Cassius McGregor

RACE

Human

GENDER

Male

LIFE STAGE

Young Adult

BODY SIZE

Medium

BUILD

Average

A tall, sharp-featured man and 29 years old, Cassius carries himself with the posture of a soldier trying to unlearn a lifetime of strict commands. His short dark hair is perpetually disheveled yet also slicked to a gentlemanly degree. He dons meticulous, monochrome formal attire. He wears the invisible scars of a fallen company, hinting at a complicated past. He speaks with a polite, soft-spoken reserve that masks a deep, newfound internal relief. Sometimes, a brighter disposition will show. For the first time in his life, he believes he is free to become his own person. He is fiercely protective of his companions, adopting a solemn but dedicated role as their guardian. He occasionally pauses mid-journey just to enjoy small things he was never allowed to experience in the company, like a warm meal or the quiet of a forest. Two years ago, the powerful company he fought for collapsed into ruin. While others fled or perished, he walked away carrying a heavy burden: he became the self-proclaimed sole guardian of a volatile, symbiotic anomaly known as the Solemn Lament E.G.O. Gear. Rather than treating it as a weapon of war, he has allowed the entity to take root inside him. Free from the constant, meaningless slaughter mandated by his corporate superiors, he now roams the land as he wishes. He has attuned entirely to the butterflies within him, choosing to wander the world as a traveling "mourner." Whether accepting a formal contract or simply crossing paths with a tragedy by chance, he uses his rapid-fire, soul-draining marksmanship to grant a quiet, appropriate peace to those trapped in suffering. When he draws his dual pistols, he does not act with bloodlust, but instead with a quiet, meditative focus whilst treating combat as a necessary, restful closure for those he crosses paths with. The pistols do not use physical bullets and instead use 'butterfly bullets' that generate when either gun is empty, completely ignoring the loading property. These twin coffin-shaped pistols are bound directly to Cassius' soul. The Living (white pistol) fires pristine, white-hot shards of light, while The Departed (black pistol) fires dark, butterfly-winged bolts of pure sorrow. They ignore the loading property and do not require physical ammunition. The twin pistols share a combined chamber holding 20 spectral bullets and count as ranged magic weapons. When Cassius hits a creature with these pistols, the bullets do not tear flesh; instead, they fracture the target's posture and resolve. Reloading these weapons causes a temporary disadvantage on willpower and perception for 2 minutes. When Cassius damages a creature, they become Marked by the Mourner for 60 seconds. A creature can suffer from both conditions simultaneously. The Departed inflicts psychic damage and The Departed halves a target's speed due to tremors. Allies who attack afflicted enemies gain a small morale boost and amplify the effects. Cassius also carries the 'Bifocals of Retrospective Grief' which grants darkvision with a bonus to investigation checks.

GOAL & MOTIVE

Cassius' personal goal is to become someone he can say is himself and not someone that someone else wants him to be. Currently, he takes various jobs from the 'Guild Nexus' (which houses representatives and recruiters for guilds across the world) in order to explore what he can choose to become.

Skills and Stats

ATTRIBUTES

Fair

Health

Good

Agility

Fair

Strength

Fair

Reasoning

Good

Willpower

Superb

Perception

SKILLS

Lore

Fair

Stealth

Fair

Survival

Fair

Athletics

Great

Diplomacy

Great

Ranged Weapons

Superb

Inventory

The Living & The Departed (Dual Pistols)

The Bifocals of Retrospective Grief