And here she is! Flying is all she knows. No real "Dark and mysterious past" or "Super special forces training", just a girl who really, really knows how to fly! 

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Username: 
Kilo6
Name: 
Trudy Barkstone
Race: 
Human
Age:
18
Gender:
Female
Homeland: 
Terran
Appearance: 
Short cut sandy blond hair with golden brown eyes.
Size: 
Standing at a measly 5'1, she has a small frame. 
Elemental Affinity: 
AIr
Bio: 
She grew up in a small town in the Emerald Plains of Terran. Her life was a simple one, as her family owned a medium size farm that kept them busy. Trudy always had the dream of flying in her, constantly gazing up at the sky, drawing designs as a young child and devoring any information about aviation that came through the small town. One day, when she was about eleven years old, a pilot moved into town. He was a crop duster and owned an old, beat up biplane which he used to spay pesticides on the farms or water their plants when the irrigation was acting up. She quickly bonded with the aged pilot, learning all there was to know about the aircraft. He soon became a close part of her family over time. Trudy's father and mother had always been fairly supportive of their daughter's interest in flying, and approved of the middle aged pilot as her mentor of sorts. 

When Trudy was sixteen, she began construction of her own plane. She soon became the talk of the small town and was often visited by neighbors who wanted to see her progress. Only a year later, she finished building a plane she wanted to go adventuring in. The whole town came to see her off, including her mentor. The mentor was constantly amazed by the girl's intuition and ingenuity, installing seaplane floats with landing gear inside, making it a very versatile aircraft. It was powered by a Terran "Ruin Engine", an engine that while may not provide great speed, it was very reliable and fuel efficient form of propulsion. With the blessing of the town, she set off into the unknown. 

That was about a year ago. She has been traveling now for some time, picking up more wisdom of the road and learning quickly. One particular experience prompted her to install two 7.62 machine guns on the sides of her aircraft, as she found shooting from her plain with her father's .45 pistol was a bit tough. She's made her trade by traveling from place to place and offering her services as a pilot. Sometimes its a simple delivery, other times it could be a reconnaissance flight over a potential bandit camp. Now she flies to Fool's Redoubt, simply considering it to the one of many stops in her journey across the world. 
Personality: 
Loud and nearly sucidally brave could be one way to put it. She's never been shy to meet new people or try new things in her journey, for better or for worst. She has this air of confidence, but not cocky, self-centered confidence. She's still respectful of others, but has always been been the one to volunteer first. I guess in short, she's a go getter, a risk taker, a pilot. Someone who will fly a homegrown plane across hundreds of miles because she wants to, not because she needs to. 
Skills: 
Talented Pilot:
She seems to carry a natural affinity towards flying like no other. Zero fear of heights, quickly absorbs new information about aviation and sets in stone to be never forgotten. She knows the ins and outs of most common aircraft than just her own and can dogfight like a pro, even with her limited experience. On top of her actual flying skill, she knows her way around any aircraft engine, from early jet to an old prop driven aircraft, she could take one apart and put it together without breaking a sweat. Hell, she even designed and built her own plane! 
Friendly Outlook:
With her air of confidence and straightforward demeanor, she seems to easily fit in to more foreign settings. She's someone who is hard to hate with honest intentions and most people are attracted to that. Its always a good skill to be able to make friends easily and quickly in foreign lands. 

Equipment: 
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[i]The Traveler[/i]
Her own plane she built from scratch. It's powered by a MkIII Terran Ruin Engine, giving it rugged reliabilty and fuel effiecency over speed and preformance. It has a max speed of around 312 mph, a turn time of 14.5 sec, and a rate of climb around 9.5 m/s. It is armed with twin 7.62mm belt fed machine guns and has the ability to land on both ground and water. Overall it has served a good, reliable aircraft that she has come to call "The Traveler". 

Her dad's [url=http://i.imgur.com/kVp3Gz4.jpg].45 "Dues Longside Pistols"[/url] that she keeps in two holsters on her at all times. They have been a reliable protector and keep sake of home. 

Her mentor's [url=http://i.imgur.com/IR1LM0t.jpg]dagger[/url].
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