Princess Mara's CADs

[Princess Mara]

I'm starting to have a few of them, so why not? XD

IMPORTANT NOTE: I almost forgot to mention it!!! -_-' Stark helped me to make most of Sailor Venus, Vash the Stampede and Willow's CADs. The rest is my work.

[Princess Mara]

SAILOR JUPITER
The Soldier of Thunder and Courage

As Makoto


As Sailor Jupiter


Real Name: Kino Makoto
Other aliases: Mako, Princess Jupiter, Princess Sailor Jupiter
Birthday: December 5th
Sign: Sagittarus
Blood Type: 0
Hobby: Martial arts, Sports, Cooking, House Cleaning, Reading romance novels
Favorite gemstone: Emerald

Makoto Kino/ Sailor Jupiter

Height: 5'6"
Weight: Why do you ask?
Eye color: Green
Hair color: Brown
Species: Human?


ABILITIES
Int: 3
Str: 3/5
Agl: 2/3
Spd: 2/4
Dur: 3/5

HEALTH: 3/5
ENERGY: 15/24
REGENERATION PER PANEL: 3/10


ACTIONS
Close combat 3/5
(Str.bonus or Wpn.modifier)
-Efficient (Sailor Jupiter only)
-Hand-to-Hand
-Throws
-Haymakers
-Martial Arts (Sailor Jupiter only)
-Using powers in combat (Sailor Jupiter only)

Ranged combat: 4
(Wpn.modifier)
-Sailor Senshi weapons
-Thrown objects
-Heavy objects
-Use of powers in combat

Acrobatics 1/2
(Agl.bonus)
-Efficient (Sailor Jupiter only)

Mastery of Electricity: 6
-Efficient
-Accumulate Energy
-Create/Manipulate
-Force Blast:
a) Supreme Thunder[/b]; a blast of lightning from Jupiter's lightning rod extending from her tiara. This attack is Armor Penetrating.

b)Supreme Thunder Dragon[/b]; Channeling the electrical energies of the world around her, Jupiter unleashes the fury of nature in the form of a dragon made of electricity that rams into her hapless foe. This attack is still AP like Supreme Thunder, and it also inflicts 2x damage, but it can only be targeted at a single opponent..

c)Sparkling Wide Pressure[/b]; Jupiter focuses her powers between her hands, forming a ball of pure electricity that she then throws at her foes. When it hits its target, the ball explodes, damaging everything around. The attack deals 2x damage and hits everything in a 20 ft radius around the point of impact, friend or foe. Deals 3x damage against mechanical/electronic targets/objects.

d)Jupiter Oak Evolution[/b]; one of Jupiter's ultimate attacks. Spinning quickly around, Sailor Jupiter draws power both from herself and from the Jupiter Emblem to unleash a furious assault of electric blasts all around her. This deadly assault deals 3x damage, is Armor Penetrating and affects a whole 30 ft radius, centered on herself (she isn't harmed by the blast). She has to be careful, however, because not unlike Sparling Wide Pressure, this attack could also harm allies. Sailor Jupiter can't use her Mastery for 2 panels after using it. [Efficient does not apply to this attack, although she can use Accumulate Energy with it].[/color]

Domestic talents: 4
(Agl.bonus)
-Cleaning the house
-Cooking
-Gardening
-Landscaping

Iceskating: 4
(Agl.bonus)
-Efficient
-Figure skating
-Speed skating
-Fighting while skating
-Acrobatic skating

Social Skills 4
-Socialize
-Big Sister
-Intimidate
-Sailor Jupiter


MODIFIERS
Transform Self (into Sailor Jupiter, using either a special pen, bracelet, wand or crystal given by Luna. Special: Makoto Kino cannot be recognized by normal people even if they know her personally when she is transformed into Sailor Jupiter.)

Reflexive Dodge +1/+2

Toughness +1/+3

Defender's Healing Factor
-As Healing Factor, but becomes Enhanced Healing Factor every panel that she fights to protect "somebody in danger" (in that case, "in danger" means either someone who lost at least half of its white stones of Health or someone who has only a single white stone of Health).

Energy Battery 2/3

Mental defense +1/+3

Extended Lifespan (as the Princess of the planet Jupiter, and one of the Sailor Senshi under princess Serenity, Makoto could live for centuries if not for thousands of years, if given the chance.)

Wealth: 2 (includes her house and a car, although she does not know how to drive just yet)


CHALLENGES
-Self-sufficient to a fault (-2; Makoto is almost too perfect... cleaning the house, cooking, etc... for her, it is almost an obsession. If she walks into a house not perfectly clean, she could very well start cleaning it up herself!... and of course, people could take advantage of that...)
-Compulsion to stick up for underdog (-4; as Sailor Jupiter, Makoto sees it as her job to help defenseless people. In fact, she did so even before she became a Sailor Senshi!)
-Duty (-3; as Sailor Jupiter, Makoto is the princess of the planet Jupiter, and one of the Inner Senshi under Princess Serenity.)
-Psychological (-2; Makoto's height has always bothered her. She never was really glad to be the tallest girl at school.)
-Haunted past (-3; Makoto lost her parents to a plane crash. Her loss is still very fresh in her memory.)
-Afraid of planes (-3; she feels bad even when a plane is simply flying by in the sky. She won't get in one either, unless it is absolutely necessary.)


Transformation Quotes
Into Sailor Jupiter: "Jupiter Power, Make-up!"
Into Sailor Jupiter with Sparkling Wide Pressure: "Jupiter Star Power, Make-up!"
Into Super Sailor Jupiter: "Jupiter Crystal Power, Make-Up!"

Transform into Sailor Jupiter




EQUIPMENT
-School Uniform (old version; they didn't have her size in the most recent one!)
-Basic Cellphone
-Transform Pen (this pen allows Jupiter to transform herself into... pretty much anyone she has in mind, from an air hostess to a teacher, or even a boy, a princess or anyone else. Acts as an illusion at AN 6, costs no stones. May not be transformed into Sailor Jupiter while using it. Also, whatever the pen writes, it will always be right.)
-Sailor Communicator
-Jupiter Wand, Jupiter Crystal and Jupiter Bracelet (any of those may be used to transform into Jupiter)


-Jupiter Emblem of Thunder and Lightning: Some sort of Amulet that looks like a wreath of oak leaves, worn in her hair. It adds 1 stone from the General pool into all of Jupiter's special attacks with her Mastery, except for Jupiter Oak Evolution, in which case it adds 3 stones.)
-Sailor Jupiter Uniform (+2 defense, Indestructible, Increase Energy Regeneration by 3. Also, no one other than Sailor Jupiter herself or a fellow Senshi may willingly remove her Uniform (Fuku, Tiara, Brooch, Gloves, Shoes, etc.) without Jupiter' permission. To do so has a difficulty of 5 (Str, mastery of magic) and a resistance of 5 per item of clothing.)

[Princess Mara]

SAILOR MARS
The Soldier of Fire and Passion; Secundary Leader of the Inner Senshi

As Rei


As Sailor Mars


Real Name: Hino Rei
Other aliases: Princess Mars, Princess Sailor Mars
Birthday: April 17th
Sign: Aries
Blood Type: AB
Hobby: Meditation, Fortune telling, Archery, Reading Mangas.
Favorite gemstone: Ruby

Rei Hino/ Sailor Mars

Height: 5'3"
Weight: Like she's gonna tell you...
Eye color: Dark Purple
Hair color: Black
Species: Human?


ABILITIES
Int: 4
Str: 2/4
Agl: 2/4
Spd: 2/4
Dur: 2/4

HEALTH: 2/4
ENERGY: 11(i)/17(i)
REGENERATION PER PANEL: 4/7


ACTIONS
Close combat 2/4
(Str.bonus or Wpn.modifier)
-Efficient (Sailor Mars only)
-Karate
-Staff
-Martial Arts (Sailor Mars only)
-Using powers in combat (Sailor Mars only)

Ranged combat: 5
(Wpn.modifier)
-Sailor Senshi weapons
-Thrown objects
-Bows
-Precise shooting
-Use of powers in combat

Acrobatics 1/3
(Agl.bonus)
-Efficient (Sailor Mars only)

Mastery of Fire: 6
-Efficient
-Accumulate Energy
-Create/Manipulate
-Force Blast:
a) Fire Soul[/b]; a ball of fire shot from Mars' index fingers for 2x damage.

b)Mars Fire Snake[/b]; Mars shoots a fireball that turns into a bird made of pure flame which then charges at its target(s). This attack, like Fire Soul, inflicts 2x damage, but it also sets the target on fire, burning them again at the end of the panel as a normal, fire-element attack of as many stones as Mars put in the action box to a maximum of her Mastery AN.

c)Burning Mandala[/b], an attack that inflicts 2x damage and targets a whole 20ft radius area. It does not damage allies within the area. Alternatively, Mars can use this power to banish evil extradimensional entities if she can exceed their remaining Health plus Magical Defense in red stones of damage.

d)Mars Flame Sniper[/b], one of Mars' ultimate attack for which she shoots the Mars Arrow using a fire bow of her creation. This attack targets only a single opponent, but it deals 3x damage, is Armor Penetrating and stuns the target for one panel if at least 3 red stones of damage are inflicted (before the damage multiplier is calculated). It is powerful, but Mars can't use her Mastery for 2 panels after using it. [Efficient does not apply to this attack, although she can use Accumulate Energy with it].[/color]

Leadership: 1/2

Pyromancy: 4
(Int.bonus)
-Fortune telling
-Meditation
-Precognitive visions
-Banishing evil

Musical artist: 4
(Agl.bonus)
-Singing
-Guitar
-Piano
-Composing

Social Skills 4
-Charm
-Shrine maiden
-Intimidate
-Sailor Mars


MODIFIERS
Transform Self (into Sailor Mars, using either a special pen, bracelet, wand or crystal given by Luna. Special: Rei Hino cannot be recognized by normal people even if they know her personally when she is transformed into Sailor Mars.)

Reflexive Dodge +1/+2

Toughness +2

Warrior Healing Factor
-As Accelerated Healing Factor, but falls to normal Healing Factor when not actively fighting (-1)

Energy Battery 1/3

Mental defense +3/+5
-Serious mental training and meditation makes her mind toughest than most

Extended Lifespan (as the Princess of the planet Mars, and one of the Sailor Senshi under princess Serenity, Rei could live for centuries if not for thousands of years, if given the chance.)

Wealth: 0 (while she does have some money of her own and some personal items, Rei lives on a shrine and has little need for material possessions. And if she does need something, her grandpa can usually acquire it for her, or she can worl to get it.)


CHALLENGES
-Serious (-3; Rei is all-business, and making her cool down is not something easy. She also seem to expect the same of those around her, which sometimes brings her in conflict with the more carefree of her friends.)
-Compulsion to stick up for underdog (-3; as Sailor Mars, Rei sees it as her job to help defenseless people.)
-Duty (-4; as Sailor Mars, Rei is the princess of the planet Mars, and the secundary leader of the Sailor Senshi under Princess Serenity.)
-Infamous (-2; Rei's cold facade, her unusual beauty and her visions of the future tend to scare people away. She's really a very nice person, but sometimes she has a hard time showing it.)
-Family troubles (-2; although she rarely speaks about it, Rei is not in so good terms with her father, an over-busy businessman who almost never come home to see his daughter. It helped to make her more independant, but it didn't help Rei to love her father.)


Transformation Quotes
Into Sailor Mars: "Mars Power, Make-up!"
Into Sailor Mars with Burning Mandala: "Mars Star Power, Make-up!"
Into Super Sailor Mars: "Mars Crystal Power, Make-Up!"

Transform into Sailor Mars




EQUIPMENT
-School Uniform
-Basic Cellphone
-Transform Pen (this pen allows Rei to transform herself into... pretty much anyone she has in mind, from an air hostess to a teacher, or even a boy, a princess or anyone else. Acts as an illusion at AN 6, costs no stones. May not be transformed into Sailor Mars while using it. Also, whatever the pen writes, it will always be right.)
-Sailor Communicator
-Mars Wand, Mars Crystal and Mars Bracelet (any of those may be used to transform into Mars)


-Mars Arrow (must be shot using a bow made of fire. Acts as a +3 Weapon, deals 2x damage, Indestructible. It cannot be lost and always returns to her when used, as it is part of her soul. Merely having it adds 1 to all uses of Mars' Mastery of Fire, except when using Mars Flame Sniper, in which case it adds 3.)
-Sailor Mars Uniform (+2 defense, Indestructible, Increase Energy Regeneration by 3. Also, no one other than Sailor Mars herself or a fellow Senshi may willingly remove her Uniform (Fuku, Tiara, Brooch, Gloves, Shoes, etc.) without Mars' permission. To do so has a difficulty of 5 (Str, mastery of magic) and a resistance of 5 per item of clothing.)

[Princess Mara]

SAILOR VENUS
The Soldier of Love and Beauty, Leader of the Inner Senshi (when Usagi isn't around...)

As Minako


As Sailor V


As Sailor Venus


Real Name: Aino Minako
Other aliases: Mina, Sailor V, Princess Venus, Princess Sailor Venus
Birthday: October 22nd
Sign: Libra
Blood Type: B
Hobby: Playing chasing idols, Karaoke, dancing.
Favorite gemstone: Topaz

Minako Aino/ Sailor V/ Sailor Venus

Height: 5'4"
Weight: Gentlemen shouldn't ask, and ladies don't need to know!
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Blond
Species: Human?


ABILITIES
Int: 3
Str: 1/4
Agl: 3/5
Spd: 2/4
Dur: 2/4

HEALTH: 2/4
ENERGY: 9/21
REGENERATION PER PANEL: 2/9


ACTIONS
Close combat 1/5
(Str.bonus or Wpn.modifier)
-Efficient (Sailor V/Venus only)
-Action Movies training
-Martial Arts (Sailor V/Venus only)
-Use of powers in combat (Sailor V/Venus only)
-Venus Love-Me chain (Sailor V/Venus only)
-Fighting Multiple opponents (Sailor V/Venus only)

Ranged combat: 4
(Wpn.modifier)
-Sailor Senshi weapons
-Thrown objects
-Bows
-Thrown opponents

Acrobatics 3/4
(Agl.bonus)
-Efficient (Sailor V/Venus only)

Mastery of Love, Light and Metal: 7
-Cannot use her power over love to make somebody in love... with her!
-Efficient
-Accumulate Energy
-Create/Manipulate
-Force Blast:
a) Crescent Beam a beam of pure light and love which either damages a foe for 2x damage or heal an ally like Magical Healing would (Minako may not heal more than her mastery AN of white stones per day).

Crescent Beam Shower, a more powerful version of the Crescent Beam, which targets an area with a 20ft radius, hitting all targets within; though this attack does not heal allies, it does no damage to them.

Rolling Heart Vibration, an attack that cannot be targeted on more than a single opponent, but will inflict 2x damage and is Armor Penetrating;

Venus Love and Beauty Shock, one of Venus' ultimate attacks which inflicts 3x damage, AP, and affects an area of a 10 ft radius. Again, it does not harm her allies, but Venus can't use her Mastery for 2 panels after using it. [Efficient does not apply to this attack, although she can use Accumulate Energy with it].

Leadership: 2/3

Idols Hunting 4
(Agl.bonus)
-As Thieving, but focused on chasing idols, getting to them and evading security while doing it
-Efficient
-Hiding
-Open locks-Move silently
-Stalk

Superstar 3
(Agl.bonus)
-Efficient
-Singing
-Dancing
-Voleyball

Social Skills 5
-Socialize
-Intimidate (will change to Sailor V/Sailor Venus once... she changes into Sailor V/Sailor Venus, lolz)
-Charm
-Pop Culture/ Fashion
-English culture and languages


MODIFIERS
Transform Self (into Sailor V/Sailor Venus, using either a special pen, bracelet, wand or crystal given by Artemis. Special: Minako Aino cannot be recognized by normal people even if they know her personally when she is transformed into Sailor V or Sailor Venus.)

Reflexive Dodge +1/+3

Toughness +2

Moonlight Healing Factor
-As Accelerated Healing Factor, but falls to normal Healing Factor during the day

Energy Battery 1/3

Mental defense +2/+4
-Very headstrong and determined to never give up

Extended Lifespan (as the Princess of the planet Venus, and one of the Sailor Senshi under princess Serenity, Minako could live for centuries if not for thousands of years, if given the chance.)

Wealth: 1 (always dressed in latest fashion)


CHALLENGES
-Naive (-3; like Usagi, Minako is a bit absent-minded at times, and she finds it difficult not to trust people, which can play against her every now and then.)
-Compulsion to stick up for underdog (-4; as the soldier of Love and Justice Sailor Venus, Mina will stop at nothing to help whoever is in need of... help.)
-Duty (-5; as Sailor Venus, Minako is the princess of the planet Venus, and the leader of the Sailor Senshi under Princess Serenity. That is a lot of responsiblities, even if she does enjoy them.)
-Showoff (-2; Minako always wanted to be an idol, and will always want to be, Sailor Venus or not. Whenver she's anywhere, she's got to be in the spotlight somehow.)
-Love's fool (-2; Minako can't help falling in love with almost all beautiful men who seem interested in her, and most often ends up heartbroken because of it.)
-Gloryhound (-2; Minako would like to be famous and renowned as a superstar someday. This is an easy weakness to exploit should her enemies learn about it...)


Transformation Quotes
Into Sailor V(with the Sailor V Pen): "Moon Power Transform!"
Into Sailor Venus: "Venus Power, Make-up!"
***Future quotes may vary depending on current power and story changes!***

Transform Into Sailor Venus


Transform into Sailor V
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EQUIPMENT
-School Uniform
-Lots of fashioned clothes
-Red ribbon, worn on her hair
-Basic Cellphone
-Camera
-Pen and notepads, for autographs!! XD
-Sailor Communicator
-Venus Wand, Venus Crystal and Venus Bracelet (any of those may be used to transform into Venus); the Sailor V Pen (used to transform into Sailor V)

-Sailor V/Venus Uniform (+2 defense, No AP, Indestructible, Increase Energy Regeneration by 3. Also, no one other than Sailor Venus herself or a fellow Senshi may willingly remove her Uniform (Fuku, Tiara, Brooch, Gloves, Shoes, etc.) without Venus' permission. To do so has a difficulty of 5 (Str, mastery of magic) and a resistance of 5 per item of clothing.)
-Venus Love-Me Chain (+3 Weapon, inflicts 2x damage on Evil foes, Indestructible; acts as a focus for her Mastery of Love, Metal and Light, and provides a 2 stones modifier bonus when using them)
-Sailor V Mask (may or may not appear in her Senshi form, depending on wether she wants to wear it or not! XD)
-Transform Pen (this pen allows Minako to transform herself into... pretty much anyone she has in mind, from an air hostess to a teacher, or even a boy, a princess or anyone else. Acts as an illusion at AN 6, costs no stones. May not be transformed into Sailor V/Venus while using it. Also, whatever the pen writes, it will always be right, so Minako often uses it to do her homework!! XD)

[Princess Mara]

SAILOR MERCURY
The Soldier of Wisdom, the Brains of the Inner Senshi

As Ami


As Sailor Mercury


Real Name: Mizuno Ami
Other aliases: Princess Mercury
Birthday: September 10th
Sign: Virgo
Blood Type: A
Hobby: Swimming, playing chess, reading.
Favorite gemstone: Sapphire

Ami Mizuno/ Sailor Mercury

Height: 5'2"
Weight: Why do you ask?
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Blue
Species: Human?


ABILITIES
Int: 8
Str: 1/3
Agl: 2/4
Spd: 2/4
Dur: 1/3

HEALTH: 1/3
ENERGY: 16(i)/22(i)
REGENERATION PER PANEL: 8/11


ACTIONS
Close Combat: 1/3
(Agl.bonus or Wpn.modifier)
-Self-Defense
-Martial Arts (Sailor Mercury only)
-Use of powers in combat (Sailor Mercury only)

Ranged combat: 3
(Wpn.modifier)
-Sailor Senshi weapons
-Thrown objects
-Thrown weapons

Acrobatics: 3
(Str.bonus)
-Efficient

Mastery of Water, Ice and Steam: 7
-Mastery may be used to play the harp, as long as Mercury uses Mercury's harp. Otherwise... she does not know how to play the harp. XD
-Efficient
-Accumulate Energy
-Create/Manipulate
-Force Blast:
a) Shabon Spray a spray of bubbles which inflicts normal damage or blinds a foe for 1 panel/red stone of damage.

Shabon Spray Freezing, a more powerful version of the Shabon Spray, this attack either deals 2x damage and may do either normal or stun damage.

Shine Aqua Illusion, a blast of icing cold water that generates a 10 ft radius ice effect which may either inflict 2x damage and blind for 1 panel/red stone of damage or encase a foe in ice for 1 panel/red stone of damage.

Mercury Aqua Mirage[/b] which deals normal damage AND stun damage to all foes in a 30ft radius around the impact point.

Mercury Aqua Rhapsody, Mercury's ultimate attack which inflicts 2x damage and stun damage, blinds the targets and affects an area of 20ft. Again, it does not harm her allies, but Mercury can't use her Mastery for 2 panels after using it. [Efficient does not apply to this attack, although she can use Accumulate Energy with it].[/color]

Swimming: 3
(Agl.bonus)

Computers: 4
(Int.bonus)
-Programming
-Analyzing
-Maintenance
-World-Wide Web

Medical Healing: 3

General Knowledge: 3
(Int.bonus)
-Medical Knowledge
-Academics
-Various sciences

Social Skills 4
-Socialize
-Moral support
-Maturity
-Genius


MODIFIERS
Transform Self (into Sailor Mercury, using either a special pen, bracelet, wand or crystal given by Luna. Special: Ami Mizuno cannot be recognized by normal people even if they know her personally when she is transformed into Sailor Mercury.)

Reflexive Dodge +1/+2

Toughness +1

Aquatic Healing Factor
-As Healing Factor, but works as Accelerated Healing Factor when she is near (100 yards or less) an important amount of water (a pool, a river, a lake, water treatment factory, etc)

Water-breathing
-Sailor Mercury may function in water for much longer than a normal person. She can hold her breath for up to Durability times 4 (in this case, 12) panels when under water, as her body absorbs the surrounding particles of oxygen.

Cold Defense +4
-As Sailor Mercury, Ami is comfortable even in severely cold temperatures.

Energy Battery 2

Mental defense +3/+5
-Strong-willed and may use her incredible brainpower to resist mental assaults

Extended Lifespan (as the Princess of the planet Mercury, and one of the Sailor Senshi under princess Serenity, Ami could live for centuries if not for thousands of years, if given the chance.)

Wealth: 2 (Ami comes from a rather wealthy family, and given her smarts has little trouble finding money when she needs it.)


CHALLENGES
-Psychological (-2; too kind for her own good. Ami sometimes puts the happiness of others way before hers, and people may try to abuse that.)
-Psychological (-2; too much logical thinking. Ami sometimes has problems with understanding things outside of logic and cold, hard facts. This can be bothering at times to those around her... and make her sound like a nerd.)
-Misfit (-1; Ami's your archetypal nerd. Super smart, mature, often wears glasses, studies and reads a lot and knows the answers to the teacher's questions. Of course, it's all good in the end, but it can cause problems to her social life at school.)


Transformation Quotes
Into Sailor Mercury: "Mercury Power, Make-up!"

***Future quotes may vary depending on current power and story changes!***



EQUIPMENT
-School Uniform
-Glasses (does not need to wear them, but does anyways! XD)
-Cellphone
-Notebooks, pencils and schoolstuff
-Usually carries at least a single book or novel of any kind
-Sailor Mercury Uniform (+2 defense, No AP, Indestructible, Increase Energy Regeneration by 3)
-Mercury Harp (actually a lyre, it has a will of its own and may "speak" telepathically to Mercury. Indestructible; acts as a focus for her Mastery of Water, Ice and Steam, and provides a 2 stones modifier bonus when using them)
-Transform Pen (this pen allows Ami to transform herself into... pretty much anyone she has in mind, from an air hostess to a teacher, or even a boy, a princess or anyone else. Acts as a Create Illusion effect at AN 6, stones are free. Ami may not use it when transformed into Sailor Mercury.)
-Micro-Miniature Super Computer (handheld device very advanced technologically. This computer grants a +3 bonus on all Computer actions that Ami may do, has a nearly infinite memory and may be used to analyze enemies' weaknesses and powers as a Enhanced Vision 6 [Powers and Weaknesses].)
-Mercury Googles (those googles materialyze when Mercury touches her earring, and are equipped with a microphone. The googles themselves analyze the area around her (like current weather, altitude, nearby lifeforms, energy readings, etc) and display data from the computer directly in front of her eyes, allowing for quicker use of the computer. The analysis power of the googles acts as a Cybernetic Vision of MN 6 which allows her to see nearly everything, including invisible creatures and objects. She may, of course, see in the dark with them. The microphone is generally used to contact Luna in the Sailor Senshi hideout, but could be used to call nearly anywhere.)

[Princess Mara]

WILLOW
The most powerful witch in the Western Hemisphere


Normal


"Darth Willow"

Real Name: Willow Rosenberg
Other aliases: Will, Darth Rosenberg, the Goddess of Magic
Hobby: Reading, learning new things, practicing new magicks
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 116 lbs
Eye color: Blue (become black when she uses stronger, darker magicks or white whe she uses her most powerful white magicks)
Hair color: Red (become black when she uses stronger, darker magic, or white when she uses her most powerful white magic spells.)
Species: Used to be human, now she is almost a half-goddess of magic.


ABILITIES
Int: 7
Str: 1
Agl: 2
Spd: 2
Dur: 2

HEALTH: 2
ENERGY: 20(i)
REGENERATION PER PANEL: 15


ACTIONS
Close combat 2
(Str.bonus or Wpn.modifier)
-Self-defense
-Using powers in combat

Ranged combat 3
(Wpn.modifier)
-Thrown stakes
-Crossbows
-Thrown objects

Acrobatics 1
(Agl.bonus)

Mastery of Magic: 6
(Int.bonus)
-Efficient
-Accumulate Energy
-Increase Action Number
-The Telekinesis part of Mastery of Magic gets a Wpn.modifier

Wiccan arts: 7
(Int.bonus)
-Efficient
-As Asgardian Sorcery

Summoning: 6
(Int.bonus)
-Efficient
-May also "summon" objects and artefacts as she needs them.

Magical Travel: 7
-Flight
-Teleport
-Phase shift
-Mist walker (may enter and exit through any areas covered into mist)
-Shadow walker (may enter and exit any area covered in shadows)
-Astral travel
-Dimensional gates

Mesmerism: 5
(Int.bonus)
-Telepathic communications
-Mental bolts
-Repair minds
-Empathy
-Psychometry
-Hear the voices of spirits and the dead

Magical Healing: 7
-May heal up to twice AN White stones per day

Computers 5
(Int.bonus)
-Efficient
-Programming
-Surfing on the web
-Hacking
-Repairs and maintenance
-Databases

General Knowledge: 6
(Int.bonus)
-Efficient
-Most sciences
-History and geography
-Robotics
-Wiccan lore
-Spirits, demons, vampires
-Magic and occultism

Technology: 5
(Int.bonus)

Leadership 3

Social Skills 6
-Socialize
-Charm
-Intimidate
-Bluff
-Wicca
-French/Spanish/Greek/Ancient sumerian


MODIFIERS
Immortal
-She isn't aware of that fact, and so far, she only is 25 years old.

Self-Contained Lifeform

Prodigy +3
-As PCPT, except it applies on all magical actions and does not allow to interact directly with computers. Using magic is as easy to her as breathing is to most others.

Words of the Goddess +2
-As Prodigy, except that this Modifier reflects the power of words in Magic. If Willow is somehow prevented from speaking, she does not get that bonus on her spells.

Will of the Goddess +2
-As Energy Battery and Deep Reserves

Reflexive Dodge +2

Mental defense +5

Magical Defense +6

Immunity to Reality Distortion

Touch of the Goddess
-As Enhanced Healing Factor and Reconstitute Self (1 hour). For more serious wounds, such as a broken arm or worse, Willow's spirit needs to recover more, and as such she must wait for 1 hour for the wound to be healed(as if she had died).

Eye of the Goddess +5
-As Enhanced Sight (Magical energies, Spirits of the Dead) and Precognitive Flashes

Special Spell: "Fury of the Goddess"
-If Willow desires it, she can channel her anger and will to "fuel" her body with magical energies, increasing her sheer power and martial prowess to superhuman levels. When she wants to do so, she uses her Wiccan Arts action and increases her Strength and Agility by half as many stones as she used (rounded down), adds a Toughness of the same number (No AP, No 2x damage), increases her Speed, Durability and Reflexive Dodge by 1/3 (still rounded down) the stones used, and uses her Wiccan Arts AN instead of her usual combat Actions ANs (including Close Combat, Ranged Combat and Acrobatics).

Wealth: 0 (Money means little for her, and she may "summon" what she needs when she needs it.)


CHALLENGES
-Minority (-2; Willow is a lesbian, a jew, and a follower of the Wiccan traditions. While she and her friends are perfectly fine with that, there are others who could be quite less open-minded.)
-Magic-based physical changes (-2; Willow's hair and eyes may change according to the kind and power of magic she uses. For example, when using her darkest spells, her hair and eyes will turn black, and when using white magicks of the highest power, her eyes and hair will turn crystal white. Additionally, her skin will become paler and veiny [with the before-mentionned black hair and eyes] if she loses her cool and allows her rage to take over her actions, effectively turning her back into "Darth Rosenberg" mode)
-Psychological (-1; former magic addiction. She no longer has it, but she will often try to take care of problems without using magic when it is possible, if only to "make up" for her past mistakes.)
-Psychological (-1; vengeful. Although she is trying hard to not be like that anymore, Willow tends to be enraged when someone cause pain to those she loves, sometimes pushing her to seek [and deliver] vengeance on the fool who did so. Her emotions are more and more under her control, however, so maybe that side of her is gone for good... or is it?)
-Compulsion to stick up for the underdog (-2; Willow sees it as her job to help those who need it, and will not turn down a call for help, be it for a magical problem or otherwise. However, she may reconsider if the person asking for help does not deserve it at all.)
-Haunted past (-3; last time she lost control of her repressed feelings of rage and vengeance, she almost destroyed the world. As much as she is trying to atone for her mistakes, she will never forget that.)


EQUIPMENT
-Clothes (usually a green blouse with a pale brown skirt, although she can change clothes magically in a flash... litterally.)

-D'Hoffryn's Amulet (this amulet was a gift of the Archdemon D'Hoffryn, who gave it to Willow as a token of his appreciation of her great potential at vengeance [and as the result of an accidental vengeance spell Willow casted on her friends... but she didn't tell that to D'Hoffryn out of respect]. If she were to use it, D'Hoffryn would appear and offer her to make her a Vengeance Demon, which would permanently increase all her physical Abilities [Strength, Agility, Speed and Durability] and Reflexive Dodge and Toughness by 2, give her the power to teleport anywhere on Earth without spending stones, increase her Healing Factor to 2 white per turn and allow her to alter reality, but only to grant wishes to mortals as with AN 10 Mastery of Reality with several options and said restriction. HOWEVER, Willow has no wish so far to become such a demon, even though she once thought about it a few times over. D'Hoffryn himself believes it is only a question of time, but... wether this is true or not, only time will tell.)

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STORY: Willow Rosenberg was simply a sweet, nerdy genius with incredible skill with computers at Sunnydale High, in California, living the normal life of a normal misfit with a crush on her lifelong friend and class-clown Alexander "Xander" Harris. That is, until she met the new student, Buffy Summers, and until Buffy saved her from the claws and fangs of thirsty vampires in a local cemetary.

That event changed her life forever. Buffy was the Slayer, the Chosen One, the one girl in all the world with the power and the duty to fight and kill the vampires and demons who threatened to shatter the balance which kept the world safe, and who had to stand alone against the forces of darkness. However, Buffy was now her friend, and Willow owed her her life... so she and Xander decided that the Slayer would no longer fight alone.

In time, and after countless adventures and close calls, Willow had started studying the mysterious arts of the Wiccan, magics long forgotten by those who were too blind to see. Most people ignored or didn't know about the supernatural world, and as such most didn't believe in magic. But after witnessing it first-hand several times, Willow discovered she had a natural talent for it and she learned very quickly.

After a rather short love story with a young guy known as "Oz" (who also happened to be a werewolf), Willow discovered her true feelings were actually directed at a fellow wicca, a young woman named Tara, and she found out Tara shared the same feelings for her, leading to Willow falling definitely in love with her. Tara would soon be impressed by her new love's incredible ease at using magicks, stating that most people had to "work twice to be half as good" as her in magic.

Their story went on and on, fighting evil at Buffy's side time and time over, until Tara unfortunately died at one of their foes' hands. This made Willow lose herself to her rage and her repressed fury (which she almost never showed to others before then), as well as her lately growing magic addiction, and she turned much darker and powerful as she absorbed the energy of dark magic books and knowledge. Only the combined might of Buffy and her mentor, Giles (who was boosted by the power of 13 of the most powerful eastern witches), as well as Willow's best friend Xander managed to bring her back to her former self, after she nearly destroyed the world to end her pain.

Willow then accompanied Giles to England to learn the druidic arts and meditation techniques, in order to master her former addiction to magic and control her emotions, and the teaching only made her even stronger, as she assimiliated all the knowledge she could about the world, the spirits, magic and how all of it was connected. When she returned to Sunnydale, she was more than human... and her friends were still there for her. All of them, save Tara.

Together, they had many other adventures, and even defeated the first, prime Evil itself. They saved the world several times over... but one day, Willow disappeared mysteriously. No matter what the others could do, they couldn't find her. They could only hope that wherever she was, she was okay...

...and they couldn't imagine in what kind of world she had ended up in.

[Princess Mara]

RAVEN
Half-demonic daughter of Trigon




My Raven's theme song, "When angels deserve to die" by System of a Down

Other aliases: Rachel Roth
Hobby: Reading horror and fantasy novels, meditation
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 110 lbs
Eye color: Indigo
Hair color: Black
Species: Human/Demon hybrid


ABILITIES
Int: 6
Str: 2
Agl: 3
Spd: 2
Dur: 4

HEALTH: 4
ENERGY: 18(i)/16
REGENERATION PER PANEL: 12/16


ACTIONS
Close combat 4
(Agl.bonus or Wpn.modifier)
-Martial Arts
-Use of powers in combat
-Hand-to-hand
-Trained by Dick Grayson

Umbrakinesis 8
-As Mastery of Shadows
-Immunity to effects
-Create/Manipulate

Mastery of Magic 6
(Int.bonus)
-Efficient
-Accumulate Energy
-Increase action number
-Does not require one panel to use
-Telekinesis part gets a weapon modifier; all objects manipulated by Raven's telekinesis are visibly surrounded by black energy/grasped by onyx-black tentacles coming from inside her cloak.

Azarath Sorcery/Summoning 7
(Int.bonus)
-As Witchcraft
-May also be used to conduct an "exorcism", forcing a demon or other harmful outsider from a person's mind.
-Can also be used as Concentration (through meditation) and Phase shifting

Mesmerism 6
(Int.bonus)
-Absorb/steal/induce emotions in others (this is a demonic power, and as such it gets no Magical bonus from Azarath Metrion Zinthos)
-Induce/Intensify the sin of Pride in others; leaves Raven nauseated for a panel per stone used (-1 to all physical actions until she feels okay again). Additionally, this is a demonic power, and as such it gets no bonus from Azarath Metrion Zinthos)
-Mental bolts
-Induce pain in others
-Illusions
-Telepathic communications
-Edit memories
-Create links with others
-Project thoughts/control others (this particular power cause her body pain and exhaustion after being used. She will lose 1w stone of damage if she maintains it for more than 1 panel.)
-Repair minds

Dark Healing 7
-As Magical Healing; may heal up to 2x AN white stones per day
-Painful backlash (Raven's power of healing only works by absorbing the pain and suffering of others into herself, which makes this power particularly harmful for her to use. She must spend 2 additional stones of Energy per white stone healed simply to handle the pain of the people she heals, or else she will take 1w stone of damage. The same can be told of diseases and poisons.)

Soul-Self 8
(Int.bonus)
-As Phoenix Force, without the Energy and Matter manipulation; but the new form is that of a giant, seemingly ghost-like black raven, and the "force blasts" are the bird's talon attacks. Be it noted that she does not necessarily needs to turn into a giant raven to use some of these actions, but if she doesn't, she doesn't get the Self-Contained Lifeform or the Energy Immunity modifiers either. She may teleport without transforming into giant raven form, but she cannot bring others with her if she does so. If she uses the force blasts without turning into a giant raven, they take the form of beams of purplish-black energy.
-Grants Flight at AN as a separate action
-Dimensional Travel (The Teleport part of Soul-Self also allows for Dimensional Travel, but doing this requires time [2 panels of preparation time, and must know the dimension somehow, either through magic of from visiting it once], and any additional passengers [be it for Dimensional travel or not] require one additional stone/passenger. If necessary, she can speed the process of dimensional travel up and/or overcome the requirement of knowing the dimension, as long as she knows its name, if any; doing so is extremely painful, however, and will cause her 1 white stone of damage per panel of preparation less, and 1 other white stone to overcome the "know dimension" requirement.)
-Raven soul (Also allows for Astral Projection/travel; Raven may send part of her soul, in the form of a normal-sized, immaterial black raven ahead for scouting or delivering messages. All this requires is an action per panel and stones equal to the range, and a calm environment [an explosion, a fight or someone screaming would end the contact and return Raven's soul part back to her].)
-Darkest terror (Covering a person with her cape [or a shadow extension of it] expose Raven's target to its worst fears or an equally terrifying vision or emotion. Doing so enables her to use this power as the action Fear.)
-Undying Shadow (Finally, this also allows Raven to "survive her death". If her physical body dies, her Soul-Self survives, and starts creating itself a new body in the astral plane. This process requires one day, at the end of which Raven's soul enters the newly created body. Meanwhile, her soul-self appears as a normal size raven black as night [still rather ghost-like, too] and may see, hear and "interact" with the world around her as a ghost or Raven's astral projection would. While in this "ghost" form, she is also immune to the corruption and influence of her father. After her soul is reunited with her new body, Raven physically comes back to life, but she is weakened for at least two hours [-1 sit.mod to all actions due to exhaustion and post-death shock].)
-While not truly reluctant to use, Raven prefers to use this power mainly for teleportation or astral projection, as she knows this power comes from her being the child of her despised father, instead of more "natural" magics.

General Knowledge 4
(Int.bonus)
-Demonic lore
-Occult lore
-Azarath culture and lore
-Meditation techniques

Social skills 5
-Persuade
-Bluff
-Intimidate
-Sarcasm
-Justice league protocol


MODIFIERS
Immortality (as the daughter of the demon Trigon, Raven is not subjected to the ravages of time. She may get older [though she will reach her maximal "physical" age at 30], but whenever she "dies", she will come back to life in the body of a teenage girl.)

Enhanced Healing Factor

Energy Battery 2

Azarath Metrion Zinthos +4
-As Psycho-Centric Power Template, but on Soul-Self and Magical Actions (and without the ability to interface directly with computers) only. When spoken aloud, these words of power increase the might of any spell or magical power Raven uses. She cannot use this ability two panels in a row, however.

Reflexive Dodge +3

Mental Defense +6

Magical Defense +8

Raven's Insight
-As Precognitive flashes; but the flashes are generally bad news or ill omens.

Assimilate languages
-Raven learns any language spoken/known by the person she touches

Supernatural Senses 6
-Empath (may feel the emotions of others around her), See in darkness, Feel magical and demonic energies)

Wealth: 2


CHALLENGES
-Half-demon heritage (-3; Raven must keep her emotions at bay most of the time, for losing control of her emotions means losing control of her powers. She often meditates to calm herself as necessary. Failing to do so could result in objects randomly breaking around her, people being hurt by energy waves emanating from her, or worse.)
-Cold and creepy (-2; due to her constant effort at controlling her emotions, the darker source of her powers and her powers over shadows, she is usually regarded as creepy and of cold demeanor. She is actually a good person, but most of the time she does nothing to prove that reputation wrong.)
-Trigon's influence (-3; if Raven ever gives in to rage or hatred, her demonic traits physically change her, giving her an additional pair of eyes, demon-like fangs and red skin. Another reason to keep her emotions under control. Additionally, should Trigon enter the dimension in which she is, she will temporarily revert to that form as well. Finally, if she were to be possessed or mentally controlled by Trigon, she would assume this appearance as well.)
-Haunted past (-3; in the past, Raven was used, mostly by her father, several times in attempts to destroy the world/cause major trouble. She knows it wasn't her fault most of the time, but she can't help but feel responsible nonetheless.)
-Limited technological knowledge (-2; although she knows much more than most on all things occult, demons and the dimension of Azarath, Raven is still rather unfamiliar with more advanced technology. She knows the basics, but don't ask her to pilot a plane or repair a computer.)
-Teenage body (-2; although she is older than many superheroes, Raven now inhabits a younger body since her latest "resurrection", which cause her some troubles at times and weird look from "grown-ups", be they superheroes or not. Raven herself thinks of it as rather irritating, especially considering pretty much all of her friends are now adults.)
-Deadly enemies (-5; Trigon, his servants and Raven's siblings. Although the fearsome demon was supposedly defeated once and for all, Raven knows deep inside that this is pretty unlikely... and the mere thought that Trigon might returns fills her mind with fear.)


EQUIPMENT
-Raven Suit (+1 defense, Indestructible; made of Azarathian materials, blessed by the Goddess Azar and magically enhanced.)

-Raven Cloak (this mysterious cloak seems connected to Raven's power, and although it seems to be a normal cloak most of the time, it is actually created by her mind and is made of shadows, rendered semi-solid by her will. The cloak can be as long or large as she wishes, and it grants a +1 bonus to Umbrakinesis and the Fear effect of Soul-Self. Additionally, Raven may use the cloak to fly as per Flight 1, without using an action or energy, to either hover or flight slowly. She often uses the hover ability to float in the air when she meditates, as it helps her to calm her mind.)
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STORY: (from spider-bob.com) Born of a human woman and the demon Trigon, Raven has spent much of her life trying to escape her father's influence. Before her birth Raven's mother, Angela Roth, was associated with a mystic cult attempting to bring Satan to Earth. Instead of Satan a handsome red-haired man appeared who seduced and impregnated the teenager. Revealing himself to be the demon Trigon, Raven's mother became insane with grief and attempted suicide, but she was saved by a stranger who appeared from thin air. He offered her sanctuary in the dimension of Azarath where Angela became known as Arella, which mean the Messenger Angel.

When Arella's child was born the blue and green skies of Azarath became dark and stormy. The citizens of Azarath feared the child known as Raven, but the goddess Azar tutored her teaching Raven inner calm in hopes of putting her beyond the influence of Trigon. Constantly warring with her father, who sought to use Raven as a conduit to conquer Earth's dimension, she left Azarath and sought the help of other superhumans, forming the group known as the New Teen Titans. After countless battles with Trigon he was eventually destroyed, but Raven had become subject to his influence morphing into a dark version of herself. In order to break the influence Raven's body was destroyed leaving her soul-self free and intact.

Eventually her soul would be drawn into the body of another and she would return to join the ranks of the Teen Titans as the mysterious, dark Raven.
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Rachel Roth was walking home after yet another day at school. "Home" being actually a small appartment in New York city, decent and clean, yet nothing formidable. She could easily afford more, but she didn't need much to live. For the last few months, she had started to like that new life of hers. The life of a normal high-school student, of a normal teenage girl. Studying, making friends, learning new things, hanging out with said new friends... Except, of course, that she already knew all that she was supposedly learning, and that she didn't have many "friends".

When she had left the Titans, after most of her former comrades-in-arms had done so themselves, Raven had adopted her new name and a new life to go along with it. She had decided to allow herself to live a normal teenager's life, something she never had... she had spent most of her years in Azarath, trying to understand her powers, and control her emotions, so that she didn't end up destroying all that (and those) she cared about around her, so that she didn't end up becoming more like her father. Cursed be his name. That, among other things, was why she had left her former superhero team, why she was living alone in that appartment, why she was returning to school day after day, despite the fact she already know most of what she could be taught there.

And for several months, she had enjoyed it. She had learned a bit more about what it truly meant to be "a normal girl", just by looking around her at school, in the streets, in class. She knew a bit more how normal people lived life.

However, one of the things it teached her the most was that no matter how hard she would try to be, Rachel Roth wasn't "normal". Not in the strictest sense of the word, at least. She could do her best to convince other people that she was... in fact, she had gotten much better at this little game in time. But it was only an illusion. A cover. Rachel couldn't feel like other girls, she couldn't love like other girls. She wasn't even truly a girl of her apparent, physical age! She could have been the much older sister of all her fellow classmates; in fact, she could even have been the mother of some of the youngest. It had taken time, but she finally had realized that while she was now able to seem normal, she couldn't avoid the truth. And the truth was that she was something else.

That was why every once in a while, she got back at her appartment and put on her "true" clothes back on. That was why she put her cloak on her shoulders, why she hid her face again under the shadows of her hood. Why she patrolled the streets out at night, searching for crimes to stop, thugs to punish, thieves to arrest. Rachel Roth had enjoyed the life of a normal life for a while... but she wasn't Rachel Roth for real. And Raven missed the satisfaction of her former superhero life. But what could she do? The Titans was no longer like she remembered. Her place wasn't there anymore. She was alone again. She could do it... she had felt alone for most of her life. But once again, like several times before despite her obsession at convincing others it wasn't so, Raven had no other choice than to admit to herself that she enjoyed the company of others who weren't 'normal' humans. She had to admit to herself that she didn't enjoy being alone as much as she claimed.

Before she could realize it, she was already at her floor in the building in which she lived. The sound of the elevator stopping was what brought her back from her inner thoughts and past memories. She sighed, grabbed her school backpack and walked out of it and to her door. Using her key, she walked in it and threw her schoolbag on her bed, one room away from the entrance (it had blue sheets, just like her bed in Titans tower... back then). She closed the door behind her and let out another sigh.

The appartment was perfectly clean; Raven hated untidiness. Everything had a place and everything was in it, always, and whenever she used something, she put it back in exactly the same place where she had taken it. The most impressive thing in her appartment was the outstanding library of ancient books and texts located on the western wall of her room (it had a mystical signification... a spell of protection she knew of that required the bookshelves to be on the side where the sun set). To most people, it was a boring bookshelf, with little more than magazines, school books, fantasy and horror novels (in reality, her true bookshelves hidden under that illusion had a lot of those, but they also had much more dangerous things).

She sat on her bed next to her bag and looked at the walls. She had painted them black (in her room, anyway), mostly because it helped her meditate and relax... it wasn't too good for the lighting, but she didn't care one bit. As she was once again starting to get lost in her thoughts, the phone rang once... twice. She looked at her Raven uniform, in her closet. She wanted to patrol the streets tonight... if it was Melissa, that girl at school, again asking for help in maths, she'd never had the time... oh well... there would be other days. She grabbed the phone, and tried to answer normally.

-Hello... Rachel speaking.

-Hi... Rachel. Am I calling at a wrong time? I was hoping to speak with... "the other you".

Raven blinked. That voice... it wasn't Melissa at all. She dropped the normal girl act almost instantly.

-No... no, it's all right. I'm alone here. It's been a while, Nightwing. (She paused for a second; their latest conversation went back up to several days ago, but it was on a very sad subject. The loss of Dick Grayson's former mentor and friend... Batman. She had called him a few days after learning the news, to offer him her condolences and her help if he needed it. Of course, he had thanked her, but all he needed back then... was time.) I hope you're going well... considering the situation.

Grayson hesitated, but not more than a second.

-... not bad. He was a great man, and it is a terrible loss for all of us...

Raven knew that he silently meant "just more so for some of us", but he didn't need to say that for her to understand the feeling... she didn't have to be an empath to feel the emotions of her closest friends.

-...but I can't mourn forever... it wouldn't bring him back, nor is it what he would have wanted. I have something I wanted to tell you. I have decided to continue where he left. He cannot be replaced, not truly. But I think the world needs to believe he isn't gone. I... have decided to become the Batman.

Dick's voice was full of determination, and emotion. She guessed from his choice of words, from his voice, that he wasn't doing this out of an urge for vengeance, or out of a spur-of-the-moment. It was a decision he had made after careful thinking, and probably after reflecting upon it for days if she knew him well enough.

-I didn't know him as much as one-tenth as well as you did... but I'm sure he would have approved... and be proud of your choice. If there's anyone who knew him well enough and who is skilled enough to be Batman now... it's you.

Her own voice was rather neutral, but Dick could tell she was sincere and repected his choice fully.

-Thanks. But... I didn't call you only to tell you this. Listen... Raven, I know you quit the Titans because you didn't recognize yourself in the Team anymore. And trust me, I understand what you meant perfectly. I also know you wanted a normal life, and that was why you decided to go to school and live in that appartment of yours...

-Go on.

He was apparently trying to choose his words carefully. What could be on his mind?

-I've been thinking... that the world needed heroes in these difficult times. This is part of why I choose to become the Batman instead of allowing the world to know he was gone. That is something I think it cannot afford, and more than this, I believe the world needs now more than ever to know it has heroes on which it can count. That's why I do not intend to only protect Gotham City.

He stopped for a second to breathe silently, then concluded:

-I am currently working on forming a new Justice League. I have made a few calls, I have a few old friends to talk to. I think the Justice League must be reborn. And to do that... I'm going to need some serious heroes who understand the value of fighting for a better tomorrow. And I'm going to need heroes able to face many different troubles and threats. Raven, what I'm going at is... I would like to offer you the opportunity to join me and others as the new Justice League members. I don't want to rob you of your normal life... God knows you deserve it after all that happened to you. But... if you ever... you know, reconsider, I'd be very glad to...

-Sure.

-... wait, what?

-I said "sure". Just give me some time to put things in order and make a few calls of my own... and tell me where and when I can join you.

-Seriously?... thank you Raven. I'm very glad you accepted. So... I'll be at Wayne manor for a few more days, there are still many things that have to be done. You can call me there.

-Perfect. I'll call you back for more details soon. Take care.

-Yes... you too.

She hung up the phone, sighed and... for the first time in several days, smiled for real.

-Thanks... Batman.

Then she grabbed her true clothes.

[Princess Mara]

[glow=yellow,2,300]VASH THE STAMPEDE
The Humanoid Typhoon[/glow]




Real Name: Unknown
Other aliases: The "$$60,000,000,000 Man", Kanan, Eriks, Needle Noggin, "Valentinez Alkalinella Xifax Sicidabohertz Gumbigobilla Blue Stradivari Talentrent Pierre Andry Charton-Haymoss Ivanovicci Baldeus George Doitzel Kaiser III"
Age: 131
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185.9 lbs
Hair color: Blond
Eye color: Blue-green
Species: Humanoid Plant


ABILITIES
Int: 6
Str: 5
Agl: 8
Spd: 4
Dur: 5

HEALTH: 5
ENERGY: 30
REGEN: 12


ACTIONS
Close Combat 5
(Str.bonus or Wpn.modifier)
-Hand-to-hand
-Knife
-Improvised weapons
-Kicks
-Acrobatic fighting

Ranged Combat 10
(Spd.bonus and Wpn.modifier)
-Super-Efficient (for every stone in Ranged Combat, Vash adds another one from the General Pool. He may not, however, have more stones in Ranged combat than his usual maximum of R.C plus Speed, plus related modifiers.)
-Handguns
-Thrown objects
-Improvised weapons
-Automatic weapons
-Deflect bullets with thrown objects
-Disarming foes
-Dual shooting
-Precise shooting
-Handling recoil
-Shooting through cover

Angel Arm: 10
-As Force Blast
-x3 Damage, Armor Penetrating, Area Effect (around point of impact), only affects unliving matter and objects, such as buildings, trees and mountains, causing easily as much damage as a nuclear explosion, but without harming directly any living being within the blast (unless of course they're inside a building when it collapses, or standing on a platform above shark infested water or something! XD).
-Range: Anything within line of sight, otherwise unlimited.
-Requires the Angel Gun and 1 panel of preparation for Vash to transform his arm and his gun into the Angel Arm cannon.
-Benefits from Targeting for hitting the intended target, but not for the area of effect (D'uh! XD).
-Requires twice as much energy to perform, and deals 1 white stone of damage to Vash that must be healed at the normal rate, not with the Healing Factor.
-Very, VERY reluctant to use: Vash has seen the destruction that the Angel Arm can cause thanks to his brother, for although the blast does not harm living beings, the destruction of their homes and the surrounding land does. He will probably never use it unless there's a very, very good reason.

Acrobatics 6
(Agl.bonus)
-Efficient

Thieving 5
(Agl.bonus)
-Hiding
-Moving silently
-Pickpocket
-Open locks
-Stalk

General knowledge 4
(Int.bonus)
-Firearms/Gunsmithing
-Survival
-Energy
-Criminal tactics

Gambling 4
(Int.bonus, and Agl.bonus if cheating)
-Poker
-Blackjack
-Dice
-Coin flip

Vehicle operations 4
-Will suffer a -1 situational modifier at first because the vehicles of his world are different from the new one he's in...
-Light vehicles
-Hovercraft
-Spaceships
-Escape pods

Medical Healing 4

Social Skills 8
-Socialize
-Humor
-Appear dumb and harmless
-Love and Peace!
-Charm
-Intimidate
-Humanoid Typhoon
-Breaking the 4th wall


MODIFIERS
Extended Lifespan
-Limits unknown; looks in his mid-twenties

Accelerated Healing Factor

Humanoid Plant 5
-Act as both Energy Battery and Deep Reserves; as a humanoid power plant, Vash naturally generates much more energy than any human being. Using machines created for that specific purpose, one could theorically use him as a "battery" powerful enough for a whole city.

Limited Self-Contained Lifeform
-As a Humanoid Plant, Vash needs to eat, breathe, sleep and drink less often than normal humans. He can basically not do these things for twice as long as his Durability would otherwise indicate.

Reflexive Dodge +6
-Vash is known for evading gunshots at even point-blank range. He can move so fast that the human eye cannot easily catch up with him.

Toughness +2

Targeting +5

Fast-Draw +4

Mental defense +4

Energy Defense +5

Enhanced Vision 6
-"Bullet Sight": Vash can "see" faster than a bullet flies. For him, a bullet still goes fast, but he can see where it goes at a much slower speed than humans perceive it, and he may react accordingly. Of course, this "superfast sight" is useful in many other situations.
-Eagle sight: Vash can perceive small details from far away.


CHALLENGES
-Obsessive love of doughnuts (-2; almost to the point of really becoming stupid)
-Lecherous (-2; Vash often acts as a hopeless womanizer. While part of it is due to his "act" of harmless clumsy idiot, he is actually really interested in women way too much for his own good.)
-False act (-3; Vash often hides his "real" self to others by acting more as a harmless clumsy idiot, often making such a fool of himself that most people will simply underestimate him and discard him as not worth their time. This is just fine with him, although when those around him are threatened, he shows complete focus and perfect control.)
-Secret (-5; Vash is a wanted man for apparently causing massive destruction and countless deaths as the feared "Humanoid Typhoon" (actually, his twin brother Million Knives was responsible for it). There is a bounty of 60 billion double dollars (the currency in his world) on his head, and almost every bounty hunter, murderer and... poor folks with guns with less morals would be after him should they learn of his identity.)
-Psychological (-2; Vash hates being alone. He loves surrounding himself with nice people, discussing about things and playing games with children. He likes to joke and kid around, and he loves to help people in need. If he can help it, he'll never stay alone for long.)
-Pacifist (-4; although he carries several weapons, Vash is a resolute pacifist. He would never willingly kill or hurt any human, nor would he allow anyone to come to harm around him if he can help it. This even applies to animals to a certain extent; he does not mind if someone hunts for food, but he wouldn't allow someone to uselessly harm an animal... and would never allow poaching.)
-Haunted past (-3; no matter how cheerful and happy he seems, Vash carries a heavy past with him of losses, battles and deaths. He lost many friends in the past, and even though he wasn't responsible for the crimes he's wanted for, he still couldn't prevent the deaths and destruction from happening.)
-Missing arm (-2; during one of his many battles against his brother Knives, Vash's left arm was blown off him. Since that day, he has a cybernetic arm in its place.)
-Deadly enemies (-5; Million Knives, his twin brother... and so many, many, many others including bounty hunters, law agencies and criminals)
-Scarred (-2; although he heals very quickly from most wounds, the serious wounds he took during the years left his body covered with several nasty scars and metallic plates. It isn't much of a problem most of the time because he covers them with his clothes, but still...)



EQUIPMENT
-Red dust coat (+1 defense)
-Yellow sunglasses
-3 Shurikens (+1, attack VS Durability, damage equals pannels stunned)
-Cybernetic Arm (Vash has this instead of his left arm which he lost in a battle against his twin brother. When he uses that arm for anything that requires Strength, he gains +1 in Strength for that action, from the General Pool. Also, the arm conceals an integrated submachine gun which Vash uses when he wants to surprise his foes or he has no bullets left in his Angel Gun and still needs to fire. The submachine gun (+3; 2x damage) holds regular UZI ammo, and must be reloaded after 8 panels of shooting.)
-The Angel Gun (+4, 2x damage, holds 6 bullets, range: 5; adds +5 to Angel Arm when used in this way. Although it can't be destroyed, it is possible to jam it or break part of it, in which case a few repairs may be necessary): a very powerful "45 Long Colt AGL Arms Factory" Six-Shot Double Action Revovler, this gun is Vash's favored weapon when he does need to defend himself in a gunfight, usually using it to disarm his foes or to disable them in any kind of way other than harming them by shooting directly at them. When Vash holds it with his right hand and wills it to do so, he can transform it into the "Angel Arm cannon", a terrible weapon of mass destruction that only targets non-living matter, which means it could easily destroy an entire city and the surrounding landscape, leaving its entire population alive, but homeless and without food for miles. Obviously, Vash would never use it in such a way unless there was an extremely good reason.)

-Hidden knives (+1 to +2); Vash has several knives hidden here and there in his coat, mostly to use as tools, or to defend himself if necessary.
-Several'45 bullets in his pockets. When he needs some more, he usually buys them or takes them from his foes, especially knowing that '45 caliber is so often used in many handguns.
-Gun cleaning kit
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THEME SONG!!!

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STORY (from Absolute Anime XD): Vash is a peace loving, donut eating, girl crazy pacifist. He travels around "Planet Gunsmoke" and tries to bring peace to where there once was chaos. Unfortunately he has no luck and wreaks more havoc than he can fix (poor guy).

His past is a mystery. Unbelievable rumors about him flow through the public like wind. He changed one of the Seven Cities into a mountain of rubble, made a big hole on the Fifth Moon, and some say he was directly involved in the Big Fall, the crash of the spaceships, over a hundred years ago. There are many who doubt the existence of this half legendary figure.

There are, however, those few who have dealt with him closely tell of his true nature. His good nature is unparalleled but credulous. He hates conflicts. A soft-hearted guy who is a pacifist and who had never killed a soul until forced to do so by Legato Bluesummers, one of his worst foes. Yet those rumors have just one thing in common...that he is superbly skilled in gun techniques. Once his gun (an AGL ARMS .45 Long Colt) is fired, no enemy remains standing. Conflicts end unquestionably. Another interesting note is that Vash's left arm is actually cybernetic. The hand lowers to reveal a concealed gun... But believe it or not, it's his right arm that's the more dangerous.

If there's one more thing that's certain about him, it's that this devil who wears a red coat is watching people's lives from a distance. He appears and disappears throughout the history of the planet. Are there many men who carry his name from generation to generation? Or is this one and the same person? His past is a mystery.

[Princess Mara]

WAR
First Horseman of the Apocalypse


War riding his mighty steed, Ruin


War about to slaughter some demons


War wielding the legendary Abyssal Armor


Darksiders intro, and War's origin XD


My "theme song" for War ^_^

Height: 8'0"
Weight: 450 lbs
Eye color: Glowing white
Hair color: Silver white
Species: A former Nephilim, now Horseman of the Apocalypse


ABILITIES
Int: 6
Str: 12 (14 with the Tremor Gauntlet)
-Super-Efficient, and first 3 stones are free
Agl: 6
Spd: 4
Dur: 8

HEALTH: 8
ENERGY: 30
REGENERATION PER PANEL: 14


ACTIONS
Close Combat 8
(Str.bonus and Wpn.modifier)
-Hand-to-hand
-Martial arts
-Mighty blow
-Fighting on horseback
-Fighting multiple opponents
-Fighting larger opponents
-Sword
-Scythe

Ranged Combat 7
(Str.bonus and Wpn.modifier)
-Crossblade
-Handgun
-Bow
-Thrown object
-Fighting on horseback
-Large objects
-Angelic weapons

Acrobatics 5
(Agl.bonus)

Unstoppable 4
(Spd.bonus)
-Can burst through walls and materials (of up to AN hardness)
-2x Damage
-Act as movement action of up to War's Speed AN (or equal to the amount of stones used in the action, whichever is lower)

Shadowflight 5
-As Flight; may only "fly" at a speed of 1 or glide at speed 2; other stones are used for additional weight/passengers or for special maneuvers. In essence, War uses this power by manifesting black wings of shadow in his back, but he rarely uses this power, preferring his steed for travel speed.

Wall-crawling 4
(Str.bonus)
-Using his inhuman strength, War can drive his fingers in walls or materials of up to this action's AN in Hardness (otherwise, he cannot climb target wall unless it is normally possible to climb it). If forced to fight (or if he must let go of the wall with one hand for some other reason), War may only use this action to stay where he is or shift stones into defense, but he needs both hands to actually move.

Horsemanship 6
-Efficient
-If riding his own steed, the mighty Ruin, War may use this action without actually spending one of his two actions per panel.

Swimming 3
(Spd.bonus)
-Exceed normal human swimming speed
-War's ability to swim isn't reduced because of the weight he carries nor the armor and weapons he wields.

Frightful Presence 4
-As Fear; always active, area effect (of area 3) centered on him, only works on mortals, lesser angels and demons. War's mere presence is a terrifying sight to behold, but the terror he inspires isn't only a natural fear. In truth, he is surrounded by a supernatural aura of terror and menace which makes lesser beings and most of even the toughest and battle-hardened humans cower in fear on his passage. If War actually spends stones in this action, they are added to the basic 4 (up to twice the AN) and increase the area to 5.
-Also adds to any uses of Social Skills (Intimidate) as a Modifier

General Knowledge 6
(Int.bonus)
-Nephilim, Demons and Angels
-Wars past, present and future
-The Ancient Laws
-The Four Horsemen
-Tactical lore
-Ancient artefacts

Leadership 5

Social Skills 7
-Horseman of the Apocalypse
-Intimidate
-Threats
-Warlord
-Messenger of the Council
-Persuade
-Negotiator


MODIFIERS
Immortal

Self-Contained Lifeform

Wrath +10
-Special modifier: For every 5 stones War uses in a combat action/an action related to violence/an action that destroys surrounding objects and/or area, he gains 1 Wrath stone. He may accumulate these stones up to a maximum of 3 times this MN for later use. He may either use them as Iron Will (without actually using an action) of up to this modifier's MN, or use them to activate one of his Wrath Powers (see below Modifiers). NOTE: War cannote accumulate Wrath stones when under the effects of any Wrath Power, aside from Affliction and Blade Geyser.

Enhanced Healing Factor
-Includes Limb Regrowth

Energy Battery 2

Deep Reserves 2

Reflexive Dodge +3

Toughness +5
-No AP

Energy Defense +3

Mental Defense +7

Magical Defense +8

Immunity to Fire, Hellfire and Diseases

Translation
-War understands and may speak/read any language he hears or sees in written form

Enhanced Senses 6
-See in Darkness, See auras and magical energy, Feel demonic and angelic auras

Soul Eater
-War consumes the souls of those he kills, ensuring that those dead by his hand will never come back to life again no matter what. The only way to return from the dead when killed by War is to strike a bargain, a pact with him; either the victim's soul itself or a friend can make the bargain with War, and both sides must respect it. Note that War's end of the bargain is generally simply "releasing the soul" of a given victim, but not restoring it to life. That part is usually left to the soul or the soul's friend to deal with, unless the bargain is interesting enough for War to choose to help.

Chaos Space
-War has access to a small pocket dimension named the Chaos Space, in which he may deposit up to 20 objects at once, no matter what their sizze or weight. No one else but him may access the Chaos Space, and putting in or taking out an object takes a single panel and no stone of energy. To all onlookers, he simply materializes the object he needs out of thin air. War uses this to carry his other weapons and equipment aside from Chaoseater.

Reconstitute Self
-As a Horseman of the Apocalypse, War cannot truly die. If defeated, his corpse will vanish, only to reform again when the danger is passed or an hour later, whichever comes first.


WRATH POWERS
-Hellfire (2 Wrath stones per panel): War surrounds his weapon in the fiery flames of Hell, turning it into an even more fearsome tool of destruction. The weapon deals 2x damage, or adds 3 to its weapon modifier it it already dealt 2x damage prior the activation of the power. If the weapon is a projectile weapon, the projectiles themselves are covered in hellfire.

-Bloodthirst (3 Wrath stones per panel): War's weapon is covered in a reddish aura. When the weapon strikes, it drinks the blood of the victim to send it back to its wielder, effectively healing 1 white stone of Health per 2 white stones of damage. This power is useless against foes who lack blood, such as skeletons or most golems.

-Affliction (1 Wrath stone per Bad Luck level, plus 1 Wrath stone per Duration level as per the D&R chart): War can summon spirits and fiends to put a terrible curse that spells doom and failure upon his enemies.

Immolation (1 Wrath stone per panel): War engulfs himself in a barrier of hellfire, scorching anyone and anything foolhardy or unthinking enough to touch or attack the horseman directly. It works as Electrification 5 stones (of the element Hellfire), but Energy Defense is worthless against this.

Stone Skin (3 Wrath stones per panel): War increases the density of his skin and the might of his muscles by calling upon the power of the Nephilim. While this lasts, his Strength increase by 1, his Toughness by 3 and his weight to 750 lbs.

Blade Geyser (5 Wrath stones per panel; may not use two panels in a row): War concentrates the dreadful power of his full might into his sword, Chaoseater, before driving it deep into the ground. A second later, a deep, terrible rumble can be heard from the depths of the Earth as dozens of blades, identical to that of Chaoseater, erupt from the ground to butcher without mercy any creature and destroy any object and structures around War. This power acts as an area effect of up to area 3, centered on War (but not affecting him of course), dealing the damage of a single Close Combat action to anyone and anything within the area that is touching the ground (flying beings are unaffected).

Chaos Form (10 Wrath stones per panel): War abandons his lesser body temporarily to inhabit his true form: that of a 25 ft tall, reddish-black winged abomination covered in smoke and in flames, and carrying an even larger sword made of dark steel and pure flames of hell. The ground shakes with every step the creatures takes, and even the most battle-hardened demon or archangel fears its unholy might. Under that appearance, War's Strength increase by 8, his Durability by 5, his Toughness by 5 (and becomes No 2x damage), his Untoppable by 2 (and its Speed bonus becomes a Strength bonus), his Shadowflight becomes "true" Flight with the corresponding speed, his Frightful Presence doubles, his Enhanced Healing Factor temporarily becomes Instant Healing Factor, his Energy/Mental/Magical Defenses increase by 2 each, and finally, War is under the effect of both the "Hellfire" and "Immolation" wrath powers' effects. While in the Chaos Form, he cannot (of course) ride his steed, Ruin, nor can he speak (only growl, snarl, or roar). For all its might, War rarely uses his true form, because it leaves him exhausted for 4 panels afterwards (-2 to all actions), and because doing so tends to cause massive collateral damage if only due to his size and weight (8 tons) during the transformation.

(Here, War in Chaos form, on the left.)


CHALLENGES
-Duty (-4; War is the first, and most powerful, of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and the messenger of the Charred Council. When the Seven Seals fall at the end of the world, he shall ride forth on his mighty steed, Ruin, and with his brothers and sister, punish the wicked, be they angels, demons or mortals. Meanwhile, his duty is to ensure that no side gets the upper hand and brings damnation to the world before its time.)
-Code of honor (-3; War is an honorable and loyal warrior, bound by his own code of honor. He will never lie and always hold his end of a bragain if at all possible. He nevers attacks from behind, facing his foes directly no matter what their strength. To him, stealth and sneak attacks are cowardice. Although he despises demons and angels no matter what their might, he shows great respect to warriors who prove themselves brave and loyal, or otherwise worthy of his admiration. He doesn't kill mortals unless they stand in the way of his duty, and will even help them if he judges that their time hasn't come yet.)
-Looking non-human (-4; despite being humanoid in appearance, War's height, his heavy musculature, his glowing white eys, his silver white hair and the aura of menace surrounding him, not mentionning his superhumans feats, clearly set him apart from mortals, and he can hardly hide this fact.)
-Oath of the Horsemen (-4; War is bound by the will of the Charred Council, and will never disobey a direct order from it. He hears their commands in his mind and act according to their wishes to the best of his abilities.)
-Infamy (-2; as a being whose power lies in destruction and battle, and whose abilities may seem demonic to the untrained eyes, War is often mistaken as evil by onlookers, while he is actually more of a neutral force.)
-Arrogance (-2; while it is not "Extreme vanity" per se, War is aware that his power is at least equal to some of the most powerful divine entities in the multiverse, and takes it in consideration when dealing with anyone else. As such, he will often refer to humans as "mortals", and hardly shows more respect for even powerful entities unless they prove themselves worthy as per his code of honor.)
-Vengeful (-3; as much as he is honorable, War expects the same from his enemies, lest they face his wrath. Anyone who betrays him, lie to him or otherwise intentionally mislead him will anger him beyond words, leading to him doing everything in his power to punish the culprit unless he has more important matters to attend to [and even then, War never forgets such an insult].)
-Hatred/prejudice (-3; against angels, demons and other entities threatening the balance of good and evil before the end of the world.)
-Deadly enemies (-5; most demons and angels recognize War for the threat to them that he is, and often will attack him on sight... unless they are smart enough to recognize him REALLY for the threat he is and either leave him alone or obey his command to stop whatever they were doing that was threatening the balance in the first place.)
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EQUIPMENT (Most descriptions and pictures from www.HolyFragger.com, with MURPG data from me! XD)

-Chaoseater is a sword unlike any other. This unforgiving weapon has slaughtered countless enemies, their fate foretold by the death-masks artfully etched along its massive blade. And many a battle has been decided by Chaoseater's viciously honed edge, which can slice through the thickest demon bone as if it were candle wax. Essentially, it is a large +5 AP Sword, dealing 2x damage on Demons and Angels, and ignoring 2 MNs of Toughness even if the target has No AP option to Toughness. The sword is indestructible. War always know the location of Chaoseater, and may teleport it next to him as a normal action only by spending stones for Range. If a being is holding it when he teleports it back to him, hey may choose wether to bring the being with it or not.

As with most ancient arcane weapons, Chaoseater's true power can only be unleashed by a master equal to its blood-stained legend. Such a master is the Horseman War. Anyone else must have at least Str 5 if only to lift the blade, and must have at least 6 to wield it in battle. In such a case, the sword is only a +3 AP sword, Indestructible.


The Crossblade: There are many profane weapons scattered about the ashes of Man's kingdom. Few can match the speed and lethality of the Crossblade. It is a cluster of four blades that can be thrown with brutal force. After arcing deep into flesh, the crossblade returns to its wielder's hand, ready to be thrown again. It is a +5 throwing weapon, Indestructible, which always return to the thrower's hand wether or not it hit the target.

And if that were not enough, the weapon carries an additional, malevolent secret. The Crossblade can absorb the properties of certain elements it passes through, such as fire and plague, and translate them into further mutilation. Even the mightiest of the Dark One's legions would dread a warrior who brandished a weapon of such devastating power. In game terms, if the weapon flies through a certain element while on its way towards a target (such as passing through a wall of fire, a waterfall or a cloud of poison gas), the weapon gains a temporary (1 panel) enhancement of 3 to its weapon modifier, of the element in question.


Harvester: Death's Scythe, the Harvester, boasts a blade that resembles a barbed wing - a fitting shape, for few weapons cut through the air with more graceful, and life-ending, precision. This fabled weapon was made many ages ago, to fill the bony hands of the Horseman Death. It is deadly indeed, for it is a +3 AP Weapon, indestructible, with three deadly powers. First, it reduces the cost of the Wrath power "Bloodthirsty" to 1 Wrath stone per panel. Second, it allows War to strike at any foe standing in an area of 10 ft around him in a single slice. Last, but certainly not least, the Scythe actually devours the soul of a victim with a single strike, as per War's Soul Eater's ability. While this does not kill the victim in and of itself, it does prevent resurrection if the victim does die (except if a pact is made with War, as usual), and the victim, should she survive, will feel "empty inside" and lacking energy and emotions (mostly this is a flavour effect, reflecting the fact that the victim has now lost her soul).


Mercy: The Horseman Strife's favored weapon. On the battlefields of the ruined Earth, the pistol known as Mercy would seem modest. With four barrels ornamented by simple depictions of smoke and flame, it is easily dwarfed by weapons wielded by angels and demons alike. Yet it is far deadlier than any firearm.

Mercy generates its own supply of lethal bullets, the rate of fire is defined only by how quickly its master can pull the trigger. In skilled hands, the gun's endless fusillade of bullets can cut down an entire enemy regiment. It is an indestructible handgun, providing a +4 weapon modifier, 2x damage, and stuns angels and demons for 1 panel should any damage occurs. It has unlimited ammunition, and fires at a range of 5.

Earthcaller: An ancient horn made out of the bones of an archdemon. Even when silent, the Earthcaller appears to be screaming. Its mouth has been carved to resemble two demon faces twisted with rage. The horn is a powerful artifact, able to channel fury into raw sonic power. Although its initial purpose was awakening the Tormented Gates, it can also serve as a decent weapon... or merely a symbol of the arrival of the Horseman of War. When War wishes to blow in the horn, he simply uses stones in Durability, and the horn will produce a deafening sound of sheer sonic might. It then generates a sonic blast of 2 stones/stone put in Durability, dealing either normal damage or Stun damage, and will push back or knock down (if the Target has a Durability of 3 or less) the victim several meters away. The blast has a range of 2, but the sound of the horn can be heard up to 1 km away per stone of the blast. Note: A human being (or lesser demon, animal or creature) killed by this blast is usually ripped open by the sheer power of the sonic blast. Not a beautiful sight.

The Tremor Gauntlet: Among the relics lost beneath the earth, the Tremor Gauntlet is uniquely frightening. It is an ancient glove lined with spikes, a glaring demon face etched onto its surface. The demon's eyes glow red with a single purpose - to amplify power. To possess the Tremor Gauntlet is to become the weapon.

For the Tremor Gauntlet's master, each finger has the fortitude to break enemies in half. Imagine armor imploding at the force of a blow, and massive barriers crumbling to dust. It is the stuff of demons' dreams. War wears it on his left arm, which increase his Strength by 2. Additionally, all punches made with the glove are Armor Penetrating. Finally, War can clench his fist and strike the ground with might. When he does so, he puts stones in Strength, and generates an Earthquake of half the stones he put in Strength, in an area equal to the strength of said earthquake.

-The Abyssal Armor: War's regular armor is actually part of his body, but he may instead equip this ancient artefact of power, known as the Abyssal Armor. This incredible armor essentially increase War's Toughness to 10 (with No AP option), increase his Energy Battery and Deep Reserves by 3 each and grants him total immunity to Poison of any kinds. War however seldom uses it, as he considers his usual might to be far enough in most cases.

-The Armageddon Blade: Another legendary artefact and War's most devastating weapon, the Armageddon Blade, not unlike the Abyssal Armor, does not see much use in War's hands because he rarely actually needs them. It is a +7 AP Sword, ignores up to 4 MN of Toughness even if it has the No AP option, deals 2x damage to most creatures and 3x damage to angels and demons, it is indestructible, acts as if the "Bloodthirsty" Wrath power was always active and increase War's Wrath by 2 Wrath stones every panel only by being held. War always knw its location and may summon it back to him like the Chaoseater, and it requires the same strength to be lifted or wielded by anyone else than him, although it will only act as a +4 AP sword, indestructible.

Ruin: Although not a piece of equipment per se, Ruin can be summoned/put away like any piece of equipment, and is the mighty steed of War. A large (at least, much larger than normal horses) warhorse seemingly made of ash and lava, this black and fiery-red steed seems made out from a pure nightmare. Its hooves are covered in flames, its eyes are red and glow eerily in the shadows of night.

Int 5, Str 6, Agl 5, Spd 6, Dur 5, Close Combat (Str.bonus) 4, Electrification 5 (Hellfire), Reflexive Dodge +3, Toughness +2, Hooves (as Claws) +3. Ruin cannot truly die, for its existence is tied to War. However, if it is destroyed, War must wait for 1 hour before summoning it again. War and Ruin always know where each other is and what each other think, and Ruin will always act accordingly to its master's wishes.
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STORY: He is War made flesh. War, the first Horseman of the Apocalypse, former member of the Nephilim, the first children of the creator, prior to their destruction and near eradication at the hands of the archangels. Like his brothers, Strife and Death, and his sister, Fury, he survived the battle and pledged to serve the Charred Council as one of their enforcers, as one of the Four Horsemen, thus gaining immense power and strength from their benefactors. Together, they would ensure that the balance was respected, that neither angels nor demons would gain the upper hand in their unending conflicts and battles, so that neither side could bring the apocalypse upon the world of man until it was supposed to happen. For it was their duty, the Horsemen's, to ride forth when the Seven Seals would be broken, and bring upon punishment to the wicked and devastation to the world in its last hour.

However, things didn't go as planned. Was was betrayed, and framed for the premature arrival of Armageddon and the annihilation of mankind. He stood in front of the Charred Council's judgement for a crime he did not commit, and was granted a chance to atone for his sin and punish those truly responsible. He grabbed his sword, the legendary Chaoseater, and returned to the now-destroyed kingdom of man in search of the ones truly responsible for the end of this world.

Facing legions of angels and hordes of tormented fiends, War brought vengeance and destruction upon those who had betrayed him, upon those who had brought destruction upon a world that was still supposed to live for a long time. He defeated the sinners and the traitors, and he claimed back the power that he had lost.

[Princess Mara]

MICHAEL
Great Leader of the Angels, Field Commander of the Army of God



My theme for Michael

Other aliases: Michael of Fire, Saint Michael
Height: 5'8" (8'2" with the wings)
Weight: 135 lbs
Eye color: Golden
Hair color: Platinum blond
Skin tone Tan
Species: Angel of the Seraphim Order


ABILITIES
Int: 7
Str: 12
Agl: 8
Spd: 5
Dur: 10

HEALTH: 10
ENERGY: 36
REGENERATION PER PANEL: 18


ACTIONS
Close Combat 8
(Str.bonus and Wpn.modifier)
-Super-Efficient
-Martial arts
-Hand-to-hand
-Angelic training
-Archaic weapons
-Swords
-Use of powers in combat
-Fighting larger opponents
-Fighting multiple opponents

Ranged Combat 7
(Agl.bonus and Wpn.modifier)
-Efficient
-Thrown objects
-Bows
-Spears
-Archaic weapons
-Angelic training
-Large objects
-Precise throw

Acrobatics 5
(Agl.bonus)

Mastery of Light and Fire 10
(Int.bonus)
-Create/Manipulate (Light), Unlimited (Fire)
-Force Blast (Fire - 2x damage, deals additional burning damage equal to AN at the end of the panel; Light - 2x damage, AP)
-Immunity to Effects
-Can transform into Element (Fire - Acts as Electrification 8 of Fire element and sets flamable objects alight; Light - Illuminates an area of 5 around Michael)
-Accumulate Energy for major effect
-Regenerates 2 additional stones when in direct sunlight
-May combine with Close Combat (Fire only; Michael most often uses this to engulf either her sword or her fist in fire to more easily annihilate her enemies.)
-God Hard: Michael's ultimate attack. Focusing the power of fire into her sword, she unleashes its nearly infinite energies by surrounding herself with a dragon of fire, and then flying at her foe to slice it with her sword, causing a gigantic explosion of sacred flames not unlike that of a supernova. To use this attack, Michael combines a use of her accumulated Mastery of Fire with one of her best attack of Close Combat, making it a 3x damage, AP, area effect attack. Of course, since this most likely destroys the solar system in which it is used, she most likely will never do it unless she finds herself fighting in a place where no innocents could be harmed in such a way.

Flight 10
-Although Michael flies using her six wings, Angels' flight is more magical than based on physics, and she may easily exceed the speed of light
-Flying is nearly effortless for Michael; she can hover or fly at speed of up to 3 without even using an action or any stones. If she wants to use this action at higher speeds, however, she has to do so normally.

Angelic Miracle 8
(Int.bonus)
-Efficient
-Package action that includes: Mastery of Magic, Asgardian Sorcery, Summoning (good creatures/angels only), Magical Healing (may heal up to 2x AN White stones per day), Imbuing objects or creatures with powers (by up to AN), Mesmerism (with Telepathic Communications, Mental Bolts, Repair Minds, Edit memories, Create Links with others and Empathy options), Telekinesis (with Weapon modifier).
-This is the power reflecting the greatest angels' ability to alter reality to a certain extent. Michael being the most powerful angel there is, she can do nearly anything with it, but she is humble and won't use her powers without necessity.

Perform: 5
(Int.bonus or Agl.bonus, depending on which art she uses)
-Poetry
-Singing
-Dancing
-Drawing
-Musical instruments

General Knowledge 5
(Int.bonus)
-Angelic and demonic beings
-The nine orders of Angels
-The world of Heaven
-Ancient lore
-Tactical lore

Social Skills/Leadership: 7
-High Seraph
-Intimidate
-Humor
-Humility
-Charm
-Lead by example
-Inspire awe


MODIFIERS
Immortal

Self-Contained Lifeform

Angelic Beauty +5
-A combination of her physical charm and the supernatural charisma of angels, this modifier adds to most uses of Michael's Social Skills, except Intimidate.

Enhanced Healing Factor
-Includes Limb Regrowth

Energy Battery 2

Deep Reserves 3

Will of the Seraph +3
-This modifier is added to Flight and Angelic Miracle

Reflexive Dodge +5

Toughness +4
-No AP
-No 2x damage

Energy Defense +8

Mental Defense +8

Magical Defense +8

Immunity to Reality Distortion, Poison and Diseases

Photographic Memory

Messenger of God
-As Precognitive flashes; when God needs to send a message to anyone, he sends a vision to Michael and she then delivers the message.

Translation
-Michael understands and may speak/read any language she hears or sees in written form

Enhanced Vision 7 (See in Darkness, Telescopic vision, X-Ray vision, See auras and magical forces)

Reconstitute Self
-As one of God's most trusted Seraphim, Michael has been blessed with the ability to return from the dead if she were to be killed. However, this process takes time (1 day), and would leave her exhausted (-3 sitmod. to all actions) for a week.


CHALLENGES
-Duty (-4; Michael is the field commander of the Army of God and the leader of the Seraphim. She is God's personnal messenger and his most trusted warrior. As such, she finds herself with heavy responsibilities.)
-Code of honor (-4; Michael is the epitome of good and valor, and as such, she would never lie [unless it is really necessary], cheat, steal, kill innocents [and even most guilty] or do most anything evil. She is compassionate and kind, caring and selfless. She would never let anyone suffer if she can help it. This code of honor, of course, does not apply to evil beings and demons.)
-Looking non-human (-3; Michael's beauty, and the six wings in her back, are clearly inhuman, and her angelic aura rarely allows her to be mistaken for anything human. Of course, she can assume a human form magically, but still.
-Hatred/prejudice (-2; against demons and undead creatures. While she has heard legends of such beings that weren't evil, her upbringing and her training taught her otherwise. She could be brought to believe it if a solid enough proof was shown to her, but it would be difficult.)
-Deadly enemies (-5; demons, undeads, fallen angels, most anything that despise angels will particularly hate Michael.)


EQUIPMENT
-Levertine, the Divine Sword of Fire (the legendary sword of Seraph Michael, Levertine is an extension of Michael's soul and power. It can only be held and used by her, cuts through all known materials aside extremely rare ones like adamantium, vibranium, angelic or demonic steel or crystal; and it enhances her already incredible power over fire. Essentally, it is a +6 Sword, AP [ignores 2 MN of Toughness even if it has No AP option), Indestructible. It can be summoned at will, and adds 5 stones to Michael's Mastery of Fire (not Light).
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STORY: Michael was a former archangel in the legions of Heaven when the Seraph Lucifer decided he was too good and powerful to serve under God, and started a rebellion against the Creator. During the war that ensued, Michael fought bravely and vanquished countless foes against nearly insurmountable odds, protecting her fellow angels against an onslaught of dozens of powerful fallen angels.

When the war ended, resulting in Lucifer falling from grace and being cast out of Heaven alongside the other traitors, Michael was promoted not only to the rank of Seraph - the highest of the Angelic Choirs - but to the title of Field Commander of the Army of God, and Great Leader of the Angels... Lucifer's former title, which made her God's most powerful and trusted warrior.

Aside Gabriel, Uriel and Raphael, the three other Seraphim, Michael worked to rebuild the Army of God, personally supervising the training of the angels to ensure that good would always triumph over evil. She swore to make sure no other angels would fall like Lucifer did, threatening the very foundations of Heaven. At times, she was also often sent in Eden (Earth, as it was known by the Angels) for various missions, such as delivering messages or conducting exorcisms of humans possessed by major demons.

[Princess Mara]

JILL
Infiltration specialist, Special Forces operative






Full Name: Jill Valentine
Date of birth: 1974
Occupation: Former S.T.A.R.S agent, Anti-Umbrella activist, BSAA operative
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 110 lbs
Eyes color: Blue
Hair color: Brown
Species: Human (caucasian)


ABILITIES
Int 4
Str 2
Agl 4
Spd 2
Dur 3

HEALTH: 3
ENERGY: 15
REGEN: 6


ACTIONS
Close Combat 4
(Agl.bonus or Wpn.modifier)
-Martial arts
-Combat knife
-Improvised weapons
-Special Forces training

Ranged Combat 5
(Wpn.modifier)
-Handguns
-SMGs
-Shotguns
-Thrown objects
-Improvised weapons

Acrobatics 3
(Str.bonus)

Black ops: 4
-Security Systems
-Surveillance
-Covert ops/Sneak attacks
-Intimidation

Thieving: 3
(Agl.bonus)
-Open locks
-Escape artist
-Search room/area

Vehicle operations: 3
-Light vehicles
-Motorcycles
-Boats

General Knowledge: 3
(Int.bonus)
-Umbrella Corp
-Bio-Organic Weapons (B.O.Ws)
-History and geography

Medical Healing: 3

Social Skills: 4
-Persuade
-Charm
-Inspire others
-BSAA Agent


MODIFIERS
Energy Battery 2

Rapid Regeneration

Deep Reserves +2

Reflexive Dodge +3

Mental Defense +3

Targetting +1

Fast-Draw +2


CHALLENGES
-Compulsion to stick up for the underdog (-3; Jill is one of the most compassionnate of the BSAA agents. She's always trying to save just about everyone, even mean people or those who do not want to be saved, if she has anything to say about it.)
-Haunted past (-2; Jill has seen more horrors than most and it often shows in her eyes. Worse, she was mentally controlled by one of Wesker's devices and served him for months. She has many bad memories, but that doesn't stop her from fighting.)
-Hatred/prejudice (-2; anyone who is currently working for, or has worked in the past for, Umbrella Corp. She will never fully trust former Umbrella employees.)
-Duty (-3; Jill sees her job as a BSAA agent as her duty and her life. She won't stop fighting the good fight until it's won, and nothing will convince her that it isn't worth it.)


EQUIPMENT
-BSAA Body Armor (+1 defense)
-Handgun (+2, 2x damage, Range 4, 10 bullets per clip +1 in the chamber)
-2 Frag Grenades (+4, area 2)
-Combat Knife (+2; integrated compass, hard to break)
-Thieves' tools and other infiltration equipment (+1 from GP to Thieving)
-Headset communicator
-Digital watch
-2 clips of ammo for her Handgun
-Flashlight
-Zippo lighter
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Jill's theme XD

[Princess Mara]

RANKO
Martial Artist, Adventuress, Chinese Amazon


Ranko


Ranko in her Amazon suit, with Moonwhisper in hands


NOTE: Although she was born in Japan, Ranko was taken in by the Chinese Amazons' tribe when she was abandoned by her father after being cursed.

Original Name: Saotome Ranma, later changed to simply "Ranko" when she is taken in by the Amazons.
Age: 19
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 118 lbs
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Red
Species: Cursed human (used to be a boy; was permanently cursed with Nyannichuan water which turned "him" into a girl forever. Also, although she is human, Ranko has greatly exceeded the physical limits of any humans since a long time thanks to intense and inhuman martial arts training and secret amazon techniques and potions.)


ABILITIES
Int: 3
Str: 12
-Efficient (when used as Strength alone. It is still only efficient with actions if they also have the Efficient option themselves.)
Agl: 8
Spd: 6
Dur: 7

HEALTH: 7
ENERGY: 24
REGEN: 18

SKILLS: 4
SKILLS REGEN: 2

ACTIONS
Mastery of Kung-Fu: 7
(Str.bonus and 2 Wpn.modifiers)
-Efficient
-Martial Arts
-Acrobatic fighting
-Amazon training
-Swords
-Improvised weapons
-Thrown objects
-Most known weapons
Options:Catch Projectiles, Blind Fighting, Multiple Opponents, Create/adapt Kung-Fu techniques, Substitute Mastery for Intelligence (only for Mental Defense)

Pressure points: 6
(Int.bonus)
-As Nerve Punch
-2x Damage or Stun (1 panel/stone of damage)
-Ignores Called shots sitmods

Acrobatics: 6
(Agl.bonus)
-Efficient

Iron Will: 6
-Heal white stones (2w per day)
-Heal others (as Magical Healing)
-Does not require an action to use when used to combine with another action
-Accumulate Energy (as per Mastery of Magic)

Amazon Secret Arts: 8
(Int.bonus)
-As Telekinesis; Mastery of the Chinese Elements (Fire, Wood, Earth, Water, Metal) with Create/Manipulate, Force Blast and Accumulate Energy options; and the ability to create charms, potions and poisons as per Witchcraft.
-May be combined with Mastery of Kung Fu for special attacks and combos.
-Tiresome: While Ranko is one of the most skilled Amazons in the secret arts, she still hasn't mastered them well enough to handle the feeling of exhaustion that is caused by their use. As such, using this action requires 1 additional energy stone for every 3 stones used in it.

Thieving: 5
(Agl.bonus)
-Stealth
-Pickpocket
-Search a room
-Escape artist
-Avoiding traps

Swimming: 5
(Spd.bonus)

Perform: 4
(Int.bonus)
-Singing
-Dancing
-Flute
-Ocarina

Hidden Weapons Master: 5
-In addition to being trained in secret amazon techniques and martial arts, Ranko learned the ways of a Hidden Weapons Master from fellow Amazon Mousse. This special action (which does not actually require an actual "action per panel" to use) allows the user to hide weapons much too large to be normally hidden on oneself. The size of the hidden weapons cannot exceed one foot per AN, one weapon per AN may be hidden on oneself, and it costs 1 stone per weapon to hide/draw a weapon onto/from oneself.
-Obviously, the use of this action requires the user to wear clothes. D'uh.

General Knowledge: 4
(Int.bonus)
-Martial arts/training techniques
-Amazon culture and secrets
-Occult ans Supernatural
-The Human body and Pressure points

Social Skills: 7
-Socialize
-Intimidate
-Charm
-Amazon
-Heroine
-Chinese amazon culture and lore
-Girl power!


MODIFIERS
Attractive +2
-As a very beautiful redhead girl, Ranko gets this bonus to most uses of Social Skills (except maybe Intimidate). She gets this bonus both with men (despite not liking them and usually not even trying to seem beautiful to them) and women (despite being a girl herself).

Healing Factor

Energy Battery 1

Deep Reserves 2

Leaper +2

Toughness +2
-No 2x damage

Reflexive Dodge +6

Unbreakable +5
-As Mental Defense

Amazon's Might +2/+4
-Adds to all physical/combat actions. The modifier becomes +4 if it is used against male opponent(s).

Indomitable Spirit
-As Reconstitute Self; if Ranko is ever defeated by a foe that manages to get her down to 1 white stone of Health or lower, she can get up next panel with full health (although she is still bleeding and bruised as she was when she activated this ability) to fight again. However, if she is defeated again, she will lose consciousness and won't wake up for at least a week (or less or more. Actually, it's more up to the GM than anything). She can do that only once per day, wether she is defeated again in the same battle or not.

Wealth: 0
-Ranko has the clothes on her back (and in her backpack), her amazon weapons and a few personal items. The rest of her "possessions" belong to the amazons.


CHALLENGES
-Compulsion to stick-up for underdogs (-4; to Ranko, it is a martial artist's duty to protect the common folks from monsters, thugs and supernatural forces)
-Mild Ailurophobia, or "Fear of Cats" (-1; while Ranko still retains part of her childhood fear of cats due to her stupid father's actions, her training with the amazons helped her get over it... mostly. She still doesn't like cats at all, although she won't be terrorized or rendered insane when one shows up. She just... won't like it, nor will she want it to touch her.)
-Refusal to take a life (-1; unless she has absolutely no choice and it is for the greater good, Ranko would never kill anyone. She would definitely beat the crap out of her father anyday and without much mercy, but she still wouldn't kill him. This even includes going against the Amazons' code of Honor that states an Amazon must try to kill any woman who defeats her at least once unless it is another amazon.)
-Amazons' Code of Honor (-3; Ranko follows most of the laws and traditions of the Chinese Amazons, including things such as protecting the innocent and the helpless, never lie for selfish purposes, never fight using dirty tricks unless her opponents does so as well, etc. The only laws she doesn't obey are as follows: An amazon must attempt to kill a woman who defeats her unless said woman is also an amazon, and An Amazon must marry a man who defeats her in a fair, single combat.)
-Cursed (-1; Saotome Ranma fell victim to a curse a few years ago that made him turn into a girl, a curse that was made permanent by accident. This challenge is worth only one point, because since then, Ranko's training with the Amazons and her own strong will had helped her get over it. The power of the curse is so strong that nothing, ever, could break it... not even the strongest magics.)
-Hatred/prejudice against men (-2; because of past events, her father and the teachings of the Amazons, Ranko has become particularly wary and suspicious of most men. It is difficult for males to earn her trust, but she will respect powerful men who fight with honor and who treat women well, or at least as equals. She dislikes misogynists and most macho men [unless they are strong, honorable and respectful of women as mentionned earlier] and hates her father even more. For several obvious reasons, this also would make her a lesbian if she were seeking love, which she isn't so far. But who knows...)


SKILL POINTS SYSTEM
- Ranko gains a third Energy Pool called Skill Points.
- Skill Point Pool is 2/3 of Mastery of Kung Fu Action Number
- Skill Point Regeneration is 1/3 of her Mastery of Kung Fu Action Number
- She may use Skill Points to add Advantages to her attacks for a Panel on a Point per Cost Level Basis.
- If Purchasing Area Effect, Area = 2, Spend extra SP for more area.
NOTE: Thanks to Dionon for coming up with that system and allowing me to use it! XD


EQUIPMENT
-Chinese Clothes and combat shoes
-Chinese Amazon armor (+1 defense; it is basically additional plates and pads that can be worn on top of regular clothing, providing additional protection. It does not make a huge difference, but Ranko will wear this when she knows she's going into a serious battle. Otherwise, like most of her things, it's in her backpack)
-Chinese robe (carried in her backpack; she usually only wears this red robe on special occasions. It adds +1 to her Attractiveness modifier when worn)
-A pair of Chuí (+3 weapons); Chinese melee weapons that consists of a large, solid metal sphere on the end of a medium-long handle. The favored weapons of the Chinese Amazons, Ranko carries her own pair in her backpack or hidden in her clothes... because it isn't her favored weapons.)
-Several small knives of various lengths and types (+1 to +2)
-Moonwhisper, the legendary blade of the Amazons (+4, AP, Indestructible, may only be wielded by an amazon [though it may be lifted by someone else; in such a case, it weighs over two tons, while it weighs little more than 3 pounds in the hands of an amazon]. Adds 3 stones to Amazon Secret Arts when held. This legendary blade is a gift from the Amazons village's elder, Cologne, for their greatest warrior. Ranko proved worthy of that title by defeating Rose, the former greatest warrior, in single combat.)
-Backpack (in which she carries most of her things. It seems small, but it has many pockets and is really tough. And when one looks closely, it isn't that small at all.)
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STORY: Saotome Ranma was the proud son of Saotome Genma and his mother Nodoka, a strong-willed boy with an unusual potential for martial arts that even exceeded that of his father, who decided the boy would succeed him as the family's master of the Anything Goes school of Martial Arts. In order to train him, Genma took his son on several merciless and extremely difficult training trips, putting his life at risk over and over again and forcing him to fight for his survival against overwhelming odds... all for his own good, according to his father. His crazy training techniques included, for example, covering his son with either meat or fish and throwing him in a cave full of cats (causing a very severe ailurophobia in the young boy) and stealing food and money in a village before putting the blame on his son to see how (and if) he would get out of that situation. It was cruel, but it seemed to work, mostly. Ranma was toughening up and learning various tricks, and sooner than his father expected, he soon became a very powerful martial artist. Actually, maybe a little too good.

A few months later, during a training trip to China, while Ranma and his father were having one of their traditional morning "father VS son" battles, Ranma was thrown off a cliff by his daddy dearest and fell down into one of China's famous cursed springs, the Nyannichuan, or "Spring of the Drowned Girl". According to the legend, a girl had drowned there a thousand years ago, and since then, those who fell into that spring would turn into a young girl when in contact with cold water, and back into their true form when splashed with hot water. Unfortunately for young Ranma, his all-time rival and fellow martial artist Hibiki Ryoga was passing by at the same moment and accidentally dropped a magical powder into the spring which made the effects permanent. The psychological shock was more than the new girl could handle and she passed out. Genma saw this as an opportunity to get rid of his over-talented "former son", saying that he didn't want a daughter and wouldn't take a girl as a student to succeed him as the new Anything Goes master. He dishinerited Ranma and adopted his rival as his successor and new son, leaving Ranma to die.

However, the girl was found and rescued by Shampoo, the daughter of the elder of China's most powerful tribe of amazons, Cologne. She brought her back to her village, where they nursed her back to health. It took several weeks, but they managed to give the girl her self-esteem back and help her deal with the fact that she was not a man anymore. She still had severe psychological scars, however, and she disliked men and hated her father. On the plus side, she found her will to live back, instead of simply surviving. She was a fighter, she could not allow herself to die because of one man, especially not her father. With the help of her "sister", Shampoo, and their mother Cologne, the newly christened "Ranko" trained in the secret martial arts and techniques of the Amazons, mastering new techniques faster than anyone the elder had ever seen. After months of training, she had become better than most amazons after decades. As a reward for her successes, Cologne used secret techniques and potions to make her vastly exceed the potential of any humans and tap into her inner strengths. One year and a half after being adopted by the tribe, she challenged Rose, their best warrior, in single combat, and after a terrible fight that lasted two days, she finally defeated her, becoming the tribe's best warrior, and earning the right to carry Moonwhisper, one of the tribe's three great treasures and the legendary sword of the Amazons.

Three years later, Ranko and Shampoo travelled to Japan to participate in a huge martial arts championship in the name of their tribe. They fought and defeated most warriors with ease and deadly efficiency, until Shampoo was summarily beaten by a young man gifted with amazing strength and fighting with a much too familiar martial art style... the Anything Goes martial art of the Saotome School. The young man was Ryoga Hibiki, Ranko's former rival, the adopted son of Genma... her father. Looking at the crowd, Ranko saw her father and her mother (who didn't recognize her). Her blood was boiling with vengeance, and soon she met Ryoga for a semi-finals battle.

Ryoga was incredibly strong, even slightly more so than herself. She had little doubt he had long become better than her father, as she had herself. He was the strongest master of Anything Goes martial arts, ever.

And yet she was faster. She was more agile. She knew many, many more tricks she had ever learned from her father. Ryoga wasn't as blind as her father was. As the battle continued, he was looking at the amazon girl whose physical strength almost matched his, despite it being his greatest advantage. There was something familiar in her... something too familiar. Then he paused, wide-eyed in surprise, looking at her:

-R... r.... Ranma?!!

The redhed shook her head, grinning.

-Not anymore. Name's Ranko now.

Everyone in the crowd had heard the young man, and Saotome Genma was looking at his former son with disbelief and... fear. Ryoga raised his hand, taking a few step backs.

-.... I surrender. You're much stronger than me... and you deserve to win that battle so much more than me.

For a moment, everyone was silent, including Ranko. Then, a thunderous roar of applause was heard for several minutes, during which Genma left the arena in disgrace while his wife was looking daggers at him. Ranko would later learn he had told her Ranma had died, but at that point, she didn't cared about her father anymore. He was too weak... too vile... to bother her anymore. She would later fight in the final battle, and win it after an incredible fight. But this wasn't the true victory for her. The true victory was when her mother came to her, crying tears of joy, happy to learn that her lost son... err, daughter, was still alive and healthy, safe and sound. She offered her a place back at home, but Ranko politely refused, saying her home was now with the amazons. Nodoka and Ryoga told her she'd be always welcome, and that they wished things could have been different. In the end, this was a greater reward than the prize money for winning the championship. As was the look on her father's face when he left.

After saying goodbye to her "new" friends, Ranko left with Shampoo for the village where they lived happily, fighting, training, and being on their way to truly become the greatest martial artists of all time.


IMPORTANT NOTE: This whole story isn't from me, it's a fanfic I read somewhere (though I can't, for the life of me, remember where). Credit goes to whoever writed it, and sorry for any changes I did to it due to me not remembering everything perfectly. The CAD was based on Stark's, and the Skills Points sytem is Dionon's. Thank you guys for allowing me to borrow your skillz! XD

[Princess Mara]

ELIZA
The Oracle of Death



Full Name: Elisabeth Townsend
Other aliases: Alice
Age: 14
Height: 4'2"
Weight: 72 lbs
Eye color: Grey
Hair color: Platinum blond
Species: Human?

Eliza / Alice

ABILITIES
Int: 5 / 6
Str: 1 / 2
Agl: 2 / 4
Spd: 1 / 4
Dur: 2 / 4

HEALTH 2 / 4
ENERGY 10(i) / 12(i)
REGEN 6 / 9

NOTE: If Eliza returns to her true personality after being Alice and badly damaged, she does not die. Instead, she falls unconscious for a duration of 1 panel/white stone lost over 1, or for as long as the GM wants. Alice knows that, however, and won't revert to Eliza if she thinks that might result in her death. (Of course, if she dies as Eliza... she dies. Period.)


ACTIONS
Close Combat 3 / 6
(Str.bonus or Wpn.modifier)
-Efficient
-The Mystic Eyes (2x damage VS objects and beings without Toughness; or Special AP; see Modifiers)
-Blades
-Mystic Knife
-Striking the Lines
-Fighting dirty (Alice only)
-Martial arts (Alice only)
-Aiming at vitals (Alice only)

Ranged Combat: 1 / 4
(Wpn.modifier)
-Thrown objects
-Thrown knife (Alice only)

Acrobatics 1 / 3
(Agl.bonus)

Art 4
(Int.bonus)
-Drawing
-Painting
-Dancing
-Singing

Thieving: 3
(Agl.bonus)
-Hiding
-Move silently
-Escape artist

General Knowledge: 0 / 3
(Int.bonus)
-The Occult
-The Mystic Eyes
-Rituals and arcane runes

Medical Healing: 2
-First aid (may not heal more than 1w to any person per day; must split her stones of healing on different people)

Social Skills: 3 (stay the same AN but specialities change as Alice)
-Shy / Intimidate
-Mature for her age / Cryptic warnings
-Strange / Downright creepy


MODIFIERS
Mystic Eyes
-Unique modifier: Eliza (and her alter-ego) has the ability to see what she calls the "Lines of Death" on people, objects, vehicles, buildings... anything. The lines of Death appear as dark red "cracks" that she can see at the surface of any given object. If she follows those lines with a knife, some kind of sharp object or even her fingers, she can cut it, easily. Even the hardest metals fall to pieces when she does so. Of course, some supernatural creatures are more resilient to this effect, but no object short of a divine or extremely powerful supernatural artefact is immune to this ability (GM's choice).
-In game terms, this power makes all of Eliza's Close Combat attacks Armor Penetrating and deal 2x damage all objects and beings lacking Toughness. Additionally, creatures with an armor or similar protection granting them "No Armor Penetration" is useless against her ability, unless it takes the form of a Force Field, since energy has no "Lines of Death" for her to cut. However, the "No Armor Penetration" bought with a creature's own Toughness does apply against her Mystic Eyes ability, although with a reduced Toughness Value of -2.
NOTE: The Mystic Eyes are also the reason why Eliza is so skilled at close quarters combat despite not being trained in it. A mystic eyes user is instinctively able to fight and is especially good at striking the lines of Death... effectively making them "natural born killers".
NOTE 2: Objects destroyed and creatures killed using this ability literally fall to pieces (in roughly a dozen pieces, depending on the size of the object), which can be rather gruesome (and makes no senses, as far as medical science is concerned: "How could anyone cut someone to pieces so easily and with such precision using only a freakin' pocket knife?! Let alone a small kid!").

Oracle of Death
-As Precognitive Flashes/Dreams
-Can only have visions of specific people who are going to die, and/or of events that will cause death
-Visions are caused by her experiencing the fear, helplessness and the pain of the spiritual imprints of the people about to die.
-Whenever Eliza has a vision (and thus turns into Alice), she almost immediately begins drawing the person/scene/event she saw for the next three panels, as if she was possessed or something. Once the drawing is done, neither Alice nor Eliza will remember having done it. NOTE: If Alice is in danger after a vision, she will defend herself. As soon as she is safe, however, she will resume drawing what she saw.
-Power out of control (Eliza cannot choose when or if she gets a vision, as normally for this Modifier. However... when she does, her eyes become strangely pale, apparently unseeing and she does not seem to focus on anything. Additionally, getting a vision immediately makes her shift to her Alice personality for at least three panels or more [past three panels, control returns to the player who may return to Eliza personality or retain that or Alice for longer]. If she was already Alice when the vision began, she loses consciousness for two panels, and awakens as Eliza.)

Deep Reserves +1 / +3

Reflexive Dodge +1 / +3
-For such a young girl, she has unusually developped reflexes and impressive survival instincts, most probably due to her Mystic Eyes. Her reflexes become pretty much superhuman when Alice assumes control.

Mental Defense +1 / +4

Death Senses 6
-As Enhanced Vision
-See the "lines of death"
-See and hear the spiritual imprints of dead people
-Fast sight (sees fast-moving objects as slower than they really are, and may react accordingly. That's part of why she has such a high Reflexive Dodge modifier.)
-Feel life dying (for example: she could tell that a person is dying from an incurable, terminal cancer, or she'd know at first sight if the victim of an accident would survive.)

Photographic Memory

Translation, Special
-While Eliza only speaks English and French, and only understands those two languages when spoken by most people/creatures, Eliza just knows what her precognitive visions mean- she can understand the thoughts and the feelings of someone who is about to die even if she shouldn't be able to speak their language.

Wealth 0
-She's just a child, and though the loss of her parents left her with a rather large inheritance, she will only get access to it when she becomes an adult.


CHALLENGES
-Child (-1; though more mature and smarter than most, Eliza is but a child and cannot truly take care of herself yet. She sometimes react in very childish ways, even despite her maturity.)
-Split personality disorder (-4; because of the trauma she suffered when she lost her parents and was nearly killed herself, Eliza developped a split personality named "Alice". Most of her inherent powers only reach their full potential when Alice assumes control. While Eliza is kind and wouldn't harm a fly if she can help it, Alice is rather cruel, somewhat insane and a borderline psychopath. The only thing that keeps her from being really dangerous to everyone around her is that Alice would not willingly cause harm to Eliza or hurt those Eliza loves, directly or not (so she won't kill innocents because it'd put Eliza in trouble)... but she is by no means kind or caring when she is Alice. NOTE: Eliza will "turn into" Alice if she is really scared, if herself or someone she loves is hurt or threatened, or if she is really, really angry. If none of those are the case, but she still wants to change, she has to spend 4 stones of Energy and a panel to do so. To revert to Eliza when she is Alice, she must either want to [in which case she, too, must spend 4 stones and a panel], have a vision [see Oracle of Death modifier] or be asked to do so by someone she loves and trusts [like her foster parent, for example], in which case she also spends the 4 stones and panel to do so.)
-Minor disability (-2; Eliza's ability to see the Lines of Death is very taxing to her mind. She must wear special glasses, given to her by her mother, to block her special ability so she does not get very painful headaches from sustained effort from her mind. In game terms, if she does not wear her glasses for at least 15 minutes per hour, she gets a headache [and -1 sit.mod. to all mental actions] until she wears her glasses for at least half an hour.)
-Psychological (-2; due to her past and her other psychological troubles, Eliza is shy and afraid to make friends. She doesn't talk often and never says much when she does. NOTE: This challenge disappears and is replaced with "Severe cruelty" when Alice is in control.)
-Can't drive in car (-1; she's usually too small and hasn't learned how.)
-Altered Perceptions (-3; due to the trauma of losing her parents and nearly dying, combined with her frequent visions of death and tragic events, Eliza doesn't perceive things the way most people do. She sees things that aren't there, and often can be seen speaking alone and getting amused/sad/angry for no apparent reason. While some times she really sees something, it may be also because of that trouble, which makes discerning the truth difficult for people around her. Additionally, she believes the spiritual imprints of dead people she perceives to be real, talks to them and believe they are answering her. Creepy...)
-Haunted Past (-2; the main reason behind most of her troubles, Eliza lost her parents to the claws of a demon and almost died as well. The authorities concluded to a murder by some kind of insane killer with a bladed weapon, and Eliza was too shaken and terrified to explain anything. She misses her true parents, and sometimes has nightmares about the night they were killed.)


EQUIPMENT
-Mystic Glasses (made by her mother, those magical glasses block Eliza's ability to see the Lines of Death, which allows her to not exhaust her mind too much and thus not have constant headaches. However, her other abilities function normally even with the glasses, so she still might see the dead. The glasses may only be made by one skilled in the use of Magic, but anyone with a Mastery of Magic at AN 4 or more, and who is aware of the girl's problem being the Mystic Eyes, is able to create a pair.)

-Mystic Knife (+2 weapon. Also created by her mother, this pocket knife is of exceptional quality and is much tougher than most blades. Additionally, although it can be broken, stolen or lost, an enchantment always makes it return, unbroken and clean, to Eliza when she awakens from sleep. The knife is held in a small sheath decorated with silver, that shares the enchantment. It was the last thing her mother gave her, and Eliza gets extremely depressed if it's taken from her or if it breaks, even if she knows that it'll return to her eventually.)
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STORY: Elisabeth "Eliza" Townsend was the unique daughter of Philip Stuart and Helena Townsend. The trio lived a peaceful life in London, England according to all who knew them. At least until the brutal murder of her parents... and unbeknownst to everyone else, even before that. Helena Townsend was the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter, and was born with powerful magical abilities, something that was far from uncommon in her family. She married Philip Stuart, a former thief who had atoned for his past crimes and was now working as a police contact and private detective, and the both of them fought both crime and mystic threats under the cover of a simple, though rather wealthy family. When Elisabeth was born, Helena insisted that the child would have her own family name, not her husband's. Soon, they noticed something was wrong with their daughter. She seemed able to see things that weren't supposed to be seen and was plagued by constant, painful headaches, so her mother hit the books, searching for answers.

Soon, she found what she was looking for. Using a spell mentionned in an old dusty book that had belonged to Helena's grandmother, Eliza's mother discovered her child had the ability to perceive the spiritual imprints of the dead and hear their voices. Even more, she seemed to be able to follow strange dark lines on people and objects. Although at the time the young girl did not have the strength necessary to affect those lines in any way, Helena learned that her child had an extremely rare ability... the Mystic Eyes. A child could be born with the Mystic Eyes only in a family powerful in magic, a family in which at least one member had made a pact with a demon in the past (Helena's grandmother had. Actualy, it was part of the reason why she died), and even then, only more or less a single child out of a thousand would be born with such a power. Eliza was special, that was for sure. To make life easier for her daughter, Helena created a special pair of glasses that she called "Mystic Glasses", to block Eliza's ability to see the Lines of Death, which allowed her mind to rest and made the headaches stop.

As she grew older, Eliza was found to be particularly smart and mature for her age, being especially gifted in artistic skills. She soon could paint, draw, sing and dance better than most adults ever would, and had an exceptional memory. However, her constant visions and troubles made her aloof and lonely, as she didn't make friends easily and was often labeled as crazy or freak by other students at school. Soon, it became obvious she couldn't keep learning in a regular school, so her parents hired a private teacher for her. Things were difficult, but they were getting better. In time, Helena and Philip hoped, their daughter would learn magic to control or even shut down her visions.

However, things didn't go as planned. One night, a longtime enemy of the couple managed to get past the supernatural defenses the sorceress had created around her house and broke in. The couple tried to stop the rampaging monster, but they had been taken by surprise. Awakened by the ruckus, their daughter went to their room just in time to see her father die as he tried to free his wife from the demon's claws. When Helena saw her daughter, she threw her a small metallic object and uttered only a single word: "Run..." before the demon finished her off. When she looked at the object, which was a small pocket knife in a beautiful metallic sheath, something happened. The shock of her parents' death... the mysterious power of her Mystic Eyes... the presence of the demon... all of it changed something in her. Her glasses fell off her face, and when she looked up again at the creature that had killed her parents, her eyes were cold and dark, her look was mad, enraged and lacking any positive emotion... and she was grinning. A weird predatory smile.

Alice was born.

Moving unnaturally fast for a human being, she grabbed the knife in one hand and ran directly towards the monster, slashing at it with relentless fury and hatred. She could see the lines of Death with a clarity Eliza had never experienced before, and she hit them with all the inhuman might and precision her hidden self was capable of. The demon was badly hurt, almost dying. One of its arm had been severed and it was bleeding severely. However, as Alice moved in for the kill, the demon attempted to defeat the child once and for all with one last desperate claw strike. Both succeeded. The demon was sliced in two; but not before it had slit Alice's throat. The girl coughed, turned around, and lost consciousness.

When she woke up, she was in an hospital, one days later, with a nasty scar on her neck. The police later explained her that she had been found unconscious next to her parents' bodies, and that the wound was already nearly healed, something they couldn't explain. They found nothing else on the crime scene, aside from damaged furniture. No traces of anything else, no demon body or blood, no nothing. The police concluded to a murder with a sharp weapon, but the murderer was never found. The young girl was taken in by the authorities, who arranged for her to be taken care of by sending her to live in a foster family... unaware of the child's mysterious second personality.

[Princess Mara]

SHAMPOO
Martial Artist, Chinese Amazon, Waitress


Shampoo

Shampoo in Chinese dress

Age: 20
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 121 lbs
Eye color: Purple
Hair color: Purple
Species: Human (4th strongest amazon of the Chinese Amazons' tribe, vastly exceeds normal human physical limits)


ABILITIES
Int: 2
Str: 10
Agl: 6
Spd: 5
Dur: 5

HEALTH: 5
ENERGY: 18
REGEN: 12

SKILLS: 4
SKILLS REGEN: 2

ACTIONS
Mastery of Kung-Fu: 6
(Str.bonus and 2 Wpn.modifiers)
-Efficient
-Martial Arts
-Acrobatic fighting
-Amazon training
-Chúi
-Thrown objects
-Most known weapons
Options: Catch Projectiles, Blind Fighting, Multiple Opponents, Create/adapt Kung-Fu techniques, Substitute Mastery for Intelligence (only for Mental Defense)

Pressure points: 4
(Int.bonus)
-As Nerve Punch
-2x Damage or Stun (1 panel/stone of damage)
-Ignores Called shots sitmods

Acrobatics: 4
(Agl.bonus)

Iron Will: 4
-Heal white stones (1w per day)
-Heal others (as Magical Healing)
-Does not require an action to use when used to combine with another action
-Accumulate Energy (as per Mastery of Magic)

Amazon Secret Arts: 6
(Int.bonus)
-As Telekinesis; Mastery of the Chinese Elements (Fire, Wood, Earth, Water, Metal) with Create/Manipulate, Force Blast and Accumulate Energy options; and the ability to create charms, potions and poisons as per Witchcraft.
-May be combined with Mastery of Kung Fu for special attacks and combos.

Swimming: 5
(Spd.bonus)

Cordon bleu: 5
(Int.bonus)
-Cooking
-Waitress
-Acrobatic cooking (no kidding)
-Making tasty food even tastier
-Desserts and pastries

Perform: 3
(Int.bonus)
-Singing
-Dancing
-Tambourine

Hidden Weapons Master: 6
-This special action (which does not actually require an actual "action per panel" to use) allows the user to hide weapons much too large to be normally hidden on oneself. The size of the hidden weapons cannot exceed one foot per AN, one weapon per AN may be hidden on oneself, and it costs 1 stone per weapon to hide/draw a weapon onto/from oneself.
-Obviously, the use of this action requires the user to wear clothes. D'uh.

General Knowledge: 4
(Int.bonus)
-Martial arts/training techniques
-Amazon culture and secrets
-Occult and Supernatural
-The Human body and Pressure points

Social Skills: 5
-Socialize
-Intimidate
-Charm
-Amazon
-Chinese amazon culture and lore


MODIFIERS
Attractive +3
-Quite possibly the most beautiful amazon of her tribe, Shampoo is an hard to forget sight.

Healing Factor

Energy Battery 1

Deep Reserves 1

Leaper +2

Toughness +3
-No 2x damage

Reflexive Dodge +3

Mental Defense +3

Amazon's Might +2/+4
-Adds to all physical/combat actions. The modifier becomes +4 if it is used against male opponent(s).

Wealth: 0
-Shampoo has the clothes on her back (and in her backpack), her amazon weapons and a few personal items. The rest of her "possessions" belong to the amazons.


CHALLENGES
-Amazons' Code of Honor (-4; Shampoo follows all of the laws and traditions of the Chinese Amazons, including things such as protecting the innocent and the helpless, never lie for selfish purposes, never fight using dirty tricks unless her opponents does so as well, an amazon must attempt to kill a woman who defeats her unless said woman is also an amazon, an Amazon must marry a man who defeats her in a fair, single combat, etc.)
-Hatred/prejudice against men (-1; because of the teachings of the Amazons, Shampoo distrusts men and prefer the company of women for the most part, though her negative feelings towards them aren't as obvious as they are in Ranko. Of course, she understands her foster sister's viewpoint very well and respects it.)
-Mild cruelty (-1; Shampoo may be beautiful and very friendly to those she likes, but for nearly anyone else, she couldn't care less what happened to them. Those who earn her respect and trust, her fellow amazons and her friends all get to see her better side, while whoever she does not know or doesn't care about could die for all she cares. Also, unless a person is one of the aforementionned respected and trusted person/fellow amazon/friend, Shampoo isn't afraid one bit to hurt their feelings by saying what she thinks of them.)


SKILL POINTS SYSTEM
- Shampoo gains a third Energy Pool called Skill Points.
- Skill Point Pool is 2/3 of Mastery of Kung Fu Action Number
- Skill Point Regeneration is 1/3 of her Mastery of Kung Fu Action Number
- She may use Skill Points to add Advantages to her attacks for a Panel on a Point per Cost Level Basis.
- If Purchasing Area Effect, Area = 2, Spend extra SP for more area.
NOTE: Thanks to Dionon for coming up with that system and allowing me to use it! XD


EQUIPMENT
-Chinese Clothes and combat shoes
-Chinese Amazon armor (+1 defense; it is basically additional plates and pads that can be worn on top of regular clothing, providing additional protection. It does not make a huge difference, but Shampoo almost always wears hers unless she has another activity in mind that requires her not to wear it.)
-Chinese robe (carried in her backpack; she usually only wears this red robe on special occasions. It adds +1 to her Attractiveness modifier when worn)
-A pair of Chuí (+3 weapons); Chinese melee weapons that consists of a large, solid metal sphere on the end of a medium-long handle. The favored weapons of the Chinese Amazons and the personal favorites of Shampoo, the amazon always uses those weapons in battle unless she absolutely must use something else. )
-Several small knives of various lengths and types (+1 to +2)
-Backpack (in which she carries most of her things. It seems small, but it has many pockets and is really tough. And when one looks closely, it isn't that small at all.)
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STORY: The great-granddaughter of the Chinese Amazons' tribe's elder, Cologne, Shampoo was also the third best warrior of the tribe after a woman named Rose and Cologne herself. The girl served pretty much as Cologne's bodyguard, accompanying her whenever the elder had to leave the village, leaving its protection to Rose and her fellow warriors.

During one such trip, Cologne and Shampoo came across the inert form of a young girl next to one of China's cursed springs, the Nyannichuan. Cologne, who had a vast knowledge of China and its secrets, knew of the spring and its powers, and guessed the young girl was probably not a girl in the forst place, but when she splashed hot water on the redhead, she did not revert to her true form... though she woke up, confused, unable to speak, and terrified. Cologne and Shampoo decided they couldn't just leave her there to die and brought her back to the village.

Shampoo was given the task to nurse the girl back to health. She took care of her, and almost two weeks later, the redhead managed to speak and finally told them her story. She had been broken by her own father... but what was broken could be mended. With the help of Cologne, Shampoo kept taking care of the girl, helping her recover from her past ordeals, and slowly helping her build her self-esteem and will to live.

After a few months, they had succeeded. "Ranko" was one of them, adopted by Cologne as Shampoo's "sister", an honor both girls were glad to be granted, for Ranko was a formidable warrior despite having not been raised among the amazons, and Shampoo was one of the best, and a family member of the Elder.

Shampoo personally trained her new sister in the secrets arts of the Amazons, had her trained in the arts of a Hidden Weapon Master by Mousse, a male amazon of the village specialized in that technique, and she teached Ranko new martial arts known only by the amazons, effectively making her better and better. Eventually, Ranko made Shampoo proud by defeating the village's best warrior, Rose, in single combat through the use of her new amazon techniques, and earning that title for herself.

Later, the two sisters went to participate in a great martial arts championship in Japan. Both girls did great in the championship, defeating opponent after opponent, but Shampoo was defeated before she got to the finals by a man named Hibiki Ryoga, Ranko's former rival and the foster son of her hated father (luckily, it was during a championship AND Ranko restored her honor by defeating Ryoga during the semi-finals, so the amazon didn't have to honor the laws of the amazons and marry him).

Since then, she has accompanied Ranko in many adventures, although she usually prefers the more relaxed life of the village and her job as waitress at the village's Café.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This whole story isn't from me, it's a fanfic I read somewhere (though I can't, for the life of me, remember where). Credit goes to whoever writed it, and sorry for any changes I did to it due to me not remembering everything perfectly. I also invented what I didn't know. And the Skills Points sytem is still Dionon's. ^^ Thank you again.

[Princess Mara]

(keeping this post for later )