Oriana-A058 (TPF)

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"She's a natural leader, you know. One of those who knows how to do it, I'd follow her anywhere. I will tell you one thing, if you told me that she was going to be the leader she is today, I would've laughed at you. She's different than the rest, there are many good ones, but she is a great one."

- Emilia-A049 on her commanding officer in 2551.

Lieutenant Oriana-A058, also known as Oriana Frommenwiler, is a Paramilitary Operations Officer for the UNSC Navy and Office of Naval Intelligence. She was conscripted into the SPARTAN-III program where she was apart of Alpha Company from 2531 to 2537. Labeled a Cat-2 candidate, Oriana was reassigned to a non-company team known as Red Team.

Serving as the Team Leader of Red Team for the remainder of the Human-Covenant War, Oriana led her team through numerous combat operations and missions that marked her as an excellent officer. Serving alongside the Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps, Oriana was known for being a leader that was willing to undertake any mission. By the end of the Human-Covenant War, Oriana went into the Spartan Reserves.

From 2553 to 2557, Oriana married, served as a consultant for the SPARTAN-IV program and, an MJOLNIR suit tester till she reinstated. Taking command of Team Osage, Oriana began to focus on the threats in the Post-War Era while having a focus on Forerunner threats. Assigned to the UNSC Twelfth Man as of 2559, Oriana continues to lead her fight against the Created and its allies.

Early Life
Born on November 19th, 2526, Oriana was abandoned by her biological parents on Eriandus II. A week later, Erin and Claire Osterberg adopted Oriana Lena Osterberg and took her home to Ny Alta. Erin Osterberg worked as an Eriandus Smokejumper while Claire found her line of work in accounting. Growing up in Ny Alta, Oriana envied Erin for being someone fearless and jumping out of a dropship to fight fires. Being an outdoors family, the Osterbergs spent their time camping, hiking, kayaking, climbing, and, sightseeing across the planet. Even at a young age, Oriana envied the nature that she surrounded herself with daily.

In 2527, Oriana met her younger sister, who was adopted as she was. Daphine Yvette Osterberg was only a few months old, and Oriana was taught to protect her at all costs. Oriana slowly saw Daphne looking up to her on things to do, and she helped her younger sister with tasks. While Oriana did play pranks on her sister, she was the only one who did. There were numerous incidents where Oriana had to be separated from other children due to her protective nature. Daphne continued to envy her sister even though she continued to get picked on.

By 2532, the threat of a Covenant invasion was hindered to the public to prevent mass panic. But the reality struck hard when the Covenant invaded and began their assault on Eriandus II. Oriana and Daphne were separated from their parents when the invasion happened, and both evacuated safely. However, Oriana and Daphne were listed as orphans when they were transferred over to Miridem for safety after the Battle of Eridanus II. Oriana and her sister resided inside of an orphanage, thinking their parents were dead while their parents were grieving the loss of their two children.

Things turned worse when Daphne was adopted, but not Oriana. Splitting the family apart, Oriana was forced to stay on Miridem while her sister traveled to Reach with her new family. Later, Daphne was found by her original adopted parents, and they won a custody battle to have their daughter back. Oriana remained the unknown factor and was still stuck on Miridem hoping to join her family or get out of the orphanage. Later that week, an Office of Naval Intelligence team showed up to recruit for a group that was hoping to bring orphans on a unique adventure.

Recruited by the Office of Naval Intelligence, Oriana was taken away, and her records indicated that she died of a chronic illness. Her parents and sister never learned what happened to Oriana until later. On a Prowler, Oriana was transported to the UNSC Agincourt where she then was moved to Onyx for the next step of her unique adventure that the ONI team told her about at the orphanage.

Initial Training
Oriana was one of nearly 490 SPARTAN trainees, and there were going to be many trainees that were not going to make it past SPARTAN Indoctrination Course. Severe physical and mental activities were pushed onto the SPARTAN trainees to see who were capable of being a SPARTAN for Alpha Company. In 2532, training for the SPARTAN-III program kicked off, and Oriana was right in the middle of everything happening to the various trainees around her. Once Oriana passed the Indoctrination Course, she moved onto Assessment and Selection, where she was determined if she was capable of becoming a SPARTAN.

Passing Assessment and Selection, Oriana went on to academic classes where she was given courses over a variety of subjects as well as military tactics. Identified as a potential team leader early on, Oriana was placed into classes that enhanced her ability to become a better leader within her team. Excelling in science and history, Oriana enjoyed the lessons about how war officers used their gut and gambling tactics to determine the fate of a battle. She remained in academic classes till her graduation in 2536, where Oriana became fell into the average range of her trainee pool.

Along with academic classes, Oriana began her individual training where she learned how to be an assaulter. Originally, Oriana was meant to become a reconnaissance troop assaulter but quickly transferred to a direct action troop assaulter. Oriana enjoyed being on the frontlines with her peers as well as drafting up plans to beat out her opponent. Becoming a direct action team leader assaulter, Oriana was one of the many leaders that were prepared to lead fellow SPARTANs into combat in the future. Graduating from Individual Training in the early months of 2536, Oriana also was marked for being an average SPARTAN.

Company Training
Undergoing Company training in 2532, Oriana was assigned to command Team Vulture which held three other SPARTAN-III, trainees. Oriana acted as the team leader through the various team exercises they were forced to go through. Team Vulture became a rare group due to their ability to perform exceptionally as a unit. By 2533, Team Vulture began to produce some of the top results in all of Alpha Company despite being marked originally as a team that was not going to even crack the top ten teams. Oriana was able to help produce results by working closely with each member of her team, proving that she was an excellent leader in many scenarios.

Due to Team Vulture's ability to perform in the field, Oriana was the first team placed into Alpha Squadron by 2534. With Alpha Squadron, Oriana met a variety of assault, reconnaissance, sniper and, support teams she was going to operate alongside shortly. Oriana and Alpha Squadron consisted of roughly 40 SPARTAN-IIIs and competed with the seven other Squadrons. During Squadron training, Oriana was quickly elected to become the Squadron leader who pushed Team Vulture into the command squadron team. Leading the assaulter teams, Oriana was able to showcase her ability to adapt and improvise to the many situations thrown at both her unit and squadron.

During Company Training, Oriana and Alpha Squadron came in second place to Carter-A259's Beta Squadron in many exercises. Throughout the rest of 2534 and to 2536, Oriana and Team Vulture continued to prepare for combat deployments. Despite being the second-best, Oriana refused to settle for her position and continued to battle Carter-A259 for being the best Squadron in Alpha Company. Along with Company Training, each squadron was deployed to conduct real-world wartime insertions. At the end of 2536, Oriana and her team graduated from Alpha Company training. Quickly put on alert status, it wasn't long till Oriana got her first operation.

Augmentations
Once securing her spot as a SPARTAN, Oriana was brought aboard the UNSC Hopeful where she was to undergo Project CHRYSANTHEMUM. Due to the success rate of the medical procedure, Oriana prepared herself for the invasive operation that was going to transform her from a healthy person and into a SPARTAN.

The following drugs were given to Oriana:
 * 8942-LQ99 - "carbide ceramic ossification catalyst" drug.
 * 88005-MX77 - "fibroid muscular protein complex" drug.
 * 88947-OP24 - "retina-inversion stabilizer" drug.
 * 87556-UD61 - "improved colloidal neural disunification solution" drug.

Operation: TRIDENT
Colonel James Ackerson was eager to deploy his Alpha Company once seeing they were ready for combat deployments, his desire to deploy them against the Covenant was quickly put down by Margaret Parangosky due to many unknown factors. Oriana was practicing her pistol marksmanship when she got the green light for deployment. In a mission briefing, Oriana learned about an Insurrection Uprising on Mamore that Alpha Company was dispatched to handle the enemy forces. Deployed in December of 2536, Oriana prepared Team Vulture and Alpha Squadron for their first combat operation, Operation: TRIDENT. "Insurrection, Covenant, or anything. I needed to prove to myself and the others that I am a good leader."

- Oriana thinking to herself before the start of the operation.

Once on Mamore, Oriana wasted no time getting her assaulters ready for combat. Hiking to an enemy's staging area. After sending teams forward to conduct forward reconnaissance, Oriana began her assault alongside Alpha Squadron on the enemy staging area. Unleashing 45 SPARTAN-IIIs, Oriana was able to sweep her way through the staging area and effectively engage the enemies that showed hostile intent. Cutting their way through the first target, Oriana and Alpha Squadron took a quick break to assess their injuries and moved onto the next target. Oriana and Alpha Squadron were riding high on their adrenaline as they came up to their next target to assault.

From bases to a fortress, Alpha Squadron was able to punch their way through a variety of targets with only minor injuries. Insurrectionists retreated to a mountainside which was the bane of many UNSC campaigns in previous years. Oriana linked up with Gamma Squadron, and the two worked together to assault the mountainside. Alpha Squadron came over the top while Gamma worked on pushing from below, hoping to pinch the enemy and refusing them the chance even to fight an even battle. Once the assault kicked off, both Alpha and Gamma were able to crush the enemy without allowing them to retreat or fight back. Securing the mountainside, ONI informed Alpha Company of the leader's position and where he was bound to make his final stand. "The leader was going to make his last stand against us and fight. I am not sure if that is tactically smart or completely stupid."

- Oriana after hearing what ONI said about the leader's intention.

Alpha Squadron went after the leader while the remaining Squadrons took care of the uprising. Assaulting the compound, Oriana was able to push her way through numerous buildings and reach the leader. During a room assault, Oriana came upon the leader who was using a civilian as a shield and engaged the leader to ensure she did not misfire. With the leader dead and area secured, Oriana learned that the Mamore Uprising was crushed effectively. Operation: TRIDENT was declared a success and Alpha Company moved off of Mamore and prepared for their next deployment.

Operation: HWACHA
Oriana got word that the Bonanza Asteroid Belt was under siege by the Covenant and learned more about the situation before her deployment. At the turn of 2537, Alpha Company had been waiting for an operation after their success at TRIDENT a week ago. Oriana wanted to keep Team Vulture and Alpha Squadron ready in case anything was bound to happen, meaning that she had to find ways to keep troops prepared for combat. Thirty minutes after hearing about the asteroid belt, Alpha Company was immediately deployed to combat the Covenant forces. "It was time for us to engage the Covenant. Our first time, I was nervous and excited at the same time. I didn't know what was going to happen to me or my squadron."

- Oriana expressing her concern over Operation: HWACHA.

Upon arriving at the Bonanza Asteroid Belt, Oriana and Alpha Squadron were deployed to their asteroid where Covenant activity was located. Taken close to the area, Oriana conducted standard operating procedures, which led to her gathering information about the flaws in the Covenant security. Exploiting the situation, Oriana used Alpha Squadron's snipers to pull enemies away from her desired entrances and soon she led a four corner assault on the base.

Ripping through the Covenant base, Alpha Squadron was able to catch the enemy by surprise, kill, then vanish. Oriana was able to turn the Covenant in so many directions that they were unable to respond to the overwhelming force that was swarming their location. Once the first base went down, morale was high, and Alpha Squadron started their next assault on the enemy. Continuing to assault bases for the remainder of the month, Oriana showcased her ability always to bring a new plan to the table. Every step of her mission remained extremely fundamental, which allowed a variety of people to understand what their tasks were. "It was easy, almost too. I wonder if they were not ready for us or the instructors had lied. Either way, we executed our task to the best of our ability."

- Oriana on the success of HWACHA.

The Asteroid Belt was secured after Alpha Company unleashed themselves on the Covenant. No Covenant survived the Alpha Company assaults, proving the effectiveness of the SPARTAN-IIIs against the enemy. Later learned that the Covenant was entirely off guard, it became the first mission that the SPARTAN-IIIs were excited they had executed. Oriana took the win and continued to prepare for her next deployment, hoping to push her squadron into the spotlight as the best in Alpha Company.

Operation: MARATHON
Alerted for another battle against the Covenant, Oriana was given her promotion to Petty Officer Second Class due to her actions in previous battles for Alpha Company. Learning about the Far gone colony platforms, Oriana and Alpha Squadron were tasked with conducting the initial assault against the Covenant. A focus on close-quarters combat and speed, Oriana was prepared for Operation: MARATHON and what it was bound to bring. Wasting no time, Oriana quickly deployed with Team Vulture and Alpha Squadron to greet the Covenant on the Far Gone Colony Platforms in 2537.

Arriving over the colony platforms, Oriana was able to get her teams on the ground to asses what the situation was along with where to assault. As her forward recon teams came back, Oriana was able to learn of the Covenant command post that was being used to organize battles within the city. Dispatching her teams, Oriana led a star style assault on the enemy where she had her various assault teams covered by sniper and heavy weapons fire each time they pushed forward. Quickly eliminating the command post, Oriana gave the green light for the remaining Spartan Squadrons to join in the fun that Oriana was already involved in developing another mission.

After establishing a base of command, Oriana and Alpha Squadron began to assault their way through Covenant-held targets using their speed and element of surprise against the forces. Conducting missions during all hours of the day, Oriana pushed Alpha Squadron along with Team Vulture to showcase the power that she needed her troops to showcase. But Oriana began to understand that her troops needed a break and was one of the first SPARTAN troop commanders to request a break in all of Alpha Company's combat deployments. Given a day of rest, Oriana allowed Team Vulture and her Squadron to catch their breath and prepare for their next campaign against the Covenant.

Knocking the Covenant off of the platforms, Oriana and Alpha Company showcased their ability to perform and defeat the Covenant yet again. As for Oriana, she was praised for deciding what to do best for her troops to ensure the success of the mission. With another win against the Covenant in 2537, Operation: MARATHON was considered a success for the UNSC. Covenant forces were struggling to make their way into the Inner Colonies and Alpha Company was proving to be an extremely effective buffer.

Clayton Frommenwiler
"When you come back, I'll be here."

- Clayton talking to Oriana before watching her go on a deployment.

Clayton Frommenwiler is a former UNSC Army Major who served as an intelligence officer. During the Human-Covenant War, Clayton served as Oriana's mission handler and a senior officer from 2545 to 2548 and then in 2552. Seeing her come back under his command in 2552, Clayton took a different route to care for Oriana after seeing her lost her teammates in combat. By the end of the Human-Covenant War, Clayton saw that Oriana had become unfit for duty after passing a variety of psychological evaluations. Clayton advised Oriana to apply for Spartan Reserves, where she could take a break to gather her thoughts.

During the Post-War Era, Clayton became Oriana's best friend, counselor, and, someone she was able to trust. He made sure Oriana was cleared to have a service dog, which she named Draven. With another idea to take her out of the depression she continued to suffer, Clayton offered to take Oriana on a date to a nearby firing range. A year and a half later, Clayton married Oriana, and she found happiness in her life. By 2557, Oriana had seen a substantial improvement in her psychological well-being. Clayton supported her idea of going back onto active duty.

Oriana remains in constant contact with her husband, despite being millions of miles apart. Clayton became the first stable thing in her life since the Covenant attack on Eriandus II; she continues to promise him that she will make it back to him. Being able to do what she loves and come home to someone who supports her, Oriana has never been in a better mental state due to Clayton and his determination to keep her going.

Daphne Osterberg

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