<span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: arial black;">Pilot</span><div class="floatright">(http://i362.photobucket.com/albums/oo62/cimsoderholm/WalterVeijer-1.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Walter "Mongrel" Veijer<br/><strong>Sex:</strong>Male<br/><strong>BattleMech:</strong>Highlander HGN-732<br/><strong>Homeworld:</strong>Trondheim<br/><strong>Original Faction:</strong>Free Rasalhague Republic<br/><br/><strong>Description:</strong>Walter's mixed heritage rally shows through. While on one hand he's built like the old Norse from the Rasalhague propaganda-posters with bulging muscles and blazing red hair, his slanted eyes, high cheek bones and tall forehead had made many of the geneologists on Trondheim shudder and whisper a "clearly Kurita stock, how can they let him pilot in the Kungsarmé?" He doesn't care much about it though, he knows his actions speak more than his face.<br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong>There is no way to tip toe around it. Walter's father was a minor nobleman of House Kurita. During his childhood and teens he heard Mongrel more times than he could count on a thousand hands. Didn't matter that even he thought his father was a cruel and vicious monster. It didn't matter that he lead a revolt against him. It didn't matter that he held up his head to a cheering crowd of his fellow Rasalhague's. He was always Mongrel. In the end he took his mother's maiden name and signed all his letters Walter Mongrel Veijer. He turned it into his pride instead of their mockery.<br/><br/>His actions in the revolt caught the eyes of the RRA once the Republic earned its independence. He was picked up as an officer in the 4th Drakøns and served there several years before retiring from the position, opting instead to pick up mercenary work in a bid to fight the Draconis Combine. He found himself at the helm of a two lance unit employed by House Steiner in hit-and-runs against the Combine.<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Calm and contemplative, rarely whipped up into anything more than raising his voice. Sometimes he catch himself making decisions according to the Bushido of House Kurita, having had it indoctrinated since his birth. He feels no real contempt towards the Draconis Combine, but recognize the threat they pose to the FRR.<br/><br/><strong>Speciality Skills:</strong>Haiku, calligraphy and playing kokyu. Just about the only good parts he received from his father during his childhood.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: arial black;">BattleMech Characteristics</span><br/><br/><strong>Chassis:</strong>Star League XT<br/><strong>Weight Class:</strong>Assault, 90 ton<br/><strong>Callsign:</strong>MacLeod (having no idea where it comes from, but it's branded across the Mech's chest.)<br/><br/><strong>Description:</strong>Walter experimented for a long while in the Royal Rasalhague Army with his Highlander. As one in a long line of warriors receiving this hand-me-down, he was the first to realize it's possible potentials. As just about the only Assault build with Jump Jet capabilities, he found it a bit lacking in speed. He had seen and felt the razor edge of the very agile Dragon during the war for independence. The upgraded engine and extra jump thrusters gives it a bit of a hunchback, but in general nothing too visible. However a bit of sacrifice had to be made in exchanging the LRM20 for an LRM10 and reducing some of its armour. Its colors are a light layer of Rasalhague teal over a brass finish, giving it a strange shine-through effect. Added to this is a red stripe over the head as well as a little stunt he pulled by jumping into a very large puddle of the same red color, creating a splatter effect over the feet and lower legs to honor his many "Highlander Burials".<br/><br/><div align="center"><strong>Loadout:</strong> <br/>2x Medium Lasers <br/>1x SRM-6<br/>1x LRM10 <br/>1x Gauss Rifle<br/><br/><strong>Modules:</strong> <br/>Comm. Systems<br/>Guardian ECM<br/>x4 Jump Jets, jump distance 120m<br/><br/><strong>Upgrades:</strong> <br/>Ferro-Fibrous armor with C.A.S.E.<br/>Double Heat Sinks<br/>Vlar 360 Fusion Engine, bringing the speed up to 64,8 kph.<br/><br/><strong>General Armor Values:</strong> <br/><br/>(http://i362.photobucket.com/albums/oo62/cimsoderholm/HighlanderArmor.jpg)<br/></div><br/><br/><div align="center">(http://i362.photobucket.com/albums/oo62/cimsoderholm/MacLeodHighlanderMech-1.jpg)</div>