[CHAR] Warhammer 40K: Task Squad

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Appia Merula - Callidus Assassin

Name: Classified - known by most as Appia Merula

Race: Human

Gender: Female, for the most part.

Age: Unknown

Class: Officio Assassinorum - Callidus Temple

Equipment & Weapon: Although able to use anything and everything to her advantage, from the smallest pin to the largest calibre gun, the assassins of the Callidus Temple excel at two things. The first is unarmed combat, close in and face-to-face, their bodies being no less dangerous or deadly than the weapons which they wield. Speaking of which, the second of the two things, are the most common armament of the temple which take the shape of the C'Tan Phase Sword and Neural Shredder for a ranged option - combined with the assortment of poisoned blades and the ability to use near anything as a weapon, she is deadly and pitiless.

Appearance/Description: Merula is usually clad in the skin-tight Synskin Bodyglove worn by at least two temples of the Assassinorum. On the one hand it provides exceptional stealth capacities, using passive sensors and allowing the operative to blend into their environment - especially the shadows which they favour - leaving only the back length braid of blonde hair exposed to the elements. While, on the other hand, the suit leaves pretty much nothing to the imagination; every slender curve and every toned muscle of the assassin is enhanced and highlighted by the suit, Merula being above the peak of humanly possible fitness, lithe and deadly as a panther and as strong and violent as any predator.

If she were to remove her mask, which she does rarely enough, it would be found that her normal form is actually quite pleasing to the eye - stern but symmetrically perfect, blue eyes looking out from beneath thin arched brows, high cheekbones and pale skin revealing a slender nose and full lips, leading down to a gently pointed chin.

This is how she looks normally, before any use of the exclusive drug known as Polymorphine.

This drug, once used, allows her to shift her entire shape into anyone or anything of humanoid appearance - men, women, children, Tau, Eldar... - creating a perfect bodily replica of the target, leaving only for her to acquire their clothing and imitate them in order to pull of the masquerade. Therefore, it is never truly known by most what she might look like, and only those she wishes to know shall ever find out.

Traits: This assassin is everything you would expect from one of the Callidus Temple and more! Stealthy, strong and deadly, with innumerable traits the likes of which your average human could not hope to replicate. If she has a downfall it is her aloofness, her pride, and her 'lone wolf' attitude that has let her down before; Merula is not a sociable person, nor does she care much for others or their lives, she is assigned to complete a mission/task/job, and she does so without fail no matter who might attempt to get in her way. Apart from this, she may be a little too zealous in her duties to the Imperium, often going one step beyond her orders - killing those that might have lived, ignoring the chain of command, that sort of thing. This makes her a rogue element sometimes, but never unreliable or a liability.

Biography(character backstory): That is classified information! (You'd need to ask IC...if you wish to know)

Notable Deeds or Accomplishment: Classified, but there are a few.

[Blackbeard]

Name - Anomander Sirin
Race - Human
Gender - Male
Age - Unknown
Class - Psyker
Equipment & Weapon - Hellpistol, Force Rod.
Psychic power - Biomancy. Anomander is a Biomancer and has the ability to manipulate biological energy and processes.
Appearance Description -

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Biography - Anomander has always been alone. As a child he found himself shunned. As a teenager he was avoided. As a man, feared. His psychic power, forever tied to his emotions was never controllable. Drafted into the Adeptus Astra Telepathica he was sent to the far reaches of the galaxy and back, unleashed upon the various denizens of hive worlds and battlefields Anomander yearned for control in his life. His emotions reigned over his soul whilst the Imperium seemingly owned his body which quickly became a fleshy prison. Anomander left the service of the Astra Telepathica, he made his own decisions from now on and whilst he was eternally on the run from an end to his freedom, when the Imperium inevitably reigned him back in, he could at least tell himself that he had tried to shape his own destiny.

After taking hidden refuge upon supply ships and trade freighters, Anomander now finds himself on the hive world of Soliaire II. He has been here long enough to be familiar with its high towers and its lowly slums. Too long. He needed yet another route to keep himself on the move, and fortunately such a opportunity had presented itself to Anomander without the need to search for it. At the household of Alpheous Marximus, the planetary governor, task squads were being formed in an attempt to quash.

Traits -

• Empathetic - Decades trapped inside a mind such as Anomanders can only result in constant over-analyzing of his psyche and of others. Having explored all the crevices of his own mind he is more attuned than most as to the inner workings of others.
• Powerful Psyker - Needless to say Anomander has potent Psychic ability, having served in the Astra Telepathica he has encountered various Chaos, Ork and even Eldar Psychics and has lived to tell the tale. You could not say he channels his abilities but rather, he unleashes them.
• Scholar - Anomander has traveled the stars and seen almost everything they have to offer. He has read texts and dissected data-logs endlessly until he could recite them by memory. Anomander is a scholar, he will have experienced or read about even the most obscure entities withing the sub-sector Magna-four.

• Unstable - Anomanders powers are tied to his emotions and they are rarely under his control. Occasionally his powers can be unintentionally sparked into action.
• Poor shot - The mundane elements of battle have forever escaped Anomanders ability. He has held various weapons and can generally figure out how they function yet he rarely hits his mark.
• Tainted - The warp is filled with perils and Anomander has been exposed. It is something that he has never told anyone but he has seen the chaos in the warp and he is certain, it saw him too.

[Lord Coake]

Name: Corporal Caius Langston
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Class: Imperial Guardsman, Recon/Vox Operator
Equipment & Weapon:

My Hider

He is primarily armed with a Scoped Roth Pattern "Lightning" Lasgun, allowing him to fill a role of Designated Marksman, in between that of infantry and sniper, it is modified so that the scope sits above the top of the gun in a manner that still allows the integrated sights to be used. He has an Autopistol as a Sidearm, given to him by his father upon graduation of the Espurn Recon Training Program, two standard issue Frag Grenades, and a survival knife that doubles as a bayonet. Generic gear includes a Vox Caster unit, capable of reaching across the surface of most planets, and even ships in low orbit, an Auspex scanner for detecting enemies in close ranges, and a pair of magnoculars for scouting, on top of the standard issue guardsman gear for most planets. His uniform consists of camouflage fatigues with light flak plates integrated into the cloth of the uniform, with a flak-reinforced Patrol Cap, emblazoned with the Imperial Aquila, on his head.

Appearance Description(text and/or picture):

My Hider

Caius has a rugged appearance, due in part of his extensive wilderness survival training as part of an Espurn recon unit. He keeps a short, but ragged beard, and scraggly, short brown hair. He's very lean, and somewhat muscular, in fair part of carrying a Vox caster on his back almost constantly. His skin is a light tan color. He is around 5 feet and 11 inches tall, with a weight of around 185 pounds.

Traits(optional): Caius is very tough from years as a wilderness and recon scout for the Espurn 115th Recon Regiment. This has also made him an expert at stealth, CQC, and marksmanship. However, all this time spent in the wilderness without anyone to interact with besides his 2 former squadmates, so Caius is very lacking in regards to social abilites, and general casual conversation.
Biography(character backstory):

My Hider

Born on the Imperial Forest World of Espurn, known for both massive amounts of wood-based exports, and some of the best Wilderness Recon and Sniper regiments, trained to supplement larger multi-world Guard forces. Caius, like most males, was raised with the plan of enlisting with the Espurn Guard. He didn't spend much time on education, just enough for the basic reading, math, and writing. Once he was old enough he enlisted. He graduated top of his class in Basic Training, and in the top squad after being designated for Recon training. During Recon training, he showed exceptional skill at Designated Marksmanship, Vox Operation, and Forward Observation. His skill earned him the NCO rank of Corporal. To reward him, his father gave him the family Autopistol, passed down for generations whenever a son graduated into the Guard. He was soon later deployed for 4 years before being brought onto the task force.

Notable Deeds or Accomplishment(optional): He once was able to warn a large force of Guardsmen about an impending ambush. The force was able to flank and rout the cultists in question, ending the battle far earlier than expected. He was also able to kill an enemy cultist leader from around 800 yards away, managing to highly extend the average range of his gun to pull off the shot. This shot earned him the nickname "Laser Pointer" in his squad, to compliment the infamous "flashlight" nickname of the lasgun. Caius has found recently that (highly exaggerated) versions of his achievement have begun to spread throughout the Guard forces, surprisingly enough. One such version had him portrayed as a Catachan sniper shooting from over 2 miles away, and another as a Cadian Whiteshield who got promoted to Sergeant almost immediatly afterwards. He's very quick to correct those who he encounters telling this story.

[6slyboy6]

Robert Williams

Name: Robert "DOA" Williams
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Class: Mercenary
Equipment & Weapon: Gravi SMG(on arm), Plasteel Shield (folds into the wristplates), Power Maul, Carapace Armour
Traits: Robert is very strong and quick, but when it comes to converstaion or alcohol he just doesn't know the limits (eg. rude and alcoholist)
Biography: Robert grew up on an avergae hive planet. When he was 16 he joined a crime organisation and managed to get into the higher parts. After someone threw em up he escaped the planet and joined an elite mercenary squad. He fought with them for 10 years, tanking them from damage, the first one to jump into a fight. This is why they nicknamed him DOA. But on one unlucky day, his whole team was murdered and even he could barely escaped. He kept his equipment, and has been doing bounty hunting since.
Appearance Description: Him but more badass (obviously)

[Zetsuko]

Name: Djura Esumbaras
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Class: Tech Priest
Equipment & Weapon: Transuranic Arquebus, Phosphor Serpenta
Appearance Description:

Biography:
Djura was born on the Forge world of Ryza, serving as a menial in it's manufactories before becoming a tech-priest and eventually joining the world's defenders as a Skitarii Ranger. He fought viciously in the world's defense, taking great delight in the near-constant war with invading Orks. During the conflict he was assigned as the Handler of some sort of war-creature to test it's effectiveness in combat before it went on to it's Inquisitor owner. The beast performed well, Djura would often compete with it in the field, though it's tendency to break parts of itself led to frequent need for repairs and the Inquisitor, worried this test would see the destruction of the creature, ordered him and the beast off the planet. Djura was irritated at having to leave Ryza, but left with the creature all the same, eventually joining a task force on the Hive world 'Soliaire 2'.