Hunter Dennehey

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Hunter Dennehey (Series: None--Original Character)

Character History/Biography

Born and raised in the mountains of Alberta, Canada, Hunter Dennehey is a rancher's daughter -- the third of five children and the only girl. She grew up on horseback, a tomboy by default. It was the only way to keep up with her brothers. Fishing, hunting, tending the livestock, it was all a part of her upbringing. Everyone in the family worked, even from a young age. No one was pampered, no one was coddled. If you didn't pull your weight, you were told about it in no uncertain terms. Expectations were to be met and, in many cases, exceeded.

But that didn't make for a bad childhood, really. It instilled her with a solid work-ethic and a true appreciation of family. They worked hard, they played hard, and, to the outside world, they always, always presented a united front -- no matter how much they fought behind closed doors. (And, truthfully, they didn't fight all that much.)

As a student, Hunter was pretty solid. A's and B's decorated her report cards with great regularity. She graduated high school as an honour roll student and went into university to study veterinary medicine. It wasn't like she was going to remain home on the farm forever. And being a vet wasn't a half-bad way to make a living, given her familiarity with and love of animals and agriculture. She worked her way through high school and university doing a variety of jobs: trail guide, stable hand, riding instructor. In her spare time (more as a teen and undergrad than at any other time, given the workload of graduate and post-graduate school), she picked up hobbies such as music (guitar/voice), and leather-working -- particularly saddle-making and the like. Nose to the grindstone, however, she earned a Ph.D. in veterinary biology, specializing in breeding and genetics.

She spent the first handful of years out of university bouncing around agricultural research labs, assisting in various research projects that fed into her specialties. Ultimately, however, she returned home to establish a practice that largely catered to the needs of the agricultural community she'd grown up in.

It wasn't long, though, before the Stargate Program was revealed -- that was something of a shock, to be sure. It was even less time after that, that the "colony lottery" found her awarded a slot on an outgoing evacuation. That was probably the biggest shock of all. And it certainly derailed the rural practice she'd been trying to build.

It was simply a damn good thing the woman, by this time in her mid-to-late thirties, had grown up to be pretty adaptable.

Winning the "lottery" to end up on a stargate colony wasn't exactly what Hunter had expected out of life. Actually being evacuated as a result of that "win" was even more of a surprise. However, the fact the colony was going to have to set up agricultural resources and deal with the accompanying livestock made it into something of a boon for all concerned. Vets may not have been first on the list of "useful positions", but they certainly weren't last, either. What's more, her knowledge of breeding and genetics could only be an asset, given the fact they were going to a strange planet where they'd encounter strange fauna in addition to any native Earth species they brought along.

As a result, Hunter's spent most of her time working with the agricultural resources of the colony -- particularly the livestock. Her job's been to keep them at least as healthy as the physicians have been keeping the human population. And, actually, it's been fairly rewarding work, too. Add to it the fact that she knows how to hunt and to fish, and, well, she's had no end of things to keep her busy.

Were you to ask her about it, she'd probably tell you life at Gamma Site isn't all that different than life back home. 'Cept, of course, that'd she'd prefer a ranch house to a tent. But, you know, can't have everything.

Still, she's pretty content. She has a horse, she has a saddle, and she's got fulfilling work. The rest of it's just gravy.

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Character trivia and knowledge

Hunter has long, dark shoulder-length hair, brown-flecked green eyes, high cheekbones and a pale complexion. She is of average height, lean but strong. She typically wears practical casual clothing--boots and jeans, t-shirt, blouse and leather vest. Hunter habitually wears a silver ornament on a black leather thong around her neck as well as several silver rings.

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