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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Toric_Arthendain" data-source="post: 2638020" data-attributes="member: 9833">Name: John FordConcept: Former Browncoat mechanic turned ShepherdTraitsAgility: d6Strength: d10Vitality: d6Alertness: d4Intelligence: d8Willpower: d10Initiative: d6 + d4Life Points: 16AssetsReligiousity [Major]: Seeing so much death and destruction during the war helped force John to develop a deep-seated faith and become a Shepherd.Mechanical Empathy [Minor]: John has always had a way of knowing what is wrong with broken machinery.  He is at peace when working with any mechanical device.Intimidatin' Manner [Minor]: John is a big, muscular man and has the ability to back folk down with a stare.Mean Left Hook [Minor]: John is a very big man and his fists are like hammers, stemming from his earlier days getting mixed up in brawls all across the 'Verse and from physical labor performed all his life.ComplicationsDead Broke [Minor]: John took a vow of poverty when he joined the Order of Shepherds.Credo [Major]: John is a believer in Christian ideals and practices what he preaches, including following the Ten Commandments and the teachings of the bible, only skirting them if it is absolutely necessary and the cause is worthy.Credo [Minor]: John refuses to use a gun.  He is not opposed to beating someone to a pulp with his fists but never uses and does not carry a gun.Traumatic Flashes [Major]: John is still haunted by images of death from the war and the battle of Serenity Valley in particular.SkillsAthletics d6Influence d6 (Counseling d8, Intimidation d8, Persuasion d8)Knowledge d6 (History d8, Religion d10)Mechanical Engineering d6 (Mechanical Repairs d10)Melee Weapon Combat d6 (Stun Baton d8)Technical Engineering d6Unarmed Combat d6 (Brawling d8)Gear Stun BatonTool Set, MechanicTool Set, BasicBibleBackground John Ford is a big man.  He got his physique from years of hard,manual labor on one rim planet or another.  He was a brawler,involved in many a brawl in various bars and saloons for a variety ofreasons.  He was good with fixing things of all sorts.  If it was mechanical or electrical, he could fix it up no problem.  Not onemuch interested in politics, he preferred to remain free to do as hepleased out on the frontier.  When the Alliance decided that theywanted to bring all the planets under their control, he opposed them, joining the Independents. He fought in the unification war and worehis brown coat.  'Course as it turned out, the Independents lost atSerenity Valley, and he was one of the few survivors of thatprolonged battle.  Having seen more death and destruction than any one man should ever have to see, John went as far from the core as hecould after the war, to escape his memories.  Unfortunately helearned quickly that memories are difficult to run from.  Frustratedwith life and the nature of people, he entered the Order of Shepherds.  Five years later (7 years after the unification war), heleft the monastery to go spread the word to those that needed hiscounsel.   He uses his mechanical skills to earn his keep and offershis preachings to those that are interested in hearing them.  His wanderings eventually lead him to Redridge.Personality John is a calm person, usually trying to use words to diffuse tensesituations where he once would have resorted to immediate violence.He is not afraid to involve himself in violence but it has become a method of last resort for him.  He does not use a gun, preferring tosettle things with his fists or his trusty stun baton, picked up inthe Core after he left the monastery and before he ventured to the Rim.Description John is a large man with tanned skin from years of working under thehot sun.  His black hair is peppered liberally with grey and he wearsit long and tied back in a ponytail.  He is in his mid-40's but stillin excellent physical condition.</blockquote>

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