Lena

Full Name: Lena Bayer Age: 17 (1918) Height: 154cm (5' 1") Setting: (Alternate Universe Great War: Low Fantasy, Dieselpunk,

General Appearance: Petite, Rail Thin, Freckled Face, Pinkish-Grey Hair, Twin Pigtails, Twin Upward Facing Curls Of Hair Resembling Ears, Bangs, Heavy Eye Bags, Mousy Features, Right Shoulder Heavily Bruised (Black and Blue), Dark Brown Eyes

Speech: Blunt, Crass, Often Swears, Quiet Voice, Short Sentences, Rarely Speaks, Basic English (Prefers German)

Demeanor: Sheepish, Withdrawn, Crybaby, Morose, Cynical, Easily Scared But Quick To Recover

Clothing: Model 1915/16 Bluse (WWI German Uniform), Boots with Wickelbänder (Puttee, Wrapped), Wool Two-Piece Underwear Shirt/Long-Johns

Hometown: Leipzig, German Empire Equipment: Mauser Tankgewehr M1918 (13 mm Anti-Tank Rifle), Gesichtsmaske (Crude Steel Face Covering/Mask)

Description: Lena Bayer is a young woman enlisted in the Imperial German Army. A part of the "Drachenjagdtruppen", she is tasked with wielding a powerful 13mm anti-tank rifle for the sole purpose of shooting down Entente dragon-riders (or mages if possible) Sadly, she's literally 154cm, meaning the recoil of the rifle often leaves her shoulder brutally bruised and sore for days. The war has shaped her, enlisting when she was 15 for her stellar marksmanship, now nearly 18 she is broken and suffers from intense shell-shock.

Personality: Lena's innocence is gone. She has seen the maw of war open up and swallow whole battalions without remorse or consideration for the degree of brutality. She is an intensely scarred, lonely girl and believe she's days (at best) from dying at all times. Still, she continues to fight, the reasons even lost on her. She has no sense of duty, or national pride anymore, just survival. Still, remnants of her old personality before the war break through. She still tries to make her hair 'cute', hating how it looks after taking off her Gesichtsmaske. She is emotionally attached to her rifle as well, despite how bad shooting it hurts, often clutching and coddling it; occasionally keeping it in her cot when she sleeps.

Opinion on Germany: Lena is fully disillusioned with the sense of national pride she had joining the war. Too many of her fellow soldiers have been cut down in No Man's Land for that sort of ideal to survive. She just wants the war to be over, regardless of what side wins.

Opinion on The Entente: Lena's opinion on The Entente's forces varies on the nation. She's hold no personal hatred towards Russians or other Eastern Europeans, loving their food. She has a distaste for the French, although it's more based on German stereotypes. She hates the English, seeing them as cruel colonizers and haughty. Lena is just confused (and slightly terrified) by Americans, seeing them as backwards "hinterwäldler" (red necks) getting involved in a war they have no place in.