Facorin "Featherweight" Meiawkif

Facorin Meiawkif (Fakowin Mäawkif) (1933 - 10 October 1993 GHC) was a seasoned Kalubian soldier, having served in the Liberty War in Jalfxia, the Gamian War, the Skarred Crisis and the Kalubian Civil War. While native to Kalubio, he has spent more than half of his life in Jalfxia.

Facorin participated in several major battles over the course of his military career, becoming a distinguished member of the federal armed force. He was promoted to the rank of Captain before he was 30, and became a Major General within the SPAU before his death in combat in 1993.

Early Life
Facorin Meiawkif was a strigine Kalu-blood born in Simtin, Kalubio, in 1932, under Johann Luvvar’s rule. The region was not in a dirt poor state yet still far from flourishing. He was one of ten at home, the fourth oldest, tied with his twin Faenzha. Despite Johann’s pressing for a modernized region, the household still used Kohl amongst one another, which had previously outlawed by Johann's predecessor Maxille Luvvar. As consequence, Facorin was rarely permitted to have friends over, and encouraged to stay solely amongst his family. His tension with his younger siblings caused him to disobey the recommendation of his parents and simply learned Ba'it through school.

Facorin excelled academically, and despite his parents' insistence, maintained a healthy social life. Following his graduation, he was approached by a governmental agent who was impressed by Facorin’s academic achievements. Facorin was offered a special position in Johann’s agency. After nearly a month of contemplating, Facorin finally accepted, figuring it would grant his family safety to preserve their natural culture.

Early Time in KFAF
Facorin served KFAF as a supply secretary, in charge of handling business between the military and its suppliers of vehicles and weaponry. This was particularly important during the Liberty War in Jalfxia. He was deployed overseas as a non-combattant, instead being a maintenance and supervisor, as well as a personal agent for Johann to ensure mutiny would not occur among the Kalubian ranks. He was seldom able to see Faenzha, who had been deployed as a sniper in the same squadron as Darrel Müller. However, when he did manage, Darrel was often present, with the three becoming good friends.

During an evacuation of a Kalubian base, Facorin's craft was shot down and he was taken prisoner by the Bor'faach Imperial Army as a POW. Faenzha, Darrel, and squadron disobeyed commanding orders and snuck out to rescue him. Facorin was saved, but at the cost of Faenzha’s life. Following some internal rearrangement and at Facorin's insistence, he joined Darrel's team. Following the end of the Liberty War, the squadron was disbanded and reformed, with Facorin being the only remaining member. Facorin engaged in an off-again on-again relationship with Taejo-Ghel warrior Makhaya Diqovske, paritally to cope with his brother’s death. Following the war's conclusion with the surrender of the Bor'faach loyalists, Facorin remained in Jalfxia for some time during its occupation, but eventually returned to Kalubio for further training.

Gamian War
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Facorin adopted skills on aerial overwatch from his piloting experience, which he honed in during his training in Kalubio. He also became a skilled foot soldier, adept in CQC combat, reconnaissance and sabotage. His skillset made him a highly useful operative during the Gamian War. Facorin, a field captain by this point, was assigned command over special operations "Pyrrhic" squadron. His team was deployed to assist in Kalubian guerrilla efforts against Gamian forces in Schremn. Following the Tropai massacre, he miraculously survived being shot down during the Colanexian counterattack. After Tropai's fall, Facorin snuck out of Schremn and back into Kalubio, where he was recovered by allied forces. With his former team disbanded (all being dead or MIA), Facorin was redeployed to serve in Jalfxia.

Kalubian Civil War and Death
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Facorin was promoted for his role in liberating the island-region, receiving the position of SPAU Major General from Föcan Reinder Stuhy after the military’s reform in 1988 as a result of the Kalubian Civil War. He was promoted to a reserve the elite special operations unit KFAF Alfa. When not needed for Alfa missions, he was a leader of the SPAU forces defending Simtin from BBA aggression. He was the head of the infamous 138th Regiment, revered for their ferocity and sturdy defensive tactics. They held off BBA and ERAF pushes against Simtin for years, and took roughly half as many casualties as their opponents. Ultimately, Facorin was tragically killed during an attack on his hometown of Simtin, known as the South Equalwi Offensive. Simtin was annexed, and remained occuped for the remainder of the war. A memorial statue in his honour in his home’s front yard, currently inhabited by his would-be niece and her spouse. He was replaced in KFAF Alfa by Hamlin Zoller in 1999 after the Apocalypse incident in Kikikoa, with his name added to the federal archive among the rest who had fallen while on the team.

Appearance
Facorin is a burgundy owl-like Kalu-blood, a particularly rare form. His legs and beak are a faded orange, and his eyes are a dusky grey. He wears a tan KFAF vest with modified armholes for his arm-feathers. He wears a dark blue headband with a SPAU patch stitched to the front. His käm marking are black swishes on his cheekbones, down his cheeks, and on the center of his forehead.

Equipment
Facorin’s first plane was a Tjehwbf’fwa-A21 dive bomber, though his go-to was the XMP-41 upon its invention. As a sweeper, he wielded a Shpagina-41 submachine gun and an 8x scoped Pelletier SSR. His sidearm was an L-14 revolver, standard for Kalubian combattants his age.

Personality
While generally more reserved when it comes to small talk, Facorin is comradely with his teammates. He is often able to effectively rally them with his charged impromptu speeches and fearless fighting. He also shows many social tendencies typical of Kalu culture, such as frequent nods of understanding or expressive speech patterns. While he rarely makes banter of his own, he has no reservations about laughing along once some gets going. Even until his final moments, he fought with his all for his partners and citizens of his home.