Aleksis Murnau
Revised 2012.08.29 @ 15:05 ·
One of several resident psychotherapists at Bethlehem Medical Centre. A trained psionicist with a specialty in stealth spelunking and event recovery, Murnau can poke around the average mind without raising much of a ruckus. This is a nearly moot point, as any sort of probing requires physical contact with the target... but in some cases, her capabilities are an invaluable contribution to the therapeutic and intelligence gathering mission of the Templar.
Aleksis is trained in the use of a Cycom sensory output harness- a device that uses a carbon computer to visualize the optical and aural processing centers of the brain. This hardware complements her psionic abilities by enabling anyone with the proper equipment to literally see the thought processes of another individual.
Balthazar Kowalski
Revised 2012.08.29 @ 03:38 ·
Mentioned only by name, Kowalski is Greymalkin's long-suffering Deputy of Operations, tasked with the day-to-day paperwork and legal requirements of a secret interplanetary militia operating under the nose of Terran authorities. A lawyer by trade, Kowalski is also tasked with the "translation" of Templar cover stories and the substantiation of the "background" and working credentials of offworld and pocket universe Templar assigned to Thule Garrison.
Beef Knuckleback
Revised 2012.08.31 @ 01:39 ·
A black ops field agent who - for reasons unknown - masquerades as a deputy from the fictional Antrim Police Department.
Beef is slightly death-prone, and has been killed by Greg and Ornix.
Beef Knuckleback drives the Beefmobile.
Doctor Helen Spinoza
Revised 2012.08.29 @ 13:55 ·
A native of Helios, Doctor Spinoza is the only offworlder currently assigned to Thule Garrison. A neurologist with a specialty in psionic afflictions, the doctor is the only member of the garrison qualified to diagnose conditions most locals write off as insanity, mental illness or demonic possession.
Emily Ashton
Revised 2012.08.30 @ 18:08 ·
The youngest Templar in the Terran ranks, Emily's first "real" assignment is a doozy - as a "deep cover" observer tasked to fulfill the Waking God Protocols, Emily finds herself living the complicated double life of a Secret Agent Art Student!
Ivan Kursk (Greymalkin)
Revised 2012.09.06 @ 03:14 ·
A former Soviet military officer, Greymalkin disappeared in southeast Asia in the spring of 1968. He surfaced in late 1969 as an adviser and fixer for Michael West, succeeding West as head of Thule Garrison upon West's death in 1985. Greymalkin was instrumental in establishing a Templar presence on Earth, a task made somewhat easier by his connections in the American and Russian intelligence communites.
Greymalkin is Defender of the Earth, protecting his charge from all comers with the assistance of a one-ship fleet and a world-wide ground force that's barely company strength.
Templar Rank : VIII°, considered to have a IX° Theater Rank - loosely, a Colonel with the responsibilities of a General.
Born 1940, making him 57 during the events of Dead City Radio, and 61 or 62 during The Dualist.
Jason Polaski
Revised 2012.08.29 @ 14:03 ·
Commander of the Cheops, one of a small handful of veil-capable Templar vessels in Earth's neck of the woods. Polaski is known to have a deep love of explosives- his interest in ordnance drove him from a post-military career as a landscaper into the Templar at an early age, where he served with John West some time prior to West's resignation in 1997.
Jesse Baris
Revised 2012.08.30 @ 18:09 ·
The older and more experienced of the two agents assigned observational duties in Pittsburgh, Jesse has specialized in Remote Viewing and intuitive information gathering - skills that are particularly useful in the target-rich swamp of teen angst that is Allegheny Center.
Judas Lang
Revised 2013.03.18 @ 13:18 ·
A renowned psychometrist with years of experience working for the court system, Judas Lang was been contracted by Heirotus founder Brandon James to perform a "read" of the stellar artifact known as MBO-2. Some time after that, Lang resigned from Heirotus, founded Expert Technologies, and took control of the Templar.
Tall, arthritic, and weird before his encounter with MBO-2, Lang is as eccentric as he is wealthy. Obsessed with events recalled from the Aeon flight data recorder, he is considered a lunatic by just about everyone outside of Heirotus, ETL and Templar upper management.
Kendra Pell
Revised 2012.10.01 @ 16:29 ·
Lieutenant Kendra Pell is a member of Kolg Saerai Lodge assigned to the Templar Space Mobility Command. SMC is equivalent to the USN Military Sealift Command or the USAF Air Mobility Command, making Kendra a glorified bus driver with a very long route.
Michael King
Revised 2012.08.29 @ 13:53 ·
A qualified helicopter pilot and dedicated gin enthusiast, King divvies up his time between gin consumption, the occasional flight, and "tactical adjustment" of various Templar agent documents, identity papers, and photographs.
Michael West
Revised 2012.09.06 @ 01:27 ·
An exceptionally talented navigator and the father of John West.
The most talented navigator on the Heirotus payroll until he left the company in 1968, Michael was one of the first genetic contributors to the Addicaine program, and assisted in the early development of the BTS.
Michael joined the Templar ranks in the early 1970s, having attained the rank of VI° before being granted a Theater Rank of IX° following the founding of Thule Garrison. Co-founder Ivan Kursk assumed command after West succumbed to brain cancer in 1985.
Michael West is still officially considered "missing" by Heirotus, as is the ship and the crew that he disappeared with. There is no record of his presence in Colonial Authority space after 1971.
Raven Lockheart
Revised 2012.09.06 @ 03:36 ·
A South Jersey punk with a bachelor's degree in psychology and a Templar-forged Master's degree for field work, Raven posed as a high school guidance councillor during the early stages of the Waking God Protocols. She quickly tired of the assignment and transferred to field work, where she does the same thing without the dress code or the whiny teenagers.
Between Dead City Radio and The Dualist, Raven dropped about a hundred pounds and started partnering with Tantek.
Rayne Gallahad
Revised 2012.08.29 @ 13:42 ·
A distant cousin of Thad's, Rayne is Spinoza's assistant, and the only Templar who's been able to figure out the ancient BMRI hardware installed in BMC's psionics observation ward.
Rayne is a POG, preferring technical and administrative support work to field assignments. He's also a big fan of PISSPOWERASSCHRIST.
Ryan Harmon
Revised 2012.08.29 @ 13:24 ·
The operations officer aboard the Cheops- quite possibly one of the most boring paramilitary jobs anywhere. You sit around, play video games, download porn, and occasionally strip down and check over the sensor hardware when it detects a blip- 'cuz when you're this far out, a blip on the sweep just has to be a malfunction.
Sven
Revised 2012.08.29 @ 14:49 ·
Sven figured working as an orderly in a pocket-universe mental hospital would be a nice, quiet way to pay for college.
Boy was he wrong.
Tantek Cestric
Revised 2013.03.18 @ 13:40 ·
A former United States Army Ranger, Tantek has been with Thule Garrison since the Waking God Protocols field trials of the mid 1990s. He works well with Raven Lockheart, typically functioning as muscle though he can step up and be diplomatic if Raven's attitude isn't winning the hearts and minds. As one of Greymalkin's "troubleshooters," Tantek exists outside of the defined Templar hierarchy, and has the authority to co-opt and utilize any regional Templar resources available in the service of whatever mission he's assigned to.
He's also good with a sword.
Tony Lipschitz
Revised 2012.08.29 @ 13:26 ·
Tony was working third shift in the BMC psych ward when one of his charges blew out the HRD on his desk and disappeared.
