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ginning to circulate that this might be as much to test the mettle of the cell as to give Mouse another chance. Or that nepotism is at
work somewhere in the chain of command.
Appearance: Mouse is never seen out of “uniform.” Even on weekends or when off duty, she wears BDU-type clothing, com-
bat boots and a heavy field jacket when the weather demands. She wears her hair short and neat, in a cut that can be styled with a

towel. While she’s barely five foot six in her boots, she’s got enough attitude and muscle

to make most folks think twice about messing with her. She also tends to be armed,
with both weaponry and at least one fi rearm, at all times.
She spends all her spare time attempting to improve herself to be what
she thinks of as the perfect hunter. She reads books on military history,
watches the Military Channel on TV and works out to excess, granting her
a stocky but buff physique. One of her favorite activities is practicing at the
shooting range.
Storytelling Hints: Mouse really wants to prove herself as a hunter. Ever
since she was given a dishonorable discharge from the Army for trumped-up
(she says) charges of psychological instability, she’s done everything she can
to prove she has what it takes to succeed with Task Force: VALKYRIE.
Unfortunately, she often tries too hard to prove herself, which gets in the
way of her actually learning how to work with a cell and, thus, succeed
as a hunter.
Mouse is argumentative, opinionated and loud. She always seems

to have a “better idea” than the one presented by authority figures, as
if she believes she can impress them by showing off her intellect and
arguing against their plans. She’s very well studied in military history
and tactics, and many of her plans are actually sound, but the way she
presents them makes it difficult for others to ac-

cept them.
Tier One
Tier-one hunters do not work for (and are
unlikely to be aware of) any sort of hunter-
specific organization. They may not know

that any other hunter cells exist, seeing
themselves as the singular candle stand-
ing against the darkness. This leads to
a very “us versus them” mental-
ity, with “them” being anyone or
thing other than run-of-the-mill
humanity. Thus, when the path of a
tier-one cell crosses that of another
(potentially a more organized cell),
someone might react with hostility
rather than meet in a spirit of coopera-
tion.
Tye Masterson
Quote: “Most folks are sheep. They’re too dumb to
even know the wolves are out there. That’s why there’s got to
be Guard Dogs like us.”
Background: Tye Masterson did 10 years’ hard time
for the murder of a man who never died. He took the fall
when an acquaintance who owed him money went missing
not long after a heated discussion that was, unfortunately,
witnessed by the man’s friends. It didn’t take more than a
look at Tye’s arrest record for drug charges, assault and larce-
ny to convince the jury that even if he didn’t actually murder
the missing man, society would be well served by placing him
behind bars.
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