Liza’Ordo vas Zekal

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**Liza'Ordo vas Zekal** is a member of the Migrant Fleet Marines and an operative of the Council Recovery Corps.

## Biography

Liza was born aboard the Idenna, a cramped vessel of roughly 700 crewmates. Her parents, Shera and Kal, decided to have her during a period where population growth was temporarily encouraged on the Migrant Fleet to maintain the population. She was born shortly after her brother, Zel. Her parents were both Doctors, assigned to keep the population of the Idenna healthy from other ships in the Fleet.

During Liza’s childhood, she struggled with bullying due to her height and general introversion, which led to further isolation and a degree of mistrust in strangers. She largely kept a close relationship with her parents and brother, and was somewhat open with extended family. During a particularly bad incident, she ran away to hide from her bullies, which caused a minor stir aboard the vessel until she was found. Liza found hiding to give her some comfort but would do so in a much less dramatic way from then on.

During her adolescence, Liza has always enjoyed the prospect of exploring the stars in a ship of her own, something likely inspired by the Idenna's captain, Ysin’Mal vas Idenna. However, due to this, she struggled greatly with what she wanted to do with her future. It was mentioned by Liza that this was always conflicted by her desire to also follow in her parents footsteps. Eventually, it was her brother’s decision to pursue medicine that influenced her to do the same thing.

Although her paranoia was gradually waned out by family, and by making a few new friends, even into adulthood, her friend group was always very small. She found herself opening up more when she formed a relationship with a fellow Quarian, a member of another ship called Neyra’Shaan nar Tekor. Although their relationship would end before Liza’s Pilgrimage, it greatly improved her confidence and relieved her paranoia in others, ending on amicable terms. Although learning medicine prior to med school was difficult, med school itself was a drastic escalation of difficulty. She found herself adopting a very hard-working attitude to resolve this, overworking herself at times to make suitable grades. Eventually, however, toward the later part of her education, she was able to find a balance to this allowing her to graduate with good grades.

While on Illium, Liza had a violent encounter with gangsters in a Nos Astra residential building. She defended herself using a firearm gifted to her for her pilgrimage, and spent time providing medical aid to an injured resident, despite receiving a wound to her abdomen.

After providing statements to the police and recovering from her injuries, Liza was given a credit reward for her bravery and assistance to the local residents. She purchased a Mattock after her original firearm, a Predator, was damaged. She would then use the rest of the money, along with a credit loan, to purchase a vessel. For several months, she used the freighter to pay off the loans before delivering it to the Fleet. Liza has reported that she felt the most free during this period of her life.

Upon returning to the Migrant Fleet, she was offered a job in the Migrant Marines, who recruited her based on her bravery on Illium. While somewhat reluctant, Liza agreed and received combat training. She would operate in at least 5 missions as a Migrant Marine prior to the Reaper War. While serving under her lieutenant, Dak’Zoma vas Zekal, he saw some potential in Liza and granted her command of one of his fire-teams. While reluctant, Liza took to the role and did well for a while.

During the Reaper War, Liza was a part of a rescue operation that went wrong. Dak, as well as a large portion of her team, was killed and she was expected to take command due to her experience up to that point. But with the lieutenant’s death, Liza had a mental breakdown, forcing another team-mate to take command.

She was taken off of the assignment for a while afterward, and received mandatory psychiatric therapy once the Reaper War was done. It was determined that although Liza was timid, she was extremely caring for those she was responsible for as a leader. In the stress of combat and losing so many comrades, she broke down, becoming unable to focus on the situation around her.

After some leave, Liza decided to take up additional training as a combat medic. Eventually she was re-assigned, and worked well with her new team. Despite her breakdown, Liza was considerably more stable as a combat medic but admitted that she still sometimes feels like she messed up a good opportunity in her life.

When the Council Recovery Corps was formed, Liza requested to liaison with the group, wanting to help all of the many worlds that still struggle to recover from the Reaper War.

## Personality

From a young age, she has struggled in socializing with others. Although her current military comportment wouldn’t allow her to display any outward signs of anxiety, she can be fairly timid. Often looking uncomfortable at large gatherings (something rather surprising for a Quarian), finding it difficult to make friends, and often wanting to be alone to recharge. As a child, when particularly stressed, she would seek out vent shafts or maintenance crawl spaces to isolate herself from others and think. Liza has admitted to doing this occasionally in therapy.

While timid, and not the best at reading emotions, Liza can be very empathetic, passionate and kind. She often thinks about how others are feeling and can’t help but want to help when she thinks they need it. She is primarily motivated by helping others and will often go out of her way to do so. As a result, joining the CRC is a matter of personal interest for her. She works hard and often doesn't afford herself a break, whether it be her job or hobbies.

In positions of leadership, she feels an overwhelming amount of responsibility for those under her. So much so that it can be overwhelming. While she hasn't experienced a mental break like the one she experienced before, it is recommended that she be slowly introduced into such a role, if others wish to give her the opportunity

### Exceptional Skills

* **Hardware Tinkerer:** While not exceptionally good at it, as a child Liza had an interest in developing or maintaining her own gadgets and tools. It’s not something she is particularly good at, and she stopped her hobby during her pilgrimage to focus on that. Once she joined the Migrant Marines, she picked it up again after learning some routine weapon maintenance. While she doesn’t outright craft everything she uses, like her sentry turrets, she does maintain them and make her own modifications.

* **Space vessels:** Liza loves spacecraft. Ever since she watched ships on the Flotilla, she’s wanted to have one of her own. She collects models, keeps track of the latest ships on the market, and has explored a number of vessels on the Migrant Fleet. But her interest is less in maintaining one and more in owning one, and being it’s captain. Of having a crew and control over what happens with it.

## Physical Description:

Typically Liza is seen wearing blue fabrics on her suit, her favorite color. Her suit is well armored, with light-armor plating suitable for combat over vital areas, including her visor. They can be removed in safer settings. She features fabric wraps around her arms, a belt with loose fabric, and a pale blue hood.

She has a taller than average height and a light but muscular build. She keeps long and flowing black hair, despite her suit, refusing to cut it short despite the inconvenience it causes.

Shortly after her pilgrimage, Liza elected to have a heavy skin weave cybernetic installed, as well as a dermal auto-injector filled with immuno-boosters and antibiotics, on top of the standard equipment of her suit. She has also received gene modification therapy when she was starting her career as a Migrant Marine for physical enhancement, but the modifications haven’t taken effect yet.

### Abilities

* Energy Drain
* Cryo Blast
* Incinerate
* Sentry Turret