#chbio.

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☆┋ BASIC INFORMATION.

FULL NAME: lieutenant arcadia lawrence west

OTHER NAME(S): the fist of justice (epithet); kell arkadia (epithet / title, given by the fallen)

GENDER: cis female

PRONOUNS: she/her

BIRTHDATE: around 2390

AGE: 27 (physically)

SPECIES: human

NATIONALITY: american

ETHNICITY: white

SEXUALITY: heterosexual

OCCUPATION: united states marine (formerly); titan guardian

☆┋ APPEARANCE.

FACE CLAIM: lauren cohan

HEIGHT: 5′10″

HAIR: purple (dyed); light brown (naturally)

EYES: golden (after resurrection, naturally hazel)

SKIN: pale

BODY: tall and muscular

VOICE: low with an american accent

DOMINANT HAND: right

SCARS: a gunshot wound on the back of her neck from her first death

TATTOOS: small usmc logo on her left bicep; a pattern of flowers on her right ankle

☆┋ FAMILY.

PARENTS: olivia west (mother); jeremy west (father)

SIBLINGS: nicholas west (older brother); eli west (older brother)

CHILDREN: n/a

OTHER FAMILY: kobayashi etsuko (close friend)

NOTABLE ROMANTIC PARTNERS: owen royce cho (boyfriend)

☆┋ BACKGROUND.

HOMETOWN: somewhere on the east coast of the united states

EDUCATION: four-year military college (similar to westpoint)

SPOKEN LANGUAGE(S): golden age era english; golden age era mandarin chinese; golden age era russian (conversational)

MENTAL ILLNESS(ES): ptsd (medicated)

LIKES: tea, the snow

DISLIKES: warm weather, small spaces

SKILLS / ABILITIES: titan guardian (specialization in striker and sunbreaker classes)

WEAPON(S) OF CHOICE: her fists; shotguns; pulse rifles; swords

☆┋ EXTRA INFORMATION.

MORAL ALIGNMENT: lawful good

MBTI TYPE: entj

SIN: pride

VIRTUE: diligence

ELEMENT: earth

TROPES: one woman army; back from the dead; big fucking sword; did you just punch out cthulhu?; the dreaded; lightning bruiser; never bring a gun to a fist fight; the paladin; power fist; shoulders of doom; space marine; throwing your sword always works

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☆┋ PERSONALITY.

CORE STRENGTHS: loyal, obedient, compassionate, dedicated, steadfast, honest, disciplined

CORE FLAWS: uncompromising, humorless / serious, tense, extreme, abrupt / blunt

I. BACKGROUND

Arcadia was born at the end of Earth’s Golden Age, a time when technology and culture were flourishing and prosperous. Her father was a businessman who often worked on Venus, so her childhood was split between there and Earth. Aside from her father, the West family had close ties with the military---Arcadia’s mother had been a marine and now worked as a therapist who helped integrate off-duty soldiers back to civilian life. Her older brothers also both worked with the military in some capacity---Nicholas was a combat medic, and Eli was a military lawyer. Arcadia herself attended a four year military college, before receiving special training and going on to become a marine.

II. FIRST DEATH

Around three years after her entry into the military, the Darkness descended on Earth. Arcadia and her company were mobilized to fight Fallen soldiers at Krovsky Airfield in Russia. Her entire company was wiped out. Arcadia herself died face down in the dirt, a Fallen shock rifle pressed to the back of her head. Her family were soon also killed---only Eli survived longer than the rest, living through twenty more years of the Collapse.

III. REVIVAL

Several centuries later, Arcadia was revived by her Ghost, who she later came to call Polaris. Guided by Polaris, she managed to fix a ship and pilot it to the Last City, but not before encountering the descendants of the Fallen warriors who had killed her so many years before. Despite her status as a Guardian for whom death was merely a minor annoyance, she swore revenge on the Fallen for killing her in the first place, and harbored a special hatred for them.

Upon her arrival at the Last City, she quickly threw herself into service for the Vanguard. The structure of the Vanguard was familiar to someone with her military background, and as she was a Titan, she was matched with the branch that was most militaristically inclined. She quickly gained a reputation as an efficient, powerful Guardian, who used her fists as much---if not more---than her guns. She favored the Striker class, and was known for her penchant for close combat. Yet she was tactical---years of military service had taught her that. After her annihilation of an entire platoon of Cabal soldiers using only unarmed combat, she earned a fearsome nickname---the Fist of Justice.

IV. CAMPAIGN 

Arcadia was present for the destruction of the Black Garden and the raid on the Vault of Glass, where she was one of two Guardians to wield the Aegis. After that close brush with death, she focused her efforts into training a non-Guardian defense force for the Last City. She was brought back into action with the resurgence of the Hive on the Moon and Earth, and was part of the campaign to stop Crota. She was the one to strike the killing blow against him, but severely injured her arm in the process. She spent a few months recovering, training her defense force, and dealing with conflicts within the city and on Earth. By this time, Zavala had taken a particular shine to Arcadia, and she was in the running for his eventual replacement. She aided in the capture of the Fallen Kell Skolas, and thereafter resumed her activities in the field, her injury having been fully healed.

V. THE TAKEN THREAT

With the threat of the Taken becoming a great concern, Arcadia combined her tactical skills with prowess in the field, infiltrating the Dreadnought and leading strike teams against important Taken targets. She blended leadership with action, proving herself yet again to be an incredibly powerful Guardian. She was not present for Oryx’s death, instead waging war against his legions across the solar system. Her success in this aspect of the war and ability to handle responsibility only increased her reputation. From her first deployment on the field, she was noticed by friend and foe alike, but these actions solidified her as exceptional. An already fearsome epithet was supplemented by enemy titles, most notably one from Variks, who dubbed her Kell Arkadia in recognition of her leadership and high body count. (Needless to say, Arcadia was not thrilled by this).

Lord Saladin recruited her and an entire contingent of other Guardians to fight SIVA, which she battled with her usual ferocity. She also gained specialization as a Sunbreaker, a class that suited her aggressive style.

☆┋ SIGNIFICANT VERSE VARIATIONS / HEADCANONS:

Considered one of the most powerful Guardians in existence---particularly in terms of raw physical strength---and widely known for her power, both by allies and enemies.

One of the highest ranking Vanguard members and being groomed to eventually inherit Zavala’s position.

Holds particular animosity towards the Fallen.

Trains and occasionally commands a non-Guardian defense force.

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AGENT CHEYENNE

☆┋ BASIC INFORMATION.

FULL NAME: jennifer anne carter

OTHER NAME(S): agent cheyenne (codename); naomi fitzgerald (alias); jennifer naomi müller (married name)

GENDER: cis female

PRONOUNS: she/her/hers

BIRTHDATE: august 31st, 2505

NATIONALITY: martian

ETHNICITY: french-canadian

SEXUALITY: bisexual

OCCUPATION: soldier / freelancer / mechanic

☆┋ APPEARANCE.

FACE CLAIM: noomi rapace

HEIGHT: 5′4″

WEIGHT: 117 lbs

HAIR: brown / red; black (dyed)

EYES: brown

SKIN: light

BODY: short and muscular

DOMINANT HAND: right

SCARS: a few small scrapes on her hands from hard manual work; eventually a branching network of red scars on the left side of her face, near her hair and jawline

TATTOOS: a unsc insignia on her left shoulder blade; a small freelancer logo on the bottom of her neck; the word aquarius on the back of her left shoulder, and gemini on the back of her right

ARMOR: standard Mark VI armor with a Rogue helmet; gold with white accents (example)

PRIMARY WEAPON: an assault rifle; later an energy sword; eventually a modified, directed EMP beam weapon

☆┋ FAMILY.

PARENTS: antoine carter (father); helen carter (mother)

SIBLINGS: n/a

CHILDREN: n/a

NOTABLE ROMANTIC PARTNERS: rolf müller (husband)

OTHER FAMILY: n/a

☆┋ BACKGROUND.

HOMETOWN: new paris, mars

EDUCATION: master’s degree in mechanical engineering

SPOKEN LANGUAGE(S): english; french; german (conversational)

MENTAL ILLNESS(ES): ptsd

LIKES: chocolate; 

DISLIKES: failure; 

SKILLS / ABILITIES: tba

☆┋ EXTRA INFORMATION.

MORAL ALIGNMENT: chaotic good

MBTI TYPE: istp

ENNEAGRAM: type eight: the challenger

SIN: pride

VIRTUE: fortitude

ELEMENT: fire

TROPES: action survivor; always someone better; be all my sins remembered; blood from the mouth; cosmic plaything; dangerous deserter; despair event horizon; determinator; don’t you dare pity me!; final girl; heel-face revolving door; i did what i had to do; martyr without a cause; nice job breaking it, hero; no good deed goes unpunished; shock and awe; social climber; significant monogram; team killer; that woman is dead; wrench wench

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☆┋ PERSONALITY.

CORE STRENGTHS: optimistic; determined; curious; tenacious; adaptable

CORE FLAWS: selfish; self-depreciating; relentless; ruthless; proud; stubborn

I. CHILDHOOD

Before she was a freelancer, Agent Cheyenne was Jennifer Carter, the sole child of a young, Canadian born couple living on terraformed Mars, in the city of New Paris. Her father worked as a technician for a luxury starship company, specializing in dealing with the engines and exhaust pipes. Jennifer’s mother, an aspiring writer, was employed at a local newspaper and later, once her daughter was old enough to look after herself, picked up a part time job as a substitute teacher, all while working on her novel. From a young age, Jennifer knew her way around machinery. She was fascinated by puzzles, and could often be found dismantling a clock or radio—and once, infamously, her father’s tablet—to see how each item worked. After the tablet incident, her parents invested in a set of tools, as well as a robotics class.

As soon as she was old enough, Jennifer entered her designs, both robotic and mechanic, in competitions. She participated in some with her team, and others by herself. When she was fifteen, she won the Citywide Junior Prize for Robotic Engineering, and two years later, won the National Prize along with a good sum of money. Her passion and talent led to many college scholarship opportunities, and she eventually selected the Bonnie Dunbar Scholarship for Mechanical Engineering, which led her to Earth for the first time to attend the University of Houston. While she enjoyed her studies, Jennifer longed to be back home on Mars. As soon as her degree was completed, she travelled home—and it was on the shuttle back, watching a screen display news from the Outer Colonies, that she discovered her new path in life.

II. STRONG HAND

A soldier. That was what she was to become. The screen on her transport, flickering dimly, showed a group of armored soldiers rescuing civilians from a burning building. Jennifer wanted to be one of them. She knew she could never be a SPARTAN—those were trained in infancy—so she settled for the next best thing. She enrolled in a military academy and set about making a name for herself. The training was grueling, the instructors intense, and the food less than stellar, but she made it through, eventually. During her time in the academy, she lingered around the motor pool, where she fixed up several vehicles, as well as adding prototypes onto them.

When she went out into the field at the age of twenty seven, she was Private First Class Jennifer Carter, eager and more than a little naive. Six years later, when Project Freelancer recruited her, she was Corporal Jennifer Carter, tempered and impulsive, but still retaining her optimism. She’d gained renown for her engineering skills and quick thinking—she could dissemble and reassemble a gun faster than anyone else in her squad, and still have time left over to make her own personal modifications to it. The project came to her for this reason—to take into their ranks a skilled engineer, and she was all too happy to comply.

III. KEEP YOU ON MY SIDE

She was rechristened as Agent Cheyenne and given a new suit of armor. Her old family was left behind, and her new one was… interesting. She was placed on Team Delta, and paired with A.I. Unit Taurus, also called Tara, who already held a grudge against newcomers. Cheyenne’s impatience with Tara only made their relationship worse. But still, they managed, somehow, to work together in the field. They hated each other, but that didn’t keep them from leaving the other one to die. However, her position on the leaderboard began to slip. Ah, the leaderboard. She’d kept her place at a strong number eight for a long time, but the implantation of Tara and their subsequent inability to work together made her rank fall. Her remarks to the Director were met with only cold indifference. She’s your responsibility, Agent Cheyenne. I cannot fathom that you’d have the audacity to blame your ineffectiveness on me.

So she worked harder, trained harder, and all the while kept her falling position on the leaderboard in the back of her mind. During this time, she grew close to a few of her fellow agents, most notably Agent Charleston, whom she gradually began to think of as a younger brother of sorts. In general, she was friendly to her fellow agents and A.I. Units, despite being suspicious of the latter at first. She had a short romantic encounter with Agent Denver, and intended to follow up on that front, before outside circumstances intervened.

IV. BY THE THROAT

Those outside circumstances came in the form of a Covenant attack on the ship Equinox, the project’s main base of operations. The enemy cut most of the power to the ship, leaving only the most minimal life support systems uncorrupted. As an engineer, Cheyenne felt it was her duty to restart the ship, and rushed down to the maintenance levels, killing the opposition when she encountered it. Once in the engine room, she located the ship’s circuit board, and restarted it with the help of her armor enhancement, an EMP. But unbeknownst to her, a rogue electrical pulse, implanted either by the enemy or by the presence of an artifact called the Sarcophagus, disrupted her field. Cheyenne’s EMP killed two Artificial Units, Gemini (Gem) and Aquarius (Acadia), while they were still connected to their agents, Olympia and Denver, respectively.

Repercussions came swiftly and without mercy. While Cheyenne had saved the entire ship, she had done it at the cost of two lives—two lives that the Director had held in high esteem, considering that he had created the A.I. Units. Tara was reassigned to Denver, and Cheyenne’s hopes of ever getting back onto the leaderboard or into the Director’s good graces were dashed. Her behavior became more erratic, more self-destructive, and on two occasions she got into fights with her colleagues.

V. BURY IT

And just when she felt as though she couldn’t take the guilt anymore, the project was suspended. Something about investigation of improper use of government property and violation of laws and regulations. Cheyenne didn’t care. All she wanted was out—and for once, she got what she wished for. They were all sent home—A.I. with their agents—while the mess was sorted out. But Cheyenne did not go home. How could she face her family after everything she’d done? No, she ran—took a transport to a remote colony called Rhetza, dyed her hair black, took on an alias, and set up shop as their mechanic. She lived there for three years, working on a prototype modification of her EMP enhancement and avoiding any questions about her past. She kept tabs on the status of Project Freelancer, but after a while she let it fade into the backdrop of memories too painful to think of willingly.

Until three UNSC officials showed up on her doorstep and called her by her birth name. Corporal Jennifer Carter. She hadn’t heard it in so long. Jennifer Carter was someone else, someone who had died long ago, somewhere in the heat and sweat and gunfire of battle. But somehow, they’d found her, even after all this time. And they came with a message.

You’ve been reinstated. Suit up. We’re back.

VI. AFTERGLOW

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