Zone | Casualties Of Mars

Before Mars became a barren wasteland of crimson deserts and frozen silence, it was a magnificent world. Vast oceans stretched beneath brilliant blue skies, ancient forests covered its continents, and towering cities stood as monuments to civilisations that had flourished for countless generations. Its people were explorers, scholars, architects, and warriors. Among them stood the legendary Knights of Karock, the sworn protectors of the northern Martian territories, whose courage and loyalty were renowned throughout the neighbouring star systems.

Aboard this magnificent flying violation of safety regulations lives a collection of individuals known as...

THE ZONE WARRIORS

Smuggler, rogue, professional improviser and a man with the remarkable ability to walk into any catastrophic situation carrying absolutely no visible plan whatsoever. Somehow, this usually works. Nobody understands why, even scientists have stopped trying.

The Bomb Whisperer. Most people see explosives as weapons. Detta sees them as art. She gives them personalities. She writes poetry about them. Occasionally she writes poetry on them. This would be charming if the poems did not generally conclude with a blast powerful enough to change local geography.

former naval pilot and velocity addict whose interpretation of the phrase maximum safe speed appears to focus primarily on the word maximum. Rinn can fly almost anything. Landing it remains a totally separate discussion.

The Firefly Queen former galactic racing legend. Gravity enthusiast & Professional enemy of sensible acceleration. She's the primary pilot of The Mongoose which means regularly pulling manoeuvres that would cause any nav computer existential anxiety.

HEROES technically

CRIMINALS frequently

IDIOTS lets not get distracted by terminology

They steal from dictators, embarrass tyrants & destroy expensive Dominion property with an enthusiasm best described as 'bordering on recreational'. They rarely follow orders, occasionally follow plans & have absolutely no understanding of the phrase strategic withdrawal. Yet beneath the sarcasm, the explosions, the illegal modifications and the horrifying repair bills, there lies one inconvenient truth. The truth that when nobody seems to responds to the cry of the underdog, the Zone Warriors do

Former bounty hunter, walking siege weapon and enthusiastic owner of the Grav-Hammer, Brakka believes every complicated problem is simplified by hitting it extremely hard.

The Cyberwarfare Digital saboteur. Rugg doesn't believe computer systems should have secrets especially not from him. So If your network contains something classified, encrypted or deeply embarrassing Rugg will eventually find it, probably whilst eating cereal over your keyboard.

There's another presence aboard this ship

The Variable Intelligence eXperimental Interface. Artificial intelligence. Navigator. Weapons controller. Tactical computer. Guardian of The Mongoose and unwilling electronic babysitter to six biological disasters who apparently regard warning lights as a positive encouragement.