Orenda Brandt Detective "I can't decide if I'm bustin the criminals or workin' for 'em." Age:    28 standard years Sex:    Female Height: 5 feet 5 inches Weight: 135 pounds Hair:   Black, long Eyes:   Cinnamon brown Complexion: Dark tan, reflecting her Native American heritage. She is prone to freckles, despite her dark complexion. Build:  Slim and athletic. Identifying marks: A thin knife scar running from her left earlobe, along her jawbone, to half way to her chin.  She has a black tribal tattoo of an owl on her right shoulder.  Various fine scars on her arms and hands from knife fights. General Appearance:  Tends to wear tight black suede pants with fringe at the outer seam, and actual cowboy boots.  She is rarely without her hairbone choker and a pair of owl feathers tied into her hair.  She is proud of her Native American ancestry.  Her hair is blueblack, long and usually worn either loose or in a single braid. Silver and turquoise bracelets and earrings are her usual adornment as well. Personality/play tips: *Orenda tends to pick or bite at her cuticles when anxious or bored, to the point of bleeding.  Not her nails, but the cuticle around the nail. *She is usually very still, and self contained, but she can move very quickly. Like a cat she can go from seeming relaxed stillness to action without pausing to blink. *Despite her stillness and ability to wait things out, she has a quick temper that has gotten her into trouble. But she doesn’t often hold grudges.  Once the anger is spent, it is usually released.  She CAN hold a grudge, but she rarely does. *Orenda loves animals and children.  If it has fur, or even scales, she could coo over it and go all maternal.  She can put a bullet in a man or woman if she has to, but don’t try to hurt a child or animal. She is NOT a farm gal, and prefers her meat anonymous. *She has a problem with heights.  Space doesn’t bother her, but she does get anxious at take offs and landings, often gripping something for dear life, without being obvious about it, at such times. *She knows how to pilot small craft, but will only do so in extreme emergencies.  Between her fear of heights and a natural talent for being a hazard at the controls those who have flown with her in the past have rediscovered their religion. *Very focused and no nonsense when working a crime scene.  She canvases, catalogues, images, collects, bags and tags. *She has a pleasant singing voice, and tends to sing to herself as she works in the lab, but not when working a crime scene.  She believes the crime scene deserves a solemn respect.  She is not a star quality singer, but she can hold her own.  There in is the end of her musical ability.  The only thing she can PLAY is a music disk. *She can also be found shuffle cards, walking a coin across her fingers or other exercises to keep her hands fast and nimble. Abilities: First and foremost she is a forensics specialist.  She rarely misses anything when canvassing a crime scene. She is a stickler for procedure on a scene and can spend hours upon hours collecting trace evidence and documenting. She is good with sidearms, a decent shot she cleared her shooting tests with a slightly above average score, but she is not a sharp shooter.  She couldn’t guarantee a kill shot on someone holding a hostage. She can use a rifle, but her accuracy suffers for it. She tends and cleans her own guns, not trusting anyone else to do it right. She is downright deadly with a knife.  The scar on her jaw is from a knife fight.  She can throw a knife with more accuracy then she can shoot.  She usually has three throwing knives on her person as well as a Bowie blade. She is a good hand to hand fighter, but her style is down and dirty and brawl, with some kickboxing thrown in.  She works out often with a punching bag. “I like to hit things.” She is excellent as a jack of all trades in a forensics lab.  But she isn’t afraid or ashamed to call in specialists. She is a good cook, not a great one, but a good one. Orenda excels at slight of hand.  She is an excellent pick pocket, and can plant just about anything on anyone.  She learned illusion and stage magic from her father’s knee, and she can do close up illusions. She’s very adept with card tricks.  Not many will play cards with her, although she doesn’t cheat, she does have a natural knack for counting.   She often uses that knowledge to look past misdirection and feints to figure out criminals ‘tricks’.