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| * **Species:** [[the_humans|ExoHuman]] | * **Species:** [[the_humans|ExoHuman]] |
| * **Born:** 2588, aboard the [[last_frontier|Last Frontier]] | * **Born:** 2598, aboard the [[last_frontier|Last Frontier]] |
| * **Affiliation:** Founder & Logistics Director, [[frontier_supply_company|Frontier Supply Company]] / Operator of the [[frontier_quickdraw_network|Frontier Quickdraw Network]] (Beta Age); Federal Courier Rider, [[federal_courier_service|Federal Courier Service]] (Gamma Age) | * **Affiliation:** Founder & Logistics Director, [[frontier_supply_company|Frontier Supply Company]] / Operator of the [[frontier_quickdraw_network|Frontier Quickdraw Network]] (Beta Age); Federal Courier Rider, [[federal_courier_service|Federal Courier Service]] (Gamma Age) |
| * **Place of Residence:** [[New Kourou|New Kourou]] (Beta Age), [[Hope|Hope]] (Gamma Age) | * **Place of Residence:** [[New Kourou|New Kourou]] (Beta Age), [[Hope|Hope]] (Gamma Age) |
| ===== Background ===== | ===== Background ===== |
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| Before landfall, Talia studied mechanical systems at the [[last_frontier_university|Last Frontier University]], graduating with a master’s degree in engineering. When the ship finally put down on [[the_planet_voi_700_d|VOI 700 D]] in late 2625, she signed on as a [[free_state_courier_riders|Free State Courier Rider]] within her first month planetside — mapping rough trails, hauling emergency kits, and proving she could outpace any other rider. The others started calling her “Quickshot” because she always beat the clock (and everyone else) to a drop. | Before landfall, Talia studied mechanical systems at the [[last_frontier_university|Last Frontier University]], graduating with a master’s degree in engineering. When the ship finally put down on [[the_planet_voi_700_d|VOI 700 D]] in late 2625, she signed on as a [[free_state_courier_riders|Free State Courier Rider]] within her first month planetside — mapping rough trails, hauling emergency kits, and proving she could outpace any rider. The others started calling her “Quickshot” because she always beat the clock (and everyone else) to a drop. |
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| During a medicine run to [[morningstar|Morningstar]], she realized settlers needed access that never slept—sparking the idea for a 24/7 mechanical vending network. In January 2626, after one too many midnight supply runs, she sketched a lever‑driven, power‑free dispenser concept. By March the first mechanical Quickdraw stood on the [[new_kourou_food_market|New Kourou Food Market]], and over the next three years she grew the network past fifty machines across the [[free_state_of_settlers|Free State of Settlers]]. | During a medicine run to [[morningstar|Morningstar]], she realized settlers needed access that never slept —sparking the idea for a 24/7 mechanical vending network. In January 2626, after one too many midnight supply runs, she sketched a lever‑driven, power‑free dispenser concept. By March the first mechanical Quickdraw stood on the [[new_kourou_food_market|New Kourou Food Market]], and over the next three years she grew the network past fifty machines across the [[free_state_of_settlers|Free State of Settlers]]. |
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| The 2631 [[peace_treaty|Peace Treaty]] and birth of the [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation]] nationalized private distribution; her company was absorbed. Rather than quit the game, she joined the [[federal_courier_service|Federal Courier Service]], still moving goods — just under [[communardism|Communardist]] rules. | The 2631 [[peace_treaty|Peace Treaty]] and birth of the [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation]] nationalized private distribution; her company was absorbed. Rather than quit the game, she joined the [[federal_courier_service|Federal Courier Service]], still moving goods — just under [[communardism|Communardist]] rules. |
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| * **Hoosback Lariat:** Melee (reach 10 ft while mounted), +5 to hit; Hit: 1d8 bludgeoning and target is restrained until DC 13 Strength check to escape. | * **Hoosback Lariat:** Melee (reach 10 ft while mounted), +5 to hit; Hit: 1d8 bludgeoning and target is restrained until DC 13 Strength check to escape. |
| | * **Tripwire Toss:** Ranged weapon attack (range 20/60 ft), +5 to hit; Hit: 1d4 bludgeoning. Target must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity save or fall prone and have its speed reduced by 10 ft until it or an ally spends an action to cut the line. |
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| ==== Special Abilities ==== | ==== Special Abilities ==== |
| ==== Adventure Hook Example: ==== | ==== Adventure Hook Example: ==== |
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| * **Poisoned Bottles Blackmail:** Talia Maren receives a ransom note: pay 10 000 [[kourou|Kourou]] by next Friday or more Quickdraw goods get laced. The blackmailer claims one water bottle is already lethal. She hires the PCs for a covert op — find the poisoned bottle before it’s pulled, trace how the supply chain was breached, and unmask whether the culprit is an insider. Clues might include mismatched seal stamps in the Receiving Dock, altered ledger lines, a missing refill crate, or Hoos resin on a forbidden mezzanine door. A staged payout sting at the Dispatch Platform could nab the perp — or trigger a desperate sabotage attempt … | * **Poisoned Bottle Blackmail:** Talia is in full panic mode. She just got a ransom note demanding 10.000 [[Kourou|Kourou]] by next Friday — or more Quickdraw goods will turn lethal. One water bottle’s already been tainted, and every vending‑machine staple could be next: the [[starshine_schnapps|Starshine Schnaps]], [[chew_meat_strips|Chew Meat Strips]], even the [[emergency_space_nutrition-pack|Emergency Space Nutrition Packs]] and [[dry_shampoo_and_soap_kit|Dry Shampoo & Soap Kits]].Talia hires the PC to Intercept the poisoned bottle before it reaches a customer, trace the breach in her supply chain and to unmask the saboteur … |
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| * [[frontier_supply_company|Frontier Supply Company]] (Beta Age) | * [[frontier_supply_company|Frontier Supply Company]] (Beta Age) |
| * [[frontier_quickdraw_network|Frontier Quickdraw Network]] (Beta Age) | * [[frontier_quickdraw_network|Frontier Quickdraw Network]] (Beta Age) |
| | * [[Refill and Maintenance Couriers |Refill and Maintenance Couriers]] |
| * [[federal_courier_service|Federal Courier Service]] (Gamma Age) | * [[federal_courier_service|Federal Courier Service]] (Gamma Age) |
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