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On the small isolated island of Tropicosa, a few hundred miles southeast of Cuba, a terrible situation has erupted as of late. In the previous years of the island, the government has all been ruled absolutely by a noble-blooded monarch. Though this system of government is obviously quite chaotic, even for a small island like Tropicosa, the people of Tropicosa always had faith in it and seemed to tolerate the occasional depression or famine as facts of life. None of them, however, expected the nightmare that was soon to be. On the eve of January the 2nd, 1970 the King's personal butler and voice in his absence delivered a heartfelt speech from the balcony of the palace. "Tropicans! I bring you tragic news from the bed chamber of our beloved King la Octavius!" He cried from the balcony to the crowd who had been gathered "He... Has died. Our Royal Beloved has died in his sleep and we are left to mourn him! I have made all the arrangements for the funeral events in several days. Until said time, return to your homes and pray for his soul to find heaven. And pray that Her Royal Grace, Princess Sophia la Octavius, finds the courage in her mournful heart to lead Tropicosa in his eternal absence." The butler bowed and disappeared into the balcony doors, closing the doors and the curtains behind him.

The following morning Princess Sophia la Octavius was crowned by the same cardinal in the Tropican cathedral which crowned her father many years ago. The second the prayer was completed and the crown placed upon her head, it is said, something was suddenly different about Tropicosa. The cardinal himself confirmed feeling uneasy about completing the prayer in his personal diaries before he died. Fast forward 37 years, Tropicosa's worst fears have long been realized. By the year 2007, Queen Sophia la Octavius has made the once tolerable Monarchy into a wasteland of peasantry and poverty.

Queen Sophia is now known not only for her noble blood but also for the rumors of the dungeon beneath her palace, where abhorrent acts take place, the Queen sometimes performing them herself. Although they are only rumors and nobody has escaped the dungeon alive, there are stories of one particular type of torture. According to rough autopsy reports of corpses found on the edges of the jungles the rumors say that it involves an object, something like a red-hot poker, being stuck inside of a female prisoner by way of her reproductive tract.

In response to these disgustingly horrifying acts and others meant to exert total control over the island, a small resistance has been put together by a small group of rabble rousers. Draftees, farmers, barmaids, prostitutes and political dissidents from all three provinces of Tropicosa have arranged themselves in the undeveloped jungles, hoping someday to restore order and bring free government to their island motherland!

Name: Antonia Doering
Skills: Rifleman
Previous job before resistance: A farm girl like her mother
Reason for joining resistance: She was about to be drafted to join the Royal Guard, but ran away when the letter came in the mail and the soldiers came to pick her up. Instead of persuing her, the government treated her as a rebel and eliminated her mother and father, forcing her brother Leo who was already a soldier to pull the trigger.
Appearance: Long flowing brown hair tied tightly into a braid. She starts out wearing a cheap blue dress and no shoes but will later wear army surplus camo shorts and ankle length black hiking boots. Her skin is tanned, but is actually caucasian because her father was from Germany.

Name: Nali
Skills: Fighting, Logical thinking, Ninja skills
Volunteer or Draftee: Draftee
If Draftee, previous job: Teacher at a the school for guards. she quit because her family didn't have enough money to survive. they were all killed except for her brother Felix. Nali took Felix and they joined the rebels.
Appearance: with a Dark Star on back and a side pouch

Name: Felix
Skills: Fighting, distractions
Volunteer or Draftee: Draftee
If Draftee, previous job: Farm boy. like it was described in Nali's
Appearance: with a sword on his side

Nali was walking home. she was nearly there and then out of nowhere she heard crying. she walked around a bit and then found her brother, Felix. "what are you doing here?" she asked him "shouldn't you be home?"

"we don't have a home anymore" Felix told her the story about what happened "and they never believed me and our house was burnt down!" he continued to cry

Nali grabbed Felix and took him to the side of the road "maybe not the best place for a story" Nali said

"what are we to do now?" Felix asked staring at the car that nearly ran them over

Nlaki stood up "DON'T YELL AT ME!!" Nali shouted at the stranger "YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY BROTHER AND MYSELF!"

Felix remand quite as the stranger came out of his car

Nali stood there watching the stranger speciously

Felix remained silent

"why was there a snake in your car?" Nali asked looking at the guy like he's an idiot

Felix eyed the person suspiciously