Initiative - [5v1] You all get a running start. The sniper can't decide who to shoot first.
"Son of a bitch!" Cassia cursed as she rolled across the sand from her dive, her hand already going for her pistol. "Hey, guys, try not to damage that sled. Maybe we can use it to cross the desert faster," she said as she took aim at their assailant's head. She took a deep breath, held it, braced her wrist on her auto-cannon arm, and squeezed the trigger...
You come up from the roll, sand cascading from your shoulders as you bring your pistol up and brace it, gunmetal steel against the silver sheen of aluminium casing covering your cannon. [6+1] Your breath stills in your chest, your vision narrows and the howl of the wind dies in your ears. All you hear is a hollow
click as you coldly give the trigger a squeeze. Your senses come rushing back with the shock of the grip kicking against your palm, and a small puff of red mist is carried away by the breeze. The sniper moves not an inch, frozen as if in shock, though you know he is quite dead. A feeling of amusement pulls your features back into what might have once been a smile. A long time ago. Damn son.
The crew of the sled seems to be trying to start the engine up. Probably to drive away. Everyone who charged, dodged, or otherwise attempted a melee attack during the last turn is 5 meters away from the sled right now. The others are closing in but won't make it in time (NRDL and SeriousConcentrate).
SeriousConcentrate - Cassia Barbatius
Appearance: Cassia is a short woman who looks to be in her young to middle twenties. Her hair is black, long, and wavy. Usually, all of it but a few bangs to frame the left side of her face is kept back in a thick braid, secured every three twists or so with leather bands. Her face is heart-shaped and seems to emphasize her large, dark brown eyes. Her skin is a light brown in color and generally unblemished by the rigors of combat. In short, she looks every bit the bright, chipper, fresh-faced rookie who has no idea what they're in for that she actually is.
Gender: Female
Strength (STR): 1
Dexterity (DEX): 5
Constitution (CON): 3
Intelligence (INT): 1
Charisma (CHA): 0
Inventory: Com-Link, 9mm Pistol, Rations
Status: Wearing a synthetic tunic and a matching belt with a pistol shoved into it. Carrying a knapsack containing rations. Wearing a Com-Link on your left ear.
Implants:
Second-Hand Repulser (Free)
Auto-Cannon - Left Arm (CON)
Lawastooshort - Astri Atrocium
Appearance: Astri is quite slim, very pale, and has ash grey hair in that kind of fashionable bowl cut that everyone has these days. Bright-eyed, smooth-skinned and open-faced, she seems to believe she can smile her way through all of life’s challenges. It’s mostly worked so far!
Gender: Female
Strength (STR): 1
Dexterity (DEX): 2
Constitution (CON): 1
Intelligence (INT): 1
Charisma (CHA): 5
Inventory: Com-Link, 9mm Pistol, Mechanically-Assisted Composite Longbow (Mech-Bow), Twelve (12) Titanium Arrows, Rations
Status: Wearing a synthetic tunic and a matching leather belt. Carrying a knapsack containing rations and a full quiver of arrows. Wearing a Com-Link on your left ear. Carrying a mech-bow.
Implants:
Fast Diagnosis Module (FDM - Free) - A small implant that replaces your corneas. Allows you to scan patients in order to speed diagnosis and find the problem more quickly. (+1 to healing rolls. instantly identify the requirements for healing a wound or curing a malady.)
Tiruin - Alia Tenryn
Appearance - Standing at the height of 5'4", Alia is a human of Asian descent; with light brown skin and jet black hair falling as far as her arm. She seems scrawny and thin, petite in figure but has a strange curved tattoo on her right wrist.
Gender: Female
Strength (STR): 1
Dexterity (DEX): 1
Constitution (CON): 0
Intelligence (INT): 5
Charisma (CHA): 3
Inventory: Com-Link, Three (3) Heavy Javelins, Rations
Status: Wearing a synthetic tunic and a matching leather belt. Carrying a knapsack containing rations and a large makeshift sleeve containing two heavy javelins. Wearing a Com-Link on your left ear. Holding a heavy javelin in one hand.
Implants (one INT/free implant remaining):
IN Corpore Sanare (free/INT) - Derived from the ancient language of Latin, this technically means Healing in the body. This customized implant was designed to speed up the rate of healing - and included, the metabolism of the user - to 'patch up wounds as fast as lightning', as the commons say.
It passively reduces healing duration by one turn.
NRDL - James "Jim" Sejanus
Appearance - Tall, of medium build, with sleek black hair, very short, very smooth. Black eyes, a dark, angular face, and rounded ears.
Gender - Male
Strength (STR): 2
Dexterity (DEX): 3
Constitution (CON): 2
Intelligence (INT): 2
Charisma (CHA):1
Inventory: Com-Link, Vibro-Sword, Titanium Shield, Rations
Status: Wearing a dark red synthetic tunic and a matching leather belt, a Vibro-Sword hanging from it within its dark leather scabbard. Carrying a knapsack containing rations. Wearing a Com-Link on your left ear. A Titanium Shield is strapped to your left arm.
Implants (one free implant remaining):
N/A
Unholy_Pariah - Quintillius Vikus
Gender: Male
Appearance: 6'4", brown hair and eyes, white skin, entire body riddled with scars.
Strength (STR): 2
Dexterity (DEX): 2
Constitution (CON): 4
Intelligence (INT): 2
Charisma (CHA): 0
Inventory: Com-Link, Titanium Breastplate, Vibro-Sword, Rations
Status: Wearing a synthetic tunic with a titanium breastplate covering his chest, and a matching belt with a vibro-sword strapped to it. Carrying a knapsack containing rations. Wearing a Com-Link on your left ear.
Implants:
Stiff Shell (Free)