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<blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8110434" data-attributes="member: 30538"><p><span style="font-size: 26px"><span style="color: red">Tania</span></span></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-v4Fwdwd/0/ab8628e7/S/RCO043_1601976381-S.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>It would probably have gone very differently if they'd kidnapped the Hearst girl. But they found out about <em>two</em> young women who were descendants of the ultra-wealthy living in the vicinity of their hideout, and selected the other one somewhat at random. Maureen Edelfelt wasn't actually considered part of the main Edelfelt family, as her branch of the clan had lost the special qualities that the main branch considered important in her grandfather's generation, but they were certainly affluent. And so, on February 4, 1974, they kidnapped her from her Berkeley apartment, and demanded the release of two of their members from jail in exchange for her freedom. That never happened.</p><p></p><p>In less than a week, Edefelt convinced the militants who were holding her that she found their beliefs compelling and persuasive, and joined their discussions. She claimed to have grown disenchanted with her family's capitalistic lifestyle, and earnestly desired to assist in achieving the 'symbiosis' that they claimed to value. Becoming part of a <em>menage de trois</em> with the group's two leaders, she started to quietly influence and guide the group towards goals that interested her. There was no second ransom demand, as she had thoroughly convinced them of her loyalty.</p><p></p><p>A bank robbery in April served as the announcement that the young woman now calling herself Tania was one of the leaders of this so-called Army. It was executed with surprising effectiveness, as were a number of other heists committed in the Bay Area, where they remained rather than attempting to relocate to Los Angeles. Several of the members of the group were killed in confrontations with the police, including both of Tania's lovers. Some have since suggested that she manipulated events, possibly even anonymously informing the police, to bring about these deaths so that she would be in sole command of the organization.</p><p></p><p>In 1977, after several years of these antics, Tania was contacted by Pythia and invited to incorporate her army, which consisted of nearly forty members at that point, into the much larger Pythonian Insurgency. Initially skeptical, she was quickly convinced of the reality of Pythia's prophecies, but still negotiated an alliance which resulted in her being given the title Director of Terrorism. (She preferred to call it 'Guerilla Warfare', but this clashed with the organization's Director of Military Assets, whom she was not ready to challenge. Not yet.) Throughout the late seventies and early eighties, she was also Pythia's personal hatchet-man, and was allegedly one of the assassins of Fidel Castro.</p><p></p><p>Tania flourished within the Pythonian Insurgency, openly relishing the destruction that they were causing and mocking anyone, including former comrades, who nursed 'fantasies' about how they would create a better world on the ashes of the new. By 1985, however, her importance within the organization was on the wane, with other Directors gaining much more prominence. There is an account which suggests that she vengefully lashed out at Pythia for this, and that the murder of Korie was the result of a conversation she had with Jodie Crowley shortly before those events.</p><p></p><p>In the aftermath, she became one of the players in the Insurgency's power struggles, but never quite managed to get back the influence she believed should be hers. Following the assault on Delphi, she ended up as one of the highest-ranking members of the Insurgency to be captured, rather than killed, and was bound over for trial. A distant cousin of hers arranged for an extremely capable legal defense, which portrayed her as the victim of brainwashing, claiming that she had, from 1974 onwards, been subjected to a course of drugs to control her actions. Repudiating her allegiance to the Insurgency during her trial, she offered testimony against other Pythonians, and so received a reduced sentence of only ten years.</p><p></p><p>As it happened, she served only eight, released for good behavior in the aftermath of Cerebron's attack. In 2003, she married a wealthy widowed rancher in Arizona, and became the stepmother to his two children. She apparently ignored attempts by Billie Zane's organization to recruit her. One of President Clinton's last acts before leaving office in 2007 was to issue her a pardon. Her husband died in 2011, and since then she has lived a quiet life in Arizona. And if she still dreams of burning the world to ashes and then dancing on them, well, one's dreams are a private thing, aren't they?</p><p></p><p>She still goes by Tania, however.</p><p></p><p><strong>Tania -- PL 6</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong></p><p><strong>STR</strong> 1 | <strong>STA</strong> 2 | <strong>AGL</strong> 3 | <strong>DEX</strong> 4 | <strong>FGT</strong> 5 | <strong>INT</strong> 3 | <strong>AWE</strong> 1 | <strong>PRE</strong> 4</p><p></p><p><strong>Powers:</strong></p><p><strong><em>The Advantage of Having No Scruples Whatsoever:</em></strong> Immunity 5 (interaction effects) - 5 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Advantages:</strong></p><p>Attractive, Daze (Deception), Defensive Roll, Equipment 6, Improved Defense, Improved Initiative, Ranged Attack 4, Seize Initiative, Taunt, Well-Informed.</p><p></p><p><em>Equipment:</em></p><p>Submachine Gun (Ranged Multiattack Damage 4), Holdout Pistol (Ranged Damage 2), and 17 points of additional equipment as needed.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong></p><p>Acrobatics 4 (+7), Athletics 3 (+4), Deception 5 (+9), Expertise: Current Events 5 (+8), Expertise: Military 3 (+6), Expertise: Streetwise 4 (+7), Expertise: Survival 3 (+6), Insight 6 (+7), Intimidation 1 (+5), Investigation 5 (+8), Perception 5 (+6), Technology 5 (+8), Persuasion 5 (+9), Sleight of Hand 5 (+9), Stealth 5 (+8), Technology 4 (+7), Vehicles 2 (+6)</p><p></p><p><strong>Offense:</strong></p><p>Initiative +7</p><p>Unarmed +5 (Close Damage 1)</p><p>Submachine Gun +8 (Ranged Multiattack Damage 4)</p><p>Holdout Pistol +8 (Ranged Damage 2)</p><p></p><p><strong>Defense:</strong></p><p>Dodge 8, Parry 6, Fortitude 5, Toughness 4/2, Will 4</p><p></p><p><strong>Totals:</strong></p><p>Abilities 46 + Powers 5 + Advantages 18 + Skills 35 + Defense 12 = 116 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Complications:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Destruction--Motivation. Schemes Within Schemes. </em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Davies, post: 8110434, member: 30538"] [size=150][color=red]Tania[/color][/size] [img]https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-v4Fwdwd/0/ab8628e7/S/RCO043_1601976381-S.jpg[/img] It would probably have gone very differently if they'd kidnapped the Hearst girl. But they found out about [i]two[/i] young women who were descendants of the ultra-wealthy living in the vicinity of their hideout, and selected the other one somewhat at random. Maureen Edelfelt wasn't actually considered part of the main Edelfelt family, as her branch of the clan had lost the special qualities that the main branch considered important in her grandfather's generation, but they were certainly affluent. And so, on February 4, 1974, they kidnapped her from her Berkeley apartment, and demanded the release of two of their members from jail in exchange for her freedom. That never happened. In less than a week, Edefelt convinced the militants who were holding her that she found their beliefs compelling and persuasive, and joined their discussions. She claimed to have grown disenchanted with her family's capitalistic lifestyle, and earnestly desired to assist in achieving the 'symbiosis' that they claimed to value. Becoming part of a [i]menage de trois[/i] with the group's two leaders, she started to quietly influence and guide the group towards goals that interested her. There was no second ransom demand, as she had thoroughly convinced them of her loyalty. A bank robbery in April served as the announcement that the young woman now calling herself Tania was one of the leaders of this so-called Army. It was executed with surprising effectiveness, as were a number of other heists committed in the Bay Area, where they remained rather than attempting to relocate to Los Angeles. Several of the members of the group were killed in confrontations with the police, including both of Tania's lovers. Some have since suggested that she manipulated events, possibly even anonymously informing the police, to bring about these deaths so that she would be in sole command of the organization. In 1977, after several years of these antics, Tania was contacted by Pythia and invited to incorporate her army, which consisted of nearly forty members at that point, into the much larger Pythonian Insurgency. Initially skeptical, she was quickly convinced of the reality of Pythia's prophecies, but still negotiated an alliance which resulted in her being given the title Director of Terrorism. (She preferred to call it 'Guerilla Warfare', but this clashed with the organization's Director of Military Assets, whom she was not ready to challenge. Not yet.) Throughout the late seventies and early eighties, she was also Pythia's personal hatchet-man, and was allegedly one of the assassins of Fidel Castro. Tania flourished within the Pythonian Insurgency, openly relishing the destruction that they were causing and mocking anyone, including former comrades, who nursed 'fantasies' about how they would create a better world on the ashes of the new. By 1985, however, her importance within the organization was on the wane, with other Directors gaining much more prominence. There is an account which suggests that she vengefully lashed out at Pythia for this, and that the murder of Korie was the result of a conversation she had with Jodie Crowley shortly before those events. In the aftermath, she became one of the players in the Insurgency's power struggles, but never quite managed to get back the influence she believed should be hers. Following the assault on Delphi, she ended up as one of the highest-ranking members of the Insurgency to be captured, rather than killed, and was bound over for trial. A distant cousin of hers arranged for an extremely capable legal defense, which portrayed her as the victim of brainwashing, claiming that she had, from 1974 onwards, been subjected to a course of drugs to control her actions. Repudiating her allegiance to the Insurgency during her trial, she offered testimony against other Pythonians, and so received a reduced sentence of only ten years. As it happened, she served only eight, released for good behavior in the aftermath of Cerebron's attack. In 2003, she married a wealthy widowed rancher in Arizona, and became the stepmother to his two children. She apparently ignored attempts by Billie Zane's organization to recruit her. One of President Clinton's last acts before leaving office in 2007 was to issue her a pardon. Her husband died in 2011, and since then she has lived a quiet life in Arizona. And if she still dreams of burning the world to ashes and then dancing on them, well, one's dreams are a private thing, aren't they? She still goes by Tania, however. [b]Tania -- PL 6 Abilities: STR[/b] 1 | [b]STA[/b] 2 | [b]AGL[/b] 3 | [b]DEX[/b] 4 | [b]FGT[/b] 5 | [b]INT[/b] 3 | [b]AWE[/b] 1 | [b]PRE[/b] 4 [b]Powers: [i]The Advantage of Having No Scruples Whatsoever:[/i][/b] Immunity 5 (interaction effects) - 5 points [b]Advantages:[/b] Attractive, Daze (Deception), Defensive Roll, Equipment 6, Improved Defense, Improved Initiative, Ranged Attack 4, Seize Initiative, Taunt, Well-Informed. [i]Equipment:[/i] Submachine Gun (Ranged Multiattack Damage 4), Holdout Pistol (Ranged Damage 2), and 17 points of additional equipment as needed. [b]Skills:[/b] Acrobatics 4 (+7), Athletics 3 (+4), Deception 5 (+9), Expertise: Current Events 5 (+8), Expertise: Military 3 (+6), Expertise: Streetwise 4 (+7), Expertise: Survival 3 (+6), Insight 6 (+7), Intimidation 1 (+5), Investigation 5 (+8), Perception 5 (+6), Technology 5 (+8), Persuasion 5 (+9), Sleight of Hand 5 (+9), Stealth 5 (+8), Technology 4 (+7), Vehicles 2 (+6) [b]Offense:[/b] Initiative +7 Unarmed +5 (Close Damage 1) Submachine Gun +8 (Ranged Multiattack Damage 4) Holdout Pistol +8 (Ranged Damage 2) [b]Defense:[/b] Dodge 8, Parry 6, Fortitude 5, Toughness 4/2, Will 4 [b]Totals:[/b] Abilities 46 + Powers 5 + Advantages 18 + Skills 35 + Defense 12 = 116 points [b]Complications: [i]Destruction--Motivation. Schemes Within Schemes. [/i][/b] [/QUOTE]
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