FrivYeti/Shikara
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Shikara, the River of Sorrow, Indulgent Soul of the Punisher of Sin.
Even in Malfeas, there is sorrow, and guilt. Shikara is among the weakest of the demons of the Second Circle, possibly because of the equivalent weakness of her nature; she represents, in at least a small way, an understanding among the denizens of Malfeas that they have done wrong, that their punishment is, in some small way, deserved. The weight of all things that have been done poorly weighs upon her, and she staggers under its grief; her only relief comes from reaching out to touch others, and sharing her own pain with them. The force of this understanding has driven lesser minds to suicide, but that has not stopped Shikara from continuing on her path.
Shikara appears to be a beautiful humanoid woman, with long jet-black hair hanging down to her shoulders; it slowly floats back and forth as though underwater. Her clothes are pure white, but are always tattered and worn; anything that she wears will soon take that appearance. Her eyes are sparkling amethysts, and her skin is a pale blue.
Character Sheet
Motivation: To show every being the error of their ways
Intimacies: The Punisher of Sin, Her Own Guilt, Repentence
Attributes: Strength 4, Dexterity 4, Stamina 7, Charisma 6, Manipulation 5, Appearance 6, Perception 7, Intelligence 5, Wits 4
Abilities: Athletics 3, Awareness 4, Bureaucracy 2, Dodge 5, Integrity 5 [Following Her Motivation +2], Investigation 4 [Sense Guilt +3], Linguistics 3 [Old Realm, Skytongue, Flametongue, High Realm], Lore 4, Martial Arts 3, Medicine 3, Occult 5, Performance 6 [Inspiring Sorrow +2], Presence 5, Resistance 3, Socialize 4
Virtues: Compassion 3, Conviction 3, Temperance 4, Valor 2
Backgrounds: Cult 2
Charms:
(27)
- First Excellencies: Dodge, Integrity, Investigation, Lore, Performance, Presence, Socialize
- Third Excellencies: Integrity, Performance, Presence
- Divine Subordination: Performance (When Inspiring Guilt or Repentance)
- General: Measure the Wind, Materialize
- Unique: Despairing Force, Crushing Sorrow
- Memory Mirror [Can find regrets and hidden guilt]
- Call [Can send messages to those who regret something about themselves]
- Banish [Sends unrepentant people from her sight, range 90 miles, difficulty to resist is 6]
- Emergency Prayer Relocation [Can use only when petitioner is begging for punishment or judgment]
- Geas [Can level punishments for a person's self-perceived trangressions]
- Harrow The Mind [Can convince people that they have transgressed]
- Mind-Knife Sacrament [Can remove memories of transgressions that the target has atoned for]
- Spice of Custodial Delight [Recovers Essence when people repent or regret their sins]
- Wine of Infinite Heartbreak [Can be used only on targets that Shikara is punishing]
- Divine Perogative [No force can prevent Shikara from feeling sorrow]
- Malediction [Applies a one-die penalty to rolls aimed at repeating regretted actions]
- Scourge [Increases Compassion by 1, reduces Conviction by 2 to a minimum of 1, for 18 motes, 1 Willpower. Lasts up to a month.]
Willpower 6, Essence 6, Essence Pool 90 motes
Cost to Materialize: 60 motes
Health: -0 / -1 / -1 / -1 / -1/ -1/ -2 / -2 / -2 / -4 / Inc
Despairing Force: As a standard action, Shikara may spend 5 motes of Essence to inflict despair upon a foe. Roll Charisma + Compassion + Essence (15 dice) against the target's MDV. For each success achieved over this amount, the target finds herself overcome by despair for one turn. Taking any actions during this time require the expenditure of a point of Willpower, and even then the target is at -4 dice to all actions.
Crushing Sorrow: Crushing Sorrow is a more powerful version of the Words of Power Charm. It may not be parried, and it can only be dodged if the target is aware of what is happening. It requires the expenditure of 3 motes of Essence, and if it deals damage, the target is also at -1 die to all actions for the scene. Multiple actions can apply multiple penalties, up to the target's Compassion score in penalties.
