Nix Marsten was a Red who possess a superhuman ability due to a mutation. He was one of the first of the newbloods that Mare was able to track down to help the Scarlet Guard.
Biography
He has lost both his 19 year old daughters Dara and Jenny Marsten to the war. They were part of the Hammer Legion, a legion whose fate was decided by Cal. Due to this Nix fosters a direct hatred of Cal and proceeds to attack him when they first meet.
As his wife is dead as well, Nix agrees to leave his home and accompany the splinter group to find more newbloods.
Personality
Physical description
He had been described as a gruff fat man, middle-age man (almost 49), who has the haunted look of someone that has lost everything.
Abilities and skills
Nix has the mutation that grants him a Silver-like ability despite having Red blood. As a result, his ability makes him impenetrable to all physical attacks (including Mare's lightning). Unlike a silver stoneskin, his skin remains ruddy and smooth, and does not turn into stone.