The New Age Heroes

The New Age Heroes refers to a squad of humans that fought together for The Organisation in the 21st century. They were tasked with retrieving both the Armor of Mars and the Hearts of Dread for the Director. They are one of the main factors in bringing on the Second Calamity and were, in it's early days before it was formally created, The Consortium's largest threat and obstacle.

## Fives

Fives was one of the three New Age Heroes bonded to a homunculus. This bonding gave him access to the magical planes that intersect the world we live in beginning in the year 2019.

### Background

Not much is known about Fives and his past, even to himself. What he does know is that he seems to have a case of amnesia. Fragments of his memory remain, these often come in the form of brief flashbacks. He remembers cooking with his mother, hunting with his father and even tending to the fields with his three siblings, a brother and two sisters. He also has traumatic memories such as when his village was raided, being separated from his family, the constant experimentation he underwent and the horrific torture it inflicted on both mind, body and spirit.

### Physical Appearance

Fives is clean shaven, and has a bald head with green eyes and speckles of black throughout his iris. He seemed to be in his late 20's when joining the Organisation.

His country of origin is unknown although he has an olive complexion, possibly hinting towards being of an indigenous background.

He has several body scars, they appear to be either made from countless battles, from numerous experiments or perhaps a combination of the two.

### Personality

Fives has a calm personality, this is reflected in the way he communicates and holds himself. Most of the time he acts as a quiet observer but in battle it is a different story, he becomes enraged in the heat of battle as if he were a beast protecting its young from a threat.

He has a few odd quirks, he has a tendency to rub his hands which comforts him when he is nervous and always tends to snack, often pulling snacks seemingly out of nowhere.

He is also a bit of a glutton and is obsessed with limited edition ramen, he even has a secret stash in his quarters on board the Spear. He is fascinated with both flora and fauna as well as geometry and geography. Fives has a disdain for ignorance to change as in his mind it is a counter productive thought pattern, he also has a significant distrust towards medical practitioners.

## Dr Cogsworth

Dr Cogsworth was one of the three New Age Heroes bonded to a homunculus. This bonding gave him access to the

magical planes that intersect the world we live in beginning in the year 2019.

### Background

Dr Cogsworth is a young scientific genius and prodigy, and although his success has garnered the attention of NASA and other scientific communities his life has far been smooth sailing.

~~Growing up in a broken home with an alcoholic father who was often abusive towards both himself and his mother a certain amount of trauma still remains. Over the years Cogsworth has developed a talent for being able to take a hit from the constant beatings his father would inflict on the family, in response even today he will often goad his opponent after being attacked.~~

As a child he always had a keen interest in mechanics, he was always pulling apart his mothers electronics and trying to put them back together again. Even if he couldn't get his hands on something he could be found scavenging parts in hardship to car engines, how the vehicles were always seemingly magically unlocked is a mystery.

At the age of 16 he began studying a PHD in physics, metaphysics and mechanical engineering, but was expelled from university when he was caught hustling for money in underground robot battles. Although he lost his scholarship and his formal education came to a standstill, he continued to learn and grow. He began a small repair job fixing electronics and building robots which caught the eye of NASA. They hired him into their rockets and aviation development project, despite not having a formal degree he became to be known as Doctor, perhaps it was even a self given title he adopted. It was not long before he moved away from this department and leaned heavily into robotics and AI development.

### Physical Appearance

Dr Cogsworth is a 21 year old man, at 5ft and a skinny frame. He has medium length blonde hair which is always standing upright as if he has been electrocuted a few too many times.

His lab coat has become a signature of his appearance despite not being a chemist or medical practitioner. He always preferred how it flowed and he could conceal things within it always handy for the moment, being a spanner, a homemade taser or a can of red bull.

### Personality

~~Dr Cogsworth has a varying degree of anxiety and social awkwardness due to the trauma he experienced as a child, the only time he didn't react in these moments with an attitude would be when he was talking to his mother, who was his hero.~~

He has always had an issue with authority, assuming that anyone who sees themselves as being more important than he is, is personally out to get him and doesn't deserve his respect. The accumulation of these things has led Cogsworth to not always say the right things in certain situations, but he also doesn't realize what he is saying is inappropriate or might not be the right thing, as at the time it was funny to him.

Vladimir was one of the three New Age Heroes bonded to a homunculus. This bonding gave him access to the magical planes that intersect the world we live in beginning in the year 2019.

## Vladimir

### Background

~~When Vladimir was a child his mother was killed by a gun misfiring during a squad exercise that was training under his father. From that moment the family dynamics drastically changed. It was the second time Vladimir had ever seen his father cry, the first was the moment his younger brother Kristof was born.~~

~~Vladimir's father threw himself head first into his work, the children only saw him maybe once a week after this habit began, it was this time that Kristof also dedicated himself to getting his father's attention and he believed that becoming the best soldier ever was the way of achieving this. Kristof achieved his goal and was given such a high rank that he was able to run his own recon and objective squadron. Vladimir also wished to be a soldier to gain his fathers pride as well. Although Vladimir unlike his brother was diagnosed as a child with Marfan Syndrome. His height and weak limbs prevented him from excelling as a soldier.~~

~~His father bought him a house out in Igarka in the forests to help him train his rifle skills, or perhaps it was out of embarrassment and this provided a cheaper option and free of shame. He would often send food and supplies once a week to Vladimir.~~ Vladimirs neighbor Alex Cook, helped Vladimir train during this time living in the forest.

~~One day after training for a long period of time his father eventually appeared in a helicopter and took Vladimir to a new project lab. Through experimentation Vladimir's father hoped to enhance his son to become the ultimate soldier,~~ although the surgery was deemed a failure later and Vladimir was again forced to live out in the forest, until he joined the Organisation.

**Vladimir was KIA February 2020 on a highly classified mission in Tokyo, Japan.**

### Physical Appearance

Standing at 7 foot and 1 inch tall Vladimir is a tall and skinny individual with only about 13% body fat. He has facial stubble and a short buzz cut on the right side of his head and shoulder length hair on his left. He has a facial scar on his left cheek as well.

### Personality

Vladimir likes to smoke cigars if permitted in the right social circumstances. He can often be found cleaning his rifle almost ritualistically after each mission. He does have a paralytic fear of heights though.

From his time living in the forest in Russia he has a personally inquisitive mind and nature, he is also protective of those he cares about. This is probably because he has only really had one friend, Alex prior to joining with the Organisation. He is a firm believer in the circle of life concept, that everyone has a role to play, nature is a force unto its own and that no action is without reason or consequence.