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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 2180072" data-attributes="member: 7006">Elzbieta “Elz” Olesia Taszyck Age: 29Hair: BrownEyes: BlueHeight: 5’ 6”Weight: 110 lbs.Nationality: Dual citizenship, United States and PolandHistory: Elzbieta Olesia Taszyck was born in Warsaw in November of 1975, in the midst of the cold war. Elz’s father, Artur, was a diplomat serving in the communist Polish government, which at that time was dominated by the Soviets. The Polish government was comparatively tolerant and progressive when compared to other satellite states, and the Taszycks enjoyed a good life. Elz studied in one of Warsaw’s finest private schools, and then attended language courses around Europe; visiting England, France, Russia, Spain, and others in a whirlwind of travel. She had little difficulty with her schooling, proving an excellent student, if a bit unchallenged by the tedium of text learning. Her father trained her even as a child to recognize the small signs that a person was lying; a clenched hand, and sideways glance, or even the blinking of the eyes could clue Elz into a falsehood. He was proud of her progress, and after her graduation, Elz was expected to take a position serving as a liaison between Poland and the Soviets. She secretly held reservations about her father’s choice of a career path for her, but kept silent to please her parents. Elz lacked the patience and calm demeanor that her father possessed. She had an addiction to the excitement of travel and fresh experiences, and knew she would be stifled in the diplomatic corps of Warsaw, a conservative and staid group of old guard conformists. By 1990, the independents had swept the majority of the communist presence from the parliament and presidency, and her father lost his cushy job in the party. The Taszycks fell on hard times. Artur Taszyck’s party benefits were stripped away. Elz was pulled out of the expensive Warsaw University, and suddenly the family was destitute. There was little support amongst the new administration for a traditionalist like Artur. He went into an early retirement, living off the scraps of the network of ex-communists scattered throughout the nation. Elz was left to find her own way, and suddenly had the added responsibility of helping provide for her mother and father. The new Polish Army was looking for educated young people, and Elz joined in 1993, hoping to learn a trade as a doctor. She trained in the medical field for nearly a year before her skills in language and quick mind were noticed by a superior outside the medical corps. She was quickly transferred to the recently established GROM (Operational Maneuver Reconnaissance Group), intended to serve as a translator and linguist. After 3 years of training, Elz so impressed her officers, she became one of Poland’s first female combat operatives, serving in an assault squad specializing in hostage rescue and counterterrorism. Elz was first deployed in Bosnia, hunting war criminals in during UN peacekeeping operations. She assisted in the capture and interrogation of eight persons eventually convicted of genocide and war crimes, and was unofficially involved in the killings of a few others that never made it to trial. Her expertises was then employed in Algeria, helping the government root out and destroy extremist militias that continue to operate since the Islamic Salvation Army disbanded in 2000. She was then called upon in Morocco, assisting the Moroccan Security Forces in their efforts to crack down on Islamic extremists illegally moving into Europe through Spain. Elz then led a team of assault specialists in Iraq, partaking in direct action against extremists in urban areas and training the new Iraqi Special Forces. When Poland announced was withdrawing its troops from Iraq, Elz was furious at the lack of commitment. She had made many comrades within the US and Iraqi forces, and felt that pulling out was a betrayal of her personal commitment. Her hot temper led to a misplaced argument with GROM’s senior officer in Iraq. Furious at Elzbieta’s lack of restraint, GROM placed her on suspension. Elz pulled all her strings to get a new assignment that would get her back in the field. The Polish government finally assigned her to a new international covert task group known as ESPION, organized by the United Nations. Little information has been given regarding the new assignment, but Elz has been given US citizenship and a sizable allowance to live in Washington DC until her activation. While Elz still holds the rank of Porucznik (1st Lieutenant) in GROM, at this point it is largely a formality.Appearance/Personality: Attractive and slender, Elz is fit and resilient from years of military service, rarely troubled by illness or fatigue. While she is too slight to have the strength of many of her comrades, she is able to use her fast reflexes to her advantage in combat, surprising her opponents with speed and grace. She was the object of much affection while in school, and still carries herself with the knowledge of what her stunning looks can do to a man. Elz prefers to let others lead if a strong personality is in charge. She still holds a deep affection for her father, even though he has become withdrawn and insular since his fall from power. On one hand, Elz is grateful that the communist regime was ousted from power. It has given her the opportunity to do the things she truly loves. Adventure, travel, and excitement are part of her daily routine. On the other hand, her father, whom she visits often, has been destroyed by the new world order.Excitement is the primary motivation for Elz. She despises inaction and gets bored very easily. Her position in GROM ‘saved her soul’, as she puts it. A life of boredom as a low-ranking diplomat or doctor would have slowly drained her spirit, and she relishes every moment of her new life as a soldier. She is still angry with the Polish government and GROM for the lack of commitment in Iraq, but in the back of her mind, she knows her anger is due to the fact that she was to lose her fix for excitement and action, not because of any devotion to the cause.Specialties:Counter-terrorism/Urban Assault: Elz has trained extensively and seen direct action in her deployments, mostly tracking down and taking out terrorist cells around the world. Elz is widely regarded as Poland’s premier Close Quarters Battle expert.Gunplay: Elz is an expert shot with small arms, particularly pistols. Her training has been reinforced with plenty of real world experience over the last eight years.Contacts: Years of working in the special operations and counter terrorism world has given Elz a network of contacts and acquaintances throughout all the places she has served, including Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East. This is further reinforced with a list of ex-communist allies scattered throughout the world, mostly friends of her father. Few of them are in positions of true power, but they are always willing to help, and often possess secrets from days long past, including the information about Soviet support of various organizations in the ‘70s and ‘80s. Cold Read: Elz is an expert judge of character, often able to ‘read’ a person and quickly determine their relative experience, expertise, and intent. She has a near supernatural ability of sensing a person’s true motives and whether or not a person is lying. Instilled by her father, a career diplomat, this ability has been honed to a razor’s edge after years of investigation and interrogation.Hubris:Rash: Elz often tends to leap into action sooner than her allies expect, and makes snap decisions, especially in combat. She feels the initiative must be taken to succeed, and waiting to react is a sign of weakness. This has led to conflict within GROM; many of her superiors feel she lacks the respect for the chain of command that makes a good soldier. Her record is full of reprimands and chastisements, but the results speak for themselves, in Elzbieta’s opinion. She gets the job done, often without regard for the consequences of her actions and it is a rare moment when Elz looks back on her actions with regret. It is with this self-righteousness that she acts decisively and without doubt that her decision is the right one, and will defend her choices adamantly as long as the goal was met.Equipment: -Twin HK Mk23 SOCOM pistols with integrated laser sights/illuminators, slide locks for silent operation, and detachable Knights Armaments sound suppressors. They are worn under a long jacket in tactical holsters on her thighs.-Glock 26, worn in a concealed holster in the small of her back.-2 slim fighting knives-Passport with Polish and American citizenship-Concealed/restricted weapons permit-Washington DC and EU driving license-PDA with encrypted satellite phone, Bluetooth equipped-Black ’00 BMW M3 European with DC plates</blockquote>

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