The Jackalope

The Jackalope is a Lagomorphic Hunter from the planet of Inglewood. A hunter by trade he is extremely skilled in chasing down targets and is sometimes referred to as the Cardinal Assassin.
==Appearance==
The Jackalope is a Lagomorph, not to be confused with the terran creatures of the same name, Lagomorphs are a humanoid species from the planet of Inglewood who have rabbit like features such as long, pricked ears, a broad, square-ish nose and long feet that allow for high speed movement. The Jackalope is a half-breed between the Polar Lagomorphs and the Desert Lagomorphs, resulting in his cream coloured hair and like complexion.
He has a muscular albeit slim build allowing for quick movement and stealth although leaves him more vulnerable if he has to go head-to-head against a target. He wears light chainmail armour with some plate protection, much of which is covered by a cream coloured shirt with a red cross on the middle. The Jackalope is notable for wearing a metallic mask that covers the front of his face aside from his nose and mouth, this is supposedly to intimidate his targets if detected, the mask has several gold fasteners and rivets that hold it together and a hole in the top for the Jackalope's horn. He also wears a long red cape although has been known to drop it from his attire when necessary, the cape is fairly long and has a deep cardinal colouration to it.
The Jackalope has mostly short hair, not reaching to his neck for the most part however keeps a ponytail of hair which is banded by a metal clasp. He has orange-red eyes, inherited from his father's Desert Lagomorph side of the family.
The most defining aspect of the Jackalope's appearance however is his giant 9ft long-composite bow, fashioned from two separate trees by The Jackalope himself, as a result the Bow does not have much of a database behind it and the precise information on it is unavailable. What is known is that it has a large grip with a small hitch above it where the Jackalope aims his arrows. The bow is banded together with four golden double-sided bolts which throughout all known sightings have only ever broken once resulting in the lower-most section of the bow being replaced. both ends of the bow have a pair of leaves attached to them, it's unknown of these leaves grew from the wood or not, the top end also has a small growth of white berries which the Jackalope has been known to eat, suggesting that the leaves are natural. The top end also has a small red flag attached to it, often used as a calling card for the Jackalope, tempting his prey to chase him. The bow has a fine, silvery spider silk for its bowstring which is believed to come from the Foxbell Spider, a native of Inglewood known for its strong webbing.
==Personality==
The Jackalope is a bit of an odd individual, stoic while on the job but very laid-back otherwise, some suspect this juxtaposition is to throw off suspicion when he's in public casually from his would be targets. Few people know both the Jackalope's real identity and his role as an assassin. He generally is known to be found drinking at various outposts throughout the galaxy, often spending large amounts of his client's money getting blind drunk, getting into bar fights and getting thrown out of said bars. Reportedly though this has at least once been used so The Jackalope could better scout out a building who's landlord was his target for that particular assassination.
Despite his precision with the bow and adaptability in assassination, the Jackalope isn't an especially cunning or witty individual, having a personal vendetta against the game of Chess as he can (in his own words) never win without some good archers. He is also fairly straightforward and predictable in his assassinations and has been known to simply brute-force his way through a situation if the target has attempted to counter the Jackalope's archery.
==Relationships==
===Chulu===
The Jackalope met Chulu while on the isolated Berg Planet of Cravice, The Jackalope happened to be hunting the same target who Chulu had found out was holding a page of the Arg'Noktra, the two managed to work together accidentally helping one another to infiltrate the mineral extraction facility where the target was held up. Although initially believing each other to be competition for the same target, after a short scuffle they realized their goals were complimentary and managed to take out the target.
Since then the Jackalope and Chulu have been fairly close, often with Chulu getting the Jackalope to help her with targets, their outlook on death is often what keeps the two in conflict however as Chulu is generally more adverse to the idea of killing the targets whereas The Jackalope is indifferent, believing it to be necessary at times. In combat the two are an especially dangerous combination as The Jackalope's attacks become significantly more lethal when Chulu is distracting targets with her much louder magical attacks.
===Cattleya===
Perhaps as an even more extreme than Chulu and The Jackalope, Cattleya views The Jackalope as both a rival and a friend, being heavily aligned with nature and life, Cattleya often opposes The Jackalope's beliefs on killing and has on more than one occasion attempted to stop the Jackalope, leaving them both in trouble from time to time.
Despite their differences, they do get along well enough especially during more serious moments when the Jackalope isn't being a jackass. Cattleya's defensive abilities that she acquired from her mother provide the necessary protection for The Jackalope that gives him staying power he wouldn't otherwise have and the Jackalope's arsenal of side equipment often helps provide mobility that Cattleya otherwise lacks.
===Monu===
Monu has described The Jackalope as the most boring friend she's ever had and will frequently attempt to get him into fights, the duo have deliberately gotten into bar fights in the past just for Monu's bloodlust to be satiated, where they're inevitably kicked out of said bars by the few patrons left standing. The Jackalope is also one of the few people to question Monu on how she feels about the Spirit of Combat and although Monu often jokes to most about it, she is more upfront with The Jackalope, believing that his nature as an assassin makes him more approachable about it.
In the past the Jackalope has suggested trying to excise the Spirit of Combat from Monu although Monu brushes it off, admitting that although the bloodlust can be overwhelming at times she'd hate to think of the kind of person she'd be without its powers. In spite of getting into fist fights, the two actually rarely get into proper combat fights, this is partly why Monu considers the Jackalope so boring, since he is well aware of her skill with the blade and knows how much of a disadvantage he's at. Monu has proposed to The Jackalope about getting a melee weapon so they could fight one another although the Jackalope asserts that it would only split his attention between refining his archery and whatever weapon he went with.
==Trivia==
*The Jackalope was initially the tallest member of Chulu's group when they first met and remains the second tallest after Chulu herself
*The Jackalope's design was heavily inspired by the English longbowman
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