Cassidy-Mae Ambrose

**Cassidy-Mae "Cassie" Ambrose** is a main character in the **Interstellar Overdrive** storyline. She is played by **crow#2337.**

## Description

Cassie has auburn hair cut into a bob with long bangs and usually styled as a half-up with one side of her bob resting behind her ear.  Her eyebrows are wide and arched, the inner corner resting just above the inner corner of her eye.  She is a subject of heterochromia; her left eye is an icy blue while her right eye is an olive green.  Almost skeletal in physique, her strength is often underestimated by opponents; a robotic left arm typically gives her the upper hand in physical combat.  Additionally, her canines were removed and replaced with extremely sharp metal fangs.

Cassie can be typically seen in her iconic multi-piece suit consisting of a faux leather high-collared tank top section and a polyester gorget-esque piece converting into a long sleeve on her right arm and a shoulder-pad over the shoulder mechanism on her right.  She wears two belts, one for holding her two scoped pistols and one as an actual belt.  Her black combat pants are further secured by a flight harness and tucked into shin-high boots.  Leather ski goggles with a polarized orange-red lens hangs from her neck unless the weather necessitates their use.

Perhaps the most iconic aspect of her attire is the long, tattered, hooded crimson shawl hanging from her shoulders.  The hood on the shawl has a sharp point on the back.  From her shoulder hangs what appears fo be a staff with a sharpened bottom.  On her non-robotic arm she usually sports a black fingerless glove with hardened knuckles.

## Personality

Cassie initially comes across as pleasant to many people.  After a while, people tend to become increasingly afraid and unnerved around her.  She has extreme control over her superficial appearance and emotions, but feels little underneath the surface, rendering her rather sociopathic.  Often times, she may resort to extreme violence with little remorse or conscience and will have little issue when it comes to lying or deceiving for her own gain. Towards certain people who she sees as useful (or in rare cases is able to actually bond with) she may be genuinely warm and affectionate.

## Background

Cassidy-Mae Ambrose was born in the suburbs of Boston, MA (yes, she has the bAwStaWn accent) to Dawn and Donnie Ambrose.  Her father was involved in an armed robbery turned sour and brought to justice by being burnt alive by relatives of the deceased store owner; Dawn drowned herself in the Cape Cod bay shortly thereafter, leaving Cassie as an orphan near the age of 10. Yep, you guessed it: all downhill from there. She befriended other local orphans and runaways, joining a small society of them stationed in an abandoned building. The group of young misfits would perform crimes in order to keep themselves afloat. The UER didn’t have the resources to deal with children committing petty thievery, so it wasn’t awfully difficult to get by.

Cassie eventually became a very valuable member to the group and stayed with them until age seventeen.  Upon reaching adulthood, members would be seen as capable of living on their own and would depart from the community home. Cassie, believing that her contributions to the home were far too significant, challenged the idea and suggested she be a sort of overseer for the group upon turning eighteen. The orphans disagreed, so she murdered four of them before deciding that she would be unable to mend her reputation with them (creating a dangerous position for herself to be in) and left the community.  Not after stealing a multitude of valuables to sell later, of course.

After leaving the community, Cassie joined a bounty hunting gang (age 17) where she met Wolfgang Meyer. Cassie and Wolfgang formed an instant connection: Wolfgang respecting her combat expertise and Cassie respecting his tie to Scout, who was responsible for the fall of the NAR. She lost her left arm in a fight that ensued when the bounty hunting gang split apart (age 20). After the splitting of the gang, Cassie resorted back to petty thefts on the planet Blu for a short amount of time. Eventually, Wolfgang contacted her to form a new gang.

## Skills/Abilities

Cassidy is skilled at **close-quarters combat, stealth,** and **manipulation/charisma.**

## Weaknesses

Empathy, conscience, being a decent person, and anything technical.

## Inventory

Two **scoped LGR-55 laser pistols,** a **custom-built** (not by Cassie) **laser scythe** with a sharpened bottom (sharpened base modified by Cassie), a **basic multitool,** a **butterfly knife, radio,** and probably a bunch of random useless crap.