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'''Distinguishing Features:''' Implanted nodules on her back, and a chitinous, slick 'skin' that covers her forearms, shins, hands and feet.<br>
'''Distinguishing Features:''' Implanted nodules on her back, and a chitinous, slick 'skin' that covers her forearms, shins, hands and feet.<br>
'''Caste Mark:''' A third eye that opens on Apis' forehead to unleash a baleful green flame that is both smokeless and heatless.<br>
'''Caste Mark:''' A third eye that opens on Apis' forehead to unleash a baleful green flame that is both smokeless and heatless.<br>
'''Anima Banner:''' Gyrating insectile wings of glass filled with veins of orange fire, surrounded by smoky yellow light.<br>
'''Anima Banner:''' Gyrating insectile wings of glass filled with veins of orange fire, surrounded by smoky lime light.<br>


== Backgrounds ==
== Backgrounds ==

Revision as of 13:09, 13 November 2010

The One who is Generous with Hellish Bounty

Basic Info

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Pictured here from left to right. Meteor Hornet, River Bumblebee, Golden Queen Apis, Mountain Dauber, Starlight Wasp

Caste: Defilers. The Children of the Principle of Hierarchy. Pg. 92
Favored Yozi: Malfeas

Caste Anima Power: May use their animas to protect themselves from damage.
After damage, spend 5m to reduce enemy damage successes by Permanent Essence (4). Free after spending 11m of Peripheral Essence.

Essence: ●●●●

Personal Essence: 21 (14m Committed)
Peripheral Essence: 51

Essence Recovery: 0/4/8
Willpower: ●●●●● ●●●●
Health: 0/-1/-1/-2/-2/-2/-2/-2/-2/-2/-2/-2/-4/-4/-4/Incapacitated
Join Battle: 0

Combat

Defense

  • Mental DV 5
  • Dodge DV 8
  • Parry DV 7

Soak

  • Bashing 8 (20 w/ Armor)
  • Lethal 8 (19 w/ Armor)

Hardness

  • Bashing 8 (9 w/ Armor)
  • Lethal 8 (9w/ Armor)

Telekinetic Blow: Speed 5, Accuracy (Willpower + Occult, 13), Damage (Essence, 4)B, Defense (Willpower + Occult, 13), Rate (Essence, 4), Range (Willpower + Essence, 13)

Telekinetic Clinch: Speed 6, Accuracy (Willpower + Occult, 13), Damage (Essence, 4)B, Rate 1, Range (Willpower + Essence, 13)

Telekinetic Blade: As Telekinetic Blow, but Damage (Essence, 4)L piercing (Aggravated to creatures of the Wyld).

Character

Motivation: To return the stability and prosperity of the First Age and help as many people as possible along the way.
Urge: Malfean

Intimacies (6 of 14 Assigned)

  • She Who Lives in Her Name (Yozi Patron, Positive)
  • The Hive (Her Cult/Workshop, Positive)
  • Meteor Hornet (Bee-loved Henchman, Positive)
  • River Bumblebee (Favorite Henchman, Positive)
  • Starlight Wasp (Favorite Henchman, Positive)
  • Mountain Dauber (Favorite Henchman, Positive)

Virtues

  • Compassion ●●●●●
  • Conviction ●●●●●
  • Temperance ●●
  • Valor ●●

Appearance: A young woman with ruby red eyes, pale skin and shoulder-length dark brown hair that becomes a little golden at the tips. Her build is a little short, but toned and curvy.
Distinguishing Features: Implanted nodules on her back, and a chitinous, slick 'skin' that covers her forearms, shins, hands and feet.
Caste Mark: A third eye that opens on Apis' forehead to unleash a baleful green flame that is both smokeless and heatless.
Anima Banner: Gyrating insectile wings of glass filled with veins of orange fire, surrounded by smoky lime light.

Backgrounds

Resources: ●●●●●
Allies: ●●●●

River Bumblebee, a former Guild courier who acts as a messenger and spy.
Starlight Wasp, a powerful Earth Aspect warrior, permanently wired into a large suit of powered armor. It is both her life support and protection against the world.
Meteor Hornet, a Wyld barbarian who dons his distinctive powered armor to conceal his actual massive size.
Mountain Dauber, a First Age simulacrum who IS the squat and stalwart suit of armor that serves Apis. He fights for the promise of being given a body of flesh and blood.

Followers: ●●

The Hive, a workshop formed mostly of Yozi cultists, 1st Circle demons and simulacrum.

Savant: ●●●
Artifact: ●●●

Bracers of Essence Crafting (Repair 3)
2m for one Scene. Adds Essence (4) Successes to all rolls involving careful manipulation rather than brute strength.

Artifact: ●●●

Orichalcum-gilded Soulsteel Reinforced Breastplate
Soak: +12L/11B; Hardness: 9L/9B; Mobility: -1; Fatigue: 1; Attune: 4

Flaws

Climate Sensitivity (2 pt)

-1 internal dice penalty for all actions in cold climates or environments. An additional -1 for Survival rolls in cold climates.

Mutations

Wings (Abomination, 6pt)

Insectile wings that resemble clear glass filled with veins of orange fire.

Addiction (Deficiency, 1pt)

Addicted to the taste of sweet things, and preferred dietary element.

Hunger (Delibity, 2pt)

Requires 25% more food. -1 on Survival checks to find sufficient food, and halved time to begin wasting from hunger.

Attributes

Physical

  • Strength: ●●
  • Dexterity: ●●●●
  • Stamina: ●●●●

Social

  • Charisma: ●●
  • Manipulation: ●●
  • Appearance: ●●●●●

Mental

  • Perception: ●●
  • Wits: ●●●●●
  • Intelligence: ●●●●●

Abilities

Slayer

  • Melee ●●●

Malefactor

  • Presence ●●
  • Resistance ●●
  • Integrity ●●●

Defiler

  • Craft [Terrestrial] ●●●●● (+2 Weaponcraft, +2 Armorcraft)
  • Craft [Vitriol] ●●●●●
  • Craft [Genesis] ●●●●● (+1 Magitech Creatures)
  • Craft [Magitech] ●●●●● (+2 Biomagitech, +2 Vehicles, +2 Powered Armor)
  • Lore ●●●●●
  • Occult ●●●●●
  • Medicine ●●●●●
  • Investigation ●●●

Scourge

  • Dodge ●●●

Fiend

  • Beaurocracy ●●●●●
  • Ride ●●●● (+1 Warstriders)
  • Linguistics ●●● (Native: High Realm, Old Realm, Low Realm, Riverspeak)

Charms

Excellencies

First SWLiHN Excellency - Essence Overwhelming (Cost: 1m per die; Mins: Essence 1; Type: Reflexive (Step 1 for attacker; Step 2 for defender); Keywords: Combo-OK; Duration: Instant)

Adds 1 die per 1m. All actions must follow SWLiHN thematics.

Second SWLiHN Excellency - Essence Triumphant (Cost: — (2m per success); Mins: Essence 1; Type: Permanent; Keywords: None; Duration: Permanent)

Spend 2m for one success in a SWLiHN-thematic action.

Effortless SWLiHN Dominance

Reduces mote cost of SWLiHN excellencies by 1 for each usage in a given scene.

SWLiHN Inevitability Technique (Cost: — (1wp); Mins: Essence 3; Type: Permanent; Keywords: Shaping; Duration: Permanent)

When using a SWLiHN excellency, pay 1wp to lower the target number to 6. At Essence 7, the wp cost is waived and the effect is automatic when using an excellency.

First Malfeas Excellency - Essence Overwhelming (Cost: 1m per die; Mins: Essence 1; Type: Reflexive (Step 1 for attacker; Step 2 for defender); Keywords: Combo-OK; Duration: Instant)

Adds 1 die per 1m. All actions must follow Malfeas thematics.

Second Malfeas Excellency - Essence Triumphant (Cost: — (2m per success); Mins: Essence 1; Type: Permanent; Keywords: None; Duration: Permanent)

Spend 2m for one success in a Malfeas-thematic action.

Effortless Malfeas Dominance

Reduces mote cost of Malfeas excellencies by 1 for each usage in a given scene.

Cecelyne Inevitability Technique (Cost: — (1wp); Mins: Essence 3; Type: Permanent; Keywords: Shaping; Duration: Permanent)

When using a Malfeas excellency, pay 1wp to lower the target number to 6. At Essence 7, the wp cost is waived and the effect is automatic when using an excellency.

SWLiHN

Factual Determination Analysis (Cost: 2m; Mins: Essence 2; Type: Reflexive; Keywords: Combo-OK; Duration: Instant)

Determine the truth of any statement statement from a given speaker. When competing with a Charm, add Essence (4) successes to the roll. The truth is always of the speaker's perspective.

Analytical Modeling Intuition (Cost: 3m, 1wp; Mins: Essence 3; Type: Simple; Keywords: Combo-OK; Duration: Instant)

Target within Willpower (9)x10 yards, Apis makes a (Perception +Investigation +Essence) roll versus the target's MDV. Success grants answer to one question, failure removes one temporary wp. Victim takes a -2 to regain wp from sleeping. Can also analyze Least Gods without rolling.

Essence Dissecting Stare (Cost: Special (see below); Mins: Essence 2; Type: Simple; Keywords: Combo-Basic; Duration: One hour)

Replicates All-Emcompassing Sorcerer's Sight. Cost is (8 -less of Perception or Occult) or 0 at Essence 6.

Mind Hand Manipulation (Cost: 10m; Mins: Essence 2; Type: Simple Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious, Sorcerous; Duration: Indefinite)

Telekinesis with Dexterity equal to Willpower (9) and Strength equal to Essence (4). Occult for all relevant rolls except for weapon wielding, which uses the lesser of the weapon skill or Occult.

Force-Supression Barrier (Cost: 4m; Mins: Essence 3; Type: Reflexive (Step 2); Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious; Duration: One scene)

Crystallizes anima banner into a shield which glows at the 8-10 display, adding a shield DV equal to Essence (4). With unseen force application, the shields can be made invisible, and all Mind-Hand Manipulation attacks are considered DV -0.

Principle-Invoking Onslaught (Cost: 1m (+1wp); Mins: Essence 3; Type: Supplemental; Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious, Shaping, Sorcerous; Duration: Instant)

Changes the aesthetic of mind hand manipulation as desired, creating any natural or unnatural effect possible. Creatures killed by this charm can be turned into wealth with a rating lower than Essence (4). Can spend 1wp to enhance cinches and make them persist in accordance to the character's regular statistics.

Constructive Convergence of Principles x2 (Cost: 20m, 1wp; Mins: Essence 3; Type: Simple (Dramatic Action); Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious, Shaping; Duration: Instant)

Shaping effect with a range of Essence (4) miles. Can shape the Demon Realm as if the Middlemarches, although Yozi will reject effects outside of their aesthetic. Can create Wealth, Artifacts and People freely. Second purchase adds the effects of Wyld Cauldron technology. All actions with this charm are considered a Blasphemy effects.

Unseen Force Application

Mind Hand Manipulation becomes invisible. Difficulty 4 (Wits +Awareness) to pick up on them. Essence users suffer -2 DV to evade, and mortals receive a -3 penalty.

Tool Transcending Constructs x2

Mind Hand Manipulation gives a Master's Workshop.

Experimental Acceleration Mastery

Tool Transcending Constructs causes Apis to work Essence (4) times faster.

Malfeas

Hardened Devil Body x2

Adds 3 -2 health levels and 1 -4 per purchase.

By Pain Reforged (Cost: 1hl; Mins: Essence 2; Type: Reflexive; Keywords: Combo-OK; Duration: One scene)

Temporarily ignores penalties from Bashing Damage.

Scar-Writ Saga Shield x3

Increases Lethal Soak to Stamina. Adds Essence (4) to Lethal and Bashing Soak. Adds L/B Hardness equal to Soak.

Nightmare Fugue Vigilance

No penalties from sleep deprivation. -1 to regain Willpower rolls after sleeping.

By Agnony Empowered

Ignore penalties from Lethal damage. Overloaded Lethal becomes Aggravated. At Essence 5, Aggravated damage penalties are ignored.

Adorjan

Wind-Borne Stride (Cost: —; Mins: Essence 1; Type: Permanent;, Keywords: Stackable; Duration: Permanent)

Dashing carries a DV penalty of -0, no rolls are required for treacherous terrain, and adds Essence (4) to Dexterity for the purpose of determining speed.

Who Strikes the Wind? (Cost: 3m; Mins: Essence 2; Type: Reflexive (Step 2); Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious; Duration: Instant; Prerequisite Charms: Wind-Born Stride)

Perfect dodge against all non-unexpected attacks. Has the Imperfection of the Silent Wind.

Ebon Dragon

Loom Snarling Deception (Cost: 0-8m; Mins: Essence 2; Type: Simple Keywords: Combo-OK, Illusion, Shaping; Duration: Indefinite)

Creates a perfect disguise inside of the Loom of fate for (10 -Essence) motes. Can only be detected by non-Excellency Charms and Sorcery.

Heretical

Unsurpassed Devil-Craft

Adds one success to all rolls to craft rolls for Infernal relics and Hellforged wonders. Reduces Craft, Lore, Medicine and Occult requirements for maintenance of artifacts.

Emerald Angel Unfurling (Cost: 6m, 1wp; Mins: Essence 3; Type: Reflexive (Step 2); Keywords: Combo-OK, Heretical; Duration: One hour)

Creates invisible essence shield with Integrity (3) layers which act as health levels. When facing an enemy shaping effect, Apis rolls (Essence + Willpower) against a difficulty of the enemy's Essence. On a failure, a layer is shattered, and on a botch, all layers are shattered. In either case, the shaping effect fails to take hold and the charm can be reflexively reactivated. At Essence 4, the character may not be tested by the powers of Pure Chaos more than once per hour.

Advancement

BP

Total Spent: 32/32

  • Abilities: 16 BP
  • Compassion: 2 BP
  • Willpower: 2 BP
  • Backgrounds: 7 BP
  • Mutations: 3 BP
  • Flaws: +2 BP

XP