Campaign Factions:
3064th Air Recon Group (RDF Faction)
Various members of C Wing (nicknamed, "Corsair Squadron") of the 3066th Air Recon Group become recurring rivals to Vagabond Squadron. The following members of Corsair Squadron have had the most interaction with B Wing of Vagabond Squadron:
- 1st Lieutenant Ricardo Domingo, "Dragón del Sur" ("Southern Dragon") (squadron callsign)
- Sergeant Richard ("Rick") Shaw, "Junkman" (squadron callsign)
- Corporal Simon Davis, "Buzzbomb" (squadron callsign)
- Corporal Fabian Hernando, "El Jaguar" (squadron callsign)
- Private Charles ("Chuck") Cooper, "Giantslayer" (squadron callsign)
- Private Sofia D'Angelo, "Dark Angel" (squadron callsign)
Father Alvarado (Criminal Faction)
The Priest is one Gregorio Alvarado, a deflocked Roman Catholic priest turned gangster and crime boss. He has built a small criminal empire known as
La Parroquia ("the Parish"). He is an independent member of the black market that is situated in Ascendance City.
Queen Arzeela and her Meltrani Amazons (Zentraedi Faction)
Queen Arzeela is a female Zentraedi commander who has rallied a company of loyal female officers and many followers. In their society, men are second class citizens. They view the Zentraedi men that fight for Queen Arzeela as loyal hunting dogs who only wish to please their master.
Los Asaltantes Nocturnos (RDF/Independent Faction)
Los Asaltantes Nocturnos ("The Night Raiders") are a group of mostly native Amazonian partisans that are led by a small cadre of select RDF trained jungle guerrillas. The current leader of this faction is Captain Martin Garcia (he doesn't use his rank when active in the Amazon).
Captain Martin Garcia (RDF Faction)
Captain Martin Garcia is a RDF jungle guerrilla trained partisan who is fighting against the Zentraedi in the Amazon. He works with the local tribal populations to annoy and hinder the Zentraedi's occupation effort. His organization is known as
Los Asaltantes Nocturnos ("The Night Raiders").
Pablo Ibarra (RDF Ally)
Pablo Ibarra is a local human baker who runs the Panadería Ángel ("Angel Bakery"). He has ties with the black market. He is friendly to the player characters and the RDF in general. He has many daughters that give him multiple headaches. His daughters include Ana, Lucia, Michelle, Gisela, Nerea, and Iara.
Paula Jerez (RDF Ally)
Paula Jerez is a singer at the Happy Fox Saloon. She is their top performer. The owner of the Happy Fox Saloon, Aldo Pineda, is attracted to her and he keeps asking her to have an affair with him. Married or not, she would still refuse his advances.
Santiago Moyano (Independent Faction / RDF Faction)
Santiago Moyano is a travelling musician. He is the front man for the band known as Los Pumas Verdes ("The Green Pumas"). They travel from town to town performing. They always draw a crowd when they appear. Santiago Moyano is a RDF deep covert operative officer.
Santos de la Muerte Negra (Criminal Faction)
The
Santos de la Muerte Negra ("Black Death Saints") or more commonly just SMN, are a criminal cartel controlled by one Prospero Barbero – a local, human crime boss. The SMN seek to control the whole black market, but they can only currently muster partial control. The remaining half of the black market consists of multiple, capable individual freelancers who have form an informal alliance against the syndicate. The syndicate refuses to deal with Zentraedi goods. They won't touch the stuff. The independent members have no such qualms and profit highly with extremist Zentraedi factions.
El Perro Viejo (Independent Faction)
El Perro Viejo ("The Old Dog") is the nickname given to an old ex-Argentinian army soldier known as Mayor Roman Vargas. He led the 2nd Armoured Brigade to victory against an overwhelming Zentraedi force. His cool and deviousness help him and his unit to hold their position against outstanding odds for three days before reinforcements arrived to strengthen the position.
The Red Path (Zentraedi Faction)
The Red Path are an Earth-based Zentraedi underground terrorist network operating in the Argentine Quadrant. Their leader is an ex-military specialist known as Vrahl the Butcher. Vrahl believes the Zentraedi need war for the survival of their species. Without it, the Zentraedi will diminish and eventually disappear. He promises his followers that they will make the streets run red with the blood against the Micronians and any traitorous Zentraedi that get in their way. They will bring a red path to earth and then to the stars. It is the fate of the Zentraedi to return to the stars. A common battle cry among the followers of the Red Path is, "In Vrahl's name!"
El Reino Independiente de Zanq (Independent Faction)
El Reino Independiente de Zanq ("The Independent Kingdom of Zanq") is a small independent kingdom of mainly humans ruled by a micronized Zentraedi despot known as Zanq. He has a mixed militia of Zentraedi and human bandits that enforce his commands. Zanq's militia is known as El Agua Ardiente ("The Burning Water") and they are a law upon themselves. Any disobedience or resistance to their commands are punishable with immediate execution. Zanq maintains control over the populace with fear and strick military discipline.
Los Renegados (Rogue RDF Faction)
Los Renegados ("The Renegades") are a RDF unit that has gone rogue and now work for the highest bidder – human or Zentraedi. They are a brutal and efficient mercenary unit that have their eyes on the target – profitability. Members of the unit include:
- Captain Robert ("Bob") Anderson, "Big Bob" (unit callsign)
- 1st Lieutenant Michael ("Mike") Powers, "Champion" (unit callsign)
- Sergeant Lucas Engel, "Reaper" (unit callsign)
- Corporal Shiela Hale, "Slashdance" (unit callsign)
- Corporal Arthur Reeves, "Hatchet" (unit callsign)
- Private Shiroki Taro, "Sōhei" (unit callsign)
- Private Dominique Dupont, "D-Man" (unit callsign)
Madame Winters (Criminal Faction)
Madame Alicia Elizabeth Winters is the owner of the Winterhaven Nightclub in the red light district of Ascendance City. She runs a brother from her nightclub. Within her brothel, she controls an extensive network of spies and moles who pass sensitive information back to her. She has used this illicit information to become an independent player in the black market. She currently has an uneasy alliance with Father Alvarado in an attempt to curtail the expanding Black Death Saints cartel.
Cheers,
Tim
