Target Realm: ST
Sex: Female
Age: 23
Race: Human
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 135 lbs
Voice: Her voice tends towards being soft & lyrical with the classical Irish brogue. Unless she's been angered..then the brogue becomes thick and very loud.
Hair Color: Flame Red. Cut in a near buzz style, and approximately 2 inches long all over. It used to be long & curly, but when Cardinal joined the Space Marines it only stayed that length long enough for her official picture...then off it came.
Eye Color: An odd greenish gold color
Complexion: Peaches & cream complexion, with a tiny birthmark at the corner of one eye.
Build: While she's not exactly tall, her muscular build seems to offset that fact. Her slightly than broader shoulders and muscular back attest to the fact she came from good farming stock. Working out with weights has given her slender figure a balance of no nonsense muscles and quite firm feminine attributes.
Tattoos/Piercings/Scars/Birthmarks: tiny brown birthmark at the corner of her left eye.
Sexual Preference: Has no idea, as she's still a virgin and just never had time to explore that option.
Fantasy: Fantasy? You've GOT to be kidding! I'm a Marine not a streetwalker!
Strengths: Loyal friend and will fight like an enraged demon in defense of those she's sworn to protect. Her mercurial personality has often been useful in the heat of battle. Highly intelligent, skilled warrior, her grasp of electronics has proven useful in combat situations.
Weaknesses: Not a terribly diplomatic person. Has a phobia about spiders that borders on near paranoia. Plus she's not exactly the best shot with small bore weapons ("HEY! I'm a combat medic not a sniper!") Hasn't been very agile since the time an explosion knocked some heavy equipment down on her and broke both her legs. Tends to favor the right leg.
Odd Quirks (if applicable):
Personality: Cardinal is a rather unconventional female Marine. Doesn't fit the expected stereotype of an Irish lass at all. At times you can barely get two words out of her, then suddenly in the middle of a firefight you'll hear her lustily singing an old Irish battle song. A somewhat mercurial personality. Never talks about her life before the Marines, and if someone presses the issue, her fiery temper will loom up and she'll be more than willing to show the snoopy person the error in asking such questions. Being a combat medic, Cardinal tends to treat everyone the same way...you respect her then you can expect the same in return. To her manners can solve any communication problem that may arise. But if you act like a jerk, all bets are off.
Hobbies: Skills: Emergency first aid, field surgery, hand to hand combat, can fly or drive just about any form of vehicle. Has a "way with animals."
Magic: Seems to have a near empathic bond with just about every animal she's ever met - including, much to her horror, spiders (see Weaknesses)
Weapons: Doesn't personally own any, but hand Cardinal a weaopon and in five minutes she'll figure out how to accurately use it (unless it's a small bore weapon - See Weaknesses)
Occupation: Combat Medic in old Earth Space Marines. (SPMc)
Background History:
Cardinal was born on old Earth late in the 30th Century, in the country of Ireland, into the LARGE O'Shannon clan. With the trademark flame red hair of the clan and equally fiery temper, she learned early on the importance of manners. An excellent student in school, she took an intense interest in medicine...being in a largely not well off clan..one had to do the doctoring. With her "above average" intelligence (200 I.Q. by that time frame was considered merely average) it wasn't difficult to achieve high marks and pass on to the Dublin University at the early age of 16.
There the board recognized her higher than normal medical skills, especially in emergency medicine. Earning a degree in that field, it was only logical - in her humble opinion, to join up with the Space Marines. After all they could certainly use her talents. So at the age of 18 she took off into space and into many historically legendary battles. Somehow always coming out of them without a scratch. (Except for that one explosion which resulted in both her legs being broken)
However on her 23rd birthday new assignment, to the Callidorian star system, sent her into a deep sleep cryopod aboard a Marine Transport Ship. (It was a long jump). Something went terribly wrong and all contact with the ship was lost. Everything had seemed fine until after said transport had gone through the hyper jump. When they re-entered the shipping lanes they were attacked by a fleet of space pirates. Somehow they missed the cryopods nestled deep in the belly of the ship. Stripping the transporter of all they found useful, the ship was then left to drift in space.
Now in the 50th Century, the ancient Space Marine transport ship has drifted close to Tyr. Still in her cryopod, Cardinal has no idea how long she's been in deep sleep...or that her pod is the only one still functioning. The lone survivor of the long lost SPMC- 2nd Brigade 5th Battalion.
Update: Cardinal was rescued, along with her AI, and received a hero's welcome when the entire Space Marine Corp Fleet showed up to honor her...and give the long dead an honorable burial. The Commander of the Space Marine Corp decided to base the marines off of Tyr, AND Cardinal became the Chief of Security for Tyr. She's not too sure it's that great of an honor, but is determined to fulfill her duties in as efficient manner as possible.