[MEGA-EVENT] NEW FRONTIERS
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Donavin Jones
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Refugee
Steam Name: Meme_Lord_Satan
DiscordID: Dog#2267
Steam Name: Meme_Lord_Satan
DiscordID: Dog#2267
"What is the point? Why must I go on? Will I ever find her?"
Mathew Silons.
Once a police officer, now nothing more then a lone scavenger in a wasteland full of smog, radiation, and aliens. Mathew Silons was born in 1963, he turns 56 this year. Some would say, he should've killed himself years ago. Should've. The only thing that seems to push him is to find his daughter, wherever she may be. He believes she's alive, in America, right now. Lead by hope, to potentially be hit with a broken dream. It matters not who Mathew was then, what matters is who he is now, the present.
He never vowed to the combine, wanting to escape to south America with his family. If he can find them.. He dons a dark, heavy trench coat and a gasmask with only one filter left, a revolver with 4 rounds. You'd think a man like him would join the Patriots, quite the opposite, the Patriots want him either dead or alive to be arrested. He killed a patriot, believing he was a bandit and refused to compensate for this thus leading to him not only on the run from the combine and the aliens, but the people who he once served before all of this.
Question is, is his daughter alive? Is he wrong, and shes in a combine city? Or is she with a group? He wont know, at least not yet. He searches for answers daily, but food and water is becoming a problem for him, and to add on top of it. He is suffering from an infection in his arm, and is dangerously sick..
Poor ol' Mathew won't last a day in this condition, not like this. He'll need to find medicine quickly.
Disclaimer, I may not be on for the first 3-2 days of the event. I'll be busy this weekend. Expect to see me on the 30th
Mathew Silons.
Once a police officer, now nothing more then a lone scavenger in a wasteland full of smog, radiation, and aliens. Mathew Silons was born in 1963, he turns 56 this year. Some would say, he should've killed himself years ago. Should've. The only thing that seems to push him is to find his daughter, wherever she may be. He believes she's alive, in America, right now. Lead by hope, to potentially be hit with a broken dream. It matters not who Mathew was then, what matters is who he is now, the present.
He never vowed to the combine, wanting to escape to south America with his family. If he can find them.. He dons a dark, heavy trench coat and a gasmask with only one filter left, a revolver with 4 rounds. You'd think a man like him would join the Patriots, quite the opposite, the Patriots want him either dead or alive to be arrested. He killed a patriot, believing he was a bandit and refused to compensate for this thus leading to him not only on the run from the combine and the aliens, but the people who he once served before all of this.
Question is, is his daughter alive? Is he wrong, and shes in a combine city? Or is she with a group? He wont know, at least not yet. He searches for answers daily, but food and water is becoming a problem for him, and to add on top of it. He is suffering from an infection in his arm, and is dangerously sick..
Poor ol' Mathew won't last a day in this condition, not like this. He'll need to find medicine quickly.
Disclaimer, I may not be on for the first 3-2 days of the event. I'll be busy this weekend. Expect to see me on the 30th
Alternative Conscript Application
Name: Louis "Cain" Price
Why were you conscripted?: Louis was serving time in a federal penitentiary during the 7 Hour War, and has been drafted into the Conscription force against his will. Not that he had many other places to be...
What useful skills do you have?: A former chop shop goon and small-time crook specialised in "reposessions", Louis is an expert when it comes to breaking & entering in all its forms, be it lockpicking, rewiring electrics, demolitions (at least he thinks so) or good old crowbar-breaching. Sneaking, scouting and smuggling are also right up his alley - it comes with the territory.
He is experienced in the use of pistols and overconfident in his ability to translate those skills into handling his issued rifle.
Backstory: 36-year old Louis had a rough life, and it didn't get any easier when his dad died. The last person to believe in him, his stepmom and older brother having ruled him as a lost cause at a young age.
Barely scraping through high school and with no prospects, life seemed to lead him effortlessly down a career path aligned with one of his few natural talents: taking what isn't his. He spent years on the streets of Seattle, boosting cars, fleecing houses and running illicit goods, whatever he could to contribute his small part to the shadows that darken the alleys of Rain City.
In the year 2000, Louis, then 25 and a respectable name around his block, was incarcerated for the murder of his own brother, Joshua Price. The two had gotten into an argument over Louis' discovery that his brother had been withholding his share of their father's inheritance, claiming that he was the only son listed in the will. Things turned heated, and Louis resolved the argument the only way he knew how to. He was sentenced to 25 years, although his verdict would be cut short when the Combine paid a visit to Washington State Penitentiary. He was relocated, and his life as a conscript began.
Now, that he is returning to what remains of the United States of America, Louis, lovingly dubbed "Cain" by his fellow inmates, is determined to do what it takes to leave this miserable section of his life behind and become his own man once more. It has been suggested to him that if he lives through this campaign, he would be eligible for "Priority Citizenship" in one of the East Coast cities, even though he's not sure what that means. But on the other side of the continent, something else is calling him as well - Seattle. He sees it in his dreams, abandoned, ransacked, yet at the heart of something different, something new. With every day on the assignment, he can feel his urge to delve into the lost City of his youth and reign over its remains grow stronger. He doesn't know which coast's calling he will answer yet, but one thing is clear: This is his last mission as a conscript.
Steam name: albertossic
Steam profile link or ID: STEAM_0:1:64572723
Discord: albertossic
Steam profile link or ID: STEAM_0:1:64572723
Discord: albertossic
Name: Louis "Cain" Price
Why were you conscripted?: Louis was serving time in a federal penitentiary during the 7 Hour War, and has been drafted into the Conscription force against his will. Not that he had many other places to be...
What useful skills do you have?: A former chop shop goon and small-time crook specialised in "reposessions", Louis is an expert when it comes to breaking & entering in all its forms, be it lockpicking, rewiring electrics, demolitions (at least he thinks so) or good old crowbar-breaching. Sneaking, scouting and smuggling are also right up his alley - it comes with the territory.
He is experienced in the use of pistols and overconfident in his ability to translate those skills into handling his issued rifle.
Backstory: 36-year old Louis had a rough life, and it didn't get any easier when his dad died. The last person to believe in him, his stepmom and older brother having ruled him as a lost cause at a young age.
Barely scraping through high school and with no prospects, life seemed to lead him effortlessly down a career path aligned with one of his few natural talents: taking what isn't his. He spent years on the streets of Seattle, boosting cars, fleecing houses and running illicit goods, whatever he could to contribute his small part to the shadows that darken the alleys of Rain City.
In the year 2000, Louis, then 25 and a respectable name around his block, was incarcerated for the murder of his own brother, Joshua Price. The two had gotten into an argument over Louis' discovery that his brother had been withholding his share of their father's inheritance, claiming that he was the only son listed in the will. Things turned heated, and Louis resolved the argument the only way he knew how to. He was sentenced to 25 years, although his verdict would be cut short when the Combine paid a visit to Washington State Penitentiary. He was relocated, and his life as a conscript began.
Now, that he is returning to what remains of the United States of America, Louis, lovingly dubbed "Cain" by his fellow inmates, is determined to do what it takes to leave this miserable section of his life behind and become his own man once more. It has been suggested to him that if he lives through this campaign, he would be eligible for "Priority Citizenship" in one of the East Coast cities, even though he's not sure what that means. But on the other side of the continent, something else is calling him as well - Seattle. He sees it in his dreams, abandoned, ransacked, yet at the heart of something different, something new. With every day on the assignment, he can feel his urge to delve into the lost City of his youth and reign over its remains grow stronger. He doesn't know which coast's calling he will answer yet, but one thing is clear: This is his last mission as a conscript.
ford-michigan
Member
so would I just be a refugee as I do not see my app accepted or has it not been processed yet?
FelixPius
Radio Bob Approved
Steam name: FelixPius
Steam profile link or ID: STEAM_0:1:551452307
Discord: felixpius
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Name: Callen Callahan
Why were you conscripted? Was it a punishment for a crime you commited, did you volunteer or were you selected at random? Callahan used to be part of the underclass and a skilled pickpocket. One day he was bold enough to pickpocket a prominent loyalist. Unforturnately, his luck ran out after all those years and he was caught in the attempt. He was detained and brought into a cell, in which he had to stay for a few days, waiting for his fate to be decided. After a short period of waiting, the local Administration decided to send him to the Wastelands to become a conscript. Callahan was terrified as he heard what would happen to him, but ultimately there was not much he could do, so he had to accept the decision of the Administration. He was brought to a razor train and shipped off towards the Wastelands.
What useful skills do you have? Callahan was a skilled pickpocket for years, so naturally he was very stealthy. He was also very deceiptive and able to talk himself out of risky situations, which he learned during his life in the slums of City 30.
Backstory: Born into a middle-class family to a firefighter as a father and a nurse as mother in Arlington in 1995, Callens first three years of his life were relatively uneventful. But in 2000 something changed, and the relationship between Callens parents declined drastically. Both his father and his mother slowly drifted into alcoholism and got into loud arguments contstantly. This, of course, also effected the five-year old Callen and he became more and more reserved. His parents didn't take care much of him either as the situation within the family became worse. The addiction of his parently only became worse as the year progressed and Callens father died of alcohol poisoning shortly before Christmas. Callen's Mother gave him to the adoption centre afterwards. He remained there for the following weeks and it seemed that he was happy for the first time after a long while again. This happiness didn't last long unfortunately, as the Invasion of The Combine took place in early 2001. Arlington was one of the first victims of the Combine, as it was pretty close to Washington D.C. Callen fled to a refugee centre with a employeee of the Adoption Centre during the events, but the Combine took control of it after a few days. The inhabitants of the refugee camp, including Callen, were seperated and Callen was taken to a unknown facility, where he had to remain the rest of of his childhood and teenage years. They Combine shipped him to City-30, pre-war Washington when he was 19. For a while, it looked good for Callen and he was living a 'normal life' for the first few years in the city. But due to events Callens can not remember, his mindset changed and he slowly descended towards the underclass. Callen quickly became skilled in deception and stealth and was a succesful thief for some time. Unfortunately, he was caught in the end and shipped of towards the Wastelands to serve as a conscript...
Steam profile link or ID: STEAM_0:1:551452307
Discord: felixpius
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Name: Callen Callahan
Why were you conscripted? Was it a punishment for a crime you commited, did you volunteer or were you selected at random? Callahan used to be part of the underclass and a skilled pickpocket. One day he was bold enough to pickpocket a prominent loyalist. Unforturnately, his luck ran out after all those years and he was caught in the attempt. He was detained and brought into a cell, in which he had to stay for a few days, waiting for his fate to be decided. After a short period of waiting, the local Administration decided to send him to the Wastelands to become a conscript. Callahan was terrified as he heard what would happen to him, but ultimately there was not much he could do, so he had to accept the decision of the Administration. He was brought to a razor train and shipped off towards the Wastelands.
What useful skills do you have? Callahan was a skilled pickpocket for years, so naturally he was very stealthy. He was also very deceiptive and able to talk himself out of risky situations, which he learned during his life in the slums of City 30.
Backstory: Born into a middle-class family to a firefighter as a father and a nurse as mother in Arlington in 1995, Callens first three years of his life were relatively uneventful. But in 2000 something changed, and the relationship between Callens parents declined drastically. Both his father and his mother slowly drifted into alcoholism and got into loud arguments contstantly. This, of course, also effected the five-year old Callen and he became more and more reserved. His parents didn't take care much of him either as the situation within the family became worse. The addiction of his parently only became worse as the year progressed and Callens father died of alcohol poisoning shortly before Christmas. Callen's Mother gave him to the adoption centre afterwards. He remained there for the following weeks and it seemed that he was happy for the first time after a long while again. This happiness didn't last long unfortunately, as the Invasion of The Combine took place in early 2001. Arlington was one of the first victims of the Combine, as it was pretty close to Washington D.C. Callen fled to a refugee centre with a employeee of the Adoption Centre during the events, but the Combine took control of it after a few days. The inhabitants of the refugee camp, including Callen, were seperated and Callen was taken to a unknown facility, where he had to remain the rest of of his childhood and teenage years. They Combine shipped him to City-30, pre-war Washington when he was 19. For a while, it looked good for Callen and he was living a 'normal life' for the first few years in the city. But due to events Callens can not remember, his mindset changed and he slowly descended towards the underclass. Callen quickly became skilled in deception and stealth and was a succesful thief for some time. Unfortunately, he was caught in the end and shipped of towards the Wastelands to serve as a conscript...
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It wasn't accepted, it was too short. If you don't end up getting accepted, you can play as a refugee
Omega
Radio Bob Approved
Do I also need to make my application longer?
scarletshadowzz
Member
Steam name: scarletshadowzz
Steam profile link or ID: STEAM_0:1:53394822
Discord: scarletshadowzz
Name: Miranda Oweller
What useful skills do you have?: Medical, firearm knowledge
Backstory: Mrs. Miranda Oweller was born on July 13th, 1969. She would join the military right before Operation Desert Storm, being made into a nurse at the ripe age of 16 years old. According to her, she only joined the military because of her low grades and struggling to keep up in school. She had little expertise in treating wounds, but was given time to be taught by the other nurses that were brought into a similar position. Her superiors took interest in her blossoming skills as a new nurse, learning a lot quicker than most. Though she did not agree with most in the military, she fall in love with one man, who she would end up marrying directly after the operation. While her marriage with him would last long, the man he married, Robert Oweller, was killed during a portal storm. He was torn to shreds by a Bullsquid, which Miranda would kill using a shotgun they held in the attic of their house. She would remain in the military during a time of peace, though would not be brought into battle often... until the Seven Hour War. She was brought back into serving, and would once again act as a nurse. Despite her older age, she would be just as good as she was before the war started. During the final moments of the war, she would escape to a military bunker with other grieving military members. Unfortunately, she was captured by Combine soldiers, and brought into City 21 to be imprisoned. Now she's as uncertain as anyone else during the escape from the city... low on weaponry, supplies, and food. Only God knows what's next for her.
Steam profile link or ID: STEAM_0:1:53394822
Discord: scarletshadowzz
Name: Miranda Oweller
What useful skills do you have?: Medical, firearm knowledge
Backstory: Mrs. Miranda Oweller was born on July 13th, 1969. She would join the military right before Operation Desert Storm, being made into a nurse at the ripe age of 16 years old. According to her, she only joined the military because of her low grades and struggling to keep up in school. She had little expertise in treating wounds, but was given time to be taught by the other nurses that were brought into a similar position. Her superiors took interest in her blossoming skills as a new nurse, learning a lot quicker than most. Though she did not agree with most in the military, she fall in love with one man, who she would end up marrying directly after the operation. While her marriage with him would last long, the man he married, Robert Oweller, was killed during a portal storm. He was torn to shreds by a Bullsquid, which Miranda would kill using a shotgun they held in the attic of their house. She would remain in the military during a time of peace, though would not be brought into battle often... until the Seven Hour War. She was brought back into serving, and would once again act as a nurse. Despite her older age, she would be just as good as she was before the war started. During the final moments of the war, she would escape to a military bunker with other grieving military members. Unfortunately, she was captured by Combine soldiers, and brought into City 21 to be imprisoned. Now she's as uncertain as anyone else during the escape from the city... low on weaponry, supplies, and food. Only God knows what's next for her.
Accepted
Accepted.Steam name: FelixPius
Steam profile link or ID: STEAM_0:1:551452307
Discord: felixpius
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Name: Callen Callahan
Why were you conscripted? Was it a punishment for a crime you commited, did you volunteer or were you selected at random? Callahan used to be part of the underclass and a skilled pickpocket. One day he was bold enough to pickpocket a prominent loyalist. Unforturnately, his luck ran out after all those years and he was caught in the attempt. He was detained and brought into a cell, in which he had to stay for a few days, waiting for his fate to be decided. After a short period of waiting, the local Administration decided to send him to the Wastelands to become a conscript. Callahan was terrified as he heard what would happen to him, but ultimately there was not much he could do, so he had to accept the decision of the Administration. He was brought to a razor train and shipped off towards the Wastelands.
What useful skills do you have? Callahan was a skilled pickpocket for years, so naturally he was very stealthy. He was also very deceiptive and able to talk himself out of risky situations, which he learned during his life in the slums of City 30.
Backstory: Born into a middle-class family to a firefighter as a father and a nurse as mother in Arlington in 1995, Callens first three years of his life were relatively uneventful. But in 2000 something changed, and the relationship between Callens parents declined drastically. Both his father and his mother slowly drifted into alcoholism and got into loud arguments contstantly. This, of course, also effected the five-year old Callen and he became more and more reserved. His parents didn't take care much of him either as the situation within the family became worse. The addiction of his parently only became worse as the year progressed and Callens father died of alcohol poisoning shortly before Christmas. Callen's Mother gave him to the adoption centre afterwards. He remained there for the following weeks and it seemed that he was happy for the first time after a long while again. This happiness didn't last long unfortunately, as the Invasion of The Combine took place in early 2001. Arlington was one of the first victims of the Combine, as it was pretty close to Washington D.C. Callen fled to a refugee centre with a employeee of the Adoption Centre during the events, but the Combine took control of it after a few days. The inhabitants of the refugee camp, including Callen, were seperated and Callen was taken to a unknown facility, where he had to remain the rest of of his childhood and teenage years. They Combine shipped him to City-30, pre-war Washington when he was 19. For a while, it looked good for Callen and he was living a 'normal life' for the first few years in the city. But due to events Callens can not remember, his mindset changed and he slowly descended towards the underclass. Callen quickly became skilled in deception and stealth and was a succesful thief for some time. Unfortunately, he was caught in the end and shipped of towards the Wastelands to serve as a conscript...
Ekrell
Radio Bob Approved
Steam name: Ekrell
Steam profile link or ID: Discord: Ekrell
Role: "Patriots" Member (Medic)
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"Zerwij kajdany, połam bat! A mury runą, runą, runą i pogrzebią Stary Świat!"
Name: Julia "Adrian" Kwiatkowska
What useful skills do you have?: Julia has studied medicine at an unofficial training camp in Nowobrzeg, while she isn't qualified to perform any major surgeries herself, she is well-trained for providing extended field aid. She also knows how to handle light firearms, having been a part of a paramilitary organization for a handful of years. Finally, when not attending the hospital tents, Julia helped the scouting and scavenging party - learning how to navigate around an unknown terrain and survive out of natural scraps.
Backstory: Born in post-communist Poland, Julia from the very beginning lived in a radical political belief. Before she was born, her grandfather was taken away into Soviet custody, sparking up an aura of feverous hate in her entire family. It was no wonder then, that already in her childhood she was enlisted into numerous anti-communist camps and meetings. Julia adapted, easily molded, and manipulated due to her young age. One such camp was hosted by an old surgeon, who mostly illegally taught them the art of unconventional medicine. Actual studies were a scarce resource back then, and her family couldn't afford them - so Julia had to settle on the unofficial experience. Seeing no future for herself other than mundane work behind an office desk, she sought to join a paramilitary political group "Świerszcze", focused on an effort to fight off any leftover communist supporters in the country. Her main duty there was treating wounds, but after a year or so she was taught how to handle a firearm and joined the scouting parties. Eventually, their focus shifted elsewhere - toward America, where an elusive communist terrorist took refuge. The group packed up, and left Poland, though none of them expected that they may never return back...
When the group arrived, they were caught completely off-guard by the massive technological and industrial advancement difference. Though they did manage to catch the terrorist they were after, their murderous deed was far from official business. The night after the assassination, the local police force stormed the rented apartments and apprehended most of the members. Julia was among them, thrown into jail to await sentencing. However, her time never came, interrupted by the Portal Storms' sudden arrival. One night, a thunderbolt destroyed some of the prison construction - her cell wall included. A sudden fight between the guards and newly arrived alien forces in the main courtyard gave the perfect opening to flee into the city outskirts. Surrounded by unfamiliar grounds, poorly educated in English, and with a constant hanging alien threat, Julia had to push her survivalist skills to the very brim. She tumbled about as a refugee and escapee until a small military squad found her. It just so happened, that their medic got heavily wounded by a bullsquid and the rest lacked the experience to stabilize him. Julia offered her help, and in turn pleaded to join them, even if it meant returning to the shackles. They agreed and brought her over to the base. There, the commander evaluated her skills and offered a pardon if she agreed to help them with the new enemy.
And so, Julia became a field medic and a scout - serving a country she barely knew for a purpose straight from a fairy tale. Her old ideals still firmly imprinted on her mind. Weeks turned into months, until finally, the Combine Empire arrived. The military was quickly scrambled, and hunted down - the leftover survivors hiding away to create separate resistance cells. Julia became a member of the Patriots. Thoroughly moved by the situation of the refugees, she was very eager to undertake the operation. Her nickname was "Adrian", referencing the way World War II Polish partisans used to call themselves opposite gender to mislead the enemy.
Accepted
Applications for New Frontiers are now CLOSED, if your app hasn't been accepted yet then assume it was met with a denial. You're still free to play as a refugee.
Event will start either tomorrow (27th) or 28th depending on when we fix some last minute problems. Hope to see you all there! Be sure to join the Short Stories discord to get told when the event is starting. https://discord.gg/ktPrWhV2
Event will start either tomorrow (27th) or 28th depending on when we fix some last minute problems. Hope to see you all there! Be sure to join the Short Stories discord to get told when the event is starting. https://discord.gg/ktPrWhV2
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