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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8306485" data-attributes="member: 30538">Lucrezia Fortin<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-TPp8ZMd/0/1414dc1e/S/7923507-lourdes-S.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />The Fortin family, formerly of Languedoc and later of Quebec, are relatively young for one of the ancient families, having only joined the others at the start of the sixteenth century. They portrayed themselves as the heirs to a hidden tradition that descended from Roman Gaul, but no one at the time believed it or cared, either. The Fortins had power, and they had used it to gain wealth, and so they got a seat at the Round Table with the rest. And they managed to hold onto it right up until the present day.At forty-four, Lucrezia Fortin, the current head of the Fortins, is believed to be one of the most powerful teleporters to have ever lived. She is capable of transmaterializing to any Terrestrial location she can imagine, to any position with low, medium or high Earth orbit, and -- by pushing her limits to their utmost -- can and has teleported from the Earth to the moon. She can also bring a remarkably large amount of material with her when she shifts. Her one great weakness appears to be that she lacks the enhanced reflexes that accompany the powers of many shorter-ranged teleporters, but as she typically relies on her bodyguard detail rather than her own combat abilities -- which are still not to be sneezed at -- it's not much of a problem for her.While theoretically capable of an enormous amount of criminal activity, Lucrezia uses her abilities for purposes that are generally less dramatically illegal. She has increased her families fortunes through a great deal of smuggling and other covert transportation, most notably arranging for the materials needed to build covert bases for a variety of interests get where they need to be. While almost entirely mercenary, she does have a point where she'll decide that no amount of money she's being offered is worth the insult to her personal values, and has made enemies by doing so. She also refuses to transport human cargo and will loudly state that she is not a taxi service.Most recently, one of her most stable clients has been the Skywatch organization, specifically their moon base. While the Canadian, Brazilian, European and Arabian space programs continue to support the organization, their virtual abandonment by the current American and Russian administrations has put a severe dent in their supply chain. Lucrezia saw an opportunity and contacted Skywatch, offering to employ a small cabal of teleporters to ferry material to Moon Base Alpha. She does this four times a year, keeping the organization functioning. It seems like a good investment to her.On the other hand, she's reached the conclusion that one of her family's long-standing alliances is no longer worth its upkeep. Having arisen from worshippers of the being known as Nocticula, the Fortins had long acted as her agents in dealing with the other hidden powers of the world. Lucrezia has no particular moral objection to Nocticula's murderous ways, but she does not intend to let the so-called demon queen drag her family down with her through conflict with Basilea and other heroes. What Nocticula will do when she finds out that she's been cut off from some valuable resources is not yet known.Lucrezia has never married, though she has two young children born to two different consorts. As yet, only the older of the two has manifested any superpowers, and appears able to teleport short distances -- at a younger age than even Lucrezia did! -- and also shift out of phase with the world around her. Her mother is observing the progress of the Loyola boy at the so-called Futurian Academy, and may consider sending her daughters there if she likes what she sees. But that's a problem for the future.Lucrezia Fortin -- PL 6Abilities:STR 0 | STA 1 | AGL 0 | DEX 2 | FGT 3 | INT 3 | AWE 2 | PRE 4Powers:Long-Range Teleportation: Accurate Extended Teleport 16 (60,000 miles), Extended Only, Increased Mass 9 - 57 pointsAdvantages:Benefit 5 (billionaire), Close Attack 2, Connected, Equipment 6, Extraordinary Effort, Evasion, Fearless 2, Improved Initiative, Languages 4 (French, Italian, others), Taunt, Well-informed.Equipment:30 points of equipment as needed, typically including a knife (Strength-based Damage 1, Improved Critical 1), pepper spray (Affliction 4 [Fortitude; Visually Impaired, Visually Disabled, Visually Unaware], Limited to One Sense), and holdout pistol (Ranged Damage 2), smartphone and a vehicle.Skills:Athletics 5 (+5), Deception 6 (+10), Expertise: Business 8 (+11), Expertise: Streetwise 6 (+9), Expertise: Current Events 4 (+7), Perception 4 (+6), Insight 7 (+9), Persuasion 4 (+8), Ranged Combat: Pistols 4 (+6).Offense:Initiative +4Unarmed +1 (Close Damage 0)Knife +5 (Close Damage 1, Crit 19-20)Pepper Spray +5 (Close Fortitude 4)Holdout Pistol +6 (Ranged Damage 2)Defense:Dodge 2, Parry 3, Fortitude 3, Toughness 1, Will 6Totals:Abilities 30 + Powers 57 + Advantages 25 + Skills 26 + Defenses 8 = 146 pointsComplications:Greed--Motivation. Genuine Disgust for Racism and Religious Intolerance. "I Am NOT A Taxi Service."Note: If Lucrezia possesses enhanced reflexes like those of other teleporters, she likely has Enhanced Advantages 9 (Close Attack 2*, Defensive Roll 2, Evasion*, Improved Initiative 4*), Quirk (Close Attack is only enhanced against targets with a lower Initiative total) and Enhanced Defenses 12 (Dodge 6, Parry 6). *Replaces standard version of this advantage.</blockquote>

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