[CHAR] Evolution of Conflict: A Sci-Fi Mecha 1x1 FaithfulMuse and Stern Algorithm

[FaithfulMuse]

Name: Claire Rivers [B]Appearance:Claire has long blonde, curling hair, deep blue eyes and a friendly face with a warm expression in her eyes. She is a bit short for the average woman of her age, being 1.60 meter and with her 50 kg, Claire has an average, healthy weight. She has a somewhat pale skin colour and often dresses in soft, light coloured clothes. Being a huge fan of dresses, she is often more than not seen wearing those, along with usually white heels or flats. Age: 22 Race: Wildtype Citizenship: The Ascendancy Personality: Of the twins, Claire is obviously the more optimistic, open and outgoing one of the two. She has a kind heart and looks after those who need help and is hard to anger. She is usually spoken very cheerful, although she seems to have trouble with hurting someone or something, let alone killing anyone or anything. She is also very sensitive and emotional, the result being that she's easily hurt, even if not intended. History: Claire's history is not a very interesting one. Since a very young age, her parents had always seemed to like Claire more than her sister, and at school and many things, she was also often the more popular one. She made a lot of attempts to get her sister some more attention as well and tried to involve her with many things, but usually without any result. Theme Song: Will find one later. Cog: Asteria Physical Description: Asteria has a humanoid and somewhat feminine construction, with a colour scheme existing mainly out of a soft pink colour, white and a very light shade of gray. Just like Claire herself, the cog is somewhat small in height. Tactical role: Support Wishlist: Developed self awareness, ability to communicate, detecting errors/damage (like a scan that shows what's wrong), ability to repair minor damage/flaws/errors. Evaluation:

• Cog Score: ####
• Pilot Skill: ######
• Mental Fortitude: #####
• Obedience: ########

Weapon/Equipment/Special Systems List: >List] [*]Damage scan (what I mentioned in the wishlist) [*] Exoskeleton capable of taking more than average hits [*]Speed slightly above average

[FaithfulMuse]

Name: Blythe Rivers Appearance: Blythe has the same skin and eye colour as her sister and they are about the same height, but apart from that they look pretty different. Blythe's hair is dyed black and cut short, one part of it just reaching her neck and hanging at the side of her face, while the other part of her hair is shaved short/off. She has three silver earrings at the upper part of her right ear and a silver ring at the right part of her lower lip. On the upper part of her right arm she has a tattoo of a red, blooming and thorned rose, and another tattoo at her back existing of a torn, damaged pair of angel wings, and some scars tattooed onto her sides, the current amount of scars being two. Her clothing style seems to be something like rather tame punk style. She has an unhealthy light weight of 40 kg. Age: 22 Race: Wildtype Citizenship: The Ascendancy Personality: Blythe always keeps up a cold hard wall for everyone, not being the kind of social butterfly Claire is. She is stubborn, has trouble with being obedient, prefers being alone and is blunt and speaks that way, though with more care towards her sister. Even if she doesn't show it, Blythe cares deeply for her twin sister and always keeps an eye on her. If one manages to break down her walls and see through her attitude, they would see a surprisingly kind, insecure and troubled girl who's unlike she pretends to be. History: Despite the fact that they are twins, Claire and Blythe still have a remarkably different past. While her sister was always the more happy, popular and fortunate one, Blythe grew up being different and frowned upon starting at an early age. She would get home dirty and with ripped clothes often, and was told to not be girly enough and not social enough, being a loner. As she grew up, Blythe started getting into scraps and remained just as much of a loner and not one willing to be obedient. In the past few years the girl has suffered from being anorexic, but appears to be recovering from it with ups and downs, though at the moment she seems to be picking back up on her bad eating habits again. She also had a relationship for some years until several months ago, after her partner's suicide. Theme Song: Down - Thousand Foot Krutch Cog: Nyx Physical Description: Nyx has a humanoid build, being big and strong, yet still a bit feminine in its apperence. The colorisation of the cog exists of black, dark gray and a bright blue colour. Tactical role: Damage dealer [B]Wishlist: very enduring exoskeleton, developed self awareness, increased speed, defense and attack skills. Evaluation:

• Cog Score: 7
• Pilot Skill: 8
• Mental Fortitude: 4
• Obedience: 4

Weapon/Equipment/Special Systems List: >List] [*]laser or gun [*] protective exoskeleton capable of enduring and dealing heavy damage

[Stern Algorithm]

Name: Israfil Eihon Rank: Ensign Appearance: Israfil has a slight, feminine build that makes him look younger. He has short, light gray hair and cyan eyes. He has a pleasant face, but it is marred by his look of almost constant worry and fear. That combined with his size, paleness of skin and color of hair, often make people incorrectly assume that he is malnourished. He is always wearing his uniform because he is more comfortable doing what he has been ordered to do rather than making his own choices or expressing his sense of self. Age: 21 Race: Wildtype Citizenship: The Ascendancy Personality: Israfil is quiet and submissive. His main motivation is to please others; criticism of any sort tends to cut him deeply as his greatest fear is the disapproval of others. He defines his self-worth through how others feel about him and through how useful he is to others. He has a fairly strong complex about his own lack of ability that he tries desperately to compensate for. History: Israfil is descended from the stock of Wildtypes who had sympathized with the Ascended during their persecution under the FAS. When the Ascendancy was formed, these Wildtype were allowed to form their own community within the Ascendancy. Though many mingled with Ascendeds, Israfil is one of the few who are still pure Wildtype, which has put him at a disadvantage through his schooling and pilot training. Despite this, he does not resent the Ascended as he has been taught by the system to accept his inferiority. Having no real stand out qualities, it is his obedience to his betters, and the unusually high potential results of his cog-scan that let him barely squeeze by the pilot evaluation. Theme Song: Croatian Rhapsody - Maxsim Mrvica Cog: Orpheus Physical Description: Israfil is a coward by nature with a lot of repressed emotions. It should therefore come as no surprise that his cog specializes in protecting itself and overwhelmingly obliterating an enemy before it has a chance to get close. Like a mountain or a wall, Orpheus stands tall and wide, an imposing structure reminiscent of the ancient German howitzers. Around the main humanoid body is a cape-like structure attached to the back, like wings, that acts as a shield from which protrudes beam cannons. The thrusters that it has are inadequate to propel it at a high speed making it almost laughably immobile when compared to other cogs. Its evaluation has shown that Orpheus actually relies on a built-in, miniature Tachyon Harp to provide a small amount of extra thrust. It's main color is lilac, its secondary color is white and it is accented with black, and gold. Tactical role: Long-range area-of-effect artillery, providing cover fire, defending tactically crucial territory through area denial. Evaluation:

• Cog Score: 9
• Pilot Skill: 3
• Mental Fortitude: 3
• Obedience: 10

Weapon/Equipment/Special Systems List:

• Cape shield (6 shield plates) - The shield plates normally surround the Orpheus like a mantle to provide protection from long range attacks, but open up and can be aimed in almost any direction to bring the built-in cannons to bear. The independently controlled shield plates leave Orpheus' hands free.
• 6 Anti-beam field generators (1 per shield plate)
• 6 Heavy beam cannons (1 per shield plate)
• 1 Beam shotgun (stored on back when not in use) - The only weapon that Orpheus needs to use its hands with. It is also Orpheus' only form of close range weapon.

[Stern Algorithm]

Name: Solomon Lear
Rank: Ensign
Appearance: Solomon is of a thin-medium build, and of medium height, though he dresses to make himself appear taller. He has neck-length, dark green hair and golden, condescending eyes. When his face is not cold and arrogant, it is a wide, sadistic grin or subtle grimace of contempt. His pale skin reflects his pampered upbringing.

Age: 21
Race: Ascended
Citizenship: The Ascendancy
Personality: Solomon is nothing if not arrogant. An Ascended supremacist to the fullest degree, his superiority complex is backed by his high performance statistics. He is an achiever and is used to praise and getting a free pass when it comes to harassing, belittling, and abusing those who are weaker than him. To other Ascendeds, he can be chummy and sometimes even a bit humble, though he never truly sees other Ascendeds as his betters, at best they are his equals.
History: Raised in an environment of success, Solomon was groomed to be the best and to mingle only with the best. Since the Ascendancy established the merit system, it has been Solomon's goal to earn the title of nobility for the Lear family name. If his performance as a cog pilot is exemplary, he will get his wish.
Theme Song: Ghaleon's Theme - Noriyuki Iwadare

Cog: Legion
Physical Description: Legion is tall and thin with disproportionately broad shoulders, blade-like feathers, called 'bits', draped regally along its body, though the bits that are on the shoulder point upwards like spikes. The antenna array on Legion's head looks like a crown. Legion is a high mobility, low-armor unit. The bits are self-propelled, remote-controlled weapons platforms that fly around, firing beams from unexpected angles. When connected to Legion, these bits lend their thruster output to compensate for the additional weight. Legion's primary color is white, and secondary colors are gray and gold.

Tactical role: Formation disruption, damage output, deception, large area suppression, control effects.
Evaluation:

• Cog Score: 10
• Pilot Skill: 9
• Mental Fortitude: 8
• Obedience: 7

Weapon/Equipment/Special Systems List:

• Lemegeton array - The array is the part of Legion's computer system that allows Solomon to control the bits remotely through the intricate crown-like antenna on Legion's head. The bits need to refuel occasionally by reattaching to Legion. The Lemegeton array has also been shown to amplify Solomon's particular brand of telepathy, mind-control.
• 18 Demon Bits (3 mounted on each forearm, 3 mounted on each shoulder, and 6 mounted on the skirt)
• 72 Light beam cannons (4 per bit)
• Beam spear

[Stern Algorithm]

Name: Tera QAZ (Pronounce 'Kaz') Rank: Ensign Appearance: Tera identifies as a young woman and has chosen a suitable physical chassis. She has shoulder length black hair and piercing red eyes. She wears glasses simply for aesthetic reasons, though it adds to the thoughtful, perceptive air she has around her. Physical Age: 11 Mental Age: Adult Race: Quantum Citizenship: The Ascendancy Personality: Unlike some Quantums, Tera has chosen to explore and embrace her humanity, taking a completely human physical appearance and attempting as much as possible to engage with others to explore and express emotions. Still, her upbringing has taught her to value reason and logic, so she can come off as awkward and reserved, and she is very shy around humans, while being much more open among other Quantums. She has inherited from her predecessors the knack for reading body language very accurately to detect pain and emotional distress, and is often very caring and compassionate. History: Before the Race Wars, while the first Quantums were built to be nothing more than war machines, the Ascendancy, in order to fill in essential duties that were beneath Ascendeds, manufactured a large population of working class Quantums. Tera's predecessors were nursing Quantums, created to serve in hospitals under the guidance of Ascended physicians and managers, and did not get involved when the Quantums rebelled, sticking to their creed of saving lives. Her predecessors simply waited out the violence until Quantums eventually were granted civil rights. Having not suffered terribly at the hands of their human overlords, Tera's predeccessors raised her to cherish life and respect the humans. It is perhaps for this reason that she was randomly selected to take part in a cog-scan even though she had no intention of joining the military. Theme Song: Little Wing - JAM Project Cog: Mayura Physical Description: Mayura has a svelte build and is slightly smaller than other cogs. It has decent speed and fairly low armor. The massive sensor array on its back fans out into iridescent, radiating fins. Its main color is blue, supplemented by white and green, with a dash of red. Tactical role: Reconnaissance, communications, espionage, tactical positioning. Evaluation:

• Cog Score: 5
• Pilot Skill: 3
• Mental Fortitude: 10
• Obedience: 10

Weapon/Equipment/Special Systems List:

• Beam rifle
• Bayonet (attached to beam rifle)
• Garuda sensor system

[FaithfulMuse]

Cog: Themis Physical Description: being a combination of the two cogs Asteria and Nyx, the cog is larger in appearence thans most and has strong, defensive armor made out of light metal to prevent it from reducing the cog's speed. The colorisation of the cog exists out of black, white and white gray. Tactical role: Damage dealer Wishlist: >/list]Weapon/Equipment/Special Systems List:

• One handed beam sword
• shield
• self repair

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[FaithfulMuse]

Name: Mike Rogers Appearance: Mike is a fairly normal looking boy with bright green eyes and straight, short brown hair being cut short, at its longest just reaching the middle of his neck. He has a pale skin colour, causing his scars to be even more striking in appearence when revealed. His entire left leg is a mechanic prothesis that's often covered by a simple pair of jeans and his sneakers. On top of that that, the boy wears a a simple shirt and although always looking decent to a certain degree, he doesn't care much for his looks, considering the fact that with his job, he would end up getting dirty anyway. Age: 23 Race: Ascended Citizenship: The Ascendency Personality: Mike is a friendly guy who doesn't like to worry about things. He is also hardly ever emberassed and likes to laugh. If anything, Mike values life a lot and wants to laugh and smile as much as he can, as you never know when you run out of time to do so. He's often not bothered to pick up a fight with anyone and is pretty open minded and tolerating towards people. He can be a bit too relaxed sometimes with his carefree behavior and can also be rather lazy, the result being abuse of his telekinetic ability. History: While grewing up, Mike's parents always claimed to be very open minded, and they were indeed very accepting of other races. Ironically enough, however, the news that their son was bisexual was simply unacceptable to the two of them, and he'd often get disgusted looks from them while trying to talk about it. In the end he just didn't talk about it anymore, and several years later he got into a car accident that injured him severely and messed up his left leg so bad that it was amputated and was given a mechanic one instead. After struggling with it for a while, he learned to value life and to not care about what others think. Soon enough, he got interested in how his prothesis actually worked, and so his fascination for technology was born. Theme Song:

[Stern Algorithm]

Name: Sion RHS (pronounced 'Reese') Rank: Lieutenant Junior Grade Appearance: Sion vaguely identifies as an adult male and has chosen an appropriate chassis. He is fairly tall, and has short maroon hair and red eyes. Age: 48 Mental Age: Adult Race: Quantum Citizenship: The Ascendancy Personality: Sion embodies the stereotypical 'robotic' personality, being emotionless, cold, and obedient. It is part of the Quantum's core programming to have emotions, so Sion's personality is more of an idiosyncrasy or a personal choice. However, unlike other Quantums who choose the path of emotionlessness, Sion does not in fact see emotions as a human weakness, he merely has an unrelenting sense of duty and believes that clear-headedness is the most efficient path to mission success. History: Sion was created by the Ascendancy towards the end of the Race Wars as a soldier. Throughout his short campaign, his mind has been uploaded into various machines of war and thus has very little attachment to his body. After the wars ended, he remained with the Ascendancy military and was even part of the Cadmus Project since his mind was an ideal case when it came to comfort in different machine bodies. The Cadmus project finally completed and became the Incubator Project. A promising young Ascended was recruited to be the first cog pilot, while Sion became her reliable support. Theme Song: Shinra Company Re-orchestrated - Nobuo Uematsu Cog: Fury Physical Description: Fury is not humanoid, it looks instead like three jet fighters stacked together, belly to belly. The three parts can separate and operate independently as Sion is comfortable controlling all three, though he only sits in one of them. It is lightly armored and fast, while each separate part is even faster. Each jet also has a pair of hidden arms. The primary color of Fury is red, it's secondary colors are black and white, with a dash of gold. Tactical role:Sniper, long-range precision damage, guerilla skirmishing. Evaluation:

• Cog Score: 7
• Pilot Skill: 10
• Mental Fortitude: 9
• Obedience: 9

Weapon/Equipment/Special Systems List:

• 3 Beam sniper rifles (mounted on the belly of each jet) - When combined, can fire a devastating charged beam shot
• 6 Light beam guns (mounted in each hidden arm)
• 6 mass daggers (mounted in each hidden arm)

[Stern Algorithm]

Name: Maya Encarnacion Rank: Lieutenant Appearance: Maya is physically attractive in the conventional sense, having a very good figure, a healthy tan, big brown eyes, and long, dark brown hair, though she dyes her bangs pink. Age: 27 Race: Ascended Citizenship: The Ascendancy Personality: People's first impression of Maya is usually one of gentleness; she often comes off as a big sister or motherly type. What often throws people off is that she can be very enthusiastic and gung-ho, and when it comes down to it, can exude a serious and commanding presence. Her telepathic ability is to sense nearby danger moments before it actually reaches her, giving her an uncanny ability to react to life-threatening situations. History: Maya is Ascendancy nobility on her mother's side, who was one of the chief scientists for the final stage of the Ascendancy branch of the Cadmus Project. When it came time to pick the first cog pilot for the Ascendancy, Maya's mother recommended her. before that, Maya was already serving in the Ascendancy Galactic Navy and had already demonstrated her ability. The decision-makers thought it was fitting that the inception of the project should be spearheaded by Ascended nobility. Theme Song: Okkusenman - JAM Project Cog: Obsidian Physical Description: Dark, bulky and massive, Obsidian is heavily armored, using military martial arts as it's primary method of dealing damage. A heavy spiked shield drapes down from each shoulder, while various armored joints such as the knuckles, elbows, knees and toes are studded to add extra damage to Obsidian's punches and kicks. The Obsidian's Primary color is black, its secondary color is green, with some white and gold mixed in. Tactical role:Combat initiation, tank, vanguard. Evaluation:

• Cog Score: 8
• Pilot Skill: 7
• Mental Fortitude: 10
• Obedience: 9

Weapon/Equipment/Special Systems List:

• 2 Spiked shield (one on each shoulder)
• 8 Hardpoints (one on each joint mentioned)
• 1 Warhammer (mounted on back when not in use)

[Stern Algorithm]

Name: Catherine "Control Tower" Hargreaves Rank: Captain Appearance: The captain is svelte and feminine, with a sly look in her sharp, violet eyes. She dresses professionally when not in uniform and keeps her long, lilac hair in a bun. Age: 36 Race: Ascended Citizenship: The Ascendancy Personality: Catherine is collected and exudes a calm that many actually find intimidating and threatening, a feeling that she is calm because she knows more about you than you do of her, and this gives her an advantage over you, that her knowledge of you is something she can and will use against you. This is a true assessment on most people's parts because her telepathic ability is in fact mind-reading. She is so good at it in fact, that she has earned the nicknames "Control Tower" and "Silent Bridge", as everyone working on the bridge does not need to speak since they merely need to think what they wish to report to her and she already knows it. Catherine keeps this ability muted outside of her bridge as all her bridge officers signed a form of consent before working under her. Unexpectedly, she tries to make all her working relationships personal, as she believes that the greatest loyalty can be had from personal relationships, and has a tendency to get to know everyone on her ship. History: Despite her rank, Catherine's history of service in the galactic navy started as a commander. Before that, she was with the intelligence division. Her stint as a commander was really just to acclimate her to commanding a ship, since intelligence wanted her to to have direct control of the Incubator Project. Theme Song: Boomer Kuwanger Jazz Remix - The OneUps