- Joined
- Aug 8, 2019
- Messages
- 62
- Points
- 18
- Location
- Appalachia
Character Name
Sabra (Qadira Dahan)
I Agree
Yes
Has this character appeared in a previous lore?
No
Age
31
Blood Type
AB-
Personality
Qadira—who identifies herself to strangers as 'Sabra'—exemplifies duality: Like the rugged desert plants her nom de guerre is based on, she projects strength and independence, but is sweet and shockingly delicate inside. She cares deeply for others, exercising immense empathy and compassion. That said, Qadira is a trained and practiced killer. She was taught in her youth to identify threats and danger and eliminate them as quickly as possible, and has carried that skill set into her civilian life.
Though she can be quick to strike and ruthless when a situation comes to blows, Qadira prefers pragmatic communication to outright violence. She doesn't want to hurt or kill anybody. If a situation can be solved by talking things out, that's the tack she'll take.
Qadira is a habitual fixer, forever looking for problems and solving them. It's like a hobby for her, always rushing to every fire she can see and putting it out as quickly and painlessly as she can manage. Many compare her to a mother hen, constantly doting over her friends, family, coworkers and subordinates.
Despite her many rough edges, Qadira has a surprisingly wry, tongue-in-cheek sense of humor. She's fond of cracking jokes, and often seems to approach very serious situations with a certain irreverent lack of gravitas. While Qadira always measures any given scenario with all the sincerity it's due, she finds comic relief to be a helpful tool for disarming and charming.
Character Motivations
Qadira's primary motivation, as of the early days of the outbreak, are to survive. Seek shelter, find help, escape danger. As it becomes clear that the danger isn't going away and the status quo has changed significantly, her main priority will shift from surviving to thriving. She'll want to organize people and fortify a safe place to lay their heads, while also pursuing the tools needed for long-term growth: functional medicine, agriculture, agreements with other groups, etc.
Though she has very strong ties to her family, they are neatly tucked away in Israel. Given the chance, Qadira would consider leaving the United States to be with them again—but she doesn't consider that to be a likely scenario anytime soon. What family she has in the US are more acquaintances than loved ones, and she has no strong desire to travel cross-country to reunite.
Physical Appearance
Tall and lean, Qadira is 5'9" and weighs 165 pounds of lean muscle. She has a runner's physique, but possesses a surprising strength belied by her svelte frame. Her skin is mocha brown, her eyes a darker brown, and her hair is coal black and cut short. Several battle scars mar her flesh.
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Mechanical Occupation
Veteran (or one of the military professions if the profession mod is in use)
In-Character Occupation
Former IDF infantry & counter-terrorist operative, currently unemployed (as of the beginning of the outbreak)
Biography
Born in 1982, Qadira grew up on one of The Kibbutz Movement's ~200 kibbutzim. Life on an agricultural cooperative community was simplistic: Qadira learned how to farm in Israel's unyielding soil, and how to defend their crops with a rifle from wild dogs and coypu. She learned how to tend the soil and the plants they grew in it, and how to protect their gardens from molluscs.
When she was 14, Qadira's family relocated to Tel Aviv. The culture shock was unreal, and moving from a quiet rural community to the center of economics in Israel felt like walking into a whirlwind. Nonetheless, Qadira thrived. She learned to play football—which, ever the graceful girl, she had a natural talent for—and cultivated a strong friend group, spending many of her evenings and weekends in Florentin. She also reconnected with Judaism, having grown up in a mostly secular family.
At 18, when Qadira was considering her mandatory enlistment in the Israeli Defence Force, the High Court of Justice passed the Equality Act, allowing women to serve in nearly any position in the IDF—including combat roles. Qadira decided she wanted to enlist as infantry, and her parents—despite their misgivings—allowed it.
Qadira proved herself naturally gifted, athletic and competent in every way that mattered to the IDF. After graduating from basic training and advanced training for infantry, she was granted permission to try out for a position in a Palsar—a reconnaissance company whose members received extra navigation and weapons training. Qadira passed with flying colors and was given her first duty station with the 33rd Caracal Battalion, an infantry combat battalion comprised primarily of women.
After completing her mandatory three years of service, Qadira remained active duty infantry. She patrolled the borders of Israel and engaged in a handful of skirmishes with Palestinian insurgents, always impressing her superiors with her attention to detail and dedication to rigorous duty. Qadira performed so well, in fact, that her commanding officer recommended her for entry into the selection process for a Mista'arvim unit—a specialized counter-terrorism group in the IDF.
Despite very few women ever even trying out for Sayeret and Mista'arvim units, Qadira persevered. The selection was grueling—the hardest work she had ever done in her life—but she came out the other side all the same, and was allowed to continue on to training. She was taught covert espionage tactics, advanced weapon tactics, and spycraft. Because of her Mizrahi heritage and fluency in Arabic, she would be assigned to various undercover operations throughout the Middle East.
Qadira worked for years with the 89th Commando Brigade in the Duvdevan Unit 217. She kept her chin tucked and worked diligently, making a name for herself as a talented undercover operative and a hell of a commando. Meanwhile, when she wasn't performing her duties for the IDF, Qadira spent her downtime in Tel Aviv, where she met Sayed. A professional baker and easily the sweetest man she'd ever known, Sayed was a Bedouin—the nomadic Arabs of the Levant. Though her parents had concerns, they gave their blessing to Qadria and Sayed, who had fallen in love and eventually gotten engaged to marry in a ceremony in Cyprus. Sayed was even willing to convert to Judaism to be closer to Qadira.
While Qadira was on a mission in Syria with the 89th, a Palestinian rocket attack claimed Sayed's life. Heartbroken and shattered, Qadira filed for separation from the IDF upon her return to Tel Aviv. She felt incapable of performing her duties as a soldier after such tremendous loss, and spent months casting about the city, restless and broken. Wherever she went, wherever she looked, Tel Aviv reminded her of Sayed. It had been their home, their city—and without him, she couldn't bear it anymore.
The Dahans, like most Israeli Jews, had relatives in multiple countries around the world. Qadari, needing a fresh start, relocated to New York City on a work visa. She's lived in the United States for almost a year now, working for her cousin's company. Her work involves a significant amount of travel, taking her by car and plane throughout the country.
Would you like your character to start with any items?
M1911 Pistol (2x magazine),JS-2000 Shotgun & ammo for both; hand axe; beanie hat; school bag
Would you like to opt-out of randomized starting groups?
No
Is your character a member of a group application?
No
Group Members
N/A
Sabra (Qadira Dahan)
I Agree
Yes
Has this character appeared in a previous lore?
No
Age
31
Blood Type
AB-
Personality
Qadira—who identifies herself to strangers as 'Sabra'—exemplifies duality: Like the rugged desert plants her nom de guerre is based on, she projects strength and independence, but is sweet and shockingly delicate inside. She cares deeply for others, exercising immense empathy and compassion. That said, Qadira is a trained and practiced killer. She was taught in her youth to identify threats and danger and eliminate them as quickly as possible, and has carried that skill set into her civilian life.
Though she can be quick to strike and ruthless when a situation comes to blows, Qadira prefers pragmatic communication to outright violence. She doesn't want to hurt or kill anybody. If a situation can be solved by talking things out, that's the tack she'll take.
Qadira is a habitual fixer, forever looking for problems and solving them. It's like a hobby for her, always rushing to every fire she can see and putting it out as quickly and painlessly as she can manage. Many compare her to a mother hen, constantly doting over her friends, family, coworkers and subordinates.
Despite her many rough edges, Qadira has a surprisingly wry, tongue-in-cheek sense of humor. She's fond of cracking jokes, and often seems to approach very serious situations with a certain irreverent lack of gravitas. While Qadira always measures any given scenario with all the sincerity it's due, she finds comic relief to be a helpful tool for disarming and charming.
Character Motivations
Qadira's primary motivation, as of the early days of the outbreak, are to survive. Seek shelter, find help, escape danger. As it becomes clear that the danger isn't going away and the status quo has changed significantly, her main priority will shift from surviving to thriving. She'll want to organize people and fortify a safe place to lay their heads, while also pursuing the tools needed for long-term growth: functional medicine, agriculture, agreements with other groups, etc.
Though she has very strong ties to her family, they are neatly tucked away in Israel. Given the chance, Qadira would consider leaving the United States to be with them again—but she doesn't consider that to be a likely scenario anytime soon. What family she has in the US are more acquaintances than loved ones, and she has no strong desire to travel cross-country to reunite.
Physical Appearance
Tall and lean, Qadira is 5'9" and weighs 165 pounds of lean muscle. She has a runner's physique, but possesses a surprising strength belied by her svelte frame. Her skin is mocha brown, her eyes a darker brown, and her hair is coal black and cut short. Several battle scars mar her flesh.
Character Image Link
Mechanical Occupation
Veteran (or one of the military professions if the profession mod is in use)
In-Character Occupation
Former IDF infantry & counter-terrorist operative, currently unemployed (as of the beginning of the outbreak)
Biography
Born in 1982, Qadira grew up on one of The Kibbutz Movement's ~200 kibbutzim. Life on an agricultural cooperative community was simplistic: Qadira learned how to farm in Israel's unyielding soil, and how to defend their crops with a rifle from wild dogs and coypu. She learned how to tend the soil and the plants they grew in it, and how to protect their gardens from molluscs.
When she was 14, Qadira's family relocated to Tel Aviv. The culture shock was unreal, and moving from a quiet rural community to the center of economics in Israel felt like walking into a whirlwind. Nonetheless, Qadira thrived. She learned to play football—which, ever the graceful girl, she had a natural talent for—and cultivated a strong friend group, spending many of her evenings and weekends in Florentin. She also reconnected with Judaism, having grown up in a mostly secular family.
At 18, when Qadira was considering her mandatory enlistment in the Israeli Defence Force, the High Court of Justice passed the Equality Act, allowing women to serve in nearly any position in the IDF—including combat roles. Qadira decided she wanted to enlist as infantry, and her parents—despite their misgivings—allowed it.
Qadira proved herself naturally gifted, athletic and competent in every way that mattered to the IDF. After graduating from basic training and advanced training for infantry, she was granted permission to try out for a position in a Palsar—a reconnaissance company whose members received extra navigation and weapons training. Qadira passed with flying colors and was given her first duty station with the 33rd Caracal Battalion, an infantry combat battalion comprised primarily of women.
After completing her mandatory three years of service, Qadira remained active duty infantry. She patrolled the borders of Israel and engaged in a handful of skirmishes with Palestinian insurgents, always impressing her superiors with her attention to detail and dedication to rigorous duty. Qadira performed so well, in fact, that her commanding officer recommended her for entry into the selection process for a Mista'arvim unit—a specialized counter-terrorism group in the IDF.
Despite very few women ever even trying out for Sayeret and Mista'arvim units, Qadira persevered. The selection was grueling—the hardest work she had ever done in her life—but she came out the other side all the same, and was allowed to continue on to training. She was taught covert espionage tactics, advanced weapon tactics, and spycraft. Because of her Mizrahi heritage and fluency in Arabic, she would be assigned to various undercover operations throughout the Middle East.
Qadira worked for years with the 89th Commando Brigade in the Duvdevan Unit 217. She kept her chin tucked and worked diligently, making a name for herself as a talented undercover operative and a hell of a commando. Meanwhile, when she wasn't performing her duties for the IDF, Qadira spent her downtime in Tel Aviv, where she met Sayed. A professional baker and easily the sweetest man she'd ever known, Sayed was a Bedouin—the nomadic Arabs of the Levant. Though her parents had concerns, they gave their blessing to Qadria and Sayed, who had fallen in love and eventually gotten engaged to marry in a ceremony in Cyprus. Sayed was even willing to convert to Judaism to be closer to Qadira.
While Qadira was on a mission in Syria with the 89th, a Palestinian rocket attack claimed Sayed's life. Heartbroken and shattered, Qadira filed for separation from the IDF upon her return to Tel Aviv. She felt incapable of performing her duties as a soldier after such tremendous loss, and spent months casting about the city, restless and broken. Wherever she went, wherever she looked, Tel Aviv reminded her of Sayed. It had been their home, their city—and without him, she couldn't bear it anymore.
The Dahans, like most Israeli Jews, had relatives in multiple countries around the world. Qadari, needing a fresh start, relocated to New York City on a work visa. She's lived in the United States for almost a year now, working for her cousin's company. Her work involves a significant amount of travel, taking her by car and plane throughout the country.
Would you like your character to start with any items?
M1911 Pistol (2x magazine),
Would you like to opt-out of randomized starting groups?
No
Is your character a member of a group application?
No
Group Members
N/A
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