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Aklaq Scott | SgtoSeryei

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Aklaq Scott

I Agree
Yes

Has this character appeared in a previous lore?
No

Age
25

Blood Type
AB+

Personality
Psychology: Highly observant and Curious
Self-discipline: Mildly independent and Deliberate
Lifestyle: Coordinated, Adventurous
Social attitude: Extroverted. Humorous
Honesty and honour: Does not value rules of the establishment, Values knowledge
Emotional capacity: Non-judgemental and Kind
Current emotional state: Calm and Cynical

Character Motivations
He wants to learn more about himself and serve in the Rangers as his step-father

Physical Appearance
Aklaq is a young man of afro-american features with drops of native. american. Thick big lips and wide nose, naturally narrow eyes, dark skin and very brown eyes. Short afro hair, around 1’85 meters tall, skinny but mildly muscle. He talks like a youngling raised in the suburbs of a city for sure and looks like one too. On his arm there are seven scars, all very particular. They seem self-inflicted, pretty pretty close between each other and, if felt, they are quite hard to touch.

Character Image Link
https://www.pinterest.es/pin/428897564514989890/

Mechanical Occupation
Herbalist

In-Character Occupation
Junior Ranger

Biography
Aklaq was born in 2006, in Canada. His childhood transcurred in Detroit suburbs until the apocalypse hit. His parents didn’t have too much money but were honest workers, her mother being a pure Inuit descendant and his father being afro-american. When the virus hit and his father disappeared while working during the stage of general confusion and fear, his mother - named Nakedra - fled Detroit with a pair of suitcases and him, up to Canada where her family took them into an Inuit community not far from the fontier, just 8 hours walking from it, and only one more hour from Detroit.
As time passed by, this community grew due to the fact that it also returned to the origins. To the very origins. In a few years the community degenerated into a pseudo-tribe which was at war with other groups in the area. The apparition of the mutant infected didn’t help much but only reinforced the primitive beliefs of the tribe and turned the rest of the remaining groups into more pseudo-tribes. Of course, the young and susceptive Aklaq believed in this as well. And this time was, in fact, when he was renamed as Aklaq by his great-grandfather: He gave him a war name, intending for him to be a warrior.
And he was trained as a warrior of the tribe in fact. Since he was barely 15, the young Aklaq was taught to shoot fire weapons, bows, crossbows, to fight with blunt and sharp melee - in quite a primitive style. He was taught warrior rituals, to call the spirits and to venerate all of the dead. Overall, Aklaq was kind of indoctrinated to be a tribesman only loyal to the tribe.
Luckily enough and with the arrival of the first CPF Rangers, the tribes saw the need to join forces into a great confederation. And so, the Ghost Wolves Confederation was created by 3 clans, meant to fight the southern invasor. They managed to grasp hold of Detroit and expand over a portion of Canada, and the Pact of Torngasak -The good spirit, who represents everything in nature good and helpful to man- seemed to not only be beneficial to hold the CPF in line but also to protect themselves from the horrors of the north as well as study them, some even venerated them as demons or spirits. The Confederation has learnt to deal with the common kinds of monsters and either take them down or mislead them, depending of the situation. Aklaq was taught, as part of his warrior training, to use such resources against this monsters and had the chance to try them a handful of times at the age of 19 along with the hunting party he was part of at that time.
Although there always were differences between the tribes they would usually resolve them by different kinds of trials and judgements that could - or not - end well for the accused persons. The stability between the tribes was - and is - good enough to keep them closely together back to back against anything that dares attack the Ghost Wolves.
Aklaq was 20, him and his mother - who was 39 by then - were instructed by the spirits to go and fight the Old World. And so they departed along with a group of other warriors to fight in Detroit. A year later their entire group of ambushers were surprised and destroyed, most of them shot dead and a few english-talkers were taken prisioners. Aklaq and Nakedra were taken to the CPF and interrogated. Odds were, however, that one of the Rangers - of name James Scott - took a corresponding liking on Aklaq’s mother. This mutual interest developed into a relationship soon enough and the man moved earth and sky to get them a refugee permission in exchange for information about Detroit and the Confederation’s interest in it. Turns out the Ghost Wolves’ interest was a strategic position to hold the CPF off and stop them going norther, and thus the center of Detroit became a no man’s land since.
Even with this new and mixed family, Aklaq was distrustful of the CPF and it took him a pair of years to fully integrate into its society again. Encouraged by his mother and step-father, the young man learnt to behave and move around Fairpoint and to learn from the CPF and their people. He ended up joining the Rangers relatively recently - at the beginning of the lore to be specific - to follow his step-father’s steps given he indeed became a referent for Aklaq. It is not until recently that he has finally graduated and has been declared a Junior Ranger of full rights
And his destiny was 2-15, given just before the bombing of Pittsford. Where his step-father was restocking.

Would you like your character to start with any items?
A bycicle with baskets, an AR15 in green-ish conditions named 'Aklaq's tribal AR15' ( if it could have a rifle sling to decrease the weight so it resembles the actual weapons with the wood furniture to be lighter, much appreciated), a box of ammo for the weapon, a pair of extra magazines, a baseball bat with screws named 'Aklaq's warclub', all the Ranger equipment - walkie-talking, backpack, MREs, canteen, licences, identifications.. I am a bit lost with the Ranger equipment specifics so I leave that to you guys! -, a bit of gold ( maybe 12 gold coins? ) and a hunting knife.

Would you like your character to start with any skills?
-Fitness:7
-Strenght: 7
-Sprint: 8
-Lightfooted: 8
-Nimble: 7
-Sneaking: 9
-Blade skills: 6
-Blunt skills: 7
-Gun skills: 6
-Carpentry: 4
-Cooking: 5
-Farming: 3
-First aid: 4
-Electrical: 1
-Metalwork: 4
-Mechanics: 2
-Survival skills: 8

Is your character a member of a group?
Yes

Is your character a member of one of the world factions?
C.P.F.

Please detail your position within the faction, as well as your reason for being in The Barrens.
Junior Ranger of the CPF. He has been given 2-15 as destination.

What is your Discord username?
SgtoSeryei#0051
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Edit: Is not a baseball bat with screws, is actually a hatchet the item that should be resemble the 'warclub', my bad.
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Hey, Seryei! After looking over your application, there are a few things I need to mention before I can accept it.
  • The Greater Canadian Area is significantly different than it is today. It's practically a frozen wasteland due to climate shifts over the years.
  • Monster sightings are far more common than they are in Monroe County, so Aklaq has no doubt encountered a few and has some knowledge on Monstrophism.
  • The number of actual communities in Canada is slim to none. Most people freeze or starve to death the longer they're there. That's why it's used as a form of punishment for Rangers within the CPF. Being sent to Canada is practically a death sentence. It would have been incredibly difficult for the Confederation to maintain a long-standing community there.
Mind didn't comment on anything else, so the existence of the Confederation is fine. Your biography is fine otherwise, but give it another read-over and make any tweaks you feel you need, then I'll take another look! Thanks!
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The Greater Canadian Area is significantly different than it is today. It's practically a frozen wasteland due to climate shifts over the years.
It would have been incredibly difficult for the Confederation to maintain a long-standing community there.
-Inuit community's location has been specified to cover this, moving it way closer to the frontier and Detroit!

Monster sightings are far more common than they are in Monroe County, so Aklaq has no doubt encountered a few and has some knowledge on Monstrophism.
-Added information about the interactions with the monsters of both Aklaq and the Ghost Wolves. They will tame in the future, you will see muahahahah

-As a reminder, the Ghost Wolves are actually the White Legs mentioned in Henry's background. MG asked to change the name a few ago lol. Just saying so it doesn't lead to confusion
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You're good to go now, though. Your application is accepted!

Here's your login info:
Username: Aklaq Scott
Password: rawr
If you have any questions, feel free to reply and ask. Thanks!
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Going over your requested items, you asked for a lot. The Ranger starter kit already comes with a good amount of items. If you had to pick two out of the other items you requested, which would you like the most?

Note that the Ranger kit comes with a Remington 700 rifle, a sidearm pistol, and a box of ammo for each, among other things.
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The tribal AR15 and the warclub. Skip the Remington and the sidearm if you have to. If you give it to me I will most likely donate it to the armory ?