LeumasWhite/MelodyOfSorrowBorn
Melody of Sorrow Born
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Name: Melody
Caste: Day
Nature: Caregiver
Concept: Healer, Teacher, Ninja
Anima: A slight distortion to the air, like the ripples from a breeze on a lake, which seems to become more defined as she burns Essence. Her totemic image is a brilliant grey and black snow crane, gracefully spreading its wings.
Attributes
Strength 2, Dexterity 4, Stamina 2
Charisma 3, Manipulation 2, Appearance 5
Perception 4, Intelligence 4, Wits 3
Abilities
Athletics 4, Awareness 3, Dodge 5, Larceny 2, Linguistics 3, Lore 3, Martial Arts 5, Medicine 5, Occult 3 (Ghosts +1), Performance 3, Ride 1, Socialize 2, Stealth 4
Backgrounds
Allies 1, Artifact 3, Contacts 2, Liege 3, Manse 1, Resources 3, Retainers 1, Underworld Manse 2, Whispers 2
Virtues
Compassion 3, Conviction 2, Temperance 3, Valor 2
Willpower: 6
Health: -0,-1,-1,-2,-2,-4, Incapacitated
Essence: 3
Personal Essence: 15
Peripheral Essence: 37 (28)
Committed Essence: 9
Charms
Athletics
Raiton's Nimble Perch
Dodge
Fivefold Shadow Form
Flitting Shadow Form
Uncanny Impulse Evasion
Linguistics
Blood Inscription Technique
Lore
Crypt Bolt
Martial Arts
Air Dragon Form
Air Dragon's Sight
Avenging Wind Strike
Breath-Seizing Technique
Tornado Offence Technique
Shrouding the Body and Mind
Wind Dragon Speed
Medicine
Blood Mastery Technique
Contamination of Body
Flesh Mending Discipline
Infallible Ailment Sense
Taint Extraction Technique
Touch of Gentle Repose
Wound-Absorbing Method
Occult
Spirit Sensing Technique
Performance
Haunting Inflection Trick
Stealth
Concealing Distraction Discipline
Equipment: Water-enchanted black dress (silken armor), small knife, Collar of Death's Perfect Repose (+1 to seduction rolls)
Combat
Base Initiative: 7
Soak: 6L, 5B, 5A
Dodge: 12
Attacks:
Fist: Speed 7, Acc 10, Dmg 1B, Def 11, Rate 5
Kick: Speed 4, Acc 10, Dmg 4B, Def 6, Rate 3
Chakram: Speed 7, Acc 10, Dmg 2B/L, Rate 4, Range 20
Experience
Current Banked XP: 23
Total Spent XP: 195
XP History: 218
Experience Usage: Martial Arts 4>5 (7), Medicine 4>5 (7), Athletics 3>4 (5), Awareness 2>3 (3), Stealth 3>4 (5), Strength 1>2 (4), Specialty (3), Presence 0>2 (5), Charm: Tornado Offence Technique (8), Charm: Avenging Wind Strike (8)
Character Description
Whilst she would much prefer otherwise, Melody cannot help but be noticed; even in her youth, she was a exceptionally beautiful girl. The touch of death has only added to this, giving her a strange, dark appeal. Her once pale eyes are now an intense emerald, her ice-blue hair is now a glossy, healthy black. Fragile in body, she nonetheless moves with an easy grace, granted to her both by her elegant bearing and extensive martial arts training.
Her skin is a pale white, and her lips are full and red. She often wears a faintly sad expression, but when she smiles her entire being seems to light up. She has but one item of clothing, a silken gown gifted to her by her mistress, but it performs as well as an entire wardrobe, being able to shift its form at Melody’s command. The most commonly used form is a long dress that stretches down to her ankles, fairly tight around her waist, with wide sleeves and silver trim around the edges. It leaves her shoulders and hips bare, but covers everywhere else, and she usually wears it with a pair of knee-high boots. Her only item of jewellery is a thin silver collar around her neck, likewise gifted to Melody by the Lover.
Expanded Backgrounds
- Allies
(to be done)
- Artifact
Melody has been presented with a pair of valued items to aid her in her travels. The first item is a silken dress that changes shape at her behest, serving as protective battle-garb as well as elegant formal wear. The material of the dress can turn aside a sword as well as any armor; a highly useful property. The other is a collar forged of black steel and less pleasant metals; it sits about Melody's neck and refuses to be undone, a mark of the Lover's control of her. Thankfully, it is a quite versatile item, keeping her clean and fresh at all times, as well as allowing her to exert the full force of her beauty upon a desired target.
- Contacts
Having an acquaintance in a town or two is always helpful, especially when you travel as much as Melody did. (more to be detailed...)
- Liege
Feeling much as her masters do, the Lover Clad in the Raiment of Tears see a great deal of value in Melody's association with the Solars. She has devoted a fair amount of her resources to seeing that Melody has a solid backing, and checks on her regularly.
- Manse
In Creation, an Abyssal will need all the Essence she can muster, and the Lover understands this. She has given Melody control of the (yet to be defined Manse) to serve just such a purpose.
- Resources
In her life as Willow Sky, Melody amassed quite a fortune in jade, the people she helped quite willing to pay for her healing and teaching services, despite her assertion that such was not required.
- Retainers
Melody's constant companion is a young girl named Amishka... the very same girl slain by Melody's own hand. In death, she serves Melody with an almost fanatical devotion, her entire existence centered around pleasing her murderer.
- Underworld Manse
Most Abyssals have a place of refuge in the lands of the dead, and Melody is no exception. Both the (Manse) and the (Manse) have been placed under her control.
- Whispers
The Malfeans have slowly but surely been working their way into Melody's mind... an Abyssal who has the trust of a Solar circle is a useful asset.
