Operation: Red Guard(Sci-Fi, OOC, Open)

[Zarkenis Ultima]

Happy to see all the apps we've got so far

It's not terribly necessary yet since all the current apps are on the first page, but either way, I've put up the character list on my reserved post.

[Tomia]

It's more about the aesthetics of having a personal BFG then it's effectiveness. I replaced it by a modular weapon of standard, chemically propelled projectiles, that is basically like only "20 Minutes into the future".

That's very fair in that case accepted, welcome aboard!

[Tomia]

Happy to see all the apps we've got so far

It's not terribly necessary yet since all the current apps are on the first page, but either way, I've put up the character list on my reserved post.

Btw thanks for this Zark!

[The Twelve Isles]

Is it possible to app a custom race? Or are we limited to the ones presented here?

I promise I won't app furries.

[Laka Strolistandiler]

I would like to add to the above stated question: …And if they are allowed what limitations are placed on their physiology and psychology? I mean I can give and example of what a custom race written by me looks like

[Tomia]

Is it possible to app a custom race? Or are we limited to the ones presented here?

I promise I won't app furries.

Custom races are allowed. If it's a totally original race rather than a hybrid combo of races(which is also very much allowed and even encouraged given the setting) just make sure it fits organically into the setting and doesn't step on the toes of the lore or try to claim undue importance.

Laka as for your question, I'm not entirely sure what you mean by limitations but as long as the above is done and they aren't OP or have some kind of trait that gives them undue advantage then you should be good.

[The Twelve Isles]

Is it possible to app a custom race? Or are we limited to the ones presented here?

I promise I won't app furries.

Custom races are allowed. If it's a totally original race rather than a hybrid combo of races(which is also very much allowed and even encouraged given the setting) just make sure it fits organically into the setting and doesn't step on the toes of the lore or try to claim undue importance.

Laka as for your question, I'm not entirely sure what you mean by limitations but as long as the above is done and they aren't OP or have some kind of trait that gives them undue advantage then you should be good.

Aight dope. Is there a way I should app them or just give you all the most important info when I app an OC?

[Tomia]

Custom races are allowed. If it's a totally original race rather than a hybrid combo of races(which is also very much allowed and even encouraged given the setting) just make sure it fits organically into the setting and doesn't step on the toes of the lore or try to claim undue importance.

Laka as for your question, I'm not entirely sure what you mean by limitations but as long as the above is done and they aren't OP or have some kind of trait that gives them undue advantage then you should be good.

Aight dope. Is there a way I should app them or just give you all the most important info when I app an OC?

Just giving the relevant info in the character app will be fine

[The Twelve Isles]

Aight dope. Is there a way I should app them or just give you all the most important info when I app an OC?

Just giving the relevant info in the character app will be fine

Cool cool. Sounds like a plan then

[Tomia]

Just giving the relevant info in the character app will be fine

Cool cool. Sounds like a plan then

Great, looking forward to it

[Galnius]

Well complete an app tonight

[Tomia]

Well complete an app tonight

Looking forward to it

[The Twelve Isles]

Still working on my app, I've had a kinda busy week so I haven't made as much progress as I would have liked but hopefully it should be up in the next day or two.

[Zarkenis Ultima]

Still working on my app, I've had a kinda busy week so I haven't made as much progress as I would have liked but hopefully it should be up in the next day or two.

No worries, you're not the only one with an app still in the works anyway

[Tomia]

Still working on my app, I've had a kinda busy week so I haven't made as much progress as I would have liked but hopefully it should be up in the next day or two.

No worries, you're not the only one with an app still in the works anyway

Ya take your time, just for reference for everyone I'll probably throw up the IC sometime this weekend

[Tomia]

IC should be coming tonight!

[Tomia]

viewtopic.php?f=31&t=506475 IC up!

[Zarkenis Ultima]

Oh boy, it's happening

[Cybernetic Socialist Republics]

only reason I haven't posted the remade Raela App is because I've been looking for a bodyclaim. hopefully I'll have the app posted today.

[Zarkenis Ultima]

Here's my second app. Bio might be a bit rushed, but I've been stuck on it a bit and I wanted to get it done already so I can work on an IC post

I might add the optional bits to my apps later, who knows.

Name: Ajax Wallace
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Appearance: 1, 2, 3 - Six feet four inches tall.
Occupation: Red Guard medic
Abilities:

• Advanced medical training and knowledge
• Basic hand-to-hand combat skills
• Extensive knowledge of Mars culture and history, as well as of Olympia's various districts
• Tharasite: Savior - Ajax's Tharasite has the straightforward yet incredibly valuable ability to nullify pain and restore any organism to pristine condition through touch. The length of this process varies depending on the severity of the injuries sustained by the organism in question, but the effect is powerful enough to restore limbs and even heal fatal wounds if used on time. In addition, while he cannot use this ability on himself, Ajax's Tharasite passively sustains him, reducing his need for rest, food and water, keeping him alert and aware at all times, making him exceptionally resistant to disease and toxins, and giving him an extremely high resistance to pain.

Weaknesses:

• Specialization - Combat is not Ajax's focus. As such, while he has trained to the point where he can likely handle an unaugmented street thug, anything more than that is likely to be too much for him to take on without backup. He also can't shoot to save his life.
• Tharasite: Savior - As mentioned, Ajax's Tharasite requires touch in order to work. More specifically, skin contact with the patient must be maintained throughout the entire healing process in order for it to work, or any progress made will quickly revert upon loss of contact. In addition, this ability has diminished effects on certain diseases as well as conditions that are the result of aging and natural deterioration. As mentioned, he cannot heal himself, so while his Tharasite keeps him in top working order at all times, it isn't much help if he does get hurt. Lastly, while the Tharasite greatly diminishes his physical need for things like food and sleep, it does little to alleviate the psychological need for them.

Bio: Ajax was born as the third son of Arthur Wallace, latest head of a long lineage of proud soldiers. The Wallace's were one of the oldest families in Olympia, dating back to the early colony days, and though they had seen better days since the Sol Rebellion, they remained one of the most important as well. Ajax was raised in the family home in the Cliffs neighborhood in Red Town - while most other prestigious folk opted to move to the Peak, a location more in accordance with their status, Arthur and his forebears had always believed in remaining close to the people, and that was Red Town, the largest and most populated district... as well as the more dangerous and impoverished. Thus, from a young age Ajax learned about the inequality, the perils and the hardships that plagued that place, along with Olympia and Mars as a whole.

Much like his brother and sister as well as his father before him, Ajax was raised in a very disciplined environment, hearing about the military exploits of the previous generations and being encouraged to follow in his footsteps. However, it was apparent early on that there was different from his siblings. His temperament was much calmer, his demeanor more peaceful, and his curiosity was aimed at different subjects. This trend was concerning, but ultimately his father figured he would get over it and accept his duties when the time came. At the age of 16, two years after his brother and five after his sister, Ajax inherited one of several Tharasites that had been in the family for generations. His uncle, a retired combat medic famous for saving countless lives during the ill-fated Battle of Pirate's Bay, left him the Savior, as they called it, a Tharasite with the power to heal others.

A year later, Ajax finished basic education, and it became apparent that he had no intention of pursuing a career in the military or in similar institutions. This was uncommon, and Arthur was far from pleased, but ultimately it was not unheard of - across the years there had been a few like him, who simply did not have the same calling. His older sister Jean had gone enlisted in the Mars Defense Force to protect the colony against pirates and criminals, and his older brother Hector had opted to go into the Olympia Police Department managed by the Mars Colonial Government, so Arthur figured that he could indulge his youngest child and offered him an alternative: to study medicine at Tharsis Academy. It was a good match for someone with his abilities and offered him the possibility to help people directly, which made him more than happy to accept.

The young man spent the next six years of his life studying at Tharsis Academy. Due to his particular abilities, he was accepted into a special course designed to educate and train up and coming doctors in a shorter amount of time than usual, in order to allow them quick access to the medical industry so that they can begin helping people as soon as possible. This, in addition to taking various classes centered around Tharasite training, made his schedule extremely busy, more so even than that of his peers, which made it difficult to meet people and make new acquaintances. However, the discipline he had learned at home and his own academic prowess allowed him to pull through with stellar grades.

Of note is the fact that, during his time in the Academy, Ajax became exposed to new ideas and various political views and opinions. This eventually led him to fall in with the Free Mars Caucus, a group of activists - as far as he was aware - that tried to raise public consciousness about the injustices carried out against the people of Mars by the Confederation. He spent several months during his second to last year at the Academy going to meetings and rallies in his free time, culminating in a large protest at the Peak that turned violent due to the efforts of a group of agitators. While he managed to avoid arrest, Ajax got in trouble with the Academy's administration due to his participation in such events, and this, along with various conversations with his family, resulted in him ending his brief stint with the Caucus.

At the age of 23, Ajax graduated from Tharsis Academy with a degree in medicine and immediately began working at a local hospital to get some much needed experience. However, not long after he turned 24, the commander of the newly formed Red Guard, Kira Mathers, reached out to him with an offer to join. Seeing an opportunity to help out more - and being slightly pressured by his father, who was extremely pleased to hear about this offer - Ajax accepted and began working as a medic for the Red Guard.
Equipment:

• A pair of gloves capable of unleashing electric shocks of varying intensity.
• An arm-mounted directional energy field projector.
• A well-stocked medical kit.

[Tomia]

Here's my second app. Bio might be a bit rushed, but I've been stuck on it a bit and I wanted to get it done already so I can work on an IC post

I might add the optional bits to my apps later, who knows.

Name: Ajax Wallace
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Appearance: 1, 2, 3 - Six feet four inches tall.
Occupation: Red Guard medic
Abilities:

• Advanced medical training and knowledge
• Basic hand-to-hand combat skills
• Extensive knowledge of Mars culture and history, as well as of Olympia's various districts
• Tharasite: Savior - Ajax's Tharasite has the straightforward yet incredibly valuable ability to nullify pain and restore any organism to pristine condition through touch. The length of this process varies depending on the severity of the injuries sustained by the organism in question, but the effect is powerful enough to restore limbs and even heal fatal wounds if used on time. In addition, while he cannot use this ability on himself, Ajax's Tharasite passively sustains him, reducing his need for rest, food and water, keeping him alert and aware at all times, making him exceptionally resistant to disease and toxins, and giving him an extremely high resistance to pain.

Weaknesses:

• Specialization - Combat is not Ajax's focus. As such, while he has trained to the point where he can likely handle an unaugmented street thug, anything more than that is likely to be too much for him to take on without backup. He also can't shoot to save his life.
• Tharasite: Savior - As mentioned, Ajax's Tharasite requires touch in order to work. More specifically, skin contact with the patient must be maintained throughout the entire healing process in order for it to work, or any progress made will quickly revert upon loss of contact. In addition, this ability has diminished effects on certain diseases as well as conditions that are the result of aging and natural deterioration. As mentioned, he cannot heal himself, so while his Tharasite keeps him in top working order at all times, it isn't much help if he does get hurt. Lastly, while the Tharasite greatly diminishes his physical need for things like food and sleep, it does little to alleviate the psychological need for them.

Bio: Ajax was born as the third son of Arthur Wallace, latest head of a long lineage of proud soldiers. The Wallace's were one of the oldest families in Olympia, dating back to the early colony days, and though they had seen better days since the Sol Rebellion, they remained one of the most important as well. Ajax was raised in the family home in the Cliffs neighborhood in Red Town - while most other prestigious folk opted to move to the Peak, a location more in accordance with their status, Arthur and his forebears had always believed in remaining close to the people, and that was Red Town, the largest and most populated district... as well as the more dangerous and impoverished. Thus, from a young age Ajax learned about the inequality, the perils and the hardships that plagued that place, along with Olympia and Mars as a whole.

Much like his brother and sister as well as his father before him, Ajax was raised in a very disciplined environment, hearing about the military exploits of the previous generations and being encouraged to follow in his footsteps. However, it was apparent early on that there was different from his siblings. His temperament was much calmer, his demeanor more peaceful, and his curiosity was aimed at different subjects. This trend was concerning, but ultimately his father figured he would get over it and accept his duties when the time came. At the age of 16, two years after his brother and five after his sister, Ajax inherited one of several Tharasites that had been in the family for generations. His uncle, a retired combat medic famous for saving countless lives during the ill-fated Battle of Pirate's Bay, left him the Savior, as they called it, a Tharasite with the power to heal others.

A year later, Ajax finished basic education, and it became apparent that he had no intention of pursuing a career in the military or in similar institutions. This was uncommon, and Arthur was far from pleased, but ultimately it was not unheard of - across the years there had been a few like him, who simply did not have the same calling. His older sister Jean had gone enlisted in the Mars Defense Force to protect the colony against pirates and criminals, and his older brother Hector had opted to go into the Olympia Police Department managed by the Mars Colonial Government, so Arthur figured that he could indulge his youngest child and offered him an alternative: to study medicine at Tharsis Academy. It was a good match for someone with his abilities and offered him the possibility to help people directly, which made him more than happy to accept.

The young man spent the next six years of his life studying at Tharsis Academy. Due to his particular abilities, he was accepted into a special course designed to educate and train up and coming doctors in a shorter amount of time than usual, in order to allow them quick access to the medical industry so that they can begin helping people as soon as possible. This, in addition to taking various classes centered around Tharasite training, made his schedule extremely busy, more so even than that of his peers, which made it difficult to meet people and make new acquaintances. However, the discipline he had learned at home and his own academic prowess allowed him to pull through with stellar grades.

Of note is the fact that, during his time in the Academy, Ajax became exposed to new ideas and various political views and opinions. This eventually led him to fall in with the Free Mars Caucus, a group of activists - as far as he was aware - that tried to raise public consciousness about the injustices carried out against the people of Mars by the Confederation. He spent several months during his second to last year at the Academy going to meetings and rallies in his free time, culminating in a large protest at the Peak that turned violent due to the efforts of a group of agitators. While he managed to avoid arrest, Ajax got in trouble with the Academy's administration due to his participation in such events, and this, along with various conversations with his family, resulted in him ending his brief stint with the Caucus.

At the age of 23, Ajax graduated from Tharsis Academy with a degree in medicine and immediately began working at a local hospital to get some much needed experience. However, not long after he turned 24, the commander of the newly formed Red Guard, Kira Mathers, reached out to him with an offer to join. Seeing an opportunity to help out more - and being slightly pressured by his father, who was extremely pleased to hear about this offer - Ajax accepted and began working as a medic for the Red Guard.
Equipment:

• A pair of gloves capable of unleashing electric shocks of varying intensity.
• An arm-mounted directional energy field projector.
• A well-stocked medical kit.

Accepted!

Also, Zark advised me that I should mention that as of my first post in the IC, the Red Guard troops/on the ground members have been at the fort for a few weeks, the specifics depending on where your char arrived. If you need any more details for your intro posts let me know.

[Tomia]

Nice post Seg!

[Kaledoria]

So ... June 9th ... Does the military on Mars use Earth days, or Mars days (24h, 39min, 35.244sec; aka 1.027 earth seconds for each Mars second)? If they use Earth days, then obviously, the dawn will be 40 minutes later every day and the time of the day has no relation to the position of the sun...

[Tomia]

So ... June 9th ... Does the military on Mars use Earth days, or Mars days (24h, 39min, 35.244sec; aka 1.027 earth seconds for each Mars second)? If they use Earth days, then obviously, the dawn will be 40 minutes later every day and the time of the day has no relation to the position of the sun...

We can assume the dates/times are based on Mars for practicality purposes.

[Cybernetic Socialist Republics]

Name: Raela Alestrandra
Species:Human
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Appearance:

6'1, 185 pounds, athletic build, wears a dark purple coat, with matching knee high boots, gloves and a "cowboy" style hat along with black undersuit, which together can convert into armour.

Occupation: Member of the Red Guard


Abilities:

Tharsiste Enhancements:


• Short term invisibility to most advanced visual and audio, etc. detection while moving, indefinite while stationary.
  
• Telekinetically move objects at medium to short range with a degree of strength and speed equivalent to her own.
• Ability to leech kinetic energy from nearby objects and people to add to her own strength and mobility, also proportionally increasing her durability.
• Isoportation, allowing her to instantly reorient her body position on her current trajectory and stop her own movement instantly. Also acts as effectively body length teleportation.

Genetic Enhancements:


• Quicker reflexes, more attuned senses, greater strength, increased durability and precise dexterity.
  
• Regenerative healing, made faster by drawing in nearby matter.

Special Skills:


• Trained from childhood in Acux-influenced martial arts.
  
• Trained in modern covert operations and their associated skills.
• Rudimentary knowledge in science and engineering behind modern advancements.

Weaknesses:

• Invisibility while moving rapidly erodes the distance she can hear and see, repaired by remaining stationary or exiting invisibility
• The smaller the mass of movement in her vicinity, the less she has to steal from and add to her own.
• Her Isoportation does not displace solid objects, as in, she can not isoport into a space were a solid object is and force it to move
• Regenerative healing is not a painless process, in fact it requires her to experience a fraction of the pain she felt sustaining the injury in the first place in addition to any existing pain
• Has few truly long range offensive capacities.

Bio:

Raela knows very little of her birth, what she does know, is that she was that she was born with various genetic enhancements and given tharsisites as soon as thet could take and that she was "adopted' by an extremely decentralized organization known as the Unheard and trained in the art of deception and theft. It is an organization with members dotted all throughout confederation space, carrying out infrequent action in Collective space, along with a significant presence in the Abyss. Was originally formed as an egalitarian revolutionary group at the turn of the 21st century on earth. Today, it acts as a 23rd century Robin Hood, stealing from the wealthy and providing aid to the poor through front organizations. Though it is often hired by wealthy people to use against each other. Some say this activity is merely it protecting itself by winning the hearts and minds of the down trodden, others say that this behavior is proof it maintains the morality of it's earlier days.

From a young, age Raela did work for the Unheard, her tharsisite abilities making her incredibly adept at reconnaissance and thievery. However as time went on what made her stood out was the capacity and at times penchant for violence she developed. Her skill, tharsites and genetically enhanced capacities making her a formidable foe in close quarters combat, even without the element of surprise. As Raela grew older, she found herself increasingly preferring missions that gave her the opportunity to fight, semi-legal mercenary groups and rival criminal syndicates that prayed upon the vulnerable conditions of the galactic poor.

As time went on, she grew frustrated with her inability to learn more about her past. She also realized that the Unheard's continued operations in the shadows meant that it could never achieve the lofty aims it once set for itself, while it increasingly seemed to her that the syndicate was simply becoming another way for the powerful to compete with each other, just with a brand that happened to come with some palliative aid to the less fortunate. To her, it just became another cog in the machine, without the legitimacy that came with at least being a legal cog.

Eventually, she left the Unheard. For their part, it wasn't that difficult for them to accept this, there was more risk in attempting to persecute those the left instead of just leaving them be and she'd been plenty useful for them. When it came to starting a new, legal life, it wasn't that heard for her to do so by moving to Mars, as most of her shadowy activity had occurred in the abyss rather than confederation space, nevermind the sol system.

Once there, she found that the most suitable use for her abilities would be with the Red Guard. Given it was that or join with a mercenary firm, the choice was not all that difficult for her. At the end of the day, she had skills and talents that could only be employed in certain positions, at joining the Red Guard was a lesser evil in using them. Besides, the thrill she received from successful covert action and violence was something she just couldn't give up.


Equipment:

• Clumps of programable matter that can be molded and hardened into various handheld or thrown weapons that can emit electric shocks or plasma bursts by her charging them with her powers, self replenishing over time
• Coat, boots, gloves hat are made of smart fiber that can fold itself around her into full body fiber armour on her command, self repairing overtime.

Optional

Likes:


• Competition (friendly or unfriendly)
  
• Defending the weak
• Attacking the strong
• Doing onto others as they've done onto others
• Stealing things from people who have lots of things
• Giving things to people who have few things.
• Showdowns with other tharsisite users
• Toying with Mercenaries

Dislikes:


• Formal Titles
• Most violence against civilians.
• Cowardly Pacifism