A Wind of Death Begins to Blow (GSP Ayane Makitako by ReaperofInterest)
ReaperofInterest
Herald of Disaster
A Wind of Death Begins to Blow
'I failed.'
Thus were the thoughts running through Ayane Makitako's head. The young albino woman had tried to save a small group from a pack of hungry ghosts that were after them. She had done everything in her power to aid them, used every scrap of her knowledge of creatures of death so that they might escape, and she had failed. Completely and utterly. Not even a single person was left alive. Devastated, she began to cry.
She wept bitter tears for the poor souls who relied on her, for her family which she had lost to a death cult a few years ago, for the people who her unlamented late master had hurt, until she could eventually cry no more.
"You done yet?"
Whirling around, the woman tried to determine who spoke.
"Who's there?!"
A snort. "The name's Finac, and don't you look pathetic crying your eyes out. What's got you so sad?"
"Oh I don't know, maybe the fact that I just let down people who were counting on me to save them! They trusted me, they believed that I could help them, and I-I..."
A disgusted sigh rang out. "So you failed and now your going to sit there and feel sorry for yourself instead of actually doing anything?"
Fury wan through Ayane's body. She couldn't see the speaker, but he had talked long enough that she had figured out his probable location. Screaming, she punched at where she thought the speaker was, and was happy to feel the impact of a hit.
"What the hell? How did you...oh! Those gauntlets...they're artifacts aren't they?"
The voice which was at first angry sounded curious. It's next statement was laced with a tone of...respect maybe?
"And you just being a mortal. Well girlie, I think that it's time you got a look at who you're dealing with."
With that, a...something popped into existence in front of her. It had bony horns and protrusions, and was the color of spilled blood with a few brighter streaks mixed in. It was carrying some sort of saw-blade, mainly black with gold edges and a hilt like it was meant to be used as a sword.
"So what are you?"
"I'm an Erymanthoi. Blood Ape, to use the common term. I'm also a demon."
"Really? So what's a demon doing here?"
"To put it bluntly, I'm here because you failed. I'm here because I was determined to be more expendable than some other schmuck. I'm here to offer you power to right the wrongs the world has done to you. I'm here to gain a new servant for my masters efforts to escape their prison."
"And who are your masters? The Neverborn perhaps? I've seen the results pf this song and dance before, and I'm not going to become an Abyssal, thank you very much!"
"Actually, my masters oppose the Neverborn. You won't become an Abyssal Exalt, you'll become an Infernal. So what do you say? Want to fuck up the Neverborn's plans for Creation?
"Why are you being so forthright with me? Aren't demons supposed to be deceptive and tricky?"
"Some are, but not me. A craftsman whose known for being deceptive tends to windup needing a new job."
"Huh. Well, you do know how to make a decent sales pitch. I'm in."
With that, the demon smiled, put down the sword, and said "Consider the sword a starting bonus. It's useful against creatures of death."
The Erymanthoi pounced on the girl, and a chrysalis formed. About an hour later, it broke, and Ayane took her Second Breath. She then noticed something rather prominent.
"What the fuck happened to my hair?! And why do I have horns?"
Name: Ayane Makitako
Age: 20
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Patron: Cecelyne
Motivation: To protect the innocent from predations of the dead
Urge: Create an organization that reveres the Yozis and work to destroy all creatures of death (Cecelynian)
Anima Banner: A graveyard full of bones and creatures of death being torn apart by wind and blades
Essence: 3
Willpower: 9
Virtues: Compassion 3, Conviction 3, Temperance 2, Valor 4
Attributes: Strength 4, Dexterity 5, Stamina 3, Charisma 3, Manipulation 3, Appearance 4, Perception 4, Intelligence 3, Wits 5
Abilities: Martial Arts 2, Melee 4, War 2, Integrity 3, Presence 4, Resistance 3, Survival 4, Investigation 3, Lore 3, Medicine 2, Occult 4 (Creatures of Death 3), Awareness 4, Dodge 3, Stealth 3, Linguistics 1 (Native: Japanese. Old Realm), Socialize 2
Background: Backing (Yozi) 1, Cult (Yozi) 1, Influence (Yozi) 1, Artifact (Stygian Gauntlets) 3, Artifact (Gold Saw Blade) 3, Unwoven Coadjutor (Finac, Erymanthoi) 1
Traits from Unwoven Coadjutor: She has grown red horns from her head and her hair has turned dark red with brighter streaks (-2)
Merits
Eidetic Memory +2
You can remember things seen and said with perfect detail. By gaining at least one success on an Intelligence+Awareness roll, you can recall any sight or sound, or even smell accurately, even if it was only for a moment. Three successes and you can recall an event perfectly. A boon for Sorcerers who may use this Merit to reduce their training times for spells.
Concentration +1
You have the ability to focus your mind and shut out distractions or annoyances. Any reduction from your dice pools from distractions, or even pain, are reduced by 2.
Flaws
Albino -1
You have no melanin. You once had pale white hair, and still have red eyes and no tolerance for sunlight. Pack sun screen. A lot. Other Solars and Spirits may take it as a sign that the Unconquered Sun finds you in disfavor.
Artifacts
Stygian Gauntlets: These war-gloves forged from Soulsteel have but a single purpose: to allow their user to strike at spirits without trouble. When used while unattuned, it allows the wearer's melee strikes to hit spirits as if they were materialized. When worn by an attuned user, it halts the previous effect, and instead forces all spirits within a 1 meter radius of the user to become material or suffer 1 unsoakable health level of bashing damage. In addition, spirits cannot become incorporeal until they leave the previously defined radius. These are both passive sorcerous effects, and can only be halted by unattuning the gauntlets.
Gold Saw Blade: This sword was the creation of the Erymanthoi craftsman Finac and was created from Soulsteel and Vitriol for the purpose of destroying creatures of death so that they would not interfere with the will of the Yozis. It allows it's attuned user to spend 1 to 3 motes per hit to upgrade a corresponding number of wounds on a creature of death by a single level. This effect cannot be used on living beings, and it cannot be used to inflict bashing damage on a creature of death instead of upgrading wounds..
Charms
General Charms
First [Yozi] Excellency, Second [Yozi] Excellency, [Yozi] Inevitability Technique, [Yozi]World-Shaping Cosmogony, [Yozi] Mythos Exultant
Cecelyne, Adorjan
Cecelyne Charms
Hellscry Chakra
Ephemeral Abrasion Curse
Transcendent Desert Creature
Sands Through Fingers Defense
Holy Land Infliction
Locust Mana Plague
Ephemeral Abrasion Curse
Transcendent Desert Creature
Sands Through Fingers Defense
Holy Land Infliction
Locust Mana Plague
Adorjan Charms
Wind-Born Stride (X3)
Who Strikes The Wind?
Joy in Violence Approach
Threat Monitoring Excitement
Thousandfold Typhoon Hand
Who Strikes The Wind?
Joy in Violence Approach
Threat Monitoring Excitement
Thousandfold Typhoon Hand
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