This is Xasha. Those who know of her consider her a strange hermit, although not the strangest thing you can encounter on Ganymede. Quite territorial but harmless if you leave her alone. Those who get on her bad side find out that she is a more than capable fighter who uses potent FDT weapons to defend her home. The truth is, she is not merely a territorial hermit, she is the guardian of a grotto (which is the name for insular little communities in HSD) known as the Ganymede Terra Forming Outpost 26. She grew up in said grotto, which is a rather dangerous place, hence the cybernetic replacements, but as the best fighter she was chosen to live on the outside, guarding the only entrance.

This character is one I adopted from Jonas many years ago, and frankly should have uploaded a lot sooner. For the longest time I did not know what to do with her. That mix of sci-fi and primitive is difficult to find a place for. But then I came up with the Ganymede Terra Forming Outpost 26 grotto for a Hc Svnt Dracones campaign I ran, and I realized that she would fit in just fine on Ganymede. The idea was that the Ganymede Terra Forming Outpost 26 is a vast collection of underground machinery which was used when Ganymede was terraformed, hence the name. Once everything was done all those machines were just abandoned. A group took refuge there and over the centuries they developed the believe that the need to keep the machinery running so that Ganymede remains habitable. Is that true? Probably not... but who knows? Serious injuries are common for those living in the Ganymede Terra Forming Outpost 26, but fortunately they were able to keep all the medical equipment running, so repairing a damaged body is relatively easy for them.

And so Xasha became the guardian of Ganymede Terra Forming Outpost 26.

Jonas did wonderful work with her. And I'm very happy to finally have found a place for her. I don't think he ever uploaded this picture to his own gallery, and if he did I cannot find it, but definitely check out his stuff, if you haven't already.

And if you'd like to know more about HC SVNT DRACONES, check out Messi's gallery, or better yet, get the rulebook right here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/produc.....Second-Edition




Xasha is ©  Tygon

HC SVNT DRACONES is © Messi

Art is ©  Jonas