Friday, February 4, 2011

Character Bio: Aranen

Once again, here comes a character from my gaming past, this time from a long-dead MMO called The Matrix Online. MxO for short, this was the continuation of the story from the much-loved (and hated) Matrix triology.

Aranen was the first character I created in MxO and the only one I ever got to a decent level. He was a bit of an all-rounded, more than capable of beating anyone down, but also capable of using the MxO crafting system, giving him the ability to "code" new clothes, weapons and abilites as needed.
He died a sad death, cut down in his prime along with the rest of the servers population when MxO, one of the most unique MMOs out there, was eventually closed down.
As for his storyline? Here it comes, hope you enjoy it...


Martin never felt at ease in the city, always finding things he thought was wrong. He understood the differences between good and evil, but felt that somehow they should not apply in the ways that they did. In short, he was an anarchist. He rarely spent much time with others, preferring to stay indoors and learn the ways of computers. Eventually he stumbled on a secret word, a word hidden in the internet itself. The Matrix.
From there he sought out all references he could find and eventually came to the conclusion that the Matrix was something so vast he could never comprehend it alone.
During this time Zion had reached an agreement with the Machines and had been allowed to recruit those among the population that were ready to be awakened. Taken from his apartment in the dead of the night, Martin was given the chance to experience where good and evil no longer applied in the ways he was used to, a world where anything was possible... 
As the effects of the red pill rushed through his systems, he died and was reborn. The skilled systems hacker Martin died and the Zion freedom fighter, Aranen, was born.