Xerxes
Joined: 03 Feb 2011
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 Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 1:10 pm Post subject: Xerxes |
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Name: Xerxes
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Age: 26 Earth years
Class: Soldier
Occupation: Gun-for-hire
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral with Good tendencies
Appearance:
5'8, 140 lbs, tanned. Naturally blonde, dyed dark red. Green eyes.
Body Mods:
Hekate tattoo on left forearm, Blue Suns insignia on back right shoulder blade, septum piercing, scarring heavier on left side of body (arms to neck) due to preference for fighting on the right side of the room, chunk of left ear missing
Who is she?
Xerxes is registered in the Cerberus database as an "anti-human terrorist". In truth, she is ashamed of humanity's tendencies towards colonization (despite being a colony child herself) and works to thwart human imperialization and space dominance. She does not use her birth name any more for two reasons: there may be a bounty tied to that name, and almost no one knows her as "Basilea West" anymore.
Her grandparents were considered traitors due to helping wounded turians during the First Contact War. After her grandmother's death, the colony kicked her out, claiming that they only waited for so long out of respect for her grandfather. She doesn't know her father and has no clue to her mother's whereabouts or if she's even alive.
She teamed up with a local Blue Suns division as an independent contract after her expulsion from the colony. During her time there, she developed a relationship with a turian squad captain. They first met accidentally when an induction ceremony was ambushed. Trapped together inside enemy territory and he terribly wounded, it took them two weeks to escape and find their relocated ship. During that time, they worked past their differences and developed a deep respect for each other. Though post-rescue sexual relations were brief, both hold each other in high regards. She was made into an honorary member of his squad and he personally gave her the mercenary band insignia. He also gave her her pseudonym, in reference to her family's betrayal to the colonists in preference of a unified galaxy. She kept both in his memory and enjoys the benefits and protections of being related to him. However, when asked about the insignia or her name, she will give a brief half-answer and become readily aggravated if pushed on the subject. Currently, the turian is still alive and operating off-world. They continue frequent communications through the extranet.
Taking off-hand jobs and occasionally assisting local Blue Suns operations, she spends her free time dancing at the clubs and chatting up the bartenders. She did go through a period of drug-use, but the politics involved with chosing dealers left her uninterested. Her last job was playing "thug/hired bodyguard" for a salarian merchant who quickly decided that working at Omega was not worth the risks. She inherited his bank assets, his apartment, and everything left in it. She is enjoying her break, but is starting to become restless and tired of "same ol'" Omega.
Personality:
She has become quite the hedonist over the years. Understanding that death can come at any moment, Xerxes wants to live her life with no regrets and with as much pleasure as possible. She has been called unpredictable, impulsive, and dangerous by others, but is considerably useful for dangerous missions and suicidal strategies because of her "balls" to do what others hestitate to commit to. Xerxes also hates rigid hierarchy and prefers to work under more equal conditions. She functions best in lively environments and gets off on the chaos of conflict. Predictably, Xerxes becomes anxious during long periods of peace.
Strengths:
Xerxes loves fighting. First trained to defend herself unarmed, she expanded those skills to include melee fighting with fists, knives and anything club-like; these skills have proven to save her life during a few scrappy fights on Omega. She prefers to work with assault rifles and does much better at a close- to medium range fighting. Along with her assault training, she also knows basic human and turian first-aid thanks to her grandmother. She constantly participates in aerobic exercise and stretch exercise, which has left her able to survive skirmishes long after her less-active team members were left exhausted. She is currently investigating various cultural "scare techniques" to shake up her enemies.
Weaknesses:
She skipped basic sniper training and therefore cannot fight in long-range nor know where to look for snipers or other long-range fighters. Her impulsive behavior and disregard for power hierarchies has also gotten her into trouble, both on and off the field. A strong stubborn streak also leaves her often uncapable of knowing when to retreat during a fight. She is also cynical of "the establishment" and her aid in anti-government missions, coupled with her family history, has her black-listed from Cerberus-backed projects and colonies and has made her enemies with many humans. Her strong belief for equality for every being has also gotten her into trouble when she sees someone in trouble and her "for justice!" impulse kicks in. She also gets sick fairly often due to lack of sleep and exhaustion from constant work.
Spirituality:
She engages in ancestor worship and keeps an altar in her quarters. Images on her altar include her grandparents, various inspirational figures, and the turian captain (though not dead, she does pray for his safety and meditate with him at times). She also believes in reincarnation.
Guilty pleasures:
Earth-based junk foods (especially cheese puffs), omni-tool upgrades and games, pop music & love songs |
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