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- Known current name
- Fiona MacLaine, Lady Lochbuie
- 58th Chief of the clan MacLaine
- Note: in Gaelic, she would be known as Fiona NicLaine (feminine form of the surname)
- Nicknames
- Mac
- Lady MacLaine
- Fee or Fi (pronounced the same)
- Beware: use this at your own risk unless you are one of the very few who can get away with it
- Fleet
- Independent Trade Consortium
- Rank -- ITC Council Chair
- Height
- 5'5' in her boots, which she normally wears
- 5'4' barefoot
- 5'6' in heels
- Weight
- 118 lbs.
- Hair
- Copper-y (redhead/ginger)
- Eyes
- Hazel
- The colour tends to shift depending on mood, dress, and lighting
- Generally greenish-gold, with darker green toward the outside, gold around the center, and bits of blue and brown mixed in throughout. So when her eyes dilate (low light or when she's angry, for example) they appear more green. In bright light or when she's relaxed/happy, they appear more gold.
- Age
- 32
Appearance
Personality
It's not for nothing that Kane calls Mac a she-devil -- she's proud and stubborn, with a quick wit when she's amused, and quick blades when her mood turns stormy. She's fierce in defense of friends and family, and has a kind and loyal heart. She'll take on anyone, anytime, and often surprises her foes with strength they didn't know she had. And regarding those much stronger than herself she has this to say:
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- 'Luckily I have my rapier wit with which to slay my foes in prose. And of course I can always kick them while they're doubled over with laughter at the very idea of me attacking them.'
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For all that, she is also surprisingly reserved. She prefers to keep her personal life private whereever possible and doesn't usually care to be touched by someone she don't know. In fact she's been known to stab folk who try to surprise her with the ever-popular glomping.
She has a deep love of family, and a sense of duty to her clan and her people that very often over-rides the longing for adventure and freedom that took her out into the black in the first place. Her friend Kerravyn is forever telling her she's on the wrong side of the desk.
Mac is very much a free spirit, a loyal and staunch friend and ally, opinionated and stubborn, and doesn't care much for rules and discipline, preferring common sense and decency to law and order. She relies on instinct and 'gut feeling' most often to guide her actions. She's also an optimist who tries to see the good in everyone and everything. One of her core beliefs is that everything happens for a reason and will work out for the best in the end. Because of this, she tends to take life as it comes rather than trying to control events.
Mac and Kane
Fiona MacLaine is deeply, madly in love with Kane -- much to the wonder and amusement of friends and foes alike. Their relationship is sometimes tempestuous and they seem an odd couple, but there's a strong bond. And though his flirtatious quips and grins for the ladies don't usually bother her much, be careful how you go on .. she is known to be a jealous woman. She herself is not much for flirtation, but when the mood strikes she'll flirt outrageously with Kane or in a milder fashion with a few trusted friends.
Some Mac-isms
- Want to hear the gods laugh? Tell 'em you have a plan.
- If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing right.
- Life is risk.
- You can eat an elephant -- one bite at a time.
- Time enough for rest in the grave.
- A trust given is a trust earned.
- Whiskey may not cure the common cold .. but it fails more agreeably than most other things.
Other notes and mannerisms
- In a fight, she will avoid giving mortal wounds if she can help it.
- She does speak with a Scots accent, and the brogue becomes more evident if she's upset. Her native language is Scots Gaelic, which she sometimes slips into when emotions are running very high.
- She also has a tendency to pace when she's upset or thinking hard about something.
- If she's got a glass in her hand, she'll use the drink to hide behind so that her face will give away less of what she's thinking.
- With rare exception, Mac does not lie, especially to those closest to her. Allowing others to assume something that's not true.. well, that's another matter.
Biography
Family, Friends, Associates, and Rivals
ParentsSiblingsOther close family
Edward (Ned) MacQuarrie
I swearbarry mac. Kane
Horizon
Shannon
Calynn
Sto Helit
Kerravyn
Starlock
Adnibar
Sunstrike
Jasper
Kram Notmilah
Ship
Previous Ships
- The William Wallace
- Frigate Mk II
- The Cavalry
- Cruiser Mk V
- Boghadair (Arrow)
- Medium Class Warship (Mk II)
- Destroyed during events of SSA Downfall
Current Ship
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- Claidheamhair (Swordsman)
- Warship MK IV
Crew
Gunnery Officer: Lachlan MacFadden
Engineer: Jesiah (Jess) Witherspoon
Shield Tech: Angus MacFadden
Expert Tech: Seamus McIntyre
Medic: Sarah MacQuarrie
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AI: Swordsman
Armament
At least four knives at any given time: a Scottish dirk visible at her hip, one in each boot, and at least one smaller knife concealed elsewhere. Recently started carrying a blaster as well, though she rarely uses it.
RP Threads
Non-canon threads indicated with [NC]
Autobiographical
- The Making of the MacLaine
- An autobiographical thread containing events in the life of Fiona MacLaine, not necessarily related to any particular story arc.
- Whirlwind
- Mac and Kane
- First Meetings -- RPs about Mac's initial encounters with various characters (mix of canon and non-canon)
- Swordsman -- The story of the Claidheamhair's AI
Story Arc
- SSA Downfall: Enemy Within
- Academy go BOOM. Film at 11.
- Home Front: Ventra -- The story of a remote ITC mining outpost and some trouble it's having with a rival mining corporation, Ventra Mining
- Home Front: Ledon
- The mining asteroid known as Ledon, one of only a few sources of Nerion in the system, and the only source currently known of high grade Nerion ore. It is owned by a private group which leases mining rights to multiple mining operations. Another group also considers the asteroid to be part of its territory.
- A group of miners there, tired of conditions on Ledon and the current owners, are looking to gain independence.
- Home Front: Into the Fire
- New Order
Other
- ITC: Overture -- Stories of everyday activities in the Star Pirates universe, also a forum for role-players to introduce their characters. (mix of canon and non-canon)
- As the Asteroid Turns