Player: marcymarcymarcy
Era of Origin: ~230 BBY (High Republic)

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• Sex: Female
• Race: Human
• Age: 30ish
• Role/Class: Scout / Explorer
• Appearance: Iyola is a tall (5’10”) athletic female human with light brown hair and gray eyes. She tends to keep her hair out of her face in a casual bun or ponytail. She’s particularly fond of her turquoise-green synthleather jacket. It’s not only useful, she thinks she looks great in it. She’s always in motion, chatty, and smiles often.

A scrappy, thrill-seeking scout, exploring and opening Wild Space for the Great Works of the High Republic, while also accomplishing a few things for herself along the way. She is an adrenaline addict and a charming dilettante, prone to ditching her responsibilities in favor of adventure.

Born into a family of academics on the planet Rhinnal, Iyola's temperament was always different. She eschewed her family's studious nature for the thrill of speeding across ice floes. She eventually ditched a graduate course her parents arranged for her and joined a Republic scouting and expeditionary group to explore the Outer Rim.

While she thrived on the novelty and risk of exploration, she found the bureaucracy of the group to be burdensome. This led her to explore more on her own, following up on experiences she found thrilling, a path that would eventually lead to the fateful discovery that placed her in stasis.

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A custom-made explorer's jacket in a distinct, bright green color. It appears to be simple, durable synth-leather, but it's actually a piece of high-end corporate or military scout gear that Iyola likely "acquired" or won in a challenge. It's designed for survival and data gathering in hostile environments.

• Reinforced Weave: The jacket's hardy materials provide a +2 equipment bonus to Fortitude Defense.
• Explorer's Pockets: It is fitted with 5 reinforced, shielded pockets/compartments, each capable of holding items up to 0.5kg.
• Environmental Acuity: Once per encounter, as a swift action, Iyola can activate the jacket's integrated sensor suite. When she does, she gains a +5 equipment bonus on the next Perception or Survival check she makes before the end of her turn.
• Daredevil's Weave: The jacket is crafted from a unique synth-weave that can momentarily stiffen to absorb kinetic energy. Once per day, when Iyola would be moved down the Condition Track as a result of taking damage, she can use this ability as a Reaction to reduce the number of steps she moves down the Condition Track by one (to a minimum of zero).

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The catastrophic event that led to your stasis has left an indelible mark on your soul. It was a brutal lesson in how quickly a moment of triumph can turn into a disaster. This experience has embedded a deep, subconscious wariness within you; a constant instinct to check your footing and look over your shoulder, even when no danger is apparent.

This has created two warring instincts within you. Part of you is now preternaturally cautious, able to see the fault lines in any situation and prepare for the worst.

But the thrill-seeking explorer who chased glory is still there. You can still choose to ignore that cautious new voice and go "All In," relying on raw talent and nerve to see you through. You know, however, that every time you push your luck, you are betting against the memory of that one time it catastrophically ran out.

This condition represents the psychological trauma of surviving a disastrous event at the peak of success. It has two primary mechanical effects that represent her new, conflicting instincts.

Calculated Risk: Her newfound wariness allows her to keenly assess her surroundings for potential dangers before committing to an action.

• Benefit: Once per encounter, as a swift action, Iyola can gain a +2 insight bonus to her Reflex Defense and on all Perception checks until the start of her next turn.
• Cost: Requires a swift action to activate.

All In: Her competitive spirit can override her caution, allowing her to push her luck for a spectacular result, but the effort takes a toll.

• Benefit: Once per encounter, as a Free Action before making an Athletics, Mechanics, Pilot, or Survival check, she may re-roll that skill check but must accept the result of the second roll.
• Cost: Regardless of whether the re-rolled check succeeds or fails, she immediately moves -1 step down the Condition Track. This is a normal penalty and can be removed by the Recovery action.