Character Name:  Armina Sloane Farkas<br/><br/>Age: 23<br/>Hair:  Medium brown with light brown highlights<br/>Eyes:  Green<br/>Height: 5’7<br/>Weight: 131 lbs<br/>Homeworld:  New Olympia, Marik Commonwealth, Free World's League<br/><br/>Physical Description:<br/>Slightly above average height and well muscled from years of intensive military training. Descended from a noble family of eastern European origin, Armina possesses palish skin and wavy, thick, dark-brown hair. She has a very attractive and expressive face and her dark green eyes often seem to easily betray her emotions.<br/><br/>History:<br/>Armina was born as the eldest daughter of the Farkas clan, a minor noble family from the continent of Kasnov on New Olympia. She grew up somewhat spoiled by her father who doted on her and she in return loved him dearly. While she grew up her mother gave birth to four other children, two more daughters and the last pair, boys. Her father spent a large amount of time with her as Armina showed little interest in more traditional girl’s activities, becoming very much a tom-boy.<br/>Armina was an above average student as a child but showed more interest and aptitude for martial pursuits, eschewing her girlie toys for those given to the boys. Even in school she preferred to play sports rather than sit and watch the boys play, and her inclinations did not go unnoticed.<br/>She entered military school when she was eligible (and after a nice payment by her father) and excelled. During her time at the academy she made a rival of a boy who was the same age as her, but from a slightly more important noble family from the continent of New Greenland. The rivalry became heated when Armina became a dorm leader, elected by her fellow classmates, and he did not. After that, what had once been a playful attempt to out-do one another became an antagonistic and often out and out hostile attempt to discredit one another.<br/>Armina graduated military school at the top of her class and her father used what influence he could muster (and some sizeable bribes) to enroll Armina in the Allison Mechwarrior Institute on her homeworld of New Olympia. There she quickly advanced her skills as a Mechwarrior, distinguishing herself even as her former rival from the military school followed her to the Institute (entered as a favor to his father, an MP in parliament). The pair of rivals both rose to command positions over their fellow cadets but Armina won their contests more often than not.<br/>After graduation, Armina received a commission as a Lieutenant in the Marik Guards and was deployed along the Free World’s border with the Lyran Commonwealth. During her tour of duty, she led a lande during a raid on a Lyran supply base, and acquitting herself quite nicely during her first real taste of combat. Some weeks after the raid, her nemesis was transferred into her unit, and, his father having pulled strings to get the placement, ensured his rank was just above her own. After months of strain between the two, things came toa head after a dinner function which both attended near the end of her service. Her rival became drunk and cornered her in an empty room during the party. He tried to force himself upon her, only to be severly injured as the quite sober Armina taught him a valuable lesson in where to keep his hands. After the incident, Armina was charged with assaulting an officer and though acquitted by a military tribunal was so sickened by the politicking refused to re-enlist in the guards when her term expired.<br/>Armina returned home for a short time before leaving again as a member of the November Novas a small mercenary outfit formed by a friend of her father’s. She piloted a medium mech in the unit and again served as a lance commander and trainer for some of the warriors that were even less experienced or talented than her. She participated in a single raid with the company, which, though successful (and which netted her the Griffin which she pilots today) cost the unit serious casualties and led to the disbanding of the mercenary outfit.<br/>Possessing her own mech, Armina found the Dark Angels looking for talented mechwarriors and Armina quickly joined their ranks.<br/><br/><br/>Major Skills: Mech piloting, mech weapons (laser, ballistic, missile), sensor ops, military history, five languages (english, greek, romanian, japanese, spanish), martial arts - military, rifles, military history, Free Worlds League Protocol, computers, first aid, and mech tactics.<br/>