[u][b]Name:[/b][/u] Catriona 'Burner' Burnside

[u][b]Age:[/b][/u] 34

[u][b]Species:[/b][/u] Highland Cow

[u][b]Appearance:[/b][/u]
Very tall and heavy-set, Catriona - or Cat - carries a lot of weight, but also a lot of muscle. Powerful despite her extra curves and padding - and extremely 'generous' figure - she can be easily underestimated by others, something she uses to her advantage. 
She has quite thick, reddish fur with long, more coppery-red hair on her head that is thick and shaggy, as with most highland cows. It falls in a thick fringe over her face, often blocking her eyes from view. At the back, she wears it in a large, thick braid, often over one of her shoulders. Her eyes - when they can be seen - are vibrantly and brilliantly green. Her fingers, being a cow, end in hoof 'caps' from the third knuckle, and she has only two quite thick fingers and a thumb per hand. She also has short horns atop her head, just behind her temples and ahead of her ears, growing out to either side. Both her fairly large, mobile ears have multiple piercings, studs and hoops, with a scaffold piercing in her right ear near the tip. Her navel is also pierced.
While it's not obvious she has rather significant scarring to her right side from her ribs to just above her hip, gained in the last operation against Silent Line, in the same incident that resulted in the loss of her GEAR. Another scar crosses her throat where it was attempted to be cut in the same operation. This has resulted in her voice being rendered significantly quieter and more raspy than its' previous loud and confident tones, and much to her continued sadness, she has lost her formerly superb singing voice, and her penchant for loud, infectious laughter.

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[*]Height: 7' 2"
[*]Weight: 300kg
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[u][b]Personality:[/b][/u] 
[b]Positive Personality Traits:[/b] Outgoing, good-humoured, confident, determined, loyal, caring
[b]Negative Personality Traits:[/b] Short-tempered, stubborn, overconfident
[b]Likes:[/b] Music, Dancing, Sweet treats, cooking, drinking.
[b]Dislikes:[/b] Bureaucracy, Cruelty, Selfishness, Arrogance

[b][u]History:[/u][/b]
Catriona grew up as part of a loving family. She was one of three children, and the oldest of them. She was well-loved by her parents and siblings, and was always a confident and outgoing girl, looking out for others around her, and had a lot of friends. Her size and strength often helped with her standing up for others and against those who were bullies. Wanting to care for and help others, she at first trained as a police officer, and showed excellent aptitude for combat and tactical operations, later becoming part of police tactical response. Excelling in cross-training exercises and counter-terrorism, she later joined the reserves for two years, before transferring over to the Solernian Armed Forces full time. She later trained as a GEAR pilot and was transferred to Special Operations after three years. She undertook several operations overseas related to hostage rescue and assaults against hostile forces and positions, showing an affinity for the employment of heavy weapons, as well as being renowned for her calming presence and as someone who looked out for her team-mates. 
She is loyal and of a good-nature, and is of the opinion that her service is for the benefit of others. She is not especially fond of the fact that she has to kill others, but does so with little remorse, being of the opinion that those she fights signed up with the same knowledge she did, or that if non-military aggressors and fighters, knew what they were giving up by taking up arms. However, she will not act with unnecessary violence, cruelty or viciousness against others and will treat defeated or wounded enemies as she would wish to be treated. She has little patience or understanding for those who would mistreat others, and fights with the thought of protecting those who can't help themselves in mind. 
Her determination and dedication to her ideals lead to her being hand-pickd for the fight against Silent Line. During previous operations, her GEAR was heavily destroyed, and she was heavily injured, and more so after being briefly captured. Attempting to defend a wounded comrade from the local Resistance fighters, her throat was cut and it was only through intervention from Viper Team that she survived, but has currently been relegated from GEAR piloting to a support role until her condition improves.

[u][b]Personal Gear & Equipment:[/b][/u]
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[*]Pebble
[*]Field combat vest/armour
[*]Field combat helmet
[*]Personal first aid kit
[*]Personal survival kit
[*]K8 Combat Knife
[*]M61 Combat Revolver with LAM unit
[*]M99 SAW
[*]Fire Axe (specially sharpened)
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Carries other weapons as the situation dictates, often swapping out the SAW for an anti-armour launcher. Due to her staggering build and strength, she has been known to wield crew-served weapons on occasion.

While not currently assigned a GEAR and not actively serving as a pilot, Cat is still a trained GEAR pilot