

the Viper rifle was an early Arbalest design, and is over a century old Arbalest is in decline due to lower demands post-crisis Ashe lives in a community called Bellerae (Texas, I assume - there is a city called *Bellaire* in Texas, probably not the same) Arbalest’s AA92 rifle was standard issue during the omnic crisis “due to its higher capacity and higher muzzle velocity” Ashe’s ancestor Caledonia Ashe founded the Arbalest Arms Company Ashe’s family estate is called Lead Rose Manor Ashe’s Deadlock Challenge runs from June 22 to July 5 and celebrates the release of the second young adult novel set in the Overwatch universe, Deadlock Rebels. So there was a fair amount of thinking through what the tech was like, how people were coping post-war, what sorts of recoveries were still in process, etc, and how those things would influence the story’s setting and characters. With the fallout of the Omnic Crisis still. Below I have compiled a short list of the details we learn from the first chapter - some juicy stuff, surprisingly including a bit of info on the omnic crisis. Deadlock Rebels takes place not long after the Omnic War, but a couple decades before the current Overwatch era. Deadlock Rebels features a surprisingly potent exploration of all the unrefined folk society leaves behind when rebuilding in a post-war society. Though her parents paid little attention to her (mostly. Her parents were highly sought-after business consultants and coaches for powerful CEOs around the world. Born into a wealthy family, Ashe grew up surrounded by privilege. Deadlock Rebels, the second Overwatch novel, comes out in 3 weeks, and a preview of the first chapter is already available on the Chapters/Indigo listing for the book. Ashe is the ambitious and calculating leader of the Deadlock Gang and a respected figure in the criminal underworld.
