Phoenix Logs/Leaders/Serina

A mind of ice and fire.

Serina was activated on January 7, 2530, by Daedalia Technology, a Martian

firm well-known for the seeding and development of artificial intelligences for

military and corporate markets. Serina was their greatest work of that era, an

omni—capable second—generation "Smart Al" that displayed both impressive

intellectual capacity and remarkable computational efficiency.

Her assignment to the UNSC Spirit of Fire was fortuitous, despite a somewhat

rocky period of acclimation to the ship's unorthodox crew. Under the orders of

Captain James Cutter, Serina administered the deployment of forces on

Harvest's surface, and successfully managed later campaigns on both Arcadia

and the enigmatic Forerunner facility known as Shield 0459.

Unfortunately, the life of a smart Al is limited and their constructed minds

cannot be slowed or stopped. While the Spirit of Fire drifted in the void after

their victory over the Covenant at Shield 0459, Serina imagined, planned, and

built for a future she would never see.

Serina had a remarkable aptitude for research and analysis, and her thoughts

often turned to the work of Ellen Anders. In particular, the Professor's early

work on vacuum energy extraction—and its potentially useful side effects with

regard to heat siphoning—fascinated Serina.

Serina's experimentation and engineering expertise gives her access to unique

cryotech—enhanced units and abilities that can slow targets, and render them

inert. If the chill gets intense enough the target will freeze. Frozen targets are

immobile and unable to perform any actions, but don't take damage unless they

are shattered. Frozen units that take a significant amount of damage or are

targeted by certain special abilities [such as Seismic Charge] will shatter and

immediately take a massive amount of damage. Frozen units that are left alone

will thaw out after a short time, and do not suffer the damage spike.