Post by Dr. Andromeda Reyes on Oct 17, 2008 8:23:41 GMT -5
Name: Andromeda Reyes
Alias(es): Doctor Reyes or "Andi" (latter rarely used, usually only by her sister)
Gender: Female
Age: 29
Status: General Practitioning Doctor-Emergency Surgeon/ Outlaw-Pirate
Rank: Crew member of the Plunder's Heart, Chief Medical Officer
Type: Human
Ethnicity: Part Hispanic, part Caucasian
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 112
Hair: Ink black, thick but not exactly curly, worn down to mid-back but typically pulled back into a severe twist or bun to be out of her way.
Eyes: Golden brown
Physical Description: Tall for a female, on the slim and willowy side of the spectrum, but she does have feminine curve with rich copper shaded skin. Tends to be covered up by prim, functional clothing further covered by an atypical doctor's coat. Though somewhat outshone by her sister, Andromeda is very pretty in her own right—a statuesque, refined, almost elegant sort of beauty—though this also tends to be overshadowed by her dress and her usually stern, no-nonsense attitude.
Talents and Skills: Extensive medical knowledge of just about any topic, able to quickly and efficiently deal with just about any medical emergency under the sun, with the right equipment at her disposal. She's also extremely deft with a scalpel if the situation calls for it.
Powers: None
Character History: Born on Mars to an affluent family, a very gifted child, Andromeda graduated early from the school system and immediately began pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor. She succeeded beyond anyone's wildest dream, her quick mind and absolutely tenacious will to succeed putting her through the Medical Academy nearly three years faster than the average student. Andromeda began tenure as an emergency surgeon at one of the largest, more prestigious hospitals in the solar system and, despite her young age or being female, did impressively well.
The Reyes family was a somewhat atypical wealthy family, her parents leaving often for various social functions and only seeming to remember that they had children when they wanted to show them off to their friends, or needed them for a fundraiser. Andromeda was their eldest, their pride—with her intelligence and her prestige as one of the youngest doctors ever to graduate out of the Med-Academy.
Cassiopeia was their bread-winner. When Andromeda was thirteen, she remembers her parents began fighting and arguing a lot. Apparently her father had squandered away a very sizable chunk of their fortune on something foolish, and now they were in danger of losing their home and status in the social swirl. Unwilling to accept this, her mother signed up to become the carrier of a Mage child. Science insured her pregnancy, and nine months later Andromeda’s little sister Cassiopeia was born. Bolstered from the grant they received from the government, the Reyes’ were back on top, now with a Mage child to further their popularity in society.
From the beginning it was obvious Cassiopeia was a Mage—as it normally was—as her ears were delicately but very prominently upswept, and her eyes were an inhuman shade of metallic silver. But otherwise Cassi was a normal child, very sweet, loving and affectionate. Despite her initial pinch of jealousy, Andromeda found herself growing very close to her little sister. Despite her own busy schedule, Andromeda always made time for Cassi through the years, filling the void left by their elitist parents.
And then, two years ago, Cassiopeia’s powers began manifesting. The ability to “see” anything in the past or present if she concentrated hard enough, of which the scientists termed “scrying.” She could even see brief glimpses of the future, though this ability seemed chaotic at best and almost always traumatizing in some small way. Eager to exploit such an ability, the government wanted to take Cassi away for training and conditioning at their facilities. Fourteen year old Cassiopeia was terrified however—either from her own intuition or glimpses she may have stolen from the future—and refused to go. Her parents, knowing the consequences of refusing a government order, pronounced that her fears were silly and childish and ignored her pleas.
Andromeda could not.
She knew what it would mean if she followed through with such action. She would be giving up her life, her career, her chance at greatness to become an outlaw for the rest of her life. Hunted and maligned, they would never be safe, constantly on the move to avoid capture and arrest. Yet her love for her sister was stronger than her fear, and Andromeda made her choice that night, and has never looked back.
She stole a goodly amount of supplies from the hospital and then fled Mars with her sister Cassi in tow. Using her long hair and a pair of sunglasses to hide her Mage features, the two sisters migrated from one place to the next for several months, staying only one step ahead of the law that pursued them. It was a stroke of coincidental luck that had them meeting up with the crew of the Plunder’s Heart. As the Captain had been recently deprived of an on-board doctor, he readily appointed Andromeda into that role. Her only stipulation was that Cassiopeia was to be left alone. She would work double-shifts to pay for their stay, as Cassi was only a child and a fragile one at that.
Whether or not Captain Hart realized that Cassi was a Mage at the time is unknown, but he grudgingly agreed to Andromeda’s terms and has not made an issue of it since.
Andromeda and Cassiopeia have been members of the Plunder’s Hart crew for the past two years now. There have been a few close calls, but for the most part they’ve stayed safe and out of the United Government’s clutches.
Equipment: She has several bags of hard-to-come-by medical equipment and supplies stored in the infirmary or her personal cabin--taken from when she left Mars--though with time and use these supplies are beginning to dwindle.
Vehicles: Plunder's Heart
Alias(es): Doctor Reyes or "Andi" (latter rarely used, usually only by her sister)
Gender: Female
Age: 29
Status: General Practitioning Doctor-Emergency Surgeon/ Outlaw-Pirate
Rank: Crew member of the Plunder's Heart, Chief Medical Officer
Type: Human
Ethnicity: Part Hispanic, part Caucasian
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 112
Hair: Ink black, thick but not exactly curly, worn down to mid-back but typically pulled back into a severe twist or bun to be out of her way.
Eyes: Golden brown
Physical Description: Tall for a female, on the slim and willowy side of the spectrum, but she does have feminine curve with rich copper shaded skin. Tends to be covered up by prim, functional clothing further covered by an atypical doctor's coat. Though somewhat outshone by her sister, Andromeda is very pretty in her own right—a statuesque, refined, almost elegant sort of beauty—though this also tends to be overshadowed by her dress and her usually stern, no-nonsense attitude.
Talents and Skills: Extensive medical knowledge of just about any topic, able to quickly and efficiently deal with just about any medical emergency under the sun, with the right equipment at her disposal. She's also extremely deft with a scalpel if the situation calls for it.
Powers: None
Character History: Born on Mars to an affluent family, a very gifted child, Andromeda graduated early from the school system and immediately began pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor. She succeeded beyond anyone's wildest dream, her quick mind and absolutely tenacious will to succeed putting her through the Medical Academy nearly three years faster than the average student. Andromeda began tenure as an emergency surgeon at one of the largest, more prestigious hospitals in the solar system and, despite her young age or being female, did impressively well.
The Reyes family was a somewhat atypical wealthy family, her parents leaving often for various social functions and only seeming to remember that they had children when they wanted to show them off to their friends, or needed them for a fundraiser. Andromeda was their eldest, their pride—with her intelligence and her prestige as one of the youngest doctors ever to graduate out of the Med-Academy.
Cassiopeia was their bread-winner. When Andromeda was thirteen, she remembers her parents began fighting and arguing a lot. Apparently her father had squandered away a very sizable chunk of their fortune on something foolish, and now they were in danger of losing their home and status in the social swirl. Unwilling to accept this, her mother signed up to become the carrier of a Mage child. Science insured her pregnancy, and nine months later Andromeda’s little sister Cassiopeia was born. Bolstered from the grant they received from the government, the Reyes’ were back on top, now with a Mage child to further their popularity in society.
From the beginning it was obvious Cassiopeia was a Mage—as it normally was—as her ears were delicately but very prominently upswept, and her eyes were an inhuman shade of metallic silver. But otherwise Cassi was a normal child, very sweet, loving and affectionate. Despite her initial pinch of jealousy, Andromeda found herself growing very close to her little sister. Despite her own busy schedule, Andromeda always made time for Cassi through the years, filling the void left by their elitist parents.
And then, two years ago, Cassiopeia’s powers began manifesting. The ability to “see” anything in the past or present if she concentrated hard enough, of which the scientists termed “scrying.” She could even see brief glimpses of the future, though this ability seemed chaotic at best and almost always traumatizing in some small way. Eager to exploit such an ability, the government wanted to take Cassi away for training and conditioning at their facilities. Fourteen year old Cassiopeia was terrified however—either from her own intuition or glimpses she may have stolen from the future—and refused to go. Her parents, knowing the consequences of refusing a government order, pronounced that her fears were silly and childish and ignored her pleas.
Andromeda could not.
She knew what it would mean if she followed through with such action. She would be giving up her life, her career, her chance at greatness to become an outlaw for the rest of her life. Hunted and maligned, they would never be safe, constantly on the move to avoid capture and arrest. Yet her love for her sister was stronger than her fear, and Andromeda made her choice that night, and has never looked back.
She stole a goodly amount of supplies from the hospital and then fled Mars with her sister Cassi in tow. Using her long hair and a pair of sunglasses to hide her Mage features, the two sisters migrated from one place to the next for several months, staying only one step ahead of the law that pursued them. It was a stroke of coincidental luck that had them meeting up with the crew of the Plunder’s Heart. As the Captain had been recently deprived of an on-board doctor, he readily appointed Andromeda into that role. Her only stipulation was that Cassiopeia was to be left alone. She would work double-shifts to pay for their stay, as Cassi was only a child and a fragile one at that.
Whether or not Captain Hart realized that Cassi was a Mage at the time is unknown, but he grudgingly agreed to Andromeda’s terms and has not made an issue of it since.
Andromeda and Cassiopeia have been members of the Plunder’s Hart crew for the past two years now. There have been a few close calls, but for the most part they’ve stayed safe and out of the United Government’s clutches.
Equipment: She has several bags of hard-to-come-by medical equipment and supplies stored in the infirmary or her personal cabin--taken from when she left Mars--though with time and use these supplies are beginning to dwindle.
Vehicles: Plunder's Heart