Rafaela

Rafaela Silva was originally the daughter of a lieutenant of the True Bolívarians, one of the three factions in the Bolívarian civil war. She was adopted by her father's comrade Pancho Salas after his death in a tragic battle. Together with him and her step-brother Ernesto, Rafaela was involved in a terrorist attack on Dossoles under the guise of a Warrior Championship participant and secretly planted bombs around the city. Fortunately, the bombs were found and quickly defused by Lin Yühsia who also competed in the competition. In the aftermath, Rafaela and Ernesto were pardoned by Mayor Candela Sanchez and were taken into the Rhodes Island wing under Ch'en's and Yühsia's recommendation. La Pluma's real name is Rafaela. Rafaela is a Liberi, Rafaela has black feathers in her black hair. Rafaela has pale skin and dark gray eyes. Rafaela wears a jacket thats a size too big for her with a white fur neckline, a pair of short black shorts that end in the middle of her thighs, as well as a black and gray tanktop with numerous straps and a couple devices attacked to the belt, Rafaela wears see through high top shoes. Rafaela is a bit aloof and quiet, and can be docile and charming but she can and will defend herself. Rafaela loves to mix drinks. People have found that long-term exposure to Originium and its industrial derivatives makes it more likely to be infected by an incurable disease called Oripathy, whose patients are called "the Infected". Oripathy can increase the patient's Arts power in a dangerous way, but tapping into this power will hasten the deterioration process and eventually lead to death, at which point the body becomes a new source of infection. Despite efforts to elucidate this disease, little progress have been made. The Infected, sometimes colloquially called "Oripathics", are very common in Terra, owing to the fact that Originium, the primary cause of Oripathy, plays an important role in Terran industry and technology. Rafaela is an expert bartender and drink mixer.

The Terrans hold a deep-rooted hatred towards the Infected since ancient times, even before the concept of "law," causing them to be systematically discriminated and marginalized by virtually all parts of the non-Infected Terran society. Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a registered drug R&D company working on medical solutions for countries, organizations, and individuals infected with Oripathy. To achieve their goal, Rhodes Island recruits talent from all around the world, regardless of background, experience, or condition. Furthermore, Rhodes Island is committed to providing the best medical and living conditions for its employees, attracting movers and shakers – Infected or not – to try to change the world. Rhodes Island is a large landship consisting of six decks capable of holding a large amount of crew within her hull, allowing to mobilize the personnel anywhere, at any time. In simple terms, it works similarly to an aircraft carrier, while serving as a living space for Operators.[2] Because Rhodes Island needs to constantly obtain enough sufficient data to systematically study Oripathy and its effects, the landship also needs to move from area to area. This, however, comes with a cost; Whenever the Rhodes Island moves, Operators generally use ear muffs to relieve the constant, high-intensity noise, in addition to adapting to any region she might encounter — be it blizzards in the north or thunderstorms in the south.

Rhodes Island herself is already a mechanical wonder, even compared to high-speed warships. Her size and weight are comparable to a large flagship, only surpassed by Blacksteel's Fort Barron. She has a capacity limit for 2,000 onboard Operators and personnel, and available beds for more than 1,000 patients. The living quarters and crew cabins are available in single, double, and quadruple options, while the exact allocation will be provided for newly-onboard Operators by the HR Department once they receive the approval, and they will be guided by the Logistics staff. In case an Operator doesn't like or isn't used to the bumpy nature of the landship, they can also submit an application to be relocated to any of R.I.'s fixed branch offices.[3] In addition to helipads and farms, she also has a training ground which includes at least one shooting range for the Rhodes Island paramilitary force, and the Integrated Bioprocessing Unit that contains incineration (or more likely, cremation) chambers to safely dispose of terminally ill Infected R.I. personnel.

Not only does Rafaela possess a cute appearance and introverted, quiet personality, but also she is an excellent bartender. The daughter of a True Bolívarians lieutenant. After her father's death, she was adopted by her father's comrade-in-arms, Pancho, became his adopted daughter, and moved to Dossoles with him. After the Dossoles incident, she came to Rhodes Island along with Tequila. Due to her special identity, she was finally allowed to join Rhodes Island following a review. A Liberi woman who seems rather spaced out. She rarely expresses her wants, seldom takes the initiative to talk to others, and through her daily interactions, gives off the impression of being rather air-headed. As such, when she first joined, some operators assumed that HR had made a mistake, but this misunderstanding will generally be dispelled after seeing her in battle. In combat, La Pluma displays a concentration that seems completely at odds with her normal air-headedness, carries out the commander's orders on the battlefield absolutely and without fail, and successfully achieves them most of the time. The stark contrast between this side of her and her normal demeanor has left a deep impression upon many a squad leader who had taken her on a mission. La Pluma's real name is Rafaela Silva, and her father was Pancho's comrade-in-arms. Due to her mother's early death and the lax discipline of the True Bolívarians, she followed her father and grew up in the military. Because of her docile and charming personality, many of the soldiers saw her as their shining jewel. The True Bolívarans is an independent government established by the locals to resist the coalition government and the Singas government. From Dobermann's perspective, their army is extremely rugged, but lacks clear organization and discipline. La Pluma grew up in this environment that emphasized the values of loyalty and rapport, and setting aside the big picture, she should've been quite happy – if not for the battle that claimed the lives of her father as well as three thousand other soldiers. In regards to the specific details surrounding that battle, Pancho did not want to mention any more about it to La Pluma and Tequila, as they were not firsthand witnesses. Furthermore, Dobermann was still a part of the coalition government at the time. The three concurrent governments of Bolívar were not unified in their intelligence and they all regulated the relevant information as it could easily be used to discredit them. Therefore, it is difficult for us to collect accurate information. From the accounts of two individuals in tandem with the intelligence gathered by Tequila, we suspect that this episode was carried out to persecute Pancho, one of the heads of the True Bolívarians's hawkish faction at the time, and this persecution cost the lives of three thousand innocent soldiers. The Pancho described by La Pluma is quite different from the person in the records obtained from local areas by the Dossoles City Office, as well as from Ch'en's and Tequila's accounts. It portrays the image of an elderly father who cares deeply about his son and daughter, but does not know how to express it. With no outsiders around, La Pluma likes to snuggle up to Pancho's side and ask him many questions. At these times, Pancho will pat her head while slowly explaining that she may not yet understand these things. She is willing to listen nevertheless, and these moments have become some of her most treasured. Furthermore, in conversations with the Doctor, La Pluma has mentioned more than once Pancho's disappointment as well as pride in both Tequila and himself. He is disappointed that as his son continues to work under Mayor Candela, his ideals inevitably become tainted, and he can see his son wavering. However, he is proud that his son has undoubtedly matured and is doing well in all aspects, and feels happy from the bottom of his heart when others mention how his son is doing. He even said that he actually hoped for Tequila and La Pluma to leave Dossoles before he began his plan, so that no matter what happened to Dossoles, his two children would have nothing to do with it. Of course, he may have never said these words to Tequila, or Tequila might have not taken such words seriously. Such is the nature of the father-and-son relationship. Inadvertently, they've become strangers who know each other better than anyone else. Originally, La Pluma didn't plan to leave Dossoles with Tequila, wanting to stay behind to look after Pancho. Only when Pancho told her to leave did she decide to go with Tequila, though the relationship between the two siblings has become strained as a result of Pancho's affairs. Ernesto Salas is the only son of Pancho Salas who once served as the Deputy Director of Dossoles' International Trade Management Department and the assistant for the city's mayor Candela Sanchez. However, he was secretly plotting a terrorist attack alongside his father and step-sister Rafaela in order to wake the people up of the harsh reality in Bolívar. During the 8th season of the Dossoles Warrior Championship, he acted as a guide for Ch'en and Lin Yühsia, who were initially unaware of his involvement. The attack was thwarted in the end and both Ernesto and Rafaela were miraculously pardoned by Candela, although it came with a price of losing his job and their father's incarceration. Wanting to find a new life, Ernesto accepted Ch'en's invitation to join Rhodes Island, where he becomes a combatant under the codename "Tequila". Bolívar is a Terran country bordering both Columbia in the east and Sargon in the south. It is a nation inhabited by small-sized races, predominantly the Perros, with limited self-defense capabilities while possessing rich Originium deposits, but its abundant natural resources result in the fracturing of the nation into three warring factions. Currently, Bolívar is partitioned into two de facto independent states ruled by their respective factions: a monarchy in the west and an oligarchy in the east, and the third faction consists of liberated zones freed by local guerrillas but under the rule of an authoritarian junta.

Bolívar was founded as a colonial viceroyalty of Iberia established in the once unexplored northwestern region of Terra, triggering other superpowers to set up their colonies in the region, However, the increasing geopolitical pressure from rivaling nations forced Iberia to hesitantly abandon the colony and declare its independence. But Bolívar's independence was short-lived with the collapse of its government which allowed Leithanien to interfere in its internal affairs and convert the nation into its puppet state. The independence of Columbia further fractured Bolívar as the Columbian government asserted political influence upon its neighbor, resulting in a proxy war between the two superpowers. The war eventually gave rise to a local resistance force fighting against the imperialist forces, yet their extreme disorganization and brute force upon the populace further dragged Bolívar into a seemingly never-ending stalemate. Dossoles is the de jure capital of Bolívar known for its tourist patronage and political neutrality. Literally meaning "The City of Two Suns", Dossoles is famous in Terra as a popular tourist attraction due to its tropical environment and enormous artificial sea, built in 1086. The artificial sea takes its water from a real inland sea to the north of Bolívar, the Sea of Norlett, and it could replicate many of its nature thanks to efforts by scientists, including rising tides. As a result, the sea's huge sluice gate controls the city's vivid and bustling ambience. It has quickly become one of the nation's economic centers through its production of luxury goods like coffee and sugar, its trade with Leithanien and Columbia, and its booming entertainment and tourism industries, with various businesses and stores generating a large tax revenue for the municipal government. Its mayor, Candela Sanchez, constructed a gigantic cruise ship in the middle of the artificial sea, scavenging the vessel from a piece of lost Iberian technology. The ship counts with a large water park on the deck, as well as special panels that generate electricity from the artificial sea's waves, and is considered the crown jewel of the city, a glorious symbol of its opulence and decadence. Most of the Rhodes Island main infrastructure is located at the third and fourth levels, the "middle deck". This includes the living quarters and supply storage equipped with crew cabins, cafeterias, botanical gardens, and other similar facilities, in addition to Closure's store and the "Just One More Pint" bar managed by the Logistics Department. Rafaela looks up to the Doctor of Rhodes Island. The Doctor isn't a medical Doctor, they are the tactical mastermind of Rhodes Island. Rafaela loves it when the Doctor orders her in battle because she gets to turn off her brain and rely on her instinct.