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Name: Artemas Lector
Sex: Male
Age: 34
Weight: 170 lbs
Height: 5' 10"
Past Occupation: Elite Contract Operative of The Darkeye Syndicate
Appearance:
Biography: He was somewhere in Manhattan back when it happened. For him, life before has ceased to exist. He remembers relics from his past-- phone calls, streets, contracts-- yet each one has been dismissed through a blur of gnashing teeth and hungry, dessicated faces. The moments since have been simple instances of splintered thought and flawless instinct. The survivors he's seen have come and gone mostly to their end. Artemas Lector is, in every sense of the word, isolated. He has only one constant companion.

The skills granted him by the Darkeye Syndicate.

Certain words still trigger remembrance. Contract killer. Hit. September. Stephen Sorin. He remembers his Syndicate access code, and every survival and combat exercise burned into his cerebrum. Beyond these deep anchors he knows himself only by the motion of his legs pumping against the asphalt and the defining percussion of a gunshot. How natural it feels to unseam a creature's head down the middle, erupting boiling brain and gore in a plume.

They always say Hell changes a man. It does.

But only if you're a man to begin with.

Now the Ghost of the Government's Machine has once again returned, descending into the labyrinth that is The Darkeye. As Artemas continues his search for answers and word from The Darkeye's Nexus, he accompanies a group of able survivors who have proved their resourcefulness. For all the death he caused in his life, Artemas has chosen to remain with the group and guide them with mysterious information that no one else has.
Personality: Artemas is the defining example of a splinter cell. A single, independent operative that acts seemingly 100% of its own accord, with little regard for the value of life or the decisions of others unless they are at odds with his own. He seldom shows external emotions beyond being calm, focused, and authoritative. When he speaks, it is almost always with cold, calculating distance. As if he were standing above his own head, watching the entire picture from a separate point of view. One which normal men and women will never see, a world made of mathematics, probability and meat. He will rarely ever take off his sun glasses.
Weapons and Ammunition:
An Automat Kalashnikov 74, ergonomically customized to his body and outfitted with an extended barrel and extended clip designed to fire 7.62x51mm NATO rounds instead of the Kalashnikov's 7.62x39mm M43's. Maximum capacity is 40 rounds standard. The grip, butt, and carrier chasis are all colored dark gray instead of its customary red wood finish. UMBRO is etched across the weapon's barrel in block letters.

A Custom Colt- based off the M1911 Series 80 model and one of a former pair. The gun's black plating has lost all its sheen from constant wear, leaving only a grimey afterglow of its past luster. The clips are standard, carrying 8 rounds each. The ammunition is typical .38 Supers and .45 ACPs. It's the handgun itself that is exceptional, and a relic of Syndicate craftsmanship. The trigger is hairline, and the barrel was manufactured from cold forged steel. An adept gunsmith could tell that this handgun's quality exceeds that of UMBRO, and was entirely crafted by a private enterprise.

Two KM2000 combat knives. They are clearly not a pair, and were taken on separate occasions.

17 rounds of 7.56 NATO's in a ziploc bag; two custom AK-74 clips with capacity 40 +1.
A box of 24 .45 ACPs; two clips for his Colt.
Two corked bottles of Everclear, home distilled. Two long rags are wrapped around each bottle to pad the glass from breaking.

Other Equipment: A black traveler's backpack, A 6 inch MAGlite with two spare batteries, a pair of stolen infrared binoculars, several maps of the surrounding region, a laser pointer, a 24oz thermos, two cans of corned beef hash, a pack of hand rolled cigarettes and a pair of sunglasses with dual purpose digital infrared lenses.
Carrying Capacity ~30 pounds
Skills: Horticulture, parkour, free-running, sharpshooting, long and short wave radio communications and operation, intermediate reverse engineering, primitive electronics, guerrilla and standard engagement tactics, stealth insertion and termination tactics, Mixed Martial Arts, Peripheral Awareness, blind firing, point blank/distance firing, crowd control, specialized gun care and repair, lip reading (In English), standard and hostile interrogation protocol, free and harness climbing, affluence in French, German, Russian, Swiss, Italian, Hungarian, English (Scottish, Irish, Central London and American dialects), Chinese [Mandarin], Japanese and comprehensive training in high risk situations requiring lethal force.