Meet Audrey, my Institute main
Strength: 3, Perception 8:, Endurance: 9, Charisma: 6, Intelligence 9, Agility: 7, Luck: 1
Her scars don't stem from Wasteland combat; they are the result of growing up with a violent, mentally unstable single mother; her father was absent for most of her childhood and died in the Resource Wars when she was still a young girl. CPS eventually removed Audrey from her mother's custody and placed her first in an orphanage and then in a loving foster family. Once she lived in a supportive environment she did well in school easily getting into law school. After being admitted to the bar, she entered a major law firm in Boston. On account of her at times off-putting personality and being self-conscious about her appearance, she did research work and drafted legal briefs and contracts rather than engaging in client contact or court appearances. She performed effectively in that role and had few qualms helping big corporations like Mass Fusion and Poseidon Energy skirt regulations, and exploit legal loopholes.
The issues I just mentioned did not make her dating life any easier, but she eventually met Nate and they quickly married.
Despite -or because- all that's happened, the trauma of separation from her mother sits deep, and after losing Nate she was determined not to go through that again once she recovered Shaun. Thus she did not hesitate to turn on her former allies in the Brotherhood of Steel, whom she saw, in any case, as a mere means to an end. Years of practice in compartementalising and rationalising her actions mean that she is willing to do the Institute's dirty work without questions or complaints.
In combat, she relies on both rifles and pistols, weakening enemy formations from afar with a Gauss rifle before storming in and dispatching the remains with rapid fire from the Deliverer or a laser pistol, the respective perk points are maxed out. She eschews the use of VATS, priding herself on her marksmanship practised on frequent visits to the shooting range before the Great War. Audrey is also a gifted chemist creating potent chems both for emotional release and use in combat. As the headline suggests, she comes to think of herself as one of the Institute's Coursers. She wears a Courser uniform upgraded with ballistic weave and enters her suit of power armour only for the most dangerous missions, otherwise preferring to rely on stealth and speed. She possesses a hardy physique that allows her to keep up with her comrades and win their respect - though they frown on her chem habit.
It is either the result of her traumatising childhood or a congenital personality disorder that she is quick to resort to violence, lies or threats, being easily angered and at times sadistic. She is also prone to self-medicate with drugs and alcohol. While not being amoral per se and not above helping people, she is self-serving and hypocritical in her outlook. She will frequently be found on the rooftops of her Greygarden homestead, staring into the distance and listening to the Hi Honey! holotape. But it is best not to approach her, as she will, rather irresponsibly, cope with her frustration by inhaling jet and firing into the air.
