neuroi held Middle East. This particular one is massive and has swallowed up most of Iraq's capital, Baghdad. They can deploy any type of Neuroi, usually in their hundreds, and are heavily defended by their own defensive weaponry against both land and air attacks. They are the citadels of the Neuroi and the source of their forces. Take a Hive out, and the rest of the enemy forces will simply fall apart. These new Hives, however, are seemingly much more deadly in comparison to the ones destroyed during the Second Neuroi war and will take the entire combined arms of the United Nations to bring down just one of them.

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This is a Roleplay based off of the anime series known as "Strike Witches". You will be, of course, roleplaying as one of the new members of the 707th as either a Land Witch or a Sky Witch. Land Witches have Strikers based of tank and armored vehicle counter parts such as the M1A1 or T-80 tanks. These Witches have much larger and stronger shields and can carry very heavy weaponry. Sky Witches have Strikers based on aircraft counter parts of the time such as the F-16 or the Tornado. These Witches are fast and nimble and often carry lighter weaponry compared to their ground based counter parts. Don't let this fool you however, as a Flying Witch can carry weapons ranging from a light sub machine gun to a large 20mm auto cannon. This RP is focused on building the story of the 707th, as it is a brand new unit given the job of taking back the Middle East. Because of it being a new unit, there is going to be more greenhorns than rough and tough ace witches. Out of the 13 slots available, only two or three others can be filled with Witches who have extensive combat experience. I don't mind having a witch that may have seen a dogfight or two here or there, I just don't want a bunch of badasses right off the bat. This will be all dynamic character building, with your character truly discovering who she is in such a hostile environment.

As previously mentioned, there are 13 slots available, 5 being dedicated to Land Witches and the rest to Sky Witches. If not all Sky Witches slots are filled, I may make an exception to one more Land Witch. Also please note I will be having only ONE male character if any.

Slots:
Leadership:
1: "Captain Patty MAVERICK Mitchell" (Wing Commander, F-14 Tomcat)
2: "2nd Lieutenant Paula Wittman" (Second in Command, Marder 1 A5)
Land Witches:
1 (Squad Leader):
2: Stárshiy Serzhánt Svetlana Venediktov(T-72)
3: Sergeant Mina Kalaska(FV4003 Centurion Mk.5 AVRE 165)
4: Private Stephen Hebrides MacTeer(Warrior IFV)
5:
Flying Witches:
1: Lieutenant Emily Winfield Powers(A-10 Warthog)
2: Ensign Nicole “Goose” Bradshaw(F-14 Tomcat)
3: First Lieutenant Dorothy Zelco(F-117 Nighthawk)
4:
5:
6:

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Rules
-GM word is law! Ooohh, that sounded to controlling... Ehm, I'm always open to suggestions and discussions of course, but when I say enough, that's it.
Be kind to others! A given rule but still!-
-No power playing or god modding!! I've said this before and I will say this again, this is a dynamic roleplay focused on character development and creating a fun and interesting story with everyone, so I will NOT tolerate super character bullshit!-
-Romance is expected(most likely yuri themed, but a straight arrow will fly straight), but I don't want to see hands in the pants! Take stuff beyond a kiss to PM.-
-Be Active! I don't want to have to lead everybody by their noses. While of course I will be the one introducing big story points like an attack or big battle, this is your story too! Characters befriending and loathing each other, maybe a fight or tension between some of you, who knows? Its all up to how YOU play it out. The other side to this is actual activity. I get life can get in the way, but I want at least one or two posts every two to three days. If you don't post within the given time, I will PM you, and if no response, I will either take control or get rid of your character depending on the level of involvement.-
-This is Casual, so while I don't demand you go crazy and write page long posts, I do ask that good grammar and content in posts is given. No one liners, weird paragraph organization, LOLROFL speak, or lack of capitalization. THERE'S A SHIFT KEY FOR A REASON-
-And finally, always try to have fun! Joking around and generally having a good, creative experience is what I strive for in roleplays and I want you guys to enjoy this!-
Rules can be subjected to change

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Character Creation

Land Witch CS

Please delete the (ASDF) stuff when finished
Name:

Age(No older than 21):

Appearance(if image, put it on top):

Nation(See list for details):

Rank:

Striker Unit(Based off of some pre-existing Gulf War or earlier armored vehicles. No experimental or past the year 2000):

Weapon(Land Witches usually carry modified hand held cannons, but heavy rifles, machine guns, and other heavy weaponry is okay):

Magical Ability(Each Witch on top of their standard abilities usually has a particular magical trait, whether it be healing or extra strength):

Animal Familiar(Each Witch has a "Familiar" that helps stabilize their magic, it usually expresses its animal traits such as ears and tail when magic is used):

Personality:

Bio/History(At least a paragraph, be sure to make it obvious that you want to keep some parts vague on purpose):

Sky Witch CS

Please delete the (ASDF) stuff when finished
Name:

Age(No older than 21):

Appearance(if image, put it on top):

Nation(See list for details):

Rank:

Striker Unit(Based off of some pre-existing Gulf War or earlier aircraft. No experimental or past the year 2000):

Weapon(Sky Witches carry a wide variety of weaponry, ranging from heavier light cannons to sub machine guns):

Magical Ability(Each Witch on top of their standard abilities usually has a particular magical trait, whether it be healing or extra strength):

Animal Familiar(Each Witch has a "Familiar" that helps stabilize their magic, it usually expresses its animal traits such as ears and tail when magic is used):

Personality:

Bio/History(At least a paragraph, be sure to make it obvious that you want to keep some parts vague on purpose):

Nation List:
Imperial Government of Karlsland (Germany)
Empire of Fuso (Japan)
United States of Liberion (United States of America)
Empire of Orussia (Russia)
Republic of Gallia (France)
Suomus (Finland)
Duchy of Romagna (Italy)
Ostmark (Austria-Hungary)
Commonwealth of Britannia (United Kingdom)
Neue Karlsland (Argentina)
Moesia (Bulgaria)
Faraway Land (Canada, yes really... Canada)
Baltland (Sweden, Norway and Denmark)
Hispania (Spain)
Commonwealth of Australis (Australia)
Dacia (Romania)
Belgica (Belgium)

[Avalant]

Captain Patty "MAVERICK" Mitchell

Name:
Captain Patty Mitchell, nicknamed "Maverick" by former squadron.

Age:
21

Nation:
United States of Liberion

Rank:
Captain

Striker Unit:
F-14

Weapon:
25mm M242 Bushmaster
Various assortments of wing mounted ordinances.

Magical Ability:
"A Call To Arms"
This magical ability allows her to boost the magical output of those around her at the cost of her own performance diminishing. Often times she uses it during a tough battle or situation and over her many years of flight experience, has learned how to manage it effectively.

Animal Familiar:
Liberion Long Eared Cat

Personality:
When Patty originally joined up, she was loud and wild with a sense of adventure. She served on the Liberion aircraft carrier CV-60 with other coalition forces. While she proved skilled in battle, she was reckless and placed herself in unneccary danger one to many times. She was sorted out by her wing commander and eventually learned to control her thrill seeking behavior, if anything to increase the effectiveness of her powers. The death of her most of her squadron at the disaster in the Persian Gulf also has lead her to be much more collected and cool. Even still, she loves to disregard rank in most situations and treats her squadmates like family once she gets to know them.

Bio/History:
When the 1st fleet was hit, she was sleeping in her bunk when the raid began. By the time she made it to the deck for take off, the carrier was beginning to sink and only half her squadmates had made it. In a daring stunt, she lead her squad mates into battle herself to try to cover the rescue aircraft and boats now filling out around the fleet. Taking off from a sinking ship, she fought the Neuroi for the entire duration of the attack before ditching in the water due to exhaustion. She was awarded a medal for her efforts and promoted to the rank of Captain. However, her squadron leader and four other fellow witches went down with the ship that awful day. She began to drift from squadron to squadron, racking up more kills with a new sense of anger and drive.

Eventually thanks to her performance, she was chosen to lead the new 707th Squadron of the 3rd Fleet. While apprehensive at first at the idea of leadership, she took and began to piece together her new squadron.

2nd Lieutenant Paula Wittman

Name:
2nd Lieutenant Paula Wittman

Age:
19

Nation:
Imperial Government of Karlsland

Rank:
2nd Lieutenant

Striker Unit:
Marder 1 A5

Weapon:
Usually carriers a G41 Assault Rifle and a Glock 17 Pistol.

Magical Ability:
"Magical Sonar"
She can track targets from even far away distances with her hearing when using this ability. It allows her to be very precise in her aim, however it makes her particularly sensitive to very load noises while using this power. Sensitivity goes up as she increases the range, so she is limited somewhat by the noise itself.

Animal Familiar:
European Shorthair

Personality:
Paula is a calm, level headed person who always values skepticism and logic over anything else. She often will listen to the suggestions of her subordinates and formulate plans either by combining or utilizing said suggestions. She's often very open and friendly to her comrades to a point where people formerly under her command often forgot that she was their high ranking officer. She'll eat, sleep and fight with her fellow soldiers and is always there to support them. She is even occasionally called "Big Sis" by some due to her mature appearance and adult behavior in trying to take care of everyone. Though sometimes, on quiet, dark nights, dark memories of her past come back to haunt her. This is often covered up to a point where only her second in command really knows the true her, but there are cracks. Such as her obvious drinking habit or that dark, almost sadden look one sees when looking deep into her eyes.

Bio/History:
She's actually the youngest of four children, and her grandparents were witches as well back in the War, and her two brothers were members of the Army and Navy border patrol, so military service to Karlsland was common in her family. She went to the Karlslandic Witches Academy and receive good marks on her tests, allowing her to go into the military as a low ranking officer right off the bat. She served in various ground operations and even commanded her own unit before being hastily moved to the 707th as it desperately needed an experienced Tank Witch to lead the ground operations of the unit. She has become friends with her commander, Patty, but always heckles her for her wild and reckless behavior in a sort of concerned mother way.

First Lieutenant Dorothy "Ghost" Zelco

Name: Dorothy Zelco

Age:
15

Nation:
United States if Liberion

Rank:
First Lieutenant

Striker Unit:
F-117 Nighthawk

Weapon:
M4 Carbine, M9 Pistol
Internally mounted Striker ordinances.

Magical Ability:
"Ghost"
This magical ability is the first of its kind witness in any Witch. She can mimic the stealth capabilities of the Neuroi that attacked the 1st fleet. She not only appears invisible to radar, but can become visually invisible for roughly 1 minute. Her striker was specially designed around this ability, enhancing her stealth capabilities instead of just her overall magical abilities.

Animal Familiar:
Falcon

Personality:
While not totally the "strong and silent type", Dorothy is a quiet girl. She's been alone for a long time, having lost her parents at an early age, so she embarrasses and gets lonely easily. Often times she is caught up in her own contradiction of herself wanting to have friends but at the same time not being able to handle social situations very well. Ultimately Dorothy is a confused, somewhat sad girl who just wants to make a friend to share her feelings and thoughts with. Once someone does get to know her, they mind she's actually quite smart and witty while very mature for her age.

Bio/History:
Dorothy was born into a normal middle class family in Liberion's state of Virginia. For her early childhood, she lived a fairly normal, happy life. Then at age eight, her powers suddenly manifested during a game of "hide-and-seek". Her parents, never knowing of any witch in their entire family line, where not sure how to handle their daughters new powers. Sadly however, they would never get to see their daughter truly show her potential. When Dorothy had turned nine, her mother and father promised to take her to the beach that summer for loads of sun filled fun. Though a drunk college student would change her life forever. Her parents had died in the car accident, her mother instantly, and her father a few days later. Orphaned, she had little where to go. When she was ten, she taken in by the Liberion Air Force, both because of her unusually early blooming of her powers and their uniqueness of them. Due to the fact she was an anomaly to be studied almost, she never was given any particular unit or place to call home, just constantly moving around and given tests and such on her powers. She never really resented the military for it, as she figured her life didn't exactly have a good outlook to begin with if she stayed out of the military. She was fourteen when the 1st fleet met its sudden demise and the Allied forces were put on red alert for all these new Neuroi types. Dorothy was seen as potential WMD against the Neuroi and began full service training with an experimental witch unit. Their she learned not only how to dogfight, but how to specialize in night fighting and stealth. She trained around her newly made F-117 striker unit and how to use its stealth boosting abilities to her advantage. Sadly she never was able to get close to anyone because it wasn't before too long she was transferred to the front for a trial by fire. now a late arrival to the 707th, she still holds hope she may finally make a friend here.

Stárshiy Serzhánt Svetlana Venediktov
Sergeant Mina Kalaska
Lieutenant Emily Winfield Powers
Private Stephen Hebrides MacTeer
Ensign Nicole “Goose” Bradshaw

[Lennon79]

Done.

Stárshiy Serzhánt Svetlana Venediktov

Name:
Svetlana Venediktov

Age:
19

Appearance:


Svetlana (left) and a member of her old unit, Mina Kalaska

Svetlana is blessed with a very ample chest, a shapely body and an attractive, if lazy face. She often braids her long, dark hair into a ponytail that she hangs over her shoulder. She generally wears basic Orussian Army fatigues (bar trousers, as per Joint Strike Witches regulation) and dress crush cap, hardly ever stepping out in civvies. She also uses her old combat kit in addition to her Striker Unit, complete with extra armour plating for her arms, shoulders and... breasts. The Orussian Army protects it's assets.

Nation:
Empire of Orussia

Rank:
Stárshiy Serzhánt (Senior Sergeant/OR-7)

Striker Unit:
T-72 MBT Unit (refurbished unit, somewhat obsolete)

Weapon:
2A46 125mm Smoothbore Gun, mounted on an over-the-shoulder rack with 12.7mm coax AAMG
Svetlana is rather prone to lamping the enemy with her gun, her face and even empty vodka bottles.

Magical Ability:
Brute Force
Svetlana is not naturally gifted with the finesse required to use magic precisely. However she does have quite a large amount of latent energy that she can call upon in times of need. She can focus all of that energy into a part of her body and then release it at will, generating a massive amount of kinetic force. However this energy rapidly dissipates, reducing her effective range to a few inches; as such this ability can only be used in close combat. Even when not focusing on a single point, Svetlana instinctively uses her magic to boost her physical strength. She can lift and move objects far larger than a girl her age should be able to.
In summary, Svetlana can punch really, really hard.

Animal Familiar:
Brown bear

Personality:
Svetlana is a relaxed and outgoing adult who works hard to be a big sister figure to her squadmates, often going so far as to do all of their cooking, cleaning and other household chores when off duty. However this mother hen attitude contrasts dramatically to when she's been on the vodka. After a couple of bottles, Svetlana becomes gushingly affectionate and touchy-feely; this can be a pretty serious problem due to her monstrous strength. Overall Svetlana tries to take a motherly path with her friends regardless of their rank, a habit that has cost her. She was once Leytenánt of her own unit, but got busted to Stárshiy Serzhánt for getting too familiar with a very senior officer while drunk... and yet Svetlana has still not learned her lesson.

Bio/History:
The Venediktov family has a long and illustrious history of military service dating back to the early days of the Orussian Tzardom. Many have served in the Imperial family's household guard and to date not a single generation has passed without at least one Venediktov rising to the rank of Polkóvnik or Colonel. Svetlana may well be the end of her family's honourable reputation.

Raised in St Petersburg to be the exemplar of a warrior noble, Svetlana spent much of her life studying military tactics and developing her martial ethos. Before she joined the Imperial Army, she was a highly disciplined and severe girl as her family demanded of her. Behind her spartan veneer however, Svetlana never really understood why she had to be a soldier, why history had so much bearing on how her life was to play out; indeed her private dream that she never confided in anyone was to work in a school. Everything changed when she passed out of her officer's training and went out with the other newly commissioned Mládshiy Leytenánts for a night in Moscow. In hindsight, if her family had allowed her a taste of alcohol here and there when she was growing up, perhaps Svetlana wouldn't have gotten quite so utterly hammered that night.

While the exact details of what transpired are lost to history and a ton of vodka, the fact remains that Svetlana awoke the next day, half-naked in a ditch and a changed woman. Her superiors were horrified with her sudden change of attitude, as she began to drink copious amounts while on duty and spent long nights getting drunk with her troops. In order to keep her out of trouble and out of sight, Svetlana was transferred to an outpost in Siberia. With a lack of responsibilities and a large amount of alcohol on hand, it was the perfect assignment for her. The Witches she had been assigned to lead were all as equally unsuitable for real military service as the Leytenánt herself; truants, idiots, drunkards... It was heaven for the wannabe slacker. Over time Svetlana grew more and more attached to her troops, seeing them more as her family than soldiers. In the end it was that lack of professionalism that was the last nail in the proverbial coffin.

A Podpolkóvnik (Lieutenant Colonel) of the Imperial Army was sent to the outpost to perform an audit and test the readiness of it's garrison. She was a harsh woman and a personal friend of Svetlana's own equally harsh mother... Sufficed to say, the garrison was very much drunk when the Podpolkóvnik arrived and events transpired that effectively ended Svetlana's career as an officer. Said events may or may not have involved vodka, groping and an off-key rendition of the Orussian national anthem with dirty lyrics. It was only after her subsequent demotion that her family was finally informed of Svetlana's actions and drinking habit. Their response was swift; within a day of her court martial, Svetlana was officially disowned by the Venediktov family and stripped of all rights and inheritance. Not that she particularly cared, as she was already brokenhearted from being separated from her surrogate family at the outpost... Even they had been split up, some discharged, others reassigned. If any of the Army's punishments had really hurt her, it was that.

With the disbandment of her unit and the general undesirability of her service record, the Army didn't know where to assign Svetlana until after the sinking of the Kiev. With such a massive loss of manpower on the Iraqi front, reserve Witches from throughout the country were called up and deployed to the region. Svetlana herself was assigned to a newly formed Joint Strike Unit, the 707th. As JSUs were notorious for continuously being in the thick of the combat, perhaps her superiors were hoping that she might become another statistic, conveniently wiping away the stain on their honour. But if Svetlana Venediktov is anything, aside from drunk, she is hard to kill.

I'll keep adding and tweaking for a while.

[Skylar]

Name: Emily Winfield Powers

Age: 16

Appearance:
5"7 tall, brown hair tied into a braided ponytail, blue eyes, Liberion-standard bust (meaning large by any other nation's standard), remarkably fit body even for a witch. Her actual dress varies greatly. Usually its a standard Liberion jacket and hotpants, but she's got a variety of outfits in her bag of holding.

In her A-10 Striker, wears a full aviation helmet, ear protection, and tinted goggles. Part out of PR stuntage as a hyperlethal combat vector, part out of a need to protect her face and ears from the GAU-8 even with a witches' environmental aura.

Nation: Liberion

Rank: Lieutenant

Striker Unit: A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" Striker

Weapon: GAU-8 30mm Rotary Gatling Gun (Witch version) with backpack ammo drum, 8x wing hardpoints for rocket pods, missiles, bombs, or external fuel tanks. Carrys a pair of M1911 pistols as personal backup.

Magical Ability: Chill. Powers is capable of manipulating cold and ice to cool the barrel of her GAU-8 in extended firing or herself. While she can fling around bolts of ice, its not a combat-effective weapon in a modern battlefield. Also uses it to chill drinks.

Animal Familiar: Korat cat "Natch"

Personality:
Powers is a optimistic girl, always one to greet the day smiling and ready to go. She's a bit of a attention-hog, trying to show off on the battlefield and play hero to her squadron mates and ground forces she supports with flashy maneuvers and quick gunplay, and always one to be at the forefront of a PR stunt or interview owing to being in Military PR. But her compulsion to annoy politicians and get into fights with marines gets her into plenty of trouble (although the marines think its a hoot), and sometimes has disciplinary problems with commanding officers that don't take well to her freewheeling antics. Despite her attention-grabbing and troublemaking nature though, she seriously does care about others, wanting to make them laugh and smile even in dark times like any good actor wants their audience to feel. She has a overall mentality of "If I don't do it, then who will?".

She's also perpetually snackish due to the high magic consumption of the A-10 Striker making her continuously hungry, and has the unnatural ability to scrounge up chocolate bars and cola to supply such cravings. But is more than willing to share.

Bio/History:
Born in Hollywood, California in Liberion as the daughter of Rosaline Powers, a well-known retired witch turned actress, it was little surprise when Emily decided to follow her mothers footsteps. First as a child actor, then as a member of the Liberion Army PR corps when her magic ignited at age 13 and she was recruited with the help of her mother's connections. Public speaking, dancing, acting, imitating Neuroi War veterans, Powers took to the world of Witch Corps PR like none other before. Her fame is cemented in the ongoing alt-historical film series "World War N" about alternative ways the Neuroi war could have gone, and about how one witch in the right place can make all the difference. Then the Neuroi sunk the 1st Coalition Fleet, and Emily's career was upended bigtime.

To combat the fall in morale, the Witch Corps were sending her to the front as a publicity stunt, over her objections. The need for combat witches, especially ones capable of running the heavy payload of a A-10 CAS striker, was greater than her value as a propaganda star. Pressed to join the front, Powers got over her initial apprehension and disagreement with the politicians that kicked her there to realize the frontline troops needed a star to look up to just as much as the people back home. The war is her stage, and her act is on.

[Lost Cause]

Avalant said

Slight technical point: Those are Lieutenant's bars if she's in the Navy. For whatever reason the artist gave Air Force style ranks to everyone.

[Lost Cause]

Also, I think I'm stuck. >.<

[Lennon79]

I say either go for the Tornado or a RN Harrier FA2.
I really need to finish Svetlana's back story but I'm drawing a blank too...

[Avalant]

Lost Cause said
Slight technical point: Those are if she's in the Navy. For whatever reason the artist gave Air Force style ranks to everyone.

Meh, a small technicality that I will overlook. I'm actually not that familiar with American ranks, so I usually have to go to wikipedia for the information. But thanks for letting me know!

Lost Cause said
Also, I think I'm stuck. >.<

You could do some know it all Britainian from an academy come to join the war using a Tornado. That would be a start at least.

Lennon79 said
I say either go for the Tornado or a RN Harrier FA2.I really need to finish Svetlana's back story but I'm drawing a blank too...

Perhaps the 707th is Svetlana's second and last chance to stay in the war? You could talk about her former unit, any past combat or noncombat experiences and perhaps tell an origin to her drinking habit? Doesn't have to be dark or anything, it can just be something to type about and get your brain going.

[Lennon79]

That works. It fits the idea of a disgraced but inexperienced officer I was going for. Cheers :3

[Lost Cause]

I think for some reason I'd been edging towards making a Francesca clone out of her, but I think I can work with that.

[Avalant]

Lennon79 said
That works. It fits the idea of a disgraced but inexperienced officer I was going for. Cheers :3

Lost Cause said
I think for some reason I'd been edging towards making a Francesca clone out of , but I think I can work with that.

That's fine! Once you guys get those characters finished up I will add to them to the list!

[Lennon79]

And she's done.
Scratch that, needs an edit.
/edit Right now it's done.
I spent HOURS looking for that picture last night and now I stumble on it without even trying. Sod's Law.

[Avalant]

Lennon79 said
And she's done.Scratch that, needs an edit./edit Right now it's done.I spent HOURS looking for that picture last night and now I stumble on it without even trying. Sod's Law.

I love her! Adding her to the list right away! Welcome aboard comrade!

[Aleranicus]

Oh me oh my! It's back in the modern(ish) era???

Could I possibly make my Warlock up again??? Pretty please???????

[Avalant]

Aleranicus said
Oh me oh my! It's back in the modern(ish) era???Could I possibly make my Warlock up again??? Pretty please???????

Hey Al! Nice to see you around again. Hmmmmmm.......... I don't know............. Ahhh hell, sure. Maybe even make him like the grandson of your previous character or something? But stay active! That's my only real requirement!

Anyway, I added a Neuroi Section by the way, cause those diagrams were too cool not to incorporate. :D

Also, based on what I read so far by you guys CSs, I'm loving how the 707th is shaping up. We shall be the a unit filled with rejects and outcasts given a second chance! XD

[Silva]

Hey

[Silva]

Aleranicus said
Oh me oh my! It's back in the modern(ish) era???Could I possibly make my Warlock up again??? Pretty please???????

[Lost Cause]

Getting there slowly.

Name: Nicole “Goose” Bradshaw

Age: 13

Appearance:

Boom

Nation: United States of Liberion

Rank: Ensign

Striker Unit: F-14 Tomcat

Weapon: M60E3 Machine Gun, Striker-mounted ordnance.

Magical Ability:

Animal Familiar: Liberion Shorthair

Personality: Nicole can best be described as having a little too much energy, and not enough ways to release it. The result is that she’s turned into a bit of a joker, although she got more than enough reprimands for that at the academy to mostly break her of her habit of pranking her squadmates.

Bio/History:

[Aleranicus]

Avalant said
Hey Al! Nice to see you around again. Hmmmmmm.......... I don't know............. Ahhh hell, sure. Maybe even make him like the grandson of your previous character or something? But stay active! That's my only real requirement! Anyway, I added a Neuroi Section by the way, cause those diagrams were too cool not to incorporate. :DAlso, based on what I read so far by you guys CSs, I'm loving how the 707th is shaping up. We shall be the a unit filled with rejects and outcasts given a second chance! XD

DONE!

Stephen MacTeer

Name:Stephen Hebrides MacTeer

Age: 17

Appearance: Much like the image posted below, Stephen is dark haired, blue eyed, short and thin to the point of being described as "bony" by passersby. While he does possess a formal kilt and cap, he prefers to wear khaki shorts and shirts.

Nation: Commonwealth of Britannia (Scotland)

Rank: Private

Striker Unit: Warrior IFV

Weapon: L21A1 Cannon

Magical Ability: Swift Sands - Stephen's life growing up along the Scottish coast saw his powers manifest in a peculiar way. While the Britannian Army would often struggle with movement in winter and summer weather across snow and sand, Stephen could be counted on to be as sure-footed as an Olympic gymnast in the most difficult conditions. While rocks, mud and sand might bog down most ground infantry, his powers will allow him to move at almost double normal speed while in sand, snow and marsh-like terrain.

Animal Familiar: Red Stag - When using his magic, Stephen often sprouts a rack of well-developed antlers and a pointed red tail.

Personality: Stephen is a very private, very clean individual. His tent features a mosquito net, various air and water filtration units, medical grade soap, and a small case of medical supplies given to him by the government Britannia. Stephen is usually last to speak up in a group and will never disagree with anyone of a higher rank (or physical build) than he is.

Bio/History: After the disaster in the Middle East, Britannia's parliament made a made dash to scramble military assets into the region to fight the Neuroi threat. While the Royal Army, Navy and Air Force were dispatched along with the requisite Strike Witches with a showy amount of fanfare, the deployment of Stephen MacTeer was notable only for how quietly he was equipped and sent overseas. The only Warlock in the home island seemed to have appeared out of thin air and was sent over to the complete surprise of the generals in the region. While not used to working with a warlock as they were with Witches, high command quickly integrated the ground specialist into the coalition army.

Stephen, for his part, liked the quasi-anonymity of his deployment. Back home in the Highlands, everyone in the village knew who he was and what he was, and the fact that they were keeping silent spoke to either a quiet acceptance of him, or a large-scale government intimidation not to leak anything to the papers that might cause a scandal. With a small pharmacy of medical supplies and equipment, a modern weapon and a clear command structure, he has reported in to fight alongside the armies and witches of the entire world.

[Lennon79]

>Scottish character

Needs Scottish music