Welcome investigators!
Before you climb into the APC heading you over to the site of inquiry, at the far end of the terraformed territory of Ulson, 4th planet of the Eikon-system, we need to know a bit about you.
In order to make your character you have to pick a name, of course, which must start with "Brother" if it is a Marine, "Enforcer" if Arbites and "Private" if Imperial Guard.
Once you have a name you have to pick an epitaph. I will provide you with seven, and once one is claimed by another you cannot use it. This will influence your character greatly.
* The Chosen
* Tech-comm
* Bull
* Ansgar's Grace
* Traveller
* Enshin-Aila
* The Grim
Next we come to loadout and equipment.
Assume that you have the standard equipment of your chosen character.
Marine: Powerarmour, Boltpistol, Bolter, ammunition, comms
Arbiter: Hardened flak armour, stub pistol, shotgun, ammunition, detention-bracelets, comms
Guardsman: Flak armour, lastgun, laspistol, ammunition.
You get to pick two pieces of additional equipment; one with real effect (such as a melta gun) (this is taken in addition to any other weapon), and one which is incidental (like a lucky rabbit's foot). Personal equipment only (No valkyries), and nothing too big (terminator armour, lascannon for a guardsman, stuff like that).
A short bio as to how you got so unlucky that you are now stuck with these others in APC designated Rhino 834-R heading across the Bulbous Sulfur Wastes heading to research station Heiken L-88, to investigate their dropout in communication after a frantic emergency call, and bright blue flashes seen over the horizon, and a triggering of the seismic sensors indicating some sort of bombardments.
Any questions? No? Then go go go!