Remnants of the Earth

I'm heading out of town for a few days. Might or might not be able to get posties out in the meantime.  Be back Wednesday night!

This thread is for:

• Asking for a Pilot to mentor your candidate
• Asking for a candidate for your Pilot to mentor
• Have your *eligible* Pilot removed from/added to the list
• Alert us to any changes, mistakes and missing characters

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ELIGIBLE PILOTS AND THEIR CANDIDATES

Roman Rosales: Val Mynatt, Nika Argen, Arrow Archer

Gabriel Tierney: Finaa al Jarn, Felicity

Cross Letendre: Sunshine Fox

Remi Talbotte:

Sabela Llown: Rachel Tierney, Oliver, Paris

T'liika Far'se:

Trance:

Alaric Eftwyrd: Vaughan

Bartolomeu Hamilton: Romeo, Col Savage, June

Smash Cat: Rhys Argel

Callista Sterling:

Keziah Fabel: Eli Griffin

Ezekiel Shun:

Malachi McLain:

Leonard Bunny:

So what's the deal with this party, kid?

Want me to get you out of it?

-Roman Rosales

[center:1vytbn9z]JUNE; Pilot candidate

"FUCK YOU ALL I'D RATHER JUMP!" ~ first impressions are so important

Conclusions manifest, your first impression's got to be your very best
I see you’re full of shit, and that’s alright
That’s how you play, I guess you’ll get through every night
Well now that’s over
~Trapt: Headstrong[/center:1vytbn9z]

Current Threads:
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[right:1vytbn9z]Completed Threads:
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__________________IDENTIFY YOURSELF

Name:
June

Gender:
Male

Species:
human

Age:
17

Height
5'8"

Home:
ATC, Haviah, Aedolis

Rank:
Pilot candidate


__________________THE REAL YOU

Appearance:
His style might best be described as eclectic. He wears whatever he can find. Likes horrid patterns. Short red-brown hair.

Personality:
Push him and he pushes back.  Push harder and he'll match you. He refuses to participate in the training not because he doesn't want to be a Pilot, but because trying to make him do something is the surest way to make him do the opposite. With Aedolis trying to force him to be a Pilot, he will do whatever it takes to make it to TRIM or he'll die in the effort.

History:
June was found in an Aedolian city on the frontier that was far less regulated than Haviah. He made a living through illegal street racing and gangbanging and is a chain smoker. Graffiti art is one of his more productive talents.  Now uprooted from his home and brought to the capital, he is determined to be sent to TRIM because he sees it as a means of controlling his own fate.

Abilitiess:
I suppose you could count foolhardy recklessness as a strength. His strengths as a psychic are as yet undiscovered.

Likes:
racing, smoking, "hangin' out"

Dislikes:
right now, every Pilot in existence

Little things added and changed:

• News box at the top is no more. It is now a welcome message. x3 I'll just post my little update things here from now on.
• Current Events #1 is out. It's something new we're trying to keep track of all the big IC stuff that goes on.
• There are so many Pilots and candidates running around, they got their own IC message board. It works like the Gospel Subnet board.
• You can request custom titles now. We could make custom titles before but, ah, we neglected to actually mention that to anyone. >.>
• Did anyone notice RotE has it's own fun ranks? ^w^ They're based on post count. So far you guys have discovered:
  
  Fresh Recruit
  RotE RPGer <3
  Hooked on RotE
  RotE Faithful
  Clearly Addicted
  RotE Veteran
  350 posts and all I got was this lousy title
  RotE Cultist
  
  No one's gotten past the cultist one yet, but some of you are close! xD

Meet your roommates, kids:

Col Savage/Val Mynatt
Phenyo Menai/Arrow Archer
Vaughan Liik/Alaina Elise
Alikaahra Ipfeiyi
Devi/Chica Characa
Nika Argan

Have fuuun~

-Pilot Rosales

A top-tier transmission from the Citadel has reached the Aedolian fleet.  All systems on every ship go into lockout and automatic navigation activates.  The ships switch course for Earth immediately.  That same transmission includes a directive for all Pilots from Dragon Royal Scheherazade:

"Libra mission is aborted.  Every Pilot recalled to the Citadel.  Upon docking, you will be transferred to a holding area in the Lead Rooms.  You will then proceed, as summoned and under escort, to the Axis Point for questioning. At this time, only Pilots Roman Rosales and Dyerlich Lochk are cleared to move freely about the Citadel.

Any Pilot attempting to exit the holding area without leave will be place under military arrest."

Current Threads:
choosing amongst one's thoughts
Who's Watching?


__________________IDENTIFY YOURSELF

Name:
Blaine Clé

Gender:
Male

Species:
Human

Age:
25

Height
5'9"

Home:
The Citadel, Haviah, Aedolis

Rank:
Pilot Cardinal



Appearance:
With big, pale blue eyes, an honest face, and a certain delicacy to his features, Blaine looks younger than he really is and gives the impression of naivete and cheerfulness. He dresses in trendy outfits when not in uniform and though he will never be muscular and bulky, he's in good shape and follows the fitness training required for Pilots. Always ready with a smile. Perfectly styled strawberry blonde hair.

Personality:
Blaine is kind, compassionate, and determined to make Aedolis a better place for all people. This gets him into trouble, as he is openly critical of the government and the dragons.  Sometimes goes overboard with the lighthearted, breezy act, but he does it to keep the tension down between himself and other Pilots.  Has gotten good at walking the line between troublesome and treasonous. Believes that the best way to bring about change is by working with the system, not against it.

Publicly declares to be asexual and have no interest in sex.  Is secretly a masochist, and would do just about anything to keep people from knowing this.

History:

Stage 1: 15
Stage 2: 15-19
Stage 3: 19-20
Stage 4: 20-21
Stage 5: 21
Pilot: 22

As a candidate, Blaine expressed his disapproval of the Aedolian military government often and loudly. Both of his parents were terrorists who were eventually caught and executed, and Blaine was given over to the care of the state. He was a lot more bullheaded back then, thinking in his callow youth that he could deny the Powers That Be and prevail.  Under normal circumstances, a candidate with such issues would never be allowed to pass, but Blaine is a rare and valuable precog, and many years were spent on him to create a usable Pilot. His candidacy was a tribulation, even in comparison to the norm. Much effort was spent trying to break him.  He was treated like a POW during the early years of his candidacy.

While they never succeeded in forcing him to renounce his views, the Blaine Clé that finally graduated was not the one who had first come into the program. He saw himself as a part of the system rather than in opposition to it. He remains a conscientious objector to many governmental policies, and has been court-martialed half a dozen times for stepping over the line. He is considered to be on permanent probation and will never be permitted to rise beyond Cardinal.  He is not allowed in the ATC.  All Pilots outrank him, regardless of time served.

Blaine belongs to Voodoo, a small black dragon who is good at keeping him in line.  Voodoo is not especially fond of humans and doesn't tolerate their nonsense well.

Strengths:
Blaine's psychic gift of note is precognition. He can see the future and has the most success predicting the outcome of events with random variables. The more a thing depends on arbitrary and non-human circumstances, the better his success rate is.

He is also a telesthetic, able to see what is happening in certain distant places, though his accuracy rate is too low to be reliable. These two abilities plus telepathy make up the entirety of his psychic arsenal.

Weaknesses:
Telekinesis, common as far as psionics go, is not one of Blaine's gifts. He has to move things the old fashioned way. His psychic defenses and offensives are below average.

Likes:
Most of the Pilots, hats, scarves, his hamster Commando

Dislikes:
Corruption, cruelty, social irresponsibility

My Dearest Julian,

I just got the news about Val and I wanted to write you myself and send you warm thoughts and condolences in this trying and difficult time. It must be so hard to have to give up a child to the Pilot candidate program, but no doubt your heart swells with pride in knowing that dear Val will soon be serving our great Aedolis as a Pilot.

Don't worry, I'm sure he'll make it through the program just fine, what with him being the level-headed and lovable boy that he is.  And I hear that Roman Rosales fellow is the epitome of fairness and reason.  (:

Oh goodness, I just realized that if Val doesn't pass he'll end up in my TRIM. That would be terribly awkward, don't you think? However would we face one another at the cocktail parties? I do hope our friendship will not be strained if your son ends up under my researcher's scalpels.  I hold your regard for me at great value! <3

Anyway, I have to go, am currently inspecting TRIM, making sure the facilities are up to code to accommodate all these broken candidates we keep getting—oh I'm dreadfully sorry, that's probably not a subject you want to hear about now. I sincerely beg your pardon.

Toodles with oodles of noodles,

~Zachary Noel

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Their name is on the picture. Do I still have to credit?
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I can't find the artist and this picture is perfect!
No artist, no credit, no picture. Sorry! But there's tons of artists out there who you CAN credit. Go check their art. (Try DeviantArt.)  Or visit The Studio and see if you can find an artist to draw a picture for you. We even have a Commissionable Artists Directory. Or commission an artist elsewhere. Or draw the picture yourself. Or visit Portrait Adoption and buy a portrait there!

I found the art on Pinterest/Google Image Search/etc and have the artist's name! Is that good enough?
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So if I credit I can use any picture I want, right?
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Well, I'm still searching for the original artist...
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Can I edit/recolor an artist's image?
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I'm still waiting for permission/haven't heard from the artist about editing their work, can I just put up the edited version while I wait?
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