Gender: Female
Age: 34
Appearance:
Class: Adept
Biography: Born on Omega, Alexa was raised by a single, abusive father. The first decade of her life is marred by relentless beatings and psychologically damaging verbal abuse. Her father would often come home high or drunk, wasting his money away at bars or on drugs. When Alexa turned 13, her father essentially began selling her to make a living. For three years, she was a slave to the highest bidder, completely subjected to the will of whoever paid her father the most.
At some point, Alexa found herself sold to members of the Eclipse, who recognized her inert biotic ability and began training her as a biotic assassin. They took advantage of her fragile mental state, a result of her horrific upbringing. Alexa’s biotic talents were honed by the strongest asari biotics, and she was given firearms training by Eclipse kill squads. Her physical training was geared towards flexibility and agility, rather than outright strength.
Her work began when she was 23. As an assassin, Alexa was typically hired out for high-profile, gruesome kills, often only attainable by a biotic show of force. As this style went against the Eclipse’s typical modus operandi, Alexa was an unofficial member of the Eclipse: she wasn’t allowed to publicly align with them, but received all the benefits of being Eclipse.
After several years of working with the Eclipse, Alexa eventually decided to go independent at 26. She cut ties with the Eclipse, disappearing completely for a year in order to evade their wrath. When she resurfaced, Alexa had to redevelop her reputation from scratch, as her entire career had been totally dependent on the support of the Eclipse.
She based her solo operations out of Omega. Many of her initial contracts were involved in small-time gang warfare. By the time she was 28, Alexa’s high-profile style of killing attracted the attention of all the big players on Omega: the Suns, the Eclipse, the Blood Pack, and even Aria herself. Alexa found herself being forced to align once more with one of the major organizations, or face the wrath of just about anyone and everyone she had pissed off on her way to success.
In the interest of self-preservation, Alexa signed up with Aria. It was the most logical step. She wanted to live peacefully on Omega, so she began working for Omega’s Queen herself. Her work shifted slightly from assassination to intimidation. Alexa worked directly for Aria during this time, earning a reputation on Omega as “Aria’s Fist.”
Upon receiving the invite from the enigmatic “Client,” as he or she went by, Alexa immediately consulted with Aria. Intrigued by the invitation, as well as the exorbitant advance payment, Aria allowed Alexa to accept the job offer, though Alexa remains completely loyal to Omega and, most importantly, Aria.
Notable Achievements: Directly involved in a series of killings over the past eleven years, enjoying around a 90% success rate with little unnecessary collateral damage.
Alexa’s work for Eclipse was often political in nature, and had heavy repercussions and consequences. Her assassinations during this time often had a direct influence on the balance of power in the Terminus Systems.
Her independent work was entirely based on Omega. These killings ranged from small time gang warfare to direct blows between the major mercenary groups. This attracted much unwanted attention and forced Alexa to align with Aria T’Loak.
The killings for Aria cemented Aria’s dominance on Omega. Similar to her work for Eclipse, but intensely focused on the balance of power in Aria’s favor on Omega, rather than the Terminus Systems as a whole.
Equipment: Kassa Model 12 Locust with an attached scope for longer ranged firefights, and two M-6 Carnifex Hand Cannons for close quarters in case her biotics fail her.
Personality: Alexa is often cold and impersonal, refusing to maintain or develop personal relationships with people unless out of necessity. Although she doesn’t play well with others, Alexa is still an effective team player and understands the meaning of co-operation, but her aloofness often gives off the impression that she doesn’t really care about much beyond herself.
However, her lack of personal connection does not mean she is morally or emotionally skewed. Alexa has full understanding of the difference between right and wrong, and is still able to feel remorseful over her actions. In other words, although her social skills need a lot of work, Alexa fully understands the lasting impact of her actions, morally and emotionally.