Cody's Campaign - Characters, etc.

Alex' Character-
Michael River
Born on November 1st, 1981 in Los Angeles to a pair of private investigator parents, Michael is the very definition of child prodigy. Lightyears ahead of his peers, he graduated from Oxford at the age of 14 and is widely known among his colleagues for helping to solve the Seattle "Hangman Murders" case at only 12. Throughout his younger years he had great interest and skill in tinkering with electronics and computer equipment. At 16 he was admitted into the FBI serving jointly within the Law Enforcement Services Branch and the Information Technology Operations Division (where he engineered several advances in the methods of electronic law enforcement).

This is not to say he's perfect. Far from it. As one might expect, he has nearly zero social skills. He also sometimes forgets the limits of the "normal" human mind which, coupled with his high level of stubborness, has led to many sleepless nights for those working with him. In short, he always needs to win. Indeed, he's seen as rather childish, in large part due to his affinity for toys. It was not uncommon to walk in on him studying a list of criminals on a computer screen from an intricate Lego castle or making a breakthrough in a case while a remote-control helicopter flew around the room.

Of course this is all moot, now that he's been let go from the position. They say its for taking a case "too far", whatever that means. After repeated attempts to get back into contact with the organization, he's found that it's almost as if the past three years of his life never happened. Not that this matters for anyone besides Michael, as he had preferred to stay out of the limelight anyway, but for him it feels as if he's lost a game he didn't even realize he was playing. And this frustrates him greatly. But if this shadowy "agency" is any indication, the game's not up just yet.

Classes: Smart with Techie at later levels, possibly Investigator.


Kyle's Character-
Hurnandez del Toro
Hurnandez was born in 1973 in Havannah Cuba. All his life he knew nothing but the rule of Castro and as such he aspired to be part of it. By the age of 16 he enliseted into the army and had made a name for himself hunting down rebels. But later he pushed himslf even farther and joined the ranks of Castro's secret police. Herer he would walk the streets of Havannah looking for anything anti Castro and "reeducate" the sukca on the opposite end. In one particular incident he got envolved in uncovering a coo set up the the CIA. Through that effort and the fact that he had killed one of the CIA agents he got promoted to the rank of Sergent.

By the age of 28 he was ready to blow that popsicile stand. Several attemps had been made on his life via rivals to his position. He secretly planned a fake death and high tailed it out of the country. Looking for work from abroad. When one day he got a message from "the Agency" to do some work abroad. He accepted and has been doing so for 2 years now.

Josh's Character-
Gerard Didriksen
Gerard was born on [April 28th, 1978] at the University of Chicago Medical Center. He grew up in the Hyde Park district on the South Side. When he was 14 he began working at the lakefront docks for his uncle Eddy. Through Eddy's various ties with The Outfit, Gerard was eventually introduced and indicted into the notorious gang in a more or less auxiliary fashion. (Oddly enough, Gerard was related to Frank and Pete Gusenberg, two of the victims of the St. Valentines Day Massacre. Small world.)

He worked with The Outfit for a few years, acting with his uncle in the disposal of unwanted baggage. A few times, he was asked to accompany a small group of gang muscle in shaking down a reluctant business. On one such occasion, when he was 22, he was called to join 2 or 3 other men in guarding his caporegime, John Carlisi. The other party sought retribution for a previous grievance, and upon sighting the group, greeted them with a barrage of gunfire. Gerard was wounded, and was one of two people to escape the fight alive. With the help of the other fellow, Francis, Gerard successfully carried out the grisly series of untraceable murders that evened things out, and then some. His true talents now finally recognized, Gerard spent the next 3 years as a paid assassin and gun for hire.

When he was 25, he left Chicago and, with his reputation in the American underworld helping to grease the wheels, became known throughout the world as a fearsome killer and corporate assassin.

Crunch is here.