Been trying to get this characters from a sci-fi setting of mine down. Jackhound is a K-10, an artificial genemodded species of canine that’s… basically what it says on the tin. A lot of the great qualities of a dog, but sapient and with thumbs!

And sometimes; guns!

K-10 were initially developed during the Golden Age of Genetic Engineering, both as domestic and working (police, military) varieties, but didn’t really become common until after the “apocalypse” … it’s a long story. Now, they make up a decent chunk of the population, being the third most populous sapient species on earth, after Hodgesons and Humans. Hodgesons I'll post about later, but they're functionally mouse-people.

Jackhound is former K-10 paramilitary, and nowadays is something of a bodyguard and courier, taking stuff and people between cities through the wastelands and wildlands. Like 20% of all K-10s, she has a mutation that allows her to smell certain parasitic life forms, which puts her in fairly high demand, when coupled with her training and experience.

When she’s not guarding trade or research caravans or helping to clear out infestations, she enjoys cute dresses, bright colored clothes (K-10 color vision isn’t quite as good as humans, but leagues better than any natural canine), photography, and going to art museums.

Jackhound has lived a good life, so far, but K-10s only live so long. She’s starting to feel the effects of age undeniably- but she’s got a few more jobs in her, yet!