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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8361163" data-attributes="member: 30538">And now, out to space once more, to meet some of Captain Mystic's current students.Naho Krauder<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-nmPT6vT/0/9a164301/S/naho-S.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Yuriko Tyler's efforts to gradually shift public opinion within the Technate to be less hostile towards people with innate, non-technological abilities have not gone unnoticed. While she has met with some support, there are also a number of cool, considerate thinkers within the Technate's establishment who oppose these activities on what they consider to be principled grounds. The majority of these people would never be so blatant in their hostility as to try and directly interfere with someone who has repeatedly saved the Technate, but one group within the Bureau of Law Enforcement have taken steps to ensure that they are constantly apprised of her actions, by inserting a double agent into her retinue.Fifteen years* ago, Naho Krauder was a med school student who was paying her way through college by moonlighting as a fashion model. Tragedy struck when she became the victim of a psychically-powered serial killer, suffering devastating and permanent injuries, most notably to her eyes, while barely escaping with her life. Naho underwent extensive medical treatment for her injuries, becoming cybernetically enhanced in the process. Following her delayed graduation, she went to work for the Bureau as a medical examiner. In light of her history, her current patrons felt secure that she would share their reasonable concerns about the activities of the empowered, and could be trusted as an informer.The thing about history that a lot of people fail to understand is that it's often not 'what happened' but 'what was written down'. When Naho was injured, Captain Mystic was on an extended leave of absence from the Bureau following her encounter with the Amothat, and so Yuriko's involvement with Naho's case was entirely unofficial and never referenced in any reports on the episode. Not only did the Captain provide critical assistance in capturing Naho's assailant, she had several extended conversations with Naho that helped the student to deal with the grief and anger she felt over her injuries.Therefore, when a certain group of poltroons wanted Naho to betray and spy upon a person that she both respected and admired, she calmly agreed with everything that they said and proposed, then waited for the right opportunity to wreck their plans. When she had a moment to speak privately with Yuriko (who maintained the fiction that they'd never met) Naho proposed that she act as a triple agent, passing only the information approved of by the Captain. Yuriko wasn't happy about this idea, as it's much more twisty and deceitful than she likes, but agreed that it was probably safer for Naho than openly breaking with a group that could pose a serious threat to her.Naho has received the use of an artifact dubbed the Amicus Medicae, which takes the form of a belt that can produce an intangible 'drone' able to heal injuries, supplement people's resistance to injury and disease, and act as a remote sensor. When pressed, she can also use it as a means of causing injuries to living targets, though she dislikes doing so and prefers to rely on her hand-to-hand training and Bureau-issued blaster for most combat situations. An expert physician and crime scene analyst, she also has excellent interpersonal skills and frequently takes the role of her team's 'face' while dealing with other agents.Naho is not particularly close to any of her fellow agents, in part to preserve her cover and in part because she prefers to keep most people at a comfortable distance. She finds it hard to trust people; as her interactions with Yuriko demonstrate, however, when she does trust someone, she will go to extraordinary lengths to help them. The Captain sometimes worries that Naho idolizes her rather than just admiring her, as well as being concerned about her friend's tendency towards very black-and-white thinking ...Naho Krauder -- PL 9Abilities:STR 4 | STA 5 | AGL 4 | DEX 5 | FGT 8 | INT 5 | AWE 6/4 | PRE 3Powers:Cybernetics: Enhanced Advantages 2 (Improved Initiative 2); Enhanced Awareness 2; Enhanced Defenses 4 (Dodge 2, Parry 2); Senses 8 (analytical extended vision, infravision, ultravision, vision penetrates concealment [Cannot penetrate force fields]) - 16 pointsAmicus Medicae: Array (24 points); Removable (-5 points) <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Algesis: Ranged Damage 8, Resisted by Fortitude - 24 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Augendis: Enhanced Stamina 4, Affects Others or Self, Ranged - 1 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Autopsy: Remote Sensing 4 (all senses), Simultaneous, Noticeable - 1 point </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Iatrosis: Ranged Healing 8 - 1 point</li> </ul>Superior Translator Circuit: Comprehend Languages 3 - 9 pointsAdvantages:Accurate Attack, Attractive, Benefit (Bureau agent), Connections, Defensive Attack, Defensive Roll, Equipment 4, Improvised Tools, Move-by Action, Power Attack, Precise Attack (Ranged, Cover), Ranged Attack 3, Set Up, Skill Mastery (Treatment).Equipment:Blaster pistol (Ranged Damage 5), medical kit, and 9 points of equipment as needed.Skills:Deception 5 (+8), Expertise: Galactic 4 (+9), Expertise: Science 4 (+9), Insight 5 (+11/+9), Investigation 6 (+11), Perception 6 (+12/+10), Persuasion 8 (+11), Ranged Combat: Medical Drone 2 (+7), Stealth 6 (+10), Treatment 8 (+13).Offense:Initiative +12/+4Unarmed +8 (Close Damage 5)Blaster Pistol +8 (Ranged Damage 5)Medical Drone +10 (Ranged Damage 8, Resisted by Fortitude)Defense:Dodge 10/8, Parry 10/8, Fortitude 7, Toughness 6, Will 7/5.Totals:Abilities 76 + Powers 48 + Advantages 19 + Skills 27 + Defenses 7 = 177 pointsComplications:Justice--Motivation. Cybernetics (anyone using Treatment on her must make Technology checks at the same DC.) Electronic (becomes Hindered and Vision Impaired, Immobile and Vision Disabled, Paralyzed and Vision Unaware if subjected to Nullify Electronics.) Secret (triple agent.)</blockquote>

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