The Organisation Space Pirates 05

I have recently been repainting and rebasing some of my old 28mm scale sci-fi figures to use in my The Ace of Spades Campaign. These four figures were made by Citadel Miniatures for their first edition of Warhammer 40,000 and are now long out of production. I have decided to use them as part of the galaxy spanning criminal empire known as The Organisation. You'll notice that all four of them are bare-chested - they are so tough they don't believe in armour!

At the far left is Roark "The Executioner" Elton - a young tough as nails human clone boxer who enjoys inflicting pain. Clones age at half the speed of normal humans so although he is 30 years old, he is still classed as young. Clones reach adulthood at 50 and old age at 120. He was cloned to be a boxer on his home planet of Core-Tiann 1 (Survias) where cloning and genetic experimentation is a common practice. For 15 years he had a very successful career in the ring, winning most of his matches. But there is always someone new waiting in the wings to be the next sensation and Roark was coerced to take a dive in a major title fight. Losing did not sit well with him and he quit the boxing profession and drifted into a life of crime. It was here that his previous talents were noted by The Organisation. Crimelord, Mal DuCham, offered him a new opportunity to revive his career in the underground death match arenas. With nothing to lose and the promise of a massive payouts, he accepted. He now fights in bouts where there are no rules and the thrill of bloody combat fills him with excitement. He is armed with an East Sun XMT28 Phase Chainsword, a Short-sword and a 9mm Slugger Pistol. He is rank grade:7 with a 6d6 dice pool.
Next in line is Dalbert Morren, an ambidextrous human Organisation smuggler who enjoys strong liquor when off duty. He was born on the ocean world of Travis Reguli Beta 2, where he first worked as a fisherman, then a diver. Alcohol was a rarity on his planet and once he acquired a taste for the strong stuff, he branched out into being a smuggler, which proved to be far more profitable than his regular job. Being a smuggler he was quickly noticed by The Organisation, who kept him under observation for a few years before approaching him with the offer of membership. He was introduced to Kort Kasyga, captain of The Golden Dagger, who recognised Dalbert as a kindred spirit. The two found they had much in common, so Dalbert joined Kort's crew and hasn't looked back since. He is armed with a high quality Blaster Pistol and a high quality Short-sword. He is rank grade:6 with a 6d6 dice pool.

Second from the right is Bijam "Dragon" Soomro, a nimble Organisation pirate who believes in myths and legends. Of Pakistani origin, he was orphaned at an early age on the jungle planet Kaiwaith 2 (Moonjam). At the age of 12 he absconded from the orphanage and joined a gang of street thugs, where he was a loyal member for six years. His life of crime came to a temporary stop when he was arrested and sentenced to ten years imprisonment, which was reduced to six for good behaviour. Whilst in prison, he had begun studying the martial arts, and upon his release, he left Moonjam to find a dojo where he could study Southern Shaolin Kung Fu. He got lucky and for the next four years he applied himself rigorously to honing his martial arts skills. He got into a bar-room brawl at a spaceport and wiped the floor with his attackers. His performance was noted by pirate captain Kort Kasyga, who offered him a place on his ship, The Golden Dagger. Knowing his criminal record would preclude him from many jobs, Dalbert agreed and a couple of years later he was offered full membership into The Organisation. Unusually, he is armed with a Tangler Carbine, which is used for restraining victims in a mesh of sticky substances, doing no actual damage. He much prefers getting in close and personal, using his feet and fists to beat his opponents or, as a last resort, his Short-sword. He is rank grade:6 with a 6d6 dice pool.
Finally is Kipp "Feral" Kendal, a young human clone Organisation assassin who prefers to work alone. He was an experimental clone created by a black ops division of the DeMeriville Industries Ltd. megacorporation on the planet Braggi 2 (Cretaceous) in the Byte starsector. As its name would suggest, Cretaceous is a volcanic, jungle world similar to Terra during its Cretaceous Era and populated with many similar dinosaurs. Kipp was tasked with jungle fighting alongside a mercenary group hired by DeMeriville. All went well until near the end of his second tour of duty when Kipp went on a killing spree, murdering his fellow mercenaries and then vanishing into the jungle. No-one knows why this happened but he was reported missing in action and presumed dead. Eventually he sneaked back to Port Dinosaur, avoiding the other starport run by DeMeriville and he escaped off planet. He secured a new job working as a bodyguard and bruiser for an Organisation crime-boss who passed on his details to his superiors. They were particularly interested in him and he was offered a post in their Assassination Bureau, where he worked alongside Loretta Masaryk. He is armed with a Ding Exploration IG66 Zero Point Hunting Rifle, a Military Combination Carbine with an underslung Grenade Launcher and a Short-sword with the High Damage and Vicious upgrades. Just like Loretta, he also has a Retinal Implant with Telescopic Sight to aid him in long range attacks. He is a fearsome opponent with rank grade:8 and a 7d6 dice pool.
It was fun designing these four characters as I used extra options on them all, like making two of them clones. Bijam and Dalbert took careers, exploits and skills from the N.O.W. rulebook, showing just how versatile the WOIN system is.