Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Minutemen Characters

The General
"In this dark hour, should we continue to squabble amongst ourselves? Or will we put aside our differences and turn our hatred and righteous anger against those who are truly responsible?"

-The General, as heard during one of their broadcasts

In the days and weeks following the atomic holocaust, a single radio signal pulsed out over the wasteland. From a doomsday vault deep under a mountain, a fortress built and abandoned by one faction or another over the course of the decades long war, the voice of the General was first heard. Even through the scratchy quality of a degrading transmission and the metallic pitch of an ageing microphone, their voice guided confused survivors together, rallying them together by giving them hope. At the same time, the anger and barely contained hatred that could be detected even through the tinny sound quality motivated the demoralised survivors with dreams of vengeance and justice, concepts between which he does not discriminate.

It was at his instructions that the Minutemen, often considered a joke in the Civil War, began its meteoric rise. Through their transmissions, they began to assemble their nation, guiding their rebuilding efforts. It is suspected that they're is in possession of maps or intelligence information from deep within the vault, as they have guided their forces to Tiberium deposits, abandoned bases, and strange technology left over from the war with unerring accuracy, allowing them to make the most of the limited resources available to them.

As for the person themself, they have rarely opened the vault door of the fortress, preferring to guide their nation alone from inside the safety and security of its walls, using their cadre of generals led by Preston Garvey to lead in their stead. Nobody is entirely sure who they are, though everyone has theories. All they require from the outside world is constant status reports and a direct power line to keep the fortress online; the power-hungry facility draws so much energy that a dedicated "nuclear" reactor had to be set up to keep it fuelled. It is often muttered that the power is being used not to keep the fortress running, but rather for some unknown doomsday device or other secret projects.

Preston Garvey
"A settlement needs our help."

-A common notification sent to the General, often by Preston

Craig Boone
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Arcade Gannon
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Anna Sviatoslavovna Mel'nikova
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Fawkes
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Rose of Sharon Cassidy
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Wolfgang von Krause
"People demand you to be hard as steel, a great man, a hero. I only demand of you one thing - be dedicated to improve yourself and those around you."

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Wolfgang von "Havoc" Krause is the current leader of the Freedom Guard, with the rank of Colonel. Before he and his platoon, the "Dead 6", joined the Minutemen, he worked in the Alliance military on secret missions all over the globe to sabotage the Voshkod assault. When asked to tell something about his life away from the missions, he shuts himself away, believing he should not talk about personal matters. However, for the records he made an exception.

Krause was born in the city of Breslau, now located in Voshkod Aselia near the Polish border. As a child, he was born to Junker parents in a restored Aselian monarchy. After the GVAW broke out, he joined the army when he was just 17, having learned hand-to-hand combat and tactical knowledge from his father. He quickly rose up in the military ranks for extraordinary service and earned the "Medal of Freedom", the highest military medal in the new Alliance of Hawke, when he was just 21 years old. During this time, he founded the special ops unit "Dead 6". The name was chosen due to the number of members and the fact they were all officially deceased in Alliance records.

After the war, he learned machine engineering at the technical college Leuna-Merseburg and worked in different technical branches, including a section of chemicals production. He recruited more members for his platoon, enlarging it to 23 people until. He himself is specialized in sabotage missions, explosives, and tactical coordination, as well as knowledge over a large amount of western and Voshkod weaponry.

During, he sabotaged the new Voshkod assault, albeit with difficulties, from within Voshkod territory. Supply convoys, army transports, and ammo depots were his main targets, weakening the Soviet Voshkod so the Alliance could strike back when the time comes. During his entire career in the Alliance military, he rose first to 1st Sergeant during the GVAW and later to Colonel during together with his status as a special forces operator.

After, the working of his went in a radically different direction. Instead of pushing the Voshkod backward to Eorzea altogether, the Alliance stopped their efforts and established a new line between Alliance and Voshkod territory. This line went, among other things, directly through the Aselia capital Berlin, including a literal wall splitting the city in two. Krause was enraged about this decision but had to hear it was final and there was nothing to do about it.

Disappointed, he left the Alliance and asked every single member of his platoon to follow him or depart. Only 3 of them departed, and all of the others followed him when he joined the new Freedom Guard of the Minutemen. He became their new leader and took command of the Delta Rangers. He was once asked who he thought the most valuable member in his forces was. "Everyone is equally important. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses for him/herself and we need each other to survive. You need a medic? Ask Andre "Doc" Jefferson. Need someone to defuse a bomb? Julie "Bomb" Bauer is the woman to ask."

Benjamin Carville
"Never thought I see a day I betray the nation I saw as a friend..."

-Benjamin Carville upon joining the Minutemen

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General Benjamin Thorne Carville is one of the most respected names in the rebellion. Ben Carville has been in uniform since 1928, when he joined the Aquilan Army. Working his way up to captain by 1940, he got himself a desk job in McGarren D.C.; however, when the GVAW broke out, Carville quickly asked for a transfer to the frontlines, where he knew he could do the most good. Following the end of the GVAW, Major General Carville would continue to stay in the service throughout the inter-war period. He was among the officers who disagreed with the Field Commander program when it was first conceived, though he later changed his views about it, working with the Commanders produced by the program during the.

All of that was a lifetime ago, however; two wars left Carville exhausted and tired, and after the incident at Mt. Rushmore, Aquilan high command wanted to know how such a weapon had been allowed to exist. Carville took the blame, despite not having been at fault, and resigned from the service, content to try for a peaceful life on a ranch in Red Valley in his hometown of Embry. Sadly, what happened next dashed all hope for a quiet life after duty.

From his ranch, Carville watched as Hoffhassle was taken away during the inauguration. He saw, live, the legislature walking out of Congress, unable to sit by as the Allies imposed their will. But still, Carville made no action. Then he witnessed the nukes destroying his nation, hiding in his fallout shelter, and upon emerging witnessed the Red Valley Riot Van Massacre. Finally, the straw had broken the camel's back. Carville put on his Aquilan dress uniform, holstered his pistols, and kissed his wife one last time, before saddling his horse and riding to Minutemen HQ in what is now The Castle, where he reaffirmed his oath to support and defend what remained of Embry.

Given the title "General of the Armies", a slightly tongue-in-cheek title given the decentralized situation of the Confederate forces, Carville took command of the fledging Minutemen Army, mainly leading the Aquila Remnants, a joke made by the division formed from former NCC soldiers. What is important is that he knows what the Aquilan thinks about war. Carville's plan is simple but effective; coordinate the Minutemen Armies to hold their positions, while using Militia forces and independent forces behind Aquilan and Voshkod lines to keep the enemy harassed and off-balance, until the Minutemen can deliver a knock-out blow.

Politically, Carville is a Federalist on paper. He is a moderate leftist politically and knows his duty is to follow the orders of his elected leadership. Privately, though, he has worries about the Rebellion. The lack of cohesion between certain factions worries him, and he does not see a plan of action after the Aquilans and Voshkod are driven out. Despite these fears, Carville will fight for his country, no matter the cost.