Hi. I'm that guy. You probably know the one. Sorry about the unnanounced post, it's my first time posting in the RP threads on this site and Oni shot me a message informing me of my mistake. If you deem me unfit to join, feel free to delete my post, I won't take offence, but treat this as a learning experience. Now, onto my character. (note, Oni also recommended making 2 minor revisions, and I have already rectified them in my post, just in case.)
Basically the character is as I described, although the height has been modified to about 7'2" (still tall I know, but as I told Oni I'm 7'4" IRL and almost always play the big guy.) Also, no he doesn't suffer from gigantism, he's just large, and no he's not a clanner in disguise. I wanted to be able to pilot the Lynx, a heavily modified 8Q variant (with extra large cockpit, of course) if allowed, and threw in the Atlas just in case I wasn't (Atlas is removed pending approval).
Now, for some backstory:
Altruin is a merc from the Periphery, specifically the planet Alaron, located in The RIft, close to Lyran space. His parents moved from their homeworld on the Lyran - Draconis border, where they had lived their entire life, after a Combine-aligned mercenary raid forced them to evacuate their home. Tired of the fighting, they moved to the other side of Lyran space and kept going, nothing more than mere colonists.
Once they reached the small planet known as Alaron, they felt as if they were home. His mother took up teaching in the colony, as she did before the journey, while his father became a mechanic, working on the various tanks, aircraft, and the few Frankenmechs the colonists managed to cobble together to fend off bandits. Bandits rarely attacked the small colony, but they gratefully accepted the aid of a skilled mechanic. Their life was a hard, simple one, but they enjoyed it. 2 years later, Altruin was born.
His early childhood was unremarkable, aside from his large stature, being homeschooled by his mother, taught how to fight by the few retired soldiers and mercs who guarded the colony, and how to build and repair tech by his father.
When he was 12, his life changed forever. Basically, in the summer bandits struck the colony by surprise. Young Altruin, having some time in a mech simulator, and promised to be taught by the old guards, he took an empty Franken Commando, and managed to defeat the bandit leader in single mech to mech combat. However, his mother had been killed during the assault, scarring the young man. Impressed by his heroics, several of the surviving defenders took him under their wing, teaching him how to pilot. His size made it difficult, but he learned to manage.
When he was 16 he set out and hunted down the remaining bandits. He became a mercenary, fighting bandits and scum in The Rift for 4 years, before going Sphere bound, looking for more challenging jobs.
He has spent the next 12 years fighting across the Inner Sphere, accepting any contract so long as he deemed them honourable. He eventually acquired his Lynx as payment for a job, which he has modded to suit his needs. How he has come to be in the employ of the mysterious Gabriel Dante is currently unknown.
(not bad for 20 minutes of using my imagination)
As previously stated, I would be honoured if you'd accept me, I'm on whenever I'm not at work or stuck in reality. If not, I accept your decision. Thanks for your time.
Edited by Xetherius, 13 October 2012 - 07:11 PM.
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RogueSpear, on 13 October 2012 - 03:52 AM, said:
