Andrea Hyde - Regicide OCT Reff

EDIT: added a detail image on the side, and updated her combat thing with clearer information. (I hope)



Name: Andrea "Andy" Hyde
Bandit Name: The Black Rabbit
Gender: female
Age: unknown, suspected to be late 20s
Height: 5,2
Noticeable Features: her body is riddled with scars, especially on her back. the most visible ones being the two on her face. has a black rabbit tattoo at the base of her neck.

Extra detail for the detail savvy:


Bio:
born in the gutter of a dingy town in the middle of nowhere. she started her life as an orphaned street-rat. fighting for scraps and shelter from the other street kids. she was then captured and placed in a brutal orphanage that might as well have been hell on earth. put into child labor jobs and handled with physical and mental abuse, Andy lived with misery until she was old enough to try and escape.

after several attempts that ended with failure and extreme punishment, Andy did in the end manage to escape her prison and run away from the town and into the forest. there, she roamed aimlessly for days. lost, hungry, alone and sick. she somehow managed to luck out and stumbled into the middle of a bandit camp, where she finally collapsed.

rather than let her die, the bandits decided to nurse her to health and take her in. from then on, Andy became part of their band. they taught her how to fight and toughened her up. she quickly mastered the art of knife throwing as well as whip-wielding. her exceptional hand-to-eye coordination making her almost unmatched. she had a keen interest in learning about poisons and their many effects and uses, as well as their antidotes.

as soon as she was competent, they put her to work in order to prove herself. the bandits functioned under the guise of a traveling performance group. minstrels, storytellers and acrobatics. while half the band entertained, the other went about looting and thieving. and in some cases, killing. it wasn't unheard of for them to take up contracts from nobles or high class folks to do away with their neighboring competition. and the bandits were swift and clean. here a moment and gone the next without a trace.

after Andy proved herself with accomplishing enough jobs successfully. their leader accepted her fully as one of them, and their witch finally gave her a Spirit Tattoo and a bandit name. "The Black Rabbit."

Andy thrived on thieving and killing. but sometimes the bandits made such good money, that they needed to either lay low or wait for the "raiding seasons" to catch up. this made her impatient. so she started leaving the bandits every so often to do solo work. they let her come and go as she pleased on the condition that she never revealed them. a promise which she always kept.

it was during her solo gigs that she first met Felix. prior to him joining the army, they both got along extremely well, and found out that they were a monster duo when on a job. they were quick, clean and efficient. and all but traceless.  if she needed a sniper, he was her go-to guy. and the same was said for her when Felix needed a second to watch his back.

after he was captured and forced to enroll in the army, however. Andy felt that he was being unjustly caged without bars. and her solo jobs weren't as fun without him around to spice things up. being the cunning and elusive girl that she is, she managed to weasel her way  up to King Aldric, and offered her services as his personal shadow assassin. whoever he wanted quietly eliminated or otherwise  interrogated, she would get done. if he needed something retrieved, be it information or objects, she would collect and steel it for him. she would be the King's Shadow in his Special Task Force. and best of all, she would be virtually untraceable.

King Aldric took her offer and she quickly proved herself worthy. on rare occasions she would enlist other people in his task force to aid in her missions and she eventually managed to convince the king to use Felix as well. pulling him out of the army and back by her side, doing jobs.

the monster duo was reunited and they proved invaluable to the King. after many years of service, King Aldric began to entrust them with particularly secret jobs. ones that were vital to the kingdom's security. to that end, they had to be reposted away from the palace for a limited time to do their work. and it's from here, where our story starts.

Personality:
Andy is boyish in her behavior and mannerisms when left to be herself. uncaring of what people thought of her and even less so if people tried to give her shit about it. she is boisterous and carefree by nature, and easily comfortable in a tavern filled with cutthroats as if they were her best friends.

but when under professional scrutiny or decent company (or working under cover), she's cool and collected. her behavior formal and overly polite. some might even see her at first glance and call her meek as a rabbit. but in truth, her eyes are as watchful as a hawk and just as deadly. she's always aware of her surroundings and constantly scanning or listening for any signs of threats.

she has some mild OCD tendencies, never liking to leave a job unfinished. and despite her rough upbringing, she's meticulous about being washed and clean after a job is done.

she enjoys killing on a psychopathic level. the feeling of pure control over another's life is her euphoric drug. nothing makes her more happy then getting an assassination assignment. the only close second is getting an interrogation job, in which she becomes disgustingly creative. but always with successful results, much to everyone else's horror. the thing is, though, she won't kill without a reason. there has to be some semblence of a rational reason, even a far-fetched one, to want or have to kill. it's got nothing to do with having a conscience, it's more like a part of her OCD kicking in.

Natural Abilities:
- fast runner.
- nimble acrobat.
- scary precise hand-to-eye coordination.
- able to withstand pain far more than the average person.

Spirit Tattoo:
the rabbit tattoo on her neck is actually a spirit that was bonded to her through living ink. the rabbit tattoo can move around on her flesh wherever it wants. magical and partly sentient, it's the reason Andy is so untraceable. it protects her by hiding her from detection. either blending her within her surroundings or muffling her footsteps, breathing and other sounds. it doesn't make her invisible, but rather makes other onlookers disregard her presence as nothing out of the ordinary. basically, its magic is used for simple misdirection. a constant one being that most people won't take notice of her facial scars or even the fact that there's a rabbit shaped ink-blot moving on her flesh.

however, the effect of the spirits magic is directly proportional to the distance Andy is from others. for example, if she walks right by someone, they wouldn't be able to hear her coming at all. but if she were walking at the end of the hall, her foot steps could be heard.

Weapon Abilities:
- prefers to wield a dagger when fighting hand-to-hand.
- can throw up to 3 throwing knives in one toss with perfect accuracy. (within 10 to 15 feet in range)
- will sometimes replace throwing knives with throwing needles that have been laced with poisons, toxins or even numbing agents or sleeping drugs.
- uses a whip to disarm or pummel her opponents aggressively if she needs to keep her distance.  

Fighting Style:

traps or sneaking: Andy often refers to herself as a hunter. usually using traps as her first line of attack. waiting and making herself practically undetectable, then striking in people's blind spot fast and darting off. in short, I guess you could call it ninja tactics. like taking the high ground, using cover, leading and evading with false leads, sounds or scents to lure her prey into where she wants them.

despite her acrobatics, she never does anything fancy, sticking to pure bases to just get from point A to point B. and while her endurance levels are crazy long lasting, she moves in ways to conserve energy while still being effective. like only twisting her torso out of the way of a piercing attack instead of stepping back to the side. because of her hand-to-eye coordination and attention to detail, she can read people's movements and adjust accordingly, much like a dance.

when forced into a close fight: Andy could best be described as a scorpion fighter. taking a moment to analyze her opponent then doing a few feints to gauge their reactions and attack patterns. once she judges their styles or skill, she quickly picks a method to either disarm or simply incapacitate them as quickly and efficiently as possible. first wearing them out while keeping herself in check, then going for tendons to cripple her opponents even more before going in for the kill. in a nutshell, her fighting takes four steps: analyze, wear down, disarm, strike.

what she lacks in brute strength, she makes up in quick repetition. kinda like how some people can hammer a nail in one hit, while others take up to 4 or 5. either case, the wood's gonna crack for the nail in the end.

Her Relationship with Felix:
professionally speaking, they are the monster duo. romantically speaking, it's hard to tell if you can really label them as "lovers" or just a twisted pair of "friends with benefits."

she loves to tease him and banter playfully. often engaging in a verbal game of push-and-pull with him. enjoying the contest of head butting for dominance. she knows how to manipulate him to her will, and enjoys letting him think he knows how to do the same with her. their conversations are usually a mix of professional planning and playful jabs and teasing. most of which involving sexual innuendoes and witty gutter-talk.  

but in truth, their years together had Andy develop a deep attachment to Felix. their like-mindedness and similar enjoyments forging a bond that's too deep to simply dismiss. Felix took her for what she was, and appreciated her for it even more. where others just saw her as the tool she sold herself to be, he made her feel human enough to forget that she's a natural killer at times, and simply enjoy being Andrea the girl when they were alone together. whether she'll admit it or not, she'll always have his back and take the brunt of the danger to make sure he survives. even if it meant her death.

Felix Hound:

outfits based on other concepts by Fallen-Sun