Name: Artemisia Akedon
Age: 400 years since Resurrection
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 160 lbs
Occupation: Belt Guardswoman (aka. Rogue Law-Woman of the Asteroid Frontier, Deputized Enforcer of City Justice, otherwise known to her boss as the Senile Six-Shooter)
Race: Human (Guardian)
Class: Gunslinger Hunter
Features:
- Witty
- Experienced
- Dedicated
- Blunt
- Wise
Flaws:
- Untrusting
- Weary
- Bitter
- Ruthless
- Lonely
Hobbies:
- Asteroid Golf - More spectating than participating, involves predicting the collision courses of asteroids based on sight alone. Tends to be rather boring without a group.
- Knife Throwing - Tends to involve wild creatures trapped on various asteroids.
- Blackjack - An ages-old game of chance and mystery... which tends to be rather boring when played solo.
Skills:
- Sharpshooting
- Knife Throwing
- Basic CQC Knowledge
- Stealth
- Tracking
Born in the earliest days of the Guardians themselves, Artemisia Akedon is an old soul, however little her body shows it. Resurrected in the final days of the Warlords and the Iron Lords, forged in the conflict of the Faction Wars, and once-immortalized as a hero of various conflicts afterwards, Artemisia has long been forgotten by all but the oldest of the City, and keeps in touch with few outside of the Vanguard leadership.
Awakened outside of the City, Artemisia was forced to fight to survive in a hostile world of competing Warlords and the conquering Iron Lords. Eventually, after encountering the then-unknown Saladin Forge and his compatriots, Artemisia journeyed to the City itself, which was at the time ruled by warring Factions. After participating on various sides during the Faction Wars as a hired gun, she settled in the City and contributed to its defense over the centuries. During her lifetime, Artemisia has met many living legends, shaking hands with Lord Shaxx at the Twilight Gap and trading philosophies with Osiris himself, but herself has made little impression upon the tomes of history. If her skills are ever doubted, she replies quite calmly "Maybe there's just no one left to write about me." However, after the Battle of the Twilight Gap and the revelation of the Reef as a power in the Solar System, Artemisia's particular skill set became significantly more valuable. Then-Hunter Vanguard Andal Brask assigned Artemisia and a few other Guardians to patrol the inner asteroid belt, just beyond the influence of the Queen and beneath the radar of the Cabal on Mars.
This fireteam became invaluable to predicting the movements of the Awoken and monitoring the forces of the Darkness beyond Earth's reach, as well as covertly intercepting communications between the Jovian Nine and the Queen. However, their mission was not without its risks. Fallen raiding parties and Cabal strike teams randomly fell upon the fireteam, which numbered only a handful. In the present, Artemisia is the only Guardian of her fireteam who remains, the others felled by enemy gunfire and their Ghosts destroyed in the line of duty. She, however, refused to return to the City with her tail between her legs, and instead held her ground around the Reef. Cayde-6, present Hunter Vanguard, is her closest compatriot, being as old if not older than herself, and frequently checks in with her to make sure her mind hasn't broken.
Tragically, however, Artemisia and her Ghost were recently caught by the Awoken of the Reef. Per her mission parameters, she is not allowed to disclose the purpose of her mission, nor is she likely to receive help from the City. Despite this, a Hunter's skills are always in demand, and freedom is but a gunshot away for anyone willing to work for it...
Loadout:
- Primary: Maverick Mk. 32 (Hand Cannon)
- Secondary: Silver Dollar Mk. 35 (Shotgun)
- Heavy: Darius-B (Machine Gun)
