Rachel
Name: Rachel White
Position: Commander of Angel's
Crest army, Southern Regiment
Origin: Halcyon, Angel's Crest
First Appeared: Angel's Crest
IV
Actress: Hudson Leick
Rachel White
was the youngest child of seven children, with four older brothers and
two older sisters. As the baby of the family, she was relegated the
most menial tasks, and though it was all done in play, she was the constantly
subject of her elder siblings' jokes. She dreamed of becoming someone
important, to show her family what she was worth. The White family
suffered a terrible loss during the Second and Third Dark Wars, in which
Rachel lost three of her four brothers, including her eldest brother Richard,
a leader of the resistance during the Second Dark War.
After the devastating
loss of three young sons, Rachel's father Colin decided that the family
should move away. Rachel, in her mid-teens, refused to go.
She understood her parents' grief at losing three sons, and she felt the
pain of losing three brothers. Rachel had joined the army and was
going to honor the memories of her brothers by following in their footsteps.
Her father became furious, refusing to allow any more of his children go
off to war, especially his youngest daughter. Rachel remained adamant,
and after convincing her mother of her sincere desire to serve, the White
family packed up and moved away from Angel's Crest, and Rachel reported
to the Southern Regiment. The regiment commander had served with
Richard before he died, and he took notice when the youngest White reported
for duty as his command. And so began Rachel White's military career.
She came into
her own during the Fourth Dark War, as one of the soldiers captured by
Arkhane and imprisoned in Castle Ravensong. The ranking officers
of the command were all dead, and the loyal soldiers who had fought through
possibly all three Dark Wars were quickly becoming embittered. Stepping
up to the leadership role, Rachel masterminded an escape in which the remaining
forty-six soldiers were all freed. They escaped successfully into
the mountains and headed away, never looking back.
The small band
of soldiers had taken residence in a small village north of Angel's Crest
when years later, Paige and co. passed through with Phytian forces to regain
Angel's Crest. Rachel, then a barmaid, overheard their plans and
revealed her identity to Captain d'Mitri, who was shocked that some of
her men were still alive. Rachel rounded up her men, and though some
refused to return, she was able to provide her captain with a small platoon
of experienced veterans.
Following the
war, the old soldiers who survived chose to retire from service.
They were honored as national heroes, and with the southern regiment in
need of a commander, Milan appointed White to the position. The two
became good friends afterward, and Rachel grew to be one of Milan's most
trusted and reliable officers.