Editing Campaign:NERV Siberia (section)

==Characters==

===Griet Jacobs===
Griet is a fifteen year old, born in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. At just over a year old at Second Impact, the majority of her childhood memories consist of refugee camps, struggle for survival and the anarchy the descended upon the African Continent afterwards. She is only a few inches over five feet tall, and slight of build, reflecting a scarcity of food in her past. She has begun to fill out a bit with the regular rations provided on Base, but she is still skittish and likely to hoard food. The youngest of a large family, two of Griet’s brothers were killed in the flood resulting from Second Impact, the remaining siblings are either with her parents in London, or continuing to work for survival in Africa. 

Griet would be described by many, including some of her fellow teammates, as a coward. While this is, to some extent true, much of her psyche can be explained by years spent focused almost solely on the survival of herself and her family. Her years spent in refugee camps have given her a solid distrust of humanity in general, but a strong sense of loyalty to the few whom she deems as family.  At the age of Fifteen, her family was finally evacuated from Africa to London, where she was promptly taken by NERV associates for the EVA program. Accordingly, she is ill-equipped to handle many of the mental strains put on a new pilot. 

Much like its Pilot,  Griet’s EVA, Unit 40 is also on the lighter side, and clearly built for speed and somewhat skittish.  The unit is blue, with a black trim, and it’s unhinged jaw is certainly eye catching.  Thus far, Unit 40 has no other name. Unit 40 is extremely twitchy, but apparently oddly loveable.

Went on to become one of the foremost experts in EVA combat, on account of being one of the best markswomen in the world and possessing truly incredible reflexes. Her career continued onwards as an EVA training officer, showing a new generation of pilots (although there weren't many, as EVA units were never really adopted as a major part of world militaries) just how to run and shoot in a giant cybernetic death machine.

===Dostov Pokryshkin===
Dostov is a friendly and well-meaning, if under socialized, youth from Russia's federal capital Moscow. Standing at just over six feet he has a muscular build, though he's also a shade overweight. His honey-blonde hair has been cut short recently, and while his right eye is hazel the left eye is green. A case of heterochromia brought on by an injury to his left eye that also left a scar running through the same eyebrow.

Dostov is a dedicated if easy-going boy that enjoys cooking and sewing. He has a strong sense of duty when it comes to protecting not only humanity from the Vragi, but also his family and his fellow pilots, whom he adores. He is brave and sometimes characterized as suicidal in combat, willing to give his life for the sake of others. He's proud to be a part of Dolg Kommanda.

Unit 41, also known as Pizdetz Vsemu, is a concept model created using the newest and greatest tech available to Russia. It features leg pistons for faster deployment and a cyclopean visor in place of its natural visual array. Armor plating ideally protects it from the worst punishment the Vragi can dish out, should they make it past the unit's riot shield.

Still considered a national hero in Russia, despite his somewhat incompetent service record and negative effect on unit cohesion.

===Tanya Pavlichenko===
Jr. Lietenant Tanya Ivanova Pavlichenko, aged fifteen, Tanya Ivanova Pavlichenko, aged fifteen, stands at 5'8" with an angular, boyish build and the general first impression she gives off is that of someone you probably don't want to spend that much time around — not because she looks threatening (though her increasing strength is changing that) or particularly predisposed to moral dubiousness (read: evil actions), but because of the semi-permanent sneer that graces her pointy, potentially pretty face. Her lips are full, her nose slightly upturned, her muscles increasingly larger and well-defined and her face almost ''too'' symmetrical. She wears her dark hair a bit past her shoulders, opting to tie it in a ponytail more often than not as she considers it too "unruly" when left to its own devices; her blue eyes, on close examination, seem a shade too pale. Her speech is most often brusque and to the point, but marked with precise language and references to not ostensibly relevant matters (most often, history) that she expects others to follow without explanation.

The team Berserker and the manufactured among a team of biological humans, Tanya has no idea as to her true nature and had a profoundly lonely upbringing before joining the Dolg Kommanda. She believes that her parents died as war heroes in the service of their Motherland and regards Dr. Tuchechev, one of her former handlers, as being basically her mother. Considering this, it's really no surprise that there's something notably ''off'' about her ... with "off" in this case, meaning "borderline autistic." Although it takes a certain amount of time to notice, she has difficulty maintaining eye contact and when she hardly notices when she lets her eyes dart around unless actively trying to keep them in one place. Her eye movements are not conscientious attempts at being aware of her surroundings, but more of a tic arising from her laboratory-created neurology and as such, she receives no practical benefit from them. Additionally, she has difficulty understanding emotions and other people on their own terms.

Spending time in the constant company of people is proving to be good for her: given that she's never been around so many people for so long, Dolg Kommanda is teaching her some basic social skills and how to enjoy herself with others, and she's even come to regard Griet, Elsa, and Dostov as her friends. So far, she's nicknamed all of them, hugged two, held hands with Elsa (significant progress from Tanya's attempt at inciting a stand-off for the single room), and even gotten used to sharing a room with Griet. Even so, the nuances of tone sometimes escape her, especially in the cases of irony, sarcasm, and metaphorical speech; likewise, she suffers from a chronic lack of tact, understands other people less on their own terms and more in terms of their relation to her and what she wants from them, or else limited to the strictly theoretical. When dealing with ''other'' people — meaning, those who aren't herself or her former lifelong handlers — one of her most common feelings is that of exasperation; she possesses a naturally gifted and exceptionally trained intelligence, and she often forgets that not everyone operates on her level or sees the world in the same way that she does. Her true fatal flaw, though, is her temper and her great capacity for rage; unfortunately for everyone, this is also one of her best assets when she's in her Evangelion.

Unit 42, designation Cernobog, a Russian flagship, is "huge, bulky, and predatory, with [an unhinged jaw and fangs], but also enormous, rending talons and bulging muscles, its entire body giving the impression of a 45m tall demon. Its entire body is black, save the talons and the eyes, which are both bright red and menacing. It has huge, powerful support pistons built into the legs, as well, ready to help it pounce on its prey." Tanya has a great affection for her EVA, even thinking of him as a friend and companion, the entity that most understands her. Cernobog also has the honor of being the entity to whom Tanya shows the most empathy and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reciprocity_(social_psychology) reciprocity]; he's been with her since her early days as an EVA Test Pilot and it is not a gross exaggeration to say that she has bonded more with him than almost anyone else. Using this bond and her natural anger, she follows the Berzerker's path, with a mind to mangle every vrag that gets in her way. Both in and out of her EVA, she prefers melee combat to ranged, and the heat of battle brings out some of the worst in her: she rushes headlong into fights and skirmishes for many reasons (further detailed below), gets going on the rush and the outlet that fully satisfies the anger she generally keeps in check (letting it come up in snappishness and exasperation, but little else), and then a sadistic streak takes over, a desire to see her opponents pained and broken so her notions of superiority are confirmed. Put briefly: there is a reason why she's Dolg Kommanda's resident [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c81bcjyfn6U honey badger].

Also, she nicknames people. It's both a way of showing fondness (despite the fact that most of the nicknames are fairly offensive) and of declaring someone to be hers, in the sense that s/he is, for better or for worse, part of Tanya's team. Her list of nicknames for other PCs (both used in game and prospective ones) follows, and will likely get considerably longer:

* '''Griet Jacobs'''
** Bobo: in reference to Griet's kudu meatloaf thing.
** 

* '''Dostov Pokryshkin'''
** ''Mishka'': approximately, Russian for "teddy bear."
** Fuzzy: because whether or not he is actually hairy, he is like a bear. And bears are fuzzy.
** Bruschetta: because this was the first thing he made for the team.

* '''Elsa Faustus'''
** Schnitzel: created in episode 2.

* '''Miko Nakamura'''
** Nigiri: to keep up the trend of cultural stereotype food names.
** Miho: because Tanya wasn't really listening when they were introduced.

* '''Capt. Nathanial Durond''' — note that these will probably never be uttered to his face. Tanya has too much respect for the military hierarchy to do that, even if Durond is from the UN and a Frenchman.
** Captain Escargot: created in episode 3.

* '''Chernobog''' — the fact that she ''nicknamed her EVA unit'' is a good indicator of just how inhuman her inhuman psychology is. Anyway, she's taken to calling him Cernusha (sometimes Chernushka) as of episode 10.

[http://amorremanet.wikia.com/wiki/Tanya_Pavlichenko_(NERV_Siberia) Character Sheet]

Stayed with NERV as an EVA pilot, unwilling and unable to be seperated from Cernobog. She eventually became a significant scientific resource for the study of EVA-contamination and Evangelion biological augmentation.

===Elsa Faustus===
Elsa Faustus is a fifteen year old girl of average height, plainly average features with blue eyes and light brown hair, average agility, and average mental ability who grew up in southern Germany, her home sheltered almost entirely from the Impact thanks to Africa and other countries happening to be in the way.  Her mother is a literature teacher, her father a shoe salesman, and she was brought up in a pleasant home, just watching the world change on TV and as the nearby city of Stuttgart became a capital for the new UN.  She never stood out at anything in school, save for being naturally strong and heavily built.  In high school, this heavy frame and late development made her become withdrawn.  She felt she'd never amount to anything and would do anything to be able to make a difference.

NERV gave her that opportunity.

Picked up by the Marduk Institute as a promising Pilot Candidate, Elsa eagerly left her old life behind for the chance to serve NERV, the UN, and save mankind.  She will do anything, follow any order, undertake any mission to prove to NERV that they were right to pluck her from obscurity and mediocrity to save the world.  Elsa will always be found in her NERV khakis save when she's on a mission.  And she'd rather not anyone see her in a plugsuit, thinking it makes her look like a boy in addition to it's other issues.

Elsa's withdrawn habits keep her from easily bonding with her fellow pilots, but she tries to keep up and respects them.  They, after all, were chosen with her to be at the forefront of this new war.  If they prove to be lacking, it will reflect upon her in the eyes of NERV.  The one sore spot is Pilot Tanya's insistence on calling her Schnitzel.  Elsa positively hates it.

Elsa pilots Unit 43, "Mephistopheles."  The source of the name is a bit of a mystery, as is the precise origin of this unit shipped to Siberia from Germany.  It differs radically in design from the other EVAs, being heavily armored with overlapping black plates of complex metal alloys with bright white markings and trim, sophisticated sensors mounted on it's head, and being roughly half the speed of the other EVAs.  Unfortunately for both Elsa and Mephy, the Russians hastily armed the unit with a Pallet Gun prototype from storage.  So far, it has jammed with every use.  Elsa loathes the weapon and the people who assigned to her with a passion.  Instead, Elsa simply uses the AT Field of her EVA to do what her weapon cannot.  She does the most remarkable things with it as she doesn't know what is supposed to be impossible with it and is surprised whenever the other Pilots can't emulate it.

After fulfilling her destiny, rising up, and becoming a legend, Wingleader Elsa Faustus remained on as an AT Field Phenomenon researcher, helping pioneer the use of the AT Field for faster than light travel via Dirac Breaching, which would go on to become the core of a fledgling human space program.

===Miko Nakamura===


===Major Nathaniel Durond /Operations Director===
Nathaniel Durond is a pale but distinguished looking Frenchman in his early forties, with just a hint of gray among his brown hair, and wrinkles under his gray eyes. He stands at just under six feet tall with a medium build and is always dressed in a meticulously neat NERV uniform, but keep on a blue UN beret whenever he can get away with it, and is almost always seen with glasses folded in his breast pocket and an expensive looking wrist watch one wrist or the other.

Nathaniel grew up in a well to-do American French family in Paris, and rose quickly through elite private schools. Nathaniel enrolled in École Normale Supérieure and École des hautes études en sciences sociales at age 16. By age 23, Nathaniel had doctorates in both psychology and history, and taught at several prestigious universities in France, England, and the United States as a visiting professor. Nathaniel became within academic circles an expert on child soldiers, and the rehabilitation thereof.

Nathaniel was deep in the Congo in the company of a Red Cross observer mission when the second impact happened. Things went from bad to worse, to horrific in short order. Nathaniel was himself forced to take up arms to defend himself, and eventually made his way to a UN Peacekeeper unit. As the world pulled itself apart, Nathaniel was pressed into service as an intelligence analyst, a position he remained in for years without anyone quite realizing that he was not an official member of any nation's military on loan to the U.N.

After some semblance of order had been restored, NERV recruited Nathaniel, as his skillset was uniquely suited to their needs. Nathaniel joined after being shown at least a small part of why the EVAs and their young pilots were a necessary evil. Which is the only thing that lets him sleep at night.

Major Durond and his TRIDENT have been transferred to the American branch of NERV, after the Support TRIDENT was obsoleted by the invention of the S2 Organ.

Colonel Durond eventually went on to retire and return to private practice, helping victims of child abuse and veterans of the EVA War, as well as the many, many post-impact conventional wars that still rocked the planet for years to come.