Beltran Rarr
Character
Sergeant Erris Lota [Icarus Platoon]
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To make a named Sergeant and second in command to Beltran Rarr's Icarus Platoon
- Image Credit: mikeimart via www.deviantart.com
- Role: Icarus Platoon's senior Sergeant and Second in Command
- Permissions: N/A
- Links: Icarus Platoon
- Age: 31
- Force Sensitivity: Untrained Force Sensitive
- Species: Zeltron
- Appearance: Sergeant Lota stands approximately five foot six inches tall and weighs approximately one-hundred and thirty pounds. She has bright pink skin, deep green eyes and dark purple hair that she generally wears at shoulder length, or tied into a tight ponytail when wearing her helmet. She has a lithe frame with a taut, well-toned musculature.
- Name: Erris Lota, Sergeant
- Loyalties: Zeltros, Order of the Silver Jedi, Antarian Rangers, Icarus Platoon, Beltran Rarr
- Wealth: Minimal
- Notable Possessions: None
- Skills: Excellent marksmanship and knowledge of combat operations, is able to sense emotions from others and project them to others within a small area of effect
- Personality: For a Zeltron, Sergeant Lota is a rather detached kind of person. She rarely engages in small talk, or joking around with those she doesn't know or who are under her command. Occasionally she will strike up a friendly banter with those who she trusts and has gotten to know, and very rarely will even allow some light flirting. Generally speaking, she has a chip on her shoulder which stems from her species' reputation as lazy partiers. She endeavors to show everyone that she is a top-tier operator and just as effective as anyone else.
- Weapon of Choice: Military Blaster weapons and melee weapons
- Combat Function: Squad/Platoon Commander, general support operations
- Empath: Sergeant Lota is an empath, like many Zeltrons she has the ability to read basic surface emotions from most beings in her immediate vicinity. She is also able to project basic emotions to others on a surface level. This is useful in helping her unit maintain their morale in even the most dire circumstances.
- Born Leader: Sergeant Lota, like most Zeltrons, is naturally good at dealing with people. Though more reserved than most Zeltrons, she is able to connect quickly and deeply with those around her and inspire those she leads. She also has an excellent sense of organization and is able to maintain her cool under pressure, as well as an aptitude for military strategy and tactics.
- Chip On Her Shoulder: Sergeant Lota feels she needs to prove herself in almost every situation. She has worn the reputation of her species, as a group of lazy party-goers and hedonists, as something of a yoke that she struggles against. She often feels as though she is not being taken seriously as a soldier and NCO, and may go to extremes in order to prove that she belongs on the battlefield.
- Headstrong: When Sergeant Lota thinks that she's right, it is very difficult to dissuade her. Sometimes she jumps too quickly to conclusions and holds onto them even in the face of conflicting data. In the past this has lead her to unwittingly act against Ranger operations and nearly cost her her career on at least one occasion.
Sergeant Erris Lota was born on Zeltros approximately thirty-one standard years ago. As a child, she was more studious and organized that most Zeltrons and earned herself a reputation as a bit of an overachiever and loner (by Zeltron standards). Growing up, she always received top marks at school and graduated at the age of 25 with honors from the premier university on Zeltros. From there she joined the Zeltron planetary militia as an officer and spent two years as a Lieutenant in charge of her own platoon. Despite her achievements, Lota found herself feeling restless. She wanted a chance to really test herself, so she applied for a transfer to the Antarian Rangers.
She was accepted, but before Ranger Command would approve a lateral transfer they wanted to see her perform in the field. She was embedded into the 666th "Devildog" Mechanized Infantry Battalion as an Officer-Cadet, and commanded a squad. Initially, she did very well but soon came to find that many of her superiors would not give her the "tough" assignments, favoring other squads over hers on a consistent basis. She took this to mean that they doubted her leadership, and went on to assume that it was because she was a Zeltron. From then on, she would look for any way to prove herself, volunteering her people for any mission.
It was at the Battle of Kintan that she led her squad into a hopeless charge against the Sith forces as they marched on the city of New Kalandra. Refusing to listen to the orders of her superiors, she quickly found herself out of position and pinned down. She lost most of her squad during that battle, and caused several others to lose soldiers due to her being out of position. Following the battle, Lota was brought up on charges and it appeared that she was going to be dismissed from the Rangers entirely.
Luckily for her, a Lorrdian Lieutenant named Beltran Rarr, took an interest in her and was able to come up with a deal where she would be allowed to remain within the Rangers. She would lose her commission and instead serve as a Sergeant in Lieutenant Rarr's Special Operations unit: Icarus Platoon. Their platoon Sergeant had been killed defending the wall of Fortress Kh'aris. She has only gone on a small number of missions with Icarus so far, including a scouting and salvage operation on Klantooine. Only time will tell whether she will learn from her mistakes or cause more problems.
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