Character Creation Challenge 17 of 31, Dean Gallas-Harner

For the last BattleTech character, I went with a character whose story ties in with the 2018 Harebrained Schemes game. The following year, Catalyst and the writers released a short sourcebook on integrating the video game into the official setting. Considering it's the most publicity the setting's received since 2004 or so, I was happy to buy a copy of the game and the sourcebook.

Dean Gallas-Harner is a member of the aristocracy on Itrom, where he claims a distant relationship to Finn Gallas, Hertog Itrom and CEO of Griffonwyne Unlimited. His family has a modest landholding, and he was able to train as an apprentice from age 10 to be the pilot of the family's old Griffin, Martel. Upon his graduation from apprenticeship, he was assigned a post as part of the local defenses on Itrom, mostly seeing action against various pirate bands, some who know him as 'that Griffin pilot we want to see dead'. When Kamea Arano's forces came to liberate the world, his lance promptly surrendered. Examining his options, he's considering moving on to other pastures as well as staying with the Aurigian Coalition.

Name: Dean Gallas-Harner

Faction: Major Periphery State/Aurigan Reach

XP:        5000

Attributes Score Link

STR                 4

BOD         4

RFL                 4

DEX         4

INT                 4

WIL         4

CHA         4

EDG         1     -2

Traits

Compulsion/Honorable

Connections (1)

Enemy (Pirates) (1)

Enemy (Rival Claimant) 2

Equipped (1)

Gremlins

Impatient

Property (3)

Rank Cornet (3)

Reputation (2)

Vehicle GRF-1N Griffin (4)

Wealth (3)

Skills                                    Level

Administration                         2

Animal Handling                     1 

Career/Soldier                          3

Computers                                1

Driving/Ground                       0 

Gunnery/Mech                         4

Interest/Homeworld History    0

Interest/Literature                    1

Interest/Military History          2

Language/English                    1

Language/Spanish                    0

Leadership                                2

Martial Arts                              3

Medtech                                    3 

Melee Weapons                        2

Navigation/Ground                   2

Negotiation                               1

Perception                                 1

Piloting/Mech                           4

Protocol/Aurgian Reach           4

Running                                    1

Sensor Operations                    2

Small Arms                              3

Strategy                                    0

Survival/Forest                         1

Swimming                                1

Tactics/Land                             2

Technician/Electronics             2

Training                                    1

Equipment

Revolver

Revolver

10 reloads

Flak Jacket

3 Patches

Combat Boots

Pack

2 Fatigues

Jump Suit

Advanced Field Kit

Electronic Compass

Medical Kit

Motorcycle

Clothing

Standard MechWarrior Equipment

Movement

Walking:    8

Running:    19

Sprinting:    39

Lifepaths

Nobility

Military School

Family Training, OCS

Tour of Duty: Periphery Age 21

Today, I present:

• Tardis Captain with a Last Unicorn Games Deep Space 9 Bajoran.
• Green Sage Library offering a Scientist
• Craig gives us a member of Stellagama's Space Patrol
• Chimerical Realms used Mage: the Ascension