<strong>Player name:</strong>ADarkenedForest<br/><br/><div class="floatright">(http://8020.photos.jpgmag.com/2663965_230969_9f92cb4f31_l.jpg)</div><strong>Character name:</strong>Kira Ni`Haniko<br/><br/><strong>Character age (in Empire Standard years):</strong>26 solar cycles<br/><br/><strong>Character sexuality:</strong>Bisexual, leaning more towards women. Switch leaning more towards Submissive<br/><br/><strong>Height:</strong>169.6 cm tall<br/><br/><strong>Mass:</strong>49.32 kg<br/><br/><strong>Species:</strong>Human<br/><br/><strong>Physical characteristics:</strong>Dark featured, slim, tattooed, is accused, on occasion, of hiding something behind her eyes.<br/><br/><strong>Planet of origin:</strong>New Varis – The definition of imperial, colonialist expansion. Varis was originally a sweltering marsh of a planet terraformed in a quick and dirty fashion to account for the exploding population in the sector. It was urbanized in much the same way, the planet's surface quickly developing into a humid quagmire of metropolitan sprawl built on the backs of slums only a step up from the sewers. Sometimes literally. Class on New Varis is measured by altitude, with the higher, gentrified stories of the towers that cover most of the planet's surface connected by skyways and home to legitimate business and trade, the lower stories consumed by rampant crime, most of the populace locked into their stations by the corrupt politics of those above them.<br/><br/><strong>Crime:</strong>Numerous counts of Murder, Drug Trafficking, Transportation and Sale Restricted Weaponry, Transportation and Unregulated Distribution of Class-A Controlled Weaponry, Racketeering, Proliferation of the Slave Trade, Assault of an  Imperial Officer, Resisting Arrest.<br/><br/><strong>Guilty or innocent:</strong>Mostly guilty. She mostly turned a blind eye to her employer's interest in the drug and slave trades, making her complicit but not necessarily guilty of those charges leveled against her.<br/><br/><strong>Likes:</strong>Wine, reading, women, firearms, the comfort of a strong personality.<br/><br/><strong>Dislikes:</strong>Being out of her element, the distant authority of the Empire, the cold, boredom.<br/><br/><strong>Time served:</strong>New Arrival<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Kira has been desribed as “sycophantic.” She would prefer terms like “pragmatic” or “adaptable,” but there you have it. Growing up in the gutter, she knows the benefits of allying herself where the power is concentrated, but it still takes quite a bit to win her unwavering loyalty. Even then, she plays her hand rather close to the chest and it's difficult for her to commit fully to one side or another without keeping her options open. For the majority of her life, her utmost concern has been self-preservation, this survivalist philosophy has eeked into the way she carries herself in nearly every situation, constantly monitoring how she presents herself and what impression she's making on those around her. It's quite difficult to break down that shell to get at how she really feels. That said, she does prefer allowing herself to fall into a submissive role, it's a position that feels comfortable to her, somewhere she at least feels she has her feet on the ground.<br/><br/><strong>History:</strong>Being born in the slums of New Varis does not generally guarantee one an auspicious and revered place in the annals of history, or even a very long life expectancy for that matter. It's a testament to Kira's malleable nature that she was able to survive, even thrive in that environment. She grew up in an orphanage in the teen stories of Qualloon, one of the largest cities on the humid planet. Unfortunately for her, the orphanages in the lower wards were almost completely overrun, and the large population that grew of age unadopted were usually turned loose into the streets as soon as they could reasonably care for themselves to open up spots for the younger, more vulnerable children.<br/><br/>This being her fate, it didn't take Kira long to turn to prostitution. She knew how to read people, an inborn talent that made her good at the job. Good enough to crawl her way up a few floors, improving her station by beguiling pimps into “stealing” her from her previous employers. It wasn't until she made her way to a slightly more legitimate position at a brothel that she met someone she couldn't manipulate.<br/><br/>The Madame's name was Talisa, and while what she and Kira shared was not love, it was a profound bond and a mutual respect that saw Kira rise quickly from the ranks of the other girls in the brothel to that of the Madame's right hand. She worked with Talisa for a few years, but quickly grew restless of her position, seemingly stranded on New Varis with no opportunity to leave. Using Talisa's connections, she secured work off-world with a retired mercenary named Qi, and for the first time bid her home farewell.<br/><br/>Under Qi, she committed many of the crimes of which she was convicted, mainly acting as a gun-runner in his criminal empire, using a mix of a personable facade  and manipulation to force sales and avoid capture. As one of Qi's lieutenants, she gained something of a reputation for herself, though this infamy would ultimately be her downfall.<br/><br/>In the midst of one of her sales, she was interrupted, her ship caught by a blockade and captured in an attempt to return to Qi. While she offered to roll on him for a reduced sentence, the planetary authorities were not willing to hear anything of the sort. Qi was supplying a number of their militias with weaponry outside of the Imperial Navy's strict regulations, and unwilling to turn in their dealer and have the Empire's gaze on their own misdeeds, they pinned Qi's crimes onto Kira, billing her as the head of the organization. Kira, ever pragmatic, thought if she could convince her jury that she was innocent of Qi's crimes, in which she had little to no involvement, she could cast doubt onto the validity of her own charges and get them thrown out. Unfortunately for her, she was unable even to do that, convicted of everything with which she was charged, and sentenced to the Cooler for life. She'd heard rumors of the prison before, and the thought of what might be waiting for her there fills her with trepidation. Feeling much like a spider cast out of her web, she awaits her arrival on the planet, unsure of how to orient herself in the situation, and for the first time in a very long while, afraid.<br/><br/><strong>Other info:</strong>Kira is incredibly skilled with a firearm. The fact that she's rubbish in hand-to-hand combat of any kind and the renewed feeling of vulnerability that comes with her placement in the prison is a source of much frustration for her.