Cassidy Cain

Cassidy Cain
IC Information
Full Name:	Cassidy Cain
Gender:	Female
Age (Birthdate):	27 (August 4)
Hometown:	Aphel Aura
Height:	5'9"
Hair Colour:	Golden Blonde
Eye Colour:	Green, with gold flecks
Class:	Adventurous Bon Vivant
Role:	Drifter
Bounty:	0 Gell
OOC Information
Theme:	Original Character
Groups:	None (Yet)
Voice Actor:	Kelly MacDonald
Player:	Kyootulu

Much of Cassidy's life before the last ten years has been shrouded in secrecy, though perhaps this isn't because of any true attempts to keep it as such but because of the fact that her exploits now tend to overshadow whatever came before. Irreverent, reckless, passionate, hedonistic and guaranteed to almost always press the red button or pick the "fun option" in every situation, accounts of her and what she does are varied at best: a charming con, a bold adventurer, an able thief, an experienced swordswoman, an excellent gunslinger...even a trained opera singer, she has traveled through many places and immersed herself in many cultures. She is just as adept at beguiling whole saloons with her musical talents as she is convincing someone that the sky is green, despite all evidence pointing to the contrary; she has prevailed in several high-profile duels, and has even burned down a convent in pursuit of a lusty affair. There doesn't seem to be any overarching goal in her life save to be as ludicrously entertaining as possible, and rack up as many crazy shenanigans as she can for no other end but to fill her life with color, because all other alternatives, to her, are drab and uninteresting. It is also extremely possible that she is running from or chasing something, but really, given the many, many distractions she provides, would anyone really care to look?

Background

Cassidy = Gaelic for "clever"

Cain = Hebrew for "spear"

At the moment, those who look into her would discover that she didn't exist beyond a decade ago - indicative enough that she's most definitely hiding something, a common enough circumstance with most of Filgaia's denizens that nobody will care.

This is precisely what she is counting on.

Powers and Abilities

Ten years of adventuring has made Cassidy Cain a situational chameleon out of necessity; she survives mostly because her ability to adapt to her present circumstances is downright genius and those who know her best (rare as they are) would claim that this is actually her foremost expertise. She is also rumored to be extremely lucky, given how many times she's managed to live through or prevail in impossible odds despite her seeming lack of bankable survival instincts. As stated by many of those who have tried to shuffle her out of the mortal coil in the last decade, the bitch just can't seem to die.

Save for her prodigious adaptability and being some kind of walking Fortune Elemental, she does know how to do a few things:

• Swordsmanship - Nobody knows where she was trained, but the woman's skills with a blade speaks of a lifetime's worth of formal study and practice. This is typically the privilege of the military, or the wealthy, or both...and Cassidy Cain is, as far as people know, neither.

• Gunslinging - She is just as adept with the gun as she is with a sword; she can use many kinds, and she can wield both barrel and blade at the same time, if circumstances make it necessary.

• Polyglot - She is fluent in many languages in Filgaia, though whether this was a skill acquired through academics or pure immersion is unknown.

• Ambidextrous - She can use both right and left hands with equal dexterity.

• Performing Arts - She has spent several years with a traveling circus and troubadour troupe and that has expanded her particular list of skills to include singing, playing musical instruments, acrobatics (trapeze, high wire), trick riding and acting. She is a surprisingly accomplished stage singer and actress.

• Master of Disguise - It comes hand in hand with her background as a performer, including certain skills in cosmetics and the use of prosthetics. She has adopted many personas over the years.

• Master of the Confidence Game - The Pigeon Drop, Follow the Lady, and more. Cassidy is a walking encyclopedia in the art of the swindle. There are thieves, and there are master thieves and it's rare to find someone who knows more about the game than she does...so much so that she's known as "Long Con Cassidy" in some circles.

• Good Ol' Fashioned Thievery - She's spent a few years safecracking, pick-pocketing, lock-picking and breaking and entering, though these days, she would rather convince someone to hand over his money than take it by force or subterfuge. Her preferences have not dulled her edge, however - her sleight-of-hand is flawless.

• 12 Percent of a Plan - It's all she needs. There are several instances in Cassidy's life in which she has proven herself to be a formidable strategist and tactician, though God only knows where she learned those particular skills. Maybe from that life she never talks about beyond ten years ago.

• Fortune Favors the Bold - And Cassidy's got some brass ones. Because she dares, she's amassed a significant fortune in her years as a con artist and adventurer. While she's not wealthy, she's certainly got enough capital to live comfortably in between con jobs and heists, and these days, she can afford to be picky about the jobs she undertakes.

• Network of Contacts - Give a charming, shameless social creature like Cassidy ten years and this is what happens, a mental black book of people from all walks of life across the continent who owe her in some manner or another, and there are occasions in which she does collect.

Rogues Gallery

Mug Shot	Name	Relation	Information
	Jude Moshe	The Only Thing	"As far as we can." Cassidy's partner, a traveling correspondent for the Guild Gazette and more connected to her than either of them know. They are polar opposites in manner and demeanor; she is fire and he is water. But underneath the surface and through all the conflicts that define them, they've managed to find the kind of easy camaraderie and instinctive anticipation of the other's movements that often take years to develop, rooted from words and motivations that remain unsaid and unrevealed - the least of these being a tacit acceptance of everything that is broken and damaged in the other. Recent events have finally led her to understand the shape of the messy tangle that they are, with mixed results, for this has happened to her before and knows that some manner of excruciating loss is probably inevitable. Despite knowing this, however, she is unable to help herself, proof positive that even the most cunning of tricksters can also simultaneously be the most reckless of fools.
	Morgan Newkirk	Best (????) Friend	"I don't give a good goddamn what you want, Cass. Especially when it's lookin' like what you want is ta get yerself killed on the point of a Demon's sword. Ain't lookin' ta prove anythin'. As fer yer life, well I don't know much. I don't pry. But I know enough that I'd rather not have ya die if'n I can help it." Lighthearted, reckless and with a sense of humor to match, it's not surprising that Cassidy gets along with this aspiring Guildmaster, who she has known almost ever since she became an active adventurer in Filgaia. Through all the banter, the pranks and the constant shite-slinging, however, the events leading up to the Battle of Adlehyde have forced her to discover that Morgan is also loyal, dependable, capable and determined; a dangerous combination, on top of the other things she likes about him, as he would not be the first to occupy such a place in her life. Recent events have driven Morgan to get hurt on her behalf while she was pursuing a very personal vendetta, triggering her usual urge to torch their deepening friendship and leave him in the dust. Despite those very precise and merciless shots, however, he stood stalwart against these attempts by her to take a wrecking ball to what they are, and remains squarely within her very small circle of trust. At this point in the game, he has earned his place there.
	Gwen Whitlock	A Ghost, Reincarnated	"You're such a liar, Cassidy. You meant for this all along." They spent months as distant acquaintances until Gwen's brush with a certain blue-eyed killer (see: Isiris Shango'Ra) led to her attacking Cassidy, forcing the latter to put her down as gently as possible (ie. not really). The conversation afterwards was enough to warn the conwoman as to how dangerous the strawberry-blonde's presence is in her life and she has tried everything to put a stop to their growing friendship: she pranks her constantly, makes her life difficult at every turn (like impersonating her in public events and foisting bounties meant for her to Gwen in the process), and even meant it when she said she was going to shoot her when Gwen had been taken hostage. But the woman is determined to see the best in her for some strange and unfathomable reason, and even more ironically, the worse Cassidy acts around her, the brighter Gwen shines: a rarity that never fails to fascinate her, already uneasy by the way she reminds her of a ghost.
	Noah Hawthorne	Interloper	"C'mon, now. Don't put that on me. I've got enough blood on my hands already and, you know? I am already damn sure I don't need to be responsible for anything to do with you." At first glance, the two of them are peas in a pod; reckless, prodigiously talented in attracting and generating trouble, and more than willing to fold hapless bystanders into just what happens when they're given the absolute freedom to wreak havoc as they will. Noah Hawthorne perfectly mirrors the parts of Cassidy that are very much capable of leaving the poor world to suffer the consequences of her actions, no matter that their passions lie in the opposite ends of the spectrum - he thrills in discovering the past while she thinks it ought to stay buried, and infinitely finds the present so much more interesting. But underneath the brighter layers of their interactions, their differences are vast and significant, and Cassidy has recently realized he has a way of getting under her skin, triggering dormant aspects of her conscience that she has spent years trying to ignore. The events leading to the Battle of Adlehyde has also brought her the very distressing idea that she genuinely likes Noah, that she honestly values their nascent friendship...and she is fully aware that is the last thing anyone needs in their lives.
	Bartholomew Fatima	Not Boss	"I won't lie, you intrigue me - you're different from a lot of people, but different can also mean dangerous." God only knows why Cassidy accepted Captain Fatima's provisional invitation to join the Yggdrasil Alliance, his motley crew of rogues vehemently against the Kislev/Aveh war (and makes that fact known through a variety of violent heists and explosions), as always a creature driven by her present whims. She has been tentatively admitted in the fold but not without certain conditions of her own, namely that i) she is a package deal, and her membership also means Jude Moshe's involvement in the outfit, and ii) she gets to plan one of the most ambitious heists in her long career as a master thief - the taking of Aveh's royal treasury from under the nose of its current bloodthirsty Prime Minister. While Bart has doubts about where her loyalties lie or her level of commitment, and with very good reason as he's not an idiot, the last condition alone may very well be the thing that anchors her fate to Bart's. While she anticipates some rough patches, as the two of them are very different people, she is, at the very least, confident in their respective levels of adult-ness to be able to compromise when need be.
	Leon Albus	Mark	"Thanks, then, for the advice. And for looking after those two kids." Soft-hearted. Honorable. Efficient. Straightforward. After baiting him into a snare, it took just one afternoon and a brief, but significant conversation for Cassidy to learn that Leon Albus, formerly of the Kislev military, is everything she is not; a fact that is endlessly fascinating to her because she knows that they came from similar places, and that they have more in common than he, or anyone else, suspects. With her personal interest duly earned, it is up in the air as to whether she feels strongly enough about it to let it get in the way of Jude's own personal interest in capturing Leon and his bird. Given this is Cassidy, her status as Fortune's favorite whipping post ensures that it's a toss of the coin either way.
	Lily Keil	Mark's Bird	"It was very kind of you to think to help him." A stone-cold professional, anyone would expect Lily Keil to be a hard nut to crack, but that is precisely what Cassidy did when she 'accidentally' ran into her at a local tailor's shop by pretending to deliver an engagement ring meant for her to Leon, which inevitably caused an embarrassing situation for the sorceress. The later conversation yielded a few bits of information from the otherwise taciturn young woman: an orphan, a medic who had enough education in the field to be a doctor, if she wanted, once a part of Kislev's special forces and that she and Leon Albus were childhood friends...and that she had wanted to marry him since she was eleven years old. While her current relationship with Jude's mark and their present situation resonate, touching parts of her that she has tried to bury deep, it's difficult to determine whether Cassidy cares enough to get in Jude's way about them.
File:Josieicon.jpg	Josephine Lovelace	One Degree of Separation	"Oh, come on, you can't be nearly as old as I am. Anyway, think of it as a retirement plan someday. Can't be enough competition in little old ladies who know too much." TBD
	Vorthuzahl	A Monster, Made Worse by One's Own Hubris	"You seek to make me as empty. Like you." Hilariously (but not really) her simplest and most honest relationship to date, Vorthuzahl the Metal Demon had very nearly succeeded in killing Jude Moshe during the Battle of Adlehyde, earning Cassidy's relentless, burning, unyielding enmity. She had promised him that day to make him watch his heart beat, and recently fulfilled that promise. His heart, which has crystallized into some kind of metal gem, currently lies on top of her desk as a paperweight. She was almost satisfied with that victory, until he decided to evolve, and turn into a god damn dragon, making the consequences of her vendetta terribly real and extremely dangerous - further evidence that Cassidy's worst enemy may very well be herself.
	Isiris Shango'Ra	The Fallen	"You were the one who followed. Even though you knew what it meant for you. Even though you knew it could be the end of you. You still came to me. As if it were predestined, you and I." To anyone else, everything about him is mysterious, from his demeanor, to his strange sword, to the unique brand of sorcery he wields with an unfailingly brutal, savage killing intent. To Cassidy Cain, he is darkly familiar: the embodiment of everything she had once been groomed to destroy as well as a creature she could have become if she didn't decide to take matters in her own hands a decade ago. While Lacour celebrated sportsmanship and strength in battle in its annual Tournament of Arms, she dueled this man in the derelict, forgotten corners of the city's heart, the stakes of such infinitely higher than world renown, to an indecisive standstill. In the end, Ra gave her his name, sealing the silent promise that their dance will never be over until one of them dies.
	Kahm Yugh	A Reckoning Waiting to Happen	"I am also a dangerous man, Miss Cain. Remember that the next time you decide to play coy with information." Cassidy and the man known as "Marcus Rider" have a professional relationship that has gotten somewhat rocky as of late, though unbeknownst to them, their lives have been connected from the moment they were born. She has recently learned of his association with Gebler.
	Thomas St. Croix	???	"You are more than what you want to be and you will understand that eventually, even if I have to grind your bones and spirit to dust." The cold, cunning, reprehensibly efficient spymaster of Queen Zephyr I of Shevat, and rumored to be just as exacting as a father to six accomplished sons in Shevat's military. What he's doing in Cassidy's rogues gallery is a mystery.
	Jeremiah Black	A Dead Man	"Didn't I tell you, sweetling? You're what happens when one doesn't pay attention."' The ruthless captain of the Mercy Killers, a brutal and surprisingly savvy group of criminals who murder, rape, and pillage with impunity all over Filgaia. Under his leadership, which he wrested from his father by force, the group has started branching out from highway banditry to more sophisticated operations in the last couple of years. While taking lives is never high up in Cassidy's priorities, Jerry has found himself at the top of the very short list of people she intends not just to see dead, but to do so with her own hands....unusual enough, given the woman generally doesn't seem to hold grudges and has a tendency to maintain friendly relations even with rivals. He is rumored to have a very rare, very powerful ARM.
	Theresa Kilcannon (nee Devivre)	Greatest Regret	"The tears you believe you are incapable of shedding have a certain sanctity, dear. They are a mark of power, not weakness, and more eloquent than a thousand languages." Once a famous actress and considered a grande dame of sorts in the world of traveling stages, Theresa Kilcannon met her bloody end along with her beloved troupe of carnies and fellow thespians in the deserts of Filgaia three years ago. In many ways, her loss is one of the few things left in the world that keeps Cassidy going.
	Bridget Myles	Always	"Tae the last drop, Cassie." Cassidy often considers herself more of a force of nature than woman, but those who know her best would tell anyone that the parts of her that are still capable of human emotion are mostly attributed to her former partner-in-crime, Bridget Myles, who helped her run their Hilton-based group of swindlers and thieves. She died of a rare blood disorder seven years ago; in honor of her memory, Cass adopted her accent as a way to keep her alive.

Character Soundtrack

Cassidy Cain

(c) 2017 Phong (original commission)

* Main Theme: My Way - Dorothy Squires (originally by Frank Sinatra) Regrets, I've had a few; But then again, too few to mention. I did what I had to do And saw it through without exemption. I planned each charted course; Each careful step along the byway, But more, much more than this, I did it my way. Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew When I bit off more than I could chew. But through it all, when there was doubt, I ate it up and spit it out. I faced it all and I stood tall; And did it my way. I've loved, I've laughed and cried. I've had my fill; my share of losing. And now, as tears subside, I find it all so amusing. To think I did all that; And may I say - not in a shy way, "Oh no, oh no not me, I did it my way".

• High Heels Runaway - Yoko Kanno
• Ain't Misbehavin' - Ray Charles
• Feeling Good - Nina Simone
• Roundtable Rival - Lindsey Stirling
• El Tango de Roxanne - Ballroom Emotions (originally from the Moulin Rouge Soundtrack)
• A Little Wicked - Valerie Broussard
• Whatever Lola Wants - Sarah Vaughan
• Bad Blood - Alison Mosshart & Eric Arjes
• Queen of Pain - Devil Doll
• I Will Never Die - Delta Rae

Dedications

"It's nae every day I get angry after all. Though I'm afraid I might've made things a wee bit harder for us later in indulging it." "Then you're gonna need all your Luck back, if that's the case." (c) 2018 Phong (original commission)

• Jude Moshe: MILCK - Take Me To Church (originally by Hozier)

The only heaven I'll be sent to
Is when I'm alone with you
I was born sick, but I love it
Command me to be well
Amen, Amen, Amen
Take me to church
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life

• Morgan Newkirk: Postmodern Jukebox ft. Cristina Gatti - Someday (originally by The Strokes)

You say you want to stand by my side
Darling your head's not right
I say alone we stand, together we fall apart
Yeah I think I'll be alright
I'm working so I won't have to try so hard
Tables they turn sometimes

• Gwen Whitlock: Become the Beast - Karliene

To capture a predator
You can't remain the prey
You have to become
An equal
In every way
So look in the mirror
And tell me, who do you see?
Is it still you?
Or is it me?
Become the beast
We don't have to hide
Do I terrify you
Or do you feel alive?

• Noah Hawthorne: Catch Us If You Can - Elle King

We are the wild, we are the reckless
Set every mile, they'll never catch us
Our star won't fade
We are the wild, we are the reckless
Set every mile, they'll never catch us
Hey, hey, hey, hey
We are rebel runaways

• Jonathan "Maurie" Maurier: How To Save A Life - Jess Moskaluke (originally by The Fray)

Between the lines of fear and blame
You begin to wonder why you came
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

• Thomas St. Croix: Happy - Kat Frankie

You know
The moment I liked best
Was when you put your hands around my head
But that won't make it easier to stand
And that won't make it right
You're so good at denying everything
But to nothing right
But it won't make you happy at all

• Shootouts and Jailbreaks (Cassidy Cain, Jude Moshe, Noah Hawthorne and Morgan Newkirk): Killing Strangers - Marilyn Manson ft. Tyler Bates
• Jeremiah Black: Run On For a Long Time - Blues Saraceno (originally "God's Gonna Cut You Down" by Johnny Cash)
• This Went South So Fast (Noah Hawthorne and Cassidy Cain): Yakety Sax (Carmageddon) - Boots Randolph
• Bridget Myles: Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Piano Cover) - Bob Dylan

Weapon Stories

Snake Eyes

Chapter	Story	Unlock
1	This is the story of a young man who was born and raised in a far away world. And like most stories that involve a precipitous fall from grace, it starts with a serpent in the garden.	The Quick and the Damned
2	Like all young men who looked up to their strong fathers, all he wanted was to be a good son. But try as he might, he could never make him proud. Nothing was ever good enough. This version of Cain had no siblings, but in many ways, he was reborn from this first kinslaying.	Thirty Seconds Left of Life
3	That didn't mean that he didn't want a family of his own. Some might even say that was all he ever wanted. But what did he expect, listening to a serpent? She took his past. He took her future. And in the doing, he both loathed and loved her for it.	Origin Stories
4	[to be unlocked]	????

Hawthorne's Revolver

Chapter	Story	Unlock
1	Red of hair, dark of eye, She made such a convenient spy, With all her bullets warmed by the sun, Oh man, but she really loved her gun!	Twenty Four Hours of Ridiculous
2	[to be unlocked]	????

The Innocuous Knife

Chapter	Story	Unlock
1	She doesn't know how long it has been. Years, at least. But it only takes a single touch to wake her, just one molten drop of yearning to rouse her from her slumber. After all, isn't that how sleeping queens wake? Nothing else would do but the purest, most unadulterated desire. But every time she wakes, she hungers. She lusts. And try as she might, it will never be enough. She is denied once again and it takes everything in her not to scream.	A Blade Dance Between The Fallen
2	It comes as a surprise, and for what seems like a lifetime, she tastes the bliss only freedom could bring. But it is not enough. It will never be enough. The words, she says. If you would only say the words. A plea that is left unanswered.	The Contents of Their Hearts
3	She feels the sun on her face, and a warmth that she has missed. She reaches out for more, always more, because that is her nature. She is a creature that will never be satisfied. She lives. She burns. But she is silent, still, and it is agonizing to be unable to sing. And without the words, she will never sing again.	Under My Skin
4	[to be unlocked]	????

Logs and Cutscenes

Chapter 1, Act 1 Logs

• 2017-03-13: Most in the Bar
• 2017-03-15: The Quick and the Damned
• 2017-03-16: Compensation Issues
• 2017-03-23: Stupid Useless Compassion!
• 2017-03-28: Dreamers and Schemers
• 2017-03-31: She Can't Help But Play With Fire
• 2017-04-01: A Ruined Proposal
• 2017-04-07: Thirty Seconds Left of Life
• 2017-04-13: Helpfulness is a Well-Timed Grenade Aimed in the Wrong Direction
• 2017-04-17: Twenty Four Hours of Ridiculous
• 2017-04-18: A Credit Line of Faith
• 2017-05-07: The Place Where Physics Goes To Die
• 2017-05-11: Malevolence 101
• 2017-05-14: The Past Never Dies
• 2017-05-15: Unofficial Inquiries
• 2017-05-17: Fifteen Percent of a Plan
• 2017-05-18: All's Fair in the Fair
• 2017-05-18: Hawthorne's Guide to Opening Doors
• 2017-05-22: A Dungeon Run Where All The Wits Scores Clearly Apply To the Party Banter Only
• 2017-05-23: Skyfall
• 2017-05-26: Flight of the Jailbirds
• 2017-05-27: Operation Gungnir
• 2017-06-12: Sometimes a Body Likes To Feel Appreciated
• 2017-07-09: A Blade Dance Between the Fallen
• 2017-07-20: To A Life Worth Living
• 2017-07-22: Bad Things Happen In Lacour
• 2017-07-26: The Sins of a Father
• 2017-08-05: The Dig Wherein Rudy Is the Most Mature Person Present
• 2017-08-12: Revenge Is An Act of Passion
• 2017-08-16: Whacking At Beehives
• 2017-08-17: To Teach Them How To Bleed
• 2017-08-18: Water Margin (Side B)
• 2017-08-19: All They've Got
• 2017-08-25: Fly Or Die

Chapter 1, Act 1 Cutscenes

• 2017-03-07: The Saint of Last Resort
• 2017-03-21: The Art of the Swindle
• 2017-04-08: Leave the Dead Buried
• 2017-05-06: Mercy Kill
• 2017-05-20: A New Twist on Old Habits
• 2017-08-07: To Take Arms Against A Sea of Troubles

Chapter 1, Act 2 Logs

• 2017-08-29: The Mechanic
• 2017-09-06: Good People
• 2017-09-26: The Nexus Hours
• 2017-09-28: The Contents of Their Hearts
• 2017-09-29: Something Else Entirely
• 2017-09-30: She Can Be Very Persuasive
• 2017-10-22: Coincidence Or Conspiracy
• 2017-10-23: The First Thing She Ever Stole
• 2017-10-28: Life Will Change
• 2017-10-31: The Drunker The Better
• 2017-11-20: A Dangerous Man
• 2018-01-07: Masquerade
• 2018-01-08: Graverobber
• 2018-01-12: Vorthuzahl's Prize
• 2018-02-03: Hell's Chapel
• 2018-02-13: A Lifetime of Sins to Confess
• 2018-02-21: Tears of the North
• 2018-02-22: Shoot The Hostage
• 2018-02-24: Our Final Stand
• 2018-02-27: Before Gravity Wins
• 2018-03-02: Under My Skin

Chapter 1, Act 2 Cutscenes

• 2017-08-29: The Last Page
• 2018-02-25: Memento Mori

Chapter 1, Act 3 Logs

• 2018-03-12: The Moon Is Made of Green Vegetables
• 2018-03-22: Origin Stories
• 2018-03-26: The Vinegar of Our Lives
• 2018-04-24: Ten Arrows
• 2018-05-03: Blood In The Water
• 2018-07-19: Swimming With Sharks
• 2018-09-14: Reap The Whirlwind

Chapter 1, Act 4 Logs

• 2018-11-23: Devastation