Age - 31

Voice range - medium to high

Kaia grew up as an orphaned street rat in Neon, a cyberpunk pleasure city located on a huge fishing platform in an ocean world. She learned to hack out of necessity, and from childhood through her teenage years, she subsisted on petty theft, hacking ATMs, and odd hacking jobs. 

One day, at the age of 18, she attempted to remotely access the personal laptop of a business traveler, and although she succeeded at hacking the laptop, she got caught. That business traveler happened to be the CEO and founder of Helios Cybersecurity Services, Orion Helios. Recognizing her potential, she was hired on the spot as a cyber runner (the in-universe term for hacker). Helios paid for her to receive a formal education, and she went on to achieve a Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity.

Given that she grew up without parents, Kaia tends to see Helios as her family, and fits right in with her gray morality. Despite her rough childhood, she used her years in college to assimilate into the upper crust of society, and is always courteous and polite when interacting with clients. Her job title is Senior Cyber Runner, which is another way to say “professional hacker.” She is accustomed to working with high net worth individuals in professional settings.

While combat is not Kaia’s strong suit, she is proficient enough with pistols to defend herself. Her weapon of choice is a Novalight particle beam pistol named Street Rat’s Revenge.

During the events of this quest mod, Kaia experiences a wide range of emotions. When the player meets her for the first time, she is professional and confident. As the quest unfolds, she accompanies the player as a temporary companion and is involved in combat situations, which is highly stressful for her. This involves a handful of lines that are shouting, or near-shouting, such as warning the player of an incoming grenade, taunting enemies, or getting hit by bullets. Near the end of the quest, she can potentially experience grief due to the loss of a friend, and possibly anger, depending on how the player reacts to her loss.

Kaia doesn't really swear. The closest she gets is a couple of "damns."

Context for audition lines - 

1. Introducing herself to the player for the first time. Friendly and professional.

2. Kaia and the player were recently attacked by assassins, and the player insinuates that they think she was the one who orchestrated the attack. Kaia is very serious here and explains why this isn't the case.

3. Kaia has just finished decrypting all of the currency on the data core. This is the big reveal moment where both she and the player find out the total value of the Legacy. However, this happens immediately after a large space battle, so Kaia's overall tone is serious.