Kerrigan Kershner

Kerrigan is a 68-year-old female drow from the Alfaxmos Imperium, daughter to Subjugation and Liberation War heroes Badar and Artimis Kershner.

History
Most don't know Kerrigan's land of birth and she rather enjoys keeping it that way.

The only solid records that are available is her attendance at the academy in Huss and her dropping out prior to her graduation. All records after the age of twenty-two trail off into snippets of possible alias' and random appearances across the Core Empires for the next forty-seven years.

She only resurfaced in written records three years ago, becoming a member of the Knights Vanguard after heeding the call of her long-time friend, Collette Bell.

Characteristics
Kerrigan is a hodge-podge of the Core, having been on the move most of her life now. She's opened minded, unlike a majority of her native countrymen, but still holds true to a few of their core values; efficiency, loyalty, determination, and freedom. On the flip side, she has learned much about herself since her departure that she never would have learned at home, such as tolerance, openness, indulgence in her sexuality, and genuine humor.

Her exposure to the world as a whole has hardened her into a quick witted, resourceful, and adventurous woman who has only been made stronger by her struggles over the years. Unfortunately, after three years with the Vanguard, its finally taken its toll.

Kerrigan was grievously injured in the battle of Abgrund Cauldron during the Vanguard's forces attempt to push the Black Hand into the mountains of Dumat. She was serving as an attachment to Gellert's forces where she suffered severe injury to almost the entire left side of her body after Gellert ordered artillery fire on their position. It is unclear why this decision was made and is assumed it was made in either desperation or madness. She was one of the few survivors. Gellert, himself, died in the attack.

Kerrigan lived, thanks to the extraordinary care she received from fellow Knight Benjamin Bailey. She spent the next three months in recovery, after which, she mysteriously vanished.

Post-Coalition War
A year after recovering from her injuries, Kerrigan has resurfaced on and off in the Celestine colonies. She has also been seen in the Barony quite a bit running with a mercenary group called the Kintsugi Crypt-Jackers and taking work as they travel the world, seemingly aimlessly. Rumor has it she is running rogue of the Vanguard, her rebellious past not particularly a secret, but her relationship with them seems to be cordial, if not as it was, as if she had never left their ranks. Many say, once a Knight, always a Knight.

Rumors

 * Rumors abound of Kerrigan's bedroom exploits among the members of the Vanguard.  The most popular being that she has engaged in numerous late night rendezvous with Paladin Bernhard.
 * There's a hefty list of potential conquests behind Bernhard, including but not limited to Benjamin, Gerrand, Beef, Eckard, Rusty, and just about any remotely handsome or famous enough man associated with the Vangaurd and their allies.  Tabloids are waiting eagerly for the drama that's sure to result.
 * Some think Kerrigan's father has the most silly name, and question his daughter's loyalty to her homeland, but there's not many who would say so to his face.  As a man who was awarded the title of noble in the Imperium due to his extended services to his country for the past 300 years, he is bound to have done some dark deeds indeed. Don't want to risk it!
 * Some think Kerrigan actually died on the battlefield at Abgrund Cauldron and that the Vanguard is refusing to release the information for fear of the damage it'll do to troop morale and that it would potentially embolden The Black Hand.