User:Lithdoran/LinaHarkness

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BASIC KNOWLEDGE

• Name: Rosamund Liné Renaud Harkness de Rescht
• Age: 16
• Height: 5'4"
• Origin: Elect
• Clade: Coactive: 1/chapter, +1 Variation Magnitude until the end of the scene (suffer lethal damate to further increase Magnitude); spend Willpower to reset a 1/scene or 1/chapter Variation or Adaptation.
• Concept: Basically just Utena
• Chronicle Threat Level: Dysplasia
• XP: 6/6

BACKGROUND

Once upon a time, years and years ago, there was a little princess, and she was very sad for her mother and father had died. Before the princess appeared a travelling Prince riding upon a white horse. With his regal bearing, and kind smile, the Prince wrapped the princess in a rose-scented embrace, and gently wiped the tears from her eyes. "Little one, who bears up alone in such deep sorrow," he said "never lose that strength or noble bearing, even as you grow. This ring I give to thee to remember this day. We will meet again. This ring will lead you to me, one day." So impressed was she by him, that the princess vowed to become a Prince herself one day. But was that really such a good idea?

Lina doesn't remember much from her youth. Apparently the accident that had taken her parents had also taken her memory. For as long as she could remember, she's been alone. Her legal guardian had been around, when she wasn't away at boarding school, though he wasn't much interested in her beyond how she was doing academically and whether or not she was keeping out of trouble. She always had friends, but they were never especially close, intimidated by her looks and upbringing. She always had admirers, but none that she'd ever had feelings for in return. That was until she'd joined Raubritter's Academy, in search of her mysterious prince, where she finally found a place where she belonged. It was there she finally found her destiny. The strange signet she'd always had, apparently, marked her as a Duelist. After classes, in the forest forbidden to students behind the school, she would ascend to the Inverted Castle to duel other students who also bore the rose crest. And she was good. By defeating the other Duelists, she had apparently won the hand of the Rose Bride, a mysterious "girl" who lived in that strange, upside-down keep. Her only true friend, the only one who never drew away from her, who kept her company in that strange labyrinthine castle. The Bride told her that if she continued, and defeated all the Duelists at the academy, she would eventually gain the complete Power of the Prince, and not just the small shard she carried in her soul. The power to bring 'revolution', to carry something outside of the Dream and make it real.

It was also there that she'd met him. Phosfor Troika, the founder of the Raubritter company, and the Academy. They had fallen, perhaps not in love, but definitely in lust. The older man and the vulnerable girl had in intense fling for a time. Until, she realized that Troika was leading her on, attempting to manipulate her through her feelings for him to give him the Power of the Prince that she'd collected from the other Duelists up to that point. Lina also learns that, he had once been the mysterious Prince that she sought, though any resemblance was now gone. Upon learning this, she wounded Troika by stabbing him in the thigh and escaping, and in doing so, she escaped the dream-like fugue she didn't realize she'd been trapped in for the past two years.

Now, Lina's goal is to try and get back into the Dream, to return to the Inverted Castle and free the Bride, and in-so-doing, destroy Troika and his plans.

VITAL STATISTICS

ATTRIBUTES

MENTAL			PHYSICAL		SOCIAL
------			--------		------
Intelligence: 	1	Strength:		2	Presence: 	3
Wits:		2	Dexterity:	        4	Manipulation: 	2
Resolve:	3	Stamina:		2	Composure: 	2

SKILLS

MENTAL (-3 Unskilled)	PHYSICAL (-1 Unskilled)	SOCIAL (-1 Unskilled)
------			--------		------
Academics:	2	Athletics: 	3	Politics: 	1
Chemistry:	0	Brawl: 		1	Empathy: 	2
Crafts: 	1	Drive: 		0	Expression: 	2
Investigation:	0	Firearms: 	0	Intimidation: 	0
Medicine:	0	Larceny: 	0	Persuasion: 	2
Occult: 	2	Stealth: 	2	Socialize: 	2
Logistics: 	0	Survival: 	0	Streetwise: 	0
Science: 	0	Weaponry: 	5	Subterfuge: 	0

SPECIALTIES

• Weaponry ••• (Rapier and Dagger)

MERITS

• Aggressive Fencing ••
  • Blade Work:
  • Rapidity:
  • Lunge:
  • Feint:
  • Stop Cut:

• Two-Weapon Style •
  • Balancing Act:
  • Off-handed Defense:
  • Two Fronts:
  • Overwhelm:
  • Flurry:

• Professional Training

• Resources ••••• - She inherited quite the estate when her parents died.
• Ambidextrous ••• - Lina does not suffer the -2 penalty for using her off hand in combat or to perform other actions.
• Living Progenitor ••• - The Bride is still out there. Lina will save her.
• Finesse Fighting •• (One-handed Thrusting Weapons) - She's fairly competent with a rapier and a main gauche.
• Striking Looks •• - Lina's a handsome girl.
• Defensive Combat (Weaponry) •
• Quick Draw •

TOUCHSTONES

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CONVICTIONS

• The Black Prince: Phosfor Troika. The founder and CEO of Raubritter, formerly the Prince of Princes. He and Lina used to be 'involved', but their relationship has become...complicated, especially since he tried to kill her.
• The Duelist of Black: Galant Isidore. Phosfor's lieutenant and right-hand-man, Galant was a student Duelist, just like Lina. They've crossed blades many times, exchanging victories and losses. He once and may still harbour feelings for her.
• Bethany White: A mid-level 'talent coordinator' that handles managing Raubritter's many shell companies and holdings, she knows better than most what the company's goings-on in Miami is - and Lina wants to know what she knows. Or just stop her from knowing anything, anymore.

LOYALTIES

• The Bride: A supernatural entity that has been trapped by Phosfor Troika. She had originally given him the Power of the Prince, but, for unknown reasons, rescinded that power and ejected him from Her realm. Lina's Progenitor. The Bride appeared to her when she was young, planting the Thorn and a piece of the Power of the Prince in her soul.
• Eden Bowers:A former Duelist that Lina has defeated, and subsequently saved from Troika. Eden is now a Deviant that assists Lina from time to time on personal missions.

STATUS TRACKER

CURRENT STATUS

• Health: [ * ][ * ][ x ][ x ][ x ][ x ][ x ]
• Instability: [ x ][ x ][ x ][ / ][ / ]
• Acclimation: 0
• Willpower:5/5

COMBAT VALUES

• Initiative: 6
• Defense: 6 (8 when wielding a melee weapon)
• Armor: 0/0
• Speed: 12
• Perception: 5 Dice

ATTACK STATISTICS

• BASIC ATTACK - (Dexterity+Weaponry+Specialty) = 9 die

• Accuracy: 0
• Lethality: 0B
• Penetration: 0
• Timing: +0
• Strength: 0

• RAPIER AND DAGGER ATTACK - (Dex + Weaponry + Specialty) = 12 die

• Accuracy: 0
• Lethality: 0B
• Penetration: 0
• Timing: +0
• Strength: 0

POWERS

ADAPTATIONS

• Acclimation: 0
• Stubborn Resolve: Forcing any Deviant to act contrary to a Touchstone, even by supernatural means, is difficult. Once per chapter, if the character is acting in support of a Touchstone (pursuing a Conviction one or helping a Loyalty) and is trying to avoid being persuaded or mind-controlled away from acting on that Touchstone, she may increase any Resistance Attribute by the Loyalty or Conviction rating for purposes of not being persuaded or controlled for the rest of that scene.
• Consume: The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long. Coactive characters can increase their output at personal risk. Once per chapter, a Coactive character can increase the Magnitude of one of his Variations by one for the remainder of the scene. He can push this Variation further by accepting one point of lethal damage per additional Magnitude. Any damage caused by this Adaptation cannot be healed more quickly through Variations or other supernatural means.
• Living Conduit: The Coactive may spend a point of Willpower to use a once-per-scene or once-per-chapter Variation or Adaptation that he has already used during the current scene/chapter. This is an exception to the normal limit of spending one point of Willpower per turn.

VARIATIONS

Hyper-Competence (Weaponry) •••

• Keywords: Discrete, Perpetual, Reflexive, Subtle
• Dice Pool: None
• Action: Reflexive
• Entangled Scar: Bane
  • Persistent:

   • At Magnitude •, the Deviant is always treated as having an applicable Specialty when using the chosen Skill. She also achieves an exceptional success on three successes instead of five with that Skill.
   • At Magnitude ••, the Remade enjoys a bonus on rolls involving the chosen Skill equal to Scar Power.
   • At Magnitude •••, the Broken enjoys the rote quality on rolls with the chosen Skill.

The Thorn (Lash •••••)

• Keywords: Discrete, Toggled, Overt
• Dice Pool: None
• Action: Reflexive
• Entangled Scar: Perilous Activation
  • Tags:

   Manifested [Rapier] (1): Your Lash is a summoned object, allowing it to benefit from any Specialties and Fighting Styles that would apply to any similar object.  While it may be taken from your grip, it can be summoned back as an Instant Action without having to reactivate it.
   Devastating (2): The lash has a Lethality equal to the higher of Scar Power or Magnitude.
   Penetrating (2): Armor affords no protection from the Lash’s damage.
   Horrendous (3): Requires the Cutting descriptor. Your Lash deals Aggravated damage instead.
   Drawbacks
   Slow (+1): Your Lash has a Timing Penalty equal to the lower of Scar Power or Magnitude.

SCARS

Perilous Activation ••••

• Keywords: Controlled; Physical; Overt
• Cost: None
• Dice Pool: None
• Action: None
• Duration: Instant

When the entangled Variation is activated, the character suffers a point of Aggravated damage.

Bane (Cold Iron) •••

• Keywords: Controlled; Physical; Overt
• Cost: None
• Dice Pool: None
• Action: None
• Duration: Instant

While the character touches the bane (or is otherwise directly exposed) she can’t heal damage by any means. She takes a point of Aggravated damage every minute of direct exposure (per turn, in action scenes). If the bane ordinarily causes damage, inflicts twice its usual damage.

INVENTORY

• Main Gauche:
• High-quality clothes:

CHARACTER ADVANCEMENT

• 0/0 Experience