The Guardians of Remnant: A W2B Spin-Off

Alright, I changed his age, rank and Semblance. Is it all right now?

edited 28th Oct '15 2:48:06 AM by UndyingPhoenix

• Name: Mila Leonhardt
• Age: 26
• Gender: Female
• Birthday: Unknown, adopted Ignis 14 (Thus she thinks of that as her birthday)
• Race: Faunus (Lioness)
• Callsign: Grey Knight
• Rank: Sergeant
• Appearance: Mila is tall, tanned, and well-built. She has curly dark brown hair and a feline's amber eyes. She has lion ears on her head, with brown fur. Her teeth are sligthly sharper than a human's. Mila has a scar on her right lion ear. Mila prefers masculine clothing. Her military uniform in particular.
• Weapons and Equipment:
  • Penthiselia: Mila's main armament, usually taking the form of a giant broadsword as tall as she is. The weapon has an attached shield mechanism that can deploy to protect her. Its firearm mode is a sniper rifle, able to be loaded with multiple kinds of Dust.
  • Hippolyta: Mila's armor◊. Obviously isn't worn when she's sniping. Dust-coated, so it's extra tough. Has boosters on the legs and back. Good for limited flight and extra mobility. On the shoulders, has a port for optional modules.
  • Hippolyta Modules: The three modules are thus: Dust Cannon Module, auto-targetting gun barrels attached to Hippolyta's shoulders. Rocket Module, fires small rockets. Finally, Support Module. Carries extra ammunition for Mila. Only one module can be equipped at a time.
  • Last Resort: Twin Daggers. Poisoned. Hidden in her armor.
• Semblance: Steel Guard. Mila's Semblance creates force fields of Aura. Normally, an Aura is projected to protect one from harm. Mila takes this further. She can create invisible walls of force around her, use them to push away foes, create shields for herself and her comrades. The shield is not invincible and may shatter if hit enough times. The shields grow weaker if Mila ever doubts them.
• Personality: Mila is not a social person. She is irritable, sarcastic, cynical and distrustful. Actually, most would say she is downright paranoid, never letting anyone close to her personally. As a career soldier, Mila dutifully follows the chain of command, never questions orders, and doesn't dissent. In battle she is cold and pragmatic. However, Mila has a much softer side. Only those who get past her prickly exterior (namely her brother Percival, sister-in-law Lucretia, and niece Alexia) will see Mila at her best: Loyal, brave, unselfish and protective.
• Bio: Mila was born outside the kingdoms, to a family of Faunus nomads. Her family was killed by Grimm, and she only survived because she was out playing in the forest.The young girl taught herself how to fight, struggled tooth and nail to live and stole to ate. One day when she was fifteen, the girl raided a farm...only to be caught by the residents...the Leonhardt family. To her shock, they adopted her and gave her a home. When her brother Percival went to Beacon, Mila joined the military. She was handpicked by her Sister-In-Law Lucretia to join the Guardians. Mila had no objections.

Fuck it, we've waited long enough.

We'll start today. However, one slot remains open.

15/16.

Is that counting ferg

Nah. The last spot is his.

What about Eachiunn? He asked to reserve a spot before Ferg.

He said he wasn't taking part on Skype.

Also: DT is up.

edited 3rd Nov '15 6:27:05 PM by GrimHelm

look, i'm kind of interested still, but don't count on me to get a sheet up tonight.

I'm abolishing slots. Everybody is welcome.

• Name: Henry Bowker
• Age: 29
• Gender: Man
• Birthday: He forgot it.
• Callsign: Gray King
• Rank: PFC
• Appearance: Yar◊
• Weapons:
  • Barrett◊: A small caliber multi-cylinder cannon that fires explosive shells. Can be fired while stationary (with assistance from a tripod), or while on the move and slung from a shoulder.
  • ''A cutlass◊: Slashy and, on occasion, stabby.
• Semblance: Mooring. Simply put, this passively allows Henry to keep his footing at all times, essentially allowing him to avoid being knocked down when in turbulent waters or during violent earthshaking events. It also has the handy function of allowing Henry to walk on incredibly slippery surfaces with ease, and given some concentration (and Aura), the ability to walk on vertical surfaces and occasionally on ceilings.
• Personality: Loud and boisterous, Henry is about as stereotypical a pirate as you can get. Though, for the most part a friendly man, Henry doesn't care much for taking orders from anyone he doesn't respect and doesn't care much for authority figures in general. Besides that, Henry's a bit of a free spirit, generally choosing to do as he pleases as long as it doesn't risk causing too much harm to anyone.
• Bio: A veteran sea dog, Henry is the first mate on his wife's ship, The Alestorm. After decades at sea, Henry eventually realized that he was starting to get a bit bored with all the raiding, plundering and scuttling that a pirate's life demanded and decided to shake things up a bit. So, taking a ship of his own (named Cloudy With a Chance of Piracy) and a handful of loyal crew members, as well as his son, Johnny, Henry sailed out to explore the world and try and do a little bit of good in the process.

edited 3rd Nov '15 9:54:42 PM by Eachiunn

1-A. Accepted.

Are you allowed to reuse characters from Unleashed?

Well, yeah. They'd just be around 4 years older.

Yep, though aged up a few years. Several of us are doing exactly that.

• Name: Dahlia Birch
• Codename: Rose Rook
• Rank: Specialist
• Gender: Female
• Age: 28
• Birthday: Felicitas 1
• Race:Faunus (Sheep)
• Appearance: Magenta curly hair with blue eyes and yellowish horns.◊ She usually wears a combination of sweaters and capris.
• Weapons and Equipment: Thunderclap, a pair of chakram rings that admit sonic attacks, with an even more powerful boom when used simmultaneously.
• Semblance: Electrogenesis. Dahlia can create electricity in both arcs and defensive sparks when attackers make contact. The wider the field of the electricity the less powerful it is. At close range it can be used to stun grounded opponents. Generally it is more powerful when going through a solid medium, especially a conductor.
• Expertise: Dahlia is naturalist that knows a lot about natural plants and animal life. She is handy in survival situations for her knowlege on camping and proper procedures for obtaining food and water.
• Personality: Dahlia doesn't think quite conventionally, and is a rather loud person. She is friendly and talkative and a bit bold in her opinions. She can be a bit hard to shut up sometimes. Despite this when she makes a close bond with someone she will work very hard to help them to the best of her ability.
• Bio: Dahlia doesn't remember anything before she was 10 years old, but her childhood after that was spent with her human uncle and Hunter Celadon Birch on the outskirts of the wilderness. He is a talented biologist and taught Dahlia a lot about nature, though some of his "natural" supplements were no where near as effective as he believed they were. Celadon encouraged her to be herself, so it surprised her when she arrived at Beacon to find that Faunus were expected to be second class citizens. She became an active member of the White Fang, loudly demanding Equality for and Faunus rights. I wish to use the same backstory from Unleashed if the GM is willing.

@Dahlia: 1-A. Accepted.

Alright, let's go~

• Name: Carnage Vickers. Used to be Claudine, but changed it into something more appropriate, with her mother's approval.
• Gender: Female
• Age: 26
• Birthday: 26th of Aurum
• Callsign: Ebony Rook
• Rank: Corporal
• Appearance: Geared-up.
• Weapon:
  • Generally speaking she has long forgotten the idea of fighting with a single, tricked-out weapon and carries a lot of more mundane, practical ones:
    • Tenderizer - her combat knife that she smithed herself per ancient Vickers traditions, reinforced with Power Dust that makes it that much tougher and sharper. You could shave with it if you were skilled enough. It's a multi-purpose tool both for work and fighting.
    • B38 Bolt - standard-issue pistol of Vacuonese military, customized by Carnage to be able to fire various Dust rounds as well as bigger calibers. Simple and reliable, just like she likes it.
    • Vickers Blaster - Carnage's main tool of the trade, a pump-action shotgun with an extended barrel to be used on longer distances. Can be used as an emergency melee weapon.
    • A wide selection of various ammunition, both for the pistol and the shotgun.
    • S01 Vindicator - a standard-issue sniper rifle for long-distance engagements, calibrated with a heavy enough caliber to punch through armor like an anti-materiel rifle.
  • Addendum: depending on the mission she might take both Blaster and Vindicator with her, but she usually chooses one of to keep herself more mobile.
    • A couple of grenades of various purposes.
    • A bulletproof vest to reduce the amount of Aura depleted from attacks.
    • A various selection of small tools, mostly the first aid kit.
• Semblance: I See All: when flared, Carnage's Semblance allows her to see through people, and literally so. Focusing lets her see them as if she was using an x-ray of multiple layers: she can differentiate between skeletons, muscle tissue and what have you. The same effect can be applied to non-animated objects, but for some reason it's more taxing on her Aura this way.
• Personality: Carnage can't really pretend to be a professional soldier with a name like this. No, she's more of a loose cannon mercenary: she knows what to do, but how will she do it tends to wary wildly, most usually depending on her fancy. She loves fighting, it's almost like a drug. Kicking the door down and gunning the first enemy in her sights just excites her. That said, not much else does. Outside combat situations she is extremely lazy and passive, even phlegmatic. Having found no joy in anything else beyond fighting, shooting and killing; she just sort of enters a safe, energy-conserving mode when not doing that.
• Bio: The Vickers Family has gotten rid of the stigma that once has plagued it, but it has never changed from what it always was: machines made of flesh with the sole purpose of fighting against a greater threat, not wanting any recognition or fame... but Claudine Vickers was particularly good at it. Ever since she began her training her proficiency with handling weapons and lives alike, she was noted as exceptional in all combat situations, almost as good as a legendary Vickers warrior who removed the stigma off the family.
  • Claudine graduated from Beacon as a student noted to be a natural talent in fighting, but only passable in other topics unless they were related to fighting in question. With the training necessary to attempt more advanced, harder operations handled by Vickers Mercenary Company as a special unit she struck a quick career of being more akin to a force of nature than anything else, racking up kills in double and triple digits. With the Skull of Kordan Vickers on her arm and a name changed after a particularly messy operation of hostage recovery that went... exceptionally poorly, Carnage investigated this new Guardian project Atlesian military was handling and decided to apply, seeing all the more opportunities to fight, maim and kill. For a good cause, of course.

edited 4th Nov '15 6:57:43 AM by FergardStratoavis

Well, this is rather awkward introduction, considering that Taco pre-emptively added me to the skype chat without even waiting for me to consider joining. But regardless, here's my sheet.

• Name: Allison Deng
• Age: 23
• Gender: female
• Birthday: Fios 21
• Callsign: Black Pawn
• Rank: Private
• Appearance: 5'10" with an otter mode build. She used to have pale skin but, due to working out outside a lot, she has a fairly tanned skin. It also resulted in making a noticeable tan line on her face due to her huge hipster glasses covering the skin. She has a black hair tied up to a tight bun.
• Weapon: Spindy Doodle V2: a minigun. Standing about as tall as Allison, it is a 3 barrelled machine gun, powered by an electric motor engine that also served as the base of the gun. It is belt-fed and a box magazine that was held under the base. Also fairly light too, at a mere 39kg. Bonus: if you fire it up long enough, it'll overheat, making it a great source of heat for BBQ.
• Semblance: Painkiller: The semblance allowed Allison to ignore more pain than she could ever endure on her own and that ranges from fatigue to flesh wounds. It also helps her to nullify the pain over time once it is deactivated so that Allison won't be screaming in pain when the action is over. Incidentally, the pain resistance increases when there's people near her.
• Personality: If one didn't know her any better, they would think that she is a nerdy, introverted kid who was disgruntled that her parents forced her into joining summer camp, and sometimes, they were right. But deep down, the military is the life that Allison have chosen for her own future and joyride. She may seem like a shrinking violet at first glance but she's actually liked a conversation, just prepare for some dry, awkward blunt jokes that will be shat out of her mouth, and she will be proud of that with a wide grin.
• Bio:
  • Allison was born to a pair of engineers, her father's electronics, her mom's mechanical and from young she was encouraged to build thing herself, sometimes for fixing things or needing to make something her own needs but for the most part, just for the fun of it. And she has a lot of fun doing exactly that. By thirteen years old, she was already building a prototype of the Spindy Doodle. At that point, the parents saw no point of sending Allison to school when she's learning advanced math in order to do some more engineering.
  • One day, Allison was asked by mom to temporarily replace an assistant at her workplace. Allison accepted the offer, excited at the prospect of working in her dream job at a young age. She soon realized, though, that mom's work was a little more than a desk job, all planning and meeting and organizing and no actual building. Between that, and one of her childhood friends always talking about the legendarily badass stories of the hunters and huntresses killing baddies and stuff, Allison decided to change her career paths and sign up to Beacon.
  • While taken aback by the sudden change of mind, they supported her decision and sent her to combat school, around the same time when she finished making Spindy Doodle V1, which was made out of water pipes and chainsaw engine held together with duct tape. Incidentally, this is where she knows her own semblance, not only does she realized that she held longer than the others during the physical training, she also takes way more damage than she anticipated to take as well.

edited 4th Nov '15 6:24:03 PM by sgtpendulum

Okay I'm gonna say both Ferg and pendulum are tentatively accepted, but wait on Grim's final word. Okay, guys?

Both of you are accepted.

Alright. Phoenix, you are tentatively accepted. With the caveatcthat we'll be keeping an eye on you.

Let me know if the backstory where Araja is an early arrival (by a day or two at the most, really) is not allowed for whatever reason. I plan to have her appear in the Titanus's dust lab right away, to explain why she wasn't at the sky docks.

• Name: Araja (unknown surname)
• Gender: Female
• Age: 22
• Birthday: Umbra 31 (Day of the Dead)
• Callsign: Burgundy Bishop (she preferred a silly callsign)
• Rank: Private
• Race: Human
• Appearance: Here. Sticks out like a sore thumb on every day other than Umbra 31.
• Weapons and Equipment:
  • Araja's body is heavily infused with Dust. This makes it a weapon in and of itself, capable of absorbing quantities of Dust and expelling it directly, though depending on the type of Dust she is storing in her body, her body is volatile—for example, it is physically impossible to touch her without electrocuting yourself until she fully expels all electric Dust in her body.
  • Walpurgis, the Hybrid Hammer Dust Staff. Though Araja can easily control Dust with just her hands, she wields this staff specifically designed to expel Dust in an efficient form. The tip of the staff expands into a Dustforged hammer head, which explodes with whatever Dust she feeds it directly through her hand whenever it strikes something.
  • Nacht, a Dustwoven glove worn on her left hand to complement the staff held in her right. She can use this to summon a targe-sized forcefield, which is useful since her Aura defenses are weak.
• Semblance: Araja had a unique Semblance once upon a time, but never learned what it was. Her body underwent the same ritualistic initiation ceremony all other Fog Witches do, which irreversibly altered her Semblance into Hexen. With Hexen, Araja's Aura ceases to be merely a protective force and a Dust trigger, but also pulls double duty as a Dust conduit and storage system that lets her embody vast quantities of Dust that would ordinarily kill a person. As a side effect, most of her Aura is spent on her Semblance, and her physical defenses are lower than average.
• Personality: Araja is a care-free troublemaker. Unlike the other Fog Witches, she has an interest in modern Dust techniques and a strong desire to step into the outside world and immerse herself in culture. This puts her at odds with the other witches, and they are all too happy to be rid of her. She is unfamiliar with slang and modern trends, and tends to pick them up and misuse them.
• Bio:
  • Araja descends from a long line of "Fog Witches" dating back two hundred years; Dust-users who pushed the boundaries of ancient Aura and Dust techniques and were persecuted, outlawed and burned at the stake as Dust developed in a technological direction. The tower in western Vale they eventually retreated to, cloaked in an interminable fog, became their namesake. The tower continues to exist solely because no one dares go near it, and the fog overloads modern technological equipment.
  • The Fog Witches mastered the ancient pre-revolution Dust techniques: they would weave Dust into their clothes, their weapons and their bodies. Due to their insular nature, they never embraced modern Dust technology, and their volatile Dust-powered bodies tend to cause modern Dust-powered weapons to break or malfunction.
  • Araja was born to the witch Lucina and an unknown father. Her mother only raised her in the tower for the first few years of her life, before disappearing and upsetting the balance in the tower as a result. She left Araja to be raised by her aunt, who she genuinely believed would take good care of her—and she did, until she died as a result of a Dust-related accident. Araja grew up somewhat neglected, and quickly developed a trouble-making oddball personality as a means to seek attention.
  • On her 22st birthday, Araja overheard a conversation between the Elder Witch and a subordinate over the nature of her birth: Lucina had Araja with an actual, known father—unheard of in the tower, where children are usually born via sperm donor, and that Araja has been treated as an outcast since birth for this reason. Araja took this as a sign that it was time for her to leave, seek her fortunes out in the world, and maybe find one or both of her parents. So she left—by blowing up a wall and walking through the hole. Following in the footsteps of her mother, Araja upset the balance in the tower by leaving.
  • Before leaving, Lucina had instilled in Araja a strong desire to do some good in the world. Seeing no better opportunity, Araja accepted an offer to join the very recently formed Guardians of Remnant (who were also curious to get to the bottom of her unique condition and perhaps reverse engineer it), and started living on board the Titanus just a few days before the arrival of everyone else. With the help of the Guardians of Remnant research team, Araja seeks to one day fire a gun without it exploding in her hands. And maybe invent a few Dust types of her own.

edited 8th Nov '15 12:33:43 PM by opnerf

Holy shit, opnerf. Very original, accepted.

Are applications still being accepted?

I don't think we've officially declared sign-ups closed. But regardless you put up a character and it'll have to await Grim's approval.