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Elias Indura, Combat
Paramedic
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StDxEnInEdSo
UPP 9 9 7 8 9 7
Acting 1 Interrogation 1
Athletics 1 Intimidation 1
Brawling 5 Melee 1
Chemistry 1 Perception 1
Diplomacy 1 Pistol 2
Fast Talk 1 Psychology 1
First Aid 4 Rifle 1
Grav Craft 1 Streetwise 2
Age 34
Quote: "Have you ever tried asking people instead of just
threatening them with guns?"
History
Elias Indura is the only son of a middle-rank police officer
from Ruie, an Industrial world in the Regina Subsector.
His family lived in what can be considered a poor (and
relatively rough) neighborhood, so Elias had to learn how to
defend himself quite early. His life was in no actual danger,
but being bullied around by older boys was not a good way to
spend your free time, so, with the help of his father, Elias
joined a local martial art school. He soon proved to be a
natural at self defense, and even if he had some congenital
health problems (which are reflected in his average Endurance
stat) he soon became a dedicated and competent martial
artist.
Fortunately, and thanks to his family's teaching, he never
used his talents without a good cause, and remained faithful to
the strong moral beliefs of his father.
After school he joined the army, but given his low endurance
he was transferred to a support role after basic training.
He already had some minimal first aid knowledge from the long
hours at the gym, so he choosed to join the Medical
Corps.
After the advanced training he was assigned to an Army
garrison on Inthe. The unit which Elias served in was often
involved in minor counter-guerrilla operations against
Ine-Givar terrorists and in three different occasions was used
for riot control during strikes crisis in the poor districts of
the capital.
Elias didn't like at all the almost casual use of force
against civilians and resigned after two terms.
After his resignment he did a lot of different short term
contracts on a variety of different planets. He worked as a
paramedic, bodyguard, martial arts instructor, security on
mega-corps liners, steward on smaller ships, and even in the
infirmaries of prisons and asylums. These various experiences
have somewhat changed his outlook on life, and he is less
adamant about breaking the law. What he can't condone is the
indiscriminate use of violence: he has seen plenty of dead
people and grievous injuries in his days with the Army, and
would like not to add to this.
He is willing to join any group of adventurers and can provide
medical help and muscle (in a mostly defensive role!) to any
party which can meet his requirements of morality and
self-restraint.
Personality
Elias is very good with people. He is calm, confident and can
usually find the right way to talk to others. He is very honest
and can easily win other people's trust. When contacted for a
job he always explains clearly that he does not approve the use
of unnecessary violence. He is quite firm about this, and
always tries to resolve any conflict by negotiate. If this
fails, he will try to convince the opponent party that further
opposition will probably cause some violent confrontation, and
will happily describe all the gruesome consequences that this
will bring, even in case of a victory. Non-lethal violence is
his next option, and only desperate situations will force him
to use lethal force.
He does not consider himself a leader, but will always protest
violently if his current employers propose a plan which does
not comply with his idea of "justified use of violence", and
will always try to convince them to modify the original plan.
If openly confronted about this (people sometimes believe that
he is just scared) he usually challenges the other to an hand
to hand fight in order to define who knows more about violence,
and how it should be applied.
Elias likes to remain fit, and follows a strict regimen (he
only drinks mild intoxicants like beer, and always in limited
quantities, does not smoke and don't use drugs), but does not
try to force the same on others.
He is quite friendly but tends to spend a lot of time alone,
mostly training or listening to music, which he likes a lot. He
never had any stable relationship, but he is thinking about
settling down on some planet and create his own P.I. Agency or
something similar.
Appearance
Elias is tall, about two meters and lean. He has dark eyes and
keeps his head shaved, an old habit he gained in his first
dojo.
He has various scars on his torso and arms. He usually wears
casual or ex-military dress.
He rarely travels around without his medkit. He has an
Imperial Licence for carrying a gun, but he usually prefer a
non-lethal weapon like Blur or a Thud-gun.
Referee Notes
As explained in the notes, Elias can be a good companion for
the party, and help patching up the PCs after a fight. He is
very good with his bare hands, and not completely useless in a
firefight, too.
All this has a price... he will never let them use violence
when there is the slightest chance of obtaining the same
results with diplomacy or other means.
Elias will not associate himself with bloodthirsty marauders,
so if your PCs reputation is extremely bad he will never accept
to work with them (he could cure them in an emergency,
anyway...). He is not strongly motivated by greed, so he will
probably accept "A-Team" contracts more happily than treasure
hunts or commercial missions.
If the PC propose him some unpalatable job ("...and then we
mine the complex so no-one will live to tell the truth...") he
will simply refuse to do it, but will not betray them. Your PCs
perhaps will not believe it, and some more problems will
ensue.
Indura may act as a Patron in a rescue scenario, or better
yet, as a link to a Patron who wants someone rescued, and asks
him to put together a suitable party.
While Elias stays with the PCs they can forget about torture
or cold blood murder. He is not above making people believe
that they will be killed if the don't talk, or using drugs, but
any kind of real torture is out of discussion.
After a fight, Elias usually patches up his associates and
then, if at all possible, even the (surviving) opponents. He
has no particular like or dislike for aliens.
A note about this Character
Elias Indura was generated as a PC for a short lived
Jovian Chronicles campaign. The personality and motivation of
this character were inspired by the articles written by Ellis
Amdur for the martial arts magazine Aikido Journal.
These articles often present interesting insights on the role
of the Martial Artist in the modern society, and I deliberately
choose to try applying his ideas in a RPG: even if heavily
fictionalized, mr.Amdur may be considered as a sort of
"meta-source" for this character. When I contacted him about
this, Mr Amdur was kind enough to check out my description of
the PC and allowed me to cite his name and work in this
page.
You may contact him at eamdur@halcyon.com or read
more about EdgeWork (his consulting agency for crisis
intervention in Seattle) through this link.
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