This guy is designed as an antagonist for Jason Rivers (not Roland, Rivers.) with the hopes that it turns into a gray area morally, and making people think long and hard about whose side to take. If I post an unfinished sheet I'll finish it later, just means that one of my siblings has probably booted my off the PC
Name: Thames Arcturial
Race: Human, caucasian
Age: 28
Description: Thames is, like Jason, slightly taller than average, skinny, and very muscular, but has almost military-short blonde hair, bright green eyes and is more stockily built. His skin is smooth, naturally fair but also tanned from the Mojave sun. He wears NCR Ranger patrol armor, which has a water storage container on the back (similar to a camelback, if any of you have used one.) and the ranger hat, along with authority glasses. He has a regular backpack and bedroll on his back. Because he's deployed on combat duty he carries more ammo and can carry more weapons than a traveler, but isn't equipped with too much in the way of food.
Occupation: NCR Ranger.
Weapons: A Cowboy Repeater with maple stock and long tube modifications, a default .357 magnum revolver, a pair of looted make-shift machetes that the Legion prefers, and a smooth-bladed knife that he uses for practical purposes more than combat.
Other: (Companions etc): None
Skills: As an NCR Ranger, he is a fearsome combatant in both ranged, unarmed and melee combat, and possesses some stealth skills. He also has considerable survival knowledge, such as how to make poisons and antidotes, healing powder, and other remedies, and can at least maintain his weapons and armor. He's also fairly charismatic with other NCR members, be them citizens or troopers or fellow rangers. However, he possesses little technical knowledge of computers, turrets, or finer understanding of a gun. (low science and repair skill) He also has no experience with energy weapons, and it would take him a few minutes to even figure out which ammunition an energy weapon uses, and how to reload it.
Backstory: Thames is from Shady Sands, and so grew up as the NCR expanded north and west to Vegas. He joined the military at the youngest age he could, and his patriotism, combat prowess, and determination eventually landed him a place amongst the rangers. While he was with them the NCR began Operation Sunburst, where the troopers and rangers invaded the Brotherhood-occupied HELIOS One. The NCR suffered over 800 casualties, including many of Thames' friends and fellow rangers. Late in the battle, driven by blind fury, he killed a pair of knights single-handedly, (Not easily, however, and one of them he killed only because of a terrain advantage.) by throwing one from a large height, and slitting another's throat. That encounter gave him three laser scars along his torso and shoulders and a broken nose. He has continued to serve with the NCR, and is currently posted at Camp Forlorn Hope to assist Ranger Milo and Major Polatli.
Personality: Thames is a friendly enough guy, he's devoted to the NCR and hates most of its enemies. He believes that the NCR is the only faction that gurantees peace, and as a result disapproves of those who fall outside its control. He hates Caesar's Legion, Fiends, and the Brotherhood of Steel, the latter due to past events. He likes being around his fellows and friends, despite his ranger training making him a tough nut to crack when need be. He despises laziness and a lack of faith, both due to the ranger training, but amongst true NCR supporters he's held in a higher esteem than most. When he's on the job he's a serious, no-nonsense guy, but when amongst his fellows he's social like any other.
Edited by Flipout6, 26 October 2012 - 11:03 PM.