[b]Name:[/b]  Claire Laurent
[b]Age:[/b]   27
[b]Gender:[/b] Female
[b]Ethnicity/Nationality:[/b]  French
[b]Former Unit:[/b] Sergent Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marinet
[b]Role:[/b] Demolitions Expert

[b]Physical Description:[/b]
[indent]Claire is a short woman with shoulder length blonde hair held back in a tight pony tail. Standing only five six she is usually the shortest soldier in any gathering. Lacking showy muscles she tends toward the wiry strength of a career gymnast. She has pale blue eyes and her face is angular with high cheekbones.[/indent]

[b]Skillset:[/b]
[indent]In addition to her demolitions skills, Claire is an Olympic grade swimmer with extensive experience in amphibious and underwater operations. Coming from the paratroopers she has conducted numerous  HALO and HAHO jumps. Having served in various French African Interventions she has a lot of experience in COIN operations and IED disposal. Claire is an accomplished linguist and a qualified pilot in her spare time. Although a competent marksman her true expertise is in close quarter fighting.[/indent]

[b]History:[/b]
[indent]The child French Diplomats Claire always felt that she was destined for government service. Growing up in privilege she lived in a number of countries during her parents postings and developed a knack for languages and love of travel. Her older brother Claude was the first to join the army, over the strenuous objections of her parents. Claire idolized her brother and loved to hear his tales of excitment and adventure when he came home on leave from his various deployments. Frequently he would bring her some small local nicknack, which quickly formed a treasured collection. 

When Claude was killed by an IED during an operation in Africa the 18 year old Clarie dropped out of university, where she was studying electrical engineering and enlisted. Since then she has fought in a half dozen war zones in Africa and the Middle East and served in dozens of special operations. Most recently she has worked as an off books NATO advisor in the Ukraine. [/indent]

[b]Psychological Profile:[/b]
[indent]Despite joining up out of a desire for vengeance Claire has adapted well to army life. Functioning in what is largely a boys club causes her to push herself harder to gain and maintain the respect of her comrades. Working daily with explosives has given her a seize the day mentality and she is friendly and cheerful whenever possible. Years of working with IEDs has given her a particular hatred for bombers who injure civilians through malice or incompetence. She has little patience for bureaucracy of any kind, a trait which has hindered her career but endeared her to her comrades. Also in the negative column is what might be described as an unhealthy enthusiasm for explosives of all sorts. Given the chance Claire will talk for hours about the intricacies of her craft.[/indent]

[b]Equipment:[/b]
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Advance Demolitions Kit (Supplemented with questionable materials scrounged from all over)
Bomb Defusing Equipment
FN SCAR-H (She prefers the 7.62 for better penetration)
Compact SCUBA Rig
Personal Possessions - Limited to PDA and several mementos of her family.
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