Nevel Quinn

**Nevel** is an ex-outlaw from the **Eden** plane. At the current day, he works under the employment of **Diesel** as a hired mercenary, and is currently undergoing therapy for his post-traumatic stress disorder which has been rapidly developing since he was evacuated from his home planet.

Nevel was originally a member of the outlawed, cultist group known as the **Kitten Crew** which is led by **Lucy Percival**. However, after he was left for dead at one of their targeted heists, he was taken in by Diesel as a capable marksman.

## Background

### Early Life

Nevel was born upon a planet which had striking similarities to our own, had our planet be a hundred years ahead of where it currently is. The geography had a near perfect mix of futuristic, booming cities and quiet, suburban towns located far away in the valleys. Nevel, much like his older brother **Desmond**, lived in a small cottage located in the countryside with his mother, and his grandparents.

Nevel was born as a sick child, diagnosed with a genetic strain of emphysema. Although Nevel has and always will be on permanent medication for his condition, there was a period of time in his life where he was completely without his treatment. Due to this, his condition has irreparably declined.

Nevel would never receive a proper education due to a lack of funds, having been born into a poor family. Although his brother was able to experience his learning in a school environment with other children, Nevel was instead taught at home. Although it may have seemed that Nevel was at a disadvantage, staying at home was likely a better choice for him in the long run, especially considering the fact that Nevel's condition may have worsened due to frequent visits to a polluted city.

In his early life, Nevel enjoyed spending a lot of time with his brother. He would wait outside the porch every evening for his brother in the summer, and he would watch from the living room window in the winter. Since Nevel was rarely allowed outside due to his condition, the two of them would often play with retro games consoles together, sometimes late into the night, which they would regularly get into trouble for.

When Nevel was six years old, he learned how to play the piano. Later on in his life on his eighth birthday, he was purchased a violin, which he would then go on to learn how to play. This instrument alone became his most treasured item, and even when he wasn't playing it, he would take it around with him everywhere, practically incapable of putting it down due to the attachment he had. Although Nevel had regular classes with his family, he did spend a lot of his free time practising violin.

### The Death of a Planet

Nevel experienced an event so traumatic during his teenage hood which was truly unlike any other. Due to a malfunction with the planet's energy supply, a single gargantuan generator solely tasked with providing energy and power to cities and corporations, the planet was destroyed, its denizens only given a short notice to evacuate before its surface was shattered into hundreds of fragments. Many civilians who owned their own spacecraft were forced to take complete strangers with them at the hands of the authorities, and Nevel was fortunate enough to get pulled aboard before it was too late.

Nevel lost everything he knew that day. His mother, his grandparents, his home, and his planet. All he had left were the strangers he shared his new home with and the items inside his backpack. What he was yet to realize however, is that the next few years of his life would be nothing but pain, and he had so much more to lose.

Shaped into a criminal by his peers, Nevel was trapped upon a spacecraft full of ravenous cultists who bullied their crew into their beliefs. With a domineering system of lies and manipulation, those who failed to believe would be threatened with death. Members of the cult would start small, mostly by committing petty theft, however over the course of three years, their crimes had worsened to the point of no return. Mass murder, execution and grand theft are just some of the crimes that they are still being hunted down for by the authorities today.

### The Kitten Crew

The group of cultists soon developed a name as their fame grew. Lucy, the head of the cult, decided to name them "The Kitten Crew", mostly due to her love of cats and their reputation of being sly yet skilled hunters. At the beginning of their journey, many of the members wore stitched sacks which resembled cats, however this tradition eased out as the cult grew in size, only the newest recruitments wearing the sacks.

Lucy had always deemed Nevel as being weak since he had to take medication to have the best quality of life, alongside the fact that he couldn't move around a lot unless he risked a respiratory attack due to his condition. Nevel was issued a spot to become a sniper due to the circumstances that he had, however he was not allowed to take his medication unless he did well throughout his training. Nevel had troubles with his training to begin with and lacked the efficiency and power that his fellow crewmates had, however, without his treatment he would be in more pain and therefore he would lose focus quicker. Lucy was well aware throughout this period of time that Nevel was suffering, however, the control she had over him fed her hunger for power.

Toward the end of his training, Nevel had come a long way. He was skilled with his rifle, and would continue to impress Lucy in turn for his medication, something of which he needed in order to live a healthy life

### The Heist

On his second year of being a member of the Kitten Crew, Nevel had a lot of experience with heists. He was a trusted member of the group and often travelled alone in order to retrieve stolen goods from various places across the galaxies. He was silently tracked upon lone missions, however there was no communication involved, and the way about completing the heist was completely up to Nevel.

Upon one particular mission, Nevel was to retrieve a prized, valuable book belonging to an Onaeyan library and was to return it to Lucy in perfect condition.

Late into the night, Nevel made his way into the library in search for the book. Once retrieving the goods, it was here which he crossed paths with a peculiar stranger, an Onaeyo, clearly from the library itself. Both stood moments away from each other, Niowa'Mi; the Onaeyo, had her hand steadily on the alarm, clearly scared stiff that someone had broken in.

Nevel was worried himself, knowing that if that alarm sounded, the heist would suddenly become a lot messier than he wanted, and Lucy would be far from pleased. Surprising to Nevel, who was already planning his quickest escape, Naomi stepped back from the button, returning her arms to her side as she stepped back awkwardly, whether she did this as a kind gesture, or was merely scared Nevel did not know, however he would take what he could get, and escaped with the book moments later, returning it to Lucy as soon as he could.

Lucy was pleased with the book, Nevel reported back telling her that the facility was almost entirely unguarded in its isolated position, and, in a moment of confidence, that future heists could be completed problem-free. However Lucy schemed, knowing full well it would be a wasted opportunity to use such a target for just simple thievery. Nevel was against this idea, kicking himself internally, hoping he could squeeze in some more violent jobs, he felt he had basically just doomed the entire library.

### The Attack

As Lucy planned previously, they infiltrated the facility again, before surprising a large group of Onaeyo within one of the open conference halls, hoping to take hostages and make an example of others. Nevel hesitantly aimed his weapon, looking around the area, he saw Naomi again, stood yet again within inches of an alarm, backed up to a wall in between two book cases. Lucy peered over, beckoning Nevel to take the shot and stop her from sounding the security alarms, Nevel refused however, remembering the incident before he refused to shoot, telling her to sound the alarm.

Nevel was immediately shot at by a furious Lucy for insubordination, her sidearm's munitions blasting a large burn into the side of his face, blinding him instantly in one eye and sending him barrelling onto the floor. Naomi was quick to attend him, knowing he basically just saved her life, she wasn't sure what to do but to try and locate the incoming security personnel as quickly as possible to try to get him to safety. He was taken in by Diesel to recover after Naomi pleaded with his business partner Itsuki, to provide Nevel somewhere safe, as he practically saved her life. As Nevel was a skilled enough marksman already, he quickly found himself under the employ of Diesel alongside the rest of his group as soon as he made a full recovery.

## Trivia

* Nevel is a traditional painter, as well as a pianist, but the one thing he enjoys most is playing his violin, even if it is tough to find sheets to play.
* Nevel has a calm, light and relaxing tone of voice. He is pretty good at singing too, even if he refuses to admit it.
* Nevel is a good listener, even if he occasionally finds himself zoning in and out of conversation.