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Skin & Scars: Riina has perfect, silk smooth skin, which is odd for an urchin.
Details
Riina's got a few outstanding traits to her. First, a pair of cat ears in the same raven black color as her hair, protrude from the top of her head. Likewise, her eyes are feline and tend to glow when she uses her Vel abilities. Lastly, she has a long tail that she typically wraps around her torso, hidden under her clothes. Clothes wise, the girl is an urchin. Different pieces of cloth that she has found has been sewn together in an amalgamation. Shoes are typically various different things she has been able to craft, such as wooden sandals. Almost always filthy, she also has an odd scent of street and hay, despite doing her best to keep hygenic.
Riina has, through her short life, learned that the only one she can trust in long term, is herself. Constantly she has been chased, hiding secrets, lurking in shadows, being stoved away. Other people have often been nothing more than a burden to her, even after escaping the life of nobility. This has caused the girl to mainly stick to herself and her own. Usually not staying in the same place for too long, yet always returning at a later time. Pushing people away through her personality, being bratty, arrogant, annoying and impossible to deal with, it has become her self-defense towards letting people get in too close. As such she is very nonchalant with people. Having been caught stealing, she'll often argue about why it was okay, or why the person should consider letting her go. Several times she has been threathened on her life, only to shrug it off with rhetorical questions and charms. It is rare that she gets what she wants, though she often escapes severe punishment by leaving the ones she encounter and interact with stunned and perplexed by her reasoning. Several times it has turned a situation at knife point into a beatdown instead. Which, to Riina, has to be deemed a success. Cleaning and taking care of bruises is significantly easier than taking care of cuts & stabs.
Another reason why Riina acts the way she does, is because she is somewhat ashamed of her heritage. Being a noble, having a bounty on her head, having a family that wants her home to them, means that she has to lay low. Already she is fairly easy to identify with her animalistic traits, so standing out as nobility certainly wouldn't help keeping a low profile. Riina is also somewhat ashamed of her animalistic traits, though she will often act tough and indifferent if confronted with the issue.
History
Riina was born into a noble family, living in Haven. The girl was from childs age already stricken with the affliction of Vel Powers, despite her parents having done everything not to expose the pregnant mother to the light of Dawnbreak. It was devastating to de Bastille, as they knew their daughter would be branded as worthless, as sick, as defect. Even so, once the girl opened her cat like eyes and giggled, they fell in love with her, as any parent would. So they did everything in their power to keep their daughter safe. Homeschooled, she was taught the basics of reading, writing, gestures, mannerisms and such befitting to a noble. Contact lenses to change her eye color were forged under the pretenses that she needed it for her sensitive eyes. The ears were always tied down with a ribbon, the tail was constantly hidden underneath her clothes. As such, the early years of the girl's life, were years of warmth, care, love and protection.
...but not everyone in her family were on the same page. Joaquin de Bastille, an uncle to Riina, had long held resentment towards the main branch of the family. They sat on all the wealth, all the glory, all the recognition, while all he had to boast about was his inherited name. Together with other members of the branch family, he had hatched a plot. Simply, throwing the main family under the bus in an attempt to claim their assets, and what better way to do it, than claim the family had disgraced their honor and their responsibilities by not only giving birth to an afflicted, but also hiding this fact from everyone. The plan was laid in motion, now all that was needed was an opportune moment to spring the trap...
That moment came, when the Bastille family held a party at their mansion. They were celebrating a good harvest, celebrating the warmth of summer, celebrating life. At this little get-together, Riina had been allowed to leave her room to partake. Eating, enjoying the festivities, the tiny female was soon invited to the dance floor by none other than the uncle, Joaquin. While they were dancing, he managed to reach up and pull off the ribbon, making Riina's ears pop straight up into the air. Simultaneously, his other hand that had been at her back, had indiscriminately yoinked at her clothes, grabbing her tail. Letting out a loud shriek, he ensured that everyone was watching, as he spun the girl around by her tail, sending her stumbling out onto the dance floor. All eyes in the room were on her, as the uncle began his spiel. Oh dear. The Bastille main family were hiding this from us..? What else could they be hiding! I mean, look at their daughter, she is a freak of nature!
Several terrified gasps went through the room. Riina was in the center. They were all staring, they were all staring. Without any warning, the girl began to bolt. Weaving under several arms that attempted to grasp her, the feline nature of her genes, allowed her to narrowly escape their clutches. An open window. The girl leapt for it, as she heard her mothers voice somewhere behind her. Riina, no! It mattered not at this point. The girl had somewhat pieced the puzzle together. The reason why she had spent so long in her room, the reason why so many oddities kept happening, were because of the shame. Without looking back even once, the girl bolted through the city. Before anyone knew what had happened to Riina, the girl had gotten aboard a train as a stowaway, leaving for Vantalux...
Along the way, Riina had met other children who were having a blast travelling. Apparently, it wasn't as uncommon as it perhaps ought to be. There, the girl learned a few lessons immediately. First, children a cruel. Poor children who see rich people's clothes on a defenseless girl, even more so. When the kitten arrived at Vantalux, her dress was in tatters. The girl looked like one of the common folk. Or perhaps, one of the urchins. At least, while she travelled, she was only given knowing scoffs. Of course an afflicted on her own will be nothing more than filth. From here, there was only really one option for Riina, considering how little she felt in regards to going back to her old life, with all these new horrible looks fired her way. Living as an urchin on the streets. Initially, it seemed like it would be going okay... but it didn't take long for Riina to discover, that her old life wouldn't leave her behind so easily. The first wind she caught of it, were other kids talking about capturing the cat girl, she is worth so much money! The next, were tall, well dressed men, searching every nook and cranny. If not for the fact that Riina had the tools to evade them, both through her vision and street smarts, she would've been caught inside the first week...
...So where does an urchin run, when they have nowhere left to go? The only real answer was to Fumehat. Explaining to a vagrant that she had boarded the train from Fumehat illegally and needed to come home, it hadn't taken much convincing. Riina was dirt poor, looked like trash that had been left out in the rain for too long, and she wasn't immediately recognizable as the noble girl of Haven. So, with a little bit of kindness, or deceitful manipulation, the girl made her way to Fumehat. Here, she learned how to survive on almost nothing. Picking what food she could find, supplemented it by stealing, supplemented it by working short favors for people in exchange for coin. The resting place became a shipment box which she had dragged, slowly, to a secluded area down an alley. The box had been filled with hay, and she kept most of her belongings in there. This is how the girl lived for years, getting acclimated to the situation of Fumehat, weaving in and out of lawful activities, getting herself a network of people she could contact for information...
...and once she had said network, she began doing what street rats do best. Selling it on to buffoons that came to the city looking for something or someone. Sometimes the information was accurate, sometimes it was vague. Everything ultimately came down to how big of a coin purse Riina would walk out of the exchange with. Heck, this one time, she even managed to make a metal-bucket named Jaeger bend to her will, at least if one were to follow Riina's perspective on that exchange........
Post by Riina de Bastille on Nov 11, 2019 23:36:54 GMT
Vanity
2-Star
Description
Vanity is a combination of several pieces. Riina has two kamas, with a detachable chain between them. Riina can then swing this weapon around, using the chain to grant her some range. Alternatively, she can detach the chain from the Kama and use the chain as a whip, while having the bladed weapons as a close combat option.
The girl's fighting style involves constantly changing attacks. By slinging the weapons by the chains, tugging the chains, pulling them, letting some of the chain wrap around her limbs to extend or lessen her range, the combinations she can pull off seem near limitless. Though, on occasion, she still struggles keeping the chain where she wants it.
Ability
Lasting Impression
Vanity has the unique ability to temporarily fill out any cuts that it has made. This means that, once Riina slices through something, she can choose to have her weapon leave a dark shadow through which she cut, keeping it together, as if it had never been cut to begin with. This ability can last for up to three turns, before whatever Riina cut will experience the damage from the cut.
Anything she cuts will experience the sensation of being cut. If an arm is cut through, the arm becomes unusable and the victim will feel any pain associated with the cut. If a neck is cut through, the body becomes paralyzed. It will however remain attached and the severed connection can rather easily be mended, as long as the limbs or objects in question remains attached.
If Riina cuts an object, such as a rope, for the duration that Vanity can keep it together, the rope will function as a regular rope. Once the time runs out, the rope will, like anything else, be cut clean. It essentially allows Riina to create tricksy traps while on the move and with very little notice, making her rather tricky to chase down.
Riina is now capable of reducing the remaining time on the cut, after the cut was placed, by up to six seconds.
Felinae Astralis
1-Star - Enhancement Eyes
Power
Felinae Astralis essentially embodies Riina with astral feline traits. Cat ears, a tail, feline eyes.
Through an enhanced application, Riina has gained the ability to temporarily force Vel into her eyes, making the feline yellow glow almost neon. Once in this stage, she can more easily make out details, while also allowing her to see through objects that are relatively close to her (think living room distance), giving her superior eyesight. The girl has advanced control over her eyes, able to decide what type of light - and how much of it - she perceives.
Disadvantages
Aside from the obvious downside of being easily distinguishable as an afflicted, Riina also suffers from another drawback. Namely, once she activates her Vel, she becomes more like a feral feline as time passes on. This results in:
- Lowered reasoning skills - Increased aggression - Increased primal desires. (Fear, romance, hunger, personal space etc) In addition, all her regular feline traits are enhanced as well.
On top of this, utilizing a specific part of her feline nature, also tires it out. For her eyes this means irritation and increased sensitivity to light, once the Vel is turned off.
Post by Riina de Bastille on Nov 12, 2019 21:59:51 GMT
Military Abilities
Snitches get stitches (Mending)
Star Rank: 1 Description: Riina is used to getting hurt. Riina is used to looking after herself. Because she so often enters conflict and so often leaves it hurt or battered, she needed to take care of herself. Bandages, minor stitches, cleaning a wound, curing a hangover or other minor poisons... Riina is more adept than the regular street urchin at medicine.
Kitten's Guile (Agility)
Star Rank: 1 Description: Riina's been running for practically her entire life. With her eyes, she was able to see pathways that others might've not considered. Taking these, the girl naturally built up her agility over time. Able to jump a little higher and maneuver obstacles a little more efficiently.
Military Ability Name
Star Rank: Number. Description: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam imperdiet turpis ut urna imperdiet, et auctor dui pretium. Nulla vulputate urna non mollis sodales. Sed vel urna et lacus ultrices mattis ut non erat. Etiam neque sapien, vehicula et imperdiet non, sollicitudin sit amet justo. Donec scelerisque dapibus pretium. Suspendisse ultrices ipsum felis, et posuere elit faucibus id. Suspendisse consequat ullamcorper felis, lacinia dignissim enim posuere id. Aliquam vulputate sapien sed justo euismod lacinia. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nulla tincidunt urna nec quam pulvinar aliquet. Sed sodales non est id tincidunt. Nam pellentesque quis quam in pretium. Maecenas libero sem, suscipit sit amet nisi non, pellentesque elementum nisi. Sed nunc odio, rhoncus lobortis sapien id, volutpat sollicitudin enim. Mauris diam lorem, bibendum ut quam at, ullamcorper accumsan nibh. Fusce facilisis quam dui, at consectetur magna hendrerit at."
Military Ability Name
Star Rank: Number. Description: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam imperdiet turpis ut urna imperdiet, et auctor dui pretium. Nulla vulputate urna non mollis sodales. Sed vel urna et lacus ultrices mattis ut non erat. Etiam neque sapien, vehicula et imperdiet non, sollicitudin sit amet justo. Donec scelerisque dapibus pretium. Suspendisse ultrices ipsum felis, et posuere elit faucibus id. Suspendisse consequat ullamcorper felis, lacinia dignissim enim posuere id. Aliquam vulputate sapien sed justo euismod lacinia. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nulla tincidunt urna nec quam pulvinar aliquet. Sed sodales non est id tincidunt. Nam pellentesque quis quam in pretium. Maecenas libero sem, suscipit sit amet nisi non, pellentesque elementum nisi. Sed nunc odio, rhoncus lobortis sapien id, volutpat sollicitudin enim. Mauris diam lorem, bibendum ut quam at, ullamcorper accumsan nibh. Fusce facilisis quam dui, at consectetur magna hendrerit at."
Military Ability Name
Star Rank: Number. Description: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam imperdiet turpis ut urna imperdiet, et auctor dui pretium. Nulla vulputate urna non mollis sodales. Sed vel urna et lacus ultrices mattis ut non erat. Etiam neque sapien, vehicula et imperdiet non, sollicitudin sit amet justo. Donec scelerisque dapibus pretium. Suspendisse ultrices ipsum felis, et posuere elit faucibus id. Suspendisse consequat ullamcorper felis, lacinia dignissim enim posuere id. Aliquam vulputate sapien sed justo euismod lacinia. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nulla tincidunt urna nec quam pulvinar aliquet. Sed sodales non est id tincidunt. Nam pellentesque quis quam in pretium. Maecenas libero sem, suscipit sit amet nisi non, pellentesque elementum nisi. Sed nunc odio, rhoncus lobortis sapien id, volutpat sollicitudin enim. Mauris diam lorem, bibendum ut quam at, ullamcorper accumsan nibh. Fusce facilisis quam dui, at consectetur magna hendrerit at."
Military Ability Name
Star Rank: Number. Description: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam imperdiet turpis ut urna imperdiet, et auctor dui pretium. Nulla vulputate urna non mollis sodales. Sed vel urna et lacus ultrices mattis ut non erat. Etiam neque sapien, vehicula et imperdiet non, sollicitudin sit amet justo. Donec scelerisque dapibus pretium. Suspendisse ultrices ipsum felis, et posuere elit faucibus id. Suspendisse consequat ullamcorper felis, lacinia dignissim enim posuere id. Aliquam vulputate sapien sed justo euismod lacinia. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nulla tincidunt urna nec quam pulvinar aliquet. Sed sodales non est id tincidunt. Nam pellentesque quis quam in pretium. Maecenas libero sem, suscipit sit amet nisi non, pellentesque elementum nisi. Sed nunc odio, rhoncus lobortis sapien id, volutpat sollicitudin enim. Mauris diam lorem, bibendum ut quam at, ullamcorper accumsan nibh. Fusce facilisis quam dui, at consectetur magna hendrerit at."
Talents
Stitches get Riches
Star Rank: 1 Description: Through her talent with medicine precision, Riina also learned to stitch other things together. Whether it is pieces of cloth to create herself a makeshift cloak, or stitching together some leather for makeshift boots, the girl has a decent understanding of putting rags together to make an attire.
Talent Name
Star Rank: Number. Description: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam imperdiet turpis ut urna imperdiet, et auctor dui pretium. Nulla vulputate urna non mollis sodales. Sed vel urna et lacus ultrices mattis ut non erat. Etiam neque sapien, vehicula et imperdiet non, sollicitudin sit amet justo. Donec scelerisque dapibus pretium. Suspendisse ultrices ipsum felis, et posuere elit faucibus id. Suspendisse consequat ullamcorper felis, lacinia dignissim enim posuere id. Aliquam vulputate sapien sed justo euismod lacinia. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nulla tincidunt urna nec quam pulvinar aliquet. Sed sodales non est id tincidunt. Nam pellentesque quis quam in pretium. Maecenas libero sem, suscipit sit amet nisi non, pellentesque elementum nisi. Sed nunc odio, rhoncus lobortis sapien id, volutpat sollicitudin enim. Mauris diam lorem, bibendum ut quam at, ullamcorper accumsan nibh. Fusce facilisis quam dui, at consectetur magna hendrerit at."
Talent Name
Star Rank: Number. Description: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam imperdiet turpis ut urna imperdiet, et auctor dui pretium. Nulla vulputate urna non mollis sodales. Sed vel urna et lacus ultrices mattis ut non erat. Etiam neque sapien, vehicula et imperdiet non, sollicitudin sit amet justo. Donec scelerisque dapibus pretium. Suspendisse ultrices ipsum felis, et posuere elit faucibus id. Suspendisse consequat ullamcorper felis, lacinia dignissim enim posuere id. Aliquam vulputate sapien sed justo euismod lacinia. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nulla tincidunt urna nec quam pulvinar aliquet. Sed sodales non est id tincidunt. Nam pellentesque quis quam in pretium. Maecenas libero sem, suscipit sit amet nisi non, pellentesque elementum nisi. Sed nunc odio, rhoncus lobortis sapien id, volutpat sollicitudin enim. Mauris diam lorem, bibendum ut quam at, ullamcorper accumsan nibh. Fusce facilisis quam dui, at consectetur magna hendrerit at."
Talent Name
Star Rank: Number. Description: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam imperdiet turpis ut urna imperdiet, et auctor dui pretium. Nulla vulputate urna non mollis sodales. Sed vel urna et lacus ultrices mattis ut non erat. Etiam neque sapien, vehicula et imperdiet non, sollicitudin sit amet justo. Donec scelerisque dapibus pretium. Suspendisse ultrices ipsum felis, et posuere elit faucibus id. Suspendisse consequat ullamcorper felis, lacinia dignissim enim posuere id. Aliquam vulputate sapien sed justo euismod lacinia. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nulla tincidunt urna nec quam pulvinar aliquet. Sed sodales non est id tincidunt. Nam pellentesque quis quam in pretium. Maecenas libero sem, suscipit sit amet nisi non, pellentesque elementum nisi. Sed nunc odio, rhoncus lobortis sapien id, volutpat sollicitudin enim. Mauris diam lorem, bibendum ut quam at, ullamcorper accumsan nibh. Fusce facilisis quam dui, at consectetur magna hendrerit at."
Talent Name
Star Rank: Number. Description: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam imperdiet turpis ut urna imperdiet, et auctor dui pretium. Nulla vulputate urna non mollis sodales. Sed vel urna et lacus ultrices mattis ut non erat. Etiam neque sapien, vehicula et imperdiet non, sollicitudin sit amet justo. Donec scelerisque dapibus pretium. Suspendisse ultrices ipsum felis, et posuere elit faucibus id. Suspendisse consequat ullamcorper felis, lacinia dignissim enim posuere id. Aliquam vulputate sapien sed justo euismod lacinia. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nulla tincidunt urna nec quam pulvinar aliquet. Sed sodales non est id tincidunt. Nam pellentesque quis quam in pretium. Maecenas libero sem, suscipit sit amet nisi non, pellentesque elementum nisi. Sed nunc odio, rhoncus lobortis sapien id, volutpat sollicitudin enim. Mauris diam lorem, bibendum ut quam at, ullamcorper accumsan nibh. Fusce facilisis quam dui, at consectetur magna hendrerit at."
Talent Name
Star Rank: Number. Description: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam imperdiet turpis ut urna imperdiet, et auctor dui pretium. Nulla vulputate urna non mollis sodales. Sed vel urna et lacus ultrices mattis ut non erat. Etiam neque sapien, vehicula et imperdiet non, sollicitudin sit amet justo. Donec scelerisque dapibus pretium. Suspendisse ultrices ipsum felis, et posuere elit faucibus id. Suspendisse consequat ullamcorper felis, lacinia dignissim enim posuere id. Aliquam vulputate sapien sed justo euismod lacinia. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nulla tincidunt urna nec quam pulvinar aliquet. Sed sodales non est id tincidunt. Nam pellentesque quis quam in pretium. Maecenas libero sem, suscipit sit amet nisi non, pellentesque elementum nisi. Sed nunc odio, rhoncus lobortis sapien id, volutpat sollicitudin enim. Mauris diam lorem, bibendum ut quam at, ullamcorper accumsan nibh. Fusce facilisis quam dui, at consectetur magna hendrerit at."
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