Mass Effect 1
/Recompiling file/
/Profile: Jane Shepard/
/Gender: Female/
/Rank: Alliance Navy Commander/
/Pre-service History: Spacer/
/Psychological Profile: Ruthless/
/Military Specialization: Soldier/
/Personality traits:
-Moderate alien tolerance (xenophobia -1)
-Neutral Military Discipline (discipline 0)
-Moderate disdain for human supremacists (xenophobia -1)
-Very low emotional warmth ( warmth -2)/
/Moral Alignment: High Renegade/
*may rework some of the summary for later storytelling instead of including it here. Codex?
/Summary:
"With both parents in the military, Shepard spent her childhood on ships and stations as they transferred from posting to posting, never staying in one location for more than a few years. Following in her parents' footsteps, she enlisted at the age of eighteen in the Alliance marines.
During the Skyllian Blitz (2176?), Shepard demonstrated her extreme leadership and impressive piloting skills (likely acquired through her spacer upbringing) when she led three other pilots in their fighters and together they nearly single-handedly crushed the right flank of the Batarian Naval fleet through a daring manevere. The four pilots, equipped with Mass Effect bombs known as "hull busters", dodged cruiser fire and enemy fighter pursuit while making a b-line for one of the Batarian fleet's two carriers. The design of the Batarian cruisers offered two shielded openings to the hangar to allow for more efficient mobility of fighters. This design proved to be a flaw as Shepard's squad timed their attack perfectly to be able to enter the hangar from one side just as the shields guarding the entrance were being lowered to allow the next wave of Batarian fighters to deploy. Upon entering the hangar, Shepard and her wingmen quickly dropped their payload and exited the hangar from the other unshielded opening. The squad was not even a kilometer away from the cruiser before the payload engaged, ripping apart the carrier from the inside-out with oscillating mass effect fields. The carrier's shields quickly fell, allowing Alliance cruisers to dispatch the enemy ship from far range. With half their fighters out of commission and their right flank completely exposed, Batarian forces were quickly overwhelmed and forced to retreat after they lost another two cruisers. Shepard has been criticized due to the perceived riskiness of this maneuver, but she defended herself by explaining how through her history as spacer, she had seen plenty of different ships to speculate that such a maneuver was possible. she went on to say that after inquiring with Alliance Intelligence Branch (AIB) regarding the suspected dimensions of the hangar, she felt confident that not only would a double-sided hangar make the maneuver possible, but the height of the hangar offered just enough space for Alliance fighters to enter the hangar above deploying enemy fighters and come out unscathed. AIB later confirmed that this information had been relayed to Shepard during combat. When further asked why she did not ask for permission from Alliance Command, Shepard replied that she was worried the idea would get 'Shot down' so she made a judgement call. Despite further grilling by Alliance brass, it was undeniable that Shepard's dauntless choice may have been what guaranteed victory space battle of the Skyllian Blitz. Shepard was awarded the Silver Star for her courage. After fully proving her extreme potential, Shepard was also nominated and accepted into the N7 program.
Shepard was a key player in the Aralakh Zero War of year????. Following the First Contact War (year????), humanity sought to expand its influence in the galaxy by claiming planets of key strategic value. The Alliance thus chose to offer a finder's fee to any independent prospectors who were able to find valuable mineral deposits on far off worlds. Some brave prospectors traveled to the Aralakh system, which was technically under the jurisdiction of the Turian government following the events of the Krogan Rebellions. Prospectors in this system were extremely lucky enough to discover a large deposit of element zero on when exploring the moons of the gas giant Ruam. The moon they discovered, later named Plutus after the Greek god of abundance and wealth, was learned to have an extraordinarily large reserve of element zero, with 30% of the outer mantle of the moon being composed of the material. Alliance forces quickly moved in to secure the eezo, establishing a grounded mining platform and orbiting forward operating base to protect the asset. However, this elicited great disdain from the alien interests, especially the Turians as they saw this invasion into their supposed protected territory as an offense against their government. Because of this, along with the suspicion that the Turians sought to secure the eezo reserve for themselves, the Alliance faced great pressure from the Turians to halt all mining operations. However, human politicians were able to cleverly manipulate loopholes in galactic law to prevent the Turians from removing humans from Plutus by force. This tactic was only temporary, as Turians eventually mounted their navy to demand humans remove themselves from Plutus within 8 galactic standard hours. Not more than 5 minutes into this time period, an Alliance cruiser haphazardly lost control of its system and a chain reaction commenced causing the entire ship to explode. It was suspected that the ship malfunction either due to a stray asteroid or cosmic ray interference. However, Alliance forces already on edge suspected Turian attack and immediately retaliated, starting the first volleys of the Aralakh Zero War. The battle quickly escalated into a one sided exchange, with the superior Turian navy achieving dominance. After surrounding the Alliance orbiting FOB with their navy, Turian forces then deployed around two dozen trooper shuttles to capture the mining platform on the moon. Shepard and her N7 unit were tasked with defending the platform at the time. Without anti-air artillery, the Alliance ground forces had to be extremely clever in their defense. Using her experience as a N7 operative, Shepard formulated a daring plan that demonstrated her battle intellect. Half of the Alliance marines stationed at the platform would feign a retreat deeper into the facility, luring Turrian ground forces. Shepard, N7 operatives, and the other half of the Alliance marines then hid in the hangar until the last two Turian shuttles prepared to land on the platform. Shepard then detonated a short range, EMP bomb to disable the Turian shuttles from taking off after landing. The hangars doors then opened, promptly allowing Alliance forces to eliminate Turian forces near the shuttle. Shepard and her team then seized the Turian shuttles and loaded them with four, high density eezo deposits before departing onboard the shuttles, aimed at boarding the Turian Navy's lead dreadnought, the Element Zero Vessel(EZV) Oma Ker. Using intercepted Turian military codes to fake their identity, Shepard reported to the control tower of the Oma Ker that they required immediate medical evacuation for Turian forces who were injured by surprisingly vicious human resistance. Oma Ker was fooled and approved the Turian shuttles to board. Shepard's forces then fought mercifully through waves of Turian soldiers while escorting the eezo deposits deeper into the Oma Ker. Upon, reaching the vessels drive core, N7 engineers then attached plasma charges to the deposits for detonation upon the teams escape. Shepard realized that without someone to defend the charges, they would not have nearly enough time to escape before the Turina forces could disarm the charges."/
/THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS CONFIDENTIAL./
/LEVEL 7 CLEARANCE REQUIRED TO PROCEED/
/PLEASE INPUT CREDENTIALS/
/.../
/CREDENTIALS APPROVED/
/"Shepard gave the order to her team to form a perimeter to protect the eezo deposits while. While Alliance marines were distracted fighting, Shepard and her N7 team escaped out of the engine room. Shepard immediately ordered N7 engineers to hack into the ship's hardware and seal the hatch behind them so that the marines were forced to continue defending the eezo deposits. Working their way back to the hangar, Shepard and the N7 team reboarded the Turian shuttles and made their escape before detonating the plasma charges. This caused the plasma charges to feed large amounts of electricity into the eezo deposits. The feedback from the unrefined eezo interfered with the functionality of the Oma Ker's drive core, creating a chain reaction that shut down the entirety of the dreadnoughts systems. The Alliance Navy swiftly destroyed the dreadnought, and with their most powerful vessel removed, the Turian Navy was forced to a standstill in the space battle. Casualties of similar magnitude continued on each side before the Turians decided that retreat after extracting their ground forces from the mining platform. Although Shepard has been severely criticized for her abandoning of Alliance marine allies on the Oma Ker as well as being blamed for the complete eradication of Alliance marines left behind on the mining platform, it is undeniable that her actions likely prevented Alliance forces from being completely annihilated by the Turians. Shepard was commended for her bravery and awarded the Star of Terra the Alliance's highest honor.
Shepard's valor in military service is unquestionable. Being the legacy of her veteran parents and her extremely successful military career has instilled greatly loyalty in Shepard toward the Alliance. Her life as a spacer likely contributed to her cold demeanor and apparent lack of personal attachments, which was further demonstrated by her willingness to sacrifice allies during the Aralakh Zero War. Shepard's disposition to use others as tools for an ends is worrisome and she has been described as a bit of a renegade; however, Shepard is an extremely important asset to Alliance interests as she always procures the grit to resolve issues softer soldiers would not be able to overcome. Shepard's vast experience in space has made her fairly knowledgeable of other sentient species and the Alliance has relied on her multiple times in military situations where diplomacy is required. This is unique given the rather anti-alien sentiments expressed by most soldiers especially since most of them have had to engage against Batarian forces."/
/End Profile/
*IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO TRACK YOUR FOUR PERSONALITY TRAITS BASED ON THIS PROFILE. Either use the "edit placeholders" feature in the Story Menu or manually track through pen and paper. Your numbers will qualify you for unique choices and dialogue.
/Profile: Jane Shepard/
/Gender: Female/
/Rank: Alliance Navy Commander/
/Pre-service History: Spacer/
/Psychological Profile: Ruthless/
/Military Specialization: Soldier/
/Personality traits:
-Moderate alien tolerance (xenophobia -1)
-Neutral Military Discipline (discipline 0)
-Moderate disdain for human supremacists (xenophobia -1)
-Very low emotional warmth ( warmth -2)/
/Moral Alignment: High Renegade/
*may rework some of the summary for later storytelling instead of including it here. Codex?
/Summary:
"With both parents in the military, Shepard spent her childhood on ships and stations as they transferred from posting to posting, never staying in one location for more than a few years. Following in her parents' footsteps, she enlisted at the age of eighteen in the Alliance marines.
During the Skyllian Blitz (2176?), Shepard demonstrated her extreme leadership and impressive piloting skills (likely acquired through her spacer upbringing) when she led three other pilots in their fighters and together they nearly single-handedly crushed the right flank of the Batarian Naval fleet through a daring manevere. The four pilots, equipped with Mass Effect bombs known as "hull busters", dodged cruiser fire and enemy fighter pursuit while making a b-line for one of the Batarian fleet's two carriers. The design of the Batarian cruisers offered two shielded openings to the hangar to allow for more efficient mobility of fighters. This design proved to be a flaw as Shepard's squad timed their attack perfectly to be able to enter the hangar from one side just as the shields guarding the entrance were being lowered to allow the next wave of Batarian fighters to deploy. Upon entering the hangar, Shepard and her wingmen quickly dropped their payload and exited the hangar from the other unshielded opening. The squad was not even a kilometer away from the cruiser before the payload engaged, ripping apart the carrier from the inside-out with oscillating mass effect fields. The carrier's shields quickly fell, allowing Alliance cruisers to dispatch the enemy ship from far range. With half their fighters out of commission and their right flank completely exposed, Batarian forces were quickly overwhelmed and forced to retreat after they lost another two cruisers. Shepard has been criticized due to the perceived riskiness of this maneuver, but she defended herself by explaining how through her history as spacer, she had seen plenty of different ships to speculate that such a maneuver was possible. she went on to say that after inquiring with Alliance Intelligence Branch (AIB) regarding the suspected dimensions of the hangar, she felt confident that not only would a double-sided hangar make the maneuver possible, but the height of the hangar offered just enough space for Alliance fighters to enter the hangar above deploying enemy fighters and come out unscathed. AIB later confirmed that this information had been relayed to Shepard during combat. When further asked why she did not ask for permission from Alliance Command, Shepard replied that she was worried the idea would get 'Shot down' so she made a judgement call. Despite further grilling by Alliance brass, it was undeniable that Shepard's dauntless choice may have been what guaranteed victory space battle of the Skyllian Blitz. Shepard was awarded the Silver Star for her courage. After fully proving her extreme potential, Shepard was also nominated and accepted into the N7 program.
Shepard was a key player in the Aralakh Zero War of year????. Following the First Contact War (year????), humanity sought to expand its influence in the galaxy by claiming planets of key strategic value. The Alliance thus chose to offer a finder's fee to any independent prospectors who were able to find valuable mineral deposits on far off worlds. Some brave prospectors traveled to the Aralakh system, which was technically under the jurisdiction of the Turian government following the events of the Krogan Rebellions. Prospectors in this system were extremely lucky enough to discover a large deposit of element zero on when exploring the moons of the gas giant Ruam. The moon they discovered, later named Plutus after the Greek god of abundance and wealth, was learned to have an extraordinarily large reserve of element zero, with 30% of the outer mantle of the moon being composed of the material. Alliance forces quickly moved in to secure the eezo, establishing a grounded mining platform and orbiting forward operating base to protect the asset. However, this elicited great disdain from the alien interests, especially the Turians as they saw this invasion into their supposed protected territory as an offense against their government. Because of this, along with the suspicion that the Turians sought to secure the eezo reserve for themselves, the Alliance faced great pressure from the Turians to halt all mining operations. However, human politicians were able to cleverly manipulate loopholes in galactic law to prevent the Turians from removing humans from Plutus by force. This tactic was only temporary, as Turians eventually mounted their navy to demand humans remove themselves from Plutus within 8 galactic standard hours. Not more than 5 minutes into this time period, an Alliance cruiser haphazardly lost control of its system and a chain reaction commenced causing the entire ship to explode. It was suspected that the ship malfunction either due to a stray asteroid or cosmic ray interference. However, Alliance forces already on edge suspected Turian attack and immediately retaliated, starting the first volleys of the Aralakh Zero War. The battle quickly escalated into a one sided exchange, with the superior Turian navy achieving dominance. After surrounding the Alliance orbiting FOB with their navy, Turian forces then deployed around two dozen trooper shuttles to capture the mining platform on the moon. Shepard and her N7 unit were tasked with defending the platform at the time. Without anti-air artillery, the Alliance ground forces had to be extremely clever in their defense. Using her experience as a N7 operative, Shepard formulated a daring plan that demonstrated her battle intellect. Half of the Alliance marines stationed at the platform would feign a retreat deeper into the facility, luring Turrian ground forces. Shepard, N7 operatives, and the other half of the Alliance marines then hid in the hangar until the last two Turian shuttles prepared to land on the platform. Shepard then detonated a short range, EMP bomb to disable the Turian shuttles from taking off after landing. The hangars doors then opened, promptly allowing Alliance forces to eliminate Turian forces near the shuttle. Shepard and her team then seized the Turian shuttles and loaded them with four, high density eezo deposits before departing onboard the shuttles, aimed at boarding the Turian Navy's lead dreadnought, the Element Zero Vessel(EZV) Oma Ker. Using intercepted Turian military codes to fake their identity, Shepard reported to the control tower of the Oma Ker that they required immediate medical evacuation for Turian forces who were injured by surprisingly vicious human resistance. Oma Ker was fooled and approved the Turian shuttles to board. Shepard's forces then fought mercifully through waves of Turian soldiers while escorting the eezo deposits deeper into the Oma Ker. Upon, reaching the vessels drive core, N7 engineers then attached plasma charges to the deposits for detonation upon the teams escape. Shepard realized that without someone to defend the charges, they would not have nearly enough time to escape before the Turina forces could disarm the charges."/
/THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS CONFIDENTIAL./
/LEVEL 7 CLEARANCE REQUIRED TO PROCEED/
/PLEASE INPUT CREDENTIALS/
/.../
/CREDENTIALS APPROVED/
/"Shepard gave the order to her team to form a perimeter to protect the eezo deposits while. While Alliance marines were distracted fighting, Shepard and her N7 team escaped out of the engine room. Shepard immediately ordered N7 engineers to hack into the ship's hardware and seal the hatch behind them so that the marines were forced to continue defending the eezo deposits. Working their way back to the hangar, Shepard and the N7 team reboarded the Turian shuttles and made their escape before detonating the plasma charges. This caused the plasma charges to feed large amounts of electricity into the eezo deposits. The feedback from the unrefined eezo interfered with the functionality of the Oma Ker's drive core, creating a chain reaction that shut down the entirety of the dreadnoughts systems. The Alliance Navy swiftly destroyed the dreadnought, and with their most powerful vessel removed, the Turian Navy was forced to a standstill in the space battle. Casualties of similar magnitude continued on each side before the Turians decided that retreat after extracting their ground forces from the mining platform. Although Shepard has been severely criticized for her abandoning of Alliance marine allies on the Oma Ker as well as being blamed for the complete eradication of Alliance marines left behind on the mining platform, it is undeniable that her actions likely prevented Alliance forces from being completely annihilated by the Turians. Shepard was commended for her bravery and awarded the Star of Terra the Alliance's highest honor.
Shepard's valor in military service is unquestionable. Being the legacy of her veteran parents and her extremely successful military career has instilled greatly loyalty in Shepard toward the Alliance. Her life as a spacer likely contributed to her cold demeanor and apparent lack of personal attachments, which was further demonstrated by her willingness to sacrifice allies during the Aralakh Zero War. Shepard's disposition to use others as tools for an ends is worrisome and she has been described as a bit of a renegade; however, Shepard is an extremely important asset to Alliance interests as she always procures the grit to resolve issues softer soldiers would not be able to overcome. Shepard's vast experience in space has made her fairly knowledgeable of other sentient species and the Alliance has relied on her multiple times in military situations where diplomacy is required. This is unique given the rather anti-alien sentiments expressed by most soldiers especially since most of them have had to engage against Batarian forces."/
/End Profile/
*IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO TRACK YOUR FOUR PERSONALITY TRAITS BASED ON THIS PROFILE. Either use the "edit placeholders" feature in the Story Menu or manually track through pen and paper. Your numbers will qualify you for unique choices and dialogue.
