Binary Reign

𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐚 𝐍𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚

Ratface

“Ah, Mafia politics. Somebody always gets screwed, and it ain't never the one who deserves it.”

---

Name

Vincent "Ratface" Colombo

Ethnicity

Italian

Age

27

Loyalty

Pescatore

Rank

Associate -Information man

Appearance

Ratface has a way of being the least intimidating person in the room at any time. While there is no denying that he's handsome, masculinity isn't his most defining trait. Maybe it's something in his prettyboy face. Maybe something to do with the fact that 5'6" would be a generous measurement when it comes to height. Just could be the fact that he weighs 130 lbs. soaking wet, and it shows. Still, he never lets that stop him. Ratface holds himself with the swagger of someone twice his size whenever he's in a good mood. He has a bad habit of speaking more with his body than with his mouth (which is saying something) -he gesticulates with his hands like a madman, is known to literally roll on the floor when he laughs, and paces holes in the ground when he gets nervous, among other ticks.

Personality Traits

◦ People-person: Nothing amuses Ratface more than good company. He enjoys being around people, and goes to great lengths to make sure that people enjoy being around him.

◦ Impatient: Ratface dislikes nothing more than waiting. Except maybe paperwork. He tends to have to deal with a lot of both. When he doesn't get his way in a very quick manner, his go-to problem solver is very thinly-veiled threats. Whether or not they're hollow, no one really knows -no one has ever called his bluff.

◦ Chaotic: When it comes to decision making, Ratface is very good at separating himself from his emotions. While this is generally a good thing, this leads to a bit of unpredictability in his behavior, often as a result of him making snap decisions with little thought at all.

◦ Self-centered: While he is unfalteringly loyal to the Pescatore family, Ratface's most important loyalty is to himself. What Ratface does is for Ratface -it just happens that serving the Pescatore family is the best way to serve himself.

◦ Flippant: Ratface jokes around far more than is befitting of his post. He sees an opportunity to make a stupid joke? He'll take it any day. He has a bit of a problem taking anything seriously, and uses the jokes to avoid dealing with real emotion.

Skills & Talents

◦ "C'mon, you can trust me.": Ratface is very good at manipulating people -it isn't very often that he has a conversation with someone without also steering them towards his own goals.

◦ "I know a guy.": Digging up dirt is one of Ratface's number one skills. Though he has yet to reveal his secrets, he seems to always have a file with the information he needs in hand.

◦ "Oh, I remember that!": Ratface has an eidetic memory, which he abuses on a daily basis.

◦ "Maybe a different approach...": Ratface is very clever, and adept at thinking on his feet.

Weaknesses

◦ "I ain't scared. I'm just runnin' cause I left the stove on back home.": Ratface is easily frightened. He tries his best to hide this through swagger and bravado, but it is fairly plain to see.

◦ "Hey, not the face!": While you might assume that Ratface is a weak combatant from his small, unimpressive frame... you'd be right. Whether it be fist-fights or firefights, Ratface has a tendency to avoid violence with his own hands for good reason.

◦ "I can sleep when I'm dead.": An insomniac, Ratface has a very love-hate relationship with his bed. He has developed an addiction to the bottle of sleeping pills he carries around in his back pocket -either he takes the pills and passes out for a good 10 hours, or he suffers from very heavy fatigue.

◦ "Hellooo, ladies.": Ratface is very easily distracted by the various material goods of the day. Booze, drugs, and most importantly, women.

Background Information

-Born 'Antonio La Barbera' in Palmero, Sicily, Italy, first of three bastard sons of the La Barbera family's Godfather.

-Promoted to Caporegime within the La Barbera family at age eighteen.

-After a failed drug running operation, Antonio's father disowns him, giving 'kill-on-sight' orders to all members of the family.

-Vince flees to America, hoping to start anew. Takes up the name "Vince 'Ratface' Colombo.

-Vince makes contact with an old friend who fled to America a short time before, within the Pescatore family.

-After slowly gaining the trust of the Pescatore family and proving his loyalty, Vince becomes a go-to man for information.

𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐚 𝐍𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚

Oh, are we doing WIP's now? I can work with that.

WIP: Ratface

“Ah, Mafia politics. Somebody always gets screwed, and it ain't never the one who deserves it.”

---

Name

Vincent "Ratface" Colombo

Ethnicity

Italian

Age

27

Loyalty

Pescatore

Rank

Associate -Information man

Appearance

Ratface has a way of being the least intimidating person in the room at any time. While there is no denying that he's handsome, masculinity isn't his most defining trait. Maybe it's something in his prettyboy face. Maybe something to do with the fact that 5'6" would be a generous measurement when it comes to height. Just could be the fact that he weighs 130 lbs. soaking wet, and it shows. Still, he never lets that stop him. Ratface holds himself with the swagger of someone twice his size whenever he's in a good mood. He has a bad habit of speaking more with his body than with his mouth (which is saying something) -he gesticulates with his hands like a madman, is known to literally roll on the floor when he laughs, and paces holes in the ground when he gets nervous, among other ticks.

Personality Traits

◦ People-person: Nothing amuses Ratface more than good company. He enjoys being around people, and goes to great lengths to make sure that people enjoy being around him.

◦ Impatient: Ratface dislikes nothing more than waiting. Except maybe paperwork. He tends to have to deal with a lot of both. When he doesn't get his way in a very quick manner, his go-to problem solver is very thinly-veiled threats. Whether or not they're hollow, no one really knows -no one has ever called his bluff.

◦ Chaotic: When it comes to decision making, Ratface is very good at separating himself from his emotions. While this is generally a good thing, this leads to a bit of unpredictability in his behavior, often as a result of him making snap decisions with little thought at all.

◦ Self-centered: While he is unfalteringly loyal to the Pescatore family, Ratface's most important loyalty is to himself. What Ratface does is for Ratface -it just happens that serving the Pescatore family is the best way to serve himself.

◦ Flippant: Ratface jokes around far more than is befitting of his post. He sees an opportunity to make a stupid joke? He'll take it any day. He has a bit of a problem taking anything seriously, and uses the jokes to avoid dealing with real emotion.

Skills & Talents

◦ "C'mon, you can trust me.": Ratface is very good at manipulating people -it isn't very often that he has a conversation with someone without also steering them towards his own goals.

◦ "I know a guy.": Digging up dirt is one of Ratface's number one skills. Though he has yet to reveal his secrets, he seems to always have a file with the information he needs in hand.

◦ "Oh, I remember that!": Ratface has an eidetic memory, which he abuses on a daily basis.

◦ "Maybe a different approach...": Ratface is very clever, and adept at thinking on his feet.

Weaknesses

◦ "I ain't scared. I'm just runnin' cause I left the stove on back home.": Ratface is easily frightened. He tries his best to hide this through swagger and bravado, but it is fairly plain to see.

◦ "Hey, not the face!": While you might assume that Ratface is a weak combatant from his small, unimpressive frame... you'd be right. Whether it be fist-fights or firefights, Ratface has a tendency to avoid violence with his own hands for good reason.

◦ "I can sleep when I'm dead.": An insomniac, Ratface has a very love-hate relationship with his bed. He has developed an addiction to the bottle of sleeping pills he carries around in his back pocket -either he takes the pills and passes out for a good 10 hours, or he suffers from very heavy fatigue.

◦ "Hellooo, ladies.": Ratface is very easily distracted by the various material goods of the day. Booze, drugs, and most importantly, women.

Background Information

-Born 'Antonio La Barbera' in Palmero, Sicily, Italy, first of three bastard sons of the La Barbera family's Godfather.

-Promoted to Caporegime within the La Barbera family at age eighteen.

-After a failed drug running operation, Antonio's father disowns him, giving 'kill-on-sight' orders to all members of the family.

-Vince flees to America, hoping to start anew. Takes up the name "Vince 'Ratface' Colombo.

-Vince makes contact with an old friend who fled to America a short time before, within the Pescatore family.

-After slowly gaining the trust of the Pescatore family and proving his loyalty, Vince becomes a go-to man for information.

A Band of Survivors: Protecting What's Left of Humanity (Sci-fi, medium group, bleak universe)

@Firecracker_ Still here, still hype. Always around (sometimes around) to help out with ideas, hit me up with the Discord if you need someone to bounce ideas off of

𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐚 𝐍𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚

Hey, you still open for more players?

Heroes of Yore

@Jinxer Hey sorry, hate to be that guy, but this RP just isn't shaping up to be what I'd hoped. Best of luck, but I'm dropping this :(

A Band of Survivors: Protecting What's Left of Humanity (Sci-fi, medium group, bleak universe)

Sounds fun, count me in!

No Turning Back - Into the Abyss

Murdoch & Morningstar

Murdoch Diggs & Morningstar

_{Player Name:}

Binary Reign

_{Character Name:}

Murdoch Diggs & Morningstar

_{Character Age:}

32

_{Character Gender:}

Male

_Appearance:

Murdoch is a relatively average gentleman, a solid 5'9", though a majority of the time he appears much shorter as a result of his slouch. His build is some odd amalgamation between chubby and chiseled, making his proportions look odd in a way that one cannot put a finger on. He is almost always wearing a simple white shirt along with the lower half of a standard issue Martian Unity uniform. Murdoch's posture leaves much to be desired -he is almost always slouching, leaning on walls, or sitting on the floor if he's in one place too long. He is almost stagnant unless he absolutely has to move, often not even bothering to move his eyes to maintain eye contact.

When Morningstar is present, Murdoch changes. He stands straight as a board, and moves something like a bird, each movement twitching through his whole body. Morningstar tends to be more restless, frequently pacing in his oddly robotic movements. He is also far more expressive than Murdoch, almost cartoonishly so.

_Profession:

Military Coding / AI R&D

_Nationality:

Martian

_Strengths:

"Code monkey see, code monkey do":
Few in the universe rival Murdoch's skill when it comes to coding. Some joke that he speaks SQL better than he does English. He does.

"A different point-of-view":
Murdoch is extremely empathetic. He is more than capable of simply putting himself in other people's shoes, understanding exactly how they feel. This is one of his greater assets he relies on in the development of AI.

"Handle it.":
Murdoch is nothing, if not a problem solver. While his methods don't exactly follow the scientific method, he almost always gets the results he needs.

"He didn't reckon how many squats I can do.":
Thanks mostly to Morningstar, Murdoch isn't exactly the stereotypical fat code monkey. Murdoch believes in the perfection of the body as well as the mind, so keeps well in shape at all times.

_Weaknesses:

"You can't even begin to understand my intentions":
As much as he would like to believe it's a strength, the presence of Morningstar is a weakness more than anything else. Morningstar is extremely distracting to Murdoch, and often makes him forget entire hours of his day. Morningstar is also detrimental to Murdoch's interpersonal relationships, often saying or doing crude things to push people away from Murdoch.

"Whoopsies. Was that expensive?":
Though physically very fit, Murdoch's spatial awareness is that of a brick. Tripping, knocking things over, and breaking anything stupid enough to get close are what fill Murdoch's days.

"I can quit whenever I want to. I just don't want to.":
Murdoch is on a wide spread of medications to help deal with his Morningstar problem. They don't work, but that doesn't stop him from chugging as much prescription medicine he can get his hands on. He is also a notorious drinker -he claims it takes the edge off, everyone around claims it puts the edge on.

"It's not a conspiracy. You just haven't seen what I have.":
Perhaps as a result of having lived for so long with Morningstar in the backseat, Murdoch is extremely paranoid, as well as gullible. He keeps extensive files on anything that he believes to have a sinister purpose (everything), and spends a large majority of his time doing his own 'private investigation' on those around him, to ensure they aren't actually alien spies from deep within Mars' core.

_{Personal Effects:}

Murdoch only has three real personal effects of note.
First a rather large and impressive supercomputer, necessary to handle the massive amounts of computing he does as a direct result of producing Artificial Intelligence on a rather regular basis.

Second, a much smaller and much less impressive supercomputer, something that no longer even boots up. Murdoch is openly against sentiment, though that is the entire reason he keeps this computer with him. It was the computer on which he crafted and stored his infamous sentient AI, before it was quarantined and destroyed.

Third, twenty-six filing cabinets, each overflowing with various papers, photos, and essays detailing the many conspiracy theories he follows.

Of course he also decorated the remaining space very elaborately as he is wont to do: a twin sized bed and small dresser lie almost untouched in the corner of the room.

_Bio:

Murdoch doesn't think much about his past -not because of any traumatic events, but because it was so aggressively average in almost every way. He was born to a family of four, with whom he lived until he went off on his own as an adult to follow his studies. He always showed promise when it came to coding, but it took him quite awhile before he crafted his masterwork, which made him very widely recognized. In fact, it might've been the only truly noteworthy thing in his entire life.

Three months worth of sleepless nights and paranoid ramblings made Murdoch's friends and family question his sanity. For that entire time period, he almost never left his computer, struck by an impossible surmise that answered an unasked question. When he was finally finished, Murdoch presented the world his masterwork, Morningstar. Not Artificial Intelligence as the layman might define it, Morningstar was entirely sentient. Capable of learning, adapting, and understanding the world around him, Morningstar soon grew to notoriety for his unprecedented capabilities.

Having moved to Mars to seek out opportunities to utilize his coding skills, he was contacted by the ... Deciding that Morningstar was a threat to any human civilization, it was permanently quarantined and then decommissioned. His masterwork destroyed, Murdoch was haunted by the image of Morningstar, a now human entity who lurked only in his brain, feeding into his less than productive qualities. Over time, Morningstar's influence only grew. He started at first as a distraction, but soon began taking actual time out of Murdoch's day, an entirely separate entity living in his brain that takes over from time to time.

In the meantime, he was 'volunteered' to become a part of the Martian Military Intelligence agency. This was both to keep him on a short leash and prevent a Morningstar 2.0, as well as to make full use of his scientific skills. After some time presenting good behavior, he was placed upon the Vitae, to further use his talents.

_{Code Word:}

Am I supposed to put Spaghetti here? I think I'm supposed to put Spaghetti here.

No Turning Back - Into the Abyss

@Binary Reign that's an interesting idea, your character is accepted! Please post the sheet to the characters tab.

@Heat

Many thanks! Can't wait to get into it

No Turning Back - Into the Abyss

Murdoch & Morningstar

Murdoch Diggs & Morningstar

_{Player Name:}

Binary Reign

_{Character Name:}

Murdoch Diggs & Morningstar

_{Character Age:}

32

_{Character Gender:}

Male

_Appearance:

Murdoch is a relatively average gentleman, a solid 5'9", though a majority of the time he appears much shorter as a result of his slouch. His build is some odd amalgamation between chubby and chiseled, making his proportions look odd in a way that one cannot put a finger on. He is almost always wearing a simple white shirt along with the lower half of a standard issue Martian Unity uniform. Murdoch's posture leaves much to be desired -he is almost always slouching, leaning on walls, or sitting on the floor if he's in one place too long. He is almost stagnant unless he absolutely has to move, often not even bothering to move his eyes to maintain eye contact.

When Morningstar is present, Murdoch changes. He stands straight as a board, and moves something like a bird, each movement twitching through his whole body. Morningstar tends to be more restless, frequently pacing in his oddly robotic movements. He is also far more expressive than Murdoch, almost cartoonishly so.

_Profession:

Military Coding / AI R&D

_Nationality:

Martian

_Strengths:

"Code monkey see, code monkey do":
Few in the universe rival Murdoch's skill when it comes to coding. Some joke that he speaks SQL better than he does English. He does.

"A different point-of-view":
Murdoch is extremely empathetic. He is more than capable of simply putting himself in other people's shoes, understanding exactly how they feel. This is one of his greater assets he relies on in the development of AI.

"Handle it.":
Murdoch is nothing, if not a problem solver. While his methods don't exactly follow the scientific method, he almost always gets the results he needs.

"He didn't reckon how many squats I can do.":
Thanks mostly to Morningstar, Murdoch isn't exactly the stereotypical fat code monkey. Murdoch believes in the perfection of the body as well as the mind, so keeps well in shape at all times.

_Weaknesses:

"You can't even begin to understand my intentions":
As much as he would like to believe it's a strength, the presence of Morningstar is a weakness more than anything else. Morningstar is extremely distracting to Murdoch, and often makes him forget entire hours of his day. Morningstar is also detrimental to Murdoch's interpersonal relationships, often saying or doing crude things to push people away from Murdoch.

"Whoopsies. Was that expensive?":
Though physically very fit, Murdoch's spatial awareness is that of a brick. Tripping, knocking things over, and breaking anything stupid enough to get close are what fill Murdoch's days.

"I can quit whenever I want to. I just don't want to.":
Murdoch is on a wide spread of medications to help deal with his Morningstar problem. They don't work, but that doesn't stop him from chugging as much prescription medicine he can get his hands on. He is also a notorious drinker -he claims it takes the edge off, everyone around claims it puts the edge on.

"It's not a conspiracy. You just haven't seen what I have.":
Perhaps as a result of having lived for so long with Morningstar in the backseat, Murdoch is extremely paranoid, as well as gullible. He keeps extensive files on anything that he believes to have a sinister purpose (everything), and spends a large majority of his time doing his own 'private investigation' on those around him, to ensure they aren't actually alien spies from deep within Mars' core.

_{Personal Effects:}

Murdoch only has three real personal effects of note.
First a rather large and impressive supercomputer, necessary to handle the massive amounts of computing he does as a direct result of producing Artificial Intelligence on a rather regular basis.

Second, a much smaller and much less impressive supercomputer, something that no longer even boots up. Murdoch is openly against sentiment, though that is the entire reason he keeps this computer with him. It was the computer on which he crafted and stored his infamous sentient AI, before it was quarantined and destroyed.

Third, twenty-six filing cabinets, each overflowing with various papers, photos, and essays detailing the many conspiracy theories he follows.

Of course he also decorated the remaining space very elaborately as he is wont to do: a twin sized bed and small dresser lie almost untouched in the corner of the room.

_Bio:

Murdoch doesn't think much about his past -not because of any traumatic events, but because it was so aggressively average in almost every way. He was born to a family of four, with whom he lived until he went off on his own as an adult to follow his studies. He always showed promise when it came to coding, but it took him quite awhile before he crafted his masterwork, which made him very widely recognized. In fact, it might've been the only truly noteworthy thing in his entire life.

Three months worth of sleepless nights and paranoid ramblings made Murdoch's friends and family question his sanity. For that entire time period, he almost never left his computer, struck by an impossible surmise that answered an unasked question. When he was finally finished, Murdoch presented the world his masterwork, Morningstar. Not Artificial Intelligence as the layman might define it, Morningstar was entirely sentient. Capable of learning, adapting, and understanding the world around him, Morningstar soon grew to notoriety for his unprecedented capabilities.

Having moved to Mars to seek out opportunities to utilize his coding skills, he was contacted by the ... Deciding that Morningstar was a threat to any human civilization, it was permanently quarantined and then decommissioned. His masterwork destroyed, Murdoch was haunted by the image of Morningstar, a now human entity who lurked only in his brain, feeding into his less than productive qualities. Over time, Morningstar's influence only grew. He started at first as a distraction, but soon began taking actual time out of Murdoch's day, an entirely separate entity living in his brain that takes over from time to time.

In the meantime, he was 'volunteered' to become a part of the Martian Military Intelligence agency. This was both to keep him on a short leash and prevent a Morningstar 2.0, as well as to make full use of his scientific skills. After some time presenting good behavior, he was placed upon the Vitae, to further use his talents.

_{Code Word:}

Am I supposed to put Spaghetti here? I think I'm supposed to put Spaghetti here.

[ migration ]

@Binary Reign By the way, should someone drop, I'd love to give you a slot. Or it may be possible in the future for you to create a different character from another world (maybe something more akin to steampunk or even more sci-fi/technologically advanced related) how does that sound?

@Genkai

Depending on how my schedule looks when/if a spot opens up, I'm down. Just ping me down if something happens, I'm not gonna be watching this thread too intently