Davidl/EmeraldSkyDancer

Name: Emerald Sky Dancer\\ Caste: Chosen of Secrets\\ Nature: Paragon\\ Concept: Demonic Affairs Troubleshooter, Convention of Wood\\

Attributes:\\ Strength 2, Dexterity 4, Stamina 3\\ Charisma 3, Manipulation 2, Appearance 2\\ Perception 4, Intelligence 3, Wits 4

Auspicious Abilities:\\ Investigation 4, Larceny 3 (Nexus +1), Lore 4, Occult 3 (Demons +1), Stealth 3\\ Favored Abilities:\\ Awareness 3, Craft (Fate) 4, Martial Arts 4, Performance 4 (Dance +1, Prayer +1)\\ Other Abilities:\\ Bureaucracy 2, Linguistics 1 (Riverspeak, Old Realm), Socialize 2, Thrown 2 (Knives +1), Endurance 2

Backgrounds: Acquaintances 1, Artifact 2, Celestial Manse 2, Connections (Division of Secrets) 2, Connections (Division of Endings) 2, Connections (Threshold) 1, Salary 2, Savant 1, Sifu 2

Virtues: Compassion 3, Conviction 2, Temperance 2, Valor 2\\ Colleges: The Key 3, The Sorcerer 2, The Rising Smoke 2\\

Willpower: 5\\ Health: -0,-1,-1,-2,-2,-4,Incap\\ Essence: 3\\ Essence pool: 11/28(32)\\ Experience: 0

Charms:

• Awareness\\

Prior Warning

• Craft\\

World-Shaping Artistic Vision (Demons), Mending Warped Designs

• Endurance\\

Optimistic Security Practice

• Investigation\\

Meticulous Inclusion of Details

• Lore\\

Systematic Understanding of Everything, Of the Shape of the World

• Martial Arts\\

Secrets of Future Strife, Blade of the Battle Maiden

• Performance\\

Perfection in Life, Defense of Shining Joy, Heart-Brightening Presentation Style

Artifact: Starmetal Hearthstone Bracers\\ Equipment: Excellent Slashing Sword (speed +3, accuracy +2, damage +3L, parry +2), 6 Excellent Throwing Knives (thrown: accuracy +1, damage +2L, rate 3, range 15, hand-to-hand: speed +2, accuracy +0, damage +2L, parry -1)\\ Manse: Snakeskin Stone

Combat:\\ Base initiative: 8, +8 in the first turn of a given combat\\ Soak: 3B/1L/0A (unarmored)\\ Dodge: 2 [8 with DOSJ]\\ Attacks:\\ Slashing Sword: Spd 12, Acc 11, Dmg 5L, Def 11\\ Knives (Hand-to-Hand): Spd 11, Acc 9, Dam 4L, Def 8\\ Knives (Thrown): Acc 8, Dam 4L, Rate 3, Range 15\\ Bare Hands: Spd 9, Acc 9, Dmg 2B, Def 9

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Character Description

I made Emerald Sky Dancer with the thought of being a largely-solitary demon hunter, and chose his abilities accordingly. He's a passable-to-good astrologer, has the tools he needs to find demonic cults, and can hold his own in a fight, provided he has time to get ready - which is what Sidereals are best at. I imagine he's a native of Nexus, and generally works out of there. His nature makes him want to be the best Agent of Destiny he can be, so he eschews factional politics as much as possible (although, as a good Sidereal, he's probably at least nominally part of the Bronze faction) - which has hurt him a bit and landed him a rather dangerous job, but he's not jaded yet and is determined to do it to the best of his ability. Although he can use astrology well when he wants to, I don't imagine him using resplendant destinies all that much. He's an MiB basically, and he's quite content to let people forget about him when his mission is done; so he uses RS's mostly for Effects (Chains of Adorjan, anyone?), with maybe a short-term destiny or two for use as a cover identity when he'll need to interact with someone over any period of time. Considering his attitude and the fact that it looks cool, my mental image of him is that he emulates his division head and goes about in a voluminous, deep-cowled green robe, with his sword on his back.

[Edit] It's been one of those situations where sitting down and fiddling with the character has brought him to life a little for me. I now know that his name is not figurative as it was before (although I kind of liked it better when it was) and he grew up as an entertainer / rogue in Nexus - this could, of course, be changed to any city in Creation easily enough. His Acquaintance, then, is the leader of the troupe of entertainers he worked for, who still remembers him vaguely. I think it was a fairly upper-class outfit, with an established theater; the leader is a kindly old gend or lady. Emerald Sky Dancer's Charms are a bit more focused than they were before, but it should be easy enough to pick up some Stealth and Sorcery. Outside of those trees, the only thing I really want is Of Horrors Best Unknown.

I was surprised at the fact that an exceptional slashing sword loses out to a daiklaive only on damage.

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