James Erzie

James Erzie
Profile
Origin	Freeport 5
Occupation	Freelance Energy Scientist
Gender	Male
Height	7'4" (223cm)
Weight	163 Kg
Hair color	Dark brown
Eye color	Blue
Affiliation	Order
Rank	Special Operative
Status	Active (821 A.S.)
Born	771 A.S
Died	Still Alive

Behavior & Characteristics

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Life Style

Concerning his daily habits, James starts the day by assembling his cybernetics enhancements onto their respective locations. Once he's in one piece, he eats a nearly unpalatable portion of food rations and synth gel. During his meal, he'll usually listen to his transmission record, then sit into the helm seat of his vessel. From that point he will study any external intel or information that he obtains externally, before starting his research work for the day. He'll take short breaks to eat, nap if needed, or relax to some music, but otherwise, if James is not at his comms, he's probably in his lab. (Someone ought to install a comm cable back there...)

Intelligence

James has been studying energy and electrical sciences for over 25 years, specializing on Nomad technology. Erzie studied under Dr. Markus Artouras for a vast majority of his qualification, and most of his intellectual dwellings are on the still incomplete work of Dr. Artouras.

Origin & History

An Unexpected Start

Born aboard Freeport 5 in 771 A.S. the young boy lived with his single mother, Viktoria Erzie, and her co-worker Dr. Markus Artouras. Bound by their research, travels would commonly move them about the Borderworlds, shipping samples and equipment abroad. At Age 3, James took considerable interest in his mother's work, as she researched for cures for disease and developed better medical procedures. Dr. Artouras, a stand-in father figure for the boy, took care to educate him and teach him the ways of medicine. This was not the Doctor's only strong suit, however, for he was a skillful tactical pilot as well, and James found this more than entertaining. James would find the best ways to persuade Dr. Artouras to fly around asteroids or strange crystal formations around the Freeports, quickly learning with each turn. His mother, in the meantime, would expand her studies, working for the Doctorate she always dreamed of. Nearly completing it when the boy turned 5 years old. She never got her dream... Agony Beyond Comprehension

James loved flying more than medicine, and was set on spending as much time as possible becoming the best pilot possible, and to teach him even more, his mother decided that for his 5th birthday, she would take him along on her supply run. They ventured into deep space in their Sabre, and moved toward Freeport 9. As they ventured through Omicron Gamma, expecting a shortcut, they met an unexpected situation. Mistaken for an Outcast vessel, the Corsairs fired upon them without warning, critically damaging the ship and setting fire to the cabin. In the last moments of desperation, Viktoria held James as tight as she could, firing the escape pod out of the fray before the ship was fired into oblivion. Helpless to the Corsairs, they were picked up and moved to Crete, where James' mother was tried for treasonous acts against the Corsairs. Through unfair trial, they found her guilty on the merit that the types of pharmaceuticals being transported were clearly targeted for Outcast consumption. Forced to watch her execution, James was also found guilty by association, and was sold into slavery.

A Fight for a Chance

As a slave, the boy was forced to work extreme hours in labor far beyond his capability. As the youngest hard labor worker, he was helped by others to survive, at their expense. For 7 years, the boy worked day in and day out, letting each day pass like a nightmare that would never end. This was the way of life until a more cruel option was unveiled. A group of popular mercenaries would host pit fights, where one would fight the other, unarmed, for survival. If no victor was made, they created one based on who they liked more. Every year they would buy more slaves, force them to fight, and collect money on the gambling of spectators. During selection, James was chosen as fodder to this cruel event. Unsuspecting to them, however, James had grown incredibly strong, and would do anything to survive. They gave the boy 1 year to train, giving him all the resources he needed to become strong. Good food was the start of a better life. Or so James thought. His first bout, against a vastly superior opponent, a 21 year-old reigning champion of the ring, was given the opportunity to bring clear betters good money. James fought with all of his might; biting, striking, pulling, any opportunity he had. But the champion's strength was just too much for the youthful boy. As he was beaten senseless, The champion had only one thing stopping him: He didn't have the heart to end such an unfortunate soul who burned with such ferocity. His mercy, mistaken for cowardice, was turned against the champion, as they shot him then and there. Through his blurred vision, James saw the soul fall, and with his last breath, as he fell beside James, he whispered, "Win for me, kid..." As the ringmaster entered, he lifted the boy to his feet, declaring him the new Champion of the Ring. He lifted his arm high and proud, as the crowd roared, but was quickly silenced by the words of the ringmaster. He stated, "Luck has found this boy our new champion. Let it be known that this victory will not be free!" With his arm still raised, the ringmaster quickly moved his blade through the bicep region of the new champion, and James' cries of agony were silenced by the amusement of the crowd. It would seem he would have to do all he could to win his next match.

Years of Silence

As the reigning champion, Erzie only needed to fight once per year, and as such he could save his strength to win, even with his disadvantage. Each year he faced a superior opponent in strength, but time and time again, he would silence them with superior spirit and cunning. He did this as the crowd roared in excitement, but James did not hear the crowd, nor did he see fellow men in the ring. He had become an animal, set only on the single goal of survival. His eyes looked through his opponent, for his skill and instincts were sufficient enough to defeat the strongest of challengers. During his training through the years, James began to plot his escape, with a dozen different plans, none of which finalized or enticing enough to try. During this same span of 7 years, Dr. Artouras tracked all he could to find his cherished friends, perhaps more than friends. He hunted down any lead he found, all to dead ends. The good Doctor would never see Viktoria again, for she was lost.

Not a Moment to Lose

It had been so long since James had hope, he forgot the feeling. All he knew was the arena, and that he must live on. This was until he fought his 7th year opponent, a former champion of another ring. As celebration of his 7th year, they brought another 7th year champion to make the largest fight event in their history. The Champion James faced was a lumbering giant, with the strength of 5 men. During their bout, the two proved to be equal matched. With strength and durability on his opponent's side, but speed and strategy on his own. The crowd roared as James dodged each strike that shook the stadium, and praised as he landed glancing blows against the giant. The fight roared on, seemingly a stalemate, until the giant began to slow even more as the strikes against his legs and arms started to pay dividends. Both parties we exhausted, their time was growing shorter with every attempt to strike the other. At long last, the brute fell to his knees, and at that moment, James made a blow with all of his heart to the side of his head. With his opponent knocked down and too weak to fight any longer, James gripped the throat of his challenger using all of his remaining strength to end the life of the only thing holding his freedom away from him. As he constricted the giant, he wheezed out the small but powerful statement to the victor: "Don't give up hope, you'll become one of them..." As he heard the words he remembered what hope felt like, and a new fire began to burn within him. With the last breath of his adversary, he spoke plainly, "Thank you..." As the life left the former champion, the crowd sat silently, as the unthinkable had just occurred. James, stupefied by his exhaustion and revelation, sat on his knees staring into the soulless mirror of his former opponent. Without even acknowledging the crowd, James left for his cell, waiting to be released.

Through the Fire and the Flames

As James' manager took him out to the landing pad before he departed, he made comments about how great the match was, how strong of a fighter James had become, and how he deserves the freedom he fought for. This was until he broke the cruel truth to him... He was worth to much to let go. At that moment, the Ring leaders from the defeated ring appeared with nothing but hostile remarks. They quarreled for minutes before shots rang across the bay, many of the subordinates injured and maimed. This was the chance James was alive for, one chance to make a run for it. As the two gangs shot from cover at each other, the fire was redirected at James as he ran for the landed ship. As he ran nearly 100 meters to the ship he took a shot to the leg, slowing him down as he boarded the spacecraft. With new hope surging through his veins, he did his best to get off the God-forsaken planet. His skills were long rusted over, but he quickly regained his footing with the controls, but as he cruised out toward Omicron Theta, response vessels arrived to stop him. Alerted to an escaped detainee, they fired on sight, quickly failing the shields of the sluggish fighter. James knew how to fly, but had little knowledge on how to fight in space. He tried dodging, but the guided missiles struck time and time again. In his last ditch effort to get free, he started cruise again, flying straight away from the planet. As he flew, inbound torpedoes struck just aft of the flight deck, severing it from the rest of the craft, and causing severe damage to the cabin. The explosion left James floating in a sealed compartment of what used to be a flight deck. The impact had so much force that James' lower body was separated clean away by the restraints of the seat, and blood quickly floated around the gravity-free pod.

Another Day, Another Chance

Unconscious, and frozen, James floated through space in the pod drifting further and further away from the civilized life. It was at this time Dr. Artouras' search would finally come to an end. Stumbling across the derelict pod, the Doctor quickly acted on his medicinal instincts. As he pulled the pod in with his tractor, he set up what medical facilities he could in his transport, meanwhile setting a course for Freeport 9. The doctor started to bring James out of stasis, carefully revitalizing him with transfused blood, and additional oxygen. James was on the way to a rough recovery if he would make it.

On the Freeport, medical personnel worked their best to save the unknown soul, using the most advanced forms of experimental medicine available, along with artificial reconstruction. It took nearly 2 years for James to wake up from his nightmare, making the fullest recovery possible at that point. Dr. Artouras did not recognize the now adult James, and James himself did not remember his own name. In honor of the Doctor's lost friends, he rechristened James' last name to Erzie, and left his first name for James to decide. And from there the doctor began to become great friends with the lad. The Doctor was determined to help Erzie learn about the history of the Sirius system, and about the new technologies, as the knowledge Erzie was lacking at best. Erzie spent the next 10 years learning what he had missed being kept in captivity, and quickly became a scholar and skilled pilot.

The Nomad War

During the time of the Nomad War, Dr. Artouras left to help scientists around Sirius with the new threat. The Doctor himself had little contribution to the direct events in the struggle, but learned a great deal of the newest threat to Sirius. Set on preventing another episode of Nomadic terror, Dr. Artouras set off to educate Zoners and experiment with alien technology. It was this interest that Erzie wanted to stay away from, so he let the Doctor go out alone. Little did Erzie know that it was the last time he would see him.

Other Activities

James has musical talent on several ancient musical instruments, many of which are only simulated.

Individual Diplomacy

Faction	Relationship
Order	Allied
Red Hessians	Friendly
LWB	Friendly
HF Warhammer	Neutral
Everyone else	Neutral
House Lawfuls	Unfriendly
BHG Core	Hostile
LSF	Hostile
Corsairs	Hostile

Known Ships

Order|SD-"Talendar" Active Eros Unmanned Vessel Active Azurewrath Unmanned Vessel Active