Ariya Brightmarch

Born in the rust-belt sprawl of New Tombstone, Ariya Brightmarch was the daughter of a corporate security officer and a underground resistance fighter—a collision of ideologies that left her stranded between worlds. When a mining consortium's black-ops unit executed her mother during a labor dispute, young Ariya was left with nothing but rage and her mother's antique pocket watch, a relic from an era when the frontier still meant something. She spent her twenties as a corporate enforcer, taking contracts that paid for illegal neural augmentations and cybernetic enhancements that sharpened her already lethal instincts, all while maintaining the aesthetic of an old-world gunslinger as an ironic middle finger to the sterile future being forced upon humanity. When she discovered her employers were directly responsible for her mother's death, Ariya burned every bridge, stole a fortune in cryptocurrency, and disappeared into the neon-soaked badlands between megacities, where the law is written in bullet casings and the only code that matters is survival. Now she operates as a freelance operative and bounty hunter, taking jobs from anyone with credits and a willingness to look the other way, using her exceptional marksmanship and augmented reflexes to settle old scores and forge her own chaotic path through a world that tried to own her. The feathered hat, the golden spurs, and the half-smoked cigars are her defiant proclamation that no corporate overlord will ever dictate who Ariya Brightmarch becomes—she answers to no one but the ghost of her mother and the hunger for vengeance that burns hotter than any neon sign in the city.

Strength

18, modifier 4

Dexterity

20, modifier 5

Constitution

16, modifier 3

Intelligence

14, modifier 2

Wisdom

12, modifier 1

Charisma

15, modifier 2

Quick Draw

Ariya can draw or stow a weapon as a free action. She can make one ranged attack with a pistol.

Dual Wielding Shot

Make two ranged attacks with pistols. Each attack deals 1d10 + 5 piercing damage.

Smoke Screen

Create a cloud of smoke in a 20 ft. radius. Creatures in the area must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or be blinded until the end of their next turn.

Cybernetic Overdrive

As a bonus action, Ariya can enhance her reflexes for 1 minute. She gains +2 to AC and advantage on Dexterity saving throws.

Vengeful Shot

If Ariya has taken damage this turn, she can make a single ranged attack that deals an additional 2d6 damage.

Augmented Reflexes

Ariya has advantage on initiative rolls and can react swiftly to danger.

Gunslinger’s Precision

Once per turn, Ariya can add her proficiency bonus to one ranged attack roll.

strength

7

dexterity

8

constitution

6

intelligence

5

Piercing

Slashing