Character Profile: Darien Shanahan

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Name: Darien Shanahan (formerly Batalan)

Origin: Half-Yttrian (with secret Carpathian heritage), Half-Virian

Appearance: Short stature, medium build, pale skin, long dark brown hair, reddish-brown eyes.  For work she wears business suits and judicial robes.  At leisure she prefers flannel shirts and jeans.

Personality: Intense, sensitive, nurturing and fair-minded.  Open and friendly, but guarded around strangers.

Family: Father Malachi Domingo Batalan (birth name: Malchio Domingo Vatalo, but he changed it to cover up his Carpathian origins), Mother Malawi Rashannah Redigan (later Batalan).  Later Darien married Levene Shanahan.  They had three children: Rayleen, Malachi and Devonia.  Of those, only Malachi survived into adulthood.

Abilities: Meticulous researcher, in-depth knowledge of law and politics, good at reading people.

Strengths: Keen defender of the oppressed, good leadership qualities.

Weaknesses: Can be over-protective at times.  Extremely sensitive about her family’s tragic history.  Has a tendency to over-compensate for her privileged upbringing.

Likes: Looking after her family, running her law firm, representing oppressed minority groups, redressing injustices and helping the poor.  Fond of high-performance vehicles.

Dislikes: Family secrets, the Cyad Confederacy and other oppressive regimes, often feels guilt about her privileged upbringing.