High Crime

[Ice]

This one of my favorite games to run for my friends as it shows exactly how good at rpgs they are.
First off this is a DM based game; you do something and I will explain what happens and if you PM me I will explain why.
I do not wish to get into arguments over how things work. PM me and I will explain. If it is a mutual misunderstanding or if I misunderstood something I will edit my post.
No spamming. There may be only one post per person after the DM speaks, the DM being me, you may say what you attempt to do not what happens.
The DM's word is law; if I decide something is a rule it is a rule from that point forward.
This game is brutal and hard. Expect your characters to die and have a few ready so you may start again.
Your characters must be PMed to me with everything they have. Everything.
In the thread you only need to post their appearance, you may post extra but you do not have to.

Now to explain the world. It is 20 years in the future in The USA. The bay area of California to be exact. Might wanna google earth it if you haven't been there its a pretty cool place. Across the whole planet crime rates have risen 500%, violent crimes have risen 700%. The world is torn in chaos, but order still manages to remain. The government is intact, if not completely corrupt. It is common knowledge that a serial killer won an election for governor, and most presidents do not last a year.
In the last 4 years some strange instances have occurred. Russia disappeared. Not like all the land was gone, but there are no people left. When satellites look at it it appears as a fuzzy spot, anyone who goes in does not come out, looking at it from its borders show that it looks normal, but there are no people. This same thing has happened with Australia, New Zealand, China, and Alaska. The last thing people saw before all radio contact and electrical signals cut out was a black submarine landing on the shores. Alaska was a strange case as crackly radio signals still make it out of there on occasion; attempting to warn people of a coming doom. But hey who ever listened to the Alaskans? You are a pretty normal person of this world; skilled in guns and survival. But you have something special about you: magic. You have a special power or 3 or 4 you can technically have as many as you like but the more you have the stronger as well as the weaker you get.
Let me explain: Magic is linked to life force; so the more powerful you are in it the stronger it links to your life force. You must have magic. The way this world works is there are licenses for everything; bounty hunter, mercs, assassins, for weapons, and thievery. For the most part the police do not care about any crime except for drug use. The act of selling, or using drugs is punishable by death, and trust me they will succeed. So the character format I want you to send to me is:
 
Name:
Eye color:
Hair color:
Weapons:
licenses:
Job:
power or powers explain in detail please:
Appearance:
Background:
Everything else: This includes connections that may have been listed in background

I need to know everything about your character his house if he owns one. All of it, even connections because all of these things may assist or harm you.

I hope you enjoy your stay in the world that is High Crime please keep the RP active.

[Darkly Chaotic]

Name: Robert Comeau
Eye color: Greenish brown
Hair color: Brown, almost black
Weapons: Machete, sniper rifle
licenses: Gun license, Driver's license, computer license(if necessary to have a license for one), weapon license(Machete)
Job: Mercenary

power: shadow warp, he can step into shadows and step out somewhere else. so for example, he could step into the shadow of a pillar, and step out of the shadow of a tree. these steps cannot exceed more than 1,000 feet, but they are useful as he can warp anywhere there is shadow, but not from a living person's shadow. so he can't step into the hobo's shadow and appear in the shadow of a businessman's.

Appearance: about 6' tall, he has a mildly muscular body. he is on the thinner side, with gaunt looking eyes. he dresses in a black hoodie and forest camouflage cargo pants. underneath the hoodie, he wears a bulletproof vest to stop small caliber bullets. He has a duffel bag that carries various implements of his trade. on his back he carries a backpack that is heavily padded and lined with Kevlar to protect his laptop. On his hip is the sheath for his Machete.

Background: he grew up in a small town near Boston and planned on going to college for graphic arts. as crime rates grew drastically, he was forced to stay home for his and his family's own safety. years passed and his parents died, leaving him and his brother alone in the house, which was eventually repossessed by the state. moving away from his old life, with the cash he could scrape together, he bought a one way ticket to California and ended up in the bay area. there he became hardened as he lived on the streets, avoiding the local gangs and cops. at one time he even joined a small time gang ,Dark Fists, just to keep some of the more enthusiastic recruiters off his back. eventually he got a license for a gun, and managed to get a license for a machete. then he moved into the mercenary business, seeing as how people might want some hired muscle. by the time Russia had disappeared, Robert had begun to make some headway in the mercenary field, and was beginning to make a name for himself. on the night Alaska disappeared he found he could use the shadow step ability, and his success rates began to grow.

Everything else: He seems to have almost two personalities, one is a happy giddy personality that loves to talk with people and tends to talk a little too fast. the other one is darker, and hates most of humanity, self included, and is just waiting for the next assignment. He has some contacts in the underground, and his old gang leader resents him for leaving them and going into the Mercenary business. So far he has safely managed to stay off the grid.