Helia "Sunspot" Gryphon

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Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Helia "Sunspot" Gryphon

Eliza Dushku as Helia "Sunspot" Gryphon

Personal

Alias:	Sunspot
Age:	26
Features:	5'7", Dark hair, brown eyes
Colony:	Sagittaron

Professional

Rank:	Lieutenant (Junior Grade)
Department:	Air-Wing
Position:	Viper Pilot

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Background

Rescued from Sagittaron, Helia is a quiet Viper Pilot, new to the fleet. (OOC: More to come as I get to know the character myself!)

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Helia Gryphon was born to Callista and Julius Gryphon on March 7th, 2015 AE, in Aigosthena, Jharkhand Province, Sagittaron. Her family was a simple one: deeply religious and devoted to the gods, and fishermen. Life couldn't get more simple than the life that Helia lived while growing up. She helped her father fish, she helped her mother cook (you have to get extremely creative when a large part of your diet is fish and seafood!). In her spare time, she learned the guitar from uncle, who lived only a few doors down from the Gryphon family.

Helia was always an only child, and she was the pride and joy of her family. She excelled in the few simple duties that she was given while growing up, and she listened well when she was taught of the traditions of her people. But really, Helia's mind was anywhere but on the simple life that her parents chose to lead. No, for Helia, the sky was the limit, and she would not submit to a simple fisherman's life. That wasn't the life that she wanted.

On her eighteenth birthday, Helia quickly made her bid to get the frak off of Sagittaron, and enlisted in the Colonial Fleet. She departed with a soma braid from her mother, and tears from both parents. They didn't want her to go, but she simply couldn't stand being on that planet. She had seen the Raptors and the Vipers flying around, doing their thing. She wanted to be in one of those, fighting the Cylons up there instead of simply watching.

She cheerfully attended Fleet school on Caprica for a degree in Technical Support and Repair; best to be able to fix things, just in case she was unable to obtain her dreams. She befriended another Saggitarian, her age, named Solstice, while they were in fleet academy. They were together again when both of them went into flight training, all the way up until they branched off, with Helia going to become a Viper Pilot, and Solstice going off to become a Raptor ECO.

Sadly, when she was only 21, Aigosthena was mowed down, and her parents, who had apparently joined with the SSLF, had been killed. Helia was stricken with grief for the loss of her parents, and it made her life difficult. But she wasn't going to let them down now. Her home village gone, Helia threw herself wholeheartedly into her studies.

Her first assignment was aboard BS-107, the Hephaestus, in 2037 AE. She remained there until 2040 AE, with the "Puking Dogs" squadron, up until she was promoted to LTJG; she was promptly transferred to her home world, Sagittaron, where she was stationed at CFAB Agamemnon. It was there that Helia remained, all the way up until Warday arrived and the Cylons reared their ugly heads.

She fought them, as much as she could. She managed to take down several Raiders, fighting as hard as she could, but there was only so much to be done before she was overcome by their forces, and they shot her down. Barely, she managed to survive the resulting crash, ejecting at the last moment and landing away from the frenzied attacks of the Cylons upon her home world. It cost her a few broken ribs and an injured ankle, but she lived.

She found her way in with a group of Marines who had managed to survive around Aera Yazd, and stayed with them. Finally, the Cerberus came to the rescue; after a few months of recovery from her harsh time on her home planet, Helia is back in action, and ready to get back into the skies.

Immediate Family

Name	Relation	Notes	Status
Julius Gryphon	Father	Helia's father. A fisherman, and a member of the SSLF.	DECEASED
Callista Gryphon	Mother	Helia's mother. A simple homemaker, turned member of the SSLF.	DECEASED
Peracles Gryphon	Uncle	Helia's uncle. A guitar player, a retired Navyman who fought in the Cylon Wars, and a fisherman.	DECEASED

Service Jacket

Period	Position	Station	Notes
2033 AE	Enlisted	Recruited on Sagittaron	Enlisted on her 18th birthday.
2037 AE	Repair Technician	Colonial Fleet Academy: Caprica	Recieved her 4 year degree in Technical Support & Repair.
2037 AE	Viper Pilot in Training	Flight School: CFAB Caprica City	Entered into Flight School.
2037 - 2040 AE	Viper Pilot: VF-143 "Puking Dogs"	Battlestar Hephaestus	Spent three years with "Puking Dogs", with a relatively clean time of service. Nothing much exciting here!
2040 - 2041 AE	Viper Pilot: VF-11 "Red Rippers"	CFAB Agamemnon	Remained on base until Warday; when Warday came, fought the Raiders until her Viper crashed, barely survived. Rescued in late August of 2041 by Battlestar Cerberus.
Feb. 2042 - Present	Viper Pilot: VF-154 "Black Knights"	Battlestar Cerberus (BS-132)

When	What	Where	How
Aug. 2041- Feb. 2042	Wounds from Warday	Ankle, arm, ribs	Cylon Occupation of Sagittaron

Physical Features

Helia stands at roughly 5'7" tall, with a slim, lithe form that is obviously subject to a regular workout routine. Dark brown hair cascades down her shoulders, ending just below her shoulder blades; usually, this is kept held back in a tight bun or ponytail, out of her face, but there are times when she lets her hair down. A pair of wide brown eyes peer out at the world from over the delicate features of a delicate face that has seen far more action than her innocent looks would suggest.

On the Grid

Known Associates

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	Name	Notes
	LTJG Linus "Pens" Bran	Stationed at Hephaestus together. Thus far, Helia is unaware that Bran is on Cerberus.
	MAJ Cidra "Toast" Hahn	Helia has only briefly met Cidra. She seems to be a fairly laid back CAG, but it's also easy to tell that she is one who will not put up with any shit.
	CPT Khloe "Poppy" Vakos	Stationed at Hephaestus together. Thusfar, Helia is unaware that Khloe is on Cerberus.
	LT Leyla "Sweet Pea" Aydin	Stationed at Hephaestus together. Thus far, Helia is unaware that Leyla is on Cerberus.
	LTJG Solstice "Shakes" Vasko	Another Sagittaron, Helia and Solstice went to Fleet Academy together. It was a shock to see her alive and well on the Cerberus, but an extremely pleasant one. Helia has taken the bunk beneath Solstice's; it will be nice to touch base with each other again, after so long.
	CPT Kal "Bootstrap" Trask	Helia has only briefly met Trask. He seems okay, if not a bit…out there. He has some awesome tataus.
	LT Wade "Drips" Duncan	Helia's Section Leader, and an all around interesting fellow. Helia feels bad for Wade's head wounds obtained in their first fight together. Also, Wade was kind enough to flash his buttocks at Helia when he was drugged after obtaining said head wounds. Granted, they were nice buttocks. A very interesting meeting.