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The scarring on her face along with her fairly stocky, muscular stature makes her cut a rather intimidating figure, even with her rather average height of 5'6". Her rather chronic scowl doesn't help, though chances are generally good that she's just tired and grumpy rather than angry with anyone specific.

[color=EEE8AA]"If I leave you people be, you'll ruin my ship in minutes."[/color]

[color=EEE8AA]Age:[/color] 35
[color=EEE8AA]Gender/Sex:[/color] Female
[color=EEE8AA]Race:[/color] Human
[color=EEE8AA]Ship role:[/color] Mechanic [/center]

[color=EEE8AA]Background:[/color] A rather brilliant, and easily bored, young engineer from a tiny, backwater island in Ortzi called Rathall, the prospect of employment on a skyship - any skyship - had been something Kerry leapt at all those years ago, not realising the legend that the Fornacis would eventually become. She wasn't exactly the most experienced back then, and it's fair to say that her Pyxis was certainly more than a small factor in her opportunity. Nonetheless, she held her own, and quickly developed a love for the Fornacis. Back then, the girl was rather bright and excited for the adventures that awaited her. Indeed, one could even call her reckless in her enthusiasm.

And indeed, that recklessness was her undoing - though she won't elaborate exactly on how. It hadn't been planned for her to be in any sort of combat, of course, and she was supposed to stay out of harm's way; indeed, it wasn't in any official capacity that she was out. A few years into their adventures, Kerry had struck up a relationship with one of the other mechanics, Laurie, and the two had decided to distance themselves for the day at port, the second anniversary (at least, according to Kerry's data) of their relationship. Not some grand adventure or terrifying scheme, for on those there was the protection of the captains, the more capable fighters who'd take the hits.

No, Kerry lost her eye on what should have been a simple, peaceful, date.

All that any of the crew knew was the scene that met them that night; Laurie, distraught and sobbing. Kerry, leaning on her for support with face half-burned and the light gone from one eye, never to return. 

Kerry never was the same afterwards. She grew paranoid of most things, overly cautious, and found comfort in the ship's workings. Things she could be sure of, that made sense to her. The outside world had become frightening and unpredictable, and the bitterness that lodged in her heart was apparent to most. Her moments of light and kindness, once ever-present, became reserved for her girlfriend alone. Her joy, though it would still spark up on occasion, seemed mostly concerned with the ship, with improvements and discoveries. Despite that, she was diligent in her work, even if she preferred the company of engines to people.

At the time that they parted, she and Laurie left together. Perhaps not as sickeningly saccharine as once they were, but they appeared content enough to leave their life of adventure behind them. To while out their days in peace, with an uneventful marriage and perhaps a family of their own.

Kerry's return to the Fornacis, without Laurie, tells another story entirely.

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[color=EEE8AA]Pyxis strength[/color] - Analysis

[color=EEE8AA]Form of the Pyxis[/color] - A mechanical brass monocle, inlaid with intricate gears: oddly enough, it manifests over her ruined eye when in use.

[color=EEE8AA]Pyxis skills[/color] - [list][*][color=EEE8AA]Baseline:[/color] she can quickly get a measure of any non-organic subject she focuses on, gaining a somewhat bare-bones understanding of its measurements, purpose (though the explanation is often vague and never elaborated on), and material and magical composition.

[*][color=EEE8AA]Spotting the Break:[/color] the Pyxis allows her to quickly analyse non-organic materials, devices, and structures, allowing her to understand their workings and discover flaws or weaknesses that can be fixed - or, in some cases, exploited.

[*][color=EEE8AA]Monitoring:[/color] regarding people, it can provide a quick analysis of a person's measurable, physical, behaviours - a database to fall back on. The tics someone has when they lie, a habit of picking their nails. Small, mostly inconsequential details. She appreciates it, if only because her own abilities to keep track of human behaviour are apparently 'total crap'. Thanks, Laurie.

[*][color=EEE8AA]Behind the walls:[/color] a simple enough ability, allowing her to, by choice, see through physical materials. However, it seems she can only see through one at a time - she can't tell you what's going on several rooms away, but could spy on the floor above easily enough.

[*][color=EEE8AA]Thermal vision:[/color] does what it says on the tin, essentially. She doesn't particularly like using it, and claims it makes her head hurt.[/list]
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