This is Probably me trying to flog a dead horse but I'll give it a go anyway.

I think it's safe to say the Mercenary crew thread is dead, May it R.I.P.

While doing it i noticed several problems with the situation. The most notable was the fact we were being 'Good Guy' criminals against a 'Good Guy’ government. Another problem was the lack of planning as a group (This was mainly my fault.) The characters were on the ship together for months and the crew barely knew each other and seemed to have no other relationships.

The first problem could be sorted by a simple change of the Time line (a 4000 year difference.) and take us to the period between revenge and Hope. This is so the government is tyrannical but we won't get involved in the whole Film storyline. This thread sorts the second problem.

This Thread is to sort out characters and the storyline, work out what the other members of the crew know and don't know about your character. We don't want crewmen who are open books but we don't want the exact opposite and have someone who is only known by 1 letter.
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The Story

9 years after the form of the 1st galactic empire and the purge of the Jedi. The Echo captained Nic White flies across the galaxy, taking on jobs no matter how hard or illegal. The Ship and Crew do what it takes to survive and keep flying in the galaxy.

The Missions
starmark2k:'The Passenger' (http://lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=159448)
The Crew looking for some more legitimate work take on a private transport job. They End up taking a mysterious passenger, The passenger turns out to be a Jedi on the run from the Evil sith controlled Empire…
Writer:'An Old Friend and a New Job' (http://lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=160156)
With the crew now heavy one Jedi the Echo carries on to Alderaan along with a Mysterious Hitchhiker from Jana's past. After narrowly avoiding one imperial Fleet they soon find themselves up against none other than the Dark Lord of the sith Himself, Darth Vader.
steven:'Rhea' (http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=162640)
On a trip to Naboo the crew of the Echo are caught by a traitorous Imperial Captain who makes a deal with them. In exchange for their freedom the crew must still information on the location of an old Clone Wars Ship. Reluctantly the crew except and attempt to con a Moff out of the information by sending Nic and Beryl in as a married Couple.
stingerhs: 'Fraught with Disappointment' (http://lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=173031)
In an attempt to rescue her lost love Ryshana recruits the crew to help her infiltrate an Imperial prison facility taking Beryl along for the ride. Meanwhile Nic and the rest of the Crew come across Ghosts from the Captains pass when an Imperial Ship boards them for a routine inspection.
JasraLantill: 'Brothers in Arms' (or 'Out of the Frying Pan...') (http://lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=182823)
Two months after the Prison escape that saw Ryshana Killed with Beryl and Nic both being taken captive the Two prisoners find themselves on Carida looking to escape. Meanwhile Jana and the rest of the Echo's crew are Constantly on the Run from Imperial Pursuers, while at the same time Conway and Max are on a mission to rescue the Corellian pilot. Once the crew are reunited they go to stop Beryl's Brother and his evil experiments.
Rogue Nine
Discission about the future...

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The Ship- The Echo

Rougth internal Layout- http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a353/starmark2k/Echo.jpg)

A medium Kuat Freighter that dates back to the clone wars. It's has greatly improved Engines and shields. It has also had a second turret placed on the dorsal hull and has had part of the Cargo hold turned into a 'quick drop' Hanger for a Z-95 Headhunter. The Bridge has a small forward bridge for the captain, pilot and a passenger, This leads into the common room where food can be prepared and consumed it is also where the crew can relax and play games like Dejaric or Sabacc. The Opposite side of this is a small corridor with access to the ventral and dorsal turrets. This then leads to the engineering section. Off the corridor are 10 Sleeping Quarters for the crew and passengers. Ladders to the lower level are located in the common room and the ladders to the turret also lead to the lower level.

The lower level is one large cargo hold with catwalks along walls, The rear has a small hanger that holds the Z-95, the cockpit is accessed via the catwalks. The hanger has doors under the hunter to allow the fighter to drop out of the ship and quickly get to action. The loading ramp is on the starboard side of the ship.
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Crew Positions (on a first come first serve basis.)
Captain- Nic White (Starmark2k)
Pilot- Jack Goren (Steven)
Engineer- Cloud Strife (Extreamjedi12/NPC)
Medic- Oliver Van Impe(Dec'd)(XoRRoX), Conway Harlowe (Rogue Nine)
Turret gunner(First Mate)- Jana 'Shortstuff' Vincent (Writer/Grace)
Headhunter Pilot- Beryl 'Psycho' Quitaan (JasraLantill)
Fugitive Jedi- Ryshana Oliaya(Dec'd), Jeez(Stingerhs)
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Position:
Name:
Nickname:
Species:
Sex:
Age:
Allignment:
Appearance:
Weapons/Equipment:
Bio:
How you were recruited:
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Rules- Rp forum rules are standard.
no 'super' character
no killing without
No char controling
Thread master controls all 'plot sensitive' Npcs
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Position: Captain
Name: Nic White
Nickname: N/A
Species: Human
Sex:Male
Age: 35
Allignment: Light
Appearance: http://www.armchairempire.com/images/Reviews/gamecube/resident-evil-4/resident-evil-4-2.jpg)
Weapons/Equipment: Blaster Pistol, Vibroblade (concealed in Boots.), Short-range scatter shot blaster rifle (Shotgun).
Bio: Nick White was born and raised in the capital city of Naboo, Thread. His mother was one of the queens handmaidens so he was brought up within the walls of the palace. His father was a Lieutenant in the Naboo security force and took to the Security force. Soon after joining the Clone war began, Naboo only saw small fragment of the war and was only attacked once causing the Republic to place a base on the planet. This caused the Naboo security force to only take on low level policing. Nic noticed how the clone troopers seemed to be working there way into the government. When a Governor was appointed to ‘look over’ Naboo Nic knew that this was leading to something worse and left the NSF. When the Empire was formed he decided to get away from his world and took to the stars, He joined a small team of mercenaries where he learnt new skills. He did many missions and made a name for himself, during one mission he had to meet a contact in a cantina he ended up helping a women in a fight. The women, Jana Vincent, didn't need his help but appreciated him all the same. Nic introduced Jana to the world of freelance mercenaries and she took to it like a duck to water. They ended up working together on many jobs and after one successful mission nic joined a ‘friendly’ game of sabacc with an old retiring mercenary, The stakes kept getting higher until it came down to Nic and the old merc. The Old merc put is Ship in the pot which would have forced nic to leave if Jana hadn't stepped in and gave nic her life svings. Nic Won the game along with the Echo.
How you were recruited: He own the ship.

We can work out relationships between the crew later. This can be how crew members are related, married or old friends. The only one who can't have a previous relationship is the jedi.

Remember that your first Character Sheet does not have to be set in stone as relationships will chnge things.
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Timeline

59 BBY- Jack Goren Is born on Naboo.
44 BBY- Nic White is born on Naboo. Beryl Quitaan was born on Corellia.
43 BBY- Ryshana Oliaya was born on Ryloth.
42 BBY- Jana Vincent is born on Corellia.
39 BBY- Jack Goren joined the Naboo Space Security
38 BBY- Oliver Van Impe was born on Dantooine.
32 BBY- The Trade Federation Blockade Naboo and the Sith reveal themselves to the jedi for the first time in many years. (ep1:TPM)
31 BBY- Jack Goren was offically declare a missing person. Beryl Quitaan attends the TCTA (Talus Combat Training Academy) in the Corellian system.
30 BBY- Cloud Strife Was Born on Alderaan.
29 BBY- Jana Vincent begins attending TCTA.
27 BBY- Quitaan Scholarship Fund established and a new TCTA flight control tower is built by Rade Quitaan of the Corellian Engineering Corp to replace the one that was irreparably damaged by an over zealous Berly Quitaan doing a hot-shot flyby and blowing out the windows. Jana Vincent is awarded a Quitaan Scholarship for her high scores in turret gunning and contact combat.
26 BBY- Nic White joins the Naboo Security Force. Cloud Strife's father leaves Alderaan and goes to Naboo and joins the Royal Guard.
24 BBY- Beryl Quitaan becomes a test pilot for CEC rival Incom-Subpro for the Z-95 series fighters where she earns nickname of Psycho. Oliver Impe’s father is murdered by some Bounty Hunters.
23 BBY- Ryshana Knighted by the Jedi.Oliver Impe meets Fenric Khan, who tricks him and takes Oliver to Naboo.
22 BBY- The Clone War begins. (ep2:AOTC) Jana Vincent graduates from TCTA and returns to Corellia, lives there for a year.
21 BBY- Ryshana given the rank of General and given command of a platoon of Commandos. Jana Vincent leaves Corellia and goes to Alderaan, a month later, she travels to Coruscant.
20 BBY- Jana Vincent runs out of money and begins working in various restaurants and bars on Coruscant.
19 BBY- The Clone War ends and the Republic becomes the Empire, The Jedi are all but Destroyed. (ep3:ROTS) Nic White leave Naboo to become a mercenary, He joins a small team. Beryl Quitaan is fired with the creation of Incom Corp due to the availability of less expensive clone test pilots from the Empire.
18 BBY- Nic White becomes a Freelance Mercenary. Beryl Quitaan begins working under father Rade as CEC test pilot for new CR-90 Corvette series cruisers. Oliver Impe meets a girl and falls in love with her, he also begins a career in medicine.
17 BBY- Oliver Impe turns to drink when he discovers his true love is a smuggler after she is arrested. Cloud Strife is found to have great skill in mechanics when he disassembles an engine and puts it back together in 5 minutes.
16 BBY- Nic White and Jana Vincent meet in a bar fight. Nic White and Jana Vincent become Good Friends and pratically Mercenary partners taking jobs on together.
15 BBY- Beryl Quitaan becomes a blockade runner. Her father, Rade Quitaan, dies (of natural causes). Due to his alcohol problem oliver impe is fired from his Medic's job, this causes him to become a social recluse.
14 BBY- Nic White Wins the Echo. Jana Vincent Joins the crew as the First-Mate and Turret Gunner. Oliver Impe gets his job on the Echo. Cloud Strife joins the crew of Echo.
13 BBY- Cloud Strife falls in love with Aerith Gainsborough, later she gets killed by Sephiroth.
12 BBY- Cloud Strife Leaves crew for a while to seach for Sephiroth.
11 BBY- Cloud Strife Rejoins the crew of the Echo. The Echo's Pilot is murdered, Jack Goren saves Nic White's Life and becomes the Pilot of Nic Whites ship. Beryl Quitaan's ship was impounded by The Empire while Blockade Running. She escapes and wins her place on the Echo by beating Nic White at Pazaak
10 BBY- THE RP. Now.
00 BBY- Alderaan is destroyed by the Death Star. The Death Star is Destroyed in the Battle of Yavin. (ep4: ANH)

BBY= Before Battle of Yavin (Episode IV: A New Hope)
All dates from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_wars_timeline)

Position: Turret gunner 1/First mate

Name: Jana Vincent

Nickname: Short Stuff

Species: Human

Sex: Female

Age: 33

Allignment: Light

Appearance: dark brown curly hair falls mid-back, dark brown eyes, 5' 2" tall

Weapons/Equipment: She's had extensive training in hand-to hand combat... anything she can lift is a weapon in her hands. Other than that, she carries a modified blaster pistol and a long knife anywhere she goes.

Bio: Jana was raised by her father and mother on Corellia. Her life was not much affected by the Empire, though she was living during the government switch. Her parents had always been concerned for her safety and therefore, when she was old enough, they sent her to a combat school.

At combat school, she excelled in nearly everything she tried, specifically, turret use. She was also trained in several different forms of martial arts. In the combat school, she heard rumors of the best pilot ever, a girl named Beryl Quitaan. Though Jana would have been interested in meeting the hotshot pilot, the meeting never occurred.

After combat school, Jana left Corellia and went to Coruscant. There, she ended up loosing most of her money, forcing her to stay and work. Stubborn enough not to contact her parents for more money, this is exactly what she did, but it led her to fighting.

In one such fight, she met Nic White. He introduced her to the work of a freelance mercenary. She liked it enough that she stayed close to Nic. When he had a job, she went with him. Gradually, they spent less and less time apart. When he won the Echo, she was watching. When he asked her to be the start of a crew he'd recruit for the new ship, she accepted, becoming the first turret gunner and first mate.

Position:Piolt
Name: Jack Goren
Nickname:Goren
Species:Human
Sex:Male
Age:50
Allignment: Neutral
Appearance: http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Crater/4736/krussel.gif)
Weapons/Equipment:Custom-made blaster-riffle + Light Armour
Personallity:Dosn't speak much. At all for that fact, he only grunts his replies. He only speaks when he's insalting someone or has a very good point to make.
Bio: Not much is known about Jack expect he was a piolt in the naboo secerity air/space force. He was up for an award for his bravery during the battle against the droids however he never attened it. The next day he was offically declared missing. And he remained missing untill two months ago he was recuited on board the Echo as their new piolt.
How you were recruited: They met after Goren pulled Nick out of the way of a landspeeder which was trying to run Nick over in Mos Espa. He also helped Nick kill the thugs that tried to them over. They talked alittle at a cantina and Jack learnt that Nick was a captain of a ship and his piolt had recently been killed. After some more talk Jack was recuited as the ships new piolt.

O.K i made various mistakes in the first post so i'll edit it, The main one is the fact i haven't put the rules in... I know it's my thought but one of my Rules is always no 'super' characters. This includes spenies that can be shot 50 times and still be standing. With or without armour. So sorry Steven, But your character is in violation of that rule... Your bio is good and it will work with pretty much any species so i hope it doesn't cause to much inconveiniance.
But i'm sure you see my point as it makes characters to unbalanced which makes it unfair to other players.

I also added Sex and Allignment to the Char sheets

I'm sorry but is was a long post with alot of info in it.

Edited my post, added lots of info about my char.

Thats Good Wildjedi and for alls INfo Nic has had the ship 5 years.

Position: Medic
Name: Oliver Van Impe
Nickname: Impe
Species: Human
Sex: Male
Age: 29
Allignment: Light
Appearance: Very small, long red hair and not-fancy clothes.
Weapons/Equipment: A little blaster, and three boxes with medic equipment.
Bio:

Oliver was born on Dantooine, where he did work for his parents on their farm. His childhood did end, when his father died by some hunters in the area. That did hurt Oliver. He decided, that farming wasen’t his life. He wanted to be something great. Like a general or something. Maybe one of those guys, with the ”lightsabers”. Like the story says.
But he choosed the wrong freinds. Fenric Khan, one of his old childhood freinds cheated him. So he didn’t arrive to Coruscant, where Oliver thougt he could be a politician. Oliver was on his way to Naboo.
On the way, while Oliver was in a really bad mood about his travel to Naboo, he did meet a young girl, who was a soldier. She was medic in the army – and they falled in love on the very long trip. She learned him everything about to be a medic – and he did have a great talent. But when they arrieved, the girl was arrested. She was a criminal – and Oliver couldn’t forgive that. He is very lawful, and he decided, that he never wanted to meet her again, and took job on the ship called ”Echo”.

How you were recruited: Did get a job by the captain.

(Sorry if the english is bad. I’m not perfect to english, but i will try my best.)

I've editted my thing. He's no longer a super-being..

hmm, i'll take the renegade jedi. and if you don't mind, i'll use a character from my fanfic. :)

Position:
Name: Ryshana Oliaya
Nickname: Shana
Species: Twi'lek
Sex: Female
Age: 34
Allignment: Light
Appearance: Deep purple skin tone with barely noticable black spots on her lekku(head tails)
Weapons/Equipment: yellow lightsaber; plain, unassuming clothing
Bio: Excerpt from a deleted Corellian Database
corrupted portion....397!*&@!

ii**``&..served with distinction as a General in the Clone Wars as Commander of i@iii!..corrupted portion.... led the Commandos through the swamps to raid the Seperatist Command Center at the Siege of 974ii..corrupted portion... and served with Gunnery Sergeant 0089 who was later discovered to be Jedi Knight Yajisif Quiinzara that had been secretly inserted into the Clone ranks by the Jedi#iiii!!..unexpected end of file

Excerpt from the Imperial Bounty Database
...is considered to be armed and extremely dangerous. As a former General during the Clone Wars, she was able to bring about the only betrayal of any squad of Imperial Soldiers during the conflict. Having been executed as traitors, her squad of Commandos is not a threat. Utmost caution is still highly advised.

((if that's too much, or if you need more, just let me know. ;) ))

Ummm well part of the first thread is your char joining so no need to worry about the joining , History wise You can put down info which would be on an imperial bounty sheet, or which would be on public databases. As my char will probably check those after we discover you are a jedi.

ahh, gotcha. i'll go ahead and edit the post. ;)

Position: Engineer
Name: Cloud Strife
Nickname: Cloud
Species: Human
Sex: Male
Age: 21
Allignment: Light
Appearance: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/Cloud_Strife_art.jpg)
Weapons/Equipment: Sword(seen holding in picture), E-11 Blaster Rifle, a wrench, and a belt of grenades.
Bio: As a small boy, Cloud Strife read many stories about the Jedi. He loved exploration and space. He was so smart, he took apart a hyperdrive and put it back together when he was in 10th grade in under 5 minutes. After collage, he opened a starport/mechanic shop on Aldeeran(sp?). He spent hours in that shop, doing what he loved: fixing and repairing things.

Once when he was a mercenary, he was doing a mission with some of his friends, he meets a young flower girl named Aerith Gainsborough. After some adventures, she is killed by a soldier named Sephiroth. Cloud vows to kill him if its the last thing he does. After about 6 months, he returns to his homeplanet, to cope with the loss of his love, Aerith.

How you were recruited: It was a hot day. Cloud was sitting on a hammock when the Echo landed in the landing bay. Nic ordered a repair and Cloud decided to do the job personally. He did his best and Nic was impressed. He invited Cloud to join his crew and he said yes.

Hi extream, all good except its based about 10 years before alderann has been destroyed,

Oh, then I'll change it.

Now we almost have a full crew, we can start to work on the relatioships between the crew... Remember that you can continue to change your character how you want (within the rules.) As the Relationships may change your bio. I.E If me and someone decide to have been comrades in the NSF, bios and recruitment will no doubtibly change. Also if to people intemd to be in a relationship loke a husband and wife this will also change the bio (it may also change the recruitment although you may have first met on the ship.). Also in relationships work out if there are certain characters your chacacter hates, We are stuck on a confined ship together so we won't be one big happy family. This is also an opportunity for you to voice your opinions on other peoples characters, Keep your critisisms constructive if you do so.

o.k so if you want to have a bit more of a story on how you come to be on the ship post what you would like to do. It can be anything You could have been stealing from me i caught you and you managed to blag your way on to the crew. Also i'm willing to have a pre-echo relationship with one person- wither as a person i served with on naboo, or worked with as a merc before i won the ship.

Also in the event we don't get a headhunter pilot it will become a drone fighter, And if we don't get gunner 2 the captain (me) will take the turret in emergancies.

We won't start untill everyone is happy...

In the beginning, i don't relly have a relationship with others in the crew. I would tryk to play Oliver, as a man there had to many bad memories about humans/aliens in his mand. He is actually a lonely person.

But it could be nice, if the captain could have "a pity" (Say if it looks stupid) relationship to Impe.

Starmark, I'd be interested in changing my character so yours knew her pre-Echo... I think I'd like that better than her current story.

Ok, so the engineer place is taken. :-( I'll take the Headhunter Pilot.

Position: Headhunter Pilot
Name: Beryl Quitaan
Nickname: Psycho
Species: Human
Sex: Female
Age: 35
Alignment: Loyal to Captain Nic, and that’s all that matters
Appearance: 5’8”, short blond hair, toned, pretty--but does not normally dress to impress
Weapons/Equipment: Blaster pistol, and various other sharp and pointy objects hidden amongst her person
Bio: Born on Corellia to a CEC (Corellian Engineering Corporation) engineer, Beryl was the only girl out of eight children. She’s a tomboy, a gambler & thrill seeker, and more than a little rebellious, but a “damn good pilot” as her father used to say. Three of her brothers have joined the Rebellion, but her father has forbidden her to join them. So, she’s doing the next best thing she can think of.
How you were recruited: Playing Pazaak with Nic one night, she bet that if she won he would take her on as part of the crew. He lost. 

XoRRoX- That sounds fine, But why would Nic take pity on your char.

Wildjedi- Sounds good, So What do you want our pryor relationship be, I'm willing to change my bio and possibly my homeworld (as most planets would of had a local security force.) and i can proberly change my age by 5 years either way and still keep the character as the guy he is.

Don't change your age... I'll change mine. Prior relationship would be... I donno... what do you think?

@JasraLantill
I like your character and recruitment, makes my character a bit of a gambler.

@Wildjedi
Well We could have been In the NSF or another military together before the Empire and decided to leave when the empire was formed becoming mercs and working together, When i got the Echo you could have joined as the first mate

or

When i left the NSF we met while i worked as a freelance merc, Got to know each other became friends (possibly more but thats up to you.) and i won the echo and you followed. becoming my first mate.

or

We knew each other from childhood but when i left the NSF we lost touch until years later when we meet up again, I already have a ship and you need a job so i take you on.

or

Anything you can think of...

I like your third option... will modify my profile to reflect that.

Thanks, Starmark. I think Psycho and Nic would have one of those 'try-and-best-me-if-you-can' type relationships. You know, a little competitive, but all in good fun.

@ ExtremeJedi12--And since Psycho grew up in an engineering/piloting/shipbuilding type of family, she's a pretty good mechanic. She'd be more than willing to lend a hand to Cloud when (or if) he needs it. She might come across to him as a know-it-all though. Could be some friction there, if you like.

@Steven--If Goren's gruff and tough all the time, Psycho will like him. He'd remind her of her dad. But she'll probably tease him just to get a rise out of him once in a while, but never in a mean way.

@ZoRRox--Psycho's a thrill seeker and likes to live dangerously, so she gets herself cut, bruised, & battered quite a bit. (Hence her nickname being 'Psycho'!) I imagine that she and Impe will be well acquainted! Don't worry though. She has a high tolerance for pain and her injuries are never really that serious. (You know, broken ribs, black eyes, the occasional gash on the head...nothing really life threatening. Just irritating. :) )

K guys so we don't get confused with the time lines, i'm going to make one up in the first post, i'll proberly start it around my chars birth, But i'll extend it later to put in everyone elses. It'll go up to when we start the rp and possibly beyond so we know how long it will be to the events of the new hope. The time line will include key events in all characters lives and when people joined the crew. so once i put it up (i'm on my lunch break at the mo so it'll take me an hour once i finished work so 6 to 8 hours time.) you can give me your time line which i will add to the main one in pos 1.

Starmark, I'm changing my char slightly yet again... Nic and Jana didn't grow up together... part of the reason I say that is the difference of planet. We met after you left the NSF. Jana was just getting into freelance merc work and partnered up with you a few times before deciding to tag along.

I'll explain it better in my post above.

The Timeline as far as i know it
59 BBY- Jack Goren Is born on ??? (i think it was Naboo).
44 BBY- Nic White is born on Naboo. Beryl Quitaan was born on Corellia.
42 BBY- Jana Vincent is born on Corellia.
38 BBY- Oliver Van Impe was born on Dantooine.
33 BBY- Ryshana Oliaya was born on ???.
32 BBY- The Trade Federation Blockade Naboo and the Sith reveal themselves to the jedi for the first time in many years. (ep1:TPM)
30 BBY- Cloud Strife Was Born on Alderaan.
26 BBY- Nic White joins the Naboo Security Force.
22 BBY- The Clone War begins. (ep2:AOTC)
19 BBY- The Clone War ends and the Republic becomes the Empire, The Jedi are all but Destroyed. (ep3:ROTS) Nic White leave Naboo to become a mercenary, He joins a small team.
18 BBY- Nic White becomes a Freelance Mercenary.
16 BBY- Nic White and Jana Vincent meet in a bar fight.
14 BBY- Nic White Wins the Echo. Jana Vincent Joins the crew as the First-Mate and Turret Gunner.
10 BBY- THE RP. Now.
00 BBY- Alderaan is destroyed by the Death Star. The Death Star is Destroyed in the Battle of Yavin. (ep4: ANH)

BBY= Before Battle of Yavin (Episode IV: A New Hope)

Ok now ive given you the Dates of your birth for each character acording to your chars age and of the major events in between then and 'now' (with the addition of yavin so you know exactly when it's based), Also i added all of my chars events.
Now I need your Timelines, if you notice that your D.O.B does not fit in with the rest of the events i.e you were only 10 when the clone war begin (stingerhs) now is the time to change it, But make sure you inform me. Also give me any major events in your life like when you left your homeworld. Or somthing major in your bio happens. I also need your join date just make sure its between Nic winning the ship and 'now.'

Thanks all and i hope what i've already done helps.

You might mention in the timeline that Jana works with Nic repeatedly between the time they meet and the time he wins the ship. After all, in my profile, I mentioned it and also mentioned that Jana watched (and we might assume part of her money was at stake too... seeng how high the betting went) as Nic won the ship.

59 BBY-Jack Goren was born on Naboo
39 BBY-Jack joined the Naboo Space Security
32 BYY-Battle of Naboo
31 BYY-Jack Goren was offically declare a missing person
11 BYY-The Echo's orginall pilot was murdered.
10 BYY-Goren returned the galaxy and saved Jack's Life
10 BYY-Goren joined the crew

starmark: Because he is so lonely, if you know what i mean? :)

Jasra: Sounds nice to me :)

I've added stevens although i've decided the RP will begin at the year Beginning so i changed the 10 BBY Dates to 11 BBY I hope this is fine.

I added a bit on to the Timeline about Nic and Jana, I hope this is fine with you wildjedi.
I'm only editing the timeline on the first post.

Looks good :)

Thanks Wildjedi, I changed my Bio to include your character, It basically states that i introduced you to the life of mercs and you helpped me win the Echo

ahh, i was assuming this one would be much closer to the end of RotS than this. okay, i'll adjust Shana's age to reflect this. her age should now be about Nic's age since Shana would have been about 20-22 at the very start of the Clone Wars. i'll make it.... 34. ;)

and she would have been born on the twi'lek homeworld: Ryloth. ;)

Sounds good... and because of it, Jana will occasionally tease Nic about the Echo being partly hers.

Thank wild.

@stringerhs- oK i've changed your D.O.B and added the homworld, If you want to add other bits to the timeline you are more than welcome.

well, a little bit can be added in, since some of this would be available in public databases or historical records. this should be about all you need. ;)

21 BBY- Ryshana Knighted by the Jedi
23 BBY- Ryshana given the rank of General and given command of a platoon of Commandos

@stringerhs- I added your bits although i swapped the dates around as the dates go in desending order as time moves forward.

@XoRRoX- O.k thats our characters relation ship sorted.

@All- so you know, here's how i see my chars relationship with all of yours this is based on your bios and other posts, Some things i made up to add more interest in it, this is can all change it's just a 'so far' post

Jana is the only person who nic would trust with his life, They have been friends for around seven years and fought many battles including several bar room brawl.

Jack Goren isn't an easy person to get on with, Nic can't say he partically likes him nor can he say he partically hates him, Nic dosen't like owing people favors so after Jack saved nics life he saw the best way to repay him was to give his a job. Nic does respect the old Pilot for his skills as a pilot, He keeps the ship moving and thats the most important thing.

Oliver Van Impe would not have been Nics first choice for a healer, but With the lack of options for medics to mercenaries he took him on. Nic saw a lonly and sad man in his new medic and found himself pitying Impe.

Cloud Strife is a brilliant enginneer, Perhaps the best, although Nic would never tell him as much. Nic and cloud have the classic captain/engineer relationship, Cloud needs good parts to work, Nic dosen't buy them.

Beryl Quitaan is a gambler and fighter pilot, Whats not to like. Nic spends alot of free time playing sabacc and pazzack in the common room together, They also gamble on what is often considered by others as 'foolish' things such as who can kill the most badguys, Turrets or fighters.

Nic beleives the jedi are fools, The way Nic sees it they could have prevented all of the tyranny that now rules the galaxy.

Jana-hardly knows. Doesnt talk to her

Nick-usually follows orders to the letter and knows that Nick doesnt like the fact he owes Jack.

Oliver-hardly knows. He doesn't often go to the infirmary on his own concent. He doesn't like being treating his injuries, he either heals them himself or leave them there

Cloud- hardly knows but he does release his skills in engineer and respects him for that.

Beryl- like the rest of the crew he hardly knows.Though she often teases him

I suggest we all post what our characters think of the others... it'll give us a bit of a look into how they might react to one another and, overall, get a better feel for each others' characters.


Jana trusts Nic as much as he trusts her. If she has a problem with one of their jobs, she'll tell him. She feels comfortable telling him anything that's on her mind. They know each other very well.


Jack Goren doesn't talk much. Jana respects his skills as a pilot, but as second in command, she's annoyed by his lack of communication. Because of it, she occasionally jokes to Nic about their pilot's 'excellent people skills' and suggests he might need to go back to school for a communication class.

Oliver Van Impe patches up the crew, a task Jana finds incredibly helpful from time to time. She's been known to take chances she shouldn't and has learned to respect Impe's skills. She also pities Impe's lonliness.

Jana appreciates Cloud Strife's ability to keep the Echo running, if given the proper parts. When the captain doesn't buy the parts Cloud needs, he goes to the second in command, Jana, putting her in a tough place. She wants the ship to run smoothly, but she would hate to contradict Nic. She usually tells him, "Were I in charge, you'd get your parts. But I'm not. So don't ask."

When it comes to Beryl Quitaan, Jana has mixed feelings. On the one hand, Beryl's a great fighter pilot. She's very helpful when it comes to sticky situations the crew of the Echo might face. On the other hand, Beryl seems to bring out a foolish side of Nic. Though Jana never forgets that gambling was what got them the ship, she can't help but wish, Beryl was a little less of a risk-taker.

Jana isn't quite so strong in her dislike of Jedi as Nic is. She too believes that the Jedi could've halted the Empire's ascent if they'd focused more on what was going on around them. As a child, Jana idolized the Jedi. Now, their reputation has taken a devastating hit. In Jana's opinion, it'll take a lot for them to redeem themselves... but she doubts it'll ever happen.

Ok Starmark, here are my contributions to the timeline. Let me know if there are any glaring errors! :)

31BBY Beryl attends the TCTA (Talus Combat Training Academy) in the Corellian system.

27BBY Quitaan Scholarship Fund established and a new TCTA flight control tower is built by Rade Quitaan of the CEC (Corellian Engineering Corp.) to replace the one that was irreparably damaged by an over zealous female student pilot doing a hot-shot flyby and blowing out the windows (oops... :) )

24BBY Beryl (along with her twin brothers Telk & Teser) becomes a test pilot for CEC rival Incom-Subpro (before its merger into Incom Corp.) for the Z-95 series fighters where she earns nickname of Psycho.

22BBY Clone wars. Beryl's brothers (Rayne and Nuss) join up w/Republic forces.

19BBY Beginning of Empire. Beryl is fired with the creation of Incom Corp. due to the availability of less expensive clone test pilots from the Empire.

18BBY Beryl begins working under father Rade as CEC test pilot for new CR-90 Corvette series cruisers.

15BBY Beryl's brothers (Syruss and Rel and Joshi) join Rebellion. Beryl becomes a blockade runner. Her father, Rade Quitaan, dies (of natural causes.)

11BBY Blockade running ship Beryl was piloting is impounded by Empire. She escapes and wins passage (and a new job) on the Echo by beating Nic White at Pazaak (and, as she keeps insisting to Nic, no, she didn’t cheat!)

If this is too detailed, feel free to edit!

Good JasraLantill, i added what i felt were the most relivant for us all to know, This mainly ment removing the bits about your brothers and the (Brackets). I hope this is fine by you.

And it would be nice to do as wildjedi has said and all give our opinions on other characters from our chars P.O.V. Remember as nothing is set in stone let everything can change.

Also timelines looking good so if anyone wants to add somthing just let me know...

Y'know... this is the most detailed and thought-through RP I've ever participated in and I really think it's going to be helpful. I'm really starting to look forward to getting this going. :)

Thanks... I think if you're going to do somthing you might as well do as well as you can. This whole thread is so we are reading from the same page, I can't count the number of times i've been in a thread and people had differant opinions on the time it was set and how well everyone knew eachother. This was the main reason why i think the second chaptor of the original merc crew failed as no one really knew what to say cos people thought 'i can't ask that as my character would already know the answer' (well i found myself thinking that.)

Oops. Forgot some info about Cloud. I'll add it.

Not to mention in the first Merc Crew thread, that little bit where I had to tell somebody (can't remember who now) that Emma's 'Hawk' identity had not been discovered by anyone but the Jedi. :p

And it would be nice to do as wildjedi has said and all give our opinions on other characters from our chars P.O.V. Remember as nothing is set in stone let everything can change.

Here’s what Beryl (Psycho) thinks of everyone…in her own words. (oh dear, oh dear, oh dear…)

“What do I think of Captain Nic White? I like Nic. He reminds me of my brother Rayne—did I mention that I have seven brothers? Good. Anyway, Nic’s a good guy—he likes a good joke, likes a good fight, likes to have a drink while he’s losing a few credits…. Just kidding. He’s not a bad card player, although his right eyebrow twitches when he has a good hand. Oh, erm, don’t tell him I said that, will ‘ya? I’m still down 50 credits on our last game. Yup, Nic likes a little competition now and then. Oh, and by the way, if he ever mentions my name and Imperial fighters in the same breath, the totals are 56 to 54 in my favour. Just, to set the record straight, mind you. But Nic’s a good captain. I respect him. I do. Sure he can be stubborn when he wants to, but most of the time he’s got his priorities set straight. And if he doesn’t, Jana sets him right!

Jana? Oh, she’s the first mate. She’s known Nic a long time. They’re really close friends. *a pause* Hey! Don’t look at me like that. I’m not one to poke my nose into other people’s business. Of course, Jana does give me that ‘look’ once in a while, especially when Nic and I spar in the common room. You know…that ‘look’ your mom gives you when you’ve just caused her favourite vase to teeter dangerously on the mantlepiece when you and your brothers are battling each other with mop handles for swords in the living room. Yeah. That look. But don’t get me wrong. I like Jana. In fact, if it weren’t for her, lots of stuff wouldn’t get done on the Echo. *rolls her eyes* No, I don’t mean stuff like the washing up! We have a rota for that. One that Jana set up, mind you. It’s stuff like that, I mean. Getting parts, supplies, ammo…if it wasn’t for Jana, we’d be in a right mess.

Oh, speaking of messes, if you’re ever in need of patching up, then see Impe. He’s kind of quiet, but he’s got the touch when it comes to healing. See that? That. Right there, above my wrist. Twenty-one stitches, and I didn’t even feel it. No, I’m not kidding. Barely even a scar. Now that’s skill for you. What? Where’s he from? Dantooine, I think. *an amused snort* You know, the amount of time I spend getting patched up by him, you would think I would know more about his background! I’ll have to put that on my to-do list.

Oh! That reminds me! I was supposed to help Cloud with calibrating that manifold coupling. *rolls her eyes* Well, of course I know how to do it! Sith’s blood, my dad was a CEC chief engineer. I practically grew up inside a hyperdrive engine. Me? An engineer? *laughs* Ha! Do I look like an engineer? *shakes head* No. I don’t. Besides, I don’t have the patience for it. *indignant scowl* Yeah, so? I know Cloud’s young, but he’s got this special way of thinking…like he’s playing Dejarik, but with parts, you know. Always thinking one step ahead. Heck, if he didn’t, this ship wouldn’t be in half as good of shape as she is! He’s a great engineer. And, he’s easy on the eyes,… *clears throat* Erm…, not that I’m looking, mind. I mean, like you said, he’s just a kid, right? I mean, I was flying ships before he was even knee high.

What? Why am I not the pilot? Because we already have one. Didn’t you notice that sour-faced curmudgeon in the cockpit? Aw, he’s not that bad, really. Suppose some people would think he’s a bit… well, abrasive, for lack of a better word. But he’s okay. Good pilot, too. And tough as nails. Eats them for breakfast, or so I’ve been led to believe. Yup, Jack’s the strong and silent type. His Basic vocabulary might be lacking, but he’s got an entire repertoire of grunts, growls, and groans that would make a Wookiee envious. Think I’ve figured most of them out though. *frowns* Well, there is that one he makes that I’m not real sure of. Could mean either ‘I totally agree with you one hundred percent’ or ‘get out of my face you psychotic shutta.’ I haven’t quite had enough experience with that one to put it in the correct context.

Is that it? Great. Say, would you hand me that Telescoping Vibra Joiner before you go? Thanks. What was that? *grins* Ha! Not if I see you first."

and so you can get some very brief backround on Ryshana, i'll go ahead and give you guys the cover story that Ryshana's been using for about 3 years (till the start of the RP).
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Ryshana has been working as a legitimate cargo transport engineer (as in not involved in smuggling) for the past three years. However, the captain of the frieghter decided that he needed extra credits and was going to start smuggling spice for one of the Hutts. Unaware that an Imperial operative was infiltrating the frieghter, the frieghter was captured by an Imperial Interdictor and impounded for smuggling on its first mission. Using a very clever technique, Ryshana was able to escape completely undetected after being imprisoned for conspiracy.

Aw, geez... Jasra, your post had me laughing practically the entire way through! That was great! It sorta portrays Nic and Jana as 'Dad and Mom' of the Echo and the crew... I like it lots! Especially the part about the 'look'... that was great! Sounds just like something Jana would do! :)

@JasraLantill- I agree With Wildjedi, You seem to have captured the characters in a nice and comical way, I think you have worked out the relationship between Nic and Jana really well.

@ All- I'm still waiting on timelines from XoRRoX and Extreamjedi12. If it's not to much to ask can you two have joined the crew between the years of 14 BBY and 12 BBY, As those years are the times you would likly be recruited. Also Wildjedi can i have a couple of entries in the timeline for Jana as we only have ones which relate too Nic.

Also Just to let you know we will start the RP on a commercial space-station after bringing smuggled goods to it.

This is good work all and it looks like we will manage to start this friday or saturday if all are happy.

Thanks

Glad you approve of Beryl's POV post, WJ & Starmark. Starting on the weekend sounds great to me! Looking forward to it!