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The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunfighter followed.

Well, to be fair, she following the infernal that was chasing the black-robed priest, but that was semantics. Kita just needed the blowing sand to settle for a minute - even half a minute. The creature was unnaturally fast, and with her horse dead behind her, she was never catching up.

There. The wind died down, just enough. Kita blinked sand from her eyes, held her heavy rifle up to her eye, took aim, and shot.

The infernal's head exploded.

The priest, hearing the loud report, turned to look behind him. Seeing his pursuer had been downed, he allowed himself to stop running, to sink, panting and sweating, to the sand.

And so, in the end, she saved the priest, and the precious cargo of religious texts and artifacts he was trying to preserve. Which was something, she supposed. More important, the priest had insisted, than dying at Henge Hold. That's where she'd been travelling with her family when the preist had commandeered her services as a guide and guard. As a result, she had missed the battle, and hasn't seen her family since.

On good days she believes they made it onto the lifeboats to Cyriss. On bad days, she knows they're all dead. The priest assured her that the Lawgiver was pleased with her service. So that was something too.

Since then she has roamed the West, never admitting, even deep in her heart, that she's hoping for word of somebody, anybody, she knew from before.

Appearance
Kita is a little taller than average for a Sul woman, and lean and wiry. Her black hair is marred by a white streak at the front, along with a scar on her forehead - this is the result of a run-in with an acid-spitting desert worm in the Bloodstone Marches. Her naturally brown skin is tanned and weathered, making her look older than her 22 years. She has brown, almond shaped eyes, and thin lips that are often curled into a smile, which rarely reaches her eyes. When she's in a good mood, her smile can be described as sarcastic. When she's in a bad mood, it's downright ghoulish.

Kita wears a long cotton shirt, so faded by the sun that its original colour can only be guessed at. Leather suspenders hold up her tight denim jeans, the legs of which cover sturdy leather boots. A gun belt rests low on her hips, and a bullet bandolier crosses diagonally over her chest. Around her neck she wears a bone pendant with the symbol of Menoth on it, worn smooth with frequent handling.

Kita has cobbled together a mismatched set of studded leather armour, which is strapped seemingly haphazardly over her clothes. Her one concession to vanity is a long canvas duster, the jacket down to her knees, the deep collar excellent for keeping out the wind and rain. Her backpack has a custom holster for her rifle, the butt of which can be seen over her left shoulder, ready to draw at a moment's notice.

Personality
Kita is a devout follower of the Creator, Menoth. Fortunately the Lawgiver does not call for asceticism, chastity, nor teetollism, for Kita is none of those things. (At least, not ALL the holy leaders agree on whether or not he demands these things). He does demand obedience, which Kita delivers. She gives thanks to Menoth before meals, at waking and sleeping, after battles and games of chance. She attends church service whenever she is in town. She also faithfully tithes 20% of her earnings/winnings. She will usually unquestioningly obey priests or holy people of her faith.

Kita has an emotional black hole in her soul, where her family used to be. She is often plagued with nightmares, of her family, drifting helpless in the vastness of space, or else dead and rotting, cursing her name from their graves.

She calls no place home, and drifts from town to town, or out into the wastelands, never with a real destination in mind. Her constant travel, and her skill with firearms, made her a natural asset to the Warder's Guild, and she spends the majority of her time guarding caravans and other groups of travellers. She has an uncanny ability to sniff out an ambush, and to choose the safer path for her clients. She has a good reputation, and is friendly and gregarious. However, she doesn't count many people as actual friends, and rarely confides in anybody. She doesn't indulge in any vices when clients are around, but between jobs she's been known to have a good time (rarely in a reputable establishment).

Her religious fervor is often at odds with the emotional void her family's disappearance left. She continues to worship Menoth, and abide by the tenets of her faith, for if she doesn't have that, then it means she abandoned her family for nothing. She has convinced herself that she follows the Lawgiver's rules, but she's pretty good at looking for loopholes and justifications when necessary.

Golden Bullet. As part of your attack, you fire a trick shot that strikes your target in a vulnerable gap in its armor. Choose a creature you can see that is within your weapon’s normal range, and make a ranged attack against that creature. This attack ignores damage resistances.
Piercing Shot. This trick shot does not modify a single shot. Instead, as an action, you fire a trick shot that passes through multiple targets. Your shot is a line 5 feet wide extending from you to your weapon’s normal range in a direction you choose. Creatures in the line must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take damage equal to your weapon’s damage.
Pinning Shot. As part of your attack, you fire a trick shot that forces your enemies to take cover. When you use this trick shot, choose a creature you can see that is within your weapon’s normal range, and make a ranged attack against that creature. If the attack hits, the target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be knocked prone and become frightened until the start of your next turn.
Ricochet Shot. As part of your attack, you fire a trick shot that ricochets off of stone, metal, or a similarly hard surface. When you use this trick shot, if you are aware of a creature in total cover, you can target it if there is a clear path for the bullet to travel along.
Wounding Shot. As part of your attack, you fire a trick shot that leaves your target bleeding or venting vital fluids. When you use this trick shot, choose a creature you can see that is within your weapon’s normal range, and make a ranged attack against that creature. If the attack hits, the creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or take additional damage equal to your Dexterity modifier (minimum 1) at the start of each of its turns. This effect lasts until a creature uses an action and makes a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check to bind the wound or until the creature receives healing. The damage dealt by this trick shot is cumulative with additional wounding shots.
This trick shot works on living creatures and steamjacks but has no effect on other constructs or the undead.

Trick Shots save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier