The Two Hunters

Runge Margavo and Ramy Dusotes met a few years prior to Volume 1 and formed a tenuous partnership, allowing them to complete more difficult -- and thus more lucrative -- business contracts.

"Tenuous" is the operative word here, as they cannot go a day without bickering about something or tossing some sort of insult. When they're not butting heads, however, contracts are completed with relative efficiency.

Runge is a 27-year-old male Sirukti (dingo-like humanoid) from planet Ahjri. He has a love for action and debauchery, cheerfully completing contracts on one hand and handling the ladies on the other.

Ramy is a 28-year-old female Lonkapi (wolf-like humanoid) from planet Audonika. She loves books and other things that Runge would consider boring. Her rational thinking often comes into conflict with Runge's volatility, but also keeps missions from turning into disasters.

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Runge Margavo

Runge is a cunning thief, seasoned pilot, expert huntsman, and ladies' man. Earlier in his life, he was a soldier of an unspecified army unit on the planet of Ahjri. He wasn't a particularly decorated soldier, reaching the rank of corporal before ending his term at the age of 18 so he could enter the field of bounty hunter and mercenary work.

During his time as a soldier, he was present during the War of Ninth Sanctuary between two nations: the F'mowne Republic and the Principality of Pykoih. He has various scars as a result, but they are hidden beneath his fur.

Personality

Runge is jovial and determined, but also arrogant and indulgent. His lustful nature and affinity for narcotics and alcohol often throw a wrench in an otherwise well-oiled system, earning him the ire of his counterpart, Ramy Dusotes. He has some semblance of decency for the most part, but that restraint is prone to being thrown out the proverbial window when he visits one of Riesel's many clubs, such as Night Life over Riesel.

Runge's default demeanor is one of relative silence, but he tends to make jokes about almost anything when he sees the opportunity, including rather morbid ones. He has a propensity for holding grudges, even for things as trivial as Ramy finishing off the last container of his favorite ice cream without giving him notice. He doesn't usually let his anger get the best of him unless someone pushes his buttons just right, the skill of which Ramy has mastered with all kinds of awards.

For music, Runge enjoys hard club tunes, including those that many people would dismiss as contorted noise. He is also fond of dark and edgy music.

Regarding the opposite sex, he is considerably shallow and keeps his standards within a narrow range, showing strong favoritism for chiseled athleticism and slenderness. This creates contention with Ramy, whose bulky figure invariably falls short of a supermodel's physique. In addition to this, he sees her as unfeminine and cold, and regards her as more of an annoying sister than anything. Even considering the idea of a relationship with her beyond a platonic friendship repulses him immensely.

He has a small circle of drinking buddies that he hangs out with on occasion, leaving Ramy alone at the base. She considers this to be a form of personal relief, almost like a miniature vacation.

Like his partner, he enjoys dessert foods such as ice cream, particularly muobimo-flavored (which could be likened in taste to pistachio, watermelon, and cherry).

He collects swords and shields, keeping many of them displayed in the base's living room.

Skills

Runge is proficient in hand-to-hand fighting, specializing in brute power to overwhelm his opponents, but this comes after he has properly gauged the risks of engagement. Oftentimes, his form consists of bombarding them with a flurry of fists directed at any known or perceived weakpoints. He hits like a truck, but lacks in footwork.

He is a combat pragmatist and is not beyond using dirty and other morally questionable techniques and strategies to succeed in a battle. Brutality is certainly not outside of his capacity, and he is not afraid to bust skulls and break or remove limbs. He makes extensive use of guns, particularly ones with a large amount of power, and has extensive self-training with a sniper rifle.

Appearance

Runge is of the Sirukti species, which have been likened to bipedal dingoes according to the opinions of Humans. He is covered with a short coat of blue fur (cerulean, to be specific), stands at 6'4", and is 260 pounds of well-built muscle. He has blue eyes and messy, medium-length hair on his head that is a darker shade of blue than his fur. He is very muscular, obsessed with keeping himself in peak physical condition both for practical purposes and for seducing the opposite sex.

Ramy Dusotes

Ramy is Runge Margavo's platonic partner in business. Little is known about her past, aside from the fact that her family moved away from Ahjri when she was five years old and took residence in the nation of Nassasuro on planet Audonika.

She is a professional hacker and effective gunslinger, and possesses piloting skills that rival those of her coworker.

Personality

Ramy is much more composed than Runge, acting almost as his antithesis. On average, she is mildly talkative and has a pleasant disposition. On the other end of the spectrum, she can be very sarcastic and demeaning when she feels the situation calls for it. It is not uncommon for her to tease Runge for his fears and weaknesses.

Despite Riesel being a source of steady work and income, Ramy holds a considerable amount of disdain for the inhabitants of Riesel and the planet itself, with a few exceptions — Sgakahav “Sig” Wilobst being one. She considers the world to be a cesspool of debauchery and all other forms of depravity, and has high hopes of moving to a place of greater reputation. Runge's apparent love for the place sickens her.

She enjoys softer music, including instrumentals and light club tracks. She finds Runge's tastes in harder music to be repugnant.

Ramy is fond of spicy food, though some spices bother her stomach. As with Runge, she also enjoys dessert foods like ice cream, especially when flavored with beskedar (the Ahjric equivalent of chocolate, but with a slight tartness). Muobimo comes in at a close second, and she is known to sneak a few bites of Runge's stash, especially when he hasn't been paying much attention to it due to his gaming habits.

Another major difference between her and Runge is that she is celibate, though this is less for morals and more for personal safety against the predators that commonly inhabit Riesel and the diseases that commonly reside in them.

Skills

Ramy is proficient in hand-to-hand fighting and prefers quick, directed strikes to take down her opponents. Her large, muscular legs afford her agility that is surprisingly swift for her high weight, and she can avoid strikes that would land on most other fighters. Strikes that do manage to land are mitigated by her bulky figure, and she can withstand more damage than Runge. She is strong enough to lift him over her head and throw him if necessary.

While she is considered very strong for a female of her species, she finds brute force to be unnecessary; graceless at best, and suicidal at worst. The latter assumption is a result of how a significant number of species she and Runge have come across are naturally larger than them, or hyped-up on drugs. She is also leery of cyborgs due to their enhanced strength and ability to hide additional weaponry in their mechanical components.

Appearance

Ramy is of the Lonkapi species, which have been likened to bipedal wolves according to the opinions of Humans. She is covered with a medium-length coat of tan and light-brown fur and stands at 5'11". Her eyes are green, and she has long, naturally two-tone hair on her head that is a darker shade of brown than her fur (chestnut) with streaks of lighter brown (camel).

In terms of dress and cosmetics, she doesn't bother with looking particularly feminine due to Riesel's reputation for harboring sexual predators. The knowledge that males in general overlook her does not bother her — relationships are not on her priority list.

Due to her occupation, she is quite muscular — this adds bulk and weight to her already heavyset, pear-shaped figure, and puts her at a surprising 250 pounds. While she does display frustration when people deride her size, she does not possess self-esteem issues and actually strives to retain her extra weight for the sake of intimidation, physical leverage, and preventing starvation should access to food become problematic. That she falls well short of her partner's shallow expectations for a desirable body gives her a particular sense of joy.