Dahlia Morgan

Dahlia Morgan is a PC/NPC played by Pancakei within the Arcadia Complex.

Dahlia Morgan
Gender	Female
Race:	Human
Age:	31 Years
Faction:	Vigali Syndicate
Occupation:	Scholar, Expedition Leader
Rank:	Captain

Physical Appearance

Dahlia is a somewhat short human, standing at 5' 3“. She has a rather healthy build, but isn't quite physically strong. Her skin is a pale creamy white and her face is somewhat round with two piercing blue eyes. Her hair is cut short into a slight “bowl”, and kept in a ponytail when longer. Her hair is naturally black, but is dyed a dark cobalt in color.

Biography

Prologue

Dahlia was born 31 years ago, to a small family in Capital City. However, she was unwanted and spent most of her childhood living with her grandparents out of city limits. It was there that she first heard stories of ancient civilizations that would continue to flourish in in her mind as she grew older. She took great interest in pursuing the answers to all of these stories, and as such became a scholar within Capital City.

Working as an archivist and tech assistant for quite some time, Dahlia dreamt of truth and fame as she became a young adult. Using her position to find new leads, she found her way out of the capital city:The Vigali, an organized syndicate of criminals and informants run out of the far-flung planet of Bivona. They too were interested in the old tales of a nation, Arcadia, and we're willing to enlist Dahlia as an informant. However, she was still too young to be eligible for a captain position, let alone own a space vessel. Because of this, Dahlia spent several years servicing other expeditions, notably Grumman Adventurer's Corp.

After a few years, Dahlia was finally ready to make her move. In a split financing deal between herself, the Vigali, and the local barkeep of the Downrider Inn, Dahlia purchased a cargo-class dropship and was pronounced a Captain within the Vigali. Now all she needed was a crew.

Downrider Expedition

Now the captain of the ISS Downrider, Dahlia assembled an odd crew of anyone she knew, or anyone she could find off the street with the skills to apply. She reached out to an old contact of Aradia Sivins for a piloting position, and she accepted. Her goals on the expedition include uncovering evidence and direct artifacts related to Arcadia, while making profit both for her crew and to pay back the Vigali. With the discovery of an ancient android named OSC-01 tucked away in the irradiated planet of Loinia, however, her crew may be getting involved with more than they could have prepared for.

For better or worse.

Personality

Dahlia is an inquisitive, if at times naive scholar. She is fairly book-smart, though the fields in which she's efficient in are limited. Her time serving for other crews has given her plenty of on-field know-how, as well as a somewhat paranoid sense for preparation. She is also very tech-savvy, frequently using items such as trackers to assist in her efforts. While she is a generally nice and caring person, it isn't hard to irk or annoy her. Her time in the Vigali has also left her… morally ambiguous at best. When she or her interests are insulted she is quick to go on the defense, usually trying to be a bigger, hardier captain for her crew then she is physically.

Items

Several outfits.

A space-grade protective suit

One 10mm pistol, with extra rounds

Flare gun, with flares and tracker beacons

Lots of rope

Data pad

Miniature binoculars, fluorescent yellow

Hard hats. She bought them in bulk yet no one uses them. They even have little logos on them.

A binder full of forbidden knowledge

An old necklace with a glassy blue stone and some script engraved in it

OOC Notes

This page was originally created by Pancakei on Wed 17-01-18.

Trivia

As a running gag, Dahlia is laughably bad at naming things. Her shorthand title is “Dahgan”, she names things after noises they make, and is responsible for OSC-01's crew nickname of “Osco.”

At the time Arcadia Complex started, Dahlia was a relatively flat character without much backstory or bite. After the end of Episode One: Sanctum, 'Dahlia 2.0' rolled out, with more fleshed out connections and a syndicate-affiliated twist.

In-universe, this drastic change is heavily implied to be the work of the Narrator

Dahlia is ineligible to receive a medical license. She won't say why.