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[b]Player Name:[/b] Xandrya

[b]Character Name:[/b] Melanie Chamberlin

[b]Character Age:[/b] 31

[b]Character Gender:[/b] Female 

[b]Appearance:[/b] 

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[b]Profession:[/b] Assistant Therapist

[b]Nationality:[/b] Roslin Federation

[b]Strengths:[/b] 
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[*] Humanist and social justice advocate
[*] Multilingual - Speaks four different languages with perfect fluency
[*] Hand-to-hand combat knowledge

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[b]Weaknesses:[/b]
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[*] Manipulative, to an extent
[*] A bit of a narcissist 
[*] Experiences vivid nightmares and very rarely, hallucinations

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[b]Personal Effects:[/b] A suitcase with her clothes, some fashion magazines, a picture of her parents, and some audio player with an array of story recordings.

[b]Bio:[/b] Melanie was born and raised in one of the northern territories of the Roslin Federation. Her backyard slightly resembled a desolate tundra, and she spent most of her free time exploring the vast landscape or tucked away in her room practicing various languages. Her father, Raphael, met her mother when he was on medical leave recovering from his wounds he acquired in one of his missions. From that moment on, the couple were basically inseparable.

As Melanie grew older, she decided she had had enough of the loner lifestyle. She applied to a number of universities--all of them being in warmer climate--in order to get into one of the social sciences programs offered by the school. Up until that point, her interaction with people had been minimal, so she decided that the best way to learn about others was to get inside their head and learn how they function. 

She was away at school again at the beginning of her third year when the unspeakable happened. Her family, more specifically her parents, had been targeted by a few members of a rival force from Raphael's past. The news reached Melanie very quickly, her temporary mental breakdown concerning a few of her professors who proceeded to alert the head of the program. Melanie took a semester break from school, concerning herself with tracking down the murderous faction and strengthening herself both physically and mentally. The search wasn't easy, not with the chaos going on around the world, but she eventually managed to track down one of the members responsible for the hideous act and tortured him for days until his body ceased to function. The man never gave her any names, and oddly enough, she admired his perseverance. Feeling like her mission was somewhat complete, Melanie returned to her studies where she eventually received a graduate degree in Mental Counselling.

After some time away, Melanie returned to her alma mater where she kept busy with some work regarding Project Genesis, although the true nature of her work was never revealed to her or her team, and instead, it was masked as something else in order for it to keep its secrecy and intentions unknown. She, along with her team of three other members, was tasked with researching the best therapeutic approaches to combating the effects of long space travel and various other negative effects. When the announcement went public, she was offered a spot in one of the arks for her contribution and dedication. Melanie accepted, seeing this as an opportunity rather than a challenge, when she realized that maybe it would have made her parents proud of her.  

[b]Code Word:[/b] Pineapples (yum)
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