Peyton Ashmore, Psychic Smuggler

Peyton Ashmore

Years ago, if you had a job that needed to be done, Peyton Ashmore was a name you sought out. Because Peyton Ashmore meant efficiency, resourcefulness, and above all, discrepancy. But, those days are over now, as Peyton’s era as a thriving Milky Way smuggler have finally caught up to her. It started nearly thirty years ago. Born on Ganymede, a Prometheus moon of Jupiter, Peyton grew up as the middle child of six brothers and sisters. Her mother was single-mom who earned enough capital to keep her bunch clothed and fed. However, with no one but a babysitter droid to watch over her, Peyton soon spent more time outside of her house than inside. She befriended some of the other corporate brats who appointed her their leader (due to her charm as well as pretty smile), and used the children to help her steal from their busy corporate parents.

As time went on, and Peyton became wiser, she began to direct a small shoplifting circle with her young companions, selling their products to children of their age. Soon she realized the beauty of stolen trade, which she profited from greatly. Then, when Peyton was twelve and went through puberty, she realized there was more to her than she once recognized. For Peyton not only had charm, wits, and good looks, but psionic capabilities. She could not only sense peoples’ emotions, but also bend these feelings to her will. Uncertain how others might react, Peyton began studying her paranormal abilities in secret, honing them with hopes that they could better her position in life.

Then, opportunity struck. One of her long time friends and thieves throughout childhood informed her about an uncle of his who was a -looking for a new crew member. Young Peyton took this as her chance to not only leave the planet, but become a prosperous black market tradesman. After being interviewed by the grizzled space crook, Peyton left with him, and began her apprenticeship as a smuggler . She used her powers to assist her Captain in his many endeavors and soon became his right hand (wo)man. Together, they made thousands, until on her twenty-first birthday, when the smuggler-captain gifted her with her own ship.

Once in charge of her own space vessel, Peyton reached the pinnacle of her career. She enjoyed taking chances and began making friends with those that other thieves would consider risky. For the next several years, only the richest or most prestigious traders could hire her, as she always guaranteed success. However, it would be her childhood contributor, Prometheus Enterprises, that would finally put an end to her illustrious career. She’d taken several jobs for a few of their executives, sneaking leftover building resources from the many Prometheus construction projects and selling them to pirates for profit. Unfortunately, her employers weren’t as clever as Peyton and soon were being investigated by auditors.

The Prometheus workers immediately gave up their smuggler, placing Peyton on the “1000 Most Wanted” list. She tried to hide, slipping into Earth’s masses and pretending to be someone else. Soon though, desperateness kicked in, and Ashmore needed to attempt to earn capital through the black markets, causing suspicious law enforcement to catch up with her. Luckily, T.A.F. officials arrested Peyton for crimes against their community, locking her up until they could make arrangements with Prometheus to charge her for additional past smuggling crimes. But Prometheus did not want to pick up custody payments for Ashmore, and defaulted their rightful prisoner to T.A.F. justice. So, with a shortened sentence, Peyton now waits, hoping to serve out her ten year sentence (compared to life-in-prison that she would have served had she been transferred to Prometheus) before making a new name for herself. She doesn’t know what she’ll do next, but knows that anything beats being locked up in a prison cell.

Peyton, March 30th, 2525

Peyton has become a major foundation within the Steel Witch crew. She is not only the co-pilot and 1st mate, but the group's resourceful intelligence gatherer on some of the more shady planets. While she's continued to keep quiet about her psionic talents, she never hesitates to use her abilities in order to help the crew. She's become a proficient support fighter in combat and a capable pilot when Captain/Marshal Weller needs to lead his team.

Major Accomplishments: Assisting in the warrants of Alvaro Tavares, Tartok “The Crusher” Deniigi, Regina Carver, and Captain Bothvar Haklang

Gaining access to Derrick The Doppelganger & Co.'s whereabouts in order to find the trail of Aden "The Raven" Macer

Misdeeds/Errors: The crashing and damaging of the Steel Witch while trailing the raiding long ship, The Aifor

Stealing a sample of Knight's Kiss, a delicate and rare plant that may be able to cure space rot

Current Plot: Peyton has continued to try and lay low so that her enemies, the Mason Brothers, won't find her. Meanwhile, a mysterious plump psychic has recently contacted Peyton, requesting that she come to the planet Phaya for both information and instruction.

Dragon Age

After rescuing a Dragon Knight who was seconds away from dying, Peyton earned herself an ally for life. Arjon Travok, a Dragon Knight who was attacked on Atlantis VI during a pirate attack, was severely maimed and left for dead. If not for the quick response by Petyon, the knight would have surely died. In gratitude, the now recovering warrior has offered up a life boon, an act of thanks for the kindness Peyton extended.

While flying through the cosmos on a job from the Hades 13 Underworld, a sudden jolt of horror followed by a mental scream fills the senses of the young psychic.

Psi-Blade

Damage: +3D
Availability: N/A
Cost: N/A

Special: In the hands of a user with Metaphysics, the Psi-Blade ignores physical armor created by psionics such as "ice armor" or "gravity barrier."

All great swords have a name, and all great weapons have an edge. Through advanced psi-programming, the Dragon Knights of Dalirath have mastered the creation of crystal weapons. The Psi-Blade is distinct in its ability to penetrate psionic armors and barriers as if they didn't even exist. To do so, the weapon must be in the hands of a psion, and must succeed in hitting the target. While the blade does not penetrate mundane armors, it ignores any metaphysical armors, no matter the rating.

Modified Hexisan Plasma Sniper Rifle


This massive sniper plasma rifle does not do well in close range combat (suffers +5 penalty when used at close range), but is instead made to catch enemies off guard from a distance. The Hexisan Plasma Rifle only has a single fire option (no burst or full auto). However, due to modifications in the charge pack, the Hexisan Plasma Sniper Rifle still packs a powerful punch. The Plasma Sniper Rifle has an advanced scope that cancels 5 points of penalty modifiers for range (calculations below). The Plasma Sniper Rifle also comes with a scope that has Infravision/Ultravision.

Damage: 7D AMMO: 20 SHORT RANGE: 20 (+5 to difficulty) MEDIUM RANGE: 21-100 (+0 to difficulty): LONG RANGE (+5 to difficulty): 101-1000