Earl

**Earl** is one of the hunters in the game *Crucible.*

## Background

Earl was a long-haul space trucker, carrying cargo of all sorts across the Orion Arm. Flying the space lanes in a Class-T bulk freighter was never going to make Earl rich, but it paid the bills—mostly—for his wife and kids back home. Earl found he had a knack for no-hassle, no-questions-asked deliveries.

That all changed the day Earl stopped on Crucible for a routine supply drop, just as Colony Zero was under attack from the planet’s native life. Earl pitched in as best he could, using his ship as a makeshift evacuation vessel. He made one too many rescue trips, though, and Crucible’s elemental fury tore his ship’s hull apart and wrecked his jump drive.

Stranded on Crucible Orbital Station ever since, Earl is scrambling to earn enough money to pay for repairs and get back to his family. Essence hunting offers a big potential payday—and Earl has a knack for fighting, too.

## Personnel File

"Earl is a family man, devoted to his human wife and adopted children. He named his cargo ship after his wife, Misty, then salvaged its wreckage for parts when he constructed a quad-gun (also named Misty; Earl is not an imaginative fellow).

He complains about station management, but Earl will ultimately toe the line. He’s stranded here until he can afford to have his ship rebuilt. It’s sad that stuff keeps happening to the big lug that keeps him here."

- Lawrence Tibolt, Commander, Crucible Orbital Station

## Quotes

For a list of quotes of **Earl** see: here.

## Base Stats

 Speed
 Size

\*Health increases by 3% every level.

## Abilities

### Fire

Fires Misty, increasing Turbofire. Turbofire increases fire rate over time.

 **Notes*** Ammo – 120 rounds
* Reload time of 3 - 5 seconds
	+ Earl will reload up to all 3 of Misty’s pistons based on how much ammo remains. Starting and completing a reload takes 1 second for each step, and each piston takes 1 second to reload. A full reload takes 5 seconds, and reloading a single piston takes 3 seconds.
* Max Range – 225 m
* Projectile Speed – 500 m/s
* Damage Falloff Starts – 35 m
 **Red Line That Sucker - Available at Level 5*** Maximum Turbofire causes an additional increase in firing spead (25%). Red Line shots pierce through targets.

### Upshift

Earl fires a burst of four high power shots and increases Turbofire.

 **Details** | Upshift requires a short activation and has a total duration of 1.5 seconds.
After completion, Misty is at max accuracy regardless of Turbofire gage.
 **Notes*** Max Range – 150 m
* Projectile Speed – 150 m/s
* AoE Radius – 2.5 m
 **Scatterblast Shot– Available at Level 3*** Upshift has a larger AoE (2.5 m – 4 m) and each shot inflicts an additional 12.5 - 25 damage over 10 seconds

### Afterburner

Engage the jet on the back of Misty to rocket forward at high speed.

### Blowback Vents

Knock enemies back and block projectiles in the immediate area.

 **Notes*** AoE Radius – 3 m, increasing by 1 m every 0.5 seconds to 8 m.
 **Directional Vents – Available at Level 3*** Increased movement speed while using Blowback Vents and increases duration from 2.5 to 3 seconds (Also increase the vertical gain making Earl lift about twice as high)

### Tanking Up

Drink a refreshing beverage to gain health over time.

 **Star-Ball Energy Drink – Available at Level 5*** Tanking Up cleanses negative status effects and heals for 300 (up from 200)