Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 11:07:32 -0500 (EST) From: Alvin Plummer Subject: Yes, two more characters! Well, it's a slow day at school, so... .............. Erik Ronald Dimling Born: 1160 Crime Lord Age: 36 (40) UPP 866753-2 Born: Rethe (Regina: Spinward Marches/2408 E230AA8-9 J:6 Hi Na Po De 323 RE G7 V) Resides: Whanga (Regina: Spinward MArches/1806 E676326-A Lo Ni Tp 724 RE A1 V M5 V) Three terms as a criminal One term as a manager (hey, when you grow big enough...) Streetwise 6 (13) Bargain 2 (5) Unarmed M.A. 0 (8) Admin/Legal 4 (9) Act/Bluff 2 (5) Wheeled Vechile 0 (6) Bribery 4 (7) Observation 1 (8) Leadership 0 (3) Recruiting 4 (7) Willpower 1 (8) Computer 0 (5) Club 3 (10) Liaison 1 (4) Slug Pistol 3 (10) Research 1 (8) Possessions : a large web of medical and criminal contacts about 2.4 BCr, in laundered accounts several regal estates on Menorb, Efate, Whanga, Ruie and Regina (many bought from recently impoverished nobles) his very own island chain on Whanga illegal biotech and prostitution operations throughout Regina subsector several small legitimate biotech firms on Efate Family: most of his family is involved in his operations in one way or another, and form the nucleous of his command structure. The people that he really trusts, though, are his three clones. Equipped with regularily updated copies of his personality, they are his top aides, and reside on Efate, Menorb, and Regina. He himself prefers to remain on Whanga. Apperance: Heavy-set, but with hard muscle underneath the flab. Red-brown skin tone, crew-cut brown hair, and hazel eyes are set on a brick of a head. Dresses *very* well, but still looks and moves like a thug. Personality: The strong, silent type. Carefully plans every move, then does whatever it takes to see it through. Has the ability to see "The big picture", and how to profit from it. He's also rather lucky (a +3 on every difficult or crucial task), which comes in handy in his business. History: Always hungered to `make it big', and get out of his cronically depressed megalopolis. Dimling started out as a small-time organ dealer, arranging the illegal sale of blood and kidneys. Eventually took over the business: developed and extended "Organ harvesting" to target the ill, street people and especially untended children (who's organs go for the highest prices on the black market). After branching into less-than-reputable hospitals, he's now believed to operate a "medical testing centre" - with sentients as testing subjects - somewhere in Uthe/Gvurrdon: the subsector govenour's Justice Commission: Syndicate Branch suspect's Orsesokhin (Uthe: Gvurrdon/2323 A000874-F G Cx Na As 210 Ve M5 V M2 II), the capital of the coreward Thonengling Raghz ("Thoengling Empire" in the local Vargr dialect), as the most likely site. Currently, Mr. Dimling is attempting to recify his only noticable failure: his every attempt to take over Whanga for his own purposes has been repeatedly countered by the local democartically-elected Resident (the local nobility he has in his pocket): he came close to staging a favourable coup, but something went wrong, and he had to back off or face the wrath of the Regent himself (who just happens to be subsector Duke, and is not pleased with how Dimling corrupted the local Nobility) ......................... Wu San-kuei/Abama Shigadishuu/David Keirsey Bates Born: 1154 Scout Specialist, S.S. Second Guess Age: 46 The Ranger Corporation Homeworld: Tirem (Glisten: Spinward Marches/2233 C7B5A75-B Fl Hi B221 RE K5 V) Current Port: Ruie (Regina: Spinward MArches/1809 C776977-8 Hi In Tn B901 RE G5 V) One term technical school Five terms as a civil pilot: retired as Captain (O6) One term as a scout (O2, despite the title) Pilot (Inter/Grav) 11 (15) Service 2 (10) Observation 5 (12) Survival 2 (9) Navigation 4 (11) Energy Pistol 1 (8) Communications 4 (8) Astrogation 1 (8) Zero-G Enviro 4 (10) Enviro Suit 1 (7) Sensors 2 (9) Meterology 1 (5) Ship's Engineering 2 (6) Map 0 (4) Computer 0 (4) Survey 0 (7) Willpower 0 (7) Wheeled Vechile 0 (7) Liasion 0 (8) Possessions: Ranger bank Card (TL F), w/500,000 Cr available Current master of the Second Guess, since the real ship master went missing A TL -D laser pistol A pension from Tirem, of 23,100 Cr/year A reserve commision in his nation's Air Force Family: A wife on Tirem, five grown kids (one in the Regency Navy) Name: According to his culture, he's to be refered to by ... his Anglic name when outside of Tirem system ... his Chinese name when insystem ... his Vilani name by the nobility (regardless of where he is) Organisation: The Ranger Corporation is a scout/exploration company, the largest now operating in the Spinward Marches. Currently has 20 scouts, and one scout tender. Based on Mora/Mora/Spinward Marches. Appearance: a gentle, nondescript man in his mid-forties. Of clear Solomani caucasian/oriental decent, with brown wavy hair growing gray on his temples. Bates dresses neatly and comfortably. Personality & History: Usually quiet and unassuming, Mr. Bates is an unlikely scout: he didn't even leave his home system till the age of 41. However, after he retired he decided to "tour a bit of hte Regency" and signed on with Ranger Corp. as a scout. His willingness to help, natural shyness and extreme skill in piloting endeared Bated to the crew of the Second Guess. While docked at one of Ruie's downports the crew decided to hit the bars, after trying unsuccessfuly to get Bates to join them. They never returned. The local police has not found a trace of them in two weeks of searching, and suspect that they have left the planet. Bates has contingency order to return to Mora, and is already looking for a crew to take the Second Guess home. However, he would love to make one last effort to find his shipmates. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alvin Plummer "Preserve what we created, Norris, and remember what we stood for." - Strephon, 179-1126 Reply to: alvin.plummer@SHERIDANC.ON.CA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------