Well, got a reply in E-Mail from Douane, who has apparently been having problems getting onto the board. So barring equipment and my event roles, I present Samuel "Ironside" Harrison, a hardened veteran. And I do mean hardened .
Samuel "Ironside" Harrison
B1: 27 pts. attributes, 24 points skills, 2 pt. advantages, light BattleMech
Attributes
Build: 4 (8+)
Reflexes: 5 (7+)
Intuition: 6 (6+)
Learning: 4 (8+)
Charisma: 2 (10+)
Charactaristics
Athletic: 9+
Physical: 7+
Mental: 8+
Social: 10+
Advantages
Natural Aptitude: Tactics
Skills
Gunnery/BattleMech: 4 (3+)
Piloting/BattleMech: 3 (4+)
Small Arms: 2 (5+)
Medtech: 1 (7+)
Survival: 2 (6+)
Unarmed Combat: 1 (8+)
Perception: 1 (7+)
Tactics: 2 (6+)
Training: 1 (9+)
Career: Cabinatery 1 (7+)
SI: Rock & Roll Music 2 (6+)
Edge: 1
Equipment: Not yet assigned
BattleMech: JVN-10F Fire Javelin
Born in the Taurian Concordant, this Periphery native is in his early 40s. Stockily built, his most identifiable features are his wide array of bionics. His left arm, leg, and glowing red eye are all cybernetic replacements. In addition, much of his ribcage is a plastic and metal sheath, most of his teeth are replacements, and his skull sports several metal plates. His body, especially his left side is extensively scarred, with both burns and ragged shrapnel pits and furrows. His military cut short hair is greying to a salt and pepper, as is his bushy mustache. His remaining eye is green, set in what could have been a fairly ordinary face. He talks in a gravelly rasping growl, the result of damage to his throat.
His clothing tends to vary, sometimes using his old uniforms, sometimes civilian. Most often, he wears the camo fatigues and black beret he wore out in the field from his days in the Taurian Military, occasionally switching to the blue tunic with silver trim and black trousers that used to be his standard uniform. In all cases, unit and other insignia have all been remove, save for his Hyades Heart, a medal awarded to those who make great sacrifices on the Concordant's behalf. He usually wears a single army boot, figuring a second for his steel left foot unneccessary.
His personality tends toward the cynical and bitter. He is irritable and caustic. However, he tends knows what he's doing with two decades of service under his belt and is willing to share his hard earned knowledge. He does display a sense of humor, and occasionally he'll let out a glimpse of the much better man he used to be. He usually has some sort of candy in his mouth. He claims it's to get rid of the metallic aftertaste he usually has in the back of his mouth. This is likely psychosomatic.
Born on a world of middling importance in the Taurian Concordant, Samuel lived a fairly normal life as the son of a carpenter. In his late teens, however, he received word that he inherited a BattleMech from a very distant relative. Interested in serving his nation, and with the use of a rare and valuable Awesome assault 'Mech, he attended an Academy and graduated into the TDF. With an inherent capacity for second guessing opponents' actions and sense of humor he was well liked. He married and Astech at a young age, renaming his machine the "Lucy in the Sky"
in her honor. He had a daughter, and life continued as he built an illustrious career of service.
That all came crashing to a halt a few years back. The Davions raided the world he was stationed on. His lance was hit by flanking force of a company's worth of fast light and mediums. He attained several kills, but his machine was eventually worn down. He ejected just before it was destroyed. He landed unharmed and thanked his luck. Then an LRM went off to his left. He was far enough away to survive, but was torn apart by the blast. The Davion force was driven off, and he recieved medical help soon enough to save his life but was horribly scarred and required an extensive array of bionics. Neither he nor his wife coped well to the changes, and amidst his rising bitterness and emerging drinking problem they messilly divorced.
His problems increased and affected his proffessional life. Also, with his Awesome destroyed, he was using only a light, so his superiors were less inclined to tolerance. What friends he had left were able to get him medically discharged rather than dishonourably so. He eventually made his way to Solaris VII and cleaned up his alcoholism. The Dark Knight offer looks just to be just what he needs.
His 'Mech, the "Lucy in the Sky II", is a Fire Javelin, the medium laser toting variant on the SRM boat in service with the Federated Suns. He seethes at the downgrade from his Awesome . He still hasn't entirely adjustd. His new 'Mech is nearly twice as fast, has jumpjets, and has no where near the armor or armament he's used to. It is painted brown with tan highlights, featuring "noseart" depicting a pretty young woman, his ex-wife as she looked when they first met.
