Bio.

GENERAL INFO.

Full Name: Sara Ryder
Aliases: Pathfinder Ryder
Gender and Pronouns: Nonbinary Demigirl; She/They
Place of Birth: The Citadel, Milky Way, Serpent Nebula, Widow
Heritage: White American
Date of Birth: March 21st, 2163
Age: 22; 622 (Cryo)
Parents:

Siblings:
Children: N/A
Other Family: N/A

Allergies: N/A
Addictions: N/A
Mental Conditions/Disorders: Complicated Bereavement (Grief) Disorder
Physical Conditions/Disorders: N/A

APPEARANCE INFO.

Features: Rounder, soft features, with full cheeks and freckles. Has hexagonal cluster tattooing along the right side of her neck and her shoulders.
Voice Claim: Fryda Wolff
Eye Color: Silver, with pinkish tones
Hair Color: Purple/Blue Ombre (Dyed); Dark Brown (Natural)
Hairstyle: Choppy, chin-length hair with side bangs.
Build: Athletic and built, with an hourglass shape.
Height: 5 feet and 8 inches (approx. 172 cm)
Weight: 136 pounds (approx. 62 kg)

SOCIAL INFO.

Connections:

Relationship Status: Single
Sexuality: Bisexual

MISC. INFO

Sara’s Initiative designation number is A-03-Malapa.

Sara has her wisdom teeth intact.

Sara struggles with Complicated Bereavement (Grief) Disorder, and it’s expressed primarily in problems accepting the death, sleeping problems (insomnia), and general social withdrawal (accompanied by a degree of detachment).

BACKGROUND.

Born on the Citadel space station in 2163. Sara has informal training, aided by Alec Ryder’s N7 background. Sara grew up surrounded by a multitude of alien species, cultures, and histories, and claims this environment sparked her fascination with science. Sara joined the Systems Alliance military, which was continuing its search for Prothean technology after successful discoveries on Mars. Initially, Sara was assigned to peacekeeping duties. However, Sara was later approached to serve a support role for these Prothean researchers. She often describes the thrill of serving with scientists like Mateus Silva on the brink of the next great discovery.

When Alec Ryder was dishonorably discharged due to his AI research, internal memos show that this also effectively ended Sara’s career, but Andromeda presented the kind of scientific frontiers she had sought all her life.

Upon Hyperion’s arrival in the Heleus Cluster, a violent collision with an energy cloud above Habitat 7 causes momentary loss of gravity and damage to ship systems. Based on prior decisions, Sara’s cryo pod is also damaged in the event, resulting in her reawakening being delayed as she is kept in an induced coma. After the mission on Eos, Dr. Harry Carlyle contacts her brother, revealing that SAM has gained the ability to communicate with Sara via her implant, although only for a limited duration. During the conversation, she finds out about her father’s death. When told the truth, Sara feels ill from the emotional distress, which elicits her vital signs to become volatile. Dr. Carlyle is forced to intervene and cut the conversation short.

Later on, she awakens from her coma.

During the invasion of the Ark Hyperion, Sara is tasked with manually reestablishing the link between SAM and Scott, because the severing of their connection threatens to kill him. She is successful, but is taken captive and tortured by the Archon. The Archon uses her as a pain buffer so that he can access the Remnant tech through her SAM implant. Through the pain, Sara gives her brother a clear path to the Archon’s location. However, she is unable to totally stop the Archon from gaining control over the systems. She risks her own health in an attempt to aid her brother in manually disabling the Meridian’s systems, and the duo make it out alive. Dr. Lexi T'Perro rushes Sara to receive medical attention, and goes on to work alongside his team to fulfill the mission their father began.