ESPION - the game of spies (CLOSED)
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Festy_Dog
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A tad on the recycled side since I'm borrowing aspects from some other characters of mine, but here it is:
Carl Archer
Appearance:
Carl isn't an ugly fellow, but he's not exactly notable either. In fact, he's pretty bland, an easily forgetable face. Brown hair, dull blue eyes, coppery facial hair. Aside from that though, when attention is payed to him he appears to be a nice, trustworthy fellow, probably in his early thirties. Carl is of conveniantly average build and height, but has exceptional physical fitness. It's believed he has a number of tattoos but they would appear to be concealed by his (usually quite covering) clothing, save for one which seems to be a single word on the inside of his left wrist. Although he is somewhat average in appearance, he appears to possess a mild streak of vanity, as he always makes an effort to look good.
Description/History:
Carl's history before ESPION is somewhat hazy. It's known that prior to ESPION he operated mainly in Asia as an operative of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service. His work clearly didn't take advantage of his range of skills though, as the nature of that organisation was not quite the same as more well known agencies, being notably less violent. During his time with ASIS he gained his skills in the area of disguise. His forgetability, and fairly non-descript looks, make any changes in appearance more significant and effective.
Throughout Carl's time with ASIS it is known that he took measures towards resurrecting the old paramilitary aspect of the organisation which had been buried during the eighties. Though he had invested much of his time on home turf during the whole eight years he spent with ASIS into the project it was only ever met with mixed success. He is believed to be one of only perhaps a dozen who ever received the training.
He had an exemplary insight into the function of the human mind prior to his employment in ASIS, and in addition to the normal benefits it would grant to a member of the intelligence industry, it worked very well with the interrogation skills he picked up while on assignment in Asia. Clearly ASIS would not have been the source for what he had learned about interrogation, and the resistance thereof, so the best guess is that he picked them up in China. Of some concern is how he could have learnt the techniques unless he had actually cooperated with foreign intelligence agencies. It is believed ASIS had taken a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach.
Carl is no linguist, in fact he hates having to learn new languages, aside from English he is fluent in Indonesian and Mandarin and has a decent grip of French, Arabic, and a smatter of other asian languages. He doesn't talk about himself, but he does like to talk about movies, or games, or television, or music. A vast range of things which would likely include just about anything, except himself.
The reasons behind his resignation from ASIS are unclear. Though uncoventional, he was one of their best and treated as such, but appears to have been forced out because of internal politics following an incident in China near the end of 2003. The incident never went public, but was thought to be some kind of backlash for an unauthorised paramilitary operation in which Carl was involved (believed to have been one of the decision makers). The local MI6 presence (whose involvement prior to the incident is suspected but unconfirmed) assisted the ASIS task force in cleaning up and getting out, thus avoiding a worst case scenario. The events leading up to the incident only make it confusing, and such details are best left for an official enquiry.
Despite his ambiguous allegiances ESPION took him onboard as one of their operatives only a few days after his resignation from ASIS, which was about a year ago. He passed the psychological testing, and up until the present has done his job impeccably well, so there has been nothing to warrant any doubts about him.
Specialties:
psychology
interrogation
disguise
sincerity
world politics
Hubris:
ambitious
Carl Archer
Appearance:
Carl isn't an ugly fellow, but he's not exactly notable either. In fact, he's pretty bland, an easily forgetable face. Brown hair, dull blue eyes, coppery facial hair. Aside from that though, when attention is payed to him he appears to be a nice, trustworthy fellow, probably in his early thirties. Carl is of conveniantly average build and height, but has exceptional physical fitness. It's believed he has a number of tattoos but they would appear to be concealed by his (usually quite covering) clothing, save for one which seems to be a single word on the inside of his left wrist. Although he is somewhat average in appearance, he appears to possess a mild streak of vanity, as he always makes an effort to look good.
Description/History:
Carl's history before ESPION is somewhat hazy. It's known that prior to ESPION he operated mainly in Asia as an operative of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service. His work clearly didn't take advantage of his range of skills though, as the nature of that organisation was not quite the same as more well known agencies, being notably less violent. During his time with ASIS he gained his skills in the area of disguise. His forgetability, and fairly non-descript looks, make any changes in appearance more significant and effective.
Throughout Carl's time with ASIS it is known that he took measures towards resurrecting the old paramilitary aspect of the organisation which had been buried during the eighties. Though he had invested much of his time on home turf during the whole eight years he spent with ASIS into the project it was only ever met with mixed success. He is believed to be one of only perhaps a dozen who ever received the training.
He had an exemplary insight into the function of the human mind prior to his employment in ASIS, and in addition to the normal benefits it would grant to a member of the intelligence industry, it worked very well with the interrogation skills he picked up while on assignment in Asia. Clearly ASIS would not have been the source for what he had learned about interrogation, and the resistance thereof, so the best guess is that he picked them up in China. Of some concern is how he could have learnt the techniques unless he had actually cooperated with foreign intelligence agencies. It is believed ASIS had taken a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach.
Carl is no linguist, in fact he hates having to learn new languages, aside from English he is fluent in Indonesian and Mandarin and has a decent grip of French, Arabic, and a smatter of other asian languages. He doesn't talk about himself, but he does like to talk about movies, or games, or television, or music. A vast range of things which would likely include just about anything, except himself.
The reasons behind his resignation from ASIS are unclear. Though uncoventional, he was one of their best and treated as such, but appears to have been forced out because of internal politics following an incident in China near the end of 2003. The incident never went public, but was thought to be some kind of backlash for an unauthorised paramilitary operation in which Carl was involved (believed to have been one of the decision makers). The local MI6 presence (whose involvement prior to the incident is suspected but unconfirmed) assisted the ASIS task force in cleaning up and getting out, thus avoiding a worst case scenario. The events leading up to the incident only make it confusing, and such details are best left for an official enquiry.
Despite his ambiguous allegiances ESPION took him onboard as one of their operatives only a few days after his resignation from ASIS, which was about a year ago. He passed the psychological testing, and up until the present has done his job impeccably well, so there has been nothing to warrant any doubts about him.
Specialties:
psychology
interrogation
disguise
sincerity
world politics
Hubris:
ambitious
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Bobitron
Explorer
DEFCON- I hope you don't mind, but I think I would like to use Elzbieta “Elz” Olesia Taszyck, my character from the Delta Green: Rebirth (Dead Letter) game I linked to above. I was really enjoying playing her, and that game seems to have died. I'll get up her info today, and if you have any objections, just let me know.
Bobitron
Explorer
Elzbieta “Elz” Olesia Taszyck
Age: 29
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5’ 6”
Weight: 110
Nationality: Dual citizenship, United States and Poland
Appearance/Personality:
Attractive and slender, Elz is fit and resilient from years of military service, rarely troubled by illness or fatigue. While she is too slight to have the strength of many of her comrades, she is able to use her fast reflexes to her advantage in combat, surprising her opponents with speed and grace. She was the object of much affection while in school, and still carries herself with the knowledge of what her looks can do to a man. Elz prefers to let others lead if a strong personality is in charge.
History:
Elzbieta Olesia Taszyck was born in Warsaw in November of 1975, in the midst of the cold war. Elz’s father was a diplomat serving in the communist Polish government, which at that time was dominated by the Soviets. The Polish government was comparatively tolerant and progressive when compared to other satellite states, and the Taszycks enjoyed a good life. Elz studied in one of Warsaw’s finest private schools, and was expected to take a position serving as a liaison between Poland and the Soviets after her graduation. By 1990, the independents had swept the majority of the communist presence from the parliament and presidency, and her father lost his cushy job in the party. Elz joined the Polish military in 1993, hoping to learn a trade as a doctor. She trained in the medical field for nearly a year before being transferred to the recently established GROM (Operational Maneuver Reconnaissance Group). She was intended to serve as a translator and linguist. After 3 years of training, Elz so impressed her officers, she became one of Poland’s first female combat operatives, serving in an assault squad specializing in hostage rescue and counterterrorism. She has been deployed in Bosnia, Haiti, Africa, and most recently, Iraq. She still holds the rank of Porucznik (1st Lieutenant) in GROM. Currently Elz has been assigned to assist a new international covert task group called *insert name here*, organized by the *insert name here* government. Little knowledge has been given to her about the unit or who she will be working with, and she has been given no information about her role in the group. She has been given US citizenship, and has been living in a modest flat in Washington DC until activated.
Specialties:
Counter-terrorism/Urban Assault- Elz has trained extensively and seen direct action in her deployments, mostly tracking down and taking out terrorist cells around the world.
Medical/First Aid: A year of medical training has given Elz a strong background in First Aid and emergency surgery.
Gunplay: Elz is an expert shot and very capable with small arms, particularly pistols. Her training has been reinforced with plenty of real world experience over the last eight years.
Languages: Elz speaks most common European languages, including Polish, English, French, Spanish, Danish, German, Russian, and Italian, as well as a few rarer ones such as Finnish, Croatian, Lithuanian. She also picked up Arabic in her time in the Middle East, and a bit of the Nilo-Saharan language family.
Contacts- Years of working in the special operations and counter terrorism world has given Elz a network of contacts and acquaintances throughout all the places she has served, including Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East.
Hubris:
Rash/Reckless- Elz often tends to leap into action sooner than her allies expect, and makes snap decisions, especially in combat. She feels the initiative must be taken to succeed, and waiting to react is a sign of weakness.
Righteous: It is a rare moment when Elz looks back on her actions with regret. She acts decisively and without doubt that her decision is the right one, and will defend her choices adamantly as long as the goal was met.
Common Gear:
-Twin HK Mk23 SOCOM pistols with integrated laser sights/illuminators, slide locks for silent operation, and detachable Knights Armaments sound suppressors. They are worn under a long jacket in tactical holsters on her thighs.
-Glock 26, worn in a concealed holster in the small of her back.
-2 slim fighting knives
-Passport with Polish and American citizenship
-Concealed/restricted weapons permit
-Washington DC and EU driving license
-PDA with encrypted satellite phone, Bluetooth equipped
-Black ’00 BMW M3 European with DC plates
Age: 29
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5’ 6”
Weight: 110
Nationality: Dual citizenship, United States and Poland
Appearance/Personality:
Attractive and slender, Elz is fit and resilient from years of military service, rarely troubled by illness or fatigue. While she is too slight to have the strength of many of her comrades, she is able to use her fast reflexes to her advantage in combat, surprising her opponents with speed and grace. She was the object of much affection while in school, and still carries herself with the knowledge of what her looks can do to a man. Elz prefers to let others lead if a strong personality is in charge.
History:
Elzbieta Olesia Taszyck was born in Warsaw in November of 1975, in the midst of the cold war. Elz’s father was a diplomat serving in the communist Polish government, which at that time was dominated by the Soviets. The Polish government was comparatively tolerant and progressive when compared to other satellite states, and the Taszycks enjoyed a good life. Elz studied in one of Warsaw’s finest private schools, and was expected to take a position serving as a liaison between Poland and the Soviets after her graduation. By 1990, the independents had swept the majority of the communist presence from the parliament and presidency, and her father lost his cushy job in the party. Elz joined the Polish military in 1993, hoping to learn a trade as a doctor. She trained in the medical field for nearly a year before being transferred to the recently established GROM (Operational Maneuver Reconnaissance Group). She was intended to serve as a translator and linguist. After 3 years of training, Elz so impressed her officers, she became one of Poland’s first female combat operatives, serving in an assault squad specializing in hostage rescue and counterterrorism. She has been deployed in Bosnia, Haiti, Africa, and most recently, Iraq. She still holds the rank of Porucznik (1st Lieutenant) in GROM. Currently Elz has been assigned to assist a new international covert task group called *insert name here*, organized by the *insert name here* government. Little knowledge has been given to her about the unit or who she will be working with, and she has been given no information about her role in the group. She has been given US citizenship, and has been living in a modest flat in Washington DC until activated.
Specialties:
Counter-terrorism/Urban Assault- Elz has trained extensively and seen direct action in her deployments, mostly tracking down and taking out terrorist cells around the world.
Medical/First Aid: A year of medical training has given Elz a strong background in First Aid and emergency surgery.
Gunplay: Elz is an expert shot and very capable with small arms, particularly pistols. Her training has been reinforced with plenty of real world experience over the last eight years.
Languages: Elz speaks most common European languages, including Polish, English, French, Spanish, Danish, German, Russian, and Italian, as well as a few rarer ones such as Finnish, Croatian, Lithuanian. She also picked up Arabic in her time in the Middle East, and a bit of the Nilo-Saharan language family.
Contacts- Years of working in the special operations and counter terrorism world has given Elz a network of contacts and acquaintances throughout all the places she has served, including Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East.
Hubris:
Rash/Reckless- Elz often tends to leap into action sooner than her allies expect, and makes snap decisions, especially in combat. She feels the initiative must be taken to succeed, and waiting to react is a sign of weakness.
Righteous: It is a rare moment when Elz looks back on her actions with regret. She acts decisively and without doubt that her decision is the right one, and will defend her choices adamantly as long as the goal was met.
Common Gear:
-Twin HK Mk23 SOCOM pistols with integrated laser sights/illuminators, slide locks for silent operation, and detachable Knights Armaments sound suppressors. They are worn under a long jacket in tactical holsters on her thighs.
-Glock 26, worn in a concealed holster in the small of her back.
-2 slim fighting knives
-Passport with Polish and American citizenship
-Concealed/restricted weapons permit
-Washington DC and EU driving license
-PDA with encrypted satellite phone, Bluetooth equipped
-Black ’00 BMW M3 European with DC plates
Attachments
Tonguez
A suffusion of yellow
Marcus Rewi
Age 38, NZ Maori Ex-Airforce AEOP, Ex-SAS, Ex-Farmer
Height 6'2" Hair Black Eyes Brown
Appearance
Marcus is tall man with an athletic build and a big smile. He is reasonably handsome though not outstandingly so and as a New Zealand Maori with a European grandfather he has the complexion and features that could pass for middle eastern, mediteranean, latino or even asian in the right circumstances. Marcus has a keen mind and is friendly but he can be slow to act as he ways up the various possible outcomes that might result from his actions
History
Raised on a dairy farm in the central North Island of New Zealand Marcus Rewi had a happy childhood helping with farm duties, hunting and fishing and all the other activities of a rural childhood. He excelled at school and was a good athlete competing in a number of interschool triathlons and cross country events. Eventually he joined the Royal NZ Air Force initially wanting to be a pilot (doesn't everyone?) but eventually gravitating towards Air Electronics Operator learning advanced radar , computer communications and electronic/acoustic surveilance and tracking.
As AEOP Marcus was part of a number of relief operations throughout the Pacific and Asia and the occasional Search and Rescue in New Zealand often involving parachute drops into difficult terrain. He soon learnt to break his falls and to land safely despite the terrain difficulties or occasional misjump.
In these scenarios his rescue training merged well with his childhood hunting experience and his ability in the wilderness was acknowledged with promotion. He was eventually approached to join the NZ Special Air Services (SAS) where he was trained for CSAR missions.
In the SAS he honed his survival talents and further developed skills in camoflage, tracking and stealth sometimes remaining days in the bush undetected. His further ability to be unobtrusive and blend in to the crowd around the world eventually had him sent to China as part of a joint effort with the Australian SIS.
Here he was teamed with an M16 agent Lydia Hardy and sent to run reconaissance on a military target involved in interrogation in a remote village.
After tapping into a call to the target that seem to indicate an escalation in events Lydia pushed for her and Marcus to make a preemptive move. Marcus was relunctant but after further insistance from his partner was persuaded to go into a direct tracking through the market. However Marcus got distracted by a pair of street performers leaving Lydia to forge on ahead of him - he never saw her again. By the time he caught sight of her she had been arrested and was being driven away in a military vehicle, when next he heard of Lydia she was dead a crash during transport.
MArcus was severely reprimanded for this event and after some diplomatic wrangling to get him back to New Zealand he chose to retire from active service.
He eventually rejoined civilian life as a sales rep working for a Farm Supplies distributor. This allowed him to get back to his rural roots, travel the country and also involve some training in safe handling and dangers of the industrial chemicals the firm imported (he was put into the dangerous chemicals division due to his military background). Most of the training was warnings about the dangers of mixing the wrong combinations of substances, or results from contact with water or air, but it was easy to extrapolate (especially with help of the internet) how those same chemicals could be used to make acids, poisons and even explosives.
It was a good break from military service but then one day an old ex-SAS freind told him about contracts being offered for protetion services in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere. The money was lucrative and so Marcus signed up initially in a few escort jobs.
However when he and his client were kidnapped things become more complicated. Marcus found himself in an abandoned warehouse in the custody of terrorist. He was thus able to call upon his knwledge of chemicals stored in the warehouse to create enough sulphide gas and then an explosion to allow himself and his client to escape where they were picked up by Espion agents sent to recover them. After this meeting he became interested in Espion and eventuall joined...
It is from this 'Contract Protection work' (he avoids the word mercenary) that he comes to Espion
Talents
Unobtrusive: Marcus has a complexion and features that could hail from anywhere in the world and thus whereever he maybe he is able to blend in and not draw attention to himself
Breakfall As a parachute specialist Marcus has learnt to control his falls
Electronic and Acoustic Surveilance - Skilled in radar, and other electronic and acoustic Surveilance systems
Survival - knows how to survive in most environments, including the ability to move undetected and to use his surroundings as camoflage
MacGyver Marcus can identify and safely handle many chemicals (including industrial chemicals). He may even be able to mix chemicals to create acids, smoke fumes and even dangerous explosives!
Hubris
Indecisive: Marcus spends too much time considering the possible consequences of his actions and this can keep him from acting quickly, at its worst it manifests as procrastination.
Age 38, NZ Maori Ex-Airforce AEOP, Ex-SAS, Ex-Farmer
Height 6'2" Hair Black Eyes Brown
Appearance
Marcus is tall man with an athletic build and a big smile. He is reasonably handsome though not outstandingly so and as a New Zealand Maori with a European grandfather he has the complexion and features that could pass for middle eastern, mediteranean, latino or even asian in the right circumstances. Marcus has a keen mind and is friendly but he can be slow to act as he ways up the various possible outcomes that might result from his actions
History
Raised on a dairy farm in the central North Island of New Zealand Marcus Rewi had a happy childhood helping with farm duties, hunting and fishing and all the other activities of a rural childhood. He excelled at school and was a good athlete competing in a number of interschool triathlons and cross country events. Eventually he joined the Royal NZ Air Force initially wanting to be a pilot (doesn't everyone?) but eventually gravitating towards Air Electronics Operator learning advanced radar , computer communications and electronic/acoustic surveilance and tracking.
As AEOP Marcus was part of a number of relief operations throughout the Pacific and Asia and the occasional Search and Rescue in New Zealand often involving parachute drops into difficult terrain. He soon learnt to break his falls and to land safely despite the terrain difficulties or occasional misjump.
In these scenarios his rescue training merged well with his childhood hunting experience and his ability in the wilderness was acknowledged with promotion. He was eventually approached to join the NZ Special Air Services (SAS) where he was trained for CSAR missions.
In the SAS he honed his survival talents and further developed skills in camoflage, tracking and stealth sometimes remaining days in the bush undetected. His further ability to be unobtrusive and blend in to the crowd around the world eventually had him sent to China as part of a joint effort with the Australian SIS.
Here he was teamed with an M16 agent Lydia Hardy and sent to run reconaissance on a military target involved in interrogation in a remote village.
After tapping into a call to the target that seem to indicate an escalation in events Lydia pushed for her and Marcus to make a preemptive move. Marcus was relunctant but after further insistance from his partner was persuaded to go into a direct tracking through the market. However Marcus got distracted by a pair of street performers leaving Lydia to forge on ahead of him - he never saw her again. By the time he caught sight of her she had been arrested and was being driven away in a military vehicle, when next he heard of Lydia she was dead a crash during transport.
MArcus was severely reprimanded for this event and after some diplomatic wrangling to get him back to New Zealand he chose to retire from active service.
He eventually rejoined civilian life as a sales rep working for a Farm Supplies distributor. This allowed him to get back to his rural roots, travel the country and also involve some training in safe handling and dangers of the industrial chemicals the firm imported (he was put into the dangerous chemicals division due to his military background). Most of the training was warnings about the dangers of mixing the wrong combinations of substances, or results from contact with water or air, but it was easy to extrapolate (especially with help of the internet) how those same chemicals could be used to make acids, poisons and even explosives.
It was a good break from military service but then one day an old ex-SAS freind told him about contracts being offered for protetion services in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere. The money was lucrative and so Marcus signed up initially in a few escort jobs.
However when he and his client were kidnapped things become more complicated. Marcus found himself in an abandoned warehouse in the custody of terrorist. He was thus able to call upon his knwledge of chemicals stored in the warehouse to create enough sulphide gas and then an explosion to allow himself and his client to escape where they were picked up by Espion agents sent to recover them. After this meeting he became interested in Espion and eventuall joined...
It is from this 'Contract Protection work' (he avoids the word mercenary) that he comes to Espion
Talents
Unobtrusive: Marcus has a complexion and features that could hail from anywhere in the world and thus whereever he maybe he is able to blend in and not draw attention to himself
Breakfall As a parachute specialist Marcus has learnt to control his falls
Electronic and Acoustic Surveilance - Skilled in radar, and other electronic and acoustic Surveilance systems
Survival - knows how to survive in most environments, including the ability to move undetected and to use his surroundings as camoflage
MacGyver Marcus can identify and safely handle many chemicals (including industrial chemicals). He may even be able to mix chemicals to create acids, smoke fumes and even dangerous explosives!
Hubris
Indecisive: Marcus spends too much time considering the possible consequences of his actions and this can keep him from acting quickly, at its worst it manifests as procrastination.
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Vendetta
First Post
Mine is coming. I should be here by now but the computer crashed (again... having all kinds of difficulty with the b@stard right now... d@mn Darth Athlon!) and had only saved a little less than half... So I just need to finish it up.
Some quicks about it... she's an model/actress who got wrapped up in the "game" by aiding the FBI on a case that involved some nutjob that was stalking her. She really impressed the agents on the case with her professionalism and courage. When the time came a year later for another "hollywood" incident, they came to her again...
that's the quick. Can't promise it will be done today as it is a holiday and I'll be with my family all day, though
Some quicks about it... she's an model/actress who got wrapped up in the "game" by aiding the FBI on a case that involved some nutjob that was stalking her. She really impressed the agents on the case with her professionalism and courage. When the time came a year later for another "hollywood" incident, they came to her again...
that's the quick. Can't promise it will be done today as it is a holiday and I'll be with my family all day, though
