Sorry it took me so long to finish this! I finally completed my bio! Hope you enjoy!

Also, a note to anyone creating Westerian characters. If you want to play as a child soldier, I'd be happy to welcome anyone who wants to join as one of the other two as-yet unnamed members of the Aiga Pack and the pilot of either The Sun or The Star.

Happy hunting.

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[color=#A2F0FF][b]{"[i]For the sake of the people, I was chosen. For the sake of the kingdom, I was given strength.[/i]"}[/b][/color]

[color=#A2F0FF][b]{"[i]Now that the time has come to wield that strength, I will not hesitate. I am yours to command - use me as you see fit.[/i]"}[/b][/color]
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[indent][sub][b][color=#A2F0FF]Appearance[/color][/b][/sub][/indent][color=#D00505][sup]____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup][/color]
[hider=Physical Description][indent]Gisela stands at 5 feet, 3 inches and weighs 121 pounds. She is a short, doll-like albino girl who, despite her sickly complexion and small stature, has an intense sort of air about her. Her features are rather gaunt and angular, with prominent cheekbones, a sharply defined jawline, and a high brow. The mature and rather grim sort of look this gives her is only accentuated by the crimson eyepatch strapped over her right eye, which, if one looks closely, appears to be surgically wired into her eye socket, with faint bluish-gray patterns of what appear to be circuits extending outward from around its edges and into the surrounding skin. The surface of the patch is, upon a closer examination, split diagonally across the center seam, which can fold back to reveal [url=https://i.postimg.cc/cLwrdnRz/Eyepatch-Active.jpg]a red, crystalline lens beneath it, rimmed with runic symbols chiseled into the metal.[/url] Her visible left eye is only slightly less unsettling, as it is a deep crimson in color, and is frequently both bloodshot and framed by dark bags that are only partly concealed by her long, gray-tinted eyelashes. She seldom, if ever, wears any sort of makeup, and as such shows all the slight flaws and imperfections that other women her age would doubtless spare no expense to hide. Although she does at least go to the effort to keep her long, silvery hair clean, it is nevertheless perpetually messy and unkempt, with its slightly curly, matted locks often found clumsily strained into a loose, flowing braid.

Nevertheless, her face also hasn't entirely lost some of its more childish aspects. Her cheeks, in particular, are rather round, still clinging to some of their old baby fat. There are even slight dimples in them that would no doubt draw more attention to themselves, if only she'd smile just a little bit. Her lips, likewise, are rather full and red, hiding behind them rows of pristine white teeth. All in all, despite the ruin wrought upon some of her features by the treatments she has been subjected to, Gisela still retains a mysterious sort of appeal, although calling her a beauty - even if an unkempt or ruined one - would perhaps be too much of a stretch. Regardless, however, this mix of youthful and adult features does make it rather difficult to place her exact age at a glance, since she looks like she could be anywhere between her early teens and her early twenties.

Her build is somewhat thin and wiry, and could charitably be called "dainty," or uncharitably called "scrawny." Most of what little mass she has is made up by her limbs, but she does have some meat on her bones - a more recent addition to her once famished physique, by the look of it. And, although late to bloom, she does have some more feminine curves, albeit more focused around her thin waist and wide hips than on her rather petite bust.[/indent][/hider]

[hider=Clothing and Accesories][indent]Her usual attire is rather eye-catching in the same way as she herself is - which is to say, it looks entirely strange and uncanny in normal society. She tends to favor light, simple clothing she can move easily in, and consequently is almost never seen outside of her pilot's suit - a form-fitting, aqua-colored sleeveless jumper made of some sort of compact, durable polymer, devoid of ornamentation save for a protective metal harness around the chest, a few green crystalline Pneuma regulators meant to interface with cockpit systems for channeling energy through a Magecha, and a protective plate over the crotch. She usually couples this garment with a set of matching arm warmers which end in fingerless gloves, but curiously, prefers not to wear the reinforced boots customarily found with the uniform whenever possible, leaving her feet bare. Even more curiously, despite her evident distaste for cosmetics, all of her nails are usually seen painted a dark blue. However, these fashion choices are not, as it happens, the sole manifestation of some kind of repressed femininity, but rather, are simply a practical consideration. The compound she uses to paint her nails is a Pneuma-receptive substance that helps her Analytical Magic and Scrying Magic to scan the flow of Pneuma through the area by drawing it into her body. By remaining barefoot, she can more precisely track the flow of energy through the ground, using this to obtain information on her surroundings through clairvoyance and psychometry. Nevertheless, to those not familiar with her spellcraft, this apparent dislike of footwear only makes her seem even more abnormal.

Her most recognizable accessory is not part of the standard pilot's uniform, but rather, was specially designed for use by Gisela herself. It is a long, ankle-length white and blue cloak, with its end split into three distinct tails, and with its front marked with two slits to allow her arms freedom of movement. All over this garment, red cloth seals are hung from iron loops, numbering ten in total. The function of these seals is to siphon her overflowing Pneuma and re-purpose it, serving as vectors for a shielding spell that reduces force applied to her person. Originally a defensive tool used by combat magicians, it has been modified for use in reducing the tremendous G-Forces she would otherwise experience while piloting her unit, so as to reduce the strain on her body and prevent her from being crushed when performing particularly strenuous maneuvers.[/indent][/hider]
[indent][sub][b][color=#A2F0FF]Personality[/color][/b][/sub][/indent][color=#D00505][sup]____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup][/color]
[indent]Gisela is, as a general rule, a very calm, quiet individual who takes a great deal of time to think before speaking. If something doesn't need to be said, then, more often than not, she keeps it to herself. If she must say something, she will say it objectively, albeit politely if at all possible. She seldom makes jokes, as it is seldom her place to do so. She is rational, businesslike, and direct, doing what she is told without cutting corners, and attempting to resolve difficulties as efficiently as possible, without hesitating or beating around the bush.

These traits, however, are only partly inherent to her nature. Rather, much of her emotionless attitude is a cultivated persona that is the result of the years she has spent training in the Young Magus Project. Although she was always dutiful - perhaps to a fault - she was not born a perpetual stoic, nor was she always so conscious of her words that she will, more often than not, prefer not to speak. Wanting to please her teachers, wanting to be praised, she tried her best to become what they wanted her to be: a perfectly efficient human tool, suited to accomplish any task it might be given without complaint. Since she was lauded for her composure and cool-headedness, and criticized for speaking out of turn or behaving in an overly emotional manner, she came to view her temper and her own personal feelings as being merely liabilities, and so tried to ignore them to the best of her ability. Unless absolutely necessary for her objective, there is no reason for her to draw attention to herself - doing so, she has concluded, is merely a distraction and a nuisance for more important people. It is her work, and not her person, that she should strive to have appreciated, causing her to avoid almost any form of self-expression when in the company of superiors, instead focusing solely on her orders and on her mission.

However, no matter how hard she tries, Gisela is only human, and, in fact, may not even be wholly that anymore. Beneath her facade of composure, emotions and impulses may suddenly flare up that she cannot seem to fully control. As a rather insidious side-effect of the Pneuma augmentation process she underwent, the foreign energy within her oftentimes will attempt to resist sublimation. Emotions not her own can lash out within her unexpectedly, causing sudden mood swings and outbursts of mania, anger, or depression, which can afterwards cloud her memories so she can't clearly remember what she was doing or why, leading in turn to increased stress that thus brings on more episodes - a vicious cycle that leaves her prized facade of stoicism hanging by a thread, and contributes to her withdrawal from talking entirely as a means of controlling herself.

Furthermore, as a human fused with the Pneuma Hearts of beasts, she is also closer to her animal instincts than one otherwise would be. Rather than the "next evolution of humanity," she is more like a human reverted to a more primal state for the sake of survival. Sudden loud noises, unexpected movements, or flashes of light immediately provoke a fight-or-flight reaction. This is good when she's in the middle of a fight, as it lets her react more quickly to danger. But outside of combat, it becomes rather problematic when her first reaction to a tap on the shoulder or a slight, accidental bump is to immediately retreat. She can't handle physical contact well at all, and, when alarmed, oftentimes becomes emotionally unstable, leading to outbursts like the ones mentioned above. Because of this, she's chemically dependent on several mood-regulating drugs to keep her calm in and out of combat, but those take their own toll on her, too, oftentimes making her nauseous or giving her debilitating headaches. 

Nevertheless, despite the simmering cauldron of insecurity and instability lurking just beneath the surface, Gisela prides herself on her "maturity," and thus works tirelessly to master herself and perform at the level that is expected of her, not wanting anyone to see how unsightly and vulnerable she really is. Above all else, she is driven by a fear of being seen as unreliable, and by a desire to be useful to and be praised by others - exactly the sort of give-and-take that one would expect from a person whose very root is "Sending and Receiving."

However, this isn't to say that she has completely lost touch with who she is in the process, either - she has simply learned to what extent she can enjoy herself without causing a disruption, and keeps herself strictly within those confines. Nevertheless, she is still insatiably curious, despite seldom being able to pursue or fulfill this curiosity to any degree that exceeds the boundaries of her mission. Even if she does not show it externally, she indulges in a quiet appreciation for new places, things, and people, and never feels entirely confident - despite her outward front of control - unless she has thoroughly reviewed all data relevant to her situation at least three times. And, although she has done her best to settle for merely being praised and appreciated, she is not an antisocial person. She does have a certain need for some level of interaction with other people. While she seldom has much to say herself, and often hesitates to definitively state her opinion for fear of confrontation (particularly with superiors) and for fear of saying too much and having an emotional episode, she is nevertheless a tremendously good listener, and can sometimes be coaxed into being surprisingly personable and talkative despite her softspoken attitude and reclusive nature. 

In particular, she's very fond of and sometimes is even openly affectionate with her "siblings": two other child soldiers with whom she was assigned as a squadmate ever since her initiation into the Young Magus Project. With the other members of the "Aiga Pack," Gisela - or rather, Gila, as they often call her - takes on the role of a somewhat strict "big sister," working to keep the others in line and doing her best to protect them from danger. Despite this sternness, though, she also encourages them to succeed and takes great pride in their shared accomplishments together.

Despite her constant attempts to appear knowledgeable and mature, Gisela is actually rather naive. She has been conditioned since childhood to trust her instructors unquestioningly, after all, and to view their teachings as the final word on any and all matters. As such, she has no doubt that the Kingdom of Westeria is everything that it claims to be - a citadel of knowledge and culture, and the final bastion of enlightenment and freedom that stands against the "religious extremists" of the Egriffin Empire, the "barbarians" of the Zifrin Alliance, and the "old-fashioned and backwards elitists" of the Eastern Dragalia Federation. She believes thoroughly that the "corrupt elites" of the Federation and the Empire are misusing their magic and destroying the very life of the planet in so doing, and that the Alliance are consorting with monsters to the detriment of humanity. If war has been declared, then that war must be just and necessary to protect the well-being of the people and bring prosperity to Westeria. While she is, admittedly, afraid of dying on the battlefield, nevertheless she is utterly convinced that she is doing the right thing by fighting, and thus will do whatever it takes to ensure victory.[/indent]
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[indent][sub][b][color=#A2F0FF]Magic Affinity[/color][/b][/sub][/indent][color=#D00505][sup]____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup][/color]
[indent]Gisela was born a sickly girl with too little Pneuma to influence the world around her. As such, she has little to no innate affinity for any of the traditional elements of magic. However, due to the procedures she underwent as a subject of the Young Magus Project, her innate Pneuma has been dramatically augmented with the life force of beasts, and she thus "developed" an entirely new affinity not at all based on the manifestation of a connection with the outside world, but rather based on her own internal desires for human connection, experience, and understanding. As such, her Magical Affinity is not focused on a particular element such as Fire, Water, or the like, but rather upon the abstract concepts of "Sending and Receiving." Due to this, she has become a prodigy of sorts in the fields of Scrying Magic, Analytical Magic, and Communications Magic, and is capable of combining these different spell forms in a variety of different ways to create new and unique effects.[/indent]
[indent][sub][b][color=#A2F0FF]List of Spells[/color][/b][/sub][/indent][color=#D00505][sup]____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup][/color]
[indent][list][*][b]Scrying Magic:[/b] Fundamentally, this is a magic that observes things at a distance by "seeing" through Pneuma. It pulses a fragment of the user's power through the surrounding landscape, gathering data based on the other types of Pneuma it encounters in order to create a picture of the area in question. Functionally, it is like a form of clairvoyance, but can also be used to determine the raw concentration of Pneuma in an area and get some idea of its ambient currents. Frequently used in Magecha as a "camera."[/list]
[list][*][b]Analytical Magic:[/b] Similar to Scrying Magic, but focused entirely upon one object through some sort of sensory contact. By smelling, hearing, seeing, tasting, or touching an object, one can determine its structure and properties. The closer the observation, the more accurate and detailed the results. (Hearing/Smelling < Seeing < Touching/Tasting) At high levels, the user can grasp the entire design of an object, its material composition, the different affinities and relative balance of its Pneuma, its function, and even, in some cases, its history. Functionally, then, it is like a highly detailed "scan" coupled with Psychometry. Frequently used in Magecha as a "sensor" or "sonar" of sorts.[/list]
[list][*][b]Communications Magic:[/b] Used to send information from one person's mind to another, or from the caster's mind to a pre-designated object, which in turn relays the signal to another point. This communication is not only limited to spoken or written messages, but can also include images, scents, tastes, or even, with enough power, the necessary Pneumatic invocation to activate a spell remotely, provided the message's recipient has the necessary Pneuma to do so. Gisela, given her affinity, can use this to remotely activate a Scrying or Analytical spell using a pre-established Receiver as a reference point. A normal user of this school of magic would be limited to short range communications of a mile at most, but Gisela's particular affinity for this form of spellcraft allows her to pass decently complex signals even over distances of several miles. Frequently used in Magecha as a "radio." 

As an added note, Gisela's "eyepatch" - in fact a complex cybernetic implant coupled with a Pneuma regulator and amplifier - is designed in the same way as a Magech's "radio" formula would be, and is specifically linked to the "Receivers" Gisela employs for her magic. This dramatically increases the speed and efficiency of her Communications Magic, and the fidelity of any information returned by a remotely activated Scrying or Analytical spell, dramatically increasing her analytical and sensory capabilities, even at great distances. Furthermore, when piloting, the "eyepatch" can establish a communications link with her unit, beaming all of its Scrying and Analytical data directly up her optic nerve and into her brain, allowing her to react to outside stimuli much more quickly. However, regardless of the way in which it is being used, as of yet, the implant is still an imperfect prototype, and has a tendency to flood the user with information faster than their mind can process it. This can lead to intense amounts of mental strain if the device is overused, causing intense migraines, dizziness, disorientation, heightened states of stress and emotion, seizures, fainting, and possibly even death. Consequently, unless she absolutely has to, Gisela seldom uplinks with her unit for very long, regardless of the advantages it provides her.[/list]
[list][*][b]Special Magical Art - Ritual Magic:[/b] By combining Scrying Magic and Communications Magic, Gisela is capable of creating entirely unique "ritual" variants on existing forms of magic. First, she scans the terrain to find a suitable nexus of ambient Pneuma. Then, by placing a receiver connected with some source of elemental magic there, she can use Communications Magic to send a signal to that point, activating the elemental magic remotely using the Pneuma of the land rather than her own energy. This also bypasses her own inability to control traditional elemental magic, since it is the land and not she herself that is serving as the vector. However, even though not on the same scale as a traditional "Ritual" - a forbidden sort of magic that perverts the flow of Pneuma through an entire area rather than simply giving it a new affinity - this sort of magic does take time to prepare, as the ritual point must "charge" until it has a sufficient concentration of Pneuma to unleash the spell.[/list]
[list][*][b]Special Magical Art - Spirit Hacking:[/b] The culmination of all of Gisela's magical prowess, and a unique manifestation of magic which only she can utilize to its fullest. Using Scrying Magic, she can trace the flow of Pneuma through a living magus, or through any kind of magical device, particularly Magecha. Next, she uses Analytical Magic to pinpoint specific elements of its structure, and the affinities and Pneumatic invocations involved in actualizing any spells that are being channeled through that device. Finally, using Communications Magic to transmit directly to some kind of Receiver attached to the target, she interferes with the inputs controlling that flow and replaces them with her own. Using this art, she can intercept and alter the contents of messages being sent via enemy Communications Magic and interfere with the results of their Scrying and Analytical Magic, displaying entirely false images and things which are not there, altering the locations and properties of real objects, or concealing those real objects entirely. Given proper preparation and a great deal of power, she can even briefly take over the controls of enemy Magecha, locking their pilots out of the system and shutting them down, or else having them momentarily turn on their own allies, sowing confusion and chaos. It is her creation and mastery of this art that has earned Gisela her reputation as a prodigy, and it was with this particular trait in mind that her most recent prototype Iron Arcana was designed.[/list][/indent]
[indent][sub][b][color=#A2F0FF]Personal History[/color][/b][/sub][/indent][color=#D00505][sup]____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup][/color]
[indent]The girl now known as Gisela Aiga remembers almost nothing about her past. She was told that she, as a child, suffered from a crippling deficiency of Pneuma that would have surely resulted in her death if left untreated. As such, her family sent her to the Young Magus Project, hoping that they could treat her sickness. For this reason, she was augmented with Pneuma as part of an experimental procedure that saved her life. However, since this technique was new and entirely untested, she had to be left in the care of the project in order to ensure that there were no unforeseen side-effects.

To make a very long story short, there were, as the unstable energy she had been infused with ravaged her psyche with increasing frequency. She remembers almost nothing from this period, or from the time before it - "an unfortunate and entirely unforeseen result of her body rejecting its new Pneuma," as she was told. She was proscribed a series of drugs to keep her mental state stable, and subjected to a few more procedures to correct the Pneuma imbalances in her body in as much as that was possible. And, when the testing was finally done, it was "coincidentally discovered" that the treatment had unlocked latent magical powers hitherto unheard of and made her "quite accidentally" into a prodigy. This being the case, her parents were "humbly requested" that she be admitted into the "prestigious project," which would put her on the fast track to a high position in her country's service. They agreed - or at least, she was told that they had agreed. It hardly mattered, however. The erasure of her memories was so complete that she would not have recognized her parents' faces, voices, or names even had they met face to face. Without a past to return to, there was no point in questioning the kind people who had so generously offered her so prestigious an opportunity. After all, even had she refused to go along with the project, it wasn't like she had any knowledge of the outside world, or any idea what she would do instead. So, she accepted, and her training began.

Alongside other "volunteers" who all seemed to have lost their pasts as well, the amnesiac girl was given a new name, and with it, a new "family." The students were divided into "packs" - cohesive squadrons selected for the synergy of their magical affinities. Each of their talents could compensate for another's weaknesses, maximizing their effectiveness when working in tandem. They would always be kept together, living, eating, training, and playing as a group to encourage mutual reliance and bonding. They were also encouraged to treat each other as siblings, and given a shared family name. The girl now christened Gisela was assigned to the Aiga Pack - a group of three, including herself - as its communications and information specialist.

So it was that, along with her siblings, her training began. She was taught the glorious history of the Kingdom of Westeria, and was instructed how to use her magic and encouraged to innovate in its use alongside her siblings and to discover its unique properties and applications for herself. Most importantly, however, she was also taught the basics of operating military technology. From the time she was 10, she began a regimen of constant simulations meant to hone her abilities as a pilot, and by the time she was 12, she was already capable of operating a basic "Fool" exoskeleton with the level of proficiency expected of a junior officer in the Iron Arcane Force. From this point forward, she and her siblings were moved out of the basic Young Magus Program, and into the Westerian government's top secret Research and Operations Division, where they worked as test pilots for prototype units combining elements of traditional Magecha design with the new, wholly mechanized technology of the Iron Arcana.

With the long-awaited declaration of war against the Egriffin Empire, these special projects have been rushed into their final stages. In order to complete the production of new units to counter the Empire's Monster-empowered Magecha, the Research and Operations Division has spared no expense on the development of three special units incorporating the most cutting edge technology the Kingdom has to offer, and, after extensive testing and modifications at home, has at last deemed them ready to be deployed, so as to test their capabilities in live combat with the enemy. Attaching them as special units working alongside the regular Iron Arcane Forces, the Aiga Pack have been chosen to pilot these new Iron Arcana Frames.

The Type-17 "Star" and Type-19 "Sun" have each been assigned to her "siblings." As for Gisela herself, she has been assigned the new Type-18 "Moon" prototype.

The time has come. Westeria calls for its children, thirsts for their strength. For the glory of King and Country, and for the future of humankind, the next generation shall gladly stake their lives.

Hail Westeria![/indent][/hider]
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