WIP, Bio, pulp, and some GM stuff left.<br/>Her voice is smooth and gentle like a silken caress<br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Dreams Of Silken Nights, 'Silk', The Ronin-Courtesan Of Hell</strong></span></div><br/><div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/CARey4F.jpg)</div><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Player:</strong></td><td>Darkling</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Type:</strong></td><td>Sidereal</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Caste:</strong></td><td>Serenity</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Motivation:</strong></td><td>Teach creation to embrace peace and desire.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Anima:</strong></td><td>Her Anima appears as a gently rippling halo of blue light. At the totemic level the Halo becomes a ring of liquid energy the diameter of her shoulders, its dancing light seeming to radiate calm and paint everything around her in a appealing light</td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Age:</strong></td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Birthday:</strong></td><td>26th of Decending Fire</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Height:</strong></td><td>5'10"</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Weight:</strong></td><td>No.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Skin:</strong></td><td>Chocolate</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Hair:</strong></td><td>Brunette</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Eyes:</strong></td><td>Teal</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Bio</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>The Courtesan</strong><br/>The little girl who would one day be known as Silk was born a peasant of no repute what so ever in the Middlelands of An-Teng, her parents farmers and her life simple, and probably destined for a life of running family business and childbearing, with only the hope of one day rising to rule her extended family for greater prospects. Not that she would have desired such, the people of An-Teng know their place. This all changed one day when her family went to market in the local capital, to sell their produce of rice and silk and buy supplies. Silk, who had a different name then, went for a look around and quickly became lost in the maze of bridges, canals, and alleyways. Here she was set upon by shadowy figure who clearly meant her ill, but fortunately she was able to slip his grip and flee, through the dark alley she ran, and surging out into the bright light... she ran head first into the retinue of a passing Patrician of House Cynis. The foreigner visiting to hand select the choicest silks and teas for his Dynastic lord.<br/><br/>Naturally the situation deteriorated quickly, and it took several minutes for the Patrician's guards to satisfy themselves with her story, and by then the shadowy man was long gone, having apparently vanished, though the guards found two sets of tacks in the mud of the alley, the bigger pair seem to just stop, as if the man had vanished into thir air. But the event was quickly forgotten, atleased by Silk. The reason for this is that once the patrician sorted everything out and got a good look at her, he concluded that she would grow up to be a very beautiful woman, and with the proper training, to be a excellent Courtesan. He located her family and brought her back to her parents before engaging them to offer up their daughter for a substantial reward. Put on the spot, and with the Patrician refusing to be swayed by their oh so humble genuflections of unworthiness, they eventually had to agree to his demands. The Patrician brought her to the Isle, and sponsored her admission to the House's courtesan palaces to be trained.<br/><br/>From there on, Silk's life was not unlike that of a adopted lost-egg, though she would probably have never guessed as much. Dropped into a program of intensive education and training, she rapidly left her peasant roots behind, becoming a skilled citizen, learned to read, to write, to dance, perform, mediate disputes and lubricate everything from diplomatic treaties to trade compacts. Of course, when she was older, she also learned to please clients in other, more intimate ways. Eventually she graduated from the training palace and was recruited by Haven, one of the most prestigious courtesan houses on the Island, created by Cynis herself. This is also when she adopted the name she is known for, and became relatively well known for the quality of her.... attentions.<br/><br/><strong>The Exalt</strong> WIP<br/>Her life changed again, a couple years after she started working in Haven, one night a man of middle years called upon her services, and while Silk would have sworn that she had met the man before... she could recall nothing about him. That just didnt happen to her, as a courtesan and as a person, she prided herself on remembering all her clients and the best ways to please them. To add insult to injury, she awoke in the middle of the night, realizing with a start, that she had fallen asleep! The man was gone from her bed though her eyes found him standing out on the balcony, standing under the starlight, staring up at the sky as if looking for something. Silk slipped from the warm bed, entirely naked, and gently slipped up beside him, embarrassed at her lapse, but too well trained to show it, she placed a hand on the railing and turned her own gaze skyward. "Nice night out, isnt it?" she asked him, and his lips spread into a wan smile as his eyes dropped, catching hers in his infinite depths. "Yes." the man replied, his voice smooth despite his age, "Its about time."<br/><br/>Silk tilted her head questioningly, about to ask him the obvious question... when a jolt of liquid power shot through her body, and she opened her mouth to gasp in the Second Breath, and joined the Chosen of Venus, as had been foretold. The courtesan looked at herself in wonder, shining blue light radiating from her forehead as her caste mark burned bright. There were no words to describe how it felt, but the man seemed to understand, he put a arm around her shoulders, and guided her back inside. <br/><br/>From there, Silk was whisked away from the life she had grown accustomed to (again) and delivered to the Celestial Bureaucracy. There she was thrust into a new regimen of training, learning the ways and purpose of the Sidereal Exalted, how to petition the Pattern Spiders, do officework, and file papers, and begin the long path to mastering the martial arts that are the birthright of the chosen of The Maidens. However, while the life of a Sidereal is arranged by fate to prepare them for their eventual role, in the case of Silk, while she had the aptitudes and background for her role in the Division Of Serenity, it was not a role she enjoyed. While realm courtesans are practically diplomats, Silk had always been more interested in the soft arts of lovemaking and bringing pleasure, making people happy, and less interested in the more practical arts of negotiation and economics. As a result she was ill suited to the office job she was assigned, where joy was treated like a <br/><br/><strong>The Ronin</strong><br/><br/><strong>Personality</strong><br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Pulp</div><div class="spoiler_body">Stuff<br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Downtime</div><div class="spoiler_body"><span class="bbc_u">The Death Of A Bodhisattva And A Rose</span><br/>The interior of the Sapphire Shadow Brothel-Manse was lit by lamps of blue fire, thirteen circular rooms connected to a large common area. In one of which, a neomah was laid out on her stomach, her bare vermilion skin glistening in the darkling glow of the humid room, stirring not save for the occasional twitch or lewd purr. On her hips sat another, as naked as the first, bent forward as she massaged her 'sister's back, eyes narrowed slightly in concentration... or perhaps trying to ignore the presence at her back long enough to focus on what she was doing. That presence was Silk, her dark hued flesh a stark contrast to the other two, she sat on the first neomah's thighs, behind the masseuse, and was pressed flush against her back, hands out and resting atop the other's, as she gently guided her massaging fingers, teaching her with touch and gentle whispered instructions and encouragements how to give a better massage. Silk's own eyes were closed, nuzzling against the masseuse's neck, working entirely by feel.<br/><br/>Silk kissed the Neomah's neck, giving into temptation, and ran her hands up the demon's arms, caressing them as her mouth neared the demon's ear... but just as she was about to lick, there was a sharp rap at the door, and the Sidereal felt the moment pass. She gave the Neomah a reassuring squeeze, and then slipped off, drawing a gauzy silk robe about herself with all the passing grace of a lady sweeping the curtains closed. Not one to scowl, even internally, Silk still rather hoped there was a good reason for this. More powerful demons and exalts often simply waltzed in and demanded her services with little regard for the fact she might be otherwise engaged, and while lessers were quick to flee (and thereby leaving her open for new custom), it sat rather ill with Silk, who much preferred to satisfy one client before moving onto another. Leaving the job half done as it were, sat poorly.<br/><br/>When she opened the door however, she found one of her Neomah waiting, which wasnt strange in its self, what was strange was that there wasnt some ill tempered second or third circle demon breathing down their neck. The neomah bowed quickly, probably knowing that Silk didnt like to be disturbed, and spoke, "Mistr- Er, Silk, I'm sorry to disturb you, however you wished to be informed immediately if any of the Fleet Footed Bodhisattva attendants came by...". Silk's heart skipped a beat at the demon's words, and she felt a blush of warmth at the thought of seeing Whiteblossom again,  their duties so rarely allowed them to spend time together.... but the distance made the time they did have all the more precious. The Exalt pulled the messenger out of her bow, kissed her full on the lips, and then skipped around the confused demon, peering across the common room hoping to spot- there, the white robes that Azurine's attendants wore. But there was two girls, not one, and neither wore the green that Whiteblossom customarily wore. She recognized them a moment later, Cerulean and Ruby, nice girls both, but Azurine always used Whiteblossom when she wanted to sent word, so why was she not here?<br/><br/>As she got closer, she realized something was very wrong, you didnt need to be a superlative socialite, or a exalt, or a servant of fate to tell, there was no magic in it.... just a feeling, and Silks steps slowed... but chains of dread propelled her forward, and coiled about her heart. By the time she stood before them, she knew what they would say... but the knowledge did nothing to lessen the the shock, or pain, that their news sparked. Belatedly, Silk realized shed fallen to her knees, and now looked up at the sisters though tear-blurred eyes.<br/><br/>"Tell me everything."<br/><br/></div></div></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Character Stats</div><div class="spoiler_body"><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td></td><td></td><td><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">ATTRIBUTES</span></strong><em>(8/6/4)</em></div></td></tr><tr><td><strong>[•] Strength</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td><strong>[•] Charisma</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td><strong>[•] Perception</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>[•] Dexterity</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td><strong>[•] Manipulation</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td><strong>[•] Intelligence</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>[•] Stamina</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td><strong>[•] Appearance</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td><strong>[•] Wits</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>                                   </td><td>                         </td><td>                                   </td><td>                         </td><td>                                   </td><td>                         </td></tr></tbody></table><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td></td><td></td><td><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">ABILITIES/SPECIALTIES</span></strong><em>(28)</em></div></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Journeys</strong></td><td></td><td><strong>Serenity</strong></td><td></td><td><strong>Battles</strong></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>[•] Resistance</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Craft</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Archery</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>[•] Ride</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Dodge</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Athletics</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>[•] Sail</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Linguistics</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Melee</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>[•] Survival</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Performance</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Presence</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>[•] Thrown</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Socialize</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] War</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>                                   </td><td>                         </td><td>                                   </td><td>                         </td><td>                                   </td><td>                         </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Secrets</strong></td><td></td><td><strong>Endings</strong></td><td></td><td><strong><em>Specialties</em></strong></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>[•] Investigation</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Awareness</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>MA(Fists)</td><td><strong>•••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>[•] Larceny</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Bureaucracy</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>Perform(Prayer)</td><td><strong>•••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>[•] Lore</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Integrity</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>Pres(Seduction)</td><td><strong>•••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>[•] Occult</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Martial Arts</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>Specialty 4</td><td><strong>•••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>[•] Stealth</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Medicine</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>Specialty 5</td><td><strong>•••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>                                   </td><td>                         </td><td>                                   </td><td>                         </td><td>                                   </td><td>                         </td></tr></tbody></table><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">BACKGROUNDS</span></strong></div></td></tr><tr><td>Allies</td><td><strong>•••••</strong> (Deer Footed Mara)</td></tr><tr><td>Manse</td><td><strong>•••••</strong> (Seven Leaping Dragon Stone)</td></tr><tr><td>Manse</td><td><strong>•••••</strong> (Gem Of Seduction)</td></tr><tr><td>Artefact </td><td><strong>•••••</strong> (Skinmount Amulet)</td></tr><tr><td>Artefact </td><td><strong>•••••</strong> (Kata Bracers)</td></tr><tr><td>Artefact </td><td><strong>•••••</strong> (Discreet Essence Armour)</td></tr><tr><td>                                   </td><td>                         </td></tr></tbody></table><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">VIRTUES</span></strong></div></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Compassion</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Conviction</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Temperance</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Valor</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Limit</strong></td><td>[••••• •••••]</td></tr><tr><td>Flawed Fate:</td><td> Serenity</td></tr><tr><td>Break Effect:</td><td> Promote extreme happyness</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><strong>Essence:</strong> <strong>••••• •••••</strong><br/><strong>Personal Pool:</strong> 20/20<br/><strong>Peripheral Pool:</strong> 44/44 (Committed: 13/57)<br/><strong>Overdrive Pool:</strong> 0/10<br/><br/><strong>Willpower:</strong> <strong>••••• •••••</strong><br/><strong>Temp Willpower:</strong> 10/10<br/><strong>Intimacies</strong><br/>Anjushri/Azurine (Heartbroken Loss, Confusion)<br/>Whiteblossom (Heartbroken Loss)<br/>Venus (Hopeful Respect)<br/>Pattern Spiders (Paranoid)<br/>Bureau Of Destiny (Loathing) <br/>Solars (Support)<br/>Mara (Close Friend)<br/>Azurine's Slayers (Black Vengence)<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">HEALTH LEVELS</span></strong><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>-0</td><td><strong> [  ]</strong></td></tr><tr><td>-1</td><td><strong> [  ] [  ]</strong></td></tr><tr><td>-2</td><td><strong> [  ] [  ]</strong></td></tr><tr><td>-4</td><td><strong> [  ]</strong></td></tr><tr><td>INCAP</td><td><strong> [  ]</strong></td></tr><tr><td>DYING</td><td><strong> [  ] [  ] [  ]</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">ATTACKS</span></strong> Attack: 17 dice(5Dex+5MA+3FistSpec+4Dragon Stone)<br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Physical</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Weapon</td><td>Speed</td><td>Accuracy</td><td>Damage</td><td>Defense</td><td>Rate</td><td>Tags</td><td>Notes</td></tr><tr><td>Fists</td><td>5</td><td>+6</td><td>+5B/L</td><td>+7</td><td>3</td><td>N</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Charm</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>HandsofTheSun</td><td>5</td><td>+4</td><td>+5L/2</td><td>+3</td><td>4</td><td>O</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">DEFENSES</span></strong><br/><span class="bbc_u">Physical</span> (Soak, Hardness)<br/>Natural:  2L/3B, 0L/0B<br/>Armour:  5L/5B, 3L/3B<br/>Charms:  - / -  ,   - / -  <br/>Total:     8L/8B, 3L/3B<br/><br/>Dodge DV: 8 <br/>Parry DV: 10<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Social</span><br/>Dodge MDV: 10<br/>Parry MDV: 6<br/><br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Charms</div><div class="spoiler_body"><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">CHARMS</span></strong></div></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td><strong>Duration</strong></td><td><strong>Type</strong></td><td><strong>Keywords</strong></td><td><strong>Cost</strong></td><td><strong>Description</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Martial Arts</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Second Ability Excellency</td><td>Instant</td><td>Reflexive(1,2)</td><td>Combo-Ok</td><td>2m</td><td>Add 1sux to roll, up to (Ess)</td></tr><tr><td><strong> Fainting Maiden Style</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Open Palm Caress</td><td>Instant</td><td>Reflexive</td><td>ComboOk, Illusion</td><td>4m</td><td>+Ess sux to Join Battle roll, compare roll result to witness' MDV, fails believe that the opponent is the aggressor. 2wp to resist, 4wp to correct later.</td></tr><tr><td>Torn Lotus Defence</td><td>Instant</td><td>Reflexive(10)</td><td>ComboOk, Emotion</td><td>2m</td><td>When DV negates attack, attacker counts it as a scene building a +intimacy towards their victim decided by attacker. 1wp to resist. No PDs. </td></tr><tr><td>Flexing The Emerald Claw</td><td>Instant</td><td>Supp</td><td>ComboOk, Illus, Obv, Poison</td><td>3/4m</td><td>Inflicts poison: (7L/action, 3, —/—, -2). 4m removes Obv, 1wp pierces the illusion.</td></tr><tr><td>Black Claw Form</td><td>1Scene</td><td>Simple</td><td>Form, Emotion</td><td>5m</td><td>During step 9, may pay 1m to leap away App yards on step 10, each attack counts as a scene eroding positive intimacies witnesses may have for attacker. Torn Lotus isnt a charm activation.</td></tr><tr><td>Doe Eyes Defence</td><td>Instant</td><td>Reflexive(2)</td><td>ComboOk, Emotion</td><td>2m</td><td>Applies App+2 internal penalty to attacker's attack roll. 2wp to ignore.</td></tr><tr><td>Table Turning Reversal</td><td>Instant</td><td>Reflexive(9)</td><td>ComboOk, Counterattack, Emotion</td><td>6m</td><td>Useless weapon grab</td></tr><tr><td>Storm Calming Embrace</td><td>1Action</td><td>Reflexive</td><td>ComboOk, Crippling</td><td>3m</td><td>Add Ess dice to attempts to establish/maintain/control a grapple, but cannot crush/throw, victim fails all tox rolls as Criplling effect.</td></tr><tr><td>Outrage Kindling Cry</td><td>Instant</td><td>Reflexive(9)</td><td>ComboB, CounterAttack, Compulsion</td><td>10m1wp</td><td>When attacked, scream. Roll App+Perf, add wound pen as sux. Compare to witness MDDV, fails are Compelled to attack attacker and protect the victim. Automatically effects anyone with a +intimacy for victim, -intimacy for attacker, or thinks attacker started the fight. 1wp resist </td></tr><tr><td>Heart-ripping Claw</td><td>Instant</td><td>Supp</td><td>ComboB, Obv</td><td>4m1wp</td><td>Adds 2xEss in raw Damage, if the victim has a +inmacy for the attacker, then is Perfect Attack. If the intimacy is Love, the attack deals Agg. </td></tr><tr><td><strong> Sapphire Veil Of Passion Style</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Into Infinite Depths</td><td>Instant</td><td>Supp</td><td>ComboB</td><td>6m</td><td>Learn what sort of being the target is, what martial arts they know any charm from, up to the Form charm in, or have mastered, and if they have any intimacies towards the user and their context. Costs 4m with Form active.</td></tr><tr><td>Yellow Dragon Flight</td><td>Instant</td><td>Supp</td><td>ComboOk, Obv</td><td>13m1wp</td><td>Augmented attack is Unblockable, ignores armour, and ignites Essx2 motes, dealing that much extra raw L damage which also ignores armour, but is counted separately from the attack.</td></tr><tr><td>Eternal Infatuation Dance</td><td>Indef</td><td>Reflexive</td><td>ComboOk, Counterattack, Obv</td><td>8m</td><td>PD social or physical attack, appearing next to target, as long as the user doesnt move away, they will remain within 1yd of the target regardless of how they move.</td></tr><tr><td>Dissolution of Value</td><td>Indef</td><td>Reflexive</td><td>ComboOk, Obv</td><td>15m</td><td>As long as the user doesnt move, no penalty may effect DVs, foes from behind do not gain unexpected attacks.</td></tr><tr><td>Satisfying Idle Fantasy</td><td>1Scene</td><td>Reflexive</td><td>ComboOk, Emotion</td><td>10m</td><td>Attack pools against targets of IID my not be penalized for any reason other than multiaction penalties. If causes damage, target gains a intimacy of Lust (or uneasy fascination for those not interested in women). 1wp to ignore. </td></tr><tr><td>Black Dragon Coils</td><td>Instant</td><td>Reflexive</td><td>ComboOk, Obv</td><td>5m3wp</td><td>PD parry, regain virtue channels equal to each 5m or less the attacker spent on their attack.</td></tr><tr><td>Sapphire Veil Of Passion Form</td><td>1Scene</td><td>Simple</td><td>Form, ComboB, Cripp, Obv, Overdrive, Emot</td><td>13m</td><td>-Levitate just above ground, gaining perfect balance, immunity to hazardous terrain</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>-Any intimacy holder (+ or -) must pay 1wp per attack to attack user.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>-A unarmed attack against a target with no motes or wp (mortals only count wp) cause the target to go unconscious instantly as Crippling.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>-Grants a Overdrive pool with a capcity of 10m, which gains 1m any tick: foe gains a +intimacy, is attacked by a foe with a +intimacy, inflicts crippling with a unarmed attack, or holds a clinched foe. Max 1m/tick </td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td><strong>Duration</strong></td><td><strong>Type</strong></td><td><strong>Keywords</strong></td><td><strong>Cost</strong></td><td><strong>Description</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Dodge</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Second Ability Excellency</td><td>Instant</td><td>Reflexive(1,2)</td><td>Combo-Ok</td><td>2m</td><td>Add 1sux to roll, up to (Ess)</td></tr><tr><td>Absence</td><td>Instant</td><td>Reflexive(2)</td><td>ComboOk</td><td>2m</td><td>Ignore all penalties to DDV</td></tr><tr><td>Duck Fate</td><td>Instant</td><td>Reflexive(2)</td><td>ComboB</td><td>10m</td><td>Roll Dex+Dodge vs attackers Ess, PDs: normal, unexpected, aoe, continuous; physical, social, mental and spiritual effects.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Linguistics</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Second Ability Excellency</td><td>Instant</td><td>Reflexive(1,2)</td><td>Combo-Ok</td><td>2m</td><td>Add 1sux to roll, up to (Ess)</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Performance</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Second Ability Excellency</td><td>Instant</td><td>Reflexive(1,2)</td><td>Combo-Ok</td><td>2m</td><td>Add 1sux to roll, up to (Ess)</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Socialize</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Second Ability Excellency</td><td>Instant</td><td>Reflexive(1,2)</td><td>Combo-Ok</td><td>2m</td><td>Add 1sux to roll, up to (Ess)</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Presence</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Second Ability Excellency</td><td>Instant</td><td>Reflexive(1,2)</td><td>Combo-Ok</td><td>2m</td><td>Add 1sux to roll, up to (Ess)</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Integrity</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Second Ability Excellency</td><td>Instant</td><td>Reflexive(1,2)</td><td>Combo-Ok</td><td>2m</td><td>Add 1sux to roll, up to (Ess)</td></tr><tr><td>Unhearing Dedication</td><td>Perm</td><td>Perm</td><td>-</td><td>0m</td><td>Select a plan endorsed by superiors, gain a intimacy to that plan, any influence against that intimacy is Unacceptable. Once superiors consider complete or abandon, may select a new plan.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Bureucracy</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Underling Invisibility Practice</td><td>Indef</td><td>Simple</td><td>ComboOk, Illusion</td><td>4m</td><td>Become Invisible to those who consider themselves the user's better/superior, justified or not. Anti-stealth charms do not pierce, but anima-flare will. 3wp to ignore. </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Stealth</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Second Ability Excellency</td><td>Instant</td><td>Reflexive(1,2)</td><td>Combo-Ok</td><td>2m</td><td>Add 1sux to roll, up to (Ess)</td></tr><tr><td>Soft Presence Method</td><td>1Scene</td><td>Simple</td><td>ComboOk</td><td>4m1wp</td><td>NonObv stealth charms dont contribute to anima flare, can spend up to Ess on other nonObv charms. +1sux on larceny and stealth rolls</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Panoply</div><div class="spoiler_body">-<strong>Skin-Mount Amulet</strong> (Slot: Seven Leaping Dragon (+4 dice to MA). +8 essence/hour, +8 Peripheral Essence)<br/>The amulet is set into her lower chest, at the bottom of her sternum, beneath her breasts.<br/>-<strong>Net Of Auspicious Battle</strong> (Perfected Kata Brancers: add Ess to Acc, Dam, Def. Make attacks Lethal or Bashing. MA charms cost -2 motes)<br/>A subtle mesh of hair-thin wires of starmetal on each arm that form astrological signs for victory and fortune in battle.<br/>-<strong>Aegis Of The Bare Lady</strong> (Starmetal Discreet Ess Armour: +5L/5B Soak, +3L/3B Hard. 3m to activate. Slot: Gem Of Seduction(+1 App rolls, and +3 to Seduce))<br/>The sections of this armour are plain bands of starmetal hidden under a concealing layer of blue jade at each wrist and ankle. The bracelet on her right wrist is slightly larger and bears the hearthstone socket. <br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">EXPENDITURES</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Chargen EXP</span></strong><em>724/730</em><br/>-First dot in 4 caste skills [12]<br/>-2-3 dots in Str [12]<br/>-2-5 dots in Dex [40]<br/>-2-3 dots in Sta [12]<br/>-2-5 dots in Cha [40]<br/>-2-5 dots in App [40]<br/>-2-3 dots in Per [12]<br/>-2nd dot in Int [4]<br/>-2-4 dots in Wits [24]<br/>=534 remains<br/>-2-5 dots in MA [16]<br/>-2-5 dots in Presence [16]<br/>-2-5 dots in Integ [16]<br/>-2-3 dots in Stealth [4]<br/>-1-5 dots in Dodge [19]<br/>-1-5 dots in Performance [19]<br/>-1-5 dots in Socialize [19]<br/>-1-2 dots in Linguistics [4] <br/>-1-3 dot in Lore [9]<br/>-1-3 dots in Awareness [9]<br/>-1-3 dots in Bureaucracy [9]<br/>=394 remains<br/>-1-3 dots in MA(Fists) spec [9]<br/>-1-2 dots in Performance(Prayer) spec [9]<br/>-1-3 dots in Presence(Seduction) spec [9]<br/>=367 Remain<br/>-6-10 dots of WP [70]<br/>-2-3 dot of Comp [9]<br/>-2-3 dots of Conv [9]<br/>-2 dot of Val [3]<br/>-Essence 4-5 [56]<br/>=220 remains<br/>Underling Invisibility Practice [10]<br/>Absence [8]<br/>Duck Fate [8]<br/>Unhearing Dedication [8]<br/>Soft Presence Method [8]<br/>=178<br/>Open Palm Caress [8]<br/>Torn Lotus Defence [8]<br/>Flexing The Emerald Claw [8]<br/>Black Claw Form [8]<br/>Doe Eyes Defence [8]<br/>Table Turning Reversal [8]<br/>Storm Calming Embrace [8]<br/>Outrage Kindling Cry [8]<br/>Heart-ripping Claw [8]<br/>-<br/>Into Infinite Depths [8]<br/>Yellow Dragon Flight [8]<br/>Eternal Infatuation Dance [8] <br/>Dissolution of Value [8]<br/>=74 remains<br/>Allies 2 [6]<br/>Manse 4 (seven stone) [12]<br/>Manse 2 (gem of seduction) [6]<br/>Artefact skinmount 2 [6]<br/>Artefact katabrancers 4 [12]<br/>Artefact Ess Armour 3 [9]<br/>=23<br/>College:Serenity:Lovers 5 [12]<br/>College:Serenity:Ewer 3 [5]<br/>=6 Remains.<br/><strong>Earned Exp</strong> 26/26<br/>+20<br/>Satisfying Idle Fantasy [8]<br/>Black Dragon Coils [8]<br/>Sapphire Veil Of Passion Form [8]<br/>=2<br/><br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Gm Stuff</div><div class="spoiler_body"><span class="bbc_u">General notes</span>: <br/>-Im inclined to think that Anj never taught Silk the capstone of Black Claw Style, or if she tried, silk would have flatly rejected the notion that love is a lie and failed to master the charm. I'm inclined to say that she intuited the final charm on her own, born of the pain and loss of Anj's death. Love is not a lie, but it can be a weapon, and shes going to use it to destory those who turned not one, but both her Joys to ashes. <br/>-Shes mostly learned Veil Of Passion on her own, feeling out the style from her own heart and the combined imprint left by every one of her previous incarnations mastering the style.<br/>-Other than those two though, she will need a new sifu to learn any additional martial arts, though Mara may be willing. <br/>-Silk has many lovers, but few Loves, previously she Loved Anj (a condition inflicted on her by learning Black Claw from her), and Whiteblossom (a natural Love). Both now dead. <br/>-The sisters answered what questions they could, but the answer she desired the most, they could not give. Why had Azurine not summoned Silk to the meeting? Without answers, Silk blames herself, and believes on some level that their deaths are her fault. Though she hides it masterfully beneath a jovial and lascivious façade, shes in alot of pain. <br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Forward</span></strong><br/><span class="bbc_u">Beliefs</span><br/>-Propriety is a blight on the soul. I will work against customs that stand between people and the heart.<br/>-Azurine was kind and wise, she helped me when i needed it. So it will fulfill her final request and prevent the prophesy. <br/>-The slayers of Azurine and Whiteblossom should suffer and die. So I will make them love me and then destroy them.<br/><span class="bbc_u">Instincts</span><br/>-Make love, not war.<br/>-I serve, not lead.<br/>-Never refuse a party.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Manses</span></strong><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Closed Lotus Plateau</div><div class="spoiler_body">Fortress manse shaped like a monochrome closed lotus flower, it was designed as a place where a martial artist could practice their arts in isolation, the interior is a massive flat space, which the manse can fill with a variety of training aids, and a endless supply of food, allowing the owner to stay there indefinitely as they mastered their arts. However its not exactly a comfortable locale. Or a home.<br/></div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Sapphire Shadow Brothel</div><div class="spoiler_body">A half sphere of glass, streaked in black and blue patterns that dance and shift, playing out a endless encounter between dark and blue figures of every description.<br/>The entrance is a simple arch of blue crystal. Within is a large circular common room, filled with luxurious comforts and stages, where the neomah can entertain and tempt prospective clients. Radiating out from the central room are thirteen smaller rooms, six to a side, and one directly opposite the door. Each of the six belong to a neomah, with the others living in the common room (though they often bed up with their sisters or Silk). The thirteenth room is much larger than the others and wouldnt have looked out of place as a sultan's harem, it is the hearthstone room (it forms on the headboard of the master bed), and belongs to the owner of the manse, in this case, Silk. <br/><span class="bbc_u">Rank:</span> 2<br/><span class="bbc_u">Drawbacks</span><br/>-Maintenance 2 (The brothel must work to maintain its essence flow in the hostile environment of Malfeas, if the Neomah are prevented from entertaining clients for more than a day or two, the manse will begin to fail.)<br/>-Fragility 1 (Its made of glass.)<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Powers</span> 8<br/>-Magical Conveniences 1 (Self cleaning, blue fire lamps, )<br/>-Bound Servitor Force 3 (16 Neomah)<br/>-Mela's Sweet Whisper 2 (the manse produces soothing music inside, partly for the natural calming tones, and partially to help the denizens of the city to relax without having to worry about a certain windy lady turning up. If one listens very closely, they can hear the sounds of hard sex beneath the musical notes. The music is constant and there is no way to turn it off.)<br/>-Sympathetic Dream Link (The manse dumps the recorded events within its walls (usually the previous night and day) into her head when she sleeps... which means her dreams tend to be full of sex and lots of it.)<br/></div></div> <br/><br/></div></div>