Falx Firestone

"'Harper Agent. Adept gunslinger and marksman. Estranged from family and strong sense of survivor's guilt after failure at Unther. Likely to resort to martyrdom. High mission success rates despite poor tactical and interpersonal skills — almost always deployed alone. Unlikely to co-operate directly; send a contact/third party.'"

"-W"

Personality & Character
The man has the demeanor of an elderly dog — pacing with a slouch, dragging his footsteps with visible fatigue. Even if he spends a large majority of the day napping, the man becomes a hundred times more active late at night. Still, there's no denying that the man loves his leisure time. It wouldn't be too much of a stretch to claim that Falx is one of the laziest, most laid back people in all of Faerun. One could even call him boring and unambitious and get away with it as he wouldn't even think about sparing the energy to prove them wrong.

Despite being a veteran agent for the Harpers, Falx is not above hiring adventurers to doing his job for him, such as when he hired the Bastards to seal a deal with a suspicious vendor. In a sense, that makes him crafty and resourceful. Even if he'd rather keep to himself, he's not necessarily unfriendly. The man actually enjoys talking to people from time to time, though it's no secret he finds it very tiring. He spends most of his time weighing his options and reflecting on his life thus far, even when he's surrounded by company. Even if he is defeatist and pessimistic, the man isn't bitter by any means.

Still, Falx isn't without his flaws. For him, living in general is slow-paced and unrewarding, so he lives for some of the cheaper thrills in life such as food, ale, and occasionally, fighting. He'd never admit it himself, but there's something strangely addicting about being thrust head-first into danger without any clear solution in sight. Falx is in love with the concept of risk and reward. You could call him an adrenaline junkie, even if his general demeanor doesn't hint at it in the slightest. The man's also got problems with his sense of self-worth, often shooting himself in the foot or underplaying his own accomplishments by a mile. When it comes to himself, Falx's standards are unusually high, and unfairly so.

Appearance
Standard-issue copper dragonborn. Short for his race, but taller than the average commoner. Lean and toned — the body of a very active Harper agent. No visible scars or piercings; characterized by slouch and tired eyes. Wears a military chaperon to disguise the fact that he's unable to grow horns. Rarely seen without his brown Mulhorandi duster coat and a pair of dwarfmetal revolvers.

Known Deployments
Mulhorand: Dustbowl, two years.


 * Category II. Powderkeg Bandits.
 * Deployed Alone.
 * Requested the assistant of Harper Agent Axton.
 * Subdued the bandits and spared the town from enslavement.

Unther: Methwood, one year.


 * Category II. Dragon Cult.
 * Deployed with Harper Agents Axton (KIA), Rana (KIA), and Carlyle (KIA).
 * Failed to stop the cult from stealing Skuthosim's remains.

Anauroch: Passigue, one year.


 * Category III. Night Parade.
 * Deployed with Harper Agent Lavinia.
 * Failed to eliminate the cult in time. Members went into hiding.

Sembia: Selegaunt, two years.


 * Category II. Overmaster Danse Havisham.
 * Deployed Alone.
 * Succeeded in exposing Overmaster Havisham's corruption.

Moonsea: Phlan, five months.


 * Category III. Dragon Cult.
 * Deployed alone.
 * Requested the assistance of Harper Agent Corvega.
 * Ongoing investigation of cult activity in the city.

Known Contacts

 * Lavinia
 * Erin Corvega
 * Azrael Godwin-Daevion'lyr
 * Eliseo
 * Elluin Aera
 * Ortwen
 * Jogart

Short Stories

 * Snakes