SERIO DAWN | IMPERIUM | SISTER OF BATTLE

[Serio Dawn]

SERIO DAWN OVERVIEW » NAME: Serio Dawn » ALIAS: "Seraphim", "Sister"   » AGE: 24 » GENDER: Female  » AFFILIATION: The Imperium of Man  » OCCUPATION: Seraphim  » FACE CLAIM: "Artwork" » PLAYED BY: nara723 PROFILE THEIR ASPECT Serio is a cheerful woman whose attitude is perfectly mirrored by her otherwise plain appearance and common features. She has chestnut brown - shoulder length hair which can be described as "unkempt" or messy. Her hair is kept short for the sake of her continued efficiency during combat. Her face is flat and largely lacking of unique features aside from a scarce few. Under her left eye is the black tattoo of a cross - while across her nose is an old, though thankfully light burn scar that covers from her nose to her tattoo. Given her small button nose, and athletic form she's considered to be a conventionally attractive woman by most.  In battle she is adorned with holy power armour created for the more human frame of the sister of battle over that of Astrates. The Design of said armour dates back all the way to the days of Vandire, though regardless of its intentional inefficiencies it is a suit she wears with a great deal of pride. Her particular set happens to be gray and has acquired a fair deal of battle-damage already. Given her status - to the back of the armor is attached the wings of the Seraphim, a jet-pack that allows the Sororitas agile flight in order to rain their holy wrath on the foes of the Emperor and man. Part of the pelt of a wolf is carried on her armor as a sign of respect to a certain Space Marine Chapter she happens to favor over the others.  Unlike sisters from higher social circles, Serio cares very little for our appearance outside of inspiring her allies to fight. When not in combat her clothes are rather simple - as well as cheap, reflecting her origin above all. She wears cheap, sometimes even slightly torn shirts and pants of usually plain colors such as gray or white. Her salary is often donated to local charities or given back to the order given that she doesn't enjoy having or possessing more than the necessities. She's a woman who sticks to the "simple" life - which shows in her appearance quite a bit.    Noteworthy Features » Cheap Clothes » Power Armour  » A Smile That Never Fades » Wolf-Pelt  » Armed to the Teeth  THEIR PERSONA Though it is considered somewhat strange, Serio has very little interest in the material goods of the world. She does not and has never craved any sort of wealth or influence over her fellow man. Whether this is the result of just her being born that way, or her upbringing is anyone's guess, but her priority has always been on the connections she forges with others, though even in these connections she requires very little of the other person and tends to be the one who initiates and keeps the friendship alive. While some may see this as a form of selflessness, that is not quite the truth of the matter. Unbeknownst to even her Serio has a Martyr complex. Though it is not conscious it originates from the fact that she has a very low sense of self-worth, due to her origins. She was once just a kid nobody cared about among another hundred billion in a Hive World, where life was short and cheap. She believes her own life - the life of that street-kid to still be as cheap as it always was, but not of her allies, who often come from different backgrounds and were people of value before joining the order or the military altogether.  Despite her outlook on herself, she is a cheerful and inspiring sister of battle to most. Her smile and constant hymns and prayer mid-battle, asking for the grace of the God-Emperor while she charges recklessly ahead to keep the bravery inside the heart of her comrades. Outside of battle, she is a gentle and caring woman, a hopeless optimist who will always try to see the best side of every situation. Her will is that of steel and Iron - though notably, the death of her close comrades affects her greatly.   » POSITIVE TRAITS ✔ Bravery ✔ Unbreakable Will ✔ Social - Quick to adapt to the quirks of others. ✔ Competent  » NEGATIVE TRAITS ✘ Willing Martyr - Self/destructive selflessness.  ✘ Reckless ✘ Low-Self Worth ✘ Grows Attached Easily  » LIKES ✔ Cooking ✔ Faithful Soldiers ✔ Spending time with her comrades ✔ Inspiring Soldiers; wherever in battle or out of it » DISLIKES ✘ Needless Cruelty ✘ Men and women who abuse their power and influence ✘ Heresy  ✘ Xenos   THEIR CONNECTIONS Allies » Sister of Battle - Elana  Elana is a fellow sister of battle she met at Schola - and became close with. While Serio is an orphan she thinks of Elana as her one and only family - a big sister she can rely on regardless of hardship, and one she can share her troubles and successes with. »  Alessio Lapice Though Serio for the longest has worked in a squad of Serahim she has recently been picked out to be a part of Alessio's entourage - being a soldier now directly under his command. Though they've met very recently Serio has a great deal of respect for him as an Inquisitor and hopes to serve him of her capabilities.    » Julious Raphael Costou An influential criminal and leader of a gang in the sprawling hive world of Corinthe. Serio worked under her as a pickpocket for a couple of years as a child, before being taken away to receive a proper education. He's the closest thing to a father she's ever had.   Enemies » Lindi Trao Lindi is a woman whose relationship with Serio was a complex one. She was an influential trader who grew to enjoy Serio's presence one could say - having met during when the woman was garrisoned nearby to a favorite spot of hers. The two had an affair - despite Lindi being a married woman. It was a one sided love that wasn't at the time truly mutual by the end. In time the Sister of Battle grew to resent the trader given her rather poor treatment of hers, and ended the relationship herself despite the Lindis continued interest. » Raphael Absillias The now ex-husband of Lindi Trao. Though Serio allegedly was unaware of his marriage - she still had an affair with his wife, and it's something that fuels a passionate flame of hatred towards Serio - regardless of how sorry she is for causing the situation he is now in.  » Sister Sabieve  The woman who's spot Serio took when becoming a Serpahim. Though initially friends, the two would become bitter rivals within the Sisters of Battle, seeing one another as unworthy of being part of their respective orders. This split was caused when Serio's reckless cost one of Savieve's friends lives, which she has never forgiven.    THEIR APTITUDES As all proper Sisters of Battle Serio herself has received extensive education from the Schola and in a similar way exceptional training from her Order. She was judged worthy for her quick wit and steel will, as well as her attitude of self-sacrifice which was considered to be a worthy trait for any to-be-sister. Outside of her general training, she was given extra drills and specialized preparation for a specific role that she now serves in - A Seraphim. Thanks to her internal clock - and the accuracy and dexterity that provided her beyond natural talent she was chosen and trained to wield two weapons at once and keep her accuracy while flying at break-neck speeds. Beyond this - she was trained in fencing and close-quarters combat not only to use her Power-Armor to it's maximum potential but also to be able to rely on the Hit-And-Run tactics the Seraphim often engaged in using devastating side arms.  » STRENGTHS ✔ Dexterity ✔ Crackshot ✔ Close-Quarters Training ✔ Unyielding faith » WEAKNESSES ✘ Leadership Skill ✘ Fighting Much larger opponents in close-quarters ✘ Susceptible to trickery  ✘ Significant loss in accuracy if her sense of timing is thrown off Abnormal Traits » Internal Clock Serio has an almost eerie - perfect internal clock that ticks naturally. She can tell exactly how much time passed between two moments even if they were days apart and she never looked at a clock in-between. She often uses this to guess better when to dodge, to know when opponents will run out of bullets by the time they've been shooting as well as aiming shots based on the time passed between footsteps.   ACCOUTREMENTS THEIR WEAPONS » Twin Bolter Pistols Firing self-propelled explosive bullets called "Bolts" these pistols, despite their relatively small caliber compared to proper bolters do immense damage and have the potential to slay a most foes of the Imperium. Serio dual wields these pistols. » Chainsword A bladed melee weapon that is rather crude by the standards of other races but nevertheless effective. As the chain teeth spins with incredible power it bites into flesh with its cold teeth and rips it apart with little difficulty, though getting past heavier armor can prove difficult.   THEIR ARMOR Sororitas Power Armour This set of power armour was meant for humans to wear and therefore fits on Serio despite her lack of enhancements. Though thanks to the lack of the extra organs space marines possess sisters can't connect directly to their armour it still doesn't limit their agility and mobility too much, while offering a respectable degree of protection. It enhances her physical strength to a respectable degree, making her superhumanly strong in close-quarters combat and more able to perform high-speed maneuvers.  THEIR EQUIPMENT » Jump Pack Attached to her power armour this bulky device allows for quick aerial movement across the sky. Though It's very far from free-form flight, it allows Serio to quickly close onto enemies to engage in Melee combat, or to shower them in bolter fire from above as if she was the Emperor's wraith raining down on them.   BIOGRAPHY - "Heretics crave the cleansing fire of absolution. They need not fear for we shall deliver." In the Labyrinths of Corinthe's spawling Hive Cities housing hundreds of billions of people human life was a cheap resource. Countless people would've done worse than kill for a chance to escape it. Living off little more then scarps and the occasional results of theft was a young girl whose parents didn't so much as bother to name her before they croaked. In her first few years of life she was raised by an elderly woman who cared just enough not to let her die, and humans were a resource anyway. She didn't hesitate much before throwing the - at the time eight-year-old - at grueling physical tasks, but then again the young girl didn't have any better choices elsewhere. Turning to crime as an extra, or rather her only means of income wasn't anything new all things considered, and while it brought plenty of risk with it, it also put food on the table as well as just a bit of money she began to collect - rather the spend to one day escape to a less crime-ridden and hopefully more livable part of the Hive City. Surprisingly, perhaps it didn't take all too long for the young Serio to become a rather talented thief and make enough of an impact to be noticed by a local gang leader who was more than happy to give her more "permanent" work that did on the occasion involve going into higher levels. It was the result of one of these "Expeditions" that her life would change once and for all. After she picked the pockets of a rather stern-looking woman she'd feel the stinging pain of her ear being pulled. Accidentally her target has turned out to be a Drill Abbess - who seeing the competence of the young girl didn't hesitate to offer her a place at the Schola. Though she intended to take in another child initially - given her failure on said task, and records being hard to access in some cases with orphans it didn't take long before the young girl was signed up under the name of "Serio Dawn."  Here; she would be drilled into the values the Empire wished to see in future soldiers and statesmen. Though physical training was part of it - in which Serio was always considered to be someone of talent - it also involved a deep faith in the religion and the Emperor, and an understanding one needed to operate in a capacity beyond that of a citizen within the military of the Imperium. Given her gender and the presence of the Argent Shroud in the system she fully intended to take up sisterhood one day in the hopes of making more from her life then seemed intended from her initially. It was here during her education that she first met the much older Elana, who happened to be a woman she'd come to look up to and look to for advice in the following years. Upon finishing her education - and a long speech with a recruiter in the Argent Shroud Serio would be allowed to join their ranks, though not quite as an official sister yet, of course. She was little more than a novice going through the drills and it was around this time that her strange skill and excellent dexterity became clear. Her sense of timing allowed her to shoot at a higher-than-average accuracy during movement which while generally useful made her a candidate for the prestigious rank of a Seraphim later on. Though it's taken her years to attain sisterhood, after taking her final vows she would be granted the role, and unlike most sisters, rather than seeing plenty of field work afterward she was pulled away after a relatively short amount of time, having seen only a few minor skirmishes with green-skin before her training for the ranks of the Seraphim were requested and ordered. It was an honor - given her relative inexperience but it proved to be a worthwhile venture as she attained the ability to efficiently use the jump back and two dual pistols at once far quicker than most - it was a role all but made for her, given her unique talents and skills that set her apart from the rest. Once she was back on the field she has engaged mostly largely Green-Skin other side of rather minor skirmishes and quick engagements with other foes from time to time. After a couple of years of service, she was approached by a rather influential man during her training exercises. He would introduce himself as Alessio Lapice and "requested" that she join his personal group. Though request is a strong word given the fact that he was an Inquisitor - she didn't much have the option to say anything but "Yes sir !" Serio for better or worse has continued her streak of rising beyond her station and ending up around people who likely didn't spend much time around orphans from the poorest parts of a Hive World. Though the Pressure was most certainly on - it was also the case that she was happy and willing to serve such important personnel. One way or another, a new chapter in her life has just begun.

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