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IC Information | |
Full Name: | Josephine Lovelace |
Nickname | Josie |
Gender: | Female |
Age (Birthdate): | 31 (11/26, 469 PC) |
Hometown: | Marze |
Hair Colour: | White |
Class: | Delightful Archaeologist |
Role: | Drifter |
Bounty: | 0 Gella |
OOC Information | |
Theme: | Original Character |
Groups: | Black Wolves |
Player: | Shrimpy |
Fun Information | |
ARM: | Gawain XR57 Mod (rifle) |
Favorite Food: | Sweet Pickles |
Least Favorite Food: | Mushrooms |
Dominant Hand: | Left |
Hobbies: | Pigeon-fancying, bird-watching, ARMs, collecting crystals, free-style cooking |
Good With: | Repairing things, raising pigeons |
Bad With: | The prudent approach |
Soundtrack: | 8tracks Version YouTube Version |
"Frankly, if I'd known they were going to bring along a Gear... I would've brought a bigger gun."
Known as Josie to friends, Josephine is apparently in the company of those archaeologists who have slipped somewhere along the line from purer practice into Drifter-hood. An optimist by practice but a pragmatist at heart, Josie is a woman of many vices who values personal freedom and choice above nearly all else. Skilled with ARMs and Symbology, she's apparently come across what she has described to others as 'a potentially enormous find' among Ignas' ruins and is currently in pursuit of more information. Penelope, her pet pigeon and notorious menace, is often at her side.
Background
A native from the town of Marze and an archaeologist of some note in the Aveh region, Josephine seems to have found that archaeology wasn't exactly paying the bills and took up Drifter work to supplement her passion. After some searching, she was able to convene with an old colleague, find his associate, and slip through the front lines to head out west, having confirmed that what she has is the real deal and now with an idea of where she needs to be.
Powers and Abilities
Everyone's got their special talents. These are Josie's:
- Sharpshooting/Trickshooting - According to her, it's a hobby. When it comes to sniping or pinpoint accuracy with a bullet, or doing dumb tricks with a rifle (and other ARMs!), Josie's the person to demonstrate.
- Gawain XR57 Mod - A highly modified (it seems to have even been a right-handed model at one point, but is now configured for left-hand use) gunsmoke rifle, of the type commonly known to aficionados as the 'Gawain'. Josie's favored ARM, and well-used. Now including some anti-Gear components.
- Iron Cobra 325 - A sidearm given to her by Lily. Apparently taken from a dead bandit. A typical Aveh-style sidearm, reliable but nothing special.
- Reaper's Hand - A heavy sidearm built on a standard gunsmoke core, but using metal scavenged from Rephaim's lost arm; some additional recoil dampening support provided by Shalune. Can alternate between two modes: six normal revolver rounds or a single buckshot round.
- Archaeology - Her job, her passion. She knows a lot of anecdotes about archaeological discoveries (and discoverers) and obviously the dos and don'ts of site digs. Which she apparently follows or ignores as it suits her, to judge by her behavior. Josie's even published some papers, but that was years ago.
- Dubious Contacts?? - Apparently knows people in shadier markets in Ignas due to having sold artifacts some time ago. Suspicious!
- Symbology - The daughter of an (in)famous Symbologist and an accomplished Symbologist in her own right, while most of Josie's spells are not combat-focused, she's still able to get a lot of mileage out of them nonetheless. Most of her spells are utilitarian, or orient around stopping/stunning rather than direct damage.
- Care and Keeping of Pigeons - And technically, this can sort of extend to most non-predatory birds in general, but Josie's very good at managing (preferably tame) pigeons. She knows how to handle, raise, feed, and even treat (non-surgically) avian wounds/illness and is familiar with the most common ailments, particularly those that affect certain breeds. She also has at least passing familiarity with most fancy breeds on Ignas. Yes, even the Kislevan Beauty Tippler.
- Mechanical Aptitude - Machinery is another hobby of Josie's, and she's capable of figuring out and repairing basic machines -- though largely she just enjoys taking them apart to study how they work (usually they go back together again too). More complicated devices take more doing, and as of yet, she has no capacity with electronics due to inexperience. She has a particular interest in ARMs of all types.
- Iron Liver - did you see how much she can drink? it's a lot
Tools
- Penelope - Josie's faithful (?) pet pigeon. Both a source of moral support for Josie and a helpful (??) distraction at times.
Type: WITS
- Well-Used Mattock - The archaeologist's best friend. A pick-mattock to be precise. A sturdy if well used piece of gear that can both dig and smash. Helpful for getting rid of stubborn rocks and debris.
Type: BRUTE
- Liquid Courage - Josie's best friend. For those times when everything's gone pear-shaped and you still have a bunch of monsters to handle.
Type: COMBAT
Relationships
Black Wolves
- Elhaym van Houten - "Red" : Don't know much about her. Fei's sweetheart, seems to use the same sort of magic as Lily, though the technique's different. Other than that, though...
- Fei Fong Wong "Junior " : Lives up to the nickname, doesn't he? There's something about him, though...
- Jude Moshe - Pretty fun; kindred spirit. Has something else going on, but we've all got our secrets. Contacts might make things easy. Should really give him a nickname already.
- Leon Albus - "Lion" (yes, really) : Ex-Kislevi soldier. Used to think he was the tactful one between him and Lily, but I guess I was wrong. Likes attract too, don't they? Not a bad kid, though.
- Lily Keil - "Tiger" : Ex-Kislevi soldier and essentially an adopted little sister as relationship closeness goes at this point. Foolish, prickly, and possibly going to get herself killed one of these days, but it's too late to bemoan having gotten attached...
- Noeline - "Sugar" : I hope you watch out for your girl. She's gonna need it.
- Riesenlied - "Sunshine" : We're not friends, but we're not enemies. But it seems like we share a goal right now, so I guess it's time to have a little trust in you. Didn't know there was such a thing as a Metal Demon pacifist though.
- Muni Muni - I don't know what to do with this?! It's too Guardians-damned friendly for a dragon!
Associates
- Cassidy Cain - Has everyone been holding out on me?
- Lunata Croze - Still finding her way in the world, and that's fine. She's got a lot of guts, considering what's happened. Her and Shalune make a good team. That cube better watch its act though.
- Morgan Newkirk - The fastest way to a lady's heart is through a glass of whisky~
- Noah Hawthorne - Kind of a pain, but I've dealt with worse. As long as you get me where I need to be, I've got no complaints~ Well, not too many. Good with a gun which is important.
- Ambrose Montagu - An old colleague -- what a sweet old man!
- Shalune Amira - Good sense with machines, even has a golem. I wish I'd started out earlier too! Helping me out with an ARM concept. Good friends with Lunata. It's nice to see girls helping each other out in the world.
Acquaintances
- Ambrosius - Interesting fellow. Been on a few digs. Seems like he's a researcher too.
- Bart Fatima - Associate of Leon and Lily. Sand pirate. A bit reckless, but who am I to judge?
- Catenna - Mysterious girl, devout. Has some unusual magical talents. Penelope likes her, that counts for a lot.
- Gwen Whitlock - Mysterious kid and courier, interesting arm. I think I know her aunt. Or however they're related.
- Ida Everstead-Rey - You know, I thought she was more sensible than this.
- Jacqueline Barber - Poor Jay. I heard things were rough. Just remember though: you definitely have the goods.
- Jean - Apparently from the moon; more importantly knows how to drink.
- Matilda Whitehead - Nothing personal. You just reminded me of some real bad times.
- Rosaline Calice - Nun and Etone. A bit of a pushover but knows some useful things. Reminder: don't actually piss her off, though. Damn.
- Rudy Roughnight - Damn, when did kids get so perceptive? Good kid, though.
- Talise Gianfair - Paid her back at last!
????
- Asteroid the Kid - Kiddo, just don't. Last warning.
- Neriah Parringer - Don't get in my way.
Enemies
- TBA
Josie's Shit List
- Isiris Shango'ra - I'm going to kill you.
- K.K. - Next time, I'll show you what I can really do.
NPCs of Note
- Timotheus Lovelace - A powerful Symbologist and a man of significance in Marze. Well-known in Ignas-based Symbology circles, and by anyone familiar with the Marze-Linga split (and attendees of campus in Linga if their professor hates him a lot which is plausible). Josephine's father. Still distressingly spry despite being very nearly 80. Also still not a nice person and basically a huge asshole of an archmage. (basically this guy, honestly)
- Penelope - A fancy pigeon. Allegedly a loyal trained bird. Allegedly also a pacifist, but this appears to be changing. Smarter than she seems (but still a normal pigeon). Often sulky, may be going through pigeon adolescence or... something.
Penelope's List O' Hated Things:- Salt Shakers
- Jacob the Mechanical Pigeon (Jude's)
- Cat (Morgan's)
- Lily's (former) Malevolence aura
- Tatzelwurms
Digger Discoveries
Does not include any outcomes where the winning result was 'a successful escape'
What | Where | Status |
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A mysterious statue | Sult Ruins | Sold for cash, proceeds split among group |
Lahan reports | Otherworldly Hollow | Reviewed and ultimately given to Leon Albus for safekeeping |
Damaged Gear parts | Ruins of Lahan | Some partially disassembled out of curiosity, viable ones sold for cash to Bart |
Hydroponic section panel | Berry Cave | Inspected briefly but did not review further |
Dragon Fossil | Ruins of Memory | Currently in Josie's possession |
A Useful Pendant | Rujm el-Hiri | Claimed by Lily |
Rare Fungi | Doomed to Obscurity | Sold for cash |
A Cool Whip | Krosse Kave | Claimed by Animal but Josie sold some mundane weapons for cash |
A Blank Book | Akbar's Discount Dungeon | Attempted to sell this (it did not sell) |
A Corpse | Doomed to Obscurity | Collected quite the interesting note |
A questionable favor | The Black Market | Obtained a favor from Fiddy |
A broken console | Cage Tower | A broken console; more investigation needed |
An assortment of ancient tech | Ash Hare | Robot arms, tools, and other assorted things; Josie probably has a few pieces in her possession |
Military cache | Nortune Sewers | Collected an anti-Gear ARM, took it apart and incorporated pieces into Gawain |
Weapon Stories
Gawain XR57 Mod
Chapter | Story | Unlock |
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1 | Once upon a time, there was a little village by the forest. Everyone who lived in the village were so nice and kind to one another. And in one house, you know, there lived a mommy, and a daddy, and a little girl. They loved their little girl so much, because she was the best and brightest little girl in the whole world. | The Door Was Open |
2 | But the mommy died. The little girl and her daddy were so very sad! The little girl decided one day, 'I'm going to do my best to make my mommy proud of me!' and so she studied very hard. Eventually, the little girl grew up and became a young lady. She left home and worked very hard. |
The Desire That Has Lead Us |
3 | [to be unlocked] | ???? |
4 | [to be unlocked] | ???? |
Iron Cobra 325
Chapter | Story | Unlock |
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1 | I'll never forgive them. Ever. Why should the burden fall on me? |
Darkest Need |
2 | I'll never forgive him. Ever. Why wasn’t I good enough for you? |
The Vinegar of Our Lives |
3 | [to be unlocked] | ???? |
4 | [to be unlocked] | ???? |
Reaper's Hand
Chapter | Story | Unlock |
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1 | Death waits. This is the absolute law of existence: those who live and breath will in time perish. It matters not how far one roams or how justly they may live: they will die. But fear it not. | Drown Deeply |
2 | [to be unlocked] | ???? |
3 | [to be unlocked] | ???? |
4 | [to be unlocked] | ???? |
Logs and Cutscenes
Chapter 1 Logs
Chapter 1, Act 1 Logs
- 2017-02-25: Portraits and Pickpockets
- 2017-02-26: Holes Are Made For Jumping In.
- 2017-03-03: ARMs and the Woman
- 2017-03-03: The (Temporary) Fall of Threatening Goats Tavern
- 2017-03-11: Innovation
- 2017-03-14: Holy Mole-y
- 2017-03-18: Secrets of the Sult Ruins
- 2017-03-22: The Folly of Underleveling
- 2017-03-25: Smoke Break
- 2017-03-31: Making a Bird Friend
- 2017-04-08: Hold Still
- 2017-04-09: Buried Giant
- 2017-04-12: I'll Drink to That
- 2017-04-15: Living in Hell Isn't Too Bad
- 2017-04-20: Visit Your Local Pharmacy
- 2017-04-24: What Goes Around Comes Around
- 2017-04-28: Come Hellion or High Water
- 2017-04-30: Caverns of Malevolence
- 2017-05-02: Pigeonbaiting
- 2017-05-04: Persisting Corruption
- 2017-05-04: The Door Was Open
- 2017-05-05: Making Sense to Yourself
- 2017-05-10: Coming Storms
- 2017-05-11: While We're On the Subject
- 2017-05-13: Fertile Soil
- 2017-05-16: The Quiet Ruins
- 2017-05-20: Old Friends and New
- 2017-05-23: Ominous Berries
- 2017-05-26: Degrees of Desperation
- 2017-05-29: Mr. Hawthorne I Presume
- 2017-06-02: Seeing a Man About a Horse
- 2017-06-03: We'll Never Fight Alone
- 2017-06-04: Darkest Need
- 2017-06-25: Ancient ARMs And Other Mysteries
- 2017-06-27: Turnabout
- 2017-07-05: So We Meet Again For The Last Time, Door
- 2017-07-08: Zeboim Linguistics 101
- 2017-07-11: Sufficiently Advanced Technology
- 2017-07-13: Uninvited Guest
- 2017-07-26: Loser Pays
- 2017-07-28: Owe You A Drink
- 2017-07-31: Rumor-chasing
- 2017-08-01: Wheels Within Wheels
- 2017-08-05: Ruin
- 2017-08-06: Drinking Sorrows Away
- 2017-08-06: The Meaning Of Innuendo
- 2017-08-09: Don't Forget But Don't Look Back
- 2017-08-10: Unconsidered Considerations
- 2017-08-13: It's A Breakthrough Everyone
Chapter 1, Act 2 Logs
- 2017-08-29: A Friendly Face
- 2017-08-31: We Are Not Professionals
- 2017-09-01: I Guess Worms'll Go Eat You
- 2017-09-06: Better Late Than Never
- 2017-09-08: Krosse Purposes
- 2017-09-15: With Open ARMs
- 2017-09-16: Or You'll Be Well Done
- 2017-09-18: After A Stampede
- 2017-09-24: Purely Academic
- 2017-09-25: One Flower
- 2017-09-28: A Shot In The ARM
- 2017-10-01: Like Pounding Sand
- 2017-10-06: Under Cover of Night
- 2017-10-10: Nothing Personal, And Yet...
- 2017-10-12: Phantom Lemons
- 2017-10-15: A Coil Of Slimes
- 2017-10-15: Alliance in the Night
- 2017-10-17: Little Miss Demon Sunshine
- 2017-10-22: Coincidence Or Conspiracy
- 2017-10-31: The Drunker The Better
- 2017-11-02: Army-Style Negotiations
- 2017-11-17: A Ruin Eaten By Time... Or Maybe Just Worms
- 2017-11-22: Black Market Research
- 2017-11-28: Sunshines and Roses
- 2017-12-15: Today is Glove Day
- 2017-12-16: Velvet Glove
- 2017-12-17: Quite the Curse
- 2017-12-28: A Friendly Knife Fight
- 2017-12-29: Bet On Red
- 2018-01-07: Masquerade
- 2018-01-08: Graverobber
- 2018-01-12: That Desire That Has Led Us
- 2018-01-19: Never a Dull Moment
- 2018-01-20: Set Things Right
- 2018-01-27: Enough to Shine Through the Darkness
- 2018-02-01: Like a Runaway Traincar
- 2018-02-04: Drown Deeply
- 2018-02-04: The Answer From the Sewers
- 2018-02-16: The Summer Palace
- 2018-02-17: In the Great Hall
- 2018-02-18: Can't Stop the Hammer From Dropping
- 2018-02-20: Optimism
- 2018-02-24: Our Final Stand
- 2018-02-27: Might Be a Tough One
Chapter 1, Act 3 Logs
- 2018-03-10: A Lunar Landing
- 2018-03-19: A Matter of a Name
- 2018-03-20: Rising Waters, Daylight Robbery Prices, And You
- 2018-03-26: The Vinegar of Our Lives
- 2018-03-28: Where Almost No-One Knows Your Name
- 2018-04-12: Take It Well, But Take It
- 2018-04-20: The Spire With No Name
- 2018-04-29: A Picturesque Scene of Chaos
- 2018-05-18: The Heist at House Armagnac
- 2018-05-26: Pouring Gas on the Fire
- 2018-06-01: Fire and Smoke
- 2018-06-06: Do Me A Loner
- 2018-06-22: A Delivery to Burwich
- 2018-06-22: No Need to Fly
- 2018-06-24: Dragons and Illusions
- 2018-06-30: A Day at the Zoo
- 2018-07-07: Out At The Library
- 2018-07-13: Common Sense Effort
- 2018-07-14: Leviathan
- 2018-07-21: Caliban's War
- 2018-08-03: Don't Say A Word
- 2018-08-17: Talking Shop
- 2018-08-23: Azado Is Burning
- 2018-08-23: Yaks Of All Trades
- 2018-08-29: Be Not Afraid
- 2018-09-01: In The Hour Of Our Greatest Need