Name: Halia Wellsley
Nickname/Alias: Disconnect
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Appearance:
Personality:
Courteous and polite, Halia maintains professionalism at all times. No matter the situation, she keeps her calm and stays on alert for potential dangers, maintains a polite distance from people – both emotionally and physically. She dislikes idleness and always prefers to have something to do, not just because she feels that idleness is a waste of her me but when there is no work to distract her it leaves her with time to dwell on her failures and inadequacies. When confronted with strangers and/or potential threats, she maintains a firm, steady atmosphere to try and dissuade would-be attackers from even trying in the first place. Despite this, however, she prefers not to carry weapons openly, feeling that that is a massive signal to the enemy of her abilities, and instead prefers to use concealed weapons
Although Halia is by no means a sociopath, having come from a business that dealt regularly in life and death Halia has absolutely zero qualms about killing. To her, there is no enjoyment nor disgust in killing – it is just another piece of effort in her goals, no different from writing a report or cleaning her outfit.
History/Bio:
Halia was a regular imperial citizen who lived the life of a relatively normal imperial teenager in the capital, free from any of the corruption... mostly. Of course, the signs were there – the beggar on the street, the red light district, the decaying state buildings of neglected districts, the executed bodies on display. However, she mostly paid no mind, believing that if she just held her head down and lived a normal life then the corruption would not affect her.
Upon growing up, Halia became a bodyguard for various dignitaries and VIPs throughout the capital. Many would-be assassins had met their end by her hands and her cold gaze was enough to dissuade even the most insisted of harassers. Eventually, she became the bodyguard of Lady Shion, the wife of Shoi, the Domestic Affairs Official. During her time serving the lady, the two became quite friendly with each other, with Halia slowly becoming her trusted confidante and friend. Halia herself knew that she was not supposed to be so close to her charge, but she allowed herself to be personally close regardless.
Soon afterwards, Shoi spoke out against the Emperor's policies and got himself executed for his troubles. As Imperial Police headed towards the manor to take custody of Lady Shion by the Prime Minister's orders, Halia prepared to fight the Imperial Police and defend her charge to the death. However, her charge insisted on Halia surrendering and allowed herself to be “taken into custody” by troops into the hands of a waiting, leering Honest. Before she was taken away, however, she left Halia with the imperial arm passed down through the family, the Timeless Observer: Accel.
As her charge was taken away from her, Halia felt a crisis of her abilities. She should have been able to protect Lady Shion, but she had watched her charge be taken away without lifting a finger. Furthermore, Lady Shion was a good person; why did she deserve such a fate?
Determined not to Honest have her way with her, she attempted to infiltrate the Imperial Palace, only to fail miserably as, evidently, she was much better at stopping intruders than being one. Immediately getting caught, she was bound and destined for the Imperial dungeons, where a fate of torture and public execution awaited her had it not been for the lucky intervention of Xerxes, who freed her from the prison carriage as she was being taken towards the dungeon. Realizing that her charge really was gone and there was nothing more she could do about it, Halia joined Xerxes in order to fulfill her own, newfound desire to change the Empire.
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Weapons/Items:
4 combat knives (can be thrown or used in melee, two hidden in sleeves, two hidden under skirt)
Armor: None
Imperial Arms:
Timeless Observer: Accel
Ability: A pocket watch with the ability to freeze time in the immediate vicinity of the user, during which only the user will be aware. Those affected by this imperial arm will not be aware while they are being affected by the imperial arm.
Accel can only be used once every hour and a half, and time can only be frozen for up to ten seconds.
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Combat Specialty: discreet killings, close – mid ranged combat.
Other Talents: Perception (assassin detection), laundry, intimidation.
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Other: When she activates her imperial arm, she tends to say "Welcome to my world." It's a strange habit that not even she knows where she picked it up from.
She has been with Salvation for approximately three years.
Nickname/Alias: Disconnect
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Appearance:
Personality:
Courteous and polite, Halia maintains professionalism at all times. No matter the situation, she keeps her calm and stays on alert for potential dangers, maintains a polite distance from people – both emotionally and physically. She dislikes idleness and always prefers to have something to do, not just because she feels that idleness is a waste of her me but when there is no work to distract her it leaves her with time to dwell on her failures and inadequacies. When confronted with strangers and/or potential threats, she maintains a firm, steady atmosphere to try and dissuade would-be attackers from even trying in the first place. Despite this, however, she prefers not to carry weapons openly, feeling that that is a massive signal to the enemy of her abilities, and instead prefers to use concealed weapons
Although Halia is by no means a sociopath, having come from a business that dealt regularly in life and death Halia has absolutely zero qualms about killing. To her, there is no enjoyment nor disgust in killing – it is just another piece of effort in her goals, no different from writing a report or cleaning her outfit.
History/Bio:
Halia was a regular imperial citizen who lived the life of a relatively normal imperial teenager in the capital, free from any of the corruption... mostly. Of course, the signs were there – the beggar on the street, the red light district, the decaying state buildings of neglected districts, the executed bodies on display. However, she mostly paid no mind, believing that if she just held her head down and lived a normal life then the corruption would not affect her.
Upon growing up, Halia became a bodyguard for various dignitaries and VIPs throughout the capital. Many would-be assassins had met their end by her hands and her cold gaze was enough to dissuade even the most insisted of harassers. Eventually, she became the bodyguard of Lady Shion, the wife of Shoi, the Domestic Affairs Official. During her time serving the lady, the two became quite friendly with each other, with Halia slowly becoming her trusted confidante and friend. Halia herself knew that she was not supposed to be so close to her charge, but she allowed herself to be personally close regardless.
Soon afterwards, Shoi spoke out against the Emperor's policies and got himself executed for his troubles. As Imperial Police headed towards the manor to take custody of Lady Shion by the Prime Minister's orders, Halia prepared to fight the Imperial Police and defend her charge to the death. However, her charge insisted on Halia surrendering and allowed herself to be “taken into custody” by troops into the hands of a waiting, leering Honest. Before she was taken away, however, she left Halia with the imperial arm passed down through the family, the Timeless Observer: Accel.
As her charge was taken away from her, Halia felt a crisis of her abilities. She should have been able to protect Lady Shion, but she had watched her charge be taken away without lifting a finger. Furthermore, Lady Shion was a good person; why did she deserve such a fate?
Determined not to Honest have her way with her, she attempted to infiltrate the Imperial Palace, only to fail miserably as, evidently, she was much better at stopping intruders than being one. Immediately getting caught, she was bound and destined for the Imperial dungeons, where a fate of torture and public execution awaited her had it not been for the lucky intervention of Xerxes, who freed her from the prison carriage as she was being taken towards the dungeon. Realizing that her charge really was gone and there was nothing more she could do about it, Halia joined Xerxes in order to fulfill her own, newfound desire to change the Empire.
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Weapons/Items:
4 combat knives (can be thrown or used in melee, two hidden in sleeves, two hidden under skirt)
Armor: None
Imperial Arms:
Timeless Observer: Accel
Ability: A pocket watch with the ability to freeze time in the immediate vicinity of the user, during which only the user will be aware. Those affected by this imperial arm will not be aware while they are being affected by the imperial arm.
Accel can only be used once every hour and a half, and time can only be frozen for up to ten seconds.
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Combat Specialty: discreet killings, close – mid ranged combat.
Other Talents: Perception (assassin detection), laundry, intimidation.
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Other: When she activates her imperial arm, she tends to say "Welcome to my world." It's a strange habit that not even she knows where she picked it up from.
She has been with Salvation for approximately three years.