Continuing his backstory. Please let me know what more you would be interested in?
Looks like I have two completed applications: A borai soldier and a shirren mechanic.
As for Rollo... Personal goals, a section on his values/morals, how he feels about his powers, etc. I need to know who he is as a person. I need to be able to envision how he might interact with the other PCs long-term.
Honestly, I'd like the same from Caleb.
Thank you. I shall endeavor to illuminate you after work.
Having gone through your original recruitment thread, I found the questions for character backgrounds.
I have them under spoiler Questions.
Thank you again for the chance.
Alrighty, and here be the rest of him...
The first nine months after his "conception" passed in real time. The brilliant minds behind the project responsible for his creation had concluded -after quite a bit of trial and error, mind you- that accelerating the embryo's growth during that time was... unwise, at least as far as the end product was concerned. The incinerator had taken care of more than a few failed attempt, after DNA had been harvested from them of course. A true scientist must learn from failures as well as from successes after all.
After those first nine months though the methodology changed. The newborn -so to speak, anyway- was immediately immersed in an advanced VR environment and growth acceleration began, the idea being to synchronize physical and mental growth. So, while his body grew, nutrients and nanites taking care of his needs while augmenting him and making him grow four times as fast, the VR took care of his mental growth. It gave him parents and a childhood, a school experience, friends, crashes and even proms, all the while nudging him ever so gently towards a future military training and career.
A little over five years later for the real world, but more than twenty from Caleb's perspective, there came one more transition, for he was ready to start his combat training. But VR could only do so much and it was his physical capabilities that the ones behind the project wanted to both hone and test. So, thanks to a training facility prepared for this purpose, complete with fellow trainees in order for the illusion of an actual life to remain mostly intact, his development went on in the real world.
Caleb excelled as a soldier. He was stronger, tougher and faster than anyone else there and he had various other augmentations and improvements, mostly biotechnological, that along with the nanites inside him, gave him considerable Advantages where combat was concerned. But sometimes, even the best laid plans can go awry, even what look like absolute successes may prove otherwise.
Caleb died in his first mission. Granted, there was considerable lack of preparation considering what he and the others in his unit ended up facing, but that is the idea behind why he was made. To be capable of facing those things and situations that would fell lesser combatants, normal men. He was deemed a disappointment and was left where he fell. After they harvested some material from him of course. After all, a true scientist must learn from failures as well as from successes.
That was a very interesting race. For a bit it definitely looked as if Yu or the Dominator was going to win, but then Cross amazingly pulled the win out of his... hat? helmet? faceplate?
However, now that it is done I think my character would have to catch up with them, as you stated earlier. (Especially since they took the back door out!) Do you still think that it could work, or do you want me to work up a secondary strategy?
I think I'm going to have to accept Zenvisk.
I think that for his introduction, having been watching them but seeing that they were gone before you could catch up works just fine. Please dot the Gameplay thread and post in Discussion, would you? Greet the other players. I'll work something out.
Thank you, others, for your interest. Hope to see you again next time.
Ah, well... It would have been interesting playing with therealthom as a player. An added bonus to an interesting game. Maybe next time. Have fun.
Thank you for the opportunity. I was second guessing going Solarian. I have enjoyed tbe game thread; seems a fun group.