| Corporal Amarath Athena Rian |
 |
| Rhona Mitra as Amarath Athena Rian |
| Alias: |
Ri |
| Age: |
26 |
| Features: |
Tall, Dark brown eyes and hair |
| Colony: |
Tauron |
| Rank: |
Corporal |
| Department: |
Marines |
| Position: |
Reconnaissance, Advanced Rifleman |
Background
Early Years
Born on Tauron, Rian remembers very little about growing up. Her Mother (Maria Rian) and Father (Peter Rian) owned a small potato farm and made just enough of a living to support their small family. With two older brothers Amaranth was quite the tom-boy and as far back as she can remember she worked on the farm, gathering dirt beneath her fingernails. However she did find she had quite the talent for sketching and grew to adopt the habit in comparison to all the physical work she was forced to focus on. Her father was a distant and cold man worried only about the production of the farm not afraid to bark chores at her or offer a hard slap for insolence. Her mother was a kinder sort yet she never stood her ground against her own husband.
They lived far from any major city or town, the drive to the closest city was over five hours. Her father was an avid gambler and slowly worked on a deepening debt with loan sharks, one that the family did not know about. Soon the debt grew so large Rian's father disappeared and it was not long before the loan sharks were at her morther's door. To pay off the debt to the thugs the farm was sold and in essence so was the family. Her two older brothers quickly became entangled with the crime syndicate on Tauron. Her Mother rapidly descended into a deep and crippling depression and Rian, age 16 was left to fend for herself.
Education
Rian was a poor student, taking her primary and secondary courses through online correspondence. She looked upon her schooling as just another dry chore around the house. Her father taught her to farm by direct example. At a very young age Amaranth had an aptitude for machinery. Intuitively she could disassemble and reassemble the farm machinery around the plantation. Not long after her father's disappearance she packed her bags and left Tauron to look for 'honest' work. When she arrived in Caprica hell bent on starting her life anew she began her search for a new home and work. Over population and high unemployment turned the beautiful metropolitan city into a nightmare.
She found one hovel eventually which she shared with five other men and women, it was dirty and crowded but it was shelter when she needed it. With no money or prospects she searched for a job, finding that high unemployment rate mixed with her Tauron history makes an ill resume. Then one cold hungry night she was walking home and a piece of trash flew up and into her face, when she angrily grabbed it away she looked at the flyer. "Do your part for Humanity, Enlist Now!" The fates guided her and sure enough the next day she enrolled into the Colonial Fleet.
Military
With room and board provided Amarath was able to focus entirely on her training. Setting high standards for herself she made it through boot camp, though she was doing quite well she kept her pride in check and remained beneath the radar of her superiors, no one likes a show off. Her physique and temperament made her a shoe-in for the Colonial Marine Core, and sure enough she was pushed through Basic Training, passed the Crucible and moved on to Advanced Individual Training in Rifleman.
After completing her education and training she was deployed to the Fort-Argus base on Sagittaron in the 3rd Battalion, 4th Regiment. Before Warday, Rian spent her time with the closed nit group of Marines fighting back the Southern Sagittaron Liberation Front (SSLF), and studying to advance her training to become a Small Arms Technician. The Bombs hit, everything changed, training turned into practice and in a short time Amarath Rian changed from a wide eyed eager to learn recruit to a hard as nails soldier trying to survive.
Immediate Family
Peter Rian (Father) Presumed deceased.
Maria Rian (Mother) Presumed deceased.
Helios Rian (Eldest Brother) Presumed deceased.
Greyson Rian (Older Brother) Presumed deceased.
Service Jacket
| Year |
Rank |
Station |
Notes |
| 2032 AE |
Recruit |
Fort Cronus, Caprica |
Basic Training / Enlisted at age 17 |
| 2032-2033 AE |
P |
Fort Cronus, Caprica |
AIT (Infantry) / Basic Reconnaissance Qualification |
| 2033 - 2034 AE |
PFC |
Fort Cronus, Caprica |
AIT (Rifleman) / Basic Weapons Mechanics-Repair |
| 2034 AE |
LCpl |
CMC Deployment to Sagittaron |
A Co / Reconnaissance Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 4th Colonial Marine Regiment |
| 2038 - 2039 AE |
LCpl |
Operations April Lightning & Phoenix Rise, Sagittaron |
Reconnaissance Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 4th Colonial Marine Regiment |
| 2034-2041 AE |
Cpl |
FOB Martius, Sagittaron |
Reconnaissance Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 4th Colonial Marine Regiment |
Physical Features
Amarath is about five foot eleven in height with a slender, yet built build to her. Long dark brown hair (nearly black) curves around her overly pale features and is cut jaggedly just above her shoulders, longer bangs about her cheeks and shorter in the back. Pale pink lips are full and heart shaped and deep inset dimples appear on her high cheeks if she were to ever smile. Very dark full lashed eyes have a deadly sense of calm to him, adding false age to her face.
On the Grid
Known Associates
 |
Corporal Lucius Decumius: My right hand man! We've served together over five years on Sagittaron, he wouldn't be alive if it weren't for me and vice versa. A fine Marine, soldier and friend. I look up to him and being with him in battle is as easy as breathing to me. |
 |
Garret Jason Lysander: I knew him from serving on Sagittaron, only in passing however. Once we met again aboard Cerberus both of us were highly surprised and grateful to have a connection from our 'past lives.' |
 |
Lance Corporal Daniel Kincaid: Smart, devious, trustworthy? |
 |
Andreas Leander Damon: Private Hector Chance from Picon. I served with him four years ago on Sagittaron and watched him die in an explosion. Yet here he is! I swear it's him but the doc and even the man himself claims otherwise. I really must be losing whatever is left of my mind. |
 |
Sofia Wolfe: Crazy Cylon lover. Giving me history lessons of the Cerberus and all the 'good' the eleven did for it. Cylons don't do good. I don't give a damn what she says. |
 |
Raine Lunair: The Boss. She's alright with me, let me keep some contraband booze, so I like her despite what my squad mates might think. |
 |
Samuel Hercules Blaine: An MP. I don't normally like those MP's, but he's been nice so far. |
Trivia
Pepper
She'll sneeze uncontrollably at the smallest amount of pepper.
Tattoo
She has a tattoo but it's not outwardly visible, so what is it? and where is it?
Sketching
She can draw but doesn't find time for such trivial things now that the world has ended.
Music
Secretly she loves show-tunes.
Shot Up
She's been shot 12 times in total over the years.
Food
She loves root beer slushies and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Recent Logs
Gallery
