Birthday and Birthplace: 08.02.792 A.S. - Ruhrfeld Asteroid Field, New Berlin
Biography: I was born aboard my family's Salvager "Heilbronn" in the Ruhrfeld. My father spoke fairly good English and my mother was from a Liberty Junker family so she taught me and my siblings good English. We were onboard the Heilbronn running scrap in the Puerto Rico system when the Rheinland-Liberty war broke out and we decided to stop off at the Vieques Shipyard and do some repairs and upgrades we'd been holding off on. Afterwards we headed to Allentown where my mother's family was based out of and stayed there through the end of the Rheinland-Liberty war. Having spent the six years scrapping in Liberty space the decision was made to stay in Liberty rather than head back to Rheinland as my father didn't have any family left there so there were no real attachments, and he had previously had some unfortanate dealings with the Rheinland authorities there. We have been working out of Liberty since then. My father and mother retired and passed the Heilbronn on to me in 822. With the recent instability in Rheinland, I have decided that it is probably best to avoid it for a while. I currently mine scrap and salvage out of New York and Bering with frequent stops in to Allentown to visit with my parents. How fast can you repair a broken Salvager?: I know my ship inside and out, having spent my whole life on it. I can repair any problem, the only question is time and what parts I have available or can find to make it work.
How good are you at selling Premium Scrap to a stranger?: I can sell Premium Scrap better than most, and I can guarantee I'll always make a profit on it.
What would you do if you get caught smuggling by a member of law enforcement? What about if you're stopped by a bandit while smuggling?: What smuggling? I never smuggle, and no one has ever seen me smuggle, at least no one who's still alive. In all seriousness though, I don't smuggle. I've learned my lessons from my father's problems with the Rheinland officials and want no part in that cluster. I'll probably run cleanup and scrapping operations for the rest of my life with some minor legal goods movement on request, and make some credits on the side doing it that I can leave to my own children when I pass on this ship. If I find contraband while scrapping, I'll hand it off at the first base I come to, or turn it over to law enforcement if they request it. I don't have to have the friendship of the law enforcement, after all they are all idiots anyways, but there's no reason to make it easy for them to hate me either. If I'm stopped by bandits, depending on who they are we'll either cut a deal, or I'll make them reconsider stopping a Junker Salvager. I'm not a fan of violence but I will defend my ship and myself.
What knowledge do you possess of the Puerto Rico systen, if any?: I've spent a lot of time at the Vieques Shipyards, and I've visited the Culebra Smelters a bunch of times as well. I always loved watching them melt down the scrap we brought in as a kid. There's something so satisfying about seeing the scrap melt, turn golden, and all the metals seperate out. Puerto Rico was always part of my parents regular scrap routes, so I'm familiar with the bases there and the areas to avoid.
What ships do you already own?: I am the proud owner of Heilbronn, a Salvager that has been with my family (through my father's side) for several generations, and that I hope someday to pass on to my own children.
OORP Part
Post the ID rules of the Junker ID here: The Junkers are a group of smugglers and black market traders who maintain a legal front through scrap peddling. They are rumored to deal with a lot of unlawful factions, but are enemies of the Xenos and the Hogosha.
Pilot carrying this quasi-lawful ID is a member of the Junkers, who:
- Can attack any ships in self-defense, to protect another Junker ship, or in defense of a Junker base.
- Can demand cargo and credits from ships outside of Rheinland, Liberty and Bretonian house space, and attack them if they do not comply.
- Can attack Xenos and Hogosha anywhere.
- Cannot use any transport with more than 4,300 cargo.
Allowed ships: Fighters, Freighters, Transports, Gunboats
Are you allowed to pirate in Liberty as a Junker?: No, definitely not allowed.
Have you had any interaction with a Congress member thus far? If yes, what was his/her shop or character name: I have not, unfortanately.
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