Name:Sasha Malwani Gender: Female AI - Gender Identity: Male Sexual Orientation: Lesbian Age: Unknown, Appears to be in late 20s to early 30s. Class/Status: Unknown or classified. Physical Description: Sasha is of Japanese and Cuban decent. Her eyes are a milk chocolate brown and fades to a copper hue at the iris edge. Her hair is a dark almost blackish brown with natural red highlights. If anyone saw her of her work gear they might confuse her for a model or a doll. However she is anything but which shows in how she carries her self. Ethnicity: Bi-cultural, Japanese, Cuban Height:178cm (5ft 10in) Weight: 60kg (132lbs) Quirks: Tends to be aggressive which may or may not be a result of her inability to talk. Morality: Sasha is typically lawful by nature. However, it is a cut throat universe out there and she has learned to set her ideals and morals aside at times to get ahead. And in her line of profession, the ability to do that is what separates those like her from the common bounty hunter or pirate. Personality Strengths/Weaknesses: Sasha works hard and never gives up. She is the time to not go without a swing. This is a hold over from her inability to speak. Being mute has put Sasha into a lot of situations that likely could have been avoided had she the ability to speak rather then use her actions to get the point across. One such situation, or rather the result of once such situation landed her in the UEE. Another of such situations got her into her current profession. Skills: Sasha is a hardened combat pilot and marine from her service time in the UEE. She has also always had a knack for combat, this could be due to her tomboyish nature or perhaps something from her childhood. Sasha has also picked up various classified skills pertaining to her current profession. Education: Early education is unknown or classified. What is know of her education of course is what she learned in the UEE that is on record. She doesn't talk at least not in the standard means. She uses her body language to get her point across in heated discussions. However, in non aggressive discussions or negations she will write or attempt to mouth her words. Likes/Dislikes: Sasha dislikes men as a general rule. This does not mean that she doesn't get along with them but she is not overly fond and it takes an exceptional man to get beyond being an acquaintance of hers. Sasha likes to drink, not so much for the alcohol but it helps her to relax and at least sets her mind at ease, albeit briefly. Childhood/Backstory: Her name is Sasha Malwani. Don't ask where is she is from, nobody really knows. Not that she would tell you if she could. She is silent not by choice. Being mute is not something anyone would choose. And anyone who has had the pleasure or displeasure of meeting can testify she isn't someone to mess with. She is a paladin. Not much is known about paladins beyond them being bounty hunters and mercenaries, and nobody ever sees them coming until it is to late. Her introduction to the paladins came in a bar. She was fresh off the transport just finished her term of service in the UEE. A stack of credits and some memories she wanted to drown in a bottle. Sitting alone in a dark corner her bottle about half empty she was feeling a buzz but not quite drunk enough to forget what she was trying to. Finishing her glass, bottle in hand as she is preparing to fill the glass again a man walks up and interrupts her. Aleksis Sato. Un-affectionately, the pirate Sato. Sato crossed a line, moving into her personal space, trying to get her attention and affections. Sasha rather then filling her glass took a large swig from the bottle as Sato reached to grab her chest with one hand,breaking the end of the bottle while still holding it as if it was a knife in a reverse handed hold. It happened fast, nobody outside of the 2 paladins that had been hunting Sato saw exactly what she did. All anyone knew was after that instant Sato's body was left bent over the table with the bottle protruding from a hole in his back. The paladins took her into custody while they sorted out who she was. After all, she did just kill their mark. The Paladins couldn't figure out anything about her beyond that she was formerly in the UEE. Giving her the bounty reward for the mark, the offered her a place among them. Now she pops up around the verse and vanishes into the void again. No body knows where she comes from or where she goes. Only that she is there when she is least expected and when the paladins are most needed. Profession: Sasha is currently putting her skills and strengths to good use for an Elite group of Mercenaries know as the Paladins. She is also using her contacts and income to further her skills. Relationships: Currently Sasha is single. Due to Sasha's unique way of communicating she has not found any form of dedicated companionship. This is not to say she does not have family however in her line of work she does keep some distance from them to keep them safe. (One of her family members may be introduced later as an actual character.) Beyond that there are only her fellow paladins many of who give Sasha a wide berth, and those that don't are close enough to know more of who she is and where she comes from and respect her desire to remain largely an unknown. Location: Unknown. The Paladins keep their base of operations mobile and do not sit in any one place for to long. This keeps their personnel safe as well as keep their ships and equipment safe as well. While each Paladin is responsible for their own gear. Keep the group as a whole mobile makes it harder for others seeking revenge to find them, obviously this also makes it just as hard for people trying to hire the Paladins. Time Period: Current SC. Religious Beliefs: Sasha's religious beliefs are an unknown. This is largely because she believes religion is a personal matter and is no way to be discussed with those who are not intimately close with her such as family and companions. Fantastical Traits: While being mute is not a fantastical trait. Sasha has been subject to a unique experimental ship interfacing system the UEE tried to develop. This system allowed for independent targeting and aiming from a ships traditional targeting and aiming methods. Using a implanted processing chip that is powered by the bio-electric neural impulses of the body and reads those same impulses to interpret the the pilots senses to control a ships targeting and aiming systems, with this the pilot (Sasha) can aim a gimbals or turreted weapon at a target with out having to touch the ships controls. In short she thinks, and the implanted processing chip interprets the thought and accordingly the ship does what she is thinking. When Sasha left the UEE the implant was wiped of is programming but due to the procedure to implant the the unit it could not be removed. With her consent the Paladins wanted to reprogram the processing chip with a VI (Virtual Intelligence) in an attempt to recreate the UEE's test targeting and aiming system. However, this did not go exactly according to plan. While the VI did write onto the chip successfully, it does connect with the ships systems allowing for the ship's targeting and aiming to be controlled by Sasha using the power of thought. The VI, referred to as S.T.A.S. (Symbiotic Target Acquisition System), has shown to be more then just a mind to machine interface. S.T.A.S. Has a voice and mind of his own. While he can not control Sasha's body nor able to "tell" the ship what to do, he does some times get Sasha into trouble she wouldn't have been in even if she could talk. S.T.A.S. has managed to interface with more then her ships. He as also managed to interface with various systems and devices. In particular S.T.A.S has interfaced with Sasha's mobiglass and flight suit communication devices and has used them to be Sasha's voice. This of course has created a big of awkwardness as S.T.A.S. is still learning to read Sasha's neural and at times has stated a what Sasha was thinking when she had no intention of her thoughts being read out loud to everyone. Over time S.T.A.S has learned more on what neural impulse types are and how to interpret them. But he on occasion the slip still happens. Additionally S.T.A.S. does not communicate for Sasha in first person perspective. S.T.A.S. when communicating for her refers to her always in the third person or as a pairing. S.T.A.S. believes it is it's own entity and often refers to itself as a he. This is partially evident in S.T.A.S. when communicating over communication networks, as the voice that is produced is masculine in nature. Goals: Sasha keeps her wants and desires close to home, and luckily S.T.A.S hasn't spilled such information out as of yet. And so her goals are largely unknown beyond doing what she most to make a living.