Taylor Rivera

**Taylor Rivera**, born **Alejandre Rivera** and sometimes known as **Camila Rivera**, is a human criminal with ties to the Orators of Truth.

## Biography

A sad, neglected child, Taylor was raised in northern California by an impoverished family whose cruelty toward their only son caused their life to spiral before it had ever even truly begun. Taylor's father was violently abusive, and his mistreatment caused Taylor to develop a severe case of dissociative identity disorder; at the time, it was their brain's only way to cope with the gender dysphoria that their parents refused to recognize, so Taylor's childhood was split between living as Alejandre, as they were born, and Camila, who presented herself as his twin sister.

Child protective services finally intervened after Taylor ended up hospitalized when they were nine, but foster care was hardly kinder to them than their original home. Alejandre and Camila's shared existence was tortuous for many years, well into Taylor's teens and young adulthood, where they attempted suicide twice before being institutionalized. During their stay at the Barrigan Mental Health Institution in Los Angeles, extensive therapy and rehabilitation allowed Taylor to finally merge their two conflicting personas into their true identity.

After their release from Barrigan's, Taylor seemingly vanished for several years before reappearing outside of Sacramento in 2155. Despite overcoming some of their most prevalent issues, Taylor's mind would never be fully healed. Paranoia and mistrust filled the void left in their two personalities' absence, making Taylor both more confident and more unstable than they'd ever been before.

The discovery of extraterrestrial life was what finally triggered Taylor to go off the deep end completely. They found an online community that was similarly unsettled by the presence of these aliens, and eventually shifted the group from concerned citizens to zealous xenophobes who were willing to take extreme measures to keep humanity safe from this perceived threat.

The Orators of Truth were established in 2161, and by the end of the next year, had been all but wiped out after attempting to suicide bomb the asari homeworld at Taylor's behest. The mastermind themselves was not among the group's casualties, however; after Taylor was named as the organization's leader, they vanished yet again as authorities began the hunt to find them. But Taylor, always prepared for the worst, was ready and fled to the Terminus Systems, taking refuge in the slums of Omega.

## Personality

* Paranoid
* Creepy
* Convincing
* Quick-Witted
* Self-Serving

## Physical Description

Appearing just as shifty as they truly are, Taylor Rivera is essentially the personification and embodiment of deceit. Darting eyes and a dark, uncomfortable expression are Taylor's trademarks, along with their strangely wide grin when they see the simple effect of their presence is felt. Taylor delights in the fact that people inherently dislike them; at the same time, though, Taylor has the ability to make people believe almost anything they say - they deal in slippery, hard to pin truths and twist facts to support their points. Considering how small and weak Taylor really is, that's the only way they've managed to survive this long, by letting others do the hard work for them.

## Armament

### Combat Arms

Taylor utilizes an Executioner heavy pistol if drawn into combat. Her omni-tool is equipped with the combat abilities Combat Drone, Flamethrower, Tactical Cloak and Tech Armor.