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Hraalkar

Hraalkar is one of the more recent additions to the campaign, and hes essentially the alien equivalent to Pepper. He was a criminal on his home planet (or at least he engaged in actions that allowed criminals to flourish), but he also possessed the willpower needed to be considered for the Green Lantern Corps. As such, his sectors Green Lantern gave him an ultimatum: join the Corps, or go to jail. Basically, its the same story as Pepper, told from an alien perspectivebut the crime itself is different enough that there isnt complete overlap between the two characters, and that allows for a certain level of dynamic growth potential between thw two. Like Telok and Bluebird, the fact that Hraalkar is a scientist, or at least scientifically-minded (and uncomfortable with magic, but thats beside the point), gives him more of a unique feel that I appreciate.

At the moment, Ive only had the one scene with Hraalkar, but he definitely serves to give Pepper more of a connection to life on Oa. Admittedly, I have had a difficult time with the Oa side of the campaign, if only because its like an expansion pack on top of an already overwhelming abundance of content, which makes it harder to dip my toe in and establish new connections with characters and really build bonds. Plus, having so many of the NPCs hostile to humans is intimidating. Hraalkar isnt like that though; hes completely green (no pun intended) and nave to the world, so hes perfect as a friend for Pepper right now. I think with some more scenes together, and maybe with him meeting/interacting with a few other PCs (or my eventual goal of giving him time to make some Green Lantern friends and introduce Pepper to them), itll flesh out his character enough to secure a more solid spot on my list.

Also, to hearken back to my Teloktelar write-up, Pepper has some weird tastes. I mean, Brennus might get a teensy bit hot and bothered by just about any guy in the campaign with a cute face (shirtlessly is a plus), but Pepper has her own trigger. Partly because shes a Space Trek nerd and finds Beast Boy attractive, that kinda set her down a path of just finding appeal in all sorts of characters that most might consider gross or weird or monstrous. So Hraalkar, seven-foot-tall behemoth that is he, is at least a little bit physically attractive to Pepper, and his sweetheart personality has at least planted the seed of a schoolgirl crush in Pepper. Its nothing major YET; again, shes faithful to Half-Life (himself somewhat of a monstrous design), but still, nothing wrong with thinking a schlubby alien guy is cute.