Orkan

"Best intentions? Those are the kind that pave the way to hell." —Orkan

= History =

Childhood to Adulthood
Born in Beverly Hills to a well-to-do family from old money, Orion wasn't expected to do much of anything with himself. Everything was handed to him, everyone followed his every step. He never thought much of it, in fact he thought everyone was born to live the same life style. As he got older, he started realizing the truth of it all after getting his own car.

On his first trip ever on his own at the age of 16, Orion lost himself in the city of Las Angeles. With obvious naivety to his actions, he stopped the car to get directions, only to be beaten, mugged, and car jacked. Bloodied, beaten, and sore, Orion made his way through skid row; seeing the amount of poverty and homelessness broke his mind. Realizing he had been living in a gilded palace while others were born into suffering, he ended up working at a soup kitchen much to the disapproval of his parents.

Upon graduating from high school, Orion joined the military, eventually going to war in Iraq and Afghanistan. There he climbed the ranks to sergeant due to completing what seemed to be nearly impossible missions.

The Event
Sergeant Orion Michaels was sent to Afghanistan to continue his tour after the U.S. pulled some of its troops out of Iraq. War was hell, he could see it in his fellow soldiers' eyes and his own. They spotted some activity in a mountainous region; engaging armed patrols that were exceptionally well armed, the platoon decided to investigate just what were they guarding on the other side of the mountain range.

Under the cover of darkness, they head out with Michaels taking lead. Finding the enemy bunker, a fire fight broke out; though only a few miles away from their camp, no back up came for them. Shouting into the radio to get some air support, there was only static coming back to them. One by one, men and women take shots and go down. Suddenly, the enemy stops firing# No one can see any bodies, not even of the wounded or dead nor weapons or bullet casings. It was as if they were shooting at shadows.

Racing down, quickly, quietly with the troops they had left, Orion and a friend pull up on the metal barricade. "But why is this on the outside?" Orion thought just as they pull the bar off the door. With a blinding, bright light, the doors swing open, pushing the soldiers like rag dolls. On the ground, sitting back up, Orion looked into the light only to hear a sudden, massive eruption along with the screams of men and women in the mix of gun fire.

Reincarnation
The troops were all classified as MIA after the event. The official story: Lost during routine patrol, possibly killed near the Afghan/Pakistan border. His parents didn't attend the military service, nor even seemed slightly upset. A year went by, and not even a hiccup in the world from the loss of these soldiers. Spite Marine tradition, not a single search party was sent after them nor was any trace of them ever found.

Few years later, a man dressed in blood stained, ripped up clothing showed up outside of a college hosting the LSAT test. The man walked with a slight limp and a few winces, when asked for a name, he stated, "Name? I'm Orion Rage, but I go by Orkan." Looking over the list, the test administer looked puzzled. He wasn't originally on the list, but there was his na#e# Acing the test in two-third of the time it took the rest of the class, Orion never seemed to stop to think and kept a blank expression.

Rejoining his parents, they were more than thrilled to have their boy back. Once they found out about his test scores, they eagerly sent him to Harvard Law, paving his way to his future. No one questioned how he made it back and the rest haven't. Even when he reported in to the marines, they all seemed to just congratulate him back, gave him a couple medals, and discharged him from the military as per his request.

Orion now lives a luxurious life style at a penthouse in Manhattan, New York. To the people who don't know, he's just a lawyer. But he is much more than that, by day, he is a rich lawyer son; at night though, he becomes Orkan. Part of the secret world, allied with the Illuminati.

= Personality = "Yeah, I know I do bad things, but only to bad people." —Orkan

Orion tries to be the arrogant snob that society expects him to be, but inside he knows he's the soldier, the poor kid in the middle of skid row, the lone survivor. Although he walks around with an air of, 'who gives a damn?' Orion may sometimes be seen sneaking a hundred dollar bill to a peasant in the middle of the sidewalk or donating suits to Good Wills worth thousands of dollars.

= Equipment = Orkan keeps a variety of different weapons hidden in his office and penthouse. Behind a secret wall, an entire room can be found with high security and surveillance equipment that guard his arsenal. Within it are a few exceptional pieces that he prefers and the room itself can function as a panic room.

Modified M16A4 MWS
This is Orkan's 'main squeeze". Similar to the rifle he had while in Afghanistan, this modified rifle with attached M203 grenade launcher is the first thing he reaches for to prepare for long ranged combat.

12 gauge Pump-action Shotgun
For close quarter combat, Orion prefers to grab his shotgun and blast away. "You know, something about the chu-chu sound of a shotgun followed by the sound of your enemy wetting his pants puts a smile to my face."

Beretta 92A1
Orion carries a concealed weapons permit. Just because he's doing his day job doesn't mean there aren't enemies from both worlds after him. Just for such an occasion, he carries either one or both of his Berettas 92A1. He took a liking to a similar model in the marines and picked up an upgraded version for his own.

Combat Knife
Jenny: "Wait, you're carrying a gun AND a knife?!" Orion: "Yep." Jenny: "Don't you think that's a little, oh I don't know, too much weaponry? We're in Manhattan for Pete's sake." Orion: "Exactly why I carry both. Guns run out of bullets, knives you just have to stab a little harder each time." —Orkan and his secretary, Jenny

= Persons of Note =

Jenny Simone
Jenny was hired by Orion almost immediately following his employment into his law firm. Tough, outgoing, knows the city well, everything Orion needed in an assistant. She doesn't fully know or understand his relationship to the Illuminati, but Orion doesn't exactly jump through hopes to hide it from her. Jenny saved Orion's life when she put the end of his gun against an assassin's head; since then, she's become more integrated with Orion's personal life and has even taken to calling him Orkan from time to time.