User:Nightmare975/Jesika Shepard

Jesika Shepard was a lieutenant commander in the Alliance Navy, and later a Spectre for the Citadel Council. Born on Earth in 2154 CE, Jesika lived with the Tenth Street Reds until she joined the Alliance Navy in 2172 CE. She became famous for being the sole survivor after the thresher maw attack on Akuze.

Early life
"I lost a lot of friends that day. Going through something like that changes you. It can break you, if you let it."

- Jesika on Akuze.

Born in the Toronto megalopolis on Earth in 4.11.2154, Jesika was abandoned by her parents at a young age and joined the Tenth Street Reds, a local gang, in order to survive. Once she turned 18, she left Earth to join the Alliance Navy. In 2177 CE, the Alliance lost contact with the Human colony of Akuze. Shepard’s unit was sent to investigate the disappearances and while there, they were attacked by thrasher maws. By the time reinforcements arrived, Shepard was the only survivor out of the fifty in her unit.

Eventually, Jesika would be promoted to lieutenant commander and in 2183, Shepard was assigned as an executive officer to the SSV Normandy.

Eden Prime
While serving under Captain David Anderson, Shepard was selected to be a candidate for the Spectres, an elite group that answered only to the Citadel Council. Her assessment was sabotaged when the colony of Eden Prime was attacked and her evaluator, a Turian Spectre by the name of Nihlus Kryik, was murdered by another Turian Spectre by the name of Saren. Jesika, Kaidan Alenko and Ashley Williams spotted the Turian as he escaped and secure the Prothean Beacon. However, Kaidan got to close to the beacon and activate it, forcing Jesika to push him out of the way and have the message stored inside implanted within her mind. They were then recovered by the Normandy.

Promotion
The Normandy returned to the Citadel and were chastised by Ambassador Udina. Jesika, Anderson, Udina and the rest of the Eden Prime ground team met with the Council. Shepard kept her cool throughout the Council's questions, but ultimately she was denied Spectre status. After the meeting, Anderson asked Jesika and her team to find evidence that Saren was involved with the Geth. They decided to speak to Garrus Vakarian, a C-Sec officer who was also investigating Saren's involvement with the Geth. They met Garrus at a Med Clinic in the Wards, battling thugs from the local crime syndicate. After helping him out, Garrus joined up with Jesika to find the evidence. After meeting with Wrex, a krogan, she helped chase down his bounty, Fist. It turned out that Fist was working for Saren and had planed to have Saren's men kill a quarian who had evidence against the Spectre. Jesika let Fist go and helped the quarian in the ambush. Upon saving her, Tali'Zorah, the quarian, gave the evidence to the Council who demoted Saren and promoted Jesika to Spectre status. She was then given the Normandy to command. She took her crew and set off to find Saren.

The doctor
The Normandy traveled to Therum in order to find Dr. Liara T'Soni. Upon arriving, Shepard and her crew were attacked by geth forces. They pushed through the forces and eventually made it into the dig site where Liara was last seen. They found her trapped in a Prothean barrier. Shepard used a mining laser to break through one of the walls to free her, however, this caused the ruins to collapse. They ran to the surface when they were ambushed by a krogan battlemaster, Turcan Pell, who demanded they hand over Liara. Shepard refused and quickly defeated the krogan and his geth troops. They then escaped to the Normandy. Liara was shocked to find out her mother was working for Saren and joined the team on their quest to stop him.

The matriarch
The Normandy then went to Noveria in order to intercept Matriarch Benezia. While there, Jesika and her crew became involved with Anoleis, the station's administrator. Once they dealt with his corruption, the group boarded the Mako and traveled to Peak 15. Along the way, they encountered Geth forces, a sign that Benezia was close. Upon making it to the laboratory, they found no signs of life. As they explored the facility, they were ambushed by Rachni, a species thought to be extinct. After battling the rachni, they finally encountered the matriarch. Liara pleaded with her mother to surrender, but Benezia attacked the squad with her Asari commandos. After the commandos were taken care of, Benezia informed them that a creature called Sovereign was controlling both her and Saren. Though they tried to save her, Benezia lost control and Jesika was forced to end the Asari's misery.

The thorian
While on their way to the human colony Zhu's Hope, the Normandy received information that the Salarians had uncovered on of Saren's bases. She ignored the information and continued to the colony. Upon arriving, she and her team encountered the colonists, who had an odd demeanor about them. Jesika traveled to the ExoGeni Corporation office in order to drive the Geth from the colony. After successfully driving the Geth away, they encountered Ethan Jeong, a representative of the ExoGeni Corporation. Ethan informed the team that an ancient creature known as the Thorian had taken control of the colony, something the ExoGeni Corporation had allowed. Jesika spared the man's life, and, in turn, left to persuade the corporation to increase funding to the colony.