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[Haspen]

Ahoy, it is me again with another mecha tactical game (some people might remember my semi-successful, previous attempt at this). This time however, I decided to keep the amount of numbers, mechas, weapons and everything else to minimum so the turn progress and game in general will be faster.

This time we're going into SPEEEEEEHSS the further future, were Humans (and not only!) travel the stars using system of Vortixes (wormholes, jumppoints, whichever suits you). At 2121 AD, a war erupted with distant but powerful empire, and it's up to you, brave but fresh Suit pilots to defend the known systems from the elven Tsuan menace, Zobian Raiders, traitors, pirates and other threats...

If you want to JOIN the game, go here and leave your character sheet there. Thank you :3

List of things I wrote so far:
Game-related Things!

Spoiler: In-Game Stuff (click to show/hide)

THE GAME:

Game is dvided into two parts: Mission Time and Intermissions. During Mission Time, you fly into the space in your Suit, pew-pew'ing enemy fighters, suits and whatever gets under your rifle's crosshair. During Intermissions, you may 'level up' ranks, apply for adjustments and upgrades for your Suit, as well as acquitance yourself with other pilots. Roleplay heavily encouraged!

MECHA:

Name: obvious
Class: Front Assault Suits are for single people, Wingmen for those closely working in pairs.
Hull Points: 0 HP - You're dead.
Shield Generator: Amount of damage you can take before your Hull Points are deducted. The second number is amount of shield points restored at the end of the turn.
Initiative Factor: Bonus points to initiative roll at the beginning of a turn.
Evade Capability: Amount of points deducted from enemy's % Hit when you're attacked.
Reactor Capacity: Amount of 'fuel' your suit possess. The 'fuel' is spent on movement and energy weapons. Second number indicates the level below which shields, boosters and RS-using weapons are turned off to conserve power. At 0, all systems in a suit, including life support, are turned off, which obviously kill the pilot.
Armaments: List of weapons your Suit carries at the moment. Ammo in brackets.
Description: Flavor text for fun.

WEAPONS:

Name: obvious
Damage Type: Metal is nothing special, Energy most often gives a chance to Stun, Laser has 50% Shield piercing (half damage to shields, half damage directly to Hull).
Ammo: Max ammo, amount of ammo per shot. Numbers/RS indicates that each shot takes certain amount of points from Suit's Reactor Supply.
% Hit: Base chance to Hit an enemy.
Damage: This one is obvious I think :v
Range: Short, 1 tile; Medium, 2-3 tiles; Long, 4-5 tiles; Very Long, 6-9 tiles;
Special: Shield piercing, shield bypassing or stun. Most often, nothing at all.

MOVEMENT:

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xxxMxxx
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x..x..x

Reactor supply costs:

Idling on a tile: 1 point
Moving a tile: 2 points per tile, only on x/y axis.
Using a booster to move 3 tiles in straight line: 4 points.
Using weapon: Check individual weapon for RS usage.
You can use either main weapon or side weapon in a turn, along with missile launcher and useable utility (if your suit have any).

CHARACTER ADVANCEMENT:

You receive 1 Rank Point for each completed mission, and a 'half' point for each mission your team completes but you (personally) were forced to retreat (low fuel supply, critical HP, etc.)
Two 'half' points make 1 Rank Point (obvious isn't it?)
Your rank depends on amount of kills and missions you performed:
Zero kills and missions: Recruit
At least one kill and one mission completed: Novice Pilot
2 missions completed: Regular Pilot
6 missions completed: Expert Pilot
12 missions completed: Veteran Pilot
24 missions completed: Elite Pilot
5 kills: Ace I
10 kills: Ace II
20 kills: Ace III
50 kills: Ace IV
100 kills: Legendary Ace

Regular Pilots can apply for additional weapons/utilities (if their Suit has empty slots).
Expert Pilots can apply for a change/upgrade of a Suit.

WINGMAN DOCKING PROCEDURE:

It takes 1 turn. Only a pair of the same Wingman Suit units that are adjacent to each other can perform this procedure.
It fuses their units together to create a single unit. Reactors remain separate, but in case of critical fuel levels, one reactor can become the main unit for shield generator and energy weapons' supply.
Pros and Cons of Wingman Docking Procedure:
-Shield generators work in resonance, summing maximum shield capacity and shield regeneration of both units.
-Both units retain shooting capabilities, thus allowing for two shots per turn.
-Movement requirements do NOT increase, thus conserving reactor supply.
-Initiative and Evade become the lower of the two units.
-Destruction of one unit deals 150-300 damage to the second unit if it's docked (most propably destroying it as well).

Spoiler: Character Creation and Such Things (click to show/hide)

Name: This one is obvious :v
Age, Gender: Double obvious v:
Race:
-Terran: Terrans come from the Sol System, mostly from planet Earth (Terra), or, rarely, are born on the colonies on Venus, Earth's Moon, Mars, or are descendants of refugess from Europa, moon of Saturn. Terrans compose almost 80% of Terran Space Fleet personnel. They possess no unusual characteristics.
-Centaurians: Alpha Centauri III has been terraformed into a habitable planet, but still, humans who migrate there easily get their DNA slightly modified by local microbes and plantetary minerals' non-lethal irradiation. Their perception is enhanced (+10% Hit for Rifles/Missile Launchers) but movements and reactions are a bit sluggish compared to those of Terrans (-0.5 Initiative Factor, -10% Evade).
-Kardenian: Kardenians are humanoids slightly taller than Terrans, sporting long, mane-like hair, and possess two small horns sprouting from their forehead (one horn above each eye). They come from the Kardea system, three space vortexes away from Sol system. These humanoids share a bloody past with Terrans, but recently, the two civilizations forged an alliance in face of Tsuan threat and Zobian raiders. Because of that, there's a lot of Kardenian exchange officers in the Terran Space Fleet. Their instincts and subcounscious are more developed than those of humans (+1.5 point of Initiative factor), but their learning skills are a bit worse (-1 Rank Point at start, -1 Rank point for every 5 gained).

Ranks (You start with 4 Rank Points, no Rank can go above 2 at start)
Rifles: +5% Hit with Rifles per 1 rank Point. Max: 7
Melee: +5% Hit with Melee weapons (Lancers, Blades) per 1 rank Point. Max: 7
Launchers: +5% Hit with missiles per 1 rank Point. Max: 7
Initiative: +0.5 Initiative factor points per 1 rank Point. Max: 5
Evade: +5% Evade per 1 rank Point. Max: 5
Rank Points Left: Amount of Rank Points that you can allocated into Ranks (In-between missions only).

Kills: obvious. Starts at 0, unless your char's history indicates otherwise (consult with me before that, though)

History: Brief history of your character. Can include some military action, but it must look 'legit' (in-setting story). You also have to consult with me on that matter.

Pilot's Suit statistics:
Suit numbers and all that goes here. Normally, at character creation, you can only choose between Aggressor-A and Stargazer-I suits.
Requirements for other suits:
Unicorn: At least 2 ranks in Melee.
Aegis: At least 3 ranks in Rifles, Expert Pilot rank
Aggressor-B/Stargazer-II: Expert Pilot rank
Aggressor-C: Veteran Pilot rank
===

Example character sheet:

Name: Asepius Georminios
Age, Gender: 19, Male
Race: Kardenian (+1.5 Initiative || -1 Rank Point at start, -1 Rank point for every 5 gained)
Ranks:
-Rifles: I
-Melee: I
-Launchers: 0
-Initiative: I
-Evade: 0
Rank Points Left: 0
Kills: 0
History: Third son of Ismena and Armekos Georminios, Asepius always wanted to serve his homesystem's Spacefleet. His parents, both war veterans from times of Terran-Kardenian stellar war, decided otherwise; Asepius was going to join his two older brothers in the Eukilos University. But at the very moment in which the space vortex opened into faraway Kashor system and spilled Tsuan spaceships into the known space, Asepius, barely turning 17, voluntarily joined the Fleet. However, much to his own grief, he was faring poorly, unable to become either a spaceship officer, mechanic nor tactical lieutant - he almost considered leaving the Fleet until he decided to take the Suit Pilot examinations. He did splendidly, to his own surprise. Six months of 'dry' training later, he was ready to be stationed at Seles Space Cruiser, but few years earlier, the Terrans and Kardenians had forged an alliance, as both sides understood they're unable to defend themselves alone. After considering the propabilities, Asepius volunteered for exchange program and was transferred into Terran Space Fleet, ready to get on his very first mission as a Suit Pilot.
Pilot's Suit statistics: [Aggressor-A, not shown cuz what for?]

Spoiler: Suits (click to show/hide)

Name: Aggressor-A
Class: Front Assault Suit
Hull Points: 500/500
Shield Generator: 400.15
Initiative Factor: 2.5
Evade Capability: 20%
Reactor Capacity: 900/80
Armaments:
-Main weapon:
--Heavy Laser Rifle [A: 25/RS]
-Side weapon:
--Slug Rifle [A: 40/40]
-Missile launcher:
--Scatterer [A: 60/60]
-Utilities:
--Slot Empty
Desc: Based on Karnak suits of Kardenian Union, Aggressor-A are the most commonly used suits by Terran Alliance.
===

Name: Aggressor-B
Class: Front Assault Suit
Hull Points: 550/550
Shield Generator: 600.20
Initiative Factor: 3
Evade Capability: 20%
Reactor Capacity: 950/90
Armaments:
-Main Weapon:
--Heavy Laser Rifle [A: 25/RS]
--Slot Empty
-Side weapon:
--Gauss Rifle [A: 20/20]
-Missile launcher:
--Scatterer [A: 60/60]
-Utilities:
--Evade Booster [Uses: 3/3, Increases Evade by 30% for 5 turns, but all Reactor Supply costs for movement are multiplied by 2.]
--Slot Empty
Desc: A true beast on the space battlefield, Aggressor-B is capable of fighting without support for almost two hours.
===

Name: Aggressor-C
Class: Front Assault Suit
Hull Points: 600/600
Shield Generator: 600.20
Initiative Factor: 3
Evade Capability: 25%
Reactor Capacity: 1000/100
Armaments:
-Main weapon:
--Heavy Laser Rifle [A: 25/RS]
--Heavy Gauss Rifle [A: 12/12]
-Side weapon:
--Polarized Titanium Blade [A: -/-]
-Missile Launcher:
--Scatterer [A: 60/60]
-Utilities:
--Evade Booster [Uses: 3/3, Increases Evade by 30% for 5 turns, but all Reactor Supply costs for movement are multiplied by 2.]
--Slot Empty
--Slot Empty
Desc: Another improvement in Aggressor series, this unit have two in-built heavy rifles, and a polarized blade for side arm, as well as additional utility slot.
===

Name: Unicorn
Class: Front Assault Suit
Hull Points: 600/600
Shield Generator: 400.15
Initiative Factor: 3.5
Evade Capability: 25%
Reactor Capacity: 900/80
Armaments:
-Main Weapon:
--Polarized Titanium Lance [A: -/-]
-Side weapon:
--Laser Pulse Rifle [A: 15/RS]
-Missile launcher:
--Vetan Dual Homing Missiles [A: 12/12]
-Utilities:
--Secondary Aiming Computer [+20 to % Hit with Rifles/Missile launchers]
--Slot Empty
Desc: Prototype suit, which primary combat technique is stabbing enemy suits and fighters during close combat. Because of that, only pilots with exceptional control and aiming skills are allowed to control Unicorns.
===

Name: Aegis
Class: Front Assault Suit
Hull Points: 500/500
Shield Generator: 800.25
Initiative Factor: 3
Evade Capability: 20%
Reactor Capacity: 1200/140
Armaments:
-Main Weapon:
--Tactical Long Range Laser Rifle [A: 35/RS]
--Tesla Gun [A: 20/RS]
-Side weapon:
--Laser Pulse Rifle [A: 15/RS]
--Slot Empty
-Missile launcher:
--No slot available
-Utilities:
--Energy Amplification Unit [Useable at any moment, multiplies damage dealt and reactor supply costs of choosen energy weapon by 2]
--Slot Empty
Desc: High energy suit, for snipers and sharpshooters. It's huge reactor capacity reflects the suit's need to power the shield generators, energy weapons and in-built EAU.
===

Name: Stargazer-I
Class: Wingman Suit
Hull Points: 300/300
Shield Generator: 300.10
Initiative Factor: 2
Evade Capability: 30%
Reactor Capacity: 700/45
Armaments:
-Main Weapon:
--Heavy Slug Rifle [A: 20/20]
-Side weapon:
--Polarized Titanium Blade [A: -/-]
--Slot Empty
-Missile launcher:
--Devastator [A: 15/15]
-Utilities:
--Wingman Suit Docking Slot [Allows Wingman docking]
--Slot Empty
Desc: The first Wingman Suit in Terran service. Whilst inferior to many other suits, the units shine after Docking Procedure is performed.
===

Name: Stargazer-II
Class: wingman Suit
Hull Points: 400/400
Shield Generator: 400.15
Initiative Factor: 2.5
Evade Capability: 35%
Reactor Capacity: 750/50
Armaments:
-Main Weapon:
--Heavy Slug Rifle [A: 20/20]
-Side weapon:
--Polarized Titanium Blade [A: -/-]
--Slot Empty
-Missile launcher:
--Devastator [A: 15/15]
-Utilities:
--Wingman Suit Docking Slot [Allows Wingman docking]
--Secondary Aiming Computer [+20 to % Hit with Rifles/Missile launchers]
--Slot Empty
Desc: A slight improvement in the series. Fitted with additional computer units dedicated solely for aiming.
===

KARDENIAN SUITS:

Name: Karnak Deuteron
Class: Front Assault Suit
Hull Points: 800/800
Shield Generator: 200.20
Initiative Factor: 2
Evade Capability: 15%
Reactor Capacity: 900/80
Armaments:
-Main Weapon:
--Kardenian Assault Rifle [A: 60/60]
--Ionized Titanium Lance [A: -/-]
-Side Weapon:
--Slot Empty
-Missile launcher:
--Omega [A: 8/8]
-Utilities:
--Slot Empty
Desc: Second installment of Karnak series, this suit was fitted with mixed Terran-Kardenian weaponry. As with all Kardenian suits, the design sacrificies shield generator and agility for thicker and bulkier structure.
===

Name: Karnak Triton
Class: Front Assault Suit
Hull Points: 900/900
Shield Generator: 200.20
Initiative Factor: 3
Evade Capability: 15%
Reactor Capacity: 900/80
Armaments:
-Main Weapon:
--Kardenian Assault Rifle [A: 60/60]
--Ionized Titanium Lance [A: -/-]
-Side Weapon:
--Laser Pulse Rifle [A: 15/RS]
-Missile launcher:
--Omega [A: 8/8]
-Utilities:
--Solar Wind Turbines [+5 RS per turn if suit is not moving, nullifies idling cost]
--Slot Empty
Desc: Newest version of Karnak suits, this unit comes with Solar Wind Turbines and Laser Pulse Rifle, further cementing Terran-Kardenian cooperation in military designs.
===

Name: Kentauros
Class: Artillery Suit
Hull Points: 800/800
Shield Generator: 200.20
Initiative Factor: 2
Evade Capability: 20%
Reactor Capacity: 1000/100
Armaments:
-Main Weapon:
--Tactical Long Range Laser Rifle [A: 35/RS]
--Kardenian Assault Rifle [A: 60/60]
-Side Weapon:
--Slot Empty
-Missile launcher:
--Galkos' Hammer [A: 4/4]
-Utilities:
--Secondary Aiming Computer [+20 to % Hit with Rifles/Missile launchers]
--Slot Empty
Desc: Somewhat new design from Kardenian stables, Kentauros is more suited for long range artillery/sniper support, with it's long range missiles, laser rifle (courtesy of Terran military) and improved tactical computers.
===

Spoiler: Weaponry&Utilities (click to show/hide)

MAIN WEAPONS:

RIFLES:

Name: Heavy Gauss Rifle:
Damage Type: Metal
Ammo: 12, 1 per shot
% Hit: 80
Damage: 50-100
Range: Short-Long
Special: -

Name: Heavy Laser Rifle:
Damage Type: Laser
Ammo: 25 points from Reactor Supply
% Hit: 70
Damage: 50-80
Range: Short-Medium
Special: 50% Shield Piercing

Name: Heavy Slug Rifle:
Damage Type: Metal
Ammo: 20, 1 per shot
% Hit: 70
Damage: 40-80
Range: Short-Medium
Special: -

Name: Tesla Gun:
Damage Type: Energy
Ammo: 20 points from Reactor Supply
% Hit: 80
Damage: 40-60
Range: Short-Medium
Special: 25% chance to Stun the target: Unable to move or use Reactor Supply items of any kind for next two turns.

Name: Tactical Long Range Laser Rifle:
Damage Type: Laser
Ammo: 35 points from Reactor Supply
% Hit: 70
Damage: 60-120
Range: Short-Long
Special: 50% Shield Piercing. -20% Hit penalty if suit moved during the turn.

Name: Kardenian Assault Rifle:
Damage Type: Metal
Ammo: 60, 4 per shot
& Hit: 60
Damage: 50-100
Range: Short-Medium
Special: -

Name: Disruptor Pulse Rifle:
Damage Type: Laser
Ammo: 30 points from Reactor Supply
% Hit: 70
Damage: 40-70
Range: Short-Medium
Special: Damage to Shields x2.
---

LANCES:

Name: Ionized Titanium Lance:
Damage Type: Metal
Ammo: -
% Hit: 50
Damage: 20-70
Range: Short
Special: 50% Shield Piercing.

Name: Polarized Titanium Lance:
Damage Type: Metal
Ammo: -
% Hit: 50
Damage: 30-90
Range: Short
Special: Bypasses Shields completely.

======

SIDE WEAPONS:

RIFLES:

Name: Gauss Rifle
Damage Type: Metal
Ammo: 20, 1 per shot
% Hit: 80
Damage: 20-60
Range: Short-Medium
Special: -

Name: Laser Pulse Rifle
Damage Type: Laser
Ammo: 15 points from Reactor Supply
% Hit: 60
Damage: 10-20 (x3)
Range: Short-Medium
Special: 50% Shield Piercing.

Name: Slug Rifle
Damage Type: Metal
Ammo: 40, 1 per shot
% Hit: 70
Damage: 10-30
Range: Short
Special: -
---

BLADES:

Name: Polarized Titanium Blade
Damage Type: Metal
Ammo: -
% Hit: 50
Damage: 10-30
Range: Short
Special: 50% Shield Piercing.

Name: High-Charge Titanium Blade
Damage Type: Metal
Ammo: -
% Hit: 50
Damage: 10-20
Range: Short
Special: 50% Shield Piercing, 25% chance to Stun the target: Unable to move or use Reactor Supply items of any kind for next two turns.

======

MISSILE LAUNCHERS:

Name: Devastator
Damage Type: Metal
Ammo: 15, 1 per shot
% Hit: 40
Damage: 20-90
Range: Short-Long
Special: -

Name: Scatterer
Damage Type: Metal
Ammo: 60, 6 per shot
% Hit: 30
Damage: 10-30 (x6)
Range: Short-Medium
Special: -

Name: Vetan Dual Homing Missiles
Damage Type: Metal
Ammo: 12, 2 per shot
% Hit: 90
Damage: 10-50 (x2)
Range: Short-Long

Name: Galkos' Hammer
Damage Type: Metal
Ammo: 4, 1 per shot
% Hit: 50
Damage: 60-120
Range: Short-Long

Name: Omega
Damage Type: Metal
Ammo: 8, 1 per shot
% Hit: 60
Damage: 30-70
Range: Short-Medium

======

UTILITIES:

Name: Evade Booster
Uses: 3
Desc: Increases Evade by 30% for 5 turns, but all Reactor Supply costs for movement are multiplied by 2. It's not possible to turn off the Booster while it works, thus it shouldn't be used with low reactor supply levels.

Name: Secondary Aiming Computer
Uses: -
Desc: +20 to % Hit with Rifles/Missile launchers.

Name: Charge Collectors
Uses: -
Desc: Grants immunity to Stun. Replenishes 20 points of Reactor Supply if the Suit is successfully hit with 'Stun' effect.

Name: Energy Amplification Unit
Uses: As long as you have 'fuel'
Desc: Multiplies damage dealt and reactor supply costs of choosen energy weapon by 2 in this turn. Weapon selection, adjustments and amplification is almost instantaneous, allowing the pilot for as much flexibility as he/she needs.

Name: Solar Wind Turbines
Uses: -
Desc: This utility traps high-energy particles into turbines, that create additional energy for the Suit, as long as the it isn't moving around. This Kardenian technology is rather primitive and generators are quite small, allowing this utility to generate only 5 RS per turn (Idling RS cost is nullified).

Name: Weaponry Control Matrix
Uses: -
Desc: Allows firing all weapons at once.

Name: Passive Armor Shielding
Uses: As long as RS is above 'low' amount.
Desc: A shield generator that creates a thin layer of shielding on the surface of the armor, lowering damage taken by 10 points. Just like normal shields, this utility will be turned off when reactor supply will be low.

Chronology, Races and Other Lore:
As of 20th May, moved to third post in this thread.
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Spoiler: Tiruin (click to show/hide)

Name: Kira Talderin
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Race:
-Centaurian (+10% Hit to Rifles/Launchers, -0.5 Initiative roll, -10% Evade)
Ranks:
Rifles: 2 (+10% Hit)
Melee: 0
Launchers: 0
Initiative: 0
Evade: 2 (+10% Evade)
Rank Points Left: 0.5
Kills: 1
Missions: 1
Pilot's Suit: Stargazer-I
History: In the beginning of the 22nd Century, Kira was born. The start of the end of the Terran-Kardenian War. Her early life was hard, with her parents being loyal military pilots, urging her to follow the path along with the rebuilding of mostly everything in her vicinity, she learned to become independent earlier than most. Along with her best friend - one of her parents' acquaintances and neighbors, he was to be an infallible source of advice and aid as she grew up, being only two years her senior.
Reaching her age of maturity, which was eighteen, she enrolled in a well-known interstellar flight academy, due mostly to her parent's background and the nudging of her best friend, Irdine. He was the catalyst of her discovery of skills and talents, and she paid him back by being herself - a grateful and humble ally. As a gift, he entrusted her with his necklace - a family heirloom that bonded both families, or so his parents said, of a mutual companionship form life until death. The necklace was much like the Yin and Yang symbol, but remade into the insignia of the Terran/Kardenian peace treaty.
It all changed, though, on their first mission. Acting as scouts, the duo were ambushed by a raiding party of unknown origin (confirmed as pirates); after a brief firefight, Irdine who acted as her wingman and senior officer, took the brunt of the fire, leaving his suit crippled and broken, but giving Kira enough time to get herself out of the battle.
His last words were only hers to hear, echoing their trust for the years to come. With that, he activated a prototype bomb embedded in his rank insignia, and took the scum with him.
Shifting back to the current day, Kira reminisces fondly of her days with Irdine, but keeps focused on their cause, the root of all this.
The War.

Spoiler: adwarf (click to show/hide)

Name: Dylan Bowmen
Age, Gender: 19, Male
Race: Terran
Ranks:
Rifles: 0
Melee: 2 (+10% Hit)
Launchers: 0
Initiative: 2 (+1 Initiative Roll)
Evade: 0
Rank Points Left:0.5
Kills: 3
Missions: 1
Suit: Unicorn
History: He grew up learning how the mecha were made, and the use of them, his father helped create the 'Unicorn' model mecha. He grew up piloting older mecha, and took a natural affinity to melee combat inside of mecha. He was chosen to pilot these mecha because of his skills.

Spoiler: Taricus (click to show/hide)

Name: Erava Senaris
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Race: Terran
Ranks:
-Rifles: 3 (+15% Hit)
-Melee: 0
-Launchers: 0
-Initiative: 1 (+0.5 Initiative Roll)
-Evade: 1 (+5%)
Rank Points Left: 0
Kills: 1
Missions: 1
Suit: Aggressor-A
History: DATA_NOT_FOUND

Spoiler: Twi (click to show/hide)

Name: Harpe Locke
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Race: Terran!
Ranks:
-Rifles: 3 (+15% Hit)
-Melee: 0
-Launchers: 0
-Initiative: 1 (+0.5 Initiative Roll)
-Evade: 1 (+5% Evade)
Rank points left: 0
Kills: 4
Missions: 1
Suit: Aggressor-A
History: Since when did overly large amounts of patriotism, a love of heavy metal, and an obsession with swords all go together? Well, since her, apparently.

Spoiler: RAM (click to show/hide)

Name: Sarah Galloway
Age, Gender: 19, Female
Race: Terran
Ranks: Recruit
Rifles: 0
Melee: II (+10% Hit)
Launchers: 0
Initiative: 0
Evade: II (+10% Evade)
Rank Points Left: 0
Kills: 0
Pilot's Suit: Stargazer-I
History: Born to a security guard on a Sirian station, Sarah's early youth was one of limited resources. When she showed an aptitude for mechanisms her mother was able to acquire sufficient funds to have Sarah enrolled in a boarding school on Earth where she studied engineering and mechanical operation. When contact was lost with Sirius she continued to hope for the best. When the Sirius system was retaken she was permitted to view the remains of terrans recovered from the Sirian stations for the purposes of identification. While she failed to locate her mother she did see many results of the Tsuran brutality. With the Staff of the Sirian station declared lost, the boarding school swiftly terminated their contract and had Sarah sent to an orphanage. Focusing all of her anger upon the Tsurans, Sarah has since been determined to punish them for her troubles. Looking for a way to confront the enemy, she managed to join a military engineering college. When she heard about the PCASS she finally found an opportunity to fight back. Her experience with heavy machinery she was admitted into the program despite misgivings about her being antisocial and potentially unstable. Seeing them as best weapon the alliance has, Sarah has specialised in the wingman system, and while somewhat lacking in armament operations she has proven to be a capable pilot.

WAITING LIST:
As of 20th May, moved to third post in this thread.

[Taricus]

...RESERVING A SPOT.

[Haspen]

...RESERVING A SPOT.

...Is there a game you don't play?

Game's Lore Stuff:

Spoiler: Chronology in Human Years (click to show/hide)

1651-52 AD: Kardenians united under banner of the House of Arogos. Arogos Era starts on Kardenia.
1800-1850 AD: Spaceflight breakthroughs for Kardenians.
1947 AD: Roswell incident; a spacecraft crashes in Roswell, Nevada, on Earth.
1950-2000 AD: Spaceflight breakthroughs for Terrans.
1971 AD: Kardenians permamently settle on the first moon of Kardea, Irna.
2017 AD: Roswell incident revealed to public, along with US research notes on spacecraft's systems. Human astrophysicists puzzled by the engines.
2024 AD: Kardenians permamently settle on the second moon of Kardea, Ippilos.
2031 AD: Arogos IX murdered, beginning of The House War on Kardenia. Humans permamently settle on Earth's Moon.
2031-34 AD: The Kardenian House War - Kardenians use chemical and small-scale nuclear weapons. Population dwindles from 4.4 billion to 773 million on Kardea in less than two years. House of Kosimos emerges as the major political power; Kosimos Era starts on Kardea.
2040 AD: Space Vortex Theory proposed by Dr.Julian McKenzie, after 23 years of work on Roswell spacecraft engines.
2040-2053 AD: The Great Unification of Earth: As the new era of prosperity begins, both Americas unite, while European Union turns into Eastern Hemisphere Union, assimilating African and Asian countries in a peaceful way. By the end of 2053 AD, both governments sign Earth Unity charter - which proclaims that "All Humans are equals, and in equality they shall live forever on United Earth".
2055 AD: Kardenians thrive - sciences and inventions, once lost to the War, are rediscovered. Kardeans settle on first planet of their system, Koos, in next ten years. In the same time, Humans built settlements on Mars, relieving Earth from the overpopulation (8.1+ billion people). Construction of Space Vortex Probe begins.
2061 AD: Humans settle on Venus for scientific purposes; Space Vortex Probe launched. First Space Vortex ever found between the orbit of Neptune and Kuiper Belt - a connection between Sol and Alpha Centauri systems.
2061-66 AD: Humans send numerous probes into Alpha Centauri, and a manned mission in 2066 AD. Vortex proclaimed as safe for space travel - humans greatly shift their scientific interests into space-related research.
2070 AD: Kardenians develop Space Vortex Travel engines. Humans arrive at Alpha Centauri III, a rocky planet with a barely breathable atmosphere. Heavy terraforming and settlement occurs in next eight years. Humans also settle on Europa, one of Jupiter's moons.
2075-77 AD: Kardenians explore five different star systems, along with Alpha Centauri. First Contact between Terrans and Kardenians; 3rd December, 2077 AD/105th Day of 42 Kosimos Year.
2077-2085 AD: Much cultural, scientific and goods exchange happen between Terrans and Kardenians. Independence movement on Alpha Centauri slowly grows.
2086 AD: To avert a full-scale war, Earth Authority Council grants Alpha Centauri III the state of independence, as long as it won't be aggressive toward Terrans. United Earth and Alpha Centauri III form Terran Alliance. Migrants flock from overcrowded Earth to Alpha Centauri III.
2089-2099 AD: Relationship between Terrans and Kardenians slowly turns to worse because of many disputes, misunderstandings and cultural differences; it goes from friends, to bitter neighbours.
2100 AD: New Year's Eve Incident; Kardenian Cruiser Hosinos, under the command of Kos Staros Geranos, rams into Europa, Jupiter's moon. Hosinos' Vortex Engine overloads and creates a miniature black-hole that rips the moon into pieces, killing all of 3.95 millions of colonists in few seconds. Lack of evidence leaves the mystery unsolved since then. Terrans blamed Kardenians, Kardenians blamed Terrans, and so it began...
2100-09 AD: Terran-Kardenian War.
2100-02 AD: Battle for Alpha Centauri; Four large sieges and more than fifty skirmishes in the Alpha Centauri System, between Terrans and Kardenians. The system falls into Kardenian hands near the end of year 2102 AD. Occupation of Alpha Centauri III begins.
2102-06 AD: Several large battles and numerous skirmishes across Sol, Alpha Centauri, Sirius and Eleos systems. It slowly becomes apparent that neither of the sides is able to do a full-scale inter-stellar war at this point.
2107 AD: Few days after New Year's Eve Incident 7th anniversary, Alpha Centauri III is liberated from Kardenian occupation.
2107-09 AD: The continuous war in Alpha Centauri, Eleos and Kardea systems erodes the support of civilian population on both sides.
2109 AD: The conservative military leaders of House of Kosimos are overthrown in a bloody coup. The moderate representative of the House claim leadership and sue for peace with Terrans and Centaurians. Terran-Kardenian War comes to an end. Economical and cultural recovery takes more than ten years for both sides.
2121 AD: A dormant, unstable Vortex in Tau Ceti system suddenly opens, spilling several dozens of unidentified ships into the system. Tau Ceti Research Station and a pair of light cruisers wiped out in surprise attack. First Contact with the Tsuan Stellar Empire established.
2121 AD-Today: War With Tsuans.
2121-24 AD: Tsuans, with their superior technology, stabilize the Tau Ceti dormant Vortex that leads into one of their systems. Tau Ceti and Sirius systems lost to Tsuans.
2124 AD: Terran Alliance and Kardenians forge a military alliance in the light of new threat. Later that year, a crippled Tsuan fighter is captured. In very short time, Terrans, Centaurians and Kardenians reverse-engineer Tsuanian technologies, including shields, laser cannons, subspace communication, surface polarization and mind-computer links, the later allowing Terrans and Kardenians to develop Personnel-Controlled Assault Space Suits, PCASS, known more commonly as 'Suits'.
2124-25 AD: Siege of Sirius. Terrans regain control of the system.
2124 AD-Today: Siege of Tau Ceti. Terrans regain control of the system, but it always falls back into Tsuan hands after a brief amount of time.
2126 AD: Ares (Terran) and Karnak (Kardenians) prototype suits come into battle. They prove to be a considerable power on the space battlefields.
2126-29 AD: Suits are improved and fitted with better weaponry. A small group of Suits is able to challenge a large space cruiser into a fair combat.
2130 AD: Space Vortex between Eleos and Gliese 876 systems established, bringing number of the star systems in known 'Vortex Net' to ten. Unidentified probe found in the orbit of the fifth, smallest of planets. Few weeks later a Zobian Raider ship is encoutered, emerging from uncharted Vortex in the system. First Contact with bulbous, insectuous Zobians ends in a brief skirmish; the aggressive hunter-scavenger nature of Zobians denies any diplomatic relationship with them. However, they clearly state that anything behind Gliese 876's Vortex is 'theirs'.
2131 AD: Brief incursion of few Terran Suits into Tsuan space via Tau Ceti Vortex. Visual reports and sensor readings indicate that Tau Ceti is connected with a system on the other side of the Milky Way galaxy, meaning that this particular Vortex connection is at least seventy times longer than any other in the known 'net'.
2131-32 AD: Many skirmishes between Tsuan fleet and Terran-Kardenian alliance, as well as rare skirmishes with Zobian Raiders.
2133 AD, 6th February / 179th Day of 98 Kosimos Year: TODAY.

Spoiler: Short Notes on Known Races (click to show/hide)

Name: Humans
Sub-races: Terrans, Centaurians
History: Humans evolved from primates on planet Earth in Sol System. They are very violent species with a bloody past full of wars for a lot of causes - territorial, economical, even religious. The general hunger for knowledge, as well as reverse-engineering of Roswell spacecraft (the 'grey men' found dead near it, and their species, are still an enigma) allowed Humans to turn their eyes toward other celestial bodies. They first united their own planet in rather peaceful way, and spread onto neighbouring planets in their system. After the Vortex travel has been understood, they qyickly spread into Alpha Centauri system, closest system to their own homeworld. They've met Kardenians, with which they fell into a conflict spanning several years. After the conflict has been ended, a new threat of Tsuans and Zobians emerged, forcing the once bitter enemies into close allies.
Appearance: Bipedal humanoids. Their skin is often tanned, albeit there are white and black skinned minorities, and the most common hair colour is brown, with occassional blonde, black and red haired humans. Average weight is 80kg and average height is 1.7m. The eyes of Alpha Centauri III 'native' citizens are of exceptionally bright variants of normal human eye colors.
Life expectancy: 95-110 on average.

Name: Kardenians
Sub-races: -
History: Kardenians are proud, militaristic species with a long history of clan struggles. Loyalty and honor take precedence before survival. They engaged in a brutal House War which almost made their species extinct because of the chemical and nuclear weapons used in the conflict. Unlike HUmans, they developed their Vortex-traveling technologies on their own. They don't believe in any gods, and they base their calendar on House Eras, which change according to the name of the House currently governing over the planetary union. Their lifespans are shorter and their brains have smaller volume than humans (long-lasting effect of DNA damage from House War weaponry), but they fix this disadvantage with superior reflexes and highly developed instincts and subcounscious. Currently in alliance with Terrans, the Kardenians provide military aid in the long-lasting fight against Tsuans. They also protect and monitor Zobian activity in Gliese 876, to ensure that a second front won't suddenly erupt in that system.
Appearance: Bipedal humanoids. They sport very long hair, often creating a sort of 'mane' when the top hair joins with moustache and beard during their adolescency. Two horns sprout from their forehead, one horn above each eye, with average growth of 1 milimetre per year, until death. Their skin have a range of hues, starting with orange, going through red and crimson, to brown. Their organs, bones and muscles are thicker and more resistant to internal damage, which in turn increases their weight; average Kardenian male weighs around 130 kilograms and is 1.9 meters tall.
Life expectancy: 70-90 on average.

Name: Tsuans
Sub-races: ?
History: Not much is known about Tsuans. They came into Terran-Kardenian space in early 2121 AD. After initial, tragic First Contact, they apparently decided that Humans and Kardenians are fit only for slavery, as witness and after-battle reports suggest servants of both races on Tsuan ships. They constantly try to conquer solar systems in local Vortex Net, and so far they are fighting with Terrans over dominance in Tau Ceti system. They possess advanced technology which has been partially reverse-engineer by Terrans, Centaurians and Kardenians. Thanks to courageous efforts of Cmd.Tyler and his Suit squadron, Tsuans are believed to live on the other side of Milky Way Galaxy; given the numbers of their ships and ability to wage war for so many years already, it is suspected that their Empire spans several (or more) star systems with many inhabited planets and other celestial bodies.
Appearance: Bipedal humanoids. They are very tall and possess bright skin and hair, both characteristics are often white, sometimes yellow-white. Their eyes, however, are always green. They often wear excessive amounts of jewelry - propably not only for decorative purposes, but also to determine the rank and importance in their society. They're similar to the 'Elves' found in fiction books created by humans. The highest specimens measured 2.6m of height.
Life expectancy: Unknown, presumably human-like.

Name: Zobians
Sub-races: ?
History: A space-faring race, encountered just few years ago. Zobians seem to be gatherers-scavengers, raiding other species' ships and stations for resources, also mining the asteroids and gathering gases from gas giants in Gliese 876 system. So far they aren't inclined to negotiate with either Kardenians nor Humans. It is unknown if they ever had contact with Tsuans. However, they zealously guard the Vortex leading out of Gliese 876 system, and are able to counter any attempts of intrusion with both speed and force, suggesting they possess some highly advanced sensor and propulsion technologies.
Appearance: Rare autopsy raports and few visual recordings state that Zobians are bulbous, centaur-like insectoids possessing carapaces of general green colour (bright green being the most commonly seen). They have four black eyes, possibly structured similarily to the eyes of Earth flies or Kardean blood snails.
Life expectancy: Unknown.

Spoiler: Vortex Net Star System Map (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Star Systems blah-blah Stuff (click to show/hide)

TERRAN ALLIANCE:

Terrans/Centaurians:

1.Sol: 3 planets, 1 moon, 4 spacestations
-Venus: 1.28 million citizens
-Earth: 7.1 billion citizens
--Moon: 11.53 million citizens
-Mars: 582.02 million citizens
-Mercury Orbital Research Outpost
-Earth Orbital Defense Starbase
-Europa Orbital Outpost-B
-Alpha Centauri Vortex Starbase

2.Alpha Centauri: 1 planet, 5 spacestations
-Alpha Centauri III: 1.92 billion citizens
-Sol Vortex Starbase
-Alpha Centauri Orbital Defense Starbase
-Eleos Vortex Starbase
-Vortex Phenomena Research Outpost
-Sirius Vortex Starbase

3.Sirius: 3 spacestations
-Alpha Centauri Vortex Starbase
-Sirius Space Fortress
-Tau Ceti Vortex Defense Starbase

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KARDENIAN UNION:

Kardenians:

1.Kardea: 2 planets, 2 moons, 4 spacestations
-Koos: 789.03 million citizens
-Kardea: 5.8 billion citizens
--Irna: 34.15 million citizens
--Ippilos: 13.72 million citizens
-Eleos Vortex Starbase
-Kardos Fortress
-Isera Vortex Research Outpost
-Gaulios Vortex Resupply Outpost

2.Gaulios: 1 moon, 1 spacestation
-Gaulios II, gas giant: -
--Gaulios II Moon: 4.6 million citizens
-Gaulios II Moon Orbital Outpost

3.Eleos: 1 planet, 5 spacestations
-Elessia: 2.14 billion citizens
-Kardea Vortex Starbase
-Elessia Orbital Defense Starbase
-Alpha Centauri Vortex Starbase
-Skotinos Vortex Outpost
-Gliese 876 Vortex Outpost

4.Skotinos: 2 spacestations
-Eleos Vortex Outpost
-Sirius Vortex Starbase

WAITING LIST:

Spoiler: Tsuchigumo550, second entry (click to show/hide)

Name: Sanya Degyatrev
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Race: Terran
Ranks: Recruit
-Rifles I (+5% Hit)
-Melee 0
-Launchers I (+5% Hit)
-Initiative 0
-Evade II (+10% Evade)
Rank Points Left: 0
Kills: 0
Suit: Aggressor A (Sanya has asked her superiors repeatedly for any weaponry with more range.)
History:
She was Tsuchi's lover and subordinate during the war. She's quiet, reserved, and shy, good in a suit but preferring not to get caught up in a fight. While she dosen't have a real specialty when it comes to weapons, she's very evasive and good for attacking at range.
She's very emotionally fragile, and learning of Tsuchi's death (or super horrible injury, I still wish he was a ship NPC- screaming about manly tactics and the good old days...) put her in a slump for weeks. While it's easy to make her cry, she's also a powder keg of hatred and rage, should you press the right buttons. Most of the time, she's just simply... there.
She doesn't try to socialize but also doesn't try to avoid socializing.
She's short and petite, and while she's not much of a fighter, she's very slippery in combat- she was the one keeping Tsuchi alive by retreating with him all this time.
She's willing to drink and is bad at gauging her liquor-holding abilities, and she's very easy to manipulate when even slightly drunk. Doing this to her... may just add to the explosive force of that powder keg.
She's one of the greatest pool/billiards players ever. Her aim with weapons inside a suit she's been in for little more than 3 days reflects that.

[Taricus]

Well, lots actually

Anyway, Character sheet:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Erava Senaris
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Race: Terran
Ranks:
-Rifles: 2
-Melee: 0
-Launchers: 0
-Initiative: 1
-Evade: 1
Rank Points Left: 0
Kills: 0
History: DATA_NOT_FOUND
Pilot's Suit statistics: (Aggressor A)

[Haspen]

Yay, just four more players!

Also, this time I promise faster and more action-packed fights :3 Tsuans mostly use fighter drones, not to mention their fleets are massive sometimes...

[Twi]

Dang it Taric! You stole the stats I was gonna use!

Anyway.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Harpe Locke
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Race: Terran!
Ranks:
-Rifles: 2
-Melee: 0
-Launchers: 0
-Initiative: 1
-Evade: 1
Rank points left: 0
Kills: 0
History: Since when did overly large amounts of patriotism, a love of heavy metal, and an obsession with swords all go together? Well, since her, apparently. Her family name is unimportant, serious!
Suit: Aggressor A

[Tsuchigumo550]

This sounds like fun, so why not. I'll be able to at least update a few times a day. I'll edit my post to have all the information once I read through it all.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

 
Name: Tsuchi "Sushi" Kitori
Callsign: Merchant Of Death [MoD]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race: Terran
--Ranks--
-Rifles I
-Melee I
-Launchers 0
-Initiative I
-Evade I
Rank Points Left: 0
Kills: 0
History: He grew up in an area of strife, raging religious wars fought by two groups of Terran, one who believed suits to be demonic and the other believing them holy. claiming his parents at a young age. He fought on the ground for a long while before a strange suit showed up and decimated his group's HQ. He began wandering the continent after that, aimlessly offering himself as a hired gun. He eventually found himself in the Fleet, his natural ability on the battlefield transferring well to a suit. What didn't translate, however, is his smoking habit. Nonetheless, he manages to sneak a pack onboard every so often. "Helps him think", he says. Many people describe him as happy-go-lucky, seemingly careless outside of missions, but when he's sent out, he can easily become a cold blooded killer. His suit was specially crafted with a lockout program that would shut him down should he ever attack a friendly unit. Other than that, it's a normal mech... except it's paint job. He somehow managed to slip a crimson and black machine with decals of pin-up girls past every inspecting officer in the Fleet. Needless to say, it attracts a lot of attention, unlike Tsuchi himself. He has a few friends, but isn't very social unless she finds reason to be. He's got a very close friend in weapons design, but they very seldom get a chance to talk, and his antics get him on thin ice as it is. If the Fleet found him with a prototype, things would not be good.

He's a bit of a gearhead, much better at tweaking a machine's ability to move about and fight freely. He complains about training, saying that he can't feel his mech through the helmets. He's dissatisfied with the natural order and is dealing with memories of loss at the moment. Battle and smoking helps him stay sane, though his naturally docile nature normally prevents him from doing anything too rash.

His mental state as of Intermission 0:
Stable/Normal/Depressed
His mental state as of the start of Mission 1:
Stable/Energetic/Carefree
(Stability, how he looks to others, how he feels)

Suit: Aggressor A. You can tell this one apart from the others. Very easily.

Spoiler: Round Two! (click to show/hide)

Name: Sanya Degyatrev
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Race: Terran
Ranks: Recruit
-Rifles I (+5% Hit)
-Melee 0
-Launchers I (+5% Hit)
-Initiative 0
-Evade II (+10% Evade)
Rank Points Left: 0
Kills: 0
Suit: Aggressor A (Sanya has asked her superiors repeatedly for any weaponry with more range.)
History:
She was Tsuchi's lover and subordinate during the war. She's quiet, reserved, and shy, good in a suit but preferring not to get caught up in a fight. While she dosen't have a real specialty when it comes to weapons, she's very evasive and good for attacking at range.

She's very emotionally fragile, and learning of Tsuchi's death (or super horrible injury, I still wish he was a ship NPC- screaming about manly tactics and the good old days...) put her in a slump for weeks. While it's easy to make her cry, she's also a powder keg of hatred and rage, should you press the right buttons. Most of the time, she's just simply... there.

She doesn't try to socialize but also doesn't try to avoid socializing.

She's short and petite, and while she's not much of a fighter, she's very slippery in combat- she was the one keeping Tsuchi alive by retreating with him all this time.

She's willing to drink and is bad at gauging her liquor-holding abilities, and she's very easy to manipulate when even slightly drunk. Doing this to her... may just add to the explosive force of that powder keg.

She's one of the greatest pool/billiards players ever. Her aim with weapons inside a suit she's been in for little more than 3 days reflects that.


Her suit is customized but retains all of the regular Aggressor stats. While the changes are all aesthetic, they are there:
The head of her machine is a faceless dome. It is a little unsettling to watch, the armor having some glowing circuitry within the shell.
The armor is less blocky, but nowhere near as streamlined as Tsuan armor.
The coloration is all white with black joints, lighted circuits (most of them only for show) built into the shells, giving a pulsating green light when active.

Her suit was originally going to be a recon suit, but the funding died out and all the parts were fitted to the frame of an Agressor.

[Haspen]

But, but, Twi, you didn't read the thing closely enough You can't start with Aegis!

[Twi]

But, but, Twi, you didn't read the thing closely enough You can't start with Aegis!

D:

[Haspen]

Nice story Tsuchi... just precise what planet you're talking about, because there weren't many religious wars lately in the universe since the Suits' appearance
Actually, there were no real wars between Terrans since Great Unification, well besides few skirmishes between Sol and Alpha Centauri systems long, long ago. I have nothing against 'making up' one if you write about it more, though! Few internal conflicts would spice up the chronology, especially during the two wars period. Oh, and Suits are Fleet-only toys. No private investors or private owners ever involved.

TL;DR: Clarfiy your story and I will be happy :3

Edit: Sleep time now. Cya in next 15 hours or so :3

[Tsuchigumo550]

Hopefully a little better. It's meant to be an insignificant blip in the radar, something that most people would only see on the news occasionally.

[adwarf]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Dylan Bowmen
Age, Gender: 19, Male
Race: Terran
Bio: [TO BE ADDED WHEN I GOT TIME]

Ranks (You start with 4 Rank Points, no Rank can go above 2 at start)
Rifles: 0
Melee: 2
Launchers: 0
Initiative: 2
Evade: 0
Rank Points Left:0

Kills: 0

History: He grew up learning how the mecha were made, and the use of them, his father helped create the 'Unicorn' model mecha. He grew up piloting older mecha, and took a natural affinity to melee combat inside of mecha. He was chosen to pilot these mecha because of his skills.

Pilot's Suit statistics:
Callsign: White Knight
Name: Unicorn
Class: Front Assault Suit
Hull Points: 600/600
Shield Generator: 400.15
Initiative Factor: 3.5
Evade Capability: 25%
Reactor Capacity: 900/80
Armaments:
-Main Weapon:
--Polarized Titanium Lance [A: -/-] (Could I switch this with two blades instead?)
-Side weapon:
--Laser Pulse Rifle [A: 15/RS]
-Missile launcher:
--Vetan Dual Homing Missiles [A: 12/12]
-Utilities:
--Secondary Aiming Computer [+20 to % Hit with Rifles/Missile launchers]
--Slot Empty
Desc: Prototype suit, which primary combat technique is stabbing enemy suits and fighters during close combat. Because of that, only pilots with exceptional control and aiming skills are allowed to control Unicorns.

[Haspen]

Suit modifications need high-enough rank, adwarf

[Tiruin]

Name: Kira Talderin
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Race:
-Centaurian

Ranks:
Rifles: 2
Melee: 0
Launchers: 0
Initiative: 0
Evade: 2
Rank Points Left: 0

Kills: 0

Pilot's Suit: Stargazer-I

Spoiler: History (click to show/hide)

In the beginning of the 22nd Century, Kira was born. The start of the end of the Terran-Centurian War. Her early life was hard, with her parents being loyal military pilots, urging her to follow the path along with the rebuilding of mostly everything in her vicinity, she learned to become independent earlier than most. Along with her best friend - one of her parents' acquaintances and neighbors, he was to be an infallible source of advice and aid as she grew up, being only two years her senior.

Reaching her age of maturity, which was eighteen, she enrolled in a well-known interstellar flight academy, due mostly to her parent's background and the nudging of her best friend, Irdine. He was the catalyst of her discovery of skills and talents, and she paid him back by being herself - a grateful and humble ally. As a gift, he entrusted her with his necklace - a family heirloom that bonded both families, or so his parents said, of a mutual companionship form life until death. The necklace was much like the Yin and Yang symbol, but remade into the insignia of the Terran/Kardenian peace treaty.

It all changed, though, on their first mission. Acting as scouts, the duo were ambushed by a raiding party of unknown origin (confirmed as pirates[?]); after a brief firefight, Irdine who acted as her wingman and senior officer, took the brunt of the fire, leaving his suit crippled and broken, but giving Kira enough time to get herself out of the battle.

His last words were only hers to hear, echoing their trust for the years to come. With that, he activated a prototype bomb embedded in his rank insignia, and took the scum with him.

Shifting back to the current day, Kira reminisces fondly of her days with Irdine, but keeps focused on their cause, the root of all this.

The War.

 

[Haspen]

Great, even if Stargazers are meant to be paired. Well you can include a 'comrade lost' in your story or soemthing now

Now just complete your stories, folks. In the meanwhile, I will make up the first mission properly and then we will hopefully get started when I'm back from training :3

EDIT: Tsuchi's and Tiruin's background accepted, players added to the list :3