Character Name: Ahana Varma
Character Source: OC
Profession: General
Ahana is a General serving under the self-proclaimed "emperor" of Neo New Babylon, Victor Wolfe. Her job mostly just consists of doing what she's told by him and their religion's high priest, Sigmund Vrell. Although she is technically the city-state's military leader, the emperor has already hired his own private troops, and the clergy look set to follow suit in the near future.
Spent Essence: €10,250
Physical Tendencies:
Power (P): 10%
Toughness (T): 80%
Quickness (Q): 5%
Skill (S): 5%
In theory, Ahana is fit and healthy enough to be capable of quickly dodging or blocking most attacks that come her way. She just doesn't bother, since she's nigh-immortal anyway. As a result of this lack of motivation, she has never put any real effort into combat training, which has resulted in her being rather unskilled.
Personality Tendencies:
Aggression (A): 40%
Cunning (C): 20%
Diplomacy (D): 20%
Support (S): 30%
Ahana likes killing. And torture. And hurting people's feelings. Basically, she's not really a very nice person. That said, she will usually be perfectly willing to work with others whenever doing so will benefit her in some way, and she is smart enough to recognise when someone else is more intelligent than herself, so isn't likely to ignore such people out of arrogance.
Physical Description:
Ahana is a young woman (24 y/o) with light brown skin and a lithe figure. Her irises are gold-coloured. She has long, black hair which reaches her hips, and a bindi (i.e. a red dot) on her forehead. In addition to a normal set of human ears she has a pair of rabbit ears in top of her head, which match the colour of her hair. She stands at 5'2” (62”/157.5cm) tall (excluding the height of her bunny ears) and weighs 8st 5lbs (117lbs/53kg). She dresses in a simple, orange sari (a dress-like garment which leaves her midriff bare) with a gold stripe along the outer edge of the drape portion of the outfit, which is lined with small rubies.
Character History: [LINK]
Abilities/Skills:
Pyrite Pyromancy of the Divine Conflagration [200]
Damage 1 (100)
--Ongoing (100)
Ahana can manifest a small, gold-coloured flame anywhere within half a metre of herself, and can manipulate it freely. It requires no fuel to continue burning, so can even float in mid-air. This flame is not very harmful, but can give painful burns to those who touch it. It can also be used to illuminate her surroundings.
True Immortality of the Divine Conflagration [3750]
Healing 7 (1400)
--Ongoing (700)
Protection 2 (200)
--Ongoing (200)
Endurance 6 (600)
Adaptation: Chemical or Toxic Environments (50)
Adaptation: Disease (50)
Adaptation: Radioactive Environments (50)
Adaptation: Nonbiological Anatomy (300)
Adaptation: Incredible Cold Environments (100)
Adaptation: Incredible Heat Environments (100)
Ahana’s innate magic, ‘the Divine Conflagration’, grants her superhuman stamina and renders her immune to all manner of diseases, poisons, and even radiation. It also protects her from the most extreme temperature fluctuations imaginable, and (to a lesser degree) other forms of harm as well. In the latter case, golden flames appear wherever an attack lands on her body when she is struck, and block (or at least mitigate) the damage from it.
Furthermore, whenever an attack is not fully blocked, her body rapidly repairs the damage. When this happens, the fire lasts until her healing is done before extinguishing itself. It is from these flames that the name ‘Divine Conflagration’ originates. As if that was not enough, her magic also keeps her alive no matter how gruesomely wounded she is, even if the level of harm is so severe that it would be instantly fatal to a regular person (e.g. decapitation).
It does have some limitations, though. The first of these is that it only heals her body, it cannot repair her clothing and possessions. The second is that her immortality is not perfect; there are some things which can kill her. Namely, these are thirst, starvation, suffocation, and exposure to the vacuum of space. Also, whilst this magic is active by default, she can choose to suppress it if she so desires, weakening or fully negating the effects temporarily, and when in this latter state she is no more difficult to slay than any average individual.
Bunny Ears [600]
Sense (Hearing) 3 (300)
--Ongoing (300)
Ahana’s rabbit ears are extremely sensitive to sound, allowing her to pick up very quiet noises even from a long distance. Also, they are able to swivel and can move independently of one another, allowing her to easily pinpoint the location of whomever she hears.
Sextuple Enfilade: Cherrywood Orbs of Desolation [2700]
Damage 6 (600)
--Indirect (600)
--Ongoing (600)
--Affects Multiple 3 (900)
--Concentration (-300)
Move Object 1 (100)
--Indirect (100)
--Ongoing (100)
--Ranged (50)
--Limited (Orbs, 30ft) (-50)
A set of six, half-foot-wide, varnished, cherrywood orbs, with arcane glyphs engraved all across their surfaces. As a result of these glyphs, the spheres are extraordinarily durable and are magically bound to Ahana in such a way that she is able to control them remotely with her mind (though this does require significant concentration).
Whilst being concentrated upon, the orbs can fly tremendously fast and can be manipulated at up to 30ft away from her body. As such, they make for fantastic weapons, in most cases being able to instantly kill a normal person in but a single strike. However, if any are ever outside of that 30ft distance, those ones will instantly revert to being inanimate objects until she is back within range to control them.
Whilst not being concentrated upon, the orbs can either remain inanimate objects, or (if they are within range) Ahana can cause them to hover in the air near her, following her around wherever she goes.
Master Skills:
Supreme Will [3000]
Master Skill: Social (Intimidate) 7 (350)
--Bases and Upgrades Discount (1750)
Master Skill: Rituals/Arcana 3 (150)
--Bases and Upgrades Discount (750)
Although Ahana isn't particularly charismatic, she still has little difficulty coercing the average citizen to do her bidding, even when what she desires of them is immense discounts on massive construction projects. Being one of the three most influential figures in Neo New Babylon means she is largely immune to the consequences of her actions, and she is not afraid to take full advantage of this in order to threaten (or make an example of) anyone who has the audacity to expect her to pay them a fair price for their goods or services.
And on a semi-related note, she has been learning a little about magic as of late, which has allowed her to cut her costs even further, as a result of using mystical processes to achieve certain things, rather than relying on more costly, manual labour.
Items:
Map Fragment (x1)
Assembling the correct number of map fragments on a single character or within a single faction grants the ability to seek out, discover, and design a brand new world for Multerra. Turning in the map fragments triggers an epic level Quest. Upon completion, the player or faction members will enter into a design process with staff oversight, designing and introducing a new world to Multerra's collection.
Minions:
Bases:
Character Source: OC
Profession: General
Ahana is a General serving under the self-proclaimed "emperor" of Neo New Babylon, Victor Wolfe. Her job mostly just consists of doing what she's told by him and their religion's high priest, Sigmund Vrell. Although she is technically the city-state's military leader, the emperor has already hired his own private troops, and the clergy look set to follow suit in the near future.
Spent Essence: €10,250
Physical Tendencies:
Power (P): 10%
Toughness (T): 80%
Quickness (Q): 5%
Skill (S): 5%
In theory, Ahana is fit and healthy enough to be capable of quickly dodging or blocking most attacks that come her way. She just doesn't bother, since she's nigh-immortal anyway. As a result of this lack of motivation, she has never put any real effort into combat training, which has resulted in her being rather unskilled.
Personality Tendencies:
Aggression (A): 40%
Cunning (C): 20%
Diplomacy (D): 20%
Support (S): 30%
Ahana likes killing. And torture. And hurting people's feelings. Basically, she's not really a very nice person. That said, she will usually be perfectly willing to work with others whenever doing so will benefit her in some way, and she is smart enough to recognise when someone else is more intelligent than herself, so isn't likely to ignore such people out of arrogance.
Physical Description:
Ahana is a young woman (24 y/o) with light brown skin and a lithe figure. Her irises are gold-coloured. She has long, black hair which reaches her hips, and a bindi (i.e. a red dot) on her forehead. In addition to a normal set of human ears she has a pair of rabbit ears in top of her head, which match the colour of her hair. She stands at 5'2” (62”/157.5cm) tall (excluding the height of her bunny ears) and weighs 8st 5lbs (117lbs/53kg). She dresses in a simple, orange sari (a dress-like garment which leaves her midriff bare) with a gold stripe along the outer edge of the drape portion of the outfit, which is lined with small rubies.
Character History: [LINK]
Abilities/Skills:
Pyrite Pyromancy of the Divine Conflagration [200]
Damage 1 (100)
--Ongoing (100)
Ahana can manifest a small, gold-coloured flame anywhere within half a metre of herself, and can manipulate it freely. It requires no fuel to continue burning, so can even float in mid-air. This flame is not very harmful, but can give painful burns to those who touch it. It can also be used to illuminate her surroundings.
True Immortality of the Divine Conflagration [3750]
Healing 7 (1400)
--Ongoing (700)
Protection 2 (200)
--Ongoing (200)
Endurance 6 (600)
Adaptation: Chemical or Toxic Environments (50)
Adaptation: Disease (50)
Adaptation: Radioactive Environments (50)
Adaptation: Nonbiological Anatomy (300)
Adaptation: Incredible Cold Environments (100)
Adaptation: Incredible Heat Environments (100)
Ahana’s innate magic, ‘the Divine Conflagration’, grants her superhuman stamina and renders her immune to all manner of diseases, poisons, and even radiation. It also protects her from the most extreme temperature fluctuations imaginable, and (to a lesser degree) other forms of harm as well. In the latter case, golden flames appear wherever an attack lands on her body when she is struck, and block (or at least mitigate) the damage from it.
Furthermore, whenever an attack is not fully blocked, her body rapidly repairs the damage. When this happens, the fire lasts until her healing is done before extinguishing itself. It is from these flames that the name ‘Divine Conflagration’ originates. As if that was not enough, her magic also keeps her alive no matter how gruesomely wounded she is, even if the level of harm is so severe that it would be instantly fatal to a regular person (e.g. decapitation).
It does have some limitations, though. The first of these is that it only heals her body, it cannot repair her clothing and possessions. The second is that her immortality is not perfect; there are some things which can kill her. Namely, these are thirst, starvation, suffocation, and exposure to the vacuum of space. Also, whilst this magic is active by default, she can choose to suppress it if she so desires, weakening or fully negating the effects temporarily, and when in this latter state she is no more difficult to slay than any average individual.
Bunny Ears [600]
Sense (Hearing) 3 (300)
--Ongoing (300)
Ahana’s rabbit ears are extremely sensitive to sound, allowing her to pick up very quiet noises even from a long distance. Also, they are able to swivel and can move independently of one another, allowing her to easily pinpoint the location of whomever she hears.
Sextuple Enfilade: Cherrywood Orbs of Desolation [2700]
Damage 6 (600)
--Indirect (600)
--Ongoing (600)
--Affects Multiple 3 (900)
--Concentration (-300)
Move Object 1 (100)
--Indirect (100)
--Ongoing (100)
--Ranged (50)
--Limited (Orbs, 30ft) (-50)
Whilst being concentrated upon, the orbs can fly tremendously fast and can be manipulated at up to 30ft away from her body. As such, they make for fantastic weapons, in most cases being able to instantly kill a normal person in but a single strike. However, if any are ever outside of that 30ft distance, those ones will instantly revert to being inanimate objects until she is back within range to control them.
Whilst not being concentrated upon, the orbs can either remain inanimate objects, or (if they are within range) Ahana can cause them to hover in the air near her, following her around wherever she goes.
Master Skills:
Supreme Will [3000]
Master Skill: Social (Intimidate) 7 (350)
--Bases and Upgrades Discount (1750)
Master Skill: Rituals/Arcana 3 (150)
--Bases and Upgrades Discount (750)
Although Ahana isn't particularly charismatic, she still has little difficulty coercing the average citizen to do her bidding, even when what she desires of them is immense discounts on massive construction projects. Being one of the three most influential figures in Neo New Babylon means she is largely immune to the consequences of her actions, and she is not afraid to take full advantage of this in order to threaten (or make an example of) anyone who has the audacity to expect her to pay them a fair price for their goods or services.
And on a semi-related note, she has been learning a little about magic as of late, which has allowed her to cut her costs even further, as a result of using mystical processes to achieve certain things, rather than relying on more costly, manual labour.
Items:
Map Fragment (x1)
Assembling the correct number of map fragments on a single character or within a single faction grants the ability to seek out, discover, and design a brand new world for Multerra. Turning in the map fragments triggers an epic level Quest. Upon completion, the player or faction members will enter into a design process with staff oversight, designing and introducing a new world to Multerra's collection.
Minions:
Light Infantry Soldier [300]
Minion (300)
The troops of Neo New Babylon's army vary as widely as the citizens of its empire, and their clothes reflect this: from miners in their workwear, to elegantly robed dwemer, to savages wearing little more than loincloths. Aside from the superficial details, however, the members of each division are all much the same in their physique, fighting style and skill level. Those in the light infantry are soldiers with lithe builds who forgo armour in favour of heightened mobility.
True Blessing of the Divine Conflagration [1500]
Healing 4 (800)
--Ongoing (400)
Adaptation: Nonbiological Anatomy (300)
So long as they are cleansed in the arcane fires of Ahana’s Divine Conflagration once every month or so, anyone sworn to her service (i.e. her troops) will be granted a measure of her regenerative powers and immunity to all but the most excessive of fatal injuries. Even decapitation will not hamper them for long.
Arsenal: Melee Weapons [200]
Damage 4 (400)
--Removable (-200)
The armouries of Neo New Babylon are well stocked with arms to suit all manner of soldiers. In the case of those equipped with melee weapons, they can wield anything from stilettos to spears, nunchucks to scythes, kukri to greatswords, etc. They possess an amazingly wide variety of armaments. Also, some of the soldiers choose to dual-wield.
NOTE: Despite the Damage rank, not all of the weapons these Minions use are equal in power. The weapon will only ever be as strong as it would be IRL. Also, they have the same downsides as IRL as well, so swinging around a greatsword a lot will tire out a Minion with a slimmer build, even though this Ability as a whole lacks the Side-Effect (Tiring) Modifier.
Trained Body & Mind [800]
Speed 1 (200)
--Ongoing (100)
Agility 1 (200)
Endurance 1 (100)
Adaptation: Immune to Pain (200)
All of the soldiers of Neo New Babylon are required to train frequently, and thanks to the blessings granted them by their general, they are able to do so with actual weapons and real bloodshed. Not only does this make for a great workout, but it also leads to them building up significant thresholds for pain, due to experiencing grievous injury so often.
NOTE: Despite the Adaptation: Immune to Pain Modifier used in this Ability, these soldiers are not truly immune to pain, but merely have a high tolerance for it.
Minion (300)
The troops of Neo New Babylon's army vary as widely as the citizens of its empire, and their clothes reflect this: from miners in their workwear, to elegantly robed dwemer, to savages wearing little more than loincloths. Aside from the superficial details, however, the members of each division are all much the same in their physique, fighting style and skill level. Those in the light infantry are soldiers with lithe builds who forgo armour in favour of heightened mobility.
True Blessing of the Divine Conflagration [1500]
Healing 4 (800)
--Ongoing (400)
Adaptation: Nonbiological Anatomy (300)
So long as they are cleansed in the arcane fires of Ahana’s Divine Conflagration once every month or so, anyone sworn to her service (i.e. her troops) will be granted a measure of her regenerative powers and immunity to all but the most excessive of fatal injuries. Even decapitation will not hamper them for long.
Arsenal: Melee Weapons [200]
Damage 4 (400)
--Removable (-200)
The armouries of Neo New Babylon are well stocked with arms to suit all manner of soldiers. In the case of those equipped with melee weapons, they can wield anything from stilettos to spears, nunchucks to scythes, kukri to greatswords, etc. They possess an amazingly wide variety of armaments. Also, some of the soldiers choose to dual-wield.
NOTE: Despite the Damage rank, not all of the weapons these Minions use are equal in power. The weapon will only ever be as strong as it would be IRL. Also, they have the same downsides as IRL as well, so swinging around a greatsword a lot will tire out a Minion with a slimmer build, even though this Ability as a whole lacks the Side-Effect (Tiring) Modifier.
Trained Body & Mind [800]
Speed 1 (200)
--Ongoing (100)
Agility 1 (200)
Endurance 1 (100)
Adaptation: Immune to Pain (200)
All of the soldiers of Neo New Babylon are required to train frequently, and thanks to the blessings granted them by their general, they are able to do so with actual weapons and real bloodshed. Not only does this make for a great workout, but it also leads to them building up significant thresholds for pain, due to experiencing grievous injury so often.
NOTE: Despite the Adaptation: Immune to Pain Modifier used in this Ability, these soldiers are not truly immune to pain, but merely have a high tolerance for it.
Bases:
Garrison of VARMA
Base (1000)
Stationary, Size 6 (x6)
This is the barracks of the official army of Neo New Babylon, which Ahana has renamed “the Veritable Armed Response Military Agency”, solely to give herself an excuse to stick up a massive sign on each of the building’s exterior walls with her own name written on it in all caps. The garrison is a squat, plain-looking building, but is, however, incredibly broad. As well as at the (heavily reinforced) doors, sentries are posted on the (perfectly flat) rooftop to keep watch. It has no windows.
The main building features residential quarters, training grounds, and some office space, as well as a shrine-like room filled with golden fire. Ahana calls this fire her "Divine Conflagration", and it is the source of her Minions' healing magic. Beneath all of that is a basement level which is split in two, with a dungeon on one side and on the other a large holding pen for the “lava lizards” which her soldiers sometimes use as mounts (particularly when scouting).
Garrison Walls [1200]
Protection 6 (600)
--Ongoing (600)
Ahana’s army’s barracks is constructed of thick stone, but isn’t magically protected in any way. As such, a level of damage high enough to break through “almost all traditional construction materials” (i.e. Damage 7) would be enough for an intruder to break inside. Despite the name of this Ability, this level of durability also applies to its floors and ceilings.
Base (1000)
Stationary, Size 6 (x6)
This is the barracks of the official army of Neo New Babylon, which Ahana has renamed “the Veritable Armed Response Military Agency”, solely to give herself an excuse to stick up a massive sign on each of the building’s exterior walls with her own name written on it in all caps. The garrison is a squat, plain-looking building, but is, however, incredibly broad. As well as at the (heavily reinforced) doors, sentries are posted on the (perfectly flat) rooftop to keep watch. It has no windows.
The main building features residential quarters, training grounds, and some office space, as well as a shrine-like room filled with golden fire. Ahana calls this fire her "Divine Conflagration", and it is the source of her Minions' healing magic. Beneath all of that is a basement level which is split in two, with a dungeon on one side and on the other a large holding pen for the “lava lizards” which her soldiers sometimes use as mounts (particularly when scouting).
Garrison Walls [1200]
Protection 6 (600)
--Ongoing (600)
Ahana’s army’s barracks is constructed of thick stone, but isn’t magically protected in any way. As such, a level of damage high enough to break through “almost all traditional construction materials” (i.e. Damage 7) would be enough for an intruder to break inside. Despite the name of this Ability, this level of durability also applies to its floors and ceilings.
Blessed Litter of the Supreme Authority
Base (1000)
Mobile, Size 2 (x2)
This Base consists of a cherrywood frame, a cherrywood folding screen, and a balsa wood chair, upon which Ahana can lounge as she is borne about by her ever-faithful underlings. Unfortunately, despite being considered a ‘Mobile’ Base, it actually isn’t, in and of itself. It has no means of propulsion other than being light enough for her Minions to lift, and so can only move at whatever speed they can haul it around. It takes the strength of four average people to carry with Ahana on board.
Enchanted Wood of Arcane Durability [1400]
Protection 7 (700)
--Ongoing (700)
Ahana’s litter is made of cherrywood (the base & folding screen) and balsa wood (the chair), and both parts are heavily enchanted to keep from breaking under all but the most extreme damage. This doesn’t really help anyone riding on or carrying it, though, as the enchantments affect only the structure of the Base itself.
Base (1000)
Mobile, Size 2 (x2)
This Base consists of a cherrywood frame, a cherrywood folding screen, and a balsa wood chair, upon which Ahana can lounge as she is borne about by her ever-faithful underlings. Unfortunately, despite being considered a ‘Mobile’ Base, it actually isn’t, in and of itself. It has no means of propulsion other than being light enough for her Minions to lift, and so can only move at whatever speed they can haul it around. It takes the strength of four average people to carry with Ahana on board.
Enchanted Wood of Arcane Durability [1400]
Protection 7 (700)
--Ongoing (700)
Ahana’s litter is made of cherrywood (the base & folding screen) and balsa wood (the chair), and both parts are heavily enchanted to keep from breaking under all but the most extreme damage. This doesn’t really help anyone riding on or carrying it, though, as the enchantments affect only the structure of the Base itself.
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