[hider=Demetrius Solon]
[center][b][h1][color=#cdaf95]D E M E T R I U S  S O L O N[/color][/h1][/b]
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[b][color=#cdaf95]“God help me, I'm surrounded by lunatics.”[/color][/b][/center]

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[b][color=#cdaf95]NAME[/color][/b]
[indent][color=gray]Demetrius Solon[/color][/indent]
[b][color=#cdaf95]CALLSIGN[/color][/b]
[indent][color=gray]Reichsritter[/color][/indent]
[b][color=#cdaf95]ALIAS[/color][/b]
[indent][color=gray]Demi 
Gearhead (Sister)
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[b][color=#cdaf95]GENDER[/color][/b]
[indent][color=gray]Male[/color][/indent]
[b][color=#cdaf95]D - O - B[/color][/b]
[indent][color=gray]August 10th, 20XX (19)[/color][/indent]
[b][color=#cdaf95]ORIGIN[/color][/b]
[indent][color=gray]Saxony, Germany[/color][/indent]
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[b][color=#cdaf95]PERSONALITY & MOTIVATIONS[/color][/b]
[indent][color=gray]Demi is a cynical and dour introvert that prefers time alone tinkering with his mech than fraternizing with his fellow soldiers and pilots. Depressing though it may be, he believes wholeheartedly that people are, at their core, selfish and untrustworthy- those who claim to want to help are only hiding the fact that they want something in return. He prefers others be blunt and honest than [i]nice[/i] and deceptive, and he does his best to be as up front with others as he expects them to be to him.

Life isn't all grey skies and melancholy, of course, or Solon wouldn't have chosen to survive for so long. He finds his purpose in his personal hobbies, living a relatively comfortable life, and ensuring the happiness of those closest to him. He has little in the way of ambition outside of finding the best, most efficient way to accomplish those three, simple goals.

The New Anchorage unit seemed to be the most rational option to meet his ends. Though he has no interest in causes or idealism, only how he can use them to make his life a little easier, he sees appreciates the substantial wage they were offering in exchange for what seemed like relatively easy work. The paycheck might not rival the ones he got when he was at Paragon, of course, but his sister seemed far happier in Alaska, so he's willing to take the hit for her sake- not that he'd give her the satisfaction of telling her that to her face. [/color][/indent]
[b][color=#cdaf95]EFFECTS OF POLARIS SHIFT[/color][/b]
[indent][color=gray]Ever since he first achieved Perfect Synchronization, Demetrius has suffered regularly from mood swings, bouts of anxiety, and depression. He regularly takes medication in an attempt to stem these, but finds that the side effects of mental sluggishness and physical fatigue impair his abilities as an engineer and a pilot. This leads to stretches of time where he'll ignore his prescription so he can stay 'sharp,' only to end up spiraling into nihilistic despair until someone shoves a pill down his throat.[/color][/indent]
[b][color=#cdaf95]PERSONAL HISTORY[/color][/b]
[indent][color=gray]Demetrius and Mara were born to be mercenaries, literally. Their parents were members of a defense contracting company called the 'Black Steel Battalion.' The outfit, while technically independent, worked exclusively for Paragon and its subsidiary companies, breaking legs and intimidating smaller settlements into accepting the [i]generous[/i] contracts they were being offered by the megacorporation but were refusing to sign. It was bloody business, and both Demi and Mara were stooped in it from the start. Both of them pulled their weight around camp from the moment they could walk, and while Mara was more interested in combat roles like their father, Demetrius took to engineering like a moth to the flame.

He spent practically every moment of his early life watching the mechanics take apart and repair mechs, bombarding them with questions with every breath and volunteering for any kind of work that got him close to those titanic war machines. It seemed to be the only thing he was interested in- the only thing that made him genuinely happy. And he was [i]good[/i] at it, too; his intense fascination and willingness to learn allowed him to excel in a difficult field where many others had failed. 

He was more than a little conflicted when he found out that he tested positive for Neural Combatant compatibility and was told he'd be fighting on the front lines in his own mech. It gave him a newfound appreciation for the machines he'd been working on for his early life, of course, but it also meant he'd be spending more time fighting in NCs than fixing them.

The next several years of Demi's life were exceedingly frustrating for him. He got very little satisfaction out of the act of piloting, but the battalion [i]required[/i] that he do it- he had better sync rates with the [i]Reichsritter[/i] than anyone else in the outfit, God knows why, and they believed he was far more useful here than in the gear pits. To make matters even worse, he achieved Perfect Synchronization during this time, and ended up developing several disorders that would follow him for the rest of his life. He felt trapped by the demands of those around him- trapped by the constant pressure to do what was best for the company, for the [i]family[/i], to ignore his own needs and wants.

So when Mara came to him and poured out her own issues and suggested that they leave, Demetrius was more than happy to oblige. The two of them spent nearly a month combing through their contracts with Black Steel until they found a clause that they could use to make it void without sacrificing their most important assets: their NCs. After managing to secure their independence, the duo began their year-long journey from central Europe over to Mara's chosen destination: New Anchorage.
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[b][color=#cdaf95]INFLUENCE & RELATIONS[/color][/b]
[indent][color=gray]Within your family and comrades. Use a hider, please.[/color][/indent]
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[b][color=#cdaf95]APPEARANCE[/color][/b]
[indent][color=gray]A brief description of your characters appearance. Supplementary to your faceclaim/image choice.[/color][/indent]
[b][color=#cdaf95]TRAITS[/color][/b]
[indent][color=gray]Your talents, interests, and skills.[/color][/indent]
[b][color=#cdaf95]INVENTORY[/color][/b]
[indent][color=gray]General equipment used or educated with.[/color][/indent]
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[b][color=#cdaf95]MANUFACTURER[/color][/b]
[indent][color=gray]Original manufacturer unknown - refurbished by Paragon[/color][/indent]
[b][color=#cdaf95]TYPE[/color][/b]
[indent][color=gray]Large - [url=https://i.imgur.com/MHS5ZHa.png]Bipedal[/url][/color][/indent]
[b][color=#cdaf95]SQUAD ROLE[/color][/b]
[indent][color=gray]Support[/color][/indent]
[b][color=#cdaf95]ARMAMENTS[/color][/b]
[indent][color=gray]Modules and weapons applied to your NC.[/color][/indent]
[b][color=#cdaf95]OBSERVATIONAL NOTES[/color][/b]
[indent][color=gray]Command notes of the NC's attributes.[/color][/indent]
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