Jayde

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(image not mine) Name: Jayde Affiliation: United Peace Federation – Special Operations Division Species: Lynx (Anthropomorphic) Role: Echo Talon Combat Medic & Occult Specialist Status: Active Clearance: Black-Level Age: 29 --- Profile: Jayde stands out not just in looks but in presence—an energetic and unpredictable medic with a mystic streak. Her fur is a striking blend of soft whites and deep charcoals, decorated with tribal-like markings and glowing pink accents. One eye is violet, the other sky blue—rumored to be a side effect of her spiritual practices. Agile and quick, she brings speed and precision to a team otherwise defined by brute force and tactical silence. Jayde earned her medical doctorate from the Astral Concord, blending conventional battlefield trauma care with unconventional methods, including spiritual readings, rune carvings, and alchemical mixes. Her room on the Nullstar is half-infirmary, half-witch’s den—salt lines along the doors, glowing runes etched into walls, and a pungent herbal scent clinging to the air. She’s only killed three people—each one someone she once trusted, turned into weapons by a dictatorship. She doesn’t talk about it. But everyone in Echo Talon knows. --- Combat Role: Field medic & trauma response Occult knowledge and metaphysical threat detection Psychological support and spiritual protection Gear: Modified .22 sidearm (rarely used) Rune-inscribed medical scanner Herbal stimulants and psych-stabilizers Emergency energy shield patches --- Personality: Jayde is bubbly, chaotic, and deeply compassionate. She laughs in the face of horror and dances in downtime, but behind the joy is someone who has seen—and felt—more than most. She’s called Ferrnox a psychic more than once, and often acts as the team’s emotional compass. While the rest of Echo Talon fights death, Jayde keeps them from falling apart after.

Keal

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Name: Keal Affiliation: United Peace Federation – Special Operations Division Species: Komodo Dragon (Possible Mantled Beast Hybrid) Role: Echo Talon Heavy Weapons & Demolitions Specialist Status: Active Clearance: Black-Level Age: Estimated early 30s --- Profile: Keal is a walking fortress of muscle and firepower. Standing over 7 feet tall and covered in blue-green scale armor, he carries his rotary railgun like it’s a toy. His rugged, practical armor is reinforced around the shoulders and chest, modified to absorb shock from his massive weapons. A layered cloak adds protection and style—he calls it his “tactical dress.” He’s known for using a rotary railgun that fires 50g depleted uranium rods via electromagnetic coils, paired with a compact grenade launcher and a portable mortar for clearing entrenched enemies. Despite his bulk and firepower, Keal’s combat style is unexpectedly strategic. He knows exactly where to set up, how to funnel enemies, and when to unleash hell. He’s been suspected by both Jayde and Ferrnox of being part Mantled Beast—a rare and mysterious scaled species related to protogens. Keal doesn’t deny it; he simply doesn’t know. --- Combat Role: Suppressive fire & chokepoint control Demolition and heavy ordinance Squad defense Gear: “Choirboy” rotary gun (his namesake) Custom grenade launcher Deployable mortar Folding shield with bipod for corridor defense --- Personality: Keal might be the squad’s muscle, but he’s also its heart. A chaotic blend of unhinged humor and surprising empathy, he’s the guy who’ll share his rations and then level a city block. Off the field, he’s got the most normal, clean room on the Nullstar—complete with an old PC, spare ammo belts, and a proudly maintained gun rack. While his alcohol tolerance is legendary (24 bottles and still conscious), his loyalty to Echo Talon runs deeper.