Cassidy Conrad

Sharpshooting member of Team Pancakes. She took up a temporary residence in Junkyard along with the rest of her team, causing them to cross paths with the New Wells Six.

## History

### Pre-Campaign

After Judgement Day, Cassidy found refuge as a caravan guard—a slave caravan guard. Her group was led by one of the few huckster hexslingers still alive, a man named Dade. Though Cassidy learned how to use the same kind of magic, he was significantly more powerful than her. Over time, the guilt of contributing to the slave trade weighed heavily on Cassidy's mind, and she and Dade had a falling out, resulting in her going off on her own. She began striking out against other slave caravans, freeing their prisoners, though avoided any involved with her former partner.

Some time later, she started traveling with Richard Solano, and the two found themselves stopped at a gang's road checkpoint. It was at that same checkpoint that they met Thomas Rhoads, Richard (Dick) Mortem, Essence Vigmar, and H3x. The group took out the gang that attempted to rob them, only to be ambushed by powerful undead. Through that fight, the individuals formed a temporary bound and decided to travel together. This group later became Team Pancakes.

Team Pancakes, after making a bit of a name for themselves, were approached by the infamous Junker Darius Hellstromme. In exchange for giving the group resources to deal with their own problems, Hellstromme tasked them with finding various artifacts and delivering them to him. These missions occasionally involved them being sent back in time to find these relics.

While working for Hellstromme, Team Pancakes set up shop in Junkyard. Cassidy began working for the armorer Sven.

### Arc 7: Tracking Liberty

On April 19th, 2096, Cassidy was working in Sven's Armory in Junkyard when Sven called her down, mentioning she had business. She made her way down to the shop's main entrance, meeting with two people looking for someone to make specialized armor: Addie Kirkland and River Mortem. Cassidy mentioned to the two that she knew someone who could help them out, but they'd have to pass a "test of confidence" first. Addie questioned what she meant, and Cassidy began to answer, cutting herself off as she pulled out one of her guns and aimed at Sven. Addie attempted to grab her gun arm, but she got the shot off too quickly, and the bullet buried itself in the wall centimeters away from his skull. Sven merely laughed it off, while Addie questioned what the hell was going on. Cassidy responded that was her test of confidence, she had to make sure that those who went to her friend were a certain type of people. Cassidy then agreed to lead them to her friend, and Addie, along with River and the recently arrived Gregg, reluctantly agreed to follow.

Cassidy led the group toward a car garage with the name H3x's Hacks, walking them down a side alley. She spoke to H3x's security system, Codsworth, getting them into the garage with no trouble. Cassidy introduced Addie and River to H3x as potential clients, and went on her way.

### Arc 8: Redwater

On April 28th, Cassidy went with the rest of Team Pancakes when Dick sent a signal through his palmcorder to H3x that meant he needed help. She rode along with the rest in H3x's armored van, arriving in Redwater's military base as the NW6 and their temporary companions were swarmed by Combine soldiers. Cassidy helped snipe a few of the Combine's number, helping the NW6 make a quick exit from the grounds.

After the battle was over, Cassidy participated in Team Pancake's attempt to subdue Dick. Before she could act, she was disarmed and met with a gun to her back by Noni, River's girlfriend. She took Cassidy back to her other teammates, whom were being confronted by the NW6. Addie and Atom convinced them to back off, and Addie made off with Dick to speak with him herself. Meanwhile, Cassidy and Richard berated Thomas for his call for 'unnecessary force' against Dick, and the trouble it caused them.

Cassidy and the rest of her team traveled through the night to return to Junkyard, following behind the NW6. Upon driving through the city's gates, both groups met in H3x's garage to discuss a secret known to few outside Team Pancakes: Hellstromme was alive, and searching for artifacts for the purpose of, in his words, to fight back against the Reckoners. Addie and Atom took a hard stance against allying with Hellstromme, and Addie told the group she was taking the artifact they'd found in Redwater, Saint Michael's Bell, was going to be taken to the Templars. Cassidy pushed back against Addie's plans, telling her she needed Hellstromme's promised resources to take on her own enemies. Richard Solano assured Cassidy he'd work with his own contacts to help her on her mission, and tried to persuade her to rethink her stance. She sat unconvinced, seething in frustration while the rest of her Team allowed the NW6 to take the Bell and the artifact Dick had taken before, the Abyssal Maw.

### Arc 10: The Summit

In late June, Team Pancakes was tasked with escorting the Library delegation in their attempt to make contact with the moorlock people that inhabited Junkyard's underground. On June 22nd, the delegation was attacked by unknown enemies, hit hard by fireballs, modified acid-spitting moorlocks, and a strange bear-like looking creature. The party got separated in the attack. Cassidy and Thomas had taken shelter with moorlock civilians, protecting them from their attackers.

On the day of the Summit, June 25th, Cassidy and Thomas had tried to find the source of the attacks, cutting through the modified moorlocks. Despite their efforts, they got pushed into the labs and tunnels beneath the church-base of their enemy, the moorlock's turncoat chief, Papa Bracken. They were forced to fight the creatures that resided in the tunnels. Both received heavy injuries, and as they took shelter in one of the side rooms, Thomas collapsed. Cassidy kept watch, trying to defend the both of them when Addie arrived. She healed the two and led them out of the underground, carrying Thomas.

In the aftermath of the Summit, Team Pancake's members went their separate ways, and Cassidy finally found the courage to start tracking down her old associate Dade.