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A promising Alliance officer (it ran in the family, as her father was an Admiral), she was navigation officer on the IAV Tsinghai when the | A promising Alliance officer (it ran in the family, as her father was an Admiral), she was navigation officer on the IAV Tsinghai when the | ||
Unification War started. She rose to First Officer and then to Captain after a series of actions in which she distinguished herself. She was part of one of the many Alliance | Unification War started. She rose to First Officer and then to Captain after a series of actions in which she distinguished herself. She was part of one of the many Alliance | ||
| − | orbital raids on Shadow: the Tsinghai | + | orbital raids on Shadow: the Tsinghai, along with the IAV Beijing under Captain Slayton, and the IAV Hermes under Captain Lovell, were charged (by Alliance officer Adam Myatt) to drop some experimental |
| − | first one) appeared to be bio-weapons. Connie refused on principle, and Myatt took over command of the Tsinghai and subsequently had her court-martialled. | + | weaponry which (on monitoring of surface transmissions after the first one) appeared to be bio-weapons. Connie refused on principle, and Myatt took over command of the Tsinghai and |
| + | subsequently had her court-martialled. | ||
She was discharged (by her own father, who disowned her), and after a time began a career as a Freelancer, eventually acquiring her own ship (the Zun Yan). Some while later, | She was discharged (by her own father, who disowned her), and after a time began a career as a Freelancer, eventually acquiring her own ship (the Zun Yan). Some while later, | ||
Revision as of 20:02, 8 July 2014
Information detailed here is for OOC uses only.
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| Full name | Constance Anne Saint |
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| Date of Birth | 18th December 2485 |
| Birthplace | Zenda City, Ariel |
| Parents | Admiral Liam and Marie Saint (née Deschamps) |
| Siblings | None |
| Spouse | Unwed |
| Children | None |
| Assignment | none at present |
| Specialization | Astrogation, Command |
| Gender | Female |
| Eyes and Hair | Green, Red |
| Height and Weight | 5'3", 110lb |
| Status | Active |
| Military Service | |
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"20 year" retired Alliance veteran
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Contents
Background
A promising Alliance officer (it ran in the family, as her father was an Admiral), she was navigation officer on the IAV Tsinghai when the Unification War started. She rose to First Officer and then to Captain after a series of actions in which she distinguished herself. She was part of one of the many Alliance orbital raids on Shadow: the Tsinghai, along with the IAV Beijing under Captain Slayton, and the IAV Hermes under Captain Lovell, were charged (by Alliance officer Adam Myatt) to drop some experimental weaponry which (on monitoring of surface transmissions after the first one) appeared to be bio-weapons. Connie refused on principle, and Myatt took over command of the Tsinghai and subsequently had her court-martialled.
She was discharged (by her own father, who disowned her), and after a time began a career as a Freelancer, eventually acquiring her own ship (the Zun Yan). Some while later, Myatt decided to clean up the evidence of those who knew about what went down over Shadow, arranging for the assasination by Independent sympathisers (led by one Ivan Cryczek) of all the ranking officers with knowledge, and nearly Connie herself, who was forced to fake her own death for a few months until she caught up with Myatt and Cryczek. The latter shot the former, and was delivered to the Alliance by Connie.
Sometime after that, Connie was kidnapped off the Zun Yan, and held for a long while before being rescued by the Alliance. She's not entirely clear who pulled what strings, but she was formally pardoned, reinstated as an Alliance officer in 2528... Obviously not everyone agreed, since she was assigned to a second-rate ship patrolling as far away from any political issues as possible.
Connie was discharged under the 20 year Veteran rule. Or rather, a loophole in it, since her service is only over 20 years if you count it as uninterrupted. She has a (perfectly reasonable) suspicion that someone wanted her out of Alliance service (or never wanted her back in!) and had just found a loophole that actually they could have exploited years ago. She's torn. Would she like to wear the purple again? Yes. But she's a bit disillusioned with the whole thing now: it's... kind of not the Alliance she believed in (although there's clearly a faction within it that is).
Plot Hooks
(Feel free to page the player if you want to work with any of these)
As one of the Alliance's best and most moral officers (up until the time she was court-martialed) there are factions within the Alliance (one Commander Laura Parker is a part of this, but Connie has no idea she exists) who wanted her reinstated: she believes they were responsible for her rescue in 2528, but still has no idea *why* she was kidnapped. There's also clearly a faction within the Alliance who sees her as a dangerous liability, and hence managed to pull strings and get her a) assigned to a dull, dead-end duty and b) retired from service at the first available chance.
Quotes
"I am, and always will be, loyal to the ideal and the concept that is the Alliance. And for the good of the Alliance, the good of that ideal, I have remained silent when perhaps I should not; I have asked others to refrain from actions that would damage the fragile peace we have here. I have willingly thrown away my career as an officer because things I could not countenance were being done in the name of what I believed in."
"Don't underestimate me. The last person who did that walked straight into a sniper bullet I'd set up for him."
Related NPCs
Commander Laura Parker
Apparently a Commander in the Alliance Navy, but seems to have an unusual amount of influence for someone at that rank. Responsible for Connie's reinstatement in 2527, and possibly for arranging her rescuse as well.
Major Kerri Briggs
Major in the Alliance Marines. Formerly bodyguard to Admiral (then Captain) Don Slayton, who was one of the other Captains privy to the events leading to Connie's court-martial. Is apparently now working for Laura Parker, and lead the rescue of Connie after her kidnapping in 2527.
