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Marcus Aurelius Argent: Male Human (mixed Vilani and Solomani) Navy 6/Scout 2; homeworld Ilaria B796A65–D; Init +2 (+2 Dex); AC 16 (+2 Dex, +4 flak jacket); AR 4 (flak jacket); Spd 9m; Stamina/Lifeblood 42/12; Atk +6 melee, +6 ranged; SV Fort +3, Ref +7, Will +8; SZ M; Str 12, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 17, Wis 12, Cha 10, Edu 16, Soc 9.
Skills: Gather Information +10, Gunnery +9, Liaison +9, Navigation +11, P/Administration +6, P/Survey +5, Pilot +17, Survival +7, T/Astrogation +13, T/Communications +9, T/Computer +10, T/Gravitics +8.
Feats: Armor Proficiency (Light), Armor Proficiency (Vacc Suit), Vessel (Starship), Vessel (Grav), Vessel (Ship’s Boat), Weapon Proficiency (Marksman), Weapon Proficiency (Laser), Weapon Proficiency (Swordsman), Weapon Proficiency (Ship’s Weapons), Damage Control, Jack of All Trades–1, Trustworthy, Skill Focus (pilot), Ambidexterity.
Languages: Galanglic, Vilani.
Description: Age 38; Height 165 cm; Weight 50 kg; Hair brown; Eyes hazel; Ambidextrous.
Equipment: Flak Jacket; Reflec Armor; Hand computer; Inertial locator; Long–range communicator (TL 10); Blade; Laser pistol w/ backpack; Body pistol w/ 4 clips of ammunition.
Other possessions: Cr 44,650; Antique book.
Background: Marcus Aurelius Argent was born on Ilaria, a high-population world in the Glimmerdrift Reaches whose government was under Imperial military rule due to a series of foot riots in the subsector 50 years prior to his birth. His father was a noted expert on the ancient Terran history at the planetary university, and his mother was the mid-level executive at one of the local subsector megacorporations. Marcus was named after an ancient Terran ruler from the Eurasian continent known for being an enlightened ruler. One of Marcus’ prize possessions is a copy of Gibbon’s "Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire" printed on actual paper, given to him by his father.
Early on, Marcus showed a interested in technical things as well as a curiosity of what lies beyond the atmosphere of his homeworld. When he graduated from high school, he enlisted in the Sector Navy to get a chance to explore space. He showed some promise during patrols for pirates, earning both a commission and promotion to Lieutenant during his first term. When a Captain in the Domain Fleet asked him to transfer to the Domain Fleet and act as his aide, he saw it as his chance to possibly move further out, possibly even visit some of the far-flung alien homeworlds.
That hope proved to be dashed when the Captain accidentally had an incident in front of a Sector Duke’s daughter. Literally overnight Marcus found himself a glorified pencil pusher at a backwater depot when the Sector Duke booted the Captain’s whole command staff out of the Line. After four years of being stuck on a barren rock, Marcus resigned his commission and joined the Scouts.
Joining the Scouts seemed to be what was needed at that point in his life. He participated in the surveys of several new worlds on the Imperial borders of the domain, primarily as flight ops officer. He would still be there if the local Scout command in the domain hadn’t decided to cut back on personnel "temporarily" as a cost–saving measure. Marcus was put on Detached Duty, and thus has been looking for a job to take until the Scout Service decides to reactivate him.
Skills: Gather Information +10, Gunnery +9, Liaison +9, Navigation +11, P/Administration +6, P/Survey +5, Pilot +17, Survival +7, T/Astrogation +13, T/Communications +9, T/Computer +10, T/Gravitics +8.
Feats: Armor Proficiency (Light), Armor Proficiency (Vacc Suit), Vessel (Starship), Vessel (Grav), Vessel (Ship’s Boat), Weapon Proficiency (Marksman), Weapon Proficiency (Laser), Weapon Proficiency (Swordsman), Weapon Proficiency (Ship’s Weapons), Damage Control, Jack of All Trades–1, Trustworthy, Skill Focus (pilot), Ambidexterity.
Languages: Galanglic, Vilani.
Description: Age 38; Height 165 cm; Weight 50 kg; Hair brown; Eyes hazel; Ambidextrous.
Equipment: Flak Jacket; Reflec Armor; Hand computer; Inertial locator; Long–range communicator (TL 10); Blade; Laser pistol w/ backpack; Body pistol w/ 4 clips of ammunition.
Other possessions: Cr 44,650; Antique book.
Background: Marcus Aurelius Argent was born on Ilaria, a high-population world in the Glimmerdrift Reaches whose government was under Imperial military rule due to a series of foot riots in the subsector 50 years prior to his birth. His father was a noted expert on the ancient Terran history at the planetary university, and his mother was the mid-level executive at one of the local subsector megacorporations. Marcus was named after an ancient Terran ruler from the Eurasian continent known for being an enlightened ruler. One of Marcus’ prize possessions is a copy of Gibbon’s "Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire" printed on actual paper, given to him by his father.
Early on, Marcus showed a interested in technical things as well as a curiosity of what lies beyond the atmosphere of his homeworld. When he graduated from high school, he enlisted in the Sector Navy to get a chance to explore space. He showed some promise during patrols for pirates, earning both a commission and promotion to Lieutenant during his first term. When a Captain in the Domain Fleet asked him to transfer to the Domain Fleet and act as his aide, he saw it as his chance to possibly move further out, possibly even visit some of the far-flung alien homeworlds.
That hope proved to be dashed when the Captain accidentally had an incident in front of a Sector Duke’s daughter. Literally overnight Marcus found himself a glorified pencil pusher at a backwater depot when the Sector Duke booted the Captain’s whole command staff out of the Line. After four years of being stuck on a barren rock, Marcus resigned his commission and joined the Scouts.
Joining the Scouts seemed to be what was needed at that point in his life. He participated in the surveys of several new worlds on the Imperial borders of the domain, primarily as flight ops officer. He would still be there if the local Scout command in the domain hadn’t decided to cut back on personnel "temporarily" as a cost–saving measure. Marcus was put on Detached Duty, and thus has been looking for a job to take until the Scout Service decides to reactivate him.
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