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Sam
Sep 17th, 2009, 12:33:55 PM
The whole Dragon*Con and meetup thing has really reignited my desire to roleplay with you folks. In the interest of doign just that, I offer a few characters for all your crazy storyline needs.

The first three are old characters being brought back. Anton and Kyp Grenples are a pair of brothers that run their own small, struggling custom droid shop. With Anton providing the technical know-how and Kyp being the face of the company and handling all the customer relations, they are available for scratch-built droids, built to the customer's specifications, as well as repairs or modifications (legal or not-so-legal) to exisiting droids. They can also handle more mundane tasks such as routine maintenance and memory wipes for a very reasonable price (anythything to pay the rent).

Anton is incredibly technically gifted (with an undiagnosed Force potential), but is horrible with people. He tends to be overly trusting. Kyp is the embodiment of a greasy used-car salesman. He's a smooth talker and charming, but after leaving, you tend to feel a little dirty having been around him. He's very opportunistic and is known to get involved in risky ventures for the sake of making a quick buck. T'kreet is a jawa associate of their's. He is a bit of an outcast from his clan, and has a wide web of contacts and suppliers, allowing him to procure just about anything in a short amount of time. Depending on the danger involved, the rarity of the product, or how many favors he needs to call in, the price can be dirt cheap or wildly exorbitant.

In addition, I'm throwing into the ring a brand new Devaronian character:

Mathus Moerro - Freelance Peacekeeping Agent

Repurposing aspects of my old dark jedi, Mathus was a child of privilege who spent his youth thrill-seeking. As a result of his dangerous behavior, his face is horribly scarred from seperate incidents of an acid burn and a vicious animal attack. His frightening appearance belies his upbeat attitude and friendly personality.

For generations, his family owned and administrated an interstellar shipping company. Through a series of events, his father lost the controlling interest in the company and was forced out. Shortly afterwards, he died, leaving his family with a substantial personal fortune. Needing to find a purpose in his life, Mathus became enamored with folk tales of the old days, when jedi roamed the universe, dispensing justice. With ample mony and time at his disposal, he has taken it upon himself to follow in their footsteps, righting wrongs wherever they may be found.

Bounty hunter, body guard, financier, he wears many hats. He's a bit delusional, seeing himself almost as a super hero. That's not to say he's not skilled. He has a keen mind, plenty of courage, and a fair amount of skill with a vibroblade and a sporting pistol, thanks to instructions in some of the more high class pursuits such as fencing when he was growing up. He longs for a romanticised version of the "good ol' days", when everyone was polite and men engaged in honorable combat to settle differences.

I'm thinking furiously, trying to come up with some engaging storylines for any of the four, but if anyone thinks they might fit in something you're doing, please let me know. I'd love to jump right back into the deep end.

Captain Untouchable
Sep 17th, 2009, 12:59:11 PM
Your Devaronian might wanna check out the Bounty Hunters' Guild that we're trying to piece back together. We're still in the process of reforming it in character; even if you don't decide to be involved long-term, there's a sort of "summit" that a lot of the Bounty Hunters are at right now, which Mathus might want to be present at, just to see what is going down. If you're up for that sort of thing, Recalling the Guild (http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=18887) is the post you wanna check out / jump in on. Feel free to pester me if you have questions, though Mara (Darven / Nya Halcyon) is the brains behind everything.

On top of that, one of my Bounty Hunters - Hugo Montegue - has a similar sort of hero complex: he makes it his business to hunt things that are a danger to other people. Specifically, that winds up being "supernatural" things: so either big monsters like Krayts and Kimogilas, or things with weird powers like shapeshifters, Force-type creatures and people, and the like. While the whole hunting of "exotics" thing might not be up Moerro's alley, its possible that their paths have crossed before, if you're looking to set up friends in the Guild.

I also have another Bounty Hunter - Chir'daki - who is one of the senior (though not the senior) representative of Black Sun within the Guild. I'm not sure if Moerro's ideals would tally with having worked with Black Sun at all; however, Chir'daki is pretty fond of his combat droids and such like, so its possible that he's a semi-regular customer for Anton, Kyp and co. Not an active storyline per se, but if you want to tie them in somehow and see what opportunities present, I'm game.

If you wanna pester me for a brain storming sesson or whatever, feel free to hit me up via PM, or IM, or whatever: if nothing else, I'd be happy to help point ya in the direction of some plots you might be able to sink your teeth into. :)

Oh, and out of interest... what planet are the Grenples based on?

Sam
Sep 17th, 2009, 02:07:32 PM
Perhaps it's just me, but I tend to think of bounty hunters as typically bloodthirsty, uncaring folks, motivated mostly by money. I think Moerro will definitely at least check that meeting out though.

The Black Sun and other similar groups are preceisely the sort of people Moerro would *not* associate with. Hugo, on the other hand, sounds like a bit of a kindred spirit. Most of Moerro's wounds came from activities involving the very sort of creatures you're talking about, though, back then, he was doing it for the thrill, not because it was helping anyone.

As for the Grenples, they're based on whatever planet has good business and cheap rent.

Thank you very much for all the tips.

Dasquian Belargic
Sep 18th, 2009, 07:33:34 AM
This = :eee

Glad the meet-up inspired you to join in again!

Miranda Tarkin
Sep 18th, 2009, 03:22:32 PM
I haven't posted since my response is .. :eee :eee :eee

that is all.

But I will of course try and think of something later XD if you want to RP together that is. I know you're starting to get a feel to where they belong now