Here is my character write-up. Aysande gave it the okay, but if anyone else has any concerns, I am willing to make alterations or clarifications to work out something so that my character is a positive addition to the game.<br/><br/>The images in the Important Notes section are fairly large, as a warning.<br/><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Acheron Eiszeit<br/><strong>Aliases:</strong><br/><strong>Age:</strong>50 (looks 30-ish)<br/><strong>Race/Place of birth:</strong>Human; Swarga Loka IV: a heavy gravity world rich in heavy metals and elements.<br/><strong>Description:</strong><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Image</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://imageshack.us/a/img580/5469/silvereyes.jpg)</div></div><br/>Acheron is an exceptionally tall and musclebound individual. These features were not blessings on his homeworld - many of the residents, while altered to withstand the higher gravity, were not especially tall and as Acheron grew, he interacted with a world that was sized too small for him. His father, for some reason, decided that Acheron should be tall and paid a handsome sum to geneticists to make the necessary alterations to Acheron's genetics so that he would enjoy the increased strength, durability, and endurance that the populace of Acheron IV did, as well as grow to a height of 7'3", with several tweaks to ensure his system could withstand the demands of his height and mass. Under lighter gravity, Acheron may have even achieved greater height - thankfully his homeworld's tyrannic gravity curtailed that.<br/><br/>Acheron has a skin tone that has seen a fair amount of exposure to sunlight for his coloration. This transpired mainly after leaving his homeworld, as the atmosphere of Swarga Loka IV requires little in the way of protection from sunlight. He has rough hands from long hours working in the mines of his homeworld, whose days were 38.2 Earth standard hours. There was very little trouble to get into, and he did not want as a child as Swarga Loka IV enjoyed a generally socialist government with limited privatization. All citizens were part owners in the mining corporation that exported the natural resources of the planet, and as such all enjoyed quality healthcare, education, housing, nutrition, and access to consumer goods. Some citizens in administrative, managerial, or highly skilled positions received more in proportion to their contribution to society. So his childhood was healthy and fulfilling, something at odds with his choice of profession.<br/><br/>Initially Acheron joined the world's reserve militia because it earned him extra resource rations. He was dissatisfied with his allotment and desired more, so he worked for it, as any responsible citizen would. During training, he discovered an infinity for small arms and an intuitive ability to wear heavy armour. After a year of service, he was invited to leave the Heavy Labourer's Guild and join the Soldier's Guild. After careful consideration, Acheron accepted the invitation. Swarga Loka IV had treaty obligations to neighboring systems that required military and material support, and so Acheron saw action far away from the star system that held the world of his birth. The experience of raw warfare was jarring, but Acheron endured. Although many of his deeds might have earned him commendations for bravery, the fighting proved so fierce that many soldiers fought and died with valour only to have their deeds go unrecorded. In time, the alien incursion that plagued the allied system was pushed back, at a terrible cost in lives and matériel. Acheron, shaken by his experiences, had difficulty adjusting to peace time. He elected to sell his shares and citizenship, purchasing a small craft and going off on his own into the universe. Acheron survived as a mercenary and bounty hunter, honing his skills and expanding them. Some of the things he did were distasteful, but there was no going back. Not to the Soldier's Guild, and not to the Heavy Labourer's Guild.<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Acheron is a quiet and reserved man. Affable in his own way, Acheron was raised in a society where it was praiseworthy to stoically perform one's job. While being off-world has helped him to get a handle on different modes of behaviour, he is tends to play things safe and keep silent and observe situations. His experience has taught him that there are many worlds and many cultures, with many ways to interpret all the ways people express themselves. Given that his profession typically involves guns pointed at him, Acheron prefers to play it safe. Due to being raised in a socialist society, Acheron regards all individuals as equals. He is more than willing to share things with others, and sometimes finds avarice and greed expressed by others to be jarring and incomprehensible. Acheron is not one to brag about his abilities, and his humility may even result in him not revealing that he could be helpful in any given situation if others are not apprised of his skills. In combat Acheron is rather fearless. He is willing to take risks, calculated or otherwise. He trusts in his durability and armour to withstand enemy attacks, and his rugged survivability has seen him through many dire encounters.<br/><br/><strong>How did they come to join the Aurora:</strong>Faced with a crippled ship and no alternative, Acheron joined the crew of the Aurora after a bounty hunt gone wrong.<br/><br/><strong>Important Notes:</strong>The genetic manipulation done to Acheron to ensure that he could survive a heavy gravity environment has left him with superhuman strength, durability, and endurance. He has also undergone relatively standard longevity treatments, meaning that he will reach middle-age at approximately 160 Earth standard years, and may live into an old age of 330 before dying.<br/><br/>Acheron is a very skilled combatant, comparable to veterans of organized military forces, though by no means an elite. He is skilled in the maintenance of a truly staggering number of small arms, and while not the equal an engineer, is able to performance routine maintenance of heavy, ship-to-ship weapons systems.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Some Images of Acheron's Equipment and Armour</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/3597/mjolnirhogconceptart.jpg)<br/>(http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/6821/me3cat6heavy.png)<br/>(http://imageshack.us/a/img11/4686/674max.jpg)</div></div>