» Fri May 13, 2011 7:42 pm
Sounds good to me as well.
Edit:
Just realized I never posted my CS on forums, only PM to Josh. So here it is...
Name: Caffren Mackoll, callsign: Bastion
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Appearance: 5’8”. Well built. Short brown hair, tinges of silver at the temples. Brown goatee. Burn scar tissue along left arm.
Armor: Grey combat armor, BoS emblem on left chestplate and right pauldron. Rank emblem of Knight-Sergeant (crossed swords over a shield with a single star on top) on the back. Rook emblem on left pauldron. Grey cloak w/ wasteland camo pattern. Ammo belt w/ drop leg holsters. Roving trader hat.
Weapons: DKS-501 sniper rifle w/ suppressor and carbon fiber mod. Browning Hi-Power 9mm pistol. Combat Knife.
Misc: Two holotags, book of family geneology
Personality: Strict and demanding, but only to those that he doesn’t know well. To those that have proven themselves to him, Mackoll is like a patient older brother. His hobby is gunsmithing; can often be found talking to Order of the Sword Scribes. Has a Scribe-like tendency to break into a lecture when it comes to guns.
Citizenship: Bigtown. Reilly’s Rangers affiliation.
Bio:
Before joining the Capital Brotherhood, Mackoll already had an extensive career. Apprenticed under the gunsmith Sydney in Underworld. Was a member of Reilly’s Rangers for several years. Was a key element in initiating Project Bastion, a co-op project between Bigtown and the BoS to expand the town’s footprint and fortify its defenses. Performed many tasks for the BoS.
When then Mackoll finally joined the BoS, his many contacts in the Brotherhood vouched for his capabilities and knowledge of Brotherhood laws and procedures, resulting in him bypassing the Initiate phase and given the rank of Knight. Was a Paladin by the time of the 2293 Talon Company War.
Mackoll was deeply concerned by the losses incurred by the BoS during the war. In particular, he was concerned with the disproportionate casualties of combat armor and light armor units compared to the power armor units. Digging deeper, he realized that current BoS tactics and strategy were devised for heavy-armor infantry, and were not suited for the growing number of medium- and light-armor units in the Brotherhood.
Mackoll dedicated himself to changing the BoS’ tactical and strategic mindset. When Mackoll was promoted to Knight-Sergeant, he volunteered to be an Initiate drill instructor. He taught his recruits situational flexibility, unit cohesion, and unconventional thinking while still adhering to the chain of command. While his teachings are looked down upon by the more traditional Brotherhood members, results are conclusive: more of his Initiates survive to become knights than any other DI, and his graduates have a higher tendency to survive and win hostile encounters in the Wasteland. Is a founder of the Capital Brotherhood’s Scout-Recon division.