Into the Black is a classic cyberpunk world started by Serris. It has four RPs within its canon,
Into the Black, Racing the Storm, Blanking the Slate and
Around the Folf. Since none of the authors added their characters to their dedicated threads in this section, I thought it might be useful to have a master sheet for the entire franchise.
(There are also lots of stories, mini-RPs, and even a few video games in the expanded canon. Links
here)
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Into the Black introductions--------
Name: Soren Almaya
Player: Serris
Age: 34
Species: Human
Augmentations: Homemade powered exoskeleton that grants him super strength as well as a degree of protection from gunfire and other hazards.
Appearance: Medium build. Brown eyes, black hair, tan skin, almost always dresses casually. Wears a set of glasses that have augmented reality capabilities as well as ability to zoom and see in infrared.
Biography: A cyberneticist by day, but an avid tinkerer by night. He makes his living repairing and modifying external augmentations like artificial limbs. Ironically, despite being so intimately familiar with augments, he refuses to get one himself as he is afraid of surgery.
He had heard of "The Purifiers" before, but he dismissed them as obnoxious cranks. That all changed when his workshop was looted and everything in it destroyed. He immediately knew who was guilty thanks to the cracked gear emblem scrawled on the wall.
Appearances:
Into the Black, Racing the Storm, Blanking the Slate--------
Name:
Emilena EchoPlayer: LettuceBacon&Tomato
Species: Anthro Fox
Age: 21, biologically 7 (see below)
Gender: Female
Faction: Purifiers
Occupation: Law Enforcement/Paralegal
Weapons: Basic police equipment (handcuffs, taser, nightstick, flashlight, pepper spray). Not allowed to carry a firearm due to being on probation.
Description: Orange fur, with black markings on her arms and tail. Long Red hair, tied in a loose ponytail with a black ribbon. Wears a standard-issue police uniform with woven titanium fibers for protection.
Personality: Extremely uptight, nicknamed "Analena" by her fellow officers, she has seemingly no sense of humor and a well-known repulsion for any form of social attachment.
Brief History: Emilena was an orphan, the fifth who volunteered for a controversial "growth acceleration" process, designed to cut down on homeless children by rapidly aging them to adulthood. Her personality is common for those who underwent the procedure, though her asexuality is not. She is currently on probation after inexplicably burning down the orphanage she once lived in, leaving her past records lost to time.
Appearances:
Into the Black, Racing the Storm, Blanking the Slate--------
Name: Axel Whent
Player: bushwacked
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Species: Rat
Occupation: Computer technician
Appearance: White fur, tall and lanky. Augmented arms (that don't give extra strength) and eyes. Scarring near his eyes and nose.
Weapons: Whatever he can get his hands on, not exactly an expert.
Biography: After being in a car crash when he was 17, he lost his arms and eyes and had to have them replaced with augmentations. Skilled at working with electricals, and would sometimes help Soren with his work on augments. After helping to rescue Lily, she and Axel live together as an unmarried couple. Now trying to help Vergil find Torment's Cataract.
Appearances:
Into the Black, Racing the Storm, Blanking the Slate--------
Name:Marita Jones
Player: nick22
Age ; 25
Species; Great Dane
Augments none
Bio: a stellar student in school, Marita gradates at the top of her class and majors in computers and technology.. got hooked on the extremely addictive drug biproxytol in her teens years and was forced to become a computer hacker to raise enough money to support her habit. through hard effort and willpower she manages to kick her addiction and lived a quiet life in Lanthae until a officer named Emilena blackmailed her into assisting her by holding evidence of her former girlfriend Roses addiction over her. Marita managed to get rose out of the seedy strip club, the Black sheep, just before it was burned to the ground. Together with m\Marie Roses co-worker, and allied with Soren Vergil Tony and a number of others, they managed to survive the Purifer onslaught-- barely. currently living with marie and Rose alone with Anne and soren in a apartment.
Appearances:
Into the Black, Racing the Storm, Blanking the Slate, Around the Folf--------
Name: Tony Stracci
Player: Pterano
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Species: Ferret
Occupation: Underboss in the Stracci Crime Family
Appearance: Typical ferret, slightly shorter than average, likes to dress in 1930s garb with a vest, slacks and flat cap.
Weapons: Guns
Biography: Heir to the mighty Stracci Crime Family empire, Tony spends his days conducting family business for his father, training to succeed his father someday, and maintaining the vast collection of his father's vintage automobiles. He has a passion for those cars, and drives them any chance he gets. He previously helped the group defeat the Purifiers in Lanthae before it was destroyed, and is currently engaged in helping to locate the waypoints to Torment's Cataract.
Appearances:
Into the Black, Racing the Storm, Blanking the Slate--------
Name: Anne "Nitro" Phoe.
Player: Serris
Age: 43
Species: Shetland Pony
Augmentations (Cybernetic): Implant that allows her to recieve and transmit radio waves as an artificial form of telepathy. The antenna for the implant is disguised as a cosmetic "unicorn horn" implant (surprisingly popular with young Equines). This horn is both sharp enough and firmly implanted enough that she can gore her opponents with it.
Augmentions (Genetic): She carries some artificial genes that allow her to produce much more red blood cells than average and without ill effect so she resists the effects of low oxygen environments and has higher endurance than normal.
Bio: She is an "oil farmer" (a vertical farm that grows genetically engineered algae that produce biosynthesized crude oil). She is very intelligent but few would know that because outside of work, she is almost always high on something. In addition, she has racked up numerous hospital bills due to her rampant drug abuse and subsequent injuries and/or overdoses.
Her drug dependency came about during her college and grad school years. Her perfectionist attitude meant that nothing less than the highest grade was acceptable. In addition, she often took numerous difficult classes (usually going over the permitted credits limit). As a result of this, to make perfect grades, she began using drugs of all sorts ó ranging from nootropics to classic stimulants. No one ever found out but she paid a heavy price ó she became a full blown drug addict. Since her job doesn't pay enough to fuel her drug habit, she has resorted to various legal and illegal ways to make enough creds to buy drugs ó everything from synthesizing and selling drugs, to assorted odd jobs. Currently, her alternative income now consists of stealing augments, parts and other electronic devices and hocking them to fuel her addiction.
Appearances:
Into the Black, Racing the Storm, Blanking the Slate--------
Name: Lily North
Player: LettuceBacon&Tomato
Species: Human
Age : mid-twenties
Gender: Female
Faction: Fugitive
Occupation: Unknown
Equipment: Tattered gray dress, hiking boots, nothing else
Description: Dark-skinned, with straight black hair and brown eyes.
Personality: At the moment, she is incredibly paranoid and confused. Just trying to survive to the next day.
Backstory: Lily woke up in a field, having no memory of who she is or how she got there. Several close encounters quickly taught her that the police are currently undergoing a massive manhunt for her, and her only goal at the moment is to escape the country. But she doesn't even know where she is or why they want her.
Appearances:
Into the Black, Racing the Storm, Blanking the Slate--------
Name: Vergil Speicher
Player: Pterano
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Species: Mutant gecko
Occupation: None/Ivitz Federation Spec Ops Agent
Appearance: Pure white skin with large, round, orange eyes and two lines of white feathers that stick out of the back of his head with the tips pointing slightly up. He's short, only about four feet in height.
Weapons: Powerful psionic abilities, energy blade.
Biography: Vergil woke up in a test tube deep inside the Purifier base with only vague memories of who he was. He assisted the group in stopping Agent Lupis and the Purifiers, but is desperately seeking to unlock his past. He's found out he used to be former Special Forces in the Federation government, and served in the former war-hero-turned-traitor Rex Sardolemuel's army. He's fascinated by Rex's life, and wants to find out Rex's motivations for turning traitor, as well as who he himself is and why he's mutated. Currently searching for Torment's Cataract.
Appearances:
Into the Black, Racing the Storm--------
Name: Rose
Player: nick22
Age: 24
Species; Canine (great Dane)
Augments none
Appearance: Tan fur, brown eyes
Bio: worked as a stripper for 5 years at the Electric Sheep where she acquired an addiction to bipropxytol. is currently undergoing detox which is a long slow drawnout process, but has worked enough to allow her to start work in theater.
Appearances:
Into the Black, Racing the Storm, Blanking the Slate, Around the Folf---------
Name: Marie
Player: nick22
Age 24
Species: canine Golden Retiever
Augments none
Appearace. Gold fur, Green eyes
bio: Co-worker of Rose at the strip club, she joined her and marita during the past few months. has become a clerk at a local grocery store, called the fresh apple.
Appearances:
Into the Black, Racing the Storm, Blanking the Slate, Around the Folf--------
Name: Aaron Geasbrecht
Player: Serris
Age: 41
Species: German Shepherd
Augmentations: None
Appearance: A tall and very solidly built German Shepherd. He has brown eyes and tan fur. Almost always dresses in flannel and blue jeans.
Biography: A former construction worker who had his job replaced by an augmented person. Despite protests, he was let go. It was this moment that he felt resentment towards the augmented, feeling that they were taking jobs from honest, hardworking unaugmented beings. What finally drove him over the edge was that his own son had announced that he was going for augmentation surgery. Fuming, he severed all ties with him. Later that night, he read an article about a anti-augmentation protest by "The Purifiers". This eventually leads him into the ranks of this organization.
Appearances:
Into the Black, Blanking the Slate---------
Name: B. Rhaegson
Player: bushwacked
Age: Late 30s – Mid 40s
Species: Human
Augmentations: None
Appearance: Short, slightly stocky build. Dark blonde hair and dark eyes. Surrounded by the smell of cigarette smoke and the aroma of a strong alcohol of indistinct origin.
Bio: After successfully deploying the pulse bomb in Lanthae, Rhaegson began to enjoy a greater position of power than he’d ever experienced before. With the Purifiers now one of the larger powerhouses in Lanthae, Rhaegson began planning to expand the Purifiers’ – and his – influence.
Appearances:
Into the Black, Blanking the Slate---------
Name: Marcus Hayton
Player: bushwacked
Species: Doberman
Age: 38
Faction: Purifiers
Appearance: 7 feet tall
Bio: Marcus is a member of 'The Purifiers' who hates implant-augmented beings, and thinks they are a disease who should be eliminated. Fast, powerful and deadly with guns.
Appearances:
Into the Black, Blanking the Slate---------
Name: Adrian “Nairda” Kibagami
Player: StarfallRaptor
Age: 22
Species: Red Fox
Augmentations: Biomechanical Left Arm, Right eye covered by Optical Augment, Neural Augmentations
Appearance: Dark Red (almost black) fur over most of his body. White accents over his hands and chest, as well as the tip of his tail. Slim build, with a shock of vibrant red hair that covers his right eye.
Biography: Adrian worked as a detective for a time, until he lost an arm and part of his eye in an incident that also cost innocent people their lives. For a time, he fell into despair and regret, but now has begun to act as a vigilante, starting to act to defuse situations, many of which involve the Purifiers...
Notes: Eye augment is capable of seeing across multiple spectrums, including IR and Electromagnetic.
Neural Augmentations are able to enhance his reflexes, enabling him to easily dodge or counter nearly anything, though it strains him.
Carries a Hyper-Vibrational sword in a case that resembles an instrument case. Sword design is akin to a massive rapier.
Skilled Free-Runner.
Appearances:
Into the Black, Racing the Storm---------
Name: Yoshihiro Kojuuro. ((Note: Name follows Japanese order, so Kojuuro is his first name))
Player: StarfallRaptor
Age: 40
Species: Hokkaido Wolf
Gender: Male
Augmentations: Biological alterations, enhancing speed and strength to higher levels than average beings. Armor suit further increases his strength and defensive capability.
Appearance: Grey fur, with significant fading from age, with bright blue eyes. Favors a military-style outfit with significant armor plating, including a large number of straps and extra equipment pockets. Wears a black Kevlar coat over the armor. Black tactical mask on his face, covering it in it's entirety, save for his eyes.
Biography: Kojuuro made a living as a mercenary, taking any contract that would pay until he was assigned to a mercenary firm that was working abroad, in an "anti-terrorist" operation. Assigned to shepherd a unit of conscripted child soldiers, his entire squad save for one boy were wiped out by a set of Strain. After returning home, he abandoned the mercenary lifestyle, drifting aimlessly until joining the Purifiers for a brief time. However, when he was asked to participate in a terror attack on an augment facility, he left the group, and began staunchly opposing them.
Notes: Carries an SL-8 Sniper rifle, a High-Frequency broadsword, and dual pistols.
Appearances:
Into the Black, Racing the Storm, Blanking the Slate, Around the Folf---------
Name: Patrick Anderson
Player: Rocky
Age: 25
Species: Liger
Augmentations: None yet
Appearance: Patrick is a young Anthro Liger with white fur, black stripes, and a gold a mane on his head and a golden tuft on his tail. He has green eyes and wears a white suit and golden tie.
Personality: Patrick is up beat and outgoing. A Optimistic Anthro who perfers to see the glass half full rather than half empty. An easy guy to get along with, Patrick is also a flirt who is real good with the ladies. A technology Genius ho seeks to improve the world.
Biography: Patrick was adopted by a wealthy, but childless couple after they found him as a baby on their home. Growing up raised by humans in a kind environment made Patrick fairly tolerant, Which is why he openly Opposes and criticizes the Purifiers as anything but pure.
Patrick grew up and took over his adopted family's company, Anderson Augmentations, who are one, if not the largest and well respected Makers of Augmentations.
Appearances:
Into the Black-----------
Name: Doctor Tsing "Thomas" Jiang
Player: Serris
Age: 44
Species: Human
Augmentations (cybernetic): total ocular replacements that grant him zoom-in capability and ability to see outside normal Human visual range (UV and infrared). Both hands are class 1 augments with fingers capable of changing size and becoming magnetized at will. Processors in the hands eliminate hand tremors.
Augmentations (genetic): More efficient detoxification pathways in liver and kidneys, resulting in heightened resistance to drugs and poisons.
Bio: Born to a wealthy Chinese immigrant family who had a stake in Tsun Wan Industrial Electronics ó a Chinese electronics megacorporation, he had the best education available. He graduated high school and college with the highest honors possible. He eventually earned his Ph.D in neuroscience with his thesis on brain-machine interface for remotely controlling vehicles. He then went to medical school where he earned his Cy.d (Doctor of Cybernetics, licensing him to implant, remove and repair cybernetics).
However, he operated in Palladia and was not authorized to implant class 3 augments. One day, his greed and curiosity overtook him and he agreed to implant a class 3 arm for three million creds. As was the law, he told the augmentee to come back after twenty-four hours and then schedule an appointment.
The next day, he was shocked to find several cops waiting for him at his office. It turns out he had gotten caught by a sting operation to find and shut down illegal implanters of augments. Facing several years in jail, he forfeits his entire operation and license to the Palladia PD in exchange for a jail sentence.
He then flees to Lanthae where he opens a back alley augmentation clinic. Despite it being called a "back alley clinic", it is just as clean and professional as a legit augmentation clinic. However, unlike a legit clinic, he doesn't care if the augmentee is licensed to possess an augment before he implants it ó or for that matter, if the augmentee legitimately obtained the augment.
Appearances:
Into the Black---------
Name: Emile Kibagami
Player: StarfallRaptor
Species: Anthro Fox
Gender: Male
Faction: Mercenaries- Vulture group
Occupation: Salvager
Weapons/Equipment: Kriss Super V/Vector SMG, Folding Shovel, Combat knife, Swords (Japanese), Colt M1911
Transport: Vulture- 18-wheeler truck with multiple M60 Machine Guns mounted on the cab and trailer.
Description: Emile has Light Red-Brown fur with a white underbelly and tail tip, with black shins and forearms. Long Red hair, tied in a loose ponytail with a black ribbon, hanging to about his tail base. Wears a tattered black trench coat over scavenged body armor.
Personality: Opporunistic, with a strong sense of justice and adventure. Able to outhink many people by virtue of his 180 IQ. Bisexual.
Brief History: Emile was born in Japan, to parents from the US and Japan. His family moved back to the US shortly befor the collapse, and both died in the ensuing chaos. He was taken in by the "captain" of the Vulture scavenger group, and has traveled with them since.
Appearances:
Scorched Earth, Into the Black, Racing the Storm---------
Name: Lena Kibagami- Alias: Lena Kobayashi, Junko Misami
Player: StarfallRaptor
Species: Anthro Fox
Gender: Female
Faction: Mercenaries- Vulture group
Occupation: Salvager/Espionage
Weapons: Kodachi Knives, H&K USP, Folding Shovel, Heirloom Katana
Transport: Vulture-Same as Emile
Description: Lena has snow-White fur, with black markings on her arms and tail. Ankle-length pale blue hair, kept in a tight, ornate braid. Wears a low-cut top, tight hotpants, and a Blue trenchcoat.
Presonality: Flirty, seemingly a bit of an airhead, she's every bit as intelligent as Emile. In an open, incestuous relationship with her Brother. Bisexual.
Brief History: Lena was born a few years before Emile, and had a similar life to him, until they were separated by the Fall. The two were separated, and she had to make her living on her own, until the Vultures found her.
Appearances:
Scorched Earth, Into the Black, Racing the Storm---------
Name: Warren Joseph
Player: Alien Ant Farm
Age: 40
Species: Human
Occupation: Law Enforcement; Chief of Police
Background: Overworked, overstressed, short-tempered Chief of the Palladia Police Department, and currently a candidate for Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service that oversees all urban regions of the greater city area. The rise in Purifier hostility and increasing tensions between them and the enhanced have caused the Chief to orient police focus to handling issues concerning the aforementioned.
Appearances: none
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Name: Doctor Dorothea "Dolly" Wilmut
Player: Serris
Species: Sheep
Bio: Dolly was one of the pioneers for gene therapy. Her work with liposomes, retroviruses and gene targeting at the Watson-Crick Institute paved the way for safe and effective gene therapy. Going to the next step of her research, she moved into gene enhancements and cosmetics ó ranging from simple things like unnatural eye, hair or skin color to things such as enhanced strength and stamina.
Unfortunately, her latest work attracted numerous opponents. Some of whom sent her death threats and vandalized her lab. Despite this, she never backed down ó indeed, she became even more outspoken, sometimesbordering on polemic. Unfortunately, her "rock star" attitude earned her even more detractors, some of whom were themselves scientists, claiming that she was acting in an unprofessional and inappropriate manner.
On the plus side, she also had many supporters.
Sadly, her outspoken and aggressive nature and "rock star" attitude cost her life one dreary morning. During a rally advocating enhancement, an anti-enhancement zealot shot her. The shooter was quickly apprehended but the crowd was so enraged they killed the shooter before the police could arrive. By the time the police arrived, both Dolly and her assassin had died from their injuries.
The aftermath was quite brutal. After a week of mourning, bursts of violence broke out all across the nation as Dolly's supporters attacked anti-enhancement activists, even killing a few.
In the present time, gene enhancements have given way mostly to cybernetics due to their higher liklihood of side effects ó and the fact that cybernetics allows for enhancements not possible by nature, such as radio wave based telepathy. Most gene enhancements now are cosmetic in nature but there are a few who favor the genetic modifications.
Appearances: none
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Racing the Storm introductions--------
Name: Triste Acyle
Player: bushwacked
Gender: Female
Species: Spider Gecko
Occupation: Agent for the Ivitz Federation
Appearance: Slender. Light green skin, with a red, diagonal stripe across her face. Long, slightly spindly limbs.
Abilities: Extremely proficient in combat. Has very mild kinetic abilities, but using them for even a short amount of time exhausts her.
Bio: Trained as a soldier in the Ivitz Federation from a young age, Triste was brought up to believe that the Federation came first, always. Now one of the top agents, she's been sent to out into Corona to track down a potential asset. With the threat of Kalis looming, she knows she can't fail.
Appearances:
Racing the Storm---------
Name:
FloraPlayer: LettuceBacon&Tomato
Gender: Intersex
Age: 19
Species: Folf
Occupation: Emilena's gang
Bio: Flora has a female body with a male reproductive system, genetics that are part-wolf and part-fox, and nobody is sure whether she dyes her fur fuchsia or if it's somehow an artifically-induced phenotype. All anyone does know is that she's a bit off-kilter, and an incredibly good driver, her primary role on the team. She also has a transparent crush on Emilena, who puts up with it only because Flora is, actually, the best driver Emilena has ever met.
Appearances:
Racing the Storm, Blanking the Slate, Around the Folf---------
Name: Muyee "Marion" Wu
Player: Serris
Age: 38
Species: Human
Augmentations (Cybernetic): cermet lacing on bones rendering them nearly unbreakable, class 3 augments for both arms (left arm: modular weapons hardpoint; right arm: plasma cutter hidden inside forearm; both limbs are superhumanly strong), class 2 augments for both legs (superhumanly strong, can reconfigure into a "hoof" for fast running, retractable grappling claws/cutting spurs on the feet)
Augmentions (Genetic): None
Bio: Her parents (both of them former military) immigrated from Shanghai when she was child. She was an average student through high school and college. She eventually earned a Master's degree in mechanical engineering and she briefly worked at Shockley Electronic Works, a small augment repair shop in the edges of Corona. One day, while she was on her lunch break, some unknown suspects bombed the store, killing all six employees inside. The damage was so severe that the owner could not afford to replace all the losses. Desperate, she worked several menial labor jobs ranging from janitor to stevedore at the docks.
One night, while unloading cargo at the Corona Port, one of her co-workers (who was slightly tipsy at the time) begins flirting with her. Refusing to take "no" for an answer ó and fueled by a few too many beers ó the worker eventually gets quite aggressive. In desperation, she takes a swipe at him. Unfortunately for the man, she is wearing a powered exoskeleton intended for moving very heavy loads. The blow connects with his head, crushing his skull and instantly killing him. Horrifed, she calls the police.
Even though it is ruled a justified act of self-defense and she is cleared of all charges, she loses her job at dockyards (no one wants to work with someone who just killed their coworker). She eventually finds a job teaching a vocational training program at a local college.
After a few years as an instructor, she is approached by some recruiters from Zaloga Cybernetics and offered a job as a quality control technician at one of their factories. Attracted by the job, she agrees to an interview.
She gets the job and is quite happy with it. A year into her job, a tragedy occurs. Unbeknownst to her, she attracted the attention of Serami Heavy Industries ó in a bad way. A small strike team is dispatched to take her out and they plant a bomb in her car.
When she starts up the motor, the bomb detonates. She manages to survive but loses all her limbs, the majority of her bones are broken and she is severely disfigured by the burns. She opts for cybernetic limbs instead of vat grown limbs from her own cells.
At the hospital, surgeons and cyberneticists quickly work to repair the damage sustained from the bomb. Her bones are repaired and strengthened via an injection of nanomachines. Her limbs are replaced with basic class 1 augments. Cosmetic surgery manages to repair the most severe burns but it is not perfect; despite being in her early 30s, she looks like someone in their mid 50s.
After several months of physical rehabilitation, she returns to work as a show of defiance. Later, her boss tells her about a lucrative promotion in the company ó corporate security trooper. The pay is nearly quadruple that of her current job. Enticed, she accepts.
The next year involves licensing for class 3 and class 2 augments, classroom time, training and live fire exercises. At the end of it, she becomes a member of Zaloga Cybernetics's Company Security Squad.
As of now, she has served with the squad for three years.
Appearances:
Racing the Storm, Blanking the Slate---------
Name: Rio Chato
Player: bushwacked
Gender: Male
Age: 13
Species: Human
Occupation: Drug runner
Appearance: Thin, a little on the short side for his age. Black hair, tanned skin.
Bio: After running away from his abusive parents, Rio spent his time growing up on the streets of the slums. With his natural agility and skill in free running, at the age of 10 Rio was noticed and offered work by a local drug lord who called himself Slate. In exchange for food and shelter, he would transport Slate's product across the slums, using his outward appearance as a natural disguise to evade detection.
Appearances:
Racing the Storm---------
Name: Foley Hudson
Player: LettuceBacon&Tomato
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Species: Human
Occupation: Emilena's gang
Appearance: Overweight, usually unshaven, but decently dressed. Has a number of augments such as a headset port on his temple and a memory chip embedded behind one ear.
Bio: Foley is well aware that most other hackers his age have moved on to professional white collar jobs or qualified for major criminal rings, and he doesn't take kindly to people pointing this out. He just suffers from crippling laziness and can't focus on much more than the sort of low-brow drug-running that Emilena's gang specializes in.
Appearances:
Racing the Storm---------
Name: Kaien
Player: yeswonderful
Species: human female
Appearance: In her mid to late 30s. Tall and slender with skin the color of roasted coffee beans. Quick, dark eyes and close-cropped black hair. Strong build. Augmented left hand, arm, shoulder, and left side of pectoral girdle. Class of augmentation currently unknown--will be revealed as the RP progresses.
Background: Unknown at the present time. Will be revealed as the RP progresses.
Appearances:
Racing the Storm---------
Name: Ruozheng "Rory" Zhao
Player: Serris
Age: 31
Species: Human
Augmentations (Cybernetic): Class 3 augments for both arms. Right arm contains built-in 5.56 mm automatic rifle, left arm contains short vibroblade capable of shearing through steel and concrete. Both arms possess strength and flexibility in excess of Human baseline. Skeleton is not reinforced so arms cannot be used to full capacity in lifting or striking.
Augmentions (Genetic): None
Bio: His parents were "Mountain Masters" (Dragon Head, i.e. crime boss) of the Bak Long (White Dragon) Triadsóa powerful Chinese criminal syndicate in the city of Lanthae. His parents wanted him to have a normal life ó and get a college education he could further use to help the White Dragon Triads. He never had much of a taste for school and spent his youth cutting class, fighting, commmitting petty crimes and doing ó or dealing ó drugs. He is eventually expelled from school after attacking another student. Drifting between menial labor jobs, he is eventually sentenced to prison for fatally shooting someone in a street fight. Even though he is guilty, his parents bribe the judge to rule it a justified self-defense shooting.
He is released and his parents eventually decided to formally induct him into the White Dragon Triads as a 49er (rank-and-file member). He got augmented after a group of Augment street thugs beat him into a coma in the process of robbing him as he felt it would be necessary to ensure his safety.
He rises through the ranks and eventually becomes a "Red Pole" (enforcer) where he specializes in black marketeering ó specifically in drugs and counterfeit electronics.
Appearances:
Racing the Storm---------
Name: Hal Bitparte
Player: LettuceBacon&Tomato
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Species: Duck
Occupation: Emilena's gang
Appearance: Thin, a little on the short side for his age. Black hair, tanned skin.
Bio: Who cares, I'm killing him first chance I get. He's the contacts guy, not good at anything himself but he knows a guy who knows a guy.
Appearances:
Racing the Storm---------
Name: Hania Enapay
Player: Belmont2500
Species: Jaguar
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Eye Color: Brown
Orientation: Bisexual
Religion: Pagan
Normal Outfit: Cloth tunic, pants and cape(which bears the emblem of his tribe.)
Personality: He is often very forlorn and defiant but occasionally can be friendly and easygoing at times. He is very reverent of Nature and a formidable hunter and warrior. He shows a good amount of respect to friend and foe alike.
Appearances:
Racing the Storm---------
Name: Sergeant Karl Nairda
Player: LettuceBacon&Tomato
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Species: Clydesdale
Faction: Scorched Earth
Occupation: Gunner
Appearance: Brown fur with white spots, on the short side with larger hooves than average
Weapons: Shotgun, Nailgun, Combat Knife, Assault Rifle, Revolver
Biography: Karl Nairda traveled with the Royal Expeditionary Force during the Scorched Earth war of the 2030s. He never was particularly notable and most posts didn't notice when he was restationed elsewhere. He often went awol to freelance with Emile and Lena Kibagami, two mercenaries, until he was dishonorably discharged and joined the Vulture Scavenger Corps full-time. Sadly during a raid on a Red Merchant supply ship he was shot by anti-aircraft turrets which shredded his body instantly. He is hardly remembered by anyone at all, with no family.
Appearances: none
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Blanking the Slate introductions--------
Name: Herschel 'Awe' Hammacher
Player: f-22 "raptor" ace
Age: 38
Species: Human
Augmentations(cybernetic): Air Tank, Digestive Expansion, Gecko Hands, Grip Feet, Hardened Bones, Hydraulic Limbs, Leg Enhancement, Nanobots, Reflex Enhancers, Control Rig, Datajack, Dermal Armor,cyberneticaly enhanced eyes capable of infrared and night vision, Tracheal Filter
Augmentations(bio): Poisionous, Sensory Enhancement, Tail, Shocking, Sleep Regulator, Flexible Joints
Appearance: medium build 5'9, Blue eyes, brown hair, tan skin, dresses in a trench coat with tail folded up when not on mission. when on mission heavily modified corporate assassin attire.
Bio, extra details: Raised by the head of Werner Industries Günter Stellwagen as an assassin and heavily augmented for the role. Was taught by a fellow WI assassin named 'Mr. Trigger' made his first kill at the age 15. He defended the company and it's head against many rival corporations gained the nickname 'Awe' after
destroying a rival corprations oil rig that was the base for their assassins. After the several dozen more missions he was let go to his own devices and went freelance at 34. On first hearing of the "The Purifiers" he thought little of them.
After the destruction of Lanthae however he eagerly awaited the calls to take them down reciving several. While normally having a minimum twenty thousand credit fee this work he'll do for free
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Name: Uziel Bautista
Player: Serris
Age: 24
Species: Human
Augmentations (Cybernetic): Left arm is a class 2 augment that contains an attachment point for various tools. It also contains shock absorbers and vibration dampeners to lessen the discomfort felt when striking with the arm or using the attached tools. The fingers can be magnetized at will to pick up and hold magnetic objects. Computers inside the arm also compensate for involuntary hand and arm movements for maximum precision when using tools.
Augmentions (Genetic): None
Appearance: An unremarkable looking Mexican man about 5’4” with brown eyes, black hair and tanned skin. His left arm is a sturdy but rather beat-up prosthesis with numerous scuffs and dings. He usually wears a tan jumpsuit with numerous pockets and a tool belt.
Bio: Born to a family of Mexican immigrants, Uziel was an exceptional student in high school and college. He graduated with a degree in agriculture and soon found a job as a farmhand at Sky Farms, one of the many hydroponic farms in Seryet City. He proved himself to be a hard worker and coupled with his degree in agriculture, he soon became the foreman of the farm. Unfortunately, he attracted the ire of one of the workers, who happened to be an ex-convict Bison. Angry that Uziel had been promoted over him, he plotted to kill him and make it look like an accident.
One day while Uziel was repairing the algae press, the machine suddenly turned itself on, crushing his left arm. When they finally freed him and took him to the hospital, his arm was so badly damaged they had no choice but to amputate. Later, he learns that someone had intentionally turned the machine on, despite the switch being locked in the “off” position.
At first, he was fitted with an industrial-duty class 1 prosthetic arm but he decided to exploit the potential uses of his artificial limb and applied for a class 2 prosthesis license.
Despite the wages he earns, he is barely above the poverty line due to the legal fees he sustained suing the equipment’s manufacturer.
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Name: Sakata Kintoki
Player: StarfallRaptor
Age: 21 (looks young for his age)
Species: Fox
Augmentations: none
Appearance: Wears a heavy exoframe with pneumatic shock dampeners and helmet with LED visor. Underneath it, he’s a scrawny gray-furred and yellow-eyed fox with unruly hair and a bushy tail.
Bio, extra details: Sakata was always fascinated with augmentations, but grew up in a household with staunchly anti-Augment sentiments. Knowing his parents would never allow him to work in cybernetics, and that he wasn’t smart or rich enough for school, Kintoki works under the table for Coxon as contracted muscle. Most of his spare funds go into upgrading his exoframe, though he’s always wished he could work up the nerve to openly defy his family and purchase some real augments for himself.
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Name: Doctor Andrew “Andy” Schatten
Player: Serris
Age: 34
Species: Rhesus Macaque
Augmentations (Cybernetic): None
Augmentations (Genetic): Expresses GFP; as a result, his fur will fluoresce light green if exposed to UV light. Modified sodium pumps in neurons render him immune to sodium agonists or antagonists such as tetrodotoxin. Saliva is toxic, causing significant irritation if it gets into a wound, temporary or even permanent blindness if it gets into the eyes (from a Spitting Cobra).
Appearance: A Rhesus Macaque of average build (5’4”) with tan fur. His face has a few scars on it, including a rather long curved scar that stretches from his right ear to his neck. A freeze brand on his left bicep depicts the DNA double helix.
Bio: Born to genetic engineers of some fame, he expressed an interest in molecular biology since he was a boy. His parents encouraged this, hoping to continue their legacy. In high school, he proved to be an excellent, albeit troubled, ill-tempered and rather vain student. In contrast to his high grades and academic honors, he had significant disciplinary problems. Mostly fighting and shoplifting. He did grow out of this and later earned a Bachelor’s degree followed by a Masters and a Ph.D.
He was soon hired by the Seryetian biotechnology company Drosha Genetics as a gene mods scientist ó at the relatively young age of 24. Most of the gene mods that he researched were supposedly for medical purposes only as Seryet City bans non-medical gene mods. One night, while overhears some young Seryetians lamenting that the largest biotech company in Seryet City doesn’t do cosmetic gene mods.
Realizing that this could a very profitable side business, he opens up a black market in his lab specializing in various non-medical gene mods. Unfortunately, it did not last. He had found a way to target a viral vector containing the GFP protein to specific cell type and make it temporary. Seeing as he could not go through the company’s ethics committee, he decides to test it on himself. As it is a success, he rather foolishly decides to publish his paper in the journal Genetic Modification, claiming that the experimental “subjects” were “Rhesus Macaque Lab Body Model III ”. Since there is no such model of lab body, Doctor Schatten was very quickly found to have grossly violated the internal code of ethics of Drosha Genetics, several laws in Seryet City and the code of professional conduct for the Society of Genetic Engineers (SGE).
As a result, he is stripped of his SGE membership, fired from Drosha Genetics, permanently banned from ever working in the field of biological sciences, fined several million creds and sentenced to seven years in prison
Since he now has a rather extensive (albeit nonviolent criminal record), it is very difficult for him to get employment. He drifted between several jobs ranging from janitor to longshoreman to oil farmer. He even did a stint in a black market cosmetic gene mod company before they were busted.
Currently, he lives with Soren Almaya and Uziel Bautista. He works at a scrapyard at the edge of Seryet City as a “junkyard dog”.
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Name: Nigel Bailey
Player: LettuceBacon&Tomato
Age: 30
Species: Monitor Lizard
Augmentations: Enhanced memory capacity, several cosmetic surgeries to increase attractiveness
Appearance: A solid dark gold Australian Monitor Lizard with amber colored eyes. Usually wearing silver-rimmed glasses and metrosexual suits.
Bio, extra details: Nigel's father was a distinguished scientist who fully expected his son to follow in his footsteps. However, Nigel couldn't find himself interested enough to dedicate his youth to studying, and so he dropped out of high school and used his triple-digit IQ to successfully sweet-talk his way into salesmanship. Now he works as DJ Xyler's manager and sees to it that his current moneymaker is bringing in enough commission that he can feel like he made the right career choice.
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Name: Ashley Kinc
Player: LettuceBacon&Tomato
Age: 35
Species: Andalusian Horse
Augmentations: None.
Appearance: White-furred with black eyes. Muscular but short for his species.
Bio, extra details: Ashley was the oldest and smartest of three children, and for that reason he was the first to go to college with the well-wishes of his parents and their ranch hands. Two years later, a drought drove the family farm out of business and prevented his siblings from joining him, but Ashley was making enough capital as a day trader to complete his education and even afford a virtual reality treadmill for exercise and pleasure. His acquaintances don't know him very well, but most people agree he's a nice enough guy. Ashley's nothing if not self-sufficient.
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It's honestly incredible that technology has progressed to the fact that twelve-hundred players can connect to a single server and there's not even particularly-bad lag or framerate issues. Makes me excited what sort of massively-multiplayer shooters we may be seeing in the future!
