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Update Phoenix of Ashes
Name | Nature | Caste |
Phoenix of Ashes | Gallant | Night |
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Concept | Homeland | Anima |
Charlie's Angel Swordsman | | Black Smoke |
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Player | Chronicle | Experience |
Shreyas | Sol Invictus | 511 total, 37 unspent |
Last XP Update: Island of Salustren |
Attributes (8/6/4) |
Physical | Social | Mental |
Strength | 4 | Charisma | 3 | Perception | 3 |
Dexterity | 6 | Manipulation | 2 | Intelligence | 2 |
Stamina | 3 | Appearance | 3 | Wits | 4 |
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Abilities (25, 10 From Caste/Favored, Min 1 In Each Favored) |
Dawn | Zenith | Twilight |
Archery | | | Endurance | 4 | | Craft(bakery) | 3 | |
Brawl | | | Performance | | | Investigation | | |
Martial Arts | | | Presence | 5 | | Lore | 4 | |
Melee | 5 | | Resistance | | | Medicine | 2 | |
Thrown | | | Survival | | | Occult | 2 | |
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Night | | | Eclipse | | | Specialties | |
Athletics | 5 | | Bureaucracy | | | Ability | Rating |
Awareness | | | Linguistics | 4 | | | |
Dodge | 5 | | Ride | | | | |
Larceny | 2 | | Sail | | | | |
Stealth | 3 | | Socialize | 3 | | | |
Linguistics: Firetongue; High Holy Speech, Old Realm, High Realm |
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Tempers | | Essence | ***** | | Virtues (5) |
Willpower | 8 | Personal: | 23 total | Compassion | X X X |
X X X X X | X X X - - | | | 23 free | Conviction | X X |
Regain Willpower When | | Peripheral: | 54 total | Temperance | X X |
You do something particularly impressive or awe-inspiring. | 33 free | Valor | X X X X |
Limit Break | | | 4+7+10 committed |
* * * * - | - - - - - | | | Bracers, PS, S-BS |
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Combat Statistics |
Initiative: | 7(9) | Soak (L/B): | (2/3) | Mobility: | -0 |
REP Attack: | 13 (19) | Parry: | 11 | Damage: | +8L |
GSS Attack: | 18 (24) | Parry: | 11 | Damage: | +12L |
Effortless Dodge: | 5 | Dodge Action: | 19 |
Feat of Grace: | 11 | Feat of Might: | 9 | Feat of Mettle: | 3 |
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| Rest | Ease | Activity |
Essence Regain | 16/Hour | 8/Hour | 0/Hour |
W/ Hearthstone | 26/Hour | 18/Hour | 10/Hour |
Health Levels (7) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Incapacitated |
((/*Xx)) | / | /////// | //// | / | / |
Personal Weapons |
Weapon | Damage | Acc | Defense | Rate | Speed |
Reborn Ecstatic Plume | +2L | +2 | +0 | 7 | +2 |
Glorious Solar Sabre | +6L | +7 | +0 | ∞ | +2 |
Hearthstone Bracers | +2(stacks) |
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Anima Banner: |
Phoenix of Ashes's anima banner is a pillar of purple-black, scrolling smoke. (Think Wind Waker FX here.) At its base it is tinged with white-gold lights that come from within; her Caste Mark fills with white stars as the anima becomes more intense. |
0 Motes | No display. |
1-3 Motes | As she begins to spend Peripheral Essence, Phoenix of Ashes's Castemark appears and begins to flicker with otherworldly luminosity. Anyone who can see her can make a Perception + Awareness roll at standard difficulty to notice it. |
4-7 Motes | At this level of display, Phoenix of Ashes's Castemark glows like a beacon, and its light will shine through anything placed over it. |
8-10 motes | Now spiralling, gold-edged smoke begins to issue from Phoenix of Ashes's feet. The display fades quickly and cannot be seen through treetops, but her Castemark is strong and bright. |
11-15 motes | The smoke rises higher up, always vertically as if there were no wind, and its light is visible for miles. Inside it, there is a sound of birds and a smell of blood mixed with chocolate and incense. |
16+ motes | The smoke engulfs Smoking Mirror and turns him into a gigantic, wispy quetzal-beast whose tailfeathers end in serpents' heads; he spirals around Phoenix of Ashes like a constricting python. |
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Virtue Flaw | Berserk Anger |
Limit Break Condition: | The character has to face the consequences of her actions, or is otherwise shown she is fallible. |
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Backgrounds (7) | Value | Notes |
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Allies | ***** | The Red Court of Desiccation maintains Fire House and the surrounding lands. They have assigned Smoking Mirror to serve as a liaison and bodyguard to Phoenix of Ashes. |
Artifact | *****|*****|* | Reborn Ecstatic Plume ***, a sword made of three Chiaroscuro glass feathers, is Phoenix of Ashes's personal weapon and enables her to communicate with birds. The original Ecstatic Plume was destroyed in the Primordial War when it was used to parry a Yozi's attack, but has somehow reconstituted itself. |
| | Three-Lives Aegis ****, Orichalque, a suit of armor (eq. ***) that additionally reduces the committed cost of armor-related Charms by half. The mask includes a helm showing the faces of Phoenix, Birds-of-Trinity, and Alahwi, which faces she can control to display whatever expression she chooses. |
| | Unblemished Semblance **, a treasure box containing a white jade face inlaid with blue eyes and lips, as well as a set of inkwells and a fine-pointed brush. The owner can paint an identity onto the mask and commit 10 motes; while her Essence is committed and the box closed, the mask alters her appearance, mannerisms, and minor physical evidence (such as papers of identification and garments; anything mortal that can be carried on one's person) to align with the chosen identity. It does not provide the character with any knowledge or social connections needed to assume this identity. However, it blurs the memory of a character's arrival into a social circle, giving it the air of events having passed some time ago. |
| | Hearthstone Bracers **, Orichalque, these bracers have a setting for the Gem of Perfect Mobility. |
Familiar | *****|** | Smoking Mirror, an obsidian quetzal who eats hearts. His eyes are full of smoke. Significant combat capabilities, intelligent as an adult human, can communicate telepathically with its master, five Charms. |
Manse | ***** | Gem of Perfect Mobility, A red jewel that glows as bright as a candle, its facets shift in the moving air, making it look like a globe of dim fire. In still air, though, it is still, and its shape reveals itself to be the many-faceted brilliant cut of fine diamonds. Its bearer moves twice as fast and can take two normal actions each turn. |
| | The Gem of Perfect Mobility is produced by Fire House, a Manse in the South. Carved out of a gigantic ametrine, this building fades from deep violet at its base to honeyed gold at the roofs of its many tangled loggias and terraces. The sprawl of crystal is made opaque by many white tapestries, on which idyllic pastoral scenes are depicted in woven bas-relief. Deep in the centre of the Manse is a fountain of natural gas upon which the Hearthstone forms; this gas permeates the whole area, making the Demesne smell like lightning and creating translucent veils of cool flame which can be passed through safely, and produce enough light and movement at night to make Fire House seem populated at all times. |
Charm Descriptions (10, Min 5 From Caste Or Favored) |
Charm | Type | Cost | Non-Instant Duration |
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Excellent Strike | 1m/d | Supp |
–Iron Whirlwind Attack | 3m/attack | Extra Actions |
––Perfected Blade Discipline | 6m | Independent Action |
–Hungry Tiger Technique | ?? | ?? |
––Fire & Stones Strike | ?? | ?? |
–––Whirlwind of Searing Blows | ?? | ?? |
––––Illuminating Inferno Strike | 5m 1w | Simple |
–––––Heart of the Sun Strike | 6m 1w | Simple |
–Undaunted Weapon Technique | 3m | Supp |
––Serpent Strike | 3m | Supp |
–––Steel Symphony Stance | 5m 1w | Simple | Scene |
–––Inevitable Strike | 3m 1w | Supp | Scene |
Golden Essence Block | 1m/2d | Ref |
–Dipping Swallow Defence | 2m | Ref |
––Bulwark Stance | 5m | Simple | Until next action |
–––Fivefold Bulwark Stance | 5m 1w | Simple | Scene |
Retrieve the Fallen Weapon | 1m | Simple |
–Summoning the Loyal Steel | 1m | Ref |
––Glorious Solar Saber | 5m 1w | Simple | Scene |
–––Magnificent Sunblade Style | Permanent |
–––Exemplary Horizon Blade | Permanent |
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Ox-Body Technique (x3) | Permanent |
Essence-Gathering Temper | 1m | Ref |
Willpower-Enhancing Spirit | 3m | Ref |
Dragon-Line Body Meditation | Permanent |
Repose-in-Battle Approach | 6m 1w | Simple | Day |
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Self-Healing Body | Permanent |
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Monkey Leap Technique | 1m | Ref | Turn |
Foe-Vaulting Style | 3m | Supp |
Inescapable Sword Dance | 1m | Ref |
Graceful Crane Stance | 3m | Ref | Scene |
Unearthly Grace Meditation | 5m | Simple | Scene |
Freedom of Exquisite Motion | Permanent |
Lightning Speed | 1m | Ref | Turn |
Spider-Foot Style | 2m | Ref |
Feather-Foot Style | 3m | Ref |
Cloud-Foot Style | 4m 1w | Simple | Scene |
Eagle-Wing Style | 5m 1w | Simple | Scene |
Sky-Body Style | 10m 1w | Simple | Scene |
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Reed in the Wind | 1m/2d | Ref |
Shadow over Water | 2m | Ref |
Seven Shadows Evasion | 6m | Ref |
Reflex Sidestep Technique | 2m | Ref |
Flow Like Blood | 5m 1w | Simple | Scene |
Body of Evening Mist | Permanent |
Intangible Smoke Defence | 8m 1w | Ref | 1 turn (comboable) |
Penumbra Stance | 7m 1w | Ref |
Wind-&-Water Evasion | 3m | Ref |
Shimmering Mirage Stance | 6m 1w | Simple | Scene |
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Easily Overlooked Presence Method | 3m | Simple | Scene |
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Harmonious Presence Meditation | 6m | Simple | One Hour |
Lion's Roar Technique | 3m | Simple | One Shout |
Dreadful Disembodied Voice | 5m | Simple | Scene |
Hundred Voices, One Throat | 10m | Simple | Scene |
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Whirlwind Brush Method | 4m | Simple | Scene |
Flawless Brush Discipline | 6m | Simple | Day |
Letter-Within-a-Letter Technique | 6m 1w | Simple | Hour |
Thousand-Facet Words Technique | 10m 1w | Simple | Special |
Self-Authoring Text Style | 20m 1w | Simple | Special |
Sagacious Reading of Intent | 6m | Simple |
Poetic Expression Style | 3m | Simple | Scene |
Masterful Training Manual | 10m 1w | Simple | Special |
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Mastery of Small Manners | | | |
Welcome Guest Method | | | |
Circle of Friends Style | | | |
Wise-Eyed Courtier Method | | | |
Motive-Discerning Technique | | | |
Understanding the Court | | | |
Lovers and Friends Approach | | | |
Masterful Dissimulation Method | | | |
Emotion-Clouding Mask | | | |
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Merits & Flaws |
Legendary Dexterity |
SolInvictus
Charms Birds Had |
Charm | Type | Cost | Non-Instant Duration |
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Hundred Hungry Blades Meditation | 10m | Independent Action |
Iron Raptor Technique | 2m | Simple |
Edge of Morning Sunlight | 1m | Supp |
Corona of Radiance | 5m 1w | Simple | Scene |
Flaring Halo Technique | 6m 1w | Simple | Scene |
Windblown Leap Approach | 5m | Simple | Scene |
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