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[The Western Reaches]

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IC Structure:

The Western Reaches, one of the biggest deserts in the history of the world, is well... a desert. It has been through enough wars and civil wars to kill a weaker country. The Western Reaches is far from dead though, and technology from the prestigious Sweetwater city and its Hyperion Arms factory pours out across the land, giving much needed improvements to faulty machinery and equipment.

Unable to turn The Western Reaches into anything but a massive mining enterprise, the government had to sell out to the Hyperion mining corporation and hand over administrative power to them and them alone. This has meant an influx in the mining industry and a boom in trade. The Hyperion Corporation set up a massive trade network that allowed everybody to have a slice of the riches, but neglected to make laws or restrictions over anything they sold or anything else for that matter.

Now in anarchy, several factions became apparent, with their own governments and laws. Their little wars brought more death to the desert, and more money to the Hyperion fat-cats. Finally Hyperion Arms stepped up and recreated the Desert Lance, using their new military power to fortify cities crucial to trade, and have a presence in wars that were beneficial to their pocket.
Strong men are dying every day fighting for their faction, fighting for survival, fighting so that they may wake up to a better tomorrow. Death is almost a currency out there.

This is where you come in. Being a mercenary these days is a good trade, and you're never out of work. On the small side of things you have jobs to accept, friends to make and enemies to kill. But on a grand scale you have somewhere to fit in. All of the factions need healthy fighters like you, and it's up to you to choose which is the most righteous or the most beneficial to you. But maybe that's not your style, you could always go it alone; you'd have no burdening responsibilities, but no back up either.

Factions:

These guys are part of the old Western Reaches military. They're ex-marines most of them and are still under "government" authority. They keep the peace at most of the larger cities and protect the old Hyperion Arms factory. Do not try your luck with these soldiers as they're trained in hand-to-hand combat and have advanced weapons training.
Their only downside is the lack of variation in their weaponry. It has remained standard due to tight Hyperion budgets and rules against improvised weaponry in the military. Also the tactics they use are incredibly cookie-cutter, often not suiting the task at hand. There have been rumours of corruption among the remaining government figures and the Lance. Citizens have been reported to have been beaten, stabbed, shot and even sometimes killed by Desert Lance Marines, although no one can prove or dares to prove this to anyone they don't know.
Due to the deterioration of The Western Reaches, the Lance is now hiring anyone they can lay their hands on, with great rewards for highly skilled fighters to come forward.
Purpose: Protect large cities and fight off the Red Hammer Invasion.
Size: 500,000 approx.

Renowned for its bright lights and greedy salesmen, Jamiah's Casino-on-wheels is a fleet of large segmented buses and collapsible big-tops that contain poker machines, card tables, roulette wheels and a variety of other odd new games never seen before. While the beauty and optimism of throwing money around in times as harsh as these is hard to resist, the brutal side of Jamiah's organization is exposed when you beat the house one too many times.
Armed guards patrol the tents and buses looking for signs of trouble, and "escort" cheats or lucky winners from the premises discreetly. Jamiah and his gang are always looking for charmers. Those who can woo an individual or an entire crowd into playing just one more game and spending that one last cent.
Purpose: Capital gain and political power.
Size: 500 workers including 100 guards.

Appearance

These bandits have been described as inhuman devolutions of man by citizens of the cities. As a result of the harsh Western Reaches climate and a lack of food, water and government, these wretches are now described as a new species classified as "Forum 7". No one knows where this name came from but it caught on quickly for some reason. The name was shortened to Sevens over the years, and although there are wanderers classified as "Bandits" in the desert, the Sevens are specifically bandits who do not belong to a group or bandit tribe, and they are also known to attack unarmed or with homemade melee weapons. Violence is their only language, and they will attack without provocation or reason, throwing themselves at anything that moves with rage.
Purpose: Violence, and violence.
Size: Estimated to be a few thousand of them running around.

There's always someone willing to fight super-corporations, and the Fremway Resistance is prime example of what happens when these people get together. This Faction is incredibly road focused, believing that if they can block Hyperion trade routes and destroy Desert Lance patrols that they can bring down the corporates and restore democracy to The Western Reaches. Although they are pro-democracy, they get their way through unlawful means and really they are a gang of anti-corporate activists instead of freedom fighters. The Fremway Resistance commands some of the most powerful land vehicles in The Western Reaches, and their "Raider" class combat motorcycles are surprisingly efficient at dispatching of foot patrols and other unarmoured vehicles.

The communists of the Edinbourgh Bolshevik Union that have pushed at the border of The Western Reaches for years have finally found the opportunity to seize some of the lower mines and the towns that surround them. The Red Hammer Invasion, although slow moving, poses a threat to the Hyperion Corporation because of their obsession with Western Reaches mines. The communism in the south past the border is fueled by the captured mines and refineries. The Hyperion Corporation was prepared to lose the very southern towns such as Jaynistown and Headstone Mine to the reds, but now that the Communists push further North they have engaged them in large-scale warfare. Civilions stay well away from the Red Hammer/Hyperion front because of the sheer scale of battle taking place there. Luckily the front hasn't moved in the past year so much of The Western Reaches is communist-free, but the threat still exists.
Purpose: To communize The Western Reaches and join it to the EBU.
Size: 2,000,000+(?)

The WDR initially started off as a group of gunslingers with a deadly aim that gathered more and more followers as their name spread throughout The Western Reaches. They utilize specialized equipment to make them one of the deadliest forces around, reducing the need of large numbers by creating a sufficient distance between themselves and the enemy. They are made up mostly of mercs who each have individual values, so don't be too trusting of any one member.
Purpose: Maintain their own autonomy from other factions and maintain their values. Strive and survive, that's the name of the game.
Size: 823

A battalion that has its origins in Vortiaganica, they are under strict orders to survive at any cost. Someday, they are to secure the area, and form a colony. They have no idea what is happening at home, or indeed if home exists.The battalion is still a young group.
Deployed from the elitist National Security Guard, they are not military men, but police veterans. Many of them are extremist loyalists, bent to civilize this world as per Vortiaganic culture. The wastelands are filled with cities. This is merely an occupational hazard.
Purpose: To spread the Dictator's word to every corner of this country. *Plays propaganda music*
Size: 974

Beginnings of this faction started with an unlikely friendship between a intelligent, psycho-pathic pyromaniac, and a Serious, Fear-less veteran, both of whom were dishounorably discharged. Fisk had slaughtered his entire squad and then disappeared, much to the astonishment of his superior officers, and was never captured and brought to justice for his war crimes. Unwilling to list him as KIA or MIA (considering they didn't want him list as one of theirs), they merely dishonourably discharged him. Sean, his faithful companion he met while hiding, was also discharged from the army of his country (Ireland), when he got in a drunken brawl with his ranking officer, Lt. Fitzgilligan, where the Lt. was killed. Strings were pulled and Sean managed to escape, with only a dishonourable discharge to marr his record.
Purpose: Former soldiers, now private contractors for hire, working for money and a untarnished reputation
Size: 50 contractors

Faction name: Duskeye, Incorporated
Leader: Carl Varina
Backstory: Duskeye, Incorporated, is an exclusive and prestigious private military company which has come to the Western Reaches on several contracts. One, a private individual has hired them to provide the firepower for his own mining corporation which hopes to at least seize a small turf for itself amid all of the other pre-established factions and groups. Two, they are to carve out their own territory in addition to providing security for this one mining corporation in particular. They are willing to compromise with established factions and will work as mercenaries on side-contracts, as long as it does not interfere with their original purposes. Duskeye Mercenaries can be very offensive, and if it comes to attacking another faction to take it's territory, then they will. The PMC will provide, at any given time, reinforcements if heavy losses are suffered. Armored trucks and helicopters are the only vehicles that the Duskeye operatives have.
Purpose: Varied
Size (1,000 max): 200 operatives at most
Duskeye Mercenaries look like this: http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/totalwar/images/3/31/Merc_21.png

Faction name: The Redding Mafia
Leader: King Radical
Backstory: The Redding Mafia was originally founded in Redding, Maryland, however they decided to expand and they now preside over a particularly large amount of local businesses.
Purpose: to make dough illegally
Size (1,000 max): never more than 700, however never less that 500. They kill each other a lot.

Faction name: The Order Of One
Leader: BlazingWAR / Hivemind Primus
Backstory: 'They walk the valley of death and fear no evil. For they own that valley' The Order was founded by Gaunt back in Waria and has headquarters in many nations Gaunt along with one hundread operatives have come to the Barren lands of the western reaches to bring peace and save the people at gun point. The order consists of many army verterns and mercenaries that seek redemption for their lives of death and destruction, with Gaunt a the helm the order has acces to vast funds due to the many front companies and charitys that launder money for the organisation with this money they build schools, and other importaunt infrastructe and social buildings along with arming the army. The soliders of the order are fanatic and zealous in their causes death is just one way to repay their debuts to society. 'They are angels of death'
Purpose: Protect the people
Size:100

Firearms:

All guns will have an image, of either a real life gun, PMG gun, Google sketch up gun or whatever. I don't mind the craziness of the gun, BUT its reciever must line up with its barrel, its magazine must line up with its receiver and its ammunition must fit into its magazine.
Other than that, go ahead and make a fabulous gun!
Weapon sheets will read like this:

Weight: 3kg
Length: 600mm
Damage: 4.5
Accuracy: 6.0
Fire Rate: 8.2
1.5x Optical Zoom

As you can see: Damage, Accuracy and Fire Rate are judged by a rating out of 10 instead of with actual measurements. This is so they are easier to compare. When making your gun consider that only a gun with enormous firepower will have 10 damage. Only a bolt-action ultra-high tech sniper will have 10 accuracy and only a minigun will have 10 fire rate. Fire rate is better for close range fighting, Accuracy is good for long range fighting and a balance of all three makes for good medium range shooting.

RPG Aspect and rules:

Point Allocation:

You will be able to allocate a total of 100 points into the following categories, and although you will receive more points as you progress, each skill has a maximum of 100 points that can be allocated to it:
- Firearm Proficiency
- Melee Proficiency
- Engineering
- Diplomacy
- Fitness
- Medical Proficiency

Don't worry, having low points in a certain category will not exclude you from doing tasks related to that skill. All it means is that the outcomes of using a skill with high points will be more beneficial to your character than if they have low points. Also, don't think that having full weapon proficiency will make your character invincible. They will be less fit, be unable to heal themselves effectively, and will be unable to bargain for their life.

Posting as your character:

You will post saying what your character is doing, but I, ME, The Western Reaches, will tell you the conclusion of those actions. Don't think of this as your story being cut by me, but as your opportunity to try mold your story around some new and interesting outcomes. (Trust me, I will give you a shitload of plot catalysts and enough ammunition to defend yourself).
For example you will say "Brad dug around in an old chest over by a large rock" and I will reply "Brad found a knife."
or "Brad stabbed the bandit in the chest." and I will say "The Bandit spat blood and spluttered something inaudible before falling to the ground, dead." (Obviously posts will have more detail and story to them than those examples.)
This concept is to prevent godmodding, and make sure that a third party has control over the things that could make or break your character.

-Freedom of movement must not exceed The Western Reaches, otherwise this could get very confusing very fast. You can choose to link up with another player and fight together, just make sure you acknowledge it in the OOC thread first so that you both that you're a team.

Join the Fight! (Sign Up):

Character Application:
Nation Name:
Character Name:
Gender:
Age:
Appearance (Pic if possible):
Firearms: (Firearm sheet for each gun in seperate spoilers please)
Inventory (Can include anything your character carries on them that you want to specify):
Faction (If any. New factions should include a Faction application):
Skills (Point Allocation):
- Firearm Proficiency:

>0: Dude, you really shouldn't be handling a gun. You cannot clean or maintain a gun, and you take at least 2 minutes to even reload. You can only use rifles.
>10: You know how to use a gun, but not properly. You cannot clean or maintain a gun and reloading takes about a minute. You can only use rifles and shotguns.
>20: You have a little practice at shooting, you can unjam your weapon but nothing more than that. Reloading takes less than a minute. You can use handguns.
>30: You have a little practice at shooting, you can unjam your weapon but nothing more than that. Reloading takes less than a minute. You can use automatics.
>40: You can clean a gun's barrel and chamber, unjam effectively and reload in under 30 seconds. You can use heavy weapons.
>50: You have good aim, clean a gun's barrel and chamber, unjam effectively and reload in under 25 seconds. You can use high-powered sniper rifles.
>60: You have great aim, repair rifles, shotguns and handguns with the right parts, unjam efficiently and reload in under 25 seconds. You can use all weapons.
>70: You have a deadly aim and can repair automatics with less than enough parts.
>80: You barely miss, can repair heavy weapons with useless scrap and reload in under 10 seconds.
>90: Missing is not an option, you can one-arm fire an anti-material rifle while riding a bull, repairing an RPG with toothpicks in your other hand.

- Melee Proficiency:

>0: You miss when you throw a punch. Enough said.
>10: Maybe if you were up against Stephen Hawking you would win in a fistfight. Probably.
>20: You did boxing back at high school and you remember how to punch.
>30: You can block a few, and throw a few, but you lack the power to knock someone out.
>40: You can use a knife fairly effectively, and can beat the usual thug in a one-on-one fight.
>50: You know some good martial arts, and can disarm an opponent carrying a melee weapon. You can also use your gun as a melee weapon effectively.
>60: You can wield a sword, take down a city gang and punch through wooden walls.
>70: People wonder if your mother was a ninja, you fight with speed and agility and hardly ever take a hit in a melee fight. You can disarm foes of their guns before they shoot you, even when they are pointed right at you.
>80: You could take down a Spetsnaz patrol with a razor.
>90: Chuck Norris fears your fists of iron and your flip-kicks of doom.

- Engineering:

>0: That's called a spanner. Retard.
>10: Trial and error with a hammer is your idea of fixing an engine.
>20: With an instruction manual and enough time, you could probably make a pulley.
>30: You have a basic knowledge of engineering, and can diagnose faults in most machinery although you have a hard time fixing anything.
>40: With enough tools you can repair faults to simple engines.
>50: You're a regular handy-man, and you can build machines that have applied use to your current situation.
>60: You know what a circuit is and can fix minor electrical faults, and can repair engines if you have the right bits and construct complex custom mechanisms.
>70: You understand basic electronics and can produce and repair them, you know your way around an engine like its your home.
>80: You can build complex electronics out of raw materials, and a fixing a car engine is a walk in the park.
>90: Did you just fix that nuclear reactor with a pocket knife?

- Diplomacy:

>0: Your dog ate your homework... Nice try bucko.
>10: You can convince small children to get into your van, and even they have more diplomatic skills than you.
>20: People will listen to what you say, but will not always believe it.
>30: You are confident with your speech, but you still lack actual speech techniques.
>40: You're charming and charismatic. People will befriend you if you talk to them long enough.
>50: You're great with the opposite sex and people find themselves drawn to your words.
>60: People hang off your every word and you can work a crowd, although you may still struggle on the political scene.
>70: You're a public speaker born and bred, you can debate properly and will have a huge sway in political issues.
>80: Persuasion is less work than raising a finger to you, and you never lose at poker.
>90: These are not the droids we're looking for.

- Fitness:

>0: You need to lay off the cheeseburgers man.
>10: You ran 100m? Good job!
>20: You can run for about a kilometer non-stop.
>30: You can run for two kilometers non-stop.
>40: You can run for 5 kilometers non-stop.
>50: You can run 7 kilometers non-stop.
>60: You can run for 10 kilometers non-stop.
>70: You can run a half-marathon, and it will hurt in the morning.
>80: You can run a marathon, and with very little physical consequences.
>90: You are Kenyan.

- Medical Proficiency:

>0: You took biology lessons from professor Oak.
>10: You can use a band-aid to patch up your booboo.
>20: You can use bandages and morphine.
>30: You're able to do full basic first-aid
>40: You can handle safely and cleanly digging out a bullet and prescribing medicines for common ailments.
>50: You can amputate a limb and safely perform basic surgery.
>60: Skin-grafting is all in a day's work for professor-awesome.
>70: You can perform heart surgery in a field-hospital.
>80: You're a medical genius and can diagnose any disease and treat it. Your surgical skills are top-notch.
>90: Dr Frankenstein would be impressed. You're two brain cells away from curing cancer.

Personality:
Backstory:

Characters

Nation Name:The Confederacy of General Districts
Character Name: Claudio Warren
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Appearance:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSRA_k90bCboxGvMV0vRg59nc2RXZrSLIlYB693z_99K8ZtnmFi&t=1
Firearms: SRS .338 Lapua
http://world.guns.ru/userfiles/images/sniper/sn102/dta_srs_338_1.jpg
Weight: 12.25 lbs
Length: 39 5/8 inches
Damage: 8
Accuracy: 10
Fire-Rate: 2
Zoom: 10-40x

Springfield XD .45
http://www.discountgunsales.com/images/P/Springfield%20XD-45%20ComTac%20-%20FD.jpg
Weight: 32 ounces
Length: 8.1 inches
Damage: 4
Accuracy: 4
Fire-rate:5

Inventory: 2 .338 magazines and 100 rounds of ammo, 2 .45 magazines and 50 rounds, Camel-Pack water system with water, ghillie suit, protein bars, combat knife, frag grenades, face paint
Faction: Western Desert Rangers
Personality: Tough and ice-cold under pressure, but very friendly and talkative when he isn't in a fight.
Backstory: Claudio was born in the Wasteland and always knew he would die in the Wasteland. The son of a Desert lance sniper and a traveling doctor, Claudio always had an equal, if opposing knack for both weapons and medical skill. At the age of 16, his parents were killed, while Claudio was away, at home by Forum 7 bandits, but not before loosing twenty of their own at the hands and rifle of Claudio's father. Claudio returned only to find the mass of bodies. He buried his parents, burned the dead bandits, left home with everything he could gather and swore to kill every Forum 7 bandit in the Wastes.

Skills:
- Firearm Proficiency: 30
- Melee Proficiency:10
- Engineering: 15
- Diplomacy:5
- Fitness: 20
- Medical Proficiency: 20

Nation Name: Alevuss
Character Name: Lewis Kinkaid II
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Appearance:http://rookery.s3.amazonaws.com/1054000/1054086_1740_625x1000.jpg
Firearms:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Daewoo_K7_SMG_at_Defense_Asia_2006_0.jpg
Weight: 4 kg
Length: 800 mm
Damage: 8.75
Accuracy: 8

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/MY_AUTOMAG_III.JPG
Weight: 45 oz.
Length: 274 mm
Damage: 4
Accuracy: 7

Inventory (Can include anything your character carries on them that you want to specify): 4 bottles of water, 24 rounds of .30 Carbine cartridges, 360 rounds of 9x19mm Parabellum cartridges, 3 granola bars, Zweihander(trimmed to be 24 inches long, Weight: 3kg)
Faction (If any. New factions should include a Faction application): Desert Lance
Personality: Intelligent, Ruled by his own sense of Justice, empathetic(not always sympathetic, though)
Backstory: He was once a member of the Western Reaches military, part of the marines, to be more specific. Once Hyperion took over, he joined with the Desert Lance, not necessarily because he agreed with the stereotypes, but because he agreed with their main cause: Keep the peace. Unlike most of the Desert Lance members, he does occasionally venture out into the smaller communities and the barren wastelands so as to not abandon the people out there. He is one of the few Desert Lancers who has not become corrupted. As much as he denies it, deep down, he is nothing but a dog of the Hyperion Corporation, however loose his leash or well-mannered he is.
Knowing that he is getting old, he has begun to try to search for an apprentice to take his place as the the "keeper of justice." With his line of work, he knows that his end is near, so, he is in a rush to find someone worthy, not to mention, train them.

Skills:
- Firearm Proficiency: 36
- Melee Proficiency: 20
- Engineering: 2
- Diplomacy: 30
- Fitness: 7
- Medical Proficiency: 5

Nation Name: The Non-Sensical Hyperbole of Camicon
Character Name: Tara Zahn
Gender: Female
Age: 27
Appearance (Pic if possible): Tara Zahn
Firearms: (Firearm sheet for each gun in seperate spoilers please)
The CMC Perforator
Weight: 2.5kg
Length: 670mm (stock retracted)/805mm (stock extended)
Damage: 4
Accuracy: 9.5
Fire Rate: 8.5
Small-tube Reflex sight (Blue-green dot)
Retractable stock
Intergrated suppressor

The CMC Viper
Weight: 825g
Length: 180mm
Damage: 5.5
Accuracy: 6
Fire Rate: Semi-automatic
9mm semi-automatic pistol

Inventory (Can include anything your character carries on them that you want to specify):
- 3xPerforator magazines
- 3xViper magazines
- 1xKA-BAR combat knife
- 1xPackage of plastic explosive, with remote detonator
- 1xStandard medical kit
- 1xStandard field survival kit

Faction (If any. New factions should include a Faction application): Western Desert Rangers
Personality: Very empathetic, lacks a decent sense of humor, large sense of loyalty and honour.
Backstory: The daughter of a former Desert Lance, Tara has always seen her calling as destroying the forces that attempt to destabilize the country, though not at the risk of compromising her own personal values. Tara herself is a former Desert Lance, though she deserted once the corruption within the organization became to much for her to bear. She wears a modified Desert Lance uniform for the professional camoflauge it provides.
A crack shot, in addition to her medical training while a Desert Lance, make Tara an invaluable combat medic to whoever she works alongside.

Skills:
- Firearm Proficiency: 40
- Melee Proficiency: 0
- Engineering: 0
- Diplomacy: 10
- Fitness: 25
- Medical Proficiency: 25

Nation Name: Embrihated Koalas
Name: Johannes Pretoria
Gender: Male
Appearance: http://media.screened.com/uploads/0/5125/283108-pieter_vorstedt_large.gif
Height 186cm
weight 87kg
Bloodtype O
Personallity: A sleek and silent person who is calm and calculating by nature, aims to win and will use every dirty trick in the book to do so, has no family present day and whereabouts are unknown,
Likes: Interrogating people for important info,
Dislikes: The current South Africa
Age 35 years old
Nationality: Afrikaner
previous mercenary groups, Orange Berets, Vrystaat beweging, Oranjefront
Characteristics, an african nationalist, has fought many wars hidden away by media,
a grizzled veteran to which killing comes naturally,
strenghts: Still in tip top condition and a hand to hand combat expert as well as a survival expert, well traiend in using small and medium firearms, has had special training in usa Isreal and Russia when he was in the SADF
weaknesses: has only fuoght jungle or steppe wars so isn't used to arctic enviroment,

carries:
A M16A2 Assault rifle
Damage: 4 out of 5 point blank
Damage 2,9 out of 5 for piercing
Range 400 metres
Weight 2kg
3 magazines with 30 bullets

A Glock 7
Range: 50 metres
weight 625 grammes
2 Clips with 17 bullets
Damage 4 out of 5 point blank, Damage 3.5 out 5 for piercing,

3 Hand grenades, damage point blank 5 out of 5, Damage 4.5 for piercing. A Combat Knife.
- Medical Proficiency: 3

Nation Name:Old Vester
Character Name: Lark [...]
Gender: Male
Age:27
Appearance: http://i512.photobucket.com/albums/t327/meavor/merch.gif
Firearms:
FG42
Weight: 4.2 kg
Length: 500mm
Damage: 6.0
Accuracy: 6.0 and 8.2 with scope
Fire Rate: 7.0

Saiga 12
Damage: 7.0
Accuracy: 6.0
Length: Obviously close range range
Weight: 3.0
FR:6.0
Inventory (Can include anything your character carries on them that you want to specify):Scope for FG24,ammo,whiskey flask,1 smoke bomb, fake grenade, and a kukri.
Faction: None

Personality:Appears to be friendly with people but in reality, is choosing whether to either work for you,rob you, or even kill you.
Backstory:Lark is a merchant who travels the TWR desert in hopes of striking it rich, Unfortunatly, traveling costs money and now Lark owes alot of people. He still travels through out the desert ,taking in odd jobs and "taking care" of "hostile targets" for shady business men, and occasionally ducks down into a city for rest,drink, and the chance to quickly "borrow" some unwatched items to later sell for cash. Lark hopes to eventually pay off his debts and make it rich. He doesn't care what he has to do to do it. When it comes to other people,Lark will either sell you out for the clothes on your back or drag you out of hell himself. It really depends how important you are to him. He is also known to scavenge in very dangerous places for the untold riches they contain, and is known to cause bar fights in order to skip out on the tab. Since Lark is a traveling merchant, he is very good at convincing people they can't live on without this gun or won't last the night without this elixir. If there's a battle he can win, he'll stay and fight and search through your corpse when you are dead,however, if there's a fight he know he can't win then he'll make a run for it, leaving behind any slow members.

Skills:
- Firearm Proficiency:30
- Melee Proficiency:5
- Engineering:5
- Diplomacy:30
- Fitness:30
- Medical Proficiency:

Nation Name: Esternial
Character Name: John Callahan
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Firearms:
Istiglal IST-14.5 Anti-Material Rifle
Weight: 20.0 kg
Length: 2015mm
Damage: 8.5
Accuracy: 10
Fire Rate: 2.5
2.5x Optical Zoom
(alternative) 10x Digital Scope
S&W Model 460
Weight: 2.2 kg
(Barrel) length: 8.375 inch
Damage: 9
Accuracy: 4
Fire Rate: 5
Alternative add-ons
Inventory:
2 x Throwing Axe
A knife
Faction: Western Desert Rangers
Personality: Cold and calculated
Backstory: Little is known about John, other than that he's got a deadly aim. During his youth, his father thought him all there we to know about weapons, giving him his first weapon, a S&W Model 460. There is no information about the years that followed, nor does he want to tell anyone what made him so cold and hard. All there is to know is that he was the founder of the WDR and that he can put a bullet through your brain from kilometres away, before you even notice him.

Skills:
- Firearm Proficiency: 65
- Melee Proficiency: 15
- Engineering: 0
- Diplomacy: 0
- Fitness: 25
- Medical Proficiency: 0

Nation Name: Austington
Character Name: Fisk Black
Gender: Male
Age: [Estimated age:)] 32
Appearance (Pic if possible):Two diferent uniforms: When stealth is needed, When stealth is not a concern
Firearms: (Firearm sheet for each gun in seperate spoilers please):
http://attachments.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=725106&stc=1&d=1247695136
Type: Bullpup Assault Rifle
Weight: 11.4 Pounds
Length: 39.8 Inches
Damage:7.5
Accuracy:6.3
Fire Rate:6.0

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091122123245/killzone/images/thumb/e/ea/Sta18_pistol.jpg/800px-Sta18_pistol.jpg
Weight: 3.6 Pounds
Length: 12.1 Inches
Damage:4.5
Accuracy:6
Fire Rate:5

Inventory (Can include anything your character carries on them that you want to specify): Pre-paid phone, Katana (with camera tri-pod case, to blend in better in cities; along with a standard carrying case, when not concerned about stealth), RNG (Random Number Generator, how he decides most decisions, that way no discernable rountine ensues), 4 passports all with different citizenships (Germany, Russia, USA, Ireland), Wallet (filled with 100 dollars, 125 Euros, 35 Marks, 325 Rubles), and a flask of 190-proof russian vodka
Faction (If any. New factions should include a Faction application): Imminent Threat Solutions.
- Medical Proficiency:0
Personality: Crazy, Intelligent, Brutal, Blunt, Jokester (not prankster, mind you), has an affinity for direction, rarely is lost, and has rare talent of being capable of moving in darkness (acute hearing allows Fisk to hear subtle differences in sound that reaches his ear) along with a photographic memory, lucky (also jokingly said to be hated by the God and Devil alike)
Backstory: Shall develop during RP...

Skills:
- Firearm Proficiency:30
- Melee Proficiency:30
- Engineering:5
- Diplomacy: 5
- Fitness: 30
- Medical Proficiency:0

Nation Name: Conoga
Character Name: Aidan J. Finnegan
Gender: Male
Age: Near 30. I think.
Appearance: Human (lol)
Firearms:
Eros Submachine Gun IV
Weight: 4 kg
Length: 630mm
Damage: 3.8
Accuracy: 5
Fire Rate: 8.5

Inventory (Can include anything your character carries on them that you want to specify): Knife, ammunition, medical supplies, water, food, etc.
Faction (If any. New factions should include a Faction application): Fremway
Personality: Mellow...
Backstory: Aidan hadn't had the best childhood. In fact, it was doomed from the start. Aidan's mother was a harlot, and he had never known his father. He hadn't known his mother much, either. He hadn't known much. When he was old enough, he found a small job at a medical store that brought in some money. He would sweep the floors at the end of the day, in exchange for a little money. One day, there was a little gang violence in the store's neighbourhood. That led to a bullet in his leg. Aidan couldn't move and there was no one around. So, he patched it up the best he could with what was around him. That event led him to escape the city, and live in the outskirts.

Skills:
- Firearm Proficiency: 27
- Melee Proficiency: 9
- Engineering: 3
- Diplomacy: 20
- Fitness: 7
- Medical Proficiency: 32

Nation Name: Verangii
Character Name: Jonathan McCarran
Gender: Male
Age:? Around 20
Appearance (Pic if possible):http://content9.flixster.com/photo/10/72/66/10726611_gal.jpg
Firearms:
USP .45
weight: 1.74 lbs
length:7.87 in
damage: 6
accuracy:7
fire rate:4

CTAR 21
weight:7lbs
length:25.2 in
damage:7
accuracy:7
fire rate:6
red dot 1.5 sight.

Inventory (Can include anything your character carries on them that you want to specify):combat knife, a few first aid kits, bullet treatment set, advanced medical kit, vaarious medical supplies, three canteens of water, a few packs of beef jerky, a pear, adn a few MRE's.
Faction (If any. New factions should include a Faction application):none; on way to join rangers
Personality:outgoing, yet polite, and a bit distrusting, romantic
Backstory: He was born in the western reaches when his father, a traveling mercenary, and his mother, a poor young waitress, slept together. Shortly after, his father left and 9 months later his mother gave birth. He grew up scrownging up a living as a hunter and body guard. When he was 16, his mother died from cancer and he set off making money as a merc. Since then he has had a sudden urge to join the rangers.

Skills:
- Firearm Proficiency:25
- Melee Proficiency:5
- Engineering:6
- Diplomacy:16
- Fitness:23
- Medical Proficiency:25

Nation Name: Hungarian Regions
Character Name: Sean Murray
Gender:Male
Age:33
Appearance (Pic if possible): http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090623212216/falloutfanon/images/b/b7/Helghast_Commando.jpg
Firearms: (Firearm sheet for each gun in seperate spoilers please)
http://attachments.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=725106&stc=1&d=1247695136
Weight: 11.4 Pounds
Length: 39.8 Inches
Damage:7.5
Accuracy:6.3
Fire Rate:6.0

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091122123245/killzone/images/thumb/e/ea/Sta18_pistol.jpg/800px-Sta18_pistol.jpg
Weight: 3.6 Pounds
Length: 12.1 Inches
Damage:4.5
Accuracy:6
Fire Rate:5

Inventory (Can include anything your character carries on them that you want to specify): Extra Ammunition, Satellite Phone, Wallet with 153 Euro's, Medical Kit, Tactical Tomahawk, Mp3 player, Flask of Whiskey
Faction (If any. New factions should include a Faction application): Imminent Threat Solutions
Personality:Serious but can have a laugh when the time is right to do so.
Backstory: Sean served in the military for close to 7 year. He was Dis Honorably Discharged after a drunken argument with his commanding officer. After this he became a private security consultant for a few company's. He eventually grew bored of this and became a Contractor.

Skills:
- Firearm Proficiency:35
- Melee Proficiency:20
- Engineering:5
- Diplomacy:5
- Fitness:20
- Medical Proficiency:15

Character Application:
Nation Name:UD1
Character Name: Markus Veridan
Gender:Male
Age:37
Appearance (Pic if possible): A large heavy cargo coat with many pockets, On top of that he has a beige pull over hood. Over his eyes he wares heavy goggles.
Firearms: (Firearm sheet for each gun in seperate spoilers please)
Inventory (Can include anything your character carries on them that you want to specify):
Faction (If any. New factions should include a Faction application): None
Personality: Secluded and proud he's always willing to tinker even if not payed
Backstory: Born on a small ranch in the wastes he and his father would often work on machinery together. He was a savant in the field of mechanics. At the age thirteen he built his first weapon. HE moved out at twenty and started his own traveling company. That is where he is today.

Skills:
- Firearm Proficiency:15
- Melee Proficiency:9
- Engineering:30
- Diplomacy:5
- Fitness:15
- Medical Proficiency:25

Nation Name: Teotan
Character Name: Pancho Rojas
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Appearance (Pic if possible): http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:AAXiJf2Dho-YLM::images.askmen.com/entertainment/movie/che-aka-guerrilla_1.jpg&t=1&usg=AFrqEzfP_uJw4353gUOTDL_4XRiTpp0Q_Q
Firearms:
Kukuzhin Type 5 Rifle
Weight: 7 kg
Length: 1500 mm
Damage: 7
Accuracy: 7
Fire Rate: 4

Minimetralledora-71
Weight: 3.5 kg
Length: 842 mm
Damage: 6
Accuracy: 5
Fire Rate: 9

Inventory: Tequila, gas grenade, C4, tent, canteen, desert camo, knife, Beret, IJA helmey
Faction (If any. New factions should include a Faction application):
- Medical Proficiency: 10
Personality: Passionately cynical, yet not sadistic. Carries regrets with him.
Backstory:
Francisco Rojas: Paid Revolutionary. He has fought for years, in many conflicts. He has seen death up close, and he has made regretful decisions. He has fought for freedom from tyranny, only to fight the tyrants he helped elevate.

Skills:
- Firearm Proficiency: 20
- Melee Proficiency: 10
- Engineering: 20
- Diplomacy: 20
- Fitness: 20

Nation Name: Teotan
Character Name: Saul Anielwicz
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Appearance (Pic if possible):http://erikrubright.com/images/hawtmen/aaron-douglas-10.jpg
Firearms:
Vz.83 Skorpion
Weight: 1.4kg
Length: 517mm/213mm (depends if stock is folded or unfolded)
Damage: 6.4
Accuracy: 5
Fire Rate: 8.9

Daewoo K5:
Weight: 800 grams
Length: 190 mm
Damage: 4
Accuracy: 5
Fire Rate: 8.2
Inventory: Stahlhelm, Gas Mask, flares, rations, Grenades, wrench, phone with connection to Pancho. And a trench coat. Ya gotta love jewish guerrilla leaders in trench coats.
Faction: Cavalry Without borders
Personality: Open, honest, regretful at times, interested in mechanical things
Backstory:
Having fought alongside Francisco Rojas, Saul decided to help him start the company of cavalry. He travels to find work, but usually stays in the bunker complex of CSF, working on various mechanical contraptions for CSF. Rumor has it that he and a few cavalryman and woman are working on a flying craft.

Skills:
- Firearm Proficiency:20
- Melee Proficiency:5
- Engineering: 25
- Diplomacy:20
- Fitness:20
- Medical Proficiency:10

Nation Name: Blazing War
Character Name:Commisar Gaunt
Gender: Male
Age:35
Appearance (Pic if possible): http://images.elfwood.com/fanq/f/a/farseer3/jbewguard.jpg
Firearms: (Firearm sheet for each gun in seperate spoilers please)
Barret.50cal
Weight:13Kg
Length: 1800mm
Damage: 10
Accuracy: 9
Fire Rate: 5
Long Range Scope

Ambassador (Revolover Shotgun)
Weight: 5kg
Length: 300mm
Damage:9
Accuracy:4
Fire Rate: 5

Inventory (Can include anything your character carries on them that you want to specify):
Katana
Water Pack.
Faction (If any. New factions should include a Faction application):The Order Of One
Personality: Gaunt is withdrawn to say the least, but is a strong beleiver in truth and justice and will lay his own life down to save the innocents of the world, but will quickly move on once his job is done. If you can get close to him and gain a friendship status or maybe something more he will lighten up and has been rumored to make the odd joke.
Gaunt-"One bullet can do the work of thousands"
Backstory: Gaunt once served with the special task force the 'golden band' back in Waria where he quickly excelled, but after refusing an order to terminate a family man infront of his family he was discharged due to his years of service he was givin a reqular discharge but throughtout the millitary his name was taboo. Upon learning of the millitarys intentions to elimate this man still he became the mans guardian angel killing all the assassians without revealing himself, but everyone knew it was him....even without any prove. However one day he was sick and confined to a local hospital and while he was resting the millitary killed the family man he had spend years protecting. Now with a sense of guilt he wanders the lands of corrupt and failing nations saving the innocents hoping to earn redemption for his past failure. And so he has arrived in the Western Reaches everywhere he looks there are the corrupt rulers and there soliders he seeks to bring order to this land, by the path of the bullet. Any help he finds will be accepted so long as they are also true.

- Firearm Proficiency: 30
- Melee Proficiency:20
- Engineering:10
- Diplomacy:10
- Fitness:10
- Medical Proficiency:20

Nation Name: The Star Federate Union of Golomun
Character Name: Ricardo Vega
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Appearance (Pic if possible): PIC 1 and the PIC 2 in the I.C.S.
Firearms:
GD-P01 Type-A Rail PistolPistol

Type: Semi/Full-Auto Heavy Pistol
Weight: 0.98kg
Length: 30 cm
Barrel Length: 18.54 cm
Cartridge: 10mm Pistol
Action: Electromagnetic Rail firing solution
Muzzle Velocity: 680 meters per second
Effective Range: 600 meters
Feed System: 20 round cylinder magazine w/ cold fusion battery

Damage: 8
Accuracy: 6 (Semi) & 3 (Auto)
Fire Rate: 5 (Semi) & 9.7 (Auto)

GD-10 Advanced Combat Weapon

Primary ~ Semi-Auto Railgun:
- Semi/Fully-Auto Firing Modes
- Fires 120mm(L) x 30mm(W) Steal Osmium Alloy Spikes
- DAH Ammunition Selection System
*Muzzle Velocity of 5200m/s*
Range: 35.8km
Damage: 9.8
Accuracy: 5.9 (Auto) & 9.7(Semi)
Fire Rate: 6.2 (Semi) & 9.2(Auto)

Secondary ~ Particle Cannon:
- Single pulse under-slung Particle Cannon
- Optional Pulse Duration's of one and four Seconds
- over charge will cause matter collapse effect during its 2 second duration (think mini-nuclear chain reaction without radiation)
Range: 29.98km
Damage: 8.9 (O.S.P.) & 9.8 (F.S.P) 10+! (O.C.P.)
Accuracy: 9.0
Fire Rate: 4.2 (one second pulse) & 2.3 (four second pulse) & 0.9999999997 (over-charged-pulse)

Feed System: 60x round Capacity Dynamic Automated Holography Magazine (D.A.H.M.) with a twenty round per second restock rate (also Detachable for repairs)
- of course it will pause the restock process during firing of GD-10.
Configuration: Bull-pup
Length: 900mm
Width: 81.3 mm
hight: 259.1 mm
Weight: 2.44 kg

Integrated Tesla Security System
- checks DNA and glove print of user
- electrocutes anyone except Vega (think judge dread)

Power: 1.21 Giga-watt Cold Fusion battery

Universal Powered Armour Gun-cam Feed System:
- links with AI of armoured suit to provide and to execute commands for DAH-AS System (D.A.H.A.S.S. for short)
- Standard 2.5x, 4.5x, 10x, 30x, 40x, 50x magnification
- Emergency Multi-Function Holographic REMONT-TSD-HUD (red dot, 2.5x, 4.5x, 10x, 30x, 40x, 50x magnification)
Inventory (Can include anything your character carries on them that you want to specify):
- a few advanced medical kit's,
- suit repair supplies,
- three canteens of water,
- a few MRE's,
- 2x spare D.A.H.M.'s ("like, I would even give a D.A.H.M...")
- a couple of spare batteries for pistol,
- 2x memory wipe dart GD-P01 cylinder mags,
- 6x Standard GD-P01 mags
and what he is wearing which provides a variety of functions:Integrated Combat Suit
it is a full-body all-weather vacuum protection system (armoured space suit) that provides:
- powered by Micro Cold Fusion battery and Vega's Movement
- Artificial Biological Life-form and command Executer (A.B.L.E. is the suits AI which is linked to Vegas brain)
- R.E.M.O.N.T.-T.S.D. (Radiation/Electromagnetic/Optical/Nightvision/Thermal - Tactical Stealth Detection) Optics w/Gun-cam and satellite uplink (although damaged..)
-- and Standard 2.5x, 4.5x, 8x, 10x, 25x, 30x, 40x, 50x magnification
- Integrated Movement Acceleration System (helps to run, jump and punch harder)
- 40 second Rechargeable Jump-Jet System w/ navigational thrusters
- Electronic Warfare CM's and A.B.L.E. Hacking system
- Integrated Thermal-Optic-EM Active Camouflage
- V.A.H.T.S. (Variable Area Holographic Topography System)
- Gadolium Fibre mess and Gadolium Armour plating w/EMP protection
- Water Extraction Unit (which turns piss and outside water particles into drinkable filtered water; sounds gross but that is what is needed at times)
- Detachable D.A.H. Suit Repair Unit (also acts as food converter)
- One Diamond tipped Gadolium Iris-Telescopic Saw per Gauntlet (hard to describe, think of an inverse iris hatchway that expands to a 25cm diameter saw; thin as 10,000,000 atoms thick at centre of saw and 1 atom thick at tip giving it the ability to cut-through anything, such as titanium, like a super hot knife through butter)
Affiliation: GDF Division 42 ~ RAID Squadron
Personality:"aftr that lightn'n' strm, this guy c'mm's int' my bar l'kk'n' l'ke some sc'-f' regect. d'd'nt kn'w where he came fr'm and dn't care; h' s'm'd lik' a nic' guy fr'm th' m'ment h' 'pen'd up th'm th'r' su't thang 'f h's th'ugh. All he d' whas ask f'r when 'n tarnat'n he whas and whare he meght f'nd s'me sc'ent'st; t'ld em' tha t'me an' day an' he up en' left.. crazay bastard... " - A Kingside Bartender

"after the event last night that seemed to be a lightning storm, this man walked into my establishment asking questions. he showed me he is a kind man that has lost his way; his eyes also display a cold, hard and determined mind that comes from the discipline of being a battle experienced officer and sniper. He proceeded to ask me questions regarding the date and year yet for some unexplained reason, he seemed not to understand me and showed anger and frustration; then proceeded to leave but not before punching out a gentleman who shot the stranger because he seemed to like and need the strangers strange weapon. The Man did flick the gentleman into submission, doing so of course with a flick of his left pinky finger and tossing the gentleman like a rag doll over the adjacent table. I dare say, If anyone were to cross his path, I would certainly believe they would be a dead man before they even met him.. talk about one kind crazy bastard..." - A translation of A Kingside Bartender

Backstory:Vega joined the elite 22nd Infantry Division after his military training was complete, with the rank of private. His famous father caused him plenty of problems: several of his fellow soldiers (especially Tera Gallagher, who was promoted at the same rate Vega was) believed he was able to join the elite division only due to nepotism, despite his very high training scores. His tough but fair superior officer, Major Hastings, treated him the same as any other soldier. Gallagher gave him the nickname 'Puke' after he pulled a prank on Golden, a soldier who was a notoriously paranoid hypochondriac, and gave him pills that caused him to vomit. Initially, Vega hated this name, but later he chose to keep it because it reminded him of Golden, who had died in battle.

Vega had joined the Division the same day that Cod unleashed a devastating attack against the GDFS Philadelphia. He was in a real war now. His first assignment was to help repel a Cod invasion of New San Diego. The invasion was small, but Cod managed to capture an important GDF scientist, Joseph Takeda, putting him under the control of Captain Al-Rashan, a skilled interrogator. Due to helmet problems because of his large head, and some luck, Vega saw and stopped an ambush. With his natural shooting talent, Vega and his friend Private Alessio "Dish" Bowles recovered the scientist and captured two Cod personnel, Corporal Hugh Isembi and Private Voyskunsky. For these actions, Vega was promoted to Sergeant. This was a startling promotion, one that Vega was not entirely ready for. Battle Commander Michael McNeil promoted Vega because so many sergeants had died, because GDF needed heroes, and also because he respected his father. Major Hastings was not happy about this, as McNeil didn't have a full understanding of the role luck and natural talent played in Vega's heroics (compared to his soldier skills).

During the war, Vega was promoted rapidly. After New San Diego, he was deployed to Madijascar and was promoted to Lieutenant, then in Australia he was promoted to Captain. He dared to use the Dr. Takeda's new Tiberius-based EW1 in the fight against Cod, a fortunate decision as they were extremely useful in the fight against the surprise Scringe attacks as well. He also managed to gain the respect of Gallagher.

11 years after the Third Great war, and 3 years after Vega became the forward Battle Commander of the Elite RAID squadron in Division 42; He disappeared on 22nd of December while on a training mission with his squad in the ruins of Gideon city on Planet Lawrenci; when they stumbled upon a rouge Cod Unit. When scouting, they discovered Cod scientists attempting to open up a gateway of some sorts similar to a Scringe Portal. After Vega ordering his squad into position and the order was given, they neutralised the Cod soldiers and captured the scientist's after 20 seconds of battle. Vega then approached the command consol and saw a timer of Approximately 2 seconds, in order to preserve the life of everyone involved he shot the console and ordered evacuation his squad and the scientist's. he was stunned to see one of the captive scientists fight his way through his men and shoot Vega before anything could be done. after that the portal opened and while producing effects similar to a "black hole", sucked in both the armed scientist and Vega before closing completely. Ares gun-ships and G3-A's along side other GDF personnel arrived on scene and began interrogations after receiving coordinates and sit-rep on an unknown and untraceable call.

and this is where Vegas Story begins...

(Note: Division 42, or GD-42 for short, is an advanced military division that is 60 years ahead of its time and does not exist. the mere mention of its name is declared a threat to international security, upon which the subject will be tortured to the fullest limits of the brain and have his/her and affiliation's memory wiped before being placed back at the subjects house/shack/overpass/ect. I did not want to add them as a faction because Vega is the only one who is affiliated with the secret division of the GDF. I only mention them as a back story and to provide one of many plot device's toward Vega wanting to return home

Note two: as stated above if any of this seems godmod, I will change it in accordance with your advice. yet i truly think its seriously awesome and wouldn't change it for the world.... well.. maybe New Zealand and few hundred bars of gold...)

- Firearm Proficiency:20
- Melee Proficiency:20
- Engineering:15
- Diplomacy:15
- Fitness:15
- Medical Proficiency:15

Character Application:
Nation Name: Guruda
Character Name: Scott Mitchell
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Appearance: (hoping to add a picture later). Scott is about 6'1" tall, and 195lbs. He uses a "chocolate chip" Desert Camoflauge Uniform (DCU) design, and a boonie hat of the same color.
Firearms: Barrett REC7, Colt .45
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Barrett_REC7_%28edited%29.jpg/300px-Barrett_REC7_%28edited%29.jpg
Weight: 7.62lbs
Length: 33.375 inches
Damage: 7
Accuracy: 8
Fire rate: 8

Inventory: Dragonskin Ballistic Vest (Name of vest, I don't mean litteral dragon), K-BAR knife, 2 M67 frag grenades, water canteen, MRE's, map, cellphone, wrist watch

Faction: The Order of One

Personality: Scott is a born leader, outgoing, and fairly quick to trust. He's perfectly fine alone, or with a compainion. He likes strong comraderie, and is looking to find it. You won't find many people as mentally tough as he is, and won't quit on a task. He is often putting others first, and will go out of his way to protect another.

Backstory: Scott grew up on a farm with 5 siblings, and his father after his mother passed away when he was 13. He nearly raised the other kids, all of them younger, and this is where he credits his leadership ability. He enlisted in the army at 18, and was in the special forces by age 21. He worked his way up, never seeing any major conflict, but fought many times. By 23, Scott was leading his own squad. His last mission took place when he was 24, when most of his team was killed and was wounded himself. Struggling with the guilt, he did not re-enlist that upcoming year and left the military. To his regret, fighting was all he knew, and hoped to atone for what he did by helping out the people of the Western Reaches.

Firearms: 40
Melee: 10
Engineering: 0
Diplomacy: 20
Fitness: 15
Medical: 15

[Luner Wolves]

Can write me up as interested. I'd love to be apart of it if it got started.

[Luner Wolves]

Also, feel free to TG me when you get back. If you want to bounce ideas or anything.

[The Western Reaches]

Also, feel free to TG me when you get back. If you want to bounce ideas or anything.

I'm up for ideas, just post 'em here or TG me if they're specific to you.

[Shibboleet]

Count me in. I will add my apathetic indifference and tendency for chaotic design and unpredictable randomness into my characters personality. He will neither fear death, nor value life.

[The Western Reaches]

Count me in. I will add my apathetic indifference and tendency for chaotic design and unpredictable randomness into my characters personality. He will neither fear death, nor value life.

Yeah that's all good, just don't get too carried away because you don't want to die early.

In a few hours I should have some of the factions up (You may start with no faction, as a member of a faction or as an ex-member of a faction). Some suggestions would be appreciated as to what factions I can add.

Also I'm gonna make this the OOC before the sign-up sheet is ready.

[Shibboleet]

Count me in. I will add my apathetic indifference and tendency for chaotic design and unpredictable randomness into my characters personality. He will neither fear death, nor value life.

Yeah that's all good, just don't get too carried away because you don't want to die early.

In a few hours I should have some of the factions up (You may start with no faction, as a member of a faction or as an ex-member of a faction). Some suggestions would be appreciated as to what factions I can add.

Also I'm gonna make this the OOC before the sign-up sheet is ready.

I don't plan on dying soon, I was just outlining my character's indifferent recklessness when it comes to his own life.

[Forum Seven]

If I joined, can I make allusions to Vortiaganica?

Since this takes place in what is apparently your nation's future canon.

[The Western Reaches]

If I joined, can I make allusions to Vortiaganica?

Since this takes place in what is apparently your nation's future canon.

I guess so, I mean in another thread I am being invaded by communists and Vort is supporting them. So I guess it has relevance. Once I've sorted the conclusion of that RP I can put up a detailed history of TWR before the state it's in now.

[The Western Reaches]

I've added the weapons sheet, factions app, some more factions and the character app.

A couple more smaller factions are to come so if you wanna wait for them or suggest your own be my guest.

[Vortiaganica]

Faction Application:
Faction name: The National Security Guard Western Reaches Deployment (The Shadow Legion)
Leader: Colonel Leonardo da Vinci (The name is an alias under which his identity was registered for his promotion in the secret police, and his nickname is the Lion)
Backstory: A battalion that has its origins in Vortiaganica, they are under strict orders to survive at any cost. Someday, they are to secure the area, and form a colony. They have no idea what is happening at home, or indeed if home exists.

The battalion is still a young group.

Deployed from the elitist National Security Guard, they are not military men, but police veterans. Many of them are extremist loyalists, bent to civilize this world as per Vortiaganic culture.

The wastelands are filled with cities. This is merely an occupational hazard.

Purpose: To spread the Dictator's word to every corner of this country.
Size (1,000 max): 974

Hmm?

[General Districts]

Character Application:

Nation Name:The Confederacy of General Districts
Character Name: Claudio Warren
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Appearance:

Firearms: SRS .338 Lapua

Weight: 12.25 lbs
Length: 39 5/8 inches
Damage: 8
Accuracy: 10
Fire-Rate: 2
Zoom: 10-40x

Springfield XD .45

Weight: 32 ounces
Length: 8.1 inches
Damage: 4
Accuracy: 4
Fire-rate:5

Inventory: 2 .338 magazines and 100 rounds of ammo, 2 .45 magazines and 50 rounds, Camel-Pack water system with water, ghillie suit, protein bars, combat knife, frag grenades, face paint
Faction: Western Desert Rangers
Skills (Point Allocation):
- Firearm Proficiency: 30
- Melee Proficiency:10
- Engineering: 15
- Diplomacy:5
- Fitness: 20
- Medical Proficiency: 20
Personality: Tough and ice-cold under pressure, but very friendly and talkative when he isn't in a fight.
Backstory: Claudio was born in the Wasteland and always knew he would die in the Wasteland. The son of a Desert lance sniper and a traveling doctor, Claudio always had an equal, if opposing knack for both weapons and medical skill. At the age of 16, his parents were killed, while Claudio was away, at home by Forum 7 bandits, but not before loosing twenty of their own at the hands and rifle of Claudio's father. Claudio returned only to find the mass of bodies. He buried his parents, burned the dead bandits, left home with everything he could gather and swore to kill every Forum 7 bandit in the Wastes.

[Esternial]

I suppose you could make the Borderlands^TM influence less obvious?

[St George of England]

Ahem......TAG

This.^

[Esternial]

After going through the OP, etc. This thread reminds me of one I made myself not a long time ago:
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=87971

[Vortiaganica]

After going through the OP, etc. This thread reminds me of one I made myself not a long time ago:
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=87971

The title didn't tip you off?

[Esternial]

After going through the OP, etc. This thread reminds me of one I made myself not a long time ago:
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=87971

The title didn't tip you off?

The title?

[Vortiaganica]

The title didn't tip you off?

The title?

Mercenaries of the WESTERN Reaches.

West is always a bad sign.

[Shibboleet]

Nation Name:
Character Name: Alexander Noir
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Appearance:

Firearms:

Weight: 4.30 kg
Length: ~2 miles
Damage: 7-8, 9 if headshot
Accuracy: 9.5
Fire Rate: 4
4x Optical Zoom

Weight: 1.7 kg
Length: 200 m
Damage: 5
Accuracy: 7
Fire Rate: 6

Inventory: Ammunition, Rations, 3 Kukuri Combat Knives (sort of like machetes), aviator sunglasses, cowboy hat.
Faction: Western Desert Rangers
Skills (Point Allocation):
- Firearm Proficiency: 30
- Melee Proficiency: 25
- Engineering: 20
- Diplomacy: 15
- Fitness: 5
- Medical Proficiency: 5
Personality: Cold, calculating, intelligent, anarchist, apathetic
Backstory: Not much is known of the early years, because Alexander doesn't remember it, himself. He joined with the Resistance 2 years ago, because he needed a change of pace. He is a superb sniper; one of the best. (Too tired to write more, sorry).

[Alevuss]

tag App will be up soon

[Vortiaganica]

As you can see from the random use of capslock, this app is not complete.

Character Application:
Nation Name: Vortiaganica / Forum Seven
Character Name: Colonel Leonardo da Vinci (Also known as the Lion, and simply the Colonel)
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Appearance (Pic if possible): To be GIVIN
Firearms: (Firearm sheet for each gun in seperate spoilers please)
Inventory (Can include anything your character carries on them that you want to specify): The traditional two katanas (The Personal sword and family sword) and the traditional wakizashi (Father-in-Law's sword or Marriage sword)
Faction (If any. New factions should include a Faction application): THE SHADOW LEGION WUT WUT
Skills (Point Allocation):
- Firearm Proficiency: 15
- Melee Proficiency: 30
- Engineering: 5
- Diplomacy: 30
- Fitness: 15
- Medical Proficiency: 5
Personality: HE'S A FRICKIN' DIPLOMAT WITH A FRICKIN' SWORD. THE MORE YOU SAY THE LESS HE HEARD.

A SHOT TO THE HEAD OR A DIPLOMATIC ARGUMENT,

IF HE GETS HIS WAY YOU STILL MIGHT END UP DEAD.

WUT WUT, TALLY HO AND ALL THAT.
Backstory:

[Conoga]

Character Application:
Nation Name: Conoga
Character Name: Aidan J. Finnegan
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Appearance (Pic if possible): Human
Firearms:

Inventory (Can include anything your character carries on them that you want to specify): Ammunition, general medical supplies, etc.
Faction (If any. New factions should include a Faction application): Fremway
Skills (Point Allocation):
- Firearm Proficiency: 27
- Melee Proficiency: 9
- Engineering: 3
- Diplomacy: 20
- Fitness: 7
- Medical Proficiency: 32
Personality: Mellow...
Backstory: To be announced.

[Alevuss]

Just tell me if I carry to much. I'll see what I can get rid of.

Nation Name: Alevuss
Character Name: Lewis Kinkaid II
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Appearance (Pic if possible):

Firearms:

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Weight: 45 oz.
Length: 274 mm
Damage: 4
Accuracy: 7 See above

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Weight: 4 kg
Length: 800 mm
Damage: 8.75
Accuracy: 8

Inventory (Can include anything your character carries on them that you want to specify): 4 bottles of water, 24 rounds of .30 Carbine cartridges, 360 rounds of 9x19mm Parabellum cartridges, 3 granola bars, Zweihander(trimmed to be 24 inches long, Weight: 3kg)
Faction (If any. New factions should include a Faction application): Desert Lance
Skills (Point Allocation):
- Firearm Proficiency: 36
- Melee Proficiency: 20
- Engineering: 2
- Diplomacy: 30
- Fitness: 7
- Medical Proficiency: 5
Personality: Intelligent, Ruled by his own sense of Justice, empathetic(not always sympathetic, though)
Backstory: He was once a member of the Western Reaches military, part of the marines, to be more specific. Once Hyperion took over, he joined with the Desert Lance, not necessarily because he agreed with the stereotypes, but because he agreed with their main cause: Keep the peace. Unlike most of the Desert Lance members, he does occasionally venture out into the smaller communities and the barren wastelands so as to not abandon the people out there. He is one of the few Desert Lancers who has not become corrupted. As much as he denies it, deep down, he is nothing but a dog of the Hyperion Corporation, however loose his leash or well-mannered he is.

Knowing that he is getting old, he has begun to try to search for an apprentice to take his place as the the "keeper of justice." With his line of work, he knows that his end is near, so, he is in a rush to find someone worthy, not to mention, train them.

[Esternial]

Faction name: Western Desert Rangers
Leader: John Callahan
Backstory: The WDR initially started off as a group of gunslingers with a deadly aim that gathered more and more followers as their name spread throughout The Western Reaches. They utilize specialized equipment to make them one of the deadliest forces around, reducing the need of large numbers by creating a sufficient distance between themselves and the enemy.
Purpose: Maintain their own autonomy from other factions and maintain their values. Strive and survive, that's the name of the game.
Size (1,000 max): 823

[Camicon]

Character Application:
Nation Name: The Non-Sensical Hyperbole of Camicon
Character Name: Tara Zahn
Gender: Female
Age: 27
Appearance (Pic if possible): Tara Zahn
Firearms: (Firearm sheet for each gun in seperate spoilers please)

The CMC Perforator
Weight: 2.5kg
Length: 670mm (stock retracted)/805mm (stock extended)
Damage: 4
Accuracy: 9.5
Fire Rate: 8.5
Small-tube Reflex sight (Blue-green dot)
Retractable stock
Intergrated suppressor

The CMC Viper
Weight: 825g
Length: 180mm
Damage: 5.5
Accuracy: 6
Fire Rate: Semi-automatic
9mm semi-automatic pistol

Inventory (Can include anything your character carries on them that you want to specify):
- 3xPerforator magazines
- 3xViper magazines
- 1xKA-BAR combat knife
- 1xPackage of plastic explosive, with remote detonator
- 1xStandard medical kit
- 1xStandard field survival kit

Faction (If any. New factions should include a Faction application): Travelling to join up with the Western Desert Rangers.
Skills (Point Allocation):
- Firearm Proficiency: 40
- Melee Proficiency: 0
- Engineering: 0
- Diplomacy: 10
- Fitness: 25
- Medical Proficiency: 25
Personality: Very empathetic, lacks a decent sense of humor, large sense of loyalty and honour.
Backstory: The daughter of a former Desert Lance, Tara has always seen her calling as destroying the forces that attempt to destabilize the country, though not at the risk of compromising her own personal values. Tara herself is a former Desert Lance, though she deserted once the corruption within the organization became to much for her to bear. She wears a modified Desert Lance uniform for the professional camoflauge it provides.

A crack shot, in addition to her medical training while a Desert Lance, make Tara an invaluable combat medic to whoever she works alongside.