Name: Tia Stormclaw Age: 32 Origin: Zoner, Freeport 7 Family: None Status: Alive, Freelancing, Looking for work for her and her allies. Personality: Serious and fun type. Abilities: Assassinating, Hand to hand combat, gun training, good pilot, good leader if we are talking a bout a small group of people. Bio:
Tia was born on the Freeport and lived there until the age of 6 and after that she moved to Kusari. Her journey did not last long with pirates attacking the ship she was in. After flying a few days in an escape pod, never to be found, she got lucky and was saved by someone from the GC. After that she spent most of her childhood as a part of the group. Even though she was an outsider, she was accepted really fast. She was thought how to speak Kusarian and along with that, she was studying the way of the assassin. Even though she lived peacefully, she wanted to see more. After the age of 18, Tia went out to the stars to explore everything that she found interesting. It was the beginning of her new journey.
It did not take her long to make her way into the Omicrons which she knew nothing about. Getting attacked by unknown beings and enemies Tia tried to defend her self, but she could not do it alone. With her life at stake someone came to her aid. An older man, simply named Joker. With a dept to repay, she decided to join his ranks and become a Blackguard mercenary. Her main job was to lead the combat forces that were going into scouting, escorting and what not. With every day being the same, more and more people arrived onto the ship that was known as "The Heaven". After one scouting mission, Tia found an active nomad artifact. The team decided to seal it so the radiation on any kind of signaling does not go outside. Joker, who preferred for the artifact not to be sealed decided to let the situation go. Nobody had known that his mind was clouded and that his true goal was not the one that the Blackguard was working on. Several years later, Joker without anyone's knowledge unsealed the artifact that set out a huge signal out to something. Not too long after, the ship was attacked by several high class nomad vessels. Tia's suspicions about Joker going rogue were rising. With most of the crew escaped, Tia took the people she trusted the most; so did Joker, but nobody was aware of that. She later found out that all that none of the Joker's men were on any ship that got out. It would mean that they were all on his ship. She started to investigate a bit......
After the Blackguard reformation and disbanding in 823. Tia decided to go into hiding and attempt to get in contact with someone who might know something about Joker going rogue. She was certain that he was going bad, but she was missing something that proved it. After learning about what happened she was upset. It confirmed that Joker is a traitor, but more bad things happened. One of her good friends, John Darius, had to pay the price of being the proof of the betrayal. Along with that, Tia found out that she was next. She decided to act and fast. Hoping for the best, she did something she wanted to do the least, but she had no other choice....
8.-10.8.823.A.S.
So.... Where do I begin. Oh yes, the assassins in my home. Having to deal with several bloodthirsty murderers is not that big of a problem, but then getting the whole station on your butt after the self defense is not the best start of the day. I took my stargazer and went to Heisenberg to equip better. I was lucky that nobody was fallowing me. My whole research and investigation went to hell. Good thing I managed to salvage most things on my trusty hard drive. Well I got the most info about her so it should not be a big problem to find her. After fully equipping my beautiful Falchion I went to Liberty to go looking for her. I did not like the idea then, but I said to my self "what the hell, lets do it".
After arriving to liberty I went to Barrier Gate, but I had no luck. I heard that she had something with Hellfire and I was sure that they had something with Kansas. So I went there and one of her pilots encountered me. I asked him about her after telling him who I am, but he did not tell me anything. What a loyal little....... ANYWAY, I went back to the freeport 4 in hopes of her contacting me, but then I thought "She won't contact me." and then I went to search for the guy that told me to wait. Lucky enough for me, I found some higher ranked Auxesian officers that decided to tell me how to contact her. I went down low in hopes that the assassins won't find me. Yes California Minor. Nobody goes there, but its going to work for about a day or two. I opened my comm channel and set up a new encryption. F.A.N.G. I call it. Nice name tho'.
Oh well.... I got started "Greetings Raven....". It did not take long for her to answer me and laugh her ass off at the same time. She decided to listen And I gave my part of the deal that I want do make with her. I am still awaiting for the answer though. Other than that. I decided to have fun and assist some of her friendlies and my fellow freelancers against some bounty hunters and navy boys and girls. Along with a damn Dreadnought. It turned out like hell. And we were all shot down. I managed to mask my pod and send myself to L.A. where I got a new ship from an old dealer. Looks I am luckier then ever right now. That's it for now. Lets await for that answer.
Those are the words I use to say every day while in the old Blackguard.
I took my free time to go around Sirius to do something for a change, so I found myself a convoy to escort. IMG. They payed me well. They told me that they would be in touch. On to the point. With nothing being out of order I was still afraid that assassins might target the convoy along with me, but luckily they did not. I got myself a pizza and a beer and just chilled while they were mining for ore. Along with that, I had a really nice chat with all of them and had a great time. After that, I went to Singapore shipyard in Tau-44. Man it was FREEZING in there.
After several hours of resting, I went back to Conorado, to be more precise, I wen't near that nomad gate. I encountered nothing so I made my way to Rheinland where I encountered the Endurance guy fighting alone against 3 Hessians. Along with the Amanda girl and other Rheinland lawfuls and some deals, I went in to have fun. Hessians were taken down and I got 4.5 million in my pocket. Endurance told me that I would be contacted soon. Can't wait to see what they have for me. In the meantime, I went to Tohoku to look for some answers and whereabouts of Joker. It was not long since his assassins found me and attacked me. To make the situation even better, a bruiser appeared and I had to make a run for it. I had a feeling that more would arrive soon. I interrogated the guy. I found a small portion of his plans. It appears that one of the best Blackguards assassins, Nikolai Arlov is working for him with out any questioning. Along with that, he acquired a number of "ACTIVE" artifacts. I do not know what are these artifacts meant to do, but I should find out fast. As soon as he told me everything he knew, I took out my rifle and busted a hole through his head.
After that, I went back to the system in Conorado where I found some more of his men. I really do not know if they actually were his men because I had no time to talk to them. Endurance, Raven and some other Auxesians arrived from the Barrier gate. Along with several Wild members and 2 Nomad loving outcasts. With them being skillful and us running around shooting everything else, I got hit bad and crashed onto the station. With that I lost my cargo, along with 4 wild members and 10 inactive artifacts. And so ends my GLORIOUS day. I am closing this for now. Lets hope that tomorrow will be better. I need to check my guns too.
The best way to hide from an enemy is to
stay in the shadow that is located right under their nose
A good friend of mine, Dozerua Zozen used to say that a lot.
After my time spent on Gran Canaria, looking for any leads on Joker, I took a turn that might make more progress. Seeing that looking for Joker directly won't get my anywhere. I took my time to look for Nikolai, where I was many times luckier. I found out that he chose to spend his time on Cambridge for some unknown reason. I do not like how this situation is escalating. I should be more careful.
Journal update. First artifact in Joker's possession should be the Daam K'vosh mapping artifact. From what I know, it is able to tell its location in the universe, where ever it is. And in the past, a lot of things have been used just to see the map. Imagine the information on other Alien races other than the Daam K'vosh and Slomon K'hara. I hope that they are not hostile as K'hara are. I am unaware what is Joker trying to do with this artifact, but I am sure it is not good. On one of his transmissions, he was looking for a man named Nomak. I heard that he is a bad guy, so I should be aware of him if I find him somewhere. I have heard from others. They are safe and ready to join forces with Saph's Auxesia. Lets hope this won't start another fight that we do not need right now. I need to focus on Joker as much as I can and help Saph with anything she might need. She also stated that she could not fly much. There are a few cases where flying is not recommended. Oh well. Lets try and hunt down Nikolai for now.
My cover was blown and I had to make a run for it from Gran Canaria. I took some free time and went to a system whose Jump Hole was located in Cortez, not far away from the Ice Field. I met 2 order agent, but completely ignored them. I took a small break at Barrier Gate and moved to Cambridge as soon as I could. I met Saph along the way. It appears she was heading back to Coronado, but something is bothering me about her location. I will attempt to study some of her assets when I have the chance. I understand that she is being secretive towards me. I did work for Joker before. Oh well. Good luck to me. I have arrived at Cambridge. It is a planet with so much fresh air, you could live a healthy life on Pittsburgh for a month at least. It also has a potential romance booster with all the nice views, restaurants, and what not. Too bad I do not have the person or the time for it. Since I have no info on the map of this planet, I gotta ask someone who might now. I took a small walk to the edge of the landing pad. Yes, the buildings are really high. Anyway. Off to contact Raven or that Endurance fella. They might know where to crash while staying low.
I am making some checkups on my weapons. So here is what I have.
This is my one and only true love. I always have her with me and she has never let me down. I have been using her for about 11 years now. Not the best weapon for an assassin like me, but it can change the flow of the battle.
For its lack in refire rate, it gains firepower as well as a distance the bullet goes on an accurate point. When my shotgun cannot hit something, this bad boy can.
Not my standard issue. Its high refire rate makes it hard to aim and its fire power is not as good as one of my magnum. It does have a great bullet distance which I cannot whine about.
This is a must have, along with my shotgun. I carry either one or two, depending on how many weapons am I actually wearing. My standard loadout is: RX-82, SHAX and 2 Ahktars. I tend to go with other styles, depending if I am actually raiding something or someone. Its unique look gives it the maximum amount of swing and cutting speed while maintaining its strength. I am never going out without one.
I think of myself first. If someone needs me,
I look for a way it will benefit me,
-Yousei Vermillion
I've had this thing for a long time. It was given to me by the sisters that raised me and thought me everything I know. "Its a key. A key to unlocking all the mysteries and when the time comes, it will lead you to its door." The thing has been glowing for some time now. Should I go somewhere? I don't know where though... Well I do hope that this road leads me to putting a bullet between Joker's eyes. I am a bit worried for Raven. He might target her first. I have hidden myself in the Leeds Resistance Base, but will leave later today. I cannot spend too much time here.
New Tokyo. Home sweet home. I never thought I would be so happy to see it like this. The old factory smell is still there. Kusarians are nice as always and the food is the best. I left my bike near my apartment not too long ago. I will need it later so I drove it inside my ship. I went up and looked out through the window. Its just a perfect sight from here. I can see every ship coming form the Docking ring and leaving through it.
There are a lot of additional things that make me love this place so much. Its the peace you get when you leave the city. The nature of this planet is something that is worth dying for. Looking out of the window I let out a tear, thinking of my "Significant Other". Yes I had someone like that even though most of our friends did not believe that our relationship would last for about 6 years straight. If you would think that I am talking about a guy, you are thinking wrong. I am bisexual. After the day of the fall, we split up and never saw each other again. I don't think I would be able to look at her face when I see her again. Even after all that is happened I think that she would shoot me on sight. I am unaware of the position of her group, but when I find them I will go to them. As soon as I am able and as soon as I am ready. For now. I am going to sleep. My head is killing me.
My trusty data pad woke me up. Looks like I have a message....
You know, your actions haven't gone unnoticed upon the fields. I'm moderately impressed by your efforts to assist us.
Now, concerning this artifact, I don't believe such an item was told of before. A map would have to exist for a reason of sorts, and most maps are heavily encrypted with some old security measures and glyphs that require translation. Tell me more about this... artifact - as active ones are always rare for a good reason. What is the origin for example?
If you require arms dealers, seek the main cities emporium. There should be plenty of weapons to purchase. Legal or otherwise. The fleet is somewhat on the defensive, at the moment. I may or may not have a job for you, but we'll see.
Actually, no, wait... I do have something for you to do.
I want you to find some information about the Order. Learn about their fleet positions and how many assets they have. They're currently on a dumb operation which is a waste of time, and a waste of effort. I want to know their positions, how many /more/ of the Order are deployed down here, primarily the capital vessels, and if they'll loiter after this said operation is done.
Obviously, don't get caught, or don't even mention Auxesia. This is kind of important for us.
Great. I finally have something to do. Order.... Assets.... Hmmm.... Capitals only. Okay. Lets write this down: Osiris battleship (unknown loadout), Resheph Recon cruiser (unknown loadout), Possible gunboats. Lets say that there is at least 2 Hathor type gunboats there. Unknown loadouts. Gotta keep that in mind.
Okay. That is the beginners list. Time to go searching for more. I don't want them loitering around the Barrier gate. Maybe they are the cause of all the new nomad activity around Conorado. That makes things problematic. Ill look a bit more into this. Time to move. I don't want to be late for some nomad killing!
Goddamn Navy, Order, Core, Outcasts, Nomads and everyone! They just have to make things harder for me AND The Blackguard. Lots of days passed when I last was writing here. I have reformed The Blackguard. We are hunting for Joker and anyone who is around him. Z got in some trouble with the Navy and would you look at that... Kalh of the Amenhotep was there, in the Navy. So he got Asylum and now he is acting like he is leading the whole goddamn government. What the hell is his problem? A suck up the ass guy like that made it to the rank of Commodore of the 5th Fleet. *sigh* Where is Darius when you need him? And there I had a good connection within the Navy. I should have found a chance to kill him and Golanski while they were kissing Colonial ass in Coronado. Alright. I have calmed down.
The Blackguard has gained a small amount of influence within Sirius. People are hearing about us more and more which is the thing I like. Along with that, I found some blueprints and decided to use the battlecruiser one. The resource collection is going on right now and it is going to be big. The new guys at The Blackguard are doing good too. Their skills are a bit rusty, but they are good. Z is here too and it makes a good firepower material. Damn. I have nothing else to write here. I am closing this here....
*yawn* For some time actually, I have been bored a lot. Not that flying is boring, but its the time in between the missions and flights. My decision was to try and make new allies against the outcasts as I never know when we might need each other so I contacted the Corsairs. Not my first choice, but I cannot be picky since the Commune went desperate and called in the Reavers. They are just another mercenary group that went silent for a while. They basically aid the one that pays more which is good sometimes, but I have gotten rusty and am underestimating my opponents too much. While Nomak managed to dodge the Corsars, he managed to shoot me, along with a Reaver vessel, but I knew it was the end of the line for him so I took my chance and rammed him good, taking his ship down. That Reaver was quite annoying with his aim. I did manage to take him head on and deal some good damage to him with half of my hull left, but I don't think that would be enough against a guy like him. I need to be more careful.
On the other hand, the ship construction has begun, The Blackguard holds an IRG cell, 2 Nomad Derelict Artifacts, about 46 dead Wilde pilots and several units of Azurite gas. It is quite good for us right now. I am planing to move them all on the ship so they can be researched there, properly. Now about the name... if I remember right, Joker called it 'Tempris'. Something like a flame or fire, dunno, but I think its a good name so I will stick to it. Blackguard War Vessel Tempris, coming right up. No sign of Joker yet, while I am at it right now and the new members are quite good. Lets keep up the work and show them who is boss!
Star date blah blah. Here I am working small errands for the Kaigun and I am having fun doing it. Its easy exploration works. Which is good business for The Blackguard. No word from Joker which does not surprise me anymore. Brooks went on to search for him, he might come out with something. Aside from that. I am being attacked by crazy LPI officers for no reason and am talking to pirates who were supposed to be some kind of hotshots within the Imperial Navy, but I don't trust it so easily. I offered the guy to work for me. I will see what comes up, maybe he does decide to join us. Maybe not. Sirius has been quite for some time, but I have noticed that the guys are doing a good job with the IMG and our bank is filling up nicely.
I am feeling quite lonely through the last few weeks. Should get myself a lady to date. Well there is only one nice person I would date now and she is in a quite high position within the Libertonian Lawful force. Cannot be naughty there, but I gotta save a friend from a certain prison. Adding to that. Time to get a mission for The Blackguard people to do and hope it goes silently and smoothly. More to that I am also feeling great and have resumed my daily training routines. I never know when I might get in trouble on land. That is all there is for now.
I forgot I had this on my ship. The old logs are still here. Reminds me of the fun times. On to the point now. A lot has happened in the last year and since I have been able to set myself free, I can go back to gunning freely. Here is what happened; I was about to sign a weapons deal with some Corsairs when I was attacked. I barely made my escape to Nauru somehow, but I had to keep moving. I ended up on Malta for several months before grabbing a transport to Gallia. I met with an old friend there who hooked me up with a ship which I took back to Sirius. I contacted Z and found out that he is working with Auxesia and has a good position there. I tried to get back in as an affiliate and I thought they ignored me. In the end, my stupid ass did not see the comm Raven sent.
After some thinking I decided that the best thing to do was to return home. Kusari and the Golden Chrysanthemums. Yes I was raised by them. After contacting them, I noticed that I have my chance to go back and work with them. I don't plan on joining directly, but as a freelancer. My soul flies to be free and my heart remains with them.
Closing log.
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