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Name: Karin Makarios
Gender: Female
Age: 28
Occupation: Firefighter
Likes: being physically active, team sports, stringed instruments, Italian food, the color blue
Dislikes: being alone, waiting in lines, anyone insulting her family, spicy things
Hobbies: Sports, like paintball and lacrosse, for the feeling that comes with competition, the feeling that you've triumphed and conquered through your own power and improved yourself whether you win or lose (winning is nice though.). She prefers team sports, as she feels the most satisfaction from working with others towards a common goal. She also enjoys tests of skill, like darts or pool, but the sense of fulfillment isn't as great. Surprisingly enough, Karin also has a great interest in music. She learned to play the cello in high school and has kept up her skills. Giving a concert is also an exercise in cooperation.
Appearance: Karin is toned from a lifetime spent out-doors and from the physical requirements of her job. Nowhere near having a body-builders muscle mass, she is more lean than buff. She works out regularly to maintain this physique. She is not particularly well endowed, a fact her co-workers are quick to use as ammunition in their frequent rivalries. Her black hair is straight and rather limp. Short bangs hang above her forehead, with longer strands hanging down past her temples that get progressively longer from in front of her ears, till they reach their maximum length at the nape of her neck. Her only real distinguishing mark is a tattoo of a St. Florian's cross on her left shoulder.
Personality: Karin is a relaxed and sedate individual, with an abundance of good humor. She is perpetually smiling and frequently laughing. She finds nothing easier than going with the flow and can be very accommodating to the point of making things an inconvenience for herself. This doesn't mean that she's a pushover, however. She's very confident in herself and has no problem making her voice heard if she feels the need. Most of the time, she feels no such compulsion. Karin lives by the motto of "Don't sweat the small stuff" and files most of life's little details into this category. Her one real weak spot is her family. After her mother and brother's death, she made her family the focus of her life, working to keep them together in a healthy functional unit. To say that she takes criticisms of them badly would be an understatement. Harassing members of her family is probably the only thing that incites her to violence.
She tends to be somewhat clingy to those close to her and is very physically affectionate. She also requires an almost constant need for activity, even if it's just sitting and watching TV. When left with nothing to occupy her time she sulks and broods, becoming lethargic and preoccupied with thoughts of things she can't change. In such a funk, she's easily distractable, leaping upon any suggested activity, and sometimes retaliates with an obviously forced cheer just to get people to stop asking her if she's okay. She really doesn't like talking about her problems, she doesn't want to be a burden to anybody.
Pukka: A rather plain silvery ring, found while out on a call. Karin feels guilty about having it, given that she should've ignored the small sparkling object at her feet and been focusing on her job, but she reached down and grabbed the sucker anyways. She couldn't shake the irrational idea that someone had set it there just for her. The thought that someone else could come and take it is what really spurred her to keep it. There's nothing special about it, to her eyes. She just happens to like the way the engravings on it catch the light. She decided it's her good luck charm and kept it in her locker, until the day of a massive forest fire. Figuring she could use any luck that could be spared for this one, she slipped the ring around her neck chain before heading out.
Inventory on arrival to Athlaias:- Firefighter's Uniform and Gear, consisting of:
--- Station wear (and all essential underclothes)
--- Turnout gear
--- Helmet
--- SCBA Mask and Tank
--- Axe
- Pukka
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