Katherine K. Halloran [wip]

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KATHERINE K. HALLORAN




they're gonna hang me in the mornin'
a'fore this night is done
they're gonna hang me in the mornin'
and i'll never see the sun

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Full Name - Katherine Karen Halloran.
Nicknames/Alias - Kate, Captain, Halloran, Katie [by family only, mostly her father].
Age - 31.
Date of Birth - August 14th, 2489.
Place of Birth - Athens.
Gender - Female.
Sexual Orientation - Heterosexual.
Affiliation - Independent.
Occupation - Captain of the Haliastur, scoundrel & smuggler.

Play-By - Lizzy Caplan.
Build - Slender, subtle muscle.
Height & Weight - 5'7" & 131lbs.
Hair - Dark brown, mid-length, loosely curled.
Eyes - Dark green.
Unique Features -
»»Company tattoo of a jackrabbit on a shield. Text reads "Bravo Company" at the top and "Rabid Jacks" across the bottom. Location: left hip.
»»Scar running down the right side of her ribs; altercation on a job back with the crew of the Rivain.
»»Tattoo of a .308 bullet in the space between her thumb and forefinger on her left hand.
Dressing Style -
Kate dresses to the utmost style in 'border browncoat' fashion. It slams you in the face with her very western-themed attire and dares you to challenge that brownish jacket. Also a red scarf appears to frequent her 'look' very often. Assumed to be a piece of clothing she wore during the war and is said to bring her good luck, though the story tends to twist and change, she more prominently says it was a scarf her mother gave her.
»»Captain-y
Other -
»»Smith & Wesson Model 3 Schofield.
»»Dragunov SVD.
»»Model 1897 Winchester Shotgun.

Likes -
»»Rice wine.
»»Winning an argument.
»»Quiet 'nights' on the bridge of her ship.
»»Reminding people who's in charge.
»»Profitable and smooth business transactions.
Dislikes -
»»People wasting her time.
»»Deciding between money and safety.
»»Desert climates - despite ending up in such climates a lot.
»»Having her mistakes thrown back in her face. Tends to push her towards violence.
»»Olives.
Quirks/Habits -
»»Will say one thing and do the complete opposite.
»»Tugs at the wrap of her scarf when in thought.
Fears -
»»Dying alone, surrounded by enemies.
»»Afraid she'll get everyone killed.
Secrets -
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Strengths -
»»Strong-willed; It is rare for her to give up or give in. Unless the situation truly is that dire.
»»Quite capable of making those necessary, tough decisions.
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Weaknesses -
»»Her unwillingness to compromise has landed her in some bad situations, and lost profit for her employers.
»»Can become a little blinded and stubborn. Hard to deal with when she's calling the shots.
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Talents/Special Abilities -
»»Actually isn't that bad of a singer.
»»Rather prominent sniper, given her experiences in the war.
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Aspirations -
Overall Personality -
A woman with a myriad of emotions broiling under the surface of a tight, forced smile as she daydreams about cutting out the niceties and punching you square in the jaw. She will always claim to be one to take the high road and be the bigger person, but can never resist dropping down that level to prove otherwise. Tends to say she won't shoot at or swing a fist in someone's direction, then does anyway. A woman of contradictions born with a violent streak. You don't mess with her and her's and she won't mess with you. Her mood can change, and she can seem softer in some situations, yet wholly uncompromising in others. With her own personal rules on how things should go, she's not likely to bend in favour of someone else's ways. This led to a number of complications and disagreements with her old Captain. Mercenary days will never truly leave her, but that selfish streak just might have. Her stint as a Captain hasn't quite been long enough to gauge how well she could lead a crew, but she has the hardened, stubborn determination to try. Nobody that wrongs her get's off lightly, but whether a crew can find a way to rub off some good intentions on her is yet to be seen. There is a mixture of moments when she'll do something cunning and clever, and yet still manage to do something stupid. Her comebacks are usually uncouth and violent, but her plans aren't always crazy.

Father - Jonah Halloran, 56, Independent, former soldier and current farmhand.
Mother - Karen [née Parker] Halloran, 51, Independent-sympathiser, home-maker.
Siblings - Ellen May [née Halloran] Watson, 26, Independent, farmhand.
Other Significant People -
»»Captain Isaac Danvers and the crew of the Rivain.
»»Macsen "Mac" Graves, a fellow recon from the war and Kate's spotter. Possible NPC First Mate.
Pets - Ted, Jack Russell Terrier, childhood pet, deceased.
Your History -

Athens: When the war hit, it had been bad. Towns and cities bombed and raised in the Alliance's attempt to reclaim the planet from the Browncoats. It was by sheer miracle and dumb luck that the Halloran household was one of the few to survive the bombings-- but the chaos it left behind had already driven the stubborn family out. During the course of the war, they had been Browncoat sympathisers, working to help the soldiers claim a foothold in one of the cities. Kate's father, Jonah, a Shadow-born man, had already sworn to fight. He'd left and gone to leave Katherine as the head of the house. She was supposed to stay put and protect the family. Of course, the girl never listened. When she hit around twenty, she just couldn't stay put any longer. It was as if she headed for war on her own birthday, though maybe it was a night or two after. There hadn't been much of a childhood for her, and yet she still acted the kid for a fair few years to come. Amazing how watching two factions bicker over her homeworld didn't crush the girl's spirit. Kate was eventually shipped out with the Independent forces. Fighting for her home had turned into fighting for Independence. Although her views were a little slanted on everything, all she wanted was for her mother and sister to be safe.

So off to war she went. Your typical ballsy Browncoat with all the fight of a cornered badger and the vicious determination to match. She made her name as a reconnaissance scout with the 73rd Brigade. The 'rabid jacks' as they were known. It wasn't until things were getting worse and all the different companies merged and picked up the stragglers of the surviving troops that she ran into her father. Of course, the initial reaction was anger and disappointment that she'd left her mother and sister all alone to fend for themselves. Not that they were. Kate had made sure they were hauled up in the country with some friends. The farms were known to be much safer than the cities. Jonah had run his throat sore berating his daughter, but in the end they fought side by side. They were held in an Alliance prison camp side by side, and they even managed to leave alive side by side.

After the war, the Hallorans expanded a little. They found family evacuated from various war-torn planets, and Kate's baby sister married into that farming family they'd stayed with during the war. Ranch life was good and all, but something in Kate still itched. She didn't stay long. A month or two. Ended up on the ship of a man named Isaac Danvers. He took Katherine on as a fair gunhand, and that was life for a bit. The good life, you could say. Danvers was a fair man; a good man. He treated his crew like family and kept them in line. Although, Halloran was a bit of trouble for him. They managed to knock heads a few times. She was too ready to end things in a fight, and he was more than likely to talk his way out of it. When she left, however, it was on good terms. No regrets for neither the decision to join, nor the one to leave. Mostly because they'd found an abandoned vessel in the middle of no and where. A vessel that Kate somehow fell head over heels in love with then and there. The Haliastur was claimed, and after some help from her former Captain and his crew, she managed to get it limping safely to shore...

What should we call you? - Edi.
Roleplaying Experience - 10+ years.
Where did you find us? - Already here.
Prove Yourself - I have, and they are shiny.
Post Script - I will be the worst Captain.
Other characters - Yeah, yeah. Edi, Sam, Ros, Aeryn, etc.
How we should contact you - PM.
Roleplay Example -

SYR INTEGRA of CAUTION 2.0 created this and she will happily hunt you down, rip out your spinal cord, and beat you to death with it if you steal her hard work and claim it as your own. especially since she will gladly share it with any and all who wish to use it, provided they leave her nice, little credit attached.

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