Karthenias is fairly well known in trading ports. He always shows up sooner or later, typically with something incredibly valuable that people can't get, something that's typically dangerous to even try to get, or to transport, and he's always looking to sell. His prices are high.... but he is the ONLY source, more often than not, and while his prices are high, there IS a margin to profit, for a careful merchant. It's higher than they'd like, and the margin smaller, but the end result is the same. Everyone wins.
Except, perhaps, whoever he pissed off to get his product.
Karthenias is a salvager, sometimes a smuggler, and always a dirty, dirty fighter. There's no real law in extrasolar space beyond grab what you can keep, and be prepared to fight to keep it. Karthenias has been in the business for quite some time, and he's had his share of scraps with people thinking to profit from his hard work. Considering he's still alive and has minimal scars, he's come out on top more often than not. Whether this is by guile, superior firepower, careful forethought, or simple underhanded tricks, well, that's up for debate.
He's well known, as well, to spacers. His ship is a bit odd, a sleek freighter with a strangely smooth, glossy exterior, about three hundred yards long. As well, it sports what can only be some weapon's pods, though what sort of weaponry his vessel has is anyone's guess. It is known, however, that he has some high-powered cutting lasers, as well as some tractor beams. Still, that's a given, as he IS a salvager.
The guy himself? He's humanoid, yes. However, he is definitely not human. For one, his hair is a medium-dark green shade, about the color of healthy grass, and his eyes are the same, without pupils. His ears are slim and pointed, a bit longer than a human's, like some varieties of elves have, while his skin is a slightly tan shade.
Five and a half feet tall, slender and athletic, he's certainly agile. He's also very fast, and sneaky, which helps him a lot in a firefight, or when he needs to get an advantage over someone with friends. He is NOT afraid to fight dirty. Still, seeing him in action, you WOULD note another obvious difference about him.... he has a tail. A prosthetic, metal tail, actually hooked into his brain, with spinal reinforcement. Why, exactly, he has this, is anyone's guess... odd guy.
As stated, though, he DOES fight dirty. He has a pair of pistols on hand at all times, one an energy bolt model, the other a slugthrower. As well, he has a small laser knife, for cutting work, be it the hull or some armored opponent he needs to cut through.
HIs clothing is fairly typical of some spacers. He wears a skintight, energy-absorbing, heat-retaining shirt, always, typically black, with a simple vest over it to carry smaller valuables he finds, as well as small gadgets he needs. His pants are a baggier variety, with many pockets, probably for the same reason. Finishing the ensemble are a simple utility belt and a pair of sturdy boots, one of them with a knife hidden in the sole.
And there you have it!
Karthenias is a known associate of The_Tower
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As it happens, Karthenias IS a member of a little-known(to most) species of tinkerers and engineers, who tend, for the most part, to stay out of the way of the other races. Collectively known as the Khazad Shalar, they are renowned biological and technological engineers. They are, perhaps, best known for their war machines, but their other creations are equally impressive in their own way. They've mastered the fusion of flesh and metal in the form of cybernetics, and taken it further, to the point of creating organic androids. Synthoids, if you will. And, thanks to their abilities, no member of the race can be judged based on the abilities of any others. You never quite know what you're going to get...