The final team member of my mercenary crew, Vice the hyena shock trooper.

Vicious, sadistic and unburdened by conscience or morality beyond "The strong do what they want and the weak suffer what they must", Vice prizes strength, domination and glory above all. In battle she serves as a shock trooper alongside Tiwaz, bringing her ferocious bloodlust to bear on those unfortunate enough to get in their way. Typically, she carries an AK, equipped with high capacity magazines, but she is skilled in the use of several other weapons and often accompanies Murk as a marksman, armed with an SVD rifle as well.

Having never been able to really trust anyone in the past, Vice has been slow to warm more than superficially to her new comrades. Historically, people in her life would want to either dominate her or be forced to submit to her, so she has very little context on how to approach building a normal, healthy friendship. She is very distrustful of a friendly advance, as her first assumption is that it must be some sort of trick. With every contract completed and paycheque celebrated though, she has only started to finally feel comfortable alongside a team of equals for the first time in her life.

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Phew, I've been really excited to present this character. Vice was designed by a friend of mine,  Imaus-Kynareth on Discord and I've been bugging him ever since for more details and sketches so I could really do the best possible job of her. I've never really drawn distinctly female characters and I'd never done a hyena before either so I did quite a few practise scribbles before I started on this.
I tried a few new things with this thanks to suggestions from various friends and I'm really happy with the end result. Thanks for making me such a kickass character Blackie! :D

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Basic Stats:
Callsign: Vice
Real Name: Unknown
Species: Hyena
Sex: Female
Age: 26
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 74.4kgs
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Class: Shock Trooper/Marksman
Personality: A confident, boistrous shell taped over a hollow frame filled with a lust for blood, glory, and...lust?
Physical Identifiers: Smaller than the average female hyena with a bit of a “small man’s syndrome” because of it. Will usually have some clothing, weapon, or jewelry with an eye on it as to grant her god vision and insight to aid her in battle. (Godly GoPro)
Strengths: Aggressive in combat, fearless, a good bluff, knows how to manipulate others to get what she wants.
Weaknesses: Willing to take big risks for blood and glory, a disdain for the weak, emotionally unsure on how to handle allies, a lack of moral & ethical boundaries, SUPER superstitious.
Weapons: SVD or AK w/ BIG magazines, Flash bangs & RGD-5 grenades (Likes to gag hostages with live and dud grenades)
Other Talents: Knows how to handle big guns (anti-tank). Can throw a kick that would put a mule to shame. Mixes drinks that are about as dangerous as her. Will completely clean her plate at dinner, bones included.

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TL;DR Backstory:

In her late teenage years, Vice fell into the sway of a dangerous cult that worshipped an evil elder god from local folklore. The cult believed that an apocalypse was coming where their deity would return and all the unworthy would be damned while the strong would be allowed to serve at his side. Led by a self-proclaimed prophet who controlled his followers with brainwashing and coercision, the cult was brutally hierarchical and lower caste members were routinely abused by upper caste members and leadership. Through ruthlessness, strength and cunning, Vice rose quickly through the ranks, eventually becoming the leader's favourite concubine and a trusted advisor.

As the cult grew in size and influence, it became more militant and eventually attracted the attention of the state government after a series of raids on rural communities. With a military raid on their compound imminent, the leader of the cult became scared. A cynical manipulator seeking to use theology to enrich himself, he had no intention of dying for a cause he did not believe in. After commanding Vice and his other lietenants to fight to the death, he escaped the compound on the eve of the attack and surrendered to the government forces, claiming the cult had declared him their prophet and held him against his will.

Not knowing of this betrayal, Vice and the other cultists dug in and prepared to carry out her orders with zealous devotion. Fearless, fanatical and armed to the teeth, Vice killed everything the government forces sent at her until finally an explosion caused a collapse that knocked her unconscious and she was dragged from the rubble alive.

Sentenced to live out her days in labour camps, Vice was tormented by her guards who told her about her leader's betrayal and mocked her beliefs. Although she initially refused to accept that he would betray her, she eventually came to the conclusion that while the doctrine of the cult was correct, the leader was a false prophet who had lied and blasphemed for his own gain. Trapped in jail, she longed for escape so she could seek revenge and restore the honour of the elder god.

Her chance came when a wealthy businessman was imprisoned in the same camp with her. Hired to spring the businessman from jail, the mercs attempted an undercover rescue, but were discovered trying to escape with the VIP. In the resulting standoff with the guards, Vice seized the opportunity to escape and attacked a guard bare handed, wrestling a gun free and giving the mercs a few seconds of chaos to take the initiative and start shooting. Grateful for the help, the team fought their way back to their vehicles to successfully extract the VIP. Impressed with her abilities, Vice was offered a permanent place on the team soon after.