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RE: Discovery Character Development and Motivation Guide - Jadon King - 01-16-2018

What is your human?
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Name: Elena Graham
Nicknames: Birdie (Everyone, including herself), "Short stuff" (Marcus Conway) "Birdbrain" (Pale Bride) "Songbird" (Harpy Squadron callsign)
(Sub-class):
Gender: Female
Profession: Auxesia Paramilitary soldier/Research and development personnel
Date of birth: May 4th, 807.AS
Place of birth: Planet Cambridge
Current stay: HSC-Hecate (Bustard) & The Garuda (Spatial Super Heavy Fighter)
Finances: Due to shares and stock given to her by Jason Alberts her net worth is estimated to be over half a billion
Education: Advanced. Learned almost everything she knows from teachers who are friends of Jason Alberts and is learning xenobiology from Auxesia
Faction: Auxesia (Harpy Squadron)
Religion: Agnostic
Sexual orientation: Heterosexual(?)
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Body Height: 5' 00"
Body Weight: 134 lbs
Fitness: Intense training from Marcus Conway, Noel Soraya, Jason Alberts, and Auxesia
Muscularity: Slightly above average
Eye type: Hazel
Hair type: Jet Black, comes down to her rib-cage.
Skin type: Caucasian
Features: A pair of earrings.
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Dreams: To get her hands on a Cultist Bustard. To rid Sirius of Cardamine.
Likes: Kusari space ("Love the blues mostly") Tinkering, Programming, The Wandering Merchant (Serenity class Transport)
Dislikes: Order, Core, Nomads, Admiral Golanski, Outcasts, Centipedes ("Have you SEEN how they eat!?") Her biological family ("If they aren't dead, they are in my eyes.")
Fears: failure, to be the cause of death of her friends.
Family:
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Family: Johnathan Graham (Father, Deceased) Lisa Graham (Mother, Deceased) Adam Graham (Older Brother, Deceased) Adrian Graham (Uncle, "Sadly, alive") Jason Alberts (Adoptive Father)
Friends: Marcus Conway, Seline Magnus, Noel Soraya, Nodoka Hanamura, Pale Bride, Honya, Mercury (AI), Cassiopeia (AI)
Love interest: "Why the hell would I tell you? The hell even ARE you?"
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Philosophy: "Oh hey, this is neat, how can I break it and make it better?"
Hobbies: Modifying Weapons and technology in general, Listening to Old Terran Music, Getting stuck in a book.
Talents: Ship Maintenance (Anything smaller then a Cruiser) Ship Repair (Again, Smaller then Cruisers) Programming, Electronics (The Girl is a prodigy in that field.) Communications (And how to encrypt them.) Weapons engineering
Traits: Sarcastic, Hard headed, Stubborn, Mischievous, Kind ("Unless we're dealing Nomads and 'Cast, in which case... Screw 'em.")
Goals:
Goals: Make effective anti-Nomad equipment, continue making improvements to technology, find a cure to Cardamine dependency



RE: Discovery Character Development and Motivation Guide - Nodoka Hanamura - 01-16-2018

Adding all my characters here, updating my old post.



RE: Discovery Character Development and Motivation Guide - Akiha_Omori - 03-04-2018

Joining the fun here!

What is your human?
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Name: Akiha Omori
Nicknames: None so far
(Sub-class): Kusarian
Gender: Female
Profession: Currently a Freelancing Escort/Scout (novice). Formerly a planetside Neural-Net Technician on New Tokyo
Date of birth: [Let me get back to you on this once I've done the math. She's 27 years of age.]
Place of birth: New Tokyo
Current stay: Currently varies from day to day, but at the time of writing she's checked in at Freeport 2
Finances: Booming by the day! Space is very profitable compared to planet-life.
Education: University diploma from New Tokyo, Majoring in Communications Tecchnology, with minors in Robotics and Software
Faction: Undecided, has contacts within GC, Rogues and LH, but does not really affiliate or work with them.
Religion: She was raised Shinto Buddhist, but does not consider heself to be religious.
Sexual orientation: Heterosexual
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Body Height: 156 cm
Body Weight: 51 Kg
Fitness: Average
Muscularity: Slightly below average
Eye type: Blue
Hair type: Long black hair
Skin type: Kusarian
Features: No special defining features
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Dreams: Recently she dreams of retiring in her own private liner
Likes: Exploration, Knowledge
Dislikes: Irrationality, Willful ignorance
Fears: Being dis-empowered, being imprisoned or otherwise being consigned to solitude and inaction against her will
Family:
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Family: Both parents and 2 siblings on New Tokyo
Friends: Wilfred Lombard, and hopefully more to come
Love interest: None yet
Rivals: None yet
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Philosophy: Always be willing to explore new things and never burn any bridges
Hobbies: Doing mechanics work on her ship, Tinkering with salvaged tech, Writing code
Talents: Quick deductive thinking, InfoSec enthusiast
Traits: Tech savvy, Naive, Kind demeanour,
Goals:
Goals: #1 Survive! Aside from that, make friends, explore and earn money for that Liner! Maybe build that servitor drone I've been thinking about for years



RE: Discovery Character Development and Motivation Guide - Piombo65 - 03-06-2018

https://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=150895&pid=1908556#pid1908556

I edited my main chars showing MORE informations about them.


RE: Discovery Character Development and Motivation Guide - Chrysalis - 03-06-2018

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Name: Hirotada Watanabe
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Gender: Male
Profession: Blood Dragon Daimyo, Former Blood Dragon Shogun, Former Order Agent
Date of birth: June 4th, 782 AS
Place of birth: Kyoto Base
Current stay: Hikone Base, or Kyoto Base Ancestral Compound
Finances: Unknown, Formidable family wealth
Education: Private Tutorship, Dragon Combat Training, Order Combat Training
Faction: Blood Dragons
Religion: Shinto-Derived Folk Religion
Sexual orientation: Heterosexual
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Body Height: 1.83 m
Body Weight: 81kg
Fitness: Fit
Muscularity: Above average
Eye type: Brown
Hair type: Short, Black
Skin type: Asian
Features: Some facial and body scarring.
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Dreams: A planetary home for the Blood Dragon Shogunate.
Likes: Kusari, nature, music, poetry, unique artifacts and objects of historical significance
Dislikes: Cardamine, Outcasts, Samura, Nomads, Common Criminals, Corrupt Politicians/Corporate Moguls
Fears: Failing his family, dishonoring the dragons and his ancestors, growing frail from illness
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Family: Masahiro Watanabe (Father, Deceased) Toshiro Watanabe (Brother, Deceased) Ujihiro Watanabe (Adopted Brother) Takahiro Watanabe (Uncle, Deceased)
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Love interest: None
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Philosophy: Balance in all things.
Hobbies: Collecting unique artifacts and historical objects of significance.
Talents: Leadership, Combat
Traits: Courteous, Loyal, Strict, Outwardly Outgoing, Inwardly Withdrawn and Private, Contemplative, Mild OCD, rare genetic neuro-degenerative disease(late onset)
Goals:
Goals: Aid expansion of the Blood Dragon Shogunate, Secure his family's legacy, Find a cure for his slowly advancing condition



RE: Discovery Character Development and Motivation Guide - Wilfred - 05-14-2018

Finally getting around to adding my character sheet, and also a "Civil Register file" which is the public information you would see if you made a NeuralNet search. (It's possible that Security agencies, particularly Liberty's and Rheinland's, have more detailed, confidential information. PM me.)



REPUBLIC OF LIBERTY
CIVIL REGISTER FILE #8200419-084692
PENNSYLVANIA SYSTEM
PLANET ERIE


FULL NAME: Lombard, Wilfred Darius

DATE OF BIRTH: 22nd March, 789 A.S.

PLACE OF BIRTH: Schleswig General Hospital, Planet Holstein, Frankfurt System

PARENTS: Lombard, Conrad Marcus (deceased) and Frisch, Irma Rebecka (deceased)

MARITAL STATUS: Not married

CHILDREN: None

CITIZENSHIP: Libertonian (Applied 820-03-31, approved 820-08-29)

RESIDENCY: Harborcreek, Planet Erie, Pennsylvania System

OCCUPATION: Freelance trader/courier/escort

EDUCATION: Home-schooled throughout Primary levels. Secondary school at Freeport 9 (Zoners, Omicron Theta system). Studied History and Languages (did not graduate) at University of Warwick, Planet Cambridge. Spaceflight certificate from the Zoner space academy on Planet Erie.





The character sheet is (obviously) subject to be revised as play continues and the character develops.

Also, I edited the table layout a bit. (Sorry, @"Sombra Hookier"!)


What is your human?
Name: Wilfred Lombard
Nicknames: Wil (not far-fetched, and acceptable), Willy (disapproved of)
Gender: Male (cis)
Profession: Freighter/transport pilot, trader and courier, part-time explorer, bon vivant
Date of birth: 22nd March 789 A.S. (age 36) (according to his birth certificate)
Place of birth: Planet Holstein, Frankfurt System (according to his birth certificate)
Current stay: Ship quarters / Planet Erie, Pennsylvania System / Freeport 9, Omicron Theta
Finances: Comfortable (around 500 million ₢, currently)
Education: Studied history and languages on Planet Cambridge, but didn't graduate. Also has some proficiency with computer systems, and sometimes shows an oddly high proficiency with hand-to-hand combat.
Faction: Unaffiliated freelancer, but has very friendly relations with the Zoners
Religion: Not religious ("apatheist", apathetic atheist, tries not to be a dick about it)
Sexual orientation: _________________________ Straight (but open-minded)
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Body Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Body Weight: 65 kg (143 lb (10 stone 3 lb))
Fitness: Fit
Muscularity: Wiry (lean, but stronger than he looks)
Eye type: Brown
Hair type: Dark brown, short, wavy
Skin type: Fair
Features: Trimmed full beard ("corporate" beard)
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Dreams: Of a bright, peaceful future, without Nomads, Gallia, or petty conflicts to worry about, with "Truth, justice, freedom, reasonably priced love, and a hard-boiled egg!"
Likes: Peace and quiet, flying in deep space, knowledge in general, history in particular, swords, mead, chillin'
Dislikes: Nomads, imperialism, nationalism, narrow-mindedness, pettiness, corruption, willful ignorance
Fears: That the Nomads will succeed in wiping out humanity, that Gallia will overrun the Sirian Houses, that humanity will continue with petty tribalist squabble forever and never grow the hell up
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Family: No living family
Friends: Akiha Omori (fugitive-turned-freelancer from Kusari), Ruben Walton (the (NPC) chief bartender at Freeport 9), has also flown with freelancer Lewis Harlington a couple of times and chatted with Dr. Hans von Goeben a couple of times, but not gone on any longer adventures
Love interest: None at the moment
Rivals: No known named rivals (except for Tal Ravis, of course)
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Philosophy: Social-liberalism, Utilitarianism, Humanism ("Don't be a dick!")
Hobbies: Deep-space exploration (hoping to turn a profit from it), browsing the Cambridge University Library, reading, practicing swordplay (although there seems to be few HEMA practitioners these days)
Talents: Sticking his nose in where it doesn't belong, surviving trouble, sword-fighting
Traits: Open-minded, lone wolf, laid-back and easy-going, a bit overconfident, likes to quote Shakespeare
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Goals: * Explore the entire Sirius Sector and Gallia;
* Jump into the Dyson Sphere!
* Try to help with neutralising the Nomad threat;
* Try to help with stopping the Gallic invasion;
* Possibly support the Sol Project and eventually go to Sol?
* Retire in comfort on some tropical island.





"Lord, what fools these mortals be!"
Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 3, Scene 2

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RE: Discovery Character Development and Motivation Guide - suppy - 05-15-2018

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Name: Alaric Jean-Paul Favager d'Astier
Nicknames: Uncle Garlic (cousins), mon petit ours (mother), mon étalon (Yvette Saint-Cyr)
(Sub-class): Milquetoast human
Gender: Homme
Profession: Marine Royale Gauloise Space Warfare Officer, Officer of the Deck, Conn, Engineering Officer of the Watch qualified, command qualified. Captain of RNS Chanzy.
Date of birth: 793 AS / 708 AGS
Place of birth: Planet Marne, Champagne system
Current stay: Apt. 1117, 305 Rue de la Victoire Royale, Saint-Germain, Planet Neo Paris, Ile-de-France system
Finances: Middle class. Senior officer's pay.
Education: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Space Tactical Operations, Académie Royale Navale d'Amiens. Korean language fluency.
Faction: Marine Royale Gauloise, Kingdom of Gallia
Religion: Roi's cult of personality, Gallic Reformed Catholic
Sexual orientation: Heterosexual
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Body Height: 6'2"
Body Weight: 187lbs
Fitness: "Outstanding High" average on MRG fitness test. 275lb BP / 365 BS / 405 DL / 185 OHP
Muscularity: 275lb bench press.
Eye type: Brown
Hair type: Black, short "skin to one inch fade, please."
Skin type: White
Features: Six removed tattoos. One MRG insignia tattoo on left breast.
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Dreams: Noble title, Gallic victory, financial stability for family, marriage
Likes: PT, watersports, sport bikes, warships, starfighters, port, kick-boxing, judo, gardening, family reunions, fighting, music, animals, children, Yvette Saint-Cyr, damage control drills, reverse cowgirl, maintenance tagouts, handcuffs
Dislikes: Bretonia, main feedwater pump failure, main power distribution switchboard failure, unsuccessful damage control, lubrication system sump leakage, intrigue, court manners,
Fears: Amiral Chanteloup, Chief of Staff, MRG
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Family: Alice and Baptiste (parents), Leon, Marie, and Girard (siblings), Josephine and Leon, Emma and Claude (paternal aunts and uncles), Richard (maternal uncle), Pierre, Eve, Leon, Charles, and Chloe (paternal cousins)
Friends: Everett Fontaine, Luc Comtois, Victor Dupleix, Pierre Vincent du Petit Thouars
Love interest: Yvette de Gouvion Saint-Cyr
Rivals: Bretonia, Liberty, and Crayter ship captains
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Philosophy: Loyal service
Hobbies: PT, sparring, gardening, sport bikes, talking shop, visiting family
Talents: Command and control, operational coordination, naval tactics, naval engineering, kick-boxing, overhead press, dancing
Traits: Impetuous, determined, truthful, poor liar, punctual, idealistic, unrefined, vengeful
Goals:
Goals:

-Helping Gallia win the war
-Preserving the Chanzy's crew
-Earn higher commands
-Secure the financial stability of his family
-Publicly date Yvette
-Kicking the Liberty Navy out of California
-Getting revenge on the Council
-Overcoming his aggressive traits



RE: Discovery Character Development and Motivation Guide - Keller - 06-12-2018

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Name: Krsnik / Lukas Rothstein Keller
Nicknames: "Butcher" - By Gallic and Libertonian personnel on Leeds. "Lukas" - By trusted associates and Family. "Cariño" By Kira.
(Sub-class): Rheinlandic Revolutionary.
Gender: Male
Profession: Field Marshal of the Coalition.
Date of birth: 803 A.S.
Place of birth: New Berlin
Current stay: Jiang-Xi
Finances: Adequately provided for by the Coalition.
Education: Attended a Rheinlandic Public school and later a Libertonian College for Arts and Literature.
Faction: Sirius Coalition - Revolutionary Army.
Religion: Atheist
Sexual orientation: Heterosexual
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Body Height: Five feet and nine inches.
Body Weight: 162 Pounds.
Fitness: High by requirement.
Muscularity: Muscular but not overly so.
Eye type: Bright Green, Bright Blue when using cognitive implant.
Hair type: Black and short-cropped.
Skin type: Fair.
Features: Several scars, caused by laser burns, gunshot wounds and blade inflicted injuries.
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Dreams: To see Sirius united under a single banner, free from corporate and political exploitation.
Likes: Harsh justice; Decisiveness; Brutal honesty; Fighting for beliefs and not people.
Dislikes: Greed; Sadism; Slavery; Abuse of women or children; Dishonesty; Monarchies; Fascism.
Fears: The inevitability of growing attached to someone and having his conviction to bring change weakened by love and mercy.
Family:
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Family: His parents who are political refugees in Liberty, as well as a sister(deceased).
Friends: Anna Heinrich; Drax Stahlbracher; Kaze Dagon.
Love interest: Kira Bom-Sol.
Rivals: Goro Yoshida; Lena Riemann.
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Philosophy: Optimistic Nihilist.
Hobbies: Reading and Writing.
Talents: Very observant and thus a quick learner; A political aspirant with good knowledge of Governance.
Traits: Stoic; Socially awkward and unable to express his actual feelings; Occasionally has a bad temper.
Goals:
Goals: Short-term: Oppose House influence and actively defy law-enforcement and archaic beliefs such as borders and nationalism.
Long-term: Eradicate all the off-shoots of the Alliance and instead create a unified Sirius, one that is untouched by the flaws of both the Alliance in its present state and the restrictive beliefs of the Coalition. Achieving a Utopia through Dystopian means.



RE: Discovery Character Development and Motivation Guide - Meallan - 06-26-2018

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Name: Meallan Nelson Reidman Dagon
Nicknames: Mell
(Sub-class): Bretonian
Gender: Male
Profession: Head of the Research and Development Unit of the Hellfire Legion
Date of birth: December, 8th, 794 A.S.
Place of birth: New London
Current stay: Leniex, The Revenant
Finances: None. If he needs something, people give it to him.
Education: Home-schooled and self taught.
Faction: Hellfire Legion and family
Religion: Deus ex Machina
Sexual orientation: Heterosexual
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Body Height: 183 cm
Body Weight: 88 Kg
Fitness: Very good
Muscularity: Way above average
Eye type: Blue with a hint of green
Hair type: Light brown
Skin type: Fair
Features: Always with a cheeky smirk
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Dreams: Unending funding to build all the tinker toys he wants
Likes: Engineering, Knowledge, Women, Beer
Dislikes: People messing with his work
Fears: To run out of beer, women, Iridium and losing his family
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Family: Both parents and a sister
Friends: Samuel Locklear, Avery Reeves, David Levy, Kaze Dagon
Love interest: Many around, but none serious
Rivals: His father
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Philosophy: All work and no play makes Mell a dull boy.
Hobbies: Designing, building, working, drinking a cold one with friends, flirting
Talents: Engineering, Designing, unending stamina when working
Traits: Savvy in almost all forms of engineering, starting to dabble in biotech
Goals:
Goals: Design the perfect war horse, one that will make him truly proud.



RE: Discovery Character Development and Motivation Guide - Emperor Tekagi - 06-26-2018

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Name: Amanne Blacknight
Nicknames: "Darkness" (Official)
Rank: Inquisitor
Gender: Female
Profession: Head of Wedjat Division 4, Counter Intelligence & Regulation enforcement
Date of birth: 788.09.07
Place of birth: Freeport 7, Sigma-17
Current stay: CV-Golanski
Finances: Unknown
Education: Special Operative training of the Order, classified Wedjat training
Faction: Wedjat Division 4, Order Primary Fleet
Religion: Atheist
Sexual orientation: Heterosexual
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Body Height: 1.71m
Body Weight: 64.23kg
Fitness: Far above average
Muscularity: Average
Eye type: Dark brown
Hair type: White, shoulder length
Skin type: Very pale skin tone
Features: Silver earrings, an artifact ring
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Dreams: Find a way for humanity, especially the enemies of the Order to overcome their odds and look past conflicts to focus on the real threat.
Likes: People who can actually use their brains, not just their guns. Her work.
Dislikes: Unhonorable actions, the greed of humans. Gin.
Fears: Humanity doesn't wake up and slowly gets destroyed from the inside.
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Family: Parents, both dead.
Friends: Grand Admiral Golanski, several agents serving in her Wedjat unit.
Love interest: Secretly admires Golanski.
Rivals: The Nomads, the Core, traitors to the Order and Humanity.
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Philosophy: "For all the love in the world, stop thinking about money. We are sitting in the same boat, even if you do not see it yet."
Hobbies: Her work.
Talents: Strategist, great diplomat, extreme calmness even in the worst situations
Traits: Slightly introvert, quiet, thoughtful, easily annoyed.
Goals:
Goals:
- Remove all entities threatening the Order's objectives to cleanse the world from Nomads
- Assist in forming a strong alliance against the Nomads
- Find a way to destroy Nomad mainstructures to weaken their position
Heh, I just felt like it after so many months.