Submitted by Kaarin on Thu, 05/19/2005 - 06:41
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Character Name: Lianna Merrol
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Age: 33
Light Side/Dark Side Ratio: 10/8
Homeworld: Nar-Shaddaa
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Description
Lianna is 5’8” tall with long, flowing black hair which hangs down her back. Just below her left eye is a small scar. When on the hunt, she wears black boots and leather pants, alternately with either a jacket or her armour, depending on the needs of the situation.
Her armour is mostly silver, with black trim, and covers the upper body and arms. Bracers run from wrist to elbow, while the the pauldron is just a simple upper-arm guard; a small piece over the top of the shoulder sits on the chest piece of the armour. When the wears the armour, she normally wears it with black gloves as well.
Lifestyle ~
Lianna has worked out of Vorgrell for about 3 years now, using it as her "base." Mostly however she lives out of the Black Spear, and has taken a number of trips off-planet to locate and deliver bounties.
(Lianna is played by Kate Beckinsale)
Background
Members of the clan were hired a member of the Syndicate to challenge one of the Hutt families for their control over part of Nar Shadaa. Things went well at first: the Alcona proved to be as fierce as the stories had made them out to be. For two years, they struck at the Hutts, only to find out that they had been played for fools.
Lianna was 12 when the betrayal came: in a cold-blooded business decision, Syndicate boss Adair Tullas cut a deal with the Hutts, giving him a piece of the action in exchange for information on the whereabouts of the Alcona. The counter-attack was brutal and without mercy, as the young girl watched all but a few of her clan killed. Only she, one adult, and two other children escaped; and even then, they never learned the truth of the Syndicate's betrayl.
At age 16, Lianna’s training in the Alcona ways was complete; as was their tradition, she was to be able to set out on her own. She remained with the other elder for 2 further years, to help finish with the younger children.
When she became 18, the young woman began to assemble the pieces needed to construct her battle armour, and set out to use her combat talents in the best way she knew how: she tracked down and captured someone the Syndicate put a bounty on.
For the past 15 years, Lianna has become more and more mercenary. She gained her own ship, the Black Spear, when hunting a slaver at age 26 – she informed the authorities that because they agreed to `and expenses`, she was taking the ship to compensate her for the one she had destroyed in capturing the slaver. Her career has been made hunting down public (and sometimes, private) enemies.
Abilities
The Alcona Battle Technique puts emphasis on quick, disabling blows, with variants for killing when needed. Movements are almost graceful and dance-like. An emphasis is placed on unarmed combat and melee combat – it is rare to see an Alcona-trained warrior fight with a ranged weapon more powerful than a heavy blaster pistol.
Languages
Galactic Basic (English); Alcona; Huttesse (which she refuses to speak, but still understands); Quarren
Other
Lianna has developed a passing knowledge of computer and security systems. Enough to know how to break into a lower-security installation without problem, but not much more.
Items
Alcona Battle Armour
The armour used by members of the Alcona clan is always constructed and customised by the individual who owns them, normally for whatever purposes they are used for. Still, there are general rules followed.
Alcona battle armour is viewed as something to enhance their battle technique, not hinder it; like Echani armour, it is made to be light and flexible. Normally, it covers only the torso and arms. Even then, it is not something always used. All Alcona armour carries an internal communications system, allowing them to contact any other team members.
Lianna has added the following customisations:
Visor – Part of the headset is a detachable visor, which when not in use is stored in the belt. This visor is able to `normalise` lighting conditions to a preset level, effectively eliminating problems caused by having to wait for your eyes to adjust without giving away her position.
Weapon Storage - A vibroblade can be stored in a sheath on the back of her armour, pistol on the right hip, knife in the boot, and five separate, 5cm throwing knives in a compartment on her belt. These will varyingly be treated with appropriate paralytic or lethal agents.
Wrist Launcher – In what almost seems standard-issue for a bounty hunter, Lianna has a dart launcher on her left wrist. The load can be modified, but is always set to a tranquillising agent.
The Black Spear
Ship Name: Black Spear
Type: Heavily Modified SoroSuub Personal Luxury Yacht 3,000
Length: 50m
Weapons: One forward-mounted laser cannon
Two forward Ion cannons
One forward-concussion missile tube (4 missiles)
Crew: 1; potential for co-pilot/gunner
Ship History: The Black Spear began as the vessel of the Trandoshan slaver Marrs Trelask, who started to put in modifications of his own. Eventually earning a sizable bounty on his head, Lianna accepted the contract for “4,000 credits, plus expenses.”
One of those expenses included her former vessel, Star Hawk, a modified YT-2400. The result, at the end of the day, was rather than get a replacement vessel, she had the local system government just turn the Black Spear over to her – without removing any of the illegal components.
Lianna has grown to love that Luxury Yacht as well, partly because of the added weapons; and modifications to increase the manoeuvrability and speed above factory normal.
What she really loves about it, however, is that it’s the last thing anyone expects to have attack them. Especially with the intention of boarding and taking prisoners. As one bounty remarked, “You attacked me from a Personal Luxury Yacht? That’s just wrong.”
Modifications: Over the years, Lianna has personalised the interior and ship. When she originally got it, the speed and manoeuvrability were already increased, and the weapons added and concealed. A system in the ship allows two separate false identities to be programmed in as well, including transponder codes.
Lianna has since worked on the interior considerably. The main deck includes a workshop to repair and upgrade her armour, as well as a stock of various serums to fill her darts with. She left in place as well the four solitary confinement cells put in place by Marrs Trelask.