Est

Name: Est
Caste: Night
Nature: Follower
Anima: A cloak of ghost white that slowly curles around her form, when it fully enwraps her, the hood of the cloak goes up, the area within the hood a purple-grey glowing mass.
Concept: Sex-Ninja Initiate

Attributes
Strength 2, Charisma 3, Perception 2
Dexterity 5, Manipulation 4, Intelligence 2
Stamina 2, Appearance 4, Wits 3

Abilities</b>
<b>Athletics 2, Awareness 2, Dodge 3, Endurance 1, Investigation 1, Larceny 2, Lore 1, Martial Arts 1, Medicine 1, Presence 3, Performance 3, Socialize 3, Stealth 4, Thrown 3

Backgrounds</b>
<b>Backing 2
Contacts 2
Mentor 3

Virtues</b>
<b>Compassion 2, Conviction 3, Temperance 3, Valour 2
Virtue Flaw Overindulgence
Willpower 6
Essence 2
Personal 12
Peripheral 30

Health Levels 0*1, -1*2, -2*2, -4*1, Incapacitated

Merits and Flaws</b>
Enchanting Feature 2, Selective Conception 1

<b>Charms</b>
<b>Athletics: Graceful Crane Stance(3m)
Awareness: Sensory Acuity Prana(5m)
Dodge: Reed in the Wind(1m/2dice), Shadow over Water(2m)
Investigation: Ten Magistrate Eyes(5m)
Larceny: Flawless Pickpocketing Technique(3m), Lock-Opening Touch(5m)
Stealth: Easily Overlooked Presence Method(3m), Mental Invisibility Technique(5m, 1wp)
Thrown: Precision of the Striking Raptor(1m/die), Joint-Wounding Attack(3m)

Sorcery</b>

<b>Power Combat</b>
<b>Base Initiative 8, Soak 2B/1L/0A, Dodge 10, Mobility Penalty 0, Fatigue 0
Fist: Speed 8, Accuracy 7, Damage 2B, Defense 8, Rate 5
Knife: Thrown Speed 8, Accuracy 8, Damage 4L, Range 15, Rate 3
Knife: Melee Speed 8, Accuracy 9, Damage 4L, Defense 6, Rate 4

Description
Est is a young woman of clearly mixed origins. The shape of her eyes and ears show some fae heritage in her blood, while her light skin tone and long, full bodied, straight blonde hair shows some of her northern roots as well. The entire mix is completely Scavanger Lands. Her smile seems to carry in it all the charm of a Fae Diplomat, . Honestly, it may very well change. She dresses in long, layered silks. Each piece is too transparent to be worn on their own, but several pieces together create a very appealing affect, varying how much of a particular part can be seen through at different parts of her form. The other outfit she wears is the classic ninja outfit. Dark, full body concealing, and with special aids on the hands for climbing and silenced footpads.

History</b>
The Scavanger Lands is full of many different organizations. Some good, some kind, most just are. For every need there seems to be an organization to fulfill that need. There exists a group, which while based in Great Forks operates throughout most of the Scavanger Lands. They call themselves the Tree Snakes amongst themselves and within the circles that know of them and those who wish their attention wear a pink snake pattern on the upperleft arm of their clothing for 3 days. They are then approached by one of the group to see what is needed and negotiate fees. Hidden within what seems to be a normal merchant group, called the White River Merchants, who pay certain dues to the Guild to be permitted to operate, is an order of skilled ninja courtesans. Their usual method of organization when hired is to do sneak in under plain sight guised as a merchant and his courtesan aide/aides who are there to help negotiate. The courtesans are loaned out to the mark for the duration of the negotiations and a little longer and the White River Merchants are well known for this negotiation tactic, many like to deal with the Merchants for just this reason. While seeming to be courtesans, information is gathered, things possibly stolen, or a mark killed as per the contract made with the Tree Snakes. To offset suspicious, the White River Merchants do make other deals in which they loan out their courtesans, some of whom are completely normal courtesans, and nothing bad happens, aside from maybe a slightly unfair deal. These are dangerous times afterall, and most people have enemies.

The Tree Snakes look for prospective men and women to be trained while they are young. The group has never taken in anyone over the age of 8 for the secret side of the group, though the White River Merchants act as a normal business and take whomever they can to turn a profit. They are led by the Wise Shadow, who as far as anyone within the organization, has been alive for centuries. Though rarely seen, he or she keeps complete and full control over both sides of the group and has delt with any and all attempts at changing who is in control in a very efficient and lethal fashion.

This group is much liked by those who want a subtle thing done. Be it murder, theft, or a frame up. No suspicion falls on them, or anyone, a mystery in the end that so far has not been solved in centuries. Even this group, subtle as it is has its enemies. The Grass Spiders, another group of assassins who have the advantage of outcastes in their organization and with a fondness for poisons know of the Tree Snakes, but do not know of the White River Merchants or the exact strengths of the organization. Still, for whatever reason they hate this other group and would do much to learn more about them.

Est was a young woman, born to a family with one to many mouths to feed. A little scragly, on the thin side, when the White River Merchants approached her parents about buying her for a nice sum and promising her a respectable life as one of their courtesans, with potentials for good marriages later, they were almost too eager to send her away to them. She had the qualities to be an excellent ninja courtesan and spent her life until she was 17 training as one. Her skills were being tested in one of the more challenging tests that all such ninja courtesans go through, when luck or fate blessed her with the Sun's touch. Oddly though, no one was around to witness it, but for the Wise Shadow who took her on as a favoured disciple. Though she gained special training from the Wise Shadow, she still does not know what he is. Though more then qualified for many of the normal missions that the Tree Snakes are sent on, the Wise Shadow has not let her be sent on any missions on her own yet, continueing her training in mind for something that others only speculate at. This gets her both admiration and respect, and distrust and jealousy from the others of the group as has the Wise Shadow's favor it seems, and no one knows why or how she earned it.

Done by BogMod