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Armand Serrano

Name:Armand Serrano
Concept:Scientist - Archealogist
Appearance
Face:Plump, Clean shaven, short hair
Clothing:Dockworker pants, Leather jacket, boots, Woolen sweater.
Attributes
Strength4
Agility3
Wits5
Empathy2
Trauma
Hit Points7/7
Mind Points7/7
Skills
Force (Strength)1
Manipulation (Empathy)1
Observation (Wits)1
Survival (Wits)1
Culture (Empathy)1
Science (Wits)2
Technology (Wits)3
Talents
Gearhead
Xinghur: Resistant
Gear Bonus
Proximity Sensor -
Portable Lab -
Database -
Medkit -
Tools (Advanced) -
Armor Rating Comment
Shield - -

 

Scientist - Archeologist


Campaign & Party

The League of Misfits

Shamus Khadyr Armand
Run by sjoerdbanga
Played by
Scavenger1976
Thu 23rd Jan 2025 07:29

Deep Rock Maghdan

by Armand Serrano

At long last. We are finally on our way to the Mining Baron's Palace. We are bringing Dr Samah with us to investigate the site and hopefully make some new archeological drills. If Dr Samah search comes up empty there is enough chance for us to collect the valuable Maghdan Ore. Both our ships are fully repaired and operational. We have plenty of mining equipment to earn a lot of money. As a wise man from Earth's past once said: "We will Drill, Baby, Drill".
 
After our adventure on the prison planet and Dhaab it's nice to have a change of scenery. It's not a long way from Djachroum. But i have enough time with Dr. Samah to check the specimens he collected on an earlier mission. The data looks promising. The Palace has been looted many times over. But due to it's size there is still some chance we can still make new discoveries. About 30 minutes before we land we heard Carl's voice " destination in visual sight". Dr Samah and me walked to the cockpit. Khadyr and Shamus we're already checking for a suitable landing spot. And just as was said in the original report we could see a glimpse of the three vehicles which we're close to the palace. These should help us with the mining expedition. Dr Samah was nervous and wanted to go to the palace as soon as possible. I thought about going with him but it was a better idea to check on the three vehicles first. Probably they needed some repairs to get going.
 
After we dropped of Dr Samah it was a short flight to the three vehicles. When we got there we could have a close look at the three Rivian ground two-seater transports. One of vehicles was hanging of a cliff ledge. We left this one alone. The other two we're on stable ground. Shamus and me checked the first one. After some hacking Shamus was able to decrypt the lock of the first door. It was out of power but in good shape. I decided to pull a powercord from the airshaft of the Black Moth to the powerport of the first Rivian. It started charging: this would take 30 minutes. Luckily the code of the first transporter worked on the second verhicle. I plugged in the powercord and... the powerconnection broke. There was an electrical discharge running through the cable going right to the ship. We we're still rusty i think. Because we all shot at the powercord or tried to pull it loose. Nothing helped. The Exo-Suits we we're wearing did not help either. As a last resort i grabbed my wirecutter and broke through the cord. But i did get a discharge and the temperature in my suit was temporary on very high. So... we have one vehicle. We only had to wait for 20 more minutes before we could drive it to the Baron's palace. But we had to get there a lot sooner.
 
Khadyr received a message from a panicked Dr. Samah. He was in trouble and needed our help. We jumped in the ship and flew to the entrance of the palace. We walked into the palace. This was one large room and there was not much light. With our lanterns we finally found the footprints of dr. Samah. This took us to another room where there was something on the floor. The dead body of Dr. Samah. Killed by a ballastic object. Near his body we found his Tabula where he Samah collected his notes. Quickly we decided to go back to the ship and see what was on the Tabulah. Because of the dark we did not know what could be lurking in the dark.
 
On the ship we opened the Tabula. It contained a diary entry and an audio file. This was very strange. It sounded like a riddle. About faces being keys. This did not make any sense. But we had a problem. Our client was dead. And we we're the only ones there. we could not leave him behind. Khadyr and i decided to go back and collect his body so we could put it in the stasis pod.
So we went into the Baron's palace once more. But this time armed.
As soon as we we're preparing Dr. Samah's body for transport we heard a voice. A young woman stepped out of the darkness. She said we should leave and Dr. Samah's curiosity got him killed. Next before we knew it she ran away in the opposite direction. She was quick and i thought about shooting her in the leg. Khadyr told me not to. Maybe i would miss and kill her and we had to explain two dead bodies. So we went in pursuit. But with our heavy exo-suits this was a big problem. Therefore we called Shamus and asked him to fly the ship to the other entrance so he could block her path.
What we did not know there was no opposite entrance. Suddenly we looked into a large crater where a corridor should be. And there was a ship. A small ship. A fast ship. But there was Shamus and we still had chance to stop her ship before she ran away. We boarded the Black Moth and we're now in pursuit. Khadyr told us to attack immediatly. With full power to the engines and Ion Cannon we started the fight. We could gain on her. With the eagle eyed Shamus we had multiple hits on the ship,. But this ship had a few surprises. It was built for speed and take a punch. Her shields we're still holding after our direct hits. And then it was obvious. Our large expeditionay ship was not fast enough to catch this little ship. After a few shots and misses we saw her dissapear in the distance sending insults to us over the comm system.
 
What know. We had a dead client which we had no explanation for. The suspect ran away to some far off place. The day that started so hopefull was not looking good anymore. We decided to go back and pick up Dr. Samah's body in the palace. During our flight to the palace we heard Carl's voice: " She is headed to the Ahaleem Station" . He examined the Tabula and found more information.The woman's name was Amyra and an acquaintance of Dr Samah. Carl told us about the Ahaleem. This station was in the Black Sector and home to a Biosculpt manufacturer: " Bayieaans Fake Face" . One of the sculpters worked on his latest creation in secret inside the Mining Baron's Palace. There had to be another room inside the Palace. When we went back we found another path with smaller footsteps from Amyra. This lead to another room with a still humming Terminal. On the screen there we're three buttons: Destroy and Download: both not available. The only option was upload. Carl had found the last entries from the sculpter. The biosculpt was a method for anyone to shapeshift into any person. There is a cache. The sculpt had many errors which could cause the death of the one who had the code.
 
Wisely we decided to blow up the terminal. This knowledge is too dangerous for anyone to have. Including Amyr. We had to go after her. We made everything ready for take-off . Picked up the groundtransport and Dr. Samah's body. And then we took off to Ahaleem. In pursuit of Dr. Samah's killer.

Armand's Journal Ordered oldest to newest

  1. The Meeting
    16 Feb 2021 08:25:23
  2. First step in a new Venture
    18 Mar 2021 09:38:42
  3. We survived !
    18 Apr 2021 06:39:34
  4. The Meeting with Wahina
    21 Apr 2021 06:24:33
  5. Rewards and new opportunities
    21 Apr 2021 06:47:41
  6. On my own Part 1
    02 Apr 2022 02:04:24
  7. Unfortunate Events
    02 Apr 2022 02:06:21
  8. On my Own Part 2
    02 Apr 2022 02:06:41
  9. On my Own Part 3
    02 Apr 2022 02:06:50
  10. The Way out
    02 Apr 2022 02:07:01
  11. On my own part 4
    02 Apr 2022 02:07:13
  12. Ship number 2 and the search for more money.
    22 May 2022 07:19:27
  13. To Dhaab
    01 Jun 2022 06:07:49
  14. Dhaab 2 inqury
    12 Jun 2022 08:17:14
  15. Dhaab Part 3
    02 Dec 2022 06:54:18
  16. Escape from Dhaab - don't ask me how
    10 Dec 2022 03:01:25
  17. Deep Rock Maghdan
    23 Jan 2025 07:29:56

The major events and journals in Armand's history, from the beginning to today.

Session 19 - Outcasts of the Asteroids

06:20 pm - 25.01.2025

Session 19 - Outcasts of the Asteroids

06:19 pm - 25.01.2025

Deep Rock Maghdan

At long last. We are finally on our way to the Mining Baron's Palace. We are bringing Dr Samah with us to investigate the site and hopefully make some new archeological drills. If Dr Samah search comes up empty there is enough chance for us to collect the...

03:11 pm - 24.01.2025

Deep Rock Maghdan

At long last. We are finally on our way to the Mining Baron's Palace. We are bringing Dr Samah with us to investigate the site and hopefully make some new archeological drills. If Dr Samah search comes up empty there is enough chance for us to collect the...

08:32 pm - 23.01.2025

Session 18 - Aftermath

01:58 pm - 15.12.2022

Session 18 - Aftermath

01:58 pm - 15.12.2022

Escape from Dhaab - don't ask me how

The alarm was blaring in the control room. T-minus 30 minutes the computerscreen said. We only had 30 minutes to get off this planet. With the Zeluba Brigade between us and the shuttle. How would we survive. Suddenly the door opened and Niema stept into t...

01:24 pm - 10.12.2022

Dhaab Part 3

Exchausted, cold and numb. I was miserable when i got up. At first silence but slowly the howling of the blizzard was everywhere in the base. Everyone made an effort to sleep. But i don't know for sure if everyone was able to rest. First i looked outside....

06:54 pm - 02.12.2022

Session 17 - Dhaab 2

10:54 pm - 01.12.2022

Session 17 - Dhaab 2

10:54 pm - 01.12.2022

Dhaab 2 inqury

Towards Dhaab2. This would be a difficult road. Ice, Snow and zero visibility. The exterme cold would make this a difficult journey. Shamus took the wheel and started the long road through the canyon. Along the way there was nothing we could do but trust ...

08:17 pm - 12.06.2022

Session 16 - Total darkness

08:56 pm - 03.06.2022

Session 16 - Total darkness

06:01 pm - 03.06.2022

To Dhaab

Here we are on the Mantella. All ready for our mission of 60000 BIrr. At this moment we are in a stationary orbit above Zurha. After a few moments the speaker called us to the briefing room. Here we heard about our mission to Dhaab station. The plan was p...

06:07 pm - 01.06.2022

Session 15 - In the Mantella

09:20 pm - 26.05.2022

Session 15 - In the Mantella

06:34 pm - 26.05.2022

Ship number 2 and the search for more money.

New day, new ship, maybe new opportunities ? It's time to explore "The Black Moth" our new ship. It would take some time and money to repair. Now let's see if it is worth it. We started from the upper deck. Here we have a chapel and an audience chamber. I...

07:19 pm - 22.05.2022

Session 14 - The Black Moth

08:25 pm - 14.05.2022

Session 14 - The Black Moth

12:46 pm - 14.05.2022

Sessie 13 - The Black Moth

11:36 am - 22.04.2022

Sessie 13 - The Black Moth

05:56 pm - 13.04.2022

Session 12 - Aftermath

08:04 pm - 11.04.2022

Session 12 - Aftermath

08:04 pm - 11.04.2022

On my Own Part 1

Not much progress. My ankle is hurting and i think a fever is setting in. Amadi came back to tell me the doctor was going to see me today. After Amadi left a new envelope was pushed under the door. It was a request from prisoner #0000 to find three mining...

02:02 pm - 02.04.2022

The Way out

The shuttle is almost ready: 90%. Now to safe Khadyr and Shamus. Carl told me they were in the same cell block as me in seperate cells. Now for the plan. I go back to the prison with two of my droids: Flash and Mongo. Vera will stay behind to guard the en...

12:03 pm - 02.04.2022

Session 11 - Droids!

11:43 am - 02.04.2022

Session 11 - Droids!

11:43 am - 02.04.2022

Session 10 - Into the darkness

11:43 am - 02.04.2022

Session 10 - Into the darkness

11:43 am - 02.04.2022

Session 9 - Arrival on Morji

11:43 am - 02.04.2022

Session 9 - Arrival on Morji

11:43 am - 02.04.2022

Sessie 8b: Khadyr en Shamus

11:40 am - 02.04.2022

Sessie 8b: Khadyr en Shamus

11:40 am - 02.04.2022

On my own part 3

On my own part 3...

08:28 am - 01.04.2022

On my Own Part 2

On My Own Part 2...

07:53 pm - 26.03.2022

Session 8a: Armand

03:14 pm - 22.12.2021

Session 8a: Armand

03:14 pm - 22.12.2021

Sessie 7b: Khadyr en Shamus

10:01 pm - 15.12.2021

Sessie 7b: Khadyr en Shamus

06:16 pm - 15.12.2021

Sessie 7a: Armand

06:16 pm - 15.12.2021

Sessie 7a: Armand

06:11 pm - 15.12.2021

On my own

Where are my shipmates ?...

08:20 pm - 14.12.2021

Unfortunate Events

This was unexpected. Instead of waking up in a comfy bed it's the hard surface of metal room. The door was shut. So i pounded on the door. After a few times someone answered. I was a prisoner now of The Legion. After a few questions about my Xinghur herit...

11:05 am - 12.12.2021

Sessie 16: Mining Madness

07:22 pm - 27.04.2021

Sessie 16: Mining Madness

05:31 pm - 27.04.2021

Sessie 5: Back at Djachroum

04:53 pm - 23.04.2021

Rewards and new opportunities

Finally back in Djachroum. We received our 10000 BIRR and were of to Janna's Cafe. Here we had a few drinks to celebrate that we survived our first mission. Everything looked ok. I did hear from the bartender some people already were aware of the discover...

06:47 pm - 21.04.2021

The Meeting with Wahina

Suddenly a woman appeared from the forest. She said her name was Kordoban Wahina. The last years she had worked on the Space Station 18 alone. To perform her research she created her assistants: The Charab and Protectors: The Kobu. At that moment Khadyr, ...

06:24 pm - 21.04.2021

Sessie 5: Back at Djachroum

05:29 pm - 20.04.2021

We survived !

The fight was over. The last two Legion soldiers were being chased down the corridors by the Kobu. Mission accomplished. And maybe something extra apart from our bonus: our own thermonuclear mine! (This is easily worth 30000 Birr) After some investigating...

06:39 pm - 18.04.2021

Sessie 4: Station 18 is getting weirder and weirder

08:17 pm - 14.04.2021

Sessie 4: Station 18 is getting weirder and weirder

08:16 pm - 14.04.2021

Sessie 3: At Station 18

04:16 pm - 12.04.2021

Sessie 3: At Station 18

04:16 pm - 12.04.2021

First step in a new Venture

And we we're off. Heading to the last known location of the missing ship and our first bounty. The journey fortunately only took one day. The engine of the ships badly needs maintenance. This was also the reason that i decided to stay in the engine room d...

09:38 pm - 18.03.2021

Sessie 2: THe first adventure begins

06:25 pm - 17.03.2021

Sessie 2: THe first adventure begins

06:22 pm - 17.03.2021

The Meeting

After another mission for Jarrod Khadyr and i finally arrived at Djachroum. We don't get payed enough for these kind of missions . I was not in a good mood an needed a drink. Which was made worse after meeting the harbour master. We had to pay 25 Birr ea...

08:25 pm - 16.02.2021

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Played by
Scavenger1976