<div align="center"><a name="user_top">OOC Thread (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=110003.msg4777075#msg4777075)</a><br/>Last OOC Post (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=110003.20000#lastPost)<br/>IC Thread (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=110474.msg4796780#msg4796780)<br/>Last IC Post (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=110474.20000#lastPost)<br/></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">CREW MANIFEST</div><div class="spoiler_body"><hr/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><strong>Active Players</strong></span></span></div><hr/><strong>Men:</strong> in alphabetical order<br/><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: decimal;"><li><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="#user_griff">Griffin Kingston aka "Griff" - Captain</a> - Played by Michael Corvus</span></span></li><li><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="#user_kiran">Kiran Reed - Mechanic</a> - Played by Moon Hound Hati</span></span></li><li><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="#user_vince">Vincent Kincaid - Copilot</a> - Played by Loki Aesir</span></span></li></ul><strong>Women:</strong> in alphabetical order<br/><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: decimal;"><li><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="#user_cherish">Cherish - Stow Away</a> -  Played by Chaneko</span></span></li><li><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="#user_hotaru">Hotaru Takatori - Medic / Cook</a> - Played by Hotaru37</span></span></li><li><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="#user_kaela">Kaela Moon - Hired Gun</a> - Played by Curvykitten</span></span></li><li><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="#user_meimei">Mae Little aka "Meimei" - Pilot</a> - Played by LovesReading2</span></span></li></ul></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">CHARACTERS OF THE 'VERSE</div><div class="spoiler_body"><hr/><div align="center"><a href="#user_origchar">New Original Characters</a></div><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;">Canon Characters</span></span></strong><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 7pt;">Whom we may or may not encounter</span></div><hr/><br/>(http://images.wikia.com/firefly/images/6/69/Niska.jpg)<br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Adelei Niska</span></strong><br/>Adelei Niska is a major crime lord of the 'verse. Thoroughly ruthless in his business practices, he is dedicated to maintaining his reputation for exacting terrible reprisals on those who cross him — a reputation well-deserved. He espouses an admiration for the brutal philosophy of an ancient, psychotic Chinese dictator, Shan Yu.<br/><div align="center"><a href="#user_top">***back to top***</a></div><br/>(http://images.wikia.com/firefly/images/b/b4/Ath.jpg)<br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Atherton Wing</span></strong><br/>Often called "Ath," Atherton Wing is a young nobleman on Persephone. Ath is known on Persephone as a master swordsman and duelist. Due to his hotheaded personality and undesirable run-in with one of its registered Companions, Wing has been blacklisted by The Guild, and can no longer to hire any Companions.<br/><div align="center"><a href="#user_top">***back to top***</a></div><br/>(http://images.wikia.com/firefly/images/6/66/Badger.jpg)<br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Badger</span></strong><br/>A business contact on the moon-planet Persephone, Badger can't be trusted, though he can be a reliable source for work. Badger is clearly a criminal, but views himself as a business man and "better than" smugglers who don't have a base of operations.<br/>Badger speaks with a cockney accent.<br/><div align="center"><a href="#user_top">***back to top***</a></div><br/>(http://images.wikia.com/firefly/images/a/ae/Bester.JPG)<br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Bester</span></strong><br/>Former mechanic for Serenity.<br/><div align="center"><a href="#user_top">***back to top***</a></div><br/>(http://firefly.sff.cz/sekce/lexikon/higgins_jr.jpg)<br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Fess Higgins</span></strong><br/>Fess Higgins is the son of the magistrate of Higgins' Moon. His father is known only as Magistrate Higgins or Boss Higgins.<br/><div align="center"><a href="#user_top">***back to top***</a></div><br/>(http://www.geekspeakmagazine.com/archive/issue1/images/features/firefly/operative.jpg)<br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Former Operative</span></strong><br/>A former agent of the Alliance government. Similar to a black ops agent, the Former Operative performed work that was not specifically acknowledged by the government. He had no name or official rank; however, he had free access to the Alliance facility where classified experiments on humans are taking place. <br/><br/>He has little problem with killing as part of his job. While he may find the killing of an innocent girl wrong, he may also believe that he is serving a greater good by killing her. Despite the brutal nature of his work, the Former Operative is courteous in all his dealings, even with his intended victims. He dreams of "a world without sin," and used to believe the only way to attain that world is by doing whatever the Alliance asked him to do but has become disillusioned regarding the Alliance and their methods. Still, he truly believes that what he does is necessary, though he is fully aware that his actions are mostly evil. He he is a self-proclaimed monster.<br/><br/>The Former Operative's weapon of choice is a sword. He sees it as being more of a civilized and classic method of killing, preferring it to explosives and sidearms. However, he is pragmatic; he will use firearms as a last resort. He often tries to paralyze his targets by taking out a nerve cluster near their waist, and then stabs them; on some occasions, he has his enemies fall forward onto his sword, much like disgraced Roman generals used to do. He is also very proficient in hand-to-hand combat.<br/><br/>After his defeat by Malcolm Reynolds, captain of the famed <em>Serenity</em> responsible for the Miranda Broadwave, he decides to leave the Alliance.<br/><div align="center"><a href="#user_top">***back to top***</a></div><br/>(http://www.yourprops.com/movieprops/default/4932feb1488d2/Firefly-TV-2002/Jubal-Early-Stunt-Pistol.jpg)<br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Jubal Early</span></strong><br/>Jubal Early is a bounty hunter. He is athletic and is clearly adept at unarmed combat. He is also intelligent and eccentric, given to rambling on philosophic matters in the middle of tense situations (possibly to confuse and control those he is hunting).<br/><div align="center"><a href="#user_top">***back to top***</a></div><br/>(http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080307031246/firefly/images/thumb/d/da/Boss_Higgins.jpg/176px-Boss_Higgins.jpg)<br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Magistrate Higgins</span></strong><br/>Magistrate Higgins is the final word of law on Higgins' Moon, a small moon that has a primary export of mud. Higgins is a man who looks out only for himself. He treats his workers, known as mudders, harshly, almost as slaves, and metes out strict punishment to any who cross him.<br/><div align="center"><a href="#user_top">***back to top***</a></div><br/>(http://images.wikia.com/firefly/images/8/88/Monty.jpg)<br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Monty</span></strong><br/>Monty is a smuggle who also fought on the side of the Independents in the Unification War. An extremely large and mostly genial man, he is known among his friends for wearing a thick beard and mustache. Monty has a formidable reputation as a brawler.<br/><div align="center"><a href="#user_top">***back to top***</a></div><br/>(http://images.wikia.com/firefly/images/1/1d/Ott.jpg)<br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Ott</span></strong><br/>Leader of a band of criminals in the town of Constance. There are Chinese characters tattooed along the right side of his face. He is very greedy and dangerous.<br/><div align="center"><a href="#user_top">***back to top***</a></div><br/>(http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/firefly/images/thumb/1/16/Patience.jpg/250px-Patience.jpg)<br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Patience</span></strong><br/>Patience, an elderly woman, is the leader of the backwater moon Whitefall and is notorious for dealing driving a hard bargain. She will not hesitate to shoot someone if she feels she's been slighted.<br/><div align="center"><a href="#user_top">***back to top***</a></div><br/>(http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/110404/firefly-christina-hendricks_320.jpg)<br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Saffron</span></strong><br/>"Saffron" is one of her several known aliases. She is a very crafty and amoral con artist who assumes convenient identities to commit grand thefts. She is also known to seduce — and occasionally marry — her marks.<br/><br/>Saffron has had some Companion training. This organization of legal, high-society courtesans appears to provide its members with psychological education to enable them to establish more than a merely sexual relationship with their clients.<br/><div align="center"><a href="#user_top">***back to top***</a></div><br/>(http://images.wikia.com/firefly/images/f/f7/Bourne.jpg)<br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Sheriff Bourne</span></strong><br/>Sheriff Bourne is the sheriff of Paradiso, a mining town on Regina.<br/><div align="center"><a href="#user_top">***back to top***</a></div><br/>(http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080307031716/firefly/images/thumb/7/7a/Warwick_Harrow.jpg/250px-Warwick_Harrow.jpg)<br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Sir Warwick Harrow</span></strong><br/>Sir Warwick Harrow is a nobleman on Persephone. <br/><div align="center"><a href="#user_top">***back to top***</a></div><br/><hr/><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><a name="user_origchar"></a><a name="user_new">New Original Characters</a></span></span></strong></div><hr/><br/>(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z466/Corvus269/Characters/Ferret.jpg)<br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Ambrosia Koslov - "Ferret"</span></strong><br/>Having recently set up shop on Persephone, Ferret uses a successful flower shop and greenhouse, "The Best Little Hot House in Town" and her love for horticulture as a base for her underground criminal organization. She is a reliable business contact and aspiring crime lord on Persephone with hopes building her own criminal empire on Persephone and the surrounding planets, systems and eventually the 'verse. A fierce competitor and shrewd business woman, Ferret has quickly surpassed Badger in power and reputation on the moon planet. Like Badger, she can't be trusted beyond the work she is capable to provide. Like Niska, she is a ruthless, cut-throat woman with a vast network of connections that make her both valuable and dangerous if you cross her.<br/><br/>A former Registered Companion, Ferret was ejected from The Guild when it was discovered she was secretly collecting information on some of her clients for the sole purpose of blackmailing them for her own financial gain. Like all Registered Companions, she is more than capable to take care of herself, though with her increasing wealth and seedy connections, she has plenty of lackeys to do that for her.<br/><br/>Noted for having a sharp tongue and cold nature, Ferret is known to be a control freak, keeping a close eye on her "buyers" and "suppliers." She's very picky when it comes to matching the two, only selecting the ones she feel are best suited for each job. She uses a simple, yet ingenious code system of flower arrangements to keep track of the work her "buyers" are looking to buy and the services she feels her "suppliers" can adequately provide.<br/><div align="center"><a href="#user_top">***back to top***</a></div><br/>(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z466/Corvus269/Characters/Abernathy2.jpg)<br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Hank Abernathy</span></strong><br/>---- Incoming Data Transmission ----<br/><br/>... Downloading File<br/>....<br/>.....<br/>......<br/><br/><div align="center"><a href="#user_top">***back to top***</a></div></div></div><br/><div align="center"><strong><a href="#user_retired">Retired Players / Former Crew Members</a></strong></div><hr/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><strong><a name="user_griff">Griffin Kingston aka "Griff"</a></strong></span></span></div><hr/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">At A Glance</div><div class="spoiler_body"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">What the entire crew knows:</span><br/>- Born and raised on Londinium<br/>- Despises the Alliance<br/>- Highly skilled in unarmed combat, most weapons, and explosives<br/>- Won The Gamble in a hand of poker<br/>- Is a damn good poker player<br/>- Sometimes takes to roaming the ship naked (during the “graveyard” shift)<br/>- Hates slackers, freeloaders and basically anyone who don’t carry their own weight<br/>- Routinely works out for an hour in the morning and before dinner<br/>- Has an affinity for, and owns, one of the best collections in the ‘verse of old Earth-that-was music<br/>- Loves the twentieth century Earth-that-was singer, Frank Sinatra<br/>- Is extremely confident in himself and is border-line cocky<br/>- Has a quick wit and sarcastic sense of humor<br/>- Loves pranks and practical jokes<br/>- Is very flirtatious<br/>- Is a man of his word<br/>- Believes a man’s word should be as binding as any contract<br/>- Doesn't believe in a god<br/>- Actually enjoyed the war... or at least parts of it<br/>- Loves to share war stories over dinner<br/>- Can be hard on the crew at times<br/>- Is calm under pressure<br/>- Cares for the crew<br/>- Will give someone a chance, but is slow to trust.<br/>- Fiercely loyal to those he trusts<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br/>What no one knows but may be inferred:</span><br/>- Sharpens his combat knife when he’s nervous<br/>- Has romantic feelings for Sasha Dearing , his former first officer, now missing along with other former crew members. (Dani, Si, Anwar)<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">What no one knows:</span><br/>- Actually cares for his crew, though he tries to maintain a distant and tough exterior<br/>- His father is a high ranking member of Alliance Navy<br/>- Is wanted by the Alliance for desertion, sedition, treason, and murder<br/>- Still maintains contact with his father when he can<br/>- Mother died of a massive drug overdose with he was 12<br/>- Is a former Alliance soldier<br/>- Defected to the Independents late in the war<br/></div></div><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z466/Corvus269/Characters/GriffLion-2.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><strong>Played By:</strong> Michael Corvus (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?action=profile;u=10524)<br/><strong>Job:</strong> Captain<br/><strong>Age:</strong> 31<br/><strong>Planet of origin:</strong> Londinium<br/><strong>Physical Description:</strong><br/>Griff is 6'1" tall and weighs 210 lbs. He is in peak physical condition and he regularly works out to keep it that way. His dark chocolate eyes blend perfectly with his golden mocha colored skin, blemished here and there by the scars of combat from his time with the Alliance. He keeps his head and face shaved as time permits, however there is often a days worth of dark stubble visible.<br/><br/><strong>Clothing:</strong><br/>Griff prefers wearing dark or earth tone clothes. He usually wears simple t-shirts, short sleeved or sleeveless, though he may often go shirtless while aboard The Gamble. He favors practicality to fashion, often opting for the darker military style trousers and black combat boots. When going “ashore”, he always dons his lined western style jacket over his web gear, swapping it out for a dark military field jacket in inclement weather. On the rare occasion when dresses up nice, he fancies the classic, dressier old western fashion of Earth-that-was.<br/><br/><br class="clear_left"/><strong>Equipment:</strong><br/>Griff's shoulder sling holster holds his Colt. 45 DX pistol and  in the modern holster at his right hip is the PK12 Peacekeeper. Griff still has the standard issue AR 24 S assault rifle that the Alliance issued him, and he whips out when the situation demands. His assault vest and web gear hold extra clips of ammo for all weapons he has with him at the time. Rounding out his collection of gear he nearly always carries are his large combat knife sheathed inside his right boot and a standard communication device clipped to the left shoulder of his combat vest.<br/><br/>Griff is also an avid collector of old Earth-that-was music, taking a special interest in Frank Sinatra and similar styles.<br/><br/><strong>History:</strong><br/>Griff was born and raised on Londinium. His mother died of massive drug overdose (she was an addict) when he was 12 and his father, Colonel Raziel Kingston, was a career officer in the Alliance military. Unable to dedicate the necessary time to raise his son, Col. Kingston sent Griff to live with his aunt. Griff dreamed of joining the Alliance and becoming a Fed. like his father and as soon as he was old enough, he enlisted. He loved every second of basic and excelled in specialized training, scoring top marks in unarmed combat, weapons training, and explosives. He took to war like a fish to water and quickly rose in rank. As a matter of fact, he actually enjoyed the war. On the rare occasions that he tells stories, he speaks of the war as the best time of his life.<br/><br/>However, as the Unification War progressed, he found himself at odds with the Alliance's doctrine and the interpretation and application of its laws. After a series of insubordinate acts including several open disagreements with his superiors, repeatedly disobeying direct orders, and then finally culminating in aiding "Browncoats" who were in dire need of medical aide, Griff was to face a Court Marshall, despite his father's best efforts on his behalf. Before he could be brought in, Griff abandoned his post and has been a fugitive on the run ever since, wanted for treason, among other things.<br/><br/></span></span><div class="floatright">(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z466/Corvus269/Characters/griff2.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;">Griff found himself in a seedy watering hole on some backwater planet, longing for a ship of his own so he could get off of that sorry rock he was on and earn himself a living. While playing a hand of poker, Griff took advantage of an opportunity, wagering the last of his substantial, yet dwindling credits against Josiah Gregoritz's ship, "Slick's Folly". It was a huge gamble, but Griff won the hand, much to the Josiah's chagrin. Accused of cheating, Griff was forced to pull his Colt .45 DX and gun the man down when Gregoritz drew his weapon on him. He was now the rightful owner of Dragonfly class ship, a mid bulk transport ship, which he rechristened, "The Gamble," an homage to the manner in which he'd claimed the ship.<br/><br/><strong>Persona:</strong><br/>Griff is very well respected and is known to be a man of his word. He is known as one who gets the job done and protects his crew and business partners alike. He is calm, dedicated and persistent. He keeps a cool head under pressure and has the leadership ability to focus others on resolving any problem that arises. "Adapt and overcome," are among his many mottoes. <br/><br/>His demeanor can be harsh at times.  He is a hard man, and pushes his crew, and himself,  to the limit.  Griff would never leave any of his crew behind, and has even grown to care for them – even though he doesn't let it show.<br/><br/>He is quite stern and would never allow anyone on his boat to question his authority. Still, he values the thoughts and opinions of those people he surrounds himself with and usually consults the crew when he knows there's a tough decision to be made, letting everyone know the dangers and options before making the decision. More often than not, no one ever questions Griff, but on the rare occasion someone might stand against him, Griff is quick to act and remind folks of the "chain" of command, that is if Sasha doesn't get her hands on them first.<br/><br/>He is extremely confident, to the point where he is border-line cocky. He knows what he is capable of and doesn't allow anyone to dictate otherwise. He also knows what he is NOT capable of, but that doesn't stop him from trying. Griff has a cynical and sarcastic sense of humor and can seem a smart ass at times, especially to those who aren't familiar with him. His military background and training govern his work habits, and he's damn good at what he does.</span></span><br/><br/><div align="center">******<br/><a href="#user_top">back to top</a></div>