Name: Petra
Occupation: Chemical Weapons Specialist
Origin: New Alehl, (Union Federation Member Country)
Age: Late 20s


Pale, lanky, and perpetually one bad decision away from blowing something up. Gifted with an almost frightening intuition for science, Petra’s genius lies in his ability to improvise under pressure, often crafting antidotes, explosives, and other compounds from whatever unstable materials he can scavenge. His methods? Questionable. His results? Unmatched.

A walking contradiction, Petra blends scholarly brilliance with a recklessness that keeps his teammates on constant edge. Whether he’s muttering chemical equations mid-battle or injecting himself with untested serums, his devotion to discovery teeters on self-destructive. It’s not uncommon for his breakthroughs to be punctuated by minor explosions or bouts of accidental poisoning.

Petra is a product of his time. Trained at a military academy in New Alehl, he possesses a desire for non-interventionism, yet remains prepared to do whatever it takes if a fight lands at his doorstep. Though sometimes jaded by the decisions his superiors, Petra remains hopeful about the greater purpose of the Union Federation.

What Petra lacks in protocol he makes up for in indispensable knowledge. As the team’s chemical warfare expert, he deciphers the enemy’s enhancement formulas, weaponizes their tactics, and wrestles with the dark ethical questions behind human experimentation. His presence signals innovation—but also chaos.


Defining Traits:

  • Improvisational Genius: He intuitively creates new chemicals and resources from existing compounds and elements.
  • Reckless Curiosity: He pushes boundaries in pursuit of knowledge, often without regard for his own safety.
  • Morally Conflicted Idealist: While he questions the ethical implications of his work—especially around human enhancement and chemical warfare—he still participates in it, believing in the Union Federation’s broader mission.
  • Morbidly Quirky: Not afraid to make a joke in a tense or fearful situation in hopes that it loosens up the team.

Petra is the spark in the powder keg: unpredictable, essential, and a little mad. When the mission demands something never done before, Petra has already attempted it.


Follow Petra on his mission with Natan!
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