Rackham

=• Quotes •= "You don't survive past the Fringe by being stupid." - Rackham Cole

"Don't come crying back to me if you've blown off a limb....again."



=• Overview •= Hard as nails personality, this bounty hunter makes his living tracking down fugitives and other low lifes and collecting their bounties. Although affiliated with the Exiles, Rackham would be considered more of an independent. However he has been known to stay clear of the Dominion at all times. Their rigid, warmongering methods have proven completely un-profitable in the smuggler's eyes so he's quite happy to contract only with Exile refugees.

As long as they pay up.

=• Appearance •= Pale, bluish gray skin, bald head, with eye-goggles. Dressed in dark green, black, and blue clothes and armor. Always seen with two pistols strapped to his hip. Although mostly concealed by his signature dark trenchcoat, Rackham's arms and legs are encased in serum encasements. Some enhancements can be seen on his neck as well as the ears. Dressed usually in black, green, or dark blue, Rackham's choice of appearance is one of a menacing nature. Given his choice of profession, the attire seems to fit. One remarkable feature is the wide-brimmed square-top hat he's often seen wearing, adorned with a skull (from which creature, no one knows really for sure).

=• Personality •= Short-tempered, dour, and a gritty demeanor. If you're a "paying customer" then he'll give you the time of day, however most times he keeps to himself. His involvement with the Black Hoods organization has led to his eventual involvement with other Exile races.

Although he's definitely one to admit he prefers the people of the Exiles over the Dominion, he isn't exactly on friendly terms with anyone. When pressed to socialize, Rackham prefers the more seedy hangouts where other pirates, smugglers, and thieves visit. To his thinking, there's a certain "respect from a distance" everyone shares and no one dares to ask one another their business.

Once Rackham does get to know you, he has been known to impart a dry, dark humour. However most can't really be sure if he's being friendly or just devising whether or not there's a price on your head.

=• Currently on Nexus •= Roles: Bounty Hunter, Pirate, Smuggler, Sharpshooter

=• Background •= Over 80 years ago, Rackham was a member of the Mordesh policing units. It was his responsibility to keep the peace and track down any miscreant members of Grismaran society. Even then, Rackham's gruff demeanor was apparent, although then he was considered stern, but a fair lawman.

When the Contagion hit, Rackham like all other members of his race were reduced to cannibalistic savages. During this stage of his life, Rackham devoted many years to wandering mindlessly, devouring any living flesh that sadly crossed his path. Although scientists are not sure if the Mordesh were cogniscant of their actions during this phase, one could definitely say in Rackham's case, that it left an emotional scar on his being.

It took several years for the Black Hoods to track and capture Rackham, along with a band of other mindless Mordesh. Eventually the vaccine of Vitalus Serum was distributed to Rackham and his fellow Mordesh and their minds once again took control over their actions. Shortly after the recovery period, Rackham devoted himself to assisting the Black Hoods.

Grateful for his services as a former law man, Rackham proved to be a valuable member to the Black Hoods. However unlike his fair and calm attitude prior to the Contagion, Rackham's demeanor had grown harsher and more hard-edged. In many occasions, the Black Hoods had to reprimand Rackham's use of excessive violence when capturing infected Mordesh, although not uncommon in recovering members due to the severity and trauma caused by the Contagion.

In time, Rackham was re-assigned and smuggled past the Grismaran Blockade to assist in the joining with the Exiles. As capturing infected Mordesh declined, it was deemed that many Mordesh would be better suited to establish new Grismaran colonies on Nexus.

Rackham on the other hand, felt this new freedom would be a chance to strike out on his own. Leaving the Black Hoods (although not officially as they still keep in contact with him), Rackham has now set foot on the planet Nexus. Plenty of opportunity for his services as a bounty hunter and no one to call his methods too extreme.

=• Possible Relationships •= Rackham is still connected to some degree with the Black Hoods. From time to time, word gets out to the bounty hunter on potential contacts and other such jobs.

=• Talents, Weaknesses •= Rackham feels a fair amount of anger at what the contagion has done to his people. At first he displaced this anger on those still infected. To him, they are a reminder of the depravity and arrogance his people had succumbed to. The savage cannibilistic reminder is too harsh of a reality to Rackham that he will go out of his way to destroy any mordesh not treated with Vitalus Serum.

However, now that he has intermingled with other races of the Exile rebels, Rackham has found a new focus for his anger. That of the healthy and living. Although not entirely aware of it, Rackham finds himself jealous of the other Exile races. Their healthy lives, not imprisoned by the constant doses of Vitalus Serum, is a stark reminder to Rackham's subconcious mind of what privilledges he no longer has.

=• Motivations and Goals •= Whether knowingly or not, Rackham has directed much of his anger towards the tracking down of thieves, pirates, and criminals. Although arguably a pirate or smuggler himself in some ways, Rackham takes pleasure in tracking down criminals and having an opportunity to release his frustrations out on miscreants of society.



=• Inspirations •= Cad Bane:

Hondo Ohnaka:

Skulduggery Pleasant: