Gerard Albiat

Combat

Defense

Attacks

Exquisite S.S.S.R. - Blade x2

Exquisite S.S.S.R. - Arm x2

Dual wielding burst blades.
Burst Cost: 1
Bursts: 10 (Sazimi) x3
Capacity: 4

Combat Misc.

Abilities

Ambidextrous Rank 1

Through practice and training, you have learned how to dual wield Short Arms (guns) and single-handed heavy melee weapons. Drawing two single-handed weapons at the same time is now considered a free action.

Multiple Engagements

You can be engaged with up to five opponents at a time. This also allows you to attack targets who move past you even if you are not engaged with them.

Night Vision Rank 1

Cost: 1 essence for every 2 hours

When active, you can see up to 120ft. in the dark as if seeing in normal vision. However, anything after 60ft. is blurry and hard to make out.

Rapid Steam Shot

You can unload your revolver’s cylinder in a one turn attack, but each bullet after the first has a -1 to accuracy. This requires a full turn to perform.

Sneak Attack Rank 3

You can bypass the damage reduction of armor. In addition, gain +2d6 sneak attack damage.

Wait, What?!

Using a specific ranged weapon that you have weapon specialization with, you can make sneak attacks within the indicated range.

Weapon Specialization (Burst Blades)

When using the specific weapon of your choosing that is connected to this mastery, you gain +1 to your attack.

Backstory

Gerard Albiat was born to a former chambermaid of the Mm family, a high noble Karakian house. His mother, Alera Albiat, served the eldest son, Rpp Mm. In the beginning, Rpp treated Alera like any other chamber maid, ignoring her unless he needed something. Alera was excellent in her duties that Rpp rarely had a complaint, which is what caused Rpp to pay more attention to her. He noticed she excelled at nearly every task he threw at her, including warming his bed before sleep. Alera knew she wasn’t special to Rpp and should keep to her duties, but her heart wasn’t having it. No matter how much she ignored her feelings, she had fallen in love with Rpp. Late one night, Rpp called for her as his bed had cooled; instead of changing the bed warmer’s coals, Rpp instructed Alera to lie with him for warmth. Since that night, Alera has warmed Rpp’s bed every night.

While Rpp cared for Alera, he did so as a servant. To him, she was just another chamber maid he could have his way with. He knew she loved him even though she never spoke of it, and he used her love to his advantage. When the day game that he found out she was pregnant, he had her thrown out with only the clothes on her back. There was no way he would have a halfoid abomination and shame his family. To Rpp, Alera no longer existed.

Homeless, pregnant, and without a sami to her name, Alera first turned to begging in the streets but gaining more spit and trash than tsu became desperate. An alley she would beg at was across from Albiat’s Nob, a place where with the right amount of tsu people can rent a room with a personal bed warmer.

Alera stumbled into the brothel holding her large furry belly, moaning in pain. The bouncer and hostess caught her as she tumbled over in pain. With her bright onca eyes, Alera looked into the hostess’s eyes, pleading for help before passing out.

She woke to the hostess patting her forehead with a damp cloth. Another woman was at the end of the bed, telling her she needs to be ready to push. Ten hours later, Gerard Albiat was born.

Albiat’s Nob wasn’t a regular brothel, as it was a front for the Jade Daggers bandit guild. Gerard’s mother had joined the guild soon after he was born, which automatically made him a member. He grew up in an abnormal environment with prostitutes, thugs, thieves, and brokers teaching him the way of the world. It didn’t take long for Gerard to join up with a squad of thieves and thugs, taking on assignments and missions. He quickly rose in the ranks thanks to his mother finding genuine love from Barbos Albiat, the owner of Albiat’s Nob. Getting special attention, Gerard could train with some of the best in the Jade Daggers and becoming best friends with the leader’s son, Herbert Jade.

As he grew older, Gerard was given his own squad and a special mission he had a personal interest in. He had heard the story of how his mother had unintentionally joined the Jade Daggers and awaited the day he could meet his father. That day had finally come.

Gerard’s first assignment as the leader of a new squad was to assassinate Rpp Mm. It turns out that Rpp isn’t just a horrible lover but also believes himself above his associates for paying for services. Rpp had made a deal with the Jade Daggers to hurt his family’s business competition, the Ferneth Spice. Having completed the job, Rpp turned on the Dagger’s killing their messenger and refusing to pay. He went as far as threatening to turn them in, claiming to have proof of their actions. The Jade Daggers took this opportunity to let Gerard meet his father and carry out his goal to seek revenge.

Gerard assassinated Rpp and his family, as well as attacking the Ferneth Spice ships and killing Durath, their youngest son. It is also a secret only Gerard, his mother, and Barbos Albiat know about as Durath was not supposed to be on the ship at the time of the attack. The Albiat family was given the mission and was told to pick members who were expendable. Gerard wanted to impress the higher ups and make his family name more prominent in the guild, so he took on the mission. He made sure he was the only survivor and that it looked like a shipwreck instead of an attack. However, one sailor had survived and informed the Ferneth family what took place.

Completing his goal, Gerard had changed. He became even more heartless and cold. He took as many dirty jobs as he could, sometimes doing them solo. His name in the Jade Dagger’s became well known as the butcher of Umi and feared by the common folk.

It wasn’t until he met Arthur did his luck change. Shortly after being arrested by Will’s family, he learned his mother and step-father had been forced into hiding after Albiat’s Nob was raided. The thought that his mother could be hurt fueled his rage and desire to escape. Staying only a short time in custody, Gerard broke free and fled into hiding with his mother. He explained to Barbos and Alera what was happening and that he needed to trim some loose ends. His parents helped him devise a plan to take out Arthur, Will, and Kinder, plus anyone who associated with them out of fear they might have talked. This is the beginning of Gerard’s Prowl.