[hider=Annelien][center][h1][sub][color=A1FFED][b]A N N E L I E N D U E S T E R H A U S  / /  S I X T E E N[/b][/color][/sub][/h1][/center]
[center][color=A1FFED][sub][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqzvQNXGMT4]Character Theme: Hamaguchi Shirou - Himeta Omoi ni Furemashita![/url][/sub][/color][/center]
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[sub][color=A1FFED]"It's been so long, I don't remember what okay feels like." -[/color] [url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14006736.Kayla_Krantz]Kayla Krantz[/url][/sub][/center]

[color=Gray][sub][ ❇ ] I N F O R M A T I O N[/sub][/color][hr]
[indent][color=A1FFED][b]Race:[/b][/color] [color=Gray]Gallian[/color]

[color=A1FFED][b]Place of Birth:[/b][/color] [color=gray]Tschellberg, Gallia[/color]

[color=A1FFED][b]Date of Birth:[/b][/color] [color=Gray]August 7th, 1919[/color]

[color=A1FFED][b]Rank:[/b][/color] [color=gray]Private[/color]

[color=A1FFED][b]Role:[/b][/color] [color=gray]Sniper[/color]

[color=A1FFED][b]Height:[/b][/color] [color=Gray]162 cm[/color]

[color=A1FFED][b]Weight:[/b][/color] [color=Gray]45 kg[/color]

[color=A1FFED][b]Hair Color:[/b][/color] [color=Gray]Eerie black[/color]

[color=A1FFED][b]Eye Color:[/b][/color] [color=Gray]Avocado green[/color]

[color=A1FFED][b]Complexion:[/b][/color] [color=Gray]Bruised[/color]

[color=A1FFED][b]Body Composition:[/b][/color] [color=Gray]Slim[/color][/indent]
[color=Gray][sub][ ❇ ] P E R S O N A L I T Y[/sub][/color][hr]
[indent][color=gray]A meek girl by any standard, Annelien is someone who struggles with authority. Her past has made Annelien rather submissive, and as a result she has difficulties being a free thinker. While some superiors would appreciate a soldier that followed orders without deviation, to her comrades Annelien appears as a walking empty husk devoid of the ability to think for herself. Additionally, her past has converted Annelien into a recluse in comparison to the other members of Squad 11. Trained by experience, Annelien tries to keep herself out of everyone's way, often avoiding eye contact at the same time.

Still, despite the traumatic events she had suffered, it is still possible to see Annelien smile, provided the occasion and place. Places such as flowering meadows, or a gentle coastline often calm Annelien, reminding her of the world's beauty--that not everything is painful as it seems. Moreover, Annelien keeps a small worn out teddy bear within her squad kit. While few know of the stuffed animal's existence, it is something Annelien is willing to lay down her life to protect. Acting as a spiritual reminder for Annelien, she often finds herself gazing at the bear with hazy eyes full of memories long past.[/color][/indent]
[color=Gray][sub][ ❇ ] B I O G R A P H Y[/sub][/color][hr]
[indent][color=A1FFED][b]Annelien Duesterhaus[/b][/color] [color=gray]had been born an only child spawned after the aftermath of the first Europan war. At first, life was kind to Annelien, given a loving childhood from her parents. Her parents did everything they could to give Annelien a happy lifestyle, and it showed from the treatment they gave their daughter. Yet, as Annelien grew to be five years old, tragedy struck. A tainted shipment had arrived within Tschellberg, and Annelien's mother had been afflicted with illness that would claim her life. Seeing his wife die had changed her father, who had taken to alcoholism, and later during his drunken stupors, abusing Annelien--the daughter he had cherished.

Locked in a struggle she didn't quite understand, Annelien was used as a punching bag on multiple occasions, sometimes over simple mistakes. It was as if it was an answer impossible to fathom; Annelien had loved her mother all the same, so why was her father abusing her as if he despised seeing his own daughter? Living a life of uncertainty with nowhere to go, Annelien allowed herself to be subject to her father's torment, earning a number of injuries along the way--telltale signs of the abuse she was put through. Eventually, after years of pain, Annelien was finally given a chance to escape her troubles and her father.

The year was 1935, and the Imperials were eager to seize the rich stores of ragnite in Gallia for their conquests against the Atlantic Alliance. Sweeping in from the north, the Imperials set their eyes on the city of Tschellberg due to its proximity to the sea. Gathering what she could, Annelien disappeared in the night while everyone else was distracted by the impending siege. Still, after leaving the only home she knew, where was Annelien supposed to go? Like many Gallians at wartime, there was only one path left for them to take--the conscripted and nearly completely civilian Militia.

Marching down the long and arduous road to Randgriz, Annelien traveled to the capital city, sometimes with an empty stomach. Soon arriving in Randgriz, it was even a struggle for Annelien to find a place within the Militia. Some of the recruiters argued that they shouldn't accept Annelien based on the injuries she had already suffered, but it was eventually decided the need for manpower was greater, especially after they took notice of her quiet nature. Given an old GSR-1 and a Militia-issued uniform, Annelien was placed in Squad 11, 4th Platoon of the 2nd Gallian Militia regiment, and soon shipped off to war.[/color][/indent]
[color=Gray][sub][ ❇ ] A F F I L A T I O N S & R E L A T I O N S H I P S[/sub][/color][hr]
[indent][color=A1FFED][b]Father:[/b][/color] [color=gray]Matthieu Duesterhaus — 40 Years Old — Alive[/color]

[color=A1FFED][b]Mother:[/b][/color] [color=gray]Hanna Duesterhaus (née Bauwens) — 35 Years Old — Deceased[/color]

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[color=gray]N/A for now. Will be updated as the story progresses.[/color]
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