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REQUEST: All available bounty hunters

MISSION: Federation Escort

OBJECTIVE: A team of hunters is needed as escorts to protect the cargo that is in each of the large GFS cargo ships. If this does not satisfy your fancy, there is the other task of being an escort for an investigations team to be sent to the GFS Aquila. More information to be given at Federation HQ in two days. Meet with Admiral Doyle Sandoval if you want the job.

PAY: 750,000 Credits

• [01192008] - Added the leaders of the PED squads on the ship. Bahamut's PED leader has not been added as he/she has not been introduced yet
  
• [02102008] - Added the leader of the PED squad for the Bahamut
  
• [02262008] - Added Qualanx's character location to the roster; updated the situation on the Silverado
  
• [03202008] - Fixed some details; updated the situation on the Silverado
  
• [07032008] - Added names of several other characters, as well as updated the status of the others; also updated the situation on the Silverado

• Shipmaster/Head Commander: Vice Admiral Branden Garland Webb
  
• Second-in-Command: Commander Shawna Noreen Zimmerman
  
• PED Leader: Master Gunnery Sergeant Emily Jayone
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• Titus - Reptilicus Temple
  
• Bijou - Enroute to Seed
  
• T'kran - Currently has a PED unit integrated into his suit; Hit with Phazon
  
• Al'An - Hit with Phazon

• Shipmaster/Head Commander: Admiral Lorenzo Elliot Bentley
  
• Second-in-Command: Captain Seymour Foster Hogan
  
• PED Leader: Sergeant Major James Tatija Porter
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• Tina - Skytown
  
• Iola - Satellite Base Alpha
  
• Black Pyro - Satellite Base Alpha
  
• Lorrilal - Skytown
  

• Shipmaster/Head Commander: Rear Admiral Maeda Ai
  
• Second-in-Command: Lieutenant Commander Ross Nightshade
  
• PED Leader: First Sergeant Harmon Bloodsbane
  
• PED Units
  Chan, Regan, Delta
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• Curon [and the team from Rogue]
  
• Travis
  
• Kyle
  
• Faulias Khayorn
  
• Twilight
  
• Martin Keeler - Knocked Unconscious; being detained in radiation quarantine

• Falcon - Inside the Falcon Flyer; orbiting the GFS Aquila at Sigmus Aramaic
  
• Jessie - Inside Night Kestrel, wounded; enroute to The Carrier
  
• Kalos - At The Carrier, somewhere outside Federation territory; enroute to Guido
  
• Admiral Doyle Sandoval - Federation HQ
  
• High Orbit Director Mariah Oakley - Federation HQ
  
• Sonja and Sasha - Port Town Island Archipelago
  
• Jack and Ryu - Mute City: Falcon House Cafe

• Each of the Federation ships have their own mini hangar, the Silverado especially
  
• The Griffon and the Bahamut are made especially for Phazon transport due to the amount of lead lining the lower hulls
  
• The Griffon and the Bahamut both have 75 marines aboard
  
• The Silverado has 50 marines
  
• The Griffon and the Bahamut are not equipped for battle, but are armed for light defensives
  
• The Silverado is slightly better armed, but is not fully capable of large-scale battles
  
• Each ship has 10 PED Troopers
  
• The Silverado has one room rigged with Phazon explosives; one of the explosives found
  
• Several crewmembers aboard the Silverado have now been quarantined, or under intensive care due to Phazon poisoning
  
• Keeler has been caught and tranquilized; awaiting interrogation after Aquila investigation

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Name: Kibianixa ‘Iola’ Shadowcreeper
Birthplace: Jovia XII
Species: Lunamorph
Gender: Female
Age: 50 [At time of CTA]
Hair Color: N/A
Eye Color: Purplish Blue
Height: 1.5 meters [5 ft.]
Weight: 54.4 Kg. [120 lbs.]
Occupation: Hunter
Vehicles:

• Moonsaber – Mid-sized Hunter-class gunner ship used for transportation from system to system, created in the Hispania Shipyard on Jovia XII. Ship is equipped with ballistics and contains a control unit for remote hailing. Equipped AI only used for navigations and system maintenance, as well as data processing.
  

Family: N/A
Weaponry: N/A
Biography: Kibianixa Shadowcreeper is a Lunamorph, one of the races who have the ability to shape shift. However, in her case, she cannot create full-scale versions of what she wants to turn into, especially those with a height greater than five feet. Reason for this is that she has not been able to practice taking on large forms, and prefers to work smaller, as this tends to follow the saying of, “The larger they are, the heavier they fall.”

Her human name, Iola, was given to her during one of her visits to Oki IV, where she was spending time learning from others about various subjects since her friends had suggested that she visit the place due to its wealth of knowledge. Apparently, one of the children in the city she was staying at had began to fancy her, but due to the child’s handicap in speech, she could only make the phonetics “Ah-oh-wah” as a means of greeting, which eventually helped create the hunter’s name.

As a young Lunamorph, Iola had looked up to Huntress Gandrayda as an inspiration, wanting to be like her in a sense. However, with her limited morphing ability, she has still yet to achieve such a goal. By the age of 35, she began work as a small-time, local hunter, nothing too large as she was not so confident in her abilities. Eventually, she began some of the other jobs the Federation had to offer, but kept to the lower-scaled ones. She hunts by disguise, only to come back not only with her target, but also accumulating information for the Federation, of course, at a small price.

Iola’s mentality is sometimes that of a young female human, flirting with those of the opposite sex despite their species. However, she knows when to be more tactful as needed, though there are times when her peers have to point it out and force her to calm down. In such times, the Lunamorph takes time to stop and reflect a bit before continuing. She also very lax and tends to be easy to talk with for a hunter. However, when she is agitated, it is best to stay away, as her abilities give her an advantage, allowing her to change her shape into anything she wishes at will.

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Name: Xsomru-Okkuo ‘Tina’ Moonhymn
Birthplace: Moncardro
Species: Watawara (Eurasian Hobby)
Gender: Female
Age: 53 [At time of CTA]
Hair Color: N/A
Eye Color: Golden brown
Height: 2.1 meters [6 ft. 9 in.]
Weight: 83.5 Kg. [184 lbs.]
Occupation: Former Zokuchou Sentinel, Beast Hunter
Vehicles:

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• Terrahawk – Mid-sized Fighter-class gunship used for transportation from system to system, created in the Federation shipyard of Aliehs III. Ship equipped with light armament and contains a control unit for remote hailing. Despite the equipment, the ship is only meant for transportation, not dogfights. Contains a very small cargo area for transportation of catches and equipment. Unable to carry cargo exceeding 800 lbs. Equipped AI only used for navigations and system maintenance, as well as data processing.
  

Family: N/A
Weaponry:

• Watawara Shaman Spear
  
• Spears of reinforced, yet light, metals
  
• Talons
  
• Blowgun with various needles, from wood to surgical steel, each coming with its on effects
  
• Various animal hunting equipment, including, but not limited to, tranquilizers, nets, and stunners

Biography: Born to become a tool for the will of the goddess. That is what basically describes Xsomru-Okkuo ‘Tina’ Moonhymn. Tina was born on the planet of Jenaias in the city of Aviwara, one of the first cities for the Watawara. Her form is that of Earth’s Eurasian Hobby, yet a few mistake her for other birds that are similar in appearance.

As a hatchling, she was a bit rough with her clutch-mates, fighting for dominance even after being told not to. Time passed, and her parents decided it was better if they put her ability to good use by sending her to learn the ways of the Sentinels. They sent her to a training camp with other hatchlings, where she learned basic combat, as well as being disciplined.

It wasn’t until one night when the Goddess Zhothorzha appeared in a dream, calling her to become one of her Zokuchou’s Sentinels instead of being a shrine sentinel. Talking with the prophets of the shrine, it was decided that she would become a Zokuchou Sentinel, and was sent to be part of Zokuchou Raptorclaw’s clan of the Mountain Watawara. As part of the ritual, her beak was marked with tribal designs, and she was given a Shaman staff as her starting weapon.

For ten years, she followed Zokuchou Raptorclaw’s clan, protecting him and the people as they traveled from system to system. Eventually, she left after her term was over, and sought out a better means of working. She ran into Beastman when she returned to Moncardro to visit her extended family, which was when she also got her human name, Tina, because Beastman had too much trouble saying her full name and had no better ideas. A while later, she found herself to become an apprentice of hunting, and followed him for a while, where she acquired the ability to hunt greater beasts, as well as forging other weapons for various tasks. She currently does some hunting now and then, but she eventually hopes to return to Jenaias, to live out the rest of her life in Aviwara as perhaps a shaman apprentice.

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Name: Iodole ‘Titus’ Darkwater
Birthplace: Zou
Species: Kerichoan (Panther)
Gender: Male
Age: 55 [At time of CTA]
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Golden Brown
Height: 2.1 meters [6 ft. 10 in.]
Weight: 111.1 Kg. [240 lbs.]
Occupation: Beast Hunter
Vehicles:

• Shadow Cat – Mid-sized Flyer-class gunship used for transportation from system to system, created in the Tamedian shipyard of Zou. Ship equipped with medium armament and contains a control unit for remote hailing. Contains a generous cargo area for transportation of catches and equipment. Ship is only meant for transportation, not dogfights. Equipped AI only used for navigations and system maintenance, as well as data processing.

Family: N/A
Weaponry:

• Iron Claw – Armor suit used for taking on more dangerous animals. Equipped with shoulder-mounted guns that can be modified for various purposes, from nets to guns. The suit is mostly meant to be used when the user is on all fours as opposed to standing upright, most the armor protecting the back and sides of the body. It is resilient to most medium weapons, but further enhancements will allow for it to become tougher against ballistics

Biography: One of the oldest active hunters in his generation, Iodole ‘Titus’ Darkwater takes pride in his work despite his age. His name was derived from a Federation trooper who was tasked to watch his village during his birth year, whose name also happened to be Titus. After meeting with him, the name stuck, so he uses it in place of his Kerichoan name so that it is easier for many to say.

Working as a hunter for most of his life, he has learned the behavior of most common beasts and their variants, as well as a handful of exotic ones. Though Zou may be war torn in some areas, there are still places where the game is still good, which is where one would probably find him.

Moved to and raised in the city as a cub, he did not see much of nature until his family moved to Green Plant once he hit his adolescent years, where the city was forced to co-exist peacefully with nature. It was here that he decided to take on the hunting occupation, learning to retrieve smaller animals and birds for pets. It was not until later when he acquired his first set of equipment before laying his hands on the armor suit Iron Claw. The maker refused to hand over the suit, as he believed that Titus could not handle the power that came with it. To prove himself, the Kerichoan went out and sought out one of the more dangerous creatures on Green Plant, the Milaca Water Dragon. He returned with the quarry successfully, but not without sustaining heavy injuries. Feeling that he should reward the youngster with such a feat, he promptly handed over the ownership of Iron Claw to Titus, and even accepted him as an apprentice to the occupation.

Due to the love and thrill of the sport and nature, Titus finds it really hard to retire, even at such a grand age. His task with the Federation on the GFS Bahamut he hopes will be his final one before he finally retires from the trade and finds a quieter life to pass his time with his clan on Zou.

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Name: Terrazik’nua ‘Bijou’ Minashard
Birthplace: Inure
Species: Megalith
Gender: Male
Age: 80 [At time of CTA]
Hair Color: N/A
Eye Color: Black
Height: 2.2 meters [7 ft. 2 in.]
Weight: 170 Kg. [375 lbs.]
Occupation: Jack-of-All-Trades
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• Terratillan – Mid-sized Flyer-class gunship used for transportation from system to system, created in the Trinova shipyard of Inure. Ship equipped with medium armament and contains a control unit for remote hailing. Contains a small cargo area for transportation of catches and equipment. Ship is only meant for transportation, not dogfights. Equipped AI only used for navigations and system maintenance, as well as data processing.
  

Family: N/A
Weaponry: N/A
Biography: A quiet being by nature, Terrazik’nua ‘Bijou’ Minashard prefers to spend his time traveling and learning from other beings. He is slow in movement, but his learning is quick, as he will pick things up easily once he gets the concept down. Because of this, he has become a jack-of-all-trades, offering his services for a low fee. He spends most of the time in cities, while his ship, the Terratillan serves as his base. Not much is needed to maintain the ship, as it does not see battle, but he usually does his own maintenance.

Bijou had left his people a while ago on the basis that he wanted to learn more about the universe, its worlds, and its people. He left the planet of Inure when he was considered a young adult and began to travel place to place, gathering data while also making a living as a helper of sorts, perhaps sometimes termed ‘odd jobs.’ There are a few times in which he accepted minor Federation-offered jobs as a mean to gain access to planets he would otherwise have problems with. They usually had all the paperwork down, so he would not have to worry about getting all the digital signatures that were required. Even after he finishes the job with utmost precision and care, he tends to hang around for a while, meeting new people and learning new things.

His business with the Federation on this mission with the GFS Bahamut is to gain access to Bryyo and other worlds that would otherwise be non-accessible, but also to learn about this unusual Phazon that he seems to be immune to.