Quick question regarding RP roles...

[Knucklehead]

Pretty much all of the (active) characters in my sig are all linked somehow. "Knucklehead" is Eman's Dad, and a friend of Airom's family. He acted as a surrogate father to Airom after Airom's father was killed. Airom, Eman, and Ulora all attended flight school together on Manhattan. Knucklehead's IFF chirps IMG, but he is not part of the guild. He is a truly independent miner at the core, after having spent a fair amount of time as a Mercenary. His old Mercenary habits die hard, though, offering support to other vessels even in his brick of a mining ship.

Eman's main ship is the Luxury Liner OSC Alki Point. His previous Liner, the OSC Quinault, was lost recently in an attack by a renegade Junker gunboat. He also operates an Eagle VHF and a Train under OSC's banner. The Train is usually flown by subspace remote to minimize the time he spends away from the Alki Point, but he is known to fly the Eagle himself.

Airom's parents were natives of New Berlin, and his father was a fighter pilot in the Rheinland Military. Around the beginning of the Nomad War, Airom's father was sent on a classified mission. During this mission, it was clear that something was not right with his CO. When he tried to address the issue with his CO, the rest of his wing was ordered to fire on him. He managed to escape, limping back to New Berlin after entrusting his ship to a close friend. He fled with his family to Liberty where he met up with his old buddy Knucklehead. Shortly after the end of the war, he was on his way back to Rheinland when he was attacked and killed. It was later discovered that his attackers were remnants of the Nomad infested military agents known as Das Wilde. Airom vowed to return to Rheinland someday and avenge his fathers death. He was given a small inheritance which Knucklehead had been keeping in trust. Airom used this inheritance to restore his father's ship. After spending some time fighting The Wild, he realized that there was so much more threatening the homeland he barely knew, so he joined up with the Rheinland Military. Due to his long time spent in Liberty and the strained relations between the two houses, he has been denied any formal rank or ability to issue orders to non-civilians, which is just fine with him.

Ulora is a unique individual. She grew up in the poorer sections of Manhattan and had to scrape by just to make it to pilot school. Once she did make it there, she became fast friends with Eman and Airom, who were also attending the academy. She became fascinated by the stories Eman told about his father's job as a miner and the ship that he flew at the time. Her pride forces her to refuse anything she considers a handout, including from her friends, so it took her a bit longer to scrape together the funds for her first ship. For a time she was considering becoming a member of BMM, but decided that the independent life is better. She still maintains a close friendship with Eman, Airom, and Knucklehead. There are rumors that the friendship might be closer with Eman than just friends, but you won't hear them admit it...

As you can see, four people all linked together, one of whom has three ships at his disposal. Maybe I should expand on Ulora's story a bit. I started one for Eman, Airom, and Knucklehead quite some time ago, which should still be floating around the RP forums somewhere. Haven't updated it since OSC started and stopped, though.

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It's official, I have too few ships now...