Name: Absolom Sandshifter
Birthplace: Dakota Badlands
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Age: 28
Pic/Description: Occupation: Headhunter, drifter.
Equipment SOGFARI 13" Machete, M1500E 22 bolt-action, one clip, and a hide canteen (filled).
Immunity: Gifted; enhanced perception and environmental resistance, yet suffers from hallucinations and prone to seizers.
Personality: Absolom is a destitute traveler, relying on scavenging, the occasional banditry, or picking up odd jobs to support himself. No job is too rough for him besides the fact the comes from a line of tribal warriors it would be dishonorable to turn a job down. In no way is he civilized, he tries to veer away from any large settlements and often refrains from speaking with individuals. He is scared to build relationships on fear of losing those he loves once again and is often distant with his emotions, yet when he befriends someone, is very loyal.
Skills: Hand-to-hand and melee combat, tracking, and stealth.
Likes: Tracking big game, worshipping the All-maker and his servants, and the occasional night with a courtesan.
Dislikes: Civilization, dishonorable and cowardly acts, other religions, lavish lifestyles.
Fears: Being titled dishonorable, losing people close to him, losing his sanity.
Bio: Born into the tribe of the Ironhides, raised to be a warrior. His father was the tribes First Hunter and his mother a midwife. The seeress foretold that Absolom would one day lead the tribe into victory over the surrounding natives. As he aged, the tribe noticed his keen abilities but also his faults. Absolom would descend into fits of seizers in which would he would speak in tongues, the seeress explained that it was the All-Maker speaking through him. At the age of twelve he overcame his coming of age ritual which included surviving for five days alone, physical hazing, and committing his first sacrifice of a captured tribal enemy. After his father passed away he asserted his position of First Hunter and married the chiefs daughter.
He gained the true respect of his tribe after a jealous fellow hunter left him for dead after a group of buzzers ambushed them. Absolom fought them off and returned to the tribe to take then beat the cowardly hunter. His tribe had seemed on the rise as the battles seemed to be going their way. Tribe upon tribe fell to the Ironhides, many rumors had it that the young Absolom would become the new chief soon enough. Yet on one cold and dreaded day Absolom had left with a small group of hunters after hearing rumor of a large herd of elk moving through the area. This turned out to be false and on their return found their village in smoldering ashes; Absolom ran home to find his pregnant wife slain. The survivors turned away from Absolom and the rest of the tribe split up. He never looked back upon his homeland, but vowed to avenge his tribes name.
From that day on Absolom became a destitute traveler, praying to the All-Maker and his spirit servants to one day bring him glory. He moved south, often taking bounty hunting positions and always being known for bringing back their scalps. His tribal nature pushes him to continue raiding and slaving if possible and often associates himself with groups of slavers and bandits. He doesn't know his purpose and is often morally ambiguous and now his life had led him to Colorado.
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