Arcadian Phoenix
Former diplomatic vessel.
Equipped with fake ID. Hull points: 25 Debt: 21
Equipped with fake ID. Hull points: 25 Debt: 21
Maximilian Bishop
Maximilian Bishop (master)
Species: Baseline Human
Reactions 1
Speed 4
Combat 0
Toughness 3
Savvy 1
Luck 1
XP 0
Bureaucrat / Wealth / Scientist
While employed as a bureaucrat in the reserach department of Delos Incorporated on Arcadia, Bishop fell under the suspicion of company security. On learning that corporate security were on the way to his office Bishop fled. He then used the sizeable amount of company money that was just resting in his account as a downpayment on an diplomatic vessel which was being decommissioned by the government of Janilla's World. Its luxurious staterooms were more important to him than its obsolescent drives.
On taking possession of the ship, which he renamed Arcadian Phoenix, Bishop was gratified to find that two crew left on board for the decommissioning process were happy to reverse the steps they had taken and sign on with Bishop. These were Prink, who signed on as ship's engineer, and Borislav Swithinbank, who signed on as general factotum. Bishop then went on to trawl the high and low ports of Janilla's World for a crew. Keen to jump away as soon as possible Bishop cound not afford to be too fussy.
Prink the Engineer
Prink (properly Praretsi Teringaramian)
Species: Engineer
Reactions 1
Speed 5
Combat 1
Toughness 2
Savvy 2
XP 0
Having been assigned by his guild to assist the government of Janilla's World, Prink undertook a series of technical tasks well beyond the skills of the native Janillans. As his assignment neared its end he was allocated a final task of decommissioning a diplomatic courier ship. Rather to his surprise the ship was sold to a new owner and the decommissioning reversed; on the day the ship was sold his assignment expired and on a whim Prink signed on with the ship's new owner, Maximilian Bishop.
Nadia Koroleva
Nadia Koroleva
Species: Baseline Human
Reactions 2
Speed 4
Combat 0
Toughness 3
Savvy 0
XP 3
War-torn hell-hole / Adventure / Ganger
Brought up on the war-torn planet Mork, where over a decade of positional warfare had reduced most cities and the world economy to ruins, Nadia dodged conscription and joined one of the gangs who lived on the fringes of the warzones. The gangs preyed on the endless supply columns crawling to the front lines. A few years of petty crime and narrow escapes from military police led Nadia to think there must be more to life than this, and that adventure awaited far from the rubble and mud of Mork. Accordingly she signed on to a ship which put down with a small cargo of guidance chips of origin unknown, bought with no questions asked for the war effort. It was the Arcadian Phoenix.
Theophilus Langdale
Theophilus Langdale
Species: Orang
Reactions 1
Speed 5
Combat 0
Toughness 3
Savvy 0
XP 0
Drifter / Fame / Scoundrel
As an uplifted orangutan on a planet with an almost exclusively human population Langdale found himself an object of curiosity and disdain from an early age. Disillusion with the attitude of others and a conviction that he was meant for fame and fortune led Theophilus to lead a rootless, drifting life living on his wits through con tricks, scams, Ponzi schemes and similar. An interest in target-shooting and his customary determination made Langdale into a good shot with his favoured bipod-stabilised sniper rifle, and a failed long con on Psephus led to him having to flee on the first vailable ship. This took him to Janilla's World, where he met Maximilian Bishop looking to hire crew. As Arcadian Phoenix was the next ship due to lift Langdale signed on.
Borislav Swithinbank
Borislav Swithinbank
Species: Baseline human
Reactions 1
Speed 4
Combat 0
Toughness 4
Savvy +1
XP 0
Mining colony / Survival / Starship crew
A series of low-grade dead-end jobs on or around starships on a variety of asteroid mining colonies brought Swithinbank to Janilla's World and a job decommissioning an aging diplomatic vessel. When the vessel was unexpectedly sold rather than decommissioned Swithinbank signed on with the new owner, Maximilian Bishop.
Vratch
Vratch
Species: Golloch
Reactions 1
Speed 5
Combat 0
Toughness 3
Savvy 0
XP 0
Industrial world / Wealth / Scoundrel
+1 gear
As Bishop and Parkes were leaving the lowport of Janilla's World after concluding a deal for the parts required to reverse the decommissioning of Arcadian Phoenix, they were accosted by Vratch. Neither of them recognised his species - fortunately, as the Golloch were sterotyped as being irritable, cruel and endlessly annoying - and Vratch dogged their footsteps, alternately pleading, threatening and bantering until Bishop agreed to provide him with a berth in exchange for a hand with minor, even menial, tasks.
Lt. Silas Warner
Species: Feral
Reactions 1
Speed 4"
Combat +2
Toughness 3
Savvy +0
Patron, +1 story point
Low tech colony / Mercenary / Loyalty
Warner was raised on a low-tech colony where, centuries before, ferals had been transported to form a tough but biddable workforce. The repressed colonists rebelled, and the corporation which owned the planet hired the well-known mercenary company, the Vagabond Judges, to deal with the revolt. Impressed by the equipment and discipline of the mercenaries Warner attached himself to them as a native scout. He played a significant role in the quelling of the rebellion and in recognition of his service was recruited into the mercenary company. He applied himself to his new life and after more than two decades of service and in his spare time applied himself to studying for the qualifications required to join the mercenaries' officer training programme. He was the first feral to overcome the bias against ferals and become an officer in the Vagabond Judges. On his discharge from the company, demobbed after a long campaign on Demarillis, Warner retained his loyalty to the company and his old commanding officer and mentor Leys Parvon. Despite his fearsome appearance and intimidating manner Warner is a cultured individual with an deep interest in current trends in art concrete. The assumption is that his name was assigned to him on enlistment, but Warner has never confirmed this and answers to no other name. His reasons for signing on with Bishop are opaque: when approached in the low port bar he shrugged, finished his drink, and immediately applied his marker to the slate held out by Bishop.
Lt. Silas Warner
Species: Feral
Reactions 1
Speed 4"
Combat +2
Toughness 3
Savvy +0
Patron, +1 story point
Low tech colony / Mercenary / Loyalty
Warner was raised on a low-tech colony where, centuries before, ferals had been transported to form a tough but biddable workforce. The repressed colonists rebelled, and the corporation which owned the planet hired the well-known mercenary company, the Vagabond Judges, to deal with the revolt. Impressed by the equipment and discipline of the mercenaries Warner attached himself to them as a native scout. He played a significant role in the quelling of the rebellion and in recognition of his service was recruited into the mercenary company. He applied himself to his new life and after more than two decades of service and in his spare time applied himself to studying for the qualifications required to join the mercenaries' officer training programme. He was the first feral to overcome the bias against ferals and become an officer in the Vagabond Judges. On his discharge from the company, demobbed after a long campaign on Demarillis, Warner retained his loyalty to the company and his old commanding officer and mentor Leys Parvon. Despite his fearsome appearance and intimidating manner Warner is a cultured individual with an deep interest in current trends in art concrete. The assumption is that his name was assigned to him on enlistment, but Warner has never confirmed this and answers to no other name. His reasons for signing on with Bishop are opaque: when approached in the low port bar he shrugged, finished his drink, and immediately applied his marker to the slate held out by Bishop.
Philo Parkes
Species: Baseline human
Reactions 1
Speed 4"
Combat +0
Toughness 3
Savvy +0
+2 XP
Patron, +1 story point
Space station / Wealth / Explorer
A skilled pilot with experience of several exploratory missions by the Belarian Commonwealth, Parkes was looking for a new at the high port of Janilla's World when the 'crew wanted' notification for Arcadian Phoenix popped up. Despite the ship's age and the owner's lack of experience and unclear past Parkes relished the idea of a challenge and signed on.
Olan Aranov
Species: Baseline human
Reactions 1
Speed 4"
Combat +1
Toughness 3
Savvy +0
2 x Patron
+2 story point
Rumour
Religious cult / Faith / Enforcer
Not long before Arcadian Phoenix lifted from Janilla's World Maximilian Bishop recieved a cryptic message requesting passage. In return the passenger would do any work necessary, but could not pay anything for the trip. Intrigued, Bishop accepted the passenger and the two met in a busy bar. The newcomer introduced himself as Olan Aranov, and quite openly stated that he was an enforcer for a leading member of the Church of the Veiled God on Ter Threptus, the Exarch of the Coreward Reach herself. He pledged that he would serve Bishop - provided the service did not breach the tenets of his faith - until the time came to fulfill his commission.
