OOC Username:AndrewTech Rules yes or no?:Yes. Character Name:Reginald Vertigrey Age:30 (Biologically) Race:Human Gender:Male Originating planet: (Please note, this is a very open part. You are free to describe it further. If many of you use the same planet for origin, it is more likely to be starting on that one! So check up other applicants!):
Reg's origin planet was the capital of the Human Federation, Sol III (A.k.a: Earth). Before you deny me for lack of creativity, let me describe this futuristic Earth to you...
At the time of our tale, Sol III is abandoned. The site of the final battle of the intergalactic war so long ago, Sol III is little more than an abandoned, radioactive pile of rubble. The remains of crashed spaceships, ancient buildings, and ruined stores litter the once happy and glamorous planet. Although no one dares approach Sol III, every human has heard the tales of their homeworld, and yearn to resurrect it one day.
The only living things left on Sol III are giant cockroaches, illegal scavengers, and the occasional mutant whom dared to wander the planet without any protection. Looks:
Reg has brown hair, and blue eyes. Of moderate build, he does not look threatening at first glance. By ethninticity, he is white. Traits:
-Inteligent: Reg's mind was one of the most praised on Sol III before its obliteration.
-Mechanical: Reg, being an engineer, loves machines. They're his life's work.
-Nervous: Reg has a stuttering problem that will haunt him when in nerve-racking situations.
-Level headed: Reg will often think before he acts. Background Story:
Reginald Vertigrey's family had remained on Sol III as LNG as he could remember. In fact, for nearly a thousand years, they had lived in an ancient manor surrounded by modern buildings. They'd been offered trillions of Federation credits to give up their property and move into the London skydome, but they refused; they simply did not want to give up their home.
Reg had attended one of the Federation's finest academies in order to learn the art of engineering. His professors considered him one of the most gifted minds they'd ever encountered, and he soon became a professor himself upon graduation.
As he began his new job, he heard of the rumors of an approaching fleet of starships, come to invade Sol III. He began to become nervous, even more nervous than usual. In the nuclear-proof, led lined basement of Vertigrey Manor, he began to construct a bunker. And inside this bunker he built two cryosleep chambers and stored two Environmental Suits: one each for him, and one for the only other living member of his family whom lived in the manor: his sister.
Finally, the inevital bombardment of Sol III began. Soldiers hurried through the streets while citizens panicked in the chaos. Reg knew that it was now time.
He and his sister hurried to the basement of the old Manor, still miraculously spared from the bombardments from above. He sealed the door behind him.
However, the two set their chambers hastily; they meant to freeze themselves for 29 years. Instead they set their timer to 290 years. They fell asleep, oblivious to their mistake.
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Reg woke up 290 years later, at the time that our story takes place. He looked around the room, noticing that his beloved sister was missing. He hastily checked the dial on the machine; she had woken up a year early. Reg was terrified by this; for all he knew, his sister had left the planet WITHOUT him!
He stepped, wearing the remaining Environmental suit, into the wreckage of Sol III. Seeing the obliteration of the London skydome and Vertigrey Manor, Reg fell to his knees. "What has become of the rest of the sector?" He murmurs aloud. "What shall become of me?".
Reg sighs, entering the bunker to gather his few remaining possessions. He found there a note of hope, hanging on the exterior of the door. It read:
"I have left the planet. Best wishes to you; find me, my dear brother. Find me."
Reg smiled, at least for an instant. His sister too was alive.
He would make it his mission to find her. He would make it his mission to leave Sol III. He would do it, or die in the attempt. Unfortunate possessions: (Decency.)
-Gems of Aloxynate: From the cryostasis chambers.
-Smith&Wesson Plasma Ejector Mk. IV: Even in the distant future, Smith&Wesson still existed on Earth! Woo! Unfortunentky the small hand weapon, due to being inactive for almost 300 years, only has enough power for one shot left in it...
-Tool Kit: No engineer leaves home without it.
-Goggles: useful for sandstorms and blizzards.
-Environmental Suit: an ancient piece of earth technology, they are useful only for wandering radioactive wastelands. Going into space with one...? Not a good idea.
-Engineering Jumpsuit w/ Federation Combat Boots: Reg's current (yet outdated)attire.