Elaine Maddox

**Elaine Maddox** is a human mercenary and former enlisted solder within the Systems Alliance Marine Corps.

## Biography

Elaine Maddox was born to Grace Bettendorf and James Maddox in Berlin, Germany. Her parents met through the Systems Alliance; Grace was a nurse taking care of those injured in a minor conflict. She came across James, who was severely wounded, and helped him get back on his feet. While the treatment was successful, James’ lifespan had been significantly shortened. After his rehabilitation, James stuck around in an attempt to get to know Grace better. In 2151, the two of them got married, and in 2152, had their first child. Two years later, they had another. The older of the two was named Caitlyn Anne Maddox, and the younger was named Elaine Charlotte Maddox.

Elaine’s childhood was okay. Born to a middle-class family, she didn’t experience any financial suffering. Caitlyn doted on Elaine, and so she followed her older sister around everywhere, and the two often got into trouble together. Caitlyn oftentimes got into scuffles with boys and girls from her school, and Elaine was eager to back her sister up. Being several magnitudes smaller than everyone else involved, Elaine learned to fight dirty, slipping between people’s legs, tripping them up, throwing sand in their eyes, etc. While her mother didn’t approve of these fights, her father thought it amusing, and was more than a little proud of how feisty his two daughters were becoming.

As she reached adolescence, Elaine began following her sister around less and becoming more interested in technology. She aspired to join the Systems Alliance like her parents and become an engineer. As such, she poured the majority of her time into achieving that goal. She wanted to make her father proud through her service to humanity. Unfortunately, he never got to see her enlist. When Elaine was sixteen years old, her father’s health failed him. The injuries he’d received in the conflict had finally caught up with him. In his dying breath, James had told his daughters to be strong and smile for him. Ever since Elaine has worn a smile on her face in the presence of others. Even so, she could not keep the facade up forever and often spent time alone, or with her sister, grieving.

After her father’s death, Elaine made a few impulsive decisions that drastically changed her path in life. It was around this time that a young blonde boy started to tag along with Elaine wherever she went. A rather urgent predicament caused her and the lad she was dating at the time to enlist into the Alliance at the ages of nineteen, him as an infantryman and herself as a combat engineer. While she was in, she got a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, got married to her strapping young lad, and qualified to join the Alliance’s special forces. She refused to go to ICT, preferring to stay enlisted and do enlisted things, but all in all, she led a nominal military career.

This life could not last, however. Tragedy befell Elaine in rapid succession; her husband was killed in action on a mission, and she found herself in a moral quandary during one operation that put her at odds with her command. For disobeying direct orders and throwing the mission away she was dishonorably discharged and left with nothing. No respectable company or vessel wanted anything to do with her, so she became a mercenary, making money doing what she knew best; breaking people and fixing machines. She’s been doing that ever since, and the little blonde tyke still followed her around, without fail.

## Personality

To say that Elaine is something of a terror would be an understatement. She generally presents the persona of hating every other living being in the galaxy. Very few receive mercy from her vicious tongue; she'll cuss out literally anyone, no matter their rank. Even people she likes cannot escape her sailor's mouth. Everyone ubiquitously experiences some level of rudeness from Elaine. It's just that with some people the rudeness is lessened by affection. Those people are few and far in between, unfortunately.

While she presents this side of herself, Elaine is a stunningly caring person. She just will never admit it. She'll give you hell for being poor and begging her for money, then give you a hundred credits and complain that she "had to do it". That being said, most don't get close enough to her to see that side, and thusly most are annoyed by her presence. Elaine happens to be something of an introvert, which she hates, and thusly she forces herself to act out. She's gotten quite good at putting on a show for others, and not even her family can really detect it. Elaine has a habit of always, no matter the situation or her mood, smiling. It both masks her emotions and unsettles others, which pleases Elaine greatly.

It should be noted that Elaine is a sucker for three things: machines, killing instruments, and cats. Ever since she was young, the blonde has loved technology and taking it apart, only to make new things. Her father instilled an appreciation for weapons that has only continued to grow since his passing. As for cats; after earning the name "Cheshire Cat" as a mercenary, they grew on her. She's never owned one, but she dreams of one day acquiring such a pet.

There is also a certain, very small thing she can’t help but adore, despite the fact that it annoys her at every second. A little blonde boy that follows her around everywhere. She’s got no fucking idea why he stays glued to her side but the kid simply will not leave. Elaine isn’t exactly a good role model and despite being young he’s well aware of this, but he sticks with her through thick and thin, and that’s all that matters to Elaine.

Elaine has a number of hidden talents, ones you’d never expect of one such as she. Singing, dancing, playing musical instruments, and doing stereotypical mom things are just a few of the things she likes, secretly.

## Physical Description

Elaine is short, standing at a measly 5’2”. She has a muscular figure, and a very pale complexion. Her hair is long and blonde, and she often puts it up in a ponytail to one side when she’s working. She lets it down in casual settings. Elaine’s eyes are an icy blue color.

In her home and other places of comfort, Elaine most often wears a tank top and cargo pants, While travelling she’ll usually add a brown leather jacket to that ensemble, and a cap to go with it. Her work uniform simply consists of a royal blue jumpsuit with the name “Cheshire” stitched sloppily on the right breast. Her combat armor is a CAT6 Specialist model, though it’s very obviously been modified and put through the wringer. The shields on it can be overloaded to shock everything in a circle around Elaine; this is not an intended design feature, but it can be initiated manually. Her armor is also installed with Jump Jets.

## Armament

When in combat, Elaine utilizes an M-358 Talon and an M-13 Raptor as her weapons of choice. She also carries with her a dual set of Monomolecular Blades and a second omni-tool, utilizing both sets of blades to great effect. The combat abilities she has installed include Tactical Cloak, Energy Drain, Submission Net and Invasion.

## Family

* Grace Bettendorf - *Mother*
* James Maddox - *Father*
* Darius Irving - *Spouse*
* Milicus Maddox - *Son*

## Appearances

* Faces, New and Old
* Depot Dowanubo
* Projections
* Cold Case