Irene Warda

Irene was a street kid and orphan who lived as a petty criminal on the streets of Wroclaw for several years. After a near fatal overdose and brush with the police in the late 70s, Irene decided to clean up her act. Lacking professional skills she was able to sign up with the Polish army. She served in a maintenance battalion attached to the 2nd Mechanised Division, taking orders from Lieutenant Witald Biale, who she became very close to. She was promoted to Karporal just before the war began.

Sticking close to Lieutenant Biale, Irene ended up stationed with him at Klodzko.Now that the Lieutenant is both the civilian and military leader of the town, Irene functions as his aide and bodyguard, as well as helping out his wife to care for their daughter. She has come to think of the Lieutenant as a true friend and is personally very loyal to him, and by extension to his wife and daughter. Beyond this, she is still motivated by personal financial gain and sometimes take small bribes from those who seek access to the Lieutenant - he is aware of this but indulges it, since she usually doesn't take more than people can afford and he feels she has earned it.

Irene is a tall, stern looking woman with honey-blonde hair and pale blue-grey eyes. Several small scars are scattered across her chin, the legacy of teenage knife fights. She wears a camouflage Polish army uniform and carries an assault rifle all the time, even when performing non-military duties. She would be considered quite attractive if not for the non-nonsense military manner she usually adopts. She speaks Polish with a very lower class accent, and doesn't understand or speak any other languages.