Klara Vanheerden

Intro (DISCLAIMER: I feel like I should probably preface this by stating that the character of Klara Vanheerden, like most my OCs, exist in a shared alternate universe/timeline of mine where there are a number of various changes throughout history. One such change, for example, is in my alternate universe, apartheid never happens in South Africa.) Klara Vanheerden is a poor but incredibly smart South African girl of half-British and half-Boer Afrikaaner descent from a family of farmers. Born and raised in Cape Town, Klara is extremely paranoid and fearful, treating virtually every single day of her life as if it was her last, and every person she meets with the utmost suspicion, as though a potential enemy. Therefore her trust is very difficult, if not impossible to come by. As a girl who places her own and her family's survival above all else, Klara will have absolutely zero qualms about ending you if she even thinks for one second that you have bad intentions for her. This is also why she is always armed wherever she goes, usually carrying a pistol for self-defence and a rifle for hunting livestock. Despite growing up poor, Klara is incredibly intelligent and resourceful, shown by her ability to create any kind of mechanical or technological device, as well as textile clothing. Her motorcycle, leather jacket and leather pants, for example, are all custom made by Klara herself.