Name: Isabelle Engler. Nickname: The Witch of Malta. Gender: Female. Nationality: Rheinlander. Date of Birth: 09.02.790 A.S. Place of Birth: Freeport IX, Omicron Theta system.
Physical Description::
Weight: 65kg;
Height: 176cm;
Hair: Blond, long;
Eye Color: Green
First mentions of Isabelle Engler can be found in perinatal department of the medical corps on Freeport IX. Medical archive files are including the data about the health status during pregnancy, birth process and subsequent medical care. Isabelle was almost perfectly healthy, despite the few health issues she was to order healthier than her peers. However, it was not so good as it might appear at first sight, her mother had to spend two years to recover. So first years of her life Isabelle conducted under the care of nurse while her mother held multiple courses of therapy and surgery operations.
Her parents however had more than enough money to cover all expenses and used the services of the best medics from Rheinland and Kusari. Sure, trip of the best medics to such distant location with high risks was well rewarded. Her parents were always found special pleasure in fact that even such important people were put their lifes on risk just to get to their location. They knew that money don't really rule the world and didn't abused their richness in the same time they didn't see any reasons to deprive themselves of privileges. Sometimes it was hard to them to find the verge and keep balance. Lennart and Martha Engler never knew what the poverty is, both from high and rich circles of the Rheinland society. Excessiveness of something almost always causing abruption and disregardness. That is what happened to Lennart and Martha who were supersaturated by luxury life. The life that is can only be dreaming by most of the Rheinlanders had become something that described with the words "boring" and "tediously". Sure it comes from complete and even excessive pamperedness.
They have decided to rejected their old lifestyle to try something new and move to live to Freeport IX, this act was condemned by the public, but this two didn't want to listen to the opinion of people who they are "running" from. It was beyond their capabilities to stop the continuous usage of their parents money or control their parts of business assets. However they managed to get what they want. They got a new life, new feelings and experiences which was consciously liked with the life risks at the first perious. Later they have learned that life is the most valueable thing that they have here. After some time couple have met many interested people, some of them just wanted to use their financial сapabilities, many reasearch and exploring groups and companies looked for support and shared a lot of valueable information.
Englers got really interested in the research of the Daam K'Vosh Empire legacy and didn't lose any opportunity to learn more, sure things that money wans't question on their way. Interest only grew more and more with every bit of information they get. It is hard to even count how may archelogical expeditions were founded and how many of them just gone. Their attitude and worldview have undergone drastic changes. However they was diappointed, they expected better results after such huge ammount resources and effort spent on research, they didn't realized all complexity of the reasearch of that kind. It will only come in time, still after a long time of their work at this field they didn't knew for sure if it's hobby or serious purpose in life.
This curious couple went much further than expected in their unusual for it's time research, as has been said meeting unusual people was a matter of the ordinary yet, but appeared the people who were managed to impress even them. It is not only that these people knew more than Englers, Englers never claimed to be the true scientists and were sufficiently unconcerned about the intellectual superiority of others. And it was justified, they actually talked to the wisest people of Sirius, but these were special. They not only have extensive knowledge of the Daam K'Vosh Empire, they also knew how to apply this knowledge to the life of even the most ordinary people, to help them take their first steps to the "Light".
These people introduced themselves as the Strangers and managed to captivate Isabelles parents in their so-called teaching. Back in those days it was difficult to say what impact this event will have, but look at this from the present day attaches the whole story are incredibly simple and clear consistency and logic. All previous events led to this and all subsequent events are sealed from that moment. No, this was not anything special, yes they took Cardamine from the hands of Strangers, but like many children of wealthy families they have been obsessed with the drugs from the times of high school. Nothing had changed except that only the perception of this drug.
These were the first steps of a long path of her parents, they of course have concerned it for more than just serious. But despite the seriousness they never fell into any kind fanaticism, all in all fanaticism was disgusting to their nature. It is difficult to say that this has played a major role, a common spirit of the family and education or their own evolution. The fact remains that they put many efforts on their own “development” as well as in the "prosperity of all beings". It also gave an orientation and organization to sponsored by Englers research projects. From the semi-hobby and caprices it grew into something serious, something that have a progress and purpose.
Her first Cardamine Isabelle received in the womb, by the time pregnancy, her mother already used it on a permanent basis. A large number of doctors who monitored Martha's pregnancy certainly noticed it, but the amount of money that they received did not allow them to open their mouths. Strangers were always near to observe the situation, but their interventions usually were quite short, but they were much more effective if we will look at the consequences. Unfortunately her mother was extremely sickly person in poor health so even despite all those efforts were not enough to make childbirth safe for Martha.
Isabelle was a child who grew in unusual place, with unusual upbringing, in unusual circumstances and all thanks to her parents. She was some sort of prisoner of the situation and her fate was pretty much pre-arranged. It doesn't mean it wasn't interesting to her or not interesting in general. Either way she was a nine years old girl who was immersed in some secrets of Daam K'Vosh... along with the generic education of course which again used to be "one of the best in Sirius". She realized her differences from the usual kids especially sharply when used to take a visits in the House space. Her peers appeared to Isabelle as naive and pretty slowcoach even comparing to generic kinds who was born in the Omicrons.
She showed herself as a difficult child to establish mutual understanding with even in the first grade. She was sent to zoner school by her partents for the sake of experiment, but soonish decision was chnaged for the private teachers. Isabelle felt and knew her social position well from the most young ages in the same time she realized that she don't have let herself to become too haughty. She faced temptation in the less degree than her parents did, but it was still strong and quite intrusive. Her self-limitations led her in the direction that she didn't expected however. By forcing self-control on herself she lost tenderness in her behavior and gave the impression of calm, mildy dry person.
Isabelle never was detached or lonely individual, however, the barrier between her and the surroundings felt too clearly to go unnoticed. She always understood everything and perceived this just as a given. She used to be polite with strangers, not talking much, but almost always left a good impression after the meeting. With people of the close circle things were slightly better, but even in that case she did not allow anyone to get too close. It was not a strategy or something deliberately worked out. Such behavior was typical of her from an early age when analytical skills usually are not expressed too vividly.
Speaking of the early period of its activities is worth mentioning in the affairs of the parents, including contacts with ancient artifacts and even keepers of this artifacts. It was for her rather ordinary matter, although Isabelle was aware that this is not the most common occupation of girls her age. Of course she attended like all children, but school attendance was problematic by reason of severe innate cardamine addiction. education she received at home, where she was visited by by highly qualified and highly paid teachers and instructors which turned a blind eye on the cardamine inhaler on the girls table.
The sudden changes happened after her mothers death, after years of endless struggle against diseases Martha Engler left this world. It was a heavy blow for the Isabelle, but she managed to hold the emotions, unlike her father. After the death of the wife Lennart Engler broke up, he gone from almost every public activity and manages business through intermediaries. Lennart distanced himself from literally everyone, including daughter. He continued to fully support her financially, but stopped all personal contacts, It seemed strange to her, but she always respect the choice of others, especially loved ones.
So she used to participate in expeditions and exploring by herself. Yes she used to take a part in expeditions before, but only when security was strive for 100%, now it was different and threats like agents of the Order Overwatch were more than real. However, very few things could stop the seeker who looking for the answers. The fact that she took private lessons from naval pilots and bounty hunters gave her additional confidence. She didn't become a professional fighter pilot, but at least she got an opportunity to defend herself. She became much closer with the organizations like the Cult of Sirius, as close as her parents in the past. "Strangers" were aware of it and fed some kind of hope for the young woman. They were quite easy to find common ground, and for this reason it is difficult to say when exactly Isabelle had become the person who have a close ties with remains of the alien civilization, the Isabelle Engler that we know today. Apparently it is impossible to find the answer, later the Isabelle herself will say that she was part of the "Light" from the time of birth.
Her way of the "Light" Isabelle experienced mostly in a calm and rahter measured manner. She did not feel the harmony, or any improvements to better. On the contrary sometimes very strong doubts almost overcame her. Desperation and panic is what she used hide from the others, Isabelle did it well, but It had great difficulty. In the same time she had a feeling that this is the only way, she didn't think that it is a right or good way, just only one that is possible. In many ways she was and currently is a fatalist which is reflects negatively on her activity and sometimes annoyed some people around.
In years 815 A.S. Isabelle received the offer to visit the planet Malta, the Outcast Homerworld. She gladly accepted the offer, she knew that most of people of her circle used to visit this planet and Isabelle was an exception for some unknown to her reason. She gathered the most necessary things that have taken really small space in a ships cargo hold. Despite the richness of Isabelle she tried to keep modestly, not so much because of the ascetic philosophy she just didn't like excessive attention. And despite all of the efforts it was obvious that she was extremely rich, one of the reasons why some hagglers were drawn to her.
Way to Malta was not even dangerous, well-tried route that mostly kept in secret to use in the military operations, for this exact reason it usually was not used by smugglers or other logistic vessels. The rule was violated, because this particular convoy transported quite important people and Isabelle was honored to fly with them. Additional peace of mind and confidence was provided with the most professional and loyal escorts. She did not worried and did not felt calm enough, Isabelle used to hate that state of her mind. Thousand after thousand passed by countless asteroids of the Omicron Beta which only made her ever more dull. Jump to Omicron Alpha has been encouraging and when ship finally came out of the Siniestre Cloud Isabelle breathed more easily.
Planet Mallorca, frozen gas giant in Omicron Alpha had become her favorite planet at first sight. Later she will spend many quiet hours admiring this planet, space around it had become some sort of Isabelles personal meditation area. There was many others interesting and misterous places in this system, however Mallorca will always stay in her heart as a place of beauty, harmony and calmness. Malta itself did not impressed her that much, she was interested in cardamine and mutations that were caused by this drug as well as the contacts between the Outcasts and the Nomads. She used to read a lot on the subject, but still it was quite interesting to Isabelle to learn more from the primary sources of information.
She also liked to covertly visit Siniestre Cloud to find a Nomad for "conversation", sometimes those attempts were successful, sometimes they were not, but she always returned in a good mood. Isabelle found the shelter in Oracle's structures on Malta, she did not received such comfort as she used to, but she still enjoyed her stay. Her relationship with the natives were not so simple, it was difficult to find common ground. Raises a lot of of unpleasant situations, some of them easily could lead to violance. Everything after changed after Isabelle shown her poorly revealed telepathic abilities on public, in addition she uncovered her contacts with Nomads with to goal to put the end to conflicts. And it worked, all in all she attracted superstitious Maltese on her side. She was called 'witch', at first she didn't like this, but after a weeks Isabelle get used to this nickname. She tried to avoid publicity in the future, she prefecrs to act in a covert manner. And she reached her goal, after a years most of the ordinary people on Malta had forgot about Rheinlander 'Witch' who was blessed by the "Spirits".
Because of many reasons Isabelle never could stay at Malta for long, she had a mixed feelings about this planet. On one hand there she lived through very serious spiritual and intellectual experience, on other hand she never was able to get rid of a feeling of vacation and Malta as just a resort facility. She had no comfortable apartments or any other luxury things, this planet was just a plcae when she can truly relax and be a little bit happier. She always had a many things to do in the Edge Worlds as long as in the Houses like Rheinland and Kusari. All this led to almost permanent exhaustion and fatigue.
Isabelle often led her affairs with numerous organizations along the Sirius, using shell companies and funds of course. It is always a different type of collaboration which is always depending on the type of aimed organization. Sometimes contacts lived for long, most of the times they just collapsed. Relationships with one important organization in Rheinland led her much farther than expected. One has only to say, eventually she was recruited and became an agent of some Buro. It is a hard to say that Isabelle have a strong patriotic feelings, however she always found that work interesting and it was worth her ambitions.
Seeker by nature Isabelle have no her own goals, she simply follows the interests of the various groups and individuals in the case if she considering their interests as the common interests. Fears and restlessness are following her most of her life. The lack of purpose in life hits her quite painfully, she can not believe in any ideology or religious-philosophical doctrine in full measure.