World On Fire: Shadow Ops [OPEN] (OOC/Fantasy WW2)

[Monfrox]

See Fig. 1

[Agritum]

@Monfrox

Nice to see you. Can't wait for your apps :3


@Cylarn

Yo G.I., get a bio and you'll be ready to face the horrors of supernatural mass warfare!

Yeah, not as nice as what they told you when they signed you up, right?

@Lesser Wulfi

I can see a million ways this can go wrong. I like it.

[Rupudska]

@Monfrox

Nice to see you. Can't wait for your apps :3


@Cylarn

Yo G.I., get a bio and you'll be ready to face the horrors of supernatural mass warfare!

Yeah, not as nice as what they told you when they signed you up, right?

@Lesser Wulfi

I can see a million ways this can go wrong. I like it.

I wonder what Heim would think of them...

[Agritum]

@Monfrox

Nice to see you. Can't wait for your apps :3


@Cylarn

Yo G.I., get a bio and you'll be ready to face the horrors of supernatural mass warfare!

Yeah, not as nice as what they told you when they signed you up, right?

@Lesser Wulfi

I can see a million ways this can go wrong. I like it.

I wonder what Heim would think of them...

Shht. Heim is a surprise.

[Rupudska]

Player Character App (Shadow Ops Operative)

Name: Catherine Hawkins
Gender: Female
Age: 23
D.O.B.: July 22, 1918 (Claimed, she does not actually know)
Physical Description and/or Picture: Link.
Species: Werewolf
Nationality: Australian
Ethnicity: 50% Aboriginal Australian, 50% Scottish
Religion (if any): Presbyterian
Bio: Catherine's earliest childhood is lost to the sands of time. What she does know is that her mother was a Wangai Aboriginal from an area in the northern edge of the Nullarbor region, whom a Scottish man fell in love with. Neither their identities nor the name they gave her are known, as they are both dead. They died when she was two due to 'unknown circumstances'. Catherine herself was soon snatched up by the government and shipped off to Moore River Native Settlement.

It was here that she became a girl. There were two things that separated Catherine from her peers among the Aboriginal and fellow half-caste children at Moore River, one more grim than the other. Firstly, she did not try to escape. She had been 'rescued' at far too young an age to remember anything about her parents, so why would she bother? Especially with her education painting the Aboriginals as little more than mindless savages. Nor was she terribly interested in the 'freedom' of the Outback. On the few occasions when she was let out, she considered it nice, but too hostile a place to even consider staying. Secondly, unlike many of her age group (and despite the conditions) she was a perfectly healthy child.

She grew. As her mind developed, she began to question things. Authority, for instance, and the portrayal of the physically darker half of her lineage in school, compared to what her fellow classmates told her. Eventually, at the age of sixteen, she began to plan an escape, setting her date for doing so on Australia Day, when most of the Moore River staff would probably be distracted with the holiday. Surprisingly, it worked, and she managed to make it as far as Perth, where her trail apparently ran cold. But there she faced a bigger problem. She had never planned to actually escape, and thus had no idea, let alone plans, as to what to do once she did. After several weeks of trying (and failing) at various jobs, she decided to head back.

It was on the way back, around fifty miles out of Perth, where she was accosted by an extremely drunk werewolf. It was he who gave her the scar across her nose, and it was he who transformed her into a werewolf. (He insists it was an accident, despite fleeing the country after showing her the route to Bunyip clan territory. She doesn't believe that, but accepts it was a mistake induced by alcohol.) After several days of walking (and a few hours of hitchhiking) she managed to make it, hungry, tired, thirsty and confused, to Bunyip clan territory, in Northern Australia. At first, they were as suspicious of her as she was of them - she had only seen one werewolf before in her life, let alone hundreds. Even among the clan, which did admit her, she was considered an outsider.

Or she would have, were it not for the actions of a certain Aboriginal werewolf by the name of King Lear. If the educators at Moore River had taught her to be a human, then King Lear taught her to be a werewolf. How to control her transformations, how to ensure she wouldn't attack her new friends, how to hunt, how to track, how to shoot a rifle, and how to fight bare-handed with her new, incredible strength. She did good, at all of these things. She even got to try out those things in the end, being allowed to go on hunting raids with her fellow clanmates at the outpost by the time she reached seventeen - she wanted to go earlier, but Lear would have none of it.

But after all that time training, and a few years hunting, she felt she was in a rut, much like back in Moore River, though admittedly far more free. So when some men in suits came looking for someone willing to fight the growing threat of Japan and Germany, she willingly accepted. She's been with the SoE ever since.
Psychological Profile: Fairly intelligent, especially for someone of her checkered schooling. This is partially evident in how she doesn't like to do things gung-ho: She likes, no, needs, a plan. While she is far from above using unorthodox (or even somewhat improper/immoral) means to get what she wants, she is entirely incapable of doing any real harm. She wouldn't consciously hurt a fly, not without very good reason to.
Why do you fight?: A change in pace, and perhaps a reason to be.
Defining Quote: "Better to help than let someone else do it for you."
RP Sample: bitch I might be

[Zeinbrad]

Player Character App (Shadow Ops Operative)

Name: Brendan Kraemer.
Gender:Male.
Age: 34.
D.O.B.: I'll figure it out.
Physical Description and/or Picture:Sue me.
Species (if Human, specify if Mundane, Mage, Witch, Minuteman or Esper): Minutemen.
Nationality: American.
Ethnicity: German.
Religion (if any): Atheist.
Powers/Magical Specializations (Only if Mage, Witch or Esper): None.
Bio:
Psychological Profile: Brendan is loyal, but also a good leader. A quiet man, Brendan does give a snarky comment every now and then and will talk to people if he in the mood or actually likes the person (through he is good at hiding the fact that he is doesn't like said person if needed). Another thing noteworthy is that Brendan seems to not have a regret for his violent past, saying that he did what he had to do what was necessary to stay alive during the Great Depression and Anti-German sentiment.
Why do you fight?: To serve his country, simply put. Brendan doesn't care who he has to kill, as long as he completes the mission.
Defining Quote: *To give context.
Recruiter-Brendan, if ordered to harm and potentially kill a target, even a fellow American, will you go due your duty?
Brendan-Yes.
RP Sample:

If it isn't clear, Brendan is suppose to be that guy who willing to do anything to win, even if innocents have to die. I'll probably expand on him more, my brains fried.

[Rupudska]

Player Character App (Shadow Ops Operative)

Name: Brendan Kraemer.
Gender:Male.
Age: 34.
D.O.B.: I'll figure it out.
Physical Description and/or Picture:Sue me.
Species (if Human, specify if Mundane, Mage, Witch, Minuteman or Esper): Minutemen.
Nationality: American.
Ethnicity: German.
Religion (if any): Atheist.
Powers/Magical Specializations (Only if Mage, Witch or Esper): None.
Bio:
Psychological Profile: Brendan is loyal, but also a good leader. A quiet man, Brendan does give a snarky comment every now and then and will talk to people if he in the mood or actually likes the person (through he is good at hiding the fact that he is doesn't like said person if needed). Another thing noteworthy is that Brendan seems to not have a regret for his violent past, saying that he did what he had to do what was necessary to stay alive during the Great Depression and Anti-German sentiment.
Why do you fight?: To serve his country, simply put. Brendan doesn't care who he has to kill, as long as he completes the mission.
Defining Quote: *To give context.
Recruiter-Brendan, if ordered to harm and potentially kill a target, even a fellow American, will you go due your duty?
Brendan-Yes.
RP Sample:

If it isn't clear, Brendan is suppose to be that guy who willing to do anything to win, even if innocents have to die. I'll probably expand on him more, my brains fried.

I dunno about this app, Agri.

[Constaniana]

Goodness gracious that's so much reading I just did. I'm divided on whether to make a Glaswegian hermetic mage or a Deseret Minutemen.

[Cylarn]

Willis will be ready before the end of the night. True Detective is about to come on.

[Zeinbrad]

Player Character App (Shadow Ops Operative)

Name: Brendan Kraemer.
Gender:Male.
Age: 34.
D.O.B.: I'll figure it out.
Physical Description and/or Picture:Sue me.
Species (if Human, specify if Mundane, Mage, Witch, Minuteman or Esper): Minutemen.
Nationality: American.
Ethnicity: German.
Religion (if any): Atheist.
Powers/Magical Specializations (Only if Mage, Witch or Esper): None.
Bio:
Psychological Profile: Brendan is loyal, but also a good leader. A quiet man, Brendan does give a snarky comment every now and then and will talk to people if he in the mood or actually likes the person (through he is good at hiding the fact that he is doesn't like said person if needed). Another thing noteworthy is that Brendan seems to not have a regret for his violent past, saying that he did what he had to do what was necessary to stay alive during the Great Depression and Anti-German sentiment.
Why do you fight?: To serve his country, simply put. Brendan doesn't care who he has to kill, as long as he completes the mission.
Defining Quote: *To give context.
Recruiter-Brendan, if ordered to harm and potentially kill a target, even a fellow American, will you go due your duty?
Brendan-Yes.
RP Sample:

If it isn't clear, Brendan is suppose to be that guy who willing to do anything to win, even if innocents have to die. I'll probably expand on him more, my brains fried.

I dunno about this app, Agri.

It's hard making a good app once your brain is fried.

Like, I couldn't even explain myself probably fried.

[Monfrox]

Goodness gracious that's so much reading I just did. I'm divided on whether to make a Glaswegian hermetic mage or a Deseret Minutemen.

I odn't know, but I TGed Agri about the prospect of a female Minuteman in the OSS. I'd like to get a bit more info as well as a straight yes or no to what I may end up doing before I start working on it.

[Imperial Ouroboros]

Asks for RP sample in the app, however I haven't done too much forum-style RP. I have done years of DnD however, does that count for anything?

Well, unfortunately I can't really get a gauge of your DnD skills or forum RPing abilities.

Though if you write something very, very good, I could let you in.

Still a WIP, but hopefully nearly good enough. Everything is filled out but I might change my mind about a few things.

Player Character App (Shadow Ops Operative)

Name: Alexander Sodovsky
Gender: Male
Age: 22
D.O.B.: 1919, November 19
Physical Description and/or Picture: Link
Species (if Human, specify if Mundane, Mage, Witch, Minuteman or Esper): Esper
Nationality: Russian
Ethnicity: Slavic
Religion (if any): None
Powers/Magical Specializations (Only if Mage, Witch or Esper): Photokinesis, AKA photon manipulation. Also an excellent marksman.
Bio: Grew up to a poor family in Soviet Ukraine in the aftermath of the Great War. The sixth and last of his siblings, both his parents were executed as royalist to the old Tsarist regime. His three brothers later died fighting to avenge his parents, and his only sister abandoned him soon after. He currently has no ties to any immediate or extended family members. Living on the streets, he was later discovered by the NKVD to have significant potential as an esper, and was trained at a Russian Esper Academy. He was almost constantly in.... "re-education" for his refusal to endorse Stalin's authoritative communist regime, however with the improved will-power gained by unlocking one's esper power, he managed to resist the majority of torture. Normally he would be executed, but due to the need of espers due to Russia's lack of the occult, he was instead sent to the Shadow Ops, as his lack of patriotism wouldn't be tolerated in the Red Army
Psychological Profile: A realist, and extremely cynical. However he will not hesitate to put the need of the people above himself, and is not afraid to go against the orders of his superiors, or against protocol, if he believes said order will put civilians in unnecessary danger. People often disagree with him on what these "needs of the people" are, however.
Why do you fight?: Self-determination, on a government and individual level. Government level meaning people's right to choose there own government, whether it be Fascist, Communist, or Democratic, regardless of his personal preference. Individual level meaning people's right to choose their own destiny, no matter how misguided, or straight up idiotic he thinks that destiny is.
Defining Quote: "As people, human or otherwise, our ultimate right is the right to self-determination. The right to decide our own fate. I will always fight for people to walk down whichever path they want, regardless of how misguided or stupid I think that path is. And if someone interferes with someone's ability to choose a path, if they threaten or coerce them to take a certain one, or they set up road blocks, then I will tear down those obstacles. And if need be, I will kill those that set those obstacles in the first place. THAT is my brand of justice."
RP Sample: As previously stated on this thread, I do not have much forum-style RP experience. However, I have done other types of RP, none of which I can link to.

[Occupied Deutschland]

Interesting, quite interesting.

[Reverend Norv]

Thank you for your invite, Agri. Minuteman it is.

[Wolfenium]

Guten tag. Is Reichzeit nao.

[Minroz]

Tag.

Hey everyone!~

I must say, this RP you made here is awesome...and big~.

Anyway, I'm gonna RP as my Vampire Yankee New Yorker.

Tho' on the other hand, I might make more chars in the future. Next one is prolly a Scotsman, a hardened veteran or happy-go-lucky yet tough witch, both of whom likes to drink alcohol.

[Cylarn]

Player Character App (Shadow Ops Operative)

Name: Clark Harris.
Gender: Male.
Age: 35.
D.O.B.: 03/07/1907.
Physical Description and/or Picture: Harris.
Species: Mundane Human.
Nationality: American.
Ethnicity: He's a mutt. On his mother's side, he's descended from German settlers who had come to North Carolina in the early-18th Century. On his father's side, he's a descendant of Anglo/Scots-Irish settlers who had come to North Carolina in the late-17th Century.
Religion: He was raised as a Methodist, though he's not much of a denominational fellow. He's a Christian, though.
Powers/Magical Specializations: No need for it.
Bio: Clark Harris is a good 'ole mountain boy from Morganton, North Carolina. He lived at a local sawmill that his father operated, and he learned at an early age how to work hard. He was but two years old when the state of North Carolina banned alcohol, at which point 'ole Leevert Harris decided to start brewing up hooch. During the day, about when Clark turned 5, young Clark and 'ole Lee would work the sawmill, witht he elder teaching his son the ways of the dangerous line of work. That was before he went off to school in town, learning how to read and write. Before long, the US as a nation outlawed alcohol, thus beginning Prohibition. The 11-year-old Clark was soon put to work at the still, brewing up all sorts of hooch, or they'd send him out to town to acquire the needed ingredients for said hooch, or to pass a bribe off to the Burke County Sheriff.

At the age of 15, he was out delivering hooch to local buyers, which was rather risky work when you had the feds all around. He learned to drive an old car that had its engine boosted and worked on so that he could outrun the feds if they ever tried to chase him down. By 20, his father had set up connections with powerful forces way up north, all the way in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Before long, the Harris family was dealing with some of the most dangerous men in the US, notably "Nucky" Johnson. As the years dragged on, the relationship between the two grew more perverse, with Clark spending more time in the big city, doing all sorts of jobs for Nucky, from collecting gambling debts to knocking off competition. By 1933 however, things began to crumble.

Prohibition had ended, and the government was going after Nucky. Sensing that things were about to take a turn for the worst, Clark got out while he could and found himself enlisting in the Organized Reserves of the US Army, assigned to the 82nd Infantry down in Florida, where he enrolled at the University of Florida. During his time there, he studied Sociology and also attended the Army's Officer Candidate School, earning a promotion to Second Lieutenant, thanks to some connections that he had made while working for Nucky. Around 1937, he ended up following a few of his classmates in joining up with the International Brigades in Spain, during the Spanish Civil War.

Spain was a mess. Not only did you have the Nationalist forces of General Francisco Franco duking it out with the Republican forces, but you had the Soviets meddling in the affairs of the Republican government as well as Nazi Germany wishing to showcase their new arsenal. He fought alongside the Abraham Lincoln, most notably distinguishing himself at the Battle of Jarama, as well as during the Aragon Offensive. He last fought at Teruel, when the Nationalists forced the brigade to retreat from the city. He returned to the United States three months later, and his rank was immediately suspended, and the FBI began a very invasive investigation into his activities, eventually charging him with money laundering crimes and bootlegging.

When Pearl Harbor struck, he was spending time in federal prison, when a couple of ominous suits came to visit him. Before Clark knew it, he was released from federal prison, he was reinstated into the US Army, though it was on one condition. In light of his combat record during the Spanish Civil War and his time as a low-level enforcer for Nucky Thompson, he was required to serve with the "Shadow Ops." Without being told what exactly the unit was, he was sent off for additional combat training with the USMC 1st Separate Battalion, the OSS, and the British Commandos, and then finally shipped out with the Shadow Ops.
Psychological Profile: He's a rather relaxed individual, though he knows to be professional and cordial when around his superior officers. When he's in the field, he's your run-of-the-mill action hero: brave, willing to take a live, more than willing to put his ass out in the fire for others. He likes to smoke, and he more than enjoys a good beverage and a charming female companion.
Why do you fight: "I fight because I hate Krauts, and I fight because it's better than having to watch my back while I piss. I'd take getting shot at over spending a night in the Iron Hotel any day of the damn week."
Defining Quote: "I fight because I hate Krauts, and I fight because it's better than having to watch my back while I piss. I'd take getting shot at over spending a night in the Iron Hotel any day of the damn week."
RP Sample: The Debatable Lands.

[Wolfenium]

Player Character App (Shadow Ops Operative)

Name: Ariel Remington
Gender: Female
Age: 19
D.O.B.: 17th April, 1922
Physical Description and/or Picture: Self-made
Species (if Human, specify if Mundane, Mage, Knight, Witch, Minuteman or Esper): Knight
Nationality: United Kingdom
Ethnicity: English
Religion (if any): Anglican
Powers/Magical Specializations (Only if Mage, Knight, Witch or Esper): Pyromancy
Bio: A noblewoman of a sizeable estate, Ariel has many reasons to be proud of her lineage. Tracing her lineage back to a Danelaw shieldmaiden with incredible firepower (literally), Ariel's clan had since counted Welsh, Anglo-Saxon and Norman nobility in its ranks. Like her ancestor, Ariel is a skilled practitioner of fire magic, runic spells passed down within her family, as well as the Round Table's knightly traditions. And like her, Ariel was not one to accept tradition blindly, or willingly in fact.

An avid lover of the old tales of knight and chivalry, Ariel scorned the outdated nature of Celtic druidry that was required of female blood. From the long casting spells to its silly flying household implements, she was one of the few to see that technology had long surpassed it, with bullets capable of reaching targets in far below a blink of an eye, much less a spell bolt. However, self-experiments have yielded mixed results, such as melting her own swords - an avid past-time of hers - and setting assorted items on combustion. Yet, the girl remained obstinate against joining a coven or a Hermetic school. To her great fortune, the order finally relented to her incessant pleas, and with a few well-connected heads in power, become one of the first female knights in the Round Table.

As a blueblood with a privileged life, Ariel knew little of the life of commoners, often attracting scorn just from her over-enthusiasm for the mundane. Blunt to the point of offence, she often displayed an ignorance towards everyday difficulties, especially in the midst of the depression. However, that did not mean she did not care, displayed an overt chivalrous attitude to others. She merely lacked tact in tempering such attitudes, often appearing condescending and haughty.

Despite all these, the war was a call she would not refuse. Whether it was a sense of pride, patriotism or justice, she jumped at the call from the SoE to join the war effort. Since, she had proven to be a bane to her German enemies, many reduced to ash during the Blitz itself. But the war is far from over, and her job is far from done.
Psychological Profile: Fairly naive, lacks knowledge of commoners' way of life, easily excitable, chivalric.
Why do you fight?: Guess.
Defining Quote: "Firestorm!"
RP Sample: No.

Player Character App (Shadow Ops Operative)

Name: Anna Cross
Gender: Female
Age: 16
D.O.B.: 3rd September, 1925
Physical Description and/or Picture:

Species (if Human, specify if Mundane, Mage, Witch, Minuteman or Esper): Human Witch
Nationality: United States of America
Ethnicity: German
Religion (if any): Old Order Mennonite
Powers/Magical Specializations (Only if Mage, Witch or Esper): Healing (may add more as time goes on)
Bio:
Since her birth in a small colony in Pennsylvania, Anna had only known the church and bible. Even by mundane terms, her worldly knowledge proved incredibly scant, having never seen a city, a car or a train in her entire life. However, one moment in her thirteenth birthday changed her life, when she brought an injured dove to her mother to treat. It was then her mother demonstrated a power both stunning and frightening. She healed the dove with nothing but her hands and a strange energy.

As Anna would find out, her mother was, in fact, a witch. A practitioner of pagan magistry, she grew weary of the magical realm and the trepidation of her coven, breaking ranks to settle with the man he loved and his God. It was a secret the pair harboured from the colony, knowing full well her talents would be met with fear and scorn. It was also a path she hoped Anna need not follow, preferring her to live a happy life free of the twisted outside world. Anna herself reacted nervously to the news, unwilling to recognize someone with such 'unholy' power as her mother. But a few days of silence finally calmed her nerves, as she finally accepted her ancestry on the sole belief that she need not follow down the same path.

Unfortunately for Anna, her coming of age coincided with the war itself. When the call finally came for the Salem coven to join the war effort, her registrars were ordered to scribble in any name that meets the OSS draft for manpower. The next day, the OSS approached the colony itself, calling for Anna to answer the draft. Easily bought by a desire to help the sick and believing her status as a conscientious objector would keep her off the front lines, she bid farewell to her parents in the colony.

She was wrong.

Press-ganged into the OSS, Anna's talents as a witch overrode her objections on religious grounds. While fairly mediocre in healing spells due to her lack of magical studies, Anna was still dragged into frontline duty out of necessity, rather than personal conviction. While bitter, the Mennonite's protests never extended beyond verbal complaint. Force, sadly, was something she was unwilling to use, and one her new employers exploited to gain her reluctant compliance. Now part of the OSS' Shadow Operations, Anna's usual cheerful mood had become incredibly grim. This was a life she would learn to dread, and one to remember.

Psychological Profile: Meek, timid, very naive, but religious and stubborn
Why do you fight?:See below.
Defining Quote: "I... I just want to help people. Not kill them..."
RP Sample: Haha.

[Lunas Legion]

Hmm. I'll be back with apps later.

[Organized States]

Taggity/App Placeholder.

This is beautiful...

Player Character App (Shadow Ops Operative)

Name: Adam James Philips
Gender: M
Age: 25
D.O.B.: 2/21/14
Physical Description and/or Picture: Yeah, I know
Species (if Human, specify if Mundane, Mage, Witch, Minuteman or Esper): Minuteman
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Religion (if any): Southern Baptist
Powers/Magical Specializations (Only if Mage, Witch or Esper):
Bio: WIP
Psychological Profile: Analytical, Simple (but not stupid), Service-oriented
Why do you fight?: God, Family, Country, Apple Pie, and some other cliches.
Defining Quote: "Just doing my part."
RP Sample: Pretty sure I've been in an RP with you before, but I'll pull some out.

[Agritum]

Goodness gracious that's so much reading I just did. I'm divided on whether to make a Glaswegian hermetic mage or a Deseret Minutemen.

I'd be glad for more Mages or Witches or a vampire or two, myself.

[Agritum]

Player Character App (Shadow Ops Operative)

Name: Clark Harris.
Gender: Male.
Age: 35.
D.O.B.: 03/07/1907.
Physical Description and/or Picture: Harris.
Species: Mundane Human.
Nationality: American.
Ethnicity: He's a mutt. On his mother's side, he's descended from German settlers who had come to North Carolina in the early-18th Century. On his father's side, he's a descendant of Anglo/Scots-Irish settlers who had come to North Carolina in the late-17th Century.
Religion: He was raised as a Methodist, though he's not much of a denominational fellow. He's a Christian, though.
Powers/Magical Specializations: No need for it.
Bio: Clark Harris is a good 'ole mountain boy from Morganton, North Carolina. He lived at a local sawmill that his father operated, and he learned at an early age how to work hard. He was but two years old when the state of North Carolina banned alcohol, at which point 'ole Leevert Harris decided to start brewing up hooch. During the day, about when Clark turned 5, young Clark and 'ole Lee would work the sawmill, witht he elder teaching his son the ways of the dangerous line of work. That was before he went off to school in town, learning how to read and write. Before long, the US as a nation outlawed alcohol, thus beginning Prohibition. The 11-year-old Clark was soon put to work at the still, brewing up all sorts of hooch, or they'd send him out to town to acquire the needed ingredients for said hooch, or to pass a bribe off to the Burke County Sheriff.

At the age of 15, he was out delivering hooch to local buyers, which was rather risky work when you had the feds all around. He learned to drive an old car that had its engine boosted and worked on so that he could outrun the feds if they ever tried to chase him down. By 20, his father had set up connections with powerful forces way up north, all the way in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Before long, the Harris family was dealing with some of the most dangerous men in the US, notably "Nucky" Johnson. As the years dragged on, the relationship between the two grew more perverse, with Clark spending more time in the big city, doing all sorts of jobs for Nucky, from collecting gambling debts to knocking off competition. By 1933 however, things began to crumble.

Prohibition had ended, and the government was going after Nucky. Sensing that things were about to take a turn for the worst, Clark got out while he could and found himself enlisting in the Organized Reserves of the US Army, assigned to the 82nd Infantry down in Florida, where he enrolled at the University of Florida. During his time there, he studied Sociology and also attended the Army's Officer Candidate School, earning a promotion to Second Lieutenant, thanks to some connections that he had made while working for Nucky. Around 1937, he ended up following a few of his classmates in joining up with the International Brigades in Spain, during the Spanish Civil War.

Spain was a mess. Not only did you have the Nationalist forces of General Francisco Franco duking it out with the Republican forces, but you had the Soviets meddling in the affairs of the Republican government as well as Nazi Germany wishing to showcase their new arsenal. He fought alongside the Abraham Lincoln, most notably distinguishing himself at the Battle of Jarama, as well as during the Aragon Offensive. He last fought at Teruel, when the Nationalists forced the brigade to retreat from the city. He returned to the United States three months later, and his rank was immediately suspended, and the FBI began a very invasive investigation into his activities, eventually charging him with money laundering crimes and bootlegging.

When Pearl Harbor struck, he was spending time in federal prison, when a couple of ominous suits came to visit him. Before Clark knew it, he was released from federal prison, he was reinstated into the US Army, though it was on one condition. In light of his combat record during the Spanish Civil War and his time as a low-level enforcer for Nucky Thompson, he was required to serve with the "Shadow Ops." Without being told what exactly the unit was, he was sent off for additional combat training with the USMC 1st Separate Battalion, the OSS, and the British Commandos, and then finally shipped out with the Shadow Ops.
Psychological Profile: He's a rather relaxed individual, though he knows to be professional and cordial when around his superior officers. When he's in the field, he's your run-of-the-mill action hero: brave, willing to take a live, more than willing to put his ass out in the fire for others. He likes to smoke, and he more than enjoys a good beverage and a charming female companion.
Why do you fight: "I fight because I hate Krauts, and I fight because it's better than having to watch my back while I piss. I'd take getting shot at over spending a night in the Iron Hotel any day of the damn week."
Defining Quote: "I fight because I hate Krauts, and I fight because it's better than having to watch my back while I piss. I'd take getting shot at over spending a night in the Iron Hotel any day of the damn week."
RP Sample: The Debatable Lands.

Gritty. I like it. Accepted.

Player Character App (Shadow Ops Operative)

Name: Ariel Remington
Gender: Female
Age: 19
D.O.B.: 17th April, 1922
Physical Description and/or Picture: Self-made
Species (if Human, specify if Mundane, Mage, Witch, Minuteman or Esper): Human Mage
Nationality: United Kingdom
Ethnicity: English
Religion (if any): Anglican
Powers/Magical Specializations (Only if Mage, Witch or Esper): Pyromancy
Bio: A noblewoman of a sizeable estate, Ariel has many reasons to be proud of her lineage. Tracing her lineage back to a Danelaw shieldmaiden with incredible firepower (literally), Ariel's clan had since counted Welsh, Anglo-Saxon and Norman nobility in its ranks. Like her ancestor, Ariel is a skilled practitioner of fire magic, shamanistic spells passed down within her family, as well as her school's Hermetic traditions. And like her, Ariel was not one to accept tradition blindly, or willingly in fact.

A dissident over the rigours of Hermetic dogma, Ariel scorned the outdated nature of the magical arts. From the long Latin casting spells to its fragile twig weapons, she was one of the few to see that technology had long surpassed it, with bullets capable of reaching targets in far below a blink of an eye, much less a spell bolt. However, self-experiments have yielded mixed results, such as melting her own swords - an avid past-time of hers - and setting assorted items on combustion. Yet, the girl remained obstinate against the use of wands, though forced to wield one alongside her sidearms, an arming sword and a pistol.

As a blueblood with a privileged life, Ariel knew little of the life of commoners, often attracting scorn just from her over-enthusiasm for the mundane. Blunt to the point of offence, she often displayed an ignorance towards everyday difficulties, especially in the midst of the depression. However, that did not mean she did not care, displayed an overt chivalrous attitude to others. She merely lacked tact in tempering such attitudes, often appearing condescending and haughty.

Despite all these, the war was a call she would not refuse. Whether it was a sense of pride, patriotism or justice, she jumped at the call from the SoE to join the war effort. Since, she had proven to be a bane to her German enemies, many reduced to ash during the Blitz itself. But the war is far from over, and her job is far from done.
Psychological Profile: Fairly naive, lacks knowledge of commoners' way of life, easily excitable, chivalric.
Why do you fight?: Guess.
Defining Quote: "Firestorm!"
RP Sample: No.

Player Character App (Shadow Ops Operative)

Name: Anna Cross
Gender: Female
Age: 16
D.O.B.: 3rd September, 1925
Physical Description and/or Picture:

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Species (if Human, specify if Mundane, Mage, Witch, Minuteman or Esper): Human Witch
Nationality: United States of America
Ethnicity: German
Religion (if any): Old Order Mennonite
Powers/Magical Specializations (Only if Mage, Witch or Esper): Healing (may add more as time goes on)
Bio:
Since her birth in a small colony in Pennsylvania, Anna had only known the church and bible. Even by mundane terms, her worldly knowledge proved incredibly scant, having never seen a city, a car or a train in her entire life. However, one moment in her thirteenth birthday changed her life, when she brought an injured dove to her mother to treat. It was then her mother demonstrated a power both stunning and frightening. She healed the dove with nothing but her hands and a strange energy.

As Anna would find out, her mother was, in fact, a witch. A practitioner of pagan magistry, she grew weary of the magical realm and the trepidation of her coven, breaking ranks to settle with the man he loved and his God. It was a secret the pair harboured from the colony, knowing full well her talents would be met with fear and scorn. It was also a path she hoped Anna need not follow, preferring her to live a happy life free of the twisted outside world. Anna herself reacted nervously to the news, unwilling to recognize someone with such 'unholy' power as her mother. But a few days of silence finally calmed her nerves, as she finally accepted her ancestry on the sole belief that she need not follow down the same path.

Unfortunately for Anna, her coming of age coincided with the war itself. When the call finally came for the Salem coven to join the war effort, her registrars were ordered to scribble in any name that meets the OSS draft for manpower. The next day, the OSS approached the colony itself, calling for Anna to answer the draft. Easily bought by a desire to help the sick and believing her status as a conscientious objector would keep her off the front lines, she bid farewell to her parents in the colony.

She was wrong.

Press-ganged into the OSS, Anna's talents as a witch overrode her objections on religious grounds. While fairly mediocre in healing spells due to her lack of magical studies, Anna was still dragged into frontline duty out of necessity, rather than personal conviction. While bitter, the Mennonite's protests never extended beyond verbal complaint. Force, sadly, was something she was unwilling to use, and one her new employers exploited to gain her reluctant compliance. Now part of the OSS' Shadow Operations, Anna's usual cheerful mood had become incredibly grim. This was a life she would learn to dread, and one to remember.

Psychological Profile: Meek, timid, very naive, but religious and stubborn
Why do you fight?:See below.
Defining Quote: "I... I just to help people. Not kill them..."
RP Sample: Haha.

Les magical girls. Accepted.

Well, unfortunately I can't really get a gauge of your DnD skills or forum RPing abilities.

Though if you write something very, very good, I could let you in.

Still a WIP, but hopefully nearly good enough. Everything is filled out but I might change my mind about a few things.

Player Character App (Shadow Ops Operative)

Name: Alexander Sodovsky
Gender: Male
Age: 22
D.O.B.: 1919, November 19
Physical Description and/or Picture: Link
Species (if Human, specify if Mundane, Mage, Witch, Minuteman or Esper): Esper
Nationality: Russian
Ethnicity: Slavic
Religion (if any): None
Powers/Magical Specializations (Only if Mage, Witch or Esper): Photokinesis, AKA photon manipulation. Also an excellent marksman.
Bio: Grew up to a poor family in Soviet Ukraine in the aftermath of the Great War. The sixth and last of his siblings, both his parents were executed as royalist to the old Tsarist regime. His three brothers later died fighting to avenge his parents, and his only sister abandoned him soon after. He currently has no ties to any immediate or extended family members. Living on the streets, he was later discovered by the NKVD to have significant potential as an esper, and was trained at a Russian Esper Academy. He was almost constantly in.... "re-education" for his refusal to endorse Stalin's authoritative communist regime, however with the improved will-power gained by unlocking one's esper power, he managed to resist the majority of torture. Normally he would be executed, but due to the need of espers due to Russia's lack of the occult, he was instead sent to the Shadow Ops, as his lack of patriotism wouldn't be tolerated in the Red Army
Psychological Profile: A realist, and extremely cynical. However he will not hesitate to put the need of the people above himself, and is not afraid to go against the orders of his superiors, or against protocol, if he believes said order will put civilians in unnecessary danger. People often disagree with him on what these "needs of the people" are, however.
Why do you fight?: Self-determination, on a government and individual level. Government level meaning people's right to choose there own government, whether it be Fascist, Communist, or Democratic, regardless of his personal preference. Individual level meaning people's right to choose their own destiny, no matter how misguided, or straight up idiotic he thinks that destiny is.
Defining Quote: "As people, human or otherwise, our ultimate right is the right to self-determination. The right to decide our own fate. I will always fight for people to walk down whichever path they want, regardless of how misguided or stupid I think that path is. And if someone interferes with someone's ability to choose a path, if they threaten or coerce them to take a certain one, or they set up road blocks, then I will tear down those obstacles. And if need be, I will kill those that set those obstacles in the first place. THAT is my brand of justice."
RP Sample: As previously stated on this thread, I do not have much forum-style RP experience. However, I have done other types of RP, none of which I can link to.

I'm willing to give you a chance, though I'd like for you to make the adjustments you spoke about, if so you want. That said, a few nitpicks: all Soviet Espers have got white hair due to counter-effects of the augmentation process, and you should probably read up on how Russian names work.

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@Zeinbrad I'd like for you to complete the app before making any final judgement.


Anyways, have some music, guys http://youtu.be/hzzX4XhMMlU

[Reverend Norv]

Bizarrely, this may end up being one of my most autobiographical characters.

[Agritum]

Bizarrely, this may end up being one of my most autobiographical characters.

We can understand you, Rogers.

[WolFina]

@Lesser Wulfi

I can see a million ways this can go wrong. I like it.

I wouldn't settle for anything less.

Now I need to finish the bio.