![[blasco.png]] *Added to the Codex on* ***September 19th, 2023*** --- ### Quotes "Let’s take back our home." - Blasco "Cape Town was a warning to Wolff. My enemies should have the chance to reconsider before they meet me in person."[^1] - Blasco "Are you a reporter? No, I don't talk to press."[^1] - Blasco "If we forget what others have sacrificed for us, it’s not war anymore. It’s just slaughter."[^2] - Blasco "We don’t talk much, but Blasco helped me put together a memorial for my unit on the Exodus. She understands what it’s like to lose people you care about."[^3] - Lis "I spent a week on Blasco's ship. Nice to have someone to speak the mother tongue with. We had a shooting contest out on the deck. Don't ask who won."[^4] - Dozer "Between Graves and Blasco, we’re going to end up with a floating No-Pat city in the middle of the ocean. If they weren’t so useful, we’d sink the whole fleet."[^5] - Wolff <br> ### Description Born in Colón, Panama to middle-class Spanish parents, Camila’s childhood by the coast instilled a lifelong love of the ocean. This idyllic upbringing was shattered by a freshwater supply crisis that devastated the country. Desperate to stabilize her life, Camila’s mother and father sent their daughter to live with her grandfather in Vigo, Spain. A retired commercial fisherman, Antonio would often take Camila out on his boat with a pair of rods and enough bait to last the day. The proud Spaniard taught her to survive off the sea and often regaled Camila about their family history fighting Franco’s army in the bloody Spanish civil war. Inspired by their sacrifice, Camila enrolled at the prestigious Naval Academy in nearby Marin, meeting qualifications to join the Fuerza de Guerra Naval Especial (FGNE) as a special forces officer. This unit served in coastal, maritime, and land environments, focused on direct action against terrestrial targets – including the destruction of enemy installations and the capture of enemy personnel – and inland recon. After graduation, Camila engaged in military exercises with an American unit of Marine Raiders, specializing in SERE and CQB. Her first operations were highly classified, serving in a ‘tip of the spear’ reconnaissance unit that sabotaged bases of piracy in European waters, arriving in small, stealthy naval craft with her team and destroying entire islands’ worth of materiel. Camila’s accomplishments on the team led to a promotion to Capitán, and her squad was reassigned to a ship belonging to the European Union’s CSDP for defense and crisis management, serving as a rapid deployment answer to growing maritime threats in the region. An impressive performance in her next tour resulted in a medal for bravery under fire, but tragedy swiftly struck. Days after receiving her commendation, Camila was informed about the death of her grandfather. In a mixed blessing, she was able to leverage her influence to bring her parents from Panama to attend the funeral and reunite with them for the first time in decades. While on leave she saw how difficult life had become for her family and the rest of the country as Spain was swept up in the expanding number of crises occurring around the world while fighting wildfires and crop-crushing heat within its own borders. Camila’s next assignment was on the newly commissioned ship SPS Impávido, which was sent to assist with the South African refugee crisis after a massive tidal wave devastated the country. She was promoted to Comandante. Before reaching port, the ship was assaulted and boarded by pirates intending to trade military officers as valuable hostages – but the collapse of the Spanish government meant the SPS Impávido’s pleas for help went unanswered. Several of Camila’s COs were summarily executed before Camila led a violent breakout from the brig and recaptured the ship. Deeply embittered by Spain’s response and the loss of many officers she respected, Camila brought up the notion of defection to the surviving crew. They would no longer be bound by borders, and help any other ship in need that they encountered. After a vote with unanimous agreement, Camila became the acting captain of the SPS Impávido and began hunting exploitative ships in nearby waters, applying her reconnaissance expertise to devastating effect. Soon after, she came into contact with [[No-Pats|No-Pat]] vessels, leading to a temporary alliance before Camila officially changed her affiliation. Aiding millions of No-Pats worldwide in their struggle for survival, Camila eventually ended up in command of multiple ships, resulting in the affectionate nickname “Admiral” from an American No-Pat for her sharp, decisive command style. She continues to lead from the front as a master of ambush tactics and skilled sabotage. <br> **Key Dates** 2012 - Born in Colón, Panama. 2020 - at 8, she is sent to Vigo, Spain by her parents. 2033 - at 21, she becomes an officer in the FGNE (Spanish Special Forces). 2035 - at 23, her grandfather dies. 2036 - at 24, she returns to duty on the newly commissioned SPS Impávido. 2037 - at 25, she is promoted to Comandante right as the Spanish government is collapsing. A pirate attack on the SPS Impávido results in a brutal hostage situation that kills several commanding officers - she manages to retake the ship by force and becomes captain by default. 2038 - at 26, the SPS Impávido becomes an official No-Pat vessel. 2043 - at 31, Blasco and the SPS Impávido assist the Exodus in Panama. [^1]: This is one of Blasco's loading screen quotes. [^2]: Featured in [[The Eighth Name|"The Eighth Name"]] codex entry. [^3]: This is one of Lis' loading screen quotes. [^4]: This is one of Dozer's loading screen quotes. [^5]: This is one of Wolff's loading screen quotes.