Let me first say that the quality of the submissions for this game was far and above the level of my expectations. All of the characters felt like they belonged in the world of Firefly and would have more than earned their keep on any given ship. In the end, this decision was much more difficult that I had anticipated, and I struggled against the inclination to add just one more, and then just one more. If I felt could manage a game of eleven, I would have done so.
In the end, I've decided to take seven rather than six, because as hard as it was to winnow the list to seven, it became impossible to make any further reductions.
So here they are:
Melara Richter - Ace Pilot
Patrick “Win” Winslow - Soldier / Browncoat
Helsinki - Gunslinger / Tinkerer
Jon Baxter - Techie / Electrical Engineer
Bastian - Artist / Natural Reader
Cascius "Cash" Posey - Small-world "doctor"
Kai Nielsen - Fearless Leader
Thanks again to all who submitted concepts. Attrition being what it is on these boards, I would be more than happy to accept any of those who ultimately weren't selected as alternates.
For the rest of you, I'll open the RG thread tomorrow morning, and then we'll get starting pulling things together.
Thanks again.