<div class="floatright">(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/jillvader/tumblr_l2r3y71g6h1qc1ijqo1_500.jpg)</div><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: arial black;">Character</span><br/><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Kari Moreno<br/><strong>Sex:</strong>Female<br/><strong>Age:</strong>35 (born 3110)<br/><strong>BattleMech:</strong><em>Black Knight</em><br/><strong>Homeworld:</strong>Galatea<br/><strong>Original Faction:</strong>Mercenary/Independent<br/><br/><strong>Description:</strong>Kari cuts a striking figure; tall and attractive, she has long, firey red hair and deep blue eyes. She carries herself with a cool, professional demeanor, usually dressed in fatigues or the like to present the image of a professional commander. Underneath that, her limbs and parts of her body and back are covered in a colourful riot of tattoos, legacies of her younger days. However, when playing the part of the professional commander, she rarely lets them show.<br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong>Born into a mercenary family, Kari was expected to carry on a family tradition that stretched back well over a century. The Morenos had been mercenaries one way or another for ages, sometimes leading units, sometimes as members of them in an unbroken line across generations. Raised around mercenaries and BattleMechs, Kari was learning to pilot and fight as soon as she was old enough to reach the controls, showing that she had an aptitude for the family profession. While she accepted this, she also decided to enjoy her life and do what she wanted with it as well, especially knowing the high turnover rate that the trade often attracted.<br/><br/>Things changed with the unexpected death of her father, and the ensuing evisceration of his unit. Inheriting half a command, Kari changed her life, determined to do her best for the people she now lead, making sure they would survive and not succumb to the seemingly inevitable fate of so many other mercenary command. She buckled down, redirecting her life and focusing on what she needed to do for her people and her unit, changing from the wild girl she had been to  a more serious and determined leader. Since then, she has put those skills to use, both on and off the battlefield.<br/><br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Externally, Kari seems to be a professional, level-headed and serious commander, one with a strong drive to look after her unit and her people. On the battlefield, she is cool and collected, doing her best to adapt to the situation and respond as needed, as well as doing the best for her people. She wants the best for her people, and would not order any of them to do anything she is not prepared to do herself. At the same time, she also expects her men to carry their weight.<br/><br/>Off-duty and when around friends, Kari is a different person. Much more friendly and relaxed and definitely more open, she smiles, laughs and enjoys herself, showing more of her younger, more independent side.<br/><br/><strong>Specialty Skills:</strong>Kari is an experienced commander and a good tactician, and has a fair grasp of the administrative side of running her command. She also can drink a lot.<br/><br/><div class="floatright">(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/jillvader/blackknight3145km_zps245db2df.png)</div><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: arial black;">BattleMech </span><br/><br/><strong>Chassis:</strong><em>Black Knight</em><br/><strong>Model:</strong>BL-12-KNT<br/><strong>Weight Class:</strong>Heavy<br/><strong>Callsign:</strong>Defiance<br/><strong>Description:</strong>Up close, Defiance’s age becomes apparent; the ‘Mech is pitted, battered and carries innumerable scars and signs of many repairs and even full rebuilds. The ‘Mech is currently painted in what would hypothetically be the unit’s colour scheme (but rarely actually applied), a mixture of tan and black with a bright orange trim.<br/><strong>Weapons:</strong>ER PPC, 2 Large Lasers, 4 ER Medium Lasers<br/><br/><strong>Equipment:</strong>Targeting Computer<br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong>Defiance is an ancient ‘Mech, one that has been around for centuries one way or another. It has been in Kari’s family for generations, and had passed through numerous hands before that. During its life, it has been battered, abused, crippled and rebuilt numerous times, each time managing to survive. Kari inherited the ‘Mech after her father’s death, and has maintained it as her ride of choice since.<br/>