Doctor Helena Russell (150 points)

Helena Russell is 40 years old, with delicate features, carefully coiffed blonde hair, and grey eyes.

• ST 10 [0]; DX 11 [20]; IQ 14 [80]; HT 10 [0].
• Damage 1d-2/1d; BL 20 lbs.; HP 10 [0]; Will 14 [0]; Per 14 [0]; FP 10 [0].
• Basic Speed 6.25 [0]; Basic Move 5 [0]; Dodge 8.
• 5’9”; 135 lbs.

Social Background

• TL: 9 [0].
• CF: Western [0].
• Languages: English (Native) [0].

Advantages

• Appearance (Attractive) [4]; Empathy [15]; Military Rank 3 (World Space Commission) [15].

Disadvantages

• Code of Honor (Professional) [-5]; Combat Paralysis [-15]; Sense of Duty (Large Group; Moonbase Alpha Inhabitants) [-10]; Stubbornness [-5].
• Quirks: Attentive; Prefers mundane explanations for unusual occurrences; Responsive; Tends to diagnose problems as “radiation sickness”; Very soft-spoken. [‑5]

Skills

Administration (A) IQ [2]-14; Artist (Sculpting) (H) IQ-2 [1]-12; Beam Weapons/TL9 (Pistol) (E) DX [1]-11; Chemistry/TL9 (H) IQ-1 [2]-13; Computer Operation/TL9 (E) IQ [1]-14; Detect Lies (H) Per+1 [1]-15 *; Diagnosis/TL9 (Human) (H) IQ+1 [8]-15; Diplomacy (H) IQ [4]-14; Driving/TL9 (Automobile) (A) DX-1 [1]-10; Electronics Operation/TL9 (Medical) (A) IQ [2]-14; Electronics Repair/TL9 (Medical) (A) IQ [2]-14; Gardening (E) IQ [1]-14; Naturalist (Earthlike) (H) IQ-2 [1]-12; Pharmacy/TL9 (Synthetic) (H) IQ-1 [2]-13; Physician/TL9 (Human) (H) IQ+1 [8]-15; Physiology/TL9 (Human) (H) IQ-1 [2]-13; Psychology (Human) (H) IQ-1 [2]-13; Research/TL9 (A) IQ [2]-14; Savoir-Faire (Military) (E) IQ [1]-14; Surgery/TL9 (Human) (VH) IQ [8]-14; Teaching (A) IQ [2]-14; Vacc Suit/TL9 (A) DX-1 [1]-10; Writing (A) IQ-1 [1]-13.

* Includes +3 from Empathy.

Biographical Information

Helena Russell was born Helena Goldmann in 2009 in Denver, in the United States. Her parents were physicians; she followed in their footsteps, earning advanced degrees in medicine and psychology from Columbia University in New York. It was there that she met Lee Russell, a fellow student who was specializing in space medicine. After finishing their graduate work, the two of them married in 2035. They spent the years of the Pacific War serving the United States Space Force as medical officers.

After the war, the Russells joined the World Space Commission, becoming deeply involved in the push for long-term expeditions and permanent manned outposts in space. In particular, Helena Russell became highly influential in the design of space habitats. Her introduction of solariums and “green spaces” into Moonbase Alpha residential sections did much to improve crew morale, and earned her the prestigious Donnelmyer Award in 2043.

Dr. Lee Russell went missing, and was presumed dead, in the loss of the second manned Jupiter expedition in 2044. Dr. Helena Russell has not remarried. She responded to the tragedy by throwing herself into her work, and beginning to accept deep-space assignments of her own. She was posted to Moonbase Alpha in late 2048 as its Chief Medical Officer.

Dr. Russell is a committed and effective physician, who cares deeply for her patients and has a gift for understanding the human psyche. If she has a weakness in her role, it is in her ability to adjust to the dangers and strangeness of life in deep space. She has a tendency to “freeze up” in situations of immediate danger or violence. She also tends to look for tried and familiar solutions to problems, often overlooking evidence that a situation is genuinely new and unprecedented.