I'll need to put my chars up in phases, like 2 or 3 at a time, so you'll see this post with edit for sure:
Name: Ogden "Oggie" Ward
Species: Anthro Belgian Shepherd
Gender: Male
Faction: Refugees - Well Town
Occupation: Tank commander and mechanic
Weapons/Equipment: Colt New Army revolver
Transport: M4A1 Sherman medium tank w/ 75mm gun & M1919 machine gun
Description: Dark brown brindle fur, brown eyes, 5'7", light build
Personality: Not the brightest, except with anything mechanical, likes Kat
Brief History: Oggie was a farm boy in the Midwest United States, when everything went to hell. His home town had to seize some aging tanks from a history museum and bring them to working order. Although they never had to fight in the initial war, the home they knew was destroyed. Being the most talented when it came to tanks, he was dubbed the unofficial team leader of the new Well Town Village Guard.
Name: Avery
Species: Badger
Gender: Male
Faction: Refugees - Well Town
Occupation: Reverend
Weapons/Equipment: Bible
Transport: School bus
Description: Brown fur w/ white head & black stripes, brown eyes, 5'8", stout build
Personality: Optimistic, hopeful
Brief History: Avery had been the pastor of the town before the chaos. He keeps the spirits of Well Town alive as they struggle to survive.
Minor Characters
Maxwell Ciedrick: Male Whippet, Oggie's rival for Kat
Kat Koney: Female Coonhound-mix, survivor of a formerly rich family
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Name: Cole Winters
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Faction: Mercenaries - Gun Hawks
Occupation: Tank commander
Weapons/Equipment: H&K USP handgun, modernized Siminov SKS rifle, flak jacket
Transport: M60A3 Patton main battle tank w/ 105mm gun, two M60 machine guns, M9 bulldozer kit & explosive reactive armor, some of which was spent in combat
Description: Caucasian, dark hair, dark eyes, 5'10", light build, desert camouflage clothing
Personality: No-nonsense, practical, cunning
Brief History: Cole was a trainer for tank crews in Fort Hood when it was attacked. No modern tanks survived in the first half of the invasion, but a surplus of working Pattons helped the soldiers repel the threat. As the highest and most experienced officer of the group, he becomes the commander of the group and they set out to help out the American citizens in their fight for survival.
Minor Characters
John West: Male human, tank commander
Carol Hynes: Female husky, light machine gunner
Elijah: Male human, scout & linguist, escaped from the Black Moon Army, then freed from a gang of raiders by the Gun Hawks
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Name: Sky
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Faction: Mercenaries
Occupation: Traveler
Weapons/Equipment: Remington 870 shotgun, Uzi sub-machine gun, wakizashi sword
Transport: Modified 1969 Pontiac GTO w/ turbo kit, armor plating, off-road suspension, & twin M60 machine guns mounted on the front
Description: Caucasian, blond highlighted hair, dark green eyes, 5'9", light build
Personality: Calm, common-sense, does not talk about his past
Brief History: Sky once had a another name, until his entire family and home have been destroyed by a volcanic eruption in northern California. Since then, he travels with a new name and his only companion, Runt.
Name: Runt
Species: Feral Wolf-mix
Gender: Male
Faction: Mercenaries
Occupation: Traveler
Weapons/Equipment: None
Transport: Same as Skye
Description: Gray fur w/ lighter underside, gold eyes
Personality: Cocky, wry-sense of humor, loves to stick his head out the window
Brief History: Runt was the runt of his litter when he was found a home with Skye and his family. Now he is all that is left of Skye's past, and his humanity.
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Name: Ken Winchester
Species: Scottish Deerhound
Gender: Male
Faction: Soldiers - Royal Expeditionary Force
Occupation: Tank commander; colonel
Weapons/Equipment: Browning L9A1 handgun, L85A2 bullpup rifle, Osprey body armor
Transport: Challenger 2 main battle tank w/ 120mm gun & 2x 7.62mm machine guns
Description: Dull silver fur, light brown eyes, 6', medium build, Royal Marines green uniform, beret
Personality: Practical, sarcastic
Brief History: Sent to command the Royal Marines in the United States, he was the only one of his command staff to survive the storm. Now he sits in the commander's seat as he leads his forces to their original mission.
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Name: The Black Prophet
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Faction: Terrorists - Black Moon Army
Occupation: Recruiter, tactician
Weapons/Equipment: AK47 combat rifle
Transport: Jeep
Description: Middle Eastern, dark eyes, gray hair & beard, 6', thin build, robes
Personality: Lunatic, ruthless, self-righteous
Brief History: It unsure if the Black Prophet was placed in the US as a recruiter before the chaos began, but he gained the initiative to take control of a makeshift army and lead a conquest of the war-torn land.
We could have the two teams meet near the beginning, Myrkin. Probably best during a conflict with another threat.