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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8122240" data-attributes="member: 30538">Bàofēngyu<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-bK8WXb7/0/00765d83/S/ezgif-3-8fdbfd1c2d20-S.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Shen Meifeng, operating under the alias Bàofēngyu (Tempest), is recognized as one of the most powerful superhumans on Earth. There are other weather controllers -- Snowfall is one of them -- but none of them have Shen's command of all atmospheric phenomena or her sheer power. For more than a decade, she has been quietly working to reduce the atmospheric pollution of modern China and to prevent weather-related disasters, while also fighting monsters and supervillains who afflict her nation. This leaves her without much time for a social life, but she was something of a workaholic even before her powers developed in her early adolescence.It should be understood that Bàofēngyu is not an agent of her nation's government or a member of the People's Liberation Army's Metahuman Guard, though she has always 'happily' volunteered her services to the latter during times of national crisis. The quotes around 'happily' are deliberate. The price she pays for her independence is that she can never voice any opinion that is critical of the state or any of its policies, and must be seen as someone who voluntarily upholds it. If others voice such opinions in her hearing, the best reaction from her that is likely to be given is a very formal statement that she would prefer not to discuss such matters at the present.She does in fact have some opinions on the subject of her country; if these are not necessarily as pro-democracy as some Western observers would prefer, they are generally in favor of a less authoritarian and more compassionate government than the one that currently exists. Under no circumstances will she ever express these opinions in any public manner; anyone could be listening, at any time. With regards to foreign governments, Sheng is generally politely skeptical that things are any better anywhere else, or at least that they are not better on a broad enough scale.Another consequence of her situation is that she has had to decline the invitation she was given to become a member of the Powerhouse, not long after she made her debut on the world stage. She regrets this, as she would welcome the opportunity to talk shop with the other defenders of the world, and to have peers she could trust. But Shen is aware that if she were permitted to join the group by the State, it would be with the understanding that she would report on their activities, and she is not interested in being a spy.What does interest in her is developing her powers even further than they already have. Her command of the atmosphere has probably reached its fullest potential, but she suspects that she can go further in other areas. She feels that she might be able to develop the same sort of command of the waves that she's seen Nereus developing, and possibly even command over the movements of the Earth and the flow of its fires. If she could do all that, then she would be truly beyond anyone's control but her own. It is a terrifying but very tempting thought.Bàofēngyu - PL 12Abilities:STR 1 | STA 2 | AGL 5 | DEX 3 | FGT 5 | INT 4 | AWE 2 | PRE 1Powers:Forecast: Senses 4 (precognition), Limited to weather phenomena; Senses 4 (hyper-extended ranged detect weather control) - 6 pointsHardened Air Shield: Sustained Immunity 2 (suffocation); Sustained Impervious Protection 8 - 14 pointsWeather Control: Array (36 points) <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Exposure: Selective Ranged Burst Area Affliction 8 (Resisted by Fortitude; Fatigued, Exhausted, Incapacitated), Subtle; Dynamic - 2 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Fog: Selective Burst Area 3 Visual Concealment 4 Attack; Dynamic - 2 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Hailstorm: Burst Area Ranged Damage 11, Indirect; Dynamic - 2 point </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Shaping: Environment 9 (3 points of effect), Selective; Dynamic - 37 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Thunder & Lightning: Linked Ranged Damage 8, Indirect 2; Linked Cumulative Ranged Affliction 9 (Resisted by Dodge, Overcome by Fortitude; Hearing Impaired, Hearing Disabled, Unaware), Limited to Hearing; Dynamic - 2 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Tornado: Cylinder Area Damaging Move Object 12, Concentration; Dynamic - 2 points</li> </ul>Wind-Riding: Flight 6 (120 MPH); Movement 1 (environmental adaptation [weather]) - 14 pointsAdvantages:Agile Feint, Benefit 2 (well-off), Connected, Defensive Attack, Defensive Roll 2, Evasion 2, Extraordinary Effort, Improved Defense, Languages 2 (English, Mandarin, others [Wu is native]).Skills:Acrobatics 6 (+11), Athletics 8 (+9), Close Combat: Unarmed 4 (+9), Expertise: Business 6 (+10), Expertise: Science 6 (+10), Insight 6 (+8), Intimidation 8 (+9), Perception 6 (+8), Persuasion 8 (+9), Ranged Combat: Weather Control 6 (+9).Offense:Initiative +5Unarmed +9 (Close Damage 1)Exposure -- (Ranged Burst Area Fortitude 8)Hail Storm -- (Ranged Burst Area Damage 11)Thunder & Lightning +9 (Ranged Damage 8 and Affliction 9, Resisted by Dodge)Tornado -- (Cylinder Area Damaging Move Object 12)Defense:Dodge 9, Parry 9, Fortitude 5, Toughness 15/10/7/2, Will 9Totals:Abilities 46 + Powers 81 + Advantages 13 + Skills 32 + Defenses 18 = 190 pointsComplications:Responsibility--Motivation. Public Identity. Temptation of Power.</blockquote>

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