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The Crow

"Ye ever hear o' them stories? Y'know 'em, that little cretin that crawls up the walls and sneaks in the night? Well...I'm afraid that won't do you any good, when The Crow comes hunting, we're all stumbling in the dark."

— Osindile, following his attempted assassination

The Crow is a morbidly effective assassin, peddling his trade across the entirety of Maqbara and was responsible for even some of the most high profile killings. Over time, his calling card branded him with his current title.

Personality and History

Education and Employment

The Crow was educated by the Bloody Circle, one of their experimental trained killers who was, from a young age, mentally and physically prepared for the training needed to become an effective contract killer, many key aspects such as empathy and compassion being conditioned out of him as he aged, lacking some of the more conventional knowledge in exchange for any and all information needed to plan and succeed in the tasks he would be given. The Crow has no record of prior employment, his sudden entry into the records only made possible by the documentation of his bloodied work, a history of paid killings that dates back almost 20 years.

Quirks and Smarts

The Crow is witty about his plans. Not just in the matter of understanding how to assassinate someone, but honing and practicing his plans to such a fine degree that most other contract killers currently in known records are unable to pull off killings that The Crow is capable of doing instinctually on a regular basis. Despite being meticulous and calculated, The Crow has one major quirk in his killings. He often, but not always, leaves a singular crow feather at the sight of his murders, usually only breaking this pattern if he is interrupted or is unable to reach a suitable location. This is the reason people have called him The Crow, a morbid memento of his calling card.

Motivations and Drive

The Crow is driven not by the monetary gain of his contracts but rather by the deeply ingrained drive to complete tasks delivered to him by the Bloody Circle, a primed gun that needs only to be aimed before unleashing untold but confined destruction in its wake. This has led to The Crow being known for incorruptibility and a merciless drive, neither money nor heart capable of dissuading him from his mission.

Embarrasments and Failures

Although The Crow is incredibly efficient and effective, there are the few stragglers who get away. The most notable of these is Osindile Lukufa, the lucky fool who has managed to survive multiple attempts on his life perpetrated by The Crow, leading to a bitter embarrassment and disgracement of The Crow's almost spotless record.

Characteristics

Alignment

Chaotic Neutral

Current Status

Gone to ground

Species

Human

Ethnicity

Salamese

Date of Birth

4th of June, 1909

Year of Birth

1909 BC 35 Years old

Gender

Male

Eyes

Dark

Hair

Long, black

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

brown

Height

6'5

Belief/Deity

Unknown

Aligned Organization

The Bloody Circle