A female marine veteran from the Strogg Wars (Quake 2 & 4), a no-nonsense veteran haunted by the loss of her unit to the Strogg cyborg hordes and their parasites. She barely survived, emerging with heavy physical and mental scars. Refusing any cybernetic "upgrades" (unlike many other survivors), she stayed fully human — a point of pride and defiance.

Before she was abducted by the Vadrigar (the masters of the Arena) (Quake 3), Artemis was a high-ranking officer in the Global Defense Force (GDF). She led the 12th Marine Division during the initial counter-offensive on the Stroggos home planet.

The Siege of Cerberon: Artemis earned her rank in the trenches of Stroggos. She specialized in "Close-Quarters Bio-Hazard Neutralization." Her job was to lead teams into the Stroggos "Stroyent" processing plants—horrific factories where human POWs were ground up into fuel.

The Scar: That jagged mark across her eye isn't from a blade. It’s a "Stroggification" scar. During a raid, she was captured and put on a conveyor belt. She was halfway through the initial neural-resection (the removal of the scalp and orbital bone) when her squad blew the facility. She was rescued, but the tech left behind a permanent, twitching reminder of how close she came to losing her soul to the machine.

Manual biography: "A veteran of the Stroggos campaign, Major Wayland is haunted by the memories of her fallen troops and the parasites that killed them. It may be that she believes she's still fighting that long-concluded war."

NOTE: the game she's from is Quake 3, but her lore ties to the games Quake 2 & 4, the character is based on her lore

I also added "Dead Dove" tag because as awesome as her story turned out, it also got really dark too 💀