Nina Catherine Rizal

PLAYER NAME: Eunice (AKA LaDesdemona; Pleiades on DalNet)

CHARACTER NAME: Nina Catherine Rizal

CHARACTER ACTOR: Jill Hennessy

RACE: Spanish

HAIR: Black; long; wavy; worn either loose or held with a barrette

EYES: Dark hazel; perfect vision

SEX: Female

HEIGHT: 5'5"

WEIGHT: 124 LB

BUILD: Moderately athletic; slim

AGE: 26 -- DOB: April 29, 1970

STRENGTH: Average

DEXTERITY: High

INTELLIGENCE: High

STAMINA: Average, but high during extreme situations

CHARISMA: Natural conversationalist, but not to the point of being talkative. Easy-going and comfortable in social situations. A simple beauty.

MANNERISMS: Clenches fists - therefore digging her fingernails into her palm - when angry, anxious, and in thought.

NATURE: Very composed and "champion of the status quo."

TRUE NATURE: Has a great fear of being seen as a weakling, and therefore puts up a confident front. Has a hard time admitting her problems to others.

DEMEANOR: Somewhat of a reluctant perfectionist. Driven; capable of working herself to the point of exhaustion

PERCEPTION: When in professional mode, she sees people and the world as puzzles to be solved.

WIT: Takes jokes well, and will occasionally deliver her own. Works best under pressure.

COMMON SENSE: Mostly book smart, but prefers to use her instincts when dealing with people.

HABITS: Falls asleep to soft music at night, and turns up the radio in the mornings while getting ready for work. Lights candles every night.

HOBBIES: Has a penchant for candles, preferably a large number of them, though she does not consider it a true hobby, and holograms, which are taped up behind, on, and around the designated computer area and workspace.

MENTAL CHARACTERISTICS: Agent Rizal seems to distrust and dislike simple and concise solutions to problems, almost in expectation of a harder one, if none at all.

MORAL CHARACTERISTICS: Believes that people get what they deserve. Honest and fair in all situations, but not unwilling to bend or break protocol when she believes it absolutely necessary.

CLOTHING: Wears the generic tailored three-piece suit to work. Off-duty wardrobe is composed of "anything and everything", but keeps to comfortable cotton pants and knitted sweaters.

BELIEFS: Believes in things paranormal, and approaches them with great caution. Retains a knowledge of religion (i.e. Catholism) from her childhood, but seldom practices it.

TRADITIONS: Usually awake at odd hours of the night. Brings a radio and portable CD player on all trips. Visits her sisters at least once every three months, and vice-versa.

CURRENT LIFESTYLE: Lives alone in a fairly spacious flat in Alexandria, VA. Single; neither actively pursues nor avoids the dating scene. Spends off-duty time with friends and/or sisters.

HOME: Has a love and a talent for home decoration; as a result, her living space looks as if Martha Stewart herself decorated it. Everything is matched and properly placed; never too neat, never too messy. The home has a very distinct warmth and a homey atmospere.

PHYSICAL FEATURES: None

PROFILE:
Nina was born in Santa Cruz, CA to Daniel and Agatha Rizal, the second of what would eventually be four daughters. Her father being a college professor at the University of California - Santa Cruz, and her mother a guide at the Santa Cruz Mission.

The Rizal girls would each be entered into Miriam College, a private Catholic school and their mother's alma mater. There Nina would prove herself to be a model student - obedient, respectful, and quiet. She didn't associate much with other children, given to spending all her time at school alone. Observed her teacher: "Nina...seems to be apathetic when taken out of the classroom environment." Despite her lack of interest in socialization, Nina had an ideal childhood, graduating elementary school with top honors and several merit awards.

The onset of high school not only meant a change in Nina's environment, but also in her personality. Although she remained somewhat of a loner, she was by no means the model of normalcy. As a rebellion to her Catholic upbringing, Nina cultivated an interest in the occult. Because of this, she would meet and form a friendship with Elizabeth Baxter, an outcast and fellow practitioner. Together they practiced the occult arts, their "powers" both admired and feared by others for the four years of their friendship.

On July 8, 1987, on an overnight camping trip celebrating their class' graduation, the two girls deviated from the communal camp, headed off to set up their own. Two hours later, Nina was heard shouting, and a powerful explosion soon followed, effectively shaking the small canyon.

Nina was found unconscious, her head cut and bleeding. Elizabeth was no where to be seen. After half an hour of frantic search, she was discovered at the bottom of the canyon, apparently thrown up by the explosive force, her body landing on the sharp boulders below. They were immediately rushed to the nearby hospital. Nina regained consciousness five hours later, with no apparent memory of what had happened. She was diagnosed with a minor concussion, and was released later in the day. She headed directly to Elizabeth's bedside in the ICU ward, and refused to be removed from where she stood.

At 10:43 PM, Elizabeth Baxter entered cardiac arrest, and died.

Though Nina and Elizabeth were obviously injured by way of a powerful blast, there was no evidence of such an event ever found at the site. The case remains unsolved to the present day.

Nina entered UC Berkeley later that year, and proceeded to attack her work with a vengeance. She graduated in 1993 with a Ph.D. in Psychology and a M.S. in Sociology. Upon learning of the existence if the OPI, Nina applied immediately to the Department of Justice, and was soon accepted. She relocated to the East Coast, attending Quantico for the next two years. She requested a transfer to the DOJ-OPI almost immediately after graduation.

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