Name: Elisa Adler
Rank: Doctor-- Leutnant in the Battalion Aid Station/ Medical Platoon Leader
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Physical Description: Elisa is a 24 year old female of lean build. She doesn't participate in as many training as combat soldiers, so she isn't muscular or particularly athletic- but does have a fit body, as required. Unlike many of her nationality, she wasn't blessed with the beautiful, Swiss blonde hair and blue eyes. Her hair is a dirty, nearly brown blonde and her eyes are a boring grey. The below picture is of the day she was accepted into the corps, and as she doesn't curl her hair (or wear make up) when in duty, it is a tad longer and usually kept in a bun or ponytail.
Skillset: An army medic with field surgery training, Elisa is good at what she does- able to work quickly and efficiently, and calmly under pressure. She struggles with 'letting go' those that are a lost case, like anyone in her profession. She has gone through basic combat training, but nothing extensive, and hasn't ever engaged in battle where she wasn't just providing medical care. From spending childhood summers at a country Grandmother's, she feels comfortable with traveling through and taking advantage of woodsy and field terrain/biology. She can also speak Italian, German, French, English, and Russian.
History: Elisa was born to journalist Laura Bauer, and professor Colin Adler on March 14th, their third wedding anniversary. Handicapped in terms of fertility, it took her parents many attempts and medical help to conceive Elisa, their only child. Growing up in the smallish town of Eggiwil(West and slightly South of Luzern), she was often bored and lonely as a girl, with only studies to keep her busy and entertained. Summers she was able to escape to her grandparent's farm outside of Luthern, which was only exciting in the lengthy train ride to get there- for there wasn't ever much to do on a farm except work or walks through the terrain. Still, she always enjoyed herself and loved going back to see her extended family.
As a professor and journalist, Colin and Laura decided to home school her in hopes of giving her a better education. Colin taught her science and math, with a strong emphasis on the physics he taught to his own students, and Laura focused on foreign language and literature. By constantly schooling their very bored daughter from an extremely early age, Colin and Laura were able to push Elisa through primary and secondary school at an extremely fast pace, gaining her completion of schooling at the age of 15.
At 16, thanks in part to her father's connections in the educational world, Elisa was able to enroll and study medicine in Luzern, graduating 7 years later. Shortly after proudly accepting her diploma, she enrolled and was drafted in the Swiss corps as a medic. Her parents, while extremely proud and supportive, are fearful of their only child's choice- they couldn't bear to lose the center and purpose of their world. They exchange letters with Elisa continuously, her mother's correspondence serving as mental and emotional support, and her father's a constant source of more study and education.
Through out her life, Elisa had friends mostly in those many years older than her, such as her parents and the tutors they brought in to teach her. She learned much from them, but never really experienced the "fun" side of adolescence, especially in her teenage years where she was surrounded by 20-something year old medical students. She sees the corps as a way to meet new people and make something significant of herself in the world, to not just be another smart girl from a wealthy family, supported by her parent's successes. Not to mention that few hospitals or clinics are willing to hire a fresh grad, only 24 years old. Even when she waves the proof in their face, they still ask if she is there to study or do her residency.
Psychological Profile:
Not shy, but generally rather quiet. Confident in her skills and methods, and always searching out for more knowledge. She can seem kind of dry and humorless sometimes, but only at first. Strongly bonded to her family, the decision to leave them for the corps was a difficult one that she doesn't intend to not matter in the future. She strives to rise in her field and rank.
Equipment:
A army medical kit with two pouches, on suspenders for ease of transport, containing:
-Bandages and tapes
-Surgical tools such as forceps, scissors, scalpels, ties
-Dressing for wounds
-Flask and canteen
-Dog tags, minimal office supplies, small medical pocket books
-Limited vials of morphine, aspirin, some antibiotics and shock medicine
-Other small, less-significant medical tools such as thermometer or swabs.
Weapons: -blank for now, though definitely nothing extensive)