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<blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8972613" data-attributes="member: 30538"><p><span style="font-size: 26px"><span style="color: red">Haha Niwatori/母鶏</span></span></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-NKWLMtx/0/ffa5757d/M/249958-M.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Kishinami Yui regards her status as the second occupant of the House of the Rooster in the Shēngxiào as being of lesser importance than some of the other figurative hats that she wears. (Of course she never wears an actual hat. What decade do you imagine this is?) The death of her first husband and the gradual slide into early senility of her second has left her in charge of the Kishinami family fortune, to which has been added the not-inconsiderable wealth of her birth family following a series of unfortunate events that have been the end of every heir to that family, other than herself and her only daughter. There is also the responsibility she has to set an example of what it means to be a woman of wealth and taste in contemporary Japan, particularly for her daughter but also for the young women of the country in general.</p><p></p><p>Still, she is mindful of the fact that she would not be in the position now holds without the power that Diorite granted her a decade ago, and works tirelessly to ensure that the Shēngxiào remain a functioning business. The rest of the inner council certainly cannot be trusted to do that -- most of them care for nothing except living out their boyish power fantasies, regardless of the costs involved. (Hebi-Onna is a noteworthy exception to this judgment, and Yui respects and admires Kurihara considerably more than she did the previous Snake. She is also well-aware that Hebi-Onna would enthusiastically accept any offers to bring about her demise. Hence her admiration.)</p><p></p><p>Much like her supposed ally, Shānyáng, her powers are subtle in their operation. When activated, they interfere with the minds of all those in her immediate vicinity, making it more difficult to successfully initiate violence and, somewhat perversely, more dangerous to be subjected to it. She is also, by focusing her attention on a single individual who has fallen victim to this calming aura and put them in a suggestive state where they regard her as a god whose orders must be obeyed. This focus makes it impossible to maintain her aura, however, and she must communicate her orders verbally rather than relaying them telepathically.</p><p></p><p>Haha Niwatori ("Mother Hen") has reason to believe that long-term exposure to her dominance has a cumulative deleterious effect on the psyches of its subjects. That reason is what she has seen it do to her husband, whom she began victimizing with it as soon as Diorite bestowed the power upon her. The mundane explanation for this is an early onset of senility, but the truth is that he is so slavishly devoted to obeying her will that most other issues simply fail to register with him. This has allowed her to use him as her primary bodyguard and enforcer, as he will fight without concern for his own safety whenever she commands it.</p><p></p><p>In as much as she <em>can</em> care about anybody else, Yui does care about her daughter Monoka, though their meetings are few and far between. She would phrase this as trying to protect the girl from the necessary cruelties of her life, but there has often been a fair amount of disappointment in her activities as well. However, the reports that she gets suggest that Monoka may finally be putting aside childish things and pursuing her goals with the same sort of seriousness that Yui possesses. What a relief. The thought that she might one day have to turn <em>her</em> into a slave was a really troubling one ...</p><p></p><p><strong>Haha Niwatori -- PL 10</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong></p><p><strong>STR</strong> -1 | <strong>STA</strong> 1 | <strong>AGL</strong> 0 | <strong>DEX</strong> 2 | <strong>FGT</strong> 1 | <strong>INT</strong> 3 | <strong>AWE</strong> 4 | <strong>PRE</strong> 4</p><p></p><p><strong>Powers:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Aura of Calm:</em></strong> Burst Area Cumulative Affliction 10 (Resisted by Will; Attack Impaired and Vulnerable, Attack Disabled and Defenseless), Extra Condition, Insidious, Limited Degree, Subtle 2 - 33 points</p><p><strong><em>Gaze of Dominance:</em></strong> Perception Range Affliction 10 (Resisted by Will; Dazed, Compelled, Controlled), Concentration, Insidious, Quirk (Can only be used on targets made Defenseless by Aura of Calm but will remain active on them after they recover from it) Subtle 2 - 42 points</p><p><strong><em>Impermeable Demeanor:</em></strong> Immunity 10 (fortune effects); Immunity 20 (mental effects), Limited to half effect - 20 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Advantages:</strong></p><p>Assessment, Benefit 4 (multimillionaire), Connected, Contacts, Daze (Deception), Defensive Roll 2, Fascinate (Deception), Redirect, Sidekick 15, Speed of Thought, Taunt, Uncanny Dodge.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong></p><p>Deception 8 (+12), Expertise: Business 8 (+11), Expertise: Criminal 8 (+11), Insight 7 (+11), Perception 8 (+12), Persuasion 9 (+13).</p><p></p><p><strong>Offense:</strong></p><p>Initiative +3</p><p>Unarmed +1 (Close Damage -1)</p><p>Aura of Calm -- (Burst Area Will 10)</p><p>Aura of Dominance -- (Perception Range Will 10)</p><p></p><p><strong>Defense:</strong></p><p>Dodge 4, Parry 3, Fortitude 3, Toughness 6/1, Will 13</p><p></p><p><strong>Totals:</strong></p><p>Abilities 28 + Powers 95 + Advantages 31 + Skills 24 + Defenses 18 = 196 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Offensive PL:</strong> 10</p><p><strong>Defensive PL:</strong> 5</p><p><strong>Resistance PL:</strong> 8</p><p><strong>Skill PL:</strong> 8</p><p></p><p><strong>Complications:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Power--Motivation. Family</em></strong> (daughter.) <strong><em>Secret Identity. Subject to Orders.</em></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Kishinami Kenji -- PL 7</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong></p><p><strong>STR</strong> 2 | <strong>STA</strong> 4 | <strong>AGL</strong> 1 | <strong>DEX</strong> 1 | <strong>FGT</strong> 4 | <strong>INT</strong> 3 | <strong>AWE</strong> 3 | <strong>PRE</strong> 2</p><p></p><p><strong>Advantages:</strong></p><p>Chokehold, Close Attack 2, Daze (Intimidation), Defensive Attack, Defensive Roll, Diehard, Improvised Weapons.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong></p><p>Close Combat: Unarmed 4 (+8), Deception 4 (+6), Insight 4 (+7), Intimidation 4 (+6), Sleight of Hand 4 (+5), Stealth 4 (+5), Technology 2 (+5),</p><p>Vehicles 4 (+5).</p><p></p><p><strong>Offense:</strong></p><p>Initiative +1</p><p>Unarmed +10 (Close Damage 2 or by Improvised Weapon)</p><p></p><p><strong>Defense:</strong></p><p>Dodge 6, Parry 8, Fortitude 6, Toughness 6/4, Will 6</p><p></p><p><strong>Totals:</strong></p><p>Abilities 40 + Advantages 8 + Skills 15 Defenses 12 = 75 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Offensive PL:</strong> 6*</p><p><strong>Defensive PL:</strong> 7</p><p><strong>Resistance PL:</strong> 6</p><p><strong>Skill PL:</strong> 1</p><p></p><p><strong>Complications:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Slavish Obedience--Motivation. Berserker Tendencies. Apparent Senile Dementia.</em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Davies, post: 8972613, member: 30538"] [size=150][color=red]Haha Niwatori/母鶏[/color][/size] [img]https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-NKWLMtx/0/ffa5757d/M/249958-M.jpg[/img] Kishinami Yui regards her status as the second occupant of the House of the Rooster in the Shēngxiào as being of lesser importance than some of the other figurative hats that she wears. (Of course she never wears an actual hat. What decade do you imagine this is?) The death of her first husband and the gradual slide into early senility of her second has left her in charge of the Kishinami family fortune, to which has been added the not-inconsiderable wealth of her birth family following a series of unfortunate events that have been the end of every heir to that family, other than herself and her only daughter. There is also the responsibility she has to set an example of what it means to be a woman of wealth and taste in contemporary Japan, particularly for her daughter but also for the young women of the country in general. Still, she is mindful of the fact that she would not be in the position now holds without the power that Diorite granted her a decade ago, and works tirelessly to ensure that the Shēngxiào remain a functioning business. The rest of the inner council certainly cannot be trusted to do that -- most of them care for nothing except living out their boyish power fantasies, regardless of the costs involved. (Hebi-Onna is a noteworthy exception to this judgment, and Yui respects and admires Kurihara considerably more than she did the previous Snake. She is also well-aware that Hebi-Onna would enthusiastically accept any offers to bring about her demise. Hence her admiration.) Much like her supposed ally, Shānyáng, her powers are subtle in their operation. When activated, they interfere with the minds of all those in her immediate vicinity, making it more difficult to successfully initiate violence and, somewhat perversely, more dangerous to be subjected to it. She is also, by focusing her attention on a single individual who has fallen victim to this calming aura and put them in a suggestive state where they regard her as a god whose orders must be obeyed. This focus makes it impossible to maintain her aura, however, and she must communicate her orders verbally rather than relaying them telepathically. Haha Niwatori ("Mother Hen") has reason to believe that long-term exposure to her dominance has a cumulative deleterious effect on the psyches of its subjects. That reason is what she has seen it do to her husband, whom she began victimizing with it as soon as Diorite bestowed the power upon her. The mundane explanation for this is an early onset of senility, but the truth is that he is so slavishly devoted to obeying her will that most other issues simply fail to register with him. This has allowed her to use him as her primary bodyguard and enforcer, as he will fight without concern for his own safety whenever she commands it. In as much as she [i]can[/i] care about anybody else, Yui does care about her daughter Monoka, though their meetings are few and far between. She would phrase this as trying to protect the girl from the necessary cruelties of her life, but there has often been a fair amount of disappointment in her activities as well. However, the reports that she gets suggest that Monoka may finally be putting aside childish things and pursuing her goals with the same sort of seriousness that Yui possesses. What a relief. The thought that she might one day have to turn [i]her[/i] into a slave was a really troubling one ... [b]Haha Niwatori -- PL 10 Abilities: STR[/b] -1 | [b]STA[/b] 1 | [b]AGL[/b] 0 | [b]DEX[/b] 2 | [b]FGT[/b] 1 | [b]INT[/b] 3 | [b]AWE[/b] 4 | [b]PRE[/b] 4 [b]Powers: [i]Aura of Calm:[/i][/b] Burst Area Cumulative Affliction 10 (Resisted by Will; Attack Impaired and Vulnerable, Attack Disabled and Defenseless), Extra Condition, Insidious, Limited Degree, Subtle 2 - 33 points [b][i]Gaze of Dominance:[/i][/b] Perception Range Affliction 10 (Resisted by Will; Dazed, Compelled, Controlled), Concentration, Insidious, Quirk (Can only be used on targets made Defenseless by Aura of Calm but will remain active on them after they recover from it) Subtle 2 - 42 points [b][i]Impermeable Demeanor:[/i][/b] Immunity 10 (fortune effects); Immunity 20 (mental effects), Limited to half effect - 20 points [b]Advantages:[/b] Assessment, Benefit 4 (multimillionaire), Connected, Contacts, Daze (Deception), Defensive Roll 2, Fascinate (Deception), Redirect, Sidekick 15, Speed of Thought, Taunt, Uncanny Dodge. [b]Skills:[/b] Deception 8 (+12), Expertise: Business 8 (+11), Expertise: Criminal 8 (+11), Insight 7 (+11), Perception 8 (+12), Persuasion 9 (+13). [b]Offense:[/b] Initiative +3 Unarmed +1 (Close Damage -1) Aura of Calm -- (Burst Area Will 10) Aura of Dominance -- (Perception Range Will 10) [b]Defense:[/b] Dodge 4, Parry 3, Fortitude 3, Toughness 6/1, Will 13 [b]Totals:[/b] Abilities 28 + Powers 95 + Advantages 31 + Skills 24 + Defenses 18 = 196 points [b]Offensive PL:[/b] 10 [b]Defensive PL:[/b] 5 [b]Resistance PL:[/b] 8 [b]Skill PL:[/b] 8 [b]Complications: [i]Power--Motivation. Family[/i][/b] (daughter.) [b][i]Secret Identity. Subject to Orders.[/i] Kishinami Kenji -- PL 7 Abilities: STR[/b] 2 | [b]STA[/b] 4 | [b]AGL[/b] 1 | [b]DEX[/b] 1 | [b]FGT[/b] 4 | [b]INT[/b] 3 | [b]AWE[/b] 3 | [b]PRE[/b] 2 [b]Advantages:[/b] Chokehold, Close Attack 2, Daze (Intimidation), Defensive Attack, Defensive Roll, Diehard, Improvised Weapons. [b]Skills:[/b] Close Combat: Unarmed 4 (+8), Deception 4 (+6), Insight 4 (+7), Intimidation 4 (+6), Sleight of Hand 4 (+5), Stealth 4 (+5), Technology 2 (+5), Vehicles 4 (+5). [b]Offense:[/b] Initiative +1 Unarmed +10 (Close Damage 2 or by Improvised Weapon) [b]Defense:[/b] Dodge 6, Parry 8, Fortitude 6, Toughness 6/4, Will 6 [b]Totals:[/b] Abilities 40 + Advantages 8 + Skills 15 Defenses 12 = 75 points [b]Offensive PL:[/b] 6* [b]Defensive PL:[/b] 7 [b]Resistance PL:[/b] 6 [b]Skill PL:[/b] 1 [b]Complications: [i]Slavish Obedience--Motivation. Berserker Tendencies. Apparent Senile Dementia.[/i][/b] [/QUOTE]
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