Commander Northstar
Dec 23, 2022 0:47:26 GMT -5
Post by samo on Dec 23, 2022 0:47:26 GMT -5
A warrior without a war is a blade gone to rust. No lesson holds greater weight to him. What use is a caste bred for battle if there are none to be fought? And so in his heart-of-hearts, he greets the promise of peace with a regrettable apprehension. Yet doubt does not weight him down and chain him to inaction. Of all the castes, none are expected to sacrifice more than the Shas. He will die upon the spears of his foes, or he will fight for a galaxy where they are laid down forever. Not for himself-
...but for the greater good.
...but for the greater good.
"Peace is nothing more than the promise of greater violence."
Name: Shas'el Tash'var Shas'Vah.
Imperial Translation: Noble-Knight Northstar of the Tash'var Sept, Fire Caste.
Rank(s)/Title(s): Shas'el (Commander),
Allegiances: Greater Good, Tash'Var
Sex: Male
Species: T'au (Fire Caste)
Age: Born M41.961 (40 Tau'cyr, 36 Terran Standard)
Physical Description:
Height: 172cm, 5'8.
Weight: 72kg, 160lbs.
Eye Colour: Amber, Black Sclera
Hair Colour: Gray
Skin Colour: Magenta
Scars/Marks: Kroot war-patterns extensively tattooed over body and face, once he grew tired of having to constantly reapply warpaint.
Appearance:
Imperial Translation: Noble-Knight Northstar of the Tash'var Sept, Fire Caste.
Rank(s)/Title(s): Shas'el (Commander),
Allegiances: Greater Good, Tash'Var
Sex: Male
Species: T'au (Fire Caste)
Age: Born M41.961 (40 Tau'cyr, 36 Terran Standard)
Physical Description:
Height: 172cm, 5'8.
Weight: 72kg, 160lbs.
Eye Colour: Amber, Black Sclera
Hair Colour: Gray
Skin Colour: Magenta
Scars/Marks: Kroot war-patterns extensively tattooed over body and face, once he grew tired of having to constantly reapply warpaint.
Appearance:
"There is wisdom in gray hair, Shas'el."
"My joints don't feel particularly wise."
Extract between Shas'Vah and a fellow Shas. Neither immune to aging or barbs from his troops.
"My joints don't feel particularly wise."
Extract between Shas'Vah and a fellow Shas. Neither immune to aging or barbs from his troops.
Aged skin the colour of magenta tells of a lifetime of war. Shas'Vah has known nothing but and it shows in scars and weathering across the deep-blue canvas of his body. A credit to his skill, then, in just how few scars there are across his body there are. What crags of healed skin there are remain as a testament to his willingness to bleed alongside his troops. Shas'Vah wears them without shame or pride. They are nothing more than the end-result of his path. The path of every Shas. Pride is the precipice to vanity; something the strictly regimented Fire Caste see as anathema. He is not considered exceptionally attractive by the standards of his race. Though he remembers being told he has sad, thoughtful eyes by an emissary belonging to the Water Caste.
Innumerable joint-operations alongside Kroot auxiliaries has resulted in Shas'Vah etching the war-patterns signature to their race onto his body, to galvanise spirits. Though the effect is lost within the confines of a Crisis-suit, he has made sure his suit has been adorned the very same way as his flesh. So his comrades, and his enemies, know exactly who they're fighting with.
His hair is bound into a ponytail, gone to more salt than pepper.
Pict-extract of Shas'Vah, leading a spearhead during the annexation of Plenty.
M41.
Innumerable joint-operations alongside Kroot auxiliaries has resulted in Shas'Vah etching the war-patterns signature to their race onto his body, to galvanise spirits. Though the effect is lost within the confines of a Crisis-suit, he has made sure his suit has been adorned the very same way as his flesh. So his comrades, and his enemies, know exactly who they're fighting with.
His hair is bound into a ponytail, gone to more salt than pepper.
Pict-extract of Shas'Vah, leading a spearhead during the annexation of Plenty.
M41.
Personality:
"Nothing humbles quite like a missile salvo."
Shas'Vah, espousing the virtues of applying more gun.
Shas'Vah, espousing the virtues of applying more gun.
If ever there were a living personification of the tenants of Mont'ka, it would be Shas'Vah. Age has done nothing to slow him. Speed is everything. Nothing quite kills the hopes and aspirations of a foe quite like taking off their head, metaphorically and occasionally quite literally. The Fire Caste by nature are acerbic and Shas'Vah is no different. Without temperance, and some might argue even grace, Shas'Vah embodies a pragmatic mindset created upon the belief in the expediency brought about by a decisive killing blow. Aggressive and quick-thinking, he is forever first into the breach and last to leave it. This has in no small part contributed to his popularity among his troops, at the cost of alienating those T'au belonging to other castes. Some would even dare to question his complete belief in the Greater Good itself, believing his loyalty lies more to his comrades.
Beyond talented in dealing with Kroot. Notorious cardshark after being taught deadman's tarot by Gue'vesa.
(In)famously laconic. Suffers from significant ho’or-ata-t’chel.
Equipment:
One of the Old Breed.
Shas'Vah has survived three Trials By Fire and innumerable warzones. A hero to his lesser Shas, Shas'Vah has been there, done that and is more than willing to do it again in the name of victory.
Trouble:
Peace, Whatever That Means.
He has known nothing but war. Of conflict and strife. The malaise of building a stronghold and a home on Haven has brought about dreaded bouts of inner-conflict in the Shas'el.
Aspect:
Give Me Speed, Or Give Me Death.
Nothing amplifies that famous Tash'var tenacity quite like a Crisis-suit. Shas'Vah is volatile hot-blooded cocktail of brazen rashness and aggression.
Beyond talented in dealing with Kroot. Notorious cardshark after being taught deadman's tarot by Gue'vesa.
(In)famously laconic. Suffers from significant ho’or-ata-t’chel.
Equipment:
- Pilot Bodyglove.
- Pulse Pistol.
- Communications array. Wrist-mounted
- Emergency Supply Kit. incl. Nim ko’nai (Three day's supply).
Characteristics:
High Concept:One of the Old Breed.
Shas'Vah has survived three Trials By Fire and innumerable warzones. A hero to his lesser Shas, Shas'Vah has been there, done that and is more than willing to do it again in the name of victory.
Trouble:
Peace, Whatever That Means.
He has known nothing but war. Of conflict and strife. The malaise of building a stronghold and a home on Haven has brought about dreaded bouts of inner-conflict in the Shas'el.
Aspect:
Give Me Speed, Or Give Me Death.
Nothing amplifies that famous Tash'var tenacity quite like a Crisis-suit. Shas'Vah is volatile hot-blooded cocktail of brazen rashness and aggression.
Stunts:
"Override Safety Protocols."
Patience is nothing more than another term for inaction. Shas'Vah's ability to manoeuvre his suit at high-speed is a skill borne from years of practise and vigorous application. Dodging incoming fire, engaging in hit-and-run tactics or just flat out being impossible to keep track of, Shas'Vah gains a +2 bonus to any quick actions involving operating his suit at high speed.
"Deploying Holophoton Countermeasures."
Holophoton Countermasure systems on-board the XV-86 Coldstar make hitting it a problem-within-a-problem. As though blinding speed weren't enough, these defence systems run havoc on any targeting arrays and machine-spirits hoping to target him. Once per session, anything attempting to target Shas'Vah with a ranged weapon suffers a -2 modifier.
"Executing Firing Solution."
Dissuasion of further retaliation through extreme counterfire. Nothing quite kills the idea of defying the Greater Good like a hail of fusion-and-plasma fire. When moving Shas'Vah gains a +2 bonus to any flashy rolls involving utilising his weapons.
Patience is nothing more than another term for inaction. Shas'Vah's ability to manoeuvre his suit at high-speed is a skill borne from years of practise and vigorous application. Dodging incoming fire, engaging in hit-and-run tactics or just flat out being impossible to keep track of, Shas'Vah gains a +2 bonus to any quick actions involving operating his suit at high speed.
"Deploying Holophoton Countermeasures."
Holophoton Countermasure systems on-board the XV-86 Coldstar make hitting it a problem-within-a-problem. As though blinding speed weren't enough, these defence systems run havoc on any targeting arrays and machine-spirits hoping to target him. Once per session, anything attempting to target Shas'Vah with a ranged weapon suffers a -2 modifier.
"Executing Firing Solution."
Dissuasion of further retaliation through extreme counterfire. Nothing quite kills the idea of defying the Greater Good like a hail of fusion-and-plasma fire. When moving Shas'Vah gains a +2 bonus to any flashy rolls involving utilising his weapons.
Stats:
Careful: +1
Clever: +2
Flashy: +2
Forceful: +1
Quick: +3
Stealthy: +0
Clever: +2
Flashy: +2
Forceful: +1
Quick: +3
Stealthy: +0
NPCs and Vehicles:
XV86 'Coldstar' Battlesuit.
Drone Cadre.
XV86 'Coldstar' Battlesuit.
- Positional Relay. Rear hardpoint.
- Missile Pod. Rear hardpoint.
- Fusion Blaster. Left-arm hardpoint.
- Plasma Rifle. Right-arm hardpoint.
Drone Cadre.
- MV62 Command-link Drone. x1.
- MV7 Marker Drone. x1.
- MV52 Shield Drone. x1.
