Egon Shale

Egon Shale was a logistics officer in Vow, formerly the intelligence officer of the now-defunct smuggling crew Peschinka Logistics. Since the war broke out on Aureate, he had been working on covert operations for the public in Vow, and had helped Dodeka on behalf of Zoya Gabbro a number of times. He had a knack for forgery and trading in favours. He was known for being prickly and unpleasant during his time in Peschinka Logistics, but following its dissolution and the death of his brother, Osvald Shale, he became much softer—although he still spoke in a sarcastic tone.

Appearance
Egon was a small and slightly stocky Nadezhdan man, a mix of narwhal and arctic fox. He had a fox-like face, with a tusk-like protrustion on his head. Unlike actual narwhals, it protruded from his forehead and was more of a horn, and was signficiantly shorter than real-world narwhal tusks. He dressed in worn but relatively stylish office wear.

History
As the intelligence officer of Peschinka Logistics, Egon rarely participated in smuggling operations in person; rather, he would keep in contact with the crew over radio. He was responsible for planning jobs, forging documents, assessing cargo, and providing tactical support. After the fall of Peschinka, he attempted to keep it going with his brother, Osvald.

After the death of Osvald during their continued smuggling days, Egon quit that line of work. His skills translated fairly well to legitimate work in the logistics business, however, and he had kept a job as a logistics officer in Vow. In GS02 – MARGINALIA, he was reunited with Zoya Gabbro when she came to his office seeking aid on behalf of Dodeka. He helped her again in GS06 – ПОЕХАЛИ!, where she asked him to forge documents declaring Dodeka as a Dodonan graft, to help with their infiltration of the Iris prison in Kleidos.

Since the war came to Vow, Egon had been living in a small, shared apartment. From there, he attempted to use his bureaucratic skills to help locals suffering in the war, until he was murdered by Hack in GS10 – MOTHERLODE, as revenge for the murder of Pasha Marble by Zoya Gabbro.