Mission

Mission is a scout rogue who serves as a guard in the town of Yana. Before becoming a guard he was also part of the Crakehall Hunters and the mercenary band Veritas, where he met Crieff.

## **Description**

### **Appearance**

Mission is a 5'2" tiefling with a thin, wiry frame. He has light red skin and curving horns. He has short, styled black hair and orange eyes. His tail is short and ends with an arrowhead shaped tip. Typically he wears brown and black leather armour that is enchanted with a smoldering enchantment. He has light scarring around his mouth from the loss of his tongue during the Siege of Oblivion and a tattoo at the top of his back bearing the name "Veritas."

### **Personality**

Mission is fun loving and a jokester, often finding the funny side of situations. Due to his inability to speak he often communicates through exagerrated gestures, which are often sarcastic in nature. He always tries to see the bright side of situations although he doesn't let the seriousness of situations become lost on him. He becomes nervous around people that he likes, afraid of embarrasing himself. He holds the morals of his former team Veritas close at hand, remaining faithful to his Goddess: Sehanine, and working to help and protect those in need.

Mission's alignment is Chaotic Good. His birthday is Duscar 20th, better known as the Winter's Crest festival.

## **Biography**

### **Early Life**

Mission was born under a different name in a small town east of Westruun to two human parents. Growing up he was treated badly, with few people in town trusting the "Devil Child" and his own parents neglecting him due to his tiefling nature. Though he never let the treatment change his outlook, he learned how to be quick and stealthy to avoid those that would hurt him. This mistreatment culminated in Mission running away from home at age 15, fleeing to Westruun by hitching a ride with some travelling merchants. Among the merchants he was taught about Sehanine, finding her teachings appealed to him and learning how to use a bow in combat as she did.

In Westruun he encountered the mercenary band Veritas and joined them, helping them protect people against the Ravagers. The group even saved Mission's hometown from a raid, after which he officially gave up his birth name and took on the name Mission as he turned his back on his parents.

A few years later, following the Civilisation's Dawn Attack by the Council of Echoes, Veritas lost their medic and recruited Crieff to join them. Mission quickly befriended Crieff, training him in the use of a rapier. The group then travelled to Emon, hunting down Kulos in hopes of avenging those who died in his attack on Westruun. In Emon, Mission helped Crieff select a dagger to propose to his girlfriend, Music, with when they returned to Westruun.

However, Emon didn't remain peaceful for long, as Veritas soon found themselves caught in the Siege of Oblivion. During the fighting, Mission was captured and tortured by a group of clockwork assassins, one of which cut out his tongue, leaving him incapable of speech. He was saved by the arrival of Ariawyn Vennan's werewolf pack which destroyed the machines. Mission woke up in the aftermath of the battle, believing himself the only survivor of Veritas.

Years later, Mission joined the Crakehall Hunters as their scout and had the name of his former group tattooed between his shoulder blades to remember them. He travelled with the Crakehall Hunters for many years, eventually joining them when they travelled to the Grey Valley to serve as mercenaries for the people trying to make a life on the frontier there.

### **Grey Frontier**

Mission was first encountered by the Sterling Rams on the journey to Carran, fighting alongside the other Crakehall Hunters against a drake ambush. In the aftermath he was surprised to find that Crieff was still alive and alongside the newcomers. Though he had questions about his friend's survival, Mission simply expressed that he was pleased to find a fellow survivor of Emon and that he was glad that Crieff made it out.

Mission and the Crakehall Hunters took part in the Highsummer festivities in Yana and were present when Dread Mother Zilla arrived to threaten the town. When the two groups prepared to hunt down the Hag Coven, Mission wished Crieff luck. He and the Crakehall Hunters were ambushed by beasts left behind by the Hags, with only Mission and Linus Crakehall making it through well enough to be capable of assisting the Sterling Rams. Mission entered the Hags' lair and fought the coven along with the Sterling Rams, saving Crieff by giving him a healing potion following a life threatening wound.

Mission and his group then spent several months in the valley, hunting the surviving hag, Dread Mother Zilla and fighting off the beasts of the valley. When the winter snows approached, the group retreated to winter in Yana. There, Mission had a checkup from Crieff and a brief catchup with his former teammate.

In the days following the Winter's Crest festivities, one of the Crakehall Hunters, Korrin, went missing and the group searched for her. They eventually came across her corpse along with five other people from town all crucified on strange crosses as border markers from the Defiant Legion. The Crakehall Hunters then helped the Sterling Rams bring the bodies back to town and Mission took on ownership of Korrin's ferrett, Snowball.

The Crakehall Hunters agreed to help the town of Carran in the event that the Defiant Legion decided to attack the town, riding out to set up defences there. Though eventually they returned to Yana when Portia and Karr guided the people safely to the larger town. There, Mission discovered that Crieff had found Music again and now had a family. He also learned that Crieff had recovered his memories of Emon, with Crieff promising to reveal all after the Battle of Yana.

During the Battle of Yana, Mission fought outside the gates of Yana alongside the Sterling Rams, Cato Sunheart, Halstein Varlund and Music. He defeated many Defiant Legion soldiers, though he also took several heavy blows, only staying on his feet thanks to healing magic from Crieff. Mission also witnessed Crieff propose to Music using the dagger he had bought so long ago in Emon before the defenders fled through the gates back into Yana. He then fought within the walls when they were breached by the Defiant Legion.

A few days after the battle, Mission finally spoke to Crieff. The man revealed his heritage as an aasimar and that Tharizdun had driven him mad in Emon, causing him to kill Talis, one of their good friends and a fellow member of Veritas. Angry that Crieff had killed his friend, Mission punched the man before hugging him and offering forgiveness and acceptance. Crieff then introduced Mission to Feng who he had realised was someone almost perfectly fitted to Mission's taste in men. After a shaky and nervous introduction, Mission and Feng hit it off and began dating.