OPERATION: FROSTBITE

[Craw]

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"We're all alone out here..."

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The Frozen Wastes​

Deep within the Frozen forests of Northern Greenland sits an Overwatch Standard Forces Monitoring Facility, recording and sending valuable information all across the northern hemisphere. The facility has been equipped with some of the OSF's most well disciplined soldiers and Technicians available and as such, the relaying of data and information has been unproblematic...Until recently.

It has been Four Months since dispatch has last been in contact with the monitoring facility and since then all has been quiet, many fear what has happened to those that were stationed there, whether it was the antlions or some other abomination lurking in those woods, there has to be an explanation. Orders have been given from command and a team has been specially picked to undergo this stealth operation to re-establish contact with the facility and rescue any remaining survivors.

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OOC Details​

This will be a two day event, as it normally is, to apply for any OSF Roles in this event, you MUST have an OSF whitelist. This will be a stealth operation so you'll need to be very careful as to where to go and what you will be doing. The monitoring facility has gone dark for four months, so there is no major restrictions for the 'Remnant' roles backstory, so you can be as creative as you like. You could be a Wounded OSF soldier who protected this Remaining group during the months, An engineer who used to repair the machines in the facility or even a Biotic Servile who was forced to power some of the facilities electronics.

As with all SS events, backstories and applications are expected to be serious and well wrote. This is gonna be my very first event that I will be running so I hope you'll all have fun.

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The Event will Run on​

14th-15th January​

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Staff Seargent [1/1]​

The commanding officer of this operation. They are responsible for leading their men into battle and ensuring that their goals are met
"Alice Chamberlain " @AppleFlavoredFox
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Specialist [2/2]​

Disciplined soldiers of the OSF with more advanced equipment then their lower ranked counterparts
"Paolo Menta" @The_Grass_Man
"Roy Cormack" @afibon
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Private [7/7]​

The newly processed soldiers of the OSF, they haven't yet had a true taste of battle
"Alan Altern" @HalfLife2CitizenMale09
"Nikolas Volpis" @Niklas
"Robert 'Bobby' Dorsey" @Landon
"Felix Poelking" @felixpiuskiller
"Dris Mayweather" @Fallizs
"Nicole Jackson" @ThomasK110
"Dmitry Dobrovolskiy" @AgentImperiya
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Remnants [5/5]​

The surviving Group from the attack, consisting of a handful of normal people who got mixed up in the madness of what occurred in the facility. Now they just try to survive in hopes that rescue will come.
"Kate Li" @Robert
"Kihi Loian" @Donavin Jones
"Reynard Kennedy" @vortist
"James Randal" @Sch1zoH
"Mann" @Shimac's Stew

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APPLICATION:

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name:
*Steam ID:
*Discord Name & ID:

--- Section Two ---

*Character Name:
*Do you own a OSF WL (For OSF Only)
*Role/Rank:
*Brief Summary of Character:
*Character Backstory:

--- Section Three --- (Optional)

*Tell us about yourself:
*Are you new to Willard Networks?:
*Are you familiar with anyone around Willard Networks?:
*What's your favourite thing about Half Life 2?:

================================================================​

 

[The_Grass_Man]

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name:
The_Grass_Man

*Steam ID:

Steam Community :: The_Grass_Man

FARRON MI CHIAMAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

steamcommunity.com

*Discord Name & ID:
The_Grass_Man#6549

--- Section Two ---

*Character Name:
Paolo Menta

*Role/Rank:
OSF Specialist, marksman

*Brief Summary of Character:
Paolo is one of the most immature, childish, and idiotic soldiers you could meet in the 24th battalion. But all of this is compensated by his great marksmanship and loyalty towards the union. He enlisted in the force just a year ago, but made quick progress and managed to climb the ranks fairly easily. He treats the OSF as his family, considering all the other soldiers as brothers and sisters.

*Character Backstory:

https://willard.network/forums/threads/specialist-paolo-menta.8441/

 

[HalfLife2CitizenMale09]

STEAM_0:0:85981754
--- Section One ---

*Steam Name: Mr. Calcium
*Steam ID:STEAM_0:0:85981754
*Discord Name & ID:Justanotherguardthatexists #9241

--- Section Two ---

*Character Name: Alan Altern
*Role/Rank: OSF private
*Brief Summary of Character: A relative newcomer to the OSF with a single operation under his belt. Looking forward to more and to prove he really is a good soldier considering a blunder in the previous operation.
*Character Backstory:
An ordinary man who applied for the OSF to spice up his boring life, but appears to get far more then he bargained for. After a brush with death on his very first operation and a grueling training session Alan is once again ready and willing to go into hell itself with his fellow soldiers. Besides, someone has to keep Paolo in check..
--- Section Three --- (Optional)

*Tell us about yourself: I’m an avid Half Life fan who replays it yearly and has long been a regular of HL2RP across various servers.
*Are you new to Willard Networks?: No, I was present at the Beta and the following months and have been back after a long break for a further 3 months.
*Are you familiar with anyone around Willard Networks?: The Grass Man due to him ending up in RP with me a lot.
*What's your favourite thing about Half Life 2?: The Combine as a faction, I find them very interesting and unique compared to other video game antagonists.

 

[Imperator RAD-X]

Spoiler: I see...

undergo this stealth operation​

Place your bets, people... ​

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[0xNiklas]

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name: 0xNiklas
*Steam ID: lazy idk
*Discord Name & ID: 0xNiklas™#5967

--- Section Two ---

*Character Name: Nikolas Volpis
*Role/Rank: Private
*Brief Summary of Character: Conscript of the OSF, which despises his comrades and Commanders for personal reason. Makes his last mission to resign or get finally the respect, he graves.
*Character Backstory: Russian-Italian man, which got born in Kursk and grew up in Piza. Now under the occupation he host his own pub "Alcoholic Grizzly"

 

[ShadoWiz4rd]

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"We're all alone out here..."

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The Frozen Wastes​

Deep within the Frozen forests of Northern Canada sits an Overwatch Standard Forces Monitoring Facility, recording and sending valuable information all across the northern hemisphere. The facility has been equipped with some of the OSF's most well disciplined soldiers available and as such, the relaying of data and information has been unproblematic...Until recently.

It has been Two Months since dispatch has last been in contact with the monitoring facility and since then all has been quiet, many fear what has happened to those that were stationed there, whether it was the antlions or some other abomination lurking in those woods, there has to be an explanation. Orders have been given from command and a team has been specially picked to undergo this stealth operation to re-establish contact with the facility and rescue any OSF Remnants.

================================
​

OOC Details​

This will be a two day event, as it normally is, to apply for this event you MUST have an OSF whitelist. This will be a stealth operation so you'll need to be very careful as to where to go and what you will be doing. The monitoring facility has gone dark for two months, so there is no major restrictions for the 'Remnant' roles backstory, so you can be as creative as you want.

As with all SS events, backstories and applications are expected to be serious and well wrote. This is gonna be my very first event that I will be running so I hope you'll all have fun.

================================​

The Event will Run on​

14th-15th January​

================================
​

Staff Seargent [0/1]​

The commanding officer of this operation. They are responsible for leading their men into battle and ensuring that their goals are met
​

Corporal [0/1]​

The second in command of this operation. They are in charge of their own small squad alongside the SSGT
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Specialist [0/3]​

Disciplined soldiers of the OSF with more advanced then their lower ranked counterparts
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Private [0/*]​

The newly processed soldiers of the OSF, they haven't yet had a true taste of battle
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Remnants [0/4]​

The surviving soldiers from the monitoring facility. They have been through hell and back for the last two months hoping for some small sliver of rescue

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APPLICATION:

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name:
*Steam ID:
*Discord Name & ID:

--- Section Two ---

*Character Name:
*Role/Rank:
*Brief Summary of Character:
*Character Backstory:

--- Section Three --- (Optional)

*Tell us about yourself:
*Are you new to Willard Networks?:
*Are you familiar with anyone around Willard Networks?:
*What's your favourite thing about Half Life 2?:

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Finally someone tackles this base

 

[Landon]

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name: landon
*Steam ID:

Steam Community :: landon

No information given.

steamcommunity.com

*Discord Name & ID: Landon#2591

--- Section Two ---

*Character Name: Robert "Bobby" Dorsey
*Role/Rank: OSF Private
*Brief Summary of Character:
One of the newest rookies on the force, a nervous wreck who hasn't seen a lick of combat in his life.
*Character Backstory:
A southerner originally born deep within the heart of Mississippi, Robert's always gotten the short end of the stick-- pre-occupation and post. He was poor before and after the Combine came, and was eventually conscripted to join the thousands in the OSF. He's new, inexperienced, and skittish-- a poster child of cannon fodder within the Overwatch Standard Forces. He's been dreading the day he gets selected in the lottery of soldiers to attend the newest operation. However, he understands that he is but a small screw in the ever-so-vast machine. And he knows that he doesn't get paid to make the decisions. Finally, the day has come, and he knows there's nothing to prevent it. He hopes to get in there, do the dirty work needed to be done, and quickly go back to solace within the barracks.

 

[Robert]

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name: Robert
*Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:36030793
*Discord Name & ID: Robert™#1349

--- Section Two ---

*Character Name: Kate Li
*Role/Rank: CPRD Scientist from the XICD (Xenian Investigations and Containment Division)
*Brief Summary of Character: A female scientist sent by the XICD board to perform field tasks and research regarding the not-too-far Antlion Hive just south of the outpost. Tasked with two objectives: First is to investigate just how large this hive truly is and how wide it currently spans with notes on its daily growth progress. Secondly, to investigate how the local Antlion population has evolved compared to its relatives on the other major continents given this hive's unique nature to produce 'Artic' variants of Antlions. But they also come with a third and final task which they are to keep to themselves, which involves a thorough investigation of a specific species found in the hive.

They are now one of the few survivors of the camp, left to work with whoever remains.
*Character Backstory: Kate Li was born in 1988 and was almost 13 years old by the time by time the Black Mesa Incident happened... 16 when the Seven-hour war began and ended. She was barely just of eligible age to join the newly formed ECHELON program at the time. She was relocated to the ALPHA site, known for its unique nature for being an educational facility and an entire City of pure Education. Unlike the other students of her time, she did not fear the invaders known as the Combine. Instead, she was rather intrigued by their very nature, wishing to know all sorts of how they operated, the language they developed, daily tasks and activities and so forth.

Rather than be angry at such invaders for destroying and ruining many lives and homes, she believed the Combine were mere saviours of their time, taking humanity out of the clutches of the ravaging Portal Storms which had been ongoing across the world for three years and placing everyone into what she saw as safe zones, areas where portal storms would not simply appear. She spent a lot of time studying the fancy technology all students had been given to work with, utilizing all forms of PDAs and tablets which had been left around or supplied directly and most of her life in ECHELON for the short time she was there was research after more research with even more research.

After the Culling, the newly formed CPRD took in many candidates to become scientists all over the planet. While she was not chosen in the first wave... she was certainly ready for the second, being relocated to an unknown CPRD facility in America at first. From there on, she was given many opportunities to choose her field of study, experiment with technology, and even mess around with Xenian Flora. Some thought she was a bit off the rails, others thought her curiosity would one day kill her, but a few saw her potential, assuming that technology would be what she was aiming for.

To their surprise, however, when it came to the time to be moved into a specific division, it was not CAI, it was not CTAP, but to everyone's astonishment, it was the Xenian Investigations branch that took her in. Many were confused of course, but the one thing they all got fooled by is the fact she did not study technology because of the tech... but because she was interested in how much tech was made, what type of Society the Combine was and what kind of methodology the combine believe in.

This granted her a place among those best suited for interest in Alien life which in this case was their Xenian Division, focusing solely on the unnatural, the unknown, the alien parts of life that were not meant to be present on Earth. From here, her career in the CPRD took off until early 2018; the higher-ups sent her to go the far north OSF outpost and begin her task of researching the local wildlife... in this case, the Antlions. Of course, she would do this and set off immediately by the next day's morning with a challenge awaiting her. But not all projects go to plan...

 

[Donavin Jones]

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name: Meme_Lord_Satan
*Discord Name & ID: Dog#2267

--- Section Two ---

*Character Name: Kihi Loian
*Role/Rank: Biotic Conscript (Remnants)
*Brief Summary of Character: A 5'10 Biotic Conscript that acted as maintenance.
*Character Backstory:



K I H I L O I A N, formally nicknamed 'S H E D'
One of many enslaved under the combines regime. However, this one chose a path not many would. Nor dare to. Kihi Loian, gaining its Docile status was offered to join the OSF, mainly due to its interests in 'helping' the combine. And also, for giving many of the recruits food and water. Kihi Loian was well liked among the group, mainly due to its handy work with tools and crafting.

On its first day on the site, it was mainly used for charging electronical equipment. Being removed of its shackles to do so, and even sometimes being allowed to roam the facility with no hooks, or shackles. But just its collar for good behavior. In reality, Kihi Loian was using this as an escape from the hell of its city, but not wanting to join what it thought was a useless war against the Combine. It became friends with a OSF soldier named 'Ivan Nikolai', always chatting with one another about either the state of the facility, or what their past lives were. Ect ect.. Then, all went south eventually. A unknown threat attacked the facility, killing many people in it. Forcing it to be one of the last remaining 6.. After days turning into weeks, then months.. A thought came to its head.

Have they forgotten us?...

Someone can also apply of Ivan Nikolai if they wish.​

 

[vortist]

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name: browhydid
*Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:587446841
*Discord Name & ID: erja#5676

--- Section Two ---

*Character Name: Reynard Kennedy
*Role/Rank: Maintenance (Remnants)
*Brief Summary of Character: A fairly introverted man, always keeping to himself. Now, being the last 6 of a devastating attack, he questions his true loyalty to the Combine.
*Character Backstory:
One of the billions left to be used as slaves, Reynard decided to change his life. Previously, Reynard would have been the prime example of a Model Citizen, causing him to be offered to deploy as an OSF soldier and handle non-combat assignments. Reynard obviously agreed and the next day later, he was immediately assigned to some lame ass base in the middle of nowhere as maintenance.
Most of his colleagues at the base would describe them as very talkative and a well respected person and Reynard was always nearby to solve a problem.
However, things change bad. A devastating attack has crumpled Reynard's morality, and he chooses to refuge deeper in the facility, surviving against whatever things come to take his life.

Hours turn to days, days turn to weeks, weeks turn to months..

Reynard begins to question his true loyalty to the Combine....

 

[Craw]

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name:
The_Grass_Man

*Steam ID:

Steam Community :: The_Grass_Man

FARRON MI CHIAMAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

steamcommunity.com

*Discord Name & ID:
The_Grass_Man#6549

--- Section Two ---

*Character Name:
Paolo Menta

*Role/Rank:
OSF Specialist, marksman

*Brief Summary of Character:
Paolo is one of the most immature, childish, and idiotic soldiers you could meet in the 24th battalion. But all of this is compensated by his great marksmanship and loyalty towards the union. He enlisted in the force just a year ago, but made quick progress and managed to climb the ranks fairly easily. He treats the OSF as his family, considering all the other soldiers as brothers and sisters.

*Character Backstory:

https://willard.network/forums/threads/specialist-paolo-menta.8441/

ACCEPTED ​

STEAM_0:0:85981754
--- Section One ---

*Steam Name: Mr. Calcium
*Steam ID:STEAM_0:0:85981754
*Discord Name & ID:Justanotherguardthatexists #9241

--- Section Two ---

*Character Name: Alan Altern
*Role/Rank: OSF private
*Brief Summary of Character: A relative newcomer to the OSF with a single operation under his belt. Looking forward to more and to prove he really is a good soldier considering a blunder in the previous operation.
*Character Backstory:
An ordinary man who applied for the OSF to spice up his boring life, but appears to get far more then he bargained for. After a brush with death on his very first operation and a grueling training session Alan is once again ready and willing to go into hell itself with his fellow soldiers. Besides, someone has to keep Paolo in check..
--- Section Three --- (Optional)

*Tell us about yourself: I’m an avid Half Life fan who replays it yearly and has long been a regular of HL2RP across various servers.
*Are you new to Willard Networks?: No, I was present at the Beta and the following months and have been back after a long break for a further 3 months.
*Are you familiar with anyone around Willard Networks?: The Grass Man due to him ending up in RP with me a lot.
*What's your favourite thing about Half Life 2?: The Combine as a faction, I find them very interesting and unique compared to other video game antagonists.

ACCEPTED ​

​

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name: 0xNiklas
*Steam ID: lazy idk
*Discord Name & ID: 0xNiklas™#5967

--- Section Two ---

*Character Name: Nikolas Volpis
*Role/Rank: Private
*Brief Summary of Character: Conscript of the OSF, which despises his comrades and Commanders for personal reason. Makes his last mission to resign or get finally the respect, he graves.
*Character Backstory: Russian-Italian man, which got born in Kursk and grew up in Piza. Now under the occupation he host his own pub "Alcoholic Grizzly"

ACCEPTED ​

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name: landon
*Steam ID:

Steam Community :: landon

No information given.

steamcommunity.com

*Discord Name & ID: Landon#2591

--- Section Two ---

*Character Name: Robert "Bobby" Dorsey
*Role/Rank: OSF Private
*Brief Summary of Character:
One of the newest rookies on the force, a nervous wreck who hasn't seen a lick of combat in his life.
*Character Backstory:
A southerner originally born deep within the heart of Mississippi, Robert's always gotten the short end of the stick-- pre-occupation and post. He was poor before and after the Combine came, and was eventually conscripted to join the thousands in the OSF. He's new, inexperienced, and skittish-- a poster child of cannon fodder within the Overwatch Standard Forces. He's been dreading the day he gets selected in the lottery of soldiers to attend the newest operation. However, he understands that he is but a small screw in the ever-so-vast machine. And he knows that he doesn't get paid to make the decisions. Finally, the day has come, and he knows there's nothing to prevent it. He hopes to get in there, do the dirty work needed to be done, and quickly go back to solace within the barracks.

ACCEPTED ​

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name: Robert
*Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:36030793
*Discord Name & ID: Robert™#1349

--- Section Two ---

*Character Name: Kate Li
*Role/Rank: CPRD Scientist from the XICD (Xenian Investigations and Containment Division)
*Brief Summary of Character: A female scientist sent by the XICD board to perform field tasks and research regarding the not-too-far Antlion Hive just south of the outpost. Tasked with two objectives: First is to investigate just how large this hive truly is and how wide it currently spans with notes on its daily growth progress. Secondly, to investigate how the local Antlion population has evolved compared to its relatives on the other major continents given this hive's unique nature to produce 'Artic' variants of Antlions. But they also come with a third and final task which they are to keep to themselves, which involves a thorough investigation of a specific species found in the hive.

They are now one of the few survivors of the camp, left to work with whoever remains.
*Character Backstory: Kate Li was born in 1988 and was almost 13 years old by the time by time the Black Mesa Incident happened... 16 when the Seven-hour war began and ended. She was barely just of eligible age to join the newly formed ECHELON program at the time. She was relocated to the ALPHA site, known for its unique nature for being an educational facility and an entire City of pure Education. Unlike the other students of her time, she did not fear the invaders known as the Combine. Instead, she was rather intrigued by their very nature, wishing to know all sorts of how they operated, the language they developed, daily tasks and activities and so forth.

Rather than be angry at such invaders for destroying and ruining many lives and homes, she believed the Combine were mere saviours of their time, taking humanity out of the clutches of the ravaging Portal Storms which had been ongoing across the world for three years and placing everyone into what she saw as safe zones, areas where portal storms would not simply appear. She spent a lot of time studying the fancy technology all students had been given to work with, utilizing all forms of PDAs and tablets which had been left around or supplied directly and most of her life in ECHELON for the short time she was there was research after more research with even more research.

After the Culling, the newly formed CPRD took in many candidates to become scientists all over the planet. While she was not chosen in the first wave... she was certainly ready for the second, being relocated to an unknown CPRD facility in America at first. From there on, she was given many opportunities to choose her field of study, experiment with technology, and even mess around with Xenian Flora. Some thought she was a bit off the rails, others thought her curiosity would one day kill her, but a few saw her potential, assuming that technology would be what she was aiming for.

To their surprise, however, when it came to the time to be moved into a specific division, it was not CAI, it was not CTAP, but to everyone's astonishment, it was the Xenian Investigations branch that took her in. Many were confused of course, but the one thing they all got fooled by is the fact she did not study technology because of the tech... but because she was interested in how much tech was made, what type of Society the Combine was and what kind of methodology the combine believe in.

This granted her a place among those best suited for interest in Alien life which in this case was their Xenian Division, focusing solely on the unnatural, the unknown, the alien parts of life that were not meant to be present on Earth. From here, her career in the CPRD took off until early 2018; the higher-ups sent her to go the far north OSF outpost and begin her task of researching the local wildlife... in this case, the Antlions. Of course, she would do this and set off immediately by the next day's morning with a challenge awaiting her. But not all projects go to plan...

ACCEPTED​

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name: Meme_Lord_Satan
*Discord Name & ID: Dog#2267

--- Section Two ---

*Character Name: Kihi Loian
*Role/Rank: Biotic Conscript (Remnants)
*Brief Summary of Character: A 5'10 Biotic Conscript that acted as maintenance.
*Character Backstory:



K I H I L O I A N, formally nicknamed 'S H E D'
One of many enslaved under the combines regime. However, this one chose a path not many would. Nor dare to. Kihi Loian, gaining its Docile status was offered to join the OSF, mainly due to its interests in 'helping' the combine. And also, for giving many of the recruits food and water. Kihi Loian was well liked among the group, mainly due to its handy work with tools and crafting.

On its first day on the site, it was mainly used for charging electronical equipment. Being removed of its shackles to do so, and even sometimes being allowed to roam the facility with no hooks, or shackles. But just its collar for good behavior. In reality, Kihi Loian was using this as an escape from the hell of its city, but not wanting to join what it thought was a useless war against the Combine. It became friends with a OSF soldier named 'Ivan Nikolai', always chatting with one another about either the state of the facility, or what their past lives were. Ect ect.. Then, all went south eventually. A unknown threat attacked the facility, killing many people in it. Forcing it to be one of the last remaining 6.. After days turning into weeks, then months.. A thought came to its head.

Have they forgotten us?...

Someone can also apply of Ivan Nikolai if they wish.​

ACCEPTED ​

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name: browhydid
*Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:587446841
*Discord Name & ID: erja#5676

--- Section Two ---

*Character Name: Reynard Kennedy
*Role/Rank: Maintenance (Remnants)
*Brief Summary of Character: A fairly introverted man, always keeping to himself. Now, being the last 6 of a devastating attack, he questions his true loyalty to the Combine.
*Character Backstory:
One of the billions left to be used as slaves, Reynard decided to change his life. Previously, Reynard would have been the prime example of a Model Citizen, causing him to be offered to deploy as an OSF soldier and handle non-combat assignments. Reynard obviously agreed and the next day later, he was immediately assigned to some lame ass base in the middle of nowhere as maintenance.
Most of his colleagues at the base would describe them as very talkative and a well respected person and Reynard was always nearby to solve a problem.
However, things change bad. A devastating attack has crumpled Reynard's morality, and he chooses to refuge deeper in the facility, surviving against whatever things come to take his life.

Hours turn to days, days turn to weeks, weeks turn to months..

Reynard begins to question his true loyalty to the Combine....

ACCEPTED​

 

[ShadoWiz4rd]

Someone better record this one, Helmet cam style

 

[Sch1zoH]

Spoiler: Wuh-Oh!

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CMB.TER-10291​ ​ J21/658283/042 CPID : OSXF >: Remap external communications... Enter source and destination... >: J_Randal --> OSF_Comms Remapping...J_Randal --OSF_Comms 50% >: Remapping...J_Randal --OSF_Comms 100% >: External communications remapped to OSF_Comms Database loading... >: Database loading complete *Steam Name: ShambolicalG0at *Steam ID: 76561199052998528 *Discord Name & ID: Sch1zoH#0019 *Timezone: GMT Secondary database loading... >: Secondary database loading complete Unit's Credentials: James Randal Sex: Male Age: 43 Height: 183cm Weight: 12.7stone Date of Birth: 04/13/1972 Place of Birth: USA, Texas Current Location: UNDISCLOSED Education: High-School and Service Past Occupancy: Engineer Current Occupancy: Overwatch Standard Forces, Conscripted Engineer (REMNANT) Status: UNDISCLOSED​

*Brief Summary of Character:
James Randal is a remnant within this event. He's simply a man who's been living for a long time; too long to the point he's ended up in this mess. James Randall worked as one of the said technicians for this OSF Facility but something soon to happen changed how the last 4 months of James Randal's life has been.

*Character's Backstory:
James Randal; born in good old U of S A, Texas. James was born into the country life, rarely ever visiting the city parts within his state. All James knew was how to help around his Father's farm; it's all he ever did. Unfortunately, he was a only child; though this wasn't a problem since when he hit the age of 7, he started seeing more of his family around the state. Most of the family he met were his uncles and once of his uncles he favourited more. This uncle of his was one of the only ones in his family to live and go through the city life and because of this, James asked him of certain stuff from the city or even stories. Eventually, his parents let his uncle take James out to the city and James was able to view his uncle during work while in his 3 day stay.

His uncle's line of work was none other than engineering. Witnessing his uncle in his line of work gave inspiration; gave little James influence into the vast opportunities of what the city has to offer - like engineering. James came to realise that his farm life was boring, it lacked more of what he could have in the city life. So, James stayed in school and studied as much as he could whilst asking help from his favourite uncle, Larry. This uncle indeed helped him in his engineering career path as well, steadily helping James through. His parents took a disliking to this; James might have as well have been Larry's son. So, his parents did the one thing they thought would be best for James; they took the problem (Larry) away and tried setting up james's life to be boring, dull and the good old Texas farm life.

Time moves on and of course, James has a distrusting and a heavy disliking opinion about his own parents currently. However, he follows through school till he ends up starting in high-school and from there he continued his education. James did keep in touch with his uncle, Larry; this was done through pagers that went under the noses of his own parents. However, James carried on taking tips, advices from Larry and the advices he was given was to finish school immediately and come out to the city with his Uncle. Years go by and after graduating his SATs in high-school, he flies out to the city IMMEDIATELY. Leaving his parents without a word other than a nicely written note attached to the fridge.

Finally being a first timer to the city, he stood out like a sore thumb, however, he sought out his uncle and reunited with him. From there, he started taking actual lessons from his uncle in engineering. Soon enough, he found to be a apprentice in engineering for his uncle and his company. He learns through and through and after 2 years, he finally become an actual employed employee at his uncle's company. He most of the times worked besides or with his uncle, sometimes himself and rarely anyone else. After years of patriotic propaganda and being a right-wing political supporter, it soon became a duty for James to think he was needed or moreover privileged to become a soldier for the U.S.

His uncle, Larry, of course tried stopping him. However, James was able to convince his own uncle that he had to serve for his country. So, at the age of 24 and in 2000; James had got in service and successfully passed his weeks of training in the boot camp. His past engineering occupancy had given him the liability to become a Combat Engineer; as well as join a certain unit for it. With this being, a year goes by and the 9/11 happens. Due to this event, America wages war on Afghanistan and James was deployed in Afghanistan. Serving in the war himself, James simply wasn't entirely ready for it. It hit him the most when he had to end the children of mothers'. And even worse when it came to taking out whole families in their houses.

This event was detrimental for James' mental health and after a year, he was garrisoned. However, soon after in short due time, the Resonance Cascade had began happening. The war was cut short and it ended up even worse when these unknown creatures were appearing all over the world. Due to being apart of the army, James was instructed with taking out these creatures and were left in Afghanistan for months and months... Excruciating months. When they were pulled out, his garrison dropped to him and 11 others who were flied out back to America. And as they finally arrived, another catalyst happened right after. A new invasion began with creatures appearing more than before through these strange portals again. The Seven Hour War had come around and this was even more detrimental as many, many humans lost their lives.

And as Earth surrendered, there it was. The hell had stopped, the hell in Afghanistan, the hell of the portals and the hell of the invasion. Due to humanity serving themselves up to these invaders named as the Combine, the armies have formed into the force of the Combine's as well. Specifically, the OSF. James immediately being roped into such a force, only months later he was tasked with heading to Northern Greenland. Everything was so unexpected, so overwhelming and it simply hit him all at once. James was left in a daze up until Northern Greenland. It was first meant to be a expedition which soon became to settling down and then soon after they set up an outpost.

Due to being a Engineer Conscript within this outpost, it was left to James and a few other technicians to handle the devices, communications, repairments and any other logistical things needed to be taken care of. Of course, James followed and these times were simply... Forgotten for him; just a daze of memories he struggles to recall. During these times, he pretty much was just 'living'. Time went by and they had to send relays upon relays of communications; and constantly fix electrical surges. Soon over, there was a whole outpost power outage. And when the route problem was not found within any electrical equipment, wiring or power sources; the outpost fell in confusion. There usual communication relays were halted and food shortages started becoming a slight problem as electricity went out. However, the outpost's men went back to primitive ways.

A small group of men from the outpost were soon sent, James being one of those men out of the 7. In this journey, they were met with a cold, cold blizzard that split the group up into 2s or even simply conscripts all alone. James, was one of the unlucky few to end up alone. Wandering the forest, cold and hungry; James ended up camping in a cave. In this cave, he found a dog; it was a Shepard, James called him "Mann", with its ears surgically slit. It was obviously someone's dog, but it was unknown how it ended up here, in Greenland... So, James spent a day with this dog; they even went foraging and fortunately found some food they both could eat and sustain off of. The few days they were together, they foraged and stacked up enough supplies to last a journey and they went out venturing. The blizzard had calmed down but was soon eligible to pick up again; so they wandered and wandered. Hours eventually to days, days eventually to weeks and finally, James had found his way back to the map with the dog still besides him.

As he approached the outpost, it seemed... Quiet. James walked up to the gate only to find a dent in it; a dent enough to disfunction the gate but still able to be opened if enough force is applied to push it open. And so, James pushed it open and walked into the compound of the outpost, it was barren; no one around. James approached the entrance doors of one of the facilities, the exterior walls of this building had blood splattered around and even the door's handle had a handprint of blood. He grabbed the handle, opened it and peered into the hallway. He took a step in and looked up before something from the shrouded darkness jumped out and onto him.

James can't recollect anything from there, possibly due to having a concussion and falling unconscious, however, one thing was certain. When he woke up and looked around, the Mann was missing, nowhere to be seen. And another sight shocked him with a follow-up of excruciating pain. His leg was sitting right down the hallway, with bones showing and blood dragging down. Whatever attacked him is not here... Or is it simply watching James? However, one thing was certain - the blood had to be stopped. So, James quickly stopped the bleeding with first aid and made his way to the infirmary. Expected, the infirmary was empty but there were still supplies. James wasn't a medical expert but he was able to disinfect his wound and take whatever supplies he could with him. He even took a prosthetic leg to be able to use later on. But for now, he was stuck with crutches and a bandaged leg with a belt wrapped around it. These events all lead to James having countless breakdowns, it was only recently he lived with the fact of the previous events. It only took a dozen or so years, now these new events had lead him to a deeper dugout than he already was in.

This whole procedure was simply agonising pain and James left the outpost, setting up camp in a cave and living the little time he has. His wound had healed better and he finally placed the prosthetic leg in. Of course, the nerves and things like that weren't surgically connected but he was still able to use it as a somewhat functioning leg for the time being till help arrives. James is now alone, camping out in the harsh environment of Northern Greenland.
​

--- Section Three --- (Optional)

​

*Tell us about yourself: hi, im a pretty cool speech giver
*Are you new to Willard Networks?: kinda
*Are you familiar with anyone around Willard Networks?: no
*What's your favourite thing about Half Life 2?: nothing

Spoiler: G Herbo

 

[AppleFlavoredFox]

APPLICATION:

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name: Soft Melody Vixen

*Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:15988465

*Discord Name & ID: Kate The Fox#3643


--- Section Two ---


*Character Name: Alice Chamberlain

*Role/Rank: Staff Sergeant

*Brief Summary of Character: Run of the mill jack of most trades. She maintains the garrison's vehicles first and foremost, her demeanor is serious but caring for the men under her command. On top of the fact she uses her resources best she can to provide for the men under her.

*Character Backstory: Not much can she remember before the portal storms as she is still pretty young when it comes down to it. Mid twenties at best, but what she does remember is her father's farm in poland, he was a single parent, always putting work first, raising his daughter to fend for herself when the time came. A former military man if you can believe it, polish military. So naturally she took an interest in defending the farm when the time came though when news finally broke about the portal storms, her father was the first to go that she knew of. A sad time for her but push comes to shove and growing up during this time was not ideal. Eventually she found work in the District 24 conscripts. Having tours in egypt, france, poland, england and Switzerland.

 

[FelixPius]

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name: felixpiuskiller
*Steam ID: N/A
*Discord Name & ID: felixpiuskiller#1603

--- Section Two ---

*Character Name: Felix Poelking
*Do you own a OSF WL (For OSF Only) Yes

*Role/Rank: Private

*Brief Summary of Character: A private who is pretty new to the OSF and is always ready for a Deployment.

*Character Backstory: Felix is a man of german origin was born only a few years prior before the Resonance Cascade. His Parents died during the 7-hour war but Felix and his grandparents survived. His Grandparents became loyalists but Felix himself quickly choose to oppose the combine,acting undercover most of the time.In the upcoming years,Felix was often relocated to different cities and always continued his work,which was mostly creating Anti-Union posters. In 2018 he was relocated to City 24 and began to do other work aswell like trading with the slummers there.He also joined a active rebel group after being for a few months in the new city. Felix became eventually afraid of traitors and decided to change sides,so he became a loyalist.

--- Section Three --- (Optional)

*Tell us about yourself:
*Are you new to Willard Networks?: No,i've been on the server since august of the last year.
*Are you familiar with anyone around Willard Networks?:
*What's your favourite thing about Half Life 2?: Xenian Aliens

 

[afibon]

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name: John Rico
*Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:10716370
*Discord Name & ID: ferna#8480

--- Section Two ---

*Character Name: Roy Cormack
*Do you own a OSF WL (For OSF Only) Y
*Role/Rank: Specialist
*Brief Summary of Character: Ex-Irish DF serviceman turned portal storms mercenary turned militiaman turned conscript, a true soldier of fortune
*Character Backstory:
Roy arrived to City Twenty-Four while on his journey to return to his homeland after the portal storms stranded him while serving abroad. The Irishman saw an opportunity to sell his prior experience as a soldier and mercenary during the political turmoil of early 2018 and earn a ticket back to the British isles for the planned rebuilding operations in City Two.

• With the Militia failing to materialize into a unit that could be sent to old London, Cormack found himself stuck for an indefinite amount of time in Geneva. With no other option, he decided to get himself conscripted into the local OSF unit in hopes of getting a new window of opportunity for his desertion & journey resumption plan.

As time passed, though, Roy's good service record meant that he became able to request for his family to be found and 'taken care of' by their new benefactors, rendering his original plan redundant. Since such developments, present day finds Roy content with fighting under the Combine as long as they keep their end of the bargain.

 

[Craw]

Spoiler: Wuh-Oh!

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CMB.TER-10291​ ​ J21/658283/042 CPID : OSXF >: Remap external communications... Enter source and destination... >: J_Randal --> OSF_Comms Remapping...J_Randal --OSF_Comms 50% >: Remapping...J_Randal --OSF_Comms 100% >: External communications remapped to OSF_Comms Database loading... >: Database loading complete *Steam Name: ShambolicalG0at *Steam ID: 76561199052998528 *Discord Name & ID: Sch1zoH#0019 *Timezone: GMT Secondary database loading... >: Secondary database loading complete Unit's Credentials: James Randal Sex: Male Age: 43 Height: 183cm Weight: 12.7stone Date of Birth: 04/13/1972 Place of Birth: USA, Texas Current Location: UNDISCLOSED Education: High-School and Service Past Occupancy: Engineer Current Occupancy: Overwatch Standard Forces, Conscripted Engineer (REMNANT) Status: UNDISCLOSED​

*Brief Summary of Character:
James Randal is a remnant within this event. He's simply a man who's been living for a long time; too long to the point he's ended up in this mess. James Randall worked as one of the said technicians for this OSF Facility but something soon to happen changed how the last 4 months of James Randal's life has been.

*Character's Backstory:
James Randal; born in good old U of S A, Texas. James was born into the country life, rarely ever visiting the city parts within his state. All James knew was how to help around his Father's farm; it's all he ever did. Unfortunately, he was a only child; though this wasn't a problem since when he hit the age of 7, he started seeing more of his family around the state. Most of the family he met were his uncles and once of his uncles he favourited more. This uncle of his was one of the only ones in his family to live and go through the city life and because of this, James asked him of certain stuff from the city or even stories. Eventually, his parents let his uncle take James out to the city and James was able to view his uncle during work while in his 3 day stay.

His uncle's line of work was none other than engineering. Witnessing his uncle in his line of work gave inspiration; gave little James influence into the vast opportunities of what the city has to offer - like engineering. James came to realise that his farm life was boring, it lacked more of what he could have in the city life. So, James stayed in school and studied as much as he could whilst asking help from his favourite uncle, Larry. This uncle indeed helped him in his engineering career path as well, steadily helping James through. His parents took a disliking to this; James might have as well have been Larry's son. So, his parents did the one thing they thought would be best for James; they took the problem (Larry) away and tried setting up james's life to be boring, dull and the good old Texas farm life.

Time moves on and of course, James has a distrusting and a heavy disliking opinion about his own parents currently. However, he follows through school till he ends up starting in high-school and from there he continued his education. James did keep in touch with his uncle, Larry; this was done through pagers that went under the noses of his own parents. However, James carried on taking tips, advices from Larry and the advices he was given was to finish school immediately and come out to the city with his Uncle. Years go by and after graduating his SATs in high-school, he flies out to the city IMMEDIATELY. Leaving his parents without a word other than a nicely written note attached to the fridge.

Finally being a first timer to the city, he stood out like a sore thumb, however, he sought out his uncle and reunited with him. From there, he started taking actual lessons from his uncle in engineering. Soon enough, he found to be a apprentice in engineering for his uncle and his company. He learns through and through and after 2 years, he finally become an actual employed employee at his uncle's company. He most of the times worked besides or with his uncle, sometimes himself and rarely anyone else. After years of patriotic propaganda and being a right-wing political supporter, it soon became a duty for James to think he was needed or moreover privileged to become a soldier for the U.S.

His uncle, Larry, of course tried stopping him. However, James was able to convince his own uncle that he had to serve for his country. So, at the age of 24 and in 2000; James had got in service and successfully passed his weeks of training in the boot camp. His past engineering occupancy had given him the liability to become a Combat Engineer; as well as join a certain unit for it. With this being, a year goes by and the 9/11 happens. Due to this event, America wages war on Afghanistan and James was deployed in Afghanistan. Serving in the war himself, James simply wasn't entirely ready for it. It hit him the most when he had to end the children of mothers'. And even worse when it came to taking out whole families in their houses.

This event was detrimental for James' mental health and after a year, he was garrisoned. However, soon after in short due time, the Resonance Cascade had began happening. The war was cut short and it ended up even worse when these unknown creatures were appearing all over the world. Due to being apart of the army, James was instructed with taking out these creatures and were left in Afghanistan for months and months... Excruciating months. When they were pulled out, his garrison dropped to him and 11 others who were flied out back to America. And as they finally arrived, another catalyst happened right after. A new invasion began with creatures appearing more than before through these strange portals again. The Seven Hour War had come around and this was even more detrimental as many, many humans lost their lives.

And as Earth surrendered, there it was. The hell had stopped, the hell in Afghanistan, the hell of the portals and the hell of the invasion. Due to humanity serving themselves up to these invaders named as the Combine, the armies have formed into the force of the Combine's as well. Specifically, the OSF. James immediately being roped into such a force, only months later he was tasked with heading to Northern Greenland. Everything was so unexpected, so overwhelming and it simply hit him all at once. James was left in a daze up until Northern Greenland. It was first meant to be a expedition which soon became to settling down and then soon after they set up an outpost.

Due to being a Engineer Conscript within this outpost, it was left to James and a few other technicians to handle the devices, communications, repairments and any other logistical things needed to be taken care of. Of course, James followed and these times were simply... Forgotten for him; just a daze of memories he struggles to recall. During these times, he pretty much was just 'living'. Time went by and they had to send relays upon relays of communications; and constantly fix electrical surges. Soon over, there was a whole outpost power outage. And when the route problem was not found within any electrical equipment, wiring or power sources; the outpost fell in confusion. There usual communication relays were halted and food shortages started becoming a slight problem as electricity went out. However, the outpost's men went back to primitive ways.

A small group of men from the outpost were soon sent, James being one of those men out of the 7. In this journey, they were met with a cold, cold blizzard that split the group up into 2s or even simply conscripts all alone. James, was one of the unlucky few to end up alone. Wandering the forest, cold and hungry; James ended up camping in a cave. In this cave, he found a dog; it was a Shepard, James called him "Mann", with its ears surgically slit. It was obviously someone's dog, but it was unknown how it ended up here, in Greenland... So, James spent a day with this dog; they even went foraging and fortunately found some food they both could eat and sustain off of. The few days they were together, they foraged and stacked up enough supplies to last a journey and they went out venturing. The blizzard had calmed down but was soon eligible to pick up again; so they wandered and wandered. Hours eventually to days, days eventually to weeks and finally, James had found his way back to the map with the dog still besides him.

As he approached the outpost, it seemed... Quiet. James walked up to the gate only to find a dent in it; a dent enough to disfunction the gate but still able to be opened if enough force is applied to push it open. And so, James pushed it open and walked into the compound of the outpost, it was barren; no one around. James approached the entrance doors of one of the facilities, the exterior walls of this building had blood splattered around and even the door's handle had a handprint of blood. He grabbed the handle, opened it and peered into the hallway. He took a step in and looked up before something from the shrouded darkness jumped out and onto him.

James can't recollect anything from there, possibly due to having a concussion and falling unconscious, however, one thing was certain. When he woke up and looked around, the Mann was missing, nowhere to be seen. And another sight shocked him with a follow-up of excruciating pain. His leg was sitting right down the hallway, with bones showing and blood dragging down. Whatever attacked him is not here... Or is it simply watching James? However, one thing was certain - the blood had to be stopped. So, James quickly stopped the bleeding with first aid and made his way to the infirmary. Expected, the infirmary was empty but there were still supplies. James wasn't a medical expert but he was able to disinfect his wound and take whatever supplies he could with him. He even took a prosthetic leg to be able to use later on. But for now, he was stuck with crutches and a bandaged leg with a belt wrapped around it. These events all lead to James having countless breakdowns, it was only recently he lived with the fact of the previous events. It only took a dozen or so years, now these new events had lead him to a deeper dugout than he already was in.

This whole procedure was simply agonising pain and James left the outpost, setting up camp in a cave and living the little time he has. His wound had healed better and he finally placed the prosthetic leg in. Of course, the nerves and things like that weren't surgically connected but he was still able to use it as a somewhat functioning leg for the time being till help arrives. James is now alone, camping out in the harsh environment of Northern Greenland.
​

--- Section Three --- (Optional)

​

*Tell us about yourself: hi, im a pretty cool speech giver
*Are you new to Willard Networks?: kinda
*Are you familiar with anyone around Willard Networks?: no
*What's your favourite thing about Half Life 2?: nothing

Spoiler: G Herbo

ACCEPTED ​

APPLICATION:

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name: Soft Melody Vixen

*Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:15988465

*Discord Name & ID: Kate The Fox#3643


--- Section Two ---


*Character Name: Alice Chamberlain

*Role/Rank: Staff Sergeant

*Brief Summary of Character: Run of the mill jack of most trades. She maintains the garrison's vehicles first and foremost, her demeanor is serious but caring for the men under her command. On top of the fact she uses her resources best she can to provide for the men under her.

*Character Backstory: Not much can she remember before the portal storms as she is still pretty young when it comes down to it. Mid twenties at best, but what she does remember is her father's farm in poland, he was a single parent, always putting work first, raising his daughter to fend for herself when the time came. A former military man if you can believe it, polish military. So naturally she took an interest in defending the farm when the time came though when news finally broke about the portal storms, her father was the first to go that she knew of. A sad time for her but push comes to shove and growing up during this time was not ideal. Eventually she found work in the District 24 conscripts. Having tours in egypt, france, poland, england and Switzerland.

ACCEPTED​

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name: felixpiuskiller
*Steam ID: N/A
*Discord Name & ID: felixpiuskiller#1603

--- Section Two ---

*Character Name: Felix Poelking
*Do you own a OSF WL (For OSF Only) Yes

*Role/Rank: Private

*Brief Summary of Character: A private who is pretty new to the OSF and is always ready for a Deployment.

*Character Backstory: Felix is a man of german origin was born only a few years prior before the Resonance Cascade. His Parents died during the 7-hour war but Felix and his grandparents survived. His Grandparents became loyalists but Felix himself quickly choose to oppose the combine,acting undercover most of the time.In the upcoming years,Felix was often relocated to different cities and always continued his work,which was mostly creating Anti-Union posters. In 2018 he was relocated to City 24 and began to do other work aswell like trading with the slummers there.He also joined a active rebel group after being for a few months in the new city. Felix became eventually afraid of traitors and decided to change sides,so he became a loyalist.

--- Section Three --- (Optional)

*Tell us about yourself:
*Are you new to Willard Networks?: No,i've been on the server since august of the last year.
*Are you familiar with anyone around Willard Networks?:
*What's your favourite thing about Half Life 2?: Xenian Aliens

ACCEPTED​

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name: John Rico
*Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:10716370
*Discord Name & ID: ferna#8480

--- Section Two ---

*Character Name: Roy Cormack
*Do you own a OSF WL (For OSF Only) Y
*Role/Rank: Specialist
*Brief Summary of Character: Ex-Irish DF serviceman turned portal storms mercenary turned militiaman turned conscript, a true soldier of fortune
*Character Backstory:
Roy arrived to City Twenty-Four while on his journey to return to his homeland after the portal storms stranded him while serving abroad. The Irishman saw an opportunity to sell his prior experience as a soldier and mercenary during the political turmoil of early 2018 and earn a ticket back to the British isles for the planned rebuilding operations in City Two.

• With the Militia failing to materialize into a unit that could be sent to old London, Cormack found himself stuck for an indefinite amount of time in Geneva. With no other option, he decided to get himself conscripted into the local OSF unit in hopes of getting a new window of opportunity for his desertion & journey resumption plan.

As time passed, though, Roy's good service record meant that he became able to request for his family to be found and 'taken care of' by their new benefactors, rendering his original plan redundant. Since such developments, present day finds Roy content with fighting under the Combine as long as they keep their end of the bargain.

ACCEPTED​

 

[thejanitor413]

Spoiler: unsung, un-hung.

"They never was too kind.

I lived out in what was left of old America after everything happened - I lived that shit, survived it, and I ain't let it get to me, because I got raised better than that, I stood for my flag and knelt for my cross - I led prayer at dinner and work with pa'.

A man makes due.

We're I some woman maybe I'd have an excuse to join the crazies still living in whatever was left of those states.

But I got out.

Union started building out there, start tycoons, companies, all some kinda' big corporate machine to export all the American gold in resources out of the land and shoot it into space for god knows what. I don't question - it's not my fucking place, and this unnatural bullshit ain't divine.

I survived a good damn year off the land dad left me, the hunting shit my Uncle got me when I was a kid - and the food mama' restocked until she croaked. I'm a fucking survivor - don't you get that?

---

I, Kieran O'Dreary (REMNANT), can't be fucking held.

They might got me working these long shifts.

But I keep this whole fucking place on lockdown, y'hear?"

"Got it."
​

Spoiler: ooc app.

APPLICATION:

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name: bigdaddyboy413
*Steam ID: No clue!
*Discord Name & ID: bigdaddyboy#7556

--- Section Two ---

*Character Name: Kieran O'Dreary

*Brief Summary of Character:

Spoiler: ooc app.

As seen above, Kieran is a brash, abrasive and bull-headed country boy from USA, survived New America and when he got to what the Union made of the old world, his six-shooting hand landed him a job as security for some station the Union had, he was only hired because white-masks made the other staff uncomfortable, they wanted scientists to work nice and peachy with some security.

For his work helping Union labor in America.

Kieran was on it.

*Character Backstory:

See above, American man who survived America for a year when the aliens invaded, aided Union when they began building and got a job as security at the station for a comfortability hire.

--- Section Three --- (Optional)

*Tell us about yourself:

I'm himmy.

*Are you new to Willard Networks?:

No.

*Are you familiar with anyone around Willard Networks?:

A few friends.

*What's your favourite thing about Half Life 2?:

Probably the side-characters, like Laszlow.

 

[Shimac's Stew]

APPLICATION:

--- Section One ---

*Steam Name: Shimac's Stew
*Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:97461406
*Discord Name & ID: Shimac's Stew#0330

--- Section Two ---

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'Mann' - The Lone Shepherd ​

*Character Name:
'Mann'
*Brief Summary of Character:
An adult german shepherd who chose to follow an old human with a strange metal leg out into the vast cold wilderness of Northern Greenland before being separated by an unknown beast, forcing him to once again survive alone.
*Character Backstory:

'A New Pup'​

'Mann' was born a few years after the Seven Hour War, in the middle of an isolated lodge deep within a forest somewhere in the middle of Greenland. Given birth by his mother, who was an old german shepherd herself, alongside his other siblings - Not only did he live underneath the embrace of his mother, but he and his siblings were also under the protection and care of an old human hunter.

From what 'Mann' remembered in his pup years before the age of one, the human hunter was very stoic and serious yet the human also cared for them deeply in the form of headpats and meals. This is when he knew that the human was part of 'The pack' and that he knew that something within his primal instincts that this man would fight and die for us. Such devotion and loyalty to 'The Pack' could only be repaid by swearing themselves to this human in return.

'Receiving His first name; Lucas'​

After a year passed and he has slowly grown to a bigger form, yet not reaching the peak of his maturity, 'Mann' was granted the name of 'Lucas' by his old master after managing to survive for so long. The same could not be said however to half of his siblings and his mother; Whom he mourned by a loud howl piercing into the sky in the woods. The old human whom he called 'Alpha' within his primal mind, buried them deep under the snow and dirt with a pile of rocks stacked upon it. Strangely, the 'Alpha' each cut a slit in their left ear for some reason.

'Mann', also known as 'Lucas' at the time, was your typical german shepherd male dog in terms of fur color and physical body size. This allowed him to accompany his 'Alpha' into hunts in the woods for small or large game to feed themselves with. Alongside these hunts was his two siblings that survived alongside him, whom was named 'Luna' and 'Max' - A female and male german shepherd respectively who looked just about the same as him with 'Luna' being on the more leaner side in terms of her physical body.

Together; His 'Alpha' alongside his kin consistently hunted game to feed themselves with, explored, and took on walks along the woods before huddling within the warm lodge at the end of the day. This routine continued for two years to where him, and his siblings, all grew to full maturity. The game they caught were often either these strange 'ant' things that always tried to run away or fight back before it was taken down or the rare Reindeer that managed to survive and adapt to the xen fauna that populated earth. But his favorite was the fish that his 'Alpha' caught from the scary watery depths of a lake.

It was a peaceful life 'Lucas' lived but like everything; It will all come to an end at some point...

'The Lone Survivor'​

During one of their many hunts, his 'Alpha' was strangely on-guard for the past week ever since they saw one of those large dirt towers popped up near the end of the woods. From his years of hunting and living within said woods, the ant-like bugs often build these dirt towers and now one is way too close for comfort upon their 'territory'.

On the way home after catching yet another hunt for their dinner, 'Lucas' felt something off from the path they usually walked on. This prompted him to suddenly stop to inspect his surroundings, which earned the attention of his 'Alpha'

The ground felt and smelled... Different. As if they were recently used... It was only when he felt a rumble beneath his paws that he sensed it.

Danger!

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The displacement of slow and the sounds of multiple rumblings from the dirt revealed the blue ant-like beings they have hunted many times before.

Now it seems they are now the hunted as many of these beings surrounded them, cutting off any way of escape. So they did the next best thing in this dire situation.

Fight!​

And so they fought against the ambushing ant-like beings with all of their might and ferociousness that a hunting dog could have; The sounds of growls, barks, bites, scratches, the shouting of his 'Alpha' and the thundering boom from the weapon in his hands echoed all around the woods. Yet no matter how many they kill, more of them kept coming from the ground...

Each dead ant thing joined it's fallen kin, but eventually, they started to tire from the constant fighting and it was only a matter of time till one of his 'Pack' would be too tired to defend themselves... The first who fell was 'Luna', struck down by two antlions from the sides after failing to dodge them. Her agonizing howls as the two antlions tore her to shreds triggered a protective instinct within 'Lucas' mind and he ran in an attempt to save his kin but it was all for naught as she was already dead before he could reach her.

Like a line of dominoes, his older kin 'Max' soon followed his sister's fate - Surrounded by the ant-things from all sides, they all sliced and bit into the older member without mercy as 'Max' fought back with all of his dwindling might before one of the ant-things leaped into him and bit into his neck , making 'Max' yelp loudly then falling dead down to the snow.

Seeing his older siblings fall to the ant-beings he considered as prey struck fear into his mind, his primal instincts telling him to run! To escape! To live another day! In that moment of fear, one ant-thing snuck up on him and almost received the same fate as 'Max' before the thundering boom blasted the ant into nothing but paste infront of his very eyes.

'Lucas' turned to see his 'Alpha' using his thunder boom stick to blast the ant-things surrounding 'Max's' and 'Luna's' still-bodies, killing one after the other till it revealed their dead and bloodied state. Sadness within the pit of his stomach surfaced as he looked at his 'Alpha's face of pure despair at the death of his 'Pack members'.

Taking a moment to glance at him, his 'Alpha' looked slightly relieved before that moment of taking off his eyes from the enemy would be his un-doing. 'Lucas' saw a flash of movement behind 'Alpha' and his instinct to dash forward triggered - The desire to protect the last remaining member of his 'pack', his family...

Yet again, he would be too slow and it was only a few meters that he would see the horrifying sight of his 'Alpha' pierced by the two front limbs of the ant-thing into his chest, splattering the snow with his blood. 'Alpha' could only widen his eyes and stand in shock before the limbs pulled out, letting his body fall to the floor with his shell-shocked eyes facing 'Lucas' which he could only stare back in horror...

The death of his 'Alpha' and his 'siblings' amongst the snow, bodies lying still as the flow of blood painting the white into red... All his primal instincts to run was ignored and he turned to the one feeling brewing within his heart...

KILL! HATE!​

His gritting sharp teeth and canine eyes glared onto the remaining few ant-things in the battlefield but he was focused on the one specific ant-thing infront of him that dare killed his 'Alpha'... The ant-thing only hissed in retaliation as it's limbs, still painted in blood, took a swipe at him only for 'Lucas' to unexpectedly leaped forward and taking the hit to his body, biting down onto the ant-thing with such savagery, splattering green blood on his fur and face but he cared not.

He only wanted this ant-thing and the rest dead...

He dispatched the last remaining ant-things with lack of regard to his life, earning him many scratches and bites upon his fur as his wounds began to drip blood. But this didn't matter to him right now as he limped to the unmoving body of his 'Alpha, and took one long gaze into his unblinking eyes...

'Lucas' could feel the embrace of darkness closing on him but he resisted long enough to let out a loud and long howl into the sky, one filled with despair and loss... Before his body planted itself onto the snow, staining the white red with his blood...

Slow blinking eyes and breathing began to toll on 'Lucas', this must be the end... He only regretted that he failed his 'pack'.... His family... However, a strange figure ran through the woods towards him; It was tall, it looked... like 'Alpha' but only hunching down and it was green.

Darkness took him, remembering seeing a large red eye looking down on him before his own eyes shut close.

​

'The Kindness of an Unknown Stranger and the Meeting of the Odd-human with a metal leg'​

When he woken up, 'Lucas' found himself within a cave with a burning campfire beside him... His alert senses triggered as he scanned the area only to see the end of the cave was a dead end with the other side being the one entrance to said cave. Remaining still in alert for a few minutes before he slowly delved into a cautious but semi-resting stance.

'Lucas' vividly remembered the battle against those ant-things and the death of his kin, yet he know he sustained many grave injuries that it would be impossible for him to still live and breath. Looking upon his coat of fur, he found that his wounds were gone! With scars the only things that showed in their place.

Someone took care of him and healed him but who?

The desire to leave this place was also evident in his heart but where would he go? He didn't know where he was and his 'home' was nowhere to be found near the cave. Plus, the cave was warm and it seemed that his 'savior' left him some leftover ant-thing meat near the fire.

Seeing said meat made him boil in anger as he devoured it with such fierce force with his jaws, his hate for the killers of his 'pack' would never leave his primal mind till the day he dies...

Days went by as 'Lucas' stayed within the cave, periodically leaving the cave to hunt for food - Preferably lone antlions - but his savior never did return. He wondered what happen to him but he continued to stay within the cave for both shelter and warmth against the relentless cold outside. He slept at the dead-end area of the cave to stay warm and as a safety measure.

Yet one night, as he slept, his sensitive ears perked up at the sound of snow being crushed underfoot. This woke 'Lucas' as he stood up in alert at the approaching sounds that seem to be steadily growing closer after each step. He slinked down to the stone floor, his eyes staring at the entrance of the cave before a shadowy figure showed itself. It took a flashlight and shined a light on him as his eyes heard a confused gasp and a gravely voice.

"A dog?"

Looking up, the light provided enough to show the figure infront of him in slight detail; A man, just like 'Alpha'.

Unknowingly to 'Lucas, This man would grant him the new name of 'Mann' and his journey with him would begin...

 

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APPLICATION:

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*Steam Name: Shimac's Stew
*Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:97461406
*Discord Name & ID: Shimac's Stew#0330

--- Section Two ---

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'Mann' - The Lone Shepherd ​

*Character Name:
'Mann'
*Brief Summary of Character:
An adult german shepherd who chose to follow an old human with a strange metal leg out into the vast cold wilderness of Northern Greenland before being separated by an unknown beast, forcing him to once again survive alone.
*Character Backstory:

'A New Pup'​

'Mann' was born a few years after the Seven Hour War, in the middle of an isolated lodge deep within a forest somewhere in the middle of Greenland. Given birth by his mother, who was an old german shepherd herself, alongside his other siblings - Not only did he live underneath the embrace of his mother, but he and his siblings were also under the protection and care of an old human hunter.

From what 'Mann' remembered in his pup years before the age of one, the human hunter was very stoic and serious yet the human also cared for them deeply in the form of headpats and meals. This is when he knew that the human was part of 'The pack' and that he knew that something within his primal instincts that this man would fight and die for us. Such devotion and loyalty to 'The Pack' could only be repaid by swearing themselves to this human in return.

'Receiving His first name; Lucas'​

After a year passed and he has slowly grown to a bigger form, yet not reaching the peak of his maturity, 'Mann' was granted the name of 'Lucas' by his old master after managing to survive for so long. The same could not be said however to half of his siblings and his mother; Whom he mourned by a loud howl piercing into the sky in the woods. The old human whom he called 'Alpha' within his primal mind, buried them deep under the snow and dirt with a pile of rocks stacked upon it. Strangely, the 'Alpha' each cut a slit in their left ear for some reason.

'Mann', also known as 'Lucas' at the time, was your typical german shepherd male dog in terms of fur color and physical body size. This allowed him to accompany his 'Alpha' into hunts in the woods for small or large game to feed themselves with. Alongside these hunts was his two siblings that survived alongside him, whom was named 'Luna' and 'Max' - A female and male german shepherd respectively who looked just about the same as him with 'Luna' being on the more leaner side in terms of her physical body.

Together; His 'Alpha' alongside his kin consistently hunted game to feed themselves with, explored, and took on walks along the woods before huddling within the warm lodge at the end of the day. This routine continued for two years to where him, and his siblings, all grew to full maturity. The game they caught were often either these strange 'ant' things that always tried to run away or fight back before it was taken down or the rare Reindeer that managed to survive and adapt to the xen fauna that populated earth. But his favorite was the fish that his 'Alpha' caught from the scary watery depths of a lake.

It was a peaceful life 'Lucas' lived but like everything; It will all come to an end at some point...

'The Lone Survivor'​

During one of their many hunts, his 'Alpha' was strangely on-guard for the past week ever since they saw one of those large dirt towers popped up near the end of the woods. From his years of hunting and living within said woods, the ant-like bugs often build these dirt towers and now one is way too close for comfort upon their 'territory'.

On the way home after catching yet another hunt for their dinner, 'Lucas' felt something off from the path they usually walked on. This prompted him to suddenly stop to inspect his surroundings, which earned the attention of his 'Alpha'

The ground felt and smelled... Different. As if they were recently used... It was only when he felt a rumble beneath his paws that he sensed it.

Danger!

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The displacement of slow and the sounds of multiple rumblings from the dirt revealed the blue ant-like beings they have hunted many times before.

Now it seems they are now the hunted as many of these beings surrounded them, cutting off any way of escape. So they did the next best thing in this dire situation.

Fight!​

And so they fought against the ambushing ant-like beings with all of their might and ferociousness that a hunting dog could have; The sounds of growls, barks, bites, scratches, the shouting of his 'Alpha' and the thundering boom from the weapon in his hands echoed all around the woods. Yet no matter how many they kill, more of them kept coming from the ground...

Each dead ant thing joined it's fallen kin, but eventually, they started to tire from the constant fighting and it was only a matter of time till one of his 'Pack' would be too tired to defend themselves... The first who fell was 'Luna', struck down by two antlions from the sides after failing to dodge them. Her agonizing howls as the two antlions tore her to shreds triggered a protective instinct within 'Lucas' mind and he ran in an attempt to save his kin but it was all for naught as she was already dead before he could reach her.

Like a line of dominoes, his older kin 'Max' soon followed his sister's fate - Surrounded by the ant-things from all sides, they all sliced and bit into the older member without mercy as 'Max' fought back with all of his dwindling might before one of the ant-things leaped into him and bit into his neck , making 'Max' yelp loudly then falling dead down to the snow.

Seeing his older siblings fall to the ant-beings he considered as prey struck fear into his mind, his primal instincts telling him to run! To escape! To live another day! In that moment of fear, one ant-thing snuck up on him and almost received the same fate as 'Max' before the thundering boom blasted the ant into nothing but paste infront of his very eyes.

'Lucas' turned to see his 'Alpha' using his thunder boom stick to blast the ant-things surrounding 'Max's' and 'Luna's' still-bodies, killing one after the other till it revealed their dead and bloodied state. Sadness within the pit of his stomach surfaced as he looked at his 'Alpha's face of pure despair at the death of his 'Pack members'.

Taking a moment to glance at him, his 'Alpha' looked slightly relieved before that moment of taking off his eyes from the enemy would be his un-doing. 'Lucas' saw a flash of movement behind 'Alpha' and his instinct to dash forward triggered - The desire to protect the last remaining member of his 'pack', his family...

Yet again, he would be too slow and it was only a few meters that he would see the horrifying sight of his 'Alpha' pierced by the two front limbs of the ant-thing into his chest, splattering the snow with his blood. 'Alpha' could only widen his eyes and stand in shock before the limbs pulled out, letting his body fall to the floor with his shell-shocked eyes facing 'Lucas' which he could only stare back in horror...

The death of his 'Alpha' and his 'siblings' amongst the snow, bodies lying still as the flow of blood painting the white into red... All his primal instincts to run was ignored and he turned to the one feeling brewing within his heart...

KILL! HATE!​

His gritting sharp teeth and canine eyes glared onto the remaining few ant-things in the battlefield but he was focused on the one specific ant-thing infront of him that dare killed his 'Alpha'... The ant-thing only hissed in retaliation as it's limbs, still painted in blood, took a swipe at him only for 'Lucas' to unexpectedly leaped forward and taking the hit to his body, biting down onto the ant-thing with such savagery, splattering green blood on his fur and face but he cared not.

He only wanted this ant-thing and the rest dead...

He dispatched the last remaining ant-things with lack of regard to his life, earning him many scratches and bites upon his fur as his wounds began to drip blood. But this didn't matter to him right now as he limped to the unmoving body of his 'Alpha, and took one long gaze into his unblinking eyes...

'Lucas' could feel the embrace of darkness closing on him but he resisted long enough to let out a loud and long howl into the sky, one filled with despair and loss... Before his body planted itself onto the snow, staining the white red with his blood...

Slow blinking eyes and breathing began to toll on 'Lucas', this must be the end... He only regretted that he failed his 'pack'.... His family... However, a strange figure ran through the woods towards him; It was tall, it looked... like 'Alpha' but only hunching down and it was green.

Darkness took him, remembering seeing a large red eye looking down on him before his own eyes shut close.

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'The Kindness of an Unknown Stranger and the Meeting of the Odd-human with a metal leg'​

When he woken up, 'Lucas' found himself within a cave with a burning campfire beside him... His alert senses triggered as he scanned the area only to see the end of the cave was a dead end with the other side being the one entrance to said cave. Remaining still in alert for a few minutes before he slowly delved into a cautious but semi-resting stance.

'Lucas' vividly remembered the battle against those ant-things and the death of his kin, yet he know he sustained many grave injuries that it would be impossible for him to still live and breath. Looking upon his coat of fur, he found that his wounds were gone! With scars the only things that showed in their place.

Someone took care of him and healed him but who?

The desire to leave this place was also evident in his heart but where would he go? He didn't know where he was and his 'home' was nowhere to be found near the cave. Plus, the cave was warm and it seemed that his 'savior' left him some leftover ant-thing meat near the fire.

Seeing said meat made him boil in anger as he devoured it with such fierce force with his jaws, his hate for the killers of his 'pack' would never leave his primal mind till the day he dies...

Days went by as 'Lucas' stayed within the cave, periodically leaving the cave to hunt for food - Preferably lone antlions - but his savior never did return. He wondered what happen to him but he continued to stay within the cave for both shelter and warmth against the relentless cold outside. He slept at the dead-end area of the cave to stay warm and as a safety measure.

Yet one night, as he slept, his sensitive ears perked up at the sound of snow being crushed underfoot. This woke 'Lucas' as he stood up in alert at the approaching sounds that seem to be steadily growing closer after each step. He slinked down to the stone floor, his eyes staring at the entrance of the cave before a shadowy figure showed itself. It took a flashlight and shined a light on him as his eyes heard a confused gasp and a gravely voice.

"A dog?"

Looking up, the light provided enough to show the figure infront of him in slight detail; A man, just like 'Alpha'.

Unknowingly to 'Lucas, This man would grant him the new name of 'Mann' and his journey with him would begin...

The prosthetic leg man and the dog have the most lore in this event