OC - Nathaniel Miller

Name: Nathaniel A. Miller

Nickname: Nathan

Call sign: Vanguard One

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Nationality: Amerus Republic

Clothing: Nathan is currently covered in a well-balanced combination of kevlar plating and metal armor plates for protection against enemy fire. Under the armor is the standard military olive green camouflage outfit. He wears black gloves and heavy black military boots. He carries a large backpack full of basic equipment on his back as well as a few smaller pouches of ammo, water, and medical supplies. Nathan wears a gasmask and a helmet with the words "Sinnerman" written in white paint on the side. Nathan is also equipped with a knife, a few fragmentation grenades, and a stupid amount of ammunition. On his shoulder is a patch of a knife plunging into a screaming skull that marks him as a Punisher.

Body: Nathaniel is naturally tall at 6'6 ft tall. His hair under the helmet is black as midnight and his eyes behind the helmet are pale blue. His skin is fair of tone. His face is clean shaven with a a small scar on his temple. He is well-built and rather fast for such a big man. His body is covered in various types of scaring from his four years in the war. He has a few tattoos in his body like a blooming rose on his back, a coiling snake on his left forearm, and a skull on his stomach. His entire body is covered in military gear.

Personality: Nathaniel is, despite being a Punisher, a rather kind man. He knows what he does is morally grey at best, possibly inhumane at worst, but he does try to keep his humanity in tact with small gestures. Feeding the displaced, escorting lost children to the nearest shelter, giving water to the wounded. He often gets called the world's nicest killer by his squad mates more often than not. While he isn't really a fanatic in any of the policies or beliefs in Amerus, he does believe that what he's doing will end the war quicker, if even by a few days. He doesn't have any major or astounding political views, he doesn't particularly agree or disagree with the actions of the government during the war. He's completely neutral in terms of politics since he believes that his voice won't make much of a difference. A hobby of his is to teach history to the younger and uneducated soldiers since he knows a decent number of them are conscripts. Unfortunately, Nathan is rather desensitized to the act of killing enemy soldiers. It's not the fact that he enjoys the kills, but he is himself a soldier and he is tasked to defeat the enemy. Get in. Complete the mission. Get out. Go home one day. That's all that really matters.

Family: Nathaniel has a twenty-four year old wife waiting for him back in Amerus. His wife is extremely loyal to him and he and her write letters back and forth to each other whenever they get the chance. He keeps a picture of her tucked in his pocket at all times. He also has two elderly parents who get annual payment since Nathan is in the military.

Speech: Nathaniel speaks in a rather casual manner. No specific accents or oddities in his speech. His tone is stern and firm but never truly cold or rude. His voice booms across the field if he were to yell out orders or commands to his fellow soldiers. He memorized all of the codenames or call outs he was meant to during his basic training.

Skills: • Teaching — Due to his background as a history teacher, Nathan will often try to scavenge books or records from cities and libraries that they come across to take back and send home for later reading or safe keeping. He does keep a few of the more interesting ones for himself and his squad. He will often go to forward operating bases or other troops camps and host a casual and easy history class for anyone who is interested. This almost always includes the uneducated and the conscripted young men and women of the army. His favorite subject is the War of Ashes because both the battles themselves and the political intrigue of the time fascinates him in a way he can't put into words without ranting. • Marksmanship — Nathan is an expert marksman with most any weapon he is given. He is extremely proficient in rifles and sidearms but is also skilled with things like turrets, light machine guns, snipers, and shotguns. • Hand-to-hand combat — Nathaniel uses his often superior size and strength to easily overpower the average soldier. His punches are destructive and his kicks are strong enough to crack or even break bones. He was overall ranked second in his class, just under Vanguard Nine who he has a friendly rivalry with.

Habits: Most of his habits come from ranting on and on about his intrigue for history. He often tries to find and secure any important records or books he finds during raids or operations so he can read and later pass on to others. When asked about his favorite time in history, Nathan with proceed to give you an hour long course of how and why the Coalition of Aligned Republics were flawed in their naval counterattack and why the Iron Legion clearly had the advantage over the Alman military and still lost so much ground in a matter of months. He could go one and on for countless hours just giving you lessons and facts about the War of Ashes as well as the uneasy political situation that came after the Blackstone Treaty was signed. He is also very interested in magic and those who could actually use it effectively.

Weapons: Nathan wields a standard G-37 "Hellhound" assault rifle modded with an extended magazine, improved iron sights, a wooden stock, fore grip, and barrel-mounted laser sight. His sidearm is a Gulliman .78 "Ironblood" revolver modded with a cylinder that can hold eight bullets and a hare trigger. He also utilizes various grenades and a combat knife.

History of the world: The planet of Rosenia is a large one covered in lush green lands and vast, near limitless oceans. Unfortunately, war is never long forgotten in the past. Conflict seems to follow wherever humans go. The constant need for wealth and power as well the growing technology led to what is known at The War of Ashes 300 years ago that nearly wiped humanity off the face of the planet. It was only through a collaborative effort did humans survive this. The next 200 years were dedicated to art science, medicine, and technology for a common good under the Blackstone Treaty.

Amerus overthrew their king and became a republic, multiple small countries and kingdoms were given independence, and people prospered. 100 years ago, magic was rediscovered. It was believed to be recorded some 100,00 years ago according to historians, and lost 10,000 years ago. A crystal called zulk could produce not only magic, but energy. Power. Planes and cars and artillery could be powered by this tiny purple crystal. So, humanity did what humanity does best. War.

Amerus Republic mobilized on a small monarchy called Omos. It was about half the size of Amerus and was largely plains and mountains. These mountains were loaded with enough zulk to power Amerus for generations. What turned into a supposed "quick extraction" turned into a 26 year long war currently being called the Ameran War.

Backstory: Nathaniel A. Miller was born 298 AWA (After War of Ashes) to Erik and Kadence Miller. Nathan was lucky enough to be born in a wealthier part of Amerus. His childhood was fairly normal, loving parents, friends at school, and a decent enough neighborhood. It was his uncle, Jordan, that fueled his interest of history. Heroes and dictators, rebellions and kingdoms, empties long gone and buried beneath the sands of time. He promised himself that he could one day be a hero that history remembered as a good person. He graduated school a year early at seventeen and immediately went to college to get a degree in history. At twenty, Nathan became a history teacher at a local school for teenagers. He tried to make the classes both educational and engaging, often playing war/strategy games with his students. He was a teacher for four years before he was drafted into the Ameran military. Due to his size and strength, he was given over to a specialist unit where Nathan trained to be a walking tank covered in armor. A Punisher. He was assigned the call sign of Vanguard One and was given lead of Vanguard Group, a group of fellow Punishers. He is rather thankful for the military pension his wife and parents get due to his service. Nathan's only goal is to survive his mandatory service time of six years and return home to his wife, Natasha.