Adam Langley

Adam Langley, c. 1998, aged 18

> "I haven't really given life a second chance. I've done what I have done to get here. It's only right that I stay here."
>
> - Adam Langley to Roselyne Manchen

First Lieutenant **Adam Langley** (Фвфь Дфтпдун), callsign **Goldfish** (Пщдвашыр), was an Anscadian mercenary who took part in multiple conflicts, most notably the Great Pacific Northwest War. He began his mercenary services in November 1998, when he was hired by the Stanari Republican Air Force (Forța Aeriană Republicană Stanari) to assist in the Third Yuga War in western Yuga. He would be later employed by the Anscadian Federal Air Force (Аувукфд Фшк Ащксу Фтысфвшф).

He was originally employed into the Anscadian 3rd Air Division as a lone mercenary, but was later inducted into a two-man team led by Roselyne Manchen, the famed Reaper by many, as her number two. He later went AWOL and defected to the Mercenary Initiative, made up of other mercenary forces, in early 2006 following the fall of Anscadia.

He was killed by his friend, Alex Hart, on December 25, 2006 after crash landing near Kielder Dam.

## Biography

### Early Life

Adam Langley was born in Brookings, Anscadia in 1980. From a very young age, he quickly grew to love aircraft. As he grew older, from youth to his teenage years, he would often look at anything aircraft related, including video games. This love for aircraft would eventually culminate in him joining a small, yet trustful mercenary group, the **Round Table** after graduating from high school in June of 1998. This would eventually land him in the F-76C, the **Round Table**'s preferred aircraft.

### Employment by Stanari

His time for action would come only months later in November, when **Round Table** was hired by the Stanari Republican Air Force (Forța Aeriană Republicană Stanari) at the onset of the Third Yuga War. Alongside the **Round Table**, he would help the Stanari hold against an offensive pressed by a handful of other nations. Along his combat sorties, he would cross paths with the Reaper, one of the most well-known mercenaries on the planet. He would survive this encounter with the Reaper, much to the surprise of his squadron mates, who later congratulated him for his skill, as well as the Reaper themselves, stating "No one has gotten away from me before. You have what it's worth". The contract with the Stanari would not last much longer, however, as the Anscadian Federal Air Force contacted him to bolster their numbers in event of a war with Oberon, which would happen only a couple of weeks later.

### Employment by Anscadia

In mid-December, he would eventually be contracted and hired into the Anscadian 3rd Air Division only a week and a half before the Great Pacific Northwest War. He was assigned to the 3rd Air Division's 2nd Fighter Wing in Smith River's Aaron Castell Air Base along the Pacific Ocean, near his hometown. To his surprise, the Reaper was also there, too.

#### The War Begins

> "Look, it's the Reaper. Who's that flying with 'em?"
>
> - Anscadian Mercenary

On December 27, the Great Pacific Northwest War began. For the first week, Langley would sit idle, not partaking in sorties. On January 7, Langley, the Reaper, whom Langley knew as Roselyne Manchen, as well as other pilots sortied and engaged a small contingent of sea faring vessels in the Calhoun Sea. A few days later, they would engage a Calibernese aerial supply line that would assist paratroopers. After the mission was concluded, the commanding AWACS of the operation, Blitz, would comment on the two's teamwork, saying "maybe you'll get your luck turned around", hinting at Reaper's troubled past.

The two would sit idle for the next two weeks. Whilst the regular forces were sortieing bi-daily, they remained grounded. On January 23, the two were ordered to sortie alone against a contingent of anti-air emplacements near the Calhoun Sea. The two would carry out the mission and succeed, though with great difficulty, even for Manchen herself.

   Only two days later, they were again sent alone, but this time to Crater Lake and its surroundings. They encountered a large number of aircraft from Calibern, enroute to bomb an airfield in central Anscadia. They would engage the aircraft, despite being outnumbered. They would nearly eliminate them all before two pairs of aircraft entered their area of operations. They were low and ammo, yet they were ordered to down the aircraft. Manchen coolly said to their superiors that this would "cost them extra", to which the commanding officer of the operation simply scoffed. With a combined effort, they were only able to down two of the four aircraft. Upon landing, they were scrutinized in their inability to fully complete the mission, and thus half their pay was to be deducted. Though angered, they both had to bite their tongue's and move on. This mission was not all bad, however, as other mercenaries and even the enemy had noted Langley's skills.

#### Stalemate

The war would slow to a grueling crawl in late January. The missions came slowly at first. Langley and Manchen sat idle until mid-February when a set of operations would be brought to them. It was a bit of a headache for Langley. There were so many that needed to be chosen from. The only thing to do was do near daily sorties, many times alone with other pilots. While it was difficult having to rely on his own skills, he grew on them.

## Personality

Langley is generally calm and nice, though many times has an extremely short temper.

## Relationships

### Ryan Langley

Ryan John Langley is Adam's younger brother. In their younger years, they often enjoyed going outside during the summer, however, this grew much more sporadic as time went on. They did argue, though this was a very rare occurrence. Despite this, they were very close. He was notably absent from Adam's life between 1998 and late 2001, due to his service in Yuga and eventually the war in Anscadia. In November 2001, to Adam's surprise, Ryan appeared at Aaron Castell Air Base. He filled in Adam and his flight leader, Louise Manchen, about the situation on the east coast, since he had been stationed there for close to three months. Things weren't good, but they weren't bad, either. For the time being, he was to remain at Aaron Castell Air Base and assist on the southern front. Because Adam and Louise for the moment were grounded because of continued neglect of orders that were out of their control, Ryan and Adam decided to catch up.

Ryan, upon turning 18, was drafted into the Air Force, much to his opposition. He was sent east after completing flight school and training, assigned to the 1st Fighter Squadron, 3rd Wing, primarily made up of A-77 Warthog Thunderbolt IIs.

### Roselyne Manchen

Roselyne Stowe Manchen is Adam's widowed wife.