Hayden

Oh, you had better hope he returns here with her head for your sake. Because if he doesn't, I am going to kill everyone here and make you watch as they suffer. And then I'll put you out of your misery, witch.

Created & Written by Khali A. Crawford

(a.k.a. The Immortal Gunslinger)

Physical Description

Special abilities

"You walk the path of both the living and the dead, yet are truly a part of neither world. You, Hayden Fives, are an enigma. Maybe it was by some cruel twist of fate or just luck, but what even Majik has done this, even I cannot undo."

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Hayden has Immortality -- an endless lifespan, as they can never die, never age, and can shrug off virtually any kind of physical damage. Some users are the defensive type, simply preventing all damages, to appear physically invulnerable, while others are the regenerative type, surviving and quickly recovering from anything you throw at them while at the same time they are capable of resurrecting themselves instantly after death and completely self-sustaining, free from all bodily necessities, or even the combination of the two.
Hayden, specifically, has Regenative Immortality. He can be wounded and harmed, but his body will heal the damage and return him to his former state. This takes anywhere from 30 seconds to 7 minutes, depending on the severity of the attack. However, Hayden's pain receptors are still intact and he feels every death he experiences.

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Familiar Binding Contract: Stable Hand: Renegade

The STable Hand is a unique Familiar who actually assigns a unique magical being to Mortals in their contract. To Hayden, they gave a great horse with six legs and glowing eyes, whom Hayden deemed as Renegade. Renegade can be summoned from literally anywhere in the cosmos and moves with exceptional speed and power. It can comfortably hold four men and ride any surface, even vertically. If "killed" or wounded, Renegade will vansih and can be summoned again in a few hours.

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Specialized Equipment

Hand-Held Weaponry

Hayden wields a Six-Shooter named A Voice of Reason and a Hand Cannon dubbed the Twilight of Innocense. A Voice of Reason holds six rounds enchanted to return to the gun once fired after a few seconds. Although the bullets will need to routinely be replaced in between uses. Twilight of Innocense is a hand cannon that holds four rounds that explode on contact. It is less precise but packs quite the punch. 
Outside of these two, Hayden has a wide assortment of guns, rifles, shotguns, snipers, and even rocket launchers that he employs in his various adventures. He considered himself a fine Connoisseur of weaponry and guns and strives to bring the right gun to the fight.

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Mental characteristics

Personal history

Hayden was born on Planet Kretios to two farmers, Urina and Jeory. Their world was kind of in the middle of nowhere and severely underdeveloped. But its people were humble and simple folk who had honed their starship-making skills. When Hayden was only a boy, the skies of Kretios darkened and the Bizzarians arrived. They had purchased the world and proceeded to gut it.
Kretios was gutted, its natural beauty was tainted and its people were subjugated. Some were captured to be sold to slavers, but most were killed in groups, their bodies to be burned in massive graves. Hayden was doomed to such a fate, but through some miracle or manner of luck, he awoke from Death, buried under a mountain of his Kin's bodies. Hayden clawed his way out from the pit of flesh and bone and ran until he came to a ship headed off-world, and hid onboard.
Hayden ended up on a space station, with no one and nothing to his name, and he might have died there as well had a stranger not gotten involved. Ace Stranger, a smuggler from a line of explorers, took the boy in, giving him a job on his ship to earn his keep. Ace practically raised Hayden, teaching him how to be a Gunslinger, and gave him the monicker "Fives".

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Education

Ace trained Hayden on how to handle a gun, a real gun with real bullets, none of that energy blaster nonsense. Hayden was a natural shot and earned the nickname "Fives" after once hitting five cans with one bullet on his first attempt. Ace also taught Hayden what he knew about Majik, as it pertained to the Gunslinger's Art. Hayden became masterful with both skills, he wasn't known for never missing but rather his ingenuity and creativity with his bullets and shots.

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Employment

Hayden worked as a chore boy on Ace's ship in his youth. But, when he grew up and had proper training, Ace began to take the boy on runs with him. They were Smugglers, Guns For Hire, Hit Men, Con Artist, and much, much, more. They filled whatever role needed to be filled, so long as the ∐ Hosar was good for it. They made good money and spent it well, evident by the drinking problem Hayden has now inherited from his adoptive father.

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Failures & Embarrassments

Don't Waste It, Don't Waste Your Life

After a particularly dangerous job with the Wu Clan, Ace and Hayden stopped to rest in a city where Jaal Wu held control. Ace wanted to simply rest his wounds and struck a deal not to kick up trouble with Jaal. Despite his warnings, Hayden could not resist himself and sought to antagonize Jaal. Hayden was fancied by Jaal's daughter, Tifa, a woman with gifts Hayden could not ignore.  When morning came, Jaal woke to find his virgin daughter has been sullied, and his riches stolen. While Hayden wasted away his stealing at a gambling hall, Jaal organized his soldiers who found a confused and tired Ace. Jaal demanded the location of Hayden but Ace was a Gunslinger and offered his blood in place of Hayden's. Jaal would take both of their lives, or at least try in Hayden's case.
When Hayden returned to Ace, he found his father figure on death's door. Ace took Hayden's hands and urged the boy not to repeat his actions. Ace lived his life as the black sheep of his family, running around as a smuggler and killer, full of regret. In the end, even his very death would amount to nothing at all. Ace didn't want this for Hayden, he was blessed with Immortality, most men would give everything they had to obtain it. And Hayden shouldn't waste it.

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Mental Trauma

Hayden was killed, but through the god's love and mercy, he returned to life and will continue to return. He awoke under the bodies of his family, his neighbors, people he knew from town, friends of his. Their heavy, motionless bodies held him down and still haunt him to this day. He will have nightmares of being back in that pit of death and bone as Bizzarians prepare to burn the bodies. He claws desperately but the dead bodies grab ahold of him, screaming for him to join them in death, how is it fair that he lives whilst they suffer? He rips and tears at their flesh and finally reaches the outside but then the fire reaches him and he screams.

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These nightmares take hold of Hayden most nights, usually the nights he isn't passed out drunk. He knows he is dreaming, sometimes, and yet cannot will himself to wake. People nearby can find him screaming in his room and tossing about, unable to wake him until the nightmare has had its way with his mind. If unable to drink himself to sleep, Hayden will avoid sleep for entire weeks just to hold off from this almost routine torment. But eventually, the Immortal must sleep, and the pain will follow.

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It always does.

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Morality & Philosophy

Hayden follows the Gunslinger's Code and is willing to comply with Iron Order rules, but in reality, he is an outlaw, one with two guns and a very short fuse. Ace taught him in the world of criminals, strength must be projected or you will be seen as weak. And the weak are the first to die, be abused, or tossed away. Hayden doesn't give warning shots but will usually go for a non-lethal wound, at first. His favorite are hands, feet, or legs, whipping out his pistols to deliver some quick judgment when he deems it so. But he shares no advertisement to murder or killing as others on his team, he was raised by outlaws. 

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Personality Characteristics

Motivation

Hayden is driven by Ace Stranger's dying words not to waste his immortal life on meaningless things like riches and fame but to instead devote himself to a noble pursuit. One that can guide him and give his life real substance and meaning. 

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Social

Family Ties

• Ace Stranger (Adoptive-Father/ Deceased)
• Charleigh A. Holmes (Wife/ Devoted)
• Marjorie F. Holmes (Daughter/ Delinquent) 

Social Aptitude

Hayden can be described as the guy who shows up late and drunk to the party but still manages to catch the eye of all the ladies and a few of the fellas. He is extremely charismatic and confident, he speaks his mind on all matters, despite it landing him in more trouble than it's worth.

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Hobbies & Pets

Of the many things, Hayden picked up from Ace was the man's drinking problem, which Hayden affectionately refers to as a simple pass time. Hayden cannot resist some quality Mead and keeps a flask he received from Ace on his person at all times. After stressful missions or a particularly bad nightmare, Hayden can be found in the common area, passed out, or drunkenly singing old songs, usually accompanied by his faithful drinking buddy, Haroli.

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Relationships

Hayden

Husband (Vital)

Towards Charleigh A. Holmes

5

3

Honest

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Charleigh A. Holmes

Wife (Vital)

Towards Hayden

5

3

Honest

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History

Hayden & Charleigh first met during an invasion on the world of Tysin-Prime, she was an investigator for the Commonwealth and Hayden was an Iron Lord of the Iron Banner, on admission with his team. Charleigh aided Hayden and his friends on their mission and thus began their long relationship.

Commonalities & Shared Interests

They are both Gunslingers, the old art of curving bullets, sharpshooters who are rumored to never miss their target, even in the wildest of storms. When back-to-back, Charleigh and Hayden are an unstoppable bullet storm of mayhem and death.

Old Canon    The Character Codex    Names G-L      Hayden

Grandmaster SixPathsSage

Khali Crawford

   

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Magical Energy Classification	SAI-GON
Golemancy Arts	D-
Illusionary Arts	C
Necromancy Arts	E-
Evocation Arts	B
Conjuration Arts	B-
Divination Arts	C
Transmutation Arts	E-
Enchanting Arts	B+

Hayden made significant use of the 2nd Mage Path, Sununkai despite being able to use the 3rd Path under certain circumstances. Fives was natural at Enchantment Arts and made heavy use of such skills in his work.

Honorary & Occupational Titles

• The Last of the Gunslingers
• The Immortal Man
• The Man With No Shadow
• Touched by DEATH

Age

∞

Birthplace

Family Farm on Planet Kretios in the Minneoplo System

Parents

Urina

Jeory

Parents (Adopting)

Lance Skyheart

Spouses

Charleigh A. Holmes (Wife)

Siblings

Children

• Marjorie F. Holmes

Pronouns

He/ Him

Gender

Male

Eyes

Blue

Hair

Short Brown and smooth

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

White/ Cream

Height

5'9''

Weight

135 Lb.

Quotes & Catchphrases

"...do I look like a Knight in shining armor to you? I'm an outlaw and a gunslinger, I follow my own code, not some Eternal Oath. And in my book, when someone fucks you over, you put one between their eyes."

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Owned Vehicles

• The UFO Tyrant Empress

Aligned Organization

Starside Outriders

Related Plots

• Wizard Burst: King's Gambit

Known Languages

Hayden is a cultured man, one who has traveled all over anywhere and everywhere, he speaks many tongues and can easily blend in with the native people when speaking.

Related Historical Events

• 2215
  The Birth of the Immortal

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