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<blockquote data-quote="shurai" data-source="post: 1466393">Jacob Lowry, a Drifting Mercenary Jake's Story OverviewJake doesn't really come from anyplace in particular, and so it fits that he doesn't really know where he's going. His parents had some nondescript life in some nondescript part of the Sphere. He was recognized for his natural aptitude and eventually joined a mechwarrior academy, graduating with decent marks. Always something of a wanderer, he didn't much care for the regimented military lifestyle, so he served his time and then left, taking a job as fire support in a mercenary unit. At the moment, he doesn't really have any strong aspirations in life; in some ways even though he's almost thirty-five he's still trying to figure out what he really wants. Since the beginning of his mercenary 'career' he's developed a reputation for almost supernaturally detecting ambushes, which lead him to adopt his tongue-in-cheek callsign, 'Canary' (think coal mining).Physical DescriptionAbout 6'2&quot; and powerfully built, Jake usually wears a simple quasimilitary pilot suit (the kind with lots of zippered or velcroed pockets, and quite broken-in), boots, and a beat-up old yellow ballcap reading &quot;VOX&quot;. His dark hair he keeps relatively short, but it tends to be somewhat messy. He's never sported a beard or mustache. His hazel eyes aren't very exciting, but he does seem to have a piercing gaze. His ordinary face usually doesn't give much of his feelings away, and some have called him quiet or thoughtful. Most people are surprised by his uncanny reflexes, though he rarely needs or uses them (outside his mech, that is).OriginsHe's from the Free Worlds League, one of the smaller, less-inhabited worlds, Simpson's Desert. His mother was a botanist, and his father worked as a manager in a smallish manufacturing facility.Jake wasn't really a farmboy, but definitely a suburbanite growing up. He took a test at school, and they said that instead of college he should become a mechwarrior, so he did. His parents were happy about that, because it brought some prestige to an otherwise ordinary family, but they had a falling-out once Jake decided to leave the military. Truth is, Jake's parents raised him too well: Jake knew he wasn't really happy with the military lifestyle, and some of the things they'd ordered him to do didn't sit right with his conscience, so he left, and screw the stability of a regular paycheck. But his impulse, though well-founded, didn't point him towards anything, only away from what he knew would be a soldier's grave. He's now a mercenary, since that's what happens to good mech pilots who don't really have a good direction in life. He's been relatively successful, in that he's not dead, owns a Battlemech, and makes enough money to send some home now and again, but his relationship with his family has been cool ever since.He learned to play the harmonica from his uncle, who played in the family band (not a professional money-making kind, his is the kind of family that was sort of musical in general). He especially loves the blues cross-harp style of playing. As he puts it, it's &quot;music with a little meat on it, you know?&quot; Jake's Figures: [code]Attributes: 27 points&nbsp; &nbsp; BLD 4&nbsp; &nbsp; REF 6&nbsp; &nbsp; INT 5&nbsp; &nbsp; LRN 4&nbsp; &nbsp; CHA 3&nbsp; &nbsp; Athletic 8+&nbsp; &nbsp; Physical 7+&nbsp; &nbsp; Mental 9+&nbsp; &nbsp; Social 10+Skills:&nbsp; &nbsp; 16 points (Academy Package + 1 point&nbsp; &nbsp; Extra Stuff (2 Language, 4 SI, Life Path)&nbsp; &nbsp; Athletic:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Unarmed Combat 1 (7+)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Climbing 2 (6+)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Running 2 (6+)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Swimming 1 (7+)&nbsp; &nbsp; Physical:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Gunnery/mech 3 (4+)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Piloting/mech 3 (4+)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Small Arms 2 (5+)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Drive 1 (6+)&nbsp; &nbsp; Mental:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Communications 1 (8+)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Computer 1 (8+)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Technician (Battlemechs) 2 (7+)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; MedTech 2 (7+)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Survival 2 (7+)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Tracking 2 (7+)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Perception 2 (7+)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Language English (native)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Language Urdu 2 (7+)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Cooking 1 (8+) (especially Simpson's Delight)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Harmonica 2 (7+) (blues cross-harp)&nbsp; &nbsp; Social:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Negotiation 1 (9+)Advantages:&nbsp; &nbsp; Extra Edge&nbsp; &nbsp; Extra Edge&nbsp; &nbsp; Sixth SenseGear (200 Cb worth):&nbsp; &nbsp; 2 Jumpsuits &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (both worn out and patched in a few places, probably used to be green.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Or maybe brown. It's hard to tell.)&nbsp; &nbsp; Camouflage Fatigues &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (relatively wrinkled due to unuse, he still keeps 'em as a memento &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; of his basic training)&nbsp; &nbsp; Automatic Pistol (Magnum)&nbsp; &nbsp; three clips of ammunition&nbsp; &nbsp; Micro Grenades (2)&nbsp; &nbsp; Knife&nbsp; &nbsp; Harmonica (Hohner Diatonic Major)&nbsp; &nbsp; Basic Field Kit&nbsp; &nbsp; Basic Med Kit&nbsp; &nbsp; Life Junk&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; VOX baseball cap&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; underpants (several pairs)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; a book or two&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; a dog-eared battlemech field identification manual&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; some audio recordings&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; a deck of playing cards&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; various other miscellany[/code]Jake's Battlemech:Jake owns outright a well-used but rugged <a href="http://www.chaosmarch.com/output.cfm?XEra=2&amp;PFlag=0&amp;ZFaction=1&amp;flag=0&amp;ZVType=1&amp;XVid=164&amp;XPrev=167&amp;XNext=500&amp;ZVotes=19" target="_blank">Warhammer</a>, through several long years of hard, dangerous mercenary work.&nbsp; He's been through a lot with it, and has named it 'Mjollnir'.&nbsp; Mjollnir (literally &quot;that smashes&quot; in old Norse) is the name of Thor's magical golden hammer.&nbsp; It is said that lightning flashed when the god hurled it at his enemies.&nbsp; Since Mjollnir is (currently) painted in a sandy desert camo color scheme, and because it's primary weapons are a pair of PPCs, the name fits.&nbsp; The left-hand PPC he's named 'Modi' and the right 'Magni' after Thor's sons.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="shurai, post: 1466393"] [b]Jacob Lowry, a Drifting Mercenary[/b] [b] Jake's Story [/b] [i]Overview[/i] Jake doesn't really come from anyplace in particular, and so it fits that he doesn't really know where he's going. His parents had some nondescript life in some nondescript part of the Sphere. He was recognized for his natural aptitude and eventually joined a mechwarrior academy, graduating with decent marks. Always something of a wanderer, he didn't much care for the regimented military lifestyle, so he served his time and then left, taking a job as fire support in a mercenary unit. At the moment, he doesn't really have any strong aspirations in life; in some ways even though he's almost thirty-five he's still trying to figure out what he really wants. Since the beginning of his mercenary 'career' he's developed a reputation for almost supernaturally detecting ambushes, which lead him to adopt his tongue-in-cheek callsign, 'Canary' (think coal mining). [i]Physical Description[/i] About 6'2" and powerfully built, Jake usually wears a simple quasimilitary pilot suit (the kind with lots of zippered or velcroed pockets, and quite broken-in), boots, and a beat-up old yellow ballcap reading "VOX". His dark hair he keeps relatively short, but it tends to be somewhat messy. He's never sported a beard or mustache. His hazel eyes aren't very exciting, but he does seem to have a piercing gaze. His ordinary face usually doesn't give much of his feelings away, and some have called him quiet or thoughtful. Most people are surprised by his uncanny reflexes, though he rarely needs or uses them (outside his mech, that is). [i]Origins[/i] He's from the Free Worlds League, one of the smaller, less-inhabited worlds, Simpson's Desert. His mother was a botanist, and his father worked as a manager in a smallish manufacturing facility. Jake wasn't really a farmboy, but definitely a suburbanite growing up. He took a test at school, and they said that instead of college he should become a mechwarrior, so he did. His parents were happy about that, because it brought some prestige to an otherwise ordinary family, but they had a falling-out once Jake decided to leave the military. Truth is, Jake's parents raised him too well: Jake knew he wasn't really happy with the military lifestyle, and some of the things they'd ordered him to do didn't sit right with his conscience, so he left, and screw the stability of a regular paycheck. But his impulse, though well-founded, didn't point him towards anything, only away from what he knew would be a soldier's grave. He's now a mercenary, since that's what happens to good mech pilots who don't really have a good direction in life. He's been relatively successful, in that he's not dead, owns a Battlemech, and makes enough money to send some home now and again, but his relationship with his family has been cool ever since. He learned to play the harmonica from his uncle, who played in the family band (not a professional money-making kind, his is the kind of family that was sort of musical in general). He especially loves the blues cross-harp style of playing. As he puts it, it's "music with a little meat on it, you know?" [b] Jake's Figures: [/b] [code] Attributes: 27 points BLD 4 REF 6 INT 5 LRN 4 CHA 3 Athletic 8+ Physical 7+ Mental 9+ Social 10+ Skills: 16 points (Academy Package + 1 point Extra Stuff (2 Language, 4 SI, Life Path) Athletic: Unarmed Combat 1 (7+) Climbing 2 (6+) Running 2 (6+) Swimming 1 (7+) Physical: Gunnery/mech 3 (4+) Piloting/mech 3 (4+) Small Arms 2 (5+) Drive 1 (6+) Mental: Communications 1 (8+) Computer 1 (8+) Technician (Battlemechs) 2 (7+) MedTech 2 (7+) Survival 2 (7+) Tracking 2 (7+) Perception 2 (7+) Language English (native) Language Urdu 2 (7+) Cooking 1 (8+) (especially Simpson's Delight) Harmonica 2 (7+) (blues cross-harp) Social: Negotiation 1 (9+) Advantages: Extra Edge Extra Edge Sixth Sense Gear (200 Cb worth): 2 Jumpsuits (both worn out and patched in a few places, probably used to be green. Or maybe brown. It's hard to tell.) Camouflage Fatigues (relatively wrinkled due to unuse, he still keeps 'em as a memento of his basic training) Automatic Pistol (Magnum) three clips of ammunition Micro Grenades (2) Knife Harmonica (Hohner Diatonic Major) Basic Field Kit Basic Med Kit Life Junk VOX baseball cap underpants (several pairs) a book or two a dog-eared battlemech field identification manual some audio recordings a deck of playing cards various other miscellany [/code] [b]Jake's Battlemech:[/b] Jake owns outright a well-used but rugged [url=http://www.chaosmarch.com/output.cfm?XEra=2&PFlag=0&ZFaction=1&flag=0&ZVType=1&XVid=164&XPrev=167&XNext=500&ZVotes=19]Warhammer[/url], through several long years of hard, dangerous mercenary work. He's been through a lot with it, and has named it 'Mjollnir'. Mjollnir (literally "that smashes" in old Norse) is the name of Thor's magical golden hammer. It is said that lightning flashed when the god hurled it at his enemies. Since Mjollnir is (currently) painted in a sandy desert camo color scheme, and because it's primary weapons are a pair of PPCs, the name fits. The left-hand PPC he's named 'Modi' and the right 'Magni' after Thor's sons. [/QUOTE]

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