Whiteout: Origins

[Jabroni]

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Name:


Age:


Brief history (3-5 paragraphs):


Personality:


Appearance:


Possessions (No weapons, please):

This roleplay will contain mature content, including suggestive themes, language, and violence. Just to clarify: there will be brutal depictions of people and animals being killed. Characters may swear without censorship and introduce topics of an immoral nature (within the confines of RPN's Site Rules).

Due to the nature of the setting, characters will die. Whether it's one person or the entire base is not set in stone. By participating in this RP, you agree to a character kill should IC circumstances call for it.

I, [insert Name Here], have read and understood the terms and conditions.

 

[Raydog90]

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[KillGill]

Name: William Bemner


Age: 37


Brief history (3-5 paragraphs):


William was born in Milwaukee to poor restaurant owners. Through out his childhood he moved from city to city. From Portland, to Boston. From Cincinnati, to San Francisco. He attended college at UCLA where he met his soon to be wife, Dharma. His parents cringed at the thought of their son, marrying to a middle eastern lady. You see, William's parents weren't the most accepting. When his uncle came out a gay, the family cut him off entirely.


After moving (Once Again) to Portland, he married Dharma and had a baby boy named Hossain. They lived happily together until the fateful day. As Apart of a hate Crime, Hossain and Dharma were targeted during a shooting at a grocery store. They were both shot and killed leaving William to be the last of the once happy family.


With his son and wife dead, William had nowhere to go. Except one place. To escape the horror's of the everyday world, William decided to put his college education to work and got a job as the Station Manager at the Aurora Station.




Personality:


William is a person who makes a great leader. He know's when to put his foot down and order for change. He isn't one to argue, but will make sure to get everybody's perspective on the situation.


However, William does tend to have a rather Gruff tone. He'll always say the truth, and never sugar code it. His ideas are often harsh, sharp, and intense, but that's what makes him such a great thinker.

Possessions:


Multiple bags of books, something to satisfy his love for reading


Ice Axe (Not Technically a weapon but if you'd like I'll change it


Locket with a picture of his deceased son and wife
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I, KillGill, have read and understood the terms and conditions. @Jabroni

 

[MrSaucey]

Name: Lars Hemingway

Age: 63

Brief history (3-5 paragraphs):

Born in Colchester, England in a family of humanists, both his parents working at the local hospital, his father a doctor and his mother a chemist. At a young age he picked up the passion for science as he enjoyed not only looking through the specialized books of his parents but also learning as much as he could from the various fields of natural sciences. He graduated from the College of London in biology and soon after joined a research expedition for the Amazonian forests at the invite of his professor. Thus he fell in love with exploration and understood that he'll never be able to settle down for long.

As he grew older he took part in various projects in his loved profession, eventually in his 40's Lars specialized in microbiology as he was fascinated by micro organisms, in his own words: "The tinier they are, the more interesting a story they have". Around this age he started experimenting with psychedelic drugs, such as LSD and DMT, believing it will help him have important breakthroughs in the field but it rarely happened to be the case.

Receiving an invite from one of his old colleagues, in joining in on a rare expedition in the northern hemisphere. He jumped at the opportunity with the hope to complete his life's work and thus signing up as the Chief of the Biology Department.

Personality:

Many would call Lars, an extrovert and a true libertine. Always having an opinion or an answer on everything, he always becomes good company for those he has around.

As a scientist he is very passionate for his work and very determined as well, maybe even too much as he'll disregard even his health and well being, for the sake of it.




Appearance:


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Possessions (No weapons, please):

Collection of books, varying from Science Encyclopedias to Adventure Stories.

Acoustic Guitar - He learned to relax through music in college.

Various Trinkets exotic in nature from the multiple expeditions he took part in.

I, MrSaucey, have read and understood the terms and conditions.
​

 

[TheMadIceCreamMan]

• Name: John Terbet Colen
  

• Age: Forty-one
  

• Brief history (3-5 paragraphs):
  

He was born in the busy city of New Work with parents just as busy. He did persistently bad up until his second year of middle school where he gained a passion for science thanks to a teacher. From there he learned much in the way about Biological science though he always favored cellular biology. He had a good future ahead until his parents threatened to cut him off. They practically demanded of him to take over their business and way of life. By the age of eighteen he was forced out living on his own. With wars and violence always publicized he never had a fondness for humanity. His main goal being to change it for the better through genetic alteration. He soon joined the military so that once he served his country he would gain financial support to drive his future. Battling in wars across oceans where the quality of life drops he found his passion to change things grow.


Upon returning to American soil he had a flaming passion to fix things in spite of the horror he saw. Joining the "Gene of the Future" program he soon graduated form a prestigious University in eight years by the age of 30. During this time he drifted farther from his family as he chased his dream. Even with a Doctoral Degree he had to work for companies and conduct their research. Laws against human experimentation, lack of funding to conduct desired research and his own ego put up a wall stopping him from reaching his dream. Perhaps he would have moved up in positions in his job but he always either quit from lack of interest or was fired for not getting results, again due to his lack of interest. This resulted in him drifting from job to job never satisfied. The longest job he ever held was working for Pharmaceutical Company researching possible medicine from bacteria modification. Through this path he soon became a researcher at Aurora Station simple falling down the same hole he always did.

• Personality: He is a self kept man who speaks through logic or anger. Unless someone speaks of something of interest to him he tends to be quick tongued to end conversations. He is never directly rude unless someone brings it about, but he always seems to give the cold shoulder even if it isn't intended. Due to lacking compassion he is unlikely to help people and doesn't like to be indebted to others. A man with a great mind but a bad word of mouth.
  

• Appearance:
  
  
  

• Possessions (No weapons, please): Caries a variety of books and encyclopedias all scientific in nature. Owns a few leather bound books that he fills with his observations.
  

I, TheMadIceCreamMan, have read and understood the terms and conditions.

 

[LadyMatsudai]

Name: Dr. Margaret Hawthorn


Age: 29


Brief history (3-5 paragraphs): Margaret was born in a standard upper middle class family in the United States. While her family was not rich, she recognized at a young age not everyone had the same upbringing as she did. She wanted to make sure she could do something for those who were not as privileged as her. Falling in love with science, especially biology, from a young age, Margaret was quick to choose the career path of becoming a doctor by the time she was admitted into college. Finding little time for a social life or to make any real friends, Margaret always found herself alone in the library, studying for all of her classes and exams to ensure she knew every detail she could master in and out.


During all four years of college, Margaret had the chance to explore herself more through the advantages of traveling for school and investigating the different clubs and sports her school made available to her. She began her own taekwondo club in honor of all of her years of training with her old master before, during, and after her time in college as well as traveled to different countries to experience their culture as well as to gain further knowledge of their ideas of medicine. But sadly, her family did not see her vision of the world as...'ideal' and with that, Margaret began to cut off her communication with her parents, living her own life as she saw fit.


Graduating from college to proceed to medical school to become a D.O. physician, Margaret graduated in 3 years before finishing her residency in a matter of 2 years, focusing her studies and life work on infectious diseases and all of the causes that surround humans causing themselves to get sick from their impact on the world. She began to work for hospitals in New York and would travel to multiple countries throughout the world to aid in their programs to provide medical care for the poorer populations. Invited to Antarctica to examine the damage to human health from climate change and the impact of various habitats, Margaret took the chance and booked the first ticket she could buy to the Aurora Station in the hopes she would discover more to contribute to the world.


Personality: Being so wrapped up in her own studies, Margaret was always one to be a little introverted and shy from speaking with other people. She had too many encounters in her youth of people finding her weird or too much to handle, thus making her ability to make friends lacking. She can however have a very deep conversation with other fellow scientists and has a knack for talking to strangers on a whim. She is meticulous and pays serious attention to detail in her work, making sure she tries to grasp the holistic view of the issue to come up with the best solution through all angles. Margaret is a naturally caring person, eager to help those in need as best as she can but is timid with confrontation, naively hoping people would be able to get along if they just sit down and talk about the problem rather than resort to fists or violent words. But if the worst were to happen, she would have no problem defending herself.


Appearance:

Possessions (No weapons, please): A jade necklace given to her as a good luck charm by her taekwondo master, a framed picture of her dog, a collection of medical dictionaries, encyclopedias, historical medical files, and printed documents of the latest discoveries in science for the past year, her Chinese musical instrument the guzheng, and another framed picture of her and her taekwondo master when she was going off to college

 

[Jabroni]

Name: Arthur "Artie" McNeil


Age: 40


Brief history:


Arthur is a product of the post "Baby Boomer" generation. His father was a military man and a strict parent. Everything was either "Yes sir" or "No sir". While their house was in Alaska, the family traveled extensively across the United States, Germany, and Japan, making a stable life almost impossible for the young boy. Arthur didn't know anybody at school, because he was in and out of them for many years. Consequently, he developed an avoidant personality.


This behavior continued on throughout high school. He merely skated by in his studies, preferring to read his comic books and listen to the radio. College just wasn't in the cards at that point. A few days after Arthur turned 18, his father sat him down for a "chat". He gave his son an ultimatum: either he took an apprenticeship at his friend's auto garage or sign up for the army.


Knowing he wasn't built the same way, Arthur opted for option A. Incidentally, he discovered a passion learning the ins and outs of machines. There was something poetic about it; no one ever accused him of being a "people person", and the job rarely called for a salesman. It involved late nights in the shop surrounded only by the tools of the trade. You could say he's lived inside a box for the last 20 years or so.


One day a male in his thirties wearing a long beige rain jacket showed up at the shop. He asked the man what was wrong with his car and proceeded to fix it. The man spurred on a conversation with Arthur and mentioned an "opportunity" to "really get out there". He was referring to a research base secluded in the northern reaches. Arthur was sold on that point: less people to deal with.


Personality:


He is one of the most timid and socially awkward people you will ever meet. Even when he is talkative (which is a rarity), the things he says don't quite make sense to the average listener. Arthur may make references to comic book heroes to battles from the Vietnam War. If you don't know Arthur as being Arthur, this will probably strike you as strange.


The most comfortable place for him is the auto garage followed by the kennel, and then the mess area (usually when no one is around). He prefers a quiet space, or somewhere he can read his comic books.


Appearance:

Possessions:


He keeps a white-haired mouse named "Peeps". The furry critter enjoys the warmth of Arthur's shirt pocket.


He also has a wide collection of comic books from Daredevil, Spider-Man, Captain America, etc. A lot of them are first or second issue magazines. He would be considered an "expert" if one really sat down and discussed it with him.

 

[Detective Rascal]

Name: Sonja Kos


Age: 32


History


Sonja was born and raised in Western Australia. Her small family originally came from Germany, with her Grandma leaving the country to escape her own family, and raising 5 children on foreign soil. Her family wasn't exactly rich, Sonja lived in a ghetto town and suffered through hardships as a small child, ans Sonja's mother tried extremely hard to take care of her child and give her a life that was above the poverty line.


Though Sonja was an artistic and creative child, she had a curious mind. When growing up and flying through the Australian school system, Sonja found mathematics and the sciences to be her favourite classes. While having a grasp on physics, and having slight panic attacks about remembering all the elements on the periodic table, Sonja excelled in geology.


Though for Sonja's time learning in schools and going through her education, she had a couple hiccups along the way. She was diagnosed with a thyroid condition, which left her having to take pills every couple of days to keep her thyroid levels at an acceptable amount.


Sonja took up geology when she got to her tertiary education, and when she graduated she was easily accepted into the Mining industry that had a strong hold over the state she lived in.


Though of course, the mining industry soon lost it's hold as ores needed more money to mine than it would have taken to earn a profit, and many people were let go. Sonja was one of those people as her company pretty much disbanded in her state.


Sonja made it to the Research station far from home due to a higher up in the company she used to work for.


Personality


Sonja is very kind and caring, usually putting others before herself and is usually always there to help out. She tries hard to make sure people aren't uncomfortable, and many people have said that she acts like a mother, though her tendency to call people 'child' and 'children' don't exactly help putting out that image.


Though she is a secret nerd, and can easily get passionate about things she does have an interest in.


Appearance

Possessions


Her personal laptop


A fake dog tag with her full name on it (Usually worn)


A couple of textbooks, on a number of fields (Chem, Geo, Med, Phys), along with a book on gemstones


I, Rascal, have read and understood the terms and conditions.

 

[Tom-Pen]

Name: Gavin Sayer


Age: 31


Brief history (3-5 paragraphs): At the age of 23 Gavin Sayer, a young surfer from Santa Barbara California, joined the United States Coast Guard as a rescue swimmer. He first learned of the job when a boat capsized off shore near one of his normal surf spots. He watched the rescue helicopter fly in low and, to his surprise, a man jump out from it and into the choppy water. He continued to watch as the man pulled people from the capsized vessel and send them up to the helicopter in a crate that had been lowered before finally jumping in himself and being brought back up. From then on he knew that when he was old enough, and strong enough, that was what he would do.


Gavin did well and enjoyed the work but after several years left the coast guard to pursue a new interest. It took him some time, but after another couple years of focused work Gavin became a certified helicopter pilot. He went to work for private Emergency companies transporting emergency crew and patients. One such company, after a review of his file, extended an offer for an expeditionary job where he would act as the RTL and Pilot at a remote facility in the North Slope. He was excited at the offer, and the extra pay, and happily took the offer with no immediate family tying him down to one place.


Gavin spent the next several months at a special training facility used to train both private and military rescue crews. There he brushed up on his emergency medical treatment and prevention, went through an adverse weather flight cousre (specific to the Bell 412 twin engine utility helicopter) and under went intense physical training designed to prepare him for the harsh arctic environment. He was also required to take two shooting tests, one with a handgun and the second with a rifle. (This was part of the course requirement and even though he was not part of the military he could not be exempt) He passed both (basic target shooting and gun knowledge tests) with average scores. As a result he is permitted by the company to carry a firearm at the discretion of his position leader, in this case the Station Manager.


Primary Job:


Gavin's primary focus as the RTL and Pilot is to conduct emergency operations as needed and transport station staff via helicopter to areas of interest upon request. He has basic medical emergency and rescue skills that help him with his directive.


Personality: Strong, calm under stressful circumstances, friendly, and generally focused.


Appearance:

Possessions (No weapons, please): He has a notepad and pen, compass, and an Emergency kit which includes: first aid supplies and a flare gun. He also has a Bell 412 twin engine utility helicopter. (Not really his, but he is the pilot of it)


I, Francis Stickmin, have read and understood the terms and conditions.

 

[Odek Lorehunter]

Name: Sam Hoffman


Age: 35


Brief history (3-5 paragraphs):


Born and lived in Georgia most his life, Sam grew up around animals. He had always had a fond love of dogs, and found training them was a natural talent. Paying his way through high school and the early part of college on funds made as a trainer with one of the big pet stores, he found his career quickly unfolding before him. On a whim, Sam shipped an application to the University of Georgia never expecting to get accepted. To his surprise, he became a student of veterinary medicine.


His time at UGA he considers some of the best in his life. He made friends quickly, even developed a love interest as well. Laura O'donnel, A beautiful chem major, soon returned his affections. A few short month after graduation, they became husband and wife. With the marriage came the first home. A crappy starter home in an area rougher than Laura deserved, something Sam swore to fix.


Sam had always been a dreamer. Sam wanted the nice house, family, white picket fence. Sadly, with recent economic turns and a mountain of student loan debt crushing the couple, Sam's dream seemed further off than ever. That's when it came. An old student from the training classes called up out of the blue saying that the Monolith corporation might have a position open. A well paying job. Sam's ticket out of debt.


For four years, Sam split his year in half. Half at home with Laura, and half in the isolation of Aurora Station. He trained and maintained his kennel of dogs, or rigging them up for runs when the snow vehicles either made no sense or were on the fritz. With all the checklist and feedings he had to do each day, most of his time was devoted to fetch.


This was his last winter somewhere cold, he decided. He had finally signed the last check. His debts all paid, one last trip to the arctic was all he needed to start his own practice. One more big check and they would sell the starter home and move to a better place. An area with less crime, and a house with room to grow. Maybe Florida. With a smile and a kiss, he said goodbye to his newly pregnant wife, and stepped aboard the plane.


Personality:


Sam is a friendly man, never one to start an argument. He is always the first to smile or laugh. He has a fondness for puns and one liners the endear him to some and annoy many others. While he truly does treasure each friendship he has developed at outpost Aurora, it is all just a paycheck to him. While he is grateful for the job, Monoliths mission means very little to his life at home with Laura.


Appearance:


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Possessions (No weapons, please):


A hodgepodge of vet supplies, most of which can be found in any medbay.


A nook tablet loaded with a large amount of literature.


Laptop and external hard drive filled with videos and movies.


A couple of cases of Irish whisky that he had to "smuggle in" amidst his vet supplies. His drinking stash is the worst kept secret at the outpost. While technically not allowed, more than a few crew members find their way to the Kennel after a hard days work to have a cup of the rationed booze.


I, Odek Lorehunter, have read and understood the terms and conditions.

 

[haydenly16]

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Name:

Cody "Code" Williams

Age:

25

Brief history (3-5 paragraphs):

Cody was raised in a small town in Alabama. Unless you're from there or around there, you haven't heard of it. She was raised around horses, dogs, cats, and the big outdoors. She loved everything about animals and the wild, and she grew up this way. At the age of 8, she decided she wanted to attend Vet School at a prestigious school near her hometown.

Cody was accepted into her dream university. She started college and was excited for the future. As she went through her classes, she slowly began to heartbreakingly realize that she would not be getting into Vet School. It was no longer an option for her once she discovered her grades in chemistry. However, with her passion for Biology, she continued her education. She graduated with a degree in Wildlife and Animal Biology at the age of 22.

Soon after she graduated, she was offered a job at a research lab near her university. One of her former professors had seen something in her and wanted her on his team. Two years working at the lab, she was asked into the head researcher's office and was asked by a man in a tan trench coat if she wanted to change the world. Of course she did, that's why she stuck with science.

So with her positive answer, the man offered her a Biology researcher position in North Alaska. Cody had always loved the cold and had always wanted to visit Alaska so badly. This is not what she expected.

Personality:

+ Cody always was, and still is, a major tom-boy. She mostly only hangs out with guys in college and even lived with two before accepting the job in Alaska.

+ She is very headstrong and stubborn, never backing down. She would pretty much argue with a brick wall.

+ She is quick-witted and simply brilliant.

+ She has a very soft place for animals, obviously. She stops for turtles and gets them out of the road.

+ She's very motherly and protective.

+ She is loud and boisterous. People always say they can hear her a mile away.

+ Even though she is loud, she is also an introvert. She must have time away from people sometimes and usually prefers to do things alone.

+ She is sarcastic and a little cold to people she doesn't know. She's sarcastic to everyone, but it is very difficult to get to know her.

+ She's a little rough around the edges.

+ She's incredibly dedicated.

+ She's a bit of a hot-head. It doesn't take too much to make her angry.

+ She is extremely blunt. She swears she has no filter.

+ She is one of those people willing to try almost anything at least once. She's a bit of an adrenaline junkie.

Possessions (No weapons, please):

+ Cody has a small notebook that she is almost constantly writing things in.

+ She almost always wears a khaki baseball cap that has an American flag on it.

+ She wears her father's dogtags around her neck on a chain.

+She has several of her favorite books.

+ She has many pictures of her family and her animals that she has with her a lot. She treasures them.

I, haydenly16, have read and understood the terms and conditions.​

 

[Jasminum]

Name: Kordana Eden Bloom


Age: 26


Brief history (3-5 paragraphs): Kordana was born in the slums of Cuba to a single mother. Her mother was a mechanic whose boyfriend left her when he found out she was pregnant. The lack of a father in Kordana's life didn't seem to affect her negatively at all. If anything it improved her relationship with her mother. Kordana had always been interested in the rocks that made up earth and held it all together. She always wanted to know how the earth was created from just a bunch of rocks. It was all she studied in school and she knew she wanted to become a geologist. With a little bit of funding from her mother she was able to fly to the US and pursue a degree in engineering. At the age of 22 she got an geology degree from the University of Phoenix. She was extremely skilled when it came to research on plate tectonics and understanding natural disasters. She was approached by Monolith Corporation who had noticed her skills in the field. They offered her an internship there and after a few years she became an employee. They asked if she wanted to sign onto Outpost Aurora and she immediately accepted, figuring it would be some beautiful place with beautiful people. She had no idea she would be sent to a frozen-over hell. She hasn't adjusted to the climate change of Cuba and Arizone to Alaska. She left behind a pitbull and a boyfriend in Arizona.


Personality: Kordana is a sweet yet fierce girl with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. She's a inquisitive woman and isn't afraid to speak her mind. She's passionate about all she believes in and is very headstrong but she's a Gemini so what can you expect? She's very superstitious and paranoid when it comes to dealing with the paranormal. She can't stand to be alone or else her anxiety starts to kick in. Despite this she is a very brave young woman. She won't stop pursuing a goal until she achieves it and she NEVER gives up.


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Possessions (No weapons, please): She has an old opal bracelet she received from her mother when she was a child, her laptop, her geology notes, rock samples, and an amethyst ring she got from her boyfriend (not an engagement ring).


This roleplay will contain mature content, including suggestive themes, language,


and violence. Just to clarify:


there will be brutal depictions of people and animals being killed. Characters may swear without censorship and introduce topics of an immoral nature (within the confines of RPN's Site Rules).


Due to the nature of the setting, characters will die. Whether it's one person or the entire base is not set in stone. By participating in this RP, you agree to a character kill should IC circumstances call for it.


I, Kordxna, have read and understood the terms and conditions.