Kalina Kovalic
20 | 5'9" | WARDEN 3rd Class
A P P E A R A N C E
Lean build. Prefers to wear armor-lined long coats over professional wear or tactical gear whenever at all possible.
P E R S O N A L I T Y
Reserved and stoic, Kalina is somewhat socially maladjusted from being raised among active combat personnel her entire life before she entered the WARDEN academy. She possesses little understanding of social norms or civilian culture, having grown up focusing on fighting and soldiering first and foremost.
Still, Kalina does her best to work with her fellow WARDEN members and help them with what they need, even if she doesn’t understand how certain individuals think or act at times.
Tends to speak in a neutral tone most of the time, emoting only very rarely.
B A C K G R O U N D
The girl who would become Kalina Kovalic was born in a minor border nation, orphaned practically from birth by Vangar expansionism. Her town was conquered in less than a day, her parents either killed or scattered to the winds. Had a traveling mercenary troupe not found her, she would have died of exposure. Mylo Kovalic, leader of Mylo's Marauders, found the girl and raised her as his own.
The Marauders spent years finding their livelihood being choked out, given that they refused to work for Vangar. Every military force they signed up with was defeated by the Empire in short order, and they eventually fled to Rassvet as refugees, albeit much reduced in number. The moment they arrived in-country, Mylo signed the Marauders up as Rassvet auxiliaries. They were redeployed back to the front almost immediately, though not without Mylo watching his little girl who had just turned of qualifying age be press-ganged into the WARDEN academy. For her part, Kalina was eager to join. She had spent the entirety of her life so far powerless waiting for her adoptive family to return from battle constantly, and wished for nothing more than to be able to join them eventually. Mylo was slightly more reluctant, but eventually accepted that she was bound for the battlefield one day. And where else would she receive the best training and care possible?
Ten years passed. Kalina was found to be an expert combatant and pilot on par with a Second Class, but her leadership and tactical assessments proved to be lacking. As it stood, she still passed for Third Class without issue, with the expectation of being able to attempt to qualify for Second in the future with further experience in the field.
Graudation came, and the surviving Marauders all managed to wrangle enough leave away from the front lines to attend, Kalina's father included. When the few friends she'd made during her time at the academy suggested one last hurrah before being deployed to the front, Kalina could only shrug and go along with them. It didn't particularly matter to her what they did until she shipped out, so why not just roll with it and keep them happy?
C O M B A T
Combat Class:
Vanguard/Combat Support (Pilot)
Combat Style:
Kalina is a frontline gunblade specialist, skilled in the use of an otherwise esoteric weapon. Her sword style is minimalist and efficient, aiming for economy of movement with minimal exaggeration or flourishes in order to close the gap between blade and flesh as quickly as possible, all backed up by the explosive power of a gunblade. She typically wears medium armor, favoring a balance between mobility and protection. Most of her magical ability is dedicated towards empowering her gunblade's cartridges in order to infuse her weapon's strikes with elemental or defensive augments.
In terms of combat support, Kalina is certified to pilot both fixed-wing and VTOL transport aircraft. Her piloting can best be described as moderately psychotic, as every flight with her is geared towards speed and evading enemy fire, even on a leisurely cruise in friendly skies.
R E L A T I O N S H I P S
Gerard: Kalina finds Gerard odd, but she doesn't dislike him. Insults and quips tend to brush off her like water to begin with, and Gerard has displayed enough moments of genuine care over the years that she can't really bring herself to hate him. It'd be easier on everyone if he just stated what he meant instead, though. That said, she had to have it explained to her by someone else that Gerard's been consistently trying to get a rise out of her for years. As to why, Kalina doesn't particularly understand it herself, but at least there's seemingly no malice involved. Good enough for her.
Tony: They're not too close with each other, on account of not speaking one-on-one much, but Kalina is impressed with how well Tony's recovered from his accident. The amount of drive and grit he's shown since then is definitely commendable. Thinks he should've been a shoo-in for Second Class regardless. If he could take out Schneider, he earned it. She's tried to teach him the ammunition trick, but Kalina isn't good at explaining things that come easily to her. That, and it requires more fine control over Mist than he has.
Justice: Justice meets every check mark Kalina has for a good squad leader, and she trusts her implicitly. More than that, she's direct and says what she means. It's a rare quality when a good portion of WARDEN recruits were civilians concerned about politeness and appearances, and Justice is very easy for Kalina to deal with as a result. She also appreciates that Justice explains the jokes she makes to her. She still doesn't get the humor, but Kalina'd never understand them otherwise.
Lance: The two met early on in training, with Kalina dropping a few pointers when she noticed him struggling. Since then, she's continued doing the same, with him reciprocating for social situations she doesn't understand in return. Kalina is rather defensive of Lance when it comes to others disparaging him, believing that if he meets minimum regs, which he does, he isn't deserving of disrespect. WARDEN needs every warm body it can pass for the war effort, and Lance washing out would be a complete waste.
Silje: In a way, the two are polar opposites, but with the same starting point: social incompetence. As it turns out, someone who can't shut up is a good fit with someone who barely emotes or cares to. It's not a complicated relationship: Silje talks, Kalina listens, and occasionally one tries to steer the other back when they go too far. Kalina might be reserved, but she does enjoy being around people to the point where Silje is good company.
Levy: Easily the most confusing person in the squad to Kalina. His insistence on making a nuisance of himself is similar enough to the rest of the team to the point where she's just learned to deal with it, but doing a complete 180 in his personality only in the field just baffles her. Why even bother to put a false face on? Of course, he refused to answer the one time Kalina tried to call him out on it, and has seemed wary of her since. Chalk one up to another social thing she doesn't get.
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