Median Sky Pirate [Kuragari]

[Albedo28]

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Name- Mariana "Twin Blade" Pessavie
Age- 23
Gender- Female
Race-Human
Appearance-

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Bio- Born in Gaelion, she was originally born a peasant, but during one of the wars her family was killed and she ended up with a thieves guild. There she learned many things...chiefest of which that the thieves she heard were so evil were really just playing by the same rules the kingdoms played. While in their care, she learned how to wield two blades at once, giving her great offense and defense when it became necessary.
Eventually, the gang was cracked down on by the Kingdom, and she was forced to find a new home...which she eventually found in a grounded and damaged Arabet Airship. Using it as her new base of operations, she continued to, along with others, harass those in power of all three kingdoms.

Stats-
STR- 2
DEX- 8
CON- 5
INT- 5
WIS- 4
CHA- 6

The world of Media is full of strife. The three kingdoms Arabet, Gaelion, and Schwester, war against one another constantly and the fires that fuel the great war machines bring only suffering to the people of each nation. The citizens live in fear of war that constantly threatens the lands though the kings of each nation refuse to acknowledge the cries of the plebs seeking peace. The massive armies of each nation march on their steel boots and crush farms beneath the hulking metal beasts their Dragon Riders pilot. Bandits and thieves stalk the land preying on anyone foolish enough to wander from the walled cities and towns without a large enough escort. The lone group of battle ready freedom fighters named Rosenschild has been declared a terrorist organization in each of the three nations and large bounties were placed upon all of their members.
Through all this misfortune mages weave their magic using their own blood as catalysts to their grand powers. Their power only matched by the military's ear shattering cannons and deadly thunder staffs. It was not a kind era to grow up in.

During an autumn morning you find yourself in the captain's cabin of your salvaged Arabet airship. It was fairly chilly proving that the engineers still had yet to fix the heating systems for each of the cabins. A fact that was keeping the airship from reaching its top altitudes. Moving out to the deck you find your fair sized crew bustling about making sure the ship remains stable and on course. Above your position your helmsman, Henry, works the wheel, keeping the giant vessel on track and monitoring its progress through the skies above Gaelion. You had to keep the vessel moving nearly at all times to avoid the military might of the three nations but you had managed to escape their grasp so far. The beaten up old bird you called a ship was a stubborn one at that. With the wind blowing through your hair you feel nearly unstoppable with your twin swords at your hips. The three kingdoms were just waiting for you to step in an relieve their nobles of their wealth.

[Kuragari]

During an autumn morning you find yourself in the captain's cabin of your salvaged Arabet airship. It was fairly chilly proving that the engineers still had yet to fix the heating systems for each of the cabins. A fact that was keeping the airship from reaching its top altitudes. Moving out to the deck you find your fair sized crew bustling about making sure the ship remains stable and on course. Above your position your helmsman, Henry, works the wheel, keeping the giant vessel on track and monitoring its progress through the skies above Gaelion. You had to keep the vessel moving nearly at all times to avoid the military might of the three nations but you had managed to escape their grasp so far. The beaten up old bird you called a ship was a stubborn one at that. With the wind blowing through your hair you feel nearly unstoppable with your twin swords at your hips. The three kingdoms were just waiting for you to step in an relieve their nobles of their wealth.

Mariana smiled as she felt the wing blowing through her hair, enjoying the cool air as she took some time to just admire the view that lay before her. Below them was the lands of Gaelion, and all the peasants and rich hoity toity nobles who ruled over them. She felt some measure of sympathy for those poor sods down there who had to be ruled by such thugs, but so far there wasn't anyone who could truly stand up to them save their own armies, and they were kept well fed and well paid. Not even the wasteful wars waged between them and the other kingdoms were enough to get the Generals to do anything about it.

Thankfully, that's where she and her crew came in. They raided all three kingdoms at their leisure, and so far only Arabet had ever proven to be much of a problem...considering that their newer airships could actually threaten their new home.

"Hey Henry! We figured out what the next target is yet, or are we just cruising around for the heck of it?" She shouted up towards the wheel after a little bit, glad that the windows into the cockpit were open so he could hear her.

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Henry shouts in response not looking away from his work, "Rumor has it that Duke Regilus has left his primary estate and took most of his guards with him for some outing into Arabet. His mansion should be left with just a skeleton crew of soldiers and one or two of his noble family members. We're thinking that we can swoop in, smash and grab, and then bust on out of here faster than any local authority can respond. The Duke's got his own Dragon though so we'd certainly be interested in at least breaking the damned thing since our sources have said that he isn't riding the beast on his journey."

The helmsman makes a few motions with his hands and a screen appears in front of you detailing the layout of the mansion. Cables should be enough to get you down from the airship and into the third story of the building so you can raid whatever rooms are nearby. Your crew should be useful in ransacking the place unless you want to try to sneak in and out yourself.

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Henry shouts in response not looking away from his work, "Rumor has it that Duke Regilus has left his primary estate and took most of his guards with him for some outing into Arabet. His mansion should be left with just a skeleton crew of soldiers and one or two of his noble family members. We're thinking that we can swoop in, smash and grab, and then bust on out of here faster than any local authority can respond. The Duke's got his own Dragon though so we'd certainly be interested in at least breaking the damned thing since our sources have said that he isn't riding the beast on his journey."

The helmsman makes a few motions with his hands and a screen appears in front of you detailing the layout of the mansion. Cables should be enough to get you down from the airship and into the third story of the building so you can raid whatever rooms are nearby. Your crew should be useful in ransacking the place unless you want to try to sneak in and out yourself.

"Hmmm..." She hummed to herself, considering their options. Going in guns blazing certainly wasn't an option in her mind. The last time they'd done that they'd been chased for a week. A stealth operation would probably do better for her and the crew. "We'll attack after the sun sets, we'll try to keep things as quiet as possible this time. Let's make destroying that dragon a priority, while making off with whatever valuables we can. The moment things start getting dicey, we leave."

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"Yes, ma'am." Henry barks as he remains focused on his work. As the two of you were conversing you notice that a few of the new recruits your team had picked up were eying you. The men were supposedly interested in fighting against the tyranny of the Kings but something told you they were more interested in the looting part of the job. Right now though they seemed more interested in ogling your body instead of swabbing the deck and stowing the lines that were used for anchoring and quick troop descent. Two of them even had the nerve to stand back idly as their fellows worked and they whispered back and forth covering their mouths as they did so.

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"Yes, ma'am." Henry barks as he remains focused on his work. As the two of you were conversing you notice that a few of the new recruits your team had picked up were eying you. The men were supposedly interested in fighting against the tyranny of the Kings but something told you they were more interested in the looting part of the job. Right now though they seemed more interested in ogling your body instead of swabbing the deck and stowing the lines that were used for anchoring and quick troop descent. Two of them even had the nerve to stand back idly as their fellows worked and they whispered back and forth covering their mouths as they did so.

Mariana shakes her head as she see's the looks, standing back up and turning away from the railing, slowly walking towards the two who she had seen stop working, their fellows having to take up the slack. She made sure to sway her hips as she went, and when she reached the two, she caressed their jaws as she said in a sultry tone "I know you find me desirable, but I've got something very important to tell you."

Her hands then flashed to her waist, and in an instant she was pointing both her blades into their crotches, not piecring them but making sure they were poking into sensitive regions. Her eyes had a dangerous glint in them as she declared "Those who don't work won't even have the chance to look, let alone touch. You two are taking over your friends duties, by yourself, for the next hour. The rest of you, find something useful to do." With that said, she turned and walked off towards the bridge, shouting "Senior officers on the bridge in five minutes!"

[Albedo28]

The two men smile as you approach them before their expressions turn to grimaces when you press the tips of you blades on their groins. Then their faces turn to ones of shock as you lay their fellows' work on them. "Y-yes ma'am" one of them says before going to pick up a mop that one of the other men had placed down nearby. The other hangs his head and moves to begin wrapping up the ropes and cords that littered the deck.

When you shout the rest of the men give an enthusiastic, "Aye, ma'am!" and after five minutes you find your crew's leaders making their way up. Henry already had his place at the wheel but was listening in readily. Two women who looked nearly identical came up from one of the many hatches that lead to the room. They were Aria and Ilya your twin lead engineers. They were responsible for the airship making it off the ground each morning.
A towering mass of a man up the stairs shortly afterward. His ebony skin and shaved head glistening with sweat. Samson, the head of your combat forces and one of the most skilled fighters you had walked toward the gathering with a smile on his face. Behind him a thin man, with a bag that had sharp needles and various other tools sticking out of the top, walked up as well. The medical 'expert' your team had picked up recently in charge of sewing your boys back together, the surgeon Ivan, took his place nearby the twins.
With your officers gathered you couldn't help but smile at the assortment that had come together in the name of bringing the kings some pain.

[Kuragari]

With your officers gathered you couldn't help but smile at the assortment that had come together in the name of bringing the kings some pain.

Once everyone was present, she quickly outline the target they were going after, and her plan to go in for a stealth approach. "We need to be quick and quiet so we can grab what we want and get out of there. Our secondary objective will be to destroy this nobles dragon mech. Does anyone have any questions, comments, suggestions, or complaints that I would probably rather not hear about right now?"

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Ivan spoke up, "I'm concerned about you people destroying that dragon! We've never had the chance to get so close to such a brilliant machine. I'm willing to bet I could whip up some decent vials of injectables that'll boost the amount of blood your body replenishes if you want to give a shot at seeing what it's like trying to ride that bad boy."
Your combat officer spoke up next, "How many of the boys you want to take? We've got about a half dozen vets who should handle the op just fine but we've had an influx of greenhorns. Just over two dozen rookies that could stand to see some action but might not be the most skilled individuals on top of our vets. It's up to you depending on how much you want to risk things fucking up versus how much you want to grab at once."
The twins remain silent and look at each other for a while clearly holding back speaking on something either because it doesn't pertain to the mission or because they're not comfortable saying whatever is up on the bridge.

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Ivan spoke up, "I'm concerned about you people destroying that dragon! We've never had the chance to get so close to such a brilliant machine. I'm willing to bet I could whip up some decent vials of injectables that'll boost the amount of blood your body replenishes if you want to give a shot at seeing what it's like trying to ride that bad boy."
Your combat officer spoke up next, "How many of the boys you want to take? We've got about a half dozen vets who should handle the op just fine but we've had an influx of greenhorns. Just over two dozen rookies that could stand to see some action but might not be the most skilled individuals on top of our vets. It's up to you depending on how much you want to risk things fucking up versus how much you want to grab at once."
The twins remain silent and look at each other for a while clearly holding back speaking on something either because it doesn't pertain to the mission or because they're not comfortable saying whatever is up on the bridge.

"Ivan, do you recall what we're standing aboard? If we add one of those dragons to our little ship here, the Kingdoms WILL come after us, as they'll figure it'll only be a matter of time before we join those cucko revolutionaries to try and bring about peace." Mariana said, her voice filling with a tinge of disgust when she thought about that group, quickly moving onto the next man who had spoken up.

"We'll take mostly vets, but I want you to go through the newbies and pick the ones you think won't hold the mission back. I'd like to try and come back with everyone this time." She looked down at that, remaining silent for a moment in memory of them.

She glances at the engineers, gesturing for them to come closer as she says "Alright everyone, lets start getting ready for the raid." When her top crewman had left besides the twins, she stepped between them, holding their shoulders as she asked "Alright, what's up?"

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The two brunettes stand on either side of you their heads slightly above your own, "We're concerned about how you intend to bring the dragon to a halt. There's all kinds of rumors about how they can move on their own or that their cores are made of materials dense enough to crack the skull of anyone foolish enough to go near it unprotected. We've no concrete evidence of how the things work at all." They speak, finishing each others sentences, "So with that in mind we can prepare a serum that would interfere with the pilot's blood communication with the metal beast. If it works similar to the way magic does we can simply add some impurities to the host and they should be unable to produce the desired effects for close to a day's time." The both nod their heads sagely at the same time, "The problem is that any person within that place could potentially be the pilot so you'll have to either find a way to inject the vials we can get you into the Dragon itself or figure out who, if anyone, would attempt to ride it with the master away."

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The two brunettes stand on either side of you their heads slightly above your own, "We're concerned about how you intend to bring the dragon to a halt. There's all kinds of rumors about how they can move on their own or that their cores are made of materials dense enough to crack the skull of anyone foolish enough to go near it unprotected. We've no concrete evidence of how the things work at all." They speak, finishing each others sentences, "So with that in mind we can prepare a serum that would interfere with the pilot's blood communication with the metal beast. If it works similar to the way magic does we can simply add some impurities to the host and they should be unable to produce the desired effects for close to a day's time." The both nod their heads sagely at the same time, "The problem is that any person within that place could potentially be the pilot so you'll have to either find a way to inject the vials we can get you into the Dragon itself or figure out who, if anyone, would attempt to ride it with the master away."

She had forgotten that the Dragons weren't a mere machine, but indeed for all intents and purposes living, magic imbued mechanoids. Hearing their concerns made her frown for a moment in thought as she thought about it. "Injecting into the dragon would be best, since it would take too long to figure out who is the pilot."

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The twins nodded and went back to the hatch they'd crawled from. Just before they climbed back down they called out, "We'll have the injections ready for you by sunset, Cap. All you'll have to worry about is making into the jaws of that beast and using them. No problem, right?" The two chuckle and shake their heads before heading down back into the bowels of the ship.

After that you are left alone on the bridge, though from your vantage point you can see Samson getting the men in line and weeding out the greenhorns that look the greenest. You can't help but smirk when he shouts at the two you'd chastised earlier and sends them packing almost immediately. It would most likely be a good time to find where Henry went to and get him back on the wheel so the ship could change course if need be. You'd seen him head out the hatch that lead toward the crew quarters and mess.

[Kuragari]

The twins nodded and went back to the hatch they'd crawled from. Just before they climbed back down they called out, "We'll have the injections ready for you by sunset, Cap. All you'll have to worry about is making into the jaws of that beast and using them. No problem, right?" The two chuckle and shake their heads before heading down back into the bowels of the ship.

After that you are left alone on the bridge, though from your vantage point you can see Samson getting the men in line and weeding out the greenhorns that look the greenest. You can't help but smirk when he shouts at the two you'd chastised earlier and sends them packing almost immediately. It would most likely be a good time to find where Henry went to and get him back on the wheel so the ship could change course if need be. You'd seen him head out the hatch that lead toward the crew quarters and mess.

Mariana shook her head at the twins, turning and watching as the raiding teams were picked out. Seeing that the wheel was unoccupied, Mariana decided to do something different, and instead walked over and took the wheel herself. Henry had been working on showing her how to pilot the ship, and she figured she could keep it on course for the time being. She could always bring the ship to a hover if she needed to find Henry to take over.

[Albedo28]

You take the wheel and manage to keep the ship on course without much of a hitch. After about half an hour of making simple corrections you hear one of the hatches behind you open and Henry's voice reaches you, "Well, Cap'n it appears you've made me obsolete. Soon enough you'll be hanging me off the bow half naked to show off the majesty of your ship to any who dare venture too close." He laughed before coming forward and motioning for you to allow him to take control of the ship once again.
"You all set for preparations, Cap'n? We'll be arriving just after sunset in about an hour if our course stays clear and the wind doesn't shift drastically." He spoke while raising an eyebrow. "Don't you ever get tired of wearing those swords? I think a pair of pistols would suit you better."

[Kuragari]

You take the wheel and manage to keep the ship on course without much of a hitch. After about half an hour of making simple corrections you hear one of the hatches behind you open and Henry's voice reaches you, "Well, Cap'n it appears you've made me obsolete. Soon enough you'll be hanging me off the bow half naked to show off the majesty of your ship to any who dare venture too close." He laughed before coming forward and motioning for you to allow him to take control of the ship once again.
"You all set for preparations, Cap'n? We'll be arriving just after sunset in about an hour if our course stays clear and the wind doesn't shift drastically." He spoke while raising an eyebrow. "Don't you ever get tired of wearing those swords? I think a pair of pistols would suit you better."

She laughed at Henry's antics, smirking at him as she said "Sorry, if I'm hanging you off the bow, its gonna be totally naked. I don't know if it'll show any majesty, but it'll be funnier." She stepped aside, letting him take the wheel back.

"I got to double check the teams we'll be taking with us, and make sure the gunner crews are ready if end up having any trouble that needs some good ol heavy firepower to take care of them." Mariana started towards the door, hearing his comment about her swords and giving him a dangerous smile.

"I'm more comfortable with these babies. I like being up close to see my opponents reaction when they get ended by cute ol me." She then continued on her way, double checking the preparations to make sure nothing was going to be a problem.

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Henry just shrugs and watches you go giving one last respectful, "Cap'n" as you leave.

Outside the strike teams have split into two groups and are getting prepped by going over the map to the estate. They detail their path through the two wings of the building planning on landing on the roof, hightailing it to the far side of each wing and breaking in before making their way through the inside of the building toward the center where they'd take their loot and board the airship using small handheld rope-climbers to ascend the anchor lines.

When Samson notices you looking on he calls out to you, "Captain, You and I will bust into the building from the center and draw the attention of the guards as we make our way to the basement floor where they keep the Dragon. It'll let our boys get the best chance at smashing and grabbing as much as they can without heavy resistance. I hope you're up to keeping pace with me today. Think you're up to a friendly wager? Whoever takes the most guards gets to demand a favor of the other sound good to you?" The large man gives a deep laugh before looking at you with a smirk.

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Mariana considers his request for a moment, then smirks as she says "Sure thing Samson, though you might have to wait a bit for me to decide what the favor will be. I have a feeling the same might not be true for you." She chuckles, though she smiles as she sees that Samson has things under control with the raiding party. She heads off to the small room that had been reserved for training, pulling her swords out and spending the remainder of the time warming up for what was to come.

[Albedo28]

The time passes while you warm up and stretch your body for the upcoming exertion. A quick announcement over the PA system has Henry barking that the ship will be in position for the drop in two minutes. You make your way to the bottom of the ship where the anchors are stored and meet Samson and the two combat ready teams. Several of them held rifles and a few possessed heavy axes that would prove useful for ripping through doors and other barriers within the mansion below.
One of the newer boys walks up to you, "Name's Randolf, cap'n. Those tech ladies asked me to pass this along to you before we went off and started ripping some noble crap to shreds." He gave a toothy smile and passed half a dozen needles filled with greed and red liquids to you before hopping back off toward the rest of his team.

With a silent nod Samson presses a button on the side of the room and the bay door that make up the majority of the floor in this room spread open revealing the dark night below. Only the light from the estate breaks the night blackness as you barely make out the anchor ropes unfurling down toward the large building's roof. Before the ropes even finish descending toward the rooftop below Samson and the two teams of pirates slapped their rope climbing tools to the thick cables and jumped into the open air, streaming toward the estate below.

[Kuragari]

The time passes while you warm up and stretch your body for the upcoming exertion. A quick announcement over the PA system has Henry barking that the ship will be in position for the drop in two minutes. You make your way to the bottom of the ship where the anchors are stored and meet Samson and the two combat ready teams. Several of them held rifles and a few possessed heavy axes that would prove useful for ripping through doors and other barriers within the mansion below.
One of the newer boys walks up to you, "Name's Randolf, cap'n. Those tech ladies asked me to pass this along to you before we went off and started ripping some noble crap to shreds." He gave a toothy smile and passed half a dozen needles filled with greed and red liquids to you before hopping back off toward the rest of his team.
With a silent nod Samson presses a button on the side of the room and the bay door that make up the majority of the floor in this room spread open revealing the dark night below. Only the light from the estate breaks the night blackness as you barely make out the anchor ropes unfurling down toward the large building's roof. Before the ropes even finish descending toward the rooftop below Samson and the two teams of pirates slapped their rope climbing tools to the thick cables and jumped into the open air, streaming toward the estate below.

She accepts the needles, stowing them somewhere safe where they won't be a hinderance to her in any way. When they're in position and the doors open, she joins the others, attaching her gear to the rope and jumping, sliding down and watching as the roof of the estate drew closer. She quickly cast her eyes about, wondering if any of the night watch had spotted them yet.