Bridge

Position Name Rank Trms Armour Weapon PC? Captain/Pilot Winston Maclean Commander 6 Cloth Gauss Pistol N A tough officer who's worked his way up in the Navy, Maclean works well with the Marines but is quite clear that as far as shipboard matters are concerned, he's in command.

Engineering

Position Name Rank Trms Armour Weapon PC? Engineer Frederic ("Right said Fred") Drayman PO 3rd 4 Cloth Shotgun N Fred is cheerful and easy-going, a bit of a "wide-boy" and definitely the man to see if you "need something". His attitude belies his competence, however, as he's a first-class ship engineer and no mean hand at fixing other equipment either.

Gunnery

Position Name Rank Trms Armour Weapon PC? Gunner Cassandra Clayburgh Able Spacehand 3 Cloth SMG N The beautiful Cassandra is friendly and popular aboard ship, but has never yet let any of the Marines develop a closer relationship with her (though several have tried). She's the ship's EVA specialist and also a professionally-trained card-sharp.

Medical

Position Name Rank Trms Armour Weapon PC? Surgeon Malvin "Bloody" Morgan Lieutenant 4 None 9mm pistol N Bloody Morgan is the ship's surgeon, and also technically the medical practicioner for the platoon as well. In medical matters (only) "Maid" Marian reports to him before the Marine officers. He cultivates a hard-faced and unsympathetic persona, affecting to be unimpressed by even the worst injuries, but this hides a heart of gold and a skilled doctor, and no Brazos marine who's survived to evac has ever died under his care. He is also a licenced Robot Operator, which would mean more if the Brazos carried any.

Marine Platoon

Position Name Rank Trms Armour Weapon PC? Force Commander David Stalker 1st Lieutenant 4 BD-14 GR N David Stalker is a recently-promoted lieutenant, young for this type of command, and very unsure of his abilities. He's probably better than he himself believes, and a few years' seasoning will make a very good officer out of him. At the moment, though, he seems to have confidence problems, and leans heavily on Sarge for his decisions; in itself, a very sensible approach. Since the beginning of the encounter with the Zerg and - especially - with the corruption in the local Imperial authorities, Stalker has begun to make progress and show signs of genuine quality leadership.

Position Name Rank Trms Armour Weapon PC? Section Leader Verral Favager Brevet Sergeant 4 CA-14 GR Y GB A "soldier's corporal" rather than an "officer's stooge", Verral is also not always entirely on the straight-and-narrow. Very streetwise and knowledgeable about the seamier underside of the places the platoon ends up, he also knows a bit about boats - particularly large ones. Recently breveted as Sergeant by Lt Stalker.

Position Name Rank Trms Armour Weapon PC? Sniper "Raygun" Reagan Specialist 4 CA-14 Laser Rifle Y PB Reagan is one of those Marines who doesn't talk about his past or his background. A deadly sniper, favouring the laser rifle over the more common gauss sniper rifle, he also appears very keen to learn how to handle starship weapons, and is constantly scrounging tips, training and simulator time from Cassandra.

Position Name Rank Trms Armour Weapon PC? Sapper Jacques de Molay Specialist 4 CA-14 Gauss Rifle Y Aim He is of medium build, well proportioned but not overly muscular. Hair blonde, cut No. 1, eyes grey, clean shaven, quietly spoken, rarely answers back, never chews gum but likes mints. Hung around his neck on a leather thong is a silver, 15mm o/a Dia, 8 pointed star. Jaques likes fire, in fact Jaques loves fire . . .probably too much. Jaques always carries a copy of the bible and has favouate quotes - but is adamant that he is not a religous man, but he does believe in reincarnation.  Will turn the other cheek but never forgets and always carries a grudge. Favourite saying: "Burn baby Burn". There is always a box of matches in his pocket. Reads a lot, mainly historical texts and books about making things burn. Nice chap on the whole.

Position Name Rank Trms Armour Weapon PC? Fusion Gunner Uriah "Silent P" Phartwell Specialist 4 BD-14 FGMP-14 Y ARW An ex-commando, Uriah has been a sergeant in his time, but has been busted back to private after some debacle or other which may not have been his fault. He has certain talents which may or may not have been learned in the Marines.

Position Name Rank Trms Armour Weapon PC? APC Driver Donald "LZ" Close Specialist 4 CA-14 GR N LZ is quiet and laconic, rarely one to get wound up or excited by anything. He can drive or fly pretty much anything which is even vaguely descibed as a vehicle, and is capable of piloting even the Brazos herself at a push, if the need arises.

Position Name Rank Trms Armour Weapon PC? Corpsman "Maid" Marian Gibson Specialist 4 CA-14 GR N Maid Marian is the unit medic, or Corpsman. She's not unaware of the effect her looks have on some of her comrades, but prefers to be treated as "one of the boys" and gets really hacked off if she's treated as a sex object. She's very strong for her height and has put more than one overeager squaddie on the deck in the past.

IN Security Troops

Position Name Rank Armour Weapon ex-INSEC troops, IN Tokarev David Hanmore Sergeant Half-armour Gauss Rifle Hanmore was the leader of the very few of the Tokarev's troops that made it to the relative safety of Ne Selvas starport during the Zerg assault. Realizing that he and his men had been used by the conspiracy, he has joined forces with the Brazos' crew and their allies, perhaps to try and reclaim his life as it was, but mainly in order to get some measure of vengeance on the Zerg.

Position Name Rank Armour Weapon ex-INSEC troops, IN Tokarev Boggis, Bunce and Bean Privates Half-armour Gauss Rifle Most of the men Hanmore brought with him were killed during the onslaught on Wounded Knee Caves. The three surviving troopers are Privates Boggis, Bunce and Bean. They've been forged and tempered in the fires of battle, and are are now a far cry from the rather unimpressive INSEC troops that the Marines held in such contempt. Bunce was killed during the final battle with the Queen of Blades in the Ultramarine Barracks on Bifter, 161/1106.

Civilians

Position Name Rank Armour Weapon ex-Captain, MV Long Shot Tamara Avalon Captain None Laser pistol, lightsabre Tamara was the captain/pilot of the Free Trader Long Shot, caught on the ground at Ne Selvas starport by the Zerg attack, and one of the very few survivors. She's a skilled pilot, sensor operator and comms tech, and a deadly shot with the laser pistol she always carries. All her funds were tied up in the ship, and she sees little alternative but to join the mission against the Zerg.

Position Name Rank Armour Weapon ex-Navigator, MV Long Shot Zip Cody 4th Officer Jack 9mm revolver Navigator and Computer Officer on the Long Shot, Zip is also a pretty good trader and broker, and has thrown in with the mission as Cargo Officer.

Protoss

Position Name Rank Armour Weapon Commander, Task Force Esrator Aldaris Judicator None None Aladaris is the overall commander of the Protoss in the Elchev subsector. His mission is to destroy the Zerg incursion, and ensure the meddling Humans of the Third Imperium do not import any more; having learned of the Ultramarines, he is equally determined that these must be stamped out as well. While typically conservative and traditional, he is beginning to appreciate the extra qualities that flexible and unpredictable Humans can bring to a situation..

Position Name Rank Armour Weapon Military Commander Artanis Templar Zealot, shield PsiBlades Artanis, young by Protoss standards, is a typical Protoss hero; almost suicidally brave, deeply honourable, and not especially subtle. More flexible than Aldaris, it is to him that most of the task of liaison with the Humans has fallen. He is in training for the High Templar caste, and has some of the abilities possessed by such Protoss, but still retains his physical approach to most things, and is often first to the front when a good fight is in the offing.

Deaders

Position Name Rank Trms Armour Weapon PC? Force NCO Sherman "Sarge" Eichman Sergeant 6 BD-14 GR N Tough as old boots, hard as nails, wise as Solomon. A good Sergeant is the core of a fighting unit, and Sarge is a perfect example. Taking no nonsense from his troops, he is as quick to encourage and support as he is to crack down with his biting sarcasm. Sarge was killed on 079/1106 by the Mound in the Forest.

Position Name Rank Trms Armour Weapon PC? Trooper Guy "Gramps" Meyer Private 6 CA-14 GR N Gramps is the oldest member of the platoon - there's some suspicion he may have lied about his age to get into the Marines - but he more than pulls his weight. His vast field experience means that whatever crops up, he's either seen something similar once or can reassure the younger troops that he has. He knows every trick in the book for working the system within the Corps, and he's a world-class dirty street-fighter. He also smokes a pipe, but no-one's perfect. Gramps was killed on 079/1106 by the Mound in the Forest.

Position Name Rank Trms Armour Weapon PC? Trooper Arthur "Art" Wilcox Private 4 CA-14 GR N Art was originally a Forward Observation specialist, with an uncanny knack for getting really close to the enemy and directing their fire to just the right place. However, his luck ran out in the end and he was caught in the blast from a badly-aimed artillery barrage. Once his ruined eye had been replaced with a prosthocybernetic rebuild, he returned to active service, but his days of forward observation were over. He's a first-rate soldier, and entirely recovered, but he will not place himself in any position where he is likely to be fired on by his own side, especially by artillery, if he can help it. Art was killed on 079/1106 by the Mound in the Forest.

Position Name Rank Trms Armour Weapon PC? Trooper Theodore "Dead Ted" Horwood Private 4 CA-14 GR N Ted is the joker of the platoon; always cheerful, always ready to have a laugh. His catch phrase, usually produced when the unit has to do something easy, is "We're all dead." Needless to say, he has sailed through his career this far without a scratch. He's an expert at document forgery, particularly old-fashioned paperwork. Dead Ted died in the battle against the Cerebrate Grikala in Wounded Knee Caves on Sirnoth, 081/1106.