Camera Shy (Character)

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Character details

Portrait taken in YC 113
Name	Camera Shy
Gender	Male
Race	Amarr
Bloodline	Ni-Kunni
Date of Birth	YC 58.07.12
Place of Birth	Amarr Prime
Licensed	YC 111.08.24
Corporation	Undisclosed
Occupation	Industrial Engineer
Specialization	Construction and Resource Procurement

Early Life

Camera Shy (Cam) grew up in the heart of Amarr culture, born to a commoner family in YC 58 just outside the capital city of Dam-Torsad on Amarr Prime.

At the young age of 8, Cam witnessed a horrific act that forever traumatized him. One day while walking the streets with his father, he saw a Minmatar girl, roughly 16-years-old, being savagely beaten by a holder. He recalled the agony in her eyes as she gave up on fighting back, accepting her fate. Cam’s father explained that she was just a Minmatar and that she was inferior to Amarr. Even at the age of 8, Cam knew his father was wrong. Years later, he still could not get the girl’s face out of his mind. He thought about the atrocities committed by the Amarr Empire and its citizens constantly. He knew something had to be done to fix the situation, but he didn’t know what he could do.

Wanted for Murder

In YC 77, at the age of 19, Cam came across another scene reminiscent of before. A young Minmatar girl being repeatedly smacked for failing at some trivial task her master demanded. Having earlier in the day been publicly criticized for his anti-slavery belief, Cam was in no mood for witnessing this. He intervened, confronting the holder, demanding he stop, but was dismissed as if an idiot. When the holder struck the girl again, Cam, fueled by anger and empathy for the girl, attacked the holder. In the fight that ensued, the holder suffered significant head trauma upon its impact against a nearby wall. He died shortly after.

Within moments people were shouting at Cam, accusing him of murder and calling for authorities. He knew if he was caught, he would be executed. His previous life was over. He had no choice but to run. After several days on the run, he came across a freighter heading for Gallente space. With no where left to go, he snuck aboard.

Life as a Criminal

Cam spent the next couple decades drifting through Gallente space, making contacts along the way. Finally, in YC 111, at 53-years-old, he obtained capsuleer technology from a black market with the help of his contacts.

Capsuleer Life

As of this year, YC 113, Cam resides as a lonely miner and manufacturer in the far reaches of space unable to reveal his true identity to anyone without risk to his life.