No worries about me, everything is in hand this just wasn't a good week to rush anything.

Hey guys, there was a small error in my blueprints for the Merchant. The new one has Mining Equipment, which is, of course, not allowed, so that's been replaced with a Sensor Survey Array -- since it was my mistake, i'm paying the extra 25k for it.

Looks like we got that array after all :P

Still tossing around ideas a little. I'll be working with you I imagine.

Welcome new character, Chander. He'll be assigned as Diana Herrson's XO on her latest command.

Ah, so it's safe to assume Kathle decided to accept Captaincy of the Valdar then? :)

Also, welcome! Looking forward to working with you.
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Welcome! Looking forward to playing you guys and learning about your characters!

I'm not sure how much of Chander's file would be available... He has led small teams for sabotage and assault. He got a commendation or two. He was wounded in combat in the past. This will be his 1st ship assignment though.

Out of curiosity,  what planet is he from? Or is he a spacer?

Born Bothislian. He was schooled elsewhere since near birth.

Well, join the crew. Nothing but Bothislians here :P

Haha that's great. The void has really made an irresistible planet.

What do you think happens when you're trapped on a planet of cramped spaces? Population density is through the roof!

Welcome new folks! Looking forward to playing with you.

Devout. For the concept I needed someone who would be raised to see themselves as a servant of the greater machine of the Hegemony. For better or worse. I needed... A believer.

He is not the type to hesitate but he is the type to pause.

Oh interesting. Good to know. Was Chander a ward of the state?

I actually can't take credit for it. The player of Maire Doiteain actually submitted that as her origin world and I copied it into the thread. I could not have predicted how popular that world would be for characters, I want to say something like six or more of you have chosen that as your origin.

I may need to flesh it out considering what a success it's been.

They are, as a society, a puppy mill. The nobles (as written) adopt from the population which gives only a few couples breeding rights and kids are put in the pits with everyone else when they are strong enough.

That's fairly written up.

That's true, it's been a minute since I've read the Both backstory.

But it sounds like Chander was shipped offworld?

He is psychic. They do that. He doesn't generally advertise it but he doesn't hide it from teammates anymore. It is a part of who he is and virtually the only thing special about him in any way. He is almost painfully average otherwise. His story might reveal some story about what makes a psychic different from a normal person because, I'll be honest, a guy like this doesn't well represent any kind of selective process other than psychic power.

His power has been minimal and it really is only due to his combination of skills that he has made it anywhere that allowed him to grow and maybe be worth something.  He is grateful and understands his situation and limitations keenly.

He's deeply faithful to the Hegemony as a system and enjoys little more than saving lives... Issue being he is best at calculated destruction.

Hm... Maybe I SHOULD rethink it. Both isn't the only place a zealot can come from after all.

Eh, don't worry about it. It's kind of become a running joke in the game that everyone's from Both, so feel free to join in and grin as the next new player's going to choose to be from Both also :D

Lol, I submitted a little more story background (I had already submitted one field action likely called something like The Vul Belt Seizure/Liberation) tunnel fighting in an asteroid belt. It was a nightmare of a job with more than 70% losses to the Hegemony's troops. He is grateful to have only lost half his team... If he wasn't psychic they would likely have all died though. They got it and the resources and refining facility that went with a large section of that belt. So, more ships!

I think we do still have some strong diversity. It seems like Oscar, Chander, and Diana got off plant as teens/ young adults and I'm sure have very different view points of the Hegemony and its military. Oscar was a scrapper and Diana is a whipper-snapper.

Zazan is a bit older and served as a soldier on Both for 15 years
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Indeed. Oscar got off Both in his teens and worked salvage most of the time until the call for more officers came. Not a ton of experience in the fleet but practical and engineering expertise with regards to ships.

Chander isn't very experienced with the fleet either. Mostly individual and small team work. A ship is a bit bigger deal even if it is still a part of a team on the ship. Chander's experience seems to be various scales of murder... Hm... He might just be a baddy.

Like a Hegemony is lawful neutral at best. It's a government of one country or people exerting dominance over others.

I think we're very much in the grey so there's room for black in here.