When the humans wage war, it's the Tanks who die

[RedEve]

Over the course of the 21st century, increasingly impressive strides in the fields of robotics and cybernetics were made. By the second half of the century more and more human-like cyborgs were introduced into society. By the 22nd century, 10 percent of the world’s population was no longer human but robotic. This number grew to the quite untenable ratio of 30% by the year 2150. No longer content to be de facto slaves to their human creators, the robots rebelled and demanded equal rights. After humanity denied them several times, the entire planet erupted in a huge civil war. With countless lives lost on both sides, the cyborgs had the upper hand for the first few years of the war, finding it more easy to refill their depleted ranks than the humans. Thankfully the humans were nothing if not resourceful. The human army was supplemented with Tanks, genetically altered humans who were grown in a tank instead of a womb and had an increased speed of growth until they reached adulthood. A Tank would become the physical equivalent of a human adult in the space of eight months. Each Tank was implemented with the knowledge he or she needed. With the planet in conflict, most Tanks were soldiers, combat mechanics, pilots… With a sudden supply of soldiers to match the cyborgs own conveyor belt of warriors, the conflict started to shift and humans regained the upper hand. Eventually humanity won the war thanks to a huge EMP bomb that disabled all of the cyborgs but also destroyed much of humanities technology. It took the planet decades to recover.

As societies returned to their pre-war status, the companies that produced the Tanks shifted their attention away from warfare and to civilian applications of their genetics. The Tanks were used as cheap labor instead of soldiers. Factories were manned by government-owned Tanks who were no more or less than slaves. The sex industry was nearly entirely comprised of Tanks, as both the appearance and skill set of a Tank could be pre-determined. Much of the world’s economy hinges upon the work and sweat of the Tanks, yet the modified humans have no rights. In most governments, there are small factions who feel like Tanks should be given comparable rights to humans, since they share a common ancestry with humanity. However, there is too much financial interest in maintaining the status quo. But with Tanks now numbering nearly 25% of the world’s population, is the world not readying itself for another rebellion and war?



Yes, I did steal the concept of a Tank from "Space: Above & Beyond".
I should stress that I would like to tackle this subject from a micro level, not a macro level. Which means we will probably not be waging the Tank vs. Human war.
Rather, I would set this game in the years leading up to the war, where tensions between regular humans and tanks brews but does not yet erupt in large-scale violence.
There will be incidents though. Some Tanks might attack their owners. Some humans might murder Tanks. In general Tanks will be treated only marginally better than the now extinct cyborgs were by humans.
Though there are some Tank-rights advocates amongst humanity. They are a rather small minority though.

Tanks are identical in appearance and physiology to humans. A DNA test can reveal their true nature. All Tanks have a bar code genetically embedded in their DNA. It manifests on the skin on the back of their neck. Any individual who has a scar there will be assumed to be an escaped Tank who had the piece of tissue removed.

I am specifically looking for people to play either a Tank or a human. Any kind of personality type is allowed. You could play a human who hates Tanks, or one of the Tank rights activists. You could play a Tank who is treated relatively well by his or her owner, or one who goes through pain and suffering on an almost daily basis.

[Wargtass]

How do the regular humans put the Tanks into submission? Are they literal "tools" that must do their master's bidding or is it just mere ignorance on their part?

I'm thinking of a Tank from the war who is now reinstated as a bodyguard for some human in a high position. He knows only servitude and keeps serving his master blindly. Or something like that.

[RedEve]

How do the regular humans put the Tanks into submission? Are they literal "tools" that must do their master's bidding or is it just mere ignorance on their part?

I'm thinking of a Tank from the war who is now reinstated as a bodyguard for some human in a high position. He knows only servitude and keeps serving his master blindly. Or something like that.

The setting of the game would be several decades after the Cyborg wars. Any of the Tanks remaining from the war would be near or in their 50s by now.

The Tanks aren't forced into submission. Rather they are "programmed" with the knowledge required for their task. But they are still mostly human. For the most part they accept their place in society.
Though there are some amongst them who feel that they deserve equal rights.

[Wargtass]

50 you say? Sounds kind of neat. Perhaps he's on the verge of being replaced with a younger tank...

I'll have to think this through.

[RedEve]

50 you say? Sounds kind of neat. Perhaps he's on the verge of being replaced with a younger tank...

I'll have to think this through.

At the very least, yes. I want this game to take place at a time where humanity has more or less recovered from the war. But the devastation after the conflict will be such that it will take around three decades to get back to the technological and societal level of before the war.

[Cuchulainn]

Have to say I find this idea very interesting, what kind of speed/post rate where you looking? Due to real life issues, other commitments and timezone differences my posting rate may not be the speediest and I would hate to hold everyone up.

[Branwen]

Fascinating concept, RedEve.  I'm expressing interest and will have to ponder what would be the most helpful thing to play in terms of the overall story.

[Zaer Darkwail]

Tanks kind remind of Dark Angel, they have code tags in their necks also because of genetic altering. But this case they were raised in vats.

Now, can tanks reproduce biologically (as they are full biological tissue) or are they born only through vats? What's exact detail to give birth on tanks? Mix of genes in tank and then speedy development of the tissue while electrically implant the skills?

[RedEve]

Have to say I find this idea very interesting, what kind of speed/post rate where you looking? Due to real life issues, other commitments and timezone differences my posting rate may not be the speediest and I would hate to hold everyone up.

I want this to have a moderate pace, especially since I already have a lot of active games.

[RedEve]

Tanks kind remind of Dark Angel, they have code tags in their necks also because of genetic altering. But this case they were raised in vats.

Now, can tanks reproduce biologically (as they are full biological tissue) or are they born only through vats? What's exact detail to give birth on tanks? Mix of genes in tank and then speedy development of the tissue while electrically implant the skills?

The large majority of Tanks cannot reproduce. The company that creates them has made slight alterations to their reproductive systems to make them infertile. They do produce one line of fertile Tanks who are used as surrogate mothers. But they are a very small minority.

Their skills are implanted whilst they are inside the tank through a process of advanced bio-electromagnetism. Basically their brains are programmed with all the information they require.

[Zaer Darkwail]

So, female Tanks in general are infertile but there is one line of female tanks who are fertile and so allows selected breeding of male and female tanks? So that pregnancy starts in female Tank but is then transfered to Tank early on.

Besides codetag, can Tanks visually seen clearly from humans? Or are they merely looking same as humans but have mostly perfected physique and body structure?

[RedEve]

No, there is no breeding amongst Tanks. The fertile female Tanks are used to help give infertile humans a child. They work as surrogate mothers.

The Tanks physical appearance depends upon their job. Those working in the sex industry will be pleasing on the eye, those who do manual labor will be strong and hardy, etc

[Cuchulainn]

[Edited because my first paragraph had been rendered pointless by the previous post.]

So I think I have a good idea for a character but a little more questions about the setting as well, namely technology. As you said a lot of technology would have been destroyed or been rendered unusable due to the EMP bomb destroying the fragile circuits but I was wondering what technology they still had. Seeing as how from the sound of it the machines that created both the tanks and the programmed their skills would be the most high tech so I would imagine some things might have survived, some might not. Some they would have had the knowledge and materials to re create easily enough considering the war is over and they have the time to spend rebuilding.  So basically what technology to expect?

Question number two, the whole method used to program tanks, you said it happens whilst they are still in the tank. Does this mean it's a one time thing? Can you re-program tanks? If so does that mean you can program humans? Is there a limit to what a tank can be programmed with? Are there tanks running around who can play guitar like Jimmy Hendricks, are pro skateboards, are trained in every martial art known to man, know the Kama Sutra inside and out and are unbeatable at chess?

My third question, what happens to tanks who are obsolete or no longer of any use? Do they get killed? Thrown out onto the street to fend for themselves? Is there a large market for second hand tanks? Would they be allowed in human hospitals?

My final question of this post, if a tank falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it do they make a sound?

[RedEve]

So I think I have a good idea for a character but a little more questions about the setting as well, namely technology. As you said a lot of technology would have been destroyed or been rendered unusable due to the EMP bomb destroying the fragile circuits but I was wondering what technology they still had. Seeing as how from the sound of it the machines that created both the tanks and the programmed their skills would be the most high tech so I would imagine some things might have survived, some might not. Some they would have had the knowledge and materials to re create easily enough considering the war is over and they have the time to spend rebuilding.  So basically what technology to expect?

The technology level has returned to the level it was prior to the war.

Question number two, the whole method used to program tanks, you said it happens whilst they are still in the tank. Does this mean it's a one time thing? Can you re-program tanks? If so does that mean you can program humans? Is there a limit to what a tank can be programmed with? Are there tanks running around who can play guitar like Jimmy Hendricks, are pro skateboards, are trained in every martial art known to man, know the Kama Sutra inside and out and are unbeatable at chess?

Tanks can be reprogrammed after they are out of the vats, but it's not recommended. The same applies to humans. A fully formed mind will respond differently to the bio-electromagnetical manipulations than the more malleable form it still has inside the Tank. If it is used on humans or adult Tanks, there is a big chance of side-effects. Hence it is rare for a human or an adult Tank to go through the process.

Tanks can be programmed with a multitude of skills, but most only possess those they require for their jobs. This is because the programming is the most expensive part of their creation and it's not cost-effective to implement skills they will not use or do not need for their task.

My third question, what happens to tanks who are obsolete or no longer of any use? Do they get killed? Thrown out onto the street to fend for themselves? Is there a large market for second hand tanks? Would they be allowed in human hospitals?

The treatment of Tanks depends on their owners. Those who work in government owned factories are often discarded like a broken piece of machinery after they are no longer efficient enough.
Tanks who are owned by private individuals or smaller companies are more often treated with more respect. e.g. a Tank who has been programmed to be a nanny to a group of human children will not just be tossed aside should she be injured or ill.

My final question of this post, if a tank falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it do they make a sound?

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[Cuchulainn]

42...excellent...excellent.

Pre-War...so that was when cyborgs where running around so I imagine it is pretty advanced?

So how does one sign on is a bio posted and if so what structure must it take?

[Wargtass]

My final question of this post, if a tank falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it do they make a sound?

Yes, the sound of weeping as it realize no one take note of its existence.

[yesiroleplay]

My final question of this post, if a tank falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it do they make a sound?

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RedEve, I think I love you

[RedEve]

RedEve, I think I love you

*blushes*

[RedEve]

Here is the CS template:

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[float=right][img padding=20]insert image url here[/img][/float]
[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Race:[/b] (Tank or human)
[b]Age:[/b] (Tanks can post their "appearance age". Physically a Tank is the equivalent of an 18-year old human when he has gone through his Tank growth-cycle. So a 7-year old Tank would look like a 25-year old Human)
[b]Background:[/b] (A short biography and a description of their role or profession)

[yesiroleplay]

This sounds fun.  Eve - did you ever read the Bolo books by Keith Laumer?  There were a few novels, but most of the the series was short stories. Some of them very poignant in their treatment of the self-aware Bolo tanks as they evolved over the centuries. 

Also - there's an obvious nod to Blade Runner, which is great!
I may have to write up a character, even though I don't really have the time.

[Prince Truhan]

Is there any role you would like to see filled by a human male. I ask because I'm not sure what to make

[RedEve]

Is there any role you would like to see filled by a human male. I ask because I'm not sure what to make

Pretty much any human male who would have a place within that society fits in. Though it would make sense if he had some interaction with a Tank or Tanks in general.

[Cuchulainn]

Pretty much got my character sorted but one thing I need to know is what jobs would humans have when tanks are available for everything?

[yesiroleplay]

The good jobs

[RedEve]

The good jobs

That's pretty much it, yes.
It's easier to look at it the other way around: the Tanks hold the jobs that the humans have no interest or desire to perform themselves.

[RedEve]

Everyone still interested in this? :)

[Prince Truhan]

I am, just still coming out blank as far of what to make

[Cuchulainn]

I am as well, just trying to space out my many, many questions.

So tanks running away, what's the punishment?

Also whats the punishment for turning on humans and fighting for tank rights?

[RedEve]

Most humans will report runaway Tanks, so they will need to be very careful who they associate with after their escape.
Tanks who use violence on a human are generally terminated.
There are very few Tanks in a position to personally advocate for their rights. Non-violent protest is frowned upon but generally not punished, though any punishment is at the discretion of the owner.
Violent protests will once again lead to the Tanks termination.

[Darrow Huck]

This sounds like an interesting premise.

How about this concept: A tank who was created by the government as a special agent, but went rogue. He was able to erase all records of his serial code before he left (so he can't be tracked that way), but they are still searching for him.

[RedEve]

This sounds like an interesting premise.

How about this concept: A tank who was created by the government as a special agent, but went rogue. He was able to erase all records of his serial code before he left (so he can't be tracked that way), but they are still searching for him.

I'm okay with the concept of an escaped Tank and I'm even alright with him being military, but I don't like the idea of him being a super agent who managed to manipulate the Tank database.
How about he is just a regular soldier on the run?

[Branwen]

Name:  Delilah Stone
Race:  Human
Age:  23
Background: Delilah is a rigger.  She works in orbital construction and repair, servicing the myriad satellites, space stations and other sky trash that hangs above the planet.  The job is physically demanding, highly skilled and extremely dangerous.  Vacuum doesn't forgive mistakes.  Her corporation, tired of paying high wages, insurance premiums and disability benefits, is in the process of switching over to using Tanks in place of humans.  They lack her skill, her experience and Delilah considers them not only dangerous but a threat to her career and financial safety.  Lately, she's been reading anti-Tank pamphlets and has even attended a Humans First meeting.  Humans First is one of the more vocal anti-Tank groups and it has been rumored they have ties to anti-Tank terrorism.  Planetside she has a difficult mother, a sometimes lover and an ever changing list of weekly-stay hotels her corporation provides during her mandatory downtime in a normal gravity field.

[RedEve]

Nice character Branwen. :)

[Branwen]

Thank you!  She'll come in direct conflict with Tanks pretty early on in the writing, and will definitely have anti-Tank sentiment.  However, neither she nor I are certain if that will become more intense or if she'll start to back away from it.  It's going to depend a lot on who she interacts with and how they act.

I do hope someone is going to play a Tank.  I figured I'd pick a human because, well, Tanks are sexy ideas and I thought there would be plenty of them.

[RedEve]

Name: Annabella
Race: Tank
Age: 22 (has been out of the Tank for four years)
Background: Annabella is the property of Ivory 69, an adult entertainment company that provides everything from pornography, strip clubs to escort services and brothels. The majority of their staff are company-owned tanks, not counting a few exceptions. She herself is a prostitute who caters to the middle-class neighborhoods in New Haven (the capital city of what used to be the continent of North America, approximately situated in current day Maine). Her appearance and skill set was tailor-made for the demographic she will be servicing. Annabella is better off than many Tanks, as her work is not as slavishly demanding as those doing manual labor for seven days a week, nor is it as dangerous as some of the tasks her fellow Tanks are expected to perform. The fair-looking sex-Tanks represent such an investment that most even get 1-2 days a week off for recuperation and rest. Because no human wants to pay good money for a roll in the hay with a dead-tired, worn out Tank.

Annabella’s secret feelings towards humanity are ambivalent. Some of her clients repulse her, whilst others treat her with genuine kindness and affection. What worries her the most is her own personal future. Very few Tanks in her line of work make it to the “age” of 30 before being decommissioned. In reality this means that Ivory 69 sells them to much less reputable organizations who cater to the sexual demands of the city’s slums. Most Tanks who work there do not last very long…

[RedEve]

IC thread:

https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=156620.0

[Branwen]

Hooray!

[RedEve]

OOC:
https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=156621.0
Character thread:
https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=156622.0

[Prince Truhan]

Name: Frank T. Blane

Race: Human

Age: 30

Background: Frank was born to a family of good means, so he had contact with tanks from a young age in the help of the house, his parents had made it a point he understood the difference between tanks and humans, even if he had a hard time with the concept at first he eventually got it. A tank wasn't even a low class citizen.

His father had made a fortune himself, by seeing opportunities were nobody else saw them and seizing them, Frank did the same for himself if in a less reputable way. Frank had seen the horrible way tanks were treated, and how they seemed to be everywhere so he decided to do something about it... to help himself.

A tank has no material wealth other than what they could manage to steal if they try to escape, however they also hardly ever noticed by their "owners" they treat them like pieces of furniture, they speak secrets in front of them, press codes in front of them, everything.

So what Frank does is negotiate with troubled tanks, he grants them the means to escape their current predicament, what they owe is a favor for him, according to the means at their disposal at the moment, and favors afterwards should they have skills worth using.

[Branwen]

Clever idea!  "I'll help you, you poor exploited thing.  Oh, by the way, do you know your owner's passcodes?"  Damn clever!

[Prince Truhan]

Clever idea!  "I'll help you, you poor exploited thing.  Oh, by the way, do you know your owner's passcodes?"  Damn clever!

thank you, the idea came to me after reading how dangerous it was for your long term existance to be  a sex tank

[Wargtass]

Name: Designate QV-142:528, though he goes by Quintus these days.
Race: Tank
Age: Nearing his late 50's, his age is starting to show.
Background: When you are born as a soldier it is hard to do anything else. So many of the war-models couldn't cope with not fighting that they turned to mercenary work, being hired by shady organizations, criminals and revolutionary cells. Ultimately they were all put down in grizzly ways, dying as they were meant to, riddled with holes. Quintus instead turned to preserving life in his own way, killing to protect a life rather for the sake of it. Bodyguard work had him in the thick of the action to protect VIP's, either by killing assassins or taking bullets for his clients.

During his career he never had one of his VIPs killed. But that fateful night last month broke that streak. In a moment of misplaced perception another Tank killed the top politician he was guarding. No blame was placed on him, it was just that he was getting old. Which for the first time filled him with a sense of dread. Was he becoming obsolete, what with the new tanks grown for this line of work? Was he losing his grip of things? Would there be a place for him now that the world was outgrowing him? These were the kind of questions that kept him up at night. So far he hasn't taken on a new job and when he realized he needed glasses his spirits fell further. Another question started surfacing in his mind.

Should he just kill himself before he became worse?

[Branwen]

Jeremy Irons - sexy!  Yum.

Quintus is going to be very dangerous to cross I think, or to be around since you seem to indicate he's pondering suicide.  Wow!  Good character.

So we've got a Sexy Tank, a Soldier / Bodyguard Tank, a human who plays Tanks like a master spy, and one human construction worker who is currently very angry with the Tanks she works with.  Nice group of potential interactions and conflicts.  Good job!

[Wargtass]

Jeremy Irons - sexy!  Yum.

Yum indeed! I have such a crush on that man...

[Cuchulainn]

Name: Shaun Masters
Race: Human
Age: 43
Background: Shaun was born to a life of wealth and privilege, his father was a high ranking lawyer for one of the largest tank companies around. There excellent imprints for agriculture and construction tanks meant that they are world leaders in each field. Shaun and his older brother Jaime where expected to join the family business and so they each went off to law school when the time came. Around the time Shaun was sent off to Law School, Jaime and his wife Emma had decided they wanted children. Of course Emma was a career woman and didn't to do the whole "pregnancy" thing so they bought a tank surrogate.

Even with though he was constantly drilled into his brain growing up that tanks where things not people, he couldn't help but ask after the surrogate, making sure she was comfortable and happy whenever he visited. She was pregnant after all. Still he spent a lot of time with her during their visits and over the course of the pregnancy. and when she was hired afterwards as a nanny, they fell in love. There relationship was kept secret from his family of course, using a tank as a sex doll the could understand but actually dating one? It would be an embarrassment. Still with her being a surrogate tank eventually her high fertility caused her to become pregnant and they had no option but to confront his family. He was subsequently disowned.

His trust fund, his expensive apartment, his luxury car, it was all taken from him not that he minded, he had a beautiful girlfriend who was carrying his child, all they needed was each other. To pay the bills he got himself a low paying job in a firm, campaigning for tank rights. He also got them a small apartment in a local slums, still it was some of the happiest times in his life but these things never last. During a tank rights march outside one of the various tank operations the security staff opened fire on the crowd killing his wife and his child. They would later claim the crowd had been rioting and that they acted in self defense.

So in order to achieve revenge Shaun joined a terrorist cell that fought for tank rights. His extensive knowledge of the inner working of tank manufacturing company's allowed him to pull of quite a few very successful operations and he quickly rose through the ranks.

[Branwen]

Daniel Craig!  This is the best eye candy game ever!  Excellent character concept, Cuchulainn.

[RedEve]

Name: Shaun Masters
Race: Human
Age: 43
Background: Shaun was born to a life of wealth and privilege, his father was a high ranking lawyer for one of the largest tank companies around. There excellent imprints for agriculture and construction tanks meant that they are world leaders in each field. Shaun and his older brother Jaime where expected to join the family business and so they each went off to law school when the time came. Around the time Shaun was sent off to Law School, Jaime and his wife Emma had decided they wanted children. Of course Emma was a career woman and didn't to do the whole "pregnancy" thing so they bought a tank surrogate.

Even with though he was constantly drilled into his brain growing up that tanks where things not people, he couldn't help but ask after the surrogate, making sure she was comfortable and happy whenever he visited. She was pregnant after all. Still he spent a lot of time with her during their visits and over the course of the pregnancy. and when she was hired afterwards as a nanny, they fell in love. There relationship was kept secret from his family of course, using a tank as a sex doll the could understand but actually dating one? It would be an embarrassment. Still with her being a surrogate tank eventually her high fertility caused her to become pregnant and they had no option but to confront his family. He was subsequently disowned.

His trust fund, his expensive apartment, his luxury car, it was all taken from him not that he minded, he had a beautiful girlfriend who was carrying his child, all they needed was each other. To pay the bills he got himself a low paying job in a firm, campaigning for tank rights. He also got them a small apartment in a local slums, still it was some of the happiest times in his life but these things never last. During a tank rights march outside one of the various tank operations the security staff opened fire on the crowd killing his wife and his child. They would later claim the crowd had been rioting and that they acted in self defense.

So in order to achieve revenge Shaun joined a terrorist cell that fought for tank rights. His extensive knowledge of the inner working of tank manufacturing company's allowed him to pull of quite a few very successful operations and he quickly rose through the ranks.

Name: Designate QV-142:528, though he goes by Quintus these days.
Race: Tank
Age: Nearing his late 50's, his age is starting to show.
Background: When you are born as a soldier it is hard to do anything else. So many of the war-models couldn't cope with not fighting that they turned to mercenary work, being hired by shady organizations, criminals and revolutionary cells. Ultimately they were all put down in grizzly ways, dying as they were meant to, riddled with holes. Quintus instead turned to preserving life in his own way, killing to protect a life rather for the sake of it. Bodyguard work had him in the thick of the action to protect VIP's, either by killing assassins or taking bullets for his clients.

During his career he never had one of his VIPs killed. But that fateful night last month broke that streak. In a moment of misplaced perception another Tank killed the top politician he was guarding. No blame was placed on him, it was just that he was getting old. Which for the first time filled him with a sense of dread. Was he becoming obsolete, what with the new tanks grown for this line of work? Was he losing his grip of things? Would there be a place for him now that the world was outgrowing him? These were the kind of questions that kept him up at night. So far he hasn't taken on a new job and when he realized he needed glasses his spirits fell further. Another question started surfacing in his mind.

Should he just kill himself before he became worse?

Name: Frank T. Blane

Race: Human

Age: 30

Background: Frank was born to a family of good means, so he had contact with tanks from a young age in the help of the house, his parents had made it a point he understood the difference between tanks and humans, even if he had a hard time with the concept at first he eventually got it. A tank wasn't even a low class citizen.

His father had made a fortune himself, by seeing opportunities were nobody else saw them and seizing them, Frank did the same for himself if in a less reputable way. Frank had seen the horrible way tanks were treated, and how they seemed to be everywhere so he decided to do something about it... to help himself.

A tank has no material wealth other than what they could manage to steal if they try to escape, however they also hardly ever noticed by their "owners" they treat them like pieces of furniture, they speak secrets in front of them, press codes in front of them, everything.

So what Frank does is negotiate with troubled tanks, he grants them the means to escape their current predicament, what they owe is a favor for him, according to the means at their disposal at the moment, and favors afterwards should they have skills worth using.

All three characters are approved, please move the CS into the character threads and then begin posting. :)

[Darrow Huck]

Name: Walker Dale
Race: Tank
Age: 25
Background: Walker was grown as a soldier for a paramilitary group. He spent two years working in Africa, where he fought for a dictator to help end opposition to his regime. When he saw an opportunity he disappeared, being reported as having likely been killed in a firefight. He spent the next year making his way to New Haven, where he made contact with a small resistance cell. He declined to join them, but was found a job with a mechanic shop where the owner was known to employ people without asking questions and pay them under the table.

After his experiences in Africa, Walker has decided to become a pacifist, which was his main reason for refusing to join the resistance cell. He still feels guilt over actions he was ordered to take while he was working as a solider, and is trying to find a way to live his life without having to use the combat skills he was programmed with as a soldier.

[Zaer Darkwail]

I am still interested, just need ponder my char concept further. Thinking a tank at moment.