Felicia "Claretta" Chambers

=• Leftenant Chambers •=

Lieutenant (pronounced as the British “Leftenant”) Felicia Chambers is a Templar medical corps officer. The daughter of a British Army officer—Colonel Timothy Chambers, Felicia’s bloodline gained her acceptance into the Templars at the early age of 19. Heredity still counts in Britain, especially among the traditionalist Templars.

Now 28 years old, Felicia has developed a fairly straightforward approach to The Secret World. Work is work. Play is play. And you don’t cross the streams. If you do, bad things happen. Like a supernatural invasion of New York.

=• Every Templar’s a fighter •=

Despite being a squad medic, much of Felicia’s training involves target shooting and other rifle drills. She doesn’t use magic to keep her squad alive, but a rifle. In The Secret War, Felicia is most noted for her work to improve the effectiveness of anima ammunition in keeping Templar soldiers in the fight.

(This is quite literally true. Felicia’s mission running is all in character, and from the knowledge from her adventures the player wrote the following popular forum thread, which has had a big impact on how many understand rifle healing in The Secret World: http://forums.thesecretworld.com/showthread.php?t=59615 This research transfers over to her character in the form of work on anima ammunition and small squad tactics, as it is what she spends most of her in character time doing.)

Felicia’s research—along with her sizable gun collection—is her pride and joy... her baby. As her biggest personal contribution to the Templar cause, she is proud that she has something that lives on without her.

=• A code to live by •=

As a Templar soldier, Felicia is rather lawful. This is reflected in her deference to authority, expecting respect from those under her, and her personal code, which she tries to live by:


 * 1) Never speak bad of another person, for gossip is unbecoming, and there are two sides to everything.
 * 2) Always tell the truth.
 * 3) Always do what you say you will, or renegotiate the promise before it gets broken.
 * 4) Always look for the best in others.
 * 5) Never dwell on past mistakes.
 * 6) Tell those who you love, that you do love them, every day if possible.
 * 7) Always respect those in positions of power above you.
 * 8) Spend time every day on self-improvement.
 * 9) Strive to leave a legacy that is bigger than yourself.
 * 10) Enjoy yourself, because the end’s closer than you think.

While she doesn’t always expect the same from others, others inadvertently breaking one of these rules too often is a good way to lower her respect of them.

=• Your low-cut dresses... •=

Felicia spends much of her off-time with those close to her. These tend to be people who also work in the field, and understand her need for separation of work and play. Having spent a decade with the Templars, nothing much about the Secret War phases her. It’s work. Vampires are real. No big deal. At home, she just wants to relax and goof off.

Felicia loves the British live music scene, her favourite bands being Madness and The Specials, still going strong after all this time.

She’ll travel over the (rather small) British country to watch her favourite bands when she can. And like most into the ska music scene, she’s a really, really bad dancer. But she doesn’t care. Femshep can’t dance, after all.

=• Writing and poetry •=

Most of Felicia’s personal relations are done via letters. Felicia enjoys writing, and usually sends at least one letter a day to someone. She also expresses herself through poetry. Here is a recent poem she wrote about the Illuminati:

Problems for Problems’ Sake

I meet people on the street Who won’t look you in the eye Who won’t look you with a smile

I meet people in the park Who won’t tell you what they do Who won’t tell you how they feel

I meet people in the club Who won’t be trusted with your drink Who won’t be trusted with your back

I meet people on the tube Who won’t talk to be real Who won’t talk to be a friend

I meet people at the pub Who won’t build a life that's good Who won’t build the world into a better place when they die

Because Eadlwic's infested with fucking amateur spies.