BIO
ALIAS/CALLSIGN :: Shadowveil (sometimes just Shadow, sometimes just Veil)
RANK :: NORMAN
SEXUAL :: Bisexual
PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES
AGE :: 32
GENDER :: Female
EYES :: Brown
HAIR :: Shoulder length black hair
|| HEIGHT :: 5'6"
PERSONALITY
Emily has been part of the military for as long as she can remember. And she has been a part of special forces for the past few years. Given that, she is often a no nonsense type of person. Very disciplined, very understanding of a given chain of command. Of course there are times when she lets her guard down, but for the most part she tries to lead by example. Be it in her professional life of her personal life. She has a lofty faith in the goodness of people, some say to a fault. But she truly doesn't see it as a weakness. While she seems too often be standoffish towards others.. there are deeply rooted reasons for this. She has worked in reconnaissance for much of her life, and that means being a solo act on whatever particular stage she is on. Often only speaking to another over communications lines for weeks at a time.
ABILITIES
:: Stealthy::
When she first joined the military, she showed a particular skill for moving silently and quickly. Her commanders picked up on this, of course, and gave her assignments suitable to her skills. Along with just being able to move silently, she can also escape from many situations without being noticed. She is good with picking locks (physical and electronic), which helps her get in and out of places she doesn't belong.
:: Weapons, Well Rounded::
She isn't an expert in every single weapon known to man, but she can hold her own with many. Her years of military experience has given her exposure and access to a vast number of weapons of all types from around the world. This can mean simple bladed weapons or high tech cannons. She is merely competent in the use of most weapons, she can pick one up and use it. But not nearly as well as someone specially trained with that particular weapon. This does not apply to, however, short swords and throwing knives. These weapons she is considered a world class expert with.
::Knowledge of Many Varieties of SHADE and TAINTED::
Emily has done her homework. When she goes into a situation and encounters a particular type of creature, she has knowledge and base understanding of what the creature is, it's apparent abilities and possible weaknesses.
::Adaptability::
Given her role in the last few years as reconnaissance, as a scout and as a spy, she must often think on her feet. Situations rarely work out as they are planned perfectly, so one adapts to stay alive and achieve the mission.
::High Tolerance To Gravitational Changes::
She is able to use a aerotrim expertly, and has a very high tolerance to High-G exertions. This makes her very nimble, very agile, no matter her positioning in space or the environment. This is also augmented by her ability to adapt.
::Highly Proficient in Hand to Hand Combat::
Both from her family and her military career, she is very capable in regards to fighting hand to hand. She knows a few different forms of fighting, and once more is highly adaptable to the situation.
WEAPONRY
Shadowveil
::'Shadowveil' Exosuit::
The Pagan Systems Reconnaissance And Infiltration Platform Mark LVII … called 'Shadowveil' by most people.. is an exosuit designed to aid the user in becoming nearly undetectable. There are only 2 in existence, a prototype and the field duty suit. It's main features are:
~Bio Enhancement – Making the user swifter and slightly stronger. It also increases jump distance and acts as a very light shield against sudden impacts, like the impact of falling from a great distance.
~Active Camouflage – The suit has a sort of cloaking device, rendering it invisible to both the visible and infrared spectrum. At the same time, it also will muffle the movements of the user. The suit will adapt itself to render it invisible to the senses of SHADES while the Active Camouflage system is in operation. This helps to make the user invisible to the differing senses of SHADES.
~Electrostatic Adhesion – Electrode patches and shock absorbing materials are built into the hands, feet, knees and elbows of the exosuit. These patches are activated by the suit reading and predicting the muscle movements of the user. When active, the patches use electrostatic to allow the user to cling to nearly any surface and move along it. The suit is also able to use the same muscle sensory to deactivate and then activate the patches in rapid succession, allowing the user to move like a fly along surfaces of any angle. When they have power to them, the micro sized patches become negatively charged, and when brought close to a surface the negative charge forces some of the surface's electrons away, leaving the surface positively charged. And this is what allows the suit to remain upon that surface.
::Short Swords::
Emily carries a pair of short swords especially designed to be effective against SHADES. While she uses these swords mainly for defense, she can use them to eliminate a target if need be. The blades have hints of silver and iron in them, making them effective against a vast array of SHADES. She sees these short swords as almost a perfect weapon for her to carry, since they compliment her need for stealth in most situations.
::Throwing Knives::
The throwing knives she carries are made of the same materials as her swords, and were manufactured much the same way. She carries 6 throwing knives on her, and each has a retrieval system. The knives are linked to the suit when the suit is active. Once thrown, the knives will return to the suit if possible. This tech is an offshoot of Electrostatic Adhesion, but using a homing beacon. The knives can only travel in a straight line back to the user, and automatically mount themselves to the user's wrists until sheathed or used again. Her short swords also have this technology, but it isn't as refined as it is in the throwing knives.
:: HISTORIA ::
Her father was a freedom fighter and defender of his village in the middle east, her mother a nurse from the United States. She travelled to the middle east in order to offer aid to the small village that seemed to be under constant SHADE assault (mostly One or Two Star threats), as well as from the local warlords. The two met while in the line of duty and fell in love. Emily was born a year later.
When she was 5, the village she lived in was attacked by a small group of SHADES. A small group of Banshees, to be precise. Something her village had never seen before. Needless to say the village was outmatched. Before PAGAN reinforcements could arrive on scene, Emily watched as her parents were killed. Her father's head was destroyed by the screams of one of the Banshee, her mother torn to pieces. Most of her village had been destroyed, it's people murdered, before PAGAN was able to aid them.
Emily, now an orphan, was taken by PAGAN agents to the United States and placed with a foster family. She spent the most of the next years of her life studying all she could on SHADES, on the TAINTED they create.. and how to kill them. At first this was done with a mind for vengeance.. but over time (with the aid of her foster parents), her mindset changed to one of aid. How to help people against the SHADES, how to fight them for the ones that cannot fight them on their own. As she had been unable to do.
She was adopted eventually by that foster family, and took their last name of Brineux. The day she was old enough, she applied to the military in the hopes of someday joining PAGAN special forces.
From the start of her military career she showed an aptitude for the physical aspects of battle, and over time she became as sharp in an intellectual sense. She first wished to become a pilot.. but her immediate superior (a man she often calls her mentor), recognized her skillset could be put to better use. He was also on the committee which oversaw an R&D department, one that was being used to create a means of infiltration and espionage, specifically against the threat of SHADES. Emily was allowed to be a test pilot for the program, helping them refine and perfect the 'Shadowveil' system.
And now she has a new assignment, a major assignment. One she has been working towards for most of her adult life..
