Shadow Daedalus

In Defense Against Purity (high casual)

Icarus nodded at the mayor's assessment of his deployment but didn't elaborate, given the sensitive nature of the subject. He was the only operative sent by Aegis, at least the only one to the Mayor's knowledge. He was, in truth, sent over as part of a covert strike-team, but this was kept classified from everyone not involved in the mission. Even Alyssa didn't know, and he always told her about his missions so she wouldn't overthink things. He had practically no contact with the other members of his team, given a near radio-silence imposed on them by command, but he knew that the four of them were hidden around the city, searching for information too sensitive for the police force to handle.

He brought his focus back to the room in time to catch the description of the captured extremist, and with it the mention of Detective Li. He thought back on his previous experiences working alongside Telepaths, and how Aegis interrogators are trained to assist them. If he wasn't as resilient as he expected, like the Mayor said, it would be fairly easy to get him to focus on what they needed with the right motivation.

He took the badge from Dwarven man before casting an uncertain glance towards the schoolgirl. He wasn't sure what a girl like was even doing at this meeting, whether she had some kind of innate talent or had simply misunderstood the request, but he was uncomfortable with the idea of bringing her into fold, especially how Icarus planned to go about it. Sweeping his gaze across the group, he realised that no-one had yet introduced themselves. Thusly, he decided to put some names to the faces in front of him.

"If we're going to work together, we're going to need to know what to call each other. I am Lt. Icarus Ryder, Aegis 1st Battalion."

Star Wars: Alt History

@TheUnknowable I'm obviously still here, I suggested the roll call

Star Wars: Alt History

I think there needs to be a group mention, so that we know who's still interested

In Defense Against Purity (high casual)

Icarus stood closer to the middle of the room, standing in an 'At Ease' position mainly out of habit. His uniform was black in colour, with the flag of New London, a white unicorn and a gold lion fighting on top of a black shield on a white flag, sewn onto the top of left sleeve and the flag of the UK, 4 black lines in an X formation around 2 more forming a + over a gold flag, on the right, with the symbol of Aegis, A winged sword over a shield surrounded with a laurel, underneath them on both sides. His sidearm was still in its holster on his thigh, but the rest of his rigging had been left behind for the meeting, along with the helmet and cloak he normally wears on missions.

He frowned at the blatant disrespect from the shaved girl, but took a second to breathe and calm himself. He was grateful for the Imp cutting in when he did, saving him from having to make his own comment. It didn't sit well with him that she seemed to completely disregard the fact that innocent people were murdered, simply due to the prejudices of those that considered themselves better because of a stagnant, unchanging bloodline. He mentally conceded the small humanoid's point about the resilience of the fanatics, thinking back to past conflicts against similar groups and even against groups from the City of Claus itself, but they were far from unbreakable. Their fanaticism made them tough but they were still only human, far outclassed by races like the Orcs, Vs'ks'thi and even some subspecies of Therianthrope in their endurance.

He turned to the Imp, nodding slightly before he voiced his opinion.

"I agree they're resilient, but they're only human. As much as I dislike using particularly... harsh methods of interrogation, They're far from unbreakable."

He turned his head back to where the Mayor was standing.

"Do you know if the investigation has turned up any other information, something that might help us narrow down the area before we question him, or get him to talk? Also, an Telepath would be useful to extract information he doesn't want to give up voluntarily, So I'd like to know if there's one available to help."

Star Wars: Alt History

@Reflection

Khyrr grimaced as he watched the star destroyer begin to pulverise the Tantive IV through the rear sensor, cursing under his breath as he turned back to look at the planet ahead of him, only to curse out loud as the engines suddenly imploded and the weapons overloaded for a reason the Corellian couldn't hope to understand. The force of it as well as the sudden change in inertia was enough to throw him forward for a second, with barely enough time to catch himself from slamming his face into the control panel.

"Dammit! HK, report!"

The assassin droid was already moving, metallic fingers flying across the control panel as Khyrr did the same, the two quickly complying a detailed, if a little dispairing, report on the state of his vessel and its metallic crew. The pilot/engineer was looking through technical readouts and his expression was grim. The sudden damage to the engine had caught a power feedback that had overloaded the powerbank for the entire propulsion subsystem, and the damage to the weapon systems had shorted out the relays in those sections, meaning it would take mor than just replacing the turrets to get them working again. The fixed weapon emplacements were marginally more lucky, but the Precision Laser Cannons were relics from the Old Republic, damn near 3 millennia old, and he could afford to commission a brand new Star Destroyer for how much it would take to replace them, meaning he would have to repair them by hand (if he survived the day, that is). The power grid for the shields had also gone down, but that had happened after the engines, meaning that whatever had just totalled his ship had managed to bypass his shields entirely. If the Empire had a weapon that could do that, they wouldn't hesitate to strap it onto every pile of metal with an engine, so he wasn't sure it was the Imperial ship that had caused it.

"Technical Report: Life Support Systems took minimal damage, functioning at 97%, but the Sensor grid and guidance controls are reduced to only 23% effectiveness. Also, the resultant damage cause irreparable damage to both units B-546 'Engie' and SU-2118 'Broadside', as well as major structural damage to the left-side of Y-14C 'Sparks'. Sparks is recoverable, but both Engie and Broadside are not."

Khyrr fell back into his chair, eyes closed and sighed. This was it, they were crippled and stranded in space, unable to fight back or even defend themselves. He waited for the inevitable barrage of turbolasers... and yet none came. Instead, the Revenant was dragged back into the hold of the Star Destroyer. He sat back up in his seat, on edge and slightly confused. Had they mistaken him for a renegade Imperial vessel? Surely not. While the Fury-class did hold a similar design aesthetic to the TIE line of craft, it was vastly too old to be mistaken like that. 3000 years too old in fact, so that means... they were taking him prisoner. He quickly stood from his seat and looked towards the locker holding his armour and blaster, only to curse for the third time. The locker door was mangled, and debris from one of the subsystems was blocking him from opening it. Outside, the Revenant was dragged across the threshold of the Hangar bay and the artificial gravity of the Star Destroyer took hold of it, causing it fall gracelessly with a metallic thump and rocking the occupants inside.

The doors were forced open and Stormtroopers rushed inside, only to be met by blue-tinted blaster fire. Khyrr had drawn his DE-10 in time to drop the first three troopers to enter his field of view, another two subdued by HK. The fire-fight didn't last long as the Stormtroopers overwhelmed them with sheer numbers, forcing the man and droid to surrender. Soon he was standing among the rebels captured from the escape pods, surrounded by armed Stormtroopers and without a weapon, staring at probably the most feared man in the known galaxy.

He straightened in response to Vader's question and gave a small nod to HK before speaking up, turning his head to look the towering man in the eye... or at least the lenses of his mask.

"That would be me."

In Defense Against Purity (high casual)

Icarus Ryder

Name: Icarus Ryder
Age: 25
Race(s): Null
Powers: N/A
Racial Trait(s): Magical Immunity
Genetic Trait(s): Mage-bane Hormone
Witchcraft ingredients: None
Sorcery abilities: None
Ki abilities: None
Personality: Icarus is a kind man and loving father, wrapped in the shell of a cold-hearted soldier. He, for the most part, presents himself as a calm and intelligent person with a sarcastic but friendly attitude. While not overly friendly, he is a kind yet stern man; he is willing to help those in need but he has an intense dislike of those with a sense of entitlement or superiority simply because of their race. He also greatly values his family and sympathises with those in similar situations, often putting the needs of his wife and daughter above himself.

He can quickly transition to a serious and focussed demeanor when required, a skill he acquired in the military. He is deadly and cold if he needs to be, showing little remorse but willing to show mercy to a defeated enemy if they surrender. He is also highly tactical in combat, often looking for weaknesses to exploit or steps to take in order to win, with a fairly good grip on long-term strategy as well.

Biography: Icarus was born and raised to a fairly average family in the city-state of New London, part of the United Kingdom of British City-states, or just the UK for short, a collection of city states run by a single Monarch, Queen Victoria II. Growing up, he did well in school and was well-liked by his teachers but once the Latent magical talents of his classmates began to bloom, his nature as a Null meant he was cast aside in the eyes of the magic-focussed educational board. By the time he entered Secondary School, He looked down upon by his Teachers and mocked, even physically bullied by his peers. This lead him to resent his Null heritage and isolate himself, his parents unable to help.

This continued until an elven girl transferred into his class, named Alyssa d'Lac. She possessed abnormally strong Elemental Powers, with both Water and Lightning Elements, but had difficulty controlling it, which lead to people keeping their distance. Seeing he was unaffected by her rampant powers, she gravitated towards Icarus and formed a close friendship as he helped her learn to control her powers, and she helped him accept his nature as a Null human. The two fell in love not long after, and would later come to be married at the age of 20. His daughter Liara was born two years after that and with another child on the way, Icarus agreed to take one last deployment before taking an extended to leave to spend time with his family.

Icarus left schooling at 18 and floated around jobs for a while until joining up with a UK-Based PMC called Aegis a year later, specialising in Military Security and Counter-Mage operations. Over his career, he underwent training in multiple specifications, including Marksmanship, CQC, Combat Engineer and Demolitions. He was awarded the rank of Lieutenant just shy of his 25th birthday, 7 years after enlisting, and was dispatched with his platoon to the City-state of New York by request of the Mayor.

Equipment:

Guns. Alota Guns.

-OM-50 Nemesis MKIII Anti-Materiel Rifle
-L115 Sniper Rifle
-SCAR-H STD Battle Rifle
-ACE-22 Assault Rifle
-KSG 12-gauge Combat Shotgun
-FMG-9 Submachine Gun
-Sig P227 Handgun

All guns are magically enhanced to provide Anti-Magic Effects, effective in piercing or destroying weak (Class 1) to moderate (Class 4) magical barriers. The Nemesis is an exception to this, as it is heavily enchanted and can pierce magical barriers below Class 9.

Prototype Stealth Gear

Magically Enhanced to be lighter, quieter and more durable than standard combat gear, as well as harder to detect by IR Sensors. The helmet also has magically-enhanced Night Vision, IR, UV and Drone Feed Modes. Lights are adjustable in colour and brightness for stealth and intimidation. Camo pattern can change to adapt to its surroundings, i.e. woodlands or snow camo.

Drone

Recon Drone with a few basic enchantments, like an improved battery and remote feed to helmet. Loses signal past 200m.

In Defense Against Purity (high casual)

@TheUnknowable I was thinking of closer to Class 9, as a kind of 'King Slayer' weapon. It's heavy and unwieldy, difficult to move and the ammo is limited but It's made to break through Magical Defences where all others have failed. I'll adjust my CS in a sec

In Defense Against Purity (high casual)

Icarus Ryder

Name: Icarus Ryder
Age: 25
Race(s): Null
Powers: N/A
Racial Trait(s): Magical Immunity
Genetic Trait(s): Mage-bane Hormone
Witchcraft ingredients: None
Sorcery abilities: None
Ki abilities: None
Personality: Icarus is a kind man and loving father, wrapped in the shell of a cold-hearted soldier. He, for the most part, presents himself as a calm and intelligent person with a sarcastic but friendly attitude. While not overly friendly, he is a kind yet stern man; he is willing to help those in need but he has an intense dislike of those with a sense of entitlement or superiority simply because of their race. He also greatly values his family and sympathises with those in similar situations, often putting the needs of his wife and daughter above himself.

He can quickly transition to a serious and focussed demeanor when required, a skill he acquired in the military. He is deadly and cold if he needs to be, showing little remorse but willing to show mercy to a defeated enemy if they surrender. He is also highly tactical in combat, often looking for weaknesses to exploit or steps to take in order to win, with a fairly good grip on long-term strategy as well.

Biography: Icarus was born and raised to a fairly average family in the city-state of New London, part of the United Kingdom of British City-states, or just the UK for short, a collection of city states run by a single Monarch, Queen Victoria II. Growing up, he did well in school and was well-liked by his teachers but once the Latent magical talents of his classmates began to bloom, his nature as a Null meant he was cast aside in the eyes of the magic-focussed educational board. By the time he entered Secondary School, He looked down upon by his Teachers and mocked, even physically bullied by his peers. This lead him to resent his Null heritage and isolate himself, his parents unable to help.

This continued until an elven girl transferred into his class, named Alyssa d'Lac. She possessed abnormally strong Elemental Powers, with both Water and Lightning Elements, but had difficulty controlling it, which lead to people keeping their distance. Seeing he was unaffected by her rampant powers, she gravitated towards Icarus and formed a close friendship as he helped her learn to control her powers, and she helped him accept his nature as a Null human. The two fell in love not long after, and would later come to be married at the age of 20. His daughter was born two years after that and with another child on the way, Icarus agreed to take one last deployment before taking an extended to leave to spend time with his family.

Icarus left schooling at 18 and floated around jobs for a while until joining up with a UK-Based PMC called Aegis a year later, specialising in Military Security and Counter-Mage operations. Over his career, he underwent training in multiple specifications, including Marksmanship, CQC, Combat Engineer and Demolitions. He was awarded the rank of Lieutenant just shy of his 25th birthday, 7 years after enlisting, and was dispatched with his platoon to the City-state of New York by request of the Mayor.

Equipment:

Guns. Alota Guns.

-OM-50 Nemesis Anti-Materiel Rifle
-L115 Sniper Rifle
-SCAR-H STD Battle Rifle
-ACE-22 Assault Rifle
-KSG 12-gauge Combat Shotgun
-FMG-9 Submachine Gun
-Sig P227 Handgun

All guns are magically enhanced to provide Anti-Magic Effects, effective in piercing or destroying weak (Class 1) to moderate (Class 4) magical barriers. The Nemesis is an exception to this, as it is heavily enchanted and can pierce magical barriers below Class 9.

Prototype Stealth Gear

Magically Enhanced to be lighter, quieter and more durable than standard combat gear, as well as harder to detect by IR Sensors. The helmet also has magically-enhanced Night Vision, IR, UV and Drone Feed Modes. Lights are adjustable in colour and brightness for stealth and intimidation

Drone

Recon Drone with a few basic enchantments, like an improved battery and remote feed to helmet. Loses signal past 200m.

@TheUnknowable
I've only got two questions about the CS:
First, How does the Mage-bane hormone work exactly? Does it turn the absorbed magical energy into carbohydrates and then metabolise them, or does it turn it directly into chemical energy for the body, like metabolising carbohydrates but not literally?

Second, what scale to we measure the strength of magic by? It is sorted by Names (eg Apprentice, Novice, Adept etc), Ranks (E-Class to S or EX Class), Numbers (eg X Units of Mana/Magical Energy) or something else?

Flames of Vytal : Hunter's Mettle [High Casual] [World of Remnant]

@tobiax I'm not dead yet

In Defense Against Purity (high casual)

I was thinking of doing a Null Mercenary, combining modern weapons with magical items, and maybe giving him a non-human family as motivation?Would that be a viable concept?