Caustic Pillows
Description: Mirage has always loved being the center of attention. As the youngest of four brothers, he mastered the art of joking around just to stand out. But beneath the humor, there was one thing he took seriously: Holo-Pilot technology. Introduced to illusion tech by his engineer mother, Mirage became obsessed, studying and refining it whenever he could. When his brothers went missing during the Outlands’ Civil War, Mirage stayed by his mother’s side. Together, they continued developing holo devices, and their shared work strengthened their bond. To support them, Mirage worked as a bartender, where he constantly heard stories about the Apex Games—tales of fame, fortune, and glory. He wanted in, but he couldn’t risk leaving his mother alone.
Description: Bloodhound is known across the Outlands as one of the greatest game hunters the Frontier has ever seen. The child of two engineers stationed at the New Dawn industrial plant on Talos, Bloodhound was taken in by their uncle Artur after a meltdown destroyed the facility and killed both their parents. Artur taught them the Old Ways, a belief system that focuses on the glory of nature and rejects modern technology. Yet Bloodhound was constantly drawn to technological marvels, and ultimately used both new and old methods to take down a Goliath that preyed on the people of their village, forever changing their life’s path.
