X-COM: Price of Glory - Character Concepts and List
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				Title: <strong>X-COM: Price of Glory - Character Concepts and List</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlackStone</strong> on <strong>28-05-2015, 05:50:29</strong>
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				Okay there is the code below to put in a character concept for the game.&nbsp; &nbsp;Send the concept to me in a PM and I will let you know if you are in.&nbsp; You likely will be so don't sweat it.&nbsp; &nbsp; Act as if you already know your specialty (Assault, Heavy, Sniper, or Support).&nbsp; &nbsp;While Meld and Psi aspects will play a factor in this game, it will not be at the start so everyone is everyday human.<br><br>For the game in question everyone is a brand new recruit to the X-Com Project from whatever service or background you care to make up, and none of you know yet about the Alien incursion, only that you have been recruited for a very special Black Ops unit.<br><br><div class="codeheader">Code: <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);" class="codeoperation">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[floatright][img height=300 padding=5]Paste the URL of the image you are using here.[/img][/floatright]<br>[b]Player ID:[/b] Your Elliquiy login ID<br><br>[font=French Script MT][b][size=20pt]Character Basics[/size][/b][/font]<br>[b]Name:[/b] What are they called<br>[b]Gender:[/b] Self explanatory <br>[b]Nationality:[/b] What country you hail from<br>[b]Specialty:[/b] Assault, Heavy, Sniper, and Support<br>[b]Rank:[/b] While your character may have been a higher rank in their own armed forces, their rank in X-Com is operative level 2 to start the game, save if someone wants to be squad leader in their concept, and that player I will let be them be Operative Level 4.<br><br>[font=French Script MT][b][size=20pt]Character Appearance[/size][/b][/font]<br>[b]Height:[/b] In inches and/or cm<br>[b]Weight:[/b] In Lb and/or Kg<br>[b]Hair Color:[/b] Specify if not clear from the photo, or put As Picture.<br>[b]Eye Color:[/b] As above<br>[b]Build:[/b] As above.<br>[b]Distinguishing marks:[/b] Is there anything unusual about them, piercings, tattoos, scars,&nbsp; missing limbs, etc.<br><br>[b]Personality:[/b] What sort of person are they, how do they react to others, what pushes their buttons, what calms them down. Please type at least one paragraph<br><br>[b]History:[/b] Where did your character come from?&nbsp; Were they a member of their country's armed forces, if so what branch, or were they a mercenary for hire.&nbsp; What events happened to shape who and what your character is.&nbsp; &nbsp; I am will to let you indulge as long as any heroic actions you write in your background are reasonable and plausible. <br><br>[b]Other Info:[/b] Anything else you think might be important. (Optional, if you can't think of anything you may delete this section).<br></code></pre>
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				Title: <strong>Re: X-COM: Price of Glory - Character Concepts and List</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Nowherewoman</strong> on <strong>28-05-2015, 16:48:42</strong>
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				Putting in a placeholder for a sniper, ex-SWAT or HRT, not sure yet. I'm going out of town for work, so it may be a few days before I can put a charsheet together.
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				Title: <strong>Re: X-COM: Price of Glory - Character Concepts and List</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sorrow Singer</strong> on <strong>28-05-2015, 17:05:51</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/godspie996/sample-40e91150025b7a39d063584e3d4098ec.jpg)</div><strong>Player ID:</strong> Sorrow Singer<br><br><span style="font-family: French Script MT;" class="bbc_font"><strong><span style="font-size: 20pt;" class="bbc_size">Character Basics</span></strong></span><br><strong>Name:</strong> Andrea Dahl<br><strong>Callsign:</strong> Panzer<br><strong>Gender:</strong> Female<br><strong>Nationality:</strong> Germany<br><strong>Specialty:</strong> Assault<br><strong>Rank:</strong> Operative 2<br><br><span style="font-family: French Script MT;" class="bbc_font"><strong><span style="font-size: 20pt;" class="bbc_size">Character Appearance</span></strong></span><br><strong>Height:</strong> 5'4"<br><strong>Weight:</strong> 130lbs<br><strong>Hair Color:</strong> Scarlet<br><strong>Eye Color:</strong> Blue<br><strong>Build:</strong> Athletic<br><br><strong>Personality:</strong> A Cold and calculated operator, Andrea is known for keeping a cool head in crisis situations. She considers risks and rewards very carefully and then acts on a combination of gut instinct and informed reason. Once set upon a course Andrea is not afraid to personally take a calculated risk to get the higher ground. She has a supreme confidence in her capabilities, which can sometimes come across as plain arrogance. She speaks very plainly, without much flourish. Favoring the professional approach in all things, Andrea is very well mannered, and doesn't take well to foolish behavior by her teammates. <br><br><strong>History:</strong> Having been brought up in an old family of military tradition Andrea 'Panzer' Dahl has been preparing for the solders life for as long as she can remember. With excellent scores in physicality and marksmanship Andrea has begun a successful career as a special forces operator. Her record is decorated with several proud accomplishments in military special ops and navy operations. Andrea specializes in crossing dangerous ground and assaulting fortified positions. <br><br><strong>Other Info:</strong> Check this box, if in the event of catastrophic damage to life and limbs, you are willing to volunteer for the X-COM MEC suit project<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: X-COM: Price of Glory - Character Concepts and List</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>29-05-2015, 00:40:57</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/63/2551723-Equilibrium_Still0321-Cleric_John_PrestonChristian-Bale.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/08/The-splinter-cell-pack-recon-1.jpg)</div><br><strong>Player ID:</strong> Hairyheretic<br><br><span style="font-family: French Script MT;" class="bbc_font"><strong><span style="font-size: 20pt;" class="bbc_size">Character Basics</span></strong></span><br><strong>Name:</strong> John Lewis O'Byrne<br><strong>Callsign:</strong> Ghost<br><strong>Gender:</strong> Male<br><strong>Nationality:</strong> United States<br><strong>Specialty:</strong> Support<br><strong>Rank:</strong> Operative level 2<br><br><span style="font-family: French Script MT;" class="bbc_font"><strong><span style="font-size: 20pt;" class="bbc_size">Character Appearance</span></strong></span><br><strong>Height:</strong> 5'9"<br><strong>Weight:</strong> 160lbs<br><strong>Hair Color:</strong> Black<br><strong>Eye Color:</strong> Brown<br><strong>Build:</strong> Athletic<br><strong>Distinguishing marks:</strong> Tattoo of 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion insignia, left shoulder<br><br><strong>Personality:</strong> John is fairly reserved, at least until he has known someone long enough to become comfortable with them. Even then, he listens more than he speaks, and sees more than most people would realise. He reads a lot, and frequently has a book or e-book reader tucked into a pocket, even when deploying.<br><br>His style of warfare could best be summed up in two snippits from The Art of War<br><br><em>All warfare is based on deception.<br><br>Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.</em><br><br>John prefers to bypass a prepared enemy, to hit them from the flank or rear, before they are even aware he is there, silently eliminating them with his silenced M4 carbine, or knife. <br><br><br><strong>History:</strong> John came from a troubled background, a broken family, a bad neighbourhood in Boston, and was in and out of trouble with the law from his early teens. In his final court appearance, the young man was given a stark choice ... adult incarceration, or join the military. He elected to join up, and the discipline he found there enabled him to turn his life around. He ended up in the Marines, and his apptitude in training led to his being assigned to the 3rd Recon.<br><br>In his youth be had seen enough death to be more than aware of his own mortality, and devoted himself to the principles of stealth. After all, the enemy can't shoot what they don't know is there. It was a comment from one of the Gunnery Sergeants (That boy moves like a goddamn ghost) that led to his nickname, and one that he tries to live up to.<br><br>His progress through the ranks was steady, rising to Corporal, Sergeant and then Staff Sergeant, gaining extensive experience in the South China Seas operating against bands of pirates that plagued the waterways. The Force Recon teams would locate and neutralise the pirates bases, frequently while the majority of the pirates were off on a raid. They would return to boobytraps, ambush and a second Marine force closing on them from the sea.<br><br>He had been considering applying for Officer Candidate School (on the advice of his own superiors) when he was instead offered the opportunity to join a new multinational special operations unit. Seeing it as a potentially valuable career opportunity, he accepted.<br><br><br><strong>Other Info:</strong> Speaks fluent Japanese, some Mandarin and Cantonese, due to time spent on duty tours in Okinawa. Practices kyudo and kendo. Has a pet rabbit called Mischief that freely roams his room on base. Rated Expert with M4A1 carbine. Zen Buddhist of the Rinzai school. SCUBA certified. Trained combat medic.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: X-COM: Price of Glory - Character Concepts and List</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MissFire</strong> on <strong>29-05-2015, 02:35:55</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k512/MissF1R3/Whiskey4_zps6ff624f2.jpg)</div><strong>Player ID:</strong> MissFire<br><br><span style="font-family: French Script MT;" class="bbc_font"><strong><span style="font-size: 20pt;" class="bbc_size">Character Basics</span></strong></span><br><strong>Name:</strong> Sarah "Whiskey" Sauer<br><strong>Gender:</strong> Female<br><strong>Nationality:</strong> German<br><strong>Specialty:</strong> Assault<br><strong>Rank:</strong> Operative II<br><br><span style="font-family: French Script MT;" class="bbc_font"><strong><span style="font-size: 20pt;" class="bbc_size">Character Appearance</span></strong></span><br><strong>Height:</strong> 6ft 2in<br><strong>Weight:</strong> 135lbs<br><strong>Hair Color:</strong> Blonde<br><strong>Eye Color:</strong> Blue<br><strong>Build:</strong> Athletic<br><strong>Distinguishing marks:</strong> Sarah has both arms covered in tribal tattoos, which weave into a variety of other artwork tattooed across her back. She has a small scar on her stomach and another on her lower back from a bullet wound (entry and exit wounds, respectively). <br><br><strong>Personality:</strong> "Battle doesn't need a purpose. The battle is it's own purpose," is something Sarah once said. Right before she shot a man in the face. A truer blood knight there never was, Sarah was raised around and lives for combat. She is always eager for a fight, will prod people just to get a response out of them, and in battle may take risks or deliberately handicap herself in order to make things more 'fun'. Off the field she is generally mellow, apathetic, and even kind of lazy, but once the gunfire starts she becomes a screaming banshee of destruction. Despite her abrasive attitude and reckless nature earning her the ire of her comrades, she will always be the first person to rush in and come to the aid of a teammate. It may be just for the sheer thrill of it but, regardless, she'll throw herself into the fire for her crew. While she may appear to be lazy in the office and little more than a berserker in the field, she's actually got a keen tactical mind and is apt at coming up with strategies on the fly. <br><br><strong>History:</strong> The latest in a long line of members of the German military, Sarah followed in the footsteps in her father and his father and his father before him. She is what Americans would call an 'army brat', having been raised in and around the military and on bases for her entire life. She was practically firing a weapon before she could even walk. As soon as was possible, Sarah joined the army and began a long military career. She made a name for herself as a headstrong, tenacious soldier with a penchant for taking risks. Her attitude and rash behavior continually landed her in hot water with her commanding officers, but it was exactly what the KSK Kommando Spezialkräfte (Special Forces Command) was looking for and they invited her to take the Long Range Surveillance course. Passing this allowed her to begin the intensive KSK training and managed to pass it. Sauer did her family proud by becoming part of this elite special forces unit and she found herself in it's 1st Platoon. After serving proudly in the KSK for three years, she was contacted by X-COM and swept away into it's program. <br><br>Sarah is a highly trained military operative, capable in hand-to-hand combat, skilled with knives, trained in all weather survival, repelling, parachuting, and familiar with the maintenance, use, and operation of a wide variety of firearms and explosives. Her favorites are the Remington 870 shotgun, the Rheinmetall MG 3 machine gun, the H&amp;K MP5 submachine gun, and the Panzerfaust 3 rocket propelled grenade launcher. She is a close combat specialist, preferring to kick doors down, rush in, and use the element of surprise and heavy fire to clear rooms of hostiles. <br><br><strong>Other Info:</strong> Addt'l Image #1 (http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k512/MissF1R3/Whiskey1_zpsb765430b.jpg) Addt'l Image #2 (http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k512/MissF1R3/Whiskey3_zps12a3199d.jpg) Addtl'l Image #3 (http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k512/MissF1R3/Whiskey5_zpsmivasih2.jpg) Theme (https://youtu.be/QAl9kZCwOPE)
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				Title: <strong>Re: X-COM: Price of Glory - Character Concepts and List</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlackStone</strong> on <strong>01-06-2015, 12:00:59</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(http://por-img.cimcontent.net/api/assets/bin-201403/43ad45506d86bb4bce2a2f6c3501a6ed.jpg)</div><strong>Player ID:</strong> Blackstone<br><br><span style="font-family: French Script MT;" class="bbc_font"><strong><span style="font-size: 20pt;" class="bbc_size">Character Basics</span></strong></span><br><strong>Name:</strong> Lieutenant Geoffrey Barnes<br><strong>Callsign:</strong> Uriel<br><strong>Gender:</strong>Male<br><strong>Nationality:</strong> Scotland<br><strong>Specialty:</strong> Sniper<br><strong>Rank:</strong> Lieutenant in British Special Air Service, Rank 4 Operative in X-Com<br><br><span style="font-family: French Script MT;" class="bbc_font"><strong><span style="font-size: 20pt;" class="bbc_size">Character Appearance</span></strong></span><br><strong>Height:</strong> 6'0"<br><strong>Weight:</strong> 165 lbs<br><strong>Hair Color:</strong> As picture<br><strong>Eye Color:</strong> As above<br><strong>Build:</strong> Lean muscular build like a Olympic swimmer with broad shoulders<br><strong>Distinguishing marks:</strong> SAS tattoo on left arm, scar tissue about left shoulder and back, like a healed over burn.<br><br><strong>Personality:</strong> Cold and professional, even more so than one might associate with a British Officer when on mission.&nbsp; &nbsp;He has a wry sense of humor and a way of getting others to talk to him when not on mission.&nbsp; There is a bit of darkness and pain inside him.<br><br><strong>History:</strong> Geoffry is the heir to a minor British barony and a noble line that extends all the way back to the time of Queen Elizabeth the First reign's, his father one of Lord Francis Drake's privateer captains that fought off the Spanish Armada.&nbsp; &nbsp;That and further acts in service to the crown earned him his noble title.&nbsp; &nbsp;Like many nobles following in tradition, Geoffrey enrolled in Sandhurst, and it was during his term there that he was earmarked as a man to be recruited into the SAS.&nbsp; &nbsp;He passed all of his training and such was given his chance, and for the next four years off an on served in the war on terrorism in all corners of the world.<br><br>It was one of these missions that his unit came up against something that was the impossible, and that hammered home that the Earth was not alone in the world.&nbsp; &nbsp;Geoff's units was among the best, and even so they lost three men that mission against the aliens.&nbsp; &nbsp;They did manage to secure the alien craft and right then was recruited into what would become Project: X-COM.&nbsp; &nbsp;For the next year Geoff served on team Alpha till he was wounded by a Sectoid plasma pistol.&nbsp; &nbsp; That would kept Geoff in the infirmary for the next two weeks, and as such he missed the next two missions for Team Alpha,&nbsp; &nbsp;That was why he was not present when they all died to a man.<br><br>It was a looking into the disappearance of a town in Newfoundland that had reports of alien activity.&nbsp; &nbsp; It was a change in the war, and demonstrated that the Aliens were no longer working in the shadows.&nbsp; &nbsp;The alien remains recovered from the follow on were of an alien type never seen before.&nbsp; &nbsp;One of the team members had been...changed, she no longer entirely human from what was found investigating her remains.&nbsp; &nbsp;All that was found was that her physiology was that of many of the humans found in the small fishing village.&nbsp; &nbsp;The team was torn to pieces, much of their bodies not recovered.&nbsp; &nbsp;It was still not known if they succeeded in stopping the aliens, or not.&nbsp; Geoff still blames himself a bit for being careless on the mission that he was wounded, that if he had been there that perhaps his skills would have been the tipping point.<br><br>Geoff is now the new leader of team delta, and given a new team to break in.&nbsp; Unlike before, this time it will be him in command.&nbsp; &nbsp;It was a challenge that while he had trained for, he was not certain if he was ready for, but with the Aliens making their presence more and more difficult to hide, it was becoming clear that X-COM was humanity's best and only line of defense, and he and his team were to become the pointy end of the spear. <br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: X-COM: Price of Glory - Character Concepts and List</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Nowherewoman</strong> on <strong>02-06-2015, 20:08:25</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(http://ginva.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/01.jpg)</div><br><strong>Player ID:</strong> Nowherewoman<br><br><span style="font-family: french script mt;" class="bbc_font"><strong><span style="font-size: 20pt;" class="bbc_size">Character Basics</span></strong></span><br><strong>Name:</strong>Renate "Ren" Colbert<br><strong>Callsign:</strong> Lance<br><strong>Gender:</strong> F<br><strong>Nationality:</strong> U.S.<br><strong>Specialty:</strong> Sniper<br><strong>Rank:</strong> Operative II<br><br><span style="font-family: french script mt;" class="bbc_font"><strong><span style="font-size: 20pt;" class="bbc_size">Character Appearance</span></strong></span><br><strong>Height:</strong> 5'8"<br><strong>Weight: </strong>126#<br><strong>Hair Color: </strong>Black, shoulder-length, usually up<br><strong>Eye Color:</strong> grey<br><strong>Build:</strong> Athletic, long-legged, somewhat flat-chested<br><strong>Distinguishing marks:</strong> Scar, outside of R. thigh, from the hip almost to the knee.<br><br><strong>Personality:</strong> Like many snipers, Ren is somewhat quiet and withdrawn. She's not at all unfriendly, but seems mostly focused on her gear and that next 'perfect' shot. She enjoys the occasional bizarre pun, and is quite openly bi, though she tends to deflect attempts to flirt. A non-drinker, she seems to be caffeine-fueled, and eats a lot of stuff that isn't 'good' for her- she claims it keeps her focused.<br><br>As might be expected, Colbert is extremely competitive, especially athletically, and can work up a fair bit of aggression if she's really riled.<br><br><strong>History:</strong> The alien incursion came at the absolute worst (and also the best) time for 29-year-old Colbert. One of the first handful of women to complete the FBI's elite Hostage Rescue Team training program, she had just graduated when the first terror attack occurred. Almost immediately, she and several other members of HRT were reassigned to the multinational X-COM.<br><br>Unlike most FBI agents, Renate didn't go the law or psychology route before her application; she has a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MSCE. A track runner in college and always a hobbyist shooter, she got into gunsmithing fairly young- the odd combination of skills is probably what made her attractive to the Bureau.<br><strong><br>Other Info:</strong> Ren always wears a plain gold wedding-style ring on her right ring finger, but isn't known to have any romantic involvements at all.<br><br><br><br><br><strong>Civilian Dress (Marie Avgeropoulos)::<br><br><br>(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/76/2f/a9/762fa9d7bea8ea8d414b327c50213f5d.jpg)<br><br></strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: X-COM: Price of Glory - Character Concepts and List</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lustful Bride</strong> on <strong>03-06-2015, 02:13:43</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/Ae7FiF6.jpg)</div><strong>Player ID:</strong> Lustful Bride.<br><br><span style="font-family: French Script MT;" class="bbc_font"><strong><span style="font-size: 20pt;" class="bbc_size">Character Basics</span></strong></span><br><strong>Name:</strong> Megan Chulski.<br><strong>Gender:</strong> Female<br><strong>Nationality:</strong> United States of America.<br><strong>Specialty:</strong>&nbsp; Support<br><strong>Rank:</strong> Operative lvl. 2<br><br><span style="font-family: French Script MT;" class="bbc_font"><strong><span style="font-size: 20pt;" class="bbc_size">Character Appearance</span></strong></span><br><strong>Height:</strong> 5'7''<br><strong>Weight:</strong> 130lbs<br><strong>Hair Color:</strong> Blonde (the photo makes her hair look much darker)<br><strong>Eye Color:</strong> Blue.<br><strong>Build:</strong> scrappy, she never wanted to be a frontline fighter <br><strong>Distinguishing marks:</strong> Tattoo on her thigh that reads <em>"Mark</em>." something that she always regrets.<br><br><strong>Personality:</strong> Megan is a career minded woman who loved her job at Fort Bragg. She enjoys the idea of being just another cog in the machine and that if she messes up it wont set the entire machine on fire just because of her screw up. After being recruited into X-com she longs for the old days when she didn't know that the Earth was being invaded by aliens and&nbsp; that now the future of Humanity depended on her. At times she feels like she wants to run away in terror and hide in a dark corner somewhere, but still, if she had truly been a coward at heart, she wouldn't have joined X-Com when the man in the suit have her the option. When not at work she enjoys spending her time alone in her downtime and likes her peace and quiet, but if one can coax her out of her little cocoon she is quite the party animal sometimes.<br><br><strong>History:</strong> Megan chulski was an certified Army Desk Jockey. She spent most of her carreer behind a desk at Fort Bragg. Until the day the pods began to fall down. Several of them landed near the fort and spread their strange gas webbing, ensnaring many people before the Sectoids came down. Megan had been hiding in a bathroom with one of the Fort's MPs when he tried to stop the Sectoids from kidnapping one of the people wrapped up in the green webbing. Needless to say, the MP underestimated how deadly the little gray alien could be and was cut down by its plasma weapon. Megan screamed in terror as she saw the gaping, burning whole in the man's chest and scrambeled for his sidearm, afraid that the Sectoid would shoot her next.&nbsp; <br><br>Megan burst out of cover and killed the Sectoid with the third shot from the handgun, before proceeding to empty the rest of the magazine into it. When the soldiers took back the base (With the help of one of the first X-Com teams) they would find her trembling over the body of the dead Sectoid. Eventually the entire event was naturally covered up and said to be nothing more than a failed Terrorist attack and Megan was locked up to keep from spreading the information. they didn't want her to go and spreading rumors of an alien invasion along with some of the other survivors who were believed to be unworthy, until a man in a dark suit came in and offered her a deal. She could go back to her home, forget about everything that happened while likely being under survailance for the rest of her life, or as one of the few people outside of X-Com to actually kill an alien, she could join up with a new team&nbsp; being set up. Despite how terrible her last encounter with the aliens had been, Megan found herself saying yes and agreeing to joining X-com.<br><br>After another stint&nbsp; of training and retraining Megan is now ready and able to fully serve X-com to the best of her abilities.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: X-COM: Price of Glory - Character Concepts and List</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Spear80</strong> on <strong>03-06-2015, 21:17:24</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(http://cdn.marketplaceimages.windowsphone.com/v8/images/af664516-a07a-4297-93bf-f874a3919eb1?imageType=ws_icon_large)</div><strong>Player ID:</strong> Spear80<br><br><span style="font-family: French Script MT;" class="bbc_font"><strong><span style="font-size: 20pt;" class="bbc_size">Character Basics</span></strong></span><br><strong>Name:</strong> Rick “Arendsoog” Steen<br><strong>Gender:</strong> Male<br><strong>Nationality:</strong> The Netherlands<br><strong>Specialty:</strong>&nbsp; Sniper (?) Assault(?)<br><strong>Rank:</strong> X-Com operative level 2 <br><br><span style="font-family: French Script MT;" class="bbc_font"><strong><span style="font-size: 20pt;" class="bbc_size">Character Appearance</span></strong></span><br><strong>Height:</strong> 190 cm<br><strong>Weight:</strong> 95<br><strong>Hair Color:</strong> Dark blond<br><strong>Eye Color:</strong> Green<br><strong>Build:</strong> Tall, slender. <br><strong>Distinguishing marks:</strong> Minor scars from having seen combat in various sandboxes as a peacekeeper. Most visible, a line along his right cheek under his cheekbone.<br><br><strong>Personality:</strong> A quiet guy, almost a loner. But dependable, in combat he’s focused and level headed. When not in combat he takes a while to leave his shell, but once he’s out he’s funny and kind. He will make a concerted effort to be around people in new situations though.<br><br><strong>History:</strong> Rick joined the Dutch Royal Marines right out of high school, serving initially as a line marine, until he was approved for advanced training as a marksman. He did very well there, returning to a Maritime Special Operations Force as a designated sniper. As such he was part of a number of peacekeeping missions. <br>While his luck was good in allowing him to survive, it also caused him to get involved in a number of very lively exchanges of fire. Resulting in multiple injuries and later scars. <br><br><strong>Other Info:</strong> Rick is something of a nervous reader, he’ll read anything before combat, if nothing available he’ll read techmanuals. To avoid that, he has a smartphone and a tablet filled with E-books. His English is accented, and a mixture of British and American, he will use slang and idioms, mixing them up without knowing about it. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: X-COM: Price of Glory - Character Concepts and List</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Pumpkin Seeds</strong> on <strong>04-06-2015, 01:40:35</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(http://www.lionsdenu.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/2428044_f520.jpg)</div><strong>Player ID:</strong> Pumpkin Seeds<br><br><span style="font-family: French Script MT;" class="bbc_font"><strong><span style="font-size: 20pt;" class="bbc_size">Character Basics</span></strong></span><br><strong>Name:</strong> Danuka Skala<br><strong>Gender:</strong> Female <br><strong>Nationality:</strong> Poland<br><strong>Specialty:</strong> Heavy<br><strong>Rank:</strong> X-Com Operative Level 2<br><br><span style="font-family: French Script MT;" class="bbc_font"><strong><span style="font-size: 20pt;" class="bbc_size">Character Appearance</span></strong></span><br><strong>Height:</strong> 180cm<br><strong>Weight:</strong> 67.8 kg<br><strong>Hair Color:</strong> Dark brown<br><strong>Eye Color:</strong> Blue<br><strong>Build:</strong> Powerfully muscular<br><strong>Distinguishing marks:</strong> To the left forearm is a rather detailed and involved image.&nbsp; Roses bursting with dark red color are to be found on her skin along with tightly wrapped vines containing the infamous thorns of such rose bushes.&nbsp; Periodically along her arm the thorns appear to pierce her flesh and rivulets of blood descend from the open wounds.&nbsp; This image extends from elbow to wrist.&nbsp; <br><br>To the right side of her back extending down to her right thigh are healed scars of a flash burn.&nbsp; Though the scars are not readily noticeable, on inspection they can easily be noticed by sight and touch.&nbsp; As if in response to the wound there is another tattoo working down her right side across the ribs.&nbsp; “So long as I breathe, victory is possible” is etched into her flesh there.<br><br>The newest addition to the collection of tattoos is the emblem of the Polish Special Forces Unit known as GROM.&nbsp; Her father served with them and she is unofficially recognized as a member due to her covert service before the X-Com project began. <br><br><br><strong>Personality:</strong> Danuka Skala is a determined woman with an iron clad will to survive and excel.&nbsp; She is goal oriented to a fault and is drive forward by words such as “cannot do” and “impossible.”&nbsp; Already the woman has shown a willingness to sacrifice much of herself to preserve these principles with her covert operations.&nbsp; Quiet and patient, she is also willing to wait for her goals to be achieved.&nbsp; Often she will research and study a matter before hand to gain the best understanding of how to accomplish her goals before taking her first action.&nbsp; She is a calculating woman in regard to her career.&nbsp; Outside of work she is a fun loving woman that does have aspirations of a family and life not involving the military.&nbsp; Time spent with the mercenary unit in Africa has gotten much of her wild youth out and she is wanting more to settle into a comfortable lifestyle and routine.<br><br><strong>History:</strong> The world is full of challenges.&nbsp; Every day of existence is a challenge to make it to the next one.&nbsp; Few can appreciate that simple hurdle like a soldier or someone that is spending their last days alive.&nbsp; Danuka Skala was raised by both.&nbsp; Born the youngest child and only daughter to a proud member of the Polish Special Forces, she learned early about discipline and structure.&nbsp; More tragically she learned about grit and determination from a mother that waged a futile battle with cancer for much of Danuka’s young life.&nbsp; &nbsp;On the woman’s death bed she told all her children she would never sacrifice one day of the fight.&nbsp; That image remains burned into the conscious of Danuka to this day and she draws greater strength from the pair who raised her to adulthood.&nbsp; From there her course in life seemed set as she regarded the words “no” and “impossible” as merely obstacles and not stopping points.&nbsp; <br><br>Being raised amidst a household of men, the initial interest became weights and wrestling.&nbsp; None are sure which came first in that regard as she took to both with a single-minded determination.&nbsp; For his part, her father remained a passive supporter as he thought she did this to work through her mother’s death.&nbsp; Perhaps she started with that goal in mind but the end result exceeded anyone’s expectations.&nbsp; Never a small child or woman, she pushed herself hard to achieve what other women had not done and into the realm occupied predominately by men.&nbsp; Across Europe she competed in lifting competitions and wrestling matches, beating many women.&nbsp; Unofficially she pushed herself to compete against men in impromptu competitions.&nbsp; At the age of sixteen her father had enough as she returned home battered and beaten after shaming a man before his friends in Germany.&nbsp; <br><br>While he did not restrict her from the gym, he took her away from the competition circuit.&nbsp; Instead he pushed her toward the studies, taking advantage of her competitive nature and determination to angle her studies into science.&nbsp; Chemistry and physics replaced her competition spirit.&nbsp; The gym was then balanced with studying so that she could achieve both.&nbsp; Graduation soon followed and the military seemed a natural fit for the young woman as all of her brothers had already joined.&nbsp; Additionally the service combined science and physical fitness into a lifestyle she thoroughly enjoyed.&nbsp; Demolitions became her new interest and she pursued the path with gusto for her career.&nbsp; The newest challenge then became enlisting into the Special Operations much as her father had done.&nbsp; From the onset she was doomed to failure, but she pushed.<br><br>Multiple attempts were made to join, but she was always rejected.&nbsp; None would give a concrete answer to her rejection until one of her brothers solidified her suspicions that being a woman held her back.&nbsp; Angrily she left the service and indeed the entire country of Poland the next night.&nbsp; Danuka entered the dangerous world of a mercenary lifestyle soon after, taking a placement in Africa protecting the oil rigs and diamond mines of billionaire corporations.&nbsp; She had to fight for her respect, but she did not mind.&nbsp; Soon she was seen as an equal by those that served alongside her.&nbsp; Additional training was given to her in regard to demolitions and also heavy weaponry.&nbsp; Often able to carry and lift more than her male counter-parts the job seemed perfect for her.&nbsp; Additionally she had a knack for applying maximum firepower in a near surgical manner.<br><br>Years slipped by while she made her money and put her time into the lifestyle.&nbsp; Never truly pleased with the legacy she would leave behind, Danuka saw few alternatives.&nbsp; The Polish military then approached her to perform a covert operation on their behalf.&nbsp; She would become an unrecognized member of the GROM unit and then infiltrate a working terrorist group in South Africa.&nbsp; Danuka could hardly believe that this was occurring when she signed up, but she already knew there would be a hard road ahead.&nbsp; Finally able to join the same unit as her father and then perform operations to protect Poland was nearly a dream come true.&nbsp; The dream nearly cost her everything from her honor to her life.&nbsp; Over the next two years she performed acts to earn trust, pushing deeper into the secret cell of the organization.&nbsp; From sexual acts to murder, she calloused her soul so that she could uncover the true depths of this group.&nbsp; Unknown to her she had stumbled upon a greater conspiracy that reached out beyond even this planet.&nbsp; <br><br>Danuka had infiltrated an EXALT cell nearly to its core.&nbsp; Just before this realization struck her the leadership of the cell discovered her identity.&nbsp; Men and women far stronger and faster than she was capable assailed her.&nbsp; Only through the use of her beloved demolitions was she able to survive, setting off a proximity mine deep within a diamond mine.&nbsp; She suffered tremendous burns along her body and was nearly buried alive in the explosion.&nbsp; Once recovered she was inducted into the GROM unit while unconscious in her hospital bed.&nbsp; X-COM came shortly after.&nbsp; An elite team dedicated to defending the world from EXALT and from beings unlike any she had seen before.&nbsp; The condition was simple, if she recovered she would join and if she did not then she would be silenced about what she had seen.<br><br>Danuka pushed through rehabilitation in record time.&nbsp; Drawing on her training from weight lifting, wrestling and military service she was soon stepping aboard a Sky Ranger for parts unknown.
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				Title: <strong>Re: X-COM: Price of Glory - Character Concepts and List</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Xunthrae</strong> on <strong>05-06-2015, 02:09:01</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(http://danielconn.com/wp-content/uploads/6.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/d0/47/64/d04764074371db3545c1420ad702d912.jpg)</div><strong>Player ID:</strong> Xunthrae<br><br><span style="font-family: French Script MT;" class="bbc_font"><strong><span style="font-size: 20pt;" class="bbc_size">Character Basics</span></strong></span><br><strong>Name:</strong> Jared Hardy<br><strong>Gender:</strong> Male <br><strong>Nationality:</strong> Australia<br><strong>Specialty:</strong> Heavy<br><strong>Rank:</strong> Operative 2<br><br><span style="font-family: French Script MT;" class="bbc_font"><strong><span style="font-size: 20pt;" class="bbc_size">Character Appearance</span></strong></span><br><strong>Height:</strong> 6’1<br><strong>Weight:</strong> 240<br><strong>Hair Color:</strong> Brown<br><strong>Eye Color:</strong> Brown<br><strong>Build:</strong> Heavily muscled<br><strong>Distinguishing marks:</strong> He has an extensive tattoo that starts on his right arm and extends across both of his pecs and down his abs. <br><br><strong>Personality:</strong> Jared is a light hearted and friendly person. He enjoys making jokes and pulling pranks. While he sometimes goes over board, he can keep himself in check to not be a distraction or hindrance to the mission or goal at hand. He usually accepts people as they are, he doesn't much care what people look like, but he does not like it when people are needlessly cruel. It's the fastest way to get him angry and almost violent. His relaxing time usually encompasses working out and lots of music. He's almost never without some sort of music playing. While on down time and on the way to a mission it would be very strange to not see at least one ear bud in his ears.&nbsp; &nbsp;<br><br><strong>History:</strong> Jared led an unconventional childhood. He worked for his family's building demolition company. He worked with explosives and other heavy machinery before he could drive. He was not enjoying his life though. He wanted something more than the civilian life. As soon at he was 18 he signed up for the Australian Army. He found himself there amidst the camaraderie and training. He loved working with his hands and body, and his family history helped him get into a demolition unit. He excelled there and with his Bachelor's in archetecture he was a very useful asset on missions. Jared had a gift for knowing where to put the explosives to get the most effective output from them. <br><br><strong>Other info:</strong> Speaks Maori and Hindi.
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