World Setting

= This story takes place in the 21st century in a war-torn world with various parties looking to capitalize on the chaos.

• The themes are: gritty, war, gloomy, death, trauma, violence, gore.
• The setting may contain a variety of vehicles and weapons appropriate for a 21st century conflict.

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Name: Elżbieta Ross Callsign: Valkyrie Age: 32 Gender: Female Allegiance: Fencer PMC Team: Lockjaw Team Specialty: Team Leader / Defensive Operations & Tactical Anchor Former Employers: Polish Land Forces (Wojska Lądowe) Personality: Stoic, observant, and intensely grounded. She functions as the eye of the storm for Lockjaw, maintaining a cold discipline wrapped in quiet warmth. She reads her team’s mental states with sniper-like precision and enforces decompression through physical routine and black humor rather than chaotic outbursts. She leads with quiet authority, deadpan wit, and absolute zero tolerance for self-pity or tactical sloppiness. Sexuality: Demisexual Appearance: Sharp, guarded profile with a pale complexion and dark features. She wears raven-black hair cut into blunt bangs with chin-length side strands framing her face, with the back pulled tightly into a low bun. Features smudged black eye grease beneath dark eyes, faint vertical scar-like marks under her left eye, and wears high-collared grey tactical gear beneath heavy, layered load-bearing vests. Valkyrie is 6'1. Equipment: Primary: FB MSBS Grot C16 (14.5" Barrel) with an EOTech EXPS3-0 Holographic Sight & G33 3x Magnifier, QD suppressor, M-LOK handguard with angled foregrip, DBAL-A3 IR/visible laser, and telescoping stock. Secondary: FB VIS 100 (9x19mm NATO) with a Trijicon RMR red dot, Streamlight TLR-1 HL light, threaded barrel, and stippled grip panels. Loves: Ruthless operational efficiency, clean field execution, cold routine, structured training, dark Polish humor, and a bottle of high-end Wyborowa with her squad after a successful contract. Hates: Sloppy PMCs, "meat-shield" tactics, unnecessary noise or radio chatter during operations, collateral damage, and self-pity. Name: Qianxue Callsign: Linghu Age: 27 Gender: Female Allegiance: Fencer PMC Team: Lockjaw Team Specialty: Radio-Telephone Operator (RTO) / Signals & Electronic Warfare Specialist Former Employers: Chinese-German Signals & Communications Contractor / Private Security Personality: Hyper-focused, quiet, and intensely compartmentalized. She acts as Lockjaw's electronic shield, translating chaotic battlefields into clean data streams. Unnervingly steady under fire, she treats the airwaves as her personal domain. Off-duty, she is dryly observational, soft-spoken, and possesses a quiet, enigmatic intellect. Sexuality: Unspecified / Asexual Spectrum Appearance: Features dark, almond-shaped eyes with a heavy, weary gaze, a tiny beauty mark above her left eyebrow, and a thin scar across her nose bridge. Long raven hair worn in two tight braids over her shoulders, paired with a black lower-face mask, dark-tinted goggles, and a high-cut matte-grey tactical helmet over integrated comms gear. Linghu is 5'10. Equipment: Primary: Heckler & Koch HK416 A5 (11" SBR) with an Aimpoint Micro T-2 on a high mount, B&T ROTEX-V QD suppressor, dual-switch pressure pad for white light and Harris SATCOM radio PTT, and slimline stock. Secondary: Heckler & Koch VP9 (9x19mm NATO) with an Aimpoint ACRO P-2, SureFire X300 Ultra, and tritium night sights. Specialized Gear: PRC-152A Wideband Networking Handheld Radio with satellite uplink unit and 3M Peltor ComTac VI headsets. Loves: Perfect signal clarity, pristine radio discipline, high-end German engineering, quiet solitude with loose-leaf green tea, and Valkyrie's protective leadership. Hates: Hot-miccing, radio chatter, electronic jamming, tangled cables/poor gear management, and rogue "lone wolf" operators. Name: Marcella Giordano Callsign: Vipera Age: 28 Gender: Female Allegiance: Fencer PMC Team: Lockjaw Team Specialty: Joint Terminal Attack Control (JTAC) / Targeting Specialist Former Employers: Italian Army Air Defence / Forward Air Controller (Corporale Maggiore), Italian Armed Forces Personality: Flirtatious, playful, and sharp-tongued. She uses dry Italian charm to push buttons and cut tension, treating high-stakes mercenary work like an exhilarating game. Beneath her teasing exterior lies a hyper-focused targeting mind that turns instantly cold, lethal, and precise the moment air strikes or mortar support are requested. Sexuality: Bisexual Appearance: Piercing steel-blue eyes with smudged eyeliner and messy, ash-brown hair with a side-fringe draping over her face. Wears heavy brown-and-black ear protection with a boom mic, a grey neck gaiter, black lower-face mask, and grey digital camo tactical gear. Vipera is 5'10. Equipment: Primary: Beretta ARX160 A3 (12" SBR) with an Elcan SpecterDR 1x/4x scope, B&T ROTEX-IIIA QD suppressor, Wilcox RAPTAR-S Tactical Rangefinder/IR Illuminator, and vertical foregrip with integrated PTT. Secondary: Beretta 92X Performance Tactical (9x19mm NATO) with a Trijicon RMR red dot and SureFire X300 Turbo light. Specialized Gear: IZLID Ultra Infrared Target Marker and chest-mounted ATAK rugged tablet for air-to-ground strike coordination. Loves: Dangerously close air support, teasing her teammates, genuine Italian espresso before a raid, watching sunsets off armor plating, and fast-paced operations. Hates: Hesitant air pilots who second-guess coordinates, instant field coffee, rigid off-duty bureaucracy, and boring downtime. Name: Sarah Reed Callsign: Riot Age: 31 Gender: Female Allegiance: Fencer PMC Team: Lockjaw Team Specialty: Close Quarters Combat (CQC) Specialist / Pointman Former Employers: Marine Raider Regiment (MARSOC), United States Marine Corps Personality: The warm, protective "mom" of Lockjaw off the clock, and an absolute storm of violent efficiency on the breach. She takes care of her team's physical and emotional well-being with quiet maturity and dry humor. Under fire, she becomes an immovable, brutal vanguard who relies on overwhelming force and speed to clear danger zones. Sexuality: Heterosexual Appearance: Cropped deep ginger-red hair, warm blue eyes, and a weathered scar cutting across her jawline on a freckled face. Wears dark low-profile goggles, a heavy lower-face ballistic mask/respirator, a fast-cut helmet, dark navy/grey combat sleeves, and a heavy plate carrier with a skull patch over her sternum. Riot is 6'2. Equipment: Primary: Benelli M4 Super 90 (Entry Config) with a Trijicon RMR red dot, standoff breaching choke, SureFire Scout light, vertical foregrip, and side-saddle shell carrier. Secondary Primary: SIG Sauer MCX Rattler (.300 Blackout SBR) with an EOTech EXPS2, integrated QD suppressor, and folding stock. Sidearm: Colt M45A1 (.45 ACP) with a Streamlight TLR-1 HL. Loves: Taking care of Lockjaw, violence of action during room breaches, heavy weightlifting, Marine Corps traditions, and throwing up a peace sign after a successful exfil. Hates: Anyone threatening or hurting her team, operator hesitation in doorways, teammates neglecting their health or gear, and mercenary deserters. Name: Mariana Romero Callsign: Loba Age: 30 Gender: Female Allegiance: Fencer PMC Team: Lockjaw Team Specialty: Reconnaissance Specialist / Designated Marksman Former Employers: Mexican Army Special Forces (Fuerzas Especiales) Personality: Sardonic, fiercely protective, and possessively loyal over Lockjaw. She has a razor-thin tolerance for outsiders and uses dark humor to mask a deep baseline of protectiveness. She considers the team hers to guard, hunting threats down with predatory patience from high vantage points. Sexuality: Bisexual Appearance: Tall, lean, and wiry with sun-bronzed skin, amber-brown eyes, a sharp jawline, and braided dark hair under a boonie hat or helmet. Features a jagged shrapnel scar running from her left collarbone to her neck base, and wears a tactical gaiter pulled high. Loba is 6'1. Equipment: Primary: SIG Sauer 716i TREAD (7.62x51mm NATO) with a Trijicon VCOG 1-8x scope, offset Trijicon RMR, Harris bipod, SureFire SOCOM762 suppressor, and LA-5/PEQ IR laser. Secondary: Glock 19X (9x19mm) with tritium night sights, SureFire X300 Ultra, and extended baseplate. Recon Gear: Safran Vector 21 NITE Laser Rangefinder, tactical micro-UAV drone controller, ghillie mantle, and thermal optics. Loves: High-vantage perches, watching over Lockjaw under her scope, cold tequila, sharp banter with Sarah, and long-range eliminations. Hates: Perimeter breaches, reckless operators breaking stealth, tight subterranean spaces without sightlines, and sloppy cartel tactics.