GateCentral: AO: Special Chars

Special Chars

There are some persons (NPCs) who have special roles in AO. And it is sure that their roles are going to be improved during the 4y-storyline. Here are the facts that are know until now.	Es gibt einige Personen (NPCs), welche besondere Rollen in AO spielen. Und es ist sicher, daß sich ihre Rollen erweitern werden, während der 4y-Storyline. Hier sind die Fakten, welche bis jetzt bekannt sind.
Last update: 5.9.2001

Philip Ross

Born: Philip Ross - Bombay, Earth - March 11.29403
Appearance: 192 cm, 84kg, silver-grey hair, grey eyes.
Position: CEO OT Rubi-Ka
Distinguishing characteristics: Cyber implants, including vision-enhancements. Believed to use currently unindentified prototype implants created by Omni-Med.
Strenghts and weaknesses: Excellent leadership abilities. Very convincing speaker. Believed to be empathic. No evident weaknesses.
Bio: The son of Lora and Brian Ross, both high-ranking officials in Omni-Tek, Philip Ross received a military education and began working at the corporation headquarters at the age of 26. Already recognised as a strategic genius, with the rank of Captain in the Omni Armed Forces, Ross quickly climbed to the position of Strategic Operations Consultant for the continental board of directors. Having gained access to the inner sanctum of Omni-Tek, he rapidly advanced through the ranks. Ross was assigned the position as CEO of Omni-Tek, Rubi-Ka in 29434.

Ivan Sergeyevitch

Born: Ivan Piotr Sergeyich - Omni-1, Rubi-Ka - February 22.29430
Appearance: 164 cm, 112 kg, dark-brown hair, brown eyes
Postion: Chief of Omni-Pol.
Distinguishing characteristics: Large, bot-maintained moustache. Steel-enforced fingernails. Wears non-bejewelled rings for reasons unknown.
Strengths and weaknesses: Loves the Terran liquor vodka (Russian). Cruel and sadistic; known to Omni-Pol employees as "Ivan the Terrible"
Bio: Born and raised on the Russian-native planet Domovoi Prime, in the capital New Kiev, Sergeyich travelled to Rubi-Ka with his family when they signed up for the colonist program. His father died soon after in the mines, and his mother remarried an Omni-Pol officer and moved to Omni-One. Consequently, and within a few months, Sergeyich was enrolled in to the Omni-Pol training program. Despite his remarkably young age, he thrived, and like his peers rose quickly. Today, Sergeqich is an indomitable force within Omni-Pol and the mother corporation in general. Rumours say that, at the age of 18, he tortured and murdered his stepfather with his bare hands.

Eva Pourais

Born: Eva Pourais - Rubi-Ka - Unknown
Appearance: 179 cm, 58 kg, blonde hair, blue eyes
Position: Head of Omni-Reform
Distinguishing characteristics: Slim, in good health, beautiful and charismatic
Strengths and weaknesses: An ability to read people like an open book. Intensely smart. Probably too cocky for her own good.
Bio: Personal details prior to joining Omni-Tek are non-existent, but her ascension within the corporation has been fast and impressive. Ms. Pourais (she's believed to be single, but this information is unreliable) is often known as 'the face of OT'; she is often in the media, and she is featured prominently in Omni-Tek image-campaigns. Responsible for the hugely successful kids- and teenage-oriented campaign 'Embrace the Omni in You!' - widely recognised as one of the best corporate image campaigns ever (or perhaps one of the most successful mass-brainwashing devices ever construed).

Rita Prestin

Born: Rita katherina Mayor - Jupiter Core - April 5.29259
Appearance: 168 cm, 77 kg, black hair, brown eyes
Position: COO, Omni-Med
Distinguishing characteristics: Shoulder-length black hair with natural streaks of startling silver, hawkish nose, large eyes. Very tanned, uses a lot of make-up.
Strenghts and weaknesses: Though more than 200 years of age, Prestin appears to be in her mid to late 40s, and she places a lot of importance on her appearance.
Bio: Ms. Prestin has spent most of her adult life with Omni-Tek, rising slowly in rank as a medical doctor within Omni-Med to her current position as Chief of Operations, running the entire 10,000+ Omni-Med operation in Omni-One. Ms. Prestin is known for her experiments in bio- and nanotechnology, and is behind a large percentage of Rubi-Ka's extensive unnatural zoology - failed Omni-Med experiments released into the wild.

'Janus'

Born: Unknown
Appearance: Unknown
Position: Chief of Omni-Interops
Distinguishing characteristics: Unknown
Strenghts and weaknesses: Unknown
Bio: 'Janus' is the unofficial name assigned to the person(s) currently believed to be in charge of Omni-Interops, Omni-Tek's secret police. 'Janus' is believed to have infiltrated the clans, and only a few top-level Omni-Tek executives know his/her true identity.

Henry Radimen

Born: Rubi-Ka, African-Earth heritage - Unknown
Appearance: 193 cm, 120 kg, black-grey hair, brown eyes
Position: Head of the Council of Truth / book-salesman
Distinguishing characteristics: Bearded. Usually wears a grey robe, and is remarkably low-key, considering his position in the rebel movement.
Strengths and weaknesses: Known to be able to predict events with almost supernatural accuracy; an excellent strategist. Leads through wisdom and insight rather than charisma and personality. Enigmatic. Angers easily.
Bio: Little is known of Radiman prior to his engagement as unspoken leader of the clans, and what is known is remarkably unremarkable: he sold books. Respected across the wiely diverging clans, he's a leader quite unlike his Omni-Tek counterpart, Philip Ross, appearing at times almost reluctant to stand forward and speak. However, his leadership is unquestionably the reason why the clans are still able to resist Omni-Tek control.

Eleena Oak

Born: Elena Marcus - Rubi-Ka - December 23.29445
Appearance: 179 cm, 52 kg, auburn hair, green eyes
Position: Council member / scout-guide
Distinguishing characteristics: Tomboyish, tough
Strenghts and weaknesses: Lives in a big truck called 'Corkey'. Heavy drinker, though rarely appears affected by alcohol, and is thus rumoured to have internalised bot processing of alcohol. Has a sharp eye and excellent tactical abilities. Very smart.
Bio: In every way a true northerner and a born and bred clanswoman. Ms. Oak (although her birth name is Marcus, Eleena is unmarried) is the youngest member of the Counsil. Orphaned at the hands of Omni-Tek forces at the age of five, Ms. Oak is a master of many trades, not the least of which is trading. Accepted into the Counsil at the tender age of 25, she's proven to be a real asset for the clans, and is thus constantly in danger from Omni-Tek assassins.

'Lord Galahad'

Born: Unknown - Rubi-Ka - Unknown
Appearance: 195 cm, 96 kg, brown hair, grey-green eyes
Position: Leader of the Knights clan / Council-member
Distinguishing characteristics: Wears a suit of chain mail armor, a sword and a shield
Strenghts and weaknesses: Speaks in a faux-archaic language. Unsociable, self-obsessed and ridiculed. 'Lord Galahad' is one giant weakness; he's constantly laughed out of Council meetings, though his position as leader of the Knights assures him a position.
Bio: Not much is known about this buffoon, not even his real name or personal history.

Ruth Montezuma

Born: Ruth Montezuma - Rubi-Ka - July 11.29437
Appearance: 182 cm, 79 kg, black hair, brown eyes
Position: Leader of clan New Dawn / Counsil-member
Distinguishing characteristics: Tall and well built, she's a strong and imposing character, both physically and spiritually
Strenghts and weaknesses: A born leader, charismatic and intelligent, and well liked by most clans. Even Philip Ross has stated his admiration for Ms. Montezuma on several occasions, and has repeatedly offered her a position with Omni-Tek.
Bio: Ms. Montezuma was born and raised in the south, just outside Omni-One, and is thus more balanced in her views than most other clan members. She's even attempted to resolve the current situation peaceful, but with little avail. Her clan, New Dawn, is widely recognised as the most 'open' and liberal of all the clans. Appears to have the ear of several high-ranking Omni-Tek executives.

Tucker

Born: James Tucker Adams - Sol BC Prime - September 29398
Appearance: 199 cm, 134 kg, silver brown hair, brown eyes, Homo Atrox
Position: Council-member / bar-owner / editor, 'Voice of freedom'
Distinguishing characteristics: Naturally tall, but slouches, and so appears much shorter than he actually is. Friendly, known for his exceedingly loud and booming laugh.
Strengths and weaknesses: Has an IQ measured at over 200!
Bio: Emigrated Sol BC Prime in 29427 after a tax-dispute, and settled on Rubi-Ka in Omni-One, where he bought and refurbished a run-down bar called The Spit, now a popular hang-out with non-OT employees. Converted from Solitus to Atrox to serve as his own bouncer.

Simon Silverstone

Born: Simon Silverstone - Earth - Unknown
Appearance: 187 cm, 82 kg, platinum-blond hair, blue eyes
Position: Leader of clan Sentinels
Distinguishing characteristics: A classically handsome man. Carries himself extremely well.
Strengths and weaknesses: A fanatical opponent of Omni-Tek; convicted of more than one hundred brutal murders by Omni-Tek courts, but never apprehended or jailed. Feared and despised by many clan leaders.
Bio: Silverstone arrived on Rubi-Ka in 29447, though unlike most others, not as a colonist, but through 'unofficial' channels to avoid tenure contract with Omni-Tek. Settled on a small farm near Tir where, for five years, he raised a family and harvested the land, until Omni-Tek troops came down on his homestead - to set an example - murdering his wife and three young children.

Joshua Kahn

Born: Yoshiva Kahn - Tir, Rubi-Ka - December 17.29441
Appearance: 191 cm, 80 kg, dark-brown hair, brown eyes
Position: Free trader, adventurer and Council-member
Distinguishing characteristics: Tall, thin and lithe. Very handsome , with a glint in his eye and charisma to boot.
Strengths and weaknesses: Straight up, honest, with a winning personality. Befriends strangers at every turn. Perhaps a bit too trusting
Bio: Recently admitted to the Council, Kahn was recruited by Alistair Kolokotronis, and he is a good friend of that man, as well as Radiman, Eleena Oak and even 'Lord Galahad'. Kahn is usually on the road, travelling from town to town, selling goods - mostly cyber implants - as well as information and knowledge. Rumoured to have friends in every city and inside information on all affairs that concern Rubi-Ka. Kahn has also been labelled a true hero by many denizens of the north, though tales of his bravery are probably extremely exaggerated.