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Valida was born and raised in Val Royeaux, Orlais Alienage. She was a spunky one, though also quite troubled. Valida put her family first before herself more often than not, and sometimes, that would get her in trouble with her father who only wanted to ensure she was safe and sound where she belonged— in the alienage.

Valida was determined, however, to give her family a better life than killing their cat and eating it just to survive. She (somehow) obtained a permit to work as a prostitute in a brothel outside of Val Royeaux without her family knowing at first. Unfortunately, this led to Valida being taken advantage of in the long run.

Despite her many misadventures with the humans, she slowly grew to trust a particular one, much to her own inner disgust. This human had started off as a client of hers, though with intent to help her as he soon paid the brothel quite well for her (much to her frustration) conversation. This became a chance for her to learn about becoming a rogue.

A conniving one at that.

She fell for him. She fell for the whole scheme.

When guards were sent to collect her for crimes she did not commit, but rather, was eloquently framed for, Valida made a run for it and left Orlais, essentially becoming "informally" exiled. From that moment forward, Valida made a name for herself under a different alias— The Shadow Woman. She received more formal rogue training with the thieves guild in Ferelden.

In the meantime, Valida kept her true identity under locks, however, so as to not draw too much attention, if not just enough, to her as a city elf from Orlais. Her French accent is unmistakable, however, and that she realizes. For that matter, Valida always travels with a thieves guild member and does not speak much when she's out and about. This was her life for a time until she stepped away to be on her own.

Rumors began that "The Shadow Woman" was notorious for clean kills and gambling her life away going on extremely dangerous missions people thought impossible to achieve. She became rather unconventional and while some admired her for her independence and unique way of "taking care of business", others found her to be a "knife ear that we must be rid of". Nevertheless, her alias has grown on her and now she carries it with pride, willing to do just about any job for the right price— provided she's shown basic respect.

 

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Legion of the Lost

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Aqua

General Information Background Personality Skills & Equipment Theme(s)

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  Name; Kaiko "Aqua" Watanabe
  Alias; Aqua
  Age; 26
  Height; 5'4"
  Gender/Pronouns; Female + She/Her
  
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  Brief Background;
  
  Kaiko was born into the yakuza under a great line of prestigious men. When she was younger, she was caught in the middle a crossfire between her father's yakuza and their rival, Daichi Matsuda. As a result, she suffered eye injuries from shrapnel that rid her of her eyesight to the point where she was considered legally blind. Following this disastrous event and the potential abduction of Kaiko for ransom by Daichi and his cronies, Kaiko's father sent her and her mother to a close contact he knew in Russia- Darren Korb.
  
  In Russia, Kaiko gradually adjusted to a new way of living as a dishwasher in Aquarius Nightclub. A new life as Aqua, and her mother, a simple woman looking for full time work to help pay the bills. It was not a life Kaiko was initially happy about, but as time wore on, she understood the reasoning that her parents were trying to protect her. When Kaiko was fifteen years old, her father sent money over to her mother via a private channel to finish a project for Kaiko that would allow her the most freedom of her body and senses- bionics that would help her "see" beyond her disability and what she felt was a weakness.
  
  This would also be around the year when she'd start training with pistols and knives. Her father was hesitant about this at first, believing she needed to stay behind the scenes to maintain the safety of her true identity and not resort to anything that men do. Her mother disagreed and that led to her father and mother being divorced. Kaiko's mother taught her everything she knew from there on out, from martial training to street parkour. They'd even execute simulated scenarios of different crimes and enemies.
  
  As of twenty years old, Kaiko did not maintain steady contact with her father up until the time when he passed away at fifty one due to a gunshot wound. Kaiko regrets not keeping in touch with him more, but her mother reassured her it's for the best, as her father would've hindered her training, instead of encouraging her to continue. While Kaiko does not know much about her father, she does not let it get in the way of her everyday life. Instead, she uses her grief to fuel the passion she feels dancing.
  
  She's built up personal and professional relationships along the way during her time working at the Aquarius Nightclub, going from dishwasher to an apprentice dancer at eighteen after constantly nagging Darren to allow her the chance to get on stage. Kaiko developed a sound friendship with Dess, though when 2045 came around, Dess changed. Kaiko didn't know what was going on so she wasn't sure how to express her concerns. To this day, Kaiko has become one of the more esteemed dancers in the pack. She's not quite sure where she wants to go in life, but she is content being a dancer for the time being.
  
  
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  Brief Personality;
  
  A well-meaning, reserved young woman with her head bobbing just above water. She's great at pushing her problems behind her and pretending she doesn't need anyone, but that usually comes back to bite her. She's very much an entertainer at heart, great at serving others, but struggling to serve herself. She escapes reality through her dance and midnight poker games with Darren's patrons in Aquarius Club. Very few understand the woman as a whole, leaving much to the imagination. Those that do? They know she's not a doll.
  
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  Skills;
  
  Excellent Poker Card Player
  Street Parkour
  Martial Training
  Dual Weapon Training
  
  Equipment;
  
  Pistols x2
  Pocket Knives x2
  
  Bionics;
  
  Eye Shades;
  Kaiko always wears these as they allow her to be more aware of her environment around her and "see things" by senses other than her failed eyesight. It is a compact piece of technology, created with the idea that Kaiko would be able to determine general locations of objects, devices, and people, primarily their distance from her and whether they are facing south, north, west, or east. She uses hearing and touch primarily, though the eye shades, sense of taste, and sense of smell are just as important to her.
  
  Partial Plates in Body;
  She has technology plates implanted in both of her arms, 2" x 7", to help enhance her awareness of the environment around her by sending electrical impulses to her brain and functioning similar to the front of the brain (cerebrum) and parietal lobe. She has implanted plates on the sides of her thighs and calves, 4" x 8" for the thighs and 3" x 7" for both of her calves.
  
  An example of how the plates on her thighs work would be that if she was running and wanted to turn left, but there was a wall there, she would be able to sense that and run further until there was no more wall. Another example of how her plates work, for the calves, is detecting temperature. Someone splashes hot water onto her that burns the calves, she recognizes the water is 115 fahrenheit.
  
  The last place she has plates are on the bottom of her feet, 2" x 3", to work as a map locator of sorts and detect seismic activity, as well as determine what is near her feet. For example, the foot plate detects a piece of gum and sends the signal to her brain as follows: "A piece of gum is on the ground three feet in front of you."
  
  The plates were melded to fit the form of her body, so that she can perform agile acrobatics and dexterous maneuvers without the worry of whether her bionics will affect her performance or not. One part does not work without the other, therefore, serious damage can be caused to her internal organs and/or tissues, if something terrible were to happen to one of her plates.
  
  
  
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  Small Playlist;
  
  Alexandros - Run Away
  
  Coldrain - Gone
  
  Kung Fu Generation - Black Out
  
  
  

 

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