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Race: Human
Gender: Male
Appearance: Stands about 6' 3'' tall
Role: Hunter
Weapons: His main go to weapon is the ambitious Greatsword, followed by his two main back up weapons which are the Hammer and the Hunting Horn. He has some combat experience in using the other weapons but prefers these heavier weapons over the quicker and lighter weapons. As for Heavy Bowgun, Light Bowgun, and Bow, he has dabbled but they just never felt right, preferring the action of close range combat over long range.

Armor: One of many Fashion Hunter sets

Bio: Squall's journey to being an A-lister began in the peaceful village of Yukumo. Being a hunter had always been a dream of his since he was a kid and was determined to become one. When he came of age he sent a request to the Guild of his village and eventually was assigned to being a squire/apprentice under another hunter, learning all he could under the veteran hunter. He traveled with his mentor seeing the world that laid outside the safety of his home village. Through it all he became more and more skilled for the eventual time he'd become a hunter. Unfortunately the last mission with his mentor was also the tragic day he last him.

A report of a mysterious elder dragon that had been plaguing the perilous roads of snow swept mountains had saw them brought to the treacherous passes. They had been sent to check for a caravan that had lost contact for quite some time. With biting winds, and frigid temperatures, Squall and his mentor found the remains of the caravan along with strange spikes of an unknown substance. While examining the hardened material, that was when it struck. An elder dragon with a crown of horns, and endless teeth. He did his best to help his master but his blade was struck from his hands and he sent flying to a cliff's edge. The elder dragon was strong and in the blurry weather and snow difficult to keep track of. His mentor having been injured during the fight as well, made their way over to Squall and gave him their longsword before sending Squall down the slopes of the cliff. While painful the snow cushioned most of the fall from the rolling and bouncing down. At the bottom he coughed unsure how he would survive, his sight grew blurry while a small dark form took shape in front of him until all went dark.

He woke up next time in a cave, with a fire going while a Felyne seemed to be sitting in front of it cooking. This was Squall's first time meeting Trygve and the start of their partnership. It had not been easy at first as they simply seemed to not mesh well personality wise. Squall was brash, while Trygve was calculative. Where Squall was ready for a fight, Trygve was seeking means of trapping and disarming before a fight had begone. Their partnership was filled with strife but over time they got use to one another and adapted. While the lost of his mentor stung, he had achieved his dream and eventually became a worthy enough hunter to take on the task of finding the same beast that took his mentor.

Once he had achieved such a feat, he wanted to see more of the world and signed up to join a new fleet traveling to the New World during an Elder Crossing event. There he continued doing hunts with his partner awaiting new adventures.

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Race: Palico
Gender: Male
Role: Hunting Pawtner/Scout
Weapons: Well versaltile in the many uses of palico gadgets, though personally prefers using either plunderblade or meowlotove cocktails.
Armor:


Bio:
Ties in to Squal's above.

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Name: Domick
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Appearance:

Domick didn't always look like this. Before he had a fairly nice, if conventional look. But after a certain event, his skin turned deathly pale and he gained a few burn scars. He's also slightly blind in his left eye.

Role: Hunter/Gatherer
Weapons:
Main - Super Scattergun (Heavy Bowgun). A custom built bowgun Domick commissioned while he was in the New World. A non-elemental bowgun that is specialized in Spread Ammo, but it can also use Sticky, Slicing, Paralysis, Sleep, Recovery, Demon, Armor, Wyvern, and Tranquilizer Ammo. It's special ammo is Wyvern Heart. Designed for close quarters combat despite being a ranged weapon, depending on the prey Domick can pick attachments to make it either even more powerful in combat, or give him some defensive abilities making him a strange but effective tank in battle.
Secondary - Punisher (Greatsword) - A relic of the old world, this Greatswored looks more like a Greataxe, but otherwise functions the same as a big honking cleaving weapon. Nothing particularly unique about this weapon beyond it's appearance, but it at least serves the classic Greatsword purpose of being a powerful cutting tool capable of cleaving tails and limbs as necessity demands.
Armor:

Domick wears standard issue High Metal armor. It's fat appearance disguises Domick's athletic physique, which he doesn't really care to show off.

Bio: An old world hunter. Back at his village, he was considered the best hunter, and even taught other hunters who would later become quite skilled hunters in their own right. An ace cadet in his time, he quickly gained fame for hunting a Rathalos solo when he was only a month into his training. He had a natural talent for hunting and a good mind for resource management, enabling him to always be prepared and hunt down most monsters with little difficulty, even ones he's never met before. However that was a long time ago. Rumor has it that something happened that forced Domick into an hiatus. He doesn't talk about it and most of the rumors conflict with each other. All that is known for certain is that during his hiatus Domick dropped off the hunter scene and underwent some sort of mental rehabilitation, and later he was shipped out to the New World to make use of his hunting skills instead of decommissioning him as a hunter. People say he was never the same after that.

Interests: Domick has an odd fascination about eating monsters. While it's not unsusual, and most skilled chefs can certainly make a steak out of any beasts, Domick's fascination towards eating monsters almost borderlines psychotic. On a lighter note, he also enjoys mushrooms and has developed not only a taste, but almost an affinity towards them. He's been known to eat blue mushrooms and toadstools with no ill effect, though he's working on being able to stomach nitro and parashrooms as well.

Aside from eating and hunting, Domick is also an avid gardener and gatherer. Which granted, both contribute to eating and hunting, but he still maintains his own ancient garden in order to grow the seeds he needs for his bowgun, as well as gathering materials for medicines and consumption. He is a stickler about trying to minimize the damage to the environment precisely to ensure long term ecological health, which is why he dislikes quick and violent battles which can drastically shift an environment and even kill off growths and plant life in the area.

Hunting Style: He tends to hunt on his own and for very long periods of times: Domick's preferred method of hunting is endurance based where he would harass the target over the course of the day, allowing them to exhaust themselves trying to find him or fending off other threats, before he would go in for the kill once they're too weaken to put up a fight. This hasn't made him many friends in the New World, but it has enabled him to go after threats well above his level thanks to the amount of time and patience he puts into his technique.

Like many New World hunters Domick has a Slinger, though it doesn't see too much use when he's using his Bowgun. However when he's using his Greatsword it sees a lot more use, as he is a avid user of the "Sling Sword" Greatsword Style, using the Slinger and Greatsword in tandem for rapid and powerful assaults. In particular he even grows his own Scatter Nuts to take into hunts for their effectiveness in stunning monsters.

Commonly takes a Ghillie Mantle and Affinity Booster on hunts. The Ghillie Mantle is useful when he's just out and about, as it hides him from both small and large monsters while he's gathering materials and valuable objects, such as large stones or wyvern eggs. It also plays a crucial role in enabling Domick to get close to a monster to plan bombs or ambush them. The Affinity Booster is Domick Go-To combat tool to sharpen his senses and enable him to more easily find weak points against monsters to do more damage. Again, very important once the prey is just about ready to be slain.

In addition to these tools, Domick will often carry some portable megabombs, Flash Pods, and traps. Though most of his inventory contains seeds and ammunition for his Bowgun, but when he's using his Greatsword he can afford to carry more items tailored towards the hunt.

Name: Ayako
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Appearance: Ayako is a bit on the shorter side for a Hunter (something she was often teased about growing up in Bherna), with a slim, athletic build. Though she has few scars, she has four large slash marks across her back from a monster attack. She keeps a small part of the monster (resembling a dragonfly's wing) as a part of her armor, specifically as a pauldron on her left upper arm.
Role: Wycademy Hunter
Weapons: Modified Tobi-Kadachi Insect Glaive (originally owned by her father, she received it after he passed away, and modified it to be used like a Long Sword)
Armor: Mix of Kadachi Alpha and Beta sets
Bio: Born and raised in the village of Bherna, Ayako grew up watching the Hunters of the Wycademy come and go from Bherna to other places, and always desired to be like them. Her parents, both retired Hunters, encouraged her to follow her dream. Unfortunately, a strange, unknown monster attacked Bherna. Though it was repelled by Hunters, many people in the village soon became sick, and Wycademy scholars theorized that the monster had inflicted some kind of disease. Ayako's father was among those who fell ill, and was one of the few whose bodies couldn't fight off the sickness. After her father's funeral, Ayako began training to become a Hunter, and joined the Wycademy. Due to her skill observing and tracking monsters, she was chosen to go to the New World with the Research Commission, and chose to stay to observe Prismata's Comet on behalf of the Wycademy.
Other: - Ayako's style of fighting combines aspects of Aerial and Adept Hunting Styles, focusing on taking advantage of differences in terrain and countering attacks with swift movements at the last possible second.
- Has, on more than one occasion, stolen a monster egg to try and hatch. Unfortunately, the only ones she's managed to grab were duds. On the bright side, she got some omelets out of them.
- While she doesn't outright dislike Felynes, she often looks down on them.
- Often goes through painstaking measures to capture certain monsters alive instead of slaying them because she finds them cute or helpful while out in the field; these include Pukei-Pukei, Kulu Ya-Ku, Tzitzi Ya-Ku, and Dodogama.

Name: Ashe
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Appearance:

Stands at 6'4 and weighs 167lbs. Like many hunters she has a very muscular body and like many veteran hunters, many scars to prove her experiences. She's a rather petite woman despite her height.

Role: Hunter/Researcher
Weapons: Ashe is best known for her Hunting Horn skills, being capable of supporting her team with vital songs as well as bashing in monster faces. However little known fact, she's also carries a foreign weapon known as tonfas, weapons which she picked up while she hunted in the frontier. She doesn't use these very much though.

Armor: Ashe uses mostly Teostra Armor, with a mix of Chameleos armor as her old Teo gauntlets were getting too old to justify repairing.

Bio: Ashe wasn't born a hunter. Her village wasn't even known for hunting. They were just one of the many places that were trying to eek out a living, and Ashe was just one of the many children trying to survive. She never knew her parents, having been born in her village and raised by the elder for as long as she could remember. She was always a rambunctious child and tended to get into a lot of trouble, and fought against many of the children as well. She was practically a tiny devil, so when she was old enough the village elder had her sent to the Guild in order to discipline her. At first, Ashe tried to be rebellious there too, but many of the hunters were quick to put Ashe in her place and helped shaped her into a more responsible adult.

A lot of Ashe's job at first had nothing to do with hunting. Actually it was more learning: she was taught numbers, languages, and even history. Of course she also spent nearly all of her time scribing books and writing flyers to pass out to hunters: if you ever wondered where all those fancy notices for hunts come from, it came from people like Ashe. It was tedious work and Ashe hated it, but the more she did it the better she got, and eventually she learned to hate it less. The stability and certainty of her work gave Ashe a certain peace of mind she never had as a child, who was always lashing out because she never knew what she was or wasn't suppose to do. On her own time Ashe began to do some reading and researching herself, looking up the history of various people, places, and of course monsters.

When word got out that there was a new frontier to explore that needed hunters and people willing to work hard to research the new place, Ashe was quick to join. By this point she had shed off her younger rebellious attitude and managed to make some friends with others, so she was allowed to come to this mysterious frontier to help with research. While the hunters did their thing, Ashe and the others focused on studying these new creatures and places, as well as some artifacts dug up in these strange and unknown lands. And it was here that Ashe would finally begin her path as a true hunter.

She discovered a rusted pair of weapons, far too damaged to be of any practical use, but she was determined to find out their purpose and origins. She spent years researching the weapons and eventually discovered that they were tonfas made of a primordial metal. After studying more and getting the gist of the weapon's functions, she shared this information with her fellow researchers and helped rediscover this weapon for hunters to use. Naturally, she was among the first to wield the weapon into battle, having poured over ancient lore to understand the techniques used with these weapons. It was rough at first, but once she got a feel for battle she was able to master these weapons and soon taught other hunters how to use them as well, and from there Ashe joined the hunters as a fellow equal.

But all good things must come to an end. Due to circumstances beyond her control, the research base at the Frontier was eventually abandoned. Funding for it had stopped, and it was getting too costly to maintain. Ashe had to move on, but she couldn't settle back to the old world. She was still young and wanted more, so she decided to go to the New World instead. She wanted to try new things, see new people, and find new monsters. Her many years of experience had simply taught her that there were so much more to discover in this world, and Ashe couldn't wait to see all of it.

Name: Jaden
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Appearance:

Role: Hunter
Weapons: Insect Glaive with a Bilbobrix Velox Kinect is his main with two other secondary weapons. A lightbow gun and a hunting horn.
Armor:


Bio:
Jaden had always wanted to be a hunter, just like his mother. Always eager to learn more about being a hunter from his mother whenever she was at home and not away on a mission. Telling him stories of her past hunts and when he was old enough. She started to teach him about how to fight as a hunter. Something that Jaden excelled at and when he was old enough to join the hunters. He was more than prepared and was assigned to a master hunter that was a friend of his mother.

The pair would hunt down monsters together but, his first true test of being a hunter started visiting his family when a Kirin appeared and attacked the village. Jaden wasted no opportunity, and along with his master and mother, they tried to fight off the Kirin. Though Jaden would not see the end of the fight after he was kicked by the Kirin and then promptly electrocuted by the Kirin's lightning. Knocking him out, and the next thing Jaden knew, he was resting in a bed. Turned out the Kirin was eventually drive off, and the village was saved. No one knows what provoked the Kirin to attack the village but, noting Jaden's skill and bravely while fighting it. He was offered a chance to join the new fleet traveling to the New World. Seeing a chance to see new lands and explore it. He accepted and is eager to see what lies in the New World.

Race: Lynian - Felyne and Grimalkyne heritage
Gender: Male
Appearance:
Purrcival, due to his heritage is rather tall when compared to than most Palicos- standing in at about 3'6". His fur is short and mostly black, save for white patches on his stomach, underneath his chin, and on his paws. Scars from various missions adorn his frame, and a pair of gold rings are pierced through one of his ears.

Role: Tailraider - Tailraider Rescue Group
Weapons:

• Felyne Gunlance [+]

  
  
  With a custom built gunlance and shield, Purrcival stands at the front of any rescue effort, protecting his fellow Tailraiders as they provide direct aid to distressed hunters and palicos. Though heavy and large, Purrcival wields this weapon with surprising grace and finesse.
• Felyne Iron Sword - Purrcival keeps a standard issue palico sword strapped across his back as a backup weapon. He uses it on the occasions when he has been disarmed of his primary weapon, or needs to drop the gunlance and shield for more mobility.
• Tailraider Gadgets - Purrcival keeps a pouch containing a variety of necessary tools for the Tailraiders, most notably a generous supply of vigorwasp spray for first aid purposes, and smoke bombs for screening escapes from hostile monsters.
• Grani - A Mernos wingdrake. One of many used by the Tailraiders as a method of quick transport in and out of rescue locations. While technically capable of combat, wingdrakes are rather fragile when compared to the usual targets of hunters, and Purrcival avoids bringing Grani into combat when possible. Still, the wingdrake is capable of being used as a warmount. Grani in particular responds to a whistle Purrcival has built into his helmet.

Armor: While at home and not on duty, Purrcival is commonly seen in the typical Palico getup- leather vest and hat. However, when deployed or prepping for a rescue mission, Purrcival dons a set of Legiana Mail, providing him ample protection without too much weight.

Bio:
A Tailraider of considerable repute, Purrcival is the oldest of 12. Always larger than his siblings, and possessed of considerable athleticism- with strength comparable to a human, Purrcival was quickly picked up and inducted into the Hunter's Guild as one of their palicos. Purrcival served with another hunter in the Old World before an injury left the hunter unable to continue their career. Staying with the Hunter's Guild, Purrcival was among those selected to join the Fifth Fleet as they headed out towards the New World.

Upon reaching the new world, Purrcival and several other Felynes without Hunter partners banded together to form the Tailraiders, support to hunter teams as they embarked on missions in the New World. The Tailraiders grew in number as the years went by, and different specializations were formed to fit the different needs of the Commission: Support and logistics staff, safari gatherers, auxiliary hunters, rescue teams, and whatever else the Commission felt necessary. Owing to his size and skill, Purrcival became member of the Tailraider Rescue Group: heavily armed and armored Tailraiders mounted on wingdrakes, responsible for swooping into mission areas and ensuring downed hunters made it back to base.

With surprising efficiency, by the time the Sixth Fleet arrived in Astera, Purrcival had risen through the ranks and made his mark as team leader for TRG-1, sent into the most dangerous locations to rescue and support beleaguered hunters during the most dangerous of hunts. As things have mostly calmed down after the events in Seliana, Purrcival and the rest of TRG-1 spend most of their days training new hunters and palicos as they arrive in Astera, though Purrcival still feels the call of adventure and is ready to answer any call at a moment's notice.

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Race: Human
Gender: M
Appearance: Unlike the image, he's clean shaven and his eyes are brown. Also ignore the markings and the robot seams
Role: Hunter, Back-up cantina cook, gear aficionado
Weapons:Filo has used many weapons due to being an adaptable hunter on top of an avid collector of gear, who has spent countless parts and zenny paying for stuff. However, he mainly favors melee, with the exception of the bow and has come to love heavy bowguns with Wyvernheart capacity.

Currently he's running with a Alqaws al-Nasr

However, it's a peculiar and rather old greatsword that's something of his signature weapon. Seldom know of those letters mean, and he's rather vague about it too.

Armor: He's fond of using the Kushala set of the Masterwork beta design.

Bio:
Filo was born to some village in the Schrade region. The town or his lineage aren't of an exceptional notice. His village however had its share of hunters passing through his family's pub. Their wildly varied armor and weapons caught his eyes and eventual interest into this lifestyle and profession. He'd use his family's money for a cheap armor set and a starter weapon. Slowly but surely he'd climb the guild's ranks. Starting from a seemingly endless amounts of delivery quest, a couple fights with ornery drones, and finally to larger and more dangerous monsters.

He'd find himself comfortably operating out in Dondruma. he rather liked the tropical climate and the city itself was rather charming with its derelict appearance. He also became a fan of its unique take on the arena. In spite of how different it was, he was a little surprised how it didn't spread to more places. Regardless, more time would pass and he'd come across news from the guild for volunteers for a voyage, the destination would be a place he never knew of, and the time spent there would be labeled "long term". Craving a new experience and finding himself with no commitments he would sign up as part of the first fleet.

Astera was and continues to be an amazing place. Of course it was so much more different than it is now. He remembered how it was just more of a glorified camp than the pseudo-town it became. He remembers the stripping of the boats to convert into building materials. He also remember the time he thought being seasick from the storm's violently churning waters only for it to end with the ship being launched by wave to the mountain and lodging itself there. Filo's contributions to the early days were resource gathering, construction, and exploration on top of hunting whatever got too close to camp.

Exploring was his favorite part as it let him simply disappear for a long time and enjoy the splendor of this uncharted world. It was also a lot different due to natural barriers. Of course this would change with the arrival of the fifth fleet and the Zora Magdoras who opened up a lot of new paths by plowing the environs. This would be the most exciting time ever second to his arrival. So many new elder dragons being discovered which would also culminate in the fight with Shara Isvalda. Although he was not present for the battle, he contributed in the background with preparations and reports.

The ensuing calm was a change of pace. Everything was more or less neatly wrapped up. Filo found himself with a great wanderlust that urged him to leave and see more of the world. As much as he loved being here also wanted something different. He'd head back to the mainland for a while. It was a bittersweet experience as it was him mostly visiting family and friends. So much time has passed with things happening that he wished he was there for. But yet, he really couldn't regret his decision for he had experienced things very few people would ever do. His time on the mainland would be cut short, as a message from Astera asking for his expertise would summon him back. At the very least Astera and the mainland were less isolated now so it would be easier to be connected to whatever was happening on the mainland.