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.