Re: NPCS ECT
MAster Chief , Lyri Mullins :
As with many on this roster, Lyri was recruited from the Academy in San Diego.
5' 10", Dishwater Blonde, Blue eyes, sleek , well toned body. She looks as good in Boarding Armor as she does in Angelsilk .
coming from New Jersey, her parent s were 'well appointed' , as far as thier business earnings. But thier Daughter was a wee bit on the wild side.... earning letters in track , cross coutnry, the rifle team and the archery team.. she had her sights set on the Big Ten..but some.....bad choices.. led her to the academy . Not phased too much from the change in her life, she found shooting and Spec ops niche. She also fell into a group of rather...'non-officer material' as she hung out with Shadow , Roles and thier group.
On her way to be an LT, she was caught with the over use of Stim Gum...a 'crutch' used by many in the military, but it does cause some dependence.. She had to graduate as Chief.. something Shadow feels very strongly about, as he thinks she was punished for being part of his 'crew"... She went off to Utah, where the Keel for the Hades was being laid.. there, she trained with the sniper elite... before a call came from the then...Commander HAck
Lyri tends to be cool and aloof , but has no problem being passionate when the time comes...since signing aboard the Hermes..she has kicked the Stim Gum habit, carring a 4 year old open pack in her chest pocket of her boarding armor, Just to remind her, how far she has come.
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LT Beth Morrow...
Black hair with stands of Pink , red and purple.. the lightest green eyes you ever have seen, and a quirky little smile. High heels and 'boarderline' Regulation skrits.
Beth was sent to the academy, as a few on this list. because of her talents and the ....'inventive' ways she could use Computers and Tech.
A loner of sorts, grew up on the east side, only Blocks away from Shadow and Roles..who she followed through the newspapers and goign to football games and track meet.
Her Father had to raise her, as her Mom was killed in the street near the Docks... a professional HAzard for a hooker. Her dad, who had passed away while she was in San Diego, was a tech , and was often called to do big jobs for companies, because he was very, very good, and very cheap, compared to big time Tech companies... with her Mom 'working' beth would have to go along with her dad, and she helped.. first by carrying tool boxes.. then watching...then learning..then flat out helping.. she learned, as her father would explain..there were sysetmes that could override other systems.. things that could go, very worng, if such things happened...
As a senior in High school, Beth's Father found that Beth had a surprisingly hefty bank account...when pressed, she had to confess that she did..both... Hack some Cred accounts of 'bad people.. and.. was being paid from some of the Richer Kids to help 'improve grades"....
Thought her father admonished her, she got the feeling that he wasn't very angry, considering the source of the creds...
A newspaper article , while she was in Library at school, saw a pic of Shadow and Roles as ' Two young men find the body of Tomas The Knife".. the man who was said to, work for Charcoal Tony of the Eastside Gang of the Mallini's... Tomy was said to have a tight rien on his hookers and pushers... the pic did show, both Roles and Shadow with bandages on thie r arms.
Delving into Tony's files from a computer Hub , up town..beth put her skills to use... A day later, Charcoal Tony was aptly names, as his apartment building went up in flames as the heating elements over heated, and water mains caused shorts in the power grid... the emergency doors were locked,,no one escaped...some 100 people died, Most of them were 'family'...but a few innocents suffered too.
Tony's creds had been emptied, to an account called 'Commander Bond'.. though any one who tried to trace who Bond was. would get a 'feedback' bomb... have thier drives erased, of find themselves with out a cred to thier name.
One day, a knock on the Door and three Suits came in, they talked to beth's dad and her... with in 4 hours, she was on her way to the academy in San Diego, with the Title as 'COM TEch' Offcier.
it is said, that she was the first person recruited by …LT Hack.. as the Hermes Keel was being laid.
there were also a series of, deadly fires, and power losses in the Eastern Bloc and Oil Baron Countries, about teh time she was a senior at the Academy.
She is fiercely loyal to those who are her friends, and Cold blooded when it comes to those who are enemies
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SGT Shoemaker, Evan..'shoey'...
Right from Highschool in San Francisco , to the ESN MArine bootcamp in Sandiego.. SEC as his prime choice with Drop Ship Trooper as his second choice (..it is to be noted..most folks don't 'choose' drop ship ... they 'end up' there)
Baseball player and basketball, he has always been a team guy.. but his addiction to Stim Gum made him a 'non-choice' for colleges... in boot camp they didn't tri to wean him...Until the last 3 weeks... he fought to break the habit, and now, chews regular gun ( cinnamon for the most part).. as a way to fight the desire for chewing ).
Knows his way around the computer, and is best with an SMG or Carbine in his hands.. has some skill at dark ops..but stays away from Demo... " can't throw a curve ball without fingers".
his smile never seems tom leave his face, though the intent of the smile does.
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LT CArole Frans (SWC)
5' 11" Yellow Blonde hair, Green eyes
LIved in Central Park west High rises, with homes in Newengland and Rhode island
Frans had the life of an American Princess. She had her followers and her Creds.. her ..disgusting , FAther bought his way into politics, then began to work his way up,...Carole Didn't care, her and a hand ful of her buddies thought it would be good to Join the Academy.. 5 of them made it to San Diego, to be the first Gen Space pilots on one of the two Caps ships being built in America.
Though she had skills, as did a few of her friends ( a pair of them died in training )..she seemed to lean on her Dad's creds and pull. more then herself... there are legendary stories of Frans and her people, butting heads with Shadow and his people.. to the extent of Shadow and Roles breaking in to change the grad flights, because Senator Frans had 'paid good creds" to have them changed before that...though everyone passed, Shadow was dropped from the CAptain target group before rising to LT by graduation... Frans and most of her crew were signed by LT Hack right fater graduation.... but only after Shadow was signed 6 hours ahead, so he would be the senior LT.
fran's has since seen her father turn traitor, selling out EArth and the Sol system to the Empire, even having a hand in the death bof her Mother, who had made a career out of Med Tech for poor countries ( and colonies).. Mrs Frans med Tech ship was destroyed with all hands either having died..or worse..captured by the Empire..after some heated battles, she has come in line with what her father is... and is now Shadow's Assistant WC for the Fleet
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Lt Betty Eckles
5' 9" Dark Haired , Light green eyes
The typical 'rich party girl'
One of Fran's best friends, they grew up and went to private schools together, they each went to U Mass for 1 year before deciding to be heroes and get into the academy.
She is overly loyal to her friend, and harbors a 'not so secret crush' on Shadow, no one knows why?... 'bad boy ' thing... or whatever.... she did have a very good talent foe flying a Hammer, topping out ahead of Frans..only her grades kept her behind her friend. Her parents, much Like fran's father. leaned to the EDT.. but .. Eckels only knew she wanted to see space, and fly with Frans and their other friends. Now, she finds herself as one of the senior pilots....she is one of the few pilots, who failed her survival class..but Hack signed her anyway.
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LT Candy Flores
5' 8" Dark hair m blue eyes
Archery letter in High school and the academy
Candy came from Detroit. Her Father and Mother married as a way to combine thier parent's Creds and Business power.. almost covering the market on the manufacture of the M-3 Stuarts , wheeled APVs and Recon hover Cycles .
Sending thier Little girl little girl to the academy was thought to be a good idea, saved creds on tuition , and got her out of her 'unsavory' group of friends.... they were happen with that, until Flores showed up on Christmas with Beth, Roles and Shadow, who , really didn't have any home to go to.
Flores, while not a groupie, stuck to Shadow and Roles like glue... they did assignments together.. got 'bonus' flying tiem together, and? she was a big football fan..her and Beth hit it off and Candy's family just sighed..at least? they were in the military.
then things got rough for Flores... a certain instructor with ties to the EDT.. began to hit on her..promising her the world if she gave in..or a wash-out if she didn't...
His wounds were bad, and Flores had to leave... Shadow went to the board ( as a CAdet advocate ) and raised all kinds of 9 hells... the instructor won, but had a very bad accident happened to him a few days later... he had to leave as an instructor and went on to the EVOLS.
His place was taken by (then)Lt HAck..who raised the bar as high as he could... and cherry picked the pilots later, those he though fit his..soon-to-be..ship.
Having to Join the EVOLs ( pay her way in).. Flores flew with them for about 2 years, until the 'LAdy Incident'.. in which she then had to leave the EVOLs and Shadow pressed for her to be signed on by CAptain Morris.
She now serves as an ever present wingman to the LC
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Lt Kat Losky
5' 8" Blonde hair green eyes
Perhaps one of the most sad people on board the Hermes, Kat came from about as rough of life as there could be... The Eastern Bloc's hopless fight against the Angels had cost alot of Russians, alot of friends and family... what most of them didn't know?.. only about have died at the hands of Angels and the ESN.. the rest.. were sent to Demon vessels that were lurking around after the 1st and 2nd battles of MArs.
She ended up in an ESN Prison that was overwatched by 'Lights out '..the group sought to glean people who might have the skills for what a certain Officer had in mind for his Cap ship.
between people dying, getting locked up, she only had her Friend 'sister' Irina.. they were hard cases, until they heard of the incident in St Petersburg. where a Demonic transport base was blown to the nine hells... taking a few surrounding blocks with it, as well as what little was left, of Kat's family
They gave in..joined and were trained.. Irina was a Natural, if not Pysho in the Demo training... While Kat had more refined talents, and was trained as a pilot in England.
The Loss of her closest friend and 'sister' has left Kat with few people she feels comfortable around.. She guards Shadow's other wing like a pit bull, while losing herself during off duty times.
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Captain ( Shamus) Rivets O'Rielly....
6' 4' barrel chested , red HAried , red Mustached Irishman... constant, non-lit Cigar in his mouth that he chews on.
Fought in the ESN when they only have small corvettes and 'hand me down' shuttles to get people to MArs and the Moonbase..took over as a chief of Tech operations on MArs Colony when the Demons invaded with support from Largrans..was almost over run , until Hot headed Lt Hack, broke off from his fighter wing with a pair of wingmen to help turn the Mech battle on Olympus Mons.
As Hack's Fighters saved his Mech unit.. he saved Hack who continued to fight on the ground. O'Reily moved up the Ranks on MArs, until he was made CAptain and and was selected by..Commander HAck for the Hermes.
no nonsense , and very strict..but..a soft heart is hidden under all that
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Captain Washington Morris
Older Black Man..tint of grey in his hair despite 'angel food".. lost his right leg from the knee down flying fighters for the Earth ESN against anti- angel forces and South American slavers and drug lords.
though he could fly a fighter now, he waved off attempts to make him a Wing Commander..opting to take the Adjutant spot..where he makes the flight Lists..confirms Kills on the kill board, and helps settle in new crewmen
has a bad limp on his 'new leg'..and uses a cane to help walk about.
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Chief Alex Morgan
One of Rivets Mech Riders on Mars for the battles of Mars 1 and 2... was one of the two Mechs left when Lt Hack crashed after staffing LArgan mech units..
Morgan, ( who hates his first name) didn't see much chance of Mechs seeing war outside of coming out of drop ships. but the though of adding Mech units to boarding parties and Ground troops , proved to be too much of an enticement for , the then, Commander Hack.
Trying to keep the Unit as something to be taken seriously, he ran into Loggerheads with an ..now deceased.. member of the Hermes Mech Riders.
Since then, he has tried to hold the group together , Until their Commander returned...though they only have 3 Riders..Morgan expects them to be effective.
when not running the Mech Shop , he is Rivets 'backup' for receiving and shipping out things through the Hanger Dec.
His most memorable moment came at Olympus Mons when he he took out two Commanders of the LArgan Mech riders...his call sign , at the time was Angry Goose... it was switched to MONS Goose.. until blended into Mongoose.
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