[HIDER=Jonah Althaus]STATUS: Living
Name: Jonah Althaus
Age: 15
Gender: Male

Appearance:
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History: Jonah was born in the Wall Maria to a father in the Garrison Corps. His mother died giving birth to him, leaving him in the care of his older brother and father. Their city was a small one built near the wall, but a fair distance from any of the gates. They weren’t even prepared with any kind of evacuation plan when the Titans came in 845. The boys couldn’t find their father anywhere, so they sprinted home and Lykos, his older brother, had an idea… an idea which would forever change Jonah’s perspective on the world. If they killed themselves, they would never have to face one of those hideous beasts, see one as it lifted either of them into the air and… It made Jonah shudder just thinking about it. From the kitchen, Lykos took a knife and said he would go first, to show his little brother that it wasn’t anything to be afraid of in a situation like that.

When their father returned in a panic, he would find the small, eleven year-old boy trembling as he tried and tried to use that knife. His brother lie in a pool of crimson, liberated from what the havoc outside. Jonah, on the other hand, would not get to join him. His father relinquished the knife from his hand before the boy even knew of his presence. In tears, he fought, cried, and worked as hard as he could to convince the man that it was the only way they could be safe, but he was far from being as charismatic as Lykos was. He and his father moved beyond Wall Rose and very few people of the town made it out alive. The older man was discharged from the military due to an injury that gave him a permanent limp. Because of the food shortage and his discharge, Jonah’s father was one of the ones selected to sacrifice himself, reducing the population and making rations more attainable. By this point, Jonah had already decided to enlist and he knew that the Survey Corps was for him. If he couldn’t escape the way that his family could, he would damned well do his best to do what they never could: see it all. And, if he had the luck, maybe he wouldn’t return from that first mission. [/HIDER]

[HIDER=Ava Ekkehardt]STATUS: Living
Name: Ava Ekkehardt
Age: 16 – just turned
Gender: Female

Appearance:
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History: Ava was born in the Wall Sina and, try as every babysitter, teacher, and noble around her might, they could [I]not[/I] stifle the sense of wonderment she felt with the world. The girl was never one to hide behind lies or false truths so after the fall of Maria, she knew that they were all going to be facing danger that they never would have thought imaginable. She had never seen a Titan before in her life, but she rationalized that there were a lot of things she hadn’t seen… and she wanted to see them all. Her parents were horrified and pulled every string they had to prevent her joining of the military. However, Ava stuck to her guns and enlisted, she was there on the first day, facing the insulting drill instructors and even a bit of discrimination for her roots. [/HIDER]

[HIDER=Wes Heidrich]Name: Wes Heidrich

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Appearance:
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History: Wes is the eldest sibling of the Heidrich family.  He always had a protective, take-charge attitude.  He’s always kept a level head and an upbeat attitude for his smaller siblings.  However, after a falling out with his father at a young age, Wes enlisted in the military.  When his father didn’t show up to watch him graduate in the first position of the entire unit, he made the decision to join the Survey Corps’ 72nd Battalion.  While the decision was birthed from spite, it was one which he did not regret.  He learns a bit more about himself every day and was made one of the youngest people to ever be granted the position of Red Cloak.  Now? He’s the third of five in age.

Other: The Red Cloaks are an elite unit of five members existing only within the 72nd Battalion.  Typically there are five, but historically there existed as many as ten at one time (it was a particularly famous period for the Battalion, and thus enlistment was high for their specific mission).  They act as mentors and overseers for the newest recruits (often acting as “squad leaders” for the groups of newbies who haven’t seen much action) as well as the strongest defenders and fighters for the entire unit.  For the most part, their original squads with which they joined and learned alongside are now dead, so they find comfort in teaching the new recruits rather than trying to form those bonds over again, only to lose them.  Some, however, received the promotion and still have former, living squad members.[/HIDER]