Abhuman Mercenary

Saves: Toughness +6

Proficiencies: Athletics +6, Awareness +3

Contract Discipline. The mercenary is immune to Morale collapse while the contract holds; it walks away the moment the contract is breached or bought out.

Abhuman Frame. Ogryn-strain: the mercenary reduces incoming damage by 2 and its melee attacks have reach 10 feet. Ratling-strain: it instead has Advantage on Stealth checks and on ranged attacks made from concealment.

Ripper Gun Point-Blank. Ranged Attack: +5 to hit, range 20/60 ft., one target (ogryn-strain). Hit: 2d10 + 3 ballistic damage, plus an extra 1d10 against Exposed targets within 20 feet.

Contracted Shot. Ranged Attack: +6 to hit, range 100/300 ft., one target (ratling-strain). Hit: 2d6 + 3 ballistic damage, plus 2 damage against the employer's named target.

Hold the Door. The mercenary braces at a chokepoint until the start of its next turn. Enemies crossing its zone provoke Reactive Fire or a free melee attack.

Morale: Fights exactly as hard as the pay justifies; negotiates mid-fight if the party offers a better contract or proves the employer is doomed.

Tactics: Play mercenaries as professionals: good positions, no heroics, clean withdrawal terms. They protect the payer, not the plan, and will honor a surrender they would not offer. The counter is rarely firepower — it is the contract.

Loot / Evidence / Hooks: Quality weapons and a literal signed contract; the employer's name on it is the real prize.

An Abhuman Mercenary is a professional heavy — ogryn-grade muscle or ratling-grade precision — selling stable violence in a market that despises them. Legally tolerated, socially loathed, and worth every throne.

Use this enemy when a hostile employer needs quality hired force with deniability, or when the party's enemies buy better muscle than they can field.

Threat Profile: High durability or high precision by strain, disciplined for money not ideology, reliable morale up to the exact limit of the contract.

Contract Discipline. Immune to Morale collapse while the contract holds; walks away the moment it is breached or bought out.

Abhuman Frame. Ogryn-strain: reduce incoming damage slightly and add melee reach; Ratling-strain: Advantage on Stealth and ranged Advantage from concealment.

Ripper Gun Point-Blank. Brutal short-range volley (ogryn-strain) that shreds anything Exposed in front of it.

Contracted Shot. Precise rifle attack (ratling-strain) with bonus damage against the employer's named target.

Hold the Door. Braces at a chokepoint; enemies crossing its zone provoke Reactive Fire or a free melee attack.

Morale: Fights exactly as hard as the pay justifies; negotiates mid-fight if the party offers a better contract or proves the employer is doomed.

Tactics: Play mercenaries as professionals: good positions, no heroics, clean withdrawal terms. They protect the payer, not the plan, and will honor a surrender they would not offer. The counter is rarely firepower — it is the contract.

Full Stat Block Priority: Medium