| Languages | Common |
|---|---|
| Aliases | Mal |
| Date of Birth | January 4th, CR 20. |
| Place of Birth | Newfaire, Noma |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | M |
| Height | 5'10" |
Cpl. Vincent "Mal" Praktesh is an aidman for the 114th Parachute Regiment, 2nd Battalion, D Company, Second Platoon. He graduated medical school twice, and used to be a surgeon. He is a player character in the Quelmwar campaign.
Physical Appearance
Vince is a fairly unassuming person, aside from missing part of his small finger. He has a fairly average build, straight brown hair, and green eyes. He wears a fairly standard airborne soldier's outfit, adorned with a few symbols to let people know that he has their back if they ever get hurt.
Personality
His unit isn't the most stable, but he tries his best to disarm the harsher personalities with humor. He's fairly laid back most of the time, but if someone's starting shit, he has no problems shooting back.
Vince used to be a surgeon, and there's some baggage that comes with that. He thinks he's better than most people, but he keeps that much to himself. Might come up if one of them actually manages to break him though.
History
Vince grew up in a medical family and took to that trade. He went to college and then medical school, got good grades, and graduated with honors. Soon after, he found himself some work in a hospital. After an incident involving a rib cage, a bone saw, a missing finger segment, and several home calls to that day's patients, he found himself without a medical license. He made his way into the army to pay for his student loans. During his time, he met Finn, before they went to separate units. Then the war started.
Early Life and Family
Vince had an uneventful childhood. He grew up in a medical family in Newfaire. His father, George, was a surgeon with a god complex and a short temper, which is to say he was a surgeon. His mother, Anastasia, was an immigrant from East Hills. She was a nurse that actually cared when she wasn't putting that ego in check, which was most of the time. His time with his father had the biggest impact on him. He intentionally taught the value of a hard day's work and doing the right thing, and unintentionally taught the problems with being an unavailable and self-righteous prick. His mother was the one who taught him to stand up for himself, and for others who can't.
For most of his time, he kept his head down and studied, but he spent his free time with his younger sister Victoria. She was fascinated with the Steel, and when her mother was a Vicky would later become an engineer in the Noman Navy.
After Vanya and Vika (to their mother) left the home, his parents moved to the countryside to retire.
The Galik Campaign
Given that he was already in the Noman military at the time, Vince was one of the first Nomans into the Galik campaign. He fought there from CR 46-48. The Noman government says in all of their official diplomatic channels that they didn't put boots on the ground until the siege, but that didn't stop a few soldiers from volunteering under other colors. Vince joined up with a foreign legion, and got to work.
In early CR 47, Vince was on a small section of the front was attacked heavily by Troverthian forces. His unit managed to beat them back. They saw the opportunity to counterattack, and they took it. Troverth had gotten complacent, and put a prisoner-of-war camp just a few miles behind their lines in the outskirts of a small town called Szallinie. They could see the Troverthian forces were still evacuating the camp when they first got eyes on it. They could see some of the retreating soldiers wearing Entente uniforms as they crested the hill.
The Szallinie Camp
The Szallinie Camp is a major source of trauma for Vince, and it would be for anybody. The Troverthians performed unspeakable acts to the prisoners, and only did so when wearing the uniforms of the Entente, which they stripped from the war dead. This caused those prisoners to be unable to see their friends and liberators the same way ever again.
Mal, being a friendly face and a very skilled aidman, was sent in first to some of the cells. Most of the people there recoiled at the sight. One of them, thinking that he was there to perform those unspeakable acts, rushed him as he entered the cell. She tackled him and tried to take his gun. The other soldiers tried to get her off, but were unable. During the struggle, Vince took his knife and stabbed it in her neck, after which she bled out on top of him.
After conducting an investigation into the matter, his superiors told him to "wash up."
Aftermath
He still sees that woman sometimes. He still sees the blood sometimes. He can never truly wash it off.
Languages
Common
Powers and Abilities
The ability to constantly get last in initiative and turn what should be easy checks into FUBARs, courtesy of being played by Eric. Jokes aside, he's very good at medical aid checks.
Attacks and Weapons
He's a damn fine shooter with just about any SMG you throw at him, eventually qualifying with the highest honors for that weapon class. His personal favorite is the grease gun, at least so far.