Eryka Brightspark

Appearance
 Eryka is a very young female Aurin with very long pink hair that she almost always wears in a ponytail. She has an athletic body build and is very slim.

Eryka mostly wears dark colors, which often helps her in her line of "work" at night. She is known however to sometimes try clothes in a softer and brighter color set.

On her back she has a few small scars that have healed rather well, but are still visible. A left over from her run in with some Chua.

Background
 Eryka remembers very little of Arboria, since she was still very young when the Dominion came. Her family members all died during the early days of the invasion, except for her older brother, Mikkah. He managed to keep her safe until the day the Aurin started evacuating Arboria. While trying to board an Exiles shutte the fleeing Aurins were under attack by Dominion forces. Even though Mikkah managed to get his little sister on the shuttle, a fatal shot in his back caused him to fall before his sisters eyes, her shocked face the last thing he would ever see.

With all these refugees on an Exiles mothership no one paid any real attention to the young pink haired Aurin girl and she had to learn to survive on her own. Life became a constant sturggle and Eryka had to resort to thievery to have somehitng to eat and drink. In the time to come she became increasingly better doing it and started to set higher goals. The risks she took increased and Eryka became very stealthy and agile, even for Aurin standards.

Unfortunately by the time Eryka had developed in to a young Aurin woman, barely out of her teens, she got caught and sentenced to spend the remainder of her time on the ship in Cryosleep.<br.

By the time Nexus was discovered and the refugees arrived on the planet, Eryka was released from cryo sleep. Her memories of Arboria had mostly faded away and the thought of living on a planet again scared her a little. However a new planet meant new opportunities and a new chance to have a better life.

Still, since thievery was all Eryka knew, she fell back on these skills. Her targets became mostly the richer Exiles, Nexus natives and primarily Dominion races that also started living on Nexus. Noticing that no one expected an Aurin to be a thief, caused Eryka to take a different approach, as she decided that sometimes the best cover was to be out in the open and let herself be seen. That way it became easier for her to infiltate or get information.

On one occasion she got captured by Chua scientists when trying to steal some Dominion secrets for profit. She was caged like an animal for a few days, stripped of her clothes and even whipped. The Chua wanted to know who had hired her and were trying to break her. And they succeedded, causing Eryka to tell them what she knew. As thanks, they chained her and dropped her in to a ravine expecting the fall to kill her. Only because of her agility she barely survied the fall, breaking her fall with tree branches. This ordeal caused her to relive some of her old Arboria memories and triggered a fear for Chua that she now has.

To help herself deal with the stress she started to seek her refuge in alcohol. And for now it helps.

Personality
 Growing up basicly all alone on an Exiles refugee ship has left clear emotinal and psychological scars on Eryka, but deep down she is still an Aurin and she still feels the need to be loved by others and to share this love.

When drinking alcoholic beverages Eryka loosens up and she starts becoming a real tease. Basicly expressing her need to be loved ,in very public situations, where she often can become the center of attention, sometimes even escalating in circumstances, where she ends up doing stuff she normally wouldnt have done. Still alcohol helps her forget her worries, even though it's not very healthy for an Aurin her age.

Furthermore even though she is a thief, she is not an evil person, meaning that she would never deliberately try to hurt another living being. In fact, she probably wouldnt even be able another, because she really lacks fighting skills. Although her stealthing abilites do make up a lot for this.

Since she basicly grew up on a spaceship, she doesnt have has much ties with nature as other Aurins do and she really appreciates technology.

Likes and Dislikes
Likes: being loved, expensive things like jewelry ot currency, strong alcoholic drinks (like vodka) Dislikes: The Dominion (mostly the Chua), being poor and helpless Favourite colors: Purple and black

Weaknesses
 Eryka has multiple weaknesses. She has a strong fear for Chua, seeing them as pure evil, which is not surprising regarding her rather recent capture. Eryka also loves shiny expensive thingies, like creds and jewelry. She could easily loose focus on other things, when she gets distracted by it. Another weak point is her lack of fighting skills (as mentioned above).