a.k.a. Cascade
| Name | Saffron Cade |
| Biometrics | |
|---|---|
| Metatype | Dwarf |
| Gender | Female |
| Height | 122 cm (4 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 53.6 kg (118 lb) |
| Skin | Medium |
| Eyes | Zeiss-Optics Basiks |
| Hair | Brunette |
| Infometrics | |
| Date of Birth | Thursday, February 14, 2030 (Age 30) |
| Place of Birth | Atlanta, GA, USA |
| Nationality | Confederation of American States |
| Legal Residence | Tacoma, Seattle Metroplex, UCAS |
| Relationships | |
| Family | None On File |
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| Latest | |
| Total | 8 |
Saffron is the daughter of a school teacher and a traitor. She grew up believing her father was a war hero, killed in action defending the Confederation of American States against Aztlan aggression in 2035, when she was 5. The truth was somewhat different, but she wouldn't learn that until nearly a decade later.
While she was a metahuman child in the early days of the CAS, her father's status as a KIA CAS soldier and her mother's position as a teacher and later administrator in the Greater Atlanta school district isolated her from much of the cruelty and racism of her homeland. That protected and somewhat delusional upbringing lead her to choosing a career that would allow her to help others — nursing.
Once she was on her own at university, that illusion was pretty much shattered. It seemed like everything was made harder — they provided no accommodations for her stature, and metaracist behaviors of students, staff, and educators went unpunished. Her natural mental toughness kept her going until