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Name: Rig Greymace
Race: Dweoger
Age: 75
Weapons: Falcon and a small sidearm for self defence only, assorted heavy spanners and other tools.
Height: 4’3”
Weight: 141 Lb.
Armour: Sturdy Denim overall with padded inserts.
Magic: N.A.
Eyes: Emerald Green
Hair: Raven
2. Description:
Rig is your normal dwarf, bearded –although its braided and worn short to keep it “out of the way”- with his normal hair running down to his shoulders. His “pony” is trimmed short to keep it out of his eyes and his overall is patched in many places and tends to have grease stains on it. He also has some pretty good heat insulation kit below his overalls.
3. History:
Rig was born to the generation of Dweoger that had witnessed the apocalypse first hand and as such he had heard the stories countless times growing up until he got so sick and tired of them that he moved out as soon as he reached his maturity according to tradition, and at 25 he was off on his own, he worked his way through his training at the mechanics guild working at a local garage for fixing cargo transports, he had managed to get the boss to let him stay in a small attic over the store which while it wasn’t big was certainly big enough for his needs. During this time he got into flying and it wasn’t nearly as scary as he had always pictured it to be, it was just a different kind of sensation. He had always thought it would be weird giving your life over to a machine that was only decimals away from falling out of the sky like a rocket powered brick. He was thrilled when he got the option to build a custom plane for his finals; the engineer’s guild would supply basic parts and systems with the notion that should it be deemed “profitable” they would keep the patent to build it. A little demeaned by the last notion Rig decided it would be worth it. And went to the drawing board, he didn’t like going fast as much as being manoeuvrable so he decided he would make his plane be about as manoeuvrable as he could make it. Quickly realising that the kind of manoeuvrability he wanted wouldn’t be achieved with regular wings he decided to go for a slightly weirder approach. He would combine the best features of the helicopter design with a conventional hull, providing the lift with the rotor while keeping the rest of a normal plane, he hoped this would utilise the best of both worlds. It took him a while to convince his superiors it would be safe even with every simulation he could think of being run. In the end they decided that as he alone would be test flying it they really had nothing to loose, and agreed. They gave him a budget and some hangar space and Rig worked tirelessly on “his” project. A while later he went for his first test flight, just a basic test of the systems, and he had at least proved it would fly, and his superiors were pleased with the progress and as they saw prospects for its deployment as a SkyCity defence plane they asked if he could find a way to equip it with some weaponry for testing that theory. At first rig wasn’t fully enthusiastic about it after all he had build this plane to feel free not to have it being turned into a weapon like the ones that had destroyed the surface. But he did like the prospect of making a name for himself in the business so he decided to do it anyways. Rigging up a system that allowed for swivelling rocket pods and installing some automated cannons and updating some systems so the computer would allow the weaponry to aim at the targets he was pointing his head while correcting for speed and height differences and the like had a finished fighter jet, now all that remained was a name a cool paintjob and the unveiling.
He figured that a demonstration of its acrobatic capabilities would make for a good display case, so he asked permission for his demonstration to be outside. After some reasoning his mentors decided they would endure the harshness of the cold outdoors (besides it gave them a good excuse to drink Meade during hours of daylight). So upon the day of the unveiling a lot of people had gathered up at the end of the city behind the bars to watch the show, luckily the wind conditions were mild and as such he figured he could get everything he wanted from the plane. Approaching from underneath the city for extra spectacle he lifted up straight after he had sufficient clearing to do so with the planes nose facing the edge of the city, and when he had greeted with a wave he flipped his plane over backwards in a manoeuvre commonly thought to be impossible for planes, a back flip with no starting speed. Then followed a display of aerodynamic prowess that is still discussed in the guild halls to this day, he was especially proud of the untried rotary missile system working flawlessly. He was inducted into the guild and is at the moment doing extended field tests with his new design.
4. More in Depth Sections:
- Custom plane; this is a hard to control plane as it combines normal jet controls with those found on a helicopter, and the quirks still haven’t been ironed out completely as such its hard for anyone not Rig to avoid stalling the plane or crashing it for other resons.
- Dwarven mechanic: Rig has extensive mechanical expertise and has been known to rig up some pretty weird devices. He makes his own ammo from parts legitimately acquirable in most SkyCities, and has the ability to jury rig some pretty complex machinery.
5. Magic: N.A.
The Falcon:
Crew: 1 Dweoger size Pilot.
Length: 60 feet 2 inches.
Wingspan: 40 feet 1 inch.
Powerplant: 2 Magitek gen-32 turboshafts.
Cruise speed: 450 Km/h.
Never exceed speed: 600 Km/h
Range: 5000 Kilometers.
Operational Ceiling: 25 thousand feet.
2. Description:
The falcon is a strange mixture of Airplane and helicopter, for it has normal turbofans to provide forward motion but a rotor to provide lift. This isn’t a normal configuration because it takes the weaknesses of the chopper without adding the strengths of a fixed wing aircraft, the high speeds and higher loading weight. However it does have some pretty insane manoeuvre ability with the two 2 bladed rotors turning against each other they neutralise the need for a tail rotor while the blades are advanced enough to allow it to fly upside down, do corkscrews and do all sorts of other gravity defying stunts. I’ve drawn a picky that I’ll scan in and add ASAP.
Weapons:
The falcon is armed primarily with 2 M230 Automatic cannons firing armour piercing explosive rounds. The rounds are common enough to find them in all but the most desolate SkyCities and the guns are custom build from common parts. The range of the gun is just under a mile and the guns can fire a combined burst of 600 bullets before requiring to cool off, this takes ten minutes, however if after 600 rounds you’re still in trouble you were in to deep to begin with…
Under the wings Falcon carries 2 large round rocket pods that can swivel in the direction of the pilots look by an intricate system involving low power lasers to measure the head movements of the pilot. The rockets are unguided and made from commonly available parts and as such are cheep to mass produce although you need to be in the bigger SkyCities to get all the required parts.
Total Ammo loaded: 2 belts of 4500 rounds of ammo and 48 rockets. In the large aft mounted cargo bay there are 4 more of those belts stored and another 48 rockets.
Name: Rig Greymace
Race: Dweoger
Age: 75
Weapons: Falcon and a small sidearm for self defence only, assorted heavy spanners and other tools.
Height: 4’3”
Weight: 141 Lb.
Armour: Sturdy Denim overall with padded inserts.
Magic: N.A.
Eyes: Emerald Green
Hair: Raven
2. Description:
Rig is your normal dwarf, bearded –although its braided and worn short to keep it “out of the way”- with his normal hair running down to his shoulders. His “pony” is trimmed short to keep it out of his eyes and his overall is patched in many places and tends to have grease stains on it. He also has some pretty good heat insulation kit below his overalls.
3. History:
Rig was born to the generation of Dweoger that had witnessed the apocalypse first hand and as such he had heard the stories countless times growing up until he got so sick and tired of them that he moved out as soon as he reached his maturity according to tradition, and at 25 he was off on his own, he worked his way through his training at the mechanics guild working at a local garage for fixing cargo transports, he had managed to get the boss to let him stay in a small attic over the store which while it wasn’t big was certainly big enough for his needs. During this time he got into flying and it wasn’t nearly as scary as he had always pictured it to be, it was just a different kind of sensation. He had always thought it would be weird giving your life over to a machine that was only decimals away from falling out of the sky like a rocket powered brick. He was thrilled when he got the option to build a custom plane for his finals; the engineer’s guild would supply basic parts and systems with the notion that should it be deemed “profitable” they would keep the patent to build it. A little demeaned by the last notion Rig decided it would be worth it. And went to the drawing board, he didn’t like going fast as much as being manoeuvrable so he decided he would make his plane be about as manoeuvrable as he could make it. Quickly realising that the kind of manoeuvrability he wanted wouldn’t be achieved with regular wings he decided to go for a slightly weirder approach. He would combine the best features of the helicopter design with a conventional hull, providing the lift with the rotor while keeping the rest of a normal plane, he hoped this would utilise the best of both worlds. It took him a while to convince his superiors it would be safe even with every simulation he could think of being run. In the end they decided that as he alone would be test flying it they really had nothing to loose, and agreed. They gave him a budget and some hangar space and Rig worked tirelessly on “his” project. A while later he went for his first test flight, just a basic test of the systems, and he had at least proved it would fly, and his superiors were pleased with the progress and as they saw prospects for its deployment as a SkyCity defence plane they asked if he could find a way to equip it with some weaponry for testing that theory. At first rig wasn’t fully enthusiastic about it after all he had build this plane to feel free not to have it being turned into a weapon like the ones that had destroyed the surface. But he did like the prospect of making a name for himself in the business so he decided to do it anyways. Rigging up a system that allowed for swivelling rocket pods and installing some automated cannons and updating some systems so the computer would allow the weaponry to aim at the targets he was pointing his head while correcting for speed and height differences and the like had a finished fighter jet, now all that remained was a name a cool paintjob and the unveiling.
He figured that a demonstration of its acrobatic capabilities would make for a good display case, so he asked permission for his demonstration to be outside. After some reasoning his mentors decided they would endure the harshness of the cold outdoors (besides it gave them a good excuse to drink Meade during hours of daylight). So upon the day of the unveiling a lot of people had gathered up at the end of the city behind the bars to watch the show, luckily the wind conditions were mild and as such he figured he could get everything he wanted from the plane. Approaching from underneath the city for extra spectacle he lifted up straight after he had sufficient clearing to do so with the planes nose facing the edge of the city, and when he had greeted with a wave he flipped his plane over backwards in a manoeuvre commonly thought to be impossible for planes, a back flip with no starting speed. Then followed a display of aerodynamic prowess that is still discussed in the guild halls to this day, he was especially proud of the untried rotary missile system working flawlessly. He was inducted into the guild and is at the moment doing extended field tests with his new design.
4. More in Depth Sections:
- Custom plane; this is a hard to control plane as it combines normal jet controls with those found on a helicopter, and the quirks still haven’t been ironed out completely as such its hard for anyone not Rig to avoid stalling the plane or crashing it for other resons.
- Dwarven mechanic: Rig has extensive mechanical expertise and has been known to rig up some pretty weird devices. He makes his own ammo from parts legitimately acquirable in most SkyCities, and has the ability to jury rig some pretty complex machinery.
5. Magic: N.A.
The Falcon:
Crew: 1 Dweoger size Pilot.
Length: 60 feet 2 inches.
Wingspan: 40 feet 1 inch.
Powerplant: 2 Magitek gen-32 turboshafts.
Cruise speed: 450 Km/h.
Never exceed speed: 600 Km/h
Range: 5000 Kilometers.
Operational Ceiling: 25 thousand feet.
2. Description:
The falcon is a strange mixture of Airplane and helicopter, for it has normal turbofans to provide forward motion but a rotor to provide lift. This isn’t a normal configuration because it takes the weaknesses of the chopper without adding the strengths of a fixed wing aircraft, the high speeds and higher loading weight. However it does have some pretty insane manoeuvre ability with the two 2 bladed rotors turning against each other they neutralise the need for a tail rotor while the blades are advanced enough to allow it to fly upside down, do corkscrews and do all sorts of other gravity defying stunts. I’ve drawn a picky that I’ll scan in and add ASAP.
Weapons:
The falcon is armed primarily with 2 M230 Automatic cannons firing armour piercing explosive rounds. The rounds are common enough to find them in all but the most desolate SkyCities and the guns are custom build from common parts. The range of the gun is just under a mile and the guns can fire a combined burst of 600 bullets before requiring to cool off, this takes ten minutes, however if after 600 rounds you’re still in trouble you were in to deep to begin with…
Under the wings Falcon carries 2 large round rocket pods that can swivel in the direction of the pilots look by an intricate system involving low power lasers to measure the head movements of the pilot. The rockets are unguided and made from commonly available parts and as such are cheep to mass produce although you need to be in the bigger SkyCities to get all the required parts.
Total Ammo loaded: 2 belts of 4500 rounds of ammo and 48 rockets. In the large aft mounted cargo bay there are 4 more of those belts stored and another 48 rockets.