Cadoc Mercenarius

"Everyone has a price. Unfortunately for you, someone else could afford mine."

- Cadoc, speaking to an assigned target.

Appearance
Cadoc is a fairly fit individual, physically similar to a fit soldier. Healthy for his age. He has red eyes, and dark brown hair, cut short. He wears a grey T-shirt adorned with a skull on it's front. He wears a black torn up trench coat over his shirt. His cargo pants are a subdued woodland camo. He wears Black combat boots, and red shooting gloves. He also wears a steel cross pendant on a string around his neck, the only reason is that he likes it. He has a red half face mask, though he'll usually pull it down to talk to people. He always wears a grey patrol cap, removing it indoors and replacing it as soon as he's out doors; Situation allowing. Finishing off his attire is a grey and red backpack he wears carrying various equipment from dried foods and MREs, to explosives, spare clothes, first aid, and extra Dust canisters. Despite his dangerous job he's only accumulated two scars. A claw mark down his left eye from a Beowulf that managed to catch him by surprise on his first contract.

Personality
Cadoc tends to be a wild card. He is loyal to whoever holds his contract. Until it is fulfilled or he is released from it, no price will make him turn on his contractor. However, if he is double crossed, he will cut all ties to his betrayer and make it his mission to make them pay. In this sense he is seen as a contradiction. A loyal Mercenary. However once his contract is fulfilled or released all ties are gone, unless in extraordinary instances (such as owing them his life). As such, though he may have turned down a contract to assassinate someone he works for; When his mission is done for them he may very well take up the contract to kill them then. He is believed to be a loose canon. He gives little to no regard for collateral damage. He'll open fire in a crowded street, or blow up an airship's engine just to get one man. Unless stealth is a priority for his contract he won't use it. For this reason he is seen as a murderer, however on a flip side when not on mission he's known to just as quickly save a woman from a mugging, or run into a fire to save a trapped child. So, no one knows whether to call him hero or villain. The truth of it he doesn't care. He does whatever pops into his head. He's impulsive and does whatever he thinks might be fun at the time.

Backstory
Cadoc's backstory is somewhat a mystery, as he tells a different story almost every time he's asked. So much so that at times he's not even sure which stories are true or not. What he knows for a fact is that when young, he and his younger sister grew up in an alley, and he would do odd jobs, or fight people for food, water and medicine for them both. However when his sister died of a sickness, he worked for some time for local small time crime bosses. Until he was old enough to join the military. He joined on an impulse and after setting off a cache of explosives by "accident" was discharged, narrowly avoiding execution. From there, he started taking jobs in private security not wanting to let what training he did have to go to waste. From there he eventually moved on to do all kinds of mercenary work. From killing people by contract, or protecting others for the same reason. It gave him purpose, but mostly it was fun.

Abilities
Cadoc, from being in combat situations most of his life after military is adept in both firearms, and hand-to-hand combat. Though he isn't the most accurate shooter. He has some experience with Dust, mainly red for explosives and utilizes it to set traps and even as distractions when in combat. He's fairly swift and agile, being able to easily maneuver from cover to cover; even from elevated or lower ground. He is well trained in the usage of firearms, even though his personal firearm is rather inaccurate. He is trained to fight as a swordsman though he relies mostly on his speed and agility rather than brute force. Aside from this he's rather adept in basic first aid, tracking, and stalking his targets.

Combat
Cadoc is a close quarters fighter. Though he's trained for shooting at range, it's not a strong suit of his. His Alternating, Sword to Submachinegun, Hailstorm, functions as a shortsword or Submachine gun. It has a curved hilt, with a circular guard that rotates with the blade. When it rotates the blade splits down it's center revealing the barrel of the submachine gun. Though at first glance may would believe it to be a crossbow. Due to the short barrel the gun is fairly inaccurate and is only good for close combat, though Cadoc prefers close, and urban combat so this usually isn't a problem for him. A holographic sight will pop up from the blade, but it lacks a stock, so controlling recoil can be a problem. This forces the shooter to fire in burst. However even with it's obvious design flaws, Cadoc still favors the firearm. It uses Dust munitions to fire, Cadoc hasn't learned of or to utilize his aura, thus leaving him at a disadvantage to someone who is properly trained.