Backstory

Tressa Crystal Smith isn’t everyone’s cup of tea–an elegant, standoffish woman, she likes crystals more than she likes most people. She grew up on Boreas, a faltering planet with a deteriorating moon. Conformity and efficiency were necessities there, but that never suited Tressa. Instead, she was more at home with fellow misfits who spent their time on crystal readings, moon rituals and personal witchery–they made her turbulent teenage years (and simultaneous gender transition) easier and less lonely. But when her closest friend went to extreme lengths to save their moon from corporate encroachment, Tressa was caught in the middle. Ultimately, she ran away from home, finding solace in the one place her friend cared about most: their moon, Cleo.

There she ed the terraforming crews hired to repair and rejuvenate the celestial body. She learned to work with ferrofluid, and use it with a certain witchy flair. She grew attached to her new community and, when the heat on Boreas died down, brought some of her old friends back into the fold. She found a place to call her own–just in time for the Apex Games to arrive and sweep it out from under her new family. But Catalyst won’t disappear so easily. If the Games are going to get in her way, she’s going to turn them to her advantage, putting the prize money to use ing her family. She sees a win in her future, and she’ll rise to the occasion.

Real Name

Tressa Crystal Smith

Age

29

Home World

Boreas

Tactical Ability

Piercing Spikes

Throw out a patch of ferrofluid that turns into spikes when enemies are near. Catalyst remains immune to enemy spikes.

ive Ability

Barricade

Reinforce doors, strengthening them and locking them to enemies. Space where doors have been destroyed can also be reinforced.

Ultimate Ability

Dark Veil

Raise a permeable wall of ferrofluid. Enemies who walk through it will be slowed and partially blinded for a brief time.

Heirloom

Stories from the Outlands

Last Hope