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EXCELLEN BROWNING

AGE 24
BIRTHDAY November 9
HOMETOWN Caldera
LEVEL 65
TYPE

ABILITY Engineer
OCCUPATION Soldier
AFFILIATION Steel Batallion

RELATIONSHIPS

KYOSUKE Boyfriend.

HAYATO Friend.

SABER Friend.

SANGER Friend.

RYUKO Pet.

INVENTORY

OCHSTAN LAUNCHER
A giant rifle of Excellen's own creation. Able to fire Normal-type ballistic rounds and Ghost-type lasers. [ ✖ ]

SUPER ROD
For when she really needs help making friends. [ ✖ ]

Excellen was born in Caldera to a pair of soldiers in the Steel Battalion. Her father a high-ranking commander within his division and her mother a special operations officer, much of her early years were spent being taken care of by extended family. However, when her mother was killed in action, her father, becoming quite aware of the fact that, should he continue to fight on the front lines, his daughter might end up without much of a family to speak of, requested and was granted work as a civil servant.

Due to her family history, as well as a natural aptitude and early awakening as an Earthkin, Excellen was enrolled in the city's military academy. She blossomed there, showing great promise both as a combatant as well as an Engineer in her own right. Due to her typing and uncanny understanding of combat strategy and tactics, she was groomed for special operations, and as a sniper.

However, her time as a student was nearly cut tragically short. During her early teenage years, during a routine exercise outside of Caldera, her convoy was attacked, the group devastated. There were only two surviors: Kyosuke Nanbu, a young Calderan cadet, and Excellen. While the former was aided by his typing and ability as an Earthkin, by all rights Excellen should have died that day.

In many ways, she did.

Luck would have it that the convoy was attacked close enough to Sanctuary that the two survivors could be taken there for treatment. Assuming that the young woman was on her last breath, the healers that worked on her thought nothing of trying more than a few unorthodox methods to keep her alive. It was true that she was not a Gigan soldier, but live Calderan specimens were so had to come by. They could fix her. Make her better. What was the harm when she was practically already dead?

Practically rebuilding her body, Excellen stayed with the "healers" for nearly a year, unaware of what she had become. There was no reason to believe that anything was wrong and, after making a full, miraculous recovery, she returned to Caldera to continue her cadet training. Graduating just shy of her eighteenth birthday, she moved between various divisions before finally being placed under Thorin Oakenshield.

Finding Kyosuke Nanbu's name on the manifest in another division shortly after her own transfer, she requested Kyosuke be transferred as well. When asked why, she was quite elusive. Moving through the Steel Battalion ranks, she, along with a few others from her division, found themselves temporarily transferred to Union as part of their exchange program.

PERSONALITY

Excellen is many things. Perky, bubbly and more than a bit nosy. Rambunctious, flirtatious and more than a bit of a tease. Extremely observant, intelligent and motherly. Some of these things don't necessarily lend themselves to each other, but Excellen is a bit of a hard person to define in broad terms, even by her closest friends and colleagues. She almost never shows her full hand, always keeping a trump card in her back pocket, and it's hard to say what sort of woman she really is unless you are one of the few she allows in.

On the surface, Excellen is a ridiculously happy, happy-go-lucky woman. She enjoys the company of people, and seeks them out whenever possible. A social butterfly, she makes friends very quickly--sometimes much quicker than what some might like. And her friends? Obviously need all of her attention. This attention can take many forms, be it clinging to or hanging off them, teasing them or flirting with them relentlessly. She's shameless, really. Anything to get a reaction, especially from the uptight ones. They're her favorites. She is more than a bit of a nerd. Otaku. Pop culture geek. That's definitely her. It isn't uncommon for her to make somewhat meta, fourth-wall comments during combat, or to make "innocent" observations.

Outside of her relentless teasing, Excellen loves deeply and unconditionally. She trusts, perhaps a bit too easily, and takes care of those that she trusts. She is easily willing to forgive, in the right circumstances. But, more than that, she looks out for those who cannot look out for themselves, or have come about hard times. You get decreased teasing, if only temporarily. She'll help you get back on your feet. Then, well, all bets are off again.

While she comes off as carefree, this disguises a very sharp mind. Ridiculously intelligent, Excellen hedges on genius-level intelligence, reprogramming the Weiss Ritter without previous assistance within the first few hours of piloting it. A tactical powerhouse, she has a quiet side--and it is when this side comes out that others should pay attention. She is slow to anger, and often works a few steps ahead of her enemies, so it is at times when she is caught by surprise that others should gives pause. Showing her hand gives her opponents an advantage, and that is something she will not allow. If she stops joking during battle, take notice.

That being said, there is something that will, without fail, affect her negatively. The accident. It affects her far more than she lets on. The fact that Kyosuke doesn't remember her bothers her as well, although she would never admit to that. It isn't something she likes to talk about, and when it is bought up in conversation, she tends to steer it in another direction. This is a memory she does not want to relive.

Above all else, she is a trusted friend and compatriot on the battlefield. A fierce friend, lover and combatant, she does her very best to not let a single person down.

POWERS

Excellen will begin as a Flying/Ghost Engineer.

Relatively speaking, she is somewhat underwhelming in raw firepower through her first evolution. Much of her Enlightened abilities funnel into her flying typing, particularly into speed. Possessing abilities similar to Agility and Double Team, much of Excellen's offensive prowess comes from the Ochstan Launcher, a weapon of her own creation. She is able to hover off the ground upwards of three feet.

Not much will change during her first evolution. Her speed stat will see a slight increase, and she will be able to float up to seven feet in the air. She gains abilities similar to Swords Dance, Taunt and Lucky Chant.

Excellen's second evolution, which will be triggered at level 55 with a player plot, will trigger her dormant homunculus powers. She will see a drastic change in appearance, eyes turning bright red when she uses any of her abilities. Her hair will streak blue and purple, and she will gain bat-like wings, which she can use to fly. Her typing will also change to Ghost/Flying. Her speed stat will spike significantly, and gains the ability to create afterimages. She will also gain moves similar to Hyper Beam, Extreme Speed, Ominous Wind, Shadow Ball, Shadow Sneak and Shadow Force.

STRENGTHS