Joan Haley

=History= Born June 14 1985 to William and Allison Haley, San Francisco, CA. One brother, Jacob. The daughter of a strip club owner and a librarian, Joan grew up in a happy family. When she hit her teens, a chance run in with the supernatural threw her life for a loop. A narrow escape led to Joan discovering the existence of vampires, and with little hesitation began learning all she could about how to hunt them down. She did have one brief period of wanting a normal life: right after high school, Joan became a cosmetologist and managed to work in that business for all of two months. That's all it took for her to learn what she was really cut out for. Once nineteen, Joan’s father realized what his daughter intended to do and arranged for her to be trained in how to properly handle military grade firearms, small unit tactics, and precision driving by a friend of his: an ex-Army ranger in L.A. The year of training also left her in possession of a decent command of Spanish, and how to make -really- good Mexican food, courtesy of the ex-ranger’s grandmother. For five years, Joan lived on the road out of her car, hunting down and killing any monsters she could find across North America. In 2009, she tracked a large group of vampires to Detroit, and after wiping them out decided to take a break from the life. It was in Detroit Joan met Elania Vikaernes, and eventually became her friend. Months of club shenanigans followed and eventually Elania discovered what Joan did for a living. Not long after, Elania formed a PMC, and after a time, Joan joined. For several months she helped with tracking down the things that go bump in the night, moving with them to New Orleans when the company moved their base of operations there. She went her separate way for a time, but eventually, Joan rejoined the group and moved to London with them when they were pulled under the Templar umbrella. In the time since, Hawthorn has shut down, Joan has been kicked from the Templar order, and returned to a life of hunting monsters, dividing her time between the UK and the States. Most recently, she has moved back to the UK with the love of her life, and is trying to sort what that life has become.

=Training= Over the course of her career, Joan was trained in and learned a variety of skills.

Firearms
Use and maintenance of military small arms. This includes assault rifles, pistols, sniper rifles, and shotguns. She was primarily trained on assault rifles and pistols, with extensive marksmanship practice. Has only the most basic familiarity with vehicle mounted weapons.

Hand-to-hand
Learned wushu and wing chun during her middle and high school years, and continues their practice to this day. Over the years, particularly since coming to London, she has made an effort to include more focused military combat styles into her skill set

Driving
Was trained in precision driving. Has made an effort to learn vehicle shadowing techniques when driving since coming to London, as well as learning to ride motorcycles

Other Skills
Learned mechanical lockpicking in Los Angeles, as a supplemental skill. Has in the years since expanded that knowledge to electronic locks as well. Self-taught skills in electronics, as well as chemistry. Trained in basic demolitions during her time in Los Angeles, expanded greatly in the years since, to include homemade explosives. Has become a licensed helicopter pilot during her time in London.

=Current Status= No longer working for Hawthorn, due to their shutdown and Joan's expulsion from the Templar Order.