Shitbox Rally 2023 - Stage 14 (FINISHED!)

[Elizipeazie]

The Valentin Schrant Mobil Generator AB (VSmgAB)

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Team Information

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Valentin “Val” Schrant

• June 7th 1998 (24 years)
• 221cm / 7’3"
• 111kg / 245lbs

Mugshot*s* (The Sims 4)

Note: Other than haircut, they are identical

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Njordal “Norse” Eikeland

• March 18th 1996 (27 years)
• 186cm / 6’1"
• 79kg / 174lbs

Mugshot (The Sims 4)

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Rear Admiral Constantin Schrant

• September 12th 1993 (29 years)
• 213cm / 7’0"
• 141kg / 311lbs

Mugshot (The Sims 4)

Yes, i know he looks like a 14 year old kid. No, i cannot change that without him jumping into his 50s visually.

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The characters below are less critical to the team’s integrity and thus less well polished. They are recruits under direct command of Constantin and partake as part of a ‘special training mission’. (read: they are inept at being soldiers and this is their last chance to go at it)

Rohan "Arsenic" Patel; 158cm / 5'2"

Mary "Meep" Jacknabbit; 170cm / 5'7"

Hans "Reis" Müllern; 180cm / 5'11"

William "Wombat" Reynolds; 183cm / 6'0"

Jacques "AWP" Dupont; 175cm / 5'9"

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Have an edited picture, with every character to scale with each other:

Limitations in camera work in-game crop anything above about 190cm in height. Should still serve as a useable reference.

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Here’s some intel regarding what they might be wearing at different temperatures:

From Left to Right:
+30°C
+20°C
+10°C
0°C
-10°C (may include invisible additional changes)

Visual reference in here.

Valentin Schrant (left leg of pants is rolled down to the ankle at all times. the right remains as pictured. in addition, a small QR code is tattooed onto his chest just below the left collarbone)

Normal.

If out cycling, for good measure.

Njordal Eikeland

Constantin Schrant (right-most represents dress uniform and is not linked to temperature.)

note:
this scale will also apply to the minor characters with little change. Mary will retain a shirt at all times for modesty.

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The Cars

The primary car in use will be a heavily re-engineered Anhultz Dione V (registered as VS221S-01), propelled by a reciprocating steam engine through an electric transmission. Robert will also be powering camp for the duration of the event. The addition of Constantin and the recruits necessitated the addition of more vehicles, thus sparking similar copies in Rainer, Ramona and Regina (VS221S-02 through 04 respectively). Let’s look over each:

VS221S-01 “Robert”, towing a trailer containing fuel and some supplies such as parts and power tools. The fuel is of no use during the stage, but serves as a ‘range extender’ to allow continuous running through the night for campsite electricity generation. Robert is the only vehicle Valentin comfortably fits into due to it being specifically modified to fit his tall stature.

VS221S-03 “Rainer”, towing an identical trailer frame with an RV upfit. Featuring three sleeping compartments akin to japanese capsule hotels, shared AC at 19°C, ample space for storage and a small kitchenette, Valentin and Norse should be able to rest in relative comfort. The low-slung profile helps in keeping the soon-to-be train streamlined. With only the front half of a stock Dione V for an interior, the rear makes way for the set of wheels currently not in use.

VS221S-04 “Ramona”, towing a similar RV-upfit trailer. Specifically made for Constantin and his gang of merry men (and Mary) as part of an accommodation contract. It also features three beds, but no kitchenette in favor of extra storage. Fitting for a military operation, they received a forest green paintjob and largely contain supplies specific to the mission of keeping camp safe.

VS221S-02 “Regina”, towing an identical mil-spec RV trailer. Not much to add here, since it literally is the same thing as towed by unit #04 “Ramona”. Contrary to “Ramona”, Regina has a full, five seat interior which is completely stock, except for the gauge cluster and the ECU being hidden under the driver seat.

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Author’s Note:
yes, i am aware that i have four cars and thus am breaking my/ our own ruleset.
We have decided that this was the best solution of fitting the camp defense crew into the event, as otherwise, they would not have had a reasonable way of getting their trailers to and from Nehmenweld.

[abg7]

@Madrias

• Engine Tech-Pool must be less than or equal to 30 points total. How they are spread is up to you.
• Trim Tech-Pool must be less than or equal to 50 points total. Again, spread them as desired.

I’m assuming there are no limits to how many tech pool points can be assigned to any one area.

[Madrias]

That’s correct, yes. You can have, for example, 5 in every category in your engine tab, or two categories at 15 and the rest at 0. Where you put them is entirely up to you.

[interior]

I’ve been waiting for this one!

[Fayeding_Spray]

Yeah, Yeah, things don’t really open for another few days, but I have fuck all else to do rn, and my cars are already done

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Team "Make A Documentary"

Aka. Team M.A.D.

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Well, The Shitbox Rally of 2022 got some buzz and word snuck around some forums. Now four friends have had a great ass idea.

Join the Rally. Record everything possible. Interview some Competitors.

Make it Big.

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Team Member #1

Urijah Hunt

Face of the Documentary/Driver of Car #1

He/Him

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Team Member #2

Renee Rush

Primary Camera Operator/Navigator of Car #1

She/Her

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Team Member #3

Victoria de la Cavallería

Sound Person/Driver of Car #2

She/Her

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Team Member #4

Maxim Tremblay

Secondary Camera Operator/Navigator of Car #2

He/Him

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The Cars

Car #1

1975 Walkenhorst UtilXL FireRescue

Ex-German Fire & Rescue Walkenhorst UtilXL. Has a lot of room for spare parts, and can kinda comfortably fit 3 people. Few issues, enough to fix.

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Car #2

1985 Sakura Citrine LWB

Less old, Easier to drive, actually able to fit like 6 people without much issue. Back is more of a mobile “Film Studio” than really a back seat.

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[Knugcab]

Note: This should be seen as a pre-prologue, team presentation will come later, when some more things has been explained.

Luleå, Northern Sweden
January of 2023

“Hey!”, Janne said. "Now when we are in Luleå, we should really go and take a look at what Arne is doing!

“Arne?”, Andreas said. “Has he got something interesting to his collection lately?”

“Yeah!”, Janne said. "You know when we were there last time? When he told us that he was waiting for a Sanju MDM44 “Wolverine” to arrive at the harbour? Well…seems like he has got it now. Registered and everything.

“Arne…”, Marie sighed. “Arne is so strange. I don’t know if I want to meet any strange people today.”

“Uhm, well…”, Janne said, trying to hide a smile, while Andreas was laughing so hard, he barely could breathe.

“What’s so funny?”, Marie asked.

“Not…HAHAHAHAHAHA…hing. Really nothing.”, Andreas said. “Can’t we just go there? Just avoid mirrors in case you don’t want to see anything strange.”

“What’s so strange with a mirror?”, Marie asked, while steering her 1962 Dodge Dart towards the road leading to Arne’s place, while Janne was cracking a beer open.

“That’s the most beautiful sound I know”, Marie said. “You know what? If there is going to be any of those strange rally things this year, I am going to bring my own beer that I won’t allow any of you guys to touch, and I will be drunk as a skunk for all the time and absolutely refuse any driving!”

“Uhm… I…believe you.”, Janne said, with Andreas bursting out in laughter in the back seat yet one more time.

“Nah, do you?”, Andreas asked Janne. “How can you be so sure that she is not lying?”

“Intuition”, Janne said, knowing that Andreas would not like the answer at all.

After driving for quite a long distance, the huge collection of military vehicles started to appear at the horizon. Now, they were almost at Arne’s place…

[Next part

[IDK158]

seeing bigger cars has me worrying, do I need to carry a lot of equipment?

[shibusu]

I mean, probably not. I have a 900 kilo car and haven’t garnered any concern (except for ominous references to last year)

[IDK158]

good cuz one of my cars is an old sports car and the others a modified old city car, for now at least

[Knugcab]

Well, to start with, getting a DNF is impossible, and there is no requirement to take part in the RPing. So, technically, you could troll the system by entering with this as a main vehicle, having no support vehicle and then put no effort into RPing.

Now, that would be a bit silly, but still legal. You would still finish. But if you’re going to RP your breakdowns, it may require some creativity. Chances are that you won’t carry a spare engine block with you in this one…

So. It is really up to you what you WANT to do and how much you want to challenge your own creativity.

[Madrias]

Nope. You could have a Smart car if you wanted, it’d be perfectly doable for a two person team.

You’d have to get creative with fixing breakdowns, at least in the grand scheme of things, but it’s not impossible to run with a small car and minimal stuff.

Things I’d advise having at least in character: Tents, cold and hot weather appropriate clothing, and maybe a tool-kit and a spare tire or two. Everything else is for fun.

Also, if you want a small car and storage, remember, trailers exist and Nehmenweld does not, as of yet, have any trailer towing speed laws.

[Knugcab]

…I am not giving anyone ideas now…

[Madrias]

Team Shift Happens

Team Information

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Driver’s Log 1, March 27, 2023

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In the interest of historical preservation and accuracy, I ended up here on Earth, joining a crew who calls their team “Shift Happens.” I’m told it’s a somewhat-funny pun on the Earth phrase “shit happens,” usually said in reference to things going wrong. Much to the team’s dismay, I didn’t allow them to mark up my two vehicles with their stickers, which was accepted as “understandable” when I offered to paint up a flat-bed tow truck in the Interplanetary Historical Preservation Society’s paint scheme as a fair trade. Yes, I’m aware, it’s not a fair trade. However, they did spend a while teaching me how to actually handle confrontations, and worked on building my self-confidence.

As it would be foolish of me not to include the names and roles of my fellow team members in a potentially-historically-relevant event such as this, team Shift Happens is as follows:

Kaylie Malradi is the closest we have to a team captain, and a fairly handy mechanic.

Jayde Malradi is Kaylie’s husband, and he’s both a mechanic and, as I’ve been instructed to call him in public, a “repair specialist.” This really means he has magic, but due to interactions with other teams, we’re not supposed to really use that word around them.

Kayden Grayson is Kaylie’s brother, and will be one of our radio operators. He’s also our field medic, a skill he’s proven to be at least decent in, if a little rough.

Rukari Khakrin-Veldrothan is the other radio operator, and he was a soldier once, though has admitted that with the loss of his right leg below the knee, his military days are done.

Malavera Caller-of-the-Moons, another mechanic, but also the partner of another team member. I’ve not pried into the details of their relationship, but even then, I know far more than I really wanted to.

Kivenaal Khakrin-Marinseien is the last mechanic, also our only other “Repair Specialist,” and is Malavera’s partner. He’s, unfortunately, a prankster, so I fear he’ll upset some of the other teams, or upset our security crew.

Takaraya Wintermoon is the driver for the HD-GV Home Unit, our mobile living space for this event. He is also my father, and is technically still recovering from his accident. While I hope he finds a safer job in the future, I know for now that the military is his passion.

I am Kasiya Wintermoon, the driver for the HD-GV Carry All, our equipment and supply vehicle. My job is to get this rig safely from the start to the finish, but I’m also here to gather historical information on this trip. While I can count on my father for some images, I’ve had to bring my own camera in case I want anything that is not in grayscale, and I’m using the HD-GV Mobile Mainframe units to write my logs.

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This, of course, brings us to the reason I’m here. My task, courtesy of the Interplanetary Historical Preservation Society, is to learn all that I reasonably can from Nehmenweld’s history. If we find any artifacts on the trip, I’m supposed to 3D scan them for replication back home.

Of course, the other reason I’m here is to drive this truck and haul one of the two heavy trailers we’re bringing.

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The event we’re on is called “Shitbox Rally.” Apparently, the Earth term for any worn-out or old ground-vehicle (they call them “cars” which, I believe is a shortening of “carriages” as they were once “horseless carriages”) is a “shitbox,” which is a vulgar term assigned to “any car worth about as much as a box of shit.” These cars are frequently in rough mechanical condition, worn out, sometimes barely road-worthy.

With $2,000 (or equivalent in their local currency), teams were to pick up a cheap “shitbox” and modify it as they saw fit to get into this run. Of course, this means most vehicles are in rather quite poor condition.

Last year, they had some issues with the local wildlife in Crugandr, which led to, this year, hiring a security crew. I met this crew the other day, and to be honest, they scare me. Not because of the weapons, but because these soldiers were the ones chosen to carry them. According to my father, “If I had recruits who acted like they do, my fur would have turned white from stress.”

Their commander, Rear Admiral Constantin Schrant, is a bit unsettling. Knowing from what I’ve been told of the previous year that Constantin fought “Dyre,” the huge “werewolves” of Crugandr, using nothing more than a bow, well… I really do not feel comfortable around him.

The others we’re working with, on the other hand, are not so bad.

Valentin Schrant, often called “Val” informally, is the operator of Robert II, the road-and-rail-going, self-propelled generator. Valentin’s goal is to provide power on this event to make camping easier and safer.

Njordal Eikeland, often called “Norse” informally, is Valentin’s friend, and is assigned as the designated First Aid first-responder. As the only person with licensed medical knowledge that I know, I hope things will be okay.

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A lot of this is information I have heard second-or-third-hand, so details may not be exactly correct.

I know that sometime between the last Shitbox Rally and an event called “the 24 hours of Clunkers” (Clunker is just another name for a worn out car, so it could be considered a less-vulgar synonym for Shitbox), Valentin suffered a severe injury courtesy of a traffic accident. While Valentin was recovering, the first seven members of the Shift Happens crew were keeping him company with video calls until he recovered.

Valentin and Njordal joined the crew momentarily for the 24 hours of Clunkers, helping team Shift Happens achieve a seventh-place finish with a worn out police cruiser. During after-the-race testing, Valentin discovered a problem with the throttle on Robert II. At the same time, the idea of Shitbox Rally was brought up again, with a question about whether Robert could generate usable power for the camp.

Valentin eventually arrived here in Nevada, where he met the crew again in person and was given a basic tour of the garage. When Robert II arrived about one week later, testing began. It was around this time that I’d heard from my father about what was going on, and after hearing that they did have a way to the world of Aetherii, and would be going to Nehmenweld, I asked my father to help set up a meeting between me and the rest of the crew.

Apparently, the attempt at a normal meeting announcement was screwed up a bit by one of the crew, which resulted in… A few issues. Our initial video meeting was, quite honestly, a little awkward. Meeting in person was… A lot harder.

At the time, I was unaware of Earth being a Class 10 Death World. The highest rating one can get. I was very aware of this by the time I arrived, with a head full of nonsense courtesy of some vandals messing with the Planetary Information Archive.

As a result, I was under the mistaken impression that Humans were… Far stronger than I initially believed. My father had to force a meeting between Valentin and me, as both of us were actively avoiding one another. We found some common ground, enough to get past our initial fears. Just enough, in some cases.

Further tests were done with Robert II before Valentin and his steam-powered motor-vehicle left the country and returned to Valentin’s home.

Which… Brings us neatly to yesterday, where we met the security team (Moons help us if we actually need them to fight…) as well as Valentin and his friend Njordal. We did a little field testing with trailers, then a bit of supply gathering.

With only a few days remaining before the official start of the event, I am both excited and nervous in a way that is, honestly, hard to describe. We’re going to a world that has long been considered dead, wiped from some planetary charts, labeled in others as “unable to support life.” A planet where I interviewed someone who witnessed the Fall of Aetherii. And yet, because of magic, we can visit it and see this world, before the Fall.

[Elizipeazie]

Public Service Announcement Regarding Participant Arrival

This reply covers some information for those wishing to roleplay their arrival at camp and/ or the preparations for that.

• Teams shall arrive between 1PM and 8PM on March 31st, 2023.
• Departure will be “roughly noon” on April 1st, 2023.
• A Team meeting will be held at 9AM on April 1st, 2023.
  → This meeting will cover some rules that should have been common sense but apparently need telling
  as well as distribution of the language rings as seen on last year’s edition. (For those not in the know, this will explain itself when the time comes.)
• For those who registered to use Valentin’s generator for power, appropriate cables will be distributed at 8:15PM on March 31st, 2023, to allow the registered teams to draw power while in camp at Nevada. Note that any team registered for power will relevant info for usage in advance from @Elizipeazie.
  → IRL, this will happen after entries have closed, as additional entries might change who can draw what amount of power.

EDIT:

• Teams arriving at the very early end of above arrival window will see a US Army convoy heading away from camp, consisting of 7 HEMTTs (2 semis, 5 fully articulated truck-trailer units and one crane arm flatbed) and 3 HMMWVs

[IDK158]

Team J3 has entered the ring! Thats it, J3. It was Johnnys idea. Speaking of which

This is Johnny. He is a part cyborg Kitsune. After one of his races ended with a horrid crash, it was cyborg or be severely handicapped. He chose the former, but of course he isn’t in this alone

This is Jackie, or Jacqueline for her full name. The unwilling sidekick whos coming along because she loves riding in cars. She is more seeing this as a holiday

My autism scanner is off the charts, looks like Jacia (pronounced Ya-sha) is on the scene. She is a Viodian, from the Viodius dimension that was attacked by an unknown force. She’s also very very gay

It doesnt take a genius to realise that J3 is called J3 simply because all thier names start with J. And with that, I bid you all goodnight for now

[IDK158]

Edit! Johnny dailies this now

[interior]

Team Not-so Slow
Chapter 0, Part 0- The Start… We all start somewhere.

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After an hiatus on the forum (I lacked motivation to play Automation), I’ve came back. Gonna rewrite some of my character lore for this, because some of it may not be accurate and/or properly done

Characters

Matthew “Matt” Smith (22M)
Isabella “Izzy” Jackson (24F)

Character Desc (Both, Appearance)

Matt: 5’10 tall figure with a healthy fit build and a healthy gym-like phisique, tidy short brown hair, some sun tan, but not too much. An avid vehicle enjoyer. He has a fairly kind attitude when people are respectful to him back, Not really hot-headed.

Izzy: 5’6 short figure with red hair (ginger), pale and skinny with neck length hair that’s sometimes tied up. She is Matt’s girlfriend. She’s also kind, and willing to help when the time comes.

The RP

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Feburary 28th 2023, 1:34PM

Matt throws a Marlboro into the ash bin and goes to Izzy, showing a flyer for another Shitbox Rally event. “You interested?”, he said.

Izzy then replies in a tone of boredom, and says “They’re probably still pissed off at me, But didn’t know you smoked.” She walks outside.

Matt goes and follows her direction and tries to get her attention, he does after some time, and gets her sat down on a chair and then he says
“You haven’t did this last time when we went to Sweden to race, Just don’t do anything dumb and they might be cool, I still love you.”

Izzy then agrees and after that, both of them go onto used car sites and look for a suitable candidate of an automobile.

March 1st 2023, 3:30PM, Day of car shopping.

The two go to the first dealership they can find in town, and start looking for some pile of shit car they’re selling for a low price, because they want to get rid of it to make up for some inventory space, Matt asks the salesman for the cheapest thing they have on the lot.

Salesman: If you follow me to the back, i’m pretty sure we have something that fits your criteria.
Matt: Sure thing

As they get to the back of the dealership, they see a car waiting, an 1999 Schnell L30 1.9 SE Executive, it’s got some aftermarket 18 inch wheels, and a aftermarket exhaust tip, along with an aftermarket spoiler. German engineering may let us down again, but only time can tell.

It was clear some young person owned this car, Other than the fact it can’t be upgraded to AWD because of the torsion beam rear suspension, Unlike the previous XL53 from last year, the new SR car is a hatchback! (Liftback)

The purchase!

Izzy: This might prove that SUVs are a waste of time, just fold down the rear seats and you might get a ton of space back there.

Matt: You might be onto something,

Izzy: Thank me later!

As they buy the car and drive home, they start planning on what to get to make it ready for Shitbox Rally.

TO BE CONTINUED (I will try get my SR entry in a shitbox ready form soon)

[Madrias]

Rules have been updated to close a loophole regarding ignition timing.

Please leave it at 0 and run Low-Quality Unleaded.

Yes, I’m aware that it alters reliability in both directions, but it’s one more thing we have to check while logging vehicles in, to make sure your fuel octane matches the fuel octane we’re expecting.

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Rules have been updated again permitting the ability to remove catalytic converters from engines.

This will result in a comment on tech inspection, however.

[TheYugo45GV]

Les Ambassadeurs

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THE AMBASSADORS

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-- Meet the Team --

I made some pictures in an app called Hero Forge, you may find these pictures below.

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Landon Sabourne

Details

Gender: Male

Age: 47 (Earth Age: 47)

Appearance: 6’ 6” (200 cm) , 210 pounds with a well toned, swimmer physique, with the general appearance of a bipedal red fox. Rare purple eye color, possibly a side effect of genetic engineering and the signature orange fur color.

Species: Red Fox

Ethnicity: Velkaristani

Special skills: Skilled marksman, experienced investigator, extremely loyal and brave soldier, good sense of humor and worryingly charismatic, also has first aid training and has significant experience with military and security tactics.

Military/Law Enforcement rank: Supreme General, Velkaristan Armed Forces.

Landon Sabourne, joined the team “at the orders” of the Velkaristan High Council, to assist Karl Von Heislingburg, who happens to be a close friend, to find the chalice to retrieve the chalice to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands, both sides share the same goal; find it, recover it and keep it safe.

For the primary vehicle, Sabourne was unsure of what to bring, so he left Karl to make that decision. But, much to his annoyance, Landon’s older brother, Andrew, wanted his two identical twin sons to get out of the house and spend some time with their uncle and as such, they will pilot a camper shell equipped IVERA Executive as the secondary support vehicle along side a third female team member who is in a relationship with the older of the two brothers.

In the end, Sabourne knows he’s in for a rough ride, and he can only hope all hell doesn’t break loose.

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Karl von Heislingberg

Details

Gender: Male

Age: 24 (Earth age: 26)

Appearance: 6’ 5” (196 cm), 205 lbs, complemented by a fit athletic build, but a little more slender and less heavy compared to most Caracalians. General appearance of a bipedal caracal with normal pale green eyes, and reddish gold pelt.

Species: Caracalian (Caracal)

Special Skills: Great hunter / survival expert. Exceptional situational awareness, lightning fast reflexes and well balanced. Basically all the traits of any wild cat species.

Military/Law Enforcement rank: Civilian

The heir to the Heislingberg fortune, Karl often finds himself a target of scrutiny from his 7 siblings, who do little to respect his archeological skills and prowess, despite none of them knowing about how difficult archeology is. For the past 2 years, Karl had been plunged into several adventures, and was nearly killed on some of them, all due to his family’s ignorance of how dangerous archeology can be.

However, things seemed to calm down over the past 6 months, but Karl remained worried that he would be sent on another adventure soon.

His fear was confirmed after his mother and father discovered a journal that used to belong to his grandfather in law, who was hunting for a mythical cup, known to him as the Sacred Chalice of Nehmenweld. The cup, made of solid gold, is rumored to possess supernatural properties that can heal any ailment or sickness no matter the severity, be used to increase effectiveness of any weapon, firearm or otherwise, be used as a weapon of mass destruction or even be used to enact a curse on the enemy. As a result, the Von Heislingburgs have decided they must retrieve it before anyone else, so that it doesn’t fall into the wrong hands and jeopardize the lives of millions. So, Karl being the most experienced in archeology, is sent to the planet Decarro (and the nation of Velkaristan) along with a very special 1970 Mayland Ambassador, where his friend, Supreme General Landon Sabourne is waiting for him.

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Aryton Sabourne

Details

Gender: Male

Age: 23 (Earth Age: 23)

Appearance: 6’ 2” (188cm), 190 lbs, very fit, muscular and sturdy appearance, with the general appearance of a bipedal red fox, sporting green eyes, and a warm orange pelt.

Species: Red Fox

Ethnicity: Velkaristani

Special skills: Proficient in hand to hand combat, a decent driver, calm in most high pressure situations.

Military/Law Enforcement rank: None (Waiting to be accepted into the Police Academy)

Aryton is the older of the two nephews Landon is bringing along, about 5 minutes older than his twin brother Amell, and unlike his brother, he feels that living a laid back lifestyle is the way to go. However, when it comes time to be serious, Aryton is surprisingly knowledgeable and skilled in the field. He remains composed in many situations, but will often avoid danger. He is usually a mature adult, but may sometimes give into… certain interests, more often than he should.

His purpose for being here is that he had no choice, but since he is very willing to help, doesn’t mind it that much. He enjoys being helpful and finds it empowering to provide an extra pair of hands should they be needed. But, he wants no part in the escapade involving the chalice, because he believes that it is, quote: “Dangerous fuckery that will get [him] killed.” But, he is still willing to provide backup should they need it because “Sabournes never leave a man behind.”

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Denali Bassett

Summary

Gender: Female

Age: 21

Appearance: 5’ 9” (176 cm), 133 lbs, slender athletic physique, general appearance of a red fox. Blue eyes, and the signature orange fur color, that pretty much every red fox has.

Species: Red Fox

Ethnicity: Velkaristani

Special skills:

Military/Law Enforcement rank: Civilian

The only female of the group, and Aryton’s better half, Denali is not a person to mess with. She may look unimposing but with her father being in the armed forces as a member of the Special Commando Unit can handle herself in a fight pretty well. That said, she does not have the greatest judgment in many situations and often underestimates others, especially General Sabourne who doesn’t take shit from anyone. Also, her relationship with Aryton seems to annoy the general quite a lot, and she is unable to fully understand why, but it has something to do with night time.

Regardless, Aryton had convinced her to join him on this journey as a way to spend time together away from home, and experience new things all the while learning more about each other. However, plans are unlikely to go the expected way because of the pretty major side mission the general has forced them to be a part of. So, Bassett, much to the annoyance of General Sabourne, is going to be a part of the team no matter what happens, to be by their side because at the end of the day they are a team.

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Amell Sabourne

Summary

Gender: Male

Age: 23

Appearance: 6’ 2” (189 cm), 185 lbs, almost identical physical appearance as his brother, same muscle build, nearly identical level of fitness, but less heavily set and slightly weaker. Like his brother, he has green eyes and a slightly lighter shade of orange fur, but for the most part, Amell is exactly identical to his twin brother. Again, he has the same general appearance of a bipedal red fox like his uncle, and twin brother.

Species: Red Fox

Ethnicity: Velkaristani

Special skills: Expert mechanic. Doesn’t matter the car, Amell will always fix it.

Military/Law Enforcement rank: Corporal (Military Mechanic)

The team’s mechanic, and owner of the support car, a 1986 IVERA Executive, fitted with a toppola style camper shell, Amell is the most willing to be a part of the team, and because of where the rally is going, he is more than excited for the challenge that awaits him. The IVERA will either be driven by him, Aryton, or Denali throughout the challenge depending on whoever got the most sleep.

With the IVERA being his car, Amell is willing to share it with his two teammates provided they don’t try to use it for something other than sleeping. While Aryton did promise he wouldn’t even think about it, Amell is skeptical and is hesitant to trust his brother because it has happened before. Even so, they are teammates and brothers and they must learn to get along or they’ll end up in trouble.

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H-Forge Depictions (80% - 85% accurate, or close enough)

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General Sabourne

This image depicts Landon dressed in his civilian clothing as the app I’m using doesn’t have anything remotely close to replicate a military uniform. The machine gun demonstrates that he has got military grade firepower, while the backpack shows that he’s someone who makes sure to be prepared.

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Amell Sabourne and Aryton Sabourne

Amell (left) and Aryton (right) are shown standing almost back to back, Amell is clutching a wrench to signify that he’s a mechanic, while Aryton stands in the background judging him to denote they are brothers. The very similar appearances also show that they are twins.

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Denali Basset

Denali is holding her personal sidearm, a Colt M1911, taking up a slightly combative pose, keeping her weapon close but not aiming it. Goes to show that she does know her way around a weapon and is more than ready to fight, despite being an amateur.

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Unfortunately, due to limitations with Hero Forge, and because I suck at drawing and don’t have the money to commission any artists, You’ll have to use your imagination to see what Karl looks like. Think of a bipedal caracal and then apply the description I gave him, and then you might have a rough idea of what he looks like.

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(the cars are coming up shortly, standby)

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The Cars

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The 1971 Mayland Ambassador and The 1986 IVERA Executive LXT

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In charge of the competing car, Karl decided to bring his 1970 Mayland Ambassador, a car that has been sitting in his garage barely driven for the past two months. It is effectively the most luxurious car next to a full on Bentley or Rolls Royce, a true land yacht. 6.8L of big block V8, leather lined interior and so many gadgets you don’t know where to start. So why did it fail? Well, the Ambassador was the first ever attempt at a true full size luxury sedan Mayland did, and boy did it have a presence. However, it’s large size made it difficult to drive on narrow city streets, its big V8 drank fuel like there was no tomorrow and it weighed nearly two tons and so not very many people bought it, mostly it was the super rich titans of industry and probably a few world leaders (Looking at you Josip Broz Tito) who invested in an Ambassador. The Ambie’s model years were from 1970 to 1974, and its production run ran from February 1969, to October 1973, with only about 6500 units ever being produced. While the Ambassador did fail, it spawned the much more successful Meteor (See LHC for that) which was based from the Ambassador albeit with a much better and sleeker design.

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This example has around 75k miles, has a minor coolant leak from an improperly installed o-ring, some curb rash around the wheels, light damage around the interior, with some tears and holes around the seams of the seats, cracked wood veneer, a damaged but still working rear dome light, heavily faded rear parcel shelf, and less faded upper dashboard, lightly worn leather and some minor electrical issues.

Hence why it makes the perfect vehicle to run in this challenge.

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The next car, the 1986 IVERA Executive, is a more common automobile, but it’s a little weirder, it was made from 1986 to 1992, available only as a liftback and offered with several engines, the LXT being the top of the range model with Hydropneumatic suspension and a 5 liter V8. This example belongs to Amell the mechanic, and is the support vehicle for the challenge. It has around a hundred thousand miles racked up, the interior is a lot more hard wearing than the Ambassador but it still has some damage, including slightly worn leather around the interior with some torn seams around the edges of the seats but nothing severe. Unlike a Bentley Turbo R, the hydraulic suspension is not part of the brake system, but Amell sorted out any leaks it may have had several months before this challenge.

The other thing of note is the Toppola style camper shell that is mated to the car via the rear hatch, (which has been removed and stowed in a safe place back home) and secured to the specifically designed roof rack.

Both cars will function as sleeping arrangements for the team as well.

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More Pictures

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