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[color=F8EF00]DEAD KELLEY[/color][/INDENT]
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[color=F8EF00]C H A R A C T E R   P O R T R A I T[/color] [/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][img]https://i.imgur.com/K5p4pIK.png[/img][center][img] https://www.wallpaperflare.com/static/165/750/564/futuristic-sniper-rifle-soldier-helicopters-wallpaper.jpg[/img][/center][INDENT][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C H A R A C T E R   S U M M A R Y[/color]
[color=F8EF00]C H A R A C T E R   S U M M A R Y[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][img]https://i.imgur.com/K5p4pIK.png[/img]
[CENTER][sub][COLOR=gray]Edward “Ned” Kelley AKA Dead Kelley[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=gray]Single[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=gray]Assassin[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=gray]Afterlife Mercenary[/COLOR][/sub][/center][indent][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] P H Y S I C A L   P R O F I L E[/color]
[color=F8EF00]P H Y S I C A L   P R O F I L E[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][img]https://i.imgur.com/K5p4pIK.png[/img]
[INDENT][hider=][indent][sub][b][color=B3AC0E]▼   P H Y S I C A L  T R A I T S[/color][/b][/SUB]
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    [COLOR=gray][color=B3AC0E]► [b]Build[/b][/color] - Tall, Lean, Athletic
    [color=B3AC0E]► [b]Ethnicity[/b][/color] - Caucasian
    [color=B3AC0E]► [b]Hair Colour[/b][/color] - Brown/Red
    [color=B3AC0E]► [b]Eye Colour[/b][/color] - Blue
    [color=B3AC0E]► [b]Other[/b][/color] -Cybernetics, Scar on his throat, multiple tattoos on his back, arms and chest[/color][/SUP]
[color=#2e2c2c]-[/color][/indent][/hider][/INDENT][indent][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C H A R A C T E R   N O T E S[/color]
[color=F8EF00]C H A R A C T E R   N O T E S[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][img]https://i.imgur.com/K5p4pIK.png[/img]
[INDENT][hider=][indent][sub][color=B3AC0E][b]▼   C H A R A C T E R   I T E M S[/b][/color][/sub]
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    [COLOR=gray][color=B3AC0E]► [b]Techtronika SPT32 Grad AKA - Whisper[/b][/color] - Ned’s pride and joy. Heavily modified, it can fire explosive and armour piercing rounds, with bullets also being able to ricochet off of surfaces.

[color=B3AC0E] ► [b]Midnight Arms SOR-22[/b][/color] - The SOR-22 is a high precision, semi-automatic, mid to long range rifle. It holds nine rounds and possesses a high fire rate, though suffers from high recoil and a slow reload speed.

[color=B3AC0E] ► [b]Constitutional Arms Unity[/b][/color] - The Unity is a semi-automatic, magazine-fed pistol, with a capacity of 12 rounds

[color=B3AC0E] ► [b]Electric Baton[/b][/color] - An electrical charged club often used by Militech personnel

[color=B3AC0E] ► [b]Yaiba Kusanagi CT-3X[/b][/color] - Ned’s primarily mode of transportation, stolen from a Tyger Claw he assassinated.

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[SUB][color=B3AC0E][b]▼   K N O W N   A S S O C I A T E S[/b][/color][/sub]
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    [COLOR=gray][color=B3AC0E]► [b]”Pathfinder”[/b][/color] - a mysterious figure from Ned’s past. The mere mention of his name makes the usually stoic Ned lose his composure.

[color=B3AC0E]► [b]Richard ”Dirty Dick” Van Sutter[/b][/color] - Ned’s former CO and current contact within MaxTac.

[color=B3AC0E] ►[b]”Black” Alice Akane[/b][/color] - A Netrunner and information broker that Ned often works with. [/color]

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[SUB][color=B3AC0E][b]▼   S K I L L S[/b][/color][/sub]
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    [COLOR=gray][color=B3AC0E]► [b]Sharpshooter[/b][/color] - Ned is arguably one of the top snipers in all of NC. A patient and precise killer. He is not adverse to waiting days or even weeks for the perfect shot. With his gun and personal modifications, he rarely misses a target.

[color=B3AC0E] ►[b]Stealth[/b][/color]- Part in parcel of being a sniper means moving around quietly and hiding to wait for the perfect chance, having made a career of this Ned has essentially turned himself into a ghost. He is fleetfooted, able to silently and easily move around areas be they slippery rooftops of NC or the dust filled canyons of the badlands. 

[color=B3AC0E] ►[b]CQC[/b][/color] - Having worked both NCPD and MaxTac he has seen his share of the action up close and personal, so Ned is well versed in hand to hand combat but he does prefer the time and space to line up a shot.[/color][/SUP]

[color=#2e2c2c]-[/color][/indent][/hider][/INDENT][/cell][cell][INDENT][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C H A R A C T E R   H I S T O R Y[/color]
[color=F8EF00]C H A R A C T E R   H I S T O R Y[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][img]https://i.imgur.com/K5p4pIK.png[/img]
[COLOR=gray][indent]Edward “Ned” Kelley got his name from the famous Australian outlaw from the early 19th century.

By all accounts, he was born and raised in Adelaide but somehow wound up in Night City at the age of eleven with his mother Esther; one of the earliest dolls to ever work at Clouds. She rarely had time to look after her son, so Ned was often left in the care of “Padre” Sebastian Ibarra. In Ned, Padre found a willing student in the studies of the good book and the two spent hours pouring over religion and philosophy amidst the comings and goings of the Padre’s other disciples, the Valentino’s and Mercs of Heywood. These early encounters set within Ned an appreciation for the so-called outcasts of society. They were just as human, if not more so than everybody else. It was just a shame that people neglected to see that. As he matured, Ned would venture into deeper territory when it came to his spirituality and began to adapt a variety of different ethos from different walks of life into his own code of honour and conduct; essentially building his own personal faith.

After earning enough of a nest egg, Esther Kelley opened up her own little bar in Heywood called “Outback”. It wasn’t anything special and would never rival the likes of the Afterlife or El Coyote Cojo but it was a small slice south of heaven that made Ned feel like he was home. Not by design, Outback became a resting place for the cops of Night City, a safe place away from the corpo’s and scavs that dwelled within the NC that they had to to deal with on a daily basis. It would be through this connection that Ned would find his next path in life.

When he came of age, the young man from Heywood signed on with the Night City Police Department. As with most, he started on the beat and began his career being the lowest form of shit there possibly was. Thankfully, due to a superior knowledge of the street and an aptitude for firearms, Ned would soon be recruited into MaxTAC. Things did not go according to plan for Ned during his first MaxTAC mission. Called down to Pacifica for a Cyberpsycho sighting, he and his team infiltrated a factory. Unfortunately politics had been at play the entire time, as it too often was in NC. The entire mission turned out to be an ambush. One of the team members had gotten on the wrong side of the wrong mayoral candidate which resulted in the hiring of the Animals to take out the squad and make it look like a failed mission. Everybody was zeroed, save for Ned and his CO Dick Van Sutter, who had survived by sheer luck. Although Ned did briefly flatline for a short amount of time. During his recovery, Ned leaned heavily into his faith and rediscovered himself somewhat. When he returned to active duty, the boys at MaxTac had rechristened him from Ned to “Dead Kelley”.
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Upon his return to the field, “Dead Kelley” began to make a name for himself as one of the top sharpshooters that MaxTac had to offer. Very few were as deadly with a rifle as him and he swiftly began to rack up the body count. Many began to believe that he had lost a part of himself after he was zeroed, a part that made him more human. Ask Ned, and he’d say he found something. After a few years cleaning up after the cyberpsychoes, Dead left MaxTac, the exact reasons of which he has never shared. He began working as a merc for his old mentor Padre as well as various other fixers in Night City.

Slowly but surely, Dead has been building a reputation for himself as an absolute professional.[/indent][/COLOR]
[INDENT][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] D E T A I L E D   A P P E A R A N C E[/color]
[color=F8EF00]D E T A I L E D   A P P E A R A N C E[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][img]https://i.imgur.com/K5p4pIK.png[/img]
[COLOR=gray][indent]Ned is a tall, lean young man with thick, long auburn hair and luminous cybernetic blue eyes. He stands around 6’2 and weighs in at a trim 220lbs. Sans garb he is in tremendous physical condition with tight strong muscular definition on his arms and torso. He does not like to rely just on his cybernetics so being in top shape can only work to his benefit. 

Ned has multiple tattoos, each representing a different aspect of his belief system. His left arm is covered in ink that depicts Japanese kanji, cherry blossoms and a samurai clashing with an oni. He has a cross on his left pectoral to represent Christianity and a bullseye on his left hand. Ned’s back carries the face of a demon and his right arm is etched with Nordic tribal symbols. On his throat is a small scar which he refuses to cover up.

As far as his body modifications are concerned, Ned has tried to keep it fairly minimalist. Both eyes have been replaced with experimental optics which enchanted Ned’s vision even more than many could believe possible. When working in conjunction with certain cyberware, it allows him to see around corners and with different displays. He has a built in optimal camo but this is currently malfunctioning and not in use. He also has various other generic enhancements that allow for him to survive the harsh conditions of Night City.

Clothing wise, Ned dresses well in cheaper versions of a corpo style. He enjoys looking good in suits and smart clothes as it makes him feel more like a professional. However when working as the assassin Dead Kelley, he conmbines some left over MaxTac gear with a triweave hood to make blending in that much easier. He carries both his rifles on his back with his side arm and baton strapped to each thigh. 

When conversing, Ned is quite personable and even warm which is in direct contrast to when he is working, when everything becomes matter of fact and blunt. He always speaks calmly with a monotone almost fluid voice which harkens to his spirituality. [/indent][/COLOR]
[INDENT][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] P L O T ( S )   &   G O A L ( S )[/color]
[color=F8EF00]P L O T ( S )   &   G O A L ( S )[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][img]https://i.imgur.com/K5p4pIK.png[/img]
[COLOR=gray][INDENT]Dead Kelley is a character whom I’ve designed to be the quiet man. He has little care for the politics and bravado of the Night City regulars. He is someone who has honed his entire body into a deadly weapon but has complete and utterly disconnected his soul from what he is doing. The Ned on a gig is a dangerous tool that can be used from a distance or up close and personal, making him a valuable asset to any crew. Outside of that, he is a man of faith living in a society that has none. He believes in the afterlife and God, yet he does not believe that his actions have any merit to where goes when he eventually catches a bullet to the head. It is Ned’s body that does the killing, not his soul. Life is but a dream.

Storyline wise, Ned’s side gig surrounds the events of his leaving MaxTac and the mysterious Pathfinder. He is trying to leave all of that behind him and move forward with his new career but the past keeps coming back to chase him down. He considers himself a ghost bit right now he is a ghost that is being haunted. [/INDENT][/COLOR][/cell][/row][/table][/COLOR][RIGHT][img]https://i.imgur.com/wgYH2dA.png[/img][/RIGHT][/hider]