SILKE KIRSCHBIOGRAPHYBorn in the Kingdom of Suedia in 2399 AT, Silke Kirsch was trained as a spy and lived among the Sattrans for several years posing as a trader, eventually running a small network of informants and sending reports to the royal court of Suedia via merchant shipping.
During the Vong invasion of 2430 AT, Kirsch took to the mountains to survive, tracking the alien invaders. When the Shogunate first landed troops on the surface, she revealed herself to them and provided them with vital geographical and tactical information despite initially having no language in common. By the end of the war she had discovered the similarities between Ystovian and Sattran languages and was acting as |
an interpreter, helping to broker the agreement between the Shogunate and the Great Council that saw Neusattar join the Shogunate. Following the annexation, she joined the Jade Intelligence Agency Network in 2431 AT. Initially working as a desk analyst, she passed her field exams and was tapped to lead Operation INSIGHT against the Systems Commonwealth. She participated in the interrogation of the members of the Thenion's Immaculate Kin terror group following the Imperial Goods Exchange Bombing. In the aftermath of the Barlat War she was engaged in a campaign against the Merger, including Operations SEIZURE, DEEP DIVE and DEAD END.