Tom

**Tomas Mattias Araiza** or simply **Tom** (トム *Tomu*) is a mercenary working for the Grid Company. Both him and his twin sister Tammy became part of their ranks, with Tom usually being sent to do courier tasks with valuable packages. The private security company has trained him to become an agile individual and fast talking individual.

Tom is a friendly face to both pirates and marines, not truly minding their presence until they become a roadblock to whatever job he is supposed to be doing at the moment. Even then, Tom prefers to look for a non-violent solution and avoid unexpected collateral damage. Sometimes he sets shop as a merchant to sell and trade various goods. He has also gained a thing for music over the years.

## Appearance

Tom's outfit closely resembles Grid's standard uniform, with the exception that Tom uses a white shirt and has more pouches and space for packages.

## Relationships

Tammy is his twin sister. Nowadays both of them go their separate ways after working for Grid.

## History

It can be gathered that he was born and raised somewhere on the west coast of the Anahuac island along his twin sister Tammy. Later on during their adult lives, both of them got hired by the Grid company.

The Grid company is a private military contractor specializing in security and completion of assignments such as delivery and retrieval of goods or other morally ambiguous actions. They aren’t strangers to striking deals with the Navy or affiliates. Tom is one of the many mercenaries at their disposal, preferred due to his survivability in highly dangerous environments and effectiveness in task completions.

## Abilities and Powers

Tom is a fast and acrobatic fighter that combines gunslinger and swordsman skills in his fighting style. He is decent enough in direct hand-to-hand combat but prefers to ambush at a more favorable range. If he is on a courier run, he will most likely decide to flee instead of getting in a fight, using his speed and acrobatic skill to shake off pursuers.

### Stealth

He appears to be highly skilled in sneak attacks and in keeping himself unnoticed. Though this ability can get affected in a courier run by the size and weight of the package he has on his person.

### Marksmanship

Tom appears to be extremely skilled in marksmanship, being able to hit targets with both him and them on the move. He also makes good use of rifles and is seen knowing to prepare and use a ship’s cannon.

### Swordsmanship

Tom is a Gentle Blade user. Under normal circumstances, Tom uses a mix of marksmanship and Ittoryu but when he is out of ranged options he will adapt his acrobatic skills and current blade with said style.

### Weapons

Tom is well versed with multiple types of firearms and swords, but most of the time he can be seen wielding a pistol and a dagger. He sometimes uses a short staff for nonlethal takedowns.

### Techniques

* Dead Silence (デッドサイレンス Deddosairensu): Tom holds his breath and focuses on making himself as silent as humanly possible. He does this to either perform ambushes or escape tough situations unseen.

* Sharp Wind (シャープウィンド Shāpuu~indo): Tom moves and dodges around the target, slashing them in each move. In the case where he is supposed to be nonlethal, he constantly hits the target with a blunt weapon instead.

* Iron Spine (アイアンスパイン Aiansupain): Tom overworks himself and becomes capable of carrying things on his back that are much bigger and heavier than himself. His acrobatic skill gets hindered during this technique.

## Misc

### Trivia

* Tom has a sugar addiction and nobody knows where he got it from. Maybe from his tendency to overwork himself and not sleep for days.
* Despise being a capable fighter, he is often talking or bribing his way out of trouble. If not simply fleeing.