Blinded By Science

Hitura Rael

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Name: Vertalis Emaric
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Height: 5'9''
Weight: 143 lbs
Eye Color: Gray-Blue
Hair Color: Black with streaks of gray/white, kept cut short
Ethnicity: German
Appearance:
Vertalis is a tall thin man who looks his older than his age. His hair retains it's black coloration with peppering and striations of white. He keeps it cut short for his own safety. Bunsen burners and hair do not mix. He is a pale man from a mix of his German heritage and isolation inside all day every day. He has a square jaw line and strong nose.

Other Information:

Theme: Lusus Naturae

Biography:

Vertalis was born to hard working parents in Germany. He had a higher than average intelligence, resulting in some bullying from his peers, but he persevered. He took a heavy interest in math and the sciences. He graduated a few years early and secured a scholarship to a prestigious college, where he studied medical science and specialized in biology and genetics.

Vertalis held down a career in biological engineering for several decades. While he was bored with designer babies and in vitro treatments, examining the Genomes of those dumped in the universe was a highlight. He met his wife, Andrea Cosse, in the office. She was one of his assistants. Their romantic relationship bloomed quickly. They were married after two years of dating. Six years later their daughter, Minerva Emaric was born.

His habit of working late saved his life. His wife and six year old daughter were involved in an accident. Andrea died in hospital weeks later. Somehow, Minerva survived, though she remained in hospital for months while she recovered. While most fathers would stay by their children's side, he did not. He buried himself in his work during the day, then stayed with his crippled child at night.

His work shifted to the development of the C-type bio-droid. He poured years into this work, perfecting it, and sneaking the results home in lunch coolers. In secret, he repaired his broken daughter's body with these parts.

Eventually he was found out. It was inevitable, after all. But, thankfully, not before he had made his teenage daughter whole again. The charges against him were dropped when he handed over his work in whole and struck deals with his employer. He was terminated from his position, but he didn't care. There were other, more interesting opportunities available now thanks to the invading DAMON.

Affiliation: DEI

Combat Style: Someone else can do it - He doesn't fight. If he's cornered, however, he's not shy to turn the gun on an enemy.
Strengths: High intelligence
Weaknesses: Vertalis is obsessive after the loss of his wife to the point of ignoring his own health or endangering his daughter in an effort to strengthen her.




Name: Minerva Emaric
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Height: 5'6''
Weight: 87 lbs
Eye Color: Green with brown striations in the iris
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Ethnicity: Greek/German
Appearance: An image link works fine here too.
Other Information: Her right arm is darker colored than the rest of her body, while her left leg is lighter. Her right leg is also lighter, but it is only noticeable close up and if you're looking hard enough.

Theme: Sweet Revenge
Biography:

Minerva Emaric was born to Vertalis and Andrea Emaric. Her parents did not want to risk the genetic roulette for her intelligence. Both being researchers, they could afford the enhancements. She had a normal childhood, up until the accident that claimed her mobility and her mother's life. She spent several months in a coma before finally regaining consciousness.

While many saw it as a good thing, her opinion veered away from that over time. She spent much of her life alone, confined to a hospital bed with only nurses and doctors for company. At night, her father did visit, but she was asleep before he arrived and he left before she woke. This went on for three years before he finally took her home.

At home, she was alone even more, taken care of by an android nanny. And here, her nightmare truly began. Her father, obsessed with 'fixing' her. She was half conscious for several of the surgeries. Each one fueled her ire toward her father. How could the man who was supposed to protect her use her for experiments? While over the years it restored her mobility and independence, it caused her pain and torment, which was the only thing to fade over time.

That fond, loving look, that gentle pat of the head, the praise and doting... It all infuriated her. But yet she manages to play up the opposite, using that affection her father had to sweet talk him into taking her on as an assistant.

Mobile Weapon: Chaos Caper


Affiliation: DEI

Combat Style: Have you met my pet? Minerva relies on others to do her work for her, except these others tend to be large, toothy, and tempermental.
Strengths: Intelligence, cunning
Weaknesses: Bitter and vengeful, she bides her time plotting her father's demise and her own. This often leads to her going quiet for long periods of time or withdrawing from those around her.
 
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