Diana Roth

Diana grew up on Ghelsie 385, a small desert planet part of a main solar system under the control of the Federation. Known primarily for its large military bases and one of the Federation’s best training facilities, Ghelsie wasn’t known for much else. Growing up, Diana and her family faced hardships that came with living on a primarily desert planet. Crops were never guaranteed to grow and water primarily had to be bought at inflated prices. As she got older, Diana started to fantasize about joining The Galactic Federation’s Marine Corps branch. Her grandfather had been a well respected officer during his 25 year service who had been able to provide for his family’s needs. When he passed away, her family stopped receiving the (which Diana would later come to realize when she got older) meager aid the Federation had provided for them. She thought that if she could join the military just like her grandfather and gained a respectable position, she too could bring aid to her family.

Diana soon found out after being recruited that the military was far less extraordinary than people often romanticized it to be. The training and schedules were rigorous and the nearly inhumane ways recruits were instructed would leave Diana with life long anxieties and PTSD. While in the Marine Corps, she met another recruit who had also joined in hopes of making a better life for himself. The two bonded easily and Diana would come to rely on him to continue serving. While stationed on a Federation class military ship en route to a rendezvous point after a mission, the ship was attacked by organisms that lived within the vacuum of space. As Diana tried to save her comrades, she witnessed her friend violently murder their lieutenant and commander amid the chaos of the attack. He then gave her the ultimatum of either serving as his second command and furthering his goals or to go into hiding to never be able to inform the Federation. When she refused, he shot her in her arm and left her behind in the ruins of their starship that was still under attack. Diana managed to flee on an escape pod once she realized her remaining crew members had all been killed and flew to the nearest inhabited location, which happened to be a trading post located on an asteroid.

The betrayal of someone she had considered almost family left a dark shadow over Diana’s heart and mind. She swore that she would bring him to justice for the heinous crimes he had committed. In her current condition however she was in no position to do so. After these events, she would go on to meet Captain Fray and would exchange to work on his ship in exchange for her safety.

## Personality

To most people meeting her for the first time, Diana Roth comes across as a respectable and well trained officer. She is smart, polite and charismatic, able to carry a conversation with practiced ease. In reality Diana comes off as cold and distant, not close to any of Fray’s current crewmates. Her time in the military has left her with traumas that cause her to have anxiety that can spiral out of control and spend too much time ruminating on the past, which makes her feel alone. Diana tends to spend most of her time off-duty in her room or in a secluded area of the Araxium. Under pressure her composure slips and she can become panicked or agitated depending on the situation. She has accidentally snapped at her crewmates on more than a few occasions, but immediately apologizes for her behavior without elaborating on why she’s on edge. Diana feels deeply protective over her fellow crew members and is determined to protect them from harm, even if she does not outwardly show it. One-on-one is when she is able to let herself relax just enough to allow herself to be softer and emotionally vulnerable. Times like these are few and far between, however.

## Strengths and Weaknesses

**Skills:** Communication, ammunition handling, shooting and weapons handling, charismatic and quick thinker

**Weaknesses:** Spiraling anxiety, not good at long term planning, hand-to-hand combat, emotionally closed off, tendency to get lost in thought

## Trivia

Despite advanced medical technology, Diana has some muscle loss in her left arm where she had been shot and has limited mobility in it. She has had to learn to shoot with her non-dominant hand since then.