Clair Rain

Doctor Clair Anna Rain (born July 23, 1989) is an American archaeologist, historian, ballet dancer, and Jill-of-all-trades. Clair's primary focus is in the area of mythology and proving the unknown as fact. She is well versed is many languages, both current and ancient and knows her way around a gun and sword.

Appearance

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Attire and personal effects

Clair is a woman of simple tastes. She prefers comfort over fashion, practicality over style. Her go-to outfit consists of blue jeans, a white t-shirt, and a black leather jacket. It is a classic look that never goes out of style, and it suits her just fine. But there is one piece of jewelry that Clair always wears, a necklace made from a raw sapphire stone. Clair carries all of her tools and equipment in an old, worn brown leather backpack purse. Inside, she keeps a tablet and a physical journal, which she uses to document her life and adventures. She has developed a special shorthand to keep prying eyes from stealing her research and finds, a code that only she could decipher.
For defense, Clair carries a glock-17 handgun, a reliable weapon that she had trained with extensively. But her true weapon of choice is a custom-designed Japanese katana. It is a beautiful sword, with a sharp blade and a sturdy hilt, and Clair has spent years mastering the art of sword fighting. Together, these items make up Clair's signature look, a practical and functional ensemble that reflects her adventurous spirit and her love of discovery. She is a woman who is always ready for whatever the world has in store for her, and she wouldn't have it any other way.

Biography

Early life and education

Clair was born on July 23, 1989, the second daughter of Dr. Alexander Rain and Mary Patterson. Clair's birth was difficult, and both of her parents were worried that they might lose her before she was born. However, Clair was ultimately delivered successfully, much to her parents' relief. Clair's early years were spent in the company of her doting parents. Her mother, was a realtor who worked from home and spent much of her time with her daughter, playing with her and giving her violin lessons. Her father was a field archaeologist who spent much of his time away on digs, but ultimately made time to be with Clair when he was home.
Clair’s father, Dr. Alexander Rain, supposedly died in an avalanche in Siberia when Clair turned twenty-one. Soon after she started to take an interest in different mythologies from around the world in her father’s memory. One of Clair's earliest memories was on her fifth birthday, when her father, mother and associate Isaac Brody put a lot of preparation into a treasure hunt to keep her entertained. Clair was an intelligent child, and early on was placed in classes with students years older to compensate. Nevertheless, Clair was often bored at school, which led to her getting into trouble for daydreaming and not paying attention in class. She often asked her father to take her with him when he went on digs, to alleviate her boredom.
Clair found solace in books, which fueled a lust for adventure. Though her father would occasionally take her along on his expeditions, he was often too busy to pay attention to his daughter. On one such trip, Clair was working on a small patch late one night, and uncovered a small sapphire stone. Overcome with joy, Clair rushed to her father to show him, still wearing her pajamas, though he was taking an important phone call and told her to wait. Too excited to wait, Clair rushed to Isaac Brody to show him the stone. Brody was more than happy to dote on Clair, and seemed genuinely impressed by her find that he fashioned an old leather string and made a necklace out of the stone. She continues to wear the stone as a mark of pride and luck.
By the time Clair turned thirteen, her mother enrolled her into ballet classes in hopes Clair would follow a similar path like herself did when she was young. Surprisingly, Clair found herself liking ballet and did decide to pursue it alongside archaeology. Though, ultimately her ballet career took a backseat more often than not. On her fifteenth birthday, Clair enrolled into the Boston University and began the process of getting her degree in field archaeology. Shortly after starting, Clair met Chloe Jun. Clair was initially taken aback by Chloe's outgoing personality, though she soon became her best friend. It was because of Chloe's free spirit and a wild streak that Clair was able to experience much more of Boston than just the universities and museums that she loved so much, and started coming out of her shell and making more friends. By her second semester, she also met Maxine Taylor, an Australian native. At first the two didn’t really hit it off having different views on both archaeology and religion in general. But they soon became the best of friends, almost like sisters.

The Tomb of Alexander the Great

Just before her final year for her associates degree in archaeology, Clair is approached by bestselling author and archaeologist, Kevin O’Connell, about joining his expedition to find the lost tomb of Alexander the Great. Prior to departure, Clair talked her friends, Max Taylor and David Hanson into joining. She figured that their expertise would be welcome too.
The trip lasted almost four weeks, one of which was spent trapped in some magical dimension set in the time of 326 BCE. Clair and her group ended up near the very camp of the great conqueror. And while most of the soldiers seemed to be just ghosts of the past, that was not the case for Alexander himself, who has remained trapped in this other world for the last two millennia in a half.

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Case of the Tonbokiri

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El Dorado Failure

Shortly after gaining her associate's degree, Clair took any interest in the ancient Inca civilization, more specifically, the Legend of El Dorado, aka the City of Gold. Clair spent countless hours of study trying to penpoint exactly where it could be located. After two years, on her twenty-first birthday, Clair thought that she had it and put together an expedition to find it. Unfortunately, the venture was a bust. All Clair’s team found was trees and some old stones. Though Clair didn’t return home empty-handed. About a week after leaving the jungle, she fell deathly ill with Typhus.
In the weeks that followed, Clair fought her disease, determined that this would not be her end. After recovering, Clair walked away from archaeology, as she felt like a failure for not discovering El Dorado. For nearly five years, Clair spent much of time working as a waitress as well as doubling as a ballet dancer.

Five year hiatus

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Legend of the Fountain of Youth

Also see: Book two, Clair Rain and the Fountain of Youth

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Reputation

Despite her young age, Clair has made quite the name for herself, minus her five-year hiatus during her early years. From far and wide, Clair is known by many institutes, museums, governments and even paramilitary organizations. Since her first day, Clair has made many great and monumental discoveries, some of which have nearly claimed her own life and sanity. Though she never once gave up, anytime she got too overwhelmed or mentally strained, Clair simply takes a step or two back in order to catch her breath.

Personal life

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Family and relations

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Personality & Traits

Clair is a very social and active young woman, she always looks for things to do, weather that be conducting an archaeological dig, dancing ballet, or volunteering at a variety of non-profits. Clair is very open and outgoing on her activities when it comes to her friends and family. Anyone she does not know personally, Clair does tend to keep her more personal information to herself to avoid things like identity theft, etc. Clair also tends to very protective of those close to her and will do anything to keep them safe. Clair also believes that all life is sacred and should be respected. She is an activist for animal rights, anti-pouching, and nature preservation. Unlike her parents, Clair is a steadfast Republican and supports equality for all people regardless of age, race, ethnicity, color, gender, and even gender identity (she’s a big supporter of the LGBTQ community thanks to her transgender friend, Tessa Shepard).

General Information

Born

July 23, 1989; Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas (age 18)

Residence

Boston, Massachusetts

Citizenship/Nationality

American citizen

Professions

Archaeologist

waitress

ballet dancer

Family

Alexander Rain (Father)

Mary Patterson (Mother)

Siblings

Katelyn Rain (Long-Lost Sister)

Allegiances

Various

Known Contacts

Chase Harding (ex-boyfriend)

Maxine Taylor (Best friend)

David Hanson (college associate/friend)

Isaac Brody (Family Friend/non-blood related uncle)

Loves

Butterflies

Blue

Travel

Learning anything new

Fears

Spider webs (not spiders)

failure

Enemies

Various (most common is the Brotherhood of Faith)

IQ

360

Spoken Languages English, Mayan (minimal), Quechua, Japanese, Ancient Egyptian (Hieratic, Demotic and Coptic), Ancient Greek, Latin, Persian (minimal), Celtic, and Russian

Net Worth (family)

$340,800

Net Worth (self)

$20,000-38,000

Appearance

Gender

Female

Eye color

Grayish-blue

Hair color

auburn red

Bust

32B-Cup

Skin color

white

Height

5' 8"

Weight

119 lb.

Appearance Model

Lindsay Hansen

Personality Model(s)

Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)

Henry 'Indiana' Jones Jr. (Indiana Jones series)