1,001 Characters #19: Shemian Orleans

 

 

19. Shemian Orleans    67A497   ex-Other       Age 22      1 Term

Skills: Brawling-1.

Benefits: High Psge.

     Shemian wasn't particularly bright as a child but she steadfastly applied herself at school (INT 4 and EDU 9). She took an interest in her father's career as a fighter, he lost more often than he won, but it paid the bills and she was always proud that her dad fought in the arena. She decided, against his wishes, to follow in his footsteps and as soon as she was old enough she signed with a trainer and learned the arts of the arena fighter (Brawling-1). She fought for several years, with mixed results, she had some wins, some losses and one draw. Her final fight was particularly vicious, her opponent seemed to be deliberately trying to maim her, not just win. When he tried to break her arm and missed, he left himself wide open, she put everything into her counter strike, and broke his nose. She broke it so badly that she drove cartilage and bone splinters up into his brain, killing him almost instantly. As the medics tried to resuscitate him, her trainer hustled her out of the arena, where her parents met them and bundled her into an air/raft. They made her get changed on the way, while they explained that the man she killed was the son of one of the Technarchs, and he was not one to let things like this go unpunished. So she needed to leave Telmun. They got her to the starport and handed her a high passage ticket (Mustering out: High Psge), and pushed her over the extrality line as they said goodbye.

    Shemian Orleans is currently approaching a ship that looks to be preparing for lift off, clutching a bag in one hand and her parents life savings (high passage) in the other. She is looking nervously over her shoulder at a group of nondescript men who seem to be making their way towards her. She is wearing gym clothes over her fighting suit and looks, and smells, as if she has recently done some serious physical exercise.

        Telmun    0410     B434759-D                                                        G* 

 

     Referee: Shemian failed her survival roll for the second term, and rather than have her die, I opted to transfer the death to her opponent and make that the reason she left her career. 

    She will arrive at the starport as the players ship is preparing to depart and make straight for their ship, player characters will notice the men trying to get to her and may intercede on her behalf or not. Where it goes from their is up to the referee.