With the Development of great airships, people began looking to the skies to explore the world around them. The many lands of Taluria rested on large floating islands, and these airships allowed them to explore further than ever before. Treasure hunters began seeking out artifacts left from ancient civilizations, hunting from one island to the next. The most legendary of these was a voyager known as the Sky King who amassed a grand fortune, which was never found even after his death. To this day hunters set out in search of these riches, and very few are ever heard from again.
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Now it's your turn! Join a crew, or be a freelancer, the choice is yours! Each crew consists of a maximum of 5 members, each with specialized abilities and varying skill levels.

Rules:
1. Either in duels, or sihp battles, tehre will be no godmoding! please! If i see something i dont like i will say something.
2. listen to the administrative staff on the thread. No exceptions!
3. Please follow all of Gaia's basic ToS.
4. Lone freelancers can't pilot a large ship on their own. be realistic. If you have a large ship have a crew with you.
5. Ship classes will determine what kind of equipment you are allowed to carry on your ship. Larger ships can carry heavier equipment.
6. HAVE FUN!

Ship Classes:
Scorcher : Light vessels, built solely for speed, and commonly used as runners and scout vessels. Pretty much useless in battle, however very dangerous in groups.

Aegis: Ships used by mercenary fleets. Meant to carry large cargo, and heavy collection equipment for collecint minerals and other materials from the earth. Some weapons capabilities but useless against larger battleship classes

Excelsior: Lightweight destroyer class airships. faster than larger ships, and quite often used in fleets to defend the larger vessels. Unstoppable in a large group against a lone battleship.

Dreadnaught: The most powerful battleship class available. Even ships of the same class will have trouble taking one down with powerful weaponry and plenty of ammo. The flagship of any battle fleet.

Crews:
1. Ship class - Dreadnaught
Fleet- Arcadian
Captain-
First mate-
navigations officer-
Weapons Technician- Leon Rainsworth (Squall_Leonhart234)
Mechanic-

2.
Ship Class : Excelsior
Fleet - Arcadian
Captain-
First Mate-
Navigations Officer-
Weapons Tech-
Mechanic-

Freelancers:
Amelia Smollet (Evergreen Goddess) - ship class: Scorcher
Character Skeleton:

Username:
Character:
Age:
Crew:(indicate a number. Try to fill the ones that are up before creating new ones thank you)
Position:
Appearance:
Specialty:
Personality:

Character Bios:

Username: Squall_Leonhart234
Character: Leon Rainsworth
Age: 24
Crew:1
Requested position: Weapons technician
Appearance:
Specialty: Weapons of any form. Blades, guns, and the ship's defense grid.
Personality: Normally cool, and easy going, but ruthless in battle.

Username:Evergreen Goddess
Character:Amelia Smollet
Age:21
Crew:2
Position:I would like to be a free lancer, or a mechanic, or captain....not quiet sure...can you help me please?:sweat:
Appearance:
sometimes wears a hat...
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...sureplanet.jpg
Specialty:maneuvering,cleaning,guns, and fixing.
Personality:Kind, and fun to talk to...but cruel when upset.

Username: darkninja0200
Character: Faris Scherwiz (German pronunciation)
Age: 25
Crew: #1
Position: Captain
Appearance:
Specialty: Well rounded fighter as well as a competent leader.
Personality: Rough around the edges and tough but a little bit girlish (but that is rare). But if you call her weak or take it easy on her because of her gender you will regret it.

Leon arrived at the docks making his way down the row of ships to find his new vessel. He eventually found the ship to which he'd been assigned and he climbed aboard making his way to the ship's bridge to find the captain of the vessel. He carried a long blade on his back and a pair of pistols, one on either hip. One of his eyes had an eyepatch on it and he wore a glove on his right hand. The crew tended to avoid him, but he didn't care.

(bump)

[[ Just wanted to tell you, you cant double post and you forgot to quote when youir posting other peoples profiles. ]]

((so when we starting?))

(Sorry bout that.. i'm still used to gaia. We're all set to go whenever you all are ready."

As Faris stood in the captain's quarters inside the dreadnaught of which she was captain she pondered her orders <This treasure... Why is it so important?>. She turned around away from the window and walked to her wall mirror and looked into it. Without her coat on you could see her feminine figure that showed hints of light muscularity... she was neither voluptuos nor was she flat... she was average in that department though still very shapely. She was a very fit woman and had to be in her line of work. Her long blonde hair was pulled tightly into a tail and her face showed signs of sleep deprivation. As captain she would often spend up to 3 to 4 days at a time without sleep due to her duties as captain. As Faris looked upon herself in the mirror she pondered once more this time about her life. Being raised as a pirate and living like one until the age of 18. At that point she deviated from the pirates life and went into the naval academy where she gained some of the skills she now has but no matter how much they were able to teach her during her schooling she wasn't prepared for everything. Alot she had to learn on her own and ended up coming out on top as one of the top captains in the fleet. After having finished her thoughts she turned to the door and headed toward it and stopped only to grab her belt which held her side arm on the right and her katana on the left and fastened it to her waist. She grabbed her Trenchcoat from the same coat rack and slipped it around her fastening the top of it hiding her figure. it was rather heavy but that was due to the armor inside the upper part that provided protection up to rifles and most heavy melee weapons. Though it would still leave quite a bruis if she were hit. As soon as she got the black leather gloves from her coat pocket and slipped them on she left her quarters and headed toward the bridge at a brisk pace.

Amelia searched the skies. The breeze was light and friendly on her face.
"Well, this is a surprise. It's usually busy with sky ships around here...where did they all go?"she asked herself steering the ship to the west.
"Let's see where this goes Amelia."she said and boosted her speed as she sped off.
After a while of maneuvering her way through the sky her stomach growled ferociously.
"Oh dear, I should get something to eat before it get's dark..."she whispered.
Amelia was known as the queen of the skies, but she didn't brag about it at all....a title like that could bring a person some trouble.

Leon made his way from the docks onto the ship carrying some supplies which he had picked up in port. He had a few repairs that had to be made before the ship was ready to set off. For years he had served on various ships of various classes, however he preferred larger vessels. His current station was quite enjoyable really, he had a massive ship to work with, and for somebody like him it was paradise. Guns, swords, and mayhem, those were the very things that drove him forward. The warship was like paradise for him, surrounded by some of the most sophisticated weaponry he had ever seen, he couldn't wait. He had been raised by a blacksmith, and learned very early how to repair and modify all sorts of weaponry. In the academy he learned to repair as well as operate advanced battleship weapons systems, and graduated top of his class. On his first ship he'd just barely managed to escape death as his ship was nearly destroyed forcing the crew to evacuate.

Amelia roamed the skies and then looked for a place to land then continue through sea to find a town of some sort.
"Hmm...a town shouldn't be too far off." she said as she flew a little longer. Her stomach growled at her once more even louder so she quickly landed and continued through the sea in search of a town.
"Come on! How hard can it be to find a town somewhere near here...."she said a bit annoyed as her voyage to the west continued.

Leon closed his eyes and he made his way to his station bringing up a few schematics and running a diagnostic scan of some kind running a few last minute checks on the ship. Some parts needed to be replaced, which he didn't currently have on hand. He would have to make a trip into town and buy them. Standing up he went off to find the captain, making his way to the bridge.

After a while of searching, she found a town and stopped the ship near the dock and jumped out.
The town was busy and some people stared at her.
"Hmph...just ignore them."she said and walked until she found a bakery.
"Hello, how may I help you?"asked the person at the counter.
"Yes...hi...I would like some loaves of bread...five to be exact. how much will it be?"she asked taking her coin purse out.
"Fifty cents thank-you."he replied handing her a brown paper bag filled with five loaves of bread.
"Thank-you..."she said after she payed him and left to buy fruit.

It took a while with a ship this large but she made it there. as she entered the bridge the bridge crew currently on duty stood and saluted. She went to one of the crew members and asked an ETA on departure to which he replied "3 hours Ma'am" she nodded and said loudly for all on the bridge to hear "Alright back to your posts!" she went around looking at each of the screens as she passed by. The ship design may have been old looking wood ship inside and out but was as advanced as could be with current tech. The most advanced ship in the fleet and she commanded it. She couldn't help but be a little braggy on the inside. But now was not the time for that because she had duties to attend such as roster, supplies, and stock. She called for one of the crew members and ordered all of those things to be done before take off but he replied "They have already been done Captain" Alex replied "Good I'll need to see them before take off" The crewman replied "Aye captain"

((The ship style I'm going for is like the one from treasure planet))

"Captain!" Leon came up to the bridge and he saluted as he stood before her. "i hate to say it but I need to make a few repairs to the weapons on the ship before we're ready to go. might push us back an extra half hour or so since i have to go into town and get the parts i need." He stood waiting to see how the captain would react to this news. He wasn't sure if she had much of a temper, or if she would be rather fair about things.

Alex heard Leons report and turned to him anything that would delay her from this trivial and idiotic mission was welcome "Alright get what you need and put it on the government tab... if you have any problems say that I authorized it" she never really liked the government. It was probablyu how she was raised as a child... but what ever the reason she still depended upon the government for her pay as it was her only form of income. Though why she decided to work for them she was still wondering from time to time.

"yes ma'am." Leon nodded and turned going off into town and sighing a bit as he took a look around trying to find the required parts. most of the shops in town wouldn't have parts for a dreadnaught, he'd have to comb some of the junk shops and see if they had in working order. Luckily for him he found a ship yard with plenty of parts in good working order and managed to get those for a fairly cheap price as well. That was something he hadn't expected.

Amelia walked out of the market with a bag full of things and noticed a male with yellow hair in the town. It seemed he was looking for something...what was it?, she didn't know or care. Amelia was curious and that kills every other sense she had. This time however, she beat that sense and started looking for gunpowder and different types of ammunition.
"what to buy, what to buy...."she said. She walked around and looked for a weapon store.
"Bingo!"she said entering a weapon store. she browsed and noticed some ammunition for her "lady Catherina". That was the name of her gun. "The Smollet" was the name for her ship.
"I have a feeling that I'll be here a while longer..."she whispered smiling at the woman at the counter.