Bannerette
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| Adept Infiltrator and Rifleman Extraordinaire | |
|---|---|
| Cassidy MacRae, an ex-marine just trying to get by | |
| Discord | @Tráta#6855 |
| Possible_Blueberry61 | |
| Metatype | Elf |
| Street Cred | 0 |
| Notoriety | 0 |
| Public Awareness | 0 |
| D.O.B. | November 11th, 2036 |
| Age | 48 |
| Folder | Link Here |
| Priority | Metatype - D Attributes - B Magic/Resonance - B Skills - C Resources - D |
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Character Information
Summary
Cassidy is a well-endowed woman who stands nearly 6 ft tall. Though she is muscular and has an athletic build, she maintains a feminine figure. Her fiery red hair falls has grown out some since she left the marines and is kept tied back most of the time, tied-back hair being a more practical choice for running. Her cold blue eyes almost seem to glow in the dark which gives her an intense, piercing stare. Lightly colored freckles dot her face, and go in a rough line pattern across the bridge of her nose. Her pale white skin burns easily in the sun, and her hands are calloused from handling a rifle nearly every day.
"Bannerette" is a boisterous and theatrical person with strong principles that guide her every action. While not on the job proper (i.e. when not in a meeting directly related to or executing the plan that was made, she knows better than to be unprofessional in front of a Johnson), she is very theatrical and energetic; Often she will get excited or start playing with equipment like night vision goggles, or other non-weaponry, and has even modified some of her gear cosmetically to have a "cooler" medieval theme. Despite the more traditionally masculine aspects of her character, she is fairly girly; A room with pink walls and medieval/fantasy themed plush toys on shelves, cutesy stickers on her commlink case, a love of dresses she wishes she could afford. However, her demeanor changes while on the job. With cool professionalism, she is the picture of laser focus and takes her work seriously; She communicates directly and clearly, refuses to leave a man behind, and finishes any fight she is involved in. Her jovial and expressive demeanor become a stoic mercenary and an ice-cold killer when it's time to go to work.
Goals
- Become tougher to kill, generally.
- Help her long-time friend Major Paige Jenkins build her career back up. Maybe Recover her own career as well, if possible.
- Learn to wilderness, and move there to escape the city's gross smog
- Become a deadlier combatant and a more stealthy infiltrator
- Learn to fly rotorcraft and get a nice looking Dassault Sea Sprite with all the bells and whistles
Background
Cassidy MacRae was born on November 11th, 2036 in the city of Chicago as the 5th child of Connor and Francine MacRae. Connor MacRae was a veteran, and the owner of the apartment block in which they lived. Her mother, Francine, was a nurse at the local VA hospital at which Cassidy would often volunteer. Due to hard times for the family, the financial burden on her family of having her 4 older siblings going to local university, and her younger brother falling ill, Cassidy began her career in the UCAS marines in December of 2054 (a decision that made her father very proud). Shortly after her training had completed in mid 2055, Chicago became bug city; Cassidy was among the forward elements of the military response to this incident, though she did not know the real reason she was being deployed there due to the UCAS coverup story of a VITAS outbreak. Cassidy spent a few months at the containment zone assisting (Read: grunt work) in logistics operations before the real reason there was revealed. After watching in horror as a nuclear warhead detonated in her home city, Cassidy was assigned light duty for the next 6 years. Her entire family was presumed dead, and their bodies were never found. She buried 7 empty coffins alone.
Following the six year period of light duty, and narrowly avoiding a section 8 over the death of her family, Cassidy was assigned to participate in the Mojave Desert Wars(tm). From 2061 until 2069, Cassidy was a minor but successful and well-regarded participant on behalf of the UCAS. After her 8 year tour-on-tape, she achieved the rank of 2nd Lieutenant and was reassigned to the UCAS-Sioux Nation border. Tensions there were high, and incidents where minor, but not unheard of, and her ability to keep a level head on the playing field made her a good candidate in the eyes of her superiors. Here, she met Major Paige Jenkins, and became good friends with her over the next 13 years. Though she would distinguish herself as a promising leader on the border, and among the longest serving officers there by early 2082, disaster struck her career and the career of the Major. Reports concerning the incident conflict on who fired first, but during a routine patrol accompanied by the Major, a skirmish broke out with opposing Sioux forces and multiple casualties on both sides were sustained. Cassidy herself was shot in the leg. The political fallout resulted in the Major being reassigned to a logistics posting in Seattle, while Cassidy got a phony medical discharge. Robbed of her career, her pension, and her benefits Cassidy was forced to turn to the shadows to make a living. Connected with Paige's shady cousin sunglasses, a decently connected fixer and general parazoology enthusiast, she took her first step into the shadows in December of 2082.
Narrative Significant Qualities
Positive
- High Pain Tolerance 3
- Bannerette has endured all manner of punishment, and has grown a considerable amount of tolerance to getting shot.
- Mentor Spirit (Eagle)
- A symbol synonymous with the country she served for so long, and representing the values Cassidy most wants to embody (strength, independence, and freedom).
- Mentor's Mask
- One might see the illusion of an eagle, sometimes accompanied by it's faint cry, when Bannerette actively uses her powers.
- Perfect Time
- After 28 years of service in the UCAS military Cassidy has a nearly perfect internal clock, and is rarely late to anything.
- Sharpshooter
- Bannerette has always been a crack shot, but her experience in the military has honed that skill considerably.
- Shoot First, Don't Ask
- Bannerette has learned through her beginning experiences in running that hesitation can kill.
Negative
- Allergy (mild, pollutants)
- Bannerette has a low tolerance for the urban blight of the dirtier parts of the city, part of her magical abilities and her relationship with the eagle mentor spirit.
- Impassive
- The downside to being tolerant to constant stress and danger is that civil society and regular people tend to see you as emotionless, at least some of the time.
- No Man Left Behind
- Cassidy feels very strongly that leaving a man behind, under any circumstances, is extremely dishonorable.
- SINner (UCAS)
- Cassidy, despite being thrown out in the cold by her country, retains her citizenship and a decent chunk of her patriotism.
- Thousand Yard Stare
- With almost 3 decades of military experience, Bannerette has seen some things she wishes she could forget.
Run History
Affiliations
- Former Officer in the UCAS Military
- Contact in the UCAS military
Contacts
| Contact | Connection | Loyalty | Archetype | Profession | Aspects | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Paige Jenkins | 6 | 5 | Gear | Supply Officer in the UCAS Seattle Logistics Office | Pilot Platoon, Military Supply Officer, It's Called an 'Armory' for a Reason!, Full Metal Jacket, The Smell of Napalm..., Pacific Logistics Command, Supply and Demand | Even |
| Sunglasses | 3 | 3 | Fixer | Smuggler with a heart of gold | Awakened Hangout Regular, Smuggling on the side, College Dropout, Former Engineering Student | -1 |
| Camila "Novicio" Sanchez | 3 | 2 | Custom (K, N, A, G) | Aztechnology Mrs. Johnson | Too little experience, Fashion Victim, Ares hater, Dragon lover, Atztechnology Magic Insider, Great horizontal network | Even |
| Commander | 5 | 2 | Networking | Black Ops Veteran | JURY Protocol, Old-School Operative, Casevac, Tactical Insertion, Shady Knowledge, Military Intelligence, Safehouses, Shady Deals | Even |
Organizations
Allies
+2 Aztechnology
Enemies
In Character Information
Symbols and Signatures
Matrix Search Table
| Threshold | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | Active member of a small Seattle LARP Group called "Seattle Fantasy Fighters", Minor participant of Desert Wars in the 2060's |
| 3 | Veteran of the UCAS military, earned a purple heart, Her family is among those listed as casualties of the bug city incident in chicago |
| 6 | Nothing *that* secret |
Shadow Community Table
| Threshold | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | Her alias is "Bannerette" and she is ex-military, she started running in early December 2082 |
| 3 | Given a bogus medical discharge by the marines, her name is a play on 'banneret' which is a medieval term |
| 5 | Was with the military forces that responded to the bug city incident, was involved in an incident on the border with the NAN in January 2082 |
SINs
Cassidy MacRae: UCAS national SIN w/ Adept and Firearms License.
Jane Weatherspoon: R4 Fake UCAS SIN, Adept, Armor, Bodyguard, and Firearms Licenses.
Appearance
Clothing
When Cassidy isn't dressed for working in the shadows, she prefers to wear sundresses or skirts and sweatshirts.
Matrix Persona
Though Bannerette doesn't know a whole lot about computers, she has styled her persona after a Hospitaller Knight