Well, here's the first of the threads I'm opening for this little foray into the unknown.  Planet info, character data, and technology among other things will go here for ease of access among all PCs and spectators.  Please try to be as organized about this as possible is all I ask.  For now, I'll kick things off.<br/><br/>Name; John Zatheral<br/>Gender; Male<br/>Age; 31<br/>Race;  Human<br/>Home Planet;  Zeta Prime Capital Station<br/>Known universe;  Any and all where humans pop up lol.  N/A basically.<br/>Appearance; Armor specifications and appearance readout.  (I wish lol.)<br/>(http://www.maxishine.com.au/Pics/Mass%20Effect/2221652162_14f29651b6_o.jpg)<br/><br/>Physical Appearance; bio scan and DNA encoding readout included....<br/>(http://rpggamer.org/uploaded_images/2005_doom_0063.jpg)<br/><br/>Position;  SPECTRE Operative.  (Yes, it's a ME reference.  Shoot me if you don't like it lol.)<br/>Tech Level; FTL drive, kinetic barriers (shields), able to travel the network of Mass Relays which are still in heavy use despite a recent advancement in hyperdive capabilities.  Laser weaponry that use thermal clips to reduce the risk of damaging weapons by ejecting and replacing the clip when the threshold is reached.  Thermal clips can be changed fitting the situation, depending on the person using them has the training to match.  Shredder rounds, Warp ammo, Cryo shots, and Disrupter are only a few examples.<br/>Racial Traits/evolutionary path/customs/traditions etc;  Humans are the most diverse in every aspect of the word.  Multiple views of how the universe works, where the soul goes after death (provided there is a belief in such an incorporeal state), race, creed, values on family, friends; everything about humanity is wrapped in variables to every side of the spectrum.  To understand them, one has to observe them.  They range from size, shape, build, hair color, skin color, eye color, and their personalities are just as diverse.  There is no way to define such a race that is so different from the rest without adding pages upon pages of text and data, but there is a few things of note that can be easily put into this section of the Galactic Compendium.  One, that the strong don't always prey on the weak, some even forming very tight family groups with one male to one female who is sometimes made to bear many children or not, depending on how the family group is set up during the dating and mating rituals practiced by this species.  If the family ties are strong, many years of prosperity for such a group bound together by love and compassion is almost assured, provided no outside stimuli or tragedy in general hits, and even then not all hope seems to be lost.  Humans have the unique tendency to fight on no matter the odds if they possess an incredible strong minded and stubborn in their personalities, making them quite tenacious when the need calls for it.  Their technology level alone is proof of this considering the many stumbles and failures they had to deal with over their existence.  If not for the discovery of FTL, they would have never reached beyond their own solar system and then been allowed to join the rest of the known universe in which they seem quite able to adapt to at will, given enough time and resources.  Out of all the races, humans are the most resilient and sometimes, possibly, the most dangerous as well considering their equal tendency to both create....and destroy.<br/><br/>((I had the time of my life writing this up lol.))<br/>Preferences;  Straight, see sig link<br/>History;<em>"It is the decision of this Council that you be granted all the powers and privileges of the Special Tactics and Reconnaissance of the Capital Station here in Zeta Prime."<br/><br/>"Spectres are not trained, but chosen.  Those that are forged through the fires of service and battle, those whose actions elevate them above the rank and file."<br/><br/>"Spectres are an ideal, a symbol.  The embodiment of courage, determination, and self-reliance.  They are the right hand of this Council, instruments to our will."<br/><br/>"Spectres bear a great burden.  They are the protectors of galactic peace, both our first and last line of defense.  The safety of our galaxy is theirs to uphold."<br/><br/>"You are the tenth human Spectre, the first being Commander Sheppard, your ancestor."</em><br/><br/>Those words still echoed in John's mind as he suited up for the first official mission he had as a Spectre Operative for the Council stationed at Zeta Prime Capital Station, a moon sized fortress and trade center for the entire galaxy, also his home and he would do everything in his power to defend it from enemies without and within.  That is what being a Spectre, and a damn good one he hoped, would be all about.  Ten years of the most grueling training he'd ever had saw him through the fires and trials on several missions in his life, (being Prolonged had helped.)  He was a direct descendant of the famed hero, (some would say god but they were radicals and small thankfully,) and so pressure had been put on him since the day he was born to be the best he could be for every known species that traveled the stars for their own reasons.  Joining the defense teams that had been assigned to defend the ambassadors on their way to the Capital was a good start to John's eyes and mind...<br/><br/>UPDATE!<br/><br/>Introduction link incoming.  http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=73916.msg3225863#msg3225863 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=73916.msg3225863#msg3225863)