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“The weak spot in the Mark XV armor is intriguing,” Dying Star said as it exited the shuttle behind the other Ephemeral, pouring out of the airlock like a dense, creeping fog. It had kept to itself at the back of the craft during the briefing, ostensibly as a courtesy to its teammates, who still seemed a bit unsettled by its strange, soundless presence. Now it drew near to Thalos and the rest of the crew that remained behind. “If one of you were able exploit it and cause Kolac’s facial panel to open, I could easily eliminate him.”

As it spoke, the Riftosian’s indistinct form drew together and resolved into a towering humanoid silhouette, pitch black except for two bright spots set deep in its “head” - simulated eyes for the benefit of its comrades so that they could see where it was directing its attention. It seemed to fill the corner of the room where it stood, stooped beneath the low-hanging ceiling, smothering light and sound alike with its presence. Its voice, incongruously, was pitched as a warm, pleasant alto - unfailingly polite and precisely inflected.

"I expect Miss Alsia and Master Marc will have the first room clear in a matter of moments," Dying Star continued in its curiously formal manner. "Once the task is complete, I recommend we regroup and discuss how best to avoid detection. I assume the H.A.K.E.S.A.T.H. has taken care of the facility's surveillance system, but the radio silence of our targets will be sure to put the Star Marshall on alert sooner than later."

Name: Dying Star

Race: Riftosian

Physical Characteristics and Appearance: Dying Star most often assembles itself into a roughly humanoid figure of varying size and solidity. It does not have a strict gender, but its voice is typically pitched as a low, husky alto. Dying Star arranges its components to absorb light during covert operations, appearing as an silent, looming shadow. In friendly company, it becomes luminescent, emitting light in a wide variety of colors. The more relaxed or exhausted Dying Star is, the more indistinct its figure becomes.

RIFTOSIANS [+]

Background Information:

POLICE INCIDENT REPORT [+]

AUTOPSY REPORT [+]

LOCAL KINGPIN FOUND DEAD ON-BOARD CRUISER [+]

POST MISSION DEBRIEF [+]

Equipment: Dying Star does not carry weapons or other equipment, although it is more than capable of handling weaponry if the situation calls for it. Dying Star’s killing technique relies on it getting the drop on its opponent and quickly dispatching him, typically through asphyxiation.

Unique Abilities: In addition to the more common Riftosian talents for camouflage and near-instantaneous travel over short distances, Dying Star has achieved an unusually high degree of control over its physical form, allowing it to “flow” along the ground, “pour” itself into tight or otherwise inaccessible spaces, and dissipate its individual components for short amounts of time over small distances to avoid detection or damage. Dying Star’s ability also lends itself to one of the more unique and unsettling assassination techniques in the charted systems - entering an opponent’s body through various orifices and eviscerating him from the inside out while he suffocates. Dying Star is extraordinarily agile, able to shift and solidify its form at will, and can mimic a range of voices by vibrating its components at various frequencies.

Skillset: Dying Star specializes in infiltration, espionage, impersonation, and covert assassination.

Weaknesses: Like the rest of its kind, Dying Star is physically weak in comparison to other races and will find itself at a disadvantage if forced into hand-to-hand combat. Maintaining a form solid enough to inflict physical trauma consumes a considerable amount of energy and is extremely taxing on the entity if it is forced to remain corporeal for an extended period of time. Although it is possible for Dying Star to avoid blunt force trauma by rapidly dissipating and reassembling itself, damage from high-impact weapons, such as firearms, disrupt the conscious connection between its components and effectively “wound” it. Also, going without the low-grade radiation it relies on for nourishment for an extended period of time has the same effect on Dying Star as starvation in humans.

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