Straego
Logistics Information
Played by: Storey Campbell
First Event: Event 16, Spring 1 2016
Header: Medic
Professions: Score 11 Tinkerer
Faction: Dust Runners
Other Affiliations: Vartok (Experiment), DVO (Executive)
History
Backstory
Two minds have never been so intertwined by destiny or otherwise as those of Straego and Ari. They each were born of the society of the Dust Runners and Timochen respectively, from which the two were stolen from their beds by mysterious, black-clad men at very young ages. The two were the subjects of many years of experimentation. It left them with the ability to speak within one another's head, to combine their intellect, and to speak over quite long distances without more than a glance; a power they are cautiously referring to as telepathy. During their teen years, the two realized that between them, their power for planning and problem-solving was much more than just two people, connected; their two brains created something greater than the sum of their parts. More sinisterly, they realized that there was more to the world than this awful captivity. More than just being poked and prodded by a mysterious group of people who referred to themselves as scientists. That there was more than the blackness and pain of needles and reactions to the materials with which they were injected. So, the two planned their escape. With enhanced focus, they memorized the patrols of whatever security it was that the facility contracted. They worked together, and ran. Outside, they heard tell of a place called Beacon, their land of milk and honey. They fled the facility, and come to Beacon not for revenge, not to answer the question of who it was, they don't care about that. They want only independence, and safety for the remainder of their lives.
Claims to Fame
Helped organize the mind-linkage required for giant robot battles in what was probably the coolest hook for the coolest mod ever run. Helped Westwood distribute antiviral medications that saved lives in the final conflict.
In-Game History
(this is going to come later because I'm a glutton for detail)
Epilogue
After the events of the game, Straego and Ari joined those who had made it to the Station. There, they acted as the heads of the medical department of Vartok Medical. Among their first ventures was destroying all evidence and research done on and for Project UPLINK, the research project led by Doctor Lachlan which led to their creation. On the Station, they continued the science done by the scientist originally assigned to Project UPLINK, researching the effects of controlled radiation exposure, genetics, robotics, prosthetics, and other sound medical science. When the opportunity came, Straego and Ari split off from Vartok, and continued their research more independently.
Other Information
Behind the Scenes
The "Backstory" above is the first and only draft of the history; I emailed it to staff before out first event and they were like, "yeah, no changes necessary, we got you covered." Didn't know anything about the game world.