Name: Vann Marlon
Background: Elysian Drop Troop Sharpshooter, served with 111th Elysian Drop Troops
Appearance:
(Credit goes to CrisM1A1
http://www.deviantart.com/art/Imperial-Guard-104273259Personality: Vann Marlon is a look on the sunny side sort of trooper. He looked up to his father, who also served with the Elysian Drop troops, and as such they were always glorified to him. He aspired to be the greatest and took his responsibilities and training very seriously. Quick to trust and very optimistic, Vann tends to see the positive side of everything. His only issue is with authority figures. After being scapegoated by his CO, he doesn’t trust officers, but will easily trust anyone he sees as a peer. He also hates Greenskins.
History: His father died in the line of service at a young age. He was eager to take his father’s place in the Imperial Guard and fill his father’s shoes. He signed up for the PDF on his homeworld of Elysia as soon as he could to begin training. He excelled at his marksmanship tests and his grav-chute training. His first deployment was on a pirate hunting mission for two years, and he learned how to function in ship to ship combat and in zero-g and vacuum environments. After his first two year term was completed he reenlisted in the Imperial Guard as a Drop Trooper. His first out of system deployment saw him dropping in behind enemy lines, facing the vile Greenskins.
His unit was dropped in to the Death World the orcs were on. Their mission: disrupt enemy lines and support the guard that were already on the world. For 15 months Vann was stuck on that hellhole, fighting the orcs with almost no support, getting airdropped supplies when it was safe. The night that he was on guard duty, his squad was ambushed by a pack of greenskin commandos. He escaped with only his commanding officer and another enlisted man. Immediately following their escape there was a call to arms to assault the main body of the orks, with Vann’s unit to be flanking the main force. His commanding officer reported that they were too low on men to be effective but the request to withdraw was denied. His commanding officer ordered them to not assist in the assault, and when they were court martialed for cowardice, the CO blamed the lack of action on the two enlisted men, who were sentenced to death for cowardice and disobeying a superior officer.
Equipment:
Carapace Armor, Grav-Chute, Mark IVe Pattern Modified Sniper Lasgun with two power packs, Laspistol with a bonus power pack, and a Power Sword acquired in his service on the PDF for ship-to-ship combat, Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer, Type 5 Pressure Helmet
Skills:
Close combat (from boarding ships), zero-g environment maneuvering (generally with the grav-chute), expert marksman, grav-chuting into places, being happy in the face of misery
