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- Jul 1, 2014
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You know, I'm still not all that sure about this. Guess that's what I get for setting up shop and a planet that seems to make a habit of disagreeing with me. It's kinda like an unruly pet that wants to play one second and then wants to be left alone.
Yeah, that sounds like me.
Am I crazy? Maybe I am, wouldn't know if I were, right?
The Stats
Name: Tezlo Varrik
Gender: Male
Species: Mirialan
Age: 19
Height: 1.85 Metres
Weight: 60 kilograms
Affiliation: Waste Rangers
Force Sensitive: No
Attributes
Strength: 4/10
Dexterity: 8/10
Constitution: 4/10
Intelligence: 8/10
Wisdom: 5/10
Charisma: 3/10
Personality
Tez is a compulsive tinkerer, almost always experimenting and (hopefully) inventing, it isn’t rare to see him so deeply into his work that he neglects other, perhaps more appropriate pursuits, like gaining sustenance or rest. Always on the lookout for something new to study or take apart (preferably the latter), he’s never been one for unfairly assuming his work takes precedence, he just gets carried away very easily.
Above all else, Tez wants to produce inventions that are appreciated and useful, something that will make him acknowledged, and a lot of his time goes to searching for what he calls his “Big idea”. An agreeable and charitable young man, Tez alternates between long periods of isolation in a workshop to running around in various hangars and starships fixing various broken things. While he’s often seen by himself, he is not deliberately antisocial, and is perfectly approachable and friendly in conversation. Tez responds extremely well to positive encouragement and commentary, and will go to great lengths to feel validated and appreciated.
Likes and Dislikes
Likes: Inventions, technology, his droid, “Sage”, fixing things, taking things apart, being appreciated, talking about his job, privately playing the harmonica, doodling design blurbs
Dislikes: Periods of inactivity, being interrupted, being unable to fix something, being given the slip by Sage, Sage blowing a gasket, someone insulting his harmonica playing
Beliefs
Tez practices a traditional Mirialan faith, believing that all his actions contribute towards his destiny. Because of this, Tez greatly values integrity and good work ethic. The way he understands it, doing what he's good at, and doing it well, is his best option for increasing his self-worth as dictated by his faith. This is also the reason for his decision to join the Waste Rangers on Zonju V. Putting himself in the line of fire on a planet chock-full of heartless or disheartened souls will either make or break his status very quickly.
Tez's Tattoos
As with other Mirialans, Tez's tattoos denote important accomplishments, like mastering a certain skill or undergoing a personal trial. Due to his young age, he doesn't have a lot of them, but he remembers the story behind each one:
Forehead Diamond: His first tattoo, denoting his completed learning of all things vehicle-and-ship related. Finally he was able to not just help his father out around his workshop, but even run it by himself now and then when the need arose.
Forehead dots One each for smaller personal trials he had to undergo as part of an ordinary childhood; learning to swim, overcoming his fear of the dark, fixing his first swoop engine and once surviving a swoop bike crash and making it home by himself.
Cheek Triangles First two denote his growing mechanical skillset, mastering the basics of firearms and droids, the second, smaller ones denote his growing skills in those fields.
Biography
Tez grew up raised by his mechanic father on the cold, dry Mirialan homeworld of Mirial, from an early age already learning his father’s craft and hobbies so he would be ready to make something out of himself. They lived near the sea, and Tez used to be deathly afraid of drowning, something his father helped him overcome by (to Tez’s initial chagrin) teaching him to swim.
One time, when Tez was off on his own testing a small speeder he’d patched together himself, he suffered a crash that, although he himself was only lightly injured, left his vehicle in terrible condition. Utilizing what skills he had, Tez managed to restore the vehicle to something approaching working order, and make it back home.
Tez’s father would often remind him how his actions and decisions shaped his destiny, and that his accomplishments were what determined his worth to the Mirialan people. Tez took this to heart as a reason to strive to excel in his craft, which eventually lead to his pursuit of a “big idea”. This was also his inspiration to take off on his own, seeing the prospect of exploring such a multi-faceted and tumultous galaxy as an opportunity both to further his skillset and to prove himself a worthy Mirialan. This is also what inspired him to join the Waste Rangers.
Roleplay Development
Coming once there's actually something to write about...
Roleplays
Daksar's New Career (Cancelled)
What Does the Scouter Say (Cancelled)
Dancing in the moonlight (Abandoned)
Better the Devil you know (Ongoing)
Abilities
Tez has learned his versatile mechanical skillset from his father. From a young age he’s been learning to know his way around firearms, droids, demolitions and vehicles of any kind. Salvaging parts from one machine to use in another is something he’s particularly adept at. He’s also a self-taught harmonica player, no virtuoso by any means, but he can hold his end up. He’s a decent shot with a blaster, and is also ambidextrous, able to use both his hands with equal skill.
Tez has fine motor skills, steady hands and good balance letting him climb around a machine’s hull with relative ease to implement repairs or upgrades, and is also good at keeping things in order in his head. He’s a fast worker as well, able to concentrate on his tasks for extended periods of time.
Skills
- Computer Use
- Repair
- Demolitions
- Slicing
- Marksmanship
- Harmonica
Weaknesses
Tez is not very physically imposing, easily overpowered in a physical showdown, and generally prefers to avoid physical confrontations. While his concentration is strong, it only makes it worse when it's broken. His youthful naivite and trusting attitude makes him susceptible to being tricked or played for a chump.
Equipment
GEAR:
- Hydrospanner, Fusioncutter, other tools
- Harmonica
- Verpine Shatter Gun (Handgun Variant)
SHIP:
None
DROID:
Astromech Droid S4-G3, nicknamed “Sage”, green and bronze with a round head. Tez salvaged many of Sage’s parts from other, more broken models, and the Droid’s "speech" (among other things) is broken as a result, the characteristic bloops and beeps interspersed with scracthy noises more akin to gears stuttering and stopping for a second or two.
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