This is the Out Of Character discussion thread, and the character sheet.  Feel free to talk about the game all you want here.  Ask questions, pry, investigate, etc.  :-)  For reference, here's (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=175788.0) the interest check topic.<br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_u">Important Information</span><br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Ivaliin</div><div class="spoiler_body">22 years old.  Iva is a Ska'an, an advanced, isolated humanoid species in the Milky Way galaxy.  She was born on one of the hundreds of Ska'an colonies, far from prying human eyes.  With some of the most advanced defense technology in existence, her home was safe from invaders and spies.  She was raised with a fierce loyalty to her people, as all Ska'an are.  She believes in the Order of Fealty: the Ska'an first, her home colony second, her family third, her religious sect fourth, and herself last.<br/><br/>She believes in the plethora of the Ska'an deities (there are over 5,000), and has joined the same religious sect as her parents: the Path of Tumrik (the God of Scientific Enlightenment).  She has not, however, taken the sacred vow that binds her to her religion, as that is performed only once she has performed the duties necessary.<br/><br/>Iva is highly knowledgeable in quantum mechanics, advanced engineering, and Ska'an electronic equipment.  Adapting her knowledge to human technology requires time, but poses little challenge to her.</div></div></td><td><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Ska'an</div><div class="spoiler_body">The Ska'an are an advanced humanoid species, living in a section of the Milky Way galaxy called "Sector 544" by human explorers.  It is heavily fortified against intrusion of any type, and the Ska'an are fiercely independent people.  They do not like being contacted, and like visitors even less.  They are not violent toward outsiders, simply resistant to them.<br/><br/>Ska'an hail from the home world of Skaal, but they have colonized more than two hundred planets, and nearly five hundred moons.  They produce large numbers of military ships, and have access to rich mineral ores - many of which they can easily synthesize.  They utilize sub-space warp drives that allow them to pass through the fabric of space and actually travel via sub-space.  This is not the same as standard human Q-Tube drives.  The Ska'an ships shift out of the strictly physical plane of standard space.  This makes them impossible to detect or attack while their warp drives are operational.<br/><br/>Ska'an also employ powerful particle beams and high-yield energy torpedoes in combat.  In addition to their massive, excessively-armed flagships (or "Akari"), they use swift and agile fighter craft and light frigates to evade enemy fire and strike from all directions at once.  Few have survived an encounter with a Ska'an military force, and none have ever survived an attack against an Akari.<br/><br/>Physically, the Ska'an are nearly imperceptible from humans.  They are bipedal, and bi-ocular, etc.  However, they have an additional finger on each hand that acts as a second thumb - located beside their pinkies.  They also sport a sixth toe on their feet.  Ska'an are generally taller than humans, with males typically being 6-and-a-half feet tall, and women typically 6-foot-even.  They have a wide range of hair colors and styles, much like humans, but also have natural violet and dark blue hair colors.  Their eyes are supremely unique in that they have multiple irises - four, to be exact.  They have a central pupil and a central iris - much like humans, but also have three additional "secondary" irises that are located in a triangular pattern around their central iris.  All fours irises are fully operational, allowing the Ska'an to see both in brighter and darker settings than humans.<br/><br/>Ska'an are also a telepathic and telekinetic race, capable of communicating at close range with each other (generally no farther than the standard distance between two ships in space), and of lifting and carrying their own body weight telekinetically.  They employ this feature in personal combat, often throwing enemies aside or mentally controlling multiple weapons.  Trained Ska'an elite soldiers - the "Kav" - have mastered their minds, and can alter others' perceptions of them.  Using this technique, the Kav can seem to vanish into thin air, and can temporarily confuse enemies to either escape or subdue.  The Kav are fitted with customized battle suits that respond to their telepathic and telekinetic commands, performing a variety of defensive and offensive programs.  While a Kav is given a sidearm, it is rare that they will use it.  The Kav are living weapons, and are deployed as such.  A single Kav commando is more than capable of killing a full ship's complement and sabotaging all of the critical systems.<br/><br/>The Kav is the only Ska'an religious sect that is exclusive to specific individuals.  Their religious views, called the Path of Tiire (the Goddess of Unyielding, Divine Justice), is considered to be the harshest and most vigorous in all of Ska'an tradition.  The Kav are revered and respected for their dedication.<br/><br/>All Ska'an religious sects are governed by a high priest, or "Shiiri."  Most Shiiri also command their own personal starships, and often a fleet of warships.  Many Ska'an religious sects are militarized.  The Ska'an as a people are governed by a republic of representatives from each religious sect, and from every province in every colony.  The senate is overseen by the minister, "Gh'ar," whose authority reaches only to the walls of the senate chamber.  Upon agreement of a law, and the ratification of the appropriate legislation, the administration and enforcement of the law is delegated to the federal and local police forces, the "Illian" and "Alvian," respectively.</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>Modern Earth &amp; Human Colonies (Image) (http://www.igorstshirts.com/blog/conceptships/2013/roberts_space/roberts_space_09.jpg)</div><br/><span class="bbc_u">Created Characters</span><br/>All characters will be posted here in individual spoiler tags.  This should make it easy to find and reference their sheets.<br/><br/>Character slots: 3/4 requests made.  Requests open.<br/>Human researcher/scientist:<br/>Human soldier: Requested by Chreesfater<table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Character Sheet</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?action=profile;u=12157">Quote from: Chreestafer on 20-07-2013, 18:03:19</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><br/><strong>Name:</strong> Nicholai "Nikki" Phoenix<br/><strong>Gender:</strong> Male<br/><strong>Age:</strong> 29<br/><strong>Species:</strong> Human<br/><strong>Physical Appearance:</strong><br/><strong>Lt. Commander Nicholai Phoenix (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-96uf5UivWic/UD4nB0tjKEI/AAAAAAAABmQ/FYEYzTyoz6o/s1600/bigstock-Young-Male-Underwear-Model--508130.jpg)</strong><br/><strong>Soldier Uniform (http://th05.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2012/221/c/a/ghost_recon_future_soldier_by_mgl8807-d5aiynk.jpg)</strong><br/><br/><strong>Equipment &amp; Weapons:</strong><br/>-Modern Future Weapons-<br/><strong> Standard Issue Plasma Rifle (http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080725175228/halofanon/images/3/35/Plasma_rifle.jpg)</strong><br/><strong> Plasma Grenade, a.k.a. "Sticky Bomb" (http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121117115537/halo/images/e/e4/H4_plasmagrenade_trans.png)</strong> - also see Halo Sticky Bomb-<br/><br/>-Older Relic Like Weapons-<br/>These weapons still work and due to the Nikki's degree in history, mainly military history, he has found a fancy in 21'st century warfare and grew found of a few unique "ancient" warfare items.  It took him years to obtain working models, however he now uses them as if they were his own appendage.  The grenade however has cause much discomfort to his unit or officers as the device has a slight tick to it, making it truthfully unstable, but when questioned about it his simple reply is "eh, if it goes off, then it goes off, I'm tired of the service anyways, I can use an escape"<br/><strong>Ticking Hand Grenade (http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Hand-Grenade.jpg)</strong><br/><strong>Tuarus Judge Long Barrel (http://www.woodburyoutfitters.com/v/vspfiles/photos/90447-2.jpg)</strong><br/><br/><strong>Special Skills:</strong> Combat Leader, Soldier Training, Survival Skills, Hand to Hand Combat, Military Weapon Schooling, History Knowledge<br/><strong>Credits:</strong> Standard Military Pay for his Rank<br/><br/><strong>Sexual Preference:</strong> Straight<br/><strong>Personality:</strong> Ate first getting to know him he can be quiet and seem shy, however he truthfully is just taking in the moments and assessing what is before him.  He tends to over think situations as he is always processing thoughts in his head.  The only thing that ever stops his brain is when he is caught up in war setting to where he needs to focus on the task at hand or if he is reading a good book.  Otherwise his mind is racing a million directions at once.  He knows a lot as prior to his military training he was in one of the top schools Second earth has ever seen, and has a degree or two in history.  He is caring and will do anything for anyone with out asking for something in return and he'd even risk his life to save someone who shouldn't have deserved it in the first place.   <br/><strong>Background:</strong> Still In Progress</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>Human smuggler/pilot Requested by Pipaluk<table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Character Sheet</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?action=profile;u=45464">Quote from: Pipaluk on 01-08-2013, 21:03:46</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><br/><strong>Name:</strong> Bre Turner<br/><strong>Gender:</strong> Female<br/><strong>Species:</strong> Human<br/><strong>Physical Appearance:</strong> <br/>(http://www.factpile.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/future-cop.jpg)<br/><br/><strong>Equipment &amp; Weapons:</strong> Shotgun, Two Pistols, hand cuffs, lock pick set, space craft, and a few hidden stashes of money and fake identities.<br/><strong>Special Skills:</strong> Bre can fly, she can fight both hand to hand and with weapons, she is good at imitating voices and hiding her own. She is quick to come up with new personas.<br/><strong>Credits:</strong> She has a few hundred grand stashed away, along with a few legitimate bank accounts with a couple million. <br/><br/><strong>Sexual Preference:</strong> Strait, though she has been known to seduce a woman to get what she wanted.<br/><strong>Personality:</strong> Bre is secretive, often sarcastic, and more often playful. She is street smart, and business savvy. She's the sort of girl who could sell a ketchup Popsicle to a women in white gloves. She has a knack for getting people to do what she wants and she's often very suspicious of the government.<br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong> Bre grew up on the streets of a major metropolis planet. But as she learned to get through life from the scum of the earth, she quickly rose to the top. She ran a smuggling business from an early age and was able to turn quite a lot of illegitimate profits. She invested as much as she could into a legitimate trading business and has been running both businesses side by side. She smuggles whatever needs smuggling for a price, and she also transports legitimate goods. <br/><br/>She has gained quite the reputation of both the respectable and the slimy. She is known by both as the girl who can get things done. If someone needs something moved across the empire quickly and safely. She's capable of navigating around and getting the item to where it needs to get. For the illegitimate goods, she knows the places that are to be avoided as she flies to the destination.<br/><br/>Though she is known for never turning her back on anyone, she isn't someone people would call loyal. Those who know her best (and they really don't know her all that well as she is extremely secretive), would say that her loyalty has never really been tested. She doesn't have any friends to betray. She simply does the job for them and they give her the money. That's about as far as her relationships have gone up until now. For this reason, she also has a distrust of most others. She knows that she wouldn't really trust herself if she were in their shoes. So she thinks they are the same as her; only looking out for their own interests.<br/><br/>Everyone knows that Bre is a smuggler, but the authorities have never been able to catch her transporting illegal goods. They know she's doing it. They know she's a shady character, they just haven't been able to pin anything down on her.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>Ska'an Kav operative: Requested by Countdown0<table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Character Sheet</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=180139.msg8622166#msg8622166">Quote from: Countdown0 on 23-07-2013, 08:43:26</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><br/>Alright, here is my CS. Let me know if anything doesn't fit.<br/><br/><strong>Name:</strong> Slind<br/><br/><strong>Gender:</strong> Male<br/><br/><strong>Species:</strong> Ska'an<br/><br/><strong>Physical Appearance:</strong> 6'8”, Silver and black eyes, olive skin, dark blue hair<br/><br/><strong>Equipment &amp; Weapons:</strong> Two feet long retractable blade mounted on the left wrist that can penetrate heavy duty modern armor.<br/><br/>Gamma Projection side arm, a military grade 'pistol' that projects concentrated gamma radiation capable of literally cooking large animals or beings on the inside and out in short order, causing enough damage to turn bones to ash in seconds, and causing temperatures in the affected area to be high enough to boil tungsten (over 5,555 °C).<br/><br/>Element 87 (Francium) Drill Mines. About 3 inches in diameter and 3 inches long, these cylindrical bombs, on remote or proximity detonation, combine Francium with Water, creating a sudden fiery explosion that several times more powerful than an anti-submarine depth charge. They can also be made to drill into solid objects, allowing them to be strategically hidden. (carrying 6)<br/><br/>Tungsten Reinforced Titanium Body Sheath Armor, custom fitted with a Titanium outer layer to absorb solid object impacts, and an inner Tungsten layer to protect against the heat of plasma and laser weaponry. Flexible to allow for total freedom of movement around joints and optimal mobility.<br/><br/><strong>Special Skills:</strong> Piloting, close quarters combat, telekinetic combat, <br/>ranged weapon combat, sabotage, weapon repair, ship repair, stealth and infiltration<br/><br/><strong>Credits:</strong> N/A<br/><br/><strong>Sexual Preference:</strong> Heterosexual<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong> Slind is a very straightforward and focused individual, dedicated and committed to the cause of his people, and to the Kav. He is patient but relentless in the pursuit of his goals. Slind is generally tactless and brutally honest in his personal relationships, but is very willing to lie and deceive for the sake of his mission(s).<br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong> Born on the colony world of Khen'Sat, a distant orbit – though still survivable – terrestrial planet that was one of the early colonies of the Ska'an. At an early age, his natural athletic ability affinity for strategic contests, and potent psychic and telekinetic abilities garnered him an opportunity to become one of the Kav. Obviously, given the role that the Kav play in Ska'an society, it was a great honor.<br/><br/>He is 27 years old.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br/><span class="bbc_u">Character Sheet</span><br/>Unless otherwise specified, all of the fields are necessary.  Please submit these via PM.<br/><br/><div class="codeheader">Code: <a class="codeoperation" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[b]Name:[/b]<br/>[b]Gender:[/b]<br/>[b]Species:[/b]<br/>[b]Physical Appearance:[/b] (If you happen across an image that resembles the Ska'an, I'd be eager to see it.)<br/><br/>[b]Equipment &amp; Weapons:[/b]<br/>[b]Special Skills:[/b] (piloting, armed combat, etc.)<br/>[b]Credits:[/b] (monetary units)<br/><br/>[b]Sexual Preference:[/b]<br/>[b]Personality:[/b]<br/>[b]Background:[/b]<br/></code></pre>