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[GARUD]

I have a feeling i have done somehing wrong in my signup by my character class. can i get a little help on polishing out the buffs on it. Suggestions will do.

[Bosolai]

Well, if you're looking for a Rambo-esque character, I'd advise just making him be a weapons buff who's trigger happy. By definition, running ahead in a wartime situation = certain death, so just avoid that.

[Red Mage Black]

I'll make him a tech gen. if that'll make it a little more interesting I don't have a problem with that (a little tweak here and there)...otherwise its your decision.
I'll change him when I get the time to.

[Dante]

New arbitrary ruling - since I do not like multiple people witht he same specialties and overly broad specialties, henceforth, only one of each kind of specialty among the characters. RMB, try something else, since JAD is already the Tech specialist.

Aaaaand, the backstory... I understand it demonizes Malaysia. Too bad. I don't ahte or intend to offend any Malaysians, but it's true that relations between the two countries are shaky IRL. I'm just adapting the situation to my purposes. SO don't take it too seriously.


Preamble

Singapore is an island nation, on the southern tip of the Malayan Peninsula. It was originally a major hub for trade between England and China, and became a strongpoint of British power until World War 2, when it was conquered by the Japanese.

Singapore joined Malaysia as a subsidiary province in 1963 and declared its own independence in 1965, a deed that rankled in Malaysian nostrils as an act of insufferable arrogance, only compounded by the fact that Singapore managed to thrive despite its inability to produce food or water in any significant amounts. Soon, even though it was miniscule compared to Malaysia, Singapore was becoming a major economic power.

The only respite Malaysia had was the fact that they were the major suppliers of drinking water to Singapore, a fact which they never failed to bring up at any diplomatic summits. Singapore bore this insult in silence and gladly paid the exorbitant rates Malaysia demanded, until one day, Singaporean scientists perfected an ultra-efficient water desalination process.

The first plant built by the Singaporeans was enough to completely replace the supply from Malaysia, and it was not without some glee that Singapore announced that they would no longer be purchasing water from Malaysia.

So it was misfortune that a hawkish prime minister had recently ascended it power in Malaysia. It was bad luck that Malaysia had suffered a major drought recently, and all their money had gone into buying more food for their people. The final straw came when Singapore declared that they would no longer buy water, thus removing a major source of income for the Malaysians. Right-wing politicians pointed out Singapore's capacity to generate water and the riches they had stockpiled. They reminded the people of how Singapore had abandoned them once.

Forty-six years of pent-up tension came to a head. The Malaysian PM declared war, and within hours of that announcement, tanks were rolling down the Causeway connecting the two countries. To their credit, Singapore's army fought back like raging tigers - they managed to push 50 kilometers into Malaysia before being brutally repulsed by sheer weight of numbers. The Malaysian reserves poured into the battle, and Singapore's forces were rapidly forced back into the residential areas they were supposed to protect. The war was a hot and brutal one, the defenders making the attacks pay in blood for every inch of land they took. But numbers favored the Malaysians and eventually, the Singaporean defense lines began to fail.

In desperation, the Singapore government has opened their coffers and requested the aid of mercenary troops to supplant their beleaguered forces. In response, the International Contract Agency has dispatched a team of operatives to assay the situation and determine if the operation warrants the presence of more agents. At the same time, rival mercenaries have landed on Singaporean shores, and some are already assisting in the defence of the country.

But faced with a nation over a thousand times their size, outnumbered over fifty to one, can Singapore survive, even with the aid of the best men money can buy?

This is where you come in...

[Azisien]

Name: Gordon Sheean
Age: 32

Specialty: Interpretor/Linguist. He knows many "common" languages and has studied most major alphabets, which means he can try to decipher the meaning of some languages if they use an alphabet similar to the one he knows. To keep things simple, I'll use the d20 Modern languages/groups to specify the specialty. Gordon can read, write, and speak in English, French, Italian, Mandarin, German, and Russian. He has a grasp on the Romance, Slavic, Germanic, and Chinese group, and can use his linguistic talents to improvise in languages he has not studied extensively. By no means does this make him skilled to any measure comparable to the actual languages he's fluent in.

Background: Gordon always enjoyed communicating with people as a child. When he heard a language and didn't understand it, he would always pester his parents to teach him it. Of course, his parents weren't even bilingual, and Gordon's curiousity carried on into adolescence. He majored in World Languages in university with a minor in History. After graduation he took on multiple, usually mundane jobs as an interpretor or translator. He decided he needed a little more excitement, and the opportunity arose when his application to the Agency was accepted. The downside to the new job was that he had no combat training whatsoever up until that point. He spent the better part of a year concentrating on improving his soldiering skills, and due to the excellent programs offered by the Agency, he is now a half-decent grunt. Gordon has whatever skill in soldiering the Agency had to offer, but he has no combat specialty, his strength is in his linguism.

[Inbred Chocobo]

Name: Shawn Williams
Specialty: A tactical warrior if there ever was one. Is skilled in knowing when to take cover from attacks and attacking. Is also good a noticing weak points in arcitecture, otherwise making things collaspe on people. He is usually best within an urban setting.
Background: He grew up in the city, and so he had a knack for navigating through one. His father was a construction worker and overhearing him talk about arcitechture constantly allowed him to pick a bit up. After high-school, he needed money for college and joined the Marines. He has been in Marines for quite a while, then finally released after he spend all the time he was suppose. But instead of going to college, the Agency picked him up and now he is with them.

[Fuzzydoom]

When shall we start oh Homicidal One?

[GARUD]

I edited my Bio and now he wont be as reckless, although i am still going to class him as Berserker

[Dante]

Members so far:

krylo - Jack Dawson - Stealth
Thanos - Ray Aran - Sniper
Fuzzydoom - Arc - Analyst
Squishy Cheeks - Leonardo Sparks - Tech Expert
peebs - Strythe - Demolitions
GARUD - Gond - Berserker
Bosolai - Harold Watson - Driver
Red Mage Black - John - Weapons Operator
SuperSaiyan - Jason Waine - CQC expert
Rhiya Ravenwing - Twister Champion - Acrobatic
Azisien - Gordon Sheean - Linguist
Inbred Chocobo - Shawn Williams - Urban Combatant

The thread will go up when I finish scripting the first mission, which should be in about a day's time. And GARUD, please remove the reference to Malaysia from your bio. For personal reasons, I'd rather not anyone be from either Malaysia or Singapore.

Now might be a good time to decide how you want to organize yourselves, too.

[Red Mage Black]

be sure to change it soon, I'm getting to the change so be ready to check..